Around Antonio

Principal

Karen Patten

Assistant Principal

Tim Howarth

Assistant Principal

Annette Hayes

631-639 Whitehorse Rd

Mitcham 3132

Ph 9874 4371

Fax 9873 5505

E-mail address : antonio.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Web Site : www.antoniops.vic.edu.au

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ERRIC

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29 October 2015 Issue 32

Dear Antonio Park Families,

Monday 2nd November Curriculum Day

Next Monday students won’t be attending school. Staff will be using this time to complete assessments to inform the end of year student reports; which will be sent home on Monday 14th December. Note: Tuesday is the Melbourne Cup public holiday. Students and staff return on Wednesday 4th November. Curriculum /Pupil Free Days for 2016 Each year schools are provided with 4 Pupil free days. Pupil Free Days are carefully planned to ensure they support and enhance the school’s Strategic Plan goals. Pupil Free Days:

Provide significant professional growth for all staff.

Promote a positive school climate which is an integral component of a healthy, successful and fulfilling working environment.

Facilitate a work environment where values guide partnerships and teamwork among staff to ensure that education environments are effective and positive student outcomes are achieved.

Enhance professional practice and staff effectiveness which will provide for better student outcomes.

Enables the school to take a whole school approach to a particular area.

2016 Curriculum Days: 1. Wednesday 27th January - First Day back for staff (Students start on Thursday 28th January). 2. Thursday 10th March: Differentiation 3. Friday 11th March: KIDSMATTER (These two days are prior to Labour Day) 4. Monday 31st October - Assessment & Reporting Student Placement for 2016 Term 4 sees another quarter of a school year’s learn-ing taking place for our students. It is important for students, parents and staff to keep focused on this year’s learning as we commence preparations for the 2016 school year. At the end of each year the staff work through a comprehensive process to place students transitioning from one level to the next. Current teaching teams place students into the next level based on their knowledge of the students in relation to their academic, social/emotional and physical needs. Specialist staff also have input. Parents are offered an opportunity to provide to me, in writing, any special considerations in terms of special

APPS Fete Saturday 19th March

2016 12:30pm – 7:00pm

educational needs of their child/ren transitioning into the next level. Please note that a specific request for a teacher is not offered. A special request from parents in regard to the placement of their child/ren must be in writing to me no later than Monday 16th November 2015. It is important that requests come in by this date to assist with planning, staffing and organisation. Farewell We would like to say farewell to Connor & Maddie H and family and wish them all the best for their new adventure. A special thank you also goes to Sarah for all her hard work in our community, especially her role on school council.

Karen Patten

Congratulations to everyone celebrating a

birthday this week.

Monday

2 November

Curriculum Day

Friday

6 November

Prep Transition

9.30-12.00

Wednesday

11 November

Level 1

Zoo excursion

Friday

13 November

Prep Transition

9.30-12.00

Thursday

19 November

Prep Information

Night

Friday

20 November

Prep Transition

9:30-1:00

Monday

23 November

School Council

Tuesday

24 November

Level 4

Transport

Excursion

Wednesday

25 November

Walkathon

Aussie of the week

What’s Happening in Level 1?

We have had another fantastic week continuing the swimming program. It has been wonderful to see the students developing their strokes and becoming more confident and independent over the last two weeks. Tomorrow is their last day and students will celebrate with a fun-filled session. They are very excited! A big thank you to all the parents who have supported the program, we really appreciate your time and effort. Students are enjoying our transactional writing genre and have recently sent off letters to different zoos around Australia. We are keeping our eyes on the school mailbox, hoping to receive some letters back soon. You may also receive a letter from your child soon. We are encouraging parents to send a letter back in the post to the school for their child. They get extremely excited and proud when they get to open their letter and share it with their classmates.

Our Melbourne Zoo excursion is coming up on Wednesday 11th November. Payment and permission slips are due back to school by Wednesday 4th November. A reminder that this weekend is a long weekend. There will be not school on Monday or Tuesday. We hope you enjoy the break and have some special time with your family. See you Wednesday! Level One Elizabeth, Stacey, Lauren and Sophie

Assistant Principals

Victoria – The Education State Last Thursday we attended a briefing for educational leaders about the Victorian Government’s initiative to make Victoria the Education State. The 2015-2016 budget saw a huge investment from the government into education funding and it is this which will move Victorian schools from being good to be-ing great. The government is promising that every child will have every chance to achieve their potential and learn the skills they need for the future. They have set ambitious targets for student learning and creating schools which further provide for the adults of the future to have the skills which em-ployers will be looking for. The focus on learning for life; happy, healthy and resilient kids; breaking the link; and pride and confidence in our schools resonated with all in attendance. The focus in learning for life includes excellence in literacy and numeracy targets, and also encompasses excellence in science, the arts, and critical and creative thinking skills. Breaking the link will see more students stay in education for longer and reducing the impact of disadvantage. In addressing happy, healthy, and resilient kids the government foresees that more students will be resilient and more physically active whilst in our school system. Pride and confidence in our schools will see parents and local communities report a sense of being proud of their local government school, evident here on a daily basis at Antonio Park Primary School. We strive to create learning communities which are encouraging, supportive, creative, and nurturing – we are ultimately preparing children for life, not just for school. These reforms are very exciting and we look forward to keeping you updated as they begin rolling out in 2016. Keep an eye out for ‘Victoria – the Education State’ starting to appear on number plates! Have a great week! Tim and Annette

Whole School Photo / Sports Photos

Orders and payment due by tomorrow,

Friday 30th October

Thank you

What’s Happening in Level 2?

This week the students participated in their second rotation of celebration-focused learning activities as part of our inquiry unit ‘Let’s Celebrate’. The topics presented by our staff include St. Patrick’s Day, Australia Day, Valentine’s Day, Thanksgiving, Chinese New Year, Melbourne Cup and Halloween. With Halloween coming up this Saturday (31st October) and the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday next week (3rd November), there has been lots of excitement and curiosity about these celebrations in particular. We have been really impressed so far with the prior knowledge that students have brought to these sessions and the questions that students have asked in classroom discussions. One of the great things about inquiry units such as these is that even if you or your family don’t celebrate these events, it’s great to develop an understanding and appreciation of how people in different communities come together to celebrate. If your family participates in a particular celebration, please feel free to send to school any photos, books or other information with your child. We would love to hear from you (and we’ll take care of your special items as well!). This week your child would have received a notice with all the details

for our upcoming Walkathon on Wednesday 25th of November. If you are able to assist on the day, please return the slip at the bottom of the notice and we will pass this on to Ben Clark, our P.E teacher or Mitchell Newman, who is also coordinating the event. If you have not received this notice, please see your classroom teach-er. It’s going to be a fun-filled day! The students are continuing their maths focus on Money. Students are becoming more familiar with making set amounts using different combinations of coins (and notes where applicable). In maths activities students have also been using supermarket catalogues to experience “party planning” and are finding it fun as well as a bit challenging when there is a fixed amount that they are allowed to “spend”. We are continuing our writing focus on Transactional Writing and students are at different stages of producing formal letters to different organisations of interest. It will be exciting to see if we get any replies over the next few weeks. Stay tuned! Have a great week, The Level Two Team

What’s Happening in Level 3?

We’re having another wonderful week in Level Three. Just a reminder that homework is due tomorrow. It has been great to see students putting in the extra effort with the work they are doing at home. Please remember, students need to be reading a minimum of 20 minutes per night. We are looking forward to our end of year celebration to Werribee Zoo. Please ensure all permission slips are returned to your child’s teacher as soon as possible.

Students are enjoying our Indigenous Australian unit. We have re-searched famous Indigenous Australians, looked at the meaning behind the flag and created a Kinship Family Tree using the Burarra language. Keep having chats at home about our unit. Our students would love to tell you all about it! The Level Three Team

A.P.P.S CHRISTMAS CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

SAVE THE DATE Thursday Night December 10th

What’s Happening in Level 4?

We have been having a fabulous time in our communities in Level 4! It has been wonderful to see our students so engaged in their learning. All students have been taking their role seriously and making adjustments and decisions to help their community function most effectively. We have been pleased with the positive feedback from families and are excited to hear that there are some interesting dinner table conversations about our unit. Grade six student’s photos for their slide show are due tomorrow. Please bring them in on a USB or email them to the office. Level 4 teachers have been impressed with the quality of homework from some of our students. It has been wonderful to see them put in the extra effort and up the quality of their work. Check out these exemplar examples below: The Level 4 Team

State Athletics: Unfortunately Hannah L who qualified for the Girls 10 year High Jump at the State Championships injured her elbow with her first

jump of the day and retired from the event. Bad luck Hannah but congratulations for making it. Darren McMenaman Physical Education

What’s Happening in PE?

What’s Happening in ICT?

Personal information can be revealed in images and videos as well as text. For example, a photo of a young person in their school uniform can provide

the name of the school they attend and their physical location on weekdays. There is also the issue of geotagging to be aware of.

Geotagging refers to the embedding of location data, such as GPS coordinates, in images taken on smartphones and high-end digital cameras. When these images are shared online, the location data is also shared and can be read by other users to find the location of where the image was taken. An image taken at home and then shared online could reveal the young person’s home address. There have even been instances where someone has posted on their social media account that they are away on holidays, allowing clever criminals to search through the GPS coordinates embedded in

other posts and break into their house whilst they are interstate on a vacation.

Location information can also be revealed by location-sharing apps and “checking in” on social network services. This functionality allows users to

share their exact location in real time which can be great for connecting with friends, but could be misused if it ends up in the wrong hands.

So what advice can you pass onto to your child? Disable geotagging on mobile devices and social media accounts (you can find out how to do that in our social media and reputation management booklet) Avoid checking in at personal locations, such as your home or other people's houses, school, work or sporting venues.

ART DISPLAYS Please take the time to have a look (if you haven’t already) at the fabulous artwork created by our students. Every second year I do a unit on the Archibald Portrait Award and call it the APPSiBALD with the Level 3 students and the Level 4 students creating cartoon type portraits in line with the BALD ARCHY award and we call ours the BALD APPSi! These works are along the staffroom and library corridors as well as in the art studio. In the foyer and along the corridor you will find littles figures that represent the Darkling children from the picture book ‘The Duck and The Darklings’ (a nominated picture book in Book Week). These were created by Level 3 and 4 classes. Level 1 and 2 students have work along the corridor and in the art studio – Level 2 completed Pig the Pug Portraits and Level 1 have traced and cut out paper people in patterned pyjamas! Hope you enjoy viewing these great art works by your children, Janet Visual Art teacher

What’s Happening in Art?

Production DVD

Aarvark Media have advised that production DVDs will be delivered to school next

Wednesday.

Thank you for your patience.

ICAS Mathematics Level 3 ICAS Mathematics Level 4

Mathletics

WORKING BEE

FRIDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2015

3.45 PM – 6.00PM

Our main task is to clean and tidy the costume container but other jobs include;

Gardening outside the library and the front of the school

Raking stones from pathways

Cleaning pits

Weeding orchard

Mulching garden beds

We look forward to you joining us.

Building & Grounds Committee

Spring Challenge Aerobics Competition — Geelong

Wow, we had an amazing day, last Saturday at the Aerobics Spring Challenge competition. With over

80 students participating and some for their very first time, the excitement in the stadium was

electrifying! As the students arrived they prepared themselves for their stage performance and

supported each other, by hair spraying, pinning a few extra buns, stretching and tying up shoe laces!

Butterflies set in for a few, but when they entered the stage they began their routine with smiles

from ear to ear!

The coaches were extremely proud of every student and couldn’t have asked for anything more on

the day, they trained exceptionally well leading up to the event and it was wonderful see and hear

the praise and encouragement that they gave each other throughout the day! Congratulations to our

sensational and very talented aerobics students, you bought tears of joy with your enthusiasm and

memorable performances, brilliant efforts all round!

A big thank you to Mrs Patten for giving up her weekend to come and support the teams, we all

appreciate your time and effort towards the aerobics program.

We would also like to thank our dedicated coaches, Courtney, Mr B, Miss Ewan, Ms Hayes and Mrs

Arundel. We all appreciate their time and efforts. Coaching is an all year commitment and we can’t

thank our coaches enough for providing this wonderful opportunity to the students of APPS. A

special thanks to Mr B for mixing and burning all of our music, you’re a super star! There were

certainly many copies made over the year.

Thanks also to our wonderful families who support our passion of aerobics and allow us to be part of

such a great program.

Mrs Arundel, Courtney, Mr B, Ms Hayes and Miss Ewan

A very special thank you to our students who have performed their very last PRIMARY AEROBICS

ROUTINES! It has been an absolute pleasure training you and supporting your dreams over the

years. We wish you all the best for your future success in school aerobics and it would be fantastic

to see you continue your sport into secondary school. Thanks again to all families involved, for your

continued support and dedication.

From all of the APPSs coaches.

Little Perrys - 6th Place Sparking Stars - 10th Place

7 Stars - 12th Place 2gether 4ever - 3rd Place

The Spinners - 1st Place Hip s - 1st Place

Super Stars - 3rd Place

Sensational Seven - 1st Place

Mystics - 1st Place

Shining Diamonds - 8th Place

Elite All-Stars - 3rd Place

Trouble Makers - 3rd Place

Level 3 Hooptime Regional Finals Last Thursday 9 Antonio Park students, Mr B, Mini-Mr B and some fantastic family members went to Nunawading Basketball stadium for the Regional Hooptime Finals. Each team in our pool played 4 games. The Antonio Park Atoms came 2nd overall in our pool and were destined for a qualifying final. The final was an amazing game, with the Atoms shaping up for a sensational comeback victory. However, in the end we were beaten 12 – 9. We all had a great time building our teamwork and communication skills, and loved the opportunity to represent Antonio Park PS in Basketball.

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This week we have been busy in the kitchen, with lots of children asking if we can bake and make some delicious treats for afternoon tea. So far we’ve made a banana cake and another slice called Shrek’s stew. For craft we’ve been doing a mixture of things according to what the children enjoy, we’ve done beading and braiding, oil pastel pic-tures and wool craft, as a few have been learning how to knit. Outside we have been enjoying the sunshine and spending lots of time on the play-ground and in the sandpit. We have also been playing basketball, footy and ball games.

Indoors a few children have been using dress ups and the dolls house. We have also been colouring in some spooky pictures for Halloween. Pupil Free Day We will be closed on Monday 2nd November. Unfortunately we did not have enough numbers to open. Tuesday is a public holiday and we are also closed. Also just a reminder, if you are creating or cancelling a booking to please call customer service or go online to the parent portal. If it is last minute you are also able to call/text the service phone on 0412 545 042. If you have any inquiries or questions please call us on 0412 545 042, alternatively you can call customer service on 1300 105 343 or visit our website at www.campaustralia.com.au

Aussie of the Week

1EA Thomas For confidently making inferences about literacy books.

1LC Emily For consistently reading with beautiful expression and fluency, and making confident inferences about text

read.

1SP Fletcher For all the wonderful work you have done over the past couple of weeks. Your reading and writing have improved so much and it is great to see you concentrating during class time. Well done Fletch, Keep up the

good work!

2AF Lucas H For your outstanding results on your spelling tests week after week. Practise makes perfect! Well done

mate!

2BC Brylee For his money counting in maths sessions. Top job Brylee!

2BW Mia-Rose

For excellent guided reading this week and for making accurate predictions about the text. Go Mia-Rose!

2CC Morgan For your commitment to math tasks this week when working with money. You have given your best to every

lesson! Well done mate!

2KD Samantha For your amazing performance as Goldilocks in our Reader’s Theatre. You spoke clearly and with expres-

sion and had us all laughing at your character’s behaviour.

2JS Peter For sharing interesting facts in our Celebrations discussions.

2MN Hayden For your amazing letter to Cristiano Ronaldo. You structured it perfectly and ask him some fantastic ques-

tions. I hope you hear back from him soon!

3AB Alex B For the amazing effort you put into your Term 4 ‘Goal Owl.’ I’m sure this term will be a ‘hoot’ and that you

will achieve your goal! Great work!

3DH Hunter For your enthusiasm during our inquiry unit. You have great knowledge about Indigenous Australian History

and always love sharing your ideas. You are a star Hunter!

3JD James For always going above and beyond expectations when presenting his final pieces. Your creativity is ad-

mired by everyone in 3JD. Super effort James!

3KS Josh F For putting in your best effort all week on all of your learning tasks. Keep up the great work Josh!

3NA Jenna A For displaying independence whilst completing your literature contract. Congratulations Jenna!

3RM Grace G For your initiative and enthusiasm during our inquiry topic. You have been an inspiration for your classmates

in discovering and sharing information you have learned about Indigenous Australian history and culture.

4BR Raj D For your outstanding entrepreneurial skills. You have participated enthusiastically in our inquiry unit and

continue to make us laugh with your proposals.

4CE Elijah A For participating in our inquiry unit so eagerly. It has been great to see you take your role as Shop Keeper

so seriously and plan out your job requirements with your team.

4CH Aivy N

For working exceptionally well on our volume and capacity Maths topic and for being a responsible and

enthusiastic member of the class. Well done Aivy!

4CN Riley For participating so enthusiastically in our inquiry unit. It has been great to see you cooperating with your

team as you plan your job requirements.

4RF Daisy OC For working so hard on your multiplication skills. You have been very focused on trying to set out your work

vertically as you solve volume problems. Awesome effort Daisy.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

(Please check the Community Noticeboard for further details)

Vermont Eagles Junior Football Club is have an information evening for Girls Junior Football. Wednesday 11th November 7:30, Vermont FC,

Cnr Terrara and Canterbury Rds. For more details go to www.vermontjfc.com.au or call Clint on 0433 190 935

Ringwood Uniting Church Preschool Night Market. Friday 6 November 6-9pm. Ringwood Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Greenwood Ave & Station

St, Ringwood. Phone 0418 996 571 if you would like to book a stall.

Ray White Mitcham is is taking part in ‘A Little Ray of Giving’ this Christmas for children in deserving families. Drop as present in to their of-

fice and they will make sure it gets to a deserving family in our Community. Ray White Mitcham, 554 Whitehorse Rd, Mitcham. Enquiries to

Millie 9872 3995

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