Gladesville Primary School

Newsletter

Monday 21st August 2017

Our Mission:

Empower the leader within

each individual

A few messages from the Principal’s desk. . .

IMPORTANT

INFORMATION � Camp ADANAC

21st to 23rd August

� Life Skills Week 2

24th August

� The Leader In Me

Parent Info Session 2

30th August

� Fathers’ Day Stall

31st August

� Hoop time

1st September

� TRIVIA NIGHT

Friday 8th September

NO Breakfast Club or

S-Canteen during camp days

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

BE PROACTIVE I BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND I PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST I THINK WIN - WIN

SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD I SYNERGIZE I SHARPEN THE SAW

As you read the newsletter this week, our Grade 4-6 students and staff are at Camp ADANAC for an action packed three days of adventure and challenges. We can’t wait to share our photos and stories with you in the next newsletter.

2018 Foundation School Fun Session have been running with our Physical Education session held last week. We had a very excited group of future Gladesville students come along to participate in a fun PMP session with Miss Alexander and Mrs Maddison. Thanks to these two wonderful staff members for their organisation of thoroughly engaging learning session. If you have a child starting school in 2018 or 2019, or know of families with children of this age. Please contact Hollie in the office for enrolment information including School Fun and Transition session times.

Orbeez balls are being brought to school by some

students. They are being carried floating in water, in zip lock bags,

enclosed pencil sharpeners and drink bottles. The balls are made of

superabsorbent polymers (synthetic material) that with the addition of

water can grow to more than 100 times their volume. Due to the obvious

dangers of students consuming the balls via their drink bottles, can you

please ensure Orbeez balls are not taken to school. Any student found

with them in class will have them collected and returned to parents.

Thank you all in advance for your support of the school as we continue

to put student safety first, and as always please don’t hesitate to call if

you have any queries or concerns.

Have a wonderful week!

Nicki Wood - Principal

Parent Opinion Survey 2017

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 at each school. The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA

Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed via desktop

computer, laptop, tablet or mobile at any convenient time within the fieldwork period from Monday 7th

August to Sunday 27th August.

Jump Rope for Heart

Our school is participating in the Heart Foundation Jump Rope for Heart program and we would love your support! Heart Foundation Jump Rope for Heart is an exciting and non-competitive program, which encourages children to become more active through skipping, learning new skills and raising vital funds for heart research, and community health programs.

Skipping is an excellent way for children to keep fit and healthy. Over the next few weeks, your child will be learning a range of fun skipping skills and new tricks. We will emphasise the importance of regular physical activity and the importance of healthy eating for a healthy lifestyle.

Jump Rope for Heart is also a great way to encourage children to get involved in our community and support Australia’s’ leading heart health charity, the Heart Foundation. The Jump Rope team provides us with lots of resources and support to implement the program and in return, we ask that students help by seeking sponsorship for their involvement.

A donation of $2, $5 or $10 can be made at the office or alternatively you can register your child at:

Visit: www.jumprope.org.au go to the Kids tab and click on REGISTER

Our schools fundraising website is live and ready to go. Please visit:

http://jumprope.everydayhero.do/jumprope2017/Gladesville_Primary_School_Gladesville_VIC_131520

A secure fundraising page will be created as soon as you register, and then you are encouraged to share this link with as many people as possible. This is an easy, safe way for your child to monitor their progress, receive bonus prizes and even receive sponsorship from family and friends who are further

afield.

At the end of the program, on the Thursday 14th September 10am to 1.30pm we will be holding a Jump Off. This is an event to celebrate the conclusion of the Jump Rope program and it’s a great opportunity for you to witness how much fun skipping can be. Come along and pick up a rope!

When your child has finished fundraising online let your teacher know and for your own reference you may like to print out a copy of the donations received online. Thank you for joining us in the fight against heart disease and we look forward to getting the whole school jumping!

Natasha Maddison-Jump Rope for Heart School Coordinator Gladesville Primary School

Apple and Strawberry Man

Chris is a local farmer that picks the apples fresh and delivers them to our school each

fortnight on a Friday. They are deeelish! If you would like to order apples, please tell

and give the money to Hollie in the office at the latest on the Thursday before

assembly. Green and Red Apples are $10 per big bag

Snacks Canteen Roster continued for the rest of 2017

NO SNACKS CANTEEN THIS TUESDAY 22ND AUGUST

DUE TO CAMP

Please note: Students are not to share food or buy food

for anyone else.

There is a limit of 1 of each drink/chips per child.

Thank you to our parent volunteers!

Please see the next fortnight’s roster below.

School Council Update

Last Wednesday was our monthly School Council Meeting. At this meeting,

our usual agenda business of finance, correspondence, subcommittee minutes and general business

was tabled and discussed. It has been wonderful to have our Lighthouse Leaders from Junior School

Council send the minutes of their meeting to be tabled and discussed. Next month two student

representatives from this subcommittee will attend school council for the first time. School Council

discussed the delay in the Inclusive Schools Fund works. School Council President, Kerryn Morey and

Principal, Nicki Wood, have sent a second letter to raise our concerns regarding the delay of this project.

We hope to have more information for the school community by our next School Council Meeting. Thanks

to all of our wonderful school councillors who continue to support the school and work in partnership for

the benefit of our students.

Trivia Night – SELLING OUT FAST

Our major fundraising event for this year is our Trivia Night. This event is being

organised by the Gladesville Staff as a way of providing parents and caregivers

with an event that they can simply come to and enjoy, without having to do the

preparation. Naomi Hobbs is leading the coordination of donations of silent auction items, raffle prizes

and financial donations. If you know of a company, organisation or someone that may be able to make a

donation for this event, please contact Hollie, Naomi or Nicki and we will get in touch with them. We

currently have three fully booked tables and look forward to seeing this grow in the coming week. All

funds raised go directly student learning resources.

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2017

Gladesville Primary School has two sticker collection boxes. One at Woolworths

Kilsyth and the other at the school office. Thank you for your support!

At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The

range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources

for Maths, English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport

and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

Day Date Parent Helper

Tuesday 22nd August No S Canteen

Thursday 24th August Melissa

Tuesday 29th August Andrea

Thursday 31st August Sara

Physical Education For the last two weeks, the senior school have participated in Volleyball Clinics.

Volleyball Victoria has run these sessions. They have taught the students various

skills needed in volleyball and the rules of the game. The students have had a great

time and have developed their understanding and skills in the process. Some

feedback from the students:

"I think I was ok, I would like to do it again"- Paisley 4/5

" I like it because it's fun!!" - James 4/5

" I really like it! P.S I want more please" Ebony 4/5

Thank you to Kilsyth Aus Kick for donating footballs to Gladesville Primary School!

Visual Arts Junior School: For the last month, we have been focusing on the art principle of line

and the different ways we can produce line to fill space in a piece of work. To accent

the way we have used line we are utilising the art element of emphasis, in particular contrast, to make

our line art “pop”. The artwork we have produced over the last month has been designed for students to

practise Habit 6, Synergise, where students collaborate to create the final piece of art proving that

TOGETHER REALLY IS BETTER. Our final pieces will be on display in the corridor, keep your eyes out,

you will not miss them!

Senior School: Over the last month, the senior school has focused on the art principles of line and

colour. We have worked with the medium of watercolour to produce a simple yet very effective piece of

work where less is more and more is less. This concept of “knowing when to stop” is fundamental to

Habit 2, Begin with the End in Mind. Student have needed to have a clear plan and vision for their work

in order to produce the desired effect. These artworks will be on display in the front foyer and are really

worth a look.

Indonesian This term the focus in Indonesian is on animals (Binatang). Over

the next few weeks students in F-3 will be learning about animals

at the zoo and lizards. They will be making a page for a class book about an animal

found at the zoo and as a class reading a book titled ‘Di kebun binatang’. Students

will also be learning an Indonesian song ‘Cicak-cicak di dinding’ which is all about

a lizard climbing up the wall looking for a mosquito to eat.

Cicak cicak di dinding

Cicak cicak di dinding

Diam diam merayap

Datang seekor nyamuk

Hap! Lalu ditangkap.

Students in grade 4-6 will be working in pairs to translate a list of sentences which describe two animals.

Students will then be asked to try and work out which animals these depict. We will also be working on

a role-play in Indonesian about walking through the jungle and seeing lots of different animals.We will

be using the dictionary to match the correct word with an animal picture. Some of the new words students

will be learning are:

harimau: tiger ular: snake melata: slither berenang: swim Wah! : Wow!

Melihat apa?: What can you see?

In all Indonesian lessons students are encouraged to make proactive choices and be in charge of their

own learning. A weekly certificate is presented to a student exhibiting these behaviours. Students are

encouraged to synergise as they work on group activities.

Fathers’ Day Breakfast Dads, Grandads and special friends are invited to Gladesville Primary School’s Fathers’ Day themed

Breakfast Club! There will be lots of scrumptious choices on the menu to enjoy with your children. We

look forward to celebrating Fathers’ Day with you all then! Thank you to the staff at Gladesville for

cooking and preparing our Fathers’ Day Breakfast again this year.

BAKED BEAN JAFFLES

CHEESE JAFFLES

TOAST WITH JAM OR VEGEMITE

CHEERIOS OR PORRIDGE

Fathers’ Day Raffle Gladesville Primary School is holding our annual Fathers’ Day Raffle! We are asking for your help to sell the attached book of raffle tickets sent home on Monday 21st August. All funds raised will go towards our goal to purchase 10 iPads for each grade as a part of our ICT learning. Tickets are $1.00 each (total value of tickets is $20.00). Please ensure the names and telephone numbers of the people purchasing the tickets are written on the tickets.

1st Prize - $100 BUNNINGS VOUCHER 2nd Prize - $50 LILYDALE INTERNATIONAL VOUCHER 3rd Prize - CAR WASH KIT

Money and tickets need to be returned to the office by Thursday 31st August. The raffle will be drawn at assembly on - Friday 1st September. We thank you for your continued support of our wonderful school and wish you a HAPPY FATHERS’ DAY.

Fathers’ Day Stall

Gladesville Primary School will be holding a Fathers’ Day Stall on Thursday 31st

August from 9am to 10.30am. There will be lots of exciting gifts to choose from for

Dad, Grandpa or special person. Each class will be escorted by their teacher to the

stall for students to make their purchases.

Purchased gifts will be kept safe during that day and handed back to students at the

end of the day.

Please don’t forget to bring a named plastic bag for children to carry their gifts home.

Gladesville Primary School Community Group

Science On Monday 14th August, Gladesville Primary School launched its five week

science program. All year levels were exposed to the world of science looking

through the lens of Botany – the study of plants. Using Habit 3- the class Put First Things First and made

safety a number one priority in all classes. With Habit 6 – the students Synergised and all agreed to a

science safety contract (see below) after exploring risks in a science classroom lab and the importance

to follow basic rules.

With safety understood, students used Habit 5 – Seeking To Understand Then

To Be Understood in identifying basic plant structures and functions using living

examples of plants. Sunlight, water and nutrients were identified as essential

for plant growth and survival. Students then used the first Habit – Be Proactive

to discover how water travels through a plant. Using food dye and white flowers,

students were delighted to make predictions and then discover that they could

change the colour of flowers – see the spectacular pictures below.

Thank you to all the teaching staff for giving up precious classroom time for

Science this term. Student and family feedback has been positive and together

with them I look forward to what Science has in store for them in the program.

Mr Gurr - Science Specialist Teacher

Junior School Foundation: In Reading, Foundation is exploring the author’s purpose for writing a text to assist their

comprehension. Students are retelling stories listened to and read, including, characters, the setting and

the beginning, middle and end. When reading unknown words, Foundation is blending and stretching out

the sounds.

With a continued focus on the use of capital letters and ending punctuation, Foundation is writing their

own narratives. Their narratives include a beginning, introducing the characters and setting, a middle,

the problem of the story and an ending, where the problem is resolved. Students also regularly write

recounts, focusing on an event that has already occurred, giving the reader information such as, when it

happened, who they were with, what they did and how they felt. Foundation is blending two sounds

together to make a new sound (digraphs). We are focusing on th, sh, and ch. Students are learning the

difference between vowels and consonants and how to use onset and rime to spell simple words (eg.

cat, bat, mat, sat, chat)

Foundation’s Wildly Important Maths Goal is to count to 100. Students will develop the skills to count to

100 in different ways. At the beginning of the term, Foundation represented simple financial situations

using money in our class shop. Students began to learn the features of Australian coins and how they

can be ordered in value. With a focus on spheres, cubes, cones and cylinders, we explored 3D shapes,

naming them and identifying them in the environment. Foundation is now focusing on location and

transformation, where we look at the position and movement of an object.

Our inquiry learning unit, Fairness and Friendship sees students explore

the importance of how to make and keep friends. They learn about the

importance of rules and ways to accept differences of opinion. Listening

skills are a focus of this unit. Foundation is continuing to focus on how using

the 7 Habits to be a leader can fit into any part of our lives.

Grade 1/2M: In Reading, students have learnt about simple and compound sentences. They practised

recognising who and what was involved in the sentence. They also began asking questions in reading.

For the remainder of the term, Grade 1/2 will be focusing on asking questions, connecting with characters

and inferring. This will support the students’ comprehension and the development of a deeper

understanding of texts.

In Writing, students looked at the structure of recounts and began writing creative narratives. The focus

for the remainder of the semester is on creative narratives and informational texts. The students will be

working on their Wildly Important Goal of writing independently for 9 hours by the end of term. The

spelling focuses for Grade 1/2 were word endings (eg. s, ing, ed) and initial and final consonant blends

(eg. st, pl, lk). The students will now begin learning long vowel sounds (eg. ai, ay, ee, igh)

In Maths, students explored length, mass and capacity. They ordered, sorted and counted money. For

the remainder of the term, Grade 1/2 will learn about division, fractions and location. The students will

continue practising their basic number facts to support a deeper understanding of number manipulation.

During Term 3 we are exploring the concept of Social Justice with a focus on

multiculturalism and the development of empathy, understanding and curiosity

about people from different cultures. The students will investigate the different

cultural groups that make up multicultural Australia, ways to enjoy and get the most

out of living in a multicultural society and the importance of treating all people fairly

and with respect.

We began the term with a focus on Habit 3, Put First Things First. The students considered the important

things in their lives and how to prioritise them. We are beginning to learn about Habit 4, Think Win Win

and will then focus on Habit 5, Seek First To Understand Then To Be Understood. These Habits

demonstrate the importance of recognising others’ feelings and support the development of positive

relationships.

Grade 2/3C

Reading: At the beginning of term we focused on Visualising and Inferring in our Reading Workshops.

The students used these skills to determine the meaning of unknown words and build their personal

glossaries. They used clues in the text to visualise the setting and the appearance of main characters.

Year 2/3 is now looking at how we can infer what a character is thinking and feeling. We are moving

towards describing character traits and their emotional development through the story.

Later the students will be focusing on identifying and distinguishing between the topic, main ideas and

supporting details in text.

Mathematics: At the beginning of this term Year 2/3 learnt about division

and we are currently learning about fractions of a whole, a group and on

a number line. We will shortly be investigating the concepts of Mass,

Volume, Symmetry, transformation and angles and lines.

Writing: The students have completed their unit of narrative writing and

are looking at writing non-fiction text in the formats of an explanation,

information report and information narrative.

Spelling / Grammar: Spelling workshop 1 - At the beginning of the term,

the spelling focuses for Grade 1/2 were word endings (e.g. s, ing, ed) and

initial and final consonant blends (eg. st, pl, lk). The students will now

begin learning long vowel sounds (e.g. ai, ay, ee, igh)

Spelling workshop 2 – This term the students have learnt prefixes and suffixes, adding suffixes to words

ending in ‘e’, doubling consonants when adding ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ such as running. We are currently working

on compound words, plurals and contractions such as ‘don’t’.

7 Habits: Year 2/3 looked at Habit 3 putting First things first and what that really means for them in their

lives. They are currently practising Habit 5 - Seek first to understand and then be understood. Listening

with our heart and mind to someone else before you speak and express your own views. We will explore

how both these Habits help us with Habit 4 – Think win-win.

Inquiry: Social Justice

During Term 3 the students are exploring the concept of Social Justice with a focus on multiculturalism

and the development of empathy, understanding and curiosity about people from different cultures. The

students will investigate the different cultural groups that make up multicultural Australia, ways to enjoy

and get the most out of living in a multicultural society and the importance of treating all people fairly and

with respect.

Senior School In reading this term, the senior school students are concentrating on comprehension skills, particularly

summarising and compare and contrast (same and different) In writing, students are looking at poetry,

to help us with our inquiry topic. Students are building their poetry skills and

learning new ones. In spelling, we are focusing on personal spelling words

coming from students’ writing, sight words and vocabulary from our inquiry

topic.

In Maths, we will be concentrating on fractions, place value and 3D shapes.

Our unit of inquiry is Care for the Kids where we are investigating aid agencies

that support children, issues facing children living in poverty and actions that

improve children's lives. At the end of the term, we will be celebrating our

learning with a Slam Poetry presentation for our family and friends to come enjoy.

As always, we are continuing to learn to use all 7 Habits throughout our daily lives and improving our

leadership skills.

Student Birthdays

7 Habits Parent Information Sessions

August

27th Moses

30th Leim

31st Alex

Week ending 11th August

00A Kaycee Habit 1 & 2: Kaycee was proactive and didn’t give up when making her

3D cube.

12A Lily-Kate Habit 1: For proactively engaging in all learning activities.

23A Georgia Habit 1: For her positive attitude to learning tasks, her enthusiasm in

sharing ideas and her willingness to have a go at new experiences.

45A Mitchell Habit 1: For being proactive and focusing in Maths to complete his

tasks on decimals.

56A

Physical

Education Aleisha

Habit 4: Aleisha has demonstrated that she encourages and includes

everyone when playing team games. Aleisha is a competent leader

and a great role model to her peers.

Week ending 18th August

00A Maddie S

Habit 2: Maddie demonstrated her understanding of 3D shapes by

making them out of play dough. Her play dough 3D shapes were

fantastic!

12A Anthony Habit 2: For consistently practising his personal reading goals.

23A Beau Habit 6: For eagerness to share his ideas with others and focus on his

learning tasks.

45A Malokai

Habit 6: For synergising with his classmates to start planning their

emotive messages about the water issues that children in poverty

face.

56A

Physical

Education Ebony I

Habit 6: Ebony has consistently demonstrated that she can synergize

with others in her class. Ebony is a great role model for her peers.

Community Noticeboard

Thank you to all of our sponsors for contributing to

the Gladesville Primary School TRIVIA NIGHT!