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DIARY DATES
NUMBER 24 – 10 August 2017
Friday 11 August Yr 2A (10am) & 2C (10.45am)
Patterson Lakes Library Visit
Sunday 13 August Bunnings Sausage Sizzle 8am - 4pm
Monday 14 August Yr 4 Camp Manyung - depart 9am
Sports - Golf Coach Incursion (all year
levels except Yr 4 & Yr 6)
Junior School Assembly 2:50pm
Tuesday 15 August Yr 4 Camp Manyung
Yr 5 Excursion Chinese Museum 9am
RoboCup Junior State Finals at
Melbourne University (selected
students only)
Wed 16 August Yr 4 Camp Manyung - returns 2pm
Yr 1 Excursion to Melbourne Museum
8.30am - 3.30pm
Thursday 17 August Foundation 2018 Transition ‘A Morning
in Foundation’ 9.30am—10.30am
Friday 18 August House Meetings to discuss ‘Patto’s
Got Talent’
Monday 21 August Sport - Golf Coach Incursion (all year
levels except Yr 4 & Yr 6)
Tuesday 22 August School Council Meeting 6.15pm
Wed 23 August Sport - Golf Coach Incursion (all year
levels except Yr 4 & Yr 6)
Thursday 24 August Foundation 2018 Transition ‘A Morning
in Foundation’ 9.30am—10.30am
Sport - Golf Coach Incursion (all year
levels except Yr 4 & Yr 6)
Friday 25 August District Athletics at Ballam Park
(selected Yrs 3 - 6 students) 8.30am
Monday 28 August Foundation Swimming Program at
PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm
Senior School Assembly 2.50pm
Tuesday 29 August Foundation Swimming Program at
PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm
Wed 30 August Foundation Swimming Program at
PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm
Sport - Golf Coach Incursion (all year
levels except Yr 4 & Yr 6)
Thursday 31 August Father’s Day Stall 9.15am - 11.30am
Foundation Swimming Program at
PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm)
Sport - Golf Coach Incursion (all year
levels except Yr 4 & Yr 6)
PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 5190
Gladesville Boulevard Patterson Lakes 3197 P.O. Box 330, Patterson Lakes, 3197
Phone 9772 4011 Fax 9776 0421 Principal: Carole Mayes
Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.patterson-lakes-ps.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
STAFF v’s STUDENTS NETBALL MATCH
Many thanks to the staff and the Year 6 students who
competed in the Staff v’s Students netball match last Friday.
The students nominated Mrs Macaulay as best on ground for
her 12 goals! Our next event will be T-Ball.
UNIFORM
I have observed this week, a number of students dressed in
only shorts and a t-shirt. We do encourage all families to
ensure that their child is appropriately dressed for the weather.
In the winter months, the school has appropriate heating in the
classrooms, however once the children go outside to play they
require appropriate coverage to ensure that they remain well
and fit for attending the brilliant programs we offer here at
Patterson Lakes Primary School.
LOST PROPERTY
Over the past few weeks, I have personally returned lost items
to their owners. This is very easy to do, if all items of clothing,
lunch boxes, drink bottles, etc. are named. There are still a
vast number of items hanging in lost property, which do not
have a name on them. I would encourage all families to check
the labelling on their child’s belongings, and ensure that their
name is clearly marked on the item.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
MP VISIT TO PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL
Patterson Lakes Primary School is well renowned for our Sci-
ence/Digitech/Robotic program. Mrs Bearup, Mr Milgate and
the students from PLPS have been selected to celebrate the
National Science Week, with the CSIRO in hosting the STEM In
Schools event, which brings together students, teachers, STEM
professionals and politicians in classrooms across Australia.
Other schools across Australia have been invited to join a
virtual classroom based at Patterson Lakes Primary School,
with a forum of scientists in the Australia International Space at
11.30am on Friday, 18th August. The member of parliament
and their entourage will then participate in related classroom
activities with CSIRO STEM professionals who will be in attend-
ance at our school!
The event provides an important opportunity to promote the
understanding of the importance of STEM, inspire students and
celebrate the programs we have here at Patterson Lakes P.S.
PARENT OPINION SURVEY
Each year, the school conducts an opinion survey taken from a
sample of the school community. This year, approximately 30
per cent of parents have randomly been selected and invited to
participate. The results will be used to inform and direct our
future school planning and improvement. This year, for the first
time, this survey will be completed online. I ask that if you
received an invitation, that you please take the time to complete
the survey, as your opinions are important to us and will
contribute to the future management and organisation of our
school.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
WORK EXPERIENCE
We have a large number of students from Patterson River
Secondary and Mordialloc Secondary who are involved in
community projects at our school for a few weeks this term.
Welcome to Kody Stammers, Brodie Walker, Dylan Lyons,
Caitlyn O’Shannessy, Steph Chaberka, Elizabeth Calleja, Lara
Loviero, Seth McLaughlan and Harvey Schmidt (Patterson
River SC), and Max Lamaro and Mitch Nickhols (Mordialloc
SC). Thanks to our teachers who are hosting these students in
various classrooms and specialist areas throughout the school.
MONASH UNIVERSITY PRE-SERVICE TEACHING
PLACEMENTS
Welcome back to Jessica Walker (5B with Mrs Cross) and
Chloe Goodridge (Foundation A with Mrs Theodore) from
Monash University who are doing the second round of their 2nd
year placements at our school over two weeks. Next week a
further three pre-service teachers will be doing their 3rd year
placements over a two week period. Welcome to Maridia
Astarlis (3B with Mrs Canavan), Jessica Daly (5A with Mr
Lakeland) and Danielle Chila (Foundation B with Miss Davis).
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who won our ‘Student of the Week’ awards for Week 4 of this term. Students will receive their certificates at their next assembly. Keep up the super work everyone!
Foundation A – Isabel W for always writing neatly and drawing beautiful pictures to match her writing.
Foundation C – Tilly O for working hard at sounding out words when writing. Great job Tilly!
1A – Linkin T for being an outstanding mathematician. Well done Linkin. Keep up the great work.
1C – Ava V for being a caring and kind friend and class member. Your wonderful efforts are very appreciated in 1C.
1D – Beau M for being a polite and helpful class member who always displays the school values of respect, integrity and excellence. Well done, Beau!
2C – Douglas D for staying focused and making valuable contributions to whole class discussions.
3A – Angela F for working extra hard on challenging Maths tasks to become an amazing mathematician. Keep up the terrific work Angela!
3B – Hayley T for a well prepared and presented speech for class captain.
3C – William M for persisting in all tasks and showing enthusiasm in classroom discussions. Great effort, William!
4A – Ashley F for ongoing excellence and effort in all school activities!
4B – Ryder S for working hard and concentrating on set tasks without becoming distracted by others. Good work Ryder!
4C – Jett J for trying hard to improve his writing. Jett you have worked very hard on your writing goals. I am very proud of your efforts. Well done!
4D – Keely M for striving hard to improve in all areas of her schoolwork.
5A – Soma H for her wonderful behaviour and showing a warm and caring personality. Well done, Soma.
2017 NAPLAN RESULTS
We are expecting to receive the NAPLAN results for our
students in Years 3 and 5 next week. The results will be sent
home with students when they arrive.
WORKING BEE
Last Sunday we had a very successful working bee at school
with 15 families and 4 staff helping to improve our school
grounds despite the challenging weather conditions.
The following jobs were completed:
- pruning and weeding of some garden beds
- levelling of softfall in the adventure playgrounds
- weeding of the vegetable garden pathways and beds
- sweeping and tidying up around the junior sandpit
- pressure cleaning of some portable classrooms and the path
outside the junior building near the courtyard
- general tidying up of pathways and rubbish collection.
Thanks to the following families and staff who attended:
Wilkinson (1C), Hood (Foundation A), Alberse (1B), Cooper
(1A), Brand (5C), Filiminova (4D), Houlihan (Foundation A),
Cocking (Foundation A), Glassford (2C & 4C), Seccombe (5B),
Grady (4A & 5A), Tullberg (3B & 5A), D’Cruze (3A), Jorge (2C),
Jackson (4B & 6A), Mrs Macaulay, Mrs Grady and Mrs Mayes.
Our next Working Bee will be scheduled for mid to late Term 4
and will be decided at the next committee meeting this Friday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating
their birthday during over next week. We hope you have a
lovely day.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS cont.
5B - Charlize H for always applying great effort and excellent behaviour.
5C – Caleb W for being a kind, intelligent and friendly student who displays great academic potential. Keep up the fantastic work, Caleb.
5D - Chloe A for using her initiative and being a fantastic ‘Gofor’. Thank you and well done!
6A – Madison S for great work as an Environmental Leader and for being helpful in class.
6D – Jowen L for his consistent effort to employ different strategies to improve his spelling. Your hard work is paying off!
SPECIALIST CLASS AWARDS for last week were: Science – 5B and Digital Technologies – 4D.
Congratulations to these classes on their super efforts with our specialist teachers.
WEEKLY HOUSE POINTS WINNERS
Last week’s winning House teams were Thompson Tornadoes (Yellow) and Wells Wildcats (Red). Congratulations to all students in these teams.
PRINCIPAL’S DAY
Last Friday was Principal's Day. To show our support and to
acknowledge and celebrate the tireless contributions of Mrs
Mayes and Mr Clohesy, the staff thanked them both by
providing lunch. Staff also took the opportunity to say thank you
and to recognise their valuable work.
1:1 DEVICES 2018 - INFORMATION NIGHT
1:1 Devices 2018
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Thank you to all the Year 2 parents/guardians who attended
the 1:1 Devices for 2018 information evening on Wednesday
2nd August 2017.
The JB Hi Fi portal is now open. Please remember that all
orders need to be placed by the 31st October for delivery
before Christmas.
If you have any queries please email Poppy Morris
Kind Regards
Poppy Morris and 1:1 Devices Team
NUDE FOOD WEDNESDAYS
Nude Food Wednesday Bring your rubbish free lunch every Wednesday and go into the draw to win a treat at Ferguson Plarre with Mrs Mayes.
The winners will be drawn at Assembly every Monday.
NAME BIRTHDAY
Nicolas C 10 August
Marlee C 1 August
Darci D 11 August
Erin B 11 August
Amelia G 11 August
Amelia Y 12 August
Isabella A 12 August
Islay P 12 August
Jamie M 13 August
Alana T 14 August
Angelique G 14 August
Chloe C 15 August
Maddie B 15 August
Matthew M 15 August
Zayd R 16 August
Mia Q 16 August
FETE - DONATIONS FOR GARDEN CLUB SCHOOL FETE NEWS
School Fete Announcement
On behalf of the FFFA (Family, Friends and Fundraising
Association), we are pleased to announce the PLPS School
Fete is being held on Sunday October 22, 2017.
Class stalls have already been allocated & volunteers will be
required to help make the day a success. Some teachers are
still looking for parent class stall fete conveners to assist with
pre organisation and running the stalls on the day. If you are
interested in assisting with this, please have a discussion with
your class teacher.
Very soon, we will be calling for donations for some stalls via
FlexiBuzz. Any parents who own businesses and wish to
provide sponsorship or donate prizes for the major raffle can
contact Scott Dargan on 0420 909 449.
The ride ticket prices & purchasing information will be
available shortly and communicated to all families via the
newsletter and FlexiBuzz.
This is our major fundraising event for the year and the
proceeds from this year’s fete will go towards covering the
cost of a new sound system and portable stage for the school
hall.
Once again, assistance from the school community is not only
greatly appreciated, but also vital to ensuring a successful day
for the children, parents and wider community.
SCHOOL FETE - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Expressions of interest are sought for local small businesses
who are interested in setting up a display or market stall at this
year's school fete. There will be a payment required to
participate but this will depend on the type of stall required.
This is a fantastic opportunity for our local small businesses to
promote their services or products to the school community.
To those who are interested, could you please send an email
to Kylie Brady at [email protected]. You will need to
explain what you will be displaying/selling and if you have an
association with the school or the Patterson Lakes community.
All applications will be assessed by the fete committee for
suitability and will be limited in numbers due to the space
available.
WANTED FOR GARDEN CLUB Donations of glasses and vases are required for our garden stall at the school fete. Students will be creating terrariums and require these donations along with cuttings of small succulents. Donations can be left at the office or given to Mrs Shipham (room 32).
PARENT CLASS STALL FETE CONVENORS
Class stalls have already been allocated & volunteers will be required to help make the day a success. Some teachers are still looking for parent class stall fete convenors to assist with pre organisation and running the stalls on the day.
They are: -
2B - Mary Philips
2C - Phyllis Fernandez
3A - Kelly Roberts/ Luke Milgate
4B - Jeanette Taylor
4D - Melissa Shipham/Amber Ryan
5B - Lindy Cross
5C - Jason Zarb
6A - Mark Koppens
6B - Patty Lamaro
6C - Deidre Carmona
If you are interested in assisting with this, please have a discussion with your class teacher.
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT DONATIONS
Mr Milgate, our Science Coordinator, will be undertaking various Science experiments this term, and for two in particular, he is looking for the following donations:
Action Figures or Barbie Dolls (need to be at least 20cms tall) to be used in a bungy jumping experiment. These dolls would need to be given as a donation, as we cannot guarantee that they will be returned to you in the same condition. Wire Coat Hangers - again given as a donation as they will be used for a separate experiment that will require them to be disfigured. All donations can be brought to the front office or directly to Mr Milgate in the Science Room.
Thank you!
STEM NIGHT
STEM Night Maths Trail
Thursday 10th August 2017, 4pm - 5pm
For those students attending the Stem Night this afternoon, there will be a brain busting problem in all classrooms (from 4pm - 5pm), for you to conquer. You will need to fill in the form with answers to all the questions and hand this form to your classroom teacher the next day (Friday) and you could win a family pass to the movies! There will be 2 prizes up for grabs, one for Junior school and one for Senior school.
The hall will be open from 4.30pm to 6.30pm for all other
Science and Technology activities.
BOOK CLUB ORDERS
TOMORROW
TRAINING SCHEDULE - DISTRICT ATHLETICS
TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR DISTRICT ATHLETICS STUDENTS ONLY
(Starting Week 4) - next week Tuesday 8th August
TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
DISTRICT ATHLETICS DAY NOW FRIDAY 25th AUGUST
MORNING (8:10am) LOCATION
Long Jump Sandpits (Oval)
Triple Jump Sandpits (Oval)
Sprints School Oval
Middle Distance School Oval
RECESS
High Jump School Hall
LUNCHTIME (Start) LOCATION
Shot Put School Oval
Discus School Oval
Hurdles
RECESS
Relay Training School Hall
*** FETE - WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS ***
This year’s fete is shaping up to be a great day with lots of input from teachers, parents & kids. We will start doing some weekly shout outs for some donations we are looking for to help make the stalls great – and fete affordable.
Here are some of the items that we are hoping to get your help with…
PLANTS & GARDEN ITEMS MYSTERY BAG ITEMS CHOCOLATES PRIZES FOR RAFFLES SOFT DRINKS & WATER JAM JARS GROCERIES STICK ON TATTOOS
If you also have a home business, we’d love you to be part of our market stall area, or promote your business via a raffle prize. DONATIONS CAN BE DELIVERED TO YOUR CHILD’S CLASSROOM OR THE OFFICE – PLEASE INCLUDE A STICKER OR MARK YOUR CHILD’S CLASS FOR ENTRY INTO OUR COMPETITION. THE CLASS COLLECTING THE MOST DONATIONS WILL EACH RECEIVE A’FAST PASS’ FOR ONE TIME USE ON A SINGLE RIDE AT THE FETE!
PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL
SCHOOL FETE
SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2017
11AM - 4PM
Next week we will be
collecting
SOFT DRINK CANS & WATER
ALSO SOFT DRINK BOTTLES
(1.25L)
Drive for Fete next week is:
Soft drink bottles (1.25l) for bottle toss stall or soft drink cans and water for food stalls.
Donations can be delivered to your child’s classroom or the office.
WEEK 27 – PEOPLE YOU MEET
Wellbeing Element – Relationships and Optimism
Character Strength – Forgiveness
Relationships make the world go around and nearly everything our students will achieve
in life will come from working well with others. It is important therefore that there is a
deliberate focus on cultivating in students the necessary skills, dispositions and
attributes to enable them to build high quality relationships. Continually building all the
elements of students’ wellbeing every day will equip them to achieve this. It is
essentially about building students’ moral, social, emotional, ethical and spiritual
infrastructures.
Encouraging students to use their strengths when interacting with others will provide
them with plenty of positive experiences which will strengthen their overall wellbeing.
It is the frequency of positives that make the difference to relationships, not the
intensity of them. It can be as simple as smiling when meeting other people or listening
with their eyes, ears and heart and asking over and over again, tell me more. We need
to keep reminding students that others matter.
The way they interact with others at school, at home and in the community will
contribute to how successful they are in achieving their goals.
The majority of people they will meet are friendly and easy to be with. Then there are
those people who have irritating manners and habits who they will find difficult and
uncomfortable to be around. To be their best in life they need to learn strategies to
tolerate such people and build working relationships with them.
COMMUNITY NEWS MUNCH MONITOR ONLINE LUNCH ORDERS
Lunch Orders are available online on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
How do I set up an account to order online:
Go to: www.munchmonitor.com
Click LOGIN then REGISTER
Enter School Id: plps and Password: munch3197
Then follow the 4 easy steps to create your account:
STEP 1: Create a Parent Profile by entering information about
yourself.
STEP 2: Add your Students to your account.
STEP 3: Transfer money to your account by clicking the
Account Top-up button
STEP 4: Click MY ORDERS and you ’re ready to Order lunches!
Orders can be cancelled on the day as late as 8.30am and should
you have any concerns with your lunch order, pleas call Bellbrook
Catering direct on Ph: 9796 5888.
Flinders Christian Community College - Open Day
Last Open Day, Wednesday 16th August 2017, 9am -11am.
Limited Vacancies still exist in Yr 7, 2018. Enrolments are
being taken for Yr 7, 2019 and beyond. Ph: 9785 0000.
Over the years we have shared a wonderful relationship
with Bakers Delight in Patterson Lakes. They have
supported our school and Patto families on many
occasions, in the way of fundraising events, supplying
treats to our staff “just because” and vouchers for FREE
loaves of bread to our families. We would love our Patto
families to continue to support Bakers Delight, even if it’s
just to pop in and see what’s NEW in store!
City of Kingston School Holiday Program Enrolment
Enrolments open Monday 28th August for the school holidays -
25th September to 6th October 2017. Enrolment Forms and
additional information can be found at kingston.vic.gov.au/
schoolholidayprogram.
