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EDITHVALEPRIMARY SCHOOLFORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTEREdithvale Road, Edithvale, Victoria 3196Phone: (03) 9772 1393Fax: (03) 9772 7307Web: www.edithvaleps.vic.edu.auEmail: edithvale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.auTerm 4—Week 325 October 2013Doing the Right Thing, Working Together & Aspiring HigherPRINCIPAL’S REPORTMrs Denise WebsterThe work on our oval is well underway and we arevery proud of the way in which the students aremanaging the use of the restricted yard area. Withthe additional ‘extra-curricular’ activities involvingmany more students, the impact of this reduction inspace has been minimised. We are all lookingforward to seeing the oval come to life again.Many thanks to the teachers and parents who areworking together to make our swimming program avery successful experience for all involved. There isa great deal of behind the scenes work that enableseverything to run smoothly and we appreciate thesupport that we get from our parent community.Thank you to parents who have informed us ofchanged arrangements for 2014. Please let us knowas soon as possible if your child is not attending EPSnext year, as we are about to begin the process ofconstructing classes and designing our transitionprogram for later in the term. If you have anyadditional information you believe is relevant to usabout your child’s learning needs as we begin thisprocess, please let me know as soon as possible.Please note, however, that this is not an invitationto request particular teachers. Determining thecomposition of classes for 2014 is a comprehensiveprocess and consideration is given to the needs ofall students.Important Note to Parents/GuardiansUnder the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008,schools are required to: request information from parents on theimmunisation status of each child prior toenrolment take a copy of the sighted document andrecord information on the immunisation statusof each enrolled child.Most recent figures indicate that 20-25 per cent ofVictorian primary school entrants are not meetingthis legislative requirement to present animmunisation status certificate when enrolling inprimary school. In the event of an infectiousdisease outbreak, unimmunised children andchildren whose immunisation status is unknownbecause no certificate has been presented may beexcluded from attending school until the risk ofinfection has passed.The most common type of immunisation statuscertificate is a Child History Statement from theAustralian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR).Parents are sent a statement when their child turnsfive; however they can request a statement fromACIR at any time.If this documentation has not already beenprovided to the school for your child, you willreceive a letter from us next week. Please assist usby forwarding a copy of the relevant certificate sothat we can meet our departmentalresponsibilities.ATHLETICSMr James WhitlaOver the past 2 weeks, 15 of our studentscompeted in the Divisional Athletics Carnival.These students had won selection to these trialsafter winning their event at our District Carnivalduring Term 3. All of our students competed veryhard and many achieved personal bests in thedisciplines that they were in which was a greateffort under such pressure. Congratulations to allof these students who represented our school withdistinction.Brit Smith (High Jump),Jack Mogensen (Discus),Laura Melatua (Long Jump), Paige Petropoulos(Hurdles), Paige Hyrons (Long Jump), CamilleNightingale (Triple Jump and 200m), Ben Hepworth(Hurdles), Isla Brown (Shot Put), Tane MacKintosh(Shot Put), Mac Cleaver (High Jump), SamsonMelatua (Triple Jump), Tom Wilcock (Triple Jumpand 800m), Lily Cooper (Long Jump) and the 12/13year old girls’ 4x100m relay team (Sharni Teesdale,Hannah Smith, Camille Nightingale and PaigePetropoulos).For your convenience, BPay is available to all families. The BPay codes are shown on your Family Statement—which is sent toyou each term, or just phone the office for details. Please only use BPay for amounts of 20 or over; (you can bundle severalpayments together) and please email or send a note to school, so we know what to allocate your payment to.

A MESSAGE FROM THE eSmartCOMMITTEEAs a parent, do you sometimes feel lost in thishigh-tech world? Are you worried about the safetyrisks involved with kids being online? Below mightjust be a solution for you and your family.BASKETBALLHOOPTIME REGIONAL FINALSMs Jaime RohanWeb Filtering with OpenDNSSteve SmithDid you know that OpenDNSoffers free web filtering andmonitoring solutions thatallow parents to blockwebsites? It’s based oncategories, such as “Adult”,“Gambling”,AcademicFraud” and “Weapons”.There are 56 categories thatcan be blocked.The OpenDNS Home solution requires no softwareinstallation. It’s as simple as signing up for a free“Home” account at www.opendns.com, selectingyour categories, and then making a small andeasy change to your Internet Router. Onceenabled, all the computers and devices in yourhome using WiFi will have the categories youselected filtered. Instead of viewing theunwanted website, you will be presented with apage saying the site has been blocked.Additional tools are available on the OpenDNSportal that will provide statistics of what websiteswere visited on your network. If you see problemweb sites in your network stats, you can easilyblock them as well.For more information, l-controls/Congratulations to Will Forster, Bevan North,Samson Melatua, Corey Guinea, Hudson Galea,Oliver Kuchenmeister, Stefan Hosi and Nick Wisbyfor qualifying for the McDonalds’ HoopTimeBasketball Regional Finals! The finals were heldon Wednesday 23 October at Dandenong Stadium.The boys came up against some greatcompetition and unfortunately didn’t come awaywith any wins. They played some fantasticbasketball and their zone defence had even thebest teams stumped. All day the boys displayedteam work, good sportsmanship and most of all,they all had loads of fun!Special thanks to Stefan’s dad, Mal, for scoringall day.STUDENT BANKING UPDATECLAIM YOUR MONEY BOXES THIS YEARWith the launch of some exciting new rewards for2014, please be aware that the Dollarmitesmoneyboxes will no longer be available.If your child is trying to collect the series ofDollarmite moneyboxes, they are encouraged to doso before the end of the school year.Students still need to redeem 10 tokens for each

NUMERACY NEWSMs Kim RollsCANTEENMrs Diane CameronTerm 4 is upon us and all year levels fromFoundation to Level 6 have been busy challengingthemselves in the Maths classroom.Maths newsletters will be sent out by the end ofthis week, so please make sure you have a readwith your child. The newsletters aim to give you abetter understanding of what your child islearning and the language that is being used. Ifyou have a moment and want something fun todo, why not participate in the added Maths taskswith your child (these are located at the bottomof your maths newsletter).All Canteen supplies are fully stocked. Pleaseremember there are no Hot Chocolates orNoodles in Term 4.With the aid of interactive whiteboards, netbooksand iPods we continue to use Mathletics andother engaging interactive websites. Mathleticssupports what we are learning in the classroomand can also be used at home to consolidate andextend your child’s learning. We encourage youto participate in the activities with your child andenjoy the fun learning activities it provides.Mathletics can be foundat www.mathletics.com.auTasks you may like to trywith your child thisweekendJuniorHow many differentways can you make 1or 2?What can you find thatis bigger than a potatobut lighter than it?MiddleHow could I spend exactly 35 at thesupermarket? (use a catalogue and calculator tohelp).I am a month with 31 days. Which month might Ibe?UpperI have 14,000 and want to buy two used cars.What could I buy? (try carsales.com)What numberscan you makeusing 1,0,2,7,8& 4?The Canteen’s final special lunch day in 2013 willbe a Sushi Day on Tuesday 3 December. Orderforms will be sent out after Cup Day.The Canteen will be open on Monday 4 November(Cup Eve) for lunch orders and window sales.A big thanks to Fleur and Kellie for filling in overthe last two weeks and a speedy recovery toKerrie and Michelle, hope to see you back helpingsoon.CANTEEN ROSTER—TERM 4Mon 28Tue 29Thu 31Fri 1AnnaEriccsonBeckyEvangelistaMon 4Tue 5Nov 7Nov 8MelbourneCup DayDebbieBondKellieKingsleyLisa CarterBernadetteLydsterGROUNDS & SURROUNDSWe would like to remind everyone that the schoolgrounds are a dog free zone. It is not very nicewhen students walk into the buildings with amess on their shoes; so if you are bringing yourdog on a lead, please make sure you also have aplastic bag to pick up after them. Please remindyour friends and neighbours to do the same.PREP ENROLMENTS 2014We are finalising our Prep enrolments for 2014.If you have a child starting Prep next year, pleasecall in to the office and collect an enrolmentform at your earliest convenience.AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR OPEN DAYAll school-aged girls are invited to come along tothe AGC Open Day. It will be held on Sunday 27October and gives girls the opportunity to join afree class and attend an information session. Formore information, phone 9869 6499 or visitwww.ausgirlschoir.com.au

ASPENDALE STINGRAYS SOCCER CLUB2013 SOCCER SUMMER SKILLS PROGRAMParkdale Secondary College,Talking About Childhood AsthmaWarren Rd, Mordialloc (MEL 87G8)A six week program will run every Sunday from 9am9am-10amstarting November 10th 2013.Live From the AirwaysPresented by The Asthma Foundation of Victoria and RoyalChildren’s HospitalAll boys and girls between 5 years and 11 years old are invited totry the game of soccer with skills sessions run by the club’squalified coaches.JOIN ONE OF MELBOURNE’S MOST FAMILY FRIENDLY SOCCERCLUBSFor more information go to the Club’s website www.aspendalesc.comor contact the Club’s Registrar via email on registrar@aspendalesc.com(FREE)Sunday 27 October, 4—6 pm(FREE)Ella Latham Auditorium, Ground Floor,Royal Children’s Hospital, MelbourneAsk questions, gain advice on: medications, diagnosis andasthma management from top respiratory specialists:A/Prof Sarath RanganathanProf Colin RobertsonDr Jo HarrisonTickets Limited: Registrations Essential: at www.asthma.org.auor call 1800ASTHMA (1800 278 462).

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