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SLETTER SUSTAINABILITY EXPO

Thank you to Ms Grass, Mrs Hodge & Mrs Buckler for organising the Sustainability expo last Thursday. Nilma PS had a great display of photos and fresh produce from the garden/kitchen program. We came away from the Expo with several new ideas to incorporate into the current Nilma Primary School sustainability practices. Recycling, reducing, reusing and auditing our energy usage will be happening soon, we will investigate new, more effective ways to manage our school resources as part of our Resource Smart School program. One area of interest is Nude Food @ Nilma! What is Nude Food and Why Nude food? Nude food is food that is healthy, environmentally friendly without packaging. Nude food is an investment in our future. By reducing the amount of rubbish, we are caring for our wildlife because they think rubbish is food and they eat it. Nude food also saves trees as there is less pollution in the air. The pollution is created when the factories make the wrappers. Secondly, nude food uses less rubbish and energy. It helps decrease landfill because we are using reusable containers, not wrappers and cartons. Nude food also saves energy because we don’t buy the little containers, so less energy is used making the big containers. Lastly, nude food also saves money. Nude food saves money because if you buy a big tub of yoghurt and put it in containers it is cheaper than buying lots of little tubs of yoghurt. It also saves money because the price of buying a nude food lunchbox is less than buying all the small packages for a week of school. In conclusion, go nude food because it is an investment in the future. It uses less packaging and energy and it also saves money. So go and buy your nude food lunchbox NOW. Go nude food! Over the next few weeks we will be encouraging more Nude Food @ Nilma!

NEW STAFF MEMBER Mrs Melanie Jinnette will be working in the Office on alternative Mondays to Sara Cogo. We welcome Mel to the Nilma Primary School team.

MOTHER’S DAY/SPECIAL PERSON STALL The Mothers day/Special Persons stall will be held TOMORROW, Friday 12th May at the school between 9.00am-11.00am. All forms with money are due back at the school by the end of today. All gifts are $5.00 each and students may purchase as many gifts as

required. Thank you to Sara Cogo for organising this event along with Natalie Axford and Nicki Kimm.

YR 6-7 TRANSITION FORMS All Year 6 students were sent home transition to Secondary School Forms. These forms must be completed and signed by parents and returned to the school by TOMORROW, Friday 12th May 2017.

MARC VAN Curriculum Program. Helen Collins This week in MARC Library we are reading Aboriginal creation stories for our Dreamtime theme. The P-2 students are listening to The Secret of Dreaming, by Jim Poulter, and are responding to the text by creating a patterned animal picture, similar to the illustrations seen in the book. The 3-6 students are listening to The Rainbow Serpent, by Dick Roughsey, and are creating their own rainbow serpent using black paper and oil pastels.

THANK YOU TO OUR DIARY SPONSORS

Principal Ms Annette Sutherland Business Manager Mrs Rachel Hammond School Council President Mrs Nicki Kimm

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NILMA PRIMARY SCHOOL

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R.E.A.L STUDENTS@NILMA Learner of the Week

Recognitions

Homegroup 1/F Red Blake Sammutt

For your excellent effort towards your reading and maths learning this term. You are focused, happy and willing to take on

challenges within your learning. You should be proud of yourself, keep it up Blake!

Homegroup 2 Green

Cohen Cogo For challenging yourself in all areas of your learning. You have set yourself achievable

goals and you have made connections within your learning. Well done Cohen!

Homegroup 4/3 Blue

Blake Hanmer For the fantastic effort you are making in

your reading with Belinda. You accept challenges and set a fine example with your

reading each night at home. Well done mate.

Keep up the great effort!

Homegroup 6/5/4 Yellow Savannah Salsbury–Challons

For your persistence and dedication to doing your best after having broken your arm.

During NAPLAN Assessments, your determination to be an independent Visible

Learner was inspiring!

L.A.U.G.H Program Learning Activities Under

Guidance of Home NIGHTLY READING

25 nights

Maeghan Gallagher

Robbie Kurray Sheree Casey-Wilson

Emma Crook

50 nights

Shila Bundle Aiden Olsson

100 nights

Isobella Salsbury-Challons

PLAYGROUND

AWARDS

Winners

Emma Crook - for playing freely

Mia Wood - for creative play

Nicholas Addison - for letting others play

Cohen Cogo—for creative play

Natasha Salsbury-Challons

STUDENT LEARNING @ NILMA

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HOMEGROUP HAPPENINGS!

Narrative Writing– “The Mysterious

Door”

...we went down our favourite alley, the

candy alley, and we turned the corner and

there was a door made out of candy! …

By Zavier

Why! Today is the most boringest day

EVER! I’m so bored. I go through all the

doors in my room , I open one of my closets. There’s a

block door made of black iron. I wonder what its for? It has

no handle whatsoever, I knock. “This is incredible,” it’s a

portal of some sort… By Sheree

...I turn around and there, on the spare space on my wall, is

an old, white, sanded down, rustic barn door with

snow-flaked patterned windows on the top half and a

beautiful, tremendous mandala patterned door handle; it

truly was an eye catcher!... By Meg

..in the neighbourhood, no-one else was around. Suddenly

there was a flash of white light. It was so bright it nearly

blinded me. Then I looked to my left and saw a green

wooden door, with a metal door knob! I started to feel

frightened… By Bailey

Maths Madness

This term our whole school numera-

cy focus has been addition and subtraction.

The students have been identifying

and articulating strategies to assist them

when working out a problem. Students have

been using mental calculation/counting up and

back, using number lines, counting frames,

counters and using their fingers for smaller calculations. I am

very proud of their efforts towards their learning. Each maths

session we begin with a 10 minute warm up game, then move

into a task while a small focus group works with the teacher

(it changes each day), then we finish the session with a class

reflection of our learning for the session. Well done Ruby

Red students! :)

Home Group - 6/5/4 -

Lemon Yellow

Circle Time

Green home group students thought

about how they could help their peers in

a variety of social situations. For

example, including others, sharing,

helping and caring. Students role played

different scenarios.

Home Group - 2 -

Emerald Green

Home Group - 1/F -

Ruby Red

Chemical Science 4-3 Blue students have been exploring the properties and purposes of different processed and natural packaging materials and recording their investigations in their Science Journals.

By Jade

By Piper

Home Group - 4/3 -

Aqua Blue

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CHAPLAIN’S CHAT Dr Gary Chapman with his 35 years of experience as marriage and family counsellor has opened his sessions saying that love is the most misused word in the English language. There are a 1,000 ways it is ‘misused’ from ‘I just love hot dogs’ to ‘I love my Mother’. Love is an emotional need and any relationship can be enhanced with just a little thought and follow through. He goes on to say that each of us has a ‘love tank’. If, as children, we have each of the 5 love components then our children will grow up and have a normal and fulfilling life. If, however our children’s lives are missing some of those components then they will struggle and in their teens will go searching for love from all sorts of places. The question then is ‘How do you communicate love to others so that they feel valued and special?’ Chapmans first suggestion is through Words of Affirmation; words that lift and encourage. For parents speaking to each other it might be as simple as meaningful as ‘Hmmm. That dress looks really grr –eat on you!’ OR ‘Wow! You look a bit of a hunk! Where are we going tonight?’ For our children those Words of affirmation need to be just as honest and timely. ‘ I saw that just now. I am very proud of the way you dealt with that. Well done.’ OR ‘Hey guess what? You struggled with that last year. Today you have done soooo well. You make me smile on the inside. Good job you!’ According to one ancient proverb ‘The power of the tongue can bring life or death’ so let’s make it a positive tool for healthy growth in our children and bring about change if necessary around the home. Have a great weekend. Anne Prime (Chaplain)

SCHOOL ORGANISATION NAPLAN ASSESSMENTS This term is moving very quickly! We are nearly half way through! We have had a busy week with the year 3 & 5 stu-dents successfully completing the NAPLAN assessments throughout the week. We will not have results for these back for parents until later in third term. WINTER SPORT The Winter Sport program started last week for students in Year 3-6. A reminder to all students to bring the correct money and give to the classroom teacher to be sent to the office. A copy of the sport your child is participating in, is attached to the newsletter. The costs involved are: Netball—no cost Ten-pin bowling—$5.00 Croquet—$3.00 Snorkelling—$5.00 Cheerleading—$5.00 Lawn bowls—$2.00 Minor Games –no cost Basketball—no cost

DIVISION CROSS COUNTRY The West Gippsland Division Cross Country will be held on Thursday 25th May at Chairo Christian College in Drouin. The 9/10 year olds will be competing in a 2km run and the 11/12/13 year old swill be competing in a 3km run. If you would like your child to participate, please contact your classroom teacher. Mr Williams will be coordinating this event.

URBAN CAMP The Year 5/6 camp will be held on Monday 29th—Wednesday 31st may 2017. This year Ellinbank PS is coordinating the camp. All forms with full payment are required at the office by next Friday 19th May. There are some parents who receive CSEF payments which will pay for some of the camp.

LATE ARRIVALS/EARLY DEPARTURES Thank you to all parents who are signing students into the late book and signing out students for early departures. The Office staff will collect your child and bring them to the office if they are leaving early. A late slip is given to all children when arriving late, which is then handed to the classroom teacher. Parents must sign students in and out of the school as part of our school Child Safe Policy and for safety of your children.

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WINTER SPORTS—ALLOCATIONS 2017

School First Name Family Name Grade Block 1 Block 2

NILMA OLIVIA ADDISON 34 CROQUET BADMINTON

NILMA JAKE ARCHER 34 10 PIN BOWLING LAWN BOWLS

NILMA BETHANY AXFORD 34 CROQUET LAWN BOWLS

NILMA PIPER BUNDLE 34 NETBALL CHEERLEADING

NILMA SHILA BUNDLE 34 NETBALL CHEERLEADING

NILMA WILLIAM CANE 34 10 PIN BOWLING BADMINTON

NILMA KAELAN DEANE 34 CROQUET LAWN BOWLS

NILMA TALEAH HAMMOND 34 NETBALL CHEERLEADING

NILMA BLAKE HANMER 34 NETBALL MINOR GAMES

NILMA MIKAYLA LOTT 34 NETBALL MINOR GAMES

NILMA TEYLAH LOTT 34 SNORKELLING BASKETBALL

NILMA DEKLAN MAJCHERZAK 34 10 PIN BOWLING BADMINTON

NILMA JADE MAMMOLITO 34 CROQUET MINOR GAMES

NILMA XAVIER MAZZARELLA 34 CROQUET BASKETBALL

NILMA JESSIE McCABE 34 10 PIN BOWLING LAWN BOWLS

NILMA NATASHA SALSBURY- 34 CROQUET CHEERLEADING

NILMA ANTHONY SANTO 34 10 PIN BOWLING BADMINTON

NILMA ALICE-ANN SIMON 34 NETBALL BADMINTON

NILMA OLIVER TURNER 34 CROQUET LAWN BOWLS

NILMA ZAVIER ALLSOPP 56 BADMINTON CROQUET

NILMA DANIEL AXFORD 56 BADMINTON CROQUET

NILMA JASMINE CANE 56 BASKETBALL NETBALL

NILMA SHEREE CASEY WILSON 56 LAWN BOWLS CROQUET

NILMA BAILEY-JACK CHRISTOPH 56 BADMINTON SNORKELLING

NILMA EMMA CROOK 56 CHEERLEADING NETBALL

NILMA MATILDA DENT 56 BADMINTON 10 PIN BOWLING

NILMA MEG DEVLIN 56 LAWN BOWLS NETBALL

NILMA ZAIC FARMER 56 BADMINTON 10 PIN BOWLING

NILMA ASHLEY GRIGGS 56 CHEERLEADING SNORKELLING

NILMA ASHTON KIMM 56 BADMINTON 10 PIN BOWLING

NILMA ROBBIE KURRAY 56 BADMINTON 10 PIN BOWLING

NILMA AIDEN OLSSON 56 BADMINTON 10 PIN BOWLING

NILMA ISOBELLA SALSBURY- 56 MINOR GAMES SNORKELLING

NILMA SAVANNAH SALSBURY- 56 CHEERLEADING SNORKELLING

NILMA AMELIA SCANLON 56 CHEERLEADING 10 PIN BOWLING

NILMA BAILEY STEPHENS 56 BASKETBALL 10 PIN BOWLING

The costs involved are: Netball—no cost Ten-pin bowling—$5.00 Croquet—$3.00 Snorkelling—$5.00 Cheerleading—$5.00 Lawn bowls—$2.00 Minor Games –no cost Basketball—no cost

All money is to be handed to classroom teachers—to be managed through the School Office. The school will now be processing the charges for each sports. Students do not take money to sports as in the past. Thank you for your support.

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Winter Sport 20 21

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MARC VAN

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Winter Sport 27 28

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Year 6/5 Camp

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Year 6/5 Camp

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Public Holiday

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Breakfast Club

School Banking

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Student Reports

Distributed

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Breakfast Club

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Parent Teacher

Discussions

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NILMA PRIMARY SCHOOL CALENDAR

Issue 13– 11/05/2017

MAY 2017

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