West Ulverstone Primary School

Department of Education

Key Dates for 2015

Wednesday 4 November

Gr 3/4 Milo Cricket Day

Friday 13 November

Assembly

Friday 27 November

Devonport Show Holiday

Tuesday 1 December

Year 6 UHS Orientation

Wednesday 2 December

Growing Up Program

Grades 3 – 6

Thursday 3 December

Growing Up Program

Grades 3 – 6

Friday 4 December

Growing Up Program

Grades 3 – 6 Assembly

Issue No. 18: 4 November 2015

From Our Principal . . . . . . Magella Dudley

Linking Our Students to Their Community

Over the last week we have had all classes off site on excursions and

activities. The whole school attended the ‘YES’ performance at the

Ulverstone Civic Centre. It was a great opportunity for our children to

walk proudly through our community to experience a show that

celebrated the talents of young people. We also had a couple of classes

head off to Guide Falls and today we had our year 3 and 4 students

participating in a Milo Cricket day at the showgrounds.

It has been fantastic to see our school out and about in our community

and we have been very fortunate to have had such fine sunny days for

these outings. Our students have been advocates for our school with

many positive comments received from members of our wider community on how well mannered, respectful and presented our

students are. We are all very proud of our school and the way our

students represent our values.

Delta Dog/Flexible Programs

We also had a number of students and staff appear on Win News on

Friday evening promoting the Delta Dog Program. We are fortunate to

be one of only a small number of schools that have the Delta Dog

Program where students in year 3 participate in a reading program that

engages them in reading with the support of a very loveable dog. It is a great program that not only supports reading but also the social and

emotional needs of the students.

One of our School Values: Respect means: Treating others how

you would like to be treated, talking and playing nicely, thinking of

others feelings and accepting the differences of others

Class News for this week is: 3/4A – Perry Look for their news page further in newsletter!

Delta Dog is one of many programs and flexible

learning opportunities we offer students across the

school.

Others include Chaplaincy, Mentors, Perceptual

Motor, Milo Reading, gardening, cooking, crafts, life

skills, Art extension, Robotics, construction and

sensory room programs. We have also seen a

substantial increase in the number of parents, carers

and other community volunteers this year who have

given their time to help out in a range of ways across

the school. Again our links to the community are

important in accessing a number of these programs.

T20 Blast State Final

On Monday 16 November we will have 2 cricket

teams heading to Hobart to represent our school in

the State Final of T20 Blast. It has been a great feat

for our 2 boy’s teams to reach this level of the

competition.

Thanks to Mr Dome for all his hard work in

organising the trip and working with the players to

prepare them for the final. Also thanks to some of

our senior students who have sourced donations to

supplement the cost of the trip. We wish them well

and hope that they enjoy the experience.

Ulverstone Show

Congratulations to the students who entered items

in the show. We had a number of students receive

first, second and third places in crafts. Through this

our students celebrate their achievements and

promote our school through community events.

End of Year Assessments

Over the last couple of weeks students from Prep

through to Grade 6 have been undertaking a range of

whole school assessment tasks. These have included

the PIP’s literacy, numeracy and phonics assessment

for Prep students and PAT Reading and Maths for

our Grade 1 through to 6 students.

Teachers are also beginning to bench mark reading

across the school and will also be conducting the

Single Work spelling test.

The data from these assessments will be used for a

range of purposes, such as ; supporting End of Year

Reporting,; informing teachers of where students are

at with their learning; identify students learning need;

assist in planning at a class level for 2016; and used at

a whole school level to celebrate our success in

achieving the goals and expectations we set for 2015

as well as provide information to assist with whole

school planning for 2016.

Uniforms

Just a reminder - that our school uniforms are now

supplied through Maveric Clothing at 17 Reibey

Street, Ulverstone. Murray and his team will be able

to help you out with school tops, fleecies and

hoodies.

Congratulations to -

Maths Competition Entrants

Our 2015 ICAS Mathematics Competition entrants:

Front L-R:

Lilyana Stock, Ashley Paul, Karlia Riley, Kaitlyn Riley,

Gebriael Davis, Joshua Maxfield, Braith Templeton,

Blake Stock, Rhys Orders and Imogen Lee.

Back L-R:

Amarli Lee, Mia Triffett, Mayah Campbell-McQueen,

Byron Burke, Tanner Mott, Jack Bundy, Daniel Bundy,

Kaden Templeton, Tyson Hayward and Cheyenne

Turner.

Well done to these students for their effort and

achievement. Congratulations to Tyson, Kaitlyn and

Blake who all achieved credit awards. I am looking

forward to the 2016 competition for Grade 2 - 6

students.

Kylie Mudford, Maths Competition Co-ordinator

AST News . . . . . . Stephen Dome

Caught You Being Good

This year we will be using the criteria of our school

values; Friendship, Responsibility, Respect, Safety and Learning to award our Caught You Being Good

cards. Cards will be given to students who are

caught practicing our school values both within the

classroom and in the playground. These cards will be

collected by class teachers who will draw a winner

from their class once a fortnight. The student will

then select a prize (pencil, pen rubber etc) and also

have their name in the school newsletter.

Our prize winners are:

Britney Robinson (Kinder Larcombe) Respect,

Responsibility and Learning

Cohen DeVries (Prep/1A Finch) Responsibility

Jessica Maxfield (Prep/1B Green) Responsibility

Mitchell Saward (1/2 Redman) Respect, Responsibility and Relationships

Mayah Campbell-McQueen (2/3 Millar/Beskin-Clark)

Responsibility & Learning

Tahlia Turner (3/4A Perry) Learning and

Responsibility

Emmerson Thompson (3/4B King) Respect and Learning

Tyson Hayward (5/6B Mudford) Learning

Mollie Walmsley (5/6A Steele) Respect and Responsibility

Commonwealth Bank

School Banking Update

Following the decision last month to recall the Cosmic

Light Beam Torch due to a potential safety issue, a

decision has been made to also withdraw the

upcoming Lunar Light Band reward from the School

Banking Rewards Program.

To avoid disappointment there is a new reward item

available for redemption in Term 4 while stocks last.

Students can now test their skills with a game of frisbee with the new Galaxy Glider!

Once students have collected 10 tokens, they can

simply include a note, along with their 10 tokens in

their deposit wallet on banking day to advise that

they would like to redeem their tokens for the

Galaxy Glider reward item.

Don’t forget the Outer Space Savers Money Box is

also available in Term 4.

Head Lice Several cases of head lice

have been reported to us

recently. It is important that

parents regularly check their

child/ren’s hair. It is equally important that when

head lice is found to notify the school office so that a

note can be sent home to the appropriate class.

This information is kept confidential.

Community Service

Get Reel’n 2015

The Burnie School of Irish Dance are presenting ‘Get

Reel’n’ – an end of year show showcasing the talented

young Irish dancers. They will be performing two

shows on Saturday 28 November at 2:00 pm and

7:30 pm. It will be held at the Burnie Arts Theatre

adults $15.00, children $8.00 and concession holders

$12.00.

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New Members/Open Day –

Ulverstone Surf Lifesaving Club

Date: Sunday 8 November

Time: 3:30 pm

Where: Beach Road, Ulverstone

Please bring bathers, towels and wetsuits etc…..

Every parent wants their child to lead a happy,

healthy and active youth. There is no better place for

this than introducing your child to surf lifesaving and

nippers.

‘Nippers’ is a junior program that introduces children

aged 5 - 13 to surf lifesaving. It is a fun outdoors activity that grows a child’s confidence, teaches

valuable life skills and knowledge.

The youth of today are the future of Surf Life Saving,

and the Nippers pathway teaches lessons and skills

allowing them to continue in lifesaving and sport as

they grow older.

But it’s not all hard work. We like to call it serious

fun! Nippers is a great way for children to make

friends, be active and enjoy the beach in a safe

environment. In fact the whole family can be

involved!

If this sounds appealing and you would like to find out

more our local club Ulverstone SLSC will be holding

a New Members/Open afternoon where we can

show you around the club and let you know what we

have to offer your family. For more information

please email Jen njdonnelly@internode.on.net or

Shane s.cleaver@bigpond.com

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Santa Fun Run

What: Santa Run (5km)

Santa's Little Helper's Run (2.5km)

When: Sunday13 December

Time: 11:00 am

Where: The Bluff, Devonport

Prizes: Over $2,000 worth of prizes random

draw

Registration: Santa Run $25.00 including 5 piece

Santa suit

Santa's Little Helper's Run (U12) $8.00

including a Santa hat

Register online at:

www.santarun.com.au<http://www.santarun.com.au>

or at Bendigo Bank branches at Devonport,

Ulverstone or Burnie.

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Ulverstone Futsal

Ulverstone Futsal will be starting on Wednesday 4

November at 4:00pm at the Ulverstone Recreation

Centre. Cost is $5.00 per game. Make up a team or

just turn up and we’ll organise teams on the day. For

more information please contact Charlie 0417 307

781.

School Contacts – 6425 2195

Principal Magella Dudley

Assistant Principal – Raising the Bar Roni Bramich

AST

Stephen Dome

School Business Manager Linda Gow

Administration Clerk

Bev Anderson

School Association Chairperson Geoffrey Davis

Email: geoffrey.davis@education.tas.gov.au

: 6425 1563 (after hours)

School Chaplin

Christopher Beaumont

Social Worker

Maryanne Ryan – Senior Social Worker

School Psychologist

Christine Price

Speech Pathologist Contact Helen Cahalin 6424 9743

School Health

Contact Child Health Clinic, Victoria Street

6429 8420

School Dental Service

Located at Ulverstone High School

6429 8450

Contact Details:

34 Maud Street (P O Box 271), Ulverstone Tas 7315

Phone: 03 6425 2195 Fax: 03 6425 5651

Email: west.ulverstone.primary@education.tas.gov.au

Web: www.education.tas.gov.au

In English we have

been practicing

using ‘positive’

adjectives to

describe people’s

personality traits.

In Maths we are learning

about fractions!

Joshua- Fractions are quarters, helves

and thirds.

Courtney- Fractions are parts that

are split equally.

Amber- Fractions are part of a whole,

they must be equal.

Art with Taryna

~ Clay sculptures ~

Stacey- There were people

dancing in the show. It was

fun seeing all the

instruments.

Callie – I think the

Emusicans did a good job

and I’d like to thank them

for letting us come to watch.

I saw a flute, guitar,

trombone, drums and tuba.

Jack – It was good because

they played songs I knew.

Geb – I liked it because the

music they played was cool

and they played really well.

Jayde- It was funny when

they were dancing.

Byron- I really liked it

because Joshua did a cool

dance and they did the

YMCA.

Logan – The funny part was

when Tori dressed up as a

tomato.

Alex – I enjoyed the YMCA

and Frozen.

Jack Tanner

Alex Zoe

F.

Annalisa

Amalie