Burwood Heights Primary School’s goal is to educate the whole child. Our students will be at the heart of

everything we do.

NEWSLETTER NO.22 THURSDAY 28TH JULY, 2016

WEBSITE ADDRESS is burwoodhps.vic.edu.au/

MONDAYS &

TUESDAYS

11TH JULY – 30TH

AUGUST

PUBLIC SPEAKING PROGRAMME FOR

SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS.

TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE

MEETING

WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST FINANCE, FACILITIES AND

RESOURCES AND PERSONEL AND

SERVICES SUB-COMMITTEE

MEETINGS

MONDAY 8TH AUGUST SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING

THURSDAY 11TH AUGUST MINI -OLYMPICS

FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST DREAMER IN THE DEEP – INCURSION

- KINDERGARTEN

MONDAY 15TH AUGUST ICAS MATHEMATICS

MONDAY - FRIDAY 22ND-26TH

AUGUST

BOOK WEEK- AUSTRALIA:STORY

COUNTRY

WEDNESDAY 24TH AUGUST DRESS-UP PARADE 9.15-10.00AM

THURSDAY 25TH AUGUST BOOK WEEK – PROFESSOR MATHS

FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST SUMMER SPORT

MONDAY- FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST -

2ND SEPTEMBER

LITERACY AND NUMERACY WEEK

TUESDAY 30TH AUGUST EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE

MEETING

FATHERS’ DAY – THREE-YEAR OLDS

WEDNESDAY 31ST AUGUST DISTRICT ATHLETICS

FATHERS’ DAY – FOUR YEAR OLDS

FAMILY FUN NIGHT – MATHEMATICS

PERSONNEL & SERVICES; FINANCE AND

FACILITIES & RESOURCES SUB-

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

FRIDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER SUMMER SPORT

FROM THE PRINCIPAL … Esther Wood

REMINDER FOR DIARY

CURRICULUM DAY

Tuesday 4th October, Bryan Jeffrey will lead the

day on Mental Health and Well Being. This is a

student-free day.

ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF SCHOOL

CELEBRATION

What a magical world Ms Morgan,

Mrs Chi and Ms Butta created for

the students yesterday in their

classrooms. The colour, glitter,

decorations, table settings, balloons

and sparkling door hangings set the scene for what

was to follow….a party to remember! The teachers

were at school well into Tuesday night, determined

to make their rooms ready for a day of celebration

…celebrating the hundred days that Preps have

been at school.

The gasps of amazement and squeals of joy were a

treat to see. The students’ faces told it all, with

smiles as wide as the Grand Canyon and their

audible excitement filling the air.

I thank Ms Morgan, Mrs Chi and Ms Butta for their

determination to make this a very special day for

every Prep student. The financial cost and the time

to make everything perfect for the students was

most generous. Yet another example of teachers

going far beyond what could possibly be expected.

On behalf of your students and their parents I thank

you all.

I thank all the parents who so generously gave such

delicious and attractively decorated special party

food for the students. It was certainly a feast fit for

Royalty.

WHEN JOY IS GAINED FROM ANOTHER’S

PLEASURE!

LIONS CLUB AWARDS

Last Friday, Heidi P and Rachel N were presented

with a Lions Award by Mr Gerry van de Voorde

Heidi is an outstanding student who strives to

achieve in all areas of school life. She has made

wonderful progress in her first term of schooling

and has achieved excellent results in all areas. Heidi

is a kind and empathetic student who constantly

thinks of others. She is a wonderful and supportive

friend to all students and a great help to teachers.

Heidi is a committed and responsible member of the

Opal Dance Troupe.

Rachel always applies herself in class and

consistently produces very good work. She has a

positive attitude and can be relied upon to take on

extra responsibilities in the classroom and around

the school. Rachel has a compassionate nature and

is kind to all.

CONGRATULATIONS!

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR CHILD

AND TEACHERS

1 Be involved and give support. (Good for your

child to see you involved and helps

develop a positive relationship between

home and school)

2 Provide resources at home for learning.

Learning doesn’t stop at 3.30p.m.(Read to

your child every day. Borrow books from

the library; buy current child-interest-

based magazines)

3 Set a good example (show your child that

reading is enjoyable and useful. Monitor

ipad time; television; electronic games;

speak and act in a responsible and caring

manner at all times – your child watches

and learns from your actions)

4 Help your child be organised.(empty school

bags on arrival at home after school; have

special places for notices, lunchboxes and

mark the dates for special activities on a

calendar)

5 Encourage your child to do his/her best in

school. (Be pleased with their effort and

listen to what they are saying)

6 Let your child make mistakes.(Remember

what matters isn’t always the final result;

it’s letting a child have ownership of their

work/activity and learning along the way

and encouraging them to keep trying.)

7 Value education and seek a balance between

schoolwork and outside activities.(Help

develop your child’s skills and knowledge

so they can achieve in school and in life)

8 Recognise factors that take a toll on students’

classroom performance.(Make sure your

child has a balance between school

responsibilities and outside commitments)

9 Support school rules and goals.

10 Use pressure positively.(Encourage your child

to do his/her best, but don’t set the goals

too high or schedule hours of additional

work/activities)

11 Arrange a meeting with your child’s teacher if

you think there is a problem. (Don’t wait

until parent/teacher interviews or for

teachers to call you.)

12 Accept your responsibility as parents. (Teach

your child self-discipline and respect for

others at home – don’t rely on teachers

and schools to teach these basic

behaviours and attitudes.)

13 If teachers deserve praise, give it. (The

teachers at our school put much effort in

to their teaching and when someone takes

the time to let me know and to say “thank

you” this means a lot).

NATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY

WEEK (week commencing 29th August) We will have plenty of exciting and

challenging literacy and numeracy

activities during the day and many

interesting activities that can be done

at home.

BOOK WEEK (part of Literacy and Numeracy Week)

As part of our celebrations for Children’s Book Week

and Literacy and Numeracy Week, we will be having

an incursion “Professor Maths” and a “Dress-up

Parade”

DEBATING COMPETITION I wish our Debating Team, comprising

nine students, all the very best as they

compete against other school teams in

the Debating Competition on Monday

1st August.

This is a wonderful opportunity for

students to learn the skills of debating. There will be

two opposing teams of three speakers each, with each

assigned a side (Affirmative – who argue in favour of

the topic) and Negative – who argue against it.

A topic is set for each debate and each speaker speaks

for a set period of time. Speakers alternate between

the teams, from First Affirmative through to Third

Negative. The skills of debating are formally broken

down into three categories and scores are assigned on

the basis of these categories

Matter (40%) – the logic and relevance of the

arguments

Manner (40%) – the style with which the

speaker presents him/herself.

Method (20%) – the structure and clarity of

the speech .

I thank Ms May for her organisation and

management of our School Debating Team.

GOOD LUCK!

2017 SCHOOL NUMBERS It is that time of year when schools are preparing for

the following year and student numbers are critical to

the school’s staffing structure. For many of you it

must seem very early in the year, but for schools it is

imperative that we have knowledge of numbers for

staffing and other resources.

I would ask you to please complete the required

Student Admission Enrolment Form if you intend to

enrol a new student at Burwood Heights Primary

School in 2017. This form is available from the main

office or on the school’s website. It can be forwarded

by mail if requested.

Planning commences on 1st August.

If you are aware of any families who may live near

you and have not enrolled, would you please advise

them of this timeline?

Prep B - Elizabeth L for your amazing work with

your spelling words! Well done superstar!

Prep C - Nathan B for an amazing effort with your

diary, your handwriting has improved so much.

Keep up the absolutely amazing work!

Prep M – Bailey D for an excellent effort writing

his diary with beautiful handwriting!

Grade 1/2C – Campbell H for making wonderful

contributions to class discussions. Great work!

Grade 1/2E - Angus M for always working very

hard and using class time really well. Fantastic

effort!

Grade 1/2P – Ben B for great progress in reading

and being able to answer complex comprehension

questions. Fantastic effort Ben!

Grade 1/2R - William T for always contributing

great ideas to class discussions and being a good

friend to others. Well done William!

Grade 3/4A – Krisoula M for trying really hard to

sound out words when spelling and editing your

work when writing. Keep up the fantastic work,

Krisoula!

Grade 3/4K – Olivia H for always producing

beautiful work and striving to achieve your Pen

License. Sensational effort!

Grade 3/4V - Ravindu S for making sure you’re

ready for each lesson, by preparing your work space

in advance and improving organisational skills.

Keep it up!

Grade 5/6E - Tarana K for outstanding

contributions during class discussions. You’re a

true pleasure to have in the class. Well Done

Superstar!!

Grade 5/6H - Kristy P for completing a descriptive

and engaging writing piece, and always displaying

responsible and kind behaviour.

Great Work!

Grade 5/6M - Mary T for the lovely improvised

speech you shared in our Advanced Presentations

class and for your wonderful contributions to class

discussions. Awesome effort, Mary!!

Grade 5/6W – Hayden M for your helpfulness and

cheerful disposition in the classroom. Well done,

you're a legend!

Homecrafts – Blathin 34V for being a caring and

considerate group member who always works to her

best ability. Great work!

Visual Arts – Pheonix A for your creative use of

texture on a clay leaf. Well done!

Scientist of the Week - Jasmine R for designing

and building a really strong octagon during a shapes

experiment.

TERM THREE COMMUNITY COOKING

Our popular Community Cooking sessions resume

next Thursday 4th August with a hands on class

making traditional Korean Kimchi and how to use it

in cooking.

The dates for this term are as follows:

Thursdays at 2pm Fridays at 9am 4 August 12 August

18 August 26 August

1 September 9 September

FAMILY PORTRAITS Vision Photographers will be at the school on

Saturday 13th August to take family photos. Prep,

Junior and Middle School students will have brought

home a flyer - flyers available for Senior School at the

office. Bookings close 5th August.

ADULT ENGLISH CLASSES Beginners to advanced, here at the school on

Tuesdays at 9.00am. All welcome, whatever your

language level.

50TH BIRTHDAY TEA TOWELS If you didn't order one of our fabulous 50th Birthday

tea-towels, containing self-portraits from all of our

students, there are still some available at the Office.

FarmGate Online Fundraiser Want super fresh fruit and vegetables direct from growers but don’t have time to do the rounds of the farmers markets? $5 from every box goes to BHPS to support programs within our school. How does it work? Register at www.FarmGate.online Under FarmGates, select BHPS and then click Join

Group. Select the vegetable/fruit box you like and pay

securely online. Orders close at 8pm Wednesday evenings for

delivery on Friday. Collect your produce from the BHPS Kitchen

between 3.00 – 3.30pm Friday afternoon. Order weekly, fortnightly, whatever suits your family. You can order a different box each time. Why not add some fresh free range eggs to your order? For any enquiries, please contact Caz Clarkson on 0404 040 685 or caz@clarkson.id.au

BURWOOD HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Spotlight On…..

3/4K

Come and see 3/4K’s wonderful

work located on the library

noticeboard, near the door that exits

to the decking

In acknowledgement of Bastille Day, we have been enjoying some simple but

delicious French food this week. I’m sure any Michelin starred chef would sniff at

our simplified recipes for some classic dishes, but our dishes were full of flavour

and prepared in less than an hour! I hope you enjoy these chocolate pots as much

as we did.

5 Minute Pots de Crème

200g dark chocolate, in chunks

100 ml boiling water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

125 ml whipping cream

1. Melt the chocolate in a microwave or in a heatproof bowl over a pan of

barely simmering water, making sure the bowl doesn’t touch the water.

Take off the heat.

2. Add the hot water (you can use the water from the bain-marie) to the

chocolate and vanilla. The water must be added slowly and gradually to

avoid the chocolate splitting.

3. Add the whipping cream – the texture should be like that of crème

analgise. Pour straight into espresso cups and leave to set in a cool part

of the kitchen for at least 45 minutes before serving.

Note : We whipped the cream before adding it to the chocolate ( a happy accident

as it ensured our dessert was set).

OSHClub News

After School Care Program

Program Update 28.07.16

Hi Everyone,

THIS WEEK: Was DINOSAUR WEEK! The children had so much fun making lots of dinosaur crafts and learning about dinosaurs.

NEXT WEEK: IS TRANSPORT WEEK Next week we will be learning all about different modes of transport and doing some fun activities to go

along with our topic!

Next Week's Activities and Food:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

ACTIVITIES

Planetary Transporter

Builders And Bulldozers

Stock Car

Racing. Planetary

Transporter Trust Trains

ACTIVITIES

Transport Jigsaws Build a Bridge Make your own

car garage

Design Your Own Paper Aeroplane

Origami Cars and trains

ACTIVITIES

Transport mobile 3D School bus Car paper craft Carrot And Celery

Planes DIY Giant Train

FOOD

Apples, pear,

mandarin, rockmelon,

watermelon, sultanas, a

selection of carrots,

cucumber and

capsicum with cream

cheese with Pasta with

bolognese sauce and

mixed vegetables.

Apples, pear, banana

chips rockmelon,

sultanas, a selection of

carrots, cucumber and

capsicum with cream

cheese with Corn Chips

with Nacho topping

and cheese.

Apples, pear,

mandarin,

rockmelon, banana

chips, a selection of

carrots, cucumber

and capsicum with

cream cheese with

Rice Noodles with

mixed vegetables and

honey soy sauce.

Apples, pear,

mandarin, rockmelon,

sultanas, a selection of

carrots, cucumber and

capsicum with cream

cheese with Corn

Crackers with spreads.

Apples, pear,

mandarin, rockmelon,

watermelon, a selection

of carrots, cucumber

and capsicum with

cream cheese with

Strawberry and Vanilla

Yoghurt.

Parent Information

If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to call us;

Or come in, visit and see our beautiful program

The OSHClub Team.

OSHC program phone: 0423 225 807

Coordinator: JESSICA Assistants: NICHOLA and SUMARNI. OSHClub Head Office: 03 8564 9000

All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at

www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.