THE PIPELINE

ISSUE 7

Wednesday 8th May 2019

PUBLISHED IN WERRIMULL SINCE 1995

Erin Fush, Principal - fush.erin.m@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.werrp12.vic.edu.au

https://www.facebook.com/Werrimullp12

From the Principal

It has been a whirlwind start to Term 2 with camps, school events, excursions and leadership opportunities. Over the next two weeks we have a student organised and run MOVIE NIGHT, NAPLAN for our Grade 3, 5, 7, & 9s and visiting experts to assist with our improvement of learning and teaching. Each Monday the calendar is posted on Facebook to keep our community up-to-date with our events and extra-curricular happenings. Yesterday Mr Harris took our Grade 3 – 6 students into the Sunraysia South Cross Country as they had all qualified. Mr Harris reported that they participated to the very best of their ability and proudly represented our school, congratulations to all the four of them. Special congratulations go to Gus who placed 6th, Ebony who also placed 6th and Max who placed 8th and have qualified for the next level of competition in St Arnaud. Well done to Abby on achieving 34th place in her first inter-school competition.

The survey is conducted in term 2 with students from Years 4 to 12 attending Victorian government schools. The survey captures students’ attitudes and experiences at school and is aligned with the Department’s Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO). The survey measures are based on the best available evidence about what influences student outcomes. Our students will participate in this survey over the next coming weeks.

Just a reminder that there have been several diagnosed cases of Influenza (the flu) throughout the school community, attached is a fact sheet for your information. We are also in the process of contacting a company to provide the vaccine - “flu shot” - to staff members, students and the wider community here at school. More information will be sent home at a later date.

Last night we had our second school council meeting for 2019 and it has been decided that students are able to wear black shorts (appropriate length) or black pants (not leggings) on school days that are not special events. Therefore on excursion days, photo days or when representing the school students MUST be in navy or grey shorts or pants or the school dress/skirt with the school logo t-shirt or jumper. The school uniform policy will be updated and ratified at the next school council meeting then it will be placed on the Google Drive with all the other policies. You can get to the school Google Drive via the school website.

NAPLAN INFORMATION

Why do students do NAPLAN tests?

The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses literacy and nu-meracy skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the annual NAPLAN tests in reading, writing, language conven-tions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

The tests provide parents and schools with an understanding of how individual students are per-forming at the time of the tests. NAPLAN tests are just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process; they do not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student per-formance.

NAPLAN tests also provide schools, education authorities and governments with information about how education programs are working and whether young Australians are meeting im-portant educational outcomes in literacy and numeracy.

How are NAPLAN test results used?

Students and parents may use individual results to discuss progress with teachers. Teachers use results to help them better identify students who require greater challenges or additional support. Schools use results to identify strengths and weaknesses in teaching programs and to set goals in literacy and numeracy. School systems use results to review programs and support offered to schools.

Scholastic Book club. Reading Gives You Superpowers!

The current issue of Book Club has been sent home. If you would like to place an order,

order forms and money can be left at the school office, by Monday 13th May. Alternatively,

orders can be submitted online – see the brochure for details.

Issue 3 has a promotional offer on the purchase of Dav Pilkey books purchased through book

club for any Dav Pilkey fans. There are also plenty of other great books to choose from!

Numerous studies have shown that a child who reads for 10 minutes a day is exposed to

more than 600,000 words in one year! Frequent reading has numerous benefits, both on an

educational and emotional scale. Just 10 minutes of reading a day will change your child’s

life!

As this month also promotes “Read More In May”, it is a

great time to encourage your child to read at home.

And remember – Reading Gives You Superpowers!

Mrs Carter

The first few weeks of Term Two have been

busy with students settling back into school

routines, learning new skills and competing in

Cross Country.

In Literacy our students have been learning

how to write factual recounts as well as Infor-

mation reports. Our middle and upper Primary

students are learning to create open and

closed questions to develop their reading

comprehension skills.

In Numeracy the lower Primary students are

learning about numbers from 1-20 as well as

skip counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Our middle

and upper Primary students are learning addi-

tion, subtraction, multiplication and division

skills.

Our ‘Fin’tastic Learning...

Cross Country News

Students participated in the Koorlong

Cross Country and competed with

both Koorlong and Nangiloc. Congrat-

ulations to Travis and Max for placing

1st in their races as well as Gus for

coming in second place. All students

gave their best efforts and pushed

themselves to do their best. Well done

everyone! Gus, Abby, Ebony and Max

enjoyed a sunny day of competition

during the Sunraysia Cross Country on

Tuesday.

‘Water-s’ Going On??

‘Turtle-y’ Radical News!

Year 7 Maths - Statistics Science - Mixtures & Pure Substances English - Reading the News Geography - Deserts Year 8 Maths - Algebra Science - Mixtures & Pure Substances Geography - Deserts English - Reading the News Year 7-8 PE - Cross Country STEM - Community Engagement - Project Planning Textiles – Intro to the Sewing Machine Year 9 Students are at Gnurad Gundidj

Year 10 Chemistry– The Periodic Table English - Analysing a Short Stories Accounting– Financial Information Maths - Algebra MIPS - What skills do I have? VCE General Maths– Univariate data Unit 1 Physics– Electrical Physics Food– Origins of Food Unit 1 English – Creating a Text Response Unit 1 Accounting – Income Statements PDT– (Yr 12) Production (Yr11)Woodworking Skills Studio Arts– Illustration Techniques VCAL VCAL English (Foundation) - Surveys and Oral Presentations VCAL English (Senior) -Dodgy Numbers & Oral Presentations Numeracy for Practical Purposes - Design Work related Skills - Menu design and OHS

- Dates to Remember -

Term Two

MAY

13th May NAPLAN Week

17th May Movie Night

30th May Cuppa for Cancer at School

JUNE

4th June Region Cross Country, St Arnaud

10th June Queens Birthday, Public Holiday

17th—21st June Yr 7 Camp

26th June Pupil Free Day

28th June Last day of Term Two

JULY

15th July First day of Term Three

25th July School Photos

AUGUST

2nd August Werrimull P-12 School Athletics

29th-23rd August Yrs 4-6 Camp

SEPTEMBER

2nd-6th September Yr 10 Camp

11th September Primary MAC Excursion

2oth September Last day of Term Three

OCTOBER

7th October First day of Term Four

NOVEMBER

4th November Pupil Free Day

5th November Melbourne Cup

28th November P-3 Sleepover

DECEMBER

6th December Pupil Free Day

17th December Awards Night

20th December Last Day of Term Four

No Birthdays this Fortnight

SCHOOL

ATTENDANCE 23rd May to 3rd May

P-2

3-6

7-9

10

VCE

98%

100%

95%

96%

89%

Please note: The school must

be notified of all absences - if

your child is absence please

phone the front office on

5028 1251

As apart of my Year 12 textiles I am

making and selling scrunchies for $2

each. There are many designs to

choose from and they are available

from the front office.

Thank you

Djanaya.

Millewa Pre-School

What’s Happening

This Term at the Millewa Pre-School we are exploring science, natural history and dinosaurs through our dramatic play area and a range of experience and experiments. It’s always interesting to see them engage with challenging materials outside of what they know so we look forward to in depth conversations around a variety of topics.

This week at the Millewa Pre-School we had our first playgroup session. Run between 2pm and 3pm on Tuesday afternoon we invited members of the wider community with children aged between birth and three to join us for a session focused on social skills and interactions with other children and adults. We had a fantastic turn out with five children joining us along with a parent each. We shared in a range of activities including story time, play dough, cutting and pasting to name a few. We hope to be able to offer these sessions to our community once a month.

If you have any questions regarding any kindergarten matters please don’t hesitate to contact me on either smith.caroline.l@edumail.vic.gov.au, 5028 1251 (M, W, Th or F) or 5028 1293 (Tu).

Dates to Remember

17 May Movie night and barbecue at Werrimull P-12 School from 5pm

Screening of Ferdinand as well as food and plant stalls

Shared Snack

At the Millewa Pre-School we

have shared snack each day and

ask that you bring along one

thing to share each day with the

rest of the group. If you send

along something bigger, such as a

packet of dry biscuits, cheese or

dried fruit, we don’t expect

anything for the next week or

two.

Shared Snack Ideas

Fruit

Vegetables

Cheese

Dry biscuits

Dried fruit