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Newsletter No 13 Thursday, 7 May 2015
SPECIAL EVENTS
On the ropes DIVISION TENNIS
Congratulations to Mineth, Sean and Ella for making it through to the
Division Tennis Championships last week. Ella and Sean won overall
and will now progress through to the Regional Tennis Championships.
An outstanding effort. Good luck for the next round.
REGIONAL SSV CRICKET
Congratulations to Dulith for making it through to the
Regional SSV Cricket trials. All the best for the next
stage of selection.
Prep E Gardening
Now that the picnic place has the shade sails up, Prep E thought it was time to pretty the
area up a bit. We propagated some seeds earlier this term and this week we planted them
in rainbow shape planter boxes. We have been watering them and watching them carefully.
Mount Waverley Primary School, Park Lane, Mount Waverley 3149
Ph: 9807-1480 I Fax: 9888-1495 I Email: [email protected] I Web: www.mountwaverleyps.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
NAPLAN
Next week NAPLAN will be administered by
classroom teachers for Years 3 and 5.
NAPLAN results provide invaluable data for
the state and national education system.
Individual student NAPLAN results may
also be of some benefit for teachers,
parents and students to support daily/weekly classroom
assessments.
Although NAPLAN may provide some benefit for teachers
and students, it is important for students not to place too
much emphasis on these tests and develop undue stress.
Please keep interruptions to a minimum next week to
enable these tests to be administered effectively.
SRI
Mount Waverley Primary School has been approached by a
number of accredited religious organisations and, as
mandated by the State Government, we must give full
consideration to the possibility of allowing these programs
to take place at our school.
We are currently in the process of collecting information
from all of the notices that have been returned and will
consider which programs can be resourced for our various
year levels.
I reiterate that all SRI programs are ‘opt in’, have no
relationship with AusVels curriculum and are delivered by
volunteers, not teachers, at a time of the day which
classroom teachers and I deem suitable.
Greg Paine
Principal
Asthma/Ventolin school events
Just a reminder that when children are
leaving the school grounds for excursions, camps , sporting events etc ( ie
year 6 sport )they must take their own Ventolin
puffer/inhaler.
IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES
4—15 May
Prep & Yr 1 Swimming
7 May
Year 4 Scienceworks
11 May
Year 6 Melbourne Museum
8—20 May
Book Fair
12/13/14 May
NAPLAN Yrs 3 & 5
12—15 May
Yr 6 Camp
13 May
Yr 2 Kitchen Chemistry
18—29 May
Yrs 2&3 Swimming
19 May
ICAS Computer
Regional Tennis
20 May
Yr 1 Kitchen Chemistry
22 May
Year 6-Year 7 Transition Important Date
All Applications for Year 7 Placements
forms to be returned to Mount Waverley
Primary School
26 May
District Cross Country
29 May
State Tennis
3 June
ICAS Science
5 June
Division Cross Country
WILD ONESIE DAY
8 June
QUEENS BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
15 June
REMINDERS
WORKING BEE DATES
Term 2: Saturday 16 May
Term 3: Saturday 1 August
Term 4: Saturday 7 November
Permission forms & payments:
 Yr 1&2 Kitchen Chemistry due 4 May
 Yr 6 Melbourne Museum due 11 May
ACHIEVEMENTS/CURRICULUM
SECOND HAND UNIFORM
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS…
The second hand uniform
open on Monday 11th
9:30am. Prices range from
denominations as we are
denominations.
shop will be
May, 9:10$3-$8. Please bring small
unable to change large
We are located in the foyer of the Hall and volunteers
are most welcome. For those parents who put their
name on the CAP Form to volunteer please meet me
Congratulations to the following students who
attained Silver and Gold Certificates in recent weeks!
GOLD
Mathletics
Jasmine J, Danny H, Chloe B, Shivya U, Elise. L,
Johnny M, Ivy L, Forest L, Jinghan Y, Eadie A,
Nicholas C, Dineth F, Sarah H,
SILVER
Anna S, Ayush S, Kiara A,, Min S, Chris L, Elsie W,
Lucas J, Juliette G, Izabella Z, Liam M, Adhvik B
Dhiren M, Radin T, Mathew P, Johnny, Nathan K,
Saran K, Cammy N, Rachelle P, Lucas H, Connor S,
Xavier T Sonakshi S Matthew W Sinead R, Nikita L,
Lucas J,Liam S, Jiya A Matthew A, Jaiden L, Jason
H, Jack A, Leah S, Om C, Esha G, Sophie S,
Bella T,
Walk Safely to School Day
Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual,
national event when all Primary School children will
be encouraged to walk and commute safely to
school. Walking to school promotes Road Safety,
Health, Public Transport and the Environment.
It will be held throughout Australia on Friday 22
May 2015
The objectives of WSTSD are:
 To encourage parents and carers to walk to
school with primary school age children and reinforce
safe pedestrian behaviour.
 To promote the health benefits of walking and
help create regular walking habits at an early age.
 To ensure that children up to 10 years old hold an
adult's hand when crossing the road.
 To help children develop the vital road-crossing
skills they will need as they become mature
pedestrians.
 To reduce the car dependency habits that are
being created at an early age and which will be
difficult to change as children become adults.
 To promote the use of Public Transport.
 To reduce the level of air pollution created by
motor vehicles.
Rubbish Free Lunch Day Winners Week 3 Term 2
Congratulations to our winning classes for last week’s Rubbish Free Lunch Day. The winning prep classes were
Prep A and Prep E with 100% rubbish free lunches in their class. The winning junior school class was 1B with 92%
rubbish free lunches in their class. The winning middle school classes were 3D and 4E with 100% rubbish free
lunches in their class. The winning senior classes were 5D and 6D with 96% rubbish free lunches in their class.
Our winning classes are rewarded with 15 minutes extra recess! Congratulations!
CLASS
PA
SCORE
100%
CLASS
1C
SCORE
80%
CLASS
3B
SCORE
No result
CLASS
5A
SCORE
No result
PB
No result
1D
83%
3C
81%
5B
64%
PC
88%
2A
78%
3D
100%
5C
77%
PD
85%
2B
91%
3/4Y
91%
5D
96%
PE
100%
2C
86%
4B
76%
6A
92%
PF
89%
2D
91%
4C
No result
6B
90%
1A
91%
2E
82%
4D
95%
6C
88%
1B
92%
3A
88%
4E
100%
6D
96%
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT UPDATE
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT UPDATE
MWPS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EARTH HOUR
We supported this program at
school again on Friday, May 1st
by switching off all of the lights
in the school and any unnecessary electrical equipment in each
classroom for one hour between
2.30 and 3.30pm.
Classes dedicated an hour to doing an activity that highlighted
the necessity of giving the planet
“a break” for one hour.
5C Spending Earth Hour moving mountains of Earth.
GENERAL INFORMATION
SRI ISLAMIC INSTRUCTIONS
Hi, I’m Earnest and
I care about the
environment.
Pay attention to
how you use water
at home and
school. The little
things make a big
difference to the
environment .
.
Due to the limited number of enrolments, SRI Islamic
Instruction will not be offered at present. If you would like
your child/children to participate in SRI Islamic Instructions
please collect a Parent Consent Form from the Office or
download the form from the school’s website and return
the completed form to school.
If there is an increase in students registering, Arkan Toledo,
the Islamic SRI Program provider, will re-consider running
the program in 2015.
WWF(World Wildlife Fund) is inviting Australians to walk, bounce or hop back into the wildlife spirit this
June, with the much-anticipated return of Wild Onesie Week 2015. WWF is challenging Australians to
head off to work and school and go about their day dressed head-to-toe as an animal during WILD ONESIE
WEEK (which includes World Environment Day on June 5). MWPS Senior Environment Team is challenging
our school to participate in this event by holding a WILD ONESIE DAY on FRIDAY 5 TH JUNE. Students are
asked to dress in a wild onesies, or dress like an animal, or wear their favourite pjs on the day. A GOLD
COIN donation is requested. The funds raised will go towards our sponsored animals (which include koalas, a bilby, an orang-utan, a Tasmanian devil and a now critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum.) See
our sponsored animals page on the Sustainability Blog
http://sustainabilityatmwps.global2.vic.edu.au/our-animals/ for more
details of our animals.
Buddhism Special Religious Instructions
The school has been approached by Religions for Peace seeking to deliver Buddhist Special Religious Instructions at
Mount Waverley Primary School in 2015. It is intended that Buddhism SRI lessons will commence early in Term 3.The
Buddhism Special Religious Instruction program gives students the opportunity to explore Buddhist beliefs and
values. Buddhist SRI Instruction is an extra-curricular activity delivered by accredited volunteers trained by &
associated with the Buddhist Council of Victoria.
If you would like your child to participate in Buddhist SRI, please collect a parent consent form from the Office or
download the form from the school’s website. Your child will only be eligible to participate in Buddhism SRI if you return
the consent form to school and there is an adequate number of students enrolled in the program.
COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD
‘WHEN GREAT MINDS DON’T THINK ALIKE’ 25 MAY 7.00PM A FREE seminar for parents and teacher of children with learning
difficulties . Mt Waverley Library 14 Miller Crescent. Bookings Essential PH: 98750222 [email protected]
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED Student Exchange Australia New Zealand invites volunteers to host international students in June-July
2015 Contact : 02 99970700 www.studentexchange.org.au
Jordanville Community Centre Martial Arts therapy program on Wednesday nights during school term from 4.30pm till 6..30pm
PARENTS AND FRIENDS
For every Entertainment™ Book and Entertainment™ Digital Membership we sell, $13 goes to our fundraising! The
more Memberships we sell, the more we raise – so please forward this to family and friends.
The new Memberships are available now and packed with thousands of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers.
For just $65, you'll receive over $20,000 worth of valuable offers.
Use just a few of these offers and you'll more than cover
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CONTACT; Mt Waverley Primary School Rosy 0418 516 902
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
COOKBOOK UPDATE.....
1. LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT RECIPES!
If you've been meaning to submit a recipe into the MWPS Cookbook then now is your last chance as we need to get
on with the editing and formatting of our book to get it to the printers on time.
We specifically need a few more lunch and breakfast recipes and a few more Chinese, Indian, Sri Lankan, Greek,
Malaysian, Indonesian and Korean recipes. Our Grade 6 students have done some research on these cultures and the
food they eat and identified some key dishes that we'd love to have (THANKS Grade 6 students!!).
Do you have any good recipes for the following dishes?
China - fried rice, peking duck,Korea - Yubu Chobap, Dakdoritang,India - an Indian curry dish (vindaloo, korma, butter
chicken?), bread, Samosas, Raita, Roti,,Malaysia - Nasi Lemak, a Malaysia Laksa,Sri Lanka - Biryani, a Sri Lankan curry
Indonesia - Nasi goreng, Ayam Baka, Greek - Moussaka, Spanakopita, Calamari
To submit your recipe go to
www.createacookbook.com.au
Click on the “Submit recipe” tab near the top of the screen. This will take you to a page where you can select Mount
Waverley Primary School in the drop down box. Once you have selected our school simply click on the ‘click to access
recipe form’ tab and follow all the prompts.
Before submitting your recipe - please check out the list of recipes we have already received. You can access the
recipe list by logging into Compass (see the link under ‘MWPS Cookbook’ in the ‘News’ section) or going onto the
MWPS website (go into www.mountwaverleyps.vic.edu.au and click on the ‘MWPS Cookbook recipes’ link under the
Forms section on the left hand side).
2. TEACHING THE ART OF GIVING
Here at MWPS we recognize that we are a fortunate school and that we live in a wonderful community here in Mount
Waverley. One of the values we see as important at MWPS is to be charitable to others and therefore the school has
decided to donate 5% of the profits from the sale of our Cookbook to local charities to help those who need an extra
hand. We asked our students - via the Junior School Council - to make the decision on which local charity or charities
to make our donation to and they have decided to split the donation equally to the following 3 charities:
· Ronald McDonald House Monash - Ronald McDonald House Monash works to enhance the quality of life for families
with sick children by providing a home-away-from-home that is welcoming, caring and supportive. Since opening in
1993 we have helped over 9,000 families who have needed to travel to care for their sick child at Monash Children’s
Hospital (located in Clayton).
· bestchance Child Family Care - bestchance is a not for profit organisation whose programs assist children with
learning difficulties, mums experiencing post-natal depression or isolated from family support, disadvantaged adults
requiring retraining to secure employment, young children with social, emotional and behavioural problems and crisis
support (located in Glen Waverley).
· The Alannah & Madeline Foundation - a leading national not-for-profit organisation protecting children from
violence and creating behavioural change in the community to address bullying and cyberbullying.
Thank you so much to our MWPS students for making this decision to support others in our community.
PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS
Citizenship
Achievement
34Y
Chloe N for always excellent manners when
dealing with classmates and staff. Well Done!
Mirae S for always putting 100% effort into every task
she works on. Great job!
3A
Saran K for showing consideration and respect
towards his peers.
Christine Z for completing her homework on time and
ensuring it is done to a very high standard.
3C
Loukas T for his improved efforts with his work
in the classroom. Keep up the awesome work!
Sierra T for her excellent work during our unit on Time.
She showed lots of confidence reading a wide range of
analogue clocks. Great work!
3D
Dhiren. M, for always being polite and a
friendly student who is helpful and considerate
to others. Well Done!
Lara. R, for always working hard in class with all her
activities and her computer skills. Well Done Lara!
4B
Prachi P for always being such a positive
member of our class and trying to do her very
best.
Liam C for making great improvements in his work
habits over the past few weeks. Keep it up Liam!
4C
Charles Z for being courteous towards others
on a regular basis. He is always happy to help
out his fellow peers.
Yejean K for always giving every task a go. She takes
pride with her work and the effort she puts in is
noticeable.
4D
Celia P for being a kind, considerate member
of our class and a great friend to her peers.
Thank you Celia!
Matt N for making big improvements in his spelling test
scores. Keep up the good work Matt!
4E
Michael Z for being super organised,
completing all work on time and to a high
standard. Well done!
Selina G for creating a detailed narrative, taking care to
edit her work appropriately.
5A
Ridmi F for making great start at MWPS and
for always asking questions when unsure of
something. Well done!
Liam K for always trying his very best in all learning
experiences and producing fantastic work. Well done!
5C
Thiru - For putting in a wonderful effort with
making new friends, while settling into a new
school. Well done!
David G - For always putting in a fantastic effort with his
spelling and also going above and beyond task
requirements.
6A
Johnny M for always showing the utmost
respect to his friends, classmates and adults. A
great characteristic to have!
Manav S for achieving top scores in his spelling test
every week.
6B
Charlie W for always trying to be helpful and
polite in the classroom.
Helena Z for the excellent effort and creativity put into all
her homework tasks.
6C
Andy S for being an easygoing and cooperative
member of the class. Your positive vibes help
to create a positive classroom culture, Andy!
Amina D for showing exemplary dedication to her
learning and responsibilities through her hard work and
proactiveness.
6D
Luca L for his leadership skills and positive
energy during house cross country.
Hannah R for the consistent high standard of work she
produces across the curriculum.
Shivank A for his positive attitude towards all
aspects of his school work and making a big
effort to finish tasks on time.
Sean F for his excellent performance at District Tennis
and making it through to Regionals. Well done Sean!