Volume 21 Issue 18 Thursday 18 June, 2015

S chool to Home Communication As a school, we are proud of our weekly newsletter which aims to provide key dates and community information through its online and

hardcopy distribution. Skoolbag is a mobile App which enhances our communication with parents and families even further as it delivers school notices directly to parents and students! It works through both smart phones and smart devices such as iPads and Android tablets. If you aren’t already a Skoolbag user, install it and appreciate the benefits of its use for yourselves!

C urriculum Highlights Through our weekly newsletter, we aim to provide insight into our

weekly school life by highlighting our programs, excursions or special events. This week, we feature “Kickball Wins the Flag”, a full page feature which highlights the winning of the premiership flag for Kickball at last week’s District Lightning Premiership,

the presentation of grade 2 projects on their investigations of a sea creature and a collaged page of Brentwood Park’s Young Scientists which captures

grade 5 students’ participation in the BASF Monash University Science day along with their personal reflections.

B rentwood Park Young Scientists! On Wednesday 10th June, 23 grade 5 students attended the BASF Monash University Science

day. They went there by bus and joined other schools doing experiments. They had to follow the safety rules of working in a science lab which included wearing safety glasses and an apron. The boys and girls looked at chromatography with filter paper and textas, made worms that changed colour, depending on the temperature of the water they were in, and then made their own slime. The individual coaches were very helpful and the students had a fantastic day. They really felt like ‘scientists for the day’! Lyn Forsyth Leading Teacher Whole School Mathematics

S chool Banking A new competition has been launched as an added incentive for our school bankers! By activating

the Prize Portal, our Dollarmites will have a chance to win some great prizes which include:

75 iPad minis

125 Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones

200 Booktopia gift certificates valued at $30 each

To activate the Prize Portal, simply make three or more school banking deposits during Term 3 and you’ll be automatically entered into the competition for a chance to win hundreds of prizes!

www.brentwoodparkps.vic.edu.au

DATES TO REMEMBER TERM DATES 2015 TERM 2 13 APRIL - 26 JUNE TERM 3 13 JULY-18 SEPT. TERM 4 05 OCT - 18 DEC. 22 JUNE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP INCURSION (FOUNDATION - YEAR 2) 24 JUNE PIZZA DAY (FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE) 25 JUNE STUDENT REPORTS GO HOME 26 JUNE LAST DAY OF TERM 2 (SCHOOL FINISHES AT 2.30PM) 13 JULY FIRST DAY OF TERM 3 15 JULY YEAR 3 EXCURSION CONNECTING TO OUR COUNTRY($25.50 DUE 22 JUNE) 30 JULY AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION (YEARS 3-6 $6.00 DUE 23 JUNE) JIM BELL, PRINCIPAL JENNY REID, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

2AD Investigate a Sea Creature The grade 2’s Inquiry focus for term 2 was ‘Water World.’ The students learnt about the water cycle, where water comes from, how it is cleaned and many other interesting facts about water. Students were asked to select a sea creature of their choice and investigate their creatures’ life cycle, features, food, habitat and preservation techniques. Students presented information gained on their chosen sea creature to the class. This allowed students to share what they learned about their particular sea creature as well as use their speaking and listening skills in front of an audience.

Grade 5 visit the BASF Monash Science Lab! It was a great idea to wear safety glasses and an apron at Monash Science Day. I liked it when we created worms and slime.   

William T. 5LF 

It was a fantas c and excellent day at the Monash Science Lab. It was fun making goo.  

Taj B. 5CH 

On Wednesday the 10th of June, 23 people got the chance to go to the BASF Monash Science Lab. It was very exci ng, especially when you had to make your own worms.  

Jai S. 5CP 

On Wednesday, the BASF Science Lab helped me with my science experiments at Monash University. The experiments looked messy but they turned out to be very fun.  

Senuth D. 5LF 

At the BASF Science Lab we did 3 awesome experiments including: Separa ng parts of texta's ink using chromatography; we made heat sensi ve worms and goo. To do all the experiments we needed a lot of items.  

Cameron T. 5CH 

Today we went to the Monash Science University and we did a paper experiment, made worms and made slime. We had to wear safety glasses just in case anything happened and we also had to wear an apron.   

Ava Jane L. 5CP 

On Wednesday the 10th of June, 23 people got to go to the Monash Science Lab. We learned about Borax.  

Makayla C. 5CP 

Today we went to Monash University Science Lab. I had the best day ever. We made worms and they were very so  and made out of goo. We also made paper chromatography using texta ink.  

Madeline D. 5LF 

The BASF Science program was an amazing experience. We made chromatography, fake worms and coloured slime.  

Sapna K. 5LF 

Today I was at Monash University Science Lab and it was amazing. We did chromatography, worm making and slime squishing.  

Jake C. 5LF 

On 10th of June, 24 students from year 5 went to the BASF Science program. We made slime, worms and paper chromatography.  

Shreya P. 5LF 

 

Grade 5 visit the BASF Monash Science Lab! I had so much fun at the Monash Science program. It was the best day ever. We made worms, slime and did paper chromatography.  

Grace M. 5LF 

At the Monash Science Lab we did different experiments called water chromatography, making worms and making slime. We had to wear an apron and safety glasses.  

Jessica S. 5CP 

At Monash University we did science. It was really fun. We made worms, goo and spli ng the texta's ink into different colours. I liked it a lot.  

Aimee T. 5CP 

The BASF Science excursion to Monash University was a day I could never forget! We made all sorts of things including epic but weird bookmarks using paper chromatography, strange pink and blue worms (they weren’t real though) and different coloured slime!  

Brodie W. 5CH 

At Monash University Science Lab we made paper chromatography, worms and slime. I liked the worms!  

Lauren S. 5CH 

Today we went to Monash University and did some science. We made slime by using Guar Gum powder, worms by warm and cold water and we did paper chromatography.  

Paniz S. 5CP 

On Wednesday I went to the BASF Science program. My favourite part was making slime. 

Imogen C. 5CH 

Today we went to Monash Science School to learn science. My favourite part was making worms.  

Linda C. 5CH 

Monash University was absolutely amazing. We made li le worms and slime. We could take the slime home but not the worms. We did also chromatography which we made with extra colours. 

Baylon H. 5LF 

On Wednesday we went to the BASF Science Lab at Monash University and we did some science. We separated ink in a texta with water and also made worms and goo.  

Chloe J. 5CH 

Today we went to Monash University to learn about science. My favourite thing was making the s cky goo.  

Umar S. 5CH 

The BASF Science at Monash University was amazing. I loved the experiments and the slime I made.  

Berzan K. 5CP 

Grade 5 visit the BASF Monash Science Lab! 

Australian Mathematics Competition – Year 3-6

The Australian Mathematics Trust is a non-profit organisation under the Trusteeship of the University of Canberra. It conducts a number of mathematics enrichment activities through schools. The Australian Mathematics Competition first started in 1978 is currently sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank (AMC). The aim of the competition is three fold: To highlight the importance of mathematics as a curriculum subject To give students an opportunity to discover talent in mathematics To provide resources for the classroom and promote general discussion The cost to enter this year’s competition is $6 per student. The competition will take place under exam conditions and will last for one hour on Thursday 30th July 2015. The first 20 questions will be familiar from classroom mathematics. The problems are carefully moderated by experienced teachers in Australia and New Zealand to ensure that they are suitable. The later problems are more difficult and may be in unexpected contexts but have been graded to ensure that the skills required are commensurate with those taught at that year level. Please note that it is a competition and not a test so students should not expect to answer all questions as they will be competing against their own year level in our state.

If you are interested in your child participating could you please discuss this with their classroom teacher before the end of term two. Lyn Forsyth Mathematics Coordinator.

P LEASE DIRECT MONEY FOR EXCURSIONS, ETC TO YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER - NOT TO THE OFFICE. Please hand money and permission slip in sealed envelopes to classroom teacher first thing in the morning. By following this process teachers are aware that your child will be attending the excursion and mark them

off their lists. Money is collected by office staff and processed each morning and a receipt given back to teachers along with permission slips. All money is tallied and banked daily – no money is left on the premises. If you wish to pay by credit card, a proforma is available from the office. This can be filled out with details and placed in a sealed envelope and handed to your classroom teacher

Please deliver cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and grade on the front by 9.30 a.m. If you have a number of children attending an excursion you can place all money and permission slips in the one envelope with children’s names and grades on the front and deliver to one of the children’s teachers. The office staff will be able to allocate money to the children’s particular items and distribute permission slips and receipts back to teachers. Enve-lopes are available at the office. If you have a large amount to be paid or need to process an EFTPOS transaction through a savings account you can make arrangements to pay at the office. We also have a new Qkr payment system on our Skoolbag app. If you download our Skoolbag app and Qkr payment app you can now pay for your child’s excursion on line.

All change will be delivered to the children in the afternoon. Re-imbursements will only be made under certain circumstances – they will be made by cheque (no cash transactions are made).

Notices are sent out with a final collection time – please adhere to this time. All money and permission slips are re-quired to be sent back by this date – otherwise your child will not be able to attend. This enables us to confirm book-ings and numbers with bus companies and organisations we are visiting. Also we need to send details to the Depart-ment of Education Emergency Management for all excursions, camps, etc. We also need to accommodate students who will not be attending.

We would appreciate it if parents could please follow these processes.

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability

‘Collection Notice’

All schools in Australia, including Independent and Catholic schools, will participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability this year. The Data Collection is an annual count of the number of students with disability receiving educational adjustments to support their participation in education on the same basis as students without disability.

All education agencies are now required under the Australian Education Regulation 2013 to provide information on a student’s level of education, disability and level of adjustment to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training.* Data will continue to be de-identified prior to its transfer to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. No student’s identity will be provided to the Australian Government Department of Education and Training.

The collection of this information from states and territories will inform future policy and program planning in relation to students with disability.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jim Bell, principal, on 9702 2022 or the Victorian Department of Education and Training Data Collection Hotline on (03) 9651 3621. For questions after 7 August 2015, please call the Australian Government Department of Education and Training on 1300 566 046.

* For more information on Schedule 3—Amendments for the collection of data on students who are persons with a disability Australian Education Regulation 2013 see: http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2014L01723/Html/Text#_Toc404934419

 

June/July School Holidays  Moonlit Sanctuary Young Ranger Program  

Kids enjoy environmental ac vi es, animal encounters and na ve animal care. Day includes: interac ons with dingo, python, off‐limits animals, feeding animals & food prep, animal enrichment ac vi es, fun and games for ages 7‐14 years.   

June/July school holiday dates: Week 1: Monday 29, Tuesday 30 June, Thurs. 2 Friday 3 July March, 10am – 4pm Week 2: Monday 6, Tuesday 7, Thurs. 9 Friday 10 July March, 10am – 4pm    Cost: $65.00 per day, or $175 for 3 days (pro rata for addi onal days).  Maximum 16 children per day.  

Bookings essen al as they are limited Dress for the weather and wear closed‐toe shoes, long pants and remember your hat or raincoat.  BYO lunch or purchase at the café.  

Moonlit Sanctuary 550 Tyabb‐Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale Phone 5978 7935 Web: www.moonlitsanctuary.com.au/juniorrangers.aspx Open daily between 10am and 5pm