Newsletter Number 07 23rd March Dear Parents, Students and Friends of Cheltenham Primary School

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1 Newsletter Number 07 23rd March 2015 Dear Parents, Students and Friends of Cheltenham Primary School COONAWARRA CAMP: Last week I attended the Year 6 & 6 camp at Coonawarra [situated near Bairnsdale]. Cheltenham Primary School is one of the few schools that have a comprehensive camping program, commencing with our school sleepovers for Year 1 & 2, followed by yearly camps in years 3, 4, 5 & 6. Each camp provides graded variables of site and challenging activities that foster and build upon social and personal growth. Coonawarra is a personal favourite of many children with its picturesque valley, mountain views and scrubby bushland. This site provides perfect conditions for the many activities that were on offer; horse riding, night bush walking, canoeing or making rafts on the magnificent lake and then soaring over it on the flying fox, team initiatives, high rope course, giant swing and archery. We also enjoyed a spectacular day trip to Buchan Caves. In addition, the opportunity for selfconducted activities of cricket, basketball, swimming, games and table tennis or just being able to chill out in a quiet nook, catered for everyone. I observed with pleasure, the way the children conducted themselves throughout the week. While the activities kept them engaged, the other aspects of camp including managing personal belongings and keeping cabins neat and tidy or doing kitchen duty and showing respect for others was highly valuable. It was certainly a highly organised, jam packed camp! Credit and thanks to Steven Hogan who facilitated all aspects of the camp superbly and the Year 5 & 6 teaching team; all of who gave additional time and paid so much attention to detail to ensure the camp was highly successful. Thank you also to Andrea Kinsey who managed First Aid; a high level pastoral care role, which she undertook with aplomb! Our parents on camp were: David Auslender, Matthew Diver, Nicole Melldrum, Bec Rumbelow and Louise Waata Thank you for giving up your time and for fully participating in the camp. Overall, Camp Coonawarra will be most memorable for all who attended. While writing this article on Sunday afternoon, my body is still recovering, with a few bruises, sore muscles and aching bones! WORKING BEE SUNDAY 22 MARCH An outstanding effort with 42 of our families attending the school working bee on Sunday. It was so pleasing to see so many enthusiastic helpers take on the many tasks that were planned by the Buildings & Grounds committee of School Council. Thank you to David Senior and Lionel Brett for coordinating the bee and to all members of the leadership team who joined me, to provide support with their attendance. And so concludes Term 1, 2015! A short but busy nine weeks on which I shall reflect over the holiday break as highly productive and positive. I wish all our families and school community a safe and restful break and look forward to the commencement of Term 2 on Monday 13 April. Kind regards Margaret McIntosh Principal

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3 Important dates for your diary: MARCH 2015 Friday, 27 th Good Friday Appeal - Fluoro Colour Day Friday, 27 th Last Day Term pm DISMISSAL APRIL 2015 Confidence is the You Can Do It foundation for this term. It means knowing that you will be successful and believing in yourself. It means not being afraid to make mistakes or to try something new. It means looking and sounding confident. These students have won YCDI awards this week! Monday, 13 th First day Term 2 Tuesday, 14 th School Photo Day Monday, 27 th ANZAC Day Assembly Thursday, 30 th Junior School Concert Evening performance MAY 2015 Friday, 1 st Tuesday, 5 th Saturday, 9 th Junior School Concert Matinee performance House Cross Country Working Bee TERM DATES 2015 Term 1-29 th January to 27 th March Term 2-13 th April to 26 th June Term 3-13 th July to 18 th September Term 4-5 th October to 18 th December Grade Winner PA Lincoln M PB Isaac D PC Evie P 1/2A Maddy M 1/2B Noah A 1/2C Indianna K 1/2D Cameron H 1/2E Jack C 3/4A Olivia B 3/4B Ludi R 3/4C Tyler W 3/4D Evie A Are proud sponsors of our YCDI Program Please support them with your custom YCDI Students of the Month Will J and Sarah A together with Mrs McIntosh and Peter Cutting from Rotary Club.

4 HOUSE SWIMMING SPORTS On Thursday the 12 th of March students in years three to six participated in the annual House Swimming Carnival. Students were involved in a range of activities including traditional strokes of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly and novelty events such as the wade, the noodle and the kickboard races. The results of the championship races for the 12 year old boys and girls were Lachie B and Sophie C, for the 11 year old boys and girls were Luke D and Poppy L, and for the 9/10 year old boys and girls were Matthew B and Sienna S. Well done to all students who competed in these events. The overall winners were in 4 th place was Yellow House (Wilden), in 3 rd place was Red House (Cullen), in 2 nd place was Blue House (Courtney), and congratulations to Green House (Le Page) for winning the day. It was a fantastic day and all students achieved fantastic results and supported each other to do their best. Congratulations to all students who participated and a big thank you to all staff and parent helpers who made the day run smoothly and fun for the kids! Hayden McLennan Physical Education Teacher 2015 Premier s Reading Challenge (PRC) Update The Challenge runs from now until the 9th September and is open to all students. Registration forms have been sent out to all students and copies of this form is available at the end of this newsletter. I am currently experiencing a delay in gaining access to the PRC website. If you don t receive your child s log-in details by the end of this term, keep a record of the books read, including title and author. The Challenge Book List is available from the 2015 PRC website which also has a wealth of information, competitions and videos to access ( nts/prc/pages/students.aspx ). Students in Prep to Year 2: 30 books in total (20 or more from Challenge list) Years 3 to 6: 15 books in total (10 or more from the Challenge list) Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at mirandabrett@optusnet.com.au Happy Holiday Reading! Miranda Brett PRC Co-ordinator

5 Summer Lightning Premiership Competition On Friday 13 th of March the Year 6 s ventured to Mentone Grammar Playing Fields, Keysborough to participate in the Lightning Premiership Interschool Sports Gala Day. All students did a wonderful job at playing with and supporting their team to the best of their abilities. We achieved excellent results and represented Cheltenham Primary School with the prestigious reputation we have established within the sporting community. The boys and girls competed in volleystars, cricket, tee ball and hot shots tennis. Thank you to Mr McLennan, Mr Hogan, Mr Harrington and Mrs Carlisle for coaching. Overall there were great skills displayed when setting, digging, spiking, serving, hitting, catching, bowling, fielding, running and cheering. Our boys cricket team finished first and will compete in the Division Competition later in the year. The boys volleystars team came a very close second and the girls tee ball finished second. Well done to everyone for all their efforts on the day. Mrs Andi Carlisle Year 6 Teacher and Sports Co-Ordinator

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