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NEW FLEXIBLE LEARNING AREAS... The new classrooms are not far off completion—just some ground works to clean up, and we should then be able to fit the building with interactive whiteboards and new furniture. Working in the new flexible learning areas will be a new experience for all. We are so excited about the options for creative learning these open

areas can provide. We will move some items into the building over the next few weeks.

PARENTS CLUB CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

The Parents Club will be organising a

Christmas Raffle, which will be drawn at the end of year BBQ on Tuesday 20th December. Could all parents please donate a small gift for our hamper. All donations can be made at the office. Raffle tickets will be sent out in the next few weeks.

ORIENTATION DAY An Orientation day for all new students in 2012 will be held next Thursday 1st December from 9.00am to 1.00pm. The state wide Orientation day will be held on Tuesday 13th December.

MARC VAN FINAL SESSION Next Wednesday is the last session of MARC VAN Library—please return all books.

GRADE 6 SUMMIT CAMP As part of school transition the year 6 Summit Camp will be held on Thursday 1st December at Trafalgar East. Good luck with the Initiative activities such as —Sky walk, High wire, abseiling and Monster Course! We are going to

have fun! fun! fun!

Principal

Ms Annette Sutherland

Business Manager Mrs Rachel Hammond

School Council President

Mrs Leigh Wooster

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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS

Principal Notes …… ..1 School Information ..2 Calendar………… ...4

Bloomfield Road, Nilma 3821 Telephone: (03)56232963 Facsimile: (03)56232970 Email: nilma.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.nilmaps.vic.edu.au

NILMA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Principal Notes

INVITATION TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

YEAR 6 GRADUATION and

END OF YEAR CELEBRATION BBQ Tuesday 20th December 2011

6.00pm at the school.

More information will follow at a later date.

MCCAINS VEGGIE

PATCHES—GOODIES!

Thankyou to families who

donated barcodes from the Mc Cains

veggies. The school was eligible to receive many free garden tools for our school. Olivia Marriott-Duncan proudly shows us the

‘tools’ we received to use in the

school garden.

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How to keep the lunchbox contents safe for

eating when at school?

Lunches can be out of the fridge for up to 6 hours; follow these steps to avoid food spoilage.

Ensure basic food safety and hygiene in the kitchen

when making your child’s lunch. Choose an insulated lunch bag with an ice brick or frozen water bottle to keep the lunch cold and safe from any harmful bacteria and spoilage. Make sure reduced fat dairy and lean meat products are

frozen the night before or put next to a frozen ice block, water bottle or UHT milk carton in the lunchbox.

Discard any uneaten food and wash the lunchbox everyday. http://www.healthykids.com.au/category/80/lunchbox-tips

REAL VALUES STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Grade 1 / Prep Ashton Kimm

Grade 3/2 Jamie Garten

Grade 4/3 Corey Motton

Grade 6/5 Mckayla & Tara Lindsay

NIGHTLY READING AWARDS

50 Nights Patrick Smythe

75 Nights Lachlan Crook

100 Nights Shakira Kimm

125 Nights Kiara Warenycia

150Nights Teagan George

Jack Chesterfield 175 Nights Meg Devlin

250 + Nights Dominick Johnstone-Witney

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

SCHOOL PRODUCTION

NEWS Could all Permission Forms for the School

Production please be returned by next Wednesday 30th November. If you require

another form, please see Rachel at the office.

Costume requirements for each grade will be sent home next week. Rehearsals are progressing nicely and students should be proud of their efforts, as putting together a production does take patience and commitment. Keep up the great work kids!

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STUDENT LEARNING CORNER

1-0 Uren

Next Thursday we are putting up our class Christmas tree. By Lane

We have been having concert practice as a whole school. By Bailey

We have had the Preps for 2012 coming to school. By Carolyn

We have been making pop up pictures of the three little pigs and some of us did nursery rhymes. By Ashton

We made Alien and Rocket ship finger puppets with Mrs Formby. By Daniel

Student of the Week: Ashton Kimm for working really well in class with his Maths.

3-2 Berkelmans Yesterday we didn't have art. By Reece

We had play practise. We danced. By Meg Yesterday Callum, Shelby, Meg, Mitch and I were making the backgrounds for the school play. By James

Rose-Ann and I have been playing bakery. By Sine On Saturday we are going to K-Mart. By Kirsty Student of the week is Jamie Garten for always trying his best at tasks and being a great leaner.

4-3 Williams Early one morning a rooster named Mr. Rooster was in the Chook shed having a lovely snooze.

When suddenly he started to grow bigger and bigger and bigger by the second!

All of a sudden the roof to the chook shed broke and

Mr. Rooster woke up.

5 hours later a boy named Ashton came out to unlock the chook shed.

Ashton saw Mr. Rooster and ran at the hint of danger. Ashton ran all around the farm with Mr. Rooster following him. Soon Ashton ran

to the house with Mr. Rooster on his tracks.

Ashton yelled out to his mum and dad .Then Mr. Rooster had a very long poo!

He then shrunk before Ashton’s very eyes! So by the time Ashton’s mum and dad came out Mr. Rooster was small again. Ashton got in

big trouble, because he woke his mum and dad up really early in the morning, the only morning that they get to sleep in! ............Well that

was his mum and dad’s side of the story.

Student of the week is Corey Motton for being prepared to take responsibility for his

learning and behaviour.

6-5 Pearson If I was Prime Minister I would implement the following policies:

Make AFL Grand Final Day (and the day after) a public holiday.

All schools and workplaces should make every Friday free dress day.

No one at all should have to work on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

Kids should get ‘student discounts’ when buying things after school when wearing their uniform.

Schools should lend students laptop and internet so that they can do most of their work at home.

Everyone should have solar panels installed in their houses (even in old houses).

Everyone should have to use recycled water (water from a bath could be used for the garden).

Every school should serve homemade breakfast/lunch for students that don’t get to have it.

The schools should provide free flu shots for students so that if someone has a cold it doesn’t get

passed through the whole school.

Every school (even small schools) should have a chaplain and a school nurse

By Catie Potter

Students of the week is: Mckayla Lindsay and Tara Lindsay for organising and taking responsibility for lunchtime activities.

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NILMA PRIMARY

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Issue 36– 24/11/2011

NOVEMBER 2011

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sa Su

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Active After School

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Marc Van

School Nurse Visit

Grade 5-6

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sa Su

Grade 6 1

Summit Camp

9.00am– 7.30pm

Student/Prep

Orientation

9.00am-1.00pm

Active After School

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Hoop Time

State Final

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5 6

Active After School

7 8

School Production

9 10 11

12 13

Statewide Orientation

Day 9.00am-3.15pm

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Grade 6 Evening

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16 17 18

19 20

BBQ & Grade 6

Graduation

21 22

Last Day Term 4

23 24 25

DECEMBER 2011

January/February 2012

Wednesday 1st February 2012 School Opens– Staff to return Student Free Day

Thursday 2nd February 2012 School Opens– Staff to return Student Free Day

Friday 3rd February 2012 ALL STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL