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Cavendish Primary School– A Rural Tradition of Excellence 1

Cavendish Primary School

Ph: (03) 55742282 Fax: (03) 55742353 Email:[email protected]

Website: www.cavendishps.vic.edu.au

16/8/2019

8-10 Barker Street (PO Box 28) CAVENDISH VIC 3314

Dear parents and friends,

The Year P/2 children are enjoying their second (and final) session of

gymnastics this afternoon. We are very appreciative of the support the school

receives from the government’s Sporting Schools funding to allow this program

to take place, and the high quality coaching we have received from the staff at

the Hamilton Gymnastics Club. Next Friday afternoon’s lesson is the final

session for this round of gymnastics classes.

Thank you to the families who have taken the time and effort to complete the

Parent Opinion survey, As of the middle of this week there had been six

responses. Please note, the survey remains open until this Sunday so for those

who have yet to complete the survey, see if you are able to spare a few minutes

over the weekend. The more responses we receive, the more useful the data is

for our future planning and direction.

Our school concert rehearsals are now in full swing. There is a lot of work to do

until ‘show time’ on Wednesday, 18th September but the children have shown

themselves to be very eager to show off their acting talents. Attached to this

week’s newsletter is a list of the costumes required for the children (please

note, this is not the full list of roles, just the special costumes required for some

parts). This is an opportunity for all families to support each other and to see

what items can be shared around. See any of the teachers if you need more

information about the details of costumes for the concert.

This week is Science Week. And Miss P has combined her love of science with

the recent space studies to present a very enjoyable series of rocket lessons.

The children created a series of paper rockets designed to fit the special

launcher. The heights of these rockets was then measured by tracking the angle

of flight and calculating the altitude. The best heights reached were over forty

meters! It’s great to see the high quality and interesting work provided in our

science lessons at Cavendish.

Next week is Book Week. We have received a box of some of this year’s short-

listed books, which will form the focus of class reading next week. Our special

day is Thursday, when the children are invited to come to school dressed as a

character from a book. The Cavendish Kindergarten will join us first thing on

Thursday morning to share in the excitement of dressing-up. We shall also have

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 28

Principal’s Notes:

http://www.cavendishps.vic.edu.au


CAVENDISH PRIMARY SCHOOL

September 2019

Sun

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 Musica Viva incursion

5 MARC 6 Movie Night at Ham Cinema

7

8 9 Mr Hill away—Bolwarra school review—Day 2

10 11 12 13 Jump Rope for Heart—Jump Off Day

14

15 16 17 18 7pm Cavendish PS concert “A Night at the Movies”

19 MARC 20 2.30pm dismissal—end of term 3 Footy colours day

21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

August 2019

Sun

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 P/2 Gymnas-tics

17

18 Final day for parent surveys

19 20 21 School Council

22 Book Week Dress Up Day MARC

23 Year 3/6 Gymnastics

24

25 26 27 Principal forum—Dunkeld—AH absent

28 29 Golf tour-nament—Parklands Course

30 31


PARENTS’ CLUB

Presidents Trish Hurley, Kate

Thomas & Didi Todd

Secretary Julia Barking

Uniforms Alicia Lewis

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

TEAM

Imogen Thomas & Mia

Hutchins-Cross - School

Captains

Lincon Baker & Caitlyn

Gribbin - Presidents JSC

James Cordy—Music Captain

James, Lincon & Caitlyn -

Wannon House Captains

Mia & Imogen - Glenelg

House Captains

Kaidyn Roberts, Holly Quinn

& Logan Lewis -Bus Captains

Tasha Smee & Samantha

Gribbin—Library leaders

School Council

Michael Todd: President

Simon Thomas: V/President

Alicia Lewis: Secretary

Lisa Ferrier: V/ Secretary

Sally Purnell: Treasurer

Ben Cross

Karl Price

Cathy Norris

Anthony Hill

Nikaila Glenn

the senior students complete book readings to the whole school each

morning as part of our assemblies.

Next Thursday is our next MARC (Mobile Area Resource Centre) van

visit. There are quite a few overdue books on the list at the moment.

Now would be a great time to check the cupboards (and under the

bed) to see if there are any MARC books at home which need to be

returned.

Thank you Karl for coming to the school’s aid and removing a fallen

limb. He, and his chainsaw, made short work of the job and helped

make the playground safer for the children.

The Parents’ Club have organised a movie night event for Friday 6th

September. These evenings are

always good fun and now would

be a great time to ring up your

neighbours and friends and in-

vite them along to the movies. A

poster with details of the film,

price, ticket information and

starting time is included in this

week’s newsletter.

Thank you to the parents who

helped organise the printing of

the Year 6 shirts. They are very

proud to be wearing their spe-

cial tops and they look fabu-

lous!

The Lions Club will be loading

another paper truck this Sunday

18th August. Any school fami-

lies that can help from 9:30am

onwards would be very much

appreciated by the Lions Club. Please support the Lions as they sup-

port the school and so many other important community projects.

Next Wednesday 21st August is the date for our next

school council meeting.

A small portable music device was found on the school’s perimeter

this week. I have it in the office if you believe it may be yours.

Have a great weekend.

Anthony Hill


2019 Annual Calendar of Events

August:

Friday, 16th -P/2 Gymnastics session 1.45-2.45pm

Wednesday, 21st -School Council

Thursday, 22nd -Book Week—Dress Up Day

Friday, 23rd -Year 3/6 Gymnastics session 1.45-2.45pm

Thursday, 29th -Golf tournament—Parklands Golf Course, Hamilton

September:

Friday, 6th -Movie Night at Ham Cinema (Late Night)

Friday, 13th -Jump Rope for Heart

Wednesday, 18th -Cavendish PS concert at Cavendish SM Hall

Friday, 20th -Footy colours clothes day. End of Term 3. 2.30pm

dismissal.

October:

Monday, 7th -Start of Term 4

Thursday, 24th -T20 Cricket

November:

Tuesday, 5th -Melbourne Cup day holiday

Friday, 22nd -Student Free Day

Monday, 25th Nov to Friday, 6th Dec -Swimming Program at

HILAC (no swimming Monday, 2nd December)

December:

Friday, 13th -Swimming carnival at Balmoral Pool

Wednesday, 18th -School reports sent home

Wednesday, 18th -Presentation evening 7pm CSM Hall

Friday, 20th -End of school year


School Mission Statement: Cavendish Primary School

provides a warm, friendly and caring environment that

enhances and challenges learning, personal growth and

well-being of students. The school has high

expectations for staff and students and aims to create a

stimulating and supportive environment for all its

students to excel in their learning and personal growth.

The Student of the Week Award Winners:

Thomas Hurley - terrific writing

narrative in his cold write

Ava Huf - caring for our school

Talia Price & Mia Baker - fantastic reading

Codi Walmsley, Ruby Packman & Sydney

Todd - strong post-test scores in fractions

Well done to all our students who have passed Fry’s spelling

levels and coloured word lists. This is a credit to you all and

shows the importance of the extra home practice you are

doing.

Ava is missing her school bankbook. Please

check your child’s school bag in case it has

been put there by mistake.

Notices distributed at school this week:

School Council paperwork


Year 3/6 at the Hamilton Gymnastics Club


Science Week

Launching

rockets as part of

our Science

Week activities.


10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!

Stomping on the bottle to provide lift

while the height/angle measurements

are completed by the rest of mission

control. Thankfully the highly trained

recovery team were on hand to ensure a

safe return.


Clay work in Art


SPACE –A SENSES POEM

By Holly Q

I feel… I feel lost in the black ocean that

runs on forever. I am thankful

there is a rope holding me back

from the empty space of

secrets.

I see…I see large balls

floating in front of me

and tiny little specks

of light glow in the

darkness.


I hear… I hear the silence of space

as I stare into the black

painted canvas wondering

what secrets I might

uncover.

I taste… I taste the life giving

oxygen pump through

my helmet as we shoot

through space.

I smell… I smell fear trigger

through astronauts as

they leave the space

shuttle and into the

darkness.


SpaceCaitlyn

I see….

I see gigantic asteroids flying past me at tremendous speed.

I smell….

I smell the delicious food in the rocket that is flying me through the darkness.


I feel…

I feel lost in the pitch black as I float through zero gravity in the infinite galaxy.

I hear….

I hear the ringing of the bolt as I was holding on to my rope for my life so I didn’t float in to the blackness.

I taste…

I taste the dust as I land on the surface of Mars to discover scientific evidence to help find life on this mysterious planet.


RocketsCodi Walmsley

I SEE…

I see the gargantuan rocket standing like a white soldier on the launch pad ready for blast off.

I TOUCH…

I touch the buttons that are glowing as bright as fire engine lights.


I SMELL…

I smell the smell of the oxygen I have been breathing for the last two hours.

I TASTE…

•I taste the Space Food that is the disgusting devilled sausages with veggies.

I HEAR…

I hear the beeping sounds of the gauges and warning buttons that nearly make you deaf.


Enjoying a cup of hot

chocolate on a cold day


Concert Costumes

Year P/1

Sam B- monster & wizard Jaxson – monster

Ava – child from Sound of Music Thomas – beach swimmer & pirate

Cooper – beach swimmer Sam P – Spiderman

Mietta – witch & child in raincoat, with gumboots, umbrella Pippa – witch & pirate

Emma – witch & child from Sound of Music Nate – wizard & beach swimmer

Year 2/3

Mia B – Scarecrow & beach swimmer & child from Sound of Music

Justin - child in raincoat, gumboots, umbrella & Dumbledore (wizard), Han Solo (Star Wars)

Tilly – beach swimmer & pirate Holly L – monster & camera man

Fletcher – Wizard (of Oz) & gang member ( white or black t-shirt, jeans, leather jacket)

Hughie – monster & Buzz Lightyear Talia – Maria in Sound of Music & Moneypenny from James Bond

Jack – monster & pirate Ctayah – witch & pirate

Darcy – pirate Lexi – Tinman & Woody (Toy Story)

Noah – wizard & Terminator Max – pirate

Year 4/5/6

James- formal wear & child in Sound of Music- shorts, long socks, braces

Mia C – black tie formal wear

Lincon – Harry Potter & gang member (white or black t-shirt, jeans, leather jacket)

Imogen – formal party dress

Caity – formal party dress & gang member (white or black t-shirt, jeans, leather jacket)

Kaidyn – pirate & Mick Dundee Heath – black jeans and black t-shirt

Samantha – monster & Dirty Harry Holly Q – Dorothy from Wizard of Oz in dress and red shoes

Logan – lion & gang member ( white or black t-shirt, jeans, leather jacket) & child in Sound of Music- shorts,

long socks, braces

Sydney – party dress

Tasha – Hermione from Harry Potter- school skirt, shirt, tie and cape

Isabel - child in raincoat, gumboots, umbrella & Austin Powers & par ty dress

Ruby P - gang member (white or black t-shirt, jeans, leather jacket)

Codi – monster, boxer & movie director


Cavendish

Primary School proudly present our 2019 concert

“A Night at

the Movies”

The children will take you back in time

through the world’s favourite films in an

evening of acting, singing and dancing.

Non-stop entertainment guaranteed!

7pm Wednesday 18th September

Cavendish Soldiers’

Memorial Hall


Jump Rope for Heart kicks off this term!

Jump Rope for Heart is a fantastic physical activity and fundraising

program that has been run by the Heart Foundation for 35 years. It’s a

great way for your child to keep fit and learn new skills, but it also

helps raise funds for vital heart research and education programs.

Since Jump Rope for Heart started in 1983, schools like ours have raised more than $75 million for the Heart Foundation’s lifesaving work. It’s important you register your child online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program and participate in online fundraising, simply follow the link below to get started. https://jumprope.heartfoundation.org.au/register Students will be skipping throughout the term in PE lessons and dur-

ing lunch break, during this time you can share their online fundrais-

ing page with family and friends to help raise money for this great

cause.

We will hold our school Jump Off Day on Friday 13th September,

this will mark the end of the program and is a chance for everyone to

come together to skip and show off their newly learned skills.

CAVENDISH PS WEBSITE

A REMINDER THAT YOU CAN LOG ON TO THE

CAVENDISH P.S. WEBSITE TO SEE ALL

NEWSLETTERS AND UPCOMING EVENT

DATES:-

cavendishps.vic.edu.au

https://jumprope.heartfoundation.org.au/register


UNIFORM PURCHASES

DUE TO ONGOING UNPAID UNIFORM CHARGES PARENTS’ CLUB

WILL NOW REQUIRE FAMILIES TO PAY FOR THEIR UNIFORM

BEFORE THEY ARE GIVEN IT.

PARENTS’ CLUB WOULD APPRECIATE THE PAYMENT OF ANY

UNPAID UNIFORM CHARGES AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.

Friday, 20th September—

footy colours day.

Celebrate the end of

term and the footy

finals by wearing your

team’s colours. A gold

coin donation (for the

Junior Council’s charity funds).

Lions Club Paper Truck

The Lions Club will be loading another paper

truck on Sunday 18th August. Help would be

very much appreciated from 9:30am onwards.

Any time that school families could

spare would be a great help!


Don’t forget there are spare copies

of all school notices and permission

forms at the front counter of the

office.

Heat up lunches During term 2 and 3 students are allowed

to bring in lunch to be heated up on

Mondays and Thursdays.

These days have been chosen as Tammy

will be here to assist them in re-heating!

BOOK CLUB ORDERS

DUE NEXT BACK BY

WEDNESDAY 21ST

AUGUST


STUDENT ABSENCES

Please remember to contact school on the

morning of any absence (phone message, note,

personal visit, answering machine, email or

text). Please note, we must receive contact

from an adult—a verbal message from a sibling

is not sufficient. Also remember to fill in the

book out the front of the office if students are

late or leaving school early for appointments.

FINAL

STOCK. Only

$10 for 500ml

After some great suggestions

from the students, the Year 6

leaders have decoded to make

“Fill People’s Buckets” our next

blitz theme. This follows our re-

cent work on “Building & Boost-

ing” and reinforces the message

of being positive people towards

others and to recognise how they

are feeling.


Bushfire At-Risk Register - Schools

School procedures for the bushfire season

Fire danger ratings and warnings are used in Victoria to provide clear direction on the safest options

for preserving life.

Schools and children’s services listed on the DET Bushfire At-Risk Register (BARR)

will be closed when a Code Red fire danger rating day is determined in their Bureau of

Meteorology district.

Cavendish Primary School has been identified as being one of

those at high bushfire risk and is listed on the BARR.

Where possible, we will provide parents with up to four days notice of a potential Code Red day

closure by letter and/or SMS message. A Code Red day will be determined by the Emergency

Management Commissioner no later than 1.00 pm the day before the potential closure. Once we

are advised of the confirmation of the Code Red day we will provide you with advice before the

end of the school day.

Once confirmed, the decision to close will not change, regardless of improvements

in the weather forecast. This is to avoid confusion and help your fam ily plan alter-

native care arrangements for your child. It is also important to note that:

No staff will be on site on days where the school is closed due to a forecast Code Red day.


School camps will be cancelled if a Code Red fire danger rating day is determined for the Bureau

of Meteorology district in which the camp is located.

As a bus co-ordinating school all bus routes will be cancelled.

On these Code Red days, families are encouraged to enact their Bushfire Survival Plan – on such

days children should never be left at home or in the care of older children.

For those of us living in a bushfire prone area, the CFA advise that when Code Red days are fore-

cast, the safest option is to leave the night before or early on the morning of the Code Red day.

As part of preparing our school for potential hazards such as fire, the school has updated and com-

pleted our Emergency Management Plan.

What can parents do?

Make sure your family’s bushfire survival plan is up-to-date and includes alternative care ar-

rangements in the event that our school is closed.

Ensure we have your current contact details, including your mobile phone numbers. Keep in

touch with us by reading our newsletters, by checking our website http://cavendishps.vic.edu.au/

and by talking to your child’s teacher or any other member of the teaching staff about our emergen-

cy management plan. Immediate contact can be made through the school’s phone number prior to

any Code Red Day on (03) 55742282 or directly to the principal’s mobile on 0402526258.

Most importantly at this time of year, if you’re planning a holiday or short stay in the bush or in a

coastal area, you should check warnings in advance of travel and remain vigilant during your stay.

If your child is old enough, talk to them about bushfires and your family’s bushfire survival plan.

You can access more information about children’s services closures on the Department of Educa-

tion and Training website – see http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/pages/

closures.aspx

For up-to-date information on this year’s fire season see:

https://emergency.vic.gov.au

Facebook (facebook.com/cfavic)

Twitter (twitter.com/CFA_Updates)

ABC local radio, Sky News and other emergency broadcasters

VicEmergency Hotline (1800 226 226)

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/pages/closures.aspx

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/pages/closures.aspx

https://emergency.vic.gov.au

http://www.facebook.com/cfavic

https://twitter.com/CFA_Updates


A rural

tradition of

excellence

Birthdays for August

Pippa Quinn

Ruby Packman

Families are reminded that we have

fresh chooks eggs for sale from our

school chooks. $3 per dozen or $2 for a

1/2 dozen.

We thank the following busi-nesses and organisations for their sponsorship and support of the School and we encourage all school families to support the businesses and clubs that support the school.

Kerr & Co, Techwool Trading, Mibus Bros. Portland, Coates Electrical, Landmark-Hamilton, Hamilton Produce, LA Walkers Mitre 10, Coles Supermarket, Dunkeld & District Community Bank ®, Lions Club of Caven-dish, Bunyip Hotel, Bridge Ca-fé, Toyworld, Cavendish Com-munity Service, Tops n Tails

Visit our school web page and

Facebook page!!

You can access our newsletters and look for

upcoming events on the webpage and see a

range of photos of the students on our

Facebook page.

If any parents have questions

in relation to Parents’ Club or

school related information

Trish Hurley can be

contacted on 0411 197 222

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