Frayne College is a Catholic community providing quality education founded on the gospel values of love, justice and humility, nurturing and challenging all to go forth in hope.

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Situated on Dhudhroa Land. We acknowledge all who have cared for & travelled this land before us.

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5 STAR Sustainability School

11th November 2015

LEST WE FORGET

A Prayer for Remembrance Day

For those who were killed in battle,

For those who gave up their lives to save others,

For those who fought because they were forced to fight,

For those who died standing up for a just cause,

For those who said that war is wrong,

For those who tried to make peace,

For those who prayed when others had no time to pray,

For all humankind

Let us quietly pray:

May our God hold them in peace,

May love flow over the earth and cleanse us all.

This day and for all days

AMEN

A Message from the Principal

This morning, staff and students gathered to observe Remembrance Day and

remember those men and women in the armed forces who died in the line

of duty. I was so proud to see our students standing respectfully and listening to the the prayer and to the Year 5/6

students who so beautifully sang Here You Lie [Side by Side] by Mark Puddy.

The foundation students had made their own red poppies and were proudly wearing them on their uniforms.

Thank you also to Bailey Bartel and Ellie Ryan, who represented our College this morning as they laid a wreath of

remembrance at the Woodland Grove Memorial. They were wonderful ambassadors for our College.

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Pictured Right: Brodie Bartel & Ellie Ryan laying a wreath on behalf of Frayne College at the Woodland Grove, Wodonga memorial this morning.

Frayne College is a Catholic community providing quality education founded on the gospel values of love, justice and humility, nurturing and challenging all to go forth in hope.

After School Care Program 2016

After consulation and discussion with our school community, St Francis of Assisi Primary School will offer families an

After School Care Program in 2016. The details of this program are being finalised this Friday and more information will

be made available in the coming newsletters.

Teaching Staff 2016

We welcome new staff members Mrs Tara Thompson, Miss Zoe Fraser and Mrs Teresa Ellison to our staff in 2016.

I am delighted to announce the class staffing for 2016.

St Francis of Assisi Learning and Teaching Staff List - 2016

Classroom Teachers

Junior Learning Community

Foundation - Taylor Room 1& 2 Mrs Teresa Ellison

Year 1/2 - Taylor Room 3 Miss Michelle Unsworth

Year 1/2 - Taylor Room 4 Mrs Tara Thompson

Middle Learning Community

Year 3/4 - Patton Room 1 Mrs Suzie Patrala

Year 3/4 - Patton Room 2 Mrs Emily Sarroff

Senior Learning Community

Year 5/6 - Patton Room 2 Mrs Natalie Pierce

Year 5/6 - Patton Room 2 Mrs Bernadette Todd

Specialist Team

Languages Mrs Pam Stosic

The Arts Ms Sharon Tobin

Additional Teacher Mrs Anne Tremethick

Learning Enrichment Team

Speech Pathologist Miss Josette Godde

Special Needs Mrs Belinda Lingham

Chaplain Mrs Anne Tremethick

Literacy Coach Mrs Faye Lappin

Additional Support Teacher for F-2 Miss Zoe Fraser

Mrs Jennyne Wilkinson

Principal

2016 JUNIOR YEARS INFORMATION SESSIONS – TWO SESSIONS AVAILABLE : 9.00AM OR 6.00PM ON

THURSDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER IN THE DEB COUSINS GATHERING PLACE

With the development and implementation of the Victorian Curriculum F-10, we are planning for some change in the

Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 Learning Communities.

We invite all families to attend either the 9am or the 6pm information session led by Jennyne Wilkinson,

Natalie Pierce and the Junior Years teachers Teresa Ellison, Michelle Unsworth and Tara Thompson where we will talk

about:

The changes in the State Curriculum – the implementation of the Victorian F-10 Curriculum.

A clear focus on Literacy and Numeracy across the school.

How we will be using investigation to support literacy, numeracy and social/emotional development.

How we will use the classroom spaces to optimise student learning and personalisation.

How we will support students with special needs.

Frayne College is a Catholic community providing quality education founded on the gospel values of love, justice and humility, nurturing and challenging all to go forth in hope.

SOCIAL JUSTICE EXPO – THURSDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER

Tomorrow, students in Year 7/8 will be holding an Expo to showcase their work around Social Justice – specifically Child

Labour. Students will be inviting the 3/4 Classes and the 5/6 Classes to see their work. Students will be able to purchase

a muffin and/or a milkshake during their visit. These products have been made using Fair Trade ingredients, and the

money raised will go to Caritas Australia. Parents are also welcome to visit the Expo between 11.15am and 1.00pm.

YES, WE’VE GOT BEANS; Fresh beans, green beans, long wiggly lean beans ……

During Term 2, Mrs Clarke and the Foundation students planted broad bean seeds in our school’s veggie patch and

watched them grow into marvellous bean stalks!

Last week they finally found that their beans had grown and were ready for picking. Everyone had a great time

harvesting the beans to take home to show their parents. Some students even cooked them for dinner.

[The heading for this article is an excerpt from the poem “Beans” by Kate Williams]

Date for the Diary - Thursday 3 December at 7pm

F/1/2 Mum’s Christmas Dinner

Whether you know lots of other school mums or none, it would be great to see you on this relaxed

and fun evening! Please bring a wrapped Kris Kringle gift to the value of $20.

Venue - Chao Thai, 163 High St Wodonga (gluten-free menu choice available)

RSVP - Sue Stanic 0449 907 288 before Thursday, 26 November please.

UPPER HUME DIVISION SPORTS – HOTSHOTS TOURNAMENT

Tomorrow, 12 students will travel to the Wodonga Tennis Centre with Mrs Natalie Pierce, to participate in School Sport

Victoria’s inaugural Hotshots tournament. Hotshots is a modified form of tennis played with red balls, smaller racquets

and on smaller courts.

Frayne has entered three teams of 4 students who already play tennis and were interested in playing a modified game

in a team.

Team 1: Joe Rattray, Evey Phillips, Lilly Nicklin & Lochie Rotherham

Team 2: Bella Nicklin, Indi Crosthwaite, Bella-Rose Ruggi and Kai Goldner

Team 3: Minette Dawes, Oscar Waalkens, Jacklyn Farrugia & Lachlan Webb

Frayne College is a Catholic community providing quality education founded on the gospel values of love, justice and humility, nurturing and challenging all to go forth in hope.

LAST BOOK CLUB ORDERS FOR 2015!!! A spot of Christmas shopping or a reward for a good school year!

Please return your orders by THURSDAY 19TH NOVEMBER

Include your child’s name and room eg. T1,P2. Please send correct change or you can use the

Scholastic Book Club Loop!!!! This allows you to pay by credit card and you do not need to fill in

the order form or return anything to school. IT’S EASY!!! Visit www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP.

Thanks for your support in 2015 we have almost raised $1000. from Kerrie Kerr, the Book Club Fairy

PUPIL-FREE DAYS SCHEDULED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER

A reminder to parents and students that there are three pupil-free days in the coming weeks:

Friday, 13th November is REPORT WRITING DAY FOR STAFF.

Friday, 4th December is CURRICULUM 2016 PLANNING DAY FOR STAFF.

Friday, 27th November is WODONGA CUP DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

CHLOE’S COLOURING COMPETITION Students are asked to write their name & class ENTRIES CLOSE TODAY!

and return it to the competition entry box in T1 (Miss Frank’s classroom).

Competition winners are drawn on 16th November. Prizes for all year levels.

EXTRA COLOURING SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM MISS FRANK.

Frayne College is a Catholic community providing quality education founded on the gospel values of love, justice and humility, nurturing and challenging all to go forth in hope.

YEARS 7/8 ‘COWS CREATE CAREERS’ PROJECT – FRAYNE COLLEGE AN AWARD WINNER

Our Year 7 and 8 students had a fantastic day at the Cows Create Careers presentation awards. I was very proud of

their exemplary behaviour and the way they supported each other and participated in the team activities - which

were a lot of fun, if not a little out of their comfort zone.

The excellent teamwork, organisation and effort by students in completing the competition requirements (submitting a

science report, research report, formal letter and team photo) paid off, with our school winning the Junior Secondary

School Competition. The Junior School award was given to the school that submitted the overall consistently highest

quality entries. Along with a framed award, we received a cheque for $500 for our school.

Special congratulations go to Team Moodini (Riley, Keith, Ty, Eathan and Jack) for coming third in the Teams

Competition and Team Milkoliscious (Lilly, Jess, Cleo, Chantelle and Monique) for winning the Best Team Photo.

Well done everyone!

...Now on to the fun part of deciding how to spend the money!

Mrs Sharon Tobin

Frayne College is a Catholic community providing quality education founded on the gospel values of love, justice and humility, nurturing and challenging all to go forth in hope.

WE ARE ONLY WEEKS AWAY FROM THE END OF TERM, BUT WE’VE STILL PLENTY TO LEARN

It’s only 5 weeks until the end of the 2015 school year and a lovely Summer holiday break!

But we’ll be busy right up to the final day – our staff are still engaging our students in learning and every class is

involved in completing their 2015 studies and preparing for 2016.

With this in mind, our teachers would like to remind parents that all classroom rolls are taken at 8.45am each morning

and that late arrivals do inevitably cause disruption.

LAST BOOK CLUB ORDERS FOR 2015!!! A spot of Christmas shopping or a reward for a good school year!

Please return your orders by THURSDAY 19TH NOVEMBER

Include your child’s name and room eg. T1,P2. Please send correct change or you can use the

Scholastic Book Club Loop!!!! This allows you to pay by credit card and you do not need to fill in

the order form or return anything to school. IT’S EASY!!! Visit www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP.

Thanks for your support in 2015 we have almost raised $1000. from Kerrie Kerr, the Book Club Fairy

WATCH OUT FOR ‘BITERS’ AND ‘STINGERS’ IN THE PLAYGROUND

It is that time of the year when the bees are out buzzing and the ants are out soldiering on to greater

things! As a consequence, students need to be careful where they walk, sit and rest their hands.

Playground and Office staff are able to administer Stingose, a soothing gel and/or an icepack, but these

treatments may not always be effective, particularly if your child is prone to suffering an allergic reaction.

Please remind your children to be careful around the playground between now and the end of term.

Year 3/4 Colourful Bird-houses With Felt Birds

Our Year 3/4 classes were asked to make a bird house, We followed a design brief that gave us the measurements to use.. The width of the bird house was 20cm. The height was 25cm and the roof was a 45 degree angle. We were first asked to make our design in grey lead , Then we went over it with oil pastel and finally we coloured it with all colours of paint.

In the next lesson we learnt how to use wool to make felt. Then we dry-felted our own bird , Some people felted feathers into their bird. The next week we stuck on eyes and pasted it on our birdhouses . They look fantastic !

By Minette Dawes and Chloe Byrnes

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BETSY HANSON MUSIC

www.betsyhansonmusic.com Betsy Hanson is a Singer, Multi-

instrumentalist, Choir Director, Vocal Arranger, Workshop Facilitator and Music Mentor based in Hobart. She directs several Choirs and conducts Singing Workshops, in Australia and Overseas. She also teaches music to High School Students in Alternative Education. She has a beautiful adult

daughter and a stinky dog and is loving life doing what she is passionate

about - music.

Singer Multi-Initrumentalist Vocal Arranger Choir Director

Workshop Facilitator Music Mentor

Frayne College is a Catholic community providing quality education founded on the gospel values of love, justice and humility, nurturing and challenging all to go forth in hope.

ORIENTATION DAYS AND YEAR FINISH DATES

FOR STUDENTS

2015 Year Level and Staff finish dates:

Below are the finishing dates for students in Term 4, as confirmed

with Catholic Education Wodonga. These dates will also be posted

online in our Frayne calendar.

Note: Students finish at 3.15pm on their respective finish days.

YEARS 7 & 8 STUDENTS: Final day - Wednesday, 9th December

FOUNDATION – YEAR 6: Final day - Wednesday, 16th December

COLLEGE STAFF: Final day - Friday, 18th December

Foundation 2016 Student Orientation Days:

Tuesday, 17th November 2015 9.00am – 10.30am [meet in the Foundation classroom]

Tuesday, 24th November 2015 9.00am – 10.30am [meet in the Foundation classroom]

All Year Levels [Foundation to Year 6] Student Orientation Day:

Tuesday, 1st December 2015

8.45am – 1.00pm for FOUNDATION STUDENTS

8.45am – 3.15pm for YEARS 1 – 6 STUDENTS

Note: Students not returning in 2016 need not attend school on this

Orientation Day.