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Principal - Kevin Warne
School Council President - Anne Trevena
Telephone - (03) 57931288
Fax - (03) 57931412
Alamein Road
Puckapunyal, Vic, 3662
Postal: Military P.O.
ABN: - 74134967962
Web - www.puckapunyalps.vic.edu.au/
Email - [email protected]
Term 1 Issue 8
March 22nd 2017
Inside this Issue:
Thank you to all of the wonderful families and staff who attended the School
Working Bee on the weekend.
We were able to get many necessary jobs completed!
Now that the 20 cubic metres of ‘soft fall’ has been spread around our new play
equipment, the Years F-2 students can now play there. Good luck, kids!
Happy Birthday
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Nice Uniforms, Year 6!
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Last Day of Term 1
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School Canteen
3
School Value/Rule Reminders
3
Messenger Dogs
3
Teaching/Learning Focus/Indo
Lingo
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Student Awards for the Week
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Messenger Dogs Photos
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Before School Sport
Junior students enjoying the new
play equipment. The soft fall makes
a difference.
Riley and Lewis McGee showing us
the newly painted verandah rails.
Yesterday, Messenger Dogs visited our school to teach young students about our
Anzac story and World War I. What did some of our students think?
‘It was a very good show because they told us about World War 1 and how the dogs
helped our defence force. It was also very funny.’ By Matilda Turner
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ANZAC Day Commemoration
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Ride to School
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Friday
24th March
Young Leaders Program
(School and House Captains)
Wednesday
29th March
Whole School
Scienceworks Excursion
Friday
31st March
Last Day
of Term 1
Tuesday
18th April
Day 1 of Term 2
Monday
1st May
School Photos
‘There were 3 dog puppets. They were running around us and sending messages to the
soldiers! They were trying to rescue a soldier because he was hurt.’ By Melhoney
Pambai
‘I liked it when the messenger dogs helped the soldiers. I liked it when the soldier sang
to the dark dog. I liked it when the dogs ran over the people. The black and white dog
spoke to Mr. Itter and scared him!’ By Penny Goss
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***Have you heard your child read today? We encourage all students to practise
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Happy Birthday to
Logan Malik who had his
birthday yesterday. On
behalf of the Puckapunyal
Primary School Community,
we wish Logan a very
Happy Birthday!
Our Year 6 Jackets and School Shirts have
arrived!
The students are very excited now that they can wear
their special jackets and shirts for 2017!
Our school captains, Jack Anderson and Taliah
Greenwood make great uniform models!
Easter Raffle fundraiser: What a wonderfully generous
community we have; donating prizes and purchasing /
selling tickets! This is one of our major fundraisers and we
appreciate your support. Keep them coming!
Mothers’ Day: On the Thursday or Friday before Mothers’
Day (in term 2) we will be having a Mothers’ Day stall. It
is a fantastic opportunity for students to buy inexpensive
gifts for their mum, grandma, neighbour or aunt. If you
have any suitable items for this stall, we would be most
grateful. They can be left at the office. We also require
approximately two hours of help on the day, running
the stall. Please let me know if you are able to assist
with this.
Healthy lunch tip: Veggies!! Experts tell us that we
should all be eating two pieces of fruit and five serves of
veggies daily. This can be challenging, but eating some of
those serves at lunchtime and throughout the day certainly
makes this easier. Here are a few suggestions.
Raw vegetables, including asparagus, bean sprouts, beans,
broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, mushrooms, snow
peas, tomatoes etc. I recommend your child trying
cucumber – it is amazing how many children love this.
Salads: using leftover rice or pasta, boiled egg, canned corn
and your choice of vegetables. Use whatever flavourings
your child enjoys (soy sauce, mayonnaise, nacho sauce,
even BBQ or tomato sauce).
Vegetables are also great in or with dips, and can be
included in cakes, muffins and scones.
Ride2School!: Well done to our active travellers – we
almost doubled our bike riders and walkers from last
month. See if you can keep the habit going.
Have a terrific week!
Sue Ranger, Defence School Transition Aide
Friday 31st March is the last day of the term. All students
will be dismissed from school at 1:30 p.m. The students will only
require a morning play lunch as they can have their lunch once
they are home that day. We will finish off the term with a 1:10
p.m. assembly which all parents are invited to attend. We have
some awards to hand out, some presentations and some
performances for assembly. Please come along.
It will be an Out of Uniform Day on this day as it always is on
the last day of term.
There will not be any afternoon school buses available for our
children on the last day of term. Good luck to all students and
their families during the term break!
* The first day of Term 2 is Tuesday 18th April,
2017.*
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Open since 1887
POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR
REWARD UPDATE
Very similar scores this week which means
that Melba retains the lead. Any house
could still win. Keep up the positive
behaviour everyone!
CURRENT SCORES
Melba - 328 points
Chisholm - 301 points
Bradman - 283 points
Hume - 271 points
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The School Canteen is open for Lunch Orders this
Friday. Each and every Friday students can order
lunches from the school canteen. The menu will be
different each week. Please ensure that a paper bag
comes with the order. Please indicate on the lunch bag
if the money is in another sibling’s bag.
This week the menu is Hot Dogs $3 each
250ml Chocolate or Strawberry milk - $2
Apple/Orange Juice Popper - $1.50
No charge for tomato sauce
Each week at assembly, SRC representatives remind our
students of a few important school rules. This week,
SRC representatives, Josh Moses and Dani Corocher
reminded our students of the ‘The Morning Before
School’ rules:
- You must not arrive at school before 8:50 in the
morning
- No jumping over the school bags at line up areas
- No kicking or throwing ball games at the front of the
school
- No playing down the back of the school; stay at the
front so you can get to your line up area quicker
- No chasing games; Tiggy and Red Rover should only
be played at recess and lunchtimes
‘When the dog jumped there was an explosion burst. I liked it when the soldier sang songs to the black dog’ By Ruth Reilly
‘I liked it when they used the pretend bombs and triggers. I liked it when they sang the song. I liked the soldier because he
was realistic.’ By Kieran Gibbons
‘I liked it when they had the fake bombs because it shot at me! It made me excited! I liked it when the dogs went in my
face.’ By Lilly Mackay
‘Messenger Dogs was good. It was interactive. We were learning and it was fun. The explosions were fantastic and the
puppets were realistic! It was sad in parts but it was still fun!’ By Lachlan Thompson
‘I loved the show because it was a great influence on how to show us the past and how these dogs took a message when
they were miles away. The puppets were very realistic. My favourite part was when they had a tiny little scene. It looked
like mountains and rocks and the mini dogs, Trick, Bullet and Nell were all jumping over the rocks. I loved the sound
effects!’ By Hannah Lucas
‘The Messenger Dogs were amazing. I loved how they talked about army stuff because we live on an army base. When we
got to the explosions part it freaked me out a bit because I didn’t know when it was going to happen. I wonder how and why
they picked those particular dogs for the show. My favourite bit was how quickly they got changed during the show.’ By
Liam McPhillips
Have you been to our assemblies and watched the
Pucka News?
If you haven’t you are missing out. Please ask your
children about Pucka News. Or better still, come to
our assemblies and see it for yourself.
At assembly this week Caring was announced as our School Value of the week. That means teachers are
looking for students who are demonstrating ‘Caring’ to be eligible for the Student of the Week award. We
encourage parents to talk to their students about our values throughout the year.
What is Caring? Year 5 student, Hannah Lucas read out the meaning of Caring. Assembly MC, Nannah
Taylor and her assistants, conducted a short play to develop a clearer understanding of Caring. Well done,
kids!
‘Caring is paying attention to the things that matter to you.
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care for yourself, for other people, for pets or for
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Each week in the newsletter, we will give families a summary of the Teaching/Learning Focus for the week.
That can help families by: being aware of what classrooms are covering; with discussion topics at the dinner table when
discussing school (eg. ‘How are you going with addition in Numeracy this week?’); helping their children study at home,
etc. Parents have indicated that this information would be very useful. We also ask families to be aware that schools are
very busy places and events can be unpredictable at times. We therefore must remain flexible. That means, we can plan to
cover certain topics at particular times and have to change them according to arising needs.
Junior School – Preps/Foundation Rooms 6 & 8
Literacy: We are learning about the letters e and b in the next two weeks. We are learning the difference between a letter
and a word and writing recounts.
Numeracy: We are learning about the numbers 7 and 8. We are learning about graphs.
Junior School – Year 1s Rooms 3, 4 & 8
Literacy: We are learning all about the letters e and b. We are revising capital letters, full stops, question marks and
exclamation marks and introducing nouns.
Numeracy: We are focusing on the 100 number board and addition games. We are revising partners to 10. We are
exploring Mathletics and skip counting by 5’s. We are revising graphs.
Junior School – Year 2s Rooms 3, 4 & 10
Literacy: We are learning all about the letters e and b. We are revising persuasive texts, exclamation marks and nouns.
Numeracy: We are focusing on simple addition and subtraction to 20 and skip counting. We are exploring Mathletics.
We are revising graphs.
Middle School Years 3/4
Rooms 9, 10 & 11
Literacy: We will be focusing on persuasive writing and the VCOP components.
Numeracy: We will also be working on the four processes and measurement in Numeracy.
Senior School Years 5/6
Rooms 1 & 2
Literacy: We will be focusing on persuasive writing and VCOP components.
Numeracy: We will also be working on the four processes, BODMAS and fractions in Numeracy.
The younger students will use an Indonesian topeng (mask) this week to revise asking and saying one's name. They will then
contribute a page to a class book about themselves by writing or tracing 'What's your name?' and 'My name is ____.' in
Indonesian and drawing a picture of themselves. Next time you're in the classroom, you could ask your child to read their
page to you! They'll also revise greetings, mark the roll, answer how they are feeling, and farewell in Indonesian. Time
permitting, they'll also revise the Indo songs Selamat Pagi! (Good Morning!) and Selamat Pagi Bu! (Good Morning Mum!).
Vocab used this week:
Good morning (6am-11am) = Selamat pagi
How are you? = Apa kabar?
Good day (11am-3pm) = Selamat siang
Well = Baik-baik saja
Good afternoon (3pm-sunset) = Selamat sore
So so = Biasa saja
Good evening/night (sunset-sunrise) = Selamat malam
Not good = Kurang Baik
Who is here? = Siapa ada?
What's your name? = Siapa nama kamu?
Here = Ada
My name's _____. = Nama saya _____.
Who is not here? = Siapa tidak ada?
See you later = Sampai jumpa
Not here = Tidak ada
The older students are continuing with asking and answering how they are feeling. They'll revise last weeks vocab with an
oral language game and written work. They'll extend their feelings/emotions vocab by choosing four new words to learn,
then translate and illustrate their chosen words. The above vocab will be used as well as:
I feel ____. = Saya merasa _______.
good = baik
sad = sedih
Salam (Regards)
great = bagus
hungry = lapar
Bu Hooper (Mrs Hooper)
happy = senang
thirsty = haus
Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian teacher)
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cold = dingin
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hot = panas
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Congratulations to the following students who were
‘Students of the Week’ for last week. Winners –
Yarah Tennant-Andrew, Charlee Whitling, Kiara
Miller, Maddi Matangi, Kieran Gibbons, Melrose
Pambai, Paige Cooper, Lily-Rose Krieger and
Dani Corocher. These students were selected
because they were modelling Kindness. This
week teachers are also looking for students who
are modelling Caring.
3/4 H in Room 11 won
the Middle School
Times Tables
Trophy.
Congratulations to the following students who
were ‘Authors of the Week’ for last week.
Winners – Evie Clarke, Ava Clarke, Jordan Toby,
Arion Goltz, Olivia Armstrong, Pallavi AllanAgnew, Melhoney Pambai, Claudia Carrick and
Liam McPhillips. The students were selected
because they showed great skills as an author.
5/6 I in Room 1 won
the Senior School
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Transition Aide Message
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satisfactory beginning to the school year. Changing schools, SWAPP Select Program
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parents eager to support their children at this time and be an integral
We ahave recently had a new shipment of uniform arrive that
part of their education. If you have any concerns, or just feel like
includes shorts, tops, tracksuit pants and hats. Some parents have
chat about school and your child, please find me!
been waiting on this to arrive.
SWAPP Select Program
Best wishes for the week.
I have information about the ADF partners career assistance program
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if anyone is interested.
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‘Messenger dogs was fantastic. My favourite
messenger dog was Nell because she spoke
about what their jobs were during World War
1. They showed us how they ran by running
around us. The actors quickly went back
behind the screen and got changed throughout
the whole show. When the hurt soldier came
he scared us because he slapped his hand down
hard. We got a fright. I liked how they had
signs up on display.’ By Dimitee Taylor
‘Striving for Excellence’
Open since 1887
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Wednesday 22nd March, 2017
Dear Parents,
Recently, the Puckapunyal Primary School applied for a Term 2 Sporting Schools Grant from the Federal
Government. If we are successful we will soon receive a grant.
That means, in Term 2 the Puckapunyal Primary School is offering an opportunity for students to participate in
some Before School Sport.
To apply for the grant we had to choose different sports to be the themes of the sessions – for Term 2 the sports
are:
Tuesdays - Triathlon (Jogging and Swimming) at the Area Swimming Pool for Years 3-6 students (students
will be walked to school by staff after the sessions). This activity is a great opportunity for students who want to
enter the Team Triathlon in early August
Wednesdays - Triathlon (Cycling) at school (using Sanananda Rd) for Years 3-6 students. This activity is a
great opportunity for students who want to enter the Team Triathlon in early August or practise their bike riding
skills for the Bike Education Program in Term 2.
Thursdays - Golf and Bat Tennis/Tennis at school for Foundation to Year 6 students.
Beginning Week 2 of Term 2.
Any student in the year levels that match the activity can attend. There is no cost. Class teachers and other staff
will be there to meet the students, supervise them and give them an opportunity to participate.
Please see the timetable on page 8. To participate in any of the sessions, we must have a return slip before the
date of the intended session. Families can pick and choose optimal dates. Return slips will be available at the
front of the school office and on our school website. Please do not hesitate to contact the school for any more
information.
Yours sincerely,
Kevin Warne
Principal
‘Striving for Excellence’
Open since 1887
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Week 2
Triathlon (Jogging and
Swimming) Dates
ANZAC Day
Triathlon (Cycling)
Dates
Wednesday 26th April
Golf and Bat
Tennis/Tennis Dates
Thursday 27th April
Week 3
Tuesday 2nd May
Wednesday 3rd May
Thursday 4th May
Week 4
Tuesday 9th May
Wednesday 10th May
Thursday 11th May
Week 5
Tuesday 16th May
Wednesday 17th May
Thursday 18th May
Week 6
Tuesday 23rd May
Wednesday 24th May
Thursday 25th May
Week 7
Tuesday 30th May
Wednesday 31st May
Thursday 1st June
Week 8
Tuesday 6th June
Wednesday 7th June
Thursday 8th June
Week 9
Tuesday 13th June
Wednesday 14th June
Thursday 15th June
Week 10
Tuesday 20th June
Thursday 21st June
Thursday 22nd June
Week 11
Tuesday 27th June
Wednesday 28th June
Thursday 29th June
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Family Name
Student Given Name
_____________________
Room No
______________________
______________
I give permission for my child to participate in the Before School Sport Sessions with the Puckapunyal Primary School.
In case of accident, or illness, I authorise the teacher in charge of the activity to consent, where it is impractical to
communicate with me on _____________________or ____________________ to my child receiving such medical or
surgical treatment as may be deemed necessary.
Signature of Parent or Guardian:......................................................................………………
Full Parent or Guardian Name in Block Letters:.................................................................................
Dates:
Wed
26/4
Thurs
27/4
Tues
2/5
Wed
3/5
Thurs
4/5
Tues
9/5
Wed
10/5
Thurs
11/5
Tues
16/5
Wed
17/5
Thurs
18/5
Tues
23/5
Wed
24/5
Thurs
25/5
Tues
30/5
Wed
31/5
Thurs
1/6
Tues
6/6
Wed
7/6
Thurs
8/6
Tues
13/6
Wed
14/6
Thurs
15/6
Tues
20/6
Wed
21/6
Thurs
22/6
Tues
27/6
Wed
28/6
Thurs
29/6
‘Striving for Excellence’
Open since 1887
**Please tick the
box of the intended
dates**
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Anzac Day is on Tuesday the 25th of April (during
2nd week of Term 2). We hope that all families enjoy
the day. On Wednesday 26th April, at a special 9am
morning assembly, we will have a commemoration to
pay respect to the ANZACs. Mrs. Janine Franks and
some of our students will be conducting the
commemoration. There will also be performances from
our school choir. We encourage students to bring
wreaths to school and any child in cubs, scouts, guides,
etc, can wear their uniforms for the commemoration.
All parents are welcome to attend our commemoration.
It will be held in the school’s PC Centre.
As in previous years, our school choir will also be
attending the dawn service at Memorial Park on
ANZAC Day. We will be performing 2 songs at 5:45
a.m. We would encourage all school community
members to attend the service.
At both ANZAC commemorations, our school captains
will be laying wreaths on behalf of the school.
Ms O’Connor has begun choir rehearsals for the Dawn
Service.
The Years 2-6 students in the choir have been
practising during some lunch eating times.
Jake Eastwood, Jayden Morgan, Morgan
Matthews and Jazzmi Faisal in F/1 O’M
have already won certificates in
Mathletics! Well done!
Well done to all of the students who rode or walked to school on
Friday. The pancake breakfast was yummy!
‘Striving for Excellence’
Open since 1887