16th August 2019 Issue No 22

SCHOOL NEWS

Another busy week down, as we approach the mid-way point of Term 3. Classes have continued to practise for

our upcoming musical, with actions starting to be developed for each of their songs they have been singing.

School council also met on Thursday with lots of things discussed in regards to grounds and maintenance, includ-

ing the reroofing of the office building and refurbishment of the gym floor to occur later in the year. Three policies

(Cash Handling, Gifts & Benefits, and Running Away From School Policies) were ratified and are now available

on our school website.

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Disco on Wednesday night. It was great to see

so many smiles on students’ faces as they performed in front of our school community. It is incredible to think our

students managed to learn such tricky dance moves in just 4x30min sessions with JB. I would however, like to take

the opportunity to provide a friendly reminder that when photographing/filming events such as these that par-

ents only post photos/videos of their own children online. If there are other children in the photo/video that you

want to post we ask that you seek permission from the parents of the other children, prior to posting it online.

Over the next two weeks everyone has the opportunity to provide feedback/suggestions for the policies that School Council will be reviewing/developing to be ratified before the end of term. If you

would like to provide feedback on the policies below, feel free to pick-up a copy from the office and provide your

feedback to one of the Policy Sub-Committee Members (Teresa, Liz, Kelsie or Myself) by Thursday 29th August.

The policies being reviewed/developed are: 1. Photographing, Filming & Recording Policy, 2. Complaints Policy, 3.

Visitors Policy and 4. Volunteers Policy.

Don’t forget School Photos are this Friday! School Photos are this Friday! School Photos are this Friday! School Photos are this Friday! Students need to come in their full school uniform (including jumpers). En-

velopes should be returned on the day, and all students will be photographed even if you have decided not to place an order

for photos.

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This term we are re-visi=ng the famous author Henry Lawson and

studying the story of The Loaded Dog. Our theme is Stories from the

Past. These stories helped shape our Australian Iden=ty and the

students recalled many known facts about Henry Lawson from last

year’s learning. Senior students have been enjoying the story in 3

parts and learning about the characters by reading between the lines.

Inferen=al reading can tell us a lot about the characters that isn’t ac-

tually wri?en. We have been making predic=ons as we have been

reading and recording new vocabulary from the story. We are geAng

ready to embark on a project of designing a new book cover including

all the essen=al elements. The junior students have wri?en poetry

and stories about dogs, and have made a basic book cover for the

Loaded Dog, including aspects of the Goldfields from our learning in

Term 2.—Mrs Bawden and Ms Norton

Beanies

The beanies have

arrived!!!

$15ea $15ea $15ea $15ea

from the office

PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

We had a wonderful turnout to P&F last night. It was lovely to see families from the younger year levels, Thank you to everyone who supplied supper.

Our next fundraiser is the Bunnings BBQ on Sat 14th September which raises about $2000+. Money will go towards the outdoor play space for a soccer pitch and downball areas.

The roster will be up next week, please come and support the school even if only for an hour. Every person helps. It will be a very slick operation under the coordination of our new BBQ Director!

Tickets for the musical will be on sale very soon. We are trialling online bookings this year through Eventbrite.

Thank you to costume makers and those busy behind the scenes preparing. If anyone has a regal chair fit for a King please see Mr Rodger ASAP .

As always any concerns or queries about school operations or plans don’t hesitate to contact P&F members or School Councillors.

Liz Charles

Week 6 Mon 19th Aug

Tues 20th Aug P-3 Magic Show Excursion

Wed 21st Aug Indoor Soccer Team (5/6s)

Thu 22nd Aug Book Week Parade & Learning Celebration OPEN MORNING 9-11am

Fri 23rd Aug School Photos

Assembly 3pm

Week 7 Mon 26th Aug

Tues 27th Aug

Wed 28th Aug

Thu 29th Aug

Fri 30th Aug Assembly 3pm

Week 8 Mon 2nd Sept

Tues 3rd Sept

Wed 4th Sept 4/5/6 Melbourne Excursion

Thu 5th Sept

Fri 6th Sept Assembly 3pm

Sun 8th Sept READING—Open Morning 11am

Week 9 Mon 9th Sept

Tues 10th Sept

Wed 11th Sept 2020 Prep Transition Day — 2 to 3.30pm

Thu 12th Sept

Fri 13th Sept Assembly 3pm

Week 10 Mon 16th Sept Musical – Last Knight’s Story Dress Rehearsal

Tues 17th Sept Musical – Last Knight’s Story Performance 1pm

Wed 18th Sept Musical – Last Knight’s Story Performance 7pm

Thu 19th Sept Financial School Council Sub-Committee

School Council

Fri 20th Sept LAST DAY OF TERM – Casual Clothes - 2.30pm Finish!

TERM 4

Week 1

Mon 7th Oct FIRST DAY OF TERM 4!!!

Tues 8th Oct

Wed 9th Oct Cave Hill Creek Camp—Gr 3/4

Thu 10th Oct Cave Hill Creek Camp—Gr 3/4

Fri 11th Oct Cave Hill Creek Camp—Gr 3/4

TERM 4

Week 2

Mon 14th Oct

Tues 15th Oct

Wed 16th Oct

Thu 17th Oct 2020 Prep Transition Day — 9-11am

Fri 18th Oct Billy Tea Bush Band Community Event

Dates to remember...Dates to remember...Dates to remember...Dates to remember...

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Thank you to all parents who are using the Absentee Text Line. Texts to this number get automa=cally forwarded to all teachers and is a

great =mesaver for us rather than running telephone messages to each other. You can also text messages during the day, like an early

pickup for appointments, etc. If you don’t have it saved, please add this number to your phone address book.