Wembley Primary School Newsletter No. 25 – 23 August 2017

Upcoming dates: Monday 21 – Friday 25 August Literacy/Book Week Inc. Author Visits Friday 25 August Book Week Parade Monday 28 August – Friday 1 September Numeracy Week Thursday 31 August & Friday 1 September Fathers Day Stall Tuesday 5 September Special Footy Lunch Day & Footy Colours Day Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 September Senior School Musical

Book Week at Wembley Book Week at Wembley has been an exciting event with Author visits, Decorated Doorways, Book Swap event, Book Fair and competitions throughout the week. The culmination will be tomorrow morning with our Book Parade. It will be held at 9am on the basketball court and parents and friends are invited to come along and join in on the fun. Electricity Works Parents are advised that electricity works that will be conducted in Hawkhurst Street on Thursday 31 August between 7.30am and 4.30pm will have an impact on traffic and parking around the school. Hawkhurst St will be closed to all traffic (no parking will be available) from Wembley Avenue to Francis Street. Parents are asked to make alternative parking arrangements to ensure that the work area is accessible for the contractors between the hours stated above. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding throughout the period of the works. Hoop time Next week our Year 3/4 and 5/6 Hoop time Teams will be heading off to compete in a round robin type tournament at Altona. The teams have been training under the careful guidance of Ainsley Gravett and we wish them well for their respective tournaments. Father’s Day Stall The Father’s Day Stall will operate on Thursday and Friday of next week between 11.00-12.30pm. The Wembley Parent-Community group will be running the stall, which will be held in the Out of School Hours Care Program room.

From the Principals

Student Clothing Please ensure that your child’s clothing is clearly labelled with their name and class. This will ensure that, if they accidentally leave a jacket or hat in the playground, it will get returned to them and not end up in the lost property cupboard.

Senior School Musical Tickets for the Senior School Musical (Years 3-6) have been available for sale via the QKR app and also the office. Thank you to those that have already purchased tickets. Families are able to purchase extra tickets now via QKR and the Office. The option to purchase via QKR will be removed as we approach our quota. Please note there will be no ticket sales at the door. Sketchbook Project Years 3 to 6 Students in years 3-6 can participate in this competition by creating 3D designs using the program “SketchUp”. They can create rooms, houses, cities, parks, or anything else that they can think of! All submissions are due by Monday August 28th at 9am and prizes will be awarded to the winner in each category. To enter a design in the competition, join the google classroom with the code: vcviio Further information is contained in this Newsletter, keep reading. Footy Lunch Our special Footy lunch day will be Tuesday 5 September. Students can also wear Footy Colours. Options available : Hot Dog, Halal Hot Dog, Four n Twenty Traveller Pie, Four n Twenty Halal Pie and Herbert Adams Vegetable Pastie. Drink Options: Oak Chocolate Milk, Oak Strawberry Milk, Orange Juice & Water. Last day for orders Friday 25 August. Ordering is only via QKR, no orders will be taken at the Office. Pie Drive WPCG along with TONY’S PIES OF ESSENDON are conducting a Pie Drive. Just in time for the footy finals! You will be able to order goods from 21st August until 7th September. Delivery Date: Friday, 15 September 2017. All the products will be freshly baked and will be suitable to go straight into the freezer if you wish. Ordering is only via QKR, no orders will be taken at the Office. Please refer to the QKR app for full list of goods, pricing and ordering. Last day to order is Thursday, 7th of September by midday. Maribyrnong Young Writers Competition Young writers of Maribyrnong, get your short story ready to enter the Maribyrnong Young Writers competition. The competition has three categories with cash prizes and book vouchers for winners and highly commended stories. Entries open 18 September – 13 October and winners will be announced in November: Category 1 – Prep to Grade 1 (Maximum 500 words) Prize $60 cash and a book voucher Category 2 – Grades 2 – 3 (Maximum 500 words) Prize $80 cash and a book voucher Category 3 – Grades 4 – 6 (Maximum 750 words) Prize $100 cash and a book voucher Highly commended – in addition to category winners, some entries may be selected for additional book voucher prizes.

Wembley Community you should be proud of yourselves! The Book Fair held last week was a great success! The kids loved it and over $8,000 of books were sold which means loads of books & rewards for our school to use to boost the classroom book supply AND a tonne of cash, around $1600, raised for our awesome school!! If you are waiting on a book that you have ordered because it wasn't available at book fair, thank you for your patience. They will be delivered as soon as they come in from Scholastic.

It’s A Jungle Out There! After weeks of singing, dancing, and memorising lines we are now only 2 weeks away from the 2017 Wembley School Musical! The 3-6 classes have been practising ready for their musical debut on Wednesday 6th of September followed by their final performances on Thursday the 7th. Props, costumes and sets are all coming together and we are currently preparing for our rehearsals on Friday the 25th of August as well as Friday the 1st of September. We wish all our performers the best of luck in their rehearsals and cannot wait to see the finished product in Week 8- we know that all of their hard work, efforts and enthusiasm will ensure an outstanding show! Where: Quin Auditorium, 204 Churchill Ave, Braybrook VIC 3019 When: Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th September @ 6.30pm- 8pm Tickets: Extra tickets are now available to purchase via the QKR app- get in before they sell out! Costumes: Students, please remember to bring your costumes in to school ASAP so that your classroom teacher can bring them to the auditorium for you on the night.

Book Week This week we have been totally immersed in books – reading and reflecting, finding inspiration for our writing and responding to ideas in literature. We are looking forward to our final activities including… Book Character Parade Students are asked to use their imagination and dress up as their favourite book character on Friday 25 August. Please join us for our parade at 9am at the assembly area. The Great Book Swap Participating in this nationwide fundraiser means that students donate a pre-loved book in exchange for another, for a gold coin donation. The exchange will take place on Friday 25 August in Claire Crozier’s classroom. All proceeds will be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Please pop your pre-loved book in the tubs at the office before Friday 25 August. Decorate a Doorway Visit our classrooms to see doorways displaying our favourite books and love of literature. Numeracy Week Next week, beginning Monday 28 August, it’s Numeracy Week and we will be highlighting the importance of Maths through a host of activities in, and out of the classroom. Lunchtime Activities Students can join in these activities, which proved to be great fun last year… Tuesday: Maths Amazing Race, Prep, 1 & 2 Wednesday: Paper Plane Competition in the hall, Prep, 1 & 2 Thursday: Maths Amazing Race, Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Friday: Paper Plane Competition in the hall, Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Jellybeans in a Jar Students can test their estimating skills and guess the number of jellybeans in the jar. 50c for one guess, or $1 for three guesses. The prize is … all the jellybeans! Captains will visit classrooms every ‘lunch eating time’ during Numeracy Week, with the jellybeans in the jar. Numeracy at Home Why not take this opportunity to focus on Maths at home. Playing games, cooking, telling time, reading maps and shopping are all real life ways that we work with number, measurement, chance and spatial concepts. You might like to refer to the Australian Government website for further ideas. https://www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au/parents

Numeracy Challenge Prep, 1 & 2

Name……………………………….

Class…………………..

1) Using the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 once only, fill in the circles so that the sums of the numbers on each side of the triangle are equal.

2) How many triangles can you count?

3) At Hot Spot Pizzeria you can order two topping from the following choices –

• Tomato • Pineapple • Ham • Olives • Mushroom

How many different types of pizza can you order?

Numeracy Challenge 3, 4, 5 & 6

Name……………………………….

Class…………………..

1) ABCD x 9 = DCAB What is the value of A, B, C and D?

2) How many triangles can you count?

3) How many ways can a basketball team of 5 players be chosen from 6 players?

Numeracy Challenge Put your skills and understandings to the test. Try solving one, or all of the problems at home, that are included in this Newsletter. Don’t forget to get Mum or Dad involved. Submit your answers in the box at the office by Wednesday 30 August. Great prizes to be won!

1:1 MacBook Program This week we have been congratulating the students in Year 4, 5 & 6 on the overall safe use of their 1:1 devices, especially when online. Each year level has developed a ‘Safe Websites’ list, which includes sites students can visit during Wet Weather, Free time or during Out Of School Hours. This is a way to ensure students are being safe when not under direct teacher instruction. To build on this, we have been working with teachers to update how students use YouTube. A short presentation and discussion was held with all Year 4, 5, & 6 students to share the new guidelines. Each class now has a copy of the YouTube Safe User Guide, also found at the bottom of this newsletter.

YouTubeSafeUserGuideYouTubeisonlytobeaccessedunder

teacherdirection.

YouTubeisnottobeusedduring:

• WetWeatherTimetables• ‘Free’Time• BeforeorAfterschoolcare.

Novideosaretoberecordedand

uploadedtoYouTube.

StudentsarenotallowedtobeloggedintoYouTubeandmustsignouttouseYouTube

asa‘vieweronly’.

YouTubewillmake‘recommendations’-TheseareNOTtobeclicked.

‘UpNext’willappearaftereachclipandalsoontherighthandsidepanel.WembleyPrimarySchoolrecommendsYouTubeaccountstopeopleovertheageof14yearsold.

StudentswhocreateaYouTubeaccountwithParentPermissionwillneedtohavetheiraccountmonitoredbyparents/guardians.

High Reliability Schools Is Wembley Primary School a High Reliability School? To find out, we need your feedback………. In Robert Marzano’s Handbook for High Reliability Schools: The Next Septs in School Reform he provides a compelling framework for what schools must do in order to move to the next level of effectiveness in ensuring that all students are learning at high levels. Over the last four years, staff have been doing an amazing job in implementing the three big ideas of a Professional Learning Community with the intent of reaching high reliability in the following areas:

· Level 1 - Safe and Collaborative Culture · Level 2 - Effective Teaching in Every Classroom · Level 3 - Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum and · Level 4 - Standard Referenced Reporting

Now we are seeking feedback from students, parents and teachers to find out how effective we have been in achieving high reliability in the first three areas. The first survey we will be seeking feedback on, Level 1. A Safe and Collaborative Culture, addresses the factors considered fundamental to the wellbeing of the school. Namely, do staff, students, parents and the school community feel that the school is safe and maximises collaboration for the enhancement of student learning? This survey will be open from Monday 14 August to Friday 25 August and made accessible via a survey monkey link that will be sent out via Sentral. We invite all families to complete the survey and appreciate the time you take to share your feedback. Reminder about bell times Parents are reminded of the school bell times for arrival in the morning and home time at the end of the school day. Students are expected to be at school and in their classrooms at 8.55am each morning. The first bell rings at this time to allow students to organize their belongings (lunch orders, water bottles, reading satchels, homework etc) at the beginning of the day. Any students who arrive before 8.30am are to proceed to the school office. Students should not be dropped off and left in the playground without parental supervision before this time. The playground is supervised from 8.50am for student arrival. The Before Care program dismisses students at this time. There has been an increase in the number of students arriving well before 8.30am each morning. Similarly the home time bell rings at 3.15pm for afternoon dismissal. At this time all students who walk home or meet their parents along the way need to leave the school grounds. Following the final bell, which rings at 3.30pm, students who have not been collected by their parents or carers are asked to come to the school office, where a staff member will telephone parents. On the occasion of a parent being potentially late for pickup time a phone call should be made to the office explaining this and the student will be called to the office area to await collection. Many students are staying on and playing in the playgrounds or on the soccer pitch after school. The playground is supervised until the final bell at 3.30pm and all students should have left the school grounds by this time. Teachers have meeting and preparation commitments after school. Students who are still in the playground after this time may cause problems for the Out of School Hours Care Program, which requires access to all available outside playing areas each afternoon. It is recommended that students are not to go to the library over the road from school without parental supervision. It is not the responsibility of the librarians to supervise and manage students. Your support with this will ensure the safety and well being of all students.

Father's Day Stall Father's Day is just around the corner. This year the Father's Day Stall will be held on Thursday 31st August & Friday 1st September. Classes will be taken through at an assigned time with their teachers to buy dad something special for his day. Here is a sneak peek at what is on offer. If any parents would like to help out on the stall, please contact WPCG via the FB page @WPCG4788 orwembleycommunitygroup@gmail.com

Father’s Day Stall

Gift Bags - $1 Cards - $1

Coasters ~ $2 Stress Balls ~ $2 Super Dad Pens ~ $2

Playing Cards ~ $3 Can Cooler ~ $3 Sports Socks ~ $3

Frisbee ~ $3 Keyrings ~ $3

Father’s Day Stall

Toffees ~ $4 Basketball Game ~ $4

Car Wash Mitt ~$4 Earphones ~ $4

Mugs ~ $5 Aluminium Drink Bottle ~ $5

Insulated Cooler Bag ~ $6

Chess Club Chess Club is held in the staffroom on Tuesday afternoons and there are vacancies for Semester 2 for any student who would like to join. Karl, the tutor offers a free session to children to come along and try it out. The first meeting of the Chess Club will be next Tuesday at 3.30pm with our tutor Karl. Drama Club Drama Club, with Suzanne will commence again this Friday. Enrolments for both groups can be made by contacting Suzanne at Schmazzole directly. Year 6 Health and Puberty As part of the Victorian Curriculum, Year Six students will be participating in a Puberty and Sexuality incursion in Term Three. We have invited Family Planning Victoria to run the sessions as they bring a wealth of knowledge and professional respect to the topic. If you would like to know more about this organisation, their website is www.fpv.org.au

Student Sessions: Students will then participate in 3 x 90 minute sessions over three weeks. The dates for these sessions are: Thursday 10 August, 17 August and 24 August 2017. Classroom teachers will be present during all sessions to hear lesson content so as to follow up any subsequent student questions.

The Great Book Swap! Wembley Primary School is holding a book swap to raise funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. (Not to be confused with the Bookfair). Did you know that only 25% of Indigenous students in very remote areas are at the minimum reading standard, compared to 90% of non-Indigenous students? We are set to change the stats, but we need your help!

Have you read a good book? Want to read another good book? Please bring in a loved book to swap and a gold coin (or more) and take home another book to enjoy reading. You can donate books right next to the front office in the tubs provided or take them straight to Miss. Crozier in 4A. Donations may also be me made online at

https://indigenousliteracyfoundation.secure.force.com/CICD__Fundraise?id=701A0000001Inwn The Great Book Swap will be held in week 6 during Literacy Week. All proceeds will be going towards the Indigenous Literacy Foundation who hopes to raise more than $200,000 to gift 20,000 new books to remote Indigenous communities. Thank you for all your support!

Wembley Primary School Numeracy Week SketchUp Design Competition This competition is open to all Wembley students in years 4, 5, and 6. It is a chance for you to apply your knowledge of measurement and geometry in a fun and practical way. You will have the chance to create various 3D designs using the program “SketchUp” which can be downloaded from the internet for free. If you do not have the program on your computer, please download it using the following link: https://www.sketchup.com/download/all (download “SketchUp Make 2017” for Mac OS X) Rules

1. You must design everything in your submission yourself (nothing can be downloaded from the 3D warehouse)

2. You may use a design that you started previously as long as everything in the design has been created by you.

3. You may submit multiple entries, but you may only submit one entry in each category.

4. All submissions are due by Monday August 28th at 9am. If your entry is submitted late, it will not be considered.

Categories

• Best Home- External (Structural design features, external design) • Best Home- Internal (Floor Plan, furniture, appliances, etc...) • Best Public Recreation Area (Park, Skate Park, Playground, Footy Oval/ Sports

Field, Swimming Pool/ Water Park, etc...) • Best City Plan • Best Non-Architectural Design (Machines, toys, furniture, cars, etc…)

Prizes A prize will be awarded to the best design in each category as determined by the judges. Additional judges choice prizes may be awarded depending on the number and quality of the entries. The winners will be announced during the Friday assembly at the end of Numeracy week. How To Enter Your Design Into The Competition To enter your design in the competition, join the google classroom with the code: vcviio Once you have joined the classroom, you can submit your work on the appropriate assignment. There is a template attached to each category that you must use to attach screenshots of your design.

How To Use SketchUp

If you are in grade 5 or 6, you will have used SketchUp during various geometry lessons. If you are in year 4 or would like to refresh you knowledge of the program, refer to the video links on the Google Classroom page. See the announcement titled: Intro to SketchUp

2017 Camping Program at Wembley The camping program at Wembley enables students to further their learning and social development in a non-school setting. It is designed to assist with the gradual development of independence and responsibility by providing engaging, challenging and educational experiences beyond the classroom, for all students. The program has been sequentially planned to enable all students from Prep through to Year 6 to participate in. To assist parents with future planning the following dates of camps for 2017 have been confirmed. Year 4-Sovereign Hill, Ballarat-Monday 27 to Wednesday 29 November (3 days, 2 nights) Year 3-The Island, Phillip Island-Wednesday 29 November to Friday 1 December (3 days, 2 nights) Year 1-Games, dinner and movie at school-5.00-November-December, date to be decided Prep-Stay and Play-afternoon tea and games at school, adjacent to school day, November-December, date to be decided. Further information will be sent home to each year level regarding their camping activities, closer to the date. If you have any questions regarding the Camping Program at Wembley, please direct them to Annmaree Jones.

Prep A NO AWARD Prep B Benjamin G For his persistence and improved effort to independently

‘have-a-go’ at writing down the sounds he hears. Keep up the awesome work Benjamin!

Prep C Averi N For writing a fantastic ‘What Am I?’ text about a puppy. Amazing writing, Averi!

Prep D Stella K For her persistence and perseverance with her handwriting this week. Great job Stella!

Prep E Oscar C For consistently making good learning choices this term! Well done Oscar on all your hard work.

1A Charlie H For developing efficient strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems. Amazing work Charlie!

1B Ellie G For making outstanding progress in reading this year. Ellie is now reading with exceptional confidence, fluency and expression. Well done, Ellie!

1C Mia J For always being an exceptional role model for her classmates by demonstrating the Wembley values. Awesome job Mia!

1D Nouh K For his super effort in craft, making his ‘Land of Racing Cars’. Nouh carefully and neatly presented his work. Well Done, Nouh!

2A Aya E For her great effort with her work on time this week. Well done Aya!

2B Arlo L For his excellent effort with making analogue and digital times in maths. Well done Arlo, keep up the great work!

2C NO AWARD 2D Edwina M For developing efficient strategies to solve multiplication

problems and for the wonderful listening skills she continually shows in the classroom. Keep it up, Edwina!

2E Rory M For your incredible effort and persistence with making analogue and digital times in maths. Well done Rory you should be very proud of yourself. Keep practising telling the time!

3A Jack D For your incredible efforts towards the creation of your character. Your artistic efforts and use of your broad mythological understanding was incredible! Well done, Jack!

3B Charlie G For showing amazing effort and creativity, making his potion procedural text in preparation for Literacy Week. Well done, and keep that creativity coming!

3C Lily C For excellent effort and resilience when learning to multiply multiple digit numbers and for fantastic collaborative skills when working with others! Great Job Lily!

3D Emelyn D For the perseverance and growth you have shown in your writing this semester and for always contributing to classroom discussion.Well done Emelyn!

4A Elijah S For delivering a fantastic presentation with tremendous fluency and ensuring he made eye contact with the audience. Well done Elijah!

4B Eden P For the amazing effort you have put in to learn how to count by halves, quarters and thirds. Well done!

4C Luke P For showing improved resilience and using a range of positive social skills devices. Well Done Luke!

4D Kate C For the awesome beginning to her narrative for the picture book ‘Wild’. It contains a great engaging lead and just the right amount of descriptive language to capture the audience. Keep up the fantastic writing!

4D Melina S For being such a wonderful classroom teacher and a team facilitator (leader). We have all been so lucky to get to know you and work with you. We wish you all the best on your new journey as a soon-to-be mum!

5A Charlotte M For her persistence and effort during our fractions learning cycle and for always displaying the Wembley Values. Great work, Charlotte!

5B Sophie C For her ongoing determination during our fractions learning cycle to make growth and achieve her goals. Fantastic work, Sophie!

5C Seth B For including outstanding vocabulary and taking many great strides toward becoming a great writer. Congratulations on all your improvements in Term 3!

5D Kalarni S For showing great leadership while peer teaching skills learnt in maths. Great work Kalarni!

5/6A Audrey B For remembering to include joined cursive handwriting in your daily writing tasks, and taking the time and effort to do this. Well done.

6A NO AWARD 6B Mia G For her outstanding work ethic and attitude towards her

learning. Always putting in 100% and trying to extend and challenge herself. Well done Mia - Keep it up!

6C Phoenix S For being an excellent role model by showing the Wembley values of respect, cooperation, and responsibility. Well done Phoenix!