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OUR VALUES: RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY COMMUNITY TEAM WORK 2017 CLASS REQUESTS Just a reminder for parents that class requests are to be made to Dan, Fi, Ler-ree or the office by tomorrow, Friday 2 nd December! We are finalising arrangements for next year and asking parents to see either Dan, Fi, Ler-ree or the office if they have any particular requests for 2017. Please DO NOT tell staff your requests as the class lists are completed by leadership. No requests can be considered after this date. If you are unable to see us in person please email Fi at [email protected] GRADE 6 GRADUATION Grade 6 Graduation is next Thursday December 8th. Graduating students are to arrive at the gym at 5.45 ready for the dinner at 6. Parents and families (younger siblings are welcome) are invited to join us for the ceremony in the gym which will start at 7pm. If you are yet to pay $20 for your child to attend, please make payment to the office by Friday December 2nd. PREP SWIMMING Prep swimming is next week! Please ensure you have all your notes, payments and swimming gear organised CAPTAIN SPEECHES Captains speeches are taking place on Tuesday 6 th December at 9.15am. Students will give speeches and then students will vote for the 2017 NPPS School Captains. Parents welcome. 1 st December 16 Issue 38 Koorlong Avenue, Nichols Point VIC Email: [email protected] Phone: 5023 1633 Web: www.nicholspointps.com Out of School Hours Care 1300 665 699 N E W S L E T T E R DATES TO REMEMBER Term 4 (3 October 20 December) 28 th Nov 2 nd Dec Grade 1 Swimming 4 th Dec Prep-2 Choir @ Lions Club Carols - Irymple 5 th 9 th Dec Prep Swimming 6 th Dec School Captain Speeches @ 9.15am 6 th Dec Orientation #3 - 1pm-3pm 6 th 7 th Dec Grade 6 Orientation to Secondary schools! 8 th Dec Grade 6 Graduation 14 th Dec Grade 3/4 Activity Day! 15 th Dec Prep-2 Classroom Unlocked Showcase 15 th Dec Gr 3-6 Choir performing Christmas carols in the Mall 10.30am-11.30am 16 th Dec Final Assembly 1.00pm 20 th Dec End of Term dismissed 2.30pm

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OUR VALUES:

RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY COMMUNITY TEAM WORK

2017 CLASS REQUESTS Just a reminder for parents that class requests are to be made to Dan, Fi, Ler-ree or the office by

tomorrow, Friday 2nd December! We are finalising arrangements for next year and asking parents to see either Dan, Fi, Ler-ree or the

office if they have any particular requests for 2017. Please DO NOT tell staff your requests as the class lists are completed by leadership.

No requests can be considered after this date. If you are unable to see us in person please email Fi at [email protected]

GRADE 6 GRADUATION Grade 6 Graduation is next Thursday December 8th. Graduating students are to arrive at the gym at 5.45 ready for the dinner at 6. Parents and families (younger siblings are welcome) are invited to join us for the ceremony in the gym which will start at 7pm. If you are yet to pay $20 for your child to attend, please make payment to the office by Friday December 2nd. PREP SWIMMING Prep swimming is next week! Please ensure you have all your notes, payments and swimming gear organised CAPTAIN SPEECHES Captains speeches are taking place on Tuesday 6th December at 9.15am. Students will give speeches and then students will vote for the 2017 NPPS School Captains. Parents welcome.

1st December 16

Issue 38

Koorlong Avenue, Nichols Point VIC Email: [email protected]

Phone: 5023 1633 Web: www.nicholspointps.com Out of School Hours Care 1300 665 699

N E W S L E T T E R

DATES TO REMEMBER Term 4 (3 October – 20 December) 28th Nov – 2nd Dec – Grade 1 Swimming 4th Dec – Prep-2 Choir @ Lions Club Carols - Irymple 5th – 9th Dec – Prep Swimming 6th Dec – School Captain Speeches @ 9.15am 6th Dec – Orientation #3 - 1pm-3pm 6th – 7th Dec – Grade 6 Orientation to Secondary schools! 8th Dec – Grade 6 Graduation 14th Dec – Grade 3/4 Activity Day! 15th Dec – Prep-2 Classroom Unlocked Showcase 15th Dec – Gr 3-6 Choir performing Christmas carols in the Mall 10.30am-11.30am 16th Dec – Final Assembly 1.00pm 20th Dec – End of Term dismissed 2.30pm

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CHROMEBOOKS 2016/2017 Grades 1-6 (optional) Chromebooks have arrived! For those wanting Chromebooks for Christmas please let the office know by Friday 9th December. If you wish to purchase a Chromebook for a birthday/Christmas present and need it by the end of Term 4 this year we will need an upfront/full payment of $380.00. Netbooks are available for those who do not wish to order/purchase a Chromebook. Through our supplier we have been able to negotiate a 4 gig machine for $380 which will include a cover. This equates to $95 per term if the instalment option is chosen by parents.

LIONS CLUB CHRISTMAS CAKES & PUDDINGS We have Lions Club Christmas cakes and puddings available to order from our office. 1.5kg Traditional Christmas Cakes for $16.00, 1kg Christmas Cakes for $12.00 or 900kg Traditional Lions Pudding for $12.00. Please make order and payment to the office by Thursday 8th December. Final assembly @ 1.00pm Friday 16th December IRYMPLE LIONS CLUB CAROLS We have our junior choir of Preps - Grade 2 performing at the Lions Club Carols on Sunday 4th December at Henshilwood Oval, Irymple. Performances start from 5.30pm. We would love to see some familiar faces to come and support our students. NPPS SENIOR CHOIR We also have our senior choir of Grades 3-6 performing Christmas carols in the Langtree Mall on Thursday 15th December from 10.30am-11.30am. INSTRUMENTAL 2017 Luke McCarthy is seeking expressions of interest for students looking to learn drumming in 2017. He can be contacted on 0417 897 906 or [email protected] for further information. For those wanting to join singing or guitar lessons, please contact Andrea or Iwan Soebardi for further information. 2017 expression of interest sheets are on the front counter at the office.

SUMDOG CHAMPIONS OF THE WEEK This week’s top 5 are:

1st Cooper Mitchell - 3874 questions 2nd Hamish Pitt – 3670 questions 3rd Jack Burford – 2762 questions 4th Drew Tierney – 2596 questions

5th Annabel Screaton – 2262 questions

FINAL TRANSITION DAY NPPS final transition day is on Tuesday 6th December for students to go up a grade.

In this session students will meet new teachers in the units as well as work with buddies.

See you at The Point!

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ART AWARDS – Ginette Lanyon

Max Marks For having fun with the program VOKI CREATE!

Kian Le For putting in lots of effort on his cartoon drawing!

SPORT AWARDS – Hayley Cross/Geoff Johns

Stella Liakopoulos For being honest and positive in everything she does! Well done!

SCIENCE AWARDS

Demi Op De Coul For your amazing independence and leadership in Science. Great work on your bottle flip investigation!

JAPANESE AWARDS – Danielle Sensei

Luella Penny

For her hard work in Japanese this year and always trying her best! Well done Luella!

Anastasia Mercieca For her enthusiasm and asking me for copies of our learning resources so she can continue studying at

home! Well done Anastasia!

In the prep – 2 unit we have 3 values that are going to help us all get along, be safe and feel happy at school. Our 3 values are:

1. We are FRIENDLY kids 2. We are RESILIENT kids

3. We are ORGANISED kids This week the P-2 unit focused on being ‘organised kids'. This week’s organised kids are...

The 3/4 Team are POINTERS! We value and strive to be Positive, Organised, Independent, Never give up, Thoughtful, Encouraging, Resilient

and Supportive. This week’s Workers of the Week has been selected for demonstrating one of these values.

The 5/6 Unit are LEADERS We have been demonstrating LEADERSHIP, ENCOURAGING others, ACHIEVING greatness, being

DREAMERS, showing ENTHUSIASM, and displaying RESILIENCE and STRENGTH. This week’s Workers of the week have been ACHIEVING greatness!

W O W WORKERS OF THE WEEK

5/6A – Travers Zanker Georgia Wheatley

5/6B – Nathan Manuel

Giordana Callipari

5/6C – Jodee Clancy Elise Tierney

5/6D – Emma Warhurst Dru Pilmore

5/6E – Julia Mugavin Jack Vadori

3/4A – Matt Eyles Kenny Ly for being super positive!

3/4B – Annette Manna Demi Riordan for being organised

and an enthusiastic learner!

3/4C – Kerry McGaffin Tyler Bruton for being a positive, thoughtful and

encouraging pointer!

3/4D – Alana Driscoll Shanelle Cumming for always being a

positive member of 3/4D!

3/4E – Rowena Humphris/Kim Brown Emanuele Fava for being organised and

independent.

Prep A – Ler-ree Judd/Sarah Wood Liam Lavery

Prep B – Kat Gray Cooper Pavlis

Prep C – Nat Wilksch Marisa Timbota-Belin

1A – Greg Licastro Xavier Nicholas

1B – Courtney Meredith Max Marks

Kayla Pettigrew (last week)

1C – Simone Caminiti Hamish Pitt

1D - Sharon Sutherland/Nikki Baldock Will Anderson

2A – Kayla Fullgrabe Antonio Cavallaro

2B – Leisha Morrison Aysha Neate-Wilson

2C – Grace Williams Seb Lia

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TRANSITION DAY Grade 6 Parents Just a reminder that next Tuesday and Wednesday students who are enrolled at Red Cliffs Secondary, Irymple Secondary and Chaffey Secondary will have their transition days. These are full days and students are required to make their own way to their secondary school. If students are travelling by bus, they will not need to pay for their ticket for these 2 days.

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