School Newsletter

Principal’s Report June 13th 2014

Upcoming Events

June 16

th Swimming P/1K & 1/2K

17

th LOTE Day

18

th Ecolink Excursion3/4

19

th AAS Junior Hip Hop

19

th Swimming P1P & 2B

20

th Alpha Theatre Whole School

20

th Reports to go home

20

th Football Tournament 5/6

23

rd Swimming P1K & 12K

24

th Parent teacher interviews. Students dismissed at 1.30pm

25

th Earth Ed 5/6M

26

th Kinder Walk Through 9.15am

26

th Phoenix Performance 5/6

26

th Swimming P1P & 2B

27

th End of term 2 Students

dismissed at 1.30pm. Assembly 1pm. Casual dress day

July

14

th Pupil Free

28

th Concert tickets on sale

August 21st

School Concert

Pupil Free Day: July 14th Staff

will be attending a

Mathematics Seminar in

Ballarat.

Education is important, “It’s not ok to be away”, or to be late!! Please phone student absences in by 9am 5342 4487

398 Sago Hill Rd Haddon Vic 3351

Phone: (03) 5342 4487 Fax: 03) 5342 4821

E-mail: haddon.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website www.haddonps.vic.edu.au

……..

Principal: Maryanne Moody Assistant Principal: Gaye Carrigan

Our vision at Haddon Primary School is to provide a positive, safe learning community which motivates and supports students to become active learners for the

21st Century.

Pupil Free Days Term 2 Friday 6th June

Monday 14th July

Our winter is well upon us. As such our winter uniform is expected to be worn. For the boys polo tops, school jumpers and navy pants are the general trend with some boys wearing long cargo shorts as well. For our girls they have the same option however for our girls who like to wear a dress they can wear a navy tunic, navy or red stockings and skivvies. Some girls also wear skorts ( a combination or skirt and shorts!) or navy skirts. The summer dresses are our summer uniform and are not to be worn over the winter. Some of our younger girls are currently wearing their dresses over the winter clothes and as this is not part of our winter uniform we would be hoping to see this change. Navy tunics are readily available in Lowes and Crockers. Coats and zip up jackets are outside wear and should not be worn in place of a school jumper. If there are financial concerns regarding uniforms please let us know as we have some second hand clothes available. We have a uniform policy and need your assistance to ensure that students abide by it. Please help!

Home Reading is an integral part of

home and school life. To assist

with the home reading it does take

more than listening while you

undertake the many demands of

afterschool life. There are often

some tricky words to unravel but it

is also important to discuss what is

happening, a book chat. Book

discussions make the reading real.

They develop strategies like

summarising, predicting and

visualising. All this and more is the

key to unlocking the mystery of

literacy. Questions about what

type of book it is, what is the main

idea, who is the central character

are all important probing

questions that we also engage in at

school. When looking through a

picture story book it is also

important to discuss the

illustrator’s purpose and how it

helps the development of the

story. Sharing the take home book

can be a great opportunity to chat

with your child however timing

may be the critical issue. It is hard

to fit it in between swimming

lessons, folding the washing,

vacuuming up the sand that is all

over the floor from the tipped out

shoes or the fight with the dog

who has decided to unpack the

bin. A crowded time but the home

reading is very important and does

greatly contribute to learning and

discovery.

Head Lice There have been some cases of Head lice at the school. It is important to check your child / children's hair regularly. Instructions for lice treatment must be strictly followed and treatment should be followed up to ensure the removal of eggs hatching. Long hair must be tied back at all times while at school

Elisha Muscat

Lily Middleton Cassie Leach Tyson Price

Liam Farquhar Tom Degenhardt Skye Mitchell

Curtis Mansell Nedd Bennett

Haddon Primary School 2014 Concert………… Hall Of Fame

The Haddon Primary School concert will be held at Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat on Thursday August 21, at 7pm. All classes will be involved in this wonderful event.

Tickets are $18 per seat and will go on sale at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Lydiard street Ballarat, on MONDAY July 28 at 9:00am. These may be purchased at the theatre or by calling the box office on 5333 5888 , no sales through the school. Haddon Primary school students do not require a ticket as they will be back stage or sitting together on the third level of the theatre. Children are required at the back door of the theatre between 6:00pm and 6:15pm . The performance commences 7:00pm and the theme this year is ‘Haddon Hall of Fame’ Each class has been given an artist or /artists and will perform with the artist’s music. We have been fortunate to secure Federation University students, Mr Josh Sanders and Ms Rebecca Koroneos to assist as our creative directors and choreographers. Josh and Rebecca have worked in consultation with the teachers to select music and have just commenced rehearsal. Sam Griffin, from Soul Studio in Ballarat, will be choreographing the two 5/6 classes and 3/ 4D. Tricia Ryan is in charge of wardrobe and most costumes have been designed and created by Tricia. A costume and information note will be sent home from each class early next term outlining any additional clothing e.g. blue jeans for boys, suitable footwear, as well as the suggested hair styles of the times.

P/1P Beetles 2B Lee Kernaghan/ Kylie Minogue / Vanessa Amorossi

4 /5 F Beach Boys

P/1K Elton John

3 /4 W Michael Jackson

5 /6 M Queen

1 /2K Elvis

3 /4 D Village People

5/6 E Current Music

A photo day will take place the week prior to the concert (date to be announced next term), where the children will dress in costume and have a class photo taken by an amateur photographer. Parents will have the opportunity to purchase 2014 calendars and /or prints after the performance. A $10 concert charged was placed on the booklist. This charge covered most of your child’s costume as well as travel to the theatre for rehearsal. Some families have not paid this charge and it is now over due, please send the $10 per student to the office as soon as possible. The whole school will travel to the theatre for rehearsal during the day of August 21. Permission forms will need to be signed and these will be sent out closer to the date.

Community Service Awards: Inclusive play in the yard

James Doherty & Emily Pocock

Principals Awards: Excellence effort in reading.

Dakota Hare & Riley Widgery

Classroom Libraries

We are seeking donations of books for our classroom libraries. We would like parents to look on bookshelves at home

for good quality books that their children have moved on from, but are too good to throw away. Picture story books,

paper backs, fiction, nonfiction ,suitable for students in years Prep-6. Older siblings in the family may longer be reading

the books they once loved and these can now be enjoyed by the next generation of book lovers! All donations can be

left in the box in the ELC or on the table outside Ms Carrigan’s office.

Great holiday fun for beginners to intermediate juniors, under the guidance of our top coaches! Learn to play tennis in the holidays, or improve

your match-play and skills at Tennis Ballarat’s July Tennis Clinic! Limited vacancies – Book early to

avoid missing out!! Tuesday 8th– Friday 11th July

10:30am – 12:30pm Cost: $100.00

Court hire available for children over the holidays, special rate $15 per hour for school holidays only.

Enrolments now being taken for semester 2 tennis coaching

Cnr Grant & Hill Sts Sebastopol Ph: (03) 5336 2500

Email: info@tennisballarat.com.au