BOISDALE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP OPENS FOR

BUSINESS!

10 families a�ended the first day of the Boisdale

Community Playgroup yesterday! The room looks

wonderful and a credit to all concerned. Leanne

Dhani from Playgroup Victoria will “officially” launch

the playgroup next Wednesday, hopefully with the

local press in a�endance.

Please refer to our “Classroom Spotlight” sec*on for

photos of the happy children!

School Chaplaincy Program 2015-2019

Good news is now being circulated through media channels that the Chaplaincy

program will con*nue in Victoria for the 2015 -2019 period! Details of how

schools can apply and access the program will become available from October 27.

I would like to thank School Council for lobbying with relevant poli*cians when

this program was in jeopardy in Victoria.

We will be preparing a strong applica*on for the con*nua*on of the program at

BCS!

P-2 Website Launch

I belatedly congratulate P-2 for the launch of the Prep – 2 website that now can

be viewed! Loads of work by Mrs Condron, Mrs Smyth and students have been

put in to achieve the goal of having their very own website!

P-2 families will be informed through a le�er how to access the site at home

School Wide Posi.ve Behaviour Support (SWPBS)

I would like to congratulate Mrs Armitage in her work towards developing a novel

way of linking the school’s core values to posi*ve behaviour in the playground.

Mrs Armitage has designed a “washing line” concept where children who receive

core values cards will hang up the card on the “line”. The idea is that staff will

explain to students explicitly why they have received the acknowledgement in

terms of our school values. When the “washing line” is full, an agreed shared

reward for all students will be received such as “extra play*me”.

Although we are “officially” launching the values cards at Friday a<ernoon’s

assembly, it has been trialled this week with great success!

I would also like to thank John Costello for pu>ng up the “washing line”!

Boisdale Consolidated School

9 T H O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4

Key Dates

Friday 10th October

Maffra Street Stall

3/4 Camp Instalment Due

Tuesday 14th October

Forsyth Regional

Athle*cs

P-2 Gymnas*cs

Buildings & Grounds

Mee*ng @ 7:00pm

School Council Mee*ng

@ 7:30pm

Wednesday 15th October

Playgroup Victoria Mee*ng

@ BCS & Official Launch

Friday 17th October

TWILIGHT WORKING BEE &

BBQ 2-7pm

2015 Prep Transi.on Day

Language Alive

9:00am-1:00pm

Parents Info session

Rou*nes at School 9:05am

Sunday 2nd November

Prep - 2 Maffra Market

Sunday 7th December

3/4G Maffra Market

Wed 12th November

2015 Prep Transi*on

Maths Mayhem

12:30pm—3:00pm

Parent Info session

What will my child need @

12:35am

Phone: 03 5145 4391 Newry Rd, Boisdale, 3860

www.boisdalecs.vic.edu.au boisdale.cs@edumail.vic.gov.au

News From The Principal

NEWSLETTER I S S U E 3 1

P A G E 2

Twilight Working Bee

Please put Friday 17th

October in your diary, for the Twilight Working Bee and BBQ

for Term 4. Installa*on of a watering system, comple*on of renova*on of the

shade shelter area and line marking are the core tasks, as well the usual clean-up

ac*vi*es. A return slip is a�ached.

Year 10 MSC Work Experience Program

Well done to Year 10 MSC students Brad Dyce & Maggie Stothers for their contribu*ons in P-2 and the

3/4 class during the last week of Term 3.

Welcome Back!

Finally, Welcome back Mrs Malcolm to 12M a<er her exci*ng term of travel in Europe!

Healthy Ea.ng Flyer

A�ached to the newsle�er is a great ar*cle on Healthy Ea*ng, please take a minute to read through.

Regards David

School Wide Positive Behaviour

Students are now receiving tokens instead of s*ckers to acknowledge all the posi*ve values teachers

see in the yard. The s*cker chart worked well for keeping track of how many students were posi*vely

rewarded, but unfortunately the chart itself has become dry, dusty and bri�le and the s*ckers were no

longer s*cking. S*ckers have been replaced with another visual method, tokens pegged to a line. If as

student receives one of these, they simply peg it up and once all the tokens are hung, the en*re school

gets acknowledged in a posi*ve way such as extra play.

The shade shelter mural pain*ng is s*ll

a work in progress but the new system

has successfully been trialled this week

and hopefully will work well into the

future.

All students will be receiving 10

minutes extra play tomorrow to

acknowledge the final row of s*ckers

from last term.

Well done everyone!

Maffra Show The deadline for art work to be entered in the Maffra Show is Monday the 13

th of October. If you

have a piece of work that you have made at school and are par*cularly proud of and

would like to have it entered in this year’s Show, let Mrs Armitage know by Monday at

the latest.

Mrs Armitage

Mrs Schultz’s Spot

Each student will be presen*ng items at an end of year concert, on December 2nd. This term we will

be preparing these items. Please encourage your students to rehearse their items at home.

Jenny Schultz

P A G E 3

Classroom Spotlight - Playgroup

OPEN FOR PLAY!

A huge welcome to all the families joining the Boisdale Community Playgroup. We have had an

overwhelming opening with 10 children a�ending the very first session. To commemorate the opening

we had the children's handprints painted onto a white sheet which will be displayed in the room. We

will be doing this again on Friday. Everyone was busy playing with the toys donated, playdough and

being crea*ve with a cra< ac*vity before morning tea.

For insurance purposes, we have to register with Playgroup Victoria.

To join online, please visit www.playgroup.org.au , Boisdale Community Playgroups membership

number is 116589.

The membership is $30 per family or $20 for concession card holders and is valid from March 2014 to

March 2015.

As we opened in Term 4, our Playgroup Victoria membership fee is only $7.50 and will be up for

renewal in March 2015. If you have any enquiries, please call 0417 102 164.

Looking forward to lots of fun this term! Marz Rickard

Student Awards

Congratula*ons to the following students who have been recognised for their great

achievements, behaviour and a>tude over the last week.

Well Done Awards

P/1C Isobel Clyne for trying her best in her wri*ng and classroom work

Olivia Clyne for being her best in all she does.

1/2M Preps, Ones &Twos for a fabulous term and all the great learning you did! Enjoy term 4!

Ellen Condron Thank you for a wonderful term. It was awesome working with you

throughout term. (Mrs Smyth)

3/4G Eric Lee for being his best and working really hard on his wri*ng

Lucas Marshall for being his best and working really hard on his wri*ng

4/5J Marshall Small for being his best in maths this term, and improving on his

mul*plica*on test by 9

Chloe Williamson for being her best this term, and always having a posi*ve a>tude.

6A Shayla McNamara for being her best and producing an amazing persuasive piece of

wri*ng which showed incredible improvement.

P A G E 4

“Seven” The Play: Excitement is building!

Well, with our first performance less than 3 weeks away…excitement is certainly building.

IMPORTANT things for you to know…..

• Tickets will go on sale next week.

• The dress rehearsal is Monday 27th

October…it is essen*al that all students are present for this.

• Costume notes are included with this newsle�er. It is CRITICAL that families offer support by

supplying the few costume items that are needed. Please use Op Shops and friends rather than

spend lots money

• Choir notes need to be returned by tomorrow.

• The ma*nee performance is for Briagolong Primary School on Tuesday 28th

October.

• The play will be performed on the evenings of Wednesday 29th

and Thursday 30th

October.

I will also be sending home a note about help with makeup and backstage for these 3 performances.

Let the show go on!

THANKYOU!!!! A small but very industrious group came to school during the holidays to paint scenery

for the play. We achieved a HUGE amount in just a few short, sociable hours. It must have been the 5

cakes that we enjoyed for morning tea!

Thanks go to Brenton Morrisson, Olivia Allen, Erika Allen, Kathleen Wilson, Meg Wilson, Rosy Byrne,

Jo Allen, Jenny Candy and her mother in law from India, Jaya.

Pat Anderson

This could be your business!

P A G E 5

CANTEEN NEWS

Hello and a warm welcome to Term 4!

My the school year flys when you are having fun...we are on to our Summer Menu for 2014,

if you have not received your copy please stop by the office and pick up a new one.

A little reminder; all frozen items are to be picked up from the Canteen after the lunch

bell sounds. Please note there have been some price changes to the Menu!

Thanks to my helpers for tomorrow; Amanda Elliot and Vanessa

Robinson.

Enjoy!

Miriam

Thank you to our Kitchen Project Sponsors:

AGWORK Pty LtdAGWORK Pty LtdAGWORK Pty LtdAGWORK Pty Ltd Ph 0407 439 538

BOISDALE COMMUNITY

“Learning through play” For parents/carers and children 0-5 years

Wednesday and Friday’s 9:30am – 11:30am $3.00 per family per week plus a piece of

fruit During School Terms

at Boisdale Consolidated School Boisdale-Newry Rd, Boisdale 3860

Enquiries: 0417 102 164

Notices sent home

• This week’s reminder

• Maffra Caravan Stall

• Kitchen Project Mee*ng

Postponed

• Grade 3/4 Camp Payment Reminder

EGG Cartons Needed.

If you can donate any

please leave at the

office. Thank you

Preparing

today’s students for tomorrow

Healthy Eating

Healthy eating has a long-lasting and positive impact on a child’s growth, development and health.

Foods eaten by your child at school contribute greatly to their daily nutrient intake. These foods considerably influence their eating habits, growth patterns, energy, concentration levels and ability to learn. You have an important role to play in helping to en-sure your child eats well and stays active. Healthy school lunch ideas include:

• sandwiches or pita bread with cheese, lean meat or salad

• cheese slices, crackers with spread and fresh fruit

• washed and cut-up raw vegetables or fresh fruits

• frozen water or milk, particularly in hot weather Highly processed, sugary, fatty and salty foods should only make up a very small part of your child’s diet. Foods to limit in school lunches include:

• processed meats such as salami and pressed chicken

• chips, sweet biscuits, muesli and breakfast bars

• fruit bars and fruit straps

• cordials, juices containing sugar and soft drinks

It is important to let your child’s school principal know if your child is allergic to particular foods.

Health education initiatives

We actively promote healthy eating and physical activ-ity and support a whole-school approach to health ed-ucation through the following initiatives: Healthy Canteen kit - a kit developed to support stu-dents making healthy food choices at school and in life. Learn more: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/management/Pages/canteendown.aspx Food ideas for home and school - the Healthy Can-teen Kit provides lots of great ideas for healthy, tasty, attractive foods. While ideas in the canteen manual have been provided to help school canteens create interesting food choices at school, these suggestions can also be used at home to provide healthy food choices. Learn more: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/management/Pages/canteenideas.aspx

Resources to help you make the right food choices At a glance food planner - http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/principals/management/gfylplanpost.pdf Your colour guide to healthy eating - http://

www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/principals/