Thursday Thoughts: School Review

Launching Place Primary School
Newsletter Date 6th November 2014

Issue 36
Thursday Thoughts
Important Dates:
School Review
November
Friday 7th November
Peer Review
6th
Launch Cup Day
Ongoing Selfevaluation
7th
Grades Prep-2 Junior
Sports
Great schools
regularly evaluate
their progress. They
pause to reflect,
undertaking a
thorough analysis of
the available data to
reflect on how well the
human, financial,
physical and
information resources
of the school have
been deployed to
achieve the goals and
priorities in the
schools strategic
plan.
Victoria as a Learning
Community states that the
type of review a school
undertakes will be
determined following
assessment of the schools
performance against a
consistent set of statewide
measures about students
achievement, engagement
and wellbeing, and the
productivity of our
school. It uses an inquiry
model to arrive at a
shared view of the
schools strengths,
achievements and future
needs. Launching Place
Primary Peer review
involves leaders from
Victorian schools
working together to assess
school performance and
making recommendations
for improvement. Student
leaders will have the
opportunity to present
their views on Learning
at Launch.
11th
School Council 7pm
13th
Prep Transition
2.30pm-3.15pm
17th-21st
Grade 5/6 Camp
25th-28th
Life Ed Van
26th
Prep Information Night
7.00pm-8.30pm
29th
State Election
December
1st
Alpha Show Incursion
Student Absent
Hot Line Number
5964 7783
From 2014, all schools

will engage in selfevaluation annually.
The self-evaluation process
has provided us with a
significant opportunity to
discuss, consult and provide
feedback across the whole
school community, with an
opportunity for active
contribution and leadership
from students, staff and
parents. The self-evaluation
document is a key focus of
our peer review which takes
place this Friday. The
document can be viewed on
the Launching Place
Primary School Website via
the following link http://
www.launchps.vic.edu.au/
page/210/Self-Evaluation2011-2014
The following focus

questions and areas have
been identified for indepth discussion:
Achievement
How best can our
school continue to
develop and support
the whole school
approach to
curriculum planning
and aim to progress all
students of all abilities
All reviews will
skill levels
and
examine
a consistent
set of state-wide
performance measures
and lead indicators
examine curriculum,
assessment, reporting,
teaching practices and
leadership
examine the quality of
the relationships
between the school
and the wider
community, and any
partnerships it has
established
consider how
effectively school
resources are
deployed to achieve
school priorities,
including
consideration of
financial, physical and
information resources
and staffing
make
recommendations for
improvement
deliver findings that
are reported to the
school community
and shared with the
Department to
increase transparency
and facilitate sharing
of evidence across the
system.
Towards Victoria as a
Learning Community
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Thursday Thoughts
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through the school?
Can student achievement data be
better managed to inform

curriculum development and
differentiation of learning to
meet the needs of all students?
Are all students being offered
learning opportunities at their
point of need? How can growth
data be best used by teachers in
this context?
Engagement
Does the curriculum engage the
students at all levels?
How can parents be supported to
value school attendance?

Wellbeing
involvement in their education?

Productivity
How can teacher capacity be
What impact has the new
Schoolwide Positive Behaviours

program had on the data collected
for the school review? Is the
program effective or does it
require additional approaches to
impact on student safety?
How can student voice and
developed from within the school,

to provide literacy learning
experiences which maximise
student learning?
What options are available to
support the school to efficiently

resource the needs of teacher
professional learning?
leadership opportunities be
maximised to provide students
with avenues for active
Christmas
Bushwahzee is coming to
Launching Place PS
Set the date, Thursday
December 11th.
As an alternative to the traditional
Christmas concert, we will be
having a Bush Xmas focus this year.
Bushwahzee is a Melbourne
institution, an enduring band of
musicians.
Bushwahzee specialises in
performing songs and dances that get
their audiences involved. The band
has worked in hundreds of schools
around Australia, and are well known
for their one day productions for
primary school children.
The Bush Xmas is a very similar
show to a Cabaret show, except that it
has some Xmas content, and it gives
the kids and parents a chance to dress
up in the traditional Xmas costumes
of crimson, green and white, Xmas
hats and reindeer antlers etc.
We start the day with a whole school
performance of the Gday Show.
evening show from 6:00pm-7:30pm

showcasing your children as the stars
of the evening.
Put the date into your calendar as we
look forward to seeing you there.
The day program will also include

students performing classroom group
singing and dancing activities (mock)
busking and singing "We Wish You
A Happy Xmas, Aussie Jingle Bells
(Dashing Through the Bush In A
Rusty Holden Ute), John Lennon's
"And So This Is Xmas", The Jingle
Bell Waltz and bush dances that
reflect Xmas themes.
Families are invited back for the
Launching Place Primary School Carter Street Launching Place 3139 Telephone 5964 7783 Fax 5964 6171 Email launching.place.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
ABN 96 199 518 803
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Bushfire Season
School procedures for the
bushfire season
The way schools in Victoria
respond to bushfires is being
constantly revised.
Fire danger ratings and
warnings are used in Victoria
to provide clear direction on
the safest options for
preserving life.
Schools and childrens
services identified as being at
highest bushfire risk have been
included on the Bushfire-At
Risk Register (BARR) and will
be closed on days determined
by fire authorities to be Code
Red. Our school has been
identified as a school at highest
bushfire risk and is listed on
the BARR.
Where possible, we will
provide parents with up to
three days notice of a planned
closure following the issue of a
Code Red warning by the CFA.
We will contact you directly by
email, letter sent home with
your child, as well as a
message TiqBiz, with advice
on planned closures and will
confirm the decision to close
by 12 noon the day before the
planned closure.
Once confirmed, the decision
to close will not change,
regardless of improvements in
the weather forecast. This is to
avoid confusion and help your
family plan alternative care
arrangements for your child.
No staff will be on site on
days when the school is

closed by the risk of fire.
School camps will be
cancelled if the area where

the camp is taking place is at
risk.
On these Code Red days families
are encouraged to enact their
Bushfire Survival Plan on
such days, children should
never be left at home
unattended or in the care of
older children.
For those of us living in a
bushfire-prone area, the safest
option when a Code Red day is
declared may be to leave the
night before, or early in the
morning of the Code Red day.
As part of preparing our school
for the threat of fire we have
updated our emergency
management plan; reprioritised
any maintenance works that may
assist in preparing for the threat
of fire and cleared our school
grounds and gutters.
What can parents do?
Make sure your familys
Bushfire Survival Plan is upto-date and includes

alternative care arrangements
for your children in the event
that our school is closed.
Ensure we have your current
contact details, including your
mobile
phone
numbers.
Keep in
touch
with us
by
reading
our
newsletters, by checking our

website
www.launchps.vic.edu.au .
and by talking to your childs
teacher or any other member of
the teaching staff about our
emergency plans.
Most importantly at this time
of year, if youre planning a

holiday or short stay in the
bush or in a coastal area, you
should check warnings in
advance of travel and remain
vigilant during your stay.
If your child is old enough,
talk to them about bushfires

and your familys Bushfire
Survival Plan.
You can access more
information about school

closures on the Department
of Education and Early
Childhood Development
website see http://
www.education.vic.gov.au/
about/programs/health/pages/
emergencies.aspx
For up-to-date information on this
years fire season and Bushfire
Survival Planning, visit the CFA
website at www.cfa.vic.gov.au or call
the 24-hour Victorian Bushfires
Information Line on 1800 240 667.
Out-of-school care will be
cancelled on these days.
Please Note: That other advertisements and publications published in this newsletter do not imply school or Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development endorsement.
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Thursday Thoughts
Student Awards
Grade Prep F/A Taite G
Skye C
Grade Prep K
Lia McK
Alyce O
Grade 1/2 B
Blake C
Declan L-H
Grade 1/2 K
Mischa D L
Tess F
Grade 3/4 N
Daniel P
Grade 3/4 S
Brodie H
Grade 5/6 L
November
13th
Jodie D, Drew & Rochelle T,
Paul T
20th
Maryann E, Peta R, Fiona T
27th
Paul T, Jodie D, Gill S
December
4th
Jo R, Kelly W, Barb F
11th
Janine K, Maryann E, Paul T
Parents and Friends
Jemma S
Mitchel H
Christmas Raffle information to be sent

home in November.
Jaxon B
Grade 5/6 R
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
Thank you for dressing up on Friday, it

was great to see all the students in their
Onesies, and Pjs. All money raised
from the day will contribute towards
new playground equipment.
Jaimie D
Grade 5/6 G
Canteen
Tarnia M
Kai G
Our next meeting is Monday 10th

November in the staffroom just after
assembly. Feel free to come and have a
cuppa and discuss any ideas for
fundraising or how the funds raised can
be spent at school.
Public Notices
Services
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your domestic cleaning
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for detail.
Please call Kristy on
0417 597 356
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Launching Place Primary School

Newsletter Date 6th November 2014

Friday 7th November

From 2014, all schools

The following focus

All reviews will

Cont from Page 1

better managed to inform

students at all levels?

How can parents be supported to

value school attendance?

involvement in their education?

What impact has the new

Schoolwide Positive Behaviours

developed from within the school,

support the school to efficiently

evening show from 6:00pm-7:30pm

The day program will also include

days when the school is

School camps will be

cancelled if the area where

Bushfire Survival Plan is upto-date and includes

newsletters, by checking our

of year, if youre planning a

talk to them about bushfires

information about school

Out-of-school care will be

cancelled on these days.

Parents and Friends

Christmas Raffle information to be sent

If you send your child/rens lunch

Thank you for dressing up on Friday, it

Our next meeting is Monday 10th

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