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Northcote Primary SchoolNewsletter

14 March 2019

ISSUE SEVEN

Northcote Primary School

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Classroom Helpers P…

Parent Support

Italian News

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Greetings from Kerrie ...Student AchievementWell done Eve B - 3/4G, Harper W -3/4J, Lucinda C - 5/6L,Ruby P - 3/4B, Lani A - 3/4S,Contribution to the school fete Craft StallThis year, a community of crafters contributed to the craft stallat our school fete. The crafters met across the precedingyear at our OSHC facility and each other homes to makebeeswax wraps, produce bags, sew totes, knit, make candlesand toys. It has proved to be a great way for the crafters tomeet other parents and children and teach each other skills. Of special mention is the group of young crafters above. Eve,Ruby and Lucinda, made scrunchies; Harper and Lani, madeearrings. Their items were hugely popular and hot items atthe fete. There were also some other year 4 students whovolunteered on the stall on the day. As the crafters said ‘What they don’t make in money(compared to some of the other big item stalls), they make upin enthusiasm! Thank you crafters and well done Eve,Harper, Lucinda, Ruby and Lani. The ‘Crafters’ hope this willencourage other crafties out in our community both young andolder, for next year’s fete.

Congratulations to our new & returned parent membersof School CouncillorsI would like to warmly congratulate and thank the followingparents who have nominated successfully for the 2019-2020School Council:

Anna Hardwick – mum of Max in year 2Sam Corrie – mum of Oscar in year 2 and Lucinda inyear 5Julie Borninkhoff – (returning member) mum of Olivein year 2

That means we still have 1 parent vacancy to fill for thecurrent School Council. If you are still interested, pleasecontact the office as soon as possible. I look forward to working with Anna, Sam and Julie alongsidethe rest of the members of the 2019-2020 School Council. Warm regards,Kerrie



Classroom Helpers ProgramClassroom Helpers Program - Thursday 28 March 9.15am to

10.15am in the staff roomIf you would like to help in the classroom, we invite you to come along to our training session. Thesession will cover confidentiality, strategies to use when working with students in groups and oneto one, and will introduce you to some of the teaching aids used in class. Classroom helpers undertake a variety of tasks including hearing children read, assisting studentsto select their take home book for reading, supporting small group tasks, and laminating andlabelling resources. As helpers are working with students it is essential that school protocolsaround safety and confidentiality are clearly understood. It is also important for helpers tounderstand some of the language of learning that teachers use so that they can support studentspositively and with confidence. One of the actions that we need all visitors and classroom helpers to do once you haveregistered as a volunteer is to sign the ‘Visitors Book’ at the office and collect a badge onarrival at school. When you are leaving the school, please sign out and return your badge. This is to ensure that we know who is in the school at all times – for safety and emergencypurposes. To register, email [email protected] or call 9481 0009. Ross BennieAssistant Principal

mailto:[email protected]



Grade 5/6 Teams Stand Against BullyingThe 5/6 students have made a powerful and positive start to the year! As part of their Social andEmotional Learning, they have developed literacy around what exactly is and isn’t bullying. Theyhave come up with a range of different definitions for bullying – making sure they all include thekey words. They have worked hard on drafting anti-bullying pledges which will lead to the creationof a contract to be signed by all 5/6 students. The final draft of this pledge reads as follows:

“I pledge to help stop bullying. I make a commitment to treat all people with compassion andkindness. I respect everyone for who they are. I will have the strength and courage to not be abystander. I will speak out against bullying. It is my responsibility to help others who are being

bullied and report bullying to an adult.Bullying is never ok."

As well as this, the 5/6 students look forward to welcoming back ‘Project Rockit’ on the 12th ofMarch to run their UNITE workshop. The focus of this interactive session will be to providestrategies and scripts for students to use if they find themselves in confrontational situations. Thestrategies vary from what they can do or say if they are themselves the target; what they can do ifthey are a bystander, and how they can best show support for a friend (or even someone whomight not be a friend!). Students will also have opportunities to reflect on past behaviours, developempathy for others and be empowered to tackle future encounters with bullying.



Parent SupportDaily lessons in resilience

Resilience - by Michael GroseRecently, I saw a mother give a simple, yet profoundresilience lesson to her school-aged child, after he missed amuch-anticipated excursion due to poor behaviour at school.Replying to the child’s protests about teacher unfairness andhis over-reaction to missing out on a learning opportunity hismum simply replied, “Oh well!” Then she busied herself withother tasks. The child stunned by her reaction, shrugged andheaded off to complete his homework. Adult reactions matterIt’s in our reactions to children’s and young people’s every daymistakes, mess-ups, muck-ups and hurts where the reallessons in resilience lay.The lessons for this child were simple but profound. “Oh well”meant:

Stuff happensDon’t look for fault or blameKeep your perspectivePick yourself off and continue with what you weredoing

How to reactThe resilience lesson for this mother were equally asprofound. When a minor mishap with a child or teenageroccurs:

Match your response to the incidentStay calm and be positive

Don’t look for fault or blameRemember, stuff happens

Resilience lesson for parents – “Oh well”Every day there are opportunities for parents to give theirchildren lessons in resilience.A child misses being picked for a team that he had his heartset on joining. “Oh well. Let’s see how you go next time”When a boy experiences rejection in the playground atschool. “Oh well. You’ll find that some people don’t want to beyour friend.”When a teenage girl doesn’t get the mark she thinks shedeserves in an assignment. “Oh well. Sometimes we don’t getthe marks we think we deserve.”Match your response to the challenge to promote resilienceThere are times when “Oh well” won’t cut it. When a child isbullied he needs your continued support.When a student’s continuous efforts at improvement areconstantly met with criticism then you may need to act on hisbehalf and meet with a teacher.When a child always struggles to make the grade and is neverpicked for a team then you may need to help him makedifferent choices.These types of situations also present opportunities for dailylessons in resilience, but they require more parental supportand teaching.The resilience lessons learned are deeper and includeconcepts such as ‘things will eventually go you way,’ ‘thereare times when you need to seek help’ and ‘this too shallpass.’Promoting personal resilience focuses on helping kids copewith life’s hurts, disappointments and challenges in thepresent, while building strengths for the future.Daily lessons in resilience are everywhere. You just need tobe ready to make the most of these valuable lessons whenthey come your way.



Italian News Salve a tutti! (hello everyone!)

A reminder: Italian Student Committee: This year will see ourwell anticipated Italian Day at NPS! Students inYears 5 and 6 have an opportunity to apply for TheItalian Student Committee. This is a leadershipposition at the school where the students arerequired to apply in a creative way, including aletter outlining why they should be chosen to bepart of this committee. Students chosen will assistwith the planning process of the Italian Day andwill contribute to the running of the day as well.They will promote language competitions andother language related news through our schoolnewsletter and on Monday morning schoolassembly. At present there are many interestedstudents. The application process commenced lastweek and will close on Tuesday the 26th of March.Applications received so far have been amazing!! Ihave received a creative and beautiful Venetianscene and an interesting way for me to retrieve myletter! I have received ‘La Bocca della Verità’- TheMouth of Truth, a model of a restaurant and amenu! Applications will be on display near theoffice foyer from the last week of Term 1. Displays: Through discussions with the Year 3 to6 students, we have decided that the students willcreate signs in the Italian language to go aroundour school! The Year 3 to 4 students will label our

‘block’ area and the Year 5 to 6 students willarrange the main campus. This process will beginlater in the term so look around our wonderfulschool and begin learning some of our new wordswith our students! Buon lavoro Year 3 to 6! Greatideas with so much enthusiasm! Extra Italian practise for students: Followingmany discussions with parents regarding extraItalian lessons/practise for their child/ren at home Ihave provided the popular education website foryou. If you have the internet at home, visit:

www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline

This program is an extra fun way for your child/rento practise and extent their Italian knowledge andsupport Literacy skills. It is a great languagewebsite filled with lots of new activities and games.If you have any queries regarding the ItalianProgram, particularly in Year 3 to 6, please feelfree to contact me at the school or drop in directlyafter school for a chat or to make an appointment.I encourage you to read the school newsletter anddiscuss what you have read with your child/ren tostimulate conversation about what is being taughtat school. Until next time, keep smiling e grazie mille (manythanks) for your continuing support, Signorina Rosa - Italian Teacher Years 3-6 andCoordinator (Mon/Tue)

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline



Pupil of the WeekPupil of the Week Prep 00B - Brooke Saskia T 00L - Lucy Dion V 00P - Pip Leni GGrade 1/2 12A - Anita George R 12H - Heather Minh T 12L - Laura Uma N 12N - Nicole Owen C Grade 3/4 34B - Steven Eva S 34J - Jennifer Georgia M 34G - Stephanie Najm B 34M - Melissa Ruby N 34S - Sharif Tatjana GGrade 5/6 56H - Hilary Gabriella C 56K - Kate Ned FP 56L - Linda Zac C 56N - Natasha Kobe J



Northcote Primary school Choir Northcote Primary School ChoirNorthcote Primary School ChoirDo you like singing?Are you in Grades 3-6?Come along to the next ‘give it a go’ choir rehearsal on the 18th of March in the Hall building.Rehearsals will be held every Monday lunch time for the first half of lunch. If you have any otherquestions come along to our second ‘give it a go’ session or come and ask Anita, (teacher 1/2A)



Fete NewsFete Wrap-up

There are 6 Hay bales that are still for sale for $12.00 each. Payment to be paid to the office.



Important Dates & InformationImportant Dates 2019Mar 15 Fri Bullying No Way - Day of Action 18 Mon Year 6 Leadership Conference 19 Tues First Aid in Schools Program 22 Fri Whole School Athletics Carnival - No lunchorders - all children to bring their own lunch 28 Thur Classroom Helpers Program 9.15am to10.15am 28 Thur NAPLAN online Test Day - Years 3 & 5Apr 3 Wed School Photo Day 5 Fri End of Term 1 - 2.30pm Dismissal Other Term DatesTerm 2 Tues 23 Apr - Fri 28 Jun - 2.30pmTerm 3 Mon 15 July - Fri 20 Sept - 2.30pmTerm 4 Mon 7 Oct - Fri 20 Dec - 1.30pm

Parent Payment Statements &CSEF Applications

Parent Payment Statements have been printed and mailedhome. This will also include the whole school athletics daycost. If you are new to the school and have a healthcare orpension card, please call in to the office to collect a CSEFform. If have applied in previous years, there is no need toapply again. If you are no longer eligible for CSEF, please letus know.

Tissues

We are looking for donations of boxes of tissues to get usthrough the winter season soon to be upon us. Please send abox along to your child's classroom teacher.



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Circus Royale Circus Royale is coming to Reservoir 6 March to 17 March. We have Flyers at the office fordiscounted entry. and free popcorn

Northcote High School Open Morning

Supporting our LGBTG & Non Binary Young People



School Holiday Program

Kids Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

Radiant Heart Yoga - Kids Yoga Classes

Razamataz

Girls Football



Hoop Smart Basketball Camps

Alphington Football Club Come and Try

Bright Sparks Creative Workshops Holiday Program

Twisters Northcote



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