No 17

ELIZABETH DRIVE, SUNBURY 3429

PHONE 9740 8666

www.sunburywestps.vic.edu.au 29th October 2018

Dear Parents, Staff and Children,

Sunbury West On Show

Thankyou to the many families who came along to Sunbury West On Show last Thursday. The

children were very excited about sharing their learning and performing for their families. Again,

events such as this highlight the great community spirit of our school. Thank you to all staff,

parents and students for making it such a wonderful occasion. Thankyou also to Matt Rich for the

instrumental performance and to Fiona Cavigan for her work with the Body Beats program.

We look forward to families joining us for our Colour Run on the 9th November.

Sunbury West Primary School Values

A display officially launching Sunbury West’s new values was also set up during Sunbury West On

Show. Our values are defined by our commitment ‘To Respect’, ‘To Belong’, ‘To Strive’ and

underpin our daily interactions and practices at our school. These values have been determined

through an extensive consultation process with staff, students and parents. We will share these

formally at our next assembly on Monday 12th November.

Regional Athletics Finals

On Wednesday 17th October, Eli Skinner represented our school in the Regional Athletics Finals.

Eli competed in the Hurdles, however due to an unfortunate fall in the heat, missed out on

qualifying for the finals. We know how hard Eli tried and as a school, we are extremely proud of his

achievement.

Junior School Council

On Wednesday 24th October, our six Junior School Councillors attended our monthly School

Council Meeting. They had the opportunity to explore the operation of our School Council and ask

questions about the various responsibilities of Council. The JSC presented a report discussing their

work through out the year. Councillors were very impressed by the students and the confidence

with which they shared their work. We have invited the JSC to present this again at our assembly

on Monday 12th November.

Poppy Wall

Thankyou to Mrs Tame who came along to school to add some final touches to our Poppy Wall. It

now bears a little hand sewn plaque stating, ‘Created in 2015 by students, families and staff of

Sunbury West Primary School to commemorate 100 years of ANZAC’. Mr Tim Smith and Ms

Cassandra Marr were particularly impressed by this during their recent visit.

Thanks Wendy!

Inga Wilson

Principal

TIMELINE

Term 4

Wednesday 31st October

Canteen Halloween

Treats - see flyer

Monday 5th November

Normal School Day

Tuesday 6th November

Melbourne Cup Day

Friday 9th November

Colour Run & Sausage

Sizzle

12th - 15th November

Prep - 2 Swimming

Wednesday 14th Nov

2019 Prep Information

Evening

Thursday 22nd Nov

Prep Orientation

9.15am - 10.30am

Bookpack Collection Day

9.15am - 4.00pm

Wednesday 28th Nov

Prep Orientation

9.15am - 10.30am

Friday 30th November

Instrumental Music

Concert

Wednesday 12th Dec

Curriculum Day

Tuesday 18th December

Year 6 Graduation

FOSW News

Information was sent home on Friday 12th October. Please return your permission form by 2nd Novem-ber. We would also love some extra parent helpers on the day so if you can lend a hand please send back the yellow helper form by 2nd November. Sponsorship forms and money are due back on Friday 9th Novem-ber please.

Sunbury West is an official polling station, FOSW will be running a sausage sizzle, raffles and stalls on the day. We will need volunteers on the day, so if you could spare an hour or two we would really appreci-ate it. Notes will go home start of November.

FOSW will have the Christmas raffle again this year at the end of term 4. Tickets will go home at the begin-ning of December and the raffle will be drawn on Monday 17th December which is the last assembly for 2018. If you have or know of a business that may be able to donate a prize please contact the office. Thanks FOSW

Notices that have gone home….

Prep - Year 2 Swimming $15 due 1st November

Whole School - Colour Run Permission - no cost due

2nd November

Grade 6 Jackets (2019) - $60 due 30th November

BYOD information for Year 4 students

Year 6 Polo Shirt ($20each) orders due 22nd Nov

Bookpacks $130 per child

STUDENT OF THE WEEK TERM 4 2018 Monday 22nd October

Prep CD Ronin Panousopoulos & Macey Hayes

1/2A Ellen Sparrey & Max Steele

1/2B Harley Boyd, Angel McDonald & James Butler

1/2S Tom Azzopardi & Emma Sheldrick

3/4B Charlotte Rawson & Dekoda Powell

3/4L Ben Jeal & Noah Ploog

3/4T Ashlen Francis & Peter Amberley

5/6M Hayden Wright & Cam Richardson

5/6P Earl Perez & Cam Sheppard

5/6T Bailey Pierce

Art Trinity Watts

P.E. Eli Skinner

Japanese Zayne Gadsden

Principal’s Award Harper-Jane Steele & Zoe Gardner

CareWorks Christmas Hamper Program

Christmas is such a special time for giving to others and we invite you to help spread the cheer.

Donations of food items would be gratefully accepted. We accept non perishable pantry

items suitable for Christmas celebrations.

Donations can be left at the office or there is a collection box at Sunbury Square from

October to mid November.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK TERM 4 2018 Monday 22nd October

Prep CD Kailah Makai & Logan Taylor-Rainback

1/2A Makayla Haydon & Benji Jacobs

1/2B Travis Menezes & Cameron Moore

1/2S Nash Gadsden & Jackson Wells

3/4B Madelynn Vnucec & Megan Van Berlo

3/4L Lara Jollie & Calvin Wallis

3/4T Hayden Baba & Mikayla Watkins

5/6M Zoe Lumsden & Eliza Lee

5/6P Harper-Jane Steele & Zoe Gardner

5/6T Grace Azzopardi & Tilly Guyett

Art Prep CD

Japanese 3/4B

Here are some photos from a couple of weeks ago when Cassandra Marr, the Liberal Candidate for Sunbury visited the school with the Shadow Minister for

Education, Mr. Tim Smith. Some time ago, Ms. Marr spoke with me about our school’s needs and aspirations in terms of equipment and resources.

During their visit, Mr. Smith and Ms. Marr pledged that should Liberal come into power, they will grant the school all the items discussed. This entailed full

installation of our shade sails, science and technology equipment including 20 iPADs and a 3D printer and the installation of a synthetic running track around

the perimeter of the oval. As a school we appreciate the support of both political parties and acknowledge the opportunities they provide to the Sunbury

community.

Today the children watched the AMANASKA Around the World in 80 Days perfor-mance. They explored the world of multimedia, instruments from the world and the layering of music. The students enjoyed listening to the beats and different music.

Introducing our Sunbury West Values

We Respect. We Belong. We Strive.

Have a look around our school at our fantastic posters which talk about our

school values! We have been discussing these in our classroom, what they

mean and how we can “live” these values in our school day. These posters

show the pride that our students have in their school – and are worth a look!

Winners of our poster competition will be announced in the coming weeks.

At our Housemates session last week we read a book about a girl called

Sunday Chutney who has been the “new girl” at school many times. We

thought about ideas that we can use to help new people at Sunbury West

feel that they belong. Sunbury West students are a very welcoming lot as

they came up with lots of ideas!!

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK OVERLEAF AT OUR

School Wide Positive

Behaviour Matrix Developed with our staff, students and school

council this is all the positive behaviours we think

are important at Sunbury West!

It is based on our values of We Respect. We Belong.

We Strive.

It is being introduced to our students this term –

please read and discuss with your children!

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West pro

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gard

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triv

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psta

nde

rs a

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tool fo

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lwa

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pa

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ten to f

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dba

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it.

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th

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f th

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nd

we p

lay b

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ule

s o

f th

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ndeavour

to m

ake n

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fr

ien

ds a

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kno

w o

ther

child

ren

at

ou

r scho

ol.

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ill a

lwa

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w te

acher

directio

n a

bou

t th

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se o

f te

chnol-

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y.

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lwa

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sk for

help

with o

ur

lea

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lwa

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ave a

go

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lwa

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w initia

tive

an

d look for

wa

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to h

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lwa

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h

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.

Respect for School Staff Policy

Sunbury West Primary School Purpose:

To ensure that members of our community understand Sunbury West Primary School’s expectations for appropriate interactions with school staff.

Policy:

Staff at Sunbury West, including teachers, education support staff, office staff, the assistant principal and principal are committed to providing a supportive learning environment for all our students. Our staff take their work very seriously and feel privileged to be able to play an important role in each child’s edu-cation.

All staff at Sunbury West Primary School have a right to a safe and supportive work environment.

Sunbury West Primary School expects that all parents/carers and visitors to our school behave in an appropriate and respectful manner to school staff at all times.

There will be a zero tolerance approach to any aggression, intimidation, threats or harassment of school staff, by any means (e.g. in person, by phone, by email, on social media etc). These behaviours may lead to exclusion from school grounds and school activities.

The principal may report aggressive, intimidating, threatening or otherwise inappropriate conduct to Vic-toria Police. The Department of Education and Training may also take legal or other appropriate action against community members or parents/carers who pose a threat to the safety and wellbeing of school staff.

Sunbury West Primary School expects all members of our community to act consistently with our State-ment of Values. We are committed to ensuring that staff, parents/carers and students are able to work together in an appropriate and respectful way.

Review cycle:

This policy was last updated on 29/6/18 and is scheduled for review in 29/6/20.

2019 ENROLMENTS

We are now in the process of planning for 2019.

Enrolments for the Year 2019 are now being

taken. Enrolment forms can be collected from the

office. If you have already picked up an enrolment

form please return it to the office. A.S.A.P.

When enrolling please provide:

Proof of Age – e.g. Birth Certificate and Immunisation Certificate (This can be

obtained from the Medicare Website)

Please note: If you know of any potential enrolments, please ask families to

contact the school as soon as possible so we can accurately plan for next year.

Also to assist in our planning for 2019, if your children will not

be returning to Sunbury West Primary School could you please

let us know in writing as soon as possible.

Our Grade 5/6 students have been having a great time

learning how to play Lawn Bowls at the Sunbury

Bowling Club for 5/6 Sport.

VIOLIN AND FLUTE LESSONS AT SUNBURY WEST P.S

Violin and Flute tuition for all levels and abilities is being offered at Sunbury West PS by Cassandra Ivin. Students

who have never played an instrument before are encouraged to join us for a fantastic and fun opportunity to in-

crease confidence and experience all that music has to offer as well as students who already have some musical

experience.

Music examinations which are widely recognized within Australia and internationally, are available to interested

students who choose to do them.

Tuition Fees

The cost of a 30 minute lesson is $15 per student per lesson and lessons will be conducted in small groups of up to 3

students maximum. The approximate cost for Term 4 is $135 (Nine lessons). Please note the cost for each term may

vary slightly due to school activities.

Terms and Conditions

Payment is by term and fees for the term must be received by 2nd lesson of each term. Where payment is not

received by 2nd lesson, lessons will be suspended until payment is made.

Payment must be made online direct to Adagietto Music as detailed on Adagietto’s invoice which will be mailed to

you upon receipt of this completed and signed form. No cash or cheques accepted.

Once enrolled in the program, Adagietto must be notified in writing by week 8 of term if your child does not wish to

continue with their tuition in the following term.

Make-up lessons are only given if the tutor is absent or if the school reschedule the tutor’s day. Fees for the com-

plete term are payable regardless of attendance and cannot be deducted when holidays are taken by the student

during term.

If your child would like to be involved, please indicate below and return complete form to Adagietto (PO Box 405,

Sunbury 3429)

Please do not detach this section – return the complete form.

FLUTE, VIOLIN LESSONS at Sunbury West PS

Student Name………………………………………………………………….Grade…………

School………………………………………………………………

Instrument…………………………………………ContactPerson……………………………………………………

Tel:………………………………….

Email……………………………………………………………………………..Postal address…………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

PLEASE PRINT THE ABOVE INFORMATION FOR CLARITY. THANK YOU.

I agree with the above terms and conditions.

Signature………………………………………………………………. Date……………………

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