berwick lodge ps newslettter dec 2010
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Berwick Lodge PS Newslettter Dec 2010TRANSCRIPT
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
DIARY DATES
Tuesday 7th December Transition
Tuesday 7th December Student Banking Last day
Friday 10th December Gr 5/6 End of year excur.
Friday 10th December End of year reports
Monday 13th December Grade 6 Graduation
Friday 17th December Term 4 end 1:30pm finish
NEWSLETTER N0.37 2ND DECEMBER 2010
NOTICES DUE BACK BY
Monday 6th December Gr 5/6 End of year excursion
Monday 6th December Grade 6 Graduation form
BERWICK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL Phone: 9707 1766 Fax: 9796 2198
E-mail: [email protected]
Visit our Websites : http:// www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au,
Camp Australia/Out of School Hours Care: 9769 8251
DECEMBERBER 17TH END OF TERM 4 1:30PM FI NISH
EMBRACE THE FESTIVE SPIRIT:
HERALD SUN
You may have seen in yesterday‟s Herald
Sun children from our school featured
on page 1 and in an article on page 5 in
relation to our new Premier, Ted
Bailleau‟s edict that issues of “political
correctness” should not deter schools
from conducting traditional Christmas
celebrations and festivities. Berwick
Lodge has provided non-denominational,
approved Christian religious education
classes for many years. Yesterday‟s
concert was in keeping with this
program. In saying that, “political
correctness” has never been a
consideration in our decision-making and
our R.E. staff; led by Lisa Badenhop, are
to be complimented for their dedication
and enthusiasm that they bring to their
R.E. classes. The photos of our children
on pages 1 & 5 in the nativity scenes
were simply stunning.
PARKING FINES IN COLLINS
CRESCENT
A number of parents have been issued
with parking fines for parking their cars
illegally in Collins Crescent since work
began on our BER project last week. If
you were booked on the first day that
work began and believe that you have a
strong case for the fine to be reviewed,
please contact me at the school to
discuss your case.
STAFFING CHANGES
We have now finalised our teaching staff
for next year, subject as always, to
unforeseen last minute changes! Emily
Nolde, Andrew Searle and Ashleigh
Jacobs will be leaving us at the end of
this year and Amy Carlile and Lyn
Chudleigh will be leaving early to mid
term 1 next year. In thanking, Andrew,
Emily and Ashleigh for their respective
contributions to our school, I wish them
every success and happiness in the
future.
Fiona Froelich is returning from Family
Leave, having worked in a number of
grades at our school for several years
prior to taking leave. We have also
appointed two graduate class teachers to
our school. Robert Kelly and Lucy
Harding will be joining us in 2011.
Robert is known to many people at our
school already – he has been working at
our school during this year already in a
variety of grades as a Casual Relief
Teacher. Robert‟s special interests
include journalism and multimedia
studies; in particular film making. Robert
will be taking a Year 6 class in 2011.
Lucy is a qualified palaeontologist in
addition to her teaching qualifications
and has been a research scientist in a
previous career. Lucy‟s passion for
teaching led her to forgo a successful
career in scientific research, which
included a stint in Antarctica. Lucy is a
keen sportsperson also and will be in
charge of a Year 5 class next year.
CONGRATULATIONS ERIN
Erin, one of our Year 5 students has
been acknowledged by our former
premier, John Brumby, in a ceremony at
Parliament House for her contribution to
the MS Read-a-thon. Erin raised $1,745 -
coming top 5 in Victoria and top 15 in
Australia. That was a fantastic effort by
Erin, all the more so because it was in
support of a very worthy cause indeed.
WHAT A GREAT MOSAIC
MURAL!
Work is nearing completion on the
stunning mosaic mural on display on the
exterior wall of our senior area
classroom building (visible from our main
courtyard). Children in our senior grades
have been working diligently on this
wonderful project with Helen Harmer, a
mosaic artist, and our Visual Arts
teachers Julie McLeod and Jo Zammit.
The mosaic has a theme in keeping with
our You Can Do It student wellbeing
program and is a wonderful example of
our school‟s outstanding visual arts
program. Well done everyone. Please
take the time to enjoy this great piece of
artwork.
F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D
QUESTIONS (FAQ’s)
Q. How do you work out which
teachers teach where?
A. Firstly, in consultation with each and
every teacher. Teachers have significant
input into where they teach. Secondly,
the overall needs and priorities of the
school are considered. Sometimes the
wishes of individuals are secondary to
the needs of the school. I can say that we
have an open and inclusive process for
the allocation of teaching responsibilities
for our staff and I believe that this is a
most important pre-condition for
success.
QUOTABLE QUOTE
‘If rarity is the measure of value, then
the lessons of hindsight will never be
worth much.’
HENRY GROSSEK
ASS ISTANT PRINCIPALS’ REPORT
GRADE PLACEMENT 2011
Class lists for 2011 will be placed on
display tomorrow afternoon (after
3:00PM) in the following locations: The
Library office windows and doorway, the
Performing Arts Room windows, the Art
Room external door and side windows
and the Staffroom windows at the front
of the administration building. These
final class lists are a result of an
extensive consultation process within
teaching teams, as well as across teams.
Individual placement of all children has
been carefully considered, taking a range
of criteria into account. Parent support
of our decisions regarding class
placement will be greatly appreciated.
Students will be told their 2011 grade by
their class teacher tomorrow afternoon.
ORIENTATION MORNING
Next Tuesday morning our current
student in Years Prep to 5, new students
to the school for next year and our 2011
prep students will participate in a whole
school transition program from 9:30AM
until 1:30PM. (the new prep students
will arrive at 9:45AM) The aim of this
program is to familiarise all students with
their class group and teacher for 2011.
Students will have the opportunity to
play in their 2011 play areas and meet
some new friends throughout the
morning. Lunch orders will be collected
and returned to their 2011 classroom.
Students transferring out of the school
(Prep to Year 5) will be involved in a
range of cross age activities in the
Library and Art Room for the morning.
Most of our current Year 6 students will
be attending their respective Year 7
transition programs. Those not involved
have been invited to assist in the new
prep classes for the morning.
LAST DAY ARRANGEMENTS
Parents are reminded that school
finishes on Friday 17th December at
1:30PM. Due to the early finish time
Camp Australia will operate their
program from 1:30PM until 6:30PM.
Students not booked into after school
care need to be picked up, or make their
way home as soon as possible. The yard
will be supervised by staff between
1:30PM and 1:45PM. After this time
children remaining in the grounds will be
directed to wait at the office area and
parents will be contacted.
PARENT HELPERS MORNING
TEA
Thank you to those
parents who have
responded to the
invitations that were
sent home with
students last week
for our annual
Parent Helpers‟ Morning Tea. This will
be held on Tuesday 14th December at
11:00AM in the school gymnasium. If
you have been one of our wonderful
helpers and have missed out on an
invitation we apologise for missing you.
Please feel most welcome to attend
the morning tea.
COLES SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS
DOCKETS
Some families have sought information
regarding the final number of dockets
collected by our community for this
program. We were notified by Coles
earlier this week that due to the
overwhelming response to this incentive
their timeline for counting of dockets
and notifying schools has been extended.
We should be notified of our final tally
before the end of the school year. We
will keep you informed.
S I N G A P O R E V I S I T 2 0 1 1
INFORMATION EVENING
Parents of Years 4 and 5 students should
have received a letter regarding our
plans for a visit of students to Tampines
Primary School in 2011. An information
session will be held next Wednesday 8th
December at 7:00PM for parents of
current Year 4 and 5 students who
would be eligible to participate in this
exciting visit. If you did not receive your
letter please contact the office to
indicate your interest.
LYNNE BRENNER & DEBBIE CUSACK
GRADE 2Z MELBOURNE AQUARIUM EXCURSION
On a rainy Thursday
morning grade 2Z, 2B
and 2L were stuck at
the front office
b e c a u s e t h e
Melbourne Aquarium
bus was late. The bus
got at school after 9:30am. On the bus
me, Hannah and Miss Ziino were sitting
in a three. When we got there we ate
our snack. Our tour guide Tess showed
us around. At first we went to the coral
reef. There we saw some eagle rays, a
turtle and lots of fish. After that we went
to see the jellyfish and the crabs. There
our stickers glowed!
Continually, we went to see the
octopuses. They were very big! Then
we went to see the feeding. Kate was
feeding the sea animals. After that we
saw the penguins. Following this we had
to do a quiz. Ours was a seahorse. The
last thing we did was touching the
starfish. After that we went back on the
bus because unfortunately we couldn‟t
go to the gardens to eat lunch because it
was too wet. So we went back to school
to eat lunch. Overall I had fun!
Written by Elizabeth 2Z
On Thursday the 25th November, grade
2Z, 2L, 2M, 2V and 2B went to the
Melbourne Aquarium. In the morning the
bus was late so we had to wait for the
bus to come. Then the bus came so we
went inside but we had to squish in
together. I was in the middle. I did
nothing much on the bus. Finally we got
there.
First we had our snack then we went
inside. We saw a penguin light up but not
a real one. At the start we saw a tiger
shark, a turtle and stingrays. Second we
went to the jellyfish and the king crabs.
They were big and the jellyfish were
different sizes. Next we went to the
octopus. There were two of them. One
was camouflaging with the rocks and the
second one was looking at us. Next we
went to the sharks and I saw a big mouth
from a shark. It was bigger than me! It
was about the size of a person! Next we
went through the fish bowl and we saw
people feed the turtles and the stingrays.
The stingrays were big! The two turtles
put their head in the bucket. It was really
funny! The stingrays were going over one
of the divers head! Next we went to the
penguins. In the morning a baby penguin
was born. They were king penguins and
other different penguins. After that we
went to see the starfish and we got to
touch one. Then we went back on the
bus and we went back to school and had
lunch.
Written by Alicia 2Z
On Thursday the
25th of November
2Z, 2L, 2B, 2V and
2M went to the
M e l b o u r n e
Aquarium. The bus
was late. When it
arrived we got on
and it was a very
long bus ride! When
we got to the Aquarium we had our snack.
Then we looked at the coral reef. I liked
the coral reef because it had a lot of fish.
Then we looked at jellyfish. There were big
ones and there were small ones and there
were crabs in that room too. They were
so big! I liked them. Then we looked at an
octopus. It was big too. I liked it too.
We walked in the fish bowl room but we
had to run because Kate was feeding the
sea creatures. Then we saw the penguins. I
liked the penguins the most. They were
cute and they were funny. Some were lay-
ing eggs. Then we did a quiz, our answer
was a clown fish. It was fun. After that we
saw some fish in a big tank, it was cool!
We patted some starfish. This was so fun!
Then we came to school again. Overall I
had a great time.
Written by Brodie 2Z
Last Thursday the 25th of November, all of
the grade 2 classes went to the Melbourne
Aquarium by bus. First we all went to the
coral reef. We saw a turtle trying to itch
its shell. It was great! Next we went to the
jelly fish and crabs and then the octopus.
The octopus was big! We were rushed
through the fish bowl to see the feeding of
the fish, turtles and stingrays. Overall I had
a great day!
Written by Josh 2Z
On Thursday 25th of
November class 2Z, 2B,
2L, 2M and 2V went to
t h e M e l b o u r n e
Aquarium. First we went
to the coral reef. Second
we went to see the jelly fish and crabs. The
crabs were big and the jelly fish were small.
Thirdly we went to the giant octopus and
forth we went to the fish bowl to see the
feeding of the sea animals. It was fun!
Written by James 2Z
On Thursday 25th November 2Z, 2L, 2B,
2V and 2M went to the Melbourne
Aquarium. It took us a long time to wait
for the bus because the bus was late.
When we got to the Melbourne Aquarium
we had our snack. When we finished our
snack we went inside to the Aquarium.
When we were inside it looked so cool!
The funniest part was the turtle scratching
its shell on the plant. I had a fun time there
but we didn‟t get to eat at the park
because it was too wet.
Written by Matthew 2Z
On the 25th of November 2Z, 2L, 2B, 2M
and 2V went to the Melbourne Aquarium.
We went by bus. When we got there we
had our snack in the foyer. Then Tess took
us to the coral reef. We saw lots of fish,
like the white spotted eagle ray. Then we
went to the jellyfish and big crabs. The
crabs were very scary! When we were in
there everything white glowed!
We then went to the big octopus. It was
huge and very scary. After that we had to
hurry through the fish bowl because Tess
wanted us to see the feeding. We then
moved on to the penguins and got to sit in
a pretend boat. Then we did a quiz. After
the quiz we got to touch a fresh water sea
star. Overall it was great!!!
Written by Hannah M 2Z
On Thursday 25th
of November 2Z,
2L, 2B, 2M and 2V
went by bus to the
M e l b o u r n e
Aquarium. The bus
was late but that
didn‟t matter because we still got to see a
lot.
First we got to see the coral reef. Then we
went to see the jelly fish and the king
crabs. Next the biggest octopus ever! We
got to see Kate feeding turtles and sting
rays! Kate was one of the feeders in the
Aquarium. We even got to see the cute
penguins. We went through a little quiz
and we got to see the fresh water animals
like frogs. At the end we got to touch star
fish. My Parent helper was James‟ mum. All
of the classes had a great time.
Written by Ayden 2Z
On Thursday 25th November 2Z, 2L, 2B,
2V and 2M went to the Melbourne
Aquarium by bus. First we visited the coral
reef. We learnt that all sea creatures move
different ways. I liked the green turtle.
After that, we went to see the king crabs
and sea jellies, the king crabs eat dead
things and they are huge! The sea jellies are
cute! Next we went to watch the fish,
stingrays and turtles get fed (Kate fed
them)- it was funny when the turtle bit
Kate!
Finally we got to touch a starfish. Did you
know that if a starfish loses its leg it can
grow into a new starfish! Overall I had a
great time!
Written by Eric 2Z
On November the 25th 2Z, 2V, 2M, 2B and
2L went to the Melbourne Aquarium but
the bus was late and came at 9:30am. Once
it arrived we got on and started the long
d r i v e t o t h e
Aquarium. We sang
songs and watched
movies. My partners
on the bus were Alli
and her mum Cherie.
When we arrived at
the Aquarium we
had to walk heaps
and then we had to
go to the toilet.
First we saw the
Coral Reef. I saw the
Triggerfish, the Eagle ray and a cheeky
green turtle who was scratching its back. I
saw school fish and colourful fish, it was
amazing! After we saw the coral reef we
went to see the jumping jellyfish. Some
were pink, some were blue, some were so
tiny you had to use a telescope to see
them. Oh yeah, there were crabs too.
There were king crabs and other crabs.
Next we went to see some octopuses.
There were two in one big tank. Then we
went to see the sharks but we rushed
through the Fishbowl because Tess wanted
to see the animals get fed. After that here
comes the fun part, we went and saw the
penguins! Unfortunately we didn‟t get to
see the baby penguin.
Written by Rahni 2Z
On Thursday 25th November 2Z, 2L, 2B,
2V and 2M went to the Melbourne
Aquarium on a bus. First we arrived at the
coral reef, it was fantastic! Second we
appeared at the jellyfish and crabs. They
were wonderful! Thirdly the octopus were
amazing! That octopus was enormous!
When we had to rush through to watch
the feeding, it was funny! We had a great
time!
Written by Patrick 2Z
On Thursday 25th November 2B, 2M, 2V,
2L and 2Z went to the Melbourne
Aquarium by bus, we went to go see the
coral reef first. I liked seeing the leopard
sharks and the giant clam and sea turtles.
After that we saw the jelly fish and giant
crabs. We got to see the jellyfish polyps
then we got to see an octopus.
Then we got to see the sharks (in fact my
group was the sharks!), it was cool! After
that we went to the fish bowl which was
the shark part. Then we saw the penguins.
They were cute. It was my favourite part.
Then we got to touch some animals. At the
end we got back on the bus and we went
home.
Written by Hannah W 2Z
GRADE 2Z MELBOURNE AQUARIUM EXCURSION CONTINUED. . .
Moonlit Sanctuary Summer School Holidays
Young Ranger Program
Environmental Activities, Native Animal Care, Fun and Games in January 2011.
Wednesday 5th, Friday 7th, Monday 10th,
Wednesday 12th, Friday 14th, , Monday 17th,
Wednesday 19th, Friday 21st, Monday 24th,
Friday 28th.
Cost: $39.00 per day, or $105 for 3 days. Bookings essential - suitable 8-14 years.
Hours: 10AM – 3PM
Wear closed-toe shoes and long pants and remember
your hat. Lunches: BYO or available for $7.50
Moonlit Sanctuary 550 Tyabb-Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale Ph. 5978-7935
Web: www.moonlit-sanctuary.com Open daily between
10am and 5pm
BLPS Parents and Friends News Next Meeting: Thursday 10th February at 1.30pm in the after school care building. First one for the Year. Everyone is welcome including toddlers. PFA welcomes anyone wanting to join the fun and
make a difference.
Current events AGM MEETING FOR PFA: Our AGM was this morning for 2011 we welcome President – Sarah Hartnett, Vice
President- Andrea Douglas, School Council Rep – Sam Cline, Secretary - Nikki Taylor, Assistant Secretary – Tracy
Walsh , Treasurer – Jodie Norton. Also we would like to welcome the new mums that have joined our PFA. Thanks to
everyone who helped and supported The PFA this Year.
OUTDOOR TWILIGHT CINEMA: We are having an outdoor cinema on the oval at the end of term (Friday 10th
December). Please come and enjoy watching Despicable Me with your school community or bring your friends. Bring
your picnic rug, chairs or some pillows, get comfortable and finish off the year with a great night on our oval. We are also
having a sausage sizzle and popcorn will be available. There will be a coffee Van and we are trying for an Ice-Cream Van.
This will be a great night!!! If you need to notice for the night you can get it from the office. Family tickets are $20.00. If
weather inclement it will become a drive in at Akoonah park Berwick.
Sunscreen: The PFA has purchased Sunscreen Roll-ons sold at the office for $6.00 per roll on. These are a great thing
for all children to have in there bags now that the Sun has come out. We will be selling this at the start of Next year also
but why wait, get some now for the end of school year and school holidays.
RECIPE BOOK: I would firstly like to thank everyone who made the time to email or give us recipes for the Recipe
Book. Because of time constraints and printing issues we have decided to hold on to recipes until next year. We will
recontact everyone as soon as we know what is going on. If you know someone in printing or someone who can donate
paper please let us know so we can keep costs down.
I would like to personally thank ALL the mums who were able to come and help us for the Hotdog Lunch we had on
Tuesday. Without your help we could not have got everything done.
Also I would like to thank Rose Hughes, Belle Burgess, Andrea Douglas, Jodie Norton, Sam Cline and Karen as well as the
couple of dads who came to help at the Election BBQ we had a great morning before we were flooded out. Thanks again
for taking the time to volunteer for this event.
Sarah Hartnett - PFA President
The PFA would like to thank you for your continued support.
Ainsley PM Jackson PM Emily PM Jasmine PM Salena PC Elle Louise PC Oscar PC
Jessica PL Emily PL Keely PT Nilma PT Tahlia PT Meg PT James PL
Liam PL Marcelo PM Sayaara PM
SCHOOL AWARDS
Congratulations to the following students who received awards over the last week.
Teams Under 9 to Under 16
Especially looking for Under 16 players
Registration Day at the Club
Sunday 13th February 2011
10.00am —12.00noon
Registrar:
Rosemary Westwood 0403 583 240
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Casey Panthers Junior Soccer
Club are holding a coaches
information night on Wednesday
December 8th, 7pm at Oatlands
Primary School. You are invited
to come along and see how our
club is getting ready for season
2011. We will also be discussing
coaching courses for parents and
helpers who may wish to involve
their children in the club. For
more information please Darryn
Ricketts on 0400 800 807 or
1300 500 057.
FOR SALE
CASIO CTK-481 electronic keyboard, over 100 song bank, 100 rythym,100 tones with song
book controller with stand $100.00 Phone 0427 509 805
BMX GT jumps bike 2008 red good condition $150.00 Please phone 0427 509 805
Alkira Secondary College Boys uniform for sale
2 x long pants size 14/72 $15ea, 3 x long sleeve shirt size 12 $15ea, 1 x sports shorts size 14/
XS $20., 1 x sport top size 14/XS $15. Please phone 0419 566 509 after 3.30pm
LOST
Watch, black wristband, blue analogue face please return to 6P
Grade 6 windcheater „AF‟ on label please return to Adam 6W
SEEKING WITNESS
If anyone witnessed a car backing out of a driveway in Collins Crescent into a silver Fairmont.
The incident occurred on Monday morning this week between 8:45and 11:00am about 100
metres from the school, could you please contact Andrea 0423 677 280.