40 kph In Spencer Street At All Times 27 Spencer St, Nar Nar Goon 3812 Phone: 5942 5311 nar.nar.goon.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.narnargoonps.vic.edu.au September 21st, 2017 Also available on our website @ www.narnargoonps.vic.edu.au Issue No 30 Dear Parents and Friends, DISTRICT SPORTING NEWS: Congratulations to our team of competitors who participated at the District Track and Field competition. We had some great success with all children participating to the best of their abilities. The overall results are as follows: Cody H 1500 m 3 rd place. Hayley J 1500 m 5 th place. Levi K 100m 3 rd place. Tahlia P 200m 3 rd place, 800m 6 th place. Through to Regionals: Eliouise S Hurdles, 1 st place. Jessica C Long Jump 2 nd place. Xavier L 800m 1 st place Boys 4 X 100m 2 nd place Toby C, Levi K, Jack A, and Brodie R. Thankyou to all the parents who drove the children to and from the event and stayed to cheer the children on. FORTUNE GARDEN PROJECT: Throughout this week we have had quite a lot of work completed in the Fortune Garden (donated block). With the support of Emily from the Bunnings East store, (including their generous donations and extra workers), we managed to paint the interior of the fence in a green colour to match our classroom buildings. We also assembled the garden beds that were donated by Bunnings and planted a mixture of herbs and vegetables. The children involved were particularly excited to see four boxes of worms being deposited into the garden beds as well as the top soil. Two park benches were donated and a revolving compost bin, which have all for the moment, been locked away until we can secure them to the ground when the project is complete. A small row of fruit trees was planted along the Northern end of the block and we currently have Custom Built Gazebos installing a gazebo behind the giant chess board. This Gazebo will have a concrete floor and seating both internally and externally allowing for whole classes to be accommodated within it as an outdoor classroom. We are very grateful to PAFA as their ongoing fundraising efforts have enabled us to erect such a wonderful shaded structure for our students in this lovely passive garden space. From The Principal SCHOOL DISCO: The school disco was very well attended this year and again, I would like to acknowledge and thank PAFA and the wonderful volunteers who worked throughout the afternoon and evening to make the night such a success for our students. Thankyou also to my very dedicated staff who also stayed behind to help supervise the children and who all joined in the fun of the disco. TASKWORKS CAMP: We are looking forward to welcoming back the Grade 3s from their overnight TASKWORKS camp tomorrow afternoon. They are all looking forward to having fabulous time! Thankyou Alice, Daniel and Sharon for accompanying the children. As mentioned last week, our staff volunteer to go on camp away from their own families, for no extra benefit other than making sure the children enjoy the experience. We are lucky to have such dedicated and caring staff at NNG PS! FOOTY DAY: This morning we held our Annual Footy Day parade where the children came along to school dressed in their favourite football team colours. This year, we also participated in a Footy Clinic hosted by representatives from the Richmond Football. (Unfortunately, or fortunately if you are a Richmond supporter, no players were available during this visit as they are currently involved in training for their important match on the weekend.) The amount we raised from our coin line will be announced at tomorrow s assembly, thank you all for your efforts. All proceeds will be going towards the Monash Children s Centre in honour of one of our students who has been overwhelmed by the wonderful support and care she has received from this facility. END OF TERM ARRANGEMENTS: Don t forget that we have an early dismissal tomorrow at 2:30. Assembly will be at 2:00. I would like to wish all of you a very happy and restful holiday over the next two weeks and I will see you back at school on Monday 9 th October. Kind Regards, Mrs Fran Van Lambaart
DIARY DATES Payments Due SEPTEMBER Friday 22nd P-2 Swimming LAST DAY TERM 3 2.30pm finish Buses will run to this timetable OCTOBER Monday 9th FIRST DAY TERM 4 School Council 4.45 pm Thursday 12th Y2 Sleepover 5.30pm Y6 Camp Info Session 6pm Monday 16th Wednesday 18th Life Education Van Monday 16th PAFA Meeting Friday 20th District Lightning Prem Friday 27th Division Lightning Prem Monday 23rd Thursday 26th Y6 Rubicon Camp NOVEMBER Tuesday 7th MELBOURNE CUP DAY HOLIDAY Friday 17th Curriculum Day Monday 20th PAFA Meeting Friday 24th Transition 10am-11am Twilight Movie Night info to follow DECEMBER Friday 1st Transition 10am-11am Wednesday 6th Junior Sports Day 11.45am -1.20m - info to follow Thursday 7th-Friday 8th Y5 Camp -info to follow Tuesday 12th Orientation Day 9.30am- 1.20pm Wednesday 13th End Of Year Event Concert -info to follow Friday 15th Transition 10am-11am Monday 18th Friday 22nd Y6 Celebration Week info to follow Monday 18th School Council Tuesday 19th Y6 Graduation - info to follow Friday 22nd LAST DAY TERM 4 Y6 Camp Deposit Y2 Sleepover Y6 Camp Balance Thursday 21st September Monday 9th October Monday 16th October SUNSMART POLICY Our School s Sunsmart Policy for wearing hats was amended to be in line with the Cancer Council s regulations. Hats must now be worn from September 1st until May 1st. Sunscreen is also available for children who request it. Hats must be either wide brimmed or the bucket type for proper protection. Baseball caps are not permitted. X PLAY IS THE WAY A very important part of every child s life is play, and it is during play where students learn the social and emotional skills that we use throughout our whole lives. It is important to remember, and the orange poster reminds our students, that although it is great to play games, have fun and sometimes be a bit silly; We do the right thing because it is the best thing to do. Foundation-2 Swimming Lessons Term 3 2017 Dates Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th, Friday 15th, Monday 18th, Wednesday 20th Friday 22nd September Group 1 Leave school 9.30am for lesson at 10am - 10.45am (back at school at approximately 11.30am) Grades FW, 1/2K and half of 1/2V (1 s) Group 2 Leave school 10.15am for lesson at 10.45am -11.30am (back at school approximately 12.15pm) Grades FS, 1/2M and half of 1/2V (2 s) LATE ARRIVALS 70 Up by 20+ EARLY LEAVERS 23 BELEZA UNIFORMS The NEW Pakenham Store is now at Shop 7, 99 Bald Hill Road, Pakenham Milly H Joel T Marissa B Stewart F Sophie C Wil T Mila P Jack O Your feedback is important to us. If you have a concern or would like to raise a complaint as a parent, please speak to the classroom teacher in the first instance, Team leader in the second instance (ie: Prep: Jodie Watt, Grade 1/2: Kimberly Feher, Grade 3-6: Jacqui Cutler). Otherwise, please contact the principal Mrs Fran Van Lambaart by calling the office to arrange an appointment.
A A R D S Congratulations to these children for receiving this week s awards. Kiara D Kobie S Shilah V Eden V Charlie T Nathan C Sean W Max M Kiara G Toby C Important Medical Information Please note that there is currently an immune compromised student in the school, therefore it is even more important to keep sick students at home. Mobile Library Dates October 12th October 26th November 9th November 23rd December 7th December 21st There is a returns tub in the foyer for students to return their books before van dates Please note that the van runs as normal during the holiday period Planning for 2018... If you are intending on leaving Nar Nar Goon Primary School at the end of the year, please let us know as soon as possible to assist us with our planning for next year. Likewise if you have not yet enrolled your child or know of someone who is intending to enrol please let us know. A huge thank you To Maurice and Anja Potter from the Beaconsfield Tennis Club for yet another very generous donation of tennis balls to our school.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION The students had a fantastic time at the Disco last night. A big thank you to Saphira from Footsteps Dance Company she had everyone up dancing and joining in the fun! Thank you to all of the Grade 6 students who helped during the night you did such a great job with serving the snacks, slushies and glow sticks, helping with the Photo Booth and applying the tattoos! Another thank you to Teneille P for organising the event this year & to the parent helpers on the night. Look out for the some of the photos from the night in future newsletters the students had a ball dressing up! ---- We had a very busy term with lots of different events: Lamont Book Fair Father s Day Breakfast Father s Day Stall Disco Footy Meal Deal Day Weekly Canteen Fresh Fruit Friday Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time & helped at these events. We can not run all of these special things without you! Enjoy the holidays! Library News A reminder that all books need to be returned to the library tomorrow please. Congratulations to 56H and 56M who have no overdue books this week PLEAS PLEASE NOTE THAT PAYMENTS FOR BOOK CLUB CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE SCHOOL. ALL ORDERS AND PAYMENTS MUST BE DONE ONLINENOTE