EVERY pupil is important EVERY staff member is an asset EVERY parent is a partner

From the Principal DUCKLOTTO IS COMING ONLY 2 WEEKS TO GO!! Who will be the ‘Plucka duck”?

Don’t forget to buy your duck ticket to be in the running to win $300 cash! More great items for the Spinning Wheel and Silent Auction:-

Truck load of gravel, delivered—donated by Sand Supplies & Landshape

Roxy watch—donated by Full Circle

Cushions, Beach bag & throw rug—donated by Lattitude, San Remo

Various vouchers—donated by Bunnings, Harvey Norman, Foons & Woolworths

Don’t forget to prepay your ride wristbands to avoid the rush on the night. We would love some helpers on the night. If you could help for an hour or two please fill out the attached form CONGRATULATIONS

Billy Gatherum competed in the district Rotary Public speaking competition last Friday

night representing our school. He performed admirably and was the winner on the

night. Billy was super excited and has written a piece for the newsletter about his

experience on the night. Billy won $350 for the school and will help us to decide how

that will be spent. Fantastic effort Billy!

STUDENT FREE DAYS TERM 4 REMINDER The following are School council approved dates for our two remaining student free days. Please make sure you put these on your calendar. Student Free: NEXT MONDAY Monday 6th November (day before Cup day)- all staff will be completing/updating Level 2 First Aid training

Thursday 21st December (2nd last day of term)- staff will be curriculum planning

for 2018

2018 Planning We are pleased to be able to announce our grade structure for next year. At this stage we will be running 10 grades. Teachers and students have not been assigned to grades as yet. As usual parents will be able to make special requests, and children indicate friendship groups once these decisions are made.

2018 structure: Prep, Prep, Grade 1, Grade 1/2, Grade 2, Grade 3/4, Grade

3/4, Grade 4/5, Grade 5/6, Grade 5/6

Leanne Edwards Principal

DATES TO REMEMBER

NOVEMBER

2nd—Regional Softball 3rd—T20 Cricket—Wonthaggi

6th—Pupil Free Day 9th—T-Ball State Final

13th—Swimming Program starts 14th—Whole School Assembly

17th—DUCKLOTTO/FETE 23rd—School Council Meeting

DECEMBER

14th– School Council Meeting 21st—Pupil Free Day

22nd—Last Day Term 4

If you haven't already done so, don't forget to regularly check our school website;

www.5195bvps.global2.vic.edu.au

Bass Valley Primary School implements the Child Safe Standards to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students at the school

and promote an organisational culture that manages the risk of child abuse and neglect.

For more information on our standards check out the school website.

NUMBER: 34 DATE: 2nd November 2017

BASS VALLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL + Phone (03)56780208 + Pr incipal: Mrs Leanne Edwards

Email: bass.valley.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.bassvalleyps.vic.edu.au/

70 Corinella Rd, Corinella 3984

Bass Valley Primary School

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Winner of the Bass Coast Shire Primary Schools Public Speaking Competition 2017— Billy Gatherum on the topic Heroes

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Birthdays at Bass Valley : Students celebrating their birthdays this week:

Hailey Bedford & Makayla Munnings

We hope you have great birthdays. CANTEEN Duty Roster: 9th November—Nyree Hamilton & Tamara McDonald 16th November—Yvonne Connor & Breakfast Club A big thank you to Maria Jaskula who has offered to help run the breakfast club for the rest of the year. Zooper Doopers 4sale Tuesday Lunchtimes—$1 each CanTeen’s National Bandanna Day

We sold $305 worth of Bandannas which will be forwarded to this very worthwhile cause. Thanks for all the support. Grade 3/4 Waterline Excursion Yesterday our Grade 3/4 students had an excursion to the waterline areas of Pioneer Bay, Corinella and Grantville to investigate the local indigenous vegetation, erosion and geology of the Waterline district. It proved to be a very interesting day. Lots of great photos. Thanks to the staff who organised the excursion and helped on the day.

Softball Competition In last week’s newsletter we mentioned we had teams competing in the district Softball competition. Well both our boys and girls teams won. Today our girls and boys Softball teams have played off in the Regional competition. The girls team have won and have earnt a place in the STATE FINALS. This is an amaz-ing achievement for a small school like BVPS and we are super proud of our girls skills and sportsmanship. Congratulations also to the boys softball team who have also played off at Division level today had a very close competition to lose by only 3 runs. Fantastic effort by both teams.

Already having the girls T-Ball team previously qualify

for STATE finals this year ( they play next week) Bass

Valley is certainly on a high with our sporting achieve-

ments. Congratulations and many accolades are certainly

well deserved by our amazing PE teacher Jon McCormick

- his dedication, skills and training of children is just

outstanding. Well done Mr Mc !

This is a comment from one of our parents who watched the girls game ‘Was a great game to watch. Every single girl individually contributed something important and did a really top job. Great cohesive team effort. Congrats to all the girls, coaches and teachers.......and best of luck to the boys team ‘

Walk to School Walk to School Wednesdays is still happening around our school oval. This month we have been celebrating Walk at School month and to end it we will be hosting a yummy break-fast next Wednesday morning which has been donated by the Bass Coast Shire. You are all welcome to join us.

4th Term Swimming Program Our swimming program is due to commence from the week beginning 13th November. Students will have swimming in their P.E. sessions twice per week and the 5-6’s will also have it in the sport session. Students need to have their bathers, rashies and towel in a plastic bag on these days. This is the timetable for swimming classes:

9-10 10-11 11.30-12.30

12.30-1.30

2.20-3.20

MON 56N 1H 34V PG 2S

TUE 34H 12L 56R PW

WED 34M 34H 2S 12L

THU 34V 34M 1H PG PW

FRI 5/6Sport

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