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INSIDE... ............................................. *Importance of

Play

*Curriculum Day

*Uniform

*SSV Golf

*Interschool Sports

*Division Athletics

*Bike Ed

*Library Mural

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Finals

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2020 Enrolments

Parkwood Green’s value for Term 4: CARING

Congratulations and well done to all our little athletes

who ran, jumped and threw objects all day at their

carnivals last term. All their efforts were rewarded with

valuable house points to go towards the house shield

which will be presented at assembly in Term 4.

Congratulations to all the award winners for their

individual efforts on the day and we look forward to

seeing our future stars representing Parkwood Green PS

at the District Athletics in the near future.

Foundation - Grade 2 Athletics

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Thur 24th Oct — Grade 5 Incursion

Fri 25th Oct — Crazy Sock Day

Mon 4th Nov— Curriculum Day

Tues 5th Nov— Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

Thur 7th Nov— Grade 1 Camp Night

Fri 8th Nov— 2020 Foundation Transition 1

Thur 28th Nov—Working Bee: 3.20pm—6.30pm

PRINCIPALS MESSAGE

Term 4 has started well with all students returning to

school ready for the last term of learning and playing

with their friends.

I was speaking with a parent yesterday and we were

reflecting on how fast this year has gone! Before we

know it, we will be in holiday mode and getting ready

to share time with family and friends. HOWEVER, before

we race ahead let us remember that we have an

important term of learning to focus on!

IMPORTANCE OF PLAY AND ACTIVITY IN

LEARNING

Recently there was an interesting article on the

importance of play and activity in improving learning

for students. Finland has a high level of student

achievement compared to other countries. There are a

number of reasons why this occurs, one of the factors is

play (unstructured and frequent play) with a variety of

friends. The play is spaced throughout their day of

learning and at times it is as short as 10 minutes. As

educators, we have always known that a healthy body

makes a healthy mind, and have put into our practice,

breaks between learning tasks. I mention the

importance of play in learning because sometimes we

forget and we focus on other things in our busy lives. I

am sure you can find this article online if you have any

further interest in reading it.

ENROLMENTS FOR 2020

We have our Foundation parent information evening

on Wednesday October 23rd. It will be wonderful to

meet all of our new families. It is recommended that

you attend even if you have siblings at PGPS so that

you stay informed about any changes that have

occurred since your last child started. If you have not

enrolled your child yet please do so this week as we

have begun our planning and don’t want anyone to

miss out on important information.

UPCOMING CURRICULUM DAY

Our next curriculum day is scheduled for Monday the 4th

November. This is a pupil free day and is the day before

Melbourne Cup day. We always choose to have one

on this day as it allows parents who get the day off to

have a very long weekend and means children don’t

miss a day of learning.

Big Childcare will be running a full day program for

those families who need it. Please ensure that you book

early so they can arrange for the appropriate number

of staff.

UNIFORM

Just a reminder that hats are required for Term 4.

Unfortunately baseball caps of any description are not

part of our uniform. These hats are best kept for the

weekend. The summer dress is available, and unless

there are religious reasons for covering of legs, black or

blue leggings are not to be worn under the dress.

Basketball bloomers or black shorts are to be worn

under the dress. I mention again that SKORTS and

NETBALL SKIRTS are not part of our uniform. Last year we

allowed the year 6 students to wear these as a

transition to the new uniform items. In 2019 these are

not part of the uniform. Our uniform is looking very

smart and fresh with many families purchasing the new

additions. I also have noticed that jackets other than

school jackets have begun to creep back into the

school. These are not to be worn at any time during the

school day, and any children wearing one will be

asked to remove it. On cold days children will be

supplied with a jacket from the second hand uniform

shop that they can wear for the day.

SCHOOL SPORTS VICTORIA - GOLF

On Monday 14th October, Lukas from 6KL went to

Mount Derrimut Golf Course and represented

Parkwood Green PS in the 2019 Victorian Junior Golf

Tournament. He started on the sixth hole and played

with two other children who ended up qualifying onto

the next round along with him.

On Wednesday 13th November, Lukas will represent the

school again at the Medway Regional Finals. Good

luck Lukas!

GRADE 6 INTERSCHOOL SPORT

Well done to all of our interschool sports teams in

Season 2 (Summer) sport in what was an incredible

effort. 7 out of the possible 11 teams won the district

competitions.

Congratulations to the following teams who made it

into the finals; Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Boys

Cricket, Boys Softball, Girls Softball, Boys Volleyball A

and Girls Tennis. We wish all of these teams best of luck

in the finals!

We also would like to acknowledge the enormous

effort put in by our other teams. Our Boys tennis team

finished as runners up, the Boys Volleyball B and Girls

Volleyball both finished 3rd whilst our Girls Cricket team

placed in the top four.

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UNIFORM SALE

The school holds a second-hand uniform sale on

Mondays during our whole school assemblies at 9.00am

until 9.30am outside of the Learning Centre. If it is raining

it is held inside the Learning Centre.

Items to be sold include second-hand clothes (various

sizes). All second-hand clothing items - $5.00

ALL ITEMS WILL BE SOLD AS CASH ONLY

GRADE 6 INTERSCHOOL SPORT FINALS

On Friday 11th of October some of our finalists played in

the Keilor Division Finals.

The students all played well in their teams and made

sure they were encouraging each other throughout the

matches.

Boys Volleyball:

The boys volleyball team

played Overnewton

College in the final and

won in straight sets. The

team won the first set

21-14 and the second set

21-19. The volleyball team

now get to move onto

the next stage of the

competition.

Girls Basketball:

The Girls Basketball

played at Keilor

Basketball Stadium,

played 3 games and

went through

undefeated. The first

game was a forfeit

against Deer Park PS,

the second game they

won 19-12 against Overnewton College and the third

game they won 24-21 against St Augustines PS.

Girls Softball:

The girls softball team had two games, unfortunately

losing both. They versed Hillside PS and Holy Christ PS. T

Boys Softball:

The boys softball team played three games and

unfortunately lost all of them. They versed three

schools, Over Newton PS, St Albans PS and one other.

Boys Basketball:

The Boys Basketball

Team played 3 games

and were undefeated

for all 3. The first game

they played against

Resurrection PS, winning

23-13. The second

game they played

against Overnewton

College, winning 25-21.

The last game they played was against St Augustine PS

and they won 39-18.

Girls Tennis:

The girls tennis team

played Hot Shots

tennis at Overnewton

(Keilor Campus). They

played one singles and

one doubles game.

Unfortunately they lost

most of the games but

really enjoyed the day.

Thankyou to all the parents and staff for their hard work

and dedication in coaching these teams.

DIVISION ATHLETICS

Parkwood Green had 17 students compete at the Keilor

Division Athletics finals. All the students competed

strongly and with great sportsmanship. We now wish Toby

P, Jordan M, Charlotte M and Annabelle T all the best as

they have made their way through to the Western

Metropolitan Region Finals and compete early in Term 4.

GRADE 4 BIKE ED

Term 4 sees the Grade 4’s start their Bike Ed program

during their Physical Education classes. Students will learn;

to ride a bike safely, simple bike maintenance, how to

ride in groups and learn simple road rules to help them

become responsible road users. The program will run for

the majority of Term 4 with an intensive program at the

end. Students will be required to bring their own bike to

school on the days they have Physical Education. The

school can provide secure storage of these bikes if they

cannot be taken home each week. Students will be

expected to have their own helmets as well. It is a

valuable course for the students which prepares them for

Grade 5 camp and other important life skills.

LIBRARY MURAL

Have you seen our library mural yet?

If not, be sure to head to the BER and have a look. It is a

beautiful new addition to our Library.

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