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LANGWARRIN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Northgateway, Langwarrin VIC 3910 Ph: (03) 9775 7533 Fax: (03) 9775 9264 Website: www.langwarrinparkps.vic.edu.au Email: [email protected] RESPECT RESILIENCE CITIZENSHIP ISSUE 8 16 October 2020 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT BACK ON-SITE It was a wonderful sight to see the happy faces of our students as they walked in the gate on Monday morning and I would like to thank parents for helping to make this as smooth a process as possible. The children have slipped right back into the routine of classwork and the feedback from teachers is that they are ready and keen to focus on their learning, as well as eager to reconnect with their friends and teachers. In every class there has been a focus on supporting students’ social and emotional wellbeing and our THRIVE program is helping everyone as we adjust to working on-site. Drop off and pickup times are working well and families are gradually getting used to the process again. Could I ask though, that if you are walking your children to school and you have your dog with you, could you please keep very clear of the gates (saying your goodbyes before you get near the gates) as we have a number of children who are a little anxious about dogs that they don’t know. FOUNDATION 2021 On Wednesday we held an Information session for parents of our 2021 Foundation students. Restrictions meant that we had to have it ‘virtually’ but we were still able to provide a great deal of information to assist parents as they prepare for the new school year. The transition program for students will be held over three sessions in November and December – we will let the parents know soon what the exact format of this will be, particularly if we have some easing of the restrictions in place in the Melbourne and Metropolitan area. PLANNING FOR 2021 Decisions about class structures are based on enrolment numbers, staffing and funding. Teachers provide us with information about how well students work and interact with each other and this, together with students’ own choice of classmates who they believe they work well with, assist us with our decision making. We work hard to ensure that students 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; note, however, that requests for individual teachers will not be considered. Letters from previous years do not carry through, so if you have any educational requests related to your child’s class placement in 2021, please ensure that a written request is sent prior to October 30, 2020. We cannot guarantee that requests after this date will be able to be considered. Also, as part of our planning, it is most 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 Stocker or Fiona Smith in the office or you can send a letter or email through to me. A COUPLE OF REMINDERS Hats are necessary at this time of year and, as part of our Sun Smart Policy, it is compulsory for students to wear them when outdoors, for learning activities or for play. This needs to be a broad brimmed hat. Next Friday, 23 October is the AFL Grand Final public holiday. No school on this day Have a wonderful weekend everyone. Denise Webster
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LANGWARRIN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER Northgateway, Langwarrin VIC 3910 Ph: (03) 9775 7533 Fax: (03) 9775 9264
Website: www.langwarrinparkps.vic.edu.au Email: [email protected]
RESPECT RESILIENCE CITIZENSHIP
ISSUE 8
16 October 2020
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
BACK ON-SITE It was a wonderful sight to see the happy faces of our students as they walked in the gate on Monday morning and I would like to thank parents for helping to make this as smooth a process as possible. The children have slipped right back into the routine of classwork and the feedback from teachers is that they are ready and keen to focus on their learning, as well as eager to reconnect with their friends and teachers. In every class there has been a focus on supporting students’ social and emotional wellbeing and our THRIVE program is helping everyone as we adjust to working on-site. Drop off and pickup times are working well and families are gradually getting used to the process again. Could I ask though, that if you are walking your children to school and you have your dog with you, could you please keep very clear of the gates (saying your goodbyes before you get near the gates) as we have a number of children who are a little anxious about dogs that they don’t know. FOUNDATION 2021 On Wednesday we held an Information session for parents of our 2021 Foundation students. Restrictions meant that we had to have it ‘virtually’ but we were still able to provide a great deal of information to assist parents as they prepare for the new school year. The transition program for students will be held over three sessions in November and December – we will let the parents know soon what the exact format of this will be, particularly if we have some easing of the restrictions in place in the Melbourne and Metropolitan area. PLANNING FOR 2021 Decisions about class structures are based on enrolment numbers, staffing and funding. Teachers provide us with information about how well students work and interact with each other and this, together with students’ own choice of classmates who they believe they work well with, assist us with our decision making. We work hard to ensure that students 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; note, however, that requests for individual teachers will not be considered. Letters from previous years do not carry through, so if you have any educational requests related to your child’s class placement in 2021, please ensure that a written request is sent prior to October 30, 2020. We cannot guarantee that requests after
this date will be able to be considered.
Also, as part of our planning, it is most 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 Stocker or Fiona Smith in the office or you can send a letter or email through to me. A COUPLE OF REMINDERS Hats are necessary at this time of year and, as part of our Sun Smart Policy, it is compulsory for students to wear them when outdoors, for learning activities or for play. This needs to be a broad brimmed hat. Next Friday, 23 October is the AFL Grand Final public holiday. No school on this day
Have a wonderful weekend everyone.
Denise Webster
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WELLBEING Deb Haddow Assistant Principal Langwarrin Park is a child safe school
MOBILE PHONE POLICY Just a reminder that student mobile phones are to be signed in with their class teacher each morning and signed out at the end of the school day. These are stored in a secure tub for the duration of the school day. You may click here for the full policy information. SCHOOL UNIFORMS
Please remember hats are compulsory in term 4.
TRY your best Be HEALTHY RELATE well Get INVOLVED Live your VALUES ENJOY positive emotions
MINDSHIFT—PSYCHOLOGIST AT SCHOOL
Please meet Meaghan our psychologist from MindShift who is working at our school. How
lucky are we! If you are concerned about your child you can contact her directly and she will
organise the process with you.
PARENT SUPPORT VIDEO—HELPING YOUR ANXIOUS CHILD
We have a range of information available on the Parent tab on our website for those families
that would like some support with stress and anxiety.
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—Meaghan Morley details above GP or psychologist Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 http://kidshelp.com.au Lifeline on 13 11 14 ‘000’ if life is in imminent danger Orange Door-Social Services programs/supports to help families 1800 319 353 (Frankston)
Smiling Mind mindfulness programs http://smilingmind.com.au/
COMMUNITY SUPPORT & KINDNESS
Thank you for being a wonderful school community. The acts of kindness that our staff have
received during this time of remote learning has been truly humbling.
Stay safe, stay positive and enjoy the moments. This too shall pass.
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FINANCE OFFICE CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSION FUND (CSEF) In acknowledgement of the significant and ongoing challenges facing our parent community, the Minister for Education has approved that the eligibility to qualify for CSEF be extended to 5 October 2020, with NEW applications due by 27 November 2020. The CSEF provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like: • School camps or trips • Swimming and school organised sports programs • Outdoor education programs • Excursions and incursions. CSEF payments for these students will be made at 50 per cent of the standard primary rate, recognising that opportunities for camps, sports and excursions have been limited in 2020. If you are unsure you qualify please contact the Finance Office on 9775 7533. Sue Guest Bridgit Dooley & Shona Byrnes Business Manager Accounts Receivable
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LIBRARY
BOOK WEEK—CELEBRATING READING ALL TERM 4
We are happy that National Book Week was postponed to term 4. We will be celebrating this year a
little differently. Instead of a week long celebration with our character dress up Parade and Book
Fair, we are informally celebrating books and reading all term. Some of the ways in which we will be
doing this are:
Engaging students in the CBCA shortlisted books using a range of literacy and art activities.
We are announcing the outstanding participants and results of this years ‘virtual’ Premiers’
Reading Challenge below. Later in the term I will be handing certificates to the students that
met the Challenge.
Library books are back! Although we can not borrow books to take home this term, I am
extremely pleased to announce the safe way in which we will be getting library books back
into your child’s hands this term. Younger year levels will be receiving ‘Library Book Bundles’
delivered to their classroom each week. These will be level specific and include topics of
interest. These will be safely quarantined and changed on a weekly basis. Older levels will
be visiting the Library to select their own fiction book following safe guidelines. These books will be for classroom use only. All
books will be quarantined before being returned to our shelves. We trust students will enjoy having some new books again and
I am very excited to see our Library open, even if that looks a little bit different for now.
We can not have a Book Fair but we do have Issue 7 of Book Club available with lots of the books that would have been for
sale. The great news is that we can now deliver orders to the classroom.
To browse and place a cashless order go to: https://www.scholastic.com.au/media/5692/bc_720.pdf
Next newsletter we will be celebrating a past student who is now an accomplished Author! Watch this space….
PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE RESULTS
The Premiers’ Reading Challenge at LPPS finished at the end of term 3! ‘Challenge’ was the right word to describe the 2020 Reading
Challenge when we did not have our Library open to borrow books! Using virtual books or books from home, our school still managed
to end on a final tally of (drum roll please….) 3,418 books! A brilliant effort despite the additional challenges you were faced with. I
would like to recognise the Top 10 participants in Prep-2 and Years 3-6. It is wonderful to see each year level represented!
Top 10 – Prep-Year 2 Top 10—Years 3—6 1/31 - Emily C 4/27- Flynn S 1/18 - Lennox T 3/24 - Brodie C 1/18 - Mia T 4/20—Connor S F04 - Tegan B 4/26—Heidi C 2/14 - Bodhi B 6/08—Kate H 1/29 - Liam R 3/24—Hamish C 2/13 - Ruby W 3/24—Alexander Q 1/29 - Lewis B 5/11—Lachlan H F01 - Max M 4/26—Hayley K 1/17 - Imogen P 3/25 - Grace J
It is wonderful to be back at school seeing all of the childrens’ smiling faces.
Kate Mowat
Library Manager
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CANTEEN www.quickcliq.com.au
The canteen is up and running at full operation for term 4. I have been very excited to see all the students back this week. Canteen
will return to offering ‘paper bag’ orders, online orders and counter sales. I have a new revamped ‘Summer Menu’ which I am excited to
share with you, please be aware of price changes also.
I have completed Covid training to ensure that I have the best practices in place to ensure the safety of the students, teachers, and
myself. The canteen has always prided itself on its hygiene and food safety procedures, but we have tweaked a few things to improve
it.
The students are practicing social distancing
with supervision whilst at the canteen. Counter
sale items are all be individually wrapped, and
money is placed in containers. We are wearing
masks and gloves and have loads of sanitiser on
hand.
PS Gingerbread kids are unavailable until further
notice.
Thank you for your support.
Di and Staff
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