Chelsea Primary School Blog

Chelsea Primary School
28th January 2016
Dates to Remember:
Chelsea Primary School Newsletter
Issue: 2016-01
News from the Principal
January
Welcome
29th
What a wonderful beginning we had to the school year, the sun was shining, all was good and
then down came the rain and our gutters were sorely tested!
3pm School assembly in
the MPR
February
3rd, 10th, 17th
No school for prep
students
5th
Year 5 and 6 excursion
to Parliament House
3pm School assembly
11th
Year 3 and 4 Birralee
incursion ‘Aboriginal for a
day’
The new prep students had a very smooth start and by 10.00am were beginning their first
lesson for the year.
I would like to welcome all the new families to Chelsea PS. I am sure you will have a long and
happy association with the school. If you have any questions about school operations our
friendly staff will be happy to assist you.
I would also like to welcome new staff members: Jessica Doolan teaching Prep, Andrew
Cumming teaching grade 3/4, Rob Guy teaching grade 5/6. We are still to fill the Art and PE
positions as Ms Heaton has taken a year’s leave at very short notice. Both positions have been
advertised with Art lessons beginning next week, then PE will commencing on 15th February.
Our congratulations to Mrs Cat Medland and her husband James. Their daughter, Elodie
Juliette Medland was born on 29th December. Parents and baby are very happy and healthy.
Mrs Medland has indicated that she would like to return to work in term 3 and will resume part
time as our Art teacher.
Condolences from the school community were sent to Jacky Russell and her family following
the sad passing of her father on the 14th January.
Uniform
Principal: Michelle Liddle
Assistant Principal: Jan
Smith
Enquiries:
School Office 9773 2055
Argyle Ave Chelsea 3196
Web:
www.chelseaps.vic.edu.au
Melways Reference
97 C2
Our students were all dressed smartly in uniform this morning. It is wonderful to see families
embrace our new polo shirt. We continue to work with PSW regarding supply of uniform with the
new logo. For 2016 and 2017 all uniform items with the old logo are perfectly acceptable . Hats
for prep students will be delivered to the school tomorrow and available for sale once they are
received.
I would like to remind parents that if your son or daughter has hair that is shoulder length or
longer, it must be tied back securely.
Receiving the Newsletter
Most parents will know that students are not always reliable notice couriers.
For the past few years we have been encouraging families to read the newsletter online. There are some very good reasons for
this; firstly, it helps the school reduce our paper use and printing costs; secondly, it ensures that you receive the newsletter each
week as a notification can be sent to your email address (if you are registered on the school blog, or to your phone/mobile device
if you are registered with Skoolbag; and thirdly, you are able to view photos in full colour and access any links to relevant
websites that may be included.
You may download the Skoolbag app from the App Store or Google Play. Search for Skoolbag then select Chelsea PS.
All families should register on the school blog and/or Skoolbag to receive the school newsletter. If you are unable to do
so, please write a letter to the school office requesting a paper copy of the newsletter with your name, child’s name and
grade. If you receive a hard copy of the newsletter, it will contain only basic information, such as dates of events and
information sharing. Student work and photos will not be included.
Parent Payments and Voluntary Contributions
Thank you to all the families who have paid for their children’s books. We have purchased many new reading books for students
to use and I know this is welcome news. Yesterday the staff unpacked all the student supplies for the year, quite a mammoth
task. A number of families have also made voluntary contributions to our building fund and for grounds maintenance. These
contributions have really helped us to make some long overdue improvements to the school during January. You will notice that
there has been progress with the missing fence section on Fowler Street. The turf has been vacuumed and a number of dead
and dangerous trees have been removed. The renovations are complete and we have new carpet throughout the admin area.
Our next major project is to complete painting the outside of the S-Wing. This is the building on the corner of Argyle Avenue and
Fowler Street. The roof on the bike shed is being replaced and plans are in place to install the next section of fencing along
Argyle Avenue.
Please consider donating to our voluntary funds, every cent helps us to continuously improve the facilities.
Visiting Michelle and Jan
Jan and I welcome visits from all members of the school community. Please check at the office to see if we are available rather
than coming directly to our offices as we are often completing confidential phone calls or meetings.
Who’s who?
If you are new to the school it can be confusing getting to know all the staff and their different roles. This quick guide might help
you:
Administration
Principal
Ms Michelle Liddle
Assistant Principal
Mrs Jan Smith
Business Manager
Mrs Jacky Russell
Office Manager
Mrs Jacqui Waltzer – fondly known as Miss Jacqui
Office (Fridays)
Ms Ledam Nguyen
Primary Wellbeing Officer
Ms Jenni Aldersea
Education Support Staff
Prep
Mrs Tanya Todd
Years 1 & 2
Mr Chris Johnstone
Middle School
Mrs Mel Wagner
Senior School
Mrs Michelle Tilley
Speech Pathology Program*
Ms Julia Murphy
Teaching Staff
Prep B and Prep D
Mrs Trudi Braysmith and Miss Jessica Doolan
Grades 1/2C, 1/2B, 1/2D and 1/2R
Mrs Chris Hulse, Mrs Kathy Braysmith, Ms Nicole Dunne and Ms Leigh Renes
Grades 3/4M, 3/4C, 3/4R and 3/4S
Mrs Vicki Middleton, Mr Andrew Cumming, Miss Melanie Rochford, and Mrs Wendy
Stansfield
Grade 5/6S, 5/6G and 5/6N
Mrs Fiona Sewell, Mr Rob Guy and Mr David North
Music and Technology
Mr David Hewet
Korean
Miss Sarah Park
Art
To be confirmed
Physical Education
To be confirmed
*The Speech Pathology Program is classroom based. Students requiring a Speech and Language Assessment will be referred to
Ms Sandra Cooke, who is the DET Speech Pathologist for our school.
Student Safety before and after school
Teachers are rostered on playground duty from 8.45 am to 9.00am, and in the afternoon from 3.30 – 3.45 pm. If your child is
regularly arriving at school earlier than 8.45, or is picked up after 3.45pm, you are encouraged to make use of the City of
Kingston Before and After School Care Program operating from the Multi-Purpose room. Enrolment forms are available from the
school and also from the City of Kingston website. I have been advised by the City of Kingston that they will not accept any
student who has not enrolled for 2016. Please ensure that you have completed the necessary paperwork before sending
your child/ren to Before and After School Care.
At times the school holds family events such as Parent Information Nights out of hours. On these occasions parents are
responsible for the supervision of their children.
SCHOOL BANKING WILL RESUME ON MONDAY 1ST FEBRUARY.
FORM NEED TO BE SUBMITTED
TO THE SCHOOL OFFIICE BY
MONDAY 29TH FEBRUARY.
PLEASE BRING YOUR
CENTRELINK HEALTH CARE
CARD OR PENSIONER
CONCESSION CARD.
FORM NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OFFIICE BY MONDAY 29TH
FEBRUARY. PLEASE BRING YOUR CENTRELINK HEALTH CARE CARD OR PENSIONER
CONCESSION CARD.
Chelsea Primary School and Patterson Lakes Primary School
present a night with:
Andrew Fuller
Andrew has been a principal consultant to the national drug
prevention strategy REDI, the ABC on children’s television shows, is
an Ambassador for Mind Matters and is a member of the National
Coalition Against Bullying.
Save the date:
Thursday 18th February
2016
7.30-9.00pm
Patterson Lakes Primary
School hall
$5 per head
We all want our children to be resilient. This talk outlines the
key factors as well as what adults can do to promote this in
kids.
As Andrew describes, resilience is “the happy knack of being able to bungy
jump through the pitfalls of life – to rise above adversity and obstacles.”
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No responsibility is accepted by the DET.