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Principal: Neil Pollard Assistant Principal: Kylie Fisher

School Council President: Stacey Barker

After School Care 9728 5491

27 June 2017

Leith Road, Montrose 3765 Correspondence to: P.O. Box 123, Montrose Ph 9728 2203, Fax: 9761 9359 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.montroseps.vic.edu.au

SCHOOL CALENDAR

June 2017

Wed 28 Canteen Special Lunch Fri 30 Canteen operating as normal Last Day of Term – 2.30pm finish

July 2017

Thur 27 Australian Maths Competition Fri 28 Dress Rehearsal – School Production

August 2017

Wed 2 School Production - Tech Rehearsal Wed 2 School Production - Opening Night Thur 3 School Production - Closing Night

Other Morning Break: 11.30am to 12.10am Afternoon Break: 1.50pm to 2.40pm Uniform Shop: Wednesdays – 3.00pm to 3.45pm 2017 Term Dates Term 1 – 31 Jan to 31 March Term 2 – 18 April to 30 June Term 3 – 17 July to 22 September Term 4 – 9 October to 22 December Canteen Lunch orders to be in by 9am Wednesday and Friday REMINDER: All newsletter items must be in by Friday night in order to ensure they are included in the following week’s newsletter.

Message from the Principal

Hi Everyone

Shrek Tickets went on sale last week and saw a steady

rush of sales on the first day. Since then sales have been

at a more relaxed rate and as we move towards the

holidays we anticipate that families are organised for the

two evening extravaganza. For parents of children who

will be experiencing their first production event one of the

big questions is ‘how do I drop off and then later pick up

my child?’

The ‘sign in’ and ‘sign out’ procedures are quite rigid and

depend on parents following the procedures that will be

sent home in the week before the shows.

The scenery works and major costume working bees have

all but been completed. Mrs Sheppard and class teachers

are now beginning to draw the classes together to gain a

sense of the scale and movement in a larger stage area

than the drama room. Costume requirements have been

published and are on the website and Facebook page.

Please familiarise yourself with these and have them

ready as the new term begins.

From the seed of an idea, these separate entities are now

converging towards a point in time… the first week in

August… I can’t wait!

Farewell Mrs Lori Head

Lori Head and her family are taking on a ‘sea change’ and

are moving to Phillip Island. Over the years that Lori has

taught at Montrose she has worked exclusively in the Prep

area, and so has the joy of seeing children from prep right

through to Grade 4.

Since Lori indicated that her shift would be happening a bit

earlier than she had originally planned, we have been

working hard to find just the right replacement. I would like

to officially welcome Kate Ruck to Montrose PS to be part

of our Montrose prep team. Kate joins us from Heathmont

East Primary School and brings with her broad

experience. Since her appointment, Kate has been

working closely with Lori to meet the children and some of

the parents and effect a smooth handover prior to the

holidays.

Neil Pollard

PREP 2018 Enrolments Any current or future families who have a Prep for 2018 but have not yet enrolled must lodge an enrolment form as soon as possible, as transition sessions begin Term 3. Please see the office if you need to pick up an enrolment form.

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Uniform Shop – Price Rise There will be a small price increase in our Hooded and Ribbed Windcheaters as of the start of Term 3. We also have quite a few second hand black items on our rack at only $2 per piece. Drop in to the uniform shop to check them out. Wednesdays 3.00 – 3.45pm *************************************************************************************************************

Chicken and vegetable soup was served in the canteen last Wednesday and with all the empty cups returned, it appeared as if the children really really enjoyed their soup. Our counter service was really quiet at recess as it was raining and all the children were in the classrooms for a wet day timetable. This made our counter service at lunch time INCREDIBLY busy. The queue for the canteen was as long as we could see and Claire and I didn’t know what had hit us. My Grade 6 son popped in to say hello and I quickly put him to work serving Moosies. As Friday was a Student Free day we had no lunch orders but the canteen was still busy making morning tea and lunch for our teachers for planning day. GINGERBREAD and SWAMP WATER Gingerbread and swamp water drinks will be available to purchase over the counter on Wednesday at recess and lunch. A limited quantity will be available until sold out. Canteen Volunteer Thank you A BIG thank you to Claire Seymour for helping in the canteen on Wednesday. What can I buy? This week only - Gingerbread $1.50 and Swamp Water $2 Amanda

Shrek Production Tickets The tickets to our production have proven to be very popular and have sold quickly. If anyone has tickets they no longer need, please contact the office and we can sell them to other families. We would like to get as many families in to see the children perform in this wonderful show. Production Transporters Needed We would appreciate anyone with a trailer or ute that could help us move our fantastic Shrek Production Set to the George Wood Theatre. If you can help with this please leave your

details at the office.

Enrich and extend your Maths and problem solving

skills!

Hand in an A4 or A3 sheet including:

Question

Your name and grade

All maths working out (diagrams, drawings, calculations)

Written explanation of how YOU solved the problem. DUE DATE: Thursday 29

th June by the end of lunchtime.

Place your entry in the orange Maths Masterclass box at the office. REMEMBER: You do not need to have reached a correct answer to enter. It is all about the learning process, not the answer. Good luck! Mr Storr

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Maths Masterclass- Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6

Can you position these ten letters in their correct places according to the eight clues below?

Clues:

The letters at (1, 1), (1, 2) and (1, 3) are all symmetrical about a vertical line. The letter at (4, 2) is not symmetrical in any way. The letters at (1, 1), (2, 1) and (3, 1) are symmetrical about a horizontal line. The letters at (0, 2), (2, 0) have rotational symmetry. The letter at (3, 1) consists of just straight lines. The letters at (3, 3) and (2, 0) consist of just curved lines. The letters at (3, 3), (3, 2) and (3, 1) are consecutive in the alphabet. The letters at (0, 2) and (1, 2) are at the two ends of the alphabet.

Here are some ideas for the July school holidays:

In our area:

Eastern Regional Libraries – our local public libraries – “Imagine. Discover. Create.” Holiday program of activities, crafts, movies & performances. www.erl.vic.gov.au – click on School Holiday Fun! to see the school holiday brochure.

Shire of Yarra Ranges –Mooroolbark Community Centre, Healesville & Warburton – crafts, movies & some fantastic performances & shows, like ‘We’re all going on a Bear Hunt’! http://ach.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/What’s_On/School_Holiday_Program

Wyreena Community Arts Centre, Croydon – lots of art & craft fun! http://artsinmaroondah.com.au/common/Filedownloads/Wyreena/Wyreena_-_SHP_Winter_2017_.pdf

Our local Cinemas – movies showing in the school holidays: Despicable Me 3, Cars 3 & Diary of a wimpy kid: the long haul. www.croydoncinemas.com.au, www.metroboronia.com.au, www.readingcinemas.com.au, www.hoyts.com.au & www.villagecinemas.com.au

All the way to the city…and beyond: Zoos Victoria – visit one of our 3 zoos – Werribee Open Range Zoo, Melbourne Zoo & Healesville Sanctuary. Always a terrific family day out! For a zoo adventure after dark, like you’ve never seen it before, try ‘Wild Nights’ at Werribee Open Range Zoo. www.zoo.org.au/wildnights Arts Centre Melbourne – lots of performances but especially ‘Horrible Harriet’ & ‘The Gruffalo’! Laughs & fun for everyone! www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/discover/families National Sports Museum (the MCG!) – school holiday program of activities, meeting AFL players & lots more! www.nsm.org.au – click on Holiday Activities. Melbourne ice winter fun – Southbank will be transformed into a winter playground when Eureka Skydeck sets up the Melbourne Ice Slide, a giant icy slip-slide. Over at Federation Square, you can ice-skate on the River Rink. https://www.eurekaskydeck.com.au/events/melbourne-ice-slide http://fedsquare.com/events/river-rink-in-fed-square Monash Science Centre –holiday science workshops – take an adventure in hands-on science! http://www.swinburne.edu.au/primesci – click on Our Programs & then click on School Holidays Science Workshops

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My name is Jamie & I am a parent of one of the Prep students at Montrose Primary School. My goal is to provide world class repairs & advice for the cheapest possible price in order to

give back to the school community. I have 25 years of Expert Mechanical knowledge of bicycles & would love to help out with

repairs & advice on any bicycle belonging to a member of the school community. I will be available Tuesday & Thursday nights from 6pm. Please feel free to drop by with your

or your child’s bike & I will gladly get it running smoother for you. Parents are more than welcome to stay for a cuppa & a chat. Jamie Cornelius – 0404 854 669 – 12B Akron Street, Ferntree Gully.

Have you purchased your production tickets? Shrek tickets are selling fast! To purchase tickets, please go online to www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=286889 or drop into the office and place a ticket order.

If you have purchased tickets but no longer need them, please see the office so we can organize a refund and open up the seats for other families. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After School Basketball

Grade 1 Girls Wanted!

If any Grade 1 Girls are interested in After School Basketball, please contact Rebecca White on 0404 015 369 ********************************************************************************************************

APPLES AND PEARS

Apples and Pears are available to purchase! We have a local company delivering apples to Montrose Primary School once a

fortnight. These are now available to purchase for any interested Montrose family. The next delivery will be Thursday 20th

July but orders must be placed by Wednesday 19

th July. Please fill out the attached form and hand it in to the office along with

appropriate CASH on Wednesday 19th

July at the latest! Thank you.

Child’s Name: _________________________ Contact Number: _______________________

All fruit is handpicked locally in the Yarra Valley and is always fresh!

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Choice of Fruit Quantity Amount Due

Pink Lady (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Fuji (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Granny Smith (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Golden Delicious (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Green Pears (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Brown Pears (5.5kg bag - $10.00)