SCHOOL TIMES It is great to see so many families make a big commitment to getting their children to school on time. This is great for your own children’s learning and minimizes disruption to classes. GRADE 5/6 CAMP I had the pleasure of attending the Grade 5/6 camp at the Alexandra Adventure Resort. The facilities were fantastic with private toilet and shower facilities. The activities were extremely well run with the children eager to participate. All staff and students came home very tired and well fed. TERM 4: NO 1 Inside this issue. Principal’s Page PBS News Upcoming Events Student of the Week Attendance Data Foundation Grade 1 & 2 Sleepover. Foundation Grade 1 &2 Swimming. 2018 NEWSLETTER SUNSHINE HARVESTER PRIMARY PRINCIPAL: MR.PAUL GRIFFIN ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS: MRS. CAROLYN KUSTURA MS. MONIQUE WELSH L e a r n i n g i s s t r i v i n g t o l e a r n s o m e t h i n g n e w e v e r y d a y , c o n t r i b u t i n g t o d i s c u s s i o n s a n d d i s c o v e r i n g o u r f r i e n d s . SCHOOL VALUES: Respect is the way we speak to each other and the way we do things together to show that we are important. Dear Parents / Guardians. GROUNDS Once again the school was busy over the school holidays. Synthetic grass was laid in the area in front of the outdoor assembly area. This will give the children another area to use and enjoy. BUILDINGS We are continuing to install sound field systems to improve the learning in our open learning spaces. This will allow students to hear instructions clearly and also provide modern sound control. A big benefit of this system is it will give impaired students and teachers better access to sound clarity. STUDENT HEALTH It is School Council policy that all children wear a broad brimmed hat during Term 4. This is to protect your child against the harmful effects of the sun rays. Please clearly label your children's hat as children will leave their hats everywhere. BICYCLES AND SCOOTER A reminder that bicycles and scooters should not be ridden in the school grounds. This is to maintain the safety of everyone. Also you should insist that your children wear an approved helmet while riding a bike or scooter. Learning starts 9:00am sharp.
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SCHOOL TIMES
It is great to see so many families make a big commitment to getting their children to school on time. This is great for your own children’s learning and minimizes disruption to classes.
GRADE 5/6 CAMP I had the pleasure of attending the Grade 5/6 camp at the Alexandra Adventure Resort. The facilities were fantastic with private toilet and shower facilities. The activities were extremely well run with the children eager to participate. All staff and students came home very tired and
well fed.
TERM 4:
NO 1
Inside this
issue.
Principal’s
Page
PBS News
Upcoming
Events
Student of
the Week
Attendance
Data
Foundation
Grade 1 & 2
Sleepover.
Foundation
Grade 1 &2
Swimming.
2018 NEWSLETTER S U N S H I N E H A R V E S T E R P R I M A R Y
P R I N C I P A L : M R . P A U L G R I F F I N A S S I S T A N T P R I N C I P A L S : M R S . C A R O L Y N K U S T U R A M S . M O N I Q U E W E L S H
L e a r n i n g i s s t r i v i n g t o l e a r n s o m e t h i n g n e w e v e r y d a y , c o n t r i b u t i n g t o d i s c u s s i o n s a n d d i s c o v e r i n g o u r
f r i e n d s .
SCHOOL VALUES: Respect is the way we speak to each other and the way we do things together to show that we are important.
Dear Parents / Guardians.
GROUNDS Once again the school was busy over the school holidays. Synthetic grass was laid in the area in front of the outdoor assembly area. This will give the children another area to use and enjoy.
BUILDINGS We are continuing to install sound field systems to improve the learning in our open learning spaces. This will allow students to hear instructions clearly and also provide modern sound control.
A big benefit of this system is it will give impaired students and teachers better access to sound clarity.
STUDENT HEALTH
It is School Council policy that all children wear a broad brimmed hat during Term 4. This is to protect your child against the harmful effects of the sun rays. Please clearly label your children's hat as children will leave their hats
everywhere. BICYCLES AND SCOOTER A reminder that bicycles and scooters should not be ridden in the school grounds. This is to maintain the safety of everyone.
Also you should insist that your children wear an approved helmet while riding a bike or scooter.
Learning starts 9:00am sharp.
C O M I N G E V E N T S .
Sunshine Harvester is committed to provide a stimulating environment enabling every child to realise their full potential.
Responsibility is the way we are trustworthy and reliable to complete a task and take care of problems.
SCHOOL CLOSED.
Monday 5th November
Pupil Free Day
&
Tuesday 6th November.
Public Holiday
Melbourne Cup.
School will resume on Wednesday
7th November.
Foundation,
Grade 1 & 2
Thursday
1st November.
Swimming will begin for students
Foundation, Grade 1 & 2.
DAY FOR
DANIEL.
Friday 26th
October.
Students are to wear something
red & a gold coin donation
please.
Disco, Fun Activities, Breakfast & Lunch provided
on Friday.
2019 FOUNDATION TRANSITION DATES &
SCHOOL STARS PROGRAM.
Thursday 25th October: Transition No 1:
9:30am—10:30am School Stars (Selected Students only) 10:30am –11:30am
Thursday 1st November :
School Stars (Selected Students only) 10:30am –11:30am Thursday 8th November Transition No 2:
9:30am –10:30am School Stars (Selected Students only) 10:30am-11:30am Wednesday 21st November Transition No 3:
Barbeque 4:00pm-5:15pm
Thursday 11th November Transition No 4:
9:00am—11:30am Information Session
Parents and Students must attend all sessions
Sunshine Harvester is committed to provide a stimulating environment enabling every child to realise their full potential.
Respect : the way we speak to each other and the way we do things show we are all important.
On Thursday and Friday last week our Grade 4 and Grade 6 students went down to Sunshine Market Place to
perform songs in Auslan. The Grade 4’s did RAW by Katie Perry , the Grade 6’s did TRY EVERYTHING by Shakira.
The audience were very impressed with their performances , all the students and staff had a wonderful time.
A big thank you to Clayton our Auslan teacher for organising the event and well done to all our students.
What a fantastic start to term 4 with our attendance. Keep up the good work the whole of Term 4.
Prep A Fatima for an outstanding letter ID. WELL DONE !
Prep B Tiffany for a great effort in her reading.
Prep C Malaki for displaying the school values.
Prep D Natalie for adding more and more ideas in her writing. WELL DONE!
01A Chloe for having a great first week back after a long extended holiday.
01B Yuvraj for showing his amazing number knowledge in MOI last week.
01C Daniel T for an excellent effort in reading.
02A Shakira for a outstanding effort in all areas of learning. WELL DONE!
02B Saba for an excellent week displaying all the school values.
02C Ricky for a fantastic return to term 4 and showing his best respect in week 1.
03A Keeley for your detailed answers in your reading focus group.
03B
03C Faiza for showing an outstanding effort.
04A Grade 4A for an excellent performance at Sunshine Market Place.
04B Grade 4B for an excellent performance at Sunshine Market.
05A Vivian for her responsibility in cleaning after cooking.
05B
05C
06A Summer for having a go at all the activities at camp and having a great time.
06B David for being such a good role model at camp.
06C Laura for having such a positive, can do
attitude at camp.
PE Ruby for always giving 100% effort in all PE lessons.
RESPECT
LEARN
RESPONSIBILITY – it’s good for you it’s good for me
Thinking about the SIZE OF
THE PROBLEM
As mentioned in the last newsletter, we know that children need to learn how to handle problems. They
might be ill or hurt, be finding their school work hard, have challenges with friends, miss out on or lose
something or someone, etc. Part of handling problems well is learning to work out how big the problem is, and if they need adult help to
deal with it. For all of us, being able to ask for help is an important skill.
But sometimes children react to a small problem as though it is a really big one, and they have a ‘meltdown’, using behaviours that don’t match the size of the
problem. In this case, they need to learn how to calm down and think about the size of the problem, as well as how to solve it.
Here is the link to a funny example in case you didn’t see it in the last newsletter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTm_DQxWlqU
This clip makes children laugh, but also teaches the point well.
The 2018 National DAY FOR DANIEL The 2018 DAY FOR DANIEL will be held on FRIDAY OCTOBER 26th. Students are encouraged to wear red, and to bring a gold coin
donation. The theme of the day is to wear Red, Educate and Donate. Parents, carers and teachers are asked to start a conversation with chil-
dren about personal safety. Money raised on the day fund education programs, resource development and support.
We ask people to wear red on Day for Daniel in remembrance of Daniel Morcombe. Daniel was wearing a red t-shirt when he was abducted on 7 December 2003. He was last seen waiting for a bus. Wearing red links Daniel’s very real
story to the importance of safety education.
Conversations or education does not need to be scary or risk focused but will highlight topics such as recognising body clues that may tell us we are unsafe, understanding body ownership, naming private body parts and identifying adults who can help if a child feels
