Gisborne Primary School

30th April 2020 No. 10

CHALK TALK

Diary Dates

2020 TERM TWO:

MAY 2020 Sun 10th May *Mothers’ Day JUNE 2020 Mon 8th June *Queens Birthday Public Holiday Wed 10th June *School Council Mtg

Fri 26th June *Last day Term 2

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Families,

Family Payment, School Council and Annual Report We had our school council meeting via WebEx last night. One of our discussions was about how/if we need further feedback from families around how they are managing the online learning environment. Situations and issues will vary across the school with the different ages and learning challenges of our students. Your children’s teachers will be best placed to get feedback from you about how you are finding the home/school learning partnership, what you are learning about your child’s learning strengths and challenges and the positive strategies you will take from this time to your future partnership in your child’s education. Some parents have also been emailing me and I value these communications and welcome your feedback. Students are also giving teachers feedback about how the learning is working for them. School Council has approved the 2019 Annual Report and it has been submitted to the Department. The report is available on the website for parents to peruse. The Annual Report provides an overview of our teaching, learning, engagement and wellbeing priorities in 2019 and broad results of school based testing and data including NAPLAN tests, Attitudes to School, Parent and Staff Opinion Surveys. Family Payment invoices have been sent this week. Please contact me or the office to discuss support, if your financial situation has changed in the current economic situation.

Remote and Flexible Learning Updates during the COVID – 19 Pandemic In this week’s media, Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has outlined hopes that all schools will be fully re-opened by the end of May. However, the Victorian government continues to tread its own path in regards to re-opening schools before the end of term. Therefore I can only restate that at this time, there will be limited on-site provision until the end of Term 2. The majority of our students are engaged in remote learning, with 35-45 students on-site each day and about 90 students being supported overall, most for 2-3 days per week. We appreciate the GPS families’ commitment to supporting that 'all students who can learn from home must learn from home.' We will wait for the next set of directions, possibly on the 11th of May. There are daily updates from DET to principals for communicating to school communities as needed. When these apply to our school, I will send to parents via the newsletter or by email if more urgent.

School Review and areas of focus for 2020 that are relevant to Home/Remote Learning Interestingly these were the findings in our school review and the work we were to focus on in 2020. All of these elements will be enhanced by students learning remotely and being responsible for their learning. We know many of you are working from home. Ensure your children are building their independence to manage their daily tasks.

□ Students proactively using resources, self-regulation and agency to sustain and improve their

learning – encourage your child to use their resources, not just you, to complete tasks.

□ Continued focus on building vocabulary through Oral Language to improve the quality of writing and

enhanced speaking skills. (Talk about words, use word lists and encourage an extensive vocabulary.)

□ Students self- regulating and taking responsibility for regular reading and achieving their reading goals.

□ Students building organisational skills through the use of their diaries.

□ Students building persistence and resilience in their learning to increase their stamina to sustain 30-40

minutes of independent writing or the completion of other tasks requiring deeper thinking.

Best wishes for the coming week of home learning.

Julie Soutter.

CHECK OUT OUR STAFF PARTICPATING IN THE 30 MINUTES A DAY EXERCISE CHALLENGE!

MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Caring Hearts, Caring Minds, Caring Actions

By now, you would have set up a routine at home to support your child/ren while learning from

home. We understand, depending on your own family situation, this can be very challenging

and we thank you for working with the school during this time. Hopefully, depending on their

age, your child is becoming more independent and getting themselves ready for the day, trying

to problem solve on their own and making attempts at their work.

The next step could be to have a regular check in with your child/ren at the start and end of the

day to discuss their learning and progress. Depending on your child’s age, these could include

questions such as:

Morning check in

In the morning, ask:

What are you learning today?

Do you have a learning goal? Tell me about it.

Have you got everything you need?

What are some strategies you could use to work

out a problem you may have? Eg. Re read, look

through the information provided.

What support do you need?

Afternoon check-in

In the afternoon, ask:

What did you learn today?

What was challenging? You could come up with a way to deal with the same problem if it

comes up again.

Can you tell me three things that went well today? Why were they good?

Are you ok? Do you need help with something to make tomorrow more successful?

These questions allow your child to:

process the instructions they get from their teachers

help them organise themselves and set priorities

Think through problems themselves and make attempts to solve them independently

You could also check-in with your child throughout the day depending on your child’s needs

and age.

Remember to be kind to yourselves. If you are trying to juggle work, children and the household,

please concentrate on the literacy and numeracy tasks first and complete the other tasks at

times that suit your family. Please continue to speak with your classroom teacher as needed as

they are a great support.

Please see the following link to the Education Department for further support and advice:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/learning/Pages/home-learning.aspx

Kind regards, Lisa Maxwell

ANZAC DAY 2020 — REMEMBERING DIFFERENTLY Students sent in their art work for last week as part of ANZAC DAY on Saturday 25th of April

Jun H (1C) Poppy Art Scarlette G (5C) Anzac Painting Phoenix G (2B) ANZAC Glass Jar Luca W (2C) Lego ANZAC Art Oscar G (1B) Egg Carton Poppy Wreath Noah M (3C) Poppies

Tahlia M (5B) ANZAC ART

Henry R (1C) Poppy Field

Brigette P (4C) Candle for dawn service

Year 4, 5 & 6 Kitchen Recipe

Rainbow Rice- a colourful bowl of goodness! Get creative with a variety of vegetables and herbs! You can also swap the rice for noodles if you like!

Remember: to wash your hands before preparing food and always ask an adult for help or supervision when using sharp and hot equipment!

Share your creations via Seesaw!

KITCHEN GARDEN WEEK 3

DID YOU KNOW…..A 600mL bottle of soft drink has around 16 teaspoons of sugar! This large amount of sugar

has no nutritional benefit and can result in tooth decay and other risk factors for serious health issues. Swap sugary drinks for water or milk.

Home Learning from Across the School

Children have sent in the following items from home to share with us

2A Ways that we can be resilient when learning from home

3A Have been learning how to write a procedural text. Some very handy instructions for “how to paint a room” (SOUNDS LIKE HARD WORK!), “toasting marshmallows” (YUM), and how to do a “water colour painting of a tree” (EASY DOES IT). Have a go at these.

5A have shared some writing pieces ~ see our amazing work below:

Home Learning – By Tyler Evans (5A) Hi my name is Tyler Evans and I am 11 years old. I have been enjoying the past few weeks, it's been fun doing school at home. I like it because I can still see my parents and that means they can see me. But I still miss school, it's really rare for me to admit that but I do. I miss my friends and I hope I can see them soon. I can still see them when I FaceTime them but that's not actually seeing them in person.

I can still go for walks, jogs and go for runs but I can't have sleepovers and go to parks, shops, family and especially school. But I can still stop myself from getting bored. My family and I go out and roast marshmallows, have bonfires and play on the iPads and PlayStation. But my feelings inside are kind of sad, because I don't get to see my friends and everyone else I care for.

But there's something I'm starting to notice. I'm starting to notice that we are going to have to pay more money for the internet. What's the same is we all still do work.

<By Benson O (3A)

<By Tyson K(3A)

By Rex V (3A)

More great learning from students at home……

Descriptive writing By Stella McDonald (5A)

The smoke seeps into the car the light is the roaring fires in the distance, as we race out of Narooma as I quietly sob. I’m so scared the only thing you can hear is the engine half full of petrol. It’s boiling hot and everyone is sweating but you can’t put the windows down because the smoke will invade the car. Nothing to do and nothing to see but burning trees and fire, I started to get goose bumps, people start to panic it’s very eerie.

Top 11 Ways to be AWESOME at learning from home : By Grade 5A (Created Collaboratively by the whole class in Webex)

*Read everything carefully *Listen to music in your breaks *Learn from your mistakes and the feedback from your teacher *Don’t give up if it’s too hard *Pat your dog to keep calm *Be positive *Sit away from siblings *Focus and try not to get distracted

I CAN do this!

Congratulations to the following students who received the Student of the Week Award :

PA — Zoe B PA — Gus R PA — Maya S PC — Whole Grade PD — Harley D PD — Ben P PE — Kanan S 1A — Lachlan S 1A — Isla P 1C — Jun H 2B — Rubi K 2D — Jaxon B

3A — Rex V 3B — Campbell H 3C — Henry B 4A — Jett O 4C — Phoenix S 4C — Mia F 4C — Misono H 5A — Max W 5A — Monique N 5C — Jesse R 6B — Grace C

What are the staff doing for exercise?

Mr Goodyear challenged the staff at GPS to exercise for 30 minutes everyday. Following are pictures that our dedicated and hardworking staff have sent in as evidence! Mr Goodyear would like to thank the staff for taking up

this challenge, as well as our students and families.

Our Calendar Boy! Upping the stakes

Go Mr GK! Competition is fierce

Way to GO Doing some dead lifts!!!!!!

Mrs K out bike riding with her family

Mr G doing the “Sally get up & down” challenge. Phew!

Mrs H, Maggie & Leroy (Woof!)

Mrs H in action on 2 wheels!

< Mrs D bike riding with Flynn & Milly

< Mrs J with her 3yo daughter Zoe. Now that is multitasking!

More staff in action exercising……..

Ms B riding her horse Jaffa Ms B with dogs Ava, Mia and Koda

Mrs McR walking her dog

Ms P with her dog Memphis

Mrs S.T leaving the path behind her on her daily walk

Mrs F out running with her husband & walking her dog Joop

Miss T with dogs Ryan & Molly out for a scroll

Mrs K cycling & working at the same time!

Miss D with her dogs Jasper & Keeva out walking

What an ideal setting. Ms J out walking

Mrs M heading out for a run

Mrs M with her dog Ruby