N E W S L E T T E R Edition 40 Friday 15th December 2017 A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL 2017 school year is coming to a close and Christmas is just around the corner. This is the last newsletter for the year. Congratulations to our wonderful community for an outstanding year full of learning. We have had a focus on developing targeted teaching and delivering point of need teaching to each student at HPS in 2017. We have introduced Rock and Water to our wellbeing program which has provided students with the tools to deal with a wide range of social, emotional and physical situations. It is fantastic to work in a community where education is the focus and development of every student is paramount. I would like to thank the wonderful parents and families we have at HPS who work closely with the school to develop the opportunities for all. Whether you assisted in the classroom, on camps or excursions, PACH, School Council or assisting on Working bees, I thank you very much and look forward to your support in 2018. Lastly I d like to thank the wonderful staff. Each day, it is a joy to be part of the HPS community. In education the goal posts are constantly moving and HPS is no exception. 2018 HPS will be in a School Review year which is a chance for the school to reflect on the past 4 years and plan for the next 4. Captains Day A reminder that Tuesday 19 December is our annual Captains day where students have the opportunity to celebrate the year with their peers. Thank you to our fantastic School Captains, Davey and Reece and the House Captains for their leadership across all aspects of the school throughout the year. All students are asked to bring money to spend on all sorts of things including BBQ, drinks and all fun stalls run by the Captains. The funds raised will go towards new flags including Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. This day is also a free dress day for all students. Year 6 Graduation Thursday 21st is the Year 6 Graduation night, we all wish our Year 6 students the very best on that night and in the future. LAST Day of Term Friday 22 December will be our last day of the school year where we will farewell our Graduating Year 6 students. At 1.20pm we will have the Year 6 students walk through the guard of honor with their buddies. Remember that Friday is a free dress day for all students. 20 Token and 10 Token Congratulations to all of the students who achieved 10 or 20 tokens this year. It is an outstanding effort and your consistent good behaviour and ability to follow our school values and beliefs is a real credit to you and your family. I look forward to starting the Token Club again in 2018 with some changes to make it more interesting. Continued Page 3... 2 View Street, Healesville P.O. Box 222, Healesville, 3777 Ph: 5962 4053 Email: healesville.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.hps.vic.edu.au
House Points Award System Tally So Far! YARRA MYER WATTS CHUM 192 158 148 134 UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS DECEMBER Monday 18th 2018 Pupil Pack available for collection Uniform Shop Open 9:00am 12:00 pm Parent Helpers Morning Tea 11am Tuesday 19th Captains Day - Out of Uniform Day (no donation required) Wednesday 20th 3H, 3B, Year 5 & 6 s Swimming 12pm 3/4B & 4Y to Cinema & Picnic Thursday 21st Year 6 Graduation Dinner & Presentation Uniform Shop Open 9:00am 10:30 am Singing Group to Aurrum Aged Care & Coles NO CANTEEN TODAY Friday 22nd Last Day of School - Out of Uniform Day (no donation required) Christmas Concert 9:00 am 10:30 am FINISHING TIME 1:30 pm NO BUS ON THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL JANUARY 2018 Monday 29th Pupil Pack Collection & Uniform Shop Open 9 am -1 pm Tuesday 30th Pupil Pack Collection 9:00am -1:00 pm Wednesday 31st Grade 1 - Grade 6 Students start back - Term 1 FEBRUARY 2018 Thursday 1st Preps Group A - attend 9am 12noon Friday 2nd Preps Group B - attend 9am 12noon Monday 5th All Preps attend 9:00am 3:30pm (except Wednesdays) HOUSE REWARD SYSTEM CONGRATULATIONS YARRA During the year students have been working hard in class and in the yard following the values and beliefs of HPS. Students who consistently follow our values and beliefs are awarded with a House Token. Once students reach the mark of 10 tokens they are rewarded with their photo and name displayed in the front office. It is fantastic to see that many students have achieved 10 tokens and I congratulate them on their continued high standard of behaviour and work ethic. The wining House of the token challenge this term is Yarra. Congratulations to all Yarra students for continuing to display and live our school values. STUDENT AWARDS PL: Natasha Mc, Flynn H PV: Casey W, Jasmine C & Ava K 3H: Finlay Mc. 5/6B: Natasha O 5/6L: Mia W 5/6S: Imogen B 5/6W: Davey W FINISHING TIME LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Friday 22nd December 2017 ALL STUDENTS finish at 1:30 pm BUS TRAVELLERS PLEASE NOTE: NO BUS on the last day Bus Travellers will need to make alternative arrangements CAMP AUSTRALIA From all the Staff at Camp Australia, we wish you all a very merry Christmas and a safe & happy holiday. Stacey and the crew from Camp Australia, where we make children smile.
Principals Report (continued from Page 1) Tricia O Reilly Award Each year Healesville Primary School presents the Tricia O Reilly Memorial Scholarship to a student who embodies the qualities that Tricia portrayed. Academically accomplished, interested in being involved in all aspect of school activity and conscientious in always doing her best. They are also the sort of person who is sporty, cheerful, fun-loving and respectful. Tricia O Reilly was a student at Healesville Primary School and at Healesville High School when in 2001, tragically, she was killed in the main street of Healesville. That year an award and scholarship to honour Tricia was set up. It was with great pleasure that I presented, at assembly this week, the 2017 Tricia O Reilly Memorial Scholarship to Sienna C. Congratulations Sienna you are amazing. I would also like to thank the O Reilly family for attending the assembly; it is always a great honour to have you attend each year. 2018 House Captains Congratulations to the following students for being selected as the 2018 House Captains. I look forward to working closely with you all next year. Watts Myer - Ishka S & Darcy W Lara W & Ru B Chum Yarra - Maddie C & Alex B Imogen B & Alex P Staff Farewells Over the past 11 years Jo Lakeland has taught many students at Healesville PS as well as being an important part of our community. She has been a valuable member of the school leadership through the Priority Review and her input has been greatly appreciated. In 2018 Jo will be moving to Alexandra PS as a Grade 5/6 teacher. We all wish Jo the best at her new school and look forward to seeing some photos. Felicity Black will also be leaving HPS to travel the world. Thank you for your dedication to HPS over the past three years and we also wish you the very best in the future. Courtney Yates is leaving to pursue a different direction in her teaching. Good luck in the next stage of your career. Michelle McIlvena will also be moving to a new chapter in her life and we wish her the very best of luck. I am looking forward to the last week of term but I'm especially looking forward to spending time with my family Karen, Alex and Ben at home and at Red Rocks. Whatever you may be doing over summer, please stay safe, enjoy time with your family and friends and have a joyous Christmas. I wish you all a great New Year and see you in 2018 - with students beginning on Wednesday 31 January 2018. (If you and your family use our school grounds during the holidays and see any suspicious activity, please call DET Emergency Management (9589 6266) or Healesville Police ( 9871 4111). Cameron Heath, Principal We are supporting the Coldstream Animal Aid Shelter by collecting items of food for Kittens, Cats, Puppies and Dogs. We are also collecting any old blankets for their bedding to make their lives better and treats to help with puppy training. We are passionate about helping animals and giving them a better life. This is a project that we decided to do as a group in our Girls Friendship Group. We would love your support. All you need to do is to bring cans of kitten and puppy food to the office and put them into the box out the front. Whiskas brand and loaf style are preferred. Thank you! The box will be at the office from Monday 11 December through to Wednesday 20 December. Thank you so much for your support. Coldstream Animal Aid is very grateful for your support. HELP US HELP THEM! Skye R, Airlie D, Ella K, Natasha O, Taua L, Skye C, Taylar D (Grade 5) and Penny (Chaplain)
The Wellbeing Corner Hello HPS Families and Friends, This week is the last of our series on HABITS. Over the past few weeks we have looked at how habits are formed and some key aspects that help create good habits in our lives. Things such as having a goal and applying the new behaviour consciously, then repeating the new behaviour over time and believing in yourself that you can do it are all important factors in making a new habit stick. Last week we debunked the popular belief that a habit can be formed in 21 days, and discovered that habits take anywhere from two to eight months to establish. This leads us to the final part in our series on habits; Staying Focused. It makes sense that if we need over two months to establish a new habit then we will require strong focus to maintain the new behaviour. To have strong focus, we need a powerful reason behind what we are aiming to achieve. Remind yourself every day why you want to form the habit and the great things it will bring once it is established in your life. For example, someone might want to change their eating habits by cutting out foods with a lot of sugar. Staying focused on this will be possible by regularly remembering why you want to eat more healthily especially when you have those times that you really feel like a piece of cake or lolly or soft drink. As we move closer to Christmas, enjoy this special time and think about what new habits you want to implement in the New Year. With a plan, and these principles in place, you will find success with creating great habits! This year has been wonderful spending time with the children and parents here at Healesville Primary. I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a fabulous Christmas and New Year. I look forward to seeing you back at school in 2018! Penny
2018 Pupil Packs & Uniform Orders To make the start of the 2018 school year a little less busy, the pupil packs for 2018 will be available for payment and collection from the front office from Monday 18th December 2017. Pick up and payment of the pupil packs can be made any day during the last week of term. The Essential Items fee for 2018 can also be pre-paid at this time. The cost of each pupil pack is $40.00 and is included as part of the Essential Items fee. This year, included in the $40 pack is a ream of paper (which is delivered in bulk to the school and remains in the students classroom) and an art levy. $160 for the 1st Child $150 for 2nd Child $140.00 for 3rd and subsequent child The office will be open for families to collect their pupil packs and pay school fees at the start of the year. Pupil packs and uniforms Monday January 29th 2018 (9.00am to 1.00pm) Pupil pack collection only no uniforms Tuesday January 30th 2018 (9.00am 1.00pm) Uniform Shop Opening Times for Early Purchase During the last week of term 4, 2017 the uniform shop will extend its opening hours to enable you to purchase uniforms prior to the rush of the new school year. Monday, 18 Dec 2017 9.00am 12.00pm Thursday, 21 Dec 2017 9.00am 10.30am
Colour Fun Run What a fantastic night! It was amazing to see so many parents, families, staff and students having fun together while getting colourful. Congratulations to all the staff who organised this event and for the students for getting on board and raising money to enable us to replace the big blue slide. Due to all the outstanding efforts we have raised over $8000. WOW!
Hello Healesville Primary School families, TWO ACRES CUISINE My name is Jo Marcon (also known as Jackson, Alyssa and Lucas' mum ) and I am the owner of Two Acres Cuisine. In 2018 we will be providing the canteen service on a Thursday and Friday to you and your children. Rhonda is staying on with us and will still be in the canteen on Thursday and Friday. I look forward to working with the staff at Healesville Primary to keep our canteen running. If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to send me an email. jomarcon@live.com.au