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Newsletter Nov. 19th 2009
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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
DIARY DATES Friday 20th November 20th Anniversary Fete 3:30-8:30pm
Monday 23rd November Gr 1/2 Joffas Toonschool
Tuesday 24th November Gr 3/4 Joffas Toonschool
Tuesday 24th November Second Hand Uniform shop 2.30-3.15pm
Monday 30th November School Council Sub Comm
Monday 7th December School Council Meeting
Wednesday 16th December Gr 5/6 Casey Race/Cranbourne sports
Friday 18th December Last day term 4—1:30 finish Monday 1st February First day term 1 2010
NEWSLETTER N0.36 19TH NOVEMBER 2009
NOTICES DUE BACK BY Friday 4th December Gr 5/6 Casey Race/Cran. sports
20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
BERWICK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL Phone: 9707 1766 Fax: 9796 2198
E-mail: [email protected]
Visit our Websites : www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au,
http://berwicklodgeps.globalteacher.org.au
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
2010
We have now completed our staffing
schedule for next year, based on an
overall enrolment of 725 students. This
is a drop of 15 students on our census
date enrolment figure in February. We
welcome back Sandra McCrum who has
been on Leave Without Pay for the past
two years. Geoff Ablett also returns,
after a year as the Mayor of the City of
Casey. Geoff is, however, returning on a
part time basis of one day per week.
Joining us for the first time is Katherine
Woskoboenko, a graduate teacher. In
the grade lists below you will notice that
Karise Dell is grade sharing with Geoff
Ablett. This is because Karise will be on
leave one day per week in 2010 to
undertake post graduate studies in
student wellbeing. You may not
recognise the name, Jodie Luketic. That
is because Luketic will be Jodie
Donnellen’s married surname following
her forthcoming marriage.
We have made a number of changes to
our non grade support provision. Rose
Scavo will be providing grade support to
our grade 3/4’s because these grades will
be our largest next year with class sizes
being 28 or 29 per class. This year
Heather Mathews provided that support
to our Prep grades which were 2 to 3
students above the 21 enrolments per
grade notional ideal. Our current prep
numbers for next year are 19 or 20
children per grade.
Of the 29 grades we will have next year,
we will have only 4 composite classes.
Whilst we do not have a problem with
composite classes, in recent years we
have chosen to have fewer of them
rather than more. In the grade 5/6 area
we have just one composite class. Given
the numbers of children we will have in
grades 5 and 6 next year it was not
possible to have 7 straight grades
without having lopsided numbers across
the two grade levels. Alternatively, we
did not want to create 7 composite
classes as the straight grade option
provided some logistical benefits this
year. As you will note, we have placed
Sue Naismith, one of our most
experienced teachers in the composite
grade.
I am very pleased that we have been able
to maintain our allocation of Additional
Assistance teachers who will be working
primarily in the junior grades in the areas
of literacy and numeracy.
On the extension side of programs, our
ICT (LEEP) extension program has been
highly successful this year and will be
continued. It will be augmented next
year with a new program – Mathematics
extension for our senior students. This
program will be delivered by Robert
Barr, two days per week. Mathematics is
a passion of Robert’s and after several
years as a member of our Additional
Assistance team in the junior grades, this
will enable our talented students in
mathematics to benefit from Robert’s
expertise in mathematics.
PREP AREA
Prep C: Sharon Chandler
Prep T: Michele Tan
Prep L: Alvina Lim
Prep W: Katherine Woskoboenko
Prep M: Sandra McCrum
1/2 AREA
Grade 1C: Helen Chisholm
Grade 1K: Bernadette Kelly
Grade 1J: Ashley Jacobs
Grade 1M: Angela Maskery
Grade 2B: Leonie Brown
Grade 2M: Lianne Morgan
Grade 2Z: Kylee Ziino
Grade 2V: Sarah Vine
Grade 2L: Trish Luke
3/4 AREA
Grade 3P: Tahnee Planner
Grade 3DA: Karise Dell (0.8)/Geoff
Ablett (0.2)
Grade 3/4R: Traceye Rapinett
Grade 3/4K: Gloria Knight
Grade 3/4P: Vanessa Porter
Grade 4DR: David Ryan
Grade 4M: Jaclyn McLennan
Grade 4S: Andrew Searle
3/4 Support: Rose Scavo (0.6)
5/6 AREA
Grade 5E: Emily Nolde
Grade 5L: Jodie Luketic
Grade 5J: Rochelle Jinks
Grade 5/6N: Sue Naismith
Grade 6W: Paul Whitehead
Grade 6C: Dianne Casciannelli
Grade 6P: Nick Pryor
CONTINUED …..
ASSI STANT PRINCIPAL’ S REPORT
SCHOOL AWARDS
Congratulations to the following
students who received awards
over the last week.
Cooper PW
Madeline PW
Mickayla PW
Tom PW
Deegan PC
Zack PC
Rohan PO
Bailey PT
Margaret PT
Shinae PO
SPECIALIST PROGRAMS
PHYSICAL EDUCATION:
Amy Carlile
PERFORMING ARTS:
Nadine Giaccotto
VISUAL ARTS:
Julie McLeod/Jo Zammit
LITERATURE/RESEARCH:
Lyn Chudleigh
LEEP:
Lois Smethurst
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE:
Stephanie Davey (0.4)
Jodie Radings (0.4)
Heather Mathews (0.5)
MATHS EXTENSION (Gr.5/6):
Robert Barr (0.4)
ECHOES FROM OUR FIRST 20
YEARS
Back in the late 1990’s when we last held
a school fete, someone came up with the
bright idea that we could raise some
funds by conducting what was called a
‘cowpat’. The concept involves marking
out the park in one metre squares, with
people paying a fee to nominate the
square in which the cow would ‘relieve
itself’ first. The winner would receive a
valuable prize. Unfortunately the cow
wandered over to the pitcher’s mound,
seriously damaging the mound before
soiling many parts of the baseball pitch.
To make matters worse we had
inadvertently failed to obtain permission
from the baseball club to use the park
for this purpose. It all created quite a
stink! Thankfully we eventually made our
peace with the baseball club and have
never again used the baseball pitch for a
cow pat.
F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D
QUESTIONS (FAQ’s)
Q. How many Assistant Principals
have we had at Berwick Lodge P.S.?
A. More than we have had principals! In
fact we have had a total of 6 A.P.’s.
Evelyn Butfield was our first, followed by
Averil Moore, Rosemary Cosentino, Ann
Ng and our current A.P.’s Lynne Brenner
and Debbie Cusack.
QUOTABLE QUOTE
‘Anniversaries are a great way
of celebrating the fact that we
are all getting older quicker
than we care to know!’ HENRY GROSSEK
20TH ANNIVERSARY FETE
Families are reminded that tomorrow is our school’s 20th Anniversary Fete
and the PFA have been very busy working towards making the evening a
success for all. The children are very excited and looking forward to the
many attractions of the fete. Pre-ordered show bags and ride wristbands
will be distributed to the children at school tomorrow. There will be some
show bags for purchase at the fete and tickets for the rides will also be
available. Parents should be aware that it is expected that children will be
accompanied by an adult at the fete. We look forward to seeing lots of families enjoying themselves tomorrow
evening.
PREP TRANSITION 2010 This week we had the pleasure of
meeting our 2010 Prep students when they visited the school for the first of
their transition sessions. The children took part in a tour of the school with
their parents and prep staff. It was great to see so many happy students
proudly wearing their ‘I’m enrolled at Berwick Lodge’ t-shirts. Our specialist teams are looking forward to meeting
our 2010 Preps over the next two weeks.
STUDENTS IN THE GROUNDS
OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS We have noticed that several students
are arriving at school very early each morning and playing in the playground
without adult or guardian supervision. We remind parents that our staff are
on duty from 8:45AM to 9:00AM in the morning and 3:30PM to 3:45PM
in the afternoon. Dom Marie, our OHSC Coordinator can be contacted
directly on 9769 825I if parents would like further information about the
excellent before and after school care programs.
We have also observed a number of students who appear to return to
school after hours, some as late as 6:00 to 7:00PM in the evening. We are
concerned that these students are placing themselves at risk as there is no
supervision at this time and there are many areas of the school yard that are
isolated. On occasions children have been seen trespassing on the roof of
the school and the potential dangers of this practice should be evident.
Students have been reminded of the risks involved with being in the grounds outside of the supervision
times and we appreciate parent support in this matter.
LYNNE BRENNER & DEBBIE
CUSACK
PARENTS WANTED FOR
COVERING BOOKS IN THE GRADE
3/4 AREA. YOU WILL BE SUPPLIED
WITH CONTACT AND BOOKS.
CONTACT JACKIE IN ROOM 27.
COMMUNITY NEWS FREE TO GOOD HOME—Kittens black, grey or tabby 6 weeks old and ready to go phone 9702 5592 FOR SALE—Robotic roboraptor (hardly used) $50.00, WII game pokemon battle revolution (hardly used) $50.00, Playstation 2 game Tak and the power of Juju $20.00 phone 0407 152 632 GARAGE SALE—Saturday 21st November 9:00am 5 County Drive, Berwick. Heaps of boys and girls toys and clothes, DS games, books, fabric etc
FIND OUT ABOUT … Uniform, books, parent contributions,
timetables, buses,
Homework Club, camps, computers, peer
support and mediation, welfare support,
Parents and Friends Association, canteen,
library, reports, home/school
communication……
and anything else you have a question
about!!
Please join us for an informative
evening where we can answer any
questions and deal with any
anxious feelings you have about
the transition to secondary school.
For further information, please call :
Wayne Smith – Community Links Co-ordinator,
or
Carice Williams, Year 7 & 8 Sub-School Leader
or
Jan Baulch, Year 7 Student Manager.
Telephone: 9796 6839
Celebrate Casey Kids 5 to 12 – Update Celebrate Casey Kids 5 to 12 (CCK 5-12) is a
community group of Casey primary schools, parents,
community workers and service providers.
Learning through Sharing Day
The CCK 5-12 Learning through Sharing Day was held
last month in celebration of children’s week. Doveton
Heights choir opened the morning with Indian Toms
Toms and Home among the gum trees’. The morning
was a great success with 10 local schools participating
and displaying projects that provided an opportunity
to students to actively show their achievements, and
share their ideas amongst the City of Casey primary
school community. The students showed knowledge
and enthusiasm and thoroughly enjoyed the
opportunity to talk about their achievements. There
were two wonderful presentations by students from
Casey Grammar and Lynbrook Primary School. There
were also displays by Christians Helping in Primary
Schools, who did a wonderful talk to the students on
how to work together, Casey Cardinia Library
Corporation, Healthy 4 Life and the SHARE project at
the City of Casey, a disability awareness program for
primary schools. Teachers, parents, grandparents,
City of Casey Children’s’ Services staff and other
community members all expressed feedback in
relation to the participation throughout the day, with
particular emphasis on the increased confidence of
the project presenters and the high level of pride
demonstrated by all participants.
I invite you to join the working party or add your
name to the email distribution list to stay in touch
with the ongoing work of the group. The next meeting
is Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 9.30am – 11.00am,
at Hillsmeade Primary School, 82 The Promenade,
Narre Warren South.
For further information please contact:
Clare Miller
Primary Years Support Officer
City of Casey
9705 5200
Fountain Gate Secondary College
invites you to attend the
Year 7 - 2010
‘INFORMATION evening’
Monday 23rd November, 2009
Commencing at 7.00pm in the
Fountain Gate Secondary College gymnasium,
Josephine Avenue, Fountain Gate
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