PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

We are all looking forward to the Celebration of

Learning this evening. Classrooms will be open to visit

from 5:00pm-6:00pm. Food is then available on the

mound from 5:30pm where the Christmas band and

choir will entertain us. A special visitor will arrive

around 6:30pm. The Parent’s Club will draw the

winners of the Christmas raffle and the evening should

be finished around 7:00pm. I would like to thank Mr

Barbary, Miss McGann and Mrs Cooke for the work

they have done in preparing the band and the choir.

Please remember that this is a smoke free/alcohol free

event.

PARENT HELPER’S

On Monday December 14th

there is a Parent Helper’s

morning tea being held at 10:30 in the gym. I would

like to thank all of our parents for the support they

have given our school and our students throughout

2015. We look forward to your continued support next

year.

YEAR 6 FAREWELL DINNER

We will be bidding our Year 6 students farewell next

Wednesday the 16th

of December at their special

Farewell Dinner. I would like to take this opportunity

to wish all of our Year 6 students the best of luck in

their transition to secondary college. I am sure they

will make us very proud. I would also like to thank the

hard working group of parents who have organised this

very special function.

SCHOOL MAGAZINE

The school magazine will come home next week. The

magazine is part of the school fee payment. If you

would like your child to receive a copy of the

magazine school fees for 2015 can still be paid at the

office.

2016 LEADERSHIP TEAM

The 2016 School captains will be announced at a

special assembly next Thursday morning.

We will also be announcing to the school community

the nominees and winners of the Year 6 Excellence

awards for 2015.

2016 GRADES

Next Thursday December 17th

students will meet and

greet their teacher and class mates for 2016. This will

happen from 2:00pm until 3:30pm.

END OF TERM

The last day of term is next Friday December 18th

and

students will be dismissed at 2:30pm.

Debbie Chandler

Principal

DIARY DATES

Dec 10th

Celebration of Learning

Dec 14th

Parent Helpers Morning tea

Dec 14th

House Captain Sports Day

Dec 15th

School reports go home

Dec 16th

Grade Break Up Parties

Dec 16th

Grade 6 Farewell Dinner

Dec 17th

Awards Assembly

Dec 17th

Grade 6 – House of Bounce

Dec 18th

Last day of term (2.30pm dismissal)

2016

Jan 28th

First day of school (all students)

FOCUS OF THE WEEK – PLAY AREAS

This week the students are making sure that they

play on equipment that has been allocated for their

year level. By doing this we are ensuring that all of

our students have a safe environment that is

developmentally and structurally suitable.

Thursday 10th

December 2015 Week 10 Term 4 There are two inserts in this week’s Newsletter.

NEWSLETTER NO. 40 Thursday 10th December 2015

ASSISTANT PINCIPAL’S NEWS

It’s a (Christmas) wrap!

Michael Grose

It is that time of year again!

The school year is almost over. The Christmas holidays

are just around the corner. ‘Where did the last twelve

months go?’

Children generally want to plunge into holidays,

leaving schoolwork, timetables and teachers behind.

That is only natural.

Before you get too far into holiday mode, consider how

you’ll round out the year, and bring it to a close.

If your child is finishing primary or secondary school

then there will be ‘farewell dinners’ that signal the end

of one phase of their school lives. The greater

importance given to these occasions over the last few

years is recognition of the human need to bring closure

to one stage of life and prepare for the next.

Children of all ages benefit from parental recognition

of their achievements and successes as it sets the stage

for the coming school year.

Here are a few ideas to help you close off the old year

to prepare for the year ahead.

1. Discuss the highlights of the year

Ask children to name their highlights, favourite times

or most memorable moments of the year just gone.

Use age appropriate language and questions that will

open them up. At the year’s end ask your children to

rate their year from 1 to 5 and to identify their best

memory, their favourite subject and something new

they encountered.

2. Celebrate improvement and success

Identify one or two areas where your children

exceeded, improved or overcame some challenges.

Broaden the focus away from just academic

performance and recognise achievement in social, sport

or arts areas. It is important for children who struggle

academically to understand that you value success in a

variety of areas.

3. Look forward

It may be beneficial to give your children a chance to

talk about some aspect of the year that they didn’t like,

found difficult or challenging. Try to limit this type of

discussion and point your children toward a better

future next year.

4. Relax

It is time for children to set the previous school year

aside, put their feet up and chill out over the school

break. Remember, if the previous year wasn’t one of

the best, the five to six week break will help make a

fresh start next year.

So it’s a wrap! The slate has been wiped clean. Enjoy

the break and see you next year!

Mrs Marie-Therese Milani

Assistant Principal

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

Problem Solving in Maths

In order to encourage further problem solving at home,

I will include a weekly problem in the newsletter. Each

week a correct entry will win a fantastic prize.

Just write the answer on a piece of paper with your

name and grade and drop it into Mr Kent’s office each

Friday.

Answer to Mr K’s Problem No 37 - How many

square metres would fit inside one hectare?

10 000 – Well done to Rose Dhillon 2S

Mr K’s Problem No 38

As Santa and his reindeer took off into the sky, they

were traveling at 431 kilometres per hour. The farther

away they got the faster they would go. The Sky

Officer measured Santa traveling at the speed of 900

kilometres per hour. How much faster was Santa

traveling than when he first took off into the air?

Name: Class:

MATHLETICS - Mathletes of the Week

Congratulations to the following students who recently

achieved gold certificates and earned the title of

Mathlete of the Week. – Beau Cooper 4S

– Tumay Bakir 4S

COLLABORATE INSPIRE SUPPORT OPEN MINDED RESILIENCE

MATHS at Home

Subitising – You can help your child practise

subitising at home, that is counting a small number

of objects at a first glance.

Mr Roger Kent

Assistant Principal

LIBRARY NEWS The Library is now closed for borrowing and we have

commenced the end of year stocktake. Please check if

you have any library books at home and return them as

soon as possible. All books can be returned from 8.30

each morning. Any outstanding or lost books will need

to be paid for or replaced. Sheryl Clifford and Lyn Tonge

WORKERS OF THE WEEK

PARENTS CLUB

Celebration of Learning

The Celebration of Learning commences at 5pm

tonight so come along and join in the wonderful

atmosphere.

There will be a barbecue tea and drinks available for

sale on the night or you can bring your own tea from

home. Picnic rugs and chairs are a great idea for when

it’s time to have tea and enjoy the entertainment. If its

sunny, hats and umbrellas are a great idea to keep the

sun off.

Here’s the price list for the South Mildura Football

Club barbecue:

Sausages (onion optional) $2.50

Burgers $4.00

Soft drinks or water $2.50

The Scoops Ice cream van will also be there selling

yummy ice creams.

We hope to see all our Southie families at the

celebration tonight!

Christmas Raffle

We will be selling raffle tickets tonight so there is still

plenty of time to get your tickets.

If you still have raffle tickets and money at home,

please bring them along and hand them in at the

Parent’s Club marquee. Lyn Bozzi

Parents Club President

PA Azmin Akyurek

PH Ruby Spanos

PJ Mia Hand

PO Riley Williams

1G Parota Taleni

1H Lochlan Staker

1S Abby Tschirpig

IZ Maddison Guardiano

2B Nikolas Akkas

2M Lilah White

2N Amy Yeung

2O Flynn Bobstchinski

2S Deannah Greenwood

3B Tom Staker

3H Isabella Black

3M Harry Walker

3R Mohammad

Mustakim

3W Felicity Etrich

4L Montanna Avery

4S Grace Wager

4T Jasmin Farrell 4/5H Shanae Curran

5D Jenwei Byron

5P Tanner Nelson

5T George Karallis

6C Sana Hashimi

6N Jayden Ngatai

6P Matthias

Cochrane

6W Aliarna Christos

SPORT AWARD

Bailey Crump PA

ART AWARD

Sienna Frasca 1S

EAL

Mehdi Hashimi 2M

AUSLAN

Lucas Lea 1S

Wairata Campbell-McLean 1S

BAND

Ali Soebardi 6P

MUSIC

Donny Willis 1H

NEWSLETTER NO. 40 Thursday 10th December 2015

GRADE 6 NEWS Year 7 School Uniform Program – State Schools

Relief

As part of the Victorian Government’s uniform

expansion program, every Year 7 (in 2016)

government school student who is a recipient of the

Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund(CSEF)

automatically qualifies for a free uniform pack.

Eligibility requirements for CSEF can be found at

www.education.vic.gov.au/csef.

The 2015 CSEF recipients can apply for a pack from

1st December 2015 by contacting the secondary school

where their child will attend.

CANTEEN NEWS

LAST HOT DOG DAY FOR 2015!

Tuesday 15th December will be your last chance for

the year to get a yummy Southie hot dog. They are

so popular so for $2.00, you can buy a hot dog in a roll

with sauce. There will be special lunch order forms

for Tuesday which will be available at the canteen or

from the school website. So place your lunch order

in the morning before school starts, just like any

other day AND please make sure that the name and

grade of the student is on the lunch order. The hot

dogs will be delivered to the classrooms in the lunch

baskets just before the lunch break.

CANTEEN CLOSED

A reminder the canteen will be closed all day on Friday

18th

December (last day of Term). There will be no

lunch orders or snacks available on that day.

Sharyn Bertalli

Canteen Manager

FROM THE OFFICE

SMS and Email Service for Parents Beginning in Term 1 next year, MSPS will be using

SMS messages and emails to correspond with

parents/carers regarding student absences, sickbay

attendance etc.

We ask that if you receive one of our messages, you

reply as soon as possible.

If you do not wish to participate in this messaging

service, please complete and return the following:

SMS AND EMAIL SERVICE

I, ………………………………………………….

being parent/carer of

…………………………………………

do not wish to participate in the Mildura South

Primary School SMS and email service.

……………………………………………

Signature of parent/carer.

Diana, Sharyn, Karen & Chris

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS

Vacation Care

Places are filling up fast for Vacation Care so if you

need a booking please call in and see us in the gym or

call 50186028.

New preps enrolled to start school in 2016 may attend

the Vacation Care Program in January.

We have a lot of fun activities and excursions planned

for these holidays.

Before/After School Care

We are now taking bookings for next year’s Before &

After School Care programs

Barb Rayson

Out Of School Hours Coordinator

Guitar Lessons 2016-

Expressions of Interest are requested for the 2016

Guitar Program for Grades 3 to 6. To register your

interest, please complete the form with this Newsletter

and return it to school or call or text Iwan Soebardi

directly on 04189 19220 with your email address or

email iwansoebardi@gmail.com

COLLABORATE INSPIRE SUPPORT OPEN MINDED RESILIENCE

COMMUNITY NOTICES

BRAINTEASER

This week’s Brainteaser: Name the former

Mildura South Primary School student who

just won the V8 Supercars Dunlop Series title?

Your Answer:…………………………….

Your Name:……………………………….

Your Grade:……………….

Cut out this box with your answer, name and

grade and place it in the brainteaser box at the

front office. Each week, one lucky entrant will win

a prize!

Last week’s answer: Trunk

Last week’s winner: Tahlia Stone PA

SA Football Academy is once again back in the

Riverland, on the 10th and 11th January 2016. Venue: Berri River Ranges Soccer Club for boys

and girls aged 7 to16. Clinics are focused on possession football, and

aspects from the FFA curriculum For further information call SAFA on: 0413819854

E: tony@safootballacademy.com.au Bookings;

www.safootballacademy.com.au

ALL SOCCER STARS ALL CAME FROM ACADEMIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

YOU ALSO HAVE THE SAME CHANCE.

“SMART FINISH” is our exciting way to have a happy, successful and structured end to the school year. It is about celebrating a successful year. Smart Finish is directly linked to Smart Start and it is our way of ‘tying up the year’. Throughout the last week of school, students will spend time with their class, their grade and their houses to celebrate a great year of learning at MSPS. Monday - House Celebration Day The winning house for the classroom points will be announced at assembly. It will be followed by a House Captain Sport Morning. All children are asked to wear their house colours on Monday. Tuesday – Grade Celebration Day Students will participate in craft activities with each of the teachers that teach that grade. Wednesday – Class Celebration Day Students spend the day in their classrooms and will have a celebration shared lunch. Please send in a small plate of food to share for lunch. Please do not send food that needs to be kept cold as we do not have the facilities to accommodate this. Hot food is welcome, please bring any hot plates ready to go at 12:20pm Thursday – Meet the 2016 teacher and class. Students will meet their new teacher and classmates for 2016. They will spend the whole afternoon in their new grade doing some getting to know you activities.