Newsletter No. 34 8th November, 2017

In This Issue: Student Achievement Social Service Icy Poles for Sale in the Canteen

Cancellation – Meet the Principal Team Reminders Notices Recently Sent Home

Dear Parents, As this is a short week, this edition will be more a bulletin than a newsletter, and therefore is much briefer. I hope all Hartwell families enjoyed Cup Day yesterday and the fun and festivities that go with it. Every year when Cup Day arrives it seems like a signal that the end of the school year is just around the corner. We have almost finished employing staff and ordering supplies etc. and graduation plans for the Year 6 students are now underway. Student Achievement Congratulations to Riki Lethbridge who has been selected to represent Victoria in the School Sports Australia National Diving Championships. Riki will travel to Adelaide for this competition in December. We are very proud of Riki’s achievements and wish him all the best for this competition. The Australasian Problem Solving Mathematical Olympiads (APSMO) is a competition for students in Years 5 and 6 of primary schools and Years 7 and 8 of secondary schools from around Australia and New Zealand. Each year thousands of schools participate in the competition. It is aimed at challenging participants' maths problem solving abilities in a creative manner - as opposed to simply reaching a solution using a prescribed method. There are five Olympiads over a five month time period. Each Olympiad comprises five questions which must be completed in 30 minutes. The Maths Games is focused on encouraging students to challenge themselves and develop their own abilities, whilst working with teachers and fellow students to enhance their skills in this area. Congratulations to the eighty Year 5 and 6 students who participated in the Maths Olympiad or Maths Games this year. All students worked hard to prepare for these challenges and performed creditably. In particular we commend:

Dates to Remember Term 4 October November

Friday 10 Senior Girls Hoop time Regional Final

Friday 17 Ready, Set, Go Wednesday 22 Year 1 FAMPA Thursday 23 Market Night Friday 24 Ready Set Go Wednesday 29 Year 1 FAMPA

December

Friday 1 Ready, Set, Go Tuesday 5 Prep Information

Evening Wednesday 6 Year 1 FAMPA Tuesday 12 2pm-Orientation for new

HPS students Yrs 1-5

Friday 15 Whole School Christmas Concert & Carols – 2pm

Thursday 21 Year 6 Graduation Friday 22 End of Term 4-

dismissal at 1.30pm 2018 Term 1 January Monday 29 Teachers resume Tuesday 30 Term 1 commences

for students-Yrs 1-6 February Monday 26/2-2/3 Year 6 camp to

Canberra

The Year 6 team who were awarded

‘Outstanding Achievement’ as they scored in the

top 10 % of entrants.

Justin Z in Year 6 who achieved a perfect

score in all five Olympiads. This score was only

obtained by 492 students from the 32,542

students who completed the Division J Olympiad

this year and places Justin in the top 1.5% of

participants.

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Andrew L and Timothy Y in Year 5 who scored

the highest individual score in the Year 5 team,

of 22 out of 25.

Emilio V who was awarded a Special

Achievement Award for his outstanding effort,

persistence and improvement in problem

solving.

Siena C and Alexander G who achieved a

perfect score in the Maths Games.

In addition 38 students achieved scores placing

them in the top 10% and 12 students achieved in

the top 20% of all entrants.

Social Service On Friday the SRC will be running a social service day. The aim of the day is to raise money for Sea Shepherd Australia - a non-profit conservation organisation whose mission is to end the destruction of habitat and to protect wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. Students can wear ‘free dress’ and we ask that each student brings a $2 gold coin to support this fundraiser. Hopefully we will raise lots of money for this great cause. Icy Poles for Sale in the Canteen Icy poles will be on sale for 50 cents at the canteen on Tuesdays and Fridays after school. The Year 6 parents and students have organised this and all proceeds will go towards the Year 6 Graduation. This is a wonderful service for the school community as the weather becomes hotter. Cancellation – Meet the Principal Team In a recent newsletter I invited you to a Principal Parent Morning Tea on Friday this week- 10 November. Unfortunately we will have to cancel this meeting as Pip Turner and I together with Margaret Aitken will be at a meeting for Literacy leaders. We will re-schedule in the next few weeks- either one morning or towards the end of the school day. My aim is for parents to meet Pip and also Adrian O’Connor as some of you with younger children don’t really know Adrian either. Reminders

Some parents have already sent us their Working

With Children Check. Please make sure you go

online soon to organise a WWCC as it will be

necessary if you intend assisting in the classroom,

canteen or uniform shop; with swimming or on

excursions etc. next year.

Thank you to those who have notified me if their

children will not be attending Hartwell in 2018. This

is very helpful and has enabled me to begin putting

in place systems and plans for next year. If you have

not yet let me know that your child will be leaving

could you please do so this week.

‘Ready, Set, Go’ resumes next week, November

17 from 9.40-10.40am in the Prep learning

community.

Hartwell P. S. “Sunsmart-approved” hats

available from the uniform shop are a compulsory

aspect of school uniform in terms 1 and 4. Please

work with us to promote and encourage appropriate

sun smart behaviour and habits. The children’s

safety and health is an important issue for us all.

Notices Recently Sent Home

Free Dress Day – Sea Shepherd Conservation

Society

2017 Yearbook

Year 2 Excursion-Playgrounds

Digital Technology Codebotics Incursion

Year 6 Bowling Excursion

Year 5 Inquiry Ceres Incursion

Kris Moore Principal PE UPDATE JUNIOR BOYS ALL STARS It was an exciting day for our Junior Boys All Star Team who competed in the Hoop Time Regional Finals last Tuesday. The standard of basketball, as you would expect, was extremely high and our boys were very competitive. The team finished the rounds with two wins, one draw and a loss which saw the team win through to the finals. In a cut-throat match against our hometown rivals Ashburton, it was a tough match. Ashburton came out firing and could not miss. A little overwhelmed, the HPS boys composed themselves and matched their opponents for the remainder of the match but unfortunately went down by eight points. This was a great effort to make the finals at the regional level and the boys should be very proud of their efforts. We are very grateful to Andrew Hind for coaching the team, thank you. Thank you to all of the parents for supporting the team and transporting players to the venue. Well done to: Ed H, Ed W, Oscar S, Jono M, Riley H, Markus N, Ben F, Griffin A, Hugo S and Alex W. GO HARTWELL!

SENIOR GIRLS ALL STARS Best wishes to our Senior Girls who will compete in their Regional Hoop Time Final this Friday. We wish them well.

TENNIS TRIALS A reminder that tennis trials for selected Year 4 & 5 students are being held this Friday at Burwood Tennis Club at 4pm. Please see me if you have not already and wish to trial.

Have a great week.

Jo Bayes PE Teacher & Sport Co-ordinator bayes.joanne.l@edumail.vic.gov.au

POP-UP UNIFORM SHOP– HELPERS NEEDED Our collection of second hand uniforms is starting to grow! We need to organise a pop-up uniform shop before the end of the year. For this to happen though we need helpers! If you are interested in organising the shop please let me know ASAP. We usually run the pop-up shop on a Friday afternoon from 3pm onwards. Please come and see me if you’re keen to help out (I’m in the same office space as Lisa). Thanks, Pip Turner Assistant Principal GRADE 6 GRADUATION ICY POLE STALL As a part of the Graduation fundraising, the grade 6 students will be holding an icy poll stall on Friday the 10th in the canteen. The icy pole sale will be on every Tuesday and Friday after school. The cost of icy pole is 50 cents. Your support with the graduation preparations will be much appreciated! The Graduation Fundraising Committee

Good Food Shop Online Ordering Please note that all lunch orders need to be ordered using the Qkr App. Please ensure that you choose the right dates and also click on the ‘Confirm’ button as your child’s order will not come through to us if the order has not been confirmed. Recess – Cash sales which will be over the counter only.

Term 4 Menu The Term 4 menu is available on the school’s website and a hard copy from the office. Good Food Shop Rosters for this week

Roster Wednesday

08.11.17

9.00am-9.30am

1st Shift 9.15-

11.15am

Asha Govind, Seew Low

2nd Shift 11.15am-

1.15pm

Nuri Hinduran,

Full Session 9.00am-

1.00pm

Yvonne Chen

Roster Friday 10.11.17

9.00am-9.30am

1st Shift 9.15am-

11.15am

Sara Golubenko, Sondre

Collec

2nd Shift 11.15am-

1.15pm

Jenny Mrtin, Tammy

Hiew

Full Session 9.15am-

1.15pm

Yvonne Chen, Jessica

Palmer

Catriona McCraw Canteen Manager

Uniform Shop The Uniform Shop will be open every Tuesday from 8.45 – 9.00 am for fittings only. All orders must be processed in the school office first. If you need to place an order, please pick up an order form from the office or download one from the school’s website and place the order through the office. There will be approximately a two-three week wait on all orders as we are unable to store large quantities of stock. Hats and folios are available to purchase from the office. Alison Watson Claire Lugger watson.ali@icloud.com dm.cl@hotmail.com

Sick Bay Washing Roster Thank you for volunteering to go on the sickbay washing roster. The roster for Term 2 2017 is below. If you are unable to do the week you were allocated, please swap with someone else on the roster. Please collect the sheets on Friday and return them some time during the following week. If you require any assistance, please see the office staff. Term 4 Roster

10.11.17 Sarah Searle Max S6O

24.11.17 Hanh Pham Jack S6H

01.12.17 Tanya McNamara

Conor M4O

08.12.17 Bernadette Renggli

Mia S5C

15.12.17 Luize Svikers Harrison S5G

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