Thursday 13th February

Resilience Respect Excellence Pride

Grade 3/4 Water activity morning

On Wednesday 12th February we had a water fun day. It included all Grade 3s and 4s. There was a water slide, bubbles, water balloons and a pool full of floaties. We were wetting all the teachers with water. Sorry teachers! My favourite part was when we went down the slide. I could hear teachers yelling and screaming with fun and kids laughing. There was kids running around everywhere, bubbles, balloons, soap and mud. Ella 4T

I really enjoyed when we had our water fun day. My friends and I chased Mohpreet so that we could wet him. I threw a ball at him and Roland threw three buckets of water on him. Adam 4T

Building A Classroom Community

Over the last 2-3 weeks our children have been forming many new friendships and building a positive Classroom Community. As they learn, they work in pairs and small teams, gaining necessary life skills Part of the “Team Building” has been lots of fun!!The Grade 5 & 6 students went to Jaycee Park and engaged in lots of collaborative, challenging tasks. The Grade 3 & 4 students had a Water Fun morning on the school oval. It’s wonderful to see so much fun and laughter.

I really enjoyed the free play during our water fun morning. I just really liked getting wet! It was funny to pour water on people! Simrat 4T

Assessment and Reporting Mildura West Primary School’s Assessment and Reporting is ONLINE.

We are using a program called Compass, to communicate with Parents and Carers about each child’s

learning progress.

Why are we doing this?

Assessment and Reporting is more effective if it is ongoing throughout the entire year. We know that education is

best when you, your child and the school work together. Online Reporting offers an opportunity for parents to

become more involved in the learning process.

What is Compass?

A Student Online Assessment and Reporting system

A Parent Portal that will allow you to view and comment on your child’s assessment tasks

A place for teachers to provide feedback

Ongoing reporting on your child’s learning

You will have access to a number of assessment tasks that your child will complete throughout the year.

Teachers will provide feedback to the students.

Each assessment task is called a CAT (Common Assessment Task).

Parents will still receive a report on their child’s learning at half and end of year mark.

This will be a summary of achievement, not a detailed account.

Assessment Tasks

Students will complete regular assessment tasks (CATs), across a range of subject areas.

These tasks (CATs) are designed to assess student abilities against the Victorian Curriculum at the

expected grade level.

These tasks (CATs) will provide you with valuable information about your child’s progress

The tasks are samples of your child’s work and will give you an example of how your child has performed

against criteria.

How will the Assessment Grading work?

Students will be assessed on their academic performance as At Risk, Below Standard, At Standard and

Above Standard.

Students will be assessed on their work habits as Excellent, Very Good, Good, Acceptable and Needs

Attention.

* If you have any concerns about this process, please see your child’s teacher.

Grade 5/6 Team Building

Last Thursday the Grade 5/6’s went to Jaycee Park and we did lots of team building activities. We all had a lot of fun getting to know each other especially mixing up the grade 5’s and 6’s. Some of the things we focused on were being Principled, improving our Communication skills and being a Risk-Taker, by trying new things. The teachers, ES and students all joined in and had fun together. Overall it was an awesome day! By Molly and Musashi

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Academy Photography will be at school on Friday 28th

February for School Photos.

Please make sure that students are at school nice and early as the photographer will begin at 9am.

All students are required to wear full School Uniform.

Each child has an individually named photo envelope to take home. If your child did not receive an envelope, please collect a

blank order form from the school office.

Family Photo order forms are also available from the

school office.

All students need to return their envelope whether they order photos or not.

The office will collect orders up until 8.30am Friday

28/2/20.

There are 2 ways to pay for photos Pay online at www.academyphoto.com.au using the

individual code that appears on your order form

(students will still need to bring the order to school)

Send cash or cheque, along with your order in the

supplied envelope. You must have correct money, as the photographer will not have change.

The school cannot accept EFTPOS or BPay in this case, as the

money goes to the photographer on the day.

Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund Apply now

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps

ensure that no student misses out on the

opportunity to join their classmates for

important, educational and fun activities.

CSEF will be provided to eligible families to

cover the costs of school trips, camps and

sporting activities.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession

card or are a temporary foster parent, you

may be eligible for CSEF. A special

consideration category also exists for asylum

seekers and refugee families.

The annual CSEF amount per student is:

1. $125 for primary school students

2. $225 for secondary school students

How to Apply

1. Contact the school

office to obtain a

CSEF application

form

Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings

PLEASE jump on COMPASS and book a time to come to school and tell the teacher all about your child. If you have trouble with COMPASS please contact the school office and we will sort it out. I do hope everyone can come. If the times do not suit you, please contact the teacher to negotiate an alternative.

Have you booked a time to meet your child’s teacher?

Wednesday 19th February (Prep meetings only)

Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th February (Grades 1-6)

You know your child best. Please come and tell us about him/her

Parent/Carer, Student & Teacher Meeting

Mildura West Primary School

13th February 2020 Important Dates 18th February

School Council Meeting (5.30pm Finance) (6.00pm General)

Gr 5/6 Boys Cricket 19th February

Gr 5/6 Girls Cricket 21st February

Whole school assembly 24th – 27th February

Gr 1/2 Swimming (Mda Waves) 19th February

Prep Parent/Teacher/Student meetings

25th & 26th February

Gr 1-6 Parent/Teacher/Student meetings

28th February

School Photos 5th March

Badge Ceremony 6th March

STUDENT FREE DAY 20th March

Whole School assembly Notes Home Eldest Child

Healthy Lunch box information

Parent/teacher/student meeting

Homework Policy

Mildura West Primary School Ninth Street MILDURA Vic 3500

Ph: 03 5023 1336 Fax: 03 5021 3501 mildura.west.ps@edumail.vic. gov.au

Canteen News

Our school Canteen is open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

The Canteen has lots of yummy and healthy options for your child’s lunch

Please place all orders by 9.00am the day of your order at the Canteen.

Menus are available from the Canteen or front office

MWPS Being Healthy Together

Healthy lunches and snacks are very important for active, growing children. Eating healthy food helps children concentrate and learn better in the classroom. It also provides children with the necessary energy to get through a busy school day. Please refer to the handout in this week’s newsletter for some tips on healthy snacks and lunches you could put in your child’s lunchbox.

Maths Competition Please write the correct answer, cut out and place the problem in the Maths Competition Box, located next to lost property in the office. You can complete the problem as a family or individual. The winner will be drawn at our school assembly and will win a prize from the principal’s prize box! NAME _______________________________ CLASS ________________