Reminders - Mossgiel Park Primary School

Mossgiel Park PS Website: http://www.mossgielparkps.vic.edu.au
Issue 27:2015
27th August, 2015
Reminders
DIARY DATES
2015
Book Week
AUGUST
Friday 28th
Monday 31st
Mon 31st – Fri 4th
Mossie Idol Finalists Due
Student Fitness Training
Book Week
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 8th
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Wednesday 9th
Thursday 10th
Friday 11th
Thurs 17th
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Friday 18th
Kinder Transition 9:30 – 10:30am
Year 1 & 2 Excursion for 2VB & 1/2E
Lyndale Science
Year 1 & 2 Excursion for 1LG, 1H & 2AN
Mossie Idol Grand Final
Footy Colours Day
Special Lunch Day
End of Term
OCTOBER
Back to School for Term 4
Monday 5th
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Wednesday 7
Lyndale Science
Lyndale Science
Wednesday 21st
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Canberra Tour
Just after 7.30am Sunday morning, 50
very excited students departed for
Canberra with Ms Cavedon, Mrs
Gardner, Miss Woskoboenko, Miss
Byrne and Mrs Hogan. We know that
they are going to be missed by their
families as they venture off for five
days of independence and learning!
The coach they travelled in was brand
new and was fully equipped with lay
back seats and five TV screens which I
know the children thought was very
impressive. Ms Cavedon rings every
day to give us an update of what they
Monday 31st August- Friday 4th
of September
Please return your form and
payment ($9) by tomorrow,
Friday the 28th of August.
Be Well Read
Wear Red Day
As part of Book Week, don’t
forget to wear red on
Thursday the 3rd of
September!
have been doing and to share the
excitement of having our students
complimented at so many different
venues about their excellent
behaviour and the intelligent
questions that they ask. Whilst in the
Canberra the students will have many
opportunities. These
include:
• A better
understanding of
the federal electoral system and
the importance of participation in
our democracy through visits to
the Electoral Education Centre and
Old Parliament House.
• Visiting the War Memorial and
participating in a program to
discover fascinating personal
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stories and understand the
experiences of families through
war.
Touring the Australian Institute of
Sport. Marvelling at the views of
Canberra from Mt Ainsle Lookout.
Discovering the minting process
and the history of the Australian
currency of the Royal Australian
Mint.
Learning about the history and
development of Canberra and
viewing Lake Burley Griffin and the
Captain Cook Water jet while
visiting the National Capital
exhibition of Australia.
Experiencing an earthquake and
investigating over 200 interactive
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science and technology exhibits at
Questacon.
Completing a guided tour of
Parliament House and
understanding something of the
responsibilities and procedures of
Australia’s federal parliament
through the Parliament House
Education program.
Of course, the children love the
accommodation at the Sundown
Motel; they feel so grown up and
after a busy day of sight-seeing and
absorbing new ideas and knowledge
they are very happy to relax in their
rooms for a short break! They will
arrive home exhausted this evening
but what a lot they will have learned
and enjoyed.
Once again I thank our dedicated staff
for all their planning and the care
they give our students whilst they
venture beyond the school and home
environment. I congratulate the
students for representing the school
with excellent behaviour, a
willingness to learn and cooperative
courteous manners. Your children are
a credit to you!
2015 NAPLAN Tests
Students in Year 3 and 5 participated
in the Australian Government literacy
and numeracy tests in May this year.
These tests give a snapshot of a
child’s performance in a range of skills
at this time. They are also helpful for
teachers to measure the effectiveness
of our English and Maths programs
and to consider areas for increased
focus or improvement. Last week
students in Year 3 and Year 5 took
home a notice for parents to choose
to collect the report this week or to
receive the NAPLAN report with their
child’s end-of-year report in
December. If you preferred to collect
the report from the Office, it is now
available for collection.
When considering the reports, you
should think about the skills and
challenges highlighted in your child’s
school reports and look for
consistencies and for similar areas
highlighted for improvement.
Remember that these tests were
conducted in May so talk about new
skills your child has gained since the
tests and plan to work on
strengthening one or two identified
areas.
These tests also add to the
knowledge we have about each
student and help us to assess the
effectiveness of our teaching
programs. They show how the
achievements of our students
compare to children across Australia.
We also look closely at the skills our
students demonstrated and any areas
of weakness that we can work to
improve. We share the results with
School Council and with other
Principals in our region.
Congratulation to our teachers and
students who have worked so hard to
gain good results; I am very proud of
you all!
Portables are
Gone!
What an exciting
Tuesday
morning it was
when our portables were craned up
over Rooms 15 and 16. It was
certainly a site to see and enjoyed by
all who were there. There were lots
of photographs taken so the students
will be able to write stories about
what has happened at our school. We
are now waiting for the go ahead
from the Education
Department to
commence the
concreting of the
area.
Mrs Joanne Fisher
(Acknowledgement of ideas used form
Michael Grose – Child Psychologist).
Father’s Day Stall and Raffle
Our PAFA mums have been working
really hard and they have managed to
collect some wonderful prizes for our
Father’s Day Raffle. Prizes include:
Screwdriver, socket and drill set
valued at $330.00, an overnight stay
at Atura Hotel for 2 people with
buffet breakfast from $129.00, a
Bunnings $100.00 voucher, a Royal
Melbourne Show Family Pass valued
at $85.00, a Chiminea Pot valued at
$70.00, a 30 minute massage from
Jana’s Beauty Clinic valued at $50.00,
a 1 month membership at Endeavour
Hills Leisure Centre, a Brother’s Meat
BBQ pack valued at $30.00 and two
Hogs Breath restaurant vouchers
valued at $30.00.
The Raffle will be drawn at school on
Wednesday 2nd September. All the
winners will be notified by phone so
arrangements can be made for
collection of the prizes. So keep
buying those raffle tickets!
Also our PAFA are holding a Father’s
Day Stall on Friday 4th September at
school so our children can purchase a
lovely gift for their Dad. The children
really enjoy selecting their special gift
and our PAFA mums have arranged
some really great gifts. Please support
the PAFA as they support our children
by raising money to purchase
equipment and resources for our
school.
Book Week
Next week is Book
Week at Mossgiel Park
Primary School! Our
Book Week theme this year is ‘Light
up our World’. During Book Week
students will be participating in
many exciting activities including:
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A Question of the Day
competition
A Guess the Number of Pages
competition
A pop-up reading library
A visiting Author
Be Well Read, Wear Red Day
Excellence in Reading Awards
Final Book Week Ceremony
If you have not yet paid for your
child to be a part of these book
week events, it is not too late. The
payment of $9.00 is due tomorrow,
Friday the 28th August.
Mossie Idol Whole School
MELBOURNE BODY
COMPOSITION
ANALYSIS
All students received a bright yellow
information notice last Friday. They
will have an opportunity to learn
more about their body by taking
part in an easy test which takes only
30 seconds.
Each child will be provided with an
individual results sheet which will
show valuable information for
parents such as their:
• Muscle mass
• Body fat
• Water content
• Height and weight graphs
compared to averages
• Bone strength
Plus much more!
Confidentiality is paramount.
No child's name will be recorded or
used at any stage; the process will
be strictly anonymous. Printed
results will be immediately sealed in
an envelope and handed out by
their teacher at the end of the
school day to be taken home and
given to parents.
At no stage will any child have any
opportunity to view the results of
another child.
The scans are
completely safe and
only require children to
remove their shoes and socks, stand
on a platform and hold two handles
for approximately 30 seconds.
All tests will take place on Monday,
August the 31st.
If you would like more information
please visit Melbourne Body
Composition Analysis’s website
www.melbournebca.com.au
Or call Jocelyn on 0404 149 125
Email;
[email protected]
FINAL Friday 11th September
2:15pm – in the small gym.
Mark
All Acts are
enrolled and ready
to perform.
Last week the Senior school held
their semi-finals
Congratulations to the 9 acts
who competed in the
semi-finals on Friday
afternoon. We are
very proud of you all.
These talented students
included:
• Chelsea - Flashlight
• Style – Sonya, Isuri, Siddise and
Zeba
• The Chilie Girls and More! –
Charlise, Laura, Angelina, Elisar,
Luka and Charlie
• Fifth Beat – Rukhsar, Mia,
ZhenNi, Zealand and Luce
• Maka & Anna’s – Makayla and
Annaliese
• George - The Distraction
• Get Hyper – Luka, Mujtaba,
Edreece, Tro and Ali
• Kevig – Unfateful Piano Me
• Caitlin - Top Cat
From all accounts
your performances
were amazing and you set a very
high standard. Well done everyone!
We are pleased to
announce that the four
finalists for the Senior
School are:
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Maka & Anna’s
The Chilie Girls and More!
Kevig
Fifth Beat
Mossie Idol Intermediate Area
Finals- during week 7.
the
date in
your diary
now!
Prep /1H
Prep KH
Prep LS
1/2E
1LG
2AN
2VB
3LR
3SP
3/4M
4DW
4/5V
5/6B
5/6W
6CC
ART
Student
Class
LIBRARY
Student
Class
LOTE
Student
Class
Mohammad Ramazani
Aurora Malu
Alexa Lamoureux
Lyncoln Fry
Jayda Johnson
Ashleigh Thatcher
Kalel Anand
Losijane Faleafa
Annaliese Bader
Faiz Lodin
Angeline Craik
Gavin Nguyen
Canberra Campers
Canberra Campers
Canberra Campers
Charlie Holmes 5/6B
5/6B
Elisar Amro 5/6B
4/5V
Madison Pratt PKH
2VB
Book Week is next week and every
class has been working hard
creating their very own class book.
All our books will be put onto a
specially designed trolley that will
move from class to class so that
everyone can enjoy.
Here is a sneak peak of some of the
pages from our book.
Congratulations to our DEA
winners. Awards will be
announced at our afternoon
Assembly on Monday 31st
August.
DEA Award Winners include:
Digital Storytelling _ Silver Level
1LG – Saade Yawnou
1LG – Lesandu Bandara
1LG – Sienna Elstob
1LG – Keisha Gagalia
Well done – impressive work! We are
very proud of you!
Ms Julie Evans – ICT Coordinator.
Mrs Vanessa Barra & Mrs Kathy
Coquet – Certificate Coordinator