Office Hours Monday—Friday

8.30am til 3.45pm

03 8691 6900

202-226 Newbury Boulevard

Craigieburn 3064

newbury.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.newburyps.vic.edu.au

Altered School Timings

End of Term 2—Friday 28th June

—2:10pm dismissal

End of Term 3-Friday 20th September

-2:10pm dismissal

Students must be picked up at these

times.

Important Dates

Term 2

Tuesday 14th May– Friday 24th May

Naplan Testing

Friday 17th May Newsletter Day

Wednesday 22nd May National Simultaneous

Story time

Friday 24th May Assembly Day

Monday 27th May Open Day Morning

9am– 10am Open Day Afternoon

2.10pm - 3.10pm

Wednesday 29th May - Thursday 30th

Year 2 Werribee Zoo Excursion

Friday May 31st Newsletter Day

For more important dates,

please visit: www.newburyps.vic.edu.au or visit the Sentral Calendar

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Issue 7 Friday 17th

May 2019

Dear Parents/Carers, Thank you for your continued support of the staff and school. We place great value on building positive relationships with our families and it is very encouraging to see students and families happy and confident in our school. Miss Best and Ms Osland have also continued conducting Social Skills groups to assist students in a variety of skills including managing relationships and managing feelings. These groups are a part of Newbury Primary School’s commitment to the whole child and support one of our core beliefs: Student wellbeing and engagement is at the centre of all that we do. We are very proud of the learning community we have created thus far and look forward to continuing to develop an environment where students will have opportunities to develop their social and academic skills and be provided with optimal learning opportunities. STUDENT FREE DAY: Please note that Friday 7

th June is a student free day and students are not

required at school. After the Bell are providing care on this day. Please contact them if you require this service www.afterthebell.com.au PREP 2020: If you or someone you know is wanting to enrol their child in Prep for 2020, please contact the office as soon as possible for an enrolment form. We have been inundated with a large number of Prep enrolments for 2020 and need to determine numbers very quickly, in order to assist us in our planning for next year. Our enrolment process is as follows:

If you have not registered your interest for enrolment you will need to complete this by going to our website.

Office staff will check if your address is in our Designated Neighbourhood Boundary. If it is you will receive a phone call to make an appointment to complete enrolment form.

If we have places become available and you are not in the Designated Neighbourhood Boundary we will call you by the end of October to see if you would still like a place. Please enrol in your closet school just in case we do not have a place become available. OPEN DAY: On Monday 27

th May we will be having an Open Day to coincide with Education

Week. During 9:00am-10:00am and 2:10pm-3:10pm, parents and carers are invited to visit their child’s classroom and observe the wonderful learning that is taking place at Newbury Primary School. We would love to see as many parents and carers attend as possible. NEWBURY NATURE CREW: The Newbury Nature Crew is a group of students who volunteer their time during their break to help beautify our school grounds. This is done with the support of Miss Best, Miss Osland and Miss A. The students are very enthusiastic and helpful and show the value of community. Look at how happy they are wearing the Newbury Nature Crew vests!

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using your debit/credit card for all school events requiring

payment.

DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP:

Please use the school crossing on Grand Boulevard when crossing the road. It has been noted that there are some families crossing at the roundabout or just up from the school crossing, which poses a great danger. When picking up or dropping off at Newbury Boulevard, please be mindful of the amount of pedestrian and car traffic in this area. Double parking poses a huge risk for students and parking inspectors often visit schools and will issue parking infringements to anyone found posing a danger or parking illegally. SCHOOL ZONE= 40KM: When outside on Yard Support I am quite shocked to realise that some motorists are driving very fast in a School Zone. There have been several occasions where I have had near misses of cars stopping just in time, even though I am wearing a fluorescent high visibility vest. The legal speed limit is 40 km in school areas. Please be mindful of this. The risk of speeding is just too great. BIKES AND SCOOTERS: At Newbury Primary School, we promote health and fitness and it is terrific to see many students riding their bikes or scooters to school. The second bike shed is now available for use. Please make sure your child is wearing a helmet and that once they enter the school grounds, they walk their bike or scooter in. NAPLAN: This week, Year 3 and 5 students havel participated in the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy as part of the National Assessment Program which is a Federal Government initiative. Students are assessed in Language Conventions, Reading, Writing and Numeracy. Results will be made available to parents later in the year. EVERY DAY COUNTS-EARLY LEAVERS: Fact: Last year students left school early a total number of 197 times which interrupts their school day. We continue to have a number of students leaving school early and doing so on a regular basis. Please be aware that not only does leaving school early impact on your child’s learning time, it also distracts the class when students leave during a lesson. Please ensure that your child is at school for the whole day and make any appointments out of school times. A reminder that our dismissal time is 3:10pm. MOBILE PHONES: Please note that mobile phones are not permitted at school unless permission has been granted by the Principal. A Request to have a mobile phone at school form needs to be filled out and handed into the office for approval. This form can be collected from the office. EVERY DAY COUNTS-FAMILY HOLIDAYS: Last year 2260 days of absences were due to family holidays! This greatly impacts on student learning. Whilst we understand that sometimes families need to go overseas due to family circumstances we ask you to take holidays out of school times. Students get eleven weeks of holidays a year and having additional time can impact on their social and academic learning needs. All family holidays need Principal approval. Please contact the Principal via the school email newbury.ps@edumail.vic,.gov.au SUPERVISION BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL: Please note that supervision for students before school commences at 8:45am and after school until 3:25pm. Staff are not on duty beyond these times. Please do not drop off your child before this time or leave them waiting after school beyond this time as they will not be supervised. Families will be contacted if this occurs. ALL DAY GRAZING: At Newbury Primary School, we understand that students need food to fuel their brain and that they are hungry during the day. It is great to visit classrooms and see students nibbling on carrot sticks, cheese, rice crackers, fresh or dried fruit, yoghurt or vegetables. We encourage students to bring along healthy snacks that they can munch on in class so ensure you pack some into their lunchboxes. Please refrain from providing food that may affect any anaphylactic students. Thank you for choosing Newbury Primary School for your child’s education and trusting us with your most precious possession. We look forward to continuing to work together in partnership to provide the best learning environment for your child. Principal Class Learning Community Michelle Bromfield Michelle Tedeschi

In Term 2, the Year 2 Learning Community have continued to focus on the School Wide Positive Behaviour Matrix. Classroom

communities have been celebrating examples of students successfully demonstrating the Behaviour Expectations and our

school values. In QUEST, students have been asking questions and developing their understandings about how habitats meet

the needs of different animals. Students are also exploring how changes in weather impact animals and their habitats. As part

of this QUEST unit, we will soon be visiting Werribee Open Range Zoo!

In English, students have been learning about persuasive texts. Classroom communities have been exploring many different

varieties of persuasive texts, such as advertisements, posters, letters and newspaper articles. Students have been identifying

features of persuasive texts. For example, facts and opinions, reasons and examples, emotive language and modality words,

introduction and conclusion. Students are now applying these understandings as they begin to write their own persuasive

texts. Students have also been learning about making inferences, that is using clues from the text and background knowledge

to figure out what the text is saying. Students can practise these skills when they are reading at home for 20 minutes every

night.

In Maths, we have been learning about addition. Students have identified the vocabulary used in addition problems and are

learning a range of mental strategies such as counting on, doubles, near doubles and make to 10. Using Sumdog at home is a

great way to apply these skills outside the classroom. We have also been using informal units (eg. unifix, hand spans or

paperclips) to measure items in the classroom. Students are learning how to measure correctly and identify the longest/

shortest objects.

We are excited to see our students being so engaged in their learning across the curriculum.

The Year 2 Learning Community

School wide positive behaviours

This term, the year 5/6 students have been learning all about the Newbury Behaviour Expectations Matrix. We have been pulling it apart and identifying what the matrix means to us in our classroom, outside and in our community. We have taken photos to model each of the expected behaviours at Newbury. During assembly, we have presented to the community via video; how the matrix is used at Newbury and how we model these behaviours. It has been great being leaders and modelling to the school our expectations and we can’t wait to share more of the expectations with you next term! Below is a copy of our revised behaviour expectations matrix for 2019.

This term Newbury Primary School is helping kids living with cancer and their families by fundraising for Camp Quality.

Camp Quality is a charity that helps thousands of kids every year by operating a range of programs including kid’s camps, family camps, primary

school puppet programs, fun therapy, respite care and financial support.

Camp Quality programs are designed to bring happiness and laughter to the lives of children living with cancer.

Here at Newbury Primary School we take the safety of our students seriously. Please refer to the VicRoads

information below and discuss with your children the importance of road safety.

Crossing the road safely Pedestrians have to share the road with vehicles so it is important they take care when crossing the road. As a pedestrian, plan where you will walk and always choose the safest place to cross a road. Stop, Look, Listen, Think Follow the safe road crossing procedure – STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK.

STOP one step back from the kerb or shoulder of the road if there is no footpath.

LOOK in all directions for approaching traffic.

LISTEN in all directions for approaching traffic.

THINK about whether it is safe to cross the road – when the road is clear or all traffic has stopped.

When crossing, walk straight across the road. Keep LOOKING and LISTENING for traffic while crossing. This information is particularly relevant to young people learning to cross roads. But it also provides a useful reminder to everyone particularly to those who may be distracted when crossing the road. Crossings Even at crossings you still need to remain alert and check whether vehicles are stopping for you. Always make sure traffic has actually stopped before stepping onto the road. Remember children’s crossings are legally active only when the flags are displayed. If a school crossing supervisor is on duty, cross only when he or she indicates that it is safe. Crossing the road at other places Walk straight across the road – don’t jay-walk.

Keep checking in both directions to make sure the way is clear.

Try not to cross the road from between parked cars or near trees and bushes as drivers may not see you.

Avoid crossing near a bend or crest in the road. Give yourself a good chance to see vehicles coming from both directions.

Avoid crossing on roundabouts, particularly multi-lane roundabouts as they are very busy and complex and cars are not required to give way to you, unless there is a pedestrian crossing. Find somewhere further away from the roundabout to safely cross the road.