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SCHOOL COUNCIL

Principal Cindi Bruechert

President John Fletcher

Vice President Jennifer Hurrell

Finance Committee Convenor Ed Castle

Minute Secretary Jen Rogers

Members Sharon Kemp Ivan Crisp Janelle Kelly Deminda McMaster Kylie Morrison Nic Hargreaves Julie Scully Lisa Brown

Community Members

9 Uxbridge Street, Strathfieldsaye, 3551 Phone : (03) 5439 5207

email : strathfieldsaye.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au website : www.strathps.vic.edu.au

Principal’s Report

Dear Families and Friends, Our New Behaviour Chart and Student Management System Over the last month we have invested time into revising and updating our student management system to ensure we are following best practice, and to ensure that our student management processes are relevant and closely aligned with our new school values. We have developed a clear and easy to follow Behaviour Chart which outlines the types of behaviours we believe are acceptable, inappropriate and unacceptable at Strathfieldsaye Primary School. Our new behaviour chart is based on the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Framework. This is a system that has been successfully implemented in schools all over the world with the aim of helping students to take ownership of their behaviour choices. We will use our behaviour chart as a guide to help determine our responses to the behaviour choices of our students, and we will ensure that reasonable adjustments are made in order to address their individual needs. If you would like to learn more about our Behaviour Chart, please give me a call or drop in and have chat. Community Members Wanted for our School Council. We are looking for two school community members, or members from the broader community, to join our very dedicated School Council team. Community members are co-opted into our school council each year and they play a key role in ensuring this team is representative of our whole community. So if you would like to make an important contribution to your child's educational opportunities and help guide the direction of our school, please contact me as soon as possible on 5439 5207 or call in to see me in the School Office. Our June School Council meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, 20th June, and we would love to be welcoming two new members into our team. SPS Trivia Night for Grown Ups Put your thinking caps on, get a team of friends together and come along ready to enjoy a great, fun filled evening! Next Friday 23rd June we will be holding our Trivia Night for Grown Ups at the Strathfieldsaye Sports Club. Doors will open at 7:00pm and the Trivia fun will begin at 7.30pm. Bring along lots of gold coins and join in some fun games; you could win some great prizes. Don’t forget to decorate your table and you could be in the running to win some extra points. Bring your own Nibbles. Drinks will be available at bar prices (NO BYO). The cost will be $10 per person with all funds raised going towards our new playground area at the back to the school. Get on board by registering your team online (click on this link SPS Trivia Night Registration) or complete the paper registration form available at the Office. It will be a fantastic night - hope you can join us. Movie Fundraiser - Despicable Me 3 Tonight’s the night! Thanks to some great organisation by Ms Freeland and the Energy Break Through team we get to have some fun and laughs watching Despicable Me 3 at the movies tonight – I can’t wait! Coffee Van Don't forget to come grab a hot drink to kick off your Tuesday or Friday morning! The coffee van will be set up from 8.20am outside the Community Room at the front of the school and we'd love to see you there. While you’re waiting for your coffee, why not have a sneak peak into our new and developing Community Room. With lots of work and decorating to be done, we would love your input in making this community space the best it can be. Kind Regards, Cindi Bruechert. bruechert.cindi.l@edumail.vic.gov.au

Out Of School Hours Care It has been a busy week at Out Of School Hours Care with children enjoying a variety of activities that are welcoming Winter. This includes winter craft such as Snowflake Making, Snowman Making and Fake Snow. Children have also been playing winter based sport like Football and Soccer. Just an early reminder School Holidays will be coming up

soon so now is a good time to book in for the Holiday

programs that operate at Kennington and Golden Square.

For more Information please come and see us at the Out Of

School Hours Care room.

Crazy Hair Day On Friday May 26 we had crazy hair day at school to raise money for our sponsor child Thai from Laos. We are happy to announce that we raised a whopping $515.40! This money will help Thai’s community with educational and medical needs. Thank you from Grade One

Hello everyone, At Strathfieldsaye Primary School we believe all individuals deserve to have a positive and memorable school experience. With this being one of our major priorities in 2016 Strathfieldsaye Primary School became a KidsMatter school. KidsMatter is a mental health and wellbeing framework which is proven to make a positive difference to the lives of Australian children. As we continue into our KidsMatter journey we are looking to put together our 2017 - 2018 Action Team which play an important role in driving the implementation of this framework. This team will be representative of our school community and will include students, parents, staff and any other interested community members. With several project ideas already underway, we would love your help! As a team we will aim to meet altogether at least once per term, with the opportunity of also attending other Professional Learning Team meetings (these will be held Mondays and Wednesdays after school) and student KidsMatter team meetings at various stages throughout each term. This team offers all parents the opportunity to actively participate in the continued development of whole school wellbeing practices. We are looking to hold our first official KidsMatter Action Team meeting on Thursday 22nd June at 5.00pm and look forward to welcoming many new faces and ideas to our team. We would also like to hear from previous/existing members who would like to continue sharing this journey with us. If you are interested in being part of the 2017 Action Team or would like more information please contact me via my email hocking.deanne.k@edumail.vic.gov.au Kind regards, Dee Hocking Kids Matter Professional Learning Team Leader

VOLUNTEER CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 2

DAY & DATE 9.00AM—11.30 AM 11.00 AM—1.30 PM

Friday 16 June

Alex Leech Lyza Pluckhahn Brionna Giddings

Megan Pyke Melissa Riddell Julie

Wednesday 21 June

Katherine Hietbrink Sharon Ritchie

Julie

Thursday 22 June

Kylie Morrison Casey Wright

Friday 23 June

SPECIAL LUNCH DAY Sarah Macumber

Helen Rodda Tammie Ho Jo Bell

Wednesday 28 June

Sarah Di Marco Cher Ney

Thursday 29 June

Nina Walker Lyza Pluckhahn

Friday 30 June LAST DAY OF TERM 2

Judith Bassett Angela Gamble

Tamie Ho Holly Hays Melissa Riddell

SPECIAL LUNCH DAY

FRIDAY 23 JUNE

If you wish to place an order for

Chicken Nuggets or a Hot Dog,

orders must be in by 9.00 am on

Wednesday 21 June

H/G Student Name Reason for Award

001

Prep

Adam H Lexi D

For trying hard with writing all the sounds he is hearing in words. For her creative descriptive writing. Lexi is now writing more, using her descriptive bubble plan to construct her writing independently.

002

Prep

Eden P Oscar H

For writing more than one sentence and her excellent description of her fidget spinner. For always having a go at writing and maths and having a positive attitude at school.

003

Prep

Connor O Valentina D

For being a curious learner during our rolling experiments. For working hard in gym and learning how to roll three different ways.

004

Prep

Harley W Isabella R

For terrific improvement in his spelling and writing. For learning lots of coloured words and doing wonderful writing.

005

Gr 1

Spencer R, Keelan M, Taylor A, Samuel R and Kai B

For showing enthusiasm and great interest in the exhibits when visiting the Discovery Centre.

006

Gr 1

Ava N For working hard during writing and confidently publishing her poem.

06A

Gr 1

Ruby R and Ruby-Lee T

For making a great start to their recount of our Discovery Centre Excursion.

007

Gr 2

Chelsea H and Kate H

For working well on all classroom tasks and showing teamwork when making and presenting their toy Shopkins truck.

008

Gr 2

Eli E, Ayden S, Zarah P and Chloe I

For creative thinking and working well with their partners to create an amazing toy.

009

Gr 2

Elly I and Aidan D For working cooperatively with a partner to design and create a toy.

011 Gr 3/4

Ruby M Josh C

For always being positive in the classroom and filling up people's buckets. For his thoughtful contributions to class discussions.

012 Gr 3/4

Lilly O Molly M

For working hard to improve her attentive listening skills during instruction time. For the responsible manner in which she has looked after the school chickens this term.

013 Gr 3/4

Vitesse G Alex F

For her kind and caring nature towards all others in and out of the classroom. For his improved work stamina and focus across all learning areas.

014 Gr 3/4

Mack E Chloe M

For regularly bringing home reading diary and being focused while 'reading to self'. For staying focused while researching about the red back spider and ‘reading to self’.

015 Gr 3/4

Ebony C Ebony S

For displaying our CORE value of Caring by being a strong friend. For displaying our CORE value of Caring by including others.

016 Gr 3/4

Dale E Laura M

For his positive attitude towards all work tasks, applying himself to achieve his best. For her positive attitude towards all work tasks, applying herself to achieve her best.

019 Gr 5/6

Molly M For working hard to produce a fantastic historical narrative.

020 Gr 5/6

Brodie C Benson C

For developing a great cause and effect diagram based on the invention of AFL. For applying his knowledge of measurement to solve inquiry problems.

021 Gr 5/6

Maria S Rylie S

For settling straight back into school and showing excellent teamwork skills throughout girls' soccer. For working hard and showing excellent self-monitoring skills to finish his measurement maths tasks.

022 Gr 5/6

Katie B Cooper E

For writing an informative summary for her Inquiry. For writing an informative summary for his Inquiry.

023 Gr 5/6

Oliver M Jayde L

For consistently working diligently to improve his maths results by keeping up to date with his Mathletics tasks. For working hard to improve her maths results by completing Mathletics tasks.

024 Gr 5/6

Oscar E Louis M

For contributing an excellent summary to his group's Australian History timeline. For being a responsible GAP leader.

ART

LIBRARY Chase E For participating enthusiastically in all library activities.

LOTE Corey S For consistently doing his best to complete and achieve set tasks.

MUSIC Annabelle W For always trying her best in Music.

PE Jack C For great leadership and determination during Sport and Physical Education.

Class Awards—These class awards are to recognise students who are demonstrating skills based on our school’s Learner Profile and will be presented at the school assembly on Friday 2 June at 2.35 pm

Calendar of Events

Term Dates : www.education.vic.gov.au/about/keydates/termdates.html Public Holidays: www.vic.gov.au/Victorian-Public-Holiday-Dates.html

NO CANTEEN ON MONDAYS & TUESDAYS

SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP OPEN WEDNESDAY MORNINGS ONLY 8.45 AM—9.15 AM

EFTPOS MINIMUM $30.00

JUNE

Wednesday 28 Girls’ Football

Thursday 29 Boys’ Football

Friday 30 End Term 2. Early dismissal 2.30 pm

JULY

Monday 17 Term 3 commences

AUGUST

Thursday 17 BLURBS

Monday 21 Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23

Grade 3/4 Camp

Monday 28—1 September

Bike Ed—Grade 5

SEPTEMBER

Friday 22 End Term 3. Early dismissal 2.30 pm

OCTOBER

Monday 9 Term 4 commences

Monday 16 - Friday 20

Grade 5/6 Camp

NOVEMBER

Wednesday 1 BENDIGO CUP—NO SCHOOL

Friday 24 Junior Sports Day

DECEMBER

Wednesday 6 Monday 11 Thursday 13

Prep to Grade 2 Swimming

Friday 15 Monday 18 Thursday 21

Grade 3 to 6 Swimming

FRIDAY 22 END TERM 4—early dismissal 1.30 pm

Parents and friends are encouraged to become a member of the IGA Community Rewards Program. Families simply nominate the school and 1% of their purchase is donated back to the school. Application forms are available from the school office, as well as a key tag.

Current promotions/offers to assist the school

Monday Ladies Netball Association Inc.

Ladies wishing to play Netball on Monday mornings 3 sections Social. Creche (free) supplied. Team fees: $45

(no play in school holidays) Single players or teams welcome. Contact : Marge 5443 7379