Almands Avenue, Roxburgh Park, Victoria, 3064

Telephone: 03 9303 9335 Facsimile: 03 9303 9338

Email: roxburgh.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.roxburghparkps.vic.edu.au

ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL No 5485

“Achieving Excellence Together”

Newsletter Our school values: Honesty • Empathy • Co-operation • Trust • Respect

28th July, 2016

GRADE

STUDENT

Prep A – Ms Temos

Ari

Prep B - Ms Richardson

Anthony

Prep C - Ms Marino

Hoane

1A - Ms Moon

Angie

1B - Ms Buc & Ms Asta

Jamie

1C - Ms Thompson

Jesse

2A - Ms Finnigan Eric

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Dear Parents and Guardians, Enrolment for 2017 If you have a child who is turning 5 by the 30th April 2017, it is time to enrol for Prep 2017 now.

You can contact the school on 93039338 or access the school website for an enrolment form. www.roxburghpark.ps.vic.edu.au Every Day Counts

In primary schools, some students miss on average 3 weeks of school per year. That’s half a year of school by the end of year 6.

Why attendance is important ?

We all want our students to get a great education, and the building blocks for a great education begin with students coming to school each and every day.

If students miss school regularly, they miss out on learning the fundamental skills that will set them up for success in the later years of school.

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes.

Each missed day is associated with progressively lower achievement in

numeracy, writing and reading.

Parent clubs We have a Parent Club for parents seeking an active role in the school. Parent clubs give you the opportunity to participate and contribute to your school community and in partnership with school councils organise social, educational and fundraising activities.

DATES TO REMEMBER Monday 1st August –Tuesday 9th August Book Fair Tuesday 9th August Grade 4 Excursion Edendale Farm Thursday 18th August Grade 6 Excursion Immigration Museum Thursday 18th August BYOD Information Night 6-7pm Wednesday 31st August Prep Excursion Anakie Park Wednesday 31st August – 1st September Father’s Day Stall Tuesday 6th September Grade 5 Excursion Melbourne Museum Friday 9th September Hoop Time Grade 5/6 Wednesday 14th September Grade 6 Excursion Federation Square Friday 16th September Last Day Term 3 - Finish at 2.30pm

What we can do

The main reasons for absence are:

Sickness – There are always times when students need to miss school, such as when they’re ill. It’s vital that they’re only away on the days they are genuinely sick, and setting good sleep patterns, eating well and exercising regularly can make a big difference.

It's vital that holidays are planned during school holidays where possible, and not during the term if it can be avoided.

‘Day off’ – Think twice before letting your child have a ‘day off’ as they could fall behind their classmates – every day counts.

Remember, every day counts. If your child must miss school, speak with your classroom teacher as early as possible.Openly communicating with your child's school about all absences is a good way to prevent attendance issues being escalated to a School Attendance Officer.

At Home Thank you to parents who talk and listen to their child at the end of the school day. As you know It helps you find out what they have done at school, any positive experiences and also any difficulties they may be experiencing.

Regards, Ric Maguire Principal

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

GRADE

STUDENT

Prep A – Ms Temos

Grace

Prep B - Ms Richardson

Yousuf

Prep C - Ms Marino

Hoane

1A - Ms Moon

Victoria

1B - Ms Buc & Ms Asta

Milad

1C - Ms Thompson

Noor

2A - Ms Finnigan

Emine

2B - Ms Free

Tarek

2C - Brereton

Kane

3A - Ms Oram- Parkinson

Zahraa

3B - MsBaido

Piva

3C – Mr Khouzi Courtney

4A –Tony Faltiska

Finest

4B – Mr Moat

Manar

4C – Ms Monsone & Ms Ciantar

Khalid

5A – Mr Penhall

Mohammed

5B - Ms Garita

Robert

5C - Ms Jankievski & Ms Fry

6A – Mr Urbancic

Esandi

6B – Ms Rosella

Kimberley

6C – Mr Wright

Dan

Performing Arts - Ms Verde

Ahmed 2A

Visual Art Award - Ms Leditschke

you can do it

AWARD!

Aroush 1C

PRINCIPALS

AWARD

Ibrahim Sultani 6A

Upcoming Payments All excursion money sent to school MUST be in an envelope or a zip-lock bag with the

Child’s name, grade and amount written clearly. Too many times we are receiving money with no accompanying details of which child to credit.

Event Date of Event Cost of Event Payment Due

2016 Book Fees Term 1 $170.00 Due Now

Grade 2 Incursion Chicken Hatching Program

25th Jul to 5th Aug

5.00 Due Now

Grade 4 Edendale Farm 09 August $25.00 Due Now

Grade 6 Immigration Museum 18th August $26.00 04th August Prep Exursion to Anakie Fairy Park 31st August $21.50 17th August Grade 5 Melbourne Museum 6th September $15.00 16th August

Wow word of the week

Are you the WOW word of the Week Champion?

Every week in the newsletter there will be an interesting or unusual wow word written with its

meaning from the dictionary.

Can you put that word in an amazing sentence? If so, write it on a piece of paper, include your

name and grade and pop it in

the box in the office. If your sentence is the most impressive, then you will feature on our

WOW writer champion board displayed in the foyer of the office. Winner announced each

week at assembly.

Happy writing! Lisa EL

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Only 2 weeks of reading to go in the 2016 Premier’s Reading Challenge! If you have read the required number of books, please make sure you have entered all your books onto the computer and then give your log-sheet the Chris. You cannot pass the Challenge if you do not hand in a completed log sheet. You may type books onto the website in the library before school or at recess on Wed & Fri Thankyou Chris Quayle PRC co-ordinator

Maths Worded Problem of the week.

Worded Problems for Prep – 2 Students

You picked 8 flowers and your friend picked 17 flowers. How many more flowers did your friend pick? Worded Problems for Grade 3 – 4 Students.

Ken gets allowance funds every day. On Monday he gets 1 cent, on Tuesday he gets 2 cents, on Wednesday he gets 3 cents, on Thursday he gets 4 cents and so on. How much money will he have by the by the 12th day? 16th day? How did you figure this out? Worded Problems for Grade 5 – 6 Students.

Sam gave Jen 1/2 of his jujubes. Jen ate 1/2 of the jujubes and gave the rest to Kyle. Kyle kept 8 of the jujubes and gave the last 10 to Kim. How many jujubes did Jen eat?

Congratulations to the Mathletics classes of the week

Gold - 42 Silver - 35 Bronze- 33

Week ending 22nd of July 2016

Keep up the great work and keep trying to get a GOLD certificate to join in our special lunch at the end of the term!

JAM HOT MUSIC presents

GUITAR LESSONS! LESSONS STARTING ON TUESDAY 2ND AUGUST 9am - 3pm

Come and learn GUITAR ! Learn a wide range of styles like pop, rock, funk and jazz. Learning to play the GUITAR benefits left and right brain coordination, Melody training, focus, performance confidence, musicality and creativity. Students skills are showcased in 2 Music Performance Concerts held every year. Guitar lessons is a great way for students to express themselves and have fun musically.

PLEASE RETURN ENROLMENT FORMS

TO THE FRONT OFFICE ASAP

Enquiries please call: JASON STONEHOUSE 0419 872 875

jamhotmusic@hotmail.com

Colour Poems Yellow is a stinging bee in a sunflower, Yellow is a hot sun in the big sky, Yellow is a beautiful sunset in the sky, Yellow is a long wow word on the wall, Yellow is sour lemons that grow on a tree, Yellow is yummy corn that needs salt and butter, Yellow is a sunflower that grows in the grass, Yellow is a warm banana that is healthy for you. By Ahmed Naddaf 3B Pink is my favourite colour. Firstly it smells like pink flowers blooming up and down. It smells like pink perfume, did it stink no! Secondly it feels like pink play dough. Thirdly it taste like pink ice-cream. Finally I hear pink flowers going swish swish. Pink is the colour I use to colour in my pictures. Pink goes in 1C "yaaaaaay". By Ayva Taia 1C Aqua Aqua feels like soft fresh water. Aqua tastes like bubble gum ice-cream. Aqua smells like fresh air. Aqua sounds like a baby bird chirping. Aqua looks like a huge sign that says “Surfs Up!” Ginger Ginger feels like a soft cat. Ginger tastes like a coffee ice-cream. Ginger smells like hot chocolate. Ginger sounds like a lyre bird calling. Ginger looks like a postcard that says happy birthday. By Matthew Yako Hernandez 3A

Step Into Prep The ‘Step into Prep’ transition program prepares pre-schoolers for their

entry into primary school. The sessions mirror many of the activities

and routines that the children will be presented with when they begin

school. The staff are caring and supportive and the activities have

educational merit and are interactive and fun.

Session dates and times for 2016:

14th July – 2:00 pm – 3.00 pm

21st July – 2:00 pm – 3.00 pm

28th July – 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

4th August – 2.00pm – 3.00pm

11th August – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

For all enquiries, please feel free to contact the office on 9303

9335

Parents - Please feel free to join us for afternoon tea and a

chat!