HEATHCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL 31 Herriot St, Heathcote. Vic. 3523 Telephone: (03) 5433 3090 Fax: (03) 5433 3091 Email: heathcote.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.heathcoteps.vic.edu.au

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Issue No. 8 19th March 2015

Tuesday 24th March Mrs Bruechert, Mr Clayton and Miss Somerville attending Autism / Wellbeing PD sessions

Wednesday 25th March Sausage Sizzle Lunch Day - Parent Club Orders due back Tuesday 24th March

Thursday 26th March Curriculum Day - all teachers attending Writing PD No students required at school

Friday 27th March Epilepsy ‘Purple’ Day - wear something purple and bring a gold coin donation

Friday 27th March Easter Hat Parade 9.00am Easter Raffle Drawn - lots of great prizes to win! 1.45pm

Friday 27th March Last day of Term 1 - early dismissal for students 2.15pm

Monday, 13 April First day of Term 2

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

PUPIL FREE DAYS

In order to improve our teaching of Writing, one of our priority areas, all classroom based staff have enrolled in a professional learning program entitled ‘Implementing an Effective Writing Model’.

This course runs over three full day sessions. To ensure all staff can participate in this program, and in our continued work with Maths consultant, Michael Ymer, School Council have approved Pupil Free Days for the following dates:

Thursday 26th March - Writing Course

Thursday 30th April - Writing Course

Friday 31st July – Maths Session

On Friday 27th March, we will be holding an Easter Hat Parade, so it is now time to start planning and creating your perfect hat to bring for the parade!

The parade will take place in the Gallery at 9.00am, next Friday. Family members are welcome to come and cheer on the students as they display their fantastic creations. At 1.45pm that day, the Parents Club will be drawing the Easter Raffle, so make sure you have bought plenty of tickets for your chance to win!

Kind Regards,

Cindi Bruechert

bruechert.cindi.l@edumail.vic.gov.au

Dear Parents and Friends, Welcome to another week of news from Heathcote PS!

EASTER HAT PARADE

Throughout 2015, we will be preparing for and completing our four year School Review process and developing our new Strategic Plan. The process involved in preparing for and conducting a School Review have changed significantly since our last review in 2011.

To ensure that we have a full under-standing of the new processes involved, Mrs. Parry and I participated in a ‘Leadership in School Peer Review’ course on Friday 13th March.

Regular discussions and forums will be held with parents, students and staff over the coming months to ensure as many people as possible are involved in the review process. Information collected through these discussion groups and forums will assist us in developing our School Self Evaluation, a document that will be used as a basis for discussion on our School Review Day on Thursday 30th August.

I am very pleased to announce that we have been successful in gaining another three years of funding to support our Chaplaincy Program. Mrs. Megan Haddon has been selected as our new Chaplain and she will be will starting at Heathcote PS in the first week of Term 2. Megan has recently moved to the Bendigo area after working as a Chaplain in several Melbourne schools over the last few years. We look forward to Megan working with us after the holiday break.

SCHOOL REVIEW

NEW SCHOOL CHAPLAIN

STUDENT ABSENCES

Congratulations to our Civics and Citizenship Award winners from last week:

Miss O'Neill's Grade Sienna Mainard

Yana Gulati Mrs. Parry’s Grade

Justin Campbell Elizabeth Byrne

Miss Somerville’s Grade Nicholas Dodsworth

Brock Kurrle Mr. Clayton’s Grade

T-Jay Boyd David Fleming-Bull

School begins promptly at 9.00am. It is important that all children are at school by 8.45am to greet friends and organise school bags, lockers etc. Dismissal time is 3.15pm. Children arriving after 9.00am miss important work and disturb others. A Late Pass must be completed for students arriving after 9.00am

Easter Hat Parade

You can start preparing for our Annual Easter Hat Parade which will be held on

Friday, 27th March at 9.00am.

I will be placing an order for Uniforms next Monday 23rd March, ready for early Term 2. If you would like any Uniform items ready for the cooler months, please drop your order in to the office before 9am Monday.

Please ensure that you contact the school if your child is going to be away from school at any time. All student absences must be explained by a note or a phone call from a parent, as required by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Blank absent note –last page

Easter Raffle : Our Easter Raffle will be drawn on Friday, 27th March (last day of Term 1). We would appreciate it if each family contributed something for our raffle and tried to sell some raffle tickets. Tickets are $1.00 each. Please return all tickets to school by Wednesday, 25th March.

We have heaps of fantastic prizes that have been donated by our school families and local busi-nesses.

A huge Thank You goes out to the * Heathcote Post Office * Segafredo’s Bakery, and * The Union Hotel who have all generously donated to our raffle. Also a big thank you to McIvor Meats for supporting our Pasta Day last week. Sausage Sizzle: We are having a lunchtime sausage sizzle on Wednesday 25th March. Order forms have gone home today. Orders MUST be returned no later than 9.00 am Tuesday 24th March

Purple Day for Epilepsy: We have a number of items for sale to support the Epilepsy Foundation. Pens, badges, ribbons, USBs, lip gloss, key rings. Prices range from $2 to $8 and are available at the school office. We will also have a ‘Purple Day’ on Friday, 27th March. We would suggest students bring a gold coin donation on Friday and wear something purple .to assist this worthwhile cause.

Icy Pole Sales The Parents Club/Fundraising Committee will be selling Zooper Dooper icy poles at first break (11.00am) each Friday morning for 50 cents each. No Credit Available. Next Meeting: The next Parents Club meeting will be held Monday, 20th

PARENTS CLUB

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

LIBRARY NEWS

CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

Students require a cloth bag, preferably with a draw-string top each time they have a library lesson. This bag ensures the safety and cleanliness of our books as they are carried between home and school. Library Bags are available from the Office—$5.00

Happy reading!

SCHOOL HOURS

HOME LEARNING BOX Thank you to Elizabeth and her mum for starting us off again this year in the Home Learning Box. Please take the time to call in at the office foyer to read about her vegetable garden. We are very interested in having some other new items for our Home Learning Box which is a space in the front office dedicated to families being able to share their home learning experiences. We would love to display some of the activities that your families engage in at home. It is so interesting and fun learning about what other families do outside of school and may even give us some ideas for after school, weekend and school holiday activities. Some examples include instructions on cooking a particular meal, a display about a camping trip or time away, gardening work or information on, family heritage/culture You can contact Ash Whicher with your ideas. Ashlea Whicher Emaiil: ashnsum@hotmail.com

Sunday 22nd March – Tooborac Recreation Reserve www.mcivorfarmautumnfestival.com.au

In addition to donating $2 from every adult ticket sold to the Heathcote, Tooborac & Pyalong Primary Schools, the organisers of the McIvor Farm Festival would like to offer Heathcote Primary School Students free entry when accom-panied by an adult.

Just present this newsletter at the gate for children to be admitted free with a paying adult . Parents are welcome to purchase their tickets on-line for further savings (www.mcivorfarmautumnfestival.com.au) McIvor Farm, their neighbours and friends invite you to join them on Sunday 22nd March 2015 to celebrate the harvest with food, produce, beer and wine, lunch and grazing plates all grown, brewed, roasted or baked within a stones throw of Tooborac. Grab your friends and family, roll out your picnic blanket and relax and enjoy local musicians as you tuck into the best from our region’s paddocks and vineyards. Take a tour of the farm and meet the pigs. Join the kids in gar-dening, cooking or storytelling. Watch a cooking demonstration, learn about regenerative agriculture and ethical food production and much, much more. More information at www.mcivorfarmautumnfestival.com.au

Date: 26th of March 2015

383 Napier Street, Bendigo

Katyil Building Cnr of Napier

and Knight St

Time: 6pm — 9pm

Gold Coin Entry

With over 50 stalls it’s sure

to be a great evening for the

family.

Please contact Sara Davis from

Weeroona College Bendigo on :

5443 2133 or 0418 445 134

For Sale Excess Uniforms

We have a number of surplus or discontinued stock available at very reduced prices. Limited stock available so

see Kerry or Susy at the

office if you would like to

purchase any item.

Colour Item Size Price

Navy Bucket hats M (55) $5.00

Navy Broad rimmed hats S (53), L (57) $6.00

Navy Long sleeved polo tops 4, 16 $10.00

Red Long sleeved polo tops 4, 16 $10.00

Navy Cargo shorts, shorts 4 – 20 $6.00

Grey Cargo shorts 14 $6.00

Navy Girls box pleat & tailored shorts 4 – 16 $6.00

Navy Gaberdine Long pants 4, 6,12,14,16 $6.00

Grey Gaberdine Long pants 14 $6.00

Red & White Check dresses 7,8,12,14,16 $10.00

Navy Gloves Small $2.50

Don’t Forget

Please return your Easter Raffle tickets as soon as possible. We have some great prizes this year for our raffle. SO DON’T MISS OUT!

HEATHCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL

ABSENCE NOTE

Name …………………………………………….

Grade: …………………….

This student was absent on …………………….

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APPROVED REASONS: (tick one)

Additional comment: (if required)

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(Parent/Guardian signature)………………………………………

Date: ..............................

200 Medical

201 Illness

205 Medical appointment

209 Dental

211 Funeral

806 Unauthorised Parent Choice

807 Authorised Parent choice

804 Extended Family Holiday

HEATHCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL

ABSENCE NOTE

Name …………………………………………….

Grade: …………………….

This student was absent on …………………….

……………………………………………………. (insert dates)

APPROVED REASONS: (tick one)

)

Additional comment: (if required)

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(Parent/Guardian signature)……………………………………

Date: ..............................

200 Medical

201 Illness

205 Medical appointment

209 Dental

211 Funeral

806 Unauthorised Parent Choice

807 Authorised Parent choice

804 Extended Family Holiday

HEATHCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL

ABSENCE NOTE

Name …………………………………………….

Grade: …………………….

This student was absent on …………………….

……………………………………………………. (insert dates)

APPROVED REASONS: (tick one)

Additional comment: (if required)

………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………

(Parent/Guardian signature)………………………………………

Date: ..............................

200 Medical

201 Illness

205 Medical appointment

209 Dental

211 Funeral

806 Unauthorised Parent Choice

807 Authorised Parent choice

804 Extended Family Holiday

HEATHCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL

ABSENCE NOTE

Name …………………………………………….

Grade: …………………….

This student was absent on …………………….

……………………………………………………. (insert dates)

APPROVED REASONS: (tick one)

Additional comment: (if required)

………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………

(Parent/Guardian signature)……………………………………

Date: ..............................

200 Medical

201 Illness

205 Medical appointment

209 Dental

211 Funeral

806 Unauthorised Parent Choice

807 Authorised Parent choice

804 Extended Family Holiday