manorvale p school n newsletter 16 october 15th, 2019 · page 2 an arts festival yarn bombing...
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PRINCIPAL’S NEWS
Grade 2 Sleepover – Friday 18 October
Our annual sleepover will be held on Friday night for the grades 2s. Students
will go home, shower and return to school at 6:15 pm. They will participate
in a variety of activities, have dinner and sleep at school. They must to be
picked up by 8:00 am on Saturday, October 19.
Grade 1 Pizza Dinner - Thursday 10 October
The grade 1 Pizza Dinner was a great success last Thursday afternoon. Thank
you to the students who behaved very well and “got stuck in” to the activities
and the food. Thank you also to the teachers who organised and supported
the event.
Prep 1/2 Athletics Day Due to the predicted bad weather the sports day will be held on Friday 18th
October.
Student Materials, Curriculum Costs and Voluntary Contributions
2020
At the last School council meeting it was decided to retain the school
payments the same as this year. The Department of Education and Training
expects all students to pay for course material and curriculum costs.
Payments for next year will be:
Essential Education Items $100 (book pack, education items, specialist
classes, ICT printing/copying) Optional voluntary Items $40 (Building Fund, Library Grounds and
maintenance)
Arts Festival
It’s starting to get very exciting as everyone gets ready for the display and
family event. The evening event will be held next Wednesday evening starting
at 5pm and finishing at 9pm.
More details later in this newsletter.
Staffing
Ms Kociski will return from her long service leave next week. Thank you to
Anita Sinha for taking grade 3/4 RK. Mrs Sakshi Dutta will be commencing her maternity leave at the end of the
week. We thank her for her work in grade1/2 and wish her well for the safe
arrival of her baby and the future.
Term Dates 2020
Next year school will commence for students on Thursday 30 January,
2020. Teachers commence on Tuesday 28 January.
End of Term Date 2019
The last day of this term is Friday December 20 2019. The hours of
attendance are from 9:00am to 1:30pm.
MANORVALE PRIMARY
SCHOOL NEWS
Department of Education
and Training
UNIFORM SHOP
HOURS
Wednesday 2:45 - 3:15pm
Friday 8:45am - 9:15am
Please refer to our “Dates to
Remember“ section of the
newsletter.
Prep Transition Dates
Wednesday 06/11/2019
Wednesday 13/11/2019
Wednesday 20/11/2019
Tuesday 10/12/2019
Times for all above date are:
9:30.am - 10:30am
Out of Hours School Care Camp Australia
Ph: 0405 428 328
PAYMENT OPTIONS
* Cash
* Eftpos
* Cheque
* BPay
PARENTING IDEAS
Sponsored by Parents’ Club
SCHOOL OFFICE
CONTACT DETAILS:
Phone:
9741 6300
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter 16
October 15th, 2019
SCHOOL MISSION
The school’s purpose is to
develop optimistic and
aspirational students who
have the academic and social
foundations to become
responsible citizens.
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AN ARTS FESTIVAL YARN BOMBING PROJECT
Our Arts Festival is fast approaching. Please put Wednesday, 23rd October 2019 in your diaries for
the ‘Big Evening Community Event’ starting at 5:00pm with a picnic and performances. One of the
events in the Arts Festival is a ‘Yarn Bombing textile project’ in the Friendship Orchard garden.
During the Festival, the community will be invited to weave patterns and designs into the fence with
colourful yarn.
If you like to knit or crochet, and would like to make some colourful small flowers, circles, squares or
shapes for our project, please drop them into the art room or school office. We will be sewing these
woollen flowers and shapes onto the cyclone fence. If you have any questions, please visit me in the Art
Room to discuss the project further.
If you have any wool donations for our Yarn Bombing project, please drop them into the art room or
the office.
Thanks
Sarah Metzner
Visual Arts Teacher
SUNSMART
All students require sun hats for term 4 this year and term 1 next year. Only the approved school
hats should be worn as they offer the best protection from the sun. Baseball style caps area not
acceptable. Hats can be purchased at the school office for $15.
Students NOT Returning in 2020
Parents of students from Prep -5 who will not be returning to Manorvale next year are asked to inform
the school in writing. Please include the intended school placement for next year.
Preps 2020
Families who are intending to enrol a Prep student for next year should complete enrolment forms as
soon as possible and return them to the office.
Helen Watson
Principal
Grade 6 Excursion “Victorian Space Science Education Centre”
Friday, 18th October 2019 The Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) has offered our grade 6 students a FREE
excursion titled “Exhibition to the MARS Base” and “The Size of your Sol” on Friday, 18th
October 2019.
Where: Strathmore Secondary College, Pascoe Vale Rd, Strathmore
When: Friday, 18th October 2019 departing promptly at 9:00am and returning to Manorvale PS
at 3:10pm. (Please ensure your child is at school no later than 8:50am on this day)
Students are required to wear their full school uniform and bring their lunch and a snack in a backpack.
(No glass bottles or energy drinks allowed).
Please complete and sign the school consent envelope and return it to your class teacher no
later than Thursday, 17th October 2019. Notes went home with Grade 6 students last week.
THIS IS A FREE EXCURSION
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Manorvale Primary School Arts Festival Program
There is only one and half weeks until our Arts Festival. The Festival will be launched on Monday, 21st
October at our whole school assembly with the senior and junior choirs performing.
The school gym will be open on Monday, 21st and Tuesday, 22nd October from 3:15 - 4:00pm for
families to view the Visual, Italian and Music artworks.
On Wednesday, 23rd October our community evening will be held. The schedule includes
the following:
TIME Location EVENT
5:00 –
6:30pm
Central
Courtyard
The evening program will be launched in the central courtyard.
Families are encouraged to bring along their picnic blankets and food
baskets to enjoy a family picnic dinner. During the dinner, a Balinese
Fruit Sculpture demonstration will be taking place by Ni Kadek
Suryani Kata and live music will keep everyone entertained along
with a bush band.
A coffee van will be available for families to purchase hot drinks and
Signora Maiorana will be selling gelato from the canteen(cash sales
only). There will not be any other food sales so make sure you
bring all your dinner requirements.
At approximately 6:00pm students in years 3-6 will be participating in
a musical and mask parade in the central courtyard. Families will be
able to join the parade to open the rest of the festivities.
6:30pm
–
7:30pm
Gym and
Gym Foyer
Viewing of Visual Art show – includes Italian and Music works
(available for viewing up to 9pm)
Technologies activities
Cards and Gift Pack sales (organized by Parents’ Club) Cash sales
only
Picnic Tables
area
Yarn bombing and Pom Pom making
Completion of street art mural on shed (Christie Allison)
Outdoors
Leading
towards oval
Djembe Drumming
Finska Game
Simple gymnastics workshop
Junior
Basketball
court
Chalk Drawing
Craft activities
Making a terrarium
7:30pm
–
9:00pm
Performanc-
es in the
school gym
Senior and Junior Choirs
Italian student performance – The Little Red Hen
Indian ‘Bollywood’ dancing student performance
Scottish Dancing demonstration
Tongan Drumming (Pita Niuafe)
Dynamic Performers Australia performance
Many of the performances and demonstrations are being undertaken by school community mem-
bers. We are extremely grateful and appreciative of their support.
Mrs Metzner is seeking support with the setting up of the Visual Arts exhibition. If you can spare
some time to assist, please contact Mrs Metzner on 9741 6300.
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Prep News Prep Breakfast
Wednesday, 30th October 2019 As part of the schools sequential comping program, the prep students will have the opportunity to attend the prep breakfast as school on Wednesday, 30th October 2019. The students will be having breakfast at school between 9:15am - 11:00am. Students will be able to come to school wearing their pyjamas and remain in them for the whole day. Please ensure your child is wearing their regular, safe school footwear (no slippers) as they have their usual recess and lunch breaks outside in the yard. There is no cost for this event. Breakfast Menu
A variety of cereals
Toast with margarine/butter and a variety of spreads
Cheese toasted sandwiches
Tinned spaghetti and tinned baked beans
Tinned fruit
Milk and water to drink Please see your child’s teacher if your child has any food allergies, special dietary/medical needs. All students will need to bring their snack and lunch on this day. Prep Team
Italian Show News - Reminder A reminder that the Italian show “La Festa” incursion is on Wednesday, 23rd October 2019. Please return your payment and signed consent form to your classroom teacher no later than Friday, 18th October 2019. Signora Maiorana
The Smith Family student2student reading program. By Marnie and Sienna
The Smith Family invited some students from Manorvale Primary to participate in a
student2student reading program.
Ten students were given a mobile phone and a buddy who would ring them twice a week
for about 30 minutes. We would read them a book and they would help us to read words
we didn’t know. Sometimes they gave us words to rhyme with other words to practise our
spelling.
The buddies were patient and kind and some made up funny things to help read the words.
We were very lucky to be on this program and so we wrote notes to our buddies.
Thank you Smith Family from:
Lucia 3/4 JC, Ella-Jay3/4 JC, Elizabeth 3/4 WD, Sienna 5/6 CH, Marni 5/6 CH, Hsar 5/6
CH, Plae Meh 5/6 CH, Bryden 5/6 TP, Poe Meh 5/6 LM, Paw K’Ley Moo 5/6 LM
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Parents’ Club News
End of Term Lunch - Hot Dog Day
Thank you to everyone who helped on the End of Term Lunch, Friday 20th September. We hope you
enjoyed it. To our parent helpers: Lisa, Leah, Kylie, Karen, Connie and Jess for your assistance, and Rebecca for the use of your pot.
Mondo Recycling Fundraiser Congratulation to everyone who remembered the Mondo Recycling Fundraiser last Friday. We collected
approximately 70 bags of recycling materials, and should know soon how many kilos and money that
converts to. Great effort, well done.
Arts Festival Parents’ Club are running a stall at the Arts Festival selling stock held over from Fathers’ and Mothers’
Day. Ms Rieksts and 5/6 LR have volunteered their time to help run the stall for the evening.
Uniform Have your children grown out of their uniform? The second hand uniform ship would be delighted to
take if off your hands . The Second Hand Uniform shop is open 2:45pm - 3:15pm Wednesday afternoons
and 8:45am - 9:15am Friday mornings. Donations accepted at the office any time.
Meeting The next Parents’ Club meeting will be held in the staffroom from 9:00am Friday, 8th November 2019.
All welcome.
Rochelle Reynolds
Parents’ Club President
Canteen Specials The canteen does not operate on a Monday.
There are a few new items now available to purchase from the canteen throughout the week.
Tuesday - Steamed Dim Sims 1 for $1.00
Wednesday - Soup and a slice of bread $1.00
Thursday - Skinless Cocktail Frankfurts (snack only) 2 for $1.00
Warm milo, a bag of popcorn and banana pancakes (lunchtime only) are available Tuesday to Friday
for .50 each.
P-2 News House Athletics—Rescheduled Friday, 18th 2019 Due to inclement weather forecast for tomorrow Wednesday, 16th 2019, the House Athletics for students in grades P-2 has now been rescheduled for Friday, 18th 2019.
House Colours Manor - Yellow Greaves - Green Outlook - Blue Cooroombong - Red
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CONGRATULATIONS ISABELLA
Congratulations to Isabella who played for Hoppers Crossing Soccer Club this year. Isabella had a great season and was presented with the Best and Fairest award last month at her clubs presentation day. Bella competed in the Under 12 Girls Division. “I had a lot of fun playing this year for the first time in an all-girls team. Most of the players were new so I helped them out with learning the game. It was amazing when I received the trophy at our presentation.” Bella 5/6 TP
School Song
Next week at our Monday assembly, the Arts Festival will be opened by a performance of our brand new school song. A small group of students from Grades 1 - 6 have been working on this for the past year with Mr Hunter and Miss Bell. The Senior and Junior Choirs will perform for us, then we will all learn it in the following weeks to sing at assemblies as a school. Please find the lyrics on the following page for you to learn and practise at home.
“AT OUR MANORVALE”
Miss Bell
Arts Festival - Apps to download
Miss Bell would like to let the Manorvale community know that some parts of the Arts Festival that will be on display in the Gym require the use of two apps. The first is called HP Reveal and is available on your smartphone or iPad for free. All you need to do is download the app and have internet access at school. The login details will be available at the Arts Festival exhibition, and there will be leaflets and students helpers to assist you. The second app you will need is a QR code reader. There are many types of this app that are free. Make the most of the Arts Festival by downloading these two apps!
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AT OUR MANORVALE (School Song) Verse 1:
Ciao, and welcome to our school At Manorvale, it is so cool
Supporting our students since 1983 Found on the bend of the Werribee River
It’s kindness and care that we like to deliver From the Wadawurrung people, to you and to me.
Chorus: Together we’ll per-se-vere We’ll respect all our peers
Responsible through the years At our Manorvale
We always care and share Aspiring to all be fair
We’re ready to be out there At our Manorvale Verse 2:
We love our multicultural grades Our strong community never fades
Maths, Reading, Writing; we’re ready to go PE, Italian, Library and Art
And Music gives us the perfect start Together we’ll play, discover and grow.
Chorus: Together we’ll per-se-vere We’ll respect all our peers
Responsible through the years At our Manorvale
We always care and share Aspiring to all be fair
We’re ready to be out there At our Manorvale
Bridge: Talk to us
Don’t hold your breath Walk with us
And we’ll be your friend, till the end Chorus:
Together we’ll per-se-vere We’ll respect all our peers
Responsible through the years At our Manorvale
We always care and share Aspiring to all be fair
We’re ready to be out there At our Manorvale At our Manorvale
PREP SIOMOS
Ayden for making a productive and
positive start to Term 4.
James for always raising his hand and
waiting his turn when sharing his ideas
with his classmates.
3/4 COLE Payten for creating an informative presenta-
tion about her disability inquiry.
PREP
RUSSELL/BATES
Alexandra for great improvements in
her narrative writing and handwriting.
Mehdi for always showing respect to
his teachers and classmates.
3/4
ANDERSON
Patrick for presenting his research about
visual impairment to the class.
Benji for achieving his maths goal and learn-
ing his X2 multiplication facts.
1/2
PAULET/CRAIG
Claire and Balreet for being deter-
mined when doing some tricky maths
work.
3/4 KOCISKI/
SINHA
Tristan for assisting with
technology in the class.
1/2 PARR 5/6 PULFORD Zane for pleasing improvement in work hab-
its and demonstrating a positive attitude to-
wards school.
Jackie for eagerly accepting all
challenges in numeracy.
1/2 DUTTA Oskar Iles for using an appropriate
voice while speaking to the class.
Riley for following
instructions while doing his classwork.
5/6 MARTH Amelia for allowing others to learn, being
helpful and contributing
thoughtfully to class discussions.
Isabella for being a thoughtful and responsi-
ble learner in the classroom.
1/2
FAIRCLOUGH
Zoe for showing great
improvement in numeracy.
Jasper for always showing beautiful
manners
5/6 McGINNIS
Mekdes for always having
excellent behaviour during class.
Kyle for having an outstanding work ethic
and always trying his best.
3/4 DAVIES Lilly for showing courage by presenting
her speech to the class.
Mylie for an interesting and informative
speech on disability.
5/6 RIEKSTS Chilali for helping others with their work.
Alicia or working hard to learn her multipli-
cation facts.
MS METZNER
ART
K’Pru for hard work and helpful con-
tributions to the Art program.
Poe for respectful behaviour and resili-
ent work attitude.
MISS BELL
MUSIC
Tony and Zane for giving 100% in work-
shops with Andy Rigby.
MR GIBLIN
ICT/LIBRARY
SIGNORA
MAIORANA
LOTE
Xander for his outstanding reading skills in
the “Little Red Hen” play.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to the following students for being named as Student of the Week for this
week. The certificates will be presented on Monday at 9.00am at whole school assembly.
When Monday is a public holiday certificates will be presented at assembly the
following week.
The Focus For Term 4 Is RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, ASPIRING, CARING
Community News
Manorvale Primary School
232-246 Greaves Street North
P.O. Box 591, Werribee. 3030
Principal: Helen Watson
Assistant Principal: Lily Ibrahim
Phone: 03 9741 6300 Fax: 03 9742 5703 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.manorvaleps.vic.edu.au
TERM DATES 2019 Term 1 29 January to 5 April Term 2 23April to 28 June Term 3 15 July to 20 September Term 4 7 October to 20 December
SCHOOL HOURS 2019 Start 8.55 am Recess Play 11.00 am to 11.30 am Medication Bell 12.30 pm Lunch in rooms 1.30 pm to 1.40 pm Lunch Play 1.40 pm to 2.10 pm Finish 3.10 pm
Department of Education
and Training
REPORTING STUDENT ABSENCES To avoid receiving a phone call or a note/letter from the school when your child is absent please remember to contact the school using one of the following methods:
1. Contact the school by telephone on 9741 6300
2. Send an email to
[email protected] 3. Write a letter or note to the classroom
teacher explaining your child’s absence 4. Verbally inform the classroom teacher.
If families have not advised the school of a student absence, a text message will be sent at 10:15am alerting the family. Families are expected to respond to the school with a reason for the absence as soon as possible.
Term 4 2019 Selected Western Metro Region Athletics……………………….. 15/10/2019 Yr 2 Grade 2 Sleepover…………………………………………….. 18/10/2019 Yr 6 Victorian Space Science Education Centre Excursion 18/10/2019 P-2 House Athletics—rescheduled…………………………. 18/10/2019 All Italian Show—La Festa……………………………………… 23/10/2019 All Arts Festival…………………………………………………….. 21/10 - 24/10/2019 Prep Prep Breakfast………………………………………………… 30/10/2019 Yr 6 Graduation Evening………………………………………... 18/12/2019 All End of Term - 1:30pm finish…………………………… 20/12/2019
RUSHFORDS SCHOOLWEAR
Store location
Shop 1/13 Barnes Place, Werribee. Trading Hours Monday—Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Ph: 9741 3211 Email: [email protected]
Manorvale PS Class Presentation at Assembly
Term 4 21/10/19 Arts Festival 28/10/19 Prep RB 04/11/19 5/6 TP 11/11/19 Prep MS 18/11/19 1/2 PC 25/11/19 1/2 AF