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Friday 19th December, 2014
The yard is supervised
Before School from 8.45am
After school until 3.45pm
Recess: 11:00am-11:30am
Lunch eating:1:30pm – 1.45pm
Yard time: 1:45-2:30pm
School Finish: 1.30pm (today only)
Student Return 2015
Thursday January 29th
for Grades 1-6 &
Friday January 30th
for Foundation
2015 Term Dates
Term 1: January 29 – March 27
Term 2: April 14 – June 26
Term 3: July 14 - September 18
Term 4: October 6 –December 18
PAYMENT DETAILS
Direct Deposit
Footscray Primary School
BSB:063 132
Account number 10090179
Footscray Primary School
will only accept cash on
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
8.30am - 4.30pm from 2015
onwards.
EFTPOS available at the office
Good-bye to our Year 6 Students
Dear parents, friends and carers,
It is hard to believe that this is the final newsletter for 2014! I
warmly wish everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday season.
Year 6 Celebration of their Primary Years
On Wednesday evening we had the Year 6 Celebration of their
Primary Years. This was an opportunity to celebrate and
acknowledge our current Year 6 children’s past seven years at
Footscray Primary School. The current Year 6 children have
been an outstanding and unique group. This year’s group have
stepped up and demonstrated courage which is an important
disposition for learning. Some of their achievements
throughout 2014 have been;
1. Researched and designed personalised inquiries for
their exhibition around how the media has shaped our
view of the world. This required and challenged them to
apply their skills of being a researcher, collaborator,
thinker and self-manager.
2. Participated as part of being in different ‘Action
Leadership Teams’.
3. Public Speaking at assembly.
4. Participated in many sporting events against other
schools.
While these have been the big things I would like to commend
our current Year 6 children for being friendly and caring
members of our community. The children have demonstrated a
strong self-belief in a range of areas. I encourage you to never
lose the ability to speak up and stand up to what you believe.
Highlights of the evening were the Vietnamese dance, the
African drumming and the way the students presented so
clearly and confidently. Special thank you to Andrew Gray who
over saw the change and organisation of the evening. I think
part of the success of the evening was that it was held at our
school in the context we are familiar with. Thank you to the
parents who assisted on the evening and especially to Darren
and Sally who supported with the set-up of the amazing
backdrop to the stage area and Dean and Julia (who don’t
have children in Year 6) who supported with sound and the
choir!
Congratulations also to the following students who received
awards.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Executive Officer: Philip Fox
President: Bianca Moore
Vice President: Mark Hollis
Secretary: Henrik Steenberg
Treasurer: Chris Lacey
(Finance/OSHC)
Parent Representatives:
Anura Kankanamge
Caroline Scott - Wellbeing &
Community; Out of Hours School
Care
Martin Sharkey - Facilities &
Sustainability
Mark Hollis - Finance
Teacher Representatives:
Bridget McLaughlin
(Education & Policy Subcommittee)
Stacey Richards
Newsletter Hard Copies
Our school newsletter is going
paperless. All families are
strongly encouraged to provide
an email address to the school to
receive the newsletter via email.
We currently print about 70 hard
copies for families – that’s about
280 sheets of paper every week!
Please email Jessie at
brown.jessie.m@edumail.vic.gov.au
or see the office to receive the
newsletter via email.
The newsletter is also available
on the school app Tiqbiz for
smart phones and on our website
www.footscrayps.vic.edu.au
Lost Present
A Christmas present wrapped in
zig zag wrapping paper has gone
missing from the Foundation bag
area on Monday. If the present
accidently made its way to your
house, could you please return it
to Foundation S on Friday.
Thank you.
Please download TIQBIZ. This is
a key communication tool
between home and school. Go to
www.tiqbiz.com
Award
Principal Awards- This is an
award to students who display
strong commitment to being school
leaders. These students
demonstrate many of the P.Y.P
attitudes.
School Council Citizenship
Awards- This award is presented to
students who have been supportive,
positive and effective members of
our school community
Peter McKenna Scholarship
Awards: Lorraine McKenna has
been a supporter of Footscray
Primary School for many years.
Peter was a member of the
Footscray Football Club and a past
student of Footscray Primary
School. This award supports our
students with their transition to
secondary school.
Sports Award: This is awarded to
students who have engaged
enthusiastically in the school’s
many sporting programmes. They
have shown leadership,
sportpersonship and sporting
ability.
Academic Excellence Awards:
These students have demonstrated
consistent academic excellence in
all curriculum areas. They strive
hard to improve their knowledge
and skills and share a genuine love
of learning.
The Bilingual Awards: Awarded
to students who have demonstrated
excellence in learning Vietnamese
and committed to developing their
fluency.
PYP Learner Profile Awards- This
award is presented to students who
best exemplify the PYP Learner
Profile.
Congratulations to…
George
Dogaris,
David
Smith, Ingrid BurkhardtWang and Greta Shannon.
Lily Andrews-Quinn and
Albert Van Gemeren
Russell Smith and Kim
Quach
Samira Imam and Ben
Thomas
Poppy Ramage and Maeve
Carpenter
Anthony Quang and Ashley
Monaghan
Sumanth Jonnalagadda and
Nicole Tang
I look forward to working together in 2015 supporting the
development of our school as a one focused on placing children
at the centre of learning to ensure every child can reach their
full potential.
Philip Fox
Principal
Student of the Term
Grade
Student Attitude
Foundation
G
Sophie
PYP
Foundation
S
Wesley
PYP
Foundation
T
Numa
PYP
Foundation
Z
Vivyan
PYP
1A
Noah M
PYP
1J
Andy
PYP
1M
Nabila
PYP
2L
Lowenna
PYP
2C
Dylan
PYP
2C
Fynn
PYP
2M
Julie-Anne
PYP
34B
Marco
PYP
34J
Harishek
PYP
Reason
Sophie - for consistently and independently putting in enormous effort in all aspects of
school. Sophie is passionate about learning and is always is caring and principled in her
actions. Thank you Sophie for everything you do to make Foundation G a better learning
community.
Wes is a caring and considerate friend and member of our class. He shows dedication and
commitment to all areas of learning. Wes is always reflective about his learning and
works thoughtfully to ensure he completes tasks and is proud of his efforts.
Working hard in all areas of your learning by listening, practising and
concentrating. Congratulations on always being a kind, helpful and respectful member of
the class, and appreciating everybody's efforts as well. Thank you for your positive
attitude and enthusiasm!
For showing care and consideration for others all year. Vivyan shows integrity in all
situations and a great ability to co-operate with others. She is committed to her learning
and very independent. Well done Vivyan! What a great year of learning!
For showing much dedication and persistence to all school activities. For being reflective
and a great communicator by sharing his thinking and knowledge and for being principled
and showing lots of care and empathy towards his peers. Well done Noah!
For consistently putting in his best effort in everything he does. He now takes more and
more risks in his learning and it’s great to see his confidence increasing all the time. He
always acts with care and respect and has been a joy to have in the classroom this year!
For her dedication and commitment to learning and always putting in her best effort. For
working well collaboratively with others and also being kind, thoughtful and caring.
Congratulations!
Working hard during cooperative learning tasks to help all group members understand
key concepts. For completing all class work as expected and for expanding her skills,
knowledge and understandings through hard work and determination.
For his commitment and dedication towards his academic knowledge, his work
presentation and his growing understanding of the benefits of challenging himself to go
further in his learning.
For his caring and compassionate nature, his unwavering sense of humour and the
growth he has made towards being more resilient.
For throwing herself into learning with joy and enthusiasm, responding to feedback with
resilience and determination, encouraging and helping her classmates and overcoming
her fears.
For consistently demonstrating commitment and enthusiasm towards learning and being
respectful and tolerant of his teachers and peers at all times. Thank you for a lovely
school year!
For always displaying a positive and caring attitude to others and for working hard to
improve his reading at all times.
34R
Charlize
PYP
56A
Phoenix
PYP
Charlize has worked hard to demonstrate the skills of a PYP learner by
showing commitment to her learning by listening attentively, participating in class,
working collaboratively with her peers and seeking feedback about her learning. Keep up
the great work Charlize!
For challenging himself and building his confidence in all areas of learning. For realising
that deciding and trying can achieve great things.
56P
Ella
PYP
For taking risks, showing enthusiasm, commitment and passion towards her learning
tasks this term.
56S
Ciaran
PYP
For taking risks, learning through living and approaching each day with a positive
attitude.
Chris
Phys Ed
Celine
34B
PYP
For showing an enthusiasm and commitment to effort at all times in her learning during
PE. Congratulations on a fantastic year, Celine!
Wendy
Art
Tracey
34B
PYP
For always demonstrating commitment to her individual art pieces, for always caring and
taking pride in her work and for being a risk taker during her art sessions this year.
Chau
Bilingual
Joni
34B
PYP
Joni has worked hard to demonstrate the skills of a PYP Learner by being reflective and
applying thinking skills in Vietnamese lessons, especially in numeracy.
Hanh
Bilingual
Chau
2M
PYP
For following the PYP Learner profile such as caring, well-balanced, inquirer, openminded, thinker, risk-taker and principled during Bilingual sessions. Well-done, Chau!
An
Bilingual
Nicole
56S
PYP
Evelyn
Bilingual
Emily
FZ
PYP
For always being a balanced learner, who has been a risk taker and open minded when
learning Vietnamese. Nicole consistently demonstrates her commitment and
independence during bilingual lessons. Excellent effort, Nicole!
Having confidence in her ability as a learner, having the courage to accept challenges,
apply what she has learned and make appropriate decisions in Vietnamese Bilingual. This
is reflected in her outstanding work throughout the term. Congratulations!
CALENDAR Term 1 2015
Monday
Week 1
26 January
Tuesday
27
School Office
Australia Day
Open
Public Holiday
No students
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
28
School Office
Open
No students
29
30
Grades 1-6
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