PRINCIPAL’S REPORT DIARY DATES Friday 30th October Gr 5/6 Summer Sport Home game Monday 2nd November Normal School Day for children Friday 6th November Gr 5/6 Summer Sports away Beaconhills Tuesday 10th November CSIRO Gr 12K,12M,2P,2J Wednesday 11th November CSIRO Gr 1C,1W,2V Wednesday 11th November Preps Myuna Farm Thursday 12th November CSIRO Gr 1M,1B,2N Thursday 12th November Gr 5/6 Family Life Monday 23rd November Gr 1/2 Joffas Toonschool Tuesday 24th November Gr 3/4 Joffas Toonschool Tuesday 24th November Second Hand Uniform shop 2.30-3.15pm NEWSLETTER N0.33 29TH OCTOBER 2009 NOTICES DUE BACK BY Friday 30th October Show bags for Fete Thursday 5th November Gr 1/2 CSIRO Thursday 5th November Gr 5/6 Family Life Friday 6th November Preps Myuna Farm Friday 13th November Fete wrist band order Wednesday 18th November Gr 1/2 & 3/4 Joffas Toonschool Thursday 19th November Gr 6-2010 windcheater/t-shirt 20 TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY BERWICK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL Phone: 9707 1766 Fax: 9796 2198 E-mail: [email protected]Visit our Websites : www.berwicklodgeps.vic.edu.au, http://berwicklodgeps.globalteacher.org.au INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOLS - English This year fifty-eight students from Grades 3 to 6 participated in the ICAS English assessment. The students tried extremely hard and all are to be congratulated on their efforts. Overall students from Berwick Lodge received 1 High Distinction, 3 Distinction, 17 Credit and 37 Participation certificates. We would like to especially acknowledge the achievements of the following students who performed exceptionally well to achieve High Distinction, Distinction or Credit recognition. HIGH DISTINCTION Grade 6 – Alana DISTINCTION Grade 3 - Cole Grade 4 - Taylor Grade 6 – Thimira CREDIT Grade 3 - Lilli, Ben, Jemma, Cheran, Josh, Aidan Grade 4 – Caitlin, Eden, Michaela, Caleb, Nithiya, Lachlan, Ethan, Isaac, Renee Grade 5 – Amy, Matthew BER UPDATE Earlier this week I received a phone call from APP who is the overall project managers for our BER project. I was informed that we will have to relocate our new building to another site because a sewerage pipe ran directly underneath the proposed site of our new building. Unfortunately we don’t have another very suitable site available. In the ensuing conversation, it was made clear to me that APP had been unable to obtain permission from the relevant water authorities to have the pipe redirected. Nonetheless, I requested more information and gained some time to make our own enquiries on this issue. I am currently doing this and expect to have fully investigated the matter within the next three weeks. I am hopeful of a positive outcome. I will keep you informed. 20 th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS As you would be aware, we are conducting our 20 th anniversary celebrations in conjunction with our school fete on Friday 20 th November from 3.30pm to 8.30pm. I am very pleased to report that our plans continue to proceed well – we are now contacting all members of our inaugural school council and most if not all will be attending. That is great news. I am very hopeful that Jack Kraan, our inaugural school council president will be able to attend and it will be great to have him speak at the ceremonial part of the festivities. He is an excellent raconteur and his experiences of our founding days are well worth hearing. ECHOES FROM OUR FIRST 20 YEARS People sometimes ask me if I miss teaching and when was the last time I actually taught on a regular basis. The first part of that question is frequently asked of principals. Many say they do. I say that I don’t. That surprises some and I can read the puzzlement in their eyes. The short answer is that I taught for 15 years before becoming a principal and whilst I enjoyed that very much, I had other goals in my career as well – leadership has always appealed to me and I relish the challenges that being a principal offers. The last time I taught on a regular basis was in 1990 at Berwick Lodge Primary School. I was our school’s first principal and first Physical Education teacher, combining both roles. In hindsight, I believe I erred in doing this – the role of principal is challenging enough without adding a teaching role to it. For the trivia buffs with a good memory, if you are ever asked to name our school’s first P.E. teacher you will know the answer! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ’s) Q. What is the most important thing that children should learn at school? A. I don’t like answering that question because there is no one thing that is more important than all the others and each child has unique talents and needs. However, when pushed, I would say that believing in the value of learning – and that comes from having success in learning! QUOTABLE QUOTE ‘Getting away with something is arguably a poisoned chalice.’ HENRY GROSSEK
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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
DIARY DATES Friday 30th October Gr 5/6 Summer Sport Home game
Monday 2nd November Normal School Day for children
Friday 6th November Gr 5/6 Summer Sports away Beaconhills
Tuesday 10th November CSIRO Gr 12K,12M,2P,2J
Wednesday 11th November CSIRO Gr 1C,1W,2V
Wednesday 11th November Preps Myuna Farm
Thursday 12th November CSIRO Gr 1M,1B,2N
Thursday 12th November Gr 5/6 Family Life Monday 23rd November Gr 1/2 Joffas Toonschool
Tuesday 24th November Gr 3/4 Joffas Toonschool
Tuesday 24th November Second Hand Uniform shop 2.30-3.15pm
NEWSLETTER N0.33 29TH OCTOBER 2009
NOTICES DUE BACK BY Friday 30th October Show bags for Fete
Thursday 5th November Gr 1/2 CSIRO
Thursday 5th November Gr 5/6 Family Life
Friday 6th November Preps Myuna Farm
Friday 13th November Fete wrist band order
Wednesday 18th November Gr 1/2 & 3/4 Joffas Toonschool
Thursday 19th November Gr 6-2010 windcheater/t-shirt
20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
BERWICK LODGE PRIMARY SCHOOL Phone: 9707 1766 Fax: 9796 2198
FOR SALE Trampoline (hills) 1.4m x 2.6m mat size. National VHS video camera—includes carry case, 2 batteries, battery charger, connecting leads and instructions,. excellent condition. Canon electric portable typewriter, typestar 5, display panel, great for children, excellent condition. Plastic bottles with lids—1ltr, unmarked 4 bags of 150 bottles. Photocopier—Mita DC 1855 with metal cabinet, recently services, includes 2 tone cartridges, A3 and A4 trays and dust cover. Phone Lyn on 9707 2728 for inquiries. Excellent prices or nearest offer.
We are so thrilled to announce the winner of the Christmas
Card Design Competition – Connor R from Grade 2P.
Congratulations to Connor who not only won a $50 Coles
Voucher to spend but will have his design printed on a
Christmas Card. In the newsletter there is a is a form to
order the Christmas card with Connor’s design.
Congratulations also must go to all those students who
enthusiastically had a go and entered the competition. Well
done!
We would love to see everyone in our school community
support this exciting achievement and place an order. Due to
pre-arranged printing schedules, forms with orders and money
must be returned no later than next Wednesday 3rd
November 2009. Please note this is a beneficial fundraiser for
our school as for every $2.00 card that is sold, $1.50 is given
straight back to B.L.P.S, with 50c going to CREATE Foundation
(a charity to support children in care). We hope to see those
orders rolling in!
We would like to thank those parents/grandparents who
helped out this week in the Art room with the preps and
sewing! You can see their gorgeous environmentally friendly
bags on display in the main corridor, or when your child brings
them home.
Many would ask why sew with the preps? Are we mad? Well,
probably yes, but the children have really enjoyed their
masterpieces and are very keen to go shopping using their
re-usable bags!
A big thank you to Tina Herekiuha (Jade’s mum 2P) who kindly
donated lots of fantastic paper this week! We are so grateful
and know that it will come into good use!
Did you know there is an Art Blog? Please have a look! Simply
go to our school website and follow the link under art.
Jo Zammit/ Julie Mc Leod
Visual Art Teacher
SAFETY HOUSE YELLOW
DAY
The Berwick Safety house has
organised Yellow Day for Monday 9th
November. All students are
encouraged to wear yellow and IMA will be
visiting the Prep grades.
Unfortunately this may be our last Yellow Day
at BLPS as no one has volunteered to help run
the program.
If you think you can offer 1 hour every 6 weeks
to keep the program running, please call Rose
on 0412 743 391.
Casey Central Shopping Centre Christmas Card Design Competition and Fundraiser Order Form
Student Name ——————————————————————————————- Grade—————
Quantity ordered ———————————— Cost per unit $2.00. Total cost ————————-———
Please enclose money in an envelope and return to your teacher no later then Wednesday 3rd November 2009.
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