Thursday 24th November, 2016

From the Principal

Christmas Concert Parkdale Primary School’s Christmas Concert is next Friday 2nd December. The Concert begins at 6:00pm on the oval. Families are welcome to bring along a picnic dinner and a rug to sit on. There will be a designated area for those that wish to bring chairs. A detailed Christmas note is attached to this newsletter. Christmas Raffle There will be a Christmas raffle on the night which will include a number of different Christmas hampers. A big thank you to Sharon & Amelia Poole and Catherine Rodbard-Bean for organising a number of vouches for the raffle. Prep Transition 2017 On Tuesday the new Preps for 2017 attended Parkdale PS. There was plenty of excitement and lots of smiles. A big thank you to PPA for organising the second hand uniform shop and afternoon tea. Also to the parents who baked or donated food. Student Leadership Positons The Year 5 students have been preparing speeches for Leadership Roles in 2017. They are extremely passionate and excited at being leaders in 2017 and we look forward to having a great group of Leaders next year. This year’s Leaders have been outstanding role models for PPS. Contributions 2017 School Contributions for 2017 have been endorsed by School Council and have been sent home as a hardcopy with your child. The contributions are an important part in enabling us to provide the best learning environment for the children at Parkdale Primary school. To receive the early discount, contributions need to be paid by Monday12th December. Girls Rugby Congratulations to the Girl’s Rugby team who played in the State Finals yesterday. The girls finished equal third in the State, a great effort. Leanne Bradney Principal

CALENDAR

December

Thursday 1st Grade 1 Excursion

Friday 2nd

Christmas Concert Approx. 6.00 - 7.30pm

Tuesday 6th

Grade 6 - Year 7 Orientation Day

Whole School Transition Morning - including

2017 Preps

Wednesday 7th Parent Helper’s

Morning Tea

Wed.7th & Thurs. 8th Grade 3 Incursion

Thursday 8th PPA Meeting

Monday 12th

Prep/Kinder Transition Picnic

Mon. 12th & Tues. 13th

Grade 4 Incursion

Wednesday 14th Grade 6 Graduation

Thursday 15th

Talent Quest

Friday 16th Grade 3/4 Excursion

Reports Sent Home

End of Term 4 Tuesday 20th December

Assembly 12:30pm 1:00pm Finish

Grade 2

Our CAFÉ focus this week is Expand Vocabulary: Use words parts to determine the meaning of words. Students have been looking at the beginning and endings of words (prefixes and suffixes) to decode the meaning. We have been prompting the students by asking if they know any part of a word that they don’t know the meaning of while reading.

During Inquiry this week we have been looking at the Wetlands. Children have enjoyed looking at pictures, discussing animals that are found in this habitat and completing habitat fact files using the iPads.

Just a reminder of some dates for the calendar: Friday 2nd December - School Christmas Concert - the Grade 2 students are looking forward to sharing their performances! Tuesday 6th December - Whole school transition day. Thursday 15th December - Talent Quest. Grade 3 Welcome to Week 8!

Students are thoroughly enjoying creating their projects in class and are working hard at the challenge of putting their research into their own words. We look forward to their presentations which will begin next week.

Please remind your child to complete their Mathletics tasks. These are set every Monday morning.

Children are very excited about the Christmas Concert next Friday and have been working hard on their performance. We look forward to seeing you there! Congratulations to the recipients of AR Certificates for this week: Kim R, Stella W, Bryce A, Sarah A, Eden B, Will F, Lila H, Maia H, Neve K, Oscar K, Shrish K, Isabella MW, Bianca M, Ronan M, Miguel P, Jet W and Seb B. Grade 4 Hello parents and families. It’s Sylvia, Becky and Flynn from 4M. We would like to inform you about what has been happening in Grade 4 this week. We have been working on some excellent narratives and have been focusing on building marvellous phrases and editing our punctuation.

We have also been learning about synonyms and antonyms. Did you know that synonyms are words with similar meanings and antonyms are words with opposite meanings?

This week the Grade 4s went and looked at the Grade 5/6s Space projects. We took notes on things that inspired us for next year.

cont’d…….

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

LOST PROPERTY There is always an enormous amount of lost property in the area outside Mr Anderson’s office. Teachers have discussed with the children about not leaving hats and jackets on the ground where they are playing, but to at least put them at their classroom door.

We have also had parents mention that they are unable to locate lost item of clothing in lost property. Please check the names on the jackets/hats that your child brings home to ensure that they have not inadvertently brought home someone else’s clothing. Prep Wow! The weeks are just flying by lately! We continue to be amazed with how far the Preps have come both academically and socially this year. Transition sessions for next year’s Preps has already begun. This will continue the next two Tuesdays.

Our CAFÉ focus this week was ‘flip the sound’ in which we explored letters that have two sounds and introduced the ‘magic e’. Next week our focus is ‘recognising and reading tables and maps in a text’.

This week was the last week for Literacy rotations. Thank you so much to all of our dedicated helpers, you have been fantastic!

Next Wednesday we have a St Johns Ambulance First Aid course. Show and Tell is ‘free choice’ and is on this Friday. Please remind your child to only bring one item.

There is no buddy session this week as the Grade 6 children are participating in ‘STOMP’ dance lessons. Grade 1 We are all getting excited about next Thursday’s excursion! Thank you for your quick return of Notices. We are still waiting on a small hand full to be returned.

We have been overwhelmed with volunteers, but unfortunately are not able to take everyone. For this reason we have drawn all parent helpers for the day at random. If you have not yet heard please check with your child’s teacher.

Thank you also to those of you have brought in shoeboxes for our under the sea diorama activity Please keep sending them in!

To celebrate the end of another school year the Grade 1 students will be participating in a gift giving activity with their peers. Students will draw a name out of a hat before the end of this week, to find out who their gift will be for. Please look out for this notice, which will be going home next Monday.

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

Grade 4 .. Cont’d

This semester we have been using a student friendly blog called Seesaw. We log onto our class and we can see our classmates’ posts. Usually we have a specific task and they are always enjoyable.

Coming up: Media Roadshow 12/12 Talent Quest 15/12 Media excursion 16/12 Congratulations to the recipients of AR Certificates for this week: Anthony F, Isaac L, Emily F, Matilda P, Jas S, Xavier S, Thomas J, Manuela Q, Amie D, Xavier H, Lucy W, Rebecca W, Hunter R, Renee H and Ava P. Grade 5/6 The Grade 5/6 students have continued to bring their wonderful attitude every day. They are taking part in the dancing program STOMP which has seen the students develop a very enjoyable and complex routine.

A huge congratulations to the Girls’ Rugby Team who came 3rd in the State which is another terrific achievement for this group of girls.

The students involved in the Christmas play have been working tirelessly over the past week to perfect their roles in the upcoming Concert. Students have completed the Patterns and Algebra unit in Mathematics and all teachers have been pleased with the improvements shown by the children.

The upcoming Mathematics unit is Time and Chance and all students are encouraged to play maths games on Mangahigh to consolidate their knowledge and classroom learning.

Keep up the great work Grade 5/6 students.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ISSUE 8 It’s the last Book Club of the year!!! Last chance for all those special book club gift ideas and to help to make Christmas shopping easier for yourself!

If you have an order that you want to be kept secret please click the GIFT box on LOOP or clearly indicate GIFT – OFFICE on the paper order. We will call you when your order is available to collect from the office.

Orders for Issue 8 are due Wednesday 30th November. Thank you to everyone who has purchased from the Book Club during the year. Together we have raised over $3000 which will go towards purchasing books and other teaching resources for the school.

COMMUNITY NEWS Parkdale Secondary College 2nd Hand Uniform Shop The PSC Uniform Shop has a large range of 2nd hand uniforms currently available. Located at the school on Warren Rd, we are open on a Tuesday afternoon between 3.00 and 4.30pm. The last open days are 29th November, 6th December and 13th December. We then re-open in February.

There is only a few weeks left before we close so don’t miss out on a great bargain.

Boys shorts start from $26, short sleeve shirts from $22, Girls dresses from $50, Jumpers from $50. Also available : sports uniforms, boys trousers, rugby tops (for PE), spray jackets. The full listing of uniforms for sale is on the PSC web site, under 2nd Hand Uniforms.

Please bring in your child to try on items as there is no returns or refunds. Hope to see you soon.

Week commencing 14th November

ICT Prep S For outstanding work formatting their names in ‘Word’ documents.

Prep B Ivy D. Adam B-K.

For amazing effort during her “surprise” narrative. For trying his best during Literacy groups and being independent with his word work.

Prep S Tom R. For always putting in his best effort with spelling.

Prep T Pippa N. Anika D.

For a wonderful written recount of our Zoo excursion.

1A Macey W. For excellent description of whale watching on her holiday.

1J Will M. For writing a fantastic procedural text on ‘how to make a Fish’.

1S India S. Luka D. Poppy S. Harry G.

For reading clearly at a just right rate with excellent expression. For presenting his homework report clearly and confidently. For her clear and detailed instructions about ‘How to draw a jellyfish’. For his wonderful narrative about ‘Finding a Key’.

2H Saffron B. For her hard work during Maths class.

2P Milly H. For showing great reading stamina during Daily 3 and for voracious reading.

2T Coco J. For always trying her best with classroom activities and doing so with enthusiasm and a bright smile.

3F Harvey McK. For his excellent Reader’s Theatre performance.

4B Summer B. For making excellent progress on her project and managing her time well.

4H Steph C. For the incredible effort that she has put in during her work on her project.

5S Veronica W. For great participation during our Literacy activities and great ‘Emoji’ story.

5/6B Sascha P. For her wonderful partner project on ‘Black Holes’.

5/6C Jackson W. For outstanding behaviour and following instructions.

Week commencing 21st November

ICT 5/6B For great work on their PowerPoint Robotics quizzes and for managing so well with ICT in the Gym.

Prep D Caris C. For trying very hard to place her letters on the lines when writing. Well done.

Prep M Maddy P. Mia F.

For displaying amazing growth in her confidence at school. For moving to the Yellow reading box. Well done.

Prep S. Ruby B. For super reading.

1A Jude G. Asha B.

For working hard to extend the length of his written texts. For working with great focus during writing activities.

1D Finn C. Sadie R.

For his excellent listening this week and being incredibly organised. For her wonderful persistence with reading. Well done.

1J 1J For an outstanding effort on your Sea Creature mini projects. Awesome.

1S Luka D. India S. Poppy S.

For presenting his homework presentation clearly and confidently. For reading clearly at a just right rate with excellent expression. For her clear and detailed instructions about ‘How to Draw a Jellyfish’.

STARS OF THE WEEK

2H Jenson M. Octavia P.

For behaving very well and having a perfect chart. For an excellent effort on his habitat diorama.

2M Hazel P. For having a go at spelling some great words in her writing.

2P Reeve K. For making a fantastic Rainforest Habitat diorama. Well done Reeve.

3J Anne L. For always working neatly and trying your best. Keep it up.

3T Maia H. Oscar K.

For working hard in all class activities and writing a beautiful Tanka poem. For demonstrating persistence whilst completing.

3U Amelia P. Ollie D.

For her fantastic Tanka poetry. For his patience, effort and persistence with his Communications project.

4M Oscar L. Flynn H.

For being a willing and reliable computer monitor. For being a willing and reliable class monitor.

5/6B Hugo E. For a sensational presentation and model about Apollo 13.

5/6H Lucy E. For her amazing impersonation during the Venus interview. Great effort.

STARS OF THE WEEK

The following businesses have been kind enough to support Parkdale Primary School in making a donation towards our Christmas Raffle hamper. Tickets will be available at the Christmas Concert on Friday 2nd December and the winners will be drawn on the night. Bocconcinos Parkdale Mordialloc Fine Foods

Montezuma's Parkdale Station Stop Cafe

Thai Imperial Mae Ping Parkdale The Local on Como Jimmy Kitchen Parkdale Charcoal Chicken Zuri Beauty Café on Warren Salon E Entertainment Books Melbourne

PARKDALE PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION (P.P.A.)

We had a wonderful afternoon tea on Tuesday to welcome all the new Prep families to Parkdale Primary. Thank you to all our fabulous bakers, there was a vast amount to choose from. Thank you also to all the lovely helpers who served on the day. The second hand uniform shop was also open and was kept very busy. Thank you to our shop volunteers who keep all of the uniform sorted and ensure we have good quality stock to sell. The Christmas Concert is fast approaching. Please remember to bring gold coins for the raffle. We have some wonderful prizes to be won. Thank you to all the local businesses who have donated prizes. If you have something you would like to donate please hand in to the office by this coming Monday. The money raised will go towards paying for the stage we need to hire for the Concert. Please also donate to the food drive that is currently running for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. See in this newsletter what each class can donate. Donations can go directly to your child's classroom. Last year the Centre was overwhelmed by our generosity. I'm sure it will be the same again this year. Thank you in advance for your donations.

Samm Hughes President, Julia Broadbent Vice President, Paula Fleming Treasurer and Kate Ashley Secretary