Melton South Primary School PO Box 2043

Melton South, 3338

Tel: (03) 9743 2922

Fax: (03) 9743 0986

Email: melton.south.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.meltonsouthps.vic.edu.au THURSDAY 4TH APRIL 2019

This newsletter is available from our school website www.meltonsouthps.vic.edu.au or

the Melton South Primary School Skoolbag App.

Thursday 4th April After School Sports Program

Friday 5th April Silly Hat Parade, 9.15am in the Gym

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR TERM 1 -

EARLY DISMISSAL 2.15PM Monday 22nd April Public Holiday EASTER Monday Tuesday 23rd April Term 2 commences today Last day to pay for the Alpha Show

Thursday 25th April ANZAC Day—Public Holiday—No School

Friday 26th April CURRICULUM DAY—

STUDENTS DO NOT ATTEND SCHOOL TODAY Monday 29th April Alpha Show—$10.00 per student

Last day to pay for grade 4 Dream Time incursion

Tuesday 30th April Breakfast Club commences

Wednesday 1st May Grade 4 Dream Time incursion

Monday 6th May Grade 3/4 House Athletics

Payment due for Grade 1 Excursion to Animal Land

Wednesday 8th May Cross Country—Grade 3-6

Monday 13th May Grades 1A 1C 1D 1E excursion to Animal Land Children’s farm

Grade 5/6 House Athletics

Wednesday 15th May Grades 1B 1F 1G excursion to Animal Land Children’s farm

Melton South Primary School Mission:

Melton South Primary School is a progressive community who lead the way.

Together we create motivated, respectful learners who achieve excellence.

STAFF, STUDENTS, PARENTS AND CARERS ALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AT MELTON SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL.

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE SAFE

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE RESPECTED

EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LEARN

EARLY DISMISSAL—END OF TERM 1—A reminder to parents

that TOMORROW, Friday 5th April is the last day of term1

and students will be dismissed at 2:15 pm. Due to early dismissal we will be having early lunch at 12:30 pm to 1:15.

BREAK: I would like to wish all staff and students a happy and restful holiday. I would like to

thank all members of staff for their hard work this term and ongoing commitment to the students and

families at our school.

ADDITIONAL PLAYGROUNDS: We have obtained 3 quotes for a new playground and sand pit. It

will take ten weeks to order and so we anticipate to have it installed in the term 2 holiday period. At the

moment our oval is so bare and dusty. We are getting quotes to see if we can afford to upgrade it.

CANBERRA CAMP: Next year grade 5 and 6 students will have the opportunity to attend a 5 day

camp in Canberra. We will send information home early next term along with a payment plan.

The camp is scheduled for April 2020.

SILLY HAT PARADE: I am looking forward to participating in the parade tomorrow morning and

finishing off the term on a high note.

ATTITUDES TO SCHOOL SURVEY: We value student voice as a means to improving student

engagement, wellbeing and quality instruction and are conducting a survey to find out what your child

thinks of our school. The Attitudes to School Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of

Education and Training to assist schools in gaining an understanding of student’s perceptions and

experience. Our school will use the survey results to plan programs and activities to improve your child’s

school experience. Students from grades 4 to 6 participate in this survey. It will be held in term 2.

SCHOOL HATS: It is compulsory for all students to wear a school hat until the end of April. We are

an accredited Sun Smart school so if students are not wearing a hat they need to stay in undercover

areas during recess and lunchtime.

CURRICULUM DAY: We have a Curriculum Day

planned for Friday 26th April.

On Curriculum Day staff will be involved in professional

learning in Writing. The central focus of the day will be to

support teachers in best practices in teaching writing

aligned with the Victorian Curriculum.

Mrs Marilyn Costigan, Principal.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

The uniform shop now runs on Monday’s 2:30-3:45 (during assembly) and Thursday’s 8:30—9:00. Parents are able to purchase uniform from the shop which will be located in the corridor near room 1. Cash and EFTPOS facilities will be available. If you are unable to attend during these times, orders can be placed and we can fill these and send the items home with students.

CSEF

CSEF (Camp, Sport, Excursion Fund) is provided by the

Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the

costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities.

If you have a valid concession card or are a temporary

foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF.

This allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses

relating to camps, excursion or sporting activities for the

benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student

is $125 for primary school students. If you have not already

done so, please drop by the school office and collect an CSEF

application form, complete the form and return to the office

along with your Health Care Card.

Parents who receive a carer allowance on behalf of a child,

or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by

Centrelink, are NOT eligible for the CSEF unless they also

comply with the above.

SILLY HAT PARADE: To celebrate the end of term 1, we will be holding a Silly Hat

Parade TOMORROW in the Gym. Students are encouraged to make a hat at home

and bring it to school on the day. Hats can reflect an Easter theme or it could be just a

‘Crazy/Silly Hat’ - use your imagination! Parents are welcome to attend this parade.

SCHOOL BANKING IS EVERY THURSDAY AT

MELTON SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

WHOLE SCHOOL LEARNING INTENTIONS FROM LAST WEEK

LI—Learning Intentions for week 10 SC—Success Criteria for week 10

Year Reading (Week 10) Writing (week 10) Maths (week 10)

Prep LI: Good readers can make predictions while reading. SC: I can make predictions by looking at the front cover before my reading.

LI: Good writers know what a sentence is. SC: I can write a sentence about what I have learned in the story i can write the letters of the sounds i hear in words.

LI: Good mathematicians can make patterns. SC: I can; Work on creating a pattern. Create a hat using patterns.

Year 1

Year 2 LI: Good readers are able to use tier words. SC: I can find tier 1 and tier 2 words in

a book I am reading.

LI: Good writers are able to edit their work. SC: I can include a capital letter at the beginning and a full stop at the end of my sentences. I can check my spelling.

LI: Good mathematicians are able to recognise skip counting patterns. SC- I can identify the pattern and fill in the missing numbers.

Year 3 LI: Good readers understand how illustrations help us understand a text. SC: I can identify when the focaliser is direct as a viewer.

LI: Good writers write a narrative. SC: I can create a plan. I can draft a narrative. I can edit & revise.

LI: Good mathematicians understand how to tell time to the hour, half hour and quarter hour. SC: I can identify o’clock, half past and quarter past on analogue and digital clocks.

Year 4 LI: Good Readers are able to summa-rise the information in a text or video. SC: I can retell the important parts of the text in sequence of when they happened using a graphic organiser.

LI: Good Writers can plan a persuasive letter following the correct structure. SC - I can plan my persuasive letter to the

Melton Council.

L I: Good Mathematicians can use their place value knowledge to rename numbers. SC:I can use MAB to play a game called BUILD a 1000.

Year 5 LI: Good Readers monitor their read-ing to ensure they comprehend what is being read. SC: I can monitor my comprehension when reading.

LI: Good writers can complete a post test persuasive piece. SC: I can watch a short film. I can write a persuasive piece to persuade others to watch the film. I can work under test conditions.

LI: Good Mathematicians can use place value to solve a problem SC:-I can: Use my knowledge of place value to Multiply. Check my answer. Apply my knowledge to a worded Problem.

Year 6 LI: Good readers can understand how the author uses characters to send a message to the reader. SC: I can view a video of Frozen and think about how the author has used the characters to give me a message. I can talk about the message that the author is sending to the reader.

LI: Good writers write persuasive text with the correct structure and features. SC: I can select a persuasive focus for my letter to Mrs Costigan.

LI: Good mathematicians categorise numbers in different ways. SC: I can categorise numbers as prime, composite, square or triangular.

GRADE STUDENT REASON FOR AWARD

PB Raiden For using his reading strategies. Well done.

PC Yaseen For trying his best in all aspects of his learning. Well done Yaseen.

PD Cienna Osongco For using her individual reading goal while reading—great job Cienna!

PE Jhornathan For trying his best and having a growth mindset.

1A Zane For making and recording some great patterns in maths. Well done!

1C Taufa For creating fantastic repeating patterns.

1D Archie For correctly tracking his reading by pointing to each word he reads. Keep it up!

1E Romy For participating in class discussions.

1G Isabella For showing respect to others both in the classroom and in the yard.

2A Denzel For a great effort in hearing and recording sounds in words.

2C Elias For practising his letter knowledge on a keyboard.

3B Katherine For writing a very convincing persuasive text.

3D Vaoina For practising her reading goad independently of making text to self connections.

4A Kyan For an excellent effort during Independent Reading by collecting his evidence for his

reading goal.

4C Jenna-Lee For successfully using MAB blocks to rename 3-digit numbers.

5A Logan For showing a growth mindset at cross country day and not giving up!

5C Riley For his positive attitude in class and always contributing to discussions.

5D Samantha For a positive attitude and welcoming nature.

5E Leilani For being proactive and a problem solver.

6A David For following the school values all term. Well done.

6D Rhya For an outstanding effort to improve her writing.

Art Sheyla 4C For a consistently high standard in Art.

French Isabella 1G For doing her best in French.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who have received awards this week.

These awards are made to students in recognition of achievement and will be presented at school assembly on Monday 29th April at 2.30pm in the school gymnasium.