OCTOBER 12th

WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4 Congratulations to all TIGER supporters – that should keep you quiet for the next 29 years! I know I’ll regret that statement. I trust everyone had the opportunity for some quality family time over the holidays. I would like to welcome back our staff, students and com-munity members and wish all a fantastic Term 4. I spent the holi-days catching up on several overdue jobs around home, a few day trips, moving into our new office and some preparation for a busy term 4 ahead with a host of excursions and camps for Grades 3-6. The annual two weeks Swimming program commences at the start of December for Prep to Grade 3 students. PUPIL FREE CURRICULUM DAY - MONDAY 6th NOVEMBER. The last Pupil Free Curriculum Day for the year is on Monday 6th No-vember. As the ‘Melbourne Cup’ public holiday falls on the Tuesday 7th November, school will resume in that week on Wednesday 8th No-vember. COUNTRY FAIR – HELP REQUIRED! Only 2 weeks now to the Country Fair. The committee have been busy planning and sorting out what's happening on the day. The Volunteer roster this year is online and available for you to sign up, to select the times you can help and available stalls. WE NEED YOUR HELP. Please feel free to forward this on to friends and family who would be happy to help on the day too. N.B. The sign up is much easier to view on a laptop or iPad/tablet. Click the link below or copy and paste into browser to view roster and signup https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080549A8AE2EA3FE3-stalls/ We will also have two sign up sessions at school for those who are un-sure about the sign up process - Session 1. Tuesday 17th October 8.30 to 9.30 Sue Goodall Building Session 2. Wednesday 18th October 3.00 to 4.00 in the courtyard near the Prep classrooms Please also remember to pre purchase your ride wristbands and save follow the link below to purchase your wristbands. Junior $12.00 ($18 on the day) unlimited on all rides excludes kite flyer or Senior $18.00 ($25.00 on the day) unlimited on all rides including kite flyer (must be over 110cm to ride). Click the link or copy and paste into a browser to view ride wristband presales https://www.trybooking.com/PIJK Thanks again Marquita and Country Fair Committee

October 9th First day Term 4 13th Regional Racquetball 14th Junior & German Choir— Stringybark Fes-tival 24th 1/2 Mont De Lancy 25th 1/2 Mont De Lancy 28th School Fete 31st 3/4 Hooptime finals November 1st 5/6 Hooptime finals 6th Curriculum Day 7th Melbourne Cup Day 9th Multi Age Day 13—15th Gr 4 Camp 15—17th Gr 3 Camp 27—1 Dec 5/6 Camp December 4—15th Prep—3 swimming 5th Christmas Carols - 5.30 picnic & 6.15pm start 19th 1/2 Movie excursion 20th Grade 6 Graduation TERM DATES FOR 2017 TERM 4 9th Oct - 22nd Dec

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

MAJOR WORKS UPDATE We are finally underway with fences installed around an extensive area including the site of our new gymnasium. Site sheds came next followed by the removal of some tress, which was complet-ed on Monday. We intend to replant following the completion of works. Excavation of the gym site commences today and will take several days to complete. Demolition work of half the old ad-ministration building will commence in early November. STAFFING NEWS On behalf of the school community we wish Kirsty Walsh and Callum a wonderful wedding next weekend and a great life ahead. Congratulations also to Marie-Claire Poulsen who announced this week, she is expecting a baby in late March 2018. We could not be happier for both of these lovely staff members. Colin Hartley sent this picture – as you can see he has made a new friend in the USA! DEPARTURES To assist our 2018 planning we would like to hear from families who are moving and their children not returning to The Basin PS. Please let us know as soon as possible. STUDENT PLACEMENT REQUESTS Determining class placements is a complex task where staff members undertake a considerable lengthy process to ensure the best possible placement is made to meet each student's educational needs. Factors that we take into consideration when making class placements include: academic achievement, personal / interpersonal development, friendship groups, learning styles, gender balance and other individual learning needs. It is important to understand that with so many factors to con-sider it is not possible to accommodate every request. Teachers discuss, reflect and review their decisions over several weeks. However, please be aware that each and every factor in the decision as to where a child is placed for next year is given our utmost attention. If you have any information based upon ‘education grounds’ that should be considered in relation to the placement of your child it needs to be sent to me in writing by no later than FRIDAY 10TH NO-VEMBER. As situations change, previous requests should be resubmitted if the reason still exists. After this date, new information will not be considered. Parents will be notified of placements in the last week of term. SUN SMART – APPROVED SCHOOL HATS MUST BE WORN BY ALL STUDENTS! As the weather gets warmer the sun’s damaging UV rays become more intense and dangerous. Be-cause we are a Sun Smart school all students are expected to wear a school approved hat, during all outside activities including recess and lunch breaks from October to April. Those students without a hat or without the correct hat will have to play in the undercover area at recess and lunchtime. 2018 CLASS STRUCTURE PLANNING Planning is now well underway for the 2018 school year including preliminary staffing arrangements and grade structure. Next year there will be an additional two classes – at the Grade 1 and Grade 2 level to cater for the big cohorts moving through the school. Class sizes in Prep to Grade 4 will re-main small from 18 to 23, which is a key reason for two additional grades.

PREP TRANSITION Next Tuesday 17th October, we begin the Transition process for our incoming 2018 Preps. The tran-sition program forms an important part in preparing the students to begin with us next year by ad-dressing anxieties and demystifying what a day at school is like. Three transitions sessions are scheduled in term four, with students spending a couple of hours with us each time. The program will culminate on December 12th where students will spend time with their 2018 classroom teacher and new classmates. Enrolled families have already been sent information directly about the transition sessions for this very important pathway in to school. PARKING I hope that with the warmer weather approaching, more families will be able to walk to and from school giving the car-parking situation a much-needed break. I would also request parents to continue to be patient and park appropriately. Could I ask that parents not reverse backwards into the angled spaces along the internal driveway? Thankyou for your continued understanding. BUSHFIRE SEASON - CODE RED DAYS We are getting closer to the Bushfire season and the safety of all our school community is para-mount. Please note that nothing has changed for Code Red days. The school will be closed, with prior notification, and parents are expected to make safe alternate arrangements for their children. It is important for all families to be prepared and enact their individual Bushfire action plan when they feel appropriate. INTERESTING FACT A friend contacted me yesterday informing me that on reading Bob Irwin’s autobiography - “The Last Crocodile Hunter” over the holidays that Bob Irwin grew up in this area and attended The Basin Pri-mary School. Bob Irwin is of course the father of the late Steve Irwin LAST DAY OF TERM 4 2017 An early reminder to parents is that the last school day for students, this year is Friday 22nd De-cember and the dismissal time will be 1:30pm following a final assembly of the year which will com-mence at 12:50pm. Graeme Russell

WALK TO SCHOOL OCTOBER

2017

Our students and families have the oppor-tunity to be a part of Walk to School Oc-tober 2017. Students who ride, scoot or skate to school are acknowledged for their active travel by being allowed to mark each trip on the grade charts. At the conclusion of October students will be awarded a certificate for their involve-ment in the program. We recommend that students walk with parents where possible. Where it is impractical for students to walk to school, alternatively they can walk 3 laps of the oval on arrival at school to register a “walk” for that morning.

October 10th Lillian Cochrane 12th Abigail Clark Shaun Dinter 13th David Kalker Lucy Rose Pollock

PUPIL OF THE WEEK WEEK 1 ENDING 13TH OCTOBER, 2017

PC Willow Horn - for making her first week back fantastic, giving everything a good go. Keep up the “can do” attitude Willow! PE Ethan Kaye- for the fantastic effort you put into your holiday writing! You used so much detail! Keep it up Ethan. PK Tyler van Nugteren - for his clever thinking during our heavy and light activities this week! Great work Tyler! PO Nelly Smith - for her wonderful enthusiasm and expression when reading our Big Book with her classmates. Keep it up Nel! PS Brock Sammut - for his excellent concentration when completing work tasks. Keep up your deter-mination Brock! 1M Cooper Stone - Working the best of his ability to complete set tasks and being a considerate help-ful member of the class. 1R Tilli Mackay - for demonstrating such a mature approach to your class work and setting a great example to our class. You are a wonderful young lady Tilli! 1W Jake Porter - a fantastic first week back at school, joining in all of our class discussions. Keep it up Jake. 2S Zoe Kha - for fitting into your new class so well. 2W David Edwards - for settling in well into the new term and trying hard to stay focused. Great Work! 3L Lewis Healey - for a super start to the Term. You’re always ready to learn and a have a positive attitude. We love having you in our grade Lewis! 3P Jade van Nugteren- for her creative shapes and focused efforts when measuring perimeter using a geoboard. Keep up the awesome work, Jade! 3W Kaixin Li – for his wonderful holiday recount. Kaixin it is great to see the enthusiasm with which you write; you always produce an entertaining read. Great work! 4M Rachel Wiersema - For her brilliant exploration into perimeter while using the geoboards. Top ef-fort Rach! 4P Nate Keyzer - for the great effort you are putting into your learning. It is terrific to see your dedica-tion! Great work Nate! 4R Hayley Andrew - for her incredible persistence when working through her perimeter task cards! Awesome work Hayls, you nailed it! 5/6G Ben Griffin-Taylor - For your outstanding debut performance in “The Trial of Ned Kelly”. You de-serve a standing ovation! Encore! 6C Bailey Mitchel l - for his ‘gold logie’ performance as Edwin Living in The Old Melbourne Gaol- ‘The Crown v Ned Kelly’ court case. 6S Alyssa D’Alanno - an accurate award for your amazing and amusing alliteration account! Awe-some Alyssa

The Basin Primary School

Bounce Back Awards Prep : James Simpson - for being a wonderful member of Prep S. You possess a strong atti-tude towards your learning and you always brighten our day with your beautiful sense of humour. Thankyou for being your best self James! Grade 1: Erika Tauchert - entertaining the class with your wonderful humorous puppet shows for Show and Tell. Grade 2: Isabella Stewart - for continually arriving at school with a smile on her face and al-ways making her friends and classmates laugh. She brightens up everyone’s day! Grade 3: Tyler Stork- for consistently giving your best in everything that you do. Your determination and persistence is something to be admired. Keep up the fantastic attitude to learning, Tyler! Grade 4: Sadhil Macdonald - for your caring and kind nature you show your class and peers. You always are looking out for everyone else and being the best friend you can be to them. Keep up the brilliant attitude you apply to everything you do! Grade 6: Cooper Mason - for your great can do attitude. It has been wonderful to see you becoming more resilient and giving everything a go with persistence! Keep it up Cooper!

Companies Donations

National Sports Museum Family Pass

Alfred’s Homestead 2 x Sunday Lunch

Sovereign Hill Family Pass

Zagames $50 Voucher

Yarra Valley Toyota $200 Vehicle Service

Myuna Farm Family Pass

Puffing Billy Family Pass

Lilydale Squash and Fitness 10 visit pass

Jumpdeck 10 Jump Passes

Pancake Parlour Hamper

The Purple Empire Fire Station Quiet Book

Geelong Football Club Signed Team Poster

Enchanted Adventure Garden Family Pass

Sarah Louise School of Dance $100 voucher

Designer Ink Tattoos 2 x $50 voucher

Lunar Drive In 2 x car pass

Conni 2 x bed mats

Piccoli Portraits Sitting and Portrait Package

Blackwoods Esky with cricket stumps

Niko’s Tavern $50 Voucher

Oakridge Wines 2 bottles of wine and 2 course lunch

Beleura House and Garden Tour, morning tea and lunch

Wetlands Golf and Games 5 free games

Victorian Racing Club 2 x tickets to Emirates Stakes Day

Chesterfield Farm Family pass x 3

The Cuckoo Dinner for 2

Sidetracked Entertainment 1 x Free ‘Value Pass’

Beaver Swim School 4 swimming lessons

Bendigo experience Gold mine, talking tram, temple passes x 2

Mont De Lancey Family tour

Montannia Café/Restaurant $20 voucher

The Paint Place Croydon Paint Brush Kit

The Bountiful Home, Croydon 180ml Reed diffuser

Zoos Victoria Family Pass

Phillip Island Nature Parks Voucher

Melbourne Museum 2 x adult passes to Scienceworks

Collins Booksellers Croydon $15 book voucher

Boronia Metro Cinemas 60 x 2 for 1 passes

Sense of Style $50 voucher and hair products

Croydon Cinemas 12 month loyalty membership

Toyworld Croydon Assorted toys

Scents with Jenni Warmer and Wax Melts

Fire Services Museum 4 x Family Pass

Good Guys Bayswater Breville Freshkeeper Duo