Issue 16 - 2016 Term 4 - Week 1

Magpie Messenger Heathcote Public School

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From the Relieving Principal’s desk

Welcome back to Term 4! It is great to be back into the swing of things again. Visiting the classrooms this week I have seen well rested children who are engaged in a new term of learning. The Core Value we are focusing on this term is Cooperation. I have already seen many examples of our students cooperating with their peers and teachers. This is encouraging as we head into a busy term. Great work everyone. Keep it up!

‘Go Live’ LMBROur new school student management and finance system will ‘go live’ on Monday 17 October. Our office staff will be busy setting up the new system in the days that follow. We thank you for your patience as we transition to this new system. Once the new system is fully operational we anticipate it will streamline many of our current practices. In the near future the school will also have EFTPOS facilities. I would also like to thank Mrs Loxton and Mrs McCrea for all their hard work in preparing our school for this change.

Staffing NewsWe welcome back Mrs Chad to Heathcote Public School on Tuesday October 25. We look forward to her return. Mrs Stolk is Relieving Principal until this date.

K-2 Athletics CarnivalThird time lucky! We are hoping that we have favourable weather for our K-2 Athletics Carnival on Friday next week, 21 October. Children in Kindergarten and Year 1 will run in age races. Year 2 children have already run their age races at Barden Ridge. This will be followed by a fun tabloid of games for all Infants students. Parents are invited to come along and share the excitement with us. Students should wear their house colour T-Shirt with sport shorts and joggers. Hope to see you there!

Create SouthCongratulations to the following students who auditioned and were selected for Create South 2016 Choir: Hannah L., Ashlee R., Madisson G., Felicity G., Hedi F. and Amelia E. They will perform at Sutherland Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 19 October. The title of their performance is “Pulse of the Carnival”.

Film by the Sea5/6 Atlanta has been selected as a successful entry into the ‘Film by the Sea’ competition. This competition showcases class films which have been submitted from schools throughout Australia and have

been carefully chosen by a panel of judges to feature in a premiere evening at Sutherland Entertainment Centre. 5/6A and Miss Anderson will attend the red carpet premiere on Tuesday 25 October.

Student SpotlightWe would like to wish Summer, Olivia E., Flynn and Ava all the best as they perform in the Engadine Musical Society’s production of Oliver beginning October 21. We are very proud of these talented students who have the confidence and ability to perform in front of large audiences at such a young age. Well done! Information about how to obtain tickets is attached to the newsletter. Congratulations to Layla who has progressed to the Network Public Speaking Final. She delivered her prepared speech with confidence at Illawong Public School late last term and convinced the audience that all Kindergarten students should have a buddy. She will now compete at Kirrawee Public School on Thursday 27 November. Good luck, Layla!

Leadership Positions 2017Students in Year 5 will soon begin the process of applying for school leadership positions in 2017. Throughout their final year at primary school students will have many leadership opportunities including, but not limited to, being a Kindergarten buddy, school monitor, Peer Support leader just to name a few. Look out for a note explaining the process that will be sent home with students on Monday.

Intention to Return in 2017We are currently planning for 2017. As a part of this process we are required to submit anticipated enrolments to the Department of Education. We would appreciate your assistance in returning the form as soon as possible.

Selective High School Placement 2018Information was sent home with Year 5 students this week about applying for Selective High School in 2018. If you are intending to apply you will need to apply online before 14 November as no late applications will be accepted. The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on Thursday 9 March next year.

ParkingWe have been approached by local businesses that have respectfully asked that our school community do not park in their private parking when visiting the school. Thank you for your cooperation on this matter.

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Kindergarten OrientationWe are looking forward to Kindergarten Orientation mornings in the coming weeks. Sessions will be held on Thursday 3 November and Thursday 10 November. Information regarding these sessions was sent to families who have already enrolled for 2017. We are still accepting in area Kindergarten enrolments. If you are aware of anyone who has not enrolled for next year they should make contact with our school office as soon as possible. Mrs S. Stolk Relieving Principal

Philippines and Fiji Book AppealIt is that time of the year again when we ask our Heathcote community to look at those books which are no longer used and know they would be treasured by children who do not have access to a rich source of reading material. We have expanded the book program to several other remote and very poorly resourced schools in the Philippines and also to Fiji. The last horrific cyclone ruined many classroom readers. Please spare the time to cull knowing that every book will be valued. May we please ask for only early reading books to Year 6 readers? The aim of the program is for pre-school and primary aged students to be supplied with readers, therefore reference books, text books or teacher resources are not required. Please drop the books off at the office over the next few weeks and they will be sorted, packaged and shipped by the end of November. Thank you for your continued support of this very valued program. The smile on the children’s faces, and the teachers, make it all very worthwhile.

President’s Report Term 4, where has the year gone? I hope that you have all come back after the break feeling recharged and proud of yourselves after the epic amount of events that we had last term.

This term should be a lot quieter on the P&C front and I can hear you all saying "thank goodness for that". This is the term the children get to do so much fun stuff and I look forward to getting to see a lot of it. Kindy orientations are just around the corner as well and we will probably need a little help with serving tea and coffee but I will ask for that help a little closer to the time. I want to take this opportunity to also thank Emma Stokes and Aly Cole for jumping in with the uniform shop this year. They have done an excellent job taking over what was Danielle’s and my "baby". I can't thank you enough and I am so proud and happy with the way both of you have handled taking it over. It is a massive job to take on. It requires so much of your spare time and all for no pay. Tracey Bollard P&C President

Uniform Shop Update

Uniform Shop Hours: Monday mornings 8.30am - 9.30am Wednesday afternoons 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Emma Stokes Uniform Shop Coordinator

School Banking Day

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Here are the School Banking rewards on offer in Term 4!! (in exchange for 10 silver or 1 gold Dollarmite Token): Bush Fly Fan (New)

Wriggly Glow Worm (New)

Back Track Eraser Pen

Jump & Skip Rope

Pat Bag Tag

Sorry, Mud Splat Handball, Flying Snake Tail & Wildlife Writers Set

are now out of stock/no longer available.

Don’t forget to have a look in the library office window (opposite Infants Playground) to see samples of these great rewards! There is also limited stock of the following rewards items from 2015

To find out more about the Rewards Program or how to open a Dollarmite Savings Account please visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking As always any queries please contact HPS School Banking Coordinator Helen Holloway 0434 120 218. Many thanks. Helen Holloway

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HOOSH Welcome back to all families for Term 4!! The year has gone so quickly I can only imagine just how fast this term will go with all the exciting things we have in store! With the abundance of arts and craft with all things Halloween and Christmas along with other wonderful creations I am sure all families will enjoy as much as I do. All existing families should have completed their re-enrolment forms for 2017 and received notification of their child's placement. We have received a number of new enrolments for Kindergarten 2017 and new families to the service and will be in touch with them shortly regarding placements or waiting lists depending on the days requested. We do try our very best to accommodate all families’ needs and we appreciate your understanding as we can only hold a certain amount of placements in the current HOOSH room. On another note, Tara Cronin left the service on the last day of Term 3 and she is still waiting patiently for her little bundle of joy to arrive, but we are very excited to welcome Sharon Fishburn who has been appointed to Assistant Co-ordinator. Sharon has been working for the service for a while now as a casual employee so this was a lovely smooth transition for the service and the children. The next HOOSH meeting will be held on Tuesday 1 November 2016, 6.00pm in the HOOSH room (one hour before the P&C meeting). In this meeting we will be discussing our application to the department on a new home for HOOSH (something much bigger to address the growing need for placements at HOOSH and accommodate the children's and families’ needs), along with a financial outlook for the coming years if the application is approved. We always welcome new faces and ideas so please if you have time come along. If you require urgent casual placements or if your child is sick on a day they are to attend the service, please contact Alana on 0437 001 753 or email hoosh@live.com.au. Thanks and kind regards

Lauren Doel HOOSH Coordinator

All general business and agenda items must be emailed to heathcotepublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

Our main point of contact is via email at:

heathcotepublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

Snack Shack News Welcome back to Term 4. Hope you all had a restful break and I look forward to seeing you all again this term. Please let me know as soon as possible if you are unable to make your day this term so I can update the roster and get more help if needed. Don’t forget orders can now be placed online through Flexischools. Kelly Crilley Canteen Coordinator

Snack Shack Roster

Day Date Name

Monday 10 Oct Emma Stokes, Helen Holloway

Wednesday 12 Oct Karen Hart, Michelle Dwyer

Friday 14 Oct Samara Crook, Maree Tutaki, HELP NEEDED PLEASE

Monday 17 Oct Kristen Johnston, Alicia Nash

Wednesday 19 Oct Jo Cowie, Michelle Owen

Friday 21 Oct Beth Elliott, Maree Tutaki HELP NEEDED PLEASE

Monday 24 Oct Binda Butterfly, Julie Shaw

Wednesday 26 Oct Jennifer Donald, Sue Britton, Lisa Steggles

Friday 28 Oct Leone Evans, Rachael Crewes, Dianne Holliday

Monday 31 Oct Jo Wood

TERM 4 DATES TO REMEMBER“Dates to Remember” incorporates school and P&C dates.

The P&C dates are in red.

TERM 4 – WEEK 2

Monday 17 Oct

Snack Shack School Banking Administration ‘Go Live’ Day for new

financial program

Tuesday 18 Oct

Wednesday 19 Oct Snack Shack

Thursday 20 Oct Year 6 Pedlars’ Day

Friday 21 Oct

Snack Shack Happy Heathcote Kids Playgroup 9:15 –

10:15am SUPA Club – lunchtime Infants Athletics Carnival

TERM 4 – WEEK 3

Monday 24 Oct

Snack Shack School Banking K-2 Swimming Scheme commences

Tuesday 25 Oct K-2 Swimming Scheme continues Schools Spec Dance Rehearsal Film by the Sea premiere – 5/6A P&C and HOOSH meeting postponed

until Tuesday 1 November

Wednesday 26 Oct Snack Shack K-2 Swimming Scheme continues

Thursday 27 Oct K-2 Swimming Scheme continues BYOD Information session – Library

8.30am

Friday 28 Oct

Snack Shack Happy Heathcote Kids Playgroup 9:15 –

10:15am SUPA Club – lunchtime K-2 Swimming Scheme continues

Family Fun Day 1pm – 5pm Obstacle Course | Jumping Castle | Food Stalls & Sausage Sizzle

Colour Dash 2km at 1:30pm | 5km at 2:15pm | 10km at 3pm

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