Lalor Gardens Primary School

NEWSLETTER

23rd June 2016 Issue 1923rd June 2016 Issue 1923rd June 2016 Issue 1923rd June 2016 Issue 19

* Respect * Learning * Empathy * Resilience * Responsibility*

Dear Parents, Students and Friends of the Lalor Gardens Primary School Community

BLOOMING GREAT KIDS TERM 3 TOPIC 21

Learning Topics—Being Positive

Being positive is a great attitude to have. People enjoy being around positive people. Positive people do positive things. They take responsible chances. They try their best. They don’t give up and they make the most of every situation good or bad. They enjoy most of what they do and help others to have a good time as well. Certainly at times we need to look at the bad or the dangerous side of things and take them into consideration when making our decisions. However, we do not get car-ried away with all the bad things. It is important to enjoy the situation you are in and try to look at each one positively, even when things are difficult. If nothing else, a tough situation will help you to learn about how well you cope with hard times, and you might be able to plan better for next time. For students this includes something new they are learning at school.

For adults it can be how to best cope in these tough economic times. It may be staying positive when hearing bad news eg sickness of a relative, a car accident, even losing one’s job. Be positive and persevere not only in the good time but when things get difficult. This positive attitude will help you solve the problems involved. Smiling is a good way to stay positive as this affects the people around you and you will become more positive as a result as well.

Exciting news for next termExciting news for next termExciting news for next termExciting news for next term Next term Lalor Gardens will be having our first ever concert. It will be held on September 1 at La Trobe University Hall. We are all very excited about this upcoming event and Bev Guest our Performing Arts teacher has already started preparing for the event. This has included:

• Organising the whole school song with AUSLAN signing

• Videoing of the performance which will then be available for purchase

• Getting Grades to decide on their item

More news about the event will be in the newsletter next term. This is advance news so that you can mark the date on your calendar!!!

PTO

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT CONTINUED

TERM TWO REFLECTIONS

I CAN’T QUITE BELIEVE IT. WE ARE AT THE END OF TERM 2!!

The classroom programs have all operated really successfully due to the hard work, dedica-tion and professionalism of our teachers and support staff. They continually put in a great deal more effort than could reasonably be expected to ensure the children have access to the best educational opportunities as well as supporting their wellbeing. On behalf of the community I wish to thank all our staff for their work and wish them a great break.

NOW for the round up for the term. Look what we have achieved:

• School Council Meetings

• Foundation: Zoo Excursion

• Whole School Sustainability/Science Day

• Foundation: Mothers Day Breakfast

• Mothers’ Day Stall

• Book Fair

• STOMP Whole School Movement Program

• Aussie Wildlife Incursion

• Chocolate Drive—Fundraising

• Pre-school Story Time

• Parent Teacher Interviews & Student Achievement Reports

• Whole School Disco

SCHOOL FINISHING TIME TOMORROW IS 2.30 PM

Make Sure You Pick Your Child Up A This Time Anne T Hulett

Student Data Reports:

Congratula�ons to Founda�on B this week for ge#ng 95% A'endance.

It is another week of very close percentages. Well done to everyone.

Calendar of EventsCalendar of EventsCalendar of EventsCalendar of Events

June 24

Last Day Term 2—finish 2.30

pm

July 11

First Day Term 3

Rimaz Habib

Vake Nasilai

Lina Elferjani

Chibueze Anele

Nicholas Huynh

Mayuran Sasikumar

Sarah Keo

Amelia Tawil

Ali Alsamawi

Angelica Gamble

Hailey Eishold

Kris�jan Naumov

Vivethan Senthilnathan

Olivia Dimovska

Gabriela Mejia

Nicholas Mejia

Ayah Al-Assadi

Engelo Mechkaroff

Ismahan Moussa

Jazmine Abdulrahman

Saad Youssef

COMING SOON !!COMING SOON !!COMING SOON !!COMING SOON !!

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CONCERT

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FA Abdullah Mirza For his caring and understanding of others emotions and

speaking up when his peers are unhappy. Well done

Abdullah.

FB Rimaz Habib For always considering how other people are feeling and

being willing to cheer up anyone who is feeling sad.

FC Otessa Heather For always being an understanding and resilient student. Well

done for being a great friend !

1/2A Narjes Aljanabi Narjes has developed her empathy skills and cares for others.

Well done on a great term Narjes !

1/2B Nathan Huynh For always showing respect and empathy towards teachers

and students and for always caring about his friends. Well

done Nathan.

1/2C Kaira Saywell For showing that you care for and support the people around

you.

1/2D Jasmine D’Alessandro } For listening to others and treating them with kindness and

Sam Panapa } respect.

1/2E Ekam Kaur For being an awesome friend and looking after her friends.

3/4A Kyshia Castillo Kyshia is very considerate of other people’s feelings and

makes an effort to understand how others might be feeling.

Well done Kyshia !

3/4B Emilia Bogoevski For always showing confidence in herself and her learning.

3/4C Fahham Chowdhury For looking after his friends if they are upset and

understanding how they feel. Well done !

3/4D Nicholas Florentzou For being a kind and caring student who gets along with his

peers and treats all with respect.

3/4E Yianna Meliniotou For showing empathy to others by respect.

3/4F Sally Abdallah For getting along with and playing fairly with others, sharing

her belongings and engaging in positive, encouraging

relationships.

5/6B Ikram Mohamud For always showing empathy to her classmates and being

considerate of all opinions and perspectives. Awesome work

Ikram.

5/6C Adam El Mahmoud For thinking of others and making responsible choices during

learning time.

5/6D Kylie Sheng For always being kind and considerate of the feelings and

perspectives of others. Well done on being a lovely and

respectful classmate.

5/6E Ilgmar Gavoci For showing kindness towards others, including others in

games and sharing his possessions. Keep up the great work !

REVISION OF EMPATHY TOPICS

This term in Integrated Studies we explored biomes and inves�gated the

flora and fauna that live in them. We then created our own animals to

suit a par�cular environment; to do this we had to consider the climate,

terrain and the plants and animals that would be found in that biome.

Here are some photos of us crea�ng our imaginary animals.

Items Required For The Art Room

The Art Room is asking for dona�ons of any unused wool, string, and material etc for next

term’s ac�vi�es. Please leave at the school office.

Yesterday the Choir performed at the 12th

annual NMR ‘School of Rock’. Congratula�ons on a

great performance !

Fish and Bok Choy Noodle S�r Fry With delicious Asian flavours this fish and bok choy s�r fry is served with hokkien noodles

and tastes so good your whole family will love it. Add some sweet chilli sauce on top if you

like it a li1le spicy

Ingredients:

• 450g packet hokkien noodles

• 2 teaspoons sesame oil, plus one tablespoon more for fish

• 2 cloves of garlic, sliced

• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced

• 1 onion, quartered and chopped

• 500g boneless fish fillets, such as Ling

• 1 tablespoon salt-reduced soy sauce

• 4 baby Bok Choy, bo1om sliced off and washed well

• 1/3 cup oyster sauce

• Juice of ½ lime

Method:

1. If using long shelf-life noodles, remove from the packet and place in a bowl. Cover in

boiling water and allow to sit for around 5 minutes or un�l the noodles break up. Drain

and set aside, or cut up it to easy-to-eat lengths.

2. Bring a wok or large non-s�ck frying pan to a high heat, and then add 2 teaspoons

oil. Add the garlic, ginger, and onion and cook for one minute tossing around so the

garlic doesn't burn.

3. Add the extra tablespoon oil and the fish and cook for about 5 minutes un�l nearly

cooked through.

4. Add the soy sauce to the wok, keeping the fish and vegetables constantly moving to

avoiding stewing.

5. Add the Bok Choy, oyster sauce and noodles and allow the noodles to warm through

as the fish to finishes cook through. S�r through the lime juice and serve

immediately. This recipe was created by Kris�ne Duran-Thiessen for Kidspot