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Important Dates

AUGUST

Fri 15th Preps 100 Days at school!! Grade 5 Workshop @ Western Heights College

Mon 18th - Fri 22

nd Book Fair in the Library

Weds 20th

Victorian State Schools Spectacular Rehearsal

Weds 20th

- Mon 25th

Life Ed (Prep - Grade 4)

Tues 26th

Somers Camp (selected grade 6 students)

Thurs 28th

Pyjama Day Breakfast! (return your order forms ASAP)

SEPTEMBER

Weds 3rd

School Concert - tickets on sale from 20th August!

Thurs 4th Fathers Day Stall - 11:40am start

Fri 5th Fathers Day Stall (for those students that missed out)

Sat 6th Manifold Heights Food Swap 9:30-11am (first Saturday of every month)

Mon 15th Prep Transition Day #1 2:30-3:30pm

Fri 19th End of Term 3 - 2:30pm finish

Contact Us

Manifold Heights Primary School

Strachan Avenue

Manifold Heights 3218

P: 03 5229 9643 F: 03 5229 2997

www.manifold.vic.edu.au manifold.heights.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Manifold Heights Primary School Newsletter

Principal: Marina Keegan Assistant Principal: Peta Mundine Business Manager: Kylie Roskosch Administration: Anna Clausen

Date: 14th

August, 2014

“Manifold Heights Primary School”

Puppy Pit Stop

We have had some safety concerns regarding dogs in our school yard. Dogs are not allowed

to run off the lead in the school grounds and should be restricted to our “Puppy Pitstop” area

on the top terrace. Please remember, not all kids like dogs and can be frightened, no matter

how friendly the dog.

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Congratulations to our Preps, their parents and their teachers for reaching 100 Days at school tomorrow. It is fabulous to see the growth in our youngest students and the wonderful way they have settled into school life. Thank you to everyone involved in making our Prep Centre a

fabulous place to work and learn.

Thank you and well done also to our Grandparents who joined us for our annual “Grandparents Day” with our Prep team. I hope you all enjoyed sharing your experiences with our students, as much as they enjoyed you

being in the classrooms. The delight on their faces was a joy to see!

We are continuing our work on establishing a positive, proactive school-wide behaviour management practice across our school as part of our work with SWPBS. Attached to the newsletter is a draft copy of our behaviour Matrix aimed at building school wide routines and consistent expectations of behaviour across our school. The program relies on all staff, students and parents working together to improve the social culture, and the teaching and learning environment of our school, whilst providing individual behaviour supports needed to achieve academic

and social success for all students.

Using the feedback we have received from our staff, students and parents we have settled on our three new value statements – “I show respect”, “ I am safe”, and “I take responsibility”. The aim was to make them simple to understand for everyone, and to match them with specific behaviours that everyone can be successful at achieving. We are currently working on producing some visual characters to go with our Value

Statements which will make it even easier for students to identify with. Feedback on the Matrix returned to the office will be welcomed.

There are so many extra-curricular activities still to come this term that it is difficult to keep track of them all. Please make sure you have these

entered on your calendar so that your child doesn’t miss out on anything.

Book Fair begins next week

Life Education program, Years P-4 – begins August 20th. Parent session on at 2.30pm on the first day

Years 3-6, North Divisions Athletic and sports Championships on various day depending on sports

Somers Camp Year 5 – August 26th – September 3rd

Pyjama Day – August 28th

Concert. September 3rd

Father’s Day Stall September 4th

State Schools Spectacular. Performance September 13th

Last chance reminder: The 2014 Geelong Father of the Year Award - Bethany Community Support, The Geelong Advertiser and Rotary Club of Geelong, are asking students to nominate their father or father figure to celebrate fatherhood through children’s eyes and to acknowledge the important role men play in families. Children and teenagers are invited to submit 150 words or less why they think their father or father figure

deserves to be Geelong’s Father of the Year. Entry forms are available at the office. Closing date is Friday 15th August at 5pm.

Quote of the moment: “A diamond is a piece of coal that finished what it started”. Andy Warhol

Appreciations: to…

Our parents who are applying for Volunteer Working with Children Checks. It is great that we are all working together to keep our students

safe.

Judith McGuiness for all her work in providing Special Religious Education to our students over many years. Due to ill health, Judith is no

longer able to work with our students. We thank her for her services to our students and families.

Our wonderful students who show compassion towards those less fortunate than themselves every day. You are an inspiration to us all!

Communication is vital – Keep reading the newsletter! Be on time, Be at school, that’s the rule!

Let’s keep Unleashing Potential Marina Keegan

Principal

Kade McKenzie from SS has misplaced his size 16 Senior Jumper. If found

could you please return to Kade or the office. Thank you.

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Can you help? Headlice Checks

We are still seeking a co-ordinator and volunteer parents to take on the management of head lice checks each

Term. If you are able to take on this voluntary role or would like to volunteer as a headlice checker, please see

Kylie and Anna in the office. In order for our Parent Managed Head Lice Policy to work and to make some “in-

roads” to reducing the amount of headlice cases at school, your help is vital.

Congratulations to the following students who have been rewarded for their efforts and making ‘Mano’ a

better place.

PA TIANA LUPTON - For using the 5L’s beautifully! You’re a great example for PA! Great work, Tiana!

PH ALYSSA MCSWEEN - For improved listening and work habits this week! Well done, Alyssa!

PS DAISY WOODHAMS - For working really hard on her classroom tasks at all times! Awesome job, Daisy!

JB AHSEN IMRAN - For using his class time effectively by always listening carefully and staying on task!

JF TILLY MCCLURE - For listening carefully during Guided Reading and for always ‘having a go’! Great work,

Tilly!

JM HARMONY HUDROVIC - For being a fantastic role model in JM who always displays great care for her

classmates, consistently demonstrating the 5L’s and challenges herself to complete all tasks to the best of her

ability! You’re a star, Harmony!

JO KOJI STANTON-LAWRENCE - For displaying an improvement in his listening and writing skills! Well done!

JV CHAS HERNI - Chas has demonstrated greater organisational skill in JV where he now regularly brings his

reading folder each day! You’re a champion, Chas!

MB CALLUM D’ARCY - For improved listening skills and showing enthusiasm in Literacy sessions! Well done!

MC MICHAEL FISHER - For showing good listening skills and working consistently well to get his work finished!

Great job, Michael!

MH MASON MCKENZIE - For consistently showing great listening skills during all tasks! Top job, Mason!

MS JETT WATES - For working really hard in maths this week and getting the hang of the box method

multiplication! Keep up the awesome effort, Jett!

SB TOM HOWELL - For writing an interesting and creative historical narrative! Awesome effort, Tom!

SC AVA GRAYLAND & SAM GRECO - For really working well together to make an excellent propaganda poster

“Pesticide Suicide”! Dynamic duo!

SS NICKY CHRISTIE - For her outstanding efforts with her learning goals over the past week! Monumental, Nicky!

SW KEIRHA BLACKNEY - For her fantastic ideas and participation during reading workshops! Keep it up, Keirha!

Kaisercraft are kindly sponsoring a weekly Art Award this term. Each week one student will receive a $20 Kaisercraft

voucher. This week’s Art Award goes to:

ELLA LAUDER - For being organised, enthusiastic and creative! Well done, Ella!

Library News

A warm invitation to staff, students, parents and grandparents to attend our Book Fair during

Literacy Week. All profit from sales will go towards our Library resources.

Dates: Monday 18th- Friday 22nd August.

Time: 3:30 - 4:15

Place: School Library

Thank you for your co-operation, Mrs Bencic

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Literacy and Numeracy Week celebrations will be held during 25-31 August. This

is the 16th NLNW and we are excited to celebrate learning with students, parents

and teachers. This year, we are encouraging parents to get involved and

participate in the week because positive parental engagement and involvement

influences good student learning outcomes. Activities at Mano include:

Pyjama Day/Breakfast

When: Thursday 28th August – 8.00a.m

Where: On the Lower Terrace.

Students and Parents are invited to wear their pyjamas, order and join us for breakfast at Mano on Thursday 28th August to celebrate Literacy and

Numeracy Week. Gus in the Canteen, has prepared a breakfast menu for the day. Please return your breakfast order with money to the Canteen by

Friday 22nd August if you wish to order breakfast or just wear your ‘P.J’s’ and bring along your favorite teddy and book to read during the day.

Parent Information Session – Teaching Multiplication at Mano – Tuesday 26th August – 2.30 in the Staffroom

Parents are invited to come along to a fun, hands on information session on how we teach Multiplication from Prep through to grade 6, including times

tables and strategies to develop students understanding of the written algorithm. Please return the expression of interest form to Mrs Mundine or Mrs

Bath by Friday 22nd August.

Poem in your Pocket – writing competition

To participate, students will be encouraged to write a poem in any form they choose. This can be written at home or at school. During the week,

students will be encouraged to read their poem to classmates and teachers. The poem can be in any form including haiku, diamante, cinquain or blank

verse! There are a number of resources available below to help you get started. You can use these to think of ideas, writing styles and tips on creating a

great poem.

Try: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm

http://www.wild-about-woods.org.uk/elearning/concretepoetry/main.swf

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/acrostic/

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/theme_poems/

Please give a finished copy of your poem to Mrs Bath by Friday 22nd August. Poems will be put on display in the Library for all students and parents to

read and prizes will be awarded to the two most creative poems in each area of the school.

Storytelling – Tuesday 26th August in the MP Room – 2.30 – 3.30p.m.

Preps and Juniors will be attending a free interactive book reading session at school with a visiting Librarian from the Geelong Regional Library. Stories

read will be literacy and numeracy based themes.

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Parent Information Session – Teaching Multiplication at Mano

Tuesday 26th August – 2.30 in the Staffroom

Yes, I would like to attend the information session.

Name: ________________________________________________

Student:_______________________________________________ Grade Level:_____________

On Tuesday, 19th of July (next week) Manifold Heights PS is taking part in a food relief appeal. Below are the details.

The Geelong Food Relief Centre has been providing free food to those in need for 23 years. Working together with welfare agencies, last year we saw

9,078 families referred to the Centre for support.

Manifold Heights PS is one of the 80 or so schools in Geelong and the surrounding region, who every year help us make this

possible. Each individual donation makes its way on to a family’s table. This could be a family in your street. This year the

Junior School Council are asking you to donate items the Geelong Food Relief Centre are always in need of. These items

form some of the basic food item most families choose. The Junior School Council thank you for your support and assure

you it will really make a difference to someone in our community.

So, yes it’s called the Toucan Appeal, but this year we want you to think outside the can!

We love to get:

Rice Milo Powdered Milk Pasta Sauce

Cereal Vegemite Sugar Honey

Canned fish Peanut Butter UHT Milk Flour Thank you - Junior School Council

Working With Children Check (WWCC) Volunteers are an important and very much appreciated service to any school community. In accordance with DEECD

Policy, to be a volunteer at a school a Working with Children Check (WWCC) provided by the Department of Justice is

required. Parent Helpers assisting students within the classroom setting and under the guidance of the classroom teacher

are not required to obtain a WWCC. However, when working outside the school setting (e.g. excursions, swimming

program, Queenscliff Bike Ride) volunteers and parent helpers will be required to provide their Working With Children Card

to the office. Major activities like the Queenscliff Bike Ride rely heavily on parent helpers/volunteers and wouldn’t be able

to go ahead without the support of our community. If you would like to help at future school events like this, please start

the application process now to obtain your Working With Children Check. There is NO COST for a Volunteer check and the

application form can be accessed online at: https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/onlineapplication.doj

Sports Report Last Wednesday the Senior Students participated in the District Lightning Premiership at the Life Be In It

Centre in South Geelong. Mano had a very successful day winning the Girls Volleyball, Girls Basketball, Boys

Basketball and finishing runners up in the Boys Volleyball! Thank you to the parents who came to support the

children and to the parents who coached and scored during the day.

Results:

Girls Basketball:

Manifold Heights A (60) d. Herne Hill (0) Hamlyn Banks A (23) d. Manifold Heights (0)

Manifold Heights A (53) d. Hamlyn Banks B (2) Manifold Heights B (17) d. Fyans Park (0)

Semi Final: Manifold Heights A (46) d. Manifold Heights B (3)

Grand Final: Manifold Heights A (23) d. Hamlyn Banks A (6)

Boys Basketball:

Manifold Heights A (37) d. Fyans Park (6) Newtown (4) d. Manifold Heights B (0)

Manifold Heights A (58) d. Hamlyn Banks B (1) Hamlyn Banks A (32) d. Manifold Heights B (7)

Manifold Heights A (51) d. Ashby (2) Herne Hill (22) d. Manifold Heights (16)

Semi Final: Manifold Heights A (32) d. Hamlyn Banks A (20)

Play-off: Manifold Heights B (14) d. Hamlyn Banks B (0)

Grand Final: Manifold Heights A (15) d. Newtown (12)

Geelong West District Athletic Sports Last Thursday the Geelong West District Athletic Sports were held at Landy Field, South Geelong.

Congratulations to the 54 students who represented Manifold Heights and to the parents and friends who were

able to come and support the children during the day. Over 20 students have qualified for the Division sports in

September and we wish them well.

Many thanks to Kim Huntley, Alistair McLean, Rebecca Claridge, James Johnson, Matthew Brady, Karen Cook

and Lisa Charter who worked as officials on the day.

Mr Grant

Preps - Term 3 Inquiry! Jennie Jeppeson (mum of Juliet in PS) came along to make

a presentation to the Prep students on Tuesday. Jennie is a

PHD Student studying and teaching History at Melbourne

University, and was keen to help the students explore their

term 3 Inquiry, how toys have changed over time.

The students were shown a timeline of when toys were

invented and learnt that lots of children had to make their own toys and

games in the past.

Here are some of their thoughts:

Alexa PS: Some people used to make their own toys in the old days.

Esther PH: Kids used to make toys and I really liked making the peg dolls.

Kale PA: We saw pictures of old teddies and I liked the peg dolls.

Entertainment Books are for sale at the

school office!

Books sell for $55 and the school makes $11

profit per book sold.

Did you know? Digital memberships are also

available for purchase online on the Enter-

tainment Book website. Digital memberships

allow you to connect to 4 different devices!

Have you downloaded our Skoolbag

app from the app store?

Search ‘Manifold Heights Primary

School’ in the app store and keep up to

date with news, alerts, events etc at the

click of a button!

Proud suppliers of the

Manifold Heights Primary

School uniform

Open: Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm

Saturday 9.00am – 1.00pm

LOCATION 162 Moorabool Street

Geelong VIC 3220

Telephone : 5221 9199

Email : Bellarine@noone.com.au

Multipurpose room for

rent please contact

the school office for

more details.

(Terms and conditions

apply)

Joke of the week!

Q. What did the snail say when he rode on the back of a turtle? A. ‘WHEEEEEEE!’

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I

learn.” - Benjamin Franklin

Music Lessons AT school

Piano, keyboard, Guitar, Ukulele, Drum or

Singing Lessons

During &/or After School Hours at School

To enrol in, or to obtain more information

please contact Meagan: mbmt@bigpond.com

Providing Music Lessons in local schools since

1985.

Would you like to

share your joke with

everyone? Write it

down and hand it in

at the Office!

If you are paying for an excursion,

please remember that we require

your child’s permission note and

payment at the same time. If you

know you have a credit on your

account please write “Credit” or

“EMA” on your child’s permission

note and we will offset the money

against that excursion.

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