ELLY NEWS In this issue: Principal s Report Students of the Week Art Room News School Diary November 3rd School Concert COPACC November 4th Colac Show Holiday No School November 9th Art Show 3.00pm and 7.00pm November 10th-11th Year 3/4 Camp Sovereign Hill November 11th - Prep swimming November 24th Parents & Friends AGM 2pm December 2nd Fun Run! December 14th Year 6 Graduation December 16th Final assembly. Last day for students 2016 Term Dates Term 4: 3/10 20/12 2017 Term Dates Term 1: 31/1 31/3 Term 2: 18/4 30/6 Term 3: 17/7 22/9 www.ellliminyt.vic.edu.au 135 Slater Street, Elliminyt Vic 3250 PO BOX 359 Colac 3250 Phone: 5231 5208 Fax: 52321943 ellliminyt.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Issue No 34 02/11/2016 From the Principal s desk.. City Education, Country Style School Production Our biennial school production is upon us! We re on stage TOMORROW, November 3rd at 7pm at COPACC. REMEMBER no tickets will be held and we expect ALL tickets to sell out! The last thing we want is disappointed families on the night who aren t able to watch their children. Children aged 3 years and under do not need to purchase a ticket if they are sitting on an adults lap and students participating in the show do NOT need a ticket. Remember that the seating is UNALLOCATED. This means that on the night, ticket holders can choose their own seat to try and ensure families are seated together. It will be a case of first in, best dressed. Children who are performing are to be dropped at the BACK stage door (no parents please) at 6.30pm. Parents to enter via the main foyer of COPACC. Our P&F will be running a raffle on the night, and a program will be available for a gold coin donation, so bring some loose change! We are all looking forward to a great night. Parent requests At this time of year we begin looking at our structures for 2017. Although it will be a little later in the year when we allocate students to grades, if any parents have particular requests regarding their child s placement for 2017 please put these in writing and send into school by MONDAY 7th of November. We cannot promise to meet all requests, but will certainly endeavour to do so. Please note: Verbal requests cannot be accepted. Camps Our Year 5/6 students are currently at Kangaroobie Camp for three days having an absolute ball! Their time there consists of various experiences in the farm, beach and bush environments and so far their smiles tell the story! We are excited to hear their stories when they return to school Wednesday afternoon. The 3/4 group head off to Sovereign Hill next week! Fun Run Remember to keep working on your sponsorship fundraising for our Fun Run next month. All students were provided with a sponsorship booklet outlining the best and safest way to seek sponsorship and the incentives they could earn. The sponsorship is not on a per lap basis, it s simply for participation in the event. All students will participate together; walking, skipping, running, however they please, around our oval. The focus is on participation and enjoyment. Our SRC members will be working on putting the fun in the Fun Run! There will also be a BBQ lunch available on the day run by our hard working P&F members, so if you re available to assist in spreading the workload, please let us know. Art Show Our EPS Art Show is on next week! Mrs McCallum and the staff team are busy preparing the exhibits and working hard to ensure all students have a piece of art work on display. It would be great to see our school community get behind this event and support our students. See the next page for more information. Baby News! We are delighted to announce that Mrs Slater and her husband Casey are expecting their first child in 2017! Nicole will continue working as normal for the remainder of this year and will be with us for some of 2017 as she prepares for her new arrival. We wish both Nicole and Casey all the very best! Colac Show Public Holiday REMINDER This Friday, 4th of November is a gazetted public holiday in the Colac Otway Shire. There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday. Angela Hall Principal
2 Issue No 34 02/11/2016 Canteen Friday November 4th, 2016 NO CANTEEN COLAC SHOW PUBLIC HOLIDAY ELLIMINYT PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIR Thanks to everyone who has signed up for the Christmas Choir. The Carols by Candlelight performance will be in Memorial Square on Friday 16th of December. Practise will be on Tuesday and Thursday at the start of Recess in Mrs Slater's room. Permission forms will be sent home this week. Mrs Slater and Mr Graham CORRESPONDENCE OVER THE PAST WEEK Camp Cooriemungle 2017 Year 2 & 3 students ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Parents & Friends AGM will be on Thursday 24th November at 2.00pm in the School Canteen. ELLIMINYT PRIMARY SCHOOL ART SHOW VICSWIM Learn To Swim At Bluewater Colac Enrol for Summer $30 per week (an additional entry cost may apply at some pools) Vicswim Summer Kidz program is a great way for your child to learn how to swim and stay safe in and around water! Enrol on line at Thanks, Caroline McCallum ELLIMINYT PRIMARY SCHOOL PRODUCTION talk to the animals Thursday 3rd November, 2016 Tickets available now at COPACC Costumes required for each grade: Prep S Ants. Long navy pants, red t-shirts I/2T Dogs. Brown, black or logical dog colour top and bottom. No logos. 2G Rio. Bright colours, no logos. Like a colourful Rio parade. 3/4C Sheiks. Long white shirt (bigger the better), dark pants and sunglasses. No logos. Prep R Gummy bears. School uniform with hoodie, long pants. 1G Birds. Navy long pants or leggings, red/blue/yellow/green (one of) t-shirt. No logos. 3/4S Boxers. Singlet/t-shirt and footy shorts, tracksuits or boxers. Headband or wristband. 5T Penguins. Black and white clothing. No logos. 6H Hippies. Shirts, no flannellette. No logos, unless they depict the 1960s Peace notion.
3 Issue No 34 02/11/2016 STUDENT AWARDS Prep S Harry I for his excellent focus at independent task time. Keep up the great work! Prep R Macy F for always aiming to achieve her personal best. 1G Mason M for his enthusiasm, concentration & persistence when creating a super hero comic. 1/2T Ruby H for a terrific effort in creating a comic strip! Keep up the great work! 2G Seth B for his personal best and never give up attitude when reading. 3/4C Leah P for being an awesome team member and demonstrating our school values everyday. 3/4S Noah G for showing super mature and responsible behaviour in the absence of the usual routine. A brilliant role model! Science Holly M for working hard in Science classes. Drama Reegan W for enthusiasm at concert rehearsals. School James W for doing his personal best in class and for being a responsible, Values happy team member who is friendly towards everyone. Well done. PRINCIPAL S AWARD This weeks Principal s Award goes to Kiahna M and Nick C for being willing to step up and run assembly at short notice.
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