File - Maiden Gully Primary School
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File - Maiden Gully Primary School
MAIDEN GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 1592 NEWSLETTER Number 23 2016 DATES TO REMEMBER AUGUST 16 Tues School Council 17 Wed Interschool Sports Gr 4—6 Grade 3 Camp 17-19 18 Thur Movie Night Fundraiser 6.45pm Principal’s Report Another busy week at Maiden Gully Primary School with lots of things happening through the school at the moment. Music Is Fun Thank-you to Lisa Fi! and Myrle Byers who organised this fantas#c incursion. The kids and teachers are s#ll talking about it. It’s great to have quality performances come into the school and run interac#ve shows for students. Thank-you! Grade 4 Camp Thank-you to Paris Craig, Sam Vroom, Jake Condon, Emma Lewis, Holly Stuchbree and Kelli Bailey for running a very successful Grade 4 Camp to Cave Hill. Although it did rain on day one, from all reports the students and teachers have had an absolute ball. The Cave Hill facili#es are outstanding and the views are spectacular as the camp sits on the banks of the lake. Parent Opinion Survey Thank-you to those families that filled out 2016 Parent Opinion Surveys - we hope to have the results by the end of term. It’s very much appreciated. Social Media We are currently reviewing our Social Media Policy and looking at developing our Code of Conduct for teachers, students and parents. This will provide us with a clear view of our community expecta#ons and will involve a review of how we use and interact with social media professionally, linking to the great work we’ve already completed with our eSmart accredita#on. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank parents for your approach towards social media, with the mind-set of discussing issues with the school first, before pos#ng anything online. It’s really important that as a community we con#nue to work together. We’ll be asking for feedback over the next few months throughout the review process. Thank-you. Aug 3 , 2016 School Magazine Compeon Students will be involved in the design of this year’s school year book. We’ll be running a compe##on over the next few weeks where students will be able to design the front and back covers of the magazine. There’ll be a gold coin dona#on as an entry fee and our winners and any outstanding efforts will be acknowledged at assembly and published in the newsle!er at the end of term. Once again we’re offering spaces in the magazine for sponsorship, if you have a business and would like to adver#se, could you please let me know. Further details around ordering will be provided over the coming weeks. Shrek Producon We’re right in the middle of producing Shrek the Musical! Staff and students are doing an outstanding job with prac#sing their items for the night. You would have received some informa#on last week around costumes and performance #mes and nights- the school has been split into Houses so that families will only have to a!end one concert, making it easier financially for everyone. We would also ask that parents of Grade 5 & 6 students only a!end on one of the nights, the night your House is performing. This will ensure enough seats for all families. Fraser and Laver will rehearse and perform on August 29th. Norman and Bradman will rehearse on the 6th of September and perform on the 7th September. Shrek Ticket Arrangements Tickets will be on sale closer to concert #me and more informa#on will come out in the next few weeks around this. As this is the first #me we’ve put on a produc#on of this size, we are being conserva#ve regarding #ckets sales. Tickets will be available at $15 pp and School Council has agreed to allocate 5 #ckets per family. We hope to open #cket sales up in the final week leading up to the produc#on for families requiring more #ckets. Some families will not need the full 5 #ckets and we would encourage you to only purchase what you need. Crazy Swamp Hair Day In support of our Shrek Produc#on we’re having a Crazy Swamp Hair Day on Friday the 12th of August. Students can come to school with a crazy hair style or students can get some crazy hair colours sprayed on at lunch#me. We’re asking for a gold coin dona#on to help pay for the addi#onal microphones we’ll need for the produc#on. Should be a great day! Thank-you. Jordan Ancrum CANTEEN NEWS COMING EVENT OLYMPIC WORLD LUNCH This Friday 5th August IT IS NOW TOO LATE TO PLACE AN ORDER NO LATE ORDERS ACCEPTED If your child is unwell or absent on the day, please call the office by 9am, and your child will receive a credit to use at a later date. TERM 3 HIGHLIGHTS Fried Rice Our own special recipe made with rice, bacon, onion, peas, carrots and corn – NO EGG $4.00 Paradise Punch Juice $2.00 Penny Topp-Lowe will be filling in for me un#l the beginning of September, so please contact her for any changes to the roster. Canteen Manager: Teresa Mc Namara/ Penny Topp Lowe Ph: 5449 6429 CANTEEN HELPERS ROSTER Term 2 9.00am – 12:00 noon Thursday, 4 August Friday, 5 August Eden Calleja & Anita Merchant Anita Merchant, Kelli Beynon, Dean Lakey, Heather Leech, Rachel Davey & Michelle Alston (Please note change of start mes.) Monday, 8 August Kim Wakefield Tuesday, 9 August Ros Anne Freemantle Wednesday, 10 August Judy Miles & Eden Calleja Thursday, 11 August Cindy Sto! & Vicki Cruise Friday, 12 August Kris#na Manson, Belinda Beale & Lauren Barne! School Banking This term we are running a compe##on where one of our students using the School Banking Program will win a prize. The compe##on starts on Wednesday 3rd August and finishes on Wednesday 7th September. All you have to do to be eligible is make a minimum of 3 deposits during this six week period. All eligible student’s will then go into the draw to win a prize. The winner will be announced at assembly on Friday 9th September. Excursion Levy Just a reminder that the excursion levy is now overdue. If you have agreed to make term instalments, please make the final payment now. Invoices for overdue balances will be sent out this week. Excursion levy covers the cost of local excursions, incursions and swimming. If your excursion levy is not paid, your child may not be able to a!end some of these ac#vi#es. If you are experiencing difficulty with payment, please see Jade in the office to arrange payment op#ons. Foundation Flutterings PMP will not be running for the remainder of the term as we will be busy prac#cing our school produc#on items during this #me. A reminder that school values awards for preps are given out at assembly on Fridays. Your teacher will no#fy you if your child is to receive an award and it will also be printed in the school newsle!er. A reminder to please do your best to refrain from puJng any nut products in your child’s lunch boxes as we have students in the prep area that are Anaphylac#c. Spare change of clothes need to be in each child’s bag every day in case of an accident. The school does not always have spares available. Prep Team Middle School Mutterings Grade 4 Camp: Teachers and students had a wet but wonderful #me on camp. As always, we received excellent reports on the aJtude and behaviour of our students! Grade 3 Camp: Medical and Behaviour notes as well as final payments are now due, Wednesday 10th August. Final notes will also be coming home tomorrow. Topic Studies: Students are really enjoying their study of Australian history. You might like to talk to child about what they have been learning. Illness: Please consider whether your child is well enough to be at school, as we have had quite unwell students coming to school and then having to be sent home again. Your contact details should also be up to date. Middle School Team Oshcare News A reminder to parents that statements have been sent out and it is important that they are paid on #me. Helen McCoomb – OSHCare Supervisor Ph: 5449 6429 Mob: Helen or Tara 0401 882 250 Grade Name Students Name Reason for award Prep H Summer B For always giving 100% effort when comple#ng her school work. Prep O Zaivi H Prep B Lexi M Prep E Imogine O For always trea#ng other people in our room with respect and making great progress in her a!empts to spell unknown words in her wri#ng. Well done! For consistently displaying all the school values both inside and outside the classroom. Well done, Lexi. Immi has worked really hard this term to listen to instruc#ons and to finish all of her work to the best of her ability. Keep up the great work! Grade 1G Kowen J Grade 1EL Alexus W Grade 1DL Mia C Prep M For working hard to produce more detailed sentences during wri#ng #me. For her excellent persistence in learning how to tell the #me. Keep up the great work Alexus! For displaying responsibility when carrying out classroom jobs and helping other students without being asked! Well done for showing a great sense of community! Grade 1R Grade 1 N/T London B For working hard in wri#ng #me to complete her narra#ve. Grade 2B Bodhi Y Grade 2G/A Will E Grade 2S Ollie C Grade 3/4 VS Tanisha D Grade 3/4S Charlo!e Wi For always demonstra#ng all our school values. Your love of learning is a wonderful example to others! Grade 3/4 C Sophie W Grade 3/4M Marley D Grade 3/4P Kai T For her eagerness and hard work towards crea#ng a James Cook Endeavour Poster. Well done Sophie! For consistently showing Respect to all of her classmates and her teacher. Well done Marley. For always being a wonderful team member, both inside the classroom and in spor#ng ac#vi#es. You are a very considerate and thoughNul young man. For being a caring and considerate member of our class. Well done Bodhi, keep it up! For working hard using Chunky Monkey and Scoops the Pelican reading strategies to improve his oral reading. Fantas#c effort Will! For being responsible for his learning by always staying on task when comple#ng ac#vi#es. Well done Ollie! For demonstra#ng all our values through the bright and enthusias#c way she works with others and approaches her schooling. Grade 3/4 JC Grade 3/4V Grade 5M Steven B Grade 5F Manni V Grade 5Mc Jesse C Grade 6M Brodie B Grade 6P Brylee H Grade 6 T Wya! R For his amazing back story and his constant hard work in all areas. Well done Steven. For demonstra#ng all our values through the bright and enthusias#c way she works with others and approaches her schooling. For always being a posi#ve member of our class and taking great pride in the presenta#on of her work For his fantas#c enthusiasm and pa#ence when teaching his buddy how to use the MicrosoO PowerPoint program. Keep up the great work Brodie! For always being respecNul towards your school work, peers and teachers. You are a great role model for Maiden Gully Primary School. For reading with great expression to make the story come to life. Well done! Junior Jargon Producon rehearsal is in full swing and looking fantas#c! Keep prac#sing those songs and dance moves! A reminder of the importance of ‘reading mileage’. Children need the opportunity to read oOen, allowing #me for prac#sing and in turn developing their early reading skills. Please aim to hear your children read nightly and sign their reading log so that the class teachers are aware that home reading is being completed. Working together at home and school makes a strong impact on your child’s learning. Values awards will be presented in the Gym at Friday morning’s assembly. Have a great week, Junior School Team Fresh Fruit Friday Fresh Fruit Friday has now been extended across the whole school. This means Madelaine Campbell that every child at Maiden Gully Primary School will be Jess James provided with free fresh fruit Jess McCallum on a Friday. Thank you to all Bernie Pompei the wonderful volunteers Brandi Stewart that have put their name Jobe Thomson down to assist with the program. Any problems or queries please don’t hesitate to come and see me. Lisa Lee Kylie Carlile Emma Lewis Rm 8 Senior School Synopsis Café Reading A reminder about this structure is that borrowing of take home readers or ‘Just Right Books’ is now done in the classrooms rather than the library. The library is no longer open in the mornings or aOernoons for borrowing, but students can borrow from the library during their classrooms weekly session. The Café Reading program allows us to be more individualised with seJng specific reading comprehension goals for each child and it is great to see all the students working towards their goals in the classroom. When home reading, remind you child to focus on prac#cing their café reading strategy. Athlecs Sports Our Interschool Athle#cs sports are coming upon us again. They are being held on Wednesday the 17th of August at the Sports Track In Flora Hill. The students have already been training for the different events during P.E. sessions. Let’s hope the weather allows for a great day. It is also great to see parents coming along and cheering on Maiden Gully. Shrek Producon Well we are definitely in full produc#on swing. There have been a few notes that have been sent home, so please make sure you are up to date with all of these. Please encourage your children to prac#ce their songs at home, they should have a copy of their songs on their netbooks. Well done to all the lead role students. Keep up the great work with prac#cing you lines regularly. Music Is Fun Once again, this incursion was a fantas#c event for the students. It was great to see a range of students helping out in the songs and geJng really involved. Well done to all the other students who came along and just sang away and got involved as audience members. We can’t wait un#l the Music Is Fun crew come along again next year. Have a great week. Senior School Team The V.P.R.C. ends on the week beginning 5 September 2016, which means there are only five (5) weeks leA to complete entering reading. We currently have 194 students entered in the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge. These students have read a total of 7,440 books to date. For the 55 (FiAy-five) students with usernames and passwords, who have not yet entered any reading on-line, please start entering your reading – as it is a good idea to check usernames and passwords in case of any errors. If any of you have misplaced your passwords, or they are not working, please email me at the address below so that I may send these to you again. The V.P.R.C. ends on the week beginning 5 September 2016, which means there are only five (5) weeks leA to complete entering reading. Please do not leave this unl the last moment. A number of students have read a significant amount of books, but sll need to enter more Challenge books to be able to complete the Challenge. Please check how many more books you need, and borrow these from the library, to complete your task. Congratulaons to the 110 students who have completed the PRC ahead of #me, and are on the way to reading 100 books. The latest students to achieve this target are Piper F (PM), Evan L (PB), Bailey C (2GA), Mitchell L (2B), Tyran F (3/4S). We now have thirty-one (31} members of the M.G.P.S. 100s Club for 2016 (Students who have read 100 books during the P.R.C.) The latest students to reach this milestone are Piper F (PM), Evan L (PB) and Ayvah L (2GA). They are to be congratulated for this achievement. Great work! Let’s hope they are the first of many more. . N.B.CONSENT FORMS: You may email me your child’s name, class name and room number (e.g. Mary Smith, Grade 4 in 3/4M from room 17) to [email protected] We hope students will con#nue to enjoy their reading. Thank you for suppor#ng us and your child’s reading by par#cipa#ng in the Premiers’ Reading Challenge. Remember to email me ([email protected]) if you are experiencing problems or need passwords sent again. Carol Maunder Maiden Gully VPRC Coordinator Assistant Principals Report Wrapper Free Week We have been discussing how to reduce our rubbish footprint within the school. We try to give as much organic waste to the chickens, we recycle our paper and complete regular emu-bobs. BUT, for the next step we need your help! Next week we will be introducing a “Wrapper-free Week” and awarding House Points for those with the least rubbish, and even a bonus house point at assembly for the School House Team that has achieved the least amount of wrappers brought to school. Mr. O’Brien has been researching into the ‘Wrapper Free Week’ and he will be sending home a note this week with more details on how you can reduce the amount of wrappers in your child’s lunchbox. We would love it if you could keep the ‘Wrapper Free Week’ idea in mind so that you can support us through your weekly grocery shop or baking. Bikes in the Yard Just a quick message regarding safety around bikes at school. Recently we have no#ced at the end of the day, some students have got into a habit of riding their bikes through the yard when making their way out of the different school gates. As you can imagine, during this #me of day, there are many students around the grounds, running and playing in different loca#ons before heading home. If your child does ride their bike to and from school, it would be great if you could remind them that bikes are to be walked within all boundaries of the school. This includes all surrounding footpaths. Bikes also need to be walked when using our school crossings. Once clear of crossings and school boundaries, students are free to safely ride home. This will just help out with the safety of our grounds during our busiest pedestrian traffic #mes. Travis Pool and Kylie Freer Music Is Fun