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Email: [email protected] Issue 4 March 22nd 2019
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Monday 25th March
Harmony Day Celebrations. Foundation Fireman visit. Annual
General meeting School Council meeting
Wednesday 27th March
Curriculum Day Student do not Attend school
Thursday 28th March
Grade 1-2 Cake stall 3.15 pm 50c - $5
Wednesday 3rd April
Pyjama Day Proceeds to The Good Friday Appeal
Friday 5th April
End of Term 1 School closes at 2.30pm
Tuesday 23rd April
First day Term 2 9AM
26-52 Eldorado Cres. Meadow Heights 3048 Phone:-9309 7626
Fax:-9309 7662 www.bethalps.vic.edu.au
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The internet and social media provide great opportunities for us
to network and stay in touch online. While these technologies can
offer a positive space for sharing information and ideas, they also
have the potential to cause harm to individuals, groups or even
whole communities. Just as you would discourage your child from
acting inappropriately online, it’s important to remember that
sometimes, negative comments posted about a community by parents or
caregivers can have a bigger impact than expected. Reputations of
communities, staff, schools and even parents can be damaged.
Whenever you’re online, you are potentially speaking to an
unlimited audience, even if you think your conversations are
private. Taking a few moments to think about the content you post
could save upset, embarrassment - and even possible legal action or
police involvement. Parental and community feedback is important
for schools.
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The internet and social media provide great opportunities for us
to network and stay in touch online. While these technologies can
offer a If you are posting online, remember that your comments help
build and \support the school community. Make sure you’re honest,
respectful, considerate - and a good role model for your
children.
HARMONY DAY One of our school’s greatest strengths is its
history of multiculturalism. We’re proud of the diversity within
our school and kindergarten and that we can celebrate living,
working and playing together in harmony. We will celebrate Harmony
Day on Monday 25th March. SCHOOL UNIFORM Please ensure all students
wear the correct school uniform to school. During cool weather
black track pants should be worn. Leggings or black jeans are not
part of our school uniform. Red windcheater and/ or red jacket are
the only jumpers to be worn at school. The only exception to this
is the year 6 windcheaters worn by our year 6 students. PLEASE
LABEL ALL JACKETS AND JUMPERS WITH THE CHILD’S NAME. SCHOOL TIMES
9.00AM TO 3.30PM Please ensure students are at school by 8.55am and
they should remain at school until 3.30pm. Students should not be
picked up early unless they have a doctor’s appointment and then a
doctor’s certificate. MANY STUDENTS ARE BEING PICKED UP EARLY –
MISSING VALUABLE LEARNING TIME. ROAD SAFETY There are still some
parents who are behaving in an unsafe manner. Please, please DO NOT
DOUBLE PARK. DO NOT DRIVE INTO THE SCHOOL CAR PARK DO NOT CALL YOUR
CHILD TO CROSS THE ROAD AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL CROSSING. MAKE SURE
ALL CHILDREN IN YOUR CAR ARE WEARING SEAT BELTS. We want all
children to be safe and it is the responsibility of each and every
one of us. Mrs T. DeMercurio Principal
SCHOOL COUNCIL The 2019 School Council consists of Kim Ali,
Suhail Eisho, Michael Smith, Rahab Mouslimane, Dianne Harris, Erin
Murphy, Charlotte Alilech (Parent Representatives) Peta Asaad
(Community Representative) Stephen Stafford, Bhophinder Kaur and
Karen Patane (DET Representatives). The first meeting of the 2019
School Council will be held on 25th March after the Annual General
Meeting.
MONDAY CANTEEN Thank you to all the families who placed orders
last Monday
at the canteen. Due to feedback we have made some
pricing amendments. FALAFEL half wraps $3 whole $6
CHICKEN half wraps $3.50 whole $6.50
If your child would like to order lunch from the canteen on
Monday please place a lunch order in the class basket on Monday
morning.
Snacks will also be sold from 11-12pm. Families are welcome to
come and join their children for lunch. Please sign in at the
office.
If you have a concern, complaint or enquiry about an issue at
school, the best approach is to speak directly to us, rather than
discussing it in a public forum. If you are worried about online
content involving the school community, contact the principal.
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Pupil of the WEEK 8 Term 1
Prep A Sham
Prep B Mustafa
Prep C Sara
1A Wilma
1B Ayiden
1/2A Salma
2A Houa
2B Thourgam
3A Alex
3B Lazar
4A Mustafa
4B N/A
5/6A Kevin
5/6B Lu’Ay
5/6C Stephanie
Spanish N/A
Art N/A
EAL N/A
P.E N/A
Music N/A
Pupil of the WEEK 7 Term 1
Prep A N/A
Prep B N/A
Prep C N/A
1A Emre
1B Archer
1/2A Tepora
2A Zahra
2B Joseph
3A Abbey
3B Safa
4A Jayden
4B N/A
5/6A Jamil
5/6B Arwah
5/6C Kiara
Spanish N/A
Art N/A
EAL N/A
P.E N/A
Music N/A
Grade 1 /2 Cake Stall
The grade 1 /2s will be holding a cake stall on Thursday 28th
March at 3:15 on the basketball court and at the bottom of the
grade 1 /2 stairs to raise money for educational resources.
Prices will range from 50c - $5. Please come along and buy a
cake to support our fund raising.
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READING IN THE SCHOOL YEARS
Reading at Home Reading at home is such an important part in
helping your child to learn to read. In Foundation, it is important
that children are ‘sharing’ books with adults every day. Books can
be read to children in English or in their home language, and this
is fantastic!
All Foundation students have begun their ‘home reading’. Each
night they will take home a book that is at their reading level
to share with an adult in the house. Students will keep this
book in their home reading bags. The next day, students return
their book and take a different book home.
Hints for listening to your child read:
Before reading, talk about the cover, title and pictures and
discuss what the book may be about.
Talk about how to hold books, turn the pages and which way the
words go.
During reading, discuss what has been read up to that point, and
predict what will happen in the rest
of the book.
After reading, use the bookmark to ask questions about the story
– Who? Where? When? What?
When you get to an unknown word:
Pause to give your child time to work out the word.
Prompt your child to:
look at the first letter and think about what the words could
be
try to sound out the word
look for a small word in the word
look for a clue in the picture
go back to the beginning of the sentence, or read past the
difficult word to the end of the sentence
ask “Does this make sense?”
if necessary, tell your child the word
Praise your child for their efforts, even when mistakes are
made.
Where possible, connect events in the book to things that have
happened in your child’s life.
After reading is finished, talk and ask questions about the
story and the pictures. Ask your child to tell
you their favourite part or imagine a different ending to the
story.
When reading a harder book together, take turns. Beginning
readers can read the repetitive parts
and more experienced readers can read a paragraph or a page.
Create a list of words that your child knows and cut them out to
use as flashcards.
Discuss the meaning of unknown words.
If you require any further information or support with home
reading, please speak to your child’s
classroom teacher.
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HARMONY DAY
On Monday 25th of March Bethal Primary School will be
celebrating Harmony Day.
Children can wear something orange or their National Costume on
the day. We will hold a whole school assembly at 2.45 on the
Basketball Courts.
All family members are welcome.
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The Department of Education and early Childhood Development and
this school, do not endorse the products or
services of any private advertiser or notice contained in this
newsletter. No responsibility is accepted by the
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development or this
school for the accuracy of information
contained in advertisements or claims made by them.
OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE A NEW CULTURE AT
HOME,
IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE STUDIES, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, REDISCOVER AND
SHARE THE BEAUTY OF AUSTRALIA
In May, June, July and August, we will be receiving exchange
students from France, Denmark and Sweden. Our new arrivals will
live with a host family and attend a local school for 3, 5 or 10
months. As we plan for their arrival, we are keen to hear from
suitable families who might be interested to host a student. Host
families come in all shapes and sizes, backgrounds and ages. To
this end, we would be grateful if you would place a notice in your
newsletter or mention it on your website. You can download the
newsletter notice here in pdf format or as an image. Hosting an
exchange student can be a truly rewarding experience. It allows a
family to experience a foreign culture first hand, be exposed to a
new language and pass on a bit of our own culture. They might even
make a friend for life! All students have at least basic levels of
English, would attend a school in your local area and live the life
of a local. Below is a sample of 2 students who will be arriving.
15 year old Cassandre is a student from France who also speaks
Spanish. Her favourite subjects at school are Biology, History and
Maths. In her free time, Cassandre enjoys spending time with her
friends, swimming, reading and listening to music. While in
Australia she is looking forward to experiencing the different
culture and hopes to share her culture with her Host family too. At
home, Cassandre helps with any chores given by her parents. She
describes herself as open-minded and relaxed. 15 year old French
student Antoine also speaks Spanish. In his free time, Antoine
enjoys playing tennis, rowing and playing chess. He also enjoys
drawing and computer programming. While in Australia, he is looking
forward to experiencing the culture, meeting new people and
improving her English. He tells us this will be the first time he
has celebrated a birthday in the winter. Antoine describes himself
calm, patient, social and sometimes serious. At home, he helps by
cleaning his room, setting the table, gardening and looking after
the pet fish. You can view more profiles of students arriving soon
from our website. Please note that this is just a handful of the
students who will be arriving. If families would like a selection
of student profiles sent to them to review and decide which student
may fit into their family best, please contact us or reply to this
email. The Stuart family were thrilled to have Danish student Simon
stay with them for 8 months. As commented by host mum Victoria, "it
has been a fantastic experience. Simon has been an awesome role
model to our two young children, he has been like an older brother
to them." Victoria continues, "the experience has benefited us too,
as it has allowed us to have greater free time and flexibility as a
family. I was very impressed with Simon, as within the first couple
of days he was here, he asked what should his chores be?" "Just
give it a go, the benefits will surprise you. I highly recommend
it", mentions Australian Host Dad Andrew, from the Stuart family.
"Not only do your children benefit, but the benefits exist for the
parents too." Host Dad, Andrew continues, "We are so lucky to have
Simon come stay with us. He is a fantastic student, easy going and
not very demanding. He has fitted into the Australian way of life
so easy. He even obtained his Bronze Medallion. We are so proud of
Simon." Check out what some of our families who have hosted have to
say about their experience by clicking here: host family
testimonials. Student Exchange Australia New Zealand is a
not-for-profit organisation that is registered with all state and
territory Departments of Education around Australia and with the
Ministry of Education in NZ. We were the first secondary exchange
organisation in the world to be certified to ISO 9001 (Quality
Management System) and we ensure the highest standards of care and
support to our participants. You can find out more about our
organisation by visiting www.studentexchange.org.au. If your
students, families or language teachers have any questions about
hosting an exchange student or would like to view profiles of
students arriving from other countries, they can respond to this
email, call our office on 1300 135 331 or visit our website. Our
staff members will be happy to discuss which student might be best
suited to their family. No obligation. Please note that the purpose
of this email is to find families to host international exchange
students. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Yours
sincerely, Sandra Harders Host Family Placement Manager
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