p FOUNTAIN GATE PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Prospect Hill Road, Narre Warren 3805 Tel. 9703 1187 Fax. 9703 2001 School No. 5072 19 February 2015 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.fountaingateps.vic.edu.au DIARY DATES Monday 16th – 27th February Tuesday 17th February Tuesday 24th February Wednesday 25th February Tuesday 3rd March Monday 9th March Tuesday 10th & Wednesday 11th March Wednesday 18th Tuesday 24th March Wednesday 25th Friday 27th March End of Term All prep students start at 9.00am to 3.15pm. No school on Wednesday. Resilience Project – Follow up session. Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 at 9.00-11.00am Grades 1 & 2 Parent Picnic lunch at 1.00pm (courtyard) Parent Information-Resilience Project Session- Start time: 7.00pm (90 mins) School Photos *Note change of date* Labour Day Holiday – No Students at school Ricketts Point Excursion – Grades 1 & 2 Vet visit - Preps Casey Cup Soccer Tournament – Selected Grade 5/6 students only Waste Management Session – Preps 11.30-1.15pm All students will be dismissed at 2.30pm. SCHOOL PHOTO DAY IS COMING SOON…….MARCH 3rd 2015 All students will be given an envelope printed with their name and grade on Friday 20th February to take home. We ask that students return their completed envelope on photo day March 3rd (early returns will be accepted and kept in the office until photo day.) Focus Photo is our provider in 2015 and we look forward to some great photos. Please ensure that your child/children are wearing correct school uniform on the day. Family photo envelopes will be available from the office if you would like a family photo of your children attending Fountain Gate Primary School. Principal’s Comments Dear Parents, Thank you to the many parents who have replied to say they are able to attend the Resilience Project Presentation next Wednesday! The purpose of this evening is to help you assist your children to be resilient through the ups and downs of life. We are delighted to have had a strong response from parents. This term, we would love to see all students arriving at school on time. The first hours in the morning are the best learning time for children. When they are late they miss the important launch section of the lesson designed to set up the learning for the morning. How things go at home in the morning can set the tone for the day ahead. Children who arrive at school feeling calm, relaxed, fed and ready can make the most of the first few hours of the By now, children in grades 3-6 will have heard Hugh van Cuylenburg tell his stories day. and show inspiring photos and videos from his experiences around the world. The children and staff alike have been fascinated with Hugh’s funny, heartwarming tales that carry important messages about the three key ingredients for a happy life. Children don’t understand time in the same way as grown-ups. This can make school mornings a stressful time of day for families. Time pressures and competing demands can turn mornings into a combat zone. Next week we will have some tips to help school mornings run smoothly. If you find yourself able to come along next Wednesday, please do so even if you Thank you everyone for using the drop off have not sent the RSVP. There is plenty zone so well in the mornings. This has been of room in the gym. a big help in making our street safer. Wednesday 25th February 7.00-8.30pm In the small gym No cost No children under 16 please Older siblings and friends welcome. Kind Regards, Jenny Duggan STUDENT OF THE WEEK Prep B 3G Zahra Ahmadi Prep R 4M Mohaiman Azez Prep S 4P Zaki Azadzoi 1M Zahra Bakhshi Confidently completing lots of number jigsaws. 4R Samphors Vann 1P Zion Tuiga 3/4E Arsh Raja 1V Angel Weerawardana For practising to read every night. Keep up the great work!! Trying hard to use the correct size when forming letters. 5/6B Shannon Ku 2H Gemma Mule Being a positive and friendly classmate who always follows the rules. 5/6C Zohal Meraj 2M Chanel Nicolopoulos 5/6J 2W Cooper Bellinger Great start to her home reading. Congratulations Chanel and keep up the great work!! For being persistent with always trying his best in class. Well done Cooper!! 5/6L Saumya Mathur 1/2C Angelina Schuster Being an independent and organised student. Well done!! 5/6M Moe Azez 3C Matt Fellows For demonstrating his understanding of place value during learning sequences. 5/6T Sara Fazal ART Calvin Hart 5/6B Artist for the month of February A great start to the year by embracing the school rules and always willing to support others. Applying himself well to his work and for helping another student with her work. Well done!! His constant display of enthusiasm and for all his help with getting our new class member settled. For demonstrating our school values and working hard with all her work. Thinking deeply about the “big ideas” when unpacking seeds! Displaying such a positive attitude towards his learning and challenging himself each day. Well done!! Displaying a tremendous work ethic and always working to the best of her ability. Well done!! A brilliantly written letter to Mr. Cullen about her reading interests. Very well done!! Working hard during maths and going up 3 steps on his place value learning sequence. Well done!! Displaying such a positive attitude towards her learning and challenging herself each day. Well done!! Artist for the Month of February Name: Grade: Title: Calvin Hart 5/6B Having Fun with Colours! Students learnt how to mix primary colours to create other colours. They also learnt to distinguish and describe colours using the terms warm and cool. Students used warm or cool colours to create a pattern to camouflage their hand. During this lesson, colours became more meaningful to students. They also learnt to recognise that certain colours make them have different feelings. Calvin is one of my talented students who enjoys art. He created a wonderful pattern to camouflage his hand using cool colours. His effort during this session was outstanding. Well done Calvin. Kathy Mottahedin Visual Arts Teacher