Newsletter November 19th, 2014

Camps

Next week the year 3/ 4 and year 5/ 6

students will be on camp. The year 3/

4’s will be heading to Camp

Curumbene which is an adventure and

activity camp where their initiative,

teamwork and leadership skills will be

tested. The Year 5/ 6 students are

heading to Canberra to continue their

work studying and learning about

Government and our nation’s capital.

While a busy week for the students and

teachers their agenda is jam packed

with a visit to Parliament House and

possibly meeting up with some

politicians an exciting prospect. The

year 2 sleepover and P-2 BBQ is coming

up soon on Thursday the 4th of

December, a fun night out and also the

start of our camping program for the

year two’s. It’s a great way to build

resilience for students in preparation to

the camps in years 3-6.

VIP day in Prep/ Foundation

Today we had many Very Important

People (VIP’s) visiting the junior building

to witness the student work completed

across the year. The students love

sharing their achievements and the

VIP’s were extremely proud of their

children/ grandchildren. Thanks also to

the PA for putting on a morning tea for

the VIP’s afterwards. Photos of the

morning are included in the coming

pages.

MVIMP Concert tonight

The annual MVIMP concert at the

Moonee Valley Race Course is tonight

at 7pm. Tickets were sent home with

students last night and can still be

purchased at the door if needed.

Good luck to all the students and

especially the year three students

performing for the first time.

Transition to 2015

Our Prep/ Foundation students began

their transition sessions last Friday and

will continue to attend the next two

Friday sessions. After the three

familiarisation activities in July, August

and September the new Prep/

Foundation students settled in quickly

learning about the routines in the junior

building. Upstairs Rebecca McMahon

ran the transition/ information session

for the parents where the curriculum,

welfare, school activities, policies plus

lots of other important information is

discussed. All Prep, year 2 and 4

students have been participating in

‘Move Up’ sessions held last week and

over the next fortnight. These sessions,

three in total are designed to prepare

students for the curriculum and routines

of the new year level. Students have

the opportunities to ask questions,

clarify and interact with teachers/

students to ease the transition for 2015.

If parents have any questions

regarding these transitions please see

your child’s teacher or visit our

Transitions blog at: http://

mppstransition.global2.vic.edu.au

Hard copies of this newsletter available at the office.

PRINCIPAL REPORT

Please note information about 2015

Parent Payments and Booklists will be

sent home in the coming days

MPPS is a Polling Booth for the Upcoming

State Government Election

The Sports and Performance Centre will

be a registered polling booth for the

election on Saturday 29th November. On

the day we will have many parent

helpers running a sausage sizzle and

selling left over fete items. Anyone able

to assist on this day please let us know at

the office ASAP. Thank you to the

parents that have already generously

donated some time on the day to help

out. This day is a great opportunity for

visitors to see our great school and

possibly enrol in future years. We look

forward to seeing you there.

eConnect (1 : 1 Device) program (2015

year 4-6 students)

Please be reminded that purchases must

be completed by Dec 11th to ensure

that students receive the device for day

one, 2015. Year five students will receive

a letter shortly about their device and

costs of extending the warranty and

insurance on their Netbook.

Details about the program for students in

year 3-6 can be found at: http://www.mpp.vic.edu.au/resources-and-facilities/econnect/ and also on the

parent download section of our school

website.

Matt Bott

There are more photos and information about

our VIP morning further on in this newsletter.

PRINCIPAL REPORT (cont.)

All lost property items on hand have been sort-

ed and there’s heaps!!

32 items have been identified and are outside

the office for collection.

Additionally we have 17 windcheaters, 3 v

neck jumpers, 8 bomber jackets, 8 Grade 5 & 6

fleeces, 3 hats a t-shirt that are all school

branded and are NOT labelled properly.

16 items of non school, non labelled clothing

along with 17 lunchboxes and 14 drink bottles,

capts, hats, skipping ropes, 2 odd thongs, a

white running shoe, a library bag with a polka

dot “M” and “Z” My Little Ponys.

All items not collected by the end of term WILL

be donated to charity.

Please come past the office and have a look

to see if any items belong to you or your child.

CONGRATULATIONS

To

RIA COOPER

ON HER

WINNING ENTRY OF

THE PIRATES

TREASURE MAP

LOST PROPER TY TREASURE MAP WINNER

ITALIAN DAY—2-014

The students at Moonee Ponds Primary school experienced a little taste of

Italian culture and language on Friday 7th

November 2014. The Italian Day

festa was a celebration of the culmination of student learning and achieve-

ment in the acquisition of the Italian language.

On the day students dressed up in Italian colours or costumes that were

synonymous with Italy. We had gondoliers, chefs, waiters and waitresses,

pizza makers, some ‘fashionistas’ and there was even a gladiator. Well

done everyone for getting into the spirit of the day.

Students also attended the ‘Aladino’ spettacolo (show). There was lots of

singing, dancing, laughter and interaction with the actors and the audi-

ence.

Students also learnt about the Italian artist ‘Michelangelo’ and had the op-

portunity experience what it would have been like to paint the ceiling of

The Sistine Chapel.

The day ended with a celebratory parade of costumes.

Mille grazie to all the students and teachers for making Italian Day such a

huge success!

More pictures of the day can be found on the Italian Blog Page http://

mppsitalian.global2.vic.edu.au/

Saluti,

Nancy Berardone

Italian Teacher

ITALIAN DAY PHOTOS

Tomorrow- on Thursday 20th of Novem-

ber, we will be having an Animal Dress

Up Day, to raise funds for the RSPCA

and for our quiet garden area which

will be located at the back of the prep

area. Some of the activities will be a P-

2 and 3-6 colouring competition, com-

mencing Friday 14th November and ac-

tivities to make things for our quiet gar-

den at lunch time on Thursday 20th No-

vember. We encourage all students to

dress up in anything animal related

such as a shirt with a picture of an ani-

mal on it or an animal costume. To

dress up, there will be a gold coin do-

nation.

Participation in all activities will require

a gold coin donation. Colouring in pic-

tures will be provided on donation, by

SRC reps visiting classrooms. Colouring

in pictures must be submitted by recess

on Thursday 20th November, and must

be clearly labelled with your name and

class.

Thank you

The MPPS S.R.C Reps

In Prep we are

learning about The

Good Old Days for

our Integrated Stud-

ies unit this term,

and to celebrate

we invited some

very important peo-

ple along to share our school experi-

ence. We had a fabulous VIP day today

and the prep students have all wel-

comed with excitement their respective

VIP’s. We have had the pleasure of the

company of grandparents, parents, sib-

lings, neighbours, cousins and very spe-

cial family friends. VIP’s were treated to

an expose of student work, reading and

song. Students then accompanied their

VIP’s to the SPC for a special morning tea

kindly donated by the Parents’ Associa-

tion. Thank you to all our older student

helpers and to the PA and of course to

our VIP’s for making the special effort to

come along!

Great effort Preps!

Prep/Foundation team and students.

More pictures over the page.

SRC—ANIMAL DRESS UP DAY VIP DAY

VIP DAY PREP / FOUNDATION

VIP DAY PREP / FOUNDATION

VIP DAY PREP / FOUNDATION

V

I

P

City of Moonee

Valley Invitation to

Walking School Bus

Volunteers

Week: 17-21st November

YMCA Children’s Services

Moonee Ponds Primary School

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

For all Bookings and Cancellations please call us directly on 0459 988 001

email us: mpcoshc@ymca.org.au

For any Account Information please call our office on: 8371 0500

www.childrensservices.ymca.org.au

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thurs-

day

Friday

Staff: BSC

CURRICULUM DAY

Auri

Chris

Auri

Elaine

Auri

Alicia

Auri

Alicia

Breakfast

Orange Juice, Apple Juice, Milo & Milk, Wholemeal Toast, Corn Flakes, Weet Bix and Rice Bubbles

BSC: Activi-

ties

Board Games

Colouring

Drawings

Group Game:

21

Relay Races

Making

Banana

Bread

Staff:

ASC

Auri

Alicia

Chris

Auri

James

Chris

Auri

Alicia

James

Auri

Alicia

Afternoon

Snack

For afternoon tea, a large fruit platter is served with seasonal fruit in addition to the main snack. Afternoon Tea and the Daily Activities may change due to circumstances on any giv-en day. Our program is designed for children of different ages & differences. Outside play is encouraged when the weather is fine. Children have a choice to participate in inside or out-

Noodles &

Vegetable Stir

Fry

Biscuits, Dip

and Vegies

Fruit Salad

with Yogurt

Banana

Bread

Activities

Playground

Obstacle

Course

AASC: Netballs

Dominos

AASC:

Cricket

Outside games and

quiet

activities

Dress Ups

Uno

OSHC PROGRAM

Week: 24th – 28th November

Reminder: We follow a SUNSMART policy: No Hat will result in No outside

Play

We are seeking expressions of interest for a full day program on the school cur-riculum day held on Monday the 17

th November. To book in please see our

OSHC team.Please note: a minimum of 12 children would be required to run the

full day program

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Staff: BSC

Auri

Alicia

Andrew

Auri

Andrew

Elaine

Andre

Auri

Andrew

Alicia

Breakfast

Orange Juice, Apple Juice, Milo & Milk, Wholemeal Toast, Corn Flakes, Weet Bix and Rice Bubbles

BSC: Activi-

ties

Relay Games

Card games

Making scones

Fruit Salad

Dress Ups

Drawings

Group Game : 21

Group games

UNO

Staff:

ASC

Michael

James

Chris

Andrew

Auri

Alicia

Andrew

James

Chris

Andrew

Auri

James

Andrew

Auri

Afternoon

Snack

For afternoon tea, a large fruit platter is served with seasonal fruit in addition to the main snack. Afternoon Tea and the Daily Activities may change due to circumstances on any given day. Our

program is designed for children of different ages & differences. Outside play is encouraged when the weather is fine. Children have a choice to participate in inside or outside activities.

Fruit Salad

and Yoghurt

Scones with jam

and cream

Pasta salad

Sticks, Chips and

Dips

Fruit Kebabs

Activities

Crazy

Art Day

Drawing

Team

Games

Homework Club

AASC: Netball

Quiet games

Logo

AASC: Cricket

Outside Obstacle

Course

Dominos

Competition

Charades

Dear Parent,

The following information has been provided to me by the Department of Education

and Early Childhood Development.

Yours sincerely.

Sean Byrne

School Council President

Changes to the Education Maintenance Allowance

From 1 January 2015, the government will provide extra financial support directly to Vic-

toria’s neediest schools instead of providing the Education Maintenance Allowance di-

rectly to parents.

Parents will not be able to apply for the Education Maintenance Allowance in 2015.

The money will be allocated to eligible schools through schools’ core operational fund-

ing mechanism, with the neediest schools receiving the most funding. Not all schools

will be receiving funding in 2015.

This change to how the money is distributed was required by the funding agreement

with the Commonwealth government to make sure Victorian schools receive increased

funding that will benefit all students and, in particular, those from schools with concen-

trated disadvantage.

The majority of parents who received the EMA payment already elected to provide the

money directly to their school.

If you are experiencing financial hardship, you can speak to your principal about how

you can access assistance from the State Schools’ Relief Committee for clothing and

uniforms.

The end of the EMA direct payments to parents will not affect any other payment you

may be receiving such as the Schoolkids Bonus, which is provided directly to eligible

parents to assist with education costs.

If you have any questions about this change, please speak to you’re the office staff or

Matt..

IMPORTANT EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE

INFORMATION FOR 2015

ROCC STAR 16/10/2014

CLASS ROCC STAR REASON

Prep A

Rebecca

Imogen Golden For demonstrating care by welcoming a new student into our

class and being a great friend!

Prep B

Nicole

Elina Liang For showing optimism and being brave in her swimming lesson.

Prep C

Jenny

Lucinda Gilbert For being optimistic and brave in the pool, and swimming a lap of

the deep pool.

1/2 A

Andrea

Holly Edwards For her increased confidence and willingness to work with and

support her classmates.

1/2 B Christian Leventis Always willing to help out his classmates

1/2 C

Senada

Grace Brading For her optimistic approach to learning our dance for Almost Al-

ice. You’re a star!

1/2 D

David

Emily Xenoyiannakis For being patient and caring towards her classmates.

3/4 A

Zoya

Shaun Jinson For braving deep water for the first time and swimming 25 me-

tres.

3/4 B

Jude

Chiara Aldridge Outstanding assistance given to her partner when writing their

reflection of their simple machine operation.

3/4 C

Antony

Isabella Burns For your fantastic attitude at swimming – your teacher was im-

pressed by how well you listened and always put in your best.

5/6 A Michelle Zheng For being a great listener and trying her hardest during cabaret

practice.

5/6 B Justyn Alcock For the compassion, care and respect he always demonstrates

when working with his classmates.

5/6 C

Liz

Lilli Blade For choreographing our cabaret item, and listening to everyone’s

suggestions and input with patience and understanding.l

Italian

Nancy

Sasha Byrne For being an enthusiastic and positive learner. Brava!

PE

Ryan

Trent Lovatt For showing exceptional sportsmanship during games in physical

education classes.

Performing Arts

Lorraine Ryan

Zachary Al Mosawi For having a positive attitude during performance times.

These awards were inadvertently overlooked in the newslet-

ter, so they are being repeated this week for those that

missed seeing their name in print.

LEARNING STAR 16/10/2014

These awards were inadvertently overlooked in the newslet-

ter, so they are being repeated this week for those that

missed seeing their name in print.

CLASS LEARNING STAR REASON

Prep A

Rebecca

Roji Kandel For settling in well to our school and doing some super writing!

Prep B Lilliana Grbac For her wonderful improvement s in her swimming lessons

Prep C

Jenny

Harrison Moss For always modelling fabulous learning strategies to his peers,

and being an active, engaged learner in all areas.

1/2 A Ava Mitrakas For her increased stamina and fluency in reading ,

1/2 B Declan Spilar Being enthusiastic about learning new things.

1/2 C

Senada

Sebastian Court For being a great mathematician and thinking carefully about

using specific strategies to work out mathematical problems.

1/2 D

David

Charlie DiFlorio For being confident when talking in front of the class!

3/4 A Alexis Koukounaras For consistently achieving excellent results, being a good friend

and mentor to others in the class

3/4 B

Jude

Zara Christian-Ng Outstanding oral and written reflection of her simple machine

operation.

3/4 C

Antony

Noah Stampfli For the attention and hard work you put in to improve your

swimming.

5/6 A Maya Kosta For stepping up to be discussion director in literature circles.

5/6 B

Lee

Verica Dramlic For adapting to her new learning environment with enthusiasm

and commitment.

5/6 C

Liz

Ella Byrne For persisting with BIDMAS until she had mastered it.

Italian

Nancy

Declan Spillar For making great connections in Italian and being able to use

known Italian words in new ways! Bravissimo!

PE

Ryan

Liv Talko For the demonstration of excellent skills and team work in physi-

cal education classes.

Performing Arts

Lorraine Ryan

Bryn Cunliffe For listening carefully to the art lesson on ‘trees’ and producing

beautiful, detailed work.

ROCC STAR 13/11/2014

CLASS ROCC STAR REASON

Prep A

Rebecca

Tasneem Ali For always working collaboratively and respectfully with her

peers during group tasks.

Prep B

Nicole

Isla Cahoon For showing RESPECT when listening carefully and following in-

structions.

Prep C

Jenny

Ruby O’Dwyer For always being a respectful, caring class member who listens

carefully to everybody and always helps to clean up our class-

room

1/2 A

Andrea

Quinn Digney For living our school values every single day!

1/2 B

Leigh

Lachlan Ross For being a great listener.

1/2 C

Senada

Aleyna Khabbaz For her caring treatment of her friends and classmates out in the

yard and in the classroom

1/2 D

David

Hamish Talko For showing excellent leadership qualities when working in

groups.

3/4 A

Zoya

Oliver Kal For his fantastic quick computation, especially when we’ve been

working with time.

3/4 B

Jude

Jared Haigh Outstanding performance in our concert item – voice projection

and expression,.

3/4 C

Antony

Anatolia Aktag For the way you have taken care of our new student as she gets

to know our school.

5/6 A Kallum Athanasiadis For showing optimism at MVIMP rehearsals

5/6 B

Lee

Melina Vampatella For collaborating well during this week’s science lesson

5/6 C

Liz

Ella Byrne For always displaying optimism in al of her leadership of the

green team.

Italian

Nancy

Flynn Gray For his fabulous performance in the ‘Aladino’ show and for his

wonderful sense of humour. Bravissimo!

PE

Ryan

Florence Doherty For demonstrating high enthusiasm and team work in Physical

Education classes.

LEARNING STAR 13/11/2014

CLASS LEARNING STAR REASON

Prep A

Rebecca

Charlotte Siega For being a great mathematician and modelling how to make 2

digit numbers using a range of materials

Prep B

Nicole

Charlie Wills For his excellent maths work with place value and numbers to

1001

Prep C

Jenny

Naima Chappaz For thinking carefully about her writing, starting her sentences in

interesting ways and using upper and lower case letters in the

right place.

1/2 A

Andrea

Emma Cunliffe For her wonderful persuasive writing, using strong emotive

words and rhetorical questions!

1/2 B

Leigh

Bridget Mihulka For amazing recount writing.

1/2 C

Senada

Toby Griggs For using expression when reading aloud.

1/2 D

David

Alexia Kyriacou For taking risks to spell unfamiliar words.

3/4 A

Zoya

Oscar Lukey For being a great reader and writing an interesting narrative

about being “Lost”.

3/4 B

Jude

Mietta Vampatella Excellent participation – listening and contributing ideas and lan-

guage to our shared narrative piece “A Cold and Windy Night”

3/4 C

Antony

Juliet Golden For the attentive way you apply all your new learning as you

showed so well in your fantastic narratives.

5/6 A

Jess

Atticus Frost For his excellent maths results on ‘angles’ and ‘transformations’.

5/6 B

Lee

Cian O’Callaghan This week Cian has been extra focussed in the classroom and on

his work.

5/6 C

Liz

Marley Baldwin For her excellent narrative and her factual read and retell.

Italian

Nancy

Thomas Murton For his fantastic recount writing about Italian Day. Bravissimo!9+

PE

Ryan

Einaas Saleem For her excellent work and attitude during her grade’s PMP pro-

gram.`

DATES TO NOTE TERM 4—2014

MVIMP Concert 19th November

Yr. 3 / 4 Camp 24-26th November

Yr. 5 /6 Camp 24-28th November

2014 TERM DATES

Term 4: October 6th - December 19th

2015 TERM DATES

Term 1: January 29th - March 27th

Term 2: April 13th - June 26th

Term 3: July 13th - September 18th

Term 4: October 5th - December 18th

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

17 November

Curriculum Day

18 November

19 November MVIMP Concert

@MVRC

20 November Animal Dress up Day

SRC Fundraiser

21 November Prep Transition

24 November 3/4 Camp 5/6 Camp

25 November 3/4 Camp 5/6 Camp

26 November 3/4 Camp 5/6 Camp

School Council

27 November 5/6 Camp

28 November 5/6 Camp

Prep Transition

December 1 December 2 December 3 Skip-a-thon

December 4 P-2 BBQ &Sleepover

Yr. 2 MVIMP Demo

@ 9.30 am

December 5

December 8 December 9 Year 7 Orientation

Day

December 10 Robogal’s Yr. 3-6 Science Incursion

December 11 End of Year Celebration

December 12 Buddies

Excursion

December 15 Helper’s Morning Tea

Yr. 6 Graduation

December 16

December 17 Whole School Picnic

School Council

December 18

December 19 End of Term 1.20 Finish