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SCHOOL COUNCIL

Principal Cindi Bruechert

President John Fletcher

Vice President Kylie Morrison

Finance Committee Convenor Ed Castle

Minute Secretary Jen Rogers

Members Russell Adcock Janelle Kelly Deminda McMaster Kylie Morrison Anne Olsen Clare Thurman Lisa Brown Jess Edgar Julie Ladd

Community Members Kerry Eldridge Adele Riordan

9 Uxbridge Street, Strathfieldsaye, 3551 Phone : (03) 5439 5207

email : strathfieldsaye.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au website : www.strathps.vic.edu.au

Principal’s Report Dear Families and Friends,

Commonwealth Bank Centenary Grant Cheque Presentation Last month I was excited to let you know that we had been successfully nominated by Leon and his team at Strath Village Commonwealth Bank for a $10,000 grant to go towards the fabulous new playspace that we will be developing later this year. This Wednesday, the Commonwealth Bank team came and presented our school captains and some of our excited Foundation students with the cheque for $10,000. The Bendigo Advertiser came along to take photos of the presentation, so I encourage you to click on this link, or hop on the Bendigo Advertiser website to have a look at the article. I would like to say a big thanks once again to the Commonwealth Bank for providing this funding and I look forward to showing them our great playspace once it is developed. Phoenix FM Interview Last Friday, our School Captains, Lainey, Lachie, Sophie, Ollie, and I were invited to speak about our school, our leadership roles and our role models on Phoenix FM, one of our local radio stations. The hosts of the show, John and Janine, and I were all blown away by the professional manner in which our captains spoke during the interview and how articulate they were in their responses. They were magnificent advocates for our school and we can all be very proud of them. Cross Country Update I would like congratulate Emma B who represented our school at the Regional Cross Country Event in St Arnaud on Tuesday and placed fifth in the 9-10girls age group. Emma has now qualified for the State Cross Country Championships in Melbourne on July 19th. Well done Emma, and all the very best for the State Finals! Visit from Lisa Chesters Tomorrow, Lisa Chesters will be visiting our school and taking the time to chat to our Student Leadership Team about their leadership roles across the school and what these roles meant to them personally. Our students will also have the opportunity to ask Lisa about her role in parliament and about her leadership journey. I am sure it will be a very informative Q and A session and a great experience for our student leaders. Energy Break Through BBQ The Energy Break Team and I are very thankful to everyone who came along to assist the EBT BBQ at Bunnings last weekend. Every sausage sold helped add extra funds to our EBT challenge, so thanks for your support! Crazy Hair Day Next Wednesday 13th June, our Junior School Council members are organising a Crazy Hair Day as a special fundraiser to collect money for research into Cystic Fibrosis. So please make sure you come along with your craziest hairstyle and bring a gold coin donation to help out this worthwhile cause.

SPS Trivia Night for Grown Ups Put your thinking caps on, get a team of friends together and come along ready to enjoy a great, fun filled evening! On Friday 22nd June we will be holding our Trivia Night for Grown Ups at the Strathfieldsaye Sports Club. Doors will open at 7:00pm and the Trivia fun will begin at 7.30pm. The cost will be $10 per person with all funds raised going to support homeless youth in Bendigo. Get on board by registering your team online - click on this link SPS Trivia Night Registration or complete the paper registration form available at the Office. It will be a fantastic night - hope you can join us!

Multicultural Day On the last day of term, Friday 29th June, our school will celebrate all the different cultures in our community by holding a Multicultural Day. On this day, students are invited to dress up in appropriate cultural dress related to their family heritage or to one of the many different cultures that make Australia so special. We will hold an assembly at the beginning of the day where our choir will sing and then students will go back to classes and do activities, celebrating our multicultural community. All families are invited to our assembly and are encouraged to contact their child’s classroom teacher if they would like help out with the classroom activities throughout the day. A special reminder that dismissal will be at 2.30pm on this day. Kind Regards, Cindi Bruechert, Principal bruechert.cindi.l@edumail.vic.gov.au

Calendar of Events

Term Dates : www.education.vic.gov.au/about/keydates/termdates.html Public Holidays: www.vic.gov.au/Victorian-Public-Holiday-Dates.html

NO CANTEEN ON MONDAYS & TUESDAYS

HATS AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE $10.00

JUNE

Monday 11 Queens B’Day Public Holiday

Tues 12, Thurs 14 & Fri 15

Grade 2,3,4 Gym

Wednesday 13 Crazy Hair Day

Mon 18— Fri 22 Grade 5 & 6 Gym

Friday 22 Trivia Night

Friday 29 END OF TERM 2

JULY

Monday 16 FIRST DAY OF TERM 3

Parents and friends are encouraged to become a member of the IGA Community Rewards Program. Families simply nominate the school and 1% of their purchase is donated back to the school. Application forms and key tags are available from the school office.

VOLUNTEER CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 1 2018

DAY & DATE 9.00AM—12.00 PM 1.00 PM—2.30 PM

Friday 8th June Melissa Riddell Jo Bell Judith Bassett

Wednesday 13th June Melissa Grundy Narelle Gregan

Thursday 14th June Stewart Mair Frida Petrie

Friday 15th June Angela Gamble Candice Jackson Briona Giddings

Wednesday 20th June Katherine Hietbrink

Thursday 21st June Emily Dunstone

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR HELPERS - PLEASE CALL ME IF YOU NEED TO SWAP. THANKS MARCELLA CARR 0409 795170

Lost Library Books Sadly, every year a number of our precious library books never return to school after being borrowed by our students, so unfortunately we need to charge families for these missing books to ensure our library is main-tained. Payments for missing books can be paid at the Office. If payment hasn’t been paid for a book that is more than 50 days overdue, we will need to add a $20.00 charge to the family account.

Breakfast Club Friday morning – doors open at 8.30am, Breaky Club is co-ordinated by our chaplain Mitch Lovell and a team of volunteers Every Friday there will be cheese toasties, fruit and milk on offer, so feel free to drop in and enjoy!

All food has been kindly donated by Strath Village Bakers Delight

and Strathfieldsaye IGA.

Strathfieldsaye Intersection Upgrade

– Tannery Lane closure

To safely build the next phase of the new intersection we need to close a small section of Tannery Lane for

approximately seven weeks, weather permitting.

From Monday 21 May until Saturday 14 July Tannery Lane will be closed at Strathfieldsaye Road and a de-

tour will be in place via Ryalls Lane and Guys Hill Road.

VicRoads asks that users please observe the changed conditions for the safety of all road users and our workers.

CALLING ALL DADS! (and male staff)

If you don’t know many people around the school, this is a great chance to make some new friends. All school Dads and friends are most welcome to come along. There will be plenty of friendly faces to meet.

Catch up with a few old and new friends and watch the footy together.

Every 2nd Friday of the Month BYO drinks and munchies.

Hope to see you there. Just turn up.

Class Awards These class awards are to recognise students who are demonstrating skills based on our School Values or our Learner Profile and will be presented at the school assembly on Friday 8th June 2.35pm

Class Student Reason

1 Harper M Tyler M

For practising excellent handwriting, with correct size, shape and position on the lines. For good listening and enthusiastic participation in gym sessions.

2 Archer S Pippa W

For working hard on his Jolly Phonics to learn letter names and sounds. For being a good friend and always looking out for others.

3 Jack L Siera K

For his work ethic and determination during our Splat the Cat writing piece. Jack should be very proud of his progress in writing this term. For her enthusiastic approach to all class activities and her growing confidence in stretching out words to have a go at writing. Well done Siera.

4 Eli S Jackson P Alexia A

For working hard to recognise all of his alphabet letters and sounds and using this knowledge to be an inde-pendent writer. Well done Eli. For fantastic writing about Splat the Cat. Working hard to write all the sounds he's hearing in words inde-pendently. Well done Jackson. For fantastic writing using the descriptive bubble to write about Splat the Cat. Well done Lexie.

5 Claire D Scarlett W

For using really great descriptive words for writing poems and contributing her insightful ideas during class discussions. For excellent reading to someone every morning and using her dictionary to edit her words when writing.

6 Taylor C Noah R

For confidently using mental strategies when adding numbers. For developing confidence when completing Daily 5 activities.

7 Piper P Ted G

For writing an amazing alphabet poem about school. For making successful choices about his work habits and being engaged throughout his learning.

8 Sydnee H David K

For showing fantastic enthusiasm and working hard during daily 5 and reading recovery. For showing fantastic enthusiasm and working hard during daily 5 and reading recovery.

9 Charles G Solomon T

For demonstrating excellent teamwork when designing and making his toy. For showing more confidence in his maths.

10 Tyler G Sophie W

For working hard during Numeracy sessions to expand his understanding. For approaching all work tasks with a positive attitude.

11 Oliver S Fenton P

For being focused and working hard to complete work. For working hard to improve the neatness in all areas of his learning.

13 Jonty Y Rhys B

For being an enthusiastic learner and reading consistently at night. For working diligently to improve his handwriting.

14 Amelia C Manisha G

For consistently displaying a positive attitude and excellent work ethic in all subject areas. For confidently settling into her new school and for working hard during all activities.

15 Ned B For trying his best and having a positive attitude.

16 Tamara H Ky M

For completing a convincing persuasive text using many persuasive devices. For effort he's putting into mental addition strategies.

17 Levi W Charlie P

For displaying our CORE value of resect by having great listening skills at gym. For displaying our CORE value of resect by having great listening skills at gym.

18 Breanna H Ciara C

For outstanding commitment to learning to school and completing extra tasks at home. For consistently displaying our CORE Values and Caring for others.

21 Harry M Jett G

For editing and proofreading his historical narrative to make it more entertaining to the audience. For working hard to achieve both his multiplication and division octable.

22 Daisy H Alessandra C

For completing a high quality Historical narrative with a great range of vocabulary. For completing a high quality Historical narrative with a great range of vocabulary.

23 Isabel L Aaron B Chloe R

For including a fantastic range of descriptive language in her historical narrative. For including a fantastic range of descriptive language in his historical narrative. For including a fantastic range of descriptive language in her historical narrative.

24 Lochlan B Arlen S

For showing maximal effort and a positive attitude in all aspects of the Term 2 Pushcart inquiry. For showing maximal effort and a positive attitude in all aspects of the Term 2 Pushcart inquiry.

25 Willis B Karl S

For his willingness to help others. For his outstanding effort during the Push Cart Inquiry unit.

26 Juliet D Zakai M

For working hard on her Information Report. It was a very interesting report. For staying focused in Daily 5 rounds.

Art Gus R For fantastic cutting skill when creating our ocean pictures..

Library Liam F For regularly borrowing and enjoying books from our library.

Music Tayla A For her enthusiasm in music.

Physical Education

Emma B For consistently having a positive attitude and performing her best during P.E.