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Important Dates & Upcoming Events Monday March 13th: Labour Day— Pupil Holiday Tuesday March 14th: Pupil Free Day Friday March 17th: Anti-bullying day Friday 17th March: Whole School Assembly in the hall 2:55pm Wednesday March 22nd: Next school council meeting. Tuesday March 28th: School Photos (last week of term one) THURSDAY 9TH OF MARCH 2017 PARENTING SUPPORT Welcome to today’s newsleer. This week’s ‘Parenng Support’ arcle is called ‘Manage like a cat, nurture like a dog’. This arcle has some great ps about ‘finding your inner cat’ and ‘using your inner dog’. Although it starts off talking about teenagers I think there is something in this arcle for everyone. It certainly made me more aware of my different behaviours and parenng approaches. UPDATES No Assembly Tomorrow: Please note due to the Folk Fesval set up and changes to our regular program there will be no whole school assembly tomorrow. Awards will be given out next week (Friday, March 17). Divisional Swimming: Thank you and congratulaons to all of the students who represented our school at yesterday’s compeon. Thanks also to Brooke Green for her coordinaon and extra me and effort. Well done everybody! Parent Forums: Many thanks to the parents and grandparents who aended last week’s ‘Parent Forum’. It was a very informave and posive meeng, with some new ideas generated. A big thank you to our Literacy Leader, Debbie Dowell for her preparaon and coordinaon of the event. Folk Fesval Family Evening: Thanks to everyone who supported our annual Folkie family concert and dinner last Tuesday. A special thank you to Cathy and Jusn Connellan for coordinang the meal for us and to the Port Fairy Folk Fesval for providing arsts to prepare the students and perform with them. Folkie Effort: Thanks to all the parents who have signed up to help with our big fundraising B&B over the Folkie Weekend. A special thanks once again, to Nicola McCare for her reless, expert coordinaon. More helpers sll needed! Tae Kwon Do: Lunchme Tae Kwon Do will begin on Tuesday, May 2, in the hall. Group One (F -2 X 15 students) 1:30pm – 2pm. Group Two (3-6 X 15 students) 2pm- 2:30pm. $2 per session per child plus a $2 administraon fee. Pay for 9 weeks up front (i.e. $20 per student). Places limited. Please register your child’s interest at the office Open Door: Please remember I sincerely extend an ‘Open Door’ to all members of our school community. I welcome feedback and encourage all parents to contact me at any me should you have any concerns or need for reassurance. Calendar: Please see the table of events on this newsleer and mark your personal calendars. At PFCS we make every effort to keep everybody informed. PRINCIPAL’S AWARD This week’s ‘Principal’s Award’ goes to: Isaac Purcell ‘For showing kindness and taking opportunies to help others’ Quote of the Week: ‘No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.’ (William Blake) Remember my door is always open! Regards, Mark Please note there is a pupil free day Tuesday March 14th.
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Important Dates

& Upcoming

Events

Monday March

13th: Labour Day—

Pupil Holiday

Tuesday March

14th: Pupil Free Day

Friday March 17th:

Anti-bullying day

Friday 17th March:

Whole School

Assembly in the hall

2:55pm

Wednesday March

22nd: Next school

council meeting.

Tuesday March

28th: School Photos

(last week of term

one)

THURSDAY 9TH OF MARCH 2017

PARENTING SUPPORT

Welcome to today’s newsletter. This week’s

‘Parenting Support’ article is called

‘Manage like a cat, nurture like a dog’. This article has some

great tips about ‘finding your inner cat’ and ‘using your

inner dog’. Although it starts off talking about teenagers I

think there is something in this article for everyone. It certainly made me more aware of my

different behaviours and parenting approaches.

UPDATES No Assembly Tomorrow: Please note due to the Folk Festival set up and changes to our

regular program there will be no whole school assembly tomorrow. Awards will be given out next week (Friday, March 17).

Divisional Swimming: Thank you and congratulations to all of the students who represented our school at yesterday’s competition. Thanks also to Brooke Green for her coordination and extra time and effort. Well done everybody!

Parent Forums: Many thanks to the parents and grandparents who attended last week’s ‘Parent Forum’. It was a very informative and positive meeting, with some new ideas generated. A big thank you to our Literacy Leader, Debbie Dowell for her preparation and coordination of the event.

Folk Festival Family Evening: Thanks to everyone who supported our annual Folkie family concert and dinner last Tuesday. A special thank you to Cathy and Justin Connellan for coordinating the meal for us and to the Port Fairy Folk Festival for providing artists to prepare the students and perform with them.

Folkie Effort: Thanks to all the parents who have signed up to help with our big fundraising B&B over the Folkie Weekend. A special thanks once again, to Nicola McCartie for her tireless, expert coordination. More helpers still needed!

Tae Kwon Do: Lunchtime Tae Kwon Do will begin on Tuesday, May 2, in the hall. Group One

(F -2 X 15 students) 1:30pm – 2pm. Group Two (3-6 X 15 students) 2pm- 2:30pm. $2 per

session per child plus a $2 administration fee. Pay for 9 weeks up front (i.e. $20 per

student). Places limited. Please register your child’s interest at the office

Open Door: Please remember I sincerely extend an ‘Open Door’ to all members of our school community. I welcome feedback and encourage all parents to contact me at any time should you have any concerns or need for reassurance.

Calendar: Please see the table of events on this newsletter and mark your personal calendars. At PFCS we make every effort to keep everybody informed.

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD

This week’s ‘Principal’s Award’ goes to: Isaac Purcell ‘For showing kindness and taking opportunities to help others’

Quote of the Week: ‘No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.’ (William Blake) Remember my door is always open! Regards, Mark

Please note there

is a pupil free day

Tuesday March 14th.

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0/1 C - Ella-May Hunter Fitzpatrick

For being a great role model for other students.

0/1 W - Grace Haldane

For always being a positive and enthusiastic member of the class. Our class is better for having

you in it!

1/2 A - Jake Boyd

For working hard to do his personal best in class. Well done Jake!

1/2 D - Harrison Lu

For always putting in his best effort, even when tasks can be a bit tricky.

3/4 D - Abigail Langley

For settling back into routine with ease, and always doing her personal best.

3/4 H - Matilda Lu

For fantastic focus and outstanding presentation of her work.

3/4 M - Jed King

For taking pride in his work and doing his best to complete tasks.

5/6 B - Isabella Condon

Always displays enthusiasm for anything she does and is a great helper in the classroom.

5/6 D - Sam Olivier

For writing a well-constructed and detailed “Welcome” letter to the school visitors.

5/6 M - Xavier Kenna

For working hard to meet a deadline and produce high quality work.

Please note that due to Folkie Friday there will be no assembly tomorrow. These

awards will be presented at next weeks whole school assembly at 3pm in the hall.

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Foundation/Grade 1’s

In Reading we are continuing to explore Possum Magic, focusing on animals that are Indigenous

to Australia. We are also practicing reading to others. In Writing we are learning some new letter

shapes and how to write on a solid line. In Maths we are learning about place values – some of us

even went into the 100’s! Fantastic Friday is on hold this week as instead we are performing at the

Reardon Theatre this Friday. Students are not at school again until Wednesday 15th due to Mon-

day’s public holiday and the staff having personal development on Tuesday.

Grade 1/2’s

In Reading and Writing we are learning about Australia and Australian flora and fauna through

the story ’Possum Magic’. In Maths we are learning words and numbers to 100 and practising

counting strategies.

Grade 3/4’s

“Ngatan warr”, (nat n wa),means hello/welcome in Peek Whuurong. This is one of the many words

we have learnt over the last three weeks in the build up to our beautiful town’s major event; Folk-

ie! We are all very excited about performing at the Reardon Theatre on Friday. Inside the class-

room we have been focussing on ‘area’ in Maths. Our times table knowledge is helping us find our

answers. We have also been exploring the rules of turning a word into its plural, and in handwriting

we have honed the ‘u’ family letters as we fine-tune our Modern Victorian Cursive. Grade 5/6’s

5/6s are looking forward to helping out with their involvement with Fundraising tomorrow by bring-

ing up the mattresses from the lower oval in readiness for the Bed and Breakfast. The 5/6s will be

performing at the Reardon Theatre tomorrow from 2pm until 3pm. You are more than welcome to

come along and watch. Don’t forget school will be returning on Wednesday the 15th March as

teachers will be attending a Professional Development Day on The Tuesday after the long

weekend.

Tyson Riches

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FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY

Thank you to those people who have offered to help with the

preparation of our fresh fruit each Friday morning.

We are starting to take down names for those who can help in Term 2,

just for an hour or two each Friday morning preparing fruit platters and

taking them to classrooms.

Please let Jenni or Bianca know of your preferred day/s or write your

name down on the roster at the front office.

TERM 2

Orders can be placed for the remainder of the term, for either one, two or three days, or

alternatively, orders can be placed on a casual basis by sending $5 in an envelope

clearly marked with “Café Lunch” and the childs’ name.

Next weeks menu-

Tuesday — Pupil free day no café.

Wednesday — Sausage Rolls

Thursday — Spaghetti Bolognaise

SAKGP Cooking Classes: Please also note that when your child is participating in the

SAKGP cooking classes each fortnight, it includes the child’s lunch for that day.

April 21st

April 28th Melina Glynn

May 5th

May 12th Ashlee Wilkie

May 19th

May 26th Melina Glynn

June 2nd

June 16th

June 23rd Ashlee Wilkie

June 30th

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PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL—FEATURE EVENTS AT PFCS

Bed & Breakfast:

Thank you to those parents who have indicated that they

would like to help with the bed and breakfast for the Folk

Festival Weekend. (Please find the roster attached at the back

of the newsletter.)

All families who help out over the long weekend with the B&B

go in the draw to win some great prizes including 2 adult PFFF

2018 tickets worth over $500! We still need some help

especially on the Friday night set up and the Monday clean

up. Also an extra helper on Monday’s breakfast from

7:30-9:30am and 1 or 2 people for school supervision on

Saturday 1-3pm. If you are able to help please call the office

so we can write down your name!

FRIDAY – School Concerts – Reardon Theatre:

12-1pm – Junior school concert – PFCS and St Pats– Foundation, Year 1, Year 2.

‘Minkgill Chases the Rainbow’ Includes songs by Brett Clark

2-3pm – Senior school Concert - PFCS and St Pats – Years 3, 4, 5, and 6.

A concert of songs by Brett Clark, Andy Alberts and choir including lanterns and clapsticks.

Parents and all are more than welcome to attend these concerts!

Students in the choir please remember to bring back your permission form ASAP to be

apart of the opening ceremony on Friday night at the festival.

WHAT: The Port Fairy Folk Festival Lantern Parade

WHO: Every student in classes 3, 4, 5, and 6 may be involved in the Parade and must be

accompanied by one parent or adult caregiver.

WHEN: Sunday 12th March, Meet at 7:15pm.

WHERE: Meet at School at the pizza oven next to our kitchen. CHANGE OF ROUTE!: After we collect the lanterns we walk to the Arena and enter via the side

entrance. We will parade through the Arena and upon exiting walk up Sackville Street to the

Village Green for a final celebration. Minkgill (triangle) lanterns may go home with students, but

all other lanterns are to be taken into the Lecture Hall. PLEASE WEAR DARK COLOURS.

EXTRA INFORMATION: You do not need a Folkie Ticket to enter the Arena for the Parade! You do

not need to register or get an armband like last year; just turn up (remember all students must

have an adult accompanying them).

Last year’s year 6’s are welcome to come and help carry large lanterns they helped to create!

These include the Jazz Band lanterns, whales, sharks, jellyfish etc.

Please contact me for any further information.

Maree Stewart (Art Teacher)

We acknowledge and thank the Port Fairy Folk Festival for all the learning and amazing

opportunities we have been provided with.

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In Dance this week students worked in

small groups to create a sequence of

movements which they then refined and

presented to classmates. The dances had

to include a circular and straight pathway

and communicate an idea (animals).

There were some wonderful creative ideas

that really displayed the students’ efforts

and I was extremely pleased to see

everyone have a go at performing in front

of others. Awesome!

A fantastic day was had by everyone involved in the Division Swimming Championships yesterday in

Warrnambool. The weather was amazing and the swimming was even better! All the swim team members

improved on their pre-meet training times and it was wonderful to see them step up to the next level.

The full results aren’t available as yet, however 6 of our squad have qualified for the Regional

Championships in Ballarat on the 24th of March, they are;

Oscar Hill 50m Butterfly (1st) and 4x 50m Freestyle relay (2nd).

Talya Yildirim 50m Backstroke (3rd).

Yasmin Yildirim 50m Backstroke (1st).

Xavier Tweedly 4x 50m Freestyle Relay (2nd)

Adam Lee 4x 50m Freestyle Relay(2nd)

Toby Watkinson 4x 50m Freestyle Relay (2nd)

Good luck in Ballarat!

A huge thankyou to all the parents that came to support the team and assist with the organising and

timekeeping; Nadine Cuthbert, Jodie and Josh Hill (and extended family!), Anthony Dixon, Sean Spence,

Michelle Keoghan, Jaqui King, Sally Yildirim, Rochelle Morrison and John Adams, Kayle Gleeson and

Adele Brown. The day wouldn’t have run so smoothly without all of your help, thankyou.

Next event for this term is the District Athletic Sports for years 3 – 6 students on the 23rd March at

Brauerander. I am finalising the team and will let those competitors know early next week if not before.

Our Tennis Unit started this week in PE class, with the children getting to use all the wonderful new Tennis

equipment we received funding for. Look out PFTC, I think you may be inundated with more potential

Tennis stars! The children really had a ball, sorry the pun!

Brooke Green

Physical Education

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UNIFORM SHOP:

Dion has notified us that he will be opening the uniform shop at the school on Tuesday

the 21st of March between 3-4pm for parents to come and purchase uniforms. He will

then also re-open the shop on the following Wednesday the 22nd morning from 8:30-

9:30am.

Our new supply of small size hats have arrived for those who need to buy one. The

Medium size hats have also arrived. These have the school logo embroidered on instead

of it just being printed on so they are $15. The size small, large and extra large are still $10.

YEAR 6 RUGBY JUMPERS AND POLO TOPS:

We still have some spare Year 6 polo tops that can be purchased for students who

would like a second one. One size 12, and one size adult small is left, they are $37.

There are also spare rugby jumpers that are available for those who haven't yet

purchased one. One size 12, two size 16’s and one size adult medium is left, they are $66.

We will not be ordering any more!

FOUNDATION POLO TOPS:

We also have 3 spare foundation tops that can be purchased. Two size 8’s and one size

6 is available at $35.

ADMIN NEWS:

We encourage our families to receive a newsletter via email for environmental and cost

reasons, however if you would like to receive a hard copy please let us know.

CSEF FUNDING:

Any parents who are current recipients of a Health Care Card or Concession Card can

apply to receive the Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund payment which is $125 per

student. Please collect an application form from the office.

Before and After School Care

I would like to introduce our Before and After School Care Program to our new families

who may be unaware of our existence. We operate from 7.00am – 8.45am and 3.30pm

– 6.45pm Monday to Friday at a cost of $7 per hour. Enrolment forms can be collected

from the office.

The program is made up of a variety of activities based on the

children’s interests, abilities, skills and their ideas. It is also an

opportunity to build new friendships, utilize their imagination and

simply explore new experiences

Such activities can include group games, board games, card

games, puzzles, construction, cooking, art/craft and drama.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.

Bev Holcombe

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FOLKIE Bed & Breakfast roster

(Please include a contact number)

SET UP & “BUMP OUT”

BREAKFAST – (at least two helpers required for each shift)

SCHOOL SUPERVISION - (at least two helpers required for each shift)

Curtain Set Up

Wednesday 8th March

5.30pm for 1-2 hours

Set Up

Friday 10th March

From 2pm on.

Clean Up

Monday 13th March

11am for 1-2 hours

Jason Dargan

Jane Condon

Sean Peterson

Michelle Hollingsworth

Lisa Rice

Melina Glynn

Linda McPherson

Nadine Cuthbert

Camilla Moloney

Fiona Hampson

Cathy van Engelen

Craig Fraser

Virginia van Engelen

Kristy Pruin

Sandra Arnold

Paul & Korrina Brown

Saturday Sunday Monday

6.30 – 8.30am 6.30 – 8.30am 6.30 – 8.30am

Andrew Tweedly

Belinda Baxter

Craig Fraser

Craig Fraser

Jaqui King

Tracey O’Connell

Rochelle Morrison

7.30 – 9.30am 7.30 – 9.30am 7.30 – 9.30am

Melina Glynn

Cathy Hammond

Megan Ward

Lisa Graham

9.30 – 11am 9.30 – 11am 9.30 – 11am

Melina Sobey

Abbie Artis

Michelle Hollingsworth

Bianca Schultz

Michelle Hollingsworth

Sandra Arnold

Saturday Sunday

11am – 1.00pm 11am – 1.00pm

Gary Greer

Roz Langley

Tracey O’Connell

Roz Langley

1.00pm – 3.00pm 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Stewart Reeve

Nicarla Cromb

3.00pm – 5.00pm 3.00pm – 5.00pm

Ebony Perrin

Felicity Little

Paul & Korrina Brown

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Piano—Keyboard—Guitar

Lessons with Sue Hull-Brown.

Lessons have already begun

for this year!

For enrolments/enquires

phone Sue on 5562 3410 or

0400776 29

Eggs for Sale

Chicken eggs for sale at $4 per dozen. Please speak to

Angus Hogan or phone his dad on 0428304743.

Parent & Family

Education Programs

Information

Family Relationship Services

Contact: Marea

Centacare Warrnambool Office

Level 1, 142 Timor Street PO Box 994

Warrnambool Vic 3280

PH: 03 5559 3000

Email:

[email protected]

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR

ALL PROGRAMS

Venues-

Term 1, 2017

Programs Date/Time

King’s College

Warrnambool

123 Magic &

Emotion

Coaching

8th, 15

th, 22

nd March.

7 pm

Derrinallum P – 12

College

123 Magic &

Emotion Coach-

ing

9th, 16

th, 23

rd March

1 pm

Terang P – 12

College

Engaging

Adolescents

14th, 21

st,28

th March

M Power Cyber Safety 7th February

M Power Drumbeat

Introduction

14th February

11 am

Warrnambool P.S.

123 Magic &

Emotion

Coaching

14th , 21

st, 28

th March

1.30 pm