From the Principal

Principal: Christine Owen

Phone: 5857 2514 Mobile: 0419 548 318

stanhope.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Friday 23rd February Swimming Sports Assembly at Stanhope Pool

3pm Tuesday 27th February PARENT’S CLUB 9am Staff Room ALL WELCOME Thursday 1st March LIBRARY School Council Nomination

forms due back.

Friday 2nd March Schools Clean Up Day from

9.15am onwards

Monday 12th March Labour Day Public Holiday

DATES TO REMEMBER

Stanhope Primary School

Inspiring Lifelong Learning

From the Principal

Uniform

A reminder about our school uniform policy. Our policy requires students to wear closed shoes. This is a safety issue and given that it is ‘snake season’, it is another important safety reason for having the required footwear. For students wearing dresses, please make sure that shorts are worn underneath. We are a Sun Smart school and our policy is ‘no hat, no play’. Hats can be purchased at school for $5.00. Please make sure all clothing items, especially hats, are clearly named.

Learning

Success

Respect

Citizenship

ISSUE 4: FEBRUARY 22nd 2018

Please make sure you read through ALL of the newsletter and any

attachments each week. This is where important information and details will be the vast majority of

the time and where permission forms will be attached.

School Council Elections

Nominations for School Council are now open.

Nomination/Self Nomination forms are available from the office.

Please think how you might be involved in the future direction of your children.

Don’t leave it up to ‘someone else’! Closing date for nomination is 4.00pm,

Thursday 1st March. Forms are to be placed in the ballot box in the office.

Swimming

As our swimming program comes to a close, we will have some special arrangements for Friday’s fun activities and competitions. Students may choose to come dressed in their house colours; BLUE – WINTER & ORANGE – MCEWEN. Students will still need to wear closed shoes and hats to the pool and wear hats and sunscreen when not in the water, at the pool. All groups will walk down together, at 12.45pm, ready for a 1pm start for an afternoon of competitions and games organised by the instructors. Students will be allowed to bring money to spend at the kiosk. The kiosk will be only be open once teachers have determined that all events are finished and that those students returning to school are dressed and ready. We ask families attending during the afternoon, NOT to purchase items for their children until the kiosk is open for all students. This is in the interests of fairness and equity. Assembly will be held at the pool for the presentation of the House winner and other overall winners at approximately 2:50-3.00pm. Students with parents present may remain at the pool once an Early collection forms is signed. All other students will return to school in time for the 3:15 dismissal and bus. BYOD

Finally! Students with their own devices may bring them in from next Tuesday. But… please be aware that each device will need to be set up individually and this may take more than a single day. Please remember that we will need the Microsoft Office 365 Privacy Information and Consent form (blue highlighted headings) signed and returned, before anything can be set up on your child’s device. Clean Up Australia Day

Our school is registered as part of this program and will be doing our bit for Clean Up Schools Day on Friday March 2nd. Making our school an inviting and pleasant place for your children to learn is our ongoing aim. We have a list of jobs we need volunteers for, so if you know you’ll be available from 9.15am onwards, at any time during that Friday, please put your name down on the list at the office. Please note that we will require you to complete a ‘registration form’ as part of the volunteer process, and alert you to any foreseeable dangers and/or issues. Volun-teers who will be here over the school lunch time (1.30 -2.15pm) are invited to bring their own picnic lunch to eat with their children. Clean Up Day will continue after lunch until assembly time at 3.00pm.

FROM THE

Business

Manager

Families have been invoiced for School Fees . Mica is happy to help families with payment options for school fees. For any queries, please contact the school on 5857 2514.

Mica will be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Did you know: Australia has a population of 24 million and Indonesia has a population of 250 million!

Word of the week:

Apa Kabar? ₌ How are you?

Baik = good.

Try at home: Can you tell the story of the Kancil and the Buaya to your family members? It is an Indonesian folktale about a clever deer who tricks some crocodiles using the numbers 1-10.

WITH ELLIE

Students can come dressed in their house colours. Time TBA.

Parent helpers are needed on the day to give out ribbons, write down winners, etc.

Please write your name on the sheet at the office if you can help.

Friday 23rd February

From DET…

Bicycle riding to and from school Parents/carers are responsible for children riding bicycles to and from school. Note: Generally speaking, children under the age of twelve do not have the neuro-physiological and psychological development to cope with complex traffic situations on their own. Road safety authorities recommend that before the age of nine or ten years children should not ride a bicycle in traffic without adult supervision. Depending on their cycling skills and experience, some children over this age may still require supervision. Children under the age of twelve may ride on footpaths as may a supervising adult. They are required to give way to pedestrians and to wheel their bicycles over pedestrian and children’s crossings. Children aged twelve years or older are required by law to ride on the road Parents and students should be reminded that the law requires that all cyclists wear an approved bicycle helmet. Approved helmets have the Australian Standards Mark TM (AS/NZS 2063) and will be marked as suitable for cycling

Mrs Sheedy

DALLAS: easy to do pin drops in clothes.

ADELE: when you fall into a dam you need to do bike riding legs and skulling hands. ETHAN: a sitting down dive.

WILL: jump through a hoop

BRAXTON: doing a back roll.

CHARLIE: dead frogs legs.

MAC: a torpedo.

ZACK: doing a tummy roll onto your back.

MACKENZIE: how to do survival backstroke.

LILY: diving is basically a torpedo

SETH: floating on your back and kicking your legs.

REAGHAN: how to do big arms.

ELAYNA: floating on your back.

BRIDIE: how to do a pin drop.

ASHTON: floating on your tummy.

TAYLEM: doing a side torpedo.

DECLAN: put your face in the water and roll.

Our newsletter is published each Thursday and will generally have any permission forms and information sheets attached. Families can also request to have this sent via email. Finally, a reminder to keep an eye on our Facebook & Twitter page, for updates and interesting events. Twitter: @StanhopePSVIC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stanhopeps/

Kyabram Knights Schools Soccer New and returning players in Under 6 to Under 15 age groups are invited to register their interest/intention to play by emailing player name, D.O.B. and contact number to kyknightssoccerclub@gmail.com

Registration forms and season information will be emailed to interested players. Limited hard copies will also be available shortly from the Kyabram P-12 College Primary Office and St Augustine’s College Office.

Registration night will be held on Tuesday 6th March. Registration forms can be returned on this night or emailed to the club at the above email address. Registration forms are due by Friday 9th March - placement in a team cannot be guaranteed if forms are received after this date.

Please contact Dee-Ann Dodos 0409 523 561 or Sonia Wakenshaw 0419 112 717 for further information.

Thank you to the families who have brought back all the permission forms in the packs that were sent home.

These are required to be returned to the school office urgently by Monday 26th in time for us to complete the school census for the Department.

Café Lunch Orders This year we will be having Café Lunch Orders on the THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH. This will hopefully avoid most of the term breaks, public holidays & pupil-free days! (Please mark the dates in your diary for the rest of the year.)

WEDNESDAY

21st March 18th April 16th May

20th June 18th July 15th August

19th September 17th October 21st November

19th December

Stanhope Café & Takeaway LUNCH ORDERS 2018

ITEM PRICE

Salad Tubs – Small

Ham, cheese, tomato, lettuce, beetroot, carrot, avocado, cucumber

$4.00

Salad Tubs – Large $5.00

Sandwiches & Wraps

Fillings: Ham, salami or chicken

Lettuce, cheese, vegemite, tomato, beetroot, onion, cucumber, avocado, pineapple.

Fruit Tubs – Small

Strawberry, watermelon, grapes, apple, banana, mixed berries, canteloupe

$4.00

Fruit Tubs – Large $5.00

Pies $4.00

Flavoured Pies $4.50

Sausage Rolls $3.50

Mini Dim Sims (each) .70c

Mini Spring Rolls $1.00

Fish Bites $1.50

Pineapple Pizza $3.00

Half Bag of Chips $2.00

Full Bag of Chips $3.00

Chicken Nuggets (each) .80c

Pop Top Juices: apple/orange/apple& blackcurrant $2.50

Mr D $3.00

Nippy Long Life Milk:

chocolate/strawberry/honeycomb

$3.50

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Weekly Awards

Success: Taylem Citizenship: Kyanna, Wyatt & Jaxon.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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