June 1-9th DENTAL VAN VISIT 2nd Year 4 Excursion to Moonlit Sanctuary 5-9th Year 5 & 6 Camp Weekaway 6th Year 1 Excursion to Yarrabee 7th Year 1 Excursion to Yarrabee 12th Queens Birthday Public Holiday. No students to attend on this day. 13th ICAS Writing 14th ICAS Spelling 20th School Council Meeting 21st Popcorn Day 21st Prep Excursion to Rain, Hayne & Shine Farm 21st Year 5 Maths Expo 22nd Prep Excursion to Rain, Hayne & Shine Farm 23rd Year 5 Excursion to the Immigration Museum 27th Parent/Teacher Interviews 28th Whole School Music Incursion 28th Parent/Teacher Interviews 30th CASUAL CLOTHES DAY 30th Assembly at 9.30am 30th End of Term 2. School to finish at 2.30pm. THE OFFICE WILL CLOSE AT

3PM. July 17th Term 3 begins at 9am. 24th WHOLE SCHOOL PRODUCTION 25th WHOLE SCHOOL PRODUCTION

Key Dates

Dear Parents, Rehearsals for our whole school production are well underway. Students are busy learning specific year level songs, rehearsing dances and practising their scripts. Staff have been busy too, sourcing jungle costumes, stage props and purchasing metres of brightly coloured fabrics ready to be made into jungle accessories for the students to wear on stage. In the coming weeks, we will be requesting some parent assistance (via each Classroom Parent rep) with the making of various simple costume items. More news soon… DISCO Congratulations to our Parents Club for conducting two very successful and well attended discos last Friday evening. Thanks also to the extra parent helpers who registered to assist at the discos. The students really enjoyed the DJ and his selection of music. It was lots of fun! The disco raised the fabulous amount of $1800.00 profit. Pinewood Primary School values parent support and appreciates your time and effort in making such events so successful. CROSS COUNTRY EVENT Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the District Cross Country last Friday. The students were not deterred by the cooler weather and gave their very best on the day, bringing the winning ‘Cross Country Shield’ and Cup back to Pinewood. Each student’s sportsmanship is to be commended. Thank you to Mr Walsh and teaching staff for providing the students with extra training opportunities leading up to the cross country event.

Sports Captains Aarana and Dylan holding the celebratory Shield and Cup. The 2017 District Cross Country Team.

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Karen Jenkin Principal

DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Well done to the 25 students who then went on to represent Pinewood Primary School in the Divisional Cross Country event conducted on Tuesday. Although a very chilly morning, our representing students demonstrated courage and grit, performing to their very best. Five our students have now made it through to the Regional Championships taking place in June. Congratulations to Gemma Year 5, Drew Year 3, Christain M. Year 5, Brendan Year 5 and Jarrah Year 6.

YEAR 5&6 CAMP-NEXT WEEK Next week our students in Years 5 and 6 attend ‘Camp Weekaway’, in Benloch, from Monday to Friday. The children will have the opportunity to participate in a number of exciting activities designed to build on the confidence, resilience and team support that has been reinforced at previous camps. Thank you to the staff and parents who are giving up their ‘home comforts’ to support the school camping program and providing students with an opportunity to participate in such a valuable experience.

MATHS – TIME It is important that children can read both analogue (clockface) and digital time. Depending upon a child’s age, it may be useful to have them involved in particular tasks and focused conversations at home to assist with the development of the difficult concept of time. Some suggested activities:

Asking children “What is today’s date?” Keeping track of family birthdays and know

which ones are coming Examining use-by dates on items and

comparing the dates with today’s date Reading timetables: for example, ask

“What time train would we need to catch to get to the football by one o’clock?”

Asking time calculations like “How long is it from now until…bedtime?” “How long until your next birthday?” “How long does the cake take to cook?”

Using a 3 minute egg timer to cook an egg.

Children develop their mathematical skills gradually and there is no urgency about developing a particular skill. On the other hand, neither can all of the skills wait until the end of their schooling. It is necessary to work progressively on helping children to learn mathematics. There are many real life activities that can be undertaken at home to assist children to gradually understand the abstract concept of time.

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Working with Children Checks (WWCC) - Reminder All adults working with children in a voluntary or paid position in a school need WWCC. There is legislation that requires us to ensure that all adults who are volunteering at our school or working with children carry their WWCC and that we hold copies of WWCC at the school. All our staff are also covered by this legislation and anyone coming in to the school to work with our students. Working with Children Checks for voluntary work are free and the application can be made online at the following site: http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home/applications/apply+for+a+check/ Our school Statement of Commitment to Child Safety can be accessed on our website at: http://wwwpinewoodps.vic.edu.au/parent-information Karen Jenkin Principal

End of Term

Casual Dress Day

Friday 30th June Gold coin donation (per family to

Parents Club on the day)

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School Banking day is

THURSDAY

Noah K Prep M For continually working hard to learn his Wizard Words. Keep up the good work! Amelia D Prep P For her fantastic singing during production rehearsal. Amelia always tries her best and encourages others as well! Great work Amelia!! Jake H Prep R For the wonderful effort he is making with his reading and writing. Well done and keep it up Jake! Hayden T 2M For the confidence he displayed when reading a story to the class. Well done! Conor B 2M For demonstrating excellent Maths skills. Conor enjoys maths and always tries his best! Stephanie A PH For the fabulous effort she puts into her school work. Stephanie always tries her best. Well done! Niva K PA For being a responsible and helpful member of Prep A. Niva always helps to keep the classroom next and tidy and enjoys helping her classmates. Well done! Josie L 2G For consistently putting in your best effort everyday. You are a fantastic role model. Keep up the great work. Pranshu S 4C For always using his lovely manners and assisting his teacher in the classroom without hesitation . Great work!! Amanda F 6U For having a ‘You Can Do It’ attitude towards all aspects of school .Keep up the brilliant work Amanda! Charlotte F 3C For an excellent effort in the District Cross Country. What a great achievement for a Grade 3, you made us proud. Lucas N 2R For displaying persistence and a ‘You Can Do It’ attitude during our Maths lesson on arrays. Great work Lucas! Eden W 5R For his improvised organisation this term. Eden has done a fabulous job with his homework each week and makes sure his diary is signed each night. Well done Eden! Adi P 6H For his friendly, caring nature and the positive attitude he shows in all his tasks. Keep it up! Vihar I 1K For the wonderful effort you put into your presentation about ‘The Olden Days’. You are showing a lot more confidence. Keep it up Vihar! Miranda K 1JK For always demonstrating a positive attitude towards learning within the classroom and for always being a supportive and caring friend. Well done Miranda, you are a wonderful role model! Tianyi L 1H For producing an excellent ‘Journal Writing’ piece this week. It was informative and interesting. Well done Tianyi.

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Sarani W 1M For always making the effort to do her best work in all tasks! Keep up the great work Sarani! Brayden S 3BM For continually showing resilience. Bray, the way you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and keep going is an admirable trait. Lucas J 1T For the extra effort he is putting into his reading. Well done Lucas and keep up the great work. Eric T 1S Well done on working so hard on your recount writing. It is fantastic to see your confidence grow. Great work Eric! Thomas H 4W For his improvement in the organisation for his weekly homework, his practise of his spelling words and timetables challenge! Keep it up! Zara H 4M For always displaying a ‘You Can Do It’ attitude and for consistently taking pride in the work she produces. Isabella Q Prep L For the consistent effort she has made to learn the Wizard Words . Well done and keep it up! Isabella D 3K For the extra effort you have taken in becoming a responsible learner. Well done! Dijeet G 5C For showing responsibility by taking care of our iPads, by charging them in the morning and putting them away safely at night. Muzhou Cai 2J For writing a very impressive information report on crocodiles and including outstanding detail.

LOST PROPERTY! As you can see in the photos

there is a massive amount of

clothing and plastic containers

that have not been collected

from lost property.

If you are missing any school

uniform or lunch/snack

containers please can you

check our lost property box/

area as soon as possible.

We will be disposing of these

items at the end of Term. Could

you please label everything

with child’s name and grade,

today is the first day of Winter

and I’m sure there are children

who will need their jumpers this

term.

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK

DETAILS CHANGED? PLEASE REMEMBER TO UPDATE YOUR

INFORMATION AT THE OFFICE.

PARENT INFORMATION SESSION

LEARNING HOW WORDS WORK

On Wednesday June 14th, I will be holding a parent information session in the staffroom. The session will be about understanding how words work and how this helps children as they learn to read and write efficiently and independently. I will talk about the developmental stages of reading and writing and how you can help your child at home. This session will also be useful if you are a parent helper. The formal presentation will run from 9.00am – 10.00am and there will be the opportunity to ask further questions until 11.00am. Please see me beforehand if you need any further information. If you wish to attend, please return the form below to your class teacher. This will make sure we have enough seats for everyone. Kind regards, Helen Dent Leading Teacher Literacy _______________________________

LEARNING HOW WORDS WORK ATTENDANCE SLIP

I would like to attend the parent information session (Learning How Words Work) on Wednesday June 14th from 9.00am-10.00am. Name: _________________________ Child’s name: ____________________

Child’s class: ____________________

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THE LION KING JR CLASS PERFORMANCE DATES

Please see the lists below which outline the evening each class will be performing. For those classes that are split over the two evenings, you will receive a notice outlining your child’s performance date. MONDAY 24th July 2017

Prep A

Prep L Prep H

1M

1K

1H

2J 2G

3BM

Half of 3C

4W

Half of 4C

5C

Half of 5D

TUESDAY 25th JULY 2017

Prep P

Prep M

Prep R

1JK

1S

1T

2M

2R

3K

Half of 3C

4M

Half of 4C

5R

Half of 5D

Tickets will go on sale through TryBooking, an online ticketing system with allocated seating. More details regarding ticket sales and when they will be available will be sent home soon. Kind Regards, Jessica Murphy

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PARENTS CLUB NEWS

PLEASE REMEMBER THE 40kph SPEED LIMIT AROUND

THE SCHOOL

MUM'S NIGHT OUT

When: Friday June 16th Where: Shavans Restaurant Pinewood Time: 7 pm RSVP: 8th of June

Lisa: 0413 015 143 Debby: 0421 666 328

We hope you can join us.

Bookings essential: Limited spots.

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400 Pinewood Students danced the night away at the Junior and Senior Discos last Friday night and we really appreciate the

positive feedback we have received from Parents. The Committee would like to thank all our Parent Helpers for assisting on the night, the teaching staff that came to have a dance with their students and finally Ms Jenkin and Mr Thomas for assisting and of course dancing at both the Discos.

The Disco raised approx. $1800 for the School which is a fantastic result. We couldn’t run our fundraising events without our wonderful volunteers so thank you to the following Parent/Guardian helpers who helped make this event such a success: Aaron, Alison L,

Amanda F, Amy T, Anjali, Ava, Brooke F-T, Catriona S, Desi B, Diana M, Diem, Fiona D, Georgia S, Gunjan, Jaime W, Janene S, Jenny, Jules B, Kellie E, Koula G, Leigh E, Linh, Lisa S, Lucy A, Michelle W, Namita, Neel, Neelam, Peter, Priyanwada, Rashi, Scott W, Sharmaine, Smitha, Sonalee G, Sue B, Tanya, Tim D, Tran, and Yasitha. Pinewood Parents Committee

Coming up…

Pop Corn Day Wednesday 21 June

Bags of Popcorn will be available for sale. 50¢ a bag! Yum!

HEALTHY, AF-FORDABLE

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 web-site until 8.30am the day the lunch is required.

Email:

contact@classroomcuisine.com.au

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OSHClub After School Care News Welcome to the first day of winter, we are busily planning for rainy days and really cold days. We have been doing drama games such Bus Stop with the children and they are really enjoying it so there will plenty more of these games to keep them busy, we are planning to have a joke afternoon where all the chil-dren get to tell their favourite jokes it will be wonder-ful to hear what they come up with, fun for everyone. Our breakfast menu now includes pancakes on Wednesdays and Thursdays with toppings and fruit. We also have specials in the afternoon such as berries and yoghurt, peaches and custard and we are always open to suggestions for healthy alternatives as long as it doesn’t involve too much cooking time. We would like to ask our families if they have any old art smocks or shirts they can donate your help would be greatly appreciated and thank you to the people who have already donated some. Have a great week and keep warm. From the Pinewood OSHClub Team.

PLEASE REMEMBER THE 40kph SPEED LIMIT

AROUND THE SCHOOL

IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE RETURN THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FORMS, INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT CHANGES, TO THE

OFFICE.

Please be aware that if contact numbers have changed and the school

has not been notified, we cannot be held responsible for not contacting you in an

emergency.

UNIFORM

Pinewood Primary School uniforms are now available from:

PSW 288-290 Stephensons Rd, Mount Waverley

Phone: 9768 0335

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 re-

quired.

Email:

contact@classroomcuisine.com.au

TERM DATES 2017

Term 1

Tuesday, 31st January - Friday, 31st

March 2017

Term 2

Tuesday, 18th April – Friday, 30th June

2017 (Monday, 17th April is Easter Mon-

day)

Term 3

Monday, 17th July – Friday, 22nd

September 2017

Term 4

Monday, 9th October – Friday, 22nd

December 2017