Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Newsletter No: 2
Dates to Remember
2016
Wednesday 24th
February
Early Close 2.30pm
Thursday 25th
February
Assembly Room 3
Monday 29th
February
Mini Assembly
Value: Cooperation
Is working equally
with others towards
a common goal.
Monday 7th March
LABOUR DAY School will be
closed
Tuesday 8th March
Faction Swimming
Carnival
Weeks 3 and 4 Value
Attentive Listening
means acting in ways
that connect you with
the speaker. I listen
attentively
P&C Uniform Shop
Open Days:
Tuesday
8:30am 9:30am
Thursday
8:30am 9:30am
Mount Lockyer
Community
Playgroup
Every Wednesday at
the Child and Parent
Centre
9.00am to 12.00pm
ALL WELCOME!!
www.facebook.com/MountLockyerPS
Hello everyone, here we are at Week Four and weve certainly had a smooth start to the
school year. New students have settled in quickly, making friends and enjoying being part of
our school community. I commend students for their excellent behaviour, demonstrating the
positive values we promote. We certainly have top quality staff they started the year
organized, positive and enthusiastic. Thank you also to parents and carers for ensuring your
children were school ready, it makes an enormous difference.
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is a key factor for your child/ren to engage with their learning and
succeed at school. To be in the Regular Attendance category (90% and above) students
need to attend at least 45 out of 50 days per term. It is appreciated if all absences are
explained by note, SMS, phone call or in person.
Regular attendance allows children to absorb and build upon their learning.
Children who miss school in early years will have gaps which make learning later in life
more difficult.
Attending school regularly helps students develop confidence, social skills, resilience and
teamworkall great things for your child!
NAPLAN
All students Year 3 and 5 will bring home today a pamphlet with information regarding the
2016 National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). If you wish your
child to be withdrawn from participating in this assessment please contact the school. Closer
to the date you will be given a Student Withdrawal form to complete.
P&C
Thank you to the many people who attended the P&C Annual General Meeting last night. I
would like to congratulate the returning office bearers: President- Lisa Hart, Vice PresidentRoz Porteous, Secretary-Rebecca Collins and new Treasurer Erin Grover. Thanks to the
outgoing Treasurer, Tonia Harrington.
Our Place
Staffed by Ruben De Graaf, Tammy Woods, Heather Maguire and Greg Barber (Chappy)
Our Place is a fabulous hive of activity and a real asset to the school. Students are engaged
in gardening, Art Therapy, sewing, mosaics, jewellery making, construction projects,
spending time with their mentors and more. Parents who have spare time are most
welcome to join the Our Place mentoring program spending 1 hour a week with a
student. Contact Barb Jeremic or any of the Our Place staff for further information.
Barb Jeremic
Deputy Principal
95.6%
94.7%
Merit Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who received merit
certificates at the last school assembly:
Room 3:
Room 4:
Room 5:
Room 6:
Room 7:
Room 8:
Room 9:
Room 11:
Room 12:
Room 13:
Room 14:
Room 15:
Room 16:
Room 17:
Room 21:
Room 22:
Room 24:
Room 25:
Alissa Schulz
Mitchell Swainston
Nevaeh Brooks
Laurence Edgill
Ruby Riley
Daizhon Mohammad
Robbie Monaghan
Tyson Petter
Sienna Adami
Jay Napier
Tamuka Bangi
Eli Hort and Zethrow Hill
Scott Noakes
Kaia Anderson
Keilarni Lloyd
Mallory Whitton
Jessica Dlugi
Suraya Dicks
Religious Instruction
All children are expected to participate in Religious
Instruction. If you do not want your child to participate in
religious instruction, please send a note to the classroom
teacher with this request.
Please note students do not automatically become exempt
from previous years. A new exemption note needs to be
completed for 2016.
Safety House
We are extremely privileged to be a
Safety House School. A huge part of
this program is that we require some
houses to be available for this by
providing a safe place for children to
stop and seek help in an emergency
situation.
If you are interested in this and want
to find out more please give me a call to find out more.
Liz Grixti, 0404 950 158
P & C News
School Banking
Want to join up for school banking? The easiest way is to
go to the local Commonwealth branch with your drivers
licence and your child's birth certificate and open a Youth
Saver Account. If you already have an account with CBA
you can use online banking to get your child a Youth Saver
account.
Once your child has a Youth Saver account number they
can start participating in school banking. Each Wednesday
fill in a deposit slip, put the money into the banking wallet
and put it into your classs grey banking bag (if you have an
account number but no deposit book put your money, name
and number in a snap lock bag and we will give you a wallet
and deposit book).
Banking bags are taken to the office, the deposits are
processed by parent volunteers and returned to students
the same day. Remember you dont have to bank every
week and it doesnt matter how much you bank. Each
deposit through school will receive a silver token that can
be traded for prizes once they have 10.
Any questions come see us in the interview room in the
school office area Wednesdays 9.30-10.30am, put a note in
with the banking or call Karen 04880 014 534.
Discover Scouts
JOEY SCOUTS (6-8 YRS)
CUB SCOUTS (8-11 YRS)
SCOUTS (11-15 YRS)
For more information,
contact Jenny: 0428 447988
www.joinscouts.com.au
the morning.
Students are not permitted to use mobile phones for any purpose on school grounds.
Mobile phones are not permitted to be taken to school camps, excursions or other functions unless permission is granted by
the school Principal.
Students seen using mobile phones on school groundsFirst breach- The phone will be confiscated and returned to the student at the end of the school day.
Further breaches- The phone will be confiscated and parents/carers will need to collect it from the office.
Answer: ________________________and_________________________
Name __________________________________________________ Room ____________________
WHAT IS BULLYING?
The key to this approach is that the child is given a choice at each step to
follow directions or face increased consequences.
Students making GOOD CHOICES are acknowledged for their efforts.
For students making POOR CHOICES the following consequences
apply ~
STEP 1
Student refuses to follow directions.
Verbal warning.
STEP 2
Student still refuses to follow directionsIn-class consequence e.g. Time Out
STEP 3
Student still refuses to follow directionsOut-of-class consequence e.g. Buddy
Class.
STEP 4
Student still refuses to follow directionsRED CARD is sent to the office.
Parents will be requested to attend
school.
SUSPENSION
Students will be immediately
suspended for verbal abuse of
staff and/or violence towards
staff or students.
RE-ENTRY FOLLOWING
SUSPENSION
Students returning from
suspension must be
accompanied by an adult and
will attend the Intervention
Centre (Room 20) where an
Individual Behaviour
Management Plan will be
developed and implemented.
Step 1: Warning
Step 2: In school isolation and
counselling at recess and lunch,
parents will be notified
Step 3:
For continued breaches
students will be suspended.