Mansfield Primary School

Mansfield Primary School Apollo Street, Mansfield 3722 Telephone 5775 2325 Fax 5775 1914 Principal: Julie McInnes Assistant Principal: Tom MacMunn Email: mansfield.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.mansfieldps.vic.edu.au

Newsletter No. 16 1st Nov, 2018

Nov 2nd S2S GD1 Hike Nov 2nd Regional Softball/Basketball GD5/6

Nov 5th Curriculum Day Nov 6th Melbourne Cup Public Holiday Nov 9th S2S GD2 Hike Nov 12th School Council Meeting 7pm Nov 13th Gd 1/2 Musical Nov 13-16th S2S GD6 Camp Nov 19-21 French performances Nov 22-23rd S2S GD3 Sheepyard Camp Nov 27th PREP 2019 Transition Nov 28-30th S2S GD4 STIRLING Camp Nov 30th GD 5/6 Museum Excursion Dec 3rd-6th Intensive swimming week Dec 7th P-2 Swim Carnival Dec 10th Volunteer Morning Tea 11:15am

Dec 10th School Council Meeting 7pm Dec 11-13th Stationary Pack Collection Days Dec 13th GD6 Graduation Evening Dec 14th GD3-6 Swim Carnival Dec 20th Students LAST DAY 1:30pm finish

Dec 21st Curriculum Day

already had a firm grasp of what is a rhyming word. Rhyming words is an early strategy of learning to read. The kinder children have three more transition days over the next month. We have a total of 68 preps which will make up 4 classes in 2019. This is the first time in the history of our school, that we have had four straight prep classes. PREP MUSICAL With Mary Poppins completing their theatre season, the stage was taken over with the Preps performing their Music and French performance. They were awesome! After only 9 months at school, they performed like professionals. The French community would have been impressed! At the beginning of 2019, Ms Holly Nicholson began teaching French at MPS. Within just a few months, French words were being spoken across the school. Within a another couple of months, children were blending words to make sentences and singing songs in French. Already our Grade 2 classes are creating phrases in French. Its inspirational learning that Holly has achieved in her first year of teaching. Congratulations also to our music teachers, Stacey Currie and Simone Reeder who have organised musicals for Preps; Gd3/4’s & Gd5/6’s this year. Gd1/2’s have their musical on Nov 13th. ATHLETICS Two of our students qualified for the State Athletic championships. Indi Nicholls and Jacoba Tanner travelled to Melbourne to compete at the highest level within Victoria. What an achievement! Whilst Indi performed well, Jacoba was struck down with illness and unable to compete at the last moment. Both girls are already champions in our eyes! Thank you to Ms Driessen and the girls’ parents who travelled to Melbourne. SCHOOL FEES Please contribute towards your unpaid school

Principal’s Report Hello Families, It is so nice to at least feel the sun on our backs. Let’s hope it hangs around for a while and doesn’t go from being cool to very hot overnight. For those of us on tank water, a little bit of rain on a weekly basis would be welcome (rain dances are welcome). It could become an expensive summer if this pattern of low rainfall continues. PREP TRANSITION As always, it’s been a couple of very busy weeks at MPS. This week we welcomed our new super cute preps. The transition was incredibly smooth. The children have been well prepared for school and were full of self confidence. One group I visited were busily reading a story which focussed on rhyming words. It was incredible how many children

REMINDER THAT HATS ARE TO BE

WORN IN TERM 4

fees if you have not already paid. This money goes towards paying for resources which directly improves the learning experience for your child. In the past this money has paid for computers, ipads, cameras, PE equipment, science equipment, reading resources, and improvements within the school physical environment. Without your fees, we would be limited in what we are able to supply. Thank you to the parents who have paid the contributions or continue to, through a payment plan. We are very grateful and appreciative. YOUNG MEN OLD MOUNTAINS Each year the “Young Men Old Mountain” program is offered to our Grade 6 boys. This year 11 students participated; Charlie Hall, Charlie Stephens, Judah Kelleher, Zac Empey, Jackson Van der Hoeven, Benson Clarke, Cayd Tumai Totorewa, Oscar Clelland, Ned Hall, Daniel Biram and Sam Guppy. What a fantastic group of boys to send off on a challenging 5 days of hiking and bush camping. According to the boys, the best part was Gardeners Hut (poo with a view). There were views of the Howqua River and Mt Buller, which Zac believes was the best view you would ever see. Thank you to the Outdoor Education Group who organised this very valuable experience for our students. During the camp, leadership skills were developed and built based on overcoming challenges and supporting one another. Please read the report from the boys. Photos will be included in the next newsletter. UNIFORM Many of our students are not in full uniform. Our overflowing lost property possibly contains your child’s missing jumper. If it doesn’t have a name on it, chances are that the jumper remains in lost property as students are unable to identify their clothing. Our school policy states that students will be in school uniform. Please ensure that your child has their name on their clothing. Secondly, if you can ensure your child is in full school uniform, you are respecting the policy established by our parent school council. There is also a blue scooter that has been next to the lost property bin for the last few weeks. Please collect it if it is yours otherwise it will be going to Vinnies next week. CURRICULUM DAY On Monday the 5th November, the children will have a long weekend due to a curriculum day. Teachers will be at school focussing on the 2018 data. This data includes; parent opinion survey, student attitudes to school survey, staff survey, Naplan results and the schools panorama report, which documents 2018 improvements. Teachers will then move on to reassessing our MPS assessment schedule, evaluating Misty Adoniou mentor text in writing, and exploring High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS). It will be a full but exciting day of professional learning. COMMUNICATION If you have any concerns regarding your child’s educational journey, please do not hesitate to ring and make an appointment with either myself; Tom MacMunn (AP); Nicole Comerford (Welfare coordinator), or your child’s classroom teacher. Working as a team ensures success.

WORKING BEE Last Sunday the school had its final working bee for the 2018 year. I apologise for the short notice. A few parents have suggested areas of improvement in notifying parents so thank you for your advice and I will discuss it with our school council members at the next meeting. Thank you to everyone who came. Although we were down on numbers in comparison to recent working bees, we were certainly not down on manpower! We had several people build two new sandpits. Our previous sand pit was falling down and proving to be an OHS issue. Maro Brega turned up with his machine and ripped apart the original framework. Add in some strong looking parents to create the new pits. Add the new sand and some toys and once again, we have a fabulous sand pit area. A group of parents worked hard weeding and mulching the area facing Apollo Street. Our pizza oven had a new layer of paint applied; the deck outside Grade 1-2 was primed and painted and the garden pruned. It is incredible the work that can take place when you have a group of keen and enthusiastic workers. I hope that in 2019 all families can contribute by attending one working bee in the year. That way we can continue to work hard as a school community to sustain and improve our school environment. NB. If you accidentally took home a round headed shovel please return to the school office ASAP. Julie McInnes

EXCURSION PAYMENTS – CSEF

There are many excursions planned for this term. Please ensure that you check the balance on your family account before paying so that any credit you may have can be allocated towards these costs. Please contact the school office if you are unsure.

ABSENCES

It is essential that parents/carers contact the school to explain why children are not at school. You can call the office, email, or submit an absence note via the Sentral App. If your child is recorded as absent without an explanation you will be contacted by SMS. Please call the office when you receive a message. Letters will also be sent home regularly during term if your child has 2 or more unexplained absences. You need to provide reasons why your child wasn’t at school against each date in the letter and return to school. Thanks for your cooperation.

AFTER SCHOOL ARRANGEMENTS Please make sure your child/children know if they are

catching the bus; being picked up & by whom; walking/

riding or any other arrangement. It solves a lot of distress

and confusion at the end of the school day if children know

what they are doing. If they tend to forget write it down for

them or use pictures.

STATE SCHOOL RELIEF

State Schools' Relief are now selling great priced, quality

'Student's Choice' leather shoes from as little

as $45.00. For all enquiries, please phone 03 8769 8400 or

contact@ssr.net.au

PREP MUSICAL—ACTION BACK STAGE

GARDENING CLUB A huge thank you to Snowgum nursery for the generous donations of vegetables for our garden and thank you to the families that helped in the vege garden on Sunday at our working bee and to the parent volunteers who have been coming to help on Tuesdays & Fridays. If you would like to come in and volunteer, the Gardening Club runs on Tuesdays and Fridays at 2.00. Please ensure you sign in at the office, and the office staff have sighted your Working With Children Check. The garden beds are still in need of some straw mulch. If you have any to spare or can donate any it would be greatly appreciated!

Grade 1/2 Musical - 13th November

NAPLAN

There are a lot of Naplan Reports waiting to be picked up from the office. ALL stu-dents in Grade 3 and 5 completed NAPLAN tests at school this year. If you haven’t picked up your child’s report please drop in to school to collect it ASAP as it needs to be signed as collected by you.

MANSFIELD SECONDARY COLLEGE

Enrolment forms for 2019 Year7 DUE Friday 26 October Year 7 Orientation Day Tuesday 11 December Year 7 Camp form and Medical form due Tuesday 11 December Year 7 Camp payment due Tuesday 11 December

SPORTS NEWS — REGIONAL ATHLETICS

On Friday 19th October 27 MPS students participated in the Regional Athletics Championships in Albury! We had 47 students overall representing our Mansfield District, which is a great result. The sun was out and it was a hot day for children! They all competed extremely well under tough circumstances. Some were at a Regional level for the first time, others for their fourth time. Our students cheered on each other and supported each other, no matter the result. It was a great day out and the school is very proud of not just our children’s results, but their behaviour and positive attitude throughout the day.

Well done to all the following who competed at Regional: BOYS: Tristan Fox (800m, 1500m), Liam SMITH (100m), Ethan VISSER (Hurdles), Sam GUPPY (1500m), Jett KIPPING (200m), Judah KELLEHER (1500m), Oscar CLELLAND (Relay), Zach EMPEY (Relay), Charlie STEPHENS (Triple Jump & Long Jump), Ashton DEAN (Relay), Lockie PECK (100m, Relay) GIRLS: Tasia CIARMA (Relay), Jacoba TANNER ( Long Jump & Relay), Elsie LEATHAM (Discus), Eva CLYDESDALE (1500m), Ellie KONIG (Relay), Eve CHANDLER (Relay), Amelia CLYDESDALE (200m & Relay), Molly DUNN (Relay), Pearl KONIG (100m & Relay), Brianna WEIGHT (Relay), Emerson KEATCH (Shot Put), Hannah ALLEN (100m, 200m), Indi NICHOLLS (1500m), Erin BROND (Discus), Isabel PETERSEN (High Jump & 100m) & Jamie DAVIS (200m)

Special congratulations to Indi Nicholls who placed 2nd in the 1500m & Jacoba Tanner who placed 2nd in the Long Jump. They have both now made it through to the State Championships on Monday 29th Oct in Melbourne! Also congratulations to Emerson Keatch who received a 3rd medal in shot put, and just missing out on a place at State. And special thanks to Billie Leatham who came as a parent but ended up being our personal photographer - Thanks Billie.

GRADE 6 HIKE Our Grade 6s set off on their practice hike two weeks ago, to help prepare them for their upcoming School 2 Summit camp. They walked to Rifflebutts and back, wearing the clothes and carrying the items they will be using on the actual camp. It was a great day to chat about all different parts of the camp and explore not just the physical challenges, but the mental and emotional ones also. They finished the day with a Bike Ed session and explored controlling the bike, gaining skills and learning about gears. S2S is not far away and the Grade 6s are getting excited! Well done to all the 6s that came prepared for the day. Lets hope that is a sign of what’s to come.

PREP HIKE

Our Preps had their very first hike on Friday 26th October. It was a first for the school also, sending preps out on a hike to start their School 2 Summit adventures. WHAT A GREAT DAY……Our Preps were amazing!!! We had perfect weather and luckily avoided any slithering friends! They started their walk from Carters Rd picnic area and followed the river all the way to Mirrimbah. There were stops along the way and plenty of nature to see. Special thanks to our parent helpers who came along on the day to help support our Preps and thanks to the Prep Staff for being great supporters of getting our kids out into our beautiful country side and getting them excited to be apart of MPS and the School 2 Summit program.

WANTED Parents with trailers who are happy to supply their trailer for the GD3 S2S CAMP to

Sheepyard Flat Nov 22nd-23rd and/or the GD4 S2S CAMP TO Mt Stirling Nov 28-30th. Please contact Jen Driessen on 5775 2325.

YOUNG MEN OLD MOUNTAINS 23RD—26TH OCTOBER

Charlie Hall, Charlie Stephens, Judah Kelleher, Zac Empey, Jackson Van der Hoeven, Benson Clarke, Cayd Tumai Totorewa, Oscar Clelland, Ned Hall, Daniel Biram and Sam Guppy

On the first day we met up at 8:30am at school. We left school and went to the Botanical Gardens to put all our stuff in the hiking packs. It was 20kg pack on our shoulders! We drove up to Timbertop saddle and had a 30min lunch before we began walking. We hiked to Sheepyard Flat where we set up camp and cooked dinner. After dinner we sat around a camp fire one of our two leaders lit a fire with a flint & steel. That night we went to bed & slept well! In the morning we had a noisy lift off until we got on the track. We walked to Tunnel bend flat where we had lunch. We continued hiking to Gardeners hut. All up we walked 9kms. At Gardeners hut there was a toilet on a platform called ‘Poo with a view’. That night the leaders lit another fire with the flint & steel and then it was off to bed. On day 3 we got up quickly and hit the trail. The view from the high track was great! Early afternoon we arrived at 8mile flat having travelled 8km. We did some teamwork activities before dinner and bed. On day 4 we did not hike but instead did service for National Parks Vic. We also did some solo time and made metal character trait necklaces. The next day we were at 7mile flat at 8:30am for pick up to be driven back to the Botanical park where we met up with our parents before a presentation and returning home.

The best things about camp: The environment; Goal setting; Fraser & Mark; Camping; Hiking; Hanging out with

each other; Riddles; Difficulties; Team Challenges.

NEEDED for the ART ROOM

Tissue/small size boxes Cardboard Tubes

Small plastic bottles Newspapers

If you have any of these please drop off at

the art room or the office.

Targa Street Stage Volunteers Required

Saturday 10 November For approx. 4hrs

Community/Sport Groups who provide 10 or more volunteers will receive a donation to

their club/group from Targa Australia.

Individual volunteers also welcome. Majority of volunteers will need to have their

car at the location with them.

Great opportunity to see the action first hand.

Please contact Nicole Nye for further details via nicole.nye@mansfield.vic.gov.au or

Ph 5775 8520

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

FOODWORKS MANSFIELD HALF MARATHON & FUN RUN

S U N D A Y N O V E M B E R 4 , 2 0 1 8

FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SCHOOL TEAMS

2KM RUN Two Age Groups - Girls and Boys

Start Times: Age 10-12 - 9.45am. Age 7-9 - 10am. Entry: $12

1KM RUN

for Age 4-6 - Start Time: 10.15am Entry: $6

(please arrive 1/2 hour prior)

CASH AND MEDALS for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category.

1st $60 2nd $30 3rd $10 Presentations at approx. 10-30am - 10.45am

All runners receive a Certificate of Achievement

Get your school involved and enter the

FOODWORKS MANSFIELD

PRIMARY SCHOOL CHALLENGE

WINNING SCHOOL TEAM RECEIVES

*$1,000

*Conditions apply

LAST YEAR'S WINNER WAS ST MARY'S