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DIARY DATES
NUMBER 29 – 11 September 2014
Fri 12 Sept Specialist Planning Day
PFA Second Hand Uniform and Book sale
outside Yr 6 rooms 3pm - 4pm
Mon 15 Sept Whole School Assembly 9.10am
Tues 16 Sept Yr 5 Camp Sovereign Hill depart 9.00am
Dolphin Research Final Workshop
Wed 17 Sept Yr 5 Camp Sovereign Hill
Thur 18 Sept Yr 5 Camp Sovereign Hill return approx
6.30pm
Fri 19 Sept Footy Day Parade
Last Day of Term 3 - 2.30pm dismissal
Mon 6 October Welcome to Term 4
School Resumes 9.00am
Walk to School Program commences
from 6 October to 31 October (see
attached flyer)
ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
HOUSE TEAMS MURAL
Mrs Munnikhuis and Brett Cardwell, our visiting artist, have been very busy this week working with a large number of our classes to commence our House Teams Mural on the wall outside the new Staff Room.
Brett will return early in Term 4 to complete the mural with those students who haven’t been involved in the painting of it so far.
CANTEEN SURVEY
School Council met on Tuesday night and further discussions regarding our Canteen Service took place following a survey recently sent out to our 505 families and 61 school staff. We had 282 responses which we were pleased with. Two members of our School Council, Sam Marston and Andrew Hornibrook, will be attending a Professional Development activity on ‘Healthy Eating in School Canteens’ on the 21st October. School Council meets on the same night so they will report back with their findings. Some other members of council are reviewing all the relevant guidelines and policies that are available to us from the department to make informed recommendations.
CANTEEN SURVEY
As a result there will be no canteen service for the remainder of this year whilst all options are evaluated. Unfortunately the Hall Kitchen, which is used by Out of Hours School Care, cannot be used as a canteen as well. The results of the survey are shown below.
Do you feel our school needs a canteen service? (most likely this is offsite and order and pay online) Yes – 87% No – 13% If yes, what foods would you like to see? Health food only (e.g. salads, sushi, wraps) – 25% Similar foods to the previous canteen list, excluding all confectionary –52% Both – 19% Other - 4% (6 of these put similar foods to old canteen as well as confectionary added); sushi, seasonal products, cookies, muffins, home-made foods, popcorn, fried rice, noodles, pasta, soup, halal options.
Did you use the previous canteen service? Yes – 85% No – 15%
Would you like to have occasional recess counter sales (e.g. icy poles on a hot day)? Yes – 92% No – 6% No response – 2%
Would you like to see Special Food Order Days? Yes – 81% No - 15% No response – 4%
If yes, what would you like to see? Footy Day, Cultural/theme days, spag bol, soup, hot cross buns, use of school grown products, party pies, sausage rolls, noodle boxes, hot dogs, sushi, subway, wraps, sausage sizzle, pasta days, country themed (Italian, French), cookies, hot roast chicken rolls with chips and gravy, pizza, pancakes, Taco Tuesday, Fish and chips, Mother’s Day/Father’s Day baked goodies, fundraiser for charity, winter warmers. ROBOCUP Congratulations to our Robocup team who finished in 2nd place at the State Robotics - Dance Theatre Championships on Friday, 29th August. Thank you to Mrs Bearup for her time and effort to prepare the team for the event. Well done to our Year 6 students who made up the team: Fletcher L, Miha M, Valen P and Nicholas S. SCIENCE DRAMA COMPETITION Last Friday night, 1C & 1E participated in the Science Drama competition at Canterbury Girls Secondary College. The students were selected to perform as finalists due to a video that was sent in as part of the competition. Thanks to Mrs Bow-ly, Miss Davis, Mr Milgate and Mrs Marston for attending and supporting the performances. Thanks also to all the parents whose children attended. We are all very proud of them as they put on a fantastic performance.
ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
2015 SCHOOL ENROLMENT The school has commenced the process of determining its staffing profile for 2015. To assist the leadership team in this matter, could you please inform the office if your child(ren) will not be at PLPS in 2015 by completing the following form or alternatively you can email your intentions to my email account [email protected]
YEARS 3 & 5 NAPLAN (NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM – LITERACY & NUMERACY) RESULTS - 2014
Reports for parents of student achievements in NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) for Years 3 & 5 were sent home last Friday. There were some outstanding individual results with a number of both Year 3 and Year 5 students achieving in the Top 5% of all students tested nationally. Overall, students at Patterson Lakes have achieved at or above the State mean (average) in all five areas assessed: ‘Reading’, ‘Writing’, ‘Spelling’, ‘Grammar & Punctuation’ and ‘Numeracy’. Parents are invited to discuss results with class teachers if the need arises.
Some of the outstanding efforts in this year’s NAPLAN testing were:
YEAR 3
21 students of the 96 tested achieved a ranking in the Top 5% of students in Australia, in at least one of the five areas tested.
5 students were ranked in the Top 5% in two areas.
5 students were ranked in the Top 5% in three areas.
1 student was ranked in the Top 5% in four areas.
James G (3B) was the highest achieving Year 3 student at Patterson Lakes with 4 x Top 5% results.
Congratulations to the following students who achieved Top 5% results:
Reading – Lucas M (3A), Lexie A (3B), Cooper C (3B), Lochlan O (3B), Adam S (3B), Isabella D (3C) and James G (3C).
Writing – Lexie A (3B), Sam W (3B), James G (3C), Steffani S (3C) and Tayla J (3D).
Spelling – Beth W (3A), Lexie A (3B), Isabella D (3C), James G (3C), Keira S (3C), Paige W (3C), Swethaa J (3D) and Eden T (3D).
Grammar & Punctuation – Lucas M (3A), Jett S (3A), Cooper C (3B), Kayra K (3B), Lochlan O (3B), Isabella D (3C), James G (3C), Steffani S (3C), Paige W (3C), Kalila E (3D) Zach P (3D) and Eden T (3D).
Numeracy – Jack B (3A), Lucas M (3A), Lochlan O (3B), Geronimo P (3B), Adam S (3B), Zach P (3D) and Eden T (3D).
TRANSFERRING TO A NEW SCHOOL
Family Name: ____________________________________
Child/ren & Grade/s: ____________________________________
____________________________________
Name of school attending in 2015:
______________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian: _____________________ Date: __________
YEARS 3 & 5 NAPLAN (NATIONAL ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM – LITERACY & NUMERACY) RESULTS - 2014
YEAR 5
15 students of the 93 tested achieved a ranking in the Top 5% of students in Australia, in at least one of the five areas.
5 students were ranked in the Top 5% in two areas tested.
3 students were ranked in the Top 5% in three areas.
1 student was ranked in the Top 5% in four areas.
Aden G (5C) was the highest achieving Year 5 student at Patterson Lakes with 4 x Top 5% results and 1 x Top 10%.
Congratulations to the following students who achieved Top 5% results:
Reading – Zoe G (5A), Kai K (5B) Austin M (5B), Sara S (5B) Aden G (5C), Katie H (5C), Madison E (5D) and Natalie M (5D).
Spelling – Aden G (5C) and Zoe S (5D).
Grammar & Punctuation – Zoe G (5A), Kai K (5B), Tim M (5B), Andy S (5B), Aden G (5C), Mackie E (5D), Madison E (5D) and Zoe S (5D).
Numeracy – Dior D (5A), Zoe G (5A), Austin M (5B), Andy S (5B), Aden G (5C), David T (5C), Mackie E (5D), Madison E (5D), Natalie M (5D), Carl O (5D) and Zoe S (5D).
One Year 5 student obtained a perfect score in the Reading test. Congratulations Austin M (5B). A super effort!
BIG GREEN SCHOOLS CONFERENCE
On Wednesday the second Big Greens Schools Conference for 2014 was held at St Louis Primary School in Aspendale. A large number of schools in the City of Kingston took part. The eight students who represented our school and did a fantastic job were: Hunter C, Matt C, Katelyn G, Miah F, Chelsea M, Fletcher L, Kai K and Andy S. The main task for the group was to design and construct a ‘green’ model of our local railway station for the future.
Thanks to Mr Milgate for preparing the students prior to the conference, and to Mrs Shipham and Mrs Knighton for their help and support on the day. Below is a photo of the model the students constructed and presented to all other schools who attended the conference.
DISTRICT ATHLETICS
Congratulations to all students involved in the District Athletics events at Ballam Park last Friday. It was a fantastic performance to see that over 40 students have qualified for the Division competition on the 7th October.
Thanks to Miss Conway, Mrs Laughlin and all the other teachers and parents who assisted.
RoboCup Junior Winners
Miha M, Fletcher L, Valen P and Nicholas S from Year 6 recently competed in the Victorian State Robotic championships held at Melbourne Uni. They competed in Robotic Dance Theatre. They built and programmed seven robots, 4 NXT and 3 RCX robots to act out a hip hop dance battle between 4 dogs in the kennels, when all the humans of course had gone home. The robots performed timed movements to the music. Two robots programs used sonic sensors that changed their programming at the wave of the boys’ hands or feet to complete a new sequence of programming. They had a kennel with revolving flies and a flying bat with a robot controlled hinged door. At the precise moment it opened to let out a new dog to enter the dance battle. This robot also used a light sensor that could find and follow a black line.
The degree of engineering and use of sensors were enough to get us through to the play offs. We came runners up only losing by ½ a point. Well done boys. This competition was the biggest RoboCup Junior State championship since they began 15 years ago. We have been competing since 2000.
What did the boys learn from this experience? In their own words:
Nicholas S: Working as a team and supporting each other.
Miha M: Engineering! Getting my ideas to work.
Valen P: Programming because it was like solving puzzles.
Fletcher L: Following in my two older brothers footsteps with robotics with Mrs. B and having fun.
Students joined ‘Live ABC Splash Event’
Wednesday 2:00pm EST
Yesterday, the Watch Dogs, our RoboCup Junior school team, with a friend each and selected students from Year 2 participated in a live ABC Splash event on robotics. They viewed live streamed TV as well as participating in simultaneous online chat. Nicholas S even had his question read out and answered during the show! These students have now accepted the ‘Challenge’ and will invent robots that may become part of the online resources for schools across Australia. They will work with Mrs Bearup to complete this challenge.
http://splash.abc.net.au a great Aussie space for school resources and more!
ROBOCUP NEWS ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who won our ‘Student of the Week’ awards for Week 9 of this term. Students will receive their certificates at their next assembly on Monday. Keep up the terrific work everyone!
Prep A – Ky C for great work during our Maths sharing activity.
Prep B – Paige G for showing confidence in mastering sharing in Maths.
Prep C – Kyla S for always being organised and ready to learn.
Prep D – Christian K for always demonstrating enthusiasm and persistence towards your learning.
Prep E – Isabelle N for working so hard at your reading.
1A – Jayla G for setting a great example of being resilient to her classmates when dealing with the consequences of a lost sports property item.
1B – James T for taking his time to do his best work.
1C – Aden S for showing great participation in all classroom activities.
1D – Diana F for showing 1D how to be a really happy learner everyday.
1E – Ava C for making good choices in the classroom.
2A – Caitlyn S for showing great interest and excellent manners during our compost incursion.
2B – Thomas W for showing great confidence in his mathematical ability.
2C – Ariella P for completing an interesting and detailed account of her recent holiday to Queensland.
2D – Ethan L for using his inquisitive mind and always learning new and exciting information which he readily shares with his peers.
2E – Harry C for enthusiasm in his learning.
3A – Lily W for being a caring friend who looks out for others.
3B – Lara H for your great work in grouping synonyms and describing the meaning of words to your group.
3C – Katie T for her fantastic attitude and consistently performing at her best.
3D – Jonathan W for being an excellent waste warrior this term. You have great leadership skills Jon.
4A – Yiel G for persistence in writing his arguments for 4A’s class debate.
4B – Julia P for always displaying confidence and getting along with others.
4C – Mya M for her wonderful participation in all classroom activities.
4D – Jack M for his excellent attitude and effort when working on fact and opinion during literacy.
5A – Jonathan L for always demonstrating the school values of Integrity, Respect and Excellence.
5B – Tim M for a very entertaining procedural writing piece on ‘How to Annoy a Sister’.
5C – James M for always completing his work on time to a very good standard.
5D – Ben F for displaying good sportsmanship at Hooptime.
6A – Alex A for showing resilience in the face of challenges by writing poetry which resulted in personal success.
6B – Caitlyn O for her creative ideas during our poetry lessons.
6C – Harrison F for displaying excellence in all classroom activi-ties, especially Reciprocal Reading groups.
NAME BIRTHDAY
Dylan A 11 September
Dillon H 11 September
Chloe C 12 September
Jessikan B 12 September
Isabelle T 12 September
Natalie M 12 September
Ruby K 13 September
Melinda C 13 September
Isabelle N 13 September
Amelia B 13 September
Abbey T 14 September
Joshua B 14 September
Blair M 15 September
Titkouth G 15 September
Tayla J 16 September
Izzabelle S 16 September
Eliza D 16 September
Alannah M 17 September
Jade B 17 September
5c FRIDAY
THE WINNER OF 5c FRIDAY
FOR
LAST FRIDAY WAS
1B
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating their birthday in the coming week. We hope you have a lovely day.
PFA SECOND HAND UNIFORM AND BOOK SALE
Parents and Friends Association are holding a second
hand uniform and book sale on Friday 12th September
from 3pm - 4pm outside the Year 6 Rooms. Uniforms will
be going out for a crazy $5.00 and all are in good to very
good condition.
First in best dressed ………..
PLASTIC CHRISTMAS TREES
Old Christmas
Trees wanted!
We are seeking donations of old Christmas trees for our school Christmas production.
If you have any old fake Christ-mas trees that you are no longer using or any that may be broken, we want them please!
Please send any donations to Mrs Bowly in Room 15
OFFICE NEWS
Family School Accounts
were due on Friday 5th
September 2014.
Thank you to all the families who
have already paid their accounts
in full. It is much appreciated.
Monique Hunt
DISTRICT ATHLETICS 2014 A team of 73 students from Years 3 - 6 represented our school at the District Athletics
held at Ballam Park last Friday. The sun was shining and so was our team. It was great
to see leadership in our experienced students showing our youngest team members the
correct attitude and tips throughout the day. Our relay teams did extremely well with
many going onto the next level. We were extremely lucky to have many students go
through to the next round in their individual events as well.
The Divisions will be held on Tuesday 7th October at the Duncan McKinnon Athletics
Centre (Murrumbeena). A big thank you to Mrs Lamaro, Mrs Maxwell and Mr Lakeland
for helping out throughout the day.
HOOP TIME 2014
On Tuesday 9th September a team of 60 students from Year 5/6 represented
Patto at the Hoop Time competition at the FBDA.
This was our biggest number of students yet and we are proud to say that our
students showed leadership and great sportsmanship throughout the day.
Our 7 teams played at least 6 games each, with 3 of our teams making it through
to the finals. The boys All Star Grand Final was well played with our boys coming
back to win within the last few minutes. Two of our Future Stars teams made it
through to the next round, which will be held on Monday 13th October at the
Dandenong Stadium. Also the Boys All Star Regional Finals will be played on
Monday 20th October again at Dandenong Stadium.
A big thanks to the coaches, Mrs Macaulay, Mrs Carmona, Mr Wilkins, Tracey
Maguire, Tamara Dillon and Miss Conway for all their support and coaching
throughout the day. Thanks to those parents who came along to help score.
DC Tennis
September Holiday Clinic Let the DC Tennis professionals at Patterson Lakes Tennis Club Inc improve your child's game during
the school holidays in a fun, friendly and caring environment.
The DC Tennis professionals will ensure your children have a memorable experience. Suitable for
children aged 4 - 17yrs.
Venue: Patterson Lakes Tennis Club
Cnr Thompsons & Learmonth Rd, Patterson Lakes, 3197
Dates: Monday 29th
Sept- Thursday 2nd
Oct 2014
Cost: $30 per day/ $110 for 4 days
Time: 9am - 12pm
(Early drop off available from 8.30am)
Free drinks and morning tea provided
Prizes, trophies and rackets to be won
Payment Options: - Cash: Correct amount is appreciated
- Cheque :( Cheque to be made payable to Debbie Carr)
- Direct Deposit: Quote child’s name as reference
Bank: NAB Account Name: Deborah Carr
BSB: 083 293 Account Number: 45 868 6040
Name:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
D/O/B:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Email:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
Mobile:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Address:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Payment Method: $ Cash ...……….. Cheque………..… Direct Deposit………...... (Please tick)
(If payment is via Direct Deposit please provide the transfer date / /2014)
Contact: DEB: 0433820088 EMAIL: [email protected]
COMMUNITY NEWS COMMUNITY NEWS
Seaford Primary School - Centenary Year Celebrations
2014 is our Centenary Year, and we are having a Back To Seaford Day on Saturday October 18th, 2014. Please phone 9786 1357 for further details.
Banyan Fields Child and Family Centre - Open Day
Open Day Wednesday 17th September from 2pm - 3pm for children aged between 0-5. 90A Cadles Road, Carrum Downs. Phone 8787 7288 for further details.
City Of Kingston Vacation Care Program - Enrolments
Enrolments start Monday 25th Aug and close Friday 12 Sept. For further details phone 9581 4846 or visit www.kingston.vic.gov.au
Skye United Soccer Presents the Nathan Peel Academy
Skye United Soccer Academy with Nathan Peel (Ex premier league player). Starts Wed 8th Oct for 10 weeks. Cost is $225. Contact Shelley Smith on 0432 286 776 or email: [email protected]
Patterson Lakes Community Centre - Car Boot Sale
Sunday 26th October 9am - 1pm. Stalls are $25 each pre-booked or $30 each on the day. Bookings are essential, phone 9772 8588 or email [email protected].
Junior and Ladies Golf Come and Try Days
Juniors Date: Monday September 22nd 2014, Times: 9am – 10 am, 10.30am – 11.30am and 12 noon – 1pm Ladies Date: Sunday October 12th 2014 4pm-5pm Monday October 13th 10am-11am Where: PGA Centre For Learning and Performance, Sandhurst Club, 600 Thompson Road Sandhurst Fees: Free Clubs can be provided if necessary. Registration at the PGA Centre for Learning and Performance To book phone 8320 1902 or email [email protected]
Frankston Arts Centre Presents Hip Cat Circus - Life is A
Circus
Saturday 4th October at 6pm and Sunday 4th October at 1pm and 6pm. All tickets are $16 each. Please phone Box Office 9784 1060.
Chilean, Latin American September Festival
21st and 22nd September at the Sandown Racecourse. DJ’s and Salsa bands, Arts and Crafts, Traditional Food and so much more. Visit www.septemberfestival.com.au for more details.
