21st - Thorpdale Primary School

THORPDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
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NEWSLETTER
Our School Values are: Respect, Learning, Honesty, Fairness and Community
Issue No. 3
Newsletter 21st of February, 2014
CALENDAR
TERM 1 {January 28 ~ April 4}
Sunhats are required to be worn outside
February
Fri 21st
Mon 24th
Tues 25th
Thurs 27th
Fri 28th
-Swimming
-School Photos
-Swimming
-Swimming?
-Swimming?
-School Nurse to Visit Prep
Students
-Swimming?
March
Fri 7th
Mon 10th
Fri 14th
Thurs 27th
-Swimming Sports
-Labour Day Public Holiday
-JSC ‘Thorpy Idol’/Disco
-Yinnar & District Athletic
Sports Day
Happy Birthday to the
following students who have
celebrated their birthdays since the
last Community News:
Olive Flanagan, Melinda McCarthy,
Brandon Watson, Lucas Murphy,
Jessica Powell, Campbell Pinkerton,
Kate Lowater, Keely McCabe and
Conner Westbury
Icy poles will be available for sale every hot
day during Term 1 for 50c each.
Flavoured water is also available for $2.00
Thorpdale Primary School
Farmer’s Market
Sunday, 6th of April.
Book your stall now!
PRINCIPAL’S PRATTLE
The first three days of the week were just beautiful, nearly all the
smoke haze had disappeared (for the moment) and our kids really
enjoyed their swimming lessons in the lovely afternoon heat. I
would like to again thank all our parents who have helped out either
getting into the water, assisting the junior grade getting dressed and
undressed or just walking the children to the pool and back. Your
help is very much appreciated. It is quite amazing watching the
growth in confidence and skill during our brief but intensive swimming sessions. Seeing children who were unable to put their heads
underwater at the beginning and here we are six lessons later and
they are floating on their backs, doing torpedos and even trying a
stroke or two! It is just amazing! Unfortunately for our swimming
program (but fortunately for our farmers, Thursday and Friday got a
bit messy with cold and wet days ending our school week. Fortunately the forecast for the start of next week looks very nice for our
young swimmers!
Farmer’s Market: Sunday 6th of April.
After the very successful Market Day we had last year we are planning to have two markets this year. We had a great roll up for our
meeting last Tuesday, with the organising group getting straight
into business. The vast majority of planning and work is now done
or allocated to different people to finish up. The date has been set,
and our next Farmer’s Market will be on Sunday 6th of April. This
is the first Sunday of the Term One holiday. Signs will be up and
about in the very near future and we will be looking for stall holders once again. Stall prices will be $10 for an outside stall $15 for a
stall in the multi and $15 for a powered stall. If you are interested
in having a stall please ring the school on 56346325.
Breakfast Club: Don’t forget about our Breakie Club, Children
are invited to come to school a little earlier on this day and join in
with their classmates to enjoy a free breakfast.
School Photos: I am writing this in advance to the date, but it
looks like our school photos will be in the multipurpose hall as the
forecast for the day is not looking too bright. Hopefully all goes
well.
Yinnar & District Sports News: Retraction from last issue. The
Yinnar & District Whole School Athletics Day will occur on Thursday 27th of March, not February as stated in last week’s newsletter,
so pencil it in to your dairies as it is a great day for the kids.
PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS:
Alissa Adams: You have received this award because of the mature and sensible fashion you used when talking about an issue that
concerned you. Well done, Alissa!
Keely McCabe: You have received this award because of the
wonderful way you that you take on every challenge that you are
given. Well done, Keely!
Lena Blackshaw: You have received this award because of the
excellent description and drawing you did in Science. Well done,
Lena!
Meet the Preps for 2014
Olive Flanagan
Who is your buddy? Melissa
What is your favourite food? Schnitzel
What is your favourite colour? Pink
Who are your friends? Jess, Macalla,
Riley, Maddie and Jye
What is your favourite thing to do at
school? Playing Chasey
Jye Lister
Who is your buddy? Noah
What is your favourite food? Broccoli
What is your favourite colour? Blue
Who are your friends? Riley and Jess
What is your favourite thing to do at
school? Play Hide and Seek
Macalla Phillips
Who is your buddy? Alissa
What is your favourite food?
Cucumber
What is your favourite colour? Pink
Who are your friends? Jess, Olive and
Riley.
What is your favourite thing to do at
school? Playing racing cars
Meet the Preps for 2014
Riley Pickering
Who is your buddy? Shae
What is your favourite food? Chicken
What is your favourite colour? Green
Who are your friends? Jye, Kaci-Lee,
Keely, Ellie and Conner
What is your favourite thing to do at
school? Play with my friends
Jessica Powell
Who is your buddy? Casey
What is your favourite food? Apples
What is your favourite colour? Blue
Who are your friends? Macalla, Riley,
Olive and Jye
What is your favourite thing to do at
school? Play with my friends
Phoenix Evans
Who is your buddy? Jessica
What is your favourite food? Pizza
What is your favourite colour? Dark
Blue
Who are your friends? Jye, Riley and
Jess
What is your favourite thing to do at
school? Playing outside
School BBQ
On Thursday the 13th of February Thorpdale Primary School held its annual school BBQ. The BBQ incorporated an information night on reading
and homework. During this session, the teachers talked with parents
about the expectations of reading at Thorpdale Primary School. After
the formalities, everyone enjoyed a lovely BBQ dinner. It was great to
see so many families turn up and we welcome all our new families to our
school.
Some of our families enjoying the
BBQ
School Swimming
Students at Thorpdale Primary School have began their swimming lessons. Students in all year levels learn basic water skills, swimming
strokes, water familiarisation and pool safety. It has been great to see
all students getting involved and enjoying being in the water.
The Grade 4/5/6 students dive into the water
Woolworths Earn and Learn
Thank you to everyone who supported our school by collecting Woolworths Earn
& Learn Points in 2013. Due to everyone’s contribution we were able to receive a
number of exciting new products for the school. This includes a brand new book
stand for the school library. These new educational resources will be put to very
good use and again we would like to thank everyone for supporting the Woolworths Earn & Learn Program.
Our new bookstand for the library.
Buddy activities
Thorpdale Primary school Buddy program began this week. The aim of
the buddy program is to ease the transition into primary school for the
Prep child by providing them with a safe, reliable and positive buddy.
“Buddies" is a very enjoyable and positive activity that allows all involved
to feel special and valued. During our buddy session this week, the
students read with their buddy and made an under the sea water
bottle. After they had finished they got to eat some yummy jelly fish
made by Miss Reggardo.
Phoenix and his buddy Jessica
Riley eating his yummy Jellyfish
Olive and her buddy Melissa
Noah and Jye busy working
together
Leadership Roles
At the start of Term 1 students in Years 4-6 had the opportunity to apply for
a number of leadership roles. Students in these year levels had to write
and present a speech to students in Years 2-6. Students then voted on
those individuals who they thought possesses the best qualities to make a
good leader within the school. Congratulations to all those students who
where involved.
Above: Thorpdale Junior School Council Representatives. Reid, Kate, Alissa, Daniel,
Bianca and Casey.
Above: House Captains. Sequioa, Melissa Blackshaw and Ian Linn. Pontiac, Jessica
Lowater and Casey Porch. Kennebec, Shae Van Dam and Alissa Adams
Aussie of the Month
Weekly Class Awards
Weekly awards were presented to the following children.
Congratulations to you all.
Year Prep/1
Riley Pickering – Riley you show great determination to
try something new. You have made a wonderful start to
writing the letter ‘R’ correctly. Terrific Job!
Lena Blackshaw – Lena you have done a wonderful job
learning the numbers up to 50. Your ability to recall and
see different number patterns is outstanding. Awesome
job!
Ian Linn:
You are a hardworking conscientious
student who is thoughtful to other people’s
needs. You approach your learning tasks
in a determined manner and you are
always happy to help out when asked.
Congratulations, Ian.
Year 2/3/4
Lucas Murphy- You have received this award for the
way you have settled into our class routine. This has
helped you make an excellent start to the school year.
Well done Lucas!
Joe Varsaci- You have received this award for the more
consistent effort you are displaying with your classroom
tasks. It is great to see you start work straight away and
this has helped you finish work in the set time. Keep up
this effort Joe!
Year 4/5/6
Campbell Pinkerton– You have received this award for
using your initiative during our Maths session. Well
done.
Clara Linn– You have been doing a fantastic job getting
changed quickly for swimming each day. Great work.
Every day counts – school attendance
We all want our students to get a great education, and the building blocks for a great education begin with
students coming to school each and every day.
Missing school can have a major impact on a child’s future – a student missing one day a fortnight will miss
four full weeks by the end of the year. By Year 10 they’ll have missed more than a year of school.
There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can
affect their educational outcomes.
The main reasons for absence are:
Sickness – There are always times when students need to miss school, such as when they’re ill. It’s vital that
they’re only away on the days they are genuinely sick, and setting good sleep patterns, eating well and exercising regularly can make a big difference.
It's vital that holidays are planned during school holidays where possible, and not during the term if it can be
avoided.
“Day off” – Think twice before letting your child have a “day off” as they could fall behind their classmates –
every day counts.
Coming to school every day is vital, but if for any reason your child must miss school, there are things we can
do together to ensure they don’t fall behind:

Speak with your classroom teacher and find out what work your child needs to do to keep up.
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Develop an absence learning plan with your teacher and ensure your child completes the plan.
Remember, every day counts. If your child must miss school, speak with your classroom teacher early as early
as possible.
From 1 March 2014, new laws will mean that parents can be fined for not sending students to school without an
acceptable reason.
If you’re having attendance issues with your child, please let your classroom teacher know so we can work
together to get your child to school every day.

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