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Monday 24th June School Reports go home
Tuesday 25th June Return of Special Lunch Day orders
Wednesday 26th June Rewards Day Junior Unit; School Council meeting 5.30pm
Thursday 27th June Parents Club Special Lunch day
Friday 28th June Last Day of School for Term 2:30pm; Rewards Day Senior Unit
Monday, 15th July Term 3 commences
HEATHCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL 31 Herriot St, Heathcote. Vic. 3523 Telephone: (03) 5433 3090 Fax: (03) 5433 3091 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.heathcoteps.vic.edu.au
At Heathcote PS we value... Respect Learning Teamwork Responsibility
Issue No. 17 20th June 2013
CASEA program concludes On Tuesday our CASEA program concluded with feedback sessions conducted with parents and staff. Ms O’Neill has done a wonderful job in coordinating the program. The families involved have appreciated the support, understanding and strategies discussed. I would like to thank the CASEA team of Megan, Denise and Kerry for their work and the families involved for their regular attendance. Random Acts of Kindness The second week of our initiative drew more nominations than week 1, which was great to see. The panel were much more efficient in their deliberations this week and came up with the following results:- Senior Unit winner – Paris Morgan for always taking care of others around the school, particularly younger students. Junior Unit winner – Sophie Scoble – for helping
another student find her lost money without
being asked.
Thank you to the Heathcote Newsagency for their kind sponsorship of this last weeks awards. Lack of Pleasantries We are all grateful for the Random Acts of Kindness program for bringing to our attention the fact that many students do ‘good things’ a lot of the time. However, I have been distressed to hear the manner in which many of our students
ANZAC DAY
Congratulations Mrs Ryan Last week Mrs Ryan was successful in picking up a position at The Lakes School in South Morang. This school is much closer to her home and will save her a lot of travelling time each day. On behalf of the school community I would like to acknowledge and thank Mrs Ryan for her work at the school. In the short time that I have been here I have seen her as a caring and considerate teacher. Thank you Mrs Ryan and good luck for the future. Mrs Ryan will take up her new position in term 3 and the school is currently conducting a process to fill the vacancy. School Reports First semester reports will be sent home next Monday 24th June. Winter is here Whilst we have not had the rain of last week and the dreaded ‘wet weather timetable’, the temperatures are definitely dropping with some very cool mornings greeting us. Many students are still lightly dressed and there has been a rush to the lost property box to borrow some warm clothing in the first few hours of school. I am guessing that many students go from a warm house to a warm car and then jump out to a cold school, which takes a while to warm up. Please look out those warmer items of clothing or wear some layers.
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOKS
JUNIOR UNIT NEWS
CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP AWARDS talk to each other. Jibes or put downs seem to be a greeting to some people. Of course this often leads to a similar response and we have an escalation of verbal abuse which echoes around the yard. In many cases the situation could have been totally prevented by more friendly words of greetings or saying nothing at all. I do appreciate that such be-haviours can take a while to change, nevertheless, I would urge everyone to think before they open their mouth and give out some hurtful comment, and ask themselves, ‘do I need to say this, or is there a better way to say it?’. Thank you My stay at Heathcote finishes tomorrow and it has been a full on 3 weeks for me. The school is full of youthful energy which quickly woke me from my retirement hibernation. It has been good to ‘get back into harness’ for this relatively short time and remind myself of why I chose teaching as a career. Heathcote PS has very good, hardworking and car-ing staff. I thank them for their support and profes-sionalism. To the students a big thank you. Some were and remain, suspicious of this man with the long name; different accent who wears a tie, but most were very friendly, curious and fun to be around. I would like to drop in to say hello from time to time.
Malcolm Goldsworthy Acting Principal
Thankyou to our sponsors which have donated gift
certificates to be handed out each week as prizes:-
Heathcote Newsagency
Sweets ‘n’ Treats
Gaffney’s Bakery
Swirls
Congratulations to our Civics and Citizenship Award winners for 14th June 2013:
Miss O'Neill's Grade Ashton Edwards
Ellie Close Mrs. Parry’s Grade
Belinda Temby Ami-May Burgess
Mrs. Ryan’s Grade Damien Koukouzas
Josh Moule Isabell Holland (3/6/13)
Tristan Boyd Aydn Jetson (27/5/13)
Cody Sauvarin Mr. Clayton’s Grade
Levi Boyd Daniel Keep Mr. Morris
Mikaela Scoble Brady Lunn
A reminder that Communication Journals must be returned by tomorrow, Friday 21st June. An End of Term Rewards Day is being held for the Junior Department next Wednesday 26th June 2013.
The End of Term Rewards Day for the senior students will be held next Friday 28th. Students can come to school out of uniform. There will be a Magician show and pizza for lunch.
It would be appreciated if all library books could be returned to school by next Monday 24th June.
SENIOR UNIT NEWS
PARENTS CLUB NEWS
EMA 2 SEMESTER APPLICATIONS
Raffle Books As you already know, the Parents Club have arranged raffle books to be sent home to ALL student. This is a great opportunity for the Parents Club to raise much needed funds as we receive $1.50 from every $2.00 ticket sold. So we encourage you to assist us in selling as many tickets as you can. All raffle books, sold or unsold are now due to be returned to the school. As this raffle has been organized by the Scouts Group of Australia, all tickets MUST be accounted for. If any tickets are not returned, due to being lost, A statutory Declaration filled out and signed by the parent must be given to the school. Thank you all for supporting this fund raising project – Lyn Edwards President Hot Milo
It’s on again……Milo Day, this Friday. 50c a cup. Any do-nations of milk or milo is appreciated. Special Lunch day
The Parents Club are organizing a Special Lunch day for the children to be held on Thursday the 27th of June. Each child would have received an order form. These forms, along with the money, are to be returned to the school by Tuesday the 25th of June. The children have a choice of either/or both, Spaghetti Bolognaise or Toast-ed Ham & Cheese Sandwiches for $2 each along with an option for your child to have a cup or two of Hot Milo for 50c each.
Our lost property box in the school foyer is overflowing. Parents are welcome to have a search through the box for any missing clothing. Please have all school uniform/clothing named.
Reminder - If you are an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink Pension allowance or benefit at 15th July 2013 you are able to receive the Education Maintenance Allowance. You only need to fill out a form if you have NOT already filled one out at start of the school year; if you have moved to Heathcote PS during the year or if you have since received a Health Care Card. Forms are available at the school office and need to be lodged at school by 2nd August.
LOST PROPERTY
BALLIANG EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL
TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS 1913—2013
Call all past teachers, students and parents! Please come and joint us in celebrating our 100th birthday on Saturday November 16th 2013. Some activities on the day will include a tour of the school, a dinner, a celebration cake, roll calls, a time capsule and opening of the Centenary Garden.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are seeking photos and memorabilia to include a commemorative book which will be available for
purchase and displayed on the day. In addition, if you know of anyone who can help with
our search, please inform them of our upcoming event.
Please contact the school to register your details for an invitation: Phone 03 5369-5148 or email - [email protected]
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION To be held at Heathcote Shire Office in the Gallery. Opening this afternoon at 3:30pm. Two of our students—Victor and Elizabeth Butler have some photos on display. The exhibition will be open all next week.
