AXEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
“Excellence Through Endeavour”
High Street, Axedale 3551
Ph. (03) 5439 7232 Fax. (03) 5439 7575
Principal – Corrina Hartland
Email: [email protected]
RESPECT, PERSONAL BEST, RESILIENCE, COOPERATION
NEWSLETTER No. 40 December 5th 2019
Important dates:
Dec 2020 Parent Payment Forms Due
6th Thank You Helpers - Morning Tea
6th Prep Dinner 3.30-7pm
8th Axedale Community Carols
10th Orientation Day 9am - 12.30pm
& BBQ @ 12.30pm
10th Parent Workshop 9.45am Tavern
Dec 10th School Council Meeting 6pm
13th Reports sent home
17th Grade 6 Graduation Dinner
18th School Christmas Concert 6.45pm
19th Last day of school –
1.00pm Assembly 1.30pm finish
20th Staff 2020 Planning Day – Student
Free Day
SCHOOL VALUES AWARDS
Zac K – For making the kinder students feel welcome in
our classroom and helping them to learn our rules and
complete the set activities.
Lachie – For always wanting to complete his personal
best and complete work in the time given. Lachie begins
work promptly and organises the tools he need to
succeed. Well done!
Emme – For doing her personal best with her Procedure
writing on ‘How to make a Milkshake’. It was well
written and thought out. Keep up the great work, Emme!
Rylie H – For being a co-operative and resilient class
member. Rylie shows the school values of Respect,
Resilience, Personal Best and Co-Operation on a daily
basis.
Daniel – For tremendous co-operation skills in setting
up bat tennis tournaments throughout the week.
Josh – For considering others and showing kindness to
younger students. He conducted himself as a positive
role model within our school.
CLASSROOM ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Lily D – For working really hard to improve her
handwriting and writing interesting and thoughtful dairy
pieces.
Lilly L – For making a fantastic effort in completing her
Mini-Beasts Project on Lady Bugs. Lilly showed great
determination and improved her handwriting tenfold.
Well done!
Kaiya – For displaying maturity and showing that she is
a true friend to her classmates. She is a peacemaker and
someone who can be relied upon to always be there for others. Well done and keep it up, Kaiya!
Chelsea – For completing challenging mathematical equations involving money. Chelsea can accurately
solve equations involving dollars and cents. Well done Chelsea.
Brianne – For showing great enthusiasm and organisational skills setting up activities for her passion
project on horses.
Grade 5/6 – For managing their class time effectively to ensure they complete all set tasks. They have all
shown positivity and commitment during a busy time.
HOUSE TROPHY
Congratulations to McIvor, winners of this week’s House
Award.
GOLDEN BRUSH
Congratulations to Grade 5/6 on winning the Golden Brush
awarded for this week.
MAGIC and OXFORD WORDS
Congratulations to our students who have
achieved a Magic or Oxford Word
Reading Certificate this week.
Congratulations also to Harry W for being
able to read all 400 Magic and Oxford
words.
25 NIGHTS OF READING
Congratulations to Ada, Russell, Maddison, Emme, Kaiya
and Ryder who have completed 25 nights of reading this
term.
PEN LICENCE
Congratulations to Ben, Grace B, Sam D and
Paddy C who all received their pen licence at
assembly on Monday.
2020 WHOLE SCHOOL ORGANISATION
Michelle Caldwell will work across the school
on Tuesday and Wednesdays.
We have advertised our Music, Art and Indonesian
positions. Interviews and appointments for these
positions will made before the end of the school year.
Lydia will again joins us for one day per week in 2020,
working across all classrooms.
We are working through the processes required to
confirm our Education Support Staff.
On Tuesday 10th December, students will spend time in their 2020 class. Our year 6 students will attend their
2020 secondary school.
TIMETABLE FOR TUESDAY 10th DECEMBER – ORIENTATION DAY
9.00 – 11.00: Students in 2020 classrooms
11.00 - 11.30: Recess
11.30 – 12.30: Students in 2020 classrooms
12.30 – 1.30: BBQ lunch and playtime
1.30 – 3.25: Students in 2019 classrooms.
Class lists will be sent home on Monday, indicating placement for 2020. Allocation of students to classrooms
involves many hours of work, with consideration of academic, social, student leaderships / role model
opportunities amongst the factors taken into account.
THANK YOU MORNING TEA
We are hosting a Morning Tea to say thank you to all of the school and wider community people who have
helped us out this year. As an expression of our thanks, parents are invited to come along and enjoy a cuppa
and a bite to eat. Please come along tomorrow, Friday 6th December, from 11.15am, we are looking forward
to seeing you.
We are fortunate to have help in so many different areas. These include but are not limited to: classroom
reading, excursions and sports days, Breakfast Club, PVF – meetings and fundraising activities, gardening,
band assistance / support, raffles, Special Person’s High Tea and Breakfast, BBQ’s, special lunch days and
donations.
MUSIC NIGHT
Last night we were entertained by our many wonderful musicians. I am
always amazed at the confidence displayed by our students as they stand up
in front of large crowds and perform. Thank you to the teachers who are
involved in our Music Program. We are fortunate to offer tuition in guitar
(Jo Woodward), drums (Dave Dewar), keyboard (Rachelle Mav) and voice
(Lou MacGregor). Choir and band have continued to be led by Michelle
Caldwell and Kaine Marsh.
An extra thank you to Dave for providing such great sound and setting up
on the day.
Thank you to our parents and wider community members who support this
program throughout the year.
We look forward to offering music tuition, choir and band again in 2020.
PREP DINNER
Our Prep Dinner is on tomorrow, Friday 6th
December. Preps will stay at school from 3.30 and
will enjoy some after school activities before
enjoying a meal together and a little bit of DVD
time. Pick up is 7.00pm. Ms Saunders, Mrs T and
Mr C will be here on the night.
OUT OF UNIFORM DAY – FRIDAY 29th
NOVEMBER
Last Friday 29th November we held an out of
uniform day to raise money for the fire affected
areas of Australia. The students in the Grade 5/6
room held a vote and decided to send our donation
to Wildlife Rescue and Recovery. In total $277.80
was raised on the day. Thanks for your support.
END OF YEAR REPORTING
As mentioned in a previous newsletter, written reports will be sent home next Friday 13th December.
Interviews will be conducted on a needs basis only. If you would like to request a Parent Teacher Interview,
please speak to your child’s classroom teacher to arrange a suitable time. Some classroom teachers have
requested interviews and these will be organised tomorrow.
AXEDALE COMMUNITY CAROLS
This Sunday 8th December the Community Carols will be held at the Axedale Park. Information about the
evening is included later in the newsletter. Choir members are asked to meet Mrs Caldwell at 6.45pm. Students
who are not involved in the choir are invited to participate in the community songs. Students in grades 2/3 and
3/4 have been learning a Christmas song in Indonesian and will perform this at the carols.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
We will be holding our End of Year Concert in the Axedale Hall. This year the concert will be on Wednesday
18th December, will begin at 6.45pm and will run for approximately one and a half hours. Each grade will
perform a number of items and we will also present our end of year awards. Families are invited to share a
picnic tea in the park prior to the start of the concert.
LIBRARY BOOKS
Students are asked to return any school library books so Deb can complete her end of year audit. Students and
parents are asked to check at home and return any books. Thanks for your help with this.
KINDER TRANSITION
It was exciting to have our 2020 Prep students join us again today. We are now looking forward to having
them here on Tuesday 10th December, as part of our whole school transition morning. I look forward to
meeting parents of our Prep students at the brief information session on Tuesday at 9.15am.
CHRISTMAS HAMPER
Yes it is that time of year again. We are asking families to contribute a non-perishable item to
our Christmas Hampers. It would be good to see lots of Christmas themed and holiday items.
Tickets for the raffle have been sent home. The raffle will be drawn at the final assembly on
Thursday 19th December.
GRADE 6 GRADUATION DINNER
Thank you to all Grade 6 families for their prompt payment of tickets for our graduation dinner.
We are looking forward to celebrating this milestone together on Tuesday 17th December.
2020 PARENT PAYMENT FORMS
These are now overdue. Please take the time to look through this information, fill out your preferred option
and return to school ASAP. Thanks for your assistance with this. Please note book packs are ordered for all
students from our supplier to ensure value for money and consistency with supplies.
The Book Pack collection day will be Wednesday 22nd January from 9.30am – 2pm.
FAMILY ACCOUNTS
Families who are still to pay for 2019 expenses are
asked to settle these accounts by the end of
November to allow the school to plan for 2020.
Accounts have been issued for those families who
have outstanding amounts. Please see Katrina in the
office if you have any queries.
PARENT WORKSHOP
On Orientation Day, our Student Well-Being
Worker Ricky Cawley is hosting a ‘Starting School’
session for parents of incoming Prep students. The
session, to be held at the Tavern from 9.45am –
11.45am, will be run by CentaCare Family Services
and will focus on feelings around the transition to
school, common concerns parents have about their
child starting school and practical ideas for how to
make the transition easier.
Following the session, parents are encouraged to
attend the 2020 Prep Information session at the
school from 12.00 – 12.20pm, followed by a BBQ
lunch.
TERM DATES 2020
Term 1: 22nd Book Pack pick up day
28th January (Teachers resume)
29th January (Students) to 27th
March
Term 2: 14th April (Tuesday) to 26th June
Term 3: 13th July to 18th September
Term 4: 5th October to 18h December
SCHOOL COLOUR FUN RUN
Prizes have been ordered for students who are eligible.
Thank you to all our wonderful families and fantastic community for their support, we are looking forward to
seeing what our final fundraising total is.
Thank you also to Bendigo Hire who donated the toilet for our Colour Fun Run and contributed to making the
day so successful.
STUDENT BANKING
Our school banking day is Tuesday. Interested students can apply online, at any Commonwealth Bank branch,
over the phone, or via a paper-based application available from the office.
SCHOOL APP
The majority of our families have now signed up for our school app and are finding it is a
great way of staying in touch with easy access to newsletters, receiving calendar updates
direct to your phone and entering absence notes. It is also the way we send our alerts and
reminders.
To download the app just visit the App Store for iPhones or Google Play for Android’s.
Search for Updat-ed and from the menu select our school. We’ll receive your registration
request and will need to approve you before your app is up and running.
FRUIT DUTY
Fruit will be provided during lunch and afternoon recess each Friday. Thanks to our volunteers for preparing
the fruit.
Friday 6th December – Jodie Black & Tara Coffin
Friday 13th December – Angela Jago & Tanya Czuczman
BREAKFAST CLUB
Breakfast Club is run on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. All students are welcome to come along and
share breakfast with some of their school mates from 8.30-8.50am.
Our Student Well Being Worker Ricky Cawley runs this most beneficial program.
Tuesday 10th December – Liz H
Thursday 12th December - Hannelie
MICHAEL GROSS PARENTING RESOURCES
Our school is a member of Parenting Ideas. Visit www.parentingideas.com.au
This week’s attached article is “Develop a resilience mindset”
Corrina Hartland
Principal
FORMS TO BE RETURNED OR ORGANISED AT SCHOOL
CHOIR BENDIGO CAROLS INTENTION FORM – Form to be returned ASAP.
2020 PARENT PAYMENT FORMS – Forms to be returned ASAP.
MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING
Axedale Primary School is a keen supporter of Zoos Victoria mobile phone recycling complain.
They're calling you aims to raise awareness of the threats gorillas face from mining while raising money to
support primate conservation and divert phones from landfill.
All smart phones, mobile phones, tablets and accessories such as chargers in ANY condition are accepted.
To protect data, it is recommended to conduct a factory reset before donating your phone.
Let's support endangered species programs and donate any phones that are hanging around your house.....they
are full of heavy metals that can be recycled!! The phone collection tub is located across from the school office
on the sports memorabilia display area.
Thanks
Lydia Fehring, Environmental Science Teacher
PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS & FRIENDS As is customary, there will be a BBQ lunch on Orientation Day – December 10th. From 12.30pm
students will be able to have a sausage in bread. Families may wish to send other food on the day.
Parents of 2020 Prep students are encouraged to come along and meet with staff and parents in
attendance. PVF is looking of a couple of volunteers to help with cooking the BBQ. Help is required
from approx. 11.30 – 1.00pm.
Christmas Raffle – we will again be conducting a Christmas Raffle – to be drawn at the end of year
concert on Wednesday 18th December. Families are asked to donate an item to go towards a number
of hampers that will be made up. Raffle tickets for hampers have been sent home with the newsletter
today. Tickets and Hamper items are required by Friday December 13th.
ATHLETE’S FOOT SCHOOL REWARD PROGRAM
Please support this fundraising program. For every pair of shoes
purchased from the Bendigo Store $5 is donated back to the school.
This applies to the whole family across the full range of shoes.
COMMUNITY