PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

DIARY DATES

Friday 19th November Gr 5/6 Interschool sports away Tuesday 23rd November Gr 3/4 Hooptime state finals Wednesday 24th November Gr 1 Melbourne Aquarium Wednesday 24th November Gr 5/6 Lightning Premiership Thursday 25th November Gr 2 Melbourne Aquarium Thursday 25th November Gr 5/6 Hooptime state finals Monday 29th November School Council sub-committee Tuesday 30th November Second hand uniform sale 2:30-3:15pm Tuesday 30th November Hot dog day

 

NEWSLETTER N0.35 18TH NOVEMBER 2010

DIARY DATES CONTINUED… Thursday 2nd December PFA AGM 1:30pm Tuesday 7th December Transition Friday 10th December Gr 5/6 End of year excursion Friday 10th December End of year reports Monday 13th December Grade 6 Graduation Friday 17th December Term 4 end 1:30pm finish

NOTICES DUE BACK BY

Tuesday 23rd November Hot dog money Monday 6th December Gr 5/6 End of year excursion Monday 6th December Grade 6 Graduation form

BERWICK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL Phone:    9707 1766       Fax: 9796 2198 

E­mail:    berwick.lodge.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Visit our Websites :  http:// www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au,  Camp Australia/Out of School Hours Care:  9769 8251 

OUR BER PROJECT Our BER project is commencing on Monday. Initially the site area will be fenced off – this includes the Collins Crescent car park. Children will, however, still be able to use the Collins Crescent entrance to our school. I am meeting with our builder today and we will have regular site meetings in the coming months. I will keep you informed of progress on our project.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 2011 We have now almost completed our teaching staff allocation of responsibilities for next year. You will note that we have several vacancies yet to fill (TBA) one in grade 5, one in grade 6 and two part time positions in Additional Assistance and Radio Club. These positions will be filled shortly, via a selection process involving the state wide advertising of these positions. I am very confident that we will fill these two positions with high calibre teachers given that interest in them has been very substantial indeed. You will notice that besides the names of a number of teachers in brackets one of the following – (Leading Teacher), ( S t u d e n t W e l l b e i n g ) , ( A r e a Coordinator). These designate positions of responsibility for teaching staff. PREP AREA Prep C: Sharon Chandler (Student Wellbeing) Prep L: Alvina Lim (Area Coordinator) Prep M : Sandra McCrum Prep W : Katherine Woskoboenko

PARENT REQUESTS FOR GRADE PLACEMENT Please note that these close on Monday 22nd November – they must be in writing and addressed to me personally.

F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D QUESTIONS (FAQ’s) Q. How long will it take for our new building to be constructed? A. That depends on variables such as the weather, but it should take approximately 6 months.

QUOTABLE QUOTE ‘What we say about others often says more about ourselves.’ HENRY GROSSEK   

1/2 AREA Grade 1C: Helen Chisholm Grade 1J: Rochelle Jinks Grade 1K: Bernadette Kelly (Leading Teacher) Grade 1M: Angela Maskery

Grade 2F: Fiona Froelich Grade 2G: Nadine Giaccotto Grade 2L: Trish Luke (Area Coordinator) Grade 2Z: Kylee Ziino (Student Wellbeing)

3/4 AREA Grade 3B: Leonie Brown (Area Coordinator) Grade 3D: Karise Dell/ TBA Grade 3K: Gloria Knight Grade 3M: Lianne Morgan

Grade 4L: Jodie Luketic Grade 4S: Vanessa Porter (Student Wellbeing) Grade 4R: Traceye Rapinett (Leading Teacher) Grade 4DR: David Ryan  

5/6 AREA Grade 5: TBA Grade 5C: Dianne Cascianelli Grade 5T: Michele Tan Grade 5W: Paul Whitehead (Leading Teacher)

Grade 6: TBA Grade 6P: Jaclyn McLennan (Area Coordinator) Grade 6N: Sue Naismith (Student Wellbeing)    

SPECIALIST PROGRAMS: PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Nick Pryor PERFORMING ARTS: Tahnee Planner VISUAL ARTS: Julie McLeod/Jo Zammit LITERATURE/RESEARCH: Sarah Vine LEEP: Lois Smethurst SUPPORT PROGRAMS 1/2 ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE (1.2): Heather Mathews (0.5) Jodie Radings (0.4) TBA (0.3) 3/4 SUPPORT (0.6): Rose Scavo (0.6) RADIO SHOW (0.1): TBA (0.1)

ASS ISTANT PRINCIPALS’ REPORT

YOU CAN DO IT! SCHOOL AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who received awards over the last week.

PREP TRANSITION 2011 This week we had the pleasure of meeting our 2011 Prep students when they visited the school for the first of their transition sessions. The children took part in a tour of the school with their parents and prep staff. It was great to see so many happy students proudly wearing their ‘I’m enrolled at Berwick Lodge’ t-shirts. Our specialist teams are looking forward to meeting our 2011 Preps over the next two weeks.

CITY OF CASEY CHILDREN’S SERVICES Last week we indicated that we were including in the newsletter a flyer from the City of Casey outlining programs currently being offered to families. Unfortunately this flyer was omitted so we will include this information in today’s newsletter.

END OF YEAR REPORTS Our teachers are currently working busily on the students’ Semester Two reports. These reports will provide a comprehensive overview of the students’ progress. These reports will be sent home with your children on Friday 10th December. If parents have any queries relating to their child’s report they are welcome to contact the class teacher to further discuss the report.

STUDENTS IN THE GROUNDS OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS We have noticed that several students are arriving at school very early each morning and playing in the playground without adult or guardian supervision. We remind parents that our staff are on duty from 8:45AM to 9:00AM in the morning and 3:30PM to 3:45PM in the afternoon. Dom Marie, our OHSC Coordinator can be contacted directly on 9769 825I if parents would like further information about the excellent before and after school care programs.

We have also observed a number of students who appear to return to school after hours, some as late as 6:00 to 7:00PM in the evening. We are concerned that these students are placing themselves at risk as there is no supervision at this time and there are many areas of the school yard that are isolated. On occasions children have been seen trespassing on the roof of the school and the potential dangers of this practice should be evident. Students have been reminded of the risks involved with being in the grounds outside of the supervision times and we appreciate parent support in this matter.

LIBRARY BOOKS All library books are now due back at the school library. Notices are being sent home for outstanding books and we request that you have a hunt around the house for any Berwick Lodge library or home reading books that you may still have. Invoices will be issued for books that have not been returned. Thank you to all families for your cooperation.

CHILD EMPLOYMENT UPDATE Children under 15 years who work in Victoria are protected by child employment laws. In many situations a Child Employment Permit is required. Child employment laws have recently been streamlined to ensure that children are well protected and the system works smoothly for employers. These reforms come into effect on 31st December 2010. For further information, please call a Child Employment Officer on 1 8 0 0 2 8 7 2 8 7 o r v i s i t www.workforce.vic.gov.au LYNNE BRENNER & DEBBIE CUSACK

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Other suggestions for eliminating a young person’s tendency to down him/herself when something bad happens Try to see the young person in a positive way. Show interest and excitement about

non-curricular areas of his/her skills, interests and personal strengths.

Expose the young person to a variety of extra curricular activities where he/she is likely to be successful.

Keep a record with the young person of all of his/her positive characteristics.

Acknowledge the young person when he/she does not appear to be getting overly down when something adverse happens.

Model for the young person by thinking out loud how you do not put yourself down and are self-accepting when something bad happens (eg: “I wasn’t elected to be on the committee. While this is disappointing, I will not put myself down by thinking ‘I’m hopeless.’ After all, I’m still me—a capable and likable person.”)

BLPS Parents and Friends News

Next Meeting: Thursday 2nd December at 1:30pm in the after school care building. This meeting will also be our AGM to elect next year’s committee. Everyone is welcome including toddlers.

PFA welcomes anyone wanting to join the fun and make a difference.

current events 

 

AGM MEETING FOR PFA: Our AGM will be on the Thursday 2nd December at 1.30pm in the after school care building. If you would like to nominate your self for a position on the PFA please get a form from the office and fill it out and hand it in. Anyone welcome to join the PFA. We have only got a small amount of mothers helping and would welcome anyone wanting to join us. We have a lot of fun.

OUTDOOR TWILIGHT CINEMA: Forms are going out on Monday for the Outdoor Cinema Night. Please get forms back as soon as possible. It will be a fantastic night. There will be a sausage sizzle as well as popcorn available. Music played before the movie and this will be a great way to end the year with our school community.

Hot Dog Lunch: Please get your forms back as soon as possible, all forms must be in by Tuesday 23rd November. We are going to need a few mums to help us on the morning of the lunch to prepare the lunch so if you are able to help out for a few hours please let us know by sending a note to the office with your phone number on it and we will contact you. The date we would need help is Tuesday 30th November 2010. Sunscreen: The PFA has purchased roll-on sunscreen it can be purchased at the office for $6.00 per roll on. It has a place for your child’s name on it and is a great way to make sure that your children are being sun smart this summer. We will also be selling sunscreen at the Start of Term 1 Next year.

The PFA would like to thank you for your continued support.

 

HOT DOG LUNCH HELPER  Yes I can help on Tuesday 30th November 2010 from  9.30 am – 1.30pm with the hotdog lunch.   Name: _____________________________________  Phone Number: ______________________________  Students Name: ______________________ Grade: _______________ 

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Backpack orders. To be eligible you must have 30 silver / 3 gold tokens. You can not use the card that were sent out last term at the bank, they were only advertising the gold tokens. Also you cannot pool your tokens. It is 30 tokens per child. Once you reached 28 tokens please let me know which money box your child would like. This program will continue next year, Thanks Denise.

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