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Julie Hommelhoff 20th December, 2018

Principal

NEWSLETTER PO Box 66 NORTH BENDIGO 3550

SCHOOL : www.lightningreefps.vic.edu.au

Phone: 5443 2501 ELC : www.bendigoregionalymca.org.au

Phone: 5444 6666

Please remember

smoking is

banned within

four metres of an

entrance to all

Victorian Schools

and within the

school grounds

BE YOUR BEST BE RESPECTFUL BE CO-OPERATIVE

BE RESPONSIBLE

Term 1 2019

Wednesday

January

30th.

Book Pack

day Tuesday

January

29th 10am-

4pm

Merry Christmas to All.

I would like to wish all staff, our students, our families and carers, a very safe and happy Christmas break. Enjoy your holidays, stay alert, whether you are at home or travelling afar. The staff will look forward to seeing all our students resume, and new families com-mence, on Wednesday 30 January, 2019. Preps will begin on Friday 1 February 2019 for their first half day.

Remember to pay for and allocate your child’s Book Pack on Tuesday 29 January 2019 between 10am and 4pm. The school is open on this day.

Farewell and Thank you

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful staff of Lightning Reef P.S for their contribution to the development of the students in their care; to thank our families for the special effort you make in contributing to your child’s educational needs, to each other and within the

community. I feel very privileged to lead such an amazing, giving, dedicated and talented staff and be able to share this with our families.

We farewell the following staff and thank them for their individual contributions to our school and students – Mel F as she awaits

opportunities in the future, Tha Len Paw as she continues her

journey to ESC and Paw Doh as she ventures off to another town to study. We wish you all the very best with your future plans. We will miss you.

Have a Happy Christmas and an enjoyable New Year. I look

forward to seeing everyone next year. Good Luck and best wishes to our Graduating students as they commence their secondary

schooling pursuits.

End of Term Dismissal

All students will be dismissed at 2.00pm on Friday 21 December. Farewell assembly 1.45pm. Hope to see you there.

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Head Lice

Please continue to check your child/children’s hair

over the holidays so we can start 2019 head lice free.

Thank you.

PREPS (Foundation) 2019 A timeline for our new Prep families for 2019 is as follows:

Tuesday 29 January – Pay for book packs at school between 10am and 4pm

Friday 1 February – Preps will attend 9 – 11.30 and go home

Monday 4 February - Preps will start their full days Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridays

WEDNESDAY - Preps stay home for the month of February

Fulltime attendance March 2019.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Respect, Co-operation, Responsibility, Be Our Best

Julie Hommelhoff

Principal

Absent from School?

Please let your child’s classroom teacher or the office

staff know if your child is absent for any reason.

As soon as rolls are marked in the morning you will

receive a text message if your child is absent without a

reason.

Asthma

For those students with Asthma please ensure the school has a labelled Ventolin and spacer (if required) provided. We are unable to supply a reusable spacer for students at school. The school has purchased disposable spacers. If your child requires the use of a spacer please note an invoice will be sent home accordingly. Please also up-date your child’s Asthma plan over the holidays.

Christmas Raffle Winners

1st: Hser Wah Wah - Green Scooter 4th: Mikaela B - Hamper

2nd: Morgan R - Silver Scooter 5th: Eathan - Hamper

3rd: Ruby H-V - Red Scooter 6th: Ruby H-V - blanket

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Thank you to Uniting Threads for your quilt donation. It is one

of our prizes in our end of year Christmas Raffle. It will be

appreciated by one lucky family this Christmas.

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BE YOUR BEST BE RESPECTFUL BE CO-OPERATIVE

BE RESPONSIBLE

CONTACT US: 5443 2501

Principal:

Julie Hommelhoff

Assistant Principal:

Jo Ryan

Business Manager:

Kristie Coates

Leading Teachers:

Paul Keller

Specialist Coordinator:

Anna Bertoncello

Prep -2 Coordinator:

Jessica Ballard

3-4 Coordinator

Amy Davies

5-6 Coordinator

Kellie Parsons

Social Worker:

Gai Maddams

School Council President

Sonia Valli

Parents and Friends President:

Donna Rutherford

Calendar of events:

Friday December 21st - Last day of

Term 4. 2pm finish. Assembly from

1:45pm

Tuesday January 29th — Book pack

payment day. 10am - 4pm

Wednesday January 30th —Term 1

commences

Friday February 1st— Preps commence

Happy Birthday to Emily B, Jai M, Amber W, Jiyden C,

Casey H, Mia H-F, Jocobie B, Trystan W, Sujad Hussain B,

Jonas D, Si Blu H, Valin B, Hser K’Pru S, Kar Ler M,

Hayley H, Trei S, Zoe-Anne O, Raven W, Damon B-W,

Mason Mc, Ruby S, Jataya-Jade F, Kody Mc, Skye B,

Willow J and Eh Htoo W.

We hope you have/had an awesome day.