Ashby Primary School Newsletter, August 6, 2013

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Tuesday 6th August 2013Issue 23

Principal: Jenny Omachen School email - [email protected]

The Week Ahead

Monday, 5th9th August2nd week of Intensive SwimmingProgram, Grade 3-6

Friday, 9th AugustFresh Fruit Friday 9:00am

Casey Tutungi FundraiserSausage Sizzle Order Forms due(NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE

TAKEN)

Monday, 12th AugustSchool Banking Day

Coming Up

Friday, 23rd AugustCurriculum DaySchool Closed

Friday, 30th AugustFathers Day Stall

REMINDERFooty Day Fundraiser for Casey Tutungi

Sausage Sizzle Orders DueFriday, 9th August

(NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN)Parents welcome to attend, just add your sausage

to your childs order form.

Footy Day at Ashby

Primary School

Fundraiser for Casey

Tutungi

We very much value the sense ofcommunity that we are so lucky toenjoy at Ashby Primary School. Ingood communities we support one

another and a tangible sense ofbelonging exists that sees all involvedworking towards a common goal andculture. One does not have to knowanother member of the communitywell, or personally, as a prerequisiteto provide support to a fellowcommunity member in their time ofneed.

The power of the broader communityhas been very much in evidence thelast month in the wonderful support

that has been given to Casey Tutungi,his partner and family. Casey recentlysuffered an unfortunate injury in agame of football that resulted in himbecoming a quadriplegic. His partnerwho is expecting their first child wasat the game and witnessed theincident.

In the weeks that have followed hisaccident, his club South Barwon, hisformer clubs, the Geelong FootballClub, Lorne Football Club and theentire Geelong football communityhave rallied behind Casey and his

family.

Football clubs across Victoria and theHawthorn Football Club have alsojoined in to offer extra emotional,financial and moral support.

The people of Geelong donated asubstantial sum to tin rattlers at theGeelong v St Kilda game. There aremore fundraising events to follow.

Values Education teaches us of theimportance of community and recentevents have shown us all that goodcommunities do provide incrediblesupport for one another.

On Wednesday 21st August theAshby Primary School community hasthe opportunity to show how much

they care by participating in a FootyDay to provide awareness of andfundraise for Casey Tutungi.Students are encouraged to wearfooty colours to school on this dayand will partake in a series ofactivities throughout the day relatedto football and people who havedisabilities.

A sausage sizzle will be provided(order forms were sent homeMonday) and all children are asked tobring a gold coin donation which willbe collected for the Casey TutungiAppeal.

Parents are invited to join us for thesausage sizzle at lunch (1:30-2:30pm). Just make sure to add yoursausage to your childs order form.


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PRINCIPALS REPORT

CHANGES AT AFTER SCHOOLCARE

As many of you know, in addition toworking as an integration aide Larissa

Coleman has also been a staffmember of the After School Careprogram.

After 5 years of providing care forchildren in the After School CareProgram this Thursday will markLarissas last day as an After SchoolCare staff member.

Larissa will remain and integrationaide during school hours, but will begoing back to university pursuing

additional studies.

We thank Larissa for her time in theAfter School Care program, we knowthe children will miss her!

CYBER SAFETY AGREEMENT

Last week children in the upperschool brought home the InformationCommunication Technology andCyber Safety Student Agreement.

As information communicationtechnology continues to be animportant part of education it isimportant the students have a clearunderstanding of the rules andexpectations as it relates totechnology.

The student agreements begins toclarify these rules and expectations.

The School Council is in the processof reviewing a fuller school policyrelated to this issue.

A similar agreement (but in termsthey can understand) is also indevelopment for our junior schoolstudents.

Please be sure child signs the formand that you as their parent/guardianalso sign the agreement. If you haveany questions please see HayleyThomas or myself.

PARENT OPINION SURVEY

Thank you to the parents that havereturned the Parent Opinion Surveyalready. For those parents that stillneed to return the surveys please doso by the end of this week.

The survey is designed to take nomore than 20 minutes to completeand your feedback and opinions playan important role in making theschool the best it can possibly be.

Please be assured that yourresponses are confidential and thesurvey is conducted anonymously.Your comments in the final, openended question will be scanned andprovided back to the school.

When completed please seal your

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ASHBY AWARDSCongratulations to all award winners

last week!

Prep/1 W Grade 3/4/5SJazzarah Morgan

Lucinda

Prep/1 K Grade 5/6BTLina Kade

Grade 1/2B Grade 3DArchieL Sascha

Grade 1/2SAsha

survey in the envelop provided andwrite your childs name and year levelon the back of the envelop. Yourchilds name will only be used torecord you have returned yoursurvey.

The sealed envelop will not be

opened by the school and will be sentto an independent organisation forcollation and reporting. The resultswill be shared with parents via theSchool Council later in the year.

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERSNEEDED

Due to changes in work schedulesand personal commitments we havehad some had some resignations. As

a result we are currently seeking oneor two new parents to join the SchoolCouncil.

The School Council meets oneevening a month (this includessubcommittee meetings).

If you think you might be interested injoin the Council please see myself orcurrent School Council PresidentCyndy Scherer.

Jenny OmachenPrincipal


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German Poetry

Competition

Congratulations to all the Grade 4-6students from Ashby Primary Schoolwho participated in the A.G.T.V.Regional Poetry Competition held last

Thursday, August 1st at the GermanClub in Norlane.

Students were required to learn byheart and recite a poem in front ofjudges and an audience of family andfriends.

Well done to the following studentswho represented our school at thisyears regional competition:

Grade 6: JohnC

Grade 5: JohnW, Jazzy andSebastian (alternate Mitch)Grade 4: Lila, Anne and Hailey(alternate Bella)

And congratulations to those studentswho placed in their grade:

Grade 4: Anne1st place, Hailey2nd place and Lila3rd place

Grade 5: Sebastian3rd place

Thank you to Frau Krauss and FrauSimmonds for their support andguidance of the students.

Ashby

Primary

School Art

Show and

Market Day

is Coming!

Plans are underway for the schoolssecond largest fundraiser of the yearthe Art Show and Market Day.

This years event will take place onSaturday November 9th from 10am -2pm within the school grounds.

There will be lots of great stallholders, food, some fun activities for


the kids, a cake stall, a pre-lovedgoods stall and of course, fabulousart created by our students.

All money raised on the day willsupport the schools music and artsprograms.

We are currently acceptingapplications for stall holders. You can

obtain the application from the schooloffice or send an email [email protected]. As in thepast we are seeking high qualitystalls for the market which feature:handmade goods, recycled/up cycledgoods, vintage goods, or goods thathave a positive environmentalimpact.

Please note we are especiallyseeking food and coffee stall holders,so if you have any recommendations

please email them to the Friends ofAshby email.

And to stay in touch with what ishappening be sure to follow us on ourFacebook page www.www.facebook.com/ashbyprimaryschoolmarketday.

Lets Get

Growing

Living

Fundraiser

Would you like to grow your ownenvironmentally friendly flowers ,veggies and herbs? Would you like tonurture your childrens skills ofgrowing, harvesting and preparingfresh foods?

Friends of Ashby is currently sellingorganic ready to grow flowers,vegetables and herbs to raise moneyto support the schools kitchen andgarden programs.

Order forms went home at the end oflast week for this Term 3 fundraiser.You can order items for your self orsell items to family and friends.

All order forms must be returned nolater than Friday, August 30th and allitems will be delivered by the end ofTerm 3.

If you have any questions, please seeTrish (Cohen in Prep/1Ws mum).

Congratulations to this weeks KAISERCRAFT

Art Award Winner

Connor M 5/6BT


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Option 2: Special art paper can besent home for your child to completean original picture which you can thenreturn to the school. This picture willthen be used to make your cards. Thename and age of your child will alsoappear on the back of the card in thisoption.

Option 3: You can take a photographof a piece of art your child has madeat home and upload the digital filedirectly.

This fundraiser is a wonderful way tocelebrate your childs art and tosupport the school at the same time.These personalised cards makelovely gifts for family and friends andour a wonderful keepsake you cansend. So look out for more

information!

Art Show

and Market

Day Pre-

loved Goods

Stall

Getting ready to do some springcleaning? The Art Show and MarketDay event will again include a pre-loved goods stall and donations areneeded.

This year the stall will only be takingtoys, books and clothing as thesethree items did a roaring trade lastyear. So start setting aside any itemsthat you can donate.

Due to lack of storage we cannot takeitems at the school yet, but stay tunedfor more information about whenitems can be brought into the school.

For more information or questionssee Nicole (Sascha in 1/2Bs mum).

Second Hand

Uniform Stal l

Coming Up

On Friday August 16th Friends ofAshby will be hosting a Second HandUniform Stall from 2:45-3:30pm in the


After School Care News

A huge thank you to Simrans mum,Kuldeep for coming into After SchoolCare this week and providing childrenwith homemade Indian Cuisine. Thechildren loved the experience. Somehad never eaten it before Every childgave it a try, with more than half ofthem coming back for seconds andthirds!

We are running only one Active AfterSchool Care program in Term 3. Judowill be offered on Thursdays forseven weeks starting this Thursday,August 8th. Come a long and giveJudo a try from 3:30-4:30pm. Pleasenote you must be registered with AfterSchool Care to participate in ActiveAfter School Care programs. If youhave any questions, please see Nikki.

Coming Soon:

Personalised

Art Card

Fundraiser

Your childs art work is fabulous! Sowhy not turn it into a set of greetingcards featuring your childs originalartwork to use for Christmas,birthdays or to send to Grandma andGrandpa?

A flyer will be going home this weekwith more information about how youcan order sets of high quality cardswhich feature your childs art on thefront (cards are blank on the inside)

and envelopes for only $15 a set.

Funds raised from this fundraiser willhelp support important programs atthe school such as Fresh Fruit Friday,the Arts Program and other needededucational equipment/resources.

There will be three options foridentifying art you can use for yourcards:

Option 1: The children have already

completed many gorgeous pieces ofart at school; one of these will beselected to appear on your cards, oryou can visit the art room and viewyour childs art and select your own.

junior playground (outside of theschool hall).

As we start heading into warmermonths you may have found yourchild has had a growth spurt andneeds some additional school uniformitems.

This is also the perfect time to donateany items to the Second HandUniform Shop. All donations can bedropped at the school office.

Finally we are seeking volunteers forthe stall on the 16th. If you can help,please see Nicole (Sascha in 1/2Bsmum).

Intensive

SwimmingProgram

Grade

Prep2

Outstanding Fees Due

The intensive swimming program forGrades Prep to 2 is only a few weeksaway (starts August 26th).

Thank you to parents who have paid

their deposit and/or full fees.

For those parents who have only paidtheir childs deposit this is a reminderthat any outstanding balance MUSTbe paid by Friday, August 16th.

Please see the school office if youhave questions.

Stay in touch with

Friends of Ashby on

Facebook!

There are many ways you can stay upto date on what is happening at AshbyPrimary School. If you are a socialmedia user, Facebook is just one waySimply like the Friends of Ashbypage to see posts about upcoming

activities, events, help needed etc....

You can search for Friends of Ashbyor go to www.facebook.com/FriendsofAshby.


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August 5th-9th Weekly Schedule and MenuAfter School Care

This weeks craft activity is: Fun with Felt. Below are the activities and menus for each day:

Monday Cooking Indian Cuisine with Simrans MumELLO, Mega blocks, Bratz, UNO, free drawing

Indian Cuisine

Tuesday Home corner, Wii dance, Lego, Monopoly, UNO, freedrawing

Pancakes (ice cream, chocolatetopping, strawberry topping,

lemon, sugar)

Wednesday Bratz, Mr. Potato Head, outside play (weatherpermitting), free drawing

Pita bread chips, French OnionDip, Corn relish

Thursday Active After School Care: JudoI-pad, UNO, free drawing

Surprise for Larissas last night atAfter School Care

Friday Movie Night, UNO, free drawing Popcorn and crackers

Day of the

Week

Activity Menu

Aug 5th-9th Second Week of Intensive Swimming ProgramGrade 3-6

14th District Athletics @ Goldsworthy Reserve16th Second Hand Clothing Stall 2:45-3:30pm outside

the school hall21st Footy Day/Sausage SizzleFundraiser for Casey

TutungiSchool Council 7:00pm Staff room (Building andGrounds subcommittee 6:00pm; FinanceCommittee 6:30pm)

23rd Curriculum Day Students do not attendschool

26th Intensive Swimming Program Years Prep 2 Begins

30th Fathers Day StallLast Day to hand in Lets Get Growing LivingFundraiser orders

Sept 6th Friends of Ashby Meeting10th Planning Day Grades Prep Year 2 All students

attend School11th Planning Day Grades 3 6 All students attend

School12th Ashby School Concert @ Geelong West Town Hall

7:00pm18th School Council 7:00pm Staff room20th School Term concludes

The Ashby Term Calendar Term 3 2013 As part of the ALINC program we willbe bringing some tips to help you

and your children with usingcomputers safely.

Use strong

passwords anddifferent

passwords for

different uses.

(staysmartonline

.gov.au)

CybersecurityTip of the Week

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