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26th November 2014 Vol 22 No 18
NOVEMBER
27th
Regional Cricket
28th
2015 Foundation (Prep)
Transition #3 + Uniform
DECEMBER
1st
Internal Transition 2014 Grades
0 to 5 from 11:30am-1:30pm
3rd
Performing Arts Showcase
5th
2015 Foundation (Prep)
Transition #1 + Uniform Shop
Grade 2 Sleepover from 5:30pm
8th
Documentaries Showcase
Jnr Band Waverley Gardens
9th
Grade 6 students’ Secondary
School Orientation
Internal Transition 2014 Grades
0 to 5 from 11:30am-1:30pm
10th
Twilight Festival
16th
Grade 6 Graduation
17th
Grade 6 Disco
18th
Foundation—Gr5 Disco
Grades 5/6 Jump Factory
19th
Last Day 8:45am start and
1:00pm finish
Protecting Our School
If anyone notices any unusual
activity at the school outside
school hours, please call the
Springvale Police on 8558-8600
From the Principal’s desk
Students of the Week
Birthdays
From the Assistant Principal’s desk
Community News
Silverton Tit Bits
Important Dates
Performing Arts Showcase 3rd December
Silverton Book Launch 4th December
School Banking—Last Day 11th December
OSHCare 2015 enrolment form needed
Valuable Learner of the Month
P.A. Raffle Tickets etc.
Uniform Shop offer
Mathlete of the Week
Sponsors/Advertisers
THINGS DUE BACK
Instalment #4 for Laptop program
OVERDUE
Gr 5 2015 Sovereign Hill
OVERDUE
2015 Grade 6 Camp Instalment #1
Friday 28th November
Dear Parents,
With only four weeks to go until we finish the 2014 school year things at Silverton
P.S. are becoming very hectic indeed. Last week we held another Transition Day
for our new Foundation students for 2015. They all looked so small and this
makes us realise how much this years Foundation children have grown and
developed throughout the year. It was also very nice to see the new families who
are coming into our school next year.
The Parents Association have been very busy in the past few weeks organising
their “trailer” raffle and sausage sizzle that was held at Bunnings last week. They
are also planning for the sausage sizzle to be held on Saturday 29th at school
during the Election Day voting. I hope you are able to support them either by
helping our on the day or purchasing sausages or a raffle ticket from the stall.
They are also relying on your support to make this a fabulous fundraiser for this
year.
Work on the new learning Centre is coming along very well. We are expecting
some new furniture to arrive this week with painting and carpeting to be
completed soon. It will become a very valuable asset for our school. The
children are eagerly waiting for this Learning Centre to be completed to see what
it is going to look like.
Loretta and Gracie have just returned from a trip to China where they were able
to visit our sister school their. Our sister school Yencheng No 1 school has 118
classes averaging around 60 students in each. The school has over 20 000
students on three campuses. They are certainly a lot bigger than our schools in
Australia. In the coming years we will be connecting and working closely with this
school. This is an excellent opportunity for us to work with a Chinese school and
for them to work with an Australian school.
Next week Amanda and I will be travelling to Singapore to attend the Microsoft
Bett Forum where we have been asked to talk about our school as well as taking
the opportunity to visit some schools to see how they operate. This is an
excellent opportunity to connect with other high performing schools from all over
the Asian area.
As we are well down the track of planning our school structure for 2015 it is
important that you advise the school office if your child/ren will not be attending
Silverton PS in 2015 and to which school they will be attending. Already we
know of some children who are shifting house and will be moving to new areas in
2015. It certainly makes our planning more accurate if we know early about your
plans for next year.
Have a good week.
Regards
Tony
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded ‘Student Of The Week’ certificates
FS
Ayla Ayas
34S
Umaya Edirisinghe
Jack Mills
FI
Abbie McCrimmon
34I
Milan Haputhanthri
Abi Young
FL
Hamza Baig
34L
Jal Luak
34V Karthikeya Saradhy
FV
Feba Davidson John
34V
Marko Siljegovic
Jornan Jacobs
34E
12E
Georgia Karanasios
34E
Sean Javillonar
12R
Caleb Armstrong
34R Nicholas Dalaris
12R
Michala Schneider
34R
Benjamin Bou
12T
Bradley Steenkamp
56T
Danni Kahrimanis
12T
56T
Andrew Nguyen
Febin Davidson John & Maddy
Bradford
12O
Jenny Ta
56O
Rebecca DowningArmstrong
12N
Zahraa Al-Quraishi
56N
Philip Tong
56P
Kyle Philips
56S
Cody Day-Young
FS
Noah De Reland
34S
FI
Una Crnogorcevic
34I
FL
Seth Ely
34L
FV
Aydin Jasika
12E
12O
Linden Brown
56O
12N
Aviga Williams
56N Ben Fox
12S
56P
Cooper Thompson
56S
Alicia Perri
12S
BIRTHDAYS
Sienna Ward
Anna Peng
Chrintina Murphy
Preet Parmar
Elias Hajj
Giorgio Katrantzis
Stephen Katrantzis
Ameerah Mohamed Niloofar
Hiba Ibrahim
Katika Lao-Khiev
Cindy Nhim
Gurleen Kaur
Rayaan Sejwal
Harper Trezise
Kaveesha De Silva
Noah Brown
Eirini Vergaki
Tamara Bajagic
Emily Keng
Drake Wass
How can I get an Immunisation History Statement
for my child?
You can get a copy of your child’s immunisation history statement:
On the internet via Medicare’s online services
http:/www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/public/online-services/index.jsp and sign up for online
services using your Medicare card details
By requesting a statement to be sent in the mail
At your local Medicare Office
By calling 1800 653 809
By asking your doctor or immunisation provider to contact the Immunisation Register to
check your child’s immunisation history
Please note that immunisation history statements are only available online or at your local
Medicare office if your child is under 14 years of age.
The school is legally required to have on file, a copy of an Immunisation History Statement
and Birth Certificate for Primary School Children before we can enrol them.
Wednesday 26th November 2014
SILVERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Student Wellbeing - Loretta Sutherland
Dear Parents, Families and Children,
Thanks again for taking the time to read these messages
SILVERTON SCHOOL OATH
I will have pride in
Silverton Primary School
and obey the School Rules
I will be a good citizen
and respect others
I promise to respect and care
for the environment
I will try to be the best person I can
I will aim for excellence
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Successful learners take an
interest in ‘What’ they are doing and ‘How’ they are
doing it. Adopting some or all
of the following behaviours can
help maintain and
improve:Getting along with others,
Working together and
Increasing rates of
Achievement
VALUABLE LEARNING HABITS
As
HELPFUL BEHAVIOURS
Pride
Risk Taker
Communicator
Open Minded
Caring
Well Balanced
Inquirer
Thinker
Reflective
Knowledgeable
NEVER GIVE UP
ENCOURAGE OTHERS
DO YOUR BEST
Who Can Help Me At School?
My Teacher
The Teachers in my Learning Centre
My Specialist Teachers
Mrs Sutherland-Assistant Principal
My Student Mentoring Leader
Other School Staff
My School Student Representative
My Peer Mediators
Building Resilience is Learning
To Be Smart & Strong
“Every child deserves a champion
- an adult who will never give up on them,
who understands the power of connection
and insists that they become
the best they can possibly be.”
Term 4, Week 8, and next week we start dating December — Enough said! However there are
enough school days left to remind you of our School Breakfast Program.
SILVERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
AN UPDATE FROM MRS PAULA YATES
The Breakfast Club at Silverton Primary is an opportunity for students to have a healthy start to
the school day. We are extremely excited to announce that we have been kindly donated a much
needed new toaster from Dr. Sandeep Bhagat. Dr. Bhagat has also generously offered to support
our Breakfast Program by donating and his time and food. In 2015 we will be seeing Dr. Bhagat
and his colleague Dr. Raghav on Tuesdays and at a new time of Thursday morning so make sure
you say hello and welcome them into our school community.
Below is a shot biography of both Dr. Sandeep Bhagat and Dr. Raghav;
Dr. Sandeep Bhagat is a specialist palliative care physician looking after people with terminal
illnesses at home in the South East catchment including Dandenong. "As a migrant I strongly
believe in giving back to the country and looking after our fellow community members."
Dr. Raghav is a consultant neurologist and Senior Lecturer supervising specialist physician
trainees at Monash Health, Victoria. He has a long standing interest in Yoga and spirituality. He
consults at his rooms in Dandenong.
We warmly welcome both doctors to our school community.
A VERY USEFUL AND MUCH NEEDED GIFT TO SILVERTON STUDENTS
Children are welcome in Learning Centre 4
on Tuesdays and Thursdays (8.30-850) to
share in some talk and toast. We have been
very fortunate to be able to extend this offer
beyond the Winter months due to the
generosity of donations of both food and voluntary assistance of parents and staff. Added
to this we have some Community Volunteers
(Dr Sandeep Bhagat and Dr Sanjay Raghav)
who are working around their busy schedule
to come in on Thursdays to help cook and
Sandeep, Sanjay, Paula, Loretta, Jasvinder
serve the toast for the children. Mrs Paula
Yates (Foundation Teacher) has done an outstanding job this year to coordinate and promote the
Program. As mentioned previously we have also had parents come forward this year to assist.
So if you happen to be bringing your children / grandchildren into school, please know that you
are very welcome to help—just come forward. Beyond giving your time, it’s not complicated. The
toaster is automatic and the bread and margarine and spreads are all provided. There’s a bit of
tidying up to do at the end. Extra hands help our teachers tremendously as they need to be on
duty to greet their students in the Learning Centres — not forgetting and teach them too! Early
Bird Reading happens in LC4—so the beautiful aroma of toast provides an added incentive for
the children to stop by in the morning. Added to this, it’s a nice way for parents to have some
adult time—hopefully meeting up with friends
and/or meeting new people and making new
friends within our school.
A SPECIAL THANKS FROM SILVERTON
STAFF
“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,"
said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you
say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do
you say, Piglet?"
Sandeep, Sanjay, Loretta , Tony, Jasvinder
"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully. "It's the same thing," he said.”
― A.A. Milne
Rita Pierson EDUCATOR
Wednesday 26th November 2014
COMMUNITY NEWS
Details of these items are displayed on noticeboard near Media Centre
SANDOWN INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE
We are holding a Junior/senior Soccer Tournament starting soon at
2 Brough Street, Springvale. Call 9547 9666 for more information
SPRINGVALE SOFTBALL
Summer season starting soon and they are looking for new players
of all ages & abilities both female & male. We play at the Dandenong
Softball Grounds, Brady Road, Dandenong on Saturdays and train
during the week. Contact the club [email protected] or
call Debbie Gribbin 9806 1448 or 0406 238 353 or Scott Dean 0417
126 044
SILVERTON
TIT BITS
YARD AWARDS
GIRL GUIDES AUSTRALIA
For information on joining this organisation or finding out where they
meet locally www.guidesvic.org.au/welcome or call 8606 3500
VOLUNTEER HOST FAMILY
Are you interested in hosting exchange students from another country, then contact Sylvia Kelly from WEP 1300 884 733 or
[email protected] or www.wep.org.au
ROUNDABOUT KIDZ FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
They run Kids with Courage a program designed to strengthen
primary aged children who are struggling at school, home or with
peer relationships as well as Parents with Courage a program
designed to provide parents with the tools and strategies needed to
deal with the challenges of raising older primary and high school
aged children. Www.roundaboutkidz.com or 9551 7871
JOON NO’S TAEKWONDO
14 Birch Ave Dandenong North. All ages. Concentration.
Confidence. Discipline. Fitness. Self Esteem. Self Defence. Stress
Relief. 2 FREE trials!! Mobile: 0417 317 970 Ph: 9850 3771
www.joonnotaekwondo.com.au email: [email protected]
FB www.facebook.com/joonnostkd
HOT SHOTS TENNIS
Spring Special $48. 4 half hour lessons, FREE racquet and t-shirt.
For 12 year olds and under. 2 Locations:
Rowville Tennis Club, Police Rd (off Stud Rd) 0422 848 356
[email protected]
Wellington Tennis Club, Rupert Drive, Mulgrave 0405 928 413
[email protected]
KEYSBOROUGH LEARNING CENTRE
The KLC is the largest provider of community based vocational
education programs and activities, in Greater Dandenong.
Call 9798 7005 or go to www.klckeys.com.au
BUNNINGS DANDENONG
Christmas Family Night on Thursday 4th December from 6pm until
8pm. Join us for free night of fun for the whole family. Lots of kid’s
activities, Jumping Castle, Photo Booth, Face Painting, Fairy Floss,
Popcorn & Light refreshments. Bookings essential 8792 9500
UNIFORM SHOP
Opening Times
Mondays from 8:30—9:30 am
and
Wednesdays from 2:45—3:30 pm
HOUSE POINTS
Melaleuca (Blue) - 71 points
Banksia (Green) - 79 points
Grevillea (Red) - 59 points
Acacia (Yellow) - 52 points
CARTRIDGE RECYCLING
If you have a printer, fax or
photocopier at home that has
cartridges or other consumables that you need to dispose
of we now have a box in the
office for you to put them in.
MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING
Help the Gorilla’s at Werribee Zoo by
recycling your old mobile phones.
There is a drop box in the office foyer for
you to put them in.
This will also help the
environment!
NEED A LIBRARY BAG?
Royal Children's Hospital
Tote bags for $2.50, can be
ordered through the Uniform
shop or the Office.
We are awaiting a shipment
and you can pre-order now
and they will be delivered to
your child when they arrive.
These are great not only for Library bags
also very handy multi purpose bags.
Wednesday 26th November 2014
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
2015 Foundation (Prep) Transition dates:
Transition #3 (& Uniform Shop from 12:30pm)—Friday 28th November 2014 from 1:30—3:00pm
Transition #4 (& Uniform Shop from 12:30pm)—Friday 5th December 2014 from 1:30—3:00pm
Internal Transition—Monday 1st December 2014 from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Tuesday 9th December 2014 from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Current Grade 6 Secondary School Orientation—Tuesday 9th December 2014
Twilight Festival 2014—Wednesday 10th December 2014 (evening)
●Backup date if previous evening cancelled due to weather—Thursday 11th December (daytime)
Grade 6 Graduation—Tuesday 16th December 2014 (evening)
Disco (Grade 6 only) Wednesday—17th December 2014(during school hours)
Disco (Foundation to Grade 5 only)—Thursday 18th December 2014(during school)
Last Day 2014—Friday 19th December—school starts at 8:45am and finishes at 1:00pm
(please make arrangements to collect your children at this earlier time)
Uniform Shop 2015—The Uniform Shop will be open prior to school starting on
Wednesday 28th January from 8:30am—11:30am
First Day 2015—Thursday 29th January (school starts at 9:00am for Grade 1 to 6 students)
(Foundation students will start on this date but at staggered times—To be advised)
Performing Arts Showcase
When: Wednesday 3rd of December.
Learning Centre 4 from 9.30 – 11am, Learning Centre 3 from 11.30 – 1.30pm
Where: Silverton Primary School Gym
Who: all students at
Silverton Primary who have paid lessons
on Violin, Cello, Flute, Keyboard, Voice, Guitar, Percussion and Dance Troupe.
Silverton Book Launch
"Let's Make Smiles"
December 4th
at 11:30 until 1:30
for the children in grades 3-6
Wednesday 26th November 2014
Host Families Needed
For New Exchange Students in 2015
There are girls and boys aged between
15 and 18 from exciting countries like
Italy, Belgium, Germany, Holland,
Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Brazil,
Norway, Argentina, Finland and
Austria hoping to come here to study for
3, 5 or 10 months from February next
year and stay with a
volunteer family that is willing to host
and welcome them.
If you feel you could do this for them
for the length of their stay or even some
of it, please contact
Klaus Schumann on (03) 97584279 and
let me know of your interest.
SCHOOL BANKING
Last Day for school banking
for 2014 is
Wednesday 11th December
Watch out in next
year’s Newsletters
when it will starts up
again
OSHCare 2015
If you intend using OSHCare
(Outside School Hours Care)
at all in 2015 can you please get the
new Enrolment Form either from Michelle in
OSHCare or the school office
They must have the new enrolment form for
children to use the program
Last Day of Playgroup for 2014
and end of year party is
Wednesday 10th December
Playgroup will resume on
Wednesday 4th February
Playgroup is run 9.00am to 11.00am on
Wednesday mornings at school.
There is no cost
Student Personal Accident Insurance
Provided by Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT)
This Insurance is designed solely for students
and helps protect the family financially in case
of an accident resulting in serious injury.
Cover is available for students
aged 4 to 19 years old
Protection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year anywhere in the world
Cover for Non-Medicare Medical Expenses whilst
participating in official school activities, including surgical,
x-ray, physiotherapy treatments
School Free Relief help in the event that the child’s
parent/guardian has an accident that results in death
For more information please visit
www.thisinsurance.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1300 THISWAY (1300 844 792)
Wednesday 26th November 2014
Valuable Learner November
Knowledgeable
Georgia Starfas
Georgia shows that she is a knowledgeable student and person through her everyday actions.
She gathers information and experiences from the world around her and applies this learning
to everything she does. Georgia understands that a combination of her prior learning, the
gathering of new information and a readiness to learn will help her today and in the future.
During Discovery Time she looks to challenge herself and always asks deep and meaningful
questions to be able to undertake her projects and produce pieces that she is happy with. One
of the projects Georgia took on was the creation of 3D objects. She persevered in creating an
egg person, undertaking research during Discovery Time and at home. She then used her
knowledge and outgoing personality to teach three foundation students how to plan and
produce their own 3D objects. Georgia was also asked questions by a newspaper
photographer, who found I hard to believe her ability to explain in detail how she created her
3D objects and the maturity of the conversations she had.
It is not only during Discovery Time, but across the whole curriculum that she applies herself to
gain and share knowledge. In Chinese she participates and once she has an understanding,
likes to help others. During Numeracy, Literacy and all other specialists she is the same.
Without trying she leads others, through the use of knowledge and confidence.
Georgia should be very proud of herself, making sure she is the best learning she can be and
gain as much knowledge as she can. This knowledge is gained both from teacher guidance
and self-perseverance. Well done :c)
Wednesday 26th November 2014
Parents Association
Trailer Raffle
Raffle tickets still available for purchase for the
Trailer Raffle!
Tickets are $2.00 each.
All sold raffle tickets and money must be returned to the front office by
Friday 21st November, 2014.
Any unsold tickets must also be returned by this date.
Additional tickets are available for purchase from the Front Office.
Thank you for your on-going support.
Ticket sellers still need at Waverley Gardens and other locations around
the area from now until about the 12th December
If you can help please contact
Dawn on 0439 517 414
Thank-you for your support Silverton Parents Association
UNIFORM SHOP
4th Term Offer
Spend over $250.00
in one transaction and
receive a free polo shirt
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Sudhantha Withana
Arachchige
Trinn Luong
17 November 2014
24 November 2014
Mathlete of the Week
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Our School Sponsors ~ Please support them.
BRODCO
Karate—Self Defense
Class
Got computer problems?
FREE MEASURE & QUOTE
MICHAEL BRODRICK
Telephone Bus 9794 8195
A.H. 9795 6103
24 Sinclair Rd
Dandenong 3175
Small business, home business
and home user support.
For all your computer, internet and networking
needs, Call Computer Troubleshooters—
Separate classes for
Juniors & Seniors
Classes at Silverton Primary
and Harrisfied
Primary
Greg Price 9701 1987
Discounts for Silverton P.S. community
Contact
Neil Pitcher 0407 059 821
ROADWORKS
SILVERTON DRIVE
Expected Dates
Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd
December
9am—3pm
Please do not park on Silverton Drive these days
All works are subject to Weather conditions, unfavourable conditions may require additional day/s.
In order to carry out the works safely a road closure with appropriate detours will be put in place.
To minimise disruptions and allow for the successful and timely completion of the works. Places
ensure that the street and work area are free from all Parked Vehicles, during the above times.
Please follow the instructions given by our traffic Controllers on site, as they will be onsite to assist
with access for local residents. Access may be delayed during the day as vehicles will not be permitted to drive on sprayed roadway.
Please see the office if you have any concerns.
Sponsors
Please make sure you look at the sponsors listed on the back page of each issue as they often change. Please make use of these sponsors should the opportunity arise as it is through their
generous support that this newsletter is available to you each fortnight.
Note: Silverton Primary School & the Department of Education does not endorse the products or services of any advertiser. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in
the advertisements, or claims made by them. Any use of this Newsletter is welcome within the constraints of the Copyright Act.