Roxburgh Rise News Brought to you by Roxburgh Rise Primary School

Issue: 16 Date: 30/10/17

31st October— 2018 Foundation Information Session @ 5pm 2nd November— Grade 2 Sleepover @ 5pm 6th November—Curriculum Day—Student Free Day 7th November—Melbourne Cup Day 8th, 15th, 22nd November, —Grade 6 Footsteps Dance Sessions 10th November—School Fun Run 10am—1pm 14th November—Prep Transition Session 1 9:30—10:45 17th November—T20 Blast Cricket Carnival—selected Grade 6 students 21st November—Prep Transition Session 2 9:30—10:45 28th November— Prep Transition Session 3 9:30—10:45 28th November—Responsible Pet Ownership program

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and the burst of warmer weather. The past 2 weeks have been quite eventful. Our students celebrated Health and Physical Education Week through a variety of physical activities including our student vs teacher games which were very competitive and exciting. Thank you to the many families who attended our annual Family Maths night making it a great success. It was great to see you all having a go at all the challenging Maths activities which were provided by our teachers. The Grade 4 mixed basketball team participated in the Hooptime Regional Finals and qualified to go on to play in the State Championships at Dandenong in November. We wish them good luck! On Thursday 2nd November, our Grade 2 students will have a school sleepover, followed by a Camp Day, which is part of our school's camping program. For some students, this will be the first time they have slept away from home, preparing them for future camps and teaching them independence. With the Fun Run fast approaching on Friday 10th November, I hope that you are all busy trying to get donations. Our target is $10,000, so encourage your family and friends to donate online. Details have been sent home. For every $10 you raise you will receive a prize. We look forward to a great day! We welcome to our office team, Gail Strahan. She has replaced Vicki Albert who gained a position at a school closer to home. Please make her welcome if you see her in the office. A reminder to families that Monday 6th November is a Pupil Free Curriculum Day. Students are NOT required to attend school on this day. The following day, 7th November, is the Melbourne Cup public holiday. The school will be closed on both these days. Chris Bozikas Principal

What's coming up:

Principal’s Corner:

You Can Do It! is the whole school social and emotional program at Roxy Rise. The program aims to develop children’s social and emotional skills in five main areas: Confidence, Persistence, Getting Along, Organisation and Resilience. For the remainder of 2017, we will be focussing on developing our students’ resilience. Resilience is the ability to handle tough times – to bounce back, to adapt to change and meet challenges. Research suggests there are 3 major things schools can do to help children build resilience: provide caring and supportive relationships, have high, but achievable expectations and provide opportunities for students to participate in the school community. One of the most useful tools is the Catastrophe Scale (pictured below). It helps kids (and adults!) put things into perspective and control negative thinking. You could try making one at home as a family and help each other refer to it in times of stress. Please contact Susan, Student Wellbeing for further information.

STUDENT WELLBEING NEWS

STUDENT WELLBEING

Hello Roxy families!

Well done to everyone who was able to walk or ride to school in October. Tomorrow is your last chance

for anyone who wants to give it a go! Be sure to stop and smell the flowers.

I hope all our Hub families who made it to Universal Children’s Day at Broadmeadows had lots of fun and

enjoyed the experience.

Playgroup News Update

NEW: “Learning English Together” Bilingual Playgroup

Wednesdays, 10am – 12pm

Starting on Wednesday 1st November at 10am-12pm for Term 4.

Parents and their children (0-5 years old) can learn and practice

speaking English while they play together. It is supported by an

Arabic speaking Playgroup Leader and an English Teacher. FREE!

Monday Playgroup

We welcome Shamy to our team to lead the Monday Open Playgroup. Shamy

has many years of experience as a playgroup leader. She creates fun and

engaging activities to enrich your child’s learning through play. With her warm

and friendly nature you and your child will feel at home.

Shamy speaks English, Arabic and Assyrian.

Thursday Playgroup

Salma from VicSeg will continue as our Thursday Playgroup Leader. Playgroup families are enjoying

weekly visits from Westside Circus. Last term the children created artwork that the Westside Circus artist

will use to create a bilingual picture book with a traditional Assyrian children’s story. Details of the book

publication will be announced when available.

COMMUNITY HUB NEWS

Fresh Fruit

Students and families joining in with morning activities

Teachers –v– Student games

HEALTH & PE NEWS

SOCCER

A Win for the

Students

Students 3 goals -

Teachers 8 goals

Basketball

A Win for the

Students

Students 3 goals -

Teachers 8 goals

We’re holding the CUA School Fun-Run as a major fundraising event this year! The event will be held on FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER. This is a sponsorship based fundraiser, and we’re looking to raise funds to improve our school grounds.

The CUA School Fun-Run is a healthy fundraiser that we hope you’ll support. The event sends the right message to students about having fun while getting involved and being active.

We’re organising a great day for our school community and looking for all students to participate, so we’d love our parents and friends to come down on the day to cheer the students on.

Sponsorship forms which will be sent home with your child this week. Students who raise $10 or more will receive a reward. Also, by jumping online, your family has the chance to win a $30,000 Ultimate Family Experience!

Thanks for supporting your child’s wellbeing and we hope to see you at school for this event.

Nick Hero Sports co-ordinator

SPORTS NEWS

Term 1 Year 5 - Doxa(bush)

Monday 19th February to Wednesday 21st February

Term 3 Year 4 Lady Northcote(Bush)

Wednesday 18th July to Friday 20th July

Term 3 Year 6 Camp Wyuna (beach) Wednesday 29th August to Friday 31st August

Term 4 Year 3 Portsea (beach)

Wednesday 10th October to Friday 12th October

All camps for 2018 will be $220 per child.

2018 CAMP NEWS

Brain Busters Italian Word of the Week

NEWS

Week 3 Amici

Friends

Week 4 Buon compleanno Happy birthday

Please note all Brain busters must be written on the slip of paper provided at the office. Please collect your paper and submit your

answers in the box provided.

Grade Prep – 2 Problem: Paddington Bear was dancing with Princess Kate recently. If his coat had 12 buttons and Kate’s coat had 5 buttons, how many buttons were on their coats altogether?

Grade 3—6 Paddington Bear was dancing with Princess Kate recently. If she dances with Paddington Bear for one and a half minutes, for how many seconds did they dance?

Class Act 50 Task Challenge-E Learning Just like in real life, the online world needs caring, considerate and respectful people to make it safe and enjoyable. In every edition of our Newsletters this year, I will be putting in one task that will help build a better online world for everyone. Here goes:

Make every message you send today read perfectly – focus on the tone, spelling,

grammar and punctuation of all your sentences. No shortcuts!.

Lili Arganaraz

NEWS

Commonwealth Bank's Start Smart

Program

We recently welcomed Start Smart to deliver their free, financial education workshops to our Year 1 to grade 6 students. Delivered in class to students by a facilitator, Start Smart changes the way young people learn about money. By making money management interactive, engaging and

fun, our students were equipped with the confidence and competence they need to make smart decisions about money.

Our school has proudly joined the Commonwealth Bank's Start Smart Program in its mission to improve the financial literacy of Australia’s young people. Overall, the program proved to be a highly beneficial experience for students and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. For more information on the program and each of the workshops we encourage you to visit www.startsmart.com.au.

Student of the Week

WEEK 2 (Term 4 )

WEEK 3 (Term 4 )

Prep A Dihein Vera Hanna

Prep B Rita

Prep C Melody

Prep D David Soad

Prep E Danial Celine El-Rafei

Prep F Jayden

1A Kayla Francis Mechael

1B Rawan Ishaq

1C Amir Nathen Nguyen

1D Fayzaan Lamar

1E Zak Gisele

1F Cesur Mazen

2A Whole class Baneen

2B Taylan Hajer

2C Angelina & Mr Merlino Mehmet & Mr Merlino

2D Niamh Ella

2E Mohammed Ali Ruder

3A Sehajvir & Alannah Sammy El-Masri

3B Fadi & Shanel Zaid

3C Valintina Mikail

3D Daleen & Norelle

3E Hussy Olivia

4A Mina Srikriti

4B Tassi Lucas

4C Noah Yata

4D Angel Ahmed

4E Taylan Jessica Yousif

5A Romel Nisa Ince

5B Basma

5C Adam

5D Chris

6A Kaithlyn, Madison, Mohamed

6B Angelina

6C Samira

6D Hawra

6E Teagan Brown

P.E. Domenic – 2D & Onel -3C Antonio 3E

P.E. Chris Toma 6A

Art

Music

Music

LOTE Aarzu – 5C Ziad 3B : Melek 4

Performing Arts

Library