newsletter

NILMA
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Principal Notes
WELCOME BACK everyone.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Hope all have had a relaxing and enjoyable break and Thank you to school leaders, Tara , Mckayla,
Rory, Teneka and Brittany for coordinating the
look forward to another fantastic term.
BUILDING PROJECTS
The stumps are in for the new building—ready
for the building to be bought in next week.
Issue 11-2011
Thursday 28th April 2011
NEWSLETTER
Bloomfield Road, Nilma 3821
Telephone: (03)56232963
Facsimile:
(03)56232970
Email: nilma.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: www.nilmaps.vic.edu.au
ANZAC DAY
Thank you to
student leaders;
Matthew
Burdett and
Brittany KilgourAllsopp, for
representing
Nilma Primary
School at the
ANZAC Day
service in
Warragul.
fundraising for Charity– the school raised over
$500. Well Done!
Students who raised certain amounts will
receive rewards in the near
future. Photos next week.
CONGRATULATIONS
Peta Rhodes has been selected
to attend the final Trials in July
for the Under 12 State School
Cricket Team.
There are currently 30 girls to
attend the trials, and the team
will be reduced to 15 to
represent the Victorian State
Team in January 2012.
Good Luck Peta!
Principal
Ms Annette Sutherland
Business Manager
Mrs Rachel Hammond
School Council
President
Mrs Barbara Rhodes
NEWSLETTER
CONTENTS
Principal Notes …… ..1
School Information ..2
Calendar…………
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CELEBRATIONS @ NILMA
Both Ms Hams and Ms O’Connor had
lovely weddings in the holidays– Ms
Hams will now be known as Mrs Uren
and Ms O’Connor will be Mrs Pearson.
Thanks to all the children who gave
them a lovely surprise on the
last day of term.
Thank you to Mr Williams for being the
make-up artist on the day!
1st of MAY
HATS OFF
DAY!
Students are free to continue to
wear their school hats but it is not
compulsory after this date.
School Learning Programs
Noticeboard
STUDENT ATTITUDE TO
SCHOOL SURVEY
Year 6 and 5 students will have the
opportunity to complete the Student
Attitude to School Survey along with
students across Victoria. Information from
this survey is used to assess the school’s
performance and support decision making
in the future.
NAPLAN ASSESSMENTS
National Assessments will commence
on Tuesday 10th May to Thursday 12th
May. Students in Year 3 and 5 will
complete mathematics, reading, writing
and Spelling assessments. Parents will
receive the results of these
assessments in August/Sept.
If you do not wish to have your child
complete assessments please notify the
school.
TENNIS VICTORIA
Coaching for Prep to year 2
Students in 1/P and 3/2 will commence Tennis
next Wednesday. Mr Andrew Peavey will coach in
the school on Wednesday afternoons. The Tennis
program is part of our Physical Education
Program at Nilma.
Students to wear appropriate shoes on this day.
WINTER SPORT– Grades 3, 4, 5, 6
Winter sports commences for grades 3 to 6 in the
second week back at school being Friday 6th May.
All students will be transported into the Geoff
Watt track, leaving school at 1.00pm. From
here, depending on what sport the children choose, children will be transported to their
appropriate venue. All students return to school
at 3.00pm.
Students will be choosing sports the first week of
term. Some sporting activities do incur extra
expenses each session.
The sports may include: Snorkelling, 10-pin bowl,
Bocce, Basketball, Netball, Badminton,
Gymnastics, Carpet Bowls, Gymnastics and Minor
Games.
The activities and costs involved will be confirmed
next term.
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NIGHTLY
READING AWARDS
25 Nights
Tara Lindsay
Jess GIlbertson
50 Nights
Matt Burdett
Justin Axford
Mckayla Lindsay
Peta Rhodes
Lachlan Axford
Andrew Burdett
Lane Ward
URBAN CAMP –GRADE 4,5,6
JUNE 1st—3rd 2011
Camp - Years 4/5/6 - June 1st - June 3rd
2011 (Wed - Fri)
Planning for the camp is
underway: activities for the camp are
basically : Scienceworks, Vic
Parliament Years 5/6(older children) and a
different activity for Year 4's, Eureka
Skydeck, Vic market, Imax, Melbourne
Museum, MSAC, Melbourne River
Cruise,
The cost per child will be $195.
A payment plan has been sent out.
If payment by instalment—
Second instalment is due on Thursday
5th May 2011
STUDENT LEARNING CORNER
1-0 Hams
On the holidays......
I went to Pakenham and played on the slide. By Aiden
My mum broke her leg. By Tahj
I went to Grandma‟s. I watched Rio at the cinemas and I went to Dargo. By Carolyn
I went to Big W and E Games. By Riley
I went to Jan‟s house. Her dogs name is Georgia. By Daniel
I went to Inverloch and went to the beach. I went to Mann‟s beach and my tooth fell out. By Meg
I went to Nippers and rode my motorbike through the mud. By Bailey
I went to Renee‟s holiday house. By Lane
I got chocolate for Easter. By Teagan
I went camping out in the bush and caught a fish in the river. By Ashton
3-2 Berkelmans
Holidays
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On the holidays
I made a new friend. By Reece
I went to the movies. By Aaron
I went to Mansfield and rode the horses. By Meg
I went camping. By Kristy
I had a sleepover. By Sine
I went away to see my Pop and we went fishing. By Shelby
we went to Jane's house and we went fishing. By Lachlan
I rode the motorbike. By James
I went fishing and caught a flathead. By Kael
4-3 Williams
Welcome back to term 2. On the last day of term
1 we held our Jump Rope for Heart “Jump Off”
day and it was great to see all the grade getting
active and skipping. Our school raised over $500
for the Heart Foundation. This term we will be
having Winter Sports on Friday afternoons starting on Friday 6th May. Children have a range of
sports activities to choose from. We also have
camp coming up from 3-5 June as well. Term 2
sees the start of the Premier‟s Reading Challenge
for grades 3 & 4. We expect all students to participate as part of our grade‟s reading program. Students will read 15 books from the challenge
booklist by August. Registration and Consent
forms went home with the newsletter of 31st
March. If your child needs another form they are
still available. Please keep up the home reading
and sending Diaries back. Several students in the
grade have recorded or are approaching 50+
nights of home reading. Well done! Thanks for
your continued support of your child‟s learning.
Thanks and cheers, Kerry
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6-5 O’Connor
On the holidays I went shopping at Mornington. Tayla got a purple
jumper and I got a top, it has Paris on it. By Rachael Lawry.
On the holidays I went to my friends place. I saw Fast and Furious 5 and
I did a lot of other things. By Matt Burdett
On the holidays I went fishing at a lake. Matt caught a fish. By Justin
Axford
On the holidays I went camping with my Nan, Pop and Dad for the fishing comp. By Tayla Lochki
On the holidays I milked at Trev‟s house and we went shooting and we
shot a bird. By Jess Gilbertson
On the holidays I was in a car crash and I banged my head on the car
seat. By Olivia Marriott-Duncan
On the holidays I went to Seaspray with my family. It was so fun. By
Laura Young
On the holidays I went to N.S.W., it was kind of boring in the car. I also
went roller skating, it was fun but I fell over 8 times. By Peta Rhodes.
On the holidays I passed out because I had my wart burnt off. I also
went to EB Games. By Rory Crook.
On the holidays I went to Glen Crombie. It was fun. By Bailey Kleeven
On the holidays I went to the movies. I watched Justin Bieber, „Never
say Never‟. By Brittany Kilgour-Allsopp
On the holidays I went camping. We went to a hut, it was an hour walking. By Tayla Lawry.
On the holidays EB Games moved into a shop near Coles. I also went to
my dad‟s. By Tom Harvey
On the holidays I went camping, it was fun. I also saw a movie. By
Twain McClounan
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General Notices Board
Premier’s Reading Challenge 2011
This year our school will again be participating in the
Premier’s Reading Challenge. Students from grade Prep
to 6 are able to participate in the challenge which involves students reading a set number of books by 31st
August. Last year approximately 40 students from Nilma
successfully
completed
the
challenge.
This year we expect ALL students to participate
in the Challenge as part of our classroom reading and literature enrichment program. Grade 3 -6
will read a total of 15 books, at least 10 of which must
be from the titles on the Challenge booklist and 5 of
their own choice. Grade Prep -2 will read or
“experience” 30 books with 20 or more coming from the
Challenge list and the remaining can be their own
choice. “Experiencing” a book for Prep -2 can include a
range of class or home activities such as sharing of a Big
Book, shared reading at school and home, reading along
with a text and being read to with parents, siblings and
others.
To participate in the Reader’s Challenge students will
need to have parents complete the Registration and
Consent form and return to school. A copy of this form
and an invitation from the Premier to participate in the
challenge is attached to this newsletter. Upon completion of the Premier’s Reading Challenge students will
receive a certificate from the Premier and have their
names published in “The Age” in September. We will
also be recognizing the achievement of participating
students through the construction of a “Reading Challenge” giant bookworm that will be displayed outside
the office, each segment of which will feature the name
of a student who has successfully completed the Reading Challenge.
Students will be able to begin to borrow many of the
titles on the Challenge list from the library in the coming
weeks as they register. The Warragul Library will also be an excellent source of books for the Challenge.
The Challenge provides students with a great opportunity to read a range of literature and a real focus for
their own reading for pleasure. Thanks for your support. Good reading! Thanks for your support,
Kerry Williams
STUDENT PERMISSION BOOKLET 2011
Could all student permission books please be
filled in and signed and returned to school by the
end of term. It is important that all current
medical and other information is up to date on our
records. If you require another booklet, then
please collect one from the office.
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Parent Club
PARENTS CLUB –RECIPE BOOK
The Parents Club would like
some recipe contributions for the
Nilma primary School Recipe Book
that will be produced later in the year.
Recipes can be handed into the office
or emailed to
belinda.smythe@bigpond.com or to
Jinine - jinine74@yahoo.com.au
PARENTS CLUB—EASTER RAFFLE
PARENT CLUB EASTER RAFFLE RESULTS
Congratulations to all the winners of the Raffle.
Results
1st—Lachlan Davey
2nd– Debbie Casey
3rd– Debbie Casey
4th– Sue Deakin
5th– Ray Pyle
Thanks you to parents for donating to and
coordination the fundraising event. We raised
$300 from the event.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
MEETING
The next School Council meeting will
be next Tuesday 10th May at 7.00pm
125TH ANNIVERSARY
BOOKS
HAVE ARRIVED!!!
We only have 40 available and
will not be ordering again—
$20 EACH
Active After School Communities
Ten Pin Bowling; (Tuesday) 10/5, 17/5, 24/5, 31/5, 7/6, 14/6, 21/6
Tom Harvey, Brittany Kilgour-Allsopp, McKayla Lindasy, Tara Lindsay, Tayla Lochki, Teneka Gray, Cooper
Allsopp, Michael Farnham, Bayley Gunton, Holly Farnham, Kael Mason, Lane Ward, Matthew Burdett, Shakira
Kimm, Andrew Burdett, Kirsty Wooster, Riley Kleeven, Sine Salt, Rose-Ann Scott and Anthony Scott.
AFL; (Thursday) 12/5, 19/5, 26/5, 2/6, 9/6, 16/6, 23/6
Patrick Smythe, Bailey Dent, Bailey Kleeven, Ashton Kimm, Dominick Johnstone – Whitney, Ryan Young, Aiden Olsson, Brittany Kilgour – Allsopp, McKayla Lindsay, Tara Lindsay, Tayla Lochki, Cooper Allsopp, Shakira
Kimm, Anthony Scott, Riley Kleeven, Lane Ward, Andrew Burdett, Teneka Gray
Does anyone know of any Secondary School Students that would be interested in helping with AASC? If you
have any older brothers or sisters, cousins or friends that may be interested in helping throughout the year
please let me know. Must be 16 years or older.
Please remember that Consent Forms must also be handed in. Students are unable to participate in the program with a signed Consent Form.
HOT LUNCHES—TERM 2
The Hot Lunches will begin on Friday 13th May.
A menu for the term will be attached to next weeks newsletter.
Hot Lunches will begin at 12.30pm every Friday to allow time
for students to have lunch attending the Winter Sport program.
Could parents please put their name on the list if they are able
to help on Fridays.
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HOT LUNCH ROSTER
Please write name beside date and return by Friday 13th May
Friday 13th May:_________________________________________
Friday 20th May:_________________________________________
Friday 27th May:_________________________________________
Friday 3rd June:__________________________________________
Friday 10th June:_________________________________________
Friday 17th June:_________________________________________
Friday 24th June:_________________________________________
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NILMA PRIMARY
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Issue 11– 28/04/2011
APRIL 2011
Monday
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
Thursday
27
Term 2 Starts
26
Friday
Sa Su
29
28
30
MAY 2011
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sa Su
1
5
6
Winter Sport
7
8
11
NAPLAN
Active After School
12
13
NO WINTER
SPORT
14
15
17
Active After School
18
Marc Van
19
Active After School
20
Winter Sport
21
22
23
24
Active After School
25
26
Active After School
27
Winter Sport
28
29
30
31
2
3
9
School Council 10
7.00pm
NAPLAN
Active After School
16
Monday
13
8
NAPLAN
JUNE 2011
Tuesday
6
4
Marc Van
Wednesday
7
Active After School
14
Active After School
Thursday
Friday
Sa Su
3
1
Marc Van
Urban Camp
2
Urban Camp
8
9
Active After School
Winter Sport
16
Active After School
Winter Sport
15
Marc Van
4
5
11
12
18
19
25
26
Urban Camp
10
17
20
21
Active After School
22
23
Active After School
24
27
28
29
Marc Van
30
July 1
End of term 2