Miners Rest Primary School
“With Knowledge We Grow”
www.minersrestps.vic.edu.au
Wednesday
October 12 2016
Newsletter No: 31
Term 4
First Aid Training
Dates to Remember
October
Friday
14 October
Working Bee - 4.00-8.00pm
Monday
17 October
Book Fair - 2.45pm till 4.15pm
Tuesday
18 October
Book Fair - 8.45am till 9.15am
Wednesday 19 October
Pizza forms sent home
Better Buddies Lunch
Thursday
20 October
Writers Festival
Friday
21 October
Yr. 3/4 Milo Cricket - 9.00am
Yr. 5/6 Sport - 1.00pm
Saturday
22 October
Shopping Trip - 6.50am from the school
Wednesday 26 October
Pizza forms due back
Thursday
Yr. 5/6 Milo Cricket - 9.00am
27 October
Year 2 Sleepover
Monday
31 October
Pizza Day
Thursday
3 November
Finance sub-committee meeting - 5.00pm
Monday
7 November
School Council sub-committees meet - 5.15pm
November
School Council meeting - 6.00pm
Friday
11 November
Ballarat Show Day public holiday (no school)
Assembly Performance
This week’s performance will be by Room 2 (Ms Mayes)
Next week’s performance will be by Room 16 (Rick’s)
Handouts
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Bank Books/Receipts (some students)
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OSHC Statement (some students)
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Working Bee flyer
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Wizard of Oz dvd order form
Miners Rest Primary School
Across the Principals Desk - Dale Power
Working Bee – this Friday
This Friday evening we are holding our second Working Bee for 2016.
It will operate from 4-8pm within the school and Kindergarten grounds.
There is much to do and as we all know, many hands make light work, so please consider
bringing the kids down and contributing to the school.
Much of what is required is not specialised work ie cleaning, gardening and minor
handy-person jobs.
FREE BBQ provided.
Child Safe Policy
Our Child Safe Policy has been completed and is currently being distributed to all staff
and volunteers who enter our school grounds. A big thank you, to the Welfare Team for
their input into this crucial document.
Volunteers signing in at the School Office will also be required to wear a lanyard for easy
identification and obviously, as well, continue to provide updated Working With Children
Checks before undertaking their role in the school.
Did You Know…?
Again, in 2016, we will be holding a Writer’s Festival for our students. Further details
will be posted closer to the event.
We look forward to celebrating all students producing their own very best writing pieces
to share with our community later this term.
Joke of the Week! Max – Room 12
Q – Why did the boy take a ladder to school?
A – Because it was a High School!
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Across the Principals Desk - Dale Power
Dale’s Dribble:
Michael Grose Parenting Tips (World Renowned) FINAL EDITION
BIG FIVE Parenting Skill # 5:
Teaching kids coping skills
The rhino is the last and rarest of the BIG FIVE African animals. The rhino with the support of
conservationists around the world has proven to be a resilient species, as it’s been driven to
the edge of extinction in recent years.
Fortunately, the decline in rhino numbers has been halted, making a small but significant rise.
Like the rhino, there are times when kids need to bounce back. But they do need the support of
adults who can teach them how to cope when live throws them curve balls. Helping kids cope
is one the big five skill sets parents need if they are maintain kids’ mental health in this
modern, sometimes difficult world.
Here are my favourite five coping skills.
1.See the funny side of a situation: Humour is THE great coping strategy. It reduces stress and
heightens feelings of control.
2. Park their bad thoughts somewhere: The ability to compartmentalise your life and keep bad
events from impacting on all areas is a powerful coping skill. “Don’t let this wreck your day” is
an important message to get across to kids.
3. Let’s talk about it: A problem shared is a problem halved. Resilient kids seek solace in the
company of others, when they experience difficulty. That’s why social connection is so
important for kids.
4. Keep your perspective: Some kids catastrophise (‘this is the worst thing to happen to
me........ever’) and others will personalise (‘it’s my fault that I have no friends’) when bad stuff
happens. These types of reactions exaggerate anxiety. One way kids can keep a sense of
proportion is to ask them to identify their problem or difficulty on a disaster scale of 1 to 10.
Another is to wind back their language.
5. Set a goal or two: Help kids look ahead rather than backwards when bad stuff happens.
“Let’s take the first step” can have a powerful impact on a child or young person when life
doesn’t go their way.
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From the Kindergarten
Check out our brand new mud
kitchen! A huge thank-you to
Damien Hodge, Nicholas’ dad, for
making the kitchen for us. We have
been having lots of fun pretending
to cook food and experimenting
with turning dirt to mud.
A reminder that we are in
the middle of our
SunSmart period and hats
must be worn for outdoor
play. Please remember to
pack a wide brimmed hat
for your child to wear at
kinder.
We have been enjoying spending lots of time
outside. We have been making the most of all
the rain we have had recently by making
rivers in the sandpit. We’ve also found some
frogs at kinder that we think must have
enjoyed the rain too!
Key Dates
Friday 14th October— Kinder Committee Meeting 2:15pm
Friday 14th October—Kinder/school working Bee 4pm-8pm
Wednesday 19th October— School arrival experience YELLOW and
BLUE group. Please meet at school for the beginning of the session.
Thursday 20th October—School arrival experience RED group. Please
meet at school for the beginning of the session.
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Miners Rest Primary School
Stars of the Week
Lucas Q
For being a whiz at counting a ten frame (Mrs Riddoch)
Alice R
For being an enthusiastic and successful word detective. Excellent work! (Ms Nissen)
Harry H
For an interesting and amazingly well-prepared Show & Tell (Miss Russell)
Mollie H
For working hard at identifying numbers (Mr Gilbert)
Daniela G
For being a ‘blends’ champion. Well done! (Ms Mayes)
Ryan O
For increasing his writing stamina (Miss J)
Hamish P
For a fantastic Big Write and recount (Kyra)
Ashton V
For always being helpful towards others (Mrs Brown)
Jack G
For outstanding addition strategies! (Louie)
Nathan P
For being a fantastic classroom helper (Mrs Bleicher)
Zac C
For showing excellent work habits (Miss Bigmore)
Imogen S
For being an angles star! (Mrs Johnston)
William A
For working hard to create accurate graphs (Mrs Johnston)
Jed C
For using persistence and resilience to finish tasks (Rick)
Ben L
For earning the title of Grade 6 Masterchef (Mrs Cosgriff)
Jessica W
For earning the title of Grade 5 Masterchef (Mrs Cosgriff)
Layne T
For earning the title of Grade 3/4 Masterchef (Mrs Cosgriff)
Adam P
For great work in maths this week! (Abra)
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Stars of the Week
From Parents and Friends (PFA)
Friday Lunch Roster – Amended (Please note changes effective for this week)
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DATE
11.30am
12.30pm
14th October
Kerri Maisey
21st October
Cathryn Harris
28th October
Karne Archibald
4th November
Kylie Fawcett
Fiona Orton
Leah Tolliday
Heidi Mihail
Justine Caldow
Erin Brennan
Jane Adam
Kate Radisich
Sheree Roberts
11th November
No Lunches
18th November
Narelle Beer
25th November
Amelia Singline
2nd December
Kirsty Howden
9th December
Kerri Maisey
16th December
Cathryn Harris
Melissa Watt
Lisa Mackay
Simone Drabsch
Joy Wright
Heidi Mihail
Beck Cosgriff
Justine Caldow
Sheree Roberts
Jane Adam
Leah Tolliday
Miners Rest Primary School
From Parents and Friends (PFA)
School and Kindergarten PFA Meeting
The next School and Kinder PFA meeting is being held Friday 4th November in the
Kindergarten Yellow Room at 9.00am. We would like to invite all parents to come along,
partake in morning tea, have a cuppa, meet some new friends and share your ideas.
Toddlers most welcome.
Shopping Trip –
PLEASE BOOK YOUR SEATS ASAP TO ENSURE THIS GOES AHEAD
Date:
Saturday 22nd October
Time:
Departs Miners Rest Primary School 6:50am
Costs:
$30 per person which includes morning and afternoon tea
We will be various outlets in Melbourne (Feelgood Planet Earth; Galaxy Manchester;
High Street Hero; Footscray Fashion Bazaar; Homy ped; Azeta Jewellery;
Sirrico Leather; Classica Kitchen & Giftware; $6 Warehouse; Candy Stripes;
Ross’s Quality Nuts; Toy Networx)
Toy Catalogues
Final call for any toy catalogue orders.
Please have your orders in by Friday 14th October.
Cookbook
An exciting new fundraiser that incorporates the kitchen garden program.
Many recipes that the kindergarten and school have used are included in the cookbook.
This will be a wonderful keepsake and gift to treasure.
Order forms will be distributed next week.
Disco
Date:
Friday 4th November
Time:
Kindergarten – Grade 2: 5pm-6:15pm
Grade 3 – Grade 6: 6:30pm-8pm
More information to follow next week
Second-hand Uniform Shop –
The second-hand uniform shop will be open next Thursday 20th October from 2:30pm in
the multi-purpose shed. Gold coin donation greatly appreciated for purchases of uniform.
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From the Classroom - Room 13
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School News
BOOK CLUB
A reminder that Book Club is due back at school or
needs to be ordered online by Thursday, 20th October.
LIBRARY FUNDRAISER BOOK FAIR
On Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th October there will be a Book Fair in
the Blue Hall. This is a fantastic opportunity to get some new books for
the school library. For each book sold at the Book Fair, a book will be
purchased for the library. So if we sell $500 worth of books at the Book
Fair, we get $500 worth of books for the library. The Book Fair will be
open 2:45 – 4:15 on Monday and 8:45 – 9:15 on Tuesday.
If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Brown.
(Re-run)
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School News
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School News
Young Archibald Portrait Finalists
Congratulations to all students who submitted a portrait to this local
competition in the final weeks of last term. All Miners Rest Primary
School portraits can be located at the Ballarat Police station if you
would like to go and view them, unfortunately the finalist artwork is
not displayed at this location.
Congratulations to our finalists:
Sornchai Walters
Emma Bennett
Anthony Pitt
Adam Pitt
Jesse Geddes
James Cooper
Elyssa Rixon
Harry Harrison
Jack Howie
Wizard of Oz DVD Sales
If you would like to order a DVD of either the Thursday or Friday night
performances please see the office or fill out the DVD form which has
been sent out to the eldest students today. This is the second and
final round of DVD orders. They are due with full payment to the front
office by Friday 21st of October.
Wizard of Oz Costumes
If your child hired a BLOC costume through the school and still have
their costume at home can you please return it to the school as soon
as possible. I am also missing 4x pink tulle skirts from the Lullaby
League.
Donations
The art room is looking for donations of card board rolls (no toilet
rolls), polystyrene trays, wool and fabrics. Any assistance would be
greatly appreciated.
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