Dear Parents & Families, I have to begin this newsletter by telling you how SPECTACULAR our Yarra Glen team of students were at STATE SCHOOL’S SPECTACULAR! They were amazing! The event was outstanding. I was very lucky to have some terrific seats for this event at the matinee on Saturday. Congratulations to our happy and resilient students who worked extremely hard with rehearsal on Thursday and Friday followed by two performances on Saturday. There were some tired looking students on Monday. Congratulations to Tahlee Ferguson, Estelle Peterson, Braden Kellett, Sean O’Connor, Makayla Lovelace, Poppy Rayner, Aleshia Gilchrist, Kara Oakley Smith, Sophie Mason, Jayde Spence, Sophia Clune, Isabella Anderson, Ellie Jo Lovelace, Greta Basich, Paris McMurray, Isabella Murray and Georgia Nettlefold. Great work! Many many thanks to Mrs Thorne for giving up her own time and taking our team to rehearsals and encouraging them to keep to their commitment. Well done Mrs Thorne! We very much appreciate you. Congratulations to our netball team who made it to the finals and won. That’s a great achievement in itself. Well done! REMEMBER that TERM 4 is a Sunsmart term. Don’t forget to bring and wear your hats at all times outside. Active After School Care notes are due tomorrow. These were the green notes that went home last week. Please return if you would like your child to attend Active After School Care next term. Thank you for your support. Our Canberra Camp for grade 5-6 is in the first week of Term 4. The students and teachers will be leaving at 7am sharp from our school. Everyone needs to be packed and ready to go and enjoy a fabulous camp in Canberra. Have a great time everyone! I’ll be there to wave you goodbye. Continued over….

Calendar

Last Day Term 3

Early Finish– 2.30pm

19/9

Start Term 4 6/10

Gr 5/6 Camp

To Canberra

6-10/10

Gr 3/4 Camp to

Marysville

27th &

28th

End of another very busy term!

EARLY FINISH FRIDAY

19TH SEPTEMBER

LAST DAY OF TERM 3

2.30pm (After Assembly)

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Newsletter Date September 18 2014

Little Chefs cooking up a storm for

Father’s Day Breakfast!

REMEMBER YOUR SCHOOL

HAT FOR THE 1ST DAY OF

TERM 4. It’s also recommended

that children have sunscreen

applied before they come to school.

Hats are available from A Plus

Schoolwear who deliver to YGPS

once a week (free) or can deliver

by post (for the cost of Postage.)

!! FINISHED FOR TERM 3

Hope our Clubbers enjoyed

their Pancakes this morning!

This new Program proved to be

very popular for 3y.o.’s has

now finished for 2014.

The good news is it will return

in 2015!!!

PMP (Perceptual Motor

Program) Sessions for

Preps & Grade 1 on

every Friday

The Department of Education has asked that all schools have a process in place for confirming student absences. You may have received a note asking about your child’s unexplained absences. Please ensure the note is returned. If we do not receive a note from you, the absence must be recorded as ‘unexplained’ and followed up by the notes previously discussed. The Department of Education has instructed that schools follow up on students with high absences and/or constant absences that are unexplained. Please remember that ‘every day counts’ at school. Coming late and missing days makes students become disconnected and they literally miss out on not only their academic work but the social group as well. Obviously, if your child is sick and infectious, then of course they will need to be looked after at home as that is the best place for a sick child. Well, that’s it for Term 3! Have a wonderful happy and safe holiday. Spend time with your loved ones, relax and enjoy. Recharge the batteries for a great Term 4 commencing Monday October 6th . Regards Sue Di Giacomo Principal

School Uniform is now available

online at A PLUS

SCHOOLWEAR (Trading as

AGS Pty Ltd) or phone

Sharyn Niddrie on 0419 469

681 any orders will be

delivered weekly to YGPS.

MOBILE CANTEENS for

Friday lunches

www.mobilecanteens.com.au

FUNDRAISING UPDATE! Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Saturday 8th November.

We have been lucky enough to be accepted for a Bunnings Sausage Sizzle.

Please place the above date in your diary, we will need lots of help on the day.

If everybody does an hour or so it will make the day a huge success for all!

A request for helpers will be going home the start of next term.

Fundraising Team!

To all of our Working Bee helpers, thought you might like to know

we have had many compliments from visitors to YGPS about our

school saying how well kept the grounds were.

Always glad to hear some positive feedback for our efforts !

Student Awards

NB: PARENTS need to advise us if their

child is not going to attend on any

afternoon. In Term 4 our Thursday

activity will be Lawn Bowls so we will be

walking down to Yarra Glen Bowls Club

every Thursday. Helen Ryan - Co-

Ordinator

Grade Award Student

PB Student of the Week

Reading Award

Tahlia

1/2H Student of the Week

Reading Award

Sienna & Liam

Liam

1/2WT Student of the Week Bailey

4/5M Student of the Week Sterling

5/6P Student of the Week Adam, Stuart & Liam Paul Tuesday October 21Tune in at

10.00am

Tuesday November 18

Tuesday December 16

Active After School Program

will resume on Monday 20th

October

Mike's Minute: [Glen] youth group finished term 3 last week with the big Billy Cart Race. This was a great celebration of a term long project that included many of our grade 5 and 6 students, and some very capable tradesman from the Yarra Glen and Districts Men's Shed, working together to build the most amazing billy carts, and then ultimately racing them at the Yarra Valley Racing Centre last Friday. One of the youth leaders, Andrew Marshall, designed the carts, the men’s shed guys did much of the fabrication, but then worked with the [Glen] kids to assemble, design a paint scheme and then paint the finished product. Some children used hand tools for the first time. It was great to see the intergenerational interaction, to see the older guys really enthusiastic for the project and to see them at the race to support the kids. And, the kids had a ball!!!! Maybe there I an opportunity this holidays to get out in the shed and teach your young ones some practical skills they haven't experienced, to share stories, maybe even of billy carts you had as a child, and to just spend quality time learning from each other. Whatever you do, I hope you all have a great break. See you next term, cheers, Mike Mike Baimbridge is our school chaplain and can be contacted through our office or on 0408143969

Constuctions

from the

‘Investigations

Room”

FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST

My dad had an AWSOME time because he liked to talk to new friends and his old friends. When my dad looked at the gifts that I

made for him he was AMAZED!!! By Sienna

When it was father’s day breakfast I got to prepare the food for my dad. It was fun. My dad loved it. I had heaps of fun and I am very lucky because dad drove from Chelsea to Yarra Glen to be with me. By Laura Last Friday we had father’s day

breakfast and the dads were waiting for breakfast. I got all the food for Chris. I got toast and Juice. Molly and Erin did not get anything. Chris thought it was great! By Ethan

Father’s day breakfast was the best breakfast I have ever had in my life. My dad loved it but he had to go to work. But I will see him tonight. It was fun when they did the raffle because when Ms Willison called Violet to give it a go, she pulled her dad’s raffle ticket out. Her das was surprised but the winner was Koby’s dad. My dad had fun. By Campbell I did not have my dad. I had my cousin

because my dad was in Queensland and my grandpa was sick. My cousin left early because he had to go to school which was bad but I still had fun. By Liam

On father’s day breakfast there was a raffle. I did not win but I did not care. I still loved it. I made my own breakfast and my dad’s. By Madison

ADVANCE NOTICE:

‘TWILIGHT MARKET’ 4.00 TO 6.00 PM

THURSDAY 30th OCTOBER.

The Market will commence at 4.00 pm. and con-

clude at approximately 6.00 pm.

Teachers will remain on duty to supervise students

until they are picked up. Students must be signed

out by their classroom teachers.

I confirm that this timetable will operate on Thurs-

day 30th October, even if it rains.

ALL WELCOME!!!

Subject to School Council Approval we advise that

students will be required at school at 12.00pm on

Thursday 30th October. They will complete normal

classroom routines until approximately 3.30 pm, then

prepare their stalls for trading.

Remember to

check out our

WEBSITE!

ygps.vic.edu.au

C OM M U N I TY EV E N T S/ NO T I CE S

HEARTLAND Church offers our community the

opportunity to gather and explore some of life's deeper

issues with local families in a fun and relaxed setting.

10a.m. Sunday's at the Memo Hall Yarra Glen Casual dress,

casual and friendly atmosphere. Church for you and your

family.

Yarra Glen and Districts Men's Shed is now open for

business Monday to Friday, 9 till 4pm. Don't sit at home

wondering what to do. Come to the shed and join with

the team. 16 Anzac Ave, near the Bowls Club and Skate

park.

Yarra Glen Playgroup is on every Friday morning during school term at the Uniting Church Hall 947 Bell st for 0-prep children and their parents from

9:30 until 11:30am Fun craft and activities, morning tea, gold coin donation per family, call Renee on 0422 508 509 or June on 97302247

[Glen] youth group is in recess for the school holidays, and

due to grade 5/6 camp, will not recommence until the 2nd

week of term 4. Have a great break, and see you after camp,

from Sally and the [Glen] team

Parenting Positively Quarterly Newsletter Spring Issue 2013 (limited copies

available from School Office ) Some useful workshops and information for parents.

www.parentingpositively.com.au and www.kidscount.com.au

Please remember to check the Lost Property Box before the End of Term