The newsletter of Preston Primary School, January 1, 2006

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The newsletter of Preston Primary School, 14 July, 2021

Website: www.preston-ps.vic.edu.au

Diary Dates and upcoming events .... July

Thu 15 – Gr 5 Debating Team (first round)

Thu 15 – Gr Prep Gymnastics Session 1 ($50 for the course)

Thu 15 – Basketball Comp @ Reservoir High (team)

Fri 16 – Gr 1 Gymnastics Session 1 ($50 for the course)

Fri 16 – Gr 6 Living & Growing Incursion Session 1

($40 for the course)

Mon 19 – Senior School Assembly, 9.00 am Tue 20 – Gr 4,5,6 Athletics Trials ($15)

Thu 22 – Three Way Conferences (WebEx) (6AC, Tue 27 July)

Fri 16 – Gr 1 Gymnastics Session 2


July

Thu 29 – Gr 5 Debating Team (second round)

Thu 29 – Gr Prep Gymnastics Session 2

Fri 30 – Gr 1 Melbourne Zoo exc ($30)


August

Friday 20 – Pupil Free Day

Friday 20 – Comedy Night! 6.30 pm

Term 3 Dates:

12 July to 17 September

From the Principal…. Welcome to Term 3! I hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing break. As always at the start of the term, most of the children

are very enthusiastic and glad to be back at school with their friends. It’s amazing what a break can do, the children do become

very tired by the end of the term.

It has been nice to be able to return to school with limited restrictions still in place. We can virtually return to the same

arrangements that we had at the beginning of Term 2. Parents and carers are welcome to come into the school grounds however

they must sign in using the government QR code. We have the code on all external gates and entrances to the buildings. We will

maintain our morning procedures and ask that the children walk into their classroom between 8.45 am and 9.00 am each morning.

SEMESTER 1 REPORTS

The Semester 1 Reports and Assessment Portfolios will be sent home with the students today. When you are reading your child’s

report please keep in mind:

➢ The Term 2 tasks are a snapshot of the assessment tasks that teachers use to determine the students Victorian Curriculum

level other assessment undertaken throughout the semester is also used to determine the child’s overall level.

➢ The reports are for both parents and children. Take the time to sit with your child and read through the Assessment

Portfolio and report.

➢ Ask your child to explain the expectations and outcomes of the various tasks.

➢ Celebrate with your child their achievements and discuss the areas for future learning.

Parents who have children in Grades 1-6 will notice that there are two dots in each subject line. The hollow dots represent the

child’s level of achievement 6 months ago and the solid dot shows their current level of achievement. If a child only has a solid dots

that indicates they have not made any progress over the past 6 months.

Could all families please ensure they return the portfolios on Friday July 23rd. The portfolios will be used as a point of

reference during the conferences.

3 WAY CONFERENCES

Parents can now book an appointment for this semester’s 3 Way Conferences, which are on Thursday July 22nd. The

conferences will be held on WebEx so families will be able to log in from the comfort of their own home or workplace.

The conferences will provide parents with the opportunity to discuss their child’s report and assessment tasks with their classroom

teacher. The children will bring home some of their books with them next Wednesday so that they can share their work with their

parents during the conference. Please make sure that your child returns their books to school on Friday July 23rd. The conferences

are an integral part of the reporting process so it is imperative that all families attend.

If you have not booked your appointment yet please log on to COMPASS and do so. The booking portal will be closed at

12pm on Thursday July 22nd so parents will not be able to change their appointment time after that time. Your child’s teacher

will email the WebEx log on details next Tuesday, July 20th.

Wednesday Weekly

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.preston-ps.vic.edu.au/


STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOL ON 3 WAY CONFERENCE DAY

We are requesting that parents keep their children at home on Thursday July 22nd so that teachers can conduct the 3 Way

Conferences. We realise that there are some parents who are unable to do so, so we will be running an alternate program for

those children on the day. Our specialist staff will be supervising the students so we only have a limited number of staff who will be

available on the day. If you can keep your child at home please do so.

If your child will be attending could you please let their teacher know so that we can plan for the number of students who

will be attending.

BABY NEWS

Congratulations to Jeremy Murphy (Grade 4 teacher) and his partner Kelly on the birth

of their son Jackson. Jeremy and Kelly are thoroughly enjoying their new life as parents.

Katie Stephens (Grade 2 teacher) had her last day at school on Monday. She is due to have her first baby in mid

August. We wish her and her partner Tim all the very best.

WELCOME

I would like to welcome Claire Woodford to our staff. Claire is replacing Katie Stephens for the remainder of

the year.

Regards,

Janet Paterson,

Principal.

Dental Pamphlets

You may have received a dental pamphlet “School Dental Initiative”.

If you have received a pamphlet, PLEASE DISREGARD.

The School is currently investigating dental programs which will have no charge for parents.

Uniform Shop …… The Uniform Shop remains closed for counter sales – order on Qkr up to 4.30 pm on Thursdays and it will be sent home on

Friday afternoon.

Pinafores!! Please note: Students should be wearing a long-sleeved school polo or gold skivvy with navy tights

under their pinafore. (Pinafores and long/short sleeved polos are sold separately.)

With winter on our doorstep, we also stock raincoats and polar fleece jackets.

Haven’t got Qkr yet? Click the link for more info on Qkr:

https://qkr-store.qkrschool.com/store/#/home

• Size 4 polar fleece jackets (PSW) (old stock)

Polar Fleece Jackets, size 4 only (limited numbers)

$30 each (no returns or exchanges)

• Gaberdine skorts (old stock)

Size 4 available (limited numbers available)


• Bootleg pants (old stock)

There is a range of sizes available.


Items available on Qkr!

Dry & Cosy Jacket in a Bag Polar Fleece

https://qkr-store.qkrschool.com/store/#/home


Grade 1 Report ....

To celebrate the first semester, the Grade One classes went to Wood Street Park for a fun afternoon.

This was the children’s first official excursion after many unfortunate cancelled events. The children were super excited to be

leaving the school gates on a new adventure.

We were lucky to have a sunny winter’s day, filled with big smiles and many eager faces to head to the playground. On our return

journey, some walking feet were more tired than others, but overall, a successful trip.

In a few weeks, the children will be off once again, our next destination is the Royal Melbourne Zoo.

Grade 2 Report ....

Maths In Maths, we worked with a partner to create our own board games. The objective of our game was to solve addition,

subtraction or multiplication number sentences. We had to come up with a creative name for our game as well as some twists

and turns to make our game challenging such as adding snakes and ladders, challenge cards. In some of the spaces we could also

add the words go back or jump forward a space.

Our board game had to include a list of materials needed as well as directions on how to play. Once we had completed our board

game we were able to play it in pairs. We then rotated and were able to have a go at playing other’s board games.


Grade 4 Report ....

During Term 2, the Grade 4 students completed a literature study of the ‘The One and Only Ivan’. The students learnt about Ivan

and his past life experiences, making new best friends with Ruby the Elephant and hatching the plan to escape captivity.

Some of the amazing lessons included unpacking some of the great vocabulary the author used to help portray the characters and

using visualisations to sketch Ivan’s domain and topping the whole experience off by watching the movie on the last day of the

Term 2!

Term 3 presents some great learning experiences for the Grade 4 cohort. We are off to the Melbourne Museum/ Imax on the

12th of August (info will be on Compass soon) to link in with our Writing units this term and fingers crossed we can finally go on our

Grade 4 Overnight City Camp at the end of Term 3.

'My favourite part of The One and Only Ivan is when they freed him at the end. I didn't know how it was going to

end, it was a good ending.' Beatrice

'I preferred the book to the movie because the book had more adjectives and it helped me visualise the events.'

Mae

'I really liked when they set Ivan free because he didn't want to stay in a cage for the rest of his life, he wanted

freedom.' GianLuca

News from the Italian Rooms ....

Forza Italia! Many would have heard or seen the recent win by Gli Azzurri against England. The Italians celebrated this magnificent

win with many people attending Lygon St in the very early morning. Italy’s only title win was back in 1968 when the Azzurri won

against Yugoslavia.

This term fingers crossed we will be celebrating Italian Day as our Whole School Event on Wednesday 25th August. We are lucky

once again to have James Liotta performer, comedian and producer returning to entertain us. He and Mario will be performing

Ristorante Mangiabanane. Children are encouraged to come dressed up in the Italian colours, characters or personalities. Put

your thinking caps on to come up with some creative and interesting ideas you can use to dress in. In the years past, we have

seen chefs, pizza makers, artists, nonni, Mona Lisa, soccer players, Mario and Luigi, Pinocchio, even spaghetti Bolognese has made

an appearance!

At the end of last term, the children were having fun reinforcing language with the apps Duolingo and Languages Online as well as

experiencing Italian cultural activities such as the Italian card game, Scopa.

Looking forward to the upcoming Italian Day!

A Presto!

Signora Perrone and Signora Langley


Toby McG, 2AD

Grace F, 6AD

Head Lice ….

A reminder to parents to regularly check your child’s hair for head lice.

Headlice are extremely contagious.

We suggest that you look for the following symptoms or signs that would indicate the

presence of headlice:

• Generally: child scratching his/her head excessively,

• On pillows: fine black powder or pale coloured material,

• In the hair: signs of lice eggs (“nits”) – cream or coffee coloured specks close to

hair roots,

• Lice: small white or ‘greyish’ parasites the approximate size of a pinhead.

If you notice any of the above signs, treatment should be commenced immediately as your

child could be excluded from school if not treated.

Daily Bell Times:

Grade Prep, 1, 2 & 3: Grade 4, 5 & 6:

8:55am Line up bell 8:55am Line up bell

9:00am Start bell 9:00am Start bell

10:40am Begin Recess 11:40am Begin Lunch

11:10am End Recess 12:30pm End Lunch

1:00pm Begin Lunch 2:10pm Begin Recess

1:50pm End Lunch 2:40pm End Recess

3:30pm Home time 3:30pm Home time


GET KIDS ACTIVE VOUCHERS

Does your child love sport and being active? Does your family have a Health

Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card? You may be eligible for up to $200

to put towards the cost of your child’s participation in physical activities.

The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids

involved in organised sport and active recreation activities.

Under the program, children may be eligible to receive up to $200 to help

with the cost of membership and registration fees, uniforms, and equipment.

Special consideration also applies for children named on their own Australian

Government Health Care Card or residing in care services as well as

temporary or provisional visa holders, undocumented migrants or

international students.

Applications for vouchers in round two of the program close at 5pm Friday

30 July.

For eligibility requirements and to apply, visit the Get Active Victoria website.

https://www.getactive.vic.gov.au/vouchers/



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The newsletter of Preston Primary School, January 1, 2006