Newsletter

No. 11 ~ July 28, 2017

www.mountviewps.vic.edu.au 9560 0471

mount.view.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au 9560 8750
July 31 August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4
2:40 STARS (1) Preps 100th Day @ School Division Soccer Finals Prep CERES Excursion Yr 4 Excur Pound Bend -
Celebration 4NW, 4KW and 4EH
ICAS English Yr 3 6 Division Tee Ball Finals
Week 3.

EMR AFL Finals Chess Open Tournament,

August 7
Yr 3 6 Footy Lunch Day -
Canteen
Community Service Org Day
2:40 Whole School Assembly
Positive Change Presentation &
Community Services
Week 4.
7:00 8:30 Maths Parent Weeden Heights PS
Forum Michael Ymer 12:00 Prep Buddy session
7:00 PA Meeting Yr 6 Ski Camp Wednesday to Friday
August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11
Prep Yr 2 Footy Lunch Day Newsletter Out
- Canteen Yr 4 Excur Pound Bend -
Mount View Athletics Yr 5 & 6 4EF, 4JT and 4AO
(Bill Sewart) EMR Hockey
Yr 1 Mayor of Monash visit 2:15 3:15 - 2018 Prep

Transition Session 2
Storytime

Sat. August 12 PA Social

Event Bogan Bingo
Vic PYP Network Open Schools Visits
Yr 3 Camp Lake Dewar Lodge (3 grades - 7th 9th & 4 grades 9th 11th August)
August 14 August 15 August 16 August 17 August 18
JSC Market Day SMP Swap Prep & Yr 1 Paper Free Day Yr 3 - Coal Creek Excursion Yr 3 - Coal Creek Excursion
2:40 STARS (2) ICAS Mathematics Yr 3 - 6 Maths Olympiad 4 Yr 4 - 6 3AF, 3BW & 3CR 3BS & 3DC
EMR Soccer Mount View Athletics Yr 3 & 4 PA Sausage sizzle & second
Week 5.

(Bill Sewart) hand uniform sale

12:00 Prep Buddy session
Science Week
Vic PYP Network Open Schools Visits

to Mount Views new Principal Mr Glenn Butler

From the Principal Glenn Butler

Reflections
The First Week
As I complete the first phase of my introduction to Mount View Primary School I am pleased with the contact and
responses that I have had with all of the students and staff at school. My visits to classrooms have been very positive
with students very keen to introduce themselves and make me feel so welcome. The wonderful tone exhibited in
classrooms demonstrates that teachers and educational support officers have worked closely with the students to
ensure that they are suitably supported and challenged in their learning. There is clearly a culture of respect and a
pursuit of excellence in all aspects of learning and school life at Mount View.
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Acknowledgement
I would like to acknowledge the great work of the Leadership Team: Alison Rees, Christian Holdsworth, Sara Kenfield,
Chris Brown and Erwin Dumenden over the course of 2017. They have cared for and led the school with great
attention to detail. Through their management and leadership the students and the school community have been
able to maintain the focus on learning.

The great work of the Office personnel is also evident in the harmonious and supportive tone of the school. I would
like to thank Jo Meehan, Sharon Asquith, Lesley Shipston and Carolyn Goldsmith for their great work. I look forward
to working with all Mount View staff members to continue this work and to build Mount Views reputation and
capacity to provide the very best for all students.

Twilight Carnival
Parents and school staff attended a meeting held last week to begin planning for the Twilight Carnival in November. I
was very pleased that five parents volunteered to share the leadership of the event planning with me. A further
twenty-five or so parents in attendance at the meeting agreed to assist with various aspects of the event. The date
set aside for the Twilight Carnival is Friday, 17th of November. The lead planning group met last night to plan the
scope of the Carnival and have developed a meeting schedule leading to the event. Much discussion centred on the
theme of the Carnival and the preliminary bookings which need to be undertaken. I was great to see that we were
able to base our discussions on the knowledge gained from last years event.

Twilight Carnival Assistance and Support Required

The planning team is very keen to capture the skills and interests of the community so that we can bring those
characteristics to the Carnival. Linking the school to the local cultural and community support groups is a key aspect
of the Twilight Carnival 2017. If you have a business that you would like to involve in the Carnival let us know. This
may be to do with catering, amusements, communication, real estate, local business the list is limitless. If you see
an opportunity to connect with the broader Mount View community please send me an overview via email on:
butler.glenn.d@edumail.vic.gov.au.

Art Show 2018

A preliminary discussion at this weeks Staff Meeting has highlighted that a change of date for the Art Show 2018 is
preferred. An early August date has been recommended in order to allow for an extra day of display, availability of
artists works and staff involvement outside mid-year reporting time.

Student Success
I was great to chat with students this week about the successes that they have had in competitions away from school.
Early on, the Girls Chess Team had travelled to Camberwell for a great day of strategizing and competition and came
back full of smiles. On another day news arrived that three students had achieved great things at the State Cross
Country Championships with two moving onto the Nationals in Tasmania. Congratulations to all of students who have
been out their achieving their very best.
Glenn Butler
Principal

From the Assistant Principal Alison Rees

Reflections What Learning Looks Like @ MVPS
With the start of the new term, its a good time for all of us to revisit what learning at Mount View is all about.

Our Mount View School Vision that guides our school into the future is:
People who are motivated, compassionate, life-long learners helping to create a better and more peaceful world
through intercultural understanding and respect.
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Our Mission our core purpose is:

Mount View Primary School provides challenging and engaging programmes which promote inquiry and reflection
to develop internationally minded citizens.

In order to understand the learning that your child is doing at school, a brief outline of inquiry and what it should look
like in a PYP school is given below. Please dont hesitate to talk to your child and his/her classroom teacher in order to
find out more.

Since its inception, the IB PYP has been infused with a spirit of inquiry. The ongoing implementation of the PYP is framed
by means of questions such as What do we want the students to understand and be able to do? In seeking to answer
that question, there is a commitment to refining what is significant and relevant, and to quality rather than quantity. It
is believed in the PYP that meaning and understanding are undermined by an emphasis on coverage; and that students
will become more enduringly skilful when the learning is authentic and in context. The curriculum in a PYP school should
emphasise the active construction of meaning so that students learning will be purposeful.

Inquiry, as the leading pedagogical approach of the PYP, is recognised as allowing students to be actively involved in
their own learning and to take responsibility for that learning. Inquiry allows each students understanding of the world
to develop in a manner and at a rate that is unique to that student.

The intention of the PYP is to support students efforts to construct meaning from the world around them by drawing
on their prior knowledge, by providing provocation through new experiences, and by providing time and opportunity for
reflection and consolidation. This constructivist approach respects the students developing ideas and understandings
of the social and natural world; it continually stimulates students revision and refinement of their models of how the
world works.

So what does inquiry look like?

Inquiry, interpreted in the broadest sense, is the process initiated by the students or the teacher that moves the students
from their current level of understanding to a new and deeper level of understanding. This can mean:
exploring, wondering and questioning,
experimenting and playing with possibilities,
making connections between previous learning and current learning,
making predictions and acting purposefully to see what happens,
collecting data and reporting findings,
clarifying existing ideas and reappraising perceptions of events,
deepening understanding through the application of a concept,
making and testing theories,
researching and seeking information,
taking and defending a position, and
solving problems in a variety of ways.

Reference: IB (2009) Making the PYP happen: A curriculum framework for international education Pg 28 -29

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Celebrating Student Achievement

ICAS Competitions
Results from the ICAS Digital Technologies have arrived and certificates were distributed to students next week.
Students who have achieved a High Distinction which were recognised at last Mondays whole school assembly.

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For those new to ICAS, it is an optional activity that students in Years 3 to 6 are offered each year. In addition to a
Student Report, each student who participates in each competition receives a Certificate which is awarded on the
following basis:

Award For Each Year Level In Each State or Country

High Distinction Certificate the top 1% of participants
Distinction Certificate the next 10% of participants
Credit Certificate the next 25% of participants
Merit Certificate the next 10% of participants
Participation Certificate for all remaining participants
*** The percentages allocated to awards are approximate and will vary according to the number of students taking
each test and the distribution of their scores.

ICAS Digital Technologies competition

This year 284 Mount View PS students from Years 3 6 took part in ICAS Digital Technologies competition. Entries
come from Australia and 12 other countries with over 1.5 million entries world-wide. This competition assessed skills
and knowledge in the areas of:
operating systems and computer hardware
networks and other communications systems
word processing
graphics and multimedia
spreadsheets
databases
internet use and email programs

The results for the Digital Technologies competition for each year level are:
High No. of Students
Distinction Credit Merit Participation
Distinction in Competition
Yr 3 5 10 26 9 33 83
Yr 4 2 27 16 6 17 68
Yr 5 1 17 28 4 18 68
Yr 6 9 19 20 4 13 65
Total 17 73 90 23 81 284

Students receiving Distinctions and High Distinctions in each year level have been listed below.

High Distinctions
Year 3 Andy W, Jian-Yu L, Brandon Bogeng Z, Isaiah L & Aaron Y.
Year 4 Elissa P & William S.
Year 5 Catherine P.
Year 6 Aidan D, Vaibhav K, Aadit P, Johaniel G, Alex G, Levon L, Sandani S, Valerie T & Thomas X.

Distinctions

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Year 3 Siddharth M, Michael G, Sayuri D, Hamish D, Hemika P, Kenji A, Ryan L, Vivienne H, Asmi U & Sophie
C.
Year 4 Senon R, Melissa T, Eliane W, Jennifer L, Yuxiang P, Harry L, Alvin L, Jin T, Jiaxuan Z, Yixuan C, Shahan
K, Patrick H, Akshaya K, Daniel M, Aparna M, Dinon G, Rohan P, Noah L, Sara Z, Ashwin K, Kevin Y, Yanxiang H,
Caden N, Trevor L, Tenuki M, Marcel W & Hao Ming Y.
Year 5 Nikki C, Katie H, Caitlyn S, Daniel C, Jacelynn H, Leviana L, Anson L, Mahesh N, Evonne N, Deelan C,
Kavvin K, Namya M, Aaron M, Harriet R, Hareni S, Lois S & Jessica W.
Year 6 Timothy X, Advithiya K, Saptanshu P, Ellyce T, Matthew Y, Ashleigh K, Jacqueline L, Rahul M, Emma
Rose-Lynn P, Alexander R, Judy S, Shivani V, Sofia V, Brian Y, Ishan C, Rohan D, Meheree F, Wendy W & Jianian
Y.

ICAS Digital Technologies results are now available online for parents
Students can access their test results by going to: https://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/apps/students/# and then typing in
their individual TAP-ID and PIN.
For student who sat the ICAS competitions for the first time this year particularly Year 3 students, classroom
teachers have the information relating to individual students TAP-ID and PIN. (For students who sit other ICAS
tests this information will be given to them as those results become available.)
If students did ICAS last year their identification details are still valid.

Collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers

As you would have seen on TV commercials, Woolworths are again promoting their Earn
and Learn program for schools and we are thrilled.

At Mount View, the Earn and Learn program has been providing us with much needed
equipment for both our Performing Arts and Physical Education programs. We would LOVE
to be able to buy more equipment this year especially now that we have a new Science
room that were trying to equip.

We need you help please:

Do you shop at Woolworths?
Do you have friends, neighbours, relatives who shop at
Woolworths?

If YES to either of those questions, can you PLEASE start collecting the
stickers for us here at Mount View?

We will have sticker sheets available at school, and you can also collect
them from Woolworths stores. We would really appreciate it if families
would please either:
keep the sheets at home until theyre full, or
send the stickers along to school and some of our JSC students will do the sticking for us.

As the ad says, The more stickers that we earn, the more equipment we can buy! Lets aim to buy LOTS!

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Celebrating Student Service & Community Service Organisations Monday August 7th
We have a number of students at Mount View who are active members of Junior Community
Service Organisations; such as Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Brownies, Air Cadets, St. Johns Ambulance,
etc. Each year a special day is held to recognise and honour their commitment and service
August 1st.

For us at Mount View we would like to celebrate our students commitment to that variety of
community service organisations at our assembly on Monday August 7th. All students involved in
a service organisation such as the ones listed above are asked to wear their organisation uniform to school on that day.
Some might like to talk about the things that they do when they attend and how they try to help in the community.

A special thank you to Alex G of 6KM for reminding me of this important day.

Traffic Safety
The first two weeks of this term have seen a significant number of complaints made
to the Office regarding appalling road behaviour and an absolute lack of respect for
the safety of our students, teachers and other road users. An incident yesterday and
another this morning just highlighted the rudeness of some members of our
community and Im asking for your help in dealing with it.

Over the year I have tried appealing to peoples better nature and have asked for your
help in keeping our students safe by obeying the road rules and signage around the
school. Today Id like the help of our community in being proactive when they see
someone doing the wrong thing. Id like you to be a risk taker and step up and tell the
person that what theyre doing is not okay and is putting people at risk.

An example from yesterday afternoon. One of our neighbours who lives close to the
Gallaghers Rd corner was returning home and trying to turn in his driveway. One of
our parents had illegally parked across the driveway. The neighbour couldnt turn in
to his drive, so was blocking the traffic. Members of our community, instead of feeling empathy for the man and the
predicament that hed been placed into, started abusing him for blocking the road.

The second behaviour from this morning was equally appalling. We have teachers on yard duty at the front of the
school (and at the Lori Place carpark) to keep our students safe by managing the flow of the traffic. They regularly have
to notify drivers that they cant park in the drop off areas or in the drive ways. A number of them have reported over
the last term that parents have spoken rudely and abusively to them, but this morning a driver yelled and abused one
of our teachers to the point where she was in tears. THIS IS NOT OKAY.

Other parents will be witnessing these incidence and instead of reporting them to us when it is too late, we need
parents to be stepping in and speaking up for the people doing the right thing. Maybe its time for some of our parents
to volunteer to be the traffic wardens?

School Council has formed a Traffic sub-group to try and manage what is happening around our school. If you would
like to take some action and be a part of that group, please contact Ange Rizzuto on angerizzuto@yahoo.com.au. The
dangerous behaviour and rudeness has to stop.

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Excursion & Event Permission and Payments
Curriculum enrichment activities such as excursions and guest speakers add a real depth to the learning that is offered
at Mount View. Our children are able to make real life connections and deepen their understandings through these
activities in a way that cant be done by the classroom teacher. The benefits are enormous.

Unfortunately getting permissions and payments organised before the due date is a constant drain on teachers time,
and it shouldnt be. The Compass system makes both the payment and consent process something that can be done
easily from home. No longer do parents have to find the cash or the form to send back to school. Its all there on
devices. However a number of parents are leaving payment/permission to the very last moment and this is affecting
teachers organisation and management of events.

The Leadership team has discussed this in depth and agreed, three reminders will be given by the teacher an email,
a phone call and a paper copy.
If students still do not have permission or the necessary payment
has not been made on the DAY BEFORE the event or excursion, then
that student will not be participating. All reasonable effort will have
been made on the schools part the rest is parent responsibility.

Late Arrivals Process

We understand that sometimes students arrive late to school
and this can be for a variety of reasons. Parents need to be
aware of the process for late arrivals and the fact that this is
recorded on the students record.

Start of school at Mount View is at 8:50am. At that time,

teachers mark rolls for the morning and students begin learning.
Yard duty teachers are in their areas from 8:35 8:50am. After
that, they head to classes to begin learning sessions.

Any student who arrives from 9:00am onwards is considered late, and MUST sign in at the Office.
At that time, parents of Prep and Year 1 students need to escort their child to the Office, complete the paperwork
and take them to class.

Last week there was a very luck near miss when one of our late arriving Preps turned and ran back out to the car as it
was driving off. It was only through the very quick actions of another parent that he wasnt hit by the car.

To all parents PLEASE:

ensure that your child is at school on time for an 8:50am start.
discuss the Late Sign In process for those rare times when this might happen
discuss road safety with your child and how they are not to leave the safety of the footpath or approach
moving vehicles.

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From the Assistant Principal Christian Holdsworth
Twilight Carnival Friday November 17
Mount View Primary School is holding its annual Twilight Carnival on
Friday 17th November 2017. The Carnival Committee is planning a
variety of fundraising activities and we are seeking donations of items
for our silent auction and raffles AND we need your help!

The Fundraising Group of the Carnival Committee is

calling for:
Donations from your business/work.
Volunteers to seek donations for our local
community businesses.
Volunteers to canvas companies online and via phone.

We request volunteers use the letter attached to the Compass post (Friday 4:30pm).

All donations are to be directed to the school marked Attention: Christian Holdsworth Carnival. Should you need
to discuss any logistics regarding donations please do not hesitate to contact Christian Holdsworth, Fundraising
Convener, during school hours on 9560 0471 or via the schools email address mount.view.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

From the Junior School Council

Pyjama Day at Mount View
The JSC held Pyjama Day on Thursday 20 July to help The Pyjama
Foundation raise much-needed awareness for children in foster
care. By students and teachers wearing their favourite PJs we
were helping foster children achieve their dreams. The JSC
donated $980 on behalf of MVPS. Thank you for supporting this
worthy cause.

About The Pyjama Foundation

The Pyjama Foundation supports the dreams of kids living in
Foster Care. Whether they want to grow up to be an astronaut
or a doctor, The Pyjama Foundation is there to help them reach
their full potential by assisting them with their learning, and by providing consistent love and support. With a little
confidence and encouragement, who knows what they can achieve?

Love of Learning Program

Through The Pyjama Foundation's Love of Learning
program, volunteers called Pyjama Angels are recruited,
screened, trained and then matched with a child in care to
spend time with them once a week, focusing on learning-
based activities.

Pyjama Angels read books aloud with their child, play

educational games and help children with their homework.
Most importantly, the volunteers give foster children a
chance to reach their life potential, despite a fragile start.
Children in care have the lowest education outcomes

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nationally. By improving their learning skills, The Pyjama Foundation is making a positive, life-long impact.

Buddy Bench
On 22 June the long awaited Buddy Benches were opened
officially by the JSC reps. There are currently 4 benches in
the school at different locations voted for by the reps.

The aim of the benches are to help students in the

playground find a buddy to play with. JSC reps went
through a detailed process while voting designs for the
Buddy Bench and the winner was Ravin from 6KM. We
hope this student led initiative will allow students in our
school to feel safe and included during playtimes.

Senior Choir
We wish all the best to our Senior Choir who are performing the National Anthem at the State Basketball Centre
tomorrow evening for one of the State Mens Championship basketball games.

They are singing and signing the anthem in AUSLAN, and are very proud to be able to perform our countrys national
song at this event. A special thankyou to Mrs. Sharon Dart for helping us put together the AUSLAN interpretation for
our performance in preparation for this weekend.
Miss Michelle Crupi

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MESSAGE FROM THE HEALTH CENTRE

URGENT DONATIONS NEEDED If you have
any navy shorts, track pants or old school polo tops
that are no longer needed can you please send them
to the Health Centre.

Also, if your child has come home in a change of

clothes from school can those clothes please be
washed and sent back to the Health Centre.

Compass Computer and Printer Access for Parents

We understand that some parents do not have computer/internet access at home and at
times would like to print out particular forms and pay at the office.

In the far left corner of the Mount View Library we now have 2 desktop computers and a
printer set up for parents to access Compass.

This access will be available from 8:30am 3:45pm Monday-Friday. Please feel free to
head up to the Library during these times and use the computers available for you.

Mount View House Athletics Helpers Needed

This year with the aim of offering more events and greater participation, we are running two House Athletics Carnival
for our Middle and Senior Schools separately. A junior school Athletics Day will be held in Term 4.
Year 5 & 6 House Athletics Tuesday 8th August
Year 3 & 4 House Athletics Wednesday 16th August

This will allow ALL students to participate in 10 Athletics events and give an opportunity for our Year 3 students to be
able to represent Mount View at District Athletics. In running two carnivals of this size, we require a lot of parent
assistance, so if you are able to come along and help for the day it would be a huge help to the P.E Team.

Events will run from 9.30am until 2pm to be followed by Championship races for the fastest 8 students in each house
and age group, then time permitting a Teacher vs Student House circular relay.

There are many different roles with which we desperately need help. These include: going around to events with
students, helping run an event, using the starters gun, handing out place tickets on the sprint track or entering results
in the computer, etc. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

To help, please print and return the following form to your childs classroom teacher or copy the form below and email
me, ashcroft.merryn.m@edumail.vic.gov.au with the details of when you can assist and what type of role would suit
you.
An information pack will then be sent to you a week prior with your role and details for the day.
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Mount View House Athletics Volunteering to Help

Parent Name: ________________________________________________

Childs Name: ________________________________________________ Childs Class: ____________

Childs House: ________________________________________________

I am available to assist at the Mount View House Athletics Day:

Please nominate a day:

Year 5 & 6 Tuesday 8th August

Year 3 & 4 Wednesday 16th August

Please nominate how you would like to help:

I would like to supervise a group of children (including my own son/daughter) and assist with their
group at all events for the day.

I would like to help run the sprint track with place tokens and marshalling.

I would be happy to do any role to assist.

ALL ADULT HELPERS MUST HAVE A CURRENT WORKING WITH CHILDREN (WWC) CARD AND A COPY
NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED TO THE OFFICE PRIOR TO THE DAY.
Information about the WWC checks can be found at http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au
You can fill in the online form then finalise your application at a participating Victorian Australia Post retail
outlet.

Please indicate whether you have a current Working with Children card:

Yes I do have a current WWC card. It is on record with the Office already.

Yes I do have a current WWC card. I will take it to Office before the event so it can be kept on record.

No I dont have a current WWC card

If you have any questions please email or see Mrs Ashcroft: ashcroft.merryn.m@edumail.vic.gov.au

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The Department of Education and Training (DET) or Mount View Primary School does not
endorse the products or services of any private advertiser.
No responsibility is accepted by the DET or Mount View Primary School Council for
accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.

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