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Manifold Heights Primary School Newsletter Principal: Barry Rowland Assistant Principal: Peta Mundine Business Manager: Jessie Burney Administration: Jacquie Clancy

Date: 23rd May 2019

Important Dates MAY

Fri 24th May Prep Grandparents Morning, 9:15am - 11am

Mon 27th May Parent Teacher Interview Bookings Open, 4:30pm, Compass

Tues 28th May Geelong North Division Cross Country Championships

Wed 29th May Winter Lightning Premiership (Football & Soccer)

School Banking Parent Information Session, 8:30am, Staffroom

Fri 31st May VSSS Rehearsal

JUNE

Sat 1st June Mano Community Garden, 9:30am

Wed 5th June Winter Lightning Premiership (Netball & Tee Ball)

Fri 7th June Seniors Immigration Journeys & Global Citizenship Incursion

Mon 10th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Wed 12th June Prep Supreme History of Toys Incursion

Mon 17th June School Council Meeting, 7:30pm, Staffroom

Wed 26th June Parent Teacher Interviews, 12pm - 7pm (PUPIL FREE DAY)

Fri 28th June Term 2 Ends, 2:30pm

Upcoming Event Consent Forms and/or Payments Due

District Cross Country Consent & Payment Friday 24th May

Winter Lightning Premiership Consent (Football & Soccer) Monday 27th May

VSSS 31/05 Rehearsal Consent & Payment Wednesday 29th May

Winter Lightning Premiership Consent (Netball & Teeball) Monday 3rd June

Senior Immigration Journeys & Global Citizenship Consent & Payment Wednesday 5th June

Prep Supreme History of Toys Incursion Friday 7th June

DO YOU HAVE A STUDENT STARTING IN PREP NEXT YEAR?

If you have a student due to start school in 2020, please collect an enrolment form at the General Office.

Our cut off date for Prep 2020 is Friday 31st May 2019.

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Education Week 2019 at Mano: ‘Celebrating Careers’

This is certainly a big week at Mano. We had a memorable

launch at Assembly on Monday, the highlight being the 3 parent

‘volunteers’ who talked to our students about their jobs, their

journeys to get there and how past experiences at school had

helped them to be successful. Opportunities for our students to

think about their futures have been created by staff, knowing

that we all grow up too fast! Breakfast this morning promised to

be a special event, with Vicki our Canteen Manageress doing a

truly fabulous job feeding approximately 350! The outfits that

students wore today displayed such a diverse variety of jobs

and careers – I think some extra help from parents was most

evident and most appreciated. Tomorrow we look forward to

hosting grandparents in our Prep community – stories about

how school was for them back in their days will be shared and

morning tea enjoyed just prior to morning recess time.

Federal Election Day BBQ and Cake Stall

With some awesome help from parents, a final profit of

$2,059.64 was achieved.

The cake stall contributions were amazing – thank you! Early

morning helpers ensured things were ready to match the 8am

Polling Booth opening in the Multi. Helpers throughout the day

kept sausages and eggs & bacon rolls ready to serve to hungry

voters. And a big sincere thank you to those parents who

helped to pack up at 3pm.

The breakdown of the takings on the day was: BBQ –

$1,804.05. Chocolate Drive – $46.00. Cake Stall – $742.00.

Costs have been deducted from these to show the overall result

We would like to thank the following businesses for their

generous donations: Bread Brothers Baking Company,

Brumby’s Bakery, Coles - Geelong West, Dan Murphys -

Geelong West, Nardi Produce, Steggles and Woolworths -

Pakington Strand.

I would also like to confirm the final profit from our recent

Mother’s Day Stall was $530.10.

Student Attitudes to School Surveying Coming Up

Over the coming week we will be inviting students in Grades 4,

5 and 6 to participate in an online survey, created by the

Department of Education and Training (DET).

Students will be asked to indicate their level of agreement with a

range of statements, embracing their learning, their peers, their

teachers and the school as a whole.

The responses are collated by DET and we expect this to be

shared back with the school early Term 3. From this we can

acknowledge the positives and also action some improvement

strategies to address those areas requiring attention. Survey

data is interesting to analyse as we can track how did the Grade

6s of this year feel 12 months ago as Grade 5s, how do we

compare to others schools and how did boys respond compare

to girls for example. Survey data will be shared in Term 3 when

it becomes available via future newsletters. ‘Similar’ surveys will

be completed by staff and also by a sample selected group of

parents, later in the school year.

Midyear Reports and Parent Teacher Interviews

Some advanced notice of these –

Reports will be issued on FRIDAY 21ST JUNE.

Parent Teacher Interviews will be on WEDNESDAY 26TH JUNE,

12pm – 7pm (this is a Pupil Free Day). Parents are invited to

book a ten minute Parent Teacher Interview with their child’s

teacher and/or specialist teachers

Bookings for Parent Teacher Interviews will open on Compass

on Monday 27th May, 4:30pm and close on Friday 21st June,

4pm.

School Council Parent Member Vacancy

We presently have a parent member vacancy on School

Council. This is due to the resignation of a parent member. The

term of office would be until March 2020. The next scheduled

School Council meeting is Monday 17th June at 7:30pm in the

Staffroom. School Council meets twice per term (so 8 meetings

for the calendar year).

For more information please feel free to contact myself via the

Office and we would be happy to allow a potential parent to

come along to the June meeting and ascertain if they wished to

make a longer commitment, after attending this meeting.

Model Gratitude

Instead of asking your children questions such as, “How was

school?” and, “What did you do today?” teach them to reframe

their day.

The following is a ‘game’ which could be played over dinner.

Everyone must answer three questions:

What did someone do today to make you happy?

What did you do to make someone else happy?

What have you learned today?

I really like this simple exercise for how it helps us all find the

positive in every day. It teaches gratitude, nurtures optimism,

and recognises kindness. It doesn’t matter what may have

happened at work or school, or how stressed any of us may

have felt when we sat down at the table; the whole mood seems

to lift once you’ve played this game. You can learn things about

your kids that they’d probably never have thought to tell you

otherwise. Try it. It might just become the highlight of your day!

Barry Rowland

Principal

Cadbury Chocolate Drive Discounted Chocolates

We have a limited number of Cadbury Christmas Edition Chocolates available to purchase from the Office for $20.00 per box (50% off). Please note these chocolates have an expiry date of 25th May 2019.

PA SHAYLA SHOOBERT - Shayla’s work is ALWAYS presented beautifully. She always has a red hot go and ensures

that tasks are completed to the best of her ability. Amazing Shayla!

PH ELIZA DEZELAK - Eliza has worked so hard and with a wonderful attitude on her writing work in particular. Her

positive effort has made a big impact. Excellent Eliza!

PT CHARLIE DODEMAIDE - Charlie’s work over the last few weeks has been outstanding and has shown that he has

really been putting in effort with all his work. Keep it up Charlie!

1A OLIVER IVANITSKIY - Oliver has put great effort into his persuasive letter writing this week, ensuring he has used

openers, connectives and WOW words. Awesome Oliver!

1C ALFIE OLIVER - Alfie’s quest for learning is evident every day. Weekly spelling results are excellent due to his

commitment and enjoyment of the English language. Amazing Alfie!

1S AMELISE BEAULAC - Amelise consistently ensures she is on task, everything she completes is to the best of her

ability and she always takes pride in her work. Amazing Amelise!

2B SHARMINA JOVAN - Sharmina always takes great care and pride in her work, producing work of a very high

standard. Keep it up Sharmina!

2C ZAVIER JARVIS - Zavier has been consistently putting in a great effort to attempt and complete all of his set tasks to

the best of his ability. Legendary effort Zavier!

2O RUBY EVANS - Ruby takes pride in the presentation of her work and she puts in a terrific effort to complete the task.

You’re a star Ruby!

MC SAVANNAH JUBB - Savannah always takes pride in her work. She asks questions and applies feedback to her

learning. You are a superstar Savannah!

MG KATE NIX - For making the most of her learning time, in both the classroom and specialist subjects. Kate puts great

effort into all her work so that she can achieve her full potential.

MM ANNABELLE OWEN - Annabelle tries her best at Mano each day. She takes great pride in challenging herself,

ensuring she produces quality work in class. Well done!

MS CAMERON WHYTE - Cameron has demonstrated an amazing amount of pride during Writing this term and has been

going the extra mile to include punctuation and WOW words when writing narratives. Great work Cameron!

MW ABBEY GRAHAM - Abbey has been putting so much time and effort into her writing this term, and because of this

she has been producing some fantastic imaginative narratives. I love how much pride you take in your work Abbey!

SB DAISY WOODHAMS - It has been great to see Daisy taking responsibility in Term 2 by putting more effort into her

work. She has shown she can ignore distractions in the classroom and really excel when she puts her mind to it.

Fantastic effort Daisy!

SN CARA GREVILLE - Cara was nominated by her peers for consistently demonstrating excellent listening skills and for

always putting a lot of effort into her work. Cool Cara!

SS TOM AIREY - Tom’s diligent approach to school life really supported him to be a stellar student leader, especially as

he (and his fellow student leaders) ran activities at our Careers Breakfast in fabulous style!

SV PHOEBE JOHNSTON - Phoebe shows an amazing amount of determination and effort each day with her classwork as she is a great model for SV. Fantastic Phoebe!

PERF

ARTS

JACINTA FURLONG - Jacinta has been exceptional in Performing Arts. She is always giving 100% in everything she

does, trying her best and assisting classmates when needed. Awesome Jacinta!

Art Award Kaisercraft are kindly sponsoring a weekly Art Award this term.

Each week one student will receive a $10 Kaisercraft voucher.

This week’s Art Award goes to: RUBEN CURRIE for his unique ideas and his great effort in Art.

CompassPay & Qkr!

From the 20th May 2019 we have replaced payments for camps, excursions and activities previously paid through Qkr! with Com-pass Pay, to simplify our payment and permission system for events.

Qkr! will now only be used for Essential Student Learning Items, Building Fund Donations and some fundraising events.

The Compass Pay procedures will not only ensure all events can run smoothly, safely and effectively, it will also have the following benefits for both parents and teachers:

No more lost or misplaced notes/permission slips

More efficient communication for parents regarding events

A quick and easy way for parents to consent and pay for an event at anytime from anywhere. Compass Pay is a secure payment portal and will not store any payment information you enter.

When there is an excursion, what will happen? The excursion permission note will be sent home. You will also receive an email with details of the upcoming excursion or “event” if your email address is up-to-date in Compass. You will then have to log into Compass to complete payment and consent. (You do not have to update your details – this information is already within the system.) When you have consented and paid via Compass the permission note does not have to be sent back to school. What type of card can I use? Credit or Debit Mastercard or Visa cards can be used in CompassPay. Will you receive confirmation of payment? YES. You must have a valid registered email address in Compass and you will receive an email confirmation that your payment was processed. What if I can’t remember a transaction that appears on my statement? Transactions will appear on your statement as ‘COMPASSPAY.COM’. If you are unsure what a payment is for:

Log in to Compass and go to the My Payments tab (under Tools menu); OR Go to www.compasspay.com and enter the basic details of the transaction/credit card.

Please contact Jessie or Jacquie at the Office if you have any further questions about CompassPay.

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parents are invited to book a ten minute Parent Teacher Interview with their child’s teacher and/or specialist teachers on Wednesday 26th June between 12pm-7pm. This day will be a Pupil Free Day.

Bookings for Parent Teacher Interviews will open on Monday 27th May, 4:30pm and close on Friday 21st June, 4pm.

Bookings are unable to be made after Friday 21st June, 4pm. This will ensure teachers have sufficient time to prepare for your child’s interview.

This year all bookings will be made online using our Compass Portal. Compass can be accessed at https://manifold-vic.compass.education or by using the Compass iOS or Android apps. Once you have logged into Compass under ‘My News’, you will see a notification for Parent Teacher Conference with a prompt to ‘Click here for Booking’. Follow the prompts to either ‘Start Booking’ or follow the instructions in ‘Show How to Book’.

Please note Parent Teacher Interviews will only be scheduled on an alternate day or time in exceptional circumstances.

If you require any assistance with booking a Parent Teacher Interview on Compass or would like to make a booking with a specialist teacher please contact Jacquie or Jessie in the Office.

Science News

Mrs Jehu is on the hunt for some cardboard boxes with lids approximately shoe box size. If any families have some they would like to donate that would be greatly appreciated.

The Senior students have been exploring reflection and coming up with some fascinating discoveries and designs! (photo)

Thanks. Ms Jehu

Scholastic Book Fair You are all invited to our Scholastic Book Fair during Education Week. There will be a broad range of books to cater for all students. Looking at past experiences, students have thoroughly enjoyed browsing and reading the books on display. It is a fun week! For your convenience, we will have Eftpos facilities available. Date: Monday 20th May – Friday 24th May Venue: Library Time: 3:30pm - 4:15pm National Family Reading Month of May is to celebrate books. “Research shows that family reading time is one of the BEST ways to grow a child’s interest in the wonderful world of books. Kids who read, succeed!” Have fun reading together!

Thanks. Mrs Bencic

Book Fair will run after school each day in the Library from 3:30pm - 4:15pm.

Friday 24th May – Prep Grandparents Morning, 9:15am – 11am

Prep Grandparents are invited to come along to visit the Preps from 9:15am – 11:00am to share some of their favourite toys and

play memories.

Thank you to everyone who came to visit our school during Education Week. Check out the photos from our Whole School

Breakfast on page 7! Thanks. Mrs Bath

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE TO ORDER THROUGH THE OFFICE OR ONLINE Digital Entertainment Books are available for online ordering only. Please head to

http://www.entbook.com.au/1131v43 to order yours today.

Help Save the Gorillas by Recycling Your Old Phones

After attending the Werribee Open Range Zoo the Grade 5s are inspired to help and are calling on you!

Our school is supporting gorilla conservation by collecting old phones and devices to be recycled

+ We accept all mobile phones, smart phones, tablets and associated accessories in any condition

+ We take data security seriously. Full data clearing services can be arranged for free when we book the free courier.

Funds raised through the recycling of mobile phones are donated to support Zoos Victoria

and our conservation partners, Gorilla Doctors, who provide life-saving medical care to

fragile wild gorilla populations in Africa.

There is a collection box at the Office for your old phones.

Thanks. Ms Jehu & Grade 5 students.

Woolworths Earn & Learn

The Woolworths Earn & Learn Program commenced on Wednesday 1st May and will run until Tuesday 25th June.

Redeeming rewards from this program will help the school to update educational equipment and resources.

Please collect the Earn & Learn stickers when shopping at any Woolworths store, complete the sticker

sheets and drop into the box located at the School Office or in the Mano box located at Woolworths -

Pakington Strand.

Blank sticker sheets are available from the Office.

Maths @ Mano

Education Week Whole School Breakfast, Thursday 23rd May

SCHOOL BANKING School Banking day is FRIDAY

Remember, Friday is School Banking day and students should bring in their weekly deposit. For every deposit made at school, students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for an exclusive School Banking reward item in recognition of their regular savings habits. Term 2 Super Savers Rewards (pictured) include:

Yeti Fluffy Notebook

Icicle Slapband Ruler We will be holding a School Banking Information Session at our school: Time: 8:30am Date: Wednesday 29th May Location: Staffroom Please join us and find out more about the School Banking program and how your child can get involved.

Manifold Heights PS Week beginning 20th May 2019

Coordinator: Georgie Petrovski

Hi Everyone!

Reminder: Camp Australia Cancellation Process

If your child is not attending the OSHC program on any day they are booked, you must let us know via phone on the Manifold

Heights OSHC mobile phone service number which is 0405 422 142. We are to follow correct procedures in locating children who

have not shown up at the service. Please ensure you communicate via call or text if your child is not attending the OSHC program

service and there is a prior booking for the day.

Anyone who is interested in joining OSHC please feel free to pop in and have a chat with us and see what before and after school

care looks like.

Thanks. Georgie

Community Notice If you have any unused toys or recyclable equipment that you feel would be useful for

any craft or art activities we would really appreciate any donations. Thank you.

OSHC ROOM ACTIVITIES

Beads

Board games

Story Writing

Mano’s before and after school care

program is run by Camp Australia.

More information can be found at

Proud suppliers of the

Manifold Heights

Primary

School uniform Open: Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.30pm

Saturday 9.00am – 1.00pm

Compass School Manager

You can download our Compass app for FREE at the App

Store (iPhones) or Google Play Store (Android). Just search

Manifold Heights Primary. This is a great method of

communication between the school and our parent community!

You can receive notifications about upcoming events and

notify the school of student absences.

You can now use CompassPay to consent and pay for

excursions online! CompassPay is a quick and easy way for

parents to consent and pay for an event at anytime from

anywhere. Compass Pay is a secure

payment portal and will not store any payment information

you enter.

- ‘We make kids smile’

OSHC school number:

5229 7257

Customer Service:

1300 105 343

Sonya Kurul Sales Consultant Barry Plant 5221 4011 0456 751 665 skurul@barryplant.com.au 59 Gheringhap Street Geelong, 3220

Music Lessons AT school

Piano, keyboard, Guitar, Ukulele, Drum or

Singing Lessons

During &/or After School Hours at School

To enrol in, or to obtain more information

please contact Meagan:

mbmt@bigpond.com

Providing Music Lessons in local schools since 1985.