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BE YOUR BEST BE RESPECTFUL BE CO-OPERATIVE

BE RESPONSIBLE

CONTACT US: 5443 2501

Principal:

Julie Hommelhoff

Acting Assistant

Principal:

Jacqueline Righetti

Business Manager:

Kristie Coates

Leading Teachers:

Paul Keller

Specialist Coordinator:

Anna Bertoncello

Prep -2 Coordinator:

Jessica Ballard

3-4 Coordinator

Georgia King

5-6 Coordinator

Kellie Parsons

Social Worker:

Gai Maddams

School Council President

Sonia Valli

Parents and Friends President:

Could this be you? If so, see Julie.

Calendar of events:

Thursday February 8th - Getting to Know You Interviews

Tuesday February 20th - Student Free Day

Tuesday March 20th - Harmony Day

Thursday March 22nd - Friday March 23rd - Year 3 Dis-

covery Centre Camp

Thursday March 29 - End of Term 1 Finish at 2:15pm

Happy Birthday to Jocobie B, Trystan W, Jonas D, Valin

B, Hser K’Pru S, Marshall D, Hayley H, Trei S, Sezin L,

Zoe-Anne O, Raven W, Damon BW, Abigail A, Mason

M, Ruby S, Jataya-Jade F, Kody M, Skye B, Jaxson H,

Willow J, Eh Htoo W, Bree H, Dee Lar P and Jaiden W.

We hope you had/have a very special day.

CV DANCE STUDIO

CV DANCE STUDIO is running FREE come and try clas-

ses Monday 5th – Friday 9th February to encourage and

introduce students to the fun of singing, dancing and per-

forming.

Please feel free to come along.

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Julie Hommelhoff 1st February, 2018

Principal

NEWSLETTER PO Box 66 NORTH BENDIGO 3550

SCHOOL : www.lightningreefps.vic.edu.au

Phone: 5443 2501 ELC : www.bendigoregionalymca.org.au

Phone: 5444 6666

Please remember

smoking is

banned within

four metres of an

entrance to all

Victorian Schools

and within the

school grounds

BE YOUR BEST BE RESPECTFUL BE CO-OPERATIVE

BE RESPONSIBLE

Getting To

Know You

Interviews

Thursday

February 8th

Welcome back and a very Happy New Year to you. I am really excited to be back at school and I am feeling very energetic. It appears that our students are full of energy too! It was such fun greeting everyone on Tuesday morning and seeing the smiles on both our students and parent/carers faces, as you all entered the school: it made my day.

The school year has started well with such a positive vibe. Congratula-tions to all students and staff for your contribution to making our school the best it can be!

We welcome our new Prep students;

Prep students started on Thursday 1 February.

With Prep students attending school on a part-time basis over the first week of Term One, I am sure it will take a little time for them to adjust to five full days in March. We hope they all have a great time as they settle into school.

We also welcome Ms Amy Davies (Teacher of 3 / 4 B), Mr Josh West (Team teaching in 2 W), Mrs Donna Drum (Teacher of 2/3A, returning from maternity leave) and Ms Jacqui Righetti (Acting A.P) to our school.

Newsletter to be emailed

Would you prefer your newsletter to be emailed each fortnight? If so contact the office staff as soon as you can.

Getting to Know You Interviews

Thursday 8 February. More Information coming home shortly.

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Uniform Special

Lowes at the Marketplace have Skorts on special for $5 until stock is sold out.

Uniforms

Many students have come back to school

out of uniform. Please ensure your student

is wearing the correct uniform each day.

Parents Club

President:: Toni Hicks

Vice President:: Sonia Valli

Secretary: John Moosman

Treasurer: Sally Gibson

Committee Members : Michelle

Savilles, Belinda Downing, Donna

Moosman, Donna Rutherford and

Kate Duncan

The next Parents club meeting is

October 13th at 9am.

All are welcome!

School Council – WANTED DET Representatives

Thank you and welcome back to all parent and other staff members of SC. We are still in need of one DET representative on our won-derful School Council team. Come and be a part of our students’ ed-ucation and help to create an even better school for everyone in the community. Talk with current members or previous members to un-derstand what a staff person does on School Council and how you can make a difference to our school.

Please contact me as soon as possible to ensure you get the chance to participate.

This term provides many opportunities for families to be involved in the school; so come along and join in the celebrations. We would love to see you here!

Book Packs

Congratulations to all our families who have received their book packs by pay-ing in full or registering for Centrepay. Ways to pay – Centrepay, Cash, EFT-POS, payment plans…please see Kristie and Sue to arrange payment as soon as possible to ensure a smooth start to the year.

Enjoy the weekend!

Julie Hommelhoff

Principal

Head lice

Please continue to check your child’s hair on a reg-ular basis. Please treat as required so we can avoid any outbreaks.

Asthma

For any students who suffer from Asthma, this is a timely reminder to see your doctor for an up to date Asthma plan. This needs to be handed to the office as soon as possi-

ble.

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Smoking Ban From Term 1 2017, Victorian government and Catholic schools will use the new Victorian Curriculum F-10. Curriculum related information is currently being reviewed and may be subject to change. For more information on the curriculum, see: The Victorian Curriculum F–10 - VCAA

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Purpose of this policy

To ensure there is no smoking on our school grounds and near our school entrances. Smoking is prohibited within four metres of our school’s boundary.

Applying the ban

From 13 April 2015, smoking is banned within four metres of an entrance to all primary and sec-ondary schools in Victoria, and within the school grounds, under an amendment to the Tobacco Act 1987. A similar ban applying to the entrances and grounds of Victorian childcare centres and kindergartens is also in place.

To comply with our legislative requirement, our school has ‘No smoking’ signs at all entrances to our school grounds.

Our smoking ban applies to:

anyone present on school premises during and after school hours including students, teach-ers, contractors, parents/guardians or the wider community, such as sporting groups.

all activities that take place on school premises including pre-schools, kindergartens, outside school hours care, cultural, sporting or recreational activities and school fetes.

It also includes Electronic cigarettes.

Related legislation

Tobacco Act 1987

Education and Training Reform Act 2006 Education and Training Reform Regulations 2007