Tuesday 14 th June 2016 Newsletter number 18 CALENDAR 2016 Dates to remember... TERM 2 DATES: Monday 11 April Friday 24 June Prep 2017 Tours are underway: see website for details YEAR 5/6 WINTER SPORTS: Wednesday 15 June AUTOBAHN MAKER FAIRE Friday 17 June YEAR 3/4 EXPO: Tuesday 21 June PREPS LETTERLAND PARADE: Thursday 23 June, 9-10am ALL WELCOME END OF TERM 2: Friday 24 June Assembly: 2.00pm Students dismissed at 2.30pm TERM 3 COMMENCES: Monday 11 July FOOTBALL GALA DAY: Thursday 14 July MID-YEAR REPORTS SENT HOME: Friday 15 July HOUSE ATHLETICS: Friday 22 July YEAR 5/6 CANBERRA CAMP: Monday 1-Friday 5 August Excellence: High expectations of the whole school community Respect: For self and others Resilience: Engaging in challenges and learning from mistakes Integrity: Choosing a course of action that contributes to the greater good PRINCIPAL S CORNER Cross Country Congratulations to our cross country team. Last Tuesday the team ran at Yarra Glen Racecourse. The track was very heavy but our runners responded well. The twelve of our runners went back today to compete at the regional level. Thanks to Ms Atkinson for her training and dedication to the team. District Results Aria Wesson Demarco 7 th Finn Harrold 2 nd James Lowe 4 th Jack Prendergast 9 th Hayden Douglas 12 th Ruby Watson 8th Emma Lowe 9th Jack Nygaard 4 th Sean Smith 7 th Jack Ward 9 th Nathan Van Vegten 9 th Rory Harrison 10 th Regional Results Finn Harrold has made it into the State Finals Competition. CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to all our competitors for giving it a go and representing our school so well! Kye Tormay 23rd Bonnie Dykes 26th Molly Kahsnitz 21st Congratulations to all involved. A huge thank you must go to the parents who helped out with support and driving our competitors. Magnificent Market Day What a magnificent day we had for Market Day on Friday! I loved it. Congratulations to the students for managing the whole process of Market Day and to the staff for their guidance and support. The opportunity for our children to go through this experience is wonderful. It certainly mirrors real life. The money raised will go towards the valuable life saving excursion at the end of the year and a bit more. Thank you to all our local businesses for supporting our event. Mini maker Day This event will be held on Friday June 17 th 9.30-11.30. Well done to all our students for their hard work. Planning week This week and next Monday each team will have their planning day to prepare for term 3. The preparation that goes on is invaluable. The students enjoy the week with many opportunities for working with the specialists. cont/2 Ferntree Gully North Primary School 111 Forest Road Ferntree Gully 9758 1662 www.ferntree.vic.edu.au
PRINCIPAL S CORNER (continued from page 1) 3/4 Expo and Letterland Parade In the coming days we have a number of events. 3/4 Expo will be presenting their ERT findings for parents and the Letterland Parade will be lots of fun. Watch out for information regarding these events and see your class teacher if you have any questions. Enrolments Prep 2017 Enrolment forms are being accepted at the office. If you know anyone in the area who may need a form let them know tours are available and paperwork can be collected at the office or sent home. End of term Don t forget school finishes on June 24 th at 2.30pm for our term holidays. School resumes on Monday 11 th July at 9am. Have a great week, Sue Dean and Cory Pearce ENVIRO CENTRE REQUEST: Any families able to help with looking after the Enviro Centre during the June/July holidays please leave their contact details at the office, with dates of their availability. Thank you! Mrs Collins VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Persistence and Resilience Congratulations to the following students who received Virtue of the Week: (Ending Friday 10 th June 2016) Class Student Class Student 5/6S 1/2M James F Mr Sutherland Miss Maxwell Charli L 5/6M 1/2K Zara I Ms Meier Ms Keltie Jarrah F 5/6F 1/2H Byron McD Mrs Fellows Mrs Hutchinson Ayva S 5/6D 1/2 I Liam W Miss Davies Miss Iverach Kurtis B 3/4S 1/2B Airley S Mrs Sutherland Miss Brown Jimmy M 3/4O 1/2A Holly H Ms O Neill Mrs Alenson Willow U 3/4M PREP W Hannah K Mr Meede Mrs Wilson Hamish B-S 3/4C PREP L Lincoln B Miss Cichowicz Miss Locking Megan K PREP F Mrs Flanagan Milly S
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Congratulations to the following students who received Student of the Week: (Ending Friday 10 th June 2016) Class Student Reason 5/6S For the fantastic effort they put into the preparation and running of The Whole class Mr Sutherland Market Day 5/6M Ms Meier Jack N For being organised and responsible when preparing for Market Day 5/6F Mrs Fellows Amy H For her honesty and bravery in trying to work on her goals 5/6D Miss Davies Josh L For sharing his own maths strategies with the grade 3/4S Mrs Sutherland Diego G For writing clear and simple instructions for his maths game 3/4O Ms O Neill Thomas K For sharing his ERT knowledge and research skills 3/4M Mr Meede Meaghan N For her wonderful research during our ERT projects 3/4C For being enthusiastic about publishing her writing and researching for Lucy P Miss Cichowicz ERT 1/2M For challenging herself during Investigations and creating a fantastic Addison J Miss Maxwell boat! Well done! 1/2K For working really hard this week in all areas of learning. Well done Alana D Ms Keltie Alana! 1/2I Miss Iverach Amelia C For great work with making clocks and telling the time 1/2H Mrs Hutchinson Niamh H For working so hard on your poem 1/2B For being such a kind and caring class mate who is always willing to help Carter T Miss Brown others out 1/2A Mrs Alenson Lachlan J For excellent work on his poetry during the week PREP W Mrs Wilson Emma B For working at using interesting words in her writing PREP L Miss Locking Megan K For showing persistence in her writing and sounding out all her words PREP F Mrs Flanagan Toby F For his excellent use of interesting words in his writing ART Mrs Krenn Seb B For being so responsible and reliable in Art P.E. For his persistence in finishing 4 th at Divisional Cross Country after Jack N Ms Atkinson vomiting 100m short of the finish line
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ATTENTION PARENTS: Copies of School Captains, House Captains, Junior School Council and Year 6 Graduation photos are in the office for your perusal. They are available to order at a cost of $17 per photo.