newsletter 04-09-2014
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The words of this iconic
song resound all around
the school this week as
we head into the final
week of preparation for
the school production of
‘A Royal Spectacle’. All
classes are now putting
the finishing touches to
their dance and song
on the scenery, backdrops
and props. Frankie’s
creative talents are
appreciated by all.
A ‘Production News 2’
note was sent home this
week explaining the
details for Thursday and
Friday of Production
Week.
On with the Show
Thursday Thoughts
L a u n c h i n g P l a c e P r i m a r y S c h o o l
Issue 29
Newsletter Date 4th September 2014
Important Dates:
September
5th
Dad’s & Mate’s
Breakfast
11th & 12th
A Royal Spectacle
School Production
15th - 19th
Camp for selected
Grade 4 & 5 Students
19th
End of Term 3
2.30pm finish
October
6th
Start of Term 4
9.00am Start
Student Absent
Hot Line Number
5964 7783
performances, the main
cast are consolidating
their lines, and our
costumes are all
organised. Miss Nyman
and Mrs Kemp are doing
a great job coordinating
rehearsals, ably assisted
by our dedicated staff. As
you can imagine the
atmosphere at the school
is buzzing with
excitement and we are all
looking forward to seeing
our students perform. A
special thank you this
week to Frankie Harkness
for her outstanding work
Please remember that if you are coming up to
the school, outside normal pick up and drop
off times, you must report to the office.
Reminder from the Office
We are beginning to plan
for 2015, looking at
budgets, staffing etc. If
your child/ren will not be
at Launching Place PS in
2015 can you please send
written notification to the
office as soon as possible,
preferably by the end of
next week. If you know of
someone moving into the
area or yet to enrol for
Prep next year, please
Planning for 2015
encourage them to contact
the office at their earliest
convenience.
Report to the Office
during school times!!!
Parents can be amazing learners,
too!
Are you interested in furthering your
education? Would you like to learn
something close to home that fits in
with your family commitments?
If so, then you will join 110,000
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Local organisations right across the
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There are courses and programs that
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qualification, improve your IT,
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something fun and new.
A mum-of-three from Kaniva in the
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Launching Place Primary School Carter Street Launching Place 3139 Telephone 5964 7783 Fax 5964 6171 Email launching.place.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
ABN 96 199 518 803
It’s Adult Learners Week Outstanding Learner of the Year at
the Victorian Learn Local Awards.
Lisa Stimson attends LINK
Neighbourhood House in Kaniva
and takes a Women in Ag course to
help run her family farm.
To find a Learn Local near our
school see: www.learnlocal.org.au
Please be aware of
the school’s position
in relation to
children bringing
valuable items to
school. We ask that
children do not bring
items of great value
to school to avoid
the distress and disappointment
experienced if these items become
lost or broken. We do understand
that more and more children have
access to mobile phones to assist
them in contacting family members
before and after school, however
please note that all mobile phones
should be handed in to the teacher or
Valuables and Mobile Phones
office before school and collected
after school. We thank you for your
support and understanding on this
matter.
A reminder that tomorrow is our
annual Dad’s/ Mate’s Breakfast.
We look forward to seeing dads,
grandfathers, uncles or another
significant person in your child’s
life to have a delicious breakfast.
Dad’s/Mate’s Breakfast
In answering a question we received;
yes of course if dad can’t make it,
mum can come instead!
Breakfast is served from 7.30am
onwards. Hope to see you there.
Regards
Narelle Messerle
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Please Note: That other advertisements and publications published in this newsletter do not imply school or Department of Education and Early
Childhood Development endorsement.
Canteen Slushies are NOT available this term. I apologise as they are on the current menu.
If you send your child/ren’s lunch order on an envelope, please include 10¢ in the order for the cost of a
paper bag.
Roster
September 11th No Canteen due to production
18th Janine K , Jodie D, Bianca D
Have you seen the gorgeous tree
paintings created by the grade 1/2
children in the corridor? I was so
impressed with the painting talent
these young children displayed so
early in their school lives. I loved
watching the enjoyment on faces as
children created their own colours
and shades to use in their
masterpieces.
The children were challenged with a
few objectives in creating their
paintings. Firstly, rather than just
painting a tree trunk with leaves on
top, they were challenged to paint
more detailed branches in the shape
of letter Y’s.
Secondly, the children were only
given the Primary colours – red,
yellow and blue to work with. They
quickly learned how to use the
colour wheel to work out which
colours to mix together to create
green and orange for their tree
foliage. Not only could these clever
young students mix their own
colours, but they learned how to
create lighter and darker shades of
the one colour, by adding more or
less of each Primary colour. If you
Artists of the Month look closely at the two paintings
I’ve chosen for Artist of the Month,
you will see that each tree has two
shades of green or orange which the
children have mixed themselves.
Congratulations to Riley W 1/2S
and Emily B 1/2N for your
outstanding paintings in which you
achieved all the objectives
beautifully. Well done.
Heather Taylor
Visual Art Teacher.
By Riley W By Emily B
Aussie of the Month
for August
Lia McK (Junior) Shannon P
Aussie of the Month is a citizenship award where children are nominated and
voted for by the staff. It is designed to recognize students who consistently
display a positive attitude to their work and who relate to staff, fellow students
and the wider community in a respectful, caring and co-operative way.
Student Awards
Grade Prep F/A Isabelle C
Cooper M - M
Grade 1/2 B Bailey G
Grade 1/2 K Jack F
Reuben H
Cooper O
Grade 1/2 N Emily B
Mitchell S
Aaron C
Grade 1/2 S Ryan P
Jada B
Grade 3/4 F Ethan D
Jessica J
Grade 3/4 M Madison A
Jack C
Lachlan P
Grade 3/4 N Lachlan T
Grade 5/6 G Hayley P
Jazmine B
Grade 5/6 R Darcy C
Hunter G
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newspaper articles. In Maths we
created our surveys to then create a
graph of choice. We also looked at
finding all the possibilities when
problem solving. We are getting
excited for production next week.
Grade 5/6: We had lots of fun
participating in the wheel-a-thon on
Friday and enjoyed our last
interschool sports game against
Healesville. This week we will be
looking at finding the mean, median,
mode and range of data sets. We are
continuing to work hard in CAFÉ
and will be looking at creative
writing tasks.
Principal: It was an extremely busy
week. Friday was a hive of activity
with the wheel-a-thon as well as
Year 5/6 Interschool sport.
Remember to use our strategies to
make the school a safe and orderly
place to be. If that doesn’t work seek
an adult for help.
School Captain’s Report Prep: In Prep this week we worked
very hard on learning how to
meditate. We had a big week
learning all our dances for the
production, we are almost ready. In
Maths we have been doing
subtraction sums and reading the
whole sum. To finish the week we
did our wheel-a-thon. Thanks Mr D
for organising such a great day.
Grade 1/2: Our Maths groups on
reading time have been running
really well with kids learning heaps.
We have begun looking at symmetry
by making symmetrical pictures on
Tux Paint on the computers. We’ve
continued looking at how to flip
sounds in words to read them more
accurately and have been looking at
types of food.
Grade 3/4: In CAFÉ reading we
looked at making mental images and
asking questions as we read. We are
still writing and publishing our
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Dad’s and Mate’s Breakfast
Date: Friday 5th September
Time: 7:30am onwards
Where: GP Room
(Please note that this is not a free dress day)
social activities and this was no
exception. A special thanks must be
given to the parents and grandparent
that helped out with the barbeque,
we couldn’t have done it without
you.
Obviously it was a major fundraiser
for our school and for Cancer
Research but to see the whole school
get together and rally for a great
cause was inspirational and very
much appreciated. I have been in
contact with Kieren and told him
about our day and as much as being
extremely grateful it has also
inspired him to keep turning those
bike pedals.
We would like to have all donations
in to the school by Friday 12th
September so that we can finalise all
details related to the fundraiser.
Tour De Launching Place
Wheel-a-thon Cycle for Cancer
Friday 29th August
Thankyou to everyone for
participating in another great event
for our school. It was terrific to see
every child participating in our
Wheel a thon with the support of so
many of our community who came
along to watch. I know we can
always count on our school
community to get behind our school
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Ticketing Update
All ticket orders received for A
Royal Spectacle have now been
processed.
Both evening shows have been
sold out. There will be no
second allocations for these
shows.
However second allocations for
the Friday 4pm show have been
processed and payment can
now be made for these extra
tickets. There are still seats
available for this show and if
you would like to change
second allocations from
evenings to this show, please
contact the school.
All tickets will be available
for collections from the Office
after 12pm on Friday 5th
September.
Please note: Tickets will not be
sent home with children
without written authority from
parents.
Production Update
Refreshments
Before both evening production
sessions. Refreshments will be
on sale at $2.00 per cup, Tea,
Coffee, and Milo. Water and
Cordial will also be available.
Production Raffle
Enter for your chance to win
the following prizes
1st Mini i-pad
2nd Load of Wood
3rd Portable DVD Player
Tickets will be $2.00 each and
available before each
production session.
The raffle will be drawn at
school assembly on Monday
15th September.
Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Finland, Japan and USA will live as
a local, attend a local secondary
school, arrive with their own
spending money, and
comprehensive insurance cover, all
arranged by Southern Cross Cultural
Exchange. You choose the
nationality, the gender, the duration
and the interests of the student that
you feel is the best match for your
family. Visit us at
www.scce.com.au, email
scceaust@scce.com.au or call us toll
free on 1800 500 501, request our
international student profiles, and
capture the spirit of family and
friendship!
TAKE HOME A BIG BROTHER OR BIG SISTER Give your children the wonderful
opportunity to have an international
big brother or big sister by
volunteering to host one of our
exceptional international students
arriving in Australia in February
2015 for their 3,5, or 10 month
programs. Our international students
from France, Germany, Italy,
Public Notices
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