Office Hours Monday—Thursday

8.30am til 3.45pm

Friday

8.30am til 3.30pm

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 1: Friday 27th March

2.10pm dismissal

Students must be picked up at these

times.

Important Dates Term 1

Friday 6th March Newsletter Week

Year 3 Cultural Infusion Incursion

Monday 9th March Public Holiday

Tuesday 10th March

First Aid Incursion

Wednesday 11th March Prep Library Visit

Friday 13th March

Assembly Week

Thursday 19th March Student Empowerment Fund-

raiser

For more important dates, please visit:

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

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Issue 3 Friday 6th March 2020

Dear Parents/Carers, The students have been engaged in many creative learning experiences over the past few weeks. The students have been learning about the craft of writing and the things that make a piece of writing interesting to the reader. In mathematics a range of concepts are being investigated and taught in order to help consolidate students’ understanding of number. The Prep students have been learning routines and expectations and have been practising their reading and writing and changing over their Home Reading texts in order to develop their reading skills. They have also commenced Rocket to Reading; a phonological awareness program which will assist them in recognising letter sounds. In addition to this, wonderful things are occurring in the Specialist classes. In Health and Physical Education all students are focusing on various movement skills (running, hopping, leaping, jumping and balancing). Students in Years 1-6 connect these movements to athletics. Science are focussing on materials, liquids, solids and gases. The Visual Arts program has revealed that we have some very talented artists amongst our students as they explore drawing. The Prep students have been learning about line and colour. In Performing Arts the students are learning about using their voice, body percussion, pitch, rhythm and tone to create effects. Please note that students are not required at school on Monday 9

th March

due to the Labour Day holiday. Please refer to the Important Dates section of the newsletter to see what is coming up. Thank you to the families who have made Parent Payments. A reminder that only cash is accepted at the office, we do not have an EFTPOS facility. Payments can be made between 8:30am-3:45pm or by using the Qkr! app on your phone. END OF TERM FINISHING TIMES At the end of each term, Newbury Primary School students will be dismissed early. Terms 1, 2 and 3: Students are dismissed at 2:10pm Term 4: Students are dismissed at 1:10pm Please mark these times and dates on your calendar. BREAKFAST CLUB: Every Friday morning we have a Breakfast Club run by The Salvation Army. Delicious toasted cheese sandwiches are prepared, cooked and handed out with assistance from 8:00am-8:40am. Please come along, spend time together and meet other members of our school community. STAFFING NEWS: Roslyn Donohue will finish up next Friday to await the birth of her child. We wish Ros all the very best and look forward to meeting her little one once they are born. RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS: At Newbury Primary School we run a program called Rights, Resilience and Respectful Relationships. Respectful Relationships supports schools and early childhood settings to promote and model respect, positive attitudes and behaviours. It teaches our children how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence through eight different topics. Topic 1: Emotional Literacy Throughout Topic 1 students learn how to better understand and recognise their emotions. They learn how to deal with negative emotions and support their peers.

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.

COMMUNICATION REGARDING CONCERNS: If you have a concern regarding your child, please ensure that you speak to your child’s classroom teacher as a first port of call. If they are not able to resolve your concern, the classroom teacher will then speak to another relevant member of staff to assist them. HOMEWORK: Homework is one way of supporting student learning and connecting families with the learning of their children. At Newbury Primary School we follow the Department of Education homework guidelines which state that: Homework in Prep-Year 4:

Will mainly consist of daily reading to, with and by parents/carers or older siblings.

Enables the extension of class work by practising skills or gathering of extra information or materials. Homework in Years 5 and 6:

Should include daily independent reading.

May extend class work, projects and assignments, essays and research. BRICK PAVERS: We would like to apologise to the families who have been purchased a paver to commemorate their child’s or family name and be placed within the grounds. Unfortunately we have had great difficulty trying to secure a contractor to do the scope of works required. We have finally found one and the works will be completed over the Term 1 break. We thank you for your patience and understanding. INTERNET SAFETY: Students use a range of devices for both learning and social purposes. We encourage parents to co-view, co-play, ask questions about the games and apps they are using, and let them know you are there to support them if they are upset or uncomfortable about anything they see online. Five top tips to help limit your child’s exposure to harmful content online: • Engage in your child’s online activities – ask what apps, sites and games they’re using and make sure they’re age-appropriate • Use parental controls on devices to help limit what your child is exposed to • Let them know not everything they see online is real or true. • Help them report and block upsetting content they see on social media sites or apps.

Let them know they can come to you about anything upsetting they see online, and to contact Kids Helpline if they need further support. TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD AT HOME: Oral language development is an important element of literacy. Story-telling is a great way to extend your child’s oral language and listening skills, as well as expanding their imagination. Either you can tell the story, or encourage your child to tell the story. Story-telling might be about: A favourite character from a book or television program Another family member Your child’s favourite toy A setting from another story PREVENTING ILLNESS: To help avoid becoming ill, please consider the following:

Wash hands regularly

Cover mouth when coughing and sneezing

Use disposable tissues

Stay home when unwell VOMITING: Please note if your child has vomited, they cannot return to school for 24 hours from their last vomit as they may be

UNWANTED UNIFORM: If you have any unwanted uniform pieces, Newbury are happy to take your donations .Please donate to the office. Thankyou for supporting our Newbury community.

DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP: When dropping off and picking up students, please practice road safety at all times. It has been reported that a number of cars are double parking, parking on the roundabout or on the curb which poses a huge risk for students. Parking inspectors often visit schools and will issue parking infringements to anyone found posing a danger or parking illegally. We have also noticed a large number of parents crossing in the middle of the road and not using the provided school crossings. Please demonstrate road safety by using our school crossings. BIKES AND SCOOTERS: At Newbury Primary School, we promote health and fitness and it is terrific to see many students riding their bikes or scooters to school. Please make sure your child is wearing a helmet and that once they enter the school grounds, they walk their bike or scooter in. The bike sheds are located at the end of the building, near Classrooms 16 and 25. ENTERING AND EXITING THE SCHOOL/ GARDENS: Please note that all gates around the school are open for entry and exit. We are trying very hard to beautify our gardens. Please respect our grounds and do not walk through the gardens. NAMING OF FUTURE SCHOOL: Want your say on the name of the new primary school in Mickleham? The Victorian School Building Authority is seeking community input into developing the name of the new primary school currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2021. Merrifield West Primary School (only an interim name) will open its doors in 2021 as part of the Government’s school building program that will see 100 new public schools. You can forward any name suggestions to the Department of Education and Training’s North Western Victoria Regional Office via email at nwvr@edumail.vic.gov.au by Friday March 27 or contact the office on 1300 338 691 to discuss. A proposed name will be selected from a shortlist of potential names for formal consultation with all surrounding schools and services before a recommendation is made to the Minister for Education. School names can recognise and reflect culture, heritage and landscape and will be guided by the statutory requirements outlined in the Naming Rules for Places in Victoria. If you would like further information about this new school and other school building projects you can visit the Victorian School Building Authority webpage at www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au 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. ABSENCES: There have been a significant number of student absences which is concerning. Teachers plan sequential lessons which can be disrupted by non-attendance. Please ensure your child is at school on every day possible. If your child is absent, please call the school number on 8691 6900 and leave a message to explain their absences or enter it on Sentral. All absences must be accounted for. EARLY DEPARTURES: Many students are being picked up early, often just before 3:00pm, this is unacceptable. Our dismissal time is 3:10pm which is a lot earlier than many schools in the area which enables parents/carers to miss a lot of the school traffic. Where possible, please make appointments outside of school times. LATE ARRIVALS: We have had quite a number of students arriving to school late and doing so on a regular basis. Please be aware that not only does arriving to school late impact on your child’s learning time, it also distracts the class when students enter during a lesson. Please ensure that your child is at school, in their class and ready to commence instruction at 9:00am. A reminder that students can enter their classrooms from 8:50am. 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. Therefore, we encourage students to bring along healthy snacks that they can munch on in class. Some ideas include: carrot sticks, cheese, rice crackers, fresh or dried fruit, yoghurt or vegetables. Please refrain from providing food that may affect any anaphylactic students.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS: At Newbury Primary School we encourage healthy eating and the sharing of food is not allowed. When wanting to do something special at school for your child for their birthday, please be mindful of this as well as the needs of our anaphylactic students. Any lolly bags need to contain individually wrapped lollies, any cakes require the ingredients to be listed. STUDENT EMPOWERMENT LEADERS: Congratulations to our 2020 Student Empowerment Leaders. Developing leadership skills is an important part of the curriculum at Newbury Primary School and we aim to provide students with many opportunities to grow in self-confidence. Student Empowerment leaders work together to be the voice of the students within the school. They demonstrate the school values of respect, integrity, effort and community on a daily basis. Congratulations to our 2020 Student Empowerment leaders. We look forward to working closely with you to build your leadership capacity.

Prep Zer L, Ikshu G, Aaminah

Year One

Kazim Z Sugandha L Anay S

Year Two Dante A Keely B Alora E

Year Three

Ethan S Joanna G Kiarah A

Year Four

Yaazhini S Deniz A Eknoor K

Year Five/Six

Irem E Talia S Boran E Vyom T

SCHOOL COUNCIL NOMINATIONS: School Council nominations for parents have now closed. Thank you to the parents/carers who put in a nomination for themselves or for someone else. The successful candidates for will be notified next week. Thank you for choosing Newbury Primary School for your child’s education and trusting us with your most precious possession. We look forward to continuing to build a positive relationship with you and working together to provide the best learning environment for your child. Principal Class Learning Community Michelle Bromfield Cameron Traill

Our Newbury Prep students have had a fantastic start to their first year of school. We are excited to see them continue to grow

as part of our school community.

English Mathematics Quest

Students have learnt the first set

of sounds (s/a/t/p/i/n) throughout our Rocket to Reading program. Students

have enjoyed searching for words that start with each

of the letters.

Students have been learning about making

collections and recognising

numbers to 10.

In Quest, we have been learning

about community. We have spoken

about different

communities we belong to, includ-

ing our school community,

High Frequency Words & Take Home Texts

Prep students have been sent home a set of High Frequency Words, which are the words found most commonly in books. The word list will change once your child has mastered the previous set of words. Every Monday and Wednesday students will bring home a new take home text book to read. Students need to bring

their take home text back to school every day.

Rights, Resilience and Respectful Relationships

At Newbury Primary School we participate in a program called Rights, Resilience and Respectful Relationships. Respectful Relationships supports schools and early childhood settings to promote and model respect, positive attitudes and behaviours. It teaches our children how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence through eight different topics.

Topic 1: Emotional Literacy

Throughout Topic 1 students learn how to better understand and recognise their emotions. They learn how to deal with negative emotions and support their peers.

Week 6

On Monday’s we have Colouring Club. There has been an overwhelming response from students who say they love colouring

club. Students have used textas, crayons, pencils and lots of different types of colouring sheets to practice their fine motor skills.

Come and join in next time, but make sure you are there early so you get it!

Week 8

Arts and Crafts Clubs is on Friday’s. Here the students get to cut, paste, fold and colour to their hearts content. Students are

shown how to create something, for example a folded book marks or cards, but then students can also choose to create anything

they would like to.

Library News Hello, my name is Mrs. Patterson, I am the Library attendant at Newbury

Primary School and I am also your Book Club Organizer.

Please see below some information on how Book Club works at our school.

-We DO NOT take money and orders through the office or library. All or-

ders and payments are to be made online through the scholastic loop order.

If you have any troubles please come and see me in the library before you

This is a friendly reminder that we will be holding a ‘wear what you wish’ fundraiser on Thursday, March 19.

On this day you are encouraged to come in casual clothes. You could dress as your favourite sportsperson,

character, something you would like to be when you grow up or simply come in casual clothes.

All money raised will go towards the Make a Wish Foundation. You can donate a gold coin on the day.

Looking forward to seeing all the great costumes!

Hayley – 5/6 B

Bell times

8.50am – Music

9.00am – First session

11.00am to 11.30am – Break

1.30pm – Eat lunch inside

1.40pm to 2.10pm – Break

3.10 – Dismissal

Key Dates 2020

30th January Year 1 to 6 students commence

6th February Prep students to commence

9th March Labour Day – No school

27th March Student’s finish at 2.10pm

13th April Easter Monday – No school

14th April Term 2 commences

5th June Student Free Day – No school

8th June Queens Birthday – No school

26th June Students finish at 2.10pm

13th July Term 3 commences

18th September Student’s finish at 2.10pm

5th October Term 4 commences

2nd November Student Free Day – No school

3rd November Melb Cup Day – No school

18th December Student’s finish at 1.10pm

School Contact Information

Office Hours Phone Monday – Thursday 8691 6900 8.30am – 3.45 pm

Friday 8.30am – 3.30pm Email:

newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website:

www.newburyps.vic.edu.au

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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