HERNE HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL 2-24 Gwynne Street, Hamlyn Heights 3215

CONTACTS: Principal: Mr Shane Ezard Assistant Principal: Mrs Fiona Anderson

CONTACT DETAILS Ph: 52 78 4117 Fax: 52 78 3028 Email: herne.hill.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.hernehillk6.vic.edu.au

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What a fantastic week it has been at Herne Hill

Primary School. Students and staff have

enjoyed the warmer weather and have engage

in some great learning experiences within and

beyond the classroom. Students have been

busy this week completing many assessments

as we move into the reporting processes. It

has been fantastic to hear about the individual

achievements of the students and celebrate

their growth in learning across all curriculum

areas. TWILIGHT FAIR Last Friday afternoon we held our annual ‘Twilight Fair’. This was a fantastic night with loads of food, rides, dancing, stalls and entertainment. It was great to see our school and wider community coming together and enjoying this evening. Thanks again to all the dedicated and hard working parents who organised and contributed to event and to parents and staff for their support on the evening. PARENT FORUM The final parent forum for the school year will be held on Monday 4th of December following assembly. The focus of this meeting will be on student leadership and we hope as many parents as possible are able to attend. Thanks to the parents who have attended these meetings, as your contributions and feedback have been valued and appreciated. PLANNING FOR 2018 Planning for 2018 is now well underway. If you currently have a child/ren attending Herne Hill Primary School in grades Prep-5 who will not be attending here in 2018 please advise the office by tomorrow, Friday November 24th. STAFF CAR PARK For safety reasons, it is important that parents and community members are not accessing the staff carpark before, during or after school hours. These parks need to be available for staff who are leaving and returning to school for curricular activities and meetings throughout the day. It is important also that the traffic in this area is limited for the safety of the children and the community. Please use other designated parking areas around the school.

From The Principal’s Desk

Thursday 23rd November 2017 Newsletter #37

Extra Curricular Calendar

NOVEMBER

Friday 24th

Christmas Service

Kardinia Church

5/6 Blue Light Disco

Thursday 30th House Ball Sports

Grades 3-6

DECEMBER

Tuesday 12th Parent Helpers Thank

you Morning Tea 11am

Friday 15th End of Year Christmas

Celebration. Picnic - Lunch 1:30pm-2:15pm - Carols & Assembly 2:15-3pm

Monday 18th New Classroom Visit

Tuesday 19th Reports go home

Wednesday 20th Grade 6 Graduation

Thursday 21st Class Break Up

Excursions and Final Assembly

Friday 22nd Teacher Cleaning and

Movement Day

School open 8:30am-

12:30pm

ATTENDANCE As we move into the last few weeks of school, it is important to remember the importance of regular school attendance. This is extremely important for the academic and social success of students as they move through the school. If your child is absent from school, please contact the school through either diary, phone call or in person to inform us of the reason. If further support is needed, please contact the school for assistance.

TABLOID SPORTS

It was great to see all our P-2 students

enjoying the tabloid sports on Monday

afternoon. Despite the warmer weather and

adjustments to some activities, the students

participated with enthusiasm and obviously

enjoyed the afternoon of activities. It was

fantastic to see many families supporting the

afternoon and becoming involved in this

community event.

PREP TRANSITION

Our new prep students had their last transition

session at Herne Hill Primary School this week.

It was great to witness these students getting

into school routines and how they developed

over the three weeks of transition. We look

forward to formally welcoming them to Herne

Hill in 2018.

You Can Do It

Shane Ezard, Principal

Bethany Giving Tree Appeal Scholastic Book Fair

Prep - Grade 2 House Sports Breakfast Club

Victorian State Schools Spectacular 2017

Free Sweethearts of Swing Concert

Canteen News

Book Club 5/6S Statistics & Probability

Due to supplier price increases Chocolate & Rainbow Paddle Pops are now $1.50 and Choc-Shakey-Shakes are now $2.

Thank you, Simona Erjavec

Friday 1st December

Book club issue #8 has been handed out today. These orders and money are due back to the office

by Friday 1st December 2017.

Junior School Council – Bethany Giving Tree Appeal

Herne Hill Primary is supporting the Bethany Giving Tree Appeal again this year. Help us spread some Christmas joy to those who are experiencing personal hardship.

You can leave a new, unwrapped present, voucher or gift card under our tree in the foyer or at the office. Items can be for girls, boys, women and men. Popular gifts include toys, books, stationery, sporting goods, baby items and non-perishable Christmas food products in sealed packaging.

Bethany works with eight partner agencies to help distribute donated gifts to the families who need them most.

Thank you for your support

The scholastic book fair is coming back from Tuesday 5th December to Friday 8th December, our music room will be transformed into a pop up book shop!

See the catalogue included in this newsletter for some of the items that will be available! Great for Christmas presents!

Lou Buxton & Nat Jones

The telecast of this years Spectacular will be shown at 7pm on Saturday the 16th of December on channel 7. Thank you, Karla Gilbert

We have expressed interest in our 5/6 students attending a free Sweethearts of Swing concert at Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College. This concert will be on Tuesday December the 5th leaving Herne Hill by bus at approx. 1pm and returning by 3pm.

There are no special requirements for this experience. Thank you, Karla Gilbert Performing Arts Specialist

Grade 5/6S doing some Statistics and Probability work outside school, counting vehicles. They were amazed at the amount of traffic we have outside our school, and the different types of

vehicles that can go past in a 15 minute time frame. Some great data was

collected to use within our Maths class, and also had students thinking about road safety outside of our school.

Herne Hill Primary School End of Year Celebration

5c & 10c Fundraiser Results

Twilight Fair 2017

Art Activities

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The school year is coming to an end so it’s time for us to get together and celebrate what has been a fantastic year! Families are invited to join their children for a picnic lunch followed by an assembly and carols in the multi-purpose hall.

This celebration will be held on Friday the 15th of December, picnic lunch in playground 1:30-2:15pm followed by an assembly and carols in the multi-purpose hall 2:15-3:00pm.

Please bring a picnic lunch to share with your family on this day.

At 3pm, parents are invited to their child’s classroom for a Christmas story or activity until the end of the day.

Students are welcome to wear casual clothes with a touch of Christmas on this day.

Thank you, Karla Gilbert

Placed Final total Grade Wall chart

1 $143.65 PB $140

2 $81.25 3/4L $80

3 $70.80 1/2W $70

4 $60.35 1/2H $60

5 $54.40 1/2B $50

6 $36.15 3/4O $30

7 $33.05 PM $30

8 $27.00 5/6C $20

9 $20.85 5/6S $20

10 $13.60 3/4D $10

11 $12.30 5/6T $10

TOTAL RAISED: $553.40

Our 5c and 10c fundraiser for 2017 has now finished! Well done to all students for collecting so many coins over the year, we raised $553.40! The winning grade was announced at Monday’s assembly receiving a prize of yoyo toys for each student! Congratulations Prep B, your grade raised a total of $143.65! Wow that’s a lot of apples on your class tree.

A massive thank you to everyone for donating goods, giving up time to help and support the Twilight Fair on Friday. It was a huge success! All silent auction and raffle winners have been contacted. Congratulations to the following raffle winners

First prize (Trampoline) Tiffany

Second prize Brenda

Third Prize

Alice

Students this week have been learning across different curricular areas with STEAM projects. Grade 1/2's have combined maths and art to make an artwork with shape symmetry and pattern. Today students explored printing with leaves on paper and using pressure and heat to create a natural dye. This process of dyeing is usually done on fabric.

Grade 3/4/5's project is designing and making string art. Students used a compass and ruler to create a geometric design. Their designs could be symmetrical or asymmetrical. The next step will be measuring where their pins should go and creating patterns with string.

Star of the Week

PREP B Xavier R

For respectful and responsible learning.

PREP M Jarvis R

Thank you for being our happy, smiling ray of sunshine every day.

1/2B Hudson Z

For showing huge improvement in his 1 minute maths tests.

1/2H Joseph T

Learning to spell all the 404 Oxford words.

1/2W Zoe F

For improving by 41 points on your maths test! Wow!

3/4D Alexis M

You brought one of our own in 3/4D to tears with the kind words you said about him.

3/4L Charlee S

Wow! You are almost ready for Grade 4! You have been working so hard to demonstrate your maturity and independence.

3/4O Tilly S-D

Maths, especially her tables! Work on Tilly!

5/6C Claire F

For recognising the need to respond to teacher feedback for improved outcomes.

5/6S Ben K

Consistently working hard in class.

5/6T Daniel W

For making significant improvement in all areas of the curriculum due to hard work and enthusiasm.

COMPUTER Evelyn N

Her awesome work on CODE!

PERFORMING ARTS Madi O & Zoe G

For their entertaining drama skits.

PHYS ED Eden D

Learning to ride a two wheel bike.

LITERACY SUPPORT Logan Z

For showing his reading and becoming more accurate.

PRINCIPAL PFA Team

An amazing school fair! Thanks and well done.