HOPETOUN P-12 COLLEGE

‘Meeting the individual needs of all students’

RESPECT RESPONSIBILTY TEAMWORK

T H U R S D A Y 2 4 T H A U G U S T 2 0 1 7

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Transition

HOPETOUN P-12 COLLEGE

2017

Term 3

August

Monday 21st August

- Friday 25th Year 10 Snow Trip Bogong Year 11 Melbourne Camp

Monday 21st August—

Friday 25th Bookfair

Friday 1st September Junior Cluster Aths—

Rainbow

Monday 4th September Pupil Free Day

Wednesday, 6thSeptember

Parents Club meeting – 7.30pm in the library

Wednesday 13th September School Council Meeting

Thursday, 14thSeptember & Friday 15th September Year 2/3/4 Tandarra Camp

Halls Gap

Tuesday 19th September Year 7 Transition

Term 4

Tuesday 24th—27th October

Year 5/6 Urban Camp—Melbourne

Hopetoun P-12 College

Phone 5083 3203 Fax 5083 3016 Email: hopetoun.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au

Hopetoun P-12 College is a Child Safe School

The Year 6 students loved the exciting Science and Physical Education classes.

Principal’s Report

Transition Days

Transition programs commenced this week for the Kinder students. The first involved a visit to Hopetoun P-12 College earlier this week for a brief time. This will be followed up with visits by our students to the Kinder and return visits to Hopetoun P-12 College over the coming months. The Year 6 into 7 transition program continued this week with the Year 6 students from St Josephs and surrounding schools visiting us for the day. They joined with our current Year 6 students and had a ‘taster’ Year 7 day.

Parent Survey Closes

The Parent Survey portal closes this Sunday, 27th August. Here’s your last chance to have a say about your school. Nine parents have completed the survey so far. If you haven’t already done so, please take the time to complete the survey. The more responses we get the better the information will be for us to use to plan improvements for 2018 and beyond.

Camps & Trips

We have quite a few students away this week attending various camps and trips. The good news is that all are doing well. The ski trip has been amazing with lots of snow and skiing while the Melbourne group have had a great time. Our students in China have avoided Typhoon Hato, which has struck Hong Kong. Zengcheng, where are students are based, received ‘just a glancing blow’ as they are well away from Hong Kong.

Father’s Day Stall

Father’s Day is fast approaching. The Parents and Friends Club is holding a Father’s Day stall next Thursday, 31st August as Friday is a Cluster sports day in Rainbow. Five dollars will buy a fantastic gift for dad.

Primary Cluster Athletics Day

Athletics is on the agenda over the next few weeks. The primary students have been training for their athletics carnival with the help of the Year 11 Physical Education students. This is all in preparation for the Southern Mallee Cluster sports day which will be held for all primary students on Friday 1st September. Parents are requested to take their children to the sports which will be held at the Rain-bow Recreation Reserve. If wet weather intervenes, the back-up day is Monday 4th September. If the sports are held on Monday 4th, the same day as our pupil-free day, then primary students are ex-pected to attend the sports as normal and an alternative day will be allocated as pupil-free for the primary students and staff.

Pupil-Free Day

Monday 4th September has been designated as a pupil-free day. Teachers will be involved in a series

of planning activities along with information on some initiatives for 2018. The school office will be

open as usual.

Shade Structure

The concreters have begun work on preparing the ground for concreting the shade structure. We are

hoping it will be finished late next week.

Graeme Holmes Principal

Parents & Friends

Meeting

6th September, 2017

7-30pm in the library

Father’s Day Stall

31st August, 2017

PUPIL FREE DAY

4TH SEPTEMBER, 2017

Weekly Student Award

Well done to the following students for receiving

Students of the Week

Homework Club

Home work Club will not

be running on Thursday

August 24th and Thursday

31st August.

It will resume as normal on

Thursday September 7th.

RESPECT RESPONSIBILTY TEAM WORK

SHAKE RATTLE &

READ

HEALTHY

ACTIVE KIDS

Proud Sponsors of our

VCAL Program

Parents Club

Father’s Day Stall

31st August 2017

$5-00 per gift

Prior to Morning Recess

Jonty Bellinger

For showing teamwork in his science class by demonstrating how sili-

con shatters. Jonty also coordinated

bin duty. Well done Jonty.

Zac Carter

For displaying all our values: respect, responsi-bility and teamwork while

striving to do his best.

Great work Zac.

My Work Experience

On Monday and Tuesday (21st and 22nd of August) I attended work experience at Equip Physiotherapy and Pilates in Horsham. Throughout the two days, I did little jobs around the clinic, observed client sessions and joined in some of the Pilates classes. The two days helped me a lot in terms of knowing what Physiotherapists do and if I want to con-tinue with this certain career path. After this, I believe Physiotherapy would be a career I would enjoy and like to study, yet I will still be looking at other career options as well.

Shiarne Petschel

Year 10

Every Day Counts Facts

Research suggests that children who regularly attend

school are less likely to engage in destructive behaviours

like the use of tobacco, alcohol or illegal drugs.

Wang, Blomberg & Li, 2005

Every day Counts Competition

Week five results:

Please send a note, ring or email

to explain your child’s absences.

Grade

P-3

Grade

4-6

Year

7-8

Year

9-10

Year

11-12

98%

100% 90% 93% 90%

Parents Club meeting – Wednesday, September 6th –

7.30pm in the library

Buddies:

All students from P-10 will need to bring an old shirt to school on Tuesday for our

Buddies program.

Transition day………………………………………….

Wednesday was the first of our Grade 6 into Year 7 Transition Days. We had thirteen Grade 6 Stu-

dents attend from Woomelang, St Joseph’s Primary School, Beulah Primary School and Hopetoun P-

12 College. The students enjoyed a variety of activities on the day including an Orientation Tour,

English Games Session, Science Practical Experiment and Sport. All of the Transition Students were

extremely enthusiastic on the day and they were a delight to teach. Thanks to all of our friendly stu-

dents and staff who helped make the Grade 6 Students feel comfortable in their new environment

and thanks to the parents who attended the short information session after school on Wednesday.

SPORTS UPDATE – From Mr Robins SML Cluster Aths @ Rainbow (1/9/17) Reminder to parents about SML Cluster Aths Sports next Friday in Rainbow. An information letter and green permission forms have been sent home and are due back by next Monday. Please note that transport to this is parent re-sponsibility and it would be great if parents could help on the day. There is a slip on the infor-mation letter to fill in if you are willing to help. Please contact Mr Robins if you have any diffi-culty with transportation.

Rainbow Parent Club will once again be running a BBQ – prices are as follows;

Chicken steaks $4.50 Slices/cakes $1

Hamburgers $2.50 Tea/ coffee $2

Sausages $2 Soup $2.50

Soft drink and water $ 2.50

Expressions of interest are invited for:

Junior - Basketball Clinic - (3 days)

with highly experienced coach

Brad Krahe

at the

Warracknabeal Leisure Centre

October 2017

Wednesday 4th

Thursday 5th &

Friday 6th

3.30pm – 4.30pm 8-10yrs

4.30pm – 5.30pm 11+yrs

(2nd week of school holidays)

Hopetoun & District Preschool are hosting an information night for

ALL 2018 parents.

This session will provide parents with information regarding the program, logistics and roles to be fulfilled by parents/guardians.

Date: Tuesday 19th September

Time: 7pm

Location: Hopetoun Preschool

Supper will be provided

Thankyou

Thankyou to the ‘Reeve Family’ for their donation of sugar for the food room!

THANK YOU KAYES KOLLECTION

The Hopetoun P-12 College would like to sincerely thank Kaye and Karen from Kayes Kollection for their incredible service to the school and wider community over the last 30 years.

Kaye has supplied our school with uniforms in this time and the school is extremely grateful for her patience and professionalism.

We wish Kaye all the very best for her new venture on the coast.

Could all uniform orders for 2018 please be given to

Could all uniform orders for 2018

please be given to

Kayes Kollection by September 15th

Reminder

Expressions of interest for the 5/6 Urban Camp are due this Monday.

Please note the camp dates are Tuesday October 24th—Friday October 27th,

not as previously advised.

SHOW TIME 2017 FOOD COMES FROM FARMS

JUMPING CASTLE FREE RIDES

ENTERTAINMENT SHOW BAGS

TUG OF WAR SIDE SHOWS

SACK RACES FACE PAINTING

EGG SPOON RACE FIRE DANCERS WALDO THE GREAT MECHANICAL BULL

BALDWIN BOATS CIRCUS CLASS

SCHOOL GARDEN PLANTER BOXES BILL FULLERS ANIMAL FARMSCHOOL

ART DISPLAY ROCK CLIMBINGDOG TRIALS

MARKET STALLS

SUNDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2017 BUSHMANS CHALLENGE

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PAVILIONS

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RURAL NORTH WEST HEALTH DISPLAY

CFA DISPLAY

HOPETOUN VIC SHOW AND SHINE Fireworks at dusk, Kids entertainment, live music, bar will be open and

much more.

SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2017

JAYNE DENHAM

BOOTS N ALL – STUMPS LIVE IN CONCERT

UTES - TRUCKS – MOTORBIKES - CARS

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