Wednesday Aug 31, 2016 From Sue Father’s Day Over the next couple of days we will be recognising our dads and special men in our community: the Father’s Day Stall has been organised by Justine Tuffley, some lovely items will be on sale throughout the day tomorrow; the stall will set up in the school library. All classes will be timetabled to visit the stall. Children are requested to bring a named plastic bag to take presents home Beaut Blokes Day is happening on Friday morning of this week where dads and special men who have children in Grades F to 2 are warmly invited to visit classrooms and specialist areas and view the classroom program, assist with the learning and have some fun between 9 and 9.50am. Our dads and special blokes are warmly invited to a morning tea in the courtyard following the visit the Battle of the Boots is scheduled for Saturday 3/9 at 1.30pm at the Boss James Reserve in Bluff Road. This is an annual community event where the dads from Hampton Primary and St Mary’s play in a footy match that some have been training and preparing for very seriously indeed. One of our dads has been training so hard that he is now on crutches and will have to wait until next year to play! I wish all players the best of luck and hope there are no further injuries as a result of the game. Our Year 3 choir will be leading the singing of the national anthem to commence proceedings Father’s Day on Sunday is a time when all children can show their appreciation for dads and special men. Casino Royale Thank you to everyone who was part of Hampton Primary’s Casino Royale event! The Sandringham Football Club proved to be an excellent venue. We had 172 come along dressed resplendently to try their hand using funny money, catch up with friends, have some fun and support our school. There was much laughter and lots of storytelling throughout the night as community members tried their best to secure a bargain with the silent and loud auction items, some of which were very enticing. The event was coordinated by an enthusiastic team of parents who worked tirelessly to ensure everything went smoothly and the outcome was fruitful. My sincere thanks go to Sarah Rowley, Mary Cole, Jo Kwok, Caz Stremski, Alex Kelsey and Will Mc Gowan who were the driving and very resourceful force behind the event. The generosity of spirit evident in this team in relation to time and organisation paid dividends. The profit generated is very close to $20,000 which is an outstanding result. All of this money will be going towards the refurbishment of the school toilets.
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Wednesday Aug 31, 2016
From Sue Father’s Day Over the next couple of days we will be recognising our dads and special men in our community: the Father’s Day Stall has been organised by Justine Tuffley, some lovely items will be on sale
throughout the day tomorrow; the stall will set up in the school library. All classes will be timetabled to visit the stall. Children are requested to bring a named plastic bag to take presents home
Beaut Blokes Day is happening on Friday morning of this week where dads and special men who have children in Grades F to 2 are warmly invited to visit classrooms and specialist areas and view the classroom program, assist with the learning and have some fun between 9 and 9.50am. Our dads and special blokes are warmly invited to a morning tea in the courtyard following the visit
the Battle of the Boots is scheduled for Saturday 3/9 at 1.30pm at the Boss James Reserve in Bluff Road. This is an annual community event where the dads from Hampton Primary and St Mary’s play in a footy match that some have been training and preparing for very seriously indeed. One of our dads has been training so hard that he is now on crutches and will have to wait until next year to play! I wish all players the best of luck and hope there are no further injuries as a result of the game. Our Year 3 choir will be leading the singing of the national anthem to commence proceedings
Father’s Day on Sunday is a time when all children can show their appreciation for dads and special men.
Casino Royale Thank you to everyone who was part of Hampton Primary’s Casino Royale event! The Sandringham Football Club proved to be an excellent venue. We had 172 come along dressed resplendently to try their hand using funny money, catch up with friends, have some fun and support our school. There was much laughter and lots of storytelling throughout the night as community members tried their best to secure a bargain with the silent and loud auction items, some of which were very enticing. The event was coordinated by an enthusiastic team of parents who worked tirelessly to ensure everything went smoothly and the outcome was fruitful. My sincere thanks go to Sarah Rowley, Mary Cole, Jo Kwok, Caz Stremski, Alex Kelsey and Will Mc Gowan who were the driving and very resourceful force behind the event. The generosity of spirit evident in this team in relation to time and organisation paid dividends. The profit generated is very close to $20,000 which is an outstanding result. All of this money will be going towards the refurbishment of the school toilets.
I acknowledge the very generous support provided by our major sponsors: Marshall White Brighton Rowley Estate (Steve Rowley) Watershed (Adam Rowley) Heartfelt appreciation goes to those who donated items for the loud auction: Bart & Caroline Stremski
Freedman, Langhorne & James Travel Associates
ACE Car Parking Victoria Golf Club Fazio’s St Kilda Football Club Brighton Jaguar & Land Rover kindly donated the Leader Board Prize (Congrats to our overall winner for the night) Robin Parker and Andre O’Brien, were impressive and highly effective auctioneers from Marshall White Brighton who certainly generated much interest and hilarity in conducting the live auction. Sandra Yeowart, from Cartridge World donated a printer for the Silent Auction and our raffle prize for the business card draw, but also volunteered her time on the night to print out selfies, thank you Sandra! Sincere thanks go to all who donated to the Silent Auction and spot prizes: Georgie Kelsey – Arbonne Consultant, Alex Kelsey - Wealth Mentoring, Amanda Parsons, Michele Mansfield – Equity Vision, Career Management Services, Making Eyes Hampton, Inflatable World, Sandringham Yacht Club, AMF Bowling Moorabbin, Run Stop Shop, Hampton Art Supplies, Melbourne’s Leading Nanny Agency, Palace Dendy Brighton, Re-Creation Health Club East Brighton, Officeworks Highett, Coles, F45 Training – Brighton, Sarah Churcher Photography, Sandringham Golf Academy, My Little Tribe, Café Florentine, Sandringham Football Club, Contagious Enthusiasm, Hey Dee Ho Music Brighton, Alanna’s Theatre and Dance Studio ATADS, Jazzercise Hampton, Hampton RSL Sub Branch – Anglers Club, Hampton Community Centre, Andrew Cook and Associates, Luscious Affairs, MSHF Training (Marc Stafford), Jump Central, Chilli Bird, Beautiful Delicious and the Lobster Cave Restaurant. The team from Royal Casino Events, led by Joe, and the helpful staff at Sandy by the Bay enabled this event to progress smoothly and with everyone present enjoying the ambience, the opportunity to have a flutter and catch up with friends. I am most grateful to the community members who attended this event and supported our school. I encourage our community to support the sponsors for this event. They have provided outstanding support for our school, so let’s support them!
FAZIO’S
Grounds Development During the Term 3 holiday period we plan to have the stage area in the quadrangle removed as the timber is becoming worn and will be replaced with concrete. This will be a far more practical surface and much easier to clean and maintain. Early in Term 4, the Buildings and Grounds team will be reviewing plans for further greening of the garden areas around the school. We want to ensure that shade is a big factor for future plantings – particularly around the oval. Plans for a sensory garden at the front of school are being developed at the moment. We are also contemplating the development of another sand pit area as this is a very popular activity for younger children. School Readiness Hearing Screening There will be school reading hearing screening program conducted in the BER building at our school this Saturday from 8.45am until 4pm. This is a free program and is being organised with support from Hampton Rotary, Bayside Council, Melbourne University and Hurlingham Preschool. See the flyer later in the newsletter for more details. Assembly Performances Thanks go to 5/6C, Eucalypts who led the singing of the National Anthem at assembly yesterday. Our musical item featured Allister Jones from 5/6F, Red Tingle playing “Jelly Bean Rag” on keyboard; this performance would have assisted Allister with his preparation for the AMEB examination.
Academic Excellence Congratulations go to the following students who received an academic excellence award at assembly yesterday: Mietta King from 2D, Manna Gums for making excellent progress in reading and writing
where her opinions are expressed clearly, arguments are described convincingly and at times persuasively
Lachie Nolan from 2D, Manna Gums for showing an enthusiastic approach to all number activities demonstrating a capacity to think quickly in mathematical situations.
Sporting Excellence Congratulations go to Dylan Unkles from 3B, Ironbarks who won a gold medal at the 2016 Australian Taekwondo Championships on the weekend. He competed in the 9 year old Black Belt category and won the gold medal fight 12-1. He has been training hard and was really excited with the result. This is an impressive achievement for Dylan!
Connor Olivier from 5/6E, Wollemi competed at the state championships in lifesaving on Sunday. He finished with 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal; in doing so he broke two state records! Congratulations Connor on your outstanding achievement! In addition, Savannah James from 2B, Peppermint Gums and Kate Morrison from 3D, Silver Mallee competed in the championships, both earning a bronze medal. Congratulations to Savannah and Kate!
Art News Last Friday, some of the Foundation students were very fortunate to have a surprise session with author, illustrator and artist, Alison Binks. Alison has just published her first children's book
called Caspar and the Night Sea. The students listened intently to Alison tell the story, then talked about how she had made her pictures. Alison very kindly stayed for the messy part where the students used blue, white, green and purple acrylic to paint the sea and sky at night. Next week the students plan to add themselves sailing in a tiny boat on their way to see the whales!
Sue Knight Principal
Aerodance Open Registration Day for New Members
If you would like to be a part of a Fun Aerobic Family at a Highly Successful Club in Melbourne then come to our Open Registration Day. Come in and see our athletes training and sign up to be a part of our Audition Process!! Date and Time: Saturday September 3rd, 2016 Anytime between 9am - 2pm Venue Cheltenham Studio 352 Charman Road, Cheltenham Registration Contact Tracey 0414677147 [email protected]
