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Cockatoo Primary School No 3535. Website – www.cockatoops.vic.edu.au

COCKATOO PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

A Great Place To Be!

NO. 25 Friday September 7th 2018

Dates to Remember

September

Friday 7th Ramo Mob arrive

Saturday 8th Ramo Movie Night

Sunday 9th Ramo – Luna Park from 11am (all welcome)

Monday 10th Ramo potato cake fundraiser

Tuesday 11th EDEC Girls Footy Day

Ramo –Casey Wave Pool swim & McDonalds (all welcome)

Thursday 13th Community BBQ from 5:30pm (all welcome)

Friday 14th Ramo – Farewell assembly 2:30pm (all welcome)

Sunday 16th Ramo Mob Depart

Tuesday 18th PFA Hot Chip day China delegation Depart

Friday 21st Last Day Term 3 – Dismissal 2:30pm

* dates correct at time of printing


As the school term enters the final two weeks the ‘school plate’ is very full!

• Tonight we welcome the Ramingining Mob from NE Arnhem Land as their plane

touches down at 11PM.

• Next week there will be many class activities in which the Ramo Mob will participate.

There are special excursion opportunities to the Zoo and a ride on Puffing Billy, as

detailed in last week’s newsletter, there are after school happenings also planned to

which our whole community is invited.

• The Ramo Movie Night, Peter Rabbit, will be held at St Lukes on Saturday night

• There will be a disco on Friday

• The girls from grade five and six have been fine-tuning their football skills in preparation

for the EDEC Girls Football competition at Gembrook Oval on the 11th September. We

wish the girls all the best and hope that the oval isn’t too muddy for you!!

• We wish Sandra and Meredith good fun and good times as they both take some well-

deserved long service leave next week

• Teachers and students are putting the final touches to their Portfolios which will be sent

home on Friday 21st September 2018.

• The students from the senior level will participate in the EDEC Basketball competition

on the 21st September

• The SRC and I will meet on Monday

• Individual Learning Plans are currently being written and will be distributed in the last

week of term

• On the 18th September the delegation of three students, Emily Cummins, Grace

Kruzicevic and Dermot Flint, together with Tim and myself fly out and begin our visit

with our sister school in China.

• And finally, a reminder that the dismissal bell will ring at 2.30PM on Friday 21st

September.


Family Fun Problem Solving

Activity

Each time a bouncy ball bounces, it bounces half

the height from which it falls. If Jack drops a

ball from a building and it rises to a height of 24

meters, how high will it bounce on the fifth

bounce?

Show how you solved the problem.


Cockatoo Primary School is collaborating with Smiles Onsite to promote healthier, happier smiles at our school!

This incredible service is being offered for FREE under the federal government's Child Dental Benefits Schedule

(CDBS), and comes along with the chance to grab some amazing prizes.

All students will be given a consent form to bring home so that they can participate, and also so that they can go

in the draw to win a prize!

How does it work?

The Child Dental Benefit Schedule (CBDS) grants all eligible parents with $1000 worth of Medicare towards

dental per child, over a two-year period. Eligible parents should receive a confirmation letter; however if you are

still unsure, Smiles Onsite can check for you on completion of their consent form.

Can I make use of this service if I'm not eligible?

Of course! Smiles Onsite can do almost everything that your local dentist can do on board there state-of-the-art

mobile Clinic. If you would like them to see your child for a scale and clean, fillings, fissure seals etc., these

services can be offered with NO GAP payable.

This service is a great opportunity to get kids into the habit of good oral hygiene, and we hope you're as excited

about it as we are!

If you would like your child/children or yourself to participate in our service and have not received a Dental

consent form please click on the blue link below and complete the form. This form can be filled out on your

computer, smartphone or iPhone.

https://form.jotform.co/81058283989876

If you have any further questions about this program or your eligibility, please contact Smiles Onsite directly on

1800 276 453.

GET YOUR FORMS IN DON’T MISS OUT!


To avoid any confusion we request that money and

permission forms are returned together in a clear plastic zip lock

bag or envelope.

We are in desperate need of size 6,8 & 10 pants and leggings. If you happen to do a clean out please think of us.


We would like to wish the following students a very Happy Birthday.

Teagan James

Ruby Visser

Dylan Buckleigh

Makayla Ritchie

Zak Martini

Taylor McKenzie

Annelee Thomas

Jayden Regan

Evangeline Lushch

Dakoda Feltham

Harper wilson

Kobie Adam

Tahlia Harmer


Sunday 9th of September Luna Park with the Ramo kids

Special entry prices for Cockatoo community

FREE $23.40 (normally $39.95)

$29.40 (normally $49.95)

Luna Park opens at 11am and closes at 6pm.

This is an event that our guests from Ramingining always look forward to with our

Cockatoo Kids.

Come for a great day for the whole family and

stay for as long or as little as you can.

Hope to see you all there for a fun filled day of laughter and memories


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2018 Monday

cooking Tuesday

Wednesday

sport Thursday

Friday

computers

craft

examples

Term 3

week 8

10/9—14/9

Caramel

Slice

3D and Cartoon

Characters

Fun Run

3D and Cartoon

Characters

Computers

To Contact O.S.H.C. call the School Office on 5968 8017 between 8.30am and 4.30pm

or ring 0408 566 957or 5968 0256 at all other times. Enrolment Forms

For 2018 are available at the office or Out of School Hours Care

Just a reminder that the canteen is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

NOTNOTNOTNOT Monday & Tuesday.

SPECIALS – Round 4n20 meat pies $3.00,

Supreme Pizza $2.40,

Pizza Pocket $2.40,

Sheperds Pie $3.00,

Chicken Munchies 6 pack $2.30

All QKR enquiries are to be made to the school office.

Menus are available at the school office not at the canteen.

We can NOT accept foreign coins as the bank does not accept these.

Canteen has a strict ‘NO CREDIT’ policy. Please ensure correct/enough money is included in the lunch

orders to avoid disappointment.

If would like to help in the Canteen between 10.30am and 2.00pm please leave your details with

the office staff and Judy will get back to you.


KMOTION


PARENT INFORMATION BULLETIN – Term 3

Grades F, 1 & 2 – Week 9 Commencing – Monday 7th September

Numeracy Students will be commencing their next topic of Location and Mapping

Students will be beginning Location and Mapping. Students will be; • Locating objects around the room • Exploring the language of location such as ‘under’, ‘above’, ‘next to’, ‘behind’, ‘in

front of’ • Draw a picture, following instructions read out to them describing the location of

objects • Dividing a collection into a fraction

A home activity you could do with your child this week could be to get your child to set the table following instructions using the language of ‘under’, ‘above’, next to’, behind’, ‘in front of’. E.g. Put the plate on the table, put the glass in front of the plate.

Literacy Reading Writing Spelling Students will be working on a range of activities focusing on the features of a narrative text.

Reading: Students will be extending their knowledge of narrative texts, focusing on the text features of the beginning, middle and end to the story.

A home activity you could do with your child this week could be to identify the beginning, middle and end within their nightly reader.

Writing:. Students will be continuing to write narrative stories, Students will be;

• Using a rubric to orientate themselves • Using picture cues to assist their writing • Using a graphic organiser to draw their story including a beginning, middle and

end • Discussing their story with a partner and receiving feedback

A home activity you could do with your child this week could be to ask them to write a story that has a beginning, middle and end.

Spelling: Students will be demonstrating their ability to use their visual memory to write their common words. A home activity you could do to support your child’s development would be to get your child to type their common words onto the computer or write their

common words onto a poster. Inquiry Science, Technology, Humanities & Creative thinking

THE

JLC

ROCKS!


Japanese Rohan Buttenshaw

Foundation - Students review basic greetings using ICT and write them in hiragana. Grade 1/2 - Students use animals as a topic to play memory games using learnt phrases and responses.

Visual Arts Leah Stephens

Foundation - Students learn about Indigenous Dot Paintings. They learn to use different tools to make dots to create an artwork of a snake. Grade 1 & 2 - Students learn about stamp printing. Students learn to look for objects that can create animal footprints. They then create different footprint patterns that move across a page.

Music Ash Bourke

Dance

P.E Ash Bourke

PMP

Personal, Social & Cultural Learning

Homework Reading and sight words

SPECIAL EVENTS: Friday 7th of September, the Ramo students will arrive in Melbourne, and will be a part of our school and local community for the entire week. The students will be participating in our classroom activities, and there will be social events that students, and families are welcome to attend outside of school hours.

We are still placing an emphasis on students who bring their notice plastic pocket and reading satchel will be rewarded with a dojo on a daily basis. In addition to these dojo’s students who bring their yellow diary on a Friday with at least three night of reading filled in will receive an extra dojo. Monday the 10th of September the students have the opportunity to participate in the Ramo hot potato cake, cold drink and chocolate. This is a fundraiser for our Ramo delegation and all monies raised support the students when they are down from Ramingining. The cost is $5 and is NOT compulsory, this is parent choice. This snack does not replace any of the other food breaks scheduled throughout your child’s school day. We have many books that need to be contacted, if you are willing to take some books home to cover please see your teacher and we will organise a pack for you. ☺ ☺ ☺

******Reminder********* If your child has not brought back their portfolio they are now overdue!!


PARENT INFORMATION BULLETIN – Term 3 Grades 3/4 – Week 9

Commencing – Monday 7th September

Numeracy Students will be working on a range of activities based on their assessment data

Topic- Fractions (2nd week) Students will be:

• Solving addition and subtraction problems • Revising the strategies for working out addition and subtraction problems • Completing vertical addition and subtraction problems

Daily automaticity activities according to student’s needs related to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. You can support your child at home by having them work out problems such as adding the cost of 5 items going into the shopping trolley.

Literacy Students will be working on a range of activities based on their assessment data Reading Writing Spelling

Reading: This week, students are looking at informative texts and using the synthesing strategy to build new understandings from their text and researching further information on their same topic. You can support your child at home by asking about where to find different information reports in real life. Writing: Students will be writing an information report on a topic of their choice An activity you could do at home to support your child’s learning could be to investigate something your child is interested in (not Fortnite) and discuss what information they know about that topic. Spelling: This week students will be looking at compound words ranging from simple words to words with Greek or Latin roots. An activity you could do at home to support your child’s learning could be to discuss some of the objects around the home that are compound words Eg. football.

Inquiry Science, Technology, Humanities & Creative thinking

Students will be continuing to look at how inventions have changed our lives and how technology has made our lives easier.


Hiragana: Students practice writing hiragana and play games to aid in the memorisation of the Japanese alphabet.

Visual Arts Leah Stephens

Planning

Music Ash Bourke

Dance

P.E Ash Bourke

Health and Wellbeing


Students will be continuing to look at Mindfulness Students will be involved in activities with the Ramo students Home Activity – Talk to your child about the different activities they did that day

Homework Reading at least 4 times a week – reading diary needs to be signed by a parent or guardian and returned to school each Friday. Practise times tables. Reading comprehension worksheet

SPECIAL EVENTS: WEEK 9

Ramo delegation arrives - Friday 7th September Movie night at St Lukes with the Ramo students - Saturday 8th September

Luna Park with Ramo students - Sunday 9th September Ramo Hot Potato Cake Day - Monday 10th September

Casey ARC with the Ramo delegation from 3:30pm – Tuesday 11th September Dinner with the Ramo students at McDonalds, Fountain Gate – Tuesday 11th September

Community BBQ tea with Ramo students from 5:30pm - Thursday 13th September


PARENT INFORMATION BULLETIN – Term 3

Grades 5/6 – Week 9 Commencing – Monday 7th September

Numeracy Students will be working on a range of activities based on their assessment data

Topic- Problem Solving This week students are ide identifying a range of strategies and how these can be used to solve worded problems. Activities might include, worded problems, hands on problem solving tasks and computer activities. Home Activity- involve your child in a range of problem solving conversations. E.g. we are having 4 people over for dinner tonight, each person will eat 2 potatoes and 6 carrots. How many potatoes and carrots will we need to feed everyone?

Literacy Students will be working on a range of activities based on their assessment data Reading , Writing, Spelling

Reading- Students will be building on their ability to read, view and respond to literature, we will be watching Shark Tank and looking at the pros and cons of different inventions, as well as the presentation skills shown by those presenting their invention. Writing- Students will be writing a discussion text which discusses the pros and cons of an invention from shark tank. Spelling- Students will be investigating a range of nouns and pronouns and completing activities using them, such as noun Twister. Home Activity – Discuss the inventions that students have seen in Shark Tank.

Inquiry Science, Technology, Humanities & Creative thinking

Students will begin to look at next terms topic – Mini Beasts. We will be discussing and brainstorming ideas on what they would like to learn and how.


Planning

Visual Arts Leah Stephenson

Students learn about the foam engraving and printing technique. They use a drawing idea from week 8 and engrave the image into foam to make a print.

Music Ash Bourke

Dance

P.E Ash Bourke

Health and Wellbeing


Students will be involved in activities with the Ramingining mob building on social and communication skills Home Activity – Talk to your child about the different activities they did that day

Homework Reading at least 4 times a week – this needs to be noted in their diary, signed by a parent and returned to school each Friday.

SPECIAL EVENTS: WEEK 9 Casey ARC with the Ramingining delegation from 3:30pm – Tuesday 11th September

Dinner at McDonalds, Fountain Gate – Tuesday 11th September Grade 5/6 EDEC girls football, Gembrook Football Oval (Selected girls) – Tuesday 11th September

HPV training cancelled – Tuesday 11th September Grade 5 and 2017 Ramingining delegation zoo excursion, please be at school by 7:45am Sharp - Wednesday 12th

September Ramo mob and 2018 Ramo delegates Puffing Billy trip - Thursday 13th September

Community BBQ tea with Ramo mob from 5:30pm - Thursday 13th September


COCKATOO PRIMARY SCHOOL

RAFFLE

CHINA PROGRAM

Extended until Wednesday September 12th!!

Only 150 tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis

First Prize- B & B Gift Voucher Kerami Manor Wee-value $700

Second Prize- Collection of toys-including Schleich figurines

value $160

Third Prize- Puffing Billy family ticket (2A 4C) value $150

Fourth Prize- Homegrown Design voucher- canvas for any photo to be printed-value $100

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Runners up prizes include - $50 vouchers for Lisa Maree’s hair design,

Tasman Meats, Willowfields Shoppe and Kruzer’s Kreations, $30 Chieftans Smokehouse voucher, 2x$25 Brunch on McBride vouchers

& 5x Cameo Cinema tickets

Raffle Ticket Cockatoo Primary School

China Program

$10ea

Name _______________________________ Ph. _______________________________ Drawn Wednesday September 5th 2018

Raffle Ticket Cockatoo Primary School

China Program

$10ea

Name _______________________________

Ph. _______________________________

Drawn Wednesday September 5th 2018

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