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Preston West Primary School Newsletter Thursday 23rd May 2019
IMPORTANT DATES May Tuesday 21st – Friday 24th Grade 6 Waratah Beach Camp
June Wednesday 5th Cross Country Wednesday 5th – Friday 7th Grade 4 Lake Dewar Camp Monday 10th Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – No school Wednesday 12th JSC – Pyjama Day Fundraiser Friday 14th Grade 5 Melbourne Museum/IMAX
Term Dates Term 2 Tuesday 23rd April – Friday 28th June
Term 3 Monday 15th July – Friday 20th September Term 4 Monday 7th October – Friday 20th December
Principal’s Note Education Week Thank you to all the parents/carers, grandparents and community members who visited the school and eagerly participated in the Education Week activities. The students thoroughly enjoyed your involvement and the sharing of their work. Open morning on Tuesday was a great opportunity for us to acknowledge and celebrate Preston West Primary School and the great programs we have on offer. Staff work conscientiously to provide engaging and challenging classroom programs and learning is tailored to ensure individuals strive towards achieving their full academic potential. When walking through the school each day the fantastic culture is evident. Our students strive to achieve their full potential in a safe and orderly learning environment where success, high expectation, persistence and confidence is paramount. We are fortunate to have an active parent community, who contribute across a wide variety of forums at the school and we thank them for their commitment, time and ongoing support. All in all as a community we have a great deal to be proud of at Preston West Primary School.
Waratah Bay Camp The Grade 6 Waratah Bay campers are having a fabulous time. The staff and students are thoroughly enjoying and appreciating their experiences and from our daily reports, all is going exceptionally well. Over the four days their proposed program includes camp based activities - giant swing, bouldering wall, ropes course, initiatives course, team building activities, totem pole challenge, orienteering and camp cooking, time at the beach and a historical walk. The staff and students are sure to be exhausted after their week and I am looking forward to hearing their stories.
Education Week – Kinder Students Visit On Thursday 29th May between 9.30 – 10.45am we are inviting kinder students to experience school life at
Preston West Primary. Children will rotate through activities coordinated by our Art, Physical Education,
Music and Italian teachers. If you would like your child to attend or know of any families with 2020 school
age children who would be interested in taking part in this activity please utilise our school website to
enrolment children for this session. Thanks to our current families who have already completed and
submitted Prep enrolment forms for next year.
Election Day BBQ - Thank you Special thanks to Bo Li for coordinating the Election Day BBQ and also a thank you to all the parents/carers who volunteer their time last Saturday. All funds raised will be directed to the continuation of Fresh Fruit Friday.
Cheryl Bondeson
The Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge (VPRC) has now commenced at PWPS!
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 6 September 2019.
Children in Grades Prep to Grade 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’, 30 books (20 must be from the challenge book list).
Children in Grades 3 to 10 are challenged to read 15 books, (10 must be from the challenge book list).
To read the Premier’s letter, book lists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers. There will also be 7 lucky PWPS students who can win a ‘challenge prize’, so start reading!
The challenge closes on Friday the 6th September. All registered students will need to have finished
reading their required number of books.
Please send a copy of the completed book list back to school no later than Friday the 30th of August for
the books to be verified. If you wish to participate in the challenge, please complete the VPRC participation form and return it to the school in order to receive your login details. The form has been added to Compass under School Documentation.
Happy Reading!
Melissa Besford, Hilary Clarke, Leesa De Benedetto and Sarah Nisi Premiers’ Reading Challenge Coordinators
GENERAL OFFICE INFORMATION
SCHOOL FEES: School Fees were due Friday 22nd February, 2019.
CAMPS, SPORTS and EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund help ensure that no student misses out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government's commitment to breaking the link between a student's background and their achievements.
CSEF will be provided to eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.
The annual CSEF amount per student is:
$125 for primary school students
How to Apply: Contact the school office to collect a CSEF application form or download from the CSEF website
All applicants must complete and lodge their submission by 21st June 2019.
WELCOME TO PARENTS GROUP
FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY Fresh Fruit volunteers for Friday 24th May are: Bryony Marshall-Radcliffe, Daniela Cagliarini, Annie Zanella, Luisa Filippone and Nirmal Kaur.
SICK BAY BEDDING Our volunteer for Friday 24th May is Kirsty Thorneycroft.
Community News
STUDENT OF THE WEEK – Week ending 17/5/2019
Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with their awards.
GRADE “LEARN” BOUNCE BACK
Prep D Christopher Kuiper Jiayu Yang
Prep L Matilda Kucharski Oliver Xavier
Prep H Jordan Coseski Julia Ding
Prep V Charlie Vernucci Charlotte Chandra
Prep C Jackson Nguyen Heidi Cacopardo
1W Cindy Xia Yousuf Mohammad
1E Henry Margetic Jordan Jiang
1K Albie Howden Jabez You
1B Will Thorneycroft Sumaya Yalahow
1N Mohni Bajracharya Nina Surawski
2P Adelaide Hagarty Ruhan Vijay
2B Molly Dawson Bnan Said
2M Hadla Saoud Tinura Fonseka
2J Xavier Brisbane Sreekanth Karthik
2A Daniel Bekavac Daphne Boxer
3F Whole Class Ahan Pitta
3M Whole Class Maynard Lackovic
3B Whole Class Oliver Shaw
3I Kingson Chen Whole Class
4H Freya Saar Bhumikha Rania
4M Khalid Habeeballah Eno Zhang
4E Christian Papaioannou Luca McNicol
4K Micah Napolitano Hana Youssef
5V Meerah Sehgal Yiwen Lin
5J Maggie O’Bree Navpreet Kaur
5W Ryan Ang Marika Chua
6T Ava Lesslie Paul Koutsivos
6R Chad Santos Taylan Mizza
6N Selesa Vaelaa Eman Hasan
ART Mia Paschos 2M
PE Penny McKenzie 4K
ITALIAN Claudia Patsalas 6R
INTERSCHOOL SPORTS
Interschool Sports results from Friday 17th May, 2019
SPORT PWPS Sacr.ed Heart
Netball A. Netball B.
6 19
1 0
Soccer Girls Soccer Boys
- 8
- 0
Preston West have a BYE this week.
