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Seabrook Primary School 83-105 Point Cook Road, SEABROOK 3028 | POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1143 ALTONA MEADOWS 3028 Phone: 9395 1758 | Email: [email protected] www.seabrook.vic.edu.au | www.facebook.com/SeabrookPS

NEWSLETTERFROM THE PRINCIPAL Issue 16 June 12, 2019

Seabrook Primary School has a zero tolerance for any form of child abuse.INTERNET PRIVACY - Everyone, (and in particular) children should NEVER share personal information online about their family, themselves,

or anyone else

LAST DAY OF TERM IS FRIDAY 28th of Junestudents will be dismissed from their classrooms at 2:30pm

TERM 3 COMMENCES ON MONDAY 15th of JULYDear Parents and Guardians,I am very pleased to report that Ms Susan Lee has finally embarked on her well deserved leave and is hopefully beginning to relax and enjoy her holiday. I am very happy to be able to work at Seabrook Primary School as it is a very well respected school and I hope that I can, in some small way, support the staff, families and our students while Ms Lee is away. I have worked at Altona Meadows Primary School for many years and have always had a close working relationship with Seabrook. I am looking forward to meeting many of you in the short time I am here.

Hopefully for those who were free over the long week you were able to recharge your batteries or spend time with family and friends. It feels as though time is slipping away, as after this week, there are only 2 weeks left of the term remaining. Please remember the children will be dismissed from their classrooms at 2:30pm on Friday June 28th. School resumes on Monday July 15th.LAST DAY OF TERMFriday 28th June will be a free dress day to support the State Schools Relief Fund. This is a very worthwhile group, as they supply school uniforms, shoes and clothing items for children in need. Seabrook also sponsors Thuy Xuan Huynh through World Vision. The money raised on Friday will also go to supporting her education. It is wonderful for our children to see what a difference our support can make for those in need. Children are free to wear clothes of their choice, but please remember that it has turned very cold so appropriate choices would be appreciated. Please donate a gold coin to support these two worthwhile organisations.

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Student Led Conferences

Thursday 27th of June11am - 7pm

STUDENT FREE DAY

Use event code

wywpw

to book a time slot with your child’s

teacher

Seabrook Primary School 2 International Baccalaureate | Primary Years Program ®

LEARNING WITH CONFIDENCE

continued report from Yvonne HutchinsonSTUDENT LED CONFERENCES

Bookings are open for you to book yourself and your child in for the mid-year student led conference to be held on Thursday 27th June. There is an opportunity for your child to share their learning over the past 2 terms with you. Your child must accompany you on the day. Please take advantage of the opportunity to book a time with each of the specialist teachers to find out more about their programs and your child’s participation in these programs. If you require additional time with the class teacher please discuss this option to find a suitable face-to-face or phone time. The login address is https://www.schoolinterviews.com.auwith school event code wywpw If you need support with this process pleases contact the office.

You may notice with most teachers that there will be several places available at each timeslot allocated. This allows family groups to work concurrently. Your child will be leading the conversation about their learning and showing you examples of their development in various learning areas. We hope you find this a rewarding experience using the report as further evidence of their learning journey so far this year.

CHESS TOURNAMENT We are hosting a Chess Tournament at school on Tuesday 25th June. We will keep you informed of the details of this tournament in next week’s newsletters.

MID-YEAR REPORTS AND LEARNING UPDATESThe mid-year written report will be available via our reporting portal on Wednesday 26th June. Some learning updates (3) will also be available on the portal from July 26th.

The mid-year report will cover core learning areas of Literacy, Mathematics, Physical Education, Italian, Performing Arts or Fine arts. The specialist teachers will be providing details of their programs and provide information about the essential learnings covered, effort and class behaviour.

To access your child/ren’s reports and Learning Updates please use the username and password emailed out to you in Term 1 and for new families in Term 2. Visit www.seabrook-ps.xuno.com.au. Please contact the school is you are having any difficulties.

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RETIREMENT OF OUR MUCH LOVED CROSSING SUPERVISORIt is with mixed feelings that I would like to announce that Fred, will be retiring as the school crossing supervisor at the end of this term. School crossing supervisors become valued members of our community as they not only keep children safe, they become friends children look forward to chatting with each day and sharing their news and thoughts together. We will inform you of when and how we can celebrate this occasion in the next couple of weeks.

SAFETYWe are continuing to remind the children about safety in and around the playgrounds at school. As we know children can be very impulsive and accidents can happen, but in order to minimize these we are encouraging children to be careful when walking around the buildings and around blind corners as you never know who is coming the other way. We are also reminding children to look where they are going and not walking backwards, especially around the adventure playgrounds.

The school grounds are monitored by staff daily from 8:30am – 8:50 am and again from 3:10pm – 3:30pm.

ABSENCESWe kindly request that you inform the school of your child/ren’s absence by 9:15 am, contact the school on 9395 1758 or send a message on Xuno. This will help us to reduce the SMS cost to the school as fewer SMS messages will need to be sent daily. Thank you to those parents/guardians who are already using the XUNO message service or informing the school of their child/ren’s absence.

Have a great week a head.

Yvonne & Staff



When you click finish, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically - check your junk mail folder if you do not receive your email immediately. You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your interviews - until bookings close.

Dear Parent,

Student Led Conferences will be held from 11am – 7pm on Thursday 27th June 2019

Please make a time with your child’s teacher to hear your child talk about their learning. Book a 20 minute time slot that suits YOUR FAMILY BEST. Please go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow these simple instructions. Online Booking for interviews close on Wednesday 26th of June at 5pm.

wywpw

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/book Enter THIS school event code. Then follow the 3 simple steps.

For parents who don’t have access to the internet at home, work, or via a friend, assistance will be available at the office through each Assistant Principal. Alternatively, parents may send a note to the school with the approximate times they require, or phone the school on 9395 1758. Student Led Conference are 20 mins and spaces are limited. If you require more time please contact your teacher directly to make alternative arrangements. Parents can change their interview bookings any time prior to the closing date by re-visiting the www.schoolinterviews.com.au website and using the event code. Remember to use the same name and email address you used when making your original booking. Parents wishing to change their interview times after the closing date, should contact the school directly on 9395 1758.

Online Booking for interviews close on Wednesday 26th of June at 5pm.

Student Led Conferences - Book a time slot online



Student Led Conferences

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Student Led Conferences will take place on Thursday the 27th of June. Below is an outline that explains what the Student Led Conferences are and how they are conducted.

What is the Student Led Conference?Student Led Conferences are an integral part of the Primary Years Programme (PYP) helping stu-dents to take ownership and responsibility for their learning. They involve the child and the parent talking together about the learning and are not run like a traditional teacher/parent interview. We hold these conferences each June, to help students re-alise their goals and set new ones for the remain-der of the year. On Thursday, the 27th of June your child will be leading the conference with you and developing their responsibility for their learning by sharing and discussing samples of work they have chosen. Please encourage/prompt your child as they share their learning with you as we want the Student Led Conference to be successful and pur-poseful for you and your child.

What is the role of the parent?Student-led conferences enable you to gain a clear insight into the kind of work your child is doing and offers you an opportunity to discuss it with your child. Your child will be in charge of leading you through the conference. A few hints to help you before and during the con-ference:• Express positive interest and anticipation about the upcoming conference.• Be on time.• Listen and respond to your child.• Express pride in your child’s growth and prog-ress.• Be positive, offering to help in areas where im-provement is needed.• Recognise that the teacher will be in the room to facilitate and not take charge of the conference.

• Learn more about your child’s learning style and abilities.• Review your child’s previous goals and discuss new ones.• Ask questions about the portfolio samples. Some question prompts will be offered to support parents.• Comment on the learning demonstrated through the conference, providing positive feedback.

What is the role of the teacher?• To be a facilitator in the conference process.• To be an observer.• To help identify strengths and areas for improvement for your child and discuss some future goals if appropriate.• To encourage, praise and support to your child by offering prompts as needed.

What is the role of the student?• Share their own learning. • Evaluate their own progress.• Be actively involved.• Discuss and reflect on their samples of work with their parents. • Identify strengths and areas for improvement.

As part of the IB PYP assessment, the Student Led Conference represents the value of the student being at the centre of the learning process. The Student Led Conference invites students to be more verbal and take responsibility for their learning. We hope you enjoy this rewarding experience with your child.

Portfolios are sent home for viewing following the conference. Parents will have the opportunity to view the pieces of work in the portfolio over the Term 2 holidays. Portfolios will then need to be re-turned at the beginning of Term 3.

On-line bookings will be open shortly and will be announced through our communications sources. Please make sure you book an appointment time with the classroom teacher and with any specialist areas of the curriculum.

Mrs Rima EL SoukiPYP Coordinator



Units of Inquiry

For the remainder of this term students will be inquiring into the following Units of Inquiry.These units of inquiry will give students the opportunity to make connections with their learning and use those connections in their real-life experiences.

Mrs Rima EL SoukiPYP Coordinator

Prep

Transdisciplinary Theme: How we organise ourselvesKey Concepts: Form, Function, ResponsibilityCentral Idea: Safety is everyone’s responsibility.Lines of inquiry• Our families and

community helpers help to keep us safe

• Ways our families and community helpers keep us safe

• We are responsible for our safety

In this inquiry, the students will gain an understanding of what safety is and will learn about who keeps us safe as well as how to keep safe focusing on the key concept of responsibility. The students will also have the opportunity to further their learning by participating in a variety of incursions including St Johns First Aid as well as RACV and metro.

One

Transdisciplinary Theme: How we express ourselvesKey Concepts: Form, Perspective, ConnectionCentral Idea: People express themselves through storytelling.Lines of inquiry• Forms of stories (Eg:

fairytales, folktales, fables, myths, legends)

• What can we learn from/about other cultures through storytelling

• How stories help us to connect with other cultures

Within this inquiry, the students will develop an understanding of the key concept form by looking at the different types of stories there are and learning about how stories are connected to different cultures. The Year ones took part in an incursion titled ‘Flying Book Worm Circus’. The students got to experience the different forms of storytelling.

Two

Transdisciplinary Theme:Sharing the PlanetKey Concepts: Responsibility, Causation, Form Central Idea: Resources are important to all living things.Lines of inquiry• Different types of resources • The importance of

resources to survival • Our responsibility towards

the environment

During the inquiry, the students will develop the attributes of the learner profile of being inquirers by finding out the different types of resources there are. They will also use their research skills to investigate why resources are important to survival and will develop a deeper understanding of the key concept responsibility when attending the excursion to the Botanical Gardens. The students will be immersed into undertaking a variety of learning experiences at the excursion from planting to tasting different types of plants and observing how nature plays an important role to our survival.



Units of Inquiry

Three

Transdisciplinary Theme: How we express ourselvesKey Concepts: Connection, Function, PerspectiveCentral Idea: We interpret and communicate different perspectives through various modes of literacy.Lines of inquiry• There are different ways to communicate • We all interpret and present ideas in different

ways • How people connect to the elements of

multimodal literacies In the How we express ourselves inquiry, students will learn about the different modes of literacy and will also develop a global understanding of how people connect to the elements of multimodal literacies.

Four

Transdisciplinary Theme: Sharing the PlanetKey Concepts: Causation, Responsibility, ChangeCentral Idea: Water is essential to lifeLines of inquiry• Sources of water and its availability • Distribution of usable water • Conservation of water

In this inquiry, the students will investigate how water is essential to life. Students attended an excursion to Skeleton Creek to further develop their learning about the sources of water that is available. They took part in completing different experiments.

Five

Transdisciplinary Theme: How we express ourselvesKey Concepts: Form, Perspective, FunctionCentral Idea: The arts are a creative expression and interpretation of the world.Lines of inquiry• Definition of the Arts • Creation of the Arts is influenced by culture

and personal experience • Feelings and ideas are conveyed through the

Arts

As part of this inquiry, the year Five attended an excursion to the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and National Gallery of Victoria. During the excursion, the students learnt about the Arts and also looked at the different art forms that have been developed and investigate how these art forms influence culture and personal experiences.

Six

Transdisciplinary Theme: How we organise ourselvesKey Concepts: Responsibility, Function, FormCentral Idea: A government is responsible for overseeing the people and systems within that country.Lines of inquiry• Different political systems have varied

responsibilities • Various political structures function in a

variety of ways • Features of the Australian political system

influence our everyday lives

Within the How we organise ourselves inquiry, the Year Six students will attend a camp to Canberra to learn about how the government is responsible for the systems and people within a country. The students will get to visit and explore the Parliament House in Canberra and learn about the political structures.



Prep St John Ambulance Incursion

The Prep students have been inquiring into who keeps us safe? Last Wednesday we were excited to welcome wonderful and friendly speakers from St John’s Ambulance who helped students to explore the many ways that paramedics and first aiders keep us safe.



Prep St John Ambulance Incursion

We had fun learning about what these community helpers do and some students even had a go at assisting speakers with their demonstrations! We would like to thank the St John’s Ambulance team for coming and speaking to the prep students and a big thank you to the prep students for show what principled and respectful learners they are!



5GC

I really enjoyed the excursion at NGV and ACCA! The two galleries were packed with information, images, sculptures, paintings and artwork made with interesting materials. At NGV, we got to run our hands over the water wall. At ACCA, we got to use our creativity and make little sculptures. Everyone had a chance to state their opinion about an artwork. I think that everyone had an awesome day and learned heaps of new things!

Matilda

On Thursday the 6th of June, Year 5 went to the NGV (National Gallery of Victoria) and ACCA (Australian Centre of Contemporary Art). At both of these galleries we saw many pieces of artwork. At the NGV we saw Chinese contemporary art including one in the ‘White Rabbit Series’ called Density. It consisted of 6 geometrical shapes made out of wood, steel and books! It was crazy that the shapes were actually made out of books. And not just any books; the ones with the most wisdom and knowledge which was pretty cool. I think it’s safe to say that the art excursion taught us a lot and was very (when I say very, I mean VERY, VERY, VERY) fun.

Connor



Our School

CSEF is an annual payment to the school to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses for the benefit of the eligible student, parents with a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pension Concession Card are eligible to apply. Payment amount is $125. Applications close on June 21, 2019. Application forms are available from the front office.

Dear parent,

Please make sure your child/ren signs in at the Xuno kiosk when they arrive late to school. A late pass will be printed and this pass is to be given to the teacher.

Student ID is to be entered at the kiosk

Please return the TeethOnWheels form by Friday 21st of June



Subway School Lunch Program

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

For the last day of term 2 (FRIDAY 28th of June) we are having a subway lunch day. Orders must be received by Tuesday 18th of June.

All orders need to go in the classroom collection tub. Please enclose CORRECT CASH with the order form per child as NO CHANGE WILL BE RETURNED. The meal Deal is $7 per person which includes a filled roll, cookie and drink.

Orders for each child will be placed in a bag with this order form attached and delivered to your child’s classroom.

If your child is not participating in this program they will need to bring a lunch on the day.

Subway does not offer gluten free bread or halal meats.

The Canteen will not be open for lunch on this day.

Thank you, Fundraising Committee.

The committee will be looking for helpers on Thursday 20th of June in the morning to collate the orders please meet at the office.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SUBWAY - SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

MEAL: SIX INCH SUB, COOKIE, JUICE BOX (Apple) OR BOTTLED WATER

Name : _________________________________Class : _________ Room: _______

Please circle your choices

Bread White Wholemeal / Brown

Meat Ham Roast beef Turkey Roast

Chicken Veggi Delight

Tuna Salami

Salad Cheese Lettuce Tomato Carrot Cucumber

Sauce Mayonnaise Tomato BBQ Honey

Mustard

Cookie Choc Chip Double Choc

Drink Water Apple Juice Box

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I have ordered ______ meal at the cost of $7 each. Enclosed is $ ________ Off ice us e only , s igne d _____________________________________ corre c t m one y ____________

Seabrook Primary School Subway School Lunch Program

Please return your order by Tuesday 18th of June



Our School

Parent volunteers needed for school banking, if you have some spare time on Thursday mornings (approximately 1.5 hours), we need your help with the counting and processing of the school banking deposits. We are located in the meeting room next to the library from 9am. Please come and meet the other volunteers if you can help us. Working with children check is required for volunteers.

Banking day will be Thursday’s commencing in term 3.Many thanks.

LOST PROPERTY NEWSHave you lost or have an item that is missing?

Please check the Lost Property area for missing items located outside of Room 2 in the courtyard area.

All of the remaining items will be removed by the end of the term and donated to the second hand uniform shop and the Salvation Army.

Please ensure correct name is on all property, this will allow for a safe and speedy return if item is found.

Thank you on behalf of the Lost Property Committee.

Lost

Holly from 2MS has lost her clearly labeled size 8 school jumper. Please return to room 15 when found.



Our School

Please be advised that if your child is required to take prescribed medication whilst at school please fill in the MEDICAL AUTHORITY FORM, this form can be found on our school website. This form should be filled out and signed off by your doctor before we can administer the prescribed medication. Please Note: wherever possible, medication should be given outside the school hours,e.g if medication is required three times a day it is generally not required to be taken at school: it can be taken before and after school and before bed. If medication is to be administered at school the medication must be in the original packaging. Should you have any questions/queries contact an Assistant Principal.

Thank you for your supportPrincipalSusan Lee

Support needed with unexplained absences as per DET requirement

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We kindly request that you inform the school via the XUNO message service of your child/ren’s absence. This will help us to reduce the SMS cost to the school as fewer SMS messages will need to be sent daily. Thank you to those parents/guardians who are already using the XUNO message service or informing the school of their child/ren’s absence.

Are you going on holidays?

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Just to inform our community that the Department of Education requires notification to the school in writing for all extended leave. This can be done by popping into the office and filling in the extended family leave registration form or writing a note to be presented to the office.

Thank you



Our School

Entertainment Book 2019-2020To order your book or digital membership online visit www.entbook.com.au/1893y72mour school receives a percentage of the sales

Woolworth’s is helping children across Australia get exciting new equipment for their schools. Start collecting your stickers for our school.

Collection tubs are located in the front office. Collect your stickers until 25th of June.

The 2019-20 Entertainment Book has been offered to our school community.

The Entertainment Book has a significant quantity of discounts in the local community and Melbourne-wide restaurants and services. Using the coupons supports business and saves families considerably.

Choose between the Entertainment Digital Membership or Entertainment Book. Both Memberships contain thousands of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers for Melbourne’s best restaurants, cafés, family dining, attractions, accommodation and travel packages. The Membership is valid until 1 June, 2020.



Xuno Parent Portal helpful hints on how to navigate the site

Xuno welcome screen

Menu options

This is the next screen

Learning updates and reports are located here

Advisable to take a tour

Read / send a message and open the newsletter

Reset my password or Logout

Log into the parent portal at seabrook-ps.xuno.com.au with your username and password, contact the school if you wish us to resend these details to you via your email



Make the Connection

Keep in touch with us at Seabrook, visit our website for all up to date communications. Download the Xuno App, register with the school code of ub32jh, and the Xuno portal at https://seabrook-ps.xuno.com.au like us on Facebook and pay securely for school items with Qkr.

o Visit our website www.seabrook.vic.edu.au

o Using the app store search Qkr for a secure and easy way to pay for school items

o Visit our education based Facebook page by searching @SeabrookPS or www.facebook.com/SeabrookPS

o Log into the parent portal for all your child/ren’s

Learning Updates, Semester Reports, attendance, and communicating with a message of your child/ren’s absence.

https://seabrook-ps.xuno.com.au

o Download the Xuno App from the App Store or Google Play Store, register with ub32jh (the school code). Kindly note that this App will ONLY provide an alert or notification to inform you of a communication that can be accessed through the portal at https://seabrook-ps.xuno.com.au



For your information

Birthday Specials! Free Platter when Book your Childs Birthday and a

Free entry Voucher for Birthday Child (A choice of a Sandwich, Vegetarian or Hot platter) ( Must have 20 Kids Minimum)

LIKE AND SHARE OUR PAGE ON FACEBOOK TO REDEEM THIS OFFER LOCATED AT 2/6 WALLACE AVENUE

POINT COOK CALL US AT: 8368 2322

Monday To Friday $5 Entry Private Functions Starting at $500 for 3 Hours



For your information

Do you have a school banking question or query? Please email: [email protected] School Banking Volunteers

School bankingSchool banking is changing to

Thursday in term 3

My name is Sabine and I am the Program Coordinator while Jigna is on leave. We welcome all our new families in our community and hope to share many exciting experiences with you. A reminder to families to please book your child/ren into OSHClub online in advance or for the day bookings please call the program number 0411 302 879. There is now a new app which can be downloaded to your phone. Please make enquiries to the service Please note, the bookings for our next holiday vacation Program is open now. Please reserve the spot by booking in advance. Additionally, we ask all parents that if your child has a medical condition to please ensure your plans/paperwork is up to date, and so is your child’s medication at the service. We appreciate your support with this matter.

OSHC Program Phone: 0411 302 879

Coordinator: Jigna & SabineOSHClub Head Office:

1300 395 735

All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is free! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au where all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account! Please check your future bookings. .as the system has rolled over previous year permanent bookings.

Congratulations to the following students who have received certificates this week:

Bronze 10 deposits: : Mannan A, Chloe E, Aileen F, Bianca K, Puja L, Nadine T, Lachlan T, Alfred W, Annie Y.

Saving regularly is an important habit to get into, whether you are saving a little or a lot. Keep up the great work and remember to bring your deposit book each Wednesday until the end of the term.

At the request of the Commonwealth Bank, school banking must be processed and bank books returned to students on the same day. This is to maintain the security and privacy of every student’s banking and personal information. From the beginning of next term students will be requested to bring their bankbooks in on Thursdays instead of Wednesdays. If you have any questions about this please email us. Thank you for your continued support of the Seabrook school banking program.



JUNE 2019 SEABROOK TIME LINEMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

10QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

NO SCHOOL TODAY

11 12

Prep RACV Incursion

13

Grade 6 Interschool Sport: Netball, Volleyball

AFLFootball

14Grade 6

Interschool Sport: Soccer & SoftballGrade 1 Assembly

2:30pm - 3pmGrade 6 SUBWAY

orders to be returned today

Grade 6 Canberra Tour Monday 17th - Friday 21st

17 18

SUBWAY orders to be returned

today

19

Prep Metro Incursion

20

Regional Cross Country

Brimbank Park, Keilor.

Qualifying students from Divisional Cross Country

21

Prep Assembly2:30pm - 3pm

24

Grade 3 & 4 Assembly

9am - 9:30am

25

Chess tournament at

Seabrook

26 27

Student Led Conferences11am - 7pm

STUDENT FREE DAY

28

Last day of term, 2:30pm finish

LAST DAY OF TERM• Casual dress day with a gold coin donation• Canteen is closed, pack a snack for recess

• Subway lunch day, pack a lunch if you have NOT placed a Subway order

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