Assistant Principal’s Report

December 8th, 2017

Issue 37

Private Bag 1, Mine Road, Korumburra. 3950 Telephone: 5655 1309 Email: korumburra.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Fax:: 5655 2861 School Hours: 9.00 a.m.—3.30 p.m. Web address:: www.korumburraps.vic.edu.au Supervision Times: 8.45 am. To 3.45 pm.

Lost Property

If you know your child is missing a jumper, hat, lunch box or some other

item from school, please could you take the time to check our lost

property before the end of the term. Any unnamed items will be bagged

up and donated to charity at the end of the year.

Peer Mediation

Today is the last day of the Peer Mediation Training for our Year 5

students, provided by Mr Greg Twite. This year’s program has been a

huge hit with the students and ‘mingle, mingle, mingle’ always gets a

mention. We would like to thank Mr Twite for his efforts in supporting

the students and upskilling them in dealing with and managing simple

conflict situations. We look forward to seeing how the students will

embrace their new roles next year.

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I can’t quite believe there are only 9 school days left after today and only

17 days until Christmas! I hope that everyone has managed to get some

Christmas shopping done before the mad rush over the next few weeks….

I know there are a lot of excited children at school who can’t wait for a visit

from Santa. This term has also proved to be yet another busy one, with lots

of exciting things happening, both in classrooms and as part of the wider

community.

Student Work Celebration Evening

As Nathan mentioned last week, a reminder to parents to please keep next

Wednesday 13th December free for our Open Classroom Evening. This is

a great opportunity for students to showcase some of the wonderful work

they have created this year and celebrate their achievements. We look

forward to seeing you there.

Christmas Tree Orders

A BIG thank you to our families who purchased a Christmas tree this year

and were able to stay flexible given the weather warning last weekend. We

would especially like to thank Burra Garden Supplies for collecting the

trees for us and delivering them to school. Without their help, we would not

be able to provide this festive service. Thank you!

Well Done & Artist of the Week Awards 4th December, 2017

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Assistant Principal’s Report

Semester Reports

As Nathan mentioned last week, this year we are aiming to have

reports ready for parents a week earlier than previous years.

Reports are expected to be live on Compass by Friday the 15th

December. Please be aware that we have a very rigorous editing

process where the reports are checked and re-checked to overcome

any errors; however it is quite possible that some errors may have

slipped through the safety net. If there are such mistakes on your

child’s report please let the class teacher know, or alert either Mr

Pirouet or myself through the office, and we will arrange for a reprint.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff for their

hard work in compiling and writing these reports. It is a very

demanding part of teachers’ duties that takes a lot of time. Families

that would like a printed report please let Betty or Annie know at the

front office and this can be arranged.

(Continued from page 1) 2018 Student Leaders

The first stage of our Student Leadership process is complete and

we are looking forward to interviewing successful candidates next

week. For those students, their interview will take place on either

Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday next week. Students have been

encouraged to work on their brag books over the weekend and

ready themselves for Monday. It was a particularly difficult decision

to shortlist students from over 50 applicants. I spoke with the Year

5’s yesterday afternoon and commended them all on their fantastic

applications, they really were outstanding this year. Students were

also reminded that although they may be disappointed not to receive

an interview, they are still leaders in many ways and hopefully the

application process has already given them an experience that will

add to their life skills.

Dan Wells

Assistant Principal

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WELL DONE

AWARDS Tyson Brown

Joseph Mahanga

Delynda

Jeremiejczyk

Tayla Billing

Fern Hurst

Lillyca White

Ella Cuman

Georgia Paterson

Taya Renehan

Charlotte

Hepworth

Regan Guest

Thomas Walker

Wil Reynolds

Rylan Bagley

Artists of the

Week Sienna Palmer

Lulu Richards

Tyler Sullivan

It’s officially summer and the senior building is a-buzz! The Year Fives are well and truly preparing to become leaders of this school with Peer Mediation training with Greg Twite, taking over running Action Stations from the Year Sixes, as well as writing applications and delivering speeches for 2018 leadership positions. They have huge shoes to fill so we wish them luck, although from all reports the Year Fives are

taking on the responsibilities excellently.

In other news, all Fives and Sixes are ensconced in the Earn and Learn program. Many students have developed their own businesses and are busy preparing for our Market Day/Evening, taking place on Wednesday the 13th of December in the senior building. The afternoon session at school will see all businesses up and running, and in the evening parents can come and see their child’s contribution to their country. The Market Day has taken the place of the portfolio evening, with students keen to showcase their economic prowess and contribute to the fully functioning economy of their country. The leaders of Pezzmanistan (KP6), Besleslovakia (NB6), It-Tilly (TH5), Abbauatu (CA5) and PDRG (GE5) are very

excited to attend.

Next Friday the 15th of December, students are excited to see the movie “Wonder” at Stadium 4 Cinemas in Leongatha. Many of the senior classes have read the book that follows the life of a disabled child and all the challenges he faces. Parent helpers are needed and encouraged to contact their teachers if they

are able to attend. Forms and money are due back today Friday the 8th.

As we get closer to the end of the year, Year 6 students have been warming their vocal chords and practising their dancing in preparation for graduation. It is vital that students are at school EVERY day to

practise.

There is a real buzz around the senior school at the moment. Christmas holidays are coming and we are

all excited!

Christine Abbott, Tilly Halfpenny, Greg Eddy, Kate Perry and Nick Besley Classroom Teachers

Senior Department News

Thanks again to Burra Garden Supplies for picking up our Christmas Trees

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December, 2017

12th December - Statewide Transition Day

Year 6 to 7

2018 Preps Session 4

Year 4 Bike Hike

13th December - Open Classrooms 4.00 pm.

- Choir singing in Commercial Street

14th December - Volunteer Morning Tea 11.00 am.

15th December - Junior Swimming

Year 5 & 6 to Leongatha Cinema

18th December - Year 6 Graduation

21st December - Last Day Term 4. 3.30 finish

January, 2018

29th January - Book Collection Day

All student borrowing has finished for the year. Please return all books to the Library as soon as possible.

Thankyou to those students who have already returned their books.

Helen Cripps Library Coordinator

Library News

PARENT HELPER

VOLUNTEER

MORNING TEA Thursday 14th December

11.00 a.m.

Dear Parents/Volunteers

We wish to invite you to attend our Parent Helper / Volunteers’ Morning Tea, to be held on Thursday,14th December at 11.00 a.m. in the Library.

This morning tea is held so that our staff can say “thank you” for all your help during the last 12 months. We are very fortunate to have so many parents and volunteers who help out in so many ways. Without your help, it would not be possible to run a number of our programs.