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PRIMARY DUCE NEWSLETTER ISSUE 10
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Primary Wellbeing Day: Be Your Own Hero
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At the end of Term 2 all Year 5 and 6 students undertook a Primary Wellbeing Day. The theme for the day was ‘Be Your Own Hero’. The day included a yoga class that concentrated on movement, strength and breathing. Students also listened to published author Reuben Cullen who wrote “A Hero Born”. The students completed their VIA strength test and used the Smiling Mind app to become more mindful. Kit Saville of Year 6 wrote, “The yoga was a great experience as it was so calm”. Jack O’Callaghan from Year 6 told us he “loved the author and doing different stuff and not normal work during the day”.
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Many thanks to the Primary team who organised the day. It was terrific to see all the students engage in the workshops, try new things, and extend their knowledge about themselves and who they want to become.
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Important Events
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Please refer to the Daily Notices in OLLIE for updates.
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Sports News
In Term 2 students will have opportunities to participate in a variety of sporting activities. These will include: Lightning Premierships in AFL, soccer, and netball; the High Performance Basketball Program and a round robin AFL competition on Friday afternoons.
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Parents are more than welcome to attend the four Primary Dendy AFL games. The fixture is as follows:
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Parents are reminded to give consent via Consent2Go for these various competitions. Students will take the bus to and from each of these venues. Students are reminded to bring appropriate equipment (boots, mouthguards, water bottles).
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Dendy Lightning Premiership Carnival
In the second last week of Term 2 our netball, soccer and AFL squads will play a full day of round robin matches against local Catholic Primary Schools. Trials and practices will continue to occur throughout Term 2 for these sports. The fixture is as follows:
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Wednesday 14 June – Soccer Lightning Premiership at Dendy Park.
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Supervising staff: Robin Lennon and Andrew Kearns
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Thursday 15 June – Netball Lightning Premiership at Duncan McKinnon Reserve.
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Supervising staff: Laura McKendrick, Carolyn Green and Jane Michael
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Friday 16 June – AFL Lightning Premiership at Darling Park.
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Supervising staff: Martin Gibbs, Daniel Curnow and Andrew Kearns
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Parents are reminded to give consent via Consent2Go for these various competitions. Students will take the bus to and from each of these venues. Students are reminded to bring appropriate equipment (boots, mouthguards, water bottles).
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High Performance Basketball
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The High Performance Basketball program will begin on Tuesday 2 May (Week 2 of Term 2) in the Tiverton Gym. The program will run after school from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. This will be a six week program that will prepare students not only for the Dendy Sport Basketball competition, but also for their domestic and representative basketball games outside the college. Sessions will include strength and conditioning classes, skills sessions and game play.
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Mother's Day Stall
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The Year 10 to 12 St. Mark’s House leaders will be running a Mother’s Day stall on Wednesday 10 May at recess and lunchtime in the PAC at Tiverton campus. Year 5 and 6 students will be able to buy a variety of items. All proceeds will go to the St. Mark’s House charity ‘Opening the Doors Foundation’ which supports Aboriginal literacy programs. Students are encouraged to bring up to $20 on the day so they can purchase gifts for their mothers!
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Classwork and Home Learning
All Years 5 and 6 students are reminded that fortnightly home learning will continue to be set for them during Term 2. Primary staff have created a clear focus on reading and spelling to improve the students’ literacy proficiency, number facts and fluency in numeracy. Literacy teachers will continue to correct all students’ work to provide regular feedback and this will continue throughout the year to assist all students and their progression in our Primary School. Students who have not completed the required home learning will be expected to complete a study session. These are held on Wednesday afternoons from 3:15pm to 4:00pm.
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In Term 2, our classwork themes are effort, presentation and completion. We want all students to provide maximum effort in their subjects. Students must ensure they have a charged laptop and on time to every class during the school day. Students also need to complete all their work and present it neatly. Students are reminded to bring the right stationery to every class to enable them to complete the work that the teacher has set.
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Melbourne Explorer Excursion
As part of Inquiry learning, students will undertake a Melbourne Explorer Walk on Thursday 18 May in the Melbourne CBD. Students will come to school as normal on the day and then travel to the city on public transport. They will be supervised by the Primary staff on their journey and throughout the excursion. Students are to bring a working myki card, hat, sunscreen, lunch and a water bottle with them on the day.
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Parents are reminded to give consent via Consent2Go for this excursion once they have received an invitation via email.
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Lunchtime Activities
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All Years 5 and 6 students are encouraged to participate in a range of lunchtime activities.
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Mondays: Footy and Soccer on Malvern Oval; Junior String Club in T333
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Tuesdays: Book and Writers’ Club in the Tiverton Library
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Wednesdays: Footy and Soccer on Malvern Oval; Lego Club outside the Tiverton Library
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Thursdays: Strum Club in T722 (guitar) or Vocal Ensemble in the PAC (no experience needed!)
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Students are reminded that basketball, downball and cricket are only allowed to be played in the De La Dome. Soccer and AFL can be played on Malvern Oval on Mondays and Wednesdays and when we have sport trials.
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Sacrament of Confirmation
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Parish of St Mary’s East Malvern and St Joseph’s Malvern.
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Registration for the Sacrament of Confirmation opens on Monday 22 May and closes on Friday 16 June.
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Each child wishing to prepare for the Sacrament (normally those in Grade 5 and above), are asked to personally hand the registration form to the Parish Priest after any Mass prior to close of registration.
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The form can be accessed on the parish website:
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https://malverneastcatholicparish.com/application-forms
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For any further information, please see the registration form on the website and/or contact the parish directly. St Mary’s Parish East Malvern Phone: 9571 2407
St Joseph’s Parish Malvern Phone: 9401 6390
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Child Safety
A reminder to all parents that in line with our Child Safety policy all visitors to the college must report to Tiverton Reception before entering the Tiverton campus. If you need to meet with a classroom teacher or the Director of Students – Middle School, please email those staff members directly.
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If students have any flu-like symptoms, please do a RAT test and rest at home so all our students stay healthy. Please report this to your classroom mentor teacher as soon as possible.
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Students are reminded that they must keep their mobile phones and other non college issued devices in their lockers at all times throughout the school day. If you need to make contact with your son or their teacher during the day, please contact the college on 9508 2100.
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Communication Channels
Parents are reminded that there are a variety of avenues to communicate with the College regarding your son’s progress and wellbeing. Your first point of contact is your son’s class mentor:
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Jane Michael for Year 5, or Rebecca Cowan, Robin Lennon or Laura McKendrick for Year 6.
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Any further matters can be directed to Martin Gibbs, Director of Students – Middle School, on 9508 2100 or mgibbs@delasalle.vic.edu.au. Specialist services at the College, such as Educational Support or the College Psychologist, can be arranged upon request. Please contact your son’s mentor teacher to arrange this.
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