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NUMBER 17 –13 June 2013
DIARY DATES
Fri 14 Jun Senior School Assembly –School Hall 2.45pm Yr 5 & 6 Lightning Premiership Cancelled
Mon 17 June Yr 5/6 Planning Day
Tue 18 June Yr 3 /4 Planning Day
Wed 19 June Yr 2 Planning Day Parent Teacher Online (PTO) available from 6pm
Thur 20 June Yr 1 Planning Day Italian Posters Due
Fri 21 June
Prep Planning Day Yr 5 & 6 Interschool Sport PLPS Vs St Josephs at Home Cancelled Yr 5 & 6 Lightning Premiership Junior School Assembly – School Hall 2.45pm Family Accounts- 2
nd Instalment Due
Mon 24 June Whole School Assembly 9.00am School Reports sent home
Wed 26 June Yr 6 Parliament Excursion Parent-Teacher Interviews 2pm -7.30 pm
Fri 28 Jun Interschool Sport – PLPS Vs Aspendale Gardens Cancelled End of Term 2 – 2.30pm Finish
Mon 15 July Term 3 Begins 9.00 am
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
NEWSLETTERS
Just a reminder to parents that the school newsletter is published each Thursday. Notices or articles need to be submitted to the office by Wednesday midday. The newsletter is made available to families through the school website, Ultranet, tiqbiz and paper copies are available at the office .(Emailing will cease at the end of term 2).
We have nearly 150 parents registered for our school’s tiqbiz app. I hope parents have been impressed by the level of information and alerts provided through this app. ESMART STATUS
Patterson Lakes Primary has been given eSmart status. What this means is our school makes Cybersafety a normal part of every student’s life by equipping them to use technologies in ways that are positive and that protect them from the potential risks. The first major focus of eSmart is to create a cultural norm of smart, safe and responsible use of digital technologies. eSmart is an initiative of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation. Congratulations are extended to Helene Bearup and Belinda Canavan for their work in this area. ULTRANET REPORTS FOR YEARS 4C, 4D AND 3/4Z
Parents of students in Years 4C, 4D and 3/4Z will receive their midyear report via the Ultranet. It will not be a traditional
report as in past years. Parents will receive a one page report that provides you with information as to where their
child’s learning is at. The comments section, as in the traditional report format, is now made up of the ongoing feedback that the teachers have been providing throughout the term.
What you will get:
Current, ongoing feedback and comments in regards to
your child’s learning (log on now to see these
observations)
A report summary (one page) for your child’s
achievement (see sample below)
What you will not get:
A printed copy of the report sent home
A report format that looks like previous years reporting
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who won our ‘Student of the Week’ awards for Week 8 of this term. Students will receive their certificates at their next assembly. Keep up the super work everyone! Prep A – Celestine D for always doing her best work. Prep B – Diing D for working very hard during diary writing. Prep C – Nelly H for being persistent when writing about ants. Prep D – Ebony W for being a beautiful reader this week in literacy groups. Prep E – Nicholas T for his amazing listening in class this week. 1A – Charlize H for creating a wonderful diorama and presenting it enthusiastically. 1B – Rhys M for being a super mathematician whilst we have been learning fact families. 1C – Fletcher R for trying so hard at all times. Congratulations on being such a responsible class member. 1D – Abbey W for being a very responsible Star of the Week for Team One D. 1E – Brianna F for working really well on her reading with Miss Cooke. 2A – Isha C for being a responsible and reliable member of the class. 2B – Brydie M for your growing confidence when speaking in front of the class. 2C – Katie T for being a wonderful helper with great listening skills. 2D – Tom W for being so keen to ‘give things a go’ even when they appear to be difficult – great persistence! 3A – Maddi Cfor asking some interesting questions during Independent Reading this week. 3B – Jazz S for always using her initiative and being so organised in the classroom. 3C – Rhys M for always displaying a fantastic attitude towards school. 3D – Regan T for working hard throughout our Independent Reading sessions. 3/4Z – Charlotte O for writing a good persuasive plan and assisting other students with their plan. 4A – Luke P for being kind and caring and attempting to complete all tasks this week.
PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 5190
Gladesville Boulevard Patterson Lakes 3197 P.O. Box 330, Patterson Lakes, 3197
Phone 9772 4011 Fax 9776 0421 Principal: Stan Szuty
Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.patterson-lakes-ps.vic.edu.au
4B – Josh G for trying really hard in Maths and mastering subtraction with borrowing. 4C – Harvey T for being a wonderful class member and for his dedication towards his learning. 4D – Elijah S for his wonderful effort in Maths and working hard on perimeter and area. 5A – Benjamin W for a super effort writing an exciting orientation for a narrative. 5B – Chelsea M for always being willing to help other members of the class. 5C – Vicky N for being such a positive thinker and happy class member who is always willing to lend a helping hand. 5/6Z – Lucy A for being an awesome Class Captain and class helper. 6A – Melanie Y for contributing to editing our class exposition. 6B – Codey T for being an exceptional role model to the younger students in Year One on ‘Band against Bullying’ day. 6C – Gemma R for being a positive contributor during ‘Band against Bullying’ day. PARENT TEACHER ONLINE (PTO)
A notice regarding the Parent Teacher Online bookings will be sent home with the youngest member of your family tomorrow. Attached to the notice will be your family login and pin number to access bookings which open next Wednesday, 19
th June at 6p.m. for the Parent Teacher
Meetings on Wednesday, 26th June.
WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENTS
This week the school has hosted Miles Stafford from Mordialloc Secondary College who has been doing his work experience with Mrs Dyer in 5A. Next week, Kate Patton, who attends Parkdale Secondary College will be doing work experience in ICT with Mrs Bearup.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating their birthday this week. We hope you had/ have a lovely day.
NAME BIRTHDAY Kimberly I 13 June
Nathan S 13 June
Jesse H 13 June
Lucas R 14 June
Tiahna M 14 June
Rhys M 15 June
Siella M 15 June
Camdyn M 15 June
Larissa K 17 June
Riley D 17 June
Charlotte O 17 June
Jack P 17 June
ACT OF KINDNESS
Tell A Friend Week
A few weeks ago The Act of Kindness had a promotion
encouraging students and families to tell a friend or family
from another school about the program. It is great to see and
hear about all the great things going on at Patterson Lakes
Primary School. Congratulations to all the students and
families who have been nominated and who have nominated
someone for the award. It is really important to remember
that we all have a responsibility to ensure everyone feels
safe and secure at school. Look out for someone doing the
right thing in the yard this week and nominate them for The
Act of Kindness Award.
SPORTS NEWS
2013 Northern Division Cross Country Results
As promised last week, I will announce the results from the
School Sport Victoria Multi Division Cross Country held at
Mornington Racecourse last Wednesday 5th June. Patterson
Lakes Primary School had 22 competitors who had qualified
which is an outstanding result.
9/10 Boys and Girls (2km course)
James M 14th
, Harrison F 12th
, Colby N 26th, Jerzie V 3
rd,
Madeline T 15th
, Abbey T 26th
, Sapphire H-C 28th
and Kiara
V 22nd
.
11 Boys and Girls (3km course)
Nikolaj D 6th
, Trent M 9th
, Kye M 10th
, Harrison L 21st, Skye
C 6th
, Jasmine R 14th
, Jenna H 19th
, Lucy R 23rd
and
Sequoia F-W (Reserve).
12/12 Boys and Girls (3km course)
Reece Orchard 8th
, Franco S 14th
, Bradley B 17th
, Luke T
24th
, Julian F-M (Reserve), Holly D (State Basketball Trials)
and Stephanie H (Injured).
Congratulations to Jerzie V, Nikolaj D, Trent M, Kye M, Skye
C and Reece O for progressing through to the Southern
Metro Regional Cross Country at Ballam Park on Monday
17th
June. Good luck to all participants!
Thank you to the parents who attended the event. The
children and the school sincerely appreciate your support.
The PE Department.
ICT NEWS
GARDEN NEWS
Patto’s Vegie Patch
We have been very successful in growing wonderful fresh produce in our school vegie patch this year. Gardening club for Year 3s is held every Tuesday lunch time with some 4s joining us for the session. Next week we would like to do some cooking, but need 3 parent helpers to assist with the preparation. If you can help, please see Melissa Shipham in Room 22, contact the school or email [email protected] .
READING PROGRAM
TAKE HOME BOOKS
As from the beginning of this year, take home books were to
be borrowed in your child’s name from the library. Children
are able to borrow 10 books per week to use at home and in
the classroom. These books are then to be returned for
more books to be borrowed.
Children are carefully placed on the correct colour for the
take home book box. This is carried out through teacher
judgement, assessment and knowledge of your child’s
reading.
Take home books are to develop confidence in your child.
They are not designed for your child to struggle through,
therefore, reading becoming a laborious task. Take home
books are for you and your child to enjoy together. Many
things besides enjoyment can be gained from take home
books: fluency, phrasing, expression, word knowledge,
recognising punctuation and comprehension.
Take home books also support the Independent Reading
program implemented in classrooms. These books are ‘just
right’ for your child.
Remember….reading is to be an enjoyable experience…
"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall."
— Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Maths and English Competitions
The return dates for this years’ Maths and English Competitions are:
English 19th June
Maths 21st June
No late entries can be accepted.
FUNDRAISING REPORT
Woolworths Earn & Learn 2013
Dear Parents
This week is the last chance to get stickers for the
Woolworths Earn & Learn program.
The program is designed to assist schools in obtaining
valuable teaching resources – simply by doing your grocery
shop at a Woolworths supermarket. All stickers and sticker
cards need to be returned to the school next week in order
for us to claim our rewards. If your cards aren’t full, don’t
worry, still send them in and we can fill them with the loose
stickers we have received.
Thank you all for participating in the program and we look
forward to revealing all the resources we have earned.
BOOK CLUB
Book Club Orders are due
TOMORROW
FETE NEWS This year’s fete will be held on
Sunday 27th October
11.00am – 4.00pm This year we will require one parent from
each grade to volunteer their time to be
the Class Liaison person for their child’s
grade. Apart from being a point of contact
for other parents and assisting the
teacher where necessary, one of their
tasks is to help organise the Fete stall for
your child’s grade. We are looking for Fete
Convenor’s for the following Grades: PB,
PC, PE, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3B,
3C, 3D, 3/4Z, 4A, 4D, 5B, 5C, 5/6Z, 6B and
6D. Thankyou to all the Convenors from
last year that have volunteered their
services again for this year’s fete.
If you are interested in being your child’s
Class Liaison person please fill in the form
below and we will contact you shortly. If
you would like to know more about what the
role involves please feel free to email me –
[email protected] or pop into
the library and have a chat
Cheers
Julie Shaw
Fete Co-Ordinator
Fete Convenor Reply
Name/s: ________________________
Childs name: _____________________
Child’s Grade: ____________________
Contact Numbers:_________________
STOP – DON’T THROW YOUR SHOES OUT!
Patto is currently embarking on an exciting project to further the ‘Spirit’ of the Patterson Lakes community.
When you are Spring cleaning the wardrobes and cupboards over the term break, can you please consider NOT throwing out any closed toed shoes (any size) that are in reasonably good condition or any shoe boxes. More information to follow in the coming weeks to outline this exciting initiative.
FREE TO GOOD HOME!
Due to the upgrades of Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) in classrooms over the past several years, we have 6 older IWB styles available to the school community for free. If you are interested in obtaining a free IWB for your home, sporting club, community resource… please contact Monique Corcoran directly on [email protected].
(Note: A Data Projector is not provided)
COMMUNITY NEWS
OMMUNITY NEWS Mordialloc Community Centre July School Holiday
Program. Half and Full Day options,for more info P.h 9580 3675 or email [email protected] Patterson Lakes Community Centre Invitation Grand Final
in July. Friday 5th
July at 7.00pm . R.S.V.P Friday 28th
June. Don your “Footy Gear” and join in the fun. Girls Netball There are limited places in a Chelsea Heights netball team starting next term for girls born in 2005. All
players in this team are beginners. Anyone who would like to play please see Mrs Shipham in Room 22 or email [email protected] Training is Wednesday (4.30-5.30) and games are on Saturday morning at Chelsea. Registration and game fees apply. Kingston Libraries School Holiday Program Lots of
activities for children , Craft, Writing workshop, Book bugs and more. For more info and bookings P.h 1300 135 668.
School Achievements for the Language Perfect World Championships
2013: 20th-30th May.
9TH place for Spanish out of 124 schools in Victoria
113th place overall in Spanish out of 725 schools
133rd place overall in Italian out of 743 schools
4 Silver Awards
3 Bronze Awards
3 Credit Awards
The winner of the iPod Shuffle will be announced at Assembly. The Certificates will be coming soon and they will also be presented at Assembly.
Congratulations to the 96 students who participated and answered 82,732 questions!!!
Children who learn languages often outperform their fellow students who don’t. Beyond higher
academic achievement, other benefits from learning a language other than English are: building
confidence, enhancing literacy skills, encouraging cultural awareness, problem solving skills, etc.
Italian and Spanish are relatively easy languages to learn because of their similarity to English.
Italy has a rich cultural history. Spanish is one of the three most widely
Its lifestyle, art, food, wine, fashion, spoken languages in the world. It originated
sporting events, architecture and in Spain and is now spoken by over 400 million
scenic beauty attract some 40 million people in over 20 different countries across
tourists each year. four continents.
Australia and Italy have bilateral Spanish speaking countries offer extensive
agreements covering everything from trade opportunities for Australia, and trade
culture to commerce to health care between Spain and Australia has been
two Italian born Australians have steadily increasing in recent years.
even been elected to the Italian Spanish is also one of the six official
Parliament. languages of the United Nations. Department of Education Clara Mangone- Languages Teacher
Why learn Italian? Why learn Spanish?
