Ashby Primary School Newsletter October 11, 2011

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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

Term 4Term 4Term 4Term 4

Monday10th October toMonday10th October toMonday10th October toMonday10th October toFriday 21st OctoberFriday 21st OctoberFriday 21st OctoberFriday 21st OctoberIntensive SwimmingProgram for Preps, Years 1,

2 & 3.

Getting Started TransitionGetting Started TransitionGetting Started TransitionGetting Started TransitionProgram for Prep studentsProgram for Prep studentsProgram for Prep studentsProgram for Prep students20122012201220123rd week in October

Saturday 5th NovemberSaturday 5th NovemberSaturday 5th NovemberSaturday 5th NovemberSchool Market Day.

Thursday 17th NovemberThursday 17th NovemberThursday 17th NovemberThursday 17th NovemberSchool Concert.

Thursday 8th DecemberThursday 8th DecemberThursday 8th DecemberThursday 8th DecemberBush Band in the Hall and

parent invitation to attend atnight.

Welcome back to school and thelast term for the year. Term 4 isan excellent time to consolidatethe learning made throughout the

year, and really move forwardwith skills and strategies that thechildren have learnt.

Term 4 is also a busy time as theswimming program for Prep toYear 3 has commenced for thenext two weeks. Whilstswimming is on the grade 4students are doing a short bicycleeducation program.

Term 4 will see the end of our

current grade 6 studentscompleting their Primary SchoolEducation with a Graduationceremony at the end of the year,and a Transition program for newchildren coming into prep in2012.

Term 4 is alsoHat Term.Hat Term.Hat Term.Hat Term.

As we are a Sun Smart School allchildren need to wear a broadbrimmed hat during term 4 at

play time, lunchtime, or whenoutside. Please make sure thechilds name is written on theinside of the hat. Most of our hatsare the same, and children leave

them around and without a nameit is very hard to return to rightful

owner.

Our music program is in fullswing with Gavin Dowlingsupporting and providing for thechildren a range of Music skills,dance and singing, and learningabout beat and rhythm. The

group singing has improveddramatically as is evident duringthe singing of the NationalAnthem at Monday morningassemble.

To showcase the Performing Arts

Program there is aSchoolSchoolSchoolSchoolConcertConcertConcertConcertorganised on

Thursday night 17thThursday night 17thThursday night 17thThursday night 17thNovember.November.November.November.

The concert will be held at theGeelong West Town Hall. Thewhole school is involved in thesinging and dancing to performon the stage for the evening.Tickets are being sold at theoffice. The cost is $15.00 peradult and $5.00 per child. Theseare children who do not attendAshby Primary School.

Please mark in your CalendarNovember 17th for a magnificentnight of entertainment.

PLANNING FOR 2012PLANNING FOR 2012PLANNING FOR 2012PLANNING FOR 2012

Planning for 2012 hascommenced. Teachers are in the

process of thinking about the best

educational structures we canprovide for students for 2012.

The numbers of students enrolledand or expected to attend has animpact on planning. Pleasecontact the office if families are to

move next year and will notattend Ashby. This informationalso helps with new familiesmoving into the area wanting toenrol for 2012.

JENNY OMACHENPrincipal, Ashby Primary School


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We have set up our module forthe Geelong Show and it looks

fantastic! Thank you so much toDi Gillick Thompson for spendingher day helping set up our displayand to Julie Costello and JemWelsh for all their help and toWayne Holloway for all his workon our scarecrow, entered intothe scarecrow competition part ofthe show, it's so muchappreciated. We do need somemore help with the show, if youare able we need someone to sit at

the Education Pavilion, which iswhere the school artwork isdisplayed, on Saturday October15th between 1.00 until 2.30 pm.You receive a volunteer'sadmittance pass and a carpark

pass. Parking is in the Member'scarpark and I can pass all this onto you if you are able to help out.If you could let me or JennySweeney in the office know

please, that would be great.

At the moment there are a fewjobs needing help in the art roomas our Annual Art Show and ArtFair is rapidly coming up. Wewill need to start mounting thechildren's work next week and if

you can help with this we will bestarting next Thursday. Again if

you can let me or Jenny Sweeneyknow it would be appreciated.

Thankyou.

Kathy Hyland.

www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline

Spend some fun time with yourchildren at this site. You can eventry other languages.

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The Annual Art Show and Market Day on November 5thwill be a wonderful dayfor the Ashby School community and the larger community. The day willfeature student art from our award winning art program which is under theleadership of Kathy Hyland, a market with produce, handmade and vintageitems and activities for the family including a giant slide, Harley rides and aBBQ. We hope you have placed this event on your calendar and invited yourfamily and friends.

While word of mouth is a great way to let people know you can find detailedinfo on our stallholders and all the planned activities at:

www.FriendsofAshby.blogspot.comwww.facebook.com/AshbyPrimarySchoolMarketDay

So start spreading the news...and thanks for helping us get the word out!

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Would you like to put togethersome items into a shoe box to

present to children in Geelong,who won't be experiencing the

joyful Christmas our ownchildren look forward to?Di Gillick is able to supply manyempty shoeboxes, which will beavailable to anyone, who wouldlike to join in this project.I suggest that suitable itemswould be stationery items, toiletryitems and toys-skipping ropes,balls, games, craft items and

clothing to put in the box.This might be a project you

would like to do as a family.

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Visit the FOA Bloghttp://friendsofashby.blogspot.com/ for more updates!

Next FOA MeetingNext FOA MeetingNext FOA MeetingNext FOA MeetingThe next FOA meeting will be Friday, October 14th at 9am in the Hall. Agendaitems include the Annual Art Show and Market. All are welcome!

Junior Playground Mural Leaves and Thank YouAs some of you may recall, at last years Art Show students had a chance to purchase and decoratea wooden leaf to be added to the beautiful mural that was in progress in castle/sandpit area of theJunior playground.

The mural was completed at the end of Term 2, and with the weather finally being fine enough wewere able to affix all the decorated leaves to the mural over the recent school holiday. Thank you to

Lis Bevan, Sonya Dalton, Kate Lee and Cynthia Scherer and their children John, Anne, Bridgette,Arkie, Mary, Alex, Ollie and Will for taking the time to put them up during the school holiday.

So if you decorated a leaf see if you can find yours on the mural! For those who werent able todecorate one last year, dont worry, we will be selling the leaves again at this years Art Show andMarket Day on November 5th, so you too can have a leaf on the mural. All proceeds from the sale ofthe leaves will support the art program.

Dont Forget to Turn in your McCAIN Barcodes by Friday, October 14th!Thank you to all the families who have turned in their McCAIN vegetablepack barcodes! The McCAIN Veggie Patch promotion ended onSeptember 30th. Through the program, McCAIN is giving away over$500,000 worth of veggie patch equipment to primary schools during2011.

To support our school please bring in barcodes from any McCAINvegetable packs purchased beforeSeptember 30, 2011. Every barcodeearns McCAIN Veggie Patch points for our school which can then be

redeemed for gardening tools and seeds.

You can give your barcodes to your childs teacher or place them collection box at the school office.All barcodes must be turned in by Friday, October 14th.

Woolworths Earn and Learn and Coles Sports for Schools End Tuesday October 18th!Only one more week left in these two promotions that can help earn educationand sporting resources for our school. We are sure you collected a lot during theschool holidays, so please bring them in so we can add them to our total.

So please bring in your Woolworth dockets (or at least the bit at the bottom withyour points and code) and your Coles vouchers; you can return your dockets or vouchers to yourchilds teacher, the school office or place them in the collection boxes on the

Friends of Ashby bulletin board just outside the staff room.

And dont forget to ask your family and friends for their dockets and vouchers.The more points we have the more resources we can get for our school!

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Annual Art Show and Market Day UpdateWe hope you will take the time to visit the Ashby art exhibit while you are at the

Geelong Show this week. Its a wonderful opportunity to see what a special artprogram we have, but it only give you a sneak peek.

We also hope you have got the annual Art Show and Market Day event onSaturday, November 5thfrom 10am-3pm on your calendar as well. The eventwill have something for everyone, beautiful student art, an art auction, and amarket featuring handmade and vintage items, baked goods and fresh produce.There will also be some fun activities like motorcycle rides and a giant slide, aswell as coffee and food. A great day for the whole family, so make sure to inviteyour family and friends. For more information about the event, visit the FOA blog(www.friendsofashby.blogspot.com) or the Ashby Primary School Market Day Facebook page(www.facebook.AshbyPrimarySchoolMarketDay) .

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Hi Im Matilda and this is just areminder that second life clothingcollection will end on the 20thof

October.So please bring unwanted clothesbefore that day.It would be really helpful toAshbyThankyou.

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Next week is Victoria Walks toSchool (formerly know as

Walktober) so we have chosenThursday 20th October as our dayfor Ashby.

This simply means putting yourbest foot forward and make planstoday to walk or ride or scoot toschool.

Make up a group, come withfriends, just do it!

The Active Travel Committee willput up sins this week so we haveno excuse not to be active andwalk to school.

Active Travel Committee

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Parents who applied for theEducation MaintenanceAllowance either at the beginningof the year or at the beginning ofTerm 3 can now collect theircheque from the office.

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Netball will commence onThursday night.

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Art Show and Market Day Event!Art Show and Market Day Event!Art Show and Market Day Event!Art Show and Market Day Event!How YOU Can HelpHow YOU Can HelpHow YOU Can HelpHow YOU Can Help

The Annual Art Show and Market Day event is shaping up nicely. The children have been working on theirart; we have about 20 stallholders featuring handmade and vintage items, activities including motorcycle

rides and a giant slide, as well as some yummy food items. To make the event though we need YOURYOURYOURYOUR help!Below are some ways you can help:

Share information on the event with family, friends and coShare information on the event with family, friends and coShare information on the event with family, friends and coShare information on the event with family, friends and co----workersworkersworkersworkers talk about the event, invite peopleto the event, flyers/posters are available from the office (or can be sent home with your child if you let usknow). You can also send people to the Friends of Ashby Blog (http://friendsofashby.blogspot.com) orthe Ashby Market Day Facebook page (www.facebook.com/AshbyPrimarySchoolMarketDay)

Make something for the Cake StallMake something for the Cake StallMake something for the Cake StallMake something for the Cake Stall we will be hosting a cake stall on the day. Thank you to thosefamilies that have turned in their form prior to the school holidays. We are still accepting forms (seebelow) and will be sending home instructions, a tray and label to each family the week of October 24thfor their contribution to the stall. And dont be afraid to ask your family to make something for the stall.

Let us borrow your trestle table for the dayLet us borrow your trestle table for the dayLet us borrow your trestle table for the dayLet us borrow your trestle table for the day- if you have a trestle table (the ones that are about 6 feet

long) or two we are seeking some for use at the event. These tables will be used to display art and forsome of the stalls planned. If you have a trestle table we can borrow, please submit the form below.

Help Set Up for the EventHelp Set Up for the EventHelp Set Up for the EventHelp Set Up for the Event we will be doing the bulk of set up for the event on Friday, November 4thafterschool. This includes putting up art work for the art show, decorating for the market, setting stalls for themarket. If you can help with set up between 3:30-6pm on Friday, November 4th, please let us know onthe form below.

Help out on the school stall on the dayHelp out on the school stall on the dayHelp out on the school stall on the dayHelp out on the school stall on the day We will be selling cakes and other baked goods, garden markersand chimes, and garden produce at the school stall. We are also looking for parents to work on this stall.If you can volunteer for an hour on the school stall, please let us know on the form below. There areopportunities for some of our upper school students (Grades 4-6) to help with the school stall on the day.A separate communication will be going home to parents of these students letter this week.

Clean Up after the EventClean Up after the EventClean Up after the EventClean Up after the Event an event is never really over until its all cleaned up. If you can help withclean up after the event (moving tables, picking up garbage, etc) from 3:00-4:30pm please let us knowon the form below.

Remember all proceeds from the day will support our music and arts program so any and all support isappreciated!

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Ashby Primary School Art Show and Market Day Event Help FormAshby Primary School Art Show and Market Day Event Help FormAshby Primary School Art Show and Market Day Event Help FormAshby Primary School Art Show and Market Day Event Help Form

Name:Name:Name:Name: Childs Name and Class:Childs Name and Class:Childs Name and Class:Childs Name and Class:

Contact information:Contact information:Contact information:Contact information:

Yes, I CANCANCANCAN help and here is how:

Share flyers or posters please send ______ (insert number) home with my child Make something for the Cake Stall. What I am making:___________________________________ Share my trestle table. I will drop it off at the school Friday, November 4th Help Set up for the Event, Friday, November 4thbetween 3:30-6:00pm Help out for an hour on the School Stall, Saturday, November 5th10am-3pm. Please indicate which time you would prefer: 10-11am 11am-12pm 12-1pm 1-2pm 2-3pm Help clean up after the event, Saturday, November 5th3:00-4:30pm

Please return this form to your childs teacher or the school office. If you have any questions, please contactTracy Raby via mobile 0430 0276 688 or [email protected].


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