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TERM 4 2019

Friday 22nd November Report writing Day – No students to attend school

Monday 25th November Second Foundation 2020 Transition session 2pm.

Last Sporting Schools – participating students to be picked up at 4:30

Next School Banking Day

Tuesday 26th November School Council – 7pm

Wednesday 27th November Zooper Dooper Day – 50c

Thursday 28th November Colour Run 5pm

Monday 2nd December Third Foundation 2020 Transition session 2pm

Book Club Due

Tuesday 10th December Statewide Transition event - Foundation and Year 7 2020.

Wednesday 18th December Grade 6 Graduation – 1:15pm

Friday December 20th Last Day Term Four – 2:15pm dismissal

Principal: Mrs Tara Hulonce abn: 21 860 290 195

m: Po Box 736 Portland 3305 e: bundarra.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

w: www.bundarraps.vic.edu.au p: 03 5523 4122 f: 03 5521 7355

Direct Deposit: Bundarra Primary School BSB: 063536 Acc: 00901409

Children are not actively supervised at school until 8:30am.

Week 7 Term 4 Thursday 21st November 2019

Charlee Monk

Darcy Johnson Alieah Janes

Shannon Twomey Millicent Roll

& Sienna Ward Bella Carlyon

Respect Teamwork Support

Tomorrow is report writing day.

No students are to attend school.

FM

Khydis is a SUPER student

because he always tries his

SUPER best in all class

activities. Khydis remembers

to live our values each and

every day and is SUPER

resilient, always

remembering to bounce

back and try again. He is

SUPER persistent, not giving

up even if things get a little

hard from time to time. He is

a SUPER friendly member of

our class and gets along with

everyone. Khydis always has

SUPER manners and is SUPER

helpful. Well done Khydis, we

are SUPER lucky to call you

our friend.

Marcia is a SUPER

student because she

is SUPER organised,

always remembering

to bring her reader

every day. She tries

SUPER hard in class to

do her best work,

especially during

writing. Marcia is

SUPER friendly,

including others

during play. Marcia

has a SUPER smile

which makes others

around her smile too.

Well done Miss Marcia

on a SUPER year in

Foundation.

Kaylee is a SUPER student

because she is SUPER

organised, brings her

reader each day and

often being the first one

with her pencil at the

ready. She is SUPER

friendly and gets along

with everyone in our class

and includes others in her

play. Kaylee is SUPER

persistent, not giving up

when things get too hard.

She has SUPER manners

and is SUPER helpful,

especially during pack

up. Well done Kaylee on

a SUPER year in

Foundation Munday.

Notes from Mrs Hulonce…

2020 Foundation Transition-

Next Monday is our second Foundation 2020

transition session. We enjoyed an excellent

session on Monday with Mrs Munday and Miss

Mason in the Foundation Wonder Room.

Students will come up to school at 2pm and

complete the afternoon. They will also meet

their Grade 6 buddies next Monday! Parents are

welcome to spend some time in the

Conference Room with Mrs Hulonce and Miss

Mee to learn more about Bundarra and our

various programs.

On Monday 2nd December, we will be joined in

the parent session by our team of DET Support

Staff- Mrs Caroline Shepard, Mrs Robyn Bowen

and Ms Bronwyn Keillor. These lovely ladies

support students, families and staff to help our

students be the best they can be. We hope as

many Foundation 2020 parents as possible can

attend this important session at 2pm.

2020 Grade 1-6 Transition-

All other year levels will have their transition

sessions starting on Tuesday 10th December.

Students will meet their new class teachers and

classmates during the afternoon session,

learning more about what 2020 will entail.

Exciting times!

Grade 6 students will spend the day at their

chosen secondary school, which will give them

a taste of what their next years of schooling will

be like. We hope this day goes well and you are

full of excitement and positivity entering the

next stage of your educational journey.

Curriculum day Friday 22nd November-

Staff have a curriculum day this Friday to

process recent assessment data and write some

student reports. (The majority of this work is done

at home at night and on weekends). Students

are not required at school on this day, so enjoy

your long weekend!

School review-

This process will be completed this week and we

thank our dedicated review panel for all their

hard work. Thanks to SEIL: Lindy Sharp,

Challenge Partner: Ev Baulch (EIL) Challenge

Partner: Steph Carter (Portland Primary School

Principal) Reviewer: Helen Ramsdale and

School Councillors: Tania Dalton and Kristy

Andrews. We look forward to developing the

School Strategic Plan and all the exciting things

to come.

Have fun!

“Think little goals and expect little

achievements. Think big goals and

win big success.”

Organisation

Goal Setting & Self Talk

Goal setting is very important for us to

grow. It helps us focus. Goals shape our

dreams. Goals give us focus on what we

need to do to achieve what we want. In

order to reach our goals, we must

become better. Goal setting helps with

this by giving long-term vision in our lives.

We need powerful, long-term goals to

help us get past those short-term

challenges.

What goals do we have as a

family?

Do we have things we are aiming

to achieve?

Are we all doing what we need

to, to support the family goals?

Alongside goal setting, is self talk. This is

the voice inside our heads which

impacts who you are and how you live

your life. With practice you can learn to

be a positive friend to yourself and be

confident even when life is challenging.

Go Online –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eI

5JvTGzAI

What positive self-talk do

we use in our family?

Can we make this more

positive?

What words can we leave

behind?

What could we replace

the negative talk with?

Monday 2nd December

We have had reported cases of head lice in the school recently. Please be vigilant in checking your child’s hair and

treat if required. A reminder that retreating of the hair is necessary 7 days after the first application.

STATEMENT REMINDER Statements have been emailed and sent home with

students today.

These payments are now past due. Please make

payment ASAP unless prior arrangements have

been made with the office staff.

The books & requirement have been allocated to

your children throughout the year to enable equal

access to all students. Bundarra Primary School

invoices families for these essential learning items

and then completes bulk class orders and distributes

to each student to use throughout the year.

Please make these payments as soon as possible.

Thank you

If parents want us to hold

their orders at the School for

collection please notify the

office. Otherwise orders will

be sent home with students.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/esafety-guide

Available every

Wednesday lunchtime

for 50cents each!

It’s that time of year

again when we start

asking for donations for

our Christmas Raffle! Any

donations will be happily

accepted at the office!

Toys, Food, Christmas

Goodies, Games, Books,

anything you would love

to win!

Thankyou

With a higher pollen count lately we have

noticed an increase in Asthma symptoms

in students. Please make sure your child is

managing their Asthma according to

their Asthma plan. For further information

please follow this link

https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/vic/

home or contact your doctor.

When Things Go Wrong At School

By Michael Grouse

Despite best teaching practice things do go wrong at school. Most kids

experience learning difficulties from time to time. The developmental nature of

childhood means that there will always be some turbulence, particularly around

key transition ages, such as the start of adolescence.

Your approach as a parent when your child has difficulty at school makes huge

difference to their resilience, and their future relationships with teachers and peers.

Here’s a five point checklist to help you stay focused and be effective if your child

experiences difficulty at school.

1. Stay calm and rational Don’t get on the phone straight-away when things go

wrong! It’s natural to protect, or defend your children, particularly when you think

that they’ve come in for some unfair or poor treatment. But acting when you are

full of emotion is inappropriate! Take your time to think through how you might

assist your child. Take a few deep breaths and calm down......

2. Get the all facts Once you’ve calmed down, and then get the facts about the

situation. Kids are faulty observers and often only see one side of a story when

there’s a problem with a teacher or a fellow student. Ask good questions to help

the full story emerge.

3. Go through the right channels Approach the school calmly, going through the

school office, or directly to your child’s teacher if that is the usual protocol. If you

have already established a relationship with the teacher concerned, then it’s

often easier to approach them directly.

4. Look for solutions rather than blame State the problem as you see it and view

your child’s teacher as an ally, not a foe. “I’m really worried about Jeremy. He’s

been acting strangely lately and I need some help” is the type of approach that

will elicit a helpful response. Talk about your concerns and keep the discussion

focused firmly on what’s best for your child. Listen to your teacher’s viewpoint,

valuing a different perspective.

5. Stay in touch Be realistic with your expectations, remembering that some

problems can’t be solved to your satisfaction, nor will they be resolved straight

away. Be prepared to work alongside your child’s teacher over the long-term,

which means you need to keep communicating with each other.

For more information see Michaels site www.parentingideas.com.au

Bundarra Primary School Lunch Order Menu

Hot Food

Roast Chicken, Lamb or Beef Gravy

Roll- $5.50

Vegie Burger (Lettuce, Tomato,

Cheese and Mayo)- $5.50

Lasagne- $3.20

Spag Bol- $3.20

Hawaiian Pizza- $3.00

Steamed Dim Sim- $1.20

Baked Bean Jaffle- $3.00

Homemade Soup (Pumpkin, Veg or

Chicken and Corn) - $2.50

Salad Rolls

Roast beef, chicken, ham, corn beef.

(Lettuce, tomato, beetroot, cheese,

carrot)- $6.50

Sandwiches

Vegemite Sandwich- $2.00

Lunch Pack

Vegemite or cheese roll, Cheese stick,

Sultanas, apple or banana- $5.50

Meat & Salad Bowl

(Your choice of meat, boiled egg,

carrot sticks, mini tomatoes and

cheese- $5.50

Snacks

Apple or Blueberry muffin- $2.50

Biscuits and cheese- $2.50

Popcorn- $1.00

Yoghurt- $2.50

Fresh fruit- $1.50

Drinks

Nippy’s Milk (choc, strawberry or

honeycomb)- $2.80

Golden circle fruit drink Orange,

Orange mango, sunshine punch,

apple)- $2.00

Please make sure you write your

order clearly on a paper bag with

your child’s name and class along

with the correct money. Orders are

to go in the lunch order tub in your

child’s class room.

Lunch orders are available every Thursday and Friday.

Short Street Takeaway and Cakes. 80 Short Street Portland. 5521 1021

In three easy steps you can order your child’s

Subway lunch online:

1. Sign Up at www.subsforyou.com

2. Register your Student (Select

Bundarra as Teachers Last Name)

3. Cut off time for orders is

7:30am on the day of the

lunch day. (If you could order the

day before, that would be great.)

AVAILABLE EVERY WEDNESDAY