No 14

ELIZABETH DRIVE, SUNBURY 3429

PHONE 9740 8666

www.sunburywestps.vic.edu.au 25th May 2015

Dear Parents, Staff and Children, Rotary Spelling Bee Congratulations to Ryan Doyle in Grade 6 who came equal first at the Rotary Spelling Bee on Tuesday 19th May. After a perfect ten rounds, Ryan went into a tie breaker of five additional rounds against three other students. Again with a perfect score, three children remained and so, according to the rules of the competition were announced equal winners. The other winners were from Killara and Our Lady of Mt Carmel. Ryan will be officially presented with the shared trophy by a representative from Rotary at assembly on a date yet to be determined. 40 Years in Education Congratulations to Mrs. Robyn Norris, Mr. Tim Field and Mr. Stephen Taylor who recently celebrated 40 years of service to education. The event was hosted by the Secretary of the Department of Education and Training, Gill Callister, with The Hon. James Merlino MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education presenting certificates to each of the recipients. Flagpole We are pleased to have received a $1200 grant for a new flagpole through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. We are hoping to purchase this next term. The new flagpole will be erected down near The Hub so that it can be a prominent feature in the schoolyard. Rob Mitchell also presented us with a new Australian Flag, Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Islander Flag. Sunbury West Playgroup We are very excited to announce that Sunbury West will be starting its very own playgroup for all families in the local community. The program, which will be facilitated by Rae Marsh, will commence on Tuesday 9th June from 9.15 - 10.45 in the OSHClub Room. See enclosed flyer for more details or contact the office for an enrolment form. Education Week It was great to see so many parents, grandparents and carers come along on Thursday afternoon for our open session. With varying activities taking place, the children always take great pride in showing their families around and sharing their school day experiences. Prep Tours We have now finished our formal Prep tours and information sessions. It was great to meet a number of new families. Sincere thanks to Kasey Curll and Jade Griffiths who spoke at the sessions and Zac Ploog and Lauren Clark welcoming and ushering families as well as walking around with us. Thankyou also to Kristy Hermelin who spoke on behalf of FOSW and Rae Marsh who talked about her experience as a Prep parent. With representation from staff, parents and students, we painted a great picture of our school as a real community. Further endorsements from parents in the audience evoked a huge sense of pride in our school as a great place for children and families to be. We are now starting to plan and prepare for 2016 so if you or anyone you know will be enrolling a Prep student for next year, please hand your enrolment form into the Office as soon as possible. Inga Wilson Principal

TIMELINE

Term 2

27th May

Cookies & Milk Canteen

Special

29th May

Grade 5/6 Winter Sports

3rd June

3/4 CERES Excursion

12th June

Skip-a-thon

17th - 19th June

5/6 Camp - Anglesea

24th June

Curriculum Day

26th June

Last Day of Term 2

Cookies & Milk Special

Due to circumstances out of our control we are not

able to provide Double Choc Chip Cookies to those students who ordered them for

Wednesday.

All students will receive a Chocolate Chip Cookie

instead.

We apologise for the change.

We would love some volunteers to help in the canteen. If you can spare an hour or two it would be greatly appreciated.

May 10.00-12.00 12.00-2.00

Mon 25th CLOSED CLOSED

Tues 26th CLOSED CLOSED

Wed 27th L. Porter

Thurs 28th

Fri 29th G. O’Donovan

Our main fundraiser for Term 2 will be a Skip-a-thon which will be held on

Friday 12th June.

Please hand your sponsorship forms and money into the office.

Notices that have gone home….

Term 2

Grade 5/6 Winter Sports

Due Thursday 28th May $5.00

Grade 3/4 CERES Excursion $30

Due Friday 29th May

Grade 5/6 Camp Balance $220

Due Wednesday 10th June

Photo Fundraiser

Booking Fee of $20 and form due Friday 5th June

Skip-a-thon

Friday 12th June

Sponsorship Money and form due Wednesday 10th June

CSEF Application

Due Friday 26th June

Cookies & Milk Special

If you placed an order your Cookies & Milk

will be delivered on Wednesday 27th May

Qkr! is designed to make payments to the school

easier for you, the parent. You are able to pay for

lunch orders, canteen specials, excursions, camps

and other school expenses anywhere, anytime,

without having to go to the bank, get the correct

money or come into the office.

If you have problems downloading the app or any

questions or concerns please do not hesitate to

come in and see us or contact the office on

9740 8666.

We welcome any feedback!

STUDENT OF THE WEEK TERM 2 - 2015 - Monday 25th May

Prep CD Zeki Smith-Roads

Mykah Anderson-Lewis

For working hard to learn letters and numbers.

Prep SM Zuzia Palamountain

Chanel Phillips

For trying their best.

1/2 A Megan Van Berlo

Oscar Murray-Wilson

For a great effort with their work.

1/2 M Connor McMonagle

Cooper Mihajlovic

For working hard to complete set tasks.

1/2 T Cam Sheppard

Joshua Knight

For his thoughtful and encouraging nature and attitude.

For producing a successful Rangoli.

3/4B Lana Van Berlo

Louise Kosmak

For always trying their best and being positive class members.

3/4G Max Griffiths

Ava Giddens

For his excellent work with his home reading.

For always trying her best in writing.

3/4T Tianna Attwell

Jack Azzopardi

For always trying hard and doing their best.

5/6 B Bella Peterson For being a caring student towards her classmates.

5/6L Lachlan Davitt

Mitchell Lofts

For improved focus and completing learning tasks.

For fantastic problem solving approaches.

5/6N Kasey Curll

Saxon Brooker

For his great work with the Prep Information Sessions.

For improved effort with homework.

5/6T Liam Kosmak

Lachlan Bonsack

For being a very honest person.

For working hard in his reading.

Art Preps For their concentration on their work.

Music 1/2’s Great rhythm work.

P.E Brock O’Brien For remaining focused and working on his skills. Well done.

This Wednesday the teachers and students of Sunbury

West will take part In National Simultaneous

Storytime. Throughout Australia teachers will be

reading the same book to their classes. This year’s

book is ‘The Brothers Quibble’ by Aaron Blabley. The

initiative is to promote reading and storytelling. Don’t

forget to ask your child about the story when they

come home from school on Wednesday.