NEWSLETTER

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE 4.6.2015

DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

Congratulations to our District Cross Country team for winning the Handicap Shield last Friday after a

magnificent effort from our competitors. Congratulations to Imogen M who finished 3rd in the 12+ Girls

event and gained a medal for her terrific individual performance. Hannah B (12+ Girls) and Laura G

(9/10 Girls) both finished 15th in their events and along with Imogen qualified for the Divisional Cross

Country Championships at Yarra Glen on Tuesday 9th June. A most pleasing feature of the District Com-

petition was the way our competitors tried their personal best and also encouraged all competitors and

show appreciation and encouragement for not only our competitors but also those from other schools.

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Calendar Thursday 4th June 2015

Friday 5th June Curriculum Day. Student Free

Monday 8th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday.

Tuesday 9th June Upwey Primary’s School Review

5/6w MADE APPLE AND

RHUBARB CRUMBLE with Mrs K

P/1C

Clements

For having confi-

dence to talk about

his paper plane in

front of the class for

Show and Tell.

P/1C P.E. Award

Brock

For very good goal

scoring ability in

kicking, throwing

and hitting.

2/3E P.E. Award

Sicelo

For excellent effort

with hockey skills

work.

3/4W P.E. Award

Laura

For excellent effort

with hockey drib-

bling and goal scor-

ing.

P/1C

Kylie

For achieving ex-

cellent results in

her end of term

spelling test.

3/4W

Nathan

For using his initia-

tive and being a

great helper around

the classroom.

WORKING BEE

Thanks to all those who came along to assist at the Working Bee

last Sunday. Our grounds look magnificent as a result of all the

hard work put in by adults and children alike. Our playground

mulch has made the playground areas safer places, the paling peo-

ple have been attached to the fence near the sandpit, our footpath/sandpit areas have

been cleaned up, pruning has been completed in the gardens and the grass has been

mown and brush cut. It was a pity rain came and dampened things a little and the sau-

sage sizzle time was a bit wet but all in all we had a very successful working bee.

SCHOOL REVIEW

Our School Review will be held next week on Tuesday 9th June. The review will involve

our reviewer Warren St Clair, Andrew Gannon (School Council President), Phillip

White (Regional Senior advisor), Tom Daly (Upwey High Principal), Tanya Cooke

(Menzies Creek PS Principal), Elizabeth Eeles (Leadership Team), Nadja Wood

(Leadership Team) and me. We are looking forward to a busy and productive day to

review all the information presented at our forums during the very detailed Self Evalu-

ation process.

LONG WEEKEND

Hoping everyone enjoys the long weekend with the Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday on Monday. We will

look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday 9th June.

SCHOOL EVENTS THIS WEEK TRANSITION: UPWEY PRE SCHOOL VISIT The children from the Upwey Pre School attended Upwey Primary School this week on Wednesday 3

rd June for their

next school experience with an Art lesson. Mrs Christofis and Mrs Kittredge ran the activity in our School Art Room. By the looks of the art work completed the children had a most enjoyable time. Thanks to Michelle, Heather and par-ents for your involvement.

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS CURRICULUM DAY – FRIDAY 5TH JUNE

Our Report Writing Curriculum Day is to be held tomorrow on Friday 5th

June. This is a Student Free Day and the teachers will be working on the Semester 1 Written Reports during the day.

BASC REMINDER: CURRICULUM DAY PROGRAM The Before and After School Care Curriculum Day Program is going ahead due to considerable support, as notified in a flyer this week. Matilda will run the program for the day. The cost of the day is $40. Only those with a confirmed booking will be in attendance at the program.

5/6W P.E. Award

Lydia

For concentrated

effort with hockey

skills work and

completing tasks

accurately.

IMPORTANT NOTICES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE – CAMPS. SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND The Department of Education and Training has implemented the CSEF to assist eligible families to cover the costs of school trips, camps and sporting activities. Please contact the school office if you think you might qualify for this assis-tance and Cindy will pass on the relevant information and Application Form. Please take advantage of this support if you have a Concession Card or Health Care Card. FOCUS AREA- PERSONAL BEST Grades will be focusing on Personal Best over the coming weeks as we move into reporting and interview time. This is one of Our 7 Agreements and is such a vital area for children to be applying themselves to all aspects of aca-demic, sporting, behavioural and social development. Please support the school by also highlighting this focus area after school hours.

STAFF CAR PARK DROP OFF & PICK UP Please be aware that parents are not permitted to drop off children from the staff car park unless organised with me (usually for medical reasons) at the before school time and after school time. Pick up and drop off in the staff car park is permitted if children are attending an appointment during the school day. Parents on official business (PA/Fundraising activity etc) may park in the staff car park during the day when completing those duties, if a park is available. This is for the safety of children in our school. REMINDERS CHOCOLATE DRIVE – PA FUNDRAISING The chocolate fundraising packs/boxes from Cadbury have now been distributed. This is part of the PA/Fundraising Commitments for 2015. If you do not receive a Chocolate Box and wish to assist fundraising by selling them, please contact the office and this can easily be organised. Thanks again to the PA/Fundraising Committee who do such a wonderful job to support our children. Please assist the fundraising at school by supporting this venture and ensure that children follow the requirements as detailed on the information sheet. Malcolm Aspinall Principal

Term 2, 2015- Upwey Primary School

*Cadbury Chocolate Drive is now

in full swing, Thank you to all our families for being a part of this great fundraiser. If you would like another box to sell, please

call Cindy to arrange one.

OUR NEXT CRAFT/ART DAY WILL BE ON FRIDAY TH JUNE IN THE MULTI PURPOSE

ROOM. EVERYONE IS WELCOME :)

Week 10 15th June 16th June 17th June 18th June 19th June

LEGO BUILDING

LUNCHTIME 1.35

LUNCHTIME ART

GROUP WITH

MRS C

FINAL PAYMENT

FOR LION KING

ART & FELT WORK

1.35

SCHOOL DISCO

4th June - 12TH JUNE

Week 9 8th June 9th June 10th June 11th June 12th June

QUEENS

BIRTHDAY

UPWEY PS

SCHOOL REVIEW LEGO BUILDING

LUNCHTIME 1.35

LUNCHTIME ART

GROUP WITH

MRS C SOUP LUNCH

PUBLIC

ART & FELT WORK

1.35

TERM 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 8 1st June 2nd June 3rd June 4th June 5th June

SUNDAY 31ST

MAY LEGO BUILDING

LUNCHTIME 1.35

LUNCHTIME ART

GROUP WITH

MRS C

CURRICULUM

DAY

WORKING BEE,

9.30am - 1pm

ART & FELT WORK

PRE SCHOOL

TRANISITON STUDENT FREE

RECONCILIATION WEEK

This week in BASC: 29/05/15

We have had another great week at before and after school care! We have enjoyed eggs, pancakes, cereal and

toast for breakfast! This week we enjoyed a walk through the sanctuary and some group games on the oval.

We played with the Frisbees and hackey sacks. This week we have been running an Uno competition and the

person in first place will receive a prize next week. It has been great to see all the students getting involved.

We got creative this week and made our own short films using the dress ups as props and experimenting with

the slow motion app. Once again the children have enjoyed POWER HOUR this week with half an hour in

the morning and half an hour in the afternoon. The children worked in a group and built a great big cubby

house this week incorporating our collection of recycled boxes. Thanks

again Cindy for collecting them for

us!

:) Matilda

Before and after school care

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Porridge!

Outside Play:

-Down ball

-Basketball

Inside Play:

-Uno

Eggsalent Break-

fast!

Inside Play:

-Cards

-Box construction

Outside Play:

-Group game

Cereal &Toast

Inside Play:

-NEW colour in

sheets

Outside Play:

-Downball

Pancake Thurs-

day!

Outside Play:

-Tiggy

Inside Play:

-Cubby building

-Space ships

Curriculum Day

Outside Play:

-Octopus

-Down ball

-Free play

Inside Play:

-Cooking

Outside Play:

-Down ball

-Basketball

Inside Play:

-Art

Outside Play:

-Giants tressure

- Downball

-Octopus

Inside Play:

-Making Kinetic

Sand!

Outside Play:

-Down ball

-Football

Hall:

-Pineapple

-Dodge ball

-Islands

TERM 3 2015 SELF-REGULATION GROUP

Tanya Cook is an Occupational Therapist based in Upwey with over 17 years of experience working with children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, sensory processing differences, ADHD, learning difficulties and mental health issues. Due to local demand she is offering small group programs to as-sist children experiencing difficulties regulating their behaviour within the classroom, playground and / or at home. The “Zones of Regulation” (Leah Kuypers) and the “Alert Pro-gram” (Sherry Shellenberger and Mary Sue Williams) will be used as a framework for the groups, and individual needs will be ca-tered for in small group sizes. The program runs for 6 weeks and requires communication with parents and teachers to assist in transferring skills learned in the course to their everyday environments. Please contact Tanya Cook phone: 0423 058 766 or email tanya-cook01@gmail.com if you would like to register or to discuss the program in more detail. Places are limited.

Group 1: Grade 1 - 2 students Group 2: Grade 3 - 4 students Group 3: Grade 5 - 6 students COST: $360 for the 6 weeks

WHEN: Commencing Thursday 30th July 2015 WHERE: 8 Creekbank Street Upwey. Bookings essential.

Families may be eligible to claim some Medicare rebate from the

sessions with a GP referral and Mental Health Care plan. If your

child is eligible, you may use FaHCSIA funding to cover the cost of

these sessions.