Ashby Primary School Newsletter August 23, 2011

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PPPPRINCIPALRINCIPALRINCIPALRINCIPALSSSS RRRREPORTEPORTEPORTEPORTTuesday 23rd August 2011Tuesday 23rd August 2011Tuesday 23rd August 2011Tuesday 23rd August 2011Issue 24Issue 24Issue 24Issue 24

Principal: Jenny OmachenPrincipal: Jenny OmachenPrincipal: Jenny OmachenPrincipal: Jenny Omachen School emailSchool emailSchool emailSchool email ---- [email protected]@[email protected]@edumail.vic.gov.auwww.ashbyps.vic.edu.auwww.ashbyps.vic.edu.auwww.ashbyps.vic.edu.auwww.ashbyps.vic.edu.au

DATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBERDATES TO REMEMBER

Wednesday 31st AugustWednesday 31st AugustWednesday 31st AugustWednesday 31st AugustSchool Review Day.

Friday 23rd SeptemberFriday 23rd SeptemberFriday 23rd SeptemberFriday 23rd SeptemberLast Day Term 3.

When things goWhen things goWhen things goWhen things gowrong...wrong...wrong...wrong...

Working in the office whilstMrs. Omachen has been away

has reminded me of a story Iheard of a philosopher fromancient Greece who came tothe conclusion, after a lifetimeof pondering the mysteries oflife, that Things go wrong. Itwas as simple as that...Regardless of how meticulously

you plan and whatever careyou take, something will,inevitably, go wrong.

And, at Ashby, the office iswhere, inevitably andeventually, all problems endup. When something breaks,when someone is sick, whenbehaviour is less thanacceptable, when things gowrong and all else fails, you goto the office...

This is not to say that things inthe office are constant chaosin fact the opposite is true! Iam constantly impressed byhow successfully Ms. Sweeney

juggles the myriad of tasks thatcome her way and I marvel ather ability to put her hand onwhatever document or piece ofinformation is required at the

drop of a hat... so rest assuredthat Ashby is in good hands!

It does make me realise,however, that problems havesolutions. Yes, things gowrong, but with a positiveattitude and some hard workmost problems can be happilyand successfully solved.

Every day our talented stafffind solutions for theunsolvable and discover

possibilities within theimpossible. Our work with

your children is, as much asanything else, about teachingthem how to deal with those

inevitable problems and how tofix up anything that has beenmucked up.

Yes, things go wrong, butthings go right too... keep a

positive mindset and deal withthe issues systematically and

you will be amazed at theresults you can achieve!

We welcome Mrs. Omachenback from her leave nextMonday and I will be headingback to my wonderful grade.Many thanks to the staff and

parents whose support hasmade my time in the officesuch a pleasure and specialthanks to Mrs. Trupkovic forher fantastic work in 2/3D!

Ian Dyer(Acting Principal)

Jump rope for Heart is on again!

So, grab your skipping ropebecause you have until September9th to raise money and win some

great prizes!

Register online atwww.Jumprope.org.au anyquestions see Mrs Welsh.

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Next FOA MeetingThe next FOA meeting will be Friday, September 9th after Fresh Fruit Friday(9:30amish) in the Hall. Agenda items include the Annual Art Show and Market. All are

welcome!

Fathers Day Stall, Thursday, September 1stFriends of Ashby will be hosting a Fathers Day Stall, Thursday, September 1stfrom 9-11:30am for students. There will be small gifts for dad ranging from $1-5 in price. So ifyou are looking for something special for Dad look no further! Parent volunteers areneeded for the stall, please see below for more information.

Shop at Coles this Wednesday 24th August and for DOUBLE vouchers!This Wednesday, August 24thyou will get TWO vouchers for every $10 you spend, so if youhave been waiting to do your shopping this week tomorrow is the day to do it!

Thank you to all those families who have been turning in their Coles Sports for Schools

Vouchers. We have already entered over 1100 vouchers, so keep them coming!

Please return your vouchers to your childs teacher, the school office or place it in the collection box on the Friends ofAshby Bulletin Board just outside the staff room.

Remember, the more vouchers we collect, the more sports gear we can get! Just ask for the vouchers when you pay foryour purchase.

Woolworths Earn and Learn Program Only 3 weeks left!Thank you to all those families who have been turning in their Earn and Learn points.We have already entered over 1800 points!

You earn one Earn & Learn point for every $10 you spend at Woolworths (excluding

the purchase of cigarettes, alcohol and gift cards) through September 18th. Points automatically appear on yourshopping dockets (at the bottom). Please return your shopping docket (or at least the bit at the bottom with the pointsyou earned and their code) to your childs teacher, the school office or place it in the collection box on the Friends ofAshby Bulletin Board just outside the staff room. The school will enter your code online to get your points.

And dont forget to ask your family and friends for their receipts. The Earn and Learn program will give Ashby theopportunity to get needed educational resources, like books, furniture, puzzles and arts and craft supplies.

Have you Been Eating your Frozen Veggies?Ashby Primary School has registered again for the McCAIN Veggie Patch program tosupport work in our school garden. Through the program, McCAIN is giving away over$500,000 worth of veggie patch equipment to primary schools during 2011.

To support our school simply collect barcodes from your McCAIN vegetable packs betweennow andSeptember 30, 2011. You can give your barcodes to your childs teacher or placethem collection box at the school office.

And dont forget to ask your family and friends for their McCain vegetable packs barcodes!Every barcode earns McCAIN Veggie Patch points for our school which can then be redeemed for gardening tools andseeds.

Can You Help?There are many ways you can get involved at Ashby. Below are some current activities we are seeking assistance with:

Fathers Day Stall, Thursday, September 1st, 8:30am-12:00pm- Assistance is needed both for set up (8:30-9:00am) and for the actual stall (9:00-11:30am). If you can help for an hour or so during any of this time,please contact Cyndy Scherer 0438-172-949.

Fresh Fruit Friday, every Friday 9am -Assistance is needed every Friday after drop off (9amish) to helpprepare fruits and veggie platters for the classrooms. If you can help, please join us in the classroom kitchen.


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speedis about 5 kilometres perhour (km/h), or about 3.1 milesper hour (mph). Specific studieshave found pedestrian walkingspeeds ranging from 4.51 km/hto 4.75 km/h for olderindividuals to 5.32 km/h to 5.43km/h for younger individualsWalk to school this week and findout how fast you can walk! Howfast do your friends walk...safely.Please remember that Part Way Is

Ok too, and the Walking SchoolBus leaves from the top end ofWaratah Street at 8:30am, youcan join in at any point.If you have any queries, pleasecall,Katrina0403910063

29 August29 August29 August29 August ---- 4th September4th September4th September4th SeptemberHere at Ashby, we love tocelebrate National Literacy andNumeracy Week!

On Friday 2nd September we aregoing to have our annual bookcharacter dress up and Buddiesday. We will be working inmultiage groups to experience awide range of special Literacy and

Numeracy activities with differentteachers. The highlight of the daywill almost certainly be our dress-up parade, and certificates will goto the most creative costumes, so

get your thinking caps on!

The parade will commence at2.30pm on the basketball courtsat the front of the school (weather

permitting) and everyone iswelcome to come and enjoy the

fun.

Also, don't forget that we arealmost out of time to finish theVictorian Premiers ReadingChallenge, so log those bookssoon as you can.

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Help, Help!!

I am looking for unwanted t-shirts and Lego blocks for mylunchtime programs.

If you would like to donate anyitems I would be very grateful.

Denise


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Winners of the Ashby German/Art competition will beannounced this week. Thestudents have worked for 6 weekswith Frau Hyland to produce awork inspired by Gustav Klimt.They then write a poem abouttheir work and their work will besubmitted to the AGTV-theAssociation of German Teachersof Victoria-who will judge thebest work and give awards and

prizes. Frau Hyland and I arereally excited, as the students

have done some magnificent artand also marvellous poeticdescriptions-in German,naturally.

We need parent permission tosend the work, so if your child'swork is chosen, could you pleasesend the permission form back

promptly, the next day, so that wecan meet the deadline?If not, we will not be able to send

that work.

State Poetry Recitation Final-thisSaturdayElisha is representing Geelong atthe State Final. She recites the

poem, for which she was awardedFirst Prize at the Geelong Finaland she also has a new poem torecite. This is quite a challengeand has required hard work, withwhich she has persisted.Congratulations Elisha!

Any friends and cheer squadinterested in coming to see Elisha

perform at the Austrian Clubin Heidelberg, let me know if youwould like a ride or make yourway there by 10 am.

Frau Simmonds

Attached to this weeks newsletteris a current price list for lunches.If you have an old one on thefridge please replace it with thisnew menu so that you have thecorrect prices.

Reminders for School lunchorders -Please have orders clearly labelledwith childs name , class andteacher and please no staples orsticky tape on lunch order bags.

The veggie garden at Ashby isprogressing well, and all parentsare invited to have a look at whatthe students and Trish have beendoing (and pick a few weedswhile you are there!).

Snow peas have started to crawlup the trellis, potatoes have beensown and the garlic is growingwell, The students have weededaround the garlic and have alsocleared well around the apple

trees.

Students have also been addingfood scraps, prunings and weedsto the compost and then aeratingit - turning it over so that itreceives oxygen and breaks downmore quickly. They are learningthe importance of adding compostto the soil to improve it so that thevegetables grow better.

Students and staff have found itreally convenient to have closeaccess to the tools and equipmentby having them relocated to thenew garden shed directly next tothe veggie garden. Many thanksto Mr Holloway and Julie formoving these items from thedungeon and for arranging themneatly in the shed.

Special thanks to the enthusiastic

lunchtime gardening crew whohave enthusiastically helped withlots of gardening projects.

Produce from the gardencontinues to be used in cookingclasses. A recent yummyfavourite is frittata withsilverbeet.

Geelong Food Relief Centre

TOUCAN APPEAL

COLLECTION

Any parent who wishes to donatecanned food to this worthy cause

can drop cans off at the schooloffice until the end of next week.

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Invitation to stallholders!

This year, on Saturday November 5th

our school will be showcasing our children's work inour annual art show!Adding to the fun of the day, Friends of Ashby Primary will be holding a market to support

our music and arts program.

In the sustainable spirit of the school we are currently seeking stalls for the market whichhave items that are

handmade,reuse or recycle vintage goods,

have a positive environmental impact

and offer good quality products.

If you are interested in having a stall or have talented friends or family members whowould like to be involved please let us know!

More information and a contact number for queries are in the registration pack availablethis week from the school office. It can also be downloaded from the Friends of Ashby Blog.(www.friendsofashby.blogspot.com)

We hope you will consider joining us on Nov 5th to help raise much needed funds tosupport the music and arts program, build the school and community and just have some

fun!


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Vegemite 1.50Meat (ham / chicken / egg or tuna) 2.50Salad (tomato, cucumber, carrot, lettuce, beetroot) 2.50Meat & Salad 3.50Cheese .30

PITAPITAPITAPITA Salad 3.50Chicken, Ham or Tuna & Salad 4.00

SALAD TUBSSALAD TUBSSALAD TUBSSALAD TUBS Tomato, cucumber, carrot, lettuce, beetroot & onion 2.50Chicken, tuna, ham or egg with salad 3.50

FRUITFRUITFRUITFRUIT Fruit salad 3.00Fruit kebabs +2 (seasonal fruits) 3.00

Jelly & Fruit 2.50

HOT FOODHOT FOODHOT FOODHOT FOOD Soup (vegetable) & wholemeal roll 3.00Sausage rolls 2.50Dim Sims .80Baked potato with bolognaise & coleslaw 3.50Hot dog in a wholemeal roll 2.20Tomato or Soy Sauce .20Spaghetti bolognaise 3.50Stir Fry Noodles & Vegetables 3.50Gluten free rice spirals with bolognaise 3.50Hamburger on wholemeal roll (egg, lettuce, sauce) 4.50

CAKESCAKESCAKESCAKES Muffins (Banana or Apple & Cinnamon) 1.80

DRINKSDRINKSDRINKSDRINKS Water 600ml 1.80Pure fruit juice - orange, apple or tropical 1.80Milk - plain (300ml) 1.50Big M (250ml) Strawberry or Chocolate 1.80

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