COLOUR RUN FUN!

Principal—Ms. Meg Parker Assistant Principal—Mr. Ben McCredden 80—118 Jetty Road, School Council President—Mrs. Stephanie Towse PO Box 276, Clifton Springs, 3222

Email: clifton.springs.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Phone: 5251 3581 Website: www.cliftonspringsps.vic.edu.au Fax: 5251 3405

Newsletter No. 5 Tuesday April 2nd 2019

Our School Vision To develop outstanding citizens and life long learners who believe that effort and persistence leads to success.

Through our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Empathy, Innovation and Excellence we strive to make a

difference in our community and environment.

PRINCIPAL NEWSLETTER

Management Update Week 1 Term 2

School will return on Tuesday 22nd April. The Anzac Day holiday is then on Thursday 25th April. I will be

attending the Anzac Day ceremony in Drysdale with the School Captains, other students welcome to join

us.

Staffing Update

Ben McCredden is on long service leave for the first 7 weeks of term 2. Liz Hales will be the Acting

Assistant Principal whilst Ben is away enjoying a well deserved extended break.

School Council Update

The AGM was held on March 19th, 2019. The School Council positions of responsibility have gone to:-

President: Steph Towse Vice President: Di Hobbs Treasurer: Nina Iannello

Secretary: Sarah Jenson Executive: Meg Parker

The work of School Council

Council supports student learning by:

determining the general educational policy, goals and priorities of the school within the framework of

the school strategic plan and state-wide guidelines

assisting in developing the school strategic plan

monitoring and evaluating the performance of the school in relation to the goals and priorities in the

school strategic plan, including participation in four year review processes

reporting annually to the school community and to the Department of Education

approving and monitoring the school budget (including school-generated funds) which needs to be

consistent with school priorities

ensuring that all monies coming into school accounts are expended for proper purposes

making recommendations to the Secretary on the appointment of the school principal

developing the student code of conduct, which may include the policy concerning school uniform

employing non-teaching staff and any casual relief teachers or contracting for the provision of those

services

exercising a general oversight of the buildings and grounds and ensuring that they are kept in good

order and condition

providing for necessary cleaning and sanitation services

overseeing the management of the Canteen, OSHC before and after care program, Uniform Shop

operations

promotion of the school and development of school community life.

School Council Sub Committee Structure

Finance Committee

Members: Nina Iannello (Treasurer), Steph Towse (School Council President), Di Hobbs (School Council

Vice President), Brenda Way (Business Manager) and Meg Parker (Principal)

This committee oversees the management of school finances and ensures there is good governance and

responsible administration of the financial resources of the school. This committee organises the

operational budget of the school, monitors revenue and expenditure and manages the resources available

via government funding, parent contributions, grants, fundraising and school operations such as OSHC and

Environment Committee.

The Parents & Friends Group support the life of the school by organising fundraising and social events.

PFG supports the ongoing work of improving the school experience of children and families through

fundraising activities. The team also provides the school community with opportunities to meet socially and

enjoy the company of other parents.

Buildings and Grounds Committee

Members: Cassie Hawkins, Matt Sims, Maddie Hopgood, Stephanie Towse (sustainability), David McKinnis

This group of volunteers manages maintenance of buildings and grounds works. It will develop an Action

Plan that will manage a prioritised jobs list of works and projects aimed at maintaining a safe, enjoyable

and pleasing environment for children and families. The organisation of working bees is a major function,

along with coordinating the assistance of volunteers in support of garden work, maintenance and repair

works.

Assembly includes PE,

Music & CSPS Values award

Principal’s report continued….

This year we have a sub working group with a focus on Sustainability which includes the Steph Towse, the

student Sustainability Leaders and the staff Sustainability Leaders.

Outside School Hours Care Committee

Members: Jeff Vinton, Brenda Way, Meg Parker

The OSHC committee oversees the operation of the Outside School Hours Care program. It supports the

program coordinator and OSHC administration office in the organisation of staff, resources and program

details. The committee manages the compliance requirements of OSHC operation and receives reports

concerning attendance, finance and regulatory matters.

Policy

Members: Courtney Howie, Sarah, Jenson Ben McCredden, Steph Towse, Georgie Adams

The Clifton Springs Primary School Policy Committee is responsible for the ongoing development and

oversight of the school policies, including new policies and policy review.

Parents wanting to be involved in any of these School Council subcommittees can contact Meg via the

office for further information. Willing workers and smiling faces always welcome!

Grounds Update

You may have seen these new additions to the walls outside some of the Year 1/2

classes. These are called sensory walls. Most children walk right by it and very much enjoy

the sensory input they receive from the different textures and colors. This kind of sensory

input can be very calming, allowing children to focus and attend to tasks or to relieve

stress or anxiety.

Curriculum Update

NAPLAN preparation

This year we have been selected to carry out NAPLAN online this year. The Year 3 & 5

students conducted a NAPLAN trial with IPads to ensure the technology and the system

across the state could cope with everyone completing the test at the same time. It gave students a

chance to have a practice run at the assessments and the online medium. We will send out some more

information to parents of students in Years 3 and 5 early term 2. More info can be found on https://

nap.edu.au/online-assessment

Please let your child’s teacher know if you want your child exempt from the 2019 NAPLAN and we will let

you know what you have to do to enable an exemption.

Wellbeing and Engagement Update

Colour Fun Run

Colour fun run occurred on Friday 22nd March. The weather was perfect and it was a fantastic fun event!

Great photos included in the newsletter. Thanks to staff and parents who helped with the event. Thanks

to students for participating and being such great sports. Well done on the fundraising efforts.

P-6 House Cross Country

Last Friday 29th March we had the P-6 House Cross Country. Thanks to Ric Thompson (PE Teacher) who

organized and ran the event. Another great whole school event where there were lots of feedback on what

a great day it was.

Sustainability Leaders Excursion to the Climate Change Forum

A fortnight ago Sustainability Leaders, Ms Parker and myself went to Point Lonsdale Primary School. The

purpose of our visit was to listen and talk about how to stop climate change. We mostly sat and listened

to Libby Coker giving tips about climate change and how we can stop it at home.

We asked questions like; Are we going to get solar panels for school sagain? Are we going to plant more

trees in places that need trees?

This was an amazing experience and I hope that we can do more stuff like this in the future.

Freddie J.

Meg Parker

Principal

COLOUR FUN RUN

The weather was perfect for our first Colour Fun Run on March 22nd! The students had a great time getting wet and coloured as they made their way around the activities. A very big thank you to our parent helpers Katie S., Laura H., Mel H., Kassandra C., Anthony S., Amanda S., Tammy G, Glad to see you all getting into the spirit of the colour!

FUNDRAISING At the beginning of our fundraising, we were aiming for $10,000 to purchase two new height adjustable basketball rings for our courts.

We have just 3 days of fundraising left! 177 students have managed to raise over $8,000.00 online which is spectacular!

In addition around $800.00 has been raised in cash donations We are nearly there!

PLEASE BRING ALL CASH DONATIONS TO THE OFFICE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK

PRIZES Don’t forget to select your prize online. You have until April 26th to complete this! If you have raised cash donations and don’t wish to select a prize, please take the cash

donation off your child’s profile and just bring the cash into the office.

HIGHEST FUNDRAISERS Next term we will announce

1. The three highest fundraising students.

2. The Junior and Senior grade with the highest fundraising

3. The grade with the highest fundraising

overall

COLOUR

RUN FUN

Movie night

HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY Congratulations to all students who competed in the Cross Country on Friday. After a false start on Monday due to unsafe windy conditions, we were able to run in beautiful conditions on Friday. The overall result was amazingly close. Dell Dolphins taking out the title by ONE POINT. Every point counts and did so on Friday. The efforts of our students were very impressive. It is great to see people try their best. A massive thank you goes out to all of the parents and volunteers who manned the track so that the students could run in a safe environment. See Below for placings.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Prep Boys Campbell Hudson Shaun

Prep Girls Amelia Peyton Sienna Artelia

Grade One Boys Ryder Sunny Lucas Jack

Grade One Girls Phoebe Bridie Chloe Vivienne

Grade One Boys Murphy Jack Eli Brayden

Grade Two Girls Tannah Lilly Evie Phoebe/Giselle

8/9/10 3/4 Boys Rhys Dayne Connor Henry

8/9/10 3/4 Girls Sophie Olivia Jasmine Jess

11 Boys Riley Jesse Will Elliot

11 Girls Matilda Annie Kyla Avelia

12/13 Boys Mason Marli Finn Ayden

12/13 Girls Mia Belle Bonnie Kayla

STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING FOR SPORTS ACADEMY Sports Academy students travelled to Barwon Heads last Wednesday to experience stand Up Paddleboarding. It was beautiful conditions and the students displayed our school values throughout the day. Although the final activity seemed to end up with Mr Thompson and Mr McCredden spending a lot of time in the water as the students targeted them and pushed off their boards. All in good fun. It was a nice touch that Kayla Booth was celebrating her birthday

too. The students applied themselves well and learned a lot about handling a Paddleboard. There was rapid improvement as the students experimented and applied the principals taught to us by our instructors. Big thanks goes out to Shaun from WSUP based at Barwon heads for his expert guidance!

NUT/EGG/SEAFOOD ALLERGY ALERT

Please be aware we have children with

life threatening allergies to PEANUTS,

TREE NUTS, SEAFOOD & EGGS at this

school.

Children are asked not to bring any foods

containing nuts or sesame seeds to

school. Please encourage all children to

wash their hands after eating any peanut

butter or nut products.

P.E. AWARD -TERM 1

Presented at assembly this Friday Congratulations to the following students who

received the P.E. Award for their class this term.

Prep A – Liam Mc. & Indiana G.

Prep H – Ethan B. & Evie G.

Prep J – Kaleah E. & Fletcher G.

1/2D—Van I., Harry C.

1/2G – Chelsea B. & Rex D.

1/2K—Jasper S., Brynn H.

1/2M – Eli H. & Tannah H.

1/2P – Jonah K. & Alexia T.

3/4B – Halle S & Dustin S.

3/4C – Tilly C. & Rory P.

3/4H—Levi K., Grace M.

3/4M – Tyler M. & Luke Mc.

3/4R—Jasmine K., Ethan T.

3/4S – Elvis D. & Elcarim M.

5/6C—Rhys Y-B., Avelia I.

5/6E – Matilda F. & Mia H.

5/6Q- Kai J. & Tiana D.

5/6R—Marli T., Xenna S.

5/6S – Ella H. & Riley I.

MUSIC AWARD—TERM 1

Presented at assembly this Friday Congratulations to the following students who received the Music Award for their class this term.

PA—Liam M., Keely K.

PH—Victoria M., Nathaneal N.

PJ—Liam C.. Layla F.

12D—Ellie D., Sean V.

12G—Rex D., Amelia A.

12K—Seth R., Zoe K.

12M—Giselle I., Karam K.

12P—Sunny G., Jasmine F.

34B—Taliah V., Jaylon S.

34C—Jordan B., Amarli D.

34H—Tiffiny M., Connor M.

34M—Edwin A., Samantha N.

34R—Henry H., Mia K.

34S—Sara T. Levi T.

56C—Pippa S., Joel K.

56E—Annie H., Abby-Sue P.

56Q—Kai J., Tiana D.

56R—Mason H., Xenna S

56S—Abi C., Zach J.

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSION FUND (CSEF) If you hold- a Health Care Card, Pension Card or are a Foster Parent, you may be eligible for the CSEF and you can receive $125 per child. If you

just qualified for a Health Care Card,

are a new Foster parent or

didn’t apply last year at CSPS…….

please contact the office for an application

CSPS VALUES AWARD FOR TERM 1 Congratulations to the following students who have been nominated for the CSPS Values Award for their class. A junior and a senior recipient of a $20 Coles Myer gift card will be drawn out at assembly this week at 2:00pm.

Prep A – Spencer Mc. Prep H— Andreas T. Prep J – Campbell B.

1/2D—Phoebe C. 1/2G – Mia M. 1/2K—Archer T.

1/2M – Chase R-G. 1/2P – Lucy M. 3/4B –Matilda C.

3/4C – Charli G. 3/4H—Evie M. 3/4M – Samantha N.

3/4R—Taylan K. 3/4S – Levi T. 5/6C—Will H.

5/6E – Matilda F. 5/6Q– Blair T. 5/6R—Jordan V.

5/6S –Riley I.

TENNIS SUCCESS Congratulations to Emma R. from 5/6E on her successful participation in the Division Tennis championships on March 19th. Emma played 4 games at Geelong College against other best players in our District. She placed third overall but still may get the opportunity to compete at the Regionals. Well done Emma!

REMINDER ABOUT SMOKING ON OR NEAR SCHOOLS

From 13 April 2015, smoking is banned within four me-tres of an entrance to all primary and secondary schools in Victoria, and within the school grounds, under an amendment to the Tobacco Act 1987.

The Geelong Community Foundation– Back to School Program The Geelong Community Foundation supports grants in eight impact areas of; aged care, community wellbeing, education & training, family, health, heritage and the arts, research & innovation and youth. Since inception the Foundation has provided grants to organisations in the local community in excess of $7.7 million. In 2018 $932,500 was distributed to 46 community organisations across the Greater Geelong Region, including $44,000 to the Back To School program. However, the need is always greater

than the funds we are able to provide. In 2019 we have received 84 applications seeking $2.5million in grants, we would love to be in a

position to fund more of these requests! For more information about the Geelong Community Foundation follow this link https://www.geelongfoundation.org

The Geelong Community Foundation has generously donated twenty—eight $50 Target vouchers to help with the costs of schooling in regards to uniform, school books, shoes etc.

These vouchers will be distributed to 28 of our families within the week. Thank you Geelong Community Foundation!

Please Donate Balls of Wool Year 3/4 are asking for donations of wool

(they do not need to be full balls of wool - any left-overs you have will be great!)

Please place donations in the box at the office or give to a Year 3/4 teacher

THANKYOU

GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB

HEALTHY HEROES VISIT Last week Mark O’Connor and Sam Menegola from the Geelong Football Club came to visit our grade 3/4 students. They spent an hour discussing healthy habits with our students. As professional athletes, they look to constantly improve and understand that there are many ingredients that work together to ensure people are healthy. They discussed healthy eating, getting enough sleep, balancing screen time and recommended 60 minutes of activity per day for Year 3/4 students. It was a great session and the students were engaged through question and answer sessions, great discussion and some pre-recorded videos of players promoting healthy living.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS ARE BACK! Still just $60.00 per book

Available from the school office or can be

ordered online at www.entbook.com.au/1131n58

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE

To end a busy term one, we will be cooking pancakes at Before School Care , creating scratch art designs and playing beat Winx in the gym. Our vacation care program is out and some days are already nearly booked out so make booking fast if you wish to secure a spot

A reminder to families of our services Cancellation / Absence from care Policy. In the case of an Absence, permanently booked places are charged for unless a medical certificate is provided to the service. Our service currently has limited vacancies at both our Before School and After School programs for both permanent and casual bookings. Bookings are all made through ‘My Family Lounge’. The link can be found on the OSHC page of our website

DATES TO REMEMBER– PLEASE CHECK FOR UPDATES

Assembly this week includes the

presentation of the;

1. Term 1 P.E. & Music Awards

2. Clifton Springs Primary School Values

class nominations and award winners.

Assembly at 2:00pm this week

Dismissal at 2:30pm

Bellarine Community Health offers a School Dental Program for all primary school aged children. This service is government subsidised and offers families access for their children to dental services at the very affordable cost of $30 for all treatment or free for those children who are dependents of a healthcare or pension card holder.

For an appointment contact the dental team at Point Lonsdale on 5258 0828.

BELLARINE COMMUNITY HEALTH

Canteen lunch orders

available this Friday.

March 27th

– April 4

th

Whole School Life Education Van visits

Monday 6th

May Year 4 Excursion to Melbourne Shrine

Wednesday 3rd

April

*Girls Football comp. $18 *Wakakirri rehearsals 3:30-5:00pm

Thursday 9th

May

District Cross Country

Friday 5th

April Last day term 1

2:30pm dismissal Assembly at 2:00pm

Sunday 12th

May Mother’s Day

Monday 22nd

April

Easter Monday Monday 20

th

May Prep Responsible Pet Program

Tuesday 23rd

April

Term 2 Commences Tuesday 21

st

May School Council

Wednesday 24th

April

Geelong Schools Anzac Day ceremony

Monday 3rd

June

Year 1/2 Excursion to Narana

Thursday 25th

April

ANZAC Day Public Holiday

Friday 7th

June Curriculum Day

Friday 3rd

May $50 Deposit due for Yr. 3 and Yr. 4 Camp

Monday 10th

June

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

JUST RIGHT ZONES

Every Classroom At CSPS Has A Just Right Zone! Did you know that you can find a Just Right Zone in every

classroom? The Just Right Zone is an area in your classroom

that you can go to if you don’t feel ‘just right’ for learning.

Maybe you are really tired and your body is running too slow or

maybe you are really hyper and your body is running too fast,

either way it may be difficult for you to focus and stay on task.

You can spend 5 minutes in the Just Right Zone to self-regulate.

Listen to music, do push ups, breathe deeply, fidget with a toy or

spin around in circles, whatever helps your body to return to a just

right state for focussed learning.

Check out the Just Right Zone in your classroom!

The Inclusion Support Team

The Road Home Project Bedding and Hygiene Appeal

Many people experiencing homelessness in Australia are consistently forced to go without essential hygiene products. To address this issue on a local level, "The Road Home" Project will support initiatives by the Geelong Period Project and the Barwon South West Homelessness Network to collect and distribute these items to those most in need.

This is where we need you support and donations! These include:

Toothbrushes and toothpaste Feminine Hygiene products Soap and Shampoo

Deodorant Sunscreen Socks and underwear Hand Sanitisers

Wet wipes Hair brushes and combs Tissues (small carry packs)

During cold months most of us have warm clothing, blankets and a fire or heater to keep us warm at night. Please spare a thought for those that are struggling, they have no warm clothes or blankets, some don't have bedding.

Items required include: Blankets Jackets Hats Socks New underwear Scarves

Any donations gratefully accepted and can be brought to the school office

to be collected by the end of May 2019.

MUSIC ACADEMY 2019 sees the first year of a CSPS Music Academy being offered for students in Years 5 and 6. So far we have had four rehearsals and the band is starting to sound great. The academy is made up of 8 singers, drums, bass, two guitars, keyboard and trombone. Due to the unique line up of musicians, and the skills they are demonstrating, the band is focusing on soul music and has started working on songs by Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye. The group is looking forward to live performances beginning in term two, both in school and within the wider community.

Just a reminder that the first rehearsal for term two is on the first day of term, Tuesday April 23rd.

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Active April is a Victorian Government initiative to get people active for 30 minutes a day during April.

To enter you can visit activeapril.vic.gov.au and sign up using a team code.

Your team code is your school House name and the year. dell2019, coriyule2019, bayshore2019 and

springs2019.

You can sign up anytime now and track your active hours online or by the Active April App. Just by signing up

you get lots of discounts and free prizes. One of the most popular prizes is 10 free visits to a council run

facility such as Bellarine Aquatic Centre, Splashdown or Leisure Link.

TICKETS

Parents go for FREE

Children - $100 single child, full day

Saturday

Children – $55 single child, half day Sunday

Children - $115 single child, full day Sat plus

camp out

Children – $65 single child, half day plus

camp out

Children - Weekend Pass, no camp out $155

Children - Weekend Pass with camp out

$170

Adults - free with no camp out

Adults - with camp out $30

What is Spikezone?

Spikezone is volleyball’s entry level program targeted at primary and early secondary age participants. Each session is aimed to be fun and energetic, maximise participation, help increase coordination and socialisation skills. Spikezone is a non-contact, gender equal program with qualified coaches who supply all of the equipment. All the participants need to do is bring themselves and a drink bottle!

Sessions Include

•One hour of games-based skills and drills based around volleyball

•Maximised participation at all times

•Learning of all the different skills of volleyball

Where and When Bellarine Aquatics and Sports Centre (BASC), Shell

Rd, Ocean Grove

10-11am Sundays throughout Term 2

May 5, 12, 19, 26, Jun 2, 16, 23.

Note: there will be no SpikeZone on Jun 9.

Our coaches will be busy at the Country Championships

Cost to Participants Cost: $16.50 Casual M/ship fee through Volleyball Victoria

Weekly Fee: $5 to cover court hire

Matt Bruce 0437 193 757 www.bellarinevolleyball.com