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Important Dates
JULY
Mon 25th Geelong West District Athletics (select students)
SWPBS Information Evening at 7pm in the staff room - everyone welcome
Fri 29th Grade 5’s to visit Western Heights College
AUGUST
Fri 5th Middles Scienceworks Excursion
Fri 5th Juniors Forces in Action Mad About Science Incursion
Fri 12th Music & Movement Festival - select students
Fri 19th Victorian State Schools Spectacular Regional Rehearsal
Mon 22nd - Fri 26th Literacy & Numeracy Week!
Book Fair - from 3:30-4pm in the Library
Wed 24th Family Numeracy Night
Fri 26th Grade 5’s to visit Western Heights College
SEPTEMBER
Thurs 1st School Concert
Fri 9th Grade 5’s to visit Western Heights College
Contact Us
Manifold Heights Primary School
Strachan Avenue
Manifold Heights 3218
P: 03 5229 9643 F: 03 5229 2997
www.manifold.vic.edu.au [email protected]
Please also find us on
Facebook and the Skoolbag App
Manifold Heights Primary School Newsletter Principal: Barry Rowland Assistant Principal: Peta Mundine Business Manager: Jessie Burney Administration: Anna Clausen
Date: 21st
July, 2016
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Parent Information Night – 7 pm MONDAY JULY 25th in the staffroom - A warm welcome to parents to this important information / sharing session regarding our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support arrangements (SWPBS).
Want to know more about our SWPBS behaviour matrix, the use of tokens, the embedding of school values into the daily curriculum and student welfare / well-being support at Mano? Then please join us and bring a friend or two!
The session will go for 1-1½ hours and provide opportunities for sharing information, discussion and interaction, together with future policy and direction setting.
School Photos - These were taken on Wednesday 20th July and the Leading Image photography staff were most impressed with our student’s behaviour and cooperation.
We look forward to receiving orders in the coming weeks of both individual and family orders. If you are wishing to purchase any photos, you can do so online until tomorrow or by contacting Leading Image directly and getting a ‘second chance’ order form. Unfortunately we cannot accept any late orders, any late orders will need to go straight to Leading Image. You can phone them on 1300 084 586 for any other enquiries.
‘Name the train’ competition - Part of the refurbished Prep playground a new train and carriage is being built.
We’d like to name this train and have invited students to share suggestions via the box at the General Office
Entries close 4 pm Friday July 22nd.
Winning entry announced at Assembly Monday July 25th.
Last year we ran a similar activity to name the new boat in the sandpit, with the winning entry then being the ‘Friend Ship’.
The school concert is fast approaching - This big event THURSDAY SPETEMBER 1st at The Arena is now only 6 weeks away. Students are busy in music classes preparing their class acts and we thank parents who have supported costume production.
Ms Clutterbuck and Mrs Ellis are the key staff in this year’s Concert production and are to be highly commended for their dedication to the complex and demanding eland up work required.
Tickets will go on sale soon and this will be clearly communicated to all Mano families at the time – stay tuned!
Annual parent community surveying - Each year all schools are asked to seek the views and opinions of a sample group of current parents. A randomly generated sample (15% of current families) will be contacted and a survey provided which covers many, many aspects of school operations.
If you are contacted re such a survey we really need you to complete this and return it in the sealed envelope provided.
Survey responses are collated by the Education Department and all responses are confidential.
Collated data is used to compare with previous years, compare to other schools and to direct school planning and related program / procedure adjusting.
Your opinions do matter and we need them! When DET has collated this data we will publish outcomes in future newsletters – which will be next term.
Barry Rowland
IMPORTANT - NEW MANO CONCERT NEWS The Concert is getting closer and we are seeking some more props for our show. We are looking for the following equipment:
8 x sturdy (wooden) brooms 3 x medium to large buckets or metal tubs 4 x medium to large pots/pans (These items will be used to make music!) 1 x large stand alone blackboard If you would be able to help us out with any of these items, please let us know! Additionally, we will be sending home a note in the next few weeks about bringing in costumes for dress rehearsals and photos. Individual costumes will be stored in the classroom for the lead up to the Concert. If you have any questions, please come and see us! Thank you for your support! Miss Clutterbuck and Mrs Ellis.
Library News
The Library program has commenced for Term 3 with a new selection of terrific books for borrowing. Students are encouraged to borrow each week and required to bring a named library bag to each session. This term the Library program will be focusing on the Book Week theme "Australia Story Country" and taking part in varied reading activities based on the CBCA shortlisted books.
The Library program is happy to welcome Ms Jo Eddey to the team as Mrs Hines is going on leave for the next two terms. We wish Mrs Hines all the best. Ms Eddey will commence her lessons next Monday 18th July.
Thank you, Mrs Bencic
Chaplain’s Corner
Term 2 was a great term here at Mano. It saw the establishment of friendship club on Mondays, which is running throughout Term 3 in the
OSHC room on Monday lunchtimes. Friendship club is a lunch-time activity which is 100% voluntary – it operates on a drop-in drop-out
basis. It is primarily for students who are struggling to find friends to play with out in the yard as well as helping students develop social and
friendship skills through play. Friendship club is available for all Middle and Senior students, and there is a wide-range of activities to be
involved in. Moreover, students are encouraged and supported to interact and play with each other, which helps them to build real world
skills. I have found that providing a safe place for the students has helped them in their engagement at school. Besides, it is always great fun
to have a game with them.
Thanks for your support throughout Term 2, and I look forward to working alongside you this Term 3 as we journey with and support the
students here at Mano.
All the best for Term 3,
Jesse Winter - Chaplain
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PB DALIA ATANASOVSKI - For always focusing on the task at hand to produce excellent work! Keep it up, Dalia!
PH KHUSHI PATEL - Khushi concentrates carefully on all her work and always does her very best. You are a star, Khushi!
PT MAX JONES - Max has been working really hard in his new reading group this week, producing some fantastic work on Ants! Keep
it up, Max!
JB QUINN O’NEILL - Quinn always makes the most of his learning time and completes the work that is expected of him! You’re a star!
JC JAKE SPOORS - For making a very impressive concerted effort to maximize all learning opportunities at school AND at home!
Congratulations, Jake!
JF JORDA MAWSON - Jorda's work habits have shown her super effort when completing activities this week! Great work, Jorda!
JH ADHEL MARACH - Adhel has been a tremendous addition to JH this Term already, showing the class how to stay on task and be
responsible for her own learning! Welcome to Mano!
JO SPENCER COLLINS - Spencer has been terrific at completing the assigned work during class time! Keep up the wonderful work,
Spencer!
JS KIRBY DONALDSON - For staying alert and focused during our Inquiry experiments making observations! Fantastic work Kirby!
MA LOCHLAN OWEN - Lochlan has had an amazing start to Term 3, he is focusing super hard on his classwork and has made such
huge growth in his writing! Awesome, Lochlan!
MG ZAHLIA FOLEY - For demonstrating great focus and effort during class time. It has also been great to see Zahlia become more
confident in sharing her knowledge and expertise with classmates.
MH XANDER VENZ - For doing an excellent job at focusing on the task at hand, especially during writing. You have made great use of
your time and are continuing to meet expectations. Well done Xander
MR JAKE WILLIAMS - Jake has worked hard to achieve the SWPBS focus of the week 'I focus on the task at hand and do the work
that is expected of me' by completing set task and contributing to class discussions. Keep up the fantastic work Jake!
MS KOJI STANTON-LAWRENCE - For showing a terrific attitude towards his learning this week by doing expected task to his best and
assisting with class activities!
SB MARA ELLIS - For demonstrating exceptional responsibility in the classroom and focusing on the task at hand to produce outstanding work! Fantastic job Mara!
SE TAYLA STEWART - Congratulations Tayla on being a wonderful role model for your peers by focussing in lessons and producing work to be extremely proud of! You're a superstar!
SV FILICITY ROBERTSON - Filicity has understood the importance of focussing on the task at hand which has had a dramatic increase in her work output. Fantastic Filicity!
SW ZOE O'SHEA - Zoe has been giving all learning tasks a red hot go with her usual happy and positive attitude this term! You are a superstar, Zoe!
MUSIC CAMERON STAPLETON - Cameron demonstrates great focus during all activities in Music and is working extremely hard to learn
SB's Concert song! Well done Cameron!
Art Award
Kaisercraft are kindly sponsoring a weekly
Art Award this term. Each week one student
will receive a $10 Kaisercraft voucher. This
week’s Art Award goes to:
Jensen Harding-Taylor - For making a huge
effort to complete tasks and for showing us
what an amazing drawer he is!
General Office reminders regarding Qkr!
Payments.
Did you know Qkr! By Mastercard can be downloaded for
free from the App or Google Play store. It is free to use
and you can pay for various school excursions/activities
and fundraising events right away! No need to wait.
If you are having any difficulty downloading the app, a
handy “How to’ guide can be found on the school website.
When paying for an Excursion please ensure you provide
the Permission note and Payment together.
If you have payed via Qkr, BPay or you know you have a
Credit on your account please circle the “CREDIT” option
on the permission note.
Canteen News
Please be made aware that
the Hulk Dog, which is
available on Fridays, have
spinach in the tomato sauce.
The Canteen operates on
Tuesday, Thursday and
Fridays.
Head Lice!
We have been notified of a number of head lice cases throughout the school
lately. We ask that you regularly (at least once a week) check your child for
any evidence of head lice. If you do find any eggs or adult lice, please treat
immediately and then notify the school office. By doing this you will help us
keep our school a ‘nit free zone’
We thank you for you cooperation.
Mano’s before and after school care
program is run by Camp Australia.
More information can be found at
www.campaustralia.com.au
Proud suppliers of the
Manifold Heights
Primary
School uniform Open: Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm
Saturday 9.00am – 1.00pm
- ‘We make kids smile’
OSHC school number:
5229 7257
Customer Service:
1300 105 343
You can download our Skoolbag app for FREE at the App
Store (iPhones) or Google Play Store (Android). Just search
Manifold Heights Primary. This is a great method of
communication between the school and our parent
community!
Music Lessons AT school
Piano, keyboard, Guitar, Ukulele, Drum or
Singing Lessons
During &/or After School Hours at School
To enrol in, or to obtain more information
please contact Meagan:
Providing Music Lessons in local schools since 1985.
