PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Year 6 Camp This week our Year 6 students headed off on Monday to Canberra. Our camping program provides a great opportunity for students to develop their resiliency skills and see first hand information that cannot be presented by teachers at school in the classroom. As I would expect, the feedback from the teachers who are on camp have indicated that our students have been perfectly behaved and we have been receiving many positive comments from the general public about the way our students conduct themselves while out in public. I am sure that our students will have many great stories to tell when they return on Friday.

Please Shut the Gate Could parents who enter/depart the school from the gate near the music room on Wentworth Avenue please shut the gate if they enter/depart after 8:45 a.m. Signs will be erected soon to remind parents. Our new fence looks great and we have had heaps of positive feedback from parents. Building Audit The Department will be conducting a ‘Building Audit’ during the school holidays. This will take place on Wednesday/Thursday 1-2 April. There will be a number of contractors on site and they will be using drones to assess the quality of the roofs. These audits take place every five years and will provide the Department with the necessary information to funding building works at our school over the next five years. Head Lice Checking Yes, they are about. Could parents please be pro-active with the checking for head lice in your children’s hair. To help combat the spread of head lice at the school we have been encouraging parents to check their child’s head regularly. However, this strategy can only be successful if ALL parents do it. Also, we need to encourage students not to occupy each others space and make head contact. Transfer of head lice can only occur with head to head contact. Another useful tip is for students with long hair to make sure that their hair is tied back. Remember, head lice do not discriminate.

IMPORTANT DATES Friday 28 February Tuesday 3 March Wednesday 4

March Thursday 5 March Monday 9 March

Year 6 Canberra Camp Returns

Foundation Picnic 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Canteen Special Lunch Foundation,

Year 1 & 2

Canteen Special Lunch Year 3, 4, 5

& 6

ISIC Dolphin Swim Labour Day Public Holiday - Students Not Required At

School

Tuesday 10 March Wednesday 11 March Friday 13 March Monday 16 March Tuesday 17 March

Whole School Cross Country 9:00am -

11:00am

Year 5 Camp Departs

Scholastic Book Club Due

Year 5 Camp Returns

PCA Morning Tea 9:00am

School Pix Whole School Photo’s

Foundation RACV Safety Squad

Incursion

SCHOOL VISION - ‘Preparing our students to develop the knowledge and skills that will help them become life-long learners who are successful

and happy individuals who participate fully in and contribute to our community and the world around us.’

Junior School Councillors At our assembly on Friday, our 2020 Junior School Councillors were presented with their badges. Under the guidance of Mrs Chalmers, these students will be the ‘student voice’ of the school. Each class has a weekly meeting and their representatives bring the students’ views to JSC meetings. Congratulations to the following students. Layla Y, Jackson F, Hudson K, Evie H, Elijah M, Angus L, Tiara J, Levi I, Aiden I, Winter W, Max F, Ollie L, Aaliyah DM, Sienna S, Paityn R, Anthony B, Sarisha S, Bailey A, Jake H, Zoe T, Sophie B, Brooke C, Sienna D, Indiana S and Brandan F

Specialist Awards Each week at our school assembly our specialist teachers rotate the responsibility of acknowledging students who impress over the month. Our Specialist Awards, this week, are for Music. Congratulations to the following students who have worked extremely well over the past month and for being interested, active and giving activities their best effort. This week presented by Mr Stewart and Mrs Ryle. Year F Noah O’H for excellent listening and playing along to the beat. Year 1 Tyler M for playing at the right time and demonstrating great listening. Year 2 Callum B for excellent listening and terrific drumming. Year 3 Ella G for excellent focus and recorder playing. Year 4 Kobe F for wonderful manners and fantastic recorder playing. Year 5 Zachery D for awesome drumming skills and great timing. Year 6 Zian W for sensational performance of ‘Summer

Rain’ on the piano.

Bucket Filler Award This week’s Bucket Filler Award recipient is Kaylee C for always going out of her way to fill other people’s buckets by being friendly and making sure everyone is included. Literacy Award This week’s Literacy Award recipient is Lucas F from 1-11 for using the ideas from his plan and creating interesting sentences when writing a recount. Labour Day Monday 9 March is a public holiday. Students are not required at school on this day.

David Mann Principal

STUDENT BANKING Our School Banking program is a fun way for your child to develop the knowledge and confidence to handle their money, combining a savings Rewards Program with great activities throughout the year. If you would like your child to participate in our School Banking program

please register your interest at commbank.com.au/schoolbanking Our Student Banking Deposits are processed every Tuesday morning at 9:00am. Please don't forget to send in your deposit books.

EASTER RAFFLE PRIZE DONATIONS If you are able to donate any Easter prizes for our school Easter raffle they would be greatly appreciated. We are looking for donations of Easter eggs, easter cards, baskets, bunnies, ribbons, etc. We also have additional raffle tickets available if you would like some more. Please drop into the office to collect some and to donate raffle prizes.

Students of the Week - Week 4

F-06 Eva For writing with lowercase letters in her sentences.

F-07 Tobias For showing kindness to all students and coming to school with a smile!

F-08 Torben For sharing his great ideas with the class.

F-09 Zach For always putting his best effort into his learning.

1-11 Austin For working incredibly hard to write a brilliant recount about the Year 1 tour.

1-12 Charlie For always displaying a positive attitude and giving every task 110% effort.

1-15 Ella For always listening carefully and sharing great ideas and responses with the class.

2-16 Ryan For putting in his best effort and having the confidence to share his great ideas with the class.

2-17 Ethan For being a positive role model who consistently displays our school values.

2-18 Nicola For settling into Park Ridge and showing the school values of resilience and high expecta-tions. We are lucky to have you in our class.

2-19 Lillie For demonstrating resilience during maths lessons.

3-02 Kye For always showing a positive attitude and having a growth mindset towards all tasks.

3-03 Tyson For always trying his hardest and having neat writing.

3-04 Will For his articulately written and neatly presented letter; it is wonderful seeing you trying so hard to use the 6 + 1 Writing Traits to improve your writing.

4-20 Taylor For being honest and displaying great integrity by doing the right thing.

4-21 Nathan For displaying persistence during our Inspirational Maths activities.

4-22 Jett M For being a bright, happy class member who show persistence with his learning.

4-23 Austin For always including others out in the yard and in the classroom.

4-24 Paityn For always having a positive attitude in all activities.

5-10 Abby For consistently having high expectations in the classroom.

5-27 Eric For having high expectations of himself and a commendable work ethic.

5-28 Milly For working hard to extend her understanding of sentence types and applying this to her writing.

6-01 Grace For always including others and bringing humour to our classroom!

6-05 Olivia For participating with enthusiasm in class activities and for holding her head high when faced with challenges.

6-13 Cade For settling back in to 6-13’s classroom perfectly after his holiday.

6-14 Sienna For her creative use of word choice and persuasive techniques in her quest to become Incolacia’s future Prime Minister!

6-25 Hannah For being adaptable to work with anyone in class activities and encourages others to try their best.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MONIES PENDING ON COMPASS Division Swimming Finals due Monday 2 March Year 3 Phillip Island Camp Second Instalment due

Wednesday 11 March Year 1 Coal Creek Excursion due Thursday 12

March Year 3-6 School House Athletics Excursion due

Wednesday 18 March

COMPASS Compass School Manager has the facility to send out push notifications to iPhones, iPads and Android devices. To receive push out notifications and also access the other features of Compass School Manager, please download the Compass App. If you have difficulty with downloading the App or have any

feedback about this facility please contact the office. Please remember the Compass Website link is available on the home page of the school website. Please note, attendance approvals are now preferred via this method.

Classes of the Week ART 1-11 Wonderful caterpillar cutting.

MUSIC 6C For their big improvement in behaviour, listening and concentration.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1-15 For showing amazing control during Hockey drills.

INDONESIAN 6A For their awesome listening skills during our whole class discussions on Natural

Disasters in Indonesia.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION NEWS District Swimming Carnival Last Friday the Park Ridge swimming team represented the school at the district Swimming Championships. Everyone showed great school spirit, competing hard and cheering on their team mates from the pool side. Overall Park Ridge finished 4th out of 8 schools. We had a number of outstanding students who have made it to the next round: Blake P who came second in Freestyle, Backstroke and the relay. The rest of the Under 12 boys relay team consisting of Ryder P, Luca I and Elijah S. The under 11 boys relay team consisting of Max D, Tyler C, who also came 1st in Butterfly, Lachlan C who also came 1st in Backstroke, Leo I who also came 2nd in Freestyle and also Zoe T who came 2nd in Breaststroke. And finally the Under 10 boys relay team who also came second featuring Harrison A-S, Hamish W, Cooper D and Jacob P. Good luck to those students at Division next week. House Cross Country By now parents should have received information about the House Cross Country to be held Tuesday 10 March. In preparation for the event, students across all year levels are welcome to get some extra training in to help them perform at their best. We will have Cross Country training next on Monday morning at 8.10am (this will replace the normal Sports club) and Thursday morning on the basketball courts. Wednesday morning Sports Club will go ahead as normal.

Matthew Davey Physical Education Specialist

PERFORMING ARTS NEWS

Hello There! Welcome to the first edition of Park Ridge Music News. For those of you who aren’t aware, my name is Graeme Stewart and I’m the new ‘Music & Performing Arts’ teacher at Park Ridge. After twenty years of teaching at Knox Gardens Primary School, sixteen of those as the Music & Performing Arts teacher and the last four as a Year Five Classroom teacher, I am extremely excited about being back in a full-time Music Teaching position. I would like to thank the staff, students and parent community of Park Ridge for making me feel so welcome in my new role. It’s been a busy first few weeks of the term, settling in, setting up the Music Room and getting to know everyone. The students in Foundation to Year Two have been singing, experimenting with various instruments and are current-ly learning and revising the hugely important concepts of Beat and Rhythm. Our Year Three and Four students have begun working their way through the ‘Black Belt Recorder Book 1’ and are encouraged to try to find some time at home to practise playing their recorders (hopefully at an appropriate time and volume). They have also been singing various middle primary songs, as well as revising several important elements of Music including Beat, Rhythm and Pitch. The Year Five and Six students have enjoyed experimenting with various tuned percussion instruments, a bit of singing and are just about to begin learning the guitar. Now we have our new Smart TV set up in the Music Room, all Year Levels will be using various interactive music games and programs to reinforce their learning. Our Senior Choir have had their first few rehearsals and have recorded a ‘revamped’ version of the Park Ridge School Song. They are looking forward to presenting it at one of our next school assemblies, so stay tuned. There’s lots planned for Music at Park Ridge this year and I’ll try and keep you all updated with an occasional ‘Park Ridge Music News’ in the newsletter once or twice a term. Please feel free to drop past the Music Room to say hello or make a time if you wish to discuss your child’s progress in Music & Performing Arts throughout the year.

Graeme Stewart Performing Arts Specialist

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

The latest issue of Scholastic Book Club had arrived and all of the books ordered from the last issue have been processed and delivered to the children thanks to Anna Hutman. This issues orders need to be placed by Wednesday 11 March and should ar r ive at school before the end of term. There is a gift option available, when order ing, which means that the order will go to the office and they will contact you so you can pick up the order. Thanks for your continued support.

Connie Epstein

ART NEWS

Knox Festival Banner Competition 2020 This year a group of enthusiastic Year 6 students have been working on our Banner for the Knox Festival, which will be on the weekend of Saturday 29 February to Sunday 1 March. The theme this year is ‘Ocean Mysteries’. There will be approximately 20 banners from Knox schools on display, and the public is asked to vote for their favourite. The winner being awarded with vouchers for art products for their school. Pictured below, is our entry, and it would be exciting if as many families as possible could get behind Park Ridge and vote for us.

Craig Hall Art Specialist

COMMUNITY NEWS (We thank the following people for advertising in our School Newsletter, however Park Ridge Primary School does

not endorse their products or services)

TERM DATES

Term 1: 28 January to 27 March

Term 2: 14 April to 26 June Term 3: 13 July to 18 September Term 4: 5 October to 18 December