Harcourt Valley Primary School

Newsletter Friday 30th October 2020

Diary Dates Note: below details may change

November Monday 2nd Curriculum Day- Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 3rd Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

Thursday 5th Assembly – Grade 1 No families onsite

Thursday 5th CSC virtual transition information session 7.30pm

Monday 9th BookFair – details to be advised No families onsite

Thursday 12th Assembly – Grade Prep No families onsite

Friday 13th 2021 Prep transition 9.30am to 10.30am or 12pm to 1pm

Wednesday 18th 2021 Prep transition 9.30am to 10.30am or 12pm to 1pm

Thursday 19th School Photos

Thursday 19th Assembly – Grade 3 No families onsite

Friday 13th

New CSEF applications need to be submitted to school office – see more information in newsletter.

Wednesday 25th 2021 Prep parent information night via Webex

Thursday 26th Assembly – Grade 5 No families onsite

December Thursday 3rd Assembly - ? No families onsite

Tuesday 8th Statewide Transition Day

Wednesday 9th School Council Meeting 7pm via Webex

Thursday 10th Assembly – Grade 6

Monday 14th Grade 6 Graduation

Friday 18th Last Day of Term 4

School Tour

We are unable to have on-site school tours this year, click on link for a virtual tour. https://www.hvps.vic.edu.au/articles/65

School Banking each Tuesday morning 9am

HVPS Art Gallery

https://sites.google.com/education.vic.gov.au/harcourt-valley-p-s/home

SCHOOL FEES Family statements for outstanding school essential items and netbooks will be emailed soon,

please check your inbox. If you have difficulty paying please contact the school office.

Student Absences - How to notify the school if your child is absent: School website: http://hvps.vic.edu.au

Click on forms and notices, fill in absent form and this will be emailed to the school. Email: harcourt.valley.ps@education.vic.gvo.au

Phone the school from 8.30am: 5474 2266

2021 Enrolments: If you know of a kinder family or new family moving to the area and are planning on enrolling their child (ren) at HVPS please ask them to contact the school office for an enrolment pack.

Principal’s Report TERM 4 CURRICULUM OVERVIEWS Term 4 class curriculum overviews have been sent home today providing a brief description of what learning areas will be taught this term. If you require further clarification please contact your child’s teacher.

2020 PARENT OPINION SURVEY We value your opinion and would appreciate your feedback via the 2020 Parent Opinion Survey (POS). An email was sent home earlier this week containing instructions on how to access the survey.

Curriculum Day- Monday 2nd November A reminder to families that next Monday is a School Council approved student free day and Tuesday 3rd November is the Melbourne Cup public holiday. Students are not expected at school next Monday and Tuesday.

FOOD ALLERGIES It has been brought to my attention that students have been sharing food at school during eating times. This is a timely reminder for families and students to be reminded that we have a number of students at school that have severe food allergies. Today, I have personally spoken to all students regarding the importance of not sharing food. I ask that you speak to your child and reinforce the importance of not sharing food at school. Thank you for your support relating to this important matter.

Castlemaine Secondary College Virtual Transition Information Session A virtual parent information session for Grade 6 students attending Castlemaine Secondary College in 2021 will be held next Thursday 5th November commencing at 7:30 p.m. Please see details below or visit the Castlemaine Secondary Colleges website for further information.

Castlemaine Secondary College Online Information Session

We look forward to welcoming a new group of Year 7 students to CSC in 2021. Although Covid-19 restrictions prevent us from holding a parent information session at school, we warmly invite all parents and carers of 2021 Year 7

students to join us for an online information session between 7:30pm and 8:30pm on Thursday 5 November. Please use the following link to access this online information session:

https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=md056b05941b42b5923ba9f9d10de523b

Please note, you will be asked to enter your name and a valid email address to access this Webex meeting; however, no further log on information will be required.

Today we celebrated World Teachers day. This year along with Teachers Day, our school also celebrated our amazing Education Support Staff and our Principal for all their wonderful work in making Harcourt Valley Primary an amazing welcoming school for our children to grow and learn.

Drink Bottles

Please remember to remind your children to bring a drink bottle to school every day as bubble taps cannot be used. Bottles can be refilled at the taps. Have a great weekend!

Andrew Blake

Music ARGHH!!!!! This week we had some monsters dancing at school but they weren’t really scary! It was great to see so many students turn up for a flash mob dance on Tuesday at lunch to perform “THE MONSTER MASH”. Click on the link to see the fun they had.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_yhKZ2KWcTWG2zM_swtJVyqpTNcm5pZh/view?usp=sharing

Students of the Week

Grade Prep/1

Zoe - for taking a risk with her writing when she was writing about the boy platypus.

Grade 1/2

Ada – for showing determination when completing her assessment this week.

Athena – for showing determination when completing her assessment this week and working really hard to complete

her personal goal.

Grade 2/3

Reagan – for her thoughtful and beautifully written letter to Santa.

Jorja - for her thoughtful and beautifully written letter to Santa.

Zhara – for taking responsibility for keeping the 2/3 classroom clean and staying behind to clean it up at lunchtime.

From Soren and Hamish

Grade 4/5

Kyle – for working hard to automatically recall multiplication facts.

Phoebe – for working well to complete long division equations.

Grade 5/6

Fraser – for showing leadership by ignoring distractions around you.

Tobias – for demonstrating our school value of “Integrity”.

Angus – for always treating your teachers and peers with respect.

Abi – for working really hard to create you picture book.

Elli – for always demonstrating that you are ready to learn.

Art

Soren for persisting with his drawing to create a masterpiece.

Grade Prep/1

Soren – for blending together 3 sounds to identify a word.

Raf – for identifying the sentence and using his letter/sound knowledge to write a sentence.

Harry – for a huge progress over the year with his reading and comprehension.

Grade 1/2

Asta – for her excellent attitude to all learning tasks. Asta contributes great ideas and is a kind friend to others.

Well Done!

Merryn – for having such a great attitude to school and learning. Merryn always gives 100% in all she does.

Grade 2/3

Maddison – for working hard to complete her mental maths and division problems.

Callum – for all his thoughtful and beautifully written words in his Santa letter.

Grade 4/5

Taryn – for being honest and owning up to her actions.

Shelby – for approaching all assessment tasks with confidence and achieving results she deserves.

Grade 5/6

Ellie – Consistently showing respect to her fellow classmates and teachers by actively listening to others in all areas of

the classroom.

Sienna – Consistently demonstrating focus and attention when working in the classroom.

Jack – Making tremendous efforts to develop his reading. This includes reading more consistently at home, remaining

focused and resilient during self reading time. Fabulous effort in your reading progress Jack!

Principal Award

Angus Mc – for being a terrific role model and consistently upholding our school values.

French

Chevelle – Thanks for your excellent listening in French.

Merryn – for always having a “ready to learn” attitude in French.

Edwin – for approaching learning French with a positive attitude.

Mackenzie – for making an effort to participate and complete tasks.

Ellie – for always attempting activities even when they are difficult.

School Bank Account Details: Account Name:

Harcourt Valley Primary School BSB: 063 509

Account Number: 1004 2656 Reference: eg: Surname/(Fees or Uniform)

School Uniform Families that are in need of new or 2nd hand uniform

please email or ring the school office to order. Size: Price: Short Sleeve Polo in school colours 6-16 $31/Adult $35 Long Sleeve Polo in school colours 6-16 $32/Adult $36 Long Sleeve Jumper in school colours 6-16 $39/Adult $44 Cargo Shorts – dark navy 4-16 $17/Adult $22 Cargo Pants – dark navy 4-16 $21/Adult $25 Skorts – dark navy 4-16 $16 Fleecy Track Pants – dark navy 4-16 $17/Adult $22 Blue/white check Dress 4-16 $17 Winter Pinafore 6-10 $51 Yellow Skivvy 4-16 $10 Surf Hats S, M & L $10 Polar Fleece Beanie One Size $4.50 Sunglasses – Silver (Cancer Council) $16.95 Sunglasses – Blue (Cancer Council) $19.95

Payment is required prior to sending home uniforms with students.

Community News Harcourt News: The Core

For the latest news around Harcourt Click on the following link:

https://harcourt. vic.au/news