AXEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

“Excellence Through Endeavour”

High Street, Axedale 3551

Ph. (03) 5439 7232 Fax. (03) 5439 7575

Principal – Corrina Hartland

Email: axedale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

RESPECT, PERSONAL BEST, RESILIENCE, COOPERATION

NEWSLETTER No. 4 February 13th 2020

Important dates:

Feb. 14th Book Club orders due

14th Hot Lunch Orders Gr 3 – 6

17th Quick Shear Raffle tickets due

18th PVF Meeting 2.30pm

18th MARC Van

18th School Council Meeting

19th Prep Rest Day

Feb. 21st Hot Lunch Orders Prep – 2

22nd Quick Shear & Family Fun Day

25th School Photo Day

26th Prep Rest Day

26th Parent Teacher Interviews

28th Gym (Prep-6)

SCHOOL VALUES AWARDS

Luke – For being very kind and thoughtful and co-

operating with his fellow grade members.

Hudson – For showing cooperation by working

with others when they are not sure what to do or

need some help with their work. Thank you for

working well with others Hudson, keep it up.

Annie – For working with others and sharing ways

to co-operate when completing tasks and games.

Annie demonstrated that she is a good sport and

positive role model.

Rylie – For giving his personal best during a maths

test. Rylie is making improvements to his learning

with a great attitude.

Will – For his positive attitude and willingness to find solutions when faced with challenges. He has shown

enormous resilience, allowing for a great start to the school year.

CLASSROOM ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Irie – For working consistently on her handwriting and

starting to present neat and correctly formed upper and

lower case letters.

Lily D – For working hard and efficiently to get all tasks

finished on time and completed to her personal best.

Well done Lily, keep up the good work.

Ada – For completing a great poem about ART. Ada

was able to follow the pattern of our poem and it

demonstrated her passion for this subject.

Belle – For showing improved reading strategies at

school. Belle chooses just right books and reads with

fluency.

Lainey – For showing commitment to the drafting and

editing process when her writing her School Captain speech. She

has shown a willingness to incorporate teacher feedback to

improve her writing.

HOUSE TROPHY

Congratulations to McIvor, winners of this week’s House Award.

GOLDEN BRUSH Congratulations to the Grade 4/5 class who won the Golden Brush this week!

STAFFING

Tanya Fathers (Student Well Being) will be finishing at Axedale Primary School next Tuesday. Tanya has

accepted a position at another Bendigo school. We wish her well with her future endeavours.

uEducateUs – NEW SCHOOL COMMUNICATION APP

Parents should have received information and passwords in a letter and email now. We are asking all parents

to download the App.

Staff will use the system to mark the roll, record positive behaviours, record incidents, generate reports and

communicate with families.

HINT OF THE WEEK: KIOSK LOGIN CODE

When parents come to the office to sign their child/ren out using the iPad you will need a Kiosk login code.

This has been setup, but parents may want to change this to a code that is more memorable.

To view or change your Kiosk login code log into the uEducateUs app go to My Profile and My Kiosk Login

Code. To change the code click the Edit My Kiosk Login Code. Codes need to be 6 digits or more.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW BOOKINGS

We will be conducting Parent Teacher Interviews on Wednesday 26th February. These sessions will be a

chance to get together to share important information about the students and to set some goals for the term

ahead. Bookings are now available through the new uEducateUs App. Please contact Katrina if you are having

trouble making a booking.

PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS & FRIENDS

The Parents, Volunteers & Friends (PVF) group meet once a month to plan our school fundraising and special

events. We are looking for helpers to come along to our first meeting for the year next Tuesday 18th February

at 2.30pm. A possible alternative to attending all meetings is to volunteer assistance for a specific fundraising

event. E.g. Mother’s Day Stall, Hot Cross Bun Drive. These possibilities may be discussed next Tuesday.

GYMNASTICS

Beginning on Friday 28th February, all P-6 students will be travelling to the Bendigo YMCA each Friday

afternoon to take part in a four week Gymnastics Program. The program will be conducted at Palmer’s Gym

in the Mundy St. YMCA building. There is a $50 charge to cover the cost of the bus and entry fees which is

included as part of the excursion levy.

A note is in your family envelope this week with full details of this program. If your note is not stamped PAID

it means there is still money owing for this excursion. Thanks for your prompt payment.

STUDENT ENROLMENT INFORMATION FORM

Included in your family envelope today is a student enrolment information form. It is extremely important that

the school has up to date information about your children and their contacts etc. We ask that all details are

checked and any alterations made. Please return the signed form to school ASAP. Many thanks for your

support in this matter.

MESSAGE FROM CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO

Parking Services from the City of Greater Bendigo have contacted our school and requested that the

following information be conveyed to our school community.

The illegal parking of vehicles adjacent to our school poses a safety concern to children, pedestrians and

other road users. Parents are reminded that it is essential to comply with parking restrictions when

dropping off and collecting children from school.

Motorists must not stop in no stopping areas, even briefly, with or without the motor running. They must not

stop next to a continuous yellow edge line, on nature strips, too close to school crossings, park over

driveways or double park. A number of schools have short term time restricted areas, such as 2 minute pick

up drop off. These parking areas are in place to allow for ease of access close to schools and these

restrictions must be adhered to. Drivers should also be aware that they cannot perform a U-turn over an

unbroken or continuous dividing line.

With regard to children’s crossings, the law requires that a driver approaching a children’s crossing must

drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary stop safely before the crossing. Please slow down and

take extra care when driving in school zones.

City of Greater Bendigo Parking Officers and Bendigo Police do conduct random patrols throughout the

school year at various locations to ensure that motorists are adhering to the Road Rules.

QUICK SHEAR VOLUNTEERS

At this stage we only have 8 family helpers from

school who have volunteered their time to help out.

Thank you to those families. Please return the slip

towards the end of the newsletter if you can spare

some time on the day.

QUICK SHEAR

The annual Axedale Quick Shear and Family Fun Day

is being held on Saturday 22nd of February. This a

fantastic community event that supports our school,

Axedale Kinder, Axedale CFA and the Axedale

Community Hall. Volunteers are required to help

make the day a success. We would ask all families to

look at the Quick Shear volunteer information and

assist where possible. A couple of hours of volunteer

time will greatly assist in making the event a

wonderful community success and assist in making

the fund raising activity a success. Volunteer time

sheets are available in the school office. Parents can

fill in a time in person or phone Katrina to book at

suitable time. A return slip is also included later in the

newsletter.

This year’s Quick Shear and Family Fun Day raffle is

certainly worth winning! First prize consists of a

trailer filled with a large variety of goodies. Raffle

tickets sold or unsold are due back at school by

Monday 17th February.

PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

Thank you to those families who attended the Information sessions on Tuesday night. We hope you found it

beneficial.

GRADE 5/6 NETBOOKS

Thank you also to the Gr 5/6 families who attended our Netbook Information Session and have already taken

up the opportunity to participate in our Netbook program. All families need to return both their Student

Agreement and Lease Agreement forms. The lease agreement begins next Monday 17th February when

students who have returned both agreements and made a payment will be able to take their netbook home.

SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Our School Council is made up of six Parent Representatives, one Community Representative, three Staff

Representatives and the Principal as Executive Officer.

Current School Councillors are:

Retiring Parent

Representatives

Parent Representatives

2020/2021

Community

Representative

Retiring Staff

Representatives

Lisa Evans Kellie Smith Fiona Bradshaw Steve Christensen

Kristen Harrison Neil Aurisch Vacant Gaye Saunders

Anna Johnson Cameron Wright * Vacant **

* Resignation due to student transfer. Given Cameron’s tenure was until March 2021 there will be a

resulting short term vacancy of 1 year.

** Staff representative short term vacancy of 1 year

All School Councils operate on a March to March cycle.

Nominations for 2020/21 School Council will open soon.

We will have 3 Parent Representative positions for 2 years, 1 Parent Representative position for 1 year and 3

Staff Representative positions declared open.

The AGM will be held on Tuesday 17th March where the 2019 Annual Report will be presented.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School Photos will take place Tuesday 25th February. Richard Gibbs will again be taking these photos, most

of which will be completed prior to lunch time. Photo Order envelopes have been sent home. Please return

your photo envelope to school with correct cash, or cheque. This payment is then passed onto Richard directly.

VEGIE GARDEN TIDY

We are looking for volunteers to help tidy up the vegie gardens on Friday 21st February. Jeanette Tenace

will be working there between 8.45-9.30am. Any helpers would be greatly appreciated.

COAT HANGERS

We are hoping to hang all of our second hand uniforms to make it easier for families when

they are needing an item. If any families have any coat hangers they are willing to donate

could you please see Katrina in the office. Thanks for your help.

ASSEMBLY SPORTS REPORTS

Attached to the newsletter today is a template to be used when presenting a sports report at assembly. We ask

students to prepare this information prior to assembly so reports are clear on the day.

SCHOOL FEES

If payments for any aspect of schooling is proving a little tricky for your family at the moment, please contact

Corrina to discuss options.

SCHOOL HATS

A reminder that students are expected to wear their broad brimmed school hats during Term One. They are

available for purchase at the Office for $11.

FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY

The Fresh Fruit Friday Program will continue this year. Fruit will be provided during afternoon recess each

A roster has been sent out today for the term to all of our volunteers.

Friday 14th February – Angela Jago & Hannelie Schutte

Friday 21st February – Jodie Black & Melissa McKean

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club will resume next Tuesday morning. All students are welcome to come along and share

breakfast with some of their school mates from 8.30-9.00am.

Our Student Well Being Worker Ricky Cawley runs this most beneficial program.

We are in need of volunteers to keep this beneficial program running. Please complete the slip for Breakfast

Club at the end of the newsletter if you are able to assist.

A roster has been sent out for the term, but there are times available which we still desperately need

volunteers for.

Tuesday 18th February –

Thursday 20th February – Liz Harrington

Tuesday 25th February – Hannelie Schutte

Thursday 27th February – Sonya Browne

MEALS PROGRAM

Our school provides families with meals in times of need. The Well Being Team are looking for volunteers

to cook a meal as required which will then be passed on.

Please complete the slip at the end of the newsletter if you are able to assist.

ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PLAN

At the beginning of each school year we require an updated Asthma Management Plan for every student who

is diagnosed with asthma. Can these please be organised ASAP and the new plan dropped into the office so

we can update our records? Parents are also asked to check the expiry date on any medication which is kept

at school and supply the school with new Ventolin etc. if required. Parents are reminded that we require each

student to have their own spacer due to health regulations. Thanks for your assistance with this.

CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)

The CSEF is an annual payment to the school to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses

for the benefit of the eligible student.

Primary school student rate is $125 per year.

The CSEF is paid directly to the school and will be allocated by the school towards camps, sports and/or

excursions costs for your child.

To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian must:

on the first day of Term One, or first day of Term Two:

a) be a holder of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care

Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR

b) be a temporary foster parent, and:

c) submit an application to the school by the due date – 28th February 2020.

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE

A Conveyance Allowance is available for eligible students using private cars to attend school. To be eligible

a student must live more than 4.8km by the shortest practicable route from the nearest school or bus stop.

Please come into the office by the end of February to complete an application form if you are eligible.

STUDENT BANKING

Our school banking day is Tuesday. Interested students can apply online, at any Commonwealth Bank branch,

over the phone, or via a paper-based application available from the office.

STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE

We have been requested by DET to remind parents that the Department does not provide personal accident

insurance for students. Parents and guardians are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for

injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance/transport and any other transport costs. Student

accident insurance policies are available from some commercial insurers. These cover a range of medical

expenses not covered by Medicare or private health insurance.

NEWSLETTER

Our Newsletter is an important means of communication between school and home. Newsletters are sent

home every Thursday. Please get into the habit of looking for them, reading them carefully and responding

to the contents as soon as possible. Please call the school if you have any queries. The Newsletter is also

available on our website at www.axedaleps.vic.edu.au

If you would like a copy emailed, please contact the school.

MICHAEL GROSS PARENTING RESOURCES

Our school is a member of Parenting Ideas. Visit www.parentingideas.com.au

This week’s attached article is “Supporting kids affected by bush fires”

TERM DATES 2020

Term 1: 29th January (Students) to 27th March

Term 2: Tuesday 14th April to 28th June

Term 3: 15th July to 20th September

Term 4: 7th October to 19th December

Glenda Miller

Acting Principal

FORMS TO BE RETURNED OR ORGANISED AT SCHOOL

BLANKET EXCURSION PERMISSION FORM – Please return the Excursion form by Friday 28th

February.

STUDENT ENROLMENT INFORMATION FORM – Please return this form by Friday 28th February.

VOLUNTEER FORMS – If you are able to help with any of our school programs please return the slip on

the following page. Thanks for your support.

CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)

Applications for current Health Care Card holders are due by Friday 28th February. See Katrina in the office

to complete an application.

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE

A Conveyance Allowance is available for eligible students using private cars to attend school. To be eligible

a student must live more than 4.8km by the shortest practicable route from the nearest school or bus stop.

Please come into the office by the end of February to complete an application form if you are eligible.

ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PLAN

At the beginning of each school year we require an updated Asthma Management Plan for those students who

are diagnosed with asthma.

QUICK SHEAR RAFFLE TICKETS – We ask that all raffle tickets both sold and unsold are returned to

school by 17th February.

PHOTO ORDER ENVELOPES – Return to school with correct cash or cheque before Tuesday 25th

February.

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BREAKFAST CLUB ROSTER

I am able to assist with Breakfast Club on Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings.

Name: ________________________________________________

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MEALS PROGRAM

I am able to assist by providing a meal as required for the Meals Program.

Name: ________________________________________________

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QUICK SHEAR VOLUNTEER

I am able to assist with volunteering at the Quick Shear on Saturday 22nd February.

Name: ________________________________________________

Contact Number: ________________________________________

Wrist bands, giant games, face painting & kids area (Sell wristbands, set games up again after children

have played them)

1.30pm – 5.30pm 1 hour time slot 2 hour time slot

5.30pm – 6.00pm Pack Up

Spinning Wheel (Spin wheel and give prizes)

2.00pm – 6.00pm 1 hour time slot 2 hour time slot

6.00pm – 7.00pm Pack Up

Giant inflatable obstacle course (Supervise children on course)

1.30pm – 6.00pm 1 hour time slot 2 hour time slot

6.00pm – 7.00pm Pack Up

Optus Dartboard (Assist children with kicking/throwing ball to dartboard, retrieving ball)

2.00pm – 6.00pm 1 hour time slot 2 hour time slot

6.00pm – 7.00pm Pack Up

General Set Up (Set up marquees, tables, chairs, straw)

From 9.00am

COMMUNITY NOTICES