28 August 2013 Term 3

Twilight Fair

Father’s Day Pizza Night This Friday we are holding the Pizza Night for the Dads in our community. We look forward to seeing you all there! Tonight you should receive a Pizza Voucher to bring on the night. The voucher will reflect your order. Last Friday we had parents in to make pizza bases. Over 160 were made on the night which is astounding! Our thanks must go to Tracey Ervin who lent her expertise to the process and Liesl Coulthard who organised the session. Movie Night Wow! What an amazing event! The children were outstanding in their behaviour and clearly thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Even the feedback from the parents has been outstanding and we hope to repeat the event next year. Our thanks to the staff and Grade 5/6 students who enabled the event to happen, especially Lisa Hume and Sara Hudson. Public Speaking Competition On Monday night Alanna and Ryan from Grade 6 competed in the Rotary Public Speaking Competition organised by Rotary. Both of them spoke with passion on the topic of ‘Why Australia is a fabulous Country’. Alanna came third in the competition which was a fabulous outcome. Congratulations Alanna!

DATES TO REMEMBER:

NOTICES HOME TODAY:

Action Indoor Sports Stadium—Junior Indoor Soccer

Picture Plates

Kids & Dads Pizza Night Vouchers

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

August

29 Father’s Day Stall

30 Interschool Sports

Kids & Dads Pizza Night

September

4 Showcase Dinner 3/4A

5 Senior Hooptime

6 Footy Colours Day

7 Election Day Cake Stall & Sausage

Sizzle

9 NGV Excursion - Levels 1& 2

Grade Date Featured

Cuisines

Notice Home

Week Ending

3/4A 4 September Indian 19th July

3/4B 11 September Indian 19th July

Whitehorse Primary School

is celebrating Fathers Day 2013 with

KIDS & DADS PIZZA NIGHT

FRIDAY 30 AUGUST 2013

DON’T FORGET YOUR VOUCHER

ASTHMA

Just a reminder that if your child

suffers from Asthma they need to

have a action plan at school and a

puffer that can be kept in the

classroom.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE The Premier's Reading Challenge is coming to an end at the end of August. Please enter any final book details as soon as possible before it closes. UNSW COMPETITION University of New South Wales Competition student results.

Science A credit certificate was awarded to Salman. Well done.

Writing Alanna achieved a wonderful Distinction in the top 4 percent of the state. Alexandra and Mary both achieved a credit mark. Well done.

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Showcase Dinners Our last two of our Showcase Dinners are scheduled for next month. Each grade has its own evening planned as listed in the table below and we encourage the families to enjoy this special evening with them. Thank you to all the families who have attended so far, we were thrilled to see you! Twilight Fair The next meetings are September 3rd and 16th in the Conference Room. See you there! Look for the Fair Newsletter with all the latest information.

100 Days of Prep Last week the Preps celebrate their first 100 days of school. They celebrated with an afternoon tea with the parents, grandparents and other important people in their lives. The excitement was palatable as they received their certificates and entertained their guests. Curriculum Day—Friday 13th September On Friday 13th September we are having a Curriculum Day. Children are not required at school on that day. If there are sufficient numbers OSHC will be operating on the day. If you need to use the service please contact Karen and book.

Kerry Wood

GRADE 5/6 inaugural MOVIE NIGHT fundraiser

What a night!! Last Friday night, the grade 5/6 classroom was transformed into Whitehorse

Cinemas.

The night was a huge success with 200 students attending both movie sessions. Many

students turned up in their PJs and brought along some very comfy pillows and bean bags.

Once the patrons got comfy, they watched their movie while munching away on lollies,

popcorn and chips. Once the movies were over, and just before the parents arrived, the

patrons wiggled away to the Hokey Pokey, Chicken Dance and One Direction.

A big THANK YOU to the Grade 5 and 6 students who helped on the night - Alanna, Anjana,

Ashley, Ella, Kiara, Melissa, Tamara Braydon and Cayne.

The monies raised will go a long way to help with the payments of the last Grade 6

excursion, to Funfields, and the Grade 6 rugby tops for 2014.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED SUPPORT THE GRADE 5/6S!!

Make sure you book your seat at next year’s movie night!!

Lisa Hume Grade 5/6 Teacher

McDONALD’S HOOP TIME

JUNIOR ROUND ROBIN DAY On Wednesday 21st August, some Grade 3 and 4 students participated in the extra curricula activity of basketball, namely the McDonalds Junior Hoop Time Round Robin. We had 2 teams entered – one in Rookies and one in Future Stars. The Future Stars played 5 games while the Rookies played 4 games, throughout the day. Each game was a roller coaster of emotions with many up and down moments and lots of ohhhhs and ahhhhs. All players kept positive and looked forward to playing as a team and having fun. A VERY big thank you to the coaches, Jayden Holloway and Carla Frigo. Both grade 6 students trained the teams throughout the year and got the teams ready for the day. A day like this cannot be possible without the fantastic assistance of parents as well. A HUGE THANK YOU to Franca Lionetti, Trudi Hattwell, Kylie McCall Sheena Xi, Gabrielle Hashmonai, Kirra and Rohan Lewis for helping with driving the players to and from the stadium. It was wonderful to see other parents and grandparents come along to see the teams play, as well. Well done to both teams and hope to see you about the basketball stadiums playing basketball! Lisa Hume Hoop Time Coordinator

Junior Rookies Junior Future Stars

Showcase dinners

4/5/6 During August the kitchen has been a hive of activity! Children in 4/5 and 5/6 have been showcasing their culinary and waiting skills whilst preparing and serving a 3 course meal to their families. It was lovely to feel the excitement from families in the restaurant, and hear their delight from eating delicious Asian cuisine prepared by the children. The diners were even surprised with watching an energetic “Kungfu” dance before dessert!

A big thank you to all families that supported our dinner. Thanks also to our Kitchen Specialist Deb and her helpers Philip and Eve. Their guidance ensured a smooth and calm kitchen on the night.

Next week marks the start of the Indian inspired 3/4 showcase extravaganzas!

Lisa Hume, Sara Hudson & Robyn Humffray

100 day celebrations

We were very busy down in the Prep area when we celebrated

100 days at school. Our visitors, including grandparents, uncles

and aunties, cousins, mums and dads enjoyed watching the

Preps being presented with their certificates and eating a very

delicious afternoon tea.

It was really a lovely time with our whole prep community!

The preps had spent the day participating in many “100”

activities including making 100 day crowns, paper chains

counting higher than 100 and biscuits with “100” on the top!

SCHOOL CANTEEN NEWS

This week’s canteen specials, from Thursday 29th August are:

MUFFINS- Apple and Caramel $1.00

COOKIES- Colourful Choc Button $1.00

MINI CORN ON THE COB 50c

JELLY FRUIT CUPS 50c

SOUP OF THE DAY - Pumpkin $2.00

PASTA - Spiral Pasta with Meatballs $3.50

We hope you enjoy Thanks, Kath Clarke and Kathy Zouglakis

WPS FOOTY TIPPING COMPETITION

Round 21 No winners

Round 22 Three members of the Hewitt family selected 9

winners in this round. But Alastair had the lowest points

difference for the Collingwood vs West Coast Eagles

match. This round the prize is a wonderful set of

Essendon tattoos.

With only one round remaining the leader board is:

Alastair H 142

Dylan N 141

Hannah B 140

Liz, Cheryl and Jason W are not far behind on 139. Good

luck everyone.

Mrs Lewis

FATHERS As Father’s Day approaches it’s worth thinking how good fathering matters. It matters to mothers as a supportive father makes a mother’s life easier. It matters to girls. Good fathering has been linked to higher confidence levels in girls, particularly during the tricky adolescent years. The notion of a father who is present, available and attentive affords a sense of security to a girl, which is necessary for healthy development. Dads are also the first introduction to the world of men for girls so it’s important that fathers treat their daughters with gentleness and respect, but also encourage them to be assertive. In a sense, fathers teach their daughters how they should expect to be treated by males as they get older. Good fathering matters to boys. They learn their first lessons of manhood from their dads. Early primary-aged boys usually want to spend a great deal of time with their dads. Steve Biddulph, author of Raising Boys, describes this phenomenon as ‘father-hunger’ and suggests that dads need to be around their sons in the primary school years so they can ‘download the software’ of how to be male. The father-son relationship during adolescence can be problematic. While teen boys seem to be hard-wired to challenge their fathers, most desperately want their dads to be proud of them. Teen boys need a dad who can be firm when needed as they don’t always make great decisions. They need a dad who remembers the awkwardness and insecurity of being a teenage boy themselves. And they relate best to dads who don’t take themselves too seriously. The judicious use of humour, particularly with boys, is a great fathering strategy. And it matters to men. And, of course, involved fathering matters to men. Most health scales state a healthy relationship with their children is a predictor of good health and longevity for men, as well as of life satisfaction levels. I suspect there is something relaxing and de-stressing for a man to get into a child’s space and time. There is a big kid in most men just busting to get out. This Father’s Day give yourself a pat on the back for being present in your child’s life. You might even want to think how you can be a better dad over the next 12 months. Here are five fathering tips (whether you live with the children’s mother or not) to help you in that process:

1.Go on dates with your daughters. (VIP Saturday presenter Bruce Sullivan taught me this one.) 2. Have adventures with your sons. (VIP Saturday presenter Bruce Sullivan taught me this one too.) 3. Support your partner’s parenting. 4. Change as your child changes. 5. Discipline with firmness and compassion.

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UNIFORM BROCHURE

The Marketing Committee are producing a uniform brochure. This will provide

guidelines for the pieces of Summer and Winter uniform as well as accessories.

Watch for your copy.

Thank you to Alicia, Karina, Stan, John,

Zoe, Joshua, Maneesha and Cha who

modelled the uniform for the brochure.