AXEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

“Excellence Through Endeavour”

High Street, Axedale 3551

Ph. (03) 5439 7232 Fax. (03) 5439 7575

Principal – Lex Johnstone

Email: axedale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

NEWSLETTER No. 39 December 5th

2013

Important dates:

December 5th

– School and Community

Meeting 9.30am

6th

– Choir - Lighting of the

Christmas Tree

6th

– Prep/1 Hot Dog Night

10th

– P-3 Gym Bendigo No Cost

11th

– AASC Cricket

12th

– School Helpers – Thank you

Morning Tea – 11 am

13th

– Axedale Community – Carols

in the Park 6.30pm

December

2014

January

17th

– Grade 6 Graduation

19th

– School Christmas Concert &

Picnic Tea

20th

– Last Day of Term 4 –

2.30pm finish

22nd

– Bendigo Carols – Choir

23rd

– Booklist Pick Up 9am-1pm

25th

– Axedale Quick Shear

28th

– Teachers resume

29th

– First Day of Term 1

AWARD WINNERS Gr. P/1 – Katya Bathurst – For doing a really good job

with her reading test and reading a very hard book from

Level 15 with only one mistake.

Gr. 2/3 – Jaidyn Taylor – For working hard on his

procedural text last week.

Gr. 4/5/6 – Maliqua Pearce – For continuesd great effort

with reading everyday.

Gr. 4/5/6 – Steve Penfold – For showing good manners

and appreciation to the BSE staff members last

Thursday.

GOLDEN BRUSH AWARD

The ‘Golden Brush’ winner for last week was Gr. 4/5/6.

HOUSE COMPETITION

The winners of last week’s classroom and house

competition were Campaspe.

SPORTS AWARDS

Congratulations to Montana and Katya who received

their 2013 Bendigo Pony Club Awards on the weekend

and to Tahlia whose dog Gemma won the High Jump

event at the Mia Mia Sheep Dog Trial last weekend.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

ORIENTATION DAY

Tuesday was an exciting day for all as we spent a half

day in our grades for next year. We welcomed our new

Preps Cooper, Evie, Rachel, Rhianna, Matthew and

Thomas for their first big day at school. Our current

Preps were great buddies, helping our new students get to

know our routines and classroom rules. All students

worked really hard and thoroughly enjoyed their

morning.

ORIENTATION DAY PHOTOS

2014

While we are still confirming some enrolment numbers for 2014, we are in a position to announce probable

grade structures for 2014. We are pleased to formally let the community know that we have been able to

re-appoint Michelle Blume for a second year at Axedale Primary School.

P/1 Ms Gaye Saunders 19 students 7 Prep students

12 Gr.1 students

Gr. 2/3 Miss Michelle Blume 23 students 12 Gr. 2 students

11 Gr. 3 students

Gr. 4/5/6 Mr Steve Christensen 23 students 7 Gr. 4 students

9 Gr. 5 students

7 Gr. 6 students

Total enrolments - 65

LOTE – Jenny Grant Earth Science – Gaye Saunders Physical Education – Steve

Christensen

ICT – Michelle Blume Music – Michelle Blume Art – TBA

Classroom assistance – Rosemary Bennett

SCHOOL CHOIR – LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE

Tomorrow Friday 6th

December our choir will be singing at the Lighting of the Christmas Tree in Rosalind

Park. The concert starts at 7pm and we are due to perform at 7.45pm. Choir members need to meet on the

grass area near the side of the stage at 7pm.

P/1 PREP/1 HOT DOG NIGHT

Tomorrow Friday 6th

December is our Prep/1 Hot Dog Night which we are really looking forward to.

Students will stay after school for tea and will need to be picked up at 7pm.

AXEDALE COMMUNITY CAROLS

The Axedale Community Carols are being held on Friday 13th

December in the Axedale Park from 6.30pm

for pre carol food and entertainment with Christmas Carols from 7.30pm. Students who are in attendance

will be performing four singing items and an item with the Ungklungs.

SCHOOL CHOIR PRACTICE

Last night our school choir had a practice with the Bendigo Youth Reserve Choir. Students worked hard to

practice for their upcoming Christmas concerts. The choirs also had the chance to listen and sing with the

performing choir. This was a great opportunity for our students. Thank you to all the parents for driving the

children into Bendigo for this practice.

TYPHOON HAIYAN APPEAL

As you would know, a market stall was held recently to raise money for the Typhoon Haiyan Appeal. As

part of the CWA Bush Market Day, the stall was able to raise the amazing amount of $2,560. Many thanks

to Corrine for co-ordinating the stall and to the families who supplied goods and food to sell. Thank you

very much! If every town our size in Australia was able to raise this much, imagine how many people in the

Philippines would benefit.

Deborah Gates from the Red Cross in Bendigo will come out to our assembly next Monday 9th

December.

Our Junior School Council president Connor Cushen (whose initiative got the whole appeal underway), John

Caburnay and Keely Van Wynen will present Deborah with a cheque for $2,670.85 from the Axedale

Community.

BUS TRAVELLERS

From tomorrow and for the remainder of the year, electronic devices, hand held games, ipods, iPads, mobile

phones etc are not to be bought on the bus or to school. We feel it a good time to take a break from this

activity for a few weeks. We thank parents for their support in ensuring these items are kept at home.

PREP-3 GYM

Next Tuesday 10th

December the Grade Prep – Grade 3 students will be travelling into Bendigo to go to the

gym. They will have a 1 hour session from 1.45-2.45pm. There is no cost for this excursion. Thank you to

Palmer’s Gym for this opportunity.

GRADE 6 GRADUATION EVENING

Plans for the Grade 6 Graduation evening are now confirmed. Grade 6 students and their parents are invited

to come along to the Dragon City Bowling Alley in Hargreaves St. on Tuesday 17th

December from 5.45pm

and join in a fun game against their friends or even take on mum and dad. After bowling we will be making

our way up to La Porchetta for tea from 7.00pm.

School will cover the cost of the bowling, while parents are asked to cover the costs of their meals.

The students are asked to begin working on a speech about their time at Axedale including good/funny

memories, highlights, things they will miss and things they are looking forward to. Students have

traditionally presented this speech to their fellow Gr. 6’s and the parents on the night.

Parents are asked to complete the slip at the end of the Newsletter with probable family numbers attending

so that bookings can be confirmed.

SCHOOL HELPERS – THANK YOU MORNING TEA

On Thursday 12th

December at 11.00am, staff will be hosting a Morning Tea for all

those who have volunteered their time this year to help out. We appreciate the

amazing amount of support that parents and community members put in to help our

students develop all the academic, personal and social skills that are required to be

successful in life. It takes a village to raise a child!

Please spread the word and we hope to see you here on the 12th

.

QUICK SHEAR

On Saturday 25th

January, a Quick Shear competition and Family Day will be held at the Axedale Park. An

organising committee made up of local residents and representatives from the school and pre-school have

been working on plans for the day over the last month or so. Profits from the event will be shared between

the school and pre-school.

We will be looking for considerable help on the day. More information regarding volunteers will be in next

week’s newsletter.

SCHOOL COUNCIL FOLLOW UP

At our last School Council a number of key items were discussed.

Plans for building works on the brick building were discussed and initial planning works in

conjunction with DEECD are underway. We hope to have this works completed by the end of Term

Two 2014.

A letter has been sent to Vic Roads outlining concerns around two traffic issues. We have noted our

concerns with the Vic Roads regarding the area along Axedale Goornong Rd where the truck

accident occurred last week. Our bus travels along this section each day. We have suggested an

80km/hr restriction may be considered.

We have also requested the section of Axedale Goornong Rd. nearest to the school be considered as a

40km/hr limited area as many students cross this road daily to get to school.

2014 DATES

Staff will return to work on Tuesday 28th

January. All students will begin school Wednesday 29th

January.

Preps will have Wednesdays off from Wednesday 4th

February.

2014 BOOK LISTS

Student Book Lists for 2014 are attached to the newsletter today. They need be returned to school by Friday

13th

December. Book collection from the school will take place on Thursday 23rd

January from 9.00am –

1.00pm. In 2014 we are asking that all items from booklists be named and then returned to school where

they will be stored for easy access by students throughout the year.

END OF YEAR EVENING

Our end of year Christmas Concert will be held at school on Thursday 19th

December. Please put this date

into your calendar. To start the evening, we will have a picnic basket tea from 6.15pm, or for those who

wish to cook, the BBQ will be available.

Concert items will start from 7.00pm. Awards and acknowledgements will follow the concert from

approximately 8.00pm.

A reminder to parents to make a delivery to the office before this night – talk to a teacher or Katrina in

the office if you are unsure. School finishes on Friday 20th

December at 2.30pm.

JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNCIL – CARDS FOR SALE

Junior School Council have a variety of greeting cards, gift bags, etc for sale at 50c per card or pack. The

card spinner is near the office, or look for the children selling them at the start of the day.

CWA COMMUNITY YOUTH AWARD

Please see information in the Community section regarding the Axedale CWA Community Youth Award

available to students in Grade 6.

CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE

It is on again and we are asking all families to donate something for our Christmas Hamper

Raffle. Please send in something “especially Christmassy”, so that our hamper will make

an excellent Christmas win! There is refrigerated storage available for chocolate items.

Raffle books are attached to the newsletter today and tickets will also be available at the end

of year break up evening. The raffle will be drawn on the concert evening. Thank you for

your support.

STUDENT BANKING

Students who participate in the Commonwealth Bank Student Banking program are encouraged to redeem

their tokens if they have 10 or more before the end of the year. The School Banking system is getting an

upgrade over the holidays and they will only be rolling over a maximum of 9 tokens into the new year.

Tokens will be tracked electronically from 2014 onwards.

FRESH FRUIT DUTY ROSTER

Friday 6th

December – Danielle Burnside

Friday 13th

December – Emma Carmody

Thank you to our volunteers for their continued contribution.

Lex Johnstone

Principal

FROM THE CLASSROOMS

SPELLING AWARDS

Each week at assembly, students who have achieved levels in either

word recognition or spelling, are presented with their achievement

certificates.

Congratulations to the following students who have achieved a level

certificate:

Spelling Lemon – Jaidyn Taylor

Spelling 200 Mioow Magic Words – Jaidyn Taylor

Spelling Gold Oxford – Bridgit Jobling

Spelling Blue Oxford – Emma Hipwell

Spelling Orange Oxford – Hannah Prendergast

FUNDRAISER – BEN SHAW

Ben Shaw is taking part in the ‘Gutsy Challenge’ run by the GI Cancer

Institute. Ben is aiming to raise money for Gastro-intestinal cancer

research. Ben’s challenge is to eat two fruit and four veg each day for a

week.

Ben would be happy to accept any donations to this worthy cause. We

will let you know how much Ben has raised in coming weeks.

EGG SHELL PETS

Look what is happening with our egg shell pets.

COMMUNITY

Proudly presents:

Starlight Drive – In

Beneath the Southern Cross

Bendigo Showgrounds

6 pm Sat 25th

of Jan 2014

Family ticket $ 40 kids under 5’s free

Pre – sale tickets are now available:

www.starlightdrivein.com.au

Or call Noel on 0429 160 087

GOORNONG SWIMMING LESSONS

Swimming lessons will be available again at

the Goornong Swimming Pool from January

20th

– 24th

. Sessions are available for children

4 years of age or older. Sessions run for 30

minutes and a block of five lessons will cost

$50. Sessions will run from 2pm. Contact

Sharon Hipwell for further information.

Hey Ladies, would you like a social game of

netball. We have a three section indoor comp on

Mondays or Thursdays, with free crèches. Give

me a call, or if you are an umpire or would like to

learn you are most welcome.

Phone Deb on 5439 7637 or 0407 509 227

Water Aerobics Class Goornong Starting 7

th December 2013

FIRST SESSION FREE

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 6 pm

$10 per session or $80 for 10 sessions

(this includes pool entry for the day)

Water Temperature 28-32 °C

By appointment please phone

Claire Ellis 0459330070

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Grade 6 Graduation Evening

Family Name: __________________________________________________________

We will / will not be attending the Grade 6 Graduation Evening on Tuesday 17th

December at the Dragon

City Bowling Alley and afterwards for tea at La Porchetta.

Number of adults attending with Grade 6 child.

"Colour Your World Art Studio" It will commence next year, term one (all going

to plan), for children aged 18 months and up.

"Create, Explore, Learn"

"A place of sensory play & fine motor skill

development all through the world of art!"

2 classes per week:

Tues and Fri mornings 9:30-10:30

10 children in each class

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL!!

Call Megan on 0422596822

Located in Strathdale