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Term 3 Issue 1 02/08/2019
2nd Augus t 2019 TERM 3 ISSUE 1
TEACHING AND LEARNING AT RHPS
As always, a great deal of excitement is buzzing around our school as the Preps prepare for
an excursion to Werribee Zoo, students prepare for Roxy’s Got Talent, Camp preparation is
taking place and I could go on!
I have read writing pieces written by the Prep students centred round their Inquiry studies.
The students were learning how to write factual reports and were using and explaining
terms such as “savannah, camouflage, habitat etc.”
Our focus on developing language for
learning through a focus on building oral
language has been transferred by the
students, into their writing. Credit to all
involved. Grade 2 students have been
learning to write “Free verse” poetry and I
have had the pleasure of having some
students read their poems to me and
explain their learning. Such a credit to all in
this grade area too. Here is Kaan’s free
verse poem he wrote and is very proud to share his poetry with the community.
Science Week
Mon 26th Aug—
Fri 30th Aug
TERM 3
WEEK 4
6th August
Prep Werribee
Zoo Excursion
WEEK 5
12th August
Grade 4
Bunjilaka
Museum
Excursion
13th August
Grade 3 Inquiry
Excursion to
Homestead
اذا كنت بحاجه الى مساعدة لفهم هذه المالحظة يرجى االتصال باالدارة العامة للمدرسه
Bu notu anlamada herhangi bir yardima ihtiyaciniz olursa, lutfen genel ofisini arayin.
DATES TO REMEMBER
100 DAYS
Today the Prep students celebrated being at school for
over 100 days of learning. They have been
involved in many learning opportunities in math
literacy etc. to help them develop their
understanding of the concept “What 100 means as a
number.”
ROXY’S GOT TALENT
Last year we saw the first “ROXY’S GOT TALENT” and what a wonderful show this was! Today was
the second “ROXY’S GOT TALENT” and the talent was equally impressive. Congratulations to all who
participated and to the following who received awards, 1st Zyron, 2nd Lara, Alyssa, Din and Yousef
K, 3rd Taj, 4th Biannca, Saba, Julie and Hannah and a special mention to Sasha.
INJURIES AT SCHOOL
Schools are very busy places and at times accidents happen. When a student has received a
knock to their head, we notify parents. Our sick bay is overseen by our First Aid trained office
staff and overseen by Sandra Miles. Sandra is a capable staff member who ensures students
who attend the sick bay are well cared for and that parents are informed when necessary.
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RESILIENCE
Yesterday, I was very impressed by a student’s resilience regarding an issue impacting upon her. This student displayed such
resilience and the mature ability of putting all into perspective. We discussed what it meant to be resilient and the student
was able to provide a very robust definition of what it meant to be resilient and why it is so important to be resilient.
We also discussed the need to choose words appropriately as these impact on how we perceive an event. I attended an
event a few weeks ago where a renowned psychologist produced research regarding resilience and how important it is to be
future focused in order to improve our wellbeing. When issues arise at school, we discuss this with the student or students
and ensure we remain future focused with them in order for them to learn strategies, minimise catastrophizing and
understand that they will be able to move forward in a positive way.
Yours in learning
Julie Lowerson
Principal
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Update your email address via Compass to receive all Communication from RHPS
As I am sure you are aware, Roxburgh Homestead Primary School has transitioned to paperless
communication via the Compass School Manager for all notifications and reminders for school events/excursions/incursions
and all other school based activities.
There are still quite a few parents who are missing out on up-to-date notifications and reminders, due to
not adding their email contact details in their User Profile.
Kindly please log into Compass and update your User information to include your email. If you require assistance in updating
your User Profile to include your email, please contact the school office for assistance. RHPS would like all parents/guardians
to receive the most up to date communications and notifications.
Term 3 Issue 1 02/08/2019
Speech Pathology News
Cued Articulation – Prep Classrooms
What is cued articulation?
Let’s break it down:
Cues refers to hand gestures, like you see in sign language. Articulation refers to how we produce sounds, like putting your tongue between your teeth to say ‘th’.
Cued Articulation is a system of hand cues that represent each sound in the Australian Language. Jane Passy, an Australian Speech Pathologist created this system of hand cues to act a visual representation of how we produce each sound.
Cued articulation at Roxburgh Homestead
At Roxburgh Homestead Primary School, the school Speech Pathologist, Adrianna works alongside the Foundation and Grade 1 teachers in the classroom to introduce these cues to help students when they are learning new sounds and letters for reading and spelling. Adrianna worked in the Grade 1 classes during Term 1 and Term 2 and is now working in the Foundation classes for Term 3 and 4.
Why use cued articulation?
Motivation: the signs are a great motivator for children; it is new and interesting and they enjoy using it.
Understanding: the cues relate to the way a sound is made e.g.. a short sound is represented by a short hand movement.
By using a visual cue to represent sounds, this helps students learn these sounds by enhancing:
Memory: we are more likely to remember when auditory and visual information are provided together
Attention: the hand signs cue the child to watch the speaker
Who uses cued articulation?
Cued articulation is used by a range of people including:
Speech pathologists use it when working with children with speech difficulties or children who have difficulty identifying and hearing sounds.
Teachers can use it to teach students links between sounds and letters or to teach students the correct pronunciation of English sounds.
Parents can use it to help their children learn links between sounds and letters. You can use this video with your child and follow the actions.
Cued Articulation Song Ants in the Apple – Kate Korber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZPaS-3C5vQ
By Adrianna, School Speech Pathologist
Term 3 Issue 1 02/08/2019
Premiers’ Reading Challenge update
The aim of the Premiers’ Reading Challenge is to promote and instil a love of reading in our students.
It’s not a competition but a challenge for each student to read more and to read more widely.
Roxburgh Homestead Primary School currently has 141 students registered for the challenge.
Well done to the students who are currently taking part in the challenge and a big congratulations to the
17 students who have already met the challenge for 2019!
Challenge requirements:
There are more than 1200 titles on the challenge booklist! You can access these lists at the following website https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/prc/Pages/booklist.aspx#link74. In order to meet the challenge students from F-2 need to read or experience 30 books during this period.
Students from 3-6 must read 15 books during this period.
The challenge will run until the 6th of September so keep entering your books up until this time using the website https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/Challenger/WebLogin.aspx.
It’s not too late to register!
Spare forms are in the office along with a helpful guide on reading with your children. You can access this
guide via our school website, on the external links section called Literacy and Numeracy Tips.
If you have any further questions regarding the Premiers’ Reading Challenge, please see your child’s
classroom teacher.
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YEAR 6
WEEK 2
Eda Sahin- a star student at excellent homework.
Noah Moussa- a star student at being a responsible student.
Yusef Kanjou- a star student at persevering during maths sessions.
Library News
The new Senior Library (located in the gym foyer)
has just opened for the grade 3 – 6 students. Grade
4 students were the first to use the space and there
was a real buzz and loads of excitement as students
chose their library book to take home.
Each student used a pouch to protect their book.
Students can load library books for a two week peri-
od.
Library days for the Grade 3-6 students are as follows:
Mondays: Grade 3 Tuesdays: Grade 5 Wednesdays: Grade 4 Thursdays: Grade 6
Woolworths Earn and Learn
Thank you to our wonderful families and wider school
community for supporting the Woolworths Earn and Learn program.
RHPS earned almost 15,912 points in total and we are proud to announce
that we have been able to order a variety of outdoor activities including,
giant garden draughts, noughts and crosses, jumbo black and white
dominos and several other fun and exiting games that will be enjoyed with
much pleasure by our students during their lunch and recess breaks.
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في الزاوية العليا على اليسار الدخول الى كومباس أضغط على االيقونة التالية عند
Compass programına giriş yaptığınızda sol üst köşedeki simgeye girin
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Menüden Open in Browser seçeneğini açın, böylece ‘My News Feed’ haber listesine gire bilirsiniz.
Click here for“إلدخال سبب الغياب بإختيار ”Attendance: Attendance Note Required“سوف ترى My Newsفي
more information”My News
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here for more information” girerek, açıklanmayan devamsızlıkların nedenini seçe bilirsiniz
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“Explain with Attendance Note” seçin
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Sonra Attendance Note Editor yazısını göreceksiniz, çoçuğunuzun devamsızlığının nedenini ordan gire bilirsiniz
أختر سبب الغياب - Reasonمن قائمة االختيارات
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