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2024 Newsletter #2

Dear Silverton families,

I wish to start my newsletter by acknowledging the very sad passing of Kye Duclos. Kye was a student at Silverton from 2017 – 2023. He was a beautiful boy who was very much loved by staff and students here at Silverton. He had a love of the outdoors, spending time with his friends pottering around in the garden and with the school chickens. On Year Six camp, he was the expert on all things insects and spiders! Our hearts go out to his parents Jessie and Michael and his sister Isla. On behalf of Silverton, I’d like to thank the community for the way in which they have supported the Duclos family through an extremely challenging time. I know that this support will continue.

Kye had a love of fishing and so some of the children have been leaving special messages or thoughts about Kye on some fish that we have displayed on the school fence.

Facebook

I’d like to remind everyone that our School Council made the decision last year to use our schools Facebook page to showcase some of the many events and programs that the students engage in at our school. This page is open to the public however as a safety measure, we won’t be posting updates from school camps in real time. We will however put some photos up in the weeks following the camps. Any questions, please feel free to ask.

Grade 6 Badges

It was an honour to have Lana Formoso – The Mayor for the City of Greater Dandenong attend our school assembly earlier this Term to present badges to our 2024 Year Six leaders. We really appreciate her visit to Silverton and look forward to welcoming her back in the future.

Interschool Sport

I’d like to congratulate our Year six students for their first few rounds of interschool sport. We have already had some great performances!

Information Night

Thank you to all of you who attended our BBQ and Info Night. It was lovely to see so many of our community come together. For those of you who where not there, here are a few key points from me:

Please read our Statement of Values Policy as a reminder of the expectations we have for our students, staff and parents.
If you have any concerns, feel free to see me anytime however I do ask that you are respectful that teachers time is precious so please book an appointment.
Parent Contributions can be made anytime by visiting or calling the office.
Please DO NOT park in the disabled park unless you are permitted to do so or the staff car park.
For safety reasons, please ensure you are crossing at the school crossings. Please also DO NOT do uturns in front of the school.
Students should not be arriving at school before 8:45am.
Thank you for your support. If you need anything, please ask!

Grade 6 Camp

Last week our Year Six students attended Camp Kookaburra. I would like to congratulate them all on the way that they conducted themselves at camp. Thankfully, they were excellent sleepers!! Thank you also to all of the staff who attended the camp. I hope everyone had a restful weekend!! Well deserved!

Silverton Student Committee

Congratulations to all of the students who have been selected as a member of the Silverton Student Committee for 2024. I’m sure you will all make a valuable contribution to the school in your role this year.

Thank you

I would like to say thank you to the Sandown Park Hotel, Bunnings (Springvale) & Salon of Beauty for their generous financial contributions that will be put to good use in the 2024 school year.

Canteen

A reminder that the school canteen is now being run by Bocca Foods. Orders need to be made online by 9:30am each morning. I would encourage families to use the canteen as you have done in previous years so we can ensure that this service continues.

Loretta

Finally, it is with heavy heart that I wish to inform the school community of the sad passing of Loretta Sutherland. Loretta was the Assistant Principal at Silverton Primary School from 2010 to 2016. She was a beautiful person, an excellent leader and a dear friend to many in our community. Loretta had recently become unwell however her health deteriorated much faster than any of us had anticipated. Our heartfelt sympathies to Loretta’s husband Greg and the rest of her family.

Once again, thank you for your ongoing support.

Thank you,

Mark Pollard
Principal

REMINDERS:

Hats need to be worn at all times when outdoors during Term One. Please ensure your child(ren) have a school hat.
Please also ensure that your child(ren) are in full school uniform. If you have any questions about uniform or require any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Arrival time: For safety reasons, students should not arrive at school before 8:45am. This is when staff begin before school yard duty. If you need your child to be supervised earlier than 8:45am, we have an Oshcare service which runs everyday from 7:00am – 8:45am. Please enquire if you require this service.
Pick up time: School finishes at 3:15pm every day. If you require your child to be supervised later than that, please also enquire with our Oschare program.
Please DO NOT park in the disabled carpark unless you are permitted to do so.
Please ensure that everyone crosses the roads at the designated school crossings.

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Mobile Phones

Silverton Primary School believes the teaching of cybersafety and responsible online behaviour is essential in the lives of students and is best taught in partnership between home and school. Safe and responsible behaviour is explicitly taught at our school and parents/carers are requested to reinforce this behaviour at home. This Term, we have reminded students about the appropriate use of mobile phones and devices. Students must hand any privately owned mobile devices (eg. mobile phone) to the office at the beginning of the school day to be locked away for the duration of the school day. Students must use their smart watch appropriately. This means they will not send, receive or read text messages, make or receive phone calls, or use the camera function on my smart watch. Note that this is a Ministerial policy formally issued by the Minister for Education under section 5.2.1(2)(b) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic). Our school Mobile Phone Policy.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Mary Ann on winning the Silverton Value Adder award for Resilience. Well done!

Maloga Art Incursion

On February 26^th Shanai Kellett ran an art workshop with some of our Grade Five students. Shanai, an Aboriginal Artist and primary school teacher, shared her knowledge and examples of her own art and accomplishments, including the design of both the Carlton 2022 Indigenous Guernsey and the Melbourne Storm Indigenous Jersey in 2023.

The students who participated enjoyed listening to Shanai’s stories and using some of the symbols in their own art pieces which will be put on display at school.

You can see more of Shani’s work using her website: www.malogaart.com.au

Grade 6 Badge Presentation

Lana Formoso, Mayor of Greater Dandenong City Council attended Silverton’s assembly to present our 2024 Grade Six leaders with their captain badges. Our Captains will have various opportunities this year to organise events, such as House Day, Harmony Day and the celebration of NAIDOC Week.

They will also be involved in developing and designing a new #SSS certificate and organising promotional material for out Art Show later in the year.

Interschool Sports

Silverton Primary gears up to compete in a series of sports tournaments this term in our Summer interschool sports program. The Grade Five and Six’s students’, both mixed and girls' teams, will be participating in a range of sports, including tennis, volleyball, softball, cricket, and basketball. Our students are ready to compete in a variety of sports against neighbouring schools, both at home and away games during this term. Go Silverton!

Grade 1 and 2 News

The Grade 1 & 2s have made a great start to 2024!

They were very excited to get back into Discovery Time. We have seen lots of curious students coming up with variety of projects to show their interests and creativity. We cannot wait to see what new ideas and projects are coming for the rest of this term!

Please keep an eye out for a Share Circle reminder notice in your child’s bag. This can be kept on the fridge or in their room at home to remind them of their Share Circle day.

For more information regarding the learning in LC 1 & 5, please refer to “The Buzz” newsletter that was emailed out on Sentral in Week 4.