RESERVOIR PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER No. 16 October 17th 2018

IT'S CONCERT TIME!

Our Concert is only two weeks away. Now it’s time to get organised so we can all enjoy the evening.

Reservoir Primary School Concert 2018

Tuesday 30th October 6:00pm

Save the Date!

Lots of excitement coming from the Performing Arts Department.

Concert rehearsals are in full swing.

Please note that you will not require a ticket for this years’ concert.

This event will be hosted on our Greenzone area;

join us in a free and relaxed atmosphere.

You could bring a rug and refreshments, perhaps a picnic basket for your family?

Entirely up to you.

Coffee van has been booked!

Classroom teachers will notify you of any costumes or requirements for your

child’s group item.

Sit back and enjoy the show!

Kind regards,

Maria Mirasgentis

Thanks to all those who signed our petition to present to Robin Scott. We handed him over 200 signatures last week…. let’s hope we have some success – we really do need that new multi-purpose space! Assembly on the last day of term was such a lovely surprise. To have such a wonderful recognition for the fifty years of service is sincerely appreciated. The beautiful work of art will hang lovingly in my home, and will always remind me of the many years I have spent at Reservoir. I have spent more than half of those years (28) here at Reservoir, after teaching in the following schools:

Lalor Primary; Rosanna Golf Links; Fitzroy North; Kerrimuir Primary; Greenwood P S (now Bundoora); Mansfield Pre-School (Brisbane;) and Strathburn School (Scotland).

Thank you again for your appreciation and wishes. Helen Miller Principal

From all the Staff, Students and Reservoir Primary

community we would like to congratulate you on this very

special milestone- 50 years of service with the Department of

Education and Training.

May you continue to inspire us and be proud for all your hard

work and achievements and for making a difference in the

lives of many children

It takes a very special person to be in this profession.

You are just amazing!

Patiently you mentor and lead, sharing wisdom and meeting

each need, support and advice willingly you give…

Today you lead the school,

Tomorrow your students will lead the world.

We thank you for your service and leadership in making what

Reservoir Primary is today, the best!

All students from Years Foundation to Year 2 cut a circle

from one of their painted artworks throughout the year, which

reflected warm colours.

The cooler colours were painted from students Years 3-6

from their artwork.

It was then the teachers turn to cut out the gold circles and

then collaboratively arranged them on paper.

Abstract artist Laura Blythman inspired us to create this

artwork.

We hope you like it Ms Miller. Wishing you all the very best

xox

Helen Miller celebrates 50 years in education this year.

This is an astounding and rare achievement for any educator but Helen's milestone is all the more significant as she has spent the majority of that time at our school.

We are extremely fortunate to have such a committed leader at Reservoir and we can see evidence of her efforts every day in her talented staff, visible excellence in learning and teaching and most importantly in our children's smiling faces.

Thank you Helen, for everything you've done and continue to do for Reservoir Primary and the generations of children and teachers you've nurtured over the last fifty years and in the years to come!

Linda Angeloni School Council President

DIARY DATES October 18 Swimming for Preps/Year 1/Year 2’s Groups 1/2/3 – 11:45am Groups 11/16/17 – 12:45pm Groups 5/9/10 – 1:45pm Ride2School Day October 19 Interschool Sport – Reservoir Vs William Ruthven (Home) October 23 Swimming for Preps/Year 1/Year 2’s Groups 1/2/3 – 9:45am Groups 11/16/17 – 10:45am Groups 5/9/10 – 11:45pm October 24 Scholastic Book Club orders due October 25 Swimming for Preps/Year 1/Year 2’s Groups 1/2/3 – 11:45am Groups 11/16/17 – 12:45pm Groups 5/9/10 – 1:45pm October 26 Interschool Sport – Reservoir Vs Our Lady of the Way – (Away) October 30 School Concert – Starting at 6:00pm NO SWIMMING November 1 Swimming for Preps/Year 1/Year 2’s Groups 1/2/3 – 11:45am Groups 11/16/17 – 12:45pm Groups 5/9/10 – 1:45pm November 2 Interschool Sport – Reservoir Vs Reservoir Views (Home) November 5 Report Writing Day – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS November 6 Melbourne Cup – Public Holiday NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

November 8 Swimming for Preps/Year 1/Year 2’s Groups 1/2/3 – 11:45am Groups 11/16/17 – 12:45pm Groups 5/9/10 – 1:45pm November 9 Mini Fair No Interschool Sport November 12 School Council Meeting – 7:00pm November 13 Prep Transition Program – 2:00pm November 16 Interschool Sport – Reservoir Vs Kingsbury (Away) November 20 Prep Transition Program – 2:00pm Ride2School Day November 23 Interschool Sport – Reservoir Vs St Josephs (Away) November 27 Prep Transition Program – 2:00pm November 30 Interschool Sport – Reservoir Vs Thomastown (Home) December 6 Ride2School Day December 7 Interschool Sport – Reservoir Vs Reservoir East (Away) December 10 School Council 7:00pm December 18 Year 6 Graduation Concert December 19 Year 6 Day Out December 21 Last Day of School for 2018

‘Birthday Greetings’ to the following students who are celebrating an upcoming birthday: Ibrahim W., Nathan, Aqeel, Ishmeet, Hebatallah, Mohmad R., Adam, Ahmed Y., Chantel N., James Z., Romina and Maitreyi.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB All Scholastic Book Club orders and money are due at school by Wednesday the 24th of October 2018. Thank you Kerry Placek

TERM 4 YOU CAN DO IT RESILIENCE Resilience means when faced with difficult and challenging situations and people being able to:

1) stop getting extremely angry, down or worried 2) Controlling my behaviour when I am very upset (not fighting, not running away) 3) Calming down within a reasonable period of time and 4) Bouncing back to work and play Examples of resilience Not getting extremely angry and fighting when someone is mean or acts unfairly. Not worrying a lot about having to take a test or meeting someone. Not getting very down and staying away from people after receiving a bad result or if someone says something bad about me. Calming down when I am extremely angry, down or worried. Bouncing back to work or play after a ‘setback’. Things to do to strengthen my resilience 1. Changing negative self-talk to positive self-talk 2. Being aware of how upset I am and deciding to calm down. 3. Using relaxation. 4. Finding someone to talk with. 5. Finding something fun to do. 6. Finding a ‘time out’ area to de-stress. 7. Exercising 8. Having a good laugh and not taking things so seriously. 9. Being assertive. 10. Problem solving to figure out how to make the problem go away.

Ride2school September 2018

Bicycle Network’s Ride2School program supports thousands of schools across Australia to develop a healthy active travel culture. The Ride 2School program is supported and funded by the Victorian State Government and uses behaviour change methodologies to increase the number of students actively travelling to school all year round.

Part Way is ok too! This reduces drop off congestion around the school if you decide to leave your car a few blocks away and walk the remaining distance to school. The same applies if the distance between your home and school is unsafe and on a busy main road-then Part Way is the ideal solution. Here is an overall ‘Hands up Survey” for our students on the morning of Wednesday the 19th of September 2018. Ride/Skate/Scoot 29 students Walk 119 students Car 148 students Public Transport 0 students Our Active Travel rate for the school was 50%. The winner of the Active Traveller Award in the F-2 area of the school was Group 10 with 65% and in the 3-6 area of the school was Group 8 with 66% of students walking or riding to school for the month of September. Congratulations to all our active students from Groups 10 and 8. Did your class make the Top 5? F-2 3-6

1. Group 10 with 65% 1. Group 8 with 66% 2. Group 1 with 56% 2. Group 7 with 65% 3. Group 3 with 50% 3. Group 11 with 63% 4. Group 5 with 48% 4. Group 14 with 60% 5. Group 17 and 9 with 45% 5. Group 13 with 468% 6. Group 16 with 37% 6. Group 6 with 40% 7. Group 2 with 28% 7. Group 12 with 35% Our next Ride2School morning will be Thursday 18th October 2018. Keep fit, Keep active, Ride2school Thank you Young Leaders/Junior School Councillors and Maria Mirasgentis.

Swimming It was lovely to visit our Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 students yesterday down at YMCA swimming school enjoying their swimming lessons. Watching them in the water with their instructors, they were having a wonderful time practising their swimming skills, some students having their very first experience in a swimming pool. It was delightful seeing how much fun they were all having. Elizabeth Bogdanovski

STUDENT AWARDS: Week 10, Term 3 Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Pancake Parlour awards at Assembly on the 21st of September, 2018: Viktor, Sid, Cedric, Sukhman, Yunes, Louis, Mason W., Maitreyi, Kyra, Harrison, Malek Al-l., Sachit, Kerim, Dante and Aleena. Week 1, Term 4 Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Student of the Week awards at Assembly on the 12th October 2018: Aaliyah M., Edie, Oscar C., Litia, Naif Alh., Raneem, Mandira, Reyansh, Bushra, Riya, Ali R., Angelina and Aleena. Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Achievement awards on the 12th of October 2018: Fariah, Tim, Fox, Jessica T., Shaun, Anaelle, Lucas Ga., Chechan, Lucas Go., Miller, Zaine, Cynthia and Sanchit. The ‘You Can Do It’ award is presented to Group 5 for bouncing back to work after the holidays and remembering all their dance steps for the concert item. Well done!

Our ‘Oral Care Waste’ recycling

collections is Finishing in October Please help us with our final big push to recycle as much oral care waste as we can to help us win some great garden prizes for our school!

Collections will be taken until the 23rd of October! Get your friends and family on board

and get collection this school holidays! Vote for our school to win at https://www.terracycle.com.au/en-AU/contests/colgategardenvoting Please feel free to share this voting address with your friends and family!

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN 20TH POSITION SO PLEASE HELP US GET TO THE TOP 5!!!

Special events in October 2018

Royal Park Nature Play Flemington Rd and gatehouse Street, Parkville, Melbourne A fantastic playground with natural play elements including an area of high rope traverses, large climbing structure made from logs and ropes, water play area and landscaped areas. There is a lovely water play area with hand pumps, a couple of water sprays and channels to control the flow of water down to the sandpit below. At the lower part of the playground is a huge log and rope climbing structure, another (dry) sandpit since it is separate from the water play area, birds nest swing and metal skeleton of a dinosaur. Other elements include a metal and tree branch hut, lots of natural play elements such as huge rocks and logs and a large area landscaped with native and indigenous plants and bushes with paths winding through them. There are two areas with picnic tables, water taps and BBQs plus unshaded seats scattered about. There are no shelters or shade and toilets have now

been added. Pauline Gandel Children's Gallery – Melbourne Museum- Carlton Entry to Melbourne Museum is free for children meaning they can check out the specially designed Pauline Gandel Children's Gallery. The exhibition combines hands-on exploration and discovery, open-ended play-based learning, extraordinary immersive environments and unique museum collection objects. This unique gallery supports families, carers, educators and children to learn together. For more information on getting here, parking, access and ticket prices go to Visiting Melbourne Museum.

Explorer Wednesdays Explorer Wednesdays is a free activity program for children with exciting activities on the second Wednesday of each month with craft to story time and more! No need to book, just drop in*! Show your Kids Club email to gain entry. Sign up online or even on the day! FUTURE EVENTS 10 October: Craft with Hey Duggee 3 November: Kids Cooking Workshop with Dani Venn 14 November: Games with Thomas & Friends *Spaces will be allocated on a first in, best dressed basis.

Saturday 13th October 10:30am- 12:00 pm

FATHERS SESSION WITH DR WAKE Information and advice for dads on helping children manage their emotions. Northcote Family Centre 185-187 High St. Northcote For Bookings go to www.darebin.vic.gov.au/parenting

NAVIGATING CHILD CARE Wednesday 17th October 11:00am- 12:30pm East Preston Community Centre 7 Newton Street, Reservoir Have you got a question about navigating Child Care in Darebin? Come along to have your questions

answered. For further information go to www.darebin.vic.gov.au/kindergarten. Booking not required.

CALM TODDLERS, HAPPY PARENTS In this seminar we will explore how to help your toddler manage their big feelings and set limits on behavior Thursday 18th October 6:30pm- 8:00pm Northcote Family Centre 185-187 High St. Northcote

History Week at Bundoora Homestead 7th – 14th October 2018 7 Prospect Hill Drive, Bundoora Vic 3083

Thursday- Sunday 10am- 5pm

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre presents a program of events which explore the complex and significant history of

the Homestead and the land on which it was built. Programs include Heritage Tours and Collection viewings.

Information and Bookings: 9496 1060

bundoorahomestead.com

History Week: Indigenous History Tour Saturday 13th October 2pm-3:30pm Bundoora Homestead Cost: $15, includes refreshments Join a Wurundjeri Elder to hear about the important life in the area, dating back over 60,000 years. A demonstration of Wurundjeri crafts will follow. Information and bookings 9496 1060

Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition Until the 3rd of March 2019, Melbourne Museum A new world class exhibition on Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life, curated from the extensive collections of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

SUBWAY LUNCH ORDERS 2018

Subway lunches are on FRIDAYS ONLY - orders are collected on THURSDAY at 9.00am Place money and order in an envelope or bag marked clearly with child’s name and Group and give to the classroom teacher. Separate orders are required for each child. Correct money is required, no change will be given. Please note that Subway do not put butter on their rolls.

** PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CIRCLE WHICH NUMBER YOU WISH TO ORDER – YOU ALSO NEED TO CIRCLE WHAT SALAD ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE CHILD’S NAME …………………………………………………………….……..……………… GROUP …………….

1. Six inch Vegetarian Delight Sub:

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$4.50

2.

Six inch Sub: Ham

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$4.70

3 Six inch Sub: Chicken Pieces

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$6.70

4. Six inch Sub: Roast Beef

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$6.00

5. Six inch Sub: BMT (Salami & Ham)

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$6.00

6. Six inch Sub: CLUB (Ham, Turkey & Roast Beef)

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$6.00

7. Four Inch Sub: Ham

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$4.20

8. Four Inch Sub: Turkey

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$4.20

9. Four Inch Sub: Roast Beef

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$4.30

10. Four Inch Sub: Chicken Pieces

Cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Carrot Salt / Pepper Mayonnaise

$4.90

11. 90 cents for a Cookie .90

TOTAL money enclosed

$

Please Note: Late orders will not be accepted