Term 4 Friday 18th October 2019

Flowerdale Primary School

3377 Whittlesea– Yea Rd, Flowerdale, Vic 3717

Ph: 5780 1264 Fax: 5780 2064

Email: flowerdale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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

October

Jake W Mrs Zala

Jake S

Being Safe. Being Responsible. Being Respectful. Being a Learner.

OCTOBER

21st Drumbeat

28th Drumbeat

30th Celebrating World

Teachers Day

31st Foundation 2020

transition

NOVEMBER

4th Drumbeat

5th MELBOURNE CUP

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

7th Senior Summer

Sports Day

11th Drumbeat

REMEMBRANCE

DAY

14th Schools Recording

project CD launch &

Concert

OUR SCHOOL VALUE FOCUS THIS FORTNIGHT IS

SAFE

Dear parents and carers, It is hard to believe that term 4 is upon us already! I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday with his or her families. I spent my holidays visiting my son Alec and his partner Natasha who live in Munich. What a different life it is living in a single bedroom flat in the heart of a European city. Everyone in Munich rides a bike or travels by train or tram to work, school or just to the shops. Even the dogs of all shapes and sizes can be seen travelling in carts at the front of bikes. Munich has a large number of attractive parklands and the Isar

River, one of the largest rivers in Bavaria flows through the city. We

travelled through picturesque farmlands, where the cows all wear

bells, to reach the Bavarian Alps and a mountain lake called

Tegernsee. The Bavarian lakes are popular for locals and tourists

alike. Hiking in the Alps and water sports are popular in summer

and of course snowboarding and skiing in winter, one of my son’s

favourite past times. It was great catching up with my son and

experiencing a different way of life.

ELF Day ELF Day is held each year to encourage reading and an enjoyment of literacy. The storeowners and workers in Yea shared a favourite storybook with the children and dressed up as book characters. We also attended Yea Primary School who organised a presentation by a book illustrator. These workshops help inspire our budding writers and illustrators to add to their own creations on their return to school. Promoting Positive Behaviour The results from the 2019 parent opinion survey showed improvement in student engagement in learning and greater school connectedness, pride and confidence. One area that was lower than expected was in the category, Promoting Positive Behaviour.

Schools Recording CD launch and

Concert– All students

Book Club– All students

Drumbeat– All students

At Flowerdale Primary School, we promote positive behaviours through the School Wide Positive Behaviour Strategy. We have a whole school behaviour matrix, which outlines the positive behaviours we expect from students in the classroom, playgrounds, at assembly or on the bus. Students are taught these behaviours through daily modelling and reminders and through weekly explicit teaching times. Positive behaviours are acknowledged through stickers, raffle tickets, certificates and rewards such as having a hot chocolate with the principal or helping in the kinder or playgroup. If you have any questions about the program or would like to be a parent representative at SWPBS meetings please let me know. All members of our school community are welcome to assist in building a safe and positive culture for our school. I will be holding an information evening for parents later in the school term.

-Sandra Horwood

Let’s see… Demmi and Jarrod said their ‘I do’s’ at Flowerdale Estate over the school holidays and Kaylee was a

flower girl. Here she is!

For those who remember Miss Wijaya, she also tied the knot at the Flowerdale Estate on the holidays and is now Mrs Sibbison!

What is your favourite colour? Blue

What is your favourite food? Potatoes

Favourite AFL football team? Richmond

Favourite movie? Don’t have one

Who is in your family? Mum and Dad, my brothers Yaacoub

and Elias and little sister Sofi

Pets? No

Hobbies? Read, watch TV, play with Sofi

What’s something that most people don’t know about you?

I HATE white chocolate. I don’t even like looking at it!

ANNA SALLOUM School Captain

JUNIOR CLASS

Elias– For being a Persistent Learner Jesse– 25 & 50 Nights of Reading

KC-Lee– 50 & 75 Nights of Reading Harry– 75 & 100 Nights of Reading

SENIOR CLASS

Honey– Being respectful

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD

Thomas & Honey

Week 1

Our Buddy of the Month was Harley!

Congratulations to Harley for working hard to demonstrate the values of Being Safe, Being

Responsible, Being Respectful and Being a Learner throughout August!

On the school holidays I was lucky enough to

save my first baby Joey. Mum was gone but the

baby still warm, although I don't think she

would have lasted much longer as she had been

hit quite a while ago.

Experiencing the feeling of saving something

vulnerable is such a good feeling. So folks

check those pouches. It takes only a few

minutes to stop and check. Don't leave it to

others because others may think the same. If we

can be the eyes, we have the carers to do the

caring.

I’ve named the joey Rosary.

By Yvonne

I went on a

I rescued a

On the school holidays I went on a five day camp to Camp Howqua in Mansfield. It was just me who got to go from my family! On camp I did archery, a mud course and a movie night. I also went on a flying fox! I enjoyed crate-stack climbing and almost reached the top before the crate tower wobbled and I fell off. I also swam in the River Howqua (that’s where the camp’s name comes from). The activity that I liked the most was archery. I shot an arrow into the rim of the bullseye. So that was pretty exciting! I’d love to go again! By Jake S

Above: Jake as Matthew Flinders To the right: Olivia as Joseph Banks,

Anna as Edmund Kennedy and Jake as Gov. Arthur Phillip

Below: Ruby as Abel Tasman

OTHER STUDENT PROJECTS NOT PICTURED KC-Lee– Dolphins Yaacoub– Sharks

Jesse and Jordan– Monster Trucks

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

14

Drumbeat

15

MACC (ART)

16

ELF DAY F-2

17

Foundation 2020

transition day

9-10.45am

18

Assembly

19 20

21

Drumbeat

22

School Council

meeting

23 24 25

MARC

(LIBRARY)

Assembly

26 27

28

Drumbeat

29

MACC (ART)

30

Celebrating

World Teachers

Day

31

Foundation 2020

transition day

9-10.45am

1 November

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Assembly

2 3

4

Drumbeat

5

MELBOURNE

CUP

HOLIDAY

6 7

Summer Sports

(Senior class)

8

MARC

(LIBRARY)

Assembly

9 10

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 Stick on your fridge!

Flowerdale Primary School