Underbool Primary School News

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Upcoming Events

FEBRUARY

Tuesday 8th - the

school’s two week Swim-

ming Program Begins.

Friday 19th - the Swim-

ming Program Con-

cludes with a ‘Mini-

Olympics’ Event held in

c o l laborat i on w i th

Tempy Primary School.

Friday 26th - UDSSA

Swimming Carnival @

Murrayville.

MARCH Wednesday 3rd - Sunray-

sia South Swimming Car-

nival @ Mildura.

Thursday 18th - Regional

Swimming Carnival @

Swan Hill.

APRIL Thursday 1st - Last day of

Term 1.

Friday 2nd - Good Friday

Public Holiday.

TERM 1, WEEK 2

2021

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Welcome Back!

A warm welcome to our school community for 2021! We trust that you

had a safe and productive holiday period and are feeling invigorated

and ready for Term 1.

This year, we welcome Billy Nathan to Mrs Scott’s classroom as he begins

his Foundation studies at Underbool Primary

School. We hope that Billy enjoys his time at

Underbool Primary and look forward to

watching him grow and thrive throughout

the school year. We were also very fortunate

to welcome Bradley and his family to Under-

bool this week. Bradley begins his Year 6

studies with us this year.

2021 Class Allocations and Staffing

There are some new faces and names joining the staff at Underbool Primary

School in 2021. We extend a warm welcome to Darcie Jordan who will be replac-

ing Colleen Aikman as the Business Manager two days a week. Below is an out-

line of class and staff allocations for the new school year—you may notice a

change to the name of the classrooms which a member of our Student Leader-

ship Team has explained in their report below!

Classroom Teaching Staff

Foundation & Year 1: Mrs Fiona Scott (Linga Room)

Years 2, 3 & 4: Ms Ashlee Morrish (Sunset Room)

Years 4, 5 & 6: Ms Gabriele Hogg and Ms Catherine Brown (Daalko Room)

Catherine will be working as a classroom teacher, extension and support class-

room tutor and Student Wellbeing Officer across four days of the school week.

Education Support Staff

Mrs Francey Brown: Education Support Officer (three days)

Ms Darcie Jordan: Business Manager (two days)

Ms Ellen Morrish: Education Support Officer (three days)

The Student Leaders Report will become a permanent fixture of the Underbool Primary

School newsletter. Each week, a member of the Student Leadership Team in Years 5 and 6

will provide an update of what has been happening in and around the classrooms!

Welcome back! This year we have had some changes to the school, like the

classrooms have different names. The Senior Room is now called Daalko as it was

the original Daalko School. The Middle Room is Sunset which is named after the

Sunset National Park. The Junior Room is Linga as it is in the direction of Linga. The

Library is Torrita as it is facing the direction of the town and the Art Room is still

called the Art Room. I hope everyone has an amazing term of learning! – written

by Jess Lynch

Student Leaders Report We acknowledge the Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander peoples

the first peoples and traditional

custodians of the lands where we

live, learn and work. We pay our

respects to the Elders, both past,

present and future, for they hold

the memories, traditions, culture

and hopes of Indigenous Australi-

ans.

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Principal’s Report

Welcome back to the wonderful Underbool Primary School for 2021! May

this year be safe and full of enthusiastic learning opportunities.

Assembly Assembly’s will be led by our Student Leadership Team on Fri-

day afternoons at 3pm, starting next week. Parents are welcome to join

us.

Compass We have adopted a new

web based school management

system which will be rolled out in a planned manner in weeks to come.

The system allows attendance recording, improved communications,

payment and consent, management and reporting, events scheduling

and learning and assessment. On Thursday afternoon, staff will be in-

volved in a second round of training to learn how to use the new system

effectively.

Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 9th February On Safer Internet Day the

world comes together with a shared vision of making online experiences

better for everyone. At UPS we will be participating in activities including a

virtual classroom webinar for primary schools entitled, Be an eSafe kid:

Fake news, real harms and promoting a new webinar for parents and car-

ers.

Foundation Students - Work Schedule Foundation students (those en-

rolled in their first year of Primary School education) will have each

Wednesday off throughout the month of February. This arrangement is de-

signed to support the child as

they begin to adjust to the struc-

tural routine offered in the Primary

School environment. Individual-

ised student assessments will also

take place on these days. Staff

will review the arrangement at

the end of February and the rele-

vant families will be notified if it is

This Weeks

Birthdays...

School Contact

Numbers

(03) 5094 6342

0478 662 394

A reminder to our families

that if you wish to contact

the school, the preferred

method of communication

is via the landline or mobile

phone number outlined

above.

Swimming Program

Requirements

Bathers (including a

‘rashie’)

Hat

Sunscreen

Thongs or slip on

shoes to wear to and

from the pool

Towel

Water Bottle

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Holiday Works UPS has been a very busy place during the summer school holidays with

many works being completed. We say a big thankyou to the following

members of our school community; Neill for his carpentry work in room

Daalko and around the outside of the school too, Scott Brammer and his

team for the marvellous paint job outside and in, Matt Brown for his back-

breaking solo work shovelling the stones and watering, Phil for dismantling

the outdoor eating area, fixing the shade cloth area, mowing and many

more bits, Kristy for organising floor cleaning, spraying and an expert

whole school clean. Also a thank you to those mem-

bers of our community that

picked and sold the garden

vegetables. The new outdoor

eating area is still to be erected-

hopefully soon. This is a great

school supported by a fabulous

community. Drop in and have a

look at the improvements.

Italian We will be continuing Italian with

Isabella via WebEx for 2021.

These lessons will be on Friday

mornings in the Library (Torrita Building). The classroom session times are as

follows; 9:00am – 10:00am Sunset Classroom (Years 2/3/4)

10:00am – 11:00am Daalko Classroom (Years (5/6)

11.30am – 12:30pm Linga Classroom (Foundation - Year 1)

Parking/Pick Up

Last year parents gave feedback requesting that student pick up by car

remain the same as during COVID-19 restrictions to make it safer. There-

fore, pick up will be a drive through system with a few parking spots made

available for those parents/guardians that wish to come into the school.

School/Classroom Timetable

A copy of the class timetable will be sent home once it has been finalised.

Regular reports of classroom activities will also be shared in the newsletter

and on our new Facebook page.

Student Assessments

This week, individual student assessments will be undertaken to help staff

plan and identify gaps in student learning. Students will set their own per-

sonal learning goals for the term. Assessments may include Essential As-

sessment in Maths and Language, Spelling Matters, Single Word Spelling,

Literacy and Maths Online and OnDemand.

This Weeks

Birthdays...

School Contact

Numbers

(03) 5094 6342

0478 662 394

A reminder to our families

that if you wish to contact

the school, the preferred

method of communication

is via the landline or mobile

phone number outlined

above.

Swimming Program

Requirements

Bathers (including a

‘rashie’)

Hat

Sunscreen

Thongs or slip on

shoes to wear to and

from the pool

Towel

Water Bottle

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Swimming Program

All students (Foundation - Year 6) will be participating in Underbool Prima-

ry School’s Annual Swimming Program. This program will begin on TUES-

DAY THE 9TH AND CONCLUDE ON FRIDAY THE 19TH OF FEBRUARY. Students

will only be required to bring their swimming gear to school from Tuesday

through to Friday each week. Please note: the Foundation students are

welcome to attend the pool each Wednesday throughout the month of

February (during the allocated swimming time for Mrs Scott’s class). Stu-

dents are to be driven by a member of staff to and from the pool for their

lessons. A permission form has been attached to the newsletter which

must be returned by the end of the week on Friday the 5th of February.

Thank you to Catherine who has spent a considerable amount of time or-

ganising and facilitating this valuable program for our students.

Underbool Primary School Swim Program Timetable 2021 Program Intention/Focus:

Week 1: Water familiarisation, aquatic safety, survival and rescue skills.

Week 2: Diving skills and stroke development (game sense approach).

This Weeks

Birthdays...

School Contact

Numbers

(03) 5094 6342

0478 662 394

A reminder to our families

that if you wish to contact

the school, the preferred

method of communication

is via the landline or mobile

phone number outlined

above.

Swimming Program

Requirements

Bathers (including a

‘rashie’)

Hat

Sunscreen

Thongs or slip on

shows to wear to and

from the pool

Towel

Water Bottle

Time Group

9:30am – 10:15am Bill

Lydia

Harry

Hunter

Jess

10:30am – 11:15am Benji

Bradley

Cassidy

Deklyn

Nathan

11:30am – 12:15pm Annie

Ava

Billy

Grace

Maggie

12:30pm – 1:15pm Georgie

Giselle

Jazmin

Mackenzie

McKayla

1:30pm – 2:15pm Cayley

Evie

Lissy

Scarlett

2:30pm – 3:10pm Danial

Harvey

Jake

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Our First Day of the 2021 School Year!