ALTONA PRIMARY SCHOOL Knowledge and Nurturing by the Bay MOTTO: Be True VISION: Knowledge and Nurturing by the Bay MISSION: To provide a positive, challenging, innovative, caring and safe environment for our children, enabling them to learn academically, creatively, socially and emotionally in all aspects of life. Altona Primary School Blyth Street Altona Phone 9398 2925 Fax 9398 5834 Email: [email protected] Website: www.altonaps.vic.edu.au March 17, 2016 Principal’s Corner Congratulations to all of our students on another fabulous term. Both teachers and students are looking forward to a break before starting the hard work again in term two. The grade Prep students have had a wonderful start to the year. It is amazing to walk through their classrooms and see them learning so much. It appears as if they have been at school for years. The leadership of the grade 5/6 students has been outstanding. This is one of the best groups of grade 5/6 students ever. Congratulations to our swimmers who competed last week. Congratulations to Cooper Feltham, Heath Corry, Sofia Christou and Lauren Beckwith who will now go on to the next regional competitions. Altona PS Has Got Talent was inundated by students for the auditions. There were over 150 students. What an awesome reflection on the music program this is. Mrs. Alexis Beckwith is our new school council president. Peter Roberts is the new vice president. The school council is such a vital group to lead our school community. The best outcome for every student is the fundamental consideration for all decision making. The most important role for the school council and our community this year is to review the past 4 years and set the direction for the next 4. Please start thinking about any ideas you might have to improve the school over the next 4 years. The 2017 – 2020 Strategic Plan will be a whole of community collaboration. I attended the Victorian State Schools Sports Association awards in the members’ room at the MCG this week. Past student Lucinda Rourke received the Victorian State Cross Country Blues Award. This award is for the best primary school cross country runner in the state. The awards were presented by past, current and possibly future Olympic athletes. Well done Lucinda, this is an amazing achievement. All the very best to Mr. Corroon for his wedding this week end and Mr. Rouse at the end of the term. We are interviewing for a replacement teacher for Mrs. Barwise next week. Monday will be a fun day. To raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, we will be participating in the World's Greatest Shave with a Wacky Hair Day for all students and staff. Mr. McPherson is having his head shaved at assembly as part of this great cause. These celebrations help to build our culture and sense of community. Well done to the SRC for organising this day. Well done also to Antonio Bigolin who shaved his head last week to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. This will be the last newsletter for the term. Have a fantastic Easter and term one holiday period with your family. Kevin Enright
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ALTONA PRIMARY SCHOOL Knowledge and Nurturing by the Bay
MOTTO: Be True VISION: Knowledge and Nurturing by the Bay MISSION: To provide a positive, challenging, innovative, caring and safe environment for our children, enabling them to
learn academically, creatively, socially and emotionally in all aspects of life.
Altona Primary School Blyth Street Altona Phone 9398 2925 Fax 9398 5834 Email: [email protected] Website: www.altonaps.vic.edu.au
March 17, 2016
Principal’s Corner Congratulations to all of our students on another fabulous term. Both teachers and students are looking forward to a break before starting the hard work again in term two. The grade Prep students have had a wonderful start to the year. It is amazing to walk through their classrooms and see them learning so much. It appears as if they have been at school for years. The leadership of the grade 5/6 students has been outstanding. This is one of the best groups of grade 5/6 students ever. Congratulations to our swimmers who competed last week. Congratulations to Cooper Feltham, Heath Corry, Sofia Christou and Lauren Beckwith who will now go on to the next regional competitions. Altona PS Has Got Talent was inundated by students for the auditions. There were over 150 students. What an awesome reflection on the music program this is. Mrs. Alexis Beckwith is our new school council president. Peter Roberts is the new vice president. The school council is such a vital group to lead our school community. The best outcome for every student is the fundamental consideration for all decision making. The most important role for the school council and our community this year is to review the past 4 years and set the direction for the next 4. Please start thinking about any ideas you might have to improve the school over the next 4 years. The 2017 – 2020 Strategic Plan will be a whole of community collaboration. I attended the Victorian State Schools Sports Association awards in the members’ room at the MCG this week. Past student Lucinda Rourke received the Victorian State Cross Country Blues Award. This award is for the best primary school cross country runner in the state. The awards were presented by past, current and possibly future Olympic athletes. Well done Lucinda, this is an amazing achievement. All the very best to Mr. Corroon for his wedding this week end and Mr. Rouse at the end of the term. We are interviewing for a replacement teacher for Mrs. Barwise next week. Monday will be a fun day. To raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, we will be participating in the World's Greatest Shave with a Wacky Hair Day for all students and staff. Mr. McPherson is having his head shaved at assembly as part of this great cause. These celebrations help to build our culture and sense of community. Well done to the SRC for organising this day. Well done also to Antonio Bigolin who shaved his head last week to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. This will be the last newsletter for the term. Have a fantastic Easter and term one holiday period with your family. Kevin Enright
FAMILY 2016 WHOLE SCHOOL CALENDAR TERM 1 UPDATED (15/3/16)
Please note the following additions/changes: 1st – 5th August: Woorabinda Camp for a small number of grade 4 & 5 students (students not currently selected) Term 2 – 28th April Grade 5/6 Excursion Melbourne Zoo, 15th June Prep Incursion Ranger Libby
TERM 1 WEEK 9
21st Mar 22nd Mar 23rd Mar 24th Mar
SRC World Greatest Shave Wacky Hair Day
WMR Regional Swimming
Summer Sports Finals Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)
9.15am PREP/1/2 EASTER BONNET PARADE SRC Hot Cross Buns
End of Term 1
Finish 1.30pm
GOOD FRIDAY
2016 TERM 2 WHOLE SCHOOL CALENDAR
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
WEEK 1 11th April 12th April 13th April 14th April 15th April
Preps Zoo Excursion Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)
Friends & Family Meeting 9am OSHC HUB
WEEK 2 18th April 19th April 20th April 21st April 22nd April
Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)
WEEK 3 25th April 26th April 27th April 28th April 29th April
ANZAC DAY
Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)
56 Excursion Melbourne Zoo
WEEK 4 2nd May 3rd May 4th May 5th May 6th May
ADSSA Cross Country 11.30 – 1.30 Jayme
Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)
Winter Sports R1
Mother’s Day Stall High Tea for prep mums 2.15pm
WEEK 5 9th May 10th May 11th May 12th May 13th May
WEEK 2 10th Oct 11th Oct 12th Oct 13th Oct 14th Oct
GRADE 3 CAMP GRADE 3 CAMP
WMR Athletics
GRADE 3 CAMP P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming
WEEK 3 17th Oct 18th Oct 19th Oct 20th Oct 21st Oct
P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming SCHOOL DISCO
WEEK 4 24th Oct 25th Oct 26th Oct 27th Oct 28th Oct
GRADE 4 CAMP GRADE 4 CAMP
P – 2 Swimming
GRADE 4 CAMP
P – 2 Swimming
WEEK 5 31st Oct 1st Nov 2nd Nov 3rd Nov 4th Nov
CURRICULUM DAY
MELBOURNE CUP DAY P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming
WEEK 6 7th Nov 8th Nov 9th Nov 10th Nov 11th Nov
P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming Remembrance Day Service
WEEK 7 14th Nov 15th Nov 16th Nov 17th Nov 18th Nov
P – 2 Swimming 1
st Prep Transition
2.15 – 3.15
P – 2 Swimming
WEEK 8 21st Nov 22nd Nov 23rd Nov 24th Nov 25th Nov
P – 2 Swimming 2
nd Prep Transition
2.15 – 3.15
P – 2 Swimming
WEEK 9 28th Nov 29th Nov 30th Nov 1st Dec 2nd Dec
Whole School Transition 2.15 – 3.15
Prep Transition Evening
5th Dec 6th Dec 7th Dec 8th Dec 9th Dec
WEEK 10 PLANNING WEEK
Whole School Transition 2.15 – 3.15
12th Dec 13th Dec 14th Dec 15th Dec 16th Dec
WEEK 11 PLANNING WEEK
APS Evening Xmas Carols 6.30pm
Grade 6 Mystery Tour
19th Dec 20th Dec
WEEK 12 PLANNING WEEK
Grade 6 Graduation 6:30pm
End of Term Finish 1.00pm Merry Xmas
NETBOOK PAYMENTS OVERDUE Reminder letters were sent home with your child regarding this Terms netbook payments for the Grade 4/5/6 students. These payments are now overdue. Please pay this amount immediately, as we are required to remove your child’s netbook until payment is made.
SIGNING IN WHEN VISITING APS
When visiting school to help in the classroom, please be sure to
sign the visitors book on arrival and when leaving.
This is in case of an emergency at school, as we then know to
look for you and ensure your safety while on the premises.
Yard Supervision Please remember that the Yard is not supervised by staff until 8:45am. We have had a few children dropped off before 8am which is of concern as there is no one ensuring the children’s safety at this time. Remember our Out of Hours School Care is available to all our families.
APS Veggie Gardens
HELP! Volunteers Required
We are looking for those with a ‘Green Thumb’ or a passion for gardening to help plant and maintain our Veggie Gardens. We have some grades who would like to have children work in the gardens beds, but do not have the time to fully maintain them. If you are interested in assisting in establishing and maintaining the Veggie Patches we would appreciate your assistance. If you can assist please list your name and contact details below and hand it into the office, by Thursday 10th March Name:…………………………………………………………. Contact Details:……………………………………………. Child’s Grade:……………………………………………..
REMINDER: 2016 MEDICAL CONDITIONS
Dear Parents/Carers In order for our school to responsibly care for your child’s medical needs whilst at school it is imperative that all medical information is up to date. We ask that any new information or changes be communicated to the office.
All Action Plans must be updated ANNUALLY or earlier if the student’s medical condition or medication changes. Please complete the enclosed Action Plan for 2016 as soon as possible but no later than the end of March. Action Plans will be returned to families if they are not completed by a doctor. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact Debbie Galvin. Thank you for your ongoing support. Leadership Team
Chickenpox We have many case of chickenpox throughout the school.
Please keep this in mind if your child becomes unwell. Chickenpox is contagious from a few days before the rash appears until all the existing sores or blistered have formed scabs and completely dry. Chickenpox usually starts with a general feeling of tiredness and lethargy, as well as a fever and swollen glands. Please see your health care professional should your child be unwell.
2016 School Council Alexis Beckwith - President
Peter Roberts – Vice President
Claire Carson
Debbie Galvin
Ekrem Jeka
Karen Hudson
Nicole Fridey
Prats Chebolu
Rebecca Letson
Tim Hargreaves
Representatives on Sub- Committees
Finance Committee
Kevin Enright
Ekrem Jeka
Peter Roberts
Shelley Golz
Policy Committee
Debbie Galvin
Nicole Fridey
Rebecca Letson
Karen Hudson
Liz Brown
Julie Giles
Sustainability, Building and Grounds Committee
Kevin Enright
Claire Carson
Family & Friends Committee
Kylie Farr
Rebecca Letson
Prats Chebolu
Debbie Galvin
Sub-Committee Reports
Members discussed the following reports presented by the sub-committee
leaders or their delegate.
WACKY HAIR DAY! Monday 21st March 2016
To raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, Altona Primary School will be participating in the World's Greatest Shave.
Mr. Mac will be shaving his hair at a special assembly on
Monday 21st
March 2016 at 3.00pm. Parents and friends are welcome to come along and join in the fun
also!
We are asking for donations to sponsor Mr. Mac and raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, so please dig deep and enclose your sponsorship in an envelope to give to your classroom
teacher by Monday 21st
March 2016.
Students and teachers are invited to come to school with 'wacky hair' on this day. There will be awards for the wackiest hair!
The SRC are raising money for the Good Friday Appeal and will be doing a scrumptious Hot Cross Bun delivery on Thursday 24th March 2016 (last day of term). Hot Cross Buns are $1.50 each and come in 3 flavours: fruit, chocolate chip and plain. Hot cross buns will delivered to each classroom for students to enjoy at recess on the last day of school. If you would like your child to have one/or more, please send money to school by Tuesday 22nd March. Grade order forms will be available in each classroom for students to record quantity and type of hot cross bun/s they wish to order.
Dear Parents, The Cross Country Place Ribbons and House Trophy will be presented on Monday March 21st at the final school assembly. Jayme Morris (PE Teacher)
LUNCH ORDER FUNDRAISER
Our lunch order provider, Hideaway Café, is kindly donating all proceeds from lunch orders placed on Monday the 21st of March to our school to go towards the Centenary Playground. As this is a special fundraising day a one off menu is being offered.
The normal lunch order list will not be available on this day. Place your order in your classroom tub as normal. Menu for 21/3/2016
- Chicken Rice Paper Rolls (4) & Fruit Juice $10.00
Friends and Families Committee Thursday, 17 March 2016
SCHOOL BANKING
We provide an opportunity for your child to save money on a weekly basis in conjunction with Bendigo bank. If you open a Bendigo PiggySaver account for your child, they can send in their bank book with money to be banked and hand it to their teacher on a Friday. Bankbooks are then collected from school by a member of APSF&F and taken to the bank for banking and returned to your child the following Monday.
Application forms to open an account are available at the school office. They need to be filled in and taken to the branch in Pier Street with the necessary ID. More info about the PiggySaver account from Bendigo bank will be available and sent out next term.
ICY POLES Last day for icy poles
Wednesday 23 March. Icy poles will be back in
Term 4. Order by 9am.
Cultural Diversity Week in Hobsons Bay
Cultural Diversity Week is celebrated in Victoria every year in March. This year, it is being celebrated from 12 to 20 March.
Did you know - almost half of all Victorians were either born overseas or have at least one parent who was born overseas? In the state of Victoria, we speak more than 260 languages and dialects and follow around 135 faiths and religions? In Hobsons Bay itself, there are more than 130 countries of origin. Hobsons Bay City Council have organised a whole calender of events to “promote harmony, inclusion and belonging for all”. The program runs from 12 to 20 March 2016 and has something to offer for everyone from cultural games, a multicultural market, food tasting, performances, arts and craft, activities for children and a film screening. The activities are free and many are kid-friendly. If you would like to find out more about Cultural Diversity Week and the activities that you could do with your children, follow this link to the Hobsons Bay website to download the brochure and go and explore the variety of Hobsons Bay’s cultural richness.
Apples and Pears Clothing www.applesandpears.com.au 10% Off Storewide *Not applicable to Postage
Borgs Cakes Harrington Square 10% Off Storewide
Cartridge World Harrington Square 10% off all ink cartridges
Double C Jeanery Clothing 2 Aviation Rd, Laverton 10% off full priced items & $10 discount of all school shoes.
Excludes school uniform
Dragon Temple Restaurant Somers Parade, Altona 10% Off Storewide
Future Tech Windows & Doors www.futuretechwindows.com.au 10% Off
Hanger 1one2 - Licensed Cafe Pier St, Altona 10% off the order
Hide Away Cafe - School Lunches Excluding lunch orders 10% off Services
Just Sweets Lolly Shop 26 Upton Street, Altona Coffee deal. Small- $2:00 , Med $2:50 and Large $3:00
Lily’s Playhouse Toy Store www.lilysplayhouse.com.au 10% Off Storewide *Not applicable to Postage
Melissa's Cakes Pier St, Altona 10% Off
McDonalds Laverton Fast Food 10% Off no drive-thru or parties
Mosaic Restaurant Pier St, Altona 10% Off
Runkle Dell Rouge 80 Pier St, Altona 10% Off Storewide
Spottiswoode Hotel 10% Off
Sun Theatre Yarraville members prices
Wyncity 36 Wallace Ave, Point Cook Buy 1 and get 1 free
Subway Central Square Central Square 10 off storewide
Bayside Computers 10% off
Bakers Delight Bakery 10% Off
Intimo Altona Extra half price when party booked or 10% of purchase
Friends and Families Committee Thursday, 17 March 2016 2016
2016 Altona Primary School Shoppers Card has arrived
Cards on sale for $10:00. Please completely the order form and hand it in to the office. Orders will be filled and the cards will be sent to your child’s classroom to be brought home.
Shoppers Card Order Form 2016
Name: ________________________________________________________ Number of cards:_____________ Child’s Name: ______________________________________________________Grade:___________________