Creswick Primary School—Catering for the needs of students in the pursuit of excellence

CALENDAR

Tuesday 12th December Orientation Day Wednesday 13th December School Council Dinner Last day for Canteen Friday 15th December Whole School Lunch Jogathon Presentaions Monday 18th December Grade 6 Graduation Piano Concert Tuesday 19th December Parent / Helper Morning Tea 11.00AM Thursday 21st December Last day of Term 4 for students 3.30pm finish FINAL ASSEMBLY 2.30pm

Notes home this week 2018 Booklists

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER No. 9 Term 4 7th November 2017

Phone: 03 5345 2044 Fax: 03 5345 8031 Email: creswick.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.creswickps.vic.edu.au

Assembly 3pm

Performance Prep K & Prep/1R

Grade 5/6W Taj For creating an incredible graduation song, writing piece. Peyton For creating an incredible graduation song, writing piece.

Grade 5/6H Jayden For his enthusiasm and hard work in creating and delivering the Graduation invitations.

Grade 4/5 C Kaitlyn For showing Resilience during her Leadership speech, you just kept going!

Grade 3/4H Marley For her outstanding presentation for her Buddy letter. Well done.

Grade 3/4 B Kara For a well planned and written review on “Little Lunch”

Grade 2D Amelia For a terrific effort writing her Rain Shape poem. She used lots of describing words. Well done Amelia.

Grade 1/2W Luke For his great start and enthusiasm to writing his shape poem on rain. Well done!

Foundation/1R Syalis For completing an excellent plan for his colour poem. Great work!

Foundation K Xavier For his fantastic collection of data and presentation of his graph using the question do you like sour lemons?

Art Jackson For showing his Personal Best and staying on task. Well done!

Library Gracie-May Fantastic job as celebrity reader for a second time. Great Effort!

Super Cyber Safety Squad Bella - for creating the magazine page in her own time. Ada - For creating the magazine page in her own time.

From the Principal’s Desk

Grade Two Camp – Log Cabin Camp

The weather cleared and the Grade Two students were able to enjoy all of the activities on offer at this very well resourced camp. The children had turns on the Flying Fox, the Giant Swing, trampolines, hut making, damper cooking – the list of activities is extensive.

A big thank you to Grant and the team who have looked after the Grade Two group each year for many years.

Hut making, flying fox riding and team work! Log Cabin Camp was great!

Staffing 2018

Congratulations to Mr Wright who successfully gained a teaching position at Beaufort Primary School for 2018. Mr Wright has been teaching Grade 1/2W this year and has worked as a positive team member right across the school.

We will miss Geoff next year but we are very pleased for him and wish him all the best in his teaching career.

Student Leadership The process for choosing the student leaders has continued through the week as there have been some challenges in trying to find times when the panel can meet with the applicants.

Many students are nervous and expectant about getting leadership positions. My advice would be to have high hopes but also to be realistic about the fact that only one third of the applicants will be successful this time. Most - in fact nearly 30 children, will have to consider other opportunities that will arise in the new school year.

Orientation Day 12th December, 2017 – Next Tuesday!

The Plan for the day is:

9.00am – 1.30pm Foundation Students arrive and go to the ‘Gallery’ where their teachers will meet them From 9.00am-11.00am all of the existing children in the school and a few new students will be placed into their 2018

classes. (These students will start in the MPB at 9am) 9.30am – An information session for parents of the new Foundation students The class lists for 2018 will be put on display at 8.30am After 11.30am classes will return to ‘relative normal’

We look forward to a day of excitement and ‘firsts’ for all children.

Extra Curricular Activities Cupcake Thursday

Last week the RACV Resort donated over 100 cupcakes, toppings, sprinkles and some lollies to the school. It would be fair to say that the children had a marvellous time decorating the cupcakes and then really enjoyed the eating of them as well.

Victor Bush the head chef at the RACV Resort has been a great supporter of the school and has prepared frozen meals for the school to use for children who are in need of lunch.

As a school we are very appreciative of the support given by businesses and people such as the RACV Resort, Victor, other kitchen staff and Allie from Hepburn Health. This support is of great benefit to the children of Creswick Primary.

Creswick Library Christmas Crafts

Students will be visiting the Creswick Library this week and also next week. The students have been

completing Christmas card making activities this week, next week will be calendar craft.

These Values Winners have been caught using our school values Cooperation Personal Best Safety Responsibility Respect Resilience

Uniform Sale

Get your uniform orders in for 2018 we have lots of stock arriving shortly.

Order forms are available at the office

Ice-Poles Ice-Poles will be on available from

Friday 1st December for 60c each

every recess and lunch.

Christmas Hamper Tickets for the Christmas Hamper have been sent home. Each family will receive a book of 10 tickets.

Tickets are $1 each and must be back at school by Wednesday 13th December.

We would like each family to bring two non-perishable items for the hamper. They can be dropped off at the office. Can we please have these items by Friday 15th December?

The hamper will be drawn on the last day of Term 4 at assembly on Thursday 21st December.

WHOLE SCHOOL LUNCH

Friday 15th December

Students will enjoy a luncheon at school

on this day.

Menu Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Schnitzel,

GF Chicken with gravy, Vegie Parmigiana

All meals come with vegies and a hash brown Christmas Jelly or Chocolate Mousse

No Cost

SHOW BAGS

$5.00 each

As part of this celebration the Parents’ Club will be selling a limited number of show bags.

Orders for your child’s preference have been sent home.

ALL orders and money are to be returned to the canteen by WEDNESDAY 13th DECEMBER.

Show bags will be available for pick up at 3.30pm after assembly on FRIDAY 15th DECMBER.

As there is a limited number of show bags it will be first in first served and no guarantee of what you

will receive.

CANTEEN NEWS

I would like to thank all the students, parents and staff for their support this year.

A very special thank you is extended to my wonderful helpers:

Lucy Trounce Cate Walker

Cynthia Mason Amanda Robertson

Kylie Tallent.

To say thank you for all your support throughout 2017, Parents’ Club will be

organising a Whole School Christmas Lunch on Friday 15th December for all students

and staff. Forms will be filled out at school. There is no

cost for this lunch.

The last day of normal canteen is Wednesday 13th December.

I would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful 2018.

Alma Bailey.

Jogathon and Lunchtime

Legends Presentations will be

at assembly

Friday 15th December

Jogathon Money is

now OVERDUE! Please return all sponsorship money to

the office.

Ice Poles

For sale

60 cents

from the Canteen Deck

Every recess and lunchtime

Commencing December