SEBASTOPOL PRIMARY SCHOOL RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY & READY TO LEARN

INFORMUS NO. 11 July 25th 2019

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THIS COMING FORTNIGHT: Assembly 2.40pm, 3 Way Conferences, Japanese Cultural Activity Day and 4/5 Bowling NOTICES: Art Show Invitation

SEBASTOPOL PRIMARY SCHOOL Warreen Street, Sebastopol Victoria 3356

Phone: 03 5335 8157 Fax: 5335 9173 Email: sebastopol.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.sebasps.vic.edu.au

Facebook: SebastopolPrimarySchool

Thurs 25th July Open Day

Art Show 4.30 – 6.00pm

Wed 31st July Assembly 2.40pm

3 Way Conferences

Fri 2nd Aug Cultural Activity Day

Mon 5th Aug 4/5 Bowling

Wed 7th Aug 3 Way Conferences

12th-16th Aug Science Week

Wed 14th Aug Assembly 2.40pm

Mon 19th Aug 4/5 Bowling

19th-23rd Aug Book Week

Wed 21st Aug SWPB Celebration

Wed 28th Aug Assembly 2.40pm

Mon 2nd Sept 4/5 Library

5/6 Library

4/5 Bowling

Thurs 5th Sept Open Day

Young Authors

(Selected Students)

Wed 11th Aug Assembly 2.40pm

Thurs 12th Sept Concert

Wed 18th Sept SWPB Celebration

Fri 20th Sept End of Term 3

Assembly 1.45pm

2.10pm Dismissal

TERM 4

Mon 7th Oct Term 4 Starts

Wed 9th Oct Assembly 2.40pm

Thurs 10th Oct Swimming

Wed 16th Oct Life Education Van

Thurs 17th Oct Swimming

Thurs 17th Oct Life Education Van

21st-25th Oct Children’s Week

Wed 23rd Oct Assembly 2.40pm

Thurs 24th Oct Sovereign Hill Snrs

Swimming

Fri 25th Oct Sovereign Hill Snrs

Trivia Night

Thurs 31st Oct Swimming

Wed 6th Nov Assembly 2.40pm

Thurs 7th Nov Swimming

Thurs 14th Nov Swimming

Wed 20th Nov Assembly 2.40pm

Thurs 21st Nov Swimming

Thurs 28th Nov Swimming

Wed 4th Dec Assembly 2.40pm

Thurs 5th Dec Swimming

Wed 11th Dec Gr 6 Graduation

Coming up in Term 3

CONGRATULATIONS! Jackson Knight - Prep/1L For wonderful reading and writing Paul Arthur - 2/3W For excellent home reading Zeeshan Rafiq - 4/5S For huge improvement in reflecting on and writing about his reading. Great Effort. Nate Medwell - 5/6B For being a wonderful leader, showing respect and being ready to learn.

Lylah Hartup, Nell Browning, Dominic Kemp, Amelia Relouw and Sophie Kendall - Mrs Battiston For always being happy and singing like Angels.

Student Recognition Awards

PRINCIPALS MESSAGE

Principals Message 25/07/2019

Art Show 2019 Thursday 25th July - 4:30-6:00

We hope to see many school families and friends at the Art Show this week, Thursday 25th July, 4:30-6pm. All students have a number of artworks on display so we hope you enjoy the display. My thanks to Nadine Ogilvie for creating this event for our students and school community. Without Nadine’s organisation, planning and teamwork the Art Show would not be possible. The School Choir will also be performing during the event. Scones, Jam and Cream will be available for $2. We look forward to seeing you at this special event.

Student Attitudes to School Survey 2019 Year 4- Year 6

We received the 2019 Student Attitude to School Survey Report last week. The results indicate the 65% of Year 4-6 students feel we are effectively Managing Bullying, this is an increase from 51% in 2018 and reflects our focus on ‘Respectful Relationships’, Bullying Zero, Dolly’s Dream, School Wide Positive Behaviour Expectations and Student Leadership. Other areas to highlight that put our school above state average included: Differentiated Learning 83%; High Expectations 86%, Teacher Concern 74%; Resilience 65% and School Connectedness 75%. We still have more work to do, however it is encouraging to see the positive impact on school life our programs have been having.

Mid-Year Reports and Conferences I hope you had an opportunity to read your child/ren’s mid-year report with them over the holidays. The student comments, learning goals and achievements across the school were significant and we know that 95% of our students are working to achieve 12 months of learning during 12 months of school. Please take note of the attendance and behaviour indicators as these 2 factors impact significantly on student learning, peer relationships and confidence at school.

Thank you to parents/carers who booked in for a Learning Conference using the link provided last week. Three Way Learning Conference times have been sent home. Unfortunately, the Year 5/6 conferences will be delayed until later in this term when Katherine Williams returns to Sebastopol Primary School. Naturally, if you have a child in the 5/6 class and you would like to have a conversation before Katherine’s return please contact Christie or myself at the office.

Year 2/3 Class To start Term 3 Mrs Nadine Ogilvie (Tues, Wed) and Michelle Reinhardt (Mon, Thurs and Fri) will be teaching the class. Gabby Williams is currently performing another role out of the classroom this term. The class is progressing well and they are a great group of learners, role models and future school leaders. We apologise for the changes in class teaching arrangements.

Arch of Victory Pozieres Ridge Commemoration – Sunday 28th July 11am

The school has been invited to join the Pozieres Ridge Commemoration on Sunday 28th July at 11:00 at the Arch of Victory. We will be laying a wreath to remember past student Charles Thomas Hill who died at this battle in July 2016. Students are invited to join Ms Wilson for this service next Sunday. Please wear full school uniform.

Japanese Cultural Visit Next week we are hosting 40+ international students from Japan. The 14-17 year old students spend time in Ballarat staying with Host families, learning Australian/English, visiting the tourist sites and sharing a cultural program with our students. On Friday 30th July, all students will complete a range of Japanese Cultural activities to enhance their understanding of Japanese language, history and arts.

Michelle Wilson Principal

Wednesday 31st July Game 4pm

Could all Netballers please ensure that the school or coach is aware if you are unable to attend a game on a Wednesday night. All players need to be at the game

10 minutes prior to the game starting. $6 per game.

To pay VNA go to https://netball.resultsvault.com/common/pages/reg/welcome.aspx?id=35969&type=1&save=0&entityid=39405

Netball

NAIDOC WEEK

The Choir and our fantastic Music Department had a great time with the Watoto Choir at Ballarat Christian College at the end of last term. A big thanks to Bianca,

Music Teacher from Ballarat Christian College for the invitation.

Hey Kids!!

Ballarat Primary Schools August Blue Light

Disco

Friday 165h AUGUST Disco 7PM to 9PM

Sebastopol RSL Hall: Beverin Street, Sebastopol.

Entry $7 per person.

This Blue Light Activity is Drug, Alcohol and Weapon Free.

Fully Supervised and there are No Pass Outs.

All Children must be dropped off and picked up by a

Responsible Adult.

Enquiries – Leading Senior Constable Des Hudson 0409 865 093

BLUE LIGHT DISCO

Watoto Choir

Golden Plains Family Day Care is hosting a free Community event that is being held in Smythesdale on the 12th August 2019, in celebration of Science Week 2019. Victoria University is presenting a live perfor-mance by The Professor Science Troupe and The Ballarat Municipal Observatory are holding a star/planet gazing session with their high tech equipment – plus the Men’s Shed is hosting a BBQ. It will be an amaz-ing night of fun and learning and a great way to celebrate science in the local community. Below is a link to a video of the Troupe performing (it’s fantastic). Possibly this email could be shared with your PFA Committee, as it would be a fantastic family night for the school OR a terrific opportunity for an after-hours excursion for some/all classes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHf3Wbm4Fpw The event starts at 5.30pm and the Professor Science Troupe performs for an hour (5.30pm – 6.30pm) with The Ballarat Observatory holding their star gazing session after this performance wraps up. Details for the event Venue: Smythesdale Recreation Reserve, 55 Heales St Smythesdale Date: Monday 12th August 2019 Time: 5.30 – 7.30 Cost: FREE If you have any questions please call the office on 5220 7230.

At 11.00 am on Sunday July 28th, the Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee will hold a short service to commemorate a week, 103 years ago, when 26 Ballarat men were killed at Pozieres in France. Students are encouraged to join Ms Wilson for this special event at the Arch of Victory. One of the soldiers, Charles Thomas Hill was a student at Sebastopol Primary School, prior to his services in 1916. The Battle of Pozieres began on July 23rd 1916, continued until early September and involved fierce fighting at legendary places like Mouquet Farm and the Windmill. Australian casualties were very heavy, leading official WW1 historian, Charles Bean, to describe Pozieres Ridge as ‘a place more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth’. Arch of Victory/Avenue of Honour Committee President, Garry Snowden, said it was hard to imagine the impact of such losses on the Ballarat community at that time. “The tragedy of these losses is further magnified when you consider that 19 of those men have no known grave, and their families were de-nied even the slight comfort of knowing that their loved one had a grave and headstone bearing his name,” he said. “At least in our Avenue of Honour, the sacrifice of each of these men is commemorat-ed by a tree and a plaque bearing his name.” The men, whose names will be called during the service, are George Everett JAMES, Clarence Gerald PARKINSON, Thomas George THWAITES, Harold BARBER, Bertrand Allenby BOYCE, Henry Jesse Trimmer BROWN, Stanley Joseph Callow CHAMPION, William Charles COXON, John PEARCE, William Henry THURLING, Victor Grose WARBURTON, James Phillip ZAHNLEITER, Charles Edward HARDMAN, Clarence Walter SHARP, Eric Thomas BRIND, Charles Herbert HAR-ROP, Charles Thomas HILL, Ernest Charles Gilbert YOUDAN, Francis Dysart LEVER, Harold Illing-worth CLARK, John FENOTTI, Neil MACDONALD, William James GINGELL, Frederick PREISIG and Harold Stanley YATES. Enquiries: Gar ry Snowden gnowden@hotmail.com.au or 0487 313137. Please let Ms Wilson know if you can attend on Sunday 28th July 11am.

Ballarat Poziers Commemoration

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT - Smythesdale

Baker’s Delight Bakers Delight continue to support our school on a commission based fundraiser.

Whenever you purchase any items at Bakers Delight quote ‘4017’ and we receive 5% of every sale.

TRIVIA NIGHT

Friday 25th October at Sebastopol Bowling Club Tickets $12 per person or $100 for a table of 10

Sebastopol Primary School

Learning Club

For Students in Years 2-6

Learning club is designed to provide children with extra help in Literacy and Numeracy. Learning Club is conducted by The Smith Family and will be running at Sebastopol Primary

School from 3:10 – 4:30 Wednesdays afternoons. The program will start on Wednesday 1st of May and finish on Wednesday the 4th of Decem-

ber. If you would like your child to participate, please will in and return the attached form to the

office. For further information please contact Holly on 0408602298

MONDAY Me & My Dad Community Playgroup 10.00am - 12pm FRIDAY Sebastopol Community Play Group 9.30am - 11.00am Me & My Dad Community Playgroup 10.00am - 12.00pm

For more information contact City of Ballarat Playgroup Coordinator on 53205682

FUNDRAISING

LEARNING CLUB

PLAYGROUP NEWS

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It was wonderful sharing afternoon tea with Raylee, her family, present and past colleagues as we celebrated her 35+ years in education with the children of Sebastopol as an Education Support Officer, Speech Therapy and Library Assistants. Raylee’s love of books, young people and support for learning has been evident throughout her time at Sebastopol Primary School. Congratulations and enjoy your retirement.

RAYLEE’S RETIREMENT

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Term 3

2019 TERM DATES

Term 1: 30th January to 5th Apr il Term 2: 23rd Apr il to 28th June

Term 3: 15th July to 20th September Term 4: 7th October to 20th December

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

WEEK 2 22/7 4/5 Library 5/6 Library 4/5 Bowling

23/7 24/7 25/7 Open Day Newsletter Art Show 4.30-6.00pm

26/7

WEEK 3 29/7

30/7 31/7 Assembly 2.40pm 3 Way Conferences

1/8 2/8 Japanese Cultural Activity Day

WEEK 4 5/8 4/5 Bowling

6/8 7/8 3 Way Conferences

8/8 Newsletter

9/8

WEEK 5 Science Week

12/8 13/8 14/8 Assembly 2.40pm

15/8 16/8

WEEK 6 Book Week

19/8 5/6 Bowling

20/8 21/8 SWPB Celebration

22/8 Newsletter

23/8

WEEK 7 26/8 27/8 28/8 Assembly 2.40pm

29/8 30/8

WEEK 8 2/9 4/5 Library 5/6 Library 4/5 Bowling

3/9 4/9 5/9 OPEN DAY Young Authors Newsletter

6/9

WEEK 9 9/9

10/9 11/9 Assembly 2.40pm

12/9 Concert

13/9

WEEK 10 16/9

17/9 18/9 SWPB Celebration

19/9 20/9 Assembly 1.45pm End of Term 2.10pm

BELL TIMES 8.50 am - Music Play 9.00am School starts

11.00 - 11.10am Children eat Lunch 11.10 - 11.40 Lunch Break 1.40pm - 2.10pm Recess

3.10 Dismissal Last day of Term 2.30pm Finish

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