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26 Grant St, PO Box 199, GOORNONG, VIC, 3557
Tel: 5432 2236 Fax. 5432 2425
Email: [email protected]
Friday 14th August, 2015
Issue 25
Dates to Remember
Next Week
Fri 21st Aug. Wood Raffle drawn at 3.10pm
MARC Library.
Term Three
Wed 2nd Sept. MARC Library Book Week Day
Fri 4th Sept. Cluster Athle&c Sports (Grades 3-6)
Fri 11th Sept. Jump Rope for Heart, 2.15pm.
Mon 14th Sept. School Council
Fri 18th Sept. MARC Library.
Fri 18th Sept. Last day of Term Three, 2.15pm dismissal
2015 Term Dates
13th July—18th Sept . Term Three
5th Oct—18th Dec. Term Four
Our School Values—teamwork, respect, honesty and care.
Weekly Awards
P-2: Values Award– Tess
Literacy– Bethany
Maths– Natalie
3-6: Values Award– Edward
Literacy– Jai
Maths– Fraser
This week’s awards will be presented at
assembly on Tuesday 18th August at
3.00pm.
Congratulations to the following
students who have achieved 100
nights of home reading.
Ruby Avard
MESSAGE FROM OUR SCHOOL BUS OPERATORS
Jason and I would like to thank everyone who helped me
on Wednesday a8ernoon. We are extremely grateful. To
say it has been a stressful week for us would be an under-
statement. The kindness and considera&on that the school
community has shown us has been amazing. Unfortunate-
ly the accident was beyond our control. However, we have
been heartened that all our hard work towards our Bus
Safety Management and our Emergency Procedures meant
that everything ran smoothly and all the children were
quickly and safely taken care of. Our investment in the
variety of safety features in our bus also meant that no-one
was injured, which is always our primary concern.
I want to thank the children who travel on our bus as they
have been very helpful and well behaved this week and a
par&cularly big thank you to Ruby and Morgan who were
outstanding given that they were also in the accident.
Please know that the welfare and safety of your children
has and always will be our top priority.
Kind regards
Chris&ne and Jason
GRADE FIVE-SIX CAMP
A reminder to our Grade Five-Six parents that the Grade
Five-Six camp to Canberra runs from Monday 23rd—Friday
27th November. As was published at the beginning of the
year, the total cost of the camp will be approximately $420
(less the $50 deposit that families have already paid). I an-
&cipate being able to confirm the exact cost of the camp
some&me in the next few weeks.
FOOD ON THE SCHOOL BUS
Our school bus operators have no&ced lots of food scraps,
crumbs and rubbish on the seats and floor of the bus re-
cently.
Although the bus has a ‘no food policy’, our bus operators
understand that at the end of a long day at school students
can be hungry and wan&ng a snack on the journey home.
They ask that parents please provide a snack that does not
create crumbs or a mess, such as an apple, banana or pack-
et of &ny teddy biscuits (as oppose to chips, cheese balls or
popcorn). Students are also encouraged to take their rub-
bish with them or to place it in the bin provided on their
way off the bus. We thank parents for their support with
this.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
It is wonderful to hear that many students have already
began collec&ng money and sponsors to support them on
our Jump Rope for Heart day. A reminder that students are
able to get sponsors to pledge a dona&on to support their
par&cipa&on in the Jump Rope for Heart program. 50% of
the money raised will go towards the new playground for
our school and the other 50% to the Heart Founda&on to
support research into children’s heart disease. The top
three student fundraisers from each classroom will receive
a prize to recognise their efforts.
Jump Rope for Heart will culminate with our Jump off Day
which will be held in the a8ernoon on Friday 11th Septem-
ber. On this day parents are invited to come to the school
to watch our students show off their skipping skills. Parents
are also encouraged to take part and/or help out by spin-
ning a rope or manning an ac&vity sta&on. Any parents
interested in assis&ng please see Mrs. PaKon.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
The next mee&ng of our School Council is on Monday 14th
September, beginning at 7.00pm. Finance CommiKee will
meet at 6.30pm.
Principal’s Report Quote of the Week
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths
we take, but by the moments that take our breath
away.”
–Maya Angelou
Jason Cox
Principal
Friends of the School NewsFriends of the School NewsFriends of the School NewsFriends of the School News Elmore Field DaysElmore Field DaysElmore Field DaysElmore Field Days
Thank you to all those who have put their name down
on the roster to volunteer at this years Elmore Field
Days. Danielle will catch up with you soon with further
details.
Wood RaffleWood RaffleWood RaffleWood Raffle
We are currently running a raffle. First prize is a trailer
load of wood and a decorative ‘wood ring’ in which to
store the wood. Further details of the raffle and raffle
tickets were with last week’s newsletter.
Thank you to those families who have already sold some
tickets. We ask that families please sell some raffle tickets
and return the money and tickets to the school by
Thursday 20th August. The raffle will be drawn on Fri-
day 21st August at a special assembly at 3.10pm.
Portrait SittingPortrait SittingPortrait SittingPortrait Sitting
We are offering portrait sittings for Saturday 26th &
Sunday 27th September, please pencil in your diary.
Offer consists of10-15 edited photos on disk, $100 per
sitting. More details regarding booking times to follow.
HIGH FIVE
A high five to our school bus operators, Ja-
son and Chris&ne, for their efforts geLng
our school bus run back in opera&on so
quickly in what were difficult circumstanc-
es. Thanks also to the school community for
the support and understanding they have
shown.
BOOK WEEK DRESS UP ACTIVITY
A reminder that our Book Week Day
is Wednesday 2nd September. This
year’s theme is ’Books Light up our
World’. Students are able to come
to school dressed as their favourite
book character or in a costume re-
lated to the theme on this day. Students and parents
may wish to begin planning a costume for this day.
Monday turned out to be a perfect day for weeding. The students worked solidly to prepare
the garden beds for plan&ng. But alas just when it was &me to take the Prep to 2 class out, it
poured with rain. The junior students did a fantas&c job working on their garden journals.
Many students have used the same journal for years and it is a fantas&c record of their journey
as sustainable ci&zens. Well done
to the girls who volunteered to
work over lunch&me to plant up
pots of strawberries kindly
donated by Danielle Donnelley.
Felicity Nicholls
Dear Parents,
This year we will be par&cipa&ng in the Woolworths Earn &
Learn program.
From Wednesday 15th July to Tuesday 8th September, we are
collec&ng Woolworths Earn & Learn S&ckers. You will get one
Woolworths Earn & Learn S&cker for every $10 spent
(excluding liquor, tobacco and gi8 cards). Place the
Woolworths Earn & Learn S&cker onto a Woolworths Earn &
Learn S&cker Sheet and when it’s complete, the S&cker Sheet
can be dropped into the Collec&on Box here at the school or at
your local Woolworths. At the end of the promo&on, we’ll be able to get some great new
equipment.
Felicity Nicholls