General Office

Office Hours: 8.30am to 4.30pm

Telephone: (03) 9404 4311

Email: plenty.parklands.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

School Website: plentyparklands-ps.vic.edu.au

Lesson Times

Session 1: 9.00am to 9.50am

Session 2: 9.50am to 10.40am

Recess: 10.40am to 11.10am

Session 3: 11.10am to 12.00pm

Session 4: 12.00pm to 12.50pm

Lunch Eating Time: 12.50pm to 1.00pm

Lunch: 1.00pm to 1.50pm

Session 5: 1.50pm to 2.40pm

Session 6: 2.40pm to 3.30pm

Term Dates 2019

Term 2: Tuesday 14th April to Friday 26th June

Term 3: Monday 13th July to

Friday 18th September

Term 4: Monday 5th October to

Friday 18th December

Assembly Performance - Term

2/3 JSC Presentations

9/3 No assembly - Labour Day

16/3 4-31

23/3 Whole school - including Specialist of the

term awards

Dates for your diary

Labour Day - Monday 9th March

Prep Buddies Program

“We built a special bond with our buddy”

Tahlia S year 6

“The best thing about buddies was that we got to be a role model”

Eren R year 6

“I like when they play with me because it helps us be good friends”

Jiya M prep

“She is gentle and fun”

Noah R prep

The best thing about buddies is that you can watch them and help them make new friends”

Shiroy B year 6

The best thing about having buddies was doing the actives with them” Eva G year 6

“The best thing about buddies was that it was a great learning experience watching your buddies grow and make friends” Zahli year 6

The best thing about buddies was that we got to spend recces and lunch with them”

Carla P year 6

“The best things about buddies were they were funny and made us laugh” Sana S year 6

“The best thing about buddies were meeting new people and having a big responsibility” Amisha B year 6

“The best thing was they were very cute” Noah G year 6

“Best thing about buddies was that we could take care of a younger student” James H year 6

"He play with me”

Daniel Pang prep

Sincerely Tahlia and Zahli

PMI

Library Donation

Thank you to Cooper and Milla D and Olivia, Phillip and Laura J for their kind donation of books for the Library.

Little Groovin' Guitars

Rock on to the

New Year!

Julia and Angus would like to congratulate all the Little Groovin’ Guitars students for a fantastic 2019 culminating in the rock band workshop and evening concert. This year was our biggest yet with 20 students on stage, packing out the Ruang! Thank you to the school staff and parents for your support - the LGG team and students are lucky to have you.

Please contact:

info@littlegroovinguitars.com.au with your child’s name and home group for information on enrolling in Term 1, 2020.

Julia and Angus

"I would teach children music, physics and philosophy, but most importantly music, for in the patterns of the arts are the keys to all learning. Plato"- Angus

Junior School Council Information

Purpose of Junior School Council

Junior School Council is one of the school’s leadership programs. A student group aims to understand the issues influencing the students around the school, to problem solve solutions and act on them to improve the school.

JSC provides the opportunity to help achieve our vision

· For a school where all its students, staff and community enjoy coming and where they feel safe and cared for

· To help develop in our students, the means for them to create a more equitable society where individual excellence is celebrated

· Where the learning environment is underpinned by the interdependent partnership of parents, students and staff

· Where all school community members act in a way that reflects Plenty Parklands Primary School values

JSC also provides the opportunity

· To increase student participation in the

school.

· To involve students in decision making.

· To teach students the processes and

protocols to effectively achieve

change.

· To make students aware of and involved in

School Council.

· To develop a caring and responsible attitude

to our school community

· To be aware of wider community decision

making.

· To enhance staff, the School Council and

parent awareness of the students’ needs

and priorities.

Protocols

· JSC to be trained in meeting procedures.

JSC to share office bearers’ roles.

· JSC to develop action plans and put into

practice the correct processes and protocols

for ‘making things happen’.

· A JSC representative to attend School

Council meetings at intervals throughout the

year.

· JSC to be on the agenda at School Council

meetings and either a verbal or a written

report given.

· JSC trained in how to be good

representatives.

· JSC trained in making decisions.

· JSC to organise feasible fundraising activities

x 4 per year (non concert year) and

x 3 per year (concert year).

School Banking

2020 Treetop Savers Adventure.

This year, the Dollarmites (Pru, Addy, Spen, Lucas

and Pat) are ready to take children on a Treetop

Savers adventure to the enchanted Treehouse of

Savings. Here they’ll discover lots of fun financial

activities and rewards for saving.

Many surveyed parents think it’s important to make learning about money engaging and to reward good saving behaviour*. And this year, we’re changing our School Banking rewards for the better. We’re introducing new eco-friendly and reusable rewards, alongside other rewards that encourage creativity, as well as indoor and outdoor play.

Term 1 rewards are available now,

while stocks last.

Terry Denton’s

Activity Book

Mini

Soccer Ball

CommBank Bushfire Support

In light of the recent devastating bushfires, we want to share how we can help. Applications

are now open for Bushfire Recovery Grants to help rebuild community facilities, schools, fire

brigades and replace lost or damaged equipment. Please encourage your local community

groups to apply by 31 March 2020, for grants of up to $50,000. If you’re a CommBank

customer and you’ve been affected, we can also give you a hand with your finances.

commbank.com.au/bushfirerecovery

Calendar of Events

Tuesday 3rd March

Wednesday 4th March

Thursday 12th March

Thursday 26th March

Friday 27th March