Term 4 Friday 30th November 2018

Flowerdale Primary School

3377 Whittlesea– Yea Rd, Flowerdale, Vic 3717

Ph: 5780 1264 Fax: 5780 2064

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

http://www.flowerdaleps.vic.edu.au

December

Oscar Joey

Dekota-Lee Abby

Compassion . Bouncing Back . Respect . Personal Best . Teamwork

DECEMBER

3rd Tabloid Sports

5th Disability awareness day

visitors & activities &

School helpers morning

tea

6th Foundation 2019

Transition day

7th Assembly

11th Yea High transition

12th Yr 6 Funfields

14th Art Show, BBQ and

School Concert

17th Foundation 2019

Transition day

Yr 6 Graduation

19th CFA Truck visit

21st Last day of 2018

Assembly 1.10pm

Dismissal 1.30pm

2019 starts on

Wednesday 30th

January

Dear parents and carers, Election Day Sausage Sizzle On Election Day, we held a sausage sizzle and cake stall which raised $400 dollars to go towards programs at our school. I would like to thank Terry and Julie Pollett for all the lovely cakes and bickies they made. Without their contribution, our cake stall would have been very small. Thanks also to Christine, Marie, Bree, Paul, Clare, Annie, Terry, Tony, Demmi, Cherie and Sean who helped on the day, or contributed to the stall. These events act not just as fundraisers, but also as an important way for us to promote our school in the wider community. It was great to talk to past students, teachers, parents and business managers who came to vote on the day. Christmas Crafts Our gorgeous Miss Davis organised a successful craft afternoon on Wednesday where parents, students and friends came together to make Christmas cards and gifts in an atmosphere of friendship and harmony. Mrs McDonald even came in on her day off to join the fun and assist in the preparation. Ribbon trees, stamped cards and a variety of ornaments were created and taken home to share with the family. Our Christmas gift hamper is overflowing and Miss Davis will work with the SRC members to make a number of gift boxes to send home to families in the community. Thank-you for all your contributions! End of Year With only three weeks to go to the end of 2018 school year, the children are full of excitement and are becoming easily tired. Rehearsals for our

school concert are going well, art works are being finished for the Art Exhibition and classrooms are continuing to run regular literacy and

numeracy activities. It is important for children to keep to a regular routine, be on time for school and prepared for the school day. Healthy

lunches and lots of water help children to stay focused and calm during the school day. Many students are bringing highly processed

packaged snacks to school that give only a short burst of energy that is followed by a low, which causes lack of concentration and irritability for some students. Healthy

snacks such as extra fruit, vegetables or a sandwich provide a more sustained energy for children and assists them in their

OUR SCHOOL VALUE FOCUS THIS FORTNIGHT IS

PERSONAL BEST Doing the best in all we do’

Funfields– Yr 6

Family payment statements– Selected

families

2019 Essential items notice– All students

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT CONT…

in their learning. A great way for children to develop independence is to ask them to prepare and pack their own lunch the night before school. Remember we strive to be a nude food school!

Volunteer Morning Tea Wednesday 5th December

If you have helped around the school or at school events, we invite you to attend a morning tea at 11:00am this Wednesday. Invitations have been sent home, but if for some reason, yours has not arrived please come along anyway. We are extremely grateful to our School Council Members, PFG members, working bee helpers, classroom reading assistants, The Men’s Shed, CFA, Landcare and many more groups and individuals. We still have a vacancy on the School Council for 2019. Please consider how you can assist to make our school an even better place.

-Sandra Horwood

Did you know that you can make

payments to the school using BPay?

Each family has an individual biller code which

can be found on one of your family statements, or talk to Cherie in the office and she’ll happily walk

you through it

FLOWERDALE

Sunday 16th December @ the Flowerdale

Hall

Start time to be advised

BRING YOUR SINGING VOICES!

FOUNDATION– GRADE 2

Oscar– Personal Best Jarrah– Sports award from Miss DeVir Oscar– Respect from Mr Simpson & Mr

Todd

GRADE 3-6

Abby– Personal Best Olivia– Respect from Miss Antolos

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD

Abby Jarrah– from Miss Sweeney

7 & 8

Pumpernickel has flown off to visit a new place in Australia. Can you guess where he went?

1. This is the third biggest city in Victoria. 2. The name of this city means, ‘elbow place’ in the Aboriginal language. 3. A gold rush started in this city in 1851. 4. The Eureka Stockade/Rebellion happened here in 1854 where 30 miners

where killed. 5. This city is on the banks of Lake Wendouree. 6. The TV Show Dr Blake Mysteries was filmed here.

Research in books and the internet and be ready to be called upon at assembly with your answer. Good luck!

LAST WEEKS ANSWER WAS INDEED HOBART!

To everyone who donated some items

towards our Christmas in a Basket hampers.

You’re amazing!

TABLOID SPORTS DAY

Banana (Pisang)- Joey

Apple (Apel)- Honey

Lots of fruits (Buah)- Keira-Rose

Watermelon (Semangka)- Kaylee

(Buah)

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

3

Tabloid sports

4 5 Disability

Awareness Day

visitors &

activities

Helpers Morning

Tea

6

Foundation 2019

Transition

9am-12pm

7 MARC 8 9

10 11 MACC

Yea High

School

transition day

School Council

meeting

12

Yr 6 Funfields

Foundation 2019

Transition

9am-12pm

13 14

Art Show &

BBQ 6pm

School Concert

7pm

15 16 FLOWERDA

LE

CHRISTMAS

CAROLS

17

Foundation 2019

Transition

9am-11am

Yr 6

Graduation

18 19

CFA Truck visit

11am

20

21

LAST DAY OF

SCHOOL FOR

2018

Assembly

1.10pm

Dismissal

1.30pm

DECEMBER 2018 Stick on your fridge!

Flowerdale Primary School

*Parents/guardians and friends are always welcome to join us for our school

assemblies at 9am every Friday morning!*

FLOWERDALE CFA SANTA RUN!

WEDNESDAY 19TH DECEMBER

6.30pm start at Service Rd 2567 Whittleasea– Yea Rd,

Flowerdale

Then:

Silver Creek/Silver Parrot Rds

Continue onto the Service Rd

Creekside Drive

Riverside Drive

Approx 7.15-7.30pm at Hazeldene General Store

Approx 7.30pm at Long Gully Rd. Father Christmas

will be at the Bus Shelter- NO CHILDREN to cross

Whittlesea-Yea Rd

Approx 7.45pm at the McDonald house (just before

the hotel)

Approx 8pm Flowerdale Hotel

Approx 8.05pm Flowerdale Primary School

Approx 8.15pm Flowerdale Rec Reserve

Letters for Santa welcome!

Father Christmas does like to talk to

children, not just hand out lollies. We also

hit the siren as the kids love to hear it!

The Firies and community members love

this ‘run’ and get as much happiness out of

it as the children do. We also believe this

helps our kids to realise that we don’t just

fight fires– we also help Father Christmas

by giving the reindeers a rest!