Vermont Primary School PO ox 53 Nurlendi Road Vermont 3133 ... · Safety Parent Brochure emailed to...
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1 Principal: Robin Sckland Assistant Principals: Joy Cook and Helen Murphy What’s On? September 16 Assembly Parent Teacher Meetings 17 Parent Teacher Meetings 18 Curriculum Day 19 Second hand Uniform Sale 20 Footy /Hot Dog Day Fair Donation Day Term 4 October 11 Foundation Transition 14 Assembly 15 Level 2 Bellbird Dell Ex 19 School Fair 21 Level 2 Bellbird Dell Ex 22 Level 2 Bellbird Dell Ex 23 Footsteps F-2 24 Incursion Level 2 28 Assembly Production Rehearsal 29 Production Year 3/5 30 Production Year 4/6 November 1 Student Leaders Day 4 Curriculum Day 5 Cup Day Acng Principal’s Report Spring Fair 19 th October - 45 days to go! Spring Fair With over 75 items donated for the silent auction at the Spring Fair (including a BMW hire for the weekend!), many rides, food vans and community groups in attendance, the students are very excited about the Spring Fair. A big THANK YOU to more than 80 parents and grandparents who have volunteered to help man a stall. We are still looking for more volunteers to assist with set up on the day, Community Network stalls and pack up. Please email your classroom teacher if you, a carer or grandparent is available on the day and we will include you in the roster. Friday 20 th September is our final collection day where we are asking for donations of soft drink or bottles of water (Foundation to Year 2), and family size blocks of chocolate (Years 3 to 6). We kindly ask that you check the used by date on each product as we have over 60 cans and 30 blocks of chocolate donated in the first collection that were out of date and unfortunately had to be disposed of. Child Safety Week Next week is Child Safety Week at Vermont Primary School. To kick off this celebration we invite the children to wear bright colours to school on Monday 9 th September in theme of staying safe. This is NOT a gold coin donation this year due to the donation collection for the Spring Fair. I strongly encourage you to read the Child Safety Parent Brochure emailed to you by your classroom teacher as it contains detailed information about what the students will be exploring at school. You can support this learning by talking with your children about what they can do if they feel unsafe, identify adults the children can talk to when needed and what supports are available to those that require them. If you are concerned about the safety of any student at Vermont Primary School, please inform one of the Principal Team or classroom teacher. Production The first 4 weeks of Term 4 will run an alternate timetable to allow for Production Workshops to occur for all students in Years 3 to 6. If your child is impacted by any change, you will be notified by your classroom teacher or through the Level Communication Note. The students have been learning their lines, practising their songs and dances and the teachers have been working hard building and sourcing props. We are looking forward to bringing the show to you at the end of October. PO Box 53 Nurlendi Road Vermont 3133 Telephone: 9874 2511 Fax: 9872 4170 Out of School Hours Care: 0419 208 028 We aim to be nut free and rely on parents to assist us on achieving this goal. Vermont Primary School http:www.vermontps.vic.edu.au [email protected]
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Principal: Robin Stickland Assistant Principals: Joy Cook and Helen Murphy
What’s On? September 16 Assembly
Parent Teacher Meetings
17 Parent Teacher Meetings
18 Curriculum Day 19 Second hand Uniform
Sale 20 Footy /Hot Dog Day Fair Donation Day Term 4 October 11 Foundation Transition 14 Assembly 15 Level 2 Bellbird Dell Ex 19 School Fair 21 Level 2 Bellbird Dell Ex 22 Level 2 Bellbird Dell Ex 23 Footsteps F-2 24 Incursion Level 2 28 Assembly Production Rehearsal 29 Production Year 3/5 30 Production Year 4/6 November 1 Student Leaders Day 4 Curriculum Day 5 Cup Day
Acting Principal’s Report
Spring Fair 19th October - 45 days to go!
Spring Fair With over 75 items donated for the silent auction at the Spring Fair (including a BMW hire for the weekend!), many rides, food vans and community groups in attendance, the students are very excited about the Spring Fair. A big THANK YOU to more than 80 parents and grandparents who have volunteered to help man a stall. We are still looking for more volunteers to assist with set up on the day, Community Network stalls and pack up. Please email your classroom teacher if you, a carer or grandparent is available on the day and we will include you in the roster. Friday 20th September is our final collection day where we are asking for donations of soft drink or bottles of water (Foundation to Year 2), and family size blocks of chocolate (Years 3 to 6). We kindly ask that you check the used by date on each product as we have over 60 cans and 30 blocks of chocolate donated in the first collection that were out of date and unfortunately had to be disposed of. Child Safety Week Next week is Child Safety Week at Vermont Primary School. To kick off this celebration we invite the children to wear bright colours to school on Monday 9th September in theme of staying safe. This is NOT a gold coin donation this year due to the donation collection for the Spring Fair. I strongly encourage you to read the Child Safety Parent Brochure emailed to you by your classroom teacher as it contains detailed information about what the students will be exploring at school. You can support this learning by talking with your children about what they can do if they feel unsafe, identify adults the children can talk to when needed and what supports are available to those that require them. If you are concerned about the safety of any student at Vermont Primary School, please inform one of the Principal Team or classroom teacher. Production The first 4 weeks of Term 4 will run an alternate timetable to allow for Production Workshops to occur for all students in Years 3 to 6. If your child is impacted by any change, you will be notified by your classroom teacher or through the Level Communication Note. The students have been learning their lines, practising their songs and dances and the teachers have been working hard building and sourcing props. We are looking forward to bringing the show to you at the end of October.
PO Box 53 Nurlendi Road Vermont 3133 Telephone: 9874 2511 Fax: 9872 4170 Out of School Hours Care: 0419 208 028
We aim to be nut free and rely on parents to assist us on achieving this goal.
Vermont Primary School http:www.vermontps.vic.edu.au [email protected]
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Engagement and Wellbeing House Points Congratulations to Canterbury for achieving 1st place in the House Points for the fortnight. The results are as follows:
Terrara Cantley Nurlendi Canterbury
Fortnight
21.28 2nd
19.16 3rd
12.15 4th
22.79 1st
Yearly
628.59 1st
501.69 4th
552.67 2nd
505.34 3rd
The Resilience Project Last week Year 1 students explored how we can express emotions using our facial expressions and body language. Students had a lot of fun using mime to show different feelings and events. Can you tell who is showing which emotion?
EXCITED? ANGRY? TIRED? HAPPY?
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Vermont Primary School Curriculum Celebrating Book Week in Foundation We had so much fun in Foundation during Book Week. After the excitement of dressing up and the Parade, we explored our favourite authors! Every morning, we read as many of their books as we could by Matt Cosgrove, Julia Donaldson, Aaron Blabey, Eric Carle and Nick Bland. Next, we created our own unicorns, alpacas, ladybirds, whales and cranky bears in response to these wonderful books. We were even lucky enough to share Story Time with the Vermont Kinder groups; reading the Rainbow Bear by Michael King before decorating our very own Rainbow Bears! We loved all the fun activities during Book Week and can’t wait till next year!
Grade 6 Canberra Camp 2019
Students from our school have recently undertaken an educational tour of the national capital. Students were given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy.
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The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $30 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. (This was factored into the cost of the camp prior to parents paying.)
Year 6 Camp On Monday the 26th August, all the Year 6s journeyed to the Australian capital (Canberra), otherwise known as the ACT. After a long 9 hour bus ride, we arrived at the IBIS Styles Hotel. During our stay, we had amazing experiences such as having a tour at Government House, visiting Parliament House, National Art Gallery, Questacon, the AIS (Australian Institute of Sport), PEO and going to the Australian War Memorial. It truly was an amazing experience for everyone and definitely one to remember. Written by Jaslina, Kyla and Madison (6JS)
eSmart Week
Use this QR code or CLICK HERE to let us know you have read the article! National eSmart week is held this week, but Vermont Primary will be celebrating the week as part of Child Safety Week from September 9-13. You would have received a brochure outlining all the different eSmart activities our students will be participating in. If you would like to find out what our Year 6 students have been doing as part of the eSmart Digital Licence Program CLICK HERE to take a sample quiz and see how eSmart you are! Finally here are the Alannah & Madeline Foundation’s Top 10 Cyber Tips
1. Care about the Share Social media wants you to share as much as you can bear! But the share should be rare. NEVER share: passwords, private/personal information, your location.
2. Privacy Matters If you care about the share, you’ll protect your privacy, no matter what. Regularly check your privacy settings on social media, and always think before you post. It’s amazing where data ends up – usually all over the internet.
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3. Respect the Privacy of Others Treat others’ privacy as you would your own. Ask for your friends’ permission before uploading photos and videos of them. It’s not all about you.
4. Keep Everything Updated Any idea what causes the most security breaches on the internet? Software that isn’t up-to-date. Seems crazy simple, but it’s true! Be vigilant about updating software, including apps, anti-virus and even the humble browser.
5. Spam, Spam, Spam, Spammidy-spam Even with the best anti-spam and malware software – that’s up-to-date – spam is the modern version of junk mail. It’s everywhere! Learn how to tell the difference between real emails and messages, and dodgy things with dodgy links. Sometimes they don’t look so dodgy...always be suspicious of hyperlinks in emails.
6. Control the Troll Within There be trolls out there – beware! Don’t feed them, don’t give them what they want: an angry response. Block/Report the trolls. But also: resist the inner troll. If you’re not adding something positive to the debate online, don’t bother. Don’t be part of the problem.
7. Cyberbullying and Harassment If you’re being targeted by this kind of behaviour, know what you can do, and where you can get help. Visit the National Centre Against Bullying website and the Office of the eSafety Commissioner's website.
8. Keep Your Friends Close and Strangers at Arm’s Length Do you know how many true friends most people have? Three. Yup, those four thousand and fifty-two Facebook ‘friends’ are a combination of acquaintances, people-you-met-once, people-you-can’t-remember-meeting-once, and probably, some ‘randoms’. They don’t need to know what you had for breakfast, or what concert you went to last night, do they?
9. Feel the Flow – Keep Your Life in Balance Technology is incredible. Gaming, networking, apps…online shopping! But make sure you take time out and find the right balance for you. Too long on tech can put the world out of whack.
10. Have Fun, Friend Always remember to chill out and keep things in perspective. There’s too much information online to take it all in! Focus on each moment, and enjoy.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, feedback or ideas for future articles. You can use the QR code or link at the top of the article to let me know you have read it. Julie Hall eSmart Co-ordinator [email protected]
Community Information 2019 Term Three Academic Meetings Term 3 Academic Meetings will take place in the last week of term on Monday 16th September and Tuesday 17th September from 3.45pm to 8.30pm. At these interviews, you will have the opportunity to view work samples and discuss how your child is progressing academically, socially and behaviourally. Available times on Sentral are for classroom teachers only. If you are concerned about your child’s progress in Specialist Classes or have any questions for the Specialist teachers, please follow the instructions below. Interview bookings are made through Sentral; please contact your child’s teacher if you have not yet registered for Sentral. The closing date for making appointments is Friday 13th September at 5.00pm. After this date you will need to contact your child’s teacher directly to organise a time. Your child is welcome to attend the meeting and share in the discussion.
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Booking an Appointment to see a Specialist Teacher The specialist teachers will send home an Assessed Work Sample for you to view. As there are limited spaces available to meet with the specialist teachers, please only book a time if you are concerned about their progress or have any questions the classroom teacher is unable to answer about your child. Please email the Specialist Teachers directly with 3 or 4 times you are available, if you would like to meet with them. You are also welcome to email them if you have any questions or concerns that can be answered with a reply.
Subject Teacher Classes Email contact details
Sport Clinton Walsh All classes except 0HT and
Mark McIntyre 0HT and 0BM [email protected]
Music Travis Fraser All classes except 1MG and
Peta Jenkin 1MG and 1SB [email protected]
Art
Christine Mulvany
Foundation, Year 3, Year 5 and Year 6
Meredith Simpson
Year 1, Year 2 and Year 4 [email protected]
Indonesian Cyara Pittas All Years
Digital Technologies
Julie Hall Year 1, 2DW, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6
Mark McIntyre 2LS, 2PS and 2KJ [email protected]
Peta Jenkin Foundation [email protected]
We look forward to meeting with you; please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher before this date if you have any questions or concerns. Julie Hall Acting Assistant Principal
INSTRUCTIONS ON BOOKING AN INTERVIEW IN SENTRAL
1. Log into Sentral 2. Click on Parent Teacher Interviews (on left) and Select
Term 3 Academic Meetings 3. Select the date and time you would like to make an appointment. Please allow 10m to travel between classes for siblings. Times available are in blue and underlined, times unavailable are in grey boxes. 4. Select a day and time for your classroom teacher. Please select not required if you do not wish to meet with the teacher. 5. Select Confirm at the bottom of the screen
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We would like to thank the following companies for their contribution to our Spring Fair.
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