Welcome This term we have had a number of students and their families start at William Ruthven Primary School. I would like to welcome these families to the school and trust that their time here will be a most enjoyable one. Welcome to all our new stu-dents. Great work It is been a smooth start to the term with all the students settling into their work. I have been very impressed with the way the students have enthusiastically jumped into their learning. In particular I would like to congratulate Noor F from grade 1/2 for working very hard and showing great improvement in her reading. Keep up the great work Noor. School Hats With the warmer weather fast approaching, students must now wear hats when they are outside in the playground. During term four the wearing of hats is compul-sory. School Council have recently changed the style of hat the children wear. The old style hat can still be worn by the students but we will only be selling the new style of hat. The new hats can be purchased from the office. When students are playing interschool sports or going on an excursion they will be required to wear a hat. Student Free Day On Monday 2

nd November we will be having a student free day. On this day staff

will be undertaking professional development in preparation for the 2016 school year. There will be no school for students on this day. 2016 Planning Foundation enrolments for 2016 are now being taken, if you have a child or know of a child starting school in 2016 and they are interested in coming to William Ruthven Primary School, they should contact the office and collect the necessary enrolment forms and brochures. If you have any queries or any questions about sending your child to William Ruthven PS in 2016 please feel free to contact me either by phone, email or by arranging an appointment. If you know of families that are thinking of transferring their children to William Ruthven Primary School could you please ask them to contact the school as soon as possible. Classes are currently being organized for next year. It is important that we know about future enrolments as soon as possible so that we can thoroughly plan for the start of the 2016 school year.

Allan Waterson

Principal’s message

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For all the latest information on our school visit our website: www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au

Important Dates

OCTOBER

16th - Sport (Home)

19th - School Council Meet-

ing

23rd - Sport (Away)

29th - Foundation Zoo excur-

sion

NOVEMBER

2nd - Curriculum Day-Student

Free Day

3rd - Melbourne Cup Day

4th - F-2 Swimming Program

5th - F-2 Swimming Program

6th - F-2 Swimming Program

Sport (Away)

11th - F-2 Swimming Pro-

gram

12th - F-2 Swimming Pro-

gram

13th - F-2 Swimming Pro-

gram

Sport (Home)

20th - Sport (Home)

24th - Grade 3/4 Kite Incur-

sion

25th - Grade 5/6 Excursion

27th - Sport (Home)

DECEMBER

4th - Sport (Away)

60 Merrilands Rd

Reservoir 3073

Ph 9460 1668

Fax 9460 1858

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2015 Term Dates

WILLIAM RUTHVEN PRIMARY SCHOOL 5544 ABN: 84116388399

RESPECT CONFIDENCE COMPASSION

Term 1 29th January– 27th March

Term 2 13th April—26th June

Term 3 13th July—18th September

Term 4 5th October—18th December

Student Of The Week

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Prep A Shakayla M

Prep B Maddison F

1/2 A Tahi C

1/2 B Carlo S

3/4 A

3/4 B Amir C

3/4C Nadaa S

5/6 A Yousef B

5/6 B Cristina S

5/6C Dakota N

Art F-6 Dakota N

PE - F- 1/2 PE - 3-6

Anhad S

L.O.T.E

Performing Arts

Library F-6

Science F-2

Science 3-6

Assist Principal Issac A

Principal Mackenzie R

Prep A Amina J

Prep B Tiara S

1/2 A Bella S & Katana H

1/2 B Tyler B

3/4 A Mustafa H

3/4 B Zahra J

3/4C Alexander U

5/6 A

5/6 B

5/6C Sebastian S

Art F-6 Joana D

PE - F- 1/2 PE - 3-6

Malan C Abdulraham T

L.O.T.E

Performing Arts Chloe D

Library F-6 Tiara S

Science F-2

Science 3-6

Assist Principal Brittney B

Principal Amal E & Noor N

11th September 9th October

Compliments make people feel good. Give a compliment everyday!

As part of our PATHS Program plus Health and Wellbeing we have been encouraging the students to say kind

things to each other. So they are practising finding good things to compliment each other about.

Grade 3/4 A - PATHS/Health and Wellbeing

Grade 3/4 Simple Machines Incursion

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Simple Machines Incursion with Anatolli

On Tuesday 13th October the 3/4’s had an incursion and we got to build a solar sun car. The main materials we used were wood, a hammer, nails, safety glasses, a saw, stencil, grey led and sand paper. We also built a car pencil holder. We used a light piece of wood for the base for both items, because if we used a heavy piece of wood it would put too much pressure on the wheels and it would make it go slow. My favour-ite part of our incursion was when I cut the piece of wood with the hand saw and then I sanded it. At the end, Anatolli the instructor built a gar-age. It was incredible and we all had a really fun day.

Grace Y

Grade 1/2 A

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In Year 1/2 this term we are learning about our country Australia. We have looked at the States, Capital Cities, Mountains, Rivers and

famous holiday places people like to visit.

Year 1/2 students are working on Australia this term – especially the geogra-phy of Australia and important places. Here is a list of facts and thoughts that we will be adding to. October 5 indicates what students could suggest about Australia for our very first lesson on this unit. Each week we just keep adding to it. October 5, 2015 – information we know about Australia * Tasmania is a state of Australia. (Maya) *Australia is a big country. (Izaiah) *We live in Australia now. (Ayscia) *Australia has lots of states like Queensland. (Mackenzie) *People come here for holidays. (Sami) *Aboriginal people came here first. (Bowen) *People come here to live. (Hailey) *In 1780s the aborigines and white man had a little war. (Katana) *There are lots of people in Australia. (Ross) *Lots of people come from different countries to live here. (Aleena) *There is good weather in Australia. (Joshua) *There are lots of Australian animals in the Melbourne Zoo. (Tahi) *Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria. (Maya and Mrs O) *Australia is an island country. (Carlo) *Australia is also a continent. (Mrs Fitter) *At the top of Australia there is another country. (Anhad) *Aboriginal people still live in Australia. (Jacob) *Sydney is a special city in Australia. (Sifeng) *The Eureka Tower is in Melbourne. (Tyler) *There are lots of mountains in Australia. (Rawad)

October 12, 2015

*Kangaroos and koalas only live in Australia. (Maya and Izaiah) *Australia was made into 6 states in 1901. (Jai and Mrs F) *We are safe from wars. (Katana) *Canberra is the capital city of Australia. (Mackenzie) *We had dinosaurs in Australia before the aboriginal people came. (Coby) *Many aboriginal people live in the Northern Territory because it is hot there. (Joshua) *In the middle of Australia is Uluru which is a big rock. (Leo)

Grade 1/2B

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ITALIAN NEWS Welcome back to Term 4!! Families may wish to come along to the Italian Festa in Lygon St, Carlton, held on Sunday 25

th October. The Carlton Italian Festa is a free event celebrating

Italian culture, art, food and heritage with music and dance performances, a children's activi-ty area, jumping castles and sporting facilities. There will also be cooking and food demonstrations, with plenty of Italian food, drink and delicacies to purchase. Hope to see you all there. Signora Sandra P

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LOTE & Sport

Term 4 Interschool Sports

16th

October William Ruthven PS vs Kingsbury PS Home

23rd

October Reservoir East PS vs William Ruthven PS Away

30th

October NO SPORT

6th

November Reservoir Views PS vs William Ruthven PS Away

13th

November William Ruthven PS vs Reservoir Primary School Home

20th

November William Ruthven PS vs Our Lady of the Way Home

27th

November William Ruthven PS vs St Joseph’s Home

4th

December Thomastown PS vs William Ruthven PS Away

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Community News

William Ruthven Primary is a Sunsmart School and hats must be worn throughout Term 4 and Term 1. As of this term we will be changing the style of our hats from slouch to bucket hats. These may be purchased when you need to replace your child’s/children's hats. The cost of the bucket hats will be $8.50 The uniform shop is open on Wednesdays 8:30am-9:00am & 2:30pm-3:00pm

Sick Students

Deciding when to keep a sick child at home from school is not always easy. It’s important for chil-dren to attend school but when a child is genu-inely sick they need to stay home and be cared for by an adult in order to get well and to prevent spreading illness to others. The school does not have the facilities or the staff to care for students that are unwell. Please ensure your emergency details are kept up to date and provide the school with an alter-native contact if you cannot be reached. We thank you for your cooperation and trust all families display our school value of RESPECT in this matter.

Hay Fever & Allergies

There has been quite a number of students coming to the sick bay complaining of itchy and sore eyes, runny noses, blocked noses, sneez-ing and skin rashes. There is not a lot the school can do other than give the student a cold compress to relieve the eyes or rash. If your child suffers from hay fever or allergies and has medication to relieve the symptoms, you may send the medication to school, along with a note giving the school permission to ad-minister the medication. The note must include the dose to be given. NO medication will be administered without a parent permission note.

Lost Property There is a number of lost property items in the lost property basket out-side Foundation B classroom. If your child has lost uniform, could you please take the time to check through our lost property basket. We also urge that all items of uniform are clearly labelled with your child’s name.

—————— A considerable amount of money is spent each year by parents buying their child a school uniform. Most parents label their uniform with their child’s name. Throughout the year, students take off their jumper or hat while they are playing or in the classroom during class time. At times children mistakenly pick up a jumper, hat or other piece of uni-form thinking that it belongs to them and take it home. If you notice that your child has brought home a piece of uniform that is labelled with an-other child’s name, could you please return it back to school, as another child is missing that part of their uniform. It would be greatly appreciated by the school and those families that are missing pieces of school uniform, if you could regularly go through your child’s school uniform making sure that they are correctly labelled and returning any items belonging to other children.

Thanking you for your cooperation in this matter.

William Ruthven Primary School Is now taking enrolments for 2016

Academic Excellence Personalised learning Innovative curriculum

A strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy Committed and dedicated teaching staff

Strong partnership between school and family

A specialist Science School

William Ruthven Primary School 60 Merrilands Rd Reservoir Tel: 9460 1668 Fax: 946 1858

Email: william.ruthven.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.williamruthvenps.vic.edu.au