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PRIDE RESPONSIBILITY RESPECT INTEGRITY COMMITMENT 1

DATES FOR THE DIARY OCTOBER

11th – 19th Swimming Grades 3 – 6

17th Prep Responsible Pet Edn

24th School Council 7:30pm

24th – 26th Grade 3/4 Camp

Kyneton

25th Gr 5/6 Incursion

28th Working Bee 10am – 12pm

(Sunday)

NOVEMBER

5th Curriculum Day

6th Melbourne Cup Day

Public Holiday

12th – 23rd Swimming Prep – 2

19th 2019 Prep Orientation

9:15am – 10:15am

24th Election BBQ at BVPS


2:00 – 3:00pm

27th Gr 5/6 Enterprise

28th Gr 5/6 Enterprise

30th Prep Fire Education

30th Gr1 Late Stay Gr 2

Sleepover

DECEMBER

3rd 2019 Gr 6 Leaders

Presentations


9:00 – 10:30am

5th School Council 7pm

7th Prep Fire Education

7th CHRISTMAS

TWILIGHT MARKET

11th Grade 6 Secondary School

Orientation (State schools)

2019 Prep Orientation 9 –

3pm

Grade 6 Graduation –

Veneto Club

BELLE VUE PRIMARY SCHOOL

20 Highview Road

North Balwyn 3104

Tel: 9859 6123

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.bellevueps.vic.edu.au

11th October 2018

From the Principal’s Desk…

Dear Families,

Welcome back! I’m finding it incredible to believe that we are

already into the last term of the 2018 school year! I hope all families

had a fantastic holiday break and had the opportunity to relax in

preparation for another high activity term.

For all those Collingwood and Melbourne Storm supporters, I hope

you have recovered from the disappointment of the Grand Final

losses - certainly a different outcome to last year’s finals excitement.

Nevertheless - the AFL grand final in particular was certainly a nail

biter - a great game of football to watch - if you were not a supporter

of either team!

Hats! Hats! Hats!

At Monday morning assembly it was wonderful to see so

many children wearing their school hats. This is a timely

reminder that at school we have the school hat as a

compulsory part of the school uniform during term four. Please ensure

that the hat is labelled clearly with your son or daughter’s name and

is included on a daily basis in the school bag. It is really important that

as a school community we encourage our children to support our

‘SunSmart’ policy and be sun smart.

*Remember in terms one and four - NO HAT…. NO PLAY!

As we move into the warmer weather it is also timely to

remember the sunscreen. Sunscreen is available in each

classroom – however it might be a good idea to slap

some on in the morning before leaving for school.

Spring has Sprung!

Along with the much welcome sunshine and

blossoms of Spring comes the not so welcome

increase in the incidents of hay fever and asthma.

As the trees start to bloom and the pollen is

released into the atmosphere, allergy sufferers

begin their annual ritual of sniffling and sneezing,

and their eyes begin to water and itch. Please be

mindful that if you are sending your child to school with any form of

hay fever medication – you must complete the Medication

Distribution Form, which you will find on the school website under the

‘Policies’ tab. (Teacher’s will also have copies in their classroom for

you if needed). Children must give all medication to their classroom

teacher, along with the distribution form for their classroom teacher

to administer.

Division Athletics

Congratulations to Ava (5/6G), Owais (5/6B), Jacob (3/4W) Archie

(3/4D), Isabelle (3/4D), Amelia (5/6B) and Siena J (3/4D) who

competed in Division Athletics yesterday at the Bill Stewart Athletic

Track in Burwood. A further congratulations to Archie for coming first

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.bellevueps.vic.edu.au/


in his age group for shot put and Ava for coming second in 100m and third in long jump. They are

pretty excited about competing at regional level next Thursday. Well done to all of you and good luck

Archie and Ava. We are all really proud of you.

Swimming

Years 3 – 6 hit the ground running this term with swimming lessons beginning today, the first Thursday of

term 4! It is fantastic to see the majority of students accessing the swimming program as it is absolutely

essential that every child learn to swim and to be water-safe in and around water. With the warmer

weather just around the corner and particularly as the children get older and begin to have pool

parties with friends – we need to be sure that our children are competent, confident swimmers.

The Prep – 2 swimming program begins on Monday 12th November. After each lesson, the students

have to get dried off and changed very quickly before boarding the bus back to school. Hopefully

you will be practising this skill at home – ensuring your child independently dries off and changes

quickly, so that they are ready to go when swimming lessons come around.

If you are available or would like to assist during the swimming program please let your child’s

classroom teacher know, but it is also essential that you hold a current Working With Children’s Check.

Buildings and Grounds

Gate - we have had a new gate installed in the Staff Car Park. This gate will be closed during

school hours. (8:45am - 4:00pm). This will ensure that we are keeping our students safe - particularly

when walking to and from the top playground.

Oval – has been mown, aerated and reseeded. We were hoping for a little bit of rain to help with

the new growth.

Asphalt - we have had some areas of the asphalt cut out and patched up - and the asphalt

surrounding the Admin Building should have been rejuvenated last Wednesday and Thursday to

give it a fresh new feel. Unfortunately the work was not completed due to weather - and will be

carried out, over a weekend, in the coming weeks. Once this is complete we will look at having

new 2/4/6 square lines painted.

Planting - Leo has planted another row of Hebies in the garden bed between the Admin Building

and the BER. We still have a little bit of planting to go.

A Working Bee for all families is being organised for Sunday 28th October 10 –12pm Jobs to be completed are:

Weeding garden surrounding Admin Building and Veggie Patch

(Big focus on cleaning up around the veggie patch – poor Trudi and Susan are doing a

great job of the veggie beds – but are working in chaos!)

(More) Planting of garden bed along BER

Mulch Moving

2 hours Sunday Morning - 10 - 12pm…the more the merrier and the quicker we can get

our grounds looking fabulous!

Reports – Sentral

In line with our aim of becoming a 5 star sustainable school – at the end of term we will be going

paperless, making our Semester 2 reports available to parents through the parent portal on Sentral. On

Monday 17th September, we sent individual letters home letters with step by step instructions on how

to log in with your unique log in code and create an access account.

To date we only have 30 families log in. As with any change – this will take some time to process and

iron out any ‘issues’ that may arise – so we ask that you assist us by signing in as soon as possible – and

let us know of any issues you encounter along the way (although it should be fairly simple).

Again, we will be working towards enabling parents to lodge absences and view the school

newsletter through this same portal (eventually) but we need to ensure we have everyone signed up

and access granted first.

*Reports will be available on line only – so sign in asap!

Social and Emotional Learning

Term 4 can be quite tumultuous for all students, but especially for our year 6

students. They are in that phase of thinking they are ready for high school, ‘over’

being at primary school, but at the same time feel anxious about moving on. They

can become quite emotional and at times irrational – so now more than ever we

need to be mindful of how we treat each other and the words we use with each

other.


CHILDREN NOT RETURNING TO BELLE VUE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN 2019

Please return this note to the office as soon ASAP

Child/Children’s Name: ________________________________________________

Class/es in 2019: ______________________________________________________

Transferring to: _______________________________________________________

Parent Signature: _____________________________________________________

DISTRICT ATHLETICS

Yesterday we had 7 students attend District Athletics. Congratulations to all who

competed.

Ava 100m & long Jump – placed: 2nd in 100m and 3rd in long jump

Archie – Shot Put – placed: 1st

Owais – High Jump

Jacob J – Discus

Amelia – High Jump

Isabelle – Discus (500g)

Siena J – Shot Put (2KG)

Archie and Ava now move onto Regional Athletics competition, we wish them luck.

Each class will continue to focus on kindness, mindfulness, positive thinking, school values and the

importance of the You Can Do It keys (in particular Resilience) in order to teach our students that

being kind hurts no one, but benefits everyone!

School Planning 2019

Planning for 2019 is now underway. It is essential that the school is notified of any student in Grades

Prep – Grade 5 who is not intending to return to Belle Vue Primary School in 2019.

If your son or daughter will NOT be returning to the school next year please complete the attached

notice and return to the school office as soon as possible.

Cathy Caminiti

Principal

2018 School Term Dates

Term 4: 8th October – 21st December

Friday 21st December 1:30pm Finish


The following students are being entered into the Roll of Honour and will be presented with

their certificates at tomorrow’s assembly:

11/10/2018

PG Lucie For showing persistence by not giving up on her work. (Student Nomination)

PG Fletch For writing a fantastic recount about his holiday, using lots of Wow Words in his writing! Well

Done Fletch. (Staff Nomination)

PW Vivaan For being a great friend and including people in his play all the time. (Student Nomination)

PW Spencer For suggesting creative ways that we can learn the different sounds that letters & letter

combinations make. (Staff Nomination)

12A Nick For demonstrating leadership qualities by making good decisions in the classroom and

playground. (Student Nomination)

12A Panisa For her positive attitude towards learning and her excellent getting along skills. (Staff

Nomination)

12B Ariel For being confident to have a go and try something new in PE. (Student Nomination)

12B Jensen For trying hard to give the teacher eye-contact when they are talking, and putting in a great

effort during learning time. (Staff Nomination)

12D Livinia For being friendly and helpful to others. (Student Nomination)

12D Zander For a very focussed approach to his work and a willingness to help others. (Staff Nomination)

34D David Showing respect and commitment by ignoring distractions around him and getting on with his

work (Student Nomination)

34D Heath For a great start to Term 4, coming to school ready and committed to learn (Staff Nomination)

34W Jia Boa For being respectful, honest and a good friend to others (Student Nomination)

34W Xavier For always trying his best and being an attentive and interested listener. (Staff Nomination)

56B Zach For always trying his best (particularly in PE) (Student Nomination)

56B Kelvin For being a leader in the classroom and showing compassion to the people around him. (Staff

Nomination)

56G Jun For always working productively in class and helping others in need. (Student Nomination)

56G Dante For always being an active member in class discussions and giving his best towards all tasks.

(Staff Nomination)

Congratulations!

Roll of Honour


HIP, HIP HOORAY! IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

WE HOPE YOU HAVE OR HAD A GREAT DAY

FROM ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AT BELLE VUE!

Chelsea, Sam, Marcello, Ajuna,

Hannah, Jemima, Anna,

Joban, Jacinta, Liamm


2019 Prep Enrolments

If you are currently a member of the school community and have a child ready to commence school

next year please call into the office to collect an enrolment pack.

Please help us spread the word to anyone you know who has a child starting

school in 2019. We’d love these prospective students to be able to take full

advantage Kinder-Prep Orientation program.

Call our office to register for a school tour:

9859 6123

or email your registration to

[email protected]

BOOK YOUR TOUR NOW 9859 6123

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