From the Principal
Upcoming School Events - Take note of these dates.
Dear IPS Community,
While Victoria remains in lockdown school arrangements for next week are as follows:
Monday: Remote school
Tuesday : Remote school
Wednesday : Remote School
Thursday : Remote School
Friday : Return to School
Once again children of Essential Workers who are working outside the home, where no other arrangements for supervision can be made, may attend school where they will be participating in the same program as their peers. Teachers and staff working onsite are essentially volunteers or casual relief staff.
If you require onsite days next week you must contact the school office to complete the necessary paperwork. Please do not be offended if you are required to prove your Essential Worker status.
Fair update!
Preparation is still full steam ahead for November 20th school fair. The amount of energy and effort that is happening behind the scenes to get our biggest community event and fundraiser up and running is a credit to the organisers, PFA and staff.
Also a big thank you to those who have volunteered to join the fun.
There is a lot of talent in our community so expect to read more about who else will be performing alongside Joe Camilleri on the day.
So save the date and come along and enjoy this great community day out.
A Recipe for STEM fun!
Girls Day Out in STEM is designing food differently this National Science Week: Food Different by Design.
You might have heard that learning to code is as easy as learning a recipe.
Meet two Google machine learning specialists who used a machine learning (ML) model to make a whole new type of baked goodie.
Join us for our challenge: The Great Machine Learning Bake-off!
- Register: Get access to the SECRET recipes 💻
- Prepare: Reach out to your friends and family to form your team 👧 🧒🏼🧒👧
- Organise: Grab your ingredients 🥣
- Bake: Enjoy with friends and family 🍪
- Share: Let’s see your finished product 🧁
- Poll: Vote to have your say 👏
- Win: All those registered will be in the draw to win prizes 🎉
Sign up to access the SECRET ML recipes that will be revealed on Saturday, August 14th at 9:00am when the vault is opened 😲
You have one whole week to do the baking challenge during National Science Week August 14-22,2021 🗓
After the baking challenge, let us know what you thought of the ML baking creations – will you vote for the Breakie or the Cakie! Let your voice be heard 📣
INGREDIENTS: Participation Ingredients
Be part of something big, big, big this National Science Week. Get the SECRET ML recipes in the vault on Saturday August 14, 2021!
Any girl can join in the fun. You just need your parent’s permission to register 🧑 💻
COOKING STEPS:
Participation Method
Step 1
Have fun with your friends 👧🧒🏼🧒👧 or get together with family or neighbours to register your team. Make sure you have your parent’s permission.
Step 2
After registration you will receive a confirmation with the password🤫 You will need the password to access the recipes on the reveal date, Saturday August 14th.
Step 3
By using your password on August 14th at 9:00am, the vault will open and you will gain access to the ML recipes. Then your bake-off challenge begins👩🍳
Have your teammates, ingredients and utensils ready - crank up that oven and prepare to BAKE-OFF… let’s get baking!!
Oh, and have your mobile phone📱 nearby to take lots of selfies or videos – send them in to win awesome prizes (with your parent’s permission of course). Be in the draw for some great Google gifts!!
Step 4
During National Science Week 14 -22 August share your baking🥧 results with Girls Day Out inSTEM and the Google community. Enjoy learning more about how two Google Cloud engineers used machine learning (ML) to make these new recipes – the Breakie and the Cakie!
Step 5
Ding ⏱ after you have baked your ML generated recipes, photographed, celebrated and eaten them – you then get to VOTE in the Bake-off POLL. Let your voice be heard 🎤
Step 6
Be in the draw for some great Google prizes 🎉 Register NOW!
Click Here for more information and to register.
Don't forget to send your photos or videos to ivanhoeprimaryvic@gmail.com for inclusion in a future issue of this newsletter. Remember this email address is only for newsletter contributions of families. All other correspondence should be directed to the school in the usual channels.
2021 Capital Works - Stage 3
The refurbishment of the west facade of the Waterdale Rd building is progressing well.
We are trying to complete as much of the work as possible while the school is locked down in order to minimise the disruption to the school routine when students and teachers return to school next Friday.
Classroom Helper Training
As a result of COVID 19 the CHT is a truncated program is available through the schools website and linked below.
We are pleased to say that classroom helpers will be resuming in Term 3 for grades Foundation, One and Two. In accordance with Covid-safety measures, training for this program will occur online this year. If you are interested in helping in the classroom and have not completed the training in the past you will be required to read through the attached PowerPoint and sign an agreement.
An optional half hour web-ex meeting will follow once restrictions have eased to clarify any points and to answer your questions. Please note if you have previously completed the training program no further steps are required to assist in the classroom. We look forward to seeing you back at I.P.S!
Parents can enjoy the opportunity to share in the educational development of students with the support and direction of teachers, by participating in the Classroom Helper program.
The Classroom Helpers' course is a component of the Victorian Early Years Literacy Program and is designed to support the work of parents, helpers and aides who assist in classrooms. The program runs for three consecutive weeks in Term 1 and is presented by teachers from the school.
Topics include:
- Being a Helper
- Helping with Speaking and Listening
- Helping with Reading
- Helping with Writing
Click here to access the CLASSROOM HELPER TRAINING
(You will need to scroll down the linked page)
Your class teacher can advise when it is safe to come on site and how you can be a classroom helper.
2022 Enrolments and Exits
New families, or families of current students with siblings, intending to enrol a new student at our school for next year are encouraged to enrol now! It is only by knowing our student numbers now that we are able to staff the school effectively.
If, for any reason, your child/children will be leaving the school between now and the beginning of the next school year, please let the school know in writing as soon as possible. (Except Year 6 graduates)
We are already workforce planning for next year so please make your enrolment count and contact the school office as soon as possible. This applies to new students only.
Book Week is 21st to 27th August
Update:
Book Week Dress up date is Friday the 27th of August
(This will happen whether on site at school or online).
Students will be doing some fun Book Week activities based on shortlisted books, through both the Art and Library programs. In addition, some book week activities in classrooms will also occur as part of classroom reading programs. Staff and students are all invited to dress up as a character from their favourite book during Book Week.
School Events - Take note of these dates
Book Week is 21st to 27th August.
The theme is "Old worlds / New worlds"
Father's Day Stall 1st of September.
The PFA are once again running the annual Father’s Day Stall.
This is an opportunity for students to buy an inexpensive gift for a special male in their lives. They are welcome to buy for Grandfather's too. See the Father's Day stall page of this newsletter. PFA is calling for volunteers to run the staff. Please see the Father's Day page.
Father's Day Breakfast is the 2nd of September and will be in the hall.
The incredibly popular Father's Day Breakfast is scheduled for the morning of Thursday 2nd September. So dads, step dads and or significant males please save this date.
PFA Trivia Night is the 4th September.
The Trivia Night is planned to go ahead on the 4th of September. Reserve your seat or table through the office.
*Please see the flyers on the Community Page for more information as it becomes available. The PFA and staff are looking forward to seeing you all on as many occasions as possible.
PFA is looking for two parents to share the PFA Coordinator role in 2022
Our wonderful PFA coordinator leaves IPS at the end of the year along with her son so we are looking for someone(s) to take the reins. If this is, or might be you, please email Jo Anderson on joanne.anderson@education.vic.gov.au or phone me at school for a chat.
Tips
As part of our commitment to learning catch up and extension there is now a page dedicated to tips to helping your child learn. Not all will be relevant to your child or your circumstances, but if you find just a few ideas to help you help your child engage with their learning then it will have been worth it.
Call for stall items
Finally
I'm sure most of us are feeling pretty positive most of the time but some days are tougher than others to get through and still remain cheerful. Below is an article by Clinical Psychologist, Author and Speaker Andrew Fuller titled "How to get through a bad day".
I'm not suggesting you buy his book but the article has some strategies someone you know may find useful.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Mark Kent
Principal
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