BACK ON DECK


It’s been fantastic to settle back in to our first whole week of school. Highlights have included …reconnecting with friends and teachers and enjoying our specialist lessons. Lots of exciting events are planned for the upcoming weeks…Year 6 graduation, Year 2 Camp preparation Night, Senior STOMP dance, Bike Education and the Big Bike Hike for year 5/6, Big Goose excursion for preps and Year one, Circus Day for Year 3/4 and Step Up and Meet the Teacher Days.
What an exciting next five weeks!

2022 PREP TRANSITION-STEP INTO PREP 

Next Wednesday we welcome our 2022 Prep students to Chelsea Primary!
We are delighted that the changes to restrictions has enabled the kindergarten students to visit on site to spend time in the classrooms and meet their teachers.
Our 2022 preppies will enjoy a range of activities in the classroom and have a taste of ‘big school’.
Can’t wait to welcome new students and families.

REMEMBRANCE DAY
        


Thank you to Mr. Pepi, our hero in so many ways, as well as our wonderful school leaders and choir who led yesterday’s Remembrance Day Assembly. A very significant commemoration.

KINDNESS DAY

Today we celebrated Kindness Day, and everyone wore a colour that makes them happy. What beautiful bursts of colour was seen around the school. Thank you to our year 6 students who ran some fun filled activities to all grade levels to enjoy throughout the day.

FUNTIME LUNCHTIME
        
Funtime Lunchtime is back for the term!
These engaging extra-curricular activities provide a range of fun filled pursuits at lunchtimes.
Come along and join in Art Club on Tuesdays, the Chill Out Room every day, Sporty Friday with Sport Captains, Chelsea C Major choir on Wednesdays and ‘Outdoor Creative Play’ on Mondays.

FROM THE WELLBEING TEAM 

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ARE YOU RELOCATING TO ANOTHER SCHOOL IN 2022? 

Thank you to families who have advised us by now that they are relocating to another suburb or interstate next year. If you haven’t yet, please advise the office as soon as possible, if you will not be returning to Chelsea PS in 2022.  As you will understand, projected enrolments influence our workforce planning and class configurations. Thank you.

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November
17th
Step into Prep session 1
25th
Year 2 Camp Preparation Night
26th
Step into Prep session 2

December
3rd
Step into Prep session 3
7th
Statewide transition
15th
Year 6 Graduation Night
17th
End of year - Early dismissal 1.30pm

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We cannot believe that it is now week 6 of Term 4! The kids are so happy to be back onsite full time – as are the teachers! We are excited that we will be having an incursion from Wildlife Xposure presenting their Native animal incursion next week, on Tuesday 16^th November. The topic is Jaws, Claws, Feathers and Scales. The preps will touch and hold hand reared gliding possums or pat a tame dingo. They will interact with parrots, lizards, frogs & turtles and confront non-venomous pythons and marvel at salt and fresh water crocodiles! All in the safety of our multipurpose room! It’s good to be back!!!

Love, the prep teachers

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We continue to enjoy the transition back to onsite learning for everyone. We have made the most of any sunny days to eat outside and having a great time hanging out with our friends.

This week we have used the text My Farm by Alison Lester to develop our understandings of how people live in different parts of Australia and the world. Each week we focus on new vocabulary in our focus text and continue to develop our knowledge of compound and complex sentences.

In Year 1 Numeracy we are adding 2 digit numbers and subtracting numbers to 20. In Year 2 we have explored mass and comparing the mass of classroom items using balance scales. We are also looking at number patterns, starting at different starting points by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and 10s and identifying missing numbers.

We have also commenced our end of year assessments across the curriculum and are very pleased with the results so far which shows how hard many children applied themselves during online learning.

This term is chock a block full of exciting activities and special days. Our excursion to The Big Goose is coming up next week so don’t forget to send your permission form back asap. In Week 8 Year 2s have their Camp Preparation Day after school on the Thursday. This week we also have our Remembrance Day assembly and Kindness Day on Friday. So much to look forward to!

All the best,

Chris Hulse, Wendy Stansfield and Maddie Culshaw

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What lockdown????  We’re back into the swing of things now……..

We missed out on our Specialist Program last week because of Cup Day, but this week really feels like school has resumed properly.  Our students have enjoyed the full complement of specialist classes and our timetable is now re-established.

Most of our Literacy and Maths work over the past two weeks has been revision and getting our students back into a learning mindset.  We have continued on with our novel, ‘Somewhere around the Corner’ and students have been able to draw parallels between life in Australia during the Great Depression and our current situation with the pandemic.  They have learnt that being in lockdown, at home with all our comforts and devices, can’t be compared to the hardships experienced by people back in 1934. 

This week and next will see the students undertake most of their end of year assessments.  Much of our testing is online and it is often difficult to juggle a schedule so that each class gets equitable time.  Therefore it is really important that your child is at school on time as we try to timetable the tests for first thing in the morning.

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After spending months upon months at home staring at devices we make a great return back to Chelsea primary school.

After almost half a year in lockdown all the students return back to their classrooms happy to be learning face to face yet again. In the first week back, senior students did many fun activities such as a fish ‘n’ chips lunch and lots of outdoor games.

The grade 6 students have started making some items for their graduation like our memory books. It is everyone’s favourite activity to do in the afternoon. We also had a professional videographer come in and film us for our graduation video. The Year 6 students have also started to sell Icy-poles on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We are also planning some exciting activities for the junior classes for our kindness day.

The grade 5 students have chosen their grade 6 polo design for next year and are going to start looking at leadership positions soon.

By Daniel Vincze and Koji Hickey




     

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The Foundation students were so excited to be back in the art room and finish their Henri Rousseau inspired tigers! Keep a look out for their colourful tigers around the school!

The Junior students enjoyed painting out in the sun and creating their own street art in front of the art room.

The Middle school students are looking forward to finally starting their clay unit!

The Year Five students have started work on their special Tim Burton themed project. And the Year Six students have started their Graduation Bag designs!

Don’t forget Art Club is officially back on! Every Tuesday 1^st half of lunch until the end of term!

Best wishes,

Miss Hands

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Dear parents/guardians and carers,

As part of the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out, all Victorian school students aged 16 years and above are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

The Victorian Government aims to vaccinate all final year students by the time they sit their end-of-year exams. Final year students are therefore urged to immediately make an appointment to receive a vaccine by following the instructions under the heading ‘How to book an appointment’ below.
The state vaccination centres have recently had their capacity increased to support Victoria’s drive to administer 1 million doses of the vaccine by 19 September.

We have written to your child to provide them with information about their eligibility for getting a vaccination. Students will be supported in every way possible to be vaccinated before the examinations begin.

Students completing their final year are particularly asked to book an appointment as soon as possible to support the safe conduct of examinations. As their parent/guardian, I encourage you to help them to book and if needed, support them to attend their appointment.

Final year students are asked to consider getting their first vaccine before the GAT on 5 October. In addition, it’s recommended not to get the vaccine on the day of an exam, or the day before an exam - to avoid feeling common but mild side effects such as tiredness, headache, muscle pain, fever and chills and/or joint pain during your exam.

Consent

Students can book their own appointment and consent to vaccination themselves if the health professional assesses them to be a mature minor.

How to book an appointment

To book an appointment, visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au  or contact the Coronavirus hotline by phoning 1800 675 398.
To find a vaccination centre and opening times, visit  coronavirus.vic.gov.au.
From 30 August, people aged 16-39 can get their COVID-19 vaccine at a doctor’s clinic, pharmacy or community health service through the Australian Government Eligibility Checker. You can book your appointment online or by calling the vaccine provider nearest to you.

More information

Translated advice about the vaccines is available on the coronavirus.vic.gov.au.
For more information about eligibility, visit coronavirus.vic.gov.au or use the Australian Government’s COVID-19 vaccine eligibility checker.
For further assistance, contact:

• the Department of Health Coronavirus hotline: 1800 675 398
• the National coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccine helpline: 1800 020 080

Please get in touch with me if you wish to discuss this.

Taylor Irish
Chelsea Primary School

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