Burwood Heights Primary School is committed to providing a caring and challenging learning and teaching

environment that equips students with the social, personal and thinking skills to become valued members of

the Burwood Heights Primary School and local community.

NEWSLETTER NO.30 THURSDAY 23rd OCTOBER, 2014

WEBSITE ADDRESS is burwoodhps.vic.edu.au/

FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER PREP 2015 TRANSITION COMMENCES

REAL LIFE ADVENTURES – HORSE

RIDING

FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER PREP 2015 TRANSITION

TUESDAY 4TH NOVEMBER MELBOURNE CUP DAY – PUBLIC

HOLIDAY

MONDAY 10TH NOVEMBER EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE

MEETING

TUESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER PREP 2015 INFORMATION NIGHT

REMEMBRANCE DAY

DISTRICT SPEECH COMPETITION

WEDNESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER SUB-COMMITTEE MEETINGS

“BIKE-IT” PROGRAMME

FRIDAY 14TH NOVEMBER REAL LIFE ADVENTURE

MONDAY 17TH NOVEMBER SCHOOL COUNCIL

TUESDAY 18TH NOVEMBER PERFORMING ARTS TOUR -

TRARALGON

FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER JUNIOR SCHOOL SPORTS

MONDAY 24TH NOVEMBER ORIENTATION DAY – THREE AND

FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN

WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER ACMA – CYBER TRAINING

SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER STATE GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER CURRICULUM DAY – STUDENT FREE

TUESDAY 2ND DECEMBER DANCE AND GLEE CONCERT

ELECTION OF 2015 SCHOOL LEADERS

WEDNESDAY 10TH DECEMBER JUNIOR SCHOOL CONCERT

THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBER KINDERGARTEN CONCERT

FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER PREP EXCURSION TO CHESTERFIELD

PARK

MONDAY 15TH DECEMBER YEAR SIX GRADUATION

CHRISTMAS PARTY – FOUR-YEAR-

OLD GROUP - KINDERGARTEN

WEDNESDAY 17TH DECEMBER LEVEL THREE EXCURSION

REPORTS TO PARENTS

FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER END OF 2014 SCHOOL YEAR. SCHOOL

DISMISSAL 1.30P.M.

THURSDAY 29TH JANUARY

2015

STUDENTS RESUME SCHOOL

FROM THE PRINCIPAL … Esther Wood

FLAG FLOWN AT HALF-MAST

As Australians reflect at the loss of Gough Whitlam

this week (Australian Prime Minister from 1972 to

1975) it is prudent that we mention his legacy.

Besides opening diplomacy negotiations

with the People’s Republic of China and

arguing for sanctions against Apartheid

South Africa, he invested in The Arts. He

Ended military conscription from service in

Vietnam

Delivered independence to Papua New

Guinea

Drafted the Land Rights Laws that

recognised Aboriginal land rights

Abolished the death penalty

Established a national health care system

(Medicare)

For many of us today it was the abolition of

University fees that changed lives forever and for

that we will be forever grateful.

VALE GOUGH WHITLAM!

CLASS PLACEMENTS FOR 2015

It has come to my attention that two parents have

approached a teacher inquiring what class the

teacher will have the responsibility for in 2015 and

placing a request that their children be placed in this

class.

Parents have been given four weeks to provide me

with their requests for consideration and this closed

on 6th October.

It is most unfair for parents to do this and place

the teachers in such uncomfortable positions and

to disregard school processes.

Staffing will not be determined before the second

week in December, when class placements are

being finalised. This is due to staff movement at the

end of the year and family relocations to different

suburbs.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

BOOK LAUNCH; MURAL UNVEILING AND

ART SHOW

What a wonderful community night on Thursday

16th October was had by students, parents and

family members, staff and other interested

community members.

The Launch of “Sierra Goes Hunting for

Lamingtons” started the night, followed by the

unveiling of the mural in the main building. Amelda

Reeve-Forsyth (The Artist in Residence) and Jacqui

Carslake spoke about the art process and techniques

involved in creating such a wonderful and lasting

mural. The Level Four students worked in

collaboration with the artist to link the project with

the Australian flora and fauna.

This was followed by the Art Show, where the

talents of our students were showcased, from our

youngest community members (kindergarten

children) to our eldest students.

Special guests included Anna Burke, Federal

Member for Chisholm, Neil Angus, Liberal State

Member for Forest Hill, Pauline Richards, State

Labor candidate for Forest Hill; Councillor, Sharon

Ellis, Mayor of Whitehorse and representatives

from the Men’s Shed. The Lions Clun once again

supported our school, Gerry van de Voorde co-

odinating the barbecue, which many of us enjoyed.

Thank you to all the attending staff who added

much to the evening from set up to pack up.

Thank you again Mrs Carslake and Mrs Bell for

your commitment to this evening and for the

community for supporting it.

The first of the PREP TRANSITION

PROGRAMMES will be from 9.15am to 10.45am

on October 24th.

Other Transition Programmes will be conducted on

31st October, 7th November and 14th November.

A Prep Information Night will be held on Tuesday,

November 11th.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

COMPETITION

ENGLISH

Distinctions (top 10% of the state) were awarded

to:-

Isabella S Jessica C

_______________________________________

Credits (top 30% of the state) were awarded to:

Hesara G Vritika S

Danny W Judge D

Ritvik S Elisha P

Merit

Tricia L Lachlan B

Vaishnavi M Ethan G

Bianca M Jun Yao L

MATHEMATICS

Distinction (top 10% of the state)

Frances W Ethan G

Danny W Jun Yao L

Ritvik S

Credit (top 30% of the state)

Ayaka T Jessica C

Bailey D Ken E

Merit

Roy R

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!

Prep M: Chloe D for always completing work to a

high standard and being a cheerful, helpful class

member.

Prep P: Merynne L for writing a very detailed

report about Cheetahs and their habitat. Fantastic

writing Merynne!

Grade 1/2E: Jake T for remaining focused and

completing all his work to a high standard. Keep it

Up!

Grade 1/2P: Sophia M for working so well on her

maths portfolio task and completing all work

beautifully!

Grade 1/2V: Gabe D for contributing great ideas to

classroom discussions about advertising. Super

work!

Grade 1/2W: Vladimir T for consistently working

hard in class and using class time efficiently!

Fantastic work!

Grade 3/4A: Danny W for re-writing a boring

paragraph and making it exciting using a sizzling

start and adjectives. Well done, Danny!

Grade 3/4C: Maeve C for a beautifully presented

and thoughtful piece of work on Chance and

Probability. Well done!

Grade 3/4G: Reuben P for showing a great

improvement in his writing. Well done and keep up

the good work.

Grade 3/4S: James H for easily settling into his

new school and always trying his best. Well done!

Grade 5/6A: Selva K for her perseverance and

contributions during Math Groups. Well Done!

You're a Champ!!

Grade 5/6H: Ritvik S for giving detailed and

reasoned responses about our class book. Great

work!

Grade 5/6L: Dana B for working hard in her

Number Group and always completing her work.

Well done!

Grade 5/6M: Elisha P for composing a great

creative writing piece using lots of imagery.

Fantastic effort!

HOMECRAFTS: Amelie 34C for working

independently in the kitchen and showing

leadership in her work group. Great work, Amelie!

VISUAL ARTS: A very big THANK YOU to my

very dedicated Student Art Show Committee who

gave up many lunchtimes to help with the

preparation and presentation for the Art Show. Also

a big THANK YOU to those committee members

who helped out on the night. It was an

exciting event and your efforts were rewarded with

a fantastic display on the night.

SPOOK HOOPS BASKBALL FIXTURE

23rd Oct Tigers BYE

Storm 3.50pm Court 3

Razors 3.50pm Court 5

Below is the link to find out game times. http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3686-0-0-0#Thursday Your child can attend Spook Hoops training

sessions on Fridays from 4.15pm – 5.15pm

at a cost of $3 a session and no cost to

spectators at the stadium.

EARLY NOTICE:

ELECTION DAY SAUSAGE SIZZLE /

BAKING

As the school is a polling booth for the

upcoming State Election on Saturday 29th

November we will be holding a sausage

sizzle to fundraise from the wider

community.

Please consider keeping some time free to

volunteer at our sausage sizzle. If you are

free on Fridays, also consider coming along

and joining our baking sessions held in the

school kitchen – no experience required!

A roster will be sent home on

Monday, but mark the date in

your diaries now!!

Vicki Fahey

ART SHOW RAFFLE Congratulations to the winners of the Art Show

Raffle:

1st prize Hewson family

2nd prize Brown family

3rd prize Coutts family

Thanks to everyone who supported our fundraising

on the night.

OSHClub News

After School Care Program

Program Update 23.10.2014

Hello everyone,

This week at OSHClub was CHALLENGE week! All week we have been challenging

ourselves and trying new things. We’re so proud of the children for doing such an awesome

job!

Next week we are extremely excited for Halloween week!!! We will be spending a

whole spooky week making costumes, masks, drawings and having our faces painted as all

different kinds of characters!

This whole term we will be striving to make an OSHClub Healthy recipe book. We have

already had some children bring in some great recipes that will be added to the book.

We ask that parents avoid recipes with nuts and raw eggs as some of the children have

allergies to these. However, please feel free to bring along some traditional recipes from

different places! We are hoping to cook up some of these recipes in our OSHClub!

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

Next Week's Activities:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

ACTIVITIES

AASC - AFL Playground Fun Shadow Tiggy Playground

Obstacle Course

Playground Fun

ACTIVITIES

Halloween Colouring

Orange Jelly Halloween...

Make your own costume

Halloween Mask Face Painting

Parent Information

OSHC program phone: 0423 225 807

Coordinator: JESSICA Assistants: ELLIE, MARNI, 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.