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‘Striving for Excellence’

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Principal - Kevin Warne

School Council President - Anne Trevena

Telephone - (03) 57931288 Web - www.puckapunyalps.vic.edu.au/

Email - [email protected]. au

Alamein Road

Puckapunyal, Vic, 3662

Postal: Military P.O.

ABN: - 74134967962

Term 4 Issue 1

October 11th 2017

Thursday

12th October

Division Athletics Carnival

Thursday 19th October

Years 3/4 Hoop Time Basketball Finals

Tuesday 24th –

Friday 27th October

Years 5/6

4 Day Bike Ride

Friday

27th October

Regional Athletics Carnival

Monday

30th October

Young Leaders Day

(School and House Captains)

Inside this Issue: DSTA Message/Canteen Lunches 2

Birthdays 2

Good Luck Champs 2

Family Fun Day 3

School Value/Rule Reminders 3

Pupil Free Day 3

Conflict Resolution 3

Student Awards of the Week 4

Indo Lingo 5

Teaching and Learning Focus 6

Great Victorian Rail Trail 6

Early Morning Sport 8-9

Term 4 Canteen Menu 7

***We can all work together to

rid the community of Head

Lice. Let’s check our heads

once per week!***

Welcome back and good luck to everybody for

Term 4. We hope that all students, families and

staff were able to re-charge their batteries and

prepare for another hard working term.

Term 4 means that all students must have a

School hat when outside. The school policy

states that from September to April, ‘no hat, no play’.

The hat must be our wide-brimmed, navy

blue school hat with the logo. Hats are available to purchase through the school

and cost $12.

Thank you to all of our

students who

participated in the

AFL Footy

‘Dress Up Day’ on the last day of

Term 3.

Since Richmond won

their first premiership

in 37 years, it was only

fair to feature their

supporters in this

photo. Well done,

Tigers!

http://www.puckapunyalps.vic.edu.au/

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Happy Birthday to Harry Easom, Lily Freeman,

Annabelle Moses, Casey Cousins and Hayden Clarke who are

having birthdays this week. On behalf of the Puckapunyal

Primary School Community, we wish them all a very Happy

Birthday!

Walk to school: October is “walk to school” month! While every month is a great time to walk to school, we are

encouraging students to have a go. Teachers are counting active travel every day of this month so perhaps this could be

a part of your daily routine, particularly if you live in Puckapunyal. Our school has already won $150 for registering

early and there are other prizes on offer through the Mitchell Shire.

Super foods: Not all foods are created equal – some are packed so full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, essential

fatty acids and other beneficial substances that they’ve been deemed ‘superfoods’. It can be challenging because some

of these foods are not common or tasty for children’s palates. So let’s start with an easy one: YOGHURT contains

active cultures that restore a healthy balance in the digestive system. One cup contains 50% more calcium than the

same size serving of milk and is packed with potassium, riboflavin, magnesium and phosphate. Just watch the sugar

levels.

Sue Ranger, Defence School Transition Aide

Sue Ranger, DSTA.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR

REWARD UPDATE Melba has taken an early lead and we are

seeing lots of positive behaviour from many

of our students. Keep up the great work

everyone!

CURRENT SCORES

Melba: 72 points

Hume: 42 points

Chisholm: 49 points

Bradman: 59 points

The School Canteen is open for Lunch Orders this Friday.

Each and every Friday students can order lunches from the

school canteen. The menu will be different each week. Please

ensure that a paper bag comes with the order. Please indicate

on the lunch bag if the money is in another sibling’s bag

(please see Term 4 menu and tips on page 7).

This week the menu is - Hot dogs $3.00 each

Chocolate/Strawberry Milk $2.00 each

Apple/Orange Juice Popper $1.50 each

No charge for tomato sauce

Good Luck to the 27 students who will be representing

the Seymour District and our school at the Division

Athletics Carnival tomorrow. We will report how they

went next week.

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At assembly this week Enthusiasm was announced as our School Value of the week. That means teachers are looking for

students who are demonstrating ‘Enthusiasm’ to be eligible for the Student of the Week award. We encourage parents

to talk to their students about our values throughout the year.

What is Enthusiasm? Aiden Toby read out the meaning of Enthusiasm.

‘Enthusiasm is doing things with zest and excitement. It is really looking forward to something. Enthusiasm comes from

having a positive attitude about the things you do.

You can be enthusiastic about making your bed, going on a holiday or feeding the dog. It is being cheerful and giving

your best to whatever you do. Enthusiasm makes boring things fun.’

Each week at assembly, SRC representatives remind our

students of a few important school rules. This

week, SRC representatives, Finlay Koch and Harry

Fletcher reminded our students of the following rules:

The S.R.C. would like to remind you of a few rules to

follow when riding your bike to school:

- You must wear a helmet at all times

- Bikes are not to be ridden in the school grounds

- Bikes must be put in the bike shed when you arrive

at school

- Be mindful of pedestrians

- Always use the crossing

- You must hop off your bike and walk it across the

crossing

- Do not ride your bike through the car parks; you

must hop off and walk it

Please discuss these rules with your children to help ensure

that they understand.

On Wednesday 15th November, 2017 we invite families to come to the Puckapunyal Primary School

Family Fun Day! This is an invitation to all parents of pre-school and primary school children and other

members of the community. It is going to be a great day! We have also asked unit leaders to allow defence members

who are our parents to attend. The day will begin at 1:00p.m.

Monday 6th November is our next

Pupil Free Day. Therefore, students are

not expected at school that day.

It is a Planning Day for staff. It gives all

teachers the opportunity to work on the

Victorian Curriculum planners for 2018.

Win-some, lose-some: Using compromise to resolve conflict

Adults have a significant impact on how children deal with conflict. Often adults encourage children to deal with

conflict by compromising. Compromising means that no one wins or loses outright. Each person gets some of what they

want and gives up some of what they want. Many children learn how to compromise as they grow and find ways to

negotiate friendships. It is common around the middle of primary school for children to become very concerned with

fairness and with rules as a way of ensuring fairness. This may correspond with an approach to resolving conflict that is

based on compromise.

Win-win: Using cooperation to resolve conflict

Using a win-win approach means finding out more about the problem and looking together for creative solutions so that

everyone can get what they want.

See next week’s newsletter for part 5 of Conflict Resolution: “Skills required for effective conflict resolution”. Source:

Kids Matter

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Defence School Transition Aide Message Back at school: I trust that everyone has had a smooth and

satisfactory beginning to the school year. Changing

schools, beginning school for the first time and even

returning for another school year can be daunting for

students and parents. It is great to see parents eager to

support their children at this time and be an integral part of

their education. If you have any concerns, or just feel like a

chat about school and your child, please find me!

SWAPP Select Program

I have information about the ADF partners career assistance

program if anyone is interested.

NEW UNIFORM

We have recently had a new shipment of uniform arrive that

includes shorts, tops, tracksuit pants and hats. Some parents

have been waiting on this to arrive.

Best wishes for the week.


Congratulations to the following students who were

‘Students of the Week’ for the last week of term.

Winners – Sophie Ashurst, Summer Cameron,

Jordan Toby, Chayce Mackie, Phoenix Miller,

Clodagh McCarthy, Cally Eagles, Mollie Kelly

and Dani Corocher.

These students were selected because they were

modelling ‘Tolerance and Compassion’. This week

teachers are looking for students who are modelling

‘Enthusiasm’.

Congratulations to the following students who

were ‘Authors of the Week’ for the last week of

term. Winners – Thais Ornsby, Fraser Padman,

Kiara Miller, Kade Horton, Lilly Mackay,

Eamon Constable, Olivia Scotman, Emily

Watson and Shae Robertson. These students

were selected because they showed great skills as

an author.

3/4H in Room 11 won the Yard

Duty Competition. Zahra Kelly

and Clodagh McCarthy enjoyed

collecting the winning trophy for their

classroom this week!

Congratulations to

Ashby Murphy,

Claudia Carrick,

Abigail van

Dorssen, Jordan

Toby, Jack

Lindner, Liam

Cannon, Joey

Gilmour and

Ruby Grant who

won the raffle

prizes for

‘Positive

Behaviour’ this

week!

Defence School Transition Aide Message Back at school: I trust that everyone has had a smooth and

satisfactory beginning to the school year. Changing schools,

beginning school for the first time and even returning for another

school year can be daunting for students and parents. It is great

to see parents eager to support their children at this time and be

an integral part of their education. If you have any concerns, or

just feel like a chat about school and your child, please find me!

SWAPP Select Program

I have information about the ADF partners career assistance

program if anyone is interested.

NEW UNIFORM

We have recently had a new shipment of uniform arrive that

includes shorts, tops, tracksuit pants and hats. Some parents have

been waiting on this to arrive.

Best wishes for the week.


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F/1/2 Students are learning how to say they 'walk' and will survey each other as to how they get around in Indonesian this

week They will also revise greetings, feelings, numbers and farewell.

Saya = I berjalan kaki = walk

Naik apa? = What do you go by? Saya berjalan kaki. = I walk.

Saya naik bis. = I go by bus.

Saya naik mobil. = I go by car. Saya naik skuter. = I go by scooter.

Saya naik sepeda. = I go by bike. Selamat pagi/siang = Good morning/day

Apa kabar? = How are you? Baik-baik saja/Biasa saja/Kurang baik = Well/So so/Not good

satu = 1 dua = 2 tiga = 3 empat = 4 lima = 5 enam = 6 tujuh =

7 delapan = 8 sembilan = 9 sepuluh = 10 sebelas = 11 dua belas = 12 tiga belas = 13 empat belas = 14 lima belas = 15 enam belas = 16 tujuh

belas = 17 delapan belas = 18 sembilan belas = 19 dua puluh = 20 dua puluh satu = 21 dua puluh dua = 22 dua puluh tiga = 23 dua puluh empat = 24

Sampai jumpa = See you later

3/4/5/6

Students are continuing their transportation books based on a story called Guru Kami Pak Budi (Our Teacher Mr Budi) using days of the week and transport in Indonesian this week. They will also revise greetings, feelings and farewell and

ask or answer questions about a student/themselves. Pada hari Senin = On Monday

Pada hari Selasa = On Tuesday

Pada hari Rabu = On Wednesday Pada hari Kamis = On Thursday

Pada hari Jumat = On Friday Pada hari Sabtu = On Saturday

Padia hari Minggu = On Sunday

mobil = car bis kecil/angkot/mikrolet = mini bus/van bis = bus bis tingkat = double decker bus

skuter = scooter ojek sepeda = bike taxi sepeda = bike sepeda motor = motorbike

ojek = motorbike taxi bajaj = three wheeled taxi

bemo = three wheeled mini van berjalan kaki = walk pesawat terbang = plane kereta api = train

taksi = taxi feri = ferry dokar/delman/andong/kuda dan kereta = horse and cart/carriage

becak = pedicab kapal laut = ship perahu = boat

Selamat pagi/siang/sore = Good morning/day/afternoon

Apa kabar? = How are you? Saya/Saya merasa = I'm/I feel baik = good senang = happy sedih = sad bagus = great lapar = hungry haus = thirsty panas = hot dingin = cold sakit =

sick Siapa ada? = Who's here? Ada = Here

Siapa tidak ada? = Who's absent? = Tidak ada = Absent

Siapa nama kamu? = What's your name? Nama saya ___. = My name's ___. Berapa umur kamu? = What's your age? Umur saya ___ tahun. = I'm ___ years old.

Kamu tinggal di mana? = Where do you live? Saya tinggal di ___. = I live in ___. Kamu di kelas berapa? = What grade are you in? Saya di kelas ___. = I'm in grade ___.

Kamu bersekolah di mana? = What school do you go to? Saya bersekolah di ___. = I do to school at ___. Warna apa favorit kamu? = What's your favourite colour? Warna favorit saya ___. = My favourite colour is ___.

Kamu punya binatang apa? = What pet do you have? Saya punya ___. = I have a ___.

Siapa ada di keluarga kamu? = Who's in your family? Di keluarga saya ada ___. = In my family there is ___. Kamu suka apa? = What do you like? Saya suka ___. = I like ___.

Kamu suka makan di mana? = Where do you like to eat? Saya suka makan di ___. = I like to eat at ___.

Salam (Regards) Bu Hooper (Mrs Hooper) Guru Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian teacher)

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Each week in the newsletter, we will give families a summary of the Teaching/Learning Focus for the week.

That can help families by: being aware of what classrooms are covering; with discussion topics at the dinner table when

discussing school (eg. ‘How are you going with addition in Numeracy this week?’); helping their children study at home,

etc. Parents have indicated that this information is very useful. We also ask families to be aware that schools are very busy

places and events can be unpredictable at times. We therefore must remain flexible. That means that we can plan to cover

certain topics at particular times and have to change them according to arising needs.

Junior School – Preps/Foundation Rooms 6 & 8 Literacy: We are learning about vowel sounds. We are writing sentences and using capital letters and full stops.

Numeracy: We are learning about the number 19 and using concrete materials to help us do subtraction. We are also

learning about location.

Junior School – Year 1s Rooms 3, 4 & 8 Literacy: .We are learning about adverbs and working on our book launch books.

Numeracy: We are learning about subtraction, measurement and number lines.

Junior School – Year 2s Rooms 3 & 4 Literacy: We are working on our book launch books and distinguishing between fact and fiction.

Numeracy: We are learning about subtraction, measurement and number lines.

Middle School Years 3/4 Rooms 9 & 10 & 11 Literacy: Over the next two weeks we will be focusing on writing our picture story books as well as the VCOP

components.

Numeracy: We will be working on the four processes as well as looking at timetables and calendars in Numeracy. Times

tables will be practised throughout the week.

Senior School Years 5/6 Rooms 1 & 2 Literacy: Over the next two weeks we will be focusing on writing our picture story books as well as the VCOP

components.

Numeracy: We will continue to focus on decimals and fractions, area and circumference and properties of 2D and 3D

shapes. Times tables will be practised throughout the week.

As you are aware the Year 5/6 students have been training to complete the Great Victorian Rail Trail from

Tuesday 24th – Friday 27th October. They worked hard over the holidays to continue their training.

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Date Menu Item Price

13th October Hot dogs

Chocolate or Strawberry Milk

Apple or Orange Juice

$3.00

$2.00

$1.50

20th October 4 Chicken Nuggets

& a serve of wedges



$3.00

$2.00

$1.50

27th October Pizza Supreme or Ham & Pineapple


Apple or Orange juice

$2.50

$2.00

$1.50

3rd November Party Pies / Sausage Rolls



$1.00 Each or 3 for $2.50

$2.00

$1.50

10th November Hot dogs



$3.00

$2.00

$1.50

17th November No Canteen Lunches This Week due to

the Pupil Free Day

24th November 4 Chicken Nuggets

& a serve of wedges



$3.00

$2.00

$1.50

1st December

Pizza Supreme or Ham & Pineapple


Apple or Orange juice

$2.50

$2.00

$1.50

8th December Mystery Bag with drink $5.00

15th December No Canteen Lunches This Week

22nd December No Canteen Lunches This Week

Paper Bags 20 Cents

Sauce is free

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Recently, the Puckapunyal Primary School applied for a Term 4 Sporting Schools Grant from the Federal Government.

If we are successful we will soon receive a grant.

That means, in Term 4 the Puckapunyal Primary School is offering an opportunity for students to participate in some

Before School Sport.

To apply for the grant we had to choose different sports to be the themes of the sessions – for Term 4 the sports are:

Tuesdays - Triathlon (Jogging and Swimming) at the Area Swimming Pool for Years 3-6 students (students will be

walked to school by staff after the sessions). This activity is a great opportunity for students who want to enter the

Individual Triathlon in early December.

Wednesdays - Triathlon (Cycling) at school (using Sanananda Rd) for Years 3-6 students. This activity is a great

opportunity for students who want to enter the Individual Triathlon in early December or the 4 Day Bike Ride in October.

Thursdays - Golf at school for Foundation to Year 6 students.

**All sessions will begin at 7:30am sharp and finish at 8:45am in time for school. Students will need to be there on

time to participate because the group may move around eg. jogging around the block, etc.**

The Program will begin during Week 2 of Term 4.

Any student in the year levels that match the activity can attend. There is no cost. Class teachers and other staff will be

there to meet the students, supervise them and give them an opportunity to participate.

Please see the timetable on the next page. To participate in any of the sessions, we must have a return slip before the date

of the intended session. Families can pick and choose optimal dates. Return slips will be available at the front of the

school office and on our school website. Please do not hesitate to contact the school for any more information.

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Tues

17/10

Wed

18/10

Thurs

19/10

Tues

24/10

Wed

25/10

Thurs

26/10

Tues

31/10

Wed

1/11

Thurs

2/11

Tues

7/11 Melbourne

Cup 4 Day Bike Ride-No Sport

Wed

8/11

Thurs

9/11

Tues

14/11

Wed

15/11

Thurs

16/11

Tues

21/11

Wed

22/11

Thurs

23/11

Tues

28/11

Wed

29/11

Thurs

30/11

Tues

5/12

Wed

6/12

Thurs

7/12

Triathlon (Jogging and

Swimming) Dates

Years 3-6

Triathlon (Cycling) Dates

Years 3-6

Golf Dates

Years F-6

Week 2 Tuesday 17th October Wednesday 18th October Thursday 19th October

Week 3 No Before School Sport this week due to 4 Day Bike Ride

Week 4 Tuesday 31st October Wednesday 1st November Thursday 2nd November

Week 5 Melbourne Cup- No

Before School Sports

Wednesday 8th November Thursday 9th November

Week 6 Tuesday 14th November Wednesday 15th November Thursday 16th November

Week 7 Tuesday 21st November Wednesday 22nd November Thursday 23rd November

Week 8 Tuesday 28th November Wednesday 29th November Thursday 30th November

Week 9 Tuesday 5th December Wednesday 6th December Thursday 7st December

Before School Sport

Term 4 Return Slip

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Family Name Student Given Name Room No

_____________________ ______________________ ______________

I give permission for my child to participate in the Before School Sport Sessions with the Puckapunyal Primary

School. In case of accident, or illness, I authorise the teacher in charge of the activity to consent, where it is

impractical to communicate with me on _____________________or ____________________ to my child receiving

such medical or surgical treatment as may be deemed necessary.

Signature of Parent or Guardian:......................................................................………………

Full Parent or Guardian Name in Block Letters:.................................................................................

Dates:

**Please tick the

box of the intended

dates**

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