DATES TO REMEMBER

August

Mon 17th-

Assembly

Prep-two– 2.30pm-3.00pm

Three-Six 3.00pm-3.30pm

Tues 18th

Last day of Life ED– Prep, Gr 3&4

School council meeting

Resources meeting

Thurs 20th-

Gr 1 Vic market excursion

Mon 24th–

Book Week starts

District Athletics Championships

Fri 28th-

Book Week Dress Up Day

Fathers day stall

Mon 31st August–

Legacy badges for sale

September

Friday 4th-

YCDI Concert Grade 1,3 &5

Footy colours &Pink Day

STUDENT ABSENCE LINE

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Reminder

December 4th—Mini Mudda

Leopold Primary School

Leopold Lines

NEWSLETTER NO: 14th 13th August 2015

Leopold Primary School Learning for Life

1 Kensington Rd, Leopold 3224

PO Box 42 Leopold 3224

Email : leopold.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Web: www.leopold.vic.edu.au

Phone: 52501233

Fax: (03)52503369

OHSC: 52501292/ 0400 085 976

Leopold Primary School Mission

At Leopold primary school, learning to know , learning to do, learning to be and learning to live together, equips our students with knowledge, skills and the disposition to actively embrace learning, leading all to become confident contributing members of both our school and the wider community

It was my pleasure to go on one of the grade 4 three day camps to Maldon and to experience firsthand the camps facilities, the quality of the activities and the way our amazing students embraced the long rides and the beautiful bush setting. This year the camp was strengthened by the addition of a ride to a bush area where our students could meander at their own pace on bush tracks and by also having police officer Rick with us on the long ride to the ‘Dredge’. Rick’s messages about safety, road rules and bike craft cut through and we all listened. There could be some stories going around that, while on the night walk, that I screamed when the Maldon ‘Big foot’ jumped out of the bush. This may be true and I thank all the kids who held my hand at various times until I got back to a well-lit camp. I wish to give a personal shout out to Emily Wood for her amazing night vision and zoological skills as she was the first to spot the possum and the kangaroos while we were on the night walk. The camp personnel continually praised our students and teachers for having persistence, resilience, respect and stamina. Qualities which ensued from an exemplary LPS bike education program back here at school, prior to leaving for camp. For this I commend our grade 4 teachers and the many parents who ventured week after week on long and short rides around the Leopold Streets. Your presence has made a difference and built life skills for our junior Leopold citizens. Grade 4 parents thank you for entrusting your children to our care and grade 4 students my take away is that our LPS kids are courageous, funny and will give anything a go!

LPS and community road sign is coming – we are all very very excited. Photo shows

our sign leaving the factory.

Thanks to the school community who contributed to the Red day dress up that helped raise $470 for the Red Shield appeal.

This weeks learning goals were presented by

Tiana Scarlett Emily Alexis Caitlin

PE NEWS

Hockey Congratulations to the Hockey Teams who competed last week at the Regional Hockey Championships in Melbourne. The Girls Team were runners up in the event and boys finished third. A huge thank you has to go to Gill Pasque for her time and effort in coaching this team while caring for her new baby!!! Athletics Just a reminder we are only 10 days away from the District Athletics Championships. Can you please be sure to check my website for the updated events for children and remember to get your notes back to school. Lacrosse If you are in Grade 5/6 and like Lacrosse please come to the LINC at lunchtime Friday. We are having Lacrosse Sign ups for a championship hosted at Leopold PS on 8th September. Mr Jarvis (New PE teacher working with myself) will be coaching this Lacrosse Team. Any students wanting to pre register for the school Lacrosse Trials can follow the links at www.ljpe.weebly.com and fill out the entry form in the student portal. Parents are also encouraged to help when possible, you can also follow the same link www.ljpe.weebly.com and fill out an expression of interest in the parent portal. PE Coordinator Andy Hair Parents Association

Parents Association have a few upcoming events we would like to keep everyone informed about. This years Fathers Day Stall will be held on Friday 28th August, children will have the opportunity to purchase a gift or two with prices ranging from $1.00 -$6.00. Also, this year we will have a separate table with items for grandfathers. These will be small $1.00 or $2.00 items specifically for grandparents. We will be pricing and setting everything up the day before, on Thursday 27th August from 9:30 onwards. If anyone can help on either day, please meet at the office in the morning.

Coming up in Term 4 we will be a holding LPS Market and Fun day. This will be held in the LINC on Saturday 24th October from 10:00 – 2:00. I will have more info on this in next fortnights newsletter, but wanted to advise the date for anyone who might be interested in having a stall. If you know anyone who might be interested in a stall, please let them know, we would love to make it a great day with plenty of varied stalls and fun for the kids. We will be having a short planning meeting in the staffroom at 9:00 on Thursday 27th August if anyone would like to help out.

The date has been set for this years LPS Mini Mudda which will be even bigger and better than last year. Friday 4th December will be the date so put it in your diaries as we will be challenging teachers, parents and local businesses to complete the course at lunchtime. Sponsorship forms will be sent home at the beginning of Term 4, so kids will have approx. 6 weeks to raise sponsors and win a great prize, with more prize categories being added. Look out for more updates in the weeks to come and prepare for more MUD!!

Grade 4 Billy cart incursion

On the 12th August 2015 the grade 4s had a Billy Cart incursion! A man called Brent came from Supreme

Incursions to our school to teach us about billy carts. There was four different activities. First we learned about

all the different parts on a billy cart and how to use a billy cart. Next we found out how a billy cart got its name.

Its name is called a Billy Cart because back in the day, billy goats pulled carts to help move things for people.

The four hands on activities were design, construction, driving and finally a work shop. The two grades got a

turn at doing all of those activities and we thought that driving was the best. We thought the billy cart incursion

was great!

DEBATING AT LEOPOLD PS in 2015

Barwon Junior Debating competition season started in June last term. Both teams meet in the Indonesian Room on Wednesdays

after school and on Thursdays for the hour after lunch. Our teams are as follows:-

The students have worked hard to research the first 2 topics. We lost the first debates against Drysdale Teams A and B on the

topic “That cyclists should pay to be licensed and registered”. Last week we debated Roslyn Teams A and B with one win and

one extremely close loss. Our next debate is on Wednesday August 26th in the Melaluka Building versus Bellbrae Teams A and B

on a secret topic that students have only 30 minutes to prepare…….quite a challenge but one that will upskill our teams. Go Leo-

pold, You Can Do It!!!

Lynn McManus

YOU CAN DO IT – BULLY STOPPERS CONCERT 2015

The Concert is almost upon us …… Friday September 4th. It’s held at Costa Hall and starts at 7 p.m. We’ve been preparing and rehearsing for this

year’s concert all term. Our Grades 1, 3 and 5 have been dancing and singing for this amaz-

ing event that highlights and demonstrates our kids’ abilities to GET ALONG, BE ORGAN-

ISED, BE CONFIDENT, BE PERSISTENT and BE RESILIENT!!! The songs are very care-

fully selected for their lyrics, so the messages and skills that the students learn are evident

in the words of the songs. So exciting!!! Tickets will be on sale from Monday 24th August– cost $17.50 per ticket. Further infor-

mation regarding ticket sales will be sent home next week.

Costumes are kept simple…..black jeans, pants, shorts, skirts teamed with a T-Shirt in one of the YCDI

colours of GREEN, GOLD, RED, AQUA OR PURPLE. This can also be reversed with a black T-Shirt

teamed with coloured jeans in one of the YCDI colours. If you have any queries, please contact me at

school on 52501233.

Lynn McManus & Jenn Stirk (Concert Organisers)

Grade 4 Bike Ed Camp From Wednesday to Friday 4ER and 4ES went on camp to Maldon. We arrived there after a long 2 hour ride with a stop at Hep-burn Springs to have snack. Bikes were handed to us that we were to keep for camp. The next day we rode to a vast forest where we made damper that we cooked over a fire. Also there we built huts using sticks, logs and bark we found off the ground. Lots of people found themselves on a sugar rush after eating all the lollies they bought from the Maldon lolly shop. Later that night we had a disco followed by a movie. Nerf gun wars were really amusing because Miss Rogers got hit in the head a few times and luckily no one got lost by reading a map wrong. Thank you to Julie, Kak Pia, Mr Marshall and Miss Rollinson for helping out on our camp. From Keely Kinsey.

We would also like to give, on behalf of all the Year 4 campers, a special thank you to everyone who supported the camp with

changes to time tables, equipment, first aide.

Medication Reminder At this time of year we have many students requiring short term medication e.g antibiotics. Please note that all medication must be handed to the office by the parent or guardian. Staff are unable to administer medication unless parent/guardian have signed and dated a permission form. Unfortunately if the medication form has not been filled out students will not receive their medication provided to the school.

LEOPOLD A Mrs. Lynn McManus (Coach)

LEOPOLD B Mrs. Jenny Clissold (Coach)

Kyle Wade Meg Harris

Molly Grey Conner Haines

Ryley Hamilton Liam Reynolds

Ella Dumaresq Mason Claridge

Supporting your community for over 20 years

Thinking Real Estate?

Phone: 5250 1533

THINK OUTSIDE THE CAN

The Geelong Food Relief centre have been providing free food to those in need for 24 years. Working together with welfare agencies, last year we saw 11,000 families referred to GFRC for support. Once again we are asking you to donate items we are always in need of. So Yes its called the Toucan Appeal, but this year we want you to think outside the can! The items we are in need of the most this year are. • Cereal • Crackers • Cake mix • Powdered milk • Pasta and sauce • Flour • Sugar • Cling wrap • Tooth brushes & tooth paste Leopold Primary School will have a collection box located in the office from 17th August 2015.

Leopold Primary School & BP Leopold

Community Partnership.

Fill up and shop at BP Leopold (694 Bellarine

Highway, Leopold) and earn money for

Leopold Primary School.

Involves any purchase over $20 at BP

Leopold

Request a receipt on transaction and place

into the designated bin and BP will donate a

$ figure based on amount of receipts

received per month.

So far this year LPS has received a donation

of $760. Thanks to BP and the Leopold

community.

24-28TH August

Over the week students will be discussing

their favourite books, we will also have

children's book authors visiting.

On Friday 28th students can come to school

dressed as their favourite book character.

Cost will be a gold coin donation, with all

money raised going to our World Vision

sponsor child, Diogo Ricardo Thaio.