Volume 22
Thursday 25th July 2013
estbreen Primary School No 4158
Phone: 9306 9481
Fax:
9304 1391
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.westbreenps.vic.edu.au
Newsletter
Principal Tony Cerra
Assistant Principal Trevor Daly
P r i n c i p a l s
DATES TO
REMEMBER
M e s s a g e
Dear Parents and Guardians,
29th July to 2nd August
Literacy & Numeracy week
Wednesday 31st August
Last day to purchase Yoyos
Family Time
Thursday 1st August
Parent & Friends meeting
2:15
Literacy and Numeracy Week
Next week we celebrated National Literacy and Numeracy Week. During the
week children will be involved in special Literacy and Numeracy activities. At
Westbreen Literacy and Numeracy is a focus every day as we believe that
Literacy and Numeracy skills are the foundation to successful Learning. A
child that is literate and numerate has the skills to successfully participate in
their community. Below is a timetable of the activities planned throughout.
Tuesday
30th July
Friday 2nd August
Wednesday
31st July
Thursday
1st Aug
Friday
2nd Aug
11.00- Read for
Australia
Simultaneous
Reading of
‘Herman and Rosie’
by Gus Gordon
‘This is
Rubbish’Rubbish
collection
and analysis
2:15 – MultiAge Activities
Literacy/Numer
acy (P-6)
Last day for Book Club
‘This is Rubbish’Rubbish collection and
analysis
Wednesday 7th Aug
Family Time
Wednesday 14th Aug
Family Time
First 100 days of Prep
celebration
Hoop Time Sport Grade 5-6
Wednesday 21st Aug
Family Time
19th Aug to 26th Aug
Book Week and Book Fair
Inside this issue:
Principal message
1,2
Premier’s Reading
Challenge
2
Student of the week
3
Healthy Lunch Box
3
Teen Gym
4
Instrumental Music
4
Parents & Friends
5
Extend OSHC
5
Calendar
6
Students collect,
classify and count the
rubbish in their
classroom bins. The
data from the activity
will be used to find the
main sources of waste
and how much of it
there is. (Grades 3-6
can enter the data
electronically any time
from Monday 15 July
until Sunday 4 August.)
Poem
competition
entries due
‘Our Beautiful
New School’.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
WEEK ENDING 2012
BREAKFAST CLUB
Don’t forget Breakfast club
next Thursday 1st August from
8:30am
Parent Opinion Survey
The Department of Education & Early Childhood Development (DEECD) has
required all Government schools in Victoria to survey their students, staff and parent
communities. The use and importance of such opinion surveys has in fact increased in
recent years, with the Minister for Education Blueprint for Government Schools
making a very clear statement that “all schools will be provided with parent, teacher
and student opinion data on a consistent basis.”
Designed and eventually collated by DEECD, the standardized Parent Opinion Survey
containing 55 items is administered during Term 3. And so it was last week that at
the push of a computer key, that 40 “lucky” family names were identified to receive a
copy of this year’s survey. These surveys were distributed, on Wednesday 24 th July
and on completion, they are to be returned to school in the provided sealed envelopes.
As is the case with all such opinion surveys, anonymity and confidentiality are
guaranteed, with DEECD undertaking all aspects of the collation and data analysis
and distribution processes.
The information returned to school provides valuable data for our School
Management Team and community in general, as well as to the ‘system’ in general.
I would take this opportunity to encourage those families that receive a survey to
complete it out as carefully and thoughtfully as possible, and to return to school in the
envelope provided by Friday 2nd August. It is extremely important that this timeline
be adhered to, because completed surveys are returned in the one package by courier
to the Department.
PLANNING for 2014!!!!
Enrolments for 2014 are invited and parents are welcome to complete their child’s
enrolment through the Office at any time. Parents simply need to complete the school
enrolment form and provide evidence of student date of birth and immunization
record. Once the enrolment process is complete new enrolments are placed on the
student register for 2014 classes. It would be appreciated for planning purposes if
parents were able to finalise their enrolments by the end of this term.
Have a wonderful week
Tony Cerra
Principal
PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE
Just a reminder for all children who have signed up for the Premier’s Reading
Challenge to keep up with your reading and to make sure that your books are entered
on the computer.
Congratulations to Ty D from Grade 1/2B, Benjamin P from Grade 1/2P and Dilara K
from 5/6A for completing the challenge.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
WEEK ENDING 24th July 2013
PD
Bareera H
For settling in so well at her new school. Well done Bareera!!
PK
Cherry P
For using excellent listening skills. Well done
1 2B
Afiq M
For writing a great recount of his holidays. Good work Afiq!!
1 2L
Maysa Y
A great improvement in her mathematics. Great effort.
1 2P
Jemil O
For making a great effort to stay on task and be a responsible member of
the grade.
3 4A
Arafat M
For a great start at a new school. Welcome to Team Westbreen Arafat!
3 4W Aaron M
For making a great effort to complete all of his work.
5 6A
Riyadh S
For writing a great summary from his notes during BTN.
5 6C
Mohamed T
For taking his leaning seriously and removing himself from distractions.
Well done
HEALTHY LUNCH BOX RECIPE’S
Golden brunch puffs recipe
Ingredients:
 6 eggs, separated
 6 slices ham, diced finely or 1 tomato,
diced finely
 1/2 red onion, finely diced
 1/2 cup mozarella cheese, grated
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a 12 cup muffin tray with canola spray and
set aside.
2. In a bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
3. In a separate bowl, combine egg yolks, ham, onion and cheese.
4. Fold egg yolk mixture gently through the egg whites using a metal spoon.
5. Spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin tray and bake for 12-14
minutes.
PARENT & FRIENDS NEWS
Parents and Friends are holding a meeting next Thursday
1st August at 2:15pm
Extend OSHC at
Westbreen Primary
School
Our Weekly recap
Last week was a great first week within the OSHC program at Westbreen
Primary School. We decided to become creative within the OSHC room. We
created many exciting arts and crafts, such as fruit and vegetable faces,
rainbow hands and funny face biscuits. Not only did we get creative, we also
had several great games of tennis. - Danielle
Next week’s activities:
 Monday 29 July:
Creating our own Birthday Plaques
 Tuesday 30 July:
Creating Pom Pom Pet’s and their homes
 Wednesday 31 July:
Cooking – Chocolate Balls
 Thursday 1 August:
Making Play dough
 Friday 2 August:
Making Sun Catchers
Kids Club Competition! Win a Luna Park Family Pass!
Calling all Extend kids!
Enter now to be in the running to win a Luna Park Family Pass.
Draw a picture about “What makes you Happy!”
To enter: Draw a picture then visit our website at extend.com.au to scan and
submit your entry.
The top 5 winning entries selected in each year level category will be uploaded
onto our website for online voting!
Don’t miss out! Enter today!
Entries close: Friday 9 August, 2013.
For further information and competition terms visit the Kids Club Competition
page at extend.com.au
ONLINE BOOKINGS: extend.com.au
CALL OUR OFFICE: 1300 366 437
2013
Thursday 25th July 2013
W E S T B R E E N
P R I M A R Y
S C H O O L
NOTICES SENT HOME
Ned Yoyo order form
2-10 Pascoe Street
Pascoe Vale 3044
YOYOs are only available to buy
Phone: 9306 9481
Fax: 9304 1391
for one week last day 31st July
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.westbreenps.vic.edu.au
July &August 2013
Sunday
21st July
Monday
Tuesday
22nd July
23rd July
Wednesday
24th July
Family Time
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
25th July
26th July
Playgroup
27th July
1st Aug
Parent and
Friends
meeting
2:15pm
2nd Aug
Playgroup
Last day for Book
Club
3rd Aug
Ned Show
28th July
29th July
30th July
31st July
Family Time
Last day to
purchase your
Yoyo
LITERACY & NUMERACY WEEK
4th Aug
5th Aug
11th Aug
12 Aug
th
6th Aug
th
13 Aug
7th Aug
Family Time
8th Aug
14th Aug Family
15 Aug
16 Aug
Playgroup
17 Aug
22nd Aug
23rd Aug
Playgroup
Book Parade
24th Aug
30th Aug
Playgroup
Fathers day stall
31st Aug
th
Time First 100
days of Prep
celebration
Assembly Hoop
Time Sport
Excursion gr 5 -6
th
18 Aug
19th Aug
20th Aug
st
21 Aug
Family Time
9th Aug
Playgroup
th
10th Aug
th
Book Week and Book Fair
25th Aug
26th Aug
Book Fair
27th Aug
Athletics
Sports Day
Grade 4-6
28th Aug
Family Time
29th Aug