ENews 21st August 2020
Issue 2020-18
News from the Principal and Assistant Principal
WEEKLY UPDATE
Thank you so much to our parents for all that you are doing at home to support learning from home program with your children.
It has been great to see everyone’s’ faces on online meets. ‘Special Wednesday’ has been an absolute hit as students pursue their creative talents with our specialist teachers.
We understand the demands on family life and we are always available to support you. We know families differ and we encourage our families to find the best fit for their circumstances. Stay involved, stay positive!
We are very grateful for all that you do.
CELEBRATING 100 DAYS OF LEARNING IN FOUNDATION!
Congratulations to our Prep students for achieving 100 days at school. Some fabulous activities were enjoyed including-photo opportunities, 100 day crowns, 100 activities in maths, dance offs and a big ‘party meet’.
Thank you to our Prep students, parents and teachers for all they do to continue to stay connected, have fun and learn under very unusual circumstances.
We are very proud of the amazing progress our ‘preppies’ have made.
TOILET REVAMP
This week our toilet revamp began. Builders, electricians and plumbers have hit the ground running to ‘beautify’ our student toilets. We predict they will be ready when students return. Yay!
HAPPY SCIENCE WEEK
This week is National Science Week. Many classes have been involved in home learning Science activities….here are a few links that you may like to try at home!
https://www.scienceweek.net.au/diy-science/
BACKYARD BIO-BLITZ-some great backyard activities
https://www.scienceweek.net.au/wpcontent/uploads/2020/07/DIYScienceAnimalDetective.pdf
ANIMAL DETECTIVES-
https://www.scienceweek.net.au/wpcontent/uploads/2020/07/DIYScienceAnimalDetective.pdf
CODING ROCKET-SWIFT PLAYGROUND https://www.secretlab.com.au/scienceweek/swiftrockets
SECONDARY SCHOOL TRANSITION
Parents of Year 6 students, who have applied for a Government School place should receive their confirmation letters this week. Secondary schools will be sending out further information shortly. If your circumstances have changed and you no longer need or want to change the Government secondary school place, please notify Jan Smith and also inform the secondary school.
We will continue to support our Year 6 students and their families throughout term 4 in their transition to Secondary School.
FAMILY RESILIENCE DURING COVID-19 FREE FAMILY WEBINAR
On Tuesday 25 August, the Department of Education and Training is presenting a free webinar for parents and carers by renowned child psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, on building family resilience during coronavirus (COVID-19). Parents and carers play a vital role in helping children feel safe through uncertain times. Dr Carr-Gregg’s webinar is aptly named Managing the Corona coaster – Tips for building resilient families in the coronavirus era.
In this webinar, Dr Carr-Gregg provides tools and strategies for parents and carers to help manage the lockdown and remote learning. Topics include
:* your supportive role
* setting the emotional tone
* focusing on what you can control
* how to deal with disappointment
* further resources and where to get help. Dr Carr-Gregg’s presentation will run for 45 minutes. This will be followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session in which parents and carers can ask Dr Carr-Gregg questions.
Webinar details-
When: Tuesday 25 August - Time: 7:30pm
Duration: 45-minute presentation followed by 15-minute questions and answers session
Format: online via WebEx
Cost: free - How to register To register and for more information visit the Managing the Corona coaster – Tips for building resilient families in the coronavirus era Eventbrite page.
Calendar of Events
August
OngoingVirtual School Tour via our school website
https://www.chelseaps.vic.edu.au/
Every Wednesday
Specialist classes—Art, Korean and P.E.
September
11thCurriculum Day — student fee day, no on-site supervision
18th
End of Term 3
Foundation
A huge congratulations to our PREPS who have celebrated 100 days of learning on Tuesday! It has been a busy week of activities all themed around the number 100. Our preps made crowns and glasses to wear at their Google Meet celebration party. They learnt how to make fairy bread with hundreds and thousands, counted by 10s to 100 and made 100 monster pictures. To end the week we wrote about what we will be like when we’re 100! Some preps even dressed up like their 100 year old self.
Other highlights included learning about open and closed syllables and making little booklets. We’ve also learnt the CK sound and gone on a hunt to find things that end in CK. In maths the preps have dazzled the teachers will their ability to make and count ‘groups’ of objects. Check out the awesome highlights and celebrations below!
The Prep Team - Mrs B, Mrs Cole and Miss Gallo
Junior School
Thank you to all the Mums, Dads Grandparents and Carers for getting your children online for their sessions with the teacher. We still have some that go missing and aren’t sure of where the camera is.
On this day we had a focus on Maths. As a year level we have been looking at different strategies to add and subtract. Starting with friends of ten and using place value.
Discussing friends of ten for addition and subtraction.
Showing our work a maths class. Working on place value knowledge to aid subtraction and addition
When one goes missing. Having great conversations in a Maths class about strategies to use when sharing or dividing.
Great discussion on strategies to subtract and add by partitioning the second number into tens and ones.
"Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” Steve Maraboli,
Look after yourselves and your family !!
Trudi Braysmith, Matthew Pepi and Wendy Stansfield
Middle School
I am very pleased to be back online with M2 and wish to thank Miss McDonald for holding the fort while I was on 2 weeks leave.
Over the last couple of weeks the 3/4 students have been working hard on their Australia PowerPoints as a part of our Geography unit and have done an amazing job as you can see from the examples here! Next week we are starting to explore the wider world through research and the presentation of a whole world PowerPoint.
Our writing focus has been on researching and writing information reports on a topic of our choice. Over the next week or so Mr Hewet is teaching us how to create our own websites using the information we have sourced to write our reports.
Thanks to Ms Hands for organising our NGV Art incursion and we are looking forward to the zoo incursion Mrs Middleton has organised for next Tuesday afternoon.
(Mrs) Christine Hulse
Senior school
It has been an exciting jam packed two weeks for the seniors as we cross the middle of term 3.
In the last two weeks students have been focusing on developing their information reporting and letter writing skills. Students delivered their information reports about their chosen animals in many diverse and creative modes. We saw the classic poster presentation, well thought out slide shows, TV presentations and even a rap video. We were also able to create and articulate ourselves in letter writing, a valuable skill to have.
In math have been taking on a challenging mathematical concept of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractioned numbers. They have learnt how to use the correct operations for different types of fraction problems, taking on that challenge with a wonderful positive attitude. We have looked at 3D shapes and their ability to create some wonderful shapes from plane paper has been a fun highlight for math.
In inquiry we have been looking at climate and weather, focusing on how the two are different and why they are different. Students have shown a real interest in becoming little weathermen and weatherwoman as they recorded their own ‘on field’ data and turned this into a viewable chart indicating the patterns of Melbourne’s weather.
It has been a fun filled two weeks with lots of teaching and learning highlights that is making online learning exciting for the Chelsea Primary seniors.
Weather chart – Grace E
3D shapes – Maisy B
Challenge closing date extended
We now have only 31 days to complete the challenge and only 15 Chelsea Primary students have completed the Challenge to date. Don’t forget to enter all the books you are reading, including books you may be reading online. If you have forgotten your login details check with your teacher. If you have any questions about the VPRC send me a message on ClassDojo.
Keep Reading!
(Mrs) Christine Hulse
Art
On another note, the NGV have some free online 'At Home Art Club' events for kids that run for 45 minutes on a few Saturdays each month. For anyone that is interested please follow the prompts on the link below!
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/ngv-kids-at-home-art-club-with-bundit-puangthong/
Senior School ‘100 Word Challenge’
Congratulations to these winners for their descriptive and creative writing:
It was a beautiful day to go to the stores. There wasn’t a single cloud in the sky and the sun was shining brightly, Oh no, a bit too brightly! The sun shone into my eyes. “AAURGH! I’M BLIIND!” I accidently kicked the accelerator and sped towards a stop sign. “I CAN’T!!” I screamed as I was rushing towards the sign, mowing down the nearest flower bed. SMAASH!! I bounced off the sign and headed straight for a hole in a construction site! NOOO! I was down there for a few minutes after climbing out I moaned “I just wanted groceries, and now an ambulance.”
Daniel V - S1
The sun was sizzling amongst my skin. Sunscreen steadily drizzling down my thigh. The sound of waves crashing gently onto the shore. The wind swaying against my hair, my gardenia fell off my ear and went straight to the ocean. The ocean showing a sign and hinting as if it were talking to me. I grabbed my flower, in a blink of an eye the water snatched my flower and threw me into the water. Coral smashed, striked and bumped my coccyx bone. The water gradually getting tragically dim until light was no longer seen. I was in a dark terrifying hole.
Abbie W - S2
The sun was up, my back felt warm as Maddie and I headed for our morning walk on the beach. We stopped at the crossing on the main road and waited for what felt like hours. FINALY, the sign turned green and we continued walking. My feet hit the sand and I could smell the flowers between the shrubs. Kids were playing kick to kick and swimming. We walked up and down the beach and I dug a hole in the sand before heading home. Once home I had a big drink from my doggy bowl and was treated with a bone!
Thomas A - S3
Well done to everyone who completed the writing prompt on Friday 14 August 2020 in our weekly 100 Word Writing Challenge. Congratulations to these winners who had to use the prompt ‘A Day in the Life of a Trampoline’ as the basis of their writing piece:
“Oh no here they come”, “Y’know being a trampoline isn’t fun just imagine being kicked 100 times or more a day, yeah it’s painful.” “But as I said there is no time for emergency mode, zipper jammed, patting slipping off, spring loose and time to fall over and blame it on the wind.” “3! 2! 1! FLIP!” TING! “No the trampoline” one kid wined “Stupid wind” the other grunted. “Seems my job is done they throw me out the next day and I’ll be free.” “Aww what happened kiddos?” a deep voice echoed. “WAIT NOOO! THERE DAD IS, A BUILDER”
Michael S, S1
It was like any other birthday eve. The next day was going to be a huge birthday party at my house. I couldn't wait. I was always the main attraction but this year it was different. The most attractive thing was… video games!? I was so disappointed that video games are cooler than me. I honestly thought that I was going to get the world record for longest main attraction but I thought wrong. As I got ready for the party to end something amazing happened… their mum cut off the internet. Everyone came outside and jumped on me then they realised how fun I was. Now they can't wait for next year's birthday party.
Aston B, S2
BOOM BOOM, I could hear the footsteps of the kids. “OH NO” I thought. My poor face. The children jumped up and down on me and I could taste their feet. Ewwwwwwwww! I thought to myself. The kids ran back inside for some lemonade. This was my chance to escape. I walked over to the fence and pushed the door open. I was free! I ran down the street and knocked over some people but I didn’t care. I ran onto the main road and all the trampolines were there so we all went and got coffee from Japan. THE END
Scarlett S, S3
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