Newsletter - Mount View Primary School · 2019. 6. 6. · Newsletter No. 21 ~ December 7, 2018 9560 0471 [email protected] 9560 8750

Newsletter No. 21 ~ December 7, 2018

www.mountviewps.vic.edu.au 9560 0471 [email protected] 9560 8750

Coming Up at Mount View…

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Term Dates

2018

Term 4: 8th October – 21st December (1:30pm finish) 2019

Term 1: 31st January – 5th April

Curriculum Days – 29th & 30th January and 7th & 8th March (No students)

Term 2: 23rd April – 28th June

Term 3: 15th July – 20th September

Term 4: 7th October – 20th December.

School Leadership Message – Glenn Butler, Alison Rees, Christian Holdsworth and Bianca Gatherum

Reports

The Student End of Year Reports are now in the final stage of review and these will be ready for release on Friday, 14th

of December. Each student’s report provides great detail about their individual learning growth throughout the year.

Please take time to share the many successes in the report with you child.

Classes for 2019

Thank you to all parents who took the opportunity to notify me of any concerns regarding student placement for 2019.

From these communications I created a brief summary and directions for the teachers to use when they formed the

classes for next year. The teaching teams take into account student academic achievement, friendship, compatibility

specific needs and then use the ‘Classmaker’ software to carefully formulate class groups. These class groups are now

being reviewed by teaching teams, specialists and school leadership prior publication on Monday, 17th of December.

Staffing News

The end of each school year is a time of significant staff movements in all schools as teachers seek promotion, relocation

or a new challenge. For some teachers, the movement is related to their growing family. While the movement out of

Mount View will be seen by some parents as a concern I believe that movement brings opportunity for renewal and

invigoration. As new teachers come into Mount View they bring their enthusiasm and experience to our school. This

enables the school to continue to innovate and improve while building on the established and highly regarded

International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme.

On behalf of the Mount View community I would like to thank the following people for their wonderful contribution to

our school over many years. Congratulations to those who have gained promotion positions in government schools.

Alison Rees has been promoted to the Principal position at Templestowe Valley PS. Alison has been an Assistant

Principal at MVPS for nearly ten years and she can be very proud of her work leading the school to becoming an IB

World School. I am certain that Templestowe Valley will thrive under Alison’s leadership.

Kellie Stewart will be taking twelve months leave to be the Acting Assistant Principal at Jells Park PS. Kellie has been

teaching at MVPS for eighteen years in a wide range of roles. Since taking on a Learning Specialist/Team Leader role

this year Kellie has sought and achieved a significant advancement in responsibility in education. This is a wonderful

opportunity for Kellie to build her leadership skill set to benefit government education.

A number of teachers have been recruited to other IB schools in recognition of their high level expertise in IB PYP

pedagogy. I have granted twelve months leave for each of these teachers to experience teaching in other school

settings.

Eamon Halliday and Kate Osborn will take up opportunities to teach at Caulfield Grammar in Malvern. Brianna Lee will

take up a teaching position at St Leonard’s College. Each of these teachers have been valued and highly effective

teachers at MVPS and we wish them every success as they broaden their experiences in education within the IB PYP

network. Tracey Diedrich will take up a classroom teaching position at Wesley College. Tracey has made a wonderful

contribution to MVPS as both a classroom and PE teacher.

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A number of teachers will be taking the opportunity to craft their specialist teaching expertise in other government

schools. Jude Insole will be taking up the Visual Arts position at Hartwell PS. Jude can be very proud of the manner in

which she has taught and inspired the students to do their very best in Visual Arts. The high quality of work displayed

by students at all levels is testament to Jude’s great work. Simon Orenshaw has completed a very successful first year

in teaching and he will take up the Physical Education role at Bayswater PS. Rebecca Lim will take up an opportunity to

extend her time fraction teaching Mandarin at Waverley Christian College. We thank Rebecca for her enthusiasm and

energy in teaching Mandarin at MVPS over many years.

Teachers who will each commence a period of family leave from Mount View include Kayleigh McCabe and Vanessa

Ng. We wish them both all the very best as they begin a new phase of family life. Their contribution to MVPS has been

of great benefit to so many students and we look forward to seeing them with their babies during 2019.

Some teachers will be leaving Mount View having completed the 2018 school year in order to take up a range of

teaching opportunities as they arise in 2019. On behalf of the Mount View community I thank you for a fine year as

part of the MVPS team and wish you all the very best as your careers develop through a range of schools and

experiences. Teachers leaving Mount View to take up a range of roles include Kate Kenna, Helena Gong, Monica Liang

and Mark Coulston.

New Teachers

Those teachers who are beginning their teaching careers are supported in a number of ways in order that they are able

to readily meet the high professional standards required at our school. Each of the graduate teachers are supported

through:

Assignment to a Year Level Team

Provision of an ongoing mentor

Participation in the Victorian Institute of Teaching registration program

Dedicated weekly planning time

Collegiate coaching provided by John Kennedy

Participation in the ‘Making the PYP Happen’ Program

We are very pleased to welcome a group of teachers who are new or returning to Mount View:

Cheryl Reynolds – Returning from Milgate PS (IB PYP)

Stephanie Loh – Transferring from Murrumbeena (IB PYP)

Joshua Hewett – Transferring from Parkdale PS

Maureen Wai – Returning from Family Leave

Nikita D’Olivera – Previously completed an internship at Mount View, First appointment

Ferial Davis – First appointment

Mikayla Rayside – Previously completed an internship at Mount View, First appointment

Austin Denys – First appointment

Nishani Sooknanadan – Transferring from Al Siraat College - Epping, Visual Arts

Lena Hallion – International School – Singapore (IB PYP)

Teaching Roles in 2019

Classroom Teachers

Prep Sarah Sakellaris (Learning Specialist) 0.8/Bec Connolly 0.2, Rachel Judd 0.6/Terri Klein 0.4, Jennie Schwab, Joshua Hewett, Rebecca Newman, Rebecca Brown, Christine Locke Year 1 Kasia Warykowska (Learning Specialist) 0.8/ Samantha Brooks 0.2, Farah Irani, Louise Barrett 0.6/Maureen Wai 0.4, Samantha Karakinos, Bianca Gibbs, Nikita D’Olivera

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Year 2 Annalei O’Connor (Learning Specialist) 0.8/ Kylie Browning 0.2, Chris Brown (Literacy Co-ordinator) 0.6/Georgina Forbes 0.4, Kate Hansen, Amelia Thomas, Damon Burns, Ferial Davis Year 3 Felicity Hall-Shulman (Learning Specialist/ Numeracy Co-ordinator) 0.6/ TBC 0.4, Frances Braithwaite (Literacy Co-ordinator), Rhiannon Hill, Bridie Stillman 0.6/Rebecca Koh 0.4, Nina Chen, Oliver Johnson Year 4 Jennifer Tran (Learning Specialist) 0.8/Emma Vanin 0.2, Natalie Wynd, Libby Russell, Jessica Deer, Jack Blyth, Lena Hallion Year 5 Chris Cheverton (Learning Specialist) 0.8/Georgie Kennedy 0.2, Stephanie Loh, Adam Foster, Cheryl Reynolds, Joshua Kamoen, Kieren Hall, Annie Sioras Year 6 Andrew Levey (Learning Specialist) 0.8/ Avril Burke 0.2, Kate Baxter, Nathan Dunn-Simpson, Liz Anthonisz, Austin Denys, Mikayla Rayside Teachers of the Deaf

Prep Jo Daffy, Karen Van Buuren Year 1 Louisa Mc Kenzie, Lynne Robertson Year 2 Sara Kenfield (Leading Teacher – Facility Leader) Year 3 Sharon Dart Year 4 Jackie Dowling Year 5 & 6 Jackie Dowling, Kristen Knight, Chris Ketts, Ali Walker Specialist Teachers

IB PYP Co-ordinator TBC prior to 21st of December, 2018 English as an Additional Language Yvonne Allen, Sue Fisher, Deb Osborn Learning Support Pam Wilson, Anne Blaser Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Mandy Petch (Leading Teacher – ICT/STEM) Mandarin Zi Qing Liu, Yan Ping Xue, TBC

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Performing Arts Laura Dimattina, Caroline Barron Physical Education, SMP Merryn Ashcroft, Wayne Schultz, Chris Goldstraw Visual Arts Nishani Sooknandan, Angela Pulbrook Collegiate Coaching John Kennedy, Chris Goldstraw Educational Support – Integration Aides

Prep Sarah Ross, Raelene Turpin Year 1 Lorraine McLennan Year 3 Farahana Ekanayake, Lakshmi Guruparan Year 4 Dina Christou, Lorraine McLennan Year 5 Megan Kydd, Raelene Turpin Year 6 Marlene Carson, Jannette Norman

Educational Support – Administration & Resources

Administration Sharyn Asquith Business Manager Joanna Meehan Human Resources Lesley Shipston

Finance Carolyn Goldsmith Library Helen Styles STEM Resourcing/Staff Support Ursula Czaikowski Teacher Support Helen Barry, Claire Pask (TBC)

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Student Services Speech Pathology – Debbie Brewster, Genevieve Price Social Worker - Ellen Kennedy Health Centre Nurse – Carol Pickford, Alison Tong ICT Support Phil Tang Chris Despotidis Facilities & Grounds Maintenance Tony Lee, Nigel De Kauwe Executive Leadership

Principal Glenn Butler Assistant Principals Christian Holdsworth Bianca Gatherum

Annual Review of School Goals

Each year schools are guided by their Annual Implementation Plan (AIP). This plan reflects the goals of the school for one year of an overarching four year Strategic Plan. 2018 was the first year of our new Strategic Plan. Over the past month staff have been reflecting on our successes and collaboratively forming the next steps in each of our endeavours.

Some of the highlights from our year have included:

Strengthening of student engagement via:

o learning through Play in the Junior School,

o enhanced use of digital technologies and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

(STEM) in the classroom,

o enhanced Sensory Motor Program in Physical Education,

o greater connection to classroom learning in Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Mandarin,

o consolidating the use of Circle Solutions and Discussion Circles to provide more voice and

empowerment to students.

Remodelling the school’s approach to behaviour management with a focus on supporting students

who make inappropriate choices, as opposed to punitive punishments.

The establishment of a whole school approach to Writing.

Improved student outcomes in English - Speaking and Listening, represented by greater breadth in

cohort student achievement data.

Increased integration of STEM in our classroom Units of Inquiry.

Enriching the Transition Program to provide students transitioning from K – P, 6 – 7 and through the

year levels a supportive pathway to ‘Step-Up’.

Remodelling and resourcing the leadership team to strengthen the distributive leadership structure of

the school.

Enhancing Professional Learning to provide staff with ongoing capacity building via a Collegiate

Coaching Program.

A greater focus on differentiation and ‘Point of Need Teaching’ through improved use of student

assessment data and purposeful teaching (not teaching a student something they already know).

As we enter the 2019 school year the Strategic Plan Team will celebrate these successes in our Annual Report and formulate our 2019 AIP. These will be shared with the school community early in 2019.

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Student Behaviour Management @ MVPS

Recently concerns have been raised within our community about behaviour incidents happening

at our school. As a school we take behavioural issues seriously and have the wellbeing and welfare

of our students as a priority.

Our aim is that all students need to feel that school is a safe place where:

- People care about them

- Their needs for support, respect and friendship are met

- They are able to get help to work out problem.

Bullying is not acceptable. Bullying is a repeated form of harassment. A

person is bullied when one or more other people expose them regularly

and over time to negative or harmful actions. Bullies are people who

deliberately set out to intimidate, exclude, threaten and/or hurt others

repeatedly.

We ask parents to work with us, firstly making making contact with the

classroom teacher so that all concerns can be readily addressed. Our

teachers are available to discuss issues by face-to –face conversation,

email or a phone call.

When addressing behaviour incidents, the teacher involved speaks with

both the victim and perpetrator. For the victim we support them with

empathy and understanding. The use of strategies such five finger and

programs such as Mpower girls and revved up boys are implemented.

For the perpetrator, restorative conversations occur with teacher and

further sessions with our Health and Wellbeing co-ordinators are

conducted to discuss the students’ goals to support positive behaviours.

Parents are contacted to brief them on the details of the incident and any

follow up meetings (where needed) are organised.

Please see flow chart of our Student Behaviour Management at Mount

View Primary school.

If you have any other concerns, please contact Bianca Gatherum, Assistant Principal (Student

Behaviour) [email protected]

After an agreed amount of time (1-2 weeks) student and H&W meet to

discuss progress

Goals are shared with classroom teacher and parent

Student reflects and makes goals

Student is withdrawn from lunch and sits session with Year

Level H &WB Co-Ordinator

Referred to Health and Wellbeing Year Level Co-

Ordinator

Parents contacted

Communicate with classroom teacher

Log on COMPASS - chronicle

Restorative Conversation with all students involved

Behaviour incident occurs

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2019 STUDENT LEADERS

Leadership position First Name Class First Name Class

School Captain Matthew Y 5CC Elissa P 5BL

Vice School Captain Rohan P 5CG Prisha R 5BL

Macintosh House Gemma P 5KB Jennifer L 5CG

Gallagher House Jack P 5BL Jessica P 5AF

Townsend House Charlotte C 5CC Stephanie S 5CG

Shepherd House Emily K 5AF Senon R 5CC

Performing Arts Sanjay P 5CG Mackenzie E 5KB

Visual Arts Eyad K 5CG Keira L 5KB

Language Arts Akshaya K 5KB Melody T 5CC

Green Team Sophie L 5BL Harry L 5AF

JSC Srinitha V 5AF Akeira S 5BL

Health & Wellbeing Adheesha M 5KB Harshi D 5KB

ICT Daniel M 5KB Patrick H 5KB

Science Ishika B 5CC Aparna M 5CG

Facility Ethan G 5JK Adwait P 5JK

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STEM at Mount View It is excellent to see Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics flourishing at Mount View. In addition to the work that is being covered during class sessions each day, opportunities exist for those students who are passionate about this area of learning, especially those who would like to learn more about robotics. For any students interested in additional STEM learning please read Gary’s report below to find out what has been happening in the after school program.

John Kennedy

Junior Engineering Academy

Wednesdays and Thursdays STEM Program

Grade 1 & 2

The Junior Engineering Academy at MVPS have been busy with robotics and coding in Terms 3 and 4 with lots of activities. Our students are constantly developing their robotics and computational thinking skills through the STEM activities and learning how robots and machines work in the real world. Thinking of developing your computational thinking skills, learning how to problem solve, communicate and collaborate with others? Join Innovate Tech Academy on Wednesday or Thursday afternoon after school at MVPS.

Coding, Game Design and Robotics Academy

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays STEM Program

Grade 3 to 6

Students in these academy programs have been busy building their digital skills through coding websites, designing exciting games and developing computational thinking skills. Students in the robotics programs have been building and programming robots that can operate in different situations. They have also been developing team work through playing the international game through the classroom competition.

Find out more and register at innovatetechacademy.com/mvps

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Congratulations to Ethan and Saskia

Last weekend Saskia and Ethan competed representing Victoria in the School Sport Australia Athletics

Championships. It is an outstanding effort for Mt View to be represented at the Australian Championships so well

done to them both for their training and performances.

Ethan – 2nd Long Jump, 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay.

Saskia – 1st 4 x 100m relay, 3rd Long Jump and 100m.

Music News Instrumental Brass lessons 2019

I am very excited to be able to announce that Alex Lammers will be available to teach brass instrumental music

lessons in 2019. Alex comes highly recommended and has vast experience as a teacher and performer. He is available

for lessons on Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn and Euphonium.

Lessons cost $40 for an individual 30 minute lesson or $60 for a group lesson of two students for 30 minutes ($30 per

student).

To register your interest in learning a brass instrument in 2019 please email Mrs Caroline Barron at

[email protected] and your information will be passed onto Alex to contact you directly.

I look forward to seeing lots of new brass players in 2019!

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Instrumental Vocal lessons 2019

I am very excited to be able to announce that Sally Cameron will be available to teach singing lessons in 2019. Sally

comes highly recommended and has vast experience as a teacher and performer.

Lessons cost $40 for an individual 30 minute lesson or $60 for a group lesson of two students for 30 minutes ($30 per

student).

To register your interest in having vocal lessons in 2019 please email Mrs Caroline Barron at

[email protected] and your information will be passed onto Sally to contact you directly.

I look forward to seeing lots of new singers in 2019!

Band/Instrument Information Evening This is a reminder that next Monday 10th December at 5:30-6:30pm we will be holding our band/instrumental music information night in the staff room. The information session is open to anyone interested in learning a musical instrument and/or joining the bands in 2019.

The company "Future Music" will be in attendance on the night for purchases of instruments and sheet music. Instrumental teachers will also be in attendance and available for your questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Caroline Barron and Sarah Sakellaris

Green Team News New Eco Bins

Our new Eco Bins have arrived. Each classroom and school office has a new paper reuse tray. We also purchased

large Mixed Recycling (Red bin), Paper Recycling (Blue bin), Soft Plastic (Black bin) and Landfill bin (Red bin). Look out

for these around the school. They are currently in the Art Room and STEM room and more will be allocated soon.

Thank-you to the Green Team for putting the bins together and distributing them to classrooms and offices around

the school.

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Fruit Smoothie Fundraiser- Friday 23rd November

The weather was not kind to us for our Fruit Smoothie fundraiser but it didn’t dampen the spirit and enthusiasm of

the Green Team. They all pitched in making smoothies, taking orders, counting money, washing and drying cups,

running raffles and cleaning up. A huge thank-you to all of the Green Team for donating milk and fruit to our stall.

Also a very big thank-you to Rebecca (Jessica’s mum) for making smoothies with the Year 5 and 6 students. Thanks

also to Mr Blyth and Ms Tran for all their help on the day and the use of their middle room between their classrooms.

Thank-you also to Nigel for the tables.

A massive thank-you to all students who bought a cup (or borrowed a cup) and bought a smoothie. Thanks to you we

raised $276. The Green Team plan to donate $130 to the Amari Project and the remaining money will be used to

purchase new buckets and tongs to clean up our yard.

Congratulations to Alex O (4JB), Nysa (3SK), Elodie (0KS) and Austin (0KH) who won the raffle. Each student who

purchased a smoothie went into the draw to win a handmade recycled sock creature. Thank-you to Freya (4JB) who

made the creations and ran the raffle.

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE CANTEEN

The last day to order a lunch order from the canteen

this year is Wednesday 19 December.

The canteen will reopen on Thursday 31 January 2019.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL BANKING TEAM

This is a reminder that the last day for School Banking is Monday 10 December.

The first day for 2019 is Monday 4 February.

Thank you for your support in 2018

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