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Term 1 has flown by, leaving us with some brilliant memories, the most recent
one being our 2017 Fete. On behalf of the school community, I would like to
recognise the hard work of our PFA members. The combined commitment of the
2016 and 2017 members has raised over $23,000 for our latest fundraising focus.
We are now in a position to purchase the Audio Visual Installation for our gym.
With the 27th April scheduled for work to commence, we will be able to utilise
this fabulous set up at our “Resilience Project” evening when we share our facility
with Chelsea Primary and the local kindergartens for this free community event.
(details on page 3 below)
Uniform Survey
In 2016, School Council reviewed our uniform policy, WEL009 Uniform. As with all
change, it is important to measure its success and identify any areas for
improvement. As such, the School Council – with the assistance of interested
parents – have put together a survey for you to complete. Your participation in
this survey is crucial if we are to receive a true measure of the impact of the
uniform policy amendments.
Please follow this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YFJ6Z5J to complete
the Uniform Survey prior to Friday 21st April, 2017.
NAPLAN Success Again!! With the media constantly reporting poor performance in our schools and
questioning our capability as teachers, I find it a challenge at times to remain
positive and continue to trust in the path our school is following. At CHPS, we
strive to build generative knowledge amongst our students and resist the
systemic “push” to teach to the test, as we recognise the fragility of the learning
achieved by this. Receiving the following letter (see over page) from Australian
Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) was therefore cause
for great celebration amongst both our staff and the School Improvement Team.
This is the second year in a row that CHPS has been recognised for NAPLAN
results, which are demonstrating substantially above average gain. Needless to
say we are hoping to achieve the trifecta!
Chelsea Heights Primary School Newsletter Term 1, Issue 2
P: 03 9772 4139 e: [email protected]
Fri 31st March
Easter Bonnet Parade
Last day of Term 1
Early dismissal 2:30pm
Tues 18th April
Term 2 commences
Wed 19th—Fri 21st April
The Summit Camp—Level 6
Fri 28th April
CHPS House Cross Country
Monday 1st May
Mothers’ Day Stall
Monday 8th May
School Council Meeting 8pm
Fri 12th May
Curriculum Day—NO SCHOOL
Sun 21st May
Term 2 Working Bee 9am
Mon 22nd May
The Resilence Project Parent
Information session 7pm
BOOK NOW
April 2017
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School Holidays
Term 2 resumes (TUESDAY)
The Summit Camp Level 6
CHPS House Cross Country
Principal Report cont….
Dear Principal As you know, ACARA publishes the latest data on around 10,000 Australian schools on the My School website each year. The 2017 update will take place on Wednesday 8 March and will include: · 2016 NAPLAN results for schools · 2016 school profile and population data · 2015 school financial information, including capital expenditure and sources of funding. Since 2013, ACARA has released information on schools that demonstrate substantially above average gain in their NAPLAN results, as students progress from Year 3 to Year 5 and from Year 7 to Year 9. Identifying substantially above average gain Identified high gain schools demonstrated substantial NAPLAN improvement in both reading and numeracy (except where noted) as follows: 1. an overall gain that exceeds the national average by more than one standard deviation unit; and 2. an overall gain higher than schools with similar ICSEA levels, by more than one standard deviation unit; and 3. an overall gain higher than that shown by students with the same NAPLAN starting score, also by more than one standard deviation unit. In addition, to ensure diverse representation of schools within each state and territory and across ICSEA levels, some schools that do not meet these strict criteria on all three criteria, but nonetheless show gains that are significantly above average in reading and numeracy, were also identified. All identified schools had to have matched NAPLAN results for at least 15 students and the overall percentages of matched students had to be higher than 70%. I am pleased to advise that ACARA has identified your school as having demonstrated substantially above average gain in NAPLAN results. On behalf of ACARA, I would like to extend my congratulations to you and your school community on this achievement. Gains of this magnitude are significant and worthy of highlighting and acknowledgement. ACARA will be holding stakeholder and media briefings on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February respectively. Education journalists from mainstream media (representing the ABC, SBS, and the national, state and territory papers of News Limited and Fairfax) are expected to attend. We will be providing journalists and stakeholders with the names of schools such as yours which have been identified as having demonstrated substantially above average gain, as well as providing journalists with embargoed access to the 2017 My School data. You may be contacted by media outlets regarding your school’s achievements. How and whether you choose to respond to these contacts is up to you based on your established media protocols, but please note that this information is under strict embargo until Wednesday 8 March 2017. In preparation for any media inquiries you may have, please find attached a fact sheet which further explains the methodology behind identifying these schools for your information. Regards Robert Randall Robert Randall Chief Executive Officer Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority<http://www.acara.edu.au/> Level 13 | Tower B | Centennial Plaza | 280 Elizabeth Street | Sydney | NSW 2000
We are delighted to announce that on Monday 22
May we will be co-hosting ‘The Resilience Project’
Parent Information Session with Chelsea Primary
School for current and prospective parents. The
Parent Information Night will be conducted by Martin
Heppell who will provide an inspiring and
motivational talk which focuses on how to build
resilience in our children and ourselves.
It is a FREE event and you are required to book your
tickets in advance! We have already sold a significant
amount of tickets within 24 hours so seating is
limited. Please book on the link below:
https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?
eid=270977
We strongly suggest that you view the link below as it
will provide you with a further understanding of the
The Resilience Project:
https://vimeo.com/77479008
Here’s a little bit about Martin:
Martin’s background is unique. He spent a considerable
amount of time growing up in Borneo (whilst his father
studied an Iban Dayak headhunting tribe). He was also
educated in different parts of South East Asia. He is
heavily influenced by the morals and values that he and
his family were surrounded by whilst living with the
Iban. After finishing high school in
Melbourne, Martin spent 3 years in the AFL system,
playing AFL football for St Kilda and Melbourne and
then for Norwood in the SANFL. Subsequent years were
then spent travelling the world backpacking for nearly 3
years, and upon return to Australia, Martin studied
primary teaching. After completing his degree at
Melbourne University, he commenced teaching at
Auburn Primary. After 4 years, he was appointed as the
Assistant Principal at Auburn Primary where he held
that role for another 4 years – focusing on student well-
being, educational leadership and cultural change. He
has also coached AFL football at the Box Hill Hawks, and
as First XVIII coach at both Carey Grammar and Xavier
College. In all environments, he has thrived in situations
that have presented challenges and have required
optimism. He is passionate about children being given
the opportunity to be raised in a positive manner that
evokes confidence and a zest for life.
Assistant Principal’s Report
Rug for the Sensory Room
The Longbeach Place Urban Yarn Art group have
kindly made this amazing rug for our Sensory Room.
We want to thank them as there has obviously been a
huge amount of time and effort involved in this
beautiful creation! Come and see our Snuggle Pot and
Cuddle Pie and Peace Book displays at “The Highway
Gallery” in Mt Waverley (details on Page 22).
Assistant Principal Report cont….
Attendance
It is extremely important to send your child to school as
much as possible. There can be social and academic
implications when students take significant period of
leave from school. I have included an excerpt from the
Education Department around absentees.
Going to school every day is the single most important
part of your child’s education. Students learn new
things at school every day – missing school puts them
behind.
Why it’s important
We all want our students to get a great education, and
the building blocks for a great education begin with
students coming to school each and every day.
If students miss school regularly, they miss out on
learning the fundamental skills that will set them up for
success in the later years of school.
There is no safe number of days for missing school –
each day a student misses puts them behind, and can
affect their educational outcomes.
Each missed day is associated with progressively lower
achievement in numeracy, writing and reading.
Getting in early
Attendance patterns are established early – a child
regularly missing days in kindergarten or in the early
years of school will often continue to miss classes in the
later years, and receive lower test scores than their
classmates. It’s vital that students go to school every
day – even in the early years of primary school.
What we can do
The main reasons for absence are:
Sickness – There are always times when students need
to miss school, such as when they’re ill. It’s vital that
they’re only away on the days they are genuinely sick,
and setting good sleep patterns, eating well and
exercising regularly can make a big difference.
It's vital that holidays are planned during school
holidays where possible, and not during the term if it
can be avoided.
“Day off” – Think twice before letting your child have a
“day off” as they could fall behind their classmates –
every day counts.
Truancy – This is when students choose not to go to
school without their parents’ permission. There can be
many reasons for truancy. The best way to address this
is for schools and parents to work together.
If for any reason your child must miss school, there are
things you can do with your school to ensure they don’t
fall behind:
Speak with your classroom teacher and find out what work your child needs to do to keep up.
Develop an absence learning plan with your teacher and ensure your child completes the plan.
Remember, every day counts. If your child must miss
school, speak with your classroom teacher as early as
possible. Openly communicating with your child's
school about all absences is a good way to prevent
attendance issues being escalated to a School
Attendance Officer. A School Attendance Officer is a
Department of Education and Training Regional
Director who has authority to follow up attendance
issues. Attendance issues that are escalated can lead to
an Infringement Notice. If you’re having attendance
issues with your child, please let your classroom
teacher know so we can work together to get your child
to school every day.
Pia Licciardo
Assistant Principal
The School Day Start of School Bell: 9am
Fruit break: 10am
Morning Recess: 11am to 11.30am
(children eat 10-15 minutes before bell)
Lunch Recess: 1.40pm to 2.30pm
(children eat at approx. 1:30pm)
End of School Bell: 3.30pm
Student Leaders 2017
On Monday 6th March the leadership badges were given out at assembly by Mr. Tim Richardson. Mr. Richardson is our local Member of Parliament. In order to get a Level 6 role, you have to earn stamps, create a speech that is presented in front of the class and then be voted in for the position. This is all done during your Level 5 year. In assembly the leaders spoke about their roles and qualities that they need to develop throughout the year. Congratulations to our 2017 leaders! We wish them well. From the Promotions Team Leaders - Will L and Zoe
School Captains – Taylah L and Will F
Promotions – Will L and Zoe C
Sustainability – Kristiana N and Isizeki U
Organisation – Nikhil B and Sanya J
Fundraising – Georgia and Dylan O
Marine Ambassadors – Shailey R, Logan W, Kai J, Emily C
CURRICULUM REPORT
Whole School Writing Program
To ensure continual growth of all our students in
fiction and non-fiction writing, a significant component
of our 2017 Annual Implementation Plan is focused
around overhauling and developing an approach to the
teaching of writing that meets the needs of all of our
students. A key part of this is creating a set of essential
skills that we believe are vital in supporting our
students in being successful writers across all genres.
Being a confident writer means having a firm
understanding of the language features and structures
of various text types, for example, the way we write a
Narrative text is significantly different to how we
approach a Persuasive piece. Exposure to various types
of texts is a key aspect of helping students build their
understanding of the purpose of different styles of
writing, and you can help with this by sharing poems,
letters, stories, newspaper articles with your child.
Having a discussion with them about the type of
language and the layout is a great way to support the
learning happening at school.
Paula Baker (Whole School Writing Portfolio Leader)
has been working with Di Schmidt to overhaul the
Standards that should be taught at each level of the
school to support students in developing their skills in
writing as they progress through the years. They have
delivered Professional Learning to all teachers so that
all staff have a clear understanding of what students
need to learn to become confident and skilled writers.
We look forward to seeing this work translate into
classrooms through Proficiency Scales that students
can refer to when setting goals and self-assessing
within the area of writing.
Planning Week
It has been exciting and enjoyable to be a part of Sub
School Planning Days throughout this week. The
culture of collaboration and the high levels of shared
expertise amongst our staff makes these days a great
success which impacts directly on the teaching and
learning that occurs in the following term. Having a
whole day to work with Sub School groups means
there is transparency around what we are teaching, a
scaffolded approach across the whole school, careful
planning around extra-curricular events and wonderful
opportunities to share best practice and effective
teaching strategies. You will receive an overview of
concepts to be covered in term two early next term.
Aleesha Wood
Curriculum Co-ordinator
Our teachers … PLANNING
FETE
What a wonderful day we had for our fete, although
slightly hot. Thank you to all those who came along.
PFA hope you had a fantastic time.
Thank you also to everyone who helped on the day
and everyone who brought along lucky jars, lucky dips,
food items and chocolate. All these donations meant
more moneys raised coming back to our school.
PFA were delighted to hear we have achieved the
target for our new sound system and cannot wait to
see this installed into the school hall.
It was the first of many exciting events organised by
the PFA this year.
PFA CONTACT
If you have any queries, questions, concerns or
suggestions then please feel free to contact
Rowena Clayton at email address
SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP
Our second hand uniform shop continues to be
open regularly during term one.
Chelsea Heights Primary School
Parents and Friends Association.
Where everyone is welcome. EASTER CELEBRATIONS
At Friday’s end of term assembly, students will be
able to show off their beautiful creations in the
Easter bonnet parade. We encourage all parents
who can to come along and join in the fun.
Also at assembly we will be drawing the Easter
raffle and announcing the winner of the “Guess
how many Easter eggs in a jar” competition.
Guesses for this competition will be open until
recess on that last day of term at 50 cents a guess.
MOTHER’S DAY STALL
The annual Mother’s Day stall will be held in the
first week of May. Hopefully all students will have
a great choice of gift for their mother,
grandmothers and any other special mother
figures.
This year we are also hoping to organise a
Mothers Day Pancake breakfast. Look out for
notices coming home early next term to order
your pancakes and have a yummy breakfast at
school.
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
Now the fete is all over PFA will be working hard to
organise many more fun events for the rest of the
year.
We will be looking into these at our next meeting
and plans will begin and dates set for more events
including the disco, a mothers’ movie night and
another trivia night, just to mention a few.
A save the dates list will be posted in the next
newsletter.
Please support these business that have kindly
contributed to our School Fete:
…..and our MAJOR sponsors…..
My Chemist in Chelsea Heights
Dan Murphy’s
Cucina Dolce
Kimekai Karate
Little Sheepish Cafe
Toby Haenen Swim School
The Waxxx Room
Woolworths in Chelsea
KP Performance Training
Long Beach Hotel Chelsea
Mathis School of Dancing
Ann Richardson—Painting Classes
Piano Lessons with Paige Jasiewicz
Step into Life with Caroline
CJ’s Nails in Chelsea
Outback Spirit—Native Foods
Piccoli Portraits
Auteur Bloom—Prose and Plants
All grandparents and parent helpers
All PFA members
All Fete committee members
All teachers and admin staff
Grandparents of O'Neill family - Shirley and Ken Mirams who donated the bike!
2017
Parent Payments 2017
Parent Payments are important in enabling us to
provide the best learning environment for the
children at Chelsea Heights Primary School. Thank you
to the families who have already paid their
contributions. Parent Payments are now due. In order
for students to attend excursions and incursions, your
child’s Optional Extras need to be paid. These can be
paid on a Term-by-Term basis if required (via Qkr!) or
the yearly amount can be paid (via Qkr!). If you are
experiencing financial difficulties please contact our
Business Manager, Anne
Leggett, to discuss a payment
plan.
The CSEF (Camps, Sports &
Excursions Fund) is available to Concession Card
holders. The government pays $125 per child if you
are eligible. Details are below in this newsletter.
Late Passes
All students are expected to be at school and ready to
commence the day of learning at 9.00am. If your child
is late for school, that is, the 9am bell has rung and
your child is not in class ready to commence the day’s
programs, parents will need to take the student/s to
the office for a late pass. Monitors will collect children
in Foundation to Level 2 from the office and children
in Level 3 to Level 6 will be given a late pass that must
then be presented to the class teacher. Please do not
accompany your child to their classroom.
Collecting your Child Early
If you are collecting your child early you need to
report to the school office, tell office staff the
arrangements and they will sign-out your child/ren
using Sentral and arrange for them to be brought to
the office.
Parent Contact Details
It is vital we have up to date phone numbers for
families. In emergency situations and if your child is
sick, it is crucial that we can contact you easily. If you
have changed your phone number or your
Emergency Contacts have altered, please either use
the Sentral Parent Portal to update these or send the
school an email
mailto:[email protected].
Medical Conditions
If your child has any medical condition it is vital to let
the class teacher know at the start of every year.
Although hand-overs are done from teacher to
teacher it is important that teachers receive this
information first-hand. If your child has an
anaphylaxis or asthma plan these need to be
provided to the school as well as their asthma puffer
and or EpiPen which should be clearly labelled.
Paying on QKR!
Please ensure when making payments on QKR! that
you finalise the transaction by ‘Going to Checkout’
and then ‘Making Payment’. It can be easy to forget
when you are in a rush!
Medication
Staff can only administer medication if a parent gives
written notification. Please come to the office to
complete a Medication Form. All containers must be
labelled with your child’s name, the dose to be taken
as well as when and how it should be taken. Please
note staff do not administer non-prescription
medication such as Panadol or vitamins.
Hats
School hats need to be worn until the end of April
and be clearly labelled with your child’s name.
Children are required to wear their hat outside at
recess, lunch and during sport. All children need to
have a red wide brimmed hat. No Hat, No Play. It is
also a good idea, during the summer months, to pack
a sunscreen in your child’s bag, so they can re-apply
during the day.
Some Reminders from the Office
Staff Carpark
The staff car park is designated for teachers, staff
and school business related visitors. It is also there
for school members that have approved disabled
parking permits. Due to limited spaces, parents are
requested not to park in this car park or even use it
With the holidays soon approaching and the routine of
school being put on hold for two weeks, I thought it
would be a good idea to reflect on the concept of self-
regulation and being the “master of our feelings” –
thinking with our brain and not our emotions.
I think it can be safely said that we have all experienced
an almost countless number of instances when we
have failed to manage our emotions and ended up
doing things that we regretted. I've no doubt that such
instances will, for most of us, come again and we will
find ourselves doing the wrong thing, knowing it's
wrong and unable to stop ourselves.
Hopefully, such instances occur with less frequency
over the passage of time and with our increasing self-
awareness comes the self-regulation that will help us
behave rationally and do what is right even when we
don't want to.
This of course may not be the case and for some of us
the short fuse that leads to unwarranted emotional
outbursts seems to be getting shorter. Self-regulation,
especially in trying circumstances, continues to elude
us and despite our age we fall victim to emotions with
damaging regularity.
It appears that self-regulation is a life-long work-in-
progress and the journey requires vigilance if the
outcome of a calm, contented-yet emotionally fulfilling
existence is to be achieved.
Emotions are powerful motivators of action and, from
what I understand, we are born with many of them at
full power.
If we accept, that as adults, there have been many
instances when we have found it hard to keep our
emotions regulated, and if we are willing to admit that
there have been too many times when we have failed,
then we can accept and understand how difficult being
in control of emotions must be for children. And how
much guidance, training and practise it will take to
master the self-regulation that ensures appropriate and
acceptable behaviour in the broadest range of
circumstances.
Self-regulation requires being able to generate
thoughts capable of calming the emotions that are
moving us towards inappropriate actions. Finding
those soothing thoughts is not always easy and
children need many opportunities to practise this skill
if it is to come anywhere near being a reflex. Soothing
thoughts (or if you prefer, strong or calming
thoughts) can take the form of actual words said to
oneself, mental images, music, songs or other mental
tricks that divert the onward rush of emotions.
Punishment
Scolding, threatening or punishing children teaches
them little about how to manage a challenging
sequence of events that can be confusing and nearly
impossible to understand when they’re caught in its
powerful grip. Punishment simply makes children feel
bad about not having a capability they have had no
instruction in attaining.
With each consequence for their inability their
resentment rises - destructive emotions become
more powerful and the belief that self- control is
beyond them gains more traction. Eventually there is
no point in trying and rather than make the effort and
fail, they make no effort at all. They allow their
emotions to overwhelm them and appear to
deliberately do that which upsets others.
Win-Win
What we need to do is to help them make sense of
the ways and means to manage their emotions. Think
of all the benefits for children, and the adults who
work with them, from being skilled at regulating
emotions. It’s easy to see that learning to do so is not
just worthwhile but essential. A significant side
benefit of helping children learn how to self-soothe is
that we improve our own ability to do the same. We
only need to think of the last time we had an adult
hissy-fit, an emotional outburst, an overreaction to a
situation to see that when it comes to self-regulation
there is always room for improvement. Helping
children to achieve self-mastery may be the perfect
way to help ourselves.
Paris Hargreaves, PITW Co-ordinator
Self Soothe
by Wilson McCaskill
Breakfast Club
It has been great seeing so many students attending
our Breakfast Club in Term 1. Wednesdays definitely
seems to be our most popular day, with up to 18
students at one time. I am really enjoying getting to
know you all, especially our new students to CHPS. I
wish you all a happy and relaxing break and look
forward to seeing you in Term 2. The Breakfast Club
will commence on Monday 24th April (Week 2)
On behalf of myself and the students I would also like
to say a big thank you to our parent volunteers Jess
Collins and Angela Brechin.
Nicole McDonald
Breakfast Club Co-ordinator
Sustainability Update The team is excited to have started up Garden Club on
Wednesday lunchtimes out in the vegetable patch.
Thanks to the Buildings and Grounds committee for
cleaning out the gardens so we could get started. Last
week we planned out and planted carrots across two
of the patches and this week we will plant some
potatoes and beans! We are hoping to fill the gardens
with lots of yummy vegetables this year.
Nude Food is up and running with some grades up at
70% Nude Food for Wednesdays and Thursdays. We
are trying to reduce the amount of waste produced by
the school in order to do our part to help the
environment. Nude Food attempts to reduce the
amount of plastics that enter our landfill and more
importantly our oceans.
Natalie Peacock
Sustainability Leader
Marine Amassadors During term 1, the 2017 Marine Ambassadors visited
St Catherine’s Primary School in Moorabbin for the
first workshop of this year. Working with students
from other schools in the Kingston/Port Phillip area,
the Marine Ambassadors watched and took notes on
how to present an informative and interactive lesson
on marine animals and human impact on the local
environment. After consulting their notes and several
rounds of practising the Marine ambassadors
presented their lesson to the Level 1 students at St
Catherine’s P.S. Our students had to consider the age
of their audience and memorise their attention
grabbing and engaging lesson. Overall they did a great
job and they should be proud of their hard work.
Paul Duncan — Marine Ambassadors Leader
NUDE FOOD TIP: These yoghurt containers are
reusable and sustainable. Buy your child’s yoghurt in
bulk and fill this up each day for a yummy snack!
Library Update
Hello students, families and staff,
We cannot believe the end of term is here already! It
has gone so quickly. The students have settled into
their library routine well and have been busy
borrowing good fit books. The Foundation classes
have started borrowing picture books, the Senior
School have been eagerly awaiting the release of our
online book review system. Mrs Love has been very
busy getting that up and running and it should be set
to go when students come back. Level 5 and 6
students will begin contributing book reviews to an
online blog. The students will be sharing their
comments and ratings of the books they have read in
an effort to help others select good fit books to read.
This is a great way for students to educate each other
and will also broaden their knowledge of various
authors and genres. A link to the blog will be added to
the school website early in Term 2. Watch this space!
BOOK DONATIONS URGENTLY REQUIRED:
Do you have any old books at home that you think would make suitable “A” level readers? We urgently require some new readers for our junior classes. If you have some books you think might be suitable ie. large font, with one to two word changes per page then please bring them into the library or office — we would greatly appreciate them.
We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and we will see you all next term.
Happy Reading!
Miss Allsep and Mrs Love
Book Fair
We have an exciting start to term 2 with the first of two
Lamont Book Fairs for the year. Our first book fair will
run from 18th April – 26th April. It will be in the library at
the following times:
18th April: after school only 3:30 - 4pm
19th April – 25th April : Before and after school — 8:30 –
9am then 3:30 – 4pm
26th April: Before school only 8:30 – 9am
Please come in and browse the huge selection of books
on offer, this is the library’s major fundraiser for the
year. Money raised from sales goes back into our
library for purchasing brand new books for our
students.
Performing Arts
The Seussification of all things Shakespeare!
It begins next term, ready are you?
Keep reading Dr Seuss and if you are brave enough, some Shakespeare too.
Tickets will go on sale on TRYBOOKING mid next term.
There will be a large call out early next term for parents to come and join the costume and props team, so that
we can make the best costumes yet!!
Lauren Heazelwood
Performing Arts Teacher
Junior School and Middle School
Wednesday 23rd August (matinee) and
Thursday 24th August (evening)
Senior School
Wednesday 30th August (matinee) and
Thursday 31st August ( evening)
Physical Education
Division Lawn Bowls Champs
Congratulations to the CHPS Lawn Bowls Team for winning the Kingston Division Lawn Bowls Championship. The team will now compete at Regionals for the second straight year. What a great accomplishment for the team and school. Well done!!
Ride 2 School Day
Well done to all of the students who actively travelled to school by walking, riding or scooting. Keep up the good work and keep actively travelling to school! Here are the school’s results for the day.
Kingston Division Swimming Carnival
Congratulations to the 11 year old girls 4 x 50 freestyle relay team who competed extremely hard at the Kingston Division Swimming Carnival. Unfortunately the girls didn’t qualify for Regionals but they represented Chelsea Heights PS extremely well and finished 7th. Well done to Jaya, Olivia, Tilly and Alyssa.
Interschool Sport Lightning Premiership – Rugby
Students in Level 5 and 6 had a great day out on Friday participating in the Summer Lightning Premiership at various venues. The sports were cricket, rugby, basketball, volleyball and lawn bowls. At rugby there were some representatives from the Melbourne Rebels who assisted with umpiring and teaching students some basic understanding of rugby.
Mr Stevenson
Physical Education Teacher
Japanese
This month Level One, Two and Three students looked at ‘Hinamatsuri’,
learning words and cultural aspects of this celebration.
On each March the third, Japanese families with daughters celebrate Girls’ Day
or Dolls’ Day, with parents praying for the health and happiness of their
daughters.
Foundation students landed in the Japanese room this month. We have started practising
basic greetings, such as “ohayoo” good morning, “konnichi wa” good-day, and “mata
raishuu” see you next week, to the tune of “Frère Jacques “ Maybe ask your child to teach
you?
Deanna Wegman
Specialist Teacher Japanese
Visual Arts
Foundation Shape Birds
Level 1 and 2 Exploring texture
Foundation students have been exploring the element of
shape, creating simple bird shapes and decorating them
with all the shapes they know.
Level 1 and 2 students have looked at ways to use line,
pattern and shape to create texture in their work.
Level 3 and 4 students have investigated the style of Picasso
responding to how he used differing perspective when
drawing his Roosters.
Level 5 and 6 students are comparing and constrasting art
work in response to Edvard Munchs ‘The Scream”. They
have spent time investigating the various elements of art
elements and principles of art used in this painting. Students
then looked at a variety of artists responses to this work and
discussed ways in which the message of this work could be
altered, by altering the way the elements and principles are
used.
Razz Brown
Visual Arts
Level 3 and 4 Picasso Rooster
Level 5 and 6 “The Scream”
You will be prompted to enter the Access
Key that was sent to you.
If you don’t have your Access Key—please
call the office and we will tell you the key.
Ph: 9772 4139
If you are a NEW USER:
If you have never accessed the Parent Portal
before you must register first using this link:
https://sentral.chps.vic.edu.au/portal/register
Note: This link is on the front page of the
school website www.chps.vic.edu.au
SIGNING IN TO THE SENTRAL PARENT PORTAL
If you are an EXISTING USER:
If you booked your Mid-Year Parent Teacher Interviews
using Sentral, you should know the email address you
used and hopefully remember your password.
You simply log in using this link:
https://sentral.chps.vic.edu.au/portal/
Note: This link is on the front page of the school website
OR
BOOK BUGS at Kingston Libraries For kids in grades Prep, 1, 2 and 3 BOOK BUGS is for kids who are interested in books and reading! Come along for a fun hour of book talk, puzzles, games, craft activities and an afternoon snack. Book Bugs gives you the chance to look at all the new kids’ books before anyone else sees them. How to become a Book Bug - simply turn up to one of our meetings and sign up. You’ll receive
a ‘Free reserve card’ straight away!
CENTRAL BAYSIDE COMMUNITY
ORAL HEALTH SERVICE
IS YOUR CHILD DUE FOR A CHECK UP?
Central Bayside Community Oral Health Service is currently offering dental examinations and treatment to children attending your school. Formally the School Dental Service located at Parkdale, is now part of the Community Oral Health Service.
My child has visited the Oral Health Services (formally School Dental Service) before:
If your child/children has previously been seen by the Oral Health Services or the school dental program you will receive a letter offering you an opportunity to make an appointment when your child is due for their next check-up. In this case, no action is required.
My child has never visited the School Dental Program:
Please contact Central Bayside Oral Health Service on 8587 0350 for an appointment.
Who is eligible?
Children and young people:
All children aged 0 – 12 years (fees apply for non concession card holders)
Young people aged 13 – 17 years who are health care or pensioner concession card holders or dependants of concession card holders
Children who are eligible for dental benefits under the Child Dental Benefits Scheme
Where is the service located?
Central Bayside Community Health Service
Oral Health Service
335-337 Nepean HighwayPARKDALE
Phone: 8587 0350
Entrance is off Carrier Avenue
Family Life is a Community Services Agency supporting families in the local area.
Our Chelsea Opportunity Shop is looking for volunteers with a passion for fashion and homewares to volunteer for a few hours during school times.
If you would like to find out more please contact:
Marilyn Ellis—Family Life Volunteer Co-ordinator
Phone: 9782 7823
Chelsea Heights Primary school uses Junior Rockers
for music lessons held during school hours.
Please apply online at www.juniorrockers.com
Would an extra $500 help with Education costs for your children?
Saver Plus is a matched savings and financial education program that has assisted more than 32,000 Australian families with education costs.
Join the program, save regularly for 10 months, and receive $1 dollar from ANZ for every $1 you save, up to $500. Matched savings can be used to pay for items such as uniforms, books, computers and iPads and extra curricular activities such as swimming lessons, dance, music lessons, clubs and sports.
Andreas said that Saver Plus helped her buy an iPad for her daughters.
“I always thought I could only ever make ends meet, so to be able to give my girls the iPad they had been dreaming of is such a wonderful feeling. Now they feel like everyone else. The Saver Plus program taught me to save and budget with tools that I will use forever.”
To be eligible you need to:
have a Centrelink Health Care or Pensioner Concession Card
be 18 years or over
have some regular income from work (you or your partner) including casual, part-time, full-time or seasonal work, and
have a child at school, or study yourself.
Saver Plus was developed by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and ANZ in 2003 and is delivered in partnership with Berry Street, The Benevolent Society and The Smith Family and other local community organisations. The program is funded by ANZ and the Australian Government.
For more information:
Call or text Henry Frenkel on 0488 069 627
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.bsl.org.au/saver-plus
Fundraising at CHPS
Do you have a Ritchies Community Benefits Card? If you shop at any Ritichies or IGA, please nominate CHPS!
Ask for your free Ritchies Community Benefit Card at your nearest Ritchies supermarket or liquor store.
Enter the name of the community group that you would like to be the recipient of a donation from
Ritchies.
Your Ritchies Community Benefit Card will be issued and can be used, immediately!
CHPS currently receives about $40—$50 per month from this campaign. Thank you for using your card!
http://www.ritchies.com.au/community-benefit-card
Easter School Holidays
Moonlit Sanctuary Keeper Club
Kids enjoy environmental activities, animal encounters and native animal care.
Day includes: interactions with dingo, python, off-limits animals, feeding animals & food prep, animal enrichment activities. Learn about our animals, their conservation and the environment. For ages 7-14 years.
April 2017 school holiday dates:
Week 1: Monday 3th April to Friday 7th April
Week 2: Monday 10th April to Thursday 13th April
10am –4pm
Cost: $70.00 per day, or $189 for 3 days (pro rata for additional days).
Maximum 16 children per day.
Bookings essential as spaces are limited
Dress for the weather and wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and remember your hat or raincoat. BYO lunch or purchase at the café.
Moonlit Sanctuary
550 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale
Phone 5978 7935
Web: www.moonlitsanctuary.com.au
Open daily between 10am and 5pm
The Department of Education & Chelsea Heights Primary School does not endorse the products or services of any
advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education or Chelsea Heights Primary School for
accuracy of information contained in advertisement or claims made by them.
ANZ Hot Shots - Group classes term 2 $117
9 week term. Free racquet for kids aged 4-7.
Racquets provided for other classes.
Junior group classes. Adult group coaching &
Cardio tennis for beginners. Saturday Hot
Shots League. Junior & Adult competitions.
Holiday programs. Memberships.
www.chelseaheightstennisacademy.com.au
Mob. 0439 616 748
Chelsea Heights Tennis Club.
Thames Promenade, Chelsea Heights
Creative Piano Pursuits Creative pursuits, musical knowledge and A.M.E.B. exam preparation offered.
Contact Christine on 0466 670 828 or email [email protected] for further details.
V.M.T.A. registered teacher.
Friends and family of Chelsea Heights Primary School can enjoy two weeks of Group Outdoor
Personal Training at Step into Life Chelsea
for only $29 (that’s a saving of over $67!)
I will then donate $29 to Chelsea Heights Primary School for every person that takes up this amazing
offer! EASY!
(15 offers redeemed = $435 back to the school!!)
http://www.stepintolife.com.au/locations/australia/VIC/chelsea