November 28th, 2018 - Lilydale West Primary School

November 28th, 2018

Calendar of Events:
     Fri, Nov 30th, 2.15-3.15     Kinder to Foundation Transition Session
                                   Year 4’s will meet their 2019 buddy during
                                   this session!
     Sun, Dec 2nd, 9.30-11.30     Champion Dad’s Roller Skating (see below)
     Thurs, Dec 6th, 4.30-7.00    Twilight Family Night
     Tues, Dec 11th, 9.30-12.00   Kinder to Foundation Transition Session
     Tues, Dec 11th               Whole School Transition Morning
     Fri, Dec 14th, 2.15-3.30     Colour Fun Run
     Fri, Dec 14th                Year 2 Sleep Over & Year 1 Fun Night
     Wed, Dec 19th                Year 6 Graduation
     Thurs, Dec 20th              Year 6 Big Day Out
     Fri, Dec 21st                Last Day of 2019 2.30pm finish

     Please be aware that on the day of the colour run, children will need to
      come to school dressed in white. Basic t-shirts, shorts or leggings can be
      purchased from most big retailers relatively cheaply. We also suggest you
      bring a towel to put in the car for the drive home!

From the Principal:

We are at that time of the year when we are putting the finishing
touches on our staffing for 2019, and with that comes the organisation
of class groups. As you will be aware, with co-taught classes the
children are generally working together apart from the time they
spend in specialist classes. If you have a serious consideration
regarding your child’s placement for 2019 that you have already
approached the school about, please formalise this by sending an
email to the school email address by Monday 3rd of December. Serious
considerations are contemplated and we do our best to ensure
appropriate placement of children in grades.

It is very exciting to see the temporary safety fencing surrounding the
first part of our building works. Once buildings begin shortly, we will be
giving updates on how things are going based on our fortnightly walk
throughs with the builder and project manager.

This week our leadership team met with the Literacy Teacher Partners
who will be working with us for the duration of 2019. This is an exciting
move for our school and provides us with the opportunity for both of
them to work alongside our teachers on our literacy teaching and
learning for two days a fortnight. They will also be providing the whole
staff with literacy professional development.

Thank you to the parents who worked at school on Saturday at the
election BBQ. It is great to have had an extra opportunity to raise funds
to put toward new and exciting things at our school.

Kind regards, Lisa

From the Assistant Principal:

Assessment for Learning at Lilydale West

A continuing focus moving forward into 2019 is in building student
agency in learning. Student Agency refers to working with students in
identifying their own strengths and areas of improvement and in the
design of learning activities that are meaningful and relevant to
learners, driven by their interests, and often self-initiated with
guidance from teachers. The whole school planning and Inquiry
model implemented at Lilydale West in 2018 has shown an increased
focus on teachers engaging student in their own and cohort learning.

Another essential element of student agency we have been working
on this year is in developing student understanding of their own
assessment data and in the creation of individual learning goals in
response to their own needs. Teachers work in collaboration with
students to create goals, identifying the strengths and areas for
improvement. They discuss learning strategies and how students can
effect change in their own learning, and reflect on their own growth.

An effective method of improving student agency in their own
assessment data is through the use of rubrics. Rubrics are usually in
the form of a matrix or grid that are often created together with
students. They provide the students and teachers with a common
understanding of what is required when working a learning task,
interpreting outcomes against set criteria. At Lilydale West we often
use rubrics for assessing portfolio tasks and in 2019 will be having an
increased focus on developing rubrics for hands on maths learning
activities.

It has been exciting to hear students’ discussion of their own learning
this year. We regularly have students approach us in the yard or
come to the office to share their learning growth and tell us about
the way they are learning in their classroom. We look forward to hear
more from students in 2019.

Anita Elliott

Office News:

School Canteen:
Our school canteen operates on Wednesday’s and Friday’s.
Online ordering is available.
Canteen menu is available outside the office.
If you can help out please let us know at the office!

OSHClub:
For all bookings and enquiries: 1300395735. To contact Alison directly: 0476802866
The school office does not take messages or bookings regarding OSHClub.

School Banking:
Our school banking day is Tuesday.

Breakfast Club:
Tuesday mornings at 8.30am in the canteen. Everyone welcome!
Breakfast Club provides a healthy breakfast and is run by volunteers.
Please let us know if you have allergies.

School Uniforms:

Uniforms can be bought from the room opposite the office at the following times:

Tuesday:         8:30–9:00 & 3:00–4:00
Friday:          8:30–9:00 & 3:00–4:00

Prices are as follows:
    Short sleeve polo.    $30
    Jacket.                $37
    Hat.                   $15
    School Bag.           $42
    Summer Dress          $54.95
    Summer dresses are now available at Lowes. We have sample sizes here to try.
    An order can be made here at school for dresses.

At this stage the uniforms are only for sale during the above states times. If you are
unable to make these times please call the office to make alternative
arrangements.

A big thank you to all the parents who have been helping out and volunteering their time
sell our new school uniforms! You are a wonderful support to our school!

Foundation & Year 1:

In and out of the classroom, students have continued learning camera words,
how verbs are used and the sounds of letter combinations.

Year 1 students are practising their reading and speaking skills by taking part in
Reader’s Theatre.

Students created labelled diagrams of the main characters from an African tale,
‘Pretty Salma’

Year 2:

Year 2’s have been writing different types of poetry. Below are examples of
alliteration.

Year 3/4:

This week our Year 4 students have been working hard, preparing 'LWPS
Welcome bags' for our upcoming Foundation students.
The Year 4 students will be acting as 'buddies' next year; helping to welcome our
newcomers to the school, providing support and friendship and most of all,
helping to make the start of their school life comfortable and safe.
We are looking forward to meeting our new friends on Friday.

"I am nervous to meet my buddy, but I'm also excited. I plan to play the game
that I made for my buddy, with my buddy" (Liam)

"I am really excited to meet my buddy and I hope that I make a good
impression. I hope that everything goes well and that my bag turns out ok. I hope
that my buddy likes the bag, and everything in it." (Juliette)

"I am excited to meet my buddy, but at the same time I'm nervous. I hope that
he likes the bag that I've made for him. Next year I hope that I can play the
board game (that I made for him), with him." (Joshua)

"I am super excited to meet my buddy. I hope they enjoy the bag that I've made
them, because I've put quite a lot of effort into it. I hope that in the time that I
have my buddy I can teach them to have lots of respect for the school.
Hopefully I can play my game with them some time." (Ella)

Year 5/6:

Year 5 & 6 students have been enthusiastically learning new dances with Ken
Marshall.

Our Community Sports Day was a great success!

In PBS year 5's have been making a board game.

Sports News:

Year 5-6 Mooroolbark District Community Sports Day

At the beginning of the term our Year 5-6 treasures were set a challenge which
was to finish in the Top 3 at the Mooroolbark District Community Sports Day, after
a 5th placing for our group in 2017. The 2018 event took place on Friday
16th November and they absolutely 'smashed it' and finished in second place out
of the 8 competing schools. We are so proud of them!. As is always the case, they
set the standard in regards to being respectful participants. A big thanks to the
parent helpers who did a great job supporting our teams throughout the day.

Junior Future Stars Hooptime
State Finals

Best of luck to the Lilydale West
Gators who are playing in the
Hooptime       State    Finals   at
Dandenong         on      Thursday.
They are playing against teams
from across Victoria and will also
take part in a parade of schools.

Champion Dad’s News

     Champion Dads Group CHANGE OF PLANS
 ‘NINJA WARRIOR’ Breakfast of Champions Challenge

Dear Parents,
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the Ninja Warrior Breakfast will
not go ahead. On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December the school will not be
able to be accessed due to demolition works taking place as part of our building
upgrade. We have only just been notified that there is a need to close down the
school on this weekend. There has been a lot of interest from our dad’s and
students to participate in this event, therefore we will aim to conduct the event
in 2019.

The good news is, an alternate event has been organised
for Sunday 2nd December. Refer below.

IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR SKATES ON!
WHO: Lilydale West P.S Children in Foundation to Grade 6 and their
Dad’s/Father Figures.
WHERE: Victorian Skating Centre, 34 Industrial Park Drive, Lilydale.
WHEN: Sunday 2nd December 2018. 9:30am – 11:30am
(There is the option to continue to skate after 11:30)
COST: Skating and skate hire (skates or blades) $10 per head to be paid when
entering the venue. Non-skaters are free. If children have their own skates, they
are most welcome to bring them.
FOOD/DRINK: There will be the opportunity to purchase from the kiosk. It is
recommended that the children bring along a named drink bottle. 
We are encouraging the Dad’s and Father Figures to put some skates on and
take a ‘roll’ down memory lane, but if for whatever reason you are unable or do
not want to, that is totally ok. The Champion Dad’s Organising Team do not take
any responsibility for any sore backsides or whatever else might come about from
the event. 
To attend you must RSVP by Wednesday 28th November, stating how many
people will be attending from your family. Please RSVP to the address below:
ChampDads@lilydalewest.vic.edu.au

This will be a super fun event for Dad’s and Father Figures
to enjoy with their children, while hanging out with
other Lilydale West families. Along with our families with
Foundation – Year 2 children, it would be great to have a
heap of our Year 3 – Year 6 children attend with their Dads.

Fundraising:

Colour Fun Run Fundraiser:
Please be aware that on the day of the Colour Fun Run children will need to come
dressed in white. Basic t-shirts, shorts or leggings can be purchased from most big
retailers relatively cheaply. We alspo suggest you bring a towel to put in the car
for the drive home.

A HUGE thank you to everyone who came and helped out at the Election Day BBQ:
Shenon, Jamie, Natasha, Louise, Sara, Toni, Ness, Emma, Rachelle, Leanne P, Anne,
Michael, Leanne F., James and Jen. Your support is very much appreciated!

Community Notices

A big thank you to Shawn Pynaker from Premium Quality Meats who
supplied all the meat for the Election Day BBQ on Saturday free of
charge. His generosity helped us to raise over $1200 to go towards a
shade sail over the Bersama Playground.

Please support him in return and pop into his shop – Industrial Park
Drive (just opposite the skating centre in Beresford Drive).

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