ALTONA PRIMARY SCHOOL Knowledge and Nurturing by the Bay

MOTTO: Be True VISION: Knowledge and Nurturing by the Bay MISSION: To provide a positive, challenging, innovative, caring and safe environment for our children, enabling them to

learn academically, creatively, socially and emotionally in all aspects of life.

Altona Primary School Blyth Street Altona Phone 9398 2925 Fax 9398 5834 Email: altona.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.altonaps.vic.edu.au

March 17, 2016

Principal’s Corner Congratulations to all of our students on another fabulous term. Both teachers and students are looking forward to a break before starting the hard work again in term two. The grade Prep students have had a wonderful start to the year. It is amazing to walk through their classrooms and see them learning so much. It appears as if they have been at school for years. The leadership of the grade 5/6 students has been outstanding. This is one of the best groups of grade 5/6 students ever. Congratulations to our swimmers who competed last week. Congratulations to Cooper Feltham, Heath Corry, Sofia Christou and Lauren Beckwith who will now go on to the next regional competitions. Altona PS Has Got Talent was inundated by students for the auditions. There were over 150 students. What an awesome reflection on the music program this is. Mrs. Alexis Beckwith is our new school council president. Peter Roberts is the new vice president. The school council is such a vital group to lead our school community. The best outcome for every student is the fundamental consideration for all decision making. The most important role for the school council and our community this year is to review the past 4 years and set the direction for the next 4. Please start thinking about any ideas you might have to improve the school over the next 4 years. The 2017 – 2020 Strategic Plan will be a whole of community collaboration. I attended the Victorian State Schools Sports Association awards in the members’ room at the MCG this week. Past student Lucinda Rourke received the Victorian State Cross Country Blues Award. This award is for the best primary school cross country runner in the state. The awards were presented by past, current and possibly future Olympic athletes. Well done Lucinda, this is an amazing achievement. All the very best to Mr. Corroon for his wedding this week end and Mr. Rouse at the end of the term. We are interviewing for a replacement teacher for Mrs. Barwise next week. Monday will be a fun day. To raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, we will be participating in the World's Greatest Shave with a Wacky Hair Day for all students and staff. Mr. McPherson is having his head shaved at assembly as part of this great cause. These celebrations help to build our culture and sense of community. Well done to the SRC for organising this day. Well done also to Antonio Bigolin who shaved his head last week to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. This will be the last newsletter for the term. Have a fantastic Easter and term one holiday period with your family. Kevin Enright

FAMILY 2016 WHOLE SCHOOL CALENDAR TERM 1 UPDATED (15/3/16)

Please note the following additions/changes: 1st – 5th August: Woorabinda Camp for a small number of grade 4 & 5 students (students not currently selected) Term 2 – 28th April Grade 5/6 Excursion Melbourne Zoo, 15th June Prep Incursion Ranger Libby

TERM 1 WEEK 9

21st Mar 22nd Mar 23rd Mar 24th Mar

SRC World Greatest Shave Wacky Hair Day

WMR Regional Swimming

Summer Sports Finals Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

9.15am PREP/1/2 EASTER BONNET PARADE SRC Hot Cross Buns

End of Term 1

Finish 1.30pm

GOOD FRIDAY

2016 TERM 2 WHOLE SCHOOL CALENDAR

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 1 11th April 12th April 13th April 14th April 15th April

Preps Zoo Excursion Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

Friends & Family Meeting 9am OSHC HUB

WEEK 2 18th April 19th April 20th April 21st April 22nd April

Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

WEEK 3 25th April 26th April 27th April 28th April 29th April

ANZAC DAY

Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

56 Excursion Melbourne Zoo

WEEK 4 2nd May 3rd May 4th May 5th May 6th May

ADSSA Cross Country 11.30 – 1.30 Jayme

Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

Winter Sports R1

Mother’s Day Stall High Tea for prep mums 2.15pm

WEEK 5 9th May 10th May 11th May 12th May 13th May

NAPLAN NAPLAN Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

NAPLAN Winter Sports R2 Friends & Family Meeting 9am OSHC HUB

WEEK 6 16th May 17th May 18th May 19th May 20th May

Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

Winter Sports R3

WEEK 7 23rd May 24th May 25th May 26th May 27th May

Grade 1 Minibeast Incursion 9 – 1.30pm

Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

Divisional Cross Country Jayme

Winter Sports R4

WEEK 8 30th May 31st May 1st June 2nd June 3rd June

Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

Winter Sports R5

WEEK 9 6th June 7th June 8th June 9th June 10th June

Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

WMR Cross Country Jayme

Winter Sports R6 Friends & Family Meeting 9am OSHC HUB

13th June 14th June 15th June 16th June 17th June

WEEK 10

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY Dan-sing (3:20pm-4:20pm)

Prep Incursion Ranger Libby 9.30am – 10.45am

SCHOOL DISCO Robocup Regional Competition

20th June 21st June 22nd June 23rd June 24th June

WEEK 11

Dan-sing Concert (PAC)

End of Term Finish 1.30pm

2016 TERM 3 WHOLE SCHOOL CALENDAR

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 1

11th July 12th July 13th July 14th July 15th July

WEEK 2 18th July 19th July 20th July 21st July 22nd July

First Aid In School Program – whole school

WEEK 3 25th July 26th July 27th July 28th July 29th July

PREPS 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL

WEEK 4 1ST Aug 2nd Aug 3rd Aug 4th Aug 5th Aug

Woorabinda Camp

Small number of Gr 4/5 students

Woorabinda Camp

Woorabinda Camp

Woorabinda Camp

Woorabinda Camp

WEEK 5 8th Aug 9th Aug 10th Aug 11th Aug 12th Aug

WEEK 6 15th Aug 16th Aug 17th Aug 18th Aug 19th Aug

APS Athletics Carnival (new date)

WEEK 7

National Literacy & Numeracy Week

22nd Aug 23rd Aug 24th Aug 25th Aug 26th Aug

Backup - APS Athletics Carnival (new date)

GRADE 1 & PREP Incursion Hunchback of Notre Dame 9.15 – 11am

Junior Athletics Carnival (new date)

WEEK 8 29th Aug 30th Aug 31st Aug 1st Sept 2nd Sept

Father’s Day Stall

Preps: BBQ Breakfast for dads Cut off day for 2017 Prep enrolments

WEEK 9 5th Sept 6th Sept 7th Sept 8th Sept 9th Sept

ADSSA Athletics

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

12th Sept 13th Sept 14th Sept 15th Sept 16th Sept

WEEK 10

Divisional Athletics

“Colour Crazy” Fundraiser

End of Term Finish 1.30pm

2016 TERM 4 WHOLE SCHOOL CALENDAR

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 1 3rd Oct 4th Oct 5th Oct 6th Oct 7th Oct

P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming

WEEK 2 10th Oct 11th Oct 12th Oct 13th Oct 14th Oct

GRADE 3 CAMP GRADE 3 CAMP

WMR Athletics

GRADE 3 CAMP P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming

WEEK 3 17th Oct 18th Oct 19th Oct 20th Oct 21st Oct

P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming SCHOOL DISCO

WEEK 4 24th Oct 25th Oct 26th Oct 27th Oct 28th Oct

GRADE 4 CAMP GRADE 4 CAMP

P – 2 Swimming

GRADE 4 CAMP

P – 2 Swimming

WEEK 5 31st Oct 1st Nov 2nd Nov 3rd Nov 4th Nov

CURRICULUM DAY

MELBOURNE CUP DAY P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming

WEEK 6 7th Nov 8th Nov 9th Nov 10th Nov 11th Nov

P – 2 Swimming P – 2 Swimming Remembrance Day Service

WEEK 7 14th Nov 15th Nov 16th Nov 17th Nov 18th Nov

P – 2 Swimming 1

st Prep Transition

2.15 – 3.15

P – 2 Swimming

WEEK 8 21st Nov 22nd Nov 23rd Nov 24th Nov 25th Nov

P – 2 Swimming 2

nd Prep Transition

2.15 – 3.15

P – 2 Swimming

WEEK 9 28th Nov 29th Nov 30th Nov 1st Dec 2nd Dec

Whole School Transition 2.15 – 3.15

Prep Transition Evening

5th Dec 6th Dec 7th Dec 8th Dec 9th Dec

WEEK 10 PLANNING WEEK

Whole School Transition 2.15 – 3.15

12th Dec 13th Dec 14th Dec 15th Dec 16th Dec

WEEK 11 PLANNING WEEK

APS Evening Xmas Carols 6.30pm

Grade 6 Mystery Tour

19th Dec 20th Dec

WEEK 12 PLANNING WEEK

Grade 6 Graduation 6:30pm

End of Term Finish 1.00pm Merry Xmas

NETBOOK PAYMENTS OVERDUE Reminder letters were sent home with your child regarding this Terms netbook payments for the Grade 4/5/6 students. These payments are now overdue. Please pay this amount immediately, as we are required to remove your child’s netbook until payment is made.

SIGNING IN WHEN VISITING APS

When visiting school to help in the classroom, please be sure to

sign the visitors book on arrival and when leaving.

This is in case of an emergency at school, as we then know to

look for you and ensure your safety while on the premises.

Yard Supervision Please remember that the Yard is not supervised by staff until 8:45am. We have had a few children dropped off before 8am which is of concern as there is no one ensuring the children’s safety at this time. Remember our Out of Hours School Care is available to all our families.

APS Veggie Gardens

HELP! Volunteers Required

We are looking for those with a ‘Green Thumb’ or a passion for gardening to help plant and maintain our Veggie Gardens. We have some grades who would like to have children work in the gardens beds, but do not have the time to fully maintain them. If you are interested in assisting in establishing and maintaining the Veggie Patches we would appreciate your assistance. If you can assist please list your name and contact details below and hand it into the office, by Thursday 10th March Name:…………………………………………………………. Contact Details:……………………………………………. Child’s Grade:……………………………………………..

REMINDER: 2016 MEDICAL CONDITIONS

Dear Parents/Carers In order for our school to responsibly care for your child’s medical needs whilst at school it is imperative that all medical information is up to date. We ask that any new information or changes be communicated to the office.

Anaphylaxis, Allergies, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Asthma

All Action Plans must be updated ANNUALLY or earlier if the student’s medical condition or medication changes. Please complete the enclosed Action Plan for 2016 as soon as possible but no later than the end of March. Action Plans will be returned to families if they are not completed by a doctor. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact Debbie Galvin. Thank you for your ongoing support. Leadership Team

Chickenpox We have many case of chickenpox throughout the school.

Please keep this in mind if your child becomes unwell. Chickenpox is contagious from a few days before the rash appears until all the existing sores or blistered have formed scabs and completely dry. Chickenpox usually starts with a general feeling of tiredness and lethargy, as well as a fever and swollen glands. Please see your health care professional should your child be unwell.

2016 School Council Alexis Beckwith - President

Peter Roberts – Vice President

Claire Carson

Debbie Galvin

Ekrem Jeka

Karen Hudson

Nicole Fridey

Prats Chebolu

Rebecca Letson

Tim Hargreaves

Representatives on Sub- Committees

Finance Committee

Kevin Enright

Ekrem Jeka

Peter Roberts

Shelley Golz

Policy Committee

Debbie Galvin

Nicole Fridey

Rebecca Letson

Karen Hudson

Liz Brown

Julie Giles

Sustainability, Building and Grounds Committee

Kevin Enright

Claire Carson

Family & Friends Committee

Kylie Farr

Rebecca Letson

Prats Chebolu

Debbie Galvin

Sub-Committee Reports

Members discussed the following reports presented by the sub-committee

leaders or their delegate.

WACKY HAIR DAY! Monday 21st March 2016

To raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, Altona Primary School will be participating in the World's Greatest Shave.

Mr. Mac will be shaving his hair at a special assembly on

Monday 21st

March 2016 at 3.00pm. Parents and friends are welcome to come along and join in the fun

also!

We are asking for donations to sponsor Mr. Mac and raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, so please dig deep and enclose your sponsorship in an envelope to give to your classroom

teacher by Monday 21st

March 2016.

Students and teachers are invited to come to school with 'wacky hair' on this day. There will be awards for the wackiest hair!

Hot Cross Buns!

The SRC are raising money for the Good Friday Appeal and will be doing a scrumptious Hot Cross Bun delivery on Thursday 24th March 2016 (last day of term). Hot Cross Buns are $1.50 each and come in 3 flavours: fruit, chocolate chip and plain. Hot cross buns will delivered to each classroom for students to enjoy at recess on the last day of school. If you would like your child to have one/or more, please send money to school by Tuesday 22nd March. Grade order forms will be available in each classroom for students to record quantity and type of hot cross bun/s they wish to order.

Dear Parents, The Cross Country Place Ribbons and House Trophy will be presented on Monday March 21st at the final school assembly. Jayme Morris (PE Teacher)

LUNCH ORDER FUNDRAISER

Our lunch order provider, Hideaway Café, is kindly donating all proceeds from lunch orders placed on Monday the 21st of March to our school to go towards the Centenary Playground. As this is a special fundraising day a one off menu is being offered.

The normal lunch order list will not be available on this day. Place your order in your classroom tub as normal. Menu for 21/3/2016

- Chicken Rice Paper Rolls (4) & Fruit Juice $10.00

- Hot Dog & Flavoured Milk $ 6.00

- Lasagne & Fruit Juice $ 6.50

- Spaghetti Bolognaise & Fruit Juice $ 6.50

- Fried Rice (contains egg) & Flavoured Milk $ 8.00

Term 2

Friday 15/4/16 Friday 13/5/16 Friday 10/6/16

SCHOOL BANKING Every Friday

Friends and Families Committee Thursday, 17 March 2016

SCHOOL BANKING

We provide an opportunity for your child to save money on a weekly basis in conjunction with Bendigo bank. If you open a Bendigo PiggySaver account for your child, they can send in their bank book with money to be banked and hand it to their teacher on a Friday. Bankbooks are then collected from school by a member of APSF&F and taken to the bank for banking and returned to your child the following Monday.

Application forms to open an account are available at the school office. They need to be filled in and taken to the branch in Pier Street with the necessary ID. More info about the PiggySaver account from Bendigo bank will be available and sent out next term.

ICY POLES Last day for icy poles

Wednesday 23 March. Icy poles will be back in

Term 4. Order by 9am.

Cultural Diversity Week in Hobsons Bay

Cultural Diversity Week is celebrated in Victoria every year in March. This year, it is being celebrated from 12 to 20 March.

Did you know - almost half of all Victorians were either born overseas or have at least one parent who was born overseas? In the state of Victoria, we speak more than 260 languages and dialects and follow around 135 faiths and religions? In Hobsons Bay itself, there are more than 130 countries of origin. Hobsons Bay City Council have organised a whole calender of events to “promote harmony, inclusion and belonging for all”. The program runs from 12 to 20 March 2016 and has something to offer for everyone from cultural games, a multicultural market, food tasting, performances, arts and craft, activities for children and a film screening. The activities are free and many are kid-friendly. If you would like to find out more about Cultural Diversity Week and the activities that you could do with your children, follow this link to the Hobsons Bay website to download the brochure and go and explore the variety of Hobsons Bay’s cultural richness.

http://www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/documents/pdfs/community/multicultural/cultural-diversity-week-2016-events-book.pdf

Next Meeting Our next meeting to be held in Term 2 on Friday 15th April 2016. All welcome, please come along. We look forward to seeing you there.

Altona RSL Altona Buy 1 adult meal & receive a kid's meal free

Apples and Pears Clothing www.applesandpears.com.au 10% Off Storewide *Not applicable to Postage

Borgs Cakes Harrington Square 10% Off Storewide

Cartridge World Harrington Square 10% off all ink cartridges

Double C Jeanery Clothing 2 Aviation Rd, Laverton 10% off full priced items & $10 discount of all school shoes.

Excludes school uniform

Dragon Temple Restaurant Somers Parade, Altona 10% Off Storewide

Future Tech Windows & Doors www.futuretechwindows.com.au 10% Off

Hanger 1one2 - Licensed Cafe Pier St, Altona 10% off the order

Hide Away Cafe - School Lunches Excluding lunch orders 10% off Services

Just Sweets Lolly Shop 26 Upton Street, Altona Coffee deal. Small- $2:00 , Med $2:50 and Large $3:00

Lily’s Playhouse Toy Store www.lilysplayhouse.com.au 10% Off Storewide *Not applicable to Postage

Melissa's Cakes Pier St, Altona 10% Off

McDonalds Laverton Fast Food 10% Off no drive-thru or parties

Mosaic Restaurant Pier St, Altona 10% Off

Runkle Dell Rouge 80 Pier St, Altona 10% Off Storewide

Spottiswoode Hotel 10% Off

Sun Theatre Yarraville members prices

Wyncity 36 Wallace Ave, Point Cook Buy 1 and get 1 free

Subway Central Square Central Square 10 off storewide

Bayside Computers 10% off

Bakers Delight Bakery 10% Off

Intimo Altona Extra half price when party booked or 10% of purchase

Friends and Families Committee Thursday, 17 March 2016 2016

2016 Altona Primary School Shoppers Card has arrived

Cards on sale for $10:00. Please completely the order form and hand it in to the office. Orders will be filled and the cards will be sent to your child’s classroom to be brought home.

Shoppers Card Order Form 2016

Name: ________________________________________________________ Number of cards:_____________ Child’s Name: ______________________________________________________Grade:___________________