DIARY DATES

NUMBER 9 – 30 March 2017

Thursday 30 March Keeping Safe In Cyberspace Information

Session at Patterson River Secondary

College 7pm - 9pm ( see attached flyer)

Friday 31 March Easter Bonnet Parade and Easter Raffle

on the basketball courts (weather

permitting) at 9.15am

End of Term 1 - 2.30pm dismissal

Monday 17 April EASTER MONDAY - No School

Tuesday 18 April Curriculum Day - No Students at

School

Wednesday 19 April Students return to school for Term 2

Yr 6 Leadership Day Excursion - Carrum

Life Saving Club 9am

Thursday 20 April First Canteen Day for Term 2

Friday 21 April Instalment #2 - Family Accounts Due

PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 5190

Gladesville Boulevard Patterson Lakes 3197 P.O. Box 330, Patterson Lakes, 3197

Phone 9772 4011 Fax 9776 0421 Principal: Carole Mayes

Email: patterson.lakes.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: http://www.patterson-lakes-ps.vic.edu.au

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

SCHOOL DISMISSAL TIMES

School will finish tomorrow at 2.30pm. Students will be

dismissed from their rooms to go home and school will

recommence at 9.00am on Wednesday 19th April 2016, as the

Monday is Easter Monday and Tuesday is a Curriculum Day -

no students at school. On behalf of staff, l wish all families a

safe and happy Easter period.

EASTER BONNET PARADE AND EASTER RAFFLE

Tomorrow we celebrate the last day of Term 1 with our Annual

Easter Bonnet parade, following by our Easter Raffle.

Tomorrow is NOT a free dress day. Students are still required

to wear their House Polo tops. The only difference being their

Easter Bonnets.

HOLIDAY WORKS

During the holiday break the following works will be taking place at school:

1. Painting the interior of the Year 6 classrooms, office and storerooms – Rooms 9 (6B), 10 (6C) & 11 (6A)

2. Replacement of the carpet in the Year 6 classrooms – Rooms 9, 10 & 11.

3. Painting the interior of Room 26 (4B).

School Council is currently obtaining quotes for the following items associated with the hall:

1. A PA and Sound System for the main area.

2. Blinds for the main area.

3. A Portable Stage.

4. A Shipping Container for storage of the portable stage, chairs and tables.

Fundraising money will be used to purchase these items this year.

SUNSMART REMINDER

Earlier this week the school received an email reminder from Sunsmart which I have included below.

Dear SunSmart Member,

As Term 1 ends, please ensure that sun protection doesn’t end too.

Could you please remind staff, students and families to continue their sun protection habits during the holidays and into the start of term two. Daily UV levels are still above 3 at least until the end of April and for some locations, even beyond this time. Whenever UV levels are 3 or higher, sun protection is needed.

Please be sure to check the daily sun protection times for your nearest location on the free SunSmart app or at sunsmart.com.au or myuv.com.au.

HOUSE POINTS WINNERS

Last week’s winning House teams were Gladesville & Wells (Blue & Red). Congratulations to all students in these teams.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

YEAR 6 ALEXANDRA CAMP

Congratulations to the Year 6 students who displayed our school values of ‘Integrity, Respect and Excellence’ whilst on camp last week. The weather conditions were great which allowed all camp activities to be completed successfully. Thank you to Mr Koppens, Mrs Carmona, Ms Lamaro, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Cross, Mrs Maxwell, Miss Rogers, Miss Goodchild, Justin Bennett, Jesse Ramirez and Kiara Wedderburn for attending the Year 6 Alexandra Camp. The school is indebted to staff and those volunteers who spend time away from their families to ensure the success of the Year 3-6 camping program at Patterson Lakes Primary School.

mailto:patterson.lakes.ps@edumail.vic.gov.auhttp://www.sunsmart.com.au/tools/interactive-tools/free-sunsmart-apphttp://www.sunsmart.com.auhttp://www.myuv.com.au/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating

their birthday during the next week and over the school

holidays. We hope you have a lovely day.

NAME BIRTHDAY

Stephanie Q 31 March

Sakura T 31 March

Spencer M 1 April

Rhys K 2 April

Jesse H 2 April

Nieve T 2 April

Cheyenne L 3 April

Jennifer T 3 April

Aidan F 4 April

Ryan B 4 April

Meea H 4 April

Eden T 4 April

Piper R 5 April

Owen D 5 April

Kiara E 6 April

Michael I 7 April

Adam S 7 April

Jed B 8 April

Jay V 8 April

Taleah R 8 April

Jaspar R 8 April

Jet D 8 April

Zoe L 9 April

Jennifer N 10 April

Jessica N 10 April

James M 10 April

Antonio M 11 April

Elle R 11 April

Coral C 12 April

Colin C 12 April

Keira R 12 April

Max S 12 April

Emily F 13 April

Josie L 14 April

Ally P 14 April

William B 15 April

Karl H 15 April

Noah M 16 April

Mercedez D 16 April

YR 3 DONATIONS

DONATIONS NEEDED

We are looking for donations of any items useful for making machines. Some examples include: small boxes, 1 litre milk cartons, juice containers, string, cotton reels, pegs, buttons, straws, icy pole sticks, paper rolls (not toilet rolls), buttons, spare light timber scraps, dowel, balsa wood, stiff cupboard, etc.

Donations can be taken to Belinda Canavan in Room 28.

Thank you!

BOOK FAIR AND FAMILY PICNIC

As part of our Literacy Week celebrations early next Term (24th—28th April), we will be inviting families along to a special picnic lunch on Wednesday 26th April to share with their children.

At 11.30am families can make their way to their children's classrooms to collect them for lunch. We will also be celebrating with a Book Fair and will have a variety of books available to purchase in the foyer of the school hall.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Jayla G 16 April

Charlotte K 16 April

Sunday N 16 April

Jordyn G 17 April

Ashlee-Rose C 17 April

Axl M 17 April

Nyakuek D 18 April

Tammy K 18 April

JUNIOR WRITER OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2017

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - By Grace M (2B)

Grace wrote this completely independently following our Reduce, Reuse, Recycle incursion.

Every day people throw out rubbish, but you can recycle things like plastic bottles. The dump is so full of

rubbish and more comes every day! You can’t throw out everything. Scientists don’t even know when

glass breaks down. If you recycle, things can be reused- especially plastic.

I don’t know when plastic breaks down. Maybe I’ll never know. We need to start recycling now! If you

litter you can kill sharks, dolphins and whales.

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SENIOR WRITER OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2017

Overboard - By Jayla G (3C)

The class were asked to write a narrative after being shown this picture prompt.

The sizzling sun was shining and a hamster was waking. The hamster’s name was Polly. Polly talked, but only to

herself. They were packing for a cruise and they were going for two weeks.

When they got there they were waiting for a long time. Just waiting and waiting until they heard a honk. Everyone

looked up and Polly said to herself, “I hope they have a lot of beans on this cruise ship, but I hear the chef is

crazy.” When they got on the ship they saw all the food and beans with toast. “Beans, beans, beans”, said Polly.

Their room was room one. The number one was Polly’s lucky number. When Polly escaped from her cage she ran

out the door. The door closed behind her. She set off to find the kitchen to get the beans. The first thing Polly

bumped into was an old lady who was allergic to anything with fur. The old lady sneezed and sneezed. Soon Polly

saw the kitchen. The problem was getting to the beans without getting caught.

Polly’s plan was to jump into the waiter’s hat. So she counted to three. “One…two…three!” Polly jumped into the

waiter’s hat and waited to go past the beans. Polly jumped onto the beans, but the beans were rotten and there

was a drink umbrella in the can of rotten beans.

“Uh oh! Here is the crazy chef”, Polly said. The crazy chef was heading towards Polly and the can. Suddenly, the

chef picked up the can that had Polly in it and threw Polly overboard.

Polly was floating in the sea for hours until she saw an island. Polly got out of the can and swam to the island.

Then she realised it was Mako Island and the cruise ship was going to Mako Island. Polly heard a honk and looked

up and saw the cruise ship. The ship stopped and Polly’s family and even the crazy chef came running out to get

Polly. At last Polly was saved.

All that for beans. Polly decided to get a new favourite food. Want to know Polly’s new favourite food? It’s

meatballs!

YEAR 6 CAMP TO ALEXANDRA

YEAR 6 CAMP TO ALEXANDRA

This year we are excited to celebrate the importance of

Literacy with Felice Arena who is an Australian children's

author and illustrator. He is best known for the bestselling

and award-winning Specky Magee series.

Activities to celebrate Literacy Week will include:

All students will meet the author Felice Arena.

A BOOKFAIR & FAMILY PICNIC on 26th April

Writing Competition for all students.

Decorating Classroom doors with a favourite book.

Reading /Writing with Buddies classes

The 2017 Victorian Premier ‘s Reading Challenge

Term 2 Week 2 : 24th—28th April 2017

COMMUNITY NEWS

Chelsea Basketball Winter Domestic

Looking for teams and any children wanting a game. Please contact admin@chelseabasketball.com.au. New season commences April 18th, 2017.

Patterson River Secondary College Open Night

Open Night Thursday 23rd March - 7pm. Excel Academic -Thursday 27th April 9am - 2.30pm and Excel Sport Testing Thursday 4th May 9am - 2.30pm. School Tours every Thursday at 9.45am. Call 8770 6700 for further details.

Flinders Christian Community College - Open Days

Open Days at the College - Saturday 6 May at 11am & Wednesday 16th August at 9am. Enrolments are being taken now for Yr 7, 2018. Please contact 9785 0000 for further details.

Mentone Girls Secondary College - Open Sessions

Open Night - Wednesday 3rd May 7pm - 9pm in the Gym. Open Afternoons - Tuesday 9th & Thursday 11th May 2pm - 3.30pm in the Nina Carr Hall. Please check the website for more College Tour dates or call 9581 5200 for further details.

Aspendale Gardens Community Centre - Holiday Fun

April School Holiday Fun - Hip Hop. Tues 4th April 9.30am - 11am (5 - 7 yrs) & 11.30am - 1pm (8 - 12 years) $15 per child. BYO water bottle and wear cool loose clothing and runners. Call 9587 5955 or email enquiries@agscinc.org.au for details.

Kingston Comets - Looking For Under 8 Basketball Players

Kingston Comets are looking for Under 8 players (boys or girls)

to form a new team on Monday nights. Games are held at

Bonbeach Stadium. Please call Luke on 0451 459 308 or

Meredith on 0417 136 885 for all enquiries.

Tennis & Soccer Clinic - DC Tennis/Allstar Soccer Academy

Mon 3rd & Tues 4th April. Full day & half day clinics available.

Patterson Lakes Tennis Club, Corner Learmonth & Thompsons

Road, Patterson Lakes. Please call Deb 0433 820 088 or email

dctennis@hotmail.com for more information.

Basketball Players Wanted

U/14 Boys Chelsea Domestic basketball team is looking for players to join team, born 2004 – 2006. Games are Wednesday night. Please call Chris 0407 020 817.

World Challenge Fundraiser - Family Movie Night

Come down to HD Thomas Reserve (Chelsea Soccer Club) Fri

31 March to watch and sing along to High School Musical from

7.30pm - 9.30pm. $10 entry or $25 for family. Payment includes

ice-cream and popcorn. RSVP Alex Sinclair 0403 756 559.

Victoria State Children’s Choir - Auditions

For children aged 7 - 12 years. Rehearsal Centres: Canterbury,

Cheltenham, Box Hill, Frankston and Northcote. To make an

audition appointment, or for more information, call 1300 761 039

or visit: www.niypaa.com.au.

Carrum Patterson Lakes Junior Football Club

Carrum Patterson Lakes Junior Football Club are looking for

children to play in the U11’s for 2017. Training is on Thursday

nights at 4.15pm, games are played on Sundays. Please email

Renae Robertson - for more information: ecwrenae@gmail.com.

MUNCH MONITOR ONLINE LUNCH ORDERS

Lunch Orders are available online on Monday, Thursday and

Friday.

How do I set up an account to order online:

Go to: www.munchmonitor.com

Click LOGIN then REGISTER

Enter School Id: plps and Password: munch3197

Canteen Online Orders Commences Thursday 20th April

for Term 2

Then follow the 4 easy steps to create your account:

STEP 1: Create a Parent Profile by entering information

about yourself.

STEP 2: Add your Students to your account.

STEP3: Transfer money to your account by clicking the

Account Top-up button

STEP4: Click MY ORDERS and you ’re ready to Order

lunches!