Principal: Susan Duncan Facebook: Boolarra PS Telephone: (03) 51696471 P O Box 249. Boolarra, 3870 Email: boolarra.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Webpage:

http://www.boolarra.vic.edu.au

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Boolarra Folk Festival Once again, our students will be opening the Boolarra Folk Festival on Saturday. This is one of the highlights of our school year and we are very excited to be performing. We will be meeting at 10.45am at the Memorial Hall and walk across to our performing area. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Student Led Reporting This term we will be running our student led reporting conversations. These conversations are three ways and involve teacher, students and parents. This allows students to be actively involved in the learning and reporting process and allows them to share their growth as a learner. Students and teachers have been working on setting learning goals and identifying the strategies that will enable them to further progress. These conversations allow students to discuss with parents how home can be involved in learning and assist with progress.

Interviews will be running on the 12th and 13th of March. Please fill in the attached note with your time preferences. Preferences will be given on a first in first served basis and

every effort will be made to accommodate preferences, although this may not be possible for all.

Facilities – Help Wanted We have some areas of the playground that need some repair work. If you are able to help please let me know. Jobs include trimming bolts, advice and on filling up gaps on the pirate ship and weeding. We are specifically looking for someone with building/handy person skills to assist in formulating a plan and subsequent repairs. If you know of anyone within the community who can help please ask them to discuss this with the school.

Folk Festival Stall We will be pre-selling some items the students have made for our Folk Festival Stall. Foundation/One have Make-A-Wish paintings for $2. 2/3/4 are selling Bees Wax Wraps small $5 and large $10. 4/5/6 are selling Tie Dye Socks selling for $5 a pair. These items will be for sale on Friday in each child’s classroom.

Drumming at the Folk Festival: All our students will be involved in the drumming routine that opens the music program at 11:00 am. Please make sure that once the drumming has finished that you collect your child promptly

Friday 1st March Drumming with Steve Schulz. Any parents wishing to walk with us and be our audience is most welcome. PRE-SELLING OF FOLK FESTIVAL ITEMS FROM $2 UP TO $10

Saturday 2nd March BOOLARRA FOLK FESTIVAL – Parent and student help required please. EVERYONE TO MEET AT 10.45AM AT THE MEMORIAL HALL TO WALK TO OUR PERFORMING AREA

Tuesday 5th March SCHOOL PHOTOS students to have own envelopes and correct money. ANYONE wanting FAMILY envelopes please see Karen on Friday or Sue on Monday.

Wednesday 6th March Foundation Students commence full weeks at school.

Monday 11th March Labour Day Public Holiday – School Closed

Tuesday 12th March Student Led Reporting Conversations

Wednesday 13th March Yinnar & District Cross Country 9.30am Gaskin Park Churchill Student Led Reporting Conversations

Tuesday 19th March Parent meeting with the CSIRO at 3.30pm for 456 parents.

Thursday 21st March Boolarra Primary School Sports all day.

Thursday 28th March Yinnar & District Athletics Sports All Day.

Friday 29th March Party Plan Evening at Boolarra Football Club Rooms for Fundraiser

Friday 5th April Term 1 Ends. Early Dismissal 1.15pm.

Tuesday 23rd April PUPIL FREE DAY

NEWSLETTER

5th Issue of Term 1 2019 – Thursday 28th February 2019

as there is an aboriginal dance act straight after and the area needs to be cleared. Due to the weather conditions, please make sure your child is wearing a wide brimmed hat and a drink bottle with water. We will all meet at 10.45am in the front of the Memorial Hall to walk together to our performing area.

On Friday, we will walk to the park to practice our performance leaving school at approximately 11:15am. Any parents who would like to join us for the walk and be our test audience would be most welcome. Permission for this excursion is covered by the blanket permission form.

Folk Festival Stall Roster

Folk Festival Art/Fundraising Stall Roster Friday 3:30 pm Adults: Karen Twomey and Nadine Gleeson Setting up the shade shelter and tables down at the park (should take no longer than 30 minutes) Saturday 9:30 am – 10:30 am Opening Up: Adults: Karen Twomey and Sue Duncan Students: Lily, Gage and Jackson 10:30 – 11:00am (while drumming is on) Adults: Sharon Moule Former students: Lydia & Caterina Reiske 11.00 – 12:00pm Adult: Lydia & Caterina Reiske Former students: Charlotte M & Alira 12:00 – 1:00pm Adults: Natalie Donald and Mel Hinsley Students: Charlie, Tom and Jasper 1:00 – 2:00pm Adults: Linda Coney Students: Carly, Chloe and Layla 2:00 – 3:00pm Adults: Sue Duncan Students: Chelsea and Isabella 3:00 - Pack Up: Finalising sales and packing up: Adults: Sue Duncan, Nadine Gleeson & Joy Barnes Students: Kallarnie and Lana

DON’T FORGET- School Photographs for 2019 - Boolarra Primary School will be by our School Photographers, Spargo Photography. On Tuesday, 5 March 2019. To ensure that your photos are returned as quickly as possible, please follow these quick and easy guidelines.

Please write clearly on your child's envelope (Block letters preferred)

Please do not use small change as this can break or fall out of your envelope, if this is not possible, please tape up the sides or put the money in a freezer bag then inside your envelope.

For online orders, complete an envelope and record the Order Number in the “online Order#” section on the envelope.

All children must have their own envelope with them when being photographed.

Do not use one envelope for multiple children.

Children without an envelope when having their individual photos taken will not have an order placed against their name.

For Family/Siblings & Friends Portraits please see your school office for an information flyer and red family envelope.

Do not place a family envelope inside another envelope or an individual envelope.

Only family/siblings with a completed family envelope will be photographed.

ONLINE PRE-ORDER We now provide you with the flexibility of pre-paying your child's photos online. Simply follow the links below to place your order. Once completed, print out your confirmation invoice and include in your child's envelope. To order click on the following links; Individual Photograph Packs Family Photograph Orders If you have any inquiries, please contact us on (03) 5942 5234

Fundraising Committee Our Fundraising Committee has organised a party plan night on Friday 29th March at the Boolarra Football Club Rooms from 7.00pm to 9.00pm to raise funds for our playground.

F/1–– Violet – For aspiring to do your best in writing and achieving your literacy goal.

2/3/4H - Toby– Congratulations Toby on a wonderful week of learning. I was very impressed when reading your recount and was delighted to see you using your plan to assist you. Well done.

4/5/6TS – Isabella – For showing our school values of Responsibility. She has taken on the responsibility of challenging herself further in maths. When given choices she has begun to choose work that may not be easy. An example of this was when she chose to work with numbers in the millions.

Previewing Learning Grade F/1W – The Foundation and One students are focusing on mastering their literacy goals. Each child has their own goal that forms their focus when they are completing a writing activity. Some goals have a secretarial emphasis, such as writing letters correctly whilst others are authorial and concentrate on sounding out words or including punctuation. In maths, the students will be looking at 3D shapes, learning names and attributes.

Grade 2/3/4H – This week in 2/3/4, we are looking at making connections with our reading. When students are reading at home please encourage them to make connections between the story and their lives.

Grade 4/5/6TS – Next week in maths we are continuing to look at measurement and its connection to the decimal system. We will be flying paper planes, comparing distances flown, graphing, measuring length and converting measurements from metres to centimetres and vice versa.

It would be really helpful if students could make their planes at home ready for maths on Wednesday. I’m sure there are some paper plane making experts amongst parents . Thanks again to those parents who have been ensuring their child completes their spelling homework and brings in their diaries on Fridays. Your support is appreciated.

Toby – 26th February Harrison – 26th February Ms Larrad – 1st March

Harry and Matilda’s mum, Rachael, Isabelle’s mum,

Nadine, Georgia and Ryleigh’s dad, Paul, Kallarnie,

Patrick and Angus’ mum, Meg, Breanna and

Lucinda’s mum, Vicki, Angus and Laura’s mum,

Tania, Lily’s mum, Linda and Matilda & Daisy’s

mum, Stacey for helping the 2/3/4’s to create their

Wax Wraps for the Boolarra Folk Festival. A

fantastic effort from all involved.

Lorna Snell for donating cloth and clip art paper for

our art room.

Drumming Practice

Folk Festival Cupcake Stall 2/3/2019

Please bring your cupcakes for our stall to either the school on Friday or you can bring your goodies directly to our stall on the Saturday morning. Please attach a list of ingredients to your items and please DO NOT use fresh cream or bag them up. They must be loose. Please make sure your name is on your container. We are also seeking assistance to run our stall on the day. Please let us know if you can assist. Thanks Fundraising Committee

We thank everyone for their

donations and help. See you all at

the Folk Festival on Saturday