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11th August 2017 Burwood East Primary School BUZZ

Diary

Assemblies Term 3 Monday 14th August 9.00am Monday 21st August 9.00am Monday 28th August 3.00pm Monday 4th September 9.00am Monday 11th September 9.00am Monday 18th September 9.00am

National Science Week Monday 14th August

State RoboCup Competition

Tuesday 15th August

Melbourne Museum

Excursion Years 3/4

Tuesday 22nd August

Forest Hill College Experience Wednesday 23rd August

Book Week—Book Swap Thursday 24th August

Book Week—Dress Up Parade in Hall

Friday 25th August

Basketball Clinic Tuesday 5th September

Burwood East Primary School Corner Blackburn and Highbury Roads Burwood East 3151

Ph: 9802 8618 Email : [email protected]

Website: http://www.burwoodeastps.vic.edu.au/

Curriculum Day 2017

(Students do not attend

school)

Monday 6th November

Second Hand Uniform Sales 9 .00–9.30am

Tuesday 5th September

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.burwoodeastps.vic.edu.au/

Burwood East BUZZ

Dear Members of the Burwood East Primary School Community,

Term 3, from the viewpoint of Principals, is always a challenge as we have to have our head in the here and

now, as well as the following year. As difficult as it seems, planning for 2018 is already well underway. We are

already working on staff and curriculum structures, what the special events might be and what is needed to

continually improve student learning. To support me as I work through this process, I would appreciate it if

families could inform me of any student movement as soon as possible. Of course, we know our Year 6

students will be moving onto secondary school. Our ‘expected’ enrolments inform the school’s 2018 budget

and staffing, so therefore we prefer to be as accurate as possible. Please contact our office ASAP if you

expect your family to be saying farewell to BEPS this year.

This term, I ‘ve been impressed by the effort that our students have put into their learning. Whilst I keep a close eye on academic outcomes, I also look very carefully at each student’s effort and attitude. To me these are the most important indicators of future success and being able to fulfil potential. I ‘m always interested in a students’ ability to reflect on their learning in the classroom and their ability to articulate the what and why of a learning task. This part of the learning cycle, which is known as metacognition, is critically important. Effective learning involves planning and goal setting, monitoring ones progress and adapting as needed. By supporting our students to develop these skills (which can all be learnt) we can improve learning. The key in all of this is to remember that a student's ability to become a self-regulated (i.e. metacognitive)

learner is understanding that one's ability to learn is a skill that develops over time rather than a fixed trait,

inherited at birth. Students who believe that the ability to learn can improve over time have greater levels of

achievement, even after controlling for prior achievement (Henderson and Dweck, 1990). These students set

reasonable learning goals for themselves and have the self-efficacy to choose and use productive learning

strategies. These strategies then result in learning gains. Moreover, students can be taught that their ability to

learn can improve over time; those who learn this simple lesson show increased motivation to learn and

improved grades (Aronson et al., 2002; Blackwell et al., 2007).

Parent Issues

On occasion parents like to ‘take matters into their own hands’ and speak with other parents or other children

about accidents or things that happen at school. Please note that we do not permit parents to question / talk

with /reprimand students, other than their own, without specific permission (from the other parent) to do so.

If parents require information regarding an incident at school they should, in the first instance, speak with the

relevant teacher and then, if needed, with the school leadership. It is much easier for us to investigate

incidents and contact the people concerned and also less of an emotional encounter.

BEPS Effective Communication Channels

Student query/issue= Contact the classroom teacher

School wide query/issue = Contact Darren or Sue

Financial - Administration query /issue = Contact Wendy or Vikki at the office.

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The Leader In Me

At Burwood East Primary School we continue to implement The Leader in Me program. Students are taught

leadership skills to assist with their social and emotional development and interactions with others. Our aim is

to facilitate a culture of student voice, based on the idea that every child can be a leader of their own

life. Students develop skills, such as Leadership, Responsibility, Problem Solving, Communication and Team-

work.

The Leader in Me initiative is based on Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This term we are

working on:

Habit 3

Put First Things First

Work First, Then Play

I spend my time on things that are most important. This means I say no to things I know I should

not do. I set priorities, make a schedule, and follow my plan. I am disciplined and organized.

Parents we would like to let you know about the FlexiBuzz App that the school uses to communicate to the community. All you need to do is choose our school and then select to the boxes, which are relevant to you.

2017 PARENT OPINION SURVEY Online links have been sent to 30% of our families for the 2017 Parent Opinion Survey. The feedback from these surveys is important to the school in tracking our performance and improvement. We do appreciate your time and assistance in completing the survey.

Before School Supervision I would like to remind parents that the school yard is not formally supervised until 8.45AM each morning. There are children who arrive at school as early as 8.00AM – this causes us huge concern because school grounds are not only very cold and dank on these wintry mornings, but VERY lonely which places the children in an unsafe situation. If for any reason your child needs arrive early to school, Out of School Hours is able to service your needs. Please give 1300 105 343 or the office a call.

Emergency details It is the parents' responsibility to ensure your emergency details are updated regularly.

Bike safety Students are reminded to walk their bikes and scooters on school grounds. While on pathways all students must look out for pedestrians and keep a good distance between themselves and other children.

Dogs on the school grounds Could parents please refrain from bringing their dogs onto the school grounds, as per School Council regula-tions. Any dog on school grounds must have obtained special permission from the Council or the principal.

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At BEPS Every day counts – school attendance

Daily school attendance is important for all children and young people to succeed in education and to ensure they don’t fall behind both socially and developmentally.

We all want our students to get a great education, and the building blocks for a great education begin with students coming to school each and every day.

Missing school can have a major impact on a child’s future – a student missing one day a fortnight will miss four full weeks by the end of the year. By Year 10 they’ll have missed more than a year of school.

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes.

I would like to congratulate these students and their families for 100% attendance in Semester 1.

Foundation A Aashirya, Aidan

Foundation B Tuan Khoi, Jason, Ally, Annisa

Foundation M Carmen, Lucas, Chi Hang, Noree, Rodin

12M Ghaid, Arnav, Seth, Ezra

12R Ridhaan, Sara

12S Ananya, Jeremy, Sulaeksha

34A King Win, Hayley, Douglas, Natasha, Hruthi, Khanh, Alyssia, Liana, Ivan

34M Cassie, Alex, Levi, Xinyu, Emily

5K Amon, Anneliese, Tiffany, Grace

5S Charli, Yu Xin, Katie, Nevin, Michael, Teresa, Yiyan

6D Gau, Jasmine, Johnny, Natalie, Alex, Doris, Mia, Andres

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Yours in Partnership,

Darren McDonald

Car Parking @ BEPS With over 300 staff and students in our school community the start and end of our school days are very busy times, with cars, bicycles and pedestrians sharing our space. In order to ensure student safety and re-spect for our neighbours we ask that you refrain from the following actions at drop off and pick up times.

Entering the staff and front of school carpark

These carparks are strictly for staff use only and visitors during the day. It is extremely dangerous to have students walking through the car park spaces. The safest option for collecting your child/ren is to park on the street and walk into the school via designated walk paths.

There is a Drop Off Zone near the hall

Means no parking at all. The purpose of opening this area was to allow parents to drop off their child/ren in the school grounds so that they can walk to the classroom independently. Parking in this area is not allowed.

Parking at the Hall There is approximately 7 car parking spaces at the hall. Please follow the enter and exit signs and park considerately. This is your child’s community, so be patient and respectful. This is a 5 minute parking zone

Doing U-Turns in front of the school This is illegal and highly dangerous to our students who are walking and riding bicycles.

Crossing with the Crossing Supervisor

Please ensure you ALWAYS cross at the crossing with our Crossing Supervisor, even if you are not with your child. The extra few steps to do this teaches our children to follow the road rules and is for everyone’s safety.

Parking over Neighbour’s Driveways

We have built strong community relationships with our neighbours and need to respect their rights to ac-cess their driveways at all times.

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Principal Learning Award Term 2

Lunch

It is with great pleasure that I get to enjoy the company of the recipients of the Term 2

Principal Learning Award and Lions Club Award Learning Achievement Award. Our Pizza

lunch together is a celebration of the students achievements in Term 2.

Congratulations to : Aidan, Ethan, Eliott, Isabellah, Sara, Isabel, Olivia, Hruthi, Jake, Teresa,

Anneliese, Layla, Anna, Frieda,Liana, Noah and Nicholas.

Gina and Elva for their word knowledge work on adverbs.

Prabashita, Serena, Yvonne, Josiah and Bella for their beautiful handwriting.

Stephanie and Gina for their inquiry investigation pamphlets,

Liana, Alyssia, Adam and Hayley for their tuning in work for Inquiry Investigations

CELEBRATING OUR CHILDREN’S ACHIEVEMENTS

As Principal, I believe that it is very important that I acknowledge the wonderful work that our

students do in all areas of the curriculum, therefore students are encouraged to visit me in my

office (classroom) to showcase their achievements.

Principal Learning Awards

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Student of the Week Awards

FB Victoria, Ella, Ally FA Elena, Aidan FM Chi Hang, Daisy 12S Bardia, Demi 12M Pantelina, Lowell 12R Maxwell, Ridhaan 34M Insiyah, Alyssa 34A Max

34S Gina, Elva, Ellie-Maria 5K Helena 5S 6D Olivia, Sam, Natalie Art Ayush, Ally Performing Arts Bradley, Language Michael, Miranda

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Lion Club Award Forest Hill

Learning Achievement Award

Semester 1 2017

Senior: Noah

Junior: Nicholas

ICAS—Digital Technologies

Merit—Anahita, Khanh, Ella

ICAS—Digital Technologies Credit - Ivan, Ricky, Rachel, Lachlan, Adrian,

Lawrence, Gau, Olivia

ICAS—Digital Technologies Distinction– Emily, Jian, Olivia

Birthdays Congratulations to:

Katie, Emma, Panda, Anahita, Yu Xin, Douglas, Ayush, Ridhaan

Children who have a birthday that falls during the week may wear free dress for that day and for

those children whose birthday falls on the weekend they can wear free dress on the Monday

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Information Page

Term Dates Term 1, 2017 – 30 January to 31 March

Term 2, 2017 – 18 April to 30 June

Term 3, 2017 – 17 July to 22 September

Term 4, 2017 – 9 October to 22 December

SCHOOL LUNCH ORDERS

Lunch orders are available from our service provider Miss Peppercorn Catering On Fri-

days

Ordering is done through an online service details of which are on their website .

www.misspeppercorn.com.au/school-lunches

BELL TIMES:

8.45am classrooms open

9.00am classes commence

11.00 am- 11.30am recess

1.30pm students eat lunch in classrooms

1.40pm - 2.30pm lunch outside

School notices on the web

Each week we update our Web site with the notices that

your children receive at school. If you misplace a notice

you can easily print one at home. This also helps our

school to cut the costs associated with reprinting so many

lost notices.

Go to our web site at-

www.burwoodeastps.vic.edu.au

https://www.google.com.au/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=strict&q=miss+peppercorn&*&spf=389

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