DIARY DATES

NUMBER 19 – 22 JUNE 2017

Friday 23 June Yr 2 Swimming Program at PARC

Monday 26 June Reports sent home

Tuesday 27 June Uniform Shop 8.45am - 9.15am, last

day this term.

Wednesday 28 June Parent Teacher Meetings 2.30pm -

7pm

Whole School Assembly 2.50pm

Thursday 29 June Cupcake & Cookie Fundraiser

supporting children with Type 1

Diabetes - see attached article.

Uniform Shop closed today due to

stocktake. Last day this term is

Tuesday

Friday 30 June Last Day of Term 2 - 2.30pm dismissal

CSEF Applications Close

Pyjama Day - gold coin donation

supporting children in Foster Care

Homes - see flyer attached

Monday 17 July First Day of Term 3 - 9am start

Wednesday 18 July Foundation Transition Fairytale Parade

in the school hall 9.30am - 10.30am

Thursday 19 July First day of canteen for Term 3

Yr 4 Colonial Show Incursion 9.30am -

2.30pm in the school hall

Yr 3A & 3B Library Visit 9.15am -

10.30am

Friday 21 July Family Accounts - 3rd and final

instalment due

Yr 3C & 3D Library Visit 10am -

11.15am

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

INTERNATIONAL GUESTS FROM CHINA

On July 24th 2017, we will be greeting 12 students and 3 staff

from Hou Bao Ying Primary School, Nanjing, China.

We will be hosting them in our school until Monday, July 31st

2017. This is a great opportunity for the students and families

of our school to gain an understanding of another culture. I

would like to thank the generosity of the staff at Patterson

Lakes Primary School — the Walker family, the Wiseman

family, the Kerr family, the Bowly family, the Morris family, the

Fernandez family, the Mayes family and the School Council

Presidents’ family, the Dargans, who have volunteered to host

the 15 guests in their homes.

Their school is a roller skating demonstration school, among

other feats! The link to the web page is attached for your

interest. http://www.njrollersports.org.

THE SCHOOL DISCO EVENING

A very big thank you to Michael Wilkinson, Rene Buckett and

their FFFA team, staff members and parents who assisted on

our very successful disco night!!

PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL - Languages and

Cultural day

On Tuesday, July 25th, we will be celebrating our Languages

and Cultural Day. Students are encouraged to dress in the

National Colours/costume of their area of study.

Students in Years Foundation, Year One and Two : Spain

Students in Year Three: Japan

Students in Year Four: Indonesia

Students in Year Five: China

Students in Year 6: Thailand

Please take the time over the school holidays to prepare your

costume/colours for our special day!!!

UPGRADES TO SCHOOL FACILITIES

Many families will have noticed the new carpet and paint work

in the Year 6 Learning hub. These works will continue

throughout the school during the term breaks. This week at

School Council, approval was received for a new sound

system, curtains and staging for the hall to support our

performing Arts program. With our production to be held in the

last week of Term 3, this will be an asset to our school!

The FFFA team have worked hard already this year, in support

of these works, and I would like to thank the FFFA team, and

the broader school community for their support of our

wonderful school!

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

EDUCATION REPORT

This week, the Term 2 Education Report was uploaded to the

school webpage. I would like to acknowledge the hard work of

all staff who contributed to this very comprehensive report, to

provide families and the broader community a comprehensive

review of the programs within the school. I encourage all

families to read the report and ask questions of their children as

to their views of the programs in our school. Elements of many

of the programs will be highlighted within the newsletters in

Term 3.

I would like to draw your attention this week to two of the

programs operating in the school, Critical and Creative Thinking

one of the new Victorian Curriculum Capabilities coordinated by

Ms Patty Lamaro, and Assessment and Reporting coordinated

by Mr Jason Zarb.

Critical and Creative Thinking

The new Victorian Curriculum includes four 'capabilities’ for

student learning across all subjects. It is expected that the skills

and knowledge defined in the capabilities will be developed,

practised, deployed and demonstrated by students in and

through their learning across the curriculum.

The capabilities are: ‘critical and creative thinking’, ‘ethical’,

‘intercultural’, and ‘personal and social’. All of the

capabilities promote collaboration, perseverance, problem

solving, empathy and self-reflection in the classroom.

Currently, there is a trial being supported by the Mitchell

Institute involving eleven schools. The Critical and Creative

Thinking (CCT) team, plus members of the School

Improvement Team (SIT) attended a day of professional

development on Monday 5th June. Bill Lucas, international

adviser of the Mitchell Institute and educational expert, shared

some of his knowledge and expertise, and we were involved in

some hands-on activities that encouraged us to be ‘critical and

creative’ thinkers.

The critical and creative thinking capability aims to ensure that

students develop:

understanding of thinking processes and an ability to

manage and apply these intentionally

skills and learning dispositions that support logical,

strategic, flexible and adventurous thinking

confidence in evaluating thinking and thinking processes

across a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts.

The aim of the CCT team is to ensure that staff across all year

levels develop a clear understanding of the CCT capability, and

an awareness of how we can best create environments in our

classrooms that are conducive to critical and creative thinking.

The CCT team will also ensure that effective resources, ideas

and strategies are shared amongst staff, and that productive

feedback is discussed and considered.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Assessment and Reporting

The school is currently preparing and planning towards

introducing a new education management system named

Compass and is hoping to have the software in operation by

the beginning of 2018. A decision was approved to continue

using Accelerus for reporting purposes in 2017. The team is

currently reviewing a number of report formats in an effort to

design a report that will reflect the feedback of all PLPS

teaching staff. One significant change to assessment and

reporting this year for all Victorian schools is the move from

AusVELS to the Victorian Curriculum. Students will now be

assessed against these standards. There have been some

changes to the 2017 Victorian Curriculum Reporting

Guidelines:

For students to receive an ‘A’ rating they now need to achieve

18 months or more above the expected level instead of 12

months or more, as previously required.

There is no longer a rating of 0.00 as there are now 4 levels of

‘Pre-Foundation’, i.e. Pre-Foundation A, Pre-Foundation B,

Pre-Foundation C & Pre-Foundation D (these will be shown as

‘Towards Foundation’ on the reports).

Students cannot be assessed as N/A (Not Assessed) anymore.

A did not participate or DNP entry is now available to do with

students not being involved in the curriculum areas taught or

not being able to participate. These include;

- NT = Not Taught

- DNPE = Did Not Participate – Exemption from

Curriculum Area

- DNPL = Did Not Participate – Late Enrolment

- DNPP = Did Not Participate – Low Participation

- DNPI = Did Not Participate – Serious Illness

- DNPU = Did Not Participate – Unapproved Extended

Family Holiday

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

STUDENT REPORTS – Monday, 26th June

Reports will be sent home next Monday, 26th June with your children. They will be packaged in a sealed, addressed envelope. The school encourages parents to make positive comments about their child’s learning on the ‘Parent Comment’ page for the first half of the year and return it to your child’s class teacher. The page will be photocopied and returned to you. This year the presentation folders will only be sent home with the reports of our Foundation students. If you would like to request a folder to store your reports, please contact the office.

PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS - Wednesday, 28th June

Parent Teacher Meetings will be held on Wednesday, 28th June from 2:30pm – 7:00pm. Bookings for these meetings can be made on the school’s website with your login name (surname) and pin number which was sent home with the youngest member of the family last Thursday. If you have not received or misplaced your login pin number, please contact the office to have it re-issued. Bookings opened last night at 6pm and most classes have been filling fast. There is the flexibility for parents to change times if required. This can be done by simply logging back in and changing your booking if there is a more suitable time that has been made available through a cancellation or if another parent has changed to a more suitable time. If you need assistance with this please contact the office.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

ASSEMBLY NEXT WEEK

There will be a Whole School Assembly in the Hall at 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, 28th June.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who won our ‘Student of the Week’ awards for Week 10 of this term. Students will receive their certificates at their next assembly. Keep up the super work everyone!

Foundation B – Harper R for always displaying wonderful school behaviours by being respectful and kind to others.

Foundation D – Taylor H for her brilliant effort during writers workshop. You are a superstar Taylor!

1A – Matilda M for always having a positive attitude to learning and being kind and respectful to her classmates. Great work, Matilda!

1B – Grayden H for being an outstanding mathematician. Keep up the awesome work, Grayden.

1C – Zara O for persisting with her reading and achieving wonderful results. Well done, Zara.

1C – Jay V for being super organised at swimming.

2A – Yagiz Y for his fantastic attitude to school, learning and his mates. Lucky 2A!

2D – Abbey H for showing great persistence and never giving up. You are a champion learner!

3C – Shae M for her interesting, considered and thoughtful reflections in class discussions. You always demonstrate all the school values and you are a wonderful classmate. Fantastic effort, Shae!

3D – Jacky T for being a cooperative and friendly class member who shows the school value of Respect in all that he does.

4A – Baxter M for a consistent and positive effort during all school activities.

4B – Declan M for always displaying the PLPS values of Excellence, Integrity and Respect. Excellent effort Declan!

4C – Kasha E for displaying wonderful initiative, completing her Spotlight presentation well ahead of time and stepping in to present it on the spot. Well done, Kasha!

4D – Jessica L for being an outstanding class captain. We love your amazing sense of responsibility. Thanks Jess.

5B – Taig M for being an interested and positive student who is willing to ‘give things a go’ and try his best.

5C – Tahj W for always showing the school values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence. Thank you for being a kind, friendly and responsible student who makes a positive difference in the classroom. Well done, Tahj.

5D – Brayden Z for still having enthusiasm and a positive attitude to school and class activities. A fantastic semester Brayden. Well done!

6B – Aaron J for being an outstanding soccer captain by organising the team with positions, drills and strategies, and promoting a great team spirit throughout the game. Fantastic effort, Aaron!

6C – Anya B for demonstrating persistence when learning new math concepts.

BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating

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

lovely day.

NAME BIRTHDAY

Elina T 23 June

Brooke W 23 June

Frankie M 27 June

Tyler C 27 June

Noah N 28 June

Andrew D 28 June

JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION

We are Emma B and Keira S from 6B. We are doing ‘Genius

Hour’ in our class, where we explore ideas that are important

to us or things we want to learn more about. With our project

we have decided to look at how fundraising works. We would

like to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation. JDRF is a foundation that helps research

juvenile diabetes, including prevention, management, and

hopefully a cure for children with type 1 diabetes.

We hope that the PLPS school community could help and

support us to raise funds for the JDRF.

How? We will be selling yummy cupcakes and cookies

for $1 each, and raffle tickets (50c each or 3 for $1) for a prize

of a delicious cake. These will be generously supplied by

Coles at Patterson Lakes. Thank you, Coles!

When and where? On Thursday, June 29 in the old

canteen area. Before school from 8:40am - 9am and again at

the start of lunch, depending on stock availability.

We will be announcing the winner of the raffle at the end of the

day.

Look out for posters around the school in the next few days.

Thank you so much for all of your support!

Emma and Keira 6B.

SPORTS NEWS

REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to Agen V (5A) and Isla P (5D) for competing in the Regional Cross Country finals. Both girls represented our school with great enthusiasm.

Agen who finished eighth overall, has advanced to represent our school at the upcoming state meet.

Isla finished in a creditable 44th place. Well done, girls!

Adrian Patane

PE Co-Ordinator

Woolworths Earn & Learn is back and it is now easier than

ever to earn valuable resources for your local primary school,

secondary school or Early Learning Centre. Last year more

than 14,500 schools and Early Learning Centres benefited

from the program, boosting supplies in classrooms, libraries,

music rooms, gymnasiums and science labs.

It is simple to participate. From Wednesday 26th July to

Tuesday 29th September 2017, when you shop at

Woolworths you can collect Woolworths Earn & Learn

Stickers from the checkout operator or through an online order

and place them on a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet.

There will be one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every

$10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco, and gift cards). Once

completed, simply place the Sticker Sheet in the Collection

Box, either at your local school or at your local Woolworths.

The box for our school is in the office area.

You can then redeem your Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers

for valuable education resources for your local school or Early

Learning Centre.

UNIFORM SHOP

The Uniform Shop will be closed Thursday 29 June for Stocktake.

Last day this term will be Tuesday 27th June 8.45 – 9.15am.

WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN

FIRST AID NEWS

Conjunctivitis

In the past few weeks, we have had many reported

cases of Conjunctivitis throughout all year levels,

especially in the junior school. Given the highly

contagiousness of the infection, we ask that all students

be kept away from school, while there is still discharge

coming from the eye(s), regardless of whether treatment

has commenced or not.

Conjunctivitis, or pink eye, is an irritation or inflammation

of the conjunctiva, which covers the white part of the

eyeball. It can be caused by allergies or a bacterial or

viral infection. Conjunctivitis can be extremely

contagious and is spread by contact with eye secretions

from someone who is infected.

Symptoms include redness, itching and tearing of the

eyes. It can also lead to discharge or crusting around

the eyes.

You could develop conjunctivitis if you

come into contact with:

Discharge from the eyes, nose or throat of an infected person through touch, coughing or sneezing.

Contaminated fingers or objects.

By skin to skin contact (handshakes or hug)

By touching a contaminated surface (tables or doorknobs).

Conjunctivitis can be spread when children swim in contaminated water or share contaminated towels.

A person with conjunctivitis will remain infectious as long as there is a discharge

from their eye.

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Friday 30th June 2017

Wear your favourite pyjama’s to school and

donate a gold coin to raise funds for children

in foster care.

About The Pyjama Foundation

National Pyjama Day is all about wearing your best bedtime

attire to help The Pyjama Foundation raise much-needed

awareness and funds for children in foster care.

On Friday 30th June, wear your favourite PJ’s to school and

donate a gold coin. Together, we can help to make a

difference to the lives of Australia’s disadvantaged

children.

Applications Close

30th June 2017

It is important for us to encourage students to give themselves permission to experience the full range of their emotions and not suppress them. It is a natural part of life to at times feel scared, sad or angry; it’s how students handle these emotions that is the key.

Learning how to use their signature and top supporting strengths to practise positive coping strategies and positive self-talk to contest negative emotions are valuable resilience skills, which need to be nurtured. Most of us can think back to times when our emotions hijacked the way we thought, spoke and acted and we regretted that we did not contest them. Because students’ good decision-making centre, the pre-frontal cortex, is not fully wired, emotional hijacking can occur when they feel under pressure from stressors.

To build students’ self-regulation and social-emotional resilience to reduce the likelihood of this happening, they need to be involved in discussing positive, negative and mixed emotions and identifying the body language they show when their emotions begin to intensify.

“There are three words of success – care, share and dare.” Saying

COMMUNITY NEWS

Patterson Lakes Community Centre

For more details on Patterson Lakes Community Centres Activity Program for 2017, please contact the office 9772 8588 or visit www.patlakescc.net.au.

The Beauty Lounge

Ph: 9773 3778

Massage, Waxing, Facial, Eyelash Extension, Spray Tans,

Threading, Manicure & Pedicure.

Up to 40% OFF on Oil Massage and Facial

10% off when you mention this ad

Shop 16, Harbour Plaza, 21 Thompson Road, Patterson Lakes 3197

COMMUNITY NEWS

Springvale Indoor Sports - Space Jump & Soccer Training

Space Jump is open every day of the school holidays 10am - 4pm. Entry is $7 (includes free dodgem session upon arrival). Also Junior Soccer training Tues - Fri 10am - 12.30pm $15 per child (5 yrs - 10 yrs). For more information call 9547 2555.

Chelsea Gulls School Holiday Junior Basketball Camp

Chelsea Basketball Stadium, Chelsea. 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th July and 10th, 11th, 12th, & 13th July. U12/14’s boys & girls) 10am -12.30pm and U16/18’s boys & girls, 1pm - 3.30pm. $25 per day/$80 for 4 days or $170 for both weeks. Contact Peter on 9776 1895 or email manager@chelseabasketball.com.au for bookings.

Patterson Lakes Community Centre - Trivia Night

Patterson Lakes Community Centre will be hosting a Trivia

Night on Saturday the 24th of June. All monies raised will go

towards the redevelopment of our dance and gymnastics studio,

which suffered extensive fire damage in late March. To book a

table please call (03) 9772 8588.

Camp Manyungs’s Adventure Club - School Holiday Fun

Family Adventure Activity Day Wed 5th July 9am –3pm, $35 pp Camp Manyung. Activities incl High Ropes Course, Giant Swing, Low Ropes, Archery, Bike Riding & Flying Fox. BBQ lunch provided on the day. To book phone 9788 1100.

Free Junior Golf - Come and Try Day, Sandhurst Club

Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th July, 9am - 10am, 10:30am -

11:30am, 12noon to 1pm at PGACLP at the Sandhurst Club,

600 Thompson Road, Sandhurst. Equipment provided,

bookings essential. Call Paul on 0414 892 535 or email

pgaclp@pga.org.au

Aspendale Gardens Community Centre - School Holidays

Basketball Action, learn some tips from Samantha Groves

SEABL Women’s Team, Thursday 6th July 9.30am - 12.30pm

$25pp. Creative Creations on Canvas Wednesday 5th July

9.30am -11am, 5-7 yo and 11.30am -1pm, 8-12yo $20 pp. Visit

www.agcsinc.org.au or phone 9587 5955 for further details.

MUNCH MONITOR ONLINE 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.

STEP3: Transfer money to your account by clicking the

Account Top-up button

STEP4: 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, pleas call Bellbrook

Catering direct on Ph: 9796 5888.

COMMUNITY NEWS

MOONLIT SANCTUARY KEEPER CLUB

Kids enjoy environmental activities, animal encounters and

native animal care.

Day includes: interactions with dingo, python, off-limits animals,

feeding animals & food prep, animal enrichment activities.

Learn about our animals, their conservation and the environ-

ment. For ages 7-14 years.

July 2017 school holiday dates (10am—4pm):

Week 1: Monday 3th Tuesday 4th Wednesday 5th Thursday 6th

Friday 7th

Week 2: Monday 10th Tuesday 11th Wednesday 12th Thursday

13th Friday 14th

Cost: $70.00 per day, or $189 for 3 days (pro rata for additional

days).

Maximum 16 children per day.

Bookings essential as spaces are limited

Dress for the weather and wear closed-toe shoes, long pants

and remember your hat or raincoat. BYO lunch or purchase at

the café.

Moonlit Sanctuary

550 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale, Phone 5978 7935

Web: www.moonlitsanctuary.com.au. Open daily between

10am and 5pm