AXEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

“Excellence Through Endeavour”

High Street, Axedale 3551

Ph. (03) 5439 7232 Fax. (03) 5439 7575

Principal – Lex Johnstone

Email: axedale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

NEWSLETTER No. 21 July 16th 2015

Important dates:

July

Aug

17th

Netball

20th

Parents Friends and Volunteers

9.30am

21st Girls Football Gr 4-6

21st Finance Meeting

22nd

Boys Football Gr 4-6

23rd

3rd

Camp payment of $50 due

24th

Music is Fun P-6 Marong PS

27th

MARC Van

28th

School Council 6.30pm

31st Curriculum Day – no school for

students

10th

MARC Van

Aug

Sept

17-21st Swimming P-6

22nd

Progressive Dinner

24th

MARC Van

24-28th

Book Week

27th

4th

Camp payment of $50 due

3-4th

Gr 1/2 Camp

3rd

Finance Meeting

7th

MARC Van

8th

School Council 6.30pm

10th

Final balance of Camp payment due

14th

Premiers Reading Challenge finishes

15-18th

Gr 3-6 Camp

18th

Last Day of Term 3

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

BUILDING DEMOLITION

Over the holidays, work began on

demolishing the timber buildings at school.

Over the last three days, work has continued

and the remainder of the buildings and debris

has been cleared and levelled.

Work to restore power and security to the

Fed Shed is being completed as well as some

re-instatement and additions to asphalt areas.

While we have the opportunity, a new main

waterline will be installed from the meter at

the front of the school to our main school

building. This line will eliminate a number

of problem areas that continue to cause

issues and by following fence lines, it will make all future work simpler.

A big thanks to Mick Molloy (Axedale Plumbing 0429 397 200) for helping us out

with a couple of plumbing emergencies over recent weeks. Thanks also to Justin

Shaw Electrical for his work on the power and security aspects of the demolition.

We look forward to these sites drying out, removing the fences and then starting to

think about the possibilities for these spaces.

NEW BABY CONGRATULATIONS

Tahlia was very excited on Wednesday when her new baby brother Dustyn came to

school for a visit. Congratulations to Linda and Kris on their new addition.

MUSIC IS FUN

On Friday July 24th

our whole school will be travelling to Marong PS to take part in the Music is Fun

activity. Students have been learning some new songs at school over recent weeks and will be joining with

students from Marong, Lockwood, Raywood, Inglewood and Bridgewater schools to perform a number of

items. We will be travelling by bus. Please note as the performance finishes at 2.50pm we won’t be back at

school until about 3.30pm. For those who have paid the Excursion Levy at the start of the year, there is no

cost. For families paying item by item, there is a $9 cost. Permission forms will be sent home next Monday.

REGIONAL SPORTS EVENTS

Over the next two weeks, our senior students will be taking part in a number of regional sporting events.

Tomorrow our 4/5/6's and Gr. 3 girls will be playing in mixed and boys netball events at the Marong Rd.

Netball complex. They will play a number of matches through the day in a lightning premiership format.

Thanks to Deb Tuohey for umpiring and Michelle Mannes for coaching. We wish the students good luck.

Next Tuesday our senior girls will be joining girls from Eppalock and Goornong schools in the Girls

Regional Football Carnival and then on Wednesday, the boys will be taking part in the boys section along

with students from Eppalock. As well as the sporting aspect of the days, it provides a great opportunity for

our Grade 6 students to begin building some connections with students they will be attending Year 7 with

next year.

We wish all the students good luck and hope they enjoy the days, knowing they have performed to the best

of their abilities. Thanks to Mr. C for organising our involvement.

GOLFIELDS LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP

Attached to the Newsletter today is a membership form and an information brochure from the Goldfields

Library. Following the Grade 3-6 excursion to the Library last term, many students were keen to join up. An

added advantage for Axedale families is the weekly visit from the Mobile Library to the Axedale Park from

3.30-4.30pm every Wednesday for community borrowing. Membership forms will need to be returned to the

Library or Mobile Library, not the school.

NAME EMBROIDERY ON UNIFORMS

Thanks to Sharon Hipwell for co-ordinating

the naming embroidery of school uniforms.

IMPORTANT DATES TO ADD TO

YOUR CALENDAR

Progressive Dinner will be held on

Saturday August 22nd

.

Saturday November 14th

– Axedale

Community Drive-In

Sunday December 13th

– Axedale Community Christmas Carols

PROGRESSIVE DINNER

The School & Community committee will be holding the progressive dinner again

this year on Saturday 22nd

August. Cost is $50 per person which includes a three

course meal & bus. Seats are limited.

It was booked out early last year so be quick! Tickets are not required but you do

need to ring Corrine on 0438 090 871 or the school to reserve your seat. It's always a

fun night out with all funds raised going back to the school

LIBRARY BOOK & READER COVERING

If families have books at home which they have been covering can these please be returned to school ASAP

so they can be put into our book stocks for the students to borrow. Thanks again for your help with covering

these books.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ORDERS

If you are placing an order through the Scholastic Book Club and you are paying by credit card can families

please pay at the office rather than through the online book club service. We are finding that payments aren’t

being matched up with orders correctly. Thanks for your assistance.

SCHOOL CAMP

Our School Camp will be taking place in the last week of Term Three, from September 15th

– 18th

. The camp

is for all Grade 3-6 students and will be based in Melbourne.

The cost for the camp will be approximately $320 with $100 of this being covered by the Pam Gunn Trust.

While in Melbourne students will visit lots of interesting places including Old Melbourne Gaol, MCG, the

Museum and Library just to name a few.

The 3rd

payment of $50 is due on Thursday 23rd

July with the final balance being due by Thursday 10th

September. Please contact the school with any queries.

GRADE 1/2 CAMP

Our Grade 1/2 Camp to the Axedale Rotary Camp will take place on September 3rd

- 4th

. Our aim is for

Grade 2’s to attend the camp, including an overnight stay. Grade 1 students will join us for both days, taking

part in a range of activities with the Grade 2’s. An overnight stay is optional for Grade 1’s. The students will

take part in a range of bush and camping activities, tasks that build teamwork as well as some environmental

activities. We are really looking forward to our first Grade 1/2 camp. Cost will be approx. $30 which will

cover food, accommodation and equipment.

TERM 3 CALENDAR

A calendar will be attached to next week’s newsletters for families.

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast club is operating again this term in our assembly area. Ricky is looking for more helpers so if you

are able to help out please let Ricky or the school know.

Tuesday 21st July – Emma Carmody & Sharon Hipwell

Thursday 23rd

July – Jocelyn Davies & Julie Liersch

Tuesday 28th

July – Corrine Cummins & Stella Lountzis

Thursday 30th

July – Jocelyn Davies & Julie Liersch

FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY

Many thanks to those who have volunteered to help cutting up fruit on Fridays.

Friday 17th

July – Jocelyn Davies & Julie Liersch

Friday 24th

July – Susie McGrath & Corrine Cummins

TERM DATES 2015

Term 3: Monday 13th

July – Friday 18th

September

Term 4: Monday 5th

October – Friday 18th

December

MICHAEL GROSS PARENTING RESOURCES

Our school is a member of Parenting Ideas. Visit www.parentingideas.com.au

This week’s attached article is “Ask WHAT when kids act up”

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela

Lex Johnstone

Principal

FROM THE CLASSROOMS

GYMNASTICS

Students have been doing some PE indoors this week due to the cold and

wet weather. All grades practised their balancing skills whilst the preps

learnt a new game called ‘crab

soccer’.

JOLLY PHONICS

The Prep children continue to work on the Jolly

Phonics program. Emily Claven was here on Monday

and the students worked through a series of activities

sounding,

making and

writing words

and practicing

the actions for

each sound.

INDONESIAN

Today Grade 3-6 students experienced a bit of Chinese

and Japanese culture. Students learnt special Chinese

and Japanese dances and had an energetic time trying

Japanese Taiko drumming and Chinese Lion Dance

drumming with drums, gongs and cymbols.

VICTORIAN PREMIER’S READING

CHALLENGE

We have 15 students who are busy reading books.

They have read 274 books so far.

All your information must be completed online before

14th

September 2015.

FOOTY TIPPING

Round 13 - $33.00 Jackpot

Round 14 - $42.00 Jackpot

Round 15 - $48.00 Jackpot

Footy tipping sheets for Round 16 were sent home earlier this week and need to be in by tomorrow or to the

Axedale General Store 1 hour before the first game of the round.

FORMS TO BE RETURNED OR ORGANISED AT SCHOOL

GRADE 3-6 CAMP

3rd

payment of $50 due by Thursday 23rd

July if paying by instalments.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

Consent forms for the Premier’s Reading Challenge are to be returned ASAP for those students wishing to

participate.

FOOTY TIPPING

Footy tipping sheets are due back at school by tomorrow or to the Axedale General Store 1 hour before the

first game.

COMMUNITY