Term 3 Wednesday 24th August 2016

Flowerdale Primary School

3377 Whittlesea– Yea Rd, Flowerdale, Vic 3717

Ph: 5780 1264 Fax: 5780 2064

Email: flowerdale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

http://www.flowerdaleps.vic.edu.au

Compassion . Bouncing Back . Respect . Personal Best . Teamwork

August

Lorelei

Cheyenne

Beginning of

September

James

AUGUST

23rd Book Week

BOOK FAIR STARTS

24th The Flowerdale Project

25th HOT LUNCH

26th Book Fair finishes

Assembly 2.50pm

30th Father’s Day Stall

31st Quantum Excursion

SEPTEMBER

1st Father’s Day Stall

2nd SRC SCHOOL DISCO

Assembly 2.50pm

5th Kids Teaching Kids

7th Grade 4-6 leave for CAMP

DOXA

9th Grade 4-6 return from

CAMP DOXA

OUR SCHOOL VALUE FOCUS THIS FORTNIGHT IS

RESPECT ‘Valuing & accepting others by showing consideration’

As everyone at Flowerdale Primary School knows, we have new school values this year. These values were designed by our students and they know them well- Respect, Compassion, Bouncing Back, Teamwork and Personal Best.

Our weekly awards are based on these values and the majority of our students live up to these values all of the time. At times, however, they may be forgotten, hopefully only for a short time. Over the next two weeks I will be encouraging all students to focus on respectful relationships with others. This includes the way we speak to each other, behave towards each other and what we model to each other. Our younger students will only learn our school values if they see them demonstrated in action all of the time.

Some suggestions for respectful behaviours:

Opening the door for a teacher and saying, "After you."

Offering to do something for someone else.

Saying "Well done" to another student.

Saying thank you to the volunteers who come into our school each week to do things like Breakfast Club, meditation, Kidz Shed and Hot Lunches.

Offering to help set up for specialist lessons- music, art and Indonesian.

Following school rules and playing in appropriate areas.

I would like to see all students treating their teachers, fellow students and school visitors with respect and courtesy every day. Please discuss this with your children and encourage these behaviours. This will endure our school is a happy place for all.

Thank you

Christine Penhall

MESSAGE FROM MRS PENHALL

To check out our online calendar and newsletters at

www.flowerdaleps.vic.edu.au

FROM THE OFFICE

Reminders: Please return your Quantum forms and your

last payments for Camp Doxa. Thank you!

FORMS TO RETURN

PFA NEWS

It's book week! Come along to the fantastic book stall in the multi purpose room and have a look at the great selection of books on offer. The PFA will be there before and after school each day. Remember that every purchase raises funds for your school. Breakfast club is on this Wednesday, but there will be no breakfast club next Wednesday (31st of Aug) as the whole school will be away at Quantum and no breakfast club on the following Wednesday (7th September) as grades 4-6 will be heading off to camp. Hope you all have a great time! Father's Day stall: This year we are holding our Father's Day stall in the multi purpose room on Tuesday the 30th of August and Thursday the 1st September, so come along and purchase a gift for your dad, grandad, uncle.... Gifts from 50 cents to $4. Have a great fortnight everyone. Lareesa

TOMORROW! (Thursday 25th August)

Pizza (Tomato & Cheese) & Chocolate Cake

Only $4!

SRC

Quantum Excursion– Whole school Bunning BBQ Fundraiser Volunteer form– Interested parents

A BIG thank you to all the parents and helpers that came to our Olympics Day with Highlands Primary School. We really appreciated your help and are thankful that you were able to join us on the day! We also want to thank the PFA Parents who are running the Book Fair stall this week. You are awesome!

to the following students who completed the

Victorian Premiers

Reading Challenge this week!

Ethan Cobby

WHO WILL BE NEXT?!

FOUNDATION– GRADE 2

Flynn Silas Mark

Hunter Keira

175 Nights of Reading 175 Nights of Reading

Personal Best 75 & 100 Nights of Reading

Personal Best

GRADE 4-6

James Magenta

Teamwork & Personal Best Personal Best & Compassion

EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC

Mark Bethany

Week 5 & 6

CLASS

HAD THE

BEST WEEKLY

ATTENDANCE

TALLY

F-3 II (Week 4 draw)

4-6 IIIII(Week 4 draw)

Our F-2 Students have

been busy creating their own tree house cubbies!

Jake W, Devlin, Mark, Flynn,

Olivia & Alicia

Ingredients

Cooking oil spray

1 onion, finely chopped

1 large zucchini, trimmed, finely diced

1 carrot, peeled, finely diced

1 teaspoon Mexican seasoning

300g lean beef mince

400g tin no-added-salt kidney beans, rinsed

400g tin no-added-salt chopped tomatoes

120g light corn chips

2/3 cup (100g) shredded reduced-fat cheese

1/2 cup low-fat natural yoghurt

Method Step 1- Spray a large saucepan with oil and place over medium heat. Add onion, zucchini and carrot; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until soft. Add seasoning and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add mince and cook, stirring to break it up, for 5 minutes or until browned. Add kidney beans, tomatoes and 1/4 cup water; stir to combine. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, until thickened. Step 2- Preheat grill to high. Transfer mince mixture to a large baking dish, then top with corn chips and sprinkle with cheese. Grill for 3–4 minutes, or until cheese melts and is bubbling. Step 3- Cool slightly, then top with yoghurt and garnish with coriander just before serving.

Hello travellers! Well done to all the students who figured out that I had travelled to China last time. But are you as quick this week? Here are some clues to help you: 1. In this country they believe that your blood type determines your personality. 2. People from this country eat Seaweed Soup on their birthday. 3. Most restaurants (including McDonalds) will deliver food straight to your home. 4. Babies are considered one year old at birth. 5. Since 1998, millions of people from around the world have flocked to this countries Mud

Festival, where for 10 days revellers enjoy mud massages, mud photo contests, mud marathons, and mud wrestling contests.

6. The pressure to succeed academically for top marks is deeply ingrained in children from an early age.

7. Men from this country are obsessed with makeup. They wear it to hide their blemishes and look like a celebrity. In this country, if you look good, you’re more likely to get a job.

Research in books and the internet and when you think you know the answer write it down with your name and place it in the Jelly Bean box. A name will be pulled out to win a prize at assembly! Best of luck! Signing off!

Beef and Bean Nachos

Our Kindergarten children have been fascinated by the Olympic games this term. Everyone enjoyed our mini Olympics and all our children went home with a medal that was made out of salt dough. Our events were long jump, running races, hurdles, tunnel ball and we finished off the day with a team relay. Our children also loved looking at the different flags from around the world and finding their countries on the globe.

NOW is the time to enrol for 2016!

Flowerdale Kindergarten is a small rural kindergarten that runs a fifteen hour (3 Day) program for 4 years olds and a 1 day (4 hours program) for 3 year olds.

TUES WED THURS

9am-2.30pm 9am-2.30pm 9am-1pm

4yr olds 4yr olds 3 & 4yr olds

Due to our small size we are able to spend quality 1 on 1 time with every

child.

Come and check us out!

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

29 30 AUGUST

MARC

Father’s Day

stall

31 AUGUST

No Brekky Club

Quantum

Excursion

1

Father’s Day

stall

2

SRC School

D*I*S*C*O!

3 4

FATHER’S DAY

5

KIDS

TEACHING

KIDS

6

MACC

7

No Brekky Club

4-6 CAMP

DOXA

8

4-6 CAMP

DOXA

9

4-6 CAMP

DOXA

Junior Fun Day

10 Vic Premiers

Reading

Challenge ends

11

12 13

MARC

14 Brekky Club

Bluegrass

Song writing

incursion

15 16

Footy Day

Pie & Sausage

Roll Hot Lunch

END OF TERM

17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Bunnings BBQ

Fundraiser

26 27 28 29 30

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 Stick on your fridge!

Flowerdale Primary School

Before and After School Care available

Monday to Friday

Come and join educator Fiona Henson for crafts, games, food

and fun! As always, children should be booked in

for the day you require. Contact Murrindindi Day Care on

57720362 to enrol.

DON’T FORGET to keep writing down the

books you’ve read in your reading challenge

log. When they are filled in please give your completed log to

Ms Davis.

CLOSING DATE: 9TH SEPTEMBER!