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4th June 2015
Newsletter no: 16
School Vision
Inspiring a passion for learning and personal
excellence, whilst preparing students to
become globally responsible citizens.
DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Student Reports
Conferences
JUNE
Pizza lunch
Friday 5th
PO Box 689
Vale Street
Mornington
Phone: 5976 5500
Fax: 5975 8219
Whole school Production
rehearsal in the Hall
Monday 8th
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
Wednesday 10th
Whole school Production dress
rehearsal
Thursday 11th
Baluk Arts Incursion Mod 2
Lightning Premiership Mod 4
&
Three-way
All Victorian Government schools are mandated to
provide twice-yearly, written reports to parents,
indicating the learning achievements and progress of
each child.
Our teachers have been preparing reports for all our
students over recent weeks. This is a major task
involving many hours after school and on weekends,
so it’s important that we get the most from the reports
and the aligned three-way conferences.
The Report
Friday 12th
Reports sent home
Monday 15th
School Council Meeting
Thursday 18th
3 Way Conferences
Pupil Free Day
Monday 22nd
School Production rehearsal at
Frankston Arts Centre
SAVE THE DATE
School Production
Monday 22nd June and
Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Friday 26th
Last day for CSEF application
forms to be lodged
Last day of Term 2
School finishes at 2.30pm
The ‘written’ report is the formal process used by the
school to advise you of your child’s progress at school.
It’s important to understand that learning is a complex
process. There are many variables that affect learning,
all of which play a part at various times.
Reporting time is an opportunity to recognise the
learning that has taken place and plan for further
growth in all areas. The report you receive will
indicate your child’s progress over the last twelve
months. Student achievements are benchmarked to
the Australian Curriculum, or at least, the Victorian
version of this, called AusVELS. This stands for the
Australian Curriculum and the Victorian Essential
Learning Standards. The report will also give you an
overview of your child’s progress in relation to the
International Baccalaureate (IB), Primary Years
Programme (PYP). The report outlines the IB ‘learner
profile’ which focuses on the attributes we want our
students to develop; the ‘units of inquiry’ investigated
so far this year; trans-disciplinary skill development and
Email address: mornington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
the IB attitudes. We believe these to be important
aspects of your child’s development that will determine
their capacity to be effective and self-managed adults
in the future.
each family, informing parents of the process this year
and asking them to select some conference times that
suit them between 10.30am and 7.30pm on Thursday
18th June.
It is also important to remember that all children are
different and their ‘rates of learning’ will vary.
Tuesday 2nd June — Thursday 11th June:
Teachers try to ‘benchmark’ students against
‘standards’ rather than other students. Teachers make
a ‘professional judgment’ based on various forms of
assessment and observations, as well as discussions
with colleagues.
Conference preference times will be returned by
parents to the teacher of the youngest child. Teachers
will allocate conference times to parents on a ‘first in,
first served’ basis and do their best to coordinate
conference times of families with more than one child
attending school.
The Three-way Conference—Pupil-Free Day:
Friday 12th June:
Thursday 18th June
Teachers send conference preference times home in
the envelope with student reports.
The three-way conference is a three-way interaction
between parent, teacher and student. Students
assume equal partner status in discussions
concerning the progress of their learning. Of course, a
student’s capacity for input increases over time, and
it’s this growing ability to take responsibility for his/her
own learning that will assist in developing
self-managed, effective adults who understand their
own learning and can make decisions that are likely to
result in positive outcomes.
Essentially, the fifteen minute, three-way conference
will enable about half of the time to be devoted to
dialogue between the teacher and parent, whilst the
remainder of the time may involve students taking a
leading role, accepting accountability and
responsibility for their progress and demonstrating a
growing understanding of their development as
independent learners. This may also include students
talking about how they set learning goals or sharing
and discussing work samples that have been selected
for their portfolios.
The three-way conference is also an opportunity to
discuss aspects of your child’s written report.
We believe that, through this process, students will be
encouraged to take increasingly greater responsibility
for their learning and parents will have access to
information about their child’s progress.
Reporting & Three Way Conferences Timeline:
Tuesday 2nd June:
A parent notice sent home with the youngest child in
Thursday 18th June:
Fifteen minute three-way conferences conducted
throughout the day, according to allocated times, from
10.30am to 7.30pm
Prep/STAR Enrolments, 2016:
Enrolments for 2016 have now commenced and
school tours are continuing over the coming weeks.
Please call the school office to book a tour.
Silvio Vitale
Principal
Mornington Primary School is
A great place to educate!
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
Now is the time to order your 2015-2016
Entertainment books. Entertainment books are sold
exclusively through fundraising organisations. This is
our second year of fundraising with them. Books and
digital memberships can be ordered online or you can
collect a book from the school office. Not sure which
membership to buy? Try the digital membership and if
for any reason you decide on the book then it can be
exchanged. No questions asked.
Check out
www.entertainmentbook.com.au for full details.
OFFICE NEWS
Just a reminder that BPay is now available.
If you haven’t already received your BPay
Reference No please contact the office.
Email address: mornington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
BAKE OFF
On Monday 18th May, Chantel and I attended the
Mornington Secondary Bake Off.
I was very excited … and nervous, because when I
had been practicing the recipe at home our oven had
been misbehaving (the door doesn’t close properly
and I wasn’t prepared to stand holding it for 20
minutes) so my practice cupcakes were … well, a bit
flat!
When we arrived at Mornington Secondary, we had to
sign in—that was pretty amazing. They have this huge
passport thing and you have to take a picture of
yourself which prints out and you carry it around with
you while you’re there.
Then we went to the cooking room and were greeted
by hair net holding people who welcomed us. There
were lots of other kids from other primary schools in
the area—about 23 people competing individually.
We were shown to benches where all the ingredients
were set up for us, a bit like Masterchef and also a bit
scary because we had a time limit. So I started putting
the ingredients into the bowl randomly, but then I
calmed down a bit and read the recipe and followed
the method. I was a bit concerned that it didn’t look like
there was enough mixture but when I spooned the
cupcakes out, there was plenty.
When they came out of the oven, they were soooo
much better than the ones we had made at home …
better oven I’m guessing!
After that we had to decorate the cupcakes however
we wanted, which is a fun idea but I had no idea what I
wanted to do. There were so many amazing designs
that people were coming up with, some were really
awesome.
I went up to collect the icing and decorations and I
really like orange so I collected lots of orange things
and created my orange … winning designs. Mine were
picked as winners because of their consistency and
preciseness (or precision rather!). I think Mrs Burns
must watch a lot of Masterchef because she knew how
to keep us in suspense before announcing the winner.
I felt amazing and couldn’t believe it for a moment, but
I’d like to thank Mrs Mattingley for organizing us to
go and also Mornington Secondary College for running the event. I’d also like to congratulate Chantel
on her great purple designs.
Nell Russell
Hello everyone!
As the end of the Term is fast
approaching (only 4 Friday's to go!) we will begin to
take Last Day of Term Orders from next week.
Items available for Friday 26th June are:
Hotdog - $3.80 (with cheese - $4.00)
Hotdog meal deal with Oak Milk - $5.80
(with cheese - $6.00)
Penne Pasta with/without cheese - $3.80
(meal deal with oak $5.80)
Any variation of toasted sandwich:
Cheese, ham and cheese, chicken and cheese,
ham, cheese and Vegemite, Vegemite, cheese and
tomato etc.. - starting from $2.30 (check your menu
for price)
Margherita or Hawaiian Pizza - $3:80 and $4.00
Chicken or Tuna Melt - $4.50
Chicken Zoomer with/without cheese - $4.50
If you wish to order something different to these
items, please come and see me before Tuesday
June 23rd.
Order this Tuesday 23rd June (last Tuesday of term).
On another note, the Canteen will be closed on
Monday 22nd of June due to the full rehearsal of the
School Production. All Canteen services will not be
available for the entire day.
Thank you, have a wonderful weekend!
Alyssa :)
PLASTIC POCKETS $3 EACH OR 4 FOR $10
Available now magnetic plastic pockets that are suitable to go on your fridge. Will hold A4 size paper.
Please see Anne Garlick in the library if you would
like to see a sample or to make a purchase.
Email address: mornington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
DIVISIONAL CROSS COUNTRY – CASEY FIELDS
Congratulations to the 3 amazing students who raced
at the Divisional Cross Country at Casey Fields
yesterday (Wednesday). The conditions were perfect
when Robbie Arnott headed off for his 3km race. He
ran exceptionally well in a tough field and placed a
commendable 16th. Mackenzie continued with a
strong run in the 11 year old race. She had a superb
start and ran a determined race to finish 14th!
Sebastian Leo ran next in the 10 year old race. He
had a great start, ran strongly though the whole 2km
race and placed 31st overall. We are really proud of
you all for approaching the event with such a positive
attitude and giving your race your best. All of you ran
with determination and not one of you looked like you
had anything left in the tank when you crossed the
line! An outstanding effort!
Thanks to all the parents and grandparents who came
along and cheered on all our competitors. It was great
to have you there.
Junior Team Fasham: Holly Arrowsmith
Junior Team Mallia: Alexandra Brunott, Brodie
Colman, Fraser Dentry, Tegan Hessey, Macy
Langford and Luca Sheppard
Junior Team Pollett: Elijah Briggs, Charlie Drake,
Ethan Jahoo, Leona Joys, Jacques Kelly, Charles
Talbot and Liam Vermeer
Well done Middle Team Bird for having your whole
grade taking up the reading challenge: Shae Hessey
and Ryan Willie
Middle Team Klimeck: Angus Baker
Middle Team Speirs: Malia Pakinga
Senior Team Bibby: Brody Collins
Senior Team Foster: Mitchell Collins and Chantel
Jahoo
Senior Team Saunders: Thomas Bradley, James
Buckle, Taine Davis, Harry Douglas, William
Douglass, Mackenzie Eardley, Max Ecuyer, Leila
Esmaty, Mitchell Filius, Tara Fly, Jarid Grimshaw,
Claire Howlett, Jorja Hunt, Molly Matterson, Abbie
McCarthy Freya Michie, Vanessa Pora, Ciarn Rolls,
Isla Russell, Jade Sollner and Bonny Stebbings,
For all 2015 Victorian Premier Reading Challenge
enquiries please see Anne Garlick.
Reminder: Camps, Excursion
Sporting Activities Fund
2015 VICTORIAN PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE
Felicitations to our next group of students to take on
the reading challenge:
Everyone is on board.
Team Briones : Aidan Christie, Arlow Poulter and
Lincoln Swaeney
Prep Team Foon: Lotus Gray, Mia Hall, Tyler Perry,
Zeva Sills
Prep Team Keil (who are all participating in the
reading challenge): Oliver Davies, Caiden Hicks,
Isabella Lamonica, Maisyn Mungean, Hal Slocombe,
Aaron Todd and Carter Ward
and
The Victorian Government has recently introduced a
new initiative that is designed to assist parents with
the cost of camps, sports activities and excursions.
The new CSEF is available to parents who hold a
means-tested concession card or are temporary
foster parents. The allowance will be paid to the
school and used towards expenses relating to
camps, excursions and sporting activities for the
benefit of your child(ren).
The annual CSEF amount per primary student will
be $125.
This initiative goes some way to replacing the
Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) that was
withdrawn in 2014.
To access this fund, you can call into the school office to collect a CSEF application form or download a
form from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef .
You should lodge the CSEF application form at
the school office by June 26, 2015.
Email address: mornington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
SHOOTING STAR AWARDS
PTK : Caiden Hicks for being principled
by packing up without being asked and for his excellent
behaviour during our excursion to Kidztown.
PTB : Kingston Ormond for being knowledgeable by
mastering his Golden Words.
PTC : Liam McLachlan for being principled and caring by
having a great attitude towards his learning and for always being a respectful and well mannered student.
PTM : Storm Leitch Prowd for being a thinker by proving
himself to have a wonderful imagination by sharing his
thinking with the class.
JTF : William Gardiner for being principled and reflective
by continually putting in his best effort to improve his
learning.
JTC : Lily Dobroszczyk for being a thinker by
concentrating on her learning to achieve her very best.
JTH : Gianni Sterpin for being principled by focusing
during learning time and working independently without
disturbing others.
JTM : Charr Garbang for being a knowledgeable thinker
by displaying fantastic reading skills in class this week.
Well done Charr.
JTP : Baxter Owens for being balanced by taking positive
steps in his learning and becoming a role model for others
in the class.
MTB : Amelia Bate for working hard by making her
reading skills grow.
MTK : Aria Bellotti for being caring and open minded by
including others in games and being friendly.
MTR : Kyden Elliot-Bone for being a reflective learner by
thinking about his learning and trying harder in all areas.
MTS : Rhianna Petterson for being a thinker by trying so
hard to understand balanced equations. Well done
Rhianna.
STB : Katrina Kemp for being balanced and a risk taker by
persisting with difficult tasks in the classroom to obtain
success.
STB : Jack Green for being a thinker by applying himself
to new tasks positively.
STF : Oscar Palatinus for being a risk taker by stepping
outside of his immediate comfort zone and raising his
hand so that he can contribute to discussions.
STS : Jade Sollner for her incredible effort by trying her
hardest in class across all subjects. Well done.
STJ : James White for being balanced and principled by
becoming more of an active member of the class and out
in the yard.
JUNIOR PLAYGROUND
Wow hasn’t it got cold I guess it is the 1st of June and
winter is here. Please make sure your child has a
jumper as it is cold out in the playground even when
the suns out…. Don’t forget to name it!!!!!
As the wet weather creeps in we will have more wet
day timetable which means more time inside.
We have been lucky enough to have some Dominoes
donated from students and staff…. Thank you we have
had lots of fun playing with these. If you have any that
you don’t need any more we would love them, we
have the bridges and stairs. Cars and trains are
popular too so if you have any at home that you would
like to donate we would love them.
Donna, Trish, Jane, Ruth, Michelle and the students in
the Junior Learning Centre
Email address: mornington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au
MESSAGE FROM MADAME CALDER
Bonjour tout le monde! Hello Everyone!
Il fait quand même un peu froid, non ?
It is a little cold, don’t you think?
Smiles,
Madame Calder
French
Expression no.1 :
« Se tenir à carreau »
Phonetic
Sir tir-neer ar car-roh
English
To keep to yourself, trying not to be
noticed. To stand guard.
Claude Monet est un impressionniste connu.
Tu aimes ou tu n’aimes pas la
musique?
Clor-dir mor-nay ay on am-pray-see-ornist cor-noo
Too M oo Too M par lar moo-zeek
Claude Monet is a famous
impressionist.
Do you like or don’t you like music?
Joue de la guitare !
Joo dir lar ghee-tar
Play the guitar!
PETORIUM
Come and join us on Saturday 6th June
from 9-00 to 4-00pm
Grab a great bargain in store
20% off Canidae grain free dog and cat food
15% Storewide (excludes flea treatments dog food and critters)
Don"t forget your 4 legged friends a cuddly new bed and jacket to keep them warm
on these chilly days.
Fish tank set-ups for coldwater and tropical and plants
Great 2nd hand 2ft tanks $30.00
4ft Reflectors Seconnd Hand with globe $100.00
Please mention you are from Mornington Primary School so we donate more things
to your science room.
Email address: mornington.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: www.morningtonps.vic.edu.au