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Community-Inclusion–Curiosity- Integrity

Newsletter Friday Oct 13th 2017

Chewton Primary School (03) 5472-2557 chewton.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

1 Hunter St. Chewton, 3451 Julie Holden: 0417 366 907

www.chewtonps.vic.edu.au

Hello all,

The excitement on Monday morning mirrored the first day of the year.

Children were all struggling to find where to put their school bags and the

location of their classroom lockers. The extra space that Daydd created

with this design is amazing. We are just waiting for the pin boards, a bit

more painting, a drinking water bubbler for outdoors and some more bean

bags and we are all done.

By the time this newsletter is sent we will have completed the grass debate.

The researching and quoting on this major project has been a very long and

drawn out process. I have contacted over 5 different contractors for the

installation of natural turf. Some just are not interested in quoting, others

have varied opinions of what needs doing. I have also contacted landfill

companies, earthmovers, turf supplies and irrigators. On the artificial side

I have had 4 quotes showing slightly different products with a range of

warranties and maintenance requirements. Next week grounds and buildings

will make a recommendation to take to school council in week 3. If that

recommendation is accepted then works for the agreed product should be

completed by the start of the new year. Whichever way we go there will be

the existing turf to dispose of. If you have any suggestions for its use then

please let me know. It is very much free to anyone who wants it. One

company told me that it can be used to seal dams. I have not evidence that

this is true.

Hopefully you all received you bushfire info and you understand what is

happening. NEXT THURSDAY YOU WILL RECEIVE A REHERSAL TEXT

FROM THE SCHOOL PHONE. The text will read. This is a test SMS

from the school. Please respond with yes once it is received. If I don’t

get a response from each family by 3:30 I will make follow up phone

calls. I apologise for the inconvenience however this is a high chance that

we will be relocating at one point before the end of the year and we need to

have ruled out as many errors as possible before then. Julie

Calendar

TERM 4: Walk to School Month

Oct:

Tues 17th: Planning meeting for

Farmers Market BBQ 9:00.

Finance at 11:00

Thurs 19th Oct: Grounds and

Buildings 8:30

Thursday 26th: School Council

6:30

Tues 31st: Walk Ride to School

Day

Nov:

Frid 3rd: Kick ball p-2

5-6 food waste film.

Sun 5th: Farmers Market. Helpers

will be required

MELBOURNE CUP: NO SCHOOL

Friday 10th Nov:

Dental Van here ( note to go home)

Student Leaders Artist Market from

5:00 ( I think)

Wed 15th Nov: Some students T20

cricket

Dec

Mon 4th Curriculum Day No

Students

Frid 8th: Reports to go home

11-13th: Parent Teacher Interviews

Tues 19th: P-2 cycle at botanical

gardens

Wed 20th : 3-6 cycle Maldon train

line

Thur 21st: Swimming Family Picnic.

Awards. Whole School Sleep Over

Frid 22nd: Last day 12:00pm

dismissal

My personal best:

This term we have a focus on curiosity as one of our new school values: Curiosity

- Questioning ideas, beliefs

- Challenging old thoughts

- Wondering why/how?

- Developing new interests

P-1: Sunny- For his interest and questions during seed planting

1-2-3: Olivia Muscat – Questioning and finding out how number patterns are represented in real life

3-4: Jet- For questioning what she knows about Africa and for brainstorming lots of further

questions to investigate in our Inquiry unit this term.

4-5-6: Emma-Lee- Questioning and developing an interest in cultural differences in Africa

Thanks to:

Dan. N: For the many hours he spent cutting out all of the fish for the Friends of Lolotoe

Garage Sale for our schools art contribution. (Read below)

The keen gardeners: who have been helping out in the veggie patch. Your efforts have not

gone unnoticed, and the many families who have offered to set up a stall at the market with

the children on Saturday

Bronwyn and Affrica: For filling our new bean bags and vacuuming up the mess as well

Rob: For all the extra hours needed to help manage cleaning, furniture moving and the many

other tasks required during the holiday building works

AND WHO COULD FORGET DAYDD: Daydd was here most days during the holiday break

ensuring the work was done just the way he had planned.

URGENT

Breakfast Club: Please sign up for this term. Roster in the staff room.

Camps:

GRADE 2: Oct 26th-27th:

Sommers: 24th Oct- 1st Nov

School Council Report: September

Updated Policy:

Students with Disabilities and Special Needs

New Policy:

Allergy Management:

Child Safe:

There have been some changes to all the Child Safe Policies. You need to click on Child Safe on

the website for these policies to be viewed.

Bushfire Policy, Evacuation, Closure and Relocation:

These are new or revised policies. You have all received a printed copy of these with

confidential phone numbers removed. They are also available on the school website

Friends of the Arts at Chewton (FoARTs) by Affrica

On behalf of parents at Chewton Primary we would like to extend a big Congratulations and Thanks to our

fantastic Art and Music teachers Kate, Nicole, Hilary and Drew for the wonderful Art Exhibition and the

fabulous African drumming workshop "after party" last term. And extend these thanks to all Chewton Staff,

who made it happen so smoothly managing the behind the scenes coordination of the big day. Much has

been said (rave reviews in the Chewton Chat!) and we hope it might even become a regular feature of the

Chewton School calendar??! What an amazing term for the Chewton Arts program.

Meanwhile...

A group of parents meet regularly to catch up with what is happening in the Arts program at Chewton and

plot ways to help out and support.

We all know the great work and dedication the teachers at Chewton give to all their programs. An active and

integrated Arts program has so many benefits for our kids and school community (I'm sure there's science on

that somewhere!) - But active Arts programs with exhibitions, performances, shows etc can often do well

with extra hands on help, so that is what this group is about.

All welcome, even just to drop in if you are curious or can’t make it regularly. Upcoming Arts events covered

at the meetings and calls for volunteers are always communicated to the whole school community via the

newsletter too.

Next Meeting Monday 16th 3pm, in the small office next to the Art room.

Art on Wednesdays

All classes have art on a Wednesday. Kate does make sure that children were art smocks

however this does not stop children from using their shirts to wipe their hands. I suggest that

Wednesday could be a day you send your child in one of their older school shirts. The paint is

supposed to wash out of clothes but the yellow shirts are not very forgiving.

NOTICES TO BE RETURNED PLEASE:

Boomerang Medical, clothing and dietary forms: Grade 2

Tabloid Sports: Grade p-2

Just Eat It: Grade 5-6

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Walk to School Month 2017 Hello everybody,

It’s Erlin, Zeke and Kirsty here from the Welfare team and we have a special announcement.

During the month of October our school will be celebrating “Walk to School Month”. To

celebrate Walk to School Month we will be encouraging all students to walk or ride to and from

school as much as they can. We hope everybody will participate at least a little bit. All of the

classes will be having a competition where the class who walks the most in a week will receive

a prize inside a golden gumboot. At the end of the month we will be hosting a special day to

celebrate our success. We will be having a decorate your shoes or bike day.

From the Welfare team.

Start: Monday the 9th of October

End: Friday the 3rd of November

Celebration Day: Tuesday the 31st of October

Castlemaine Community House

Invites you to

‘Work Ready Women’

A chance to have a cuppa and a chat

about returning to work, up skilling, local education,

juggling careers and parenting

When: Monday 16/10/2017

9:00-10:30am Where: Castlemaine South Primary

multipurpose room

Session is run in a casual environment,

with a local mum as the facilitator

Enquiries or questions,

Please contact Lauren 0405 796 139

Our leadership team developed this evaluation of footy day

Positive Negative Interesting

Everyone got a go Older kids were not very interested

We can have it every second year

The leaders were fair Not enough good footballs

We need more good footballs

It was positive Not enough bread rolls for everyone’s lunch order.

We need to make it more interesting.

We had positive feedback

Next time we could do a different sport at other times that is not footy or soccer

It was well organized

We could have a game of football

for the older kids

It was good having kids from the secondary collage come.

Lots of kids dressed up

If you haven’t had a chance to pop in and see the works that were completed in the holidays,

please do so. This painting design is a combination of many of the children’s ideas. A small

working party of grade 2-6 looked at all of the drawings and selected the elements they liked.

Little Scientists STEM Conference at Abbotsford Convent 26th September

2017

By Tav

During the first week of the holidays I attended a teachers’ conference with

mum about STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics),

STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics),

STREAM (science, technology, research/reading, engineering, arts,

mathematics)

I was happy that mum was able to learn about how the digital age has

impacted on teaching and learning and how technology is a part of this change

in curriculum since her childhood.

During the second part of the day, we were able to attend workshops and had

fun exploring with STEM experiences.

There were 4 workshops with 6 subjects: Water, Air, Engineering, Optics,

Mathematics and Human Body.

Mum and I attended the ‘Taster 2 Workshop’ which combined the subjects:

Engineering, Mathematics and The Human Body.

I was asked to make a cubic bubble because I learnt how to

make one in maker hour.

Mum and I engineered a mannequin and problem solved how it

would stand amongst other numerous things.

Others created mandalas on a big scale using chalk and string.

Prep Transition Dates for 2017-2018 start:

Tuesday 21st Nov: 9:00-10:30

Tuesday 28th Nov: 2:00-3:30

Tuesday 5th Dec: 9:00-11:30

Tuesday 12th Dec: 1:00-3:30

(Bring a teddy and lunch for our final day)

Preps do not attend school on Wed for all of Feb

Planning a holiday next year? Pleases consider our school term

dates to avoid major learning disruptions. 2018

Term 1: 31st Jan to 29th March

Term 2: 16th April to 29th June

Term 3: 16th July to 21st Sep

Term 4: 8th Oct to 21st Dec

Head lice

We will do a whole school check in week 3 Sporting Schools Term 4

Patsy has done and amazing job of coordinating this program. As yet we do not know our

coaches for next term so do not have a starting date.