Volume 22 Issue 23 Thursday 04 August 2016

P arent Opinion Survey Last week, eighty-eight families, randomly selected from our database,

received a Parent Opinion Survey which they were asked to complete and return to school. The overall objective of this survey is to collect parent opinion across the state, and for individual schools to use this data to inform school improvement. Given that a survey’s relative accuracy is best gauged with a 100% return rate, can I ask that all families who are in receipt of a survey please take a few moments to complete it and return it to school by Friday 5 August.

We have been granted a week’s extension and to date we have had a 76% return rate. We’d really appreciate 100% as we value your feedback.

C hinese Language and Culture

CHINESE SISTER SCHOOL VISIT... In this week’s newsletter, we feature the daily interactions of our visiting Chinese students within our classrooms last week and include a collage of photographs capturing the heart-warming farewell extended to the visiting staff and students of our Chinese sister school,

Yangzhong Experimental Primary School of Yangzhong City, Jiangsu, CHINA at our assembly last Friday! If the saying, “a picture tells a thousand words”, holds true then our newsletter is certainly conveying voluminous amounts!! As expected, the whole experience was equally enjoyable and rewarding for everyone and the smiles on the faces of our own students and on the faces of our visitors are testimony to that! Collectively, Brentwood Park can be justifiably proud of our endeavours in hosting our second sister school visitation. Parents, students and staff alike certainly promoted our school value of teamwork, as everyone worked positively with each other to achieve our goal - the successful hosting of a visitation from our sister school!! Congratulations, Brentwood Park, and thank you to everyone!

www.brentwoodparkps.vic.edu.au

TERM DATES 2016 TERM 1 28 JAN. - 24 MARCH TERM 2 11 APRIL - 24 JUNE TERM 3 11 JULY - 16 SEPT. TERM 4 03 OCT. - 20 DEC.   05-10 AUG LIFE EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO YR4 (PAYMENT BY QKR DUE 3/8/16 OR BY CSEF) 08 AUG BYO IPAD PROGRAM FOR YEAR 5’S 2017, PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT 6:15 PM 18 AUG ATHLETICS CARNIVAL ($10.00 DUE BY QKR DUE 12/8/16 OR BY CSEF) 29 AUG SPOTLIGHT ON YEAR FIVE & SIX’S ($5.00 PER SEAT) 31 AUG SPOTLIGHT NOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED ON THIS DATE REFER DATE ABOVE 14-16 SEPT YEAR 3/4 ARRABRI LODGE CAMP(INSTALMENTS BY QKR DUE 26/8/16 OR BY CSEF) JIM BELL, PRINCIPAL JENNY REID, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

DATES TO REMEMBER

2017 FOUNDATION ENROLMENT PACKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE.

*Please note this change to the ‘Spotlight’ concerts for Year Five and Six students. SPOTLIGHT ON YEAR FIVE AND SIX – MONDAY,

29th AUGUST. There will be a combined ‘Spotlight’ concert on Monday, 29th August for Year 5 and 6 students. Originally we set aside two dates for these concerts to ensure that all students who choose to present an act of their choice have the opportunity to do so. However, only one concert will be required, with performances by the students who choose to be involved. Whole class items will be presented during the school day at a later date. Linda Moore, Performing Arts Teacher

L ife Education This is a wonderful educational resource which

visits our school annually as part of the drug and health education of your child. This year, the program will be implemented across the school from Friday 5 to Wednesday 10 August. Lessons are age appropriate and cover a wide range of drug and health related topics which are inclusive of the human body and how it works, healthy eating and nutrition, medicines and drugs, bullying, resilience and social skills.

M aths Extension Classes at Kambrya Our twenty-five year six students continue to take part in the Maths extension classes at

Kambrya College. This week, Kambrya maths teacher, Mr Rob Stark, built upon the students’ knowledge of GRAPHING! LEARNING GOAL: To construct various types of graphs using a

variety of data SUCCESS CRITERIA: For students to record data accurately For students to use the data to create a variety of

graphs For students to interpret graphs correctly ACTIVITIES / TASKS: Line Graphs Used to show changes over

time Can be used to show these

changes between different groups e.g. changes in finance in a company

Pie Charts Used when trying to compare

parts of a whole e.g. number of boys versus number of girls in a class

Bar Graphs Used to compare between

different groups e.g. average maths test scores between classes

The students first of all collected their data, in tabular form, on a physical activity undertaken and then elected the most appropriate form of graph to visually show this data.

SPOTLIGHT

CONCERTS

What Persistence means to 1/2R

Rohan: When playing a new game, keep playing to try and learn the

game.

Niren: Always don’t give up even when something is hard.

Joel: When you have hard homework, keep trying to finish it.

Rison and Jack: Keep trying even when the work is hard.

Neha: If someone says, “You can’t do that.” Believe in yourself to do it.

Paora: Believe you can do things, unless it’s dangerous and don’t give

up.

Kiyara: Keep trying to do your homework and keep trying to keep your

room tidy.

Sienna & Zahra: Don’t give up always have a go!

Ebony & Jacinta : Keep trying to do your best and never give up.

Tiese: Never stop trying to do your best even if someone tells you to.

Nethumi: Concentrate on your work to do your best.

Audrey: If someone talks to you when you are doing your work try

to ignore them and stay focused on your task.

Tiffany: Keep going on the task that is hard to do even when others

say not to.

Emma: Keep trying when you can’t do something, like a sport.

Rudhra: Even when I find my maths hard to do I have a go at

doing it.

Karishma: Keep trying because you will master the skill.

Stacey: Stay focused and don’t talk to others when you want to get

your work done.

Eric: Believe in yourself and don’t give up even when others day you

can’t do it.

Morgan: Always try to work hard to build up your skills.

Isabel & Holly: When others say you can’t do something keep

trying no matter what!

Amelia: Always believe in yourself.

Fatima: Do the best you can and have a go!

2DK, 2CM, 2AD and 1/2RG found 

Dory at the  

Melbourne Aquarium! 

On Thursday 21st July, all of the Grade 2 classes, and Rosemary’s 1/2 class, went on an excursion to the Melbourne Aquarium. The students had a wonderful time learning about many different sea creatures. They had the opportunity to touch the beautiful sea stars and even shark eggs at the Rockpool! Many of the students were thrilled to find the sea creature that they had been investigating during our Water World inquiry unit. This experience provided an enriched l e a r n i n g o p p o r t u n i t y w h i c h complemented the children’s learning back in the classroom. The team would especially like to thank all of their parent helpers: Leonie Roberts, Laura Bracerus, Rachel Torchia, Jo Dorning, Paula Lester, Dawn Young, Kathleen Baxter, and the other parents that met us in the city on the day!

The Melbourne Aquarium On the 21st of July, 2CM, 2DK, 2AD and 1/2RG went to the Melbourne Aquarium because we wanted to learn about sea creatures, what they eat and where they live. First, we got a sticker to show that we were having an excursion. Then, we saw some penguins. There were two types: King and Gentoo Penguins. There were two King penguin chicks but I couldn’t see any baby Gentoo penguins. One fact I know is that penguins eat a lot of food. Imagine what it would be like if you ate about 15 g of food every hour. You’d never stop eating! Soon after, we saw some sharks. There was the Port Jackson Sharks and the Carpet Necked Sharks. After, we saw some shark eggs. The Port Jackson’s egg was curly and the baby shark came out of the tip. I can’t imagine how small the shark would be! Eventually, we saw some sharks and rays. One of the shark’s names was Mitchell and one of the ray’s names was Mars. Then, we saw Mr G, which stands for Mr Ginormous. He was the fastest fish and the biggest fish in the whole tank! Back to Mitchell, he wouldn’t even hurt a fly (because flies don’t live in water)! There were divers there and he didn’t even come close to them! Next, we went to see a crocodile. At first, he didn’t move but then he started moving. When we went to another tank, I saw a Blue-Ringed Octopus.* I also saw a cuttlefish. In the end, it was time to have lunch and go. I was surprised to see that it was a very short bus trip, and, don’t forget … IT WAS FUN!!! *Blue-Ringed Octopus are very poisonous because they have killed people many times. By Leah in 2CM

S port Shorts

D istrict Basketball Carnival The year 6 boys and girls basketball teams played

in the district carnival this week. It was a very successful and exciting day, with our students giving their very best efforts. The boys’ team progressed through to the final, winning some very close games. In the final, we lost to Berwick Primary, who were deserving champions. For our team, Tyson was outstanding and he had strong support from Deng, Vincent, Ethan and Jack. Playing their roles well were Ricky, Harry, Ayden and Josh.

In the girls’ team, congratulations are extended to Sandavi, Penny, Emily, Emma, Yuvarnika and Shelvi. The girls were competitive in two games and were outclassed in the third game by the eventual champions Kilberry Valley.

All of the girls played well and enjoyed the tournament.

D istrict Athletics The district athletics carnival is on the 18th August

at Casey Fields Athletics Track. Our students have been training in preparation for this event. This is very exciting for the students involved and it’s great to see so many enthusiastic students at training. Parent assistance is required on the day, if you are able to assist please see Jim Narayan.

J oin a Sport It would be great to see and hear that your child is

playing sport outside of school.

Please help develop your child’s fitness and skill level by joining in an external activity. There are many options for sporting activities around the City of Casey that may be of interest for your family.

The Casey Little Athletics Centre is having a free Olympics Day on the 21st August. This is great opportunity to get involved in athletics. You can join the club by registering at casey@lavic.com.au or by calling 0458 284 154.

The cricket season is approaching, please refer to relevant flyers or contact Judith on judithwaller61@gmail.com or on 0438 773 735 for Narre Warren Cricket Club.

Berwick Cricket Club is Berwick Cricket Club berwickjuniors@hotmail.com or contact Ian Paul on 0414 716 824

Basketball is also a popular sport, please also refer to the basketball flyer or contact Lana at president@berwickpanthers.com.au or on 0418 113 430.

Jim Narayan H.&P.E. Coordinator

‘Girls only’ come and try basketball session!

Thinking about joining a basketball team? Why not come to our free come and try

session?Tuesday 9 August, 6.00-7.00pm,Brentwood Park Primary School

Bemersyde Drive Berwick (in the gym)No need to pre-register

Bring a drink bottleFree gift for any girls who signs up on the

night!

To celebrate the 100th birthday of Roald Dahl we are having an incursion called “Witches, Giants, Peaches and Twits,” which is a an exciting, h i l a r i o u s , i n t e r a c t i v e improvisation show which the whole school will be attending.

This is also Literacy Week and the whole school will be looking at a variety of Roald Dahl books and completing some ‘Whoopsy-Splunkers’ activities. To make this a ‘Gloriuptious’ day we are requesting the children come dressed as a character from one of Roald Dahl’s books . This will take place on the first of September. They could be as colourful as Willy Wonka or as scruffy as the Twits. So get organising your ‘Phizz-Whizzing’ costume.

*Please note this change to the ‘Spotlight’ concerts for Year Five and Six students. SPOTLIGHT ON YEAR FIVE AND SIX – MONDAY, 29th AUGUST. There will be a combined ‘Spotlight’ concert on Monday, 29th August for Year 5 and 6 students. Originally we set aside two dates for these concerts to ensure that all students who choose to present an act of their choice have the opportunity to do so. However, only one concert will be required, with performances by the students who choose to be involved. Whole class items will be presented during the school day at a later date. Linda Moore Performing Arts Teacher.

*Please note this change to the ‘Spotlight’ concerts for Year Five and Six students. Refer below in red!

Term 3 Week ending 22nd July 2016

FBM Chloe For an amazing effort with her recount on 100 days of school. FBV FBV For completing a fantastic100 days of learning! Well done! FLP Jamie For doing EXCELLENT work when sounding out words during writing time. FSM Ebony For settling quickly into our B.P.P.S routine. Welcome! You are already friends with everyone! FTL Tessa For excellent writing. Well done! 1/2R Stacey For always being willing to help out in the classroom & persisting to improve her spelling. 1HG Tiara For all of your persistence to have a go at so many new tasks whilst settling into your new school. 1MB Evie For settling into Australia and B.P.P.S so well. You are a Super Star! 1MC Riley For trying his best during Café Daily 5 reading sessions this week. Well done! 2AD Henry For his amazingly detailed reading journal in our CAFÉ session. Well done! 2CM Erin For her great participation on our excursion to the Melbourne Aquarium. 2DK Finlay For his improved work ethic and positive attitude this week. Keep it up, Finlay! 3CH Liam For making fabulous choices this term and being a super student. 3LM Kaitlyn For being an awesome host and helpful class member of 3LM. 3SH Erin For settling in so well to B.P.P.S and 3SH. Well done! 4CP Tina For her kindness and consideration towards our Chinese visitor. 4CV Chris For always giving 100% in class. You’re an absolute Super Star! 4VK Tianyu For being an awesome visitor to Australia and 4VK. We loved having you! 5/6T Taryn For her excellent focus and effort during class. 5LF 5LF For being wonderful hosts for our fantastic Chinese visitors. 5SM 5SM For being brilliant hosts for our fantastic Chinese visitors. 6JA Zixia For sharing his experiences and fitting very well into Brentwood Park and 6JA! 6JD Ethan For being an excellent host to our Chinese Student. Thank you! Cameron 6JP Danny For thoughtful contributions to classroom discussion. Fantastic work!

Term 3 Week ending 22nd July 2016

‘SPECIALIST’ Stars of the Week

Health & P.E. 3SH For brilliant jumping on the vaulting trampoline. Visual Arts 5LF For their fantastic Paul Klee portrait work. Well done! Performing Arts 2AD For using your imagination to draw pictures to match pieces of music.

P LEASE DIRECT MONEY FOR EXCURSIONS, ETC TO YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER - NOT TO THE OFFICE. Please hand money and permission slip in sealed envelopes to classroom teacher first thing in the morning. By following this process teachers are aware that your child will be attending the excursion and mark them

off their lists. Money is collected by office staff and processed each morning and a receipt given back to teachers along with permission slips. All money is tallied and banked daily – no money is left on the premises. If you wish to pay by credit card, a proforma is available from the office. This can be filled out with details and placed in a sealed envelope and handed to your classroom teacher

Please deliver cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and grade on the front by 9.30 a.m. If you have a number of children attending an excursion you can place all money and permission slips in the one envelope with children’s names and grades on the front and deliver to one of the children’s teachers. The office staff will be able to allocate money to the children’s particular items and distribute permission slips and receipts back to teachers. Enve-lopes are available at the office. If you have a large amount to be paid or need to process an EFTPOS transaction through a savings account you can make arrangements to pay at the office. We also have a new Qkr payment system on our Skoolbag app. If you download our Skoolbag app and Qkr payment app you can now pay for your child’s excursion on line.

All change will be delivered to the children in the afternoon. Re-imbursements will only be made under certain circumstances – they will be made by cheque (no cash transactions are made).

Notices are sent out with a final collection time – please adhere to this time. All money and permission slips are re-quired to be sent back by this date – otherwise your child will not be able to attend. This enables us to confirm book-ings and numbers with bus companies and organisations we are visiting. Also we need to send details to the Depart-ment of Education Emergency Management for all excursions, camps, etc. We also need to accommodate students who will not be attending.

We would appreciate it if parents could please follow these processes.