FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK … We have made it … it’s the last week of term and despite a number of illnesses, reports and assessments and very cold starts to the day we only have a few days left. I am sure the students (& staff) are looking forward to a well-earned break and

will enjoy two weeks of holidays. Just a reminder that our first day of school for Term 3 will be Tuesday 16th July. Teachers will be participating in professional learning about Spelling on Monday 15th July.

SCHOOL VALUES ‘Caring – we make sure our school is safe and inclusive’ - I practice kindness. As I have walked through classrooms and out on yard duty this week I have seen many examples of ‘kindness’ from our students, staff and parents. Some of the examples include: carrying a school bag for someone, using manners, helping someone who has fallen over, speaking kindly to another student, smiling at someone and sharing a piece of fruit. Well done – no wonder our school is such a happy place to be at!

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES SLCs started today with Mrs Hosking’s class. It has been lovely to see the pride on the students’ faces when they share their learning experiences first hand with their parents and then discuss their learning goals for Semester 2. It is not too late to book a time if you haven’t had the opportunity already. Just log onto the SENTRAL portal and book your time – your child/children will really appreciate it. Bookings for tomorrow’s session will close at 10:00am. After this time, please contact the office to book a time. Thank you

Students WILL NOT be required at school on Friday 28th June except to attend their conference at their nominated time. PLEASE NOTE: NO student assembly this week! Due to Student Led Conferences on Friday there will NOT be a JSC Assembly on Friday. Instead, we will have a combined Assembly on the first day back in Term 3.

STUDENT REPORTS Parents will receive their child’s Semester One Reports today. Please make sure to ask your child for the envelope that they will have in their bag. Please contact the school office if you require a second copy of your child’s report.

OSHC Our OSH care service will not run on Friday due to the lack of families requesting all day care. Statements for usage up to Thursday 20th June are attached to the newsletter today. Payments can be made either at the school office or by direct deposit to the school’s bank account. Please contact the office for banking details if you would like to direct deposit funds owing for OSHC.

TERM 2

IMPORTANT DATES

26th June

Somers Camp Payment Due

27th June

Student-Led Conferences (P-6) 4:00-7:00pm

28th June

Student-Led Conferences 9:00– 12:30pm 2020 Prep Enrolments Due

Hot Lunches Roster: Friday 19th July

Sashi Cross

TERM 3

IMPORTANT DATES

15th July

Student Free Day

TUESDAY 16th JULY

1st Day Term 3

17th July

Grade 6 Netball Carnival School Council Meeting-6:00pm

26th July

Music Is Fun Excursion (P-6)

27th July

Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser

29th July-2nd August

Book Fair

30th July-7th August

Somers Camp

30th July

Grade 6 Football Carnival

17th August

Tournament of Minds

19-23rd August

Book Week

24th August

Bendigo HPV (Grade 6)

26th August

Rusty Nail Poetry Competition

27th-30th August

Grade 5/6 Camp

26th June, 2019

Newsletter #20

Earn & Learn Stickers

The Earn & Learn promotion with Woolworths is now finished. Please bring any stickers into the school office by

tomorrow afternoon, so they can be included in our total. Thanks to everyone who

helped collect stickers for us!

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CHINESE SISTER SCHOOL At Monday mornings’ assembly Bella, Brooke, Ebony and Shayla presented our school with a framed poem from our sister school - SIP Xinghui School in China. The poem is about friendship and will be displayed in the Office for our school community. I look forward to further developing the friendship with the community of Xinghui School over the coming years.

ENROLMENT FOR 2020 Prep (Foundation) enrolments for 2020 are currently being accepted and should be submitted by the end of this term. If you know of families interested in attending Lockwood Primary School in 2020, please encourage them to contact the school within the next few days. The Department of Education and Training has changed the schools zones, please visit findmyschool.vic.gov.au to see our zone.

MY QUOTE FOR THE WEEK:

“It doesn’t matter what others are doing … it matters what YOU are doing!” - Author: Unknown

Carmen Huszar

INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS AT LOCKWOOD—TERM 3

We are excited to be able to offer both drum and guitar lessons for term 3. David Dewar is our current drum teacher and he will have extra lessons available in Term 3 and 4. Lessons will be on Tuesdays each week. Lessons are $20 per Half Hour and payment is due on each lesson. Student’s will require 1 x Pair of Drum Sticks & 1 x Blank Clear Pocket Folder for Homework. Tyson Hodges will be teaching guitar at Lockwood from Term 3. Tyson has played guitar for over 25 years. He was the guitarist and songwriter for Bendigo based band Ethanol for over 10 years, recording 5 albums and playing gigs nationally. He currently plays with original groups the Tyson Hodges Trio and Band of Cloud as well as 3 other groups playing gigs, functions and corporate shows. He is also a session musician having played on a number of recordings over the years. He began teaching 8 years ago offering tuition in all styles including rock, blues, country, slide guitar, alternate guitar tunings and more. Tyson teaches beginners, intermediate and advanced players at secondary and primary schools. Cost of each lesson is $20.00 for an individual 20 minute session. Students will need to bring their own guitar. Please fill out the expression of interest (attached) and return it to school by Tuesday 16th July if you wish your child to participate in instrumental lessons in Term 3. Payment for both of these lessons is per week direct to the teacher. It can be dropped off to the school office for safe keeping.

WHAT’S COMING UP –TERM 3

REMINDER—SOMERS CAMP PAYMENT A reminder that the full payment of $260.00 should be made to the school office by Wednesday 26th of June.

A full list of events for term 3 is on the next page, but here are a few details on events happening early in Term 3.

1ST DAY TERM 3—TUESDAY 16TH JULY The first day of Term 3 for students will be Tuesday 16th of July. On Monday 15th July, staff will undertake a PD on spelling.

GRADE 6 NETBALL CARNIVAL- 17TH JULY On Wednesday 17th July, students from grade 6 will go to the Golden City Netball courts to participate in the annual Netball Carnival. A permission note was sent home last week and is due back to the school office by Wednesday 26th June. Please see Mrs Rees if you have any queries regarding the netball carnival.

MUSIC IS FUN EXCURSION—WHOLE SCHOOL FRIDAY 26TH JULY The whole school will travel to the Marong Community Hall to participate in the Music Is Fun excursion on Friday 26th of July. Permission forms will be sent home early in Term 3. Cost for this excursion is 9.00 per student. Bus transport for this excursion is covered by the local excursion levy in your parent payments (paid at the start of the year).

PARENT PAYMENTS—DUE FRIDAY 26TH JULY An early reminder to families that the 2nd half of Parent Payments are due on 26th July. Statements will be sent home to families at the start of Term 3.

STUDENT ABSENCES—“Every Day Counts”

If your child is sick or absent, you are required to notify their school as soon as possible on the day of absence using one of the following methods: Telephone: the school office and let the staff know your

child’s name, class, date of absences and reason. Email: the school and provide the staff with your child ’s

name, class, date of absences and reason. 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.

See Your School Zone Online

The Department has released a new website that helps parents identify their local public school online.

findmyschool.vic.gov.au launched on 24 April and shows every school zone across the state. The new website highlights the choice of public schools available to the Victorian community.

If your child is preparing to enter Year 7 and want to know more about the public secondary school options in our area, or you know someone who is interested in enrolling at our school, try findmyschool.vic.gov.au today.

If you have a question about the website, contact the Victorian School building Authority Hotline on 1800 896 950 or email vsba@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Here is a run-down of activities and dates for your calendar for Term 3 :

Monday 15th July Student Free Day Tuesday 16th July 1st Day Term 3 School Council Meeting—6:00pm Wednesday 17th July Grade 6 Netball Carnival Friday 26th July Music Is Fun Excursion—Whole School 2nd half Parent Payments Due Saturday 27th July Bunnings BBQ Fundraiser (Kangaroo Flat Bunnings) Monday 29th July - Friday 2nd August Scholastic Book Fair 30th July– 7th August Somers Camp (selected 5/6 students only) Tuesday 30th July Grade 5/6 Football Carnival 12th-16th August Science Week Saturday 17th August Tournament Of Minds Competition 19th—23rd August Book Week 20th August School Council Meeting—6:00pm Saturday 24th August Bendigo HPV 9 Hour Challenge (Grade 6 students) Monday 26th August Rusty Nail Poetry Competition 27th-30th August Grade 5/6 Camp to Lake Nillahcootie Friday 30th August Fathers Day Brekky / Fathers Day Stall Friday 13th September Winter Sports Day—Bridgewater (Grades 3-6 students) Monday 16th September Goldfields/Sandhurst Division Athletics Day (selected students) Thursday 19th September Grade 1 Sleepover Friday 20th September Last Day Term 3—Footy Colours Day—2:30pm finish

P/1B—Jake M for always making sure others are being included and

helping everyone when he can.

P/1H—Jack C for showing kindness towards others and being a

supportive friend.

2/3M—Caden McC for always being caring and being inclusive to everyone in the class.

3/4B– Harvey H for always being a lovely friend to everyone and having a positive attitude

towards his learning. Well done Harvey.

4/5H—Raliya S for always being kind and including others. You’re a great friend.

5/6M—Harry S for always being kind, caring and considerate of others.

P/1B—Olivia S for being a kind and encouraging friend and for always being so positive towards

all her work.

P/1H—Ziggy D for always being kind and caring towards her peers

and for helping others.

2/3M—Levi H for always looking out for his friends.

3/4B– Lily B for being inclusive to others and being a kind friend.

4/5H—Katelyn B for always being kind and accepting towards others.

You make us feel good with your smile.

5/6M—Oliver B for always being kind, caring and respectful towards his peers.

GSFNC Junior Footy & Netball Fun Holiday Program

Do you love your footy and netball? A 3 day program is being offered during the July school holidays by the

Golden Square Football/Netball Club focusing on footy with a day of netball too. Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd

and Wednesday 3rd July, 8:30am-5:00pm at Wade Street Oval. Football for girls and boys (Monday Tuesday

& Wednesday), Netball (Tuesday). Each participant will receive a showbag. Go to http://www.gsfnclub.com.au for

further details. A full brochure with further information is available at the school office.

Bendigo AFL Program—Wednesday 3rd July

Wednesday 3rd July—9:00am-3:30pm at Tom Flood Sports Centre. Skills & drills, fitness modified games.

AFL appearances by Marcus Bontempelli & Emma Grant. Online bookings now open

http://www.gsfnclub.com.au/