No. 37 24th November 2016

from Sonya ... Brighton Primary school has commenced a partnership with engineering students from Monash University. This

partnership was initiated by BPS this year to reflect the minister for Education James Merlino’s pursuit of excellence for

The Education State. This involves pursuing and achieving excellence in science, technology, engineering and

mathematics (STEM).

“In the Education State, we know it is vital to equip Victorian learners – of all ages

and backgrounds – with the STEM skills and capabilities they need now, and for the

future. We want to ensure Victorians can participate in high quality and engaging

STEM learning experiences, with access to leading-edge resources and excellent

teaching.” (STEM in the Education State - 2016)

Over the last 2 weeks we have had our grade 4 and 5 students experimenting with

programming and robotics in their classrooms at school. This has been facilitated by

students from Monash University. Every session has been well received by all. Please

find below some reflections and photos from our students.

It was great fun and I think everybody loved it, they

taught us how to code the robot and make it go in

different directions. Lachie 4B

It was really fun and exciting and we all learnt a lot

about robotics and how to control and program

them. Thanks for coming. Sam 5A

I learned how to connect to the robot and give the

robot instructions to move in different directions. I

found this a lot of fun and this lesson inspired me

too! Ingrid 4C

I learned that you can make a robot do really fun

and complex stuff with an easy to use program. I

also learned that you can create any robot from

Lego. Flynn 5B

We got to program robots and played with them.

They gave us a challenge to program it to go 90

degrees in 3 seconds and more movements and

we all accomplished it! Nadine 4A

I learnt a lot about coding and how robots work.

This is really fun and you can make robots do

anything if you download a project onto them. I

found this interesting and on the laptop you can

make as many commands as possible. Lola 5C

This was an experience we have never had before,

I hope to have it again and learn more about

Robotics. Ava 5D

On Thursday 17th of Nov, Gr 4 had a small taste of

engineering from ‘Robogals Monash’. Everybody

enjoyed it and loved programing their robots. It was

programmed through a computer that could

change anything from speed to sound! It was an

amazing experience and a great link for grade 4’s

and the unit of inquiry about how technology

creates opportunities. We learned a lot, we also

enjoyed the experience. Gus, Enzo and Charlie 4D

MONDAY MORNING ASSEMBLY

28th November 2016

Parents are welcome to attend

our Monday morning assemblies

on the Junior Oval at 9.00am.

Congratulations to next

Monday’s PYP Attitudes award recipients:

0A Ted F.

0B Aaron F.

0C James F.

0D Ashleigh R.

0E Harper M.

0F Lucas Z.

1A Max W.

1B

1C Xavier P.

1D Emily B.

1E Bishay G.

2A Cooper O.

2B Will S.

2C Matias F.

2D Fraser S.

2E Isabelle R.

3A Jazzy M.

3B Rudi M.

3C Heidi O.

3D Ben W.

4A Zara B.

4B Airi W.

4C Eowyn L.

4D Gus C.

5A Bethany V.

5B Moe S.

5C Suzie P.

5D Azumi H.

6A Lifesaving

6B Lifesaving

6C Lifesaving

6D Lifesaving

Occupational Health

and Safety

If you notice a potential OH&S issue around

the school please report it to the office

ASAP so that it can be addressed.

Bill Kolivas

Facilities Manager

Lost Property

Lost property is stored in the cupboard near the Uniform

Shop.

Please check through it if anything goes

missing.

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School Banking

Every Wednesday

Bank books need to be

delivered to the Staff

Room as close to 9am as

possible.

SAVE THIS DATE

3rd December 2016

The last working bee is

scheduled for 3rd Dec.

It will be for all

parents from across the

school who have not

attended a

working bee this year.

2016 Science Talent Search Award Winners

Our Science Talent Search Award winners are sisters Kate 2A and Jessica 4A,

Jackson 2C and Cara 6D. The students received their prize money at a

special presentation day at La Trobe University recently.

Here they are in the Science Room with their fantastic projects. Kate, Jessica

and Cara designed and built robots, Jackson made a poster on robots in

space. Congratulations.

School Banking Update

Wednesday 30th November, will be the last school banking day to submit your

tokens to redeem a gift. (10 tokens per gift).

Attached is a note for the gifts still available.

PARENTS

Log on to Compass every week to

ensure you are up to date with

excursion notices!!

The cut-off for consent for an event

is 2 days prior to the event or your

child WILL miss out !!!

REMINDER TO

PARENTS

School hats must be worn

during Term 4.

If your child does not bring their hat,

they will be moved to a

shaded area during recess and lunch.

The uniform shop has

supplies if you need. Thank you.

PYP Award Winners

Active Transport

6A

Nude

Food

Award

2D

Brighton Primary School

first time ever

School Yearbook!

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