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East Victoria Park Education Support Centre

June 2017 Newsletter Celebrating diversity

THIS ISSUE:

Constable Care

Cooking apple strudel

Batman Lego movie

Our website— trans-late option

Tuck shop cooking

Lamb visit

Gingerbread man pup-pets

Absent from school?

Our new kindy room

Recipe

Principal:

Jennifer Oversby

Email: jen-

nifer.oversby@

education.wa.edu.au

Website:

www.eastvictoriaparkesc.

det.wa.edu.au

Tel: (08) 9470 3624

Fax: (08) 9470 2607

Address:

30 Beatty Avenue

East Victoria Park

WA 6101

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Term 2 certainly has gone by very quickly. It has been busy as usual and many things have happened. Mrs Paterson has taken LSL and I will continue in her role until she re-turns.

Next term will see a restructure of classes to accommodate our new Kindy/PP class. I will notify parents of changes that may affect their child. Staff have been busy cleaning and organising for this to take place.

I wish everyone a happy and safe holiday and look forward to Term 3.

Jennifer Oversby.

CONSTABLE CARE

On the 24th May, our students at-

tended the Constable Care incursion

along with their mainstream peers.

The senior students attended a per-

formance called Screen Name,

which uses the world of online gam-

ing as the backdrop for a timely re-

minder for students about making

sure they stay safe on the Internet.

The junior students attended a per-

formance called Fun Scary, which

teaches students the difference be-

tween scary things that are fun (like

rollercoasters) and those scary se-

crets that we need to tell a trusted

adult.

APPLE STRUDEL

The students in Room 14 took

advantage of the wonderful do-

nation of green apples that were

given to the centre and made

apple strudel.

Initially, the students were involved in

a discussion of ingredients and steps

that they would be doing and com-

pleted a cut and paste activity. Then

the excitement started and they were

all involved in peeling and grating the

green apples. They combined the

apples to a mixture of sugar, cinna-

mon, berries and sultanas and an

adult cooked this mixture on the

stove. The students were then in-

volved in placing the apple mixture

into the pastry to make little parcels.

Mrs Grech brought in her strudel

maker, which works a little like a

sandwich press. We all had a turn at

watching the apple strudel cook.

They smelt so good whilst they were

cooking and tasted scrumptious. The

apple strudel was enjoyed by most of

the staff and students who wished to

have a taste.

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BATMAN LEGO MOVIE & FREMANTLE LUNCH

On the 1st of June, selected students from Rooms 13 and 14 attended the Lego Batman movie at

Reading cinemas in Belmont. The wonderful Lions Cancer Institute as part of their annual Children’s

Big Day Out sponsored this. Following this, the students and staff were treated to a fish and chip

lunch at Sweetlips in Fremantle, hosted by our gracious hosts Alex Ogg and Danika Gusmeroli, from

the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council. The students had a fabulous day and were out-

standing representatives for EVPESC.

http://www.wafic.org.au/ http://www.lionscancerinstitute.org.au/

OUR WEBSITE - http://eastvictoriaparkesc.wa.edu.au/

TRANSLATE option.

Our website is international language friendly! Please look for

this ‘Translate’ button—in the top right corner of our website

homepage and select from the list for your desired language.

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TECHNOLOGY – TUCK SHOP

COOKING

Over the term, Room 13

has been cooking items

inspired by classic fairy tales. We have made

sushi for the Fisher and his Wife, spinach

and goat’s cheese pies for the Three Billy

Goats Gruff, bean quesadillas for Jack and

the Beanstalk and pizzas in the shape of a

gingerbread man for, you guessed it...The

Gingerbread Man. This gave the children an

opportunity to try different foods and allowed

them to practise life skills also, such as grat-

ing, cutting, rolling with rolling pin and a sushi

mat, and of course learn how to clean up af-

terwards. All dishes were delicious and gob-

bled up by the student, just as Mr Fox from

the Gingerbread Man did.

Chomp, chomp, and yummo!

LAMB VISIT—26th JUNE On Monday, Ms Oversby brought in a special

visitor for the students to look after. One of

her sheep had a lamb on Sunday and would

not look after it, so Ms Oversby had to bring

her to school. We made her a pen in the un-

dercover area and filled it with hay for her to

sleep on.

Beth decided she was a farmer and it was

her job to feed Patches– so named because

she had a pirate patch on one eye! Ashton

was kept busy making sure she was okay

and let Ms Oversby know when he thought

she needed another bottle!

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LITERACY—GINGERBREAD

MAN PUPPET RE-TELL

The students from Room 13 had fun in week

9 re-telling the story of the Gingerbread Man.

After viewing several versions of the story,

they created pop-stick puppets and after

some practise, retold the key events in se-

quence to their classmates. Each student

was able to work at a level suitable to his or

her development. Older students were en-

couraged to put their own twist on the story.

Younger classmates had support using and

articulating the repeated phrase from the sto-

ry, as well as correctly sequencing the

events. All students found this activity engag-

ing, enjoyable and very entertaining.

ABSENT FROM SCHOOL—

LEAVE PASS (ARRIVE LATE/

LEAVE EARLY)

Could parents please sign students in and out of

school if arriving late or leaving early. All parents

need to advise the Admin when on school site.

Thank you.

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OUR NEW KINDY ROOM

It is with great excitement that we have now a

specialised kindergarten/Pre Primary class-

room. Term 3 will see the restructure take

place, with Room 11 allocated for this. Clas-

ses will be reduced in numbers, which will

allow for greater learning outcomes. More to

come on this!

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RECIPE

Cauliflower and Ricotta Mac and Cheese

Cauliflower is the secret ingredient in this 30 minute mac and cheese recipe.

Ingredients

500g cauliflower, cut into florets

300g dried elbow pasta

375g tub smooth, light ricotta

1/2 cup grated light tasty cheese

Pinch of nutmeg

1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Method

1. Cook cauliflower in a saucepan of boiling water for 10-12 minutes or until tender. Using a large slotted spoon, transfer cauliflower to a large heatproof bowl. Add pasta to boiling water. Cook following packet directions. Drain and return to pan.

2. Meanwhile, using a stick blender, blend cauliflower until smooth. Add ricotta, tasty cheese and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Stir until smooth and combined.

3. Add cauliflower mixture to pasta. Sprinkle with chives and basil. Serve.

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WHAT’S ON

17 July, Monday Professional Learning day.

ESSN conference.

18 July, Tuesday Students start Term 3.

31 July, Monday P&C Meeting 7pm

SCHOOL

APP

Please download our school app on your smart phone. You can find the app in the Apple Store or at Google Play. You will need to search for East Victoria Park ESC. The app is used to send out re-minders and notifications but will not replace the com-munication diary.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2017

The new Entertainment

Book is now available at

our office for your pur-

chase.

Together with the Digital

Membership, this is your

guide to the most popular

restaurants, attractions,

shopping, travel and more

with valuable up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers.

We receive 20% from every

Entertainment membership sold!

Online : www.entbook.com.au/833501

Phone : 0413 405 969

Email : suanne@spicecreativedesign.com.au

Find out more at https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/8335o1

FRUIT BOXES

Every week, we are grateful to the

St Mary’s and Archangel Michael

Coptic Orthodox Church — who

donate fresh fruit for the students

to snack on. Thank you!

CANTEEN CLOSURE: Please be aware that the P&C has made the decision to close the canteen until a viable solution can be found. Special days will continue during the term and students will be advised when these will occur. The P&C are looking into several options at the moment.

WOOLWORTHS EARN &

LEARN—26/7/17-19/9/17

The Centre will again be collecting

Woolworths Earn & Learn stickers in

Term 3. If we can please ask families

and friends to ‘Say Yes please’ to any

Woolworths stickers offed to them, we

can potentially earn a selection of new

school equipment & resources.

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TERM 3 2017 — TERM PLANNER

ESC Events All School Events Special Events

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 17 JULY 18 JULY 19 JULY 20 JULY 21 JULY

Staff Develop-

ment Day

TERM 3

Commences Swimming

2 24 JULY 25 JULY 26 JULY 27 JULY 28 JULY

Shopping Swimming

3 31 JUL 1 AUG 2 AUG 3 AUG 4 AUG

Swimming

4 7 AUG 8 AUG 9 AUG 10 AUG 11 AUG

Shopping Swimming

5 14 AUG 15 AUG 16 AUG 17 AUG 18 AUG

Swimming

6 21 AUG 22 AUG 23 AUG 24 AUG 25 AUG

Shopping Swimming

7 28 AUG 29 AUG 30 AUG 31 AUG 1 SEPT

Swimming

8 4 SEPT 5 SEPT 6 SEPT 7 SEPT 8 SEPT

Shopping Swimming

9 11 SEPT 12 SEPT 14 SEPT 15 SEPT 16 SEPT

Swimming

10 18 SEPT 19 SEPT 20 SEPT 21 SEPT 22 SEPT

Swimming

Last day of

term