TERM 4 2019

Monday 14th Oct – 16th Dec Junior Swimming Program

Friday 15th November SRC PJ & Milkshake Day

Monday 18th November First Foundation 2020 Transition session 2pm.

Sporting Schools – participating students to be picked up at 4:30

Next School Banking Day

Wednesday 20th November Zooper Dooper Day – 50c

Friday 22nd November Report writing Day – No students to attend school

Monday 25th November Second Foundation 2020 Transition session 2pm.

Tuesday 26th November School Council – 7pm

Thursday 28th November Colour Run

Monday 2nd December Third Foundation 2020 Transition session 2pm

Book Club Due

Tuesday 10th December Statewide Transition event - Foundation and Year 7 2020.

Wednesday 18th December Grade 6 Graduation – 1:15pm

Friday December 20th Last Day Term Four – 2:15pm dismissal

Principal: Mrs Tara Hulonce abn: 21 860 290 195

m: Po Box 736 Portland 3305 e: bundarra.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

w: www.bundarraps.vic.edu.au p: 03 5523 4122 f: 03 5521 7355

Direct Deposit: Bundarra Primary School BSB: 063536 Acc: 00901409

Children are not actively supervised at school until 8:30am.

Week 6 Term 4 Thursday 14th November 2019

Angus Hinch Billy Pridham

Dakota Guy Evie Fry

Imarni Henderson Lillyann Plummer

Josh Leonard Will McIntyre

Tyler Rawson Rory Anderson

Veer Chauhan Kaylee Johnstone

Respect Teamwork Support

34D

Darcy Johnson, also known as,

information researcher

extraordinaire. He has a thirst for

knowledge and loves to find out

about new things. If you want to

know something, go see Darcy!

He will be able to help you find

an answer! Darcy takes great

pride in his work and WOW has

his handwriting improved. Darcy

might even be able to lead

joined letter handwriting sessions

as his writing is so neat. Growth

mindset is the key and you

prove you can do it, Darcy!

Jeremy is an absolute super star in

3/4D! He is always so cheerful and

it is infectious! He always makes

others smile by sharing funny

stories, making connections and

helping out other people. Jeremy

is a hard worker which has helped

him make great improvements in

his learning! In fact, when

independent reading is over, he

finds it hard to put his book down.

He just wants to read, read, read!

Keep spreading the smiles around

Bundarra, Jeremy!

Notes from Mrs Hulonce…

Portland Bay School Buildings-

The process for removing these facilities has

begun. The cranes have been lots of fun to

watch and have certainly provided amusement

for bystanders. We thank community members

for their patience with the limited parking. The

site will be secured and not accessible for a

while yet, while we wait for the final building to

be removed. Then we will be able to open the

area up and consider what to do with the

space again.

Good 360-

We thank BIGW for their kind donation of books

for our students through the Good360 “Books for

Kids” program. All students should have

brought home two texts in the last week.

Good360 is an Australian Not For Profit that has

matched over 1110 Australian charities, NFPs

and schools with essential brand

new surplus goods to their communities. By

partnering with retailers, wholesalers and

manufacturers Good360 has connected

over RRP$83m in new unsold stock and offered

these goods to members at the cost of Shipping

& Handling (approximately 5-10% of the RRP

price). Charities like The Salvation Army, Red

Cross, Wesley Mission and Uniting to name a few

of our members that are utilising our services

since our inception in March 2015. For more

information on this great initiative see the

website: good360.org.au.

2020 Transition-

Next Monday is our first Foundation 2020

transition session and we are looking forward to

seeing our new students and their families.

Students will come up to school at 2pm and

complete the afternoon in the Foundation

Wonder Room. They will also meet their Grade 6

buddies! Parents are welcome to spend some

time in staffroom with Mrs Hulonce and Miss

Mee so they are not too far away from their

soon to be school children!

Grade 6 Netbooks-

Are to be collected in week 8 of term 4, so we

can prepare them for use in secondary school

in 2020. Now is the time for families to think

about saving data to external storage, such as

flash/ USB drives, as all will be wiped during this

process.

Have fun!

Persistence

1. Slow down

2. Say thank you

3. Smile

4. Take a deep breath

5. Compliment someone

6. Appreciate small things

7. Focus on awesomeness

8. Notice three things you are grateful for

right now – in this moment

Gratitude is a practice which

reminds us to be grateful for all

the things we have in our lives.

It helps us focus on the positive

parts of our lives and can

change our outlook when we

realise how many things we

have to be thankful for. We all

have something to be thankful

for if we look hard enough!

Gratitude is not always

automatic - it takes practice!

But if we show persistence we

can develop an attitude of

gratitude.

Go Online -

https://www.youtube.com/wat

ch?v=yA5Qpt1JRE4

Begin a gratitude diary; write 3

things each day you are grateful

for. Over time, increase this to 5, 8

then 10 things each day. This can

be as simple as appreciating the

clothes on your back or for the

sunshine. Notice how you feel

after writing in your diary – do you

feel calm? Content? Happy?

Monday 2nd

December

We have had reported cases of head lice in the school recently. Please be vigilant in checking your child’s hair and

treat if required. A reminder that retreating of the hair is necessary 7 days after the first application.

Year 7 booklists

have gone

home with

students who

are attending

Portland

Secondary next

year. Please

check your

childs bag.

Josh Leonard attended the Remembrance

Day Ceremony earlier in the week

with Miss Mee.

When Things Go Wrong At School

By Michael Grouse

Despite best teaching practice things do go wrong at school. Most kids

experience learning difficulties from time to time. The developmental nature of

childhood means that there will always be some turbulence, particularly around

key transition ages, such as the start of adolescence.

Your approach as a parent when your child has difficulty at school makes huge

difference to their resilience, and their future relationships with teachers and peers.

Here’s a five point checklist to help you stay focused and be effective if your child

experiences difficulty at school.

1. Stay calm and rational Don’t get on the phone straight-away when things go

wrong! It’s natural to protect, or defend your children, particularly when you think

that they’ve come in for some unfair or poor treatment. But acting when you are

full of emotion is inappropriate! Take your time to think through how you might

assist your child. Take a few deep breaths and calm down......

2. Get the all facts Once you’ve calmed down, and then get the facts about the

situation. Kids are faulty observers and often only see one side of a story when

there’s a problem with a teacher or a fellow student. Ask good questions to help

the full story emerge.

3. Go through the right channels Approach the school calmly, going through the

school office, or directly to your child’s teacher if that is the usual protocol. If you

have already established a relationship with the teacher concerned, then it’s

often easier to approach them directly.

4. Look for solutions rather than blame State the problem as you see it and view

your child’s teacher as an ally, not a foe. “I’m really worried about Jeremy. He’s

been acting strangely lately and I need some help” is the type of approach that

will elicit a helpful response. Talk about your concerns and keep the discussion

focused firmly on what’s best for your child. Listen to your teacher’s viewpoint,

valuing a different perspective.

5. Stay in touch Be realistic with your expectations, remembering that some

problems can’t be solved to your satisfaction, nor will they be resolved straight

away. Be prepared to work alongside your child’s teacher over the long-term,

which means you need to keep communicating with each other.

For more information see Michaels site www.parentingideas.com.au

Huge thanks to Ethan and Riley from Portland Secondary College who

organised, made and installed a new buddy bench for our school.

In 3/4M we commemorated Remembrance Day by making poppies and writing messages of

gratitude.

Lest we forget – Connor Anderson

Thank you for your sacrifice – Alieah Janes

Thank you – Roy Inman

Bundarra Primary School Lunch Order Menu

Hot Food

Roast Chicken, Lamb or Beef Gravy

Roll- $5.50

Vegie Burger (Lettuce, Tomato,

Cheese and Mayo)- $5.50

Lasagne- $3.20

Spag Bol- $3.20

Hawaiian Pizza- $3.00

Steamed Dim Sim- $1.20

Baked Bean Jaffle- $3.00

Homemade Soup (Pumpkin, Veg or

Chicken and Corn) - $2.50

Salad Rolls

Roast beef, chicken, ham, corn beef.

(Lettuce, tomato, beetroot, cheese,

carrot)- $6.50

Sandwiches

Vegemite Sandwich- $2.00

Lunch Pack

Vegemite or cheese roll, Cheese stick,

Sultanas, apple or banana- $5.50

Meat & Salad Bowl

(Your choice of meat, boiled egg,

carrot sticks, mini tomatoes and

cheese- $5.50

Snacks

Apple or Blueberry muffin- $2.50

Biscuits and cheese- $2.50

Popcorn- $1.00

Yoghurt- $2.50

Fresh fruit- $1.50

Drinks

Nippy’s Milk (choc, strawberry or

honeycomb)- $2.80

Golden circle fruit drink Orange,

Orange mango, sunshine punch,

apple)- $2.00

Please make sure you write your

order clearly on a paper bag with

your child’s name and class along

with the correct money. Orders are

to go in the lunch order tub in your

child’s class room.

Lunch orders are available every Thursday and Friday.

Short Street Takeaway and Cakes. 80 Short Street Portland. 5521 1021

In three easy steps you can order your child’s

Subway lunch online:

1. Sign Up at www.subsforyou.com

2. Register your Student (Select

Bundarra as Teachers Last Name)

3. Cut off time for orders is

7:30am on the day of the

lunch day. (If you could order the

day before, that would be great.)

AVAILABLE EVERY WEDNESDAY