Dear Families, Community Consultation Evening As part of our school review we will be holding a community consultation the evening of Tuesday the 17th of September from 7pm. Participants will be involved in small focus groups led by different staff members which among other things, will reflect on the previous four years, identify highlights and identify what we value most in our children’s education. Gathering this information will be pivotal in framing a story centred around the views and opinions of our families and the school community. During the evening, I will also speak about our vision and future direction for the school. We highly value your input and participation in this event and will be extremely appreciative if you are able to come along. A light supper and refreshments will be provided during the evening. We will also set up a Facebook event, so please notify us of your attendance through Facebook or by contacting the office. If you have any queries regarding this event, please do not hesitate in contacting me. Father’s Day Stall The Father’s Day Stall was a big success earlier this week with many children being granted the opportunity to purchase something for their father or any other significant people that they hold dear. A massive thank you goes out to all of those involved from the Parents and Friends Club who had a hand in making preparations and organising the day. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes for events such as these which would not be possible without your continued support. Once again, thank you, these contributions to our school community are highly valued and immensely appreciated. Spring Concert Our Spring Concert at the Newry Hall is less than two weeks away, as such, excitement and enthusiasm for this event is certainly ramping up throughout the school. Families are reminded to ensure that they are aware of the required costumes needed for their children.

Boisdale Consolidated School

Phone: 03 5145 4391 Newry Rd, Boisdale, 3860 www.boisdalecs.vic.edu.au boisdale.cs@edumail.vic.gov.au

News From The Principal

NEWSLETTER 2 9 T H A U G U S T 2 0 1 9 I S S U E 2 5

“Show Respect, Bounce Back, Be Your Best, Work as a Team, Be a Mate, Think Proud, Act Proud Be Proud”

School Council Members: Trevor Barton, Nat Bedggood, Dean Rowley, Melissa Glover, Ben Howard, Lionie Armitage, Daniel Clark, Kellie Willis, Sam Baines, Anthony Kovco and Mick Daly School Council President: Kate Mirams Parents & Friends President: Vanessa Robinson

Key Dates

School Assembly

Monday @ 9:00am Tuesday 3rd September P & F Meeting @ 9:15am All welcome Friday 6th September Old Gippstown Excursion F-2 Monday 9th September

Concert Rehearsal

Building & Grounds Meeting

Tuesday 10th September Spring Spectacular Concert Wednesday 11th September Art Gallery Excursion (TBC) Thursday 12th September Grade 3 School Sleepover Tuesday 17th September School Council Meeting Friday 20th September Last Day or Term 3 School Finishes @ 2:20pm Monday 7th October Term 4 starts Monday 4th November Student Free Day Wed 6th - 8th November Grade 3/4 Camp Thursday 7th November Grade 6 MSC Transition

Canteen Friday Recess Mini Hot Dogs

$1 each.

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Spring Concert cont.. Parking- The concert will begin at 6pm sharp, so it would be appreciated if children could begin arriving from 5:30pm. Despite parking being available in the vacant block adjacent to the hall and along the street, we anticipate that parking spots may become limited. We understand that this isn’t a feasible option for all, however, where possible, we recommend car-pooling with others. It is recommended that if you have a torch please bring it along to help make the trip back to your car easier.

Rehearsal- On the day prior to the concert, Monday the 9th of September, students will participate in a local excursion to the Newry Hall for a rehearsal.

Finally, as a courtesy, it would be appreciated if you could contact Claire Martin or your child’s classroom teacher if you child is unable to attend on the night

Kind Regards,

Daniel Clark

Sports Report Thanks to everyone who came along to support the BCS Athletics Day. The kids did themselves proud, both with performance and sportsmanship! Well done!!! Grade/Year winners from our House Athletics Day:

Foundation Girls 1st Georgia Robinson 2nd Lucinda Lanigan, Olivia Coles, Darci Adams, Charlie Brayshaw 3rd Dakota Traeger & Jazmine Virag Foundation Boys 1st Flynn Preston 2nd Vili Paulo, Wyatt Jones & Archie Noonan 3rd Cooper Patten & Billy Richardson Grade 1 Girls 1st Sadie Daly 2nd Kasey Duncan 3rd Taleah Fitt Grade 1 Boys 1st Logan Powell & Tom Kanavan 2nd Nate Barrett 3rd Rex Elliott & Riddick Johnson Grade 2 Girls 1st Tahli Reti 2nd Nevaeh Ellis-Gray 3rd Jessica Rowley & Harmoniie-Rose Grade 2 Boys 1st Logan Rickard 2nd Nate Hare, Liam Atkinson & Levi Henkel 3rd Billy Shillinglaw 8-9 Yr Girls 1st Jesse Daly 2nd Chloe Dean 3rd Summer Coridas 8-9 Yr Boys 1st Joel Shingles 2nd Angus Robinson 3rd Isaac McInnes 10 Yr Girls 1st Meika Bravington 2nd Ella Kirkham & Cecilia Anderson 3rd Lola Daly 10 Yr Boys 1st Kody Shingles 2nd Blake Rowley & Connor Johnston 3rd Reuben Bedggood 11 Yr Girls 1st Summer Harbour 2nd Montana Robinson 3rd Emily Howden 11 Yr Boys 1st Riley Cameron & Riley Flynn 2nd Lucas Lenne & Roman Bristow 3rd Jaret Miller 12-13 Girls 1st Brooke Kirkham 2nd Tully Noble 3rd Chelsea Adams 12-13 Boys 1st Kevin Rondon, Brooklyn Little & James Flores 2nd Kallum Mauldon & Mitchell Coridas 3rd Jahvis Fitt

Heyfield and District Athletics Yesterday 27 students from BCS travelled to the Sale Little Aths track to participate in the Heyfield and District Athletics Carnival. It was a brilliant day with outstanding performances by many of our students. More pleasing than the performances, however, was the sportsmanship students showed, not only to their friends, but to all peers, including those from other schools. Well done to all participants! You made the day an enjoyable experience for everyone! Students heading to the Wellington District Athletics on Tuesday 10 September are: Emily Kanavan 200m, 800m, 1,500m Meika Bravington discus Kody Shingles relay, high jump, hurdles Reuben Bedggood relay Blake Rowley relay Connor Johnston relay, long jump, triple jump. Summer Harbour long jump Mitch Coridas relay, 1500m Kev Rondon relay Jahvis Fitt relay James Flores relay, 200m, shot put Brooklyn Little high jump Kade Mahoney 1500m Mick Roberts Sports Coordinator

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Congratulations to the following students who have been recognised for

their achievements, behaviour and attitude over the last week.

Well Done Awards

FSS Harry Wilton for being your best by always having a positive approach towards all activities. Keep on smiling, Harrison! Xavier Harper for think proud, act proud and be proud when speaking about his recent trip to Thailand. FA Jazmine Virag Learner of the week for a great explanation of our sharing activity done in maths. Elijah Greening for thinking proud, acting proud and being proud of his great thinking skills in mathematics. FG Zac Halliwell-Thompson for think proud, act proud and be proud towards all learning activities! Its fantastic to see you taking some pride in your learning! Edith Ellis for being your best towards her learning! Keep it up Edith! I'm so proud of you! 1M Braxton Osborne for having a positive attitude towards his learning! Keep it up! Zahli Hibbins for focusing on her writing goals to improve her writing. Well done! 12D Tahli Reti for always being her best, participating in class discussions and providing detailed explanations. Great job Tahli! Evie Dierickx for being a mate and using her initiative to solve a problem in the yard. Well done Evie! 23R Katelyn Johns Learner of the week for using reading strategies to improve Indie Hibbins Student of the week for taking more risks in her learning. 34E Ronan Lucas for showing respect to your learning and to others. Isabella Fuller for being your best by producing a fantastic colour poem. 34G Addison Coverley-Faulks for being a mate and supporting other members of the Gangster team. Riley Flynn for having a positive attitude towards his learning during the poetry unit. 56E Cruz Johsnon for being a great helper to his buddy in Foundation for bookweek Brontie Bechaz for working well in our Mathematics lessons in Chance 56R Seth Johnston for great class talks on Lego and dance respectively. Ruby Anderson for great class talks on Lego and dance respectively.

Student Awards

Funding application feedback sought We recently received correspondence from Darren Chester regarding applications for community funding. Boisdale will be putting in an application for some of the funding and we want to get input from the community as to what they think would be more beneficial for the students and the school. Funds can go towards a range of things including the playground, sporting equipment, landscaping, furniture, ICT etc. If you have any ideas as to what you would like the funds to go towards please email me directly glover.melissa.j@edumail.gov.au or fill out the form at the office by Friday 20th September. We will if our application ahs been successful until early December. Thank you for your suggestions. Mel Glover

Health and Physical Education (PE) update For the rest of term 3 in PE, all classes will be focusing on "Striking/hitting a ball" games. We will learn about and practice 1 handed forehand striking (for example table tennis) and 2 handed striking (for example baseball). You could assist your child with these skills at home and remind them to; 1. Keep their eye on the ball. 2. Stand side on to the target 3. Step towards the target with the foot opposite to the striking hand (example: if you hit with right hand, step forward with left foot).

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Classroom Spotlight - Book Week Dress Up

Books and reading were celebrated by all during Book Week 2019. Friday was the highlight of the week

with our dress up day and peer reading activities. Well done to all families, students

and staff who made a huge effort

making the day a success. A special

mention to Ms Robertson for

organising the day.

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Thank you to our School Sponsors:

MacAlister Valley-Newry Lions Club Inc.

Notices sent home

Weekly Reminder

3/4 Camp Note

The Spring Spectacular Concert

CANTEEN NEWS

Tomorrow’s Friday Recess Special is; Mini Dogs $1 each

Tomorrow’s Canteen Friday Volunteer is Evie Wilson,Thank you, see you from 10am in the morning.

Next Week’s Tuesday September 3rd Volunteer is Chris Meredith, Thanks again Chris, see you Tuesday!

Term 4 will fast approach and at this stage we have NO volunteers for the roster! If you are available to help us out on the following dates in Term 4;

Friday October 11 Friday November 15 Friday October 18 Friday November 22 Friday November 1 Friday November 29 Friday November 8 Friday December 6

please contact Miriam personally or via the Office.

Enjoy!

Miriam & Amanda

Idiom of the Week Can you guess what this week’s

Idiom is?

Last Week’s Idiom: Well done to Meika Bravington & Riley

Flynn who correctly guessed last weeks

Idiom as “Pull your head in”

Upper Avon Landcare have teamed up with Briagolong Tennis Club in organising an activities day this Saturday at the Briagolong rec Reserve. The Tennis Club has completed some works around the courts in conjunction with the upgrade of the pavilion. As part of this project funds have been provided for planting out of beds around the perimeter of the courts. The event will commence at 9am with the planting activity. Youngsters (and not so youngsters) are then invited to take part in a BugBlitz exploration of the Red Gum Reserve. This will be followed by a tennis Hot Shots clinic for young tennis beginners at 11.30 followed by a BBQ lunch at 12.30.

Apologies for the late notice, but if you are free on Saturday morning please join us at the Briagolong Recreation Reserve.