Issue: 38 1 December 2016 - beaups.vic.edu.au

DALGETTY ROAD, PO Box 6140 , CROMER 3193

PHONE: (03) 9589 2619 FAX: (03)9589 1957 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Parent Helper- Teacher Thank You Morning Tea: December 13 This year we have combined our parent helper thank you morning tea and our teacher thank you morning tea. We extend a warm invitation to all parent helpers to a thank you morning tea during recess, from 10.40am-11.10am, in the SALC on Tuesday 13 December. Your contributions to this wonderful school are greatly appreciated and we wish to show our thanks at a morning tea. Please let your class teacher or the office know if you will be attending. Outdoor Learning Space As you would be aware the funds raised from the Hawaiian Luau have been committed to the building of an outdoor learning space behind the hall. The project has been postponed until 2017 as school council continue to ensure options for the design will best meet the educational needs of the students. Sunscreen Reminder Despite the cooler than average temperatures for this time of the year, the UV index is still very high. With this in mind, we remind students to apply sunscreen in the morning before arriving at school. Sunscreen will also be available in the classroom for reapplying before recess and lunchtime. Prep Concert What a wonderful night! It was such a delight to see our Prep students perform for their family and friends at our annual Prep Concert on Wednesday evening. Mrs Thompson, Ms Morecroft and Ms Palermo along with our performing arts teacher Caroline Rothberg, did a wonderful job preparing the students. They showcased their singing, dancing and drumming skills with confidence and flare. The students loved every minute of it and the smiles of delight on their faces was priceless. Glee Club What an amazing night! The Glee Club performed carols at the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Concourse on Wednesday evening outside Ginger Fox. The Mayor attended this wonderful community event and was blown away by the voices and energy of the students performing ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’, ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’ and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas’. $500 was donated by the Bendigo Bank for Family Life. We need to give a special thank you to our dedicated Year 4 students Izzy Newell and Paige Gallagher for all their hard work behind the scenes.

Sheryl M. Skewes Louise Neave Principal Assistant Principal

Issue: 38 1 December 2016 DIARY DATES

Please refer to term newsletters for more detail on year level

important dates: http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au/

page/110/Term-Newsletters

SNACK SHACK Open Mondays, Wednesdays &

Fridays

Friday 2 December Semester 2 Student Reports

available on Compass from 4pm

Monday 5 to Thursday 6 December Parent Teacher Interviews

Monday 5 to Friday 9 December Year 4 Bike-Ed Program

Monday 5 to Friday 9 December Year 4 Bike-Ed Program

Tuesday 6 December Year 5 Bike Hike

Tuesday 6 December Orientation Day for Year 6 students

Wednesday 7 to Friday 9 December

Year 5 and 6 Lifesaving Program

Thursday 8 December Smoothie Bikes & Gecko Sports

Health Day

Friday 9 December Year 4 Health & Economics Village

Market Expo 2.-2.45pm Yr 4 Learning Space/Kitchen Garden

Monday 12 December Year 6 Graduation

Qkr! Sushi Lunch Day

Tuesday 13 December Thank you Morning Tea

Wednesday 14 December Step Up Day 4

Thursday 15 December Year 6 Bike Ride

Friday 16 December Year 5 Fun Day - GSAC

Last day for Snack Shack

Monday 19 December Year 5 Ricketts Point 10am-2pm

Whole School Carol's Night 6-7pm

Tuesday 20 December End of Term 4, 1.30pm finish

Thursday 2 February Start of Term One, 2017

Sunday 4 June Bunnings BBQ and Cake Stall

Sunday 22 October School Fete (tentative date)

http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au/page/110/Term-Newsletters






CAMPS, SPORTS, EXCURSION FUND - CSEF 2017 APPLICATIONS CSEF eligibility Below is the criteria used to determine a student’s eligibility for the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF). Criteria 1 – Eligibility To be eligible* for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a registered Government or non-government Victorian primary or secondary school must: • on the first day of Term one, or; • on the first day of Term two; Be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, that is, be a holder of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR Be a temporary foster parent, and; Submit an application to the school by the due date. * A special consideration eligibility category also exists. For more information, see: www.education.vic.gov.au/csef Parents who receive a Carer Allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with one of (a) or (b) above. Criteria 2 - Be of school age and attend school in Victoria School is compulsory for all Victorian children aged between six and 17 years of age inclusive. For the purposes of CSEF, students may be eligible for assistance if they attend a Victorian registered primary or secondary school. Typically, these students are aged between five and 18 years inclusive. CSEF is not payable to students attending pre-school, kindergarten, home schooled, or TAFE. Eligibility Date For concession card holders CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s concession card being successfully validated with Centrelink on the first day of either term one (30 January 2017) or term two (18 April 2017). CSEF Payment amounts The CSEF is an annual payment to the school to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses for the benefit of the eligible student. • Primary school student rate: $125 per year. • Secondary school student rate: $225 per year. The CSEF is paid directly to your child’s school and will be allocated by the school towards camps, sports and/or excursion costs for your child. For ungraded students, the rate payable is determined by the student’s date of birth. For more information, see: www.education.vic.gov.au/csef Year 7 government school students who are CSEF recipients are also eligible for a uniform voucher. Secondary schools are required to make applications on behalf of parents so please register your interest at the school. How to complete the application form NOTE: ALL SECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN 1. Complete the PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN DETAILS section. Make sure that the Surname, First Name, and Customer Reference Number (CRN) details match those on your concession card. You will also need to provide your concession card to the school. If you are claiming as a Foster Parent or a Veteran Affairs Pensioner, you will need to provide a copy of documentation confirming your status as a temporary Foster Parent or provide your Veterans Affairs Pensioner Gold card to the school. 2. Complete the STUDENT/S DETAILS section for students at this school. 3. Sign and date the form and return it to the school office by 30 June, 2017 which is the closing date for applications.

No late applications can be processed. CSEF payments cannot be claimed retrospectively for prior years. www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/Pages/csef.aspx

Chickenpox We have three cases of chickenpox reported amongst our students. The Department of Human Services Communicable Diseases stipulates students with chickenpox are to be excluded from school until fully recovered or for at least five days after the eruption first appears. Please note that some remaining scars are not a reason for continued exclusion.

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/Pages/csef.aspx




Tomorrow’s Leaders for Sustainability During tomorrow’s assembly Karen Jones from the Port Phillip Ecocentre, along with a Bayside Councillor, will be presenting certificates to our year 5 and 6 students who participated in this year’s Tomorrow’s Leaders for Sustainability program. These students worked very hard over 2 terms creating a nature trail around our school, and also contributed to the construction of the bat boxes for the micro bats to nest in. We are very proud of their achievements and look forward to celebrating them tomorrow. Bottle Top Collection

Please note we are no longer collecting bottle tops for our mural panel – we have almost 3000 which is plenty. Many thanks to all the families who contributed to our collection, it was a most enthusiastic response. The students will have fun attaching them to the panel over the next 2 weeks. Glee Club The school Glee Club performed beautifully last night at Beaumaris Concourse for the official lighting of the Christmas tree and big celebration for Izzy Newell and Paige Gallagher who organised the collection for “Family Life” and the local traders generously donated $500 for their cause. Well done girls and thanks to all the community for their support.

The Snack Shack Friday 16 December is the last trading day of The Snack Shack for this year. Only two weeks of lunch orders left, so make the most of it while you can! Don't forget Qkr! Sushi Monday is on 12th of December and all orders must be received on Qkr! by 3pm Thursday 8 Dec. Normal lunch orders are not available this day. Volunteer notices for next term are coming home this week, so please look out for them, complete them and return them to the school office by December 16. If you would like to choose specific dates, please note them on the form and I will accommodate where possible. Thank you, Ellie Hilton. Uniform Shop We would like to express our sincere thanks to Alison Wyatt who has been assisting in the uniform shop for the past four years, for our monthly sales times and also at other times across the year when the shop has been open for the following year’s prep families. We are looking for another volunteer to take Alison’s place from February next year, if you are interesting in helping us in this capacity please contact the school office. Our uniform shop is open on the first Tuesday of each month from 8.45am until 9.15am.

Village Cinemas Movie Vouchers With school holidays looming on the horizon we have stocked up on our Village Cinemas movie ticket vouchers. You can purchase your vouchers from the school office Adults $16.00 and Children’s $12.50. Simply redeem the vouchers in person at the cinema box office or you can also use them when booking your tickets on line, by entering the unique barcode of the ticket when making payment. The Adult tickets expire on 31 December 2017 and the Child tickets have an expiry date of 31 May 2017 so you have plenty of time to use them or they make great Xmas gifts.




LEVEL LOW DOWN Foundation

After hours and hours of practising and rehearsing, our special night finally arrived on Tuesday for the 2016 Prep Performance! We were feeling a mixture of emotions from excited to nervous, as we got ready for our first ever performance in front of a large crowd at school. Before we took the stage, we did some voice warm ups, got our rhythm sticks ready and… turned into AMAZING SUPER STARS! We beautifully sang a variety of songs, showed off our best funky dance moves and played some great musical instruments. We dressed up in costumes and pretended to be sea creatures, fire fighters and vegetables growing in the garden. We had so much fun, smiled all night and danced our way out of the hall to meet our proud parents under the shade cloth. Thank you to Mrs Rothberg for all of her hard work in teaching us our songs and dances this year! We loved it! “When I was on the stage I was feeling proud of myself and happy.” Kitty (Prep M) “I was little nervous at the start but when it was finished I was really proud of myself and my mum and dad loved it!” Aiden (Prep M) “I loved the Taba Naba song and I felt great!” Logan (Prep T) “My favourite song was Santa Wear Your Shorts and I spoke about it and it’s still my favourite part!” Millie (Prep T) “I felt very tired but it was fun” Alisa (Prep P) “I was proud of myself because it was my first time going in front of a whole crowd of parents.” Lily (Prep P)

Year One Something amazing is coming to Beaumaris Primary on Monday 19 December! Just a hint: some Year 1s practised their

Christmas carol four times today. (Not because they needed the practice, it’s just that they were so adorable their

teacher couldn’t get enough of them!) We’ve also been consolidating our maths skills doing a very exciting and

appropriately named ‘SMARTIE’ lesson. I bet our gorgeous Preppies wished they were already in Year 1. Lastly, the Year

1 teachers are looking forward to sharing the wonderful growth in skills and knowledge your children have made over

the last year at Parent-Teacher interviews.

Year Two

Congratulations to all our swimmers! Last Friday we had our Swimming Carnival to celebrate the end of our swimming program. We all had a great time and enjoyed having the opportunity to practise the skills we have learnt in our swimming classes. On Wednesday we participated in an incursion from ‘The Travelling Kitchen’.

Michael and Jen taught us how to cook ‘Vegesauraus Rolls’ and about the

importance of making healthy food choices. They said that if you get creative, have

fun and try new things, cooking can be a great adventure.




Year Three This week in Year 3 we have continued to expand our knowledge of health through a range of experiences, including the Healthy Humans Incursion. This was a fun interactive workshop that taught us about portion size, vitamins and minerals and how food influences our body systems. Best of all it was taught in a fun, interactive way! We took part in a quiz where we had to match quantities of sugar to popular breakfasts. Our presenter Luke recommended a bowl of porridge containing fresh fruit and nuts in the morning. We also had the opportunity to taste some foods and found out what a yummy afternoon snack dried chickpeas can make. We have had so much fun learning about health so far!

Year Four The Year 4s are busily preparing for their Village Market Expo to be held next week. Some of them are really enjoying the opportunity to work with a partner. Our Village Market Expo is on Friday the 9th of December from 2:45pm – 3:45pm in the Year 4 learning space and Kitchen Garden Area. We look forward to seeing you. Don’t forget to bring along your change to purchase some of their beautiful creations. Next week Bike Ed starts. All students are required to bring their bike and helmet to school on Monday. Many thanks to the parents who have volunteered their time to help. If needed, the students will be able to leave their bike at school overnight for the week. PLEASE make sure your child’s helmet is fitted properly in preparation and also ensure that the signed bike/helmet checklist has been returned.

Year Five Bike Ed is in full swing with students having a ‘wheelie’ good time! We started by reviewing a range of skills taught in Year 4 Bike Ed and quickly moved on to teach the necessary knowledge and skills to manage safe riding on the road. Using simulated intersections, students safely practised their skills in the school yard before going out on the road in small groups. Our route required students to ride out of a driveway onto the road, ride one metre from the gutter, scan behind to check for vehicles before moving around parked cars, signal, turn left, negotiate right and left turns at a roundabout, perform a hook turn and ride straight through an intersection when safe. The students listened to instructions, watched as the teachers modelled and focused to demonstrate safe riding. Many members of the public strolling and driving by stopped to congratulate the staff and students, recognising the importance of providing traffic and bike safety education. The students will be assessed on Friday and we look forward to celebrating all of their new skills next Tuesday on our annual Bike Hike.

Year Six This week, the media captains are going on the radio from 8:00 to 9:00am. Tune in, to 88.3 on Thursday to hear us. We will be playing charting songs and announcing items happening around our school, and the Beaumaris community. This is the last week to complete our ERP projects. Our Year 6 expo is on Monday the 5th of November. The Year 6 Graduation is fast approaching and we are organising our speeches, memory books and songs for the night. Just a reminder to get on your bikes, so you are all set for the Year 6 bike ride. Congratulations to Meka Barone is fortunate to be going to States for sprints. We had some questions for Meka. How did you get into States for sprinting? I won three of the following events The 4 by 100, the 4 by 200 and the medley relay. Are you nervous? Not really! When is States? On the 17th of December. Is anyone else from your club going? Yes, eight.










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