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Manifold Heights Primary School Newsletter Principal: Barry Rowland Assistant Principal: Peta Mundine Business Manager: Kate Dangerfield Administration: Jacquie Clancy

Date: 31st October 2019

Important Dates NOVEMBER

Sat 2nd November Mano Community Garden, 9am - 11am

Tues 5th November No Religious Instruction

Mon 4th Nov - Thurs 7th Nov Middles Bike/Traffic Education

Fri 8th November Walkathon, Hawaiian Theme (Canteen Closed)

Wed 13th November Grade 5 Preparation for Puberty Parent Information Session, 3:30pm, Senior Building

Thurs 14th November Prep 2020 Transition Visit 3, 11:30am - 1pm

Prep 2020 Parent Information Evening, 6:45pm, Prep Building

Fri 15th November Geelong West District Ball Games Day (Grade 6 Students)

Grade 5 Preparation for Puberty, Session 1

Mon 18th - Fri 29th November Prep - 2 Swimming Program (except Thurs 28th November)

Thurs 21st November Grade 5 Preparation for Puberty, Session 2

Fri 22nd November Seniors Blue Light Disco

Mon 25th November School Council Meeting, 7:30pm, Staffroom

Thurs 28th November Prep Incursion - The Night Before Christmas

Fri 29th November Grade 5 Bike Education

DECEMBER

Mon 2nd December Pupil Free Day - NO SCHOOL

Upcoming Event Consent Forms and/or Payments Due

Prep - 2 Swimming Program Consent & Payment Monday 11th November

Grade 5 Preparation for Puberty Consent Wednesday 13th November

Seniors Blue Light Disco Consent & Payment Friday 15th November

Prep The Night Before Christmas Incursion Consent & Payment Monday 25th November

Seniors Bike Ride Consent Friday 6th December

CompassPay is now our preferred method for consent and payment. We will no longer be printing and distributing paper consent forms. Simply log into the Web Browser on Compass and follow the prompts.

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A Very Special Whole School Assembly Coming up on Monday 11th November Our senior student leaders are developing a special agenda for this Assembly, which will mark the 101st anniversary of Remembrance Day.

(Remembrance Day marks when the First World War officially ended, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28th June 1919).

We hope many school community members will join us from 9am near the friendship gardens (weather permitting), helping our students to respect and understand an important event in our nation’s history.

Melbourne Cup Day Picnic Lunch Tuesday 5th November is NOT a holiday for the school.

On this day (weather permitting) we propose to have a whole school picnic on our oval at lunchtime – from 1:30pm.

We encourage students to bring a lunch that is suitable to be eaten outdoors and maybe even a picnic rug! And we will all wear our hats of course!

Being Sunsmart at Mano I encourage parents to add the free Sunsmart app to your phone. Being aware of UV levels is vital as we collectively make greater efforts to protect our children and ourselves from damaging our skin – as we were told at last year’s Sunsmart Information Night: ‘Our skin never forgets!’ As the spring weather certainly advances, we need to all develop habits of sunscreening up each morning before school and then reapplying during the day. We encourage all students to bring their own sunscreen to school and applying prior to recess and lunch breaks. With the Walkathon coming up on Friday 8th November, a focus on being Sunsmart is especially important.

Everyday Maths: Moving with Maths – These ideas use movement of the body to experience counting: * Count each toss of the ball as you play a game.

* Estimate how many jumps it will take to get to… * Then count how many jumps it takes to get to… * Count with your child as you climb steps or walk from the park bench to the slide. * Ask your child to find ways to balance their weight with a friend on the see-saw. * Sing rhymes and songs that involve counting while skipping.

Measuring things –

Understanding measurement and scale are crucial to your child’s understanding of Maths.

Here are some tips and activities: * Use a wall measuring chart to measure the height of people in your family. * Talk to your child about objects around them and help them judge which is bigger or smaller, taller or shorter. * Cut a piece of string for your child – any length will do. Use the string to measure the objects in your house to find out what is longer or shorter than your ‘string measuring tape’. * Ask your child to identify anything that is the same length. * Explore other ways of measuring, such as using a cup, jug, teaspoon, icy pole sticks, footprints or hand lengths. * Help your child to build a tower of blocks that is taller than a favourite toy. Ask your child to count the total blocks to measure the height of the tower. * Estimate and measure who can jump the furthest, or stand on one foot for a longer period, or how many buttons might fill a jar. * Explore the size of different containers by pouring and filling. Estimate, then check to see which holds more or less. * Notice changes in the weather and the time of day. Use an old bottle and create a ‘rain gauge’ to measure and monitor how much it rains.

Asking questions to investigate – Ask your child questions like these to encourage them to investigate Maths:

What shapes can you see?

How could we measure the...?

How will we find half?

What is the best way to share the...?

How do I get from … to …?

Barry Rowland Principal

ICT parent session follow up Over the coming weeks I’ll be including some content covered in the parent session on 29

th October.

CommonSenseMedia.org - is a non-profit organisation that empowers kids, teachers and families trustworthy information about pretty much any movie, TV show, app or online content.

BeInternetAwesome - helping kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world created by Google. Please see page 6 & 7 of this newsletter for more information. Thanks. Mr Valentine

PA ABBY DALY - Abby is incredibly thoughtful and caring towards her peers. She always shares, includes others

and is willing to help anyone in need. You’re amazing Abby.

PH JACOB POPOVSKI - Jacob is a thoughtful classmate and friend who is increasingly inclusive of others when playing

games and shares materials and equipment in class. Great attitude Jacob!

PT FRANCESCA GRANT - Frankie is a wonderful friend to everyone in Prep T. She is super thoughtful and is

always willing to help and share with her peers. Fantastic Frankie!

1A CHARLEE HOUGHTON - Charlee is a kind and considerate friend who always shows respect to her peers in and

outside of the classroom. Terrific Charlee!

1C MURRAY MILLS - For always being cheerful, caring and mindful of the importance of being a fair friend. You are a

marvel Murray!

1S AMELISE BEAULAC - Amelise is an extremely kind and caring member of 1S. She always shares resources needed

2B MADELEINE THWAITES - Maddie is a kind, thoughtful member of 2B who always shares, works co-operatively in

groups and assists others when needed. Marvellous Maddie!

2C AALIYAH GEARON - Aaliyah is a hard-working, kind and thoughtful member of 2C who always works well with

others. She includes others in her games and activities and always considers the feelings of others. Amazing Aaliyah!

2O HIRAANI ANDERSON - Hiraani is always considerate and thoughtful. She readily includes all members of the group

in the game or activity. You’re a star Hiraani!

MC ADDYSON CHAPMAN - Addyson is respectful and considerate of others in MC. She shares both ideas and

responsibility when working in a small group. You are amazing Addyson!

MG RUBY MCDONALD - Ruby has a kind heart. She is empathetic and always thinks of others. Ruby knows when she

should share and take turns both inside and outside of the classroom.

MM TULLY SWANSON - Tully is an inclusive and caring member of MM. She always waits patiently for her turn and

happily shares with others during group work. Top Job!

MS DALIA ATANASOVKSI - Dalia is always thinking about her peers needs within the classroom and readily shares her

knowledge and skills with others to help them do their best learning. You’re a great role model Dalia!

MW JAKE LIEBICH - Jake is a polite and considerate student who always shows great care and kindness towards his

peers. When working in groups he always ensures that he takes turns and shares. Awesome work Jake!

SB SARAH IVEY - Sarah has made a super effort to take turns and share within the classroom. She is working well at

sharing her knowledge within Literacy Circles and showing respect to her fellow peers by listening. Great work Sarah!

SN AMY HICKS - Amy used some particularly vivacious vocabulary in her Big Write this week, which allowed us to clearly

visualise what was happening within her narrative. Amazing Amy!

SS JAMES WHITE - James is a great communicator and loves to share his ideas with others in class. Awesome

collaborating James!

SV SEBASTIAN RYAN - Seb has made a conscious effort over the past couple of weeks to respect and share with his peers which is wonderful to observe. Sensational Seb!

PERF

ARTS

SAI STANTON-LAWRENCE - For his creativity and initiative with our bucket drumming sessions.

Art Award Kaisercraft are kindly sponsoring a weekly Art Award this term. Each week one student will receive a $10

Kaisercraft voucher.

This week’s Art Award goes to: LEXI COWDELL for always doing her best and creating wonderful work.

Manifold Heights Community Garden News Thank you to those wonderful people who are helping us weed, water, plant and mulch the organic edible food forest!

On the first Saturday of each month, you are invited to meet other friendly, like-minded people to swap produce and ideas in the

community garden from 9:30am -11:30am (enter from Manifold Street) and to join our group if you wish to participate in the fun of

producing and harvesting local, seasonal, organic food.

Pop these dates in your diary: 2nd Nov, 7th Dec

We look forward to meeting you soon!

Facebook: Manifold Heights Community Garden

Email: manifoldcommunitygarden@gmail.com

Walk to School 2019

Walk to School Month is back and is running from 7th October to 1st November.

We would love to see all students, parents and families walking, riding scooting and skating together to school!

Walking to school is a great way to socialise with peers, improve concentration levels in class and make up the

60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity children need every day.

So let’s get active together!

To complete the G21 active travel survey, and go in the draw to win a $250 Rebel gift card, click here

Walk to School culminates in our annual Walkathon on Friday 8th November with a Hawaiian theme - details

were sent home with students in week 1 of this term.

Prep - 2 Swimming Program Our Prep - 2 Swimming Program is just around the corner. This is just a friendly reminder that swimming will be coming up in weeks 7 and 8 of Term 4 (18th November - 29th November) . Similar to last year, the Geelong College Rec Centre is closed on the second Thursday meaning our program will be a 9 day program. Each child is required to bring their own swim gear, towel, goggles and swimming cap for each lesson. The cost of the program is $88 and has been subsidised by some funding the school received for Water Safety. Consent and payment is due Monday 11th November. Thanks. Mr Quinlan

Walkathon 2019 - Friday 8th November As our annual Walkathon is quickly approaching here is a reminder to start thinking about your outfit and chance to win prizes for your fundraising efforts! WHAT TO WEAR: Floral Hawaiian shirts or tops, bright colours, lays, colourful board shorts, bright socks, flowers in hair. Students must wear a Mano hat. Prizes to win for most money raised 3 x Toy Kingdom $20 vouchers De Grandi equipment, drink bottles and balls And a variety of other cool mini prizes Just remember the more sponsors and money raised for our 5km walk, the better upgrades we will have at school for our classrooms or playgrounds! If you need another sponsorship form, please see Jacquie or Kate in the Office. All sponsorship forms with money need to be given to your classroom teacher or the General Office directly by Friday 15th November. Thanks. Mr Hambrook

SCHOOL BANKING School Banking day is FRIDAY

Remember, Friday is School Banking day and students should bring in their weekly deposit. For every deposit made at school, students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for an exclusive School Banking reward item in recognition of their regular savings habits. School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year. Term 4 Super Savers Rewards (pictured) include:

Water Skimming Bounce Ball

Polar Pencils & Pencil Toppers

Sports Report Softball

On Tuesday Manifold Heights competed in the Western Metropolitan Region Softball Championships at Stead Park, Corio.

Manifold Heights qualified after winning the North Geelong Division Championships for both girls and boys.

Although the teams were not successful on the day, both teams have had some great success throughout the year.

Many thanks to Mrs Airey for helping with the supervision and coaching of the teams.

Results:

Girls

Holy Eucharist 13 d Manifold Heights 2

Newport Gardens 21 d Manifold Heights 4

New Gisborne 11 d Manifold Heights 8

Woodville 14 d Manifold Heights 8

Boys

St Thomas 12 d Manifold Heights 6

Sacred Heart 6 d Manifold Heights 4

Woodville 7 d Manifold Heights 5

Volleyball

On Wednesday the Manifold Heights Boys Volleyball Team travelled to Eagle Stadium, Werribee, to compete in the Western

Metropolitan Region Volleyball Championships.

The boys played some excellent volleyball against some high quality opposition.

Thank you to Mr Valentine for coaching the boys team.

Results

Manifold Heights 3 sets d Torquay 0 sets

The Grange 3 sets d Manifold Heights 0 sets

Newport Lakes 2 sets d Manifold Heights 1 set

Cricket

Fifty-one children from Grades 5 & 6 represented Manifold Heights in the Division Cricket Finals on Monday at South Barwon

Recreation Reserve. Congratulations to the girls team who were runners-up.

Many thanks to Mrs McInnes, Mr Seeckts and Mr Valentine for coaching teams.

Thank you.

Mr Grant

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