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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

IMPORTANT DATES

Commencing Wednesday 13th Nov

Grade 6: STOMP

Friday 29th Nov

Foundation: Day Camp

Wed 4th - 13th Dec

Foundation: Swimming Program Thursday 12th Dec Grade 1: Twilight Camp

Tuesday 17th Dec

Grade 6: Graduation night Friday 20th Dec Last day of School 1:30PM dismissal

Thursday 14th November, 2019

ROXBURGH RISE NEWS

As you may be aware, last term I was privileged to be one of 6 Victorian Principals to be selected and paired with 6 Indian Principals, to participate in the Women in School Leadership Pilot Program in New Delhi, India from the 15th -25th September.

This 10-day professional learning experience in India enabled me to connect with other female leaders, both within and outside education and non-profit organizations, to explore strategies for enhancing student health and wellbeing and leading social change through schools. It also gave me an insight into some of the world’s major challenges and allowed me to share knowledge and approaches to common issues related to health and wellbeing, diversity, inclusion and climate change.

Part of the program included a 4 day visit to my Principal partner’s school, Bharat Ram Global School in Greater Noida. The school has 1500 students from pre-prep to Year 12. I was touched by the warm traditional Indian welcome I received as I arrived at the school, which included being showered with petals, receiving a garland and the students performing a traditional Bhangra folk dance, followed by a whole school assembly in their large auditorium, where the students presented dance and yoga performances. I spent time meeting with the Principal, Rajni Jauhari and her leadership team and visited both junior and senior classrooms. I enjoyed participating in traditional Rangoli painting on the ground, witnessing Kabaddi, an Indian contact team sport, participating in yoga and a traditional folk dance, ‘Dandiya Raas’ using sticks and having my hands painted with henna.

I was also fortunate enough to have time to visit some historical sites including palaces, forts and mosques and of course, the breathtaking Taj Mahal in Agra which was a highlight.

Learning about and experiencing the culture of another country was an amazing experience.

Part 2 of this program will involve my Indian partner Principal, Rajni Jauhari, visiting us in

May 2020. I am looking forward to the Roxburgh Rise School community welcoming her

to our school next year so that we can share the work that we do.

Women In School Leadership

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Student

Peer Mediation Grade 5 students are invited to

apply to become RRPS Peer

Mediators. Successful applicants

will complete one day of in-house

training on the 2nd of December.

Students will learn conflict

management skills and strategies for

resolving common lunchtime

disputes. All students report that

they enjoy the training.

“I thought the training was

spectacular,” wrote one student. “I

learnt that we should let the kids

speak and not to take sides”, wrote

another student.

We are looking for students who

demonstrate good listening skills,

are compassionate and

understanding with younger

students. Peer Mediators need to

be responsible and reliably attend

their timetabled sessions.

Please ask your Grade 5 teacher for

an application form, or please

contact Susan, Student Wellbeing

Officer for further information.

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On Thursday 31st October, the Grade 2 students participated in the annual Grade 2 Sleep Over at Roxy Rise. They had been eagerly anticipating the event for weeks and the night it finally arrived, they were fortunate enough to experience warm Spring weather, perfect conditions to enjoy the outdoor activities planned.

The proceedings began at 5.30 pm, with many exciting activities scheduled for the evening. The students first engaged in rotations which consisted of a sack race on the oval, games of Tug of War and Duck Duck Goose, a play on the playground and a jumping castle. This was followed by a disco where the students impressed the teachers with their cool moves on the dance floor in the Gallery. A delectable dinner of pizza and gelato was swooped up by the children who were hungry after the busy afternoon they had.

The students cleaned up and brushed their teeth, got cosy in their pyjamas and sleeping bags to watch a movie. Due to the excitement of the evening, it took a while for the students to settle down for sleep but eventually they all rested their heads on their pillows to relax for some sleep.

The next morning, students were served a wholesome breakfast with a choice of toast or cereal. Students then dove straight into more fun activities with another go at the jumping castle, parachute games and Octopus.

A much needed platter of juicy fruit was devoured by all while students enjoyed activities in their classrooms. They also made their own healthy sandwiches selecting from ingredients such as cheese, tomato and lettuce.

Students were picked up by parents with smiles on their faces, happy to return home yet also warmed by the opportunity to connect with their peers in the shared fun experiences.

The Grade 2 teachers would like to offer a huge thanks to all the teachers who helped us out with loaning of rooms, serving breakfast, supervising and assisting on the night and getting us coffee. A big thank you also goes out to Mrs Krstevski for her seamless efforts in organising the entire event. It was definitely worth it for the big, bright smiles we were greeted with on Friday morning.

Grade 2

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Melbourne Water Kids Teaching Kids Conference

Popcorn

Cucumbers

Carrots

Apples

hard pears

Stone fruit

Celery

Raw vegies

A few weeks ago, the Grade 6 Sustainability Action Team attended and presented at the 2019 Melbourne Water - Kids Teaching Kids Conference. Roxburgh Rise Primary School was invited to present this year and our presentation focussed on how clean Melbourne’s water is, but also how easily it can be contaminated. Over 50 schools attended with over 500 people in attendance, which was a great experience for these grades 6 students.

SUSTAINABILIT Y ACTION

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Foundation Inquiry Unit Every term students participate in a WOW Day that aims to tune in students to the term’s inquiry topic. On Tuesday the 15th of October, students engaged in learning about the topic ‘Weather and the Seasons’ by travelling through Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring!

Throughout the day, students participated in various themed activities designed to provide students with new knowledge through fun experiences.

Students learnt about Autumn leaves and Spring flowers and participated in associated craft activities. The Summer session saw the students design and label outfits appropriate for the warm weather and eat icy poles. Some classes learnt about Summer by going to the sandpit to have an imaginary visit to the beach. Students took the initiative to pack ‘beach day’ essentials such as towels, water bottles and sunscreen. Most students agreed that the day’s highlight occurred during the winter session where students warmed up by drinking hot chocolate. Some classes even made snow! Students enjoyed stamping their ‘season passes’ as they completed each activity.

Since then, students have continued to learn about seasons and the weather in their inquiry, reading and writing lessons. If you ask, students love to share their new found knowledge!

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Term 4 - Week 4 and 5

PE Ammar 6C, Asraa 6D, Bodhi 3C & Jiya 5A

Music Jennifer 4A, Harmony 4A, Jad 6A, Waleed 2E & Lawrance 6E

Italian Peter 2A, Sithuka 3B, Minuka 5B, Rolina FF, Dianna 6C & Ahmed 3C

Art Jaffar 1D, Junaina 1D, Ricardo 1C, Aarohi FC & George 2E

Performing Arts Dylan 6B, Ammar 6D, Carlos 6D, Raphael 6D & Arthur 6D

CLASS Term 4 - Week 4 and 5 CLASS Term 4 - Week 4 and 5

00A Yasin & Ansh 3D Patresea

00B Sandra 4A Whole class & Hassan

00C Luciana, Joshua & Hasandi 4B Aleyna

00D Paden, Rozail & Maria 4C Zahra & Martina

00E Roqaya. A, Yasmeen & Sanuka 4D Umut & Layla

00F Roliina, Osman & Amir 4E Falisha & Hadi

1A Yousif & Mary 5A Utku & Shanel

1B Nara, Sedra, Senel & Manvir 5B Valintina & Erdem

1C Matias & Mustafa 5C Rajah, Yhdeen, Derek & Ertugrul

1D Sandra & Zina 5D Mohanad, Uoael, Marino & Whole class

1E Pearla & DJ 5E Khoshaba, Ban & Lana

2C Waseem, Mina 6A Christopher & Sheri

2D Taleen 6B Irem, Hevana, Noor & Charlotte

3A Mohamed. A, Giselle & Yousif 6C Taylan

3B Dania & Matthew 6D Mustafa

3C Maya & Loriana 6E Angel, Laurence, Maryana & Zahra

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Brain

Busters

Foundation—Grade 2

QUESTION: Tracie won 10 prizes at the school fete but she lost 4. She was excited when she found 2. How many prizes did Tracie have?

Grade 3—Grade 6

QUESTION: Jack had 36 books he wanted to read. He read 12 on Monday and another 7 on Tuesday. How many books has Jack still got to read?

Dear Parents and Student’s,

The Life Skills team of our school will once again be involved in the K-mart Wishing Tree Appeal so we will be running a Casual Clothes Day Fundraiser on Friday the 22nd of November to raise money to buy presents for children who are less fortunate.

Once again we are hoping that our wonderful school community will help support this great cause. Last year we raised $986 which made 105 children happy on Christmas day. We would love you all to help us beat last year’s total by donating a gold coin.

Thank You, The Life Skills Team

Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal

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ROXY Girl Guides

Roxy Girl Guides Make Their Promise

We were thrilled to see our Girl Guides make their Promise at a beautiful ceremony recently!

We were lucky to have the Hume City Council Mayor, Cr Carly Moore come along to talk to the girls about the importance of doing their best.

Congratulations to these inspiring future leaders for committing to do their best and make the world a better place!

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Cooking Classes Over the past few terms we have been fortunate to receive funding for an English teacher to work with our cooking class students.

One of the popular activities is “Chef of the Day” where a student demonstrates how to make a cultural dish to the class and explains it in English. It has been a fabulous way to practise speaking in English, build confidence in front of a group and share special dishes from the students’ countries of origin.

Thank you to the following ladies:

Ebru from Turkey who made cake. Zena from Iraq who made Melfoof. Maristella from Brazil who made Feijoada. Nahren from Iraq who made Baked Barramundi.

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National Recycling Week is almost here!

National Recycling Week is happening next week at your Outside School Hours Care. National Recycling Week is all about helping children connect with our wonderful world by teaching them how they can take care of the environment through recycling. We are excited to share with you what fun-learning activities we have planned.

National Recycling week

Program

EXPERIENCES

Service Name Date Theme

Roxburgh Rise Primary School 11th-15th Nov.2019 National Recycling week

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Planned Activity 1 Make a Recycle station poster to display all the things that can go in the different recycle bins.

Make Newspaper / magazine hats and dresses.

Food (left over in the lunch boxes and afternoon tea)throw in compost bins

Create their canvas painting on the cardboard and take it home

Newspaper/ magazine flower garden to display.

Planned Activity 2 Gardening (Paper towel seed germination )

Make their own musical instruments by using recycled material e.g: Guitar

Paper roll flowers and puppets

Make a display Happy chappy suggestion box

Make paper bag with newspaper by using box.

Planned Activity 3 Monster and recycled unicorn for children by using recycled material.

Make different size of pen holder to save pen or pencils at home.

Yarning Circle Explain the difference between reduce, reuse, recycle ,repurpose

Weekly Special

Back where I ‘m from- Turkish- what words do you use when talking about Recycling?

Using our recycled musical instrument for music and movements.

Back where I ‘m from- Fiji- what words do you use when talking about Recycling?

Robot making by Recycled boxes

Music and Movements: Musical chairs and statues.

Extension Lego city challenge

Board games competition

Straw Tower Challenge

Block competition (make robot, tree etc)

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National Recycling week Program

ZONES

MENU

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More Program Details For more information about our program and fees at your school, visit our service and chat with our qualified Educators. Alternatively, you may visit our website at www.campaustralia.com.au or contact our friendly Customer Care Team on 1300 105 343 who are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - except National Public Holidays.

We look forward to seeing you and your family soon!

Camp Australia

Service Name Date Theme

Roxburgh Rise Primary School OSHC

11th-15th Sept 2019 National Recycling week

CHILL OUT ZONE On the mat , relax and talk with friends

MINDFULNESS Yoga poses and meditation for relaxation

HOME WORK CLUB Pre and grade 1 &2 spelling practising and reading books

CRAFTY COLLECTION All recycled materials to get crafting our dioramas on landfill

GAMES CENTRAL Uno Chess Monopoly Connect4 puzzles

NATURE’S WAY pebbles, sand , leaves , sticks to be added to display jungle

SPORTS BOX Football, Basketball, Skipping rope.

CONSTRUCTION CITY Lego Blocks Straw tower Connector

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Breakfast Banana bread Weetbix, Rice bubbles Toast and spreads Afternoon Tea: Apple ,pear, banana, sultanas and watermelon Vegetable sandwich Late Snacks: Rice Crackers

Breakfast Weetbix, Rice bubbles Toast and spreads Afternoon Tea: Apple ,pear, banana, orange , carrot sticks Cheese Pizza with Lebanese bread Late Snacks: Plain Sakata’s

Breakfast Pan cake Weetbix, Rice bubbles Toast and spreads Afternoon Tea: Apple ,pear, banana, water melon , sultana Rice cakes & spreads- jam and honey Late Snacks: Rice crackers

Breakfast Milo Weetbix, Rice bubbles Toast and spreads Afternoon Tea: Apple, water melon ,pear, mandarin, capsicum Toast with beans Late Snacks: BBQ Sakata’s

Breakfast Weetbix, Rice bubbles Toast and spreads Afternoon Tea: Cucumber, lettuce, pear , apple, Mandarin ,water melon Noodles with vegetables Late Snacks: Pop corn

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