Coral Park Primary School Achieving SUCCESS

NEWSLETTER Term 4, Issue 10, 10th December 2020

145 Coral Drive, Hampton Park 3976

www.coralparkps.vic.edu.au

Email: coral.park.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Phone 9702 8398

School Structure and Classes for 2021 Next year we will have 19 classes across the school. To keep class sizes as small as possible, we have made the decision to run a combination of straight and multi-age classes for 2021. There will be 3 composite classes; J7 will be a Prep/1 composite, M17 will be a 3/4 composite and S19 will be a 5/6 composite. The remaining 16 classes will be single year level classes. We have 403 students enrolled for 2021. Staffing On the 4th December we said goodbye to Anna who has been cleaning the school for a number of years. She is returning to New Zealand to be with her family. Karine is taking on Anna’s duties. We also say goodbye to Sam Hartnett at the end of this term and wish her all the best for her future endeavours. We welcome back to the Coral Park family Adriana Grant, who returns from Beaconhills College and Emma Virgona and Veronica Butterfield who are both returning from family leave. We have also employed two new staff, Rebecca Mersin and Caitlin Bothwick, who will be taking on the Government’s new tutoring program duties in 2021. I am sure you will join me in welcoming them to Coral Park Primary School. Before and After school Care Unfortunately, due to very low numbers and increasing costs, OHSC are unable to continue in 2021 at Coral Park. This is unfortunate, however the low demand for care before and after school no longer makes it a viable option for our school. We thank Camp Australia and OHSC for the wonderful service they have provided over many years. Whole School Transition It has been terrific to see our students spend the day in their 2021 classrooms with their new teachers. The students all settled in well and enjoyed familiarising themselves with their new rooms and also took the opportunity to get to know their new teachers. Whole school transition gives students the chance to ask any questions they have about next year and helps alleviate any anxieties they may have about 2021. Our New Preps What a fabulous day for all our new Preps. This is unofficially their first day of school and we welcome them all to our wonderful school and look forward to getting to know them more in the new year. Stay Safe. Justin Thompson Principal

TOMORROW - Friday 11th December - Curriculum Day

No students to attend school

Diary Dates

DECEMBER

Friday 11th December

Curriculum Day

No students to attend school

Tuesday 15th December

End of 2020

Class Celebrations

Wednesday 16th

December

Year 6

Graduation Celebrations

Friday 18th December

Last Day of Term

1.30pm Finish

2021 TERM DATES

Term 1 28 Jan - 1 April

Term 2 19 April - 25 June

Term 3 12 July - 17 Sept

Term 4 4 Oct - 17 Dec

End of 2020 Class Celebration To celebrate the end of 2020, Tuesday 15th December will be a free dress day. To help make the day special, you are encouraged to pack a special lunch treat in your child’s lunchbox for them to have at lunch time.

Each class will choose how they would like to celebrate… they may select a movie, sport, a disco, board games or another fun activity.

Please note that due to Covid, we cannot share food, so students will not be able to bring plates of food to share.

2021 STUDENT BOOKLISTS DUE

All booklists must be fully

paid off by the start of the

2021 school year.

The office is open for payments

Wednesday 20th January &

Thursday 21st January 2020

9am - 2.30pm

Wednesday 27th January

9am - 4pm

Year 6 Graduation Celebrations

Wednesday 16th December

Year 6 students are to come to school dressed in their good clothes, ready for their graduation presentation.

Students are encouraged to bring a change of casual clothes so they are comfortable while participating in

sporting activities in the afternoon.

Graduation celebrations commence at 9.00am and finish at 3.30pm.

As parents cannot attend onsite, they will receive a link so they can watch the ceremony with their children after school.

From Term 1, 2021 the Victorian Government has

ceased all school banking programs in Victorian

government schools. As a result, the CommBank

School Banking program will no longer operate at our

school after the end of this term. If you are unsure of

other methods of depositing to your

child’s account, please feel free to

contact the Bank’s general enquiries

hotline on 13 2221 or alternatively

visit your local CommBank branch.

Whole School Transition Students enjoyed spending the day in their 2021

classrooms getting to know their teachers.

Year 2 students had a great time designing and creating a land

vehicle that they were able to make move using Sphero the robot

and an iPad. Here are some photos of J1 students creating and

testing their vehicles. Congratulations to Mina & Wajiha in J2 who

created the fastest vehicle!

Amazing Art Prep - Year 3 students have been busy creating

Paper Sculptures inspired by Alexander Calder

Coral Park STARS Awards Congratulations to the following students who have received awards this week

Senior students have had fun staying active and displaying teamwork skills during their senior sport sessions.

Andrew P5 For always putting your best effort into all your learning. Keep it up!

Class P9 For all their hard work and determination to try their best and improve in all learning areas.

Trav J1 For being resilient when creating his moving vehicle with his partner.

Jake J2 For showing great determination with his reading goals. Keep up the great work!

Wajiha J2 For determination when making changes to her vehicle so the Robot was able to move it.

Mina J2 For determination when making changes to her vehicle so the Robot was able to move it.

Class J3 For their enthusiasm and resilience in trying new techniques to create a paper sculpture in Art.

Amir J3 For showing respect towards his classmates and always making everyone laugh with his jokes.

Sartaaj J3 For showing determination to complete tasks and challenging himself with his learning.

Jax J7 For awesome determination and creativity when making his paper sculpture in Art.

Taha J7 For being determined and motivated to learn.

Alina M15 For being determined to improve her skills in writing.

Emmaly M15 For being a responsible member of M15 who takes pride in her work.

Dragan M15 For showing determination to improve his reading.

Farhan M15 For being a responsible member of M15.

Ahlam M17 For always being determined with her work and taking care with her presentation.

Shanaya M17 For challenging herself in Maths and working together with her Maths group.

Keke M17 For always challenging herself with improving her reading goal.

Ensar M18 For reflecting on the school values and focusing on his learning.

Joab M18 For demonstrating determination in his writing by using punctuation.

Richelle M18 For always reflecting on the school values and completing work to a high standard.

Murtaza M18 For being responsible for his learning and challenging himself.

Levi S10 For his awesome Digital Literacy summary. Well done!

Thalia S10 For always being responsible and lending a helping hand.

Ali S14 For actively contributing to whole class reading discussions about our mentor text.

Mohadisa S14 For consistently displaying our school values and always trying to achieve her best.

Jesse S19 For always being resilient and determined during learning tasks.

Getting kids to eat their lunch

Kids usually want to eat quickly so that they can play. Here are ideas to make it easy for them.

Keep it simple

Choose foods that are simple and easy to eat. Some children might not want to spend time on fiddly packaging or food that makes their hands sticky.

Make sure that containers seal well but can be opened easily – do a test at home. It might be that your child isn’t eating lunch because it’s hard to get at!

Keep it small and easy to handle

Cut bread into thin slices. Cut sandwiches into quarters to make them easier to manage. Use less rather than more sandwich filling. Go for small fruits like strawberries, blueberries and grapes. Cut larger fruits like oranges, watermelon and rockmelon

into pieces that your child can eat easily and quickly. But keep apples whole, so they don’t go brown.

Minimise mess

Avoid soggy sandwiches by keeping spreads to a minimum and removing seeds from tomatoes.

Drain juices from fruit and anything else that has liquid. Put food into reusable containers or wraps. If there’s no other choice, your child is more likely to eat the healthy food you’ve packed. So avoid putting in sweet treats like muesli bars and salty or fatty treats like packets of chips.

Check the food labels on any packaged foods you put into your child’s lunch

boxes. Healthy lunch box options are low in sugar, fat and salt.

The Skye Football & Netball Club are currently recruiting adults for next year. Training is based in Carrum Downs and netball is played at Dingley Reserve each week from April 2021. The football games are played in numerous local sporting facilities. Please contact the below number if interested, or ask the School Office to leave a message for Veronica (Grade 4 teacher), who is a member of the club.