PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS

10th MAY 2013 ISSUE 7

Don’t forget our SunSmart Policy. Hats to be worn during

Terms 1 and 4.

Yesterday we held our annual Mother’s Day celebrations. This year we held special activities in our Gym, where we were entertained by students singing. Guest speakers from the Deer Park Library and our Karate Club addressed the mums, grandmas and a few dads. Special thanks go to the organising group, our Junior School Council and several staff who assisted in setting up, preparing scones and refreshments and helping on the day. I sincerely hope that all our mums enjoyed the afternoon. I’m sure the film clip of several students talking about the love they have for their mums, tugged on their heart strings. Mr Upton did a terrific job of organising students and staff to make the day happen relatively smoothly. Well Done !! On behalf of our staff, I would like to wish all mothers and grandmothers a very Happy Mother’s Day on Sunday.

Notes went home 2 weeks ago asking parent to grant permission for us to use photos and film clips to acknowledge student success and to promote our school in newsletters, newspapers, brochures and on our website. I would like to thank the many families who have returned the forms and can I remind parents who have, as yet, not returned the permission form to do so by the end of next week ( May 17) It is essential we gather all forms to update our records. Thank you !

Several parents and students have been asking, “Where is Miss Carmen?” The answer is simple, Miss Carmen has taken some long service leave and is going to Canada and Alaska for a few weeks.

School class photographs will be taken on Tuesday the 21st of May this year. Please make sure your child is in school uniform and at school to be included in the photos.

FAMILY PHOTOS

Families wishing to have a family photo can collect order forms from the office

DATES TO REMEMBER

21st May School Photos

21—24 May

Book Fair

24th May Parent Helpers Session

24th May P - 2 Minibeast Incursion

6th June 5—6 CSIRO Incursion

7th June Curriculum Day No students at school

10th June

Queens Birthday Public Holiday No students at school

MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS

PROMOTING OUR SCHOOL AND

STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS.

Bill Hunt

Principal

Bill Hunt

SCHOOL PHOTOS – TUESDAY 21ST MAY.

MISS CARMEN DIMECH IS ON LEAVE.

FRIDAY 7TH JUNE - SCHOOL CURRICULUM DAY

MONDAY 10TH JUNE—PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

NO STUDENTS AT SCHOOL

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Movelle School Values: Learning, Respect,

MATHLETICS AWARDS

The following students have received a Gold Mathletics Achievement Award. Evonne Nguyen in 3/4U and Jordan Nguyen in 3/4S. Congratulations to you both for your outstanding effort and participation in the Mathletics Program. Well Done!

We also have a number of students who have been awarded a Silver Certificate.

Year 1/2: Vanessa Quach, Mai Trinh, Chloe Muriwai Hatheway, Natalie Surbevski

Year 3/4: Elizabeth Douglas, Chris Vassiliadis, Jacinta Ah-Kau, Mikka Ella Joy Dabu, Kylie La, Rebecca Le, Tahnae Ledezma Innella, Jason Le, Terry Hang

Year 5/6: Randy Lam, Katerina Bogojevska, Aaron Didio, Stephanie Surbevski

HOW TO EARN POINTS

1000 weekly points earns a Bronze Certificate. Most students can achieve this in around one hour. We recommend that Mathletics is used for at least three 20 minute sessions a week.

Point System:

Live Mathletics: 1 Correct Answer = 1 Point

Bonus Level: 1 Correct Answer = 2 points

Full Curriculum: 1 Correct Answer = 10 Points

GOLD BAR

Students receive a gold bar for an activity when they attain a result of 85% or better. Every time you earn a Gold Bar you will unlock a game. There are 10 Gold Bars available.

BOOK FAIR

Tues 21st May -Fri 24th May Great Books at Bargain prices!

Books may be purchased before school at 8.45am and after school from 3.30pm till 4.00pm.

PARENT HELPERS NEEDED TO LISTEN TO CHILDREN

READ Helpers are needed to listen to children read in the classrooms. If you are keen to volunteer some time to work with children please fill in your details to attend an information session and give them to your child’s teacher. This infor-mation session will provide you with ways you can assist in the classroom and work with indi-vidual or small groups of children.

When: Friday the 24th of May Time: 9.30am Where: Library …………………………………………………. Yes, I will attend the Parent Helpers Information Session. Name: …………………………………. My Phone Number is : ………………………………………….

On Wednesday 8th May 35 students were selected to compete in the Cross Country at Brimbank Park. There were 10 schools from our district participating in this event. 9/10 year old children ran a 2km course while 11 and 12 year olds ran 3km. This year we do not have students progressing to the next stage how-ever it was wonderful to see students trying hard and enjoying the day. I would like to thank Miss Buttigieg and Ms Som-meling. I would also like to thank the parents who come to support Movelle students. Shuichi Yamabe PE Co-ordinator

1000 Points in a week = 1 Bronze Certificate

5 Bronze Certificates = 1 Silver Certificate

4 Silver Certificates = 1 Gold Certificate

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HAIR LICE

We have recently had a number of cases of head lice in the school. Parents are reminded to check their children’s hair regularly to prevent infestation. If you find lice or nits (eggs) in the hair of any family member, please treat the whole family.

Chemists have a range of products available to treat head lice or nits. Any child or adult can be easily infected by head lice.

Regular checks and prompt treatment are the only means of keeping this problem under control.

Thank you to everyone for your assistance.

Room NAME REASON:

PREP FH

Andrew Nguyen For trying new and challenging activities.

PREP JH

Ishaan Singh For using his great knowledge of letters and the sounds they make, when trying to write new words.

1/2R Lisa Ng For the excellent effort she puts into her writing.

1/2A Khoa Dinh For writing descriptive sentences on dogs.

3/4B Sasha Bonnici For using powerful lan-guage in her persuasive writing.

3/4SM Vy Dinh Working hard on her English reading and writ-ing skills.

3/4U Brandon Aquilina For writing a very well structured conclusion his persuasive text.

5/6P Kaid Osmanagic For his involvement in

Literature circles

discussions.

5/6C Thyrone Lay Contributing ‘wicked words’ and a great argu-ment towards a persuasive text topic , ‘Why should students come to Movelle?’

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

MATHEMATICS

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

LITERACY

Room NAME REASON:

PREP FH

Ibrahim Zulnorain

For working really well with his team to measure different lengths.

PREP JH

Jada Jovevski For great sorting and counting of different groups of counting mate-rials and then accurately recording this infor-mation on a table.

1/2R Alyssa Webster-Moore

For learning her number facts to 20.

1/2 A Anna Nguyen For adding two three-digit numbers together successfully.

3/4 B Nahmat Rasool For working hard on learning how to trade in subtraction.

3/4 U Darrien Tahakura

For working very diligently during subtraction lessons.

5/6P Taylah Tauali’i

Williamson Trying her best when using time.

5/6C Trei Tauali’i-

Williamson

For persisting in his learning of telling the time on an analogue clock.

Yes, I will attend the Parent Helpers Information Session. Name: …………………………………. My Phone Number is : …………………………………………….

Its not OK to be away.

Remember students need to attend school regularly to make the most of educational opportunities and to reach their full potential.

How many days has your child missed this semester?

0-6 This is within the normal range. A child with this attendance rate is able to take full advantage of the teaching and learning opportunities available to them.

7-10. This attendance rate is below average. A child with this attendance rate could miss over one year of learning between P-10

11-20 This is a poor attendance rate. A child with this attendance rate could miss out on up to 2 year of learning between P-10

20+ very poor attendance rate. A child with this attendance rate could miss over 2 ½ years of learning between P-10

Absence Approval Form

Dear Teacher,

My child ...........................................................................

Was absent on ..................................................................

Due to ...............................................................................

Signed: ...............................................................................

OUT OF SCHOOL

HOURS Before School Care

6.45 to 8.45 during terms.

Located at: Resurrection Primary

School

$11.00 Permanent booking

$14.50 Casual booking

After School Care

Program operates daily from

3.30pm to 6.30pm

during school terms.

Located at: Movelle Primary School

$17.00 permanent booking

$20.00 casual booking

Both programs are registered with the

Department of Family &

Community Services.

All enquiries and bookings call: Judy (Co ordinator) 0411 035 111

Resurrection Primary School:

9366 7022

Movelle Primary School: 9366 8892

UNIFORM SHOP

PSW 58 Westwood Drive,

Deer Park Open: Mon- Fri 8.30am-5pm

Sat 9am-5pm 9363 8458

Order Online: www.psw.com.au

PREP ENROLMENTS 2014 Do you have a child who

will be turning 5 years

of age by 30th April 2014

Please ask at the Movelle Office for

an Enrolment form.

Term Dates 2013

Term 1 30 Jan to 28 March 31 Jan Preps Start

Term 2 15 April to 28 June

Term 3 15 July to 20 September

Term 4 7 October to 20 December

APPOINTMENTS WITH CARMEN DIMECH

Our Welfare Officer, Miss Carmen Dimech, is available on

Mondays and Fridays between

8.30-9am and 3.30-4pm

by APPOINTMENT ONLY.

To make an appointment to see Carmen, please book at the school office.

9366 8892

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