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Term 1 Thursday 22nd March 2018 Flowerdale Primary School 3377 Whittlesea– Yea Rd, Flowerdale, Vic 3717 Ph: 5780 1264 Fax: 5780 2064 Email: [email protected] http://www.flowerdaleps.vic.edu.au April No birthdays! Compassion . Bouncing Back . Respect . Personal Best . Teamwork MARCH 22nd Last Swimming Lessons 23rd Assembly SRC Frog’s in a pond for sale 26th PE at the Flowerdale Tennis Courts 27th Easter Bonnet Making 28th SCHOOL PHOTOS SRC Easter Egg Hunt 29th LAST DAY OF TERM Assembly 1.45pm *Easter Raffle Drawn* Dismissal 2.15pm Dear Parents and Carers, Each year the staff work together to create the Annual Improvement Plan. This plan evaluates the areas where we are doing well and areas we need to target for improvement. Two key learning goals have been set for 2018, targeted improvement in Reading and Writing and improved student learning confidence and connectedness to school. In 2017 we focused on writing through teacher professional development and adopting new teaching strategies. We are continuing to consolidate these practices in 2018. An important practice in Reading is to have High Expectations of our students and to monitor their growth carefully through observations and data collection. This informs us about what each student needs to move them forward on the learning continuum. To improve teacher practice in Guided Reading the teachers have observed each other and given feedback about areas of strength and areas that can be refined to assist the students’ learning. Goal setting and regular feedback is also a practice used with our students to promote ownership of their learning and to encourage them to understand the things they can do to improve their reading. The students have learning goals to encourage the reading behaviours that will build their confidence and skills in decoding new words and comprehending what they have read. For example… Dekota: My reading goal is to point to the words while I am reading. Oscar: My goal is to look at the beginning letters of words and sound out words. Silas: To chunk letters when reading new words Abby: My reading goal is to not skip words and to improve my reading fluency. Other goals, such as looking for text clues, making predictions, inferring meaning and making evaluative judgments about the story form part of classroom activities and are explicitly taught. As I regularly work in or visit the classrooms I am pleased to see the enthusiasm the children show in Reading sessions. It is also good to see how many students are recording their home reading and regularly reading with parents and other family members. OUR SCHOOL VALUE FOCUS THIS FORTNIGHT IS PERSONAL BEST ‘Doing the best in all we do’
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Term 1 Thursday 22nd March 2018
Flowerdale Primary School
3377 Whittlesea– Yea Rd, Flowerdale, Vic 3717
Ph: 5780 1264 Fax: 5780 2064
Email: [email protected]
http://www.flowerdaleps.vic.edu.au
April No birthdays!
Compassion . Bouncing Back . Respect . Personal Best . Teamwork
MARCH
22nd Last Swimming Lessons
23rd Assembly
SRC Frog’s in a pond for
sale
26th PE at the Flowerdale
Tennis Courts
27th Easter Bonnet Making
28th SCHOOL PHOTOS
SRC Easter Egg Hunt
29th LAST DAY OF TERM
Assembly 1.45pm
*Easter Raffle
Drawn*
Dismissal 2.15pm
Dear Parents and Carers, Each year the staff work together to create the Annual Improvement Plan. This plan evaluates the areas where we are doing well and areas we need to target for improvement. Two key learning goals have been set for 2018, targeted improvement in Reading and Writing and improved student learning confidence and connectedness to school. In 2017 we focused on writing through teacher professional development and adopting new teaching strategies. We are continuing to consolidate these practices in 2018. An important practice in Reading is to have High Expectations of our students and to monitor their growth carefully through observations and data collection. This informs us about what each student needs to move them forward on the learning continuum. To improve teacher practice in Guided Reading the teachers have observed each other and given feedback about areas of strength and areas that can be refined to assist the students’ learning. Goal setting and regular feedback is also a practice used with our students to promote ownership of their learning and to encourage them to understand the things they can do to improve their reading. The students have learning goals to encourage the reading behaviours that will build their confidence and skills in decoding new words and comprehending what they have read. For example… Dekota: My reading goal is to point to the words while I am reading. Oscar: My goal is to look at the beginning letters of words and sound out words. Silas: To chunk letters when reading new words Abby: My reading goal is to not skip words and to improve my reading fluency.
Other goals, such as looking for text clues, making predictions, inferring meaning and making evaluative judgments about the story form part of classroom activities and are explicitly taught. As I regularly work in or visit the classrooms I am pleased to see the enthusiasm the children show in Reading sessions. It is also good to see how many students are recording their home reading and regularly reading with parents and other family members.
OUR SCHOOL VALUE FOCUS THIS FORTNIGHT IS
PERSONAL BEST ‘Doing the best in all we do’
Chaplaincy permission form– All students
Easter Raffle tickets– All students
Tennis Courts visit– All students
Vic Premiers Reading Challenge– 3-6 students
Possible PFA April meeting: Wednesday 18th April at 9.00am
A big Thank You to all the people who helped out at the school BBQ on Friday night. We had great weather, great company, great food and the evening was enjoyed by everyone. Breakfast club will be resuming in term 2..keep an eye out for dates. We’d love to see everyone there for some delicious porridge, fruit, Cheerios or Weetabix. Donations for the Easter raffle are mounting up-thanks to everyone who has brought something in! Tickets are on sale at the office for 50 cents each, with the raffle to be drawn at assembly on the last day of school-Thursday the 29th of March. Just wondering if anyone has a juicer I could borrow? Hoping everyone has a great fortnight (and a fantastic Easter break) and look forward to seeing you all in term 2. Lareesa
TICKETS 50 CENTS
EACH
CONT… All but one student in the Year 3-6 class have chosen to participate in the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Many students have already recorded several books on the website and will have many more by the September closing date of the challenge. If you have a child in the F-2 classroom and would like your child to participate in the challenge please come and see me to get a student code and some directions about how to log books onto the Premier’s Reading challenge website. So let’s keep encouraging our children by… Continuing to reading aloud often Having different family members hear home
reading Modelling our own reading behaviours; books,
work papers, websites, newspapers or news feeds
Talking about events and issues that might arise when reading books or current affairs.
LET’S CHAMPION READING AT
FLOWERDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL!
(Changed Date)
WEDNESDAY 28TH MARCH
Easter Bonnet Making Tuesday 27th March
PFA will be holding an Easter Hat Creation Day. We invite the children to bring their own hats or
caps to decorate with the provided materials. We will also have paper and card to make a
bonnet or hat from scratch.
FOUNDATION– GRADE 2
Yaacoub-Respect
GRADE 3-6
Jake W– Bouncing Back
EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC
Oscar
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD
Jack
SCHOOL AWARDS
Week 7 2018
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open
and (insert school name) is excited to be participating.
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth
to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for
literacy development. It is not a competition; but a
personal challenge for children to read a set number of
books by 7 September 2018.
Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or
‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers.
Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read
15 books.
All children who meet the Challenge will receive a
certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian
Premier and can choose to have their name included on
the online Honour Roll. If you would like your child‘s
name to appear on the Honour Roll, please sign the
attached form and return it to your school.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists
and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’
Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc
F-2 students: Please see Mrs Horwood if
you would like to sign up to participate
in the Reading Challenge
Our Buddy of the Month is Ruby!
Congratulations to Ruby for consistently demonstrating the values of Respect, Teamwork,
Bouncing Back, Compassion & Personal Best
Apologies to our Week 6 award winners as Ms Davis
lost the piece of paper she wrote the names down on
so they are not featured in the newsletter– sorry!
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COMPETITION ENTRY FORM (place in box outside Ms Davis’ room)
Name: ________________________________
The Jelly Bean was in: ______________________________________
I found Pumpernickel: __________________________________________
CLUE:
There’s a lost guy
with glasses on!
Hello travellers! Last time I was in South Korea! Well done to the sleuthy few who figured that out! But where am I this week? Here’s some clues to help you: 1. This country is the 4th largest island in the world. 2. 90% of the animals and plants in the country can only be found on this island and
nowhere else! 3. This country was a safe hiding place for many pirates and their ships during the 1700-
1800’s. 4. Tropical cyclones are common in this country. 5. There is an insect called the ‘Hissing Cockroach’ in this country. 6. Lemurs are found in this country. Research in books and the internet and when you think you know the answer write it down with your name and place it in the Jelly Bean basket. A name will be pulled out to win a prize at assembly! Best of luck!
Signing off!
FROM THE
ROOM!
Colourful works of
art by Flynn, Kayla,
Anna, Emma, Mark,
Jack and Jake S
Flowerdale Community
House Café
Saturdays 10:30-3pm
Free Coffee
and Tea
Assorted cakes,
Sandwiches and
Milkshakes
for purchase
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
19 20 MACC
21 22
Last
Swimming
Lesson
23 Assembly
SRC Frog’s in
a Pond for
sale
24 25
26
PE at the
Flowerdale
Tennis Courts
27
PFA
EASTER
BONNET
MAKING
28
SRC Easter Egg
Hunt
29
Last day of term
Assembly 1.45pm
Dismissal
2.15pm
Easter Raffle
drawn
30
GOOD
FRIDAY
31 1 EASTER
SUNDAY
MARCH 2018 Stick on your fridge!
Flowerdale Primary School
What is your favourite colour? Pink
What is your favourite food? Tacos
Favourite AFL football team? Melbourne
Favourite movie? Shrek
Who is in your family? Husband Damien and sons Reed & Brock
Pets? Gemma the dog
Hobbies? Netball, watching AFL, umpiring
What’s something that most people don’t know about you? I was
an exchange student to California, USA when I was younger.
SHANNON INNESS Fill-in Integration Aide
On Friday at recess, the SRC will be
selling Frog’s in a Pond (a chocolate
Freddo in a jelly) for $1.50 each
