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OUR CHRISTMAS TREE in
Little MALOP ST!
Principal—Mr. Brent Richards Assistant Principal—Mr. Ben
McCredden 80—118 Jetty Road, School Council President—Mrs.
Stephanie Towse PO Box 276, Clifton Springs, 3222 Email:
[email protected] Phone: 5251 3581 Website:
www.cliftonspringsps.vic.edu.au Fax: 5251 3405
Newsletter No. 37 Tuesday November 22nd, 2016
Our School Vision To develop outstanding citizens and life long
learners who believe that effort and persistence leads to
success.
Through our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Empathy,
Innovation and Excellence we strive to make a
difference in our community and environment.
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Page 3 BRENT’S BANTER
New Building Arrival!
Last week students, staff and families got to witness the
arrival of our new classroom as a big blue crane
picked up the pieces from the back of a truck and lowered them
carefully into place. This new room is
fresh off the production line and will provide us with a great
new space for some of our classes next year to
move into. The room is being set up as we speak and once it is
completed, we will be moving 1/2P and
1/2K into this brand new classroom so their rooms can be
renovated.
Christmas Tree
Last week on my way home I slipped past the Market Square in
Geelong to see the Geelong Primary
Schools Christmas Trees which were spread out along the mall.
Taking pride of place just inside the foyer
was our fabulous tree designed by Mrs Petersen and decorated by
our students featuring a contrasting
black and white design inspired by Japanese Notan . Around the
base it was great to see our prep faces
as happy elves. Well done to the students and Mrs Petersen for
creating a great Christmas Tree.
Working Bee Last Sunday
Many thanks to those who were able to make it to our working bee
on Sunday. It was a very productive
session with lots of work happening all over the school grounds
from digging up bulbs near the front fence,
to weeding the DIP garden and Veggie patch. While in the Veggie
patch, the team dug up some great
potatoes to share with the students and families. The main event
however, was the digging out of our
junior playground mulch beds, which were then dumped to make way
for fresh mulch right across the
junior playgrounds.
The day was hot and the work was hard but with some freshly
cooked snags, a few cold drinks and a few
potatoes, the volunteers hopefully, went home happy.
The junior students were really excited to see all of the new
mulch in the playground and had a great time
testing it out.
Clifton Springs has Got Talent!
Mr Jones was blown away by the great performances from the
students and the great feedback from the
audiences, but still has to follow up this week, with a few
performances that didn’t fit into the allotted
time. From here, Mr Jones will invite a number of students to
perform at the dress rehearsal next Friday to
shake out any bugs and tune their performances in front of all
of the students. The students will then
prepare to step out in front of our school community at the
performance showcase on December 8th.
It will be a picnic event with some food and soft drinks
available on the night so prepare to share in the fun
and excitement of our this event and the many and varied talents
of our students.
Prep Transition Session
Yesterday we had another visit from our 2017 Preps as they came
to school and spent some time in one
of our new learning spaces with our Prep leaders and senior
students. They enjoyed some stories, did
some work with the assistance of our prep leaders before heading
home with their very own “Springing
into Springs” Prep T-shirt. We look forward to seeing our 2017
Preps back for their next session on
Tuesday December 6th.
School wide Transition Program Dec 6th
On the morning of December 6th our student will get to spend
some time with their 2017 class and where
possible, meet their teacher. At this stage we will be moving
from 14 to 15 classes to cater for our
continued growth. On this day our Year 6 students will be
attending their Government Secondary Colleges
as well, so our Year 5’s will get to step up as the heads of the
school. Again I would like to remind parents
that if their family will not be attending next year it would be
great to let us know so we can plan more
effectively. Early arrivals Warning
A reminder that students should not be at school before 8:30am.
The school crossing supervisor is not on
duty until 8:20am and he has been noticing a number of students
crossing the road and arriving before
this time. Students arriving at school too early are at risk as
they are not supervised. Please ensure your
children do not arrive before 8:30am unless they are booked into
OSHC as the yard is not supervised until
8:45am.
Queenscliff Music Festival
This Friday our Year 5 students will be heading down to
Queenscliff to enjoy the Music Festival. They will
get to take the train there and enjoy some great music and soak
up the atmosphere before boarding the
train back home later in the day. What a great day out for our
students!
Principal’s report continued over the page……….
Assembly presentation this
week by 34C
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Principal’s report continued……..
School Council Meeting last week
One of the key orders of business at last weeks School Council
Meeting was to pass the Parent Payment
Policy for 2017. This outlines the fees and charges for the 2017
school year so please take the time to
read it thoroughly.
Year 6 Blue Light Disco
Yesterday our Year 6 students joined students from across
Geelong and the Police at the Blue Light
Disco. Students got to dance and have fun with their friends and
had a great time. Many thanks to the
Victoria Police for running this annual event and Mrs Garland
and Kerry Coghlan for attending with the
kids.
Cyber Safety Session for years 3 – 6
Robby Noggler from Victoria Police hosted a Cyber safety
information session for our students and
parents last week. It was great of Robby to give our students
some insights and advice on how to stay
safe while using technology and support our parents as well.
Until next week I wish everyone a wonderful week and remind all
families that maximising attendance is a
critical factor in your child achieving their potential so,
remember it’s not OK to be away unless you’re
sick!
Brent Richards
Principal
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5/6D
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Working hard at
the Working Bee!
Thank you
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PARENT PAYMENTS POLICY
1. RATIONALE 1.1 To ensure that parent payment practices are
consistent, transparent and ensure that all chil-
dren have access to the standard curriculum. 2. AIMS 2.1 The
Victorian community shares a vision to build an education system
that champions excel-
lence and ensures that every child and young person has access
to the opportunities to suc-ceed in life, regardless of their
background or circumstances.
Clifton Springs Primary School echoes this vision and will make
local decisions aimed at ensuring all students can access a broad
range of learning opportunities.
3. IMPLEMENTATION
3.1 Parent Payment charges
Essential Student Learning Items: In accordance with the “Parent
Payments in Victorian Gov-ernment Schools” directives, our
Essential Student Learning Items charge covers items which are
essential for your child’s schooling.
Optional Items: Are offered on a user-pays basis and parents and
guardians may choose whether their child accesses or participates
in (e.g. extra-curricular programs or activities such as school
based performances, productions or events, Religious
Education).
Voluntary Financial Contributions: Parents and guardians may be
invited to make contribu-tions to support the ongoing effective
running and development of the school. All of the mon-ies received
by the school are used to develop our school’s buildings and
grounds and up-grade and maintain the hardware and software of our
digital device program.
3.2 Payment Arrangements & Methods
OPTION A: Lump sum payment when collecting book pack.
OPTION B: Instalment Payment Plan – 2 payments.
1st instalment on Bookselling day
2nd
instalment on the first day of Term 3
Payment methods: Cash / EFT / Cheque / Direct Deposit into the
bank account
3.3 Family Support Options: Second hand and low cost uniform
options are available at school / CSEF / State Schools Relief /
Local community supports.
3.4 Consideration of Hardship: The school will provide support
to parents experiencing hardship, by:
Parents arranging an appointment with Brent Richards, Principal,
on 5251 3581 via phone or in person regarding their financial
situation and related difficulties in making payments.
Linking families with local support services where
appropriate.
Identifying and approaching families who are known or suspected
to be experiencing hardship.
3.5 Communication with Families: The policy will be communicated
with the school community via the school’s newsletter and web-
site. Hard copies available at the office.
Any parent feedback - for- mal, informal, written, ver-bal,
queries or con- cerns may be raised with the Principal or Assis-
tant Principal.
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ASSEMBLY
Friday November 25th at 3:00pm
OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE
This week at OSHC we will be
creating colourful sand art pictures,
making our own unique 2017 calendar,
playing piggy in the middle and
cooking a fizzy orange/lemon cordial.
Pupil Free Day Tuesday December13th
Create your own Christmas biscuit house
Making Christmas crafts
Santa and the Grinch fruit kebabs
Elf hunt
Walk to Jetty Rd Reserve for a morning play
and lunch Depart: 10am
Ga- Ga Ball tournament
Afternoon DVD & popcorn.
The Full fee for the program is $46.00. With
Children Care Benefit & Rebate applied fees
range between $0.90 and $23.00.
Our service currently has vacancies at both our Before School
& After School Programs for both permanent and casual
bookings.
Bookings can be made through the school
office or directly at the program once an
enrolment form for the service has been
completed.
The Clifton Springs PS OSHC Team
PH—Scarlett J. PJ—Finn Mc.
PN—Rueben O-G. 12B—Eliza I.
12K—Jet S. 12M—Hudson M.
12P—Halle S. 12R—Angus K.
34B—Nicholas K. 34C—TBC
34P—Hudson K. 56D—Dakota P.
56G—Lincoln E. 56H—Alyssa C.
You’ve Earned It Award—Sharni W. & Senya G.
Rubbish Free Award—Noah McD.
DATES TO REMEMBER– PLEASE CHECK FOR UPDATES
‘CLIFTON SPRINGS GOT TALENT SHOW’ IS HERE AGAIN1
The Clifton Springs Got Talent Showcase Final and School
Performance will be
held on Thursday December 8th,
performances starting at 6pm finishing
approx.7.30pm
A picnic will proceed the event beginning
at 5pm with sausages and drinks available
to purchase.
All students are participating in the event
as a Year level and would love your
support.
Friday 25th November
Pink & Blue Day-Gold coin Queenscliff Music Festival for Yr
5 $6.00
Monday 12th December
Year 6 Graduation
Tuesday 29th November
*Science Works for Sports Academy students $25.00 *Year 4 Bike
Ed bike ride-$10
Tuesday 13th December
CURRICULUM DAY
Wednesday 30
th November
Environment Meeting 6pm Thursday 15th December
Parent Helpers Afternoon Tea 2:45pm
Saturday 3rd December
BUNNINGS Leopold BBQ Tuesday 20th December
LAST DAY OF TERM 2:30pm dismissal
Monday 5th December
School Council Finance meeting 3pm
21st – 22nd December
Holiday Program available
Tuesday 6th December
2017 Year 7 Transition *Prep Transition Session 3: 9:30-1:00pm
*School Council dinner meeting 6.:30pm
Monday 9th January
Holiday Program re-commences
Thursday 8th December
CSPS has Talent Evening Show-case 5-8pm
24th & 25th January
Book collection day at school
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CSPS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL presents……………
Friday November 25th
Dress in PINK and / or BLUE for a gold coin donation. To raise
funds for Breast and Prostate cancer research.
The day will include; A disco at recess for P-3 students and a
disco at lunch
for 4-6 students. A best dressed parade at Assembly Health
awareness activities throughout the day.
OUR CHRISTMAS TREE IN LITTLE MALOP ST, GEELONG Students from all
year levels have contributed to the decoration of a Christmas tree
which is
currently displayed in the Little Malop Street entrance to
Market Square Shopping Centre.
The Year 5 and 6 students cut Japanese Notan inspired designs
using black and white paper
to create the background design of the tree. Millie Page created
the circular design used for
the star at the top of the tree.
The year 3 and 4 students made elves using chenille stems, beads
and plastic straws. Many of
these elves bearing gifts are encased in plastic bubbles. Others
are to be found climbing and
sliding on the edges of the tree.
Year 1 and 2 students each drew an elf which has been scanned
and printed smaller and can be
found somewhere on the surface of the tree.
The prep students also drew an elf but they used photos of their
own faces as a starting
point and these can be seen full size standing around the
base.
Please find the time to go and see all of the decorated
Christmas trees in Little Malop Street and especially ours in the
foyer. I would love to see photos of the students visiting our
tree. Jill Petersen (Visual Arts Teacher)
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NUT/EGG/SEAFOOD ALLERGY ALERT
Please be aware we have children with life
threatening allergies to PEANUTS, TREE NUTS,
SEAFOOD and EGGS at this school.
Children are asked not to bring any foods
containing nuts or sesame seeds to school.
Please encourage all children to wash their hands
CANTEEN ROSTER Wed Nov 23rd
Over Counter Sales 12: 50 -2pm Nicole Bignoux, Sarah Savage,
Kellie Broomhall
Fri Nov 25th Over Counter Sales 12: 50- -2pm
Jaime Richardson, Nicole Luhrs
Lunch Orders 10am—1pm Kellie Broomhall, Mel Brew, Jo Aspland
CONGRATULATIONS WILL H!
Will flew to Tasmania last weekend to compete in
the Tasmanian Cadet 12 Pro– Karting State
Championships.
Congratulations Will on placing first and becoming
State Champion!
WORKING BEE A huge thankyou to all the willing helpers that came
along to our working bee on Sunday.
This is a big event for the Environment committee members and
myself, where we get to knock over a few items of the never-ending
'To Do List'.
The big chore was to dig out the old compacted mulch/soil under
the junior play equipment areas and then replace it with new
mulch.
With the help of our donated Kanga digger and mini excavator,
our fantastic operators Matt and Ross, and our hard working parents
on shovels and rakes, we managed to dig out the old stuff and
replace it with 30, yes 30, cubic metres of new softfall mulch.
The new mulch should alleviate the ponding and muddy issues that
we had under the play equipment during the winter months.
Also, Ben organised our veggie garden crew to remove weeds, dig
over garden beds, lift and tidy our daffodil bulbs, clean out the
chook shed, and digging up our bountiful crop of potatoes.
Other chores included whipper-snipping, trimming of shrubs and
watering of plants (the kids voted that the best job on a lovely
sunny day).
Brent was the official ‘tong-master’ for the midday sausage
sizzle and the Spicy Springs Sauce was a hit (Only a few bottles
left!!).
A personal thanks to those that were able to stay on and do a
bit of overtime to finish the job.
A big shout out to Garry and the Tutt and Bryant crew for the
ongoing generous 'donation' of the Kanga digger and wheelbarrows,
Ross for the use of the mini-excavator and to Ash Cook of
Southpoint Garden Supplies for the competitively price mulch.
It was a very successful working bee and I really appreciate the
help to make our school grounds a better place for all to enjoy.
Thank you.
Cheers, Paul the Gardener.
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Swearing—school age children
It can be quite a shock when your child starts to swear. How you
react to your school-
age child’s swearing now will influence their future swearing
behaviour.
What to do about swearing: the longer term
You might also explain to your child that some words that are
acceptable at home
might not be acceptable at school (or other settings such as
church or other chil-
dren’s homes). Different places have different rules.
If you find it difficult to stop swearing yourself, try to find
alternative words to use
or another way to deal with the situation. Adults often swear
when they’re
frustrated or angry. Instead of swearing, try to say something
like, ‘I feel really
frustrated or angry’. This way you’re modelling better ways of
expressing feelings. If
your child has heard you swearing, it can also help to explain
why you were swearing.
Be aware of what your child watches, listens to and plays with.
That means
supervising and checking the ratings on TV, movies and other
multimedia and music.
It’s also a good idea to have the computer and TV in a part of
the house where you
can easily see them.
Praise your child when you notice him dealing more appropriately
with anger or
frustration. For example, if your child tells you that a
playmate was using swear
words to tease him, praise your child for walking away from the
situation and not
using those words himself.
Your child will hear words out in public that you’ve said are
unacceptable. It’s good to
be prepared for this situation. If your child asks you why
somebody is using a bad
word, you could talk about how people in different families have
different rules.
Children who hear swear words often can get used to them. This
makes it more likely the
children will use these words themselves.
Continued next week…..
SCHOLASTIC BOOKCLUB Scholastic Book Club is due back to
school by Friday November 25th.
Please make cheques payable to
Scholastic Australia, include the correct
change with your order or pay and order
online at www.scholasticaustralia.com.au
BORROWING FROM THE LIBRARY
The end of November flags the end of borrowing library books for
2016.
That means you have about two weeks
to finish reading the books you have
borrowed and return them to the Library.
Start looking for any Library books to be returned around home
now. Sometimes books are not looked after as
well as they could be and end up lost.
Unfortunately, a lot of library money is spent
replacing these books so please make sure all
your books are returned.
Walk on Wednesday results for
November.
We had a whole school total of 41%
Golden Sneaker winners are:
PJ with 62% and 5/6H with 70%.
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