Dear Parents,

Welcome back to Term 4

Welcome back to Term 4 and the final eleven weeks and two days of the 2016 school year. What

a busy time of the year this is for our school. Keep an eye on future newsletters as they will contain

details about upcoming events.

We welcome our new students and their families to St Albans East and encourage you to ask

any questions that you may have to assist with settling into our school.

This term we also welcome Ms Jade Meddings to the school. Jade has taken over from Abbey

Glassford in grade 3/4 Room 8.

St Albans East Primary School Patron Award.

Last year the school council introduced a new award called the St Albans East Primary School Pa-

tron Award. This award is to acknowledge the significant contributions an individual has made to

the students and learning community of St Albans East Primary School. Last year’s inaugural

SAEPS Patron was Wally Gatt. Wally was the president of our school council for 32 years.

Do you know someone who has made a positive contribution to the school?

Nominations are now open for the 2016 SAEPS Patron Award. Please contact the school if you

wish to nominate someone for this award who meets the below criteria:

Candidates should not only have made a significant contribution to the school but no

longer hold an official position at the school to avoid any conflict of interest.

The successful SAEPS Patron will be announced at the Year 6 Graduation and each year and will

be invited to official school events such as anniversaries, presentations, opening ceremonies etc.

from thereon. Their name will also be added to the new Honour Board that the school is currently

having made.

Please contact the school office for an official nomination form. Nominations must be re-

ceived by November 7th

St Albans Moon Lantern Festival

I recently received a letter from Natalie Suleyman MP – State Member for St Albans to say thank-

you for the school’s participation in the recent Moon Lantern Festival. The extract below was men-

tioned in State Parliament on September 14th . Congratulations to Tina Nguyen who prepared our

students for this event and to all the students who participated in the Moon Lantern Festival. This

From The Principal

Newsletter No. 17

14 October, 2016

Mon: Sandra

Tue: Marion

Wed: Marion

Thurs: Jane

Fri: Jackie

PRINCIPAL:

Anne-Maree Kliman

St Albans East Primary School

Station Avenue, St Albans, 3021

PHONE:

9366 2071

FAX:

9366 4237

EMAIL:

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17 October– Teeth on Wheels

19 October– Deaf Sports Day– All Deaf Facility students

22 October– 60th Birthday Celebrations

24-26 October Doxa Camp– Grade 5/6 students

25 October– 1/2 Supreme Incursion– Toys

1 November– Melbourne Cup Day– NO SCHOOL

4 November– Meet the Principal—2017 Prep Parents

Important Dates Canteen Roster

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is a wonderful tribute and acknowledgement of your work and contribution to the local community and it is very special to have it

acknowledged in parliament

2017 Prep Enrolments

Have you got a child turning 5 before April 30 next year? If so they are due to be enrolled at school. Please contact the office to

collect an enrolment pack.

The school will be conducting an orientation program in November so it is important that your child is enrolled to be included as

part of this program.

Pre Prep Program

Is your child enrolled to start prep at St Albans East next year?

If YES, we encourage you to bring your child to the school each Friday this term from 9am to 10:45am to participate in our First

Steps Program. The focus of this program is to provide activities that will help to prepare your child for prep.

Mrs. Vanessa Forster will be in direct contact with all families in the next week with further details.

Are you moving on in 2017?...... Please notify the school as soon as possible if you are moving schools in 2017 as we are

about to start our planning for 2016.

Cup Day Holiday is on Tuesday 1 November. The school will be closed on this day.

Term 4 Curriculum Day.

The school has one remaining Curriculum Day for 2016. This will be held on Tuesday 20th December. This will mean that the

last day for students this year will be Monday 19th December.

Sun Smart

A reminder that in Term 4 our SunSmart Policy is implemented, requiring all students to wear a navy blue broad-brimmed or le-

gionnaires style hat at all times, whilst outside. Hats can be purchased from the school office at any time.

Please note that caps and bandanas are not appropriate, and as such are not part of the school uniform.

Our school rule is No Hat No Play…. This means that students without a hat will be required to sit in a shaded place for the dura-

tion of the recess break.

Soap Dispensers in the Toilets

Recently I had a parent mention that there is no soap in the toilets.

To some degree this is true; however it is not because we don’t place soap in there.

Soap is regularly placed in the toilets but continuously goes missing. We have tried numerous ways to ensure soap is available

by using soap dispensers, soap tied to the taps etc..

I am currently investigating the purchase of something stronger that the children cannot damage in the hope that we can ensure

that soap is always available to the children.

Thank-you to the parent who contacted the school to let us know about this problem. We will certainly address this as a matter of

urgency

Anne-Maree Kliman

Principal