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Tues 11 Primary Lightning Premiership Fri 14 Assembly 3pm Mon 17 Year 6 Parliament House/Immigration Museum Excursion Tues 18 ICAS Writing Wed 19 ICAS Spelling Thurs 20 Odd Sock Day Fri 21 Semester One Reports Home Mon 24 Year 2 Aquarium Excursion Tues 25 Year 3 Time Machine Day Parent Teacher Interviews

MAY Thurs 30 Year 9 Job Skills Program Fri 31 Assembly 3pm JUNE Mon 3 Primary Division Cross Country 3-14 Life Education Van 3-5 Year 7 Camp Fri 7 CURRICULUM DAY NO STUDENTS REQUIRED AT SCHOOL Mon 10 Queens Birthday Public Holiday No Students Required At School

Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff & Students,

Congratulations to the 50 students who participated in the Primary Berwick Cross County Division earlier this week. As you can see from the newsletter all participants had a great time and were wonderful ambassadors for Timbarra. We had 6 students receive first place and 17 students have qualified for the Casey North District competition. Cross Country has been a major event this term and students have really improved their fitness levels training on the 2 kilometre (9/10 year olds) and the 3 kilometre (11 and 12 year olds) circuits around the College. Well Done! Thank you to all the visitors who came along and enjoyed our Education Week activities. The children and staff were delighted with the number of visitors to the Learning Neighbourhoods as we celebrated Education Week. As I mentioned in the last newsletter the students enjoy sharing their school day with family and friends. A recount of the week is also included in this newsletter. It was fantastic to see so many students dressed up in their “career ambition” outfits on Friday. There was such a variety of career choices from astronauts, police, fire service officers, palaeontologist, vets, animal trainers, ballet dancers, AFL footballers (both male and female), soccer players, tattoo artist, animation/game designers, builders, plumbers and a sign of the 21st century a career as U tubers and lots of teachers which is wonderful. The dress up day provoked a lot of discussion amongst students, teachers and visitors who were here for Education Week. Great effort everyone and congratulations to the SRC for organising this event. The total amount raised for the “Make A Wish Foundation” was $432.00. The Year 7 students are looking forward to their camp to Phillip Island next week. Let’s hope the weather is kind to us! Thank you once again to the staff attending your commitment to our camping program is very much appreciated. Our Year 9 Outdoor Education students have just completed their mountain biking unit and are about to undertake their Bronze Medallion (Swimming/Life Saving) unit, this is a rigorous unit that has been very popular in past years. Good Luck to all participants. Teachers are currently moderating assessment data and assessing students in preparation for midyear reports. Reports will be made live on Compass at 4.00pm on Friday June 21st followed by parent/teacher interviews on Tuesday June 25th for all students in Years P-9. More details in the next newsletter on bookings via Compass for parent/teacher interviews. The Department of Education and Training has a strong focus on the importance of school attendance and its direct relationship to student learning. The “Every Day Counts” initiative highlights that “Going to school every day is the single most important aspect of your child’s education”. Student Attendance is a focus for 2019, we are keen to see an improvement in our student attendance data at all year levels across our College. Our student reports have always included student absence data the additional specific attendance record sheet provided with all student mid-year reports since 2017 has provided a more detailed account to parents of student attendance. It is quite an

DATES TO REMEMBER Vol 19 Issue 08, Wednesday, 29, May , 2019

alarming statistic that if students have an attendance rate of 80% or below this is considered a significant absence and will have an effect on student learning. As you are aware we are currently in the process of preparing our Self-Assessment as part of the Accountability Framework in readiness for the implementation of our new Strategic Plan later in the year. Thank you to those families who have returned the surveys to school. We are pleased with the response thus far. A reminder we will be collecting the surveys until June 1st. At Timbarra we strive for continuous improvement and it is essential to listen to the views and ideas of our school community. It has been great cause for celebration. Staff have been working hard after school hours in providing valuable input into our Self-Assessment document and we look forward to and sharing it with the community later in Term 3. It is a busy lead up to the end of term with the Year 6 camp, Year 1 Wacky Weather Day, Year 6 Night of Notables, all taking place in the next 3 weeks, I’m sure you will enjoy reading all about these events in the next newsletter. We have been upgrading some of our facilities over the past month with new gates and bollards installed at the back of the stadium due to the constant smashing of the gates to gain access to the Oatlands estate. This is not only vandalism but extremely frustrating and expensive to replace. Hopefully the new bollards will put a stop to this vandalism. We have also increased the height of our bike shed due to recent theft where the perpetrator climbed over the wall and stole a bike and a scooter. Fortunately we have CCTV and have sent this through to the police. We do urge members of our community to please contact the Narre Warren police should they see anything suspicious occurring on our grounds outside school hours. Chid safety is paramount at our College as demonstrated in our Child Safe policies and Wellbeing and Engagement strategy and programs. Teachers frequently discuss “feeling safe” through Class meetings, circle time, our You Can Do It and Values Education program and through Homeroom in our Secondary area of the College. Pastoral Care operates at all year levels and is supported through additional programs including Life Education, Social Skills Groups, Health Education and motivation speakers. Please take a few minutes to read the page included in this newsletter. The beautiful autumn weather with chilly mornings and warm afternoons has resulted in the pile of lost property mounting so if your child/children have lost any items of school uniform please feel free to have a look on the “Lost Property rack in the gym foyer. It is amazing the number of jumpers and jackets that are not named. I know as a mum that after a number of washes the names can fade. It may be a good idea to check all items of clothing to ensure names are clearly visible. We appreciate the effort families take in supporting our school uniform policy and know it can be very costly to replace items so we always endeavour to return the named clothing. Jan Adamson

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OSHC NEWSLETTER OSHC Phone Number: 9 705 7400

OSHC Hours: Before: 7:00am – 9:00am After: 3:00pm – 6:30pm Vacation Care Hours: 7:00am – 6:00pm. Curriculum Day: 7:00am – 6:00pm *If phone is unattended, please leave a message on the answering machine INVOICES The next OSHC invoices will be sent by Email to you on; Wednesday, 5th June 2019 Please make sure you are checking your Emails. Also, if you have not receive an invoice please first check your ‘Junk Mail’ box. If it is not there, please contact us to make sure we have the correct Email address for you. You can check all your details on your ‘Parent Portal’ anytime. To update any personal details and make sure we have the correct information at all times, this is the site you will need; Parent Portal site: https://www.smartcentral.net/v2/home JULY VACATION CARE The July Vacation Care Program will be going out on; Tuesday, 11th June 2019 due to Monday being a Public Holiday. If you need your child/ren booked in for this Program, please come down to the OSHC Program (situated in the small Gym) and pick up a Booking form. If you have never attended the OSHC Program before you will need to Enrol your child/ren before being able to book them in, so please make sure you do this ASAP so we can get them on the system. COMPLYING WRITTEN ARRAGEMENTS UPDATE– (IMPORTANT) By now you would have been sent an Email asking you to review the information and ‘Acknowledge’ your CWA - (Complying Written Arrangement). This is a legal requirement under the new Child Care Subsidy rules that an arrangement for care must be agreed between the Service and the ‘Individual’ (designated parent 1) for each enrolment for you to receive Child Care Subsidy. If you have a permanent booking for your child, each time you change your booking details (EG: you need new permanent days), a new CWA will be sent to you through your Email that you must ‘Acknowledge’ to keep receiving your CCS. NOTE: This does not apply to casual bookings. Please check your Emails and read the CWA properly before clicking on the blue ‘Acknowledge’ button at the bottom of the Email. If any of the details are incorrect, please let us know and we will send you an updated CWA. Also, you will need to get onto your ‘MyGov App’ and ‘Confirm’ your enrolment as well. Until you do this, Centrelink will not apply your CCS until this is completed. COLLECTING PLASTIC MILK BOTTLE TOPS, PAPER TOWEL ROLLS AND BREAD TIES OSHC is collecting plastic milk bottle tops, paper towel rolls and bread ties for our sustainability program. So if you could keep them and bring them in, we would most appreciate it! A BIG THANK-YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN COLLECTING THESE AND HAVE DROPPED THEM OFF – WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT! J If you have any questions or enquiries about any of the above information, please speak to Lisa. Thank-you J Lisa, Elisabeth, Kylie, Ashlee, Jess & Ash - (OSHC Staff)

Timbarra Fundraising Group Second Hand Uniform Stall

Our second hand uniform shop is open fortnightly at 2.30pm-3.15pm in the Learning Common.

Monday 24th June

Friendliness

SMILEY AWARD WINNER

Neveah 1A

ICAS TEST DATES 2019 Spelling Wednesday 19th June Writing Tuesday18th June English Wednesday 31st July Maths Wednesday 7th August. Contact Chris Powers with any queries

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My mum and sister

came into my

classroom. We made

boats out of foil. It

took 13 bears to

sink my boat.

Fraser Prep S

For Education Week we

read Alpacas with

Maracas as a part of

National Simultaneous

Storytime. I chose to make

a maraca and wrote a pro-

cedure on how to make it.

Lilly 4M

In our lesson in Education Week we investigated and compared two stories of

King Arthur.

We identified the characters from the Alpha Show of King Arthur and chose a

character that we would like to be from the story. We investigated each

character’s costume and tried them on.

Jack, Micah, Isabella and Nevaeh 1A

Our Education Week activity was

interesting. We wrote our words for

what was happening in the story

because there was only pictures. It

was unexpected to read a book with

no words.

Daniel and Axel 5C

We created a double portrait with two

children. We had to colour in with

crayon leaving no white bits then

outline with black texta. At the end we

will choose a coloured background and

mount it onto a picture frame.

Soheil and Mason 1Y

This term we investigated and

drew doves and peace symbols.

We have just finished making,

painting, decorating and

displaying our clay peace

doves. Nima 5C

I loved having my Mum at school – she

helped me with my Maths challenge.

Declan Laidler 3C

My favourite part was doing the ‘real

life’ Maths challenge about shopping.

Akshay 3P

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TOP 10 RESULTS

9/10 Girls Ciena O Lia V Harleen K

1st 2nd 4th

9/10 Boys Ethan N Adeeb K

1st 10th

11 Girls Felicity N Scarlett M Bhalvin K Kimi R

1st 5th 7th 9th

11 Boys Sasen P Bailey L Jonty P Dylan D

1st 2nd 8th 9th

12/13 Girls Ava C

1st

12/13 Boys Jared N Alex T Muzamil A

1st 2nd 8th

This was my 1st year running 3kms. I pushed myself and got my best result, coming 5th. Scarlett M 5W Today’s race was fun but challenging. Hamish L 3O It was a pretty hard race but in the end I tried my best and I’m proud of myself. Harry J 3O Today we had to show persistence while running as it was a real challenge. Jolene T 6H This is my first year at district and I’m proud to have come in the top 10. Kimi R 6H I think today’s race was fun because all of my friends tried their hardest and I cheered them on. I was proud of myself for giving it my best. Ciena O 5M

Berwick District Tuesday May 21st

Amazing effort by all involved today. Not only did a Timbarra student come 1st in every race, all Timbarra students tried their absolute best. All Top 10 finishers have qualified for the Division event on Monday June 3rd. Good luck!

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‘Kids Safe’

Timbarra College P-9 is committed to ensuring that all students understand what action to take if they are feeling unsafe. All schools are required to comply with Ministerial Order No. 870 - Child Safe Standards. We have implemented a number of policies and protocols, which relate to all staff, students and visitors to our school. You will find our policies on the Timbarra website. I am including in this week’s Newsletter, infor-mation that reminds our students about what to do if they feel unsafe. In the administration building (office) we also have our ‘Kids Safe’ letterbox where students can post a confi-dential letter requesting support from a nominated member of staff. Last year we received 46 letters, all of which are actioned and for several outside agencies are involved if needed.

Linda Duncanson (wellbeing)

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NEWS FROM SICK BAY

With the recent weather we have had children attending Sick Bay with wet and muddy clothes.

We only have a small supply of spare clothes for emergencies.

It would be greatly appreciated if Parents/Guardians could please put spare clothes (including socks & underwear) into their child’s bag for such occasions.

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A reminder also, that if your child is unwell, that they remain at home, this will prevent the spread of an illness at school and also aid their recovery; with colds/flu, rest and fluids are the best remedy.

MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL AND CAMP

A reminder to Parents/Guardians, that medication CANNOT be administered to students UNLESS, the medica-tion is provided by the Parent/Guardian and it is accompanied with a completed, signed Medication Authority Form, outlining dosage and times to be taken.

These forms are available from the Office or Sick Bay.

Medication cannot be administered without written consent from the Parent/Guardian.

Student’s are not permitted to self administer and be in possession of medications at school or on camp.

Your help with this matter is greatly appreciated.

As per the Department of Education’s guidelines and policy;

Any student diagnosed with Asthma MUST have an Asthma Action Plan completed by their Medical Practitioner.

These are required to be updated annually OR if there is any change to your child’s condition.

Please also supply the school with the student’s personal Ventolin and spacer, clearly labelled with their name and class

HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR CHILD’S HAIR THIS WEEK?

We encourage all parents/guardians to check their children’s hair weekly for head lice.

If lice are detected, please treat and notify the school. Contacting the school, allows us to notify parents of that class about an outbreak (no names are mentioned, it is strictly confidential).

It is working together to break the cycle that provides the most reliable and effective form of treatment for head lice.

Pamphlets on how to treat head lice are available from Sick Bay.

We thank you for your help with this matter.

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STATEMENT OF VALUES AND SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY

PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to outline the values of our school community and explain the vision, mission and objectives of our school.

POLICY Timbarra P9 College is committed to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all students, staff and members of our community. Our school recognises the importance of the partnership between our school and parents and carers to support student learning, engagement and wellbeing. We share a commitment to, and a responsibility for, creating an inclusive and safe school environment for our students. The programs and teaching at Timbarra P9 College support and promote the principles and practice of Australian democracy, in-cluding a commitment to:

elected government the rule of law equal rights for all before the law freedom of religion freedom of speech and association The values of openness and tolerance.

VISION Timbarra P9 College creates a culture of lifelong learning through building a sense of belonging and achievement while actively promoting optimism, curiosity and responsibility in conjunction with our home/school partnerships. We develop the whole child. We are the difference!

MISSION Timbarra P9 College’s mission is to enable our students to have:

Positive self-esteem and independence in learning

Confidence to strive for personal best and excellence in learning

A sense of individual and collective pride in striving for continued improvement

Self-discipline, adaptability and flexibility to succeed in a changing society

Appreciation of the physical, social and cultural diversities in society

A sense of responsibility and ownership towards their own learning An appreciation of the importance of regular school attendance and its relationship to academic and social success.

OBJECTIVE Timbarra P9 College’s objective is for our students to:

Have developed understandings and skills that align with the Victorian Curriculum

To be agile learners in the 21st Century

Develop a sense of self-worth

To accept responsibility for their behaviour and choices through positive reinforcement and the teaching and learning of social skills and strategies

To have an awareness that there are logical consequences for behaviour choices To have the ability to live and work collaboratively.

VALUES Timbarra P9 College’s values are

Timbarra P9 College’s values are learning, persistence, respect and getting along.

We model and demonstrate learning excellence whilst using creativity, reflection, feedback, effective organisation and higher order thinking to build confidence, expand and embed our learning.

We model and endorse collaboration, teamwork and getting along, recognising that we are stronger when we learn and work together as a learning community.

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We respect ourselves, our school and one another, and understand that our attitudes and behaviours have an impact on the people around us. We respect our diverse Australian community and seek to understand and show empathy to all.

We model and demonstrate persistence, which we recognise as a means to becoming resilient and positive individuals able to contribute to and thrive in our society.

BEHAVIOURAL EXPECTATIONS Timbarra P9 College acknowledges that the behaviour of staff, parents, carers and students has an impact on our school communi-ty and culture. We acknowledge a shared responsibility to create a positive learning environment for the children and young peo-ple at our school. As principals and school leaders, we will:

model positive behaviour and effective leadership

communicate politely and respectfully with all members of the school community

work collaboratively to create a school environment where respectful and safe behaviour is expected of everyone

behave in a manner consistent with the standards of our profession and meet core responsibilities to provide safe and inclu-sive environments

plan, implement and review our work to ensure the care, safety, security and general wellbeing of all students at school

identify and support students who are or may be at risk

do our best to ensure every child is supported to achieve their personal and learning potential

work with parents to understand their child’s needs and, where necessary, adapt the learning environment accordingly

respond appropriately when safe and inclusive behaviour is not demonstrated and implement appropriate interventions and sanctions when required

inform parents of the school’s communication and complaints procedures

Ask any person who is acting in an offensive, intimidating or otherwise inappropriate way to leave the school grounds.

As teachers and non-teaching school staff, we will: model positive behaviour to students consistent with the standards of our profession

communicate politely and respectfully with all members of the school community proactively engage with parents about student outcomes work with parents to understand the needs of each student and, where necessary, adapt the learning environment according-

ly work collaboratively with parents to improve learning and wellbeing outcomes for students with additional needs communicate with the principal and school leaders in the event we anticipate or face any tension or challenging behaviours

from parents Treat all members of the school community with respect.

As parents and carers, we will: model positive behaviour to our child

communicate politely and respectfully with all members of the school community communicate constructively with the school and use expected processes and protocols when raising concerns follow the school’s processes for communication with staff and making complaints ensure our child attends school on time, every day the school is open for instruction take an interest in our child’s school and learning work with the school to achieve the best outcomes for our child support school staff to maintain a safe learning environment for all students treat all school leaders, staff, students, and other members of the school community with respect.

As students, we will:

model positive behaviour to other students

communicate politely and respectfully with all members of the school community comply with and model school values behave in a safe and responsible manner respect ourselves, other members of the school community and the school environment actively participate in school not disrupt the learning of others and make the most of our educational opportunities.

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As community members, we will: model positive behaviour to the school community treat other members of the school community with respect support school staff to maintain a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students

Utilise the school’s processes for communication with staff and submitting complaints

UNREASONABLE BEHAVIOURS Schools are not public places, and the Principal has the right to permit or deny entry to school grounds (for more information, see our Visitors Policy).

Unreasonable behaviour that is demonstrated by school staff, parents, carers, students or members of our school community will not be tolerated at school, or during school activities.

Unreasonable behaviour includes:

speaking or behaving in a rude, manipulative, aggressive or threatening way, either in person, via electronic communica-tion or social media, or over the telephone

the use or threat of violence of any kind, including physically intimidating behaviour such as aggressive hand gestures or invading another person’s personal space

sending demanding, rude, confronting or threatening letters, emails or text messages sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic or derogatory comments the use of social media or public forums to make inappropriate or threatening remarks about the school, staff or students.

Harassment, bullying, violence, aggression, threatening behaviour and unlawful discrimination are unacceptable and will not be tolerated at our school. Unreasonable behaviour and/or failure to uphold the principles of this Statement of Values and School Philosophy may lead to further investigation and the implementation of appropriate consequences by the school Principal.

At the Principal’s discretion, unreasonable behaviour may be managed by:

requesting that the parties attend a mediation or counselling sessions implementing specific communication protocols written warnings conditions of entry to school grounds or school activities exclusion from school grounds or attendance at school activities reports to Victoria Police legal action.

Inappropriate student behaviour will be managed in according with our school’s Student Wellbeing and Engagement Policy and Bullying Prevention Policy. Our Statement of Values and School Philosophy ensures that everyone in our school community will be treated with fairness and respect. In turn, we will strive to create a school that is inclusive and safe, where everyone is empowered to participate and learn.

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TIMBARRA P-9 COLLEGE PARENT DIARY DATES TERM 2, 2019

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Week 6

27th Second Hand Uniform Shop 2.30-3.20pm

28th Year 7 AFL, Soccer, Net-ball Year 6 – Night of Notables

29th NEWSLETTER Young Warriors – Rockfest Donvale

30th Year 9 Job Skills Program

31st

Assembly 3pm

Week 7

3rd June Year 7 Camp Primary Division Cross Country Life Education Van

4th Year 7 Camp Life Education Van

5th Year 7 Camp Life Education Van

6th Alpha Shows – King Arthur Prep – 6 Life Education Van

7th

Curriculum Day No Student Required At

School

Week 8

10th

QUEENS BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

No Students Required At School

11th Primary Lightning Premier-ship Life Education Van

12th NEWSLETTER Life Education Van

13th Life Education Van

14th Life Education Van

Assembly 3pm

Week 9

17th Year 6 Parliament/Immigration House Excur-sion

18th ICAS Writing

19th ICAS Spelling

20th Odd Sock Day

21st Casey 360 Bus Semester One Reports Home

Week 10

24th Year 2 Aquarium Year 4 – Polly Wooside Second Hand Uniform Shop 2.30-3.20pm

25th Year 3 Time Machine Day Parent Teacher Interviews

26th NEWSLETTER Year 6 Camp

27th Year 6 Camp Year 1 Wacky Weather Day

28th

Year 6 Camp

LAST DAY OF TERM 2 2.30PM FINISH

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Monday 3rd—5th June: Year 7 Camp

FRIDAY 7TH JUNE: CURRICULUM DAY, NO STUDENTS REQUIRED AT SCHOOL

MONDAY 10TH JUNE: QUEENS BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY, NO

STUDENTS REQUIRED AT SCHOOL

Wednesday 26th—28th June: Year 6 Camp

Friday 28th June: Last day of Term 2, 2.30pm finish