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SCHOOL COUNCIL

Principal Cindi Bruechert

President Darren Flett

Vice President Janelle Kelly

Finance Committee Convenor Clare Thurman

Minute Secretary Deb Burke

Members Verona Beasley Kerry Eldridge Kylie Morrison Tim Murphy Anne Olsen Nic Hargreaves Julie Ladd Christina Spence

Community Members Deminda McMaster

9 Uxbridge Street, Strathfieldsaye, 3551 Phone : (03) 5439 5207

Email : strathfieldsaye.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website : www.strathps.vic.edu.au

Principal’s Report ‘Sharing Your Thoughts’ Parent Survey - At Strathfieldsaye PS, we really value parent feedback so we would like to give you the opportunity to share your thoughts about a range of topics including funding allocations for certain curriculum programs; the schools involvement in extra-curricula activities; and opportunities for increasing parent engagement in student learning initiatives.

We would also love to hear your thoughts about our current fundraising activities and any new ideas you might have about raising funds for our school. Please click on the following survey link Sharing Your Thoughts Parent Survey and complete the survey before Monday 8th April, so that we can collate the information over the holidays and use your feedback to help guide our direction over the remainder of the year. If you would prefer to complete a paper copy of the survey, please pop into the Office to collect it or give us a call and we can arrange for one to be sent home with you child.

We have had 58 responses at this point in time and we are hoping for even more over the next few days. The responses we have received so far have clearly shown that our school community values special events such as the Twilight Fair, Trivia Night and Lapathon. The results are also reflecting the value that our community places on our swimming program each year.

As a result of this feedback. we will definitely be able to commit to holding a Twilight Fair later on this year and we will also make the necessary arrangements for all our students to participate in the swimming program at the end of the year.

Visit to the Shrine of Remembrance - Yesterday, our Grade 5/6 Junior School Council members, our Schools Captains, Mrs Gibson and Ms Cunniff represented Strathfieldsaye Primary School at an excursion to the Shrine of Remembrance for the school ceremony which was very kindly funded and organised by Legacy Victoria. Our School Captains laid a wreath in front of the internal flame and then all the students had the opportunity to tour the museum.

ANZAC Day Commemorative Assembly and ANZAC Day Appeal - On Thursday 25th April, our School Captains will be representing the school at the Bendigo ANZAC Day Commemorative Service and on Friday 26th April our student leaders will be running a special assembly at 2.35pm at school to commemorate ANZAC Day. ANZAC Day Appeal badges and wristbands will also be available for purchase at the office.

Hot Cross Buns Delivery This year we partnered with Strathfieldsaye Bakery to bring you delicious Hot Cross Buns. For every 6 pack purchased the School received $1 with all funds raised being used to purchase Take Home Readers for grades Prep to 4. A total of $172.00 was raised - thankyou!. Hot Cross Buns will be distributed from the office on Friday April 5th, the last day of Term 1, from 2pm.

School Photos - School Photos were distributed last week. Orders for Student Leadership groups are now being taken and must be submitted and paid for at the office by Friday 5th April.

School Gates - Earlier this year we had gates installed around the front and side of the school to help ensure the safety of all students, especially those with additional needs. Over the holidays we will be installing ’Please Close the Gate’ signs to help remind everyone to close the gate once they have walked through. If you see the gates open at any time we would really appreciate your support in in closing them for us!

Grade 3 & 4 Camp - All Grades 3 and 4 students will be attending school camp in Term 2. This year our overnight camp is at Camp Weekaway, https://www.weekaway.com.au/. You can visit the website for more information. Our Grade 3’s will attend camp from Mon 29

th – Tues 30

th and Grade 4’s

will be at camp from Tues 30th April – Wed 1st May. The cost of the camp is $172 per child. The final

payment will need to be made in week 1 of Term 2. Payment plans are available and CSEF for those who are eligible

End of Term 1 Dismissal - A reminder that Term 1 will finish on Friday 5th April. Students will be dismissed at 2:30pm. Kind Regards, Cindi Bruechert, Principal bruechert.cindi.l@edumail.vic.gov.au

CALENDAR OF EVENTS TERM 1 & 2

APRIL

Week 10 Thu Apr 4th Pyjama Dress Up Day at School - Gold Coin Donation or Can of Food

Fri Apr 5th Assembly 9:15am Last Day of Term 1—Early Dismissal 2:30pm School Cross Country Grade 3-6

Sat Apr 6th-22nd School Holidays

Fri Apr 19th Good Friday

Mon Apr 22nd Easter Monday

Week 1 Tue Apr 23rd Term 2 Commences

Thu Apr 25th Anzac Day Public Holiday - No School

Week 2 Mon Apr 29th- Tue Apr 30th

Grade 3 Camp at Camp Weekaway

Tue Apr 30th- Wed May 1st

Grade 4 Camp at Camp Weekaway

MAY

Thu May 5th Gr 3 –4 SAFE Day Excursion to Harcourt

Week 3 Wed May 8th –Fri May 10th

Wednesday May 8th 8:20-8:50am & 3:30-4pm Thursday May 9th 8:20-8:50am & 3:30-4pm Friday May 10th 8:20-8:50am

Week 4 May 14-16th Naplan Testing - Grade 3 & 5

May 14th School Council Meeting 7pm

Week 5 May 20th-24th EDUCATION WEEK

Open Classrooms Tue May 21st 9-11am Information Session for Parents of 2020 Foundation Students

Tue 21st 9:15am & 6pm Grandparents and Special Friends Afternoon Fri 24th 1-2:30pm

Period Start Finish

Term 1 Tuesday, 29 January 2019 Friday, 5 April 2019

School Holidays Saturday, 6 April 2019 Monday, 22 April 2019

Term 2 Tuesday, 23rd April 2019 Friday, 28 June 2019

School Holidays Saturday, 29 June 2019 Sunday 14 July 2019

Term 3 Monday, 15 July 2019 Friday, 20 September 2019

School Holidays Saturday, 21 September 2019 Sunday, 6 October 2019

Term 4 Monday, 7 October 2019 Friday, 20 December 2019

Summer School Holidays Saturday, 21 December 2019 Tuesday, 28 January 2020

2019 Victorian School Term Dates

Important Payment Reminders

First Aid Reporting We have now commenced the recording of first aid incidents via Compass. Any student who visits the sick bay will have their injury/illness recorded under their Compass ID. Parents and carers will receive an SMS alerting them that their child has visited the sickbay. Details of the incident or injury can then be viewed by selecting the students image and then selecting the Chronicle tab in Compass. If a child receives a knock to head or if any major incident occurs the school office will contact parents/carers via a phone call. All Parent / Carers and Visitor's A friendly reminder to ensure all Parents/Carers and visitors sign the Visitors Sign/Out book located at the school office and provide a copy of current Working With Children Check . Head Lice There have been reported cases of Head Lice across numerous classes. Please ensure you regularly check your childs hair and treat appropriately.

EVENT AMOUNT DATE DUE

School Athletics Grade 3-6 $5 Now Due

School Group Photos $12 5/4/19

Grade 3/4 Camp Deposit $70.00 5/4/19

Grade 3/4 Camp Fee $102.00 26/4/19

Wakakirra Performance $20.00 30/4/19

Gr 3-4 SAFE Day Excursion in Harcourt $7.50 3/5/19

Grades Prep - 2 20 minutes of laps in centre of the oval

12:20pm Grade 2

12:45pm Grade 1

1:10pm Prep

3Km course: (Grade 3-6)

12:20pm 8/9 Boys

12:25pm 8/9 Girls

12:30pm 10 Boys

12:35pm 10 Girls

12:40pm 11 Boys

12:45pm 11 Girls

12:50pm 12/13 Boys

12:55pm 12/13 Girls

Congratulations to the following students who were acknowledged as the age group Champions following the School Athletics

Surname Name Age House Points

PROBERT Emme GIRLS 9 GOLD 23 Points

HIETBRINK Nicholas BOYS 9 BLUE 24 Points

POLLARD Eden GIRLS 10 BLUE 26 Points

MATHEWS Jordan BOYS 10 GREEN 18 Points

WILD Erin GIRLS 11 BLUE 14 Points

NORRIS Lincoln BOYS 11 GOLD 23 Points

SEBIRE Ellie GIRLS 12 BLUE 11 Points

GRUNDY Jett BOYS 12 GOLD 16 Points

STUDENTS TO WEAR HOUSE COLOURS

Forthcoming events and information….. Gecko Sports - Lacrosse The 4, 5, 6 students have been learning about Lacrosse in PE. Over the last few weeks Alana from Gecko Sports has been running a program teaching students the fundamental skills of lacrosse.

Soccer and Hockey Teams (girls and boys) Students have been asked to placed their names down for these sporting events if

interested. Dates of school tournament are June 18th- June 26

th 2019.

Mixed Hockey Team June 12

th 2019.

District Athletics Date District Athletics will be against Kennington, Girton and White Hills primary schools

on the 21st of May 2019 at Flora Hill Athletics Track

2019 Bendigo Bank Dragon Mile Date: Sunday, 21 April 2019 Registration closes on: Friday, 19 April 2019 Race starts and Finishes at the corner of Pall Mall and Mundy Street. Runs to the Fountain and turns right up View street to Dudley House, turns around and back to start. Races/Categories: Males & Females run together except Mini Mile. 1) Mini Mile Girls Gr.4 & under 11:00am 2) Mini Mile Boys Gr.4 & under 11.10am 3) Primary School Gr. 5&6 11.20am Awards: SASHES for all winners RIBBONS for all finishes of Junior races SPOT PRIZES for all sections supplied by

Intersport Bicknells (presentation for top 3 place getters after each event). EASTER EGG for Primary School finishes. $100 VOUCHER Entry Forms/Cost: Hardcopy Entries close Thurs 18th April and Online Entries close Fri 19th April $10.00 Mini Mile & Primary Schools Late Entries (on day are open between 9.30am & 10.00am)

$20 Mini/PrimaryIf entering online go at www.bendigoharriers.org

Phone Enquiries to 0410022112.

On Multi Cultural Day Dion Drummond came and showed us a lot of different aboriginal dances and some objects like the boomerang. He got students to come up and he showed them dances. He also showed us a grass skirt. It was a lot of fun learning about all the dances and listening to the different words that they use even though we come from the same country. It was very fun and I learnt a lot.—Zoe Room 27

During the past few weeks….. Grade 1 and 2 students completed colour worksheets Grade 3 and 4 accomplished the 12 Chinese zodiac activities and started learning names of

family members. Grade 5 and 6 have also done fantastically in term of family members by using Quizlet and

Kahootz. Well done to all students for such a tremendous term!

“Lemonade Springs” - Created by Grade 2 Inspired from reading “ TomTom” Rosemary Sullivan’s picture storybook capturing the rich, full life of a small

boy living in a remote Aboriginal community in Australia’s Top End. Every day he swims with his brothers, sisters,

and cousins in the cool, clear water of the Lemonade Springs.

Students gained inspiration from Bronwyn Brancroft illustrations in the picture storybook “Shapes of Australia.

Students were asked to consider why the spring was called Lemonade and asked to depict the bubbling water

using collage.

The Junior School Council organised Pyjama Day which was held today. Students had the opportunity to wear their pyjamas to school in return for donating a gold coin or a can of food which will be donated to Bendigo Food Share, a supportive charity that delivers food and meals for those in

need. A total of $360 was raised along with many donations of food. Here are some photos of the day!

Pyjama Day

Global Money Week Students in Room 13 and 14 had the opportunity to enter a 'Make Your Own Money Box' for Global Money Week. To enter, students were asked to create their own money box and lists 3 ways they can earn money. The top 3 entries from each class were voted upon and then were in the running to win a 'Suped-Up' Auction Pack full of toys for the classroom, a morning tea to share with their classmates and an individual prize for the overall winner. Congratulations to Sophie from Room 14.

The March Charge is a fun personal fitness challenge that has an enormous impact on how cancer is researched and treated. Just by walking or running for Cancer Council during the month of March, funds raised assist with cancer research, prevention, advocacy and support services. Grade 5 students had a choice of being with a partner or a small group to conquer the goal of walking/running 50km in March. Students tracked their progress throughout the month and used the

data within Maths lessons. A total of 2200km was travelled by students and teachers with

every student and their partner conquering 50km. In addition, students collected 5c pieces for this cause and raised

$285.35! A huge thank you to everyone involved in the program.

BREAKFAST CLUB Did you know we offer a Breakfast Club on

Friday mornings from 8.30am. This Club is co-ordinated by our chaplain Sarah and a team

of volunteers.

Every Friday there will be cheese toasties, fruit and milk on offer, so feel free to drop in.

All food has been kindly donated by Strath Village Bakers

Delight and Strathfieldsaye IGA.

FRESH

FRUIT

DAYS

Fresh fruit is available for all students at recess on either Thursday or Friday and is available from the

tables around the Canteen area.

Special

Religious Instruction

Lunch Time Club Join Mrs Hollows

on Friday between 11.15am -11.45pm in the Community room. Permission forms available from the office.

LOST PROPERTY Please remember to check the Lost Property drawer in the office for any lost items.

School hats must be worn by all children during lunch and

recess. Please label hats clearly. New hats can be

purchased from the office for $10

Scholastic Book Club Watchout for Issue 3

coming soon in Term 3

VOLUNTEER CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 2

DAY & DATE 9.00-11:30m

Fri Apr 5th Jo Bell / Alex Leech / Rebecca Phillips

Wed Apr 24th Kate Heitbrink

Fri Apr 26th Donna Forte, Alex Leech, Bri Giddings

Wed May 1st Tina Rogister

Thu May 2nd Kelly Ingram

Fri May 3rd Amy Grinter, Rebecca Phillips, Jodi McCooke

Wed May 8th Sarah Dimarco

Thu May 9th Meridith Lauder

Fri May 10th Helena Trinidad, Kylie Morrison, Jo Bell

Wed May 15th Kate Hietbrink, Leigh Morrison

Thu May 16th Kat Cook

Fri May 17th Jacqui Flett, Alex Leech, Michelle McAuley

Wed May 22nd Tina Rogister

Thu May 23rd Johanna Dennis

Fri May 24th Helena Trinidad, Rebecca Phillips, Jo Bell

Wed May 29th Meridith Lauder

Thu May 30th Sarah Quinton

Fri May 31st Alex Leech, Jacqui Flett, Michelle McAuley

The school Canteen operates from Wednesday to Friday between 11-12pm and 2-2:30pm Lunch wallets are available from the school office for $8 Volunteers are always welcome to help collate the orders and prepare the lunches. If you are willing to assist between 9-11:30am on either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday please contact Marcella our Canteen Manager on 0409795170.

Recess and Lunchtime Snacks Not to be included on lunch orders

Available for purchase from the canteen

Canteen Menu

These class awards are to recognise students who are demonstrating skills based on our School Values or our Learner Profile and will be presented at the school assembly on Friday April 5th at 9:15am

Class Student Reason

2 Katherine C Amber P

For showing great stamina when doing ‘Read to Self’. For being caring and kind to others.

3 Bailey H Willa B

For choosing to be positive and brave when trying new things. For responding positively to classroom routines and leading the class to follow suit.

4 Heidi C Danika B

For fantastic weekend writing. Stretching out all the sounds hearing to attempt unknown words. Great work Heidi. For using a number line to help with recognising numbers that are out of order. Great work Danika.

5 Harrison K Indy B

For being a positive learner and always willing to help his classmates. For becoming an independent learner and always trying her best.

6 Alex M Archer G

For consistently displaying Daily 5 behaviours to achieve his best. For consistently displaying Daily 5 behaviours to achieve his best.

7 Lacey I For being persistent and resilient in her learning, especially writing.

8 Matthew W Miller R

For showing excellence in his writing by having a positive attitude and using his time effectively to write more. For showing excellence in writing by including lots of detail in his red colour poem and a very interesting monster narrative.

9 George M Ted G

For writing an excellent Monster Mayhem story during our Cold Write session. For respecting our classroom rules and showing more attentive listening.

10 Dylan D Abigael O

For achieved 50 nights of home reading. For achieved 50 nights of home reading.

11 Ivy D Greyson R

For her detailed Community Then and Now T chart which showed a very good understanding. For his detailed Community Then and Now T chart which showed a very good understanding.

13 Ava N Keelan M

For going above and beyond when designing a moneybox for our Banqer competition. For going above and beyond when designing a moneybox for our Banqer competition.

14 Jaymz C Imogen K

For making a concerted effort to improve the detail within his writing. For her excellent attitude and application towards the achievement of her writing goals.

15 Taylor A Declan C

For always being respectful to those around her and always with a smile upon her face. For having a positive attitude towards all classroom tasks.

16 Rhylii H Annabelle O

For a great first term at her new school. For a great first term at her new school.

17 Aidan D Lannah M

For consistently demonstrating our school value of Respect: listening attentively, following instructions and supporting his classmates. For consistently demonstrating our school value of Respect: listening attentively, following instructions and supporting her classmates.

18 Levi W Baylee P

For building excellent stamina in areas of learning For an outstandingf improvement in plave value knowledge

22 Mack E Cara S

For always using their manners and listening respectfully to others. For always using their manners and listening respectfully to others.

23 Jakira IB Max L

For being a welcoming member of the classroom by always thinking of and caring for others. For putting excellent efforts into his homework throughout the term.

24 Alex L Jasmine H

For demonstrating persistence and giving his best effort when completing his recent Big Write story. Fantastic work Alex. For consistently putting in her best effort and looking for ways to challenge herself during maths sessions.

25 Mary H Cale H

For showing significant growth in her Whole Numbers post test last week. For showing significant growth in his Whole Numbers post test last week.

26 Yijie HE Daisy H

For always being willing to help others with Maths questions and technology issues. For always staying positive and focused with her school work.

27 Matilda N For creating a fantastic 'Best part of me' poem in Inquiry.

28 Breanna H Hayden P

For showing a new-found enthusiasm towards PE at school, making the most of every sporting opportunity. For significantly improving his attitude and work ethic towards school in the last couple of weeks, showing respect and leadership skills in the classroom.

Art He Yijie (EJ) For always trying his best in Art classes

Library Jolinar P For participating with enthusiasm in all library discussions and activities.

LOTE Olivia R Harrison W

For consistently striving for excellence in learning Chinese. For consistently striving for excellence in learning Chinese.

Music Eli E For great work on his World Music project.

PE Will H For his all of his hard work in 3-4 Sport and Lacrosse.

Strathfieldsaye Junior Netball Strathfieldsaye Primary School

Rebecca 041214547 Commencing May 6th

Call for more information

Strathfieldsaye Colts United Soccer Club Under 9 girls are seeking players for the coming soccer season. Lots of fun to be had while learning some new skills. Please contact Eve Ritchie on 0448801747 if keen for a kick.