Issue 16. 23rd November 2017 NEWSLETTER CALENDAR GRADE 6 BOYS CRICKET ONE GAME AWAY FROM A TRIP TO THE MCG NOVEMBER 24th 28th -Curriculum Day -Hoop Time Snr -Gr 5/6 Cinema Pmt Due DECEMBER 1st -Hoop Time Snr Final Thursday 16th of November will always be remembered as a fantastic day for our Grade 6 boy s cricket team. In terrible conditions with rain all day our boys displayed amazing skills and determination to progress to the semi-finals of the State competition. This will be held on the 23 rd of November against Orbost, a primary school 4 hours away. We wish the boys all the very best as they play for a dream appearance on the hallowed turf of the MCG. MOVEMBER THURSDAY 30TH NOVEMBER Mr Damiano, Mr Birnie, Mr. Dowling and Mr. Salerni are all participating in MOVEMBER - we are encouraging the children to wear a moustache to school on Thursday 30th of November, and request a gold coin donation for this very worthy cause! 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 11th 12th 13th 14th -Yr 2 Cinema Pmt Due -End of Year Concert -Gr 5 Exc Village Cinema -Gr 6 Exc Village Cinema -Back up Date for Concert -Gr6 Orientation -P & F Disco -Parent Helpers Morning Tea You can also donate via the following link https://moteam.co/woodlandswoodpeckers Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide 15th 20th 20th -Gr 2 Cinema Excursion -Gr 6 Graduation -Gr 6 Breakfast 22nd -Last Day of Term HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! JANUARY 30th -TERM 1 Starts The goal of Movember is to "change the face of men's 1
DIVISION AND REGIONAL SOFTBALL Grade 6 Boys Softball Northern Peninsula Division Finals Friday October 27th @ Mornington Baseball Club Game 1 - Woodlands 5 def. St. Judes (Langwarrin) 1 Game 2 Woodlands 13 def. St.Brendans (Somerville) 5 Woodlands Primary School Northern Peninsula Division Champions Southern Metropolitan Region Finals Thursday 9th November @ Cheltenham Baseball Complex Game 1 Kingswood 7 def. Woodlands 1 Game 2 Woodlands 15 def. Berwick Fields 13 Game 3 Woodlands 9 def. St. Elizabeth (Dandenong) 2 3rd Place playoff Toorak 7 def. Woodlands 2 Overall a fantastic effort by the boys to get as far as they did. Considering that not one of them had played Softball outside of school before, to make a 3rd place playoff at regional level is an outstanding achievement. A big thank you to all the parents who assisted with carpooling for the divisional round at Mornington. Here is a photo of the winning team after the final that day. Well done boys! Mr. Birnie CURRICULUM DAY FRIDAY 24TH NOVEMBER Please be reminded that the Curriculum Day has been set for Friday 24th November. 2
KINDNESS AWARDS BOOK FAIR Our last Book Fair for the year is coming in two weeks. Lamont Book Fair is Coming Mon 4th December - Thurs 7th December 8:30-9:00 3:30-4:00 Fri 8th December 8:30-9:00 Special parent times: Tues and Thursday afternoon 3:00-3:30 3
ART THE SURFER (BY GRADE 5) Students studied pictures of breaking waves, and reproduced them by blending pastels ad painting with white acrylic paint. 4
ART THE SURFER (BY GRADE 5) - CONT.. BRILLIANT BLAKE TAKES OUT INAUGURAL DISTRICT GOLF DAY Settlers Run hosted our first ever District Sports Golf Day. An initiative from Mr Birnie had 12 students from around our district competing in a 9 hole competition. It came down to the wire but Blake Mc Intosh took out a joint first place. With other students representing Woodlands PS, James Beekman, Harley Callahan, Harvey Smith, Jordan Winter also putting in fantastic performances. Last week the Year One students had a special artist visit us to share her expertise in drawing and painting. Our very own Mrs Kerry Hann brought in her beautiful artworks to share with us. She also showed the students some very special skills that can be used during our classes. The students were amazed at her beautiful oil paintings she has finished. She brought in a massive canvas. We drew our own birds, painted them and printed them onto the canvas. ART ROOM NEWS You are a very talented artist Mrs Hann and we hope you can visit our room again in the near future. From Mrs Block and the Year One students. 5
GIRLS FOOTBALL DAY COMES TO WOODLANDS On Friday the 17 th of November the year 5 and 6 girls, yes girls, participated in a district footy tournament against Pearcdale, Langwarrin Park and Langwarrin Primary School. We started the day with Langwarrin Primary on the soccer pitch doing a skills clinic. Mr. Birnie taught us a 5 star handball drill followed by some kick to kick drills. Our first game was against Langwarrin. They were giants. Girls from both sides were flung around everywhere. It was carnage. Liv tackled one of the Langwarrin amazons but ended up flying through the air and landing on her butt. We were brave and exhausted in defeat. The crowd started to build for our next game against Langwarrin Park. Our fitness was tested to the max because our next game was within minutes of the first. There were many goals scored in that game. The team started uniting and getting to know each other. The Woodlands girls were very encouraging towards each other and after all our hard work and effort we managed pull together for our first win. After our recent win we were pumped and ready for our final game against Pearcdale. We showed off our brilliant skills in that game. The Woodlands Girls were taking over the score board. We were marking all over Pearcdale and kicking amazing goals. Bonnie even took a specky! CONGRATULATIONS NATE DARKO Nate Darko from 6B is a very keen BMX rider. On the weekend he competed in the Wyndham, Victorian BMX State Championships, in the under 12 year old age group. He also raced against many interstate riders. Nate came 4th on the day, he is now ranked 4th in the state. We d like to thank Mr. Dowling, Mr. Birnie and all the other teachers that helped on the day. A GREAT DAY WAS HAD BY ALL. By Hayley Meddings and Liv Ponchard What a massive achievement, congratulations Nate! 6
BOUNTY SHOP ORDERING OF T-SHIRTS REMINDER WOODLANDS SPORT TEE FOR GRADE 5 & 6 2018 STUDENTS With your choice of name or nickname printed on back The Bounty Shop will be accepting orders from Monday 16 th Oct 2017 until Saturday 18 th Nov 2017 Orders cannot be accepted after this date to ensure delivery for the start of the school year Cost $43 payable upon ordering (Samples sizes available to try on) The Bounty Shop - 11 Thompson St. Frankston Vic 3199 03 9783 3402 WOODLANDS YEAR 6 POLO FOR 2018 The Bounty Shop will be accepting orders from Monday 16 th Oct 2017 Till Saturday 18 th Nov 2017 Orders cannot be accepted after this date to ensure delivery for the start of the school year Cost 49.95 payable upon ordering (Samples available to try for size) The Bounty Shop 11 Thompson St. Frankston Vic 3199 03 9783 3402 END OF YEAR CONCERT A note for your diaries! The End of Year Concert has been booked for the 6th of December (Wednesday)! (Back up date has been tentatively booked for Monday 11th of December). 7
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