Creswick Primary School—Catering for the needs of students in the pursuit of excellence
CALENDAR
Friday 30th June Last Day of Term 2 1.30pm finish
Monday 17th July First Day of Term 3 Canteen open
Thursday 10th August Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings
Friday 1st September Father’s Day Breakfast Open Morning for Grandparents/special supporters
Thursday 14th September Whole school performance
SCHOOL NEWSLETTER No. 11 Term 2 29th June 2017
Phone: 03 5345 2044 Fax: 03 5345 8031
Email: [email protected]
www.creswickps.vic.edu.au
Assembly 1.00pm
Early Dismissal 1.30pm
Grade 5/6W Kane For his enthusiastic approach to Science and accurate recording of his results during our ‘Fizz Whiz’ experiment. Well done!
Grade 5/6H Breanna For producing some great pieces of writing for her Recount and Information Report.
Grade 4/5 C Mackayla For your focus and search through numerous texts for the answer while researching information about your Natural Disaster.
Grade 3/4H Lyvana For her friendly and supportive approach when working in cooperative groups.
Grade 3/4 B Matilda For a fantastic job using her Reader’s Notebook. Matilda showed her comprehension of the text very well.
Grade 2D Zavier For a terrific effort counting collections of coins in Maths. Well done!
Grade 1/2W Dakotah For the writing and editing of her Procedure of ‘How to make a Marshmallow Fluff cake” Well done!
Foundation/1R Syalis For great work when sorting short and long i sounds. Well done!
Foundation K Xavier For his excellent achievement in learning all of the M100 words. Well done!
Library Sam For your wonderful job as Celebrity Reader this week. Fantastic expression Sam! Well done!
Art Amber For her outstanding creativity and use of oil pastels when applying colour to her Self-Portrait. Well done!
Art Joe For his ongoing creativity and enthusiasm to his new Art projects this Term. Well done!
Trivia quiz
Junior Prep - Gr 2 In a nursery rhyme, who jumped over the moon?
Senior Gr 3 - Gr 6
Which country would I be in if I was walking along the Great Wall?
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From the Principal’s Desk
End of Term Two School Holidays
School finishes at 1.30pm this Friday 30th June. We wish all families an enjoyable mid-year holiday period. We can hope that you are all able to find somewhere warm to avoid the winter chill. The staff are looking forward to seeing everyone back at school, full of enthusiasm and ready to continue their learning journey on Monday the 17th of July.
Planning Week In the last week of each term, we change the time table to allow staff to participate in ‘Planning Meetings.’ At these meetings, the staff plan the curriculum for the term ahead. This ensures that the learning program for each child will continue from the very first day of Term Three. Some highlights to look forward to in Term Three include:
10th August – Parent/Teacher/Student Meetings
1st September – Father’s Day Breakfast and Open Morning for Grandparents/special supporters
5th September – A number of classes on excursions to Sovereign Hill and Central Highlands Water
14th September – Whole school performance
Equipment Check To ensure that all children are fully resourced and ready to learn at the start of Term Three, we ask parents to check what their child/ren need for the terms ahead. Some items to consider include:
Student Uniforms – Term Three is usually cold so check to make sure there are enough winter uniform items to last the term
Stationery – Pens, pencils, rulers, glue stick – Does your child have the necessities so they can use their time optimally for learning?
Safety
Thinking ‘Safety’ is something we all should be doing. At the Assembly last Friday, the ‘Scooter Group’ decided to highlight what they could do to promote safety for scooter/skate/bike riders. Tom, River, Liam, Jaylissa, Nate and Patrick – spreading an important message
Extra-Curricular Somers Camp
The school was notified late last week that we could send a total of seven children to Somers Camp. The names of all of the student who returned their expression of interest by the due date were put into a box and the names drawn out. Thus the ‘Lucky Seven’ were given first opportunity to attend this camp.
Disco
Well done to the Parents’ Club for their organisation of the Blue Light Disco held last Friday. It was a very positive night for the young people of Creswick and surrounding areas.
JUNIOR UNIT HELP
The Junior Unit is seeking donations of recycled items such as plastic containers (margarine, bottles, yoghurt, ice cream
etc), plastic lids, foam, foil items etc. These items will be used for science lessons.
We are also after buttons! Please drop items into 2D.
If you can help us it would be appreciated. Thank you
School Holiday
Netball Clinic
When: Friday 7th July 2017
Where: Ballarat Netball Association, Barkly Street Ballarat
Who: Netballers from 8yrs to 13yrs
Times: 10am - 2pm
Cost: $20 per par ticipant
Bring: Healthy snacks and lunch - fruit will be provided
Ballarat Pride, Ballarat Netball Association & CH Netball Region will provide Specialist Coaching followed by match play.
*Limited numbers - Entries close Friday 30th June 2017 Entries only accepted via email [email protected]
Canteen News
As of next term Macaroni Cheese will no longer be available.
Chicken rolls with gravy will be available at $3.50
Creswick Theatre Company Presents
Where’s Jack Bean?
Where: Creswick Cour thouse Theatre, Raglan St Creswick When: 11.00am & 2.00pm July 11,12,13 Adult cabaret night 8.00pm July 14 Cost: Matinee all tickets $8.00 Cabaret $15 For more information Phone 0458 516 275 or check our Facebook page
Enrolments for 2018
If you have a sibling coming to school next year, please come to the office and pick up an enrolment pack.
We can also take you on a tour of our school! Please contact us on 5345 2044 if you would like an
information pack or to book a tour.
PARENTS CLUB NEWS
BLUE LIGHT DISCO
Wow!!! What a night. 153 children were in attendance Friday night for our Blue Light Disco from all around the district. A big thankyou to Wally (our man in blue) and his son for providing the music and entertaining the many dancers throughout the night.
Parents’ Club would like to thank our sponsor Creswick and District Community Bank for their financial support for the event, Flemos for providing lolly bags and the many parents and teachers who helped make this night a success. Ron Sawyer, Jaye Kennedy, Adam Gibson, Andrew Culvenor, Mark Walker, Cate Walker, Meghan Appleton, Haylee Howell, Leah Nelson, Amanda Clarke, Amanda Robertson, Raeleen Runnalls, Eliza Heath, Naomi Radcliffe, Lucinda Featherstone, and Lucy Trounce for providing supervision, security and assistance with operating the canteen on the night. A special thanks to Cate and Mark Walker, Amanda Clarke, Beck Peek, Alma Bailey and Lucy Trounce on their work behind the scenes obtaining drinks and organizing prizes and items for sale on the night. Thanks also to Jacinta, Hayley, Nathan, Archer and Jimmy for helping blow up the balloons. A big thank you also to those who stayed to watch their children and helped with the clean up after the disco, it was much appreciated.
SUNDAY JULY 2ND 2.15PM REGENT MULTIPLEX
Tickets available until 1.30pm on Friday 30th of June from the school office for $15.00 each for adults and children.
BUNNINGS BBQ JULY 1ST
This is one of Creswick Primary Schools biggest fundraising opportunities for the year. The BBQ runs from 8am through to 4pm. I understand this is the start of school holidays but timing is out of our control, If you are able to volunteer to help with this event please contact Lucy Trounce on 0427115769.
Introducing a Grade 6 Student 2017
River Murray
Responsibilities: Victoria House Captain
Family: Mum Michelle, Dad Benjamin and sister Maddison
Education: Creswick Pre School and Creswick North Primary School
Favourite
Colour: Purple Number: 99 T.V Show: Don’t have one
Food: Carbonara Drink: Fanta Author: Andy Griffiths
Film: Rad Music Group: Bruno Mars Holiday Destination: Bali
Interests
Interests: Go kart racing, tennis, basketball, football
A.F.L Team: Essendon
Most Exciting Time of My Life: When Maddison was born
People Admired the Most: Mum, Dad, sister, Ma and Pa
Advice to New Preps: When the tough gets going, you get going!
Goal for 2017: To get ten out of ten every week on Fridays for my spelling
Future Career: V8 race car driver
Introducing a Grade 6 Student 2017
Logan Hand
Responsibilities: Napier House Captain
Family: Mum Deb, Dad Darren and brother Marshall
Education: Creswick Kinder
Favourite
Colour: Sea blue Number: 16 T.V Show: ABC Me
Food: Seafood pizza Drink: Fanta Book: Percy Jackson series
Film: The Lightning Thief Song: Light em up Holiday Destination: Greece
Interests
Interests: Knitting, archery, swimming and snorkelling
Soccer Team: Manchester United
Most Exciting Time of My Life: When I went diving
People Admired the Most: Grandma and Granddad
Advice to New Preps: Be the best you can be
Goal for 2017: Be the best Napier House Captain I can!
Future Career: Marine Biologist
Introducing a Grade 6 Student 2017
Ebony Quirk
Responsibilities: Gates at school
Family: Mum Shae, Dad Damian, Zac, Mikayla, Brayden, Jye, Levi and Cooper
Education: Creswick Kinder
Favourite
Colour: Aqua Number: 8 T.V Show: Home and Away
Food: Wraps Drink: Powerade and Gatorade Book: So Little Time
Film: Cinderella Story Music Group: 5 SOS Holiday Destination: Queensland and Adelaide
Interests
Interests: Music
A.F.L Team: Essendon
Most Exciting Time of My Life: Mum having twins
People Admired the Most: Mum and Dad
Advice to New Preps: Don’t be too naughty
Goal for 2017: Get a Pen Licence
Future Career: Singer
Introducing a Grade 6 Student 2017
Mia Hansen
Family: Mum Jayde, Dad Paul, brother Jye and sister Ava
Education: Creswick Kinder
Favourite
Colour: Purple and blue Number: 12 T.V Show: Home and Away & 800 Words Drink: Raspberry spider Book: The 72 Storey Tree House Music Group: The Little Minx Holiday Destination: Queensland
Interests
Interests: Netball and drawing
Footy Team: Melbourne Demons
Most Exciting Time of My Life: When my sister was born and when we went to Queensland for my Uncles wedding
Advice to New Preps: Try your best
Goal for 2017: Try to be the best I can be
Future Career: Vet