Thursday 3 November 2016 DATES TO REMEMBER...2016/11/03  · TERM DATES 2016 TERM 3 11 JULY - 16 SEPT. TERM 4 03 OCT. - 20 DEC. TERM DATES 2017 TERM 1 30 JAN. - 31 MARCH TERM 2 18

Volume 22 Issue 34 Thursday 3 November 2016

P arent Opinion Survey 2016 As you are aware, opinions of parents are sought on an annual basis

through the random sampling of school families. From the families selected, we had 79.5% returned for externally processing and we were recently forwarded the results. These results will presented to School Council, in detail, at our forthcoming meeting on Tuesday 15 November. The General Satisfaction variable revealed that 88.6% of the parents randomly selected stated that “they were satisfied with the education their child receives at Brentwood Park”, 4.3% were non-committal and 2.9% revealed dissatisfaction. The remaining 4.3 percent gave no response. These percentages resulted in a school mean of 6.10 out of a possible 7 for this variable; surpassing the School Type and State means of 5.93 and 5.84 respectively. Our school mean of 6.18 achieved us a percentile ranking of 61.5 compared to the percentile ranking of last year of 67.5. This year’s results were again pleasing overall and gratifying given that, as a school, we work tirelessly to provide the best possible education for all children. Results are presented in graphical and tabular forms. The highest ranking elements were Connectedness to Peers, Stimulating Learning, Student Motivation, Homework, and Learning Focus. The numerical data illustrated that our school means in these variables surpassed both School Type and State means and that only 2.1% - 7 % of respondents were in disagreement with the positive statements presented. The lowest ranking element was, once again, Parent Input. Enlisting the support of

parents to contribute continues to be a challenge for us despite our efforts to do so. Parent support of our programs and special events through their attendance, however, continues to be a strength. We will continue to evaluate our procedures and programs on an annual basis and in adherence to our continuous improvement agenda.

C hinese Language and Culture Having accepted an invitation, with school council endorsement, to attend

the 2016 Jiangsu International Forum for Principals, this Friday evening will see me fly to China. The Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education and the Zhenjiang Municipal Government, as hosts, are meeting the cost of registration, accommodation, receptions and networking events. It is a wonderful opportunity which has once again been afforded to me, professionally, and to our school. Principals will be attending from a variety of countries with the objective of sharing experiences and consolidating relationships with their respective Jiangsu sister schools and each other. In addition to forum and sub-forum participation, the itinerary will also include a visitation to our sister school; Yangzhong Experimental Primary School. Jim Bell, principal

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TERM DATES 2016 TERM 3 11 JULY - 16 SEPT. TERM 4 03 OCT. - 20 DEC.

TERM DATES 2017 TERM 1 30 JAN. - 31 MARCH TERM 2 18 APRIL - 30 JUNE

02 - 8 NOV BOOKFAIR & ART EXHIBITION 14 NOV ICE CREAM DAY (ORDERS CLOSE 7/11) 28 NOV - 7 DEC JUNIOR SWIMMING PROGRAM ($76.00 DUE 14/11 PAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE) 02 DEC REPORT WRITING DAY (STUDENT FREE DAY)

15 DEC CHRISTMAS CONCERT - FSM, FBV, 1MC, 1HG, 1/2R, 2DK 16 DEC CHRISTMAS CONCERT - FTL, FLP, FBM, 1MB, 2CM, 2AD 20 DEC LAST DAY TERM 4 (2:30PM FINISH)

JIM BELL, PRINCIPAL JENNY REID, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

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C hinese Language and Culture Whilst Jim Bell is attending the Jiangsu International Forum for

Principals, Jenny Reid, as acting principal, will be hosting a delegation of fourteen teachers from Tianjin, CHINA, at Brentwood Park Primary School. The delegation will visit us next Friday 11 November from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and was organised following a request by the International Education Division of the Department of Education and Training [DET]. Our school was recommended as a school to visit following a successful visit last year and due to our successful Chinese Language and Culture program. The purpose of the school visit is again to have an overview of our school and to learn about our curriculum planning, literacy and oral language development and student wellbeing.

C urriculum Day - 2nd November As you are aware, Monday 1st November was approved by School Council as a student free

day for the purpose of staff professional development. The day commenced at 8:00 a.m. and from the very onset, staff were immediately engaged in the session which had Writing Enhancement through the use of iPads as the focus! In particular, Judy Anderson, English coordinator, and Jo Doran, ICT leading teacher, continued the exposure of the staff to recommended, trialled and proven apps to support student engagement and learning in the writing process. The focus arose out of their own professional development undertaken through the Victorian Principals’ Association. Judy and Jo were the facilitators of the day’s activities which engaged the staff from the onset. Staff were inspired and readily identified the benefits of using this form of technology as a tool to enhance student learning!

C ongratulations Kaelon A. 3LM Congratulations are extended to Kaelon A.

from 3LM who was a major state winner in the Kleenex Sneezesafe Poster Competition. Kaelon was a state winner for his age category and his poster design won him an iPad!! He had his prize presented to him at last week’s assembly! It could well be that Kaelon’s talent could see him as a future graphic designer!!

M usic: Count Us In - Celebration Day – Thursday 3rd November 2016 “Music: Count Us In” (MCUI)

is Australia’s biggest school initiative, with more than 500,000 participating students from over 2,100 schools nationwide in 2015. This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of this event. “Music: Count Us In” brings teachers, parents, students and the music industry together in celebration, as more than half a million people unite to sing the same song at the same time, right across the country. Again, all students from Brentwood Park P.S. participated in this event. We assembled at 12.30 p.m. on Thursday 3rd November to sing the song “Let it

Play”, a song which celebrates the importance of music in our lives. It was a truly unifying experience!

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Term 4 Week ending 28th October 2016

FBM Jeylan For being a superstar reader. Well done! FBV Ayaan For his excellent writing, which includes ‘wow words’ and ‘punctuation’. FLP Shayaan For writing some great facts about mice in your mini project. Well done! FSM Aarohi For being a friendly member of FSM. Welcome to Brentwood Park P.S. FTL Hanying For her excellent reading. 1/2R Audrey For her amazing persuasive writing for this week. You are a Super Star! 1HG Zoe For persisting with all learning tasks. Well done! 1MB Rylee For her kind and caring nature and love of school. 1MC Juhee For always trying her best and always being kind and respectful. Well done! 2AD Hayden For consistently using his reading and spelling strategies in his work. Well done! 2CM Summer For displaying great friendship skills this week. Well done! 2DK Dellameare For working hard all week and being so persistent with her maths. Keep up the good work! 3CH Jordan For being a fabulous help to a hurt friend this week and showing your school values. 3LM Elina For settling in so well to B.P.P.S. - It is a pleasure to have you here! 3SH Vilara For working diligently on your money revision. 4CP 4CP For the fantastic teamwork and confidence displayed at the grade 4 spotlight performance. 4CV Ayden For a fantastic effort this week! 4VK Ameria For his super subtraction skills using large numbers! 5/6T Jorden For demonstrating our school values of respect, responsibility, teamwork and excellence. 5LF Julian For making an excellent effort with class activities. Congratulations! 5SM Anu For an excellent effort on her science project presentation. 6JA Jake For doing a fabulous job as part of the tech team at the grade 4 spotlight. 6JD 6JD For being AMAZING students! 6JP Bronwen For your detailed and beautifully presented reading journal. Excellent work!

Term 4 Week ending 28th October 2016

‘SPECIALIST’ Stars of the Week

Health & P.E. 5/6T For super softball skills and for great teamwork with ‘Capture the Flag’. Visual Arts 2DK For the fantastic start to their masquerade eye masks! Performing Arts Yr4s All the performers, tech team and MCs for your wonderful ‘Spotlight on Year Four’ performance. LOTE 1MC For your discipline and enthusiasm in learning the names of body parts and a song in Chinese.

P LEASE DIRECT MONEY FOR EXCURSIONS, ETC TO YOUR CLASSROOM TEACHER - NOT TO THE OFFICE. Please hand money and permission slip in sealed envelopes to classroom teacher first thing in the morning. By following this process teachers are aware that your child will be attending the excursion and mark them

off their lists. Money is collected by office staff and processed each morning and a receipt given back to teachers along with permission slips. All money is tallied and banked daily – no money is left on the premises. If you wish to pay by credit card, a proforma is available from the office. This can be filled out with details and placed in a sealed envelope and handed to your classroom teacher

Please deliver cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and grade on the front by 9.30 a.m. If you have a number of children attending an excursion you can place all money and permission slips in the one envelope with children’s names and grades on the front and deliver to one of the children’s teachers. The office staff will be able to allocate money to the children’s particular items and distribute permission slips and receipts back to teachers. Enve-lopes are available at the office. If you have a large amount to be paid or need to process an EFTPOS transaction through a savings account you can make arrangements to pay at the office. We also have a new Qkr payment system on our Skoolbag app. If you download our Skoolbag app and Qkr payment app you can now pay for your child’s excursion on line.

All change will be delivered to the children in the afternoon. Re-imbursements will only be made under certain circumstances – they will be made by cheque (no cash transactions are made).

Notices are sent out with a final collection time – please adhere to this time. All money and permission slips are re-quired to be sent back by this date – otherwise your child will not be able to attend. This enables us to confirm book-ings and numbers with bus companies and organisations we are visiting. Also we need to send details to the Depart-ment of Education Emergency Management for all excursions, camps, etc. We also need to accommodate students who will not be attending.

We would appreciate it if parents could please follow these processes.