Newsletter No 28 Thursday 3 September 2015

Mount Waverley Primary School, Park Lane, Mount Waverley 3149

Ph: 9807-1480 I Fax: 9888-1495 I Email: mount.waverley.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au I Web: www.mountwaverleyps.vic.edu.au

SPECIAL EVENTS

DISTRICT ATHLETICS

Congratulations to all the children who competed at

District Athletics on Monday.

Moun t Wa ve r l e y d i d extremely well and came 2nd

overall.

The following children have

made it through to Division Athletics which will be held in the first

week back of next term:

David G, Jack A, Liam S, Ethan H, Alannah T, Leah S, Lillian R,

Yong Feng J, Zac T, Oliver C, Michelle O, Isabella, Ava G, Alex P, Emily M, Adrian B, Ivan Z, Duluth M, Jiny J, Hannah R, Amir K,

Jenna A.

Good luck to you all. Congratulations to Zac T and Yong Feng J for being elected School District Athletics Captains.

Cassie Kemp PE/Sports Coordinator

HOOPTIME

The Year 4 Hooptime boys came away with a convincing win in the first round of their Hooptime challenges. They won all of their games and were not only impressive on the court but also off the court in terms of their sportsmanship and behaviour throughout the day. The next round will be next term. The boys have been training very hard to improve their skills, as they will be competing against much tougher competitors. We congratulate them on making it past the first round and wish them all the best for their journey.

Tom Boyle Year 4 Class Teacher

VISIT BY AUTHOR ANDY GRIFFITHS TO

MWPS FOR THE SIGNING OF HIS NEW

BOOK THE 65-STOREY TREEHOUSE

Andy accepted donations from the

school’s Book Swap towards the

Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

TERM 3 24 August—8 September Yrs 4/5/6/ Swimming 3 September Family Maths Night 4 September Yr 5 Chinatown 7 September Jollybops Science Incursion 10 September Prep Transition 18 September Last Day of Term 3 Early Dismissal

30 OCTOBER Graduation Photo and Group Photos 13 November School Disco WORKING BEE DATE Term 4 : Saturday 7 November

IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES PLANNING WEEK Next week teachers will be working together to commence planning for Term 4. Teachers work collaboratively during their planning time to ensure that learning opportunities are provided for all students, including those who are working above and below the expected level. A great deal of time and effort also goes into ensuring that programs cater for different learning styles.

Teachers at Mount Waverley Primary School have a deep understanding that the most powerful element to adding value to student learning is through reducing disruptive behaviour and that this is best achieved through inspiring and engaging students in their learning.

Thorough planning enables our approach to be flexible, reflective and adaptive as teachers continually evaluate where students are achieving across all curriculum areas. It is vital that we teach to the point of need for individual students during the term and planning documents should cater for this.

Ongoing collaboration and communication with students enables us to adapt our learning tasks and with flexible planning catering for this.

I would like to thank the teachers at Mount Waverley Primary School for their ongoing commitment to continuous improvement with all elements of our profession.

BOOK WEEK I would like to express my sincere thanks to everyone involved in making Book Week such a huge success. I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Walter the Farting Dog’ to 2A, 3B, 6A and 6B. Last Friday author Andy Griffeths was an inspirational speaker and engaged our whole school in his tales about his life and how he constructs his books. I thank Jacqueline Griffiths for organising Andy to come to our school.

Library Open Day was very well attended, providing opportunities for families to read together and it showcased our amazing Library. Thanks to everyone who supported Jacqueline on the day.

Greg Paine

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

REMINDERS Permission forms & payments: Whole School Jollybops overdue Junior House Aths due 4 September Yr 3 Camp Final Payment due 11 September

2015 P&F MEETING DATES

September 9 October 14 November 11 December 9

2015 NAPLAN REPORTS

Parents of Years 3& 5 students who have

not yet collected their child’s NAPLAN

report should do so from the Office

before this Friday at 3.30pm

GOLD Matthew A, Nikhil S, Nick B, Amir M, Alex B, William A, Saranya S, Maria P, Ethan L, Taelora P, Prachi P, Maggie W, Ruchith N, William J, Olivia K

SILVER Annabel P, Brad W-S, Jade K, Thomas D, Keiran F, Sofie D, Will L, Saoirse M, Tilly R, Racheal Z, Natalie T, Isabelle N, Jiny J, Sophia A, Dulith M, Subu B, Aidan D, Elizaveta L, Matthew A, Hayley C, Seojin H, Riley S

ACHIEVEMENTS

Rubbish Free Lunch Day Winners Week 7 Term 3

Congratulations to our winning classes for last week’s Rubbish Free Lunch Day. The winning Prep class was PE

with 95% rubbish free lunches in their class. The winning Junior School classes were 1B, 2B and 2C with 92%

rubbish free lunches in their class. The winning Middle School class was 3/4Y with 100% rubbish free lunches in

their class. The winning Senior class was 6A with 100% rubbish free lunches in their class. Our winning classes

are rewarded with 15 minutes extra recess! Congratulations!

CLASS SCORE CLASS SCORE CLASS SCORE CLASS SCORE

PA 88% 1C

87% 3B 80% 5A 32%

PB 69% 1D No result 3C 95% 5B 84%

PC No result

2A 83%

3D 95%

5C 87%

PD No result

2B 92%

3/4Y 100% 5D 88%

PE 95%

2C 92%

4B 91% 6A 100%

PF 89%

2D 78%

4C 92%

6B 95%

1A No result

2E 77%

4D 91%

6C 92%

1B 92% 3A 92% 4E 91% 6D 96%

ICAS SPELLING 2015

Students from MWPS achieved outstanding results when they participated in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Spelling Test. Of the 119 entries, 8 students received Certificates of Merit and 38 received Certificates of Credit. Excellent results were obtained by Michelle O, who received a High Distinction and Ella W, Sarina Z, Adhvik B, Eric B, Edgar L, Vishnu S, Kaveesha K, Natalie L, Mia L, Joshua O, Katelyn T, Ruicheng W, Arnav C, Liam K, Aarabi K, Jeremy L, Isabelle N, Sophia A, Morgan B, Georgia D, Yongfeng J, James M, Rachelle P, Adam T and Eugene Y who received Distinctions.

Congratulations to all students who participated.

Bradford Rooks

ICAS Coordinator

MWPS LIBRARY OPEN DAY

Families came to our school Library Open Day on Saturday 29 August to

share reading experiences.

Hi, I’m Earnest and I care about the

Environment. Reduce Reuse

Recycle

SCIENCE WEEK

Next week we will be having a whole week of Science based activities. The theme is LIGHT.

Years 3—6 will be making self-propelled cars.

Prep—Year 2 will be making and testing paper airplanes.

Permission forms to attend the Jollybops Science Show must be returned by Monday.

FRIDAY

19th Sept

Donate a gold coin for

STATE SCHOOL RELIEF

Dress up in your favourite

footy team colours.

FOOTY DAY

REMINDERS

Change the World in Five Minutes

As part of Environment Week our Senior Environment team is taking part in Change the World in 5 Minutes. We will be collecting old dental supplies such as toothbrushes,

floss containers and toothbrush cases. We will send them to Oral Care Brigade® and then they will recycle or upcycle into other products such as benches and carry bags.

There will be a box in every class where you can put the donated items. Then on Tuesday Week 8 we will collect all of the boxes in the Great Space. Senior Environment Club Leaders:

Imanide, Ella & Chanuth

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD AFL VIC HOLIDAY PROGRAMS Boys and girls ages 5 –12 no experience necessary. V FINALS FOOTY FEVER 5-8yrs Footy Fun Day 9-12 yrs Skills Battle various venues For more details go to http://www.aflvicholidayprograms.com.au /

SUNSMART

A reminder that students will need to

ensure that they have a hat to begin next

term. Students are required to wear a hat

at all times when playing outside or

involved in class and sport activities

outdoors during Term 4.

PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS

CITIZENSHIP ACHIEVEMENT

Prep A Billy for making our new student welcome. Daniel for working hard in class.

Prep B Lucy K for always listening to instructions and concentrating extremely well in class. A good effort, well done!

Michael D for your outstanding efforts in finding words with the sound-of-the-week. Your knowledge of the THRASS chart is growing every day!

Prep C Alana E for her wonderful attitude towards having a go at all classroom tasks.

Gihansa D for making a concentrated effort to improve his writing skills. Well done Gihansa!

Prep D Riley D'S for being a fantastic classroom helper and always thinking of others.

Hilda C for working hard to form all her letters and numbers correctly on lined paper.

Prep E Tara R for the quiet way she conducts herself in the classroom. Tara completes all tasks, assists her classmates and helps out in the classroom without ever being asked. Thank you Tara.

Adrian L for his terrific approach to all Mathematical tasks. Adrian enjoys working with numbers and is quick to solve simple equations, notice patterns in numbers and explain how he goes about solving mathematical problems.

Prep F Jack M for the way you are kind and gentle in the playground. Thank you for being a good friend.

Sophie S for the way you write your ideas down, and reread them to check they make sense . Fantastic writing.

1A Rasandi P for always being so kind and helpful to all your friends. Well done!

Joshua F for working out so many tricky ways to make $1.65. Well done!

1B Frances S-M for her positive attitude towards her learning.

Ayden L for working really hard on his narrative writing. Well done!

1C Andrew Z for being such a thoughtful, considerate and generous member of our class.

Christine T for being such a diligent and dedicated member of our class.

1D Ava C for being kind, considerate and helpful towards other class members. Well done!

Jefferson Z for making big improvements in reading and writing skills and for finishing work in a timely manner.

2A Jaiden L for always bringing a positive attitude and a smile into the classroom.

Kiah C for her improvement in her Reading activities. I can see you are giving 100% in every task.

2B Juno S for showing persistence and effort with his writing. Keep up the great work! Saveen S for sharing his ideas and knowledge, especially of animals, in class discussions.

Liliana T for settling in so well in her new class. She always works to the best of her ability.

2C Joshua D for always listening to instructions and following directions. Well done Joshua!

Max Z for his excellent work in Maths this week. Your fractions of a circle were extremely accurate.

2D Kelvin C for the fantastic improvement made on your reading. Well done and keep it up.

Zoe K for being such a terrific class member. She is kind, hard working and always does her best. Well done.

2E Nicholas C for trying really hard and achieving an outstanding result with his handwriting. Well done Nicholas.

Clayton C for contributing to class discussion and making relevant and interesting comments.