Hi everyone,

End of Term Dismissal

Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm on Friday, 5th April. We

will have recess from 2:00 until 2.30pm, but due to Department

of Education regulations, we are unable to dismiss students

until 2.30pm. However, parents may collect children earlier if

they wish. Please make sure you sign out your child/children

before taking them home if you leave early.

Team China

On Tuesday night approximately

110 people attended the dinner at

the Bendigo Stadium to support the

students travelling to China this year.

They were lucky enough to have the

coach of the Bendigo Braves draw

their raffle! Thanks to those who

supported this event.

Thank you also to the families

who have purchased pies through

the fundraiser the have organised.

Pick up day for the pies is Friday 5th April. On this day, the

parents will be selling boxes of 36 birthday cards for $25.

Chinese Immersion Program 2019

We have had two families express interest in hosting a Chinese

student later this year. We are seeking additional families who

are interested. If you would like more information, please do

not hesitate to contact me.

Schaeche.andrew.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

School Athletics Day

We were lucky enough to get a perfect day for the Grades 3-6

athletics today. I have included 2 photos of some of our

students in action this morning.

Last Assembly for the term this week

On Friday from 3.10pm, we will hold our last assembly for the

term and draw the Parents & Friends Group Easter raffle

winners. We hope to see a strong contingent of parents present

on Friday. Next week, school will finish at 2.30pm as it is the

last day of Term 1.

White Hills Primary School No 1916 Week 9, Term 1 Thursday 28th March Ph 54430799 F 54437222

white.hills.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

At White Hills Primary School we provide students with skills to be

lifelong learners. We are a community which caters for academic,

physical, social and emotional needs, preparing our students to

contribute productively to an increasingly globalised world.

Term 1 2019: Tuesday 29 January – Friday 5 April Week 9

Friday 29 March Easter Raffle drawn at assembly

Week 10

Monday 1 April Gr 6 Tour of Weeroona College

Tuesday 2 April Gr 4 Bike Ride – Lake Weeroona 9-11.30am

Wednesday 3 April Principal Attendance Afternoon Tea 2pm

Thursday 4 April Open Air Cinema - Family night

Friday 5 April Team China Pie Drive pickup - staffroom

Last Day Term 1, 2.30pm Dismissal

Out of Uniform Day (Gold Coin Donation,

money going to Royal Childrens Hospital)

Monday 22 April Easter Monday

Term 2 2019: Tuesday 23 April – Friday 28 June Week 1

Tuesday 23 April First Day Term 2

Wednesday 24 April Gr 5 Excursion Payment Due 4.00pm

Thursday 25 April ANZAC Day Holiday

Sunday 28 April Turtle Pond Working Bee 10.30-12noon

Week 2

Monday 29 April Gr 5 Sovereign Hill Excursion

Wednesday 1 May Gr 5 Camp Deposit 4pm

School Cross Country P-6 Friday 3 May Turtle Pond Working Bee 3.45-5.00pm

Gr 4 Camp Deposit / Permission 4pm

Week 3

Mon 6 – Fri 10 May Scholastic Book Fair Monday 6 May Head lice Check

Wednesday 8 May Division Cross Country

Week 4

REPEAT MESSAGES

Brain Food

It is important for children to keep up their energy levels and for their bodies to be fully hydrated, for optimal learning. ‘Brain

Food’ is food that is eaten in the classroom as an addition to the main meals and snacks eaten at recess and lunchtime. Students are

encouraged to bring bite size pieces of fresh vegetables and/or fruit to nibble.

It would be preferable to send ‘Brain Food’ for your child in small reusable containers – nothing too sticky or messy.

For the junior grades (Prep-Grade 2) it is helpful if food is pre-cut ready for eating. Please do not include processed foods

or nuts.

Acceptable ‘Brain Foods’ include:

• Fresh fruit and vegetables

• Dried fruit (eg apricots, prunes, raisins and sultanas)

Other healthy lunchbox items such as rice cakes, dips, yoghurt, cheese, boiled eggs and popcorn can be eaten

during recess and Lunch breaks.

Canteen Update

A note was distributed to all families with some changes to canteen processes. They are as follows:

The school canteen lunch ordering system will be changing to allow parents and carers more time to have their child’s lunch order

in– this only applies to Qkr orders - not cash orders in a bag.

Qkr orders can now be made up until 7am the morning of a lunch order day. You now have the opportunity to order the evening

before or first thing in the morning by 7am. Ordering cannot be made any later as time is needed to process orders, pick-up fresh

bread, deli goods, vegetables and order hot food made by our local bakery. We do hope this later Qkr order time will be helpful to

you and your family.

Lunch Order Days

Tuesday Wednesday Friday

Cash Orders in by Monday 4pm Cash Orders in by Tuesday 4pm Cash Orders in by Thursday 4pm

Qkr Orders in by Tuesday 7am Qkr Orders in by Wednesday 7am Qkr Orders in by Friday 7am

Chinese Immersion Program 2019

We are seeking families who are interested in hosting a Chinese student in October this year. The students usually arrive in early

Term 4 and leave in the first week of December.

I am seeking expressions of interest from families of children in Grades 3-6 (can be other grades also) to host a Chinese student for

four or eight weeks during their visit. The Grade 5 Chinese students are usually 10-11 years old. The Chinese school year begins in

September.

If you are interested in your child travelling to China next year, this experience would be looked upon favourably in the application

process and provides a Chinese family to visit when they go to China as 4 of the 5 students travelling this year are doing.

If you are interested please reply by email to schaeche.andrew.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

If you would like more information or would like to speak with a family who hosted last year, please feel free to contact me.

Please let us know if there is anything that we can do to support you.

Andrew Schaeche,

Principal

Turtle Pond Upgrade – helpers needed! Our Turtle Pond enclosure outside the prep rooms is in need of helpers to clear out the

bamboo and foliage. We also need assistance to remove the old pond and replace it with a

new one. Our school maintenance/gardener Matt requires some helping hands to get it done

before the turtles go into hibernation over winter.

If you can help, we have 2 dates early in Term 2 when work will be carried out:

Sunday 28th April 10.30am – 12 noon & Friday 3rd May 3.45pm – 5.00pm (after

school). If you can help on one or both of these sessions, your assistance would be greatly

appreciated.

Uniform Shop – New Winter Jacket Orders We are taking orders now for new winter waterproof jackets ready for Term 2.

Please order and pay on QKR, at the office or in the Uniform Shop.

PFG News Easter Raffle

The raffle will be drawn tomorrow on Friday 29th March at our afternoon assembly – good luck to

everyone who has entered the raffle.

The Shed Guys Bendigo Open Air Cinema – Ralph Breaks the Internet

This year for our family fun social event, we are screening “Ralph Breaks the Internet”, on our school oval

on Thursday 4th April. Tickets are $6.00 each, and pre-purchased tickets/combos must be returned to the

office by Tuesday 2nd April, 4pm. Tickets, food and drinks will be available to purchase at the event. We

hope to see as many families as possible there for a fun, low cost, social night out, in a relaxed outdoor

atmosphere.

Thank-you to The Shed Guys Bendigo, for being the major sponsor of our event in its third year running,

and to Splash Swimming Bendigo for also sponsoring the event. LM Dance School and the House of

Khong have also generously donated to the event this year. Please support those who generously support our

event and make it possible.

Ralph Breaks the Internet - Colouring in Competition

In conjunction with our Open Air Cinema screening of “Ralph breaks the internet”,

we are having a colouring competition. A prize will be awarded to a winner in each of

these 4 categories: Prep, grade 1 & 2, grade 3 & 4, and grade 5 & 6. Student leaders

have been visiting classrooms to sell sheets, and you can also purchase these from the

school office. The competition closes Tuesday 2nd April at 4.00pm. The winners will

be announced at the Open Air Cinema evening.

Mother’s Day/Special Person Stall

Our stall will be held on Thursday the 10th of May, early in Term 2. With the holiday break fast approaching, now is a good time

to consider an early contribution to this event. As always, we ask that everyone please provide one gift per student to the value of

$2.00 to enable every student to purchase a gift at the stall. New, unopened gifts only please. Over the holidays is also a good

time to have a look around and pick up a bargain. Please leave your donations at the office. Thank you for your support.

Next Meeting

Our next meeting will be held on Monday 1st April, at approximately 9.15am in the staffroom. All newcomers are welcome to

attend any meeting! You may bring along younger siblings to our meetings as well. Come and have morning tea with us, a

chat and a laugh, and find out what we do, around the school.

Thank you from PFG members

Phys Ed News SCHOOL SPORT VICTORIA (SSV) IS HOLDING SELECTION TRIALS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE 2019 TEAM

VIC TRACK AND FIELD TEAM

Students will need to register to trial for the chance to be selected in the Track and Field, students will not be selected off the

State Primary Track and Field Championships in 2019.

Trial - Sunday 19 May 2019

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE SELECTION TRIALS THAT MUST BE READ CAREFULLY

1. These trials are being conducted to select the Victoria Team to compete in the School Sport Australia (SSA) 10 to 12 Years and

Under Track and Field Championships to be held in Darwin from 18 to 23 September 2019.

2. The Trials are being conducted according to IAAF and IPC rules unless stated below.

3. These Trials will not be cancelled due to weather conditions.

4. It is expected that students competing at these trials are making themselves available for selection.

5. These trials are not a ‘come and try’ day, nor can the results be used for any records applications with Little Athletics Victoria,

Athletics Victoria or School Sport Victoria. As a guide the qualifying standards should be no less than 8th place at the SSV State

Primary Track and Field event, to view the qualifying standards please see this link.

6. Wind gauges will not be used for any sprint events or horizontal jumps.

7. There will be no presentations at these Trials.

8. Students should wear appropriate competition uniform (this could be your club athletics uniform, your school PE uniform).

9. Please do not wear Team Vic, Athletics Victoria or Little Athletics Victoria State uniform.

10. Please make sure you wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather including a change of clothes if wet. This also includes

sunscreen and a water bottle.

11. There will be canteen facilities available at Lakeside Stadium.

To register go the school sport Victoria website https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/

Students of the Week – Week 8, Term 1

CLASS NAME AWARDED FOR…. CLASS NAME AWARDED FOR….

2AK Koby Always aspiring to do his best by extending his thinking when working in Maths

3C

2P Ava Showing resilience by bouncing back when things were not going to plan in group work

3MB Bonham Trying really hard to put his hand up and contribute to class discussion

2H Olivia Having the confidence to share her ideas during classroom discussions

3G Ryder Being a kind, polite and considerate member of our class

2M Lily Showing increased enthusiasm for writing 3J Ava Aspiring to be her best and producing high quality work

2T Sonny Taking responsibility for keeping our classroom tidy

4M Ossian Settling in so well to his new school and making new friends

2F Bridie Consistently aspiring to do her best work in writing and remembering to put spaces in between words

4B Lilly Showing great resilience and bouncing back with a smile when things didn’t go quite right

1D Emma-K Working hard on her resilience and always coming in with a smile on her face

4O Stephen Aspiring to do his best during swimming lessons

1M Ifraz Always being an enthusiastic learner 4CP Scarlett Displaying resilience even when injured during swimming lessons doing her best

1EW Ethan Always being organized and ready to learn! 5B

1S Tyson Working so hard on his writing in the classroom 5SH

PR Patrick Always having a positive attitude and a smile 5D Eh Doh Being a positive and optimistic member of class

PW Sophia Always aspiring to do her best in all that she does, well done

5S Alivia Being the first in our space to reach 50 nights of Home Reading, well done Alivia!

PF Molly Her great attitude to school, always trying her best and being ready to learn

6W

PJ Lucy Wonderful resilience this week, coming to school and getting on with her day!

6V

Chinese Laura R Being actively involved in all our learning activities and making good attempts with her character reading. Good work Laura!

6D Samarah Being an enthusiastic participant during swimming lessons and representing White Hills PS positively

Sports Deon S Excellent participation and enthusiasm in cross country training

6P Tyler Being a great leader and role model this week when working with the Preps

Music –

Choir

Andrew R

Terrific start to choir with lots of enthusiasm and learning lyrics quickly!

Musician

of Month

Grade 4 News Bike Ride To Lake Weeroona

Our annual ride to the Lake is next Tuesday the 2nd of April. The purpose of the ride is to consolidate bike skills and celebrate our

great learning over the program.

If you are available to join us for the ride that would be great as we need a minimum of 5 parent helpers for the ride.

Kids won’t need biked on Wed 3rd of April as lake ride last session.

Library Books

Please return all library books for the end of term. Notes

went home to families with any over dues this week. A big

thanks to families who have already returned them.

Camp Notes

Initial camp notes were sent home last week. Deposits and

notes are due

Grade 6 News Reader of the Week!

This term we are focusing on establishing good home reading

routines so it is with pleasure that we announce this week’s

Readers of the Week!

Congratulations to Eliza Nichols (6D), Alexis Whyte (6P),

Lucy Wilkinson (6W) and Jasmine Douglass (6V).

These students showed consistency with their home reading

routines last week. We appreciate parents’ encouraging and

supporting their child with their reading every week and

ensuring their home diaries are completed each day.

Bupa

Every Friday, this group of students will leave the school

during the middle of lunchtime to ride to the nursing home,

and will be back at school by 3.30pm. Can parents of these

students please make sure that their bikes and helmets are in

good condition before Friday.

Walk to Weeroona College

On Monday 1st April, students from Grade 6 will be walking

to Weeroona College as part of their first steps to transitioning

to Year 7. Students will have a guided tour of the school to

have a look at what Year 7 might look like for them next year.

Student Leadership Day – Volunteers Needed!

On Wednesday 3rd April (Week 10), Grade 6 students will

participate in a Student Leadership Day where the students

will be involved in various activities. We would love to have

some parent helpers involved with the smooth running of this

event so if you are able to help us run some activities on the

day, please contact your child’s teacher for more information

and any assistance you might be able to provide on the day.

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Expression of Interest to Host a Chinese Student

I/We am/are interested in hosting a Chinese student/teacher (please circle) for four/eight weeks (please circle)

from October -December 2019.

Child’s name: ______________________________________ Grade: ________ Room: ________

Family members living at home: ____________________________________________________________________________

WEEKLY ROSTERS

Canteen Friday 29 March Kate Duncan

Tabatha Boyd

Helper needed

Tuesday 2 April Kelly Adcock

Rachel Gray

Wednesday 3 April Catherine Hester

Samantha Griffin

Friday 5 April Closed

Helpers to arrive at 10.00am

All orders must be in the day before Orders are to be written on a large paper lunch bag unless

ordered through Qkr, (NO ENVELOPES), one per child.

Lunch bags are available for 10 for 60c or 10c each, with lunch

orders and will be sent home.

Urgent Reminder: If you are unable to assist with canteen

duty, please arrange a swap or inform the office so that a

replacement helper can be arranged. Mrs Helen Williams, Canteen Manager

Uniform Shop Friday 29 March Kelly Adcock

Tuesday 2 April Heather Veitch

Friday 5 April Closed

Opening Times 2019

Tuesday 3.30pm – 4.00pm and Friday 3.30pm-4.00pm Mrs Kim Engi, Uniform Shop Coordinator

Newsletter Thursday 4 April Kelly Adcock

Thursday 25 April Belinda Filbey

Please collect from the office 2.30pm

Sickbay Friday 29 March Sally Richardson

Friday 5 April Kate Howells

Please collect from the office at the end of the day

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