23rd March 2017

PRINCIPAL : MARGARET LEACH

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At Meadow Heights Primary School our relationships and behaviours are guided by the values of

Equality, Excellence and Respect

***** DIARY DATES 2017***** MARCH Friday 24 Interschool Sports Selected 5/6 Tuesday 28 Homework club 3:20-4:30pm Wednesday 29 Grade 6 Campers leave for Mt Morton Friday 31 Grade 6 Campers return Friday 31 End of Term 1 - Finish time 2:20pm APRIL Tuesday 18 Start of Term 2 - Start time 8:50am

ألسباب آمنة يرجى أبدا عدم إستخدام موقف سيارات المدرسين داخل المدرسة في أي وقت ممكن و شكرا لكم.VI LY DO AN TOAN, PHU HUYNH KHÔNG ĐƯƠC DUNG SÂN ĐÂU XE CUA NHÂN VIÊN TRƯƠNG TRONG BÂT CƯ GIƠ NAO Okul otoparkı okul personeli içindir, velilerin ve öğrencilerin otoparktan geçmeleri / kullanmaları yasaktır.

Dear Parents Last year the school had many students coming into First Aid from slipping over in the yard. We believe we could prevent some of these falls if students wore correct shoes. From Term 2 students of Meadow Heights are to wear safer footwear. Students should wear shoes purposely for outdoor use and expensive brands are not needed. Dress shoes, indoor sports shoes, boots and casual footwear are not for school grounds. Thank you.

ألسباب آمنة يرجى أبدا عدم إستخدام موقف سيارات المدرسين داخل المدرسة في أي وقت ممكن و شكرا لكم.VI LY DO AN TOAN, PHU HUYNH KHÔNG ĐƯƠC DUNG SÂN ĐÂU XE CUA NHÂN VIÊN TRƯƠNG TRONG BÂT CƯ GIƠ NAO Okul otoparkı okul personeli içindir, velilerin ve öğrencilerin otoparktan geçmeleri / kullanmaları yasaktır.

IMPORTANT NEXT FRIDAY (31st March)

IS THE LAST DAY OF TERM 1

Dismissal time is 2:20 pm

PARENTS!! PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU

COLLECT YOUR CHILD ON TIME AS THERE WILL BE

NO-ONE TO LOOK AFTER THEM AFTER 2:40PM.

Dear Parents and the Community of Meadow Heights The 9th of March 2017 was a sad day for the Meadow Heights Primary School Community with the passing of Joy ( Burness) Smithers . Joy was an important part of our school’s story and although it is sad that she will not be with us to celebrate our 25 years as a school, she would have expressed great pride in the school she helped to create. As a former parent, School Council President and an Integration Aide, Joy always advocated for the students, the families and the Staff. In recognition of Joy’s contribution to MHPS, the School Hall was named in her honour. The school will always have lasting memories of Joy those kindness and commitment will not be forgotten.

Margaret Leach - Principal

A Tribute to Joy Burness/Smithers. It is with a heavy heart that I inform the school community of the passing of JOY SMITHERS or as we knew JOY BURNESS. Joy was the first School Council President when the school opened 25 years ago. Long before that, however, she was instrumental in making sure that there was a school for the growing new suburb of Meadow Heights. Her commitment to the community and in particular to Meadow Heights Primary School was first class. The school and it's students came first and she made sure that whatever was needed was available. What we have at the school today to help the students achieve their potential, Joy made sure that we got it from day one. From the right number of portable classrooms to the speech pathologist she made sure they were in place as the need arose. Joy was also an integral part of the Meadow Heights community. She served on a number of committees and I was privileged to have served with her. As an integration aide in later years at the school she made sure that children with special needs were looked after and allowed to achieve their maximum potential. I will always remember and cherish the memories as will many who have been touched by her kindness. Rest In Peace JOY BURNESS SMITHERS thank you for everything. School Council President – Philip Perroni

TAKVİM 24 Mart Cuma - 5/6 sınıf okullar arası spor günü 28 Mart Salı - Ödev Kulubu * Kütüphanede 3:20 – 4:30 29 Mart - 5/6 sınıf kamp gitme günü 31 Mart - 5/6 sınıf kamp dönüşü 31 Mart Cuma - Dönemin son günü, okul saat 2:20de bitecektir 18 Nisan Pazartesi - 2. Dönemin ilk günü, okul saat 8:50de başlıyor Okul toplantısı her Pazartesi saat 9.00 -9.25 arası VELİLERİN DİKKATİNE

31 MART CUMA GÜNÜ 1. DÖNEMİN SON GÜNÜ

OKUL SAAT 2.20 de BİTİCEKTİR. LÜTFEN ÇOCUĞUNUZU VAKTİNDE ALINIZ, 2.40 dan SONRA OKULDA KİMSE OLMAYACAKTIR KÜTÜPHANE KÖŞESİ Sayin veliler, çocuklarınızın kütüphaneden kitaplar var ise, lütfen haftaya kadar geri getirilmenizi arz ederiz. PASCOE VALE KIZ KOLEJİ 2017 ORTA 1 AÇILIŞ GÜNÜ – 19 NİSAN ÇARŞAMBA Bilgilendirme toplantıları ve turları 30 Nisan Salı ve 2 Mayıs Perşembe günü sabah saat 11.00 de veyata Sabah saat 9:00 – 10:30 Öğlen saat 4:00 – 5:30 Akşam saat 7:00 – 8:00 Koleji arayabilirsiniz 9306 2544 veyata internetden www.pvgc.vıc.edu.au HUME CITY LEISURE CENTRE TATİL PROGRAMI Meadow Heights İlk Öğretim Okulun Ofisinde tüm bilgileri bulabilirsiniz. Programları katılmak için 28 Mart 2017 öncesinde kayıt yapmanız gerekiyor.

Everyone at Meadow Heights Primary School wish the following children a very Happy Birthday for the period 19th March to 25th March 2017. Dilara Kara 12C Rima El Sayed 12A Arda Han Arslan 12C Sabrina Hermiz 34E Rabih Al Bikai PC Elram Nissan 34B Elbron Nissan 34C Aydin Arik 34F

ألسباب آمنة يرجى أبدا عدم إستخدام موقف سيارات المدرسين داخل المدرسة في أي وقت ممكن و شكرا لكم.VI LY DO AN TOAN, PHU HUYNH KHÔNG ĐƯƠC DUNG SÂN ĐÂU XE CUA NHÂN VIÊN TRƯƠNG TRONG BÂT CƯ GIƠ NAO Okul otoparkı okul personeli içindir, velilerin ve öğrencilerin otoparktan geçmeleri / kullanmaları yasaktır.

HUME CITY COUNCIL LEISURE CENTRE HOLIDAY PROGRAM PLEASE FIND FLIERS/PAMPLETS ON THE OFFICE CAROUSEL WITH ALL THE INFORMATION ON WHAT IS HAPPENING DURING THE APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AT THE BROADMEADOWS, SUNBURY AND CRAIGIEBURN LEISURE CENTRES.

ALL ACTIVITIES MUST BE BOOKED IN BEFORE 28TH MARCH 2017

I would like to thank everyone who auditioned for the Meadow Heights Glee Club in the last few weeks. Well done to everyone! It was a hard decision to select only a few children from such amazing talent shown by everyone who auditioned. I would also like to thank Mr Pace and Ms Starr for coming along to auditions and helping me decide on our finalists for 2017. I would like to congratulate the finalists and welcome them into the MHPS Glee Club 2017. Our rehearsal sessions will begin this Friday. I look forward to working with these students and producing some amazing performances this year at the annual School of Rock Concert and community performances! Mrs Silvia Menelaou MHPS Glee Club Teacher The finalists are:

NAME Grade Room

Ata 4 6

Emirhan 4 23

Elanur 4 23

Esma 4 23

Kelise 4 23

Eda 5 11

Shayma 5 9

Natalie 5 9

Eliya 5 7

Rameen 5 12

Dilara T. 5 9

Genesis 5 10

Yemen 6 8

John 6 10

Samar 6 1

Alannah 6 9

LIBRARY corner

This was the last week for borrowing from the Library –ALL Library books to be returned next week before the end of term holidays, thank you……….. Happy Reading

Pascoe Vale Girls College invites prospective students and their parents to attend our Open Day on Wednesday 19th April 2017. Information sessions followed by tours of the College will be held at the following times:

Morning 9:00am – 10:30am Afternoon 4:00pm – 5:30pm Evening 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Parents and children need only attend one session. There is no need to register attendance at a session.

Visit the College website for more information and to apply for the SEAL Program: www.pvgc.vic.edu.au . If you are unable to attend our Open Day Sessions, the College also conducts tours with the Principal throughout the year. Bookings can be made by calling the College on: 9306 2544 or online at www.pvgc.vic.edu.au/our-school/enrolment

Hello my name is Beyza and my name is Zehra and we are grade 6 students in 5\6 D. We will be the 2017 environment journalists. We will be keeping you posted with all the information going in our MHPS gardens. There will be no more Waste Wise Wednesday, but instead there will be Trash Free Tuesdays (TFT), no rubbish will be taken outside, there will be monthly rewards for the best trash free class, they will get a certificate and the garden gnome for a whole month. Also weekly the class that has the least rubbish per grade level will get 50 house points for each house. On TFT no rubbish is allowed, however if you bring rubbish to school we expect you to take it home. Please bring NUDE FOOD to school. Nude food is any particular food put in containers with no wrappers or any type of rubbish. How-ever we will be checking your bins as well as your recycling bins. We will be starting next Week, in Week 9. Have fun! You may have noticed that two portable classes have been taken away and the area left over will be turned into a kitchen garden.We are also in the process of making the Community Garden, next to the Hub, in working order. So on Friday, 24th of March (this week), we will be having another working bee at 3:30. If you would like to join us just ask the office ladies or Mr Ivan. Also don’t forget to tell your parents about tiqbiz! ….and don’t forget to reduce, reuse and recycle Beyza & Zehra

Austin from3/4F received a Global learning award for excellence during this weeks assembly. Congratulations.

Turkish performance during this weeks assembly showing the dance that was performed at the Queen Victoria Market Turkish Pazaar Festival held on Sunday 12th March. Well done to all those that participated.

Grade 1/2 Numeracy Fluency Awards 1/2A - Russell El-Mohamad - For being able to read, write and recognise numbers up to 100. 1/2B - Dezzah-Kee Hippi - For being able to count forwards to 100, backwards from 100 and also identify the number before or after any number between 0 and 100. 1/2C - Hosea Taukatelata - Hosea can confidently identify numbers before and after a 3 digit number. 1/2D - Laila Khaled - For being able to count forwards or backwards by 2s, 5s and 10s starting at any number up to 100. 1/2E - Meryem Karaman - For outstanding efforts in recalling numbers before and after a given number.