july 23, 2018 newsletter no 10. roxburgh rise...

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Important Dates:

24th July Grade 3 Camp Deposit Due 31st July Grade 5—Discovery Day 29th August -31sat August Grade 6 Camp Wyuna

AT ROXBURGH RISE WE VALUE:

RESPECT INCLUSIVENESS

SUPPORT EXCELLENCE

ROXBURGH RISE NEWS

July 23, 2018 Newsletter No 10.

I hope everyone had a great holiday and is refreshed and ready for the term ahead. Our students have settled into Term 3 well and are engaged in their learning. We have had 11 new stu-dents enrol in our school this term. Welcome to all of these stu-dents and their families. I hope you find your transition into our school a smooth one.

Our mid-year reporting process is now complete. I hope that your Parent/Teacher Conferences informed you of your child's achievements in Semester one and what they need to do to fur-ther improve in Semester two. Please devote time with your chil-dren to continue to support their learning journey at home.

Over the holiday period all of our grade 6 classrooms received new carpets. This is part of our planned maintenance and gives the classrooms a new lease of life. I would like to thank our Grade 1 classes who had to relocate rooms due to the flooding of their classrooms at the end of last term. The teachers and students coped amazingly well with the changes, and I thank them for their resilience and flexibility. It’s great that they are now able to return to the normality and comfort of their own rooms.

You may have also heard that a number of our classrooms have some new furniture. We are trialing a new researched based way of learning – called ‘Flexible Learning Spaces’. It is em-powering for students to understand themselves as learners and have control and responsibil-ity over where they learn. In a flexible environment students build independent learning behav-iours and develop a strong understanding of how best to maximise their learning. At our school, students are given the opportunity to take advantage of both indoor and outdoor learn-ing environments and the spaces enable students to work in a variety of ways and areas. Stu-dents can move around, work at tables, on the floor, in small groups, on stools as well as standing. We will be working with teachers during the trial period to help them to assist stu-dents in building their independence and understanding of themselves as learners.

Last week, our Grade 4 students attended the YMCA Lady Northcote Camp. Camps are a great opportunity for students to develop independence, lifeskills, teamwork, friendships and to further build relationships with their teachers. The students and teachers enjoyed the experi-ence and had a great time. I would like to thank our teachers for all their hard work and time spent away from their own families to make the camp a success.

This week a randomly selected group of parents will be invited to participate in the annual De-partment of Education Parent Opinion Survey. Selected parents will receive information on how to access the survey on line. We encourage all parents selected to complete the survey within the given timeframe, as the feedback you give us is important in ensuring that we continue to improve our school in order to achieve the best possible educational outcomes for your child. Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance from the office if needed.

Newsletter No 10. ROXBURGH RISE NEWS

PRINCIPALS REPORT CONT.

Grade Prep – 2 Problem

Question: If Term 3 means we are half way through the year, what fraction of the year do we have left?

Grade 3 - 6 Problem Question: We are now half way through the school year, what other ways can you say half?

Please note all Brain busters must be written on the slip of paper provided at the office. Please submit your answers in the box provided.

BRAIN BUSTER

SECOND HAND CLOTHING SALE

$2 per item.

Lots of jumpers/jackets/polo shirts.

AVA. NOW UNTIL END OF TERM—OR WHILE STOCK LASTS

ITEMS ARE ON DISPLAY IN THE OFFICE.

Staffing changes We currently have a number of staff on leave. To replace these staff members we welcome the following teachers to our school: Miss Jacki Fitzgerald who is replacing Mrs Torun in Grade 6D, 3 days per week (Mon – Wed), Ms Erika Logan who is replacing Mr George (Mon – Wed) who is stepping up into Mrs Lili Arganaraz’s role, Mrs Rosa Periera who is replacing Mrs Trinh-Miles (all term) and Mrs Oricco (for 3 weeks), Mrs Tina Reilly who is replacing Miss Boffa and soon Mr Nolan and finally Ms Kathy Trajcevski who is replacing Mrs Scodellaro. Please say hello to all our new faces and make them feel welcome. Ms Lancuba has been asked by the depart-ment to undertake a 7 week Acting Principal position at Coburg West. We wish her all the best and look forward to her return in Week 7. Ms Melanie Gratton will be taking on the role of Act-ing Assistant Principal during Ms Lancuba’s absence. Wishing you all an enjoyable and productive Term 3. Regards,

Chris Bozikas –Principal


STUDENT WELLBEING NEWS

Attendance How many days of school did your child miss

in the first half of the year?

There is a direct link between

school attendance and achieve-

ment in later life.

EVERY DAY COUNTS!

Please contact your child’s classroom

teacher or Susan, Student Wellbeing for

further information or for assistance with

getting your child to school.

0-6 days: This is within normal range. A child with this attend-ance rate is able to take full advantage of the teach-ing and learning opportunities available to them.

7-10 days: This attendance rate is below average. A child with this attendance rate could miss over one year of schooling between Foundation and Year 10.

11-20 days:

This is a poor attendance rate. A child missing this many days could miss out on up to 2 years of school-ing between Foundation and Year 10.

20+ days: A child missing this many days could miss over two and a half years of schooling between Foundation and Year 10. This is very concerning.


MUSIC NEWS

School of Rock Congratulations to the Roxy Rise Rockband and Grade 6 vocalists who represent-ed our school at the school at the annual School Of Rock last term. The students confidently performed ‘Radio Active’ and ‘Hopeful,’ receiving lots of applause for their fantastic performance. Our students were also complimented on their fantastic manners and behaviour on the day. Thank you to the parents who came to support our wonderful talented students. We hope to receive the video soon!

Roxy Rise Choir The Roxy Rise Senior and Junior Choir rehearse on Mondays at lunchtimes. Here is a photo of our dedicated group of vocalists practising their song ‘Wolves’ for an assembly performance!


SCHOOL CAMPS

Grade 6 Camp Wyuna will be held on Wednesday 29th August to Friday 31

st August. $220

per child, $70 deposit was due by Tuesday 26th

June to secure your place.

The balance of $150 should be paid by Thursday 16th August. Please note: You are able to pay

for this camp in instalments. Should you experience financial difficulty paying for this excursion, please contact the classroom teacher or principal to discuss this matter.

Grade 3 Portsea Camp will be held on Wednesday 10

th October to Friday 12

th October 2018. The cost for this camp is $220 per

child, which includes bus fares, food and accommodation for three days. To assist with planning and bookings, we need to know the number of students definitely attending the camp. If you would like your child to attend this camp we ask that you complete the form and return it to the school with a $70 deposit by Tuesday 24

th July to secure your place. The deposit

is NOT REFUNDABLE. The balance of $150 should be paid by Friday 14

th September.

Please note: You are able to pay for this camp in instal-ments. Should you experience financial difficulty paying for this excursion, please contact the classroom teacher or principal to discuss this matter.

ITALIAN WORD OF THE WEEK

Week 1 Week 2 Andare d’accordo Confidenza

Getting alonfg Confidence

Italian School Website www.roxyriseitalian.weebly.com

http://www.roxyriseitalian.weebly.com/


MATHS @ HOME—PARENT TIP SHEET

NUMBER SENSE AND NUMERATION

What’s My Number—Decimal focus Grade 5 and 6

Benefits

Thinking about how a number compares or relates to another number helps us to think about numbers like mathematicians do – flexibly, that is!

Experiences

A number line is a visual tool used to compare numbers. Here’s an example of a number line:

The red arrow pointing down shows the decimal number 3.2 on the number line. Think of a decimal number to use in the game. For example, tell your child, “My decimal

number lies somewhere on this number line. It is greater than 1 and less than 4.” Your child now tries to guess your number by asking questions to which you can give

only a yes or a no response. For example, “Is the number between 2 and 4?” “Is the number greater than 3.5?” Continue until your child guesses the number you have picked and writes your number on the number line where it belongs.

Reverse roles and let your child pick a decimal number and a number line and repeat the process.

Joke To who ever invented zero…thanks for nothing


TREE PLATING DAY

Schools Tree Planting Day New Garden

Beds at the

Front of the

School.

Last term a number of grade 4, 5 and 6 students were involved in the Schools Tree Day Program. Melissa Doherty from the Hume City Council worked with these students to estab-lish 2 triangular garden beds at the front of the school near the Founda-tion Playground. Over 120 native plants were planted!!


STUDENT OF THE WEEK—TERM 2/3 WEEK 1

20 July

Foundation A Fatima & Bewani

Foundation B Nara

Foundation C Mary Y

Foundation D Yousif & Ayaan

Foundation E Roselyn

1A Waseem

1B Lily Y

1C Clestine A

1D Aylin C

1E Noah G

1F Lileya

2A Maryline & Pierre

2B Anferny & Diana

2C Mahvi

2D Mazer

2E Adam

2F Kaan

3A Jaitwan

3B Asepat

3C Leyla

3D Zaineb & Reehana

3E Delinda & Rita T

5B Jacoub

5C Afnan

5D Maryana F & Laurence T

5E Jessica

6A Ralph & Jeyda

6B Renata J

P.E. Yusuf L (6A) Reehana H (3D)

Visual Arts Nayder (5E)

Music George B (4A)

Italian Ashour B (FB) Charlotte T (5A) & Rea Joyce (4B)

Performing Arts George Y (1F)

WEEK 10 22 June

Foundation A Younes

Foundation B Lina

Foundation C SEnel

Foundation D

Foundation E Emmanuel, Sandra

1A Berat

1B Omar K

1C Reda & Shamoon

1D Abdul Rahman Kassen

1E Mina M

1F Isabelle

2A Christiano D

2B Anferny

2C Carlos

2D Jian

2E Cesur Carlos

2F Jack

3A Aleyna

3B Naja

3C Dylan

3D NIlay

3E Ashton T & Robinson S

4A Alicia

4B Valintina

4C Rajah

4D Isil & NOrell

5A Sara Molla

5B Sarah

5C Mustafa S & Amir

5D Eloise

5E Saliba

6A Whaled, Yosif, Zac

6B Ali C , Lachlan & Jaspreet

6C Oliver H

6D Shyma

P.E. Mahdy 4E, Atakan K


COMMUNITY HUB NEWS

TERM 3 HUB TIMETABLE


ART SHOW


STUDENTS EYE TESTS

Roxburgh Rise Primary School Cnr. Lockwood Drive & Bluebird Way, Roxburgh Park 3064

Phone: 9305-4344 Fax: 9305-3855

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.roxburghrise-ps.vic.gov.au

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