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RESERVOIR PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER No. 14 4th September 2019

It’s wonderful to see some sunshine at last, after those wet, cold dreary days. The enthusiasm has rubbed off on

students; the yard is a hive of activity. The Ashes series may be an influencing factor, but the cricket nets are full of

budding cricketers. The Years 3 and 4 students have a cricket day at Donath Reserve coming up too. The soccer is still

a highlight and tennis (Hot Shots) is gaining in popularity.

Soon the senior students will be preparing for summer sports – rounders, bat tennis and cricket.

PIT Gymnastics has finished for senior students, and what a great time they’ve had – learning some skills for strength,

flexibility and balance. The junior classes have one more session next week.

Helen Miller Principal

And on that very cloudy morning our Book Character Parade was quite a hit – the rain was a nuisance, but we

managed to see the most fantastic book characters parading under the COLA.

HAPPY BOOK

PARADE !

DIARY DATES

6th Sept. Group 17 Perform at Assembly Year 3/4 Soccer Tournament Year 5/6 Mindstorm Incursion 9th Sept. Pit Gym – Groups 3/5/10/16 10th Sept. Pit Gym – Groups 1/2/9/17 11th Sept. Ride2School Day 13th Sept. Year 3/4 Kanga Cricket Clinic 16th Sept. Group 11 & 12 Excursion to city 17th Sept. Group 13 & 14 Excursion to city 20 Sept. Last day of Term 3 School finishes at 2:00pm

FUTURE DATES: 7th October Term 4 commences 10 October Swimming for Preps/Year 1/Year 2 Commences 22nd October Art Show 1st November Mini Fair 4th November Report Writing Day – No school for students 5th November Melbourne Cup Day – Public Holiday 17th December Year 6 Graduation 20th December Last day of Term 4

REMINDER!! Student learning is our prime focus at school. Teachers work extremely hard to provide the very best teaching for your children. We are very concerned at the increase in interruptions to children’s learning time, therefore we would like to establish some valuable guidelines. This is for the benefit of your child, all other students and teachers. Education Department guidelines state that approved absences fall into the following categories:

medical and dental appointments where out of hours appointments are not possible

bereavement or attendance at the funeral of a relative or friend of the student,

cultural observances if the parents notify the school in advance

family holidays, where the parent notifies the school in advance

Most likely, only the first category may involve partial attendance on a given day. If your child has a legitimate appointment (for example medical or dental), it would be helpful to notify the school in advance.

Children will only be released from class at 11.00am or 1.45pm; if your child needs to leave school for an appointment please ensure that they are picked up only at these times. This procedure will be strictly adhered to. If you call to collect a child at any other time of the day, you will be asked to wait or return at the appropriate time. Unless it is an extreme emergency, children can only be picked up from school during these times. Thank you for your cooperation. Helen Miller ‘Birthday Greetings’ to the following students who are celebrating a birthday in the next two weeks: Ariana, Hirday, Reeshita, Miller, Katherine, Alex, Aniya, Roberta, Lucas A., John, Ray, Adam B., Gene and Ritviksinh.

STUDENT AWARDS: Week 6, Term 3 Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Student of the Week awards at Assembly on the 23rd of August 2019: Claire, Oliver, Rachel, Shaan, Chantel, Maryam, Jonah, Naif, Chechan, Omar H., Ravnoor, Muhammad B., Miller, Braxten and Oscar C. Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Achievement awards on the 23rd of August 2019: Rafael, Sophia V., Natalie, Lucas G., Rory, Miljan, Maddy T., Sophia C., Nackshathra, Nick, Ezra, Katherine, Lorena, Gene and Zaenb. The ‘You Can Do It’ award is presented to Group 11 for demonstrating confidence and persistence when designing and drawing patterns on their pumpkin models in Art. Week 7, Term 3 Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Student of the Week awards at Assembly on the 30th of August 2019: Faye, Cienna, Aaliyah M., Ramis, Adrian, Jonah, Anaelle, Max H., Umer, Afreen, Japleen, Zara T., Maddy P., Lora and Ramon. Congratulations to the following students, who were presented with Achievement awards on the 30th of August 2019: Nethmi, Eva-Jean, Mekennah, Khadija, Charli, Anthony, Amal, Ishan, Dante, Ben, Bontu and Jocelyn. The ‘You Can Do It’ award is presented to Group 2 for demonstrating confidence when working with puppets in Performing Arts

Ride2school August 2019

Why ride to school? Did you know school aged students require a minimum of 60 minutes per day to maintain a healthy lifestyle?

Encouraging your children to ride, walk or scoot to and from school can help them reach their daily requirement of physical activity.

Over the past 40 years, the number of children who are physically active every day has significantly declined. In the 1970s, 8 out of 10 students rode or walked to school – today the national average is only 2 out of 10.

Tips for riding to school

Do some practice rides on the weekends so you and your child are comfortable with the ride and you know how long it will take.

Choose the safest route, even if it’s a bit longer.

Part way is OK … Even parking 500–750m away from the school gate and walking the last five minutes still gives your children the opportunity to get a bit of fresh air and activity before they start their school day.

Team up with neighbours or school mates.

If you don’t have a bike – ride a scooter or just walk.

Always wear a helmet.

The winners for the Active Traveller class for the month of August in the Foundation – Year 2 area was Group 1 with 65% and in the Year 3 – 6 area, Group 6 with 77%. Congratulations to both groups. Here is an overall ‘Hands up survey’ for all our students on the day. Ride/Skate/Scoot 32 students Walk 113 students Car 124 students Public Transport 2 students Our Active Travel rate for the month of August was 54% Did your class make the Top 5? Foundation – Year 2 Years 3 – 6 1. Group 1 with 65% 1. Group 6 with 77% 2. Group 2 and 17 with 64% 2. Group 14 with 71% 3. Group 10 with 63% 3. Group 11 with 67% 4. Group 5 with 44% 4. Group 7 with 65% 5. Group 9 with 42% 5. Group 13 with 53% 6. Group 3 with 38% 6. Group 8 with 47% 7. Group 16 with 26% 7. Group 12 with 22% Keep active, Ride 2 School! Thank you

Young Leaders and Maria Mirasgentis

We hope you all had a great day getting spoilt by your family.

MATT STANTON

Matt Stanton is a bestselling children's author and

illustrator, with over a quarter of a million books in print.

He is the co-creator of seven bestselling picture books,

including the mega-hits- ‘Funny Kid’ series, ‘There is a

monster under my bed who farts’ and ‘This is a Ball’.

As part of our Book Week celebrations last Wednesday 28th

August 2019 all students had an opportunity to meet and

greet Matt while participating in his ‘Author’ visit. We found ourselves laughing

all the way through it along with some writer’s ideas and ways of illustrating to further inspire us.

Thank you Matt.

Kind regards,

Reservoir Primary

MATT STANTON Want to be in the Funny Kid Email Club? Just click here <http://www.mattstanton.net/funny-kid-club> and join the crew! Or come follow me on: YouTube <http://youtube.com/mattstanton> (I answer kids' questions so write yours in the comments somewhere! Also Funny Drawing lessons, crazy book launches and other stupid stuff), Facebook <http://facebook.com/MattStantonAuthor> , Instagram <http://instagram.com/m_stanton> , Twitter <http://twitter.com/m_stanton> or my website <http://mattstanton.net/> !

Book Week Character Parade 2019 “Reading is my Super Power” Each year, across Australia, The CBCA brings children and books together celebrating Children’s Book Week. During this time Schools, Libraries, Booksellers, Authors, Illustrators and children celebrate Australian Children’s Literature.

The Reservoir Primary Book Week Character Parade is always a highlight of the school year, with students and teachers making costumes from their favourite books, and dressing up on Parade Day. We would like to thank all students for making such a great effort in creating their costumes and Parents/Carers, Grandparents and other family members for attending and supporting this event.

FABLES FROM GROUP 7 THE BOY WHO FAILED There is a boy named Terry who thought he was the smartest. He always played video games and never studied. One day his teacher told the class there would be a test in one month, and of course Terry didn’t study. When the test came the teacher told the class that this would be 40% of their grade. When the test began Terry didn’t understand any of the questions! In the end he failed the test and got a low grade. Terry always studied for a test from that day on. This fable is written and typed by Abbey (the message is never think you are the best).

The Hamster Who Tried To Fit In Once upon a time a hamster was invited to a party but he was alone. He saw lots of animals there so he decided to make a friend, he went up to a fox and a wolf and tried to become friends with them but they realised that he was a hamster so the wolf and fox left so he dressed up as a fox and tried again but they realised and kicked him out. He started crying and crying. Then all of the sudden a rabbit told him some very wise words “Don’t try to be someone you’re not because some people will always accept you.” And since this day, they’re besties. By Despoina Don’t be rude to others by Neisha The person behind the mobile screen got mad and sent something bad about the other person. It started to be a big problem and the argument wouldn’t stop. It was getting worse, day by day. The “two people” were ignoring each other for a few months, they haven’t looked at each other. Suddenly when they were walking they bumped into each other but they were too scared to say something bad about each other in front of their face. So they apologised to each other for what they had done and they became friends again. Message: Think before you act

The rabbit, the fox and the hare One day a rabbit and a hare were picking berries for lunch. As they went home they met a fox. He asked them if they wanted to play, the rabbit went to play. But the hare stopped him and reminded him they had to get home before it gets dark. The rabbit ignored him the hare hopped home and the rabbit went to play. Soon enough the fox fooled the rabbit and ate him. When you’ve got your mind on something don’t get distracted By Mustafa The Fox and the Lion One day there was a fox and a lion in a forest, they were best friends. One day the lion wanted to joke around, so they did that every day, then they had a race, rolled around in the grass and then the lion called the fox ‘You’re the worst grass roller’ as a joke. But the fox said it wasn’t a joke and left the lion. The next day the lion found the fox and tried to say sorry but the fox left the lion and never went back to him again. Moral: Be careful of what you say. By Andy The shark and the fish! One day a shark went out to go and find some food, and saw a bright, glowing Gold Fish. The shark wanted to get the Gold Fish’s attention. So it swam around the Gold Fish. The Gold Fish saw the shark and said “Hello”. The Gold Fish asked if the shark could help it find his way home. So the shark led it home…little did the Gold Fish know…! Instead of taking the Gold Fish home…the shark took the Gold Fish in the middle of nowhere. Before the Gold Fish got to speak, the Shark said “Good Luck” and laughed with an evil smile on his face! The shark opened his mouth and was about to eat the Gold Fish…but the Gold Fish had already swam away as fast as he could! Moral: Think before You act. By: Tiana

Special Events September 2019

Scienceworks Brickman Cities showcases the architecture of five cities- Dubai,

London, New York, Sydeny and Tokyo- from castles and forts to

skyscrapers. The exhibition traces each city’s evolution all the way from

1000AD today and was built by lego masters judge Ryan “The

Brickman” McNaught and his team.

Exhibition on until October.

Making Time for Play Every week, many Darebin families with children under the age of five enjoy making playgroup a part of their weekly routine. With more than 60 playgroups in Darebin, parents and carers have a wide range to choose from, including culturally specific and special interest playgroups. A few of the playgroups which Darebin families have access to include Koorie Kids Playgroup for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, the Northern and Inner Multiple Birth Association Inc playgroup for Families with multiple births such as twins and triplets, the Yoga and Play playgroup and a variety of language specific

playgroups such as Chinese, German, Japanese, African and Spanish- just to name a few. Playgroups are a fun and interactive experience for young children and adults alike.

Literary Festival Until 7th

September The Melbourne Writer’s Festival is on with literary events at venues across Melbourne. Hear from leading authors, journalists, poets and playwrights. Details: mwf.com.au

SUBWAY LUNCH ORDER FORM 2019

Subway lunches are available FRIDAYS ONLY.

All orders MUST be in THURSDAY morning. No late orders will be accepted.

Place completed ORDER FORM and CORRECT CHANGE (no change will be given) in envelope and return to classroom teacher Thursday morning.

Separate orders are required for each child.

STUDENT FULL NAME …………………………………………………… GROUP …………….

Indicate which “Sub” and “Salads” with

SUBS SALADS

Six inch: Vegetarian Delight $4.50 Cheese

Six inch: Ham $4.90 Lettuce

Six inch: Chicken Pieces $6.90 Tomato

Six inch: Roast Beef $6.20 Cucumber

Six inch: BMT (Salami & Ham) $6.20 Carrot

Six inch: CLUB (Ham, Turkey & Roast Beef) $6.20 Salt/Pepper

Four Inch: Ham $4.40 Mayonnaise

Four Inch: Turkey $4.50

Four Inch: Roast Beef $4.50

Four Inch: Chicken Pieces $5.00

Cookie $1.00

Total Money Enclosed $

* Please note that Subway do not put butter on their rolls * Only listed subs are available through School Lunch Orders. If you wish to purchase outside this list you must do this through Subway directly and then deliver to the school office.