Issue4

Fortnight ending March 21st, 2014

LOOKING AHEAD

MARCH Wednesday 19

th -28th LIFE ED

Wednesday 19th RIDE TO SCHOOL DAY

BIKE ED NORTON PARK – GRADE 5

Sunday 23rd FAMILY FUN DAY 2PM-5PM

Wednesday 26th

PADDLE POP DAY

Thursday 27th

Grade 2 Excursion - Taskworks

FRIDAY 28TH

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Monday 31st Grade 1 Aquarium Excursion

Thursday 3rd

HARMONY DAY

Friday 4th

END TERM 1 - 2.30pm Dismissal

Dear Parents,

What a fantastic day at HEPS; the school was abuzz with bikes, spinning wheels and a huge Life

Education Van. It was wonderful to witness so many children riding their bikes, scooters and skateboards

to school on a perfect sunny day. The grade 5 students rode safely to and from Norton’s Park, enjoying a

barbecue lunch in between. Our prep students learnt how to spin fleece into yarn and some of our classes

made a visit to the Life Ed. van to learn about keeping their bodies healthy. The school was alive with

interactive and engaging activities.

Thank you to all our parents who supported the Grade 5 Bike Education program in various ways,

particularly riding to and from the park keeping our students in check or cooking lunch and cleaning up to

ensure that the park was left in pristine condition. Thank you to Max Woolcock for yet again sharing his

expertise about bike education with our students and staff and making himself available throughout the

program, Rosie Lumsden and Natalie Blenheim for working with the students and of course our grade 5

teachers, Alyce Blonik and Melissa Frigo. A great program for our students, and life skill!

GRADE TWO LEARNING FACILITY

It is quite obvious that a module now sits adjacent to the Kitchen Garden. Workmen will continue to visit

the premises throughout the next weeks ensuring that the interior is up to standard for our students and

that the exterior is finished off and safe. I believe the classrooms will be ready for use at the

commencement of term two.

ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS

As part of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s Health and Safety

Management Plan, new labelling will be installed at our school.

The labels remind people to contact school reception prior to undertaking any works at the school, to

ensure they have up-to-date information from the school’s asbestos register.

Asbestos - which was used extensively in building materials in the past but is now banned - is considered

safe unless damaged or in poor condition.

The new labels form part of a comprehensive program to ensure Victorian government schools remain

safe. Children’s safety is our number one priority. That is why we are taking this extra step as a

precaution.

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

The Parents’ Association held its AGM on Thursday 13th

March. After the President read out her report

and the Treasurer’s report a new Parents’ Association for 2014 was formed. Congratulations to the

following members for becoming office bearers:

President: Kellie Liddell

Vice President: Megan Wall

Secretary: Jenny van Dijk

Treasurer: Shereen Hook

We look forward to another successful year of active and energized involvement of our Parents’

Association. Thank you to our parents who could attend and those that will support the committee by

becoming involved when ‘hands’ are required for fund raising or community spirited activities.

THE HEPS FAMILY FUN DAY commencing 2.00pm on Sunday 23rd March is imminent! I know

that Nicky Marran and Mark Granland (parents) have put in a huge amount of time and effort to provide

you and your family a challenging and entertaining day. Not only a day designed to share and have fun

but a great way to meet, greet and feel that sense of belonging to HEPS, a positive and engaging

community. See you at school ready for engaging action.

REMINDERS

SCHOOL COUNCIL / ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – AGM

We will be holding our School Council’s Annual General Meeting on Monday 24th

March, at 7.00pm. At

this meeting reports will be presented by the President, Treasurer and School Principal. All members of

our school community are welcome to attend. Please inform the school if you wish to attend so that we

can cater accordingly. After the AGM we will hold our first new School Council for the year 2014.

End of Term One: Our students will be dismissed from school on Friday 4th

March at 2.30pm after a

warm farewell to Term One and the Easter Raffle.

Kind regards,

Kitty Allard.

Principal.

HARMONY DAY will be celebrated at HEPS on Thursday 3rd

April; this day highlights

Australia’s Diversity; we believe everyone belongs! The students will be divided into

multi age groups and participate in multi-cultural activities throughout the day, thanks to

Mrs Sue Fraser and her enthusiastic team.

EASTER BONNET PARADE: As is our tradition we love to involve the students in an

Easter Bonnet Parade; this will be held on Friday 4th

April, the last day of term one. So

start those creative juices flowing and supervise your child’s creation so that they can

enjoy the parade and get into the spirit of Easter.

From the Facilities and Grounds Committee.... Taking part in working bees is very important for the continued maintenance of, and improvements to, the gardens and grounds of the school. Last Saturday was our first working bee for 2014 and we were delighted with the commitment of families who either worked at the school or gave donations. There were at least 30 families represented which means in money terms it would have cost the school over $5,000 to have contractors on site for the morning doing the same work. Instead of that, all it cost the school was some sausages, bread, tomato sauce and a few cans of soft drink! Thank you to all who helped! The Facilities and Grounds Committee is enthusiastically planning to undertake various projects this year, including creating a new courtyard space between the BER Building and the existing main building. We will need a few handy Dads to help with this! We would also like to improve the kitchen garden space and are working on design ideas for enhancing the playgrounds and playspace areas which will be driven by imaginative ideas from all the students. So..."Watch this Space"!! Justin Staggard On behalf of the team- Mark Granland, Wayne Smith, Brett Smith, Adam Liddell, Darren Fairbank, Andy Martin, Scott Wainwright and Christine Finighan. (Facilities & Grounds Committee)

Junior School Council 2014

Active After School Activities. We are very fortunate here at H.E.P.S to be able to offer the Active After School Communities sport skill-based sessions each week. During Term 1 we have been running a cricket clinic for the grades 3-6 children here at H.E.P.S. Each week Coach Luke runs the children through many skill based activities, practising our catching, throwing and batting skills. With just one more week, I know the children have enjoyed the term & looking forward to the game we are playing next Tuesday, being our last session. Thank you to all who have participated & shown great sportsmanship and respect throughout. David Deith, AASC co-ordinator Bev Darling, AASC supervisor

CANTEEN ROSTER

Canteen Manager Vicki Allan

Disclaimer: Heathmont East Primary School does not necessarily endorse the products in this newsletter and parents are at liberty to make their own choices.

Friday March 21st Merryn Brien

Tracey Lawrence

Monday March 24th

Sally Fathers

Wednesday March 26th

HELP NEEDED

Friday March 28th

Nicky Marran

Emma Fullarton

Monday March 31st Kerryn Hughes

Wednesday April 2nd

Michelle Chamberlain

Friday April 4th

Sue Tilbrook

Averil Summers

Wednesday April 23rd

HELP NEEDED

Friday April 25th ANZAC DAY

Monday April 28th

Nikki Arbuckle

Wednesday April 30th

Cath Shalders

Friday May 2nd

Justine Olsen

Emma Fullarton

Monday May 5th

Julie Maxwell

Wednesday May 7th

Becky Hayes

Friday May 9th

Nicky Marran

Anna Kramarev

For your convenience we would like to remind you that payments for excursions, swimming and other school activities can be made directly via the school’s bank account. ACCOUNT NAME: Heathmont East Primary School Official Account BSB: 063 – 191 ACCOUNT NO: 1003 9330 Please ensure the family name and excursion details are noted on the payment.

Join our School Rewards

Program and every time a

student, family or staff

member purchases a pair of

shoes from the Athlete’s foot

stores, $5.00 goes back to our

school in the form of sports

uniforms and equipment.

THANK-YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED

SUPPORT.

When you purchase goods at

Bayswater Good Guys please ask

the Good Guys in Bayswater for a

reward voucher so that HEPS can

redeem Bayswater Bucks. Please

forward to the school office. Thank

you.

Funeral details of our Dina Greek Orthodox Church

1 Hopetoun Parade, Box Hill, VIC 3128

Time: 10.30am Cuddly Bear Child Care and Kinder

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

PREP B

Your fantastic behaviour and enthusiasm on our

excursion to Chesterfield farm.

MATILDA PREP B

For trying so hard to sound out the words you want

to write.

DANIEL PREP B

For putting so much effort into the things from

home for the “S’ shelf.

KRISTIAN 1A

For giving 1A a new money box. Thank you

Kristian.

PREP A

For fantastic listening and learning at Chesterfield

farm.

ZEKE PREP A

For listening and concentrating so well during

guided reading. Great job Zeke!

ABBEY PREP A

Working so well during literacy groups, always

trying so hard to do her best. Well done Abbey.

MIKAYLA 3B

For your sensational effort during literacy

activities. You’re a superstar worker!

ZEKE 3C

For his enthusiasm in writing his narrative. You’re

going to be a superstar author!

LUKE 4A

For your incredible enthusiasm towards all tasks

this week. Your hard work and positive attitude in

the classroom is fantastic to see!

NATALIE 1C

For excellent effort learning place value in maths.

Well done Natalie, you are a maths star!!

MAX 1B

For working well throughout the week. Well done

Max! Keep up the good work.

OLIVIA 2B

Working so! so! beautifully in the class. What an

amazing smile and a lovely attitude!

LILY 1A

For beautiful handwriting and presentation of her

work. You are a pleasure to be around Lily!

ABBIE 2D

For her consistent politeness and her ability to

follow instruction quickly and quietly. Keep it up!

TESSA 2A

For always being a kind and helpful member of 2A.

You have such a big heart.

KAVYA PREP D

Wonderful reading of your reader to the grade.

Great effort Kavya.

HAYDEN PREP D

Great work helping others during computer

rotations. Well done.

TIA 5B

For working so efficiently and effectively with

complete effortlessness. You’re an inspiration Tia!

BROOKLIN 1D

For such amazing work in our enquiry unit ‘under

the sea’ your starfish, crabs, fish, penguins and

octopus look outstanding. I cannot wait to see what

you produce next.

CADE 4B

Excellent work on your project. It is looking

fantastic. Keep up the great effort

HANNAH 4C

For using her initiative when researching for her

project on the bottle-nose dolphin. You worked

independently and asked great questions when

unsure.

CHARLIE 2C

For being a very enthusiastic and regular reader.

Fantastic effort Charlie.

REMINDER! REMINDER! REMINDER!

School Photo Day is Friday, 28

th March. Please ensure that students

photo order forms and payments are returned to school (or done online)

prior to this date. Sibling photo order envelopes are available at the

office. Family discount of 25% to families with 3 or more children -

see order envelope for details.

Maroondah Magic Basketball Club Inc.

Free Training Sessions Time: 4.30pm till 5.15 for under 7 to 9 5.30 till 6.15pm for under 10

upwards.

Where: KALINDA PRIMARY SCHOOL, Kalinda Road Croydon.

Friday 21st March

Where DORSET PRIMARY SCHOOL, Croydon Friday 28th March and 4th April.

Come and check us out and have a go before the start of the winter season. Basketball keeps children fit, enables them to learn valuable skills, make new friends and have fun. Maroondah Magic Basketball Club is a well respected club playing out of Kilsyth Basketball Association with over 800 members. Maroondah Magic prides itself on being a welcoming and friendly club for the whole family. Basketball is played indoors, game times are less than 1 hour, and fees are inexpensive.

We offer separate teams for boys and girls of all abilities, with 12 months played in a boys age group until under 16.

Girls games played on Tuesday or Wednesday nights

No previous basketball skills necessary, just a willingness to “give it a go”. Learn basic basketball skills from our experienced coaches. For more information please contact the club direct on 9725 4740, visit our website or alternatively just turn up on the date ‘above’.

Remember to bring your basketball and drink!!!!

School Banking every Tuesday Become a deep sea saver and learn how to save regularly by bringing your book to school

You can bank as much as you like every week, School Banking is about frequency not value.

Every time a student makes a deposit at school they receive a silver Dollarmite token. Once they have individually collected 10 tokens they can be redeemed for an exclusive Dollarmite reward item shown below.

2014 Rewards

** Please visit any CBA branch to open a school banking account if you do not already have one, and start banking at school**

Parents’ Association

Easter Raffle Raffle tickets for the annual Easter Raffle were sent home with students this week. Tickets sell at 50 cents each, 3 for $1.00, or a booklet of 15 for $5.00. Please return money, ticket butts and any unsold tickets to school by Friday 28th March. Additional tickets will be available at the office. As in previous years, we ask that you send along a donation of an Easter egg with your child by Monday, 24th March. Winners will be drawn on Friday, 4th April at 2pm. Thank you, Parents’ Association

HOT CROSS BUNS – PA FUNDRAISER

‘Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, one a penny two a penny hot cross buns’

The Parents’ Association is very excited to offer you a very yummy fundraiser in the form of a Bakers Delight Hot Cross Buns drive. Bakers Delight Heathmont has shown great support to our school community over many years, and the new owners, Colleen and Paul, are generously continuing the tradition. Feel free to drop in and say thanks. $2 will be donated to HEPS for each 6 pack ordered. The six pack of Hot Cross Buns retails in store for $7.00, so you get a $0.50 discount! Attached is an order form and price list. Orders need to be placed and paid for by 3:30pm Friday 28th March – SORRY NO LATE ORDERS. Orders will be distributed to classrooms by 3pm on Wednesday 2nd April and will be sent home with your child. All Hot Cross Buns are made fresh to order. Please remember to ask family and friends to place an order too. The family who sells the most wins a $50 Bakers Delight voucher!

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TO HEATHMONT EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL

Please find enclosed: $ ___________________________credit card/cash/cheque (please circle)

Being payment of Hot Cross Buns order. Credit Card for Orders must be $20.00 or more.

Cardholder’s Name ………………………………………………… Expiry Date : ____/____

Cardholders Signature: ………………………………………………Signed: ..____/____/2014

Visa Mastercard ( Please Tick)