NEWSLETTER NO. 33 – 30 OCTOBER 2014 PARENTS’ CHECKLIST YARRALUMLA PRIMARY SCHOOL

YARRALUMLA PRIMARY SCHOOL
24 Loftus Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600
Ph:6142 3250 Fax: 6142 3265
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.yarralumlaps.act.edu.au
Our school’s 3i values are: INTEGRITY, INCLUSION, INNOVATION
"Certamen Praeter Palman" - "The endeavour is more important than the prize."
NEWSLETTER NO. 33 – 30 OCTOBER 2014
NOTES HOME THIS WEEK
Student Education Pack for 2015
PARENTS’ CHECKLIST
(Reminder of things to DO)
*CISAC Swim Program payment
due now
DATES TO REMEMBER
Thursday 30 October
Mon 3 – Frid 7 November
Friday 7 November
Saturday 8 November
Monday 17 November
Mon 17 – Frid 21 Nov
Friday 21 November
Friday 21 November
Mon 24 Nov – Fri 5 Dec
Friday 5 December
Tonight: Board Meeting 5-7pm; P&C Meeting 7-9pm
Nude Food Week
Assembly hosted by Year 1
Montessori and Preschool Spring Fair 11am-3pm
Bandstravaganza
Book Fair
School Disco 6pm
Assembly hosted by 4/5/6 & SLSU
CISAC Swim Program
Volunteers Thank-you Breakfast
*Colazione per I volontari: SOS to parents/carers/other family members/mentors/etc Please confirm if you
have volunteered at the school/zone carnivals/ other events throughout the year by sending an email to :
[email protected] . We need to be sure we don’t miss inviting anyone to the Volunteers’ Thank
you breakfast on Friday 5 December.
*P&C Meeting tonight in Staff room at 7pm. Come and vote on how your fundraising $ are spent.
*Have you signed up for FLEXISCHOOLS (on our school’s website) to facilitate your child’s canteen order every
Friday?
*Do you wish to register your child for Christian Education in Schools this term to find out why Christmas is
celebrated? Enrolment notice later in the newsletter.
*Don’t forget to keep Saturday 8 November free for the combined Montessori and Preschool Spring Fair. It
promises to be a great day for socialising and fundraising!
Cari Genitori,
Bravissimi tutti! What a great effort with our second school Walkathon. A big thank you to all our students and
families who raised a total of $5300. This will be put towards re-furbishing our hall stage with new curtains
and a press button drop down screen. For every $5 raised, a student’s name went into the draw at yesterday’s
assembly. Please find the list of the lucky prize winners later in this newsletter. Special mention must be made
of the three students who raised the most funds: Thor and Freyja B-R in the junior school and Maddie N in the
upper grades. An amazing effort to seek so many sponsors. Grazie mille ragazzi!
Securing our school boundaries
There’s been lots of action in the vicinity of our hall this week thanks to finally receiving approval from our
Education and Training Directorate to have a security/safety fence installed along the area bordering Loftus St.
It is also being extended along the canal right up to the edge of the library. This will make a big difference to
how our school and Aeoncademy can use this ‘green area’ off the hall and will minimize any potential student
accidents in such close proximity to Loftus St and the canal. We are also putting in a Stage 2 fencing
submission to secure the school in the area around the car park off Mueller St and the old basketball courts. As
with the first submission, we will be seeking endorsement from the school Board and P&C before submitting
this second request.
SCHOOL BOARD
Deb Hicks (Board Chair)
Phone: 0412 237 519
Email: [email protected]
P&C
Gudrun Northrup (President)
Phone: 0418 885 223
[email protected]
PRINCIPAL
Lea Chapuis (Principal)
Phone: 6142 3250
Email: [email protected]
Student Education Pack letter
This week you will receive a letter (hard copy in your child’s bag, email and on the website) explaining how you
can pay for your child’s educational pack (workbooks and stationery) for 2015. Please note that payment is
sought by Monday 8 December to enable our school to make a bulk order before the end of the year and
ensure delivery before the new school year. We seek your strong support and commitment to full and early
payment as a more efficient way of providing for your child’s stationery/workbook needs in 2015. Payment
details can be found at the bottom of the letter.
Parking issues
Unfortunately some of our parents who may not always use the school oval car park (off MacGillivray Street)
or the tennis car park off Mueller Street are receiving infringement notices from the Road Traffic Authority.
The RTA considers the area along MacGillivray Street (adjacent to the canal) to be a ‘nature strip’ and as such,
it is considered illegal to park there. Apparently this is the result of residents’ complaints and the RTA is
therefore obliged to follow through, even if parents are picking up children from preschool or Montessori
within school hours. This issue will be raised with the school Board tonight but in the meantime, I encourage
families to think carefully about when and how they park and to check the following websites for more
information: http://www.actmapi.act.gov.au/home.html and for parking on the roadside:
http://www.rego.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/603483/Parking-on-the-roadside-fact-sheet.pdf
ETD Director-General visit
On Tuesday, it was a privilege to host a visit by our Director-General of Education and Training, Diane Joseph.
Ms Joseph was keen to see the results of both stages of the Capital Works and to visit classrooms and see our
students in action. She was most impressed with the level of engagement, quality work and explanations of
their learning demonstrated by our students. A big thank you to our teachers and students who prepared so
well for the visit and who amazed our DG with their bilingual prowess!
Cordiali saluti e ciao
Lea (Signora Chapuis)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But avove all, try
something.”
Franklin D Roosevelt (American President 1933
– 1945)
BOUQUETS
Students: To Riley P in Eliotropo for his wonderful story writing - self-editing and typing up his story entitled
‘The Lost City’ in no time at all!
To Saphira C in Rubino for her quality story writing and illustrations.
To James Hehir for his excellent reading anhd use of a dictionary during Italian Reading Hit with Signora
Chapuis.
To all kindergarten students for the wonderful demonstration of their learning in English and Italian at their
assembly last Friday.
Staff: To maestra Krstulovic for her patient and dedicated work with her special needs students and in
particular Ryan who joined her class for specific sessions last term.
To maestre Rebecca Higgins and Vanessa Taylor for their creative efforts and commitment to transforming the
outdoor play area of the preschool.
Parents: To Louise Rawlings (and Amy on her chest!) for ‘Being There’ encouraging our students with their
banking and assisting in its administration.
Winners raising $5 and over for Walkathon
KINDERGARTEN
Zaffiro- Vera P
Smeraldo – Zach G
Rubino – John W
Year 1/2
Topazio – Jacinta M
Granato – Max v d L
Diamante – Kalista H
Giada – Allegra S
Year 3/4
Opali – Ruben S
Perle – Jaelyn W
Year 4/5
Agata – Alyssa P
Year 4/5/6
Eliotropio - Erik N
Year 5/6
Acquamarina – Richard M
LSU
Amethyst – Ryan N
NEXT YEAR’S PLANS
Organisation of next year’s classes is now in full swing. If your child will NOT be attending Yarralumla Primary
in 2015, please inform Teresa in the front office as soon as possible. If you have particular concerns re: your
child’s placement in 2015, please forward your request as an email to the Principal:
[email protected].
TERM 4 – Christmas Celebrations
This term CEIS will present ‘Christmas Celebrations’ at our school.
The events of Christmas as outlined in the Bible will be unpacked through
a range of interactive stations. By interviewing key characters from the Christmas
story students will better understand why Christians
celebrate God’s incredible act of love every Christmas.
Christian Education In Schools (CEIS) occurs because parents request it for their children under ACT legislation.
Sessions are coordinated by the CEIS project, using approved resources and volunteers. If you would like to
add your child to the existing attendance list print off the section below and return it to the school or go to
www.ceis.org.au/yes
PLEASE RETURN THIS SECTION TO THE SCHOOL TO ADD YOUR CHILD TO THE EXISTING LIST
YES, I request that my child/ren listed below participate in the CEIS sessions offered at school.
Child: ___________________________________
Parent name: _______________________________
Child: ___________________________________
Parent signature: ___________________________
Child: ___________________________________
Date: ________________
P&C News
Just a quick reminder about the P&C Meeting
tonight in the staff room commencing at 7pm.
Please come and join us and have a voice in how
your hard earned fund raising funds are
expended in supporting your children and the
school environment.
We recently received correspondence from Ms
Joy Burch, ACT Minister for Education and
Training regarding an Australian-first project to
help parents get more involved with their
children's school. Ms Burch has been meeting
with various school communities across the ACT
and requested the opportunity to attend a
Yarralumla Primary school P&C meeting to
engage with the community regarding their
thoughts on effective learning environments,
quality teaching and positive parental
engagement. I look forward to a robust and
constructive engagement with our school
community.
Gudrun Northrup
P&C President
[email protected]
Canteen News
Thank you to everyone who has been ordering
from the canteen via Flexischools; your support is
greatly appreciated. It's super quick and easy and
you can order for weeks in advance! We have
now extended the closing time for online
Flexischools orders to 8pm Wednesday of each
week. We hope this will be more convenient for
families. Register and
login: http://www.flexischools.com.au
Next week's (week 4) special item is meat or
vegetarian pizza. The usual snacks will be
available for purchase on the day. Thank you to
last week's volunteers Sarah, Terry and Pina and
also to our student helpers Millie and Anela.
Please note that we require volunteers for week
5, Nov 14 (Agata & Amethyst).
All other classes will need to check with their
class coordinators to ensure your week is
covered. Please refer to the class list included in
this newsletter.
Correspondence can also be sent to me via email
to: [email protected]
Thank you and regards
Raeleigh & Sarah
Week 1
17-Oct
Opali
3/4
Oro
LSU Jnr
Week 2
24-Oct
Rubino
Kinder
Week 3
31-Oct
Eliotropio
4/5/6
Week 4
7-Nov
Granato
1/2
Week 5
14-Nov Agata
Amethyst
4/5
LSU Snr
Week 6
21-Nov Zaffiro
Kinder
Week 7
28-Nov Diamante
1/2
Giada
1/2
Smeraldo
Kinder
Week 8
5-Dec
Week 9
12-Dec Perle
3/4
Week 10 17-Dec Aquamarina 5/6
Topaz
1/2
The Fete is
coming! March
2015
Please keep us in mind for trash & treasure,
books, plant seedlings, crafts and any other
treasures that we can sell at our Primary School
Fete. Boxes for these items will appear in the
school foyer in the coming weeks. Watch this
space for more information.
TERM 4
Week 4
Week 6
Week 8
Week 10
Host
1/2 (Lynden & Katherine)
4/5/6 + SLSU
5/6 (or 4/5)
No assembly
Edie looks at Isabella’s butterflies.
Julie Dodd and Leony Kowald
Year 3/4
Montessori
Many Montessori parents spent Saturday
cleaning up the garden and making items for the
craft stall for the upcoming fete on November 8th.
The garden is looking particularly colourful at the
moment with many spring flowers in bloom.
We have been talking about spring and garden
creatures and Red Group had to find and bring in
a small creature from their garden at home for
news this week. We had a wide variety brought in
including ants, butterflies, moths, aphids, snails,
slugs, compost worms, an inchworm, blowflies,
slaters and a devil’s coach horse nymph.
A big welcome back to our families returning
from their school trip to Italy. Everyone has had a
positive experience and many great stories to
share. What a fabulous opportunity.
A big thank you to maestra Sabrina Beber for
stepping into the Italian role so competently
while maestra Brancato is away.
The warmer weather is starting to arrive, and we
ask parents to ensure that the students all have a
sun smart hat at school each day with names
clearly written. Teachers often find hats labelled
with initials, which is often not very helpful to
identify the owner. It would be helpful also to
label jumpers clearly as these are often discarded
by lunchtime and are left lying around.
There have been a number of notes sent home
over the last few weeks. These include the new
process for student educational packs, and swim
and survive notes. Please see the front office or
send an e-mail if you need another note sent
home.
Hamish shows his inchworm.
Our integrated inquiry unit continues this term
around convicts and the colonisation of Australia.
Our shared reading book, Tom Appleby, is an
excellent insight into life as a chimney sweep,
convict and early life in Australia. Students are
writing a journal based on their convict character
and reflecting on how different and difficult life
must have been compared with their own. Part
of creating their journals includes making covers,
and publishing journal entries on ‘old looking
‘paper. We have made some here at school, but
most students need more and I am asking for
help with this project by making their own at
home. We used weak coffee or tea to create a
yellowish look, and some students chose to burn
the edges of the paper. I have stressed the
importance of adult help if they decide to burn
the edges. We have also discussed finding
suitable materials from home if they want to
create a cover for their finished journal. These
could be fabric to cover hard cardboard, old
woven placemats, or pieces of material such as
soft leather. Thanks in advance for your help in
sourcing these materials.
maestre Couch e Brancato
Eliotropio
Everyone has settled back in easily this term. We
have been busy working on our powerpoint and
ipad presentations, whereby the children are all
telling their story. This is our culminating task
following the previous learning last term in
history. We have been exploring Who or What is
in my past? Where did my family originate from?
How did Australians live in the past? How did
people live in other places and what have we
learned from our past?
In investigating these questions, the students
have been talking to family members, gathering
memories, articles and artefacts from their past
and sharing them with the class. We have made
posters about our country of origin, ebooks
about our memories and now about our story.
The children will be showcasing these in Week 5
and 6 for their peers.
This week the students enjoyed hands on
measurement activities
through constructing a
square meter as a group
and then problem solving
how to accurately
measure spaces around
the school. It was great to
see the team work,
problem solving,
suggestions and
modifications happening
within each group to successfully achieve this.
Please continue to encourage your child to have
their homework books in on Fridays, so that they
are able to paste in the following week’s
homework, to avoid lost work and to help them
establish routines.
Have a great week,
maestra Stewart
Library
Welcome, back to the final term of the
2014 school year. Here we are already
in week 3 and the calendar of events
lined up to end the school year look
impressive.
In the library there are three major events that
will be occurring and need to be marked in your
diary. They are:
1. Book Fair - 17th November to 21st November
in the library, before and after school.
2. Library closes for borrowing – 28th November,
this is to allow all books to be returned by week
9.
3. Library closes for stocktake – the library will
not be open to students during week 9 and week
10 of this term to allow a full stocktake of the
library and its resources to be undertaken; this is
also when home readers will cease to be
available.
This term in the library, the students in Kindy to
year 2 will be focusing on Library borrowing skills
and becoming independent borrowers. The aim is
for the students to work towards earning their
OLIVER licence (OLIVER is the name of the library
data base). Kindy will earn a bronze, Year 1 a
silver and Year 2 a gold licence as they will be
required to be able to complete different tasks
within the library in readiness for the move to a
higher grade.
In year 3/4 we are studying the Aboriginal
resistance to colonisation and what resistance
can look like, then and today. How do they as
students resist, why do we resist and what is the
role of resistance? Then they reflect this back in
history to the colonisation and Aboriginal
resistance. We are also reading the book
‘Nanberry: Black Brother White’ by Jackie French.
Year 4/5/6 are working on their research skills by
undertaking the task of producing a pamphlet
that either presents a Famous Australian,
Commonwealth Country or 18th Century Explorer.
We are using a step by step skill building process,
plus looking at referencing, question writing and
clear answers.
In year 4/5 and 5/6 we are researching
immigration through the Snowy Mountains
Hydro system - one of the most multicultural
projects ever undertaken in Australia. We are
exploring waves of immigration and the events
that led to this occurrence through reading the
book ‘Snowy: The Diary of Eva Fischer:
Cabramurra 1958-1959’ by Siobhan McHugh.
Until next time, remember to keep reading to
your children, with your children and for your
own enjoyment.
Ciao Maestra Jayne
PS: There will be two competitions starting next
week, one focused on the book fair and the other
our writing competition. The students will get
details in library next week.
Achievement Awards
PRESENTED AT OUR LAST ASSEMBLY
Zaffiro
Lyla S, Marcus K, Vera P, Marko D
Rubino
Harrison Le P, Valentina S, John W,
Darcy H
Smeraldo
Zoe S B, Elise H, Siobhan F
Granato
Diamante
Elizabeth F, Rocco T, Charlotte S,
Sam S-C
Bronte L, Christopher O’R
Giada
Mirza T, Luca P, Brandon T, Ben C
Topazio
Owen, Seppe T
Perle
Summer C, Nicholas F, Richie J,
Grace W
Opali
Sienna C, Jude F, Avalon F, Ellen M,
Elizabeth P, Ennio D’A
Eliotropio
Mena B
Agata
Jackson W, Carl V, Amanda V, Alice
C
Acquamarina Milena M, Richard M, Gil M, Zelta
M
Nude food
What is it??
Nude food is where we bring to school food
minus all the excess wrapping.
The focus is on food being in recyclable or
reusable containers.
It’s no pre-packaged individually wrapped food,
or if it is wrapped then it’s in foil because we can
recycle foil.
Week 4: - 3rd Nov to 7th Nov
Every class is being challenged to bring
NUDE FOOD
Every class will be charting all students’ level of
Nude Food and the most successfully class in the
Early Childhood and Senior Grades will be
presented with a prize at the Friday assembly.
Mathletics Awards
Mathletics Awards
19 October (Week 1) – Week 1 Term 4
Gold Awards
Sadie H
Isabella M
Freyja B
2380
1384
1040
19 Oct
14 Oct
18 Oct
Silver Award
Thor B
1060
18 Oct
Bronze Awards
Darcy H
Annabel S
Lucy M
Eva F
1980
1950
1650
1600
19 Oct
14 Oct
16 Oct
14 Oct
Dylan N
Sanjith K
Lucy P
Marcus K
Poppy P
Thomas F
Thomas W
Riley W
Scarlett H
Jack W
Eloise P
Ellen M
1593
1280
1220
18 Oct
14 Oct
19 Oct
1190
1170
1130
1110
1090
1080
1080
1050
1000
19 Oct
17 Oct
17 Oct
19 Oct
14 Oct
19 Oct
13 Oct
19 Oct
14 Oct
SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
Payments for camps, excursions, voluntary
contributions, swimming etc can be made by
direct debit to the Yarralumla Primary School.
The School Bank Account details are as follows:
BSB: 032 777 WESTPAC
ACCOUNT NO: 001906
Reference: eg Swimming and your family name
26 October (Week 2) – Week 2 Term 4
Gold Awards
Callum H
Carl V
3054
1750
25 Oct
20 Oct
Silver Awards
Ennio D
Riley W
Tommaso A
1807
1300
1090
23 Oct
23 Oct
25 Oct
2836
2230
1990
1672
1410
1380
1240
1070
1060
1050
1047
1034
1000
22 Oct
22 Oct
23 Oct
22 Oct
20 Oct
26 Oct
21 Oct
22 Oct
26 Oct
24 Oct
26 Oct
23 Oct
23 Oct
Bronze Awards
Sadie H
Max V
Luca P
Georgia S
Thomas F
Scarlett H
Dominic N
Thomas W
Lucy P
Nicholas B
Samara M
Shabnam A
Jack W
It’s great to see so many students using our
subscription to Mathletics to consolidate their
learning in class. Please contact your child’s
teachers if you require their logon details or if
their Mathletics level needs to be adjusted.
SPRING IS HERE! And that
means clean out time ...
Our March 2015 Fete needs
your donations!
So it’s a win win –
•
•
•
•
trash & treasure
crafty bits
jam jars
old plates and crockery for our plate
smash stall
• toys
• books (no adult non-fiction, magazines or
encyclopaedias)
NO CLOTHING
The P&C storage garage (back carpark next to the
Y after school care) is empty and we are looking
to fill it. Starting from Monday 3rd Nov the
garage will be open each Monday from 8:30am
and each Friday afternoon from 2:30-3:15pm. If
you want to drop off at other times please see
the front office and they will arrange with the YPS
Building and Services Officer for the garage to be
opened.
Cleaning out on a weekend? Please call Sam
Birch on M 0412468837 who is happy to come
down to meet you and open up the garage.
All certificates will be distributed in class.
Sarah Veitch
Mathletics Coordinator
Bring on the Fete – 22 March 2015!
Lost
Child’s hearing aid, dark red in colour. It went for
a walk at school and we don’t know where it has
gone. If anyone finds it, could
they please pass it to the front
desk or ring Jane on 0420 534
664. Thanks very much.
Sports News
Grasshopper Soccer is Australia’s #1 noncompetitive soccer program for children aged 212 and it is brand new to Canberra! Grasshopper
Soccer is a non-competitive soccer program that
helps develop a child’s balance, coordination and
social skills in a fun and interactive environment.
At Grasshopper Soccer each child has a ball at
their feet for the program so they are always
learning and developing their skills. We have five
specifically designed programs so that each child
will be able to find the right program for their
skill level. Feel free to have a look at our website
www.grasshoppersoccer.com.au or our Facebook
page Grasshopper Soccer ACT
Yarralumla Montessori and Preschool Spring Fair
Saturday 8 November 11am-3pm in the
Montessori and Preschool grounds
Join us for a fantastic day for the kids, and an
opportunity to socialise, as well as contribute to
fundraising efforts for both Yarralumla Pre-school
and Montessori school. There will be a jumping
castle, lemonade, fairy floss, face painting, kids
craft stall, handmade Christmas crafts, good
quality pre-loved toys and children books, bbq &
beer, ice cream, champagne, coffee, homemade
cakes, hampers, silent auctions and various
children activities.
Community News
Rocketing ahead at Aeoncademy
Now that we're back in the term, we're launching
into things with a wild abandon, starting with this
week – A rambunctious Pictsie Tea Party kicked
things off for Vala Dramatic Adventures,
alongside Hamsa Hands, the continuation of our
Spring Shrines in Creative Catalyst, and a World
Cooking extravaganza in Sparks.
Aeoncademy is hosting a Halloween party, this
Friday the 31st of October (On Halloween itself)
where participants can make masks, have their
faces painted, and join in a spooky Vala
adventure: The Moon-Risen Zombie, written
especially for the evening by Andrew; It's sure to
be a spooky time.
Call in on 6205 5750 to reserve your place as
soon as you dare...
2014 CIT Spring Plant Sale
Prepare your garden for spring
Pick up a great range of plants including
seedlings, natives, shrubs, vegetables, flowers
and trees, all prepared by the CIT horticulture
students. You can also bring your problem plants
and questions – students will be on hand to give
you garden advice.
All plants are offered at very reasonable prices,
so bring your own box or wheelbarrow and stock
up! EFTPOS and free parking available.
When: Saturday 15 November, 9am–4pm
Where: CIT Bruce, entrance off Eade Street.
Hello!
I am riding in the Lifecycle 2014 event on Lake
Burley Griffin in Canberra 8-9 November 2014
and I am writing to you today to ask for your
help.
Lifecycle, a community cycling challenge, is
raising funds to develop a brand new, purposebuilt respite and support services village in
Canberra for the Leukaemia Foundation. The
village will directly support blood cancer patients
from the ACT and surrounding NSW region whilst
they undergo treatment in Canberra. Funds
raised by Lifecycle will contribute directly toward
the capital and ongoing costs of the new patient
accommodation village. Find out all about the
project and the Leukaemia Foundation at
www.life-cycle.com.au
I am doing my part by riding, please help out by
making a donation online now, just click on this
link to head to my personal fundraising page
http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/PersonalP
age.aspx?SID=269021&LangPref=en-CA
Thanks for your support!
Andreas
YPS Canteen Menu Term 4, 2014
Week
Date
Item
3
31/10
Chicken Wraps or Vege Wraps
4
7/11
Pizza
5
14/11
6
Notes
Price
Roast chicken and salad or salad and
cheese variations
$2.50 for
half wrap
Fried Rice
Vegetarian fried rice
$2.50 bowl
21/11
Pasta
Meat or vegetarian sauce
$2.50 bowl
7
28/11
Small size, suggest 2 for full lunch
$2.50 ea
8
5/12
Sausage Rolls / Spinach & Cheese
Triangles
9
12/12
Wedges
Roast chicken and salad or salad and
cheese variations
10
17/12
TBA
Small bowl, sour cream and sweet
chilli sauce available on the day
$2.50 for
half wrap
Chicken Wraps or Vege Wraps
Meat or vege
$2.50 slice
$2.50 ea