From The Principal

Newsletter No. 6

12 May, 2017

Mon: Sandra Tue: Marion Wed: Marion Thurs: Jane Fri: Jackie Vieanna

St Albans East Primary School

Station Avenue, St Albans, 3021

PHONE: 9366 2071

FAX:

9366 4237

EMAIL: st.albans.east.ps@edumail.

vic.gov.au

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21 May– Prep Picnic

Important Dates Canteen Roster

Visit on Twitter https://twitter.com/StAlbansEastPS

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, Mother’s Day On Wednesday our school held its annual Mother’s Day Stall providing the children with an opportunity to buy little gifts for their mums. Such stalls are not able to happen unless we have a dedicated group of helpers to prepare the gifts and then to sell the gifts on the day. Can I please acknowledge the hard work of Trudy Whitfield who co-ordinates the Mother’s Day Stall and the following parents who assisted on the day: Vieanna Wilson, parent of Kiara, Tyrese and Hamionie Tanoa; Tram Le, parent of Vy and Quan Le; Nhi Dang, parent of Lien Tran and Kim Agius, parent of Max Cain. Also, very special thanks to Pam McDon-ald, a friend of Bonnie Rose Horne’s family for her generous donation of plants for the stall. Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers. Annual Report The school’s Annual Report will presented at the School Council on May 16th. It is a DET regulation that this is made available to parents. With that in mind, the school will post a copy of the 2016 Annual Report to its website: www.saeps.vic.edu.au. A printed copy will be made available to families on request at the school office. National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests 2017 Congratulations to all our Year 3 and Year 5 students who completed the NAPLAN as-sessment this week. Results will be available in September/October. Assessment & Reporting/ Student Led Conference Currently teachers are busy preparing the semester one reports for students. We will be holding ‘Reporting to Parents Day’ on Tuesday 27th June. Students will be required to attend a Student Led Conference with their parents. This structure is the first step in prompting student voice at SAEPS, where students will have the opportunity to engage in discussions that is reflective on their current learning and learning needs. SAEPS will be hosting a free BBQ throughout the Reporting to Parents’ day to encourage parents to engage and connect with other parents. Also during the day, students’ presentations will be on display in the gymnasium for students and parents to view. This presentation cele-brates the learning that students have achieved through their engagement with Clubs. Please place the 27th June in your diary as a reminder that it is Reporting to Parents Day. We encourage all families to attend to discuss their child/children’s progress. New Portable Works have commenced this week to install our new portable. We ask parents and students to show care and consideration to temporary fencing within the school. Dental Checks – Teeth on Wheels We understand that finding time to take your child to see the dentist can be very hard and time consuming, which is why we provide the service of having a dentist come to you. Your child will receive quality dental treatment from a highly trained and professional dental team, all of whom are police checked and Working with Children certified. Children requiring more exten-

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sive dental treatment will be referred to the appropriate specialist for an additional appointment. Shade Grant The school has been successful in applying for The Victorian Governments School Shade Grants Program. This shade structure will be installed beginning Monday 15

th May and should only take 2 days to install. This structure

will give students another space that will provide shade from the sun. Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) With assistance from the Government, Medicare has introduced a Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) that provides children access to basic dental services from the ages of 2-17 years old. The entitlement is capped at $1,000 per child for every two calendar year period. To be eligible, you or the child must be claiming one of the following benefits: Family Tax Benefits-Part A, Parenting Payment, Abstudy, Youth Allowance, Carer’s Payment, Disability Support Pension, Special Benefits or Double Orphan Pension. Once your child’s forms have been returned to your school and received by us, we will individually check each child’s eligibility to see if treatment can be bulk billed through Medicare. If your child is not eligible for the CDBS funding, Teeth on Wheels can offer a special deal that is only available through your school for a check-up, clean and fluoride treatment (and x-rays if required) for only $100 (payment plans available), which can also be rebated through Private Health Funds depending on your cover. Return forms to the front office by 12

th May 2017

Prep Enrolments for 2018 Prep enrolments for 2018 have already commenced. If you have a child who will be coming to our school for the first time in 2018, please complete an enrolment form (available from the office), at your earliest convenience. School Tours for 2018 enrolments Friday 26

th May 9:30am

Tuesday 20th June 9:30am

Tuesday 1st August 9:30am

Friday 8th September 9:30am

School Council Meeting Our next school council meeting is on Tuesday 16

th May at 7:30pm in staffroom.

I would like to encourage parents and community members to attend our school council meetings as a guest.

Please contact Paul Busuttil if you are interested in assisting or attending school council meetings.

CSEF– Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) commenced in 2015 for four years and provides payments for

eligible students to attend camps, sports and excursions.

The Victorian Government's $148 million initiative helps ensure all Victorian students can take part in school trips

and sporting activities.

CSEF applications for 2017 opened from term one 2017. Parents or legal guardians are required to submit a CSEF

application form to their child's school. Applications close 23 June, 2017.

Canteen The canteen will re-open on Monday 15th May 2017.

REQUEST TO CHANGE STUDENT INFORMATION

Children’s Names: I.D. Number:_____________ Name: __________________________________Room: _____Year:_____

I.D. Number:_____________ Name: __________________________________Room: _____Year:_____

I.D. Number:_____________ Name: __________________________________Room: _____Year:_____

INFORMATION TO BE CHANGED:

Student’s Home Address: ______________________________________________________________

Student’s Home Telephone Number: _______________________ ______________________________

Parent’s name: __________________________ Mobile Phone Number: _________________________

Parent’s name: __________________________ Mobile Phone Number: _________________________

Parent’s Work Details: Name of Company: _________________________________________________

Parent’s Work Phone Numbers: __________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact: Name: ___________________________ Phone Number: ____________________

Change to Medical Information:__________________________________________________________

Other: ______________________________________________________________________________

Signed: __________________________________________________Date: ______________________

Pupil of the Week 2017 Term 2 - Week 3: 05-05-2017

Year Level Room School Values

Comment Student name

5/6 15 - Mr Mussel Learning

Cooperation Responsibility

For his fantastic narrative about the lake. Well done!

Jonathan McKeown

5/6 16 - Mr Lin

All For always completing tasks to the highest standard and being helpful to his peers

Henry Nguyen

5/6 20 - Mrs Gatto All values Being a reliable and responsible monitor. Peter Trang

5/6 21 - Mr Gandy Learning For writing excellent persuasive texts Charli Jovanovski

5/6 22 - Mr Zaitzev

All Values For her great effort in completing tasks at a high level and displaying such good manners

in the classroom

Kathy Tran

3/4 1 - Ms Kondoska

All values For being a responsible student who always encourages and motivates his classmates with a positive attitude! Well done!

Alex Gibson

3/4 4 - Mr Coleman

All Values Demonstrating to the class the responsible way to read independently.

Eishal Tanoli

3/4 7 - Mr French

All Values For changing his attitude towards his work and behaving in a mature and respectable manner

Thien-an

3/4 8 - Ms Petruccelli All Values for great organisational skills and being fo-

cused on her work. Mia Nguyen

1/2 2 - Mrs Gooderham Responsibility For being a great helper. Cody Morris.

1/2 9 - Ms Di Natale Learning For using various strategies to solve addition

problems. Bao Nguyen

1/2 10 - Ms McCallum learning and re-

sponsibility for using doubles and near doubles to solve addition problems

Arvin Singh

1/2 11 - Ms Stefanidis ALL

for confidently speaking in class. Well Done! Sinem Kaya

1/2 13 - Ms Dimitri-

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cooperation, responsibility and

respect For being a caring and welcoming friend. Jay Lim Ka Lan

1/2 14 - Mrs Tran Learning For consistently using capital letters and full

stops in her writing. Well done! Jiya Khosla

Prep 17 - Ms Meddings

Learning For trying his best during reading and writ-ing. Keep it up! For always remembering his finger spaces. Keep it up Benjamin!

Yared Isaac

Benjamin Mai

Prep 18 - Mrs Moodley Learning For fluently reading a Level E book during his

reading test. Well done Yusuf Yusuf Tahir

Prep 19 - Ms Briony

Gorst

Learning For using his knowledge of letter sounds to help him read words. Well done Lendl!

Lendl Le

P.E. P.E. - Mr Sherwill All values For working hard to improve all skills in

sport. Well done! Maretu Goodwin

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I.C.T I.C.T. - Mr Van

Taarling

Learning Responsibility

Great work completing her “Zassess” test. Sinem Kaya

Auslan Sonia All values For respectfully engaging in class activities

and helping others! Innocent Irakoze

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Auslan LOTE - Sonia Learning

Cooperation For trying really hard to focus in class! Rashad Tamba

Rm 10