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Coral Park Primary School
Achieving SUCCESS 145 Coral Drive, Hampton Park 3976
www.coralparkps.vic.edu.au
NEWSLETTER Term 2 Issue 1, 22nd April 2021
Email: coral.park.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Phone 9702 8398
From the Principal
Welcome Back to Term 2
As we continue to move towards a more pre COVID normal I welcome you back to Coral
Park Primary School for what will be a very busy and exciting term. NAPLAN, Attitudes to
School Survey (Yrs 3 to 6), our Mother’s Day stall, excursions and various other activities
are planned, along with heaps of fantastic learning.
Well done to all our fabulous students who have returned to school showing all of our school values. It is
wonderful to see all of your smiling faces as you walk through the gate each day.
Staffing
During the school holidays Charlotte Ball successfully obtained a position at Rowellyn Park Primary School.
We wish her luck at her new school. We have employed Krystal Theobald who will replacing the intervention
component of the vacant position. We also welcome Travis Hey who will be looking after the PE Department
along with Sam Lawson while Bill Hains is on leave recovering from his hip replacement.
Stephanie Neads has returned to the office after maternity leave and will be available Mondays and Tuesdays
while Peta Lee will remain here from Wednesday to Thursday each week. In week three of this term Emma
Virgona will also re-join the Coral Park family after her maternity leave. I am sure you will join me in making
them all feel welcome.
Building and Grounds
During 2020, Coral Park Primary School engaged with the Department of Education and Training (DET) in a
rolling facilities audit. This is a process that assesses the condition of the school’s buildings and provides a
report to the DET which determines how funds are allocated, to ensure our buildings remain in good order.
It is a lengthy process which was undertaken by Bill Hains and myself. The findings of the audit report were
in line with planned works across the school and we have had confirmation that Coral Park Primary School
will receive an increase to the budget of $60,000 to support these important works. Thank you to Bill for
assisting me in completing this audit process.
Work has begun to replace our retaining
walls. The new walls not only look great,
they have given the courtyard a real lift
and make it much safer for our students.
Enjoy Life!
Justin Thompson
Principal
Sunday 25th April
ANZAC DAY
ANZAC DAY - 25th April
On Anzac Day, we recognize the courage, mateship, skill and
Diary Dates perseverance of those who have served, fought, and given their lives
in the military. On Anzac Day, we show love, honour and support for
those who fought to enable freedom for people all over the world,
but were not able to make it home. While Anzac Day coincides with
the anniversary of the landing in Gallipoli, the day itself is not meant
to be a commemoration of the event, but rather the qualities that
APRIL Australia established for itself there.
ANZAC Day badges are available from the office
Friday 23rd April
for $1. Proceeds from this appeal are used in
First day of canteen for Term 2
welfare work carried out by the RSL for ex-
TOMORROW service men, women and their families, who
require assistance.
COLOURING COMPETITION
Lots of students entered the
LJ Hooker Hampton Park
Sunday 25th April
Easter colouring competition.
ANZAC DAY
All entries which were handed
in at the school office went in
the draw to win a colouring
pack prize from Coral Park PS.
Congratulations Alexis J2, Mia
S10, Alana M18 and Abeha P9 for winning a prize pack each. Well
Friday 30th April done to everyone for completing some fabulous colouring!
Senior Interschool Sport
LUNCHES
CPPS v Rangebank PS
We have already had quite a few hungry students this week who have
Home Game
not had lunch at school. Some of these students have forgotten their
lunch, some have not had time to make lunch and some have not
MAY packed enough food for the day. Please make sure your child comes
WE ARE to school with their lunch each day as we no longer have
Thursday 6th May any sandwiches available to offer hungry students. If
Mother’s Day Stall your child makes their own lunch each day please assist
them by checking that they have remembered to do so.
Making sure they have packed their lunch is a great way
RESPONSIBLE for students to develop responsibility and resilience.
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance at school is crucial. Sadly, over 25 students had
Friday 7th May more than 9 days off in Term 1, which means they have less than 80%
Senior Interschool Sport attendance. Absences due to illness cannot be avoided, but it is
CPPS v Rivergum PS important that students do not have time off school for reasons such
Home Game as birthdays, shopping, family days etc. Good attendance is vital to
ensure your child achieves to the best of their ability.
Thursday 20th May
MOTHER’S DAY STALL
CERES Towards Zero Waste
Grade 2 Excursion The school Parent Club has been busy organising lots of
lovely goodies for the Mother’s Day Stall, which will be
held on Thursday 6th May. Students will have the
opportunity to visit the stall to buy a special gift to give
their mum for Mother’s Day. Items range from $1 to $10. Anyone
who has a current Working With Children Check and is able to help
can contact the school, as all assistance is greatly appreciated.
Junior ANZAC Art Prep and Grade 1 students developed their scissor skills and pasting to create paper plate poppies for ANZAC Day. Grade 2, 3 and 4 developed their knowledge of complimentary colours -these are near one another on a colour wheel. They made a sunset sky as the background for their ANZAC image.
P8
Bb
Ben’s
Butter
In P8, during our language experience this week, we made butter for Ben the Bear. We filled a glass jar with
cream and a marble and had to shake, shake, shake. We watched it slowly change to become lumpy, yellow and
sweet. Our arms got really sore! We then got to spread it on a biscuit and eat our delicious treat. It was such
a fun way to learn about our letter of the week: Bb.
Congratulations to the following students who have demonstrated our school values and
completed their reward charts...
Sohail J3 green
Piradheep J3 orange
Shylo M12 orange
Brandon P5 green
Ibraheem M14 orange
Shylo M12 orange
Rachael M14 orange
Respectful
We say
ALL SETTINGS Resilient
We tell a staff
‘please’ and Responsible Determined member if
‘thank you’. We keep our hands and something is
We ask questions if
feet to ourselves. we don’t wrong.
We listen to We follow staff understand. We stop and think
others. instructions. before reacting.
We clean up.
We use equipment for We wear the correct We take turns.
We tell the its correct purpose. school uniform. We apologise for
truth. We put all rubbish in our mistakes.
We are on time.
the bin.
Respectful LEARNING SPACES Resilient
We attempt all
We help
others. Responsible Determined tasks.
We return to class We try new activities. We ask for help
We are quiet.
on time.
We complete our tasks. when needed.
We use whole We walk inside.
We keep trying We wait our
body listening. We keep our
belongings in their when things get hard. turn.
correct place. We set our learning We share
We ask permission goals. school
to leave. We complete our property.
We pack up. learning goals.
Birthday Books
Happy Birthday
Toby, Alana, Chace, Aishpreet & Eshaal
We hope you all
enjoyed your
birthday celebrations.
Thank you for donating a book to our library.
Playgroup
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9am—11am
Coral Park Hall
Free of charge
All Welcome!
National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2021 The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests will be conducted from 11th – 21st May 2021. Coral Park Primary School will be completing these tests online again this year and the testing period will run over two weeks. These tests are common national tests undertaken by all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) is responsible for NAPLAN across the state. NAPLAN provides information to students, teachers, parent/carers and school communities about how students are performing against the national benchmarks for literacy and numeracy. The results provide a measure of how Australian schools and students are performing in the areas of reading, writing, spelling, language conventions and numeracy. Specifically, information gained is used for: • individual student reports to parents • school reporting to their communities, and • aggregate reporting against national standards. It is important to remember that the educational ‘value’ of all assessment (testing) is that the information obtained from the results be used to provide students and parents with feedback on areas of student progress and inform teachers as to their students’ learning needs. It is also important to recognise that the National Assessment Program is not seen as the sole criterion for measuring student performance, but rather as a part of a broad range of measures used by teachers to evaluate and assess the learning and teaching process. To assist in the administration of NAPLAN, parents/carers are asked to keep the 11 th – 21st May free from interruptions to the normal school routine. Parents/carers could also assist their children by speaking positively about the tests with the view to avoid undue student anxiety. Teachers will ensure students are familiar with the test formats and will provide appropriate support and guidance leading up to the test date. If you would like to provide some extra online practice for your child you can access some practice tests at the following website: https://www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/public-demonstration-site If you have any questions about your child's preparation for NAPLAN, you are encouraged to make a time to speak with their teacher. Alternatively you can contact the office to speak to the Assistant Principal Liz Wilson.
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