Chelsea Primary School Chelsea Primary School Newsletter 3rd March, 2016 Issue: 2016-06 Dates to Remember: March 4th - Ride2School Day Leadership Badges Ceremony at school assembly 7th FOC meeting 2.30pm in staff room 9th - Green Day Fundraising meeting 3.45pm in staff room 11th - Senior manifesto at school assembly 14th - Labour Day 15th - School Council meeting 16th - School bus arrival News from the Assistant Principal MS LIDDLE UPDATE Ms. Liddle is making a great recovery and sends her best wishes to all. She has loved keeping up with all our news! HERE COMES THE BUS. It s the final countdown! 13 sleeps to go! Our bus is arriving on March 16 th at 9-9.30. Chelsea PS will be surrounded by media as we receive our bus sponsored by the Toyota Foundation and Leader News. RIDE TO SCHOOL DAY Tomorrow we will be celebrating the tenth National Ride2School Day event, where over 300,000 Australian students and their families, will ride, walk, scoot or skate to school. The purpose of National Ride2School Day is to show school communities that riding to school is an easy and fun activity. It is a chance to celebrate on a large scale and prove it can be done. Chelsea families are great supporters of this day, so pump up those tyres and dust off those walking shoes! Even if you live a distance away it s OK to Walk Part the Way. LEADERSHIP ASSEMBLY TOMORROW Principal: Michelle Liddle Assistant Principal: Jan Smith Tomorrow our school leaders will be presented with their leadership badges at assembly. Our special guest will be Tim Richardson MLA for Mordialloc. Assembly will start at 3pm. Enquiries: School Office 9773 2055 Argyle Ave Chelsea 3196 Web: www.chelseaps.vic.edu.au Melways Reference 97 C2
Yesterday our leaders attended the Statewide Young Leaders Conference with Mrs. Sewell. The students listened to guest speakers and attended workshops which motivated them to lead themselves and others well. We look forward to hearing about their day and inspiring all our 5/6 students as Chelsea Primary Leaders. MANIFESTO MAGIC! Last Friday s assembly showcased our Prep and Year 1/2 Manifestos. What a wonderful reflection of our school values. Congratulations to all our Junior classes and teachers for their enthusiastic and very entertaining presentations. On Friday 11 th March at 2.45 pm our Year 3/4 and 5/6 students will present their Manifestos at assembly. Many behind the scenes and secret preparations are happening. Can t wait to see our senior students reflections of their great teaching and learning. Jan Smith Assistant Principal Over the last two weeks we have received 359 books from parents, carers and friends that have benefited students across all grades. On behalf of the Literacy Leaders, thank you all for your generous donations.
Friends of Chelsea meeting this is the working group that represents parents, carers, and the whole school community. Our first get together for the year was postponed to Monday 7 th March at 2:30 in the Staff room. Everyone is encouraged to attend to find out more about what is going on in our school community, to share your ideas and meet other parents. We look forward to seeing you - please sign in at the Office first. Safety first please ensure that your child has a properly fitted helmet when riding a scooter or bike to and from school to keep them safe! Lost and found a pink scooter with an almost brand new helmet were left in the bike shed last Friday. If it belongs to you please come to the Office. Student Information envelopes they will be sent home next week. Please check all information is correct and if not, make changes and return to the Office as soon as possible. The Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge is about to start! Dates are not yet available so stay tuned. To get us started on a fantastic year of reading, please complete the consent form and return it to your child s teacher as soon as possible. All students will be registered by us, however if you wish your child s name to be on the Premier s Honour Roll and to receive a certificate, then we must have the completed consent form returned to us. Our goal is to have all children complete this year s challenge! We will advise you as soon as it has started. Please keep encouraging your child to read every day. Harmony Day is celebrated in March every year with schools across the country organising events that celebrate the cohesive and inclusive nature of Australians. It s a day where activities and celebrations help students to understand how Australians of different backgrounds live together. It provides a great opportunity for students to learn that not only do they share common ground with other cultures, but also that our differences make Australia a special place to live. We will be celebrating Harmony Day on the Tuesday the 22 nd of March. Throughout the day the students will be involved in a range of activities to promote inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. We encourage all students to dress in Harmony Day orange or a costume from another culture. Easy options include sarongs, Mexican hats and ponchos, karate gear, kimonos or even colours of your family s heritage flag.
MIXED BASKETBALL TEAM SPORTS REPORTS V CARRUM (A) We played basketball against Carrum Primary today. We were all pumped up and ready to go. We tasted the sweet smell of success today with a 26 to 12 win. Matilda was definitely our stand our player. We had a great time and can t wait until we play Edithvale next week. Charlotte Borkowski BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM Today was definitely the most exhilarating game of basketball possibly ever in the history of basketball games. Carrum got off to a quick start and scored 9 points. We struggled our way through the first half with little success. We couldn t seem to get the ball into the hoop no matter what we tried. After a quick pep talk at half time we were back and we brought our A game. We slowly clawed our way back and in the dying moments Kolb scored a point to make the scores equal and then I got the final goal right before the siren making us the winners. The final score was 25 to 23. Thanks to Megan, Kyan s mum, for scoring and timing. By Luke Crowder VOLLEYBALL A Today was our second time playing ISS this year, we played against Carrum Primary School. The volleyballers were in two teams, we each took our positions on the court. We started with a practise round, and then we started the game. We lost the first game and then got ourselves into a huddled up. We put all of our hands in and said, GO CHELSEA. We then went on to win the next game. The most improved player was Abby and everyone tried their best. We had such a great time. Scarlett Kishere VOLLEYBALL B Our volleyball game against Carrum was really challenging. They won one game and we one game. In a tie breaker finish they beat us. Our best player was Seth who displayed excellent sportsmanship throughout the game. Sasha Nguyen CRICKET We all had a great day playing cricket, in the experienced team we played Carrum Primary School. I think we all had an outstanding game and I also think Tim and Billy were the best on ground. Maya was the most improved today and we all had fun and had an exquisite time.
Just a quick reminder, school payments can be made by: Qkr - code is CHELSEAPS, information can be found on the board outside the office. Qkr is our preferred method for all school payments. Eftpos - credit card and debit card, no American Express Cash - correct money please Bpay if you don t know your family code, please see Jacky R. It s located on the bottom of your family statements Mordialloc College testing for SEAL (Select Entry Accelerated Learning) program for current Year 6 students going into Year 7, 2017. For further information please contact the school and/or this link: https://aus.edutest.com.au/parent/landing?s=zk9niz3z% SUBWAY LUNCHES Envelopes are distributed every Thursday for the following week s lunch orders and can also be collected from the office at other times. Orders must be returned to the office s silver money box no later than Wednesday morning. Please ensure that your child s name, class and selections are clearly printed on the envelopes. Please insert the correct amount of cash and seal the envelope. No change will be given. If the order is not legible or the money is incorrect, your child will miss out on lunch. PLEASE NOTE: SPC FRUIT CUP (STRAWBERRY FRUIT PUREE) WILL BE REPLACING THE YOGHURT. The DET does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the DET.