April 24th Winter Sport for Years 5&6 24th BOOK CLUB DUE 25th ANZAC Day

May 1st Winter Sport for Years 5&6

2nd SCHOOL FETE

8th Mothers Day Stall 8th Winter Sport for Years 5&6 8th Science Incursion for Preps

15th Curriculum Day. No children to attend on this day. After Care will be available. 18th—22nd Year 5 – 6 Camp

Weekaway

25-29th Education Week 25th Yr 2 Excursion to Como House

27th Open Morning 28th Grandparents & Special Friends Morning Tea 27th Open Night for Parents

29th SDSSA Cross Country 29th Whole School Disco June 5th Winter Sport for Years 5&6

8th Queens Birthday Public Holiday. No children to attend on this day. 19th SDSSA Soccer Round

CALENDAR

Pinewood Primary School a place to grow

23 APRIL 2015

Dear Parents, WORKING BEE Our working bee, held last weekend, was very well attended by parents, students and staff.

It was another wonderful display of the Pinewood community working together to benefit the school and the students. We completed several major works around the school grounds and it now looks sensational!

New seats were installed along the basketball courts, wooden edging placed around the front playground, storm water drains were cleared, the wooden rotunda over the rear sandpit was dismantled (to make way for the installation of new playground equipment), old furniture was removed to the dumper, windows cleaned, cupboards full of Maths games were sorted, weeding around the school and deadheading roses was undertaken, an old fence at back of the hall was dismantled, sweeping and cleaning of playground areas in general, were many of the tasks on our list. Thank you also to the staff and students involved in organising the morning tea and cooking the BBQ lunch for all of our helpers. We would like to thank the following families for participating in the working bee- Your assistance was very much appreciated.

Fong, Dallinger, Cook, Fernando, Botwood (Worcester), Simic (Pavle, Sensational onion cutter!! No tears!!), Rios, Coves, Perera, Al-Saady, Sinclair ( Truter, Johnson), Russell, Paul, Mitchell, De-Rosa, Day, Speakman, Sumanasingha, Cai, Williams, Fitzpatrick-Tante, Starr, Davey, Chin, Barbaro, Wickremasinghe, Stamatakos (McCallum) , Marshall ( McLeod, Sheridan )Families.

Also to the following staff—Mrs Bleechmore, Miss Pervan, Mrs James, Miss Ashcroft, Mrs Kay, Miss Clement, Mrs Dent, Mrs Walker, Mr Tate, Mrs Beecroft, Miss Lee.

ANZAC DAY CEREMONY On Friday 24th April, we will be conducting an Anzac Day Ceremony in the hall from 11.45.

Students may like to bring along flower/s from their garden to place beneath the flag at the conclusion of the ceremony. Parents/Carers are most welcome to attend.

ENROLMENTS Prep enrolments for 2016 are being taken now. Parents are asked to make it a priority to contact Pip Lewis in the office and notify her of any siblings of students already attending Pinewood who will be starting Prep next year. Early notification will ensure a place for your child at our school.

Karen Jenkin

Principal

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PARENT FORUM On Wednesday 29th April, at 9.30 am, Angela Delle-Vergini, our school psychologist, will be presenting a talk for parents/carers on strategies parents can use to assist children in managing a range of emotions. The forum will be held in the staffroom. All parents /carers are welcome.

CURRICULUM DAY A reminder to parents that Friday May 15th is a Curriculum Day. This is a pupil free day and students are NOT required at school. Karen Jenkin Principal

Anita G. Prep R

For being a wonderful role model for other students in

the class. Keep up the fantastic effort Anita!

Jayee Z. Prep H

For working very hard to achieve fabulous results. Well

done Jayee!

Sze—Wei L. Prep M

For consistently doing her very best work. A wonderful

effort!

Kyle B. 6H

For the kind and helpful nature he consistently displays

to all students and teachers. Keep up the great work!

Ben G. 1A

For using good listening skills and always trying his best

on his work. Well done!

Lulu S. 4R

For the positive attitude she demonstrates every day.

Lulu is a role model amongst her peers who always tries

her best! Well done.

Nitya U. 5C

For an exceptional and thorough writer’s notebook and

for her enthusiasm whilst presenting it.

Fatima A. 6T

Well done Fatima on a great week’s work. Fatima has

worked hard on her writing and maths. Keep up the

great work.

Alisha G. 5K

For the consistent effort she has put into her writing

tasks. Alisha’s narratives demonstrate her wonderful

imagination and ability to follow the correct structure.

Tommy D. 4M

For writing and solving some interesting multiplication

number stories. Keep up the great work.

Christopher G. 3K

For reflecting on his learning and choosing an appropriate

goal.

Muzhou C. Prep L

For writing an excellent recount about his weekend and

for being organised with his belongings. Well done!

Reggie G. 2D

For settling well into Pinewood! It’s great to see you

making friends already. Keep it up Reggie!

Kobe B. 2M

For working hard to complete all classroom activities.

Well done!

Jackson F. 3B

For being an outstanding SRC member for Year 3. well

done Jackson, you have stepped up to your responsibility.

Madeleine D. 3M

For always displaying a positive attitude towards her

learning and being a good friend to others.

Shara S. 1T

For the effort she always makes to complete all class

activities. Keep it up, Shara!

Jack M. 1JK

For demonstrating patience and compassion towards

others.

Library News Over the last month or so, you may have noticed a display forming outside the library. This display is there to remember the ANZACs and what they did, and to commemorate the centenary of the landing at Gallipoli. When you walk past the library please do have a look at the display and remember all the ANZACs.

The students, parents and Mrs Hayden have put a lot of effort and thought into this display so that all of you can enjoy it, whilst remembering the ANZACs. Thank you,

From the Library Monitors / Disha, Julia and Jamilla

Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal

Congratulations to the Pinewood Primary School community who raised the magnificent sum of $497.15

for the RCH Good Friday Appeal.

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Rachel

Rachel is a friendly and responsible student

who is always willing to help her teachers

and peers. She is an outstanding role model

who always displays Pinewood’s values and

a ‘You Can Do It’ attitude.

Rachel regularly contributes to classroom discussions and enjoys undertaking extra responsibilities. She always takes pride in

her work and consistently produces work of a high standard.

Rachel is a well deserved recipient of Aussie of the Month and she is to be commended

for her fabulous efforts.

Well done and keep up the fantastic work, Rachel!

Stefan

Stefan is a positive, determined student who puts his best effort into everything that he does. His strong desire to constantly improve in his learning and his willingness to take on feedback are commendable qualities.

Stefan is always ready to help others both inside and outside the classroom. He eagerly takes on new responsibilities and can be relied upon to complete those tasks to the best of his ability.

Stefan’s admirable qualities make him a positive role model for others and a highly deserving recipient of our ‘Aussie of the Month’ award.

Well done Stefan!

GRADE 3 DINNER Straits Kitchen, Pinewood When: Friday 8 th may Time: 7.30pm For further details please contact Lisa: 0413 015 143

Bookings essential. RSVP 24th April

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