Office Hours Monday—Friday

8.30am til 3.45pm

03 8691 6900

202-226 Newbury Boulevard

Craigieburn 3064

newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.newburyps.vic.edu.au

Altered School Timings

End of Term 3-Friday 20th September

-2:10pm dismissal

End of Term 4: Friday 20th December

1.10pm dismissal

Students must be picked up at these

times.

Important Dates

Friday 6th September Newsletter Day

Monday 9th September Prep Werribee Mansion

Excursion Prep B, C, D, F, H, K

Tuesday 10th September

St John’s Ambulance First Aid for students

Thursday 12th September

Student Empowerment Conferences

Students are only required to come to school for their

appointment time

Friday 13th September Assembly—held in the gym

at 2:30pm

For more important dates, please visit:

www.newburyps.vic.edu.au or visit the Sentral Calendar

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Issue 12 Friday 9th

July 2019

Dear Parents/Carers, It is hard to believe that we are at the end of week 8 already! This term seems to have gone by very quickly. The staff and students have been actively engaged in many learning experiences and continue to develop their learning and confidence. STUDENT EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCES: Please note that on Thursday 12

th September students are only required at

school for their designated Student Empowerment Conference time. Times can be booked using Sentral. NAPLAN RESULTS: We have received our NAPLAN data for Years 3 and 5 students for 2019. The results are very pleasing and show that a minimum of 98% of our students in both Year 3 and 5 are performing at or above the National minimum standard for all areas that were assessed. This supports the hard work our teachers do and our approach of addressing student needs through planning for personalised student learning. Results will be sent out to families Monday. PREP 2020 ENROLMENT PROCESS: Our enrolment process is as follows:

If you have not registered your interest for enrolment you will need to complete this by going to our website.

Office staff will check if your address is in our zone. If it is you will receive a phone call to make an appointment to complete enrolment form

If we have places become available and you are not in our zone we will call you by the end of October to see if you would still like a place. Please enrol in your closet school just in case we do not have a place become available.

PREP 2020: If you or someone you know is wanting to enrol their child in Prep for 2020, please contact the office as soon as possible for an enrolment form. We have been inundated with a large number of Prep enrolments for 2020 and need to determine numbers very quickly, in order to assist us in our planning for next year. LAST DAY OF TERM 3: Students will be dismissed at 2:10pm on Friday 20

th September. There is no

assembly on this day however, assembly will be held in the gym at 1:30pm on Friday 13

th September.

Term 4 commences on Monday 7th October.

PLANS FOR 2020: Please inform the school office if your child/ren will not be at Newbury Primary School in 2020 as this will help assist us in our planning for next year. FATHER’S DAY STALL: Last week we held a Father’s Day Stall which was an enormous success. I would like to thank the following parent volunteers who gave up their time and contribut-ed to the setting up and selling of the various gifts. Thank you to the following volunteers who assisted with the stall Melissa Azzopardi Belinda Wood Orietta Spalato Anne Bishop Chez Spalato Celia Missio Irene Forrest

Apps to Download

Sentral: Keep up to date with instant notifications to your iPad

or phone. QKR!: Make payments online

using your debit/credit card for all school events requiring

payment.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES: All schools are required to have an emergency management plan which includes a variety of processes for handling an emergency. These vary greatly depending on the type of emergency and can include; evacuation offsite, evacuation onsite, lockdown and a zone lock out. We have a practice emergency drills each term to analyse our processes and ensure they are as efficient as they can be. Students have the process explained to them and are supported by the staff throughout the process. Please note that in the event of the school having to enact one of the emergency management procedures, our number one priority is ensuring that all students are safe as per our duty of care. If you are concerned at any time that your child has been affected by one of these procedures, please let their classroom teacher know so that we can put some additional supports in place. BIKES AND SCOOTERS: At Newbury Primary School, we promote health and fitness and encourage students to ride or scooter to school as a great way of starting their day. It is terrific to see many students riding their bikes or scooters to school, which assists them in being healthy. Please make sure your child is wearing a helmet and that once they enter the school grounds, they walk their bike or scooter in. When crossing the road, students should also walk their bike or scooters across the crossing for additional safety. WE ARE PAPERLESS: Just a reminder that all information notices will be delivered through our Sentral app and school website. Only notices that require parent permission will be sent home. Please check the app or website regularly for updated information. EVERY DAY COUNTS- BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION Please note that supervision for students before school commences at 8:45am and after school until 3:25pm. Staff are not on duty beyond these times. Please do not drop off your child before this time or leave them waiting after school beyond this time as they will not be supervised. There are still students not being picked up at 3;30pm or later. This is unacceptable. School dismissal time is at 3:10pm and students need to be collected at this time. Alternatively, After the Bell provides an out of school hours care program for Newbury Primary School. You can contact them for more information. www.afterthebell.com.au EVERY DAY COUNTS-FAMILY HOLIDAYS: Last year 2260 days of absences were due to family holidays! This greatly impacts on student learning. Whilst we understand that sometimes families need to go overseas due to family circumstances we ask you to take holidays out of school times. Students get eleven weeks of holidays a year and having additional time can impact on their social and academic learning needs. All family holidays need Principal approval. Please contact the Principal via the school email newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au HEALTHY LUNCHES: It is important to provide children with a balance of healthy and nutritious food to fuel their brain and body during the day. Please ensure that you provide our child/ren with something substantial to eat such as a sandwich, roll, wrap or salad as well as other tasty and healthy treats for morning tea. If possible, avoid the use of packaging and support our goal to have as much nude food as possible. ALL DAY GRAZING: At Newbury Primary School, we understand that students need food to fuel their brain and that they are hungry during the day. It is great to visit classrooms and see students nibbling on carrot sticks, cheese, rice crackers, fresh or dried fruit, yoghurt or vegetables. We encourage students to bring along healthy snacks that they can munch on in class so ensure you pack some into their lunchboxes. Some suggestions include; baby cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, dip and crackers, pretzels and small cans of tuna. Having these in containers where possible, also helps to reduce the amount of rubbish around the school. Please refrain from providing food that may affect any anaphylactic students. As always, we are privileged that you trust us with your greatest asset and thank you for choosing Newbury Primary School. Principal Class Learning Community Michelle Bromfield Michelle Tedeschi Cameron Traill

In term 3 the Year 5/6 Learning Community has hit the ground running!

In QUEST, students have been learning about Australian history, including the First People, the First Fleet, the Eureka Stockade, Gold Rush and Federation.

In English, students are beginning to learn about Historical Narratives, which directly ties in with our QUEST topic. They will be given the opportunity to write an imagina-tive story from the point of view from somebody who lived in Australia during a sig-nificant time in Australia’s history.

In maths, students continue to develop their multiplication and divisions skills. They are practising mental strategies, written algorithms and answering worded problems. They have also been exploring area and perimeter, the relationship between these two types of measurement, and their connection with multiplication.

Year 5 students have attended a discovery day at Craigieburn Secondary where they got to explore what high school life is like. All students came back extremely excited as they had experienced classes such as Food Tech, STEM and Drama.

We are revisiting the School Wide Positive Behaviour matrix, reminding students of our behaviour expectations, as well as exploring the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program.

SWPB

The 3/4s have been talking about School Wide Positive Behaviours and Respectful

Relationships. We have been focusing on these ideas:

Think before you

speak or act!

Ways to move back

to the Green Zone.

We talked about how we can speak to and act around others when we are in the

playground or in the classroom. Sometimes we get frustrated by something that has

happened. When this happens, rather than getting angry and moving towards the Red

Zone, we can do a number of different things to help us to regulate our behaviour. We

can try things like counting to 10, taking 3 deep breaths, talking with a friend, enjoying

nature, doing some exercise, singing or dancing. We created a class display to help us

to remember all these ideas for moving back towards the Green Zone.

We are excited to be starting a new Breakfast Program in partnership with The Salvation Army, starting on Friday mornings, from Week 2 of Term 4. We will be serving free toasted cheese sandwiches! If you are interested in volunteering as part of the breakkie team could you please email: maureen.reardon@aus.salvationarmy.org or ring the Salvos on 8339 6104. Are you able to help?

Here at Newbury Primary School we take the safety of our students seriously. Please refer to the VicRoads

information below and discuss with your children the importance of road safety.

Crossing the road safely Pedestrians have to share the road with vehicles so it is important they take care when crossing the road. As a pedestrian, plan where you will walk and always choose the safest place to cross a road. Stop, Look, Listen, Think Follow the safe road crossing procedure – STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK.

STOP one step back from the kerb or shoulder of the road if there is no footpath.

LOOK in all directions for approaching traffic.

LISTEN in all directions for approaching traffic.

THINK about whether it is safe to cross the road – when the road is clear or all traffic has stopped.

When crossing, walk straight across the road. Keep LOOKING and LISTENING for traffic while crossing. This information is particularly relevant to young people learning to cross roads. But it also provides a useful reminder to everyone particularly to those who may be distracted when crossing the road. Crossings Even at crossings you still need to remain alert and check whether vehicles are stopping for you. Always make sure traffic has actually stopped before stepping onto the road. Remember children’s crossings are legally active only when the flags are displayed. If a school crossing supervisor is on duty, cross only when he or she indicates that it is safe. Crossing the road at other places Walk straight across the road – don’t jay-walk.

Keep checking in both directions to make sure the way is clear.

Try not to cross the road from between parked cars or near trees and bushes as drivers may not see you.

Avoid crossing near a bend or crest in the road. Give yourself a good chance to see vehicles coming from both directions.

Avoid crossing on roundabouts, particularly multi-lane roundabouts as they are very busy and complex and cars are not required to give way to you, unless there is a pedestrian crossing. Find somewhere further away from the roundabout to safely cross the road.