DIARY DATES FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

EYE ON SEAFORD

Email: seaford.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.seafordps.vic.edu.au

16th October, 2014

CANBERRA: Last week our year 5 and 6 students visited the na on’s capital and from all reports had

a fantas c me. Feedback from staff who a$ended was very posi ve about the way our students

conducted themselves throughout, and they were great ambassadors for the school. My thanks to the

staff who a$ended. It is a huge responsibility to take a group of 40 students away, to ensure they

have the best in educa onal opportunity as well as keeping them safe and secure. The staff who

a$ended, Mrs Stewart, Mr Lucas, Mrs Reardon, Mrs Fleming and Mrs Douglas are to be congratulated

for a great job.

CENTENARY CELEBRATION: It’s been a long me coming, but our Back To Seaford Day is now upon us.

I hope that all of our current families will be able to find some me to come up and celebrate our

100th

birthday at some stage during the day– this Saturday October 18th

from 10am – 3pm. The

program is as shown below:

On Arrival please Register in Staffroom

Parking Available on oval – enter via Mitchell St gates and exit via Aus2n Rd gates

From 10am: Meet and greet / guided tours on the half hour.

11.00: Official Proceedings:

Welcome: Michael Browne and Sharelle Goodwin

Welcome to Country – Sonya Dunbar Shepherd

Na onal Anthem – Seaford Singers

Official Opening – Ms Donna Bauer

Unveiling of Centenary Mural – School Captains: Samantha Storer and Hayley Berry

Ceremonial cu?ng of cake – youngest student and oldest former student

Happy Birthday/Celebra ons- Seaford Singers

11.30: Morning Games: Demonstra on and Par cipa on in tradi onal playground games including Skipping, Hoops,

Jacks, Hopscotch, Marbles, String Games, Yo Yo’s

12.00: Reunion mes – get together with former students, staff, and parents of the same era

1914 – 1964 Library

1965 – 1984 Language Unit

1985 – 2004 Early Learning Centre

2005 – 2014 Mul -Purpose Room

Check out Photo Year Books for you to autograph or add name

12.30: Speakers Corner – stand on the soap box to share your memories with anyone who wishes to listen, or

simply listen to the memories of others. Compered by former student from 1939, Tommy Carter

1.00: Burial of the 2014 Time Capsule organised by Lachlan in Grade 3/4T

2.00: AFernoon Games: Demonstra on and Par cipa on in tradi onal playground games including Skipping,

Hoops, Jacks, Hopscotch, Marbles, String Games, Yo Yo’s

3.00: It’s over for another 100years – see you in 2114

A variety of refreshments will be available throughout the day.

School Banking

every Tuesday

throughout the

School Term

17th October

Centenary Day for

students and parents

18th October

Centenary Open Day

for all present and

past students and

friends

23rd October

Pancake Morning Tea

3rd November

Report Wri2ng Day—

Pupil Free, (no

students a=end this

day)

4th November

Melbourne Cup Day

Public Holiday

8th November

Bunnings Sausage

Sizzle (this is a

Saturday)

13th November

Year 2 sleepovcer

14th November

Prep—Year 2

excursion

22nd November

Centenary Dinner

Dance Frankston RSL

24th November—4th

December

Prep—4 swimming

program

8th December

Prep Orienta2on

Evening 7.00 p.m.

9th December

Transi2on Day

10th December

Kids Carnival

15th December

Gala Sports

17th December

Gradua2on Year 6

18th December

Big Day Out Year 6

19th December

Last Day Term 4

COMMUNITY NEWS

Displayed on the No�ceboard in the front foyer of

the Office.

• Miss Karla’s School of Dance

• Fun Fit 4 Kids—classes Wednesday 4-5pm $8

• Violin Lessons

• Bruce Hyland Karate

• Become a Scout with 1st Seaford Scout

Group.

• Enrolments being taken at Seaford Kinder-

garten for 2015

• Rotary Club Farmers Market 3rd Sunday of

each month 8.00 a.m. —1.00 p.m.

• Li$le Athle cs

• City Of Frankston Mayors Mystery Cocktail

Party.

• Seaford Kinder Fete Sunday 16th November

10 am to 3 pm.

Many of our current students will have official du es on the day, and no ces have gone home to their parents explaining

this. It is most important that children are in a$endance at the right me and are in school uniform.

WORKING BEE: A huge thank you to the many staff, parents and students who came along to the working bee on Sunday

to make the school look its best for the centenary and you certainly succeeded. Great team effort!

THE HISTORY BOX: Tomorrow (Friday) is the students turn when they will be taken back in me in their classroom to the

more tradi onal sort of schooling that their grandparents and great grandparents would have experienced back in their

school days. The History Box will also be running 90 minute programs to develop awareness of the way in which things

have changed over me- par cularly since 1914. To help create some atmosphere and for a bit of fun, we are asking chil-

dren to come dressed as a student from a par cular era- perhaps the 20’s or 30’s or maybe more recently – 60 or 70’s.

We look forward to a great turn out of past students, staff and others who have been associated with the school during its

existence on Saturday. Come along and join the fun.

BOOK FAIR – Our second and final Scholas c Book Fair for the year is to be held in the week beginning October 27th

. On the

Monday, children will have the chance to browse through the books and other items available for sale, with selling taking

place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between 8.30 and 9am and again from 3.30 un l 4pm. A “parents only”

session will be from 9am un l 9.30 on the Wednesday.

Regards

Michael

GROUP KEYBOARD AND

GUITAR LESSONS

Enrolments are s ll being accepted for group

keyboard and guitar lessons.

These lessons are held during school on school

premises and cost $13.00 for a 30 minute group

lesson.

If you would like to enroll your child in keyboard

or guitar lessons, please obtain an enrolment

form from the school office or contact Excel

Music, (03) 9801 8991.

AN INTERESTING EMAIL

Hello,

My name is Natasha Burnley, last year I went to Kenya and I was looking through my old pictures the

other day and came across this one that I thought you might like. Here is a picture of a li$le boy called

Abu. This picture was taken in an orphanage in a rural village in Kenya called Kimilili. This is what Abu

wore to school, all the children in the orphanage wore old school jumpers from the UK because they

could not afford their own uniform.

Anyway, I thought you might find it interes ng that your school uniform is halfway around the world.

Share it and it may spur some more of your pupils to donate their old uniform!!

Natasha.

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Please Note:

Children must be dropped off and picked up by a responsible adult.

Only children a$ending Seaford Primary School may a$end.