Email: Website: http://www.ardeersthps.vic.edu.au
Newsletter
2nd May 2008
Principal’s Report
On Tuesday 20th May, Ardeer South Primary School will be holding our annual open morning from 8.45am until 10.45am. We usually have an excellent response from parents in attending this event and hopefully this year will be no different. The morning provides a wonderful opportunity for parents to see their child in a classroom learning environment as well as learn more about how our school operates. The morning will begin at 8.45am where parents will need to sign in at the office and then make their way to the staffroom. After that there will be an information session on how we are using interactive whiteboards in our senior grades and then parents can visit their child’s classroom. The morning will finish off with morning tea in the staffroom. There will be a note going home shortly.
Dairy Dates
May 7th Mothers’ Day stall
8th Mothers’ Day stall
8th Collingwood Farm excursion P/1H, P/1T
9th Interschool sport against St. Paul’s PS (away)
13th-15th National Assessment Program (formally called AIM) for students in Years 3 and 5
13th School Council meeting 7pm
16th Interschool sport against Christ the King (away)
20th Ardeer South Primary School open morning
23rd Interschool sport against Sunshine North PS (home)
30th Interschool sport against Sunshine Heights PS (away)
National Testing Program - NAPLAN (formerly called AIM)
During the next few weeks the students in years three and five will participate in a national testing program. Our students will participate in English and Maths tasks, some being locally assessed and others centrally assessed. Results will be available later in the year.
Uniform
The wearing of school uniform is compulsory. Parents can greatly assist us by ensuring students wear their uniform everyday. Where there is an exceptional circumstance for not wearing the uniform, we require a note to be sent to school.
Habits of Mind
At Ardeer South Primary School we incorporate Habits of Mind into how we operate as a school. What is a Habit of Mind? It is a means of behaving intelligently when confronted with problems, the answers to which are not immediately known. There are sixteen habits of what human beings do when they behave intelligently and during the course of this year we will introduce a different habit in each newsletter. These habits can be utilised not just at school but also at home. Our first habit in this newsletter is ‘Thinking Flexibility’
Merit Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who received Merit Certificates:
Lingipepe 4/5K / Lavina 4/5K / Eric P/1TCindy 5/6M / Matt 5/6M / Erindi 1/2R
Andreas P/1H / Bianca 5/6M / Simon 5/6K
Dylan 5/6M / Dilara 5/6K / Kate 5/6M
School Attendance
Congratulations to Elizabeth in 1/2D for having a perfect attendance record during first term and winning a $10 bookclub voucher.
Free Fruit Friday
All students have been receiving a free piece of fruit every Friday. Thankyou to Mrs Klimczak and 4/5K for distributing the fruit to all the grades. We ask parents to ensure that students have a piece of fruit or vegetable in their lunchbox everyday and also to ensure they have a water bottle for use in the classroom.
What’s Happening Around Our School
Sunshine West Auskick
Open to both girls and boys from 5 to 12 years of age.
Runs for 12 weeks on Sunday mornings
Commencing 27th April form 10.00am till 11.30am
All enquires to be directed to Diane
Email:
Mobile: 0410304172 (after 4.00pm)