Principal: Mr Stephen Crossley Ph. 55232218 Fax. 55217839

PO Box 317 Portland Vic 3305 portland.bay.sch@edumail.vic.gov.au www.portlandbayschool.vic.edu.au

School Council President: Deb Robinson 0428 995 987

Date: Thursday 13th December 2018 Issue 40

Important Dates to

Remember 2019 Monday 28th January

Australia Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 29th January Staff start back at school

Term 1 Wednesday 30th January Students 1st day of School

Monday 11th February School Finance meeting 1pm

Tuesday 12th February School Council Meeting 7pm

Mon 18th to Fri 22nd Feb Senior Group Camp

Blackwood - 1st Group

March Surfing TBA

Mon 1st to Fri 5th April Alpine Bike ride

Friday 5th April End of Term 1

Term 2 Monday 23rd April

Start of Term 2

Saturday 4th May Ball

Mon 6th to Fri 10th May Senior Group Camp

Blackwood - 2nd Group

Term 3 Mon 29th to Fri 2nd Aug

Middle Group Camp Blackwood - 1st Group

Term 4 Mon 21st to Fri 25th Oct

Middle Group Camp Blackwood - 2nd Group

COMING EVENTS

TERM 4 2018

Friday 14th December

Upcoming Week

Monday 17th December

Tuesday 18th December

Wednesday 19th December

Thursday 20th December Presentation Day and

Last day of school for students

Friday 21st December

Last Day Term 4 No Students

Our students art work on

display, always looks

fantastic. Christmas decorations, flowers, and

folding creations.

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate their birthdays this week coming.

Dylan Turley - 20th December

and our lovely staff member

Emma Rudge - 15th December

We hope you both enjoy your day.

From the Principal’s Desk

I am very excited to welcome a number of new staff to our school for 2019.

Alicia Tavare will join us for 1-day per week as the school’s Occupational Therapist. Alicia has already been working for us this term but we are looking forward to her continuing this role in 2019.

Carissa Williams will join us 2.5 days per week as a classroom teacher and has previously done quite a bit of relief and contract work for us so she is well-known around the school.

Meghan Carter will also join us 2.5 days per week as a classroom teacher after moving to the distr ict from Melbourne where she has worked extensively in schools.

Elizabeth Rodriguez will join us 2-days per week as our PE teacher. Liz has worked in NSW and in our district as a PE teacher so we are very pleased to welcome her to our staff for next year.

Julie Lamond will also change her role a little for next year and as well as continuing with her Art/Music program will introduce a cooking/hospitality program for next year.

Classes 2019

Junior School – Students born in 2010 – 2014 – Teachers: Rebecca and Charlotte

Middle School – Students born in 2005 to 2009 – Teachers: Susan, Reece and a new teach- er

Senior School – Students born in 2001 to 2004 – Teachers: Gillian, Phil and a new teacher

Specialist Roles

Cooking and Hospitality – Julie Art – Julie Physical Education – Elizabeth Rodriguez

Speech Pathologist – Sarah Occupational Therapist – Alicia Tavare

Good luck Emma

Emma Rudge has been our PE teacher for the last 5-years and has decided to take a year off to pursue other interests.

We wish her all the best for next year and look forward to her return in 2020.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone at our graduation and presentation day next Thursday, 20th.

Have a safe weekend, Stephen Crossley

Thank you for lunch from

the office staff.

Group 4 know how to

keep in the good books,

sharing Christmas roast

lunch. Yummo :)

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