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NOTICES SENT HOME Excursion Excursion Date Payment Due

Prep Myuna Farm Wednesday 16th May Monday 7th May

Grade 3-4 incursion Friday 18th May Friday 11th May

Year 7 Transition Forms - Form due back Friday 11th

May

FOUNTAIN GATE PRIMARY

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Prospect Hill Road, Narre Warren 3805

Telephone: 9703 1187

Fax: 9703 2001

Email: fountain.gate.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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

School No. 5072

10 May 2018

DIARY DATES

Students may arrive at school at 8.30am. Earlier arrivals will be taken to the Breakfast Club, fees apply.

Canteen

Open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday only

Thursday 10th May

Grade 5-6 Sovereign Hill excursion 7.45am – 11.00pm

Friday 11th May Mother’s Day Stall 9.00am – 1.30pm

Wednesday 16th May

Preps Myuna Farm excursion 9.00am – 3.00pm

Friday 18th May Grade 3-4 incursion ‘Convicts & Captains’

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Principal’s Comments

NAPLAN Testing next week

Dear Parents, Next week, students in level 3 and level 5 will be completing Naplan tests in Literacy and Numeracy. This is a national test that aims to gain an overall picture of how all students in Australia are achieving in these areas. The tests will be: Tuesday 15th May: Writing Wednesday 16th May: Reading Thursday 17th May: Maths If your child is absent on these days, make-up tests will be completed on Friday 18th May. While we do not want to put too much pressure on our children, we do want them to try their best and concentrate at school. As always, recognising the level of effort our children are displaying is the most important way we can support them. Noticing when they stay focused on a task and stick with it until the end teaches them great habits for school and life! Children take their cues from parents about how to handle situations. Taking a positive tone that encourages children to do their best is useful. If your child is feeling anxious about the Naplan, listen to their concerns and reassure them that this is a chance to learn and all they need to do is try their best. Another way for you to support your child next week is to ensure that

They have enough sleep the night before

They have plenty of healthy snacks and lunch

They arrive at school on time A positive, caring attitude is one of the best ways a parent can support their child to learn to handle life’s little pressures.

Kind regards,

,Jenny Duggan

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Need to Contact the School?

General Enquiries: (03) 9703 1187

Email: fountain.gate.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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

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Student Attendance In this school we strongly believe in growing and learning together.

In order for this to develop, students must attend school. Encouraging

regular school attendance is one of the most powerful ways you can

prepare your child for success—both in school and in life. Regular school

attendance is important in achieving core skills, such as literacy and

numeracy.

Students who attend school regularly also feel more connected to their

community, develop important social skills and friendships, and are

significantly more likely to graduate from secondary college, setting them up

for a strong future.

If a parent does not contact the school to provide an explanation on the day

of their child’s absence, the school is required to contact the parent of the

student as soon as practicable on the same day.

If contact cannot be made with the parent, the school will attempt to make

contact with any emergency contact/s nominated on the student's file held

by the school.

Please ensure your child comes to school every day. If a class achieves 100% attendance, they will be awarded a special certificate at

assembly!!!!

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THESE MEALS ONLY $2.00 UNTIL SOLD OUT!

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STUDENT AWARDS

Prep C – Victoria – for trying hard to learn all of your

sight words.

Prep R – Imran – for terrific writing. You are very good

at sounding out words and writing the correct letters.

Well done Imran!

1B – Ali – for adding more detail to your writing and

including a picture. Well done Ali!

1S – Iraj – for writing an excellent procedure on how

to make slime. Well done!

1/2P – Reef – for making a wonderful safari park with

Lego and packing it up at the end of Investigations!

2B – Mahdi – for your speedy mental maths skills and

for using Mathletics consistently to improve your

maths learning. Great work Mahdi!

2C – Penny – for working hard to design and create a

fantastic dress for your doll. Well done!

2M – Feenet – for using your seed to inspire writing in

different text types including a narrative, information

report, letter, poem and procedure. Keep up the

amazing work Feenet!

3S – Hadiya – for using paragraphs in your narrative

writing. Well done Hadiya. Keep trying your best!

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4S – Whole Class – A wonderful start to

2018! You are all demonstrating

persistence and creativity towards your

learning and kindness towards each other!

6S – Matt – His extraordinary knowledge of

place value during maths Learning

Sequences. Well done.

6S – Fariha – Her excellent ability to stay

focused and self-direct her learning during class time. Well done and keep it up.

STUDENT AWARDS

4M – Dhalika – for producing a wonderful creative

narrative that exhibited excellent use of descriptive

words and sentence structure. This is an outstanding

display of your dedication after coming back from

Japan and a week off school. You are setting a great

example to your classmates!

4S – Bailey – for having a go at writing new genres

during independent writing time. Your determination to

learn new skills is awesome!

5A – Christy – for always contributing well in classroom

discussions and showing motivation to improve your

work.

5A – Tahsin – for continuing to improve your writing and

producing quality work.

5B – Dyana – for your active participation during a

reading focus group. Fantastic effort!

5H – Angelina - for effectively using figurative

language in your writing. Well done!

5S – Maizie – for your willingness to take a risk and

attempt a new task with confidence.

6S – Jason – for your honesty and always looking out

for your classmates. Well done Jason!

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MATHS AWARD

Prep- Grade 2

Name: Hamid

Grade: Prep B

Reason:

For showing a keen

interest in all areas of

mathematics, especially

when we are partitioning

numbers up to 10.

Congratulations and well

deserved Hamid!

Grade 3-6

Name: Iqra

Grade: 3R

Reason:

For your excellent

knowledge of 3D shapes

ENGLISH AWARD

Prep- Grade 2

Name: Flynn

Grade: 1D

Reason:

For showing fantastic

improvement in your

writing and using great

thinking to come up with

lots of ideas for your

writing.

Grade 3-6

Name: Soriya

Grade: 4H

Reason:

For your incredible

determination to improve

your writing skills and

using teacher feedback

positively and efficiently.

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Artist for the Month of

April

Artist Crete Maireroa

Grade 2B

Title 3D Boat

“Every artist was first an amateur”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

This term, students in Level 2 were encouraged to design and make their own 3D model of

a boat.

3D model making is an essential activity in Visual Arts that nurtures student’s creativity.

It improves and develops their motor skills, decision making and visual-spatial skills.

Furthermore, students learn how to focus, communicate and use the appropriate

vocabulary.

Crete is one of my talented art students. He is a keen learner who enjoys art. Crete

made an excellent boat using popsicle sticks. Well done Crete!

Kathy Mottahedin

Visual Arts Teacher

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The Mother’s day stall is on:

Friday the 11th of May from 9.00am –

1.30pm.

There will be a $1 table, a $2 table, a $4 table and a $5

table with lots of gifts for the mums, step-mums,

grandmothers and special carers in our student’s lives.

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CSEF Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund

To be eligible for Camps, sports and Excursion Fund payment:

You will need to provide your current Healthcare / Pension card for the office to sight and photocopy- must be valid past 30th

January 2018

Please collect your application form from the office.

If you applied for CSEF in 2017 and were eligible you

DO NOT need to apply for 2018. Please supply a copy of your current card.

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SICKBAY

Please ensure all contact details including emergency contacts are up to date with the office.

Medication must be: o In date o Students name clearly labelled o In a container o Include a signed ‘Medication Administration’ Form

(available from office)

ASTHMA STUDENTS

Education Department states that all Asthma Action Plans need to be reviewed annually.

All students must have their own Ventolin + spacer in sickbay or in their bag.

Ventolin must be: o In date o Students name clearly labelled o In a container

Head lice

Head lice checks happen often.

If your child has lice in their hair, they will be sent home for treatment. They cannot return to school with live lice.

Hair must be kept up at all times

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Reminder to all Parents about Breakfast Club!

Free breakfast for all students every Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 8.30am-8.45am.

Food includes: Fruit salad, porridge, muesli, cheerios, baked bean Jaffle & Vita Brits!

Come and & enjoy a healthy breakfast!

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS

The Breakfast Club

This group will be run in the Orana room under the governance of the school, starting from

7.30am. Children will be provided with cereal and/or toast for breakfast. They will then be

looked after until 8.30am when the yard duty teacher comes on duty.

Cost: $6 per session

The Homework and Activities club

This group will run from the Orana room after school. Children can be picked up at any time up to 5.30pm (students

must be collected by 5.30pm). Any child remaining after that time will be taken to the school office and parents will be

contacted. Children will have a snack, and then spend half an hour doing their homework for the night. Older children

may need to spend more than half an hour doing homework. It is the responsibility of the student to complete

homework. After homework time, the children will do fun activities until they are

picked up. Students will not be permitted to go home with adults other than parents

unless the parent has given written permission, and supplied the supervisor with a

photograph and phone number of those authorised to collect their child.

Cost: $8 per session

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Payment

Payment will be made a week in advance. Cash payments may be made on the day to the supervisor. Payments in

advance using EFTPOS may be made at the school office during the hours of 8.30am till 4.30pm.

Students will not be permitted to attend if payments are a week in arrears.

General Information

Students will not be permitted to attend unless they have been registered by their parent.

These are not for profit clubs, and are not eligible for the child care rebate from Centrelink. The school will be

subsidising the cost of these clubs.

You can book your child in regularly, or send them along on a casual basis.

The program will be closed during school holidays, public holidays and curriculum days at the school.

If the behaviour of a student is such that is a safety concern or causes disruption to the program, the

coordinator will inform the school principal who will determine any future course of action.

If a child is injured while at the program, an incident / accident report will be filled out and it must be signed by

the coordinator and the parent / guardian when the child is collected.

If a student becomes unwell while at the program, arrangements must be made for the child to be picked up

immediately.

A fully equipped first aid kit will be kept at the program.

Parent / guardian must complete a medication sheet and the coordinator needs to be informed each day that

medication is required. All medication must be clearly labelled and in it’s original container. The dose

administered will be given according to the label.

Phone 9703 1187 for further information, and ask about the before and after school clubs program.

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