RESPECT OPTIMISM COMMITMENT COMPASSION HONESTY

13th March, 2018

Term 1, Issue 8 A reminder that the school newsletter can always be accessed from our website at www.buninyongps.vic.edu.au

School Assemblies

23rd March 5-6 Assembly

29th March Whole School Assembly

DATES TO REMEMBER

21 March Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Scotsburn & Preps)

23 March Regional Swimming PLP Meeting (2:30pm) Sausage Sizzle

26 March Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness Day)

27 March District Athletics

29 March Mphatso Porridge Day Big Write 2:30 Finish, Last day of Term 1

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE PLAYPOD

Yesterday an official opening of our new PlayPod was held. This presented an opportunity to thank the Buninyong Community Bank, who generously donated the money needed to purchase the shipping container. The grade 1s and 2s came along and once the formalities were over and the ribbon was cut, they were given the opportunity to play with the PlayPod materials. They had a ball and beautifully demonstrated to all in attendance what an asset the PlayPod is going to be for many years to come. Members of the Grade 6 PlayPod Team were also in attendance. These students are rostered on each day to help the yard duty teacher open up the PlayPod, keep an eye on the kids playing and then pack up.

From now on, the PlayPod will be open during lunch breaks and available to grade 1-6s on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The preps will have the PlayPod to themselves on Wednesdays.

The PlayPod provides students with an opportunity to let their imagination run wild and play with the items in creative ways. This is all part of the school’s quest to cater for all students at break times, not just those who want to run about and play sport. The PlayPod beautifully compliments the introduction of lunch time clubs, a chicken coop, student led activities and access to the library, each catering for different interests.

The school is most appreciative of the Buninyong Community Bank, who fully funded the project. The school has now benefitted from the generosity of the bank on multiple occasions. We are also grateful to the many parents who donated the play items that are stored in the PlayPod.

WEEK 8 WEEK 9

Mphatso Children’s Foundation, Malawi -Porridge Day Thursday 29th March

FREE DRESS DAY - Gold coin donation Remember to bring a bowl & spoon for

porridge. More details on pg. 5

CANTEEN

Canteen is closed next week. It will Re-open for the first week of Term 2.

Student Wellbeing Update! Below are some key updates from our student wellbeing team around supporting positive behaviour and information around the Be Positive (B+) program.

Be Positive Theme Update:

Gratitude (Weeks 8 & 9)

This week is the first week of our ‘Gratitude’ theme. As we go about the week, students will learn about how resilience can be built through being grateful.

As a parent, talking to your child about the people, places or things that they are thankful for can help your child to focus on the positive and build their resilience greatly.

B+ Learning intention for the

fortnight:

To understand that through

showing gratitude regularly we

can improve our resilience and

emotional wellbeing.

Epilepsy Awareness Day - Monday the 26th of March

Next Monday is Epilepsy Awareness Day. Purple Day (26th March) is a global initiative dedicated to raising epilepsy awareness. Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada. Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, Cassidy started Purple Day in an effort to get people talking about the condition and to let those impacted by seizures know that they are not alone. She named the day Purple Day after the internationally recognised flower and colour lavender.

At Buninyong, we also have children affected by epilepsy and wish to support them by continuing awareness and to talk more openly about how it can impact others. As such, we are encouraging students and teachers to wear something purple on this day. It could be a ribbon, hat, t-shirt or even socks. Nothing new, just something that you may have around the house. Students do not need to bring a donation on this day, however, if you would like to donate to Epilepsy Action Australia, you can visit https://www.epilepsy.org.au/donation/make-a-donation/

We look forward to seeing some purple splashed throughout the school and students talking about epilepsy.

Expectation focus of the week:

Well done to everyone for being so kind and compassionate in the yard! We will continue this focus for another week!

Grade 6 - GRIP Student Leadership Conference

Last Wednesday a group of our grade six students headed off to Melbourne (with an early departure) to participate in the GRIP Student Leadership Conference at the Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre.

During the day, the students took part in a range of activities and sessions to learn about the transforming role of a leader. They also did an amazing job of working with other schools to identify correct ways to respond as a leader and to consider what changes they can make as a school leader to improve our school.

We were proud of their efforts on the day and the way in which they conducted themselves whilst heading to and in Melbourne. Now it’s time to look forward to hearing what they have to say in respect to continual school improvement and we can’t wait to keep working with them on their leadership journeys.

3-4 ROCCH Award Winners

Well done to the following students who have been noticed by their classroom teachers for doing a fantastic job to become last week’s recipients of the ‘ROCCH’ Awards. Please note, some classes are missing due to camp.

Class Name Reason… For...

3KA Spencer S His commitment to always improve his skills in and out of class.

3KA Chelsea D Her dedication and effort in settling into her our school positively.

3NS Toby S Showing commitment to always listening and doing the right thing in the classroom.

3NS Paige W Always showing respect to everyone in the classroom and committing herself well to her work.

3RS Amber B Being such a positive person and always striving to achieve her personal best.

3RS Oscar S Being such a great friend to his classmates and for never giving up even when he is challenged!

3BA Elise H Always showing a commitment to do her best and treating others kindly and respectfully.

3BA Charlotte R Making a really positive start to the school year and working really hard on her Big Writes.

4RM Lucy G Making great choices for learning by showing respect to others and giving her best effort at all times.

4RM Lucas J Being a kind and compassionate class member who is always willing to help others.

National Day of Action Against Violence and Bullying

Last Friday was the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. Whilst we already focus on bullying in our teaching each term, this is another opportunity to be openly talking about it and raising further awareness. As part of the day, our wonderful ‘Be Positive’ student leaders went around the school to talk about bullying and to ask each class to make a pledge against bullying. Thanks to everyone involved!

We appreciate the support that you have shown in shining a light on violence and bullying.

Karaoke in the Courtyard

Karaoke in the Courtyard is back! It will be on at lunchtime on the last day of term, Thursday the 29

th of March. A sign-up sheet is on the wall next to the

door into the office. Please write your name and the name of the song you will be singing. Please remember to choose a song that is appropriate for being performed at school. You are allowed to sing by yourself, in pairs or with a small group of friends. So there is enough time for everyone to sing, only 8 songs will be able to be performed. But don’t worry if you miss out, you can always have a turn next term!

We ask that only students in Grades 2-6 sign up for karaoke, but all students are welcome to come along at lunchtime to watch, cheer and support their friends.

Buninyong Chess Team

Last Friday, the Buninyong chess team competed in the inter-school chess tournament at Clarendon college. After 7 rounds against some amazing chess players from schools all around the Ballarat region, the Buninyong team won first place by half a point beating the Clarendon A team.

Well done to Matilda, James, Ned, Andrew and Dan for representing the school and coming home with gold medals and a trophy!

Dan also received a silver medal for individual ranking against all the students who participated.

Well Done!

Gratitude Empathy

Compassion

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ― Melody Beattie

V.O.T.S. Fundraising Mission 2018 To raise enough money to run one MPHATSO CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION nursery school in Malawi for one year.

Money raised so far…$180 through tin donations.

Aiming for…

$1500

Porridge & Free Dress Day

(Last day of term 1: 29/3/18) Bring along a gold coin donation for

Mphatso Children’s Foundation and free dress day!

Bring your own bowl and spoon.

We encourage you to try just a bowl of porridge at recess time just like the Malawi kids (fruit break as normal but forgot your other foods until lunch time).

Even if you don’t want porridge, bring along your gold coin to support the Nursery.

Mphatso Easter Raffle

Tickets: $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00

Amazing donated prizes to be won!

Drawn at final assembly

You have to be in it to win it!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone

have an Urn we could

borrow for Porridge Day???

If you are able to volunteer some of your time to help out with making porridge, please contact Joy at

Hoey.joy.l@edumail.vic.gov.au or by calling the office on 5341 3560

This week’s

Compass tip

SCOTSBURN NEWS School Shoes We have had a couple of students wearing shoes that have a rolling wheel on the bottom. We make exceptions to the uniform policy for shoes to ensure that students are comfortable with their footwear. However, we also must ensure that students are safe. As such, these shoes with rolling wheels on the bottom are no longer appropriate for school. Thanks for your understanding.

Zooper Doopers

Students can purchase a Zooper Dooper for $1 at the Old Building on Thursday this week.

Friday Rotations Our next rotation for Term 1 will be on the (23rd March). Our groups will be doing the following:

ABC & ROCCH Awards

Gr P-2 – Izzy Gray

Gr 2-4 – Mallacai Windsor

B+ Award – Flynn Eustice

ROCCH Award – Quinn Moore

Term 1 - Lunch Order Roster Lunch orders need to be collected from the Buninyong campus at 12.40pm. Please ensure you organise a swap if necessary so that the students don’t go hungry!

Term 1 - Important Dates & Extra-Curricular Events

21st Mar - Teddy Bears Picnic

29th Mar - Term 1 Finishes

Tuesday 27th March On Tuesday 27th March, the Scotsburn staff have their planning day in preparation for term 2. All Scotsburn students will start and finish the day at the Buninyong campus. Scotsburn staff will be in the courtyard to meet students as they arrive in the morn-ing, spend some time in the library with them and then escort them to their classrooms for the day. They will spend the day with the Grade 3 staff and students.

Good Luck Athletes We would like to wish Lily, Scarlett, Axel, Quinn, Freya, Amelia P and Pat well for the District Athletics Competition on Tuesday. They all competed extremely well at the recent school sports to give themselves this opportunity. Good luck.

Teddy Bears Picnic This Wednesday, the annual Teddy Bears Picnic will take place at Scotsburn. The Preps from the Buninyong campus will be visiting to do some fun activities with our Prep/1’s. It’s sure to be lots of fun!

Last Day of Term 1 The Scotsburn students will start the day at Buninyong on the last day of this term (Thursday). The students will attend the assembly, library and Play Pod. After play they will all make their way back to Scotsburn on the bus.

Grade 4 Camp On Wednesday the Scotsburn Grade 4 students went on camp to Anglesea with some of the Buninyong Grade 4s. We did 4 activities – Sand castle building, the giant swing (18 metres high!), outdoor shelter building and mountain bike riding. The students had a wonderful time.

My favourite activity was the giant swing because I felt really proud of myself after doing it. I didn’t know if I could go all the way up but I did. By Indi.

My favourite activity was the outdoor shelter / cubby hut building because we worked as a team and never gave up. We kept on trying, even when we couldn’t find more branches of leaves to use on our walls. By Arlen.

GRIP Leadership Conference On Wednesday, Pat, Hugo and us girls attended the GRIP Leadership Conference in Melbourne. We learnt that great ideas can be simple and that even simple ideas can help our community and the world. We also learnt that we should aim to be a strawberry leader and not a watermelon leader, because a strawberry is the same on the inside and the outside, whereas a watermelon is different on the outside to the inside, so the message is to always be true to yourself. It was a great day, especially sharing ideas with students from other schools.

By Freya and Sienna.

Date Cooking

(Miss Wood)

Team Building Activities

(Ms Geddes)

Landcare/ Gardening (Mr

O’Loughlin)

23rd

Mar Group 2 Bec Curran

Group 3 Group 1 Marita Williams

DATE PARENT HELPER

22nd Mar Bec Gray

29th Mar No lunch orders today

Congratulations to our junior swimmers who did an amazing job in the pool last Wednesday at the Encouragement Swim Meet. Well done to William B, Charlie C, Aleksander N, Markus O, Spencer S, Rylan V, Bailey Y and Millie Y. You all swam up a storm! Thank you to all the parents for supporting their children at the event and encouraging them to take part. Wonderful to see their participation.

Well done to our four basketball teams who participated in the Division Basketball competition last Tuesday. A big thank you to Ms Germain and Mr Wilson for organising the teams and for the wonderful support of our parents who assisted on the day.

Register now for Premier’s Active April 2018. You’ll feel great!

https://www.activeapril.vic.gov.au/ Team ID - buninyong-primary-school

Netball Coaches/

Supervisors Wanted

If any parents are interested in coaching/organising a school netball team in Term 2+3 (Tuesdays after school) can you please let Ms Morris know.

Term 2:

TBC – State Swimming

17 Apr – Division Netball Try Outs

18 Apr – Division AFL Try Outs

19 Apr – Interhouse Cross Country

20 Apr – Division Soccer Try Outs

27 Apr – State Tennis

4 May – District Cross Country

18 May – Division Cross Country

30 May – Division Netball, AFL and

soccer

Term 1:

Tuesday lunchtimes – Lawn Bowls

Training

13-29 March – Flow Motion Bike Ed

23 March – Regional Swimming

27 March – District Athletics

29 March - Regional Lawn Bowls

Interhouse Athletics

Results have been calculated and are ready to reveal at the whole school assembly on 29 March, 2018. We will also be announcing age group champs and record breakers!

The District Athletics Team has been announced and can be found here. The top 5 performers from each age group and event can be found here. Anyone who is not on this list and would like to find out their results is welcome to get in touch with me.

Any student who finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th in the above list for their event and didn’t receive a ribbon, please come and collect one from me.

A few of our students have

been very busy with their

sport outside of school and

we want to congratulate the

following students on their achievements:

Indi Eason: Has been selected to

represent the BNA U/13

Representative Team this year.

Taylor Mason: Got a silver medal in 11/U Girls

Breaststroke at the

Tasmanian Swimming

Champs recently.

If there is any other students

celebrating sporting success

outside of school, please feel

free to email Ms Morris.

Good luck to our Regional swimmers who will

be competing this Friday. We would like to

wish Conal, William B, Macey, Kiahna, Chelsea

O, Jazmine the best of luck. Apologies to

Conal and William for leaving their names off

last week’s newsletter.

Event times:

Prep – 9.15am (approx. 1km)

Grade 1 – 9.45am (approx. 1km)

Grade 2 – 10.15am (approx. 1km)

Grade 3 – 10.45am (approx. 2km)

Grade 4 – 11.45am (approx. 2km)

Grade 5 – 12.15pm (approx. 3km)

Grade 6 – 12.40pm (approx. 3km)

Click on the distance to view the track.

Runners encouraged to wear house coloured t-shirts.

Volunteers are needed to marshal along the course. If you are able to help out for part or all of the day, your assistance would be greatly appreciated! Please let Claire Morris know if you are able to help (morris.claire.l@edumail.vic.gov.au).

Hunter Aspland has been coming in at break times to kindly set up the IPad apps in the

Japanese room. This makes them more user friendly for all students.

Hunter Aspland

Grade 6 Canteen Team — FROZEN TREATS

For sale every Wednesday & Friday at lunchtime

FROZEN FRUIT PIECE 50c

ZOOPER DOOPER $1

FROZEN YOGHURT $1.50

Kelly Sports Easter School Holiday Program

Kelly Sports is offering an exciting and fun filled holiday program in Ballarat to take place over the Easter School Holidays. Kids will be able to participate in all of their favourite sports including football, soccer, cricket, basketball, hockey, netball, tennis, gymnastics, plus much more in a safe environment that promotes maximum participation.

Where: Eastwood Leisure Complex (20 Eastwood St, Ballarat 3350) When: Tuesday 3rd April 2018 - Friday 13th April 2018 (excluding weekends and Public Holidays) Time: 8:00am-5:00pm Cost: $40 per day ($35 if you enrol for 5+ Days, $25 per half day) Ages: Kinder - Grade 6 How to Enrol: Please enrol via www.kellysports.com.au and search for the program.

If you have any queries or need help with enrolments feel free to contact either of the following.

Dominic Swinton: dom@kellysports.com.au or 0417 967621

Zac Pullman: zac@kellysports.com.au or 0418 597 493