Date: Thursday 9th May 2019 Issue 13

Principal: Mr Stephen Crossley Ph. 55232218 Fax. 55217839

PO Box 317 Portland Vic 3305 portland.bay.sch@edumail.vic.gov.au www.portlandbayschool.vic.edu.au

School Council President: Deb Robinson 0428 995 987

COMING EVENTS

TERM 1 2019

Friday 10th May Senior Group

return from Camp Blackwood - 2nd Group

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Interschool Cross Country In Warrnambool

Upcoming Week

Monday 13th May School finance Meeting 1pm Tuesday 14th May

School Council 7pm

Wednesday 15th May

Thursday 16th May Friday 17th May

Well done to the May Ball Committee

on a fabulously well organised event last Saturday night.

The atmosphere was electric and the bands ensured that the attendee’s danced their socks off well into the early

hours of the morning.

Congratulations to Lee, who won our raffle on the night.

Thank you to all our families and staff who donated goods towards our successful night.

We appreciate everyone’s support and efforts.

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May Ball 2019 Thank you everyone who came, had fun and helped out in some way.

Happy Birthday to the following staff who celebrate their birthdays in the next week.

Fiona Coulson - 14th May Faye Heinze - 15th May

We hope you all enjoy your days

From the Principal’s Desk Well done to the May Ball Committee on a fabulously ball, last Saturday night. Please see the front page and Wednesdays Portland Observer

Happy Mothers Day on Sunday to all our mums and grandmum. Again in yesterdays Portland Observer we

had a couple of nice tributes.

Also a big thank you to Adam Jones who has to date managed to garner over $100,000 worth of grant

funding for the school. You may be aware of some of his efforts in the

form of the laundry enterprise and the trampoline.

Some of our senior students have been off on camp this week and it sounds like they are having a wonderful time sightseeing and visiting animals at the Werribee Zoo.

Speaking of senior students a huge CONGRATULATIONS to our participants of the P2E program who have been working hard on building up their employment skills, this program will end in a celebratory graduation and luncheon.

This week we also welcomed John Mayherhofer

to the school. John will be working in Phil’s classroom

assisting with the senior program. Welcome to the school John.

We know you’ll love it as much as we do.

Finally I’d like to wish good luck to our remaining senior and middle school

students, as they take part in the Cross Country on Friday (Tomorrow). The Junior School will be

staying back to put on a lovely afternoon tea for their families. I will be staying back to finish off some work and

with any luck sampling some of the tasty afternoon tea offerings.

Reminder: CROSS COUNTRY Friday May 10th will see the majority of our senior and middle school students travel to Warrnambool to take part in the Cross Country. Don’t forget to send along a packed lunch, plenty of snacks and a water bottle. It may also be a good idea to bring along a coat just in case the weather turns a little wet. Enjoy the up coming weekend ………. Rebecca Jones [Acting Principal]

Important Dates to

Remember 2019

Term 2

Tuesday 21st May Biggest Morning Tea

Mon 3rd and Tues 4th June

School Photos &

Life Education Van visit

Friday 7th June Curriculum Day

No School for students

Monday 10th June Queens Birthday

Public Holiday - No School

Term 3 Mon 29th to Fri 2nd Aug

Middle Group Camp Blackwood - 1st Group

Term 4 Mon 21st to Fri 25th Oct

Middle Group Camp Blackwood - 2nd Group

Community Announcements

Woolworths Earn and Learn is back for 2019.

Portland Bay School is participating again this year, please encourage friends, family

and the community to collect stickers on our behalf .

Stickers can de dropped into the school office or our labelled drop box at the checkouts in Woolworths, Portland.

We receipt great items, at no cost to the school from this great program, Lets start

collecting and thank you in advance.