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Children starting Prep ingovernment schools nextyear will learn a languagein addition to Englishuntil at least Year 10 as part of theimplementation of The

Victorian Government’sVision for Languages

Education.

To support theirlanguages journey to getoff to a flying start, Prepswill receive a special passport-style

achievement booklet fromthe Department for thelanguage they will learn

at school.

The My Passport to

activities and progressthrough theirfirst years ofschool.Students will beencouraged to take their passports home and sharetheir achievements with

their parents.

Launching Place Primaryis one of the manygovernment primaryschools offering

languages in 2014. Italianremains the most taughtlanguage in government primary schools, followed by Japanese, Indonesian,

Chinese and French.

My Passport to Languages

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L a u n c h i n g P l a c e P r i m a r y S c h o o l

Issue 35

Newsletter Date 30th October 2014

Important Dates:

October

3 st

Pyjama Day

Gold Coin donation

November

4th

Melbourne Cup Day

(Student Free Day)

6th

Launch Cup Day

7th

Grades Prep-2 Junior

Sports

11thSchool Council 7pm

13th

Prep Transition

2.30pm-3.15pm

17th-21st

Grade 5/6 Camp

25th-28th

Life Ed Van

26th

Prep Information Night

7.00pm-8.30pm

29th

State Election

Student Absent

Hot Line Number5964 7783

Languages initiative waslaunched this week.Passports will be used bystudents and teachers torecord students’ languagelearning milestones from

Prep to Grade 3.

The passports have beendesigned to engage youngchildren in languageslearning and boost theircultural understandingwith activities on a rangeof age-appropriate themesincluding places, food,

emotions, family andfriends. Teachers use the passports as a transitiontool, stamping the pagesas children complete

Keeping children safe is atthe centre of all that we do.One great strategy you cando with your child/ren is to

identify their ‘Safety Network’

I CAN GET HELP

• List your Safety Network, one on each

finger

• Colour In and cut out

your hand.

• Take it home and show

the adults on your list

• Talk to one or more of

your safety helpers onyour network, if thingsdon’t feel right. Keeptrying until you get the

help you need.

the home

5 People from outside

the family

Suggestions: Nana, Mum,Dad, Aunty, Teacher,

Principal, Friend of Mum

or Dad, Police, Sports

Coach, School Chaplain

Safety

Rules:

1 Person must be an

adult

2 Include both malesand females

3 Some who lives at

home

4 People from outside

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Launching Place Primary School Carter Street Launching Place 3139 Telephone 5964 7783 Fax 5964 6171 Email [email protected]

ABN 96 199 518 803

How to help your children

successfully face challenges

Q&A with Building Resiliencecreator Associate Professor HelenCahill, Deputy Director YouthResearch Centre, Graduate Schoolof Education, University of

Melbourne

Why is it important to be

resilient?

It’s important to be resilient so thatyou can build a capacity to cope andto persist when faced withchallenge. Persistence is the key tolearning. If children don’tunderstand something and quicklygive up, they will learn lesseffectively, so persistence and

resilience are key.

What can parents do at home to

help children be resilient?

The number one thing is to be a role

model, and then to share with theirchildren the techniques they use tohelp them face a challenge. Parentscan talk to their children abouttechniques they use to cheerthemselves up or to calm down. Forexample, it can be something assimple as helping a child to make a plan when they are feelingoverwhelmed. Or it can be talkingwith them about counting to 10when they are angry with their

siblings.What does a resilient student look

like in primary school?

A student who is able to identifywhen they can successfully problem-

solve and when they can successfullyidentify the need to seek help. A childin the playground may be disagreeingwith a friend about what to playtogether and they problem-solve by

deciding to take turns playingdifferent games. Help-seeking isabout asking a teacher, parent or anolder child to assist them when they

are unsure.

If I'm a parent and I don't think

my child copes very well with

challenges and change, what should

I do?

You can provide positive experiencesfor your child, something as easy asinvolving them in conversations

between you and your friends and

Children’s Challenges

neighbours, or encouraging them to participate in group activities such assport to build connectedness withsociety. It’s important to remindchildren of times they succeeded atsomething. For example, a time theyused courage or were patient. Thisencourages a child to build on prior,

similar successes.

What is the school's role in

building resilience among

children?

The school has a number of key rolesto play, and the first is about providing a positive environmentwhere students feel safe. Then thereis the more explicit curriculum,where teachers teach problem-

solving, communication, help-

seeking skills and emotional literacy.Then there is the teacher’s role inmodelling resilience and problem

solving skills themselves.

What is the best advice anyone evergave you about being resilient?

Rather than being explicitly stated, itwas more role modelled. In myfamily, it was very much ‘have a goof it.’ That was a very strong family

message.

Learn more

https://education.edugate-cms.eduweb.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/

resilienceframework.aspx

https://education.edugate-cms.eduweb.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/resilienceframework.aspx










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Please Note: That other advertisements and publications published in this newsletter do not imply school or Department of Education and Early

Childhood Development endorsement.

Pet Educators Needed

Student Awards

looking at multiplication anddivision. We revised all problemsolving strategies. We enjoyed theexperiments on heating up differentitems and seeing how they changed.We all had fun at orienteering on

Friday.

Grade 5/6: We have had a very‘positive’ week learning all aboutintegers. We have been writingsome wonderful things for our classmagazines. Fantastic effort at

orienteering!

Principal: In exciting week… Roxyand Madison from School Aerobicsmade Tuesday a special day for theaerobics kids, running workshopsMiss Nyman and Mrs Kemp listened

in and picked up some greatcoaching and fitness tips. The Grade3-6 students enjoyed theorienteering day on Friday. We hadsome very excited but tired students

return to school.

School Captain’s Report

Prep: Prep’s have been focusing on becoming independent readers, theyare doing excellent partner reading.They have been visualising the storyand drawing what they see. Theywrote lovely recounts about theirexcursion to Casey Safety Village.

In Maths preps have been workingon making ‘doubles’ and

measurement.

Grade 1/2: In 1/2 this week we havelooked at cross-checking and usingword parts to determine to meaning.In Writing we used food to createcharacters and put them in a setting.We will be looking at speech withthese next week. In Maths we’vestarted division and perimeter. InI.S. we made clouds using cotton

wool.

Grade 3/4: In Café we enjoyedlooking for interesting words in theHakuyna Matata clip. Weintroduced the ‘word doctor’ intoour writer’s notebook authors’circle. In Maths groups we started

Grade Prep F/A Braydan S

Maddison D

Grade Prep K Zac G

Jayla D

Grade 1/2 B Ella T

Grade 3/4 F Bailee L

Luke C

Grade 3/4 M Trak B

Ashley K

Grade 3/4 N Bridie S

Grade 5/6 G Teagan H

Hana H

Grade 5/6 L Will R

Mason B

Grade 5/6 R Tadhg McL

Amy F

Do you enjoy talking to children? Doyou own a happy, healthy, wellsocialised dog aged between 1-8years? Are you committed to

responsible pet ownership?

The Responsible Pet OwnershipProgram requires pet educatorsthroughout Victoria to ensure that the

program can reach kindergartens andschools across the state. Educators aretrained and remunerated for their workin developing the Program's key

safety messages.

The Department of Primary Industrieshas vacancies in theWestern Metropolitan Suburbs ofMelbourne and Regional Victoria for

people like you.

These positions are casual and you needto be available at least two days perweek during the school term. Uniform

and training is provided.

If you would like to enquire about

becominga peteducatorcontactthe

Responsible Pet Ownership on 9217

4321 or [email protected]

Regards,

Narelle Messerle

mailto:[email protected]



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Ryan I

Aussie of the Month

for October

Liam I(Junior)

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Canteen

If you send your child/ren’s lunchorder on an envelope, please include10¢ in the order for the cost of a

paper bag.

Roster

November

6th Kylie K, Sue C, Janine K13th Jodie D, Jaimie C, Paul T20th Maryann E, Peta R, Fiona T

27th Paul T, Jodie D, Gill S

December 4th Jo R, Kelly W, Barb F

11th Janine K, Maryann E,

Public Notices

Services

Kristy’s Cleaning for all

your domestic cleaning

needs for a cleaner home,

experienced with an eye

for detail.

Please call Kristy on

0417 597 356

YARRA JUNCTION JUNIOR CRICKET CLUB

Our club would like to invite your child/children to attend our

Milo In2 Cricket program.

Registration Days are as follows.

Venue: The Yarra Junction Cricket Ground

Time: 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm Friday 31ST October 2014

Cost: $ 65.00

Milo In 2 cricket program starts Friday 7th November 2014 4.00pm to 5.00pmfor 10 weeks where you can also sign up.

Aussie of the Month is a citizenship award where children are nominated andvoted for by the staff. It is designed to recognize students who consistentlydisplay a positive attitude to their work and who relate to staff, fellow students

and the wider community in a respectful, caring and co-operative way.

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Visual Art News

It’s great to be back in our bright

fresh Art room after the renovations!

Lorraine and I sincerely thank

Hayley T, Zali B, Zoe K, Mitchel H,

Mason H & Daylan H for their

dedicated effort, their muscle power

& their willingness to work hard for

their school – even through rain, to

move all the furniture and supplies

from the POD back to the Art &

Music rooms. We were all exhausted

by the end of the day, but we couldn’t

have done it without them!

Some of the wonderful hand art our

artistic grade 5/6 children created in

Visual Art this week. Well done

everyone, the quality of your art is

inspiring.

Heather Taylor (Visual Art teacher)

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