Volume 25 Issue 5 Thursday 28 February 2019

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term dates 2019 term 1 30 jan - 05 apr term 2 23 apr - 28 jun term 3 15 jul - 20 sep term 4 07 oct - 20 dec 28 FEBRUARY MATHLETIS $13.00 AND READING EGGS $15.00 PAYMENTS DUE

07 MARCH SRC ‘WEAR WHAT YOU WISH DAY’ - GOLD COIN DONATION

11 MARCH LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

20, 21, 22 MARCH CASEY SAFTEY VILLAGE EXCURSION YEAR 1 DUE 8TH MARCH $10.00

29 MARCH SCHOOL PHOTO DAY

01 APRIL SCHOOL PHOTO DAY

jim bell, principal jenny reid, assistant principal jo-anne doran, assistant principal

DATES TO REMEMBER

S chool Council Elections 2019 At the close of our call for nominations, we had received four nominations for the “parent member

category” of school council. Given that we now have four standing nominations and four vacancies in the par-ent member category of school council, I automatically declare elected those four candidates without the need for the school community to go to election. Congratulations are extended to Sandra Prvulj, Jessica Okirua, Bhaskar Gaur and Sadaf Qaiser. Whilst Sandra is embarking up-on her fourth term of office at Brentwood Park Primary School, Jessica, Bhaskar and Sadaf are embarking upon their first. Our first school council meeting of the newly elected council will be held on Tuesday 2 April. The full mem-bership of school council 2019 and those elected to asso-ciated office positions, will be detailed in a forthcoming newsletter. Jim Bell, principal

H ouse Captain Elections With School Captains already elected, congratu-lations can now be extended to the newly elected

House Captains for 2019. Akoonah House ……………... Samko and Sureya Casey House ………………... Dylan and Olivia Gardiner House …………….. Damian and Mehar Cardinia House ……………. Annabelle and Arsh

S chool Crossing To ensure student safety, when flags are displayed,

all pedestrians should use the school crossing. Always fol-low the instructions of the crossing supervisor. Stay alert, keep looking and listening for traffic while crossing. Our crossing supervisor, Yvette, is on duty each day from 8.10-9.05 am and 3.10-3.45 pm. Don’t forget to say, “Hi!”

E arly Morning Literacy and Maths Classes This week, on the mornings of Tuesday and Wednesday, classes started early for a number

students in Year 5! Early morning literacy classes, conducted on Tuesdays and early morning maths clas-ses, conducted on Wednesdays have commenced! Leah McCartney [literacy] and Lyn Forsyth [mathematics] are thrilled with the initial attendance at these additional classes which commence at 8:10 a.m. on their respective mornings! Both would like to congratulate the students on ac-tively taking responsibility for their learning! With forty-two children attending literacy and sixty-seven attending maths, both Leah and Lyn hope the attendance will be sustained and continue throughout the year!!

S chool Photographs Class photographs and portrait photographs are currently

scheduled to be taken on Friday 29 March so please ensure your child/children are dressed in school uniform.

V aluing our Reading Recently, our Scholastic Australia representative visited the school to present us with a certificate

of recognition. As a school, we raised $3,591 towards free resources for the library. Each time an order is placed at Book Club of one of our Book Fairs, we accrue 'Reward points' to use for literacy and learning resources, not just for the library but for all areas around the school. The fantastic amount we raised in 2018 went towards new books for the library, big books and new teaching resources for the whole school. This certificate was only given to the top 5 schools in the

South East Region, including all of Gippsland!

Congratulations Brentwood Park and keep reading!!!

Annette & Josephine

K nitting club Is held during the first half of

lunchtime every Thursday. We would appreciate donations of any unwanted:

Wool/yarn

Knitting needles

Hooks for crochet Thank you Marlene, Sandra & Larissa

S ports Shorts Swimming News Well done to all of the students who swam at the

district carnival on Monday. The competition was very tough and our swimmers gave their best efforts. It was a great experience for many of our students who were competing for the first time. Sanjana, Morgan, Taya, Ellinah, Leigh, Finlay, Nisini, Axel, Maahi and Emmy were terrific in their first appearance at district level. Other experienced swimmers who competed well were Matt, Brinda, Susan, Jack, Trisha, Jalyn, Emmy, Olivia and Julie. The up and coming rising star of our school is Min. Still with another year at the same age level, Min was our only individual swimmer to receive a placing, 2nd in butterfly. The 10 year old boys’ team of Min, Hayden, Ujin and Charlie were superb in their victory and will progress to the division competition. Our school finished in 6th place overall, which is a great team result. A special thanks to all of the parents and friends who have supported the swimming team.

S chool Cross Country The annual school cross country will be held on Wednesday 27th March. Students who finish in the

top 10 runners of each senior school race will be selected for the school team to run at district level next term. On the day, students are encouraged to wear a coloured t-shirt of their house team. Parent helpers are needed to assist with the running of this event. If you are able to assist please see Jim Narayan. Thanking you for your continued support. Jim Narayan and Mel Dennis H&PE

C hinese language and Culture This year, our visit to Yangzhong Experimental

Primary School, our sister school, in Jiangsu, CHINA is scheduled for 15—27 September. The maximum number each school can take will be 16 students and 3 teachers.

Jiangsu Educational Services for International Exchange [JESIE] will provide funding support to partly cover the full cost. Each participant will only pay AUD $2,000 as a package including international airfares and in-country costs (for accommodation, meals, transportation and tours in Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai as well as the sister school visit with homestay). Students and teachers will need to cover own costs for passport, visa and insurance. The insurance can be organized by individuals/parents or through the Department of Education. The JESIE team will assist in organising the whole trip, including the air-tickets, in-country tours as listed, and the sister school visit. For the international flights, two airlines will be considered – Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airlines.

Both students and teachers will be staying in hotels during the tours in Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai. The Victorian schools will travel together and will attend a Welcome Ceremony in Nanjing before travelling to respective sister schools. An information night will be scheduled for those families interested in their child participating in this wonderful, cultural opportunity.

Term 1 Week ending 22 February, 2019

0BC Lilly for your wonderful attitude towards your learning. You’re a superstar! 0JF Elisa for a fantastic start to school. 0JH Jackson for always having a positive attitude. Keep working hard! 0LP Aileen for being a FANTASTIC classroom helper and a SUPER, awesome listener! 0SM Railen for showing great kindness to others. You are a superstar! 0TL Yuxuan for a great start to the year. 1AB Ilah for showing enthusiasm during our math activities and trying your best. Well done! 1HG Adrian for achieving success with your ‘Read-to-self 'by getting started straight away and staying in your spot. 1KC Caius for his success in using a plan to unite a recount about a birthday party! What great work! 1MK Ramsay for all the effort he has put into learning to skip count. 1NC Brax for consistently making good choices this week. You are a superstar! 1NG Trisha for having a fantastic start to the year and showing all the school values. Super effort! 1TN Reina for being a successful writer by using interesting vocabulary and correct punctuation. 2AD Asher for her increased confidence in telling the time. 2AK Mackenzie for a confident start to your time at BPPS. We love having you in 2AK! 2CM Zac for creating sensational maths patterns and for being able to explain them. 2CV Aarohee for a fantastic start and settling in well to Term 1. 2RG Riza for the detail included in her CAFÉ’s character profile. An awesome effort! 2SY Masato for getting 100% in his spelling tests. 3CH Yenuka for writing a wonderful character description and story introduction. 3DK Archie for his fantastic narrative writing this week using a range of VCOP strategies. 3MF Max for creating interesting characters and including them in his writing. 3MS Saisha for always giving 100% to achieve your personal best. Well done! 3SA Lotus for your amazing “compound socks”. You are a superstar! 4BM Makayla for having a great week overall and for presenting a fantastic speech about frogs. 4CP Lilly for her thoughtful presentation of class work. 4EC Karthik for contributing in class every way possible and always having a smile.

Term 1 Week ending 22 February, 2019

4SM Eric for writing an outstanding recount. Awesome job, Eric! 4VG Aarush for creating an excellent storyboard. Well done! 5EB Neha for always being ready to learn and trying your best. 5JG Chloe for sharing your engaging sizzling orientation in writing this week. 5LF Lucy for showing resilience to keep going this week! 5LM Olivia for using her knowledge of the narrative structure to develop an imaginative and interesting to read story! 5SI Thomas for always taking the time to help and support his peers! 6JA Damian for always contributing everyway in class in a positive way. Awesome work! 6JP Mohmina for undertaking every task with great attention to detail. Excellent work! 6LM Kate for demonstrating a growth mindset and excellent teamwork skills. Well done, Kate! 6MB Olivia It has been a pleasure watching your confidence grow over the first few weeks of school.

SPECIALIST CLASSES LOTE. Chunyan n/a LOTE. Daisy 5JG your great participation in making lantern festival decorations! Well done! P. Arts. Linda 4BM for great teamwork-singing ‘Banuwa’ in three parts and then playing those parts on xylophones and keyboards. P. Arts. Larissa 1NG for practising and performing the traditional country dance, ‘Emus and Kangaroos.’ P.E. Jim 3DK for everyone being able to jump the hurdles in PE. P.E. Mel FLP for their fantastic listening in the freeze game. V. Arts. Jessica 6MB well done on an amazing drawing session. The effort you all put in certainly shows in the quality of your work. V. Arts. Bree 3CH for a great application of tone to your toy drawings. D. Tech. Lisa 2SY for beating the world record for logging in —2 minutes 43 seconds and for being focused during Digital Technologies.

P LEASE DIRECT MONEY FOR EXCURSIONS, ETC TO YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER - NOT TO THE OFFICE.

Please hand money and permission slip in sealed envelopes to classroom teacher first thing in the morning. By following this process teachers are aware that your child will be attending the excursion and mark them off

their lists. Money is collected by office staff and processed each morning and a receipt given back to teachers along with permission slips. All money is tallied and banked daily – no money is left on the premises. If you wish to pay by credit card, a proforma is available from the office. This can be filled out with details and placed in a sealed envelope and handed to your classroom teacher

Please deliver cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and grade on the front by 9.30 a.m. If you have a number of children attending an excursion you can place all money and permission slips in the one envelope with children’s names and grades on the front and deliver to one of the children’s teachers. The office staff will be able to allocate money to the children’s particular items and distribute permission slips and receipts back to teachers. Enve-lopes are available at the office. If you have a large amount to be paid or need to process an EFTPOS transaction through a savings account you can make arrangements to pay at the office. We also have a new Qkr payment system on our Skoolbag app. If you download our Skoolbag app and Qkr payment app you can now pay for your child’s excursion on line.

All change will be delivered to the children in the afternoon. Re-imbursements will only be made under certain circumstances – they will be made by cheque (no cash transactions are made).

Notices are sent out with a final collection time – please adhere to this time. All money and permission slips are required to be sent back by this date – otherwise your child will not be able to attend. This enables us to confirm bookings and numbers with bus companies and organisations we are visiting. Also we need to send details to the De-partment of Education Emergency Management for all excursions, camps, etc. We also need to accommodate students who will not be attending.

We would appreciate it if parents could please follow these processes.