Seaford Park Primary SchoolLatest Newsletter

Dear Subscribers Name, Please find below our recent news articles and the Term 3 year level newsletters.Have a great weekend.

A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL BUIDING UPDATEThe building is becoming more detailed with the internal framing being installed.I recently

BUIDING UPDATEThe building is becoming more detailed with the internal framing being installed. I recently had a walkthrough and could ‘feel’ the different spaces – the central Atrium with its pop-up roof, the classroomsand break-out spaces where the bags will be stored, the entrance foyer, all the offices, meeting roomsand the toilets. The architect in consultation with staff have selected the colour and materialsschedule. If you wish to view these, there is an updated display outside the office.

Front entrance/staff room Atrium with pop-up windows

MR TRIPLOW’S 45 YEARS OF TEACHING TRIBUTE

At Monday’s Assembly Mr Triplow talked about his 45-year journey of teaching (25 years at SeafordPark PS). Here are his thoughts:

It is with great pleasure that on Sunday July 23rd I received my Service to Education award fromMr. James Merlino Minister of Education for 45 years teaching service.My first school was Daylesford Primary School in 1975 where I taught Year 3. I lived near the mineralsprings and played both cricket and football and worked with the Secondary School to do a SchoolProduction.From 1976 to 1979 I worked at a fabulous school in Ballarat called Alfredton Primary School.In 1980, I taught at a 2 teacher school with 35 children. For three of those years I taught a Prep to Twoclass and one of my pupils who still corresponds with me, became a doctor. We had koalas in ourgum trees and I lived in a school house (5 bedrooms) which was in the school grounds.In 1987 I came back to Melbourne and was appointed to Seaford North Primary School. My nephewsand niece went to Seaford North and I enjoyed my 6 years there.To gain promotion I came to Seaford Park in 1993. I remember having a lot of trouble finding theschool to put my application in. One pupil I remember was a young grade 6 girl named Kylie Bridger.Kylie whose surname is now Fisher is heavily involved in our parent group and is the mother of ourSchool Captain Jolie. When I arrived the new galleries had just been completed and the number ofassemblies and musical activities in the large gallery are countless.The school uniform use to have a frog on it, because at the back of the school there was a small creekwith many tadpoles and frogs living in it. Unfortunately the new houses and bike track saw the end ofthe little creek. My favourite activities at Seaford Park have been the concerts, the sporting activities,public speaking, graduations and of course seeing many children grow in their learning and asindividuals.It is now an exciting time for the school with the building of a permanent school with modern facilitiesand classrooms. As I said at the assembly it is important that all children make the most of their timeat school and how lucky you are to be at Seaford Park. I have always been proud to be a part of thisschool and spent the last 25 years here as part of my career.

Announcing the launch of our school app

We’re very pleased to inform you that our school has implemented a phone app called Updat-ed that willmake connecting with you so much more convenient.To download the app just visit the App Store for iPhones or Google Play for Android’s. Search for Updat-edand from the menu select our school. We’ll receive your registration request and will need to approve youbefore your app is up and running.

So what will the app do?The app’s great for sending out alerts and reminders with one of its best features being the ability to saveevents directly into your phone’s calendar. If you are experiencing difficulty with your app please take a look at our Trouble Shooting Guide. Any furtherqueries should be directed to: helpdesk@sponsor-ed.com.auPlease state the following in your email to helpdesk:

• Your school• Name and email address• Model phone/tablet• Software version We hope you enjoy being Updat-ed.

DATES TO REMEMBERPlease remember to mark these dates in your calendar.

DATES TO REMEMBER

JULY

Monday 31st

Oral Literacy Program – Sessions for prospective 2018 students 2 – 3pm AUGUST

Friday 4th

Interschool Sports – Seaford Park v Belvedere Park (away game) Monday 7thOral Literacy Program – Sessions for prospective 2018 students 2 – 3pm

Tuesday 8th

Buildings and Grounds subcommittee 8.30am

Wednesday 9th

Parents and Friends committee meeting 2pm Thursday 10thHot Food Day

Friday 4th

Interschool Sports – Seaford Park v Mahogany Rise (home game) Monday 14th

Oral Literacy Program – Sessions for prospective 2018 students 2 – 3pm Junior School Council meeting 3.15 in 56A room

Friday 18th

Interschool Sports – Seaford Park v Aldercourt (home game) Monday 21stMusic Story time session for 2018 Preps 11.30 – 1pm

Tuesday 22nd

School Council 6pm

Friday 25th

Interschool Sports – Seaford Park v St Anne’s (home game)

Monday 28th – Friday 1st SeptemberBook Week

LOST CLOTHESLost ClothesAs the weather has turned considerably cooler over these winter months therehave been a lot of jumpers left on the oval or in

Lost Clothes

As the weather has turned considerably cooler over these winter months there have been a lot ofjumpers left on the oval or in the playground that the teachers constantly pick up and try to return themto their ‘owners’ if the clothes are clearly labelled. Teachers often do a label check in theirclassrooms to return jumpers to the child but this can be difficult if the jumpers are not labelled or thelabel has faded. Please check your child has their correct jumper and that it is labelled clearly, so ithas a chance to be returned.

SPECIAL EVENTSVISIT BY ROXANNE KIELY

There was great excitement for the Junior School when Roxanne Kiely the Authorof Busy Izzy and her husband Stephen Kiely came

VISIT BY ROXANNE KIELY

There was great excitement for the Junior School when Roxanne Kiely the Author of Busy Izzy and herhusband Stephen Kiely came to visit last term. Everyone enjoyed singing the songs and listening toRoxanne read the story out loud. Thanks to 123Read2Me everyone got their very own copy of theBusy Izzy book to take home and enjoy.

Check out the website www.busyizzy.com to watch the videos and listen to the great songs at home.

TIGERI’m staring at the beautiful tiger lying on the edge of the waterfall, leaning against the damp, greyrocks, peaceful and quiet. The sun reaches the rocks and the tiger, creating long, black shadowsstretching down to the crystal water below. They fall into the horizon gently, quietly. I hear the greatroar of the waters meeting, creating froth as white as fluffy clouds. The sound echoes and makes mewant to fall into it and never stop. I feel calm, I have a clear mind, letting it draw me in like a trance, nottaking my eyes off the magnificent tiger. I feel the cool wind blowing through me. It makes me feelrelaxed. Smelling the wet, damp rocks, and the freshness of the waterfall, makes me see a perfectdish served to my will. The tiger has a smell of wet and coolness makes me feel calm. I open mymouth from the amazement and taste the fresh air that makes me cry from the joy. I’ve never had abetter day in my life. Taimana 4/5A

SEAFORD PARK'S GOT TALENT

SEAFORD PARK’S GOT TALENTThe 2017 Seaford Park’s Got Talent show was held during the last week of Term2. It showcased some amazing talent. The entertaining show was

SEAFORD PARK’S GOT TALENT

The 2017 Seaford Park’s Got Talent show was held during the last week of Term2. It showcased some amazing talent. The entertaining show was enjoyed by theaudience. We would like to congratulate and thank all of the students who tookpart in the 12 acts. This year our winners were Jolie and Oakley. They performed acomedy titled ‘Seaford Park News’. Congratulations on all of the hard work andpreparation that went into your act. Dominique from Prep A finished in 2nd placewith his rendition of the ‘Wonky Donkey’ song. 3rd place went to Mia, Holly, Ellaand Lilly, for their dance ‘Better When I’m Dancing’. Well Done! Thank you toAshley, Ethan and Cohen for the brilliant job they did compering the show. They

were so confident and funny. We would also like to say a huge thank you toJackson who attended the show dressed in his character costume from Hairspray.Jackson is a past student who had a lead role in the Patterson River SecondaryCollege production last year. Jackson spoke about following your dreams andmaking the most of the opportunities you are given. The gold coin donations fromthe show raised over $120 for our music program. We will be purchasing a snaredrum. Thank you to everyone who made a donation.

Mrs Kylie Witte (Performing Arts Teacher)

PARENTS AND FRIENDS COMMITTEEPARENTS AND FRIENDS COMMITTEE Bingo Night – Thank you to everyone who came to

Bingo Night - Thank you to everyone who came to the Family Bingo Night. Itwas a fun night for everyone who attended, with lots of prizes being won. The major prize of a familypass to Puffing Billy was won by Nathaniel, congratulations. Thank you to all the helpers on the night,and a big thank you to Seaford Junior Football Club for the use of the club rooms.Popcorn - is on sale for 50c at Snack time on Fridays.

Hot Chocolate - is being sold for $1.50 after school on Fridays.Cadbury Chocolate Drive - Thank you to the families who have taken chocolates and returned theirmoney or chocolates. If you have not returned money or unsold chocolates could you please do so asthey are due back now.We still have some boxes left if anyone is able to help us by selling them, they can be collected fromthe BER canteen on Friday afternoons or from the officeFresh Fruit Friday - Don’t forget to come along if you can spare 30mins or so to cut up the children’sfruit platters on a Friday morning after the bell in the BER building. It is lovely to see some new faces. Toddlers are always welcome.Hot Food Day - Our next hot food day will be Pizza on Thursday 10th August, orders will be senthome on Monday 31st July.

SEAFORD PARK'S PARTNERSHIP WITH BELVEDERECOMUNITY CENTRESEAFORD PARK PRIMARY PARTNERSHIP WITH BELVEDERECOMMUNITY CENTRESeaford Park Primary School has developed a relationship with Belvedere

Community Centre. The centre

SEAFORD PARK PRIMARY PARTNERSHIP WITH BELVEDERE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Seaford Park Primary School has developed a relationship with Belvedere Community Centre. Thecentre run a variety of programs including exercise, Tai Chi, playgroup, Literacy & Numeracy supportclasses, French classes, computer classes, craft, parent support groups such as breast feeding,sewing and cake decorating. If you would like to know more about the programs offered by our localBelvedere Community Centre please come to the office and pick up a timetable. A new program hasbeen developed to assist adults in our area develop their Literacy and Numeracy skills. Daytime andevening classes are available. Classes are designed to help individuals with every day andemployability skills, including Reading, Writing and basic Maths.

Parents looking to return to the workforce are invited to participate in computer classes. Theseclasses are tailored to meet the individual needs of participants and are run on Thursdays. Theseclasses have very low numbers and run for ten weeks. The cost is $79. Participants can take part inbeginning classes or take classes focused on Microsoft Office or a variety of different technology. Ourconnection with Belvedere Community Centre has also enabled us to access information about freefinancial counselling. Financial Capability Officers can advise families on their entitlements such asgrants and concessions that could increase your income or save you money on your bills. They canalso help organise easy to manage payment schemes, access affordable loan options and helppeople to negotiate Centrelink. The Family Mediation Centre is able to offer families in our communitya range of financial related support including interest free and low interest loans for the purchase ofwhitegoods, assistance negotiating payment schemes, Energy Relief Grants, assistance with Telstraand other bills, mortgage relief scheme, bond loans, assistance with rent in arrears, accommodationassistance, Government Home Renovation loans, Centrelink advances and special assistance andalso assistance with tax.

You may like to go to an information session at the Frankston North Community Centre, 26 MahoganyAvenue, Frankston (ph: 8773 9545 to register your interest).

Date and Time Session Focus

Wed 9th Aug 1-3pm Drop in session

Wed 13th Sept 1-3pm Utilities workshop – Bill smoothing? Centrepay?

Wed 11th Oct 1-3pm Drop in session

Wed 8th Nov 1-3pm Payday loans – pitfalls? Alternatives?

Wed 13th Dec 1-3pm Drop in session

If you’d like to discuss any of the services discussed above please do not hesitate to speak withMelanie French (Assistant Principal) or contact Belvedere Community Centre directly on 9776 8922.

HEAD LICE

HEAD LICE

Reasons for head lice treatment failure:

HEAD LICEReasons for head lice treatment failure

Inadequate application of product – treatment instructions need to be followed completelyLice are resistant to the chemical used – try a different productFailure to re treat the hair – repeat treatment in 7 daysReinfestation

Head lice treatments can be expensive- especially if they don’t work!Try cheap hair conditioner applied thickly to dry hair.Use a steel head lice comb to remove lice and eggs. Repeat every 2/3 days until there is no evidenceof head lice. This is a cheap head lice treatment and not harmful to children – just time consuming!Remember – weekly head lice checks are recommended to keep Seaford Park lice free!Once a week, take a peek

RESOURCE SMARTRESOURCE SMARTResource Smart Schools is a Victorian Government initiative that helps schoolsbecoming more sustainable. Our school has been involved with

RESOURCE SMART

Resource Smart Schools is a Victorian Government initiative that helps schools becoming moresustainable. Our school has been involved with Resource Smart for a number of years now. In doingso our school takes action to minimize waste, save energy and water, promote biodiversity andreduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Some of the ways Seaford Park takes action are composting our food scraps, recycling, conservingenergy and planting trees. This term as a school we would like to include two more ways we canminimize waste. From this term we will be promoting Nude Food every day as well as Take AwayRubbish, which means any food wrappers brought into the school will be sent back home in lunchboxes.

Not only will having Nude Food everyday cut down on waste it will also save money as buying in bulkis cheaper than buying individual serves. Over the coming months we will celebrate our achievementsso look out for items in the newsletter as well as our Facebook page. We will also have a specialEnvironmental day at the end of term.

Rubbish facts

1. Up to 60% of rubbish that ends up in bins could be recycled2. Up to 80% of a car can be recycled3. Each year the average family has enough rubbish to fill a 3 bedroom house

RIDE2SCHOOLRIDE2SCHOOLRide2School is a nationwide initiative by Bicycle Network, supported throughState Governments. The program works to address physical inactivity in

RIDE2SCHOOLRide2School is a nationwide initiative by Bicycle Network, supported through State Governments. Theprogram works to address physical inactivity in young Australians by empowering and enablingschools to ride and walk to school. “By riding and walking to school, students contribute to theirminimum physical activity level of 60 minutes per day. Research shows that students who ride andwalk as part of their journey to school are more focused and ready to learn when compared with thosewho are driven.” (Ride2school)Each week our school will find out how students travel to school. This will be done through the‘Handsup!’ initiative, with the aim of increasing the number of students walking, scooting or riding toschool. Being involved in this program also gives our school a chance to win fabulous prizes. Not onlywill you become more active our school will also be in the running to win prizes.

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CLASS GOALSCLASS GOALS

CLASS GOALS

Prep A – to use reading goals in our take home books.

Prep/1A – to respect our classroom by cleaning up anything we use.

1/2A – to read at home every night.

2/3A – to always use our best manners.

3/4A – to read something every night.

4/5A – to have a 100% return for homework each week.

5/6A – to display maturity and leadership while in specialist classes.

Year Level Newsletters Each term, teachers from each year level write a newsletter outlining what's going on in their classroomsfor the terms and any extra activities happening. Please click on the links below to view the newsletters. TERM 3 PREP A PREP/1 A 1/2 A 2/3A & 3/4A 4/5A 5/6A TERM 2 PREP A PREP 1/A 1/2A 2/3A & 3/4A 4/5A5/6A TERM 1 PREP A PREP 1/A (PREPS) YEAR 1/A (Year 1) 1/2A 2/3A & 3/4A 4/5A 5/6A