PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Life in Victoria has, again, very swiftly changed since my last newsletter. Social distancing and mask wearing are again becoming the norm once again. I have been extremely proud of my staff during this COVID-19 pandemic. They have spent so much time, during the work day and late into the night, preparing for remote learning. Although this change can be a stressor for some people, I am very confident that your children will come out of this current crisis more resilient and more independent. A majority of our families have been extremely supportive of our staff during this crisis and we know that it will take a little time for students to re-adapt to this way of learning. Experience from what we went through last year, tells us that any reduction in learning during this pandemic will be made up quickly when students return to the formal learning in their classroom with their classroom teacher. Please embrace this change, we will come out of it better, more appreciative of what we have. Stay connected to your friends and relatives, exercise, rest and eat healthy. Minimising Face-to-Face Contact with our Office Although, our wonderful office staff are working at school at present, we are minimising contact with the office. If you need to speak to the office, please use either email or phone. We are trying to limit contact with our staff.

Growth vs Fixed Mindset Park Ridge Primary is a leading government school in the field of Positive Education. The Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) is now embedded in all facets of our students’ schooling (face-to-face or remote learning). We want our students to develop a growth mindset regarding their learning potential. With EFFORT, we want our students to realise that they can achieve. It is important for parents to support this concept. Learn to praise the effort. This doesn’t mean praising mediocre effort. Students are quick to see through non genuine praise. When students say that they are not good at something, we, as adults need to repeat their sentence with the word yet at the end. This statement provides hope and potential growth. Are you a growth or fixed mindset individual? Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

A reminder to families that Monday 14th June is a public holiday. Students are not required at school on this day.

IMPORTANT DATES Monday 14th June Tuesday 17th June Monday 21st June Tuesday 22nd June Wednesday 23rd

June

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday - No Students

Required At School

Division Cross Country Year 2 Myuna Farm Excursion

Canteen Lunch Foundation, Year 1 &

2

Canteen Lunch Year 3, 4, 5 & 6

SCHOOL VISION- ‘We are helping our students develop the knowledge and skills required to become life-long learners, putting them on the path

to become successful, happy individuals who are active and valued citizens in their local and global communities.’.

Dale Blythman Principal

COMMUNICATION WITH THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Our school policies play an important role in outlining the processes, procedures and structures we have in place across the school to support our core business of improving student learning outcomes. It is important that all members of our school community are up to date with the content of our school policies and support their implementation across the school. At Park Ridge Primary School, we have a comprehensive school policy schedule that guides the development of new policies and the updating of all current policies across a three-year cycle. Some of our policies are updated yearly as they support the core operations of the school. The Review section at the bottom of each of our policies, shows when the policy is next due for review. After ratification by School Council, all new and updated school policies are currently uploaded to the school website and are also communicated to staff and students as part of our internal processes. As with everything we do here at Park Ridge Primary School, we would love to hear your feedback about our com-munication, particularly about the work of School Council, our policies and any further suggestions you might have. The best way to communicate your feedback is either to speak with one of the school’s Principal Team, Mr Blythman and Mrs Chalmers, Miss Christofis, a member of School Council or send an email to the school’s email address: park.ridge.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au We hope you enjoy our first School Policies newsletter item!

NEW AND UPDATED SCHOOL POLICIES

Last month, School Council approved a number of updated and new school policies. These included: Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund Yard Duty Supervision Yard Duty Supervision (including Parent/Carer and Students) Student Wellbeing and Engagement Child Safety (Standards Policy, Commitment and Code of Conduct) In previous meetings this year, the following policies have also been updated and approved by School Council: Anaphylaxis Management Animals in School Asthma Cash Handling Community Facility Use Critical Incident Plan Curriculum Framework and Student Learning Outcomes Statement Digital Technologies – Internet, Social Media and Digital Devices Delegation for Signing of Orders Electronic Funds Management Enrolments Health Care Needs Mobile Devices Privacy Purchasing Card School Council Standing Orders Community Consultation Staff Association Staff Health and Wellbeing Staff Leave

New and updated school policies have been published on the school’s website and can be accessed via the Policies tab in the Resources section of the site. Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with these policies and support their implementation across the school. If you have any questions regarding any of the above-mentioned or any of our school policies, including their implementation, please feel free to contact me at school on 9752-8555 or phone the office to make an appointment.

Kind Regards,

Anna Christofis

Curriculum Leader

DIVISION GIRLS FOOTY CARNIVAL

Friday the 21st of May was the Knox Division Girls Footy Carnival at King’s Park, Upper Ferntree Gully. Twenty of our Year 5 and 6 girls had shown great commitment by training at lunch times in the weeks leading up to the event and they were eager to put their skills on display. Through some fantastic team play, high flying marks, amazing goals and tough tackles, the Park Ridge girls showed great spirit to finish the day with 3 wins, 1 draw and a loss. They were even lucky enough to meet AFLW player and Channel 7 commentator Abbey Holmes!

Matthew Davey

Physical Education

Specialist Awards - Music Foundation Oliver FB Displaying excellent listening and always trying his best in

Music. Well done!

Year 1 Joel 1-03 For his impressive playing of ‘Raining Cats and Dogs’ on the

keyboard.

Year 2 Zane 2-16 Demonstrating a terrific sense of beat and rhythm when using tuned percussion instruments! Awesome work!

Year 3 Gina 3-19 Playing a great rendition of ‘Ode to Joy’ on the keyboard!

Fantastic work!

Year 4 Hilary 4-23 Fantastic keyboard playing! Your performance of ‘The See Saw Song’ was great! Well done!

Year 5 Annika 5-13 A terrific job playing the melody and chords to ‘Merrily’ on the ukulele!

Year 6 Jaiden 6-27 An excellent result on his Ukulele Portfolio Task! Well done!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

POLICIES For all the latest Park Ridge Primary School policies please refer to our school website. www.parkridge-ps.vic.edu.au

COMPASS Compass School Manager has the facility to send out push notifications to iPhones, iPads and Android devices. To receive push out notifications and also access the other features of Compass School Manager, please download the Compass App.

If you have difficulty with downloading the App or have any feedback about this facility please contact the office. Please remember the Compass Website link is available on the home page of the school website. Please note, attendance approvals are now preferred via this method.

TERM DATES

Term 2: 19 April to 25 June

Term 3: 12 July to 17 September Term 4: 4 October to 17 December Term 1 2022: 28 January to 8 April

2022 FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS We are now accepting Foundation enrolments for 2022. The Department Of Education has recently released the

Transition to School guidelines and all enrolments must be submitted by Friday 25 June 2021. Mr Blythman has

commenced our Foundation tours. If you would like to book a tour please complete a booking request on our

school website or alternatively contact the school office on (03) 9752 8555.

If you know of any families with siblings due to start school next year please encourage them to contact the school

for an enrolment pack. Also if you have neighbours with children starting school next year, could they please

encourage them to contact the school or check out our website https://parkridge-ps.vic.edu.au/.

**Enrolment forms are available from the office during school hours.

UNIFORM NEWS POLAR FLEECE JACKETS We have a handful of Size 4 Polar Fleece Jackets available at a reduced price. They are an older stock run with slightly different fabric and cuffed sleeves. They have been reduced to $23.00, please make note on your order form if you would like to order this stock. BEANIES A reminder to families we have good quality beanies available for sale to keep the kids heads warm this winter. One size fits all, $12.00 each.