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1430 Heatherton Road, Dandenong 3175

19-21 Gloria Avenue, Dandenong North 3175

Phone: 9791 8900 Fax: 9791 3489

Phone: 8762 6466 Fax: 9708 5337

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.emersonsc.vic.edu.au

Issue 21 Friday, 15th July 2016

DIARY DATES

Parent Student Review Meetings:

Thursday, 28th July, 2016.

Please be advised

school finishes 1hour earlier. Buses will run accordingly.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Program and Student Review (PSR) Meeting

Our Program and Student Review (PSR) meetings will be held on Thursday,

28th July at both campuses commencing at 2.00 pm.

This is one of the important ways in which parents, guardians and staff form

partnerships to plan, monitor and encourage the learning of every student.

Notices are in today’s newsletter and on our school website.

I encourage all community members to participate in these interviews with

enthusiasm so that the potential of every student will be given the maximum

opportunity to grow.

Interschool Cross Country

Congratulations to students and staff who attended yesterday’s State Cross

Country event. Our students’ behaviour was exemplary both on and off the

sporting field. Congratulations to Tomas C, Tyson M, Stephanie C, Dylan W,

Gow D, Blake H and Chloe S, who represented Emerson School. We are very

proud of your efforts. Results have not been finalised at this stage. We will

keep the Emerson community updated of which students have qualified for

National level in future editions of the school newsletter.

JOHN MOONEY

Principal

Please ensure that if your child arrives after the bell in

the morning or leaves prior to finishing time that you

come into the Office foyer and sign them in using the

Compass Kiosk.

Staff will be available to help you.

LATE ARRIVAL / EARLY LEAVER

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Value of the Fortnight

Dianne Wright, Campus Principal

This week I have witnessed many students and staff being kind to one another. All classes are discussing ways that we can demonstrate kindness to one another. I look forward to hearing more about what our students and staff are discussing, and doing, over the next few weeks. Recently I visited several schools in Papua New Guinea. Many of these schools had no electricity. So there were no interactive whiteboards, air conditioners, computers, iPads or refrigerators. Classrooms had no floor coverings and some had no desks or chairs. I spoke to the children and staff and asked them what I could do to help the children learn easier. One teacher, Mr Yaron Tobivau, asked for me to send some pens, pencils, rulers, sharpeners, erasers, reading books and exercise books.

You can join me in showing kindness to the Papuan New Guinean children and staff at Kaibola Primary

School, by bring some of these items to Emerson and I will send them to Papua New Guinea.

I have taken some photographs of the classrooms for you to see just how lucky we are at Emerson

School. Please bring items (pens, pencils, rulers, sharpeners, erasers, reading and exercise books) to the

General Office on your Campus.

KINDNESS

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JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

JSA DANIELLE C

For her lovely manners.

JSB KEVIN D

For settling back into school well.

JSC MAYA W

For being able to manage her disappointment.

JSD NOAH H

For working hard in and out of class.

JSE MATHEW C

For trying hard to consistently bring his reader to

school.

JSF CHRISSIE M

For making good choices in class.

JSG NAVINDU V

For a great start to the term.

JSH AYIANA G-M

For working hard and always making good choices.

JSI BRAYDEN W

For his excellent effort and attitude in all classroom

activities.

JSJ MARTIN K

For a great start to the term.

JUNIOR SCHOOL BIRTHDAYS

YASSIR (JSA) JOSEPH (JSB) LARISSA (JSI) RILEY (JSD) BLAKE (JSF) GABRIEL (JSG)

BUS AWARDS

DANDENONG PAKENHAM NOBLE PARK NARRE

WARREN CRANBOURNE

ENDEAVOUR HILLS

Celeste B (MSA)

Parth A (MSB)

Reyhan C (MSH)

TK K (MSK )

Jaidyn L (SSA)

Brodie C-P (SSD)

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The students have been studying the artist Pablo Picasso in Art.

The Spanish artist invented “Cubism”, a movement that shaped the direction of modern

art. Students drew their self-portraits, including both the front and side view of the face, as

Picasso did. They then added a geometric background.

Students used oil pastels to colour their work.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART

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Fun Facts about Pablo Picasso

His full name has 23 words.

When he was born, they thought he had died. His first word was “pencil”.

He finished his first painting at 9 years of age. He was a naughty student.

He invented “Cubism” with an artist friend, George Braque. He had lots of girlfriends and wives.

He also wrote poems. He often wore a shirt with stripes on it.

He was accused of stealing the Mona Lisa. (But Didn’t).

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