From the Principal Late Pass
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From the Principal Late Pass
From the Principal Can you believe Term 1 2014 has come to a close! Thanks to Lara Primary School Friends for arranging the visit by the Easter Bunny last week – some students were heard to say ‘He’s gone back down his hole underground – and it’s a very big hole!’ It’s been a great term, with lots of exciting learning happening. Already it seems such a long time ago that our prep students arrived in their crisp new uniforms ready to embark on their learning journey. Now, if you walk into their classrooms you find students who understand the routines of school, are engaged in daily reading, writing and numeracy tasks. They’re excited about reading books to others, learning new words, stretching their counting and number sense, and sharing stories they have written. Issue No 5 03/04/2014 Term 1 finishes @ 2.30pm. Term 2 commences Tuesday 22nd April. Wednesday 23rd April some LG students are off to the Shrine in Melbourne. th Thursday 24 April School Cross Country. Our 3/4 students have spent time at Serendip Sanctuary. We always hear very positive stories from our students, as they engage with the rangers and animals at the sanctuary, and stretch their IT capabilities in our classroom there. If you’ve not taken the time to visit the sanctuary I am confident Marcia O’Brien and the class teachers would appreciate your support while your child’s class is visiting. I trust you have followed along with the learning in your child’s classroom by visiting their Blog. You can access the Blogs from our website – under the student tab - http://www.laraps.vic.edu.au/students-blog-spot Wishing everyone a most enjoyable break with their family, and hope Easter Bunny visits your house! Elissa Jackson Thursday 24th April Bellarine Uniform not at school on this day. Friday 25th April Anzac Day. Public Holiday. Late Pass Starting at the beginning of Term 2 if your child/children are late to school they must come via the office and collect a late pass to take to their teacher. Thanks Rosie Noonan Thank You Many local families and visitors had a great day at the Lara Food & Wine Festival on Sunday 23rd March. We’d like to thank the following people who volunteered their time supervising the Serendip front gate and directing patrons to designated parking locations: Mel Tattersall, Linda Tigani, Glenda Porter, Monica Formoso, Wendy Caddy, Debbie Liddle, Kathleen Whitehead, Jamie Whitehead, Anne Westwood, John Westwood, Gayle O’Shannassy and Sharyn Rodger. In appreciation of the generosity of these Lara Primary School helpers, the Food & Wine Festival Committee is donating $400 towards the Serendip program. Marcia O’Brien The Rotary Junior Community Award (also known as the Rotary Challenge) The Rotary Challenge has been running at Lara Primary School for a number of years and has been supported by the Geelong Rotary Club. The program is specifically designed for students in their final year at primary school. To achieve the award students are required to complete a range of activities in the following four areas: community service (volunteer work), social experience (commemoration, attend a meeting, learn about different cultures), physical recreation and develop a new skill. The award helps students grow as a young person and encourages then to become a valuable member of the community. This year there are six students who are already demonstrating that they will be great members of their community as they work towards achieving their award. As a school community we wish Lexi, Seb, Joakim, Kayne, Jack and Jade all the best in their endeavours. Barb Whelan (Rotary Challenge co-ordinator) News from the P.E Shed School Cross Country (Lara Primary School Oval) - Thursday 24th April (first Thursday back!) Please wear house colours to support your team as well as appropriate clothing and footwear. A drink bottle is essential as is sunscreen and your puffer if you are an asthmatic. The Preps-Grade 2 are joining in the Cross Country this year. We would love to see as many parents as possible attending on the day and supporting the event. Remember to keep practicing over the holidays! The grades 3-6 will start the cross country at 9 oc’clock and then the Preps-2 will follow after this possibly around 10.00am. School Athletics (Goldsworthy Reserve) - Thursday 29th May Stay tuned, more information to follow! Stay fit over the holidays and join PREMIERS ACTIVE APRIL! Check out the website and register to receive a discount card which you can use to redeem some fantastic offers! www.activeapril.vic.gov.au Help Lara Primary School to receive funding for our tennis programs For every student who registers their details with Hot Shots tennis, Lara Primary School will receive $2 to go towards new tennis equipment!! The following website gives you information on the initiative: http://hotshots.tennis.com.au/schools/playback-rebate Here is where you can register your details: http://hotshots.tennis.com.au/start-playing/claim Monster Trucks The Monster Trucks came to visit the students on Monday 24th March. Did you know that the first ever monster truck was called Bigfoot and to build a modern monster truck it costs $250,000? WOW! Winners of the Monster Truck competition. Congratulations to Noah K, Isis B and Bella F winners of the colouring in competition. Easter Raffle Winners Thank you to Lara Primary School friends for bringing Easter Bunny along to draw our raffle at the last assembly. Congratulations to our winners. 1st - R Meadows 2nd - James Learmonth 3rd - Joshua Sanders Ms Noonan Jak Caddy Amanda Szabo Mick Habib Ethan Jenkins Alana Thomas Courtney Watts Merian Ronquillo Colin Menzies N Duggan Glanville Connor R Elijah Bacon Meagan Forder Adam Chaisongkhram Angus King Pauline Palmer Kerrie Duthi P Azzopardi Joakim Mrs Lougheed Joshua Sanders Rita Kilner Ethan Jenkins Marg Shawcross Billy Smart Angela Mendoza Congratulations everyone and thank you for supporting our Easter Raffle and Hot Cross Bun drive. We raised $1,200 for the Easter Raffle and $344.00 for the Hot Cross Buns. Rosie Geelong Footballers came to visit Those in our building who are fans of the Geelong Football Club were super excited to see two of their rising stars visit our learning group building during the week! Midfielder Allen Christensen and defender Cameron Guthrie took time out of their busy schedule to make an appearance and talk all things leadership with our year 5/6's. We heard about an elite footballers' tough training regime, their diet and the dedication needed to stay commited to achieving your goals. There was plenty of time for question and answers and of course to score a couple of autographs! LG Team News from Jenny and the Team As everyone is saying, l can’t believe Term 1 has come to an end….. We have 6 new preps this year and with the guidance of both staff and other children they have settled in very well. At Outside School Hours Care to improve the childrens confidence, self-esteem and respect for each other we encourage them to stand up in front of everyone and tell us all about things they are interested in and special toys or items they treasure or find interesting. Our new little preps have been very eager to have their turn. This activity shows me just how much the children appreciate the fact they are able to attend and interact at Serendip and just how much information they learn about endangered species and the environment. We are lucky to have such a brillant resource so close to school. Cooking with Lucy over the last couple of weeks has been very popular, especially with Jade as she enjoys making and eating healthy apple cake. Megan and most of the others really enjoy the truffles and scones. The children are a bit worried as Lucy is going away for a couple of weeks and the cooking activities will be left up to me! The standards are sure to drop, or may even disappear for the couple of weeks. I am sure they will appreciate Lucy’s return. I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and look forward to their stories when the children return. Jenny Welsh Camp Australia Coordinator Lara Primary School Phone 0352 828 607 Mobile 0417 319 478 Assembly March 14th On Friday we performed at the assembly. I tried my absolute hardest. At the start I was a little bit nervous. I had face paint and I had a tongue. And I was very boogie. By Finn On Friday we performed at the assembly. I performed and I did a very good job and l was happy. By Mason L. On Friday I was amazed by the performance we did. I felt wonderful. The costumes were amazing. By Samuel Assembly Awards March 14th Blake L Prep PB Hollie M PB Hudson G PW Diesel F 1/2 Abegayle R Shaylan L 1/2B 3/4 Darcy O EJ L LG CLG PLG Specialist Anna S Abbey W 3/4E 3/4E Andrew I James H 1/2G 1/2G 1/2J Principal WLG Settling into school with ease and being a friendly, considerate member of Prep B. You are a superstar! Her wonderful start to school and positive attitude towards her learning. You are a superstar! For making a fabulous start to his year in Prep and for always being a good friend to those around him. You are a superstar! Striving for personal best. Diesel is always trying super hard to have a go, no matter how difficult the task is. Well done Diesel! For her consistently outstanding effort, enthusiasm and attitude towards her learning. For setting in well into Lara Primary School and demonstrating her fantastic numeracy skills. For looking after the environment whilst at Serendip and for being a caring friend. For his enthusiasm during our Assembly item and leadership when learning the dance steps. For displaying fantastic manners including holding the door open for staff and students. What a treasure! For his positive attitude and independently completing his personal best work at every art lesson this term. Well done James. For having such a positive and enthusiastic attitude in art and completing her personal best work every time. Well done Anna. For her poise and clarity in public speaking, and considered response to learning Entertainment Book is here Dear parents/carers The new Entertainment Book has arrived at school and is now available for purchase from the office or online. To pay securely online or order your digital membership visit https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/113141u 20% of each membership sold contributes to our fundraising. Judy-Anne Gillett Community Noticeboard Is Juice Healthy? There seems to be a common misconception that fruit juice is a healthy, low-sugar alternative to soft drinks or cordials. However juice has as much sugar as soft drinks and health experts are warning consumers to limit consumption or risk health problems. Apple juice is no more than’’sugar syrup'', nutritionists say. ''It's just like drinking soft drink,'' Dietitians Association of Australia spokeswoman Kellie Bilinski said. Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton said consumers eat the equivalent of five large apples in one single-serve box of juice, which is far too much sugar. ''You would never take in that much sugar naturally,'' she said. “People think, 'oh it's good for me', but I would much prefer people drank water and ate a single piece of fruit.'' In addition, much of the goodness in fruit (fibre, for example) is not found in fruit juice, or is only there in very small amounts. When children are thirsty, we should teach them to drink water. And we should keep cool, fresh water available. If you feel you really must have juice: make a rule that it is for breakfast only; and then reduce the strength (dilute it with water); and the frequency (have it less often). BASEBALL CLUB LOOKING FOR PLAYERS OF ALL AGES REGISTRATION AND COME AND TRY DAY 26TH APRIL2014 CONTACT JARROD FRAIM email: [email protected] or phone 0439 447 806 FOR MORE INFORMATION National director at the Heart Foundation, Dr Rob Grenfell, agrees that fruit juices should be considered as a rare ''special treat'' rather than a daily routine. Save your teeth, save your health, save your money! Choose water instead. Principal: Elissa Jackson Email: [email protected] Assistant Principal: Carolyn Kent-Hughes Web: www.laraps.vic.edu.au School Council President: Mel Tattersall Phone: 5282 1427 Fax: 5282 2160 Address: 120 Flinders Avenue, Lara (PO Box 42) 3212