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JASON’S JOURNAL – The Principal’s Message
Last Saturday a dedicated “crew” of parents and children came to assist in a tidy-up of the school grounds in readiness for this weekend’s Autumnfest fete. Many thanks to representatives of the Acs, Ahlert (winner of the Hoyts cinema tickets raffle), Baklien, Baugh, Block, Clarkson, Coldebella Collins, Conman, Curl, Davidson, Foley, Gallagher, Hare, Heaney, Smith, Treacy, Wines and York families, with appreciation of the work of staff members Gay Burnett and Ewan McAllister. AUTUMNFEST – 2 SLEEPS TO GO!
This Saturday 15th March between 12pm and 5pm, you will find the school yard buzzing with awesome rides (have you pre-ordered your wristband @ www.blpsautumnfest.com.au/forms), side show alley challenges, circus performers, great food (don’t forget to deliver Cake & Bake goodies to school before tomorrow’s Assembly), Trash & Treasure, plus loads of fun stalls and activities for you and your family. Visit www.blpsautumnfest.com.au and see you on Saturday. Speaking recently to staff and parents (and obviously the children), there is a great anticipation of this day, as too the opportunity to capture the community spirit of Blackburn Lake Primary School. See you on Saturday!
BLPS TURNS 50! As well as our Autumnfest Fete this Saturday, we also celebrate the opening of Blackburn Lake Primary School 50 years ago. Acknowledging this, there will be a 50th anniversary stall - a starting point to collect the contact details of "past Blacky Lakers". This will also be an opportunity for community members to purchase and design a paver, with the plans being for an "opening celebration" later in the year for this - likely as a part of
Education Week (19th - 23rd May) or a Term Three event - possibly a
Bush Dance. SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS As notified in the recent parent newsletters, nominations for the 2014 School Council Elections closed last Friday. As we received the same number of nominations as there were positions, there is no need to call for a ballot and I announce our 2014 School Council membership as follows:
Parent Members DEECD Members Principal Andrew Baugh Jo Myers Jason Walker Sharee Baklien Allison Duffy Mark Eaton David Dowson David Taylor Natasha Chidgey Kris Penny Dean Conman Maya Cordeiro Vivienne Saunders Lisa Croxford Duncan Hare
No 7
13 March 2014
I wish to acknowledge outgoing School Councillors Rowena Morrow, Nadine Mathieson, Shari Lo Presti, Ewan McAllister and Loisia Steed’s contributions to Blackburn Lake Primary School in the capacity of members of Council. As well as congratulating Maya Cordiero, Dean Conman and Vivienne Saunders on their re-election, I welcome Lisa Croxford, Jessica Hare, Allison Duffy, David Dowson and Natasha Chidgey to Council without ballot. The first meeting for the new Council will take place next Tuesday 18th March at 7:30pm. Our school’s Annual Report (2013) will be presented to the school community at 7.30pm. This meeting will take place in the Library and all parents in our school community are welcome and encouraged to attend. Immediately following this AGM at approximately 8.00pm, our newly formed School Council (above) will convene for their first meeting of the year to elect office bearers. Our first School Council Meeting, with our newly elected members, will then discuss the school’s 2013 Annual Report in conjunction with the School’s 2013 Annual Implementation Plan. Once again, I thank our School Councillors (and indeed all community volunteers) for their valuable contributions towards improving the outcomes for the children of Blackburn Lake Primary School.
RIDE 2 SCHOOL DAY
Next Wednesday, the 19th of March is the National Ride2School Day where over 250,000 Australian
students will ride, walk or scoot to school, many for the first time. Riding to school is a great way to be active and health, and we support our students to walk or wheel to school because:
Students feel fresh and alert at the beginning of a school day;
There are fewer cars around the school which eases ‘drop off’ congestion;
Students are more likely to reach the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity they need each day;
Students feel happier, healthier and perform better in the classroom. At Blackburn Lake Primary School it is our aim to have over 100 students to either walk, ride, skate or scoot to school on this day. Remember – if you ride, skate or scoot to school you need to wear the correct safety gear to keep safe. I hope to see you at tomorrow’s whole school Assembly @ 3pm to acknowledge our ‘Students of the Week’, as well as seeing you on Saturday at Autumnfest (with fingers crossed for good weather!) Regards, Jason Walker - Principal [email protected]
2014 TERMS & PUBLIC HOLIDAY DATES Saturday 15 March 12:00 – 5:00pm ‘AUTUMNFEST’
Tues – Fri 25 – 28 March Year 5/6 Camp to ‘Coonawarra’
Friday 4 April 2:00 – 2:30pm Assembly (Term 1 concludes - early dismissal)
Friday 18 April Good Friday
Monday 21 April Easter Monday
Tuesday 22 April 9:00am Term Two commences
Friday 25 April ANZAC Day Holiday Mon - Friday 19 – 23 May EDUCATION WEEK
Monday 9 June Queen's Birthday Holiday Friday 27 June 2:00 – 2:30pm Assembly (Term 2 concludes - early dismissal)
Monday 14 July 9:00am Term Three commences
Friday 19 September 2:00 – 2:30pm Assembly (Term 3 concludes - early dismissal)
Monday 6 October 9:00am Term Four commences
Tuesday 4 November Melbourne Cup Holiday
Friday 19 December 1:00 – 1:30pm Assembly (last day of 2014 - early dismissal)
‘STUDENTS OF THE WEEK’ We congratulate the following ‘Students of the Week’ – to be presented at Friday’s school assembly
Next Wednesday, the 19th March is the National
Ride2School Day where over 250,000 Australian students
will ride, walk or scoot to school, many for the first time.
Riding to school is a great way to be active and healthy and it helps the environment as there will be fewer cars on the road.
You can leave your bike or scooter securely at the school’s bike shed which is next to the Netball Court. Remember to walk your bike from the school gate to the shed.
Strap on those helmets and start peddling!
AMAZING ART All the students are busy working on Amazing Artworks which will be presented at our Annual Art
Show which is held during Education Week.
Principal’s Award Beth F – 2S An excellent written recount on her visit to Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
Assistant Principal Lucas B – 5/6N Supporting our school leaders by being confident enough to show your support at school Assembly activities
Prep A Milly F Excellent sounding out of words in her journal Writing – great work!
Prep L Tilly McD Being a respectful listener
Prep E James M His well thought out explanations when answering questions – top stuff!
Prep S Isaac E Listening well and always having a go at new challenges
1D Jasmine D Always presenting her work to a very high standard!
1J Harriet D P Doing some terrific recount Writing about our excursion to Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
1L Ashley R Understanding the steps involved in the Writing process – well done!!
2C Anna K Her positive attitude and wonderful help in the classroom – thank you Anna!!
2D Polly C Taking great care to produce an excellent recount of her Sunday
2S Liam F Sharing his understanding of ‘Recounts’ with the class – well done!
3A Ella McC Using props and eye contact to great effect in her presentation on ‘Australia’
3J Alex R Recognising how to achieve the best learning outcomes and taking steps to make it happen
4A Tom McC Preparing & presenting an engaging & enjoyable answer to the question ‘What is Australia?’
4E James F An outstanding speech on ‘What Australia Means to Me’. What a terrific effort James!
4N Jamison T Demonstrating the TRRAC Values in everything he does
4S Ella B A thoroughly planned and well delivered presentation about what makes Australia so great
5/6D Lachlan W Writing an emotional and powerful recount about Daniel Flynn’s ‘Thank You’ project – great job
5/6K
5/6M
5/6N Yutong D Making a great start at Blackburn Lake Primary School – welcome Yutong!
5/6T Luc B Showing a positive attitude to school and producing thoughtful work – great start to the year Luc!
Art Elise W – 5/6D Careful concentrated work to produce an excellent monochromatic colour chart
Italian
Music Issey W – 2C Displaying amazing Diabolo skills in Music
Phys Ed Nathan C – 5/6D
His huge improvement in his Beep Test
Prep students are in need of men’s ties, the more the merrier. So if your wardrobe is harbouring some long forgotten ties please donate them to the art room where we will be making beautiful textile creations. Thanks to all those students and families who have participated in the 50th Anniversary brick paving project. We have over 150 bricks to lay so far. If you haven’t had a go or know someone else who would like to, just come along to our table at Autumnfest (in the DJ Centre) where you can create one there. See you at Autumnfest Johanna Visual Art Coordinator
SPORTS REPORT EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION SWIMMING CARNIVAL Another excellent day for our swimmers. Preliminary races were held to find the fastest 8 qualifiers who progressed through to the Regional Finals. Sam M finished 10th after preliminaries and Jack J was 14th. Our 11 Boys relay team (Lachlan W, Jack J, Nathan Y, Aiden P) finished 10th overall. Following the preliminary events we had 3 individual swimmers progress to the regional finals. Taylah D was 3rd in her freestyle final (4th after preliminary) and 4th in her butterfly final (4th after preliminary). Melissa Sharp was 4th in her backstroke final (6th after preliminary) and Nathan Y was 8th in his butterfly final (8th after preliminary). This was a fantastic effort by our swimmers. Well done guys! We are all very proud of you. ELITE SPORTS TRIALS Lachlan F (Cricket) and Sebastian P (Tennis) had their trials this week. Alex J, Zac M, Ryleh K (Basketball) will have their trials on Monday, 24 March at Roberts McCubbin PS. SUMMER SPORT Our round-robin for grade 5 and 6 students is to be held next Friday, 21 March Basketball teams will be at Nunawading Stadium, Volley Stars teams at Surrey Hills PS, Cricket teams at Morton Park while our Rounders and Bat Tennis teams will be at BLPS. If you are taking part please return your permission form and payment to school by next Monday, March 17. ATHLETE’S FOOT REWARDS PROGRAM Last year we accrued a large number of points through this program. When runners were purchased at the Forest Hill store we received points. With these points we were able to purchase some Golf equipment and new Basketball shorts to match our school tops. The shorts will be on display next week when our school teams take to the court in interschool sport for summer. Many thanks to Sharee Baklien who oversees this program for us. HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY We have started training at school for the house cross country. Morning Movers is a simple way to put in some extra training so turn up if you fancy being in the school team in term 2. Remember this event is to be held on Friday, April 4 (last day of term 1).
“PREMIER’S ACTIVE APRIL” This program involves 30 minutes of physical activity a day during April. It is a fun way to get more active, more often. Lots of prizes and goodies are available. Check out the website at www.activeapril.vic.gov.au/schools for more information and step-by-step instructions on how to register.
MORNING MOVERS Great to see so many students up and running. Keep it going. See you there. Phil Lumsden PE / Sports Coordinator [email protected]
MAGICAL MUSIC NOTES GLEE CHOIR The Senior Choir will be participating in the 'Glee' National Championships, which involves both singing and movement. The group will perform at Yarra Valley Grammar on Saturday 3rd May. The Junior Choir will be preparing similar items but will not be going to the National Championships in May. ENSEMBLES All groups are going really well, so please encourage your children to continue to attend rehearsals as we start
preparing for ‘Education Week’. Calling all aspiring Brass or Clarinet students! We have quite a few vacancies for learning these instruments. If you are interested please contact me so that I can give you some more information. Jo Myers Music Coordinator [email protected]
‘AUTUMNFEST’ - 50th ANNIVERSARY @ BLPS
2014 is the 50th
Anniversary for BLPS.
BRICK PAVER PATH Order forms have sent home via your class on last week. If you need another Order Form this is posted in the ‘Notices’ page of the school website. The cut-off date for all Brick orders is FRIDAY 21 MARCH 2014. This will allow time for those who wish to do their artwork and order a Brick at Autumnfest. If you require any help or have any questions at all, simply contact Johanna McPhail the Visual Arts Coordinator via email: [email protected]
Johanna McPhail Visual Arts Coordinator [email protected]
AUTUMNFEST DJC BUSKERS Lots of students have signed up to perform in the DJC in the busking area. Please have your kids check the run sheet in the DJC to confirm the time they are performing. I will also send home a run sheet on Friday to all the performing kids. Any questions please email me. A keyboard, music stand and CD player will be provided. Thanks Jo Myers Music Coordinator [email protected]
PARENTS ASSOCIATION NEWS
Show your support for the PA and like us on Facebook (Blackburn Lake Primary School PA Committee) or drop us a line via the PA Mailbox in the School Foyer or send us an email @ [email protected]
NO ICY POLE FRIDAY There will be NO icy pole Friday tomorrow, as we get ready for Autumnfest. Icy Pole Friday will be back again next Friday.
CANTEEN ON MONDAY Miss Peppercorn Lunch Orders and Canteen will be operating on Monday as normal. Don’t forget to order your lunch online by Sunday.
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS in MPR
Monday Afternoon 3.30pm – 4.00pm Thursday Morning 9.00am – 9.30am
UNIFORM SHOP NEWS! New Sport Shorts for Years 5 & 6 are now in the Uniform Shop at $17.00 each
We are now stocking Art Smocks (waterproof and paint resistant – so easy to clean) in small, medium and large $17.00 each
STUDENT SCHOOL BANKING ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION The Commonwealth Bank School Banking Specialist, Vicki Dimitropoulos, looks after our school banking program here at Blackburn Lake Primary. She will be coming to Assembly on Friday 14 March 2014 to talk about the program. If you have any questions for her, or wish to open a bank account for your child, Vicki will be at school the following Wednesday 19 March just outside the Multi Purpose Room at the following times:
8:45am - 9:30am and 3:15pm - 4:00pm
PLEASE MAKE SURE... Your new grade and class is on the front of your bank book! Your bank slip is completed with the date, name, student ID and amount.
The bank book stub is also completed so you have a record of how much you saved. REWARD ITEMS 2014 There are brand new rewards this year!! The theme is 'Deep Sea Savers' so the reward items are related to all things aquatic. We will hand out new reward sheets with your bank books.
For every deposit you make, you will earn a silver Dollarmite token. When you have saved 10 tokens, you will be able to redeem them for a reward item. This term, you can redeem your tokens for either a handball or a set of 4 scented pencils.
REWARD ITEMS LEFTOVER FROM 2013 There are a few reward items from 2013 that are still available (while stocks last) so if you prefer you can redeem your 10 tokens for these items below: Headphones Knuckles game Wallet (light blue)
Pru, Spen and Pat moneyboxes. Thanks everyone for supporting the School Banking Program. Regards, Vickie Liew, School Banking Coordinator M: 0419 773 335
SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS
BLACKBURN LAKE NAB AFL AUSKICK CENTRE BLACKBURN LAKE PRIMARY SCHOOL OVAL - ALL VERY WELCOME!
Yes, it’s time for 2014 Auskick enrolments again!
The NAB AFL Auskick ”Rookie" program has been designed for children aged five to eight years (Kinder age upwards). It ensures that all children develop the fundamental skills required to participate in Australian Football. Children participate in activities designed to improve their various skills of the game, followed by a modified ‘Grid’ game in an environment which safely allows children to put into practice their Australian Football skills.
All Auskick participants in Victoria must now register and pay online at www.aflauskick.com.au and if you do so before SUNDAY 13TH APRIL 2014 you will be allocated 2 x children tickets and 2x adult tickets to an AFL match during the 2014 AFL Home & Away Season. The cost for 13 sessions is only $70.00 (that’s just around $5 a session) and includes a backpack filled with great goodies. Our Auskick Welcome Day at Blackburn Lake Primary School will be on Saturday 5th April (the first Saturday of the Term 1 school break). Please arrive by 9.00am to collect your Auskick pack as we will be running our annual In-House Auskick Level 0 Course straight after at 9.30am. We expect our Auskick Level 0 Course to run through to 11.00am and is open to all our Auskick parents. Kids can have free play during this time to kick the footys and maybe play some games. Our subsequent Saturday morning sessions start 9.00am sharp and go through to 10.30am. Please note that due to school and public holiday long weekends over April, our first Auskick Session after our Auskick Welcome Day / Level 0 Course won’t then be until Saturday 3rd May. Any queries please contact Mark C (Head Coach / Co-ordinator 0417 120 240). We hope to see as many of you as possible at Auskick this year!!! PS: We are seeking an Assistant Coordinator to help out with our fruit roster, admin, etc.
COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD Any advertisements in this newsletter are in no way endorsed by Blackburn Lake Primary School
BOX HILL MOBILE UNIT Box Hill Town Hall
Whitehorse Road, Box Hill
Monday 17 March 1:30pm – 7:30pm Tuesday 18 March 1:30pm – 7:30pm Wednesday 19 March 1:30pm – 7:30pm Thursday 20 March 2:00pm – 7:30pm Friday 21 March 9.30am – 3.30pm Before giving blood:
- drink up - in the 24hrs before donation, especially in warm weather, and have at least 3 good sized glasses
of water/juice in the 3 hours prior to your visit. - eat up - make sure you eat something in the 3 hours before donating. - bring ID - please bring at least form of photo identification
To secure your appointment: Call 13 14 95 Or visit: www.donateblood.com.au Just one blood donation can save three lives. Imagine how many lives you could save if your group donated. Club Red gives you the opportunity to do something really special and give blood in a group. Over 27,000 blood donations are needed every week and blood has a short shelf life, so regular donations from groups like yours are really important. By joining Club Red, you can make a big difference. Donating as part of the Club Red program is a great way to build community spirit, and to play a part in community engagement and service programs.. Sincerely, Australian Red Cross Blood Service
SUNDAY 23 MARCH 9am – 2pm Free admission & parking Whitehorse Civic Centre 379 – 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
Enquiries 0412 324 249 www.artsnunawading.org.au
