FINDON

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Learning for life

Cuthbert Drive, MILL PARK 3082 Telephone: 9404 1362 Fax: 9436 8362

Email: findon.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.findonps.vic.edu.au

DATES TO REMEMBER TUESDAY, 7th MAY 2019

MAY

8 Colour-A-thon

8 Mother’s Day Stall

9 LT2 City of Whittlesea Bus

Tour

17 LT1 Walk to Woolworths

22 District Cross Country

22 Book Fair

23 Book Fair

24 Book Fair

24 Year 1 Dinner & Year 2

Sleepover

JUNE

4 Senior Choir Recording

10 Queens Birthday

12 Sausage Sizzle

26 Student Led Conferences

28 Last Day Term 2

JULY

15 First Day Term 3

AUGUST

2 5/6 Hooptime

23 Curriculum Day

SEPTEMBER

10 District Athletics

18 Phillip Island Campers

Depart

19 Phillip Island Camp

20 Phillip Island Campers Return

20 Last Day Term 3

OCTOBER

7 First Day Term 4

16 Regional Athletics Carnival

23 Arts Festival

Due to the weather this Thursday, the

COLOUR-A-THON has been postponed to

WEDNESDAY 8TH MAY Hello Everyone, as we fast approach 2019 NAPLAN on the 14th, 15th, 16th May, I share with you below our exceptionally good 2018 NAPLAN results, worth celebrating with our community. Year 3 above state average in Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Numeracy and substantially above state average in Reading. Year 5 above state average in Writing, Spelling & Grammar and close to in Reading & Numeracy.

EARLY ARRIVAL & SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL

Recently with the start back to term 2 we have had a significant number of students arriving at school anywhere between 8am and 8.30am, which is NOT OK. I would like to remind parents that teachers are on yard duty in the school yard before school from 8.45am to 9.00am. This means that children arriving at school before this time are not directly supervised. Parents are asked to please make sure children are dropped off at a reasonable time and to remember that it is inappropriate for children to be dropped off in the school yard and left unsupervised. The program through Camp Australia is available and provides supervised care before and after school from 6.45am in the morning and from 3.30pm to 6pm in the afternoon. Students who repeatedly arrive at school before 8.30 will be booked into before school care.

Breakfast Club and Why is breakfast so important?

. It gives you fuel and energy for the day.

. It makes you do better at school.

. It helps you concentrate on your learning.

. It helps you to eat healthier throughout the day.

If you don’t have breakfast you might get irritable, restless and tired!

Breakfast is available in the canteen every Wednesday and Friday from 8.45am. Breakfast Club includes Cheese toasties, milk, cereal, Muesli and tinned fruit salad, baked beans and smoothies. The School Breakfast Club Program at Findon occurs on a Wednesday and Friday morning and is brought to us through Foodbank Victoria and Encompass Care

MOTHERS’ DAY STALL 8TH MAY 2019

FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS FOR 2020 ARE NOW OPEN We are currently taking enrolments for our 2020 Foundation classes. Please inform family, friends and neighbours that if they have a child starting school next year and would like them to come to our school, to enrol them soon. It is important that children are enrolled by the end of Term 2, so that they can participate in our excellent ‘Flying into Foundation’ Program in Term 3. School tours are conducted by appointment.

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2019

From now until June 25, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn stickers again. You will receive one Woolworths Earn & Learn sticker for every $10 spent. We are asking that you place all your stickers into the collection box in the school foyer at Findon, or hand them directly to Leanne or Caroline. At the end of the promotion, we will be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students, including resources for ICT, Science, Maths, English and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Crafts, Sport and more. If you would like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

I leave you with the following words to ponder…..

‘What you achieve through the journey of life is not as important as who you become’ unknown

Have a great week everyone

Paula Cosgrave

Principal

Year 6 Transition to Year 7

Parents of Year 6 students have received an application for Year 7 placement for 2020. Please read the instructions

carefully and return the completed form to Findon Primary as soon as possible. The final date is Friday 17th May 2019.

If you require more information about the application process or completing the form, please contact me.

School Tours

Hume Anglican Grammar P-12: 40 Eucalyptus Parade, Donnybrook. 9:30am start Tuesday 4th June, Register at

humegrammar.vic.edu.au

Loyola College: Open Day Sunday 19th May, 1:00pm-4:00pm Information session 2:15pm – 2:45pm.

Booking essential for tours www.trybooking.com/VRMK

St Monica’s College Epping: 400 Dalton Road, Epping - Information Evening Tuesday 28th May, tours commencing

6:30pm. Ph: 9409 8800

Evelyne Murray

Transition Coordinator

TERM 1 TERM 2

F

Topic 1: Emotional literacy

Covering topics such as what are emotions, what do

emotions feel like and sound like and identifying different

emotions.

Topic 2: Personal strengths

Covering topics such as identifying strengths through

cooperative games, kindness and braveness and celebrating

personal strengths.

Topic 3: Positive coping

Covering topics such as positive mindsets, recognising how we are feeling, calming down and managing emotions.

Topic 4: Problem-solving

Covering topics such as problem solving, inclusive play and

friendly and unfriendly decisions.

1/2

Topic 1: Emotional literacy

Covering topics such as identifying emotional triggers, acts

of friendship and sharing stories of acts of kindness.

Topic 2: Personal strengths

Covering topics such as making positive connections,

partnership skills, listening, building on identifying and

developing personal strengths.

Topic 3: Positive coping

Focusing on activities such as turn taking, cheering up and

calming down strategies, facing fears, managing anger, and

identifying similarities with others.

Topic 4: Problem-solving

Covering topics such as working together, cooperation and

solving everyday problems through role play.

3/4

Topic 1: Emotional literacy

Covering topics such as strengthening emotional literacy,

identifying emotions throughout the school day and offering

positive peer support.

Topic 2: Personal strengths

Covering topics such as building team strengths,

cooperation, personal strengths used daily, goal setting to

develop strengths.

Topic 3: Positive coping

Covering topics such as understanding difference,

understanding strong emotions, managing angry feelings

and making apologies.

Topic 4: Problem-solving

Covering topics such as problem solving together and in

peer situations, processes involved in problem solving,

evaluating problem solving strategies.

5/6

Topic 1: Emotional literacy

Covering topics such as what emotions look like,

recognising positive, negative, mixed emotions and intense emotions, identifying emotions throughout the school day.

Topic 2: Personal strengths

Covering topics such as character strengths, strengths

admired, using strengths in everyday life and celebrating strengths.

Topic 3: Positive coping

Covering topics such as introducing the concept of positive and negative self talk, exploring personal coping profiles and sharing positive coping strategies.

Topic 4: Problem-solving

Covering topics such as identifying and dealing with problems through role play.

Topic 5: Stress management

Covering topics such as identifying stressors, lifting mood and relaxation.

MATHS PROBLEM Congratulations to the following 26 students who entered the ‘Maths Problem of the Week’ in the second week of Term 2. Freeman had the most entries with 11 and 110 House Points. Don’t forget to add your name, house and home group to your entry.

Name HG Level House Name HG Level House Alex B JB Junior Cuthbert Lochan V. TC Junior Freeman

Daksh K. Middle Cuthbert Lena F. NL Junior Freeman

Kartik S. NL Middle Cuthbert Lucy S. TC Middle Freeman

William MZ Middle Cuthbert Zak A. FH Junior Roycroft

Raghane K. EM Upper Cuthbert Logan G. MN Middle Roycroft

Harrison C. HS Middle Freeman Joseph D. NL Junior Roycroft

Arissa C. TC Junior Freeman Carter G. TC Junior Roycroft

Lilian B. LS Middle Freeman Aaron B. NL Junior Strickland

Sydney S. TC Junior Freeman Dev A. FH Junior Strickland

Noah B. TC Junior Freeman Valerie K. DF Middle Strickland

Brandon S. LS Middle Freeman Emma K. CG Junior Strickland

Nathan S. HS Middle Freeman Bethany J. DF Middle Strickland

Holly B. FAT Junior Freeman Jeremy J. TC Junior Strickland

House Points

Cuthbert Freeman - WIN Roycroft Strickland

50 110 40 60

THIS WEEK’S PROBLEMS

Upper (4 to 6) Middle (2 to 4) Junior (P to 2)

Name: Name: Name:

House: House: House:

Home Group: Home Group: Home Group:

Order these fractions from smallest

to largest and prove with diagrams

¼, 2/5, ¾, 2/3, 5/6, 4/8, 6/10

What time am I?

My long hand points to 32 divided by 8

In 10 minutes it will be half past the current

hour

My short hand points in a westerly direction

On a digital clock my digits add up to 11

School started 20 minutes ago

My time is ______ : ______ ______

Draw time here

What shape is the odd one out?

Explain your answer

Please submit your entries to the OFFICE by Thursday afternoon. Thank-you.

MATHLETICS

59 certificates were awarded to Findon students over the last two weeks.

Don’t forget, to earn a certificate on Mathletics, you need to earn 1000 points between Monday and Sunday.

Congratulations to Eros M. (EM) on reaching his GOLD certificate.

LOG ONTO MATHLETICS AT: www.mathletics.com.au

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

F AT Lexi-For always listening and being kind to everyone.

3/4 DF Khodar-You behave in a very respectful way towards your classmates and towards your learning.

F NS Angel-For listening carefully during class time and focusing hard on her work.

5/6 MS Shweta-You are such a courteous young lady, showing the value consistently by respecting your everyone in our school.

F EH Etu-As she always is polite and friendly towards her peers.

5/6 EM Jonah-For always treating others in a polite and respectful way.

1/2 TC Arissa-For always being respectful of your teachers, friends and yourself.

5/6 IK Chloe-You always respect our class, classroom and environment.

1/2 FH Klea-is a respectful member of the class. 5/6 JW Ben-Because when everyone is talking, you listen and move away from distracting friends.

1/2 CG Calvin-For respecting friends and teachers and for persisting with his recount writing.

5/6 AS Matilda-For demonstrating respect towards her fellow students.

1/2 JB Aydin-Congratulations for showing respect to your teachers + peers.

1/2 NL Kartik-respecting his classmates by using his manners and assisting if required.

Specialist Awards

3/4 MN Ella-Congratulation on a fantastic week. You always respects your peers and teachers.

VA Jonah McCarten-Nicole

Serene Moustapha-Ms.T

3/4 HS Declan-congratulations for a wonderful week of treating others with respect and kindness.

PA Aniya-You always show respect to your peers and teachers.

3/4 LS Evelyn-You’re an excellent role model, you include others and treat others equally.

PE Mia G- good job for always respecting your peers

3/4 MZ Addison-Well done for being and great role model in our class.

KG Blaze-Awesome work in kitchen! Well Done

NEWSLETTER REQUEST

The Newsletter will now only be

available on the school website

www.findonps.vic.edu.au and the

flexibuzz app unless requested.

Dates Year 4 (2019) Year 5 (2020) Year 6 (2021)

Start date Feb 2019 Feb 2020 Feb 2021

End date Dec 2019 Dec 2020 Dec 2021

Once off deposit Friday 30th Nov 2018 $30

1st Payment Friday 1st Feb 2019 $65 $65 $65

2nd Payment Friday 26th Apr 2019 $65 $65 $65

3rd Payment Friday 19th Jul 2019 $65 $65 $65

4th Payment Friday 11th Oct 2019 $65 $65 $65

2019 Netbook Payment Schedule

Watch this space

Book Fair is coming…….

May 22nd-24th