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Fete and Clearing Sale With our Fete and Clearing Sale only a few days away, preparations are certainly ramping up. We look forward to hosting one of the biggest days for the Avenel community and the weather forecast certainly looks favourable at this point in time. A huge thank you to the extensive band of parents, teachers and students who are combining to make this day a huge success for our school. In addition to being our major financial fundraiser for the year, the Fete and Clearing sale provides us with an opportunity to welcome the wider community back to our school and we look forward to seeing a large crowd on the day. Staging the Fete and Clearing Sale requires a community effort and as many of our helpers will attest from previous years, there is a great spirit of camaraderie and fun during the event. We would greatly appreciate your help (even for an hour or two) and there is a job list in this week’s newsletter to give you an overview of the roles which we need filled. If you are interested in helping out, please complete the reply slip and return to the office. Thanks in advance for your help. Student Absence Reporting Reminder Under new procedures introduced by the Department of Education earlier this year, schools are required to make “same day contact” when a child is absent without explanation. Rather than reporting a student absence to your child’s teacher, I would like to ask parents to report all absences to our office via Compass, email or telephone call. Community Watch: As I mentioned in a previous newsletter, our school had recently been on the receiving end of criminal damage inflicted by vandals. Unfortunately, our local kindergarten has also experienced similar anti-social behaviour resulting in property damage. I kindly ask all community members to keep a watchful eye on our community education sites and report any suspicious behaviour. Remembrance Day Commemorations – Monday’s Assembly At next Monday’s assembly, we will be commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of Armistice Day. Our School Captains will run a special commemoration ceremony as part of our usual assembly. Avenel Primary School will also be represented at our local ceremony on Sunday and we will be laying a wreath in commemoration of the sacrifice of our servicemen and servicewomen. Energy Breakthrough Team Our Energy Breakthrough team are currently in the final phases of their preparation for the Energy Breakthrough event which will take place in Maryborough from November 22nd to 24th. Over the course of two and a half days, our Grade 5/6 teams will deliver a formal presentation and ride their vehicles for approximately 16 hours. The Energy Breakthrough program provides a fabulous challenge for our students and I would like to acknowledge the extra hours of work that our teachers and parent helpers, Victor Nash and Leigh Eeles, put in to running this great program. All the best, Neil

A bird’s eye view of the clearing

sale which is held on the oval

OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ……

Avenel Cafe will be closed Thursday 8th November due to a Funeral. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. There will be no lunch orders on Thursday as a result.

COORDINATOR – GR 6 VALEDICTORY DINNER – Our Gr 6 Valedictory Dinner will be held on 13th December. We are looking for preferably 2 parents from students in Gr 5 to act as coordinators of this evening. If you are able to assist please let Linda or Neil know. Thank you.

PARENTS AND FRIENDS UPDATE With the fete fast approaching the P&F would to like to thank the following businesses for their support: Neil Beer Seymour, Bunnings Warehouse, Avenel Meats, Puffing Billy, Zoos Victoria, AFL, Bendigo Heritage Attraction, Longwood Rockery, Big 4

Holiday Parks, Elgo Estate/Allira Wines, Betta Electrical Seymour, Home Timber & Hardware Seymour, McPhersons Wines, GV Water & Dennis Kilmartin Pharmacy. Thanks also to the families who have donated articles for the Hampers. There is still time to pop a little something in if you haven’t done so. DONATIONS OF CAKES/SLICES/PRESERVES - Any donations of cakes, slices, preserves etc. will be welcomed for our Cake stall on Fete day. Please deliver them to the school on Sunday 11th November by 9.30am. (Please note no cream filling). ** Please note - Food Safety Regulations require the paperwork attached at the end of this newsletter to be completed with any donated homemade goods. Please provide the completed form with your donation. Thank you.

Please return all raffle ticket books to school (sold or unsold) to school by Friday 9th November.

AROUND THE ROOMS

To – Koby Sidebottom, Flynn O’Brien and Frankie Eagles

IN GOOD CONDITION FOR

FETE DAY. PLEASE LEAVE ITEMS AT SCHOOL

BY THURSDAY 8TH NOVEMBER. (No clothes)

STUDENT OF THE WEEK – Congratulations to

Max Harding – for thinking deeply about a text by making to text to self-connections. Toby Turner – for using his knowledge of skip counting to count a small collection of money. Lilli Fowles – for the fantastic language choices she makes when story writing. Jorgia Lavryssen – for her focus during maths sessions. Oisin O’Sullivan – for contributing to class discussions during homegroup. Laith Hurlock- for his effort and enthusiasm when participating in PE classes. Blake Ezard - for his ability to make links between mathematical concepts and determine the plausibility of answers.

Casey McQueen-For showing persistence and determination when completing his fluency tasks. Scarlett Gowers- For her willingness to embrace new friendships. Kate Thomas - For making great choices in her learning. Jorja Ferguson - For being a dependable and positive team member.

WANTED BY JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNCIL Lego donations to assist in starting a

lunchtime Lego Club. Scholarship applications for students in years 4

to 12 now open More than 100 scholarships, ranging in value from $300 to $1,000, are available to students in years 4 to

12. Previous recipients have used their scholarships to purchase textbooks, school uniforms, and computers. To explore the scholarships available and for information on how to apply, http://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/learning/Pages/student-scholarships.aspx.

AVENEL PRIMARY SCHOOL – CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MONTH

DATE

EVENT

November Thursday 8th Avenel Café closed – no lunch orders Transition 9.30-11.30

Saturday 10th Set up for Avenel Fete & Clearing Sale

Sunday 11th Avenel Fete & Clearing Sale

Wednesday 14th School Council Meeting – 6.00pm

Wednesday 21st School Library Bus Transition 9.30-11.30

Thursday 22nd – Saturday 24th Energy Breakthrough – Maryborough

Saturday 24th State Elections

Friday 30th Prep Excursion & Sleepover

December Tuesday 4th – 12th Swimming Program

Wednesday 5th School Library Bus – returns only; Incoming Prep family information evening 6.00pm

Tuesday 11th State Wide Transition Day

Thursday 13th Grade 6 Valedictory Dinner

Wednesday 12th School Council Meeting – 6.00pm

Monday 17th School Captain Speeches

Tuesday 18th Gr 3-6 Triathlon

Wednesday 19th School Library Bus – returns only

Thursday 19th School Concert

Friday 21st Last day Term 4 – Prep Swimming Sports & Pool Party

COMMUNITY CORNER NOW SHOWING @ EUROA CINEMA 10th/11th – The Merger 16th – Love Actually 17th/18th – First Man 24th/25th – A Star is Born 30th/1st – Abdul & Jose – The Stolen Child 1st/2nd – The House with a Clock on its Walls 8th/9th – Bohemian Rhapsody Tickets $10 – Preschool children free. Ice-creams, popcorn etc available from the Kiosk. Screening times: 8.00pm Friday; 8.00pm Saturday and 4.00pm Sunday

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The Australia Days awards are now open. Nomination forms can be obtained from the office or for an online form and more information see:- https://www.strathbogie.vic.gov.au/community/community-resources/australia-day-awards So let’s celebrate what is great about the Shire and award those that make our community great!

Nominations close 5pm, Thursday 1st

November 2018

ANNUAL FETE & CLEARING SALE - TURN YOUR TRASH INTO TREASURE …. BOOKINGS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR CLEARING SALE LOTS.

Why not take the opportunity to do a ‘spring clean’ of your cupboards and the shed(s) and book all your ‘unwanted items’ into our Annual Clearing Sale which will be held on Sunday 11th November.

Lot bookings can be made by ringing the Avenel Primary School Office on 57 96 2264 or emailing a list of your items to avenel.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

FETE VOLUNTEER SIGN UP First in, first pick! Return your form to the office a soon as possible.

Name: ………………………………………………………………… Contact Ph No. …………………………………………………….

STALL Preferred Shift Details

9.00am – 12.15pm

Ticket Booth 1 Deb Dean Selling ticket for the fete zone. 2 Jackie Tubecki

Popcorn, Fairy Floss, Show Bags & Lucky Dips

1 Edwina Bull 1 Richelle Black Run popcorn machine & selling stall goods 2 Edwina Hartnett 2 Edwina Hartnett

3 3

4 4

Drinks, Icy Poles 1 Mel Harper 1 Olivia & Jo Nash Serve drinks, icy poles

2 Jo & Olivia Nash 2

Jumping Castle 1 Spencer Ryan 1 Collect tickets

2 Jasmine Reed 2

Raffle Tickets 1 Grace Kenworthy 1 Grace Kenworthy Selling raffle ticket on the day 2 Dee Wright 2 Dee Wright

Bric-A-Brac/Book Stall/Plants

1 Kristy Harding 1 Kristy Harding Selling stall items

2 Anita O’Sullivan 2 Anita O’Sullivan

Oak Tree Café/cake stall 1 Sandy Ezard 1 Laura Byers Food handling/ Selling cakes

2 2

3 3

BBQ

Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6

8.00am-10.00am Kate Steers R Muggleton

Sam Steers L Hull Dan Butler Shane Black

10.00am-12.00pm

R Muggleton S Taresch

Jonny Hayton

12.00pm-2.00pm Edwina Bull Gus Leunig

CLEARING SALE VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

Saturday

Task Number of People Required Who

Unloading goods and arranging lots 6 people to work in shifts over the day.

Neil, Steve Harding, Nick Muggleton, Victor Nash, Scott Golightly

Logging and labelling of lots 2 people Tegan Sidebottom, Mel Harper Amanda Furletti Wall

Vendor Registration officer (confirming Terms and Conditions are signed and licence recorded)

1 person Linda Williams, Paige Clydesdale

Security Staff to provide overnight site security.

3 People

Sunday

Office Staff: 1 supervisor and 3 clerks; 1 extra between 11am and 2pm

5 Linda Willaims, Paige Clydesdale, Tegan Sidebottom, Amanda Allison, Amanda Furletti Wall

Clearing Sale roles: (i) scribe (ii)spotter (iii) runner

3 Victor Nash, Steve Harding

Gate Security: (checking receipts for the removal of goods)

2 (replaced in shifts over the day)

Site Clean Up All hands on deck!

AVENEL MARKET SUNDAY 11TH NOVEMBER IN CONJUCTION WITH THE AVENEL PRIMARY SCHOOL

ANNUAL FETE & CLEARING SALE.

All our usual stall holders will be present selling their array of goods including wine,

plants, produce, fruit and vegetables, crafts, oils and creams, and much, much more.

Hope to see you there.

AVENEL GOLF CLUB TWILIGHT GOLF

Come and join us on a Friday evening for

9 holes of golf - $5.00

No handicap necessary Tee off from 4.30pm

INTERESTED IN A GAME OF NIGHT GOLF?

Avenel Golf Club, in conjunction with Avenel Cricket Club, will be holding a Night Golf competition on Saturday 10th November commencing at 7.00pm.