DIARY DATES

NUMBER 26 – 24 August 2017

Friday 25 August District Athletics at Ballam Park

(selected Yrs 3 - 6 students) 9.00am

Monday 28 August Foundation Swimming Program at

PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm

Senior School Assembly 2.50pm

Tuesday 29 August Foundation Swimming Program at

PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm

Wed 30 August Foundation Swimming Program at

PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm

Sport - Golf Coach Incursion (all year

levels except Yr 4 & Yr 6)

Thursday 31 August Father’s Day Stall 9am - 12.30pm

Foundation Swimming Program at

PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm

Sport - Golf Coach Incursion (all year

levels except Yr 4 & Yr 6)

Friday 1 September Foundation Swimming Program at

PARC 11.15am - 2.15pm

2B & 2D Patterson Lakes Library Visit

Mon 4 September National e-Smart Week

Yr 2 Butterfly Incursion

Patto’s Got Talent Gladesville

Gladiators Auditions at lunchtime

Whole School Assembly 2.50pm

Tues 5 September Patto’s Got Talent Wells Wildcats

Auditions at lunchtime

Foundation 2018 Transition Discovery

Night in the Foundation classrooms

6pm - 7pm

Wed 6 September Patto’s Got Talent Thompson

Tornadoes Auditions at lunchtime

Thurs 7 September Patto’s Got Talent McLeod Mustangs

Auditions at lunchtime

Friday 8 September Patto’s Got Talent - extra lunchtime

auditions if needed

Mon 11 September Division Athletics Carnival (selected Yrs

3 - 6 students only)

Whole School Assembly 2.50pm

Tues 12 September Yr 5 Camp to Sovereign Hill 9am

School Council Meeting 6.15pm

Wed 13 September Yr 5 Camp to Sovereign Hill

Yr 3 Excursion to Moonlit Sanctuary

9am - 3pm

Thurs 14 September Yr 5 Camp to Sovereign Hill

Friday 15 September Yr 5 Camp to Sovereign Hill returns

approx. 2.30pm

PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 5190

Gladesville Boulevard Patterson Lakes 3197 P.O. Box 330, Patterson Lakes, 3197

Phone 9772 4011 Fax 9776 0421 Principal: Carole Mayes

Email: patterson.lakes.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: http://www.patterson-lakes-ps.vic.edu.au

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who won our ‘Student

of the Week’ awards for Week 6 of this term. Students will

receive their certificates at their next assembly. Keep up the

super work everyone!

OB - Amelia Y for putting in a wonderful effort and working really

hard on her writing at home. Your hard work is really shining

through in your learning.

0C - Aidan R for working very hard at sound out when writing.

Amazing job Aidan!

0D – Adele C for being a happy and friendly member of the

class.

1A - Mack S for writing a fantastic Melbourne Museum recount

with interesting adjectives and compound sentences. Great job!

1C – Xavier N for being a superstar on our excursion to the

museum. Well done on your excellent behaviour and upholding

the school values while out of the school.

2A – Anthony G for amazing illustrations to support his writing.

Wow – what an artist!

2D - Rubie H for having such a great, positive attitude at school

and showing great determination in class. You rock!

3A - Georgia D for working so hard at applying reading

strategies to become a terrific reader. Keep up the excellent

work Georgia!

3B – Liam V for his fantastic work with his three letter sentence

in the Challenging Maths tasks.

3D - Diba R for showing respect towards her peers. Well done!

4A - Juliette G for her 'techy' mind and practical capabilities

during STEM activities.

4B - Ellie H for challenging herself and participating in activities

at camp that appeared difficult. So glad you went to camp Ellie!

4C - Zac O for outstanding leadership skills displayed on camp.

Well done Zac.

4D - Jackson A for having an amazing attitude to Year 4 camp

and being a supportive classmate to others. Well done Jackson!

5B – Tyler W for persisting with challenging tasks and staying on

task to complete them as well as she can.

5C – Bailey G for being kind and friendly towards others and for

showing the school value of respect. Your positive energy and

sense of humour make a big difference in the classroom.

5D - Hunter H for continuing to be an efficient technician and

talented problem solver. Well done!

6B - Camdyn H for being an outstanding leader and a

wonderful role model in every respect. Keep up the fantastic

work, Camdyn!

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS

Many of the opportunities we provide our students at PLPS

could not go ahead without the wonderful help from parents.

We often require parent helpers for school sporting events,

excursions, fundraising events and classroom programs.

If you wish to help out at PLPS, you will be required to

register your Working with Children Check (WWCC), by

choosing our school as a place you volunteer, on the WWCC

online site.

Please note there are no fees for a Volunteer WWCC.

For more information visit:

www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating

their birthday during over next week. We hope you have a

lovely day.

NAME BIRTHDAY

Deegan B 24 August

Will B 24 August

Sienna S 25 August

Ella T 26 August

Thomas C 26 August

Taj S 27 August

Noah K 27 August

Suriya L 28 August

Evie H 28 August

Amelia H 29 August

Mietta S 29 August

Diaz W 29 August

Alexandra S 30 August

FAMILY STATEMENTS

Family School Accounts

All outstanding Family Accounts were sent home with the youngest family member on Wednesday 16th August

2017.

These payments are now OVERDUE.

If you have missed paying any of your instalments, please call Monique Hunt on 9772 4011 as soon as possible to

make payment arrangements.

BPAY is the school’s preferred payment option.

Thankyou!

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

Congratulations to all the students who have completed the Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Remember that it is not a competition; but a personal challenge for you to read a set number of books by 8 September 2017 (the closing date).

The date is fast approaching so make sure you have lodged all the books you have read.

I hope you have enjoyed the challenge and remember to Keep Reading.

Kind Regards

Poppy Morris

English Leader

1:1 DEVICES 2018

1:1 Devices 2018 - Yr 2 Families

Dear Yr 2 Parents/Guardians,

The JB Hi Fi portal is now open. Please remember that all

orders need to be placed by the 31st October for delivery

before Christmas.

If you have any queries please email Poppy Morris

morris.kalliopi.s@edumail.vic.gov.au

Kind Regards

Poppy Morris and 1:1 Devices Team

NUDE FOOD WEDNESDAYS

Nude Food Wednesday Bring your rubbish free lunch every Wednesday and go into the draw to win a treat at Ferguson Plarre with Mrs Mayes.

The winners will be drawn at Assembly every Monday.

CARRUM ESSAY COMPETITION

Carrum Essay Competition

I am delighted to let you know about my inaugural writing competition for students in Years 5 and 6 at primary schools in the State electorate of Carrum.

Entries should be around 200 words; must be the student’s original work and indicate the student’s school and year level.

Entries open on Monday 4 September 2017 and close on Thursday 21 September 2017 and can be submitted via email to sonya.kilkenny@parliament.vic.gov.au , or hand delivered to my office at 622 Nepean Highway, Carrum 3197 or submitted to school for collection by my office on Friday 22 September 2017.

A winning entry from each school will be selected, as well as an overall Competition winner. All school winners and the overall Competition winner will be announced by me in mid-October 2017. The Competition winner will receive a $200 cash award.

Having given considerable thought to the topic for the competition, we have decided on:

“What do you want other people to care about?”

My office will be in contact in early Term 3 to chat more about the competition and to see whether your school would like to take part. I really would love to see as many students as possible participate in the competition – the more the bet-ter!

Warmest regards

Sonya Kilkenny MP

State Member for Carrum

Thank you to those selected families that have completed the

ONLINE Parent Opinion Survey. It would be greatly

appreciated if the remaining selected families could complete

the ONLINE Survey as soon as possible.

The results will be used to inform and direct our future school

planning and improvement. Please take the time to complete

the survey, as your opinions are important to us and will

contribute to the future management and organisation of our

school.

PARENT OPINION SURVEY

SCHOOL FETE NEWS

School Fete Announcement

On behalf of the FFFA (Family, Friends and Fundraising

Association), we are pleased to announce the PLPS School

Fete is being held on Sunday October 22, 2017.

Class stalls have already been allocated & volunteers will be

required to help make the day a success. Some teachers are

still looking for parent class stall fete conveners to assist with

pre organisation and running the stalls on the day. If you are

interested in assisting with this, please have a discussion with

your class teacher.

Very soon, we will be calling for donations for some stalls via

FlexiBuzz. Any parents who own businesses and wish to

provide sponsorship or donate prizes for the major raffle can

contact Scott Dargan on 0420 909 449.

The ride ticket prices & purchasing information will be

available shortly and communicated to all families via the

newsletter and FlexiBuzz.

This is our major fundraising event for the year and the

proceeds from this year’s fete will go towards covering the

cost of a new sound system and portable stage for the school

hall.

Once again, assistance from the school community is not only

greatly appreciated, but also vital to ensuring a successful day

for the children, parents and wider community.

SCHOOL FETE - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Expressions of interest are sought for local small businesses

who are interested in setting up a display or market stall at this

year's school fete. There will be a payment required to

participate but this will depend on the type of stall required.

This is a fantastic opportunity for our local small businesses to

promote their services or products to the school community.

To those who are interested, could you please send an email

to Kylie Brady at kylie@kb4travel.com.au. You will need to

explain what you will be displaying/selling and if you have an

association with the school or the Patterson Lakes community.

All applications will be assessed by the fete committee for

suitability and will be limited in numbers due to the space

available.

SUN SMART POLICY

NO HAT/NO PLAY FROM FRIDAY

1ST SEPTEMBER 2017

Our school’s SunSmart Policy comes in to effect on Friday,

1st September for the remainder of the school year. In light

of the following SunSmart information, our school updated its

policy and students are required to wear their hats from the

1st September through until the 30th April.

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the

world. More than 1700 people die from skin cancer every

year – that's more than the national road toll.

The SunSmart UV Alert is based on the UV Index forecast,

which predicts how much UV radiation will reach the ground

that day. The SunSmart UV Alert times are issued

throughout the year by the Bureau of Meteorology when the

UV Index is forecast to reach 3 or above.

The general rule of thumb for sun protection is as follows:

In Victoria, from September through to the end of April

average UV levels are 3 and above, which is when UV

radiation can damage skin and eyes and lead to skin cancer.

This is when sun protection is required.

From May to August the UV radiation levels are generally low

(1 or 2) in Victoria. Sun protection isn't needed unless you

are in alpine areas or near highly reflective surfaces such as

snow or water.

So when the UV Index is 3 and above:

1. Slip on sun-protective clothing

2. Slop on SPF30+, broad spectrum, water resistant

sunscreen – put it on 20 minutes before you go

outdoors and every two hours afterwards

3. Slap on a hat – that protects your face, head, neck

and ears

4. Seek shade

5. Slide on some sunglasses - make sure they meet

Australian Standards

PLPS HOSTS CSIRO – STEM IN SCHOOLS SPECIAL EVENT Last Friday, 18th August, our school hosted a special Australia wide National Science week event. The Hon Mark

Dreyfus MP (Federal), Sonya Kilkenny MP (State) and Dr Kathie McGregor's Research Group Leader, Innovative

Process Chemistry at CSIRO, chose our school to participate with students from our school in the live webinar

and then view some of our STEM activities. Seventeen students from Years 5 and 6 were chosen to participate in

the Virtual Classroom webinar with five distinguished CSIRO scientists. The panel shared their work on what

they are doing to investigate the tricky questions and how they can solve problems related to all things space -

think mission control, lasers, telescopes and space junk.

A recording of the virtual classroom is available at: https://vimeo.com/230383748/96b3bd367e. There were 380

schools across Australia joining in this webinar.

On the panel were : -

Dr Kimberley Clayfield: Executive Manager Space Sciences and Technology, CSIRO

Ms Solange Cunin: Co-Founder and CEO, Cuberider

Prof Paulo de Souza Junior: OCE Science Leader, Data61 | CSIRO

Assoc Prof Céline d’Orgeville: Instrument Scientist and Adaptive Optics Group Manager, ANU

Dr Jason Held: Founder and CEO, Saber Astronautics

Afterwards our visitors were treated to a demonstration from our schools RoboCup Junior winning robotics

team, 4D programming and coding with BeeBots each with Mrs. Bearup and 2D experimenting with wind power

crossing the chasm activity with Mr. Milgate. The politicians said that this visit to our school and seeing the

wonderful STEM: DigiTech and Science activities here was the highlight of their week. Dr McGregor was also

very impressed with our programs.

DISTRICT ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

(SELECTED YRS 3 - 6 STUDENTS ONLY)

BALLAM PARK, FRANKSTON (Melways Ref. 103 A3)

FRIDAY 25TH AUGUST 2017

Children are only allowed to compete in 2 individual events (track & field) plus 1 relay.

PLEASE NOTE ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE.

TIME EVENT AGES

9:15 1500m 12/13, 11, 9/10

9:45 Long Jump 9/10

High Jump 11

Discus 12/13 (750g)

80m Hurdles 12/13, 11, 9/10

10:15 Discus 9/10 (500g)

Triple Jump 11

Shot Put 12/13 (3kg)

10:30 100m 12/13, 11, 9/10

10:45 Shot Put 9/10 (2kg)

Long Jump 11

High Jump 12/13

11:15 200m 12/13, 11, 9/10

11:45 High Jump 9/10

Discus 11 (750g)

Triple Jump 12/13

12:15 4x100m Relay 12/13, 11, 9/10

12:45 Triple Jump 9/10

Shot Put 11

Long Jump 12/13

1:15 800m 12/13, 11, 9/10

2:00 PROGRAM CONCLUDES

Many great gifts for dads, carers and grandparents.

Students will be able to visit the stall during their allocated class time with their teacher and purchase a range of lovely gifts. Please send the correct money with

your child in a named envelope, on the day, if you wish them to participate. Wallets should also be named.

A plastic shopping bag may be helpful to bring your gift home in.

*** FETE - WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS ***

This year’s fete is shaping up to be a great day with lots of input from teachers, parents & kids. We will start doing some weekly shout outs for some donations we are looking for to help make the stalls great – and fete affordable.

Here are some of the items that we are hoping to get your help with…

PLANTS & GARDEN ITEMS MYSTERY BAG ITEMS CHOCOLATES PRIZES FOR RAFFLES SOFT DRINKS & WATER JAM JARS GROCERIES

If you also have a home business, we’d love you to be part of our market stall area, or promote your business via a raffle prize.

PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL FETE

SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER 2017

11AM - 4PM

Mystery Bags will be sent

home with students Friday

25th August 2017

NOTE: Each class will be collecting a specific item for the Fete. Letters will be sent home to student on Friday 25th August with details. We appreciate your contributions and your support in what is

our biggest fundraiser of the year - The School Fete.

Thank You !!

FETE NEWS

Sunday 22nd October

11am - 4pm

DONATIONS

We are looking for donations for

the fete. If you can donate or

know someone who could donate

any of the following items, we’d

be truly grateful.

PLANTS & GARDEN ITEMS

MYSTERY BAG ITEMS

CHOCOLATES

PRIZES FOR RAFFLES

SOFT DRINKS & WATER

JAM JARS

GROCERIES

GRADE STALL OA Lucky Wheel

OB Lolly Shop

OC Cold Drinks

OD Fairy Floss

1A BBQ - Sausages

1B BBQ - Sausages

1C BBQ - Sausages

1D Chocolate Toss

2A Soft Drink Toss

2B BBQ - Hamburgers

2C BBQ - Hamburgers

2D Mystery Bags & Lucky

Dip 3A Groceries

3B Show Bags

3C Cake Stall

3D Raffle (includes

Principal for a day)

4A Crazy Hair

4B Café - Cake & Coffee

4C 2nd Hand Books &

Novelty Store

4D Plant Stall

5A Hot Chips

5B Dunking Machine 5C Café - Cake & Coffee

5D Roast Beef Rolls 6A Fairy Floss

6B Hot Dogs

6C BBQ - Hamburger 6D Silent Auction

WEEK 29 – SOLVING PROBLEMS

Wellbeing Element – Engagement and Achievement

Character Strength – Wisdom

Cultivating in our students resourceful and reflective habits for a lifetime of learning in an ever changing world is a chal-

lenge that

all teachers face. With the amazing rate information is being created in the 21st century,” knowing stuff” learnt through

the 20th

century learning and teaching transfer of knowledge paradigm is no longer relevant. The world now needs good people

who

can think logically and ethically to solve problems.

Our learners now need to be able to:

• Experiment, imagine, visualise and question what is happening around them.

• Take stock of what is occurring and why.

• Use their intuition, logic, creative and critical thinking to solve problems.

• Make new connections from what they learn to extend their vision of the world.

• Find and authenticate the information they require.

True learning is the connecting and understanding of areas of knowledge and then being able to apply them to solve and

analyse a series of problems or situations. To enable this, students’ thinking needs to be continuously developed through

the

regular usage of Habits of Minds and Thinking Tools in all areas of their lives and learning.

An organised, resourceful and systematic approach to problem solving requires thinking to be visible for students; the steps

are clearly sign posted for them. The “off the top of the head” and “spontaneous” methods of problem solving, often end

up

without a logical solution, involve haphazard thinking processes and don’t thoroughly consider all possible angles.

The key components in solving any problem are very simple:

• Getting started the day the problem is received (a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step).

• Being prepared to brainstorm and to consider a number of options; moving from possible to probable and onto pre-

ferred.

• Always starting from a position of curiosity, not certainty. Curiosity leads to Clever, which leads to Certain; the 3 C’s to

problem solving.

COMMUNITY NEWS MUNCH MONITOR ONLINE LUNCH ORDERS

Lunch Orders are available online on Monday, Thursday and Friday.

How do I set up an account to order online:

Go to: www.munchmonitor.com

Click LOGIN then REGISTER

Enter School Id: plps and Password: munch3197

Then follow the 4 easy steps to create your account:

STEP 1: Create a Parent Profile by entering information about

yourself.

STEP 2: Add your Students to your account.

STEP 3: Transfer money to your account by clicking the

Account Top-up button

STEP 4: Click MY ORDERS and you ’re ready to Order lunches!

Orders can be cancelled on the day as late as 8.30am and should

you have any concerns with your lunch order, pleas call Bellbrook

Catering direct on Ph: 9796 5888.

Over the years we have shared a wonderful relationship

with Bakers Delight in Patterson Lakes. They have

supported our school and Patto families on many

occasions, in the way of fundraising events, supplying

treats to our staff “just because” and vouchers for FREE

loaves of bread to our families. We would love our Patto

families to continue to support Bakers Delight, even if it’s

just to pop in and see what’s NEW in store!

City of Kingston School Holiday Program Enrolment

Enrolments open Monday 28th August for the school holidays -

25th September to 6th October 2017. Enrolment Forms and

additional information can be found at kingston.vic.gov.au/

schoolholidayprogram.

Chelsea Baseball for Kids - Ages 4 & Up

From T-Ball to Little League & Juniors Baseball, the Chelsea

Baseball Club has something for every child. Open Nights/Day

are Fri 25/8, 5.30pm - 7pm, Fri 1/9, 5.30pm - 7pm & Sun 3/9

10.30am - 12pm. Call Trevor on 0450 784 728 for more details

Seaford Little Athletics - New Season Starting

Starts 30th September, children 5 yrs and over (as of 1/10/17).

Saturday mornings at Riviera Reserve, training Tuesday

Evenings - optional. 2017/18 Fee’s - $140 per child and $35

for uniforms. For details phone Katie 0416 307 757.

Carrum Cricket Club - Junior Players Wanted

Under 10’s, 12’s, 14’s, 16’s, Girls Cricket and Milo Have-A-Go

(5 to 8 years of age). Training starts during the week of 14th

September. Contact Stuart on 0414 498 622 for more details.