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Newsletter No 16, Thursday 28 May 2015
SPECIAL EVENTS
On the ropes
DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY
Congratulations to all the children who participated in the District Cross Country on Tuesday. Everyone ran really
well and Mount Waverley came 2nd overall which is an excellent result. The following children finished in the top
10 and will compete in the Division Cross Country which will be held on Monday 1st June. Tilly R, Chris F,
Alannah T, George P, Matthew N, Liam S, Andy D, Oliver C, Rehan F, Emma R, Johnny M, Sean F, Mineth N and
Zac T.
Congratulations also the Madeline T and Sean F who were elected District Cross Country Captains.
Cassie Kemp
PE/Sport Coordinator
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
IMPORTANT SCHOOL DATES
The Principal’s Pen
Science
Currently we have Deakin University pre service teachers
conducting science lessons with our Year 4 students on
Wednesday afternoons under the supervision of our teachers and
their university lecturers. Last week I took time to discuss the
program with our students while they were participating. All
students I spoke with were very engaged and adamant that they
would like more science at school. In addition to this I have also
had very positive feedback from teachers and parents about the
recent science incursion for Year 1 and 2.
Science enables students to be creative and inquisitive. It teaches
them to analyse information, collaborate with peers, make
predictions and allows them to report on their findings. Science is
a wonderful combination of literacy and numeracy and in my
opinion it is an aspect of the Victorian education system which
has lacked focus and support through my entire career. I am
certainly not being critical of our teachers or the curriculum we
teach in Victoria but rather observing the fight for the range of
curriculum areas in an ever increasing, unreasonably crowded
curriculum demanded by our society and governments.
If students turn off science by the upper primary through lack of
exposure, it really limits their educational opportunities at
secondary college. Is it time to up the ante with science at Mount
Waverley Primary School?
18—29 May
Yrs 2&3 Swimming
26 May
District Cross Country
29 May
State Tennis
1 June
Division Cross Country
3 June
ICAS Science
5 June
WILD ONESIE DAY
Yr 5 Gold Rush Incursion
8 June
QUEENS BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
9 June-10 June
Yr 3 & Yr 4 Science incursion
11 June
Yr 3-6 Music Night 6.30pm see Compass/
Tiqbiz for notice
Subway
15 June
ICAS Writing this week
Annual Reporting Meeting Monday 15 June
7.00pm Staffroom
16 June
ICAS Spelling
Regional Cross Country
23 June
Yr 6 Melbourne Museum
Greg Paine
SCHOOL TOURS
Wednesday school tours will cease at the end of
Term 2 .
REMINDERS
Permission forms & payments:
 Yr 5 Gold Rush due 3 June
 Yr 3 & 4 CSI Lab forensics due 5 June
 Yr 3/4 ,4,5 & 6 Swimming notices due 26 June
WORKING BEE DATE
Term 3: Saturday 1 August
Term 4 : Saturday 7 November
ACHIEVEMENTS/CURRICULUM
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SECOND HAND UNIFORM
Hi, I’m Earnest and
I care about the
Environment. Care
for the
Environment by
turning off the
water.
Remember to turn
off the water when
brushing your
teeth.
The second hand uniform shop will be open on Monday
1St June , 9:10-9:30am. All winter stock will be $5 and as
we are unable to change large denominations please bring
small change only.
This will be the last sale for the term, we are located in the
foyer of the hall and volunteers are most welcome
Mechelle G
Coordinator
REGIONAL TENNIS
Congratulations to Ella H and Sean F for making the
Regional SSV Tennis Finals. Well done to Ella for coming
1st overall and progressing through to the State Tennis
Championships which will be held on Friday.
Good Luck Ella!
GOLD
Cassie Kemp
Dylan W, Nathan S , Stephanie W,
PE/Sport Coordinator
SILVER
Matthew A, Tori L, Krisha N, Minal N, Shreya N, Carl
L, Brad W-S, Mia D, Brynley B, Liam S, Gina K,
Michael L, Angelina Do, Nelini W, Winnie D, Melinda
M, Mia M, Yvonne D, Gisele A, Kai S, Tessa,
Charlotte C, Aritha J, Crystal M
Rubbish Free Lunch Day Winners Week 6 Term 2
Congratulations to our winning classes for last week’s Rubbish Free Lunch Day. The winning prep class was PE with
95% rubbish free lunches in their class. The winning junior school class was 1C with 96% rubbish free lunches in
their class. The winning middle school class was 3B with 100% rubbish free lunches in their class. The winning
senior class was 6A with 100% rubbish free lunches in their class. Our winning classes are rewarded with 15
minutes extra recess! Congratulations!
CLASS
SCORE
PA
SCORE
81%
CLASS
1C
SCORE
100%
CLASS
5A
SCORE
96%
CLASS
3B
PB
94%
1D
76%
3C
No result
5B
PC
69%
89%
2A
88%
3D
85%
71%
2B
90%
3/4Y
96%
83%
5C
PD
5D
92%
PE
95%
2C
91%
4B
No result
6A
100%
PF
94%
2D
91%
4C
83%
6B
96%
1A
88%
2E
96%
6C
1B
87%
3A
70%
92%
4D
4E
92%
6D
93%
No result
59%
GENERAL INFORMATION
Years 3 - 6 Music Night 2015
Thursday the 11th of June, 6:30pm onwards.
Please see Compass/Tiqbiz for notice
Rotary
Raffle Tickets Prep – Yr 5
You will have received a booklet of raffle tickets to be sold in conjunction with Rotary Club.
Please return ticket stubs and payment in an envelope with your child’s name & class clearly
marked on the envelope. Any unsold tickets or booklets need to be returned to the General Office
again named, so that they be accounted for and re-allocated if required.
SchoolMate App
The Department of Education and Training has released an App which is designed to help you better understand the
curriculum we use to teach your children every day.
The App, called SchoolMate, is available for free download now in the App Store for iPhones and iPads and in Google
Play for Android phones and tablets.
SchoolMate gives you a general overview of the Victorian curriculum in each subject at each year level and:

Provides you with an overview of what your children are learning in each subject at each year level according to
the Victorian curriculum (AusVELS)

Provides you with tips regarding activities and things you can do at home to help your kids in each subject and
year level

Suggests apps, books, events and activities related to each subject area and year level.
Our school, like all other government schools in Victoria, uses AusVELS as the basis for the learning programs we run at
school every day.
Our teachers adapt the curriculum to meet the needs of our students and community, for example, designing learning
programs around what your children are interested in, or around days or celebrations that are important to our community.
SchoolMate is designed to give you an overview of what children are expected to learn in Victorian government schools
across every subject from Prep to Year 10.
I encourage you to download SchoolMate and to please talk with your teacher or myself if you are interested to find
out more about how our school teaches the curriculum.
COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD
Batesford Community Hub Peer Support Program- 4th June 4pm till 5.30pm Thursday 8 week program
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT UPDATE
MWPS Senior Environment Team is challenging our school to participate in this event by holding a WILD ONESIE DAY on
FRIDAY 5TH JUNE. Students are asked to dress in a wild onesies or dress like an animal. A GOLD COIN
donation is requested.
5B - saving the Earth one mulch pile at a time
PARENTS AND FRIENDS
Subway Product Information
Last term students raised a concern about the use of palm oil in Subway lunches given the schools’
support of orang-utans and the destruction of their habitat with palm oil plantations.
As Subway coordinator, I have been in contact with the staff at the head office of Subway in Australia to find out the
latest information about the use of palm oil. Currently the products that we get from Subway that have palm oil in
them are the white and wheat rolls and the cookies.
At the moment the white and wheat rolls contain Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) and halfway to three quarters of
the way through this year, palm oil will be removed completely from these breads.
The cookies do not use sustainable palm oil but offset this with Green Palm Certificates (supporting the sustainable
plantations) and Subway plans to use Certified Sustainable Palm Oil in the cookies by 2017.
So after some discussion at a P&F meeting we have decided to continue with Subway as a fundraiser.
Students can still make a choice in regard to palm oil use:
1. Not buy a Subway lunch if you want palm oil free
2. Still have the white/wheat roll as it uses Certified Sustainable Palm Oil but not have the cookie as it doesn't have
Certified Sustainable Palm Oil in it.
Emily Johnston
Subway Coordinator
SUBWAY LUNCH – Thursday 11th June.
Order forms will be sent home this week.
There is one option for payment and that is by Qkr. There are a few reasons for this:
1. The Department of Education and Training (DET) as part of their Risk and Fraud Management processes are
requesting that schools reduce cash transactions.
2. A significant amount of time was required by parents volunteering their time to count money and to follow up
when money was missing.
Paying by Qkr – Go to the Qkr app.
- Click on Fundraising Lunches
- Click on Subway lunch and for each child:
1. Enter the number of orders required
2. Enter the correct amount to be paid (1 = $7.00 or 2 = $14.00)
- Complete all details on the order form.
- Return order form to school
All orders need to be in by Thursday 4th June by 9am. No late orders can be accepted.
If 2 orders are required for the same child, 2 order forms need to be completed.
Extra forms will be available on Compass.
Please be aware that the cookies cannot be guaranteed to be nut free and may contain
traces of nuts.
This is a combined fundraising event with Subway Mt Waverley and Mt Waverley Primary School.
PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS
Citizenship
Achievement
Prep A
Emily for being a wonderful help around the
classroom.
Bryce for working hard to improve his writing skills.
Prep B
Emma E for always being a kind and helpful
friend. We are lucky to have you in Prep B!
Kerrie N for always giving 100% to all activities. Kerrie
works hard, is persistent and never gives up.
Prep C
Vihal E for making good choices in the
classroom and out in the yard. Being a great
'Bucket Filler'.
Gihansi D for having a go at writing and giving her best
effort.
Prep D
Reuben S for being a polite and attentive
listener. Reuben always listens to and respects
the ideas and opinions of others.
Daniel P making an extra special effort to take
part in class discussions and offer his ideas.
We enjoy having him share in class.
Anushka B for fantastic writing efforts. Anushka always
remembers to correctly record the sounds she hears in
words.
Liana S for taking pride when completing her work. It is
always neat and beautifully presented.
Lachlan B for your enthusiasm acting out
MOVE OVER! You thought about how to work
in a group and were kind to the other children
in your group. Thank you.
Evan K for being a good and reliable friend to
your classmates. Well done!
Hannah M for working so hard on your Magic 100
Words. You have a great attitude to learning.
1B
Saoirse M for demonstrating beautiful manners
and being a positive, happy classmate.
Ian W for always approaching tasks enthusiastically and
positively.
1C
Sienna D for working incredibly hard to build
her literacy skills. We are proud of you, Sienna!
Eva J for being an enthusiastic and motivated learner in
our classroom. Great work, Eva!
1D
Chris L for being a helpful and co-operative
member of our class and for being a wonderful
role model!
Ali B for making an excellent start to school at
Mount Waverley Primacy.
Ellie A for making strong progress in reading and never,
ever giving up. Go Ellie!
Andrew B for being a kind and friendly member
of our class. You always come to school with a
smile on your face!
Lauren R for settling in well to Mount Waverley
Primary School and trying very hard to do her
best work. Well done Lauren!
Arthur C for making a real effort to catch up
with outstanding work due to his other
educational commitments.
Liam L for always sharing interesting information in our
'Show and Tell' sessions.
Prep E
Prep F
1A
2A
2B
2C
2E
Hitani C for always writing so carefully and neatly. Well
done!
Kevin T for trying to use a variety of strategies when
solving addition and subtraction problems.
Joshua D for making a big effort to use 'deep thinking'
during our lessons. Great job Joshua!
Roger M for taking an excellent interest in our weekly
science experiments and for sharing his wealth of
knowledge with the class