14th June 2016 - Malvern Valley Primary School
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14th June 2016 - Malvern Valley Primary School
Malvern Valley Primary School NEWSLETTER Issue No. 9 Wed 15th June Pyjama Day Fri 17th June 6.30pm—Mindfulness Talk for Parents Mon 20th June Parent Engagement & Promotions Committee School Council Fri 24th June End of Term. 2.30pm finish. Please go to the Skoolbag app for the school calendar Nude Food tip—p2 School Banking News—p2 Learning at Malvern Valley—p3 Our School Values—p3 Parents Association News—p4 Footy Tipping—p5 Sponsors—p6 Surrey Clothing Information—p6 Advertising—p7 14th June 2016 This time of term provides us with an opportunity to reflect on many achievements we can celebrate as a school from throughout Term 2. Reading through students’ reports, there were many references to wonderful learning that has taken place at all levels, in all subjects. Along with student portfolios in the junior years, they provide a wonderful overview of rich and diverse experiences and learnings this year. Last Friday’s Pupil-free Day also provided staff with a chance to learn from and work with our school mentor, enabling new opportunities to be considered and planned for in Term 3. Perhaps the most significant and visible development this term has been the completion of our bike shed and landscaping works, transforming the aesthetic of our school and providing greater parking for students who ride to school. PA events including the Fun Run, Mother’s Day Stall, Bunnings BBQ and Movie Night were wonderful successes and will contribute significantly to resourcing of the school and the opportunity for families to get together. Students have also actively engaged in a four week soccer clinic, Bike Education and competed in District and Regional Cross Country and State Tryouts for Basketball and Soccer, with much success. There are many more positives we can reflect on with fondness and a sense of pride, however these few I have mentioned give us great reason to be enormously excited about what Term 3 may hold! Joshua Sheffield Assistant Principal Mindfulness Talk For Parents This Friday in the Sherwood Centre 6.30-7.30pm Join with the parents from Zenon Greek School Notices that went home: to hear DON’T FORGET TO BRING A GOLD COIN DONATION TO DONATE FOR CANCER RESEARCH. DR STEPHEN McKENZIE Malvern Valley Primary School is committed to providing an educational program that Supports students to be life-long learners Promotes opportunities for all in a stimulating and caring community Encourages student to make a positive contribution to local and global communities Nude Food Tip #3 Try home baking a tray of muesli slice to cut into bar-size pieces and put in your lunch box each day… fun to make, you can put in your favourite cereals, dried fruit and seeds (avoid nuts) and there’s no packaging required! School Banking News! Apologies, but the Flying Snake Tail reward is now out of stock & will no longer be available to order as a reward item. Thanks Anna Learning at Malvern Valley CHESS INCURSION followed by a lunchtime Chess Club : As part of our Enrichment Program here at Malvern Valley, we are planning to have a lunchtime chess club and grade 1-6 are eligible to join. It will be $130 per student for the term. On Friday this week the grade 1-6 students will be involved in a chess incursion where they will receive an enrolment form. At this stage we are looking at a maximum of 15 students but if there is more interest, we will revisit how those places are distributed and if there is a need for a 2nd club. Please get your registrations in by Wednesday 22nd June. OUR SCHOOL VALUES All children can learn Respect - having regard for yourself, others & property Tolerance – respecting differences and not expecting others to think, look, speak or act just like you Cooperation – working together for the good of everyone Resilience – being able to bounce back and to make the most of a situation when unexpected things happen Friendliness – caring, taking an interest, making welcome, sharing with others Confidence – having faith and trust in yourself In our community these values are demonstrated when: Students have the opportunity to learn in a positive, caring environment and are encouraged to become self-motivated, life-long learners Effort and success are acknowledged and celebrated Teaching and learning programs support all students to learn and to develop a range of skills and strategies that enable them to be critical and creative thinkers Every student is encouraged to achieve his/her personal best and show a commitment to improvement in skills, knowledge and behaviours Students demonstrate the You Can Do It foundations of – confidence, organisation, persistence, getting along, resilience Students are encouraged to work co-operatively and collaboratively with their peers and other members of the school community, and to be active and responsible citizens Students are expected and empowered to develop responsibility for their learning and behaviour & feel secure in accepting challenges Diversity enriches our school and is valued and respected Partnerships between students, staff, parents and the wider community are fostered Page 3 Parents Association News Election Day BBQ & Cake Stall - Saturday 2 July Thank you to those parents who have already signed up to help on the BBQ & Cake Stall on Election Day. We still need lots more helpers so please visit this link to see our Sign-Up on VolunteerSpot and how you can help: http://vols.pt/6XprbT. Money raised will go towards purchasing a bank of Tablets to be shared amongst the classrooms. Why not bake a cake with your child/ren as a school holiday activity? Whether you assist on the day or not, please consider baking something for the cake stall. All contributions will be greatly appreciated, but we do know from experience that whole cakes sell much better than individual goodies. Cakes can be dropped off at the school on Saturday 2 July from 7.30am. Please consider making arrangements with other parents to drop off your cake, if you can’t do it on the day, or email the PA at [email protected] who will be able to assist. This week’s recipe is: Sultana Cake Melted butter, to grease 250g butter, softened 215g (1 cup) caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3 eggs 450g (3 cups) plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 125ml (1/2 cup) milk 385g (2 1/4 cups) sultanas Butter, to serve Preheat oven to 170°C. Brush a 9 x 19cm (base measurement) loaf pan with melted butter to lightly grease. Line the base and 2 opposite sides with non-stick baking paper. Use an electric beater to beat the butter, sugar and vanilla essence in a medium bowl until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition until the mixture is combined. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Fold half the flour mixture into the butter mixture and stir in half the milk. Repeat with remaining flour mixture and milk until well combined. Use a metal spoon to fold in sultanas. Spoon cake mixture into prepared pan and smooth the surface. Bake in preheated oven for 1 & 1/2 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven. Set aside in the pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool. Cut into slices and serve warm or at room temperature with butter, if desired. Next PA meeting: Monday 11 July 7.30pm in the Staff Room. PA Meeting Minutes available at the Office. MVPS Footy Tipping Round 12 Update : North Melbourne disappoint as do the Blues. Geelong meanwhile are back winning & looking very good whilst Melbourne & the Fremantle Dockers also had good wins. Collingwood will more than likely not play finals this year, whilst realistically probably only Port Adelaide, Melb & Carlton are the main three outside the 8 that have a chance of breaking into the 8 by years end. The top tippers for the round were Chucky. Meow & Lambs on the Run who both tipped 7 in a very difficult week. Jack Crow, Moyleseeeeeeeeiey, The Barwicks, Jyes Dees, chief, CatsGreatness!, Clackers Tigers, Josh Sheffield & Tiger Mum all did really well scoring 6 out of 9 ! “Out we come to play” (we understand a parent of a grade 6 student from last year) are 3 tips clear on top on 82, followed by Chucky (the leading student), Merlin Shmenkle, Moyleseeeeeeeeiey & chief on 79. Girl Power! (the second placed student) is in 6th on 78 tips whilst Cats-Greatness, Miss F, Coulda Shoulda Woulda & Mrs Hill (a teacher) round out the top 10 on 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th places. Our leaderboard after the conclusion of Round 12 is : 1. 82– Out we come to play 2. 79 –Chucky 3. 79 – Merlin Shmenkle 4. 79 – Moyleseeeeeeeeiey 5. 79 - chief 6. 78 – Girl Power! 7. 78 – Cats-Greatness 8. 78 – Miss F 9. 77 – Coulda Shoulda Woulda 10. 77 – Mrs Hill For the best moments of Round 12, refer link below : http://www.afl.com.au/video/2016-06-13/the-10-round-12s-best-moments Malvern Valley thanks the following Sponsors MALVERN VALLEY PRIMA RY SCHOOL —- Business Banking—Home loans—Financial Planning— Come and talk to us 95636044 Branch Manager - George Prodromidis Abbotsford Avenue Malvern East 3145 Phone: 9569 5820 Fax: 9568 4663 Email: [email protected] Creating confident children with choices for their future Www.mvps.vic.edu.au Page 6 Advertising Page 7