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‘Striving for Excellence’

Open since 1887

Principal - Kevin Warne

Acting School Council President - Anne Trevena

Telephone - (03) 57931288

Fax - (03) 57931412 Web - www.puckapunyalps.vic.edu.au/

Email - [email protected]

Alamein Road

Puckapunyal, Vic, 3662

Postal: Military P.O.

ABN: - 74134967962

Term 1 Issue 6

March 8th 2017

Monday 13th March

Labour Day Public Holiday

Saturday

18th March

School Working Bee

Monday

20th March

Parent Forum

(after Assembly)

Thursday 23rd March

School Disco

Friday

24th March

Young Leaders Program

(School and House Captains)

Wednesday 29th March

Whole School Scienceworks Excursion

Thursday

30th March

Easter Visit

(Pucka Chapel)

Friday

31st March

Last Day

of Term 1

Tuesday 18th April

Day 1 of Term 2

Monday

1st May

School Photos

Inside this Issue: DSTA Message 2

Good Luck, Regional Swimmers! 2

Cyber Wiser 2

Parent Forum 3

Assembly Reading 3

School Canteen 3

School Value/Rule Reminders 3

Teaching/Learning Focus/Indo

Lingo

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Student Awards for the Week 5

School Working Bee 6

Well Done, Keyboarders! 6

Connecting with your Preteen 7

Traffic and Safety Education 7

Young Leaders Course 8

Scienceworks Museum Excursion

Well Done, Eli!

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***Have you heard your child read today? We encourage all students

to practise their reading at home about 5 nights per week. Therefore, by

now, most students should have read at least between 25-30 nights. Well

done if you have kept up!

*** Please do not forget that

Monday 13th March (this

Monday) is Labour Day

(public holiday) and therefore

the school will be closed. No

children are expected at school

that day. We hope that all of

our families enjoy the long

weekend. ***

The following people are the School Council

representatives for 2017. Good luck councillors!

Department of Education Representatives (Staff)

Helen Atkinson

Damien Humphrey

Katie Hartland

Kevin Warne (Executive Officer)

Non-Department of Education Representatives (Parents) Anne Trevena (President)

Allan Hamley (Vice-President)

Stacy Brooks (Treasurer)

Bianca Clarke (Minute Secretary)

Kylie Gibbons

Jessica Casey

Nicola Robson

Andrea Thompson

Community Co-opted Members(Community) Damien Green

What are google apps and why are students learning to use them? All

these questions and more will be

answered on Tuesday 14th March 2017

in Room 10 at 5pm. Mr Humphrey will

answer as many questions as you have

about the implementation of this

wonderful learning tool. Please come

along. Thanks! Mr Humphrey, 2/3H

Teacher

http://www.puckapunyalps.vic.edu.au/

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Healthy lunch tip: Some combination fillings for

yummy sandwiches! Apple, celery and mayonnaise / egg,

lettuce and a little bacon / baked beans and grated cheese /

cheese and raisins or crushed pineapple or salsa or dates

or vegemite / chicken, dried apricots and cream cheese /

cottage cheese, banana and honey / cream cheese/

pineapple, carrot and raisins or sultanas / cheese,

pineapple, ham and lettuce (Hawaiian!) / tuna,

mayonnaise, cucumber, celery and spring onion / leftovers

from dinner can sometimes make tasty sandwiches. It

seems that almost anything goes; your children may

surprise you with what they like! Just a reminder that nut

products are not permitted.

Ride2School: Next Friday (17th March) is our annual

Ride2School day. If you can, come to school in an active

manner; walking or cycling. If you live “off base”

perhaps see if you can be dropped off a couple of blocks

from the school to enable some early morning exercise.

Have a terrific week!

Sue Ranger, Defence School Transition Aide

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR

REWARD UPDATE This week, Hume house received the most tickets

for positive behaviour. Great effort! However,

Melba continues to lead the way. Keep up the

positive behaviour everyone!

CURRENT SCORES

Melba - 210 points

Bradman - 178 points

Chisholm - 170 points

Hume - 158 points

Happy Birthday to Elora Lane, Eliza Thompson,

Brielle Eldredge, Jasmine Jamieson, Taliah

Greenwood and Maddi Matangi who are all having

their birthdays this week. On behalf of the Puckapunyal

Primary School Community, we wish them all a very

Happy Birthday!

Clodagh McCarthy, Tessa Thompson, Abbey

Kendell and Max Fletcher are competing at the

Regional Swimming Championships today. Good luck, kids!

School Annual Reports are

coming home to all families

this week.

Yesterday, School Performance Tours visited our school and conducted the show Cyber Wiser.

What did some of the children think? ‘I learned that when you get bullied you take control and don’t let them take control of you!’ By Tessa

Thompson Room 9 ‘I learned that things aren’t always what they seem. So don’t make up stories if you don’t know all of the

story.’ By Dakota Miller Room 9

‘I learned that when you are being bullied you don’t co-operate with the bully. You don’t let them know

that you are scared!’ By Mia Shortt Room 9

Easter Raffle fundraiser: Last

week you should have received a

book of 10 raffle tickets with

Wednesday Notes. We would

appreciate your support in selling

tickets and we are also asking for

donations to fill hampers with….it

can be anything really (Easter eggs;

nut free please, holiday activities,

books, sporting equipment etc.).

These can be left at the office.

Traditionally this raffle has been

very well supported and we always

appreciate this. Thank you!!

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***We can all work together to rid the

community of Head Lice. Let’s check our

heads once per week!***

The School Canteen is open for Lunch Orders this

Friday. Each and every Friday students can order

lunches from the school canteen. The menu will be

different each week. Please ensure that a paper bag

comes with the order. Please indicate on the lunch bag

if the money is in another sibling’s bag.

This week the menu is - 4 Chicken Nuggets and a Serve of wedges $3 each

250ml Chocolate or Strawberry milk - $2

Apple/Orange Juice Popper - $1.50

No charge for tomato sauce

As with other years, we will conduct Parent

Forums each term. On Monday 20th March, the

school will have the first forum. The session will be

held in the PC Centre straight after the Monday

morning assembly (about 9:30am-10:30am). There

will be cuppas and cake as well. The idea is for

parents to chat with the Principal, Kevin Warne and

the D.S.T.A., Sue Ranger, about the school and

various issues/topics. In the past, parents have

brainstormed some ideas for sessions to cover

throughout the year. Hopefully our parents will find

them useful. Please come along to the first session

even if just to say ‘hello’. Let’s have a chat about

school.

Each week at assembly, SRC representatives remind

our students of a few important school rules. This

week, SRC representatives, Cally Eagles and Henry

Billen reminded our students of the following rules

about tiggy:

- have a meeting spot (not the veranda)

- decide fairly who is it by doing something such as

‘dip,dip’ or ‘21’.

- if you are not there for ‘dip, dip’ then you need to

wait until a new game has started (give people 5

minutes to get to the meeting spot before you start

‘dip,dip’ or ‘21’)

- no tiggy at the front of the school please

At assembly this week Responsibility was announced as our School Value of the week. That means teachers

are looking for students who are demonstrating ‘Responsibility’ to be eligible for the Student of the Week

award. We encourage parents to talk to their students about our values throughout the year.

What is Responsibility? Year 5 student, Eli Casey read out the meaning of Responsibility. Assembly MC,

Lachlan Thompson, conducted a short question and answer session to test the students’ knowledge of

Responsibility. Well done, kids!

‘Being responsible is a sign of growing up. It means you are willing to be accountable for your behaviour.

It means doing something to the best of your ability and keeping your agreements.’

Every Day Counts!

Please don’t forget – going

to school every day is the

single most important part of

your child’s education.

Students learn new things at

school every day. Missing

school puts them behind. We

all want our students to get a

great education. The building

blocks for a great education

begin with students coming

to school each and every

day.

Did you hear Melvic Pambai

read his persuasive writing

about ‘why school uniforms

are good’ at assembly this

week? We did! He convinced

us! He did a fantastic job!

Come along and see who reads

next week.

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All students are learning/revising asking how they are feeling and responding this week in Indonesian.

The younger students will learn/revise a song called 'Selamat Pagi!' (Good Morning) to the tune of Frere

Jacques and make their own verses up by changing the greeting and how they are feeling. Here's a link to the

song on Languages Online; a Victorian Government website which aids students learning languages:

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/indonesian/sect06/no_3/no_3.htm

The older students will learn/revise the song ‘ABC’ aiding them with pronunciation of the Indonesian

alphabet.

Here's some of the vocabulary the students' will be using this week:

How are you? = Apa kabar?

Well = Baik-baik saja

So so = Biasa saja

Not well = Kurang baik

Sick = Sakit

Good = Baik

Great = Bagus

Happy = Senang

Sad = Sedih

Hungry = Lapar

Thirsty = Haus

Each week in the newsletter, we will give families a summary of the Teaching/Learning Focus for the week.

That can help families by: being aware of what classrooms are covering; with discussion topics at the dinner table when

discussing school (eg. ‘How are you going with addition in Numeracy this week?’); helping their children study at home,

etc. Parents have indicated that this information would be very useful. We also ask families to be aware that schools are

very busy places and events can be unpredictable at times. We therefore must remain flexible. That means, we can plan to

cover certain topics at particular times and have to change them according to arising needs.

Junior School – Preps/Foundation Rooms 6 & 8 Literacy: We are learning about the letters s and n in the next two weeks. We are learning the difference between a letter

and a word and writing recounts.

Numeracy: We are learning about the numbers 5 and 6. We are learning about 2D shapes.

Junior School – Year 1s Rooms 3, 4 & 8 Literacy: We are learning all about the letters s and n. We are revising capital letters, full stops, question marks and

exclamation marks and introducing nouns.

Numeracy: We are focusing on the 100 number board and addition games. We are revising partners to 10. We are

exploring Mathletics.

Junior School – Year 2s Rooms 3, 4 & 10 Literacy: We are learning all about the letters s and n. We are revising persuasive texts, exclamation marks and nouns.

Numeracy: We are focusing on simple addition and subtraction to 20, skip counting by 5’s and 10’s. We are exploring

Mathletics.

Middle School Years 3/4 Rooms 9, 10 & 11 Literacy: Over the next two weeks we will be focusing on persuasive writing and VCOP components, in particular

vocabulary, openers, punctuation.

Numeracy: We will also be working on the four processes and fractions in Numeracy.

Senior School Years 5/6 Rooms 1 & 2 Literacy: Over the next two weeks we will be focusing on persuasive writing and VCOP components, in particular

vocabulary, openers, punctuation.

Numeracy: We will also be working on the four processes, BODMAS and conversions in Numeracy.

Salam (Regards) Bu Hooper (Mrs Hooper) Guru Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian teacher)

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/indonesian/sect06/no_3/no_3.htm

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Defence School Transition Aide Message Back at school: I trust that everyone has had a smooth and

satisfactory beginning to the school year. Changing schools,

beginning school for the first time and even returning for another

school year can be daunting for students and parents. It is great to see

parents eager to support their children at this time and be an integral

part of their education. If you have any concerns, or just feel like a

chat about school and your child, please find me!

SWAPP Select Program

I have information about the ADF partners career assistance program

if anyone is interested.

NEW UNIFORM

We have recently had a new shipment of uniform arrive that includes

shorts, tops, tracksuit pants and hats. Some parents have been waiting

on this to arrive.

Best wishes for the week.


Defence School Transition Aide Message Back at school: I trust that everyone has had a smooth and

satisfactory beginning to the school year. Changing schools,

beginning school for the first time and even returning for another

school year can be daunting for students and parents. It is great

to see parents eager to support their children at this time and be

an integral part of their education. If you have any concerns, or

just feel like a chat about school and your child, please find me!

SWAPP Select Program

I have information about the ADF partners career assistance

program if anyone is interested.

NEW UNIFORM

We have recently had a new shipment of uniform arrive that

includes shorts, tops, tracksuit pants and hats. Some parents have

been waiting on this to arrive.

Best wishes for the week.


Congratulations to the following students who

were ‘Students of the Week’ for last week.

Winners – Maya Robinson, Morgan

Matthews, James Van Der Waal, Riley

McGee, Tyson Morgan, Clodagh McCarthy,

Mia Shortt, Mollie Kelly and Josh Moses.

These students were selected because they were

modelling Respect. This week teachers are also

looking for students who are modelling

Responsibility.

Congratulations to the following students who

were ‘Authors of the Week’ for last week.

Winners – Aaron Dowdell, Reagan Ritchie,

Joshua Jamieson, Kade Horton, Gracie

Beattie, Blake Cooper, Dallas Ornsby,

Marissa Fredrickson and Brooklyn Lindsay.

The students were selected because they showed

great skills as an author.

1/2 I in Room 3 won the

Yard Duty Competition. Hayden Fletcher enjoyed

collecting the winning trophy for

his classroom this week!

Congratulations to Tilly

Gilmour, Caitlan Morton,

Levi Donnelly and Morgan

Matthews who won the raffle

prizes for ‘Positive

Behaviour’ this week!

3/4 M in Room 9 won

the Middle School

Times Tables

Trophy. Zion Oti and

Dallas Ornsby are both

delighted to look after the

winning trophy this week!

5/6 I in Room I won

the Senior School

Times Tables

Trophy. Mollie Kelly

and Charlotte Donnelly

will look after the winning

trophy this week!

Congratulations to Eli Casey,

Abigail Van Dorssen, Thais

Ornsby and Sophie Ashurst who

all received a prize for answering

questions about our new school pl

value (Responsibility) at assembly

this week. Well done, kids!

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On Saturday 18th March, we have organised a School Working Bee. We have many outside jobs that need doing

around the school and need the help from our school community. The Working Bee will begin from 8:00 a.m. and

continue throughout the day.

The Working Bee is an opportunity for families to help. Without your help these improvements will not be able to go

ahead in 2017. Over the last few years we have had fantastic support during our working bees. Jobs are listed below.

Please mark the day on your calendar!

Job No 1.

What Needs Doing? Old play equipment needs checking/fixing.

Tools Needed. Hammers, spanners, etc.

Job No 2.

What Needs Doing? Whippersnip some areas.

Tools Needed. Whippersnippers (school will supply 2 stroke petrol)

Job No 3.

What Needs Doing? Old trees need pruning.

Tools Needed. Chainsaws, handsaws.

Job No 4.

What Needs Doing? Asphalt and ground gutters swept and cleared.

Tools Needed. Brooms, rakes, wheelbarrows.

Job No 5.

What Needs Doing? School roof and amphitheatre roof gutters

need clearing.

Tools Needed. Ladders.

Job No 6.

What Needs Doing? Garden Beds need weeding.

Tools Needed. Gloves, wheelbarrows and energy.

ETC, ETC, ETC, ETC!

Please return the attendance slip below to indicate that you can come and what job you would like to help with. Please

help. We will also organise a morning tea for all helpers on the day! The more people there, the better the chance to be

completely finished before lunchtime. Even if you can only attend for an hour or so please do. Do not hesitate to contact

the school if you have any questions.

Job No 7.

What Needs Doing? Clean Air Conditioner

filters.

Tools Needed. n/a

Job No 8.

What Needs Doing? Spread softfill for play

areas.

Tools Needed. Shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows.

Job No 9.

What Needs Doing? Clean and insect spray emu

and kangaroo ornaments.

Tools Needed. 3 month insect surface spray.

Job No 10.

What Needs Doing? Veranda deck front boards

need painting.

Tools Needed. Paint brushes (school to provide

paint).

Working Bee Attendance Slip Yes, I/we can attend the Working Bee on Saturday 18th March, 2017.

Name - __________________________________________ I would like to help with Job No ____.

Tools I can bring

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

At assembly this week, 4 of our students played keyboard.

They were great! Thank you, Max Fletcher, Sophia Brooks,

Harry Fletcher and Rohanna Murphy. They did a great job!

And thank you also to Peter Hagen, our keyboard teacher

who does a great job with our students.

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Connecting with your Preteen As your child approaches the teen years and becomes more independent, staying connected may seem a bit more of a

challenge, but it is as important as ever. While activities at school, new interests and their social life become increasingly

important, you are still the home base, providing love, guidance and support and that connection to you will provide a

sense of security and build the resilience your child needs to roll with life’s ups and downs.

What you can do: Small, simple things can reinforce connection.

-Family meals. A shared family meal provides valuable time together. Turn off the TV and try to tune out to outside

influences i.e. the phone. If it is impossible to do every night try for at least once a week. Encourage everyone to get

involved with preparation and clean up. Sharing an activity helps to build closeness and connection, and everyone pitching

in reinforces a sense of responsibility and teamwork.

-Bedtime. Your child may not need to be tucked in any more, but maintaining a consistent bedtime routine helps your

child get the sleep needed to grow healthy and strong. Try some winding down time before the lights go out; for example,

reading, talking about the day or about tomorrow, sport, and friends. Even if your preteen has outgrown the tuck-in routine

there is still a place for a good night kiss or hug. If this is shrugged off, try a gentle hand on the shoulder, head or back

when you wish your child goodnight.

-Share ordinary time. Find little things that let you just hang out together. Invite your preteen to come with you to walk

the dog, wash the car, bake biscuits, rent a movie or watch a favourite TV show- all are opportunities to enjoy each others’

company and talk about what’s on their mind. Another good time to connect is when you are in the car. Your child may be

more inclined to talk to you when they don’t need to make eye contact as you are focused on the road.

-Create a special time. Celebrate family milestones beyond birthdays and holidays. A good school report, winning a

sporting game, finishing a difficult task and helping out at home can reinforce family bonds.

-Show affection. Don’t underestimate the value of saying and showing how much you love your children. Doing so

ensures that your child feels secure and loved and in turn demonstrates healthy ways of showing affection. Keep in mind

your preteen may be self-conscious about showing affection in public so you may be able to find other ways you care,

perhaps with a smile and a wave. Recognize out loud your child’s achievements; ‘You were amazing at practice today – I

loved watching you out there’.

-Stay involved. Stay involved in your preteens’ expanding pursuits. Go to games and practices when you can and if you

can’t, ask how things went. Help your child talk through disappointments; your attitude about setbacks will teach your

child to summon the courage to try again.

-Stay interested. Stay interested and curious about your preteen’s ideas, feelings and experiences. If you listen to what

they are saying you will be able to respond with a better sense of perspective, guidance and support when needed in a non-

judgmental way. This means your child will be more likely to come to you anytime tough issues arise.

Information drawn from ‘Kids’ Health for parents’

If you would like further information about this or any other parenting related issue, or to organize a parenting group

or program in your community contact Meredith at Hume Region Parent Education Service- Shepparton office,

Goulburn Valley Community Health Service, 399 Wyndham Street, Shepparton. Tel: 58 233 200.

Next term, all Years Foundation-6 students will be involved in a Traffic and Safety Education Program during

Physical Education and Sport classes. However, this year, we have had far too many reports from parents and

community members that some students are riding irresponsibly to school or around the community.

We strongly encourage families to take responsibility for their children to be taught correctly how to ride their bikes and

how to follow road rules.

Please consider the following:

*Does your child know that riding without a helmet is dangerous and illegal?

*Do you know that once a helmet has a crack it is useless and will not protect the head on impact?

*Does your child know that drivers cannot read their minds and they must use hand signals?

*Do you know that children under 8 have not developed peripheral vision and therefore cannot see dangers out of the

corners of their eyes?

*Do you know that VICROADS strongly encourage that students under 8, riding on the road, should only ride with adult

supervision?

*Does your child have the knowledge and skill to ride safely in the community?

The responsibility for Traffic and Safety Education should be a partnership between home and school. Our school is in

an ideal position to promote the issues so that parents become more aware of the children’s needs and the difficulties

they experience in traffic. As mentioned, next term we will begin our program. Please also help by addressing the above

considerations (and any others you may think of).

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There are a number of children supported by the Department of Health & Human Services who require a family for life as they are unable to live with their birth families. We are seeking committed and motivated people who would be interested in learning more about providing a permanent family for a child. Assistance payments are made to the Permanent Care family to assist with the day to day expenses of caring for a child/young person. Assistance payments are considered to be a reimbursement for expenses and not an earned income. We are also keen to speak with families who are particularly interested in caring for children aged between 5 and 10 years. Information sessions are being held on: Tuesday 28th March 2017 at 6:00pm Thursday 30th March 2017 at 6:00pm Department of Health & Human Services Department of Health & Human Services 43-47 Rowan Street, Wangaratta 163-167 Welsford Street, Shepparton Bookings not essential. For further information please contact: Adoption & Permanent Care Program : 5832 1500

Could you be a permanent care parent?

Our House and School Captains have been selected to participate in a Young Leaders Course throughout the year. The

course involves getting together with students from several schools 4 times this year. The first visit will be at Seymour

College. The course will cover the following topics:

1. What makes a good leader?

2. Communication skills (public speaking)

3. Non-verbal communication (aggressive, passive and assertive)

4. Teamwork

5. Conflict resolution

We have 10 students involved. A staff member will accompany the students to the course and help transport the students

to and from the different venues. So that there is no cost involved, we require 1-2 parents to help volunteer to help with

transport. Please volunteer your help if you can.

Venues and dates:

Seymour College - Friday 24th March

Seymour College - Thursday 22nd June

Tooborac PS - Friday 15th September

Wallan Secondary College - Monday 30th October

Good luck, leaders!

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Congratulations to Eli Greenwood who did

some fantastic writing in his class,

yesterday! He was very proud of himself and

wanted to show everyone!

Our school applied for a Science grant and we were successful! We are now able to take the whole school to

the Scienceworks Museum for a free excursion!! That means the entry fee and transport (by coach) is

fully subsidised by the grant! Well done, Mrs. Ranger for applying for the grant.

Excursion: Scienceworks Museum

Who’s going? All students from F-Year 6

When: Wednesday 29th March

Time: An early start and a late finish

(leave school by coach at 8:10am sharp and arrive back at approximately 4:00pm)

Cost: Free!

NB: A permission note will come home this week with more information.

What is the Scienceworks Museum?

The Scienceworks Museum opened in 1992. The vision was for a place for young people to play with

science. It is linked to Melbourne's industry, heritage and applied technology in one place. It was e new

building looking across the arena to the century-old Pumping Station, all under the grand arc of the West

Gate Bridge.

Today, Scienceworks is bursting with things to challenge curious minds of all ages. In just one visit, you can

stroll among the gigantic machines that kept the city running, enjoy electrifying theatre in the Lightning

Room, let your little ones roam safely in enclosed spaces, wander through our immersive exhibitions and

drop into deep space in the Melbourne Planetarium.

A question that needs answering? Can Mrs. Ranger or Mr. Humphrey outsprint Cathy Freeman? We doubt

it but…..come to Scienceworks to find out!

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