Almands Avenue, Roxburgh Park, Victoria, 3064

Telephone: 03 9303 9335 Facsimile: 03 9303 9338

Email: roxburgh.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.roxburghparkps.vic.edu.au

ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL No 5485

“Achieving Excellence Together”

Newsletter Our school values: Honesty • Empathy • Co-operation • Trust • Respect

2nd March, 2017

GRADE

STUDENT

Prep A – Ms Temos

Ari

Prep B - Ms Richardson

Anthony

Prep C - Ms Marino

Hoane

1A - Ms Moon

Angie

1B - Ms Buc & Ms Asta

Jamie

1C - Ms Thompson

Jesse

2A - Ms Finnigan Eric

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Scouts Program at Roxburgh Park Primary I am pleased to announce that School Council has agreed to conduct Scouts at our school. The Scouts program will be initially held on Wednesday nights and hopefully expand to include Thursday night as well. The purpose of the program is to provide kids in our community with a wide range of attractive, constructive and challenging activities, including opprtunities for adventure and exploration, both indoors and outdoors; the provision of opportunities for leadership and responsibility; a focus on learning by doing; encouragement of activities in small groups to develop social skills; and an award scheme that encourages participation in the full range of activities and provides recognition of individual achievements. For further information please contact Andrew Cassidy on 0414 305 771 Regards, Ric Maguire Principal

STEM Program The augural opening of the STEM Program will be on:

Wednesday 15th March

3.30pm-5.30pm Roxburgh Park Primary School

Come along and learn different maths games, use your problem solving skills to design; build and construct, and take part in computer science activities. All welcome! Some of the Parents and Friends fundraising this year will go towards subsiding the purchase of equipment and payment of incursions for the STEM program.

Services provided by the Department of Education Parentline 13 22 89 – a telephone counselling service available to Victorian parents and carers of children aged from birth to 18-years-old. The service offers information on a range of parenting issues Nurse on Call 1300 60 60 24 – this telephone service gives you access to expert health advice from a registered nurse, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Women's Information & Referral Exchange (WIRE) 1300 134 130 - a free and confidential telephone service provided for women by women offering information and referral on any issue. Interpreting assistance is available for women of non-English-

speaking background.

OSHC

For Outside School Hour

Care please contact Camp

Australia on 1300 105 343

DATES TO REMEMBER

Labour Day – 13th March No School.

Stem Night – 15th March 3:30pm-5:30pm.

21st March – 30th March Swimming Grade 3&4.

Wednesday 27th March Student Leadership Conference.

MarchMonday 20th March AGM School Council

Thursday 30th March – School Photos.

Friday 31st March Last Day Term 1.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

GRADE

STUDENT

Prep A – Ms Temos

Tyrese

Prep B - Ms Richardson

Bahnam

Prep C - Ms Marino

Sebastian

1A - Ms Moon

Mehmet

1B - Ms Asta

Yashica

1C - Ms Thompson

Maather

2A - Ms Finnigan

Kubra

2B - Ms Free

2C - Ms Mandaliti

Andirya

3A - Ms Rosella

Ahmed

3B - Ms Baido

Shazer

3C – Ms Buc/Ms Brereton

Oshaba

4A – Ms Monsone & Ms Ciantar

Jessica

4B – Mr Moat

Rania

4C – Ms Leditschke

Gisele

5A – Mr Penhall

Khalid

5B - Ms Garita

Ahmad

5C - Ms Jankievski & Ms Fry

Samir

6A – Mr Urbancic

Ziady

6B – Ms Oram-Parkinson

6C – Mr Wright

Kaan

6D – Ms Davenport

Christie

Performing Arts - Ms Verde

Visual Art Award - Ms Borg/Ms Fitzpatrick

You can do it Award Sarah, Melisa, Carlos and Waleed

Upcoming Payments All excursion money sent to school MUST be

in an envelope or a zip-lock bag with the Child’s name, grade and amount written clearly. Too many times we are receiving money with no accompanying details of

which child to credit.

Event Date of Event

Cost of Event

Payment Due

2017 Book Fees Term 1 $170.00 Due Now

Grade 5 & 6 Candlebark Farm Camp

27th – 29th March

$290 10th March

Grade 3&4 Swimming

21 March – 30th March

$90 10th March

LIBRARY NEWS: Book Bags

Just a reminder that students must have a library bag to be able to borrow a

library book.

The bag in which the book packs came in is intended to be their library bag

for the whole year.

Please supply an alternative bag if this is lost or

damaged.

There are a few bags available

for purchase for $2 at the library.

Thank you

Chris Quayle

Come along and join the……

PARENTS & FRIENDS committee RPPS

We meet on a Friday on a fortnightly basis at 2pm – 2:30pm just in

time for Assembly.

Come and help us plan out fun fundraising activities for 2017.

We would love to see you there, everybody welcome! This terms dates are: 03 March and 17th March!

Fri 10th March

Wow word of the week Are you the WOW word of the Week Champion?

Every week in the newsletter there will be an interesting or unusual wow word written with its meaning from

the dictionary.

Can you put that word in an amazing sentence? If so, write it on a piece of paper, include your name and grade

and pop it in

the box in the office. If your sentence is the most impressive, then you will feature on our WOW writer

champion board displayed in the foyer of the office. Winner announced each week at assembly.

Happy writing! Lisa EL

This weeks word below!

LAST WEEKS Wow WINNERS

The smile on my face was as amazing as a turquoise necklace!

Rasha 4C There was a gigantic turquoise shell on the back of a turtle’s back.

Simeon 4C

The plump lonely, depressed teenager gazed at the turquoise coloured water.

Tears filled her eyes as her uncle poured her recently deceased

Grandmother’s ashes into the ocean. “Why did it have to be me?” she thought.

Christie 6D

OBSTACLE – something that

blocks someone’s way.

Congratulations to the Mathletics classes of the

week

Gold - 2B Silver – 6D Bronze- 4C

Week ending 24th February 2017

Keep up the great work and keep trying to get a GOLD

certificate to join in our special lunch at the end of

the term!

Maths Game of the week!

More / less / the same -

Place value

A game suitable for students from Prep to

Year 6.

Card game for groups of four. Remove

picture cards and jokers. Deal each child 6

cards. Cards left placed in the middle and

turn the top one over.

Taking turns the children place a card

down according to

* same number. * one more or one less. *

two more or two less. * double the number

* half the number

The child must verbalise the choice they

have made to discard and why. If a card

cannot be discarded then a card is picked

up from the deck.

First to discard all their cards wins the

game. Variations

Discard two or more cards that add up to

the card displayed.

Include the Joker with the value of zero.

Include the picture cards with the values

Jack 11 Queen 12 King 13

MAGIC 100 WORDS

INFORMATION MORNING

Dear Parents/Caregivers, 17/02/2017

We will be running an information session on the morning of Thursday 9th March

for all parents/carers in prep. This will begin sharply at 9.15am in the library and

relates to the MAGIC 100 WORDS program. The session will offer practical tips

and additional activities that can be used at home to help support your child’s

reading and reinforce the skills taught at school.

Please return the form to Maggie Temos in Room 3.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all!

Maggie Temos - (Prep Team Leader )

Lisa Edwards-Loach – ( English Leading Teacher)

.

I ……………………………………………. will be attending the Magic 100 Words session on

Thursday 9th March.

ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

Principal: Richard Maguire Phone: 03 9303 9335 Fax: 03 9303 9338

Assistant Principal: Emma Brooksby Email: roxburgh.park.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

READY, SET, GO!

PRE-PREP PROGRAM 2017

FOR STUDENTS BEGINNING PREP IN 2018

Child’s Name: ____________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

____________________________________

Contact Phone Number: ____________________________________

Special needs or medical condition we should be aware of:

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Custody Restrictions: ____________________________________

(Please supply a copy of the Court Order)

Kindergarten Attended in 2017 ____________________________________

Brothers/Sisters attending Roxburgh Park Primary School in 2017

Name(s) and Grade(s): __________________________

__________________________

I authorise the teacher in charge to consent, where it is impracticable to communicate with me, to the child receiving such medical or surgical treatment as may be deemed necessary.

Signed: ___________________________________ Parent/Guardian

Date: ________________________________

Hi Parents/Guardians!

As part of upcoming 'Harmony Week' (15th-21st March

2017), the school will be engaged in a project to transform

the very ordinary looking garden bed in Area One into a

beautiful 'Harmony Garden!'

We are asking for any garden gnomes or flower pots you may

have that you no longer need, which could be donated to the

school & added to our special garden!

If you have any, please bring them to the Art Room, it would

be greatly appreciated!

Kind regards,

The Specialist Team

JAM HOT MUSIC

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SINGING & DANCING GROUP

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ALL MUSIC PROGRAM LESSONS HAVE STARTED

PLEASE CONTACT JAM HOT MUSIC

IF YOU NEED TO DISCUSS ANYTHING

You will receive an information sheet and Invoice with

payment options within 2 weeks

JASON STONEHOUSE 0419 872 875

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MICHELLE DE ALMEIDA 0430 588 442

( SINGING & DANCING TEACHER )

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