Newsletter No 7 July 2019 - wedgepark.vic.edu.au · 7/7/2019 · Year 3 students have been using Popplet to sort their understanding of living and non-living things and using Keynote

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Newsletter No.7 25th July 2019

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Term 3 Begins!

What a term we have coming up, we have gathered feedback from our students and parents and have increased the extra-curricular activities throughout this term. Activities this term include:

• Open Morning Mathematics • Australian Maths Competition • Prep Farm Excursion • Book Week Parade • Year 4 Phillip Island Camp • Year 3 Museum Excursion • Health Week • Year 2 Science Incursion • Year 1 Zoo Excursion • SRC – Out of uniform day (Asthma Australia) • PMI Keyboard Concert • Open Afternoon Writing • Year 5 Mt Evelyn Camp • Colour Run

More details of these events will be posted on COMPASS as they get closer. We hope that all of our families get involved in these wonderful activities. Lots of planning and preparation has gone into these activities. School Fees 2019

This is just a friendly reminder that school fees are due. These fees are an important part of ensuring that our school continues to be a great place of learning for all of our students. All of your children’s school supplies have already been delivered to the classroom. Schools fees are $150 per student and can be paid off during the year, please speak to our office staff if you would like to organise a payment plan or make alternative arrangements. 2020 Enrolment

We have started our 2020 enrolment process. Can I please ask all existing parents who have a child of school age next year to collect an enrolment pack from our office, complete it, and return it to the school office as soon as possible. If you know of prospective parents who want to enrol their child at our school in 2020, please encourage them to call the office to find out about enrolments, alternatively you can access the details about enrolments and school tours on our website.


Looking Ahead – Curriculum Day

Our next curriculum day will be held on Friday 6th September, on this day our staff will be focusing on the teaching of Mathematics across the school.

Open Morning Mathematics

Our classrooms will be open this Monday 29th July from 9:05am – 10:00am. All of our classrooms will be focusing on Mathematics, and showing our families what the maths hour looks like. We encourage our families to pop in and have some fun learning Maths!

Wear Your PJ’s To School – The Lost Dogs Home Fundraiser

Thank you to all students and families for supporting The Lost Dogs Home fundraiser yesterday. We raised a total of $950.00 all of which will be going towards purchasing bedding, blankets and towels. Congratulations to all of the Wedge Park Community for your support of this great cause.

How Can I Help Build My Child’s Numeracy

As parents, you play a significant role in your child’s learning by setting expectations, nurturing curiosity, and encouraging a love of learning. You can help build your child’s numeracy through doing the following:

• be positive about their numeracy experiences and praise effort and perseverance • let your child know that everyone can be successful • seize everyday opportunities to capitalise on numeracy development • involve your child in numeracy-related activities • describe what you are doing in situations that involve numeracy • explain why you make certain numeracy choices • explore numeracy with your child • learn alongside your child and encourage a sharing of numeracy ideas and thoughts.

Helping children to become numerate does not need a high level of mathematics. It means:

• encouraging children to try, then keep trying • encouraging children to think (reason) • supporting children while they do homework (which means encouraging them and taking an interest,

but not doing the thinking for them) • modelling numeracy with children (including interpreting data, charts and diagrams) • talking aloud when solving problems (every day or mathematical) • getting children to check their answers (Does this answer make sense?) • encouraging children to help with

o cooking (especially measuring out ingredients) o paying bills & shopping o scheduling events in the day o reading maps and giving directions o measuring –– and thanking them for their support

Do not say “Maths is hard” or “I was never good at maths”. Numeracy capability is not inherited but attitudes are contagious. You can find more information about helping your child at home with numeracy here: https://numeracyguidedet.global2.vic.edu.au/numeracy-at-home/


Influenza

It’s reported that the flu is going to be especially prevalent this winter and we are already starting to see the first cases within the school. Please keep students suffering from the symptoms listed below at home. Sending sick students to school not only puts further stress on their bodies, putting them in danger of developing more intense symptoms, but also puts other students and their teachers at risk. Symptoms of Influenza:

• Chills, shivering and fever • Headache • Muscle aches and pains • Sore throat • Stuffy or runny nose • Sneezing • Dry cough • Tiredness • Trouble breathing If you experience any of these symptoms, you should avoid contact with other people wherever possible. If you are concerned about your symptoms, or they become worse, you should seek medical advice immediately. Five ways to prevent spread of influenza: • Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough • Wash your hands regularly • Do not share personal items such as towels or eating utensils • Clean surfaces • Avoid close contact with others

Parent Opinion Survey 2019

We want our parents to tell us what they think! Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of parents’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour and student engagement. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies. Approximately 270 parents will be invited to participate in this year’s survey. All responses to the survey are anonymous. This year the Parent Opinion Survey will be conducted from Monday 22rd July to Sunday 11th August. The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 10-15 minutes to complete. For further information, please visit: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/management/improvement/Pages/performsurveyparent.aspx


TEACHING & LEARNING REPORTS

Year 2/3 This term the Year 2 and 3 students will be focusing on knowing their Individual Reading Goal and how to practise their goal. Students have started using a Reading Goal book, where they will have their goals and strategies written down. Students receive time every day during Independent Reading to practise their goal. During Reading time, students will meet with their teacher for a conference to show them how they have been practising their goal regularly throughout the term. It is wonderful seeing students choose a range of texts to go in their new Reading Tubs and demonstrating a real passion for Reading. It is also great to see students practising their reading regularly at home and bringing their diary in to show their teacher.

Digital Technology Students in years 2 and 3 have continued to be supported with the use iPads in their classrooms.

Year 2 students have been clarifying words and asking questions about their reading using Seesaw, following procedural text in Explain Everything to draw Melvin the Monster to identify the requirements of procedural texts and they have also been planning narratives using Popplet.

Clarifying words in Seesaw Asking questions in Seesaw Following Procedural Narrative plan in Popplet texts in Explain Everything

Year 3 students have been using Popplet to sort their understanding of living and non-living things and using Keynote to help answer literal questions in selected texts.

Year 3 Popplet – Living and Non-Living Year 3 Literally Questions in Keynote

Year 6 students continued to be supported with building Bloxels games based on a famous character. They are now working on building their creativity and collaboration skills with LEGO and Sphero.

Bloxels - Albert Einstein Game Bloxels - Firefighter Game Collaboration – Building LEGO ducks group activity


Year 4 This term in Mathematics the Year 4 students are learning about Multiplication and Division. The students are currently exploring the various strategies that can be used to solve a Multiplication equation. Students have been encouraged to trial several different strategies in order to find ones that work best for them. The strategies also continue to build the students’ knowledge of number facts the connection between other number areas. There is now a greater emphasis on using mental strategies rather than an equation to solve a problem. Last term students explored strategies around addition and subtraction. You may start to see some of these strategies being included in weekly homework. Maybe next time your child is doing some Mathematics homework you could ask them about the strategies they used to help solve the task and how it helped them with their thinking. Year 5 The Year 5 students work on Problem Solving each week during Mathematics. The emphasis is on the students using a strategy that is the most efficient way for them to solve the particular problem. The goal of these lessons is to build student knowledge around the various strategies that can be used to solve any problem and to develop their skill in efficiency eg. to move away from drawing all the elements of the problem to using skip counting or an equation, a more efficient method. It has been wonderful to see students being prepared to trial new strategies and explain their thinking and reasoning behind their work. Maybe next time your child is doing some Mathematics homework you could ask them about their thinking while they were working the task out. Problem Solving is important because-

• It places the focus on the student making sense of mathematical ideas. • It encourages students to believe in their ability to think mathematically. • It allows students to work at their own pace and make decisions about the way they will explore them. • It provides ongoing assessment for teachers that can help them make decisions around what is next

for each student’s learning. Below is an example of the type of problem the students work on


SPORTS NEWS GIRLS YEAR 5/6 NETBALL On Tuesday 23rd July, the Wedge Park Year 5/6 Girls Netball Team went to Arnolds Creek to participate in the Divisional Netball Competition. All the girls tried their hardest and displayed great sportsmanship throughout the day, towards both opponents and umpires. Throughout the day the girls also displayed great sportsmanship to their own team by encouraging each other and cheering each other on. It was a great day by all.

GIRLS YEAR 5/6 FOOTBALL On Wednesday 24th July, our girls football team played in 3 hard fought games, in the district stages. It was amazing to see the girls using what they had learnt in the previous games and building on their understanding of the game to produce an even better whole team effort. The results show that we managed to win two games and lose one really tough one, but seeing the improvement and how much they all enjoyed the day makes every girl who played a big winner on the day! Well done to everyone, you should feel really proud of your efforts!

MUSIC NEWS Well done to our Year 3 and Year 4 Ukulele Instrumental Music students who have received their Yellow or Green belts in the past week. More students will have the opportunity to display their skills over the coming weeks to achieve the belt they are currently working on. MUSIC COUNT US IN 2019 This year’s song is ‘We Are’. All Wedge Park students will begin learning this song in the coming weeks. You can access the song via YouTube. The official singing day for Australia is Thursday 7th November at 12:30pm, please plan now to join us as we join our nation in singing this song. More information can be found via the Music Count Us In website.


BOOK WEEK 2019

During the week beginning Monday 19th August, Wedge Park Primary School will be celebrating Book Week with this year’s theme being “Reading is my SECRET POWER.” This is an opportunity for everyone to take part in activities that are aimed at strengthening students’ love of books and reading. Students are invited to take part in the annual Book Week Parade. This will be held in the Gym on Tuesday 20th August, starting at 9am and we would love to see our Wedge Park families come along and enjoy the parade. Students are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite book character and carry a copy of the book. Book Fair will also be conducted in the Library during this week. The Book Fair will start on Monday 19th August from 3:05pm. It will then be open every morning from 8:30-8:50am and every afternoon from 3:05pm – 3:25pm. Stay tuned for more SECRET details!! Ms Sternberg, Mrs Schuliga and Mr Payne

PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE Please encourage students to keep reading their books for the Premiers’ Reading Challenge and logging them through the website they have been given. All books must be logged by Friday 6th September. The challenge is a practical and fun way for students to build literacy skills. Students will find a wide range of interesting books to engage them and learn from. Keep up the great work. Mrs Ozanne and Miss Hurley


DOJO’S Congratulations to all students who continue to show school values and receive Dojo’s. Fantastic effort by all!


OSHCLUB

Hello Families, Welcome back to Term 3! We hope you all had an amazing break over the school holidays and are feeling fresh and energized for this term. The school holiday program was a success, the children got to enjoy an excursion to the Melbourne Museum, Imax and to Rabbit Hole Playcenter. They also got to engage in a couple of incursions, building their own Billy Go-Cart using woodwork and learning about fresh fruit and vegetables in our Jamie Oliver Incursion. We hope all that attended the school holiday program had a great time! We have lots to look forward to in Term 3. The plan is to continue to explore and learn about each other’s culture/traditions and backgrounds, get involved into the community further and begin to develop our herb and vegetable garden behind the portable. Other News: The staff have been working very hard in developing their knowledge and understanding to successfully support children in their development of team building skills, problem solving skills, building resilience and managing their emotions. Allison and Zoe have attended a couple of network meetings regarding challenging behaviour and are working closely with the Inclusion Agency to ensure all children are receiving the best support possible. We will also continue to add activities, games and resources into the program to support this learning and development for your children. Important Reminders: If your child has any kind of diagnosis such as asthma, anaphylaxis, allergy or behavioural issue, it is important that you inform the service and provide the service with the necessary medication prior to your child attending the service. This is to ensure your child is safe and is being looked after the best they can be while at the service. If you do not provide the service with the above, your child can not attend until you do. How to Enrol: An online Oshclub enrolment must be completed via our website (oshclub.com.au) prior to your child’s first attendance. If you require any assistance with this process, please feel free to phone us at the program so we can help you further. Making or Cancelling a Booking: Once enrolled, bookings can be made online up to 24 hours prior to the commencement of the session for before and after school care. Late bookings can only be made by calling our Customer Service and Billing Team on 1300 395 735. If you are having trouble getting through on the phone the email address is [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you and your children at the service. For any enquiries or feedback, you can contact us on 0419 178 976, email us at [email protected] or send a message through your iParent Portal. Have a fantastic week! Allison, Zoe and Jamie "#$%


eSAFETY The office of the eSafety Commissioner is committed to empowering all Australians to have safer, more positive experiences online. https://esafety.gov.au/ is an Australian Government approved website in helping and educating parents/carers in how to keep children safe online. It provides resources and advice in dealing with the big issues in online safety such as, cyberbullying, time spent online, gaming and unwanted contact.

The following link will take you directly to the Parent/Carer section where there are more information sheets, like the one above, available for you to read https://esafety.gov.au/parents



OFFICE REMINDERS Payments Due Bookclub Issue 5 – Closes 2nd August Prep Animal Land Excursion - Consent and Payment of $30.00 due by 29th July Year 1 Zoo Excursion - Consent and Payment of 38.00 due by 23rd August Year 2 Science Incursion – Consent and Payment of $15.00 due by 16th August Year 3 Melbourne Museum Excursion - Consent and Payment of $25.00 due by 16th August Year 3 – 6 Maths Competition – Consent and Payment of $6.50, due by 25th July Year 3 – 6 Camps – Payments due in full by: Year 3 Lady Northcote – 22nd November Year 4 Phillip Island – 9th August Year 5 Mt Evelyn – 2nd September Year 6 Burnside Anglesea – 7th October School Office Office Hours: 8:15am – 4:30pm Phone Number: 9743 7595, please press 1 to report an absence or 2 to speak to Reception Email: [email protected] Student Contact Details If you have changed your phone number/address, please notify the office or update your details through the Compass Portal. It is very important that we have correct details in case we need to contact you in an emergency.

SICKBAY REMINDERS

Borrowed Uniform from Sick Bay If your child has come home from school with borrowed uniform from Sick Bay, can you please wash and return as soon as possible. Medical Conditions If your child has a medical condition or requires Medication at school, please notify the office and fill out the appropriate forms.


TERM 3 CALENDAR MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

TERM 3 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July

Newsletter

29 July 30 July 31 July 1 Aug 2 Aug Open Morning –

9:05am Mathematics

Year 4 – 6 Assembly

Aust Maths Competition Years 3 – 6

5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug

12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug

Prep Farm Excursion

19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug Book Week

Book Fair Begins 3:05pm (Library)

Book Week Parade 9:05am (Gym)

Year 4 Camp

Prep – 3 Assembly

School Council

Year 4 Camp

Newsletter

Year 4 Camp

Year 3 Melb Museum Excursion

26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug Year 2 Science

Incursion (2KC, 2KW & 2RA)

Year 2 Science Incursion

(2AM, 2KH & 2KJ)

Year 4 – 6 Assembly

Year 1 Zoo Excursion

2 Sept 3 Sept 4 Sept 5 Sept 6 Sept

Year 5/6 Basketball

Open Afternoon - 2:15pm Writing

CURRICULUM DAY NO SCHOOL

9 Sept 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 Sept 13 Sept PMI Keyboard

Concert

Newsletter PMI Keyboard Concert

16 Sept 17 Sept 18 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept Year 5 Camp

Year 5 Camp Year 5 Camp

School Council

Colour Run

LAST DAY TERM 3

2:05pm FINISH

Documents

Newsletter No 7 July 2019 - wedgepark.vic.edu.au · 7/7/2019 · Year 3 students have been using Popplet to sort their understanding of living and non-living things and using Keynote