WELCOME BACK

Welcome back to term 2! It has been lovely to hear about everyone’s relaxing break.

How lucky we have been to have such gorgeous autumn weather!

At Chelsea we have another exciting term of events to look forward to including our whole school Athletics Day, Year ¾ swimming, Junior Mayor and National Sorry Day. Our Inquiry focus is History ….so there will be lots of great work and experiences to share!

 SHHHHH DON’T READ THIS MUMS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS!! SAVE THE DATE!!

Our Mother’s Day and Special Friends breakfast is all organised for Friday 6 th May. This much enjoyed event will be held under the gazebo from 7.15am onwards.

Coffee will also be available from Bonbeach Baristas. Can’t wait to celebrate this special day with our community. Thank you, Rohan Anstey and team, for your support!

FAIRIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN.

What a wonderful surprise greeted us on our return on Monday! Some very busy fairies have worked tirelessly over the holidays to clean up our Kitchen Garden area, ready for planting new ‘crops.’

Thank you so much to our wonderful parents Youn-shi, Kirran and Cathy and green fingered students Julien, Camille, Naomi, Elodie and Harvey. A super kinder family also helped out. We look forward to running our new lunchtime gardening club and re-establishing this much-loved area again.


     

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3rd May
I Sea I Care Event

4th May
Bullying Incursion

6th May
Mothers Day Breakfast
District X Country @ Cornish College

10th May
NAPLAN
Year 3 - writing
Year 5 - writing

11th May
NAPLAN
Year 3 - Conventions of Language
Year 5 - Reading

12th May
NAPLAN
Year 3 - Numeracy
Year 5 - Numeracy and Conventions of Language

13th May
ISS vs Edithvale (Home)

18th May
Prep Readiness Information Night 5.30pm.  Please register on our website at this link https://www.chelseaps.vic.edu.au/page/307/School-Tour-/-Event-Register-Form

20th May
Whole School Athletics Carnival - Edithvale Rec Reserve

23rd May
Mrs Sargood Incursion - Year 2

25th May
Mrs Sargood Incursion - Year 1

26th May
National Sorry Day
Junior Mayor

27th May
Whole School Athletics Day (back up day)
ISS vs Seaford (Away)

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New resources are now available to our school that will help us educate and support students with diverse learning needs. All Victorian Government schools will benefit from new resources, information, guidance and support available under new initiatives and resources released recently, including:

• More information for schools and families on how the Autism Education Strategy will be delivered in schools
• The Diverse Learners Hub, the flagship of the Autism Education Strategy and key initiative of Disability Inclusion
• New suite of online Learning Difficulties resources for teachers on literacy and numeracy and for parents.

 

Autism Education Strategy

The Autism Education Strategy will improve learning and wellbeing outcomes for autistic students. It will build inclusive school communities that welcome and value autistic students and their families.

The strategy was launched in December 2020 and is part of Disability Inclusion, the Victorian Government’s approach to inclusive education.

More information for schools and families on the strategy has just been released to show how its initiatives and programs will be delivered in schools.

To find out more, go to:

Autism Education Strategy – parents’ page

Autism Education Strategy – schools’ page

 

Diverse Learners Hub

The  Diverse Learners Hub is a new and key initiative of Disability Inclusion.

The Diverse Learners Hub will improve how schools meet the learning and wellbeing needs and aspirations of students with learning difficulties, with a focus on autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyscalculia (‘diverse learners’).

The Diverse Learners Hub is a centre of excellence, providing the best evidence-based advice, resources and support for meeting the educational and wellbeing needs and aspirations of diverse learners.

It includes online information, tips and advice for parents on learning diversity, autism, ADHD, and learning difficulties. It includes information on how schools can help students with diverse learning needs as well as professional learning and teaching resources for school staff.

It’s also the flagship initiative of the Autism Education Strategy to improve how Victorian schools welcome and include autistic students and value their contribution.

You can find out more on the Diverse Learners Hub webpage.

 

New online Learning Difficulties resources

Parent and teacher information, support and advice on Learning Difficulties has been updated and expanded for 2022.

The new content is targeted, practical and easy for parents and teachers to understand and implement at home and in the classroom.

The department has enhanced its existing web content so that it reflects the latest evidence and research when supporting students with learning difficulties, including dyslexia and dyscalculia.

It includes specific advice for parents including:

• How to talk to your school about your child's learning difficulty
• What to expect from your child's school
• Supporting your child's learning difficulty at home.

The new teacher content contains strategic information and advice that focuses on identifying and supporting students with learning difficulties in literacy and numeracy, including dyslexia and dyscalculia. Such as:

• Deciding if a student has a learning difficulty in literacy/numeracy
• Helping students to read more accurately
• Teaching students with comprehension difficulties
• Examples of teaching students with numeracy learning difficultie

 

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Bouncing off the back-end of School Holidays, the Prep team is thrilled to have our students’ in their natural learning habitats again! Currently, our students’ are carrying and have expressed a mixture of feelings; ranging from nervousness, excitement and pure joy. Our team is placing social and emotional wellbeing at the forefront of the agenda. Our priority is to re-establish the positive working environment and to achieve this, we require growth mindsets. To move forward, we need to work together. We are warmly parent helpers back into the classroom also. Please see your teacher to get involved.

Mother’s Day and Special Friends Breakfast is on Friday the 6^th of May under the Gazebo between 7:15 – 8:45am. Please come and celebrate with us. More details can be found on our school Facebook page or School DOJO.

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A buzzing start to term two! All students are very excited to be back at school and into routine with all of their friends, we are all very grateful that we don’t need to spend another term in isolation!

In the last few weeks of school we celebrated Easter by decorating our Easter hats with our buddy classes, participating in the Easter bonnet parade and we even had a very special Easter bunny visit with lots of chocolate eggs to be found!

Students also finished off their two-week swimming program and were exhausted by the end of their lessons. (Phew!)

In the first few weeks of school, the junior school will be focussing on getting back into school routine and making sure students are feeling comfortable and positive as we move toward the middle of the year.

A couple of things to pencil into your diary:

• Mother’s Day Breakfast on the 6^th of May
• Whole school Athletics Day on the 20^th of May
• Incursion Year 2 - 23^rd of May
• Incursion Year 1-  25^th of May

   
 





 

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Although it's a nine week term, it is a busy time for the middle school.  It is a report term for all and the year 3 students will participate in the nationwide NAPLAN assessment, beginning May 10th.

For literacy, similar to term one, we will continue to have our weekly/bi-weekly mentor texts that are the centre of our learning. In particular, there will be a strong focus on narrative planning and writing. Through utilising the science of reading and writing revolution research, we are continuing to encourage students to produce quality over quantity.

Numeracy will have a focus on multiplication and division, and learning the different mental and written strategies available to us when completing such equations. The concept of time will also be explored throughout this term. Along with this, every Friday, similar to term one, we will continue our problem solving/games math session. This sees us planning mathematical games or problems that allow students to apply the skills they have learnt throughout the week in a more casual working environment.

Thus far in our integrated studies, we have had a look at rules and laws. This term we are exploring history and indigenous culture which will also provide a platform to explore aboriginal texts and stories as part of our ‘mentor texts’ in our literacy program.

Coming up at the beginning of May, we have a bullying incursion which will see an outsourced company come into the school and talk about bullying and the effects it has on individuals. The purpose of this is to ensure that there are shared actions and language across the school in relation to bullying.

The children have settled straight back into the routine of school with awesome positive attitudes.

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It’s been a busy start to Term 2 in the Senior School with an excursion already been and gone.

On Wednesday morning, Grade 5’s and 6’s caught the train from Chelsea to Southern Cross station and made their way to THE LUME to experience a vibrant multisensory experience of Vincent Van Gogh’s epic art. Students and teachers alike, were wowed as the two-storey walls came alive with Van Gogh’s work and thrilling music pulsated the senses! There were also opportunities to

Draw like Van Gogh and immerse oneself in a space covered wall-to-wall in sunflowers. Students can expect some exciting activities to follow in Mrs Middleton’s art room over the coming weeks.

A HUGE thank you to Mrs Middleton for organising this special day and to our amazing helpers, Ms Dwyer, Karina and John Kelly!

Back in our classrooms, we have started our first Novel Study for the year: Holes, by Louis Sachar. The 8 week study will conclude with a viewing of the film and fish & chips!

In Maths, Decimals and Percentages are underway and for Inquiry our focus is History. Next week, students and their families will be given a homework project aligned to our Inquiry topic, so stay tuned!

On the Wellbeing front, classes are resetting after the holidays by looking back over our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Matrix (SWPBS), Zones of Regulation and our school values. Plus, we will continue to focus on being bucket fillers!

Here’s to a wonderful Term 2.

• Mrs Whiteside, Mr Pipella, Miss Lawrence and Miss Ebbott

     
     


     


     

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During our first full term in 2 years in the Performing Arts, we were able to show so much talent and opportunities for everyone to shine.
We managed to develop two bands in the senior school and have our first live performances in front of the school and community. We had students reading music and playing the xylophones and djembes from melodies they crafted. Our Grade 6s had a blast presenting their audio commentaries to each other and Grade 5s presenting a performance about the 4Rs. There was so much fun, and creativity being displayed in the classroom, and I could not be prouder of the work our students have put into it.

This Term will be no different with still creating live performances and building their confidence. Keep an ear out as more upcoming projects are revealed, as there is a lot being worked behind the curtains.
Stay funky everyone,

Mr Lachlan Rundell – Performing Arts Teacher

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