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Term 2, Week 4— Wednesday 9th May, 2018

What’s Coming up at Swan Hill Primary?

MAY

Wed 9 Year 4 Swimming

Family Science Night (5:30 –7pm)

Thu 10 St Mary MacKillop College Transition Day (Year 6 )

Fri 11

Mother’s Day Stall

Mother’s Day Luncheon 12:55pm-1:55pm

Senior Cross Country (Years 3-6) @ Ken Harrison Sporting

Complex 11:45am

Tue 15-

Thu 17

NAPLAN Testing (Years 3 & 5)

Wed 16 Year 4 Swimming

Sat 19 Bunnings BBQ

Mon 21

Fri 25

Book Fair Mon Thur 8;30-4;30

Fri 9;00—12

Tue 22 Mallee Division Cross Country

Wed 23 Swan Hill College Year 6 Transition Day

Thu 24 Junior Cross Country

Fri 25 Year 1 Halls Gap Excursion Depart 7:30am

Tue 29 Visiting Performance— ’Planet Rhythm’

Yr 3 & 4 SAFE Program Excursion (10:05am-3pm)

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

At this week’s Assembly, Janene Thompson recog-

nised those students who have established a terrific

home-reading routine and have read for 50 or 75

nights already this year. A considerable portion of

the student population were recognised, which was

fantastic to see. We continue to encourage students

to read at home as often as possible, as we know

this can have a significant impact on their reading

development, not to mention development in other

key areas.

We look forward to seeing families at our Science

Night tonight! Our Science Teacher, Bruce Stevens,

along with Year 4 Teacher, Penee Laughlin have

been busy organising fun and engaging activities for

tonight. Janene Thompson has also helped with the

organisation of this special event. Fun for the whole

family!

Mothers and significant others are welcome to

come and have lunch at school this Friday 11th for

Mothers’ Day – we thank you for the wonderful role

you play in the lives of our students.

Enjoy the week.

Hayley Doyle

PRINCIPAL

123 Gray Street / PO Box 798 Swan Hill VIC 3585 Ph: 03 5032 1336 F: 03 5032 4437 E: swan.hill.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.swanhillps.vic.edu.au

School Office Hours 8:30am—4:30pm Mon-Fri

MOTHER’S DAY STALL & LUNCH

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, 13th May. To

help celebrate our wonderful mothers we

will be holding our Annual Mother’s Day

Lunch this Friday 11th May.

Mums, Grandmas, Aunts and Friends are all invited

along to the school to have lunch with the students.

Lunch hour is between 12:55 and 1:55pm.

Visitors can bring their own lunch or order food from

our Canteen Menu through their child’s classroom or

online on Friday morning. Tea, Coffee will be available

over the counter.

STALL: The Mother’s Day Stall will also take place this

Friday 11 May. Gifts range from $1—$6.50 and stu-

dents are limited to two items each, so it is recom-

mended you send your child with no more than $10 -

this amount is more than adequate.

When: Wednesday 9th May

Time: 5:30 – 7:00

Where: Opal Centre

What: Heaps of

exciting hands on activities

for all of the family.

Come and see what Science is all about

at Swan Hill Primary while having FUN.

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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Values: Rt = Respect B = Belonging

C = Commitment Ry = Responsibility

Prep B Lowanaa Morgan All

Prep C Harper Stewart All

Prep H Lily-Ann Manning All

Prep N Charlia Wakefield All

1B Cooper Brown All

1G Arlie Thompson All

1K Elijah Curran All

1M Ivy Hornby-Bell All

2B Harlem Mulcahy Rt, Ry

2R Isabeau Fitzpatrick All

2S Jenna Stewart All

3H Judson wells All

3J Tom Hatcher All

3O Ella Atkin All

4C Lisa Bail All

4J Imogen Lusty All

4L Ellah Haywood C

5B Mason Dunster-Jones Rt Ry

5D Oliver Cameron C, Ry

5S Charlotte Logan All

6B Liam Edwards All

6K Ella Hatcher All

6M Maddy Le Guier All

6W Jaylah Stewart All

Music Stella Scott All

Computers Illiya Hussain Zadah C

PE Chayse Worner Rt Ry

Science Liam Steer All

Indonesian Aryan Abedin All

Well done to the following students, who were awarded ‘Student of the Week’ last week.

Year 3 & 4 Student of the Week’ recipients. Back L-R: Lisa, Judson, Imogen, Ellah

Front L-R: Ella, Thomas

AUSTRALIAN EARLY DEVELOPMENT CENSUS

Playing our part to build a national picture of

child health

In early 2018, our school, along with thousands of others across the country will begin preparations for the fourth

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC).

The AEDC measures five key areas of development in

children during their first year of full-time school to build a

national picture of health and wellbeing. Since 2009, the

census results have helped communities, schools and governments plan services and target support for children

and families.

Teachers are trained to assess each child and answer

questions. Children don’t need to be present so no class

time is missed, and parents/carers don’t need to supply

schools with any new information for the census. Teachers’

individual assessments are then analysed by the AEDC and

reported as anonymous groups of children in the final

report. In other communities across the country, census results

have helped communities to plan new playgrounds and parental services; schools are seeing improved student

performance through new literacy programmes; and governments are using the results as evidence to develop

better policies for children.

Teachers have also noticed practical benefits in the

classroom. Some said in previous years that completing the assessments made them more aware of the needs of

individual children and the class as a whole. Others

reported that the census results are useful in planning for

transitions to Year 1 and for developing class programs.

Participation in the AEDC is voluntary. Parents/carers don’t

need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census.

To find out more about the census and how communities

are using the data to help children and families visit the

AEDC website: www.aedc.gov.au.

All prep students will be given a letter early next week.

If you have any questions, you can contact Janene

Thompson 50321336

This term we are focusing on Character. Character is the aspects of a person’s personality that makes them unique. This week we are learning about character strengths. Character strengths are the type of person you are: the way you think, feel, and behave. Everyone has strengths. There are some great videos online which can help us to un-derstand values. This one is about honesty. https://www.passiton.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/112-purse Some strengths are: curiosity, love, forgiveness and humour.

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VISITING PERFORMANCE PLANET RHYTHM

Tuesday 29 May, $5 per student

Planet Rhythm is a large & loud production.

The students will be amazed at the

magnificent collection of world drums & percussion

instruments sourced from the four corners of the

globe. Guided on a musically evolutionary journey, the

children will gain an insight into how rhythm

& instruments originated. They will also begin to

understand & appreciate the significance of drumming on

many cultures throughout the ages. Most importantly,

the workshops are all about the children; in front of their

peers, they take the stage to become the 'Stars' of their

own show.

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Planet Rhythm Performance

Eldest Child Name:__________________________

Number of students attending: __________

Please tick the appropriate box below:

Enclosed is payment of _____ ($5 per student)

Please use CSEF to cover this cost, if available.

WALK ON WEDNESDAY Todays ‘Walk on Wednesday’ winners are .Oscar Kingwill from 3H and Gabby Atkinson from 6B. They said it was a nice day to walk to school.

ATTITUDE TO SCHOOL SURVEY That time of year again where:

WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

We value student voice as a means to improving student

engagement, wellbeing and quality instruction.

We are conducting the annual survey with students from

Year 4-6 from Monday 7 May to Monday 28 May.

The Attitudes to School Survey is offered by the

Department of Education and Training to assist schools in

gaining an understanding of students' perceptions and

experience of school. Our school will use the survey results

to plan programs and activities to improve your child's

schooling experience.

The survey takes 20 minutes to complete and occurs during

your child's class time. Each child will be provided with a

unique login. Confidentiality and anonymity of your child’s

responses is protected at all times through a purpose built,

secure, online survey tool.

The survey results will be reported back to the school

before the end of term 2. All survey data reports are

available for groups of students, no individual student can

be identified. The survey results are shared to parents

through the newsletter and made public through the

school annual reporting.

Last year we used the survey results to plan and resource

our wellbeing and teaching and learning goals in our

Annual Implementation Plan. Staff action teams, staff

training, respectful relationships lessons across the school,

improved lunchtime activity choices including the Ga Ga pit

and an ongoing focus on quality instruction are all

examples of how the survey data helps us make Swan Hill

Primary a quality educational setting.

If you would like more information, please speak to your

child’s teacher or visit: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/

school/teachers/management/improvement/Pages/

performsurveyat.aspx

2018 ICAS ENGLISH & MATHS COMPETITION

Each year students in Years 2 - 6 at Swan Hill Primary School

have the opportunity to participate in the National English

and Mathematics Competition conducted by the University of

New South Wales. The English Competition will take place on

Tuesday 31st July and the Mathematics Competition on

Tuesday 14th August. There is an entry cost of $9 per compe-

tition.

If your children are in Years 2-6 and would like to participate

in the Mathematics and/or English Competitions, please fill in

the slip below and return it, with the money, by Monday 18th

June. No late entries can be sent.

If you have any queries please contact Janene Thompson.

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English and Mathematics Competitions

Amount enclosed: $ ______ ($9 per Competition per child)

Name Grade Competition

(E/M)

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MOTHER’S DAY STALL

Any Donations for our Mother’s Day Stall

can be left at the Office. We will grateful-

ly accept craft items, plants and other ap-

propriate goods.

Lunchtime Tennis Lessons for Prep Students @ SHPS

held Mondays for 7 Weeks Starting 30/4 ($65) Booking or enquiries David 0411 635 907

david@vidatennis.com.au

CANTEEN ROSTER

Week 4—May Week 5- May

Mon 7 HELP NEEDED Mon 14 Sheree Grierson

Tue 8 Sadika Tue 15 Sadika

Wed 9 HELP NEEDED Wed 16 Dianne Steer

Thu 10 Tamika Skelsey Thu 17 Sharyn McCann

Fri 11 Yolande Logan Fri 18 Anna Neill

Week 6—May Week 7—May

Mon 21 HELP NEEDED Mon 28 HELP NEEDED

Tue 22 Sadika

Lisa Thompson Tue 29 Sadika

Wed 23 HELP NEEDED Wed 30 Deb Richardson

Thu 24 Greta Benfield Thu 31 Kerri Curran

Fri 25 Yolande Logan Fri 1 Anna Neill

BOOK FAIR Our Scholastic Book Fair will be held Monday 21st–

Thursday 24th May. 8:30pm-4:30pm and Friday

May 25th 8:30pm—12 noon The Library will be

open from 8:30am-4:30pm Monday—Friday.

EFTPOS is available. The School receives 35% of

sales to spend on resources for our School.

SWIMMING TIMETABLE Dates 11am 11.55am

Wed 16/5 4C & 4J 4L

PE REPORT Senior Cross Country

Our Senior Cross Country will be held this Friday 11 May at Ken Harrison Sporting Complex. Normal we run at School, but as the Pre-school is being built on the school oval, we decided to change venue this year. Order of Events

Over the Christmas holidays,

one of our students, Taylah

Johnson, was diagnosed with

Cancer and is currently

receiving treatment in the

Royal Children’s Hospital.

Richardson Dance Studio has

organised a Dance Concert,

with all proceeds going to

Taylah’s family (see left for

details).

A ‘Go Fund Me’ page has also been set up, to raise money on behalf of Taylah’s family. To donate please go to

https://www.gofundme.com/team-taylah

HELP SUPPORT TAYLAH!

2kms 3kms

11.50 am 10yr boys 12.10 pm 11yr boys

11 51 am 10yr girls 12.11 pm 11yr girls

11.52 am 8/9yr boys 12.12 pm 12/13yr boys

11.53 am 9yr girls 12.13pm 12/13yr girls

The Junior Cross Country for Years Prep, One and Two will be

held on Thursday 24th May at the Ken Harrison Sporting Com-

plex. Children will walk down at 11.25am. and return to school

at approximately 12:45pm. A note will come out shortly.

AUSSIES OF THE MONTH

Our Junior Aussie of the Month for April is Emey Alex-

ander from 1M. She always enters the classroom with

enthusiasm, has fantastic listening skills and beautiful

manners. Emey works hard in class and tries her best to

take on all suggestions. She is a respectful, caring stu-

dent who enjoys helping others and will often assist her

peers and teachers in the classroom. Emey demon-

strates an interest in all subjects and has a wonderful

general knowledge. The presentation of her work is

always to a high standard as she takes pride in whatev-

er she does.

Our Senior Aussie of the Month is Austin Stanyer from

6B. He is a committed student who enthusiastically par-

ticipates in all class activities. He enjoys sharing his

knowledge and ideas with the class and always works

cooperatively with others. Austin puts in 100% effort to

make sure his tasks are completed to a high standard.

Austin always displays our school values during class

time and in the yard, making him a wonderful role mod-

el for others. He has excellent leadership skills through

being a hard-working member of our Junior School

Council