No 20

ELIZABETH DRIVE, SUNBURY 3429

PHONE 9740 8666

www.sunburywestps.vic.edu.au 17th December 2018

Dear Families,

It is hard to believe that we are again approaching the end of a very busy year.

Our Year 4 students recently completed their Bike Education training. With a focus

on road safety, the children can now ride their bikes or scooters to school. Thank

you to Mr Payton for coordinating this activity and to Ms Moore, Mrs Warchulski and

Miss Overend for supporting students during the program.

Over the past few weeks we welcomed 36 new Preps to our school through their

orientation program. With a mix of new and existing families, it was lovely to watch

new friendships begin to form. We look forward to a smooth transition for our new

Sunbury West students next year.

Congratulations to the families who were lucky enough to win one of the many

prizes in our Christmas raffle this year. Our sincerest thanks to FOSW for their hard

work in coordinating this. They have spent many months sourcing prizes and as

always, our annual fundraising for the school has been successful, with the school

raising in excess of $14,000.

Thank you to our many volunteers and parent helpers who support the school in so

many ways. School Councillors, FOSW, Student Banking, Canteen Helpers and our

Kids Hope mentors are just some of the ways in which our school is supported

throughout the year. Without the assistance of these parents, guardians and

volunteers many programs and activities would not come to fruition. These

partnerships are greatly valued and appreciated.

I wish to acknowledge the extremely hard work of the staff throughout the year.

Our teachers work tirelessly to ensure the best possible learning opportunities for

children but are also highly committed to their own professional learning to build

and extend their capacity as educational leaders in a 21st Century schooling

system. Teachers across the school have been involved in extensive regional and

network professional learning initiatives. Examples include:

School Wide Positive Behaviours which focusses on a whole school approach to

student wellbeing and engagement.

Professional Learning Communities where our Instructional Team Leaders have

learnt to use evidence based inquiry and data to inform planning and scaffold

student learning.

Literacy Leaders Training which has supported our growth in best practice

teaching and learning strategies. In 2018, the school commenced its work, re-

shaping our Writing Program.

Curriculum Leaders Training where staff participated in regional forums which

focussed on the many educational state reforms and initiatives.

The SDR Middle years Numeracy Project, coordinated by myself culminated in

two years of work where 35 participants across nine Sunbury schools came

together to build transitional links and implement teaching reform in Numeracy.

I am extremely proud and grateful to all staff in the work that they do to ensure

best possible outcomes for kids.

We have a couple of staffing changes next year. Mrs. Duckworth will be retiring

after a long and fruitful career with the last 22 years having been spent at Sunbury

West. We thank Mrs. Duckworth for her dedication and commitment to state

education. She has made a significant impact on the lives of many and has made

TIMELINE

Term 4

Tuesday 18th December

Yr 3/4 Movies Excursion

Tuesday 18th December

Year 6 Graduation

Wednesday 19th Dec

Yr 5/6 Movies Excursion

Wednesday 19th Dec

Reports sent home

2019 Grade notification

sent home

Thursday 20th Dec

Prep - 2 Grade Parties

and Movie

Friday 21st December

Meet the teacher

Friday 21st December

Last Day of Term 4

2.30pm Dismissal

valuable contributions to our school. We appreciate Mrs. Duckworth’s wealth of experience and love of

working with children. Mrs Duckworth has worked across all areas of the school and has helped to shape

many lives, particularly in those formative years through her work in the Prep area. We know that Mrs

Duckworth takes with her many fond memories of her life and time in the teaching profession and of the

many families she has worked with. We sincerely appreciate her hard work over the years and wish her all

the very best as she embarks on this new stage of her life.

We also say goodbye to Ms Boyce, who has taken up a position at Kismet Park Primary School. Ms Boyce

came to our school in April this year, replacing Mrs Tame. She quickly adjusted to her role in an already

established classroom and we thank Ms Boyce for all her work during this time and wish her all the best at

her new school.

Tomorrow night we celebrate our Grade 6 students’ first 7 years of schooling at their Graduation

Ceremony. As always, the students have worked hard to prepare for this evening where they share their

educational journey and memories with family and friends. Congratulations to all our Year 6 students. We

wish them well as they embark on the next phase of their education and look forward to hearing about

their many successes and achievements along the way. Sincerest thanks to the Year 6 teachers who have

spent many hours preparing for the event so that the students could have a memorable occasion to

round off their primary years of schooling.

On behalf of the staff, I extend my warmest wishes to all our families for a happy and safe holiday period.

We look forward to everyone’s return in the New Year. Classes in Years 1 – 6 resume on Thursday 31st

January. Our Preps commence on Monday 4th February.

Inga Wilson

Principal

Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm on Friday 21st December.

Please make sure you have made arrangements to pick your

child(ren) up at this earlier time.

The office will be open for Bookpack collection on

Wednesday 30th January from 10.00am - 2.00pm.

Congratulations to all our Christmas

Raffle prize winners:

1. Graham Green

2. Melissa Baba

3. Marie Warchulski

4. Casey Dowal

5. Louise Courtney

6. Eric Smith-Jones

7. Luz Amanda Castaneda

8. Hannah Butler

9. Nicki Sheppard

10. T. Sheppard

11. Archie Hall

12. Tilly Guyett

13. James Larton

14. River

15. Brodie & Cameron Moore

16. Jason

17. Kate Degering

18. Carolyn Johnstone

19. Max Pantano

20. Dayne Weiler

21. Marie Warchulski

22. Harry Smith-Jones

23. Glenda Cooper

24. David Brett

Enjoy your prize!

STUDENT OF THE WEEK - 3rd December

Prep CD Tasneem Kaur

1/2A Ksenia Vujasinovic

1/2B Indy Hicks & Tyedess Valeliano

1/2S Lily McMonagle & Madeleine Said

3/4B Bailey Van Hostauyen & Ilija Vujasinovic

3/4L Zayne Gadsden & Breanna Glover

5/6M Eliza Lee & Zoe Lumsden

5/6T Jaxon Dowall & Emily Kristic

Art Liam Rhodes

Japanese Jeya Reeks & Jackson Wells

STUDENT OF THE WEEK - 10th December

Prep CD Heath Prior & Abby Grimes

1/2A Reuben Valeliano

1/2B Cara Pamintuan, AJ Vaiese & Summer Walsh

1/2S Zoe Watt & Jackson Wells

3/4B Charlotte Fletcher

3/4L Nate Curll & Kasia Phillips

3/4T Jessica Wilson & Will Conduit

5/6M Ryley White

5/6P Daniel Begbie

5/6T Daniel Sheldrick, David West & Angel Vujasinovic

Japanese Jessica Wilson & Noah Ploog

P.E. All Grade 4 students

Prep CD Harriet Banchero & Jack Marston

1/2A Whole Class

1/2B Whole Class

1/2S Whole Class

3/4B Whole Class

3/4T Jamie Cavanagh & Serenity DeBono

5/6M Grade 6 students

5/6P Emma James

5/6T Daniel Sheldrick

Japanese 1/2B

STUDENT OF THE WEEK - 17th December

1/2 Year Summary

2018 has been a very busy year for the 1/2’s! The 1/2 teachers have

watched as their little ones have grown in learning and in making

positive decisions. They have shown respect and maturity when

attending incursions and excursions including the Post Office Walk,

CERES, Woolworths, Swimming, Milo Cricket and Tennis.

Students have learnt all about Sunbury West’s new school values and

demonstrate daily that they can make decisions considering the values.

They have learnt about the continents of the world, traditions, culture

and the people that live on Earth.

A strong focus for the 1/2’s has been articulating their

reasoning in their learning. Every student has become more confident

when speaking in front of their class and all show encouragement when

their classmates are doing so. The 1/2 teachers are so proud of every

student and their personal learning! We wish them good luck for 2019!

Mrs Attard, Ms Barnes & Ms Skinner

What did the Grade 3/4 students enjoy this year…..

What have the Year 5/6’s been up to this year?

The first major thing we did this year was the house swimming carnival it was great fun and it went pretty

swimmingly. We all tried our best but it was Boeing that came out on top. The champion boy was Angel

Vujasinovic and the champion girl was Emily Kristic. The Year sixes also got their prep buddy’s at the start of

year and it was great meeting and talking to them. Then we had the house athletics which was also incredibly

fun. We had quite a lot events that we had that day such as the 800 meter, 100 meter, the 200 meter, shot

put, discus, and long jump to name a few. Angel Vujasinovic And Grace Azzopardi were the champion boy and

girl and Hercules was the winning house, to finish off our sports carnivals we had cross country. We had to run

a long way but we all still enjoyed it the winning house was Boeing. Angel Vujasinovic And Grace Azzopardi

were the champion boy and girl, jeez Angel doesn't slow down does he.

Next was Sovereign Hill, and in our opinion the best of our excursions, the first thing we did there was pan for

gold. It was very hard to find some gold In fact I don’t think anyone found any gold. We also did a activity

called history is a wonderful place but you wouldn’t want to live there. A man taught us about the 1800s, what

Sovereign Hill used to look like what people dressed like what people did, heck they even told us that they

used to poop in pots. After that we lined up to go in the red hill mine adventure one by one we went down

the long stairs. When we were down in the mine we watched a video of the golden nugget but it wasn’t just a

golden nugget it was the biggest golden nugget in the world after the video we went back outside and had

lunch. And then we got some time to shop and went back to school.

Then we had Winter Sports, a day in which all the 5/6s participated the sports were soccer t ball netball and

football. The footballers and netballers won the pendant. And continuing the sports theme we bowl into sum-

mer sports, the sports you could choose from were cricket basketball, softball and volleyball. Cricket and bas-

ketball managed to take home the pendant.

Next came Sunbury West On Show in which the students of the 5/6 area did 3 dances from the music of u

can't touch this, the ketchup song and whip nae nae. We watched the AMANASKA around the world in 80 day

performance. Many of the students enjoyed the song and the layering of music. We did lawn bowls at the

Sunbury bowling club we learnt many different games and we all had fun.

Next we did the Colour Fun Run which was a fun way of getting exercise, we were sprayed with different col-

ours of corn starch so we looked like rainbows.

We went to Sunbury College Show Off when we got there we listened to some students music there was jazz

rock and pop. We also went to the fashion show and we saw many different kinds of styles. Lastly we went

into the library to see the art gallery.

Finally is something that actually hasn’t happened yet but the 5/6s are going to go to Reading Cinemas to see

The Grinch, we are all very excited!

By Kayne Beasy & Nate Warren

Community News

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2019 Bookpacks are $130 per student

Reminder to collect your Bookpack from the office.

You can pay your Bookpack fees any time from now until 17th December on Qkr! or by Cash /

Eftpos at the office.

No cash will be accepted after this date.

Please contact the office if you would like the Bookpack sent home with your child / children.

CANTEEN NEWS

Parents, Carers, Teachers & Students,

I wish to take this opportunity to THANK YOU all for your continued support throughout 2018. I have a small number of volunteers who help out and I THANK YOU DEARLY. Its been a great year full of healthy snacks which produce lots of vibrant colours to make a very special lunch. I have enjoyed serving you all this year and look forward to what next year will bring.

I hope you all have A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR.

Thanks Allison

Canteen Manager