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Red Cliffs Primary School NEWSLETTER Wednesday 6th August, 2014 Week 4 Term 3 Phone: 5024 1044 Fax: 5024 2020 Home Page Address - http://www.redcliffsps.vic.edu.au EMAIL: [email protected] IMPORTANT DATES Royal Flying Doctor Service—Friday 8th The Beat—Tuesday 12th August—7.15pm Principal’s Report: Welcome: On behalf of all Red Cliffs Primary I welcome the following new students and their families to their new school– Andrew (gr.4)and Diesel Draper (gr.3) and Tavinia Leksas (gr.5) and Bailey Gill (gr.4) I know our newest students will soon feel right at home in our fantastic school. Red Cliffs Primary now has an enrolment of 196 students– the largest enrolment in six years! Parent Opinion Survey: Last week 40 randomly selected families received the 2014 Parent Opinion Survey. I do thank those parents that have already completed and returned the survey. I ask parents yet to compete and return the survey to do so by Friday 8th August. OOSH Bookings: Parents are advised the OOSH Co-ordinator, Liz, will no longer be available to answer the OOSH phone during the day between 10.30am 3.00pm. Parents needing to book their child/children in for the day are asked to call 0409 992 246 and leave a message for Liz. Alternatively you can contact the school and leave a message. Office staff will ensure your children are booked-in for that day or days. Aussie of the Month: Congratulations to Zac Shepherd, Red Cliffs School’s Aussie of the Month for July. Zac is extremely reliable, exceptionally organised, responsible and a wonderful Calder House Captain role model. Well Done Zac! Oral Health Survey: Recently all students were invited to participate in a free Oral Health Inspection as part of the Victorian Child Oral Health Survey. Parents wishing to be involved are asked to return the completed consent form as soon as possible. The Beat: Thirty-one grade 5 and 6 students will be representing Red Cliffs Primary School at “The Beat” in Mildura next Tuesday evening. “The Beat” is a concert showcasing talented students from government schools throughout Sunraysia. Parents wishing to attend “The Beat” may still be able to access tickets from the Mildura Arts Centre. Royal Flying Doctor: Students from Prep-grade 6 will be participating in the activities conducted by the Royal Flying Doctor Service this Friday. Parents should keep an eye out for an aeroplane on the Netball court... Rod Beer Principal Stars of the Week Fraser Jopling Aliesha Krogh Sonny Trevenar Lauren Clifford Emma Giannelli Tyler Van Steenis Finn Ellis Castle Liam Luke PrepH Persistence Fantastic independent writing. P/1G Persistence Great work in maths. 1/2K Persistence Working tough in all areas. 2V Persistence 3/4D Persistence Excellent FAB pages. 3/4L Persistence Great effort in maths. 5/6A 5/6W Great work in solving maths equations. Garden Club: Garden Club will meet Mrs Nulty at lunch time tomorrow. Gardeners will be planting trees and working on new garden beds. Asthma Plans: Parents of children with asthma are reminded to provide the school with a current asthma plan. It is vital that staff know how to treat your child in the event of an asthma attack. Entry is NOW OPEN in the 2014 Schools Writing Competition! Students all over Australia are invited to enter their short stories OR poems, and battle it out for the great cash prizes on offer. There is no theme!! Entrants are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild and get their creative juices flowing to write on ANY TOPIC and in ANY STYLE. Students from ALL GRADES are welcome to enter Entry is FREE and all entries must be in by Sunday 31st August 2014. Always setting Organisation a good example at school! Confidence Tackling all activities with confidence. Great Behaviour in the Yard: This Week’s Birthdays…… Kynan Mitchell 12 Monday 4th August Jake Martin 12 Monday 7th August Tristen Rosebottom 11 Sunday 10th August Congratulations to Eboney Hocking (gr.1) Janaya Sheahan (gr.6) and Sharnti Gould (gr.4) for their Great Behaviour in the Yard this week. Enjoy those free Great Australian Ice Creams kids. Red Cliffs P.S 90th Birthday Celebrations. Mrs. Gleeson with her daughter Molly (left), made a cake that was a replica of the original brick building. Mrs. Lever (right) was the eldest past student present. Mr. Beer invited her to cut the 90th birthday cake. Bob Walton and Helen Petschel came to speak about what school was like when they were children. Mr. Warburton, Mr. Laity and Mrs. Green were dressed like teachers from the past. Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Warburton looked great in their outfits. Here they are with some of the children from 2V outside the original brick building which was built in 1924. Molly and Katie (above) had an egg and spoon race. Thomas, Miss Knyvett and Noah (below) looked very happy and had lots of fun. RED CLIFFS PRIMARY SCHOOL Congratulations to these students for having 96% attendance or better during Term 2, 2014 Well done kids! Prep H Grade 2V Grade 5/6A Lynnzea-Lee Bailey* Liam Collins* Nathanyl Dempsey* Fraser Jopling* Cody Laird* Ruby Mayger Pollock* Nadia Cohrs Ashton Gowers Josie James Brodie Millhouse Riley Milne William Tree Kyan Wallace Lauren Clifford* Adam Collins* Katie Doolan* Noah Ellis Castle* Harvey Jopling* Molly Gleeson Eva Madigan Lucy Sharp Emrich Tree Hannah Warburton Joel Bailey* Olivia Doolan* Bruce Douglas* Finn Ellis Castle* Fei Taliloa* Pedrin Taruia* Shania Edwards Trent Hamilton Liam Heath Isabelle Martin Daniel Nulty Zane Parker Buddy O’Donnell Zoe Sedgmen Prep/1G Murphy Eagle* Ben Sharp * Harrison Tatchell* Ashton Douglass Mia Martin Sitiveni Raqauqau Riley Somers Noah Staley Grade 1/2K Jack Collins* Shaun Collins* Rokai Douglas* Aidan Collins Mathew Drendel-Neyland Jerome Johnson Thomas Markadonatos Katelyn Milne Harry Nagle Skye Payne William Schreiber Darcy Stonehouse * Denotes 100% attendance for the term Grade 3/4D Bianca Allen* Amele Biumaiwai* Katrina Clifford* Ezgi Donmez* Jemmika Douglas* Clay Ellis Castle* Sharnti Gould* Jordan Douglass Emma Giannelli Abbey Grey Zachary Heath Jaylee Payne Grade 3/4L Patricia Douglas* Elijah Edwards* George Stanley* Molly Taliloa* Nikki-Lee Tatchell* Annika Crothers Jayde Denehey Dylan Douglass Bree Lanigan Blake McDonald Grade 5/6W Hayden Allen* Atalaya Douglas* Joel Finch* Lucas Gallardo* David Harris* Tylah Johnson* Jerry Markadonatos* Tyrell McKenzie* Kirby Taliloa* Lani Taruia* Courtney Baird Tahlia Coad Jayden Dowsley Jayde Johnson-Holland Jackson Norris Natasha Sandler Zac Shepherd Isabelle Zappia 43 students attended school every day in Term 2. 107 students had 96% attendance or better! Grade 5/6W had the best attendance (again) – 64% of students were absent for only 2 days or less!