Newsletter No. 16 ~ September 14, 2018

www.mountviewps.vic.edu.au 9560 0471 mount.view.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au 9560 8750

Coming Up at Mount View…

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School Dates 2018 Term 4: 8th October – 21st December 2019 Term 1: 31st January – 5th April Curriculum Days – 29th & 30th January and 7th & 8th March (No students) Term 2: 23rd April – 28th June Term 3: 15th July – 20th September Term 4: 7th October – 20th December.

It’s time to get

excited! Planning is well underway for our Annual Twilight

Carnival, Friday 16th November 3:30pm – 8:00pm

We welcome community members’ involvement. If

you’d like to assist in any of the areas below please

contact holdsworth.christian.p@edumail.vic.gov.au

and we’ll align you to the sub-group leader.

Food Once again our Carnival will be alive with Cultural Food from around the globe. At Mount View we’re proud

to be environmentally conscious. Bring your own container for a discount!

Fun There’s plenty to do! We have free fun at our Community Stalls, for a $1 a turn you can dunk a staff member

in the Dunk Machine filled with water or perhaps you’d like to have a go at Hangman!

Marketplace Engage with local businesses and community groups at the Marketplace. We still have room for a few more

stalls, if your family or friends would like to join our Marketplace, please contact Bianca Gatherum

gatherum.bianca.b@edumail.vic.gov.au

Car Parking Families are reminded that car parking, including dropping off and picking up will be compromised in the

following areas from 4:00pm Thursday through until 8:30pm Friday:

Lori Place carpark

Lori Place – street

Intersection of Lori Place and Gallaghers Road.

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Shepherd Road Staff Carpark.

Rear oval entry on Arlington Drive

Volunteers Families wishing to assist are encouraged to put their hand up during the event. We are welcoming assistance

for:

Set-Up 9:30am – 2:30pm

Pack-Up 7:30 – 9:00pm

Silent Auction & Raffle

The fundraising component of our Carnival is primarily our Silent Auction and Raffle. We welcome donations

from family businesses to contribute to our Silent Auction. This may consist of vouchers, good quality goods

or experiences. Please see the Compass post regarding donations for more information. The Silent Auction

concludes at 6:00pm sharp!

Our raffle raises the school approximately $10,000; all funds will go directly towards financing our new

playgrounds! Raffle Tickets will be distributed on Monday. Families receive a pack of five per student and

those purchasing go in the draw to win an iPad!

Free Dress Students are welcome to wear Free Dress (SunSmart) to school on Friday 16th November.

Rides No more long queues! We’ve added five rides to ensure our Carnival has more rides than ever! Ensure you

purchase your tickets by Friday 16th November, 9:30am to access rides at the early bird rate!

Purchase a Restricted Access Pass for unlimited access to these great rides:

Giant Slide

Junior Jumper

Trackless Train

Animal Farm

Cup & Saucer

Sea World Inflatable

Chuggy Choo Choo

Inflatable Train

Fun House Maze

Or, purchase a Full Access Pass and add unlimited access to the ‘Thrill seeker’s package’:

Bungee Challenge

Star Scream

Riptide

Sizzler

Dodgem Cars

Dragon Coaster

Fun Factory

Pacific Combo

To purchase simply visit https://www.trybooking.com/YYPP

Tickets will be distributed to MV students at 3:00pm

All other tickets are to be picked up from Carnival Ticketbox at 3:35pm

Our rides are proudly sponsored by…

School Leadership Message – Glenn Butler, Alison Rees, Christian Holdsworth and Bianca Gatherum

Visit to 6KO’s Travelling Kitchen Incursion

Today I had the opportunity to be invited into Year 6KO’s Travelling Kitchen incursion. We began with Connie

explaining about the importance of hygiene and food preparation, what food ingredients we would be including in

the making of our ‘Dumplings/Gyozas’ and the essential vitamins that each food contains. All students were buzzing

at the thought of making their dumplings. Students were able to select whether to make vegetarian or pork

dumplings, I chose to assist all groups. The food looked fresh and delicious and I was impressed with the enthusiasm

of all the Year 6 students. I was fortunate enough to be able to taste test the final product. Wow! We have some

future chefs in the making. Hopefully the students can utlise their cooking skills for their families and prepare and

cook them a beautiful meal at home.

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END OF YEAR CONCERT

We are holding an end of year Christmas CONCERT for our community on Tuesday 18th December. Time to be

confirmed. Every student from each year level will be involved in singing a song coordinated by the Performing Arts

teachers, Laura and Caroline. Please come along and bring your friends, family, neighbours for a fun and entertaining

evening.

Child safety at Mount View PS

Reminder:

Please make sure that you wait behind the line until the supervisor sounds the whistle twice before crossing the road.

It is also important that parents take their children via the school crossing.

Student Accident Insurance Cover

Parents and guardians are reminded that the Department of Education and Training and Mount View Primary School do not provide accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and guardians of students who do not have student accident insurance and/or ambulance cover are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including the cost of ambulance attendance, transport and any other related medical costs.

Student accident insurance and ambulance cover policies are available from some commercial insurers and can be obtained by parents and guardians for individual students. For further information please check with your personal insurance company.

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Please note that the last school banking day for 2018 will be Monday 10th

December and any children wanting to redeem their rewards, their last day for

that will be Monday 12th November, to give time for the rewards to come and

be distributed.

ICAS Mathematics– Bianca Gatherum

ICAS Results – Mathematics Awards at assembly on Monday 29th October at 2.45pm

Congratulations to the following students who received a HIGH DISTINCTION in ICAS Mathematics. These certificates

will be awarded at assembly on MONDAY 29th October.

Get involved in the School Banking program School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money

and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting

rewards.

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the

prior year.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2018 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking.

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember,

School Banking day is every Monday morning.

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Emily W in 4JT and Andy W in 4NW will be awarded an ICAS medal. This means

these two stduents achieved the top score in their subject for their year level.

The medal ceremony will be in melbourne at the Melbourne Convention Centre

on Saturday 24th November. Emily will receive a medal for her ICAS writing and

Andy for his ICAS Mathematics.

Congratulations of this great accomplishment!

Gold Mixed Softball Team

The Gold Mixed Softball team were victorious in their Division on 15th October – We head to the Region tournament on the 1st of November. If successful there, we book a place in the State tournament.

Well done, Boys!

Chris Goldstraw

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WEEKS 1 - 3

It was great to see Mount View students participating at Division basketball on the 17th October. Our

All-star boys team were awarded a wild card entry into the competition and gave it their all throughout

their games. The boys managed to win 1 out of 5 games but never looked out of place. It is with great

pleasure to announce that our All-star girls team will be going to Region basketball as they went

undefeated throughout their competition. Job well done girls!

The Girls went onto Regional Hooptime on the 19th October. The girls were very competitive throughout

the day which awarded them with 2 wins and 2 losses. It was a huge achievement by the girls as they

were only given a two-day break after division basketball. Thank you to all of the parents who have

helped coach and support the team along their journey. Bring on the 30th October, as the girls will be

competing in the Eastern Regional Basketball Competition.

10 students went to Division volleyball on the 16th October. How did they go you might ask? They will be

going through to Regional volleyball after not dropping a set across the day. They displayed great

teamwork, great tactics and overall enjoyed their time playing together. Fantastic work girls!

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On the 23rd October our Junior All-star girls’ basketball team took the court at the State Center. The

teams’ journey started with Sayuri’s game winner in the semi-finals to losing the grand final by 1 point

at district hooptime to then gain wildcard entry to regional hooptime. Now the team will be heading to

the State hooptime competition coming up on the 26th November by showing a true reflection of

teamwork and commitment to basketball. Our girls were amazing going through the regional stages

undefeated. Well done girls, everyone at MVPS is very proud of you all.

Simon Orenshaw

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