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Manifold Heights Primary School Newsletter Principal: Barry Rowland Assistant Principal: Peta Mundine Business Manager: Jessie Burney Administration: Jacquie Clancy

Date: 10th May 2018

Important Dates MAY

Thurs 10th May & Fri 11th May Mother’s Day Stall

Tues 15th May School Council Fundraising Sub-committee Meeting, 7:30pm, The Sphinx Hotel

Tues 15th - Thurs 17th May Naplan Testing (Grade 3 & 5)

Thurs 17th May School Council Wellbeing Sub Committee Meeting, 8pm, The Sphinx Hotel Bistro

Mon 21st - Fri 25th May Education Week

Scholastic Book Fair, 3:30pm - 4:15pm in the Library

Tues 22nd May Mano Community Cuppa & Chat, 9am in the Staff Room

Mano Open Day, Tours @ 9:30am and 12:00pm

Wed 23rd May Winter Lightning Premiership (Football & Soccer)

Open Afternoon in Classrooms, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Thurs 24th May Whole School Breakfast & Dress Up “Celebrating the Arts”, 8am - 9:45am, Bottom Terrace

Fri 25th May Prep Grandparents Morning, 9am - 11am

Winter Lightning Premiership (Netball & T-Ball)

Tues 29th May Geelong North Division Cross Country

JUNE

Fri 1st June VSSS Rehearsal, Northern Bay College

Sat 2nd June Mano Community Garden 9:30am - 11:30am

Mon 11th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Tues 12th - Fri 15th June Grade 6 Camp

Tues 26th June Mano Community Cuppa & Chat, 9am in the Staff Room

Fri 29th June Term 2 Ends, 2:30pm dismissal

DO YOU HAVE A STUDENT STARTING IN PREP NEXT YEAR?

If you have a student due to be starting school in 2019, please collect an enrolment form at the

General Office. Our cut off date for Prep 2019 is Thursday 31st

May 2018.

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Mother’s Day: Sunday 13th May We wish all ‘Mano Mothers’ a happy and memorable Mother’s Day on this coming Sunday. Today many students took the opportunity to shop for this special day via our Mother’s Day Stall. The stall will operate again on Friday 11th May for any students who missed out today.

NAPLAN testing 15th – 17th May Next week our Grade 3 and 5s will be asked to complete four national assessment tests. On Tuesday: Language Conventions and Writing, Wednesday: Reading and Thursday: Numeracy. We wish them well as they do their best to show their capabilities in these important areas of Literacy and Numeracy. Individualised Reports will be created for each student to reflect their achievements, which will be made available in Term 3. The school will also receive an overall report of student achievement which allows us to track learning from Grade 3 (in 2016 NAPLAN) to Grade 5 (this year), compare school scores to previous years and to other schools/state/national averages. I f you wish to seek an exclusion from this testing for your Grade 3 or Grade 5 child, this is required in writing prior to the tests being conducted.

Education Week 21st -25th May Now only a week away, Education Week at Mano promises to be a fabulous celebration of student learning with a range of special activities planned. In particular I remind students to place their order for the Whole School Breakfast being held at 8am on Thursday 24th May (orders and payment due by Thursday 1pm 17th May) and to think about how they might dress up on this date, in line with the theme of ‘Celebrating the

Arts’ (eg. a singer, musician, dancer, actor, painter etc). We hope to see many parents at our Open Afternoon sessions in classrooms on Wednesday 23rd May, lots of Grandparents in the Prep Community on Friday 25th May, and visitors coming to the Open Day tours on Tuesday 22nd May.

School Council Community Co-opted Member Expressions of Interest Our School Council has a composition of 15 members – 9 parents, 5 Department of Education Employees (Teachers) and 1 Community Co-opted Member. The Community Co-opted Member position is currently vacant. We are seeking to fill this vacancy with a person possessing a particular skill set which could assist our school – such as finance, grant and application writing, fundraising, health and wellbeing promotion, sport and recreation. This could be for a fixed period of appointment such as three months. If you feel that you or someone you know could support our School in such a way, please contact me for further discussions. A Community Co-opted Member does not have to be but could be a Mano parent.

Parent Helpers at Mano Carnivale – again we thank you all Without the support of our parents the recent Mano Carnivale would not have been the successful, memorable event that it was. All parent helpers were eligible to win a special prize and the names of all parent helpers were placed in a bag with one lucky name drawn at assembly this past Monday. Congratulations to Elizabeth Pilling on receiving a voucher as this prize – it was awesome that she was at assembly to receive it!

Barry Rowland

Principal

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH THE OFFICE OR

ONLINE- Digital Entertainment Books are available for online ordering only. Please head to

http://www.entbook.com.au/1131v43 to order yours today!

Mano Carnivale Silent Auction Items Available There are still some fabulous Silent Auction Items available following Mano Carnivale. Below are a list of the gift vouchers available. Contact Jacquie or Jessie at the General Office if you are interested.

Business Voucher Detail Reserve

Billie Rose Music Voucher Childrens' Pop Singing Term 2 $ 100

Billie Rose Music Voucher Adults Pop Singing Term 2 $ 100

Little Miss Meringue 20 Meringue Kisses (Buy It Now) $ 10

Wizard Car Wash Car Wash to the value of $30 $ 18

Wizard Car Wash Car Wash to the value of $30 $ 18

Action Indoor Sports One Term Junior Indoor Soccer Pass $ 38

Geelong School of Dance One Term Adult Hip Hop Dance Classes $ 60

Leading Image Photos Deluxe Voucher $ 20

Piccoli Portraits Portrait Session $ 338

Tilnak Photographic Master Class Gift Pack $ 100

Tilnak Photographic The Gift of Photography Voucher $ 320

PA NOAH POWER - Noah is a supportive and considerate class member and often puts his friends' needs over his own.

Amazing Noah!

PH ELIJAH NORTH - Eli always shows care and concern for his friends and classmates, offering support to them when it

is needed. Excellent Eli!

PT ANGUS WARREN - Angus is a wonderful friend to everyone in the Prep Community, always willing to help anyone

out. Amazing Angus!

1A CHING IAN TAN - For always helping people be safe in the schoolyard and classroom. Congratulations Ching Ian.

1C SCARLETT REICK - for her ability to be aware of where others are and demonstrating respect and care at all times.

Scarlett has also become more vocal when needed. Fabulous Scarlett!

1H EVELINA CURRIE - For not only always being respectful to her peers and teachers, but caring for others inside and

outside of the classroom. A wonderful quality to have Evelina!

2B ASTRID LITTLE - For always being a caring and helpful student in the classroom and helping others when they need

assistance.

2O GIOVANNI EARL - Giovanni is a caring friend and willingly helps others when they need assistance. Fantastic

Giovanni!

2S AVA DONNELLY - Ava always supports her friends and classmates, she is an extremely empathetic member of 2S.

Amazing Ava!

MB MAJA MCLACHLAN - Maja is a supportive and kind member of MB. With the help of her friends, she is able to

identify harmful situations and determine what kind of help might be appropriate. Well Done Maja!

MC MONET RICHERT - For always looking out for her peers and being an active bystander in the classroom. We are very

lucky to have you in MC!

MF ETHAN SANDERS - For helping and assisting his peers when in need. We are very lucky to have you in MF!

MT ADDYSON CHAPMAN - For being alert to others in trouble and reassuring them to make them feel safe.

MW MAHLIA DAVYS - Mahlia is a kind and caring student who always demonstrates fantastic resilience at all times.

Marvellous Mahlia!

SG PHOEBE JOHNSTON - For being a caring friend and always doing her best to be an active bystander and stand up

for what is right.

SN ALEXIS JOVANOVSKI - Alexis was able to independently reflect upon her work as The Predictor during Reciprocal

Reading this week and set goals for her future learning. Amazing Alexis!

SS SIENNA MCINNES - Sienna can always be trusted to speak up when needed. She is responsible, caring and

supportive towards those around her. Sienna, you're a shining star!

SV MOLLY HOWELL - Molly shows outstanding leadership by providing excellent care to all around her by assisting her peers when they are faced with an issue. Magnificent Molly!

MUSIC EVAN MILNE - For being so focussed when playing the guitar this week. He demonstrated respect, pride and great effort.

Well done Evan!

Art Award Kaisercraft are kindly sponsoring a weekly Art Award this term.

Each week one student will receive a $10 Kaisercraft voucher.

This week’s Art Award goes to: LUX GREVILLE for helping his classmates and for creatively completing tasks.

Music News Introducing our wonderful Senior Choir.

The Senior Choir are working towards performing for Education Week this term and the Geelong Schools Music and Movement

Festival next term.

Thanks. Ms Cowdell

What’s Happening During Education Week 21st - 25th May at Mano? Whole School Breakfast: Add Whole School Breakfast onto your calendar for Thursday 24th May. Breakfast will be served any time from 8:10am onwards, with activities continuing until approximately 9:45am. The whole family is invited for breakfast – so make sure you put in your order if you wish to participate. Please fill in your order and return with the money to Vicki in the Canteen by 1pm Thursday 17th May. The breakfast order form is attached to the newsletter or can be collected from the General Office. There’s something for all the family. Our Senior School Leaders will be organizing games/activities for the students who would like to participate between 9:00 – 9:30am. The Senior School and Junior School Choirs, Victorian State School Spectacular Students and Dance group will be performing. A coffee van will also be on site for any adults who need a hot wake up coffee! This year’s dress up theme is ‘Celebrating the Arts’. Come along to breakfast dressed as your favourite artist, dancer, musician, actor, or any type of profession that is involved in the Arts. Here’s some ideas: Ballerina, hip-hop dancer, rapper, musicians (eg. Pink, Delta, Kelly, Boy George, Imagine Dragons), an artist (eg. Ibu Walker, Van Gogh), an actor (from your favorite show, The Rock, Daniel Rad-cliffe/Harry Potter). All students are required to check in at the Breakfast Order desk when they arrive at School for the Breakfast this year. More details next week.

Open Afternoons In Classrooms Invitation - Wednesday 23rd May 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Parents, Grandparents and Special Friends of our current students please come along and join in with some fun Numeracy activi-

ties in the classroom with your children on Wednesday 23rd May from 2:30pm to 3:30pm during Education Week. Classes who

have Specialist Teachers during this session will still attend their Specialist and parents are welcome to wander in and see what

students are doing.

Other activities being organized for students during the week include some special lunchtime ‘Just Dance’ sessions with Miss

Cowdell and Mrs Bath, Art and Literature related activities in the classroom during the week.

Assembly, 9am Monday 21st May

Come along and see Mr Rowland’s introduction to Education Week. I’ve heard it’s going to be good!

Prep Grandparent’s Morning, 9am Friday 25th May

Grandparent’s of current Prep students are invited to attend a special Grandparent’s morning at 9am on Friday 25th May.

Write down the dates in your diary and stay tuned for more information.

Thanks. Mrs Bath

School Council Productivity Sub Committee (Fundraising)

The Fundraising Sub Committee will be meeting next week and we would love for you to come and join us.

Our focus at the meeting will be to discuss/plan the upcoming Trivia Night in July and to work on the fundraising calendar for

2018/2019.

Meeting Date: Tuesday 15th May

Time 7:30pm

Venue: The Sphinx Hotel

If you are unable to make it to the meeting and would like to join our team please email me and I will be in touch.

Cath Johnston

School Council Productivity Team Member

cathmark1@gmail.com

We Are Moving to Compass for Parent Notifications

Before the end of Term 2 2018, we will be transitioning from Skoolbag to Compass for all communication to parents. This includes ab-sence notifications, parents receiving SMS Alerts/Push Notifications of upcoming school events, the school newsletter, general reminders etc. Parents will also be notified of any minor Sick Bay admissions via SMS. The Office will still ensure phone calls are made for all relevant Sick Bay admissions. We hope this transition will make communication with families more effective and reduce the number of printed notes sent home. Last December all families (except students who commenced in 2018) received a unique Compass log-in letter to setup their Compass Profile. Thank you to those families who have logged onto Compass and have started to submit absence notifications. Compass log-in details have been sent home this week to all families who are yet to log-in. If you need assistance logging in to Compass please contact Jacquie or Jessie in the Office.

Jessie Burney Business Manager

Library News: Scholastic Book Fair

You are welcome to come along to the Scholastic Book

Fair during Education Week. All profits will go towards pur-

chasing new books and resources for our school.

Date: Monday 21st - Friday 25th May

Venue: School Library

Time: 3:30pm - 4:15pm

We are looking forward to this event!

Thank you for your cooperation.

Mrs Bencic

Special Event: Mum & Me Cooking Workshop—Sunday 20th May The Kidz Kitchen and Little Wren Cookery School are so excited to be releasing another cooking workshop - just in time for

Mother’s Day.

This session is designed for both the adult and their child to experience cooking up gourmet delights and spending quality time

together. Mother and children will work side by side in this 3hr workshop and create indulgent sweet and savoury delicacies to

enjoy at the end of this special day with newfound friends.

Mano Community Cuppa and Chat (MCCC)

Fancy a cuppa and a chat? Come join us in the newly renovated Staff Room, Tuesday 22nd May from 9:00am. Younger siblings are very welcome to come along too. At this event, we can together: • Foster and build a sense of community amongst school families • Find out about the latest happenings at Mano • Voice ideas and comment on how to further improve our school • Identify areas where you may be able to contribute and share your skills, passions and/or expertise.

School Council Wellbeing Sub-Committee Meeting

The Mano Wellbeing Sub-Committee is made up of parents interested in being involved in delivering activities and events to strengthen our Mano community. This year’s focus is on celebrating the diversity within our school as well as establishing parent dinners for each year level. We would really like you to join us if you feel you have the spare time and interest to help capture the ideas and ways to increase wellbeing within Mano. Next meeting: 8pm, Thursday 17th May, The Sphinx Hotel Bistro Thanks. Gwyn Morrison. Wellbeing Sub-Committee Member

SCHOOL BANKING School Banking day is FRIDAY!

Remember, Friday is School Banking day and students should bring in their weekly deposit. For every deposit made at school, students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for an exclusive School Banking reward item in recognition of their regular savings habits.

Term 2 Super Savers Rewards (pictured) include:

Glow Light

Sparkle Glitter Pens

Win a Trip to Hawaii!

One lucky School Banker will win a family trip for up to two adults and three children to

Hawaii, USA just by saving. Students will need to make 15 or more School Banking

deposits before the end of Term 3 2018 to automatically receive an entry into the

competition.

The trip includes:

* Return economy flights to Honolulu, Hawaii plus airport transfers

* 7 nights accommodation at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel & Resort staying in a Luxury Ocean Room, with beach views and breakfast

included

* AU $2,000 spending money

Manifold Heights PS Week beginning 7th May 2018

Coordinator: Kammie Kaur

Hi Everyone,

It has been another great week of Term 2 and we have enjoyed group games and other activities at OSHC. Max, Caleb, Tom,

Hayden and Cooper built houses with building blocks. Harriet and Scarlett enjoyed pics-pairs. A group of children had the

opportunity to be active outside. Amber and Leah made bracelets with wool. Jacob, Samuel and William played with Lego. Ella

and Maja built houses with Lego. A group of children enjoyed ‘Just Dance’ and ‘Bobs and Statues’. A group of children participated

in group games ‘Red Knee and Four Corners’. The theme of this week is art and craft and children did painting and decorated cards

for Mother's Day celebrations. Hayden, Scarlett and Madeleine did colouring-in. There was a lot of fun. I would like to thank the

children and parents attending OSHC.

If you looking for registration, just log. www.campaustralia.com.au. Just reminding parents if your child is not attending the OSHC

program on any day they are booked, you must let us know via phone or school office as we are to follow correct procedures in

locating children who have not shown up. This will involve calling parents, additional contact with parents, then if not located the

police. So please ensure you communicate if your child is not attending the OSHC program.

Thanks. Kamaljit (Kammie)

OSHC ROOM ACTIVITIES

Building Blocks ‘Just Dance’ Mother’s Day Cards Outside Games

Community Notice If you have any unused toys or recyclable equipment that you feel would be useful for

any craft or art activities we would really appreciate any donations. Thank you.

Mano’s before and after school care

program is run by Camp Australia.

More information can be found at

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