School Mission Statement: Seaford Primary School is a friendly, caring community school that aims to achieve excellence,

nurture individuality, challenge and understand every child, in an environment that provides fairness and balance.

School Banking every Tuesday throughout the School Term.

2nd March Interschool Sport home 4th March Welcome Back Picnic 5:00p.m. 5th March Yrs 5/6 Lightning Prem 9th March Labour Day CHILDREN DO NOT ATTEND ON THIS DAY 13th March Yr 5/6 Interschool sport home 27th March End of Term 1 Dismissal 2.30pm 14th April Start of Term 2 Curriculum Day – CHILDREN DO NOT ATTEND SCHOOL ON THIS DAY 15th – 17th April Years 3/4 camp - Grantville

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From the Principal’s Desk 28th February, 2020

Habit 2:

Begin With The End In Mind – Do something today that

your future self will thank you for. Stephen Covey School Building Program: We have gone to tender! Just a quick update regarding our upcoming buildings works.

Dabtech has been appointed as our project managers and on Monday of this week they have put the project out

to tender. The tender process is generally four weeks for companies to provide their quotation, though there is

the provision for this to be extended for a week or two. Once all tenders have been received, the project managers,

the Victorian School Building Authority and the school will review each and make a recommendation for one of

the companies to be appointed. Once appointed the company is expected to be on site, ready to start within a

month.

In my conversation with the project managers this week, the first piece of work that will need to be completed

will be the digging of a trench from the west side of the ELC down the inside of the McRae Street boundary then

back to McKenzie street between the SLC and the main school building. This will contain all services to connect

the school – water, communications, sewer and power. As with all of the construction work access to buildings

will be maintained and the health and safety of the student, staff, school community and the workers on site will

be of the very highest priority.

We will keep disruption to school programs as minimal as possible and keep you fully informed of the stages of

the works as they proceed. It is anticipated that the works will be completed and we will have an almost brand

new school by the end of term 1, 2021.

LEAP: This program started this week and will run for the next four Wednesdays with a Leadership day in the last

week of term, on Wednesday 25th March. This program provides another opportunity for our year 6 students to

develop their leadership skills as it is they that have chosen their activity and designed the four week program,

ensure all resources are ready and then implement it with their group of 8 – 10 students. Each year 6 leader has a

mentor to support them and provide advice and feedback. This program integral to The Leader In Me is another

point of difference between our school and most others.

Reporting to Parents: Our school is trialling a change to our reporting to parent’s schedule, so that the following

will be in place:

Term 1 – a parent teacher meeting in the last week of term. This will provide you with an overview of how your

child has settled into the new year and the progress that they have made. For years 3- 6 it is expected that each

child will attend and participate in the discussions. For this year the date for this has been set for Tuesday March

24th. Details will be sent out shortly

Term 2 – a written report available via compass in the last week of term

Term 3 – a student led parent- teacher meeting late in the term – date to be set closer to the time. Teachers will

work closely with the children to develop their skills at an age appropriate level to successfully lead this meeting

Term 4 - a written report available via compass in the last week of term

As always parents and/or teachers are welcome to make times to discuss children’s progress/ welfare etc at any

point during the year at a mutually convenient time.

Welcome Back Picnic: It was disappointing that we needed to postpone the family welcome back picnic on

Tuesday due to inclement weather. We have rescheduled this for next Wednesday, March 4th from 5pm – 7pm.

Hoping that you will all be able to attend and that we get some great weather.

Pupil Free Day: School Council has approved Tuesday April 14th as a pupil free day. All staff will be working with

educational consultant Lyn Watts on this day to further assist in the implementation of our Talk For Writing (Years

F – 2) and Voices (Years 3- 6) program. Please note that this is the first day of term 2 with the Monday being Easter

Monday. Our year 3 and 4 students will then head off to camp at Grantville on Wednesday April 15th.

Regards

Michael

GROUP KEYBOARD AND GUITAR LESSONS

Enrolments are currently being accepted for group keyboard and guitar lessons. These lessons

are held during school time at a cost of $13.00 per lesson and will commence from Monday

10th February.

To enroll your child, please obtain an enrolment form from the school office or contact Excel

Music, (03) 9801 8991 or music@excelmusic.com.au.

Please note that if your child was enrolled in music lessons last year, he/she will automatically

be enrolled this term.

Thank you,

Excel Music

Monday Music Sessions $5 per family

Hee De Ho music is a live, entertainment based educational music program for babies up to 5 years where music concepts of beat, rhythm, tempo, pitch and dynamics are explored. Props, puppets, dress up and non-tuned instruments are used for this well rounded, multi-sensory experience. We also incorporate Auslan Sign Language, Multicultural Languages, SOL FA (Kodaly Method – used to teach singing, Spatial Awareness, Fine and Gross Motor Skills and Brain Gym).

Running every Monday during School Term

Starting February 3rd 2020 10:00am - 11:00am and 11:00am – 12:00pm

Contact: Seaford Primary School – 9786 1357 More Information: www.heydeeho.com.au