Creswick Primary School—Catering for the needs of students in the pursuit of excellence

CALENDAR

Thursday 30th Nov, 7th, 14th Dec Year 3 & 4 Swimming 12pm - 1pm Thursday 30th Nov, 2nd, 14th Dec Year 5 & 6 Swimming 1pm - 2pm

Monday 4 - Tuesday 5th December Grade 2 Camp Tuesday 12th December Orientation Day Wednesday 13th December School Council Dinner Friday 15th December Whole School Lunch Monday 18th December Grade 6 Graduation Piano Concert Thursday 21st December Last day of Term 4 for students 3.30pm finish

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER No. 7 Term 4 23rd November 2017

Phone: 03 5345 2044 Fax: 03 5345 8031 Email: creswick.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.creswickps.vic.edu.au

Assembly 3pm

Performance 1/2W

From the Principal’s Desk

Jogathon

Congratulations to all students, parents, pets and others who participated in the Jogathon last Friday. The weather conditions were great with mostly overcast skies, no wind and about 20 degrees – yes perfect! A big thank you to the Parents’ Club for their work at the ‘Fruit/Water’ station and to all of the volunteers that marshalled at checkpoints around the course.

Mrs Hughes did much of the organisation prior to the event and is currently working to ensure all monies arrive at the school asap. She will then be able to finalise the prizes for highest money raisers and lap runners.

Kinder – Prep Transition

This week we had another transition activity to welcome the children coming from pre-school. These visits are to help familiarise the children with their new environment and with the staff.

Staff Opinion Survey

Each year the students, parents and staff have to complete surveys as part of the school accountability process. The data from the student and parent surveys showed strong results and this week the staff survey results arrived

and it also indicated very strong data. We as a school always look to improve but the ‘results of all three surveys’ are confirming what we all think - Creswick Primary is a great school. We aim to continuously improve.

Extra-Curricular Grade 5/6 Clubs

This Friday is the start of the next Club rotation in the Grade 5/6 Clubs program. The children will now under-take one of the following activities for the next three weeks: Brass Band, Cooking, Woodwork, Lawn Bowls, Photography, Multi-sports and Cycling. To facilitate the range of activities, the school relies heavily on the generosity of many volunteers.

CFA

Thank you to Phil Greenback, Arthur Taylor and Ernie Robertson who have visited the school on behalf of the Country Fire Authority to help teach children how to be fire safe. Being Fire Safe is a necessary skill to have in both the country and the city and we thank the CFA for their support.

Mount Rowan Campus - 2018 Year 7 Transition Information

2018 Year 7 Student Early Orientation Afternoon: Tuesday 5 December (1pm – 3pm)

2018 Year 7 Orientation Day: Tuesday 12 December (9am – 2.30pm) If you have any questions regarding these events, please contact Janelle Simanjuntak on

53367804 or simanjuntak.janelle.e@edumail.vic.gov.au.

Christmas in Creswick

Creswick is being decorated with Christmas cheer. Councillor Greg May will cut the ribbon a the band stand to

open our town for the Christmas festivities.

There will be a Christmas tree outside the R.S.L Hall and on the 15th, 22nd and 23rd December Santa will be in the R.S.L

Hall form 4-7pm.

There will also be a box outside the chemist and the newsagents for people to vote for the best window display.

Children from the local Creswick and Newlyn Primary School’s

will have their hand made decorations displayed in the shop windows.

So come on down to the Bandstand Friday 1st December at

7pm to join the Christmas festivities.

Keyboard Music Tuition 2018

Enrolments are now being accepted for next years keyboard tuition.

Current students do not need to re-enrol.

Enrolment forms and details are available at the school or by ringing Maurice Cowie on 0458 393 320.

Wanted!

Large aerosol can lids, preferably coloured but white will be O.K eg Fly spray, paint cans etc.

Please leave at the office for Mrs Hughes

Camp Fundraising

Ice-Poles

Ice-Poles will be on available from

Friday 1st December for 60c each

Sausage sizzle

Wednesday 6th December - sausage and

bread $2 each

More information will come on Tuesday next week.

Christmas Hamper Tickets for the Christmas Hamper will go home Tuesday next week. Each family will receive a book of 10 tickets. Tickets are $1 each and must be back at school by Wednesday 13th December. We would like each family to bring two non-perishable items for the hamper. They can be dropped off at the office. Can we please have these items by Friday 15th December? The hamper will be drawn on the last day of Term 4 at assembly on Thursday 21st December.

On Wednesday a special event took place, the wedding between

Q and U. Students learnt that wherever Q is U will be, they stick

together to make the qu sound.

Grade 2 Camp

MONDAY 4th to TUESDAY 5th December 2017

Drop off at Log Cabin Camp at 9.30am (Monday) Pick Up is 3.00pm SHARP (Tuesday)

Log Cabin Camp, 270 Ascot Road Creswick, 3363 Please refer to your clothing list for items to take.

ONLY 6 SCHOOL DAYS TO GO!!!!