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Issue 18, November 16, 2017
Mullum Matters
Mullum provides a quality learning experience in an environment of care and respect to produce responsible and informed citizens for the future.
bottom of my bag to find money for milk and
bread. I had earlier refused to buy new
basketball shoes and had clearly and
repeatedly stated that we had no money.
A current student shared with me that he
wasn’t sleeping because even though Dad
was in another room watching scary movies,
he saw the images when he walked past and
it was giving him nightmares.
Our push on being an UPSTANDER is also
paying off with many children taking
appropriate action when they see something
in the school that they feel uncomfortable
about. They are struggling slightly with
distinguishing the difference between
‘dobbing’ and ‘upstanding’ behaviour and this
will be the focus of our next MULLUM
FAMILY MEETING.
How Do We Know What To Teach?
Our curriculum is guided by the Victorian
Curriculum which is broken down into year
levels. This gives the teachers the base of
what they need to cover each year. Of course
students are at different levels, some
operating below, at or above the expected
level. Our teachers plan for where the
students are at (point of need), and aim to
take them further along the continuum. Staff
continuously review data to identify a
student’s point of growth and plan
accordingly. This results in classroom
activities that are open ended enough
allowing students to be coached to achieve
individual success or a classroom where
several groups are working at various
How gorgeous was this lovely summer
weather? It does mean that we are
encouraging children to play less hectic
games, drink lots of water and to take off their
jumpers. It amazes me to see little red faces
after lunch and their jumpers still on. Luckily
for us, all of our classrooms are air
conditioned – thanks to the wonderful
fundraising by parents.
Our Dance-a-thon, once again is a success. It
always is an event that all students willingly
participate in. Thank you to all parents who
helped out and in particular Emily and Daniels
Mum Deb who co-ordinated the event this
year, and Mr Mac for his DJ’ing.
During the last two weeks we have had a
huge push on the impact of PUT DOWNS and
this week we have celebrated WORLD
KINDNESS DAY. We hope that everyone is
kind every day, however we have certainly
seen an increase in kind gestures around the
school. All teachers have a particular
colleague that they have to be particularly kind
to and we celebrate this with the children. We
have a firm belief that teachers need to model
the behaviour that they expect.
This is also true for parents. Your children are
always monitoring how you manage things.
As young children they learn so much by what
you do and say. Little things can have a big
impact. I can remember coming back from a
family holiday and being approached by one
of my children’s teachers, he was in year 6 at
the time. Mrs Wilson, who was a friend of
mine asked me if everything was ok at home
and could she lend me some money. I looked
at her curiously. She explained that my son
had become very withdrawn in class,
disengaged from learning and looked very
worried. When she asked him about it he
replied that Mum and Dad had no money and
he was worried about starving. I did have to
laugh as we had returned home with little
money and were constantly scraping the
Principal’s Report by Carolyn Macaulay
Dates For Your Diary
Thursday November 16
Dance-a-thon
Friday November 17
Kid’s Club & How to Use
Compass (parent session)
2.30—3.30 pm
Tuesday November 21
Foundation Classroom Open
Morning 9.30—11 am
OXFAM Concert 7 pm @ Box
Hill—Senior Choir
Friday November 24
Premier of WONDER—Gr 5/6
Tuesday November 28
Helper / Volunteer Thank You
Morning Tea 10.45 am
Friday December 1
Kid’s Club & Parent Helper
Training 2.30—3.30 pm
Pop Up Uniform Shop & RHS
visiting 2.15—2.45 pm
Mon 4—Friday 8 Dec
Grades 3—6 Swimming
Thursday December 7
Fairy tale Day—Foundation
Monday December 11
Buddy Excursion—Foundation
& Gr 6
Information night for parents
of 2018 Foundation
Tuesday December 12
Orientation Day—Gr 6 and
students starting in 2018
Carols Night
Tuesday December 19
Graduation Day—Gr 6
Thursday December 21
Whole School Picnic
Friday December 22
FINAL DAY OF TERM 4 2017
School Office hours: 8.15 am – 4.15 pm Mon—Fri Phone: 9870 2120
18 Panfield Avenue / PO Box 376 RINGWOOD VIC 3134
Email: [email protected] Website: www.mullumps.vic.edu.au
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learning tasks. We are fortunate at
Mullum that our staffing model allows
for small groups to work intensively
with a staff member when it is
identified that a student or students
need extensive and explicit ongoing
instruction.
Welcome back to Caroline (School Chaplain) who was
recently injured in a motor bike accident.
Farewell Mr Eddy who is embarking on a new career. We
are very sorry to see him go; however, wish him all the very
best with his new adventure. Also good luck to Ms Hill who
is currently recovering from surgery.
Some things to celebrate:
Well done to James F who has been offered amazing
scholarships at neighbouring independent schools. James
also did extremely well with his ICAS scores. James
achieved a high distinction in Maths and Distinctions in
Science, Spelling, Digital tech and Writing. Congratulations
to Wesley A for his distinction in Maths and Digital
technologies, Joy J for her Distinctions in English and
Digital technologies. Also to Evvie B for her distinction in
Spelling and Isaac Y for his Distinction in Digital
technologies. Well done to all the other students who chose
to sit the ICAS exams for your Merit, Credit and
Participation awards.
To the many students who came runners up in the Netball
Grand Final. Beaten in the last game however I believe the
prelim’ was the game of the season!!
The various keyboard students who are under the
instruction of Mrs Matthews who received first class
honours and honours in their recent examinations.
Elizabeth W and Hans J respectively. We have thoroughly
enjoyed hearing all of Mrs Matthews’ students perform at
each assembly. This week we will have some very talented
students playing the violin.
I apologise that I did not thank the tireless work at our last
working bee. The families who dismantled cubby houses,
cleared the veggie garden and fox proofed the chicken
Last Saturday, November 11 was
Remembrance Day. Our School Captains,
Riley and Sarah generously took time out
of their weekend to lay a wreath at the
Ringwood Clock Tower in memory of those
lost at war.
EAL News By Lou Brooks
coop, re-built the tyres and safely secured them and
generally a very good clean up. Thank you everyone and
in particular to our terrific Business Manager Kelli Heriot
and her family who tackled the overgrown chook area.
PS. gee the sausages and icy poles afterwards were good!
Mullum Basketball Team
I have a few parents who are keen to establish Mullum
Primary School Basketball Teams.
At this stage we are calling for expressions of interest only.
Please note that the school supports this initiative,
however, it is not a school event.
Basic information is as follows:
Games are after school on the days above and
parents need to arrange transport.
Each team will need a coach.
Uniforms will also need to be arranged once teams
are established.
TEAM COSTS— (usually shared amongst all players)
$40.00 team entry
$27.00 per game each week
INDIVIDUAL COSTS—$2.50 entry to venues for
spectators and players
Please inform the office if your child would like to join one
of the new teams—this information will be passed on to
the organisers.
Have a lovely weekend,
Carolyn
Year Level Boys Girls
Year 2 Friday Friday
Year 3 Tuesday Thursday
Year 4 Monday Thursday
Year 5 Monday Thursday
Year 6 Monday Thursday
Remembrance Day 11/11/2017
COOKING PIKELETS
Our newly arrived students from China and South Korea
experienced an enjoyable activity which resulted in eating
delicious food.
This was achieved whilst
helping our students learn
commonly used English
terms, by reading recipes,
expanding their vocabulary
and encouraging lots of
discussion and laughter.
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Mullum Netball Club
The grade 5/6s took part in 2 Ultimate Frisbee training
sessions during our PE classes. It involved 2 coaches
(Jacqui and Michael from Eastern Ultimate) coming to
Mullum Primary School and teaching us some skills such
as throwing and catching. It was loads of fun.
It was interesting to learn a new sport. I thought Frisbee
was a game not a sport. – Dilly St J
It was fun and unique - Evvie B
It was fun to learn a different unique sport, with Jacqui and
Matt- Sophie J
I thought I knew all the sports- Blayden F
It is very different to all the other sports- Sarah Pr
I learnt how to throw a forehander – Clay
If anyone wants to come and learn how to play come
check out the information below.
Thanks Jacqui and Michael for teaching us about Ultimate
Frisbee.
Ultimate Frisbee By Emily Murcott
Bizarre Bazaar!! By Emily Murcott
A few weeks ago, 5 5/6 girls and 1 boy played in a netball
grand final against Norwood Heights Netball Club. We
played a really good game but Norwood was a really good
team and they won 11-21. We worked really well as a
team. It was an achievement for us to get to the grand final
as we changed coach half way though the year and we
were on the bottom of the ladder in the 1st season.
By Sarah P, Annaleise A, Cassandra W, Dilly S, Curtis K
In the grade 5/6, we’ve been working on our own brand
new toy’s in groups of 2,3 or 4 to sell (with fake money) to
the grade 1/2s. Each group was given $50 (fake money) to
buy their materials from Mr. Eddy’s all recycled or donated
shop.
Unlike the last few times our school has done this, we
have a new list of materials to choose from like LED’s,
batteries and wires!
In class we have also been working on marketing trick’s so
we can improve the way we advertise our toys.
Last week we practiced working in a production line, as if
we are in a factory, making 4 identical items with 4 pieces
of paper. We will have to do this next week to produce 4
identical items / toys to sell for Mullum Money. We wrote a
procedural text to follow step - by - step.
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Volume is how much of a substance is in an area. The volume changes when you add or take away some of the substance either going higher or lower. The capacity is how much volume the container can take. It depends on the shape, the length and the width.- Will
We used ml and L to see how much volume there is. Eden
Over a couple of days in 3/4 we have been learning about Volume and Capacity. Volume is what is in it and capacity is the amount that something can hold. Taryn
Volume and Capacity
Foundation News By Lauren Walsh
This term, Foundation students have enjoyed learning
about different fairy tales. We have had a number of hands
on language experiences to develop vocabulary and
engage students in the topic.
These photos describe some of these experiences –
1 Can you guess whose legs were on our ceiling?
2 We tasted porridge, just like G___________.
3 We dressed and described a huge, evil, furious giant.
We have studied the structure of a narrative story; the
beginning where the setting and characters are
introduced, the middle where there is usually a problem
and the end where the problem gets resolved. We will be
writing, editing and publishing our own stories this week.
Here are some of our very first attempts at writing a
narrative story.
Arya – One day there was a bear. He lived in a cave. He
was happy in his cave but one day a boy came and
distracted him. The bear told the boy to stop.
Lucas – On Monday Sam went to find a mountain. He
came up the mountain and he came all the way up. Now
Sam can’t climb down because his legs are tired. Then
he slowly climbed down.
Auryn – One day Sally went to the shops but a volcano
erupted. Then Sally ran away. She ran to her house but
the house melted so she had to find another house.
Ameer – One day an octopus was finding food but there
is a shark and the shark wanted to eat the octopus. The
octopus went to get out and she did. Do you know how
the octopus got out? A little fish helped the octopus and
the octopus was very happy because they little fish
helped him.
Makyiah – One day there was a boy who was called
Callum and he was at the ice cream shop. It melted and
then mum said you should go in to a shady spot. He went
to find some shade but there was no shade.
Mimi – One day a unicorn met a girl in the forest. The girl
liked the unicorn. It was cute. The unicorn liked her too.
The mum didn’t like the unicorn but the girl showed her
mum how amazing the unicorn was.
By Dominic, Gilbert and Toby 3/4H
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Farewell Duncan, Kid’s Hope Mentor By Jenny Verheijden
STEM Excursion—A Big Day in Junior by Sam Younes
How lucky are we!
On the 15th of November, 25 students were chosen to
represent Mullum at the first EVER ‘Big Day In Junior’
event held in Victoria.
I was one of the lucky children who was chosen. We made
the best of a late start by looking at the F1 in Schools
presentation where we got to race mini Formula 1 cars.
Later we moved on to work with Adobe where we learned
how to draw even if we can’t draw at all! We used Adobe
Sketch and we all had a great time!
Finally we finished the day with RMIT university where we
did some coding in Light Bot.
The day was a great success in my eyes!
Ella R
Farewell and Thank You to Duncan Todd, a Kid’s Hope
Mentor who is stepping away from the mentoring role he
has taken on with great enthusiasm for the last 13 years—
as long as the program has been running at Mullum
Primary School
Duncan has mentored several of our senior students,
building bird houses and completing model cars and
planes.
His most recently mentored student, Jason M, gave purple
petunias on behalf of the school as thanks for his service.
Duncan gave Jason the completed model plane they have
been working on together.
Over the years students always looked forward to Duncan
coming for one hour each week. Duncan has developed
positive connections with the students and staff he has
worked with, he has helped with BBQ’s and fundraising
events and we thank him from the bottom of our hearts for
all he has done for the students of Mullum Primary School
in his 13 years here.
We wish him all the best.
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Mullum PS Parents Association News
Fundraising Forum 15/11/17 Thank you to those who attended last night to discuss
fundraising for 2018. We had some great new ideas to
discuss and we will be rehashing some traditional
fundraisers and we set some tentative dates.
Stay turned for more information!
Music Exam Results Congratulations to the following students who recently sat their piano exams;
Preparatory
Elizabeth W First Class Honours
Grade One
Hans J Honours
Pupil of the Week Awards
Week Ending
27/10/2017
5/6C Ella R
5/6E Hayden W
5/6M Josh S
5/6R Sophie J
3/4F Blake B
3/4H Sandhya K
3/4M Tilly F
3/4PJ Alexander W
1/2M Dylan W
1/2SH Lily C
1/2T Brooklyn P-G
FE Bella W
FS Eva B
FW Bailey D
Week Ending
03/11/2017
5/6C Maddie A
5/6E Charlotte S
5/6M Dakota D
5/6R Katharine W
3/4F Junxi L
3/4H William S
3/4M Harry K
1/2M Elizabeth W
1/2SH Annie S
1/2T Lucas F
FE Ameer J
FS Vivaan G
FW Sina M
La Parola della Settimana (Word of the Week)
This week’s word is….
“Andiamo!”
Meaning: Let’s go!
Click on the following link or copy and paste the URL to
hear the correct pronunciation;
https://forvo.com/word/andiamo!/
Second hand Uniform Pop Up Shop Friday December 1st, 2.15—2.45 pm
&
Tuesday December 12, 8.45—9.30 am
Italian Language—La Parola della Settimana By Angela Zerella.
Icy Pole Friday Icy-poles will be sold for $1 each, Friday
lunchtimes during Term 4.
Reminder of rules—
Only 1 icy pole per person
No buying for friend (remember
some of your friends have allergies)
DANCE-A-THON
16/11/17
Ready to PARTY!
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Kalinda PS—Kalinda Karnival Family Fete, Saturday 25th Nov, 11 am—4 pm. Kalinda Primary, Kalinda Rd, Ringwood
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