PORTARLINGTON PRIMARY

Newsletter

Friday

18th November

Issue No: 18

Respectful, Responsible, Safe and Kind Learners

Peanuts & Eggs

Free School

Whole School Swimming Program starts next week

TIME TABLE

Grade Leave School Pool Time Return to School

JLCN 10:40 AM 11:00—11:30 11:55 AM

SLCM 11:10 AM 11:30—12:00 12:25 PM

JLCD 11:40 AM 12:00—12:30 12:55 PM

MLCH 12:10 PM 12:30—1:00 1:25 PM

JLCM 12:40 PM 1:00—1:30 1:55 PM

SLCW 1:10 PM 1:30—2:00 2:25 PM

MLCS 1:40 PM 2:00—2:30 2:55 PM

Parents Our swimming program commences on Friday 2nd December, at the Portarlington Swimming

Pool for all classes and runs as an 8 day intensive program. The dates are as follows:

Friday 2nd December Monday 12th December

Monday 5th December Tuesday 13th December

Thursday 8th December Thursday 15th December

Friday 9th December Friday 16th December

TURNING OF THE SOD CHANGE OF DATE-

We have been notified by the Minister's Office that the date for the Turning of the Sod will

now be on the 30th of November at 9.30am. We apologise for any inconvenience that this

may cause to our families.

Portarlington Primary ……..

2017 Planning

Students Leaving Could you please let us know soon, if your child or children are not going to be attending Portarlington Primary School next year. We begin the process of organising classes for next year soon so we need to know our numbers. We are getting a lot of enrolments at the moment so if you know anyone who is coming to us, please let us know too.

Classes for 2017 We will put your child in the class we think is the most appropriate for their learning and ensure there is a spread of personalities and learning needs in each class.

Your written requests will be taken into consideration when teachers allocate students to classes. If you have a particular preference please let me know by -

Monday the 7th of November at 3.15pm. This must be in writing and must be signed and should have an educational reason for your preference. We do know that certain types of personalities do get on better than others and that we need to consider this when creating the classes.

Pink Day—In Honour of Marg McCoombe

At the end of every year, the special Marg Mc Coombe award is given to a year 5 student who has displayed

Community values throughout the year. The student then organises activities to raise awareness and funds to

support Breast Cancer

Research. This year, we are lucky to have two students (Remi and Georgia) coordinating this activity.

Marg McCoombe was a very much loved and passionate teacher at Portarlington Primary. She was teaching

here when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

At our end of year assembly, Marg’s husband Chester is presented with a cheque that is made out to the

Breast Cancer Foundation in Marg’s name.

Thursday December the 1st is PINK DAY at Portarlington Primary!

Wear Pink Clothes

Join the activities –pink food and sausage sizzle, face painting, hair

chalking

Bring your spare gold coins

See Remi or Georgia for more information or contact the school office on 52592572

Portarlington Primary ……..

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Weekly awards are given to children to recognise their success and their positive behaviours.

You could get an award for being respectful, kind, responsible, safe, organised, persistent, resilient,

confident or getting along.

Class Name Being For……………….. JLCKT Frankie Brain Sharing her beautiful voice with her friends, family and the Community at Remembrance Day event JLCM Gemma Holmes-Wilkie Showing respect and listening to her classmates and following instructions thank you!! JLN Kayla Reilly Making excellent connections to her reading MLS Emma Van Dorssen Making a huge effort tin contributing more and more to Classroom discussions. You are a superstar!! MLH Kai Velic Persistently peddling on Bike Ed to get to where he was going SLM Delson Martin Illustrating an amazing “Birds on a Branch” which is displayed in classroom SLW Reia Oliver-Hawkins All her excellent work during our poetry unit and publishing a very funny “I felt my…..poem Principal’s Award: Nathan Robinson SLC Holding the door open for others. So respectful.

Portarlington Primary ……..

Keeping our Beautiful

Children Safe in the Sun!

Hats must be worn outside commencing the 1st of

September until the 1st of May each year.

Portarlington Primary ……..

Term 4

OCTOBER 3rd October Term 4 starts 7th October Solar Boats comp

(selected students) 12th October Science Fair Night 18th October School Council 19th October Geelong Cup Holiday 21st October Buddies Excursion 30th October Market

School Calendar

Please check the calendar regularly as some events are subject to change.

NOVEMBER 4th November White Ribbon Day 9th November Whole School Dental Program 11th November Remembrance Day 15th November School Council 25th November Big Night In JLCM & JLCN 27th November Market

DECEMBER

1st December PINK Day

2nd December P-6 Swimming Program

5th December P-6 Swimming Program

6th December Whole School Transition Day

7th December 3-6 SWIMMING CARNIVAL

8th December P-6 Swimming Program

9th December P-6 Swimming Program

12th December P-6 Swimming Program

13th December P-6 Swimming Program

14th December END OF YEAR FINAL ASSEMBLY

YEAR 6 GRADUATION

15th December P-6 Swimming Program

16th December P-6 Swimming Program

20th December Last Day of Term 4

bay 93.9 Bethany Giving Tree Appeal

11 November to 9 December 2016

Christmas – traditionally a time of joy and celebration – can be a difficult period for many in our community who are suffering personal hardship.

Help us spread some joy this festive season by supporting the 16th annual bay 93.9 Bethany Giving Tree Appeal! Leave a gift under our tree at Portarlington Primary School.

What you can do

Leave a new, unwrapped present, voucher or gift card at any giving tree location between 11 November and 9 December 2016.

Who should you buy for?

We are grateful for donations of gifts for girls, boys, women and men.

Please consider donating a gift card or voucher and provide someone with the opportunity to select a gift which is perfect for them.

Toys, books, stationery, sporting goods, baby items and non-perishable Christmas food products in sealed packaging are also appropriate.

How will your gift get to those who need it most?

Bethany Community Support works with seven partner agencies to help distribute donated gifts to the families who need them most.

Our partner agencies are Barwon Child, Youth & Family; Diversitat; MacKillop Family Services; Minerva Community Services; Salvo Connect Barwon; St Laurence and Wauthaurong Aboriginal Cooperative.

Thank you for your support!

Portarlington Primary ……..

School Fruit and Vegetable Garden Volunteers

We are seeking any parents/grandparents or friends that would like to volunteer in our Fruit and

Vegetable Garden. You choose what you would like to help with.

Some things to do include-

Watering

Planting

Weeding

Harvesting

Preparing fruit and veggies for distribution to the

children. Helping during the MLC garden classes

Collecting seeds and cuttings

Potting

Portarlington Primary ……..

STOP THE MOZZIES!

In Spring and Summer mosquitoes are most active around Portarlington and St Leonards. Our beautiful coastline has lots of protected wetlands that are perfect breeding sites for mosquitoes. The heavy rains have brought more water into the mosquito breeding sites, so we are expecting more mosquitoes this year. The City of Greater Geelong (local council) has a program to help manage the number of mosquitos in Portarlington, St Leonards and other areas. The main areas on the Bellarine Peninsula that council works on to manage mosquitoes are wetlands and reserves like in Swan Bay, Edwards Point and Ramblers Road. Council aims to keep mosquitoes at moderate levels, but due to our unique coastline there will be mosquitoes around at all times of the year. These are some simple things you can do to protect yourself and your family against mosquitoes: Wear light-coloured, loose-fitting clothing when outdoors- mosquitoes are attracted to dark colours Use mosquito repellents containing DEET or picaridin on exposed skin, check the labels to find out more Try to limit outdoor activity if lots of mosquitoes are about (usually dusk and dawn) Make sure there is no stagnant water where mosquitoes can breed around your home- in things like

buckets, toys, pot plant bases Keep your yard and garden well maintained, mosquitoes like shady areas with lots of plants and trees On holidays make sure where you are staying is properly fitted with mosquito netting or screens Ensure openings to rainwater tanks are covered. Check the website below for more information on mosquitoes, including a film clip on what we do in our program: www.geelongaustralia.com.au/mosquitoes

For those who prefer to use natural repellents, Google “natural mosquito repellents” and you will find some simple solutions using herbs, garlic, ingredients from your pantry and also some useful plants.

Portarlington Primary ……..

2017 BELLARINE NATURE CADETS FOR 9-14 YEAR OLDS

offered in partnership with bellarine bayside The Portarlington Neighbourhood House together with Bellarine Bayside are calling for expressions of interest for our Nature Cadets

Program. We are looking for a group of 12 cadets 9-14 years old interested in learning more about their natural environment. Each

week there will be varying activities run by skilled and qualified professionals in the field to provide quality information in a fun and

encouraging atmosphere.

DAY: Wednesday ~ 6 WEEK PROGRAM | Time: 10.30am | Commencing: 1 February ~ 8 March 2017

| Cost: $20.00 for 6 weeks, includes materials ~ BOOK AT THE PORTARLINGTON NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE

proposed program schedule for bellarine nature cadets

Week Activity Venue

1 Rock pool Ramble and Beach comb Steeles Rock

2 Magnifying Glass Session Neighbourhood House

3 Environmental movie night Neighbourhood House

4 Growling Grass Frog Bushwalk Pt. Richards Flora & Fauna Nature Re-

serve

5 Scavenger hunt Foreshore

6 Craft/Games and Graduation Neighbourhood House

Portarlington Primary ……..

WANTED

2ND HAND UNIFORMS WANTED FOR OUR NEW PREPS

FOR 2017.

SMALL SIZES REQUIRED.

IF YOU CAN ASSIST PLEASE CONTACT MARGARET

BROWNE OR THE OFFICE THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONATED

We now have a large supply of various sized

uniform please call in ready for next year