TERM 4 ISSUE No. 17 2017 26th October 2017

Eastbourne Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

The school and the community in joint partnership for 39 years of teaching and learning for our children. ‘A Kids Matter School because kids do matter at Eastbourne Primary School.’

Eastbourne Primary School provides high quality and engaging educational programs that encourage opportunities for success. We promote

positive values within a safe, supportive and caring environment for our school community.

We acknowledge that Eastbourne Primary School is built on Boonerwrung land.

Supervision of students on school days in the playground attending Eastbourne Primary School begins at 8:45a.m. and ceases at 3:30p.m.

C O N T A C T Eastbourne Primary School, Allambi Avenue, Capel Sound

Phone: 5986 4884 Fax: 5986 1001 email:eastbourne.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Newsletter is also available on our website at—www.eastbourne.vic.edu.au 0427016460 Absence and Communication SMS

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Term 4 2017

October 26th Year 5 Urban Camp 27th Year 5 Urban Camp 30th School Council Assembly

November

1st Prep Swimming 2nd Prep Swimming 3rd Prep Swimming 7th CUP DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY 8th Year 6 Rugby Day Prep Swimming

November

TERM DATES 2017

Term 4 9th Oct – 22nd December

Payments Many families are using the Direct Deposit facility to make payments for camps, excursions and other requirements that occur during a school year. Eastbourne Primary School Bank Account Details are:

Bendigo Bank BSB: 633 000

Account Number 124505181 Please include your child’s name and reason for payment. This facility can be used for instalments and one off payments.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT During the holiday break, I was invited to attend a ballet performance at the Frankston Cultural Centre which was produced and directed by an ex Eastbourne Primary School student, Alex Dellaportas. The production was excellent and not only showcased Alex’s talents but it also highlighted that Alex was keen to provide opportunities for many enthusiastic young people on the peninsula. After the show I reflected on the many other ex students from Eastbourne Primary School I hear from and hear about who are contributing to the community in which they live. I am extremely proud of all our ex students who work hard to achieve their goals and contribute to their local area. Prep Enrolments 2018 If any parents have not already enrolled their child for Prep next year please do so as soon as possible. If you know of a family who is coming to Eastbourne Primary School next year and has not enrolled please ask them to drop by the office and pick up an enrolment form. Sleep I was reading a research based article recently that indicated that if children were getting the required amount of sleep (8-9 hours per night) they were more likely to be happier, healthier and less anxious. Routine and sleep is very important for all of us, especially children. Farewell to Hugh Greer At the October 30 Assembly our school community will farewell Mr. Hugh Greer who has been an integral part of the Eastbourne Primary School staff for almost 5 years. I invite all parents where possible, to join us in thanking and farewelling Hugh. Lions Quiz Our Year 6 Lions Quiz team of Ethan, Jye, Emily and Daniel have again made it through to the Grand Final to be held at Rosebud Primary School on Thursday November 2 from 6:30p.m. Well done and good luck! Halloween Disco The Halloween Disco will be held in the school recreation centre on Friday October 27 from 4:30-6p.m. Admission is $5 and drinks will be available for $2. No food will be on sale and all children should be picked up at 6p.m.

Free Fruit to Classrooms The Fruit Roster for Term 4 is below. This is a great program that can only continue with parent assistance. If you can assist please just pop into the Multi Purpose Room from 8:45a.m. on the dates below.

Stephen Wilkinson Principal

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS!

October 26th—Josh 28th—Hayden 30th—Krystal Lily 31st—Jaimee-Lee Ariel

November 1st—Kyle 3rd—Oscar

Student Wellbeing Report: Tantrums – Why they happen and how to respond.

Tantrums are extremely common in toddlers and preschoolers. They’re how young children deal with difficult feelings. It helps to tune in to your child’s emotions, and to avoid situations that trigger your child’s tantrums. What are tantrums?

Tantrums come in all shapes and sizes. They can involve spectacular explosions of anger, frustration and disorganised behaviour – when your child ‘loses it’. You might see crying, screaming, stiffening limbs, an arched back, kicking, falling down, flailing about or running away. In some cases, children hold their breath, vomit, break things or get aggressive as part of a tantrum. Why tantrums happen.

Tantrums are very common in children aged 1-3 years. This is because children’s social and emotional skills are only just starting to develop at this age. Children often don’t have the words to express big emotions. They want more independence but fear being separated from you. And they’re discovering that they can change the way the world works. So tantrums are one of the ways that young children express and manage feelings, and try to understand or change what’s going on around them. Older children can have tantrums too. This can be because they haven’t learned more appropriate ways to express or manage feelings. Or some older children might be slower than others to develop self-regulation. For both toddlers and older children, there are things that can make tantrums more likely to happen: Temperament – this influences how quickly and strongly children react to things like frustrating events. Children who get upset easily might be more likely to have tantrums. Stress, hunger, tiredness and overstimulation – these can make it harder for children to express and manage feelings and behaviour. Situations that children just can’t cope with – for example, a toddler might have trouble coping if an older child takes a toy away. Strong emotions – worry, fear, shame and anger can be overwhelming for children. Self-regulation is the ability to understand and manage behaviour and reactions. Children start developing it from around 12 months. As your child gets older, she’ll be more able to regulate her reactions and calm down when something upsetting happens. You’ll see fewer tantrums as a result. What to do about tantrums

There are things you can do to make tantrums less likely to happen:

Date Classes

TERM 4

31/10 Rooms 20 & 10

14/11 Rooms 3 & 17

21/11 Rooms 2 & 16

28/11 Rooms 7 & 9

5/12 Rooms 14 & 6

12/12 Rooms 4 & 18

19/12 EVERYONE

Breakfast Club Every Day for Everybody 8am to 8.50am in the

Multi Purpose Room Eastbourne Primary School would like to acknowledge

the generous support of the following businesses/community members who have

supported the Breakfast Club Program in 2017. * Rosebud West Woolworths

*Bakers Delight (Rosebud Plaza) * Food Bank Victoria

* Waterfall Gully Bakery *Rangas Bakery

*The Peninsula Life Church *Second Bite

And of course of all of our wonderful volunteers!

Student Wellbeing Report cont: Reduce stress. Tired, hungry and overstimulated children are more likely to experience tantrums. Tune in to your child’s feelings. If you’re aware of your child’s feelings, you might be able to sense when big feelings are on the way. You can talk about what’s going on and help your child manage difficult feelings. You might also be able to distract your child. Identify tantrum triggers. For example, your child might have tantrums when you’re shopping. You might be able to plan ahead or change the environment to avoid tantrums. For example, it might help to go shopping after your child has had a nap and a snack. Talk about emotions with your child. When your child struggles with a difficult feeling, encourage him to name the feeling and what caused it. For example, ‘Did you throw your toy because you were cross that it wasn’t working? What else could you have done?’. Here are some ideas to handle tantrums when they happen: Stay calm (or pretend to!). Take a moment for yourself if you need to. If you get angry, it’ll make the situation harder for both you and your child. If you need to speak at all, keep your voice calm and level, and act deliberately and slowly. Acknowledge your child’s diffi-cult feelings. For example, ‘It’s very upsetting when your ice-cream falls out of the cone, isn’t it?’ This can help prevent behaviour getting more out of control and gives your child a chance to reset emotions. Wait out the tantrum. Stay close to your child so she knows you’re there. But don’t try to reason with her or distract her. It’s too late once a tantrum has started. Take charge when you need to. If the tantrum happens because your child wants something, don’t give him what he wants. If your child doesn’t want to do something, use your judgment. For example, if your child doesn’t want to get out of the bath, it might be safer to pull out the plug than to lift him out. Be consistent and calm in your approach. Coping with tantrums Dealing with tantrums can be very draining and stressful. You might feel you need to step in to end a tantrum straight away. But if it’s safe, it can help to take a breather while you decide how to respond. Here are some more ideas for staying calm and keeping things in perspective: Accept that you can’t control your child’s emotions or behaviour directly. You can only keep your child safe and guide your child’s behaviour so tantrums are less likely to happen in the future. Accept that it takes time for change to happen. Your child has a lot of growing up to do before tantrums are gone forever. Developing and practising self-regulation skills is a life-long task. Don’t judge yourself as a parent based on how many tantrums your child has. Remember that all children have tantrums. Instead, focus on how you respond to the tantrums. And remember that you’re only human and part of parenting is learning from mistakes.

Brett Pascoe—Assistant Principal pascoe.brett.w@edumail.vic.gov.au

Chaplains Chat: “Each child has a primary way in which he

or she understands a parent’s/carer’s love

best”. (Chapman and Campbell 2005). This

term I’ll be writing about how we convey our love to

children. By speaking your child’s own “love

language”, you can fill her/his “emotional tank” with

love. When your child feels loved, she/he is much

easier to care for than when the “emotional tank” is

running near empty. The sort of love I’m talking

about is unconditional love – a love that accepts and

affirms our children for who they are, not what they

do. One writer has called unconditional love the “no

matter what” kind of love! Raising emotionally

healthy children is an increasingly difficult task. Each

child has a special way of perceiving love. So to

understand the ways children feel genuinely loved by

their parents/carers, helps us give our children a

greater experience of the love we have for them.

There are basically 5 ways children (indeed, all

people) speak and understand emotional love. They

are physical touch, words of affirmation, quality

time, gifts, and acts of service. I believe a child’s

need for love is basic to all other needs. Receiving

love and learning to give love is the soil out of which

all positive endeavours’ grow. The first one, physical

touch, refers to any kind of physical contact we have

with our children – from hugging and kissing to a

gentle touch on the back, arm or shoulder. Physical

touch is one of love’s strongest voices, so all children

need this expression of love. Research studies over

many years have found that babies who are held,

hugged and kissed develop a healthier emotional life

than those who don’t have this experience. For some

children, physical touch is their most important love

language – it really fills up their emotional tanks. I’m

including a list of ways to let your child/children

experience love through touch. For some children,

this is the most important way that they know you

love them. However, it is really important for all

children.

Try some of these this week! Hug your child every

day when they leave or return from school, Kneel

down for small children. If your child is under stress,

gently stroke their head to relax them. Rub their

back when they are upset over a difficult day.

Snuggle closely together on the couch when

watching TV together.

Give a "high-five" whenever your child does

something worth congratulating (celebrating?). Play

games together that require physical touch.

Purchase a gift for your child that is touch-oriented,

such as a soft pillow, blanket or sweater.

Sing action songs together that require touching and

action, such as dancing around holding hands,

spinning, jumping. Many children's videos make this

easy. Occasionally yell out "Group hug!" for your

family - to add more fun, include the dog or cat When

your child is sick or gets hurt, spend extra time holding

them or bringing comfort. Enjoy growing in love for

your kids!

Have a great week.

Diyanne Podhaczky EPS Chaplain

D.T. Report: Well term 4 is well and truly flying along and many of Eastbourne’ s amazing ICT students have been busily setting their new learning goals to work towards for this semester. Towards the end of term you will be lucky enough to receive some wonderful emails about these learning goals from the Year 3-6 students. If you haven’t passed on your email address to your child please do so ASAP. The students in the upper school have also been asked to subscribe to their own blogs. Make sure you lookout for a link in your inbox so you can keep in touch with all the work your child publishes. I would also like to thanks those Parents/Guardians who take the time to monitor screen time and make sure that all online platforms have been set to private. It is fantastic to allow our children to enjoy and explore technology however monitoring their use is incredibly important. Knowing how to use the internet safely is essential to having a positive online experience. At Eastbourne Cyber safety education is of utmost importance. 3-6 ICT Learning Blog site http:/ /epsictclass.global2.vic.edu.au/

School ICT site www.eastbourneict.global2.vic.edu.au

Check out these URLs to see some of the fantastic work your child/children have been doing here at Eastbourne during ICT in 2017. I have uploaded some great work from the Prep-four area.

Skye Miller DT Specialist Teacher@ EPS kennedy.skye.s@edumail.vic.gov.au

PARENTS AND FRIENDS

Vision Portraits Due to lack of numbers unfortunately we have had to cancel this fundraiser.

Halloween Disco Friday 27th October a Halloween Dress Up Disco in the hall from 4.30 to 6.000pm. $5.00 entry with drinks available for sale on the night. Tickets can be purchased from the office. Please make sure you have something to eat before you come in your Crazy Halloween Costume! Christmas Raffle Our final fundraiser for the year will be of course our wonderful Xmas raffle. It is never to early to pick up some little items that you think would make great Christmas treats and hamper fillers so keep it in mind when you are shopping next. All donations can be left at the office at anytime. Getting Together Every Tuesday morning a group of mums get together and cut fruit for all of our kids to enjoy. If you would like to come along and join us for a chat, share your ideas please do so anytime! Eastbourne P.S. Parents and Friends Committee

P.E. Report: LATE NEWS! Girls Volleyball winners! Off to the final on 13th November!

Year 6 Melbourne Storm Rugby Day Wednesday 8th November. Permission note to be sent home

next week. Mr . H

Rosebud West Children’s Project Playgroup

Term 4 at Eastbourne

Our playgroup continues to run at school on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 until 11:30. Cindy and Jacqui have been organising some great activities with babies and toddlers and their parents. Research shows that spending quality time interacting with your child and has a significant effect on their long term development, and our goal is to improve the quality and quantity of adult-child interactions in our community. All families are welcome to attend to take some time out and have a positive experience with their child! Some of our playgroup families are moving on to kinder and school next year, so we are looking for parents with babies and toddlers to come along and spend time with their children. For more information, please contact the school office on 59864884.

Student of the Week 3 Term 4 A big congratulations to all the

children who have the honour of being named Student of the Week,

we are proud of you all.

Balin

Lucy

Archie

Destiny

Oscar

Nathan

Oliver

Harley

Kobe

Victoria

William

Summer

Deklan

Ruby

Cooper

Isobel

Cameron

Tyrone

Bridie

Brooke

Gemma

Tavis

Natasha

Will

Ethan

Daniel

Tino

Emily

Jye

Summer Lee

Matilda

Spencer

Personal Training to Suit You! Kbomb Fitness

The Body Transformation Centre

Kelly is an accredited Personal Trainer who offers personalised training in a friendly environment to help you reach your individual goals. Tailored one-on-one training Group training (up to 4 people) HIIT training Circuit Sessions Boxing Weight training Crossfit Tabata Sessions Training to suit your needs Fully equipped Home Gym Studio. One hour personalised sessions $30.00 Group sessions, bring a friend or family member $20.00 each Feel free to call, text or email for enquiries.

Kelly Wood 0438 946 404

Email: Kelly@kbombfitness.com.au

RHYTHMIC MUSIC AND BRAIN GYM FOR PRESCHOOLERS, PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE,

HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND ADULTS WITH COORDINATION DISORDERS

Parents learn of the indicators your child’s body and brain are well integrated and prepared for school. Learn floor exercises and brain gym exercises to help improve move-ment coordination, posture, stamina, communication skills and eye focus and track-ing for reading. Children are taught exercises that will help them cope with sitting still for lessons, listening and focusing on indi-vidual tasks and ways to energize themselves in class. Wednesday afternoons at Seawinds Community Hub from 4-5pm or other days by request. Phone Sandra 0466 590 979 or san-drakane@iinet.au

Vintage Surf Day vintage surfboards on display

swap meet | surf memorabilia | kombis music | food | drinks

EXPRESSION SESSION!

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2017 entry 10am | foreshore entry fee,

$4 per car free entry for exhibitors, kombis,

vintage cars & caravans contact Rod: 0438 458 064 e: firstreef60@gmail.com. to register as an exhibitor

POINT LEO FORESHORE Point Leo Road

Camp Manyung Highlights

By 3/13

A huge thank you to Marianne Marks, Dylan

Lane, Bianca Scarola, Ms Carolyn Mather

(Grade 4), Julie Grenfell and Dee (school

Chaplain) for your assistance at camp.

We really appreciate you giving up your time to

join us.

From Mrs Rees and the Grade 3 campers.