AXEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

“Excellence Through Endeavour”

High Street, Axedale 3551

Ph. (03) 5439 7232 Fax. (03) 5439 7575

Principal – Lex Johnstone

Email: axedale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

NEWSLETTER No. 27 August 27th

2015

Important dates:

Aug

Sept

27th

4th

Camp payment of $50 due

1st

Father’s Day Breakfast

1st NO BREAKFAST CLUB

2nd

– Father’s Day Stall – Grade 1/2

3rd

-4th

Gr 1/2 Camp

3rd

Finance Meeting

4th

Father’s Day Stall & Kinder visit

Sept

Oct

7th

MARC Van

8th

School Council 6.30pm

10th

Final balance of Camp payment due

11th

Footy Colours Day

14th

Premiers Reading Challenge finishes

15-18th

Gr 3-6 Camp

18th

Last Day of Term 3 – 2.30pm finish

5th

First Day of Term 4

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to last week’s award winners:

Prep – Paddy for listening very carefully during

swimming sessions to his instructor and making

excellent progress with his swimming technique.

Gr 1/2 – Lincoln H for having a fantastic week

at swimming and making great improvements

while swimming with the older kids.

Gr 3 – Katya for working extra hard and

producing a very informative, well presented

Dinosaur Report.

Gr 4/5/6 – Kathryn for a great attitude and

showing lots of improvement in her swimming

technique.

GOLDEN BRUSH Congratulations to the Staffroom for winning the

Golden Brush this week.

HOUSE COMPETITION

Last week’s House Competition winners were

McIvor.

SPELLING & READING AWARDS

Well done to the students who advanced another level

with their spelling and reading words this week.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

AXEDALE HEALTH AND WELL BEING

EXPO AND SHOWCASE

Congratulations to our School Captain Zara Smith

for completing her role so admirably at the Axedale

Health and Wellness Expo and Showcase last

Saturday. Zara spoke of her fundraising journey

and her motivations behind raising significant

funds for the Heart Foundation.

The day itself was very informative, in particular

the information session about how to use the heart

defibrillator from Ambulance Victoria.

The defibrillator is located in the verandah area of

the Police Station if you ever need it. It is portable

so it can be taken to the patient.

Once opened, the machine talks you through the

steps. You can do no harm by using the machine as

it will not allow an incorrect action to be taken.

PROGRESSIVE DINNER

Our annual Progressive Dinner was on last

Saturday night. We had a full bus load of

enthusiastic participants who all had a great night.

Thanks to the organisers Sarah Vanis, Tracy

Meekings and Corrine Cummins for all of their

work in raising funds for the school and to all of

the school parents who attended. We are very

excited to let families know that $1,914 was raised

on the night. Discussions will be held in coming

weeks about how to allocate these funds.

Miss Blume is quite excited about the possibility of

two new faces joining the School Choir next year!

BOOK WEEK

A big thank you to families for supporting our

Book Character Dress Up day on

Tuesday. It was a very colourful

parade of characters that made their

way around our assembly space. The

children certainly enjoyed the parade,

the day and the activities that

followed.

A big thanks to Mrs. Gentry for

organising all of the classroom

activities, Deb for organising all the

prizes and to Ross for helping to judge

the parade winners.

Prep

1st – Sam C – Little Brown Mouse

from“The Gruffalo”

2nd

– Sadie – Silky from “The Magic Faraway Tree”

3rd

– Abigail – Horse rider

Grade 1/2

1st – Evie – Snow White

2nd

– Travis – Steve from “Mine Craft”

3rd

– Jordi – a Palaeontologist

Grade 3

1st – Angus – Edward Scooper Hands

from “26 Story Treehouse”

2nd

– Katya – Agnetha from “ABBA”

3rd

– Alex – Bilbo Baggins from “The

Hobbit”

Grade 4/5/6

1st – Skyla – Mary Poppins

2nd

– Laura Hip – Elvis

3rd

– Kathryn – Katniss Everdeen from

“The Hunger Games”

Kinder & Siblings

1st – Liam – Knight

2nd

– Sydney – Elsa from “Frozen”

3rd

– Spencer - Superman

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

Come to school early for a BBQ

breakfast on Tuesday 1st September from

7.30am-8.45am for Father’s Day. We

will be serving up bacon and egg rolls

for our Dads, Grandads, step Dads and

Uncles. Please let the school know if you

are intending on coming for catering

purposes.

FATHER’S DAY STALL

Our Annual Father’s Day Stall will be on

next Friday 4th

September. Students will

be able to purchase a range of items for

dad. Items will be priced from $1 - $5.

Thanks to our PVF Committee for

coordinating the stall. Our Grade 6 boys will be helping out on the day.

Please note – the Grade 1/2 students will be able to purchase their items next Wednesday as they will be on

camp next Friday.

GRADE 1/2 CAMP

The camp is on next Thursday 3rd

and Friday 4th

September at the Axedale Rotary Camp. The cost of the

camp is $40.

Could all notes and payments please be returned by this Friday to allow for final planning.

There will be a camp meeting for all students involved next Tuesday from 2.45 – 3.25. Parents are welcome

to attend if interested. We will be discussing activity groups, meals, what to pack, hygiene on the camp,

activities etc and answering student and parent questions.

SCHOOL CAMP

Our School Camp will be taking place in the last week of Term Three, from September 15th

– 18th

. The camp

is for all Grade 3-6 students and will be based in Melbourne. Sites being visited will include the Old

Melbourne Gaol, State Library, Captain Cooks Cottage, MCG Tour, Botanic Gardens, Eureka Skydeck,

Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Aquatic Centre/Wave Pool and the Queen Victoria Market. The final

balance is due by Thursday 10th

September. Please contact the school with any queries.

SPORTING SCHOOLS

Funds to replace our Active After Schools Program are now provided through the Sporting Schools Program

so that activities are accessible for all students.

Over the next three weeks, as part of the PE program, students will have the opportunity to develop their

skills in both Orienteering and Rugby.

ORIENTEERING

Students in Years 3-6

participated in their

first session this

week. Casey from

Bendigo Orienteering

marked out a course

at school and students

worked in pairs to

locate the stations

around the school.

The students had lots

of fun working

physically and

mentally to complete

the course. Casey will

be here for two more

sessions.

RUGBY

Today all grades have participated in their first Rugby session with Chris, Lewis and Tyrone from the

Melbourne Rebels. Students have enjoyed learning some new skills. Students will participate in two more

sessions over the next couple of weeks.

HEAD LICE

Headlice checks were completed today. Thanks to our busy group of helpers. Letters have been sent home.

PLAYGROUP

The Axedale Playgroup has started up again. Sam Cavill is coordinating Playgroup this term and will be

operating out of the room at the back of the Church near the school crossing. The next sessions are on

Monday the 7th

and 14th

of September from 9.30-11.30. Please bring along a gold coin and piece of fruit to

share. Contact the school for further information if required.

GARAGE SALE

Hoping lots of families will be involved in the big Garage Sale planned for October 24th

. It will be a great

chance to do a Spring clean and clear out lots of those unwanted items. One man’s trash is another man’s

treasure.

CLEAN FISH TANK

Thanks to Julie Liersch for cleaning out the fish tank. Much appreciated

SOME APPS PARENTS MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Learning potential app released The new Learning Potential app was launched last Friday with the aim to encourage parents to be more

involved in their children’s education. Being positively involved in a child’s learning can help them perform

better at school and be more engaged in their work. The app provides tips and ideas for parents depending

on their child’s age. For more information view the website. Must-download iPad Apps of the week

Paper by FiftyThree (free) CATEGORY: Productivity A great app for sketching and jotting down your next idea. Paper turns your iPad into a digital sketch pad or notebook. Recently updated to enhance your experience, Paper now includes Think Kit, giving you the ability to create diagrams and charts quickly and easily, along with its original tools – Sketch, Write, Draw, Outline & colour.

SkyView (free) CATEGORY: Education

A fantastic stargazing app. Point your iPad camera at the sky to identify stars, constellations, satellites and more. With the ability to set reminders for celestial events this app is a must for anyone interested in stargazing. SkyView provides a fun environment to teach yourself and students about the universe.

BENDIGO BANK – DOWNLIGHT FLYER

Attached to the newsletter last week was a flyer from the Bendigo Bank “Switch to Save”. They are offering

our school the opportunity to be involved in a program where old halogen down lights are replaced with

energy efficient LED down lights for FREE. Just return the flyer to school and we will organise with the

Bendigo Bank and Energy Makeovers to contact you to organise a suitable time and date. Our school will

receive $1 for every down light replaced. This is open to anyone in the local community so share with your

family and friends. Please return your completed registration form to school ASAP so we can send them into

the bank.

FAMILY PHOTO PORTAITS

Our Parents, Volunteers and Friends Committee are organising a Family Photo Portrait opportunity for

school families through Kidshotz. On November 10th

and 11th

from 3.30 – 6.30pm, families are able to book

a 30 minute time slot for $20 which includes a 20 x 25cm photo. A brochure was attached to the newsletter

last week.

Please make bookings and payment of $20 booking fee (non-refundable) to Katrina in the office.

TRAINING TEACHER

Next week welcome Student teacher Liam Booth to our school. He will be working in with the Grade 1/2

room for the week.

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast club is operating again this term in our assembly area. Thanks to our sponsors:

Tuesday 1st September – NO BREAKFAST CLUB

Thursday 3rd

September – Jocelyn Davies & Julie Liersch

Tuesday 8th

September – Emma Carmody & Sharon Hipwell

Thursday 10th

September – Mel White & Stella Lountzis (This is the last Breakfast

Club for this term)

FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY

Many thanks to those who have volunteered to help cutting up fruit on Fridays.

Friday 28th

August – Tracey Meekings & Danielle Burnside

Friday 4th

September – Julie Liersch & Jocelyn Davies

TERM DATES 2015

Term 3: Monday 13th

July – Friday 18th

September

Term 4: Monday 5th

October – Friday 18th

December

MICHAEL GROSS PARENTING RESOURCES

Our school is a member of Parenting Ideas. Visit www.parentingideas.com.au

This week’s attached article is “Why consistency improves kids’ behaviour”

ISABELLA’S JOKE OF THE WEEK

Q: What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple?

A: Finding ½ a worm in your apple.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

The two worst things about getting old are:-

1. Losing your memory

2. and …….. I can’t quite recall the other one!

George Burns – US comedian

Lex Johnstone

Principal

FROM THE CLASSROOMS

BOOK REPORTS

The Book I am doing is “The Kaboom Kid: Keep it down!”

It is written by David Warner the cricket legend. In this story Davey Warner gets framed and is in detention

because his worst enemy, Mo Clouter, ate a Whopper Chomp lolly and put it on Davey’s table and blamed

him for it. How can he play the match! Their wicket-keeper, Dylan, moved schools and one of his friends,

Kevin, has to do dancing. That means there are only 8 players left! Luckily there is a new girl in grade 6 and

she is an ace wicket-keeper and Mo wants to play too. What’s he up to?! How can Davey play the match?

By William

VICTORIAN PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

We have 15 students who are busy reading books. They have read 353 books so far.

Well done to Danielle, Callum, Skyla, Josh, Cameron and Steffi who have all completed the reading

challenge.

For those students still reading your information must be completed online before 14th

September 2015.

FOOTY TIPPING

Round 21 – $56.00 Jackpot

Footy tipping sheets for Round 22 were sent home earlier this week and need to be in by tomorrow or to the

Axedale General Store 1 hour before the first game of the round.

McIVOR ROAD

FORMS TO BE RETURNED OR ORGANISED AT SCHOOL

GRADE 1/2 CAMP

Camp notice, medical form and payment due today Thursday 27th

August.

GRADE 3-6 CAMP

4th

payment of $50 is due today Thursday 27th

August if paying by instalments.

NETBOOK LEASE PAYMENTS – Grade 4/5/6

Payments are now overdue for the remainder of the school year @ $25/term. Thanks for your prompt

payment. $50 for Grade 4 and $100 for Grade 5 & 6. Please see Katrina if you are unsure of amount owing.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

Premier’s Reading Challenge is to be completed by 14th

September.

FOOTY TIPPING

Footy tipping sheets are due back at school by tomorrow or to the Axedale General Store 1 hour before the

first game.

COMMUNITY

W

E Peter

Strange, Bendigo Community Health Services Li

LIFEGUARD POSITION – GOORNONG SWIMMING POOL The Goornong Swimming Pool Committee services the Goornong, Raywood and Elmore pools providing

lifeguarding services. We are seeking applicants for this year’s season starting in early December and

finishing the long weekend in March.

If you are already a trained lifeguard or like swimming and working outdoors then we can provide you with

training. Successful applicants will receive $27.50 per hour plus travel allowances to Raywood.

To express your interest and receive a position description please contact Sharon Hipwell on 0409 246 539.

JETS STRATHFIELDSAYE CRICKET CLUB Registration Day for Strathfieldsaye Jets Junior Cricket

has been and gone, but it’s not too late to sign up if you

still wish to play.

Registrations will still be accepted for ages Under 10 to

Under 18 age groups. We are also able to register

females aged 10 to 16 who would like to play in the new

female competition on a Monday evening. All current,

previous and new players are most welcome.

We hope to finalise teams soon, so if you are interested

in playing, we would be pleased to hear back from you.

If you have interest or any questions about the

approaching season, please contact Tim Rodda on

0428581751 or at

Strathfieldsaye@club.cricketvictoria.com.au

Or In2 Cricket Program for 4-7 year olds ranked in the

Top 10 of the state will commence Sunday Oct 25. You

are able to register & obtain details through the online

registration @ http://www.playcricket.com.au/

Participating children will receive a cricket kit bag full

of lots of cricketing goodies.

Great to continue to build such a strong community of

participants with many of our children now going to

school and playing various sports together.

Live local, play local…GO JETS!!!