CORAL PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

145 CORAL DRIVE

HAMPTON PARK 3976

www.coralparkps.vic.edu.au

Calendar of Events

Friday 16th October

Assembly item—J8 & J9

Friday 23rd October

Assembly item—M15

Friday 30th October

Assembly item—J1 & J2

Every Friday

Parent’s Coffee & Chat from

2.35pm in the SLC Café.

Monday 2nd November is a

Curriculum day

Tuesday 3rd November is Cup

Day public holiday

Wednesday 4th November

No Homework Club

Every weekend A reminder to please check your

child’s hair for head lice. Please

report all cases of head lice to

the office so we can alert other

parents to check their child also

so as to stop the problem from

becoming worse.

Telephone: 9702 8398 Fax: 9702 8498

Email: coral.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

NO.31 15th October 2015

2016 Prep Enrolments

DUE NOW! Do you have a child beginning school

in 2016?

Enrolments are DUE NOW.

Transition has started.

Make sure your child is booked in.

Music Count Us In National Song Day comes to Coral Park

Thursday 29th Oct, 12:30

On Thursday 29th October all the students at Coral Park will be participating in a nation wide event – Music Count Us In song day. Students from right across the country will all be singing the song ‘Gold’ simultaneously. For us in Melbourne that means we will be singing at 12.30. If you would like to come and watch and/or participate come along on the day to the MPC from 12.00.

If you would like to listen to or learn the song it can be found on You Tube by searching:

“Music: Count Us In 2015 Lyric Video Marcia's Version”.

The students have all been learning the song and are very excited to sing it on the day. They sound fabulous!!

Dress up in Your Most Colourful Clothes Thursday 29th October

In the gym $5 per Ticket

(which includes popcorn and a drink at the disco)

Preps 2.15-3.15 (during school time at no cost)

Grades 1, 2 & 3 students 4:30-5:45 Grades 4, 5 & 6 students 6:00-7:15

Lollybags and Glow Sticks for sale

on the night for 50c each.

Parent helpers for the night would be appreciated. Please

let Linda in the office know if you

can help.

DJ equipment supplied by

JK the Singing DJ

Aurasma Last term on Coral Star News you would have heard about all the great work the senior team

were doing using the app Aurasma.

Aurasma is an app that uses Augmented Reality. The Senior Team have used the app to bring

their group project posters to life!

If you want to come and check out our ‘state of the art’ work you

need to follow the next steps;

1– Using a smart phone or iPad with internet connection,

download the Aurasma App (Don’t worry its free)

2– Search for ‘cppss12’ then follow that account.

3– Visit the corridor near the senior rooms and locate an item

with a colored dot.

4- Using the Aurasma app scan the image and watch the video

which will pop up over the poster.

We hope you enjoy our presentations on your next visit to the

school.

The Zones of Regulation

Hello everyone, last week at assembly, M18 presented a performance in recognition of Mental Health Week.

At Coral Park we take care of our emotional wellbeing by using the Zones of Regulation to help us.

This means we learn about our feelings and use positive strategies to help us cope when we are feeling sad, nervous or

angry.

There are four Zones that teach us about our feelings.

The Blue Zone is a rest area when we are feeling ‘blue’ or ‘down’.

The Yellow Zone is a ‘slow down’ zone because we might be feeling over excited and nervous.

The Red Zone is a ‘stop zone’ when we need a break because we are too upset to think clearly.

The Green Zone is a ‘go zone’ ready to learn, play and get on with things.

Here is the song we sang about the Zones, we hope you enjoyed it!

Chorus:

What Zone are you in? What Zone are you in?

How your body feels

And what your face shows

Tells us the Zone you’re in

Blue:

When you’re in the Blue Zone

Your body moves so slow

You can feel sad, sick, or tired

And that’s what your face will show

Chorus:

Green:

When you’re in the Green Zone

Your body feels ready to go

You can feel happy or calm

And that’s what your face will show

Chorus:

Yellow:

When you’re in the Yellow

Zone

Your body feels wiggly

Your face will show

That you’re excited, scared, or silly

Chorus:

Red:

When you’re in the Red Zone

Your body feels tight

You feel mad, you might stomp or scream

Your face shows that you need to blow off some steam

Chorus:

What Zone are you in? What Zone are you in?

How your body feels

And what your face shows , Tells us the Zone you’re in

Are you moving house or school in 2016? If yes, please let the school office know as soon as possible to assist with our organisation of the 2016 school year.

Icy-pole sales

The Student Leaders have

zooper doopers

on sale at lunchtime each

Monday to Thursday from the artroom kitchen.

Bring your $1 and choose your flavour. Half

zooper doopers can be purchased for 50c.

Birthday Books

Thank you to Kaelin and Mr Baker for

donating great new books to our

library. We hope you had a very

happy birthday.

An invitation to the River Gum Ward Forum

As the two Council representatives for River Gum Ward, we would like to do what we can to help our residents achieve their vision for their community. On 21 October 2015, we will be holding a Ward Forum. This will be a great opportunity to connect with residents and local community groups, share ideas and build partnerships for the future. This forum will specifically address topics of crime, family violence, illicit drugs, hoon driving and community safety and will be hosted by ourselves and Local Area Police Commander, Inspector Paul Breen. Event Details: When: Wednesday 21 October 2015 7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Where: River Gum Performing Arts Centre Somerville Road, Hampton Park VIC 3976 To register your attendance, please email cso@casey.vic.gov.au by today (Thursday 15 October 2015). Cr Damien Rosario and Cr Wayne Smith River Gum Ward Councillors

Friends of Hampton Park Library are

having a Book Sale.

Hampton Park Library Book Sale

Saturday 17th October at the Arthur Wren Hall,

Stuart Ave, Hampton Park, (next door to the Library)

9:30am to 1:00pm.

The books will be priced between 50c to $5.00 and all proceeds will go towards supporting events and programs for members, also purchasing special equipment for the library.

October is Walk to School month

Walk to School month encourages primary school students to

walk, ride or scoot to and from school throughout October to

build healthy habits for life. Walking to school helps children

get the physical activity they need each day to be healthy.

Children and their parents are encouraged to start walking to

and from school on the first day of term 4, and keep it up

each school day throughout October.

Join our staff members each Friday at key points—Matt &

Solange at Peppercorn Park and Mrs Gray at the bridge in the

wetlands from 8.40am and walk or

ride to school with us.

Parents can find out more and sign

their child up online at

www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au, or

download the free Walk to School

app to record each walk in October

and be part of the state-wide effort.

CORAL PARK P.S. PLAYGROUP

Playgroup is on each

TUESDAY (in the old hall) and

Friday (in the art room)

between 9-11am.

Come along and join in. It’s fun and it’s free!

Casey Council are hosting a young children’s morning on Thursday 29th

October between 10am and 1pm at the Old Cheese Factory, Homestead

Rd Berwick. Young children are invited to come in their favourite dress-

up for a day of free face painting, sausage sizzle, arts & crafts, music

and more.

Public transport options include bus routes 834 & 835.

This may interest families of children attending playgroup for a fun

activity.

For further information see the flyer on display at the office.

To enrol your child into the Coral Park OSHC Program, complete a

Registration Form which is located on the Camp Australia website -

www.campaustralia.com.au. All bookings, cancellations and account

changes must be done through the Parent Portal located on the Camp

Australia website. Once enrolled be ready to get involved in FUN,

QUALITY and ENGAGING experiences in a SAFE and HAPPY

ENVIRONMENT.

Jess, Kids Club Coordinator

Session times:

Before Care–

6:30am-8:45am

After Care

3:30pm-6:00pm

Contact Us

Kids Club Direct: 9799 6182

School office phone: 9702 8398

Term 4 Rewards Program With the withdrawal of the Lunar Light Band this term, we are releasing an alternative reward item in Term 4. Alongside our Outer Space Savers Money Box, students’ savings efforts can now be rewarded with our new Galaxy Glider (available while stocks last). Students will be able to test their skills with a game of frisbee with our new reward item.

Still in stock are the following reward items from our 2015

Outer Space Savers range: ET DVD, Intergalactic Rocket

and Invisible Ink Martian Pens

Plus, we have limited stock available from our 2014 Deep

Sea Savers range of reward items including:

Scented Pencils

Shark Plush Toy Keyring

Swimming Bag

To help you spread the word to students who are looking to redeem a reward, we’ve created a deposit wallet slip that lists all the available reward items. Simply download and print from commbank.com.au/sbc under Support materials in the section titled, Download activity sheets and materials.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKEY!

On Friday 9 October Mikey from S13 represented the Hampton Park

District in the 12/13 boys shot put. His excellent efforts in finishing

2nd have qualified him through to the regional finals where he will

have the opportunity to make the State Finals if he finishes first or

second. He has been working hard on his technique to improve the

distance of his throws and

I am very pleased with his

efforts. We all wish him

luck in his quest to make

the State Finals on

Thursday 15 October.

Cheers

Bill Hains

Sports coordinator.