Term 2 Thursday 24th May 2018 Flowerdale Primary School 3377 Whittlesea– Yea Rd, Flowerdale, Vic 3717 Ph: 5780 1264 Fax: 5780 2064 Email: [email protected]http://www.flowerdaleps.vic.edu.au May Yvonne June Mrs McDonald Kayla Ruby Jordan Ms Davis Compassion . Bouncing Back . Respect . Personal Best . Teamwork MAY 24th Yr 6 Leadership Day 25th Assembly 26th Boite First Rehearsal 30th WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY 31st Reading at Home workshop #1 JUNE 1st Assembly AUSSIE SPORTS DAY 4-6 7th Reading at Home workshop #2 8th Assembly Gymnastics 12th School Council Meeting 13th F-2 Photo Trail 14th Reading at Home workshop #3 Dear parents and carers, At Flowerdale Primary School we provide an extensive range of activities and opportunities for our students which other schools may not experience. Due to our small size and local community transport, we can provide low cost excursions to sporting, cultural and curriculum based events. We endeavour to keep costs to a minimum and many activities are subsidised by kind donations from community groups and individuals. We are very grateful to the Flowerdale Women’s Group, who have just made a $260 donation to our school to assist with costs for excursions. Earlier this year we also received a donation of $10 per student to pay for all students to participate in the Life Education Program which will take place in September. We have also received donations from individuals and groups who wish to remain anonymous. The wider community are great supporters of our little school and we thank them for their interest in the education of our students. So please, when you receive notices for these events please return the permission forms and money promptly so that we can continue to offer these excursions and events. If you have any difficulty making payments please see me, or Cherie to discuss a payment plan. Mother’s Day Bash When Shelley told me the students were going to run a pamper night for their mums for Mother’s Day, I thought how will this work? Wow, what a fun night we all shared. The students were amazing massagers, hand and foot rubbers and slightly dubious make-up artists. They happily served sandwiches and snacks and kept busy making sure that their mum’s, grandma’s and family friends were well cared for. I would like to thank Shelley for setting up the night with her usual creative style. The multi- purpose room looked just like a beauty salon and sounded like one too with lots of conversation and laughter. We are planning to run a cooking demonstration evening in Term 3, so stay tuned. OUR SCHOOL VALUE FOCUS THIS FORTNIGHT IS COMPASSION ‘Demonstrating concern for others and a desire to help’
Compassion . Bouncing Back . Respect . Personal Best . Teamwork
MAY
24th Yr 6 Leadership Day
25th Assembly
26th Boite First Rehearsal
30th WALK SAFELY TO
SCHOOL DAY
31st Reading at Home
workshop #1
JUNE 1st Assembly
AUSSIE SPORTS
DAY 4-6
7th Reading at Home
workshop #2
8th Assembly
Gymnastics
12th School Council
Meeting
13th F-2 Photo Trail
14th Reading at Home
workshop #3
Dear parents and carers, At Flowerdale Primary School we provide an extensive range of activities and opportunities for our students which other schools may not experience. Due to our small size and local community transport, we can provide low cost excursions to sporting, cultural and curriculum based events. We endeavour to keep costs to a minimum and many activities are subsidised by kind donations from community groups and individuals. We are very grateful to the Flowerdale Women’s Group, who have just made a $260 donation to our school to assist with costs for excursions. Earlier this year we also received a donation of $10 per student to pay for all students to participate in the Life Education Program which will take place in September. We have also received donations from individuals and groups who wish to remain anonymous. The wider community are great supporters of our little school and we thank them for their interest in the education of our students. So please, when you receive notices for these events please return the permission forms and money promptly so that we can continue to offer these excursions and events. If you have any difficulty making payments please see me, or Cherie to discuss a payment plan. Mother’s Day Bash When Shelley told me the students were going to run a pamper
night for their mums for Mother’s Day, I thought how will this work? Wow, what a fun night we all shared. The students were
amazing massagers, hand and foot rubbers and slightly dubious make-up artists. They happily served sandwiches and snacks and
kept busy making sure that their mum’s, grandma’s and family friends were well cared for. I would like to thank Shelley for
setting up the night with her usual creative style. The multi-
purpose room looked just like a beauty salon and sounded like one too with lots of conversation and laughter. We are planning
to run a cooking demonstration evening in Term 3, so stay tuned.
OUR SCHOOL VALUE FOCUS THIS FORTNIGHT IS
COMPASSION ‘Demonstrating concern for others and a desire to help’
Gymnastics– Whole school
Boite reminders– Selected students
Aussie Sports– Years 4-6
Working Bee– Whole school
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT CONT…
Working Bee Saturday June 2, 9:00 – 12:00.
Sausage Sizzle provided! A small working party has been looking for ways
to provide a more manageable vegie garden and
an expansion of our memorial garden space. We also need to replace the worn picnic tables in front
of the F-2 classroom. To get us going we need help with moving existing borders and disassembling
picnic benches; digging out areas to be covered with weed matting and course sand; staining and
painting the small cubby and wishing well;
building the layers in nine wicking beds to be made from cut down plastic tanks. Please come
along for an hour or more and help out, as many hands make light work. You will also learn how to
make a “wicking bed” which you might like to try at home for your own vegies. So please come
along.
-Sandra Horwood
FLOWERDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL’S
DAY
On Monday 18th June we will celebrate what makes us all unique!
Congratulations to Jordan and his family–
Casey, Ryan and Loklan on the arrival of baby Blake!
We are thrilled for you all!
Well done to James Simpson for coming in 1st
in his last race! He had a best lap time of 8:06:485.
Mark Simpson also competed in his third ever
race.
Here’s a photo of James competing.
Coming up on the 26th June @ 7pm
FOUNDATION– GRADE 2
Keira–Rose– All school values Dekota-Lee– Respect
Dekota-Lee– 25 Nights of Reading Amber– 50 Nights of Reading Oscar– 75 Nights of Reading Silas– 100 Nights of Reading
GRADE 3-6
Ethan– Personal Best
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD
Violet Oscar
Week 4 & 5 2018
Hello sleuths, Since Flowerdale PS is studying living and non-living things this term, I thought I’d join in! Last weeks animal was a Camel! But what is it this week? 1. This animal lives in cold Arctic countries such as Canada, Alaska (USA), Greenland,
Norway & Russia 2. This animal is an excellent swimmer. 3. This animals has black skin under its coat which helps it to soak up the sun and keep
warm. 4. This animal is classified as ‘vulnerable’, which is a step before being an endangered
species. 5. This animal loves to eat seals, but can only catch them on the ice as the seals are too fast
in the water. Research in books and the internet and when you think you know the answer write it down AT ASSEMBLY and place it in the Jelly Bean basket. A name will be pulled out to win a prize at assembly!
Best of luck! Signing off!
CLUE: He’s with some flying friends
School Fleecy Vests are
HALF PRICE!
Great for wearing under clothes to keep
students warm.
Please see Cherie in the
office for available sizes.
PAMPER EVENING
NEW STRANGE CREATURE FOUND! The Polarkrest was found by Miss Kattness Spurk in 1993. It
lives in the alpine area of Mount Icicles. Miss Spurk was hiking
by herself when she discovered a new and strange creature. She
decided to name the new creature Polarkrest because it was found
on the crest of the tallest mountain in the Alpine Region.
A Polarkrest is a long skinny animal with pointy ears, a curly red
mane, it also has 6 skinny legs, a unicorn horn, black flapping
wings to fly over mountains and a fluffy tail. The polarkrest is
about 2 meters long, about a length of a regular lion. It eats meat,
plants and snow and drinks cold water from the melted ice.
The Polarkrest was thought to be extinct. Old research said that it
was a mammal that was warm blooded and lived in small family
groups. It was thought that the other Polarkrest were hunting when
Miss Spurk discovered the animal all alone. Scientists believe that
more animals from the family group will be found somewhere else
in the mountains.
Scientists will find more but need more money.
By Violet
Hai Semua, We are half way through the term and the students have been working really well. In PE, Kojo has been visiting and teaching the students basketball skills. Each week they continue to improve and develop their skills. It is really pleasing to see. So far students have learnt how to warm up their bodies and fingers for basketball. They have learnt how to do a lay up and have been working really hard on improving this skill along with dribbling the ball. In Indonesian P-2 have been practicing their numbers up to 20. They are learning to sing “Sepuluh botol hijau”- 10 green bottles in Indonesian. Students have worked well and made a numbers book. Years 3-6 have learnt family member names. They have learnt that “nya” means his or her. They are currently working on a project (Keluarga saya- my family )where they are introducing each member of their family and writing their name. eg, this is Mum, her name is …. Ini Ibu. Namanya Jenny.
Samapai Jumpa,
Bu Cullum
Donations of cat food can be dropped in at the school and Ms Davis will take
them to the Coldstream Animal Aid.
Thank you so very much!
MARKET
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
21
22 23
Maths Olympiad
24
Yr 6 Leadership
Day at Kinglake
25
MARC-Library
26
Boite
Rehearsal
2-4pm
27
28 29
MACC– Art
30
Walk to School
Day
31
Reading at Home
workshop #1
1 JUNE
AUSSIE
SPORTS DAY
FOR 4-6
2
WORKING
BEE
3
4 5 6 7 Next Newsletter
Reading at Home
workshop #2
8
MARC-Library
Gymnastics
9 10
11
Book Club due
12
MACC-Art
SCHOOL
COUNCIL
MEETING
13
Rescheduled
F-2 Photo Trail
Maths Olympiad
2
14
Reading at Home
workshop #3
15
Gymnastics
16 17
MAY/JUNE 2018 Stick on your fridge!
Flowerdale Primary School
How long have you been driving the school bus? About 35 years
What is your favourite colour? Violet
What is your favourite food? Don’t have one
Favourite AFL football team? Hawthorn
If you could have a superpower? Bring about world peace & feed the
world
Who is in your family? My wife, 3 children & 7 grandchildren
Pets? One dog called Peppy
What’s something that most people don’t know about you? I
enjoy growing veggies & my granddaughter just received a special
commendation for saving a mans life as a solo paramedic.
