Issue 39 Thursday 8 December, 2016

Awards Assembly: Monday 12 December

Please note, our Awards Assembly will be held on Monday 12 December at 2.30pm in

the Hall.

Staff vs Students’ Netball match: Tuesday 13 December @ 12.30pm

All parents and friends are invited to attend our annual Staff vs Students’ netball

match on Tuesday 13 December at 12.30pm. The Staff team has been in training all year under

to tutelage of Mrs Dora Handby and are keen to make amends for their poor showing last year.

We look forward to seeing you all there to cheer the staff on (they need all the help they can

get!!)

Final 2016 Assembly

Our final assembly will be held on Friday, 20 December from 1pm – 1.25pm where we say fare-

well to our Year 6 students.

On the last day of term the students are dismissed from their respective classrooms.

2016 Final Day Dismissal Time

Classes for all students will conclude at 1.30pm on TUESDAY 20 December. Students must be col-

lected by parents and guardians by 1.45pm. Please note that staff will be on Yard Duty until

1.45pm. The Oshclub out of School Hours Care Program will commence from 1.30pm on this

day.

TERM 1 STAFF COMMENCEMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND DATES

Please note the following dates in Term 1, 2017.

Monday 30 January: Staff return to work (officially) for one day of professional learning.

Tuesday 31 January: All students from Foundation –Year 6 commence school at 9.00am on this

day.

Foundation Students in 2017

Foundation students start at 9.00am and finish at 1pm on Tuesday 31, Thursday 2 and Friday 3

February (Foundation students do not attend school on Wednesday 1 February)

From Week 2, the following arrangements are in place for all 2017 Foundation students.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in Term 1- Foundation children begin school at

9:00am and finish at 3:30pm.

Foundation students do not attend school on Wednesdays in Term 1 except for their rostered as-

sessment. Times to be advised by the Foundation teachers.

Have a good weekend.

Rod McKinlay

Principal

Annual School Payment– 2017 Please forward payment to the school office on or before

Friday 17th

February 2017

Surname Child’s Name 2017 Year Level

Description of Payments Per Child

1st Child 2nd Child 3rd Child Total

Essential Education Items

Essential Education Items

Year 6 Graduation Levy (year 6 only)

$300.00

$35.00

Optional Education Items

Special Religious Instruction $10.00

TOTAL PAYMENT FOR 2017: $

Parkhill Primary School (International Baccalaureate Candidate School)

Parkhill Drive, Ashwood VIC 3147

Phone: 9807 2239 Fax: 9807 0739 Website: www.parkhilllps.vic.gov.au

Voluntary Financial Contributions Please circle your choice Amount

Welfare & Special Learning Needs $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 Other $.............

Fundraising $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 Other $.............

Computer & Resources $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 Other $.............

Grounds Development $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 Other $.............

Building Fund - Tax Deductible $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 Other $.............

Library Fund - Tax Deductible $100.00 $75.00 $50.00 Other $.............

2016 Calendar of Curriculum events

Wednesday 7 to Friday 9

December

Years 3 & 4 Camp

Thursday 8 December 5H Charity Afternoon

Monday 12 December Volunteers Morning Tea 10.30am

& Awards Assembly 2.30pm

Monday 12 December Uniform Shop closes for the year—

4.30pm sharp

Tuesday 13 December Parkhill Transition Day for 2017 classes

Tuesday 13 December Staff VS Students Netball 12.30pm

All welcome

Tuesday 13 December Last day of Flexi schools Lunch orders

Wednesday 14 December Foundation Walk to Electra Park &

Jazzercise

Wednesday 14 December Year 6 Sports day Wesley College

Thursday 15 December Year 5 Mini Day Out

Thursday 15 December Year 6 Graduation Day

Friday 16 December Year 6 Big Day Out

Friday 16 December Last day of Classroom Cuisine Lunch

Orders

Tuesday 20 December Last day of term 1.00pm ASSEMBLY

Term 1 2017 Foundation to year 6 Students Com-

mence at 9.00 on Tuesday 31 January.

Foundation students finish at 1.00pm

2017 Curriculum Days

Monday 30 January, Tuesday 18 April,

Monday 17 July, Monday 6 November

Stu-

dent

of the

Week

Name

FR Abdullah

FT Rafael

1M Class

1B Class

1K Sean

2C Noah

2S Campbell

3H Cormac

3M Isa

4B Will &

Lachlan

4M Jessica &

Nika

5D Titchiang

5H Joseph

6G Zein

6S All year 6

Uniform Shop Opening hours

The last day for uniform purchases this year is on Monday 12 Decem-

ber closing 4.30pm sharp.

The Uniform Shop will open Monday 30 January 2017 from 10.00am to

1.00pm.

Normal hours resume on Thursday 2 February 8.30am.

Birthdays

December

Erin S

Reeve B

Victor S

Bob Z

Benjamin M

Novia M

Noah C

Melika B

Rudraksh B

Rashi B

Nikita R

Oliver H

Sherry Z

Chloe K

Tanisq K

Luke N

Ashley C

Toby R

Liam O

Isabella D

Alexandra D

Joshua A

Theia M

Aidan K

Yousef S

Jacb P

Gabbie L

Shannyn Y

Campbell H

Vivaan M

Indi W

Abigail E

Daniel B

Zane C

Stevan M

Martin K

Jake K

Ayesha K

Stephanie S

PARKHILL PFA NEWSLETTER 8 December 2016

President: Vanessa Cowley Vice President: Donna Edwards

Treasurer: Sumi Sundram Secretary: Wendy Douglas

Committee Members: Katrina Battle, Joanne Dodds, Lisa Jacobson, April Minniece and Anny Murray

Waverley District Netball BBQ – Volunteers Needed!

Our BBQ fundraiser at Waverley Netball on Saturday December 10th

is still in need of volunteers

– specifically in the afternoon. Do you have a couple of spare hours to help sell sausages at the

netball courts just behind Parkhill? If you are available to help out for a couple of hours please

sign up here: http://signup.com/go/zvaNKf

PFA Stall After School Tomorrow

Don’t forget to bring some money with you to school pick up this Friday (tomorrow). The PFA

will be selling AFL footy card packs for only $1 – they usually retail for $3. We will also be sell-

ing Christmas cards that contain Australian native seeds in the cardboard for the recipient to

plant and grow beautiful flowers. These 4 card packs normally sell for $6 however we will be

selling them for $1 each! First in best dressed – EVERYTHING MUST GO! Our Lego Jar will also be

available for more guesses to be made – 50cents a guess!

Online Silent Auction

We have two great prizes to auction off between now and the end of term. Bids can be

emailed to the school office via parents.friends.secretary@gmail.com

Bids will be accepted no later than 4pm Thursday December 15 & payment must be made on

the very next day as the office will be closed for payments after Friday. Highest bid above re-

serve price will win the auction and they can then make payment for and collect their prize

from the office the following week.

Waverley Yoga Studios 10 class pass (expires March 2017) and a yoga mat. Valued at $225.

Reserve price of $100.

1 Bubble Soccer birthday party for up to 8 children. Valued at $400. Reserve of $150.

A Tupperware Junior Wok. Valued at over $150. Reserve of $70.

Happy bidding everyone!

Fun, Food and Carols – so many people to thank!

Thank you to everyone for coming along and being a part of Fun, Food and Carols last week.

We felt that the event was a success and we especially LOVED sitting in air-conditioned comfort

in the hall for the carols! In particular we want to thank Anny Murray for coordinating all of

the stall holders on the night and Janine Brewster for running the cake stall. Thank you to the

Australian Youth Band and Parkhill Student Choir (including Rosie Pryor, Carli Gough and Su-

zanne Carmody) for performing on the night. Thank you to our many volunteers who manned

stalls, cooked sausages, sold icecreams, helped with setup and pack down and much, much

more! A list of our amazing volunteers is included below:

Katrina Battle, Janine Brewster, Emily Carroll, Gerald Carroll, Kim Compagnino, Vanessa Cowley,

Anna Cregan, Kerry Darcy, Helen Dimopoulos, Fran Ditton, Joanne Dodds, Wendy Douglas, Don-

na Edwards, Kate Houghton, Chris Houghton, Fay Hudson, Lisa Jacobson, Sophie Kost, Katie

Macleish, Kerrie McAliece, April Minniece, Gabriele Moffitt, Anny Murray, Judd Murray, Jon Noy,

Michelle Pariat, Philippa Papageorgiou, Jane Pingo, Karen Roach, Bernard Roach, Sumi Sundram,

Jodie Thatcher, Erica Wells, Megan Whitford, James Wong.

Calendar

Friday December 9th PFA Stall

Saturday December 10th Waverley District Netball BBQ

Friday December 16th Silent Auction Closes at 4pm

The Year Four students are learning about Charities for their Inquiry Unit.

Toy Jumble Sale on Tuesday 13 December from 3:15-3:45pm. Toys can be purchased

for a gold coin donation, and all funds raised will go to the RSPCA.

If you have any old toys lying around that could be donated to our cause, please drop them

off to the Year Four classrooms. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Interview with a Teacher: Victoria Bruges-Cannon

1.When did you know you wanted to become a teacher? I started training as a Further and

Adult educator as I wanted to teach art in Higher Education. However, starting my family

changed my focus. I realised I really wanted to foster curiosity and a passion for learning for

children at a Primary age.

2. What year did you start at Parkhill? -2008

3. What do you like about Inquiry learning? I like the fact that can also develop problem-

solving abilities and develop skills for lifelong learning.

4. What subject do you like teaching the most? That's tricky as a generalist Primary school

Teacher I enjoy teaching across the curriculum and helping students make connections. I don't

see the subjects as discrete. I enjoy ICT and English the most.

5. What are you interests outside of teaching? My family, art and design and architecture.

Year 3 Woodworking Incursion Thursday December 1st 2016

Anyone peeking through the widow of the library last Thursday would have been mistaken for

thinking that Mr. McKinlay had put the Year 3 students to work on the new classrooms for the

master plan.

Not quite correct! The project they were engaged in was the creation of a ‘sustainable house’.

Through this experience the Year 3 students did discover that they were fantastic builders.

They learnt the skills of accurate measurement, sanding and hammering under the wonderful

guidance of Jonathan from ‘Learning by Doing’. The project enabled the students to learn

about sustainability and construction in a very practical way. The incursion was a great success

drawing together learning from our Term 4 Inquiry units: How the World Works –Structures and

Sharing the Planet- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

Anjali and Dylan 3M

Olivia, Ronia and Ollie 3M

Specialist Subjects Awards

So many talented students, so difficult to make a decision for just one award!

It is always very difficult to decide on the Specialist Awards, as we have so many wor-

thy candidates and the short list is often quite long! This year, the Specialists have

decided to give individual awards to those students who have achieved excellence in

attitude, effort, behavior and academic performance, giving recognition to all those who excel

in one or more subject areas. These new certificates will be sent home with the student’s re-

port.

Congratulations to those hard working students!

Mrs. Bateman

Specialist Team Leader