St Brendan’s Primary School 1581 40 Golf Links Road, Lakes Entrance 3909

Ph: 03-51552712 Fax 03-51554565

Internet Address: http://www.lakesent.catholic.edu.au

E-Mail Address: principal@lakesent.catholic.edu.au

Internet Banking : BSB 083 879 A/C 695096861 Account Name : St Brendan’s School

Newsletter No 17 June 14, 2018

Dear Families and Friends,

As stated in a letter sent home to families this week, Farnham Developments will begin the refurbishment of Block B on the fir st week of the school holidays. We still have some items to remove from the building. If you are available to assist with the move and have your Working With Children Check, please come to school at 9.00am on Friday, 15 June. There may also be some cupboards you may be interested in recycling so please come for a look.

Our Collaborative Conferences for Term Two begin on Tuesday, 19 June at 3.45pm. The meetings continue on Wednesday, 20 June from 1.30pm – 6.30pm. Please be aware that to accommodate for these meetings, students finish at 12.55pm on Wednesday, 20 June. We feel that the Seesaw online portfolio will provide more stimulous for dialogue and the meeting will give parents a great insight into their child’s progress. Please provide me with feedback from the experience if you have time. We are keen to continuously improve the process.

Healthy Tips - Resilience

Happy families show their resilience through:

Talking things through

Changing plans when they need to

Learning from the tough times

Keeping each other hopeful

Pulling together in a crisis

Discussing problems. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Today we had eight students, Harley Young, Lana Carroll, Kiera Gibbs, Sonia Yomo, Charlotte Vella, Jake Perrett,

Caleb O’Donnell and Angus Stevens compete at the Regional Cross Country Championships in Warragul. It is quite

a feat to have that many representatives. No doubt they have performed with great determination. We look forward

to hearing of their results.

Congratulations to the soccer and football players who represented our school at the Division Winter Sports in

Bairnsdale last week. As usual, they performed as excellent sports people and their coaches came back to school

very proud.

Please join us for the Music Tuition Performance tonight at 5.00pm in the Church Hall. The performance is an

opportunity for our young musicians to show off their progress by entertaining a small crowd. Please bring a plate

to share.

Walk to school breakfast begins tomorrow, Fr iday, 15 June at the Footbr idge rotunda at 8.00am. Please

come along to walk or help out in the kitchen serving breakfast. It is always a great time for our community and a

chance to learn about road safety.

Kind regards,

Matthew Hamer

St Brendan’s Information Sessions for Foundation take place on Tuesday, 19 June at

9.00am and 6.00pm. We are inviting all families who are looking to place their child/ren

in primary school next year to come along and see what our school has to offer.

JUNE Dates for the Calendar

Thursday 14th 5.00pm Music Performance

Friday 15th Walk to School breakfast 9.00am St Brendan’s Playgroup - Hobby Room 9.10am Year 3 Class Mass Year 1/2 Blue Lakeview Nursing Home visit Year 1/2 Yellow Kalimna Nursing Home visit Year 5 Federation Tafe Excursion

Monday 18th Family Meal : Year 4/5 Yellow 5.30pm Fete Meeting

Tuesday 19th 9.00am Foundation Information Session 3.45pm Collaborative Conferences 6.00pm Foundation Information Session

Wednesday 20th 12.55pm School finishes 1.35pm Collaborative Conferences

Friday 22nd 9.00am St Brendan’s Playgroup - Hobby Room 9.10am Year 6 Class Mass 2.35pm Assembly - Foundation Item

Monday 25th RE School Closure Year 6 Camp Family Meal : Year 6 Red

Tuesday 26th Year 6 Camp 9.10 Year 4/5 Parish Mass

Wednesday 27th Year 6 Camp

Thursday 28th Year 6 Camp

Friday 29th 9.00am St Brendan’s Playgroup - Hobby Room 9.15am GHC Assembly 11.15am Disco and Talent Show 12.55pm End of Term 2

Don’t forget to download the Seesaw

App and scan your child’s QR code.

School Buses - Please make alternate arrangements

The Metung/Swan Reach (Prom Country) and Nowa Nowa (Gillick’s)

buses will not be running tomorrow, Friday, 15th June due to a

Secondary school closure. Dyson’s bus will run as normal.

St Brendan’s ~ St Colman’s Catholic Church - Mass Times Friday 15/6 9.10am St. Brendan’s, Lakes Entrance

YEAR 3 Class Mass

Wednesday 20/6 NO MASS In-service

Saturday 16/6 5.00pm St Colman’s Orbost Thursday 21/6 9.30am St Brendan’s, Lakes Entrance

Sunday 17/6 9.00am

11.00am

St. Brendan’s, Lakes Entrance

St Joseph’s Swan Reach

Tuesday 19/6 5.00pm St. Brendan’s Lakes Entrance

Application For Year 7 Bus Travel in 2019

Could all current Year 6 parents please

ensure that their Application to travel on

a school bus to Bairnsdale in 2019 is

handed in ASAP. Thank you.

There will be two drop off times each week which

will now be Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from

2:30 - 3:30.

The drop off point is the shed beside the Year 3

portable. Sheree Midson will be available at this

time. If you have any books these can also be

dropped off at the above times also.

* All goods must be clean and sorted.

* No electrical goods and no clothes or shoes please.

Please contact Sheree or

the office if you have heavy

items as we can

arrange for help.

Thank you

Next Fete Meeting will be held

Monday 18th of June At 5:30pm

- All Welcome

Obstacle Course Cake Stall

Lucky Jars Show bags

Chocolate Coin Toss Fairy Floss and Lolly Bags

Sustainability Stall Lego Stall

Thank you to those families who have bought in items

for our Show bags,

Lucky Dips and Spinning Wheel.

Please keep these coming in.

WHITE RICE -------- BROWN RICE OR QUINOA WHITE BREADS ---------- RYE OR WHOLEGRAIN BREADS CHIPS ------------ NATURAL POPCORN SUGARS ------------ RAW HONEY/STEVIA/ORGANIC MAPLE SYRUP/RICE MALT SYRUP SUGARY DRINKS -------------- FRESH JUICES AND SMOOTHIES SOUR CREAM ---------- GREEK YOGHURT WHITE POTATO ----------- SWEET POTATO WHITE PASTAS ---------- SPELT OR WHOLE MEAL PASTAS FRUIT YOGHURT ----------- FRESH FRUIT IN NUDIE YOGHURT VEGETABLE OIL --------- RICE BRAN OIL/COCONUT OIL CHIPS --------- CARROT STICKS AND HOMMUS DIP BISCUITS --------- PLAIN RICE CRACKERS

From Kira Whykes

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) and Students with Disability (SWD)

What is the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data?

Schools must now complete the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) every year,

in August. It counts the number of students who receive additional adjustments or ‘help” at school because of a disability. The

NCCD helps governments plan for the needs of students with disability.

Previously Catholic schools in Victoria accessed additional funding for their students with disability through the Catholic Edu-

cation Commission of Victoria (CECV) Students with Disability (SWD) program. The NCCD will replace this program and will

ensure consistency across the country, from state to state and from sector to sector.

To count a student in the NCCD, schools must consider the following:

Does the student require adjustments to be made so that they can access the curriculum on the same basis as their

peers?

Does the student have a disability according to the Disability Discrimination Act?

Have the student’s parents or caregivers been consulted with in regard to these adjustments?

Is there clear evidence of the above to support the inclusion of the student in the NCCD?

What does this mean for students currently on the CECV SWD program?

It is highly likely that students on the CECV SWD Program have already been, and will continue to be counted in the school’s

NCCD.

Documentation from specialists along with school based evidence will continue to be used to inform educational program-

ming (i.e. adjustments).

Parental Consent

Changes were made to the law (Australian Education Act 2013 and Australian Education Regulation Act 2013) which mean

that schools do not need to ask for parental consent in order to count a student.

Further information

Please contact the school if you have further questions about NCCD.

Congratulations on completing the

Premiers’ Reading Challenge 2018

Olivia Greer (Yr 4)

Winter By Madison Brooks

Something has happened, it’s cold as snow, I might as well rug up and drink some Milo.

You can say it was cold but I say it was freezing,

I might get sick and start sneezing.

I look outside and I see snow, I turn on the TV and watch my show.

I eat my toast and leave the crust,

And look at the toaster and see some rust.

I look in the mirror and what do I see, A very cold girl named Madi.

NEWS from the Mega space

The Singing Competition

“I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath,

scared to rock the boat and make a mess so I sit

quietly,” the awkward, old compassionate farmer

named Billy continued singing in an insane voice.

While he was leaping down the hallway in the most

mysterious way, with a weird brace thing around

his neck, and nurses staring at him.

The worst thing is that he has entered a singing and

dancing competition.

THUMB…… the audience stopped and stared.

BILLY!!

He counted to 10 slowly in his head 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9, 10, Opened his eyes slowly, feeling sooooo

dizzy and hearing weird sirens.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED TO BILLY NEXT!

You can write your suggestion here.

{1...........................

{2………………………..

{3………………………..

In 4/5 Blue we have been learning about

multiplication, division and measurement

and perimeter. We used MAB blocks to find

the answer to the questions.

It is fun to do maths!

By Shaleya Brooks

Yay we are finished, oh I didn’t see you there. I think you missed the whole process of STEM. I

guess you are thinking what is STEM? Well STEM is an activity my class do on Wednesdays. It is where you are

put into a team and have certain jobs; one person is the reporter, the reporter is the presenter of the finished

product, also the reporter tells his team to get back to work if they were not on task.

Another job that you will have in your team is called the testing coordinator. The testing coordinator is the

person who tests if the creation works, if it doesn’t they will have to add more ideas to the creation. Your

probably thinking what is the purpose of STEM? WE GET TO BUILD STUFF!!!! Some keys you will probably see

involve; getting along, persistence and resilience. If you were here early you would see a lot more jobs and kids

having fun. By Lachlan Wenn

NEWS with a twist

JOKES

Riddles

Q1.Riddle me this, Riddle me that, I am a DC character, Who

am I?

Q2 I’m green and have sharp teeth and I eat fish, who am I?

Q3. I have no arms or legs and slimy, what am I?

Q4,. I can jump forwards but can not jump backwards, What

am I?

A1. Riddler A2. Crocodile A3. Worm

A4. Kangaroo By Aydan Garth

f u n r w m y a s z r

b a s h b v a j f a z

j y j a n u a r y r f

c s s e a r c h c a e

j a n u e y a m k h b

u i q k m a r t g h r

l s c h o o l p o r u

y o c t o b e r y e a

z m h a p p y a p m r

j u n e x c m h o y y

happy search May February July

fun June October Remy

school January March Zara

Did you hear about the claustrophobic

Astronaut?

He just needed a little space.

A man tells his doctor, “Doc, help me. I’m

addicted to twitter!”

The doctor replies, “sorry, I don’t follow you…”

What’s the difference between a cat and

a comma?

A cat has claws at the end of its paws; A

comma is a pause at the end of a clause.

You: TEACHER!

Teacher: yes?

You: Would you punish me for something I did

not do?

Teacher: Of course not!

You: I didn’t do my homework

By Kirralee Wealands & Ava Morrison

Word Find By Remy and Zara

Colour in By Trevor Grimshaw & Max Forrester

On Friday the 8 th of June, the whole school attended the Opera Australia performance called, “The Owl and the Pussy Cat.” The story included nursery rhymes, classic story characters and beautiful singing. Some of the characters were the Queen of Hearts, Agatha the Cat, Cedric the Owl, the spider from Little Miss Muffet, Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Old King Cole and the Three Blind Mice. It was breathtaking how their voices could fill the room. It was also amazing how they could control their voices and pick a pitch they wanted. It was funny at times and they got the kids engaged, overall it was an amazing performance and we would love them to come back next year.

By Shannae Mills and India Boag

On the 8th of June, St Brendan’s participated in the Division Winter Sports in soccer at the Bairnsdale

West oval.

We played two games and unfortunately lost both. First we played St Marys and the scores were in their

favour 2-6, and in the second game we improved by achieving a score of two to three against Bairnsdale

West

We played two 15 minute halves in each game so altogether we played an hour and it was really fun.

Although we lost we still had fun and it was a great experience all round and every one used great sportsmanship. By Ryan DeBoer & Lewis Scott

Last Friday, the 8th June, 21 year sixes and year fives went to the Bairnsdale City Oval to play football in the Division Winter Sports competition. The first team we played was Lucknow. After a good start, we eventually lost this game. The final score was 47 points to 7 points. The next game was a bit better, but we lost to West Bairnsdale 21 points to 1 point. We would like to thank Mr. B and Mick for coaching and taking us to the venue. Thanks to the parents for coming to support us. Thanks also to Adrian Bromage for umpiring and organising the event. Marg Greer supplied oranges at half time and that was really appreciated and also thanks to her for washing our jumpers. By Mitchell Curnow and Thomas Greer

A reminder that the car park at the

front of the school and the church are

NOT drop off zones. If you enter these

car parks you MUST walk your children

into the school. DROP OFF ZONE is via

the Mary MacKillop Hall carpark only.

The Disabled Parking spaces are only

for people with permits.