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Mon 13 Queen’s Birthday –No students required.

Tues 14 Outdoor Ed Swimming

Wed 15 ICAS writing & spelling

Year 4 Indigenous day Fri 17 Assembly

Mon 20 Year 3 IBL Celebration

School Council

Tues 21 Outdoor Ed Swimming

Parent/Teacher Interviews

Wed 22 Year 4 Hot Seat Thurs 23 Gizmo and Gadgets Day

Fri 24 Last day of term 2.30pm FINISH

JULY

Mon 25-27 Year 6 CAMP

May

Fri 20 Assembly

National Walk to School Day.

Mon 23 School Council Meeting Tues 24 Yr 9 Job Skills Workshop

Fri 27 Curriculum Day– No students required.

Tues 31 Outdoor Ed Swimming

JUNE Wed 1 Year 7 & 8 Incursion—Resilient Project

Year 6 Parliament House Excursion

Thurs 2 Parent Information Evening ‘Resilience’ 6.00-7.30pm Fri 3 Assembly

Tues 7 Outdoor Ed Swimming

Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff & Students,

We are now officially half way through Term 2 as the weeks just seem to

fly by! We have been quite fortunate with the weather as we continue to

have a few warm days. The implementation of the national testing last

week was a very smooth process (NAPLAN). All students were

encouraged to do their very best and teachers supported students to ensure

this type of testing did not cause undue anxiety. Thank you to Mrs Powers

(primary) and Mrs Treveil (secondary) for coordinating this process and

to all teachers who supported their students during the testing dates 9th –

11th of May.

Students have also recently participated in the DE&T ‘Attitudes to School

Survey’ which I administered from Year 5-9. All public schools in

Victoria are mandated to administer this survey. The overall objective of

the annual Attitudes to School survey is to collect data about the opinions

of students from Years 5 to 12 to assist schools with planning, developing

curriculum and supporting students. The survey assists schools to gain an

understanding of students’ perceptions and their experience of

school. It provides schools with valuable data on students’ views of their

wellbeing, teaching, learning and school in general. The survey results

will be reported back to the school at the end of July.

At Timbarra, the results also give us the opportunity to celebrate the great

achievements we have made together as well as strive for continual

improvement in areas that need to be strengthened or modified. All

students were respectful during this time and had valuable insights in

discussions we had after each level completed their surveys. It was also a

great opportunity for me to chat to each year level and gain insight into

how students are feeling about school. It is always a positive time and

students are open and honest in their discussions which is greatly

appreciated.

Monday marked the start of ‘Education Week’ at Timbarra. The theme for

this year is ‘Technology. Explore Your Future’. The importance of

children engaging with technology throughout their education journey is

the focus this week. In addition, we are encouraging parents to explore

technology with your children during this time. A timetable was sent out

via our Skoolbag App inviting parents/guardians to share in some of our

themed activities in each classroom P-6. We welcome all visitors to our

open classroom sessions ‘to be intrigued and inspired by technology’.

As previously stated in earlier newsletters, schooling is compulsory for

children and young people aged from 6 – 17 years unless an exemption

from attendance or enrolment has been granted. Daily school attendance is

important for all children and young people to succeed in education and to

ensure they don’t fall behind both socially and developmentally. Children

and young people who regularly attend school and complete Year 12 or an

equivalent qualification have better health outcomes, better employment

outcomes, and higher incomes across their lives. It is important that

children develop habits of regular attendance at an early age. We

continue to have a number of students who arrive late to school (often

DATES TO REMEMBER

Vol 17 Issue 06, Wednesday, May 18, 2016

daily). We ask for your support in ensuring that your child arrives

punctually each day, to ensure minimal disruption to the start of class /

homeroom, where important information is disseminated.

The Year 3-6 ‘Athletics Day’ was very successful. It was a great

opportunity for all students to dress up in their house colours, relax,

have fun, as well as some healthy competition! We were also very

fortunate with the weather with only a little cooling drizzle of rain later

in the day. Thank you to Mr Ciccarelli for organising this event.

The Year 6 ‘Notable Australians’ evening last night was a fantastic

event. The students work was to be commended, from their costumes,

information that they have researched, their displays and artifacts

collected. It was a huge turn out as the learning spaces were

transformed into a museum of our most loved Australian icons such as

Steve Irwin, Dr. Fiona Wood, Adam Goodes, Sir Don Bradman, Rosie

Batty, Julia Gillard and Sir John Monash. Thank you to families and

visitors who helped to make this such a special night for everyone!

Our secondary annual ‘Jobskills Workshops’ will take place on

Tuesday the 24th of May for all Year 9 students. These workshops are

created and developed to provide our students with basic skills in self-

marketing when seeking part time or casual employment. Some of the

skills taught on the day include; writing techniques, resume writing,

online applications, telephone calling techniques, self-presentations

skills, interview techniques and the realities of work through role

playing. Hands on Training Group have been facilitating these

workshops for over 16 years and we are fortunate to have them

facilitate such a successful workshop each year. It is just fantastic to

see our students dress professionally for the day and take feedback

seriously as they are positively critiqued throughout the day.

Another diary date to remember is this Friday (20th of May) ‘National

Walk Safely to School Day’. Now in its 17th year, National Walk

Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual event when all Primary

School children will be encouraged to walk and commute safely to

school. It is a Community Event seeking to promote Road Safety,

Health, Public Transport and the Environment. For more information -

www.walk.com.au.

A final reminder that Friday the 27th of May is a curriculum day and

students are not required at school. All staff will participate in

updating their Level 2 certificate in first aide.

Thank you

Linda Duncanson

Acting Principal

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OSHC NEWSLETTER

OSHC Phone Number: 9 705 7400

OSHC Hours: Before: 7:00am – 9:00am

After: 3:00pm – 6:30pm

Vacation Care Hours: 7:00am – 6:00pm.

Curriculum Day: 7:00am – 6:00pm

*If phone is unattended, please leave a message on the answering

machine

INVOICE / RECEIPT – NEXT DUE DATE OUT

Please remember that invoice/receipts go out every 2 weeks, so your next

invoice will be out on: Wednesday, 25th May 2016

IMPORTANT: Also, please make sure that you all continue to pay a

portion of your fees weekly so that it keeps your costs down, or keeps

you in credit.

Parents who have Children who have a permanent booking, you will

receive your invoices via our Parent Pockets that are on the wall in

the foyer at OSHC. So please make sure that you check these pockets

every fortnight for your invoices & any other updates or information.

All casual bookings will still have their invoices sent through the

classroom, so please check your child’s bag or if it is not in there,

check with their teacher.

FEES – IMPORTANT!

Please make sure that you are keeping up to date with paying your fees, as

Bookings for Vacation Care will be coming up in the next 3 weeks and if

your fees are $100 or over, we cannot book your child/ren in until this has

been paid.

The program is funded solely by these fees coming in and all materials,

food and staff payments come out of these, so in order that the program

continues to operate at a high level, fees need to be paid on a regular basis.

It is a part of our policy that states places will be suspended if fees are not

being paid regularly.

We appreciate your support in this matter. Any queries, please speak to

Lisa.

CURRICULUM DAY

On Friday, 27th May the school will be having a Curriculum Day (Pupil

Free Day), so OSHC will be running a program on that day from: 7am –

6pm

(NO BREAKFAST IS SERVED ON THIS DAY)

If you need care on this day, you will need to come down to the OSHC

program and pick up a booking form.

If your child has a normal permanent booking on a Friday, this booking

does for Before or After School Care, this does not apply on a Curriculum

Day, so you will still need to fill in a separate booking form if you need

care for this Curriculum Day.

If you have never been to the program before you will also need to fill out

an Enrolment Form before you can book your child/ren in.

Lisa, Ashlee, Kylie & Elisabeth - (OSHC Staff)

Friday morning coffee

Parents are invited to visit Café

Jumbanna (next to the Food

Technology room) each Friday morning

in Term 2 between

8:15-9:00am.

Year 9 students will be selling coffee and

hot chocolate for $2 each.

Hope to see you there!

DROP OFF ZONE

It has been noticed that cars

are still being parked in the

drop off zone.

Between the times of 8am-

9am and 3pm-4pm this zone is

strictly for DROP OFF ONLY.

PARKING IN THE DROP

OFF ZONE IS

UNACCEPTABLE.

The City of Casey has been notified and will be

coming out to issue infringement notices to vehicles

not adhering to the signage.

ADMIN BULLETIN

VALUABLES

A reminder to parents/students; please leave your

valuables at home or save them for Gizmo’s and

Gadgets day. The school does not take responsibility

for the security of these items.

ABSENCE

Preferably we would encourage you to log your

child’s absence via the COMPASS portal using your

login details. If you do not have your user name or

password, please call the office and we can help

you. When calling the school absence line please

CLEARLY state your child’s NAME and HOME-

GROUP so we can ensure the absence is recorded.

ENROLMENTS

Prep 2017 Enrolment Forms are now available from

the office. Please note that before submitting the

Enrolment Form you must obtain a copy of your

child’s birth certificate or passport and

immunisation record.

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Patience

Is showing that you care about others

ICAS TEST DATES 2016

Spelling Wednesday 15th June

Writing Wednesday 15th June

English Tuesday 2nd August

Maths Tuesday 16th August.

Contact Chris Powers with any queries.

Timbarra Fundraising

Group

Second hand Uniform Stall

Open every Tuesday, at 3pm in Room 19

Learning Common

All donations of primary and secondary school

uniforms no longer required will be gratefully

accepted and can be handed into the office.

MOTHER’S DAY RAFFLE

2016

PRIZE NAME GRADE

1 Cathy Greaves Office

2 Natasha Hettiarachchi 1M

3 Riley Campbell 4P

4 Marcus Solly 5R

5 Hannah Robertson 3M

6 Natalie Tisi 6A

7 Sienna Skantzos 4S

8 Taj Beddows 6P

9 Mia Roelink 4H

10 Lilly Pepper PA

11 Oscar Turner 2S

12 Jenalia Younes 6

13 Rory Mitchell 5M

14 Jensen Morgan PS

15 Preslie Johansson 5M

16 Anthony Lowry PT

17 Shae Robertson 6C

18 Jonathan Tinkler 1R

19 Sienna Camilleri 1R

20 Harvey Brotherton PA

21 Riley Field 1B

22 Jayde Morgan 6A

23 Isabella Angelone 3R

24 Caitlyn Davis 5T

25 Samireh Homayoon 3C

A huge thank

you to all the

families who

donated to our

Mother’s Day

Stall and Raffle–

it’s greatly

appreciated. Also a huge thank you

to the following local businesses for

their generously contributions;

Autobarn Narre Warren

Richard Edwards Chemist

Blooms Parkhill

Melways

Chemist Discount Park hill

Timbarra Fundraising Group raised a fantastic;

$950 From our Mother’s Day

Activities.

Thank you!

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National Walk Safely to School Day

This is an annual event across Australia aimed at improving the

health and wellbeing of children, as well as road safety awareness

and environmental benefits.

The aim of this day is to have as many parents and carers in our

school community walk to school with their primary aged students

to reinforce safe behaviour and a healthy lifestyle.

We are encouraging as many people within our school community

to get involved on National Walk Safely to School Day. Walking to

school is a great way to kick start the day for all the family, some

benefits

include;

Teaches road safety

Enables you to enjoy outdoors

Makes kids healthier and fitter

It’s a fun, interesting and sociable

experience

It’s free!

HEAD LICEHEAD LICEHEAD LICE

We have had a few cases of head lice

reported and we encourage parents to be vigilant in

checking their child’s hair. If detected the child needs

to be treated before they can return to school. The child

also needs to be retreated 7 days later, this is to be in

case not all lice were killed or removed during the first

treatment. We encourage all parents to regularly check

their child’s hair and to contact the school if an out-

break occurs. Contacting the school allows us to notify

all parents of that class about an outbreak (no names are

mentioned), so they can check their child’s hair and treat

accordingly if head lice are found.

Pamphlets on how to treat head lice are available from

Sick Bay or you can go on the Department of Health’s

website; www.health.vic.gov.au/headlice

The incidence of head lice would be reduced signifi-

cantly if this quick check was undertaken weekly.

We thank you for your help with this matter.

Michelle Ford, School Nurse

Wednesday May 4th and Thursday May 5th

The teams all did well and everyone played fair. We won 5 of our 7 games and had a lot

of fun. Brooke 6C

We had a lot of training building up to this day. I was very proud of the teams. We all

gave it our best and played some really good Netball. Lauryn 6A

Netball is new to me so it was an awesome experience. It was fun playing against challenging

teams. We all showed good sportsmanship and supported

each other. Dean 5M

I liked playing with my friends and meeting new people. It was a fantastic day and we played

well. Tayla 5R

Results

Girls Team- 5th from 25 teams

Mixed Team– 12th from 25 teams

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Year 3– 6 School Athletics Event Thursday April 28th It was my first Athletics event and I loved it. Everyone congratulated and supported each other. Chaise 4P

It was very exciting to see all the fast runners and to see

everyone's different talents. Jasmine 5R

I came 1st in Long Jump and 2nd in the 100m. It was fun because everyone was cheering each other on. I’m looking

forward to District Athletics. Sheldyn 6A

Everyone was enthusiastic and tried their best. I came 3rd in

Discus. It was a fun. Lachan 6P

My favourite events were High Jump, 800m and 100m. It was fun

to compete and race. Ava 3C

I liked doing as many events as possible. I came second in

800m , 1500m and the relay. Cohen 4H

Overall House Standings

1st Banksia- 2238 points

2nd Grevilea- 2038 points

3rd Waratah- 1676 points

4th Wattle- 1534 points

Age Group Champions

9 Age Male Alex Terry

9 Age Female Ava Cipriani

10 Age Male Fardeen Alimi

10 Age Female Chloe Colbert

11 Age Male Espen Gelsi

11 Age Female Tahlia Cipriani

12/13 Age Male Ryan Hunter

12/13 Age Female Amy Watson

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I turned on the lights and siren

in the ambulance.

Jaeda, Prep A

I got to dress up as a

paramedic in the ambulance. It

was so much fun!

Orlando, Prep T

I spoke into the microphone

when I sat in the police car.

It was fun.

Brigid, Prep A

My favourite police equipment

is the baton. Ben, Prep M

I learnt about the police

equipment. I liked seeing the

handcuffs.

Caden, Prep S

I liked it when I got to climb

up into the ambulance and turn

the sirens on. Ruby, Prep S

I put bandages on in the

Ambulance Ares, Prep M

It was fun sitting in the police car.

There were a lot of different but-

tons .

Anthony, Prep T

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Congratulations and good luck to our talented Secondary Visual Art students who entered artwork into the Casey Creations Youth Arts Competition.

Lucinda Wolfe Jay Terrington

Analise Whibley Helene Lelo Tahnee Lean

Abby Shadwell Paige Degroot Abby Ribarits Julia Wilkosz Hena Jusic

Kirralea Hojnacki Christina Jones Stephanie Sabo Alamjot Dhaliwal Sarah Lemillour Larissa Vincent

Noa Turner Jane Kim Grant Kim

Erika Travaglini Nathan Firmin Cavanagh

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Special Annual Whole School Event - 2015

2016 - our most popular day! We are about to host our first session for our traditional ‘Gizmo’s and Gadgets Day’. All students are invited to bring along their treasures for a supervised class session will be held between 11:40am and 1:50pm on Thursday 23rd June. A great way to end the term!

Some items that children may like to bring along are:

Smart phones D.S IPads IPods / touch Favourite board games Transformers

These types of items are normally not permitted at school; however we know how much children like to share their hobbies and personal collections, so we have set aside this special time to –

Enjoy iPods – share favourite gadgets - ‘tinker with treasures’!

During this session students will be encouraged to talk about their favourite collectables and gadgets and how their interest started. It is a great opportunity for students to share similar outside school hobbies and collections. The teachers might even be encouraged to start the session by sharing what they used to collect as a child.

Based on past experiences, it is sure to be a great way to end the term!

NOTE: Primary student’s personal gadgets will be locked in the classroom office during school times and not given back until home time. Secondary students will be expected to place their personal items in their locker for safe keeping.

Linda Duncanson (wellbeing)