Term 2 Issue 3 31/5/2019

31s t May 2019 TERM 2 ISSUE 3

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TERM 2

WEEK 7

3rd June

Parent Volunteer

Induction 9:30am

3rd June

Homestead

Kinder Visit

Prep Sarah

4th June

Homestead

Kinder Visit

Prep Rebecca

5th June

Homestead

Kinder Visit

Prep Lauren &

Prep Buket

WEEK 8

10th June

Queens Birthday

Public Holiday

No School

13th June

Grade 5 Kids

Helpline Incursion

14th June

Assembly

2:35pm

اذا كنت بحاجه الى مساعدة لفهم هذه المالحظة يرجى االتصال باالدارة العامة للمدرسه

Bu notu anlamada herhangi bir yardima ihtiyaciniz olursa, lutfen genel ofisini arayin.

DATES TO REMEMBER

PRINCIPALS REPORT

SHOWCASING OUR SCHOOL

We have had the privilege of

showcasing our school to many

visitors from other schools this

term. We have had Senior

Education Leaders, Principals,

Assistant Principals and senior

teachers from within our

education system and from the

Catholic system, visit us to hear

about what makes our school

stand out. We take

immense pride when showing

people around our school and

enjoy highlighting what makes

us stand out. Examples of what

we highlight are our values

underpinning all that we do, our

new 21C space and the rigorous

curriculum with an ethical

stance, a strong professional

learning culture with staff who

continually upskill themselves

and many more to mention.

STRUCTURE

Our school structure has been

designed to promote and

connect all staff, students and

parents in order to facilitate

relationships and teaching and

learning. Parents wishing to

speak to their child’s teacher,

please be mindful that teachers

are not available for long con-

versations in the mornings as

they are preparing for their

class and three afternoons a

week, teachers attend planning

meetings. Contacting the office

to organise a meeting time with

the teacher, is preferred.

Every grade level has a team

leader and would be the next

port of call if needed. Our Lead

teachers and Principal class staff

are attached to grade levels to

support the staff in their levels

and to form relationships with

parents. Schools are very busy

places with all staff having

allocated duties during the day

and we hope that parents have

trust in us to know that we

want the best for their children!

For your information the staff

below are attached to the

following teaching teams:

Julie Lowerson : Foundation

Matt Markmann : Grades 1 & 2

Hung Mok: Grades 3 & 4

Alex Mowat: Grade 5

Pat Lynch: Grade 6

Steph Taylor : Specialist Team

TRANSITION

Transition to school is an ex-

tremely important process and

one which we greatly value.

Lauren Bird, Leader of our Foun-

dation grade level, has been

very active in promoting our

school to the families at our

local Kindergartens. We are

implementing an exciting

Transition initiative this year

and we look forward to keeping

you informed about the

Transition sessions which take

across the remainder of this

year. We will be involving the Gr

5 students in various ways as

part of this initiative to expand

their leadership capacities.

SCHOOL VALUES

Our school values, Respect,

Honesty, Pride and Success, are

values we encourage within our

community. We work with

students to understand these

values and to live by them.

Students are learning to model

these values in all that they do,

as are staff. We encourage

parents to be good models of

these values and to talk to their

children about them, providing

examples. Treating everyone

with respect is of utmost

importance and anyone on our

school grounds is required to be

respectful of students, staff and

each other. We thank those

who model our values and

encourage everyone to do so

too.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN is an annual assess-

ment for all students in Years 3,

5, 7 and 9.

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It tests the types of skills that are

essential for every child to

progress through school and life.

The tests cover skills in reading,

writing, spelling, grammar and

punctuation, and numeracy. The

assessments are undertaken every

year in the second full week in

May. As a school, we use the data

collected from these tests to assist

teachers in measuring growth and

capabilities of students. This data

is only one piece of data which

teachers use to inform them when

planning for teaching and

learning.

NAPLAN tests were conducted

across the country over the past

two weeks. We were one of the

schools who were involved in

conducting the NAPLAN tests

online and I wish to thank all

those involved for the expertise in

this area ensuring our students

were able to access the tests with

minimal disruption.

FOUNDATION HEALTHY

BREAKFAST

The Foundation students were all

very excited when they began

their day in their classrooms on

Wednesday. They were dressed in

their pyjamas and dressing gowns

and were ready to eat a healthy

breakfast. It was a wonderful

experience for them all. Please see

more information further on in

this newsletter.

CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to those children

who competed in the inter school

cross country on Wednesday.

They represented RHPS proudly

and many thanks to Michael Lane

for ensuring our students are

engaging in such opportunities.

EXTREME WEATHER TIMETABLE

Our gr 6 students are responsible

for determining if we operate on

an Extreme Weather timetable for

the day or not, based on their

checking of relevant weather

sites. Giving the students this

responsibility is another way they

are encouraged to be involved and

make responsible decisions. Thank

you to Matt McCarthy for

promoting this responsibility

within our students.

STATEWIDE PRINCIPAL CLASS

CONFERENCE

Alex, Pat and I will be attending

the Statewide Principal Class

conference on Monday and

Tuesday of next week. This

conference is aimed at providing

further information and

professional learning focused on

the DET FISO model, which

informs our work. During this time

away from school, Matt

Markmann, Lead Teacher, will be

assuming the role of Acting

Principal.

HAPPY EID

Happy Eid , Eid Mubarak, to those

families who have been

participating in Ramadan over the

past month. Eid al-Fitr is an

important religious holiday

celebrated by Muslims

worldwide that marks the end of

Ramadan, the Islamic holy month

of fasting. I am sure members of

our community who have been

participating will certainly enjoy

the family celebrations and

gatherings that will now take

place.

We wish you and all your

family a happy and joyful

holiday. EID MUBAREK

Mübarek Bayramı'nızı tüm sevdiklerinizle beraber mutlu-luk ve neşe içerisinde geçirmenizi diliyoruz. نتمنى لكم و لجميع أفراد عائلتكم عيدا مليئا بالفرحة و السعاده. عيد مبارك

Yours in learning

Julie Lowerson

Principal

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School Drop Off and Pick Up

Ensuring that we are promoting a healthy and safe school during school drop off and pick up.

It has been brought to our attention that some drivers in our school

community have been completing 3 point turns and double parking

on McPherson Boulevard near our school crossing.

This driving poses a risk to the safety of the children and the

community, could you please adhere to the road rules and

model safe driving practices around our school.

The council has been informed and they have advised the school that

they will be conducting spot checks and issuing fines during the year.

Your understanding and compliance is greatly appreciated.

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Parent Volunteer Induction Program Monday 3rd June 9:30am

To all Current Parent Helpers and those who are interested in volunteering at Roxburgh Homestead Primary

School, we would like to invite you to attend our Volunteer Helper Induction Program on Monday 3rd June at

9:30am.

The Department of Education now requires that all school helper/volunteers must attend an induction

program and hold a current Working with Children’s Check.

There are a variety of ways that parents can help at school. If you are interested in helping at school, we ask

that you attend this session at 9:30am on Monday 3rd June and we can assist you with all that is required.

Salwa (Arabic and Assyrian) and Tamara (Turkish and Arabic) will also be attending to provide interpreting

services for parents who require any help.

We look forward to working together for the benefit of our students.

Gönüllü Ebeveyn İndüksiyon Programı 3 Haziran Pazartesi 09:30

Mevcut tüm yardımcı ebeveynler ve Roxburg Homestead İlköğretim Okulunda gönüllü olmak isteyenler için, sizi 3 Haziran Pazartesi günü saat 9: 30'da Gönüllü Yardımcı İndüksiyon Programımıza katılmaya davet ediyoruz.

Eğitim Bakanlığı artık tüm okul yardımcılarının / gönüllüleri bir indüksiyon programına katılmasını ve geçerli Çocuklarla Çalışabilirlilik belgesi taşımasını şart koşuyor.

Ebeveynlerin okulda yardımcı olabileceği çeşitli yollar vardır. Okulda yardım etmekle ilgileniyorsanız, bu oturumda 3 Haziran Pazartesi günü saat 9.30’da katılmanızı rica ediyoruz ve gereken her konuda size yardımcı olabiliriz.

Salwa (Arapça ve Asur) ve Tamara (Türkçe ve Arapça) da yardıma ihtiyacı olan ebev-eynlere tercümanlık hizmetleri sunmak için katılacaklar.

Öğrencilerimizin yararı için birlikte çalışmayı dört gözle bekliyoruz.

برنامج اعداد المتطوعين

9:30يونيو 3االثنين

لجميع المتطوعين الحاليين من أولياء األمور والذين يرغبون في التطوع في مدرسة روكسبورغ هومستيد االبتدائية ، نود أن .صباًحا 9:30يونيو الساعة 3ندعوكم لحضور البرنامج التعريفي للمتطوعين يوم االثنين

تشترط وزارة التربية والتعليم اآلن من جميع المتطوعين للعمل في المدارس حضور دورة حول العمل التطوعي في المدارس .وان يكون حاصال على شهادة سارية تتيح له العمل مع االطفال

إذا كنت مهتًما بذلك، ندعوك لحضور هذه هناك العديد من الطرق التي يمكن للوالدين من خاللها تقديم المساعدة في المدرسة. .يونيو ، ويمكننا مساعدتك بكل ما هو مطلوب 3صباًحا يوم االثنين 9:30الجلسة في تمام الساعة

ستحضر سلوى )العربية واآلشورية( وتمارا )التركية والعربية( لتقديم خدمات الترجمة الفورية لآلباء واألمهات الذين يحتاجون .إلى أي مساعدة

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Specialist Team

Karen (Performing

Arts)

Michael (Physical

Education)

Demi (Science)

Rosetta (LOTE: Italian)

Geoff (Visual Arts)

Colour Blue Pink Yellow Purple Blue

Food Sushi Pumpkin Seafood Pizza Steak

Book Dr Seuss ‘Horton Hears a

Who’

Marcus Pfister ‘The Rainbow Fish’

Graeme Base ‘Uno’s Garden’

Carlo Collodi ‘Pinocchio’

Phillip K Dick ‘Do androids

Dream of Electric Sheep’

TV Show/ Movie Bluey MASH Harry Potter La Dolce Vita 2001: Space Odyssey

Sport Dance Synchronised Swimming

AFL Soccer AFL

Footy Team Collingwood Essendon Carlton North Mel-bourne

Carlton

Holiday Destination

Scotland Zimbabwe Japan Italy Any Beach

Hobbies/Interests

Hanging out with my

family

Long walks on the beach

Cooking Dancing Family, reading,

playing golf, cycling, darts

Years Teaching 15 Years 4 Years 4 Years 34 Years 44 Years

Introducing Our Specialist Team

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Kids Café

Our Kids Café continues to be a success at RHPS! We have had

many new students come join us for a lovely start to the day.

We would like to thank Nurdane for her kind donation of another toaster and two toastie machines. This has meant that we have been able to serve many more students in a timely manner. Thanks for your generous donation Nurdane!

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Library News

It’s exciting to see all grade Prep, 1s and 2s enjoying

library time once more and in our new 21st Century

learning space. They have been bringing a book home to

share on a weekly basis.

There are still some children unable to take a book home as

they are without a suitable library bag to protect their

library book.

Library bags can be bought from Kmart or Big W, or perhaps

homemade.

Library days are as follows:

Mondays: Grade 2

Tuesdays: Grade Prep

Wednesdays: Grade 1

Book borrowing will commence for

grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 next term!

Students are welcome to change their library book on a more regular basis after school. The 21st century learning space will be open until 3.40 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays only.

Students are welcome to change

their library book on a more regular

basis after school.

The 21st Century Learning space will

be open until 3:40pm on Mondays,

Tuesdays and Wednesdays only.

YEAR 6

WEEK 4

Milinda Mousha - Trying her best and being persistent in all areas.

Julie Alghosin – Great reading at home

Lizbeth Santos - Completing excellent standard of homework.

WEEK 5

Noah Moussa- helping other students and producing a wonderful ‘Blue Moon’ project.

Mazin Thomson- showing great enthusiasm working on his ‘Blue Moon’ project.

Yagmur Yildram- doing her best across the curriculum.

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No Pens Day

On Thursday the 30th of May, the students at Roxburgh Homestead Primary School completed all their learning through speaking and listening tasks for No Pens Day. The theme for No Pens Day was “Adjectives.” On the day the students brought in a special object to describe.

We loved having our school community join us in the classroom during Open Morning. It was a great opportunity for the students to show case their learning.

Students participated in a range of engaging oral language lessons on the day including creating persuasive commercials and using catapults for measurement. It was rewarding going to classes and hearing our students speaking so well and interacting with one an-other. It was also impressive to see how teachers integrated technology into their les-sons.

Thank you too all the staff, parents and students for their wonderful efforts in making No Pens Day such a success. Everyone went above and beyond to create a fun, innovative and engaging oral language space for all our students’ voices to be heard.

Adrianna,

Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathology News

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Premiers Reading Challenge Update

Roxburgh Homestead Primary School currently has 136 students registered for the challenge. We would love to see more students involved across the school and the good news is that it’s not too late to register!

Spare forms are in the office along with a helpful guide on reading with your children. You can access this guide via our school website, on the external links section called Literacy and Numeracy Tips.

There are many benefits regarding students involvement in the Premier’s Reading Challenge.

These include:

Giving students a focus for their reading

Encouraging students to read more books and enjoy reading more

Encouraging students to participate by being 'challenged'

Offering incentives for reluctant readers

Building self-esteem and pride, school unity, and a sense of achievement

Increasing the involvement of parents in their child's reading

Contributing to increased literacy levels.

If you have any further questions regarding the Premier’s Reading Challenge, please see your child’s classroom teacher.

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Compass Pay

Compass Pay

I am excited to advise that Compass Pay is now activated on Compass. Compass Pay is our school's preferred payment method and also means that you can now provide an electronic consent for your child's excursion/incursion and camp.

As we continue to evolve our use of Compass, printed notes will no longer be provided to students. Parents will be expected to provide digital consent via Compass.

Attached is a guide; ‘How to pay using Compass Pay using a Mobile’ for parents. Please note that if you have CSEF, you are only required to provide an electronic consent. Please do NOT pay if you have CSEF.

We strongly encourage the use of Compass as this gives our teachers immediate access to your consent and lets us know your child is attending immediately after processing your payment and consent.

Please contact the office if you require your login User ID and password for Compass and for any Compass related queries. We strongly encourage parents to provide their email address on Compass, so that you can receive regular news, reminders and information. The below user guide is also available on the Compass newsfeed.

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