Burwood Heights Primary School is committed to providing a caring and challenging learning and teaching

environment that equips students with the social, personal and thinking skills to become valued members of

the Burwood Heights Primary School and local community.

NEWSLETTER NO.35 THURSDAY 27TH NOVEMBER, 2014

WEBSITE ADDRESS is burwoodhps.vic.edu.au/

SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER STATE GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

TUESDAY 2ND DECEMBER DANCE AND GLEE CONCERT

ELECTION OF 2015 SCHOOL LEADERS

FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER CURRICULUM DAY

(Note change of date) TUESDAY 9TH DECEMBER YEAR SEVEN ORIENTATION DAY

WEDNESDAY 10TH DECEMBER JUNIOR SCHOOL CONCERT

THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBER KINDERGARTEN CONCERT

FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER PREP EXCURSION

MONDAY 15TH DECEMBER YEAR SIX GRADUATION

CHRISTMAS PARTY – FOUR-YEAR-

OLD GROUP - KINDERGARTEN

WEDNESDAY 17TH DECEMBER LEVEL THREE EXCURSION

REPORTS TO PARENTS

FRIDAY 19TH DECEMBER END OF 2014 SCHOOL YEAR. SCHOOL

DISMISSAL 1.30P.M.

THURSDAY 29TH JANUARY

2015

STUDENTS RESUME SCHOOL

FROM THE PRINCIPAL … Esther Wood

THE ROTARY AWARD

It is with great pleasure I announce that Grace W

was presented with the Bert Sloane Youth

Achievement Award by the Rotary Club of Forest

Hill.

Grace has achieved much success in her academic

studies and always applies herself enthusiastically

to the task in hand.

Grace is a reliable, honest, friendly and caring

student. She is sensitive to others, always willing to

help those less fortunate than her. This is seen in

her contribution to fundraising, with the school and

to the wider community organisations, such as the

RSPCA.

Grace is a wonderful role model for her peers and

the younger members of our school. Her

determination to do what is right is most

commendable. Grace is resilient, a good mediator

and able to solve difficult situations with a “win-

win” for all.

Grace is a most worthy recipient of this prestigious

award.

CONGRATULATIONS, GRACE!

ELECTION OF 2015 SCHOOL LEADERS

On December 2nd we will be holding

elections for School Captains,

School Sports Captains, President,

Secretary and Treasurer of the

Student Representative Council,

School Arts Captains and School

House Captains. The class

representatives for the Student Representative

Council will be elected in early February 2015.

Students should prepare a short speech on why they

wish to be a school leader in 2015, outlining their

skills, abilities and personal qualities, which would

make them suitable for the position. The speech

should be no longer than two minutes. Students in

2014 Years Three to Five will cast their votes.

I encourage all students to put themselves

forward if they wish to be a leader next year.

EXCEL MUSIC OPEN LESSON DAY

On Monday 15th December EXCEL

MUSIC will be hosting an Open

Lesson Day. Parents will have the

opportunity to attend their child’s

lesson and observe the progress that

has been achieved during the course of the year. It

also enables students to perform for an audience

which is very important for their musical

development and personal growth.

PAYMENT OF REQUISITES

DON’T FORGET payment for student requisites

and materials for 2015 and school maintenance

contribution can be made on Thursday 27th

November 2014, between 3.00pm and 5.30pm OR

Wednesday 28th January, 2015, between 9.00am

and 12.00 midday.

EARLY PAYMENT

Once again, as an incentive for early payment,

payments paid by Thursday 27th November will

receive a ticket and be in a draw for one student’s

contribution to be free. This draw will take place on

Friday 12th December, 2014.

Prep M: Carlo M for working hard to produce

beautiful handwriting. Keep it up!

Prep P: Gabrielle L for writing a fantastic

reflection about her exciting Prep year. Keep up the

great work Gabrielle!

Grade 1/2E: James L for producing a well-written

and exciting narrative above a hyena escaping from

the zoo. Awesome Work!

Grade 1/2P: Ysabellah R for always trying her

hardest in class and working beautifully.

Grade 1/2V: Darcy H for using his time well in

class and working hard to complete his work. Super

job!

Grade 1/2W: Isabelle P for writing a fascinating

narrative piece about what happened when you took

a bite from an apple. Impressive story Isabelle!

Grade 3/4A: Daniel L for writing a detailed and

wonderful narrative titled – Everyone was Clapping

and Cheering. A great job, Daniel!

Grade 3/4C: Holly F for her huge effort to write

using larger letters, which earned her a join-up

licence. Great work!

Grade 3/4G: Saxon W for making a huge effort to

improve his handwriting. Well Done!

Grade 3/4S: Elise R for a good attempt at her off

the cuff speech. Well done Elise!

Grade 5/6A: Will A for his amazing ideas and

interpretations when reading Shaun Tan books and

sharing them with the class. Terrific Effort Champ!!

Grade 5/6H: Zoe H for working hard and being a

persistent and successful student. Well done!

Grade 5/6L: Mikayla W for always working hard

to complete her work quickly and quietly! Well

done Superstar!

Grade 5/6M: Flynn J for using his creative writing

skills to produce an entertaining limerick about art

Homecrafts: Michael F for having a positive and

helpful attitude every time he visits the kitchen.

Well Done!

Visual Arts: Liliana S for her beautifully rendered

and well-proportioned portrait drawing. Well

done Liliana for your excellent focus and

concentration throughout the lesson.

LOST PROPERTY

It is really incredible to see so many unnamed items

of school uniform and the ever increasing number

of unclaimed articles of clothing. I ask parents to

please check in the Lost Property table located in

the junior building if they are missing any school

uniform garments, lunch boxes or drink bottles.

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL

It is that time of year that along with different

illnesses there is a lot of hayfever. If you child

requires any sort of medication to be taken at school

you must fill out a permission to admister

medication form and medications should be in the

original packaging (if possible). Medication should

never be kept in a students bag, always be given to

the teacher or office. This form is available from the

school office.

SPOOK HOOPS BASKBALL FIXTURE

25th November Tigers BYE

Storm 3.50pm Court 3

Razors 4.25pm Court 5

Below is the link to find out game times.

http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-3686-0-0-0#Thursday

HOW MANY JELLYBEANS IN THE JAR?

To help raise funds for State Schools

Relief, Charlie from 12W and her

family have donated a jar of

Jellybeans.

On Friday 28th November students are invited to

come along and have a guess. There will be a table

set up on the decking area at 1.10pm. For each

guess you will place 20c in the State Schools Relief

tin.

LICE DETECTION

I ask that every parent regularly check their

child’s/children’s hair for lice. There have been a

number of cases of head lice throughout the school.

It is very important that if you detect head lice in

your child hair, they are treated before returning to

school.

COME BAKE WITH US!!!

FRIDAY 9.05 AM

FOR THE ELECTON DAY

SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Thank you to all the families who have donated

items for baking. We will be baking choc-chip

cookies in the kitchen TOMORROW (28th

November) straight after drop-off. Recipe,

ingredients and utensils provided – we just need

you!!

All welcome.

Vicki Fahey

CLASSROOM

CO-ORDINATORS

Any classroom co-ordinator that can staple raffle

books over the weekend, please pick up a package

from Vicki Fahey on Friday. They will need to be

returned on Monday morning (1st December) as

they will go home on Monday afternoon.

Thank you,

Vicki Fahey

KITCHEN NOTES

This week’s recipe is pretty simple and very tasty. Just remember to

make the pastry the night or morning before you cook the torte as it

needs to rest for two hours. We used beautiful silverbeet and potatoes

fresh from the garden but you could add any seasonal vegetables as a

variation. Root vegies would work well as would peas!

This recipe is great for anyone suffering lactose intolerance as the

pastry uses olive oil rather than butter.

Silverbeet and Potato Torte

150g Young Silverbeet (Or Rainbow Chard)

Salt

150g Potatoes

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Finely Chopped Onion

2 tablespoons Finely Chopped Parsley

150g Mozzarella

Freshly Ground Pepper

1 large Egg

Olive Oil Pastry

200g Plain Flour

½ teaspoon Salt

1½ tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

½ cup Cold Water

1. To make the pastry, whiz flour and salt in a food processor. Drizzle in oil and

then water. Process for about 1 minute until mixture forms a ball.

2. Transfer to a floured work surface and knead for 2-3 minutes until supple

and smooth. Put into a bowl, cover with a clean tea towel and refrigerate for

2 hours.

3. Separate silverbeet stems from the leaves.

4. Wash and trim stems, then chop finely.

5. Wash leaves, then roll them up and slice finely.

6. Put stems into a colander and toss with 1 tablespoon salt. Set aside for 20

minutes.

7. Meanwhile, boil potatoes in lightly salted water for 15-20 minutes until

tender, then drain, peel and dice.

8. Preheat oven to 200°C and lightly oil a 28cm pizza tray.

9. Quickly rinse silverbeet and squeeze it dry in a clean tea towel.

10. Combine silverbeet with potato, onion, parsley and cheese, and then add

pepper to taste.

11. Whisk egg with 1 tablespoon oil and add to silverbeet mixture. Taste for salt.

12. On a floured surface, roll out two-thirds of the pastry to a round that will easily

cover the pizza tray. Spoon on filling, leaving a 2cm border around the pastry.

13. Dampen border with water. Roll remaining pastry to a round a little smaller that

the pizza tray and drape it over filling.

14. Seal edges, then fold extra pastry from base to over sealed edges and press

together.

15. Pierce top here and there with a fork and drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Scatter with

a little salt.

16. Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.

17. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before cutting

Program Update 27.11.2014

Hi all,

This week at OSHClub was SPORTS AND GAMES WEEK The children have enjoyed learning about many cultures and exploring their families’ backgrounds.

Next week TEAM WORK WEEK, we will be working together in groups and teams

all week. We have some exciting group challenges set up for this week and we are interested to see how well the children can work together and utilise each other’s diverse skills this week! We will also be going through Government Rating and Assessment on Thursday the 4th of December. We are very excited to show off our fantastic program and amazing children to our assessors! If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to call us or come in to see us. Have a great week!

~The OSHClub Team~

Next Week's Activities:

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

ACTIVITIES

AASC - AFL Cooperative Ball Pass Relay Downball

Laser Beam Obstacle course

ACTIVITIES

Group Painting Food Groups mobile Pancakes

Group Card Game 'snap'

wps

MENU

Apple, pear, watermelon, oranges

and carrot. Corn chips with

salsa.

Apple, pear, kiwi fruit, blueberries and

capsicum. Pasta with Bolognese

sauce

Apple, pear, rockmelon, oranges, carrot and sultanas.

Pancakes

Apple, pear, blueberries, watermelon

,oranges. Cheese and

vegemite scrolls

Parent Information

OSHC program phone: 0423 225 807

Coordinator: JESSICA

Assistants: ELLIE, MARNI, MONALI.

OSHClub Head Office: 03 8564 9000

All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create

an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be

managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator

direct at the program.