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Newsletter No. 06 6th March, 2018
In This Issue: Hartwell Movie Night Year 6 Camp to Canberra School Photo dates Student Achievement
Uniform Reminder Notices Recently Sent Home
Dear Parents Thank you very much to all our families and friends that attended Movie Night on Saturday. The weather was perfect for our outdoor screening of ‘Ferdinand’ and I’m sure everyone who attended enjoyed this fun event. It was wonderful to see so many of our families at this function, particularly our new members of our school community and I hope that you feel like you belong at Hartwell. Congratulations and thank you to Kevin Shih who co-ordinated this event with Jacqui Hilton. Between them the movie was chosen, food and beanbags ordered, ticket sales were monitored and parents organised to help serve, clean up etc. The evening was a huge success and I would like to thank everyone who assisted during the evening. Our movie night has become a really popular event in the school calendar. Kris Moore is on Carers Leave until Friday 9th March. We wish Kris well as she spends time with her family this week. I will be Acting Principal during this time, with Adrian and Pip supporting me as Assistant Principals. YEAR SIX CANBERRA CAMP Last Friday our Year Six students and teachers returned from Canberra Camp. They visited many of the usual attractions in Canberra – the War Memorial, Parliament House, The National Gallery, Questacon and the Australian Institute of Sport. All the students I have spoken to have fully enjoyed this experience and I can see from their excitement about the week they participated with great enthusiasm in all the events. I would like to commend all of our Year Six students for their excellent manners and superb behaviour whilst in Canberra. The teachers – Gretchen O’Donnell, Emillie Hunt, Karl Burton, Vicky Gemmell, Adrian O’Connor,
Dates to Remember Term 1 February Friday 9 Pupil Free Day- no
students required at school
Monday 12 Public Holiday Tuesday 20 School Photos-
Individual & Class Wednesday 21 School Photos -
Siblings Thursday 29 End of Term 1-
School finishes at 2.30pm
Term 2 April Monday 16 Term 2
commences May Tuesday 15 - 17 NAPLAN June Friday 29 End of Term 2 –
school finishes at 2.30
Pip Turner, Georgie Howarth, Emily Nitsikas, Libby Cotter and Amy Nicholson (Deakin Year 4 Student Teacher) did a fantastic job organising and caring for the students. I thank them very much for their professionalism and care. PHOTOS Our annual school photos will be held on: Tuesday 20th March and Wednesday 21st March. Tuesday – Individual and Class Photos Wednesday – Sibling, SRC, House Captains and Year Six Graduation. Please note the Year Six Graduation photo - this is a change from our previous organisation. Please mark these dates on your calendar.
Newsletter Milverton Street, Camberwell 3124
STRIVE FOR THE HIGHEST Telephone (03) 9889 4012 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hartwellps.vic.edu.au
HARTWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL 4055
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT I would like to congratulate Amelia in S5H for her recent success at Scouts. Amelia has earned the ‘Grey Wolf’ award. This is an award that only a small percentage reach in Scouts and takes many months to achieve. She has had to complete tasks over a period of time and display self-discipline, leadership and teamwork. Well done Amelia, you should be very proud of your fantastic achievement. UNIFORM Please can you take the time to label all uniform. We regularly sort and return as much lost property as possible during the school year. It is always disappointing to see the huge amount of unclaimed uniform that is in excellent condition in lost property. The boxes are located in the main building, just inside the double doors leading to the stairs and the Year 3 learning community. REMINDERS: CURRICULUM DAY: please remember that we
have a Curriculum Day this Friday 9th March. No students are required to be at school. Thank you for your help with this matter.
HARTWELL DAD’s GROUP: Tuesday 13th March at 7.30pm will be the first meeting of our dad’s group. Please RSVP [email protected] or Andrew Kegele 0417 391 628.
WORKING BEE: Please note Saturday 17th March between 2 and 4pm. We look forward to seeing as many people as possible to assist in the grounds.
Notices Recently Sent Home
Year 1 Botanic Gardens Excursion
Year 2 Swimming Program
Year 5 Bike Ed Program Lisa Banks Acting Principal eSmart at Hartwell Over the past few years, Hartwell has been working hard to complete the eSmart Schools program. We are pleased to announce that Hartwell is now officially an eSmart school, you might have noticed our new sign at the front gate! The program aims to help school communities teach the smart, safe and responsible use of online technology. If you would like to know more about eSmart the link below provides an overview. https://www.esmart.org.au/for-parents/ The eSmart Team Adrian O’Connor, Flynn Gleeson and Sophie Smith
PE UPDATE Weetbix Tryathlon The big weekend is finally here and we have 82 very excited TRYathletes ready to swim, ride and run their way around the Bay and Catani Gardens in St. Kilda this Sunday morning! We had a fantastic training session last Sunday afternoon at St. Kilda, with at least fifty kids tearing around the course. An enormous thank you to the many parents who assisted with this session. We had parents in the water, on bikes and running with the students. I think the parents were more exhausted than the TRYathletes! Your support and assistance is very, very much appreciated. The Hartwell students had a great time. Below are the times I have taken from the website for the event this Sunday, however I do encourage you to double check the site later in the week to ensure no last minute changes. I will be arriving at 7am and you will see the Hartwell banner close to the finish line. You may like to bring a rug or some chairs of your own. There will be free breakfast for the competitors and I am sure parents will find the coffee! I have no doubt it will be a wonderful morning. See you there bright and early! Following is the ‘On the Day’ info: 6.30am - 8.00am: CHECK-IN. Head to body numbering then to transition setup 8.05am: Transition closes. 8.15am: Briefing for 11-15 years individuals and teams 8.30am: Start for 11-15 years individuals and teams 9.15am: Briefing for 7-8 years individuals and 7-10 years teams 9.30am: Start for 7-8 years individuals and 7-10 years teams 10.15am: Briefing for 9-10 years individuals 10.30am: Start for 9-10 years individuals 12.00-12:30pm: Event concludes https://tryathlon.com.au/locations/melbourne/#tab-on-the-day GO HARTWELL!
Year 5 Bike Ed The Year 5 Bike Ed program continues tomorrow. Year 5 students will need their bike at school tomorrow. Please remind your children not to ride their bikes on the school grounds.
Year 6 Interschool Sport This week the Yr. 6 Sport teams will travel to St. Cecilia’s PS. T20 Cricket and Tee Ball will be played at Ferndale Park. Hot Shots, Volleystars and Newcombe will be played at St. Cecilia’s. Go Hartwell!
Have a great week.
Jo Bayes PE Teacher & Sport Co-ordinator [email protected]
Hartwell Dad’s Group - The Fathering Project
Tuesday 13th March: 7.30pm -9.30pm - Father’s Night
The evening is open to all fathers, or father figures, and will outline the benefits of effective fathers on a child’s life. We will also discuss the very important and powerful relationship between daughters and dads, and how this shapes your daughter’s future. Please come, meet, talk and get some tips with others dads from school and generally have a social night out. Drinks and nibbles provided. RSVP: [email protected] or Andrew Kegele: 0417 391 628
Save the date: (date correction) Saturday 17th March 12.30pm Wattle Park, Dads and Kids BBQ and Treasure Hunt
Hartwell Dads group on “WhatsApp”, download today CSEF Payments - Important Information for Parents The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is available for eligible parents to help cover the cost of school exursions, camps and sporting activities. The annual CSEF amount is $125 per primary school student. To be eligible you need to hold a valid means-tested concession card. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions and / or sporting activities. Please contact the school office for a form if you are eligible to apply. GRADE 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Breakers Hearts are looking for a few extra players. They train on Friday nights and in term 2 games begin on a Saturday morning between 10:00am and 12:00pm depending on the fixture.
If your daughter is interested please let me know. Limited spaces are available. Lisa Mollison (Monique’s Mum 1F) Mob: 0411 670 195
https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/flickbook/melbourne Books will be available for pick up from the school office from Friday 23rd March 2018. Please see the flyer attached to this newsletter. Click on the link below to pre-order your book / digital membership now. http://www.entbook.com.au/187n484
The 2018/2019 Entertainment Book
is here!
Word of the Week
Miss Gardiner and I continue to be amazed by the way all students are having a go at using the new vocabulary presented
to them each week. Students are obviously retaining the meaning of previous words as these continue to pop up in many
pieces of writing, as was the case with this week’s winner Anushka Mohanty from 1R. While we were only looking for the
word idyllic, Anushka managed to use some of our previous words of the week in her descriptive sentence:
A copious number of trees on the askew mountains beside the beach made the landscape extremely idyllic and exquisite.
This week’s word is PUNGENT.
Pungent means something with an extremely strong smell or taste.
Here are some examples that were used at assembly.
A pungent smell wafted out of the rubbish bin. Mrs Ross-Williams had to hold her nose!
The pungent lemon made the baby’s mouth tingle because it was incredibly sour!
As it stands, Merton is in the lead with 100 points, Milverton is on 50 and Highfield is also on 50. There are only 2 weeks
left, which house will win Word of the Week?
Louise Gardiner & Pip Turner
Literacy Specialist Assistant Principal
The Hartwell Canteen The Hartwell Canteen operates daily. The menu is available on the Skoolbag App. Which can be accessed via your phone or computer. How to Order – for existing QKR! users, you do not need to set up a new account -just be sure to select The Hartwell Canteen logo to access the menu. For new QKR! users – you will need to set up an account by following the instructions on the school’s website. Ordering snacks, lunches and take home meals You can order lunches and take home meals up to two weeks in advance through the app. Take home meals can be collected from the canteen window between 8am and 4pm. All snacks, drinks and frozen can be bought over the counter at recess, lunch times and before and after school. Any queries should be directed to [email protected]
Hartwell Uniform Shop It’s Qkr at the Uniform Shop - Parents please note that you are now able to order uniforms online via the Qkr App. This is in addition to the payment methods already available. For parents already using the app for The Hartwell Canteen please select the Uniform Shop menu. For new users you will need to download the app. Instructions on how to download the app and set up your child’s profile is available on our website. Please visit our website www.hartwellps.vic.edu.au and follow the step by step instructions. You are also able to order through Qkr via your computer.More details regarding this are on this page. The Uniform Shop will be open from 8.45 to 9.00am every Tuesday. All orders must be processed in the school office first. If you need to place an order, please pick up an order form from the office or download one from the school’s website and place the order through the office. There will be approximately a two-three week wait on all orders as we are unable to store large quantities of stock. Hats and folios are available to purchase from the office. Alison Watson Claire Lugger [email protected] [email protected]
Sick Bay Washing Roster Thank you for volunteering to go on the sickbay washing roster. The roster for the current term is below. If you are unable to do the week you were allocated, please swap with someone else on the roster. Please collect the sheets on Friday and return them some time during the following week. If you require any assistance, please see the office staff. Term 1 2018
9th Mar Felicity GLUTH Isabelle
16th Mar Angela LONG Ethan
23rd Mar Shirley LI Justin
29th Mar Belinda SHARPE Ben
QKR is also available on your home computer Did you know that Qkr can be used on your home computer? Link https://qkr.mastercard.com/store/#/home For parents who don’t want to use Qkr on their phone you can also use Qkr on your home computer. Click on the link provided above and follow the prompts. You can order your lunches, uniform and some school payments –all from your home computer!
If you require any further information please contact the school office.
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