Ashburton Primary School

JULY 29 2015 Fakenham Road Ashburton 3147

PH: 98852559 FAX: 98854703

Principal’s Report

Dear Families,

Congratula*ons Cate G

It was my privilege on Monday morning to a�end the

func�on for the finalists of the ANZAC Day Poetry

Compe��on ins�gated by Kelly O ‘Dwyer Member for

Higgins.

Cate was selected as a finalist in her age group along

with a couple of other students from other schools. It

was wonderful so see so many students who had

thought so deeply about the sacrifice made by the

ANZACS. Cate received a folder with the poem reprinted

along with a cer�ficate to mark her achievement. Here is

her poem.

ANZAC DAY

I walked out onto the ba�le field

Thinking that my fate was sealed

Guns exploded and men swore

As they stepped in piles of gore

Hurry up then someone called

I no�ced that she was bald

I shivered a li�le then grabbed my gun

And set off to shoot someone

Bullets whizzed past me

This was not my cup of tea

But one crashed into my chest

One that was single from all the rest

I watched the day fold away

Never again would I happily play.

By Cate

Ex – Ashy Student selected for the Ashes

While watching the cricket the other night ( the Test

form is my favourite) I was curious about Peter Nevill the

new wicket keeper. They said he was from Ashburton

and I wondered if there was a connec�on. Thanks to

Maggie Stamoulis, the Branch Manager at the Bendigo

Bank we have found that Peter did in fact a�end

Ashburton P S .

He made a noteworthy debut being selected for the

second Test at Lord's a7er Brad Haddin made himself

unavailable for selec�on due to personal reasons. He

finished with 7 catches on debut, and 7 dismissals

overall, to be �ed for second for catches overall, but an

Ashes debut record. He also scored 45 runs in the first

innings.

Bu1erfly Garden

A huge thank you to the Year 1 and 2 students that

helped plant the Bu�erfly Garden. While the wet

weather isn’t the best for playing it will certainly help

establish the garden. The area will be maintained by a

group of interested students , weeding and watering to

ensure we have an area that will a�ract different

creatures as the weather warms.

Daffodils to brighten our day.

Thank you to the Guthrie family who each year bring in

beau�ful daffodils from their grandfather’s farm. They

make a cheery addi�on to the office area and staffroom.

Prep Enrolments

Calling any siblings who haven’t enrolled yet. Enrolments

close soon so that we can start planning for next year. If

you have a child planning to start next year could you

please come along to the office and Melissa will help you

complete the enrolment forms so that we have you on

the books.

Interes�ng Earth Fact

Sea ice contains between a tenth and a hundredth as

much salt as seawater. You can melt it and drink it.

You can see the stars during the day from the bo�om of

a well.

It would take 80 Moons to equal the weight of the Earth.

"The essence of teaching is to make

learning contagious, to have one idea

spark another." ~~ Marva Collins

Julie Gilbert

Acting Principal

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TERM 3

Wednesday 29 July

Cupcake Stall

3.15pm

Monday 3 August

Hot Dog Orders Due back

Wednesday 5 August

Parent’s Associa*on

Mee*ng 7.30pm

Friday 7 August

School Disco

Saturday 8 August

Trivia Night

Wednesday 12 August

Hot Dog Day

Tuesday 18 August

School Council

Thursday 20 August

School Sports

Ashy Olympics

FRASER

BRADMAN

GOOLAGONG

LANDY

Friday 28 August

Movie Fundraiser

Balwyn Cinema

Friday 4 September

Fathers Day Breakfast

Reminders

• Return Disco form and money to Office

• Return Hot Dog Order Form

• Return Ashburton Olympics consent form

• Bring in your Earn & Learn s�ckers

• Make sure Compass has your most up to date

contact details, mobile number and emails.

Year 1 Minibeasts Wow! You can’t believe what I did? Yesterday morning at school, Sarah

came in and told us so much about bugs, minibeasts and insects. I learned

about a type of worm that some�mes lives in dog poo. If you get dirty

hands and you don’t wash your hands and you eat something the worm will

go into your body and eat all your energy. All you have to do to get the

worm out is go to the chemist and buy some worm tablets. There was a

leech. Leeches suck blood. You need a flame or salt to get rid of them.

There were yabbies. There was a middle sized one, a small one and a big

one. There was a really small insect, but it was long too. It was black and

sort of yellow. She brought two toy insects. It was a lice toy and a

mosquito. The three things on the body we were learning about were the

head, the thorax and the abdomen. I really enjoyed having Sarah at school.

Sam 1TD

Yesterday, Sarah Quin came to talk to us about Minibeasts! I liked doing the

ac�vi�es she gave us. Sarah showed us what a s�ck insect looks like. I found

the talk interes�ng.

Janelle 1SN

Spiders have eight legs. Female s�ck insects have bumps on them but male

ones don’t. I got to see a tapeworm. Insects have an exoskeleton and we

learnt about leeches.

Lachie G 1LC

Sarah’s minibeast talk was very informa�ve and precise. Sarah showed us a

mosquito, a louse and some tapeworms. Isaac 1ET

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Term 3 Uniform Shop Dates

August 4th

August 18th

September 1st

Assembly Performance

Monday 20.07.2015

Lucinda R will sing ‘Cups’

A reminder to those

interested to please return

their Australian Girls Choir

forms (Years 1-6) by this

Friday. The workshop will run

a7er assembly in the

Performing Arts room on

Monday, August 3.

Enrolments for 2016

Do you have a child star*ng

school in 2016? Enrolments for Prep 2016 close at the

end of July. Please return all forms

asap to the Office including a copy of

a Birth Cer�ficate and Immunisa�on

Woolworths Earn & Learn Woolworths Earn & Learn is back and it is

now easier than ever to earn valuable

resources for your local primary school,

secondary school or Early Learning Centre.

Last year more than 14,500 schools and

Early Learning Centres benefited from the

program, boos�ng supplies in classrooms,

libraries, music rooms, gymnasiums and

science labs. It's simple to par*cipate. From

Wednesday 15th July to Tuesday 8th

September 2015, when you shop at

Woolworths you can collect Woolworths

Earn & Learn S�ckers from the checkout

operator or through an online order and

place them on a Woolworths Earn & Learn

S�cker Sheet. There’ll be one Woolworths

Earn & Learn S�cker for every $10 spent

(excluding liquor, tobacco, and gi7 cards).

Once completed, simply place the S�cker

Sheet in the Collec�on Box, either at the

Office or at your local Woolworths. You can

then redeem your Woolworths Earn & Learn

S�ckers for valuable educa�on resources for

your school.

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Smile Awards

Isla S PMD For offering thoughQul ideas and great solu�ons when discussing simple problems about

geRng along. Well done Isla, you always have something posi�ve to share.

Pearlina X PVC For making some wonderful new friendships this Term and playing new games.

Mason H 1ET For making a fantas�c improvement with his wri�ng. Well done on using interes�ng

words and re-reading your work.

Lyla M 1SN For being such a kind, caring, helpful and hardworking member of our class.

Joshua N 1LC For his great enthusiasm and progression in his reading. Amazing home reading every

night. Joshua, well done!

Natalie W 2LW For her crea�ve Haiku poem about a snail. Excellent wri�ng Nat.

Theodore H 2HL For his excep�onal fairness and care for his mates when playing footy in the schoolyard

Snowy E 2JB For working really hard in his maths clinics on place value and focusing on tasks.

Amaan H 2JH His beau�ful, caring nature. Amaan always tries his best and is a terrific friend to others.

Miles G 3DS You are an excellent student. You contribute to class discussions and work to the best of

your ability at all �mes.

Aidan P 3CR His excellent understanding of inverse opera�ons. Keep up the good work Aidan.

Scarle� S 3CR Providing a detailed summary of her text, ‘The Gangsta Granny’. It sounded as though she

really enjoyed the book.

Ruby H 3CR Consistently contribu�ng her ideas in class discussions. Ruby is a mo�vated class member

who is always ac�vely involved. Well done Ruby.

Ben R 3KA For his outstanding puppeteering skills so early in our Unit. What a fantas�c start.

Patrick M 3EM For consistently demonstra�ng the school values of respect, resilience, and responsibility.

You are a great role model to our class Pat!

Mia C 4DW For her commitment and determina�on to achieve her learning goals.

Mili C 4DW For always focussing on the posi�ves and showing respect for others.

Edward B 4KH For demonstra�ng resilience in the classroom and playground.

Sonal M 4KH For taking pride in his work and comple�ng all of his work to a high standard.

Thomas C 5DF For being a responsible member of our class who always does his best. Thomas is an

excellent friend and is always willing to assist his peers.

Stephanie A 5LP For constantly demonstra�ng leadership and being an excellent role model to others.

Niro M 5KT For being able to iden�fy the types of events that are associated with posi�ve and

nega�ve emo�ons. Excellent par�cipa�on and interest in the lesson.

Tamanna S 5KE For an outstanding start to term 3. Well done on striving to achieve your best.

Thomas B 6MB Working so hard to improve his skills and for kindness and good manners.

Hugh T 6CS For showing great responsibility and maturity , keep it up Hugh.

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100 Days of Prep

Plan*ng in the Bu1erfly Garden

The Department of Educa*on and Ashburton Primary School do not endorse the products or

services of any private adver*ser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Educa*on and

Ashburton Primary School for the accuracy of informa*on contained in adver*sements or claims

made by them.

"Come & Try Session"

Tuesday 4th

August at 3:45pm in the

Ashburton Primary School Gym

This session is for poten�al players seeking more informa�on

about the Club or wishing to join a team for the Summer season.

If you are unable to a�end but would like to register your

interest contact Sandie Tassone at lysandrat@bigpond.com or on

0414 848 012.