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SCHOOL COUNCIL

Principal Cindi Bruechert

President Darren Flett

Vice President Janelle Kelly

Finance Committee Convenor Clare Thurman

Minute Secretary Deb Burke

Members Verona Beasley Kerry Eldridge Kylie Morrison Tim Murphy Anne Olsen Nic Hargreaves Julie Ladd Christina Spence

Community Members Deminda McMaster

9 Uxbridge Street, Strathfieldsaye, 3551 Phone : (03) 5439 5207 Email : [email protected] Website : www.strathps.vic.edu.au

Principal’s Report

NAPLAN Congratulations Well done to all our Grade 3 and 5 students for the great learning stamina they demonstrated while completing their NAPLAN tests this week. I was so pleased by the effort that all of our students put in to ensure they did their very best during this formalised assessment process.

Trivia Night for Grown Ups On Friday 21st June, we will be holding our annual ‘Trivia Night for Grown Ups’. Further details will be available soon. So make sure you add this date to your diary, get a team of friends together and come along ready to enjoy a great, fun filled evening!

School Council Meeting Overview This Tuesday we held our May School Council meeting and discussed a range of school management points including 2019 fundraising events, budget management, teaching and learning initiatives, playground development and trivia night arrangements.

2019 Twilight Fair After taking on board lots of feedback from parents, staff and community members and presenting this information to School Council, our Twilight Fair committee is very pleased to announce that we have now locked in a date for our 2019 Twilight Fair. This year our fair will be held on Friday 11th October. Please keep an eye out for the regular updates from our Twilight Fair Committee throughout the coming year.

Education Week at Strathfieldsaye PS Monday 20th May – Friday 24th May In May each year, we join with schools across Victoria to celebrate Education Week. To help celebrate Education Week this year our school will be offering the following activities: Information Session for 2020 Foundation Parents Our first session will run on Tuesday 21st May

from 9.30am to 10.30am. This will include an information session, school tour and then time to chat while enjoying morning tea. Our evening session will run on Tuesday 21st May from 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Parents can choose to attend the session that is most convenient for them.

Whole School Open Session - Tuesday 21st May Families and community members are welcome to visit classrooms to see regular classroom programs in action from 9.00am - 11.00am.

Grandparents and Special Friends Day - Friday 24th May Grandparents and special friends are invited then spend the some time in their student’s classroom from 1.00pm-2:00pm and then have a play with them in the yard from 2.00pm-2.30pm.

Tour De Cure Update At out assembly this week, Scott Eldridge, a participant in this year’s Tour De Cure race, will be giving us a report on the event and sharing information about how the funds raised from this event are used. We look forward to hear all about the great work achieved as a result of this great fundraising event.

Team China Raffle Please support our students who will be travelling to China in the coming weeks by supporting the Team China Raffle. All students have received a raffle sheet which can completed and returned to the office, along with any money raised, by Wednesday May 22nd. Thankyou to those organisations who have donated a selection of great prizes.

Kind Regards, Cindi Bruechert, Principal [email protected]

TEAM CHINA RAFFLE $1 per ticket

1st Prize: The Body Shop – White Musk Collection - ($100) 2nd Prize: BP Strathfieldsaye - BP Gift Card - ($50)

3rd Prize: Strathfieldsaye Post Office – Gift/Stationary - ($50) 4th Prize: Edwards Providore – Gift Voucher - ($30)

5th & 6th: Strathfieldsaye Bakery – Gift Voucher – (2 x $10) Drawn Wed May 22nd, please return to school office

CALENDAR OF EVENTS TERM 2 & 3

TERM 2 MAY

Week 5 May 20th-24th EDUCATION WEEK

Open Classrooms Tue May 21st 9-11am Information Session for Parents of 2020 Foundation Students Tue 21st

9:15am & 6pm Grandparents and Special Friends Afternoon Friday 24th 1.00pm - 2:30pm

May 21st District Athletics

May 22nd Team China Tour Commences - Bon Voyage!

Week 8 June 10th Queens Birthday Public Holiday - No School

Week 9 June 21st School Trivia Night

Week 10 June 28th Last day of Term 2 - 2:30pm dismissal

TERM 3 JULY

Week 1 July 15th Curriculum Day — No School

July 16th Term 3 Commences

Week 2 July 26th Student Learning Interviews - Students only attend school during their allotted interview time

Period Start Finish

Term 2 Tuesday, 23rd April 2019 Friday, 28 June 2019

School Holidays Saturday, 29 June 2019 Sunday 14 July 2019

Term 3 Monday, 15 July 2019 Friday, 20 September 2019

School Holidays Saturday, 21 September 2019 Sunday, 6 October 2019

Term 4 Monday, 7 October 2019 Friday, 20 December 2019

School Holidays Saturday, 21 December 2019 Tuesday, 28 January 2020

2019 Victorian School Term Dates

Important Payment Reminders

CSEF Funding If you believe you maybe eligible for the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) and have not yet submitted your 2019 application, please contact the office. The CSEF is an annual payment of $125.00 to the school to be used towards Camps, Sports and/or Excursion expenses for the benefit of eligible students. APPLICATONS CLOSE AT THE END OF TERM 2 Criteria: To be eligible for the funding, a parent or legal guardian of a student must: On the first day of Term 1, OR; On the first day of Term 2 be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2014, that is, be a

holder of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR

Be a temporary foster parent, and submit an application to the school by the due date CSEF Prep Uniform Package Funding In the coming days, Prep families who are eligible for CSEF will receive documentation for CSEF Prep Uniform Package Funding. APPLICATONS CLOSE END OF TERM 3. Extra forms are available from the office, if required. Bendigo Food Share Plate Creations Thankyou to those students and families who participated in the Bendigo Food Share Plate Creations. These plates are now available for collection from the school office.

Head Lice There has been a report of head lice being found in a number of classes throughout the school. Unfortunately this problem can affect us all and can only be controlled through careful checking of your child’s hair. We would appreciate it if you could check your child’s hair and establish a regular checking process to as-sist with the control of head lice. If any cases are found, please treat your child with an approved lotion that effectively kills both eggs and adult lice. Please note that children with head lice are required under the Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations to be excluded from school, day care or crèche until treatment has commenced. A child with head lice can be treated one evening and return to school the next day, even if there are still some eggs present.

EVENT AMOUNT DATE DUE

District Athletics $6.00 17/5/19

Wakakirri Performance $20.00 30/5/19

Headlice Facts

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/head-lice

District Cross Country On Wednesday 50 students from school enjoyed competing in the Division Cross Country competition, held at the Bendigo Race Course. In near perfect conditions, students relished the opportunity to compete at a higher level with many students producing personal best times. We commend participants on their efforts and the way in which they represented our school at this event. Congratulations to all students. Result placings will be available in the next newsletter.

The Athletes Foot Bendigo School Rewards Program The School Rewards Program is a great fundraising opportunity, with $5 from every pair of shoes

purchased being donated back to our school.

This applies for each pair of shoes purchased for the whole family, across the complete in store

range of adults and/or kids sports, school, work and casual shoes.

Throughout the year, as agreed to with the our local Bendigo store, our school can earn rewards that can be

used to support our school and the local community.

Between the 2016-2018 our school raised $550.00 which has been donated back to our school and will be put towards the Community Garden

District Athletics District Athletics carnival to be held at LaTrobe University Athletics Complex on Tuesday May 21st with the bus departing for all students at 9am. Please ensure students have been given consent to attend via Compass and the fee of $ 6 is paid to the office. The schedule for the day is provide below and on the following page.

TIME FIELD EVENTS AGE GROUP

10:00am Long Jump 12 y.o (B/G)

High Jump 11 y.o (B/G)

10.30am Long Jump 10 y.o (B/G)

Shot Put 8/9 y.o (B/G)

11:00 am High Jump 12 y.o (B/G)

Triple Jump 10 y.o (B/G)

Shot Put 11 y.o (B/G)

11:30am Long Jump 8/9 y.o (B/G)

Discus 11 y.o (B/G)

High Jump 10 y.o (B/G)

12:00pm Shot Put 10 y.o (B/G)

Discus 12 y.o (B/G)

1:00pm Triple Jump 11 y.o (B/G)

Shot Put 12 y.o (B/G)

1:30pm High Jump 8/9 y.o (B/G)

Triple Jump 12 y.o (B/G)

2:00pm Long Jump 11 y.o (B/G)

Discus 10 y.o (B/G)

TIME TRACK EVENTS AGE GROUP

9:45am 200m Div 1 & 2 of all 12,11,10,8/9 year old girls and boys

200m 12 y.o. Girls / 12 y.o Boys

200m 11 y.o. Girls / 11 y.o Boys

200m 10 y.o. Girls / 10 y.o Boys

200m 8/9 y.o Girls / 8/9 y.o Boys

10:30am 100m Div 1 & 2 of all 12,11,10,8/9 year old girls and boys.

100m 12 y.o. Girls / 12 y.o Boys

100m 11 y.o. Girls / 11 y.o Boys

100m 10 y.o. Girls / 10 y.o Boys

100m 8/9 y.o. Girls / 8/9 y.o Boys

11:15am 80 m Hurdles 10 y.o. Girls / 10 y.o Boys (1 girl / 1 boy) Heat 1 only

11:25am 80 m Hurdles 11 y.o. Girls / 11 y.o Boys (1 girl / 1 boy) Heat 1 only

11:35am 80 m Hurdles 12 y.o. Girls / 12 y.o Boys (1 girl / 1 boy) Heat 1 only

12:00pm 4x100m Relay 8/9 y.o. Girls / 8/9 y.o Boys (1 girls / 1 boys team) Heat 1

12:15pm 4x100m Relay 10 y.o. Girls / 10 y.o Boys (1 girls / 1 boys team) Heat 1&2

12:30pm 4x100m Relay 11 y.o. Girls / 11 y.o Boys (1 girls / 1 boys team) Heat 1&2

12:45pm 4x100m Relay 12 y.o.Girls / 12.y.o Boys (1 girls / 1 boy’s team) Heat 1&2

1:15pm 400 m 8/9 y.o. Girls / 8/9 y.o Boys

1:25pm 800 m 10 y.o. Girls / 10 y.o Boys

1:40pm 800 m 11 y.o. Girls / 11 y.o Boys

1:55pm 800 m 12 y.o.Girls / 12.y.o Boys

District Athletics - continued District Athletics carnival to be held at LaTrobe University Athletics Complex on Tuesday May 21st with the bus depart-ing for all students at 9am. Please ensure students have been given consent to attend via Compass and the fee of $ 6 is paid to the office. The schedule for the day is provide below and on the previous page.

Exciting News………. Leigh Hobbs the famous author of the character ‘Old Tom’ will be coming to our school on Thursday August 29th. He will be conducting 3 workshops and presentations to students. On this day, all students can dress up as their favorite book character to celebrate Book Week. Further details will be available at the start of Term 3.

Preps were busy last week in the Art room painting their Mums for Mothers Day

The rehearsals for Wakakirri are now well under way and the students are having a great time working on their dance

routines.

Recently, our year 5 and year 6 students have started to work on their Chinese culture project which is on the topic of the primary school education systems in Australia and China. They could choose three aspects to talk about from the following diagram. We look forward to their oral presentations starting from week 8

Be You Update You may have heard of Kids Matter before, that’s who we were - but the name has now changed to ‘Be You’. Be you is not about getting new play equipment or changing school curriculum policies, it’s about helping students have positive mind sets and creating a healthy learning space. You have probably seen us in our colourful tops before. Every morning a group of our Be You team come to school early to greet people at the front and back gates. We are also roaming around at lunch and recess helping sort out small problems. The Be You Student Action Team also sets up fun programs so that everyone can enjoy their day at school. We often run annual programs like the ‘Bullying, No Way’ day of action, community lunch on the oval as well as ‘Have Your Say Day’ which took place yesterday. Have Your say Day will take place once a term and encourages kids to come and share their opinions about school in general and how they could improve it. Make sure to look out for us at lunch and recess if you have any problems or even if you just need someone to play with! By Abbey, Eva and Myah J

This weeks article from Parenting Ideas is titled ‘How to Stop Your Children from Swearing. This is attached as a PDF to the newsletter .

For further information please visit https://www.parentingideas.com.au/schools/

Woolworths Earn & Learn Strathfieldsaye Primary will be participating in Woolworths Earn & Learn again this year. Completed sticker sheets or strips of stickers can be placed in the box located in the school office or in the box

outside the Kennington Village Woolworths store from now until Monday 25th June.

Mothers Day and Special Persons Stall The Mothers Day and Special Persons Stall was a huge

success raising $1190.80

Special thanks to all the parents who volunteered their time to assist with the running of the stall. Also thank you to the following parents who donated and

crafted goods.

Donna, Amy, Judith, Melissa, Kat, Verona, Louise, Candice

On Thursday 9th May we had our first Community Garden Meeting. We had parents, grandparents and community members very excited to assist with creating the best garden we possibly can. We have another meeting scheduled for Thursday 23rd May at 5pm in Room 13, Mrs Lancaster’s room. In this meeting we will be finalising our tasks for the working bee taking place on Sunday 2nd June at 8am. If you are interested in coming to the meeting next Thursday or would like to come and help at the working bee, please email me at [email protected] Students are handing in lots of great garden names into the ‘Name our Community Garden’ competition. Maybe some families could help their children think of a name that would be suitable? Bring entries to Mrs Lancaster’s room (13) and pop them in the entry box. For inspiration, think about what things we will be doing in the garden or what plants we may grow! Thank you Bec Lancaster

These class awards are to recognise students who are demonstrating skills based on our School Values or our Learner Profile and will be presented at the school assembly on Friday May 17th at 2:35pm

Class Student Reason

2 Ari C Reuben V.D.L

For showing great growth with his letter and sound knowledge. For showing great growth with his letter and sound knowledge.

3 Archer H Asher I.B

For being committed to taking on challenging academic tasks every day. A fantastic attitude to have Arch! For working really hard to learn all of the letter names and sounds. Great work Asher!

4 Ethan P Samuel G

For working hard in Maths. Demonstrating persistence and growth in counting backwards from 20. Well done Ethan. For making good choices in the classroom, particularly in his Daily 5 reading rotations. Well done Sammy.

5 Taylor Q Chloe F

For showing excellent listening skills and working independently. For speaking very confidently during share.

6 Siera K Sanneke P

For consistently displaying Daily 5 behaviours to achieve her best. For consistently displaying Daily 5 behaviours to achieve her best.

7 Max D Dulcie C

For working hard to improve his stamina in writing. For persevering with challenging tasks in the classroom with a positive attitude and a smile.

8 Matilda V Mason K

For always writing lots and using great descriptions. For very creative ideas and great writing in his piglet and lamb story.

9 Abbigail D Taylor C

For showing a positive attitude towards all her school work. For being a kind classmate and showing great improvement in his reading.

10 Tom O Charlotte J

For writing a persuasive text explaining why a gold fish would be a good class pet. For detailed persuasive text titled 'A good class pet is a rabbit'.

11 Zachary L Izzy C

For gaining self-confidence and always applying himself well to his work. For being a caring class member who willingly supports her class mates.

13 Kai B Kayden S

For being a cooperative and enthusiastic camper at Camp Week away! For being a cooperative and enthusiastic camper at Camp Week away!

14 Mia U Max P

For displaying a positive attitude and excellent work ethic in all subject areas. For striving for excellence with his persuasive writing

15 Milla D Holly F

For having a positive attitude and always trying her best. For her fabulous vocabulary selections within her persuasive writing.

16 Evoleht C Cooper W

For amazing persistence and resilience at camp. For amazing persistence and resilience at camp.

17 Isabelle L Eli H

For great team work, enthusiasm and confidence at Camp Week away. For great team work, enthusiasm and confidence at Camp Week away.

18 Chelsea H Jack A

For an outstanding effort to improve numeracy skills For confidently sharing his knowledge in inquiry

22 Ari B Zahli C

For actively engaging himself in classroom discussions. For always striving to complete all tasks to a high standard.

23 Amelia C Emma L

For contributing to class discussions and always showing an optimistic attitude and willingness to help others. For always showing a positive, growth minded attitude and encouraging others in the classroom.

24 Emma B Max P

For showing significant improvements during Daily 5 sessions, by involving herself in activities, staying on task and working hard to complete her narrative writing. For displaying a positive attitude during writing sessions, by seeking assistance and trying new things to improve his writing.

25 Sage C Harry M

For taking great care when solving number problems. For working hard to complete his '3 Prompt Narrative' during Daily 5.

26 James C Ella L

For always staying positive and focused with his school work. James tries his best in all that he does. For always being a helpful, responsible and focused student. Greatest personal assistant ever.

27 Cam B Ben D

For working hard to improve the quality of his writing For working really hard to improve his handwriting

28 Chloe KP Layla O

For always being enthusiastic, friendly and able to laugh at herself. For having great sense of humour and always seeing the funny side of life... and for constantly making her teacher laugh.

Art Kyal R

For doing an amazing portrait using acrylic paints. Showing skill in mixing techniques.

Library Evoleht C For volunteering during her lunch time to assist in the library

LOTE Phoebe M Olivia P

For consistently striving for excellence in learning Chinese. For consistently striving for excellence in learning Chinese.

Music Alexis H For always putting up her hand to answer questions in music.

PE Emily M For displaying great leadership in her group activity.

BREAKFAST CLUB Did you know we offer a Breakfast Club on

Friday mornings from 8.30am. This Club is co-ordinated by our chaplain Sarah and a team

of volunteers.

Every Friday there will be cheese toasties, fruit and milk on offer, so feel free to drop in.

All food has been kindly donated by Strath Village Bakers

Delight and Strathfieldsaye IGA.

FRESH

FRUIT

DAYS

Fresh fruit is available for all students at recess on either Thursday or Friday and is available from the

tables around the Canteen area.

Special

Religious Instruction

Lunch Time Club Join Mrs Hallows

on Friday between 11.15am -11.45pm in the Community room. Permission forms available from the office.

LOST PROPERTY Please remember to check the Lost Property drawer in the office for any lost items.

School hats must be worn by all children during lunch and

recess. Please label hats clearly. New hats can be

purchased from the office for $10

Scholastic Book Club Scholastic Book Club Issue 4

Closing 14/6/2019

VOLUNTEER CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 2

DAY & DATE 9.00-11:30m

Fri May 17th Jacqui Flett, Sarah Di Marco, Michelle McAuley SPECIAL LUNCH DAY

Wed May 22nd Tina Rogister

Thu May 23rd Sarah Quinton

Fri May 24th Helena Trinidad, Rebecca Phillips, Jo Bell

Wed May 29th Meridith Lauder

Thu May 30th Jo Dennis

Fri May 31st Alex Leech, Jacqui Flett, Michelle McAuley

Wed Jun 5th Kate Hietbrink

Thu Jun 6th Michelle Hicks

Fri Jun 7th Jacqui Flett, Kylie Morrison

The school Canteen operates from Wednesday to Friday between 11-12pm and 2-2:30pm Lunch wallets are available from the school office for $8 Volunteers are always welcome to help collate the orders and prepare the lunches. If you are willing to assist between 9-11:30am on either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday please contact Marcella our Canteen Manager on 0409795170.

Coming soon….. Special Pizza Lunch Day

Friday May 17th $4.00 per slice (1/4 large pizza)

Order forms will be distributed in the coming weeks

Recess and Lunchtime Snacks Not to be included on lunch orders

Available for purchase from the canteen

Canteen Menu

Strathfieldsaye Junior Netball Strathfieldsaye Primary School

Rebecca 0412114547 Commencing Term 3

Call for more information

BENDIGO ATHLETIC CLUB CROSS COUNTRY

Bendigo Athletic Club Cross Country Season starts Sunday 28th April.

Children’s 1km race starts after the Senior race that commences @ 10.30am each Sunday.

Focus is on Health, Fitness and Fun! For more information

visit www.bendigoathleticclub.org.au or contact the club on 0409 874 958.