Newsletter Drouin West Primary School

'Nurture, Enrich, Inspire, Succeed'

Issue 17/14 Hours of supervision: 8.45am—3:45pm 18th June, 2014

Mondays Lunch orders and Student Banking

Thursday June 19th Grade 4 camp meeting at 3:30pm in the 3/4B classroom.

Tuesday & Wednesday

June 24th & 25th

Parent/Teacher/Student Learning Conferences 3:30—5:30pm. Please book your times on the sheets outside your child’s classroom.

Friday June 27th Last day of term 2. Students dismissed at 2:30pm

Parent handbooks are available online or as a hard copy from the office

IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS TO REMEMBER:

P.O. Box 176 Phone: 03 56 251971 535 Main Neerim Road

Drouin 3818 Fax: 03 56 252175 Drouin West 3818

Email: drouin.west.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Did you know that we do a lot more than just school lunches?

We have cakes, slices, breakfasts and the best coffee!

Salad rolls, toasted sandwiches, fish and chips, burgers and

now we also have wood fired pizzas Thursday, Friday and

Saturday nights. Menu available from the school office.

Coming these school holidays - HOT JAM DONUTS!!!!

Mums & Dads (and teachers) – for the place to unwind for a

cuppa when you’ve dropped the children off. Come in and

mention this add for a coffee and cake deal. Cup and slice for

$6.50

32 Albert Road, Drouin 5625 5004

Are all the great school detectives on vacation? The cameras are still missing.

2 of the school cameras have been misplaced in the school

somewhere. There will be a prize to the student or teacher that

locates the missing cameras and returns them to the office.

There will also be a special prize for the best story written

about the missing cameras, where they went and how they

were found.

New Lolly Guessing Jar

Come to the office with 20 cents to have a guess at

the number of gumballs in the lolly jar. Guess the

correct number and you will have enough gumballs

to last a long time.

From The Acting Principal’s Office

Parent/Teacher/Student Learning Conferences Class teachers will be offering parent/teacher learning conferences for parents of students in their class in the last week of term 2 on Tuesday June 24 and Wednesday June 25, in the afternoon between 3.30-5.30pm.

To arrange an appointment time parents are asked to fill in a time that suits them on forms outside each teacher’s classrooms. This is the same process we used at the beginning of the year. Please take up this opportunity to catch up with your child’s class teacher.

Parent/Teacher/Student learning conferences are an opportunity for parents to ask teachers questions, find out more about supporting your child’s learning as well as clarifying information included in the report.

Wet Weather We have had some very wet and cold days and can expect a few more now we are in the season of Winter. Students are encouraged to wear gum boots, bring a jumper to school and even wear a coat and a scarf outside to keep warm. Children can also bring along slippers to wear in classrooms. Some children may also need to bring along a change of spare clothes to school when it is wet and muddy outside.

Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! As the Season of Winter draws closer, each day the leaves around the school continue to pile up. Families are encouraged to take bags of leaves from the front gate to use in compost bins. We will happily refill these bags during this term. There are plenty of leaves for everyone! School Website

Have you missed the newsletter? Do you want information about the school? Please take the time to visit: www.drouinwest.vic.edu.au

Active After School Communities (AASC) Term 3 programs We are excited to continue the Active After School Communities Programs in term 3. These are a fabulous opportunity for students at

Drouin West to get active, participate in a new sport and make some new friends. In term 3 starting week 4, students in years 3 to 6 have the chance to do Taekwondo on Tuesday afternoons with Adonis Mazarella. On Wednesday afternoons, students in years prep to 2 can join Jennifer Cunneen for Dance. Both programs will be held after school. Students get to enjoy some delicious fresh fruit before the program begins. This program is funded by the Federal Government and targeted to Primary School aged children to promote a healthy and active lifestyle. Links to local sporting clubs are encouraged. Parents interested in their child/children participating in the program for term 3 are welcome to let Ann know in the office. New children to the program will need to be registered and will be given priority.

Taekwondo

A fun and interactive introduction to Taekwondo will be

offered this term. The focus will be on basic Taekwondo

techniques including basic blocks and strikes. Discipline of

the sport will be focused on, whilst participants will also

benefit from an understanding of how the sport came about,

and why and when it should be used.

Dance

Join the

introduction to

dance program

which focuses on a

combination of

physical skill

development,

creative discovery

and expression of

movement ideas. The dance program will take children on a

journey of expression through a combination of jazz and hip

hop classes.

Student Reports Student reports will be sent home with children on Friday June 20. Please read these reports with your child, celebrate their achievements, discuss the areas in which they can continue to strive to improve and look at what you can continue to do at home to support your child’s learning.

Prep/1A Unable to publish

Prep/1B Mikaela Foti

1/2A Oscar Belsham

1/2B Georgia Foti

3/4A Sharnee Willis

3/4B Brock Walsh

5/6A Unable to publish

5/6B Racheal Willig

Super ‘B’ Award Winners Super ‘B’ award winners for week 8, term 2:

PAWS for reading program

Congratulations to 3/4A and the 1/2’s for continuing to

read. 3/4A has is now leading the challenge. Remember

the challenge continues until the end of term, so keep reading. The

school total has now provided 3781 books.

Let us try to provide 4000 books, which means we need an extra

4377 minutes extra before June 27th.. We have 129 students in the

challenge age group. 9 days until the end of term. Who can tell me

how many minutes each student would need to do to reach the 4000

target? Extra ‘B’ awards for the correct answer.

Cats Dogs Sum Percentage

Grade Minutes of

Reading

Minutes of

Reading

Totals Percentage of

total school

reading minutes

5/6A 6781 19131 25912 34%

5/6B 9251 5112 14363 19%

3/4A 7377 18972 26349 35%

3/4B 3218 919 4137 5%

1/2’s 1708 3154 4862 7%

Totals 28335 47288 75623

Happy

Birthday !!!!!! Happy birthday to the following students and staff who celebrate their special day during the week of Monday 16th June to Sunday, 22nd June.

Matty Poels 5/6A, Trent Fritzlaff 3/4B, Jake Parkinson 5/6B, Miss Jane Strickland and

Miss Leanne Johnstone. Don’t forget to come to the office and collect a birthday sticker.

Chaplain’s News

Hi everyone,

Last week I was privileged to be part of

the celebration session with our students

who have participated in our Seasons for

Growth program.

We enjoyed cooking marshmallows

around the campfire and reflected on our

time in the program and the special times we have with our

families.

The Seasons for Growth program is based on the belief that

change, loss and grief are a normal and valuable part of life. It

gives each participant the appropriate knowledge, skills and

attitudes to understand and to cope with change, loss

and grief. It does this through peer support.

We have had a very special time together. I would

really like to thank the children for their enthusiasm

and willingness to participate and share. Every week

we have learned something new such as:

Understanding that the reactions to grief and

loss are normal

Educating about the grief process

Developing skills for coping, problem solving

and decision making

Building peer support

Helping restore self confidence and self esteem

Some of our students were thinking about change that has occurred in their family due to a pet dying, a

family member passing away, parents who have separated, an illness

or changing schools.

At the end of the program some of the students said...

Not everything in life is perfect

I’m not the only person who has gone through change

Others still have problems but different ones

I’m not the only one whose family has changed

It’s okay to cry

It’s okay to feel sad

I know what I can do when I worry

I can help other people by listening

To not make a problem too big

I am pleased to offer this 8 week program again to some more of our

students. A note was sent home yesterday to the oldest child in the

family explaining about the program and with a permission note

attached. Please return it to school by next Wednesday June 25th if

you would like to have your child participate.

Take care!

Wendy Ronalds School Chaplain (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Friday)

Acknowledgement: National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program have been funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.