Heany Park Primary School Newsletter

August 15, 2019 Edition 13

From the Principal’s Desk

There may be a very cold feel outdoors currently but indoors our school is buzzing with the warmth and chatter of students learning. CELEBRATION OF LEARNING Please note that we have some special assemblies next week where children will share their learning.

19 Aug 9:00am 2:30pm

Celebration of Learning Assembly – Juniors Celebration of Learning Assembly – Foundation

23 Aug 9:00am Celebration of Learning Assembly – Middle school

BOOK WEEK Theme – Reading is my Secret Power Next week is book week. Our Literacy Captains will be enthusing our children in reading at some ‘Drop, Stop and Read’ times scheduled for each day next week.

EXHIBITION The Senior School students are well on their way planning for their 2019 Exhibition unit under the Transdisciplinary Theme ' Sharing the Planet.' This will be held on 4 September. We hope you can get the time to visit the BER Senior School building to take a look and talk with the children on this day.

STAFF TRAINING

Our whole staff have been engaged in Cultural understanding and Safety Training as part of DET’s Marrung initiative. Marrung is the Aboriginal Education Plan 2016-2026. The training has been provided by Arbup Ash Peters, a traditional owner. The training began with a Welcome to Country by Arbup. We learnt about the difference between a Welcome to Country and an Acknowledgment of Country, what aboriginality is and aboriginal culture and identity. We learnt about aboriginal history and

current day issues. This training is being delivered in all government schools.

Staff had varying levels of prior knowledge and found this very interesting and enjoyed the opportunity to work with Arbup. Arbup did work with our students in 2016 when the Heany Park Acknowledgement to Country was developed with our student leaders.

Marrung: Aboriginal Education Plan 2016 – 2026

Rich and thriving culture, knowledge and experience of our First Nations peoples are celebrated by all Victorians

Our universal service systems are inclusive, responsive and respectful of Koorie people at every stage of their learning and developmental journey;

Every Koorie person achieves their potential, succeeds in life, and feels strong in their cultural identity.

POLLY WOODSIDE EXCURSION The Middle School students enjoyed a day out in the city finding out about explorers and our history.

Linen Roster 2019

Term 3

July 19 Tracy Baulman

July 26 Anna Koutros

Aug 2 Bree Bell

Aug 9 Lisa Halbert

Aug 16 Rebecca Neill

Aug 23 Anna Hardy

Aug 30 Alycia Bruce

Sept 6 Claire Stafford

Sept 13 Lynette Clarke

Sept 20 Angie Boustead

RECYCLE YOUR CLOTHING WITH MONDO

OSHClub is organising a Clothing Recycling Program at school called “Mondo”. Mondo means World in Italian, and by getting involved in the Mondo program we are going to make the world a healthier place by saving unwanted clothing from ending up in landfill. We are asking families to donate any old or unwanted clothing, shoes and linen – 100% of which can be reused or recycled through our Mondo program. A collection truck will be at school in the car park at the back of the school, on 27th August from 8:30 to 9:15 am. We would be grateful if you could please bring in donations ON THIS DAY and not before as we have limited storage in our OSHClub room. Your donated items are sorted and graded. They are then either distributed to communities who can use them, recycled or made into bio-fuel. For every kilogram of clothing donated, the Mondo program will donate 10¢ to Heany Park Primary School. Items that can be donated: • All clothing items – babies, children and adults

• Belts, hats, scarves, bags

• Bed linen, blankets

• Shoes – including single shoes

• Soft cuddly toys Thank you for helping us make the world a healthier place. From the children at OSHClub

JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNCIL (JSC) JSC have been encouraging nude food Mondays. This will continue indefinitely. Each class has also been allocated an area to look after. I do think we are already seeing a reduction in litter around the yard. This is good news.

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES IN TERM 3

16/8 – Senior students and Foundation Dance Club are presenting 30/8 – Visual Art 13/9 – Junior students are presenting Please see diary dates below for the special Celebration of Learning Assemblies at each level of the school. SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR 2019: 12 Sept, 17 Oct, 14 Nov, 5 Dec

Contact us

http://heanyparkps.

vic.edu.au/

heany.park.ps@edu

mail.vic.gov.au

Date Time Event

Term 3

19 Aug 7:00pm Rotary Speech Contest at Rowville Secondary College

19 Aug 9:00am

2:30pm

Celebration of Learning Assembly – Juniors

Celebration of Learning Assembly – Foundation

23 Aug 9:00am Celebration of Learning Assembly – Middle school

4 Sept

5 Sept

9:00 – 11:00am

2:30 – 3:30pm

tba

Senior school Exhibition (open to parents)

Open to our student community mainly and any parents who

Couldn’t make 4th September

19 Sept tba Colour Run fundraiser

Term 4

25 Oct 2:30pm Prep and Junior School Concert (Performing Arts)

16 Oct 6:00pm Senior Spectacular (Yr 5&6 Performing Arts Variety Show)

Held at Rowville Secondary College

28-30 Oct Middle School Camp to Phillip Island

28 Nov tba Middle School Performing Arts sharing

11 Dec Christmas Concert

17 Dec Year 6 Graduation

DIARY DATES FOR 2020

29 April to 1 May Seniors Camp to Sovereign Hill

14 to 16 September Middles Camp to Camp Arrabri

Please always let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We are only a phone call or email away. Phone 9764 5533 Email: evison.janet.j@edumail.vic.gov.au Kind regards Janet Evison Principal

Student of the Week (week 3)

Back L-R Marie 5ST, Lily 6BD, Charlotte 6CV, Yasmin 6CV, Kristian 5ST, Debby 56H, Dominic 34W

Front L-R Fiona 12W, Ryan 34M, Imogen 12L, Archie 12L, Nicole 34W, Nirvaan 12L, Anthony 34J

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

Just a reminder that the Reading Challenge at Heany Park ends for this year at the end of next week, Friday August 23rd 2019. There is still plenty of time to finish reading your books and to enter them online on the Reading Challenge website. All books need to entered online by Friday August 23rd 2019. This will then give me two weeks to chase up any last minute books. Certificates, for those students who have completed the challenge will be handed out in Term 4. Congratulations to the students who have

already finished. Good luck and happy reading, Michelle and Ms V.