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Lucknow Values – Respect: Care: Honesty: Inclusiveness: Commitment

School Calendar October/November

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat

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-Grade 3 Camp - Grade 3 camp

- Student banking

- Grade 3 Camp - Lucktoberfest Fair

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-State Athletics

- Student Banking

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- Melbourne Cup Holiday

- Student Banking

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Lucktoberfest

Lucktoberfest is only two sleeps away! Students and staff have worked enthusiastically to

ensure that it will be a great event. This year we have a number of free activities for children to

participate in, along with the usual carnival rides and class stalls. Thank you to all of the

parents who have assisted and to School Council for their unwavering support to make Lucknow

a great school!

Parent Requests for 2019 Classes

We remind all parents … if you have requests for your child’s class placement in 2019, please

put it in writing to the Principal by Friday 16th November. Requests should focus on the social

and academic needs of the child and not simply a request for a particular class or teacher. If

you have put in a request in previous years, please do not rely on that to cover the 2019 school

year. A new request needs to be submitted as circumstances are constantly changing. Please do

not rely on verbal discussions with staff, as only written requests to the Principal will be

considered. All requests will be treated confidentially and we will endeavour to cater for these

whenever possible within the set class structure. No requests from parents will be considered

after this due date.

Lucknow Bell Phone: 5152 4662 Mobile: 0438 524 662 Fax: 5152 1792

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.lucknow-ps.vic.edu.au Date: 24.10.18

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.lucknow-ps.vic.edu.au/

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Professional Learning Communities at Lucknow

Staff at Lucknow Primary School have worked very hard over the past 3 years to embed the

attributes and skills that characterise a Professional Learning Community (PLC). PLC schools

focus sharply on student learning, by asking 4 critical questions: What do we want students to

learn? How will we know if they have learnt it? What will we do if they don’t learn it? What will

we do if they already know it? The PLC approach involves teams of teachers working

collaboratively together at the school level to improve student outcomes. The Department is

supporting Victorian government schools to build effective PLCs through the Victorian PLC

initiative.

Lucknow has achieved so much in this regard and as a result, we have been acknowledged for

our work by being selected to be a PLC Link School. PLC Link Schools are schools that share

their experience of building a high-performing learning culture using the Professional Learning

Communities approach to school improvement.

Lucknow will be supported by the Department for one year to share our practices and learning

with other schools. This will involve:

hosting visits from other schools

presenting in meetings, forums and conferences of teachers and school leaders

featuring in videos of effective PLC practices

acting as a challenge partner to other PLCs

making their PLC templates, examples, worksheets, timelines and other resources

available to other schools

PLC Link Schools are recognised state-wide for their leadership and achievements! WELL DONE

EVERYONE!! This recognition is well deserved.

Marcus Batt, Principal

FAMILY STATEMENTS

On Monday family statements were sent home with the eldest in the family. Please finalise

payments ASAP.

Would you like to get a head start with paying your

2019 school fees? Some families have expressed interest in getting ahead with their fees before the

beginning of school starting in 2019. If you are one of these families who would

like to have a regular payment set up, see below.

Bpay payments – this can be set up by easily, in your internet banking

with your family biller code found on the bottom left hand corner of your

statement.

Centrepay – by using the school reference 555117192 J you can create a

deduction from your Centrelink payment via the MyGov website.

Alternatively fill out a form at the school office.

If you are making payments to the school for specific fees please email the

school to inform us of which charge the payment is to be allocated to.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call or email the school [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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STUDENT FREE DAY On Wednesday 14th November, all Lucknow staff will be participating in a curriculum planning

day. Please note that this is a student free day and no students are to attend. Please mark

this date in your diary.

FITNESS FINATICS

Fitness Fanatics Update

Number of participants - Tuesday – 15, Wednesday – No Fitness Fanatics (Too Wet)

Distance ran and/or walked - Tuesday – 18.5km, Wednesday – No Fitness Fanatics (Too

Wet)

New members of the 30km club – Emily West

New members of the 40km club – Oscar Bury

Debbie Dooley, Fitness Fanatic

GRADE 3 CAMP

Grade 3’s have arrived safely to camp and look very relaxed and ready for lots of fun

adventures over the next 2 days.

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LUCKTOBERFEST

Excitement is building for our upcoming twilight

fair at Lucknow Primary School on Friday,

October 26th from 2pm – 7pm.

The Lucktoberfest is nearly here!!! Final

preparations are being made for the big event

this Friday. If you have not done so already and

can spare some time to help run a stall or sell

tickets at the gates can you please let your

child’s teacher or the office know so that rosters

can be finalised.

Afternoon arrangements are as follows:

The fair officially begins at 2.00 p.m. Students will be allowed to have rides and start

their fair experience then. No child will be permitted to leave the school grounds as

usual until 3.20 p.m.

At 3.10 p.m. students will be directed back to their classrooms to meet their teachers,

collect their bags and be dismissed into the care of their parents/guardians for the

remainder of the fair, or catch their buses home.

Please remember that the raffle is being drawn on the day of the fair, so all sold and unsold

tickets and money is due back on Wednesday the 24th of October. The prizes are amazing!!

The themed basket raffles will also be drawn at the conclusion of the fair, so please send along

your donations by Thursday so these wonderful prizes can be collated and tickets sold for $1.00

each on the fair day.

Grade Level Theme Ideas

Grade Preps Babies Wipes, toys, baby needs etc.

Grade One Garden/The Great Outdoors Gloves, seeds, tools, BBQ needs etc.

Grade Two Toys/Games Colouring books/pencils, cards games, jigsaws

etc.

Grade Three Sweet Treats Lollies, chocolates, biscuits, sweets etc.

Grade Four Party Time Plates, cups, streamers, poppers, straws, chips

etc.

Grade Five The Pantry Cans of food, pasta, condiments, dried herbs

etc.

Grade Six Beauty Soap, bath bombs, nail polish, bath needs,

combs etc.

The countdown has begun,

2 days until Lucktoberfest!

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FOOD: YUM YUM

There are heaps of delicious food and drink options

as the fair spans dinner time.

The options are:

Hot dogs

Baked potatoes

Dimsims

Sausages in bread

Hamburgers in bread

Roast beef rolls

Milkshakes

Hot coffees/chocolate from Fab

Soft drinks and water

Slushies

Popcorn and fairy floss

The proceeds of the fair will go towards providing shaded areas in the school

ground. We appreciate your support in helping to make this happen. We look

forward to a wonderful 2018 Lucktoberfest.

See you all there!!!

p.s. bring your friends

Thanking you,

Lynette Beeck

(On behalf of the fair committee)

PAS & PCB - Cake Stall

At Lucktoberfest PAS and PCB are joining together and will be running the cake stall. We would

love it if you are able to please bake something to donate to our cake stall. Cake boxes are

available in the office for you to transport your baked goods to school. Ideally we would love to

receive your baked goods on Thursday 25th or on the morning of Friday the 26th of October to

ensure everything is organised for the fair. All goods prepared need to have the ingredients

listed and included with your item. Thank you for your support!

Tokens and Wristbands

To make things run smoother on the day there will be the option of pre-purchasing the “money tokens

(used on the day instead of money) and wristbands”. Please use the form below to complete your order.

Please note – the money tokens/wrist bands will not be given out until the day of the fair at the

token booth under the “Pre sold Tokens” Express lane inside the Howitt Ave gate.

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2018 LucktoberFest Entertainment Schedule

Parents please be advised of the following performance scheduled for Lucktoberfest. If your

child is unable to attend a performance please let staff involved know. Although best efforts will

be made to keep to scheduled time, please allow 5-10 minutes of variance. All performances

will be near the basketball court. Students should be at the basketball court at least 5 minutes

before their scheduled performance.

Time Entertainment Performers

Required

Costume Required

2pm DJ and Dancing Sharon Byrne and

Performing Arts

Leaders

Something neat, colourful

and sparkly.

3pm Friday Fun Singers Friday Fun Singers

+ Singing Staff


(and sparkly if desired)

3:20pm DJ and Dancing Sharon Byrne

Performing Arts

Leaders


and sparkly.

3:30pm Bush Band &

Dancing

String students and

Hillary

TBA

3:25pm DJ and Dancing Performing Arts

Leaders


and sparkly.

4pm Dance Group MAADAZ Please see Dance teacher for

more details

4:30pm Taekwondo

Demonstration

Howitt Hall

Taekwondo Team

Please see Taekwondo Do for

more details

4:55pm DJ and Dancing Performing Arts

Leaders


and sparkly.

5pm Dance Group Urban Funk Dance

Group

Please see Dance teacher for

more details

5:30 School Rock Band Rock band students

and Sharon Byrne


(and rock style desired)

5:25 Friday Fun Singers Friday Fun Singers

+ Singing Staff


(and sparkly if desired)

6pm VSSS Dancers and

Singers

LPS Victorian State

School Spectacular

Team and VSSS

staff

Black bottoms and shoes.

Hair tied back. No face paint.

Pink or white VSSS top.

6:30 East Gippsland

Shire Brass Training

Band

Community

students and

Rachael Gilliland

and Sharon Byrne

Please see band leader for

more details

6:55 (if

time

permits)

DJ and Dancing Performing Arts

Leaders


and sparkly

There will also be Wood Chopping at the Gladiator at 4:30pm!

This event will showcase some students, past and present.

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VERY IMPORTANT VISITORS MORNING

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Order form

Lucktoberfest Pre Purchased Tokens/Wristbands Express lane at the token booth inside the Howitt Ave gate.

Please note: Tokens and wristbands will not be collected until the day of the fair. No exceptions.

Amount of tokens $1 = 1 token $____________

Wristbands $28 each

(for unlimited carnival activities only including- Jumping castle & Slide)

*Bucking Bull, ZORB Balls NOT INCLUDED in this coloured WRIST BAND

Wristbands $35 each

(for unlimited carnival activities – including Bucking Bull, Zorb balls)

Number of wristbands __________ x $28 each = Total $_____________

Number of wristbands __________ x $35 each = Total $_____________

Total $_____________

Student Name Class _______

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