25th August 2016

WARRAGUL NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER#13

Satisfying NAPLAN Results - Monday 15th August

Super Senior Concert - Thursday 18th August

Tournament of Minds Regional Competition - Saturday 20th August

National Support Staff Week - 15th to 19th August

Principal’s Report

O'Dowd's Rd. Warragul North. P.O. Box 354 Warragul 3820Phone (03) 5623 4066 Fax (03) 5623 4345 www.warragulnorthps.vic.edu.au

Fri 26 Aug

Book Week dress upFootsteps Dance for Years 5 & 6School Assembly for Foundation to Year 2

Wed 31 Aug Year 1 Excursion to Healesville Sanctuary

Thur 1 SeptYear 2 Excursion to Healesville SanctuaryMusical Soiree - 6.30pm

Wed 7 Sept Foundation Excursion to Chesterfield Farm

Fri 9 Sept Footsteps Dance for Years 5 & 6

Wed14 - 16 Sept

Year 3 Camp to Phillip Island

WORKING BEES 2016TERM 4 Sunday 16th October

10am to 1pm

TERM 3 ASSEMBLIESFriday 26th August - Foundation to Year Two

Friday 9th September - Years Three to Six

CALENDAR 2016

Warragul North Primary School requests a payment of $50.00 per family. The working bee charge enables families to contribute in lieu of attendance.

SUPER SUCCESSFUL WEEK AT WNPS

Satisfying NAPLAN ResultsOn Monday 15th August the 2016 NAPLAN (National Literacy and Numeracy Testing) results were received. They were very pleasing as they indicated that Warragul North Primary School students have achieved above the state level for Year Three and Year Five in Literacy and Numeracy. Also very pleasing was the ‘Relative Growth Report’ that showed most students between mid-year 2014 and mid-year 2016 achieved medium to high growth in their learning.

School Council were delighted and acknowledged the NAPLAN results and

the efforts of staff in assisting students learn by providing an afternoon tea for teaching staff on Monday 22nd August.

NAPLAN results are a whole school responsibility at Warragul North Primary School. Staff know that the results of each Year Three student reflects the learning that has been achieved during their Foundation, Year One, Year Two and part of Year Three. Similarly the growth in each student’s progress from mid-year three to mid-year five requires a whole of school focus and team work.

Congratulations and well done to our staff and our students who are motivated to achieve. Top effort everyone!

ART ROOM NEWS13 MUSIC & DRAMA EISTODDFOD15 TOURNAMENT OF MINDS3

Principal’s Report continuedSuper Senior ConcertOur Senior Concert was held at the West Gippsland Arts Centre last Thursday 18th August with a theme of ‘Time Travel’. Each class supported and assisted by Mrs Legg during their weekly Performing Arts lessons had developed their performance working as a team. Elements such as choreography, dance, music, voice production and stage presence had been used to develop skills and finalise each class item. The culmination of all those efforts was a highly entertaining concert.

Well done to our Warragul North Primary School staff who are an amazing group of people who work together to prepare and present our concerts. However the concert co-ordinator, Karen Dellar, ably supported by assistant concert co-ordinator, Chrissie Heseltine, must be acknowledged for all her hard work and the hours of time she puts into organising the concert. A huge job – well done Karen!

Also a B-I-G, huge thank you and well done to Sue Legg, our Performing Arts Teacher, for working with all Year Three to Year Six classes to plan, develop and rehearse each item. Mrs Legg is a very talented Performing Arts teacher who has developed a wonderful rapport with her students. Consequently she was responsible for the fantastic concert.

Thank you to the audience for being so supportive of our young performers. Thank you for coming along and making concerts at the arts centre possible.

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Tournament of Minds Regional Competition – Two Teams Entered – Two Teams Win!

Competing at Federation University, Churchill Campus on Saturday 20th August, both the Language Literature Team and the

Engineering Mathematics Team won first prize in their category. First prizes are awarded for outstanding challenge solutions. Creativity, perseverance, co-operation and general fair play are also recognised.

The two Warragul North Primary School teams awarded first place will now represent the Gippsland Region at the State Final to be held on Sunday 4th September at Latrobe University, Bundoora.

We wish the Language Literature Team and the Engineering Mathematics Team well at the State Final and congratulate them on winning the Gippsland Regional Final.

Below Left: Congratulations to Engineering Mathematics Team. Back row: Trinidy and Molly. Front row: Ella, Connor, Ebony and Noah. Missing from photo: Craig

Below: Congratulations to Language Literature Team. Back row: Brandon, Ruby and Jacob. Front row: Lachy, Haley, Charlie and Ashlyn.

National Support Staff Week The week of 15th to 19th August was National Support Staff Week. I would like to take the opportunity to recognise the excellent work of our Education Support staff at Warragul North Primary School. Education Support staff include

administration staff, integration aides, I.T. staff, our librarian and the Outside School Hours Care team. Thank you for the work you do on a daily basis to assist our teachers, children and parents. A special afternoon tea was held last week to acknowledge and thank our E.S. staff.

Corinne Collins Principal

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The definition of numeracy states that a numerate person should understand the ways mathematics can be used for communication, and this requires the possession of two attributes

1. being ’at-ease’ with all those aspects of mathematics that enable a person to cope with the practical demands of everyday life.

2. the ability to understand information presented in mathematical terms.

Students become numerate as they develop the knowledge and skills to use mathematics confidently at school and in their daily lives. Numeracy involves students recognising and understanding the role of mathematics in the world and having the dispositions and capacities to use mathematical knowledge and skills purposefully.

In a ‘nutshell’ Numeracy means the ability to use mathematical knowledge in a range of situations.

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School Values medals were awarded at assembly on Friday 12th August to Nina, Chloe, Magnus and Jasmyn. Congratulations!

ENGAGEMENT - Year Three – Magnus (3CO)

ACHIEVEMENT - Year Four – Jasmyn (4TH)

RESPECT - Year Five – Nina (5PR)

NUMERACY - Year Six – Chloe (6CU)

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Warragul North Primary School is committed to providing opportunities for all students to be challenged and extended in their learning. In 2016, students in Years Three to Six have the opportunity to compete in the highly regarded ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools) competitions through the University of New South Wales. The results for the Digital Technologies competition and the Science competition are:

DISTINCTION CREDIT PARTICIPATIONKeira (5/6M) Ella (5BA)

Kyal (4TH)Xander (4SE)Noah (4PL)Angus (3DE)

Max (6GA)Connor (6GA)Keely (5BA)Holly (5BA)Edie (4TH)Jack (4TH)Alex (3FI)Kristian (3FI)

University of N.S.W

Digital Technologies Competition

Keira (5/6M) Ella (5BA)

Angus (3DE) Noah (4PL)

Xander (4SE)

DISTINCTION CREDIT MERIT PARTICIPATIONHolly (5BA) Amina (6GA)

Jasper (5PR)Ella (5BA)Joel (4SE)Kyal (4TH)Alex (3FI)Haridu (3FI)Zachary (3PH)

Ashlyn (4TH)Xander (4SE)Angus (3DE)

Max (6GA)Connor (6GA)Lachlan (5PR)Jack (4TH)Kristian (3FI)Seth (3CO)Josh (3PH)Alex (3PH)Marlee (3DE)Sarah (3FI)Madeline (3CO)

Science Competition

Alex (3FI)

Amina (6GA) Ashlyn (4TH)

Haridu (3FI) Jasper (5PR)

Holly (5BA) Joel (4SE)

Zachary (3PH)

Congratulations to all children who participated in the Digital Technologies and Science competitions. Well done!

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Student reflections from 4TH...Breaking news! Year Three to Six have just had their exciting and exhausting concert at the magnificent and wonderful Arts Centre. The marvellous crowd went wild while grade 4TH was doing their terrific performance. By Logan

Crash! “That’s the end of an era.” Remy said, calmly walking off the stage. There was an ear-busting sound of claps echoing around the room. The concert was a fabulous masterpiece. The crowd was entertained more than a lion with an endless supply of food. Just a few more busting minutes to go I told myself. “Batman, take 56, scene 2!” Bailey the director shouted. “ACTION!” Jack boomed nervously. Reeve, The Joker, sneaked on like a ballistic bat with a few of his other villain friends. EEEEERRRRR!!! Super heroes started to swarm the hard, black stage with strange poses. By Reeve

The crowd went wild on the 18th of August when all the super heroes and super villians came on the stage, well mainly when Batman came on but it was AWESOME! SPECTACULAR!! And really, REALLY CRAZY too. Not to be mean but I thought it was the best one; I love it. There was Batman, The Joker, two Batgirls, Poison Ivy, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and Zero. Like I said it was SPECTACULAR!! Oh and all the other acts as well; the concert was AWESOME!!! The teachers loved it, mainly the Principal, Ms Collins. Ms Collins loved it so much that she gave us ten more minutes of play the next day. By Jemma

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Humming Along... Thoughts from the ChaplainLet’s talk about mental health for a moment. Living with stress seems to be just the way things are these days, and it seems that stress is affecting younger and younger children. The long term effect of stress and ongoing anxiety is troubling – including physical health issues and escalating mental health issues. Promoting good mental health in your family unit is a great way to build resilience and good life-long habits in your children.

Here are 5 ways to promote good mental health and wellbeing in kids:

1. Model good mental health habits. If you live constantly with stress then consider modelling the following habits, as well as implementing them with your children. Kids learn what they live, so make sure they see good mental health habits first hand.

2. Make sure they get enough sleep. Sleep is the one of the building blocks of mental health and wellbeing. Many children, most teenagers, and many parents are sleep-deprived. Children need 10-12 hours sleep to enable proper growth and development, while teenagers need a minimum 9 hours. One of the most powerful strategies to improve kids’ abilities to cope with stressful or changing situations is to ensure they get enough sleep.

3. Encourage your kids to exercise. When Mum would tell me put my book down for just ten minutes and go outside and play, she didn’t know she was promoting good mental health. She just knew that physical activity was a good thing for an active growing girl. Kids today get less exercise than those of past generations, which is an impediment to mental health. Exercise stimulates the chemicals that improve mood and release the stress that builds up over a day.

4. Encourage creativity. Kids should practice creativity if for no other reason than it helps them experience the state of ‘flow’. This is the state of getting so immersed in an activity that you forget about time and place. It’s energizing and helps take stressed and worried kids out of themselves.

5. Talk about their troubles. Talking about what’s worrying you is a great way to remove the burden of worry and reduce anxiousness. Some kids bottle up what’s inside, while others will catastrophise a situation, which can make matters seem worse.

Kids often can’t tell you what may be wrong, so be observant and gently ask questions to help gain a clearer picture of how kids may be feeling.

These ideas are basic common sense. However, as kids’ lives get busier these essentials can sometimes get squeezed out. Have a go at nurturing some (or all) of these habits, for the sake of the mental health of your whole family!

(Based on ideas from Michael Grose – Parentingideas.com.au)

Ms Rebekah Finger Chaplain

Warragul North Primary School offers chaplaincy and pastoral care to students and families on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Hummingbird Room. For more information about chaplaincy at Warragul North Primary School, please email: finger.rebekah.e@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Our ‘Catch ‘em being good’ raffle winner is Peter (3FI) Well done!

‘Catch ‘em being good’ raffle

Canteen RosterDATE TIME VOLUNTEERWednesday 24th August 1.30pm to 2.15pm Ronny Dent

Thursday 25th August 1.30pm to 2.15pm Fiona Saltmarsh

Friday 26th August 9.00am to 10.15am Tracey ArmstrongKirrily Howden

Wednesday 31st August 1.30pm to 2.15pm Rebecca Sanders

Thursday 1st Septemeber 1.30pm to 2.15pm Ashleigh McIntosh

Friday 2nd September 9.00am to 10.15am Tracey ArmstrongHelen Sibley

Wednesday 7th September 1.30pm to 2.15pm Lynne Wigg

Thursday 8th September 1.30pm to 2.15pm Victoria Lee

Friday 9th September 9.00am to 10.15am Angela BrownSally Wilson

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO LACK OF VOLUNTEERS THE CANTEEN WILL ONLY OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS DURING TERM TWO.

You will have noticed that your school account has the inclusion of a $30.00 contribution for your family’s copy of our school magazine ‘For the Record’. ‘For the Record’ is a fantastic record of school events; has photographs of every child at the school on ‘photo day’; a list of every child attending Warragul North Primary School just prior to the printing of the magazine and an item from every student attending the school on ‘For the Record’ submission day.Should you wish to receive a copy or copies of the school magazine, then the cost must be paid by FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER. Only those families who have paid for the magazine by this deadline will receive a copy. No extra copies will be printed beyond those paid for and ordered. We look forward to presenting this year’s magazine to you on Friday 16th December, 2016.

Mrs Ann Burton ‘For the Record’ Co-ordinator

FOR THE RECORD 2016 2017 FOUNDATION (PREP) ENROLMENTS

Enrolment forms are available from the school office for families wishing to enrol a child for 2017 in Foundation (Prep). Please enrol siblings as soon as possible to ensure all children are included in the

orientation program which will commence early in Term Four, and to assist with class planning for 2017.

HAS YOUR CHILD LOST THEIR GLASSES?

We have several pairs of glasses in the lost property at the school office. Please pop in and have a look if your child is missing their glasses.

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To celebrate book week, Parent Club has arranged a

‘book character’ dress up day on Friday 26th August. The cost for dressing up will

be a gold coin donation.

All money raised by Parent Club on the day will go towards purchasing new

books for our library.

There is also a poster competition. Please leave your posters at the office. Closing date Friday 26th August.

Book Week is the longest running children’s festival in Australia and this year the theme

is ‘Australia: Story Country’.

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Every week in Physical Education one student from the Junior (Years 1/2), Middle (Years 3/4) and Senior (Years 5/6) school is rewarded with being named the P.E Wall of Fame champion for that week.

The P.E Wall of Fame champion is a student who has shown great determination, effort, encouragement, sportsmanship and resilience during their Physical Education class.

Mr Callan Fisher Physical Education Teacher

Zak (2TB)

P.E. ‘Wall of Fame’

Term Three - Week 5 Champions Term Three - Week 6 Champions

Jasmyn (4TH) Brandon (6CU) Lochie (1ME) Hailee (4PL) Jaxon (5FE)

Junior Middle Senior Junior Middle Senior

Our school is participating in the Heart Foundation Jump Rope for Heart program which is an exciting and non-competitive program encouraging children to become more active through skipping.

Notes were sent home last week with full details of the Jump Rope for Heart program, including information on how to register your sponsorship online.

At the end of the program we will be holding a Jump Off which will take place on Thursday 8th September at the following times.

SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 SESSION 7

9.00am to 9.30am

9.40am to 10.10am

10.20am to 10.50am

11.30am to 12.00pm

12.10pm to 12.40pm

12.50pm to 1.20pm

2.30pm to 3.00pm

FOUNDATION YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 1 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6

The Jump Off is a great opportunity for you to witness the many benefits of skipping and how much fun it can be. Come along if you would like!

Mr Callan Fisher Physical Education Teacher

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CHESTERFIELD FARM EXCURSION

During May students in Years Three and Five participated in the nationwide National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). Your child’s individual NAPLAN results are available for collection from the school office.

Parents of children in Year Five are reminded that secondary schools may request a copy of your child’s Year Five NAPLAN results. It is suggested that you file these results in a safe place for future use. An administration fee will be charged if another copy of your child’s NAPLAN results is requested.

NAPLAN RESULTS

The Foundation children are very excited about their upcoming excursion to Chesterfield Farm on

WEDNESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER.

Please make sure your child’s permission form and payment has been returned by the due date of

Wednesday 24th August.

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CAREChildren and staff at OSHC have taken a keen interest in the Olympics and have pictures of athletes on a feature wall in the OSHC house.  We held our own mini Olympics at After School Care which the children enjoyed.

 Birthdays are celebrated at OSHC with the birthday boy or girl having their photo taken as they blow out a candle in a cupcake and everyone sings Happy Birthday.  The birthday child then gets to enjoy their cupcake.

OSHC is available on a permanent or casual basis. Enrolment forms are available from the school office or from OSHC.

A waiting list is held if a session is already fully booked. It is important that the school office or OSHC is notified if your child is not going to attend a session they have been booked in for as that place can then be used for a casual booking.

Once you have a permanent booking you will be billed for that placement whether your child attends or not.

Phone numbers for bookings and cancellations are:

School Office 5623 4066

OSHC Mobile 0418 662 225

Hours for OSHC are:

Before School Care: 7am. to 8.45am. NO EARLY DROP OFFS

After School Care: 3.30pm. to 6pm NO LATE PICK UPS

Judy Eastwell OSHC Co-ordinator

Marg Hayes & Ashlee Fallon OSHC Carers

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There have been many medal winning performances from the children in the art room over the past couple of weeks as the focus has been the Rio Olympic Games. The Games of the XXXI Olympiad, being held in Rio de Janeiro, are the first Olympic Games to be held in South America since the games began in 1896.

The art room is getting new tables and stools. As a result we are offering the old tables and stools for sale. Tables measure 1800mm x 900mm x 720mm (high) and are $40 each. The stools are 550mm high and are $5 each. Please contact the office to register your interest.

Mrs Debbie Dunlop Visual Arts Teacher

Artists of the Week presented at assembly were Hailee (4PL), Jordan (4PL), Georgia (3DE) and Cailee (5BA).

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Dear Parents and Students,

We need your help. Junior School Council is running an animal food bank to help abandoned and orphaned animals. This will take

place the second last week of Term Two from:

MONDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER TO FRIDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER.

Mrs. Sibley, whose children attend Warragul North Primary School, runs a rescue service for abandoned animals and needs our help. Without her help these animals would have no future and

the stories of what has happened to these animals are truly awful. We need your help.

The following items are needed and best suit the needs of the animals in care. We are asking people to donate these items to help out. We suggest that as you do your shopping, you choose

any item from the list and bring it to school to place in the box provided in each classroom.

PLEASE ONLY DONATE THE ITEMS LISTED

Look at petrescue.com.au to see the work being done.

Please put your items in the box provided in each classroom and we will watch the donations grow!

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards, Junior School Councillors

Whiskas kitten sachets of food Whiskas Kitten dry food Whiskas cat / kitten milk Supercoat Kitten dry food Supercoat dog food cans Pedigree dog food cans

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West Gippsland Music & Drama

EisteddfodAs part of the music program at Warragul North Primary School, we like to encourage our children to perform at every opportunity, including those who are in the private music program. The West Gippsland Music and Drama Eisteddfod held at the West Gippsland Arts Centre provides a much needed forum for this to occur. Here are this year’s results:

Wind and Brass Solo Novice (10 years and under)Keely (5BA) – 1st place

Wind and Brass Solo (10 years and under)Keely (5BA) – 1st place

Drum Kit Solo (12 years and under)Jackson (5/6M) – 2nd place

Cody (5/6M) – Honourable Mention

Gippsland Vocal Solo (10 years and under)Nina (5PR) – 1st place

Own Choice Solo (10 years and under)Nina (5PR) – 3rd place

District Primary School Own Choice Vocal GroupWarragul North Primary School Choristers – 2nd place

Mrs Jill Binks Performing Arts Teacher

Nina (5PR)

Keely (5BA)

Cody (5/6M)

Jackson (5/6M)

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At Warragul North Primary School we like to showcase the wonderful musical talents of our students, while giving them the opportunity to perform to a ‘friendly’ and receptive audience in a soirée atmosphere (a reception held in the evening).

Soirées have become a regular event at the school and both teachers and children alike look forward to the evening, where families and friends make up the audience. We encourage all the children who take part in private music lessons at school, to present an item at a soirée during the year. For some children it will be their first real performance.

On Thursday 1st September, 2016, our students will be performing a variety of songs with a diverse range of instruments providing approximately an hour of entertainment.

I would like to take this opportunity to offer an invitation to any parent who is interested in their child learning an instrument or having singing lessons to attend this enjoyable evening to see what it is all about.

Thank you for your continued support of the Performing Arts program at Warragul North Primary School.

Mrs Jill Binks Performing Arts Co-ordinator

Term Three Musical Soiree

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Program BackgroundAs part of the Victorian Government’s dairy assistance package the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) is being extended to students currently enrolled in government and non-government schools whose parents own, share-farm or lease a dairy farm business; or those people whose primary occupation is working on a dairy farm.

Who is eligible?Students currently enrolled at the start of Term 3, 2016 in government and non-government schools where one or both parents:

• own an operating dairy farm

• are share farmers on a property primarily operating as a dairy farm

• hold a lease for an operating dairy farm

• work as an employee on an operating dairy farm and this is their main source of employment.

Evidence may include:

• a dairy industry license issued by Dairy Food Safety Victoria (DFSV)

• lease documentation

• share farming contract

• agreement with a dairy production/supply company

• a letter from an employer

• a statutory declaration stating the family’s main business or employment is on an operating dairy farm (in cases where other forms of evidence are not available).

• Confirmation from a kindergarten that a younger sibling has been approved for the dairy Kindergarten Fee Subsidy on the basis of being an eligible dairy farming family (as above)

Families who received the means-tested CSEF payment are also eligible. However families that have previously qualified for the CSEF Drought assistance are not able to also access the CSEF Dairy assistance funding.

How much is the dairy assistance payment?A one-off amount of $375 per student will be paid to schools.

Do parent’s need to apply for this assitance?Yes. Parents/legal guardians and independent secondary students will need to apply for this assistance via the Dairy Assistance Application Form along with evidence as requested by 18 November 2016.

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) - DAIRY ASSISTANCE

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CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) - DAIRY ASSISTANCE Community News

Registration day

Sunday 11th September

11am – 1pm

Geoff Watt Track

Burke Street Warragul

For more information

Phone 0488415312

You can register online

@lavic from 12th August

1st child - $120

2nd child - $110

3rd and consecutive children $105

Sound Garden WARRAGUL NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

THURSDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 4pm - 5.30pmAT CLUB ROOMS N E W a n d E X I S T I N G P L AY E R S

W E L C O M E A L L AG E G R O U P S / L E V E L S

WARRAGUL NORTH TENNIS CLUB

REGISTRATION NIGHT

CONTACT:

Kelly Bethune: 0417 970 693 kellyjbethune@gmail.com OR

Jessica Fleming: 0438 583 416