AXEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

“Excellence Through Endeavour”

High Street, Axedale 3551

Ph. (03) 5439 7232 Fax. (03) 5439 7575

Principal – Lex Johnstone

Email: axedale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

NEWSLETTER No. 30 September 21st 2017

Important dates:

Sept 22nd Hot Lunch Day

22nd Last Day of Term – 2.30pm

Dismissal

Oct

9th First Day of Term 4

9-13th Swimming (P-6)

20th Athletic Sports (P-6)

CLASSROOM ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Russell – For listening carefully and always

completing neat and well-presented work. Russell

tries his best at all times.

Ally – For developing her reading skills and

demonstrating excellent comprehension of texts.

Cody – For working hard to complete the draft

and published copy of his camp recount.

Lottie – For showing persistence while

completing her draft and published copy of her

camp recount.

Rhianna – For working hard to complete her

graphing task and for achieving pleasing

Mathletics results.

Luke – For working hard in class to finish his

writing piece and type for his Digital Portfolio.

SCHOOL VALUES AWARDS

Charlie – For always listening very carefully and

making the most of every learning opportunity.

Darcy – For developing confidence and

independence as a learner and always putting his

best effort into his work.

Oliver – For having a good week in the classroom.

Ava – For being organised and ready for all

learning tasks.

Jack – For trying his best, showing determination

to improve his handwriting technique.

HOUSE TROPHY

This week our House Trophy was won by McIvor.

GOLDEN BRUSH

The winners of the Golden Brush this week were Gr.

5/6.

MAGIC WORDS

Congratulations to our students who achieved a

Magic or Oxford Word Reading Certificate this

week.

PEN LICENCE Well done to Travis who has earnt his Pen Licence this week.

A WEEK OF GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS

The last week has seen some students achieving great things both in organised school

activities and out of school passions.

It is great to see lots of success for children from a small rural community.

VICTORIAN ALL SCHOOLS EQUESTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

A big congratulations to Katya Bathurst who achieved some great results in the

Victorian All Primary Schools Equestrian Championships at the Borneo

Equestrian Centre on the weekend. Competing against 100 students from

across the state, Katya came out as the State Champion following her two

dressage tests.

REGIONAL ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

A big congratulations to Nadia who has qualified for the Bendigo Regional

Athletic Championships in the 11yrs. discus. Nadia threw the discus 17.59m

to earn second place and a berth at the Regional Championships.

Nadia will be competing in the championships on October 16th.

TIME TO SHINE DANCE COMPETTIONS

“On the weekend I competed in the Time to Shine Dance Competitions in Bendigo. I got a HM (Honourable

Mention) for my Own Choreography (a dance I made up myself), 3rd for my Jazz solo, 2nd for my National

solo, HM for my Song & Dance solo, I didn’t get a place for my Tap solo, HM for my Neo Classical solo,

3rd for my Song & Tap solo and 1st for my Jazz Duo.

I’m looking forward to the next competition which is in Bendigo in October. I will be competing in my solos

as well as Troupes.

By Skyla Cairney”

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CLUBS

GYMNASTICS CARNIVAL

Congratulations to Amelia, Evie, Macy and Tahlia who

competed in the Australian National Clubs Gymnastics

Carnival in Bendigo on Wednesday. As well as having

lots of fun and enjoying being part of a team they

achieved some great results.

Evie and Tahlia came third overall in their section and

Amelia and Macy were third overall in their section. A

great achievement. The girls had to complete a floor

routine, tumbling routine and the mini tramp.

COLOURING COMP

A big congratulations to Evie who was recently announced as

the Bendigo regional representative in the National Water

Week Poster competition. The national winner will be

decided shortly and announced in early Term 4.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

FOOTY COLOURS DAY

Tomorrow is our Footy Colours Day. It is an out of uniform

day and students are encouraged to come along dressed in

their favourite team’s colours.

We will be having a team colours parade just after 9.00 at the deck.

From 12.00 we will be having the long kicking competition for all grade levels,

culminating in the annual Golden Boot and Pink Boot kick offs.

All grades will then be involved in some short footy matches in their various grade

levels.

Any students wearing North Melbourne colours will be allowed to have the next two

weeks away from school!

ASSEMBLY

We will be conducting an end of term Assembly tomorrow from 2.00pm. At the Assembly, John Reid will be

presenting the end of Term 3 KIWANIS Terrific Kids Award. We will also be presenting the weekly classroom

awards, some Mathletics Achievement awards for Grade 5/6 students and the Golden Boot and Pink Boot.

THANK YOU

Emily & Luke would like to pass on a very big heart felt thank you to the wider school community for their

generosity and support after their recent house fire. They have been flooded with an amazing amount of items

and food that have helped them get back on their feet quickly. They have recently moved into a new place and

are very appreciative of the help they have had in getting things back to normal.

REGIONAL ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

On Monday, 11 of our senior students competed in

the Bendigo District Athletic Championships.

Well done to Jaeyln, Alex, Katya, Angus, Lincoln,

Tahlia, Nadia, Georgia, Zane, Anthony and Piper

who competed with great determination.

HOLIDAY PROGRAM

Claire, Craig & Gemma will again be running a

holiday program in the upcoming holidays. Details

on the poster above. Contact Claire on 1300434155

for further information. Places are filling fast so be

quick.

See flyer below for further details.

SWIMMING

Our whole school Swimming Program is on during the first week of Term Four. We will again be travelling

to the Eaglehawk YMCA indoor pool and will engage their swimming instructors to teach our students in

groups of 8-10.

We will complete our Swimming Program in two groups, with approx. 50-55 students in each group. Our

sessions will run each day from 11am (Gr 2/3/4) and 11.40am (P/1 & 5/6). We will be travelling by bus.

We are anticipating that being the first week back next term, forgetting swimming gear on the first

Monday back could be an issue. We are suggesting families may want to bring in a named bag tomorrow

with bathers, goggles, towel, change of underpants if required, and leave it in the classrooms ready for

day 1.

PROGRESSIVE DINNER

Families are encouraged to take part in the upcoming Progressive Dinner on October 14th to

raise funds for the school.

After gathering at the Tavern at 5.30pm, the bus will trek to the golf club for entrée, the

Farmers Arms for mains and back to the Tavern for dessert.

A great night is guaranteed with raffles, fun competitions and lots of ‘in-house’ entertainment along the way.

For tickets, contact Corrine on 0438 090 871.

Funds raised will go towards purchasing some new outdoor furniture for the students.

If you have any contacts who may be able to support with prizes/gifts etc. please contact the school.

FAMILY PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

See below for further details of our family photo fundraiser.

Booking forms were sent home last week and are also available on

our school website.

TERM 4 CALENDAR – ATTACHED

A Term 4 Calendar is attached to the Newsletter today. It contains a

list of known dates at this stage.

May be a good idea to pop it on the fridge ready for next term.

ART WORK

Next time you’re in the school, take a look at the great Art work on

display from the Prep and 5/6 students.

GOODBYE

This week we say goodbye to the Micallef family who are moving to

Portarlington over the holidays. We have really enjoyed having Zac

here in our Prep room and the great support of Kim and Charlie. Along with their two younger children Jai &

Jack, we wish them all the best for the future.

We also say goodbye to the Vanis family who are moving to Strathfieldsaye PS. I would like to thank Sarah

and Zeljko for their contribution to our school and wish Jordi, Ally & Braelyn all the best for the future.

ROCKETS

Our Preps were very busy this

morning making rockets out

of cardboard boxes that ‘were

100 times higher than us’!

MAINTENANCE WORK

We have been successful in gaining just over $15,000 to spend maintaining, repairing and improving various

parts of the school. Most of this work will be completed over the upcoming holidays.

The works are mainly connected with the original brick building and will include

Installation of improved motion sensored exterior lights

Repairs to the timber floor and subfloor structure

New carpet to be laid

A new sink and cupboard space incorporating a wash up sink and a hand wash sink

Repairs to non-compliant plumbing

Repairs to the exterior brick work

Other works will include

Covering of the concrete drains around the kingball area – for student safety

Installation of a school wide Public Address system

SCHOOL APP

A few people have mentioned they have stopped receiving notifications on our school app.

We have been advised to get parents to check the version you are using to make sure it is

Version 8. If not then you will need to delete the App and reinstall it. Sorry for the inconvenience.

If you haven’t already signed up to our school app we ask that you take the time to download it. Search for

Updat-ed and from the menu select our school. We’ll receive your registration request and will need to

approve you before your app is up and running

BREAKFAST CLUB Many thanks to those who have volunteered to help with Breakfast Club during this Term. Your assistance is

very much appreciated.

Tuesday 10th October – Hannelie Schutte

Thursday 12th October – Liz Harrington & Hannelie Schutte

Tuesday 17th October – Melinda Pengelly

Thursday 19th October – Kelly Smith

FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY

Many thanks to those who have volunteered to help with cutting up fruit on Fridays this term.

Please find attached the roster for Term 4.

Friday 22nd September – Liz Harrington & Melinda Pengelly

Friday 13th October – Jodie Black & Renée Hedger

MICHAEL GROSS PARENTING RESOURCES

Our school is a member of Parenting Ideas. Visit www.parentingideas.com.au

This week’s attached article is “BFF Forever: When friendships go sour”.

PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS & FRIENDS

FAMILY PHOTO SESSION FUNDRAISER

As a fundraiser, we are holding a family photo session with Chris

Epworth Photos on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November. The

photos will be taken down by the river in Axedale.

Each family photo session goes for 20 minutes. To secure your place

you will need to pay a non-refundable fee of $50 which covers the

sitting fee PLUS 5 Digital Images of your choice from an online private

gallery (with an option to purchase more). $40 of every booking goes

to our school.

A booking form was sent home last week and is also available on our school website.

Lex Johnstone

Principal

FORMS TO BE RETURNED OR ORGANISED AT SCHOOL

PHOTO FUNDRAISER – Return booking form & $50 sitting fee ASAP

SWIMMING – Permission form and $50 payment

NETBOOK LEASE PAYMENT - $25 per term due at the beginning of each term.

COMMUNITY NEWS STRATHFIELDSAYE CRICKET CLUB Hi everyone,

With our program rated highly in the state, come along & enjoy a great morning that will help develop not

only your basic skills of cricket but the enjoyment of participating in a sport together with many other

children from the local community & similar age. We have many boys & girls participating between the

ages of 5-8 years of age.

Thanks to Jenny’s ELC & their on-going support of our program, we will commence Sunday 5th November

10am-11am finishing December 17th at Strathfieldsaye Sporting Complex (Triple M Park), Tannery Lane.

We welcome previous or new participants where as part of their registration they receive a kit bag that

includes a cricket bat, ball, hat, In2 Cricket shirt and drink bottle.

For further details & to Register head to the following link on the My Cricket-Play Cricket

website: http://www.playcricket.com.au/club-finder/club-details?Id=2728&postcode=3551

Live Local, Play Local,

Brent Yates - Junior Co-Ordinator – Strathfieldsaye Cricket Club

https://www.facebook.com/strathfieldsayejets