From the Principal

59 MOORES ROAD MONBULK VICTORIA 3793 TEL: (03) 9756 7201 FAX: (03) 9756 7544

Web: www.spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au Email: office@spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au

News Sheet 2017 The International Year of

Sustainable Tourism for Development

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er Active in the Spirit

Journeying in God’s love

Striving for success

Reaching out to all

Tuesday, 19 December 2017

Term 4—Week 11

No. 41 of 2017

DECEMBER

Wednesday 20 Last day for students—3pm finish Thursday 21 Last day for staff

JANUARY Tuesday 30 Assessment Interviews Day 1 Wednesday 31 Assessment Interviews Day 2

FEBRUARY Thursday 1 Students return to School

IMPORTANT DATES

Dear Families,

Tomorrow, our students conclude the 2017 school year and we are extremely proud of each and every child. They have given their absolute best effort in all areas and in so many ways. On behalf of the staff I thank you all for your support this year and we look forward to welcoming you back in 2018.

2018 CLASS PLACEMENTS This week the students found out their 2018 classroom and met their 2018 teacher. This was a very exciting time for our school! Our structures have changed slightly for 2018 following extensive consultation with the School Advisory Board and the school staff Consultative Committee.

At St Paul’s we place a high priority on ensuring that, in our day-to-day teaching, classroom teachers identify and address the learning needs of all students. Teachers are encouraged and supported to monitor closely the progress of individuals, identify learning difficulties and tailor classroom activities to levels of readiness and need. Teaching practices across the school reflect our belief that, although students are at different stages in their learning and may be progressing at different rates, all students are capable of learning successfully if motivated and given appropriate learning opportunities with necessary support. Teachers constantly work at understanding where students are in their learning – including their current knowledge, skills, learning difficulties and misunderstandings – identifying and addressing the students’ point of need. Academic factors are just one part of placing a student in a class, but certainly, academic ability is not the final deciding reason for a child to be placed in a certain grade.

At the beginning of next year we ask that parents book their children in for a 30 minute Assessment Interview. This is an opportunity for the teachers to have

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SCHOOL Phone 9756 7201 Fax 9756 7544 Email office@spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au Website www.spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au Banking Details Account: St Paul’s Primary School Bank: NAB BSB No. 083 347 Account Number: 671116274

Office Hours Monday – Thursday 8.30am to 4.00pm Friday—8.30am to 3.30pm

Principal Mr Michael Watt Deputy Principal Mr Denham Harvie Business Manager Mrs Helen Dinkgreve ------------------------------------———

PARISH Phone 9754 2141 Fax 9754 4118

Parish Priest (Administrator) Father Simon Grainger Parish Secretary Mrs Helen Surman Sacraments Belgrave Parish Phone 9754 2968 Email belgrave@cam.org.au -----------------------------------———-

SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD Parish Priest (Administrator) Father Simon Grainger Principal Mr Michael Watt Board Chairperson Tarnia Hiosan Vice Chairperson Kylie O’Grady Secretary Brad Trinnick Staff Representative Mr Denham Harvie P&F Representative Sally Zylinski Grounds Committee Representative Tanya Hammond Uniform Shop Representative Mariske de Wit General Members Steve Hooper Mary Larkin ------------------------—————–-—-

PARENTS & FRIENDS President—Jacqui Hooper

Banking Details

St Paul’s Parents & Friends Bank: Bendigo Bank BSB No. 633 000 Account Number: 147509038 ---------------------------——————-

After School Care Program After The Bell Program Leader Kate Hart Program Contact Phone 0488 112 613 Bookings & Enquiries 9758 6744

quality 1:1 time with each child, and begin to ascertain the student’s ‘point of need’. Data on your child’s learning will be collected during this interview. This is not a pass/fail test! Please remember, if your child is a little worried about next year, and their class placement, be positive, and remind them that their teachers do not necessarily teach Year 1, or Year 5, but they teach CHILDREN, and they will work with ALL children to help them grow from their own starting point. We are very much looking forward to seeing all students in our classrooms thrive next year.

To book your child’s assessment interview please go online and visit www.schoolinterviews.com.au - our event code is cwq95. (See further in this News Sheet for the detailed instructions page).

2018 CLASSROOM LOCATIONS & BUILDING PROJECT This week a builder has been sent a letter of offer, following a tender process, to carry out the refurbishment of classrooms 5,6,7 and 8, as well as our library space (see school map attached). We have not yet negotiated a start date, however myself and Fr Geoff will meet with the builder and architect early in the new year so that we can negotiate a date that suits everybody.

The location of each class in 2018 will allow for collaboration and teamwork between students and teachers, while maintaining structure, discipline, harmony and flexibility. At this time, our Prep/1 class will be located in the current Year 1/2 classroom (Classroom 2) at the beginning of the year, but this will change after the refurbishment is completed. After the completion of the refurbishment our classes will be located in the following rooms:

P/1 CR Mrs Cook and Mrs Ranahan - Classroom 8 (*To be refurbished: Current Computer Lab)

2/3 VR Mrs Vermeer and Mrs Ranahan - Classroom 5 (*To be refurbished: Current 5/6V)

3/4 HP Mr Harvie and Mrs Peels - Classroom 6 (*To be refurbished: Current 5/6B)

5/6P Mrs Porto - Classroom 9 (Current 3/4T)

5/6B Miss Boyd - Classroom 10 (Current 3/4HF)

Languages Classroom 7—1 day per week (Italian Room) (*To be refurbished: Current Italian)

Performing Arts Classroom 2—1 day per week (Current 1/2CR) & Music Room

Visual Arts Art room

We will manage classes and playground arrangements around the building site with safety as our first priority. Classroom locations and movement while the refurbishment is happening will be communicated with you via newsletters next year. We wish all of our families a very Merry Christmas, safe holidays and look forward to seeing you back in 2018. Kind Regards, Michael Watt Principal

From the Principal (cont.)

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Lost property items have been put out on display

in the school foyer.

Please take a moment, or ask your children, to

wander through and check if any items belong to

them.

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