PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

MEET & GREET EVENING: 19TH FEBRUARY— 5.30-6:30PM OPEN CLASSROOMS - 6:30 –7:00PM Don’t forget our annual Meet and Greet evening is coming up next Tuesday 19th of February. Students are making invitations to their families for this event. It is an opportunity for all of our school families to get together and catch-up after the school holidays and also to meet and welcome new families to our school. Please bring along a picnic tea for your family or grab some take away and drinks and join staff and families in the sun court and our new turf area outside the STEM room. Our grade 5 & 6 students will be running some activities for the kids from 5:30-6:30 and from

6:30—7:00pm we will have all of our classrooms open for parents to have a look around and ask any questions of teachers that they may have in relation to the 2019 school year. Team China students will be fundraising on the night, selling icy-poles and raffle tickets. We look forward to catching up with everyone on the 19th! SCHOOL COUNCIL 2019 ELECTIONS

Each year we have an election for new members for School Council. School Council elections begin today with the calling of nominations for the four vacant positions. There Nominations will close on Wednesday 20th February at 4:00pm with an election, if necessary, from the 27th February until 13th March. School Council meets once a month (on a night to be determined by the new council). Meetings usually run for an hour to 1 ½ hours. If you are interested in nominating for School Council and need more information, you may approach one of the present councillors or the school office for more information. The three retiring councillors are Emma Birch, Mel Scoble & Kerry Soulsby and there is one casual unfilled vacancy. Other current members of council are Sandra Griffin, Renae Humme, Kylie Tatt and Paul Cocks. Nomination forms are available from the office. Nominations will close on Wednesday 20th February at 4:00pm. You can self-nominate or nominate someone else. Please consider taking on this important role and contact the office for a nomination form if you are interested. If there is a need to have an election this will happen from Wednesday 27th February until 4:00 Wednesday 13th March. Our first meeting of the new school council will be after 13th March on a date to be advised. What is the role of the School Council? NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED just an interest in making our school the best it can be. So what's involved? Council is a group of parents and staff who meet monthly during school terms. We review data from opinion surveys, NAPLAN and DET and discuss how we can improve both the learning and social outcomes for our students. We also hear presentations from our junior school councillors every month so we understand what our students want. Council reviews the school finances and policies, and guides developments such our fitness track and our exciting new STEM centre.

T E R M 1 I M P O R T A N T D A T E S

13th February

School Council Nominations Open

18th February Teeth On Wheels Presentation –9:00am

19th February 3rd Gym Session Teeth on Wheels forms due Meet & Greet Evening & Open Classrooms—5.30-7.00pm

20th February Prep Rest Day School Council Nominations Close-4:00pm

26th February 4th Gym Session

27th February Prep Rest Day

6th & 8th March

Teeth On Wheels Visit

11th March

Labour Day Public Holiday

25th-27th March Bendigo Health Dental Checks

1st-3rd April

3/4 Camp to Camp Kookaburra

5th April Last Day Term 1

13th February, 2019

Newsletter #3

2019 Pupil Information Update Please complete and return your paperwork

to the school office as a matter of urgency.

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NEW ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES A reminder to our families of the new Department of Education and Training (DET) School Attendance Guidelines that were released last year. From now on, if your child is sick or absent, you are required to notify the school as soon as possible on the day of absence, by phoning or visiting the school office or by emailing to lockwood.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au with the reason for the absence. Notifying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility. All Victorian government schools are now required to contact parents/carers as soon as practicable on the same day of an unexplained student absence. If your child is absent on a particular day and you have not contacted the school to explain why, the absence will be marked as unexplained. The changes aim to promote daily school attendance. Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. Students learn new things every day, and so missing school puts them behind. A copy of our school attendance policy is accessible from our school website: http://lockwood.sponsored2.com/page/33/Policies HEADLICE We have received two reports of head lice in the past week. We’ve managed to really get on top of this problem in the last few years and we’re keen to keep head lice out of the school. A head lice check will be conducted at school as soon as all pupil information update & consent permissions are returned to school. In the meantime, please check your children’s heads tonight, if you find evidence of head lice, children must be treated before returning to school. Please also let us know here at the office. Thank you. TEETH ON WHEELS

On Monday 18th February, a representative from the Teeth On Wheels program will visit our school and talk to the students at assembly about dental oral health and our upcoming visit of the Teeth on Wheels dental team. Parents from last year will remember that we have entered an agreement with Teeth on Wheels to provide regular, on-site dental care. Application forms for the 2019 program were must be returned to school by Tuesday 19th February to enable your child to visit the Teeth on Wheels Dental Van on either the 6th or 8th of March. Thanks to those people who have returned their application forms already. It is worth applying as the scope of eligibility is quite wide and even if ineligible for FREE treatment via Medicare, there is an excellent package available for low cost dental care. Parents are welcome to attend our assembly on Monday 18th February to hear their presentation. HEALTHY SNACKS CANTEEN Our Healthy Snacks Canteen is back and will operate at afternoon recess every Tuesday afternoon. Sonya Taylor coordinates the Healthy Snacks canteen.

MENU: Plain salted popcorn or rice crackers.

Banana & berry smoothies Frozen pineapple

For Term 1 icy poles. The smoothies contain fruit, milk and plain yoghurt. All items are 70 cents each.

PREP GRADE SIX GRADUATION LETTERS Don’t forget to call into the office and get your letterhead and envelope to write your prep child a letter that they will receive upon their graduation from Lockwood Primary School in Grade 6. Please return your letter to the school office asap for safe keeping.

Carmen Huszar ~Principal

Start of Year Reminders CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child. The annual CSEF amount per student is $125 for primary school students. To apply, please see Fiona at the school office to obtain a CSEF application form. TISSUES We ask that all families provide each of their children with a large box of tissues for their classrooms. Please hand their box of tissues to their individual class teacher. OSHC NEWS This week at OSHC children have been exploring imaginative play. We have a pretend doctors surgery that has allowed children to examine real x-rays and take care of pretend patients. The children at Out of Hours School Care are using this imaginative play to support their ability to interact with other children with care, empathy and support. We look forward to seeing you at OSHC soon! Just a reminder to please return your enrolment forms for OSHC ASAP. If you have already started using OSHC this year, your form must be processed into our system by Friday. Please also call Fiona to re-confirm any permanent bookings you need as bookings are not carried over to the new year. Nerrilie Dunn, OSHC Co-ordinator

TEAM CHINA FUNDRAISER—ICY POLES Four students from our school, Ebony, Bella, Shayla & myself (Brooke) are all going to China. We are going to China for 10 days and Mrs. Hosking is the teacher going with us. We have been raising money to go and to help with our fundraising, we will be selling Quelch Icy-poles for 70 cents each at recess from the canteen on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays.

Nathan B

This term we are looking at different design and

strategic thinking in the fantastic new STEM

Centre. Students have been encouraged to design

and build a bridge using only the materials provided.

The question for the grade 4/5 and 5/6s was:

”How do I build a bridge that can hold the most

weight possible?”

The Foundation to grade 3/4 classes were asked:

“How do I build a bridge that can hold the objects

presented by the teacher?”

Students were placed in groups of four or five and

had to present their designs and then agree to how

to build the bridge. Collaboration, team work,

persuasive argument and creativity were all

stimulated and developed throughout the lessons.

Sam

A great beginning to the year!

Sam Muscatello, STEM

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P/1B—Louie B for having a go at all class activities in a happy and positive manner. Well done Louie!

P/1H—Grace G for making such a positive start at school and doing her very best with all

activities.

2/3M—Codi M for showing great initiative with her learning.

3/4B— Izabelle W for settling in to a new school with ease and showing a positive mindset in all

subjects!

4/5H—Emanuella R for being organised and focused on her learning. 5/6M—Ebony B for showing a positive growth mindset towards her learning.

MARONG FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB—JUNIOR FOOTBALL REGISTRATION NIGHT-WED 20TH FEBRUARY Marong Football Netball Club are gearing up for another great season of junior footy in the BJFL. Our junior registra-tion night will be held on Wednesday 20th February from 5:00-6:30pm at the Malone Park Clubrooms. The Panthers will be fielding sides in the Under 9, 10, 12, 14 & 16 divisions of the BJFL. For further information please contact Kylie Rowe (Junior Co-ordinator) on 0412 771 535 or email marongjfc@hotmail.com

LOCKWOOD SCHOOL OF DANCE After School Dance Classes with the Lockwood School of Dance will be resuming in the Shed tonight from 4:00pm. All inquiries please call Nadine on 0414 959 012 or pick up a flyer from the school office.

Lockwood Netball –Golden City Association

Registrations for the Lockwood & District Netball are now open. There are 3 categories available—13/U,

11/U & Grade 3 Clinic. Registration forms and further information can be collected from the school of-

fice. Forms should be returned to Helen Hosking by Monday 18th February.