Melton South Primary School PO Box 2043

Melton South, 3338

Tel: (03) 9743 2922

Fax: (03) 9743 0986

Email: melton.south.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.meltonsouthps.vic.edu.au THURSDAY 29TH AUGUST 2019

This newsletter is available from our school website www.meltonsouthps.vic.edu.au or

the Melton South Primary School Skoolbag App.

Thursday 29th August Active After School Sports Program

Friday 30th August Father’s Day Stall 3-6

Book Club orders due back

Monday 2nd September DOXA Camp

Grade 5/6—Staughton College Performance 6A, 6C, 5A, 5E

Active After School Sports Program

Tuesday 3rd September DOXA Camp

Grade 5/6—Staughton College Performance 6B, 6D, 5B, 5C, 5D

Wednesday 4th September DOXA Camp

School Disco Prep—Grade 2

Thursday 5th September School Disco Grade 3—6

MPSSA 5/6 Basketball

Active After School Sports Program

Friday 6th September Last day to pay for Prep Werribee Zoo excursion

Thursday 12th September Western Ranges Divisional Athletics

Friday 13th September Prep excursion to Werribee Zoo

Tuesday 17th September MPSSA 3/4 girls AFL 9’s

Thursday 19th September Grade 6 Graduation Photo Day

Friday 20th September Footy Colours Day

Friday 20th September Last Day of Term 3—Early dismissal 2.15pm Monday 7th October CURRICULUM DAY—STUDENTS NOT TO ATTEND SCHOOL Tuesday 8th October First day of Term 4—school commences at 9.00am

Wednesday 23rd October Prep 2020 Transition 9.30 to 10.30am

Thursday 14th November Prep 2020 Transition 1.45 to 2.45pm

Tuesday 10th December Prep 2020 Transition 9.30 to 10.30am

Grade 6 2019 attend their 2020 Secondary College

Friday 20th December Last Day of Term 4—Early Dismissal 1.30pm

Wednesday 29th January 2020 Grade 1 to 6 students commence school

Thursday 30th January 2020 Prep children commence school today

Wednesday 5th February 2020 No school for Prep children

Melton South Primary School Mission:

Melton South Primary School is a progressive community who lead the way.

Together we create motivated, respectful learners who achieve excellence.

STAFF, STUDENTS, PARENTS AND CARERS ALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AT MELTON SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL.

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE SAFE

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE RESPECTED

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LEARN

END OF SCHOOL DAY: Gates will be closed at 3:45pm at the end of the school day. There is no staff on yard duty after 3:30pm as they have meetings to attend to. Children participating in the Active After School Sports Program can be picked up from the gym, entering from the car park near the gym. DOXA CAMP: Some students will be attending the Doxa Camp next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. It is a great camp with lots of outdoor experiences. Once again I would like to thank the staff for volunteering their time to be involved in this camp. DISCOS: Students are looking forward to the discos next week. Students will be issued with a wrist band on the day of the disco which is their admission into the disco. Please ensure we have a contact phone for the evening of the disco. Children will not be allowed to leave the disco until an adult has arrived to collect them. Mobile phones will also need to be handed in as per School Council Policy. ILLNESS: Even though we are working hard to improve attendance at MSPS, please keep your child home if they are ill. MELTON / BRIMBANK PRINCIPAL FORUM: Today our Principal team is attending the term 3 Forum. We will be working on : Session 1: System resources for the improvement: Exploring the Mathematics Teaching toolkit (MTT) and Numeracy Guide Session 2: Problem of Practice: Embedding an evaluative approach to School Improvement Session 3: Communities of Practice: Using adult learning principles to design structured learning activities that reflect, who and how we can work together to bring about greater impact

MESSAGES FOR STUDENTS: The office receives many phone calls during the day with messages for students. We understand that plans do sometimes change and students need to be informed. Whilst every effort is made to pass these messages on, sometimes it is very hard as students may not be in their classrooms. The large number of messages in a short period of time also makes it very difficult to convey all the messages. Please try and inform your child in the morning of arrangements for after school.

SCHOOL HATS: Melton South Primary School is an accredited member of The Australian Cancer Foundation and therefore follows the required regulations in regard to SunSmart behaviour. As part of our school’s SunSmart Policy, all students and staff are required to wear school broad brimmed sunhats from 1st September through to April 30th next year. Hats are available from the school office for $12.00 each.

Mrs Marilyn Costigan,

Principal.

BOOK CLUB: Please return all orders with payment by TOMORROW, Friday 30th August. For your information, parents can order and pay for their book club orders online. Refer to your book club order form for more details.

SCHOOL DISCO:

All Melton South Primary School students are invited to come along and enjoy a fun night with lots of music

and dancing.

When: GRADE PREP to 2 Wednesday 4th September, 2019 Time: 5.00pm to 6.30pm

GRADE 3 to 6 Thursday 5th September, 2019 Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Where: Melton South Primary School Gymnasium.

Entry to the gym via the back doors ONLY.

Both the Northcott St & Moreshead gates will be open for drop off & pick up.

Cost: $5.00 per student - Payment Due by Monday 2nd September 2019

NO PAYMENT CAN BE MADE ON THE NIGHT

A small canteen will operate on the night– everything $1.00 each Party pies/sausage rolls, chicken nuggets, lollies and chips.

Glow sticks will be on sale, 4 for $1 and free water will be available all night.

This disco is for Melton South Primary School students only and unfortunately siblings/friends or other relatives are not allowed to attend.

FATHER’S DAY STALL:

Friday 30th August for grades 3—6

The Father’s Day Stall for grade Prep to 2 was held today and tomor-

row will be the grade 3 to 6 students turn.

Students have the opportunity to visit the stall with their class and

purchase a gift for their dad or special person.

Gifts will be priced from $1.00 to $5.00.

Please bring a bag to take your purchase home.

GRADE STUDENT REASON FOR AWARD

PD Gurshaan For representing the number 10 in various ways using a tens frame—great effort!

PE LJ For using the count on strategy when adding two numbers together.

PF Sienna For using 2 problem solving strategies to work out her Maths problem.

PG Yusuf For demonstrating our school values when he is at school.

1B Owen For using different problem solving strategies to solve addition problems.

1C Levi For using different problem solving strategies to solve addition problems.

1D Victoria For a great job creating an information poster all about butterflies!

1E Jessica For a great start at Melton South Primary School.

1G Elias For respecting others and sharing classroom items.

2A Reet For writing a compound sentence about trains.

2B Divine For being a positive role model during class discussions by actively sharing her thoughts and showing respect by putting your hand up.

2D Neema For identifying halves of different collections of objects.

2E Grace

Ruby

For having a positive attitude and growth mindset towards her learning.

For writing excellent sentences about planes. Writing compound sentences.

3A Sarah For her persistence and effort when exploring how to create fractions.

3B Taneshia For showing great supportr and encouragement in her writing team.

3D Navneet For a great start at Melton South Primary School.

3E Hansica

Makaylah

For writing an information text that included sub-headings and bolded words.

For identifying vectors and comparative size in mages.

4A Issac For using his visualising and sketching skills very well when listening to a story.

4B Muhammed For trying hard to practise his reading goal ‘inferring’ during independent reading.

4C Job For working hard on his reading and writing.

5C Thomas For making the link between multiplication and division!

5D Semisi For making strong contributions to our team.

6A Leliyan For writing a descriptive narrative called ‘The Quiet Town’.

6B Kadison For demonstrating school values during Grade 6 Health lessons.

6D Ethan For always demonstrating a Growth Mindset.

Art Matisse For using a growth mindset and turning a mistake into something beautiful. Outstanding effort, explanation and dry pastel Artwork.

French Isharveer For an excellent effort in French this week.

P.E. Kaylaria For working hard on her striking and fielding skills in Tee-Ball.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who have received awards

this week. These awards are made to students in recognition of

achievement and will be presented at school assembly on Monday 2nd

September at 2.30pm in the school gymnasium.

PREP 2020 ENROLMENTS

We are now finalising enrolments for 2020. If you have a child turning 5 on or

before the 30th April, 2020, please ensure you have returned your child’s

completed enrolment form.

This information allows us to commence planning for the coming year and it is

vital that we establish student numbers for 2020 as early as possible.

COUNTDOWN TO PREP: DO YOU HAVE A CHILD STARTING SCHOOL IN 2020? Come along to Melton South Primary School’s weekly Countdown to Prep sessions and get involved to help your child get ready for school in 2020. Engaging and fun activities led by our Early Years teachers, giving children a head start to school life. Receive tips for helping your child’s learning at home each week. Younger siblings are welcome to come along. Children are encouraged to bring along their water bottle and fruit will be supplied. You may wish to bring a small snack for children who do not eat fruit.

EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING 9.10am to 10.10am

AT MELTON SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE STEM ROOM

PLEASE COLLECT A FORM FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE TO REGISTER YOUR

ATTENDANCE

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL ON 9743 2922

SCHOOL BANKING

IS EVERY THURSDAY

AT MELTON

WHOLE SCHOOL LEARNING INTENTIONS Week: 7

LI—Learning Intention SC—Success Criteria

Year Reading Writing Maths

Prep

LI: Good readers understand what a question is. SC: I can ask questions before my reading.

LI: Good writers have strategies to write words. SC: I can write the sounds I hear in words. I can use the word wall to help me write words.

LI: Good mathematicians can represent a number in many ways. SC: I can add numbers together to make 5 in different ways.

Year 1

LI: Good readers understand what authors and illustrators do. SC: I can explain what an author does. I can explain the role of an illustrator. I can describe different things Alison Lester does.

LI: Good writers understand how to use punctuation in their writing. SC: I can use full stops and capital letters correctly in my writing.

LI: Good mathematicians can count a collection of objects. SC: I can use a range of strategies to count a collection.

Year 2

LI: Good readers understand the purpose of organisational features in information texts. SC: I can use the contents page to find general information. I can use the index to find specific information. I can locate bold or unfamiliar words in the glossary.

LI: Good writers are able to write compound sentences. SC: I can use the words ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘so’ to make compound sentences. I can show how my sentence has two independent sentences in it.

LI: Good mathematicians are able to identify a half. SC: I can divide a whole into two equal parts. I can find half of different shapes. I know a half is two equal parts.

Year 3

LI: Good readers understand the use of visual literacy in texts. SC: I can identify the vectors in an image. I can explain the purpose of a vector in an image.

LI: Good writers draft conclusions for information texts SC: I can draft a concluding paragraph by summarising the main points of my information text. I can include compound and complex sentences in my conclusion.

LI: Good mathematicians are able to understand what a fraction is. SC: I can demonstrate my understanding of fractions in a number of ways.

Year 4

LI: Good readers can identify the purpose and audience of a narrative text. SC: I can explain the purpose of a nar-rative text. I can explain who the target audience and why.

LI: Good writers can revise and edit their compare and contrast post test. SC: I can revise and edit my writing about pandas and koalas.

LI: Good mathematicians can create equivalent fractions. SC: I can find equivalent fractions on a fraction wall.

Year 5

LI: Good readers recognise that ideas in literary texts can be conveyed from different viewpoints, which can lead to different kinds of interpretations and responses. SC: I can read my independent text carefully and identify first and third person. I can record three first person statements and three third person statements. I can use my fingers to show my understanding of first and third person statements.

LI: Good writers understand the purpose and structure of a 2nd person perspective. SC: I can identify the purpose and structure of a 2nd person perspective text. I can plan a choose your own adventure as a class.

LI: Good mathematicians have strategies to estimate and solve division problems without remainders. SC: I can; -use my knowledge of multiplication and groups to make a reasonable estimate. -solve division problems to check the reasonableness of my estimate.

Year 6

LI: Good readers examine the life and work different authors. SC: I am familiar with the author, Margaret Wild and her work.

LI: Good writers understand the uses of the different types of nouns. SC: I can identify proper nouns. I can identify common nouns.

LI: Good mathematicians choose a number sequence to explore numbered tiles. SC: I can use my knowledge of numbers to solve a problem.