Office Hours Monday—Friday

8.30am til 3.45pm

03 8691 6900

202-226 Newbury Boulevard

Craigieburn 3064

newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.newburyps.vic.edu.au

Altered School Timings

End of Term 3-Friday 20th September

-2:10pm dismissal

End of Term 4: Friday 20th December

1.10pm dismissal

Students must be picked up at these

times.

Important Dates Term 3

Friday 20th September Last Day of Term 3

2.10pm dismal Newsletter day

Term 4

Monday 7th October Term 4 Begins

Wednesday 9th October

No Pens Wednesday

Friday 11th October Assembly Day

Thursday 17th October

Prep Breakfast

Friday 18th October Newsletter Day

Parent/Guardian Camp Meeting 2.30pm– 3pm

For more important dates, please visit:

www.newburyps.vic.edu.au or visit the Sentral Calendar

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Issue 15 Friday 20th

September 2019

Dear Parents/Carers, As we near the end of Term 3, it is an opportune time to reflect on some things that have occurred during a busy term. These include:

Prep 100 days of school

Book Week dress up day

Book Fair

Year 5 students attending Discovery Day at Craigieburn Secondary College

Splash water safety incursion

Preschool visits to Newbury Primary School as part of kinder to school transition

Various student groups visiting Pelican Childcare

Prep Werribee Mansion excursion

Year 1 Melbourne Museum excursion

Year 2 Stay Late

Year 3/4 Botanical Gardens excursion

5/6 sports run with Newbury Child and Community Centre

Closet Cleanout fundraiser

Father’s Day Stall

Waste Free Wednesdays

Footy Colours Day/ Fight Cancer fundraiser

Student Empowerment Conferences

St John First Aid course training To all of our families, thank you for your continued support and for helping make Newbury Primary School a positive learning community. Have a safe and restful holiday. CHILD SAFE STANDARDS: Ministerial Order 870 - Child Safe Standards - Managing the Risk of Child Abuse in Schools provides guidance on how the Standards apply to a school setting. It came into effect on 1 August 2016. To implement the minimum Standards in accordance with the Order school governing authorities must: take account of the diversity of all children, including (but not limited to) the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, children with disabilities, and children who are vulnerable; and make reasonable efforts to accommodate such diversity. Our Child Safe Standards policies are available to view on our school website www.newburyps.vic.edu.au STUDENT EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCES: Last week, were held our Student Empowerment Conferences. These provided an opportunity for students to celebrate and share their learning with their parents/carers and teacher. Thank you to the parents/ carers who attended. The students did wonderful job of celebrating what they had learnt and showing samples of work that they were proud of. It was terrific to hear students being so reflective about their learning and recognising areas they further needed to develop. STUDENT PLACEMENT FOR 2020: Early next term staff will begin the process of class formation for 2020. Parents/carers are able to submit a request in writing for student placement considerations. These need to be based on friendships, no teacher requests will be considered. Please address it to The Principal and email your request to newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Please include your child’s first name, surname and what the request is. All requests will be considered by Principal Class members but cannot be guaranteed. Requests need to be received by Friday 11

th October 2019.

Apps to Download

Sentral: Keep up to date with instant notifications to your iPad

or phone. QKR!: Make payments online

using your debit/credit card for all school events requiring

payment.

GROUND WORKS: Currently we have quite a bit of ground works happening around the school as a result of the Inclusive Schools Fund. Our new sensory garden, playground and outdoor seating area is coming together. During the break we will be having some landscaping done around the Newbury Boulevard entrance. Keep your eye out for it. Photos will be included in the first newsletter for next term. PREP 2020 ENROLMENT PROCESS: Our enrolment process is as follows:

If you have not registered your interest for enrolment you will need to complete this by going to our website.

Office staff will check if your address is in our zone. If it is you will receive a phone call to make an appointment to complete enrolment form

If we have places become available and you are not in our zone we will call you by the end of October to see if you would still like a place. Please enrol in your closet school just in case we do not have a place become available. PREP 2020: If you or someone you know is wanting to enrol their child in Prep for 2020, please contact the office as soon as possible for an enrolment form. We have been inundated with a large number of Prep enrolments for 2020 and need to determine numbers very quickly, in order to assist us in our planning for next year. EVERY DAY COUNTS-STUDENT ABSENCES: We understand that there are times when your child will need to be absent from school due to illness. If your child has an appointment, where possible, please try and have them attend school for part of the day, rather than missing the whole day. Every day counts and coming to school every day is vital. The types of absence that require Principal approval are:

Bereavement

School refusal

Family holiday

Cultural observance- example Eid, Ramadan

Leisure or social activities

Special event

Participation in elite sporting event/training Please contact the Principal via the school email newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au to seek approval. If your child is absent, please notify us using Sentral to explain their absences. All absences must be accounted for on the day of absence EVERY DAY COUNTS-FAMILY HOLIDAYS: Last year 2260 days of absences were due to family holidays! This greatly impacts on student learning. Whilst we understand that sometimes families need to go overseas due to family circumstances we ask you to take holidays out of school times. Students get eleven weeks of holidays a year and having additional time can impact on their social and academic learning needs. All family holidays need Principal approval. Please contact the Principal via the school email newbury.ps@edumail.vic,.gov.au ALL DAY GRAZING: At Newbury Primary School, we understand that students need food to fuel their brain and that they are hungry during the day. It is great to visit classrooms and see students nibbling on carrot sticks, cheese, rice crackers, fresh or dried fruit, yoghurt or vegetables. We encourage students to bring along healthy snacks that they can munch on in class so ensure you pack some into their lunchboxes. Some suggestions include; baby cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, dip and crackers, pretzels and small cans of tuna. Having these in containers where possible, also helps to reduce the amount of rubbish around the school. Please refrain from providing food that may affect any anaphylactic students. As always, we are privileged that you trust us with your greatest asset and thank you for choosing Newbury Primary School. Principal Class Learning Community Michelle Bromfield Michelle Tedeschi Cameron Traill

During Performing Arts in Term 3, the students participated in Dance lessons.

The Year Prep students explored various fundamental locomotor and non-locomotor movements that the body can perform. They learnt about safe dance practices and the

importance of warming up and cooling down. Students explored different body movements by viewing stimuli such as words, stories, objects and images. They learnt to

develop movement memory by following dance moves demonstrated by the teacher. Students also had the opportunity to explore different cultural dance styles such as

‘Bhangra’ from India and the ‘Tango’ from Spain.

The Year One and Two students trialled ways of safely using their whole body, different body parts, bases and zones to communicate ideas, experiences and feelings. They learnt

about the difference between locomotor and non-locomotor movements and they also explored options for creating and extending movements, individual and then with a

partner. Students studied the elements of dance and learnt how these are important when choreographing a dance sequence. The students also used props such as balls to

create special effects with their dance making.

The Year Three and Four students worked together in small groups to generate new movements in response to stimuli such as pictures, sounds and movies. They explored

dance and learn about terminology such as repetition and contrast and how these devices are used when choreographing a dance sequence. Students explored the elements of

dance in dances that they viewed and made. They also participated in activities where they investigated terms such as unison and canon.

The Year Five and Six students improvised new movements in order to communicate ideas in response to a stimulus, for example, listening to a range of music genres and then

choreographing a short dance sequence that would suit that type of music. They also explored and analyzed dances from different cultures and times such as ‘Bhangra’ from India. Students studied the elements of dance and referred to these when making their

own dances as well as analyzing ones they viewed on the internet. They learnt about safe dance practices and the importance that warming up and cooling down has on our bodies.

In 3/4 we have been looking at playing fairly and having a positive attitude

when we are out in the yard. If you have a problem in the yard, these are some

steps you can take to resolve the issue on your own.

First you can figure out the issue, then you can try to solve the problem by

explaining the rules of the game so that everybody is clear on them.

We need to make sure we keep calm and speak in an appropriate tone.

If you are playing down ball and the person says they are not out, you can

figure out a way that is equally fair for both people, like starting again.

By Faris 3/4B

We are delighted to announce that with the support of the Salvation Army we will be having a breakfast club every Friday starting from week 2, Friday 18

th October.

We will be offering toasted cheese sandwiches.

There will also be a coffee van from Café 2 U available for parents to purchase a hot drink. A news feed item will be posted on Sentral before the first coffee van visit with the menu attached.

Here at Newbury Primary School we take the safety of our students seriously. Please refer to the VicRoads

information below and discuss with your children the importance of road safety.

Crossing the road safely Pedestrians have to share the road with vehicles so it is important they take care when crossing the road. As a pedestrian, plan where you will walk and always choose the safest place to cross a road. Stop, Look, Listen, Think Follow the safe road crossing procedure – STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK.

STOP one step back from the kerb or shoulder of the road if there is no footpath.

LOOK in all directions for approaching traffic.

LISTEN in all directions for approaching traffic.

THINK about whether it is safe to cross the road – when the road is clear or all traffic has stopped.

When crossing, walk straight across the road. Keep LOOKING and LISTENING for traffic while crossing. This information is particularly relevant to young people learning to cross roads. But it also provides a useful reminder to everyone particularly to those who may be distracted when crossing the road. Crossings Even at crossings you still need to remain alert and check whether vehicles are stopping for you. Always make sure traffic has actually stopped before stepping onto the road. Remember children’s crossings are legally active only when the flags are displayed. If a school crossing supervisor is on duty, cross only when he or she indicates that it is safe. Crossing the road at other places Walk straight across the road – don’t jay-walk.

Keep checking in both directions to make sure the way is clear.

Try not to cross the road from between parked cars or near trees and bushes as drivers may not see you.

Avoid crossing near a bend or crest in the road. Give yourself a good chance to see vehicles coming from both directions.

Avoid crossing on roundabouts, particularly multi-lane roundabouts as they are very busy and complex and cars are not required to give way to you, unless there is a pedestrian crossing. Find somewhere further away from the roundabout to safely cross the road.