Our School Values
Caring, Excellence, Honesty & Learning
SCHOOL COUNCIL 2017
President—Brian Harrison
Vice President– Rob Poore
Secretary—Lauryn Geddes
Treasurer—Stefan Kempff
Stephen Mathers
Wendy Matthews
Elaine Hofen
Kara Joiner
Amanda Robinson
Michael Morrison
Kristin Lawrence
Monday 26th June 2017
NEWSLETTER
McLaughlin's Road, NEWMERELLA. 3886
Phone: 51541 620 Fax: 51541 345
Mobile: 0428449775
PRINCIPAL: Mr. Stephen Mathers
Email: [email protected]
www.newmerellaps.vic.edu.au
Principal’s Report
Dear Families,
Every Thursday
Banking day
Every Friday
Free Fruit
Friday 30th June
Out of uniform day
Early Lunch B.B.Q.
12pm
Red Nose Disco
1pm-2pm
Gold coin donation
Early Finish 2:15pm
It’s hard to believe that we are in the last week of term and completion of the first half of the school year. We can certainly
celebrate many achievements both as a school and individually in this first half year and enthusiastically look forward to many
more positives in the second half of the year.
Well Done to Mia at Regional Cross Country Run
Mia finished in the top one third in this event held at Lardner Park, a top effort Mia.
Student Progress Reports – Sent Home with Students this week
The focus of the mid-year report is on reporting a student’s progress and achievements and identified improvement areas and
strategies for their continued improvement. Parents are encouraged to take up the opportunity to have follow up discussions
from the report by contacting our school to make a time to discuss their child’s report with their teacher. Please find attached
to the reports an information notice to parents outlining the changes from AusVels to the Victorian Curriculum in regards to
student reports.
School Athletics Sports
Held in conjunction with Goongerah/Tubbut, everyone is to be congratulated on taking full advantage of the beautiful sunny
day and opportunity for all children to experience success and display their talents and team spirit. A big thankyou to the
Orbost Little Athletics Club for the use of their equipment, the Orbost Secondary College for the use of their oval, Mr Nicolson
and Miss Geddes for their help with the early morning setting up and everyone who helped out and supported to make it such
an enjoyable day and successful event. Congratulations to Bete Bolong team who scored the top points on the day.
TERM 3 2017
Monday 17th July
Term 3 starts
Friday 18th August
Let’s Play School
11:am-1:30pm
Friday 25th August
Let’s Play School
11:am-1:30pm
Friday 1st September
Let’s Play School
11:am-1:30pm
End of Term BBQ and 2:15pm Finish this Friday.
Please find payment envelopes for those wishing to order sausages for lunch attached to this newsletter. Sausages in bread
are $1 each and can be ordered by writing children’s names and the number of sausages on the envelope and returning with
correct amount of money enclosed by this Wednesday 28nd June. If your child does not wish to have sausages, they need to
bring their own lunch as no lunch orders will be available from the bakery on this day. There will be an early lunch at 12:00pm
followed by a Red Nose Day Disco from
1:00 – 2:00pm.
Red Nose Day Fundraiser – Out of Uniform Day this Friday
Children are encouraged to wear something red and bring along a gold coin donation for this important fundraiser. Please see
the flyer attached to this newsletter.
Wishing you all the best for the winter, school holiday break.
School Resumes on Monday 17th July
EVERY DAY COUNTS
Please contact the school if
your child is going to be
away.
Regards
Stephen
EAST GIPPSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL
When: Thursday 29th June
Time: 7pm
Where: Orbost Secondary College
Assembly Hall
Price: $5.00 per family
$ 2 per person
Parenting Toolkits To Help Anxious Kids
Presented by :Dr Wayne Burgoine and Robyn Eaton
Sharing strategies that parents and professionals can
use to support children with anxiety
management
When: Friday 18th August 9am –12:30pm
Where: Level 1 63 Macleod Street Bairnsdale
Price $79 early bird price book before 28th July
Or $99 after this date
8th & 9th July
15th & 16th July
22nd & 23rd July
29th & 30th July
M & P Morrison
Cotter
Light
Joiner/Artley
Please see list below with some ideas if lawns and
gardens do not need doing.
SCHOOL GROUNDS JOB LIST
Pick up and removal of branches and sticks on
native plantation area
Raking of soft material near play equipment
Prune bushes and trees
Weeding of gardens
Washing of outside toilet and library areas
Sweeping of paths
THANKS TO ALL OUR SCHOOL FAMILIES WHO DONATE THEIR TIME AND
EFFORT INTO KEEPING OUR GROUNDS LOOKING GOOD. IT DOES NOT
GO UNNOTICED AND IS VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED.
SCHOOL BANKING
What to do
You can get involved in the School Banking program
(which will be every Thursday) by opening a Commonwealth
Bank Youthsaver account at any Commonwealth Bank branch,
over the phone on 13 2221,or via NetBank if you are an existing customer with NetBank access.
What to take
Remember to take in identification for you and your child
(driver’s license and birth certificate). You will receive a
Dollarmites wallet and deposit book that your child will use to
participate in the program.
Who can help
If you have any questions or are after a little help with the paperwork to enrol your child in the school banking program feel
free to speak to Jodie at the Commonwealth Bank
Orbost. This is a fantastic initiative that benefits your child
and the school.
Rewards
Your school receives $5 when a student makes their first ever
School Banking deposit and 5% on every deposit made
through the school (to a maximum of $10 per individual deposit).
Thank you for supporting your school and helping to teach
your child the benefits of saving regularly.
Positive Behaviour Award
Last weeks Positive Behaviour was excellence
Well done kids, it great to strive for excellence on all
things.
Positive Behaviour Raffle
Students who are displaying positive
behaviours that are aligned to our school
values which are LEARNING, HONESTY,
EXCELLENCE AND CARING both in the
classroom and in the yard can receive a raffle ticket.
They are then in for a chance to be drawn out on
Friday mornings and
receive a prize.
The more tickets the more
chances so keep up the great
behaviours kids!
This last weeks award
winner was
Kaleah Matthews for Honesty in
both the classroom and the yard.
Great work keep it up!
Reading Raffle
To be eligible for the weekly reading raffle
students must read 5 out of 7 possible nights.
Awesome kids and keep reading!!