ARPS NEWS 20th JUNE, 2019

CALENDAR From the Principal

Ready, Set, Gloooow! Friday 21st June

We are all excited about our NEON DISCO tomorrow night!

Information about this fun event is available on Compass (you

can still purchase tickets), or on the flyers sent home earlier this

week.

Junior Disco for Foundation to Year 2 : 5.00pm to 6.00pm

Senior Disco for Year 3 to Year 6

6.15pm to 7.30pm

Thanks to our Junior School Councillors who will be helping out with food and drink sales on the night.

A big thanks to our Parent Association for organising this

event- we are looking forward to a fun evening!

Parent Teacher Interviews/ Conferences: Wednesday 26

th June

Parent teacher interviews can still be booked on Compass. More than half our families have already booked a meeting time; be sure to book soon to ensure a suitable time for your family. I strongly encourage all parents to take this opportunity to book an interview and meet with your child’s teacher, or take part in the 3 way conference sharing opportunity for year 3 to 6 students. f you have not made an appointment or need assistance with the Compass booking system, please contact the office.

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Fri 21st Jun APRS NEON DISCO

F—2 5-6pm

YR 3 –6 6.15-7.30pm

Wed 26th Jun Parent /Teacher interviews &

3 Way conferences

Fri 28th Jun TERM TWO CONCLUDES—

-2.30 FINISH

-Office closes @ 2.45pm

Mon 15th July TERM 3 COMMENCES

Tue-

Fri

13th-16th

July

Yr 5/6 Camp to Kangaroobie

Mon- 19th— STEM WEEK

Tues 3rd Sept ICAS Digital Technology

Wed-

Thur

4th—5th

Sept

WHOLE SCHOOL MUSICAL

Tues 10th Sept ICAS Writing

Wed 11th Sept ICAS SPELLING BEE

Thurs

-Fri

12th-13th

Sept

State School Spectaculat

Tues 17th Sept ICAS English

Thurs 19th Sept ICAS Mathematics

Fri 20th Sept Term 3 concludes

STAFF CARPARKS

Parents, again we remind you that the Staff Car parks at the front and rear of the school are not for parent parking. Parents with a valid disabled pass may use the designated space at the front of the school.

NEON DISCO

21st

June

Bunnings BBQ

Our first Bunnings BBQ for the year raised over $1300 in profits to go towards school resources, such as the new laptops being introduced into the Computer Hub. It was wonderful to see parents and staff working together to support the school from early Saturday morning (15

th June) until late in

the day. It was also lovely to meet with many local community members who are past parents or students from ARPS whilst we were at Bunnings; such an interesting way to find out more about the history of the area and of the school. A huge thanks to the following members of our community who helped out during the day: Gordon Mathieson, Gary Peel, Jane Capon, Mel & Brett Towers, Lorraine Eade, Bronwyn Clarke, Glynn Ford, Mark Harding, Asanga , Adriana Costa. Thanks also to all the families who came down to the stall and supported the team by enjoying a well cooked sausage!

Mid-year reporting: On Friday 21

st June, students will be taking home a printed copy of their mid-year reports. All parents/carers

will also be able to access student reports via the Compass Portal. Our teaching staff have been very busy over the past month writing mid-year reports for each student. It’s an extremely busy time for teachers, the task taking around 40-50 hours. However, we know that this is an im-portant opportunity for parents to be updated on their child’s progress so it’s undertaken with a high degree of diligence. The reports will be ready for distribution on Friday, 21st June.

When you receive your child’s report, please remember that we have begun the process of writing reports in May. This is especially pertinent for parents of Foundation children, where learning outcomes begin the ‘Pre-Foundation’ phase of the Victorian Curriculum continuum. A Foundation child has been with us for 4 months, so unless we are totally satisfied they have made 6 months growth in their learning progression, we won’t move them up the graph. It doesn’t mean your child hasn’t made growth, it could be they might not have shown 6 months growth in the 4 months they have been with us. This is but one example why parents should take advantage of the parent teacher interviews on offer.

Spotlight on Teaching and Learning:

This week has been planning week for all Year levels. The changed timetable allows staff to meet for prolonged planning sessions to ensure the curriculum designed for Term 3 is target-ed, robust and engaging. Staff have also planned some wonderful learning experiences, in-cluding activities relating to ‘STEM week’; ‘STEM week’ will replace ‘Literacy and Numeracy Week’ in term 3. However, we still will incorporate our Book Character parade, Maths ‘Step Back’ competition and Spelling Bee.

Dance, Dance, Dance

What a delight to see all of the students in Years 4-6 dancing in unison as part of their Physical Ed-ucation session last Friday. The dances were part of the learning for our whole school Musical; ‘Lights, Camera, Action’. The students have almost completed their 5 weeks of dance lessons, with work to continue in the classroom during Term 3, as we head towards the ‘big event’. Details relat-ing to tickets and other aspects of the Musical production will be available to families early next term.

School Wide Positive Behaviour (SWPB) Values Survey:

There is still time to respond to our SWPB values survey. It is four quick questions and your re-sponses will help direct the actions of the group developing consistent behavioural practices across the school. We encourage all parents/carers to complete this survey: https://forms.gle/4iY9j1RHquM48J7J8 Year 6-7 Transition Timeline: Key Dates

ENROLMENTS FOR 2020 We are currently experiencing a number of prospective enrolments from outside out school zone. Whilst we currently have the capacity to accept enrolments outside our zone, we are eager to ensure all fami-lies intending to enrol from within our zone, have already done so. This helps ensure our class sizes and resource planning for 2020 are equitable and effective. If you have yet to enrol a sibling for 2020, or know of any families yet to enrol, please encourage them to contact the office. Judy Drew Principal drew.judith.j@edumail.vic.gov.au

We will be joining Australia’s largest tree-planting and nature care event

Friday 26th

April 2019 Transition information Packs distributed to 2019 Year 6 families from ARPS

Friday 17th

May 2019

Application for Year 7 Placement forms to be returned to ARPS by this date.

Wednesday 7th August 2019

Primary Schools notify parent and carers of Year 6 placement offers, in writing.

Monday 19th

August 2019

Closing date for parents to lodge any non-placement appeals with secondary schools.

Tuesday 10th

December 2019 Secondary Schools host orientation day for all 2019 Year 6 students.

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Findmyschool.vic.gov.au launched on 24 April and shows every school zone across the state. The new website highlights the choice of public schools available to the Victorian community.

If your child is preparing to enter Year 7 and want to know more about the public secondary school options in our area, or you know someone who is interested in enrolling at our school, try findmyschool.vic.gov.au today

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STUDENT OF THE WEEK

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Class Dojo and Compass are now our only means of communication so we ask that you please ensure you have them as APPS on your phone.

This will ensure you receive newsletters, notifications of upcoming events, allows you to make payment for student incursions/excursions as well as giving approval for your child to attend. Thank you.

COMPASS

Excursion Year Level Payment & Permission Slip due

Date of Excursion

Kangaroobie Farm Camp Year 5/6 31st May (Deposit) 28th June (Second) 30th July (Final)

13th August- 16th August

State School Spectacular T-Shirt

Selected Students Closed September

State School Spectacular Bus Selected Students TBC September

EVENTS