PATTERSON LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL No. 5190 Gladesville Boulevard Patterson Lakes 3197 P.O. Box 330, Patterson Lakes, 3197 Phone 9772 4011 Fax 9776 0421 Principal: Carole Mayes Email: patterson.lakes.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: http://www.patterson-lakes-ps.vic.edu.au NUMBER 5 1 MARCH 2018 DIARY DATES PRINCIPAL S REPORT Friday 2 March Monday Thursday 8 March Friday 9 March Monday 12 March Tuesday 13 March Thursday 1 Friday 16 March Monday 19 March Tuesday 20 March Thursday 22 March Friday 23 March Monday 26 March Tuesday 27 March Wed 28 March Thursday 29 March Yr 5A & 5C Victorian Space Science Education Centre 8.40am - 3.30pm District Swimming at The Pines Pool (selected students only) 9.10am Yr 3C & 3D Library Visit 10am -11.20am Special online lunch orders for Harmony Day close today. Foundation students attend school full time this week Yr 2 Frankston Arts Centre 9.10am Senior School Assembly 2.50pm Yrs 3-6 PLPS Cross Country River Run 9am - 12pm Foundation Family Picnic 5.30pm - 7.00pm CURRICULUM DAY - NO STUDENTS AT SCHOOL TODAY LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Yr 3 Frankston Arts Centre 9.10am Ballot for School Council closes 4pm SCHOOL PHOTOS Division Swimming Carnival at Carnegie Pool (selected Yrs 3-6 students) Yr 6 Interschool Sport Yr 3A & 3B Library Visit 10am - 11.20am HARMONY DAY celebrating Australia s Cultural Diversity. Everyone invited to wear a splash of Orange. Special pre-ordered online lunch orders today. Whole School Assembly 2.50pm (Commonwealth Bank visit to assembly) Canteen News: No regular lunch orders today, only prepaid and pre- ordered special lunches School Banking Sign Up Day 9am in the Conference Room Easter Bonnet Parade and Easter Raffle Draw 9.15am in the school hall Hot Cross Bun Orders will be delivered Yr 6 Summer Lightning Premiership Yr 2 Excursion to the Briars Yr 6 Camp at Alexandra 9am Junior School Assembly 2.50pm Yr 6 Camp at Alexandra Yr 6 Camp at Alexandra Regional Swimming Carnival (selected Yrs 3-6 students only) Yr 6 Camp Returns approx. 2pm Last Day of Term 1-2.30pm dismissal EASTER EGG RAFFLE DONATIONS In order for our Easter Raffle to be as big a success as last year we are asking families for donations of Easter Eggs and baskets. The more eggs we get, the more baskets we make up and of course the better chance you have of winning one! All donations can be given to your classroom teacher. Raffle tickets will be distributed today to the youngest child in each family. Additional raffle tickets will be available at the administration office. SCHOOL PHOTOS School photo order forms will be distributed shortly. Orders can either be made online or returned with correct money in an envelope. Order forms for sibling photos will also be available at the office. Our school photos day will be held on Thursday 15th March 2018. CARRUM COAST GUARD FUN RUN Congratulations to Alahah S (5D) who competed in the Carrum Coast Guard Fun Run on Saturday 25th February 2018. Alanah came 2 nd in the under 18 s, 6km Carrum Coast Guard Fun Run, with an official time of 31mins 24sec. All monies raised on the day go directly in supporting the Carrum Coast Guards. Well done Alanah! SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS A reminder that nomination forms are available from the office for parents and teachers who are interested in nominating for School Council. Nominations close at 4pm, Tuesday 13th March 2018.
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL S REPORT HAPPY BIRTHDAY STUDENT OF THE WEEK AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who won our Student of the Week awards for Week 5 of this term. Students will receive their certificates at their next assembly. Keep up the super work everyone! Foundation A Harry T for always being a great helper for his teachers and classmates. Foundation B Chloe M for showing a commitment to improving her learning during our Maths lessons this week. Keep up the great work Chloe! Foundation C Harper S for being an excellent listener and for always being confident to share her ideas beautifully. Well done Harper! Foundation D Daniel F for carefully listening to others in our class and always using wonderful classroom behaviours. 1A Angus L for contributing to his team and using known strategies when problem solving in Mathematics. 1C Rafael M for showing great curiosity and interest in finding out interesting facts about octopuses. 1D Piper R for her infectious enthusiasm and fantastic listening skills, when learning about our Integrated Studies Unit Beyond the Beach. Way to go, Piper! 2A Aiden F for fantastic learning, both at school and home. Great family PowerPoint! 2B Macey C for being such a helpful class member to fellow students. 3B Eleanor L for great use of vocabulary in her narrative writing. 3C Amelia K for demonstrating curiosity in the classroom and writing about it when presenting crystals to the class. Your enthusiasm for learning demonstrates the school values of integrity, respect and excellence. Well done, Amelia. 3D Gabriel A for being respectful, showing integrity and striving for excellence in all that he does. A fantastic start to Year 3 Gab! 4A Georgia D for doing really well with her Maths problem solving. 4B Emily N for always being a conscientious and hardworking student who tries her best in all activities! Keep up the great work Em! 4C Angela F for sharing her amazing knowledge about Chinese Lunar New Year. Thank you Angela, we have all learnt a lot from you. Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating their birthday during the next week. We hope you have a lovely day. Dillon T Aaliyah K Jimmy M Sara Z Koutgor G Henussikan B Augustina M NAME BIRTHDAY 2 March 3 March FOUNDATION 2019 TRANSITION PROGRAM Foundation 2019 Transition at Patterson Lakes Primary School is starting soon. If you have a child due to start Foundation in 2019, it s time to enrol them! Enrolments are to be finalised by early August 2018. Forms are available on the school website, or upon request at the office. We are looking forward to hearing from you! FAMILY SCHOOL ACCOUNTS 4D Hassini P for making an excellent start to Year 4. Keep up the great work. 5A Olivia S for her brilliant attitude, effort and cheerful personality. You are a star Olivia! 5B Mikayla for being very resilient with challenging experiences and being such a superb writer. 5C Joel B for his positive attitude and effort during all activities. 5D Noah C for having a fantastic start and great attitude at his new school Patto. Welcome Noah!! 6B Lincoln B for being a kind, supportive classmate and helping others without hesitation. Your generosity of spirit is a wonderful asset to our class. Thank you, Lincoln! SPECIALIST CLASS AWARDS for last week were: Art 1B, Music 2A, Digital Technologies - FD and Spanish FA. Congratulations to these classes on their super efforts with our specialist teachers. Thank you to those families who have returned their Payment Plans and have either paid their account in full, or their first instalment. For those families on a Payment Plan, please remember that your first instalment was due on the Friday 9th February 2018. If you haven t already returned your form, please do so as soon as possible. Reminder statements will sent home shortly.
YEAR 5 BIKE DAY EXCURSION EASTER RAFFLE The Year 5 Health topic concluded with a bike ride to Chelsea Park. Students participated in a series of health related activities, including mental health, bike education, physical exercise and an obstacle course. The day was a great success. A big thank you to parent helpers for their assistance on the day. We are very excited about our upcoming Easter Hat Parade and Raffle on Thursday 22nd of March. To support our fundraising efforts, fantastic Easter baskets will be won! Tickets will be sent home today with the youngest student and we are asking families to pre-sell. Tickets are $1 each. Please ensure each ticket stub has a contact name and number. Please send any sold ticket stubs and money to the office by the morning of Thursday the 22nd of March. More tickets will be available for sale at the office. There will also be a special Food Free Easter basket as a separate Raffle. This is a great opportunity for families that do not want to win a chocolate hamper, to participate in the Raffle. Tickets are $1 each. Donations for Food Free baskets are most welcome - colouring in books, soft toys etc. Tickets for this will be on sale in front of Room 2 (courtyard area) on the following days only: Monday 5th March 3:00-3:30pm Friday 16th March 3:00-3:30pm Monday 19th March 3:00-3:30pm Tuesday 20th March 3.00-3.30pm Wednesday 21st March 3.00-3.30pm We thank you for your support! Patterson Lakes Primary School FFFA
EASTER BONNET PARADE AND RAFFLE Thursday 22nd March 9.15am School Hall The Easter raffle will be drawn on Thursday 22nd March at the Easter Bonnet Parade. Tickets are $1.00 each. Additional ticket books will be available from the office. EASTER EGGS DONATIONS In order for our Easter Raffle to be as big a success as last year we are asking families for donations of Easter Eggs and baskets. The more eggs we get, the more baskets we make up and of course the better chance you have of winning one! All donations can be given to your classroom teacher.
COMMUNITY NEWS LUNCH ORDERS Bonbeach St Chads Baseball Club - Come and Try Pre-Season training, Winter Teams for U12, U14, U16 & U18. Saturday 17th March & 24th March 11am - 1pm & Thursday 5th April 5pm - 6pm. Girls and Boys, all skill levels welcome. Free sausage sizzle after training. Bicentennial Park, Chelsea Heights. Contact Adam Major 0435 952 691 for details. Chelsea Basketball Stadium - New Winter Season Special for Girls Any new girls team entering from Primary School and wanting to enter a team on their own without being aligned to a club will receive 20% discount on their registration. For more info email manager@chelseabasketball.com.au. Season starts Mid April. The Seaford Junior Football Club Looking for girls of all ages to play in season 2018. No experience necessary, just come along and join in on the fun. Contact the President on 0435 900 674 or via email president@seafordjfc.com.au. 8th Isabella & Marcus Foundation Classic Car Day Sunday 4 th March Bicentennial Park, Chelsea 10-3pm. Gold Coin Donation. ALL funds raised will go directly to children s brain cancer research projects in Australia. Currently, the IMF funds 7 research projects. Lots of fun for the whole family - classic car cars, live music, pin up parade, 3 jumping castles, petting zoo, face painting, AFL Specky machine, clown fun, slushees, ice cream, tattoos, lots of food, coffee and, drinks. Gnome and Fairy Festival 2018 Sunday 18th March at George Woods Reserve in Mordialloc from 10am-4pm. Animal Farm, jumping castle, big band music, amusements, face painting, yummy food and drinks and lots more. Entry is a gold coin. Lunch Orders are available online on Monday, Thursday and Friday. How do I set up an account to order online: Go to: www.munchmonitor.com Click LOGIN then REGISTER Enter School Id: plps and Password: munch3197 Then follow the 4 easy steps to create your account: STEP 1: Create a Parent Profile by entering information about yourself. STEP 2: Add your Students to your account. STEP 3: Transfer money to your account by clicking the Account Top-up button STEP 4: Click MY ORDERS and you re ready to Order lunches! Orders can be cancelled on the day as late as 8.30am and should you have any concerns with your lunch order, please call Bellbrook Catering direct on 0488 052 522.