Portland Primary

Pulse PO Box 494 Portland 3305 Phone: 5523 1911

Email: portland.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Web Site: www.portlandps.vic.edu.au

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Issue 13 – Wednesday May 14th, 2014

You Can Do It! Great Students The following students will receive their awards at assembly this Friday in the MP Room at 3pm.

Everyone is welcome. This week’s students are from P/1 H.

Grade 3/4/5/6 swimming money is due THIS

Friday May 16th…

Melody is a great

student because she

has shown great

persistence at

swimming. She has

worked really hard to

put her face in the

water and is showing

great confidence in

the water. She has

also shown many of

our school values.

Cooperating with the

swimming instructor

and the other

students in her group

and participating in

everything that she is

asked to do.

Well done Melody

great job at

swimming.

Shontae is a great student because she has

shown great persistence at swimming. She has

shown great confidence and has worked really

hard to put her face in the water. She has also

persisted with trying to develop some stroke

technique. She has also shown many of our school

values. Cooperating with the swimming instructor

and the other students in her group and

participating in everything that she is asked to do.

Well done Shontae great job at swimming.

Callum has

shown great

persistence with his

swimming. He has

worked really hard

to develop his

water confidence

and has been

listening to his

swimming instructor

and Jayne really

well. He can put his

head under the

water and is making

great progress at

floating on his back.

Well done Callum

great job at

swimming.

Children are actively supervised between

8:30am and 3:25pm. Children who are at

school outside these hours will not be actively

supervised by school staff.

Portland Primary Banking Details:

BSB: 063 536 Account: 1006 1234

Please ensure you state your family name & what the

payment is for.

Adidas Fun Run:

A HUGE thank you to all of the parents who helped out on Cross Country

day. An event like this cannot run without the support of our parents. I

would also like to thank everyone who came along on the day to support

the children. It was a fantastic atmosphere and everyone enjoyed the

day. A special thank you must go to MR Keem who organised the event –

it is a big job and he did a magnificent job! Most importantly well done to

all of the students who participated on the day, you all did yourselves and

the school proud.

Next Wednesday is the interschool cross country at Yarraman Park. Mr Keem will send home

information with those children who have qualified.

Don’t forget that all of the fundraising money is due back NO LATER THAN TOMORROW…

NAPLAN:

This week is the 2014 NAPLAN testing. This will involve all grade 3, 5, 7 & 9 students from across the

country. This is compulsory for all schools to take part in and the results are used as important data

for schools. Students have already completed the Language Conventions, Writing and Reading

tests. Numeracy will be the final test tomorrow.

Education Week:

Next week is Education Week. At Portland Primary School we believe that every week is Education

Week, but none the less, there will be some special things happening. We will have a range of

activities on throughout the week. The senior grades will start swimming, the Grade 6’s will have

their Open Day at PSC, those children not swimming will be going to a performance at the Arts

Centre on Tuesday, and then on Friday we will be having a shared breakfast as a part of National

Walk Safely to School Day. When you also add in school photos and the district cross country, it

certainly makes for a busy week!

School Photos:

Next MONDAY are our school photos. Please ensure that your child comes to school in FULL

SCHOOL UNIFORM, with their hair done nicely and that they are at school on time. Children who

are not at school on time run the risk of missing their class photo.

National Walk Safely to School Day:

Next Friday May 23rd is National Walk Safely to School Day. On this day we will

be having a ‘Walking School Bus’ from the Big O milk bar, as well as a school

breakfast. We are encouraging all families to make the effort to walk to school

on this day, even if it means getting dropped off a few blocks from school and

walking the rest of the way. Any family who walks, will get a free breakfast. We

are also inviting parents to walk with their children and to stay for breakfast. We

will be discussing with children how to be safe when walking to school in the days leading up to it.

WE WILL MEET AT THE BIG O AT 8:30am SHARP FOR UR WALKING SCHOOL BUS. It would be great to

see as many families joining us as possible!!!

PORTLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL: “Parents, Teachers, Students and the Community; Working Together for Educational Excellence”

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Wednesday May 14th – Subway orders due in.

Monday May 19th – senior swimming starts & School Photo Day!

Tuesday May 20th – PSC Open Day & Arts Performance

Wednesday May 21st – Interschool Cross Country

Friday May 23rd – National Walk to School Day & breakfast

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS We would like to wish the following children a very happy birthday and we hope that they enjoy their

day:

There are no student birthday’s this week.

Next Tuesday we will be taking our classes who are not swimming to see a

performance at the Arts Centre. Please see the information below about the

performance. The cost will be $5 per child. We will leave school at 1pm, walk

to the Arts Centre, and return by home time. Please ensure money is paid to

the office no later than Monday May 19th.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2014

WULAMANAYUWI AND THE SEVEN PAMANUI By Jason De Santis | Directed by Eamon Flack

Goosebumps-raising, joyful and emotional, Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui mixes the enchanting tradition of

European fairytales with the Creation characters and stories of the Tiwi Islands.

Following critically acclaimed seasons at the COME OUT Festival and the Darwin Festival (2011) the delightful

Wulamanayuwi embarks on a comprehensive national tour taking in WA, Qld, Vic, SA and NSW from March through to

June in 2014.

Using the language and rhyme, culture and stories of the Tiwi Islands, playwright and performer Jason De Santis brings to

life this classic tale of good, evil and magical redemption. Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui is a visually layered

production using puppets, song, dance and projections to bring to life a modern adventure story, inspired by Snow White

and the Seven Dwarfs.

Playright Jason De Santis explains his inspiration for the work. “Growing up I had always loved hearing stories! Especially

from my Nanna Martha and my Poppy Vince in Darwin. Then in the school holidays, I would go home to Tiwi Islands, and

hear stories about "little men" like the Pamanui in this story and "mapurtiti" spirits, bush people and creation beings. In

Melbourne In 2008, feeling homesick but incredibly inspired seeing other blackfella’s creating, directing and acting in

theatre, I couldn't help but think about the islands and suddenly all the stories I had been told came flooding back to me

and all I wanted to do was write. I wanted to write a story that had elements of white and black culture, funny, sad, scary

and exciting, like the stories I had been told!”

Five actors play a host of characters, operate puppets and perform live music. The narrator Jarparra, the Moon Man, introduces us to

Wulamanayuwi, the daughter of a Tiwi Warrior, who has run away from her evil stepmother. Guided by a white cockatoo, Wulamanayuwi

encounters creatures of magical significance – the seven Pamanui – who lead her on a joyful and surprising journey.

Director Eamon Flack is delighted to be involved in the project.”I love to demands of the work itself - to identify all the streams of

tradition going on in the work, from old fashioned panto to Tiwi tradition to the particular idioms of a kind of contemporary

Indigenous stock of humorous characters and behaviours - a sort of semi-defined blackfella commedia dell'arte - I loved

drawing all these traditions into a whole. The play is actually enormous, they're so so so much going on in there, but we've

found a way of arranging all that chaos into this quite contained little living puppet show. ”

Extra-curricular

activities for Term 2:

School Choir

Music Festival Rehearsals

ANZAC Day Ceremony

Zone Athletics

Golf Tournament

Swimming Program

Cross Country

Reconciliation Day Activities

Reconciliation Art Exhibition

AFL Football Clinic

Jamie & Kym’s Mobile Zoo

Winter Series

Meals on Wheels

Kinder Visits

Harbour side Lodge

Lunch time sports activities

Education Week activities

Garden Club

Cultural Performances

In the main foyer at the

office we have placed a

board and some sticky

notes – we are asking our

school community to tell

us all of the things that

Portland Primary School

does really well… 2014 is our year of review and we

are getting ready to write our new

strategic plan for the next 3 years.

Over the next few weeks we will be

asking for parent input into a few

different aspects of our school. We

would really appreciate parents and

the school community taking the

time to assist us in this process.

Thank you!

Grade 3/4/5/6

swimming money is due

THIS Friday May 16th.

Photo forms and money must be returned by Monday

May 19th… School photos will be starting at 9am, so

please ensure your child is at school on time.

Portland Secondary College Year 7 2014

Student Open Day Program Tuesday 20th May

Come and see why most of last year’s Grade 6 students selected Portland Secondary College!

Information Evening and Scholarship Testing Tuesday May 20th 6.30-7.30pm Global Learning Centre

Scholarship testing commences at 6.30pm sharp. All scholarship information and materials will be supplied on the night.

Come along and meet the Principal, Mrs Toni Burgoyne, Year 7 Level Manager, Mrs Nancy Outtram and our Transition Coordinator, Ms Kirsten Mitchell and talk to current Year 7 students about their experiences, investigate our curriculum and tour our extensive grounds and facilities. Portland Secondary College offers:

a diverse and interesting curriculum

strong Pastoral Care and Mentoring Program

we are an e-Smart school

supportive, caring environment

quality teaching and learning

teachers committed to professional learning

expansive grounds and top quality facilities

excellent community partnerships

extensive enrichment and enhancement opportunities

access to a wide variety of Senior School programs including VCE, VET VET and VCAL

wide range of extra curricula activities

excellent history of strong academic results

The North Portland Project Group, is seeking input from residents to

address neighbourhood needs. An opportunity will be available STRAIGHT AFTER ASSEMBLY NEXT FRIDAY MAY 23rtd, to make comment on a variety of

topics suggested, or raised by you, the residents ... if you live or work in North Portland, you are invited to give input into the planning to advance

Nth Portland’s residential areas. Please come along and tell us the highs and lows, and any great ideas you might have for streetscapes, markets,

activities, health and safety or any other subject related to living in North Portland.

Cross Country 2014

Check out

some of the

action from

Cross

Country

Day…

We will be selling Loom Bands from the front office for $2 per

bag, starting next week. If you are into looming, come and

see Miss Wendy at the office to buy some bands. All

proceeds will go to back to our school to purchase

resources and equipment…

They will only be available before school, between 8:30am

and 8:50am.

Silver beet - good source of folate, fibre and Vitamins A and C Why not try

Mrs Halliwell’ s recipe:

Silverbeet Tart

Serves 6 – 8

Ingredients:

250g shortcrust pastrySalt

2 cups chopped, washed silverbeet225g light cream

1 onion, sliced¼ cup grated tasty cheese

1 cup sliced mushrooms2 eggs, beaten

½ teaspoon dried tarragon1 tablespoon butter

125g cream cheese

Method:

1. Roll out the pastry to fit a 23cm quiche tin, put a piece of greaseproof paper in the pastry

case, covering the base and sides. Fill with dried beans or peas to create a bake blind

and bake in a moderate/hot oven for about 15 minutes.

2. Remove paper and bake blind and return to the oven for another 5 minutes. Put aside to

cool.

3. Have cream cheese softened at room temperature, beat lightly, mix in the cream, then

the grated cheese, beaten eggs, tarragon and salt.

4. Cook silverbeet and onion together in 1-2 tablespoons of water, over a low heat. When

tender, drain and press out the moisture. Chop again and put aside to cool.

5. Gently fry mushrooms in the butter until soft, fold into the cream mixture, with the spinach.

Spoon into the pastry case and bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes or until the filling

has set. Remove from oven and leave for 5 minutes before cutting into serving portions.

Here are some of the members of the Garden Club with their creations from last week!

Next Wednesday May 21st, all members

can meet in the canteen at the beginning of lunch

for some cooking… Yum!

Anyone riding a

BIKE or SCOOTER

must be wearing a

helmet. It is illegal

to ride a bike or

scooter without a

helmet.

JUNIOR RACQUETBALL Have fun – Improve your fitness in our energetic team

competition. Players are graded to play similar levels of ability.

All new players are required to attend grading Monday

May 26th @ 4pm

NEW SEASON BEGINS: MONDAY JUNE 2nd @4pm

WHERE: PORTLAND SQUASH & RACQUETBALL CLUB Fitzgerald Street (beside basketball)

COST: $10 REGO / $4:00 PER MATCH EQUIPMENT: Supplied - Racquets, balls and protective

eyewear Please bring clean non marking sport shoes.