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51 Truganini Road Carnegie 3163 Website: www.carnegieps.vic.edu.au Email: [email protected]

PUBLICATION No. 7 – 14.05.13 Principal: Ms Linda Jones Phone: 9571 2662

Please note the following dates in your diary

TERM 2—2013 Tuesday 14th May to Thursday 16th May NAPLAN Testing Grades 3 & 5. Tuesday 14th May PFA Meeting—7.30pm Staff Room

Wednesday 15th May School Council - 7.30pm Staff Room Friday 24th May • Assemby—9am School Hall • Biggest Morning Tea—School Hall Thursday 30th May Curriculum Day—no students required Thursday 6th June School Photos Monday 10th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 11th June • Parent Helpers Literacy Session 7-

8pm BER • PFA Meeting—7.30pm Staff Room Tuesday 11th June—Friday 14th June Grade 5/6 Camp Tuesday 18th June 2nd Hand Uniform Stall—9am Wednesday 19th June Portfolio Sharing, 3—4pm Friday 28th June End of Term—Early Dismissal 2.30pm

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

GROWING WITH THE COMMUNITY

We are here to support the academic, social and emotional development of our students to be resilient

to the challenges of a rapidly changing society.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY Our fete is a much anticipated event in our yearly calendar particularly for our students and their friends. There was a real buzz in the air throughout last week and at our Fete on Saturday with many stories of fun, excitement and support. The PFA did themselves and the school proud and drew many visitors to our school. This special event is a fine example of the teamwork from parents, staff and students and highlights what a special community we are. • Congratulations to Leesa Needham and Lisa

Anastopolous, our PFA presidents, and the Parent and Friends Committee for overseeing this very successful event

• Special thanks to the stall coordinators and their helpers on the day, many of whom put in hours of work, preparing, manning stalls and generously packing up after a long day.

• Thanks to all the families who donated goods and services so generously to ensure the success of the fete.

• Thanks to the families and friends who spent the day enjoying the activities offered.

WELL DONE TO ALL! :☺ STAFFING NEWS It is with some sadness that I inform families that Jesse Douma will be leaving us at the end of term to take up a position at Nanjing International School in China. At this stage his new contract is for a period of two years. I know you will join me in wishing Jes-se and his family all the best in this venture. He has been an outstanding teacher, who has cared im-mensely for his students and made a great contribution to Carnegie Primary School over the last five years. Ms Janette Taylor has agreed to work full time for terms 3 &4 and will continue to work in partnership with Mrs Bentata-Grimm teaching our Year 5 students.

ENROLMENTS FOR 2014 Parents who are aware of friends, neighbours or relatives who have a child ready to start school in 2014, please let them know that enrolments are now being taken. Mr McCarthy and I are also available to answer questions or show interested parents and students around our wonderful school at any time. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM This year’s NAPLAN testing program will take place on May 14, 15 and 16th for

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students in Years 3 and 5. The tests will again focus on Reading, Writing, Language Conventions and Numeracy. Teachers have been working with our students in Year 3 & 5 to best prepare them for this type of assessment. Students need some appropriate assistance with preparation to effectively participate in this formal assessment tool. This assessment will provide one form of feedback to parents on how students are progressing in literacy and numeracy and we are determined not to lose site of the broad curriculum we need to provide to build well rounded young people.

SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF READING THROUGH THE CAFÉ READING APPROACH One of our curriculum goals for 2013 was to review our classroom reading program and as such we have commenced the Café Reading approach in all classrooms. Throughout the coming weeks and months your child/children may be talking about “The Daily Five”. The Daily Five is a literacy structure developed to teach independence and gives children the skills needed to create a lifelong love of reading and writing. It consists of five tasks that we will be introducing individually. When introduced to each task, the children will discuss what it looks like, sounds like and feels like to engage in the task independently. Then the children, with the support of their teachers, will work on building their stamina until they can work on these tasks independently.

Toward the end of last term and over the last few weeks, a focus in all classrooms has been ‘Reading to Self’. Time has been given to reorganise literacy resources in classrooms and learning teams supporting children to select ‘just right’ reading material and undertake sustained silent reading. Just right books are those in which the child can read ‘most’ of the text on the page and understand its content. For our younger classes the time initially is only a few minutes but for our senior students the long term aim is fifteen minutes uninterrupted reading to self. Chat to your child about this and how they and their class are working towards this goal. If you have any questions, please ask your child’s teachers. HALF YEAR STUDENT REPORTS & PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS Semester one student reports will be going home at the end of this term. This semester, teachers will be reporting against the AusVELS in Literacy, Numeracy and History. A new software reporting package has been developed by DEECD to support this. Parent – Teacher interviews will occur in early term 3. Details of these arrangements will be sent home closer to the date. Please note that Thursday 30th May is an Assessment & Reporting Curriculum Day. There is no school for students on this day.

THE DAILY FIVE INCLUDE : • Reading to Self

• Read to someone

• Listen to reading

• Work on writing

• Word work

IT’S CALLED MOTHER’S DAY NOT PARENTS’ DAY – PARENTING IDEA FROM MICHAEL GROSE There’s a massive difference between being a mum (or dad) and being a parent. ‘Parenting’ is a twentieth century term that suggests that raising kids is a gender neutral activity. It’s a managerial, almost scientific term that has given rise to a huge industry. In Western countries, millions of parenting books and magazines are sold each year, parenting columns appear in most newspapers, and new television series appear every year focused on the modern notion of parenting. The problem is that when we refer to ‘parenting’ we tend to remove the heart and emotion from the task. We obscure the fact that it is mothers and fathers who are doing the child-rearing, rather than mere parents. Parenting means different things to different people. For many people the term ‘parenting’ is code for behaviour management – particularly taming toddlers and their close cousins, teenagers. A broader and more thoughtful definition includes teaching kids positive values and attitudes, developing a range of skills that equips them for adulthood, and ultimately preparing kids to be parents themselves one day. I often point out to audiences in parenting presentations how being related to our kids can stop us from being great parents. We all know how our neighbour’s kids should be raised, but somehow it’s harder to raise our own. That’s because the hopes and dreams of motherhood (and fatherhood) can somehow get in the way of rational decision-making. Mothering is emotional and instinctive And that’s the thing. Being a mother is not always rational, as parenting is often made out to be. There is a great deal of emotion attached to the role of mother. This emotion drives you to fight hard to protect your children, work assiduously to right any wrongs on their behalf, and exhaust yourself looking after their physical and psychological well-being. Being a mother is instinctive. In the information age we need to be careful we don’t deny the intuitive nature that mothers bring to their child-rearing. The nature of mothering infers nurturance, protectiveness and longevity. Mothering is relational rather than

rational. You may grow out of parenting by making yourself redundant but mothering is something you never grow out of. You are a mum for life. Kids want their mothers, not their parents Kids of all ages say, “That’s my mum!” They don’t say, “That’s my parent!” (They may say that when they are annoyed or embarrassed by you, but that’s another story). Boys and girls of all ages generally love their mothers unconditionally, whereas they merely put up with their parents, particularly during adolescence. They can live without their parents, or so they think, but deep down they know they can’t live without the one person who has a blind spot for them, overlooking all their faults. That person, of course, is their mother. When kids of all ages get into emotional difficulty or their life becomes too hard, they generally go looking for their mums. They only look for their ‘parent’ when they want some money, or want someone to get them out of a jam! Raising kids is about mothering (and fathering) ... rather than parenting. That’s why we have Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day) rather than Parent’s Day. I hope you had a good one! Published by Michael Grose Presentations. For more ideas, support and advice for all your parenting challenges visit: www.parentingideas.com.au BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB James G. – 1B Captain Underpants

and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

Michaela D. – 1C Where’s My Egg? Isabella D.— 1A The Human Body Penny M. – 3B The Elements Max K. — 2A The Wild West Max K. — 2A Monkeys & Apes Max K. — 2A Science Charlie H.—2A Technology and

Inventions Thank you for these great books and many happy birthday wishes from all at Carnegie Primary School.


As you know, the Junior School Council has provided every year level with a colourful tube because we are hoping to fill these with as many 5 cent pieces as possible! We are doing this to raise money for YGAP (Y Generation Against Poverty) who support disad-vantaged children’s educational outcomes. You have until the 31st of May to put as many 5 cent pieces into the tubes and we will combine the coins from the whole school once we have completed the challenge! YGAP aims to get 1,000,000 5 cent pieces and we are trying to help make this possible! Please support this very worthwhile cause. The world needs change and we at Carnegie Primary want to be a part of this…. Thank you, Ruby M & Kara W Junior School Council Representatives


Wanted!!!!! The grade 1s and 2s are creating cosy reading corners for each of the learning

spaces! If you have an old chair or 2 seater sofa (in good condition) that you no

longer need, could you please see Ms Pomeroy, Mrs Knight and Miss Sommerfeld.

Thank you for your help!

Word Study – Grade 1 and 2

In the learning area of grade 1 and 2, the children are engaged in a variety of

fabulous learning activities. Word Study occurs once a week. It is a dedicated time

where the children are placed in specific learning groups, where explicit teaching of

spelling occurs. It complements the Literacy block where spelling, reading and

writing continue to occur. However, in word study, your child will be learning about

the formation of words, such as letter sounds and combinations, vowels – both short

and long, digraphs, blends, prefixes and suffixes – depending on their point of need.

This approach to spelling is teaching the children how to hear words (sounds within

words), so when they encounter unfamiliar words they have strategies to call upon.

They will bring home spelling words that are related to their focus within the class

as part of their weekly homework. Happy word studying!!

TIP (1) when your child is trying to spell a new word, break the word down into

syllables, ask them about the beginning sound of the syllable, middle sound

etc and practise the skill of building a word through sounding it out. (This will be helpful for most words but not all)

TIP (2) When your child is reading, occasionally ask them, “What sounds can you

hear when you say the word?” “What vowel is in that word?”, “Is it a long

or short vowel?” This can be done with random words in the text. Tip (3) Practise spelling words through memorising games, writing the words down

and explaining the meaning of new and unfamiliar words.

The above tips will help reinforce the skill of being able to hear sounds within words

and encourage the children to understand what they are spelling.

Happy reading, writing and spelling!

Cheryl Laing


Science and Sustainability News

The Wildlife Corridor Project

Some of our enthusiastic Envirostars accompanied Miss Nakajima and Kirsten Brooks

( Nick’s mum, 4B) to Bentleigh West Primary for a day of learning about Biodiversity

issues and to prepare for our role in the local Wildlife Corridor Project. During the

day, our Envirostars learnt about many facets of biodiversity including using

indigenous plants for food and medicines, how to attract wildlife to the garden and

how to plant and care for native plants. These new skills will be invaluable when we

begin planting our own wildlife corridor in the next few weeks.

The Fete Sustainability Stall Thanks for supporting the school by buying our sustainability items. The Envirostars,

Miss Nakajima, Miss Kennedy and Miss Lockett spent many lunchtimes making their

own recycled paper stationery for sale. Ms Bolger’s super special worm fertiliser was

also a great hit. Last chance to buy worm fertiliser, recycled paper and the colourful

‘One Green Bottles’ (drink bottles) after school this Thursday – outside the Art

Room.


Parent Helpers Literacy Session for grade Prep – Two

This is a call out for all those parents who are interested in assisting in the Literacy

Sessions with the Preps, Grade Ones and Two’s.

We are offering a Literacy training session on Tuesday June the 11th at 7-8pm in the

BER building.

This is a compulsory session for all those parents who wish to help within the classroom

Literacy sessions. (These are different to the Book bag reading sessions.)

The content of the session will be about:

• how the Literacy sessions will operate

• confidentiality (issues pertaining to being a helper in the classrooms)

demonstrating a variety of reading and writing activities

If you have attended a ‘Parent Helpers Literacy Session’ in either 2011 or 2012, you do not

need to do so again.

This session is only necessary for those parents who have not completed Literacy

training before and would like to assist with Literacy in the classroom.

Please note – The grade 1 and 2 classes have already started their Literacy Sessions and the Preps will be starting in Term 3. If you would like to assist in the classrooms and have not attended a ‘Parent Helpers

Literacy Session’, could you please fill in the RSVP slip below and hand to your child’s

classroom teacher.

Thank you for your co-operation,

Cheryl Laing and Angela Thompson

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Term 2 2013 Parent Helpers Literacy Session

7-8 pm on Tuesday the 11th of June in the BER Please return this RSVP slip to your child’s classroom teacher before Wednesday the 5th of June.

I (Parent name) ______________________________ would like to attend the Parent Helpers

Literacy Session on the 11th of June 2013.

Child’s grade / Teacher ________________________

Contact number ________________________


A BIG FETE THANK-YOU !

What a fabulous Fete day we had on Saturday. We had amazing weather, record

crowds and a fantastic school community at work! Thank-you to all our many, many help-

ers on the day-you were all amazing! The Fete is the biggest event we put together each

year and it’s great that we have so many willing helpers. A special thank-you to the

grade 6 students who came and volunteered on the day to face paint in the Kid’s

Corner and helped out on the Fairy Floss & Snow Cones stall, you all did a fantastic job.

We need to give a big thank you to all our Stall managers, not only for their work on the

day but for their work leading up to Fete day. Special mention to ChristinaWelsford,

Annie Besnard, Clare Murphy, Kerin von Steigler, Carrie Fowler, Donna McNamara,

Leanne O’Neill, Maddy Newell, Andi Prager, Wendy McMillan, and Tom Kaliamos not only

for his great work once again running the bar (it’s never looked better!) but also for our

wonderful Youtube video. Thank-you also to Belinda Poole for her amazing curries, to Erin

Horsley for our painted signs, to Karen Phillips for her money expertise and her wonderfully

co-ordinated signs at all the stalls and to Jeremy Gronow for his musical stylings! Thank-

you to Debbie Vasilakopoulos for all her help with ordering the other food supplies for the

day, and last but not least to Andrew Gearon, Steve Grimwade and Paul McNeill for their

picking up and returning of tables and marquees.

Please take note of all our Fete supporters on the following page and make sure you sup-

port them. We were lucky to have donations for some of our food stalls this year from Di-

mattina Coffee, Bakers Delight, Brumbys at Carnegie Central, Granite Deli, Aussie Farm-

ers, Ormond Fruit and Veg and Carnegie Fruit Market. The other supporters are businesses

who donated prizes for the spinning wheel, or were sponsors of the Fete.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

This week is your last chance to purchase an Entertainment Book, if you haven't already.

Please finalise your orders by Friday the 17th May.

AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST MORNING TEA

We are once again holding our very own morning tea in support of the Cancer

Council. It will be held on Friday 24th May in the hall after assembly. Please join us for a

cuppa and bring along a gold coin donation.

THE CARNEGIE P.S. COOKBOOK

Don’t forget to submit your favourite recipes via www.publishedauthors.com.au . for our

school cookbook. The book will be available in November just in time for

Christmas. If you have any queries please contact Simone Anderson (Mum of Tom

Grade1 and Lucy Grade 3) Ph: 0411 658 378.

Leesa Needham Lisa Anastopoulos

Ph: 0408 556 669 Ph: 0412 647 730

PFA Update — 14th May, 2013

PFA Mee�ng TONIGHT— 7.30pm Staff Room


OPENING HOURS:OPENING HOURS:OPENING HOURS:OPENING HOURS: Before School Care 7am-8.45am

After School Care 3.30pm-6.30pm Vacation Care 7am-6pm

CONTACT INFORMATION:CONTACT INFORMATION:CONTACT INFORMATION:CONTACT INFORMATION: For bookings ring Vicky (co-ordinator) on 0402 043 810

For accounts or queries/concerns about the program ring:- Sally (Area Manager) on 0402 347 432.

Or email [email protected] Website: www.ylv.com.au

Use the company’s website to download enrolment/booking forms

AFTER SCHOOL CARE NEWS:AFTER SCHOOL CARE NEWS:AFTER SCHOOL CARE NEWS:AFTER SCHOOL CARE NEWS:

Curriculum Day Thursday 30th May-Cost $45 Activities for the day:

Incursion with Active Artists/Wheels Day(Must bring Helmet) Day will consist of a 2 hr workshop where they will be making their own

puppets and then working together to put on a puppet show! Fun and educational for all ages

There is no additional charge for this incursion Day also consists of: Making Funny Face Biscuits / Having an Obstacle

Course Wheel Challenge / Assorted Group Games

For the day you will need to provide your child with a Packed Lunch, morning and afternoon Tea as well as a refillable bottle of water.

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Before School Care After School Care

Permanent Booking: $11.50 Permanent Booking: $14

Casual Booking: $12.50 Casual Booking: $15

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COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD - CARNEGIE PRIMARY SCHOOL DOES NOT ENDORSE THE PRODUCT OR SERVICES, OR ANY ADVERTISEMENTS, PAID OR UNPAID, PRINTED IN THIS NEWSLETTER


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