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ARMADALE PRIMARY SCHOOL Newsletter No. 34 1 November 2018

Address: Densham Road, Armadale 3143

School Phone: 03 9822 7003 School Fax: 03 9824 8954

Website: www.armadaleps.vic.edu.au E: armadale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

OOSHC Phone: 03 9822 4912 OOSHC E: ooshc@armadaleps.vic.edu.au

This Week’s Events

Tuesday 6th November Melbourne Cup holiday

(STUDENT FREE DAY)

Thursday 8th November 5/6 Urban seed Excursion

Thursday 8th November Yr5 Hush parent information night

Friday 9th November Whole school photo

Coming Events

Friday 16th November Gallipoli Oaks Tree Planting

Ceremony

Friday 16th November Grade 5/6 Ultimate Frisbee Gala

Day

Tuesday 27th November In-school day with designers for

Landscape Masterplan

Thursday 29th November Landscape Masterplan Community

Forum

Thursday 6th December Performing Arts Showcase

“We are Family”

Friday 7th December Prep, 1 and 2 Swimming begins

Thursday 13th December Grade 6 Graduation

At Armadale Primary School we value …

Excellence Honesty Kindness Learning Respectfulness

Dear Armadale Community, OOSHC Halloween Party What a wonderful time all the children had who attended the OOSHC party to celebrate Halloween. Congratulations to Ben, Alyssa and the whole team for organising such an outstanding event for the school. All the children enjoyed the range of activities, the food, the inflatables, the face painting, craft activities and the games. The school had such a great atmosphere!! I hope the children and especially those who went trick or treating did not have too much sugar last night. I also heard from many parents just how busy Northcote and Denham Road was ! I can’t wait to see what Ben will have planned for next year. SRC Casual Clothes Day is on tomorrow –raising funds for Very Special Kids. Could all children remember to bring a gold coin donation which will go to VSK. I recently received an email from Rowena at Very Special Kids asking if our school could assist with their next fundraising project on November 24th. I forwarded this request on-to all the staff and within 5 minutes 2 year 6 girls, Yasmin and Jade arrived at my door and offered to run a casual clothes day and dance off at recess on Friday November 2nd. The Year 6’s have been involved in a community service program through a number of services and I have been delighted to witness how this outreach program is affecting their kindness and consideration of others less fortunate. Grandparents visit our Preps I have been delighted to meet so many grandparents this week who have been thrilled to be invited to the school and see the children investigating and exploring their learning. Many of them commented how much the teaching and learning has changed and how happy the children all appear to be. I even met a grandmother whose daughter went to our school in the 1980’s and she commented on how the buildings and classrooms have changed. How wonderful that her granddaughters will be joining our school community next year. Parking reminders Unfortunately, I have had an email from one of our neighbours in Densham Road com-plaining about one of our parents parking in their designated car space. I believe a photo of the offending vehicle will be submitted to Stonnigton Council. Could parents please be mindful of our neighbours, their property and refrain from parking in and across other’s driveways. Parents are still leaving their cars parked in our Kiss and Go zones. Once again could par-ents please be considerate in thinking about others who equally wish to drop their chil-dren off safely at school. Thank you in advance of complying with this request. Locking the gates at Northcote Road and Densham Road update I wrote recently about wanting to improve the safety of our children by locking the gates on both Northcote and Densham Roads from the outside after 9.00am. Locksmiths who have looked at our gates have recommended we install new gates that are heavier

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therefore we are now in the process of obtaining quotes for these. Parents dropping off lunches or items to children please do it via the office only. We have all forgotten at some point an item for our child or sometimes it is their lunch. Could I ask please that parents drop any items off at the office only rather than make their way directly to the classroom. Thank you for complying with this request Working Bee Saturday 17th November We will be holding our next Working Bee on Saturday 17th November and it will be great to see as many parents and children as possible helping to undertake a multitude of tasks such as weeding of garden beds, pruning of plants, sweeping the sand from the artificial grass in the Prep area, and a general clean and tidy up of our school. Saturday 24th November is State Election and as our school is a Polling Station we are holding a magnificent cake stall and BBQ! All we need is the people power from both adults and children to help with the baking of cakes and then helping out at the stalls. Not only is it a terrific community event but it will be great to seize the opportunity for some extra fundraising whilst the wider community are queuing to vote. Please see the flyer included in this newsletter!! Increased incidence of Dogs in our school yards on the weekends I would be very grateful if members of our community who see dogs in our school grounds over the weekend could remind owners that dogs are not permitted in our grounds. I don’t want our grounds polluted with dog excrement which we are finding on a regular basis. Could I also please request that anyone using our grounds ensures the gates are closed, including the driveway gates after they leave. We are open for learning on Monday but the school will be closed on Tuesday for the Cup day holiday ! Have a wonderful week Warm regards

Rochelle Cukier Principal

Don’t forget Icy Pole Friday We will be selling icy poles at recess this Friday. This week’s flavour is orange and mango. Icy poles are $3 each. Made from fresh fruit only, nothing else! Good for your body and for the environment. The icy pole wrappers are also 100% biodegradable, so please pop them in the compost bin. Perfect for our nude food school. This is a PFA initiative with profits going straight back to the school. Please contact Holly Gray if you have any further questions.

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SCHOOL COUNCIL SUB -COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Monday 26th November

OOSH Sub-committee meeting in

Principals Office

Tuesday 27th November

Finance Sub-committee meeting in

Principals Office

Thursday 29th November

Education and policy Sub-

committee meeting in Library

Friday 30th November

Facilities Sub-committee meeting in

Principals Office

PFA Meeting dates

Meetings are usually held in the Community Room (next to the Library), or in the Staff room. Mon 12th Nov at 9am Mon 3rd Dec at 9am

STUDENT BANKING This week the first Gold Dollarmites Certificate for the year is awarded to Kira Saito for making 30 deposits in 2018. Well done Kira! We also have a Bronze Dollarmites Certificate for Benjamin Van Beek for making 10 deposits this year. Well done Benjamin! Please note there will be no Student Banking next week due to the holiday for Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Book Club orders from Issue 7 of the catalogue arrived at school this week and have now been distributed.

Grade 6 Graduation

Grade 6 Parent’s, Don’t forget to book your tickets . https://www.trybooking.com/YJVV

Head Lice A few cases of head lice have been brought to our attention. Please check your child and treat immedi-ately if required, children can return to school once treatment has commenced.

LOST SCOOTER There has been a report of a scooter which went missing last Thursday from outside of the grade 1 area. When they returned Friday to check the helmet was there but still no scooter. If anyone knows anything about this scooter please con-tact the office.

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HOW DO I KNOW MY CHILD IS GROWING AS A READER? This is a question many parents ask but the answer is not as simple as we were led to believe in the past. Previously children were considered to be growing as readers if they were moving up book boxes. We would often hear, “I am taking books home form D box, and “My child reads chapter books now.” We were also accustomed to hearing that children were growing if they were progressing through lists of words. This quantity type approach is still used by some and continues to be used as a meas-ure of growth. However this approach neglects to acknowledge what true growth is for a reader. The quality of reading materi-als and promoting what an efficient reader does is paramount to reading success. At Armadale Primary School, we are committed to researching and continue to strengthen our understanding on how to best support our young readers. We do acknowledge the role the parent plays in this process and look forward to sharing ‘a read-er’s continuum’ with you. We aim to co-design these continuums with the students and empower them to map their learning journey in a qualitative way.

LEARNER AGENCY As mentioned in last week’s entry, promoting learner agency is an education priority. We are proud of the fact that this is a journey we have been on since our partnering with Ed Partnerships. Promoting learner agency is not easy. It requires us to reimagine how we deliver the curriculum. We can no longer deliver information and expect our students to develop deep and meaningful pathways. It was exciting to be a part of Armadale Warrior Run Fun and involve our House Captains, parents and teachers in the planning and running of the event. Our House Captains were not simply acting on decisions made for them. They were involved in the decision making process. Thoughts on co-designing from one of our captains…

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Connie Apostolos-Thermos

Assistant Principal

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PFA News GET YOUR BAKE/CRAFT ON!! Election Day Cake Stall, Craft Stall & Sausage Sizzle Saturday November 24th 8am to 4pm Calling all cake bakers, preserve makers and craft creators! Election Day is just around the corner and it is tradition for APS to hold a cake stall with fresh baked goodies made by our families to welcome our broader community while they place their votes. And it is a great opportunity to raise some funds for the school at the same time! This year we will also be having a sausage sizzle, and offering some crafts in time for Christmas. It is a fun community day for everyone! We will need a team of volunteers to help out on the day and for packaging on Friday 23rd Nov, so please email sarahmonahan@me.com to be added to the roster and nominate the times you are available. So dust off those family favourite cake/cookie/scone/preserve recipes, get out your scissors and craft glue, and get baking and making! See attached flyer for more information, with further detail to follow via class reps next week. Thanks, Sarah Monahan and the Election Day Cake Stall team

What a fun day it was! We've had fantastic feedback from parents, teachers and kids. It was so lovely to see the team spirit, comradery, and watching some of the older kids helping the younger ones along the course. It's the first time we have had the whole school running the course at the same time, so well done to all the kids for working together. A huge thank you to Ricci Thompson for her exceptional organisational skills and to the team of people working along side her to make it the 'funnest fun run ever' including Connie, Peter, Ben and the House Leaders. And a special thanks to all of the wonderful parents who put up their hands to help on the day. Monies collected were due yesterday, and we will be tallying it all up tomorrow morning, keep an eye out for the grand total! Thanks, Jodie Klijnsma - PFA

Parents and students are invited to come along to

help to make craft items to sell at our election day

stall.

WHEN: Monday 12th November From 3.30pm-5pm

Pleaser contact Sarah Monahan for further details.

sarahmonahan@me.com

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The Arts

Our school has a story that we can discover and contribute to through The Arts Year 3/4: Printing The 3/4’s are working extremely hard completing their designs and printing their ‘Artist Proofs’. There have been many discoveries and challenges but it’s been a fantastic opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of printing. Year 5/6: Victorian Tile Project The first batch of tiles the Year 5/6 students made have been fired. They are outstanding! All the tiles looks incredible and it will be wonderful to see them installed in the school. Here are a few photos of the tiles straight out of kiln at Gasworks Ceramic studios: The Kiln

Senior Singing Group Years 3-6 (S.S.G):

Tuesday, 8.15 – 8.45am in the Music Room

Junior Singing Group (Year 1 and Year 2):

Tuesday, 1.30 -2.30 in Allira’s Room

CELEBRTION DAY: One Song

Today the SSG, together with classes across the school, joined thousands of schools across Australia to sing ‘One Song’. Singing in a

group or choir is a very positive experience. The benefits of participating in music are widely documented. I have highlighted just one aspect of the benefits of music- teamwork and collaboration

- that Music Australia discussed in a recent article. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIc-meOU-7U&feature=youtu.be

Pippa Cocks The Arts Co-ordinator

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Terracycle win a Community Garden Competition Recycle your oral care waste and drop it into the container outside the school office, by Friday this week, so we can go in the draw to win a prize.

Recycling of pens, pencils and markers Please help our school reduce our waste to landfill by collecting used pens, markers and pencils and placing them in the Ter-racycle Zero Waste box outside the staff room.

Aussie Backyard Bird Count 2018 Prep N and 3/4J were eager to participate in the annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count last week. The students were great twitch-ers and spotted a number of birds in a set time of 20 minutes. It was fantastic to hear that so many families in our community took part in this important citizen scientist event. Although the official event has finished the field guide is well worth looking at if you are interested in discovering more about our local birds. Download the free app from the website: https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/

SUSTAINABILITY NEWS

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The birds the students observed in our playground included:

SUSTAINABILITY NEWS

Vita Vampatella and Pippa Cocks Sustainability Coordinators

Blackbird

Little Wattlebird

Rock Dove Rainbow Lorikeet Common Myna

Little Raven

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Sports News Grade 5/6 Ultimate Frisbee Gala Day As a follow up to our sport and PE program, children from Year 5 & 6 will be involved in an exciting Frisbee Gala Day on Friday 16th of November with other schools in our district, as part of the PE/Sport Education Program. All children will be involved in a number of modified, fun ultimate Frisbee games. Children will travel by bus to Faulkner Park South Yarra. The bus will depart APS at 9am and return shortly around 3pm. Children should bring: -Shorts, tracksuit pants, school sports polo, runners (Soccer boots not permitted) and windcheater/jacket (Rain jacket should also be brought) -Playlunch, lunch and drink/s in reusable containers -Plastic water drink bottle -School bag or sports bag. -Sunhat & Sunscreen Payment ($12:00) & Consent can be made online via Compass Further detailed information has been distributed to students. PARENT HELPERS WILL BE NEEDED Grade 5 Hush Program The HUSH education program (Hooking Up with Sexual Health) for the Year 5 children will be conducted at Armadale Primary

School by HUSH Education. These 3 x 1 hour sessions will be conducted by a trained instructor from HUSH education

together with the classroom teachers over three weeks on the following dates:

Mon 12th Nov (1.30-3.30)

Wed 21st Nov (1.30-3.30)

Mon 26th Nov (1.30-3.30)

There will also be a parent information session on:

Thursday 8th Nov 6-7 pm in the MPC

Permission and payment of $37:00 need to be completed via Compass. This program has been conducted successfully at our

school over a number of years. Detailed information below.

Please contact myself or your child's class teacher if you need further information

School Sun hats As part of our Sun smart Policy, all students are required to wear their School sunhats outside for the remainder of the year. Please ensure that your child has their school hat at school at all times. Swimming certificates Swimming reports from our 3-6 swimming lessons will be distributed to all students today. Please check your child’s bag. Peter Cracknell Sports & Health & Wellbeing Co-ordinator

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OOSHC Reminders for drop off and pick

up.

Can parents ensure that they sign their

child in and out of OOSHC each time

please. It is a requirement that parents ac-

company students on and off the school

grounds.

Now that day light savings are underway

please note that pick up from afters is

strictly 6pm.

OOSHC hours:

Befores 7:00am-8:45am

Afters 3:30pm-6:00pm

Whilst all care is taken to ensure the validity of advertisements in this

newsletter we take no responsibility and imply no endorsement.

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