Volume 23 Issue 38 Thursday 30 November 2017

S chool Assemblies School assemblies are held in our

gymnasium each Friday at 2:40 p.m. They provide us with the opportunity to address the children collectively and to give recognition to student achievement through the presentation of student awards such as Stars of the Week and student performances. These performances are enjoyed equally, not only by parents and students in the audience, but also by the performers themselves! Last week, we were able to recognise the collective talents of Year 3LM for winning second place in the Casey Recycled Art Competition! Their entry titled “The House” was constructed from recycled school items such as Reflex copy paper boxes and old newspapers from the staffroom. Students then brought in recycled items from home to make furniture and decorations for each of the nine rooms in the house! Their collective efforts won the school $500 worth of library books! Fleur, a representative from the City of Casey, attended assembly to make the presentation!

Additionally, the students who learn keyboard through the Primary Music Institute [PMI], each gave a solo

performance to demonstrate their developing musical abilities.

Aarohee Prep LP played “Three Tune Lullaby”

Zarraar 1BV played “Playful Fingers”

Ava 2CM played “Row, Row, Row, Your Boat”

Elina 4MB played “The Can Can”

Shaun 3SH played “Not So Silent Night”

Jack 3SH played “The Entertainer”

Ashton 3SH played “Chop Sticks”

Meha 4CP played “March of the Slaves”

Sarah 4CP played “The Can Can”

Molly 6JA played “Carnival”

Shae 5SI played “Row, Row , Row Your Boat”

Reyan 4VK played “Aussie Jingle Bells” David, their PMI music teacher, was present and justifiably proud of their efforts!

www.brentwoodparkps.vic.edu.au

term dates 2018 term 1 30 jan - 29 march term 2 16 april - 29 june term 3 16 july - 21 sept term 4 08 oct - 21 dec

01 dec report writing day (student free day)

11 dec foundation christmas concert – 11 am (gold coin donation at the door)

13 dec year 1 & 2 christmas concert – 11 am (gold coin donation at the door) 15 dec last canteen day for 2017 21 dec year 6 graduation evening ($32.50 payment due 11 dec, pay using qkr) 21 dec school reports to go home 22 dec last day term 4 (2:30pm finish) jim bell, principal jenny reid, assistant principal

DATES TO REMEMBER

P ersonal Endeavour As a school, we are regularly proud of

the personal endeavours of our students and last week, Samantha from Year 2 RG was one to receive the admiration from the school and her parents! Samantha had been growing her hair since birth and made the decision to have it cut for a very worthy cause, the “Hair With Heart” foundation, in support of children with cancer. Samantha’s hair was practically reaching to her ankles when the decision was made and she proudly shared her story, her certificate of appreciation and cut hair, at last week’s assembly!

S tudent Placements 2018 The organisation of classes for next year is now underway. When we organise classes, we try to

ensure an even spread of abilities within each class across the year level. Teachers take into consideration how individual children work together and use the knowledge of all teachers at the year level together with specialist teachers and senior staff in the final formation. We endeavour to design each class as a cohesive working and learning unit and, where possible, place children with at least one of their nominated friends. This in itself is a complex procedure but cannot be seen as the primary focus in class organization. Sometimes it is beneficial for students to explore new relationships and not be reliant on the same one or two class friends year after year. Additionally, sometimes it is the teachers’ considered opinion that particular children need to be separated from friends to enable them to develop and realize their potential. When organising classes for 2018, staff will be placing the children in class groups which are conducive to learning. This will remain as the primary focus. The staff are aware of the friendship groups and will also attempt to include a friend, however, attaining a positive learning environment will be the primary determining factor. We expect to be informing children of their grade placements on Thursday 21 December, prior to their 2018 grade orientation session.

P erforming Arts Under the Spotlight—Take 4! On Wednesday, the spotlights shone again, however, this time on our Year 3 students! The

performance of The Pied Piper of Hamlin showcased the talents of our Year 3 children. Family and friends were reintroduced to the familiar story but with a modern day twist in which the “rats” were a gang of unlawful youths who selected the peaceful town of Hamlin to visit and create unrest! Ultimately, the messages conveyed in the story were to honour your word, there are many things more important than money and children are our most precious possessions! Teamwork, cooperation, choreographic opportunities, singing and unleashing hidden acting talents are just some of the positive outcomes of the ‘Spotlight’ performances for our

students.

The play was preceded by musical items with students performing on a number of instruments including keyboards, xylophones, ukuleles and recorders!

S tudent Free Day - Friday 1 December Our scheduled Student Free Day for the purpose of writing student reports is next Friday 1 December.

With benchmarking and assessments finalised, teacher moderation sessions completed, and student achievement levels recorded, the day will be well utilised for the writing of teacher comments.

Term 4 Week ending 24th November, 2017

FCV FCV For working so quietly during a very important week of benchmarking!! You are superstars! FBM Manuth For being a super awesome member of FBM. FJF Thanuwara For always displaying fantastic behaviour in class. You are great!! FSM Addison For procedural writing of making ‘Fairy bread’. Well done. FTL Sonia For being a cheerful and helpful class member. FLP Asini For being an absolutely awesome member of FLP. You are a fantastic friend to everyone. Superstar effort! 1HG Mithish For always putting your best foot forward and striving to achieve your personal best. Well done! 1MC Tane For your fantastic contributions to class discussion! Well done. 1NC Erika For your amazing information report on the ‘Emperor Penguin’. 1MB Scarlett For being a kind and supportive friend to everyone. 1BV Min For continually working hard across all areas of the curriculum. You are a star! 2DK Kiyara For her consistently positive and persistent attitude! 2CM Aarush For having a wonderful start at Brentwood Park Primary School. 2AD Cooper For his fantastic attitude towards his learning this week. You are a star! 2RG Sammar For always striving for excellence in his classwork and demonstrating persistence. Well done! 3CH Aarav&Sam For researching and presenting an excellent history project to the class with your partner. 3SH Henry For showing resilience and being a kind and thoughtful member of 3SH! 3MF Joshua For his excellent research on Albert Einstein. Well done! 3LM Lauty For his improved letter formation in his handwriting. Keep working hard. 4MB Lamees For overcoming her pre ‘Spotlight’ nerves and enjoying her role as a pirate.

4CP 4CP For their hard work, fantastic acting and amazing ‘Getting Along’ skills. 4VK Sienna For her superb acting abilities during the year four show. 5SM Emily For working diligently on her passion project. Great job! 5JG Janessa For her great focus when researching and improvements in comprehending a wide range of text! 5SI Bree For making an incredible start on her ‘passion project! I can’t wait to see your final project! 5LF Giri For achieving some excellent test results. Well done!

Term 4 Week ending 24th November 2017

Year 6 and ‘SPECIALIST’ Stars of the Week 6JP Kirra For a pleasing improvement in her writing skills. Well done! 6JA Mikayla For being a wiz on the iPad and problem solving. 6JD Rila For her excellent results in her maths assessment. Well done! Keep up the good work! Health & P.E 1MB For a fantastic game of ‘Rapid Fire Cricket’. Well done, everyone! Health & P.E FJF For their amazing throwing and catching. P. Arts Year 4 All Year 4 performers, techs and stagehands. For your wonderful ‘Spotlight’ performance. P. Arts 1NC For doing cool reindeer actions for ‘Blitzen’s Boogie’. LOTE 5SM For your respectful manners and high efficiency in finishing your Chinese work in class this week! LOTE 1MC For learning your Christmas song and dance, and finishing your paperwork with excellence. Well done! Visual Arts 2CM For their lovely paper strip birds! Visual Arts 4CP For great papier mache bowls! Visual Arts FSM For their wonderful pegs and popsicle sticks structures!

P LEASE DIRECT MONEY FOR EXCURSIONS, ETC TO YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER - NOT TO THE OFFICE.

Please hand money and permission slip in sealed envelopes to classroom teacher first thing in the morning. By following this process teachers are aware that your child will be attending the excursion and mark them off

their lists. Money is collected by office staff and processed each morning and a receipt given back to teachers along with permission slips. All money is tallied and banked daily – no money is left on the premises. If you wish to pay by credit card, a proforma is available from the office. This can be filled out with details and placed in a sealed envelope and handed to your classroom teacher

Please deliver cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and grade on the front by 9.30 a.m. If you have a number of children attending an excursion you can place all money and permission slips in the one envelope with children’s names and grades on the front and deliver to one of the children’s teachers. The office staff will be able to allocate money to the children’s particular items and distribute permission slips and receipts back to teachers. Enve-lopes are available at the office. If you have a large amount to be paid or need to process an EFTPOS transaction through a savings account you can make arrangements to pay at the office. We also have a new Qkr payment system on our Skoolbag app. If you download our Skoolbag app and Qkr payment app you can now pay for your child’s excursion on line.

All change will be delivered to the children in the afternoon. Re-imbursements will only be made under certain circumstances – they will be made by cheque (no cash transactions are made).

Notices are sent out with a final collection time – please adhere to this time. All money and permission slips are required to be sent back by this date – otherwise your child will not be able to attend. This enables us to confirm bookings and numbers with bus companies and organisations we are visiting. Also we need to send details to the De-partment of Education Emergency Management for all excursions, camps, etc. We also need to accommodate students who will not be attending.

We would appreciate it if parents could please follow these processes.