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What a great night

everyone had at the

Freaky Friday Disco. Itwas fantastic to see so

many kids attending andhaving fun. Thanks toDJ

Maryannwho along with

her P&F crew did anamazing job of setting up,

decorating the GP room,

providing refreshments,

Freaky Friday Disco

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L a u n c h i n g P l a c e P r i m a r y S c h o o l

Issue 20

Newsletter Date 19th June 2014

Important Dates:

June21stAerobics Comp

27th

End of term 2 finish

2.30pm

July14thCurriculum DayNo students required)

15thFirst Day of term 39.00am start

Student Absent

Hot Line Number5964 7783

cleaning up etc. A specialthanks also goes to Jaimie

and Kristina who did sucha wonderful job with face

painting!

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in classrooms, chat with friends/teachers/ parents.

9.00: Final bell. All students to

be seated, ready to start their day.

It important that all students are inclass, ready for learning by 9am.

Students who arrive late miss the

opportunity to catch up with friendsenter the classroom after the rollcall,

lunch-orders, and other dailyreminders; are late for specialist

classes; or miss vital instructions fora specific activity.

Here are some tips that might help:

1. Rethink the meaning of "on

time. Help your childunderstand that they need to be

organised.

2. Understand the importance ofbeing on time. In the working

world, people need to be on time.

3. Get enough sleep. If your child ishaving trouble getting out of bed

in the morning, then make aserious effort to get them to bed

earlier. Sufficient sleep isessential for maximum brain

function.

4. Give your child a realistic

amount of time to dress and

groom.

5. Encourage or help your child to

have everything ready in their

school bag, the night before.

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Launching Place Primary School Carter Street Launching Place 3139 Telephone 5964 7783 Fax 5964 6171 Email launching.place.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

ABN 96 199 518 803

Arriving on Time -Ready to Start at Nine

excursions and incursions which are

relevant to the topics being focussed

on and many other preparation tasks.The success of our planning week

rests heavily on the flexibilityshown by our specialist teachers.

Whilst it is a change in routine,

often our kids see it as a great day

having all their favourite specialistsactivities in one!!!

One of the areas that we continue to

excel in as a staff is the way in

which we plan and cater forstudents. This week is Planning

week where all levels have beengiven a full day to engage in

planning. By having this structure

it allows our staff to develop a term

three overview, refine assessmentand portfolio tasks, organise

Planning Week

Are you having difficulty getting

your child to school by 9.00am? We

have noticed in the morning a

number of students arriving after thebell. From next term, we areintroducing a slightly different

format to the start of the day toensure that all students are seated ready to start the day from 9.00am

sharp. The changes are:

8.50: The first bell will ring. Allstudents to enter classrooms,

unpack bags, change readers etc.

8.50 9.00: Students to remain

We realise it is only the start of June

but we have already received quite a

few enrolments for 2015. With toursconducted regularly and additional

inquiries, we appreciate the return ofenrolment forms as early in the year

as possible.

2015 Foundation (Prep) Enrolment

Should current parents who havesiblings attending our school next

year, but have not yet enrolled, NOWis the right time to do so. Pleasecontact Audrey for an enrolment

form. Thanks!

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Please Note: That other advertisements and publications published in this newsletter do not imply school or Department of Education and Early

Childhood Development endorsement.

opinion about how theyperformed. If your child is

putting in the required effort andtrying hard to improve in all

areas, then you cant ask for any

more than that.

Do you hold the belief thatchildren learn at different rates?

Just as toddlers begin walkingand talking at different ages,school-aged children still

progress through different

stages of development atdifferent rates. There are fast

trackers, late developers andsteady as you go students in all

classrooms so avoid comparingyour children with siblings, yourfriends children and even with

yourself when you were a child.

Look for the individual progress

that your child has made during

this first semester.

Reading Your Childs Report

Student reports celebrate studentlearning. Children of all ages take

their cues from their parents so yourreaction to their report can affect the

way they see themselves as learners

and people.

Before you read your childs report

take the following points into

consideration:

Look for strengths first and takeinto account your childs effort

and attitude. Ask for their

parents and teacher.

The children demonstrate what they

know as they share theiraccomplishments and future

learning goals. The parents find out

about their childrens learning, havethe opportunity to ask questions and

express their ideas, and make plansto support their childrens learningat home. Teachers facilitate the

three-way conversations. They

support the parents by clarifying,elaborating and responding to

specific questions and concerns.

Three - Way Conferences

Three-Way Conferences providestudents with the opportunity tofocus on their role in the learningprocess. Skills of reflection and self-appraisal need to be developed over

time, as they are vital, life-longskills. Three-Way Conferences

allow the student to take someresponsibility for their learning andshare their learning with their

of individual student work

samples and experiences.

To support the student report and

to use in Three-Way

Conferences.

To promote student knowledge

and understandings about

personal strengths and goals topromote student accountability

and responsibility.

To showcase student learning.

Portfolios will be handed out

with reports and then returned to

school during parent/ teacher

conferences.

Portfolios

During the year all students developa Portfolio as a major part of our

assessment and reporting program.

The purpose of the Portfolio is:

To communicate informationabout student learning and

attainment to parents through thesharing of an ongoing collection

trained exceptionally hard under the

watchful eye of Miss Nyman and

Mrs Kemp.

Regards

Narelle Messerle and Debbie Hobbis

...finally

.. and finally, we would like towish all of our aerobics teams

GOOD LUCK as they head off toGeelong for the Aerobics State

Championships. The teams have all

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camp. We have continued to workon reading strategies in CAFE. Next

week we are looking forward to

doing a science experiment.

Grade 5/6: We had fun planning our

investigations to see if we could

change the affect of reaction timewith fizzy tablets. In Maths we have

continued to look at time and times

tables. We are busy starting topublish our awesome narrative

stories and we are looking forwardto our next interschool sport game

this Friday.

Principal: Our positive behaviour

focus is on following instructions

the first time to Be Learners, BeRespectful and Be Safe. We have

seen great evidence of studentlearning on Tiqbiz. Well done toMaryann and her PFA team for a

successful Disco on Friday night.

School Captains Report

Prep: We have revised the letters N

and K and enjoyed our word of the

week writing about that. Wevebeen learning to count on to solve

addition problems and enjoyedstarting Blitzmasters. In Maths we

also talked about things that weretrue and false. We had lots of funwith our buddies creating a game

board to help us learn our magic

words.

Grade 1/2: In CAFE reading, wehave been finding the main idea of a

text and have been checking for

understanding by asking who? andwhat? when reading. We havelearnt lots about subtraction and are

enjoying working on our projectwhere we have researched an

Australian animal.

Grade 3/4: This week we have been

learning about fractions in Maths.We did a fish bone graphic organiser

to tell us what they thought about

Student Awards

Grade Prep F Sienna M

Maddison D

Grade Prep K Tayla N

Grade 1/2 B Blake M

Kaylee H

Grade 1/2 K

Jayden D

Mischa D-L

Grade 1/2 S Lloyd B

Jada B

Grade 3/4 M Ashlyn E

Ashley K

Luke H

Grade 3/4 N Daniel P

Alyssa B

Grade 5/6 G Ashlee S

Tristan M

Grade 5/6 R Sam VV-F

Aiden N

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Parents and Friends

Next meeting is Monday 23rd June

in the staffroom just after assembly.So come along have a cuppa andchat about future fundraising

activities.

And a big thanks to all who helped

at the disco, especially the teachersand face painters who did a great

job. Hope everyone had a

spookatular night Nah ha ha ha!!!!!

CanteenIf you send your child/rens lunch order on an envelope please include

10 in the order for the cost of a paper bag.

Slushies are NOT available this term.Roster

June26th

Janine K , Maryann E, Bianca D

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Public Notices

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Family Day Care

In

Hoddles Creek Personal home based

childcare with small groups.

Play based learning with no

T.V.

Family Day Care is supported

by Murrindindi Shire Council.

Childcare Benefit and Rebate

can be applied for.

Vacancies for 2014 now

available

Enquiries welcome please call

Lisa 0402 730 126

LETS GO FAMILY DAY CARE

A locally run scheme, providing warm, nurturing care to

small groups of children

At Lets Go Family Day Care, we put the "Family" into Family

Day Care.

Children are cared for in a warm, safe, homely environment

that consists of only a small group of children.

We have vacancies for care in Warburton, Yarra Junction, Wesburn and Millgrove.

Our educators are qualified and trained to provide the best possible care for your child. Eacheducator is monitored and supported by our coordination unit, to enable them to continually grow

professionally within themselves.

Reduced fees are available as we are CCB and CCR approved through the Department of

Education.

If you have any enquiries in relation to finding care for your child, or if you would like to find out

how to become an educator, please call Olivia Moller on 59 647 244 or 0402315332.

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