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South Daly Street Brunswick West 3055 Telephone 9387 6886 Email [email protected] www.brunswicksw-ps.vic.edu.au

CALENDAR

Wed 29 March 7.00pm Prep reading & writing evening - Library

Fri 31 March 2.30pm Last day of Term 1, 2.30 early finish

Fri 31 March5.00 -7.00pm

Family Picnic on the oval

Tue 18 April First day of Term 2

Tue 25 April Anzac Day (Public Holiday)

Mon 1 May School Camp Week

Tue -Thu

9-11 May NAPLAN

Wed 17 May9.00amand7.00pm

Information Sessions for 2018 Preps - in Library

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Volume 20 Issue 829 March, 2017

For future dates - please visit our website calendar:

http://brunswicksw-ps.vic.edu.au/calendar

Dear Parent/Guardians & friends of BrunswickSouth West,

Moments of quiet: powerful, bittersweetfeelings. (Fortunately, there has been littlequiet time.)

Thoughts before retirement? Back to ourguiding principles!

Our school’s mission is excellence in education- personal bests, intellectually, physically,socially, emotionally and aesthetically, for eachchild - in a vibrant and nurturing community.

We value learning which empowers eachstudent to explore and engage with the world.

We value, embrace and celebrate diversity.

We value honesty, trustworthiness andfairness.

We value free and confident communication ofideas and opinions.

We value self-acceptance and the courage tolearn, grow and realise one’s potential.As I wrote a few weeks ago, I feel immenselyproud and privileged to have been principal ofBSWPS and a member of this special

Friday, 31 March 2017

Last Day of Term 1 - Early Finish 2.30pm

Brunswick South West Primary SchoolNewsletter

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community with its generosity of spirit andvaluing of diversity. This is Australia at its best.

I want to thank our students. You are amazingand thoughtful human beings. Your concernfor others, and the planet, gives me confidencein the future. Be brave! Live fully. Make themost of each day and every opportunity.

I want to thank the members of this vibrant,nurturing community. You have addedimmeasurably to life at BSW. You are aformidable force that makes each of us ourbest selves.

I want to thank my colleagues, the outstandingBSW staff. Your dedication, professionalexpertise and commitment to continuallyimprove our programs have been an essentialpart of BSW’s success. I have been proud towork with you.

Two last thoughts:

State education is a public good. Cherish it.

As a nation, we glorify elite sports people.Imagine if we acknowledged and celebratedexcellence in all fields.

Thank you to all the students for a trulymemorable last assembly.

What next? This year I’ll take time to think,entice native birds into my small garden, stayall day in my pyjamas and read - suggested bya student at Monday’s assembly - and practisethe ancient art of change bell ringing. (I needall the practice I can get; I’m a beginner withpoor skills who wants to ring in bell towers inEngland next year.) In October I’m going toIran for a few weeks.

Finally, I wish you all, the very best for thefuture. The wellbeing of Another Great StateSchool, its students, community and staff willalways be close to my heart.

Yours sincerely,

Louise ChocholisPrincipal

BSW history

A few weeks ago I wrote about the Paynefamily whose story goes back to BSW’s firstdays, but not the very first which was 20th April,1927. The four older siblings transferred fromWest Brunswick Primary School*, VictoriaStreet on the 2nd May, 1927. (By the end ofthe year, 733 students had enrolled andsquashed into the RBB; one studentcommenced on 19th December!) The registershows that the Payne sisters left school,usually at the end of Year 8 for home ordomestic duties; one went on to BrunswickDomestic Arts School. Jessie Mavis and Johndid all their primary schooling at BSW,commencing in 1930 and 1932 respectively.After year 8, John went on to EssendonTechnical School. The family’s address wasfirst listed as Daly Street, later the corner ofDaly and Halpin Streets and, finally, 14 DalyStreet.

Brunswick South-West Primary School will beone hundred on 20th April, 2027.

*If you look carefully you’ll see that the HonourBoard in our Library is from Brunswick WestPrimary School which closed about 1993.

Otis Styant-Browne, Margot De Gier and Jared on theGreat Wall of China. These former BSWPS students areon a 6 week trip to China with the annual Victorian YoungLeaders to China program. They all study Chinese atBrunswick Secondary College. The photo was taken lastSaturday. What a wonderful opportunity for these kids!


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Dear children, teachers, parents, and Louise,

This year will be a memorable year for our school. Did you realise that in 2017 our school is 90 years old? Ourschool was founded in 1927, which is a pretty long time ago for a school. Imagine, some students who startedschool here in 1927 might have been soldiers in World War II. When the first people landed on the moon, in1969, our school had already been here for 42 years. Imagine, how many students have learned maths andreading and writing here, and how many teachers have taught here. They are all part of the history of thisschool. One day, all of you students, when you have finished prep and year 1 and 2 and so on and havemoved on to high school, will be part of the history of this school as well.

So it will be with you, Louise. Being a principal for 22 years is a long time to be part of this school. At thismoment, when you are preparing to say goodbye to us, we already know that you will be a huge part of thehistory of this school. And so much of what we like about this school, and what we as parents like about thisschool, has been the result of your decisions, and your leadership and hard work.

I have never met a more vocal advocate for state education than you, Louise, but it was never just aboutwords, but about action. After all, the best publicity for state education is to be an excellent state school. Youhave made it your life's work to ensure our children had a high quality state education. The standard you set atthis school is the standard we as parents have now come to expect, but can never take for granted.

Louise, as a principal you have always had both your eyes on the future. Looking for opportunities, looking fornew initiatives to constantly improve teaching. You always encouraged the teachers in this school to do thesame. I can't mention every single initiative but I will name a few that took place just in the last few years.

In 2014, you signed Brunswick South West up to be a Resource Smart School, and you supported theinitiatives to make the school more sustainable in lots of different ways. We now have solar panels on the roofof the hall, and take rubbish free lunches to school. In the process you have shown everyone the way tobecome responsible global citizens.

You have also supported the introduction of the Kids Matter program in 2015. This program works with ourchildren to support their social and emotional development and helps hem to become resilient and responsiblesocial beings. Again, skills they need in this rapidly evolving global environment.

And of course in 2016 Chinese was introduced into our language program. That was certainly a big change butone that has opened up the lives of our children to a culture that is completely new to them. I have no doubtthis will help to truly open their eyes to the world.

This characterises you Louise, always outward looking and always moving with the times. You have openedthe classrooms to academic research and have worked with at least 3 universities. You worked with RMITyears ago, and there is an ongoing collaboration with Gaye Williams from Deakin University on collaborativegroup problem-solving maths. We have pre-service teachers coming from the University of Melbourne.

Lastly, your work ethic puts everyone else to shame. There must have been so many days when you were thefirst to come in the morning, and the last to turn off the lights and lock the door at night, only to come back induring the weekends to get some more work done. You would go to working bees. You would come along toschool camps. You would sit with a child in sick bay. You would pick up rubbish. You would always bid forartworks at the fete and the kids arts show auctions. And, you have read every single school report of everysingle student coming to this school for 22 years. I calculated that you must have read over 13,000 schoolreports over the years!

Louise, I want to thank you on behalf of all of us for your life's work. I hope you feel a strong sense ofachievement. I wish you all the delights of retirement for many years to come, like reading books, and travel,not to mention sleeping...

As a school community, we will cherish your big part in this school's history. But, just like you we will also keepour eyes to the future. This year, a new principal will be appointed and we will be ready to add a new chapter tothe history of this school. This school has been here for 90 years, and will no doubt be here for at least another90 years. We will make every effort to appoint a new principal with the same passion, drive and vision, and takethis great state school further along the road that you travelled with us. Thank you Louise!

Maaike WienkSchool Council President


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The In-between Years. A Reading List.

The in-between years. You know the ones ... they've grown out of Enid Blyton(but still love to sneak in to them every now and again!), but aren't quite mature enough for allthe delights that YA literature has to offer.

What books should they head for?

Here are my top fiction recommendations for the aged 11+ category, all recent releases. Great reads;challenging, warm and gripping.

The Murder Most Unladylike series - new to the scene from author Robin Stevens. Murder mysteriessolved by two female friends who go to boarding school together. The setting changes with each book;fabulous mysteries, great plots and intriguing characters. Book 3 is already out, with more in the pipeline.

Anyone But Ivy Pocket - a quirky and very unlikely heroine. Elements of mystery, adventure and fantasy.

Scarlet Ibis from the talented Gill Lewis, a wonderfully touching novel about the relationship between asister and her younger brother.

The Secret Hen House Theatre - wholesome adventure novel set on a farm. Highly recommended.There's a sequel too.

Counting by 7s - Willow's adoptive parents are killed in a car crash. Surrounded by a range of delightfullyquirky characters she learns to trust again in order to rebuild her life.

Maggot Moon - this multi-award winning dystopia novel from Sally Gardner features dyslexic StandishTreadwell struggling to survive in Zone 7.

The Meaning of Maggie - this is 12 year old Maggie's journal. Confident, likeable Maggie whose dad hasdeveloped MS. Comedic moments intertwined with realism - a compelling read.

Looking At The Stars - when civil war breaks out 13 year old Amina must flee her country. Heading to arefugee camp, this is her story. Expertly told.

Whale Boy - Michael is in a race against time to save the first whale to enter the ocean near Liberty inmany years. A wonderfully lyrical and atmospheric tome.

Rooftoppers - Sophie is determined to find her mother. Her quest takes her to Paris, where shediscovers a whole new world ... on the roof tops. Magical, poignant and compelling.

LITERACY SPOT


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Engagement & Wellbeing Celebration

As a part of our school’s Social andEmotional Learning program, we areplanning a whole school celebration onThursday 30th March.

This will take place around the schoolfrom 9 – 11am.

We think it will be a great way to cap off ourTerm 1 Inquiries, our SEL work, and toshow kids and our community that thiswork, just like everything else we do reallymatters!

LOST PROPERTY

It’s that time again!

We have manylost property items.Clothes, lunch boxes and hats galore.

On Thursday 30th March, lost property will behanging on the fence outside the Red Brickbuilding.

It will be there at 8:45 until 3:45. Please comewith your children to check for belongingsbefore it all gets donated.

Kind regards– the lost property team

INTERSCHOOL SPORT - Term 1

On Friday 24/3/17 the 5/6’s went to Clifton Park for Interschool Sports.The sports were: Lacrosse, Touch footy and Tee-ball. There were 7 schools versing us.

Touch footy

Some people went to touch footy and those people were split into 2 teams.Each team played 3 games, team 1 won 3 and drew one game and team 2 won 2 out of 3 oftheir games.

Lacrosse

Some people also did lacrosse and there were also 2 teams.One of the teams had 2 wins out of 3 games.And the other team lost 2 out of 3.Everybody thought that it was fair and even if they did not win they had fun.

Tee ball

Tee-ball at Interschool Sports was really fun. Those people in Tee-ball played 4 games atGillien oval. The first game was a draw, the second game they won, the third game they lostand in the last game they won so they won 2 games overall.

It was a great day to meet people and have fun!

By the 5/6 Journalist Group – Aiysha, Meg, Oscar, Alexis, Lily, Pippa, Louis and Max I.


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Sustainability Action Group (SAG) – join now

Are you interested in, or work in, the sustainability / environment /architecture / landscape industries?

Did you know it can get up to 32 degrees in some classrooms at BSWPS?

Did you know the school collects rainwater for use on the oval, andproduces many fresh kilograms of food from the kitchen garden?

Brunswick South West Primary has a reputation for being a sustainable school, but we needmore help from parents to do more.

Would you like to join the parent & teacher Sustainability Action Group?

One meeting a term, with a real focus on what we can do to help the School Administrationfind funds to retrofit the school to be more energy, water, waste, biodiversity and transportwise. We also lead the World Environmental Day expo event at the school, which is comingup this June.

Send an email to Rob Catchlove [email protected] or 0425 298 997 andcome along to our next meeting.

A SPOT OF NUMERACY

Below is work from Chantel and Phaedra’s class.

They have been reading Anno’s Counting Book byMitsumasa Anno and practicing their numbers to ten.

Otis - Foundation Miranda - Foundation


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AUTHOR EVENTS AND WORKSHOPSDURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Tuesday 4 April 10.30am

The Little Bookroom is hosting a workshop with renownedauthor and illustrator, Gabrielle Wang.

https://www.littlebookroom.com.au/pages/724-EVENTS

Fitzroy Town Hall Saturday 22 April 10am-4pm

The Fitzroy Library and the Ewing Trust invite you to the historicFitzroy Town Hall to meet the local creators of our favouriteChildren's books.

Enjoy an action-packed day of author talks, panel discussions,meet-and-greets, storytelling sessions, entertainers and apublishers and booksellers showcase.

Meet these extraordinary book creators:

Sally Rippin Jacquie HarveyLeigh Hobbs Anna WalkerElise Hurst Heath McKenzieKim Kane Davina Bell

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/fitzroy-childrens-literature-festival-registration-32109138297?aff=es2

FITZROY CHILDREN'SLITERATURE FESTIVAL

Creative Writing Workshops with Jacqueline Harvey - Fitzroy Children's Literature Festival

Saturday 22 April 10am- 12pm Fitzroy Town Hall Reading Room

Jacqueline Harvey is the author of 27 novels for younger readers and a Children’s Book Council of Australiaaward winning picture book. Her bestselling Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series’ are publishedinternationally and have garnered various short listings and awards. Jacqueline travels widely, speaking andteaching in Australia and overseas.

Join author Jacqueline Harvey in this wonderful Creative Writing Workshop for Kids!Jacqueline Harvey, award-winning author of the Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series will be running acreative writing workshop for children aged 8-12 years.

Learn about creating plot lines, short stories, characters and more.

Free but Bookings are essential:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/creative-writing-workshops-with-jacqueline-harvey-fitzroy-childrens-literature-festival-registration-32717319383?aff=es2

Gold coin donationto access the main hallgoes directly to theAboriginal Literacy Foundation.

LIBRARY NEWS


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It’s an Art Show year again, which is very exciting!

This year’s Art Show is from 27th- 29th October.

Opening Night will be on Friday the 27th.

It’s always a great night. Not only will there be an exhibition wonderful artwork, but alsodelicious food, drinks, busking by the students and great music from our school band.A night not to be missed!

Closer to the date I will ask for help with labelling, mounting and preparing work for theshow. I will also need lots of help on the set up day, which will be Wednesday the 25th.It takes a whole day to set up all the artwork in the school hall. If you are free for someor all of that day to help, it would be greatly appreciated. Please put it in your diaries!

This year’s artwork will centre on the theme of reusing, re-purposing and recycling.I’m collecting the items listed below. If you could collect some of these items, it wouldbe greatly appreciated.

Plastic coloured bottle caps any size or colour

Odd socks (ones with a different coloured heel in particular) 1kg ( Yalna style) yoghurt pots

Shoe boxes Buttons

You can drop them into the art room at the start or end of the day. Otherwise leave themat the door.

Thank youFelicity ([email protected])

2017 BSWPS ART SHOW


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YEAR 6/7 TRANSITION

Let’s get together and celebrate the end ofTerm One and take the opportunity tofarewell Louise on her last day of school.

When: Friday 31st March

Where: School Oval

Time: 5.00—7.00pm

BYO Food, drinks, picnic rugs/chairs.

Entertainment: BSWPS Band

See you there

BSW FAMILY PICNIC


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