primary newsletter volume #4 term one, week 7 ......primary newsletter volume #4 term one, week 7,...

PRIMARY NEWSLETTER Volume #4

TERM ONE, WEEK 7, 2021

Student Awards - February

Each week at assembly the following students have received awards at assemblies. It is lovely to see so many students receiving so much recognition for a great beginning to the 2021 school year.

1A Adithya N 2A Sahib S 3A James M 4A Daniya M 5A Dev G & Tianhi H 6A Diva B

1B Patrick M 2B Penelope T 3B Aliz S 4B Amish A 5B Noah G & Summah B 6B

Lakshya G & Anita W

1C Logan T 2C Tanaya A 3C Alex C 4C Abhimanyu M 5C Sana N 6C Vince L & Naviru

1D Inaaya H 2D Lok G 3D Rachael M 4D Charlotte R 5D

Arden W & Nishka J 6D

Courtney F & Dillen C

1E Christiano B 2E Aubrina M 3E

Hansika S 4E Joseph G 5E Stella B 6E

Lucas O & Aabir A

1F William C 2F Harrison U 3F Tyron T 4F Tomika A 5F Aiden F & Jamison M 6F Ruby M & Dane S

1G Achintya R 2G Lachlan S 3G Olivia M

1H Sonduru R 2H Larni I

1I Moriah M 2I Arliyah P & Jacob I

Student Representative Council (SRC)

Each year a student from each year 3 to 5 class is nominated by their peers as class captain, to represent their class at the student representative council. At SRC the students are given the voice to create ways to improve the school and environment they learn and play in. The students create ideas of things that can be improved or done and search for ways to fundraise to complete these activities. Congratulations to the following nominated Student Representative council members for 2021.

3A Kavya B 4A Haider Z 5A Ryder M

3B Lilly P 4B Rudy M 5B Ruby P

3C Ishaan P 4C Angelicah M 5C

Divaeanu S

3D Vansh M 4D Shej S 5D Jaden P

3E Anhad B 4E Lola B 5E Aneal G

3F Ceana A 4F Agasthya N 5F Ariam T

3G Rehet G

Prep News

This week the Preps have been learning the Letter P with Peter the Penguin. We have been learning how to write the letter and what words start with the letter P. At the start of the week we do a craft to match the character of the week, this week we make Peter the Penguin, practicing 5 star effort when colouring.

Grade One News

It has been an exciting couple of weeks in grade one! Students have been learning about Mem Fox as part of the Author Study unit for Literacy and exploring different books she has written. During reading, Possum Magic and Wilfred Gordon by Mem Fox have been the first two books students have explored. Grade One’s have been learning about making connections to these books. This is where students connect using their own personal experiences and relate to a text.

During writing, students have been learning about narratives. Grade ones have explored Mem Fox’s craft to help rewrite the story Possum Magic during week 5. At the first Assembly for grade 1/2, Sanni 1B, Kavya 1A and Aratrika 1C had the opportunity to speak and talk about Mem Fox and the work they have been doing in class.

Grade Two News

The Grade 2s are hard at work with our author study of Nick Bland which encompasses both reading and writing. We have been learning about Nick Bland’s life and have found out many interesting things, including that he was born in 1973 in the Yarra Valley, his dad was an artist, and his mum was a primary school teacher. We have also explored some of the books that Nick Bland has written, including: The Very Cranky Bear, The Very Sleepy Bear and The Very Super Bear. We are working towards creating our own story that will be inspired by the way that Nick Bland writes. We have all settled in well and are excited for what the rest of the term will bring.

Grade Three News

The Year 3 students and teachers have been learning about Anthony Browne in our Author Study. His picture storybooks are delightfully illustrated and beautifully written, and they take students on a journey exposing them to interesting themes and ideas. The students have been planning and writing their own Anthony Browne inspired narratives. This week, students are creating a narrative be published for others to read. In Reading, we are also reading and analysing non-fiction texts, and learning to read ‘for pleasure’ and read ‘with purpose’. As well as this, the students have been using their new maths resources to learn about Place Value. We received playing cards, dominoes and other materials to explore concepts about number. These materials are fantastic for playing maths games to grow and reinforce their understanding of numbers to 10 000. Students are also focussing on their skip counting fluency to achieve personal learning goals. The students are excited about having their own goals set in Reading, Writing and Maths to help them to grow academically. In Social Skills and Integrated Studies, the students have been exploring Growth Mindset and identifying skills to help them socially and emotionally. We are very proud of the way the Year 3 students have returned to school this year. They are enthusiastic, co-operative, and ready to learn. Thanks also to the parents who spoke to the classroom teachers in Parent Teacher Conferences. If you missed out, please contact your child’s teacher.

Grade Four News

This fortnight Grade 4 have been focusing on Author studies of Margaret Wild, we learnt to do biographies about her life, rewrites and changing elements of texts such as characters to make our own stories. We have been doing Place Value in Maths and been looking at Growth Mindset and the power of Yet. We have been doing lots of goal setting too!

Grade Five News

LOTE News

This term, the languages of Hindi, Italian and Japanese were introduced to students. They learnt to introduce themselves briefly and exchange simple greetings. We are thrilled to see the students using the LOTE languages to greet the teachers in the yard. We will be focussing on numbers and feelings in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for more updates

Performing Arts News

Performing Arts has had an exciting start to the year with all year levels focusing on the fundamentals of music. Students have been learning about beat, rhythm and pitch and their importance in the music we listen to and play.

The Preps have been working on their observations skills this week, focussing on the difference between high and low sounds. We discussed high and low sounds we might hear every day and then used our bodies to show high and low sounds

Ms Montin’s Grade 2 students have been working on developing their craft in music. They have been using pitched percussion instruments to learn songs with 3 notes.

Next term some of our students will be learning drumming skills using buckets. If you work in hospitality and have access to small-medium sized buckets that you would like to donate to the school, please get in contact with Lia Montin, Jacqui Ladd or Kathleen Hay.

PE News

There are lots of free sports and activities for people to try this March. Wyndham’s activity providers are offering free Come and Try activities and first sessions free. This is a great opportunity for people to try something they have never tried before or maybe haven’t done for a while. All the activities are listed on What’s On Wyndham, some need pre-registration, others you can just turn up, don’t forget to check the session information! Below is a snapshot of the activities taking place, they are being added to (and onto What’s on Wyndham) as information comes in.

Day Date Time Provider Activity

Thurs 25th Feb 5.30-7.30pm Melbourne Super Blues CC Cricket Come & Try 9 to 12s

Sat 27th Feb 9.00am-12.00pm Football Victoria MiniRoos Coaching Certificate

Mon 1st March 4.15-5pm Melbourne Athletic

Athletic Development Come & Try 13 & 14

Mon 1st March 7-8pm Westpoint Soccer Club Soccer Mums ($5)

Mon 1st March 1.30-2.30 Wyndham City Council Pram walking Werribee

Tues 2nd March 1.30-2.30 Wyndham City Council Pram walking Manor Lakes

Tues 2nd March

4.30pm-5.45pm Japan Karate Association Shotokan Karate - Beginners

Tues 2nd March 5.30-6.30pm Werribee Hockey Club HookIn2Hockey Come and Try

Tues 2nd March 5.30-6.30pm

Truganina Thunder Football Club

Come & Try Auskick and Junior Football

Tues 2nd March 7.00-7.50pm ZIN Monika Zumba Fitness

Wed 3rd March 9.30-10.30am Wyndham City Council Pram walking Point Cook

Wed 3rd March 1.30-2.30pm Wyndham City Council Pram Walking Tarneit

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Wed 3rd March 4.15-5pm Melbourne Athletic


Thurs 4th March 9.30-10.30am Wyndham City Council Pram walking Point Cook

Thurs 4th March 9.30-10.30am Wyndham City Council Pram Walking Tarneit

Thurs 4th March 5.00-6.15pm Japan Karate Association

Shotokan Karate - General/ advanced

Thurs 4th March 5.30-7.30pm

Melbourne Super Blues CC Cricket Come & Try 9 to 12s

Sat 6th March 8.00am Wyndham Vale parkrun walk, jog, run 5k and volunteer

Sat 6th March 8.00am Point Cook parkrun walk, jog, run 5k and volunteer

Sat 6th March 9.30-10.15am Melbourne Athletic


Sat 6th March 9.30-10.30am

Hoppers Crossing Netball Association NetSetGo

Sat 6th March

10.45-11.45am Williams Landing Tennis Tennis for 11+

Sat 6th March

4.30pm-5.45pm Japan Karate Association


Sun 7th March

10.00-10.50am ZIN Monika Zumba Fitness

Mon 8th March 1.30-2.30 Wyndham City Council

Pram walking Werribee – TBC – public holiday

Tues 9th March 1.30-2.30 Wyndham City Council Pram walking Manor Lakes

Tues 9th March


Tues 9th March 5.30-6.30pm



Wed 10th March 9.30-10.30am Wyndham City Council Pram walking Point Cook

Wed 10th March 1.30-2.30pm Wyndham City Council Pram Walking Tarneit

Thurs 11th March 5.30-7.30pm

Melbourne Super Blues CC Cricket Come & Try 9 to 12s





Sat 13th March

9.00am-5.00pm Football Victoria

Skill Training Coaching Certificate day 1



Sat 13th March





Sun 14th March TBC AFL Vic FootyFun Day

Sun 14th March


Mon-Fri

15th March mornings Active Ageing 6-week courses for over 55s

Mon 15th March 1.30-2.30 Wyndham City Council Pram walking Werribee

Mon 16th March 7-8pm Westpoint Soccer Club Soccer Mums ($5)


Tues 16th March


Tues 16th March 5.30-6.30pm



Tues 16th March 7.00-7.50pm ZIN Monika Zumba Fitness











Sat 20th March



Sun 21st March

9.00am-5.00pm Football Victoria

Skill Training Coaching Certificate day 2

Sun 21st March


Sun 21st March 10.00-11.00

Werribee Little Athletics Centre Come and Try Cross Country

Sun 21st March 9.15-10.00am Eat Pray Yoga Flow Yoga

Mon 22nd March 1.30-2.30 Wyndham City Council Pram walking Werribee

Mon 22nd March 4.30-5.30 Melbourne Athletic

Come & Try Strength & Conditioning for girls

Mon 22nd March 5.45-6.45pm Westpoint Soccer Club Go Girls

Mon 22nd March 7-8pm Westpoint Soccer Club Soccer Mums($5)

Tues 23rd March 1.30-2.30 Wyndham City Council Pram walking Manor Lakes

Tues 23rd March


Tues 23rd March 5.30-6.30pm



Tues 23rd March 7.00-7.50pm ZIN Monika Zumba Fitness

Wed 24th March

10.00am-12.00pm Wynbay Bulldogs

Come and Try Football (AFL) training





Thurs 25th March 9.30-10.30am Manor Lakes CC Yoga Workshop







Sat 27th March 10.00-11.00 Melbourne Athletic

Come & Try Strength & Conditioning for girls

Sat 27th March



Sun 28th March


Mon 29th March 1.30-2.30 Wyndham City Council Pram walking Werribee

Mon 29th March 7-8pm Westpoint Soccer Club Soccer Mums ($5)


Wed 31st March

10.00am-12.00pm Wynbay Bulldogs


Wed 31st March 9.30-10.30am Wyndham City Council Pram walking Point Cook

Wed 31st March 1.30-2.30pm Wyndham City Council Pram Walking Tarneit

Thurs 1st April 9.30-10.30am Wyndham City Council Pram walking Point Cook

Thurs 1st April 9.30-10.30am Wyndham City Council Pram Walking Tarneit

Wed 7th April 10.00am-12.00pm Wynbay Bulldogs


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