Newsletter 12 2015 - Avenel Primary School

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IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP
Thursday 7th – Mother’s Day stall at school – 9.00am
Monday 11th May – ESC evening 7-8pm
Wednesday 13th May – School Library Bus
Friday 15th May – Avenel Cross Country
In the Junior Room
we have been
making ANZAC
wreaths …
investigating
Avenel’s history ...
and learning about
procedural text. We
followed instructions
to make these paper
lanterns.
The next number of weeks will be a flurry of activity for our school. Between NAPLAN assessments,
Cross Country events, excursions and camps there will be hardly a “down” moment between now and
the end of the term. It is a great thing that we have such a vibrant school and I am looking forward to the
rich learning that the remainder of the term will bring.
Learning Is Infectious!
Now that the weather has gotten a little bit
colder, many of our students are spending
the time before our first bell inside. Each morning as I wander around
chatting to students, I marvel at the number of students who have begun
their learning day well before our 9am bell. Very many of our 3 to 6
students are using the time after arrival to read a book or begin literacy
activities. Our Preps are practising their newly acquired literacy skills with
great gusto, running little group sessions to share their love of writing.
What a great thing to see!
Anne’s Long Service Leave
Anne Tranter will be taking some well-earned Long Service Leave from
May 11th to June 5th. We wish Anne all the best on leave; we have been
lucky to secure the services of Fiona McCarthy (former Principal of
Seymour Primary School) for the duration of Anne’s leave and welcome
her skills and experience to our school.
Football trials
Congratulations to Gus Garner and Baxter Reid on being selected for the
Seymour District football team. The boys will now go on and represent
the Seymour District in upcoming inter-district matches. Well done also to Scott McMaster who also represented our school at the initial
selection process. Once again, our school has punched well above its weight.
Auskick
Putting on my Auskick hat for a moment, it was my great pleasure to take 12 Avenel Primary School children to the MCG last Sunday
to play a half-time game. The game was a wonderful experience for everyone involved and once again the behaviour of our students
was exemplary. I have included some photos to give you a sense of the spirit of the day – let me tell you, I got quite a surprise when I
was told that I had to wear the full AFL umpire’s kit!
Grade 6 Transition: Euroa Secondary College Family Forum & Seymour College Open
Day
While we are not even half-way through Term 2, the transition processes for our Grade 6 students are already in the works. Euroa
Secondary College will be running a family forum at our school on Monday 11th May from 7-8pm. While the forum is primarily aimed at
students and families transitioning to high school, there is an open invitation to all members of the Avenel School community. Scott
Watson (Principal) and the Euroa Secondary College Year 7 co-ordinator will be running the night. On Wednesday 20th May, Seymour
College is holding an open day from 2pm to 7pm. Again, the open day is aimed at all members of our school community and is an
opportunity to meet staff, view facilities and find out about the learning program at Seymour College. I highly recommend these events
and applaud the high-schools for the work they are putting into their transition programs.
Vandalism
Unfortunately last weekend we had some unwelcome visitors to our school who took the opportunity to damage school property and
cause disruption to our electrical and plumbing systems. It is disappointing that we have such anti-social behaviour within our
community and as a result I need to issue the reminder that Government schools are not public places and that there is no general
right for the public to enter school premises. Community vigilance on this issue would be of benefit to the wider school community.
Cross Country Event –Parent Volunteers
We are just over a week away from our Cross Country event to be held at Stewart Park on May 15th at 10am. The Stewart Park course
has been a major success over the last two years and we are all looking forward to a great run amongst the gum trees. As always,
there will be ample opportunity for parent involvement and we require quite a few volunteers to marshal runners along the course. If
you can spare 2 hours on May 15th, we would greatly appreciate your help. Please contact the office if you are able to help out.
NAPLAN
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, our Grade 3 and 5 students will be completing their NAPLAN assessments.
NAPLAN assesses the literacy and numeracy skills of students and the assessments equate to a 50 minute assessment period on
each day. At Avenel Primary School, we neither under-emphasise nor over-emphasise the importance of the NAPLAN assessments.
NAPLAN data forms one component of the broad student data picture which we gather for each student.. In preparing our students for
NAPLAN, we encourage them to focus on doing their best, trying hard and retaining perspective. If you would like further information
on dealing with assessment nerves, there is a very useful article by parenting educator Michael Grosse at
http://www.parentingideas.com.au/Blog/May-2011/Prepare-your-child-for-the-NAPLAN-tests
All the best,
Neil
OTHER INFO YOU NEED TO KNOW ……
LOST PROPERTY – Please take the opportunity to come in and check out the lost property box as it is
OVERFLOWING!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Bronwyn and Daniel Boote on the arrival of Fletcher George, a baby brother to Lily
and Griffin.
FOR SALE – Home made sauce, jams etc. $4 each. Available from the office.
SUBJECT CONTRIBUTION – Thank you to those families who have made payment of this year’s subject contribution. A reminder to
those who have opted to pay off their subject contribution by instalments that the 2nd instalment of $40.00 is now due. Payments can
be made either by cash or direct deposit to the school account BSB 063 545 Account No 10076513. Please insert ‘sub cont’ and
family name in the reference field.
HEAD LICE – We have had reports of our ‘unwanted’ friends being on the prowl again. Please take the time to check your child’s hair
and take appropriate action if eggs or lice are found, this way hopefully we can keep them under control.
WELCOME – This week we extend a warm welcome to Aemaeth Rhue (Prep) and Mahni-Shae (2) and Levi Thomson (Prep) and their
families.
PARENTS & FRIENDS NOTES
MOTHER’S DAY STALL – Parents & Friends will be running a ‘gift table’ for
Mum tomorrow morning. Presents will range from $3.00 - $5.00. Please give
your child a little pocket money so they can find something special for you (limit
$5 per student)
We wish all mum’s a ………..
Please keep your eye on the calendar at the end of the newsletter so see what
events are coming up for this term.
AROUND THE ROOMS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to … Oisin O’Sullivan, Stella Gordon, Lizey Tubecki, Seb Cockerell and Madison
Rutledge.
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK – Congratulations to our “Students of the Week’ ….. a double issue this week
Jonty Dawe – for his outstanding practise in maths to develop his skills in adding numbers. Great job, Jonty!
Charlotte Hilbig – for focus and attention during maths learning tasks.
Sadhbh O”Sullivan – for her positive attitude to all learning tasks and displaying what it means to be a
great learner.
Ben Perry – for his enthusiasm and willingness to attempt all maths learning tasks with a positive
attitude.
Ryan Ezard – for focus during learning time and helping others to complete their work. Great attitude,
Ryan.
Corey Blades – for his improvement in his writing, well done, Corey.
Oisin O’Sullivan – for displaying a positive attitude to learning and a willingness to practise new skills.
Jonty Dawe – for his fantastic attitude and focus during maths tasks.
Belle Mapperson – for her focus and application to her writing and for having a go independently.
Scott McMaster – for being a great friend to everyone in the class. Scott is able to get along with
everyone he interacts with.
Darby O’Brien – for consistently showing interest and dedication to furthering his learning.
COMMUNITY CORNER
AVENEL FOOTBALL-NETBALL CLUB – INFORMATION
EVENING – The Avenel Football-Netball club are having an
information night at the Club Thursday 7th May starting at 7.00
pm with the subject matter focusing on the drug and alcohol
problems that our society is faced with today. We will be
having two speakers attend the evening, one a career
policeman with year of experience with dealing with drug
related crime and the effects on those associated with drugs
and drug related crime.
The second speaker is a local Ambulance driver and
paramedic who will present on his experiences from his side of
things dealing with the negative outcomes of drug and alcohol
use and abuse.
We think it will be an informative evening for all concerned
from a number of perspectives and would like to invite all
members of the wider Avenel community to attend.
Feel free to call Daniel Boote on 0400420316 for further
information.
NETBALL TRAINING is on Thursday evenings straight after
school until 4:30pm. Students will meet under the oak tree at
3:20pm – 3:35pm where they will have something to eat (if
they have brought something from home), drink and go to the
toilet before we all walk over to the Avenel Netball Court
together. Any questions about netball training please don’t
hesitate to contact Bree Thomas at school.
EUROA CINEMA – What’s showing over the next week or
two:
9/10 – Mr Turner
16/17 – Kingsman – The Secret
Service
Tickets $10 – Preschool children free. Ice-creams, popcorn
etc available from the Kiosk.
Screening times: 8.00pm Friday; 8.00pm Saturday and 4.00pm
Sunday.
PILATES AND TAI CHI CLASSES – Mat Pilates- All levels7.00pm-8.00pm – Thursdays during school term. Held at the
Avenel Memorial Hall
Tai Chi- All Levels- Is no longer available in Avenel but those
wishing to continue can come along to St Mary’s College,
McIntyre Street, Seymour on a Wednesday from 5.45pm –
6.45pm. Classes cost $10 and run by Physio Brent Davies.
Please ring 0488488172 if you have any questions.
EUROA MINIATURE RAILWAY (Cnr Turnbull & Hunter Sts,
Euroa) – Dates for 2015
May 24th, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October
25, November 22 and December 6 (Christmas Run). Times
11am – 4pm. Rides $2 each or 10 for $15. Sausage sizzle
and drinks available. We also cater for parties and fundraising
events. Enclosed footwear must be worn. Contact Jim
Lawton 5795 1317 for further information.
AVENEL GOLF CLUB NEWS – This season we will be having
both a 9 hole and 18 hole competition on a Saturday. The 18
hole comp commences @ 12 noon with the 9 hole comp
commencing at 2.00pm. Names to be in 15 minutes prior to
tee off.
Our Tuesday comp is a unisex competition with names to be in
by 9.45am and tee off at 10.00am. We look forward to
welcoming both old and new members to the course.
TRACKS AND TRAILS STRATEGY – Final Draft for
Community Comment.
You are invited to attend the final series of community
consultation sessions regarding Council’s development of a
Tracks & Trails Strategy for the Strathbogie Shire. Local
residents, walkers, cyclists, horse riding clubs, community
action group champions, tourism and business networks are
all encouraged to attend.
The facilitated consultations will be held:
· Mon 18 May – Avenel Memorial Hall, 3:00 – 4:00pm
· Mon 18 May – Nagambie Waterfront Motel, 6:00 – 7:00pm
· Wed 20 May – Strathbogie Hall, 2:00 – 3:00pm
· Thu 21 May – Euroa Library, 6:00 – 7:00pm
·
Please RSVP by Thu 14 May * to Claire Hahnel, Economic
Development
Officer,
5795
0000
or
[email protected] attention Claire Hahnel. * Please
note: if there are insufficient registrations a session may be
cancelled, we can only notify you if you have registered.
FIREARM SAFETY & TRAINING DAY
Saturday 18th July 2015 commencing 9.00am sharp @
Lambing Gully Road Shooting Complex Avenel. Cost
$25 which includes cartridges, clays & lunch.
Proposed Program – * Firearms Safety Course delivered
by Chris Cummins, Divisional Firearms Officer (Please
note that participants must be at least 12 yrs of age
for this course and may sit for their firearm safety
course exam if they wish. This course is also a prerequisite in order to obtain a Junior Permit or Open
firearm licence).
* Coaching in Clay Target Shooting
* Gun dog retrieving demonstration
* Clay Target Shooting competition.
This event is hosted by the Seymour Branch of Field &
Game Australia. For further information or to book your
place please contact Heather Tingay. 57 96 2455 or
0428 210 759.
LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE SPECIAL TO TAKE
MUM FOR
…… WHY NOT TRY
LINDEN CAFÉ
10 BANK STREET, AVENEL
PH: 0404 027 566
TO BOOK YOUR SPOT.
With the onset of winter … does your
chainsaw need sharpening or a service ……
AVENEL PRIMARY SCHOOL – CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MONTH
May
DATE
Wednesday 13th
EVENT
School Library Bus
Monday 11th
ESC Information Evening – 7-8pm at APS
Friday
15th
P-2 excursion – Bundoora Pk
Wednesday 20th
Seymour College Open Day 2-7pm
Friday
22nd
25th
June
Avenel Cross Country
Monday 18th
Pupil Free Day – Report Writing Day
29th
May
–
May 25th – 28th
Wednesday 27th
Gr 3-4 15 Mile Creek Camp
Gr 5-6 Canberra Camp
School Library Bus
Wednesday 3rd
Divisional Cross Country – Yea
Monday 8th
Queens Birthday
Wednesday 10th
Wednesday
Regional Cross Country – Broadford
Wednesday
24th
School Library Bus
Friday
July
August
September
October
26th
Monday
End Term 2
13th
Term 3 Commences
Wednesday 16th
State Cross Country – Bundoora
Wednesday 22nd
School Library Bus
Wednesday
5th
School Library Bus
Wednesday
19th
School Library Bus
Wednesday
2nd
School Library Bus
Wednesday 16th
School Library Bus
Friday 18th
End Term 3
Monday
5th
Wednesday
November
School Library Bus
17th
Term 4 Commences
14th
School Library Bus
Friday
16th
Regional Athletics – Epping
Friday
23rd
State Athletics – MSAC
Wednesday 28th
School Library Bus
Monday 2nd
Pupil Free Day – Strategic Plan Writing
Tuesday
3rd
Melbourne Cup Day
Saturday 7/Sunday
Wednesday
December
11th
8th
SCHOOL FETE & CLEARING SALE
Wednesday 25th
Remembrance Day
School Library Bus
School Library Bus
December 9th
School Library Bus – Returns only
Friday 18th
Last day of Term 4
PARENTS & FRIENDS DIARY DATES FOR 2015
PLEASE MARK THEM ON YOUR CALENDAR SO YOU CAN REMEMBER WHAT’S HAPPENING EACH TERM ….
Term Two (13/4-26/6)
Details
Mother’s Day Stall (inc 4yo kinder)
Cross Country (Pythons)
General Meeting
Winter Lunch - Hot Dogs
Winter Lunch - Soup
Date
Thursday 7 May
Friday 15 May
Monday 1 June
Friday 5 June
Friday 19 June
Time & Location
Art Room
Stewart Park
Following Assembly in the Staff Room
School Kitchen
School Kitchen