July 14th 2016 Also available on our website @ www.narnargoonps.vic.edu.au Issue No 21

27 Spencer St, Nar Nar Goon 3812 Phone: 5942 5311

nar.nar.goon.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.narnargoonps.vic.edu.au

From The Principal’s Desk Dear Parents and Friends, Welcome back to a new term everyone! I hope you were all able to enjoy some quality time with your children and families and that you

were also able to keep warm! Term three promises to be a busy term and is generally the term where students make great gains in their

learning. The teachers all came in regularly during the holidays and have planned some exciting learning programs for all classes to enjoy.

STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING:

The first few days of this term have started off very smoothly, with all children settling down well to both work and respectful play. All

classroom teachers have revisited our school values, classroom behaviour expectations and the key messages of Play is the Way. We also

held a whole school assembly on Monday morning reminding the children of our expectations of their behaviour in the yard. The grade 5s

and 6s have been on Peer Mediation duty in the playground and have already displayed great leadership by supporting our younger

students to overcome and/or manage small issues. We have teachers on yard duty alongside our Peer Mediators to ensure all children feel

safe and supported at all times.

Every staff member at Nar Nar Goon Primary also has up to date First Aid Qualifications to manage any injuries or illnesses that may

arise and on the odd occasion when there are serious injuries, we do not hesitate to call an ambulance. With this in mind, it is important

that all parents understand that the Education Department does not have Ambulance Cover or Health Insurance for students and the school

is not required to reimburse parents for the cost of an ambulance or medical expenses arising from accidents at school. It is therefore

highly recommended that parents make their own personal arrangements for health and ambulance cover while their children attend

school.

SCHOOL LUNCH ORDERS:

Thankyou everyone for your understanding and patience in regards to the situation with lunch orders this week. As explained on the

website, the Nar Nar Goon Eatery has experienced increased business demands since taking over the Milk Bar and found it difficult to

pick up and deliver lunch orders five days a week. As such, we have approached the Nar Nar Goon Take Away/Fish and Chip Shop who

have agreed to take over the lunch orders for us. The new menu is going home with all children today and lunch orders will commence as

per normal arrangements with the new business from Monday (18th July).

FRONT OFFICE / RECEPTION:

If you have recently visited the front office you will have noticed that we have added some new features such as a glass partition for the

office ladies to work behind and a new trophy cabinet. The glass partition was necessary for security purposes, particularly on those

occasions when money is being handled or when confidential phone calls are being made to parents.

The trophy cabinet has allowed us to display more prominently those shields and trophies that were previously on the shelves and walls

high up above the office partition (almost out of sight). We were very excited to include some historical artefacts in the trophy cabinet

such as a Sports Championship Shield dating back to 1929 and the original school bell that was used before the school was rebuilt on its

present site. Thank you to Graham Cox for polishing up the beautiful bell and erecting a stand for it to be displayed on so prominently in

the cabinet. When you get a chance, please feel free to pop in and have a close look at the new display cabinet.

CONGRATULATIONS:

Congratulations to Sam H in Grade 6 for achieving a score of 95 out of 100 for his recent Keyboard Examination. Well done Sam!

Congratulations also to those representatives from each grade who received awards for excellent sportsmanship from Mr Laforet at the

end of last term: Kalarni B (FW), Chase H (FS), Mason R (1/2B), Cooper G (1/2L), Xavier L (1/2V), Bella K (3G), Joel R (4/5C), Echo F

(4/5M, Cameron J (4/5T), Mason B (6N).

I would also like to make special mention of those 40+ students who received 100% attendance certificates at the end of last term. What

an outstanding effort by all of these children and congratulations to you as parents for ensuring your children are making the most of

every learning opportunity available to them. It would be wonderful if we could double (or even triple) that number of children receiving

certificates at the end of the year –THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO REALLY CELEBRATE!!

Kind regards,

Mrs Fran Van Lambaart

40 kph

In Spencer

Street

At All Times

Your feedback is important to us. If you have a concern or would like to raise a complaint as a parent, please speak to the classroom teacher in the first

instance, Team leader in the second instance (ie: Prep: Jodie Watt, Grade 1/2: Keira Vukovic, Grade 3-6: Jacqui Cutler). Otherwise, please contact the

principal Mrs Fran Van Lambaart by calling the office to arrange an appointment.

S D A A R W

Congratulations to these children for receiving this week’s awards.

PREP ENROLMENTS FOR 2017

Planning has now begun for 2017. For those

families who intend to enrol their child for next

year, could you please return completed forms

ASAP. This is most important as it will enable us

to accurately plan for the 2017 year. Please return Prep enrolments for next year ASAP

as we are already in the process of planning classes

for 2017.

Also, if you intend on leaving the school at the end

of the year, please let the office know as soon as

possible.

LATE ARRIVALS

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Tynan M Bella C

Mason B Hannah S

Katharine F

JULY Monday 18th PAFA Meeting Monday 25th School Council 7pm Friday 29th F-6 Whole School Athletics Carnival—NEW DATE!

AUGUST Tuesday 2nd Wheel’s Day Thursday 4th Y3/4 Hooptime Debating Monday 8th-Wednesday 10th Book Fair Monday 8th Y5/6 Hooptime Monday 15th PAFA Meeting Tuesday 16th Family Life Program 6pm-7pm Y3/4, 7pm-8pm Y5/6 Thursday 18th Debating Monday 22nd School Council 7pm Wednesday 24th-Tuesday 30th Life Education Thursday 25th Friday 26th Y3 Taskworks Thursday 25th District Athletics Tuesday 30th Father’s Day Stall Wednesday 31st—Friday 2nd Y4 Allambee Camp

SEPTEMBER Monday 5th– Friday 9th Literacy And Numeracy Week Monday 5th Father’s Day Breakfast Wednesday 7th Art Show Friday 9th Book Character Dress Up Day Friday 16th Footy Day/Meal Deal Day

LAST DAY TERM 3

DIARY DATES

PERSONAL GOODS BROUGHT TO

SCHOOL AT OWNER’S RISK

Personal property is often brought to school by Students

and visitors. This can include mobile phones,

calculators, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked

on school premises. The Department of Education does

not hold insurance for personal property brought to

schools and it has no capacity to pay for any loss or

damage to such property.

Students should be discouraged from bringing any

unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school

Please read the below details to ensure you are fully

aware of the department’s policy:

Parents/guardians of students, who do not have

student accident insurance, are responsible for paying

the cost of medical treatment for injured students,

including the cost of ambulance attendance/transport

and any other transport costs.

Parents/guardians can purchase insurance policies from commercial insurers

The Department does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and it has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property

PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

**CANTEEN THIS FRIDAY**

Popcorn, Dim Sims & Soup

50cents each

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**PAKENHAM BUCKS**

We have confirmed with The Good Guys, Pakenham they are still offering Pakenham Bucks!

When you are making a purchase, please mention the school before making your payment & you

will receive a voucher which can be returned to school.

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**PAFA Meeting**

We are meeting on Monday, 18th July in the Staff Room at 9.15am to discuss Term 3 events.

Everyone is welcome to attend!

Wheels Day Tuesday 2 August

Bring your wheels and have some fun!

Bikes, scooters, skateboards, rollerblades,

rip sticks!

Remember to bring your helmet!

This is a Streets Ahead initiative. For more information contact Council’s Active Children’s

Officer, Kate Beveridge on 1300787624.

WANTED

Small and medium sized tracksuit pants

only for in our spare clothing.

NO STANDING ZONE Please note that Longwarry Road

is a “NO PARKING” zone. This also

applies to selected areas of Spencer Street

during drop of and pick up times, both

AM and PM. Signs to that effect have

been erected.

Please be aware that police do patrol

these areas and fines will be incurred.

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TERM DATES 2016

Term 1 Thursday 28

January to Thursday 24 March (teachers

27 Jan)

Labour Day Monday 14 March Good Friday 25

March

Term 2 Monday 11 April to Friday 24 June

ANZAC Day Monday 25 April

Queen’s Birthday Monday 13 June Term 3

Monday 11 July to Friday 16 September Term 4

Monday 3 October to Tuesday 20 December Melbourne Cup Tuesday 1 November

In The Art Room

The Year 6 students started their unit on Ceramics this week. They had fun playing with the No Fire Clay and will begin their

major item next week.

School Uniform

It is our School’s policy that all students wear

school uniform.

Our school uniform is:

Summer Girls: Blue check frock, navy blue

shorts, pale blue

or navy blue polo shirt.

Boys: Navy blue shorts, pale blue or navy blue

polo shirt

Winter Girls: Navy blue track suits, navy blue

windcheater

with pale blue or navy blue polo shirt or skivvy

Boys: Navy blue track suits, navy blue wind-

cheater with pale

blue or navy blue polo shirt or skivvy.

Our uniform is available from Beleza,

John Street, Pakenham 5941 4989.

As a cheaper alternative we have

iron on school logos in blue or white available

for purchase

($1.00 each) from the office, if required.

BOOK CLUB

Book Club orders need to

be completed online through the

Loop Program by Wednesday, July 27th

SICK CHILDREN There are many ‘bugs’ and illnesses around the school at the moment.

If your child is unwell (or if you are in doubt), please don’t send them to school, home is really a much better place for them to be.

Late Arrivals/Early Leavers

It has come to our attention that many

children who arrive late at school

have not been signed in at the office.

Every child who arrives late to school must

be signed in at the office. They will then be

given a Late Pass to give to their teacher. If

a child does not take a pass to class they will

be sent to the office to sign in and receive

one.

Likewise, every child who leaves early must

also be signed out at the office, including

the bus book.

LATE PASSES Late

Permission Forms

There have been many Permission Forms

returned after their due date—for sporting events,

excursions, incursions etc.

Please note that if forms are not returned by the due date

students

WILL NOT

be able to attend the event.

PLEAS

EPLEASE NOTE THAT PAYMENTS FOR BOOK CLUB

CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE SCHOOL. ALL ORDERS AND PAYMENTS MUST BE DONE ONLINENOTE