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1430 Heatherton Road, Dandenong 3175

19-21 Gloria Avenue, Dandenong North 3175

Phone: 9791 8900

Phone: 8762 6466

Email: emerson.sch@education.vic.gov.au

Website: www.emersonsc.vic.edu.au

Issue 15—Friday 21th May 2021

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

The installation of pedestrian and traffic lights at the front of our Heatherton Road Campus is progressing well. The

project will be finished by the end of June with the turning on of the traffic lights scheduled for mid July.

We have waited 20 years for this to happen. The moment is almost here!

John Mooney

Principal

Monday 14th June 2021

Queen’s Birthday

No students at school

Friday 25th June 2021

End of Term 2

Early finish

Monday 12th July 2021

Start of Term 3

DIARY DATES 2021

We will continue studying the value, Confidence, next week. I was very impressed with the way our Student Leaders took part in discussions with the Review Panel last Monday. The confidence and the eloquence they displayed during these discussions were excellent. Our Parks and Gardens SBAT students conducted a presentation on the latest project with poise and dignity. Students and staff from SSF catered for the panel’s lunch. The food was expertly presented and tasted delicious. I was very proud of everyone who took part in the proceedings. The confidence and positivity demonstrated by both students and staff, along with their genuine respect and gratitude for our school, left me in no doubt that Emerson School continues to leads the way in the provision of quality education programs for our students.

Dianne Wright

Campus Principal—Middle Campus

VALUE OF THE FORTNIGHT

Thursday 10th June 2021

Senior School Careers Expo

5.30pm—7.30pm

Emerson Room

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JSA JANIDU N

For learning a self-soothing monkey song.

JSB AYAAN R

For being a polite and enthusiastic member of JSB.

JSC BENYAMIN T

For being a great friend and playing with everyone.

JSD ZAYD M

For being focused and ready to learn. Excellent work Zayd!

JSE ZAIN M

For his great listening and progress with his daily laps.

JSF KEVIN U

For having a go on activities and not giving up. Well done

Kevin.

JSG BEN D

For working well in addition.

JSH TJ T

For settling in very well in JSH and great reading in class. Keep

up this great attitude to learning.

JSI ANDRENA C-P

For always trying her best.

JSJ DYLAN K

For actively participating in class discussion and achieving his

learning goals.

JSK BRIAN G

For being very respectful and working hard.

BRANDON

DYLAN

KEVIN

MIA

SINAI

MSA BRANDON N

For displaying kindness.

MSB DYLAN P

For doing his homework every day.

MSC KEVIN D

For always staying on task when required.

MSD JASPER M

For always being a caring and helpful class member who gives

110% effort in all classroom tasks.

MSE MAHDI N

For his improved focus on work in class.

MSF KAYELIA H

For persevering to overcome a difficult situation. I am proud of

you Kayelia!

MSG NICHOLAS D

For showing courage and working well in his first week at

Emerson.

MSH LUKE D

For showing improvement in his knowledge of new concepts.

MSI PARIS P

For giving things a go in class that she thought were too difficult.

MSJ KODY H

For doing a great job in class.

MSK LOCKIE H

For being kind to the other students all the time.

MSL YIANNI P

For working really well in class and finishing all his work.

ESO—JACK SIMON P

For having good behaviour in class.

MR MARCZENKO SINAI F

For all her help at Casey Basketball.

Joseph Z in JSJ for being friendly and

having a positive attitude towards school.

JASPER

KAYELIA

NICHOLAS

LUKE

PARIS

YIANNI

KODY

SIMON

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When-we-go-walkabout (Yirruwa-yirrilikenuma-iangwa) is an Aboriginal story that JSH is reading.

The photos show how we are using our senses of touch and sight to understand more about deserts. We heated the sand

and made imprints with our hands, describing how the sand feels and the texture of it. We compared the colour of sand

with some of the animals, such as a green frog and discussed the lack of water in deserts to help with a sorting activity.

We used a column table to sort out which of the animal pictures we found hiding in the sand 1) live in the desert, 2) don’t

live in the desert and 3) may visit the desert at times. The students were focused, engaged and prompted to explain why

they made their choices.

Next week we will re-visit the topic and start making are own ‘walkabout’ book. It would be great to visit a local animal

sanctuary and use our other senses to support our understanding of habitats.

Marina Visal

JSH Classroom Teacher

JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS—ANIMAL HABITATS—AUSTRALIAN DESERT

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MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTIST OF THE WEEK

Maria S. Anime Portraits (2021)

Pencil, copic marker, and watercolour on paper. 297x 420 mm.

Maria’s artworks form a series of portraits of female anime characters. Her skills have

improved significantly with the practice of tracing images. She can accurately follow lines,

and apply the correct pressure to create thick and thin, dark and light lines.

To begin, she uses the internet to search for the image of a character. After printing the

image of her choice, she carefully traces their features -face, hair, and eyes. To finish she uses

a wide range of materials including coloured pencil, watercolour, and copic markers. She has

been practicing and learning how to use copic markers to make light and dark shades.

Anime is considered a Japanese style of cartoon. It is

hand-drawn animation and computer animation that comes

from Japan.

Anime is not to be confused with manga, which are comics

and graphic novels that come from Japan.

It is great that more females are appearing in anime today with interesting and complex backstories

that explain their character and personality.

Cruz Manuel Salima

Ollie Tabarak Emma

Max Amin Abdul

Cody Connor Mahonneyrai

STUDENT BIRTHDAY’S

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SPORTS STARS OF THE WEEK

Tom JSK

Karly JSB

Martin MSB

Jorja MSI

Darren MSI

Huong SSC

Josh MSH

Ali SSD

SSF COFFEE CLUB

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HOUSE POLO SHIRT ORDER FORM

Students at Emerson School participate in a House Program (or ‘Houses’) every Wednesday morning. The

House program provides an opportunity for cross age tutoring of students, development of leadership skills

and an emergence of a ‘big sister/big brother’ mindset. Students look towards nurturing and encouraging

the younger members of their House like a family. Students are given a House group when they enrol. Each

House group is designated by a colour and House polo shirts are worn by each student. House polo shirts

can be ordered through school office using this order form. Only house polo shirts, in the appropriate house

colour, will be allowed to be worn on Wednesdays. No other clothes, regardless of colour, will be accepted.

If students do not wish to buy a house polo shirt they will need to wear their correct school uniform to

Emerson on Wednesdays.

The cost of the polo shirts have been heavily subsidised by the school and will cost $10 each.

Please fill in the form below and return it to the office with the money by 28TH MAY 2021 to purchase a

house polo shirt for your child.

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HOUSE POLO SHIRT ORDER FORM

NAME: _______________________________________________ CLASS: ______________

HOUSE: _________________________________ SIZE: __________

QUANTITY: __________

AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $____________