Principal: Neil Pollard Assistant Principal: Kylie Fisher

School Council President: Stacey Barker

After School Care 9728 5491

31 October 2017

Leith Road, Montrose 3765 Correspondence to: P.O. Box 123, Montrose Ph 9728 2203, Fax: 9761 9359 Email: montrose.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Web site: www.montroseps.vic.edu.au

SCHOOL CALENDAR

November 2017

Wed 1 – Fri 3 Grade 3 – 6 Swim Program Fri 3 Prep Transition Tue 7 Melbourne Cup Holiday Fri 10 Prep Transition Wed 15 – 17 Grade 4 Camp Fri 17 Prep Transition Mon 20 – 24 Grade Prep – 2 Swim Program Fri 24 Prep Transition – Final Session Wed 29 2018 Prep Information Night

December 2017

Wed 6 Christmas Carols Tues 12 Orientation Day – Gr 6 & 2018 Preps Fri 15 STUDENT FREE DAY Wed 20 Gr 6 Graduation – York on Lilydale Fri 22 Last day of Term 4 – 1.30pm Finish Other Morning Break: 11.30am to 12.10pm Afternoon Break: 1.50pm to 2.40pm Uniform Shop: Wednesdays – 3.00pm to 3.45pm 2017 Term Dates Term 4 – 9 October to 22 December 2018 Term Dates Term 1 – 29 January to 29 March Term 2 – 16 April to 29 June Term 3 – 16 July to 21 September Term 4 – 8 October to 21 December Canteen Lunch orders to be in by 9am Wednesday and Friday REMINDER: All newsletter items must be in by Friday night in order to ensure they are

included in the following week’s newsletter.

Message from the Principal

Hi Everyone

2018 Preparations are all around us

1:It is great to see the new preps for 2018 enjoying their

Transition sessions. At present, the Specialists are having

fun introducing the children to the wonderful programs they

provide, whilst the prep team are observing the participants

and how they cope in the various settings.

2: I have been informed that we will be receiving a new

relocatable that will house two classrooms shortly. The

Department of Education and Training apply a formula which

is basically one room for every twenty-five students at the

school. I am planning on structuring 25 classes in 2018. It is

planned that the new building will be ready to receive

students before the end of the school year.

3: I anticipate that by next week I will publish our class

structure for 2018. This information is handy when parents

will be invited to provide information that will be taken into

account when preparing classes. This usually occurs in the

newsletter released in Cup Week.

‘See the First Aid Teacher’

Next Monday I am anticipating that many classes will be

reduced in size. Mrs Johnson and the fantastic first aiders will

be updating their training on the day.

Grade 4 Camp

The grade 4 team will be holding a parent information

session on Thursday Nov 2 at 3.45pm. This is the opportunity

to answer final questions regarding what to bring etc.

Why Excursion Notes have Deadlines

When pondering the school calendar on Sentral it is apparent

that some weeks are busier than others. A lot goes into the

organisation of events and developing the costings, filing

permission and emergency contact details and all of this

information passes from class teacher, to the office and back

again. For this reason, we include a deadline on each activity

form. We will not accept permission forms on the day. If

payment is causing hardship and slowing down the return of

permission forms, contact Sue in the office and have a chat

with her.

Neil Pollard

Sentral Parent Portal is live!!

Access Keys for the new Sentral Parent Portal have begun to be distributed. First Tip: It is vital when you register your key that you click on the “Portal 2” button. If you try and register your key on the initial screen (Portal 1) you will receive an error message.

If you have any problems please call the office on 9728 2203 or email –

montrose.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Second Tip: DO NOT download the app first. I recommend setting up the portal using the option “Register key without app access”. Later, if you wish to download and set up the app, you can do so and link your account. However setting up the app first is causing some issues so I highly recommend getting the portal up and going without the App for now!

More functionality will be added to the Parent Portal in the future, including Semester 2 Reports, 2018 Parent Teacher Interviews, and more. Go and explore and please let us know if you have any feedback.

Excursion Permissions – Return Dates Please take note of the return date for all excursions. We will not be able to process payments after the due date which is written on each Excursion Notice.

REMINDER: Tuesday 6th November is a public holiday!

CLICK THIS BUTTON!!!

It is always a thriving metropolis in and around the canteen on Wednesdays and Fridays. Requests for tissues, scotty towel, pens, brooms etc. ….you never know who is going to pop their head around the door. With cooler weather, Wednesday was a little quieter than last week. Jelly cups were extremely popular, selling out very quickly. Friday was a different story as lunch orders were a plenty. Sushi was extremely popular after a mention in last week’s newsletter and we made lots and lots of chicken & salad wraps. Friday was World Teachers’ Day and to celebrate we baked and delivered a muffin to each of our teachers as a little way of saying ‘thanks for everything you do’. This week we introduced our new Smilie Face Cookie which is baked locally and Gluten Free. They have cute little faces and taste delicious! Canteen Volunteer Thank you A BIG thank you to Elle Marcombe and Claire Seymour for helping in the canteen on Wednesday and to Megan Salen, Loran Phibbs, Carly Vanderkolk and Chloe Cairney for their help on Friday. What can I buy? Smilie Face cookies are now available for lunch orders and to purchase over the counter for $2 each. Amanda

SPECIALIST WORKERS OF THE WEEK ART Artist of the Week: Zayne D 2S WOW: Logan S 1P, Nikita L 1B, Ned M 1S SPORT Sport Star of the Week: Mia W 4S MUSIC Grammy Award: Taite P 3H DRAMA Oscar Award: Caleb G 2PV CHINESE Panda Award: Georgie C 3H

CLASSROOM WORKERS OF THE WEEK Elise F PC Guy F-L 1P Georgia P 3B Jesse G 4S Ruby W PC Taeyah R 1S Bella S 3B Annie M 4W Cody S PD Lenny M 1S Xavier E 3K Brit M 4W Alice F PD Felix D 1S Noah T 3K Noah C 5G Jade T PJ Beau H 1S Tyson W 3K Jhai Y 5G Connor W PJ Jay K 1/2N Hayden G 3/4G Madison A 5M Kevin S PJ Bethany S 1/2N Riley T 3/4G Jacob C 5M Maggie B PP Liam M 1/2N Lucia R 3/4G Ruby-Rose D 6C Maddie O PP Lily C 2H Fynn K 4A Paige H 6C Elisha J PR Ruby C 2H Shay K 4A Sienna D 6C Taylah N PR Jean S 2PV Blake D 4A Isabella L-T 6C Lilly P 1B Hunter R 2PV Zac P 4A Zoe C 6Q Hayden M 1B Caleb G 2PV Kayla D 4A Alia T 6Q Heidi M 1P Chloe J 2S Lachlan A 4A Spencer L 6Q Jahzara C 1P Zayne D 2S Alyssa T 4S

VALUE OF THE WEEK NEXT WEEK’S VALUE Courage Creativity Sienna D PC Issy A 3K Shayla S PD Noah T 3K PJ Ruby L-M 3/4G Jordy B PP Kaden D 4A Mason F PR Alexis S 4S Steele G 1B Riley S 4S Brock D 1P Ethan S 4W Beau H 1S Eli T-B 4W Eli W 1/2N Lily H 5G Elle H 2H Kade K 5M Koby S 2PV Lilly M 6C Connor R 2S Alia T 6Q Xander D 3B Rhett J 6Q 3H

What is it?

You are a unique being. Nobody has been born who is exactly like you or who has your special

combination of talents and gifts.

Creativity is the way you use your gifts to bring new things into being. It is making new music,

art, having new ideas, creating inventions, dance, solving problems in new ways; it is a

process of discovery.

Creativity is sharing your gifts and talents with others.

Every time you come to the library, you will see our Library Lion.

He’s a happy chappie who sits on top of the picture book shelves and

loves to see kids & stories coming together in the school library.

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After School Basketball

Our After School Basketball program is a lot of fun, but only operates due to the fantastic job done by two of our Montrose PS Mums.

They will be handing over this role in 2018 and are looking for any interested parents wanting to become the new After School Basketball Coordinators.

If this is something that you would enjoy, please see the office for further details.

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HELP WANTED School Banking Volunteer

We are looking for one more parent to take on the one-day-a-week role of School Banking.

This is a shared role with another parent. If you are interested please contact the office for more details.

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APPLES AND PEARS

Apples and Pears are available to purchase! We have a local company delivering apples to Montrose Primary School once a fortnight. These are now available to purchase for any interested Montrose family. The next delivery will be Thursday 9th

November but orders must be placed by Wednesday 8th November. Please fill out the attached form and hand it in to the office along with appropriate CASH on Wednesday 8th November at the latest! Thank you.

Child’s Name: _________________________ Contact Number: _______________________

All fruit is handpicked locally in the Yarra Valley and is always fresh!

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Choice of Fruit Quantity Amount Due

Pink Lady (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Fuji (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Granny Smith (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Golden Delicious (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Green Pears (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

Brown Pears (5.5kg bag - $10.00)

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The Department of Education & Early Childhood Development does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development for accuracy of information contained in the advertisements to claims made by them.