Newsletter May 24th 2018—Issue No 15 Also available on our website @ www.narnargoonps.vic.edu.au

GRADE SIX CAMP: Our Grade six students returned from their final primary school camp to Camp Waratah Bay yesterday afternoon. They have all been buzzing about what a terrific time they had despite the cold and wet conditions, with a particular highlight being the surfing lessons they underwent on the first day. This important activity was made possible through Government funding made available to all Primary Schools for Grade Six students specifically for Water Safety education: The Swimming in Schools initiative is designed to increase opportunities for students to learn how to swim, and ensure they develop lifelong skills in water safety to reduce their risk of drowning and injury. (See Department of Education website: http://www.education.vic.gov.au) An integral part of their surfing lesson focused on identifying the dangers of swimming in the surf and looking for signs of rips and potential hazards. The children particularly enjoyed seeing their teachers in full wet suits and helmets! I would like to thank Jackie Hope, Ryan Marsland, Rod Wyatt and Sharon Lloyd for accompanying the children on camp. In all my years of teaching, (and there have been a few!!), attending camp is one of the most enjoyable experiences of teaching but also one that bears the greatest personal responsibility on staff as they take 24 hour care of the children away from home. The hours spent at camp are well in excess of teacher’s normal hours of duty and an inordinate time spent away from their own families and loved ones. Their willingness to attend camp for the benefit of the children in their care (voluntarily) shows what dedicated staff we have here at Nar Nar Goon! They certainly enjoyed their own warm beds, pillows and a comfortable night’s sleep last night, as I am sure the children also did!

SMILES ONSITE: Once again, the Smiles Onsite team have postponed their visit to our school. I do sincerely apologise for this and hope it has not caused any inconvenience. The postponement is due to scheduling issues related to the company - not anything to do with the school. You are welcome to speak to the team directly on 1800 276 453 or www.smilesonsite.com.au

Best wishes Fran Van Lambaart

PREP ENROLMENTS FOR 2019

If you have a sibling of a child already attending here who is starting their Prep year, or likewise, if you know of anyone who lives in the area (within our school boundary) and are thinking about enrolling their

child for next year, enrolment packs are now available from the office.

From the Principal’s Desk:

Nar Nar Goon Primary School 27 Spencer St, Nar Nar Goon 3812 Phone: 5942 5311

nar.nar.goon.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.narnargoonps.vic.edu.au

School Council News:

What age are your children? Their names and grade level? Jack is in 2/3 K, he is 7 years old. As a family, what do you like doing together and where do you like to spend your holidays? As a family, we like to go for bike rides together. We don’t have a particular spot we always go on holidays, but we particularly enjoyed visiting Adelaide earlier this year.

What is it about Nar Nar Goon Primary School that you and your family enjoy the most? We love the size of the school, and the friendly community spirit. From the moment Jack began in foundation, he was accepted in such a way that it is very hard not to like the school. How long have you been on School Council and why did you elect to go on

School Council?

This is my first year on School Council, I was apprehensive to elect due to feeling I may not be able to spare enough time. I hope that with my trade background, and

potential contacts I can bring a different perspective and knowledge to the council To date, what do you believe has been the most valuable actions of School Council since you have been a

councillor?

Being this is only my first year it is difficult to pinpoint any one action in particular. What advice would you give to someone considering electing for School Council in the future?

I feel that the role of a school councillor is really important. There is kind of an air that School Council is a bit cloak and daggers, nothing could be further from the truth. To be honest, none of us on the Council are any

different to anyone else. We’re not scary, nor are we anymore important. My best piece of advice would be to encourage anyone to put their hand up and join in. Do you have any other comments to make?

If anyone has a concern, or ideas to share with the rest of the school, come find one of us and let us know. We would like to include everyone at the school and your ideas are always welcomed.

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR 2018 SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS This week’s featured 2018 School Councillor is Michael Norman.

MAY Friday 25th 5/6 Interschool Sport @ Home V Bridgewood PS Monday 28th School Council 4.45pm

JUNE

Friday 1st 5/6 Interschool Sport @ Chairo Pak Monday 4th Division Cross Country (squad) Monday 11th Queen’s Birthday Holiday Friday 15th District Lightning Prem - info to follow Friday 22nd Girls Footy –info to follow

Friday 29th LAST DAY TERM 2 2.30pm finish, buses run to this timetable.

DIARY DATES

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100 Nights of Reading Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded special book-

marks at assembly over the past few weeks, to celebrate their milestone of 100 Nights of Reading:

Cody H (5/6H) Abby P (2/3K) Mai V (4CL) Skylah D (2/3K) Cooper K (2/3G) Grace B (4CL) Mckenna H (F/1F) Evie B (F/1S) Kiara D (F/1S) Aurelia L (2/3M) Sophie S (2/3M) Olivia W (2/3G).

Last week’s E4 Excellence Award Winners are pictured below:

Ash M, Gavin T, Jack N, Lucy W, Evie B, Ava W, James B, Bodhi R, Bailey P

POETRY WITH YEAR 5

Today in poetry with Sally we read Mulga Bill’s Bicycle by Banjo Patterson. We also tried creating some OCTOPOEMS. They are eight lines long. We made this one together.

POLICEMAN Line 1 Topic is a colour A policeman is blue Line 2 a season He is winter. Line 3 a place He is everywhere. Line 4 a type of weather A policeman is raining. Line 5 a type of clothing He is a vest. Line 6 a piece of furniture A policemen is a desk. Line 7 a TV show A policeman is Highway Patrol. Line 8 a type of food. He is Maccas.

Ayden T, Stirling S, Tayla B, Abbey M, Sean W, Cody H

Art Room News

In Art Extension we have finished applying the Magiclay. We have now started to paint our mythical creatures with the bright Vipond Paint.

My little old dog called Garry Had best friend called Larry

Together they eat At ‘Geoffrey’s Meat’

Whose owners name is Barry

I walked over the mountain one day and found a fountain in hay

I dipped my foot in Right next to the bin

And then I said ‘G’day!’

POETRY WITH YEAR 3

In Poetry with Sally we did Limericks this week. Together we created these:

Declan B, Jai H, Millie H, Will M, Charlie T, Eden V, Fin W, Amy K

LATE ARRIVALS 65

Jack C Seth P

As well as the usual coughs and colds there are also many cases of

gastro currently in the school. Gastroenteritis is highly contagious. Please keep students home who are

exhibiting any symptoms or are complaining of feeling

unwell.

A Reminder………………. That if you have changed your email address you will need to resubscribe to our Newsletter mailing list. You can do this via the link on our website.

Please note that it is an expectation that students who attend sporting events, representing our school, should remain at the event to support their team!

ATTENTION PARENTS We would respectfully ask that every person who comes onto the school grounds between the hours of 9:15am and 3:15pm does so through the main office to ensure that we know who is on the school grounds at all times. We would ask for your cooperation as parents to ensure that if you have a message for your child or an item that needs to be delivered to the classroom that you ask the office staff to pass it on rather than interrupt the class and/or the teacher during instruction time. Anyone without a WWCC lanyard or Visitors badge will be redirected to the front office.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

It is a DET requirement & Nar Nar Goon Primary Policy that any volunteer in the school must have a

current Working With Children Check. This must be displayed at all times when you are in the school.

You can apply on line, at no cost as a volunteer, at the following link. www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au

You can then present your card to the school office so that details can be kept on file.

Your feedback is important to us. If you have a concern or would like to raise a complaint as a parent, please speak to the classroom teacher in the first instance, Team leader in the second instance (ie: F-1: Jodie Watt, Grade 2-3: Kimberly Feher, Grade 4-6: Jacqui Cutler). Otherwise, please contact the Principal Mrs Fran Van Lambaart by calling the office to arrange an appointment.

CHILD SAFE STANDARDS

Nar Nar Goon Primary School is committed to child safety. We want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures. If you would like more information please go to the ‘Wellbeing’ or ‘Policies’ tab on our website where you will find our Child Safe Policy and/or further information and resources go to: www.education.vic.gov.au/protect

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

EARLY LEAVERS

58 Double last week

Important Medical Information

Please note that there is currently an immune

compromised student in the school, therefore it is even more important to keep sick students at

home.

STUDENT SUPERVISION:

Please be aware that staff are on yard duty in the playground from 8:45 am before school and until 3:45 pm after school. Students travelling on late buses are supervised in the Multi Purpose Room after school until the final bus leaves. For your own child’s safety it is recommended that children do not arrive at school before 8:45 am.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR EVERYONE

A reminder that EVERY HELPER in our school must wear

their Working With Children Card on one of our visitor lanyards, or a visitors badge when helping in our

school.

This could be for reading helpers, sport helpers, classroom helpers, PAFA friends etc.

This is policy in our school and we will be monitoring this diligently.

Remember, it is not only for the safety of our children, but protection for yourself.

Our students have also been instructed to look for these.

Also when signing in please sign in your toddlers too, just in case of emergency.

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Sensory Garden at NNG PS Our School Council, the Leadership Team and the Staff at Nar Nar Goon have decided that the Fortune Garden will become a Sensory Garden. The idea is that the whole area will be designed and planted to draw students to experience the space and explore and play during recess and lunchtime; and can be . used as a withdrawal space for students who need time to regroup in classroom time. We envisage including design the layout features utilising the natural fall to create a dry creek bed, jetty, arbour, include the checker-board, seating and outdoor classroom space. We look forward to seeing the garden evolve as artworks are installed and the students make items to be included in the garden. The Sensory Garden will have plants and materials within the environment which engage the 5 senses including: seeing different plants, colours and movement, hearing different sounds as leaves rustle, plants move and musical instruments chime, touching different textures in the built area which range from smooth to rough, prickly to soft, smelling different scents given off by plants, leaves, soil and water and eventually tasting different native plants. If you can offer any expertise or materials, including a bobcat, etc to help us get this project started, please see Jacqui Cutler or Fran Van Lambaart