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Term 3, Issue 20

MEENIYAN JUNIOR BASKETBALL

Meeniyan Junior Basketball would like to invite any new players 7 - 17 years to come join our competition. Section 2 & 3, from

3.45pm Friday nights, Section 4 -Wednesday nights

Season starts Friday 8th August. Could all new players or any players not playing or unavailable 1st game please contact Kim

0427346048/56636252 or Darlene 0417640035/56640035. Teams & times for

Section 2, 3 & 4 will be published in the Star news paper on Tuesday 5th August.

Reminder: Fees are to be paid up front. Section 1 - $35, Section 2 & 3 - $40, Section 4 - $50.

Fun and engaging art classes that encourage a love and appreciation of art and artists.

Casual and Ongoing classes available, for toddlers to teens.

NEW! ‘Great Artist Saturdays’ - Students learn about a well known artist before making an artwork of their own in a similar style!

For more information or to book a free trial class, contact Jacqui on 0400959522

or visit bookbookartstudio.com.au or www.facebook.com/boobookartstudio

Parentzone-Confident Parent, Confident Children.

In developing a greater partnership and support for parents,

Tarwin Valley Primary School is hosting a Parentzone course that

will support parents in understanding how to support their

children as they progress through different stages of childhood.

The course aims to support parents now and in the future so

that their children can develop into confident and resilient young

people. The content will be adjusted to the needs and interests

of the participants.

The course will be held at Tarwin Valley Primary School and

commences on Monday 28th July for 5 sessions between 7pm and

9pm. Please see the attached flyer and if you are interested

please return the RSVP directly to Tarwin Valley Primary School

by Wednesday 23rd July.

There has been a lot of publicity recently about the Foster

Swimming Pool and it's future. We are looking for support to help

keep our pool open and to move forward into the future. We are

inviting interested community members to our AGM on Monday 28th

July @ 7pm. It will be held at the Foster Golf Club and we would love

to see some new faces.

Janelle, Secretary

Foster Swimming Pool

Welcome Back to Term 3! After a few weeks rest I am back on deck for term 3. Thank you

to Kerri Smith for doing such a great job as acting principal and

stepping in at my time of need!

We have another fun-filled term of learning ahead including our

annual concert. This year we are trying something a bit different

and have the Footsteps Dance Company returning to coordinate

this. The theme will be “The Amazing Race” and will include a

variety of dances from different countries around the world. This

complements our whole school geography topic for this term.

Students will be learning and rehearsing the dances every Friday

morning this term. It would be appreciated if lateness could be

avoided and appointments are not made at this time to enable all

students to fully participate.

I would like to wish our budding actors and back stage helpers

good luck for the FAMDA production of Bugsy Malone this

weekend. What a fantastic opportunity to develop self esteem

and confidence. As they say in show biz—break a leg!

Fish Creek and District Primary School

Newsletter

Term 3, Issue 20 17th July 2014

Fish Creek and District Primary School Telephone: (03) 5683 2271

Urgent Calls: 0427 832271

Email: fish.creek.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: http://www.fishyps.vic.edu.au/

Facebook: Fish-Creek-and-District-Primary-School/498044540284215

Important Dates

July

Monday 21-24th RSPCA Pet Photo Competition

Thursday 31st NED Show—social skills incursion

August

Sunday 3rd Working Bee

Tuesday 12th School Council

Wednesday 27th Phil Kettle Incursion

September

Thursday 11th School Concert

RESPECT

FAIRNESS

COMMITMENT

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Parent Payments

Thank you to everyone who has made

prompt payment at this busy time. It has

been brought to our attention that the

BSB number in some Signmee notes may

have been incorrect. Please note the

correct BSB is 063820. However, this will

change soon as we are changing over to Bendigo Bank.

We will let you know as soon as this happens and give

you the new details. Also, a reminder that if you are

paying online we need your surname as the reference.

We understand that some families may be experiencing

financial hardships and always encourage them to

contact the school to make payment arrangements. Our

staff try to keep the cost of activities to a minimum

and often our Parent’s Club and community sponsorship

help to subsidise these activities. School Council will be

reviewing the parent payment policy and this will be

updated in December.

Bus Reminders

Bus stops have been determined based on safety,

usage DEECD and PTV guidelines. Students should be

using the allocated stops. Failure to do so impacts on

other users and bus drivers. Please ensure students

are waiting at their allocated stop at least 5 minutes

prior to the pick up time. If you are unsure of your

time or pick up/drop off stop/time please contact the

school. A parent should be waiting for a student when

they are dropped off in the afternoon.

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) If you are in receipt of a Health Care Card or are a

Foster Parent you are eligible for the EMA

allowances. Please contact the office for an

application form. Those who received an EMA

payment in the 1st term need not re-apply.

Applications close 1st August 2014.

Bingo Night at KOs Guest 'Caller' for Charity Bingo this Thursday

night. It is our last week of BINGO with all

proceeds going to the Fish Creek Churches, come

along for a great night and delicious buffet of

pork, fries, rice and pasta. Eyes Down 6:30.

Banking Details PLEASE note that the Commonwealth Bank

account is now CLOSED and all

Internet Payments must be paid into the Bendigo

Bank BSB 633 108 Acc 15063 5555

RSPCA Fundraiser Next week Eryn & Emma with the help of Amelia,

Hannah & Jazlynne will be holding a pet photo

competition. If you want to enter bring a photo of

your pet (write your name and the pet’s name on

the back) and a gold coin donation. The judging

will happen on the 26th July and the photos will

be on display in the art/science room. There will

be prizes for the smallest pet, cutest pet and

most unusual pet. There will also be a “people’s

choice award” and each student will get an

opportunity to vote in this category. Prizes will be

presented at assembly next Friday. Certificates

will also be presented to all students who

participate.

Signmees needing attention this week:

Somers Camp: Grade 5/6 only

Special Religious Instruction As there were a very small number of consent forms

returned, we will be unable to continue to provide the

SRI program. I would like to thank Narelle Poletti,

Carol Latham and Ron Smith for their contributions

over the years. They will be coming in to school in the

near future to officially say goodbye to the students.

Working Bees The building and grounds committee will be meeting

soon to organise the Winter working bee on Sunday 3rd

August, from 10.00am, more information to come. Last

year we had a fantastic turn out and got a lot done, now

we need to maintain the great work and do some

pruning and gardening. BYO tools and equipment.

Staff Update Tomorrow Miss Jordan returns from her amazing

European adventure. I know she will have some great

stories to tell and photos to show us. Thank you to Mrs

Vitols for doing a fantastic job in Grade 1/2. We are

pleased to announce that she will be returning later

this term to replace Mrs King when she begins her

family leave. Mrs Banikos is away for two weeks on long

service leave.

Welcome

We would like to welcome the Barlow family to FCDPS.

They have recently moved from Kerang. Warren is in

Prep and has joined Mrs Smith’s class and Grace is in

Grade 3 in Mr Farrell’s class. We hope they settle into

life in “sunny” South Gippsland!

3 way Conferences Mrs Smith and Miss Jordan will be rescheduling their 3

way conferences and notes will go out next week for

students in these grades.

Just a reminder…. Please remember that you can organise a time to speak

to any of our teachers throughout the year if you

would like to. Please do not feel you need to wait for

the 3-Way Conferences if you have any issues or

concerns. The 3-Way Conferences are not for concerns

but for the students to report on their progress and

be empowered to plan future goals.

Trivia Night The PnF is once again holding its Bi-annual Trivia Night.

This year it will be held on Friday 8th August at the Footy

Social Rooms. Tickets are $20 each. This is the major

fundraiser for the year, so please come along and help

raise funds for the school whilst having a fun night. You

can either organise a table 8-10 people or just put your

name down and we will organise a table for you.

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Where the Wild Things Are

How Full is Your Bucket? Some of you would’ve noticed the new display in the foyer as you come

into the office. This term we are focusing on being “bucket fillers.” We

are using the story “How Full is Your Bucket?” as a simple way to explain

to students how to look after their mental health and well being and

that of others. There will be a series of lessons that will help support

the understanding of the connection between the droplets in the bucket

and good mental health and well being. These lessons will focus on positive self talk,

being kind to others, recognising feelings etc. Each Monday at assembly one student

from each class will be chosen to be the VIB—Very Important Bucketholder. Their

photo will be displayed on the big whiteboard in the assembly area and their bucket

will be filled with lots of positive messages from other students and staff. These

students will be featured in the newsletter with their photo and their favourite

positive message from the week. On Friday each VIB will be presented with their

droplets at assembly and take home all of their positive messages. This initiative will

replace the Catch em Being Good awards and is an idea that came from the assembly

survey in regards to the old Student of the Week awards. Parents are welcome to

come to Monday’s assembly to see who the lucky VIBs will be for the week and are encouraged to attend Friday’s

assembly when it is their child’s turn. We are very excited about this new initiative and hope it will help build a

strong sense of connectedness and positivity across the school. If you would like more information please click on

the link below to view the story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5R6-2m_qHk