DIARY DATES

NUMBER 25 – 16 August 2018

Friday 17 August Yr 6 Interschool Sport 9am

Monday 20 August Whole School Assembly 2.50pm

Tuesday 21 August Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (Picnic Lunch)

(see attached flyer)

Wed 22 August Foundation Transition “A Morning In

Foundation” 9.30am - 10.30am

Friday 24 August Yr 6 Interschool Sport 9am

Yr 3C Woolworths Fresh Food Kids

Discovery Tour 10am

Yr 3D Woolworths Fresh Food Kids

Discovery Tour 1pm

Monday 27 August Senior School Assembly 2.50pm

Tuesday 28 August Fathers Day Stall during the morning

sessions

3A Woolworths Fresh Food Kids

Discovery Tour 10am

3B Woolworth Fresh Food Kids

Discovery Tour 1pm

Wed 29 August Yr 4 Camp Manyung 9am

Thursday 30 August Yr 4 Camp Manyung

Friday 31 August Yr 6 Interschool Sport

Yr 4 Camp Manyung returns approx.

2pm

Sun 2 September

PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 5190

Gladesville Boulevard Patterson Lakes 3197 P.O. Box 330, Patterson Lakes, 3197

Phone 9772 4011 Fax 9776 0421 Principal: Carole Mayes

Email: patterson.lakes.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: http://www.patterson-lakes-ps.vic.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

NUDE FOOD WINNER

Last week, I had the pleasure of Sienna N’s -

3C company as the winner of the Nude Food

competition.

NAPLAN ONLINE

Our school has been selected to trial the NAPLAN online

system. The Writing test will remain the same as a pen and

paper test. Over the next couple of weeks our Year 3 and 5

students will be involved in some test trials.

The trial will be conducted in September for students in

Years 3 and 5, with their results not recorded or reported on.

Further information will be provided to parents prior to the

trial.

STEAM NIGHT

Congratulations to Mr Milgate and his team for a another

successful STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts

and Mathematics] evening!

It was wonderful to se so many families attending and

supporting our school’s Extra Curricula events.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT ROBOCUP JUNIOR COMPETITION

BOBCAT OR DINGO HELP REQUIRED FOR OUR NEW

FITNESS STATIONS

During the first week of September the school’s new fitness

stations will be installed on the oval. Prior to this the company

installing the equipment require the school to dig out 3 small

areas, each being approximately 20-30 square metres and

30-40 centimetres deep. If you have a bobcat or dingo and

you are able to help out with this, it would be greatly

appreciated. Please contact the office or send an email to

clohesy.paul.d@edumail.vic.gov.au if you can assist with this

during the next couple of weeks.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who won our

‘Student of the Week’ awards for Week 5 of this term. Students

will receive their certificates at their next assembly. Keep up

the super work everyone!

Foundation B – Lenny A for using finger spaces in his writing

to clearly show each word and attempting to sound out

unknown words. Well done, Lenny!

Foundation C – Ella H for being a terrific talk buddy and

contributor to class discussions. Your ideas are always fantas-

tic Ella!

Foundation D – Summer F for always being an enthusiastic

member of our class. Thank you for always trying your

hardest.

1A – Aaliyah K for being an excellent role model to her peers

by making an effort to ensure her classmates feel valued and

included. Well done, Aaliyah!

1D – Lewis Q for showing the Patto values of respect for

teachers and students, and excellence in his class work. Well

done, Lewis. Keep up the great effort!

2B – Ryan B for being such an enthusiastic participant in our

butterfly incursion.

2D – Bailey C for always displaying a positive attitude and

great respect to others. Your smile brightens our classroom.

3C – Marley H for his curiosity and accepting challenging tasks

with enthusiasm. You are a wonderful classmate. Great effort!

3D – Amy H for writing an intriguing narrative capturing the

traits of sentence fluency, crafting well-built sentences, varying

sentence types, capturing smooth and rhythmic flow and

breaking the rules to create fluency. Great job, Amy!

4B – Erin S for her excellence in sharing her knowledge of

triangles in Mathematics. Well done, Erin!

4C – Brock S for reaching his goal of delivering his Spotlight

presentation. Onwards and upwards Brock. Well done.

4D – Sienna P for always enthusiastically accepting

mathematical challenges. Congratulations on a great attitude

Sienna.

5C – Lara W for her excellent Desert project.

5D – Alex M for always being respectful, well-mannered and

generous. Well done!

6C – Hunter H for being an excellent student and school

leader who always displays the school values. Keep up the

great work, Hunter!

ROBOCUP

Yesterday 2 teams represented Patterson Lakes Primary

School at the Victorian State RoboCup Junior competition held

at Melbourne University. The students’ engineered and

programmed their robots at lunch times with Mrs. Bearup and

showed them off to judges, students and teachers from other

schools and parent supporters. There were 700 students from

52 schools at the competition competing in soccer, rescue and

On stage.

Our teams competed in the ‘On Stage’ section, where the

robots were programmed to do a choreographed dance to

music. The robots performed to Swan Lake (the ballet) and

YoungBlood. Students need to use sensors, motors and gears

to get the robots to stay on the stage with moving parts to

entertain and meet all the other criteria to score points. They

were interviewed to explain their robot design and features and

the programming.

Out students certainly had the audience’s attention! There was

lots of oohs and ahs! Sadly no trophies to take home this time.

Next stop the Nationals in October for an Australian wide

audience.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating

their birthday during the next week. We hope you have a

lovely day.

NAME BIRTHDAY

Zayd R 16 August

Chloe M 17 August

Sienna W 17 August

Beau M 19 August

Aden S 19 August

Ella W 20 August

Belinda G 21 August

Sharnika C 21 August

Jayna A 22 August

Reagan D 22 August

STEAM NIGHT GARDEN PRIZE

Congratulations to Brooklyn V from Foundation C who won

the name the fruit and vegetable competition and Jamie L

from 6A who correctly identified all 10 seeds.

These students were the first correct entries drawn in each

category on science night.

SUN SMART POLICY

NO HAT/NO PLAY FROM MONDAY

3RD SEPTEMBER 2018

Our school’s SunSmart Policy comes in to effect on Monday,

3rd September for the remainder of the school year. In light

of the following SunSmart information, our school updated its

policy and students are required to wear their hats from the

1st September through until the 30th April.

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the

world. More than 1700 people die from skin cancer every

year – that's more than the national road toll.

The SunSmart UV Alert is based on the UV Index forecast,

which predicts how much UV radiation will reach the ground

that day. The SunSmart UV Alert times are issued

throughout the year by the Bureau of Meteorology when the

UV Index is forecast to reach 3 or above.

The general rule of thumb for sun protection is as follows:

In Victoria, from September through to the end of April

average UV levels are 3 and above, which is when UV

radiation can damage skin and eyes and lead to skin cancer.

This is when sun protection is required.

From May to August the UV radiation levels are generally low

(1 or 2) in Victoria. Sun protection isn't needed unless you

are in alpine areas or near highly reflective surfaces such as

snow or water.

So when the UV Index is 3 and above:

1. Slip on sun-protective clothing

2. Slop on SPF30+, broad spectrum, water resistant

sunscreen – put it on 20 minutes before you go

outdoors and every two hours afterwards

3. Slap on a hat – that protects your face, head, neck

and ears

4. Seek shade

5. Slide on some sunglasses - make sure they meet

Australian Standards

DONATIONS OF POSTER PAPER OR CARDBOARD

Our Yr 6 teachers are looking for donations of cheap

poster paper or cardboard sheets to use for classroom

displays and student projects, preferably A3 size.

All donations can be brought to the school office or to

Kristin Dyers classroom in Room 24

Thank you to all our families that came and supported our Steam Night on

Monday 13th August, making it yet again another successful night.

PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 5190

Gladesville Boulevard Patterson Lakes 3197 P.O. Box 330, Patterson Lakes, 3197

Phone 9772 4011 Fax 9776 0421 Principal: Carole Mayes

Email: patterson.lakes.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: http://www.patterson-lakes-ps.vic.edu.au

16th August 2018

Dear Parents and Carers,

Re: Compass School Manager

At Patterson Lakes Primary School, we are now using the Compass Parent Portal system for our communications, student attendance data, parent/teacher meetings and absence/late/early leave parent approvals.

All families have been issued with a unique login for Compass. You will require this to access the system and your child’s profile. If you need this information re-issued, please contact Chloe at the front office on 9772 4011.

Compass provides you with relevant alerts that require your action or attention. E.g. unexplained absences, a News Feed and quick links to your child’s profile. Parents play an important role in this initiative. It is essential that parents log in regularly to the Compass Parent Portal to access the calendar and the newsletter.

Please be advised that as of the end August 2018, we will no longer be sending out alerts through our school app FlexiBuzz. All communication to families will be sent out through Compass School Manager (including the school newsletter).

There will still be times of course, when we will send home hard copies of information to families and we will still be producing our weekly newsletter, which will be sent on Compass and hard copies are available at the front office.

To access Compass, go to the following link https://patterson-lakes-ps-vic.compass.education/ and save it to your desktop or download the app ‘Compass School Manager’ on your phone or tablet.

Kind regards

Carole Mayes

Principal

*** FETE - WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS ***

Here are some of the items that we are hoping to get your help with…

We have officially begun collecting donations of items for the Fete.

Items we are collecting include:

Chocolate blocks, soft drink cans, soft drink bottles (1.25l),

tomato and BBQ sauces, mustard, serviettes and non

perishable grocery items.

These will be collected from classes every week and a tally kept. The class with the most

donations will win a Hot Chip Lunch!

We are looking forward to a fantastic day for the school and community! Thank you for your

continued support!

The Family, Friends and Fundraising Association

PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL FETE

SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2017

11AM - 4PM

Don't be late for this very important date!

The Queen of Hearts hereby

summons your presence at the

Mad Hatter's Tea Party

to celebrate

Book Week

Follow the White Rabbit to

The PLPS Oval/Hall

(depending on the weather)

On

Tuesday 21st August

The time, the time, who’s got the time!

2:40pm - 3:30pm

Please bring a plate of Tea Party Food to eat (NO NUTS)

Dress up in your Tea Party Best or your favourite book

character.

All parents are invited to attend this auspicious occasion.

COMMUNITY NEWS LUNCH ORDERS

Lunch Orders are available online on Monday, Thursday and

Friday.

How do I set up an account to order online:

Go to: www.munchmonitor.com

Click LOGIN then REGISTER

Enter School Id: plps and Password: munch3197

Then follow the 4 easy steps to create your account:

STEP 1: Create a Parent Profile by entering information

about yourself.

STEP 2: Add your Students to your account.

STEP 3: Transfer money to your account by clicking the

Account Top-up button

STEP 4: Click MY ORDERS and you ’re ready to Order

lunches!

Orders can be cancelled on the day as late as 8.30am and

should you have any concerns with your lunch order, please

call Bellbrook Catering direct on 0488 052 522.

John Paul College - Year 7 Enrolments

Enrol Now: Limited vacancies still exist for Year 7, 2019. Enrolments for Year 7 2020 close on August 17th, 2018. To make a booking for a school tour, contact 9784 0200

Chelsea Community Support Services Inc

Local Emergency Relief Services. Located at the back of the Chelsea Library opposite the carpark. 1A Chelsea Road, Chelsea. Open Mon - Fri, 9.30am - 3.30pm. Ph 9772 8939 for further details or visit www.chelsea.org.au

Chelsea Basketball “Home Of The Gulls”

Domestic Summer Season commences October 8th, 2018. Any new junior girls team will receive a 10% discount on team entry. U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 & 20 (boys and girls completion). Any questions, contact manager@chelseabasketball.com.au