AXEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

“Excellence Through Endeavour”

High Street, Axedale 3551

Ph. (03) 5439 7232 Fax. (03) 5439 7575

Principal – Lex Johnstone

Email: axedale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

NEWSLETTER No. 32 October 19th 2017

Important dates:

Oct. 20th Athletic Sports (P-6)

24th Gr. 5/6 Crusoe Reservoir

24th Bike Hike Meeting @ 7pm

26th/27th Gr. 5/6 Bike Hike

27th Bandana Day - $5 each

Oct.

Nov.

27th Family Photo bookings close

30th Responsible Pet Ownership

1st Bendigo Cup Day — no school

6-10th Book Fair Week

7th Pet Show & Fashions Off the Field

CLASSROOM ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Olivia – For enjoying every swimming session and

making the most of every learning opportunity. Olivia

made excellent progress during the week.

Molly – For working hard during swimming lessons to

improve her skills and adding great information when

discussing water safety.

Hagan – For making excellent progress in

his reading skills, demonstrating

persistence and confidence.

Charlotte – For helping others to be

organised in the classroom and during

swimming week.

Skyla – For working hard in class to

improve her spelling - with great success.

SCHOOL VALUES AWARDS

Lachie – For being very organised for swimming and

helping others to get their belongings ready

to go for each session.

Rachel – For showing persistence and

bravery last week at swimming.

Matilda – For always being organised and

independent when getting changed at

swimming.

Noah – For showing great improvement

with his reading and writing longer stories.

Angus – For helping others complete work tasks when

he has completed his own work.

HOUSE TROPHY

This week our House Trophy was

won by McIvor.

GOLDEN BRUSH

The winners of the Golden Brush

this week were Gr. 3/4.

PEN LICENCE Well done to Josh and Mollie who earnt their Pen Licence last week.

REGIONAL ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

A big congratulations to Nadia who competed in the Bendigo Regional Athletic Championships on Monday

In the 11yrs. Discus event, Nadia threw the discus just over 15m to earn fifth place across the Region.

Q. Were you nervous?

A: A little bit but it didn’t affect my throws.

Q. Were you pleased with your performance at the sports?

A: Yes I was pretty pleased with how I went. And I made two new friends – they were really nice.

Q. Have you set a goal for next year?

A: I would like to throw 17m+ and finish higher than 5th.

WALK TO SCHOOL 2017

Our school is participating in Walk

to School 2017 which is a great,

easy and fun way to get our kids

and families active this October!

We have had two wonderful ‘Walk

to School’ walks on the last two

Wednesdays. Yesterday we walked

from the top of the hill across the

river and followed the O’Keefe

Rail Trail along the river and then

to school. We had 31 students and

12 parents who started or joined in

along the way. Our wonderful Rail

Trail, chatter, laughs, sunshine,

skipping, babbling river, friends, bikes – what a great start to the day.

Walk, Ride or Scoot to school - Class data after 2 weeks

Class Prep 1/2A 1/2M 3/4 5/6

No. 26 83 62 69 67

The walk next Wednesday starts at 8.30 and is from the corner of McIvor Hwy

and Raglan St. (Lottie and Mia’s corner). As we will be walking along or next

to the road, we would prefer not to have bikes if possible.

ECOLINK INCURSION

Today, Sophie from Ecolink in Bacchus Marsh came to our school to run some

great sessions as part of our Environmental Ed. Program.

Sophie worked with Grades 3-6 to learn how to make paper and our Prep-2

students to learn about mini-beasts.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

ATHLETIC SPORTS

Our whole school Athletic Sports are on tomorrow, Friday October 20th at the Latrobe University Athletics

Track in Retreat Rd. Flora Hill. The Athletic Sports begin at 9.30am and all students are required to be there

by 9.10am.

We are encouraging all students to put in a personal best effort to earn as many points as possible to go towards

our whole school total.

A reminder to parents that we do not run the school bus in to the Athletic Sports. Families are required to

provide transport to and from the event for their children. Please contact the school if you need assistance with

organising a lift.

Students will need to be in school uniform and have suitable footwear for athletics. Lunch and water bottle is

required. Parents are welcome and encouraged to come along and support the students.

The events will conclude at approximately 2.00pm.

SWIMMING

Last week was very busy with our Swimming

Program on each day at the Eaglehawk YMCA

Pool. Well done to our students who worked hard at

the end of the week to improve their skills and

fitness. The last day provided some great

opportunities to experience being fully clothed in

water, swimming in sea weed, life jackets and

weighted hoops to extend water familiarisation and

skills in case of emergencies.

LEARNING DIARIES

We hope you have enjoyed looking through your child’s

Learning Diary. Please return them to school so we can start

adding this term’s work.

PROGRESSIVE DINNER

A big thank you to all who came along to the Progressive

Dinner on Saturday night. It was a very enjoyable night with

lots of laughs, chats, catch ups and a few dollars raised for the school at

the same time. A big thank you to Sam, Corrine, Erin, Kelly and Sharon

for all their work preparing the night.

Thanks to Corrine and Dutchy at the Tavern, to Rob and Jill Charlton at

the Farmer’s Arms and to Ian Martin at the Golf Club for their extra work

and support. Final figures are not known yet but we think approximately

$1,800 has been raised.

BIKE HIKE

Gr. 5/6 students will head off next Thursday for the Bike Hike from Tallarook to Yea. They will be riding

along the Great Victorian Rail Trail and cover almost 60km over the two days.

While it will be a challenge, the feeling of satisfaction of completing a personal best effort in something

significant makes it well worth it.

We will have great support from the 13 parents who are coming along and our friends from the Bendigo

Kilmore Rail Trail Group.

There will be two more optional practice rides this weekend along the Rail Trail.

Saturday starting at 1.00pm from the school

Sunday starting at 3.00pm from the school

Please ensure helmets and water bottles are brought along. Parents, regardless of whether you are coming on

the Bike Hike or not, are welcome to join in.

There is an information meeting on Tuesday night at 7.00pm in the staff room for parents who are coming

along on the Bike Hike to chat about general organisational details and answer any questions you may have.

PET SHOW & FASHIONS OFF THE FIELD

On Melbourne Cup Day, we traditionally hold our annual ‘Pet Show’ in the morning and our ‘Fashions Off

The Field’ in the afternoon. This will be on again this year on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 7th November.

Some students choose to bring real pets ranging from mice to horses, others choose more creative ‘pets’. With

increased student numbers involved, if families have a choice which pets to bring, smaller more manageable

pets will be the best option.

A reminder that pets need to be properly restrained with appropriate leads and cages/containers at all

times.

A program is attached to today’s Newsletter. To add to the fun of the day we like everyone to be involved in

our ‘Fashions Off The Field’. There is a section for everyone from hats, ties to full race going outfits. If new

families have any questions about how the day runs, please see Ms. Saunders.

RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP

As part of our annual Pet Show preparations on Cup Day, students will be taking part in Responsible Pet

Ownership information sessions on Monday October 30th.

NATIONAL WATER WEEK POSTER COMPETITION

As part of National Water Week, Rebecca Hermans, Community Relations Officer from Coliban Water will

be at school next Tuesday to present the Water Week Poster winners in each category from our school.

As mentioned in our Newsletter last term, Evie was announced as the Regional Winner for Bendigo. Rebecca

will present Evie with her Regional Winner prize.

We will have a short assembly 9.00 – 9.10 Tuesday morning to present these prizes.

GROUNDS

Many parents will have noticed the planting of 8 manchurian pear trees near our McIvor Hwy. entrance.

A big thank you to Jeanette Tenace for her work in researching, sourcing, planting and looking after the trees.

We hope over time that they will form a beautiful entrance to the school.

SCHOOL COUNCIL FOLLOW UP

COGB ROADWORKS

Roadworks on Raglan St. outside the school will begin in mid November and be completed by mid

January. The works will include formalising the car park along the school side of the road and the

sealing of the road surface. At the instigation of School Council and with co-operation from COGB, a

car park is being established in the paddock to the north of the school. This will allow approximately 20-

30 more car parks for staff and parents. Closer to the time, we will be able to provide further information

to promote safe travel while the works are underway.

SURVEY DATA

Thanks to parents who took time recently to fill in the Parent Opinion Survey. At School Council this

week we looked through the data from this survey as well as the Student Attitude to School Survey data,

completed by the Gr. 4/5/6 students in Term 3. Along with the Staff Opinion Survey, these surveys form

part of our evaluation of 2017 and our planning for 2018.

School Council aimed to identify areas of success, as well as areas for further work. We also looked at

the correlation between the two sets of data and where the consistencies were in terms successes and

areas for further work.

Staff Opinion data will be in soon so we will have an opportunity to look across all three sets of data to

note correlations, successes and areas for further work.

NATIONAL BANDANNA DAY

We have bandannas for sale at the office for $5 each. Students will be able to wear their bandanna to school

on Friday 3rd November. Funds raised are donated to CanTeen which is a support group for young people

living with cancer.

GRADE 5/6 EXCURSION –CRUSOE RESERVOIR

Next Tuesday, our Grade 5/6 students will be travelling to Crusoe Reservoir at Big Hill as part of the science

work being completed with our training teachers. Students will be meeting with the Park Ranger to discuss

ecosystems, local flora and fauna. There is no cost for this activity. A permission note is attached to the

Newsletter.

SCHOOL APP

If you haven’t already signed up to our school app we ask that you take the time to

download it. Search for Updat-ed and from the menu select our school. We’ll receive your

registration request and will need to approve you before your app is up and running

MICHAEL GROSS PARENTING RESOURCES

Our school is a member of Parenting Ideas. Visit www.parentingideas.com.au

This week’s attached article is “Not in front of the children!”

AXEDALE—ARE YOU READY FOR SUMMER COMMUNITY DAY

On Sunday 29th October, AOTOF are hosting the ‘Are You

Ready For Summer?’ Community Day. The main focus of

the day is to promote a local awareness of being well

prepared for the summer season in regards to bushfires,

grassfires, increased water sports and increased recreation.

Emergency Services will be present to promote their

programs and how they can help your family be ready for

Summer.

Do you know what should be in your Emergency Kit at

home?

Do you have the appropriate Apps on your phone?

Do you have all of the local emergency numbers on hand?

Have you discussed your evacuation plan with neighbours?

Do you know your neighbours?

Come along to ensure you are well prepared for summer.

And grab a free snag while you’re there.

There will also be a range of fun based

activities for the kids and to encourage

families to attend.

BREAKFAST CLUB Many thanks to those who have volunteered to help with Breakfast Club during this Term. Your assistance is

very much appreciated.

Tuesday 24th October – Julie Liersch

Thursday 26th October – NO BREAKFAST CLUB – BIKE HIKE.

Tuesday 31st October – Melinda Pengelly

Thursday 2nd November – Liz Harrington

FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY

Many thanks to those who have volunteered to help with cutting up fruit on Fridays this term.

Friday 20th October – NO FRUIT DUTY – ATHLETIC SPORTS DAY

Friday 27th October – Liz Harrington & Renée Hedger

CLASSROOMS

GRADE 3/4 SPELLING

Grade 3/4 students enjoyed

practising their spelling

words, making the most of

the change in the weather.

PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS & FRIENDS

FAMILY PHOTO SESSION FUNDRAISER

As a fundraiser, we are holding a family photo session with Chris

Epworth Photos on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November. The

photos will be taken down by the river in Axedale. Bookings need to

be made by next Friday 27th of October.

Each family photo session goes for 20 minutes. To secure your place

you will need to pay a non-refundable fee of $50 which covers the

sitting fee PLUS 5 Digital Images of your choice from an online private

gallery (with an option to purchase more). $40 of every booking goes

to our school.

A booking form was sent home last week and is also available on our school website.

Lex Johnstone

Principal

FORMS TO BE RETURNED OR ORGANISED AT SCHOOL

PHOTO FUNDRAISER – Return booking form & $50 sitting fee by Friday 27th October

NETBOOK LEASE PAYMENT - $25 per term due at the beginning of each term.

GRADE 5/6 CRUSOE RESERVOIR EXCURSION

Permission note due by Tuesday 24th October

COMMUNITY NEWS

Zodiacs Netball Club try out dates for Season 2018

The Zodiacs Netball Club affiliated with the BSNA will hold their annual tryouts for Grade 6 (2018)

and Under 13’s (Year 7 2018) teams for SEASON 2018 on the following dates:

Sunday November 19th Registrations from 9:45am Tryouts - 10am - 12pm

Monday November 20th Registrations from 5:15pm Tryouts - 5:30pm - 7pm

Attendance at both sessions is preferred for best chance of selection.

Tryouts will take place at BSE on the outside courts. Please make sure you bring along a drink bottle

and be sun smart.

For further information please email zodiacbgo@yahoo.com.au or Jane Bakes on 0407 357 797