Acting Principal: Ms Barb Wilson Assistant Principal: Mr Mark Rogerson PO Box 5092 Phone: 5022 1299 Mildura Vic 3502 Fax: 5022 1269 http://www.ranfurlyps.vic.edu.au ranfurly.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Volume 22 Issue No. 6

DATES TO REMEMBER

MARCH 2014 Mon 10 Public Holiday – No School

Tue 18 &

Wed 19 SCHOOL PHOTOS

Mon 24 to

Fri 25 Unit D Swimming

APRIL 2014 Fri 4 Last Day Term 1

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Class changes: Letters have been sent to each family at Ranfurly Primary School to let everyone know that, due to increased enrolments, we will be adding a class, and making some adjustments to ensure every student and every teacher has the best possible opportunity to make an impact on teaching and learning. Individual letters will be sent to the relevant families by the end of this week. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Student led conferences: Thank you to the families who attended student led conferences last Tuesday and Thursday. While it is a busy time for teachers, it is also wonderful to see so many families in school, talking with their child and the teacher about the learning they are doing. Somers Camp: Seventeen of our grade 5 and 6 students headed off to Somers on Monday, accompanied by Mrs Hogg, for a wonderful, exciting and challenging week. School Council Elections: Nominations for parent representatives close today. We are seeking 3 parent representatives for a two year period. Nomination forms for parent representatives are included with this

newsletter. More forms are available at the office. Please consider nominating for parent representative. Car parking: Could all families please remember that the side entrance is NOT for student drop off/pickups. This is where our students enter with their bikes or on foot and it is dangerous to have cars in this area. We will be monitoring this area. Hats: Students and families are reminded that only broad brimmed hats may be worn at school/in the yard. This is part of our uniform policy. Peak caps are not acceptable and may not be worn at school at all.

School uniform: I would like to congratulate the vast majority of our students and their families on the effort they have made to wear our school uniform. It has been wonderful walking around the school, and particularly at assembly, to see almost everyone in full school uniform.

Every day counts – school attendance

Learning time at Ranfurly Primary School starts at 8.45, when students are expected to be sitting down in the classroom ready to learn. Classrooms are open at 8.30 and students should be putting away their bags and getting ready to sit down by 8.45. Please make sure your child arrives on time, ready to learn.

Barb Wilson Acting Principal

UNIFORM SHOP

Tuesday 8.30am – 9.00am Thursday 3.15pm – 3.45pm

CASH, CHEQUES, EFTPOS & BPay available

Ranfurly Rambler Wednesday 5 March 2014

RANFURLY PRIMARY SCHOOL RESPECT PRIDE SAFETY

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LIBRARY NEWS Parent Borrowers - We are most fortunate at Ranfurly Primary School to have a very well-resourced Library. Parents, you are most welcome to join the Library. You can borrow extra reading material for your children, or you can take advantage of our resources for parenting. For example, we have books on health issues, behavioural management, disabilities, raising children etc. Please feel free to come in and visit me; I would be happy to show you around. Barb Kendrigan. Book club: The next issue of Book club will be distributed with today’s newsletter. Please send all orders to the Library. Please note orders close at 9am on Friday, 14th March.

Second-hand Book Sale: The Library will soon be holding a second-hand

book sale. Books and Posters all for just 20 cents each! (Withdrawn library stock and donated books)

Wednesday, 12th March, at lunchtime for Grades Prep, 1 & 2.

Thursday, 13th March, at lunchtime for Grades 3 – 6.

All proceeds will be donated to ‘Relay for Life’.

PARENTS’ CLUB NEWS The Parents’ Club has set the date for our AGM as Monday 17th March, so if you are interested in having your say we invite you to come along. Don’t worry, all of the committee positions are filled, so you won’t be under any pressure to take up a specific role. We are holding another fantastic Easter raffle, which will provide many lucky ticket holders with some great prizes In order to provide the prizes we are asking that each family contribute a donation of an item appropriate for inclusion in an Easter themed hamper. Donations can be left at the front office. Tickets for the Easter raffle are 50c each and are now available. They can be purchased at the office or you can pick up a book or two to sell to your friends and family. The raffle will be drawn on Wednesday 2nd April. Let’s make this year, the 21st anniversary of RPS, a great one. If we all do a little we can achieve a lot!! Ros Brooker President

CANTEEN ROSTER Thur 6/3 Rebecca Bailey

Fri 7/3 Carly Batson/Denya Stoker

Mon 10/3 Public Holiday

Tue 11/3 Amy Blore

Wed 12/3 Kylie Kearns

Thur 13/3 Denya Stoker

Fri 14/3 Tenielle Johnson/Laionosi Toetue

RELAY FOR LIFE Ranfurly Primary School will be holding a special ‘Relay for Life’ event on Monday the 17th of March as a fun and engaging way for our school community to fight back against cancer and to educate students about cancer prevention. Students will be encouraged to wear purple on the day and make a gold coin donation. Every dollar raised by our school will help fund world-class research, prevention programs and support services for families affected by cancer. All students, teachers and parents will be invited to participate in a school relay after a special morning assembly. The Relay for Life event will go from 8:45 to 10:45. More information will be provided closer to the date for parents who wish to participate.

To help raise money for the Relay For Life, Ranfurly has two FANTASTIC gift hampers we are raffling off! Both hampers are valued at over $100! Tickets are just $5 each and can be purchased from the front office. Limit of 50 tickets per hamper. The raffle will be drawn at the school assembly on Monday 17th March. Winners will be notified in the newsletter thereafter. Here are the prizes!

Body Shop Pamper Pack! Valued at over $100, contains assorted lotions and accessories. Courtesy of Min Poole.

Lorraine Lea Linen Hamper! Valued at over $100, contains Cooper bath towels and extra “ Mystery Items”! Courtesy of Trudie Clarke.

STARS OF THE WEEK The following are our class Stars of the Week & will be presented with a certificate at the School Assembly on Monday March 17 at 8.45am. Parents Welcome.

Art Unit A: Teba Alsady for Marvellous Marble Painting Unit C: Ebony Luffman for Crazy Cartoons

SCHOOL COUNCIL NEWS Our first School Council: Tuesday February 18th and we will set the date for elections and our AGM. School councils play a key role in Victorian government schools. Participating as a school council member is a rewarding and challenging experience. The school council supports the principal to provide the best possible educational outcomes for students. Do I have what it takes to be on school council? You need to be keen, but you don’t need to be an

expert You need to like people and be able to work in a

team You do need to be prepared to commit the time

needed to ensure the work of council gets done School councils work best when they have people

from a variety of backgrounds and have different experiences

Why would I want to be on school council? It’s a great way to get involved and have a real say

in what your school is doing for its students It’s a very good way to help present and future

students of the school Your children may feel a greater sense of belonging

with the school What is the workload? School council must meet at least 8 times in each year, and at least once per school term Meetings should be restricted to approximately 2.5 hours duration at most Where can I find out more? The principal The school council president Past and present school councilors

SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS – INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

School Council Elections 2014 What is a school council and what does it do? All government schools in Victoria have a school council. They are legally formed bodies that are given powers to set the key directions of a school within centrally provided guidelines. In doing this, a school council is able to directly influence the quality of education that the school provides for its students. Who is on the school council? There are three possible categories of membership: A mandated elected Parent category. More

than one third of the total members must be from this category. Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) employees can be Parent members at their child’s school as long as they are not employed at the school.

A mandated elected DEECD employee category. Members of this category may make up no more than one third of the total membership of school council. The principal of the school is automatically one of these members.

An optional Community member category. Its members are appointed by a decision of the council because of their special skills, interests or

experiences. DEECD employees are not eligible to be Community members.

The term of office for all members is two years. Half the members must retire each year, creating vacancies for the annual school council elections. Why is Parent membership so important? Parents on school councils provide important viewpoints and have valuable skills that can help shape the direction of the school. Those parents who become active on a school council find their involvement satisfying in itself and may also find that their children feel a greater sense of belonging. How can you become involved? The most obvious way is to vote in the elections, which are held in Term 1 each year. However, ballots are only held if more people nominate as candidates than there are positions vacant. In view of this, you might seriously consider standing for election as a member of the school

council encouraging another person to stand for election. Do I need special experience to be on school council? No. What you do need is an interest in your child’s school and the desire to work in partnership with others to help shape the school’s future. Nominations for school council close March 5, 2014.

SCHOOL PHOTOS School Photos are fast approaching your photo date is 18 & 19 March 2014. On photo day, every student attending the school will be photographed. Additional order envelopes are available from the school office for separated parents and grandparents. Be sure to write “Mum's Order” or “Dad's Order” on top of your envelope. Family envelopes are also available from the school office for siblings attending the school. The school cannot help you with your enquiries. Please direct your questions/comments straight to MSP Photography at jenny.davies@msp.com.au or phone (03) 5881 3436.  

COMMUNITY NEWS Private and Mobile Swimming Lessons School Term Lessons 6mth to School Age + Austswim Certified Heated Indoor Pool/Instructors come to you Ph: 0497386636 RJ Shield Chess Tournament Sunday March 30 2014 Red Cliffs Secondary School 12.30 to 5pm Ph: Kathie McManus 0400134899

School Council Elections

Schedule 5A: Self-nomination Form for Parent Member Category

I wish to declare my candidacy for an elected position as a parent/guardian representative on the

school council.

Name:

Residential address:

Home telephone: Business telephone:

Email:

I am the parent/guardian of , who is/are currently enrolled at this school.

I am an employee of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Yes / No (please circle)

I am prepared to serve as a Parent member of the above-named school council. I hereby declare that I am not an undischarged bankrupt and that I am not currently serving a sentence for an indictable offence.

Signature of Candidate Date / /

You will be notified when your nomination has been received.

Personal information provided in this form is collected as part of the school council election nomination process. The information may be used to determine your eligibility as a candidate. Your personal information may be disclosed as a result of inspection prior to the commencement of voting or at any time up to one year from the declaration of the poll.

Your name will be included in a list of school council candidates and nominators (where applicable) posted in a prominent position at the school and for candidates, on a ballot paper (where applicable).

You can access your personal information by contacting the principal on

You may choose not to give some or all of the information requested; however, your nomination may not be accepted. If you have any queries about the school council nomination process, please contact the principal.

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Unit A @ a Glance

 

Stars of the Week Birthdays Room 15: 

Prep Kiarn Williams – for trying hard at his work 1st March  Setaita Fatanitavake

Room 16: Prep 

Caden Pinnuck – for working hard to get work finished in the time given 

2nd

March Jaylen Handy‐Miota

Room 17: Prep/One 

Rebecca Gale – for having a positive attitude toward her learning 

 

Room 18: Prep 

Kevin Rose – for learning to write his name  

 

VIP    

Room 15: Prep 

Felix Tschirpig  

Room 16: Prep 

Ike Kirby   

Room 17: Prep/One 

Cooper Manning  

Room 18: Prep 

Abby Jenkinson‐Walters  

This Week’s Unit Topics Special Events Literacy:  Learning about our letter of the week:      

Aa     Annie Apple am, at, as Reading Strategy: Looking at the pictures and pointing to the words 

Thanks to all of our preps who remembered to come to school today for their first Wednesday!  

Numeracy:  counting, writing numbers, sequencing, days of the week 

Developmental Learning: 

Getting Along, taking turns   

 

Unit B @ a Glance Stars of the Week Birthdays Room 21:    Jada Kelly for consistently working well in the 

classroom. 7th March  Deniz Kankal 

 

 

 

Room 22:  Ashley Cornish for always being polite and well‐mannered. 

Room 24:   Joshua Ryan for working hard and always trying his best during learning time. 

Room 25:  Emily Adams for using a more confident voice in class.

This Week’s Unit Topics Special Notices and Events

Literacy: 

Recounts (One/Two) and Procedures (Two) 

Goal Setting information will be sent home with students next week. 

Numeracy:  Addition Inquiry:  Building Relationships and Working with   Others 

 

 

Unit C @ a Glance STARS OF THE WEEK This Week’s Birthdays 

5th March   Jewel Saxby 

7th March   Ethan Yorulmaz Room 1:   Renee Affleck for persisting and practising the joining 

of the letters in her handwriting. 

Room 2:  Saeda Khurdarahm for confidently sharing and discussing her goals at the goal setting meeting. 

Room 3:   Yuna Rurageze for trying hard to share his ideas in an appropriate way. 

Room 4:   Codi‐Lee Bax for being a clever “Times Tables Champ”. 

Room 5:  Seb O’Halloran for displaying good manners and good behaviour in all class activities. 

This Week’s Unit Topics  Special Events 

Thank you to all those parents that attended the Goal Setting meetings last week. 

Notes for the Grade 3 Sleepover will be sent out on Friday. 

Literacy  Narratives 

Numeracy  Money 

 

Unit D @ a Glance

     Stars of the Week 

Room 6:  Jade Hendy for settling into a new class with ease and confidence

13/3 Tyrin Britton

Room 7:  Allana Roberts for great persistence with subtraction.

Room 8:   Molly Mogford for listening carefully and sharing terrific ideas.

Room 9:  Montanah O’Sullivan for helping her classmates and working respectfully

Room 10:  Brylee Milner for creating a detailed narrative plan

This Week’s Unit Topics

Special Events

Literacy:  Narratives 

    

Numeracy:  Other: 

Number:Addition and subtraction, money. Mapwork Bushfires 

 

Somers Camp March 4th – March 12th  

Unit D swimming March 24 – 28  

Please have permission notes and money 

into school by March 17 

JAMIE'S MINISTRY OF FOOD - MOBILE KITCHEN

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Join us for a basic cooking course where every week you will learn to cook simple, healthy and tasty meals using fresh ingredients. We will share with you loads of Jamie's hints, tips and shortcuts. Classes are held at the same time each week for five weeks and go for 90 minutes. Each class has a maximum of 12 participants and is completely hands on so you get to see, smell, feel and taste everything that you cook!

The course is open to everyone over the age of 12 who want to learn the basics of cooking and have fun in the kitchen! Young people aged between 12 and 16 years must be under the direct supervision of a guardian or carer at all times during the classes.

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The Mobile Kitchen will be located at: The Pine Avenue Carpark (corner Pine and 10th Street) Mildura

Cycle 1 Commences Monday 26th May 2014 Cycle 2 Commences Monday 30th June 2014

Monday - 1pm – 2.30pm 4pm – 5.30pm 6.30pm – 8.00pm

Tuesday 10am – 11.30am 1pm – 2.30pm 4pm – 5.30pm 6.30pm – 8.00pm

Wednesday - 1pm – 2.30pm 4pm – 5.30pm 6.30pm – 8.00pm

Thursday 10am – 11.30am 1pm – 2.30pm 4pm – 5.30pm 6.30pm – 8.00pm

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Courses cost $10 per class ($50 full course) or $5 per class concession ($25 full course)

For bookings please visit us at www.jamiesministryoffood.com

The Good Foundation has partnered with Jamie Oliver and The Good Guys to bring Jamie's Ministry of Food to Australia.

The Jamie's Ministry of Food Mobile Kitchen in Victoria is part of Healthy Together Victoria, a jointly funded initiative of the State Government of Victoria

and the Australian Government.

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