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Why are Kids “Impatient, Bored, Friendless, and Entitled”? In an interesting article I read recently, Victoria Prooday (Occupational Therapist) argues that children today are in a devastating emotional state. She has seen a decline in children’s social, emotional, and academic functioning, as well as a sharp increase in learning disabilities and other diagnoses. She claims that most come to school emotionally unavailable for learning. There are many factors in our modern lifestyle that contribute to this.

1. Kids Get Everything They Want When They Want It The ability to delay gratification is one of the key factors for future success. We have the best intentions — to make our child happy — but unfortunately, we make them happy at the moment but miserable in the long term. To be able to delay gratification means to be able to function under stress. Our children are gradually becoming less equipped to deal with even minor stressors, which eventually become huge obstacles to their success in life.

2. Limited Social Interaction We are all busy, so we give our children digital gadgets and make them “busy” too. Kids used to play outside, where, in unstructured natural environments, they learned and practiced their social skills. Unfortunately, technology has often replaced the outdoor time. Also, technology has made the parents less available to socially interact with their child.

3. Endless Fun Why aren’t children helping us in the kitchen or with laundry? Why don’t they tidy up their toys? We have created an artificial fun world for our children. There are no dull moments. The moment it becomes quiet, we run to entertain them again, because otherwise, we feel that we are not doing our parenting duty.

4. Kids & Technology Using technology as a “Free babysitting service” is, in fact, not free at all. The payment is waiting for you just around the corner. We pay with our kids’ nervous systems, with their attention, and with their ability to delay gratification. After hours of virtual reality, processing information in a classroom becomes increasingly challenging for our kids because their brains are getting used to the high levels of stimulation that video games provide. The inability to process lower levels of stimulation leaves kids vulnerable to academic challenges. Technology also disconnects us emotionally from our children and our families.

5. Kids Rule The World “My son doesn’t like vegetables.” “She doesn’t like going to bed early.” “He doesn’t like to eat breakfast.” Since when do children dictate to us how to parent them? If we leave it all up to them, all they are going to do is eat macaroni and cheese and bagels with cream cheese, watch TV, play on their tablets, and never go to bed. By failing to provide boundaries and expectations, we send them the wrong message. Children learn they can do what they want and not do what they don’t want. Our children know very well what they want, but have a very hard time doing the work that is necessary to achieve that goal.

In trying to be the best parents we can by “making our kids happy” in the short term, we are letting them down. In next week’s Pindari Post, I will share some things you can do to promote your child’s healthy brain development so that s/he can function successfully across social, emotional, and academic domains.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT M.P.H.P.S

Fri 7th Jun - Book Club Orders Due Back by 9am - Australian Girls Choir Audition Workshops (Years F - 4) - Whole School Assembly at 2:20pm Mon 10th Jun - Public Holiday - Queen’s Birthday - NO School Tue 11th Jun - Student Banking - Year 5: Excursion to the Museum and Imax Theatre - Year 6: Leave For Phillip Island Adventure Camp Wed 12th Jun - Breakfast Club at 8am - All Welcome - HELP NEEDED - Year 6: At Phillip Island Adventure Camp Thu 13th Jun - Year 6: At Phillip Island Adventure Camp Fri 14th Jun - No Assembly Today - Year 6: Return From Phillip Island Adventure Camp Mon 17th Jun - School Council Meeting at 6pm in the Staffroom Tue 18th Jun - Student Banking Wed 19th Jun - Breakfast Club at 8am - All Welcome - HELP NEEDED Thu 20th Jun - Whole School: Carnevale Day Fri 21st Jun - House Assembly at 2:20pm Mon 24th Jun - Year 1: Edendale Excursion Tue 25th Jun - Student Banking Wed 26th Jun - Breakfast Club at 8am - All Welcome - HELP NEEDED - Year 2: Edendale Excursion

OUR SCHOOL VALUES: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, HONESTY & TRUST,

CARE & COMPASSION, PERSONAL BEST AND TEAM WORK

On the side Lines! Year 5 and 6 Sport - Round 6 Fixture:

Whittlesea Division Cross Country: Congratulations to all the students who competed at Division Cross Country last week. It was a big step up from District Cross Country and we are extremely proud of the effort all our students put in to doing their Personal Best! A special mention to Shereen, Tilly and Amy who finished in

the Top 12 for their respective Age Groups!

CUA Fun Run: A huge thank you to everyone who made a donation towards our School Fun Run! We have finalised the orders for the prizes this week, so your children will receive their prizes within the next month. Thanks again for your generous contributions!

Keep smiling and stay active! Mr Clark, Miss Watson and Coach Taleski

- ArtSpace - Year 6

Visual Arts in Year 6 has been very busy. We started with scratch Art Masks made ready for the whole school Carnevale later this term. We then moved into Artwork inspired by a famous artist. Students got to select one piece of artwork from different artists and different movements of Art. The students spent time researching about their artist and artwork, exploring many different materials and different techniques before they started to create their own artwork. Materials students got to explore were acrylic paint, water paints, water paint pencils, charcoal, textas, pencils, fine liners, oil pastels and chalk. Please check out their work displayed in the hallway outside the Art Room. We will finish with a unit on Clay.

Quote of the week: If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. - Unknown….

Verse Home/Away Netball Soccer AFL Hot Shots

Rockets SFOA Falcons Away Mill Park Stadium Hillsview Reserve Redleap Reserve SFOA

Jets SFOA Wolves Home Parade College MPHPS Parade College Parade College

‘Student Star of The Class’ will be acknowledged at this week’s whole school assembly:

Friday 7th June 2019. Family members of these students are most welcome to attend.

27th May 2019 - 31st May 2019

‘EVERY DAY COUNTS AT MILL PARK HEIGHTS PS’

WEEKLY ATTENDANCE REPORT

STUDENT STARS OF THE CLASS!

EARN&LEARN We are excited to be taking part in the 2019 Woolworths Earn & Learn program again this year.

From now until June 25th 2019, you can collect stickers at Woolworths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend at Woolworths (excluding the purchase of tobacco, liquor and gift cards), you will receive a sticker. These stickers can then be given to your children to collect on a special sticker sheet. Once it is completed, they can simply bring it back here to school. The more points we earn, the more we can redeem for thousands of educational resources including English resources Maths Resources, Science resources and art & crafts materials. Thank you for your support with this valuable program!!

F1 83% 2D 85% 4F 77%

F2 79% 2E 70% 5A 70%

F3 87% 2F 85% 5B 90%

F4 72% 3A 58% 5C 68%

F5 73% 3B 82% 5D 87%

F6 90% 3C 70% 5E 88%

1A 82% 3D 87% 5F 90%

1C 86% 3E 82% 6A 70%

1D 78% 3F 72% 6B 84%

1E 82% 4A 79% 6C 87%

1F 82% 4B 53% 6D 73%

2A 85% 4C 87% 6E 69%

2B 82% 4D 90% 6F 96%

2C 72% 4E 91%

DENTAL VAN VISITING MPHPS The Dental Van will be visiting our school on the following dates:

Monday 22nd July 2019 to Friday 26th July 2019 Monday 29th July 2019 to Friday 2nd August 2019

Information on this service was provided to students earlier this week. If families are interested in participating in this program, please complete the forms provided and return to

the school office by Wednesday 26th June 2019.

Peter S F1

Sabi R F2 Harpa W F3

Ali H F4 Ysabelle P F5

Bonnie H 1A Tate A 1C

Tamaiti P 1D

Kiahra B 1E Nicolas B 1F

Alexis W 2A

Joyce W 2B

Sheridan M 2C

Nethuki A 2D

Ayden P 2E

Ana B 2F

Hans J 3A

Jesse G 3B Damijan K 3C

Christian C 3E

Kaylan K 3F

Tannah L 4A

Gumaan S 4B

Saathana R 4C

Zoe T 4D Alle G 4E

Zahra H 4F

Aaron S 5A

Jamie D 5B

Anna S 5C

Billy K 5D Angelique V 5E

Danni C 5F Monique S 6A

Aarav J 6B

Amy S 6C Sarah A 6D

Angelique T 6F

CARNEVALE CIAO A TUTTI!

We are kindly reminding everyone that

Mill Park Heights PS will be taking part in

“CARNEVALE DI MILL PARK HEIGHTS PS” THURSDAY JUNE 20th 2019

DRESS UP DAY!

As part of our festivities, we look forward to transforming our OVAL into a Grand Theatre of Masked Characters. We are inviting all students to dress up in a costume of their choice for the day. Along with our students, we are also inviting our parent community to join in the festivities. Our parents are also encouraged to dress up if they wish!

Don’t forget to pre-order a delicious Italian lunch from the canteen before the 7th June, (to be served on Carnevale Day 20th June 2019) and an Italian gelato in a tub (which will be served on the 18th June 2019)

As a lead up to our Carnevale Day, students will also participate in viewing a ‘Humorous Show’ “FOOLING IN LOVE”. This will take place on TUESDAY 18th June 2019. (This is NOT a dress up day.)

Cost of the show is $3.00 to be paid before the 11th June 2019.

If it rains on the day: We will have a junior and senior Carnevale Day Parade in the Gym. We will advise parents of any updates regarding this event when closer to or on the day via SMS.

CARNEVALE DAY: 20TH JUNE 2019 PARADE WILL COMMENCE AT 10:00AM – 11:15 am

WHOLE SCHOOL ON THE OVAL

If it rains: PARADE will take place in the GYM: JUNIOR: 9:00am - 10:00am

SENIOR: 11:40am - 12:30am

Throughout the day, students will enjoy participating in fun Italian activities and games with a focal point on Italy, its customs and history.

Some ideas for costumes are: Italian colours

Fantasy costumes Anything that represents the Italian culture, it’s food, it’s landmarks and all things Italian Super Heroes etc…

“A CARNEVALE OGNI SCHERSO VALE!” (At Carnevale, all tricks are on!)

Past Carnevale Dress Ups

MILL PARK HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL WILL HAVE A BOX PLACED IN THE SCHOOL

RECEPTION AREA FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THIS

COMMUNITY SERVICE. THANK YOU!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS - CSEF PAYMENTS

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student misses out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government's commitment to breaking the link between a student's background and their achievements. CSEF will be provided to eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is: $125 for primary school students. If you have not applied for CSEF before and are: New to our school Hold a Current Health Care Card, Veterans Affairs Gold Card or Pensioner Concession Card Don’t forget to drop in and complete forms, supply a copy of your card and we can apply for the $125 per student for you.

How to Apply: Contact the school office to obtain a CSEF application form or download from the CSEF website www.education.vic.gov.au/csef. If you have already completed this last year then there is no need to complete it again. Application forms are available at the office.

CLOSING DATE: : 21ST JUNE 2019

What’s Happening at OSHC Club?

PLEASE make sure that all your

children's clothing is clearly marked for the best chance of getting them back to their

rightful owners. We can not return items that are not marked accordingly! Parents please also check your child’s uniforms and hats to make sure they all belong to them and not others! If you find it does not belong to your child, we kindly ask that you return it

to school as soon as possible. TIP: Please write on the inside in black permanent marker.

IMPORTANT NEWS ATTENTION ALL FAMILIES

Please note that families are not allowed to park in the staff carpark at anytime.

Families are not to use the gate that is in the car park. This is for the safety of

all students and adults!

Oshcare is open daily (early morning and late afternoon) during the school term along with the extra benefit of being open during the school term holidays as well. That student absences can be done

directly on Compass by the parent on the morning of the absence.

Compass sends you a text to find out why your child is absent?

Breakfast Club will be open at 8am every Wednesday. All Welcome.

Student Banking is every Tuesday - help create good banking habits!

That the Qkr App can easily be downloaded to make regular school payments. Visit the school website to do this.

BULK BILLED COUNSELLING Available at

MILL PARK HEIGHTS PS

This service is available to all students

Students may be eligible for up to 10 bulk billed sessions with us, providing they have a valid referral (Mental Health Care Plan) from a GP

We are available on-site at the school every Monday and Wednesday

To make an appointment, please contact Val Brittain, Assistant Principal.

Classified advertisements: The School and the DET accept no responsibility for the goods or services offered in advertisements in this newsletter.

MESSAGES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Personal Goods Brought to School at Owner’s Risk: The DET does not hold insurance nor does it accept responsibility for private property brought to school by students, staff and visitors. Please do not bring any unnecessary or valuable items to school. Student Accident Insurance Arrangements: The DET does not provide personal accident insurance for students. Parents and guardians are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including any transport costs, unless the injury is caused by the negligence (carelessness) of a Department or school council employee or volunteer. Students Accident Insurance is available privately at low cost.

SAME-DAY NOTIFICATION OF UNEXPLAINED STUDENT ABSENCES Contact details There are times when we will need to contact you, including on the day if your child is absent and you haven’t informed the school as to

why. Do we have your most up to date contact details? If not, please contact the school on 9436 8866 or mill.park.heights.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au so we can update our records. Please include parent/carers’ name, address, phone numbers,

email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details or your circumstances change.

Notify the school of your child’s absence

Protecting the safety and well-being of children through the reporting and monitoring of absenteeism is the responsibility of both parents/carers and schools. Please remember to log your child’s absence using our school’s IT platform Compass School Manager https://millparkhtsps-vic.compass.education/ early in the morning if your child is going to be away or late for school so your child’s absence can be recorded correctly or call the school on 9436 8866. Forgotten your Compass password? Ring the school office on 9436 8866 for assistance.

Same-day notification of unexplained student absences

Our school will SMS/text you at 10.00am on the day if a student is not at school and you haven’t notified the school as to why. If you are notified by the school that your child is away without a reason, please contact us as soon as possible by logging in to Compass https://millparkhtsps-vic.compass.education/ or responding to the text you received to let us know where your child is. If we cannot reach you because we don’t have your correct contact details (i.e.: message notification fail, disconnected number), then we

where

possible, please inform us in advance of upcoming absences, e.g. family holidays. You can do this on Compass in advance. Our school uses SMS/text to contact parents/carers at 10.00am on the day of an unexplained student absence. This SMS/text comes from our Compass system and is signed MPHPS for Mill Park Heights Primary School.

New Attendance Requirements If your child is sick or absent, you are required to notify the school as soon as possible on the day of absence, by logging in to Compass https://millparkhtsps-vic.compass.education/ or call the school on 9436 8866. Notifying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility.

From the end of Term 2 2018, all Victorian government schools are required to contact parents/carers as soon as practicable on the same day of an unexplained student absence. If your child is absent on a particular day and you have not contacted the school to explain why, the absence will be marked as unexplained. This system also promotes daily school attendance. Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education, they learn new things every day – missing school puts them behind. Forgotten your Compass password? Ring the school office on 9436 8866 for assistance.

Deborah Patterson, Principal