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Newcomb Park PS Newsletter THURSDAY 22ND AUGUST 2019
Principal’s Message Blanche Denmead
Ap pointment of Workshop Architecture
We recently underwent the process for appointing our architect to help us develop a Master Plan for our school. We
are excited to announce we have appointed W orkshop Architecture . As a school we are excited about what this firm
can create for us and we are looking forward to working collaboratively with them to get the best possible design and
outcome for our students. As we move towards Term 4 there will be opportunity for consultation with staff, students,
parents and the community.
Acting Principal Vacancy As many of you know I am expecting my first child in early November. I will therefore be taking some leave up until
the end of Term 2 2020. The Acting Principal position has been advertised and we should have an outcome of that
process by mid-September. I will keep the school community informed and will notify you of my replacement once it
has been confirmed. If you have any queries about this please come and see me.
Atte ndance Parents/Guardians are legally required to ensure their child attends school every day or need to provide an explanation
for their child’s absence. They have an obligation to notify the school as soon as possible on the day of the absence
via either phone, email or Dojo. Please make sure that you also notify the school of any upcoming planned absences
(ie. Holidays, appointments.) A student missing one day a fortnight will miss four weeks in a year, and more than a
year of school by year 10. It is important that children develop regular attendance habits at an early age. Bo ok Week 2019
Book Week is run by the Children’s Book Council and celebrates outstanding books for children. Each year, many
schools and public libraries from all over Australia spend a week celebrating books and Australian authors and
illustrators. The book week theme for the year was ‘Reading is My Secret Power.’ To celebrate all teachers and
students dressed up as characters from their favourite book. We had a parade on Monday which was a great
opportunity to show off the amazing costumes! The Prep – Year 2 students visited the local library where Nikki
(librarian) read a number of stories to the students. We also celebrated by purchasing many of the shortlisted award
winning picture story books for our school library. Thanks to the parents/carers for encouraging their students to dress
up and be involved.
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Werribee Zoo Excursion
On Friday 16th of August the whole school went to Werribee Zoo for the day. We were lucky enough to have our zoo entry covered by Ardoch which we are very thankful for. When we arrived at the zoo we all participated in a workshop. The Year P-3 students participate in a session called ‘Habitat Heroes’ and the Year 3-6 students participated in the ‘Predator/Prey’ session. Later in the morning we all went on the safari bus tour and were lucky to see giraffes, rhinos, zebras, hippos and many other species up close. In the afternoon all staff and students had the opportunity to complete the Australian and/or African animal trail with many also visiting the education hub and the meerkats. A
huge thank you to the staff and parents who came along to support the students to make the most of this amazing opportunity.
Chess District Competition
Last Tuesday, we (Brad, Tyler and Ruby-Rose) competed in a chess tournament at Western Heights College. We competed against about six other primary schools and there were secondary schools competing as well. Individually we all did really well with Brad winning 3 games and drawing one. Ruby-Rose and Tyler both won two games each. We all won a medal each. We would like to encourage more students to play chess with us in the library at lunch
times and compete next year. It was really fun. Thanks to Mr. Lopez for taking us for the day.
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School Council News:
Dear Parents, Carers and Students, School Council have agreed we should remove the "Park" from our school name and be renamed "Newcomb Primary School." Over some time, School Council has discussed and agreed upon a name change. Two main reasons: 1. Identification - where do we really belong, how can we be identified properly when we are referred to or spoken about? 2. Less confusion - we are being confused with another school, including Nelson Park. However we would like to run this proposed action by you before we take further steps submitting our proposed change to wider circles such as City of Greater Geelong and with other schools in the this vicinity. Should you have any objections please forward them in writing to the school office within the next 14 days. It should be noted, that this proposed change (when agreed upon) will not happen immediately, and any changes such as to signage, uniforms etc. are all phased in over time (ie. as new items are required.) Kind regards, Miranda Hurley School Council President and Parent
NPPS School Council
Your school council members are:
Staff: Blanche Denmead, Wendy Hargreaves,
Amanda Wright, Donna Parsons
Parents: Graeme Dumbrell, Kristy Thatcher,
Calista Davis, Crystal Fahy and Miranda Hurley.
The next School Council meeting will be held on
Tuesday 10th of September at 4.45pm in the
staffroom.
If you would like to talk with one of the school
councillors please contact the school office on
52484176.
Parents & Friends Committee
Your Parents & Friends members are:
Calista Davis, Kylie Spence and Tracey Davis.
The next Parents & Friends committee meeting will be held on Monday the 9th of September at
2.30pm in the staffroom. We would love to have
some more parents come along and join this
group.
Currently the Parents & Friends are running our
Rolling Pin fundraiser. Please make sure you
get your order forms and payment back to school by the Monday 2nd of September!
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Thank you Ardoch – Numeracy Buddies On Thursday the 8th of August the 5/6s that have numeracy buddies from Cummins had a morning tea with them. We started off talking with our big buddies and then had some activities. We played 2 truths and 1 lie and then we had 1 minute to draw a picture. We had to guess who had drawn it. Afterwards we took them for a tour around the school and we played a game of gaga with them. At 11:30am we had to say goodbye to our fabulous buddies. It was wonderful meeting them and we look forward to continuing our blogging. – Written by Jak & Jon
Newcomb Secondary – STEM Excursion It was Wednesday the 14
th of August, 456E and 456W where excited to go to Newcomb Secondary College, to do a science
experiment. The teachers they had were Miss Needham and Miss Eyeghraam. I am unsure if that’s how you spell their names but I think it is. The science experiment we did was we put a screw in a plastic cup with a copper rod, water with no chemicals and copper solution. We connected the screw and copper rod with wires and a battery and it turned the screw into copper. I thought it was rust at first, but it turned out to be copper! The second experiment we did, we made a mini garden type thing, we had 5cm of sand at the bottom, 2cm of r ocks after, 2cm of sand on top, and about a cm of soil. Then we put alfalfa seeds on top but leaving about 25% without seeds so then we can dig and get the rocks out once the seeds grow. The 456s enjoyed going to Newcomb Secondary we had a really fun afternoon! The teachers we had were super nice, kind and helpful, I think all the 456s had a great time and we hope to go back soon. – Written by Mia P On Wednesday the 14
th of August all of the 4/5/6s went to Newcomb Secondary for a visit. What we did there was so cool! We
made copper which is from the earth’s structure. After that we made a model where put sand, rocks, soil and some seeds into an ice-cream container. In a few weeks we will have to try get the rock out by not disturbing the soil. Thanks to the teachers and also Rebecca and Makayla from NSC. - Written by Dylan H
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Geelong Winter Food Appeal Annual
Toucan Appeal 2019
Monday 5th to Friday 23rd August “Think outside the can”’
We would like to thank all the parents and family members for donating lots of food for the poor. We have gathered lots of cans and goodies to help those in needs. Thank you for helping us
help them.
From the Junior School Councillors
On Tuesday the 13th of August the whole school visited Costa Hall to participate in the Geelong Schools Music and Movement Festival. The Year 4/5/6 students performed a number of items on the marimbas and some percussion instruments and wowed the crowd with their skills. All other students participated beautifully as an audience and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the performance of our senior students as well as those of the other schools. Congratulations to our students who represented the school so well and committed a lot of extra time to their rehearsals. Thanks also to Mrs. Fiona Leen who does an outstanding job with our music program and who spent a lot of extra time preparing our students for this special performance.
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Term 3 and 4 Important Dates for your diary
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Friday 30th August – Father’s Day Stall
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Monday 2nd September – Rolling Pin Pie Drive Orders & Payment Due
Wednesday 4th September – District Basketball (Selected students)
Tuesday 10th September – Jon Martin Music Workshops (Whole School)
Tuesday 10th September – District Athletics (Selected students) – Landy Field
Wednesday 11th September – Friday 13th September – Year 4/5/6 Doxa Camp (Melbourne)
Thursday 12th September – ‘School of Rock‘ Excursion (P-Year 3)
Wednesday 18th September – Start Smart Money program
Friday 20th September – Footy Colours Dress Up Day! Gold coin donation
Friday 20th September – Last day of Term 3 - 2.30pm finish
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Wednesday 23rd October – Geelong Cup Public Holiday
Wednesday 30th October – Transition Lunch for whole school
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Wednesday 6th , 13th , 20th, 27th November – Transition Lunches for whole school
Thursday 7th November – Prep 2020 Transition Visit #1 (9.15-10.45am)
Thursday 14th November – Prep 2020 Transition Visit #2 (9.15-11.30am)
Tuesday 19th November – Prep 2020 Transition Visit #3 (9.15-12.30pm)
Tuesday 26th November – Prep 2020 Transition Visit #4 (9.15-1.00pm)
Monday 29th November – Curriculum Day
Tuesday 19th – Thursday 26th November – Swimming Program (Whole School)
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Tuesday 10th December – Whole School Transition (2020 classes)
Thursday 12th December – Art & Music Show 5pm
Friday 13th December – Semester Two Student reports go home
Tuesday 17th December – Year 6 Graduation (2.15 Ceremony & 3.15 Celebration)
Wednesday 18th December – Class Celebrations!
Friday 20th December – Last day of Term 4 – 2.30pm finish
Friday 20th December – NPPS Colour Run!
On Sunday 18th of August we held a Working Bee/Garage Sale. We would like to thank the following people for their assistance on the day: Michelle Stewart, Deb Isbitser, Dylan Hamblin, Graeme Dumbrell, Calista & Jai Pfarrer, Annette & Nick Pfarrer, Ashley & Doug Denmead, Kaye & Bobby Cook, Kylie Spence & Jon O’Brien. We managed to achieve a lot in a short amount of time.
Many trees were pruned, the vegie garden had some maintenance. We filled 2 skips and a truck with excess furniture/storage items that are now outdated, various Big Books and resources were cleaned and taken out of storage from the time of the school fire and many books were sorted and donated in preparation for our library relocation/refresh. Thanks to all those who gave up their Sunday to help us achieve so much!