June 8th 2017

Haddon Primary School Making a

difference

Principal: Maryanne Moody

Phone: 5342 4487

Website www.haddonps.vic.edu.au

Education is important, “It’s not ok to be away”, or to be late!!Please send in

absences via Tiqbiz. Or phone in by 9am 5342 4487

Calendar

2017 Dates

Term 2

9th June Half Day Report Writing-students dismissed at 12.30.

12th June Queens Birthday-No School

14th June Grades 5/6W Earth Ed

15th June 5/6 Her Majesty Theatre

16th June Grades 5/6E Earth Ed

21st June Hot Lunch Day

23rd June Reports go home

27th June Parent Teacher Interviews . Students dismissed at 12.30pm

30th June Final Assembly 9am

Principal’s Report

OUR VISION

Our vision at Haddon Primary School is to

provide a positive, safe learning communi-

ty which motivates and supports students

to become active learners for the 21st

century.

Reminders

Friday June 9—Students finish at 12.30p.m. Bus will run as usual

Movie Tickets ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid- The Long Haul’ on sale at office NOW!

Thermomix Tickets on sale at the office NOW!

30th June– Final assembly for tem 2, 9am. Both choirs performing.

Our Winter Wonderland Discos was a huge success. As you can see by our photos, there were many families at the event and even the cold weather did not keep people at home.

We had hoped to match our numbers from last year’s community event but we have in fact increased the numbers! Although we were not aiming to make money on the evening we did in fact raise $950, which was a great benefit, that was not anticipated.

Many parents gave enormous support on the night. So could I express our thanks to everyone, however in particular to the following people and families a special thankyou:

Kelly Anderson drove the event with the ideas ,organisation, decorations and called on family members to assist her. The Kopke - Veldhuis family (and Café Lekker) provided wonderful support to Kelly both in the planning and on the evening, along with Gaye Carrigan who provided enormous support. Thank you to Alan Weightman, who kindly organised most of the hot food from P.F.D. that we were able to sell on the evening. To the worker bees in the kiosk who bagged the hot food and sold it to hungry discos dancers, your hard work was very much appreciated. We cannot forget those who stayed on and assisted with the clean-up, always the hard job at the end of the night when we all want to get home! Finally, to those parents who bought the children along on the evening for without your support the event would have been less exciting.

We already have ideas for next year, so look out, the Family Fun Night 2018 will be happening and we hope to see everyone there!

Liam Muscat, Grade 5, recently represented Haddon at the Regional Cross Country event that was held in Warrnambool. Liam managed to achieve 4th place in his age group, which will take him on to the state finals in August. This is a tremendous achievement and I would like to congratulate Liam on his great success. We will all be waiting for the phone call to hear how he goes.

Olivia

Beau

Paddy Georgina Byron

Liam

Rani

Maddy

Harley

Principal’s Awards

Josephine and Charlotte for effort in all

class activities.

Community Service Awards

Joshua and Damon for handing in money

found outside—Honesty.

WANTED PUMPKIN SOUP COOKS!

We are looking for parents who are willing to take

home some pumpkin and cook up some yummy

pumpkin soup for a class.

If you are willing to do this please complete the form below and return to

school by Tuesday. If we have enough cooks for each grade we will cut the

pumpkin up in the Art room on Wednesday after Hot lunches!

Class Name of Parent Phone Collect/ or send home with name of student

Excellent Behaviour Certificates

PARENTS – Please be on the look out for May’s Excellent Behaviour Certificates – Due home today.

Congratulations to the children who have received one this month!

WINTER WONDERLAND FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Too Cool For Bullies

Puppet Presentation

Congratulations to our 5/6

Winter Sports Teams

We are very proud of how you conducted yourselves on the day showing

respect, great effort and a positive attitude towards your team mates and

competitors. Each team had some wins, losses and draws but came away

smiling and in high spirts.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

TICKETS ON SALE AT OFFICE NOW!

Regent Multiplex Family Movie Night, June 30th, 7pm

(Last Friday in Term 2)

New release movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (The Long Haul) $15 per

ticket.

Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Money raised will

go towards an outdoor Public Address System.

Winter Wonderland THANK YOU

A big thank you to all the parents who donated items and vouchers for our

Winter Wonderland Raffle. We raised $359 from the raffle and over $1000 from

the sale of food. A special thank you to the organising team, and the parents who assisted

on the night to make it such a huge success. We would also like to thank the following

businesses for their support;

Bolton’s Office Nations

Pancake Kitchen

Ballarat Bearings

Eureka Pizza

Ballarat Trailer Hire

Prestige Denture Clinic

Jodie Fletcher Photography

Just Jeans

Café Lekker

PFD Foods

BRAND NEW!

A Student Netbook is available for purchase. The price is $599. Please see

Lisa in the office for more details.

Haddon Community Plan 2017- 2020

Following the recent Haddon Community Planning Survey, a Community Forum was held on Sunday May 28th at the Recreation Centre – not Sunday 28

th June as

advertised in some places. At the Forum, community members considered the information collected in the survey and voted on projects that they thought were most important to work on over the next 3 years. An opportunity for those who were unable to attend the Forum to vote on projects, (given the confusion of date set for the Forum) is now available. To vote please call Nicole Langtip, Community Planning Facilitator, on 0432 558 119 or visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZNPB3K7 . Voting will close on Sunday 11th of June.

Project Num-ber

COLLATED RESPONSES

1 Beautification of entrances to Haddon and roundabout 2 Maps and signage:

Review current maps and signage including:

Speed signs, roads, entrance signs, signs for community house etc 3 Upgrade Lions Park for such things as:

Toilets, showers, playground, lighting for BBQ, paths, tree planting, fenced off area from river (safety for children)

4 Looking after Haddon Common

5 Looking after / maintain Juniper’s Reserve

6 Community garden/ fruit tree garden

7 A BMX track

8 The community centre is fantastic with all of the courses and projects that are held there

9 Secure amenities for the rail trail including such things as: Toilet upgrade; Play-ground; BBQ area; Shelter; Seating; Pergola

10 Cafe – (The community house would like to run one) 11 Local market monthly with fresh local produce/small business stalls 12 Social events:

To bring people together for fun activities / community events 13 Communication: Explore ways to improve communication in Haddon (eg: Notice-

boards; Promotion of events; Facebook pages; What’s on board; Newsletters etc.)

14 Better radio reception 15 School crossing on Sago Hill Road at Haddon Primary School

16 More slashing along roadsides to reduce fire risk and improve visibility (including Haddon- Preston Hill Road, Lightwood Park Rd, and Miners Hut Rd.)

17 Gorse reduction on road sides and rail trail

18 Upgrade or extend foot/cycle paths on major Haddon roads in general so people and children don't have to walk on the roads

19 Road Safety generally re such things as: Speed limits, Walking Paths, School cross-ing

20 Haddon School Road - A track for walking or riding along Haddon School Rd to ena-ble kids to ride to school safely and for people to access recreational areas.

21 A track for walking or riding along Blackberry Lane