RESERVOIR PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER No. 3 2nd March 2016

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Interviews It was great to see so many parents attending the parent teacher interviews. If you couldn’t make the appointment, your teacher will try and make another time that suits you.

Moorella is mooving!

Our wonderful cow Moorella will be visiting the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival for the next

two weeks as part of Dairy Australia’s involvement in the event.

She will be on display in Queensbridge Square (at the front of Crown Casino) and there will be lots of events over the weekend and during the festival. If you are in or around the city maybe check it out! Here is some more information about the Dairy hub; it might be a good activity this weekend! There’s lots of activity happening at the Urban Dairy hub and we invite students, parents, teachers from your school to visit to celebrate the dairy industry and see your cow on display! There is also a free kids event at Batman Park on the first weekend of the festival (Friday 4 March – Sunday 6 March) called the Big M Zone. This is the Festival’s hero event for kids and families, and will feature smoothie bikes, food trucks, kid’s activities, giveaways and more. The kids can have their face painted or get their nails decorated, while you enjoy a picnic on the grass and some music by the DJ. Visit us at the ‘Legendairy Play Shed’ for fun, dairy kids’ activities and pick up a free show bag. The sights and sounds of Australian dairy will literally be transported to Melbourne’s Queensbridge Square at

Southbank for the 2016 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival from the 4th – 13th of March when the Urban Dairy Hub opens its doors.

Dairy Australia’s popular Picasso Cow program will be on display with a number of bright, colorful Picasso Cows, decorated by Melbourne school children, featured on the red steps at Queensbridge Square, highlighting the dairy education programs provided to primary schools.

The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is one of the City’s most celebrated and coveted events; it’s the perfect platform to celebrate the very best in dairy foods and dairy people.

There will be a string of activities and events including the ‘personalities of dairy’ pop-up gallery which will display large-scale portraits of the amazing people involved in the Australian Dairy industry, from the dairy farmer to the tanker driver and a ‘sounds of dairy’ experience to give people a real feel for life on the farm – there will even be the chance to get to know some real life dairy farmers.

The Urban Dairy will shine a spotlight on all things dairy, and the amazing people who help get it into Australia’s fridges every day.

The Urban Dairy is open for the 10 days of the Festival and will feature hands-on workshops with Legendairy ambassador Michael Klim and Alice in Frames, events for adults and kids, a vintage milk bar and a cheese shop where you can sample delicious dairy products.

Family Evening Don’t forget out Family evening on Wednesday 16th March. We would love to see you and your family. Bring a picnic – food and drink, and share some delights from your cultural kitchens! In previous years we had so many families willing to share foods – some children even wore their national costumes. The barbecue will be sizzling with free sausages, and children can enjoy the jumping castles too.

Helen Miller

Principal

DIARY DATES

4th March Pupil Free day 8th March Year 5’s visit Reservoir High 9th March Scholastic Orders and Money Due 11th March Athletics Carnival Group 7 Perform at Assembly 14th March Labour Day Holiday – no school 16th March Family Get Together – evening 17th March Ride2School 22nd March Doxa Camp Meeting - Library at 6pm 24th March Last Day of Term 1 (Thursday) Assembly: 9:05am – Easter Raffle Students finish school at 2:00pm

11th April Term 2 commences GTAC visit Groups 12/13/14 15th April Group 13 Perform at Assembly 18th April Camp Doxa 19th April Camp Doxa 20th April Students return from Camp Doxa 22nd April Group 3 Perform at Assembly 25th April Anzac Day – Public Holiday 24th June Last Day of Term 2

‘Birthday Greetings’ to the following students who are celebrating a birthday in the next two weeks: Shezan, Pundri, Rory, Catherine McD., Matthew L., Pranay, Carlos, Azzam, Eliza, Rokea Anqi, Yousif, Jocelyn, Zara M.S.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Scholastic Book Club orders and money are due next Wednesday the 9th of March. No late orders can be accepted. The Scholastic Book Club is issued twice a term. Thank you.

Easter Raffle 2016 The Young Leaders and Junior School Councillors along with the help of our family and friends are conducting our first Fundraising event for our school. A giant Easter Raffle which will be drawn on Thursday 24th of March 2016. We are asking all families to make a donation of chocolate Easter eggs or other novelties purchased from stores for the raffle. Due to warm weather conditions we prefer these donations to come to school from Tuesday the 15th of March 2016 until 21st of March and handed to your child’s teacher. Please find your raffle tickets in your child’s bag today. It is important that a name and contact number be printed on each ticket.

STUDENT AWARDS: Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Student of the Week awards at Assembly on the 19th of February, 2016: Joanna, Lucas, Noah P., Adrian, Zahraa D., Tyler D., Julia., Mustafa B.K., Louis, Indy, Tristan, Esther, Amy, and Dominic. Encouragement Awards: Kingston, Aleena, Safiya, Sammy, Muhammad, Xanthe, Karan, Leo, Jad, Litia, Tannaya, Rutvi, Casey and Corey

The ‘You Can Do It’ award was presented to Group 12 for demonstrating outstanding getting along skills in our classroom.

************************************************************** Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Student of the Week awards at Assembly on the 26th of February, 2016: Jayden H., Supraj, Mia F., Aanya, Zach H., Billy, Bushra, Kyra, Gemma, Viktoriia, Saja, Parneet and Mohamed A. Encouragement Awards: Aaliyah, Keerti, Elyas, Alyssa, Vini R., Lamonti, Mohmad R., Sajada, Arvin, Ayden, Ogi, Allegra, Angelica and Anqi.

RIDE2SCHOOL PROGRAM

Our Hands Up counts are a great motivational tool and a simple way to measure how many students ride and walk to school. We are trying to encourage more students in becoming physically active on their journey to school. The winner for the Active Traveller class for the month of February was Group 7 and 14. Congratulations to both groups as they each scored 90%. Our Active Travel Rate as a whole school for the month of February was 63%. Here is an overall ‘Hands up survey’ for all our students on the day. Ride/Skate/Scoot 65 students Walk 121 students Car 102 students Public Transport 5 students Outdoor activities are generally good for your health. To be fit and healthy you need to be physically active. Walking can improve your health and fitness. Cycling is a healthy, low-impact exercise that can be enjoyed by people of all ages from young children to older adults. It is also fun, cheap and good for the environment. Congratulations all students from Group 7 and 14! Did your class make the Top 5? 1. Group 7 and 14 with 90% 2. Group 11 with 85% 3. Group 2 with 76% 4. Group 9 with 75% 5. Group 12 with 64% See you all on our next Ride 2School morning, Thursday 17th March 2016. Keep fit Keep active Ride2School Thank you Young Leaders/Junior School Councillors and Maria Phokos

GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL On Thursday (3rd March) we will be sending ‘Good Friday Appeal’ envelopes home with your child. The Good Friday Appeal is held each year on Good Friday to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital. If you wish to make a donation please return the envelope and money to school to the classroom teacher. This year, funds donated by school communities will be used to fund The Royal Children’s Hospital Telehealth Project. This project enables children who reside in rural and regional areas, access to video consultation reducing patient travel time, time away from school and disruption to family life.

Student Fruit and Vegetable Garden

The Students’ vegetable garden continued to flourish over the January break. The program has been running for several years now, allowing students the opportunity to experience growing and eating fresh food. Throughout the year students and a group of dedicated parents plant and care for the garden. Fresh food often finds its way onto our ‘Free Fruit Friday’ platters. Already this year students have enjoyed ‘Corn and Green Bean dip’ and cucumber sticks. Sometimes we have an abundance of leafy vegetables and will often share them with our families throughout the year. However, it was most disappointing to see that on Tuesday between 3:45 and 6:00pm, someone has taken the Rock Melons that were growing in our garden. This fruit was for all our students not a few.

All families are most welcome to admire our garden, however please do not pick any produce.

Special events in Melbourne

Kite Festival Darebin is holding the Kite Festival at Edwardes Lake on the 20 March, 2016 Time: 11am - 6pm Location: Edwardes Lake Park, Reservoir Cost: Free The Darebin Community and Kite Festival is a perennial favourite. Held throughout the picturesque Edwardes Lake Park in Reservoir, the festival is an outdoor cultural and community celebration. It is a fun, free and immersive festival that offers a broad range of performances, workshops, community stalls, a pet expo, food and beverages, and of course, kite flying. For more information and program details for the 2016 event visit the Darebin Community and Kite As a lead up to this local event, an artist is coming to school to work with students in Groups 9, 10 and 11; they will have the opportunity to make their own kite and hopefully be able to join the festival. Art Exhibition: Silver K Gallery 1092 High St Armadale 3143 9509-5577 (Until Sunday 6th March 2016) Silver K Gallery is delighted to present “The Art of Star Wars and Superheroes” the largest exhibition of Star Wars art ever presented in Australia. The collection has taken over 2 years to bring together and with over 150 pieces on display the show literally takes visitors on a journey through the life and times of the whole Star Wars saga. Lucas Films , now owned by Disney, have commissioned some of the finest artist and illustrators to recapture many of those classic scenes and moments that have made Star Wars such an internationally acclaimed success – these artists are literally at the top of the tree in the Star Wars art world. All the art on display is first created as a one off original and then reproduced as a limited edition Giclee print on canvas or paper. All the famed and favourite Star Wars characters are on display including Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Stormtroopers, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO and many more. A special highlight is a collection of images based on the new Star Wars film –“ Episode V11 – The Force Awakens” – one of the most anticipated films in cinematic history. The exhibition also features a beautiful collection of Superheroes artwork, with work from internationally acclaimed artists Alex Ross and Jim Lee being a centre point of the display. Batman, Superman , Wonder woman , Green Lantern, The Joker, Harley-Quinn and many more – they are all part of this extraordinary collection. FREE Cerita Anak (A Child’s Story) Saturday 16th April 1pm- 3pm Birrarung Marr, Batman Avenue, Melbourne Vic 9664 7900 Cerita Anak takes the true story of a child adrift on the ocean and weaves together mythology and real stories to make a drama on the high seas for very young audiences.

Be part of the creative process as Polyglot and Papermoon Puppet Theatre develop this work, delving into the world of children's play to reimagine storytelling around themes of migration, journey and the power of the youngest. In this drop-in workshop, explore how children interact with stories and become part of the adventure, and experience the imaginative ways stories can be told through images, puppetry and sound. This project is part of ArtPlay's New Ideas Lab program, where artists are supported to create new work with children and families. For more information contact artplay@melbourne.vic.gov.au Phone: 9664 7900 No bookings required.

2016 PREMIER’S ACTIVE APRIL

Premier’s Active April is a Victorian Government initiative that encourages Victorians to participate in 30 minutes of physical activity a day during April.

It’s free and fun for everyone. First up, please register yourself. You can then create a team to register family members and track each other’s progress! Visit activeapril.vic.gov.au for further information and details.

PRACE – Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education Merrilands Community Centre, 35 Sturdee Street, Reservoir English Language Classes Levels 1-4 (Day and Evening Classes) Come learn English at PRACE. Enrolments taken year round Please contact PRACE for more information on 9462 6077 or visit our website: www.prace.vic.edu.au