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Julie Hommelhoff 15th December, 2016

Principal

NEWSLETTER PO Box 66 NORTH BENDIGO 3550

SCHOOL : www.lightningreefps.vic.edu.au

Phone: 5443 2501

Merry

Christmas

Office Hours

8:30—4:00

School Re-

sumes

Tuesday

January 31st

BE YOUR BEST BE RESPECTFUL BE CO-OPERATIVE

BE RESPONSIBLE

Term Dates

2016

End Term 4

20th December

SW-PBS (School Wide Positive Behaviour Support)

‘Be Co-operative’ Best wishes for the Festive Season!

I would like to wish all the staff, our students, our families and car-ers, a very safe and happy Christmas break. Enjoy your holidays, stay alert, whether you are at home or travelling afar. The staff will look forward to seeing all our students resume, and new families commence, on Tuesday 31st January, 2017. Preps will begin on Mon-day 6th February.

Remember to pay for and allocate your child’s Book Pack on Wednesday 25 January. The school is open on this day.

Farewell and Thank you

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful staff of Lightning Reef P.S for their contribution to the development of the students in their care; to thank our families for the special effort you make in contributing to your child’s educational needs, to each other and within the community. I feel very privileged to lead such an amazing, giving, dedicated and talented staff and be able to share this with our families.

We farewell the following staff and thank them for their individual contributions to our school and students – Megan Watt she begins a new journey in another school. Justin L as he ventures off in to a new career. We wish you all the very best with your future plans. We will miss you.

A day has been set aside to collect student Book Packs on the Wednesday 25 January 2017. Also on Monday 30 January will be allocated for staff induction. This will assist all staff and casual relief staff who have joined our team to become acquainted with Lightning Reef P.S and the operations within. This day will also provide information about our school, and the policies that we imple-ment. No students will attend school on this day.

Forms - support for 2017

Forms have been sent home for 2017. The forms are as follows: Medical Action Plans. The forms are critical to upgrading our student information, and to ensure that we have the relevant ‘permission’ forms signed by parents or caregivers, and doctors. The school year will start very effectively if these forms have been completed at your earliest convenience; and please then return them to school before the end of this year. Thank you for your assistance with this requirement.

Without these various indemnities signed, students will not be able to leave the school premises or engage in certain programs. This makes it very difficult to commence programs for your child. Your support in getting these forms signed and back to school ASAP would be a superb start to our planning and preparation for 2017.

THANK YOU.

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Reports

Reports will go home with students on

Thursday.

Hats

As we are a sun smart school hats are re-

quired to be worn from September the 1st.

Cadbury Chocolates

Please ensure that all money from the sale

of our fundraising chocolate is returned

ASAP.

Any left over chocolates need to be re-

turned also.

Last Day

Last day of Term 4 is Tues-

day December 20th.

Farewell Assembly at 2pm.

School Finishes at 2:15pm.

Hats

As we are a sun smart school hats are required to be worn from September the 1st.

Please ensure your child has a bucket hat for playtimes.

Prep enrolments for 2017

If you have a child or know a child who will be coming to Lightning Reef Primary as a prep next year please let us know

A.S.A.P.

We have some exciting orientation days coming up for our new preps.

Parents Club

President:: Toni Hicks

Vice President:: Sonia Valli

Secretary: John Moosman

Treasurer: Sally Gibson

Committee Members : Michelle

Savilles, Belinda Downing, Donna

Moosman, Donna Rutherford and

Kate Duncan

The next Parents club meeting is

October 13th at 9am.

All are welcome!

Medication Forms. These forms have been sent home and many have already been returned; thank you. We are only requiring the return of the form at this stage – not any medications. Placing the forms in the post would be appreciated; thank you for assisting us to adequately prepare for the New Year.

Have a Happy Christmas and an enjoyable New Year. I look forward to seeing everyone next year. Good Luck and best wishes to our Graduating students as they commence their secondary schooling pursuits.

End of Term Dismissal

All students will be dismissed at 2.15pm on Tuesday, 20th December. Farewell as-sembly 1.45pm. Christmas Carols will be sung by the school choir with Kylie McMahon. Come along and have some fun.

Parents please be prompt in picking your children up as staff will not be available beyond 2.30pm.

Julie Hommelhoff

Principal

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Cornish Group of Bendigo Essay Winner.

Cornish people were important to Australia and Bendigo because they intro-

duced better ways to mine for gold and copper.

Immigration of Cornish people

Cornish people lived on an island called Cornwall in England, in the United

Kingdom. The Cornish people came to Australia between 1846 and 1850. They

travelled to South Australia to mine for copper in Adelaide.

Types of food

The Cornish people ate foods like potatoes, barley, flour and their famous past-

ies. There pasties were famous because the Cornish people invented them.

Gold rush in Bendigo

When the gold rush happened in Bendigo the Cornish people travelled to Ben-

digo from Adelaide. The Cornish people lived in areas around Golden Square,

Huntly, Long Gully, Harvey town and Bendigo.

The Harvey family

The Harvey family had a settlement named Harvey town - named after them. In

Harvey town there was a stone house that the Harvey family lived in. the Har-

vey family were wealthy people.

Different ways of mining

The Cornish people knew better ways how to mine. They taught other people

how to mine like them. The ways that they mined were better because it was

easier and more efficient.

Conclusion

Cornish people changed the ways of mining which gave an advantage to the

mining industry in the 18th century during the gold rush.

By Ashford H-T

5/6A

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BE YOUR BEST BE RESPECTFUL BE CO-OPERATIVE

BE RESPONSIBLE

End of Year Celebration

In celebration of the end of the 2016 school year we will be having a whole school celebration this coming Friday

16th December, between 12.45-1.45.

What:

Sprinkler Dance

Weather permitting, we are going to throw on the sprinklers and let all students the chance to cool off. Bring a spare

set of shoes or old socks.

Wet Sponge Throw @1.15 – 1.45

leading into 2nd break

We will be conducting a wet sponge throw, where for a Gold Coin

Donation students will get to target a teacher. All monies raised

will contribute to the replacement of Megan Watts Bike which was

stolen from school earlier this term.

Calendar of events:

Thursday December 15 - Reports go home

Tuesday December 20 - Assembly - Farewell, 2pm

Last day of term 2:15pm finish.

CONTACT US: 5443 2501

Principal:

Julie Hommelhoff

Assistant Principal:

Jo Ryan

Business Manager:

Kristie Coates

Leading Teachers:

Kim Kirkpatrick

Paul Keller

Specialist Coordinator:

Jarrod Epps

Prep Coordinator:

Tania Peirce-Whyte

1/2 Coordinator

Peter Millar

3/4 Coordinator

Mel Bingham

5/6 Coordinator

Katrina Johnstone

Speech Therapist:

Vikki Stone

Social Worker:

Gai Maddams

School Council President

Sonia Valli

Parents and Friends President:

Toni Hicks