Our School Values: RESPECT, RESILIENCE, TEAMWORK & COLLABORATION and COMMUNITY Dear Parents, SCHOOL COUNCIL NOMINATIONS As of 4pm on Monday 18th February we still had 2 parent positions for School Council vacant. At this time the positions will remain vacant with no further extensions for accepting nominations through the School Council nomination process. If you are interested in filling one of the two positions please contact me at your convenience. I would now like to acknowledge our 2019 School Councilors and thank them for committing for the first time or renominating for another two years. Our 2019 School Councilors are: Parent representatives: K athryn Stanislawski, Cindy T aylor, Jason Scott, Sharon M arriott, M egan Elliot, John Wilson, Narelle Kennedy & Daniel Miller. Staff representatives: A lan Gillies, M organ Bamford, R ebecca M agee & Shelly M ay Executive officer: Jason L ee Two parent positions vacant STUDENT LEADERSHIP 2019 SCHOOL CAPTAINS It is with pleasure I announce the following students as our school captains for 2019, Jaslyn J and Todd E. These children were elected by their peers and I look forward to working with them during 2019. The students have a very important role to play as representatives of the student body. They are expected to uphold and demonstrate our school values of: Respect, Resilience, Collaboration /Teamwork and Community at all times. Jaslyn and Todd are the voice of the students and will put forth ideas to improve the school through fundraising activities and activities to bring the school community together. I would also like to acknowledge all of the students who nominated for the school captain s leadership roles. They did a fabulous job preparing their speeches and presenting to their peers, all students should be very proud of their efforts and I look forward to also working with these students in some leadership capacity this school year. House Captains & Junior School Council members will be decided by the end of this week. Our school leadership program will extend beyond these areas and other students will have opportunities to demonstrate their leadership skills in the following areas; the Arts, Public Relations, Technology and Sustainability. SCHOOL REVIEW In last week s newsletter, I mentioned that I was preparing to invite parents to meet with our school leadership team on Wednesday 27th at 9.15am. Depending on interest will determine our meeting area. An invitation to attend the parent forum was handed out to your child on Wednesday 20th February. As indicated on the invitation please return to the school office by Monday 25th February. The parent forum will allow our parent body to make comment on HPS s achievements and where we would like to see the school in the years to come. In order to gain this input from parents, I have decided to publish the questions, providing you with a little think time before we meet. The questions include: 1. Would you please share with me areas where you feel the school is performing effectively? 2. Are there processes, procedures or activities where there could be improvement? 3. How does your child feel about his/her learning and in the school as a whole? How do you know this? 20TH FEBRUARY, 2019. 101 BRUNEL STREET HUNTLY VIC 3551 PHONE (03) 5448 8866 Email: huntly.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au PRINCIPAL MR JASON LEE
DIARY DATES Thursday 21st February Breakfast Program - 8.00am to 8.30am. All students welcome, every Thursday. Thursday 21st February Student Leadership -House Captain Speeches and other leadership applications due Friday 22nd February Conveyancing Allowance applications close Friday 22nd February Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund Application Forms due back Friday 22nd February Gymnastics Program payment $35 and permission forms due back Monday 25th February Gymnastics Program begins for Grades 3 to 6 Wednesday 27th February School Review Meeting 9.15am. All welcome to attend. Friday 1st March Parents Group Morning Tea Friday 1st March Clean up Australia Day Monday 4th March Gymnastics Program - Grades 3 to 6 Tuesday 5th March Pancake Day - pancakes for the whole school Monday 11th March Labour Day Public Holiday - School Closed Tuesday 12th March Grandparents and Special Friends Day - see newsletter article attached Wednesday 13th March Curriculum Day - students are not required to attend school on this day. Monday 18th March Gymnastics Program - Grades 3 to 6 HAVE A CUPPA WITH THE PRINCIPAL I would like to thank the parents who were able to catch up for a cuppa and have a conversation about school life. Apart from being able to share with the parents some of the activities being undertaken and the reasoning behind certain decision-making I was able to acknowledge and clarify questions about school processes and take on board some ideas to continue to improve our school for all. A couple of key considerations I came away with included how to continue to enhance effective communication across the school and how can we continue to provide opportunities for parents to be involved in school activities. I really enjoyed the conversation and look forward to having a cuppa with our school community members again. PARENTS GROUP MORNING TEA - Friday 1st March Parents group plays an important role within our school community, running fundraising events, special lunch days and providing feedback to School Council to name a few roles. Next Friday 1st March Parents Group will hold a morning tea and would like any parents interested in finding out more about Parents group to please attend. There is no obligation to take on any specific roles just come for a chat to be informed. REMINDER: CURRICULUM DAY - WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH. Students are not required to attend school on this day. Jason Lee, PRINCIPAL OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE CURRICULUM DAY WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH Outside School Hours Care will be operating a full day program of fun activities on Wednesday 13th March. If you wish to book your child/children into the program (they do not have to be attending the whole day) please make booking at the school office by Thursday 7th March. A program of activities will be published closer to the date. Please note that if we do not get enough bookings for the day the program will not run. Parents will be notified before hand so they can make other arrangements. Also any late cancellations will have to be charged as costing and activities are worked out on the number of student booked in. WHIRRAKEE TRADE SYSTEM This week we have had students using their Whirrakee cards to trade for rewards. In the 3/4 classes 10 cards were traded to read a story to the class. Down in the F/1 classes 10 cards were traded for a special item to come to school. The students were very excited to have Albert join them for the day. It s great to see all the students excited about the possibilities for trade.
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who will be presented with their Students of the Week Award at next weeks assembly: Monday 25th February, 9.00am. F/1L - Arlee L: for always showing a positive attitude towards her work and classmates. F/1M - Joseph Z: for displaying resilience when trying a new task. F/1H - Ellie B: for always being ready to learn. 2M 2B GYMNASTICS PROGRAM - GRADES 3 TO 6 (whole school extra curricula activity) This year the Gymnastics Program will run over two terms and be held at Jets Gym in Hattam Street, Golden Square. The senior school (Grades 3 to 6) will attend during first term, see dates below and the junior school (Grades Prep to 2) will attend at the start of term 2. The program for the senior school will run on Monday February 25th and March 4th, 18th and 25th. Cost will be $35.00 per student. Permission forms have been sent home and must be returned and payment made by this Friday 22nd February. REMINDER As per Excursions Policy All families will be given sufficient time to make payments for excursions. Parents will be provided with permission forms and excursion information clearly stating payment finalisation dates. Children whose payment have not been finalised at least 24hrs prior to departure will not be allowed to attend unless alternative payment arrangements have been organised with the Principal or Business Manager. Skye Bennett, Sports Co-ordinators. PANCAKE DAY TUESDAY 5 TH MARCH 2019 We are seeking parent helpers on the morning of Tuesday 5 th March to assist our senior students prepare a delicious feast of pancakes for our whole school community. If you would like to be involved, please leave your name at the front office. - Elle G: for always striving to do her very best. - Ajay K: for being persistent and resilient with his learning. 3/4D - Ryan S: for great use of descriptors in his writing. 3/4L - Sam C: for showing leadership and initiative in class. 4/5G - Jack O: for his enthusiasm and willingness to help others by sharing his ICT skills. 5/6M - Rhiley W: for her fantastic use of descriptive words, showing the reader a desired setting. 5/6O - Jaslyn J: for putting in a lot of effort to improve her writing. MEDICATION AT SCHOOL Parents please note that all medication, except Ventolin, must be handed in at the school office so that Mrs. Van Riet (who is in charge of First Aid and our Occupational Health and Safety Rep.) can administer it. It will need to be in its original container and a medication request form filled out - these are available from the school office and also on our school website for you to print off at your convenience. Medication instructions cannot be directed verbally through your child, we must have written adult permission. CHILDREN MUST NOT HAVE MEDICATION IN THEIR BAGS LOST CLOTHING It is great to see so many of our lost items with child s name on them. This makes it so much easier to return to the rightful owner. However some of the second hand items that have been rehomed still have their previous wearers name on them. If you have purchased second hand uniforms can you please rename them and remove previous child s name. That way it will find its way back home. HELPERS NEEDED GRANDPARENTS DAY We are needing helpers to assist with morning tea on Grandparents Day on Tuesday 12th March. Duration will only be for approximately an hour and a half. If you can spare the time your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Please see Miss Bamford or leave you name at the school office. STUDENTS OF THE WEEK - past two weeks. WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY 9.00AM MONDAY MORNINGS ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND
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