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West Ulverstone Primary School
Department of Education
Key Dates for 2015
Wednesday 4 November
Gr 3/4 Milo Cricket Day
Friday 13 November
Assembly
Friday 27 November
Devonport Show Holiday
Tuesday 1 December
Year 6 UHS Orientation
Wednesday 2 December
Growing Up Program
Grades 3 – 6
Thursday 3 December
Growing Up Program
Grades 3 – 6
Friday 4 December
Growing Up Program
Grades 3 – 6 Assembly
Issue No. 18: 4 November 2015
From Our Principal . . . . . . Magella Dudley
Linking Our Students to Their Community
Over the last week we have had all classes off site on excursions and
activities. The whole school attended the ‘YES’ performance at the
Ulverstone Civic Centre. It was a great opportunity for our children to
walk proudly through our community to experience a show that
celebrated the talents of young people. We also had a couple of classes
head off to Guide Falls and today we had our year 3 and 4 students
participating in a Milo Cricket day at the showgrounds.
It has been fantastic to see our school out and about in our community
and we have been very fortunate to have had such fine sunny days for
these outings. Our students have been advocates for our school with
many positive comments received from members of our wider community on how well mannered, respectful and presented our
students are. We are all very proud of our school and the way our
students represent our values.
Delta Dog/Flexible Programs
We also had a number of students and staff appear on Win News on
Friday evening promoting the Delta Dog Program. We are fortunate to
be one of only a small number of schools that have the Delta Dog
Program where students in year 3 participate in a reading program that
engages them in reading with the support of a very loveable dog. It is a great program that not only supports reading but also the social and
emotional needs of the students.
One of our School Values: Respect means: Treating others how
you would like to be treated, talking and playing nicely, thinking of
others feelings and accepting the differences of others
Class News for this week is: 3/4A – Perry Look for their news page further in newsletter!
Delta Dog is one of many programs and flexible
learning opportunities we offer students across the
school.
Others include Chaplaincy, Mentors, Perceptual
Motor, Milo Reading, gardening, cooking, crafts, life
skills, Art extension, Robotics, construction and
sensory room programs. We have also seen a
substantial increase in the number of parents, carers
and other community volunteers this year who have
given their time to help out in a range of ways across
the school. Again our links to the community are
important in accessing a number of these programs.
T20 Blast State Final
On Monday 16 November we will have 2 cricket
teams heading to Hobart to represent our school in
the State Final of T20 Blast. It has been a great feat
for our 2 boy’s teams to reach this level of the
competition.
Thanks to Mr Dome for all his hard work in
organising the trip and working with the players to
prepare them for the final. Also thanks to some of
our senior students who have sourced donations to
supplement the cost of the trip. We wish them well
and hope that they enjoy the experience.
Ulverstone Show
Congratulations to the students who entered items
in the show. We had a number of students receive
first, second and third places in crafts. Through this
our students celebrate their achievements and
promote our school through community events.
End of Year Assessments
Over the last couple of weeks students from Prep
through to Grade 6 have been undertaking a range of
whole school assessment tasks. These have included
the PIP’s literacy, numeracy and phonics assessment
for Prep students and PAT Reading and Maths for
our Grade 1 through to 6 students.
Teachers are also beginning to bench mark reading
across the school and will also be conducting the
Single Work spelling test.
The data from these assessments will be used for a
range of purposes, such as ; supporting End of Year
Reporting,; informing teachers of where students are
at with their learning; identify students learning need;
assist in planning at a class level for 2016; and used at
a whole school level to celebrate our success in
achieving the goals and expectations we set for 2015
as well as provide information to assist with whole
school planning for 2016.
Uniforms
Just a reminder - that our school uniforms are now
supplied through Maveric Clothing at 17 Reibey
Street, Ulverstone. Murray and his team will be able
to help you out with school tops, fleecies and
hoodies.
Congratulations to -
Maths Competition Entrants
Our 2015 ICAS Mathematics Competition entrants:
Front L-R:
Lilyana Stock, Ashley Paul, Karlia Riley, Kaitlyn Riley,
Gebriael Davis, Joshua Maxfield, Braith Templeton,
Blake Stock, Rhys Orders and Imogen Lee.
Back L-R:
Amarli Lee, Mia Triffett, Mayah Campbell-McQueen,
Byron Burke, Tanner Mott, Jack Bundy, Daniel Bundy,
Kaden Templeton, Tyson Hayward and Cheyenne
Turner.
Well done to these students for their effort and
achievement. Congratulations to Tyson, Kaitlyn and
Blake who all achieved credit awards. I am looking
forward to the 2016 competition for Grade 2 - 6
students.
Kylie Mudford, Maths Competition Co-ordinator
AST News . . . . . . Stephen Dome
Caught You Being Good
This year we will be using the criteria of our school
values; Friendship, Responsibility, Respect, Safety and Learning to award our Caught You Being Good
cards. Cards will be given to students who are
caught practicing our school values both within the
classroom and in the playground. These cards will be
collected by class teachers who will draw a winner
from their class once a fortnight. The student will
then select a prize (pencil, pen rubber etc) and also
have their name in the school newsletter.
Our prize winners are:
Britney Robinson (Kinder Larcombe) Respect,
Responsibility and Learning
Cohen DeVries (Prep/1A Finch) Responsibility
Jessica Maxfield (Prep/1B Green) Responsibility
Mitchell Saward (1/2 Redman) Respect, Responsibility and Relationships
Mayah Campbell-McQueen (2/3 Millar/Beskin-Clark)
Responsibility & Learning
Tahlia Turner (3/4A Perry) Learning and
Responsibility
Emmerson Thompson (3/4B King) Respect and Learning
Tyson Hayward (5/6B Mudford) Learning
Mollie Walmsley (5/6A Steele) Respect and Responsibility
Commonwealth Bank
School Banking Update
Following the decision last month to recall the Cosmic
Light Beam Torch due to a potential safety issue, a
decision has been made to also withdraw the
upcoming Lunar Light Band reward from the School
Banking Rewards Program.
To avoid disappointment there is a new reward item
available for redemption in Term 4 while stocks last.
Students can now test their skills with a game of frisbee with the new Galaxy Glider!
Once students have collected 10 tokens, they can
simply include a note, along with their 10 tokens in
their deposit wallet on banking day to advise that
they would like to redeem their tokens for the
Galaxy Glider reward item.
Don’t forget the Outer Space Savers Money Box is
also available in Term 4.
Head Lice Several cases of head lice
have been reported to us
recently. It is important that
parents regularly check their
child/ren’s hair. It is equally important that when
head lice is found to notify the school office so that a
note can be sent home to the appropriate class.
This information is kept confidential.
Community Service
Get Reel’n 2015
The Burnie School of Irish Dance are presenting ‘Get
Reel’n’ – an end of year show showcasing the talented
young Irish dancers. They will be performing two
shows on Saturday 28 November at 2:00 pm and
7:30 pm. It will be held at the Burnie Arts Theatre
adults $15.00, children $8.00 and concession holders
$12.00.
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New Members/Open Day –
Ulverstone Surf Lifesaving Club
Date: Sunday 8 November
Time: 3:30 pm
Where: Beach Road, Ulverstone
Please bring bathers, towels and wetsuits etc…..
Every parent wants their child to lead a happy,
healthy and active youth. There is no better place for
this than introducing your child to surf lifesaving and
nippers.
‘Nippers’ is a junior program that introduces children
aged 5 - 13 to surf lifesaving. It is a fun outdoors activity that grows a child’s confidence, teaches
valuable life skills and knowledge.
The youth of today are the future of Surf Life Saving,
and the Nippers pathway teaches lessons and skills
allowing them to continue in lifesaving and sport as
they grow older.
But it’s not all hard work. We like to call it serious
fun! Nippers is a great way for children to make
friends, be active and enjoy the beach in a safe
environment. In fact the whole family can be
involved!
If this sounds appealing and you would like to find out
more our local club Ulverstone SLSC will be holding
a New Members/Open afternoon where we can
show you around the club and let you know what we
have to offer your family. For more information
please email Jen [email protected] or
Shane [email protected]
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Santa Fun Run
What: Santa Run (5km)
Santa's Little Helper's Run (2.5km)
When: Sunday13 December
Time: 11:00 am
Where: The Bluff, Devonport
Prizes: Over $2,000 worth of prizes random
draw
Registration: Santa Run $25.00 including 5 piece
Santa suit
Santa's Little Helper's Run (U12) $8.00
including a Santa hat
Register online at:
www.santarun.com.au<http://www.santarun.com.au>
or at Bendigo Bank branches at Devonport,
Ulverstone or Burnie.
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Ulverstone Futsal
Ulverstone Futsal will be starting on Wednesday 4
November at 4:00pm at the Ulverstone Recreation
Centre. Cost is $5.00 per game. Make up a team or
just turn up and we’ll organise teams on the day. For
more information please contact Charlie 0417 307
781.
School Contacts – 6425 2195
Principal Magella Dudley
Assistant Principal – Raising the Bar Roni Bramich
AST
Stephen Dome
School Business Manager Linda Gow
Administration Clerk
Bev Anderson
School Association Chairperson Geoffrey Davis
Email: [email protected]
: 6425 1563 (after hours)
School Chaplin
Christopher Beaumont
Social Worker
Maryanne Ryan – Senior Social Worker
School Psychologist
Christine Price
Speech Pathologist Contact Helen Cahalin 6424 9743
School Health
Contact Child Health Clinic, Victoria Street
6429 8420
School Dental Service
Located at Ulverstone High School
6429 8450
Contact Details:
34 Maud Street (P O Box 271), Ulverstone Tas 7315
Phone: 03 6425 2195 Fax: 03 6425 5651
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.education.tas.gov.au
In English we have
been practicing
using ‘positive’
adjectives to
describe people’s
personality traits.
In Maths we are learning
about fractions!
Joshua- Fractions are quarters, helves
and thirds.
Courtney- Fractions are parts that
are split equally.
Amber- Fractions are part of a whole,
they must be equal.
Art with Taryna
~ Clay sculptures ~
Stacey- There were people
dancing in the show. It was
fun seeing all the
instruments.
Callie – I think the
Emusicans did a good job
and I’d like to thank them
for letting us come to watch.
I saw a flute, guitar,
trombone, drums and tuba.
Jack – It was good because
they played songs I knew.
Geb – I liked it because the
music they played was cool
and they played really well.
Jayde- It was funny when
they were dancing.
Byron- I really liked it
because Joshua did a cool
dance and they did the
YMCA.
Logan – The funny part was
when Tori dressed up as a
tomato.
Alex – I enjoyed the YMCA
and Frozen.
Jack Tanner
Alex Zoe
F.
Annalisa
Amalie