Thursday 23 March 2017...56H Shreya M For being a respectful student who listens to and follows...

Thursday 23 March 2017

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Friday 24 March Yr5/6 SDSSA Athletic Carnival Bus leaves 9.00am Sharp

Monday 27 March End of Term Awards Assembly today 9.00am (PAC)

Wednesday 29 March PB Student BBQ Lunch 1.30pm

Friday 31 March Last Day of Term – Early finish 2.30pm Funky Hair Day $Dollar coin donation for the Leukemia Foundation Parent Association Family Dinner Matthew Flinders Hotel 5.30pm Term 2 Tuesday 18 April First Day back start of Term 2 Tuesday 25 April ANZAC Day Public Holiday - No students at school Tuesday 2 May School Photo Day Wednesday 3 May Subcommittee Meeting 6.00pm School Council - 7.00pm

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END OF TERM ASSEMBLY – 9AM NEXT MONDAY Just a reminder that next week’s special end of term awards assembly will be held at 9am. At this assembly we recognise students who have shown great improvement in their learning as well as recognising those students who show great work habits – such as being a resilient learner, applying a positive attitude, assisting others in need etc. We hope you can join us on Monday, as we celebrate our student’s achievements for Term 1. LIFE EDUCATION – LIFE EDUCATION VAN FOLLOW UP Students in Years 3-4 visited the Life Education Van last week and explored medicines as drugs and the consequences of their misuse. Students in 3/4S were applying their learning by replicating the effects of different drugs on the human body through a visual representation. Working in cooperative groups and collectively producing a poster reflecting their learning, helped students to articulate and explore the concepts taught through the interactive sessions. It also helped them to form a better understanding of the human body. Check out the great posters 3/4S produced. I was particularly impressed with each groups’ ability to explain their learning to me last Friday.

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SCHOOL DEBATING TEAM Our Year 5/6’s are participating in an online debating competition which provides a fantastic application and motivation for writing persuasive texts. Students have been learning about facts v’s opinions, how to prepare a rebuttal, providing research to support arguments and the use of persuasive language to influence an audience. Not only do the students compete in the competition but they also have the opportunity to judge a debate, learning about the way in which debates are scored and whilst picking up tips from other schools to improve their thinking and arguments. Our school debating team competed against Torquay College last week. Topic: Music Education should not be taught at school. The scores were 6.8 to 5.6 in our favour. Well done to Mahine, Laura, Aiman (main speakers) with assistance from Will.

NATIONAL ACTION DAY AGAINST BULLYING Last Friday was the seventh National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. 5/6H shared a powerful message against bullying as they explored the impact hurtful words can make to the ‘inside of a person’ or in this case the ‘inside of an apple’. Students were shown that people might look ok on the outside but if you could open them up you would see the harmful effects of hurtful words. They also viewed a video and discussed the role of bystanders. Just one of the many ways we work to counter bullying.

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THINK TANK SESSIONS As mentioned in last week’s newsletter we will be offering a fantastic new opportunity for our students to further develop their critical and creative thinking strategies – Think Tank Sessions running fortnightly, Monday afternoons alternating with assemblies. On the week of assembly, we will be holding a slightly longer assembly 2.45-3.30pm which will ensure that we can hand out two student of the week certificates and still provide an opportunity for classes to share their learning. Assemblies will take place on the even weeks and the Think Tank sessions on the odd weeks. ARTISTS AND WRITERS FESTIVAL – OPEN NIGHT THURSDAY MAY 25 We will be hosting an Artists and Writers festival as part of our Open Week celebrations. In the lead up to Open Night, the teachers will be busy collecting samples of writing so that we can showcase the improvement and development of students writing across the school. Mrs Furlong has also been working her magic, developing samples of beautiful pieces of artwork to showcase on the night. A calendar for Term 2 will be sent home with next week’s newsletter. PERSONAL BEST (PB) BBQ – WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH I would like to extend my ‘Congratulations’ to each and every student receiving this award, as they help to make our school a great place to be! Well Done to… Elias A Aleeya A Charlotte A-W Max A

Sam A Alysa B Isabella B Jonathan B

Ameer B Gabriel C Laura D Isaac G

Jessica G Dai G Alexia H Peri H

Mariah K Ethan K Zoe K Sophie K

Caitlin L Kezia L Tharini M Justin M

Angeline N Taliya N Abigail O Bethany O

Elisabeth O Jenny O Katerina P Savya P

Yug P Mia P Rebecca P William P

Ryiah S Tanna S Christian S Amileah S

Mahine T William T Tristan W




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2016 NAPLAN DATA The 2016 Naplan data has been released and we have much to celebrate. I have always been really proud of the Relative Growth Data of our school. It isn’t dependent on the number of students sitting the test, so greater consistency of data collection can be achieved. The Relative Growth Data is where you can truly tell the success of a school. It measures the impact of the quality of teaching and learning practices. The data collected through NAPLAN compares a student’s result in Year 3 to their result in Year 5. Schools want all students to make great growth. Even if a student is achieving well above level academically, we want to ensure that there is rigour and challenge in their learning so that students continue to progress at least 1.0 (level) per year. This year, almost all children (bar 1 to 2) across all areas tested made medium to high learning growth – which is quite extraordinary! This is the collective effort of all their teachers. In fact the progress made by the students in our school because of the exemplary teaching practices is fantastic. Most schools will show -25% making low, 50% making medium and 25% making high growth. The blue line marks the state. Across all areas, more of our students are making medium to high. Check out the results below.

Reading: It is good that we are below the state in the low growth (red) column, as this means all but one student made medium to high growth.

Writing: A large proportion of our students made high growth. Well above state expectations.




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Spelling: Once again a large proportion of our students made high growth.

Numeracy: Most of our students made high growth. Well above state expectations.

Grammar and Punctuation: An equal number of students made mid to high growth.




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Sharon

Sharon Reiss-Stone Principal

CELEBRATING OUR 50 YEARS/ SCHOOL FETE Wow what a difference fifty years make! An early picture of our school!

Organising entertainment and performances is part of the fete committee’s tasks and they are looking for any sporting or entertainment groups that may be interested in showcasing their talents. If you know of a sporting or talent agencies that may be interested, can you please provide their details on the tear off slip on the last page of the newsletter. Reminder: School will finish at 2.30pm on Friday 31 March. Funky Hair Day Friday 31 March. We can’t wait to see your creations. Let’s Celebrate

Tanna winning his tennis championships at Glen Eira Tennis Club!

The exciting opportunities students have to participate in a range of learning experiences at

MWHPS.

Only 9 more sleeps to holidays!

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Class Student Reason

Prep D Vivaan C For excellent Show and Tell, your presentations are engaging, informative and well prepared.

Prep M Harry B For being a caring and respectful friend to his classmates. Well done!

12A Christian S For a detailed and interesting weekend journal piece. Keep up the wonderful writing.

12TM Zoe A For being inclusive and contributing enthusiastically during small group work.

34B Joel A For always striving to do his best when faced with a difficult task.

34S Max A For always considering others and patiently working as a leader of a team.

56D Zoe K For always striving to improve her learning.

56H Shreya M For being a respectful student who listens to and follows teachers instructions.

Artist of the Week

This week's artist of the week is Alexia Handrinos in 5/6H for her amazing

collage work!

Well done Lexi!




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Curriculum Our Teaching and Learning Framework, REACH is evident in all our classrooms. Teachers structure their literacy sessions around this framework and this assists us to best meet the learning needs of our students. Sharon and I regularly visit classrooms and listen to students read during their REVISIT/ ‘Read to Self’ time. It has been amazing to watch students come into the classroom and settle quickly into their reading routine. Students unpack their belongings and settle into reading very quickly at the start of the day. This reading time is very valuable because students develop their reading behaviours, work on their reading stamina and practise the reading strategy focus for the week. Remember this time is important reading time so please ensure your child is on time. If you have any questions about our reading program please see Sharon, myself or your class teacher

Physical Education NOTES:

Please ensure students have a drink bottle and a hat for their PE session.

Grade 5/6 students are busy preparing for the District Athletics on Friday 24 March.

Students will be chosen for events based on their training, trials during PE sessions and

teacher recommendations. RunReady, a specialised athletics based program run by a coach

from Athletics Australia is helping to prepare the students.

SDSSA Cross Country- 26th May, if you are interested in attending, please let us know!

Term 2 Interschool Sport is on Friday mornings 9 – 11am. We require adults to assist by

accompanying a team. The games are held at MWHPS or at another local school in our

Division. If you are interested in helping us with a team the sports next term are soccer

rounders, netball and AFL.

Term 2 Sport Dates (Please let me know if you can assist on any of these dates) ROUND 1- 28th April AWAY ROUND 2- 5th May HOME ROUND 3- 12th May AWAY ROUND 4- 2nd June HOME ROUND 5- 9th June AWAY

Thanks

Carolyn

Carolyn Datson Assistant Principal




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The Raising Children website is a site for Australian mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone else who has responsibility for the care of children. RCN is a source of information for parents. The website includes a wide range of professionals and agencies who work with parents every day – general practitioners, maternal and child health nurses, child care workers, preschool teachers, school teachers, social workers, psychologists and so on. http://raisingchildren.net.au/

Term 1, 2017 FAMILY Dinner This term the family dinner will be on Friday 31st March, the last day of the term, at Matthew Flinders Hotel Chadstone. Matthew Flinders provides lots of entertainment opportunities for the children including arcade games and play area. Each term we organise a dinner at a local venue and you can enjoy the night and catch up with your friends while the children are entertained. Thanks for all who rsvp'd and we will see you on the night. We have over 80 people going so you may want to get there early to order your meal.

LIBRARY BOOK RETURNS FOR TERM 1

All borrowing of books from the School Library has now ceased.

All students’ library books need to be returned as

soon as possible.

Many Thanks Jane

Computer Programming Club coming to MWHPS on Thursdays Term 2

Time: 3.40pm to 4.40pm

For details of course visit http://www.digimaker.com.au/courses/ Notice has already gone home, please RSVP to the Office by 24 March 2017

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Hi everyone!

The thing I liked about science week last week, at after school care, was the overnight crystal garden because it looked really cool when it was finished. We used crystal salt, water and food dye in a glass jar to create the crystal garden. We made some delicious pizzas…with a twist! They had cauliflower bases!! I loved the pizzas because I enjoyed making them, but I enjoyed eating them even more! Caitlin 1/2A.

AND OUR EXTEND SUPER-STAR OF THE WEEK IS.....

MARC C FROM GRADE 6

FOR: Being a positive role model, and helping our younger and new students get comfortable at our after school care service.

Coming up next week: LAST WEEK OF TERM

Monday: Imagination and ball sports Tuesday: Cooking: Snacks and our Jungle Party Wednesday: Cooking: Sushi and group games

Thursday: JUNGLE PARTY Friday: Easter Surprise and movie afternoon

From Rylie and the kids at Extend. :)

Extend OSHC at Mount Waverley Heights Primary School

AUTUMN HOLIDAY PROGRAM BOOKINGS ARE OPEN!

Book 14 days in advance to receive the lowest rate.

New booking terms: Great news! In response to parent feedback we are pleased to announce that our

Holiday Program booking terms have now changed to provide greater flexibility for families. See

Terms and Conditions on our website for further information.

We have heaps of fun activities planned these school holidays and can’t wait for you to attend!

Have fun with science experiments, participate in a bunch of craft activities with access to a plethora

of art media, and get active with a variety of outdoor sports and team games. Join in on all this and

more at Extend’s Autumn Holiday Program.

To check out what’s on visit our website at extend.com.au and book via the Parent Portal.

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SCHOOL FETE REPLY SLIP

Please ask the fete committee to contact me as we are interested in seeing how we

can be involved in the

Mount Waverley Heights Primary School Fete on

28 October 2017 between 3.00pm and 8.00pm

Contact Name: _______________________________ Telephone: ____________

Sporting or Entertainment Group: ______________________________________

Contact email address: _______________________________________________

Signed: _________________________________________ Date: _____________

36 Solomon St, Mount Waverley, VIC, 3149 T: (03) 9807 8120 F: (03) 9888 1921

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