FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK … Not long to go now until everyone can enjoy a holiday break – only 7 school days left. I’m sure everyone will enjoy an longer sleep in to escape those frosty mornings which are becoming more frequent now.

SCHOOL VALUES ‘Caring – we make sure our school is safe and inclusive’. The habit or way of thinking that teachers and students are focussing on the final two weeks of terms is: I practice kindness. At school we can encourage kids to interact and appreciate all of their classmates, regardless of any difference. We are promoting an inclusive school environment and teaching students to embrace and appreciate everyone for what makes them unique and special.

Source: Random Acts of Kindness Foundation STUDENT LED CONFERENCES Just a reminder that Student Led Conferences (SLC) are scheduled for next week on Thursday 27th & Friday 28th June (Wednesday/Thursday for students in 4/5H). For students in 4/5H a note will be coming home today with the newsletter for parents to select a SLC time (we are experiencing a glitch with the Parent portal for Mrs Hosking’s Wednesday interview sessions). Students WILL NOT be required at school on Friday 28th June except to attend their conference at their nominated time. It is expected that all students and parents attend a conference, bookings can be made via the Sentral Portal. If you need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact the school. We are offering OSHC care on Friday 29th June, 7.00am-6.00pm, but only if there are 10+ bookings. At this stage we only have three bookings. If you need care for this day please contact Fiona at the school office by Monday 25th June to allow time for staffing arrangements to be made and planning for the day.

STUDENT FREE DAY MONDAY 15TH JULY At our School Council meeting last night, councillors approved a student free day for Monday 15th July (1st day of Term 3). On this day teachers will participate in professional learning about the teaching of spelling. Please note that school will resume for students on TUESDAY 16TH JULY at 9:00am.

CHINESE IMMERSION PROGRAM 2019 At a recent meeting we were advised that there will be NO Chinese students visiting the Bendigo schools this year. The Chinese have decided not to send students this year, but this will not affect our visits to china in 2020 and beyond. As a result, we will not require any host families for this year.

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL Under new guidelines from the DET, any student who is to take any medication at school must have a completed Medical Authority Form (available from the office or from the school website under Documents\Forms) outlining the type of medication, dose and times and must be signed by a parent/guardian. All medication is to be brought to the Office for safe storage. No student is to have any type of medication in their school bag. It is encouraged that if possible, students requiring antibiotics time the dosages so that they do not fall in school times. Thank you

TERM 2

IMPORTANT DATES

21st June

T2 Uniform Order Due Maggi Gravy Order Pickup-3pm

26th June

Somers Camp Payment Due

26th June

Student-Led Conferences 4/5H 8:45am-12:30pm

27th June

Student-Led Conferences (P-6) 4:00-7:00pm

28th June

Student-Led Conferences 9:00– 12:30pm 2020 Prep Enrolments Due

Hot Lunches Roster: Friday 21st June

Sonya Taylor

TERM 3

IMPORTANT DATES

15th July

Student Free Day

TUESDAY 16th JULY

1st Day Term 3

17th July

Grade 6 Netball Carnival

26th July

Music Is Fun Excursion (P-6)

27th July

Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser

29th July-2nd August

Book Fair

30th July-7th August

Somers Camp

30th July

Grade 6 Football Carnival

17th August

Tournament of Minds

19-23rd August

Book Week

24th August

Bendigo HPV (Grade 6)

26th August

Rusty Nail Poetry Competition

19th June, 2019

Newsletter #19

2020 Prep Enrolments are due back to school by Friday 28th June. Enrolment forms are available at

the office.

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STUDENT ACTION GROUP – REDUCING OUR RUBBISH A group of students from 4/5/6 have gotten together to try to make a difference – firstly in their classrooms, but they are hoping to influence the whole school. Together, they are monitoring how much rubbish they have and what types of rubbish. The girls hope to challenge the Bendigo Council to provide us with an Organics bin and to have all families being more ‘waste aware’. They plan to write to our local council, create posters for our school and provide information to all the students about the small ways each of us can contribute. What a fantastic way to contribute to society and I look forward to seeing the great thing they can achieve.

Katelyn, Meagan, Georgia, Brooke and Isabella

FEATURE - THIS WEEK’S STUDENT AUTHOR Yesterday I had a visit from Van who shared his writing with me! This young man has some great writing skills. He impressed me with the ideas in his story (he wrote a narrative), his correct use of various punctuation, his attempts to spell tricky words and his use of interesting vocabulary in his writing. Thanks Van!

WOOLIES EARN AND LEARN Monday 25th June is the last day to collect your stickers for this year’s Earn & Learn Program! Please continue to collect your stickers and bring them in to help us receive some valuable resources for our school. Our box is located at the school office. Please bring them into the office by Thursday 27th June. So far we have collected over 5,000 stickers, already more than our 2017 total!!! Thanks for your support.

THANK YOU A big thank you to the Marwood family for their kind donation of some lovely new books. The books are being thoroughly enjoyed in all the classrooms and are greatly appreciated by all the students and staff.

MY QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:

“In a world where you can be anything, BE KIND!” - Author: Unknown

Carmen Huszar

REMINDERS MAGGI GRAVY MIX FUNDRAISER Thanks to everyone who supported the Maggi Gravy Mix fundraiser. Orders will be delivered to school on Friday 21st June at 3:00pm in the staffroom. There will be a few 1kg or 2kg tubs of the Rich Gravy Mix available to purchase on Friday if you missed putting in your order. Thanks to Kim Hanson for organising this fundraiser again.

TERM 2 UNIFORM ORDER If you would like to order any uniform, please complete the form and return it to the school office with the money by Friday 21st of June.

SOMERS CAMP A reminder that the full payment of $260.00 should be made to the school office by Wednesday 26th of June.

TEACHING KINDNESS: Here are some easy steps to build empathy and kindness in your children. 1. Be a kindness role model. Our kids are soaking in everything we do and say. Make sure your child catches you being kind. You might offer to help someone struggling to hold packages in line at the post office, call or send a card to a relative who is sick, or any number of other things. If you volunteer your time in a more formal way, make sure your child knows what you do and why it is important to you. Talk about kindness as an important value in your family. 2. Use story or TV time to teach kindness. Reading a book or watching a TV show with your child provides a great framework for talking about kindness. Help your child think about what motivates a character by asking, “What were they thinking or how were they feeling when they said or did that?” Since we all want to teach our kids the consequences of their actions, a good follow up question could be, “How do you think that made the other person (or animal, if relevant) feel?” And of course, if one of the characters in the book or show misses an opportunity to be kind ask, “Why do you think they chose not to do anything?” Finally, help your child connect what they are hearing or seeing with their own life. Asking, “What would you have done in that situation?” is a great way to do that. 3. Make a kindness chart. Research shows that people who keep track of their own acts of kindness toward others are more likely to be grateful, happier, and engage in more acts of kindness. Make a chart with your child that can hang on the refrigerator (or any place where you and your child will see it frequently). Have your child count and record each act of kindness she does throughout the day. Take a broad view of kindness–it might be directed toward an animal, the environment, family member, or friend. Talk with your child about how she felt when she was kind and, if that kindness was towards another person, how she thinks that person felt. 4. Listen with kindness. Listening carefully is a great way to show kindness to another person. Help your child hone this skill by having him interview someone like a new friend, a relative they may not see often, or you! Brainstorm a list of questions together before the interview. Basic questions like “What is your favourite food? What is your favourite colour? What is your favourite thing to do when you have free time?” are fine. The point is for your child to have practice listening to someone else as a way to learn about him. 5. Make kindness a family activity. Volunteering can be a great activity for “family time”. Talk to your kids about starting the tradition of volunteering as a family. Some families participate in a food drive every year during a particular holiday time like Christmas. Others commit to a particular walk-a-thon or park clean up each year or helping out at School. Let your kids be part of the planning process by helping choose an activity and/or a population to support. With younger children, you can provide a list of several choices and let them pick. Older children can help you research different volunteer opportunities in your community. Families often describe feeling closer, more like a team, and fulfilled when they share a volunteer experience together. By starting at home, we can give our kids the foundation for kindness habits that will last a lifetime. Who knows? One day you might even complain that your kids are too kind.

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Can You Help? We are looking for a group of parents to team up and help us with the running of two fundraisers next term.

Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser—27th July On Saturday 27th July, we have been given a Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser. We are looking for a team of parents to organise this fundraiser. The main organisational tasks for this will be to organise the food, a roster of helpers overseeing the BBQ on the day.

Book Fair—29th July—2nd August Our annual Scholastic Book Fair will run from Monday 29th July to Friday 2nd August. The main organisational tasks will be setting up the Book Fair and organising a roster for the fair to be open each morning and afternoon for the week. We will also need several parents to assist by volunteering to help by manning the fair. If you can help out with either of these fundraisers, please contact Fiona.

Date: 24/06/19 Afternoon tea Activity

Monday

Fruit Milk + Biscuits

Box Construction

Tuesday

Fruit Yoghurt

Slime Making

Wednesday

Fruit Toast

Giant Hide & Seek

Thursday

Fruit Crackers + Dip

Last Day Party

Friday

Student Led Conference Day

Cartoon of the week: Meme of the week:

Fact of the Week: Joke of The Week:

STUDENT ABSENCES “Every Day Counts” If your child is sick or absent, you are required to notify their school as soon as possible on the day of absence using one of the following methods: Telephone: the school office and let the staff know

your child’s name, class, date of absences and rea-son.

Email: the school and provide the staff with your child ’s name, class, date of absences and reason.

Notifying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility.

See Your School Zone Online

The Department has released a new website that helps parents identify their local public school online.

findmyschool.vic.gov.au launched on 24 April and shows every school zone across the state. The new website highlights the choice of public schools available to the Victorian community.

If your child is preparing to enter Year 7 and want to know more about the public secondary school options in our area, or you know someone who is interested in enrolling at our school, try findmyschool.vic.gov.au today.

If you have a question about the website, contact the Victorian School building Authority Hotline on 1800 896 950 or email vsba@edumail.vic.gov.au

GSFNC Junior Footy & Netball Fun Holiday Program

Do you love your footy and netball? A 3 day program is being offered during the July school holidays by the

Golden Square Football/Netball Club focusing on footy with a day of netball too. Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd

and Wednesday 3rd July, 8:30am-5:00pm at Wade Street Oval. Football for girls and boys (Monday Tuesday

& Wednesday), Netball (Tuesday). Each participant will receive a showbag. Go to http://www.gsfnclub.com.au for

further details. A full brochure with further information is available at the school office.

Bendigo AFL Program—Wednesday 3rd July

Wednesday 3rd July—9:00am-3:30pm at Tom Flood Sports Centre. Skills & drills, fitness modified games.

AFL appearances by Marcus Bontempelli & Emma Grant. Online bookings now open

www.activeattitudes.com.au