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Respect Excellence Pride
23rd April 2015 24
th April
Walking School Bus
MWPS ANZAC Ceremony
Whole school Head Lice check 25
th April
ANZAC Day 30
th April – 1
st May
Grade 3 Swan Hill Camp 1
st May
Prep Koori Morning Tea 6
th May
Mother’s Day Stall
8st
May
Cross Country
11th
– 14th
May
Grade 1/2 Swimming Lessons 15
th May
Student Free - Curriculum Day 25
th – 29
th May
Grade 3/4 Swimming Lessons
Notes Home
Mother’s Day Stall – Every child
Science Note – Gr 5 & 6
Mildura West Primary School Ninth Street MILDURA Vic 3500 Ph: 03 5023 1336 Fax: 03 5021 3501 mildura.west.ps@edumail.vic. gov.au School Council President mcdonald.kiran.k@edumail.vic.gov.au
From the Principal…
Friday May 15th Curriculum Day - Student Free
All staff will be involved in a professional learning all day. Consultant,
Sharon Butler, will facilitate the day.
She is an accomplished expert in strategic planning processes,
professional coaching, and leadership development initiatives.
Her passion is Family, School and Community Partnerships and she is
regularly engaged to speak as an expert on these partnerships.
Notably, Sharon’s consulting portfolio includes:
Design of the Professional Coaching for Principals Program which
provided individual, team and collegiate group coaching to more than
450 school principals over four years
Design and co-facilitation of the Eleanor Davis School Leadership
Program (a highly successful women’s mentoring program) since 2000
Design and delivery of customised leadership development programs
across the state for education and corporate clients
Facilitation of focus groups across Victoria for the school governance
review that was conducted as part of the review of the Education and
Training Reform Act (2006), followed by the development of the
School Council Toolkit for Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development Melbourne
Presentation at the 16th International Roundtable on Family-School-
Community Partnerships in Vancouver in 2012
OSHC will run a Full Day Program from 8am to 6pm
- please contact Jodie on 5021 1809 SRC – Student Representative Council.
ANZAC Ceremony
Friday 24th April At the front of the School 10.00 – 10.30 Parents / carers welcome
There will be no 9.00am Assembly
SRC Report by Connie and Zoe
On the last day of term 1, we had It’s OK to be Different Day!
The day was about how everyone is different,. We talked about how people
have different features compared to others, which is okay. Also on the day the
Year 6 ran activities for Prep to grade 4 and we also had Red Food Day in the
canteen which was great. Overall I think everyone had a terrific day and we
can't wait for the next SRC fun day!
The SRC would like everyone wearing their school uniform so we are proud of
it. It looks great when we all wear our uniforms. This term we are having a class
competition. The class that has the most people every day in uniform will win a
pizza lunch for the whole class. So the SRC is hoping there will be 17 classes
winning a pizza lunch!
We talked about Kindness and ‘Being Kind’. We are going to have a poster
competition and we want everyone involved. Being kind at school and
wherever you go is important.
Sunraysia’s Secondary Colleges will be conducting
“Open Evenings’for interested families from outside
and inside their childs zoned Secondary College according
to the following schedule:
Irymple S.C Merbein S.C
Wednesday 29th
April Tuesday 28th
April
6.30 – 8.30pm 5.00 – 7.00pm
Student Centre Administration Area
Red Cliffs S.C Chaffey S.C
Thursday 30th
April Tuesday 28th
April
5.30 – 7.00pm 6.30 – 8.00pm
Administration Area Theatre
School History
In 2022, Mildura West Primary School will turn
100 years old.
A lot of our school history is stored in boxes and
cartons, and even more is out in the community.
We are looking for a team of volunteers to meet
on a regular basis to sort and catalogue historical
items, and source photos and memorabilia from
the community.
Our School Librarian will assist the group with a
workspace, access to a scanner and printer.
If you are interested, please contact the school
office on 03 5023 1336.
We are looking for some our wonderful Mildura
West Families to join each of our School
Committees for
Grounds & Fundraising
As they say many hands make light work and we
would love your contribution. Please contact the
office if you wish to join our committee
This is not a new insight. Other studies have found similar results. But with the
publication last week of a University of Queensland study of primary school
children, we have heard again that there is no academic advantage to be gained
from paying to send a child to a non-government school, whether it be in the
Catholic system or an independent one.
Australians' love affair with non-government schools is a curious thing. We have
a far higher proportion of children in non-government education than most other
comparable countries
And the cost of sending a child to a non-government school is not cheap. Six
years of high school at the cheapest non-government option – a Catholic school
or low-fee independent school – will cost parents at least $30,000 more than a
public high school. Multiply that for more than one child and the costs soon
mount up.
And if you move up the fee scale, that expenditure quickly escalates. High school
for three children at a top-flight private college can easily top half a million
dollars.
In other words, the cost of non-government education could well be the single
largest expenditure category for a family after housing. At least buying a house
is usually a good investment. And while education is also certainly an
investment, spending such a large amount of money on it hardly looks like a
prudent decision when the government offers something just as good for
nothing.
But parents freely choose to reject government schools, and the proportion who
do so has been growing since 1977, when only 21.1 per cent of children were in
non-government education. Since then, the proportion in non-government
schools has grown every year until 2013 when it stabilised at 34.9 per cent.
Why is it that Australians, who see themselves as egalitarian piss takers,
embrace private education far more than other countries?
Not just a search for results
My guess is they are not doing it solely in the hope of better academic results.
For those at the most expensive schools, it's often family tradition or a desire to
build networks for their children. And I suspect many view it is offering their
children what they see as a better environment for developing such intangibles
as "character" and mixing with peers who they hope will be a "good influence".
Wanting the best for one's children is such an atavistic impulse that parents are
willing to spend the money in pursuit of subjective outcomes.
There's not much logic to it. Interestingly some of the highest-quality
government schools in the country, those in Canberra, are also the most
spurned. The ACT has the highest proportion of children in non-government
schools of any state or territory. And this is not because Canberra is full of
conservative, private school-loving parents. It's the most reliably Labor-voting
government jurisdiction in Australia.
But what Canberra does have is high average incomes compared with the rest of
Australia. It would seem that income, more than any other factor including
political belief, is the determinant of whether parents are likely to send their
children to a non-government school. In other words if you can afford the fees
there's a good chance you will go private.
So what are the determinants of how well your child will do at school if it's got
nothing to do with whether education is public or private? Low birth weight
(under 2.5 kg) is associated with poorer NAPLAN outcomes, the UoQ study found.
Also, both parents finishing year 12 is linked to better school results for their
children.
Another factor is how many hours a week the mother works. More work hours
correlates to poorer school performance. My guess is that this is not necessarily
related to the gender of the parent. Because most families rely mainly on the
father's income, with the mother's likely to be the one that rises and falls
depending on family demands and responsibility, this result probably just means
that an engaged parent, readily available to their children, leads to better
NAPLAN outcomes.
Is that so surprising? What it does mean, however, is that it's not a sound
decision for parents to increase their working hours in order to pay for private
school fees. I just means your kids are going to do worse at school.
School Banking
A friendly reminder that our school banking runs every Thursday, please send your child’s
Dollarmites bank book along with them to their classroom teacher Thursday mornings
It’s not too late!!! Compass has been updated with new CATS (Common Assessment Tasks) added to it last week. If you haven’t yet logged on please do so!!! By doing so, your login will be recorded and the class that has the most logins will have a Free Pizza Lunch (Friday 1
st May).
Winner to be announced MONDAY!!!
Canteen News Open on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
2015 Menu Prices apply Dot’s Deal $7.50
Supreme Pizza, Jelly, Juice
Canteen Roster
Wed 29th Apr Heidi Robertson
Thurs 30th Apr Mandy Geary
Fri 1st May Marree Tresize, Heidi
Robertson, Elle King
Hot Milo available from 24th April at Recess and
Lunchtime
What’s New $5.00
Chicken Schnitzel with Vegetables & Gravy
MILDURA NETBALL ASSOC
SATURDAY NET SET GO INFORMATION
Net Set Go skills program for children in prep and grade 1 commences Saturday 2nd May, 10am- 10:45am, at the Mansell netball courts. The Net Set Go program is designed to develop the movement and motor skills of the participants. Please register for the Net Set Go program online at the NetSetGo website-www.netsetgo.asn.au Please contact Sandra 0419587090 for more information. Aussie Hoops Basketball Program-Term 2
@ The Toyota Hothouse Open to Boys & Girls aged 5 – 7 Commences Friday May 1
st at 4.15pm
Please call 5023 2241 for more details
Mildura United Soccer Club
Join our U14s soccer team.
Old Aero Ovals, pitch 9
Training is Tuesday & Thursday 5.20 – 6.10pm
Games on Sunday, starting 21st April
Contact: Brad 0427 860 264
Waking Bus and Hands up Data! Tomorrow the Walking Bus is happening! All aboard at 8:30 or ‘catch it’ on the way! Plenty of ‘seats’! Walks, scoot, bike, skateboard, rip stick… All Welcome! The Environmental Leaders will collect the Hands up Data! Who walked, rode, caught the bus or came to school by car!
Rubbish Free Winners Term 1 CONGRATULATIONS 3C Rubbish Free Week 2
Results 4th 2/3C Mrs. Cockfield
3rd
5L, Mr Lynch
2nd 4K Mr Kerridge
WINNER
1st 3C Miss Clarke
The Walking Bus will depart at 8:30am from the
corner of Riverside Avenue and Washington Drive.
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School Uniform Assistance
We are pleased to be able to offer support in getting new uniforms for your child if you are
unable to pay for various reasons. The School State Relief program can provide all of our blue
uniforms, shoes, socks and singlets for a discounted price, usually around 40 - 60% off
the normal price. All applications are submitted online through the office or classroom teacher
and are confidential. If you would like assistance with getting new uniforms please phone or email the school anytime during the
school year.
For the Schoolies
Soccer, Netball (Term 1 & 4)
Cricket (Term 2 & 3)
Mildura West Primary OSHC
Before School Care 6.50-8.50am After School Care 3.15-6.15pm
Vacation Care 8.00am-6.00pm Phone-50211809
Mobile-0408050802
Email-butterworth.jody.m@edumail.vic.gov.au
Coordinator-Jody Butterworth
Team Leader-Kathleen Stephenson
ABN 47 396 876 389 96 EIGHTH STREET. PO BOX 401, MILDURA VIC 3502
PHONE: (03) 5021 3546 FAX: (03) 5021 1762 EMAIL: info@arplumbing.com.au
Cheaper
Tuesday
$5 Entry
(during school
Term)
$7 per child Entry parents free
Birthday Party’s starting from
$12pp
4 SLIDES, FLYING FOX, JUMPING CASTLE, 3 LEVEL PLAY STRUCTURE, WII, TODDLER & BUB AREA, FULL CAFÉ, GREAT COFFEE & HOMEMADE CAKES & SLICES
Mothers Groups Welcome www.funjungle.com.au
Mildura Langtree 87-89 Langtree Ave, Mildura 5023 1200
Mildura Ontario 239 Thirteenth St, Mildura 5022 9247
Red Cliffs 22 Jamieson Ave, Red Cliffs 5024 2500
Shop T09, Centro, Mildura. Ph: 03 50221888 Mildura West Primary School is a part of the School Rewards
Program. This program enables your school to earn $5 worth of sporting equipment for every shoe purchased.
Join us on Facebook - Taf Mildura
Lifestyle Plus Mildura 3 King Avenue, Mildura
Phone: 03 5021 3330
www.lifestyleplusmildura.com.au
For the Mums & Dads
Daytime Social Netball - Mixed Netball - Cricket
Soccer - Beach Volleyball
For the Toddlers
KidZone
Mon & Fri 9am—1pm