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Warranwood Primary School

www.warranwood.vic.edu.au

Principal’s Report Congratulations to Brady Cochrane on his selection in the Victorian Athletics Team for 2018. Brady has pro-duced a personal best in the shot put at the State Trials beating his previous best by a whopping 93cm! He al-so competed in long jump and a running event so was kept really busy throughout the day. The National event will this year be held in Melbourne. It is a huge achievement to represent your state and a great honour. Well done Brady, we all wish you a great deal of fun and success.

Minasan, Kon’nichiwa Our Branch Out Tour of Japan is over after 2 amazing weeks visiting our Sister School and many other sights and destinations. I can’t say how impressed I am with our touring students and the manner in which they represented our school, their families and of course themselves. Many great adventures were enjoyed, and lasting friendships have been forged on our tour. It is exciting to see our tourists sharing their experiences with students back home at Warranwood and giving other students many insights to the cultural under-standings gained. I am excited to announce that Lilyvale PS have confirmed they will again be visit-ing us next year to build upon this amazing opportunity for our community.

Term 4, Week 4 Thursday 1st November, 2018

WHAT’S ON? November 1 Fathering Project Event 7.30pm 6 Melbourne Cup Day 8 Prep 2019 Orientation 9.30-11.00 8 Whole School Transition Day 9.15- 11.00 12 Year 6 Swim Program 13 Prep 2019 Orientation 11.45 to 1.15 13 Whole School Transition Day 11.45-

1.30 13 Year 4 Sex Ed Info Night 6-7.30pm

PRINCIPAL AWARD WINNERS

STAY TUNED NEXT WEEK FOR OUR AWARD WINNERS

QKR IS HERE-

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Safety for young people and how to discuss it without creating worry. Please discuss with your children the importance of walking in pairs and communicating their whereabouts to parents. Reiterate with them to not approach cars under any circumstances. Please ensure students are not left alone after school pick up times and that you contact the office should you be running late so we can col-lect them and keep them under supervision at the office until you arrive. As a community please keep our eyes and ears alert to any suspicious behaviours and report anything to police. Prep Info Night and Welcome to Warranwood We held a most successful meeting to welcome the parents of our Prep class of 2019 last night. It was great to meet so many eager faces and excited parents! I am delighted to announce our Prep team for 2019; Dee Chadwick, Anne Donoghue, Natasha Walden and Liz Fragiacomo. We welcomed our new preppies this morning for their first taste of school as they joined in some fun activities to meet new classmates and explore their new school surrounds. While students were playing parents took up the chance to meet others and have a cuppa together in the library. Middle School Production -Beauty and The Beast Monday night was a huge success with our talented and capable year 3/4's wowing everyone with their sing-ing, dancing and acting skills to present two incredible shows. The humour, dedication and skill demonstrated was a great credit to the students and of course Jacinta! The night was so impressive and will be sure to hold a lasting place in students’ fondest memories of their primary school education. Thanks to Jeenah, Kane, par-ent helpers and the PA Captains for helping with props to make the show great. Special thanks of course to Jacinta for her amazing talents in having our students perform at such an incredible level.

SAVE THIS DATE PLEASE! WORKING BEE – Sunday 18

th November 9-1pm

We Need You! School Council Meeting Update The Review Panel has completed their report and handed down their findings. The next step in the process is a discussion with Staff regarding the targets that need to be set. This will take place at a Staff Meeting and once these targets have been set, School Council Members will receive an electronic copy of the report and this will be ratified before sharing with the community.

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Congratulations on the Warranwood Grant Project being selected. We will now go back to providers and ask for confirmed scope of works and quotes. I will attend a meeting regarding how to handle the project and the steps involved. It would be really be helpful if we could find a knowledgeable parent who could project man-age this upgrade project. We are currently scheduled to meet twice before the end of the School year; discussion on whether this is necessary. We will meet at this stage on Tuesday 4th December 2018 unless there is an urgent need for an-other meeting. Shane unveiled the sample sports top for Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 students. The next working bee is scheduled for Sunday 18th November and this will continue the work building retain-ers surrounding the Senior School building, plus cleaning of gutters and a general tidy up around the school including mulching and sand pit topping up. Brady Cochrane- Congratulations! We will hold a fundraiser to assist with the costs of National Champion-ships participation. Next meeting on 4th December Shane Harrop Principal

Assistant Principal's Report NEW FAMILIES TO INCLUDE IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND TRANSITION PROCE-DURES FOR 2019: It was a pleasure to meet, greet and welcome new families to the Warranwood community this week as we began our transition process for the 2019 Prep group. Last night the new Prep team including Dee Chadwick (leader of the team) Anne Donoghue, Natasha Walden and Liz Fragiacomo presented to the parents and in-formed them of the different expectations we have for the students and families when they begin school next year. Today the students were involved in their first transition session and what a pleasure it was to see them so settled and ready for school! Thanks to Suzie Smith for providing a smooth handover with the new team and starting off the proceedings. Just so you are aware this transition process will continue with the whole school on the following dates where the students will experience being in a new level of the school with different students and teachers. The dates include Thursday 8th November from 9.15-11.00, Tuesday 13th November from 11.45-1.30, Wednesday 28th November between 9.15 and 11.00 and finally Tuesday 11th December between 11.30 and 1.30. Following are some of the main purposes behind the transition process we follow at Warranwood Primary School. 1.

Suzanne Kot Assistant Principal

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OFFICE NEWS

Grade 6 2019 Graduation Polo Tops The final date for ordering is next Friday 9th November, unfortunately the turn around time for these limited edi-tion items is quite lengthy, hence the need to finalise asap. Please note if you do not order by this date, your child will not be able to receive one as they only print these once for us.

Outstanding Accounts

Could these please be finalised as a matter of urgency to enable budget shortfalls to be covered.

Brigid Campbell Business Manager

FOOD FOR THOUGHT A common question, what is rubbish and what is recycling? Here is a quick quiz that will help https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-18/quiz-what-is-rubbish-what-is-recycling/9999690 Remember general waste is landfilled without sorting. Recyclables are a resource that we need to preserve. It’s important we reduce our waste because “Today’s landfills must not leave an unacceptable environmental legacy for our children to address.” – quote EPA. If in doubt about what can be recycled look it up on https://recyclingnearyou.com.au

Kirsty Bishop-Fox School Council Member—Sustainability

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CANTEEN NEWS

A BIG THANKYOU to the amazing volunteers who helped send out 330 Sundaes to some very excited students! With your support the students were able to enjoy a special treat.

Reminder- If ordering online whether it be a lunch order or for a special day you do not need to send a bag or form as we will have all the information at the canteen.

SAVE TIME, ORDER ONLINE! We now have a great new online system to make the ordering of lunches easier and more convenient.

Introducing Qkr! (pronounced ‘quicker’)

Online Canteen Lunch Orders With Qkr! you can: - Pay for school lunches & special food days - See your receipts on the app and get them sent by email if required. Order at a time convenient to you - in the morning before 9.30am, night before, or up to two weeks in advance! To use this option, follow the steps below: Step 1. Download Qkr! - on your Android phone or iPhone. iPad users must download iPhone app. Step 2. Register - Select your Country of Residence as ‘Australia’ and follow the steps to register. Step 3. Find our school - Our school will appear in ‘Nearby Locations’ if you’re within 10km’s of our school, or search for our school by name. Step 4. Register your child - When first accessing our school you will be prompted to add a student profile for your child/children. This allows you to make orders and payments for them. We will still be accepting cash orders through the classroom as well. If you are unable to attend canteen on the day you are rostered please contact me in advance.

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 11am to 2.30pm Friday 10am to 2.30 pm

Warm Regards, Megan Parker

Canteen Roster, Term 4, 2018

Date Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

Thursday, 1 November 2018 Jas Halls Volunteer Required

Friday, 2 November 2018 Simone Simpson Jessica Lancashire Jen Carey

Monday, 5 November 2018 Sylda Jones

Tuesday, 6 November 2018 Melbourne Cup Day

Wednesday, 7 November 2018 Canteen Closed

Thursday, 8 November 2018 Lydia Aretis Mel Farmillio

Friday 9 November 2018 Paula Bellizia Caryn Fitzsimons Beck Wheatley

Monday, 12 November 2018 Louise Robinson

Tuesday, 13 November 2018 Kellie Spiden

Wednesday, 14 November 2018 Canteen Closed

Thursday, 15 November 2018 Lydia Aretis Volunteer Required

Friday, 16 November 2018 Kate Shearer Megan Dumbrell Christian Arsenis

Monday, 19 November 2018 Adrian Doe

Tuesday, 20 November 2018 Sylda Jones

Wednesday, 21 November 2018 Canteen Closed

Thursday, 22 November 2018 Katie Bronstring Nicole Bijlsma

Friday 23 November 2018 Sue Budge Melinda Peatling Bella A

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Community Notices

COMMUNITY DONATIONS If you shop at either of these Stores, then mention our School as they support us with donations. For Ritchie's IGA you need to complete a registration and nominate Warranwood Primary; Ritchie's then donate a percentage of sales to the School. For Rebel Sports, soon to merge with Amart, just mention Warranwood Primary and they also donate a percentage of sales to the School

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