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CHPS eNewsletter

June 8th, 2017 – Term 2 Week 8 Croydon Hills Primary School

Principal’s Report

Korean Sister Schools Visiting We are very pleased to be welcoming back our 2 sister schools from South Korea again this year. Both of them visited us last year and our students also travelled to South Korea and shared their hospitality . It is wonderful to have this type of meaningful relationship with students from a different culture. Working to build Intercultural understanding is important, as our students live as part of a global society and building empathy and understanding of others is essential, particularly in light of current world events. What we have found over the 13 years of our relationship with South Korea is that our students have far more in common than they have differences. Learning this through real life experiences is the most meaningful way to support understanding. Myeongsun Elementary School, from near Seoul, will be visiting from June 20 – 22, with 29 students working with our senior classes. They will also undertake some excursions with some of our students assisting them. Ungchun Elementary School from Yeosu, a city on the south of the Korean Peninsula, will visit from August 11 -14. This group will be bringing 19 students, who we are hoping to homestay over that weekend. I will be emailing the parents of senior students, initially with a link to an expression of interest form for those who are in a position to help out. All the feedback in the past is that this is a wonderful experience for families who have taken up this opportunity.

Bee Bots Thanks again to Telstra for the community grant which enabled the purchase of the Bee Bots for our Preps to use. These cute little devices help students to understand the basics of programing, by building a number of steps to achieve a goal. Our Preps have just started to explore their digital world with Bee Bots and there will be many fun times ahead I am sure.

Calendar

2017

June

Thursday 8th Tournament of the Minds Each Thursday at 3.30pm until 17/8, Y3-6

Monday 12th Queen’s Birthday Holiday

Tuesday 13th Division Cross Country

Wednesday 14th Somers Campers return

Friday 16th Presentation Assembly

Monday 19th Prep Swimming begins

Tuesday 20th Canteen - Milkshake Day

Wednesday 21st House Athletics Sports

Sunday 25th CARS 3 Movie - CHAPS

Monday 26th CHAPS Meeting, 7.30pm

Wednesday 28th Girls Footy Gala Day, Y5/6

Wednesday 28th 3-way Conferences, Y1-6

Thursday 29th Prep Swimming ends

Friday 30th Last day Term 2, 1.30pm dismissal

July Saturday 1st Local Landscapes, NGV

Monday 17th Term 3 begins

Tuesday 25th Curriculum Day

NOTICES GOING HOME THIS WEEK: CHAPS Movie Screening – CARS 3 Local Landscapes Presentation Day – selected students Melba College brochure - Y4 & 5

PLEASE CHECK YOUR COMPASS FEED REGULARLY

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Pedestrians and Driveways

Can I remind parents and carers of the importance of vigilance when walking students around the school zone. We had a young student this morning who was running ahead of a grandparent, straight across the driveway to the drop-off zone and was very nearly hit. We often see parents walking students in the middle of the staff carpark near the office, which regularly has cars backing out of parking spaces. All students should be instructed to use the footpaths – please model this with your children if you walk them into the school grounds.

We are fortunate to have good separation between our pedestrians entering and exiting the school and the limited number of vehicles allowed on site. We just need to ensure that these spaces are used appropriately to ensure everyone’s safety.

Somers Camp

We are fortunate to have 25 students at the Department of Education Camp at Somers on Westernport Bay. This is a wonderful opportunity, which only comes up every 2 years and generally for only a handful of students from each school. We were lucky in the end to be able to make this opportunity available to more students as a result of other schools not using their full allocation. There was a bit of scrambling last week with the late places, but I am sure it is worth it for the lucky students.

Shane Holloway is the staff member attending and reports that all students have settled in well and are having a great time.

Graeme Caudry - Principal

July School Holiday Program Booking Forms for the July Vacation Care Program are now available at the Office, or download the program and form from our website: www.croydonhps.vic.edu.au Don’t delay, places will fill fast!

Rubbish Free Lunches

Congratulations to PDR, who won the award for Rubbish Free Lunches last week! 83% of their class had a rubbish

free lunchbox last Monday and their class is the winner of the globe. Reminder: every Monday is Rubbish Free Lunch

Day!

Science News

Science update! Science Fair We held our Science Fair several weeks ago and it was a great success. Science Supply Australia was very grateful to host a pop up stall at our school and we received 15% of the money made, which ended up being just under $500. This money will go back into the Science budget and buy some more resources for our Science room!

Open Night Thank you to all of the families who came into the Science room on Open night. It was a wonderful turnout and was a great opportunity for students to tell their parents about what they have been learning in Science.

Interested in Astronomy? Emerald Secondary College run an astronomy club every 2nd Tuesday from 7.30 pm, which any children are welcome to attend. If you would like to attend, please inform the organiser, Brad Gibbs (gibbs.bradley.b@edumail.vic.gov.au). The next session is on 13th June starting at 7.30 pm.

John Monash Science School Several weeks ago, Keeley, Emily, Finn and Aaron from Year 5 presented Science projects at the presentation evening for John

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Monash Science School, through the “Little Scientists, Big Science” program. These students were selected for the program based on an application they submitted last year. They loved attending the program and learning from the Secondary students. The students completed their Science projects during their lunchtimes. Well done!

Science Challenge Winners Congratulations to the following students who were awarded prizes for winning the Science challenge last week!

Dougal JJC Sarah JJC Oscar SDE Breanna SAH

These students correctly answered the Senior Science challenge below and had their name drawn from the box. The new challenge is below and If you think you know the answer, write your name, class and answer on a piece of paper and place it in the challenge box in the Science room.

Laura Kitching

Sports News Interschool Sport Last week we played against Heathmont East in Sport. Results:

SPORT

Your score

Opposition score

Winning school

Football 100 0 CHPS

Soccer 3 4 HEPS

Netball A (girls) 9 26 HEPS

Netball B (mixed) 20 6 CHPS

Netball C (beginners) 29 6 CHPS

Softball Girls 15 10 CHPS

Softball Boys/mixed 28 0 CHPS

Hot Shots 214 352 HEPS

VOLLEYSTARS 3 0 CHPS

This week we are playing against Good Shepherd. Venues: CHPS – Softball Boys, Softball Girls, Tennis, Volleystars Good Shepherd: - Netball Girls, Netball Boys/Mixed, Netball Beginners, Football. Thank you once again to the parents who are assisting the teams with either coaching or supervision.

Completed Senior challenge

For this puzzle, you will need 10 numbers, 1-10. Please place the numbers on the squares (using all 10 numbers and no double ups) so that each side adds up to 18. Answer will be revealed in two weeks!

Completed Junior challenge

I am found in the sea and on land but I do not walk or swim.

I travel by foot but I am toeless. No matter where I go, I’m never far from

home. What am I?

ANSWER: Snail/Sea snail

New Senior challenge! Here are two identical balls in terms of

diameter and weight. However, one of them is solid and the other is hollow. Without

knocking the ball, can you find out which is solid?

New Junior challenge! What has six faces, But does not wear makeup. It also has twenty-one eyes, But cannot see?

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Division Cross Country Next Tuesday, we have 10 students competing at the Division Cross Country Competition at the Yarra Glen Racecourse. We wish the following students the best of luck: 12 yr Boys: Nathan S (SAH) 11 yr Girls: Ruby P (SLD) Ciara K (SAH) 11 yr Boys: Luca-Ray K (SJT) Koby G (SDE) Ryder W (SDE) 10 yr Girls Grace AW (MAP) Brooke F (MFP) Grace S (MKU) 10 yr Boys Lewis B (MKU)

House Athletics Sports This year the House Athletics Sports are being held at the Ringwood Athletics Track on Wednesday June 21st. Thank you very much to the parents who have offered so far to help out on the day. We have a much larger cohort this year, so we have decided to do a few more activities during the day other than our traditional sprint, hurdles and 800m. This however means more assistance is required. If you could please spare us a day of help with timing, judging or lane marshalling, we would greatly appreciate it. Noreen McMenaman - Sport / PE

Music News Choir will be performing at the Presentation Assembly on Friday June 9th, when they will be singing Flashlight by Jessie J. Next week is the last week of choir rehearsals for Term 2 and rehearsals will

recommence in the second week of Term 3, on Wednesday July 26th. New students are welcome to join next week, or at the beginning of next term.

Amana Tweedie - Performing Arts

Art Corner

Local Landscapes Painting Program We are near completion of our Van Gogh inspired paintings and they are looking terrific. Just a reminder for parents with students involved in the painting program. We will have our Presentation Day at the National Gallery of Victoria International site (180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne) on Saturday July 1st at 11am. This is an important part of the process as students, and their guests, will not only get to see their work on display but be presented with a Certificate of Participation from the Gallery. Invitations will be sent home next week from the Gallery, detailing the above information, which will also be on Compass. Invites are number limited to the artist (student) and 4 guests. If there are any changes I will let you know. If you would like to see the Van Gogh exhibition, either before or after the presentation, I would suggest pre-booking your tickets through the National Gallery, as we cannot book those for you. The website for the gallery is www.ngv.vic.gov.au - follow the links to What’s On, then onto NGV International which will take you to the Van Gogh bookings/ticket sales. The Gallery is open from 9am on Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the huge interest for this excellent exhibition. It is not travelling anywhere else in Australia and these pieces will highly unlikely be displayed together again in this format. If you haven’t been to the exhibition I really recommend going as his works are beautiful and you get a wonderful insight into Van Gogh and his love for landscapes, in particular the seasons. Claudia Michielin - Visual Arts Teacher

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Canteen News MILKSHAKE DAY – Tuesday 20th June (Prep day Friday 30th June) Order forms have been distributed and are due back by 3pm Thursday 15/6. Not available to order via Flexischools.

DISCONTINUED ITEMS Mrs Mac’s Vegie & Ricotta Roll is no longer available. LOL’S drinks have been discontinued and are only available while stock lasts.

WARM MILOS - $1.50 We will be offering a warm milo with a homemade cookie at recess only for $1.50. . Milos can be pre-ordered to save waiting time. Order individually or on a lunch order and it will be ready for collection at the start of recess. Also available online.

SALAD PACKS Please note Salad packs are no longer available to order on a Friday due to the large volume of orders and limited volunteers.

FLEXISCHOOLS ONLINE ORDERING This service is available from Monday to Friday via the Flexischools website. Lunch orders can be placed online until 9am each day, however there is a “late orders menu” which is a very limited menu and will be open for 1 hour from 9am -10am. This option is solely for emergencies and not for regular lunch orders. Please plan ahead and place orders early. Due to limited help we would not be able to accommodate a large volume of late orders. Please Note – Sustainable Bags are NOT suitable for online ordering. A paper bag will be provided.

PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM ALL ONLINE ORDERS AS WE HAVE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITHOUT AN ORDER AT LUNCHTIME. ALL SUCCESSFUL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM FLEXISCHOOLS. Please call the Flexischools help line on 1300 361 769 if you have any queries.

***MONDAYS ARE ONLINE ORDERS ONLY – No manual orders can be accepted.*** MONDAY MEAL DEALS (only available via online ordering until 9am)

Mini Meal Deal - $4.00 Small Cheesymite Scroll from Bakers Delight, Oak Flavoured Milk and Anzac cookie. Mega Meal Deal - $5.50 Wedges with sour cream or tomato sauce, Oak Flavoured Milk and Anzac Cookie.

ROSTER Friday 9th June – Kati Wilkins, Fran Tadich, Briony Cossar. Tuesday 13th June – Jenny Thompson. Friday 16th June – Joanne Duo, Rachelle McNamara, Angela Marvelley. Karen Cyster - Canteen Manager

Uniform News 2017 Uniform Shop Opening Hours: Monday 8.30am to 10am Thursday 2.30pm to 4pm

Orders can be placed any day through FlexiSchools.com.au. Your order will be processed during normal opening hours and delivered home via your child’s classroom. Order Forms can also be left at the office.

Orders and enquiries can be made by phoning the Uniform Shop during our opening hours.

All orders will be sent to your child’s classroom, unless otherwise specified. Anissa Silver - Manager

CHAPS NEWS.

5c CHALLENGE! is fast approaching- Tuesday 13th. This fundraiser will also be supporting the ‘Love your

Sister’ campaign, with 20% going to this wonderful cause to help find a cure for cancer. Each class will be given a container to fill with 5c coins (any donation is warmly received- it doesn’t have to be in 5c dominations). The class

with the most within their level (Prep/Junior/Middle/Senior) will be rewarded with a CLASS PARTY at the end of

Term 2.

SAVE THE DATE!!!! CHAPS is organizing a DISCO for our kids at the school. The night will be Friday 15th September, 2017. A great kids DJ has been booked…details will be forthcoming after we return from holidays, so please put in your calendar now and save the date!

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ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS! Want a way to decrease your entertainment expenses? The

Entertainment Book offers fantastic value with discounts on restaurants and attractions. Books can be purchased online or at the office. The cost is $70 and you benefit in receiving a guide to the most popular restaurants, attractions, shopping, travel and more, all with valuable up to 50% off or 2-for-1 offers. A great option is the digital version, which allows you to have your vouchers on you at all times. It is likely that your last year’s copy has recently expired (or will shortly). Don’t forget to grab your new copy!!!

To order your copy please use this link: https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/181e872

CARS 3: It’s movie time! 25th June at Croydon Cinemas (time to be confirmed soon- will be early afternoon).

Tickets are $10 each. Payments strictly due by 14th June (that’s next week!). Get it quick to secure your tickets!

NEXT CHAPS MEETING: June 26th 7.30pm. We always welcome new members to CHAPS, and we would love to see you at our next meeting. It’s a great opportunity to meet some other parents and share some ideas. Come down and see what it’s all about! We look forward to seeing you there! If you are unable to attend, but would like to keep updated via email, please contact our President, Janine Wilson at chaps@croydonhps.vic.edu.au, alternatively, membership application forms are available from the school office.

Don’t forget to join us on Facebook!!! CHAPS have an official closed group on Facebook! One of the goals of the CHAPS committee is to increase avenues of communication for parents. We understand that being an ‘official member’ of the CHAPS committee isn’t for everyone- but a great way to still stay updated is to join our closed Facebook group. Currently we have 279 members which is great! Come and join us and stay updated with

our events and any community or fundraising events that you might be able to help with. CHAPS committee chaps@croydonhps.vic.edu.au 2017 - The Year of Community

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