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Term 1, Week 8— Wednesday 21 March, 2018

What’s Coming up at Swan Hill Primary?

MARCH

Fri 23 Mallee Divisional Summer Sports (Yrs 5 & 6)

Sun 25 Bunnings BBQ

Mon 26

Easter Raffle Tickets Due back

Mallee Regional Tennis

National Young Leaders Day

Year 3 Camp Departs 8.30am

Wed 28

Holiday Hat Parade

Easter Raffle Drawn

Yr 4 Swimming

Year 3 Camp Returns 4pm

Thu 29 Last Day of Term 1— 2.25pm finish

APRIL

Mon 16 First Day of Term 2

Wed 18 Yr 4 Swimming

Fri 20 Parents’ Club Meeting 9am

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

We had a wonderful start to our week with our

Harmony Day Assembly. It was terrific to see how

many different nations are represented within our

school community and how lucky we are to be part of

such a diverse community. Grade 6 students Jawid and

Gayara spoke to the school about their country and

culture of origin and did an excellent job speaking

about their experiences.

We had an open day for prospective families last

Sunday, which was well attended. We have another

open day scheduled for Tuesday 24th of April, from

10-11am. If you know of any prospective families who

have pre-school aged children, please let them know

about our open day. We also offer personalised tours

at times that suit families.

Last week, we elected office bearers at our School

Council AGM. Josie Mack has been re-elected as

President, Janine Abbott – Vice President, Lauren

Brawn – Secretary, Justin Condely – Assistant Secretary

and Phil Cox – Treasurer.

Next week, our Grade 3 students head off to Camp

Curumbene. We hope that they have an enjoyable

time.

Enjoy this lovely weather.

Hayley Doyle PRINCIPAL

COLES SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS PROGRAM We are participating in the COLES

Sports for Schools Program. Please

place your vouchers in the collection

box in the office area.

Thank you for your support!!

123 Gray Street / PO Box 798 Swan Hill VIC 3585 Ph: 03 5032 1336 F: 03 5032 4437 E: swan.hill.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.swanhillps.vic.edu.au

School Office Hours 8:30am—4:30pm Mon-Fri

HARMONY DAY AT SHPS At SHPS Everyone Belongs!

We celebrated Harmony Day ON Monday at Assembly. Harmony Day reminds us to treat everyone with respect, tolerance, kindness and inclusion every day. We can help everyone feel that they belong by doing our best to get along with everyone in our class and school. When we do this we are helping build a more peaceful world.

During our Harmony Day Assembly, we will heard some student migration stories and looked at the flags representing the countries our school families come from.

During the week are making Big Bunting in the courtyard at lunchtimes to contribute to the Swan Hill Community Arts Project: ‘BIG BUNTING’. This will be used to decorate Riverside Park on this Saturday 24th March at the community Harmony Day Festival.

Students have been busy making ‘Big Bunting’ at lunchtimes, with the help of Mrs Pryor. Our Bunting will be on display at the Community

Harmony Day Celebrations this Saturday at Riverside Park.

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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Values: Rt = Respect B = Belonging

C = Commitment Ry = Responsibility

Prep B Jackson Harvey All

Prep C Harry Manuel All

Prep H Paige Higginbottom All

Prep N Kyarna Nalder All

1B Marli Doyle All

1G Hunter McDonald C Ry

1K Jazmyne Harrop B C

1M Ananya Jakkanagari All

2B Upkeerat Sidhu All

2R Austin Wilson Rt B C

2S Rosie Russell All

3H Tillie Bennett All

3J Jack Hansen All

3O Sunny Barry All

4C Ann Ball All

4J Lainey Styles All

4L Tyler Davis C

5B Rylan Barnes All

5D Haley Rawlins All

5S Anika Cunningham All

6B Elleisha Mack All

6K Ella Russell All

6M Locky Rowe All

6W Lara Noble All

Music Chloe Everett All

Computers Kiana Janetski All

PE Oscar Kingwill All

Science Saxon O’Meara & Jazmyne Harrop C Ry

Indonesian Kyarna Nalder All

Well done to the following students, who were awarded ‘Student of the Week’ for last week.

Year 5 & 6 and Computer ‘Student of the Week’ recipients.

Back L-R: Kiana, Ella, Elleisa, Lara. Front L-R: Anika, Haley, Locky & Rylan.

2017 SCHOOL MAGAZINE

PRICE REDUCED!! We have copies of our 2017 School

Magazine available for purchase from the Office, at the discounted price of just $15!!

PARENTS’ CLUB ‘CHOCOLATE HOUSE’ RAFFLE

Parents’ Club is holding a “Chocolate House” Raffle

which will be drawn on Wednesday 28 March. The

‘Chocolate House’ has been created and donated by

Helen Smith, along with the other prizes being donated

by Helen Smith, too.

A booklet of 10 tickets was sent home last Wednesday.

Tickets are $1 per ticket, please sell both sides of the

ticket. More tickets available at the Office. Please

return tickets and money by Monday, 26 March.

1st Prize— Chocolate House

2nd & 3rd Prizes—

Basket of Chocolates

(Prizes on display at the Office)

WE WOULD APPRECIATE SOLD RAFFLE TICKETS

AND MONEY RETURNED ASAP.

ALL SOLD TICKETS AND MONEY MUST BE

RETURNED BY MONDAY 26 MARCH.

Date: Wednesday 28th March, 2018 Time: 9:15am Where: Courtyard, Swan Hill Primary Hat Categories: Pretty Hat, Tall Hat,

Unusual Hat, Easter Hat and Aussie Hat

Prep—Year 2 students, please make a hat at home

to wear at the parade. Parents and friends are

encouraged to come and watch in the courtyard

with the Year 3-6 Students and Staff.

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WALK ON WEDNESDAY Our Walk on Wednesday winners for this week are Judson from 3H and Payton from 6B. They said it was great weather to ride to school this morning.

SWIMMING TIMETABLE Dates 11am 11.55am

Wed 28/3 4C & 4J 4L

Wed 18/4 4L 4C & 4J

Wed 2/5 4C & 4J 4L

Wed 9/5 4L 4C & 4J

Wed 16/5 4C & 4J 4L

Think about these three words to help your child and yourself, be their most healthy and happy Eat more fruit and veggies Move more often Smile with friends, family and neighbours.

Getting good nutrition, good levels of physical activity and interacting with other kids and adults are important factors in the growth, learning and health of children.

Week 8 – International day of happiness 20th March This is a day dedicated to having conversations, taking action and spreading more happiness in our homes, workplaces, schools and communities. We all want to lead a happy life and want the people we love to be happy too. Our actions and choices can affect our happiness. What makes us happy has less to do with our money or possessions and more to do with our attitudes and relationships with other people. Visit http://www.actionforhappiness.org/ for more

Information.

This year we are learning how to be resilient and use our social skills to participate effectively in school and in the community.

We will be learning to manage our feelings and do our best learning. We are going to use the Berry Street Education as our framework. The Berry Street Education Model is designed with the following principles in mind:

-Every child matters, every day.

-Relationships are the most important part of school.

-Students who have good self-regulation skills will be successful at school and in life.

During Term 1 we are focusing on the domain of BODY. The BODY domain helps us to understand our bodies and feelings. It helps us learn to regulate ourselves so that we can be in control of our feelings and actions.

Our focus this week is on De-escalation. We are thinking about strategies that we can use when we feel heightened and need to find our centre. Some strategies that we can use include:

1.Go to a place where you feel safe.

2. Think about how you are feeling.

3. Use some self-regulation tools to help yourself to calm down .

It is important to have a plan organised before things go wrong. This plan can be called a Focus or Safety plan. By being prepared we can make sure that in the event of a challenging situation we are ready to act in appropriate ways. Decide on some possible actions they can take to ensure that things do not get out of control. It is important children know they can take control of situations that make them feel anxious or uncomfortable. They need to know we are there to help them when they ask and listen to their concerns.

PE REPORT

Summer Sports Summer Sports will be held this Friday 23 March. Students need to bring their notes and money back as soon as possible. Tennis and Softball will be held at the Ken Harrison Reserve. Cricket at Swan Hill Show Grounds and Basketball at the Stadium. The day starts at 10am and concludes approximately at 2.15pm.

Regional Swimming We wish Harry Robinson, Ella Russell and Ava Myers all the best at Regional Swimming tomorrow.

Regional Tennis We wish Ella Russell, Jonah Devlin and Zac Kelly all the best at Regional Tennis at Swan Hill on Monday.

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COMMUNTY NOTICES

CANTEEN ROSTER

Week 8—March Week 9—March

Mon 26

Tue 27 Lisa Thompson

Wed 28

Thu 22 Kerri Currran Thu 29 Sue Fox

Fri 23 Anna Neill Fri 30 GOOD FRIDAY

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST WANTED - CUB SCOUTS OR SCOUTS GROUP LEADERS OR HELPERS 1st Swan Hill Scout Group is looking for Group Leaders or helpers for Cub Scouts and Scouts. If you love the outdoors and want to get involved with teaching kids about the outdoors, adventure and fun activities, this is for you! Training will be provided free of charge. Working with children’s check and Police check will be required but will be free of charge. Cubs – Tuesday 5.30pm-7.30pm (7 ½ - 10 ½ years) Scouts – Thurs 6.00pm – 8.00pm (10 ½ - 14 ½ yrs) Scout Hall – Ken Harrison Reserve Please note - this is a volunteer position. For more information please contact – Carmel Tyres Ph: (03) 5450 3690 Email: dc.northernrivers@vicscouts.asn.au https://scouts.com.au/join/adults/

VIDA TENNIS SWAN HILL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS

April 9-10( Monday-Tuesday) at the Swan Hill Lawn Tennis Club, 9.30am-12.30pm. Ages 5 to 14 $30 / day or $50 for 2 days Bring drink bottle, hat & a snack for morning tea For more information and to register please contact David Jonkers Phone: 0411 635 907 david@vidatennis.com.au www.vidatennis.com.au