REMINDERS

Parents’ Club Meeting - Monday, May 18th , 9.30am

School Council Meeting - Tuesday, May 19th, 7.00pm

Winter Sport - Friday, May 22nd -

Nathalia V’s St Josephs, at Numurkah School Photographs - Wednesday, May 27th 9.00am

May 14th, 2015

‘Learning for Life”

www.nathaliaps.vic.edu.au

Telephone: 03 58662677

Principal: Chris McCallum

Holders of Nathalia’s educational history since 1878

Nathalia Kids Are Friendly Kids

“Respecting Adults” Last week’s Winners

F/1 W River Freeman

1/2 B Zoe Peterson

3/4 J Jack Hutchins

4/5 I Rohan Hermelin

5/6 R Aiden Lindsay

Congratulations to our

weekly winners.

This week’s theme is:

“Respecting Girls -

Respecting Boys”

Dress for the Weather

I visited a school once and the children were outside at recess playing even though the playground was covered in snow. I asked the teacher on duty about this and she replied that there is no such thing as bad weather, just poor clothing. While we don’t expect snow in Nathalia, the weather has taken a turn for the worse lately with winter coming a little early. I noticed while on yard duty the other morning before school that some children are only wearing shorts and polo shirts even though it was about five degrees. Children need to rug up for the colder weather and make sure they have a school jumper or jacket to wear. At playtimes coats and beanies might be required as the temperature drops. The classrooms are well heated and comfortable but we don’t want to see children cold at playtimes. Please ensure your children are dressed with the weather conditions in mind. New School Furniture

We have placed an order for new tables, chairs and lockers for Miss Inglis’ and Miss Routledge’s classrooms. The furniture will replace the desks and chairs that have been in those rooms for about 15 years. The new furniture is more comfortable and practical for the children and will enhance teaching and learning. We expect the furniture to be delivered within the next five weeks. Mother’s Day

We had a fantastic response to the Mother’s Day morning tea and the gift stall that was held later in the day. The Parents’ Club should be very happy that their hard work was rewarded with such enthusiasm by the children and parents. NAPLAN Tests

This week the children in grades 3 and 5 have been completing the NAPLAN tests. These tests not only provide a snapshot of an individual student’s understanding in literacy and numeracy but also we establish trend data indicating how the school is travelling in these areas over a period of time. NAPLAN is one of the many ways that we assess student achievement. Teachers derive data from several tests over the school year so that we can accurately reflect your child’s level of understanding and to enable us to judge how to teach to the needs of the individual. Chris McCallum

Jakara, Tully and Zoe making sausage rolls at the Youth Engagement

Mentoring Program

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S chool Photographs

Master School Portraits will be taking

photographs at the school on Wednesday,

May 27th from 9.00am.

Order envelopes have been

distributed to students this week. Family

order envelopes are available from the

school office.

All envelopes and payment need to be

returned to school by photograph day.

There is a quantity of winter school uniform available for sale from the school office , at reduced prices. Girls Bootleg Pants - Sizes 6 (2),8(6),10(3),12(9) & 14 @ $15.00 each (normally $25.00) Boys Double Knee Track Pants - Sizes 4(5),8,16, M & L @ $10.00 each (normally $22.00) Vests - Sizes 6,8,12,14,16,18 @ $5.00 each

R ACV Energy Breakthrough

Nathalia Primary School is once again

entering a team in the pushcart section of the

RACV Energy Breakthrough which runs in

Maryborough from Thursday, November 19th

to Sunday, November 22nd.

Even though it seems a long time

before we go there are many things to do

before we get there.

This year’s team of Charli, Jakara,

Aiden, Jason, Daniel, Archie, Devon, Cody and

Jai-Dee are very excited as we have a big

brother, an ex-student and an ex-RACV team

member in Josh Dorrity who is going to help

the students build a new cart.

The students are currently writing

letters looking for sponsorship to help get the

team to Maryborough. As well as the entry

cost of $250 we need to raise money to cover

the costs of building a new cart, team uniform,

and accommodation in the caravan park at

Maryborough.

If there is anybody who would like to

help sponsor our team it would be greatly

appreciated.

Jeanette Hill,

Coordinator.

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P arents’ Club

Thank you to all who contributed to our

Mother’s Day Morning Tea and Raffle. It was a

fantastic turnout and great to see so many mothers,

grandmothers and special friends attending.

The morning tea was made possible by those

people who cooked and helped out in the kitchen.

Your time and cooking skills were much appreciated.

Our raffle was well supported raising $400.00.

Thank you to Debbie Inglis and Marilyn Frost

for the flowers, Alana Zammit for the photography

and Mrs King-Jones and the school choir.

We also were very grateful to the Nathalia

Pharmacy for their very generous donation of items

for the Mother’s Day Stall. These were all individually

wrapped for by them for the children to purchase

which looked absolutely stunning.

The Raffle winners were:

1st Molly & Abbey Sheahan

2nd Nyrie Hansford

3rd Kristy Begley

4th Faye Booth

5th Helen Okey

6th Jackie Brinsdon

7th Sue Morgan

8th Kristine

McDonald

9th Tyler Moor

10th Carmel McKenna

11th Sheahan Family 12th Jayda Hawks

Lucky Door Prizes were won by: Margaret Morgan, Janine

Kopsidas and Alana Zammit

We would like to acknowledge the following

businesses who kindly donated raffle prizes:

Stephens Jewellers, Shepparton What’s New

Brereton’s Bakery Bridge Hotel

The Good Guys, Shepparton Casual Step

Just Me Patsy Blake St.

Butchery

Club Veg - Robyn Myers Leanne Pell

Kewstoke Olive Estate Nathalia

Post Office

Unique Beauty Lounge

Thank you, Parents’ Club

Nathalia 3/4 & 5/6 Football

Nathalia 5/6’s vs Mooroopna White (away)

Mooroopna 54 defeated Nathalia 32 Goal kickers - Ryan Bell 1, Darcy Backway 1, Billy

Brinsdon 1, Cooper Bloodworth 1 & Oliver Sheehan

1 Best on - Will Sheehan, Mak Hindmarsh, Charlie

Dietrich, Billy Brinsdon, Kaleb Kopsidas and Harry Caldow

The team played well and improved in the second half. Well done boys!

Nathalia 3/4's vs Numurkah White (away) Nathalia 34 defeated Numurkah 8

Goal kickers - Brodie Armstrong 2, Darcy Conroy 1, Charlie Sheehan 1 and Jack Hutchins 1

Best on - Brodie Armstrong, Darcy Conroy, Brady

Walpole, Jack Hutchins, Billy Liddell and Ned Frostick.

Great work by the whole team. The confidence of the boys is growing each week and

great to see the improvement from week to week. Keep up the great work!

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Goulburn Valley Dental Service Graham St Shepparton 3630 Dental Reception Phone: 58323 050

YOUR GUIDE TO THE SCHOOL DENTAL PROGRAM AT GOULBURN VALLEY DENTAL SERVICE.

WHO CAN USE THE SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE (SDS)? All primary school children in grades prep to six

All children enrolled in Special or Special Development Schools

Children in years seven to twelve whose parents hold a current

Concession or Health Care Card

All children aged 2-17 years of age eligible for the Child Dental Benefit Schedule (Funded by Medicare)

WHAT TYPE OF CARE IS OFFERED? Examinations (check ups)

Treatment, including: O Dental sealants to prevent decay O Application of fluoride O Fillings O X-rays O Extractions

WHO PROVIDES THE TREATMENT? All general treatment is provided by Dental Therapists More complex care is performed by Dentists

HOW OFTEN CAN I USE THE SDS? Once enrolled, your child will receive a notice of offer every 12 or 24 Months according to their identified risk status. Low Risk: - Children at low-risk of dental disease will be contacted every 24 months High Risk: - Children at high-risk will be contacted every 12 months

WHAT DOES IT COST? The service is free as well as Medicare Bulk Billing

HOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR CHILD?

Please have your P.C.C/H.C.C (if applicable) and your Medicare card available and contact Goulburn Valley Dental Service on telephone 58 323 006

between 8.30. and 5.pm,Monday to Friday. Your child will not be placed on a waiting list for dental care.

MAY

18th - Parents ’ Club meeting ( 9 .30am )

19th - School Council meeting

22nd - Division Cross Country

- Winter Sport V ’ s St Josephs at Numurkah

27th - School Photographs

29th - Winter Sport V ’ s Strathmerton ( Home )

JUNE

5th - Winter Sport - V ’ s St. Francis

8th - Queens Birthday Public Holiday

12th - Report Writing Day

15th - Parents ’ Club Meeting

16th- School Council Meeting

17th - Region Cross Country - (B roadford )

18th - Visiting Arts Performance ( Hercules )

24th - Reports & Learning Journals sent home

26th- Term Two concludes

JULY

13th - Term Three commences

16th - State Cross Country

20th - Parents ’ Club Meeting

21st - School Council Meeting

24th - Division Football/Netball/Soccer/ Teeball

Championships

- Winter Sport V ’ s Numurkah

( Numurkah )

31st - Lightning Premiership ( Yarrawonga )

AUGUST

7th - Regional Football/Netball/ Soccer/Teeball

Championships

17th - Parents ’ Club meeting

18th - School Council meeting

SEPTEMBER

6th - Fathers Day

10th - School Concert

14th - Division Golf Championship

18th - Term Three concludes

TBC - Parent/Teacher Interviews

OCTOBER

5th - Term Four commences

9th - Inter-School Athletic Sports

12th - Division Athletics Carnival - ( Shepp )

16th - Region Athletic Championship

(Shepp )

23rd - State Athletics Championships

19th - Parents ’ Club Meeting

20th- School Council Meeting

NOVEMBER

2nd - Pupil Free Day

3rd - Melbourne Cup Day

6th -Region Basketball & Softball ( Shepp )

11th - Remembrance Day

16th - Region Golf Championships ( Benalla )

16th - Parents ’ Club meeting

17th - School Council meeting

18th - Division Hot Shots (Shepparton )

26th - Region Hot Shots ( Wangaratta )

DECEMBER

8th - School Council Meeting

- Parents ’ Club Meeting

18th- Term Four concludes

TBA - Grade Six Graduation

- Water Safety Program

- Pool Day

- Infant Camp & Activity Day

January 2016

January 26th - Staff Resume

January 28th -Term One commences

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2015 SCHOOL CALENDAR EVENTS

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NATHALIA PRIMARY SCHOOL

CANTEEN PRICE LIST Term 2 – 2015

ROLLS DRINKS Ham or Chicken Gourmet Salad Roll 6.00 Orange or Apple Juice (300ml) 2.50

Salad Roll (salad only) 5.00 Oak Milk - chocolate, strawberry, Iced Coffee 2.00 Salad & Chicken Roll 5.50 Nippy’s Milk (375ml) 2.50 Salad & Ham Roll 5.50 - Chocolate, Honeycomb, Strawberry, Iced Coffee Ham & Cheese Roll 4.00 Fruit Drink Boxes (250ml) 1.50 Chicken & Cheese Roll 4.00 Cheese & Vegemite Roll 4.00 Chicken Roll 3.50 Ham Roll 3.50 Cheese Roll 3.50

(Relish, Gherkin Spread, Pickles & Mustard optional) Salad includes – lettuce, carrot, cheese, beetroot and mayo. DESSERTS Yoghurt Berry Crunch 3.00 WRAPS (Yoghurt, Muesli & Fruit puree) Chicken with salad 5.50 Frozen Yoghurt tubs 2.50 Ham with salad 5.50 Calippo (Frozen Fruit Juice) 1.00 Salad only 5.00 Moosie (Frozen flavoured milk) 1.50 -Chocolate or strawberry SALAD BOX – Jelly Cups 1.50 Chicken or Ham with salad 5.50 Salad only 5.00 Muffin Cake 1.50 HOT FOOD Gourmet Schnitzel Burger 6.00 Chicken Schnitzel Burger 4.50 (crumbed Chicken, lettuce and mayo) Chicken Schnitzel & Gravy Roll 4.50 Warm Chicken Wrap 4.50 Toasted Chicken & Cheese Wrap 4.50 Toasted Ham & Cheese Wrap 4.50 Cheeseburger 4.50 Chicken meat & Gravy Roll 4.00 Hamburger (with lettuce and mayo) 4.50 Lasagne 4.50 Toasted Focaccia - Ham Cheese & Tomato 4.50

Chicken Cheese & Tomato Pie - Bakery (with sauce) 4.00 Pastie 4.00 Snack Pie (¾ size) 3.00 Sausage Roll – Bakery (with sauce) 3.00 Dim Sims (steamed with soy sauce) 1.00 Toasted Ham OR Cheese Sandwich 3.00 Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwich 3.50 The above menu complies with the Australian School Canteen Association

TO MAKE AN ORDER:

Please write your

Name,

Grade

and Order

in the middle

of a brown paper bag

and

place money inside.

Thank you,

Lee-Anne Graham