HOUSE ATHLETICS SPORTS We had a wonderful Sports Day last week and, with the weather being so warm, some fantastic organisational skills by our clever thinking Mrs Burke, it all went off without a hitch! A big thank you to all our parents and grandparents who came along to cheer all our sports stars on the day. The students really do get so much out of having you all there to watch them trying their best! Thanks also to all the CPS staff who got out in House Colours and ran the events, cheering with all the students. The students looked great in their house colours and many went to great lengths to ‘colour’ hair and faces to cheer their teams on. It was also fantastic to see so many parents and families also dressing in house colours to support their kids. The high spirit of the day was very evident and all participants ran, cheered and supported each other with Green House being our final winners. Congratulations to all the Houses for your wonderful sportsmanship and respect for each other on the day and the House Captains who did a wonderful job - we are very proud of your efforts. The final placing's for the day were as follows:

YELLOW RED

GREEN BLUE

Congratulations to our Age Group Champions - this is a fabulous achievement for you all. Our Age Group Champions are as follows:

5/6 yrs - Alana Helyar & Lucas Gina

7 yrs - Sienna Duncan & Jaye Henshaw

8 yrs - Jenny Baker, Jaxon Griffiths & Hayden Macrae

9 yrs - Hayden Middleton, Callum Lewis, Vivian Huynh &

Courtney Stivic

10 yrs - Josh Gina, Stella Voarino & Hayley Kamphuis

11 yrs - Blake Billing, Bailey Caldwell & Oriana Dale

12/13yrs - Lachlan Bell & Monai Porykali ATTENDANCE At CPS we are committed to providing your child with an excellent education. The building blocks of a great education begin with all students coming to school each and every day.

Regular school attendance is vital and missing school days can have a big impact on a child’s future – missing one day a fortnight will miss four full weeks by the end of the year. By Year 10 they’ll have missed more than a year of school!

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From the Principal CALENDAR DATES:

Friday 11th March:

Yinnar & District

Athletics Sports Day

Monday 14th March:

PUBLIC HOLIDAY -

Labour Day

Tuesday 15th March:

Prep students start

fulltime

Wednesday 16th March:

School Photos

Friday 18th March:

Student Half Day

(school finishes @

1:15pm)

CPS Twilight Fete

4pm to 8pm

Thursday 24th March:

Last Day of School

Term1 (school finishes

@ 1:15pm)

Monday 11th April:

First Day Term 2

Churchill Primary School “Respectful, Positive Learners”

NEWSLETTER ISSUE NO: 3 4th March 2016

BOOK CLUB DUE BY:

Friday 11th March

(sorry no late orders will be accepted)

From the Principal continued... There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes.

If for any reason your child must miss school (e.g. illness, planned holiday, etc.), there are things we can do together to ensure they don’t fall behind:

Speak with your classroom teacher and find out what work your child needs to do to keep up.

Develop an absence learning plan with your teacher and ensure your child completes the plan.

Remember, every day counts. If your child must miss school, speak with your classroom teacher as early as possible.

As off 2014, new laws mean that parents can be fined for not sending students to school without an acceptable reason.

If you’re having attendance issues with your child, please let your classroom teacher know so we can work together to get your child to school every day.

RECORDING YOUR CHILD’S ABSENCE REASON ON COMPASS It is extremely important that absence reasons are recorded accurately for future reference. To record your child’s absence please follow these steps:

Log onto Compass using your user ID and Password

From the Compass home screen click the ‘Actions for’ button for your child and select the ‘Add Parent Approval’ item

From the pop-up window select the reason from the drop down menu

Enter a brief description of the absence reason

Select the date, including the start and finish time

Click the ‘save’ button

PREPS START FULLTIME - TUESDAY 15TH MARCH A reminder to our Prep families that, following the Labour Day long weekend, all prep students are required to be at school on a full time basis from Monday to Friday. It gives us great pleasure to report that all our Preps have had a fantastic start to the school year. Thank you to those families that have bought their children in for our start of year Prep assessments; Mrs Harding has found the opportunity to sit and work with your children one-on-one to be extremely beneficial for both building relationships and getting a great understanding of where each student is starting their learning journey from. STUDENT SAFETY Thank you to 95% of students and parents who are using the school crossings. The start and end of the school day can be extremely busy times in Howard Avenue and Coleman Parade, with 165 students entering or leaving the school, many cars collecting students, not to mention the everyday traffic passing through our streets. By using the crossings provided, students and parents are ensuring that they are highly visible to motorists and crossing the road at a safe point, thus reducing the risk of injury or accident.

Don’t forget that we have Yinnar & District Sports next Friday and ALL students and staff will be attending, so send in permission slips and money as soon as possible. I hope you all make the most of the great weather we’ve been having over the weekend and enjoy the sunshine while it lasts….. See you next week,

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Postal address: P.O. Box 64, Churchill, 3842, Coleman Parade, Churchill. Telephone: 03 5122 1343, Facsimile 03 5122 2039.

Website: www.churchillps.vic.edu.au

Susan Gilmore

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School Photos

Lucy Booth 3rd March 8

Harpa Baker 4th March 5

BellaRose Dixon-Drummond 6th March 10

Lakisha Seddon 8th March 11

Arabella Altavas 19th March 7

Jonathan Tang 22nd March 5

Henry Huynh 26th March 7

Lauchlan Mifsud 26th March 7

Allira Grey-Bradbury 28th March 6

Lola Hughes 30th March 9

Cohen Hasson 31st March 7

You can help change a young life

for the better. And you don’t have to be a superhero or a

social worker to do it. You just need to be

someone who is willing to care for – and care

about – children.

If this sounds like it may be you and you

would like more information on becoming a

foster carer.

Please contact Lindsay Jarvis 5120 2000

lindsay.jarvis@quantum.org.au

Our school Twilight Fete is coming up on

Friday 18th March from 4pm to 8pm.

Mrs Reidy’s 5/6 class will be running a Cake

Stall from the canteen and we are looking for

volunteers to bake some goodies for the

event.

If you can help with baking (or alternatively

spend an hour or so on the stall), please let us

know at the office.

OR Contact Sharon Reidy 5/6R

We appreciate your support in helping us

make a difference for the students at CPS!

Wednesday 16th March

Photo orders can be handed in at the office prior to the day or to the classroom teacher on the day.

Siblings photo forms are available from the office.

Churchill Primary School Twilight Fete

UNLIMITED RIDE WRIST BANDS - Order Form

Wristbands will be sent home with eldest child before home time on Thursday 17th March.

Uncollected bands can be picked up from the ticket booth on the day of the fete.

Full price wrist bands and Single ride tickets will be available on the day (for $30 and $6 respectively).

Ride pass order form & payment

Due back 9am Wednesday 16th March

Unlimited Ride Wrist Bands

School Fete – Friday 18th March 2016

Full Name of rider Grade

Early Bird Price

$25 each (available until

Thursday 17th March)

*CONDITIONS: NO refunds. Wristbands must be worn securely and cannot be shared. Lost wristbands will not be

replaced.

DON’T MISS OUT!