Welcome to 2019

It was fabulous to see all our students looking neat and smart for their first day of school. Students have settled in quickly to their new classes for 2019. Staff were very pleased to see the children working so hard to get organised in their classroom and listening attentively when others were speaking. A great start to the year.

Berry Street Educational Model

On Tuesday staff attended a professional development day with other teachers from local schools. Around 120 staff took part in the Day 3 of the Berry Street Educational Model program. This program has been implemented throughout 2018 and it will continue in 2019. The focus of Tuesday’s training day was strategies to develop students stamina in the classroom and to keep them engaged in their work.

Classrooms

Both the Bigroom and Littleroom have had a make-over during the break to ensure we provide stimulating and functional classroom spaces. The school appreciates the extra time staff put in over the holidays to complete this important task.

Notes and Forms

There are a number of permission forms attached to the newsletter that need to be signed and dated to be valid for the 2019 school year.

Photos & Digital Image Policy

This policy needs to be reviewed and approved annually by School Council. A revised permission form will be sent home once this is done. Parents are reminded that any photos of students taken at school or at school events must not be uploaded to Facebook or any social media without consent. Parents should only upload photos of their own children. Privacy laws prohibit any photos or videos of school students being uploaded to Facebook or any social media platform.

School Bus

Our bus route will be remaining the same as last year so at this stage there are no changes to the bus stops or times.

Nanneella Estate Primary School

Newsletter—Term 1 Week 1—31st January 2019

SCHOOL VALUES: Getting Along, Respect, Resilience, Organisation, We do our best

Coming Events 2019

February

Friday 15th

Open Water Swimming

Program—Gr 3-6

Tuesday 19th

Swimming Trials.

Wednesday 20th

School Council—7.30pm

March

Friday 1st

Cluster Swimming Sports

Monday 11th

Labour Day—Public Holiday

Tuesday 12th

School Photos

Monday 18th

National Young Leaders

Day—Grade 6

Tuesday 26th

Life Education Van

April

Friday 5th

END OF TERM 1

Tuesday 23rd

START OF TERM 2

School Maintenance

Our Asset Management Plan program of work was completed at the end of 2018 so there was no work completed over the school break. However, Trent (Tahnee’s dad) has ensured the grounds were watered before the start of the school year and Len (our gardener) has ensured the dam was filled, the lawns mowed, trees were pruned, and leaf and bark litter has also been attended to before the children returned. This helps to provide a safe and inviting environment for the students and staff. The school appreciates their efforts, especially during such a hot spell of weather.

Student Attendance

Our attendance rate has improved over the last two yeas which is wonderful to see. 2017—90.2%, 2018—94%. These results show we are trending up from our school target of 90% Parents are reminded that the Education Department requires the school to contact parents on the day of a students absence if the school has not been notified that the student will be absent. A note can be sent to the school prior to the absence (if foreseen) or a SMS or phone call can be made to the school on the day. The school phone/answering machine is 5484 5395 and the school mobile is 0408 403 884.

2 SCHOOL VALUES: Getting Along, Resilience, Respect, Organisation, We do our best

Camps, Sports & excursions Fund (CSEF)

Forms are attached to this week’s newsletter. See below for eligibility criteria. Forms must be returned to the school by Friday 9th March. To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending a registered Government or non-government Victorian primary or secondary school must: on the first day of Term one, or; on the first day of Term two; a) Be the holder of a Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR b) Be a temporary foster parent, and c) Submit an application to the school by the due date. The amount payable for eligible primary students is $125 per student. Please see Caroline in the office (Mondays and Thursdays) if you have any queries.

Open Water Learning Experience

The Bigroom children will be travelling to Moama on Friday 15th February to participate in this program run by Lifesaving Victoria. This is an annual program the school participates in to ensure our students know how to stay safe in the outdoor water environment. Whilst the program takes place on the banks of the Murray River, the skills and strategies apply to all outdoor water places such as lakes, dams, creeks and the sea. Permission forms will be sent home next week once transport is organised.

School Details 159 Bennett Road, Nanneella 3561 Ph: (03) 5484 5395 Principal: Ian Denson Web: www.nanneella-estate-ps.vic.edu.au Email: nanneella.estate.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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2019 Classes

GRADE 1

GRADE 2

GRADE 3

GRADE 4

GRADE 5 GRADE 6

WHOLE SCHOOL

Community News

OUR SUPPORTERS

IN 2019

Nanneella Store 5484 5370

Bunnings Echuc\

Apex Club Echuca/Moama

Rochester Sportspower

Bendigo Bank Rochester

Lions Club Rochester

Rochester RSL

Shire of Campaspe

St Vinnies Rochester

Centre for Non Violence

School Hours

School begins for children

at 8:50am and concludes

at 3:20pm.

Staff are on yard duty

from 8:35am in the

morning and until 3:35pm

in the afternoon to

supervise the students.

Children should arrive at

school after 8:35am and

depart from school by

3:35pm.

Parents should contact the

school to discuss

alternative arrangements

on a one-off basis.

Healthy Eating

Our school encourages

healthy eating at recess

and lunch time. Fresh

food is always better than

processed foods. Fruit is a

great snack option. It’s

an ideal nude

food.