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Preston West Primary School Newsletter Thursday 24th October 2019

IMPORTANT DATES October Thursday 24th PWPS ART SHOW 5.30 - 7pm Tuesday 29th Grade 6 Motivational Speaker Incursion Wednesday 30th 2020 Prep Orientation Session 1

November Monday 4th Curriculum Day (No school this day) Tuesday 5th Melbourne Cup Day (No school this day) Tuesday 12th Grade 2 Edendale Farm Excursion Tuesday 19th – Friday 29th Grade 2 Department Funded Swimming Lessons Wednesday 27th Grade 6 – MCG National Sports Museum Excursion Wednesday 27th Prep – Bundoora Farm Excursion

Term Dates Term 4 Monday 7th October – Friday 20th December

Principal’s Note Art Show – Thursday 24th October The students are eagerly awaiting the transformation of our gym for this evening’s Art Show. Families can bring along a picnic hamper and enjoy strolling throughout our gym to admire at least one piece of art work from every student. The Art Show will be on between 5.30 – 7pm and just a reminder that students must be accompanied by a parent/carer and bikes/scooters and skateboards are not to be ridden on the school grounds. World Teachers Day – 25th October Tomorrow is World Teachers Day. It is a privilege being principal of a school which such a dedicated, talented and motivate staff of teachers who promote such a positive team culture. On behalf of the community, I thank our wonderful teaching staff for their efforts to promote authentic relationships, high expectations and engaging class programs to ensure all students can achieve their full academic, social and emotional potential. Premier’s Reading Challenge

Congratulations to the 131 Preston West Primary School students who completed the 2019 Premier’s

Reading Challenge. The avid readers will be presented with their certificates at assembly on Monday

11th November. It’s great to see the commitment of these students to engage with sustained reading

at home.

National Bandanna Day

Tomorrow at Preston West Primary School we are celebrating National Bandanna Day. Special thanks

to all the families who have purchased a bandanna and to those who have donated to this important

cause. Well done to the Junior School Council for coordinating this event which has raised $3338.20 to

support young people and their families who have been affected by cancer.

Student Safety / Parking - Before and After School A priority at Preston West Primary is student safety. I acknowledge that the streets around our school

and Preston can become very congested around drop off and pick up times. However, can I please

remind parents of the following:

Please ensure children correctly utilise the school crossings and do not cross between cars.

Please ensure you do not block our neighbour’s driveways and take note of the parking signs –

Kiss and Go zone, disable parking bays, bus zone etc.

Please don’t use the crossing or schools front gates to drop child off.

The traffic police regularly patrol the schooling zones in Preston. If parents/carers can also inform

other family members who do drop offs and pick ups of the expectations in relation to parking and

safety around the school. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation to promote the safety of our

students and pedestrians.

Staff Leave

Wendy Price will now be on leave until Monday 18th November. Grade 2P will be taught by Judi Brockley and Helen Nervosa until Wendy’s return.

First Aid Officers Special thanks to all the families who elected to make voluntary contributions to staff our first aid officers at Preston West Primary in 2019. Carol and Sandra are doing a wonderful job administering medications, treating on average 30 students per day and maintaining medical folders/records. The employment of our first aid officers has also greatly assisted our office staff in undertaking their key tasks as required by the Department of Education and Training. Thank you to those who have supported this initiative.

Cheryl Bondeson

WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTOS

Step 1: Go to www.advancedlife.com.au and enter your school code - EQA 14V L8R

Step 2: Click on the Group Photos tab (top of the page)

Step 3: Choose the groups you would like to order from the list

(left side of the page, you can view them at this point)

Step 4: Pay for the photos via the shopping cart (upper right corner of the page)

**Online Orders will attract a $1 service fee

AFTER EARLY BIRD DUE DATE - ONLINE ORDERING – regular price of $20/$27 per photo. (Cost depends on size chosen)

Your child’s special group photos will be available for secure online purchase as soon as the envelope orders have been printed and dispatched for delivery

Please feel free to contact us via email or phone should you have any queries

in regards to your child’s special group photo order.

info@advancedlifevic.com.au or 03 9852 1133

STUDENT OF THE WEEK – Week ending 11/10/2019

Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with their awards.

GRADE “LEARN” BOUNCE BACK

Prep D Sylvie Do Lorenzo Christopher Kuiper

Prep L Aayush Panigrahi Coen Tillig

Prep H Wilson Wang Owethu Mpofu

Prep V Harris Chatzis William Lin

Prep C Ayhem Saghar Layla Georgiadis

1W Hamish Sweetland Jiashu Niu

1E Ayla Ismail Thomas Butters

1K Sarina Hasan Julian Gastevski

1B Kush Prashar Zoe Tarros

1N Leroy Harwood Alex Truong

2P Simone Lobos Boada Emma Serratore

2B Amelia Chen Melby Nguyen

2M Thomas Rodoreda Maleesa Marasinghage

2J Zaine Mohamud Emaan Ather

2A Harley Utting Akif Rahman

3F Ahan Pitta Henry Pollard

3M Lara Sibley Manha Shaik

3B Liam Pablo Ahmadh Umar Farook

3I Ruby Clemons Vivienne Fruci

4H Ela McGregor Grave Liang

4M Sheldon Zhang Charikleia Melissaki

4E Max Rickards Milla Nicola

4K Jethro Jones Jennifer Ly

5V Blaise Kramer White Nirav Madan

5W Sebastian Yu Joshua Stojanoski

5J Xavier Marino Sophia Thai

6T Mannat Bhambri Fox James

6R Holly Paul Hannah Lin

6N Holly Riordan Jacqueline Yu

6O Lucy Smith Austin Bylsma

PE Selesa Vaelaa 6N & Dash Maxwell 6N

ITALIAN Luisa Kuiper PD

JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNCIL

Tomorrow October 25th 2019 is National Bandanna Day.

This is CanTeen's major fundraising and awareness campaign for

CanTeen Australia. To help support this cause, the JSC will be

selling bandannas at the beginning of term 4. The bandannas

come in a range of colours and designs and are $5 each.

It would be great to see everyone wearing their bandannas on

October 25th to support young people and their families who

have been affected by cancer.

Thank you for your support!

elearning

Parent Information Session Date Change

Please know that there has been a date change for the late afternoon information session, moving from Tuesday the 12th to Wednesday the 13th. The new dates are as follows:

- Thursday, November 7th at 9:30am

- Thursday, November 7th at 2:30pm

- Wednesday, November 13th at 5:00pm

BYO iPad Purchasing Plan for 2020

Now that we are settled into the last term of 2019, we look forward to 2020 and all it holds for us. For next year’s Year 3 cohort, they look at the exciting prospect of being part of the BYO iPad Program. If you and your child would like to be part of the program, then all you need is an iPad no older than the 2017 iPad or 2016 iPad Pro. (This recommendation is to ensure the devices best chance of lasting through to the end of Year 6.) You can use a pre-existing iPad from home, purchase a new or used iPad or sign onto the school’s iPad Purchase Plan. The purchasing plan is a great option for families that do not want to commit to the investment of a new iPad due to the initial outlay in cost. For this reason, Preston West Primary have been working with Beyond the Box to supply devices at educational pricing. The 2020 package include:

iPad and Case

- Apple iPad (7th Gen, 2019)

o Wi-Fi o 32GB of internal storage o 10.2 inch screen o Space Grey

- MacGuy Duo Protective Case

Total price of $544.50 $100 deposit by November 15, 2019, followed by monthly instalments of $36.05 via Direct Debit.

iPad and Keyboard Case

- Apple iPad (7th Gen, 2019)

o Wi-Fi o 32GB of internal storage o 10.2 inch screen o Space Grey

- MacGuy Defender Keys (Keyboard Case)

Total Price of $614.50

$100 deposit by November 15, 2019, followed by monthly instalments of $42.90 via Direct Debit.

All deposits are to be paid at the school office. If you are interested in this package please contact myself or speak to the office as orders, with deposits, need to be confirmed by Friday 15th of November, 2019. Luke Begg Leading Teacher for eLearning

WELCOME TO PARENTS GROUP

FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY Fresh Fruit volunteers for Friday 25th October are: George Markoski, Annie Zanella, Menaka Kumari, Nirmal Kaur and Kathryn Li.

SICK BAY BEDDING Our volunteer for Friday 25th October is Kirsty Thorneycroft.

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