HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE SCHOOLKIDS BONUS? Do you know about the Schoolkids Bonus? It is a new cash payment to help eligible families and students with the costs of primary and secondary school studies. Around 1.2 million families have already benefitted from the first wave of payments in January 2013 – have you? If you receive a family or income support payment, including Family Tax Benefit Part A, you could be eligible to receive $410 a year for each primary student and $820 a year for each secondary student, with half paid in January and half paid in July. The Schoolkids Bonus replaces the Education Tax Refund (ETR) and is a much simpler system. You no longer need to collect receipts and payments are made automatically so you don’t have to wait months to make a claim via your tax return. Unlike the ETR you can choose how you use the payment to best support your children’s education – whether it be school books, stationery, uniforms, school fees, or excursions. Check your eligibility by visiting australia.gov.au/schoolkidsbonus and if you think you might have missed out on the January payment, contact Centrelink – either in person at a Centrelink-Medicare Office or by calling 132 468.

FOUNTAIN GATE PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Prospect Hill Road, Narre Warren 3805 Tel. 9703 1187 Fax. 9703 2001

Email: fountain.gate.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.fountaingateps.vic.edu.au

School No. 5072

28 February, 2012

DIARY DATES

Monday 4th March CURRICULUM DAY – No students to attend

Thursday 7th March 9:00 a.m. – School Photos

Monday 11th March LABOUR DAY HOLIDAY – No students to attend Preps first full week

Thursday 21st March House Cross Country – All grade 4-6 students

Tuesday 26th March Casey Cup Soccer Competition

Thursday 28th March END OF TERM 1 – Students dismissed at 2:30pm

Principal’s Comments

Dear Parents,

Last Friday the preps went to their first assembly and it was a big one! The Vice School Captains from Fountain Gate Secondary came and presented our Captains with their badges. Both Angelo and Jasmine have younger siblings here so it was a lovely moment. Congratulations to all our 2013 House Captains:

Blue House:

Gold House:

Green House:

Red House:

Maths Answer from last week: The spider would take 16 days to climb out of the well. Today’s challenge: Use four 9’s in a maths equation that equals 100

Pat the dog also made an appearance at assembly. Unfortunately he was quite naughty, much to the children’s amusement. He made up for it at the end with a cute dance. Pat and his friends are promoting school banking, a great way to encourage sound habits in children. We know that when children are able to be patient and wait for something they want, they are more likely to be successful in the future.

Also at assembly, Robin Whipp was presented with an appreciation award for all his great work in running our school banking program. Last year we raised $650 in commissions. This money went to purchase extra books for our reading program. Congratulations Robin!

Kind Regards,

Jenny Duggan

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Prep D Gurdisha Singh Showing she is a ‘book lover’ by turning pages carefully.

3C Mitra Yari Always completing her homework and presenting it beautifully.

Prep R Yen Tran For good manners and being kind.

3L Cooper Evans-Dopper

Being considerate of others and helping out. Keep up the great work.

Prep S Prep S A wonderful start to their schooling.

4D Namrata Singh Knowing her times tables so well. Well done.

1M Richard Aitupe Being thoughtful and trying his best.

4M Kayla Leota Displaying kindness towards all class members.

1R Bailey Asquith Having a go at many new things and working confidently in class. Great effort, Bailey.

5C Sabah Qureshi Always doing her best work. You are a wonderful class member.

1S Sulymin Asghari For working hard and trying in his work all the time.

5/6B Louis Pan For his amazing dedication to finding out lots of information about the Endocrine System.

2C Tiana Hill Working hard and trying to do her best every day. Well done.

6C Mikaela Stennett Azhar Noor

Supporting her peers to sort out disagreements in a positive manner. A very informative and creatively presented ‘me’ project.

2M Sasha Guselnikov

All the hard work and effort he puts into all class tasks. Continue with these great work habits.

6H Rakhima Tawakoli Always persisting with her reading and writing even when challenged.

2W Zakia Sultani Always doing her best and working hard.

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SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

ISSUE NO. 2

Brochures will be distributed to students on Friday 1st March for return no later than

Friday 8th

March. Thank you very much for your support.

HAVE YOUR DETAILS CHANGED SINCE

ENROLLING YOUR CHILD AT OUR

SCHOOL?

If so, please complete details below.

Name Of Child: ________________________________ Grade: _________

1. MEDICAL INFORMATION

Does your child have any medical condition/s that we need to be aware of? i.e. allergies, asthma, diabetes,

heart problems, epilepsy etc. YES/NO. If yes please explain.

2. RELEVANT FAMILY INFORMATION

Please write down any changes to the following information:

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone Number: _______________ Business Phone Number: _________________

Mobile: _______________________________

Name of Emergency Contact Person: _________________________ Phone Number: ____________

Mobile: ______________________________

Name of Doctor: _____________________ Suburb: _______________ Phone Number: ____________

Any Custody Restrictions? Details:

Has a copy of custody documents been given to office? YES/NO. If NO please do as soon as possible.

It is most important that the school has the most current details and contact numbers

regarding your child in case of emergencies.

Thank you for your assistance.

OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC CHURCH in Narre Warren offer opportunites for

children to prepare for and receive the Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation and the

Sacrament of Reconciliation.

For more information please go to www.olhc.org.au under ‘programs’ or call parish staff on 9704 7935.

Notices sent home during the week

Permission to attend local excursions – all students

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

The Fountain Gate Primary School Uniform Shop is open Friday 1st March (and the first Friday of

every month).

Discounts for us, means discounts for you.

Short sleeve polo tops now $20.00 each

Long sleeve polo tops now $25.00 each

Bomber Jackets $35.00 each – a saving of $10.00.