Important Dates &

Upcoming Events

16th - 18th October

5/6 Melbourne Camp

Monday 21st Oct.

Pupil free day

23rd- 25th October

3/4 Grampians Camp

Thursday 24th Oct

5/6 T-20 Cricket

Warrnambool

Monday 18th Nov

Pupil free day

Monday 25th Nov

Direct Wear Uniform

Shop 8:30am -10am

In school hall

Tuesday 26th Nov

Moyne Try-Athlon Yr 3-6

Wednesday 11 Dec

Swimming Fun Day

Whole school

October 17th

Term 4, Week 2

It is with both excitement and sadness that I inform you

that Polly Smith has accepted an ongoing position at

Camperdown College for 2020.

It is with great excitement that Polly moves home to be

closer to her family to continue her teaching career. She

will miss all of you and your wonderful children but looks

forward to what this new adventure will have in store.

Polly has been an outstanding member of our teaching

staff and will be sadly missed by the school community.

Over the weekend, Port Fairy hosted the Spring Music

Festival. Some of our students had the opportunity to

form part of a choir that performed with an orchestra on

the Saturday Gala Performance. Although I was unable

to watch this, I have heard rave reviews about the con-

cert. I would like to congratulate Lynda and the students

involved, for their performance. The choral singing on

Friday afternoon was a delight; I loved listening to the vo-

cal teacher from the Victorian College of the Arts train

the students.

Well done to the students who represented our school at

the Regional Athletics on Friday and the State Cycling

Championships.

On Wednesday, the Yr 5/6 students and staff began their

adventure in Melbourne. Leah Evans is attending the

camp and her replacement in the front office is Jill Gib-

son. A big thank you to all those staff who are coming on

camp and especially those who have organised the trip.

Congratulations to Mr Hoey and Mr Twycross for complet-

ing the Aspirant Leaders course. This course is designed

to build the leadership capacity in aspiring leaders.

During this year, they have had the opportunity to shad-

ow a principal, work on a project and learn more about

leadership skills.

Please note these awards will be presented at tomorrow’s assembly,

beginning at 2:55pm

00W - Jessiel Carreon

For showing her love of learning by completing her holiday recount to a

very high standard.

0/1W - Gigi Handby

For approaching all her learning with a positive attitude and putting in a

fantastic effort. Well done Gigi!

1/2D - Geordie Donahoo

For showing “love of learning” in everything he does with gratitude. Keep

up the great work Geordie

2A - Charlotte Bishop

For showing self-regulation and working hard in class always trying her per-

sonal best.

3/4M - Lucas Harper

For showing good use of judgement and leadership by making good deci-

sions in the classroom.

3/4T - Boston Vanlaws

For his improved perseverance shown throughout writing sessions, keep

working hard Boston!

3/4S - Sa’ad Hafeel

For his Kindness and Social Intelligence in the classroom. Sa’ad your willing-

ness to learn is a great skill to have. Well done on your outstanding Narra-

tive Writing.

5/6S - Sophie Lockett

For diligently applying herself in every lesson in preparation for Melbourne

Camp. Sophie maintains a positive attitude towards learning and willingly

takes on feedback to improve her learning

5/6D - Chloe Adams

Being a motivated and independent student with a great love of learning.

5/6H - Connor Chapman

It has been so pleasing to see your effort and focus continue to progress

throughout the year. Great stuff, Connor

We have put a roster out for Term Four at the school office. We need at least two

helpers each Friday but The more the merrier!

We ask that parents that are volunteering to sign in at the school office and if

they have a working with children card to present it.

It is set up in the Rise Room.

Friday 18th October Jayne Lynch Andrew Hartwich

Foundation 1/2’s : Last Friday we had the privilege of attending a performance of “The magic

Piano” as part of the Spring Music Festival. The performance was fabulous

and, as an audience, our children were both attentive and respectful. We

were able to create some interesting recounts about the performance.

Swimming began in earnest yesterday and today and, at last check, no

lost property! We think daylight savings have knocked the children (and

teachers) around a bit but we feel like the children are getting back on

track.

Grade 3/4’s :

Week 2 in 3/4 world we have been investigating Tessellations in Numeracy,

working on our Persuasive Writing and Figurative Language. This week

students have been busy bees in the kitchen cooking up a storm. Students

enjoyed an Asian feast including Fried Rice, Dumplings and Pineapple

Curry. We are looking forward to our exciting adventure to Dunkeld Camp

next week.

Grade 5/6’s :

We are all prepared for camp and really excited about our day groups

and roommates! Our knowledge of Melbourne’s inner CBD is now so much

deeper due to our Writing and Maths sessions from Term 3. We have a

better grasp of distances, directions and locations. This year we have a

new attraction: The Eureka Tower, standing 285m above the cityscape.

Hopefully the night sky will be clear on Thursday to enhance the

magnificent view. What an experience it will be!

Congratulations to our Regional Athletics Competitors from last Friday. The

long trip to Ballarat was very successful, thank you to parents and supporters

for making the commitment to taking our athletes. Toby Watkinson finished

8th out of 16 (5:37:60) in the 1500m and ran 2 seconds faster than his Divi-

sional qualifying time. Chloe Adams finished 7th out of 15 and ran a great

time of 6:36. Jade King finished 9th out of 11 and threw the shot put 5.99m.

Georgia Hallam finished 4th out of 15 in the hurdles and ran 17:74. Oscar

Hill finished 6th out of 12 in the 800m (2:37) and ran 12 seconds faster than

his Divisional qualifying time! Well done to everyone. Congratulation Adam

Lee who came 2nd in the school road cycling championships in Ballarat on

Friday.

Next Thursday 3 teams of Yr 5/6 students will compete in the Schools T-20

cricket competition in Warrnambool. Information and consent forms are on

Xuno. Please return these as soon as possible. Only those year 5/6’s that

have been selected will be on the Xuno notification. This is a really fun day

of fast paced, modified, round robin cricket, spectators are most welcome.

The games are played on several close by Warrnambool ovals, around the

Reid and Mack ovals. Good Luck to all our teams.

Please remember to make sure your child has their hat and a drink bottle for

PE. The weather is warming up and we are utilising the bottom oval more.

It isn’t possible for students to leave the oval during class and return to the

bubble taps in the main school to get a drink and remain supervised.

Brooke Green

Physical Education Co-ordinator

Choir Triumph At PFSMF

Wow! We have had so many positive comments about the children’s performance. People have been amazed that

they all stood or sat for so long with so much concentration. They all really stepped up to give a truly remarkable

performance.

Again, many thanks to the parents and carers who made it possible for children to come to workshops during the

holidays and for making sure they arrived promptly. Also to the St Pats choir and Mrs Antonia Balmer and also Jess

and members of the Dhungala Choir.

The children all had a fantastic insight into preparation of writing the score and lyrics, last minute changes, seeing

all those wonderful instruments and musicians in the orchestra, the adult chorus, working with quirky choral direc-

tor Dermot Tutty, clever composer Stefan Cassomenos and outstanding conductor Richard Mills. It makes us part

of the great musical community, right up there with all the stars! Read what the children had to say on the next

page.

It was amazing!!! I loved it the choir was amazing. I got to sing with so many amazing musicians and

an outstanding conductor. Dermot was very help0ful and creative. Stefan was probably the best pianist

I have ever heard. Altogether I had a great time.

KITTY

It was really nice, I loved it, and it made me cry. It was about the first people in Australia.

GRACIE

It was fun to be on stage and the lollies were delightful.

KYEISHA

It was exciting to be on stage, performing with an orchestra. It was relieving when we finished without

making a mistake.

SARAH

Very, very embarrassing. Amazing and so much fun!

STEPHAN

It was exciting when we went on stage because I very nervous and I didn’t know what to do. But when

it got to the part when we had to sing, because everybody else knew the words, I just sang what they

sang. I found it very easy. I loved listening to the music and noise they made. I’m so glad we got to

go. It was amazing so thank you to everyone who helped organise it.

LEXI

It was fun and nerve-wracking. I want to do it again.

GWEN

It was exciting because we haven’t performed in front a big group in ages. I really enjoyed it.

CLAIRE

I was nervous and I loved the lollies.

ELLA-MAY

Very, very embarrassing and fun. Boring colour clothing.

NINA

It was really exciting to sing with different people. I had a lot of fun working with Dermot and Stefan.

It was super that Stefan used my whole poem.

“Stars brightly shining, Darkness surrounding,

Stars brightly shining, Meteors colliding,

Cells forming life beginning”

CHARLOTTE

The clapping was really long. I liked it!

DYLAN

It was nerve-wracking and a bit scary for me. The song was amazing.

ALEXA-JADE

MEALS ON WHEELS

We are coming up for our second round of Meals on

Wheels.

Week 4 of Term 4 - October 28th to November 1st.

Please call the school or write down your name on the roster at the school office

if you are able to assist with this important program as there are still spots

available, we need four volunteers still.

One volunteer for : TUESDAY 29TH OCTOBER

Two volunteer for : WEDNESDAY 30TH OCTOBER

One volunteer for : Friday 1st NOVEMBER

All volunteers are required to have a current Working With Children Check, Drivers

Licence and Insurance, which all need to be sighted by the school as evidence.

DIRECT WEAR UNIFORM SHOP

Monday 25th November there will be a Direct Wear Uniform Shop in the school

hall at 8:30am till 10am. This is a Kinder Transition Day, so it is a great opportunity

for new families to have a look at and organise uniform for 2020.

SWIMMING PROGRAM

The swimming program is starting next week and we need consent and money

returned to the school office ASAP.

You can give consent and pay online on XUNO, but if you do not use XUNO or

have any problems with XUNO and need a paper copy of consent please come

into the office and we can help you out.

If you are unsure whether you have paid or not for swimming please call or see

someone at the office and we can let you know.

Term 4 - 2019 :

Warm up this winter with a $6 freshly prepared meal from our café

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday). Each meal has a snack (baked

goods and fruit) and a main meal. We are excited to bring you the

winter menu that has been a selection of our best sellers. Michelle and Nicola have been

working hard in the café to keep our kids warm and full of fresh and wholesome foods

prepared each day. The café is a part of the school kitchen garden program and fits in

perfect with our 5 - star sustainability ethos with food being local and freshly prepared.

Keeping our food miles low, we shop locally at IGA, Sheehan’s butchers and Village

Bakery. We would like to acknowledge the very kind and very generous donations from

Shaw River Buffalo Cheese for the fabulous cheese. This brings our program alive and is

a wonderful contribution to making our café menu deliciously local.

SPECIAL DIETARY : You will notice that the meals have been allocated

according to diet preference. Please check the food offered especially if you

are putting in a term order, as we cannot accommodate all diet needs on all

meals. CAFÉ EXTRAS : If you would like to have an extra serve on any day

just add $2 to your order and let us know ( for example writing on an envelope

that you are having an extra serve). Please make sure that you LABEL YOUR

LUNCH ORDERS so that the office knows who it belongs to and for when you

want café. Eg On an envelope / plastic bag with the childs/children's names,

class/classes and the date they would like café ( eg Friday 28/6/19 )

WK Date Tuesday Wednesday Friday

2 14 Oct Nachos(DF, GF, V)

3 21 Oct Salad wraps (DF,GF,V) Pesto pasta (DF,GF,V) Soft beef taco (V)

4 28 Oct Spaghetti bol (DF) Baked potatoes (GF, DF, V) Pizza (DF, V)

5 4 Nov Salad wrap (DF) Toasties (GF, DF, V) Nachos (V,DF)

6 11 Nov Pesto pasta (GF, DF, V) Pizza (GF, DF, V) Fried Rice (GF, V)

7 18 Nov Salad wraps (DF) Nachos (DF, V) Cheeseburgers (DF)

8 25 Nov Spaghetti bol (V) Toasties (DF) Pie day (pre-order required)

9 2 Dec Salad wrap (DF) Pizza scroll (GF, V) Nachos (V, DF)

10 9 Dec Fried rice (GF, DF, V) Sausage sizzle (GF) Baked potatoes (GF)

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP

Open dates/times for Term 4 :

Fri 18th October 8:45-9:15am

Tues 29th October 3:15-3:45pm

Mon 4th November 11-11:30am

Fri 15th November 8:45-9:15am

Mon 25th November 11-1130am

Tues 10 December 8:45-9:15am and 3:15-3:45pm

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$$ WANT TO BUY $$

The second-hand uniform shop is

getting low on stock!

Any uniforms your child no longer

needs will be sure to find a home

with another family.

Uniforms for donation can be left at the school office, or

come and see us when the uniform shop is open and we

will buy your uniform items from you.

PFCS Organic Cotton Polo Shirt Orders for Term 4

--- A choice for skin health, the environment and fair trade ---

A bulk order for school Organic Cotton Polo Shirts (long and short

sleeved), embroidered with the PFCS logo, is being organised this term.

There will be an opportunity to try the shirts on your child/ren and place

orders at the Wellbeing Room (ask at the office for directions, if needed)

on Tuesday 22nd Oct 3.30-4pm.

Please message any orders to Carli Reeve on 0409 323 318 by Friday 25th

October.

Short Sleeved Polo Shirts $25 (+ $1 postage)

Long Sleeved Polo Shirts $27 (+ $1 postage)

Blessed Earth also has other (unembroidered) organic cotton clothing in

our navy school colour that you might find useful. They are available to

buy directly through their website or can be added to your polo shirt or-

der. Their Navy Socks are great and only cost $3. The Navy Skivvies and

thicker open legged Navy Tracksuit Pants with pockets are also approved

PFCS uniform items.

https://blessedearth.com.au/collections/childrens-organic-wear

Port Fairy Theatre Group

The stories selected for the performance include adaptions of Aesop’s Fa-

bles:

The Dog and the Bone

The Tortoise and the Hare

The Lion and the Mouse

The Fox and the Grapes

For PFCS students, the initial practice sessions will take place in the library.

Then it will move to the Lecture Hall.

The date for the play reading is the 14th October and auditions will be on

the 21st October, both of these take place in the Library at 3:30pm.

At the auditions, we will need to receive contact details for the children

involved. The Theatre Group has secured photocopy rights and negotiated

performance fees.

We will need parental permission to video auditions and to take promotion-

al photos for publicity purposes.

We will get the students to fill out nametags for readings and auditions.

Parents/custodians can involve themselves in a variety of ways, e.g

costumes, backstage, supervision, transport, make-up, publicity etc.

All adults involved will need a “Working with Children” Voluntary Status

Certification.

The Pantomime is to be performed on the 11th & 12th January 2020.

Tricia and Linda-Mary are the contact people and their details are:

Tricia – 0439 884 120 Lynda-Mary – 0417 159 608

We look forward to working together when displaying the students’ talents

and bringing local organisations together to foster harmonious community

connections.

There is also a possibility that the Theatre Group may enter a float for the

Moyneyana parade on New Year’s Eve. Students would have the

opportunity to participate in this.

Warrnambool Little Athletics

Athletics competition, coaching and fun for kids aged 5-15 years. All track & field events.

Information Day: Sunday October 13th, 11.00am - 1.00pm

Information and Come and Try (for new and returning parents/carers and kids)

New Season commences: Friday, October 18th, 5.00 - 7.30pm

(registered athletes only)

Brauerander Park Caramut Road, Warrnambool

For further details visit our website www.warrnamboollac.com.au