Burwood Heights Primary School’s goal is to educate the whole child. Our students will be at the heart of

everything we do.

NEWSLETTER NO.14 THURSDAY 21ST MAY 2015

WEBSITE ADDRESS is burwoodhps.vic.edu.au/

FRIDAY 22ND MAY CURRICULUM DAY- REPORT WRITING

WEDNESDAY 27TH MAY WACKY WEDNESDAY

RHYTHM FUN – KINDERGARTEN

WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE LEVEL THREE CAMP INFORMATION

NIGHT

MONDAY 8TH JUNE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

NO STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL

TUES & WED 9TH & 10TH JUNE SCHOOL COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE

MEETINGS

THURS, FRI & MON 11th ,12th & 15TH

JUNE

KINDERGARTEN PHOTOS

FRIDAY 12TH JUNE INTERSCHOOL SPORT

PREP 2016 DEVELOPMENTAL PLAY

TUESDAY 16TH JUNE SCHOOL COUNCIL

ICAS WRITING

THURSDAY 18TH JUNE REPORTS TO PARENTS

FRIDAY 19TH JUNE SPECIAL FRENCH ACTIVITY DAY

MON-THURSDAY 22ND-25TH JUNE PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS

FRIDAY 26TH JUNE END OF TERM TWO- 2.30P.M. DISMISSAL

RED NOSE DAY

MONDAY 13TH JULY COMMENCEMENT OF TERM THREE

TUES & WED 21ST & 22ND JULY SCHOOL COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE

MEETINGS

TUESDAY 28TH JULY SCHOOL COUNCIL

ICAS ENGLISH

THURSDAY 6TH AUGUST PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

MONDAY 10TH AUGUST DRESS REHEARSAL FOR SCHOOL

PRODUCTION

TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST ICAS MATHEMATICS

WED & THURSDAY 12th & 13TH AUG SCHOOL PRODUCTION

FROM THE PRINCIPAL … Esther Wood

REMINDER

CURRICULUM DAY TOMORROW Friday 22nd

May. Students do NOT attend school.

REMINDER OF BEFORE SCHOOL

SUPERVISION TIMES

The school yard is not supervised by staff before

8.45a.m.or after 3.45p.m. Please do not send your

child to school, unless prior arrangements have

been made with the school, before 8.45a.m.

Similarly, students who are in the yard

after 3.45p.m. without their parents being

present, will be placed in After-School-

Care for their safety.

Thank you for your co-operation with this

matter.

2016 SCHOOL NUMBERS

It is that time of year when

schools are preparing for the

following year and student

numbers are critical to the

school’s staffing structure. For many of you it must

seem very early in the year, but for schools it is

imperative that we have knowledge of numbers for

staffing and other resources.

I would ask you to please complete the required

Student Admission Enrolment Form if you intend to

enrol a new student at Burwood Heights Primary

School in 2016. This form is available from the

main office or on the school’s website. It can be

forwarded by mail if requested.

We would like to have this information by the

beginning of June if possible.

If you are aware of any families who may live near

you and have not enrolled, would you please advise

them of this timeline?

EDUCATION WEEK READING

I thought it was timely that you should read the

story by Sophia Stefanos from Schoolyard Stories.

If you wish to subscribe to Schoolyard Stories you

can do so by contacting

publish@schoolyardstories.com.au.

I can highly recommend you do so.

You are able to listen to the ABC 774 Audio

version also.

The story in question is titled “When we want

for nothing sometimes our good fortunes

are overlooked.”

Why we should all appreciate education.

It is about a mother who was school age when war

broke out. The boys went to school however she

had to look after the sheep. Her thirst for learning

was evident and her mother recognised and helped

her as much as she could.

The story covers her journey through life and is

extremely moving. Sophia writes of her mother’s

commitment to ensuring her own children were well

educated and this took effort and sacrifice. At sixty

years of age, Sophia’s mother attended an adult

learning centre and now loves reading.

This synopsis does not do justice to the article but I

hope it has said enough for you to read it.

EDUCATION WEEK FINISHES

It has been a wonderful week of

celebration with Open Night on

Wednesday night and Prep

2016 Open Morning today.

The classrooms, teaching areas

and kindergarten were opened for you to have a

glimpse of what our youngest members to our

eldest members are achieving.

The Dance, Glee and Choir performances were

outstanding and provided a snapshot of what staff

are teaching the students in their own time.

Thank you for sharing this time with us.

HIGH IMPORTANCE

Please ensure all your child’s clothing, footwear,

bags and hats are all clearly marked in a manner

that names cannot be removed.

This applies to everyone in our school community

(Kindergarten to Year Six).

Please do not allow your child to bring anything of

value to school or of significant importance in case

of loss or damage.

Wednesday 27th of May, is Wacky Wednesday! We

are raising money for State Schools’ Relief so we

ask that you bring a gold coin donation to school.

The State Schools’ Relief is a non-profit

organisation that supports disadvantaged students in

Victorian Government schools.

You can decide to wear anything crazy, wacky or

different. Some ideas could be crazy hair or weird

wardrobe. There will be a paper plane competition

at lunchtime. How far will yours fly?

District Cross Country

On Friday 15th May we had our most talented long distance runners participate in the District Cross Country.

Our students showed stamina and determination as they battled the cold and wet weather at Ruffy Lake Park. A

huge congratulation to the Burwood Heights team, your efforts were outstanding and your sportsmanship was

admired by many. We achieved 6th place overall.

We had two spectacular athletes who will participate in the Division Cross Country on Thursday 4th June. We

wish Nicholas B and Christopher L the very best as they represent our school.

Student achievements are listed below;

Under 9/10 boys

Nicholas B – 5th

Eric B – 52nd

Kael D – 33rd

Jasper C – 38th

AJ G – 58th

Reuben P – 53rd

James L – 61st

Jiwon C– 50th

Under 9/10 Girls

Tarana K – 31st

Amelie F - 41st

Trisha L - 28th

Holly M – 26th

Grace M – 39th

Momoria G – 43rd

Tori W – 45th

Dimitra D -52nd

Under 11 Girls

Belinda Y – 35th

Ashliegh M - 60th

Clodagh B – 50th

Akshaya V – 59th

Bianca M – 47th

Ayaka T - 52nd

Maggie N – 54th

Isabella S - 61st

Under 12/13 Girls

Charity G – 39th

Maddie E – 20th

Margareth V – 43rd

Towa W – 40th

Hannah B – 32nd

Sydney A – 52nd

Eva A – 45th

Mia F – 55th

Under 11 Boys

Romian B – 32nd

Colin M – 23rd

Deiter W – 14th

Giulian M – 35th

Iefan G – 37th

Mel C – 41st

Joshua P – 47th

Caleb F – 49th

Under 12/13 Boys

Christopher -7th

Jeremy K – 33rd

Peter B – 51st

Matthew N - 44th

Zac M – 46th

Aidan D – 47th

Joshua T – 52nd

Kieren M – 59th

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos were sent home today. If you have

any questions or queries regarding the photos please

contact SchoolPix directly on 1300 766 055.

Please do not contact the school.

COMMUNITY COOKING

Our next Community Cooking Session will be on

Thursday 21st May. Caz will be giving ideas on

Slow Cooking

Other session are as follows:

28 May Healthy Lunchbox Ideas (Claire)

4 June Easy Family Meals (Edna)

Everyone is welcome in the Kitchen every

Thursday at 2.00pm for these sessions.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

The new books are available – and you can get a

digital membership if that suits you better!

You can upload the digital membership to four

phones, so families can share the app – and you

always have it with you!!

To purchase a book by cash or cheque, please see

me. To pay on-line or order a digital membership

go to

www.entertainmentbooks.com.au/orderbooks/1877

25q

Vicki Fahey

OSHClub News

After School Care Program

Program Update 21.05.15

Hi all,

This week was Rainforest Week! We have had so much fun creating our new rainforest

reading and quiet area. The children have done such a good job helping us cutting out and put up leaves, make

animals and fairies and colour in pictures for our new rainforest.

We are very excited to move onto our next project in the coming week, which is Beach Week!

We will be turning our Natural area into a beach display. Hopefully all of our beach themed adventures will

help to warm us up in the recent cold weather!

Due to a lack of interest, OSHClub will not be running a program on Friday the 22nd

this week. We apologise for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to call us or come in to see us.

Have a great week!

The OSHClub Team

L

Next Week's Activities:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

ACTIVITIES

Beach Mural Beach Mural Beach Mural Beach Mural Beach Mural

ACTIVITIES

Keep Your Bottle Beach

Game Beach Ball Pass Beach Ball Craft

Beach ball - get to know you

Create a beach theme using sand...

FOOD

Apples, pears,

bananas, grapes

and carrots with

popcorn.

Apples, pears,

peaches, grapes and

carrots with Pasta.

Apples, pears,

grapes and carrots,

with cheese and

vegemite and jam

puff pastry scrolls.

Apples, pears,

grapes, carrots and

cucumber with

Quesadillas.

Apples, pears, bananas,

grapes and carrots with

Hash Browns.

Parent Information

OSHC program phone: 0423 225 807

Coordinator: JESSICA Assistants: ELLIE, MONALI OSHClub Head Office: 03 8564 9000 All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.