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Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
The Poppet Head Weekly newsletter of Quarry Hill Primary School Wednesday June 22, 2018 Newsletter No. 19
IMPORTANT DATES Time Details
June
Friday 22nd 3.30pm 6.30pm
Reports sent home via Compass PFA Social Catch Up Bendigo Club
Tuesday 26th All Day Parent/Teacher/Student Led Conference (students only required at school for their appointment)
Friday 29th 11.00am 2.30pm
Pizza Lunch Day End of Term 2 Early Finish
Dear Parents and Carers,
Principal: Jo Menzel School Council President: Tim Shanahan PFA President: Clive Enever
~OUR VALUES~ Integrity: Being true to oneself Being honest Owning our choices Respecting people, property & environment Being Positive ambassadors for QHPS. Sense of Belonging: Feeling safe Being part of a community Being inclusive and accepting Being committed to friendliness and caring for others. Passion for Learning: Being curious, inquisitive, active thinkers and engaged learners.
Our Purpose: To provide a creative and nurturing learning environment that enables everyone to achieve their personal best.
2018 TERM DATES Term 2 April 16 – June 29 Term 3 July 16 – September 21 Term 4 October - December 21
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
School Athletics Yesterday, in the wintery sunshine, students competed in our annual School Athletics carnival at the Flora Hill track. It was fantastic to see all of the House colours worn by the students and the large number of parents and family members who braved the wind chill factor to watch their children compete. The comradery of the students and the encouragement from parents was fantastic to witness. Winning House will be announced at Friday’s assembly. A big thank you to Ross Turner for his great organisation of the event and the BSE & La Trobe Uni students who were fabulous with leading their events. Statement of Values In today’s newsletter I am including a copy of the Department of Education’s Statement of Values, which as they
suggest, promote healthy, safe and respectful school communities. As Principal, it is my role to ensure the safety,
security, health and wellbeing of all the staff and students at Quarry Hill Primary School. As educators, we
encourage you to communicate any concerns about your child’s education, safety, health and wellbeing, however, I
request that you follow Department and school procedures and engage respectfully and constructively with staff.
Aggressive communication, whilst expressing personal needs and desires, does not take into account the welfare of
others. Let’s work together in a positive way to get a great result.
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Semester 1 Reports Semester 1 reports will be available to access on the Compass portal this Friday, June 22nd. If you need any help using or accessing Compass, please contact the office or Sarah Edwards for assistance. PFA Social Event A reminder to all families that the PFA is holding a social night at the Bendigo Club, 22 Park Street, Bendigo, this Friday evening. This event costs $15.00 per adult and kicks off from 6:30pm. Children are most welcome. There is also an amazing array of prizes on offer! A big thank you to the PFA for organising this for our community. End of Term 2 – Early Dismissal Term 2 ends on Friday, June 29th with the earlier dismissal time of 2.30pm. New Child Care Package From 2 July 2018, there will be a New Child Care Package. The Package will help parents with children aged 0 – 13 work, train, study and volunteer. The package includes a new Child Care Subsidy, which replaces the current Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate. It will be paid directly to services. Transitioning to the new Child Care Subsidy is not an automatic roll over from the two current payments. Families must provide some new information and confirm their current details using your Centrelink online account through myGov. More information about individual subsidy rates and annual cap changes is available in the attached brochure, or by visiting the following website: https://www.education.gov.au/ChildCarePackage
Have a great week. Jo Menzel Principal
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
Reporting will be different this year! All Victorian government schools are required to report on student achievement against the Victorian Curriculum achievement standards for every student at least twice per year. Student reports provide an overview of how well your child is doing at school. They will provide you with clear, individualised and accurate information about your child’s learning progress.
What will be the same Attendance Student attendance is included and shows the amount of days absent for the semester. Victorian Curriculum
Teachers assess students using the Victorian Curriculum. The report uses a standard 5 point scale ranging from E - A inclusive.
A- Well above the standard expected at this time of year B- Above the standard expected at this time of year C- At the standard expected at this time of year D- Below the standard expected at this time of year E- Well below the standard expected at this time of year
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
Work Habits Student work habits relate to student effort and behaviour. It is assessed using the scale of Rarely, Sometimes, Usually and Consistently. The eight Work habits assessed are:
Persists
Manages classroom behaviour
Effective use of class time
Can work independently
Organised
Playground behaviour
Listens to and follows instructions
Gets along with others
Teacher Comment Teacher Comments highlight personal learning characteristics, personal qualities and relate, elaborate on student work habits. Specialist Subjects Specialist teachers provide an overview of tasks completed throughout the semester. They use the Victorian Curriculum to assess and assess Work Habits specific to their subject.
What will be different in 2018 Learning Tasks Learning Tasks have been introduced this year and provide parents with timely feedback. Students are reported on throughout the year through the Learning Tasks. Completed Learning Task comments from Term 1 and 2 become part of the report. Learning tasks are activities that have been completed in class and assessed against the Victorian Curriculum by teachers. The tasks are uploaded regularly throughout the term and are from a variety of subject areas.
Due to our new reporting system previous progression points will not be shown this semester.
Reports will be sent home via our Compass portal on Friday June 22nd at 3.30pm. If you require a printed copy please see your classroom teacher. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Passion for Learning
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
Ryan J (Room 14A) for writing a detailed recount of his weekend & remaining focused. Mia D (Room 15A) for her carefully planned ‘Living Treasures’ workbook & model. Lucien P (Room 7) for always participating in class discussions & trying his best. Georgia B (Room 10A) for her determination, focus & effort in maths. You’ve made amazing growth. Henry F (Room 6) for his wonderful attitude towards learning. Well done Henry! Sienna W (Room 8) for using a range of conjunctions in her Star of the Week writing. Supper effort Sienna. Tory P (Room 14B) for applying himself during reading rotations to be finished during the time provided. Organisation Kaydan M (Room 10B) for his organised & positive approach to his learning last week. Integrity Lucius S (Room 15B) for being responsible & helpful for the replacement teacher. Jye E (Room 15B) for being helpful & proactive in the classroom with jobs. Getting Along Milly S (Room 12A) for always being a positive & enthusiastic team member during collaborative activities. Charlotte C (Room 7) for always entering class in a friendly manner & greeting others. Confidence Alex N (Room 1) for his outstanding effort during gymnastics. Lily H (Room 2) for writing an excellent explanation about ‘How to look after a dog’. PREMIERES’ READING CHALLENGE 2018 Congratulations to the following students who have completed the Premieres’ Reading Challenge in the last fortnight. A reminder that students have until the end of August to complete the challenge:-
Room 3 Keira G Room 4 Riley T, Olive S Room 5 Tamika R Room 6 Lula H Room 7 Reid S Room 8 Tom R Room 9 Zac H Room 12B Amber O, Alex S Room 14A Rachael W Room 15A Maggie W ROOM 14A HOMEWORK EXPERIMENTS
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
NEXT MEETING The next PFA meeting date is Friday July 20th at 9.30am in the multipurpose room. New members welcome.
Social Event Book your spot early for the PFA Social Night for – Friday the 22nd June for 6:30PM. Ticket sales are bubbling along nicely. Get in now to secure your spot. Tickets are a very reasonable $15.00 per adult. At the Bendigo Club from 6:30PM there will be finger food – including nibblies for the kids. Drinks are available - bought over the bar to suit your preference. If you would prefer to purchase tickets with cash rather than online, please call or text Clive Enever 0435 888 853 by Friday 22nd 9am to reserve tickets that can be paid for on the evening. Online ticket purchases are preferred but we don't want anyone excluded. Tickets are available now and we encourage you to book early for catering purposes and there is a limit to the number of people who can be accommodated. Get your ticket/s here. Some of the Goodies for the night (Prizes; Raffles; etc.): Wine! Books! Crafts! DVD! Kid’s Stuff! Ladies Computer bag! A4 size picture frames! And more on the way. These items have come to us courtesy of: Family Capers Truscott Art & Framing Resin8 Australia The Wood Rescuer The Nourished Pantry The Nourished Pantry is having a Pop-Up Shop this weekend – follow the link for details. Morning Tea
A cuppa is a great way to come together as parents and on Thursday, join other parents at 9am for a cuppa and chat in the Multipurpose room.
The second hand uniform shop is open both Monday afternoons (3:30pm - 3:45pm – kindly opened by Rachele Bertuch) and again Thursday mornings during the cuppa-time catch ups from 9.00am-10.00am. The uniform items can be purchased for just 50c each and we are always very grateful for any uniform donations that families are happy to pass on. Become a Member The PFA is open to all members of our school community to join. Mums, Dads, Brothers, Sisters, Aunties, Uncles, Grandparents and Carers are all eligible and welcome. Your involvement can be small or large and together will create an amazing community for our children. Come along to our next meeting or see the office for a membership form, it is just 50 cents to join and then have input in supporting our kids, their teachers and support staff. More detail on meeting times and other events over the coming year will be available shortly and we welcome any involvement or support from the school community. Contact the office (Narelle) in the first instance for further information.
P.F.A News
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
PFA PIZZA LUNCH DAY Friday June 29th
$2.00 a slice PFA are holding a Pizza Lunch Day to celebrate the last day of Term 2. Order forms have been sent home. Pizzas will be supplied by “Eagle Pizza Kennington” and slices will be $2.00 each. Pizzas available will be;-
Hawaiian (tomato, ham, pineapple & cheese)
BBQ Meatlovers (BBQ sauce, ham, cabanossi, bacon, pepperoni & cheese)
Aussie (Tomato, bacon, egg & cheese)
Cheese Lovers (tomato & mozzarella cheese) Cash payment & orders MUST be into the office by 9.00am on Wednesday June 27th, no late orders can be accepted. WE REQUIRE HELPERS TO SERVE PIZZAS PLEASE. If you are available at 10.40am on the Friday and would like to help serve the pizzas please let the office know and place your name on the list outside Room 5 on the PFA notice board. Thank you for your support.
SANDHURST DIVISION SOCCER
On Thursday Quarry Hill PS had 22 students represent our school at the Sandhurst Division Soccer tournament.
Our girls’ team battled hard all day and competed to a high level. The mixed team also competed hard and won their division. The mixed team will now go to Swan Hill during Term 3 to compete in the Loddon Mallee Region event. A big thankyou to all parents and friends that came to support our students during the day. A special thank you to Heath Lowe who coached our girls’ team on the day.
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
Quarry Hill Primary School, 25 Peel Street, Bendigo 3550 Phone: 5443 3537 Email: [email protected] Fax: 5442 7590 Website:www.quarryhillps.vic.edu.au Mobile: 0427 595 073
