This week began in a very chilly way but we were lucky enough to see what our school looked like covered in snow thanks to Max and Leo, who snapped Sunday’s snow and shared the pictures with us. As we hit the half-way mark of the term, the students are busy fine-tuning their performances for concert night; we look forward to showing you Hesket’s Got Talent! Script writers, skippers, dancers, musicians and more! Next week’s newsletter will include more information about costumes and times – keep an eye out! Students of the Week Congratulations to Blake and Sam who were last week’s Students of the Week. One of Blake’s goals was to improve his handwriting and that he has – and Sam did a great job of setting up his arrays in a very organised fashion. Congratulations to you both! Birthdays Happy birthday to Chase who celebrated his birthday last weekend. Double figures for you! 2019 Parent Opinion Survey Just a reminder to families to complete the 2019 Parent Opinion Survey. The survey closing date has been extended to the 18 th of August. Looking Towards 2020 School Council are aware within our school community there are many families with either one or two parents or care-givers working. We understand that many of our families have arrangements in place that allow students to be picked up or dropped off from school but at times work makes this challenging. We have made contact with Our Village Childcare in Sunbury to learn about whether or not a family day care type out of hours care model would benefit the families of Hesket Primary. These investigations are very much in their infancy and before progressing with further investigation, I would like your feedback on whether or not this service might be useful to your family in 2020. School Council agree that in principle this model could suit our families, however before investigating its viability any further we are seeking feedback from you. A questionnaire is attached to the last page of this newsletter. We would appreciate you returning at your earliest convenience. Subway/Canteen Tomorrow is a Subway lunch day. Diary Dates August 12 th – 16 th – Science Week 19 th – 23 rd – Book Week Mon 19 th – Woodend Library Tues 20 th – School Council Thurs 22 nd – Book Week Dress-Up Day Fri 23 rd – Responsible Pet Ownership Visit Wed 28 th – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory September Tues 17 th – School Council Thurs 19 th – School Concert Fri 20 th – Last Day (2.30pm finish) October/November 30th – 1st – 3/4/5 School Camp 2019 Term Dates Term Three – 15 th July – 20 th September Term Four – 7 th October – 20 th December Newsletter Term 3 – 15 th August 2019