3rd May 2018

What’s On…... MAY 4th Winter Sport for Year 6 7th Junior Assembly P-2 8th ICAS Testing—Digital Technologies 9th Year 4 Water Incursion 10th Mothers Day Pamper Session 11th Mothers Day Stall 14th Senior Assembly Yrs 3-6 15th-17th NAPLAN Testing for Years 3 & 5 17th Year 1 Excursion to Yarrabee 18th SDSSA Cross Country 18th Year 1 Excursion to Yarrabee 21st Junior Assembly P-2 21st-25th Education Week 21st Year 4 Moonlit Sanctuary Excursion 23rd Grandparents & Special Friends Morning Tea 9am-11am 23rd Open Night for Parents 6pm-8pm 25th Winter Sport for Year 6 28th Senior Assembly Yrs 3-6 29th ICAS Testing-Science 31st Prep Incursion— Responsible Pet Ownership JUNE 1st Winter Sport for Year 6 4th Junior Assembly P-2 4th Excursion for 2F, 2K & 2M 5th Excursion for 2C, 2J & 2T 6th Year 3 Excursion to

Dear Parents, PREP ENROLEMENTS for 2019 We are currently enrolling prep students for 2019 and we are filling up! If you are a parent at our school and have a younger sibling to enrol for next year, please see Mrs Pip Lewis at our school office and compete an enrolment form as soon as you can. Our transition into Prep program commences in the second half of the year with visits to the school in Term 4 for next year’s prep children and a parent information session. LOST PROPERTY We have an abundance of lost property- clothing, plastic lunchboxes and drink bottles. Please check the lost property container in the hall building if your child is missing either a school top or a lunchbox. MOTHER’S DAY EVENT- MAY 10 This year we are celebrating Mother’s/ Special Carer’s Day at Pinewood PS with a fun filled morning program at the school. The event will be held on Thursday 10 May from 9.30-11.00. A notice will be sent home with children this week.

MOTHER’S DAY STALL Next Friday 11 May, our wonderful Parents Club are providing an opportunity for students to purchase a gift for their Mum, or their special carer, at the Mother’s Day Stall. Remember to bring your money and a bag too!

NAPLAN 2018 The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy- (NAPLAN) tests for students in Years 3 and 5, are scheduled for Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 May.

NAPLAN tests provide point-in-time information in relation to student

performance. It is important that the results accurately reflect student ability,

Principal’s Message

Tuesday May 15

Yr 3&5

Wednesday

May 16

Yr 3&5

Thursday May 17

Yr 3&5

Friday May 18

Language

Conventions

( 40 Mins)

Writing

(40 mins)

Reading

Yr 3- 45 mins

Yr 5- 50 mins

Numeracy

Yr 3- 45mins

Yr 5- 50 mins

Catch -up tests

permitted

however, NAPLAN assessments are not intended to be pass/fail type tests.

At Pinewood Primary School we know that every year level contributes to NAPLAN along with the stories that sit

behind our students. Most importantly, we know to put NAPLAN in perspective and focus daily on continuing to

provide the very best teaching and learning possible.

I read the following statement from a school in Queensland regarding individual student NAPLAN test results.

Feeling strongly aligned with the comment, I thought I would share it with you- as principal of Pinewood PS.

“I ask that Parents and children remember that the NAPLAN test does not assess all of what makes our children

exceptional and unique. The scores obtained from this test will tell our children how well they went on the day, but

they will not tell us everything. They cannot tell us that our children have improved on something that they once

found difficult. They cannot tell us how they brighten up their teachers’ day. This test cannot tell our children how

amazingly special they are.” While NAPLAN remains of value at the school level to look at literacy and numeracy growth,

we need to ensure that this use remains school-based and appropriate.

PRINCIPAL CONFERENCE This week, May 2, 3 and 4, I will be attending a three day Principal Conference along with Mr Thomas, our Assistant Principal. During our absence, Ms Sandra McGregor and Mrs Helen Dent will be in charge of the school.

Karen Jenkin Principal

COMING UP IN TERM 2! Mother’s Day Stall - Friday 11 May

Each grade visits the stall during the day to purchase gifts for their Mum, Step-Mum, Grandma or special friend if they so wish. Catalogue out soon.

School Disco - Friday 25 May (evening) A Junior & Senior Disco take place

Times to be confirmed Tickets ($5 each) will go on sale after the Mother’s Day Stall

Pizza Day – June (Dates to be advised)

SECOND HAND UNIFORM The Pinewood Community has shown a lot of interest in having a second hand uniform store. Due to the huge amount of time this requires, storage, planning etc we have opted to try a FACEBOOK page where the Parents & Families of Pinewood are welcome to post photos of their items for sale. Everyone is welome to join, please check the page out for more details.

Search - Pinewood Primary school Uniform Buy/swap/sell

RESPECT SELF CONFIDENCE INTEGRITY RESPONSIBILITY OPTIMISM

3rd May 2018 pinewood-ps.vic.edu.au

Parents Club News

Coles Sports for Schools Tokens have now finished at Coles. If you have any at home, please drop them in the box at the office. Thank you to everyone who has collected tokens and donated them to the

school.

This week at OSHClub we have been introduced to a new system of signing in/out and booking for parents and OSHClub staff, Kidsoft, iCheckin and iParentPortal. It has been an exciting improvement to our program and we hope that it will make drop offs and pick ups easier for all parents and carers. As we are still learning the ins and outs of the system there are of course many questions and queries. Please do not hesitate to ask James or Maddie to assist with any concerns. The theme for this week is everything sports related. Each day children will be participating in a different type of sport and learning some new skills, and hopefully enjoying the weather outside while it lasts! Lastly, there was an extended newsletter that was handed out to parents last week which outlines routines for each room for the week. This routine will come in to effect beginning next week. If you would like a copy, let us know James, Maddie & the OSCHClub team :)

On Tuesday the 1st of May Pinewood P.S. launched the Premiers’ Reading Challenge for 2018. Michael Wagner came and talked to us about how he was inspired to write stories. He gave us a fantastic talk and shared his extremely hilarious story about his childhood. He entertained us with his great sense of humour and he made us laugh out loud. The students were also given an opportunity to buy books signed by Michael Wagner. It was great to have him encouraging us to

read and love books.

Mrs Hayden said the Technology Captains (Anish, Dhasindu and Karar) assisted brilliantly with the presentation. Also Mrs Hayden has asked me to remind you that the Library is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (Lunchtimes). There are plenty of books to borrow all around the library. On Wednesday lunchtimes, we have story time for Preps, 1s and 2s.

There the monitors read a book and give out an activity related to it. Students can also work in the library quietly and Year 6s help the little ones read. By Anish T.

Michael Wagner Visit For The PRC Launch

RESPECT SELF CONFIDENCE INTEGRITY RESPONSIBILITY OPTIMISM

3rd May 2018 pinewood-ps.vic.edu.au

SAVE THE DATE We are excited to announce Pinewood’s second students Art Show

WORLD OF ART—A CELEBRATION OF NATIONS At Pinewood on Wednesday, 5th September 2018

Further details to follow next term!

Francine Combes & Susan Tate, Visual Art Teachers

OSHC News

HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE LUNCHES DELIVERED FRESH TO PINEWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL

AVAILABLE MONDAY TO FRIDAY (Unavailable Tuesday)

Our Menu offers either a 2 or 3 Course Lunch with 15 choices available for each course each day!

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE

www.classroomcuisine.com.au

Orders are received by our customer friendly website until 8.30am the day the lunch is required.

Email: contact@classroomcuisine.com.au

3rd May 2018 pinewood-ps.vic.edu.au

Millie R. 3B For always using her manners in class and being a sensitive classmate who respectively listens to others. Rayvon P. 3B For always having a positive attitude to his learning and consistently presenting his work to a high standard. Skyla N. 3C For your hard work and persistence during Maths. You demonstrate a ‘You Can Do It’ attitude and never give up when it seems hard. You are making great progress! Ryan T. 3C For your well thought out and creative persuasive writing. You come up with great arguments and evidence that convince your reader! Harry G. 3K For being a very caring and helpful member of the class. Well done! Lucas N. 3K For the extra effort you have displayed in improving your handwriting. Well done! Mitchell D. 3L For presenting an informative poster and speech about the Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo. Well done! Ethmi K. 3L For being an active contributor to class discussions and for always completing her work to a high standard. Well done! Aryan A. 4C For being a helpful and respectful member of 4C. You have lovely manners Aryan. Well done! Anna Y. 5H For the exceptional amount of pride that you put into every piece of work. Your hand writing is incredibly neat. Well done! Brendan J. 6C For his immaculate presentation of his homework every week. You should be very proud of your efforts. Keep it up! Asha S. 6C For showing amazing passion and persistence with your writing. You wrote a fantastic letter as part of our inquiry unit! Congratulations Asha! Senuli P. 6D For her exceptional Shopping Bag Review. Senuli put in her best effort to produce many wonderful props and a great book review.

RESPECT SELF CONFIDENCE INTEGRITY RESPONSIBILITY OPTIMISM

Renee B. 6H For an outstanding Shopping Bag presentation, in which she demonstrated excellent knowledge of her book, confidence and high level of creativity. Hwani S. 6H For improved concentration in class and a desire to increase his knowledge by asking questions and seeking feedback. Amelia S. 6U For working extra hard all week with her Maths and Literacy. Keep it up Amelia! Lana S. 6U For her brilliant Shopping Bag Review and extra effort she put into her items. Well done Lana!

STUDENT OF THE WEEK YEAR 3 —YEAR 6