Office Hours Monday—Friday

8.30am til 3.45pm

03 8691 6900

202-226 Newbury Boulevard

Craigieburn 3064

newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.newburyps.vic.edu.au

Altered School Timings

End of Term 4: Friday 20th December

1.10pm dismissal

Students must be picked up at these

times.

Important Dates Term 4

Friday November 15th

Prep Transition Newsletter

Breakfast Club

Tuesday 19th November Grade 3/4 Excursion

IMAX and Melbourne Museum

Thursday 21st November Crazy Hair Day Fundraiser

Friday 22nd November

Prep Transition Assembly

Breakfast Club

Tuesday 26th November Specialist Extravaganza

Afternoon

For more important dates, please visit:

www.newburyps.vic.edu.au or visit the Sentral Calendar

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Issue 18 Friday 15th November 2019

Dear Parents/Carers, Can you believe we are over halfway through the term already? Where is the time going? Things have been very busy whilst we are preparing for the end of the school year. Teachers have worked collaboratively to form class lists for next year, working towards having a balance of gender, academic ability as well as considering the wellbeing of all students. We are still awaiting more four relocatables, a double storey relocatable, two toilet blocks and two Specialist spaces to be delivered to our school in readiness for 2020. We expect these to be delivered and installed before the end of the year.

APPOINTMENTS: Parents and carers, please ensure you are making appointments for your children after school hours. We have had a number of students being picked up during school time to attend appointments which interrupts their learning. Please consider this when making appointments for your child. CHILD SAFE STANDARDS: Ministerial Order 870 - Child Safe Standards - Managing the Risk of Child Abuse in Schools provides guidance on how the Standards apply to a school setting. It came into effect on 1 August 2016. To implement the minimum Standards in accordance with the Order school governing authorities must: take account of the diversity of all children, including (but not limited to) the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, children with disabilities, and children who are vulnerable; and make reasonable efforts to accommodate such diversity. Our Child Safe Standards policies are available to view on our school website newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au BIKES AND SCOOTERS: At Newbury Primary School, we promote health and fitness and encourage students to ride or scooter to school as a great way of starting their day. It is terrific to see many students riding their bikes or scooters to school, which assists them in being healthy. Please make sure your child is wearing a helmet and that once they enter the school grounds, they walk their bike or scooter in. When crossing the road, students should also walk their bike or scooters across the crossing for additional safety. EVERY DAY COUNTS-STUDENT ABSENCES: We understand that there are times when your child will need to be absent from school due to illness. If your child has an appointment, where possible, please try and have them attend school for part of the day, rather than missing the whole day. Every day counts and coming to school every day is vital. The types of absence that require Principal approval are:

Bereavement

School refusal

Family holiday

Cultural observance- example Eid, Ramadan

Leisure or social activities

Special event

Participation in elite sporting event/training

Apps to Download

Sentral: Keep up to date with instant notifications to your iPad

or phone. QKR!: Make payments online

using your debit/credit card for all school events requiring

payment.

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE 2020: School Council has made a decision to change service providers for Newbury Primary School from 2020 onwards. After the Bell will cease their service on 20

th

December 2019 and the new provider Their Care will commence service on the 30

th January 2020. An information session will be held in the gym on Tuesday

26th

November from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Registrations for the service for 2020 are now open. Please go to www.theircare.com.au to register your child/ren for the service. It is free to register and we strongly encourage all families to register their child/ren for the service in case Out of School Hours Care is ever needed. Bookings for the 2020 service will commence on the 1

st December.

Please contact the Principal via the school email newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au to seek approval. If your child is absent, please notify us using Sentral to explain their absences. All absences must be accounted for on the day of absence. TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD AT HOME: To further assist your child’s reading comprehension, here are some suggested questions you could ask them: What were the characters’ names? What was the setting? What happened at the beginning, middle and end of the text? How do you think the character was feeling? How would you change the ending? How would you describe the changes in the character/setting? SUPERVISION BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL: Please note that supervision for students before school commences at 8:45am and after school until 3:25pm. Staff are not on duty beyond these times. Please do not drop off your child before this time or leave them waiting after school beyond this time as they will not be supervised. We have noticed that quite a few students are being picked up after 3:10pm. Please ensure that you are on time to pick up your child. We do not provide a service to look after students once school has finished, however we have an out of school hours care provider After the Bell who provide this service for us. Information can be collected from the school office. ALL DAY GRAZING: At Newbury Primary School, we understand that students need food to fuel their brain and that they are hungry during the day. It is great to visit classrooms and see students nibbling on carrot sticks, cheese, rice crackers, fresh or dried fruit, yoghurt or vegetables. We encourage students to bring along healthy snacks that they can munch on in class so ensure you pack some into their lunchboxes. Some suggestions include; baby cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, dip and crackers, pretzels and small cans of tuna. Having these in containers where possible, also helps to reduce the amount of rubbish around the school. Please refrain from providing food that may affect any anaphylactic students. As always, we are privileged that you trust us with your greatest asset and thank you for choosing Newbury Primary School. Principal Class Learning Community Michelle Bromfield Michelle Tedeschi Cameron Traill

EXITING STUDENTS:

If your child/ren are not returning to Newbury Primary

School in 2020 please come to the office and complete an exit

form ASAP.

This will allow us time to transfer your child/ren

information to the new school as well as assisting us with our

planning needs for 2020.

This term in Science, Prep students have been focusing on Chemical Science. Students have been looking at how change can be reversible or irreversible. They have also been learning how food can be combined to make a different product such as lemon juice and Olive oil to make a salad dressing.

As part of the Prep Science unit this term, students took part in the Jamie Oliver Learn your Fruit and Veg incursion. The wonderful educators from the Jamie Oliver foundation showed students how to make a Radish, Rocket and Basil Salad. All students that participated in the incursion sliced their own radishes, learnt how to make a salad dressing and learnt all about brassica vegetables. It was great to see our littlest community members at Newbury work as teams to produce some amazing fresh food and learn some new skills.

Ms Borg and Mr Pearson

New to Newbury: Prep Transition 2020

This week our 2020 Preps came for their first transition session.

We had 12 groups of new little faces come to see what life

at Newbury Primary School is like.

Over our hour together, we sang Old MacDonald and made

farm animals using paper plates.

We look forward to getting to know our 2020 Preps better

over the next two weeks.

Here at Newbury Primary School we take the safety of our students seriously. Please refer to the VicRoads

information below and discuss with your children the importance of road safety.

Crossing the road safely Pedestrians have to share the road with vehicles so it is important they take care when crossing the road. As a pedestrian, plan where you will walk and always choose the safest place to cross a road. Stop, Look, Listen, Think Follow the safe road crossing procedure – STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK.

STOP one step back from the kerb or shoulder of the road if there is no footpath.

LOOK in all directions for approaching traffic.

LISTEN in all directions for approaching traffic.

THINK about whether it is safe to cross the road – when the road is clear or all traffic has stopped.

When crossing, walk straight across the road. Keep LOOKING and LISTENING for traffic while crossing. This information is particularly relevant to young people learning to cross roads. But it also provides a useful reminder to everyone particularly to those who may be distracted when crossing the road. Crossings Even at crossings you still need to remain alert and check whether vehicles are stopping for you. Always make sure traffic has actually stopped before stepping onto the road. Remember children’s crossings are legally active only when the flags are displayed. If a school crossing supervisor is on duty, cross only when he or she indicates that it is safe. Crossing the road at other places Walk straight across the road – don’t jay-walk.

Keep checking in both directions to make sure the way is clear.

Try not to cross the road from between parked cars or near trees and bushes as drivers may not see you.

Avoid crossing near a bend or crest in the road. Give yourself a good chance to see vehicles coming from both directions.

Avoid crossing on roundabouts, particularly multi-lane roundabouts as they are very busy and complex and cars are not required to give way to you, unless there is a pedestrian crossing. Find somewhere further away from the roundabout to safely cross the road.

At Newbury Primary School we value and acknowledge the wellbeing of all students, staff

and community members. Below we have provided wellbeing support numbers that are

accessible for everyone at any time when needed.

Safe Steps 1800 015 188

1800 RESPECT 1800 737 732

Foundation House 9389 8900

Lifeline 13 11 14