HEATHMONT EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

HEATHMONT EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL, LOUIS STREET HEATHMONT

Telephone 9729 5439 Fax 9720 4187 Email heathmont.east.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Internet Web Site http://www.heathmonteastps.vic.edu.au/

Issue 14 Fortnight ending

September 14th, 2012

LOOKING AHEAD

Mondays

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Uniform Stall open in the gym 3.15pm – 3.45pm

Uniform Stall open in the gym 8.40am-9am

Uniform Stall open in the gym 8.45am -9.15am

SEPTEMBER

Friday 14th

Responsible Pet program Incursion Grade 1/2

GRADE 2 SLEEPOVER

Friday 21st END OF TERM 3

2.30 DISMISSAL

OCTOBER

Monday 8th

TERM 4 COMMENCES

Tuesday 16th

Junior House sport Day

Thursday 25th

– Friday 26th

PRODUCTION

“AIMING HIGH FOR 50 YEARS”Dear Parents,

This will be the last newsletter for the term which is coming to a speedy close on Friday 21st September.

This term has been an exceptionally busy term with the 50th

birthday celebrations, the Japanese Cultural

Experience Tour and the School Self Evaluation/Review as extra challenges in what is an already busy

term.

Today is the last day for Chris Finighan who will be on Leave commencing Monday 17th

September; I

will be attending the Trans-Tasman Conference being held in Melbourne commencing 19th

September

until and including 21st September. Sue Fraser and Cameron Agars will be the teachers in charge during

this time.

HEPS 50TH

BIRTHDAY FETE birthday

The fete is fast approaching as you know, Saturday 17th

November. Our fete

committee is working fast and furious to make it a success but we need everyone

to do their part as well. I know that at this time we ask you to regularly put your

hands in your pockets but it is for the good of our school which is ultimately for

resources to support our students’ learning. We have designated three special

‘dress’ days in support of collecting items for a stall:

Friday 21st September: Footy/Sport teams when you bring along something for

Tombola

Friday 19th

October: Crazy Hair Day when you bring along something for the Mystery Bags.

Friday 2nd

November: Fashion on the Fields when you bring along something for the Grocery Stall.

3D SCULPTURED HOUSE KEYS

Take the time to look at the attachment displaying the various Footy Logo keys selling at $10.00.

These will make great birthday presents or Christmas presents for the many footy fanatics out there.

On fete day you can have the keys cut for $2.50 at the key cutting stall or you can just go to a key

cutter of your choice. The order form is attached so simply send back to school so that we can place

your request.

GRADE TWO SLEEPOVER

Our grade two children are super excited about their sleep over tonight; this is an annual event

and the students love sharing dinner together, walking the grounds in search of possums,

playing interactive games, watching a fun loving movie and the highlight!..........Being

mesmerized by Ric the Magician. Thank you to all our staff who give up their own beds to be

with our students throughout this social event.

BON VOYAGE

Farewell to Mrs Christine Finighan as she takes up her leave on Monday 17th September;

Chris will be travelling abroad and we wish her and her husband a wonderful time away

together. Chris returns on Monday 8th October.

Farewell to Mrs Rosie Lumsden who will be enjoying time and travel with her family

during the first two weeks of next term. We wish them a safe and happy time together.

PLANNING WEEK

All teaching staff have been provided a day throughout this or next week to plan effectively in their teams for term

4. This is valuable professional time together to ensure learning intent is consistent throughout the classes and that

relevant excursions and incursions are planned and organized in plenty of time.

REMINDERS

End of Term: Our students will be allowed to commence their term break on Friday 21st September at

2.30pm after the ‘farewell’ assembly at the front of the school.

Remember we have wonderful mementos of our 50th

Birthday:

Student towels: $12.00 a tea towel or 2 for $20.00

’50 Years of Aiming High’ pens at $5.00

Create a paver to be laid in the 50th

Birthday Garden for $27.00

Term Four commences on Monday 8th October and it will be a ‘SunSmart’ Term, so put on hats and slop on sun

factor.

I wish to thank each and every one of your contribution to a dynamic term here at HEPS; we have had some

wonderful celebrations, activities and functions and these have been highly successful because of your positive

support. Thank you to the hard working staff for their continued commitment and love of our students and the

wonderful students who smile and contribute to HEPS being a great place in which to teach and learn!

Wishing you all a safe and happy time together and please come back refreshed and ready for another productive

term.

Remember if you use the school grounds and witness inappropriate behaviors ring the police immediately. It

would be ideal to come back to a school intact and ready for a constructive term of learning.

Kind regards,

Kitty Allard.

Principal.

New Asthma Management Guidelines The Asthma Foundation of Victoria advises that spacers should always be used when administering

reliever “puffer” medication because:

. Using a Spacer with a “puffer” ensures that more medication reaches the airways.

. Spacers are much easier for children to use than a “puffer” alone and they allow school staff to

help students during an asthma attack, often in an emergency situation.

. Spacers are an essential part of the Asthma First Aid procedure that Victorian schools are

instructed to follow.

Further, The Asthma Foundation advises that Asthma first aid kits should only ever be used as a

back-up for when a student with asthma does not have their own spacer available, or if it is a first

asthma attack or the cause of breathing difficulty is unknown.

The Asthma Foundation of Victoria new policy of single use spacers means that the schools will

no longer be able to wash, sterilise and re-use spacers and face masks from the asthma emergency

kits when assisting students with asthma symptoms.

Those families who have children who have been diagnosed with Asthma please ensure that

their children have their medication at school and that they also have their own spacer.

A complete set of the guidelines and recommendations from the Asthma Foundation are attached

to this newsletter.

SPORTS UPDATE: Looking forward to the Spring weather and hoping for lots of sunshine in Term 4!

Hooptime is a basketball competition involving 24 grade 5/6 students on Wednesday, 12th

September at Maroondah Indoor Sports stadium. Mr Agars, myself and a number of

helpful parents assisted with coaching and scoring throughout the day. There were 4 other

local schools competing (Ringwood North, Marlborough, Kalinda and Mullum) and it was

a wonderful experience for all our HEPS students. The “ALL STARS” boys team made

the grand final, but were beaten by a very strong Ringwood North PS team. HEPS

“HEAT” made the semi final in the Future Stars competition and HEPS “HUSTLERS” were eliminated in the

consolation final for the Future Stars also. A fantastic effort by everyone involved for our first time in “Hooptime”.

Thankyou to Mr. Agars for his expert coaching and to Melissa Philp for coaching and scoring and all your

assistance leading up to the day. Thankyou also to Carolyn Timmer and Avril Summers for scoring and all those

parents who came along to support and assist our students. Lovely to see Miss Allard there cheering on our HEPS

teams. A big thankyou also to Heathmont College for providing their school bus and a driver to transport our

HEPS students to this event. Thankyou to Avril Summers for taking home all the basketball tops to wash.

Zone trials for athletics will be held on Thursday, 10th

October at Proclamation Park, Sylvia Grove, Ringwood

(Ringwood track). HEPS has 5 students competing – Alec Norris (10 yr Discus and Shotput), Montana Nunis (10

yr Triple Jump), Xavier Phillips (11 yr High Jump), Jarrod Guest (11 yr Discus) and Jera Staley (12 yr Shotput).

Parents will need to organise their own transport for their child to this event as I will not be attending. Wishing you

the best of luck in your endeavours. Don’t forget to keep practising in the holidays!

Middle/Senior House Athletics will be held on Thursday, November 29th

(to be confirmed) at Croydon track

involving all grade 3-6 HEPS students. Each child will compete in discus, shotput, high jump, long jump, sprints,

long distance run and shuttle relay. It’s a fun day, especially if the weather is kind to us and every student has the

opportunity to compete in each activity and obtain points for their house. The winning house will be awarded the

House shield at the conclusion of the day. Individual awards will also be presented to age group champions.

Junior House Athletics will take place on Tuesday, October 23rd

. Parent helpers are welcome and encouraged to

assist. Talk to Mrs Hassan (Mondays and Tuesdays) asap if you are keen to help out. New students will be

allocated a house asap.

Soccer Tournament involving all grade 5/6s will take place on Thursday, November 8th

at HE Parker Reserve.

HEPS will be competing against Marlborough PS. There is no cost for this event and all students will walk to the

event with their teachers.

Lacrosse Tournament was a very popular activity last year with the grade 5/6s and will be offered again this year

at Scoresby Park on Friday, 16th

November (to be confirmed). There will be a cost involved for this event and

further information will be provided closer to the date.

Coles Sports Vouchers should have all been collected by now as final tallies are being done. Thankyou so much to

everyone who contributed to our tally of vouchers over the past few months.

I hope everyone enjoys the September holidays. My family is heading to Thailand and I will be taking a couple of

weeks long service leave early in term 4. Can’t wait! Looking forward to a very active last term. The weather is

improving so your training should be getting easier, especially with the sun now rising a little earlier in the morning

and the daylight lasting a little longer in the afternoons. Good luck!

Rosie Lumsden PE/Sports Coordinator.

LIBRARY NEWS – September 2012 PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE The PRC has now finished and what an amazing effort our students made this year. 262 students completed the Challenge and in total read 9,230 books! Wow! What an incredible achievement. I am so proud of each and every one of you for your persistence and dedication. Don’t forget, just because the Challenge has finished doesn’t mean you stop reading. Well done. LITERACY/NUMERACY DAY

On Thursday 6 September HEPS celebrated Literacy and Numeracy Week with a whole day of activities. Students worked in their classrooms on our Reach for the Stars numeracy activity for the first hour. We then all met in the gym to listen to our guest speaker, popular children’s author Sophie Laguna. Sophie was inspirational and the students were enthralled with her stories. After recess we broke up into multi-age groups and participated in activities relating to the Children’s Book Council shortlisted books for the year, which were read during the session. Activities included decoding Viking runes, creating thylacines in 3D picture form, making “hug” bracelets, flower posters, 3D cats and creating our own monsters. It was wonderful to see the students working together, especially the older students helping the younger ones with their activities. The day was a great success and fun was had by all. HEPS WRITE YOUR OWN BOOK COMPETITION A big thank you to all those students who worked very hard to create a picture story book called “Reading is Magic”. I have read through all the entries and winners will be announced at assembly on Friday. Well done to all the students who submitted an entry. I have had a ball reading through your amazing picture story books and now I really do believe that “Reading is Magic”. Sue Austin Library

Bluearth

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

HELP NEEDED Assistance is needed on Saturday October 6

th to help

with Ringwood East Traders Market. We have the

Bendigo BBQ trailer between 8am and 1pm. Any

time you can spare would be helpful.

Please contact Cathy Davidson, P.A. President on

cdavidsonball@gmail.com. Or leave your name with the office

HEPS FOOD BANK

The Parents Association is starting a food bank. We are hoping

for interested families to pass on their name, phone number

and email address to the office. We anticipate calling on the

family once or twice a year to donate a meal.

For you convenience we would like to remind you that payments for excursions, swimming

and other school activities can be made directly via the school’s bank account.

ACCOUNT NAME: Heathmont East Primary School Official Account

BSB: 063 – 191

ACCOUNT NO: 1003 9330

Please ensure the family name and excursion details are noted on the payment.

COMMEMORATIVE PHOTO

50 YEARS OF AIMING HIGH

The whole school photo commemorating 50 years of aiming high is now

available for $22.00.

The photo is in the foyer for viewing.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK EMMA PREP B

Being such a helpful, kind and thoughtful person to have

around the room! I always look forward to your cheerful

smile.

HENRY 1/2A

For great persistence with his Maths this week!

SHAYLA 3/4A

For being a Maths superstar this week. You have applied

yourself with great success when solving division problems.

Well done maths whizz!

KAYLA 1/2B

For her careful work throughout this week. Everything you

have created has been brilliant and beautiful. Well done!

PETER 1/2B

For always putting forward ideas and questions with

confidence. You have such a brilliant mind Peter!

ALEX PREP E

Amazing effort with your reading. You are a word detective

finding all the clues.

ELIZA PREP E

Fantastic effort with your writing. You are listening so

carefully for sounds in words.

ETHAN PREP C

For always trying his best during learning times and being

such a happy, smiley little dude!

MOLLY PREP C

For her amazing efforts to make new friends and try different

games.

LIAM 3/4D

For being a reliable and responsible helper in the classroom.

You’re a star!

YOU-JIN 3/4D

For excellent work when completing your verb families

activities. You rock!

TIAGO 3/4B

For working hard to improve your division skills. I am proud

of your effort and dedication to your work.

ALANAH 3/4B

For showing a great understanding of authors’ purpose and

the techniques used by a writer to inform, entertain and

persuade.

BRANDON PREP D

For increasing his concentration in class and finishing his

work on time.

TESSA PREP D

For great improvement in all your work. Fantastic effort! ELOSIE 1/2C

For being a star reader! Your reading is improving everyday .

Well done gorgeous girl!

EVA 1/2C

For being a great friend and helper in the classroom. Keep it

up dude.

JACINTA 6B

For always putting 110% into production rehearsals. Your

acting skills are amazing- you’re going to be a superstar!

LIAM 5A

For reading beautifully to the prep class when they came to

visit 5a. Thanks!

BETH 5A

For doing a fantastic job on her times table challenge. Well

done Beth.

LANE 3/4C

For improved work habits and presentation. You are making

a wonderful effort Lane. Keep it up.

LILY 1/2E

For being hideously happy! You’re great fun to have in the

classroom Lily. Excellent work in all areas!. Cool Bananas!

AARON 3/4C

Being a helpful classmate during our Maths sessions. Well

done Mate!

MIKAYLA 1/2D

For being a hard working respectful student all the time,

especially when Miss Crowe was teaching.

SARAH 3/4C

For excellent use of class time to prepare for your oral

presentation. Great use of palm cards.

HUDSON 1/2B

For being such an enthusiastic VIP this week. Thank you for

sharing so much with us.

GEMMA 3/4B

For being an active listener during our speeches this week.

You have asked interesting questions and made uplifting

comments.

JAMES 3/4B

For using great expression when presenting your speech to the

class, well done!

STEPH 3/4D

For an outstanding performance when doing your talk about

Netball. AMAZING!

ETHAN 3/4D

For a great speech about the Heathmont Football Club.

Awesome work Ethan!

TIA 3/4D

For your wonderful speech on your dance school. What an

amazing effort!!!

ERIN 1/2D

For participating in Literacy/ Numeracy day with enthusiasm

and a positive attitude. You are such a gem!

HOLLY 3/4A

For being such a great role model for the younger students

during Literacy/Numeracy day. You were so caring and

lovely with them.

KATIE 3/4A

For your quick responses to Maths questions during ‘Reach

for the Stars’. It’s great to see you solve problems in your

mind quickly.

BREANNA 5A

For settling in well back at school after a 5 week holiday.

Keep it up Breanna.

SAM 5A

For doing an amazing job with his website newspaper. Keep

it up Sam, you’re a star

EMMA 1/2C

GIMHAN 1/2C

For always being a helpful and caring friend. You are such a

beautiful girl!

For always having a really interesting show and tell.

Everyone is always excited to hear you.

CADE 1/2E

Amazing writing activities! What an excellent performance

in our movie. Also, wonderful work in all curriculum areas!

Cool Bananas!!

AARON 1/2F

For consistent and prolific handwriting keep it up wonder

boy!!

CARLY 6B

For always putting so much thought and effort into her

character for production. You’re going to be a superstar!

WILLIAM 6C

Excellent work in our writing tasks. Great job mate!

RANAKYE 3/4C

Delivering an extremely interesting and well organized

presentation. You should be proud of your effort.

LEAH PREP E

Always presenting your work so beautifully. Your

handwriting is very neat. Keep up the good work.

MATTHEW PREP E

Fantastic efforts with your reading. You have learned so

many sight words and can use them to read your stories.

Please note Fruit straps are no longer available.

Sausage rolls 125 grams are now available.

CANTEEN ROSTER

Canteen Manager Vicki Allan

Thank you

A big thank you to the families who helped with the washing of the sick bay

linen this term.

We are looking for people who are able to “share the load “with the weekly

washing of the linen from the Sick bay

If you are able to lend a hand could you please leave your name and number with the ladies in

the Office.

Thanks, Kathryn Moss

Friday September 14th

Justine Olsen

Merryn O’Brien

Monday September 17th

HELP NEEDED

Wednesday September 19th

Kym Corn

Friday September 21st Nicky Marran

Christy

Monday October 8th

HELP NEEDED

Wednesday October 10th

Deanna McKernan

Friday October 12th Tracey Lawrence

Merryn O’Brien

Monday October 15th

HELP NEEDED

Wednesday October 17th

Sally Fathers

PLEASE

NOTE THE

CANTEEN

WILL BE

OPEN ON

THE LAST

DAY OF

TERM

FRIDAY

21ST

Disclaimer: Heathmont East Primary School does not necessarily endorse the products in this newsletter and parents are at liberty to make their own choices.

TOTAL SO FAR

$830.00

When you purchase goods at Bayswater Good Guys please ask the Good Guys in Bayswater for a reward voucher so that HEPS can redeem Bayswater Bucks. Please forward to the school office. Thank you.

Transition Towns Maroondah - two exciting events on

Sunday 23rd September

4 p.mm How to set up and run a community garden - with

Tess Minett from South Australia. Tess has 12 years

experience of doing just that. She also has photos of

community gardens in 3 continents. Tess has been described as

an 'innovative community garden activist, designer and co-

ordinator'.

Venue: Knaith Road Reserve, Ringwood East initially, then

moving into the community hall. Tea and coffee available.

A gold coin donation would be much appreciated to help cover

the cost of Tess's petrol from the city.

6.00 p.m. Bring and Share meal in the Knaith Road

Community Hall, Ringwood East. Followed by:

7.00 p.m. Theo Kitchener, from Doing It Ourselves,

speaking on the global financial situation, resource

depletion and what we can do to be ready and resilient.

All welcome to any parts or the whole of this program.

Maroondah Magic Basketball Club Inc.

Free Training Sessions

Friday 14th

September. Time: 4.30pm till 5.15 for under 7 and 8

5.30 till 6.15pm for under 9 upwards.

Where: DORSET PRIMARY SCHOOL, Rescorla Ave Croydon.

Come and check us out and have a go before the start of the summer season. Basketball keeps children fit, enables them to learn valuable skills, make new friends and have fun. Maroondah Magic Basketball Club is a well respected club playing out of Kilsyth Basketball Association with over 800 members. Maroondah Magic prides itself on being a welcoming and friendly club for the whole family. Basketball is played indoors, game times are less than 1 hour, and fees are inexpensive.

We offer separate teams for boys and girls of all abilities, with 12 months played in a boys age group until under 14.

Girls games played on Tuesday or Wednesday nights

No previous basketball skills necessary, just a willingness to “give it a go”. Learn basic basketball skills from our experienced coaches. For more information please contact the club direct on 9725 4740, visit our website or alternatively just turn up on the dates ‘above’.

Remember to bring your basketball!!

asthmaaustralia.org.au

Supported by the Australian Government

Living Well with Asthma: Advice for Parents and Carers 1 in 10 people in Australia have asthma, and people with asthma often rate their health a lot worse and report a poorer quality of

life than the general population. Children and adolescents with current asthma are more likely to miss days of school/preschool due

to asthma and a key aspect of improving quality of life is ensuring that your child or teenager is are able to engage fully in physical

activity and social aspects of life and learning.

Good asthma control is:

Symptom free during the day and during physical exercise, reducing the need for reliever medication

Symptom free at night, allowing for a good night’s rest

Rarely experiencing asthma attacks or exacerbations

Preventer medication and devices are being used correctly and as prescribed (eg. on a daily basis)

Having an asthma action plan to follow, both for the school/preschool and at home, and promptly acting on the plan

when asthma symptoms occur

Asthma symptoms are not a normal aspect of life and should be taken seriously. Children and teenagers with poor asthma control

should be encouraged to seek assistance, and should visit their GP or respiratory physician for an asthma review as soon as

possible.

For further information, please contact the Asthma Foundation of Victoria on 1800 645 130 or email schools@asthma.org.au

Spacer Use in Schools/Preschools: Advice for Parents & Carers As of the 1

st July 2012, schools and preschools in Victoria will be implementing a new policy in regards to single person spacer

use.

This means that schools and preschools will no longer be able to wash, sterilise and re-use spacers and face masks from their

asthma emergency kits when assisting students and children with asthma symptoms.

Spacers should always be used when administering reliever ‘puffer’ medication because:

Using a spacer with a ‘puffer’ ensures that more medication reaches the airways

Spacers are much easier for children to use than a ‘puffer’ alone, and allows school and preschool staff to help students/children during an asthma attack, often in an emergency situation

Spacers are an essential part of the Asthma First Aid procedure that Victorian schools/preschools are instructed to follow

Asthma first aid kits should only ever be used as a back-up for when a child with asthma does not have their own spacer available, or if it is a first asthma attack or the cause of breathing difficulty is unknown. Your child’s school/preschool may implement a policy where parents/carers are responsible for the cost of the spacer if one must be used from the asthma emergency kit. Even if your child has mild asthma, it is essential that their medication and spacer (and a compatible face mask if under 5 years old)

is always available to school/preschool staff. To ensure that a spacer is not left at home, we would recommend that parents/carers

purchase a second spacer for their child to have with them at school/preschool at all times if possible.

For further information, please contact the Asthma Foundation of Victoria on 1800 645 130 or email schools@asthma.org.au