As we finish for the end

of another term, I must

congratulate our students
for their wonderful
attitude to learning and
their enthusiasm to try
their very best in the
diverse range of learning
opportunities at school. I
also thank the staff across
opportunities available.
Enjoy a terrific rest, stay
safe and we look forward
to seeing everyone return
to school on the first day
of next term. Remember
school finishes at 2:30pm
on Friday, there will be
an assembly at 2pm.
End of Term
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L a u n c h i n g P l a c e P r i m a r y S c h o o l
Issue 31
Newsletter Date 18th September 2014
Important Dates:

September
15th - 19th
Camp for selected
Grade 4 & 5 Students
19th
Assembly for end of
term at 2pm

19th
End of Term 3
2.30pm finish

October
6th
Start of Term 4
9.00am Start
17th
Prep Excursion to
Casey Safety Village




Student Absent
Hot Line Number
5964 7783
the school from our
integration aides, through
to our office staff and
classroom teachers,
leadership team and
specialist teachers for
their care and
commitment to ensuring
the students receive the
very best learning
At the moment we have
an extremely large
collection of unlabelled,
misplaced or lost articles
of clothing overflowing
from our lost property
container. The items have
Lost Property
been placed in the
hallway so please feel
free to visit the school and
browse through our
collection. Uniforms are
not cheap to replace.
Many thanks again for the
wonderful efforts by the
P&F team this term.
Much work has been
undertaken including our
successful production
raffle. Keep posted on our
upcoming event for next
term.
1
st
Prize M Standing c/-
Declan Price
2
nd
Prize Kylie Corbett
3
rd
Prize Shelley Gray
4
th
Prize Oliver
Stenhouse
children or programs that
they assist with across the
school. We have noticed
that this makes an
enormous difference to
the children of Launch PS
and for this we say
Thanks!
Parents and Friends Supporting Kids
As Principal I am very
appreciative of all those at
the school that in so many
ways continue to
contribute to our
operations. A particularly
big thank you goes out to
our volunteers who have
continued their
commitment to the
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Launching Place Primary School Carter Street Launching Place 3139 Telephone 5964 7783 Fax 5964 6171 Email [email protected]
ABN 96 199 518 803
Artwork
Our student population determines
the Student Resource Package (SRP)
each year. This is the budget
provided by the state government to
run our school. Planning for next
year has commenced and at this time
we are deciding on the number of
student groups. To finalise our
workforce plan I need to confirm
our projected enrolment for 2015.
If you are sure your child will not be
Planning for 2015
returning to Launching Place PS next
year (excluding year 6 children) we
would appreciate you notifying the
school administration as soon as
possible.
Student Wellbeing
Students learn best in safe and
supportive environments
The health and wellbeing of your
child is an important part of their
education. When schools and families
work together, students feel safer,
theyre likely to stay in school longer
and they achieve better results. Like
you, our schools treat the health and
wellbeing of every child as a priority.
There are a number of programs you
can learn more about below that help
your child feel safe, supported and
positive. There are also tools to help
your child build the skills to be ready
for whatever the future holds.
Preparing Todays Students for Tomorrow
Bully Stoppers
The Bully Stoppers program was
developed in collaboration with some
of Australias leading anti-bullying
and cyber safety experts to develop
information, resources and tools to
help parents, teachers and students
prevent or manage a bullying
situation. If you want to learn more
about how you can help tackle
bullying, this is a great tool to use.
Learn more:
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/
bullystoppers
Some great art
from Sam and
Kimberley.
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Please Note: That other advertisements and publications published in this newsletter do not imply school or Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development endorsement.
eSmart
Bullying is something that can
happen just as easily outside of
school as it can inside of it. The
eSmart cyber safety partnership with
the Alannah and Madeline
Foundation has seen more than
1,800 schools undertake training to
help their students stay safe online.
You can learn more about this
program, and even how to get your
school involved.
Learn more: http://
www.education.vic.gov.au/about/
programs/bullystoppers/Pages/
esmart.aspx

Every Day Counts
Its so important for your childs
education that they attend school
every day. The Every Day Counts
resource gives you advice on how to
ensure that your child attends school
as often as possible and wont fall
behind if they need to miss days.
Learn more: http://
www.education.vic.gov.au/about/
programs/health/pages/
studentattendance.aspx
Primary Welfare Officer
Initiative
The welfare of all kids is a
primary focus for Victorian
schools. Thats why there
are more than 400 Primary
Welfare Officers working in primary
schools across the state, helping
schools to be well-informed and
ensuring that student welfare
remains a top priority.
Learn more: http://
www.education.vic.gov.au/school/
principals/health/pages/
welfareofficers.aspx

No Exception, No Excuses - do not
leave kids in hot cars
This important program was
designed in collaboration with
Kidsafe to raise awareness of the
dangers of leaving children
unattended in cars on hot days. The
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temperature inside a car on a hot day
begins to rise as soon as the door
closes and within minutes it can be
double the temperature outside.
Leaving children in hot cars even for
a moment can result in injury or
death.
Learn more: http://
www.education.vic.gov.au/school/
parents/health/Pages/
kidsinhotcars.aspx

Daniel Morcombe Child Safety
Curriculum
The Daniel Morcombe Foundation
has done incredible work developing
a curriculum that educates children
about staying safe. Now the Daniel
Morcombe Child Safety Curriculum
has been introduced to Victorian
schools, helping kids to learn about
safety situations at home, at school
and in the community.
Learn more: http://
www.education.vic.gov.au/school/
parents/health/Pages/
childsafetyresources.aspx

Regards
Narelle Messerle
The Pod
By Will C 3/4M
On Monday the 15
th
of September a
big white cube came to school on a
truck. It is called a PODS. This
stands for portable onsite storage. I
went to look at it and Mrs Bexley
told me that the ALL of the
equipment in the music and art
rooms needed to go inside the Pod.
Mrs Bexley asked me if I thought
everything would fit, I said yes it
would.
Mrs Taylor told me that the art
room and the music room are
getting nice new floors over the
holidays. I think that the new
floors will look very good.
Student Awards
Grade Prep F/A Zara R
Oliver S

Grade 1/2 K Brock B


Grade 1/2 N Ella A

Grade 3/4 F Blake S

Grade 5/6 G Jordan B







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Canteen
New item on the menu: Lemonade Juicies they will be $1.00 each.

If you send your child/rens lunch order on an envelope, please include 10 in
the order for the cost of a paper bag.
Roster
October
9th Janine K , Maryann E, Paul T
18th Jo R, Sharon B, Fiona T
audience. We want to thank Miss
Nyman and Mrs Kemp for all their
hard work.
Grade 5/6: Wow, what a great job
we all did at production. A huge
congratulations to all the 5/6
students. This week we will be
writing our own sound poems. In
Maths we will be reviewing
different types of graphs. We are
looking forward to having some
well deserved holidays.
Principal: Thank you to everyone
for such a fantastic week. The
production was a whole school
effort and you should be proud of
your achievements. Thank you also
to those families who have
completed the survey on Survey
Monkey. The survey closes on
Friday.

School Captains Report
Prep: This week we learnt all about
spelling numbers to ten. We are
matching the beginning sounds to
the number. We are learning about
the problem in stories and how to
create a problem. We loved
production and would like to thank
Miss Nyman and Mrs Kemp.
Grade 1/2: In 1/2 we learnt about
multiplication in Maths group. We
are continuing to work on authors
purpose and alphabetical order. We
did lots of rehearsals for
production. We loved production
performances and we were
awesome! Thanks Miss Nyman and
Mrs Kemp for all your hard work.
Grade 3/4: This week we continued
learning about time in Maths. We
have been busy writing articles for
our pages of our class news papers.
We worked hard getting our songs
and dances ready for production and
loved performing in front of the
These awards will be presented at
the first assembly in term four.
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Public Notices
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YARRA JUNCTION LIBRARY
HODDLE ST, YARRA JUNCTION
PH: 5967 1588
TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 11am & 2:30pm - WORDS & MUSIC
WORKSHOP WITH MARIA SESSION ONE Songs, rhymes, rhythm,
movement and instruments. 11am 4 - 6 year olds. 2:30pm 7 - 9 year
olds. FREE
WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 10 - 4pm - THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE Come and play with our engines, tracks
and buildings. Read the Thomas stories. FREE
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 10 - 4pm - LEGO DAY Help us create a Lego town right inside the library! Suggested
ages: 10 years and under in the morning. 10 years and over in the afternoon. FREE
FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 11am - CAPTAIN ACE SHOW A highly interactive show with puppetry and magic. Ages 3 -
9 years. COST $3 PER CHILD
TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 11am & 2:30pm - WORDS & MUSIC WORKSHOP WITH MARIA SESSION TWO
Songs, rhymes, rhythm, movement and instruments. 11am 4 - 6 year olds. 2:30pm 7 - 9 year olds. Preference to those
who attended session one. FREE
WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 11am - PEG DOLLS Come and dress your own peg doll with Jane. FREE
THURSDAY 2 OCTOBER 10 - 4pm - LEGO DAY Help us create a Lego town right inside the library! Suggested ages:
10 years and under in the morning. 10 years and over in the afternoon. Prize for each age group for the most creative de
sign. FREE