10 February 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principal’s Report

A warm welcome back to all our students and families after the summer break. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces on our students as they ran to meet their new teachers on day one. Our teachers have worked hard to set up the learning spaces to be inspiring environments in which to think, create, problem solve and collaborate and I thank them for their many hours of preparation.

Can I welcome Mrs Lisa Fraser, Mrs Linda Jolleys and Mrs Janelle Manshanden as new members of our staff and warmly welcome all our new students and families. We are so pleased to have you as part of our community.

The Commemorative Walk for the 1967 Bushfires was a touching community event on Tuesday and we had strong attendance from our school. Thank you to the families that were able to attend and mark this special day.

It was particularly touching for me to tour our hall with a past student, who sheltered there on that day. He recalled the efforts of the older boys in the school to put out a small fire in the clock tower block. He was surprised by his strong emotions as he recalled watching St Mary’s Church burn. He was looking out of the very same window.

Don’t forget the Regatta Day holiday this weekend. Students resume on Tuesday next week.

We will be focussing on the 1967 Bushfires at our first assembly on Friday 17th of February at 2pm. We hope to see you there.

Bonnie Jeffrey
Principal

Kath’s Spot

Welcome back to school! It is so lovely to see many excited and happy students and parents.

For those of you who are new to our school, my name is Kath Dolliver and I am the Chaplain at our school. You will often see me pottering around welcoming students to school while on bus duty, and chatting with students and families on the way in and out of school.

I am fortunate to wear a lot of different hats (not literally) so you will no doubt see or hear from me when coordinating teams of volunteers for costumes, hair and makeup for the school plays for Grades 2-6 students. Across the school I regularly catch up with students and families with any concerns or anxieties, so feel free to call the office and book in some time if you would like to chat. I also have the resources to provide food hampers to those families who are in need, so please yell out if this could be of assistance.

Each week I have the opportunity to be a part of the Launch into Learning team for birth to 4 year olds, and I network with Leah our Child Health Nurse based in the front office, to help care for each of our families.

I also have the pleasure of contributing a little spot in each newsletter, so I look forward to you reading about my little adventures of parenting.

Parenting can often be a tough gig so I encourage you all to go today, and give someone a pat on back and tell them they are doing a good job. Sometimes each of us need that extra encouragement to keep us going, and I am sure you will bring a smile to someone's face.

Blessings to you all

Kath Dolliver
Chaplain

School Crossing

Please meet Simon, our crossing guard.

Now that school has resumed, please be mindful of adhering to speed limits through school zones taking particularly care at school crossings.

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program

Volunteers are needed! Please see attached.

Little Sprouts

Thursdays 9.00am – 10.45am in the Kindergarten room with Mrs Jane Martyn.

School Banking

Wednesday is school banking day. Please remember to write your student number on the deposit slips. Replacement Dollarmite wallets are available from the office.

New Bankers

New Bankers are very welcome – for every new banker, the school receives a $5.00 commission and then 5% of every deposit made thereafter. Just head to any Commonwealth Bank with some ID for yourself and your child (a drivers licence and birth certificate, for example) and ask to open a Youthsaver Account for School Banking. You’ll be given a deposit book and Dollarmites wallet on the spot and will be able to begin banking the next business day - it’s that easy!

Rewards Program

For every deposit your child makes, they will receive a silver Dollarmite token. Once they have received 10 tokens then will then receive a gold Dollarmite token which they can redeem for an exclusive Dollarmite reward item (see below).

Competition!

Every child that banks 15 times before the end of Term 3 will go into the draw to win an unforgettable family trip (for up to two adults and three children) to Tokyo, Japan (including five nights’ accommodation, return airfares, three day Magic Pass to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea and $1000.00 spending money!). So keep those deposits rolling in!

Book Club

The current Book Club order forms are due back Tuesday 21st February. Please include the correct money in your orders as the office can’t provide change.

Registration to Work with Vulnerable People

If you volunteer at Snug, you will be required to register for “Registration to Work with Vulnerable People” This will be mandatory by 1 September 2016.

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Coming Events

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Community Notices

Junior Basketball

Junior Writing Club

The theme for the new JUNIOR WRITERS CLUB Short Story Competition is... “LOST”. Your challenge is...

1. Decide how YOU want to interpret the theme.
2. Write a 300 to 500 word fictitious story.

Have you lost something or someone precious, are you lost, has someone lost their memory or the ability to walk, is it a lost cause or a lost opportunity? You decide.

The competition is FREE to enter and open to 8 to 12 year old children.

(full terms and conditions at www.juniorwritersclub.com.au)

Entries close Midnight AEST, Wednesday 31st of May 2017. Winners announced Friday 23rd of June 2017

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to encourage your budding story writers to get creative.

For competition details

Check out the attached flyer or go to the link below.

Term Dates for 2017