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Moreland!Mail!Moreland!Primary!School,!Moreland!Road,!Moreland!3058!

Ph:!9386!2510,!Fax:!9386!2313,!Email:!moreland.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au,!Web:!www.morelandps.vic.edu.au!

Calendar(of(Events!Mar!9! Twilight!Sports!Mar!24! End!Term!1!Apr!11! Pupil!Free!Day!Apr!12!! Term!2!commences!April!25! ANZAC!Day!Apr!27R29! Gr!5/6!Camp!May!10R12! NAPLAN!May!18! Open!Day!and!Family!

Maths!and!Science!Night!

May!23R25! Gr!3/4!Camp!Jun!10! Pupil!Free!Day!June!13! Queen’s!Birthday!June!15! Student/Parent/!

Teacher!Meeting!June!18! Trivia!Night!June!24! End!Term!2!July!11!! Term!3!commence!Aug!5R19! Olympic!Games!Sept!15! Whole!School!

Performance!!Night!“Bollywood”!End!Term!3!

Sept!16! Pupil!Free!Day!Oct!3! Term!4!commence!Nov!1! Melbourne!Cup!Day!Nov!28!–!Dec!9! Swimming!Dec!20! End!Term!4!

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National(Future(Schools(Conference((Last!Thursday!and!Friday,!Donna!and!I!attended!the!Future!Leaders!Conference!at!the!National!Future!Schools!Conference!and!Expo!in!Sydney.!!We!both!came!away!from!it!inspired!as!to!the!future!of!education!and!the!possibilities!available!to!educators!and!students!in!the!future.!!!Speakers!such!as!Larry!Rosenstock,!the!Principal!of!High!Tech!High!in!the!US,!spoke!to!us!about!the!reason!why!schools!are!divided!into!periods!and!subjects!and!taught!to!children!in!age!groups.!Basically!it!is!a!system!devised!in!1892!to!accommodate!the!likes!of!Henry!Ford,!Andrew!Carnegie!and!Cornelius!Vanderbilt!to!develop!a!workforce!for!their!production!lines.!!As!we!all!know,!these!jobs!no!longer!exist!!We!were!also!shown!the!likelihood!of!other!existing!jobs!not!being!needed!into!the!future!and!the!list!is!staggering.!What!we!do!know!is!that!our!children!will!be!doing!jobs!that!have!not!yet!been!invented!and!to!prepare!them!for!that!we!need!to!teach!them!how!to!learn,!unlearn!and!relearn.!Speakers!like!Dr.!Karl!Kruszelnicki!and!Richard!Gerver!told!us!about!the!future!that!children!will!grow!up!in!and!the!way!they!learn!now!in!the!age!of!Technology.!Richard!told!of!his!son!who!he!walked!in!on!one!evening!and!he!was!speaking!Russian!to!someone!on!his!computer.!The!son!said!he!had!met!this!person!form!Moscow!in!a!game!18!months!

March(11th(,(2016( Volume(16,(Issue(4(Principal:(John(Williams(

Thought of the Week

Tomorrow belongs to those

who prepare for it.

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End(of(Term(1,(2016(Please!note!that!we!finish!school!at!2.30!on!Thursday!March!24th,!2016.!

Term!2!begins!at!9.00am!on!Tuesday!April!12th.!

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ago!and!they!had!been!conversing!ever!since,!teaching!each!other!language!as!required!!!Other!speakers!told!us!of!the!production!line!that!is!schooling.!From!Foundation!through!to!Year!12!we!prepare!children!for!that!mark!that!will!get!them!into!university.!The!problem!is;!university!is!no!longer!a!guarantee!of!a!job!!!!The!overall!message!was!that!children!learn!by!doing!and!more!significantly!by!making!and!we!need,!as!a!system,!to!change!the!way!we!work!to!accommodate!this.!!!We!are!looking!forward!to!the!changes!that!are!in!the!wind.!!!!

Jo hn Wi l l i ams

!Student!Achievement!Award!Winners!

Extend(OSHC(

AUTUMN!HOLIDAY!PROGRAM!BOOKINGS!ARE!OPEN!!((Book! by! the! deadline! to! take!advantage!of!lower!rates!!!Booking!deadline:!Friday!18!March((We!have!heaps!of!fun!activities!planned!these!school!holidays!and!can’t!wait!for!you!to!attend!!Create!a!diorama!of!the!Amazon!jungle,!mould!an!autumn!leaf!dish!out!of!clay,!and!participate!in!lots!of!group!games!including!a!time!challenge!and!secret!agent!maze!!Join!in!on!all!this!and!more!at!Extend’s!Autumn!Holiday!Program.((To! check! out! what’s! on! visit! our!website!at!extend.com.au!and!book!via!the!Parent!Portal.((This!week!was!an!extremely!exciting!week!at!OSHC!with!lots!of!different!activities!on!offer!to!suit!everyone.!On!Monday!afternoon!the!children!cooked!Damper,!and!they!absolutely!loved!it.!This!will!definitely!be!a!recipe!we’ll!add!to!next!term!!On!Tuesday!morning!the!children!made!a!breakfast!they!could!eat!…!pikelets!!Whilst!on!Tuesday!at!ASC!the!children!enjoyed!making!CD!Rom!Mobiles!out!of!recycled!CDs!R!they!looked!great!!Come!in!and!check!them!out!(Our!Extend!Superstar!is…Xavier!Stuckings!!For!always!volunteering!and!being!a!great!listener!!(Next!Week’s!Activities:!!Monday!14th!of!February:!BSC:!Volcano!Lava!Experiment(ASC:!Experiment:!Magic!Plastic!Bag(Tuesday:!15th!of!February:!BSC:!!Cooking:!Pikelets(ASC:!Sustainability:!Planting!Succulents(Wednesday:!16th!of!February:!BSC:!Paper!Planes!and!Origami(ASC:!Slime!Investigations(Thursday:!17th!of!February:!BSC:!Mosaics(ASC:!Inquiry:!Community!Poster!and!Mapping(Friday:!18th!of!February:!BSC:!Technology!Time!&!Free!Choice(ASC:!Free!Choice!Friday(!!Watch! this! space! throughout! the! term!for! regular! updates! from! our! Extend!team!!!PARENT!PORTAL:!extend.com.au!!

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People!of!all!ages!can!learn!and!benefit!from!the!gentle!turning!and!stretching!movements!of!Tai!Chi.!!Benefits!include!improved!circulation,!balance!and!posture;!increased!strength!and!flexibility;!and!reduced!stress.!!!The!Taoist!Tai!Chi!Society!is!a!volunteerRbased!not!for!profit!organisation!dedicated!to!improving!the!health!of!its!members.((New(Beginner(Classes(!!Wednesday!9!March!7.00pm!–!8.30pm!!!Thursday!10!March!9.30!R!11.00am!!Tuesday!22!March!9:30am!–!11:30am!!!Email:!Melbourne@taoist.org!!!!!!!!!!Phone:!9384!6120!Address:!54A!Moreland!Road,!Brunswick!!

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Uniform(Shop((

Please!note!that!on!the!last!day!of!Term!1,!Thursday!March!23rd,!the!Uniform!Shop!will!operate!between!2pm!and!3pm!

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Ride(to(School(Day(

Grade!1/2!was!the!team!that!had!the!most!children!riding!or!walking!to!school.!Congratulations!grade!1/2!

Twilight(Sports(

249!children!and!their!families!participated!in!this!year’s!Twilight!Sports.!Our!objective!of!having!a!fun!filled!getRtogether!for!families!was!

certainly!well!achieved!with!feedback!on!the!evening!being!extraordinarily!positive.!Many!thanks!to!the!parents!who!cooked!and!served!sausages!and!sold!drinks!on!the!evening!and!a!big!thank!you!to!Luke!from!Kaboom!Kid!Sports!for!providing!the!activities.!

Congratulations!also!to!all!of!the!children!who!participated!in!the!event!in!the!spirit!with!which!it!was!planned.!!

A!special!congratulations!to!Yellow!House!who!won!the!award!for!best!

participation!on!the!evening.!!

Well!done!to!their!captains!Imogen!and!Sebastian!who,!along!with!all!of!the!other!leaders,!did!a!great!job!on!the!night!and!collected!the!award!at!the!

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