COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE
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COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE NEWSLETTER – April 23rd, 2020 Dear families, Newsletter format: Each week we are trying a new newsletter format. This is an opportunity to involve students and families in discussing what works best and helping us decide what changes we will make when school resumes in a more traditional sense. We are asking students and families to consider things like: Is the layout easy to follow? Do they like the way the photos are displayed? Do they like a booklet style or news-sheet style? Is there enough colour? What type of articles do they like best? We will survey students and parents later in the term, so keep a lookout for the different presentations you will see each week. Remote learning progress: It has been so lovely for teachers to receive positive feedback during phone calls to families. A reminder that if you are finding things challenging, please reach out to your child’s classroom teacher. Please remember that we don’t expect you to become teachers; what we hope is that during this challenging time you simply know that your best is good enough. Continue to love and support your children, engage in the learning the best way you can and know that there is no right or wrong – we will all approach this differently and the way that you approach it will be the best approach for your child/ren. Keep up the great work that you are doing at home – we appreciate every one of you and your efforts. Zart Art: Don’t forget the Zart Art competition that is running at the moment. The details have been provided by our Art teacher Jane McGuane through Compass. Please send photos of your work through to Mrs McGuane and we will display these for when you return to school and through our newsletters where we can This week’s fairy garden has been made by Milly L. Well done Milly! Shelby Papadopoulos Principal
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE Remote & flexible Learning photos: This week the P-2 students have been doing a fantastic job of learning at home. They have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes, poetry and how to relate ideas in books to their own lives. The students have sent through photos of themselves baking, creating ANZAC wreaths, doing PE and Art activities, drawing shapes and plenty more. Keep up the great work!
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE Remote & flexible Learning photos: The Grade 3/4 students have been very busy during remote learning. Students have been working on writing instructional texts, ensuring they use verbs and adverbs to engage the reader. In reading the students have been exploring Epic and Reading Eggs, whilst practising their reading strategies of inferring and predicting. The teachers have enjoyed making contact with all the families to celebrate the learning and achievements of the students. We have been very impressed hearing that the students have remained active this week. Practising their bike skills and athletics. Looking for something creative to do: Change the Colour of you flowers. If you have some white flowers at home and you want to get creative, pick some white flowers and follow these steps to see what happens!! 1. Fill a cup with water half way. 2. Add 3 drops of food colouring into the cup. 3. Carefully cut the end of the flower’s stem. 4. Place the stem in the coloured water cup. 5. Wait one hour and observe your flowers’ petals. 6. Wait one day and observe your flowers’ petals. 7. Have they changed colour????
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE Remote & flexible Learning photos: Grade 5/6 have been a very busy bunch. They have been working hard on all of the work that has been set for them. It has been wonderful to hear how resilient, flexible and eager students have been with their remote learning. It always makes us happy to hear our student’s voices and to hear about the success that they are having with their learning and how they have been keeping busy while in isolation. Together, the grade 5/6 have read 184 books in 35.1 hours. What a great effort! Can we double this number next week? Highlights this week have been: - Chatting to students on the phone - Receiving work samples and photos - Everyone trying their personal best and giving everything a go. - Trying to have a phone conversation with Bryce Hudson and Sienna Norman who were lost for words! Normally very talkative and a bit weird talking to their teacher on the phone (From Mrs C) Shout outs: Room 9 - Bryce reading 11 books on Epic - Kayne and Sienna Norman for reading 7 books on Epic - Declan for being the first to complete his Essential Assessment Division Pre-Test - Xantha, Klyde and Jaylan for emailing their completed work - Hugh for sending in photos to share with the class Room 10 - Rachel and Sid for reading over 20 books on Epic! - Millah, Lara and Zara for sending updates of their work through daily - Nixon, Sid and Jayce for being very organised - Hayden trying new technology and for having a great attitude Room 11 - Completing Essential Assessment pre-tests by Tuesday afternoon: Koby, Sam, Banjo, Imeth, Will and Georgia - Completing Mathletics modules: Judd, Georgia, Koby, Imogen, Sam, Banjo, Josh, Jamie and Imeth.
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE - Using Epic!: Sam, Judd, Koby, Rory and Bella - Solving the week 2 riddle: Imeth and Imogen - Everyone who has submitted work on Compass or via email Keep up the great work 5/6! Gardening News with Mrs Rosevear Lots of things are happening in the vegetable garden even though you’re not here! The worms in the worm farms are increasing at a rapid rate and will be ready for your fruit scraps soon. We have lots of leafy greens and the broad beans are erupting from the ground. . Some of you may now have vegetable gardens at home now. Here’s a list of what can be planted in April: Asian greens, asparagus, beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chives, garlic, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mint, oregano, peas, radish, rocket, rosemary, shallots, silver beet, sorrel, spinach, spring onions, swede, thyme and turnips. Don't forget to watch Dirtgirl World on ABC TV, daily at 1.55pm or on IVIEW Rosemary is the herb of remembrance, it is said that the smell can increase your memory. I picked some rosemary from our garden and made a wreath for Anzac Day. You could do this too. Just use a branch from your backyard and hold it together with string. Attach any leaves or flowers with string and you will have your own wreath!
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE Library News from Mrs Briffa It’s ANZAC week and Hi to all my Library students & your families, ANZAC DAY is this Saturday the 25th April. It will be different this year but I believe we can still find ways to honour the courage & bravery of our ANZACS. I hope you have enjoyed watching the ANZAC book videos on the Story Box Library website. We are all adjusting to a new way of learning so if you have any issues you are welcome to email me. I also hope students are engaging well with the Library tasks and activities. Remember to write or keep an example of your work in your general workbook or you can email me as well if you like! I have had some surprise emails this week with fantastic responses to the Library tasks. Thank you to the parents and to the students who have shared their work. Grades Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 have read ‘ANZAC Ted’ by Belinda Landsberry - with a choice of ANZAC Activities. The ‘ANZAC medal for an unsung hero!” activity has been a popular choice so far. Blake’s medal award was for, ‘good mateship’ – an excellent choice of words Blake! Milly in Prep has been very creative and made her very own medal – great job Milly! Some Grade 3 / 4 ‘Lone Pine’ tasks such as letters & diary entries, may require some revising & editing – so keep up the good work at home until you are pleased with your response. Grade 5 & 6 have been doing activities based on ‘One Minute’s Silence’ by David Menzenthen. Wednesday morning, I received an impressive ‘One Minute Tribute’ to a soldier. This soldier is a relative to one of our grade 6 students & her family. This is a wonderful example of how we can honour the courage & bravery of our soldiers and loved ones. Thank you Wiki for sharing this heartfelt tribute. Thank you to everyone at home for doing your best & for adjusting to the changes. Take very good care and hope you have a special ANZAC Day. Kind regards PE Report with Mr T I must say it has been wonderful to see so many photos and videos of students undertaking some sort of learning or physical activity from home. I have been SO IMPRESSED at the way nothing has stopped you from getting outside. We have had some people riding bikes, shooting/passing the netball or basketball, student Olympics, gym circuits, going for walks as well as others completing the ‘Skipping Challenge’. To all of the students/parents/carers sending me an explanation of what has been happening at home, KEEP IT UP!
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE Here is a photo of Maya admiring our new display in the entrance. This is for all of our students, guests, family members to have a look at as they come into school. We will continue to add to this as we continue to receive more photos. Mr T’s Skipping Challenge This week on Compass I had set a challenge for all of the students to see how many skips they could do in a row without stopping. I didn’t mind if they were skipping on 1 or 2 legs and here is the top 5 for both the Junior and Senior school. Well done to everyone for having a go! A HUGE shoutout to RUPERT who made it to 200 skips, what an effort! I couldn’t believe it could be done so I tried to have a go myself, I was sure puffing by the end. I will look at setting a challenge on my Friday morning post each week and will add the class PE learning tasks on Friday afternoon for you all to look at. The ‘Challenge’ leaderboard will be sent to Mrs McCarthy at 9am on following Thursday for publishing in the Newsletter. Junior (Prep – 2) Senior (3 - 6) Rupert Elborough – 200 Maya Warton – 96 Vogue Matthews – 69 Zara Williamson - 85 Ashlyn Murnane – 42 Ingrid Williamson – 80 Ethan Edwards - 41 Chloe Beck - 67 Harper Davis - 32 Bodhi Garlick – 48
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE Under the Grill with Mr Till During this time of uncertainty, I have come up with the idea that a lot of our students and parents/carers may be interested to learn about the staff at the BEST school in Colac. The staff are missing all of the students a lot as we haven’t seen each other for some time, and this is one way we can communicate with you all at home and hopefully put a smile on your face. Name: Miss Baulch What is your Position/Role at Colac Primary School? I teach Prep and Grade 1 in Room 2. How long have you been in your role? This is my second year. What do you love about your role? Getting to teach some pretty awesome kids (and getting to hang out with MRS Tillack!) What is the best thing about CPS? All the people at CPS are kind, friendly and lots of fun to be around. Where did you grow up and go to school? Tell us about your younger years. I grew up in Colac and went to school at Sacred Heart Primary School. I used to play netball, basketball and do dancing. I was always a goody-two-shoes at school, always listening to my teacher and going above and beyond with my learning! Can you give the CPS students some advice that you can share from your days as a student? Try your very best at everything you do and always be kind. What is your favourite holiday destination and why? Hmmm, hard question. I would have to go with my biggest holiday to New Caledonia. I went on a cruise to some beautiful islands last year, the weather was amazing, the scenery was incredible and it was so relaxing. What is your favourite food and drink? My favourite food to eat is chocolate!! Favourite drink would have to be a good cup of tea (I drink lots of cups each day!) What are some of your favourite things to do outside of school? (Hobbies or Interests) Read, play with my dog Gus, go for walks, catch up with friends and watch Netflix. What is the first thing you are going to do once we get back to normal? HUG EVERYBODY! Probably spend time with my family and friends who I have not seen in ages. I believe you are an avid Essendon supporter, how many games do you get to a year and who is your favourite player? My Dad and I are Essendon members so we get down to most home games. Very tough to choose a favourite player but I’d have to go with Dyson Heppell. What was the biggest challenge for you teaching our ‘young people’ last year? Getting carried away having a good chat and laugh when we should be learning! Or squeezing so much learning into such a small amount of time. Thankyou for your time and being a part of our wonderful school community!
COLAC PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDNESS HONESTY PERSONAL BEST COURAGE RESPECT TOLERANCE Under the Grill with Mr Till During this time of uncertainty, I have come up with the idea that a lot of our students and parents/carers may be interested to learn about the staff at the BEST school in Colac. The staff are missing all of the students a lot as we haven’t seen each other for some time, and this is one way we can communicate with you all at home and hopefully put a smile on your face. Name: Miss Wood What is your Position/Role at Colac Primary School? Grade 5/6 teacher in Room 10, Senior PLC leader, School Council DET nominee You have been in your role for a number of years, can you please explain? 6 years. I took over from Mrs Newcombe in Room 10 when she became the Vice Principal. What do you love about your role? I love watching my students learn and grown into great little people. Every day is different and my students always make me laugh! What is the best thing about CPS? All of the staff and students. Any funny stories you would like to share from your time at CPS? One time when we were on an excursion, I accidently made the bus leave without Mr McInnes. Where did you grow up and go to school? Tell us about your younger years. I grew up on a farm near Geelong. I loved horses and spent most of my time as a kid riding my horse around the farm. I went to Oberon Primary School and then Sacred Heart College. I worked as a boarding house assistant at Geelong Grammar School for a number of years before starting at Colac Primary School Can you give the CPS students some advice that you can share from your days as a student? Take risks and see mistakes as learning opportunities What is your favourite holiday destination and why? I think that as long as you are with family or friends, every holiday is great no matter where you go! What is your favourite food? Caramilk is a clear winner. When that is not available… Cadbury dairy milk chocolate! What are some of your favourite things to do outside of school? (Hobbies or Interests) I live on a small farm so I spend a lot of time looking after all of my animals. I also play and coach netball at the Birregurra F&NC. Last year I coached and played in the grand final winning C grade team! What is the first thing you are going to do once we get back to normal? Visit my parents and friends. I believe you have a large amount of animals, how many do you have? A normal amount… 2 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, 4 cows, 8 guinea fowl, 16 chooks and some sheep on the way. I always wanted a pig so I think I’ll get one soon! Tell us something we don’t already know about you … I’m the youngest of seven kids. I love country music. I am commonly called Bec by people who forget my name! I must look like a Bec!! Thankyou for your time and being a part of our wonderful school community!
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