Jindivick Primary School

NEWSLETTER Thursday August 30th 2018

Friday x 10 in July - September FOOTSTEPS PROGRAM Monday September 3 Gr 5 /6 ‘Growth & Devt. NDSC’ Wednesday September 5 ‘Asian’ Cluster Day Noojee PS Monday September 10 Gr 5/6 ‘Growth & Devt NDSC’ Thursday September 13 SCHOOL COUNCIL 7.30 pm Tuesday September 18 ‘FLANNY FOR FARMERS’ lunch & activities Thursday September 13 Gr 4/5 ‘Maths Day’ NDSC Thursday September 20 Music Soiree at Jindi Hall – 70s’ Theme Term 4 Whole school swimming program Tuesday November 27 POP ‘Foundation 2019’ session Tuesday December 4 POP ‘Foundation 2019’ session Thursday December 13 School End of Year Concert

School email address: jindivick.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au School website : jindivickps.vic.edu.au/

TERM DATES 2018

Term 3 July 16 September 21 Term 4 October 8 December 21

‘FLANNYS FOR FARMERS DAY’ Tuesday September 18 at school

The senior students are organising activities for a

‘Flannys for Farmers’ day on the day of the lunch orders. You will notice the name of the lunch order day has changed.

Fun activities such as Gumboot Throwing, Hay bale rolling etc are being planned.

Please mark the day on your calendar to join us for lunch and lots of fun. PARENTS / FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN US FOR LUNCH AND THE ACTIVITIES

All funds raised from the student activities will go to a Farmers Fund for drought-affected farmers.

We are very proud of the students coming up with the idea. Start looking for your flannelette shirts etc

Dear Parents

‘ASIAN’ Themed Cluster Day at Noojee Primary School – September 5 Parents may choose to use the bus ($6 per student) or take students to and from Noojee Primary School. The cost of the craft activity is $3 per child. Please indicate on the permission form the method of transport, and include payment for either the ‘bus and activity’ or the ‘activity’ alone. Please return the permission form tomorrow Coming up at Neerim District Secondary College for senior students …. Growth & Development – September 3 & 10 - 2.10 – 3.10 pm Grade 5 & 6 – Cost $10 per student. Parental transport: There will be two sessions in September. Please return the permission form with payment tomorrow Maths Day – September 13 – 9 am – 3 pm Grade 4 & 5 - No cost, with lunch provided. Parental transport or students may catch the bus. Please return the permission form tomorrow

West Gippsland Athletics Carnival – September 12 If your child / children have qualified for this event, information including a permission form was sent home recently. Please return permission forms by Monday. Transport: Parents are required to transport students to and from Newborough Time: As per students individual events Students do not need to be at the event all day, and can choose to be there just for their event/s. Please check the timetable to be sure your child has plenty of time before their event. Please return the permission form tomorrow

MUSIC LESSONS Music teacher, Daniel, won’t be at school next Wednesday September 5th for Music lessons. Kind regards Wendy Arnott MARC NEWS …. Hello everyone, In MARC Library this fortnight, we have continued our exploration of the books from the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA’s) Book of the Year Awards shortlists. In the junior grades, we read The Very Noisy Baby by Alison Lester and Rodney Loses It! By Michael Gerard Bauer, from the Early Childhood category. In the middle grades, we looked at Ten Pound Pom by Carole Wilkinson and Florette by Anna Walker, from the Picture Books category, and in the senior grades we read Do Not Lick This Book by Idan Ben-Barak and The Big Book of Antarctica by Charles Hope, from the Eve Pownall Award for factual texts. You can find out more about the CBCA’s Book of the Year Awards at https://www.cbca.org.au/about-the-awards The MARC Library online search page can be accessed at: http://bookmark.central.sa.edu.au/taragomarc.htm Please email me if you have any requests. Happy reading, Helen Collins …

FLANNYS FOR FARMERS

TUESDAY September 18 2018

Parents & Friends will be having a Footy Lunch Day for the end of term to provide both a delicious lunch at a reasonable price, and raise funds for our school.

PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN US FOR LUNCH AND THE FUN ACTIVITIES.

Please return the form below with payment by FRIDAY September 14 2018

We would love some help –please call Lisa 0407 304 120

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LUNCH ORDER FORM please return with payment by FRIDAY September 14

Hot dogs $3 Large pie $3

Steamed dim sims $1 Party pies 50c Fruit box drink $1

NAME HOT DOG @ $3

LARGE PIE @$3

STEAMED

DIM SIM @$1

PARTY PIE @ 50C

FRUIT BOX @ $1

Total $ per

student

Sub-totals Total Total Total Total Total Full total $

NAME .____________________________________________$ enclosed _____________