Principal: Mrs Sharon Saitlik Assistant Principals: Mr Craig Crouch School Council President: Mr Jehrom Clift

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1 Principal: Mrs Sharon Saitlik Assistant Principals: Mr Craig Crouch Mr Andrew Searle Farewell Tomorrow, we say goodbye and good luck to our Year 6 students. We had the opportunity Tuesday night at the Graduation Dinner and Presentation ceremony to farewell these students and appropriately acknowledge their individual and collective contribution to Mont Albert Primary School over the past seven years. Congratulations to all Year Six students for the way they presented and conducted themselves Tuesday night and throughout Congratulations! Today is your day. You re off to Great Places! You re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. We wish them the very best for the future as they travel to The Places You ll GO! We will say a final goodbye at tomorrow s Assembly. Our final Assembly for the year will commence at 9.00am. A feature of this year s final Assembly will be the handing over and announcement of House Captains for 2013, Social Service Captains for 2013 as well as the naming of our McIntosh Award winner for Sincere thanks to all staff who contributed to a most successful Graduation evening, - Year Six teachers, Mr Taila Donald, Miss Simone Delzoppo, Miss Anna Johnstone and Mrs Emily Grant as too all teachers who have had input along our Year Six students journey. Thank you for the fantastic support from the Year Six parent helpers and Graduation Committee who made a most significant contribution to this year s graduation, assisting with outstanding hall decorations, preparing and serving the food, setting up and clearing the hall. Ms Julie Fleming has spent countless hours assisting Year 6 teachers with the Year 6 finale performance of which was a true indication of the wonderful time our Year 6 students have had in their many years at Mont Albert. A large number of families will conclude their association with Mont Albert Primary School as their child graduates this year. Our best wishes and thanks go to these families for their support and assistance over the years. To students who are leaving Mont Albert PS for a range of reasons, before the completion of Year 6, I wish you well at your new schools. I hope you and your families will all look upon your time at Mont Albert with fabulous memories. School Council President: Mr Jehrom Clift Funcare ph: funcare@maps.vic.edu.au December 20 December 21 Tuesday, January 29 Wednesday January 30 Thursday January 31 Friday February 1 Monday February 4 Tuesday February 5 Wednesday February 6 Thursday February 7 End of Year Class Parties Final Assembly for 2012, 9am Last Day of 2012 Early Finish, 1pm 2013 School Year First day of Term 1, 2013 Staff Only return to school Staff Only, Term 1 Planning Day December Issue No 41 Students Return to School, 8.50am - Years 1 to 6 Prep Family Picnic, 12pm to 1pm Staggered Start times for Prep Students Staggered Start times for Prep Students All Prep students attend 9am to 12pm Chess Club commences I mentioned in an earlier Bulletin this term that some of our teachers would not be returning at the commencement of 2013; Mrs Sue Moses-Critchley who has chosen to retire, Mrs Julie Gazdowicz who is taking 12 months leave without pay to spend some quality time with her family, Miss Melinda Tippett who has a teaching position at Neerim South next year and Mrs Gillian Bradley who we shall no doubt see back in 2013, in her capacity as a Casual Relief Teacher. We thank them for their many contributions to Mont Albert PS and wish them well in their future endeavours. As another most successful year at Mont Albert PS draws to a close with the school producing yet again its best ever Academic Achievement data, Attitudes to School data and Staff and Parent opinion survey data, I would like to express my appreciation to all School Councillors for their support and advice throughout the 2012 school year. I would also like to acknowledge the wonderful Mont Albert Primary School Page 1

2 contributions made by parents and staff at Mont Albert. It is only with this effort and sense of community that our school continues to be the learning community it is. I would especially like to thank Jehrom Clift for his unwavering support for the school staff, administration and community; his leadership of school council; his wise advice on many issues and his always passionate and positive conversations both public and private about our school. Mr Andrew Searle and Mr Craig Crouch have also been exceptional in what they continue to bring to the school in their role/s as Assistant Principal/s and the consistent, unwavering support that they give to myself and all staff. Thank you On behalf of the school community and teaching staff I would like to acknowledge some people who work around the school, often with little fanfare. Many thanks to: Our Administration and First Aid staff Shirley Pettitt, Sarah Attwood, Anita Boyd, Rhonda Hassall and First Aid officers Mel Carlyon/Seletto and Alison Phillips who capably manage this busy area of the school Our Integration Team Louise Hill, Nicole Engberg, Craig Gooding, Alison Sexton, Kate Anderson and Nancy McGoldrick who give ongoing support to teachers and students across the school Pauline Williams our School Chaplain Sally Benson, our School Service Support Officer Anne Price who has given valuable assistance in the Library throughout the year Donna Cannock and Louise Crabb for the support they have provided with uniform supplies Cathy Goucher who manages student banking each week Jody Burgess for her work in managing the canteen Our Funcare staff led by Craig Gooding for their contribution to the Mont Albert PS community Barry Stuart for the garden and maintenance service he provides each week Our Computer technicians Phuong Phan and Ian Clarke for their expertise in this ever developing area. Thank you Mrs Sue Williams Mrs Sue Williams has tirelessly coordinated our Parents Club for the last four years with enthusiasm and purpose. Sue has chosen to step down from coordinating Parents Club next year due to her very busy work load and family commitments. I take this opportunity on behalf of all within our community to thank Sue for her tireless efforts over the last four years. This is a perfect opportunity now for others to step into this role. This role could easily be shared and Sue will still be readily available to assist. If you are keen, please let me know or chat with Sue. Early Finish Tomorrow Please note that as school finishes tomorrow at 1.00pm, we will not be having a lunch break. You may wish to pack extra play lunch as we will have our normal recess break from 11.00am 11.30am. Sharon s article continues overleaf Balwyn High Box Hill High Camberwell Girls Camberwell Camberwell High Canterbury Girls Secondary Carey Baptist Fintona Genazzano Kingswood Koonung Secondary KIM Jaemin, KIM Jaehyeok, KORMAS Connor, LE Toby, MYLONAS Angelika, VLAHOPOULOS Paige, WALKER Olivia, ZHENG Kylie RICHARDS Harry, WATKINS Harris KITCHINGMAN Brittany, TANG Vivian BALGOVIND Sahil, KITCHINGMAN Harrison, STEWART Anthony, WANG Colin, WINDISCH Samuel LEE Frank, MEREDITH Asher, MIDDLING Darcy, WOODROW James ARCHER Ellie, ARCHER Grace, D'APOLITO Mia, HENDERSON Rebekah, DREZINS Maija, TSAO Olivia, TANG Sophie, WEST Maya, XU Dianne, ZHANG Marina BODDINGTON Breh, WANG Vincent LORD Georgia, ZENG Candy HARRIS Gia ACKLAND Callum, FARRAN Mackenzie ALEXANDER Harrison, CHEN Mike, COOK Andrew, FANG Michael, HARRIS Reid, JEONG Issabel, LIEW Bryant, LING Kode, MACKAY Andrew, MORGAN Faith, OMOND Liam, OWENS Cameron, STASINOPOULOS Dennis, STEFANOVIC Andrej, THOMSON Christopher, TSE Liam, VOONG Sonya Marcellin MARSHALL Declan Melbourne Girls Melbourne Methodist Ladies' Our Lady of Sion Presbyterian Ladies' Scotch Siena Strathcona Baptist Girls' Trinity Werribee Sec. Wesley Whitefriars Xavier Interstate WONG, Karen, Gabriele GREEN MCKERRACHER Alec BACKMAN Alexandra, HARRIS Claudia, LEWIS Claire, PANGBOURNE Kaylah HUNT Eliza, PERRYMAN Hannah, PICCOLO Stephanie, STEPHEN Olivia, WANG Stephanie Jun Tong LIU LAKE Antony, MALLIAROS Lachlan, WYNNE Jack CATALANO Mia, CONNOLLY Chloe, SAUL Lia, NIGRO Gabriella, SMITH Emily, ZIKAS Johanna CROCKER-KLOET Jennifer, MIM Izzy, WEST Alicia GILLAM Mitchell, HAM Robert, LANZON Joshua, MATHESON Luke, O'KEEFE Devin, SALLOWS Thomas SUN, Darryl MCGOLDRICK, Thomas CRABB Nicholas BETTIOL Harrison TOLLEY Sam (Georgiana Molloy Anglican, W.A.) Mont Albert Primary School Page 2

3 Sharon s Article continued A reminder that school resumes for students at 8.50am on Thursday 31 st January Our first whole School Assembly will take place on the following Monday being the 4 th February at 9.00am in the Hall. Thank you to all members of the Mont Albert Primary School community for your support throughout 2012 and for your many good wishes and words of appreciation. Have a peaceful, safe and Merry Christmas and a relaxing holiday period. Best wishes to all for a prosperous Sharon Saitlik Principal REMINDER A reminder to parents that Friday, December 21 is the last day of Term 4 and concludes the 2012 school year. School concludes at 1pm tomorrow. Please ensure you have collected your children by 1.15pm at the latest. Please be aware that any students remaining after this time will be cared for by Funcare and that Funcare s normal charges will apply. FROM THE ART ROOM Art Monitors A Big Thank you! The Art Monitors for 2012 have been incredibly helpful and supportive this year in the Art Room. These students have committed their time every week to help maintain a busy art room. Thank you to the following students for their hard work and dedication this year: Gabriele Green, Breh Boddington, Callum Ackland, Robert Ham, Olivia Stephen, Brittany Kitchingman, Devin O Keefe and Paige Vlahopoulos. Year 6 Gift to the School This year for the Gift to the School, Year 6 s have created a ceramic leaf. One half of their leaf represents their present time in Year 6 and the half of the leaf their future. The leaf itself is connected with our school LEARN values. If you would like to have a look at the Year 6 leaf installation it is located in the middle of the Senior Building wall, outside the computer hub area. Special thanks to Mitch Gillam s Grandpa, Clive, who generously gave his time to help glue the leaves to the wall. Michelle Haymes SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The MAPS second-hand uniform shop operates on most Friday mornings during school terms from about 8.45am to 9.30am, in the foyer outside the new uniform shop. Second-hand uniform items are often in excellent condition and most items sell for about $5.00, which is fantastic value. More volunteers are needed to help run this service, which is a great resource for parents. The money raised supports our school. Please contact Fiona McLean on fionamclean@optusnet.com.au or if you would like to volunteer or find out more. NEW UNIFORM SHOP SPECIAL OPENING TIMES 2013 Uniform Shop will be open for purchases and online purchase collection on January 29 and 30 from 6pm to 7pm. For further information, please contact Donna via on cannocksrus@me.com. Uniform Shop Volunteers February 7 BULLETIN ROSTER TBA Urgent Urgent Urgent The Canteen urgently needs further volunteers for 2013 in order to continue operating. If you can assist just one day per month, 10am to 2pm please call Jody on during the above times or mobile, Canteen Roster F ade We URGENTLY NEED further volunteers to fill some gaps in our roster, if you can assist please ring Canteen Manager, Jody Burgess on , 10am to 2pm Friday, February 1 Monday, February 4 Tuesday, February 5 Wednesday, February 6 Friday, February 8 Canteen Closed Mont Albert Primary School Page 3

4 FILM CLUB FILM NIGHT 2012 Last Friday the students from MAPS Film Club had the premiere screening of their short films for The night was a great success, with students screening 3 of their own films, Monster in the Pool, Billionaire, and Found Out, as well as two collaborative projects involving orphans from India and the Philippines, Together, and Mouse. The students enjoyed the opportunity to talk about their films before they were shown and to make their way to the stage, through the paparazzi, on their very own Green Carpet. It was great to see so many people turn up to support the students and to celebrate all of their hard work over the last two terms (Particularly so many MAPS staff, during this busy time of year!). Their support was very much appreciated. We raised over $600, which will go towards equipment and transport for disadvantaged children, in Australia and overseas, to participate in arts and sporting activities early next year. Congratulations to all of those students who participated in the writing, directing, filming, acting and editing of the films: Emily Woods, Alice Goucher, Sarah Hare, Eva Williams, Maella Teele, Sarah Dixon, Pip Gladman, Jessica Paris, Tara Lake, Kimberley Yu, Bella Harvey, Claire Morgan, Charli Williams, Amelia Neil, James Thorne, Alice Lu, Sean Tan, Sam Lord, Boyd Marshall, Jackson Napier, Damien Klein, Zac Vitalos, Emmy Forsberg, Olivia Gazeas, Georgia Bromell, Matthew Rowell, Audrey Thomas, Jade Alexander and Josh Calabrese! I really enjoyed watching all of the finished movies. Jade Alexander It was very exciting seeing our films and getting the chance to talk about them. Eva Williams It was really good because some other groups had done some films that were very funny. Emily Woods I liked watching Mouse and the other groups movies. STUDENT BANKING Alice Lu Well done to all our student bankers. You have done a fantastic job of saving this year. This year, your banking efforts have helped to raise over $1500 commission for the school. Thankyou to Rebecca O Brien and Amanda Ing for helping this year. My Special thanks must go to Wendy Lake, who leaves us after 5 years of assisting with student banking. Her help has been greatly appreciated. We are still seeking parent helpers for So, if you can spare an hour on a Tuesday morning each week, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Cathy Goucher on if you can assist. Cathy Goucher Student Banking Volunteer Coordinator FIRST AID END OF YEAR COLLECTION OF STUDENT S MEDICATION STORED IN FIRST AID A reminder that medication will remain locked away in First Aid over the summer period this year, unless: Your child is not returning to MAPS in 2013 SCHOOL CHARGES 2013 The due date for payment has now passed. Full payment via Direct Deposit can still be made up to 31 January Full details can be found on the school website under Parent Resources/ Other Notices. Shirley Pettitt Business Manager BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all members of the Buildings & Grounds Committee for their work around the school in The members of the Committee work tirelessly on weekends and out of school hours to maintain and upgrade the wonderful buildings and grounds we have at MAPS. A huge thank you to Brett Archer, Andrew Morgan, Jim Economedes, Mitch Sharpe, Adam Guilmartin and Chris Atkinson; your work is very much appreciated. A special thank you also to Brett Archer for his inspired leadership of the committee over the past two years. Chris Atkinson has kindly agreed to take over the coordination role. Andrew Searle Assistant Principal You require the medication for use at home, or in school holiday programs over the summer break You wish to rotate medications close to expiry, or review medications with medical practitioners. If you intend to collect medications please see First Aid staff between 11am pm Tomorrow. If you have not collected medications by then, it will remained locked in First Aid until 2013 school year resumes. Mel and Alison First Aid Room Mont Albert Primary School Page 4

5 WEATHERBOARD CUBBY HOUSE FOR SALE. Lined interior hand-painted. Electric lighting. Partially furnished (stove, table, sink). $250 Please contact Brenda Currie to arrange inspection on Conducted by our own Instrumental Tutor, Mr David Pittaway. Intensive 3 Day Rock Band Workshops $60 per day Giving your child the opportunity to play, write and record their own music, taking home their own CD on conclusion of the workshop. Mondays to Wednesdays, 1pm to 3pm from 7th January Only six students per workshop, so book early as numbers are limited ALSO Private Tuition, 30 minute lessons, $30 available 9am to 12pm, Mondays to Wednesdays. For further information on either workshops or lessons, please contact David on or SIMON RAVIC Home Maintenance Carpentry, painting, plastering and brickwork DIY Projects finished No job too small Please call Are you thinking about extending your home? We design and build period and contemporary home-extensions. Ground floors, upper-storeys, custom-designed to suit you. No-charge, onsite consultation barry.west@rightspace.com.au The DEECD does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the DEECD for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. Mont Albert Primary School Page 5

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