Berwick Lodge Primary School, Newsletter, May 2012

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT NEWSLETTER N0.14 17TH MAY 2012

ACCESS TO SCHOOL

DURING REFURBISHMENT

PROGRAM

I am pleased to report that our main

building refurbishment program will

commence during the last week of

May. In preparation for this we will

be relocating our administration

offices, sickbay and Principal‟s Office

to Room 5 and adjacent rooms as

from next

Monday for the

duration of the

refurbishment

program (until

the end of Term

3). Our assistant

principals‟ offices

will be located in

our new BER building office area

during this time.

Access to the main building will be

restricted due to OH&S reasons

during this time. The builders will

require exclusive use of the top half

of our main car park – closest to the

main building – meaning that we will

have very limited car park space for

staff in the main car park. This will

also impact on users of our disabled

car park spaces. Lynne Brenner will

be contacting all families in this

situation before Monday, with

specific instructions on their use of

our disabled car park facilities.

As from next Monday 21st May

2012, access to our temporary

administration office will be via

Room 5 – the outside entrance

door. A map is attached displaying

routes that can be taken from our

various school entrance points to

Room 5. Debbie Cusack is arranging

with Andrew Drake who is one of

our parents who has kindly donated

his sign writing services to repaint

our existing school signs with

instructions on where Room 5

(temporary Admin. office area) is

located and how to get there. This

signage will be completed

before Monday.

Please note that our front entrance

to the school in Mansfield Street,

will be locked and no entry to the

school can be made from our front

main entrance as it will form part of

the building site. Importantly also,

access to Room 5 cannot be made

by walking around the front of the

main building (see attached map) as

this area will be sealed off as part of

the building site.

Due to the possible movement of

construction vehicles, pedestrians

should not enter the school grounds

through the staff car park gates.

Pedestrian access is available via the

Cyril Molyneux Reserve car park.

I acknowledge that the building

project will cause us all some

inconvenience in the coming

months, but I am sure that when the

project is finished we will agree that

it has been well worth the trouble.

If you have any queries regarding

our temporary arrangements over

the next four months please do not

hesitate to contact us immediately.

Continued….

DIARY DATES Friday 18th May 5/6 Interschool Winter Sport (home)

Wednesday 23rd May Fun Maths Activity Day

Thursday 24th May Prep basil Safety House

Friday 25th May 5/6 Interschool Winter Sport (away)

Tuesday 29th May Sprinter & Friends

Friday 1st June 5/6 Interschool Winter Sport (away)

Wednesday 6th June Power of One

Monday 18th -Wednesday 20thJune 5/6 Sovereign Hill Camp 5C, 6P, & 6W

Wednesday 20th - Friday 22nd June 5/6 Sovereign Hill Camp 5D, 5T, 6K, & 6N

Thursday 2nd August Australian Mathematics Competition

NOTICES DUE BACK Friday 18th May Fun Maths Activity Day

Year 7 Transition Forms

Australian Maths Competition

Prep Basil Safety House

Thursday 24th May Sprinter & Friends

Wednesday 30th May Power of One

Friday 1st June Prep - 2 Swimming

Wednesday 6th June 5/6 Camp Balance

Thursday 7th June Somers Camp

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT COMTINUED….. . FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q. Are you sure that the project will be completed by the end of term 3?

A. As sure as I can be! The project is basically an internal refurbishment and all indications that I have confirm a

very high probability that our project will be completed by the end of term 3. Nonetheless, we will keep our

fingers crossed!

QUOTABLE QUOTE

‘The notion of having choice is appealing until it morphs into decision-making.’

HENRY GROSSEK

LODGIE AWARDS

Lachlan K 4M

Zac 4R

Daniel 3S

Grace 3K

Zac 3S

Levi 4R

Rahni 4R

Sharni 3S

NAPLAN

This week our Years 3 and 5

students have completed their

NAPLAN tests in Literacy and

Numeracy. Results of these tests

will be forwarded to the school and

parents later this

year. The reports

will describe your

child‟s particular

skills in Reading,

Writing, Language

Conventions and

Numeracy. The report will also

show how your child performed in

relation to National Minimum

Standards. These describe minimum

acceptable standards for students

across Australia.

We will inform parents via the

newsletter of the arrangements for

forwarding these reports.

CRE TRAINING

There is always a need for volunteer

teachers and helpers for CRE classes

in local primary schools. All

volunteers are required to

undertake training to prepare them

for their involvement in delivering

the CRE program. For interested

parties a training session will be

offered in the Hampton Park area

on Saturday 26th May. This session

will be taken by Robyn

Renahan-Miles. If you are interested

please contact Robyn by email at

[email protected] or

phone 0418357925. Robyn is also

happy to organise training at

different times to suit volunteers.

WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL

DAY

Tomorrow we are celebrating

National Walk Safely to School Day.

This is an annual national event

when all Primary School children are

encouraged to walk

and commute safely

to school. We will

celebrate the day

with a buddy activity

where students will

participate in a walk around the

school with their buddies and then

eat their lunch together. All

students will also be given a piece of

fruit and a mini pack of tissues.

These activities combine to

encourage „Healthy Activity, Healthy

Eating and Healthy Habits.‟ The

Mayor of the City of Casey,

Councillor Sam Aziz, visited our

school last week to encourage our

students to take part in this national

initiative.

“Lottie the Lollipop Lady” will be

making an appearance at our Collins

Crescent Crossing before school in

recognition of this day.

STUDENT HEALTH

We have received information from

a family of a senior student that

their child has had a possible case of

scabies. Scabies is a highly

contagious parasitic skin infestation

characterised by thin, slightly

elevated wavy grey-white lines. The

incubation period is two to six

weeks before itching occurs in a

person not previously exposed to

scabies, however symptoms develop

more quickly if a person is

re-exposed, often within one to four

days. Scabies is transmitted by skin

contact with an infected person or

contact with towels, bed clothes etc.

The mites that cause the condition

cannot jump or fly but the adult

mites may survive off the skin for up

to 48 hours in room conditions. For

diagnosis and treatment families

should see their family doctor. A

child with scabies needs to be

excluded from school until the day

after appropriate treatment has

commenced.

BEYOND PRIMARY FOR

PARENTS

Is your child starting secondary

school next year? Would you like

hints and tips on how to support

your child through the transition to

secondary school? Then subscribe

to the Department of Education and

Early Childhood Development‟s new

weekly Beyond Primary email.

Every Thursday

during school term

you will receive an

email that will

include tips, advice

and information on

supporting your child to make the

transition from primary to

secondary school. Subscribe to

Beyond Primary at: http://

www.education.vic.gov.au/

aboutschool/prepare/

beyondprimary/default.htm

Beyond Primary will be launched

during Education Week, with the

first edition available Friday 25th

May 2012.

MONDAY MORNING

ASSEMBLY

We have noticed that an increasing

number of our students are arriving

late to our Monday assembly and

not joining their class. Children are

requested to wait at

the side of the

assembly area if they

arrive whilst the

national anthem is

being sung but are

required to then make

their way to their class

group. We thank

parents for their support in ensuring

that students arrive on time but if

this is not possible they join their

class for the remainder of assembly.

LYNNE BRENNER &

DEBBIE CUSACK

ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS’ REPORT

St Margaret’S interSchool netball challenge

Congratulations to all of the children who were involved in the St Margaret‟s Interschool

Netball Challenge last Thursday 10th May 2012 and Friday 11th May 2012. After many weeks of training the 3

teams had a very successful day competing against nine other schools from the local area.

Our girls team, Tanisha 5T, Alyssa 5D, Maddy 6W, Chelsea 6W, Amy 5C, Brodie 5T, Monique 5T, Britney

6W and Briannah 6W were fabulous and came equal eighth on the day after

coming up against many tough competitors.

Our mixed 2 team, Hayley 6K, Fischer 6W, Lilli 6W, Dion 6W, Ashleigh 6N, Jarn 6K, Ebony 6K, Sahra 5C,

Zoe 5D, Zac 6W and Jake 5T also had a most successful day. They came equal third after their nine games. Their game against

the Berwick Lodge Mixed 1 team was fantastic and played in super spirit.

Our mixed 1 team was undefeated on the Thursday beating all nine other schools comprehensively. As a result they returned

on Friday to play in the finals. Their semi was a tough, close game against Berwick Fields P.S. After coming from behind at half

time the team won 7-6. As a result they made it into the final. In the final, the team played St Catherine‟s Catholic School. It

was another close game at the beginning but after half time our team stepped up the pace and defeated St

Catherine‟s 9-5.

Congratulations to Kara 6N, Clayton 6N, Stephanie 6P, Jordan 6N, Grace 6N, Miles 6P, Jemma 6K, and

Shenelle 6N on becoming the champions for 2012. Clayton was also named best and fairest for the finals

competition which was a great honour.

A very big thank you to the many parents and grandparents who assisted with car pooling, team supervision

and supporting our teams on the day. It was a pleasure to be part of a wonderful group of children who

proudly represented our school with outstanding

behaviour at all times.

Sue Naismith

2013 YEAR 7 TRANSITION NEWS

Reminder that all 2013 Year 7 forms

MUST BE RETURNED

to your child’s class teacher

BY FRIDAY 18th MAY 2012.

AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS

COMPETITION

The Australian Mathematics Competition Awards is a

competition open to any student in Grades 3 - 6.

Following our successes in past years, we are pleased to

announce that we will once again be

offering the opportunity for Grade

3 - 6 students to participate in this

competition. All students who

participate will receive a certificate

showing their level of achievement

and a detailed report of their

performance on each problem with

comparative statistics.

The competition will be undertaken at school on

Thursday 2nd August 2012. The cost for entering the

competition is $5.50 per student. If you are interested in

having your child/children participate in this

competition, please complete the reply slip below, include

the registration fees and return to your child‟s class

teacher by Friday 18th May 2012.

Should you have any further queries about the competition

please do not hesitate to

contact Mr. Paul Whitehead in Room 18.

Forms are available from the office.

Participation in the competition is NOT compulsory!

(Only children in Grade 3-6 are eligible to enrol).

Thank you to the 5/6 parents

who have been paying for the

Sovereign Hill Camp.

The final camp payment is due by

Wednesday 6th June 2012.

Thank you

Jackie Pope

Event Coordinator

Examples of Organised Behaviour in Your Child:

Before leaving home, he/she makes sure that everything he/she needs is in

his/her bag: jacket, sharing snack and lunch

Carries his/her own bag

Wants to do his/her best

Listens to parent when being told something

Puts away toys left lying around

Puts away an activity when finished using it before beginning a new

activity

Puts books back in their proper place

Puts away his/her bag in the proper place when he/she returns from early childhood care

Gives parent/nanny any important notes from his/her teacher

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