.- NEWSLETTER Learning For Life Principal: Alex Artavilla School Council President: Carol Maddern School Supervision Times: 8.45am - 9.00am - 3.15pm - 3.30pm Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 8.45am - 9.15am / 3.00pm - 3.30pm STUDENT FREE DAYS rd MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER Public Holiday TH TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER No Students to attend school DATES TO REMEMBER TERM 4 th th Wednesday 5 November Prep Excursion CERES th Friday 7 November Grade 2 Sleep Over th Wednesday 12 November First Prep Transition Day th Wednesday 12 November to th Friday 14 November Grade 3-4 Doxa Camp E: [email protected] W: www.sunshine.heights.ps.vic.edu.au Twitter: @4744SHPS PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Dear Parents and Carers, REMINDER THAT THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY 3RD – Student Free Day AND TUESDAY 4TH OF NOVEMBER – Melbourne Cup Public Holiday. Grade 5/6 Camp 52 excited students and 6 smiling staff members boarded the bus and headed off to Phillip Island Adventure Resort on Wednesday. I am sure that they are all having a wonderful time, taking part in a variety of activities and building those friendships that will last beyond their primary school days. We look forward to hearing all about it when they return on Friday afternoon. th Wednesday 19 November Second Prep Transition Day rd Wednesday 3 December 12.30pm – 6.30pm Prep Transition Individual Interview Times th Tuesday 9 December Grade 6 Orientation Day th Thursday 11 December The Festive Concert/Art Show Tuesday 16 December Grade 6 Graduation 5.00pm Students Dinner 6.45pm Doors Open for Parents 7.00pm Graduation Ceremony Fresh Produce The Grade 6 students will be selling a variety of home grown products after school on Friday. The stall will be located at the front of the school. Bike Racks It is great to see that our new bike racks are being used every day. Just a reminder – Students riding bikes or scooters must wear a helmet and must have a lock. Annual Implementation Plan (A.I.P) This plan will outline our key priorities for 2015 in student learning, student Important Dates for wellbeing and student engagement. Staff will work on developing this document 2015… after school for two late evening meetings Year One to Six start Friday during November. When the A.I.P is 30th January finalised it will be available on the website Prep students to start for the community to view. Monday 2nd February 1-19 Mailey Street West Sunshine 3020 T: 8311 7100 F: 9311 8343 st Wednesday 29 – Friday 31 October. Year 5 / 6 Camp Phillip Island Adventure Resort th th THURSDAY 30 OCTOBER 2014 Happy Holidays Mr. Artavilla We hope that Mr. Artavilla is having a wonderful time while he is on leave. He will be back at school on Wednesday 12th November. Please feel free to contact me during this time. Sharon Noel On behalf of Alex Artavilla PAGE 2 STUDENT OF THE WEEK Presentation at Friday Assembly EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Prep: A Charlyne Bui B Jibril Dib C Amir Gjinaj One: A Huseyin Sanoglu B Alex Hart Grade 6 Mothers As this is our last year together for our grade six children, I was thinking it would be nice for all the mums to get together for dinner. I am happy to organise the dinner for just before the end of the year. Two 1/2A Claire Barker 2A Malale Tutakhil Three: A Kalam Supriatna B Phylisha Do Four: A Saneha King B James Nguyen Five: Any mums interested please contact Penny (Dimitra Halkidis from 6Bs mum) on 0412 792 345. Come try MILO in2CRICKET A - B - Our come & try night is 12 November 2014 @ 4.45pm Kindersmith Reserve – Lily Street, Braybrook For more information on registration and our program visit www.in2cricket.com.au th Six: A - B - Sport: John Taylor ICT: Jason Khong Art: Milana Markovic-Matovic Congratulations Everyone Great Achievement! MILO in2CRICKET is Australian Cricket's entry level participation program that teaches boys and girls, aged five to eight the basic skills of cricket. The program promotes a fun, safe environment where kids develop social skills and make new friends. The MILO in2CRICKET program has been run for more than twenty years, with kids from across the country taking part and developing a love for Australia's favourite sport. Sunshine YCW Cougars Cricket Club PAGE 3 FUNDRAISING NEWS Easter Raffle Mothers’ Day Stall Fathers’ Day Stall TOTAL $1,135.00 $ 578.26 $ 793.95 $1,713.26 Instrumental Lessons at School Did you know that Music: Develops mind, hand & eye co ordination Enhances listening skills Improves self esteem Is fun! Lessons starting from $14.00 5% Discount to Parents wishing to enrol more than 1 child. Enrolment forms are available from the School Office or contact Genesis Music School Direct on 0421 426 674. NO JOB TO BIG OR TO SMALL: PAINTING, GARDENING, FIXING GIVE JOHN A CALL! PAGE 4 THE ARTS NEED YOUR HELP Most of the time, we have all the resources we need for our art projects in our storeroom, ready to go for the term. But sometimes we need a little help with the donation of household items and recycle materials. This term, as our GRADE 3 AND 4 STUDENTS are exploring the amazing artwork of Louise Nevelson, and creating assemblage sculptures, we need your help. Do you have any small bits and bobs, loose-ends lying around the house? If your house is anything like my house, you’ll have a hundred odd washers, screws, heads from toy soldiers and so on and so forth, lying around the place. Well we need those bits and bobs and loose ends. NEEDED – old discarded small toys, old construction items (nothing sharp. Washers, screws, bolts etc. will be perfect), old kitchen utensils, or any items like these that we can use for our sculptures would be AWESOME! For the GRADE 6 GRADUATION ARTWORKS, we are also in desperate need of some old wooden boxes (like those old fruit boxes or old wooden storage boxes). Grade 6 students will also need to bring in some items that remind them of their primary school years to use in their art work (small items, photos etc.) Please note, these items will NOT be returned. PAGE 5