No 11

ELIZABETH DRIVE, SUNBURY 3429

PHONE 9740 8666

www.sunburywestps.vic.edu.au 24th July 2017

Dear Parents, Staff and Children,

Welcome

Welcome to Rodney Nethercote who is joining us for the first four weeks of term.

Rodney is taking our Japanese LOTE program while Louisa Wlodarska is on leave.

Complete Kids

Welcome also to Complete Kids, our new Out of School Hours Care provider. We

would like to take this opportunity to thank them for the extensive work they did

over the holiday period to refurbish the OSH room. It looks amazing and very

inviting. Feedback from the students has been extremely positive. If you would like

more info about the program, please contact the office for an information pack.

State Cross Country

Last Thursday Indya Hildebrand competed in the State Cross Country

Championships. In a field of 88 competitors, Indy placed 49th. This great

achievement is only surpassed by the fact that Indy’s time was more than two

minutes faster than her previous personal best…..an awesome result.

Congratulations Indy and thankyou for being a great sporting representative for

our school over the years.

Wakakirri

‘Chookas’ to our 32 Wakakirri performers who head off to the Clock Tower

Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday afternoon for their evening performance.

The students have worked extremely hard since the beginning of last term to

develop a fantastic story dance. The theme of the performance is around

sustainability with a futuristic twist. It’s a really fun item with a strong message. We

look forward to performing it later in the year at our Sunbury West On Show.

Special thanks to the Wakakirri team, including Mrs Campbell for all her work on

creating the costumes, Mrs Warchulski for the amazing props and scenery and to

Tony Keeble, our artist in residence who works so positively with the children.

...Can’t wait to tell you all about it in our next newsletter.

Inga Wilson

Principal

TIMELINE

Term 3

26th July

Wakakirri Performance

at the Clocktower

Centre

Mindfulness

Grade 5/6

24th & 31st July

7th August

11th August

Grade 1/2 Disco 5-7pm

16th August

Prep - Grade 6

St John’s First Aid

Incursion

23rd - 25th August

Book Fair

Date TBC

Father’s Day Stall

31st August

Prep Werribee Zoo

Excursion

1st September

Grade 5/6 Summer

Sports

14th September

Colour Run

15th September

Curriculum Day

22nd September

Last Day of Term 3

Prep CD Sienna Jorgensen & Mia-Jane Roberts

Prep DA Summer Walsh & Indy Hicks

1/2 B Mykah Lewis & Noah Ploog

1/2 S Ben Lorimer

1/2 T Benji Jacobs & Jordin Lewis

3/4B Breanna Glover & Riley Bailey

3/4N Mackenzie Sheppard & Breanna Prior

3/4T Aiden Kellett & Emily Kristic

5/6 G Jaxon Dowal & Ashley Adams

5/6L Tyrone Ryan, Syd Guyett & Keira Chatman

5/6M Brock O’Brien & Grace Azzopardi

P.E. Indya Hildebrand

Music Prep CD & Prep DA

Japanese Oliver Smyth

Art 5/6M

STUDENT OF THE WEEK TERM 1 2017 Monday 24 July

Term 3 Events

DISCO BINGO Saturday 19th Aug

Sunbury Bowling club 6:30pm

Some of the items for auction include

- Witches in Britches tickets for 2 valued at $178

- limited edition Geelong 2017 signed team photo

- 4 tickets to the AFL Game Day filming

- Candle making class for 2 people valued at $220 Plus many more

amazing items up for grabs.

Reminder flyers were sent home today. Book your tickets or table

now so you don’t miss out!!

BOOK FAIR 23 - 25th August Room 10

Wednesday 23rd Aug - afternoon only 3:30-4pm

Thursday 24th Aug & Friday 25th Aug - morning 8:30-9 &

afternoon 3:30-4pm

FATHERS DAY STALL

Date to be confirmed - we are now asking for donations for the

raffle prizes.

COLOUR RUN

September 14th

Information to go home soon.

GIFT CARD FUNDRAISER

Information will be sent home at the end of term 3, and boxes of

cards will be distributed to anyone who buys them at the beginning

of term 4.

School Coloured scarves still for sale at the office $8.00 each!!

FOSW TEAM

Notices that have gone home….

Term 3

Prep Werribee Zoo Excursion $24 due 31st Aug

Grade 1/2 Disco $5 due 4th August

Disco Bingo Fundraiser

Grade 3/4 Camp Bal $220 due 22nd November

Parent Occupation Confirmation due 28th July

COMPASS In the very near future we will be moving to Compass for

all our First Aid notifications. Parents will no longer

receive written notification of a First Aid visit, this will be

logged on Compass and you will be able to see

notifications when you log in and look at your child’s

profile. See below for sample.

There are still a large number of parents who have not

yet logged onto the Compass Portal at all. Please be

advised that as this is our main communication tool you

may be missing out on very important information about

your child. If you require your log in details please

contact the office 9740 8666.

Click the link below to go to the Compass Portal.

https://sunburywestps-vic.compass.education

2018 PREP ENROLMENTS

We are now in the process of planning for 2018.

Enrolments for the Year 2018 are now being taken.

Enrolment forms can be collected from the office. If

you have already picked up an enrolment form

please return it to the office. A.S.A.P.

When enrolling please provide:

Proof of Age – e.g. Birth Certificate and Immunisation Certificate (This can be

obtained from the Medicare Website)

Please note: If you know of any potential enrolments, please ask families to

contact the school as soon as possible so we can accurately plan for next year.

Royal Flying Doctor Service

On Monday the 26th of June all of 3/4N went down to the oval. We went in the Royal flying Doctor simulator. The

people that came to our school were Tom and Stewart. First the grade 3s went in the simulator and the grade 4s did

the virtual reality goggles. I got scared because you could see the person who was injured. Then the grade 4s went in

the simulator. I was a nurse then I was a pilot then a

patient. It was a really fun day. I hope we do it again next

year. I learnt that they save 1 person every 2 minutes. The

plane that came to our school was called Ray Conway. It

was really fun in the plane with all the medical

equipment. There were also sticks to tell people where to

land. The lady in the virtual reality had died twice. In the

inland parts of Australia there is a first aid box and instead

of reading the name of the medicine it is numbered so it is

easier to find. I got to hold a tray out of the first aid kit.

We were the last grade to go to it.

Harper-Jane Steele 3/4N

Royal Flying Doctor Service On Monday the 26

th of June the Royal Flying Doctors came to school to teach us about the doctors that are in the

RFDS. Tom and Stewart came to tell us about the service. The virtual reality goggles told us a story about a lady who

was vomiting blood.

We were split into 3 groups there were the grade 4s in one group and the grade 3s in another. My group got to use

the virtual reality first and it was really fun. We also got to see some sand in a bottle that came from the middle of

Australia so it was special sand.

The sand was Tom’s sand. The sand came from Ray Conway. He is a special RFDS person he has been there for 25

years and he went for a holiday. Ray missed Tom because they were good friends. The plane’s name is Ray Conway

and that’s how special he is to the RFDS. The colours of the sand are red white gold black and a bit of pink in it.

The next thing we did was we went in the simulator and got to see what’s inside the simulator. We got to pretend

that someone was sick and we had to look after them. There were also two pilot seats but we didn’t get to see what

the screen looked like because someone pressed the button to turn it off.

They showed us a medical kit and instead of having words all over the medicine they have numbers so that if you

are feeling really sick you call the RFDS and they will tell you to get that number out of your medical kit.

Then we went back to the building and said goodbye to Tom and Stewart. I wish they could come back.

Mackenzie Sheppard 3/4N

Royal Flying Doctor Service On the 26

th of June the Royal Flying Doctor Ser-

vice (RFDS) simulator came to our school for the

grade 3/4s to have a look at. We met up in room

3 where we met Tom and Stewart. They first

talked to us about how many people they save a

day. We also found out that they save someone

every two minutes. Next we got put into groups.

One of the groups went out to see the simulator

and the other group which I was in stayed in the

same room to have a shot of using the virtual real-

ity goggles. The virtual reality goggles were really

cool and I liked the video we saw.

The simulator had lots of cool things inside. We had turns of going in the pilot seat there was a screen in the pilot cabin

but someone had turned it off somehow so we didn’t get to use the screen. There were two headphones that were

online so the two could talk to each other. There was also a bed which we could lie down on. Next it was time for us

to go so before we left we took a photo and then headed inside. When we entered room 3 the other group were still

doing activities so we waited for them and when they finished we said goodbye and thankyou then headed back to

class.

Joel Higgs 3/4N

Grade 3/4 News

The 3/4s have become experts on Australian animals. Mrs Bronchi-

netti's class are experts on Australian birds, Mrs Norris's class are

experts on Australian sea creatures and Mrs Tame's class are experts

on Australian lizards. Here they are in our fabulous Learning Hub

sharing their knowledge with each other. What an exciting way to

finish off our term's study of Amazing Australia!

Mindfulness & Yoga in the Grade 3/4 Area

The 3/4s have been stretching and relaxing their minds and bodies with yoga. Michelle from Yoga

101 has been teaching us . Here we are doing some poses! Eli says " When I do yoga I feel relaxed

and calm. My favourite yoga pose is the flower because it makes me focused for other things." Will

says " I like when I do the tree pose because it can be very helpful for football."

Grade 5/6 Camp Reflections

COMPLETE KIDS OSHC Complete Kids provides our onsite Before School, After School as well as a Vacation Care programs. Our family owned and operated service caters for 90 children, providing a Quality OSHC Service for Sunbury West Primary School in a child friendly environment. We aim to support the school community and parents who use our service by- Providing the highest possible quality of care, in a safe and secure environment. We ensure a warm & friendly atmosphere that is safe, educational & FUN!!! Complete Kids service offers families a positive and community-centred environment for children to

grow and develop in. Healthy eating is promoted, social skills and confidence are built through

structured indoor & outdoor active play, and imaginations are developed through art, craft and group

experiences. Meanwhile, leadership and decision-making skills are nurtured through the children’s

choice program, which gives each child the opportunity to take ownership of their activities and

experience with the support and guidance of qualified staff.

Program Activities

The program is on site and offers a range of activities from cooking and craft to sports and technology.

Our qualified educators work together to provide a rich “home away from home” environment with a

range of activities that are interest based. Interesting and fun activities and experiences may include

but are not limited to:

Dance, Active Sports, Board Games, iPads, D.S games, Water Play, Jewellery Design, Beadoz, Art & Craft,

Skipping, Active team games, Yoga, Cooking, Science, Sensory play, Incursions & Excursions!!

Hours of Operation During the School Term: Before School: 7am-8.45am After School: 3.30pm- 6.30pm During School Vacations: Vacation Care: 7am- 6.30pm

For more information on Complete Kids, or to obtain an enrolment form for Outside School Hours Care

(and to view the latest Vacation Care program) please click on this link www.completekids.net or

telephone 0428 005 709/9740 2111

Community News

Each week as we receive Community News items we will be adding them to the newsletter as a separate attachment. If you would like to read the community news please click here.

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