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Dear School Community,
“Our school is a great place to be!” This is a comment from one of our students at the
Mayfair on Sunday. Congratulations to the entire school community on another
fantastic Mayfair on Sunday. The significant work that took place over the last 6 months
came to fruition. The generous input by families, staff and students showcased our
school and the terrific community spirit embedded at Bellbrae Primary School. We had
a lot of feedback from families from other schools comment on the wonderful
atmosphere, culture and vibe within our school. Although not finalised, we estimate we
raised $50,000. As communicated earlier in the year, these funds will go into improving
our school grounds, specifically upgrading our outdoor areas and playgrounds. Once
again, a huge thank you to Belinda and Judy who plan and coordinate our Mayfair.
Their passion, commitment and enthusiasm is the catalyst for the success of the Mayfair.
I also thank all members of the Bellbrae Primary School community for their individual
and collective contributions to the 2019 Mayfair.
Student Learning: Our Year 6 students have started term 2 with lots of momentum after a
great term 1! The first 2 weeks have included the Bike Education program, culminating with
an on-road ride to Torquay. Students have chosen their winter sport of either Soccer, Football
or Netball for the City to Surf Lightning Premiership. The 2019 Bellbrae Debating team is
currently being formed, which will be busy preparing for their competition to begin on May
19th. To complement their theme topic of ‘Australian Diversity’, the Yr 6s’ will visit The
Melbourne Immigration Museum on the 25th of May. Another term full of fantastic learning
opportunities for our Year Six students!
It’s not Okay to be away! Regular attendance at school plays a vital role for students to
achieve their academic potential, as well as setting up a wonderful foundation for their social
and emotional development. We hope the table below highlights the importance of regular
attendance to school.
How many days has your child missed this semester?
0 - 6 This is within the normal range. The child can take advantage of the teaching and
learning opportunities available to them.
7 – 10 This attendance rate is below average. A child with this attendance rate could miss
over one year of schooling between Foundation and Year 10.
11 - 20 This is a poor attendance rate. A child with this attendance rate could miss up to two
years of schooling between Foundation and Year 10.
To miss two years of school between Foundation and Year 10 places significant risk on any
student. It goes without saying that regular absenteeism from school won’t do your child any
favours. Allowing your child to skip days simply because they “don’t feel like going to school”
should not be an option.
Thursday 9th May 2019
BELLBRAE PRIMARY
SCHOOL NEWS
Phone 5261 2660 Fax 5261 6177
E-mail: [email protected]
www.bellbraeps.vic.edu.au
Issue 11
2 Bellbrae Primary School Our school provides support and strategies for families to assist maintaining regular school attendance.
We encourage any family to contact Mr McCoombe (Yr 3 – 6) or Mr Smith (Yr F – 2) to discuss their
child’s attendance at school.
Mother’s Day: This Sunday is a wonderful day of the year when we acknowledge and thank our
mums for everything they do. I wish all mums in our community a very Happy Mother’s Day for
Sunday. I hope you all get spoilt! Our Mother’s Day stall will be held tomorrow where our students
are able to purchase special treasures for their mum or significant female in their life. Thank you to
our wonderful group of helpers for providing this opportunity to our students.
School Council: Our School Council met again Monday night where key agenda items included:
School Council endorsed Active Holiday’s (Holiday Program) to continue their
partnership with our school to provide a holiday program for up to 4 days per holiday
break.
School Council ‘signed off’ on the Masterplan and Priority Works Plan developed for
Bellbrae PS.
School Council ‘signed off’ on the student toilet block refurbishment (to be completed
in July School Holidays).
Staff provided an update on our School Improvement Plan – specifically Writing and
Wellbeing
School Council ratified our annual ‘3 Way Conferences’ for Thursday, 27th June from
10.00am till 7.00pm. Students will only attend school for the conference on this day.
Each of our School Councillors are deeply committed and invested in our school. Please
contact them if you have any feedback or concerns.
Capital Works Project: As announced by our School Council President, Mitch Barrow, earlier in
the week via Compass, we are delighted that our Masterplan is progressing to the Schematic Design
phase. We are also thrilled that our student toilets and bathrooms will be completely refurbished in
the July holidays. Our School Council is to be commended for their ongoing advocacy in achieving
these outcomes for our students.
Thank you for supporting our school and have a great weekend.
Acting Principal - Christian Smith
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EVENTS TO COME……………….
EARN & LEARN Woolworths has just launched Earn & Learn, and we're once again
joining it. For those parents who aren't aware of the program, if you
shop at Woolworths between 1st of May and the 25th of June you
can earn stickers. Our school will be collecting these stickers which
we'll be able to swap for new school equipment; things like art and
craft supplies, sports gear, teaching aids, and more. In the past we
have received great maths, sporting & science equipment from this
program. So for any parents/grandparents/relatives/friends who shop at
Woolworths, please collect those stickers and drop them in to our
collection box which is located in the office foyer. Thanks for
helping out!
MAY 2019
10th – Friday Mother’s Day Stall
10th – Friday Year 5 Point Addis Excursion
14th - Tuesday Junior Red Cross Elouera Visit – selected students
17th - Friday Responsible Pet Ownership – Foundation / Year One
17th – Friday City to Surf District Cross Country – Qualifying students
21st - Tuesday Open Day Tours for New Families 9.30 – 10.30 & 12.30 – 1.30
22nd – Wednesday Foundation ‘Trash Puppets’ Incursion
22nd - Wednesday Open Day - Classroom Visits for Current Families 9.30 – 11.00am
23rd - Thursday Open Day Tours for New Families 9.30 – 10.30 & 12.30 – 1.30
23rd – Thursday Year 6 Immigration Museum Excursion
24th - Friday Curriculum Day (Student free)
30th – Thursday Year One Werribee Park Excursion
JUNE 2019
3rd - Monday District Winter Lightning Premiership – Years 5 & 6
10th – Monday QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY (No School)
12th – Wednesday Foundation ‘Craft Power’ Incursion
18th - Tuesday Preparation for Puberty Program Parent Information Night – 7.00pm
21st – Friday Year 5/6 Disco – 7.00pm – 9.00pm – Bellbrae Hall
27th - Thursday 3 Way Conferences (Students only attend for their conference) 10am – 7pm
28th – Friday Last Day of Term 2 – 2.30 Dismissal
JULY 2019
15th – Monday First Day Term 3
AUGUST 2019
Wed 28th –Fri 30th Year 3 Camp to Camp Wyuna Queenscliff
OCTOBER 2019
Thurs 31st – Fri 1st Nov Year 2 Camp to Burnside Camp Anglesea
NOVEMBER 2019
4th - Monday Curriculum Day (no school)
5th - Tuesday Melbourne Cup Public Holiday (No School)
Wed – 6th - Thurs 8th Year 5 Camp to Sovereign Hill Ballarat
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PARENTS & FRIENDS
MOTHER’S DAY STALL Parents & Friends will be conducting their Mother’s Day Stall
tomorrow, Friday 10th May with all gifts being $5.00 each. Students
will all initially be given the opportunity to purchase one gift for their
mother/special person, following this they will be able to buy further
items - subject to availability. If you do not wish your child to
purchase from the stall, please let their teacher know.
I am very excited and proud to show case what an amazing community we have. All
this year’s products are locally sourced and environmentally conscious. I would like to
say a big thank you to the following people that contributed products.
Heat packs, eye pillows, lavender bags and many, many more unique hand crafted
gifts made from recycled materials - Julie Dyer and the Quirky Craft Group from
Spring Creek Community House. Proceeds from purchasing these items, from the
Quirky Craft Group, go toward helping M.O.T.H.E.R.S (Mother’s Offering Time
Hope Engagement and Refugee Support) assisting refugee families in the region.
Hand Made Candles - Di Bones of The Zestful Way Kids Yoga
Hand Made Organic Bentonite Mask - Willaura Organic Masks
Hand Made Eco Key Rings – LaVonne Molloy
Pot plants - Great Ocean Road Nursery
Chocolates - Bec Winkler from Tree of Life Naturopathy
Organic Bath Salts - Eliza Helm
Second Hand Books - Bellbrae Community
Soaps - Robertsons Farmgate
Eliza Helm – Parents & Friends
WRITING HOT
This week’s writing hot author is Mitchell Garnett from 3B. He writes;
Splash! As the waves crashed down on the seafloor. “Woo hoo!” I cried as I went zooming
through the epic barrel that I had caught. After awhile, I started to get a bit tired. The problem
was that I was super far out to see. I started to paddle back, when I heard this small growl from
under the water. Then I felt something brush against my feet. “It’s a shark!” I scream. I quickly
start paddling as fast as my arms can go. But the shark was just too fast. Just before the shark
put its huge jaw over me, a humongous wave came thundering over the shark and lead me
speeding to the shore. When I got home, mum looked at my board suspiciously. I looked down at
my board and see that the whole back of it had come off! “No!” I said
horrified. Mitchell and his class have been very busy producing writing to
persuade and entertain. In this piece, Mitchell skilfully builds tension as
the complication in his story becomes more desperate. Miss Dunn was
proud of the way he used elements of ‘show don’t tell’ to add to the
excitement of the narrative. Mitchell considered a setting that he was
familiar with and planned a plot that was dramatic and exciting for his
audience. Does this piece grab your attention? Do you feel a sense of
relief that the character is safe at the end of the story? Yes and yes. That
is why this piece is going onto our Bellbrae Writers Wall of Fame
(located just outside the stem room in the walkway). You can read the
story there. Well done guys!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY Birthdays Last Week & This Week
6th May………………………Amelie Bolus & Archie Watt
7th May…………………………………Phoebe Crawford, Elsie Eccles, David Gow
8th May…………………………..……….Hyde Rahilly
9th May……………………………………Coco Hurley & Rocco Robinson
11th May………………………..Reef Knite & Anouk Martin
WELL DONE AWARDS
Ben O'Brien For his enthusiastic efforts producing high quality writing pieces. What an
author!
4B For being so respectful and responsible on camp this week, what a wonderful
group!
Alice Tarik For being confident and making some new friends at After School Care
Max Packham For sharing his creative maths strategies with the class
Koa Long For working hard at your writing and doing a fantastic job!
Jharla Spaull Responding to feedback in Writing
Zion Lindsay For being an exceptional listener!
Jenny Becker For terrific reading in class!
Quin Blizzard For your excellent effort and enthusiasm making text to text connections!
Lenny Perry For a fantastic effort learning magic words and new letter sounds. Keep up
the great effort
Mischa Ray For being a super classroom helper
Scarlet Price For her attentive listening and willingness to have a go
Coco Hurley For taking the time to present her learning in an organised manner!
Senn March For taking the time to help others around him!
Will Earle For making great choices during learning time and working really hard
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WELFARE NEWS
Please find attached a flyer for our Term 2 parenting forum “Building in the Bounce”, focusing on
resilience. This one is an evening event on Wednesday 29th May, 6:30-8:00pm. It will be delivered
by Leigh Bartlett from Barwon Adolescent Taskforce (BatForce). Parents/carers are encouraged to
get together with their friends and come along, it is a fun, interactive night! Aimed at parents/carers
of Year 3-6 students but ALL parents/carers welcome.
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OSHC
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CANTEEN – Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
Don’t forget you can order online.
Create your own account at……….
Please sing in at the office at 12.30 pm prior to going to the Canteen.
Also don’t forget to sign out
Garden Roster
27th April – 10th May
Clifft Family
Lahiff-Close Family
Cole Family
Coleman Family
11th – 24th May
Collins Family
Collinson Family
Connolly Family
Cooney/Robb Family
25th May – 7th June Corcoran/Holdsworth Family
Cormack Family
Coupar Family
Coy Family
A garden roster letter with an explanation of how the roster works will be sent home with your eldest child prior to your duty
SICKBAY WASHING ROSTER - Fridays
DATE VOLUNTEER
Friday 10th May Katrina Molloy
Friday 17th May Rebecca Behmann
Friday 24th May Bronwyn Wakefield
Please call into the office Friday afternoon, strip the bed and return early in the next week
SECOND HAND UNIFORM - Any day of the week that suits
DATE VOLUNTEER
Week Starting Mon 13th May Kate Archbold
Week Starting Mon 20th May Bianca Long
Week Starting Mon 27th May Alice Sheppard
Helen’s Special next week are
Cheese Burgers - $6
www.ultimateschools.com.au
Term 1 NAME Friday 10th May Jacinda Pfeffer
Thursday 16th May Stacie Bobele
Friday 17th May Volunteer Required
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COMMUMNITY NEWS
Calling all under 12 girls who wish to play
basketball
on a Monday after school!
This is a fun competition so no experience necessary!
Please contact Craig 0412227040,
to be placed in a team.
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MAYFAIR SPONSORS 2019 Supporting these businesses is the best way to show your appreciation
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