Church Street, Eaglehawk 3556

Phone: 5446 3722 Email: eaglehawk.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Eaglehawk Primary School www.eaglehawkps.vic.edu.au

We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung people who are the Traditional Custodians of this land. We pay respect to the Elders both past and present of the Kulin Nation and extend that respect to other Aboriginal people.

Eaglehawk Primary School is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Newsletter 2021 Calendar 2021

2021 TERM DATES Term 1 - January 28th Students commence – April 1st Term 2 - April 19th – June 25th Term 3 - July 12th – September 17th Term 4 - October 4th – December 17th

Easter Raffle Reminder to drop Easter raffle donations (e.g. block of chocolate, a share bag of chocolate bars, an Easter book, a box of Favourites, a bag of lollies or an Easter egg/rabbit, soft toys, stickers) to the office. Tickets went home last week so please contact the office if you haven’t received one. Each book has 12 tickets. Please write on booth sides. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 gone Spare books are available from the office. Thanks for your support

Playgroup Reminder Preschool children & carers - please join us this Wednesday in the library. The playgroup is open to all community members so if you know of anyone who may be interested please invite them along.

Dentist – Bendigo Community Health Thank you to all families who have returned dentist forms. Today will be the last day for check ups unless we have more forms returned. Once they have completed the check-ups, they will return with the van to do the follow up work.

Dogs Connect Program For the past few weeks, Poppy has been attending each Friday afternoon from 1pm, spending time in 3/4 Ellie and 5/6 Nick classrooms. This Friday will be her first full day. Remember when you see Poppy in the yard: Try not to make eye contact with her Keep moving and give her space by walking on the other side of the teacher/student. Say hello to the person and not to Poppy.

Practice Evacuation In the next few weeks the school will have a practice emergency evacuation. It is compulsory for all schools to plan and carry out a practice drill each term and reflect on this. This supports staff and students with a better understanding of what to do should a real evacuation of the school be necessary.

Wednesday 17th March 9-11am Playgroup in the library

Thursday 18th March 4.15pm School Council AGM

Wednesday 24th March 9-11am Playgroup in the library

Monday 29th March Easter raffle tickets due

Wednesday 31st March 9-11am Playgroup in the library Easter raffle drawn

Thursday 1st April 1.30pm end of term 1

Friday 2nd April Good Friday Public Holiday

Monday 19th April Term 2 starts

Reading 25 nights of home reading achievers are: Prep: Layci C, Malia S, Byron S, Hudson R, Annabelle F Grade 3: Katie, Willow, Declan, Eh K’Lu S, Ethan M, Ethan L Grade 5/6: Mia D School Council is this Thursday 18th March. This year we were looking to fill two Parent Members places and two Department of Education & Training (DET) Member places on School Council. With no parents nominating, we still have two Parent Member vacancies to fill. If you are interested in being a parent representative on school council, please see the office. Parents on school councils provide important viewpoints and have valuable skills that can help shape the direction of the school. All you need is an interest in the school. Traffic Safety – A message from the City of Greater Bendigo The illegal parking of vehicles adjacent to a school poses a safety concern to children, pedestrians and other road users. Parents are reminded that it is essential to comply with parking restrictions when dropping off and collecting children from Motorists must not stop in no stopping areas, even briefly, with or without the motor running. They must not stop next to a continuous yellow edge line, on nature strips, too close to school crossings, park over drive-ways or double park. A number of schools have short term time restricted areas, such as 2 minute pick up drop off and No Parking area’s (stipulated times) These parking areas are in place to allow for ease of access close to schools and these restrictions must be adhered to. Drivers should also be aware that they cannot perform a U-turn over an unbroken or continuous dividing line. With regard to children’s crossings, the law requires that a driver approaching a children’s crossing must drive at a speed at which the driver can, if necessary stop safely before the crossing. Please slow down and take extra care when driving in school zones. City of Greater Bendigo Parking Officers and Bendigo Police do conduct random patrols throughout the school year at various locations to ensure that motorists are adhering to the Road Rules Head Lice (Nits) We have seen several cases of headlice. Please check your child’s hair and treat as soon as possible. Wet-combing treatment Apply lots of conditioner to your child's wet hair. Rub it into the scalp and along the hair shafts. Leave the conditioner on for at least 15 minutes. ... Use the special lice comb to remove the conditioner from your child's hair. ... Comb your child's entire head thoroughly at least twice.

ATTENDANCE SUPERSTARS!

Congratulations to these students for have 95%-100% attendance for the year! Their dedication to learning has not gone unnoticed.

These students will enjoy a special lunch this Thursday 18th of March.

Prep 1/2 3/4 5/6

Grace Jarryd Annabelle Hudson Samar Holly Mackenzie Malia Eli

Mason Lara Aliqua Brailea Eli Lily William Aulia Noah Damon Tempe Cooper Izaak Olivia Tayah Kayden Annabelle Enrique Iroquois Brianna

Jacobie Evan Takara Ahlyssa Sienna Eh K'Lu Katie Shel Ro Paw Ethan Ethan Maeson Alexander Arabella Lilly

Moanarose Jason Madison Alex Mia Evan Maddison Malakye Charlotte-Rose Kayleigh Ella-Rose Bethany Lily Kyah Ethan Ler Bwe Brock John

Year 3/4 News Students in the 3/4 unit have been delving right into their narrative reading and writing. Within reading students have been thor-oughly examining their books to find adjectives and good book language to transfer into their writing. Students have also been look-ing at homophones (words that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things) for example; no and know. Could you help your child think of some homophones? We would love to add them to our classroom display. Perseverance has been evident in our maths lessons, students are really adapting to the new method we have established. Addition and shape have been a major focus. A reminder to all students that they need to be reading each night to an adult, writing it in their reading diary and returning it each day.

Year 5/6 News In writing we are learning to structure an introduction to a narrative, including a setting, at least 2 characters, why, a time frame and at least 2 descriptors for both characters and the setting. Our reading focus will be synthesising and analysing the text to find infor-mation. We will discuss characters within the story and how they change. Spelling will investigate ‘ly’ suffixes. In Maths we are inves-tigating the connection between decimals, percentages and fractions. Art News: In the art room. Students have been busy working on current projects that focus on line. We have also been combining the element of line with col-our and look at the results! Preps will start to feel more familiar in the art room in the coming weeks and aware of art room expectations. It was lovely to see the effort put into our line activity last week.

Chinese Prep Students learned to say greeting words like “hello” “how are you?” “I’m good” “thank you!” “goodbye” in Chinese. They are able consolidate the knowledge by singing the songs and completing the matching worksheet. Grade One and Two Students learned how to say the family members in Chinese. They learned to express their love towards their family members by reading a Chinese book “I love you” and singing the Chinese song “I love my family.” Grade Three and Four Students review the numbers 1-10 in Chinese and they learned how to say number 11-99 in Chinese. They also learned to say their ages in Chinese. Grade Five and Six Students engaged in exploring 15 Days of Chinese New Year with the teacher by listening the song “15 days of Chinese New Year”. They also spend some time to make their own Easter Finger Puppets in class. Congratulations to or Class Leaders, and School Captains

Sport Leaders Miller: Laylah T Symons: Alex W Ashamn: Maddison A Sword: Moanarose M

1/2 Jess 1/2 Tracey / Sophie

3 Monique 3/4 Ellie 5/6 Nick 5/6 Darin /Donna

School

Captains

Harper N Kayden K

Olivia G Will H

Jett S Shyla W

Arabella T Maddison A Madison H

John R Sofia H

Donna Ella-Rose , Harry, Zach , Kayleigh and Lily B

Maths At Home Challenge 6

Each week we will present a maths task for you to complete with your child.

The idea is for you to have fun engaging with your child’s learning in

mathematics. Students are to bring their work to school by Thursday of each week to go in to the draw to win a prize on Friday’s.

Maths at Home (M.A.H.) Challenge 5

Congratulations to the students who participated in last week’s M.A.H. Challenge. The overall winners are Lily B and Ella Rose Mc

Many thanks to the parents /carers who supported their child(ren) with this task at home. We hope you had some fun being in-

volved in your child’s learning.

Eaglehawk Primary School Community as Partners Program 2021

Thank you to the community members who have responded to our call to assist at school. We held our initial meeting today to discuss where parents may wish to assist. If you were unable to attend and would like to be involved, please contact Mandy Regan at school on 54463722 or email Aman-da.regan@education.vic.gov.au Kind regards, Mandy Regan

Let’s Cook!

Ingredients: 4 Large Eggs 1 Carrot 250g finely shredded Ham 1 teaspoon Olive Oil 1 Small Onion Salt and Pepper 1 Cup grated Cheese 2 tablespoon water Method:

1. Combine all ingredients, except the olive oil 2. Heat fry pan, then line with baking paper. Drizzle oil in the pan 3. Pour in mixture on top of paper and cook until set. 4. Cut into four portions and turn each portion over. 5. Cook a further 2 minutes

Try making the Omelette recipe above. Where is the maths? Challenge: discuss how you would double or halve the recipe. Record the new measurements. When might you need to do this? Bring evidence of your cooking to school (photo or notes on what your family thought of your cooking or a written account of your experience) to be in the draw by Thursday 18th March.

Student of the Week

Class Student of the Week Attendance Award

Prep Tayla Layci C- for being a kind and considerate member of our class. Layci can always be heard complementing other students work and telling them what a great job they have done. Keep it up superstar!

Byron S

Grade 1/2 Jess Harry P- for his amazing handwriting. You always take your time Harry and are really trying hard to correctly form your letters. You should be super proud of your effort. Keep it up

Kayden Knight

Grade 1/2 Tracey Damon - for his fast thinking about words that are the same as a particular word to help him spell

Izaak

Grade 3 Monique Charlotte F- for starting independent work promptly and taking pride in her work by ensuring it stays neat and legible. Well Done Charlotte!

Shelby C

Grade 3/4 Ellie Value (respect): Maeson has been awarded with our school value award for consistently relating to peers and teachers with respect and integrity. Maeson is a keen learner who demonstrates all SWPBS values. Congratulations, Maeson.

Shel Ro Paw

Grade 5/6 Donna Laylah T- for applying herself to the best of her abilities. Ler Bwe H

Grade 5/6 Nick Evan T—for always giving tasks a go and looking at ways he can progress and improve. Amazing work Evan.

Kayleigh M

Art Sophie H for working with great care to complete her colour wheel. Sophie made the most of her time to present and very neat piece of work. Well done.