Wednesday 17 June 2015 Issue 9

M Cnr Hampshire & Derby Roads, SUNSHINE 3020 P 8311 5700 F 9312 3506 E sunshine.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au W sunshineps.vic.edu.au

In This Issue Winter Wonderland Trivia Night

Parent Teacher Interviews

Financial Assistance

Congratulations Miss O’Brien

Staffing

Student Achievement Results

Books, Books, And More Books

Improvement Works Over The Holidays

National Consistent Collection Of Data

On School Students With Disability

Trivia Night Photos Remember © 2015 Copyrights Sunshine Primary School

Calendar 2015

Wed 17 June

Open Classroom Celebration

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Fri 19 June

Incursion—Weather

Prep L & Prep/1 R

Mon 22 June

Special Lunch Orders Close

Wed 24 June

Parent Teacher Interviews

Thurs 25 June

Special lunch & Casual Clothes Day

Fri 26 June

Last Day of Term 2 - Early Dismissal

2:30pm

Closing date for CSEF applications

Mon 13 July

First Day of Term 3

Fri 31 July

Whole School Athletics Day

Mon 10 - Fri 21 August

Swimming Program

Thurs 27 August

District Athletics

Wed 2 September

Art Show

District Athletics Backup Day

Tues 8 September

Divisional Athletics

The calendar in this newsletter is subject to

change so please check carefully each fortnight

for any alterations.

Term 2 13 April to 26 June

Last day of Term 2 Early Dismissal 2:30pm

NEWSLETTER Our School

Student Absence To report your child’s absence please call the

school on 8311 5700 and choose option 1.

Our School Values We shine when we are: Learning, Respectful, Safe

Payments A reminder if you wish to pay for your

child’s/children’s incursion/excursion etc… costs, you can pay cash, cheque, and now BPay. If you have

misplaced your reference number please call the office to obtain your family reference number.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Winter Wonderland Trivia Night What a sensational evening we

had at our Sunshine Primary School

Winter Wonderland Trivia night.

The fundraising crew worked

tirelessly to put together a

magnificent evening with lots of

laughs, competition and some

sensational prizes. The winning team was

“The Frozen Stiffs” with the wooden spoon

going to the “Infin8” team. A very special

thank-you goes to Jamie Robertson (Luka

in Prep L’s Dad) for his very entertaining

hosting of the night. Overall we made just

over $2,300 going towards this year’s

School Council project – Outdoor Learning

Space. I would like to acknowledge the

work of our fundraising team in particular

Felicity Gates, Rebecca Pattinson, Sonia

Fellowes, Karlee Griffiths, Carmen Borg,

Heidi Holley, Michelle Muscat, Elzette

Bester, Rebecca Webb, Anna Pedulla,

Maggie Campbell. Without their support

the night would not have happened.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS A reminder that next Wednesday 24 June

we will be holding our Parent Teacher

Interviews from 2:00 to 6:30pm. Please

remember that you need to make a

booking for each of your children at

www.schoolinterviews.com.au Our school

event code is Y4C7D. Once you have

logged in just follow the easy steps to

choose times that suit you and your family.

For families who do not have internet

access feel free to see or call Elizabeth in

the office. We are asking for all bookings to

be made by 9:00 am Monday 22 June so

we can organise interpreters. Reports will

be sent home early next week.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS EMA)

If you hold a valid means-tested

concession card or you are a temporary

foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF.

An application form can be obtained from

the school office or the school web site.

Applications need to be lodged at the

school office by Friday 26 June. Those

parents who applied for EMA last year and

your circumstances have not changed

please ensure that you lodge your

application by the due date.

CONGRATULATIONS MISS O’BRIEN I would like take this opportunity

to congratulate Miss O’Brien and

her partner Joe on their

Wedding which took place on

the weekend. We wish them all

the best on their honeymoon

and look forward to her return.

STAFFING Rebecca Kovac has accepted a position

at another school and will finish up at

Sunshine Primary School at the end of term.

Rebecca has worked at Sunshine Primary

School for the last 8 years and has been a

highly valued member of our school

community. Rebecca has made a

significant contribution to our student’s

education and she will be missed by all.

We wish her all the best in her new

endeavours.

Notices Online Did you know you can read and print out excursion permission forms and notices from our website? The initial notice will be given to students, and any further copies can be obtained from the office or the website, under the “Recent Notices” section at www.sunshineps.vic.edu.au

STUDENT EARLY DISMISSAL

When: Friday 26 June

Time: 2:30pm

ART SHOW meeting

There will be a meeting on THURSDAY 18 JUNE at

1:40pm in the art room. If you would like to be on the

committee, please come along to the meeting. If

you are unable to attend, however, would still like to

assist, please either come and see me on a Tuesday

or Thursday or leave a message for me at the office.

Julie Vella - Visual Art Teacher

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS Over the past couple of weeks I have been

meeting with individual teachers to discuss how

our students are progressing in Reading, Writing

and Numeracy. I have found this round of “data

chats” to be extremely rewarding seeing so

many students striving to be the best they can.

I feel very honoured to work with a dedicated

team of teachers who have been working

tirelessly to improve their practice and

together with their students are making

excellent gains in the curriculum.

BOOKS, BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS……. With our focus on Reading and getting our

students re-engaged with a love of all things

Literacy, we have made a significant purchase

of new books for both classroom and the main

library. Teachers have surveyed students about

the type of books they are interested in,

favourite authors and general interest areas.

As a result the school has purchased well over

1,000 new books for the students to access.

Our aim is to get these books into the classrooms

as soon as possible and therefore looking for

any parents who may be able to help out with

cataloguing, bar coding and covering. If you

are able to spare some time or are able to take

some home to do please see the office. A big

thank-you to those parents who have already

made a start!

IMPROVEMENT WORKS OVER THE HOLIDAYS All classrooms in the main building are

scheduled to get new roller block out blinds

installed and we have organised for the 2 main

playground surfaces to be rotary hoed,

refreshed and new soft fall installed ready for

the start of Term 3. Other works scheduled for

this year include painting of the main corridor

floors and stairs, clearing the front fence line of

weeds, installing values fence friends, clearing

the old veggie patch near the staff car park

and the installation of our giant pencils in the

front garden. Thank you to the Buildings and

Grounds sub committee and to families who

have donated funds to the Library and Building

fund as well as supporting our fundraising efforts.

These extras are made possible thanks to your

generous support.

Lyn Read - Principal

NATIONALLY CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF DATA

ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY All schools in Australia, including Independent

and Catholic schools, will participate in the

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on

School Students with Disability this year.

The Data Collection is an annual count of the

number of students with disability receiving

educational adjustments to support their

participation in education on the same basis as

students without disability.

All education agencies are now required under

the Australian Education Regulation 2013 to

provide information on a student’s level of

education, disability and level of adjustment to

the Australian Government Department of

Education and Training. Data will continue

to be de-identified prior to its transfer to the

Australian Government Department of

Education and Training. No student’s identity will

be provided to the Australian Government

Department of Education and Training.

The collection of this information from states and

territories will inform future policy and program

planning in relation to students with disability.

If you have any questions, please do not

hesitate to contact Kylie Champion – Assistant

Principal on 8311 5700 or the Victorian

Department of Education and Training Data

Collection Hotline on (03) 9651 3621. For

questions after 7 August 2015, please call the

Australian Government Department of

Education and Training on 1300 566 046.

For more information on Schedule 3—Amendments for the

collection of data on students who are persons with a

disability Australian Education Regulation 2013 see:

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Kylie Champion

Assistant Principal

Happy Birthday

June

Thuan, Mila, Ivy, Jade, Helen, Roghayed,

Sarah, Adem, Daniel, Anna.

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Before & After School Care Program For Bookings and cancellations please ring

Maryanne on 0423 795 361

Week ending 5 & 12 June

Prep L

Long & Patrick

Luka & Jasmine Prep/1 R

Wesley & Mila

Daniyal & Mary 1EM

Nina & Thuan

Yuvraj & Charlie 2/3 LK

Kenny & Ilayda 2/3 AK

Anh & Sanjay

Flynne & Katie 3/4 B

Erna & Anna

Andrea & Rakshiga 3/4 L

Zia & Zen

Anthony & Kate 5/6 K

Aliza & Paul

Isabella & Monique 5/6 O

Noel & Joel

Phu Other

Willow & Monique

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

Arif - 5/6K

AUSSIE OF THE MONTH - MAY

Eray - Prep L

SUNNY MONEY REWARD TOKENS RAFFLE

Week

Number of

Tokens handed

out for the Week

Raffle

Winners

8 41 Anushka & Koray

9 100 Oscar & Michael

Looking For A Sitter Hello everyone, my name is Manuella Pool and I am the mother of Alivia and Gabriel who both attend Sunshine Primary. I moved to Sunshine from Pakenham earlier this year to begin a new job as a nurse at the Royal Children's Hospital. Unfortunately I have shift work and my carer has recently become unavailable to help me get the kids to school.

I was wondering if there is a parent who would be willing to help me by getting the kids to school in the mornings. I would need to drop them off at your place by six to be at work by six thirty. I know this is a HUGE ask from someone I don't know, but I would be willing to pay you for your help. Unfortunately before school care starts at six thirty so I would be late for work.

If you are able to assist my situation, please contact me on 0400 858 894.

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SPS Breakfast Club Open every morning

from 8:30am till 8:50am Proudly sponsored by Bakers Delight S’hine

Always looking for donations of Bread, Margarine, Strawberry Jam & Vegemite

Primary School Wear Shop address

58 Westwood Drive, Deer Park Phone: 9363 8458

Order online at www.psw.com.au

School Dental Service:

Ph: 8398 4100 — No. 2 Geelong Road, Footscray

S e c o n d H a n d U n i f o r m Hours

8:45am to 9:00am Monday, Wednesday & Friday

CASH ONLY SALES Please bring small change

and your own bag.

Second hand clothing range from $5 - $15 each.

Donations of preloved uniform can be left at the office. Clothing should be in reasonably good condition and clean.

Interested in learning how to play Keyboard

Half hour lessons are now available at SPS during school hours

(9:30am – 1:00pm) Reasonable rates charged.

T H U RS DAY 2 5 J U N E

ORDERS CLOSE MONDAY 22 JUNE

T H U RS DAY 2 5 J U N E

GOLD COIN

DONATION

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Winter Wonderland Trivia Night