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Principal’s Report Amanda Williams

Welcome BBQ and Meet the Teacher I look forward to welcoming in the new school year with new and current families this afternoon at our welcome BBQ and Meet the Teacher. This community event will be a great opportunity to meet and catch up with other families and to meet your child’s teacher and see their learning space for 2019. If you have some important information that you wish to share with your child’s teacher then we encourage you to make another time for a more private and extensive opportunity to discuss your child. I know that some teachers have already started some conversations with families. Please contact your child’s teacher to arrange a mutually convenient time to meet them if required.

The Buildings & Grounds Sub Committee will also be available for a chat in our marquee. They will be available to discuss current progress and any questions regarding the FPS Grounds Master Plan.

Thank you to the Parents & Carers Committee for their organisation of the BBQ. All proceeds will go to supporting the Grounds Master Plan. 2019 Classroom Helpers and Parent Information session We are relaunching our Classroom Helpers/Volunteer’s program this year to create an induction session that will offer more extensive training of FPS classroom helpers and volunteers. The skills learned will also be very useful for parents/carers who wish to support their children at home with literacy homework activities and reading. The sessions will be run by our Learning Specialist- Amy Prisco and Assistant Principal- Laura Boylan in the staff room on…The first session will focus on Reading. A second session to be offered next term will focus on Numeracy. We ask that all parent/carer volunteers who will be working in classrooms complete this induction session. The induction session will provide an overview of what helping in the classroom is about, the requirements of helpers, protocols and training focusing on supporting students with literacy skills especially reading. Parent helpers/volunteers who attend excursions or PMP are not required to attend this session. >>>>>Cont.

Flemington Primary School, Corner Mt Alexander Road & Flemington St , Flemington 3031

P.O. Box 7 , Flemington. 3031 Te l: 9376 7137

ht tp: / /www.f lemingtonps.v ic .edu.au Email: Flemington.ps@edumai l .vic .gov.au Fax: 9376 2230

email: f lemington.ps@edumail .v ic .gov.au

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Mission: We will provide learning opportunities in supportive and collaborative learning environments.

Vision: Students will realise their full potential, contributing to our school, our community and our world.

CALENDAR

MON, 25 FEBRUARY School Council Meeting TUE, 26 FEBRUARY Prep and Staff Photo Day WED, 27 FEBRUARY No Preps today FRI, 1 MARCH District Swimming Carnival (Grade 3-6) WED, 6 MARCH Preps at school today THUR, 7 MARCH Parent/Carers Classroom Helpers Induction MON, 11 MARCH Labour Day Holiday – No school MON, 18 MARCH Halogen Conference SRC (Year 3 to 6) MON, 25 MARCH School Council Meeting THUR, 4 APRIL AOK and Secret Spy Celebration FRI, 5 APRIL Last Day Term 1 – school finishes at 1.30pm

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Teaching & Learning

Team

Amanda Williams Principal Music Specialists

Vern O’Hara Music Coordinator Piano

Laura Boylan Assistant Principal Curriculum/Instruction

Susy Hull Singing

Amy Prisco Learning Specialist

Gavin Lang Violin

Agata Gervasi SWPB/Wellbeing Michael Celata Cello

Brianna Domanski Literacy Lead Rosie Beer Piano

Michael Younger Numeracy Lead Anna Robinson Piano

Amy Mullins Business Manager Leigh Raymond Piano

Teaching Staff Brett Dellavedora Guitar/Ukulele

Prep C Emily Kidd Team Leader Chris Vizard Brass

Prep B David Gullan Dave Williams Drums/Drum Class

Prep A Marcelle Prentice Leonie Khoury Woodwind

1/2A Grace Mittas Team Leader

Support Staff Amy Mullins Business Manager Team Leader

1/2B Erica Pearson

Erna Doria Administration

1/2C Rose Benincasa Mon-Wed Sucharita NadigerThur-Fri

Cheryl Aquilina Administration

1/2D Tyler Slattery Jo Vadnal Administration

3/4A Amy Prisco Brianna Domanski

Team Leader Danh Ho ICT

3/4B Anthony Granata

Stephen Evangelou ICT Tuesdays

3/4C Diane Pretty Agata Gervasi ES Team Leader

3/4D Stephanie Carey Shelley Cullen Sandra Bitsonis

Katherine Hanna Nujum Abdala

Aides

Multicultural Aide

5A Danielle Frost 5&6 Team Leader Graham Bell Maintenance

5B Josh Bramham Specialist Staff Sarah Connors Visual Arts Mon, Tue, Wed

6A Michael Cleary Fiona Themann Health and Physical Education Mon-Wed

Team Leader

6B Michael Younger Mon-Wed Fiona Themann Thur-Fri

Shawn Wang Chinese Mon-Wed

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-Leadership Team

Principal Team Response to intervention/Extension Team Collaborative Team Leaders

Amanda Williams Learning Specialist- Amy Prisco Prep- Emily Kidd

Laura Boylan Literacy Lead- Brianna Domanski One- Two- Grace Mittas

Numeracy Lead- Michael Younger Three-Four- Amy Prisco

Wellbeing Lead- Agata Gervasi Five- Six-Danielle frost

Literacy Support- Christina Laught

-Specialist Team

Art- Sarah Connors Music- Vern O’Hara

Health and Physical Education- Fiona Themann Languages- Chinese- Shawn Wang Language Assistant- Melodie Li

Happy Learning!

Hi there Flemington Primary School community,

It is with great excitement and enthusiasm that I introduce myself as the new Wellbeing Lead of Flemington Primary School. With over 20 years of experience in education, I firmly believe that wellbeing is an integral component in helping each child achieve their highest potential. I have worked across every year level at our school as a classroom teacher for the past 10 years, and most recently as your Acting Assistant Principal. This year, I move into a role in which I will be providing support and educational leadership across the school, leading the continued implementation of SWPBS, development of tools, resources, strategies and preventative practices to support consistency in Wellbeing. I look forward to meeting you all during the upcoming school year. If you have any questions, please feel free to stop in. By working together, we can make sure every child’s academic, social, and emotional needs are met. Agata Gervasi

Be kind | Be safe | Be respectful | Be ready to learn

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Pupil of the Week Week begin 11 February 2019

Grade Student Grade Student Grade Student Grade Student

Prep A Ben M Prep B Abdullahi J Prep C Jacob M

1/2A Arthur C 1/2B Emily B 1/2C Rosa H 1/2D Lotte M

3/4A Bonnie S 3/4B Eliza L 3/4C Mushahed S 34D Catherine F

5A Miles L 5B Devi R

6A Aidan S 6B N/A

Week begin 18 February 2019

Grade Student Grade Student Grade Student Grade Student

Prep A Harriet B L Prep B Henrietta C Prep C Leyla S

1/2A Alana L 1/2B Myrtle L 1/2C Fred C 1/2D Jai R

3/4A Luca G 3/4B Isabel B 3/4C Thomas A 34D Sonny P

5A Tiana L 5B Lachlan Q

6A Abbie B 6B Alara S

Office News Office Hours, 8.30am – 4.00pm Monday to Friday

All visitors, including parents, need to sign into the school and collect & wear a lanyard when visiting the school at any time. This includes Classroom Helpers, incursions and excursions, PMP, swimming and Interschool sport. Hats Term 1 2019

Just a reminder that it is an education department rule that we all wear wide brimmed hats when outside at school, during term 1 and 4, caps are not acceptable.

The rule is no hat no play and the children are expected to sit on the blue seats outside the prep rooms.

OSHC Program Camp Australia manages the Before & After School Care program. All bookings, absences and payments need to be made through the Camp Australia website.

Do not leave messages on the school answering machine.

Customer Service

8.00am - 6.00pm Monday to Friday

1300 105 343

Website www.campaustralia.com.au

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PE News Fiona Theman

Swimming Trials/District Swimming:

Congratulations to all of the Grade 3-6 students who tried out for the FPS Swim Team. It was excellent to see so many students in the pool trying their best and supporting each other from the sidelines!! Special thanks to the super teachers who gave up their mornings to help run the trials!

Students who made the team have been notified. These students will now compete in the District Swimming Carnival at Queens Park Pool on Friday 1st March. Karate Clinics:

Students in Grade 1/2 have been lucky enough to experience an Art of Defence Australia clinic in their PE sessions. Foundation classes will be participating in the Karate class over the coming weeks. If your child is interested in attending a free Karate session after school on Thursdays, please see Fiona Themann for a coupon.

Victorian Bowls Clinics

Our Grade 5 students will be learning the art of Lawn Bowls throughout this term. These clinics will run during Friday morning sport sessions and students will have the chance to be selected in the FPS Lawn Bowls team to compete at the Primary Schools Challenge on March 29th. HandsUP! Data FPS have signed up with HandsUp! Bicycle Network to record our form of transport to school. This will help us support more students to become physically active and measure our progress over the year. We hope the information collected can be used to advocate for improved walking and riding in the local community!

Prep PMP: The Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) will be starting on Monday March 4th at 9am for the Prep students. The PMP program includes language, memory, visual, listening, physical and social skills to prepare students for high quality learning. If you are available to assist during PMP please contact one of the Prep teachers.

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BECOME A TEACHER'S AIDE

Certificate III in Education Support: (March 2019)

This qualification will give you the skills and knowledge to provide assistance and support to teachers and students in a range of educational settings. This includes primary, secondary & special development schools & areas of early childhood education Graduates work as :

Education assistants/teacher aides Support workers (working with children with disabilities)

Course details: Thursday: 28 mar. 2019 — 7 Nov. 2019 24 sessions, 2 workshops + 100 hr placement 9:15 am to 3.15 pm At keilor heights primary school Ring prace on 9462 6077 and speak to us about real employment outcomes achieved by prace graduates or visit our website: www.prace.vic.edu.au Also compare our fees & great value for concession card holders. "free" tafe courses are not free as they come with service & materials fees. Student’s Art Work to celebrate the Lunar New Year

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