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Principal

Karen Patten

Assistant Principal

Jan MacDonald

Assistant Principal

Annette Hayes

631-639 Whitehorse Rd

Mitcham 3132

Ph 9874 4371

Fax 9873 5505

E-mail address : antonio.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Web Site : www.antoniops.vic.edu.au

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7 August 2014 Issue 23

Saturday

9 August

National Aerobics

Competition

Monday

11 August

Level 2 Swimming

Commences

Tuesday

12 August

ICAS Maths

Tuesday

12 August

Junior Athletics

Thursday

14 August

Prep Transition

1.30-3pm

Sunday

17 August

Working Bee

9am-12noon

Wednesday

20 August

Level 1

Fire Ed

Thursday

21 August

Prep Transition

1.30-3pm

Monday

25th August

School Council

Monday

25th August

Level 3 Swimming

Commences

Wednesday

3 September

Fathers Day

Stall

Dear Antonio Park Families,

A Message From Our School Council President

Some of you may not be aware but one of our school

community families had an incident with a vehicle at

the Whitehorse Road school traffic lights on 16 May.

Due to this incident and many other near misses at

this intersection we have again written to VicRoads,

Council and Dee Ryall (State Member) asking them to

look at the traffic light situation with a view to making it

safer for all.

While it is still early days, I am happy to inform you

that Dee Ryall has taken action and informed the

Minister of Transport, and Whitehorse Council have

done work within their confines along the service road

out the front of school. Lately, VicRoads have made

contact to meet with the school to discuss this matter..

Stay tuned for more updates.

Regards

Tim Stuchbery

School Council President

Aerobics

On behalf of APPS community, I would like to wish our

aerobics teams Aurum Stars, Little Minions, Mini Rock

Stars and Super Shouters all the best for the National

Competitions this weekend. We have 26 students

participating in the competition, along with their

families and staff this will make approximately 80

APPS community members attending the Nationals

this year. Enjoy the much warmer weather!!!!!

House Athletics

It was a fabulous day on Wednesday at our House

Athletics event. All of the events were extremely well

organised and the students were provided with great

experiences and opportunities. Thank you to Mr. Mac

for his organisation and co-ordination of the day.

Thank you to the staff and parents who managed the

individual events. It was lovely to see so many families

there providing a big cheer and encouragement.

Karen Patten

Congratulations to everyone celebrating a

birthday this week.

Save the date

Fete 2015

Saturday 21st March

Aussies of the week

Well done to all the families still arriving at school on time despite the cold mornings! Production is beginning to have a greater focus in our level as we start to learn our dance moves. Watch for notices coming home giving details about costumes. Next week our spelling focus is on the letter V and words ending in ‘atch’. In writing we are completing poetry before moving onto procedural writing. In Maths we will be exploring the concept of

Assistant Principals

subtraction. Not only have we been discussing healthy eating this week, we have continued exploring how to keep safe. The visit from the Firefighters was very informative and interesting. We look forward to their second visit! Next week we will look at how exercise contributes to a healthy lifestyle. We continue to explore ways to be resilient in the ‘You Can Do It’ program. Stay warm! Level 1 Team

What a wonderful night it was at the Art Show! The student work was amazing and the ‘living statues’ added an air of excitement to the show! Well done to Janet and all of our student for the fabulous display! Please visit the hall and the main building where the art work is

still on display!

Poetry is alive and well at APPS! The students have been poets for the last 4 weeks and have created wonderful imaginative, calming, fun and sensitive poems on a range of topics.

You Can Do It! Yes you can!

As part of the program, we have posters displayed in all rooms of the school; classrooms and specialist areas. These posters are an important part of the

consistent approach to the YCDI Program. One poster is an Emotional Thermometer which students can refer to when describing how they are feeling at any point in time.

The other is a Catastrophe Scale… ‘HOWBADZZAT! ‘(How bad is it really?) poster and is used when students are feeling overwhelmed or ‘bad’. They can refer to the poster and see where the issue they have sits on the scale. These posters help create discussions around resilience and how we can put things in perspective in our lives. This is a great way for students to express their feelings and empower them with confidence to deal with many situations.

Library News…a big thank you to Angela, one of our Level 1 parents, who donated many copies of a beautiful book from the Koorie Heritage Trust Inc for us all to enjoy. The book is titled Nick’s Amazing Journey, written and illustrated by Lisa Kennedy, descended from the Trawlwoolway people of North-East Tasmania and born in Victoria. She has worked on many projects within the Koorie and wider communities. We will all be able to enjoy this book together in our classrooms.

Have a great week ahead!

Jan & Annette

What’s Happening In Level 1?

We are very excited to be starting our Level 2 Swimming Program this Monday. Our program will run each day for the next two weeks at the Nunawading Pool. Please ensure your child has a plastic bag, their underwear, goggles and a towel packed in their school bag. Our swimming times are: 2CC, 2LM & 2CN: 12:10 – 1:00pm 2JS & 2BW: 1:00 – 1:50pm 2MN & 2BC: 1:50 – 2:40pm

What’s Happening In Level 2?

What’s Happening In Level 3?

What’s Happening in Level 4?

Each grade is very excited to have begun their production dance. Weekly practises are now taking place for this fabulous event at the end of the term. Stay tuned over the coming weeks for a class notice which will inform you of your child’s costume needs. We would kindly welcome any donations of tissue boxes to your child’s grade during this wintery season. Thank you, The Level 2 team

The students are well under way with their Commonwealth Country projects. It is great to see them utilise their research and ICT skills to discover new information about their topic. The work for this project is being completed during school time, but students may want to find additional information at home and are more than welcome to add this

to their project. Level 3 Hoop Time Some of our Level 3 students participated in the Hoop Time basketball competition last Wednesday at Maroondah Indoor Sports Stadium. We are always so proud of our students and the way they conduct themselves when away from the school, they were once again wonderful representatives of Antonio Park! Well done to all of the students for their effort, a great day was had by all! Thank you to the parents who helped coach teams and score, we couldn’t have done it without you. You can check out some of the action in the photo collage

over the page. Swimming Forms Keep returning those swimming forms as the program is coming quickly! We will need the permission envelope and blue medical form returned

with payment. Thank you to those families who have already done so. Athletics What a brilliant day we had on Wednesday at the House Athletics competition. As always, students put in their best effort and it was great to see many students try something new on the day. Well done to all of Level

3! Homework Just a reminder that homework is due tomorrow. As previously mentioned, we have decided to distribute homework on a Wednesday, with the due date

remaining as the following Friday. Level 3 Camp Notices regarding Level 3 camp will be sent home tomorrow. Please note the important dates enclosed for payment and return of medical information. This is an exciting time for students, please see your classroom teacher if

you have any questions regarding the camp. Enjoy the rest of your week!

Production News Production rehearsals are well underway and now it’s time to turn our attention to organising costumes. We are asking all students to bring to school, in a named plastic bag, a tight fitted long sleeved black top and fitted black pants/jeans. Could students please have these at school by August 26th. If you have any spare pants or tops it would be great if you could give them to your child’s classroom teacher. We will be taking class production photos next Thursday 14th August. All students will be required to be in full school uniform. Hoop Time- Wednesday 13th August Excitement is building as Level 4 Hoop Time fast approaches. We are still looking for three parent helpers to assist with scoring or coaching on the day. Students will be playing between 4 and 6 games beginning at 9.30 and ending at approximately 2.30. Please let your child’s teacher know as soon as possible if you can help out.

40 Hour Famine Many Level 4 students are joining forces to bring hunger down by doing the 40 Hour Famine, and they need your help. The students have decided to give up something, but you don't have to do anything that hard. Instead, you can use the link below or head on over to the 40 Hour Famine page, search for Antonio Park and donate using the ‘Give Now’ button. Thanks for helping out! https://40hf2014.everydayhero.com/au/antonio-park-primary-school-official-school-mitcham-vic-3132 The Level 4 Team

Level 4 Healesville Sanctuary

What’s Happening in Art?

JSC NEWS

We have enjoyed getting to know our semester two JSC’s

the past couple of weeks and their photos will be displayed in

the school foyer within the next week. Next Friday the 15th of

August the whole school will be ‘going without something’ as

part of the 40 Hour Famine. This will be a gold coin donation

with all proceeds going towards World Vision’s 40 Hour

Famine. Stay tuned for a list of what each grade will be

giving up for the day!

WORKING BEE SUNDAY 17TH AUGUST 2014

9.00AM –12 NOON We have some big jobs, which we would like to achieve:

1.Re-locate production items from underneath the hall to the container 2.Erect bench seat near junior playground 3.Concrete edge of path (leading to the oval) 4.Painting eaves on hall 5.Clean ramps 6.Clean deck (if possible, we would like some high pressure cleaners)

If you can come and help that would be great. BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE

Mathletics

Second hand clothes for the Fete!!! As you all know, next year there will be a clothing stall at the fete. After some thought and discussion, we have decided to include children's clothes as well as adults. So when sorting out those clothes that are now too small/unwanted/out of season, please keep us in mind and drop items off at the office. Thank you. Kate Smith. 2BC Trash'n treasure stall coordinator.

Camp Australia:

This week in OSHC some of our activities include: Craft: We have been starting on a new mural for one of our walls so we can brighten up the room more. Children have started making fish and other sea creatures which is what we will be doing all week, as well as we have been decorating a table cloth for breakfast time. Cooking: A few children have been wanting to make all things chocolate so we will be making choc-coconut slice, chocolate and vanilla swirl cake and plenty more yummy treats. We also have our pancake Fridays for breakfast. Inside: This week everyone has been more creative with their cubby house building, using the cushions, blankets and everything they can find. Some of the popular games this week have been Guess Who, Uno, Chess and Checkers and Connect 4. Outdoors: We have been out enjoying the few moments of sunshine this week, playing games from football to basketball, having running races and using the skipping ropes. We have also been using both playgrounds where children have been playing tiggy and building on their monkey bar skills.

Working together at home

Keeping our house looking like a home is a tricky task. It is impossible for one person to do this so we must work as a team to keep our house

looking like a home. A few easy things you can do:

Make your bed—who wants to do this when you’re tired and it’s bed time. Prepare and do it when you get up!

If you can’t get out of it, get into it—If you have to do it, you might as well enjoy it. For example, the dishes are not going to wash

themselves! Put on some music, sing along (YOU’RE the one washing, you can listen/sing to whatever you want!) and marvel at the

clean sink when you’re finished

Do small favors and don’t expect anything in return. Makes someone’s bed, push their chair in, empty the dishwasher. It is a well

known fact: when you do good, you feel good!

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/10-things-that-will-make-you-happier-at-home-174151

Aussie of the Week Awards

1EA Tyler Rose For using strategies to quickly add numbers together. Great work on Mathletics!

1SP Ned For approaching all his tasks with a positive attitude. You always try your best and the hard work is paying

off. You are a great friend to everyone in 1SP. Well done Ned!

2BC Daniel For showing responsibility in the schoolyard.

2BW Piper For achieving your personal goal! Continue striving to do your best!

2CC Noah For working hard and giving your best all week. It was great to see you being such a responsible learner!

2CN Alexander His excellent, fun and descriptive Alphabet poem. Great work Alexander. I am very proud of you.

2JS Gabriel for being better than his best and having outstanding success in reading

2LM Lee For having a positive attitude and giving each task a RED HOT GO!

2MN Ryan For always being an enthusiastic member of 2MN! You give your all during every activity and always have a

smile on your face. Keep it up!

3AB Madi G For your ‘I can do it’ attitude during the Level 3 Hooptime! You persevered and even got your first basket!

Way to go superstar!

3DH Lachlan For creating his spelling words in a very unique way. Who would have thought to use chocolate moulds?!

Great work Lachie!

3JD Claudia For demonstrating leadership qualities and team work when rehearsing for production. Fantastic work Clau-

dia!

3KT Jazmyn M For your excellent effort throughout the Level 3 Hoop Time competition. It was wonderful to see you get out

there and put in 100% - great work!

3NA Olivia M For showing persistence with challenging time worded problems. Great effort Liv, your hard work had paid

off!

3RM Jaime For your insightful and creative contribution to our book club chat.

4BR Matty L For the way you worked in your small group for literacy. You have shown great leadership skills.

4CE Breanna M For showing confidence to share your ideas and solutions during our fraction activities. Well done!

4CH Emily S. Completing two amazing Concrete poems during the week. Well done Emily!

4KD Nidhi S for your creative concrete poem. Your use of adjectives helped describe your topic. The arrangement of the

words to form the shape of a camera was very clever. Well done!

4RF Sam A For completing a fabulous concrete poem. Your poem engaged your audience because of your use of some

fantastic descriptive words. Great stuff Sam!

COMMUNITY NOTICES (Please check the Community Noticeboard for further details)

Heatherdale Cricket Club are holding their Juniors Registration Day on Sunday 24th August 9-10am & Sunday 7th September 9-11am at

Heathedale Cricket Ground, PUrches St, Mitcham. Enquiries to Jason 0407 569 299 or jcgtb@optusnet.com.au

Grade 1 and Grade 2 potential netballers! Trinity Netball Club trains after school out of Ringwood Heights PS (just 2 mins away) and is looking for more players to start a NEW team training in Semester 2 2014. We are a NetSetGo accredited community club. Call Trish Sil-

ver (Milly's Mum - 3JD) on 0412 642 422 for more info.

Ringwood Celtics are looking for players for the upcoming summer season. Girls and boys teams from U10s to U21’. Games played on Saturdays, club based at Maroondah Basketball Stadium. Free registration for the first season. Ph Greg 0409 530 897 or gjmat-

thews70@gmail.com

Nunawading Vikings are looking for new players for their girls and boys teams. Go to www.nuawadingvikings.com.au or contact Jody 0497

095 457

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