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

08th June, 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

Dear Parents and Guardians,

100% Attendance The following students have been at

school every day in May

Well done

PA Retal, Maya, Leya, Jasmine, Nabil,

Jeriko PB Ashton, Alexis, Taha, Martine

PC Layla, Aitulagi, Hanan Carmen,

Erdem, Raage

1A Zaid,Amelia, Safiya, Mahmoud,

Cruz, Gia Linh, Tasha, Arisha , Ari,

Leny 1B, Yashica, Razan

1C Amira, Maather, Lujayen, John

Penny, Grace, Fatma, Sash, Alina,

Mason

2A Saranur, Mirna, Emin, Sharbil,

Defne, Umut, Jesse

2B Gracie, Melisa, Rihanna

2C Tiana, Rashad, Youssef, Batol,

Schmidt, William, Jamie, Amina,

Andirya, Maryam

3A Ayah, Azemina, Tyrell, Mj, Sarah,

Abdulfawaz, Cesar, Asmaa, Yara 3B Haider, Shazer Leo, Baran, Ela,

Ayah, Abdirahman, Porchinnne, Jaffar,

Kane 3C Mohammad, Farouk, Zaynb,

Oshana ,Esha, Hadi, Idrees Rodney,

Rami

4A Mohammad, Ananiaz, Tanu,

Matthew 4B Marlize, Eloise,Jameson, Lakshyan,

Elissa, Badr, Ehab, Akiara, Ahmed,

Hassan, Bashir, Abraham 4C Hamza, Oj, Ugur, Omar, Mahmoud,

Gurleen, Charlotte, Gisele, Ehab,

Zehra

5A Toni, Lennox, Chaddy, Omer, Talia,

Kaylin, Nawal, Khalid, Jaiveer 5B Ahmad, Selina, Ibrahim Alex,

James, Malishaka, Benjamin, Serene 5C Tomi Laura, Mazen, Samir,

Muhammad, Salv

100% Attendance The following students have been at

school every day in May

Well done

6A Mohamad, Maryam,Molly, Sarah

,Kade, Parinitta ,Ece ,Zaid, Alezis, Petone,

Finity,, Abdul, Precious Fillifilli 6B Ruya, Ceren, Rumaysa, Bora, Cihan,

Christiina, Rayan, Mohamad, Huda, Zena,

Chantell, Fadi 6C Hafsa, Daniel, Julian, Maab, Callum,

Anjie, Areeba, Florence

6D Latrell, Hannah, Rashad, Sevda,

Aleasha, Jamal, Younes

3 Way Conferences

3 way conferences

will be held on the

28th June.

More information

will be available

next week.

OSHC

For Outside School Hours

Care please contact Camp

Australia on 1300 105 343

DATES TO REMEMBER

- 9th June - 5/6 Sport - (Away) v Good

Samaritan PS - 12th June Queen’s

Birthday NO SCHOOL - 13th June – Grade 5

Melbourne Museum & Imax

- 13th – 23 June - Grade 2 Chicken Hatching program

- 19th June - final day for toy donations

- 19th June – School Council

- 20th June Raffle tickets sent home for variety toy hamper

- 21st June – Prep’s Scienceworks

- 28th June- 3 Way Conference- Parent /Teacher Interview

- 30th June – Leukemia fundraiser

- Last day of School – 2:30 dismissal

you can do it

AWARD

Rania, Khadija, Hoda & Berra

Grade 4

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

GRADE

STUDENT

Prep A – Ms Temos

Moses

Prep B - Ms Richardson

Hasan

Prep C - Ms Marino

Assel

1A - Ms Moon

Abdullah

1B - Ms Asta

Ayhem

1C - Ms Thompson

Muhamad

2A - Ms Finnigan

Ayva

2B - Ms Free

Lakshan

2C - Ms Mandaliti

Amina

3A - Ms Rosella

Yara

3B - Ms Baido

3C – Ms Buc/Ms Brereton

4A – Ms Monsone & Ms Ciantar

Christian

4B – Mr Moat

Yusuf

4C – Ms Leditschke

Maddison

5A – Mr Penhall

Chaddy

5B - Ms Garita

Malishika

5C - Ms Jankievski & Ms Fry

Meryem

6A – Mr Urbancic

Maryam

6B – Ms Oram-Parkinson

Christina

6C – Mr Wright

Areeba

6D – Ms Davenport

Performing Arts - Ms Verde

Rashad & Abhinav 6D

Visual Art Award - Ms Borg/Ms Fitzpatrick

Junior – Emin 2A Senior – James 5B

You can do it Award Rania, Khadija, Hoda & Berra Grade 4

Staff Award

Shane Penhall

For making sure students receive

awards every week for displaying

our values. You are a star!

Principal Award .

Saad and Hamid Both boys are new to our school

and have lots of made friends

* DONATIONS NEEDED*

On Friday 30th June, Callum McCalister is shaving his

head to raise money for the Leukemia Foundation.

The Parents and Friends Commitee are asking for new

toy items to be donated to the school where a toy

hamper raffle will also be drawn on this day.

Anything you can spare would be greatly appreciated,

all items are to be handed into the office by 19th June.

On this day you can also get your hair spray coloured

or Henna for $1.

All these proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia

Foundation.

Regards Parents & Friends.

JAM HOT MUSIC CONCERT

PERFORMANCE DATE: Friday 30th JUNE

TIME: 11:30am - 12.30pm

VENUE: ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY IN THE HALL

Enquiries please contact JASON STONEHOUSE

0419 872875 or jamhotmusic@hotmail.com

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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 WEEK’S Wow WINNER

I’m very lucky to have a brawny dad because he can help me move

objects that are heavy.

Ekin 5C

I saw a brawny furious boxer fighting in a wobbly ring.

Yasmin 3C

Suddenly someone ferocious smashed through the gigantic castle and he

looked brawny.

Zahra 4A

DEVIOUS – dishonest.

Step Into Prep

This program is open to all children eligible for school in 2018.

Session times: 2-3pm

2017 Program Details Literacy – Join in our fun story time! Share the reading of one

of our favourite ‘Big Books.’ Make a puppet or character from

the story. Act it out!

Maths – Design a new toy! Number rhymes, songs, games,

counting activities. See if you can build a tower, run in a race or

swat a number!

Performing Arts – Join in the fun of listening, singing and moving

to music! Hear our own RPPS choir sing!

ICT – Have fun exploring the ICT lab! Use Ipads in the

classrooms and play games like Reading Eggs and Mathletics on

our own classroom laptops!

Investigation -Discover our science area! Make a ‘Hairy Harry!’

Grow your own plants, play in the home corner and make

interesting things using playdough!

Teddy Bears Picnic – Bring your teddy along to school and enjoy a

picnic in our beautiful playground. Sing songs, play games and

share your bear stories!

Book now! Ring the school on 9303 9335 to book for one,

two, three, four or all five sessions.

Step Into Prep The ‘Step into Prep’ transition program prepares pre-

schoolers for their entry into primary school. The

sessions mirror many of the activities and routines

that the children will be presented with when they

begin school. The staff are caring and supportive and

the activities have educational merit and are

interactive and fun.

Session dates and times for 2017:

26th May – 2:00 pm – 3.00 pm

2nd June – 2:00 pm – 3.00 pm

9th June – 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

16th June – 2.00pm – 3.00pm

23rd June – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

For all enquiries, please feel free to contact the

office on 9303 9335

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 Museum & Imax 13th June $27.00 Due Now

Grade 2 Chicken Hatching 13th June $5.00 Due Now

Prep Scienceworks 21st June $20.00 14th June

Congratulations to the Mathletics classes of the week

Gold - 1C Silver – 3A Bronze- 5B

Week ending 2nd June 2017

READY, SET, GO!

Starting Prep in 2018?

Ready, Set Go! is a Pre-Prep Program designed to help

students that are enrolled at Roxburgh Park Primary

School for 2018 settle into the school environment and

assist them in preparing for school.

The sessions will focus on:

●Establishing daily routines

●Developing speaking and listening skills and vocabulary

●Participating in reading and writing activities

●Counting and exploring maths concepts

●Developing social skills and forming relationships

●Groups activities and turn taking

●Developing fine - motor and gross – motor skills

Where: Roxburgh Park Primary School

When: Fridays – beginning Friday 28th April 2017

Time: 9:15am – 10:15am (we will begin with 1 hour sessions

and extend them as the year progresses)

Cost: Free (your child must be enrolled to start prep at

Roxburgh Park Primary School in 2018)

For further information, please contact the school on

9303 9335

Our Visiting School Nurse Michelle will

soon be Visiting the Preps at Roxburgh

Park Primary.

This is a FREE SERVICE that helps to identify, address

and support children and families with concerns that

may impact on the health and learning of your child.

All foundation (prep) students have been given a

questionnaire. Please fill this out and return to the

teacher.

If you DO NOT wish to use this service please still fill out

the first page, and tick NO in the red consent box and

return to your teacher.

Please see your teacher if you would like more

information.

If you need any assistance to complete this form please

see Ruba.

قريبا بارك لمرحلة البريب زيارة الممرضة ميشيل لمدرستنا روكس بيرج سوف تزورالممرضة ميشيل من المنطقة التعليمية مدرستنا روكس بيرج بارك قريبا لزيارة مرحلة

البريب. هذه خدمة مجانية تساهم في دعم االطفال وعائالتهم في حين هناك اي مخاوف قد تؤثر علي

صحة طفلك او تعلمه. لقد ارسلنا استفتاء مع طفلك في مرحلة البريب نرجو تعبئة االستفتاء وارجاعه الي

علي القسم االول من الصفحة االولي بالمعلمة طفلك. اذا لم ترغب في استعمال هذه الخدمة عليك االجابة

من االستفتاء باللون االحمر وارجاعه الي المدرسة. اذا اردت معلومات اكثر ممكن التحدث مع معلمة

طفلك. اذا اردت مساعدة في تعبئة االستفتاء عليك السؤال عن السيدة ربا في مكتب االستقبال.

THE GREAT STUPA FESTIVAL OF LIGHT

On Saturday 20th May 2017, our school took part in The Great Stupa Festival of Light, Peace Flags in the Wind Project. “Peace Flags in the Wind” is a project started by Miami-based high school teacher Joseph Vasile, and first unveiled with the opening of the Jade Buddha to Universal Peace tour in Miami, USA. The flags have since been made and displayed around the world in New York and Alabama, London, Chicago, Turkey, Romania, Haiti and India. Members of each community were asked to create their own symbol for peace on a blank flag, which was then strung together to connect in a powerful united artwork. Our school took part and it required 60 students to design a flag which represented their interpretation of PEACE. Our school received the following letter of appreciation with regards to our contribution to the project: Dear Staff and Students of Roxburgh Primary School,

On behalf of the Great Stupa I would like to thank you for your contribution to the Peace Flags in the Wind project. Your time and

effort in making the flags is truly appreciated.

The designs and ideas that came back from your school showed a great deal of thoughtfulness.

Each of the flags you sent us were sewn together and launched on the night of our Festival of Light by our invited dignitaries:

members of Bendigo’s Interfaith Council, Cr Margaret O’Rourke (Mayor) the mayor of City of Greater Bendigo, Maree Edwards,

Member for Parliament and Peace Flags in the Wind founder Joseph Vasile. They were hoisted in front of a large audience of over

1000 spectators in attendance, and looked amazing on display here at the Great Stupa. I have included some photographs below

for you.

Thanks again for your participation, we are proud to have worked with the children of Victoria in creating this message of peace

in the world, and we look forward to working with you again in the future. We’ll be in touch again next year as we prepare for

Peace Flags in the Wind 2018.

Sincerely

Kat Dole

Here were some of the flags by students in Grade 5.

Rosemary Borg & Melissa Fitzpatrick Visual Arts