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Thursday 24 August 2017

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Friday August 25 Book Week P – 2 Incursion Super Duper 9.00am in the PAC Reminder for families (randomly selected sample) to complete Parent Opinion Survey Thursday August 31 Father’s Day Stall – 8.30am to 1.00pm Volunteers needed please – refer PA section Friday September 1 P – Yr2 Father’s Day Celebration Breakfast 8.10am – 8.50am Monday September 4 Assembly 2.45pm Wednesday September 6 School Council – 6.00pm Friday September 8 Piece Together Prep - Science/ICT 2.15pm to 3.00pm Yr 1/2 Science Incursion SDSSA BBall Round Robin Friday September 15 Yr 3/4 Animation Excursion - Aardman Activity & Exhibition Family Dinner – TBA Monday November 6 Curriculum day

Refer to the website for Notices

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RETURNING FROM LSL It was lovely to be able to take a few days Long Service Leave last week. We travelled to Falls Creek where my children experienced snow for the first time! And boy did it snow! I think Friday’s blizzard tested my resilience, but we were greeted by sunshine the following couple of days. It was a lovely get away. Over the past few days I have been assisting another school with their School Review and attending Principal network meetings. Thank you to Carolyn for stepping up in my absence. I was definitely able to relax knowing that the school was in great hands. SCHOOL DISCO Thank you to PA for organising the student disco last Friday night and for Mrs Datson and the other staff members for their assistance with supervision. It is an event that the students really look forward to each year and it was a wonderful idea to link it to our schools golden jubilee celebrations.

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BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS Thank you to everyone who came dressed up for our Book Week celebrations yesterday. It was wonderful to see the children and staff being so creative with their characters. A hugh thank you to our families who donated chocolates for our chocolate throw event at the fete. It is so important to develop students’ passion for reading. On that note, if you are participating in the Premiers’ Reading Challenge please ensure your child has updated their reading list and you have signed the authority if you would like for your child’s name to be published. Closing date of the challenge is 8 September 2017.

FATHER’S DAY EVENT (P-2) The children are looking forward to sharing breakfast and performing for their Dad or Special Friend on Friday 1st September from 8:15am. A notice went home yesterday, please rsvp by Wednesday 29th August to assist with catering requirements. FATHER’S DAY STALL Don’t forget to bring money for the Father’s Day stall next Thursday. Details in the PA section of the newsletter. PARENT OPINION SURVEY (POS) Just a reminder that you have until close of business tomorrow (Friday August 25) to complete the online survey. Currently 41 % have completed the survey online. We would love to have at least 80%. 50 YEAR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS & SCHOOL FETE School invites to our 50 Birthday event will be sent out next week. We would appreciate your assistance in getting the word out to as many people as possible - In particular past families and staff members. Our school records only date back to the 80’s! NAPLAN DATA Once again we have much to celebrate this year! An overview of our school results will be provided in next week’s newsletter. Families will be receiving their child’s result this week. Let’s celebrate….

Our students and staff amazing creativity when dressing up for Book Week. Students expressing their creativity and showing off their artistic skills at lunchtime

activities.

Until next week,

Sharon

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Curriculum Update ‘National Science week ran from the 12th to the 20th of August. The theme this year was ‘Future Earth’, focusing on Australia’s sustainability science. In order to understand how perfect Earth is to meet our needs, 5/6H worked with Playdough, following instructions to correctly proportion the model of each planet in our solar system. Students were astounded by the size of other planets in comparison to our own. With an understanding of the scale of our solar system, students could see just how perfect planet earth is to sustain life, and how science is needed to help preserve the planet.’ Great job, Miss Hannah and 5/6H!

Sentral Parent Portal Thank you to the parents who have approached me to let me know that the new portal looks great. It has also been positive to hear people checking their portal for the parent bulletins. I will be adding a new parent bulletin every Friday to let you know what is happening at MWHPS in the week ahead. Remember you will not receive a notification that the bulletin is there you will need to get you in the habit of checking the portal. So remember to log into your portal account.






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The Student Representative Council (SRC) kicked off our lunchtime activities on Tuesday with chalk drawing. It was wonderful to see so many students across the school getting involved and expressing their creativity and artistic skills. The SRC look forward to running the next lunchtime activity of a computer skills session.

Physical Education NOTES:

MWHPS has been given 50 complimentary tickets to this

Saturday’s Collingwood V Melbourne game at the MCG

from the Collingwood FC fan development liaison. If you

would like some tickets please come to the office (first in

best dressed).

SWIMMING HELPERS WANTED!

The swimming program runs from Monday to Thursday

from 11 – 3.30pm. The exact times for each class will be

confirmed closer to the date. If you are available we would

really appreciate the help, you will need to have a Working

With Children’s Check to be a helper. Please see me at the office if you are

interested.

We will be finalising the swimming numbers this Friday (Aug 25). We will not be

taking any students after this date.

Please ensure your child take parts and please see us if you need any more

information or would like to discuss financial arrangements.

Fri 8 Sept: Basketball Round Robin: Students have nominated their interest in

participating in the basketball round robin. Selection is based on their participation

in selection trials later in the term.






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Congratulations to the girls netball team!! The team won the district competition.

Thank you to April, Ana and Deb who accompanied the team on the day. These

wonderful ladies are more than happy to help out our sporting teams, and we

couldn’t have done it without them! THANK YOU!!

This week’s eSmart focus is the Raising Children Network website. This website gives some practical tips and ideas for parents in regards to screen time. Screen time is the time you spend each day using devices with screens, like TVs, video consoles, smartphones and tablets. There are benefits and risks to using these devices, so a healthy family lifestyle includes limits on daily screen time.

http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/screen_time.html/context/481

Thanks

Carolyn

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Class Classroom

Habit of Mind

Prep D Dinauja D- A Fantastic show and tell this week and for participating in our class games.

Hudson P- For his interest and excitement in all activities and for making relevant contributions during class discussions.

Prep M Bilie H- The excellent progress she is making with her reading and writing. Well done!

Roopjot P- For enthusiastic participation in new types of music and dance.

1/2A Sarya P- Always working conscientiously and quietly in class and playing respectfully and inclusively with students in the playground. Well done!

Mariah K- Always accepting constructive feedback to improve your learning. Well Done!

1/2TM John H- Great effort writing and editing procedures.

Harry B - For attempting new challenges in class and learning from them.

3/4B Tyler P - For being a fantastic contributor to 3/4B.

Jocelyn K- For working hand during partner and small group activities.

3/4S Deanna H- Working hard to complete class tasks and think for herself.

Dylan C - Happily accepting feedback and being open to ideas from his peers

5/6H Isabella B - Communicating respectfully and working collaboratively.

Ethan K - Always being open to continuous learning.

5/6D Will T - Being interested and curious in all our science topics.

This week our

Artists of the

Week are 3/4B

for their great

work with clay!






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English as an Additional Language (EAL) Our EAL students are working hard each week to learn the english language whilst also learning new concepts. They are constantly practising their speaking skills with their fellow students, teachers and peers. The EAL students are also adapting to our Australian culture in leaps and bounds. This week our juniors were given the opportunity to bring in a game from their own country to play in our lesson, Geonui in 1/2TM bought in a Korean game to share, which was very similar to our own Monopoly. In the lesson we enjoyed playing the game and Geonui even taught us some Korean words.






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Father’s Day Stall Thursday 31st August

This year Father’s Day stall will be held NEXT Thursday 31st August. Prices will range from $1.00 to $5.00 and is a big thrill for many of the children. If you can help on the day, even just an hour, from 8.30am till 1.00pm, could you please text Alison on 0411 653 541 or let the Office know. Please send plastic bags with your children on the day.

School Disco Night – Friday 18th Aug

A big thank you to all the parent helpers who decorated the PAC & helped on the night, the DJ said all the kids & himself had a great time. Biggest thanks to Airlie who did most of the organising & buying!

Check out some of the photos from the night






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Hi everyone!

This week at before and after school care students have been busy preparing for their student initiated Extend play. They have been busy at work writing their script, making props and holding group meetings to figure out resources

needed to meet their play deadline. It has been amazing to watch the students work together as a team to create and run this play by themselves. Students have taken on a variety of leadership roles to get the play organised and also encouraged all students to participate and work together. This week the students have also enjoyed using our natural resources to build a variety of different creations during imagination creation. We have also cooked blueberry muffins, made scoobie bracelets and tried out a new slime recipe!! It has been a fun filled week at Extend!

Coming up next week:

Monday August 28: Imagination creation, natural resources

Tuesday August 29: Sports Clinic Wednesday August 30: Cooking corn fritters, sharks and fishes

Thursday August 31: Construction- Foil path marble tracks Friday September 1: Science- Balloon rockets, playground

AND OUR EXTEND SUPER-STAR OF THE WEEK IS.....

Natasha S 3/4S

For showing great communication skills when helping to prepare for Extends play. Natasha also has a great ability to remove herself from conflict and allows herself some chill out time to reflect

upon her feelings.

From Rylie and the kids at Extend. :)

SPRING HOLIDAY PROGRAM BOOKINGS ARE OPEN!

Book 14 days in advance to receive the lowest rate.

Make your own DIY paints and have fun with messy art, participate in delicious cooking activities, learn all about persistence of vision by inventing your own spinning thaumatrope, and loads more!

To check out the daily schedule, visit our website at extend.com.au and book via the Parent Portal.

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9 weeks to go…

Each of our classes will be hosting a stall and we need your help to run them on the day!

Prep D – Nail Painting and Temporary Tattoos

Prep M – Crazy Hair

1/2TM – Popcorn and Drinks

1/2A – Chocolate Toss

3/4 (Combined) – Plant Stall, Mystery Jars and Lucky Dips

5/6D – Book Stall

5/6H – Jaffa Smash

We will also be running the BBQ, a cupcake decorating stall and the Information & Ticket

stall. The PA will be organising a cake stall. We need your help to make these a success.

VOLUNTEER on the day…to put your name down to help at your child’s class stall, set up

and clean up, or with one of the school run stalls please log into

http://signup.com/go/fEkAjHa . You can volunteer for as many time slots as you can

spare…volunteers are an integral part of the success of this event.

Can’t access the site? Email me at [email protected] with your availability and I will

confirm slots for you.

Til next time…Leonie

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