REMINDERS

School Council Meeting - Tuesday, April 21st

Grade 3/4 Camp - April 21st to 23rd

Braveheart Visit - Tuesday, April 28th

School Cross Country - Monday, May 4th

Interschool Cross Country - Wednesday, May 6th

April 16th, 2015

‘Learning for Life”

www.nathaliaps.vic.edu.au

Telephone: 03 58662677

Principal: Chris Mc Callum

Holders of Nathalia’s educational history since 1878

Dear Families,

I’d like to thank everyone for making me feel welcome

as Principal at Nathalia Primary School.

My aim at the school is to create a learning

environment where your children’s talents are recognised

and that they are nurtured and encouraged to be the best

that they can be.

My first impressions of the school are really positive.

The children are friendly and enthusiastic to learn. The

school is fortunate to have highly skilled teachers across the

whole school and support staff who assist with the

development of the children in our care.

I have met a few parents but I look forward to meeting

all of you very soon. I operate with an open door policy where

I make myself available to listen to parents’ concerns

wherever possible. I encourage you to make contact with me

if you have any concerns regarding the education of your

children.

Some parents were able to stay and share a cup of tea

after Monday’s assembly and I would like to encourage more

parents to do this in the staffroom next Monday. There is an

adjoining room where pre-schoolers can be easily supervised

and play during this time. It would be great if you are able to

join me next Monday after assembly.

As parents you place a great deal of faith in the school

by sending your children here. I can assure you that everyone

at the school is working together to take care of your children

and to enable them to reach their potential.

Thank you,

Chris McCallum,

STAR OF THE TERM

Term 1, 2015

JUNIOR

Amelia

MIDDLE

Melody

SENIOR

Jordan

CONGRATULATIONS

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S chool Council 2015

The school community welcomes our new

school councillors for 2015 as well as those

returning for another year.

The Councillors are:

President: Jane Hando

Vice President: Melissa Bell

Treasurer: Julie Lindsay

Parent Representatives: Karen Edwards, Amy

Kopsidas, Melissa Bell, Dianne Bell and Edwina

Fieldman.

Community Representative: Genevieve Bloodworth

DET Representatives: Chris McCallum, Rachael

White, Karen King-Jones (Minute Secretary),

Leanne Butler and Alana Zammit.

G rade 3/4 Camp - Billabong Ranch

Our Grade 3/4 students are off to

Billabong Ranch, Echuca, next Tuesday,

Wednesday and Thursday.

This is an adventure camp with a focus of

working together as a team.

Permission and Medical forms as well as

Student Behaviour Contracts have been sent home

with students this week. These are required to be

returned to school by Friday, April 17th.

There will be no camp meeting but please

contact either Debbie Inglis or Aaron Johnson at

school if you have any queries.

Debbie Inglis, Aaron Johnson

P arents’ Club On behalf of the Parents’ Club we would like to

thank the entire school community for supporting

our Easter Raffle.

We had a total of 10 prizes with 1st prize being a

beautiful Ginger Bread House kindly made and donated

by Marg Richards.

We raised over $700 which was a great effort.

Tucker Days will continue in Term 2 & 3 with Hot

Dogs, Donuts & Sausage Sizzles for a few examples.

The Winners of the Raffle were:

1st - Leanne Butler

2nd - Marg Morgan

3rd - Joel Schram

4th - Doug Cobbledick

5th - Marg Morgan

6th - Di Germon

7th - Eula Moroney

8th - Cheryl Thorn

9th - Marg Mandesloot

10th - Nathalia Medical

Centre

Nathalia NETSETGO

starts this week Thursday 16th April

Nathalia Recreation Reserve

@3:30pm

Registration are open on line at

http://netsetgo.asn.au/

Registration fee is $50.00

NET SET GO is a modified netball training

for 5-9 year olds.

Any questions please contact Kristy 0418 374 313

T hank You

The School Community

would like to thank Jeff Richards

for all his hard work in cutting

down the large dead and

dangerous tree at the back of the

oval. We also thank his willing

helpers Marg Richards, Amy and

Kane Kopsidas as well as Kaleb

and Eliza Kopsidas.

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2015 SCHOOL CALENDAR EVENTS

APRIL

21st - 23rd - 3/4 Camp ( Billabong Ranch )

- Division Netball Trials

28th - Braveheart Visit

- Division Football Trials

- Division Soccer Trials

MAY

1st - Division Basketball Trials

4th - School Cross Country

- Region Soccer Trials (Shepparton )

5th - Region Netball Trials (Benalla )

6th - Interschool Cross Country

8th - Winter Sport V ’ s Katunga/Kat. St ( Home )

10th - Mothers Day

11th - Region Football Trials (Benalla )

12th - School Council meeting

- Parents ’ Club meeting

12th - 15th - NAPLAN Tests

22nd - Division Cross Country

- Winter Sport V ’ s St Josephs at Numurkah

27th - School Photographs

JUNE

5th - Winter Sport - V ’ s St. Francis

8th - Queens Birthday Public Holiday

9th - School Council Meeting

- Parents ’ Club Meeting

12th - Report Writing Day

17th - Region Cross Country - (B roadford )

18th - Visiting Arts Performance ( Hercules )

19th - Winter Sport V ’ s Strathmerton ( Home )

24th - Reports & Learning Journals sent home

26th- Term Two concludes

JULY

13th - Term Three commences

14th - School Council Meeting

- Parents ’ Club Meeting

16th - State Cross Country

24th - Division Football/Netball/Soccer/ Teeball

Championships

- Winter Sport V ’ s Numurkah

( Numurkah )

31st - Lightning Premiership ( Yarrawonga )

AUGUST

7th - Regional Football/Netball/ Soccer/Teeball

Championships

11th- School Council meeting

- Parents ’ Club meeting

TBC - Lightning Premiership ( Numurkah )

SEPTEMBER

6th - Fathers Day

8th - School Council meeting

- Parents ’ Club Meeting

10th - School Concert

14th - Division Golf Championship

18th - Term Three concludes

TBC - Parent/Teacher Interviews

OCTOBER

5th - Term Four commences

9th - Inter-School Athletic Sports

12th - Division Athletics Carnival - ( Shepp )

16th - Region Athletic Championship

(Shepp )

23rd - State Athletics Championships

TBC - School Council Meeting

- Parents ’ Club Meeting

NOVEMBER

2nd - Pupil Free Day

3rd - Melbourne Cup Day

6th -Region Basketball & Softball ( Shepp )

10th - School Council meeting

- Parents ’ Club meeting

11th - Remembrance Day

16th - Region Golf Championships ( Benalla )

18th - Division Hot Shots (Shepparton )

26th - Region Hot Shots ( Wangaratta )

DECEMBER

8th - School Council Meeting

- Parents ’ Club Meeting

18th- Term Four concludes

TBA - Grade Six Graduation

- Water Safety Program

- Pool Day

- Infant Camp & Activity Day

January 2016

January 26th - Staff Resume

January 28th -Term One commences

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