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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

WELCOME BACK—TERM 4

Welcome back everyone – I hope that you had a great holiday and either enjoyed a relaxing 2 weeks or took the time to do the wonderful things that you never seem to have the opportunity to do. My thanks go to Richard Barren, Deb Haddow and David Rosser for ‘steering the ship’ so well while I was away on leave last term. Great news from our school councillors who applied for a grant from Bendigo Bank and were successful in gaining $1000.00 which will go towards the playground refurbishment fund. We are very appreciative of this contribution to our playground project. Our 30 year celebration is fast approaching and shortly you will see advertising boards strategically placed so that the news of this event is highlighted in our community. We thank Ray White Real Estate (through Austin Phillips) for their support in providing these boards. If you know of people who attended LPPS over the past 30 years and think would be interested in helping us celebrate this occasion, please pass on the relevant information. We are already in the process of planning and shortly we will be constructing classes for 2020. Determining the composition of classes is a comprehensive process and consideration is given to the academic, social and emotional needs of all students. Decisions about class structures are based on enrolment numbers, staffing and funding. Students will also be given the opportunity to choose fellow students who they believe they work well with. We work hard to ensure that they are paired with at least one of their choices. If you have any information that you believe is relevant to your child’s learning needs, please let me know in writing; please note, however, that this is not an invitation to request particular teachers. Information which impacts the formation of classes, unfortunately, will not be able to be taken into account if it is received after Friday 25 October. Also, as part of our planning, it is important that we know as soon as possible if your child will not be attending Langwarrin Park PS next year. This information can be given to Joyce or Fiona in the office or you can send a letter or email through to me.

Have a great term everyone – keep an eye on this newsletter and school dojos as there is always something coming up in such a busy term.

Denise Webster

LANGWARRIN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER Northgateway, Langwarrin VIC 3910 Ph: (03) 9775 7533 Fax: (03) 9775 9264

Website: www.langwarrinparkps.vic.edu.au Email: langwarrin.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

ISSUE 16

11 October 2019

YEAR 5 SPACE EXPO

WELLBEING REPORT Deb Haddow, Assistant Principal LPPS

THRIVE—POSITIVE EDUCATION TRY your best Be HEALTHY RELATE well Get INVOLVED Live your VALUES ENJOY positive emotions

An exciting addition to the THRIVE team

Congratulations Ms Roney

on the safe arrival of Evie.

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A letterbox will be placed in the front foyer so if you need to tell Ms Haddow or Mrs Lane about

something you can write them a letter and they will get back to you

Langwarrin Park is a child safe school

Our end of term wellbeing sessions

focussed on identifying and

celebrating our character strengths.

Across all levels students engaged in

a range of activities that lead to this

outcome. Students not only enjoyed

identifying these qualities but loved

hearing what their peers thought

were their strengths. It was such a

positive learning experience and we

hope you heard all about it!

CHARACTER STRENGTHS

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WELLBEING REPORT

Our focus values this term are: BE HEALTHY and LIVE YOUR VALUES

Classroom wellbeing curriculum will be focused on these values for Term 4.

Langwarrin Park is a child safe school

ENROLMENTS FOR 2020 Enrolments for Foundation/Prep 2020 have been collected. Zoning guidelines commence next year enabling students who live near their local school to have priority over a placement there. If you wish to attend a school outside of your zoned area you need to contact the school to discuss the availability of placement. We have commenced our 2020 Foundation transition sessions, with our first one last term. We have 4 more to follow this term. Whilst the students are engaged in classroom activities and school experiences our Curriculum Leaders provide information session to the parents about the programs at our school.

We are also starting to look at 2020 classes for the rest of the school. If your child will be attending a different school in 2020 could

you please let the front office know so a smooth transition process can occur.

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WELLBEING REPORT Langwarrin Park is a child safe school

R U OK? has 4 Conversation Steps to help navigate a conversation when someone says, “No, I’m not OK” These steps are: 1 Ask 2 Listen 3 Encourage action 4 Check in Useful contacts when a child is not OK: School counsellor GP or psychologist Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800

Lifeline on 13 11 14 ‘000’ if life is in imminent danger

LUNCH TIME ACTIVITIES Thank you to our Play Leaders who continue to run activities in the front courtyard every lunch time. Thank you to the many staff who are running Lunch Time Clubs to offer an array of activities to the students. We have Homework, Lego, Dance, Drawing and Chess Clubs. Remember to check out the Blue Carpet area where there are a range of quiet activities such as drawing and origami. Check to see if there are places available in Room 21 to play also with our ES aides.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS Thank you for your continued support in the classrooms and at Breakfast Club. You truly do help to make a difference.

Everyone is welcome, you just need a WWCC.

UNIFORMS Thank you Mrs Jackson for continuing to organise and sort the Lost Property tub. Please make sure your child’s clothing is clearly labelled so we can get it back to you each week.

We also have second hand uniforms available, there’s a sale each term so keep a look out for dates! If you need some assistance

between times just let Deb Haddow know.

BREAKFAST CLUB It’s open from 8:15-8:45 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. If students are at school before this time they should be in the care of an adult or in Before School Care. Breakfast Club opens at 8:15am. Everyone is welcome to come and have something to eat or even just a chat.

Thank you to our Education Support staff who run the program together with a parent volunteer. We always have room for more volunteers, just let us know if you are interested. It’s become a very popular place to be.

SPONSORS A huge thanks to our sponsors who assist us with providing programs for the students. Coles helps immensely with the Breakfast Club. We also have some private sponsors that provide assistance financially to help us give every student the opportunity to participate in as many of our great programs as possible. Thank you also to Strike Bowl, Lunar Drive In, Zone Bowling, Pancake Parlour, the canteen and Moonlight Sanctuary for their vouchers. We are very grateful for their kindness and support.

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WELLBEING Langwarrin Park is a child safe school

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WELLBEING Langwarrin Park is a child safe school

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WELLBEING Langwarrin Park is a child safe school

2020 FOUNDATION YEAR SCHOOL TOURS & ENROLMENT

To be eligible for Foundation, your child must be 5 years old by 30th April in the year in which they start school.

Please join us for a tour to find out more about the wonderful programs and great learning that is taking place at Langwarrin Park Primary School. Please call the school to book your preferred tour date.

DAY TOURS Day tours run every Thursday from 9.30 to 10.30am.

Completed enrolment documents were due by 16th August 2019.

TRANSITION PROGRAM DATES Session 1: Wednesday, 4th September 11.45 am—1.00 pm Session 2: Friday, 18th October 11.45 am—1.00 pm Session 3: Monday, 11th November 9.30 am—10.45 am Session 4: Thursday, 28th November 9.30 am—10.45 am Session 5: Tuesday , 10th December 9.30 am—12.00 noon

FINANCE OFFICE

REMINDERS Due dates for Payments: Due Date: Amount: Year 3—Phillip Island Camp Deposit was due:19 Sept $50.00 Balance due: 17 Oct $135.00 Year 1—Swimming 25 October $43.75 Year 1—Royal Botanic Gardens 30 October $21.00 Foundation—Responsible Pet Ownership 1 Nov $7.00 Year 6—Graduation & Disco 22 Nov $15.00

Please check the planning guide further on in this newsletter for details of upcoming activities and due dates for payment.

IS YOUR QKR PROFILE SHOWING YOUR CHILD’S CURRENT CLASS? You will need to update your child’s details on QKR at the beginning of every year to show their new year level and grades. Please ensure you have the latest version of QKR—just update and you are ready to go. Qkr! offers a “push notification” function whereby you will be notified if something relevant to your child’s level has been added to Qkr! Please ensure that you have opted in to this feature by opening the Qkr! App, going into Settings (by clicking the 3 horizontal bars in the top left of the screen) and opt in to receive push notifications. You can also just go into Settings on your phone, scroll down to Qkr! and change notification function there. Please ensure you have the correct grade and room number registered for your child/ren. This will avoid delays in processing Qkr! Payments. Check our school website for more information on Editing personal details or Forgotten Password how to guides. EXCURSION / INCURSION FORMS Excursion forms need to be returned to the teacher by the due date and payment made to the Finance Office via QKR/BPay/eftpos or classroom teacher. It is imperative that we have forms returned so that student numbers can be confirmed. For example, where extra teachers are needed for swimming etc. WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK On 1 August 2017 legislation changed which requires everyone in direct contact with students to obtain a Working with Children Check. For full details please visit the website by following the link from our school website finance page. If you are assisting with swimming, excursions or within the school you must have a valid WWCC. If you have organised your WWCC please check the expiry dates to ensure it is current and notify the Finance Office of new dates. We value the support of our families and appreciate your compliance with these requirements to protect our students. Sue Guest Shona Byrnes & Bridgit Dooley Business Manager Accounts Receivable

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COLOUR EXPLOSION—RUN 4 FUN

Thank you to date for your support with our School Run4Fun Colour Explosion. Fundraising is full steam ahead! I can reveal that we are halfway through our fundraising period and we have just passed last years total for the walkathon! My challenge to you is: Can We Double It?! I think we can! How are you tracking towards your fundraising goal? If you haven’t already, create a Profile Page at www.myprofilepage.com.au. There are some awesome features like setting your fundraising goal by choosing your favourite prizes. You can also register for online fundraising – it’s the key to your success! Share your Profile Page to family and friends anywhere around the world and request support! Don’t forget you can still collect donations the old fashioned way, just keep a record on the form inside the back cover and you will still be eligible for all the reward prizes. Remember it only takes $10 raised to be eligible for a prize! Also don’t forget to see if you’ve won FREE sponsorship donations by using your unique code on page five (5) of the Sponsorship Booklet. Once logged in, view the school’s leader board and see where your child ranks. The highest fundraising student at the completion of the fundraiser will go into a draw to win a $2,500 Helloworld Travel Mount Ommaney Gift Voucher. If you have lost your booklet over the holidays, don’t panic. There are a few at the office and we have more on the way!

Happy fundraising!

Melanie Schmidt

PFC President

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YEAR 5 SPACE EXPO

Year 5 students were very excited to share their work during their Space Expo. The students explored many aspects of our Solar

System during the term. They presented a 2D scaled model of our Solar System, which had many interesting facts. The students also

presented their Space Design and Technology projects which saw them research, plan, produce and evaluate a 3D model related to

the Solar System. We even had a model of the moon landing! It was great to see so many families here to help us celebrate a

successful term!

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CAN YOU HELP? SCHOOL GARDEN We are rejuvenating the entrance gardens to the school. Are you re-doing your own garden at home….we are looking for unwanted items:

Grassy plants such as: flax, liriope, cordaline and agave

Lava rocks/boulders Picket fencing DISCOVERY GARDEN As you may have seen, the latest promotion at Woolworths offers shoppers mini pots and seedlings when you spend a certain amount. If you do not want to collect these, Mrs Hopper would love any donated to the school. Thank you to those who have been sending these in! ART ROOM NEEDS We would love any:

Blank CD Covers Yogurt, margarine etc. containers Meat trays Send them along with your child or place them at the Front Office.

We thank you in advance!

LOTE AKTIFITAS

This term the middle years are learning how to talk about activities they enjoy doing.

Many Indonesian activities are spoken similarly to English but follow Indonesian spelling rules.

Can you work out the following aktifitas?

Futbal

Bola basket

Bola Voli

Bermain di Komputer

Tenis

Bu S LOTE Teacher

CANTEEN www.quickcliq.com.au Welcome Back to Term 4 Everyone! Footy Pie Day in the last week of Term 3 was a huge suc-cess! As promised we have drawn some lucky winners from this Special Lunch Day…..Congratulations to these lucky winners!

1/17: Tabitha S 3/23: Hudson C

5/14: Tyler F Please note: Monday 4 November—the Canteen will be closed. Looking forward to a great term. Di & Staff

FORTNIGHTLY MEGA DEAL

SAUSAGE ROLL,

CHOCOLATE MUFFIN &

A JUICE BOX

ALL FOR $5

LIBRARY

library.langwarrinparkps.vic.gov.au THRIVE ZONE LAUNCH With this beautiful sunshine starting to appear we will be opening our new THRIVE ZONE. This is the area directly outside the back doors of our Library. We have 2 new THRIVE coloured outdoor settings installed thanks to the EMC Hands On Learning Team. Our second hand uniform shop has donated 30 individual cushions for students to sit comfortably on outside. Rolls of artificial turf have been donated thanks to the McNeilage family (Hugh 3/23 & Max 5/14). This area will be transformed each sunny lunchtime into a reading oasis. The space will be one that students may enter with their book or magazine to sit and read. There will be mobile shelves containing library books and a magazine rack too. We will have white picket fences to indicate the area in which books and cushions are to remain. Within this space students will be encouraged to read and enjoy uninterrupted quiet time. We are so looking forward to opening this space from Monday (weather permitting each day). Look out for photos in our next newsletter! NEW INFORMATION BOOKS Look at our beautiful new Non-Fiction collection of books. Non-fiction books contain interesting facts and are perfect for reluctant readers as they usually provide snippets of information with pictures. They really appeal to students that love fact based learning and can be the springboard to motivate further enquiry. We are subscribed to STANDING ORDER for Non-Fiction which means each month we receive a box of books based on: Current Issues/Topics relevant to students changing world Current Curriculum There are some beautiful books as shown. Some of the subjects covered include: Sustainability, Explorers, Internet, Software, Collage, Poetry, Science, Parliament, Asian Neighbours, Antarctica, Pollution, Natural disasters, and Mapping. Take a closer look on our library website, they are listed in the Quick Lists tab—Lamont Non-Fiction. Kate Mowat Library Manager

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIVISIONAL ATHLETICS As mentioned in the newsletter last term, 30 students qualified for the Northern Division Athletics Competition. Our students performed exceptionally well, with the majority of our students placing in their individual events as well as the relay events. Congratulations and well done to all the athletes; not only did they give 100% when they competed, their behaviour was excellent and support for all competitors was fantastic. Thank you to all parents who assisted with transportation of their child and supported all our athletes. A special thank you to the following parents who transported other students: Vicki Doyle (Noah Doyle 5/11), Sarah McNeilage (Max McNeilage) and Deb Healy (Alex Healy 4/26). Photos below and results grid on next page: the students who finished 1st or 2nd (in bold on the grid) have now qualified for the Southern Metropolitan Regional competition which will be held at Casey Fields next Thursday; we wish them all the best.

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NEXT ASSEMBLY: FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER

2.30PM

SAVE THE DATE:

FRIDAY 22 NOV

Further details to follow

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Sue Burt / Franca Peluso

PE Department

REMINDERS

NORTHERN PENINSULA DIVISIONAL RESULTS

Age Group Girls Boys

10

Years

Alex Healy – 1st Shot Put, 1st Discus Charlie Squires – 2nd Hurdles, 2nd Long Jump Asha Morrow – 2nd 1500m, 4th 800m Ruby Bramhall – 2nd 100m, 3rd 200m Mikayla Coutts – 3rd 1500m, 4th Triple Jump 4 x 100m Relay (3rd) – Ruby Bramhall, Rubi Brooks,

Alex Healy, Asha Morrow

Mitchell Hall – 1st Discus Lucas Neville – 1st Shot Put Hayden Coutts – 2nd Triple Jump, 4th 1500m Riley Joksimovic – 2nd 1500m, 3rd 800m Jack Ellis – 3rd High Jump, 4th Long Jump Kale Lyne – 3rd Shot Put

11

Years

Kiara Mavondo – 1st 200m, 2nd 100m Holly Mayers – 2nd Long Jump Kirra Allen – 1st Discus, 4th Hurdles Jazzi O’Connor – 4th Shot Put 4 x 100m Relay (2nd) – Holly Mayers, Mia Mayne,

Caitlin Burridge, Kiara Mavondo

Noah Doyle – 3rd High Jump Oscar Patching – 3rd Discus Ryder Dower – 5th 800m 4 x 100m Relay (2nd) – Max McNeilage, Noah Doyle,

Ryder Dower, Bailey Hallas

12/13

Years

Araya Pagram – 2nd Discus Ben Barnett – 1st 200m, 1st 800m Ashton Kelly – 1st Long Jump Tyler Hunter – 1st Discus, 1st Shot Put Harvey Klauer – 1st 100m Andrew Turver – 3rd 1500m Luke Napier – 4th Triple Jump 4 X 100m Relay (1st) – Ben Barnett, Andrew Turver,

Harvey Klauer, Ashton Kelly

PLANNING GUIDE 2019

This tentative outline of forthcoming events is provided to assist parents with their calendar and budget planning

PLEASE NOTE THAT COSTS AND DUE DATES ARE A GUIDE ONLY UNTIL CONFIRMED WITH CONSENT FORM AND TAKE HOME NOTICE

OCTOBER AMOUNT DUE DATE Monday 7th ALL Term 4 Commenced Tuesday 15th Year 4 Swimming $43.75 16 Sept Tuesday 22nd & 29th Wednesday 16th Year 5 Werribee Open Range Zoo $33.00 13 Sept Thursday 17th & 24th Foundation Swimming $43.75 16 Sept 31st Thursday 24th & Year 3 Phillip Island Adventure Camp Deposit $50.00 19 Sept Friday 25th Balance $135.00 17 Oct Wednesday 30th ALL Colour Explosion Run 4 Fun NOVEMBER Thursday 7th & 14th Foundation Swimming $43.75 16 Sept Friday 8th Foundation RSPCA Responsible Pet Ownership—Session 1 $7.00 1st Nov Tuesdays 12th, 19th Year 1 Swimming $43.75 25 Oct 26th Wednesday 13th Year 1 Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne $21.00 30 Oct Friday 22nd ALL 30 Year Anniversary—LPPS Special Assembly and Community Afternoon DECEMBER Monday 2nd Foundation RSPCA Responsible Pet Ownership—Session 2 - - Tuesday 3rd & 10th Year 1 Swimming $43.75 25 Oct Wednesday 18th Year 6 Graduation and Disco $15.00 22 Nov Friday 20th ALL Term 4 Concludes Early Dismissal 1.30pm

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