ST ALBANS HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL

Norwich Street, St Albans 3021 | Ph: 9366 4211, 9366 3127 Email: st.albans.heights.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au| Website: www.sahps.vic.edu.au

NEWSLETTER 5 3rd APRIL 2019

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents/Guardians,

School Council

On Wednesday 20th March we held our annual election of office bearers at

our school council Annual General Meeting. Our President for 2019 is

Jaswinder Kaur, the Vice President is Melanie Flannery and the Treasurer

is Haider Khan. Other council members include Anh Le, Tan Do, Zainab

Mahmood and Jessie Nguyen. I congratulate the office bearers on their

election and thank all parent members for their support and commitment to

the school.

Harmony Day Celebrations

On March 21st the school was awash in a sea of orange and bright colours

as some beautiful cultural costumes were on display. A huge thank you to

the students, families and staff for their support of this important event.

There was some yummy food shared from many different cultures. Did

you know that within our school community there are approximately 33

different languages spoken by our families. As a school we celebrate

diversity and embrace our differences to unite as one. The tragedy in New

Zealand highlights the need for us to continually reinforce the notions of

tolerance, respect and compassion.

School Corridors

We as a staff, are concerned about the number of people in our corridors

during the school day as this is a safety concern for us and our students.

We ask that all visitors report to the office and sign in before going to

classrooms during class time and that all families remain outside the

buildings at the end of the day when waiting to collect your child/ren.

This is to avoid distractions to the students whilst packing up at the end of

the day (it gets quite noisy) and to alleviate congestion (an OH&S issue)

when students leave at the end of each day. Parents may wait at line up

areas or the canteen space to avoid disruptions to class and the office staff.

Teachers of younger classes will walk the students outside to meet you.

We ask for your cooperation with this matter, if parents wish to see the classroom teacher this can be done

before or after school, when class has been dismissed for the day.

IMPORTANT

DATES

Thursday 4th April English class in the library CANCELLED

Friday 5th April

Last day of term 1 2.30pm dismissal

Tuesday 23rd April 1st day of term 2

Thursday 25th April

ANZAC day No School

Tuesday 7th May

School Photos

PAYMENTS DUE 5/6 Camp deposit

Friday 3rd May

3/4 Camp deposit Friday 10th May

Back Gate (near garden house)

Staff will ensure this gate is locked during the day, we ask that parents do not enter and leave through this

gate to ensure the safety of all.

NAPLAN Assessments for Years 3 and 5 students

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is an

annual assessment for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. NAPLAN assesses the

sorts of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life

such as reading, writing, spelling and numeracy. The assessments are taken

nationwide in May each year. NAPLAN is not a pass or fail type of assessment ,

but rather shows how individual students are progressing in numeracy and literacy

skills against the national standards for all Australian children. We ask parents to

support the school by ensuring their children are at school on the specified days.

All students are expected to participate however parents may request to withdraw

their child for certain reasons. Please speak to your child’s teacher if you have any concerns. Students can

practise over the holidays by searching on Google for the NAPLAN public site.

End of Term

School finishes early on Friday 5th April for the school holidays.

Students must be picked up at 2.30pm sharp.

Returning for Term 3

School resumes after the holiday break on Tuesday 23rd April at 8.50am sharp. I

hope you all have a safe and enjoyable break and we look forward to seeing you

all again in Term 2.

School uniform

All students must be in the correct navy school uniform and wear a SunSmart

hat when out in the yard. Variations on colours and styles will no longer be

accepted.

Canteen

Lunch orders will continue each Wednesday for the rest of the year, please place

orders by Tuesday lunchtime.

Thank You

Thank you to the Ball family (Tyler, Keisha and Ryan) for their donation of fruit to the breakfast club

program, your generous donation is greatly appreciated.

Effie Sultana

Acting Principal

Have a great week. Check your eldest child’s bag every second Wednesday for the latest newsletter.

SCHOOL NEWS AWESOME COMMENDATION

To Noly Sensei,

はじめまして！ My name is Emi Narasaki. I am a Japanese teacher at St Albans Secondary College.

I just wanted to email you to congratulate and commend you for your excellent work teaching Japanese at

the primary school level. From my understanding, language teachers are given very limited hours to work

with students in primary schools. However, every year all of your former students have an incredibly strong

understanding of Japanese. It is easy to identify which year 7s are former students of St Albans Heights as

they all know their hiragana and have a keen interest in Japan.

I look forward to teaching more of your former students in the future!

Kind regards,

Emi Narasaki

Japanese Teacher

CHILD SAFE STANDARDS St. Albans Heights Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young

people, we have a zero tolerance towards child abuse. This will be the primary focus of our care and

decision-making.

S.A.H.P.S WEBSITE Please visit www.sahps.vic.edu.au and see what is new! All current school programs are included, you can

view newsletters and download all school notices. There is also up to date contact information.

If you would like a newsletter emailed to you, please request this via the link.

BPAY Please be advised that the school offers BPAY as an alternate method of payment. Please come to the office

and ask for a statement to get your BPAY biller code and reference number.

EFTPOS We have EFTPOS facilities available at the office for payments. A minimum of $10 per transaction.

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL Sometimes your child may need to take medication at school. For staff to give medication there is an important form you must fill in. We cannot give it to your child without it. Please ask at the Office if you require a form.Thank you Coral.

STUDENT WELLBEING: Could we please ask all parents and carers to make sure you have provided the school with your current

contact numbers. This information is important in the event that your child is unwell or we need to chat to

you regarding your child. Please speak to our Admin Team to ensure your information is up to date.

Kind regards Julie Leech

Uniform Shops Hours Monday – 8.30-4.00

Tuesday 8.30-4.00

Wednesday CLOSED

Thursday 8.30-4.00

Friday -8.30 – 4.00

TEXT MESSAGING Text messaging will be sent as a way

of getting important messages across

to families. Please note that numbers

sent by messaging vary as this is

computer generated. Note that

SAHPS stands for St Albans Heights

Primary School

SWIMMING The following students have won their way through to the District

Swimming finals.

Vincent Nguyen Age 9/10 Breaststroke

Thomas Vo Age 9/10 Backstroke

Cody Nguyen Age 11 Breaststroke

Afomeya Mengitsu Age 12 Freestyle.

Congratulations for doing such a fine job and representing our

school with pride.

Vincent Nguyen has also won his event and represents our school on April 2nd in Geelong.

Good luck to Vincent.

HOME READING HEROES

100% of 5/6C completed home reading in week 8!

PAYMENTS FOR

SCHOOL EVENTS All money and C.S.E.F payments go to the

CLASSROOM TEACHER

IN THE MORNING.

This is very important as it allows each

classroom teacher the opportunity to

record payments. Money and C.S.E.F.

authorisations will then be sent to the

office. Please come to the office if you

are paying using E.F.T.P.O.S. Thank you for your co-operation.

CITIZEN OF THE WEEK

Citizen of the week Award Winners

Well done to the following students for displaying our school values!

Year Level Student / Class

Value Student / Class

Value Student / Class

Value Student / Class

Value

Foundation Lotu FA Belonging Emily FB Belonging

Foundation Alex FA Teamwork

Christian FB Respect

Year 1/2 Ann-Alyse 1/2A Belonging Ekam 1/2B

Teamwork

Year 1/2 Bryan N 1/2A Belonging Jason

1/2B Respect

Year 3/4 John 3/4A Team Work Lilly 3/4B Respect

Dome 3/4C Respect

Ridima 3/4D Respect

Year 3/4 Jenny 3/4A Respect Jackie 3/4B Team work

Anny 3/4C

Team work

Danielle 3/4D Respect

Year 5/6 Lisa 5/6A respect Leen 5/6B Honesty Rosie 5/6C Respect

Year 5/6 Samra 5/6A Honesty Khizar 5/6B Honesty

Kelly 5/6C Belonging

FREE Adults English Class Beginner level (pre-accredited)

Every Thursday 9.30am-12.30pm Child Minding available!

At SAHPS Library For more info contact: Silvia, Community Hub Leader

When? Every Friday 9-11am Where? In the Make& Create Room at St Albans Heights Primary School (1Norwich St, St Albans) Why to attend?

Get to know other parents

Make an easy transition to prep

Learn about child development and parenting skills New: Multicultural Storytelling For more information: Hiwot & Nerissa, Playgroup educators or Silvia Community Hub Coordinator T 03 93664211

“You still have time to register your child for The Walking School Bus Project, to get your children to walk to school instead of driving them. You can join one of the 2 routes (Stradbroke Dr or Dominos). Starting in Term 2, every Thursday & Friday; please see Silvia to sign up."

St Albans Heights Primary School

Lunch Order Service provided for each Wednesday during the school term.

Orders must be placed in the classroom the day before (Tuesday)

St. Albans Heights Primary School

No. 4948 ABN: 46 097 464 022

Principal: Effie Sultana Assistant Principal: Bec Bubeck

Office Manager: Carole Murador

20th September 2nue: SAHPS Stadium Time: TBC Contact 9366-4211 for more details

KEEP THIS ON YOUR FRIDGE

IMPORTANT DATES

FRIDAY 5TH APRIL

Last day of term 1 2.30pm dismissal

TUESDAY 23RD APRIL

1st day of term 2

THURSDAY 25TH APRIL

ANZAC day No School

TUESDAY 7TH MAY

School photos

CURRICULUM DAYS 2019: NO SCHOOL ON THESE DAYS

Fri 7th June (Queen’s birthday long weekend)

Monday July 15 (first day Term 3)

Monday November 4th (day before Cup Day)