608-610 Wallington Road Wallington 3222 Ph: 5250 1841 Fax: 5250 1459 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wallington-ps.vic.edu.au Strawberry Fair Feedback Just a reminder that we are still seeking feedback on this year’s Strawberry Fair. Please follow the link below to complete the short survey. https://goo.gl/forms/Bu85ZWw4eRCgzuDA2 Parent Opinion Survey This week a random selection of parents received an email about the Parent Opinion Survey which embraces many aspects of school operation. The Department of Education creates this survey and also collates the results – issued back to the school in early Term 4. This year the survey is being completed online (previously been paper and pen). If you received an email about the survey during the month of August, please complete it – your feedback is important and helps to deliver the programs and initiatives/support our community expects. In a year of School Review, this is especially the case. All responses to the survey are anonymous and it can be accessed from Monday 7th August to Sunday 27th August. Tick, Tock, its Learning O’clock In early primary school, your child will learn to tell the time from an analogue clock (a clock with moving hands). Here are some ways you can help them learn to tell the time: Talk about the time all the time When your child is learning to tell the time, try to talk about the time with your child as much as possible. For instance, you can say, ‘It’s 12 o’clock so it must be lunchtime’, and ‘It’s three o’clock now and your swimming lesson is at four o’clock, so we have an hour to get there.’ As your child develops their understanding of telling the time, you can try asking them to solve simple time problems, for exam- ple, ‘This recipe takes about 45 minutes to make. We are having dinner at 6.30 pm, so what time do we have to start cooking to make dinner on time?’ Count to 60 Practise counting to 60 with your child—both forwards and backwards. The more comfortable your child is with counting to 60, the easier it will be for them to un- derstand and recognise the minutes in an hour. Counting in fives—skip counting Encourage your child to practise counting by fives with you. Being able to count by fives quickly makes it much easier to learn how to read an analogue clock. The secret life of numbers An analogue clock uses two numbering systems—one-to-12 for hours and one-to- 60 for minutes. The numbers have two meanings—‘three’ can represent ‘three o’clock’ or ‘15 minutes’, depending on the hand that is pointing to it. This can be a very difficult concept for younger children. You can help your child to understand it by talking about the numbers having a secret identity—like superheroes. For example, ‘That six is hiding something. Point the minute hand at it to reveal its secret identity: it’s 30!’ Make your own clock Try making a simple clock with your child. Get your child to fold a paper plate into four sections (in half, then half again), and then unfold it. The folds in the plate should show the centre point (where the two folds cross) and the four points for each quarter of the circle. Ask your child to draw the face of clock on the paper plate—the folds will make it clear where the 12, three, six, and nine should be. Point out that the 12 is opposite the six, and the three is opposite the nine. Get your child to fill in both the real (hour) numbers on the clock and their secret iden- tities (the minute numbers). You can use different coloured pencils to make the hands of the clock and practise telling the time with your child. Use a real clock Take the batteries out of a wall clock and encourage your child to move the hands. Talk to them about how the big hand represents the minutes and the little hand is the hour. Once your child has mastered this, move onto discussion about how minutes between the numbers 12 and six are referred to as ‘past’ and those between the numbers six and 12 are ‘to’ the hour. This article is reproduced from Learning Potential, a product of the Australian Govern- ment Department of Education and Training. For more great articles visit www.learningpotential.gov.au and download the app WALLINGTON Primary School NEWSLETTER Acting Principal: Glen Lauder School Council President: James Watson Pupil Free Day – Monday 14 th August Just a reminder the Monday 14 th august is a Pupil Free Day. All staff will be at school undertaking a range of professional development. We will be enhancing our capacity to deliver a quality maths program by looking at the work of Dr Paul Swan, working on whole school planning documents and spend- ing some time reviewing the direction of professional learning at WPS. Strawberry Fair We are still looking for a few volunteers to fill organisational roles. If you are able to help out please see the roles below and let me know if you are interested. Social Media –Update Twitter, Facebook, Instagram accounts Ponies – Co-ordinating & Sourcing ponies Communications – Co-ordinating & distributing Strawberry Fair Newsletter, Meeting Minutes & Agenda, Co-ordinating SF announcements, the link to P&F/Social Media/Publicity and Graphic Designer Car Parking – Co-ordinating the involvement of the Bellarine Bears Baseball group, Advising Traffic Management & Set-up, working with Site Co-ordinator Show Ride & Show bags – Booking show rides, purchasing kids show bags & co-ordinating lucky dip bags Cake Stall – Co-ordinating & sending out info packs to families, co-ordinate team on day Market Stalls - administration, communicating and co-ordinating with external market stallholders – begins in August/September PRINCIPAL NEWS CALENDAR DATES Mon 14th Aug Curriculum Day Tue 15th Aug Athletics 4-6 Landy Field Wed-Fri Gr 5/6 16th-18 Aug Urban Camp Fri 18th Aug Parents & Friends Dinner Wed 23rd Aug School Council Meeting (note date change) Fri 25th Aug Book Week Parade Tue 29th Aug Yr 56 Puberty Parent Info 7pm Wed 30th Aug Fathers Day Stall Fri 1st Sep Fathers Day Stall Thu 7th Sep Yr 4 Girls Puberty Parent Info 7pm Mon 11th Sep School Nurse ~ Preps Tue 12th Sep Divisional Athletics Fri 15th Sep Students Disco Mon 18th Sep P-2 Athletics Wed 20th Sep School Council Meeting Special Noodle Lunch Day Thu 21st Sep Science Day Fri 22nd Sep End of Term 3 Future event dates are regularly posted on the school website. Go to: http://www.wallington-ps.vic.edu.au/mevents 10th August 2017