From the Principal

Welcome to IPS 

This Thursday the 25th of April 2024 is ANZAC Day, a national day of remembrance to commemorate Australians and New Zealanders who have served in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. 

ANZAC Day as we know it was first observed on the 25th of April 1916, as people came together to commemorate the landing of Australian and New Zealand forces at Gallipoli, Türkiye, on the 25th of April 1915.

This important tradition has now become an opportunity to stop and reflect on the sacrifice and dedication of all our veteran and service community, and the families who support them.

ANZAC Day was the focus of Monday's Assembly.  It was opened by students from our strings program playing the National Anthem.  Their performance was outstanding and was followed by a number of student-led items relating to their ANZAC learning.

The assembly was filled to the brim with poems, an ANZAC display made up of work from students right across the school, wreaths, poppies, art work, information posters and books, a roll of honour and student performances.

Students from 5L collaborated to create the specatacular wreath display and students in year 6 created the table display with Rolls of Honour, ANZAC Day facts and an enormous sprig of Rosemary from our front garden.

Students from 4F created ANZAC Day wreaths, books and poppies which were on display in the hall for the special assembly.  

Students from 5s and 6H read a number of ANZAC day poems, leading into the minute's silence.

Our students demonstrated great respect in the assembly as they listened in awe to Lilly Cascun play the Last Post on the trumpet before our minute of silence to remember those who lost their lives.

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them."

Graduate IPS student, Lilly played The Last Post to bring reflection and remembrance on this day.

Lest We Forget.

Respect 

Respect is one of our school values, but what it is exactly?

Why is it important in relation to ANZAC Day and what relevance does it have on our everyday lives?  

Respect is a positive way of treating or thinking of someone. It involves recognising their value and importance as a human being and treating them accordingly.

Being respectful of other people is an important value. Showing respect means demonstrating a concern for people you interact with and treating them as equals. 

In relation to ANZAC Day, respect can mean honouring people who lost their lives during wars, it can mean remembering them and their sacrifice in the hope that we can learn lessons from history.  Symbols are often used as a sign of respect and rememberance, such as bowing heads, collectively being silent for a minute and particularly in Australia and New Zealand, wearing a sprig of Rosemary.  All these were evident during our assembly and students continued to learn more about the ANZACs this week.

Respect though extends beyond the day and at IPS, respect is much valued.  So how do you show respect on a daily basis?  What sort of actions demonstrate your respect for others?  Parents and families can support children to demonstrate respect  by modelling and encouraging for instance:

• Listening to others when they’re speaking
• Playing fair
• Using manners when you address people
• Waiting their turn
• Giving someone a compliment
• Tidying up themselves yourself

As a school community, parents, teachers, school staff and peers can help children show respect to others by:

• Treating others how you would like to be treated
• Thinking about the feelings of others
• Celebrating similarities between people
• Being aware of the talents and qualities other people possess
• Listening to the thoughts and feelings of others
• Celebrating differences between people
• Being proud of the achievements of others

Garden - Volunteers

You may have noticed this week that our school grounds around the Foundation and Year 1 areas have had a littel face lift!

Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa of Mila (1L) and Petra (5M) and family for their hard work to make this happen. Thanks also go to Paul Davies from Banyule Council for the plant voucher, Victorian Indigenous Plant Coop (VINC) and their volunteers for growing the plants; and last but not least, Mr Bull for arranging the delivery of mulch and access to tools.

Mobile Phone Use Out of School

It has been brought to my attention that a number of senior students have been engaging in text conversations outside of school hours using highly emotive language. While the school cannot take responsibility for monitoring this behaviour, Parents and carers should  be aware that the flow on effect may be felt in the school yard and or classrooms. Please speak to your child(ren) and give them strategies to enable them to leave, or de-escalate these conversations before they become confrontations. You may find some useful strategies in the "self-regulation pdf" below.

Ivanhoe Primary Classroom Helpers Program

We are looking forward to having families and carers helping in our classrooms and programs. The main role of the classroom helper is to help the teacher and support the teaching program.

However, there are expectations around confidentiality and a few helpful rules that you will need to be across.

Below is a link that outlines some protocols and  expectations you will need to be prepared to follow to ensure the partnership is successful.

Once you have been through the slides and you are ready to help,  then approach your child’s teacher and let them know you are interested, and he or she will work out the best place to start.

2023 Annual Report

School Council will meet tonight (Wednesday) to endorse the Ivanhoe Primary School 2023 Annual Report. This is a brief meeting to provide the community with information about the school's performance in the preceding year. The reports contain information regarding the school's context, performance highlights, financial information, and data that informs future goals and targets. All members are invited to the presentation either online or in person at 6pm on Wednesday the 24th of April.

You can join us at https://eduvic.webex.com/join/kent.mark.j 

*The 2023 Annual Report will be uploaded to the school website shortly.

Curriculum Day is Friday the 26th April

Our staff will be attending professional learning at Watsonia North Primary School with their staff and also staff from Viewbank PS and Rosanna PS. The focus of the day will be on Disability Inclusion. This will be a student-free day.   

The purpose of the day is to support the implementation of the Disability Inclusion Framework. We will be providing information about a variety of considerations that may affect how  children access the curriculum. This curriculum day aims to provide teachers with an introduction to a variety of conditions, how students may present in class, possible strategies and resources that can support the student and contacts for future support and professional development.

Our Key Note Speaker is Liam Twomey. Liam is an elite Australian Paratriathlete who will share his journey overcoming many life obstacles. He was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 7 and had his right leg amputated below the knee. He is currently aiming to qualify for the Paris Paralympics later this year!

Our Out of School Hours Care program will offer all day care for the day but with altered hours, from 7.30am to 5.30pm. If you would like your child to attend, please contact our OSHC staff  on 9499 5226 or by email  iposhc@ivanhoeps.vic.edu.au no later than Wednesday 3.30pm in order ensure an adequate staffing ratio.

IPS has partnered with Nautilus Clinical Therapy 

In our continued pursuit of improving student outcomes, and in recognition of the crucial role played by strong wellbeing in maintaining student engagement and academic attainment, Ivanhoe PS is pleased to be able to offer direct referrals to a Mental Health Clinician.

We have partnered with Nautilus Clinical Therapy to offer out school community direct access to a variety of supports. This service can be accessed through contact with Nick King, Assistant Principal.

We can facilitate private client referrals or a subsidised referral with a Mental Health Plan via your GP. 

Services can be provided either on site during the hours of (8am – 5pm) or off site at a private practice.

For further information or to begin the referral process please contact me via email: Nicholas.king2@education.vic.gov.au . Alternatively through the school office during business hours: 9499 1880.

Mother’s Day breakfast is on Thursday 9th of May

Orders are now open for Mother's Day Breakfast.

Annette has included some new items to cater for everyone’s taste buds.

Please get your orders in ASAP through MY SCHOOL CONNECT to ensure that she orders enough stock for everyone.

Please contact Annette regarding special orders or dietary requirements do so as early as possible on 0413 047 049 or email Annette directly on  ferlaino@bigpond.net.au

*Do not call the office or email My School Connect.

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Ivanhoe Primary School is excited to be participating. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:

• access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
• a modern user-friendly interface
• rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
• the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by the 6th of September 2024.

Children from Foundation to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. 

Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge .

With Thanks

Francine Stroud (IPS PRC Coordinator)

Ivanhoe Primary School Camp Fundraising

As you can imagine, the cost of sending children to camp continues to rise so we are always looking at ways to fundraise to keep these important programs affordable. 

Just by recycling your bottles, cans and juice boxes, you can help us raise much-needed funds to keep our Ivanhoe Primary School Camp Program going!! 

Ivanhoe Primary School is now a donor partner of the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme (CDS). 

WHAT IS THE CDS?

The CDS is a scheme which recycles glass and plastic bottles, juice boxes and aluminium cans that are labelled “10c Refund at a Collection Depot…”.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

1. Save your eligible containers. (You can ask your friends and neighbours to save them for you too!)

Look for the 10c refund label usually found near the bar code on the back, or top for juice boxes. Most aluminium, glass, plastic and liquid paperboard (carton) drink containers between 150mL and 3 litres are eligible. You can keep the lids on as they recycle them too. 

Milk, wine, pure spirit, syrup, and large juice and flavoured milk bottles are not usually eligible, but most beer, tonic water, mineral water and juice box containers have the 10c refund label.

2. Return you recyclables to a Donation CDS refund centre. 

Some refund centres have machines where you must feed each item in one at a time, however our local Southern Cellars in Southern Rd, Heidelberg accept bulk recyclables for donation, so the process is fast and easy. Simply count and write down the total number of items in each group of recyclables: Eg 20 glass bottles, 35 plastic bottles, 20 aluminium cans (don’t squash them), 10 juice boxes. If you have a large number of each, take them in separate containers by these 4 types, so they can just tip into their big bins. 

Other refund centres in the Northern Zone: https://cdsvic.org.au/locations

3. Nominate Ivanhoe Primary School to receive your donation.

Ask the collection centre to find our School name on their CDS app. They will email you a receipt like the one shown here below. Another plus is that the donation is tax-deductible for you!

4. Forward your email receipt to the school.

If you wish, you can forward your receipt to the school email Ivanhoe.ps@education.vic.gov.au so we can monitor the progress of our fundraising!

Further information on the CDS : https://cdsvic.org.au/

Thank you in advance for supporting our Ivanhoe Primary School Camp Program!

ICAS. What is ICAS?

ICAS is an online academic set of assessments that are designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills. At IPS we are offering the following ICAS assessments for students in years 3-6…

English, Mathematics, Science, Digital Technologies.

Learn more about ICAS here. https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas

How to participate in ICAS.

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please:

1. Read about ICAS subjects and prices here: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas/pricing/

2. Read the terms and conditions here: https://www.icasassessments.com/schools-terms-and-conditions/

3. Go to Parent Portal to purchase tests here: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

4. Enter our school’s access code - STL697

5. Enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment.

IPS ICAS registrations will close at 11:59pm on Friday, July 12th. 

No student will be able to register for ICAS at IPS beyond this date.

Bringing Up Great Kids

If you are looking for a short program to help support positive parenting, there Anglicare are offfering a free of charge session on Bringing up Great Kids.  

The details are in the pdf below.

Finally

Reminder that there is no school for students on Thursday 25th April (ANZAC Day public holiday) and Friday 26th April (Curriculum Day when teachers and staff are attending professional learning with staff from other local schools). 

OSHC is able to offer care from 7.30am to 5.30pm on Friday 26th April. Bookings are essential and  must be made by 3.30pm on Wednesday to ensure the program has the correct ratio of staff to students.

To make a booking please phone 9499 5226 or email iposhc@ivanhoeps.vic.edu.au

Enjoy the week!

Pam Wright

Co Principal

http://www.ivanhoeps.vic.edu.au/ 

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