27 October 2017 - Lalor East Primary School own snacks in primary school and making your own lunch...
Transcript of 27 October 2017 - Lalor East Primary School own snacks in primary school and making your own lunch...
From the Principal
New Uniform Company—Lowes
We are very excited to announce our
school uniform is now available for
purchase through the Lowes store at
Westfield South Morang. We believe this
move will provide families with more
flexibility when it comes to purchasing as
the Lowes shop is open for late night
shopping and on weekends.
Families will be able to sign up for a loyalty
card to earn points which can be used for
future purchases. At different times during
the year, Lowes also offer 20% discount
days which should provide some great
savings for our families.
Our 2018 new Prep families will also
receive at 15% discount voucher for use
before 31 December 2017 which can be
used to purchase new uniform ready for
the new school year.
Uniform requirements
A reminder to all our families that students
are expected to be in full school uniform on
regular school days. Our school uniform
includes a large range of options for
students. The school uniform colours are
dark green and white for Prep—Grade 5
and black and white for Grade 6s. The
uniform does not include coloured t-shirts
or leggings worn as part of the uniform. As
you know, I do love pink, but it is not our
school uniform and should not be worn to
school unless it is a special dress up day. If
you have problems with ensuring your child
is in our school uniform, please speak to
Scott Duncan or me and I am sure we can
find a way to ensure all our students are in
the correct uniform.
Wacky Wednesday
Wednesday this week was pretty wacky!
There were lots of wonderful creative
wacky clothing including coloured wigs,
crazy hair styles, pink tutus, mismatched
socks and shoes and quite a few people
had a problem putting their clothes on the
right way. Thank you to all the parents for
your creativeness with the wacky clothing.
Well done to the Junior School Council
under the guidance of Hari Mathios and
Julie Hewison for arranging this fun day for
us all.
Early Arrivals
A reminder to all our
families that children
SHOULD NOT be at
school before 8:45am.
We have noticed an
increase in the number
of children in the yard
from as early as
8:00am. There are no staff on duty until
8:45am to supervise children. Before Care
opens from 7:00am. If you have an early
appointment, you need to arrange for your
child/ren to attend Before Care so they are
not in the yard unsupervised. Breakfast
Club opens at 8:30am and children are
welcome to attend Breakfast Club from this
time. I ask for everyone’s cooperation with
helping us to keep your children safe by
not sending them to school before 8:45am.
Sleep - Aim for 9 hours
I was concerned when I was speaking to
the Grade 5/6 students this week about
the large number who looked really tired. I
reminded them of the importance of
getting enough sleep. I know this is
challenging for parents but it is really
important that children get 9-10 hours
sleep a night. Anything less than this and
their brains don’t get a chance to recharge
properly and their bodies can’t grow
properly. If we are too tired we can’t
concentrate and we make poor choices.
Let’s all make a BIG effort to get more
sleep!
Linda Richards
27 October 2017
TERM 4
Tuesday 31 October
Gr 3/4 CERES Excursion
Thursday 2 November
Prep— Gr 2 Werribee Zoo
excursion
Monday 6 November
Curr iculum Day—NO
SCHOOL
Tuesday 7 November
Melbourne Cup Day—NO
SCHOOL
Wednesday 8 November
Gr 5/6 Quantum Victoria
Lego Robotics—Grp 2
Gr 3/4 Bike Education
begins
Thursday 9 November
House Sports
Friday 10 November
2018 Prep Transition
begins
Office hours are 8:30am-
4:00pm
TERM DATES FOR 2017
Term 4:
9 October-22 December
Term 4 Absences
16/10/2017– 20/10/2017
An improvement in our overall attendance figures
this week; we reduced our total number of absences
by 17 days. We still need to focus on increased the
number of approved absences as we have increased
this figure to almost 60%. Remember to send a note
or give the school a call if your child is away from
school. Be sure to take time over the weekend to
rest (by getting 9 hours of sleep!) and focus on being
at school every day next week. Remember, every day
counts!
Scott Duncan
Assistant Principal
2018 Enrolments
We are taking enrolments for 2018. If you would like
a school tour, please contact the office.
Enrolment forms are available from the office.
Current families are asked to please register at the
school office and collect your enrolment pack from
the office.
2018 Planning
It is important for us to have accurate enrolment
information at this time of the year as we plan for
our 2018 classes. If your child will not be attending
our school next year, can you please inform the
office as soon as possible.
Uniform
Our school uniform colours are bottle green/dark
green and white. Only grade 6 students are
permitted to wear black clothing. The black clothing
must be free of all logos. Please ensure your child’s
uniform meets the standards set out in the Uniform
policy on our website.
Mr Showbags
We have finalised orders for the showbags.
Delivery will take approximately 2 weeks.
Jelly Bean Raffle
Breakfast club is holding a Jelly Bean raffle to win a
jar of Jelly Beans. Tickets can be purchased at
Breakfast club or at the office. Tickets are $1 each
or 6 for $5.
2018 Booklists
Today every student received the 2018 Essential
Student Learning Resource information. The
Department of Education and Training (DET)
provides funding to schools through the Student
Resource Package. This means that we receive bulk
funding for the cost of the school’s educational
programs. This funding covers staff salaries,
professional development, building maintenance,
cleaning and sanitation supplies, energy,
administration and contributions to our educational
programs. Lalor East Primary School finds additional
income from sources such as fundraising and the
hire of school facilities to external organisations,
however, these funds do not meet the costs of the
quality education programs we wish to provide for
your children. Lalor East Primary School makes every
effort to keep the cost and number of items that
need to be purchased to a minimum. We also aim to
ensure that the costs are affordable for all parents.
Payments made by Monday 11 December will entitle
your child to be given a stationary pack on the first
day of school next year (Tuesday 30 January 2018).
A school stationary pack will only be issued upon
payment.
Breakfast Club is open each morning from 8:30am—
9:00am. We provide a FREE breakfast of toast,
cereal and fresh fruit for students and their families.
You can find us in the GP Room, so come along and
enjoy a nourishing breakfast before school begins.
We thank and appreciate the ongoing support from
Food Bank Vic, Bakers Delight Mernda Village,
Christina Bakery and Fare Share.
Sports Corner
Lalor travelled to Thomastown East on Friday 20
October for a morning jam packed with action. All
teams that played were inspired and brought there
A-game! We came away with a fantastic result, five
out of six wins with a draw.
The scores were:
Cricket:
Mixed Team LE: TE: Forfeit (Win due to forfeit)
Rounders:
Boys: LE: 2 TE: 1 (win)
Girls: LE: 7 TE: 7 (draw)
Bat tennis:
Boys: LE: 36 TE: 31 (win)
Girls: LE: 42 TE: 19 (win)
Softball Forfeit (win due to forfeit)
Our next game on Friday 3 November is AWAY
against St Peters.
Dean Sharples
Phys. Ed Coordinator
2.
Grade Without
Note
With
Note
Total
No.
Progressive
Total
Average
Rate/
Student
Prep 9 9 18 26 .66
1/2 18 9 27 62 .78
3/4 15 12 27 53 .53
5/6 22 15 37 94 .83
TOTAL 64 45 109 235 .70
OFFICE NEWS
3.
Parenting for Resilience by Michael Grose
Resilience has proven to be one of the most important factors in predicting success as an adult. The ability to
bounce back, regulate emotions and cope with stress are key traits in a healthy, functioning person. Resilience
also helps prevent anxiety and depression. It is something we need to be instilling in our children.
As a child’s first educators, parents can’t leave it to early learning centres, pre-schools and schools to develop
their child’s resilience. It’s something that parents need to be constantly developing. Building resilience is not a
program, but should be an approach or mindset that guides your parenting. Here are five principles/ideas that
you can easily adapt to develop a strong sense of resilience in your child.
1. Develop your child’s self-sufficiency
Self-esteem is an essential element for resilience. It teflon coats children against rejection and self-doubt. The
foundation for self-esteem is self-sufficiency. It’s the simple things such as feeding yourself as a toddler, making
your own snacks in primary school and making your own lunch in secondary school that build self-esteem.
Mastery over your own life provides a strong sense of self, which is an important piece of the resilience puzzle.
2. Allow kids to resolve their own problems
Resilience is developed when children own and resolve their own problems, whether those problems are
learning, relational or organisational challenges. A lunch left at home is a child’s problem to solve – either he
borrows or goes without. A teenager who sleeps in on a school day needs to be allowed to manage the
inconvenience of the situation, experience the stress that comes with being late and find a solution to avoid a
repeat. Look for ways to coach your kids through social, physical and learning challenges but resist the urge to
interfere or rescue kids unless it’s absolutely necessary.
3. Encourage play (and mucking around) at every age
Encourage your child to play and be playful. As a community we seem to hold little store in the value of free,
child-initiated, or even teenager-initiated, play. It’s almost as if play time is a waste of valuable learning time. As
any adult who experienced the joys of 'mucking around' as a child or young person will know, free play has huge
benefits. These include helping children manage fear, providing opportunities to negotiate risk, and learning
how to work flexibly with others. Importantly, free play and mucking around help children experience and tame
stress, which is essential for resilience.
There is always lots of talk in the media about the importance of developing resilience in children.
While we do focus on developing these skills in children at school, it is very much a partnership
between home and school. There are many simple things parents can do to help their child to develop
resilience skills including:
letting them carry their own school bag to and from school
making their bed each morning
helping with simple chores around their house.
The article form Michael Grose also has some other useful strategies and tips for parents. Enjoy!
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Parenting for Resilience by Michael Grose
4. Focus on face-to-face friendships
Healthy peer relationships are important protective factors against anxiety and depression for children and
young people. From a resilience perspective, peer relationships are most potent when connections are
face-to-face rather than through a digital medium. Studies are now showing how simple face-to-face social
engagement has a massive positive impact on wellbeing. Positive face-to-face engagement – a smile, a wink or
a nod – releases oxytocin, which increases trust and reduces cortisol (stress hormone). These simple
face-to-face interactions also release dopamine, which makes us feel better.
For the sake of your child’s resilience, encourage more face-to-face interactions, model healthy socialisation
and help them balance their time between the online and real worlds.
5. Tell stories of resilience
Storytelling is a powerful way of shaping children’s understanding of how the world works. According to a recent
study, children who hear stories about family members overcoming obstacles are more resilient and display
more grit in the face of challenges. The most helpful stories are those that are realistic, reflecting life’s ups and
downs. It’s often stories of difficulty rather than success that teach and inspire children to persist. Similarly, it
helps to remind children of times you worked hard in the past to overcome obstacles. These might include how
you learned to ride a bike, how you adjusted to moving schools or how you to got along with a seemingly
challenging teacher, boss or work colleague.
Perhaps the easiest way to bring resilience into your parenting is to develop a mindset for resilience. It helps to
remember the struggles and difficulties you may have experienced and be willing to keep kids’ chins up when
difficulties and challenges get them down. It’s also helpful to remind kids that things will get better. They always
do, which is a fabulous resilience lesson to learn.
WINNERS
Congratulations to
Matthew Chevelle
Jacqueline Lana
Nez
on banking 10 times and earn-
ing 10 tokens to use for rewards!
Remember you can bank as little as
50c or even bank $2!
5.
Well done to the following Students of the Week
Prep/1 Miss S Victoria
3/4 Jones Ali & Sakinah 3/4 Steph Abas
5/6 Nickson Dina & Dina 5/6 Carrocci Reuben
5/6 Campbell/Pobjoy Kasie
Literacy Dean & Ngamoni Principal Ben L
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Lalor East Primary School | 27 October 2017
Coordinator | Natalie 0411 899 910
FLASH! SNAP! SMILE! CHEESE!
The children have turned into professional photographers at OSHC this week; the children have
been encouraged to take as many artistic funny photos as possible inside and around the
playground. We have been capturing the amazing world outside, our cool creations and our silly
faces. They have been mind-blowing and often hilarious. I will be printing the photos too so we can
show case our photography skills to our families and school community.
Our other theme for the week has been Fun and Games. The children and I have enjoyed playing
fun games inside like Jenga and Pictionary, and building cool things using Lego and K-Nex. We
have turned the OSHC into a cosy, comfortable cubby house and have created different characters
with our role-playing talent. When it is a sunny afternoon, we have had a blast playing Frisbee,
cricket and tennis outside. Look out Olympics 2028. We are super stars! The children and I have
also enjoyed making our own delicious lemonade and banana smoothies YUM!
Parents: you can make a casual booking on the day. Please call the OSHC mobile on
0411 899 910 or 9464 2383. You can leave a message or send a text message. Alternatively,
you can call the office; they will direct you to OSHC too.
Don’t forget, you are most welcome to drop into the OSHC room. You might leave with a delicious
OSHC made treat. To find out more about our program and to register and book visit
www.campaustralia.com.au or call 1300 105 343.
Wednesday
Every Wednesday in term 4, Junior School Council will hold Wrapper Free Wednesday
Please come to school without any wrappers with your play lunch
or lunch. We ask you to have a wrapper free lunch box. The Junior School Councillors will be coming around to each
classroom to deliver a plastic bag for your wrappers on the day. They will then weigh each classrooms’ plastic bag.
The classroom with the lowest weight of wrappers for the week will
be awarded the Golden Garbage Bin award for the whole week. The classroom to be awarded the Gold Garbage Bin award the most times will win the catering for your end of year classroom
party paid for by JSC!
Our aim is to reduce the amount of rubbish and wrappers in our school yard and to make a positive difference to our great school.
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Breakfast Club
Raffle
TICKETS: $1 EACH OR 6 FOR $5
Tickets can be purchased from Amanda at breakfast club or at the office
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AT WHITTLESEA
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