313A Pakington Street, Newtown, 3220 (03) 5221 2738 (03)5221 8191

chilwell.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.chilwellps.vic.edu.auSchool

Council Email: schoolscouncil@chilwellps.vic.edu.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChilwellFair

Out of School Hours Child Care Program Coordinator (0417 014 973)

NEWSLETTER No.7 – 14th March 2017

Mar 15 Wed Bellarine & Nth Geelong Swimming Kardina Pool

Mar 17 Fri Bullying is Never Ok 12.30-1.30

Mar 24 Fri CHILWELL FAIR (mark calendars now)

Mar 31 Fri Term 1 ends. DISMISSAL 2.30 PM.

Apr 2 Sun Daylight Savings ends – clocks back an hour

Apr 18 Tue Term 2 starts

Apr 25 Tue ANZAC Day Holiday

Apr 26-29 Gr.5 Camp Maldon

May 22 Mon School Photo Day

May 22 Mon Prep 2018 Information Night 7-8pm

May 22 Mon Lightning Premiership Cricket Stead Park Gr 5 & 6

May 22 Mon Lightning Premiership Softball Stead Park Gr 5 & 6

May 23 Tue Chilwell Athletics

May 23 Tue Prep 2018 School Tours 9.30-10.30am

May 25 Thu Prep 2018 School Tours 2.30-3.30pm

May 29 Mon Chilwell Athletics (Back up day)

Sept 13 Wed Concert @ The Arena

Nov 6-Nov 8 Gr.4 Lady Northcote Camp (advance notice)

Term Dates 2017

Term 1: Monday 30th January to Friday 31

st March Good Friday 14

th April/Easter Monday 17

th April

Term 2: Tuesday 18th April to Friday 30

th June

Term 3: Monday 17th July to Friday 22

nd September

Term 4: Monday 9th October to Friday 22

nd December

Dear Families

Thank you Could I take the opportunity to thank our specialist teachers. We are again fortunate to be able to provide specialised programs in Italian, Library, Physical Education, Science (Year 3-6) and Information Technology to all students. Many of these are able to form part of our children's secondary education right through to year 12. The year 6s visited the National Gallery of Victoria last Friday to support their program in visual arts(Great work Deb Fisher) and Peter Blackall has continued to have specialist coaches working with our children in aspects of physical education.

Fair Well we are here!!!!! - Nearly. The planning is in place, food ordered, wristbands for rides being sold and weather booked. We do realise we have bombarded you but the community feel and fun of the night is well worth the effort. A few last minute needs: 1. Help: The schedule for the Fair is as follows: Thursday: Tidy up the grounds. Including blower vac the grounds, mow lawns, wash seats, air the marquees. Friday Set up: Marquees erected, tables in place, stall set up and requirements placed at stalls, stage in place, wine tent up and positioning of rides as they arrive. Saturday morning: Tidy up of grounds, marquees put away, trestles stacked, stage into Multi Purpose room, wine tent put away, oval blower vac, If you can help with any of these days please fill out response sheet or contact the office or found in the Fair Newsletter. 2. If you enjoy a walk why not drop some Fair flyers into letterboxes. Contact the office or drop in to pick up some flyers. 3. Start to arrange for relatives, friends or neighbours to join us on the night. 4. If you have a prominent position for one of our promotional boards or flyers drop into office and pick up. Let's get the word out there. See you there!! Thank you for all your support in the organisation of the Fair. This is a school community event, let's all do our share and enjoy the results. Proceeds raised form the fair will go towards: repainting of the last section of the heritage building. repairs and changes to the Junior school playground. 5 new televisions to replace interactive whiteboards in classrooms. Many of these projects have already been undertaken. Classroom program: It is very reassuring that in all the preparation, deliveries, promotion and help requests our school has continued to focus on learning and our students. Friday of the Fair will be a challenge, especially with the younger children, but the interruption will be minimal. Newspaper article: Last week our school's strong result on the NAPLAN assessments was noted in the local paper. We have performed very well in these annual Australian wide assessments for many years, also noted in the article (top, or top 5, in 4 of the 5 areas assessed!!!). The results are fantastic but it must be noted that they are due to the efforts of our whole community- students, staff and families. Congratulations to all!!

Classroom Helpers: Sarah Jeffreys and Rohan Perrott have organised the program which aims to inform parents on how to assist in classrooms, and home, with areas such as reading, mathematics etc. one session is planned for this term with 2 more to follow next term. These sessions also assist at home with helping your child so consider giving some time to this opportunity. More information regarding dates can be found later in the newsletter. Out of School Care Accounts: These accounts must be positive or at least zero at the end of term. The program can only operate if finances are kept in a positive position- debts draw resources away from our children. Please see Cheryl if you do not know your account balance and attend to these accounts ASAP. Skoolbag App: This has become a most valuable tool for both families and school. Don’t forget to change your child's class notification alert. This can be found under the More tab (bottom right on the app) then select Setup Push Notifications. The app allows families to:

Receive messages from school eg the late arrival of the year 6 campers, excursion arrival times, zooper dooper sale days etc

Notifying school of absences. View the newsletter! both current and past editions. Contact the school with any information or question. Changes to any phone numbers, emails or family details.

It is an easy process to download from the App Store. Don't forget that newsletter will be sent electronically from term 2. This makes this app very convenient and necessary. Birthdays

Happy birthday to the following students who will be celebrating their birthday over the next few weeks

Regards - Gavan Welsh, Principal

Tue 14th March Giselle N PJS

15th March Zali C 5NR

Thu 16th March Will Mc Jack P

3KH 5NR

Fri 17th March Feras Skaik 6JC

Sat 18th March Nash S Zoe J Ava G Kane R

2JO 4JM 4JM 6SW

Sun 19th March Jolea S Frankie G

2JO 3KH

Mon 20th March Genevieve D 3PD

Prep D Chad Alstin 2 JO Rosie Nardorp 4JM Bryce Moss

Prep J Milla Keenan 2JS Aisha George 5MA Jordan Boode

Prep B Lewis Davidson 3KH Imogen Hall 5NR Phoebe Knight

1MW Jack Bolton-Dobb 3 PD Hayden Tran 6JC TBA

1BH Macey Veitch 4 JS Angus Ridley 6SW TBA

Our You Can Do It Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received an award this week.

Our YCDI! Focus for this term is RESILIENCE Resilience means bouncing back when things go wrong. If you fall over in the playground, you dust yourself off and keep going. Everyone who receives a certificate for resilience will also receive a wristband. Hopefully by the end of grade six you will have collected a wrist band for each YCDI! Key. Zali and Sara (YCDI! Committee Leaders)

Social Service Committee

Dear parents,

Our first initiative as the new Social Service Committee for 2017 is to collect Easter Eggs for the elderly.

This is where we go to the elderly people in our community and present them with an Easter egg. Some

of these people have no family anymore and a simple sign like this warms their hearts on Easter Sunday.

If you can bring an Easter egg remember to write a little note with your full name

and grade on it. Some of the people receiving eggs like to write a card of thanks.

We will start collecting Easter Eggs from the classrooms this Thursday.

Please contribute to this great cause.

Year 6 Social Service Committee

Year 6 NGV exhibition

The year sixes on Friday 10th of March went up to Melbourne to the David Hockney exhibition and looked at his art. We attempted his art, we tried still life and different types of portraits. We looked around at his art. He did different series of fruit on the bench, portraits of famous people. He also did portraits of family and friends. He also did detailed and fine drawings of certain things and he did drawings using ipads and iphones. He said ‘ phones changed the world.’

VOUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HEADLICE CHECK—NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

Looking for some volunteers especially from Prep—4 to help out once a term to check students.

Please contact Michelle Rixon 0428 298 123

Library Committee

OVERDUE/LOST LIBRARY BOOKS

Commencing this week note will be coming home regarding overdue library books. If

you receive a note please check at home for the borrowed books. If you think the

Library book/s have been lost or damaged the following actions can be undertaken.

Replace the title/s of the book/s lost/ damaged Replace the book with another title- ensure the ‘quality’ of the book is good for cata-

loguing, covering and worth placing in our CPS Library. Donate a nominal amount : $20 – Hardcover Picture Story/ Non- Fiction

$15- Soft Cover Fiction chapter/ Non-Fiction book

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

Issue 2 was sent home with students last week. If you would like to order from this below is the process.

All orders are to be placed on line. Due date for Issue 2 is this Friday 17th March.

Chilwell P.S. Outside School Hours Care

As we are nearing the end of Term 1 ALL OSHC Accounts need to be in a ZERO or POSITIVE BALANCE!!!!!!

EFTPOS facility is available – for payments over $10.00. Form available at the office or from the OSHC.

IMPORTANT!!! School Council encourages families to keep their account in credit. We are

issuing Weekly Accounts from now on. Just a reminder to all those who have a permanent after school

booking. If unable to attend please cancel before 2.30pm. to assist staff and avoid session fee.

Thanks – Cheryl & OSHC Staff

Term 1 –March 2017

To book or cancel care please call Cheryl on 0417 014 973

Wednesday 15th March Play Dough

Thursday 16th March Cars/Dolls

Friday 17th March Dress Ups

Monday 20th March Board Games

Tuesday 21th March Easter Coloring Competition

Special Invitation for Parent Helpers Course Dear Parents,

At Chilwell Primary School parents helping in the classroom is an integral part of learning.

Having parent helpers in the school contributes to the educational outcomes of students, assists teachers in their roles and is much loved by the children.

Each year we conduct a parent helpers’ course so that parents know how they can best assist in the classroom. It is expected that parents have done the parent helpers course before being a parent helper.

This year the parent helpers’ course will be run over three weeks.

Week 1: Friday 17th March 2:30 – 3:30

Week 2: Friday 21st April 2:30 – 3:30 (this is term two)

Week 3: Friday 28th April 2:30 – 3:30 (this is term two)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please return, indicating participation in parent helpers course.

I ___________________________________________________ , will participate in the parent helpers course. My child’s name and grade: ________________________________________________________________________________ I can be contacted on : ______________________________________________________________________________ Regards, Rohan Perrott

Amount: Visa Mastercard $ …………….

Card Number: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Cardholder’s Name:………………………………………………… Expiry Date : __/__

Cardholder’s Signature:………………………………………………………………

Payment for OSHC

Friday Canteen Lunch Orders Orders are picked up before 3.30 pm. Thursday– no late orders will be accepted. We ask parents not to drop late lunch orders into Steampocket. Lunch is provided on Friday. Each student must have an individual order. Lunch options are as follows : Each option $5.00

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Canteen Roster. - Fridays – 1.15-1.30 pm. Can you fill the gaps????

Name _______________________________________Ph.________________

Dates NOT available _____________________________________________

OPTION 1 Jam & banana sushi, fresh fruit cup, plain potato chips, petit berri cup cake.

OPTION 2 Ham & cheese pizza scroll, mini dry fruit box, chocolate & coconut bliss balls, apple.

OPTION 3 Chilwell High Tea. 2 x vegie & cheese finger sandwich, skewered fresh fruit, petit popcorn, double chocolate hedgehog.

Fri 17th Mar Amanda Lovell

Fri 24th Mar No Lunches

Fri 31st Mar Megan Bell

Fri 21st Apr Kelly Mustey

Fri 28th Apr Georgia Patterson

COMMUNITY NEWS

LITTLE RIVER COUNTRY FAIR—SUNDAY 19TH MARCH 10—3PM

Little river Primary school 21 flinders Stree Little River

MATTHEW FLINDERS GIRLS SECONDARY COLLEGE

OPEN EVENING 28th March 7-8pm Main Campus Myers street Geelong

OPEN DAY 29th March with tours at 9-10.30am and 1.30-3pm Main Campus Myers street Geelong

ACCELERATED LEARNING PROGRAM INFORMATION EVENING 14th March 7pm Multi Purpose room Fenwick Street

Geelong

SOUTH GEELONG PRIMARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY CARNIVAL—

FRIDAY 17TH MARCH 4PM—9PM

200 Yarra St South Geelong

Unlimited rides with purchase of wristbands through www.trybooking.com/259142

Live entertainment, Silent & Loud Actions, Market and Novelty Stalls and Great Food and drinks

Chilwell Fair - Friday, 24th

March 2017

Manager required - add your name & return

Prep Sliders Joh Fitzgerald & Nikki Sleep

Year 1 BBQ & Hot Dogs Sara Baulch & Rosie Slimmon

Year 2 Bake Stall & Café Amy Keenan & Belinda Bennett

Year 3 Pizza Miranda Boddington & Penny Whitehead

Year 4 Raffles & Hampers Yoko Dunlop

Year 5 Craft Market Clare Dowling & friends

Year 6 Amusements & Kids Activties Sue Di Sciascio, Melissa Quick

Soft Drinks Sold on appropriate stalls

CHILWELL FAIR MANAGER Anna Spurling

Food Ordering Kirsty McColl

Electrical / Power Michael Smith

Promotions & Marketing Penny Whitehead

Sponsorship Susie Ward

Entertainment Suzie Veitch & Victoria Barton

Silent Auction Olivia Tipler and Anna Spurling

Wine Tent Shaun Sleep

Permits & licences Gavan Welsh

Social Media/Facebook Anna Spurling www.facebook.com/ChilwellFair

Food Safety Supervisor (needs Food Handling Certificate)

Jacqueline Parks

MAJOR SPONSOR:

Gold: La Madre Bakery Reveler

Signs T’Go

Silver : Whitehead Advisory

Steampocket Cafe

Bronze: Dental Spa The Geelong College

Pickering Joinery Peak Pharmacy

Lifting Victoria OT Essentials

Morgans Financial LTD Hip Pocket Workwear & Safety Geelong

MSP Photography SC Technology

Harvey’s of Highton The Kangaroo Island Oyster Company