St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School,

Henty

34 Lyne St

(PO Box 73)

HENTY NSW 2658

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Principal:

Bev McFarland Dip T, B.Ed

Grad Cert.

OUTLOOK:34

31st October 2017

2017

Happy Reforma�on Day!

Welcome to week 4. It’s hard to believe that next week is mid-term – �me does fly

when you are having fun!

Last Thursday we were excited to have Healthy Harold, Paula and Kyle from the Life

Educa�on Van visited with us for the day. Each class spent some �me in the van,

learning about healthy choices and making wise and healthy decisions. The

messages imparted are most important and we were certainly blessed to have this

innova�ve means to engage and involve the students.

The tennis compe��on for students has commenced – and began with a day at the

Henty courts to get through most of the round one matches. Hopefully we will be

able to run many of the matches here at school during lunch �mes, though we will

revisit the courts as needed. Thanks to Joseph Muller for organising the draw, and

helping with planning and management on the day.

Today students in Years 3-6 headed to Walla Walla to celebrate Reforma�on Day.

This year marks 500 years since Mar�n Luther posted 95 theses on the church door

at Wi5enberg – statements and ques�ons for discussion about common prac�ses

and teachings within the church at the �me that he believed were wrong. Our

students combined with students from St Paul’s College Walla, St John’s Jindera,

Wagga Wagga Lutheran School, and Victory College Wodonga for a service of

celebra�on. The theme was:

“For you – the Reforma�on covered the good news that Jesus is for you. What good

news for you was recovered in your century?” and each school was invited to

par�cipate and were given a century to study. We had 1617-1716 and chose to look

at “Courage- we are called to be Courageous”. It was a remarkable service and

fellowship for all.

Our 3/4 students are most excited to be heading to Borambola for their class

excursion on Thursday and Friday this week. I’m not sure whether this excitement is

due to the couple of days away from school and home, the exci�ng ac�vi�es

planned, or the prospect of seeing Mrs McClure take the mud run! We wish them

God’s blessing during their �me away, His safety and protec�on.

A working bee is planned for Friday next week to complete the regular gardening

and cleaning jobs that seem to come around regularly. If this �me doesn’t suit,

please feel free to register an alterna�ve �me. Par�cipa�on in two working bees

each year result in the maintenance

levy being refunded.

Blessings for your week

God Bless,

Bev McFarland

Bev’s Banter

Gratitude Prompt:

Take a moment for Positivity

Find the silver lining in every cloud.

Make time to laugh with -hers

Let animals at play li5 your spirits

Bible Verse

God puts people right through their faith in Jesus Christ.

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Zap Bam Boom, Feel the Power of the K-1-2 Classroom

Term 4 is zooming along! A highlight of last week was visi�ng the Life Ed Van to see Healthy Harold. Comments from the

students include:

Milly “I didn’t know that yoghurt was healthy”

Eleanor “The girl who gave Healthy Harold the tooth brush had her hair brushed! (I learnt) When there is food on your

teeth you need to brush your teeth”

Micah (I learnt to) “Eat healthy things and what you need to eat to keep healthy, and about friends”

Aiden “We heard about healthy food and bad food like icy poles”

Aaron “We played this game, we had pictures on the wall (of unsafe things) and you had to match it to a picture of a

safer thing”

Blake (I learnt to) “Brush your teeth for 2 minutes, and we had to match the food with the right colour, green for all the

�me foods and yellow for some�mes foods”

Robbie “Twice a day you have to brush your teeth”

Jamie “Go to bed and have a good sleep”

Some highlights for this week…

*Reforma�on Day: K-1-2 par�cipated in their own Reforma�on Day devo�on. We watched a short YouTube clip (which I

have leK a link to later in the Newsle5er), learning about Mar�n Luther and his life. Then we listened to the song “True

Colours” as I made “Luther’s Rose” and explained what each part means. All students received their own copy of the

rose to colour.

* Reading groups have started up again this term. Students have se5led well into their groups and are being challenged

on their retell skills.

* Transi�on Days con�nue. All students star�ng next year have now joined us for a session at school. These days will

con�nue un�l intensive swimming lessons commence.

Highlights to come…

* The Year 4-5-6 class will start their clay works this week aKer an introductory lesson earlier in the term on techniques

we need to know to create with clay. They will start with the base of a pinch pot to make a living thing.

God Bless,

Le�cia O’Brien

5-6 Class

Last week on Thursday we had Healthy Harold come and visit our school. This year’s theme was Decisions and was

about saying “No” to drugs and smoking. We played some games e.g. retrain the brain. We had to clap when Paula said

clap, jump when she said jump, run when she said run and stop when she said stop. Then you would retrain the brain

so when she said clap you would jump, we would run when she said stop, stop when she said run and clap when she

said jump. Most of us were pre5y good. Also the Year 6’s got to see the house of Harold and we said goodbye for the

last �me. �

A few weeks ago the 4/5/6 started po5ery. We learnt how to knead the clay. To knead you have to make sure there

are no air bubbles in the clay. We also learnt how to scratch and a5ach. That is where you scratch the clay to a5ach

other pieces to it. The next �me we do po5ery we are going to make sculptures using the skills we have already learnt.

It’s really fun.

Hayley and Chloe ☺

Rev up your engine get ready to roar, come race with us, the amazing 3/4

This week we are heading off to our excursion on Thursday and Friday to Borambola. Thank you to Cameron Male and

Jason Singe who will accompany students on the excursion. The students are crazy excited, but we have some

important events to a5end before that. Today we are off to Walla Walla to a5end the Reforma�on Ceremony and will

be back in �me to complete lessons in the aKernoon.

Students have been involved in various lessons last week in Mathema�cs that

required their precision in finding angles in the environment and iden�fying which

angles they are. We had a lot of fun taking pictures of angles and iden�fying them

in the context of the environment we live within at school.

Maths groups on Wednesday (K-1-2-3) were required to exhibit their understanding

of long, longer, longest. Short, shorter, shortest. Wider, wider, widest and heavy,

heavier and heaviest. Year Three were asked to measure six things in the

environment and record this measure in metres, cen�metres and millimetres. A

li5le tricky but all could complete the task. They were asked to take photos on the

IPads and then demonstrate their understanding using Pic Collage. All students

enjoyed this task and demonstrate their understanding through pictures taken.

With the aid of Mrs Zweck, students iden�fied the requirement in the school

environment and Mrs Zweck could take a photo of their understanding. Students

had a lot of fun showing Mrs Zweck these requirements and I could assess the

students from the photos taken.

Healthy Harold came to school last week and the 3/4 class had a lesson in the importance of medicine, why we take it

and what the results can be. The students were very respecPul and par�cipated with great enthusiasm. They had a

lovely experience paQng Harold and giving him cuddles.

The last Partnership Day at St Paul’s Walla Walla was a very exci�ng �me for students. In Science they were asked to

build a tower of the greatest height that could also support the weight of a football for 5 seconds. They were supplied

with newspapers, tape, and a football. This required all students to work in conjunc�on with each other to meet the

desired result. Many teams failed, others were successful, but the team below won on the day!

I hope everyone has a wonderful week,

Kaylene McClure

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Sarah, Chanelle, Chloe and Vienna with their

winning Paper Tower.

Daniel having a “Fruit Sword” fight with Harold.

Page 4 Outlook

K-1-2: Eleanor, Aaron

3-4: Tom, Andrew, Samuel

5-6: Joseph, Sarah

Class Awards for week 4

This Week’s Prayer Points

† We pray for our family of the week: Debbie Zweck

and her family.

† We pray for St John’s Lutheran School, Portland.

Principal Brad Moss, staff and students.

† We give thanks for God’s grace –freely given for

all of us.

Tuckshop team: Amanda Bahr and

Robyn Armstrong

Tuckshop team mee ng:

To our fabulous tuckshop team, we are having a

feedback and menu ideas session on Thursday 9th

November at 3:45pm in the Library, at school.

We would love to have a chat about the current

menu, how it is working for you all and how we can

improve the menu in 2018, with the focus on

modelling healthy food choices to the students.

Come along with any fresh ideas you may have and

any areas we can help you to make canteen a great

experience for you as the volunteers, and of course,

our customers, the students.

If you can’t make the mee�ng but have some

feedback or ideas you would like to contribute please

forward to Cole5e before the session via

email nathancole5eholmes@gmail.com

As always, we thank you for your commitment to

offering a great quality and healthy lunch experience

to the students and look forward to your feedback

and sugges�ons to make it even be5er.

With thanks,

Cole5e, Joanne and Kerri.

We have a “Thank a Farmer” Apron

which was leK in the HMFD shed. If

you know who it belongs to let

Janine know.

Head lice

Yes, it’s that �me of year again

when the li5le nits, jump about

and visit a few heads.

Please check your heads to keep

on top of these visits.

Library news

There are a number of outstanding library

books - long overdue.

Please have a look for these at home and

return them as soon as possible, thank you.

A Striking Image

They brought him a silver coin and he said, “ Whose face and

name are these?” “The Emperor’s” they answered. So Jesus

said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the

Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”

Mark 12:16, 17

Did you know that destroying or defacing our currency could

land you a fine of $5000 or imprisonment for two years, or

both?

That’s because it is seen as an act of treason because the coin

bears the image of the monarch.

So when Jesus said give to the emperor what bears his image

and to God what bears his image we are reminded that human

beings bear God’s image and we are called to care for each

person.

That’s why Luther was passionate about reforming the church:

he could see the anguish on the faces of the people who were

deprived of the comfort of the gospel.

Through the traffic in indulgences, people were giving large

sums to the corrupt church for its ambi�ous projects,

par�cularly the building of St Peter's in Rome. An indulgence

cer�ficate could bring no las�ng relief from sin. When Luther

rid the church of these abuses, the people’s consciences were

set free from the bondage of sin. Now they could ‘put on the

new self which is being renewed in knowledge aKer the image

of its Creator.’ Colossians 3:10.

Thanks be to God. ‘Time Out’ Daily Devo�ons ACR

Follow this YouTube Clip for a story about Mar�n Luther and

the Reforma�on.

h5ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tox2TflUH90

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Community Notices

• God’s Gang Join us on Sunday 5th November, 9am at St Paul’s Lutheran Church. Children interested in

participating in the Christmas Eve Service, practice will start on Sunday 12th November. Contact Janine at the

school office for more information. All children preschool and primary school age, are most welcome to join us.

• Riverlife Church, Henty are screening ‘The Shack’ on Friday November the 10th at 6.30pm. We are offering a

Free Candy/Popcorn Bar available to those who come as well as Free Childcare for parents. If families could please

let Ps. Kate Klemke know if Childcare is needed by the 6th of November on 0428 293 848, that would be much

appreciated. Families are also welcome to bring their own dinner/snacks to enjoy throughout the movie. Although

this movie is rated PG-13, it is recommended for mature audiences.

• Henty Tennis Coaching 2017 Henty Park Tennis Club are running a tennis coaching program for all ages/

abilities on the following dates: WEEK 2 Friday November 3 from 4pm. WEEK 3 Friday November 10 from

4pm. Zac Burhop from Wagga will be the tennis coach who will be assisted by members of the Henty Park Tennis

Club. COST: $15/Week for a 1 hour GROUP Session OR $30/Half hour for PRIVATE lessons. *Payable on the day.

John Janetzki Ph. 0427 786173

• Henty Milo In2Cricket 2017-18 The Henty Cricket Club will be holding its Milo In2Cricket registration day on

Saturday November 4th at 10:00am. MILO in2CRICKET is a fun, safe, social and active program for girls and boys

aged 5 to 8. It teaches kids of all abilities the basic skills of cricket. The active, inclusive program allows kids to make

friends, develop social skills and team work. It's about fun, fitness and being a good sport! Each participant receives

a pack containing a plastic bat, soft ball, bucket hat, water bottle and back pack so kids can practice their skills

during the program and at home with family and friends. The price for participating in the MILO in2CRICKET

program is $75. Any questions can be directed to Club president Mark White on 0419 25 380 or in2CRICKET

coordinator Chris Manns on 0437 234 873. Under 12s Cricket 2017-18 The club is still seeking players for the

under 12s side for 2017-18. Children aged 9 or above who are too old for the in2CRICKET format would be ideally

suited to this competition which has adopted the Cricket Australia junior pathways style of play. For enquiries,

please contact coach Stephen Zweck on 0418 483 563.

• Henty Swim Club Registration and Assessments will be held on Monday 20th November and Wednesday

22nd November from 4:30 to 7:00pm. You only need to attend one of the sessions. Feel free to contact Julie White

on 0487 484 420 if you would like any further information.

Calendar

• 2nd –3rd Nov: Year 3-4 Camp at Borambola

• Thur 2nd Nov: Bible Study 40 Days of Love,

session 3 ‘Love Speaks the Truth’ 2pm or 7:30pm

• Thur 2nd Nov: Tuckshop Team mee�ng 3:45pm

in the Library

• Fri 10th Nov: Working Bee from 3pm

• Wed 15th Nov: Partnership day

• Fri 24th Nov: School Concert

• 27, 29, 30 Nov & 1 Dec: Intensive Swimming

Lessons

• Thur 30th Nov: Taste and See Day

• Wed 6th Dec: Combined Schools Christmas

Service

• Tue 12th Dec: Presenta�on Night

• Wed 13th Dec: Last day of term 4

• 29 & 30 Jan 2018: Staff Development days

• Wed 31st Jan 2018: Term 1 begins for students

St Pauls has proven to be the perfect choice for

our family. Our children are thriving in all areas –

they love the fact that they know everyone in the

school and have friends across different year

levels. As parents we have been embraced by the

school community and truly appreciate the

support that is offered generously.

St Paul’s has a wonderful open door policy. I have

always found the staff to be very approachable,

I can contact them via phone, email or text.

Parent

OUR STORY: OUR STORY: OUR STORY: OUR STORY:

THROUGH THE EYES OF ONE OF US THROUGH THE EYES OF ONE OF US THROUGH THE EYES OF ONE OF US THROUGH THE EYES OF ONE OF US

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