Important Dates For Your Diary

November

19th Family Life Program Yr 5 20th Family Life Program Yr 6 20th SMART8 Yrs 3-6 26th Family Life Program Yr 5 27th Family Life Program Yr 6 27th SMART8 Yrs 3-6 27th 2019 Prep Transition Session 2019

December

3rd Family Life Program Yr 5 4th Family Life Program Yr 6 4th 2019 New Families Information Evening 5th Senior & Chinese Choirs to Perform at GW Uniting Church

6th Year 6 Graduation Ceremony Yr 6 11th Year 7 Orientation Day Yr 6 21st LAST DAY OF TERM 4 AND 2018 ASSEMBLY 12:30 EARLY DISMISSAL 1:30

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Dear Members of the Glen Waverley Primary School Community, Welcome to another very exciting edition of our school newsletter where so much information and a vast array of achievements are shared:

2019 Student Leaders As mentioned in the previous newsletter, the Year 5 children are currently in the process of applying for the various student leadership positions for the 2019 school year. We are at the stage where ten of the children are preparing to present speeches at our school assemblies for the School Captain positions. Naturally this is a very nerve racking experience for all of the children involved, their families and also the staff. May I take this opportunity to wish all of the School Captain nominees well and look forward to the next component of the selection process.

The ten candidates for the 2019 School Captains are: Females: Sanulya Simran Caitlyn Rehansa Vinuki R Males: Dinil Dennis Uthum Arjun Shiven Good luck everyone!

UNIFORM SHOP

Situated in the West Wing on the School Grounds

Open Monday between 3.00 – 4.30 pm

Wednesday between 8:15 – 9:30

Closed Public Holidays and School Holidays

Orders may be left with the office

SCHOOL LUNCH ORDERS

Lunch orders are available from our service provider Balance Living

Catering five days a week.

Ordering is done through an online service, details of which are

available on our website or visit

http://www.balancedlivingcatering.com.au/

school-lunch-ordering.html

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Facilities Update

School Hall - Unfortunately progress with this project has slowed as the construction company have had some staffing issues. However, they are now on track to have the works completed by the end of this month.

New Year 3 and 4 Adventure Playground - It is wonderful for our school to be in a position where we have sufficient funds to purchase contemporary and challenging play equipment for the children to enjoy, as is the case with the new Year 3 and 4 adventure playground. This new facility includes a larger sandpit, a vast array of climbing apparatus and a trampet. Unfortunately, the trades people were only able to install half of the new playground as the climbing structure (sphere) is yet to arrive, I am led to believe it is in transit from Germany. They are hoping to be back before the end of the month to complete the project.

Included are some photographs of the children enjoying our new facility.

Congratulations to the following students for their amazing achievements: Gymnastics - Sayuni (Year 5) recently competed in the State Gymnastics championships and her team finished in 1st place, which is an amazing achievement! Sayuni’s results were as follows:

1st Overall

1st in Beam and Vault

2nd Floor and

3rd Bars At a recent assembly Sayuni mentioned that she practices (trains) for approximately 15 hours per week in order to be ready for the various tournaments she has the privilege of partaking in. This clearly demonstrates the persistence, dedication and passion required to be a State Champion – well done and congratulations Sayuni as I and the entire school community are very, very proud of you!

Suron Ke Jadugar (Magicians of Rhythm) Club – Congratulations to the Chopra family (Simran, Year 5, Saloni, Year 3 and Sahana, Prep) and Mihika (Year 3) for their amazing efforts with the Suron Ke Jadugar (Magicians of Rhythm) Club as they work tirelessly to uphold the Indian Traditions of playing traditional Indian songs and Bollywood dancing. Well done girls as it is wonderful to see you undertake this!

Swimming – Congratulations to Tharusha (Year 5) who is an avid swimmer. Tharusha recently competed in the State Swimming Finals and finished 21st in the 100m Breaststroke with a time of 1.49 minutes which is 5 seconds faster than his previous personal best. Well done and congratulations Tharusha as this is fantastic achievement!

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Annual Disco What a fabulous school community event our annual disco was on Friday where the children, staff and parents had a fabulous time dancing to the various tunes on offer. A sincere thank you to the numerous families who supported this year’s disco and to the Community Relations Committee for all of their efforts in organising the event. Well done and congratulations everyone!

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2019 School Accounts I would like to thank the numerous families who have already settled their 2019 school account. We would really like to have as many accounts as possible paid before the end of the school year so families will be able to collect their book bags and commence labelling and covering the contents. A few reminders to be aware of:

Payments may be made at any time through Compass

Book Packs can be collected from Monday 26th November

If you prefer to settle your account in 2019, please do so by Friday 1st February

Book packs can be collected from Wednesday 23rd January, 2019.

Payment Plans: Please do not hesitate to see me if you would like to arrange a payment plan as these are totally confidential.

As mentioned previously in this newsletter, our school is able to continue to update facilities such as the new Year 3 and 4 Adventure Playground and our School Hall because of family contributions. A sincere thank you to the families who have settled their 2018 School Account and I look forward to your continued support in 2019 and beyond. 2019 Enrolments I would like to remind families with children who will be beginning school in 2019 that we are taking enrolments now and that they are also closing rapidly as we only have a very small number of positions available. I strongly encourage you to ensure you return your child’s enrolment form to Jenny, Kylie, Janet or Julie in the main office as soon as possible. We also ask that members of our school community assist us by informing any of their neighbours of the enrolment procedures and direct them to the office to collect an enrolment form or our school website – www.glenps.vic.edu.au School tours are available every Tuesday morning commencing at 9:30 and also upon request. Please call the school on 9802 9938 to book a tour.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED A PRINCIPAL’S AWARD RECENTLY:

Prep A

Tharushi for receiving a trophy from her dancing club for working very hard

Sarah for making amazing progress with her reading

Dinuli for being an amazing friend Prep C

Andrew for making outstanding progress with his writing and overall English skills

1B

Vansh for making amazing progress with his self regulation skills

Elsa and Shenuri for being fantastic friends 1E

Mikaela, Elisha and Amellia for being wonderful friends

Trisha for delivering an engaging presentation about her favourite book with confidence, eye contact and using evidence to substantiate her choices

Ava for trying her very best whilst working independently to solve a very complicated maths question

2A

Aditi and Paddy for making parachutes out of plastic bags, string and LEGO which took the longest to land 2B

Nyasa and Aaron for writing very engaging sizzling starts to their sentences that hooked the reader

Raywinn, Owen and Aviv for creating a very informative poster about the text, “Dog Man”

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED A PRINCIPAL’S AWARD RECENTLY:

2C

Clarence, Vedanshi, Saheli and Sethumi for being really responsible members of our school community

Sethumi for writing a very engaging yet horrifying narrative about a zombie that meets a girl name Melanie that is featured in the Kids Corner section of our newsletter

Jessica and Saheli for being wonderful friends 2D

Lavendra and Nishi for making amazing progress with their writing as featured in the Kids Corner section of our newsletter

Hriday for working so hard to create sizzling starts to his stories

Zachary for being an awesome friend

Mihir for being very generous by making a special Diwali ornament for my office

Isath for receiving a trophy form the Victorian School of Languages for making a very engaging speech in Sinhalese 2E

Nartana and Navi for writing very deep reflections about their learning goals 3B

Aditi for making amazing progress with her writing. She has learnt the importance of choosing the best vocabulary at the right time and also visualising what you are writing so you can communicate your vision as an author. Her narrative “The Spookiest Halloween Ever” is featured in the Kids Corner section of our newsletter

Ryan for his dedicated approach to proofreading our fortnightly newsletter

Aki for being a great friend 4A

Diya, Alan, Hemish and Shristi for finding different levels of vocabulary in order to develop their excellent word choice

Malachy for making amazing progress with his understanding and transfer of decimals

Mini for being a fabulous friend 4B

Claire for an amazing effort with her dancing, she recently joined a new group and with only 3 practices finished third in a competition at Crown - well done and congratulations Claire!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy fortnight, Frank Catalano Principal

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ACTING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT HELEN TOMECEK

TEACHING CHILDREN TO ASK FOR WHAT THEY WANT

As the year rapidly draws to an end, and holidays loom, often a tirade of requests from our younger family members can occur. Michael Grose a parenting educator suggests that this time could be used to help children accurately express their needs and build understanding of reasons why every request cannot be satisfied. I hope you find his suggestions helpful in developing dialogue that is clear and with consideration of others. An important independence skill for children to learn is the ability to articulate their needs and wishes clearly, respectfully and appropriately. Here’s how you can help: An important task for parents is to give kids the skills they need for independence, so they are not reliant on you to resolve their problems. An important independence skill for kids to learn is the ability to articulate their needs and wishes clearly, respectfully and appropriately. Coach them about time and place Effective communication is as much about time and place as it is about the choice of words. It doesn’t matter what words are chosen, but a child’s request for a particular thing, just as you are dashing out the door in the morning is the wrong time to ask a question. It deserves to be met with, “Would you like to ask that question at a more appropriate time?” Help them not to take no personally Children, just like adults, with low confidence levels take rejection personally, while those with high confidence levels don’t take rejection to heart. Discuss with kids that others, including siblings have a right to say no to a request and that a no may occur for many reasons, none of which need reflect poorly on them. No means No Children have a right to ask others for what they want but that doesn’t mean they keep asking if they meet a refusal. A child’s request for an ice cream just before mealtime that’s met with a refusal should be taken at face value. If a child keeps asking or asks another person, then it’s appropriate to let your child know strongly of your disapproval.

The students’ interview can be accessed here:- https://www.facebook.com/sbsmandarin/videos/213512516228168/

The “Kids’ Corner” section of our school newsletter provides the opportunity

for the children to showcase their talents or communicate something special

The Kids Corner section of this fortnight’s newsletter demonstrates the amazing writing skills of the following students and their connectedness to Halloween:

Sethumi (Year 2) was developing her ability to commence her narrative writing with a “sizzling start” in order to capture the reader’s attention and “hook them into” the story:

The day when Melanie meets a Zombie

Bang! Crackle… the lightning at midnight. It is Halloween and fifty-eight parents are looking at the dark and gloomy graveyard, staring and praying for the dead. Suddenly, Cas Ronilia rises out of her grave and mutters “If you don’t give me prayers you won’t get any either!” All of the shocked parents start running away screaming like a devil at the police…..”There’s a spooky zombie and it talks!”

Lavendra (Year 2) has been learning how to keep the reader in suspense ….

The Haunted House I couldn’t believe my eyes, the clouds were dark and red and I was walking in a forest ………… wait, what’s over there? It looks like a haunted house! It was covered in cobwebs, I opened the door ….very slowly, walked in and then I heard a howl. I looked, it was a wolf and it was staring straight at me. Then it started to run away ….. whoosh, like a cheetah it was gone! Nishi (Year 2) has been learning how to use onomatopoeia to engage the reader….

The Forest of the Haunted House “Why does it smell like dead bodies everywhere?” I said to myself, “Oh, I get it …3,2,1….ahhhh! I screamed to myself because I saw a haunted house! I was supposed to go to my friend’s house for a birthday party but now I am face-to-face with a haunted house…. How did that happen? Wait, where am I? This is the creepy part, I am in a forest. My heart was racing! Suddenly the door opened, creeeeeek went the door, I walked in and within the first 3 steps I saw something really fast glide across the house. Crash, something fell down ……………

Aditi (Year 3) has been learning about the importance of choosing the best vocabulary at the right time and also visualising what you are writing so you can communicate your vision to the reader.

The Spookiest Halloween Ever! ‘Clap, boom shake’, for the past half hour, that’s all Ethan could hear, those were the sounds of a stormy night which, Ethan was sure, was keeping the rest of the London tour awake. In fact, it wasn’t the storm keeping Ethan awake, it was the anticipation for tomorrow. The one day of the year he loved the most, he probably loved this day more than his love for chewable, lewable bubble gum lollipops. This day of course, was Halloween! In fact it was the trick or treating that made this his favourite day, year after year. The one day of the year that his parents let him devour as many lollies, chocolates, snakes and, well anything he could get his hands on. It was all about the rush he felt when the sugar hit his tongue. The rush was all that he thought of while he was ringing thousands of doorbells.

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate their

special day during the second half of November:

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Prep A: Vinara

Prep B: Samyukthaa

Prep C: Andrew and Zarah F

Prep D: Sihath

Prep E: Tania

1A: Abhay

1C: Binuli

1D: Alice

2C: Trisni and Jessica

2E: Navindu and Taj

3E: Shahseb

4A: Min

4B: Adhiraj

4D: Jivitesh and Anika

5A: Jack and Simran

5E: Herambh and Joy

6A: Cyrus, Kaushik and Logan

6B: Sanath

6C: Karthik

6D: Atheeq, Sejal and Arham

Australian Government Payments

Financial assistance available to Parents If your family is eligible, you can receive financial assistance to help meet the costs of your child’s education. Visit the link below for further information:- https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/services-for-parents/Pages/financial-help-school-items.aspx Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities.

School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great outdoors, excursions encourage a deeper understanding of how the world works and sports teach teamwork, discipline and leadership. All are part of a healthy curriculum. CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card, or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to be use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per primary school student is $125.00. The CSEF payment cannot be used towards voluntary school charges, books, stationery, school uniforms, before/after school care, music lessons, or formals/graduations.

How to Apply for CSEF If you applied for the CSEF at Glen Waverley Primary School in 2017/2018, you do not need to complete an application form in 2019, unless there has been a change to your family circumstances; such as a change of custody, change of name, change of concession card number, or new siblings commencing at the school in 2019. Check with the school office if you are unsure. If you are new to our school please print off the CSEF Application Form (or collect one from the School Office), complete it and bring it to the school office together with your Concession Card.

Please access The Department Parent Information Flyer and 2019 CSEF Application Form on line please visit our Website under the following tab :- Parents/Government Payments For further information you may also visit the DET Website

State Schools’ Relief (SSR) Each year State Schools' Relief assists families who are experiencing financial disadvantages with school clothing, shoes and other essential items. SSR has received additional government funding so that it can help more families needing financial assistance. Students starting prep or year 7 in 2019, who meet the CSEF criteria outlined above, are automatically able to get help with uniforms. SSR will provide basic uniform items and/or a voucher for each student who meets the criteria. The uniform items available for prep students will be advised by SSR during Term 1 2019. How to Apply for SSR Parents of Prep 2019 students must apply for CSEF by the closing date before they are eligible to apply for a uniform pack. Once your CSEF Application has been lodged, and funds received by the school, we will send you a SSR Application for completion and return. Please do not contact SSR directly as they cannot accept applications from parents. The applications for Prep 2019 CSEF uniform packs will be submitted by us in Terms 2 and 3 2019. Please note: the 2019 Prep Package will be determined by the SSR Board mid Term 1, 2019. Shortly after this, all schools will be notified.

State Schools' Relief Website

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