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Community News – Term 3 Week 7 28th August 2017
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CALENDAR
ASSEMBLIES – TERM 3 2017
Monday 24th July 8:45am
Monday 7th August 8:45am
Monday 21st August 8:45am
Monday 4th September 8:45am
Monday 18th September 8:45am
EVENTS – TERM 3 2017
Tuesday 18th July
Students Commence
WINTER UNIFORM
Wednesday 26th July
Board Meeting - 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Wednesday 9th August
Lego Incursion K4 & PP
Monday 21st August
Year 2/3 Assembly Item
Tuesday 22nd August
Coding Incursion Year 1-6
Wednesday 23rd August
Book Week Parade
Thursday 24 August
St Johns Incursion Year PP-6
Friday 25th August
Science Incursion PP-Year 6
Wednesday 30th August
Father’s Day Stall - $10 Gifts
Thursday 31st August
Father’s Day Stall - $10 Gifts
Friday 1st September
Father’s Day Stall - $10 Gifts
Monday 4th September
Year 6 Camp - Kalgoorlie
Tuesday 12 September
Open Day 9:30am – 10:30am
Wednesday 13th September
Parent Teacher Interviews PP – Year
8:45 – 5:30pm
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No lessons on this day
Kindy 4 – Open Day 8:30-3.00
Board Meeting – 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Wednesday 20th September
School Production
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Friday 22nd September
Last Day of Term
Free Dress
Gold Coin Donation
Dear Parents,
I would like to start by saying a big thank you to all the children and families for making me feel so welcome at Pioneer Village School. It has been a lovely start and I appreciate all the support. To be considered and then chosen for the role as Pioneer Village School Principal was a great honour and privilege. Pioneer Village School has truly excellent and dedicated teachers, and I am looking forward to a lengthy working relationship. I am also really looking forward to building solid relationships with our families in the coming years.
Chanel 7 Visit
We were very privileged to have been chosen by Channel 7 to host the live
weather cross and to have Fat Cat on the school grounds. I know Fat Cat was very
excited to be able to visit Fat Cat’s cottage and meet our boys and girls. I was very
impressed with the manner in which our boys and girls represented Pioneer Village
School on live television, their smiles radiated while they stood as quietly as can be
during filming. We raised almost $600 through our CRAZY HAIR DAY (and boy
were there some crazy hairdos!) and it was wonderful to reach Telethon’s target of
$500.
Book Week
What a busy week it was! Each day was filled with exciting and engaging learning
opportunities. Students enjoyed dressing up as their favourite book character for
the parade, completing a book related activity each day, as well as engaging in a
whole host of other activities. There was a lovely assembly item from Mrs Flood’s
Year 2/3 class, a coding/robotics incursion, a visit from St John’s to teach basic
First Aid, a Year 3/4 sustainability excursion and a SciTech incursion! Thank you
also to the families who donated books, and to those who purchased them.
School Reviews
Thank you to all families who have written a positive online Google review. If you
haven’t yet reviewed us and are able to, please spare a moment to do so. These
reviews really do enable the public to read about what a great school we are, and
learn about the high quality teachers and programs we have here.
Year 6 Camp
Next week will be a very exciting one for our Year 6’s as they head off to
Kalgoorlie with Mr Keshwar for their camp. We wish them all the best.
Busy Bee
We will be having our Busy Bee on Saturday, 2nd September. Many hands make
light work, so we are looking for families who would like to volunteer for a few
hours or the whole day. We will have a job list in the office for you to put your
name down. Just bring your gardening gloves, a bucket, shovel and any
equipment you might need. We will provide a yummy sausage sizzle.
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Uniform Shop Hours Every Wednesday
8:15am – 9:00am
Term 3 Dates for
2017 Tuesday 18th July
until
Friday 22nd September
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Uniform
Uniform is an imperative aspect of
Pioneer Village School and we pride our
school on our presentation and values.
We will be working with parents and
students to ensure our uniforms are presented correctly, neatly and with
pride. Please refer to the website or
Parent Handbook for guidelines. Please
help us to present students well.
Absence From School
The school does not normally allow
leave for holidays during regular school time. Under exceptional circumstances,
leave may be obtained by applying in
writing to the Principal. No reduction of
fees will be applied due to absence
from the school as fixed costs in running the school will not be reduced
as a result of temporary absence by
individual students.
Camp Australia
September 13th is a pupil free day. Camp Australia will be providing care on this
day as long as the minimum number of 18 students is reached. Thank you to
those who have registered interest already. Mrs Shaw is taking names at the front
office. Last day to register is Thursday, 31st August.
A reminder to parents to ensure they are using the correct booking system when
booking children into before and after school care. Care is a private arrangement
between families and Camp Australia, therefore the school office cannot accept
requests to book your child into care. This must be completed by parents with
Camp Australia.
Kelmscott Show Idol
It’s that time of year again. If you would like to enter yourself into Kelmscott Idol
then collect an entry form and flier from Mrs Shaw at the front office. Applications
for auditions are due Friday, 1st September.
Chess Competition
Congratulations to Paxton, Lloyd and Peem who entered a chess competition tournament as a team called "The Chess Warrior" for division under 10. They made such a great team but unfortunately didn’t place this time. In the tournament, judges also looked at an individual result (who won the most game) so Paxton won the first place for the Resolute Mining Award and Peem won 3rd place.
Class Photos
FotoMakers is coming out on September 7th and 11th to take the K3 and K4 group
photos. Due to a high demand for Traditional Style Class Group photos we
have also asked Fotomakers to take this style photograph for all classes on the
Monday. Parents will have the chance to purchase these photos if they so desire.
Our K4 students will be having individual photos and traditional style class photos
on this day.
Warm regards,
Mrs Louise K Lont
Mrs Louise K Lont
PRINCIPAL
Dip.Ed (Primary)
Australian Mensa
Pilot member of Schools cooperating
with Australian Mensa is an initiative
being piloted by Australian Mensa,
based on the proven concept
developed by Mensa Czech Republic.
Further information is available on the
Australian Mensa website:
https://www.mensa.org.au/giftedchildr
en/schools
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Our Values
Excellence Encouraging every child to be outstanding.
Fairness Encouraging the just treatment of all
Integrity Encouraging strong moral principles
Perseverance Encouraging courage to overcome difficulties
Respect Encouraging due regard for the rights of others
Merit Certificates
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded Merit
Certificates at our recent assembly.
PP- Danielle PP- Madison PP- Logan Year 1 – Jake
Year 1 - Taylor Year 2/3 – Dusty Year 2/3 – Sarah Year 1 – Abby
Year 3/4 Joshua Year 3/4 Jasmine Year 5/6 Haylee Year 5/6 Geordan
Skoolbag App
Remember to download the Skoolbag
App (Pioneer Village School) onto your
Smart phone for a quick reference to
school information. We regularly use
this for communicating to parents.
School Banking
Thank you for supporting the School
Banking Program. Not only is your child
benefiting through learning positive
savings behaviour, you are also helping to raise funds for our school.
SCHOOL BANKING
FRIDAY 8:10AM – 8:40AM
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Mathletics Awards
Congratulations to the following students who achieved a SILVER certificate for Mathletics.
Year 1 – Rashad Year 2/3 – Hannah Year 3/4 – Lloyd Year 5/6 – Gabrielle Year 5/6 Daylan
Year 5/6 Danielle Year 5/6 -Trinity
Congratulations to the following students who achieved a GOLD certificate for Mathletics.
Year 3/4 – Jacob Year 3/4 - Lincoln
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Gifted and Talented English Project with Mrs Folini
Congratulations to the following students form the Gifted and Talented program, who were awarded a certificate from the Children’s Book Council of Australia at our recent assembly.
Year 2/3 – Abby Year 2/3 – Hannah Year 2/3 – Sarah Year 2/3 Payton Year 2/3 Ronaq Year 2/3 Musaver
Year 3/4 – Caitlyn Year 3/4 – Charlotte Year 3/4 - Lara Year 3/4 – Jake Year 5/6 – Slava Year 5/6 Gabrielle
Year 5/6 Sophie Year 5/6 = Courtney Year 5/6 – Jordan Year 5/6 - Amit
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Naplan 2017
Well done to our Year 5 students and well done Pioneer Village School teachers, the growth since they
sat the Year 3 NAPLAN is considerable.
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Naplan 2017 Congratulations also to our Year 3 students and teachers who outperformed the State and ‘Like
Schools’. I look forward to seeing their growth also in two years’ time.
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Learning is Alive in Pre-Primary with Mrs Pashen
Who would have thought Math could be so much fun! In Term 3 the students in Pre-Primary
have explored Math through participating in a Lego Incursion. They used the Lego blocks to
explore counting, addition and subtraction strategies and used critical thinking skills to follow
a given procedure to design butterflies. The students were fully engaged in their learning and
delighted with their butterfly creations.
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St. John’s Incursion: preparing our children for the future
Last week, on the 24th of August, PVS welcomed some very special guests. We were visited by a St.
John’s Ambulance team of qualified paramedics and educators who taught our children how to recognise
and act during an emergency.
Every class took part in an age appropriate First Aid training, with Claire, an experienced former paramedic
that now specialises in teaching children. It was wonderful to see children to engaged and feeling so
capable of helping other people. They discussed concepts such as emergency, unconscious and small
accidents.
Furthermore, we were lucky enough to get a real ambulance and paramedics to park inside our school
and show children around, explaining what they do everyday and how they can help people. It was an
enriching experience for our children to get such a close look at it.
For Year 1 particularly, who have been discussing this topic over the past few weeks, it was an incredible
opportunity to share and extend their knowledge. They were so excited and I finished the day a proud,
happy teacher!
Ms. Marcela Pasquini
Year 1 teacher
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Coding Incursion – By Lara Carrasquinho
On the 22nd of August, we had a visit from Jan who was showing PVS students how to code using Bee-
bots and Pro-bots. Working in pairs we first learned how to program robots, next we drew ramdomly with
Pro-bots by inputting codes into the robot. Pro-bots are the more advanced version of Bee-bots. It was so
much fun and we learned more about robots and coding too! The Pro-bots could draw pictures with a
code you gave them (if you have a pen). All students had fun coding with these robots!
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Great Fun For Your Kids
Kids are at the heart of everything that we do at Camp Australia. That’s why making your kids smile is
our number one priority. Every day we aim to deliver a high quality program that interests and engages
your children, while getting to know each child as an individual.
Our programs allow time for kids to be kids. We have lots of fun playing sports and games and spending
time with friends. We also enjoy learning new things by engaging in educational activities, as well as
having time for homework and time to relax. We also provide healthy meals and snacks for your child –
yum!
Meet The Team
We’re here to make sure that your child has the best OSHC experience possible. If you have any
questions about the program, feel free to drop by, meet the team and see all the fun that we get up to
every day.
Program Details
To find out more about our program, view fees and to register visit www.campaustralia.com.au
We look forward to seeing you and your family soon.
From the Team at Camp Australia