Thursday 20th February

Resilience Respect Excellence Pride

PUPIL FREE DAY Friday March 6th

Please note that children do not come to school on Friday March 6th. The teachers will be engaging in professional learning on this day.

Prep Parents & Teachers getting to know each other and the children.

Prep Parent/Teacher meetings Thank you so much for coming to school this Wednesday to chat about your child. The Prep teachers were thrilled to catch up with so many parents. If you were unable to make it Wednesday, please do not hesitate to organise another time with your child’s teacher.

Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings

Have you jumped on COMPASS and booked a time to come to school and tell the teacher all about your child. If you have trouble with COMPASS please contact the school office and we will sort it out. I do hope everyone can come. If the times do not suit you, please contact the teacher to negotiate an alternative.

Have you booked a time to meet your child’s teacher?

Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th February (Grades 1-6)

You know your child best. Please come and tell us about him/her

Have you booked a time to meet your child’s teacher?

Wednesday 19th February (Prep meetings only)

Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th February (Grades 1-6)

You know your child best. Please come and tell us about him/her

Parent/Carer, Student & Teacher Meeting

Mildura West Primary School

Badge Ceremony - Student Leadership – Thursday March 5th PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DAY FOR THIS ASSEMBLY. Every child at West is given lots of opportunity to demonstrate leadership. Our school promotes Student Voice, Student Leadership and Student Agency every day. We truly listen to our children and value what they say. As well as many “informal opportunities” to show leadership, there are also formal leadership positions. The students in these positions prepare a speech and their peers vote for them. Children in these positions receive a badge. Children who have successfully gained one of these formal leadership positions will be presented with a badge at the Badge Ceremony. It would be great if you could come along to this very special MWPS Badge Ceremony. The badge ceremony will be:

Thursday March 5th

9.00am

Gym

Morning Tea provided

Grade 5/6 Boys Cricket

On Tuesday the boys cricket team went to the Aero Ovals to play cricket. In the first game we went down by 20 runs, South made 61 and we made 41. Kael and Corbin had a great partnership when batting. In the second game we played Mildura Primary School. We won the game by 28 runs. We made 64 and Mildura Primary made 44. Declan took two wickets and Max made 24 runs. Oscar batted well too. Thanks to Tim D, Sam and David for driving us down. By Max Morgan and Kael Purdue

Grade 5/6 Girls Cricket

IB Corner

A key practice that all PYP schools needs to model is that: The school community demonstrates an understanding of, and commitment to, the Primary Years Programme (PYP). These weekly newsletter articles are written to inform and involve the school community in our journey at Mildura West as an International Baccalaureate World School. This week’s focus is on the three Learner Profile Attributes we have been focussing on as a school. How can you help, support and develop the attributes at home?

Risk Taker When your child is feeling uneasy about trying something new encourage them to attempt it and then reflect on the

experience: What was hard? What was easy? How did they work to do it? What could they try next time?

Explain the difference between being a risk-taker by trying new things and doing dangerous things.

You can use the word courageous in your conversations.

Caring Model caring behaviour for your child.

Point out to your child when you have noticed them helping others without being asked, using kind words, thinking

of others, and doing nice things for others &/or the environment.

After reading a book consider how the different characters felt and their individual actions. Was someone caring?

How do you know?

Communicator Encourage your child to share their ideas with you regularly.

Encourage your child to stay in touch with relatives and friends by

communicating with them through conversations, phone calls, writing

letters, sending emails or connecting via the internet (eg: Skype).

Work with your child to improve their listening skills. Being a good

listener is an important part of communicating with others.

Share a book with your child and identify characters that are good

communicators. Ask your child, ‘How do the characters communicate

their message?’

On Wednesday we played cricket against Mildura South and Mildura Primary. Everyone had lots of fun and used excellent sportsmanship. Georgie took two spectacular catches and Annabella made lots of runs. Tulleah bowled someone out and Ruby was an awesome wicket keeper. By Georgie Cook and Annabella Fletcher

West Star Class West Star Reason

Prep L Max Roberts For being a risk taker with his learning and always trying his best.

Prep S Oscar Southwell For being a risk taker in his writing and doing his best.

Prep T Saiesh Arvapalli For being a thinker and using different strategies to help him write successfully.

1A Audrey Sutherland For being a risk taker and not giving up in Maths.

1K Lucas Whitelegg For being a great problem solver and leader in Maths

1/2A Tahlia Flynn For being a great thinker and problem solver in Maths

1/2S Crystal Hay For being Caring to everyone and everything.

2N Matilda Young For always being a Risk-taker in her learning.

2R Zara Safak For a wonderful beginning in Grade 2 and being caring to all. 3K Olivia Carter For being knowledgeable by showing her thinking during maths 3N Lila Hartshorn For her willingness to work with anyone 3/4L Taylah Cash For being a risk-taker in all areas of her learning. 4L Jacob Sandow For having such a positive start to the year and being a risk-taker

in his learning. 4T Shujaat Jeffrey For being a thinker in all areas of his learning.

5E Brooke Wells For showing student agency in Writing and always trying her best. 5S Theodora Niyogushima For being a risk-taking inquirer in Maths.

6M Chris Baxter For being a Risk-Taker in Maths and showing amazing persistence.

6T Angus Legin-McKelvie For being a risk taker with his learning and always trying his best

P.E Georgie Cook

Ben Prince

For being a principled and caring leader of the girls cricket team.

For being a caring team member by voluntarily retiring so Sam didn’t miss out on batting.

Art Jayden Kerr-Robertson For being caring and always respectful of the equipment in the art room

Digital Technologies Chris Baxter For being a risk taker in Digital technology Music Saia Miki For enthusiasm and great risk taking in Music. Well done Saia! RREP Talanga Kaufusi For being principled and sharing the equipment in the Friendship

Zone! Brekky Club Maddy Gowenlock For being a risk taker and trying new things from the canteen

menu Principal Jyrome Oakley miles For being a great thinker

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Academy Photography will be at

school on Friday 28th February for School Photos.

Please make sure that students

are at school nice and early as the

photographer will begin at 9am. All students are required to wear full School Uniform.

Each child has an individually named photo envelope to take home. If your child did not receive an

envelope, please collect a

blank order form from the school office.

Family Photo order forms are

also available from the school

office. All students need to return

their envelope

whether they order photos or not.

The office will collect orders up

until 8.30am Friday 28/2/2020.

There are 2 ways to pay for photos Pay online at

www.academyphoto.com.au using the individual code that

appears on your order form (students will still need to

bring the order to school)

Send cash or cheque, along

with your order in the supplied envelope. You

must have correct money, as the photographer will

not have change.

The school cannot accept EFTPOS or BPay in this case, as the money

goes to the photographer on the

day.

Students “TAKE ACTION”

At the end of 2019, Sarah Crisp and her Grade 5 students decided to write to the Federal Minister, Anne Webster, about their concerns with the present state of the Murray Darling Basin. Anne Webster forwarded their concerns to the Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Natural Disasters and Emergency Management. This week, we received his response to Anne, on behalf of our students, who are now in Grade 6. I’ve included his response to the students (please see handout) One of the aims of Mildura West is to empower and motivate our students to “take action”. This is a great example of this. Well done Sarah and students!

20th February 2020 Important Dates 21st February

Whole school assembly 24th – 27th February

Gr 1/2 Swimming (Mda Waves) 19th February

Prep Parent/Teacher/Student meetings

25th & 26th February

Gr 1-6 Parent/Teacher/Student meetings

28th February

School Photos 5th March

Badge Ceremony (9.00am) 6th March

STUDENT FREE DAY 20th March

Whole School assembly Notes Home Eldest Child

Family Fees Statement

Mobile Phone Policy

2020 Canteen menu

Minister Letter Mildura West Primary School Ninth Street MILDURA Vic 3500

Ph: 03 5023 1336 Fax: 03 5021 3501 mildura.west.ps@edumail.vic. gov.au

Prep Reading

Children need to read the book they take home each day. (Parents record daily).

We also encourage parents to read TO their child each night. Maths

Practising of relevant classroom learning, as needed. Maths games

Grade 1/2 Reading

Children need to read the book they take home each day. (Parents record daily).

We also encourage parents to read TO their child each night. Maths

Practising of relevant classroom learning as needed. eg. counting time times tables addition / subtraction

Maths games

Grade 3/4 Reading

Children to read for 30 minutes every day. Children keep a record of their Home Reading.

Maths

Practising times tables Mental Maths Mathletics (optional)

Unit of Inquiry

Children may work on their Unit of Inquiry as needed or as they desire.

Grade 5/6 Reading

Children read independently for 30 minutes each night, recording this in their homework book.

Maths

Practise all times tables and division facts up to 12 x 12. ie 7x8=56, 56÷8=7 Mathletics (optional)

Unfinished Classroom Tasks

Children may need to complete tasks that have not been completed during class time.

Unit of Inquiry

Children may work on their Unit of Inquiry as needed or as they desire.

Mildura West Primary School

Weekly Homework Guidelines – 2020

Homework Homework helps students by complementing and reinforcing classroom learning, fostering good lifelong learning and study habits, and providing an opportunity for students to be responsible for their own learning. Homework helps students by:

complementing and reinforcing classroom learning fostering good lifelong learning and

study habits

providing an opportunity for students to become responsible for their own learning

developing self-regulation processes such as goal-setting, self-efficacy, self-reflection

and time management

supporting partnerships with parents by connecting families with the learning of their

children

fostering a sense of self-discipline and responsibility and prepare students for upper

grades

Your child will be expected to complete a very small amount of Homework each week day. If you have any questions please see your classroom teacher.