P O Box 334 Bacchus Marsh 3340

www.bacchusmarshps.vic.edu.au

Email bacchus.marsh.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Phone 03 5367 2745 Fax 03 5367 5757

Principal Ms Melinda Williams

NEWSLETTER Newsletter 11

Friday September 7th, 2018

FROM THE PRINCIPAL TEAM

PARENT OPINION SURVEY

Due to minimal response the Department of Education have again extended the cut off date for those parents who have been randomly selected to respond to our Parent

Opinion Survey. PLEASE CHECK YOU INBOX and respond by Sunday September 9.

It only takes 10-15 minutes to complete and we will be most grateful for your feedback

LERDERDERG STREET BUS ZONE Please respect signs in Lerderderg Street to ensure that the bus zone is available not

only for large buses, but also smaller buses needing to collect our students.

2019 PLANNING As we begin planning for 2019 it is vital that we have accurate details of enrolments. If

you are transferring out of the area at the end of the year or know of new families enrolling at BMPS next year it is very important that the office is notified as soon as

possible to ensure a smooth transition for all students and families into 2019. Thank you for your support in this area.

CONFIRMATION LETTERS FOR 2019 PREP STUDENTS WILL BE SENT BEFORE THE END OF THE TERM.

MUM’S NIGHT Thanks to our families who came along to our Mums Night recently and enjoyed

busting a few moves and having some fun together.

DADS NIGHT It is Dad’s turn next. Come along to our annual Footy Night.

Thursday 13 September from 5.00-6.30pm Bring your footy!

Sausages and drinks will be available.

BOOK WEEK September 3– September 7

We have had another fabulous book week around the theme ‘finding your treasure’. Yesterday we enjoyed the live performance, Treasure Hunt for all students in our gym.

The performance was linked to this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards.

Throughout the week our students visited the Junior Library and viewed the display

of Children’s Book Council Award books. All children have been celebrated as authors in their own right this week.

ASK THEM WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN WRITING

Thanks to Mr Brown and Mrs Dodemaide for all of the planning and preparation!

BOOK WEEK PARADE Congratulations to all of our families and staff for the magnificent effort put into book

parade costumes. We have had a great week!

FATHER’S DAY STALL We hope our Dads and significant males in our students’ lives had a great Father’s

Day.

We take this opportunity to again thank our fundraising team for all of the work that went into the planning, ordering, preparing and selling of our Father’s Day gifts.

We really appreciate your work!

DROP OFF ZONE An ongoing reminder that the drop off zone is not a parking area.

Thank you for supporting our parking policy.

TOILETS Thank you for your support in discussing with your child the importance of

respectfully using our toilets. It is the right of every child to use a clean toilet and we need to work as a team to ensure these messages are being heard and understood.

Melinda, Leanne, Pam and Chris

BATTERY RECYCLING Matilda, Amelie and Jade John would like to support a battery recycling program at

BMPS. Research tells us that only 3% of batteries are recycled in Australia, and it is up to us

to show our students how easy it is to recycle and for it to be second nature not a chore.

Please get behind this recycling program and bring your used batteries to the office where buckets will be provided for them to be left in.

A big thankyou to the John family for supporting our sustainability efforts

SPARE CLOTHES We are running very low on spare school uniform, if you have any that you no longer

need, we would appreciate them for our spare clothes cupboard. Thank you.

LABELLING SCHOOL UNIFORM

Please ensure that uniform items are clearly labelled as this makes it easier to identify items in the lost property basket.

KITCHEN VOLUNTEERS

Can you help? Mrs Zanon would love to hear from any parents interested in supporting the kitchen

program. Volunteer support is at the CORE of our wonderful program and we would be thrilled

to welcome new faces. Please contact the office if you would like to get involved.

NINJA WARRIORS

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

CRAZY HAIR DAY

Ava Nordbye Grade 2B has been growing her hair since grade Prep so that one day she could donate it to support children undergoing

Cancer treatment. This coming Monday September 10 Ava along with some other

students will have their hair cut at assembly. Students are invited to come with ‘CRAZY HAIR’ and bring a gold

coin donation. BIG COLOURFUL BOWS WELCOME!

HAIR WITH HEART - Variety the children's charity

Hair donations are made into specialised wigs for those who have lost their hair due to a medical condition. Funds raised through the sale of the hair go to Variety's grants and programs to give Aussie

kids in need a fair go.

Bacchus Marsh Primary School Year 6 Production Utopiaton - The Happiest Place In The Universe

Cast One: 6B, 6M, 6S

Date: Wednesday 19th September, 2018. Show Time: 7pm

Cast Two: 6GC and 6H

Date: Thursday 20th September, 2018 Show Time: 7pm

Location: The Gym

Ticket Price: Adults: $5.00

Children: $2.50 Tickets Available At The Door (Box Office Opens At 6.30pm)

PREP 2019 TRANSITION PROGRAM

1. Tuesday 16th October, 2018

9.45am – 10.45am

Your child is invited to participate in Prep

classroom activities

2. Tuesday 13th November, 2018

9.45am – 10.45am

Your child is invited to participate in Prep

classroom activities

3. Thursday 29th November, 2018

6.30pm

An Information Evening for parents of 2019

Prep children. This will be held at BMPS at

6.30pm

4. Tuesday 4th December, 2018

9.30am – 10.45am

Your child is invited to meet their new class

teacher for 2018.

Please provide a piece of fruit for a

snack during this session.

Please note confirmation of date for our Dad’s Night

September 13t

ADVERTISING Bacchus Marsh Primary School is a community school and we are happy to distribute information from community

groups. Please be aware that these forms of communication/information are not endorsements from our school.

“There is more treasure in a book than all the pirates’ loot on

Treasure Island.”

- Walt Disney

Don’t forget the Lerderderg Library is open every Monday and

Thursday evenings.

Library News

Launching our upgraded Rural Library Van!

IMPORTANT DATES

September 10 Crazy Hair Day

September 12 Prep Western Water Incursion

September 13 Division Athletics

Dad’s Footy Night Date confirmation

September 14 Grade 6 Summer Sports Day

September 19 6B/6S/6M Production

September 20 6H/6GC Production

September 21 Last Day Of Term Footy Dress Up and Hot Dog Day

2.30pm Dismissal October 8 First Day Term 4

The mobile library van is now a walk on van, giving us greater access to our smaller and remote

communities. A fully functional rural library van will also have the opportunity to attend Council

festivals, aged care facilities, rural schools, train stations, shopping centres across the Shire, as well

as the regular schedule of the regional library service.

New Regional Library Service Timetable:

Seniors Week Events

“Getting Ready For Retirement” Seminar

Thursday 11th of October at 6:30pm

James Young Room at Lerderderg Library

Author Talk

Friday 12th of October at 11am

Emma Viskic

Emma Viskic is author of the critically acclaimed Caleb Zelic series, “Resurrection Bay” and “And Fire

Came Down”. Resurrection Bay won the 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction, as well as

an unprecedented three Davitt Awards: Best Adult Novel, Best Debut, and Readers' Choice. It was

iBooks Australia's Crime Novel of the Year and a UK Financial Times Book of the Year. It is currently

shortlisted for the UK Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger and New Blood awards. “And Fire

Came Down” recently won the 2018 Davitt Award for Best Novel. It will be out in Northern America

and the UK this October.

Movie

Due to the public holiday on the 28th of September the monthly movie will be

taking place on Friday 21st of September.

Children’s Book Week

The theme for Children’s Book Week this year was “Find your treasure!”

Children’s Book was wonderful this year, with staff and patrons all getting in on the fun of dressing

up and searching for their treasured books.

The Book Cover Competition was a great success with over 250 entries submitted. They can now be

viewed in the Moor Art space in the Lerderderg Library.

School Holiday Program will have lots of fun exciting activities such as Learning Basic Auslan, making

Pom Pom Chickens, Sand Art and much more.

The chickens are back! You can also come into the Lerderderg Library and check out our hatching

chickens. They will be on display in the children’s space over the school holidays.

Get Crafting

Due to popular demand Get Crafting will now start at 6pm on Monday Evenings and 1pm on a

Wednesday.

The Crafters are also planning to support the KOGO

Come along and knit/crochet or donate some yarn to a great cause!

Book Chatters this month discussed recent and not so recent

publications.

At our latest Book Chat held at the Lerderderg Library,

we discussed many recent and not so recent publications.

Some of the books are listed below.

At the latest Book Chat at Lerderderg the following books were discussed and liked. For lovers of short stories - Last Stories by William Trevor

For lovers of crime fiction - Bloodtree River by Sarah Barrie - The Boy at the Door by Alex Dahl - The Escape Room by Megan Goldin

For lovers of a light read - Ice Letters by Susan Errington - The last of the Bonegilla Girls - The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook - So Much Life Left Over by Louis de Bernieres

Book Chats is a relaxed chat about the book you’re reading or have read. Share your experiences with like-minded people over some light refreshments. New participants

are warmly welcomed.

The next book chat will be on Wednesday 12th September, 10am at the Lerderderg Library, Bacchus Marsh

Public Holiday

The Lerderderg and Ballan Libraries will be closed on Friday 28th of September

due to public holiday.