Principal: Neil Pollard Assistant Principal: Kylie Fisher

School Council President: Julie McDonald

After School Care 9728 5491

27 October 2015

Leith Road, Montrose 3765 Correspondence to: P.O. Box 123, Montrose Ph 9728 2203, Fax: 9761 9359 Email: montrose.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Web site: www.montroseps.vic.edu.au

SCHOOL CALENDAR

October

27-29 Gr 1/2 Excursions to Mont de Lancey

November

Tues 3 Melbourne Cup Day Wed 4 Gr 3 & 4 Melbourne Museum Excursion Tues 10 Tuesday Treats - Grade 3 Wed 11 Whole School Photo 16-20 Prep – Grade 2 School Swimming Fri 20 Bike Hike Warburton Trail Tues 24 Tuesday Treats - Grade 4 Wed 25 Prep Information Night Mon 30 Grade 3 – 6 School Swimming (begins)

December

Tues 1 Tuesday Treats - Grade 6 1-4 Grade 3 - 6 School Swimming (cont) Mon 7 STUDENT FREE DAY Tues 8 Orientation Day – Prep & Grade 6 Wed 9 Christmas Carols Fri 11 Swimming Carnival – Grade 3-6 Tues 15 Grade 6 Graduation Fri 18 Last Day of Term – 1.30pm Finish

Other Recess: 11.00am to 11.30am Lunch hour: 1.30pm to 2.30pm Uniform Shop: Wednesdays, 2.45pm to 3.30pm 2015 Term Dates Term 3 – 13 July to 18 September Term 4 – 5 October to 18 December Canteen Lunch orders to be in by 9am Wednesday and Friday REMINDER: All newsletter items must be in by Friday night in order to ensure they are

included in the following week’s newsletter.

Message from the Principal

Hi Everyone, Class List Organisation for 2016 In previous newsletters I have outlined the class structure for 2016. There would be one 1/2 and four 5/6 multi-age classes. Grade lists will also soon be created, with many factors taken into account. The student’s social grouping, academic needs and abilities, opportunity to develop extra responsibilities and the development of children’s emotional resilience all play a part in the decision making process. The relative importance of each depends on each individual child. Hence teachers will give a different weighting in order to maximise the benefits of a child’s educational setting. You may have some information or concerns regarding your child’s placement. (Note that this input should not take the form of requesting a particular teacher). However, if there is the possibility that your child may be placed with a teacher for the 3rd time, this information is relevant. Please do not go directly to your current child’s teacher. Rather contact Kylie Fisher or Neil Pollard before Friday 6th November either by phone or in writing so that your concerns can be included in the decision making process. Also, if your children will not be attending Montrose in 2016 can you let the office know. Preparing for the Twilight Fair 2016 Come on Board! Our phenomenal Parent Club meets during the day once a month. They coordinate the fundraising for the school… with amazing results. They are now pulling together the 2016 TWILIGHT FAIR. Most families are unable to attend the day meetings, so we are having a night meeting. Here is your chance to get involved. Twilight Fair 2016 meeting Early Learning Centre Wednesday 28th 7.00 – 8.00pm Come on your own, or better still, bring a friend. Let’s Pull Together PINK DAY SUCCESS!!! On Monday morning Montrose Primary School was a sea of pink. Thanks to the Junior School Council’s hard work the Breast Cancer Network Australia organisation will receive a healthy fundraising donation. Stay tuned for the JSC report. It is very impressive. Neil Pollard

Thank you Fran Speight and Annette Murphy for your help in the canteen on Friday and Karen Wheeler for helping on Wednesday. This week’s helpers are Darleen Larcombe and Ruth Osborne for Wednesday 28th October and Rachel Cooke, Janet Morrison and Nicole Foster for Friday 30th. Thanks. Alison ***********************************************************************************************

PARKING AROUND THE SCHOOL

Parents are not to park over driveways in Walker Road.

Council is aware of the situation and

will be patrolling the area.

Please be considerate of our neighbours.

Value of the Week

Patience

Elle H PC Hannah B 2P Judah G PH Codi H 2P Charlie S PK Dekoda B 3GS Lilly D PS Keenan M-D 3KS Milla J 1C Brayden G 4B Kaelan B-F 1P Ben J 4VW Koby L 1R 5C Bethany F 1/2G Megan B 5N River A 2M Jessica M 5/6H Oliver L 2N Zan M 6C Kayla Mc 2P Jack O 6F

Value of the Week:

TRUTHFULNESS

What is it? Truthfulness means you speak and act in a way that reflects the truth. It means that you don’t tell lies under any circumstances, not even to save yourself from getting into trouble.

ART: Ben J 5/6H WOW: Charlotte E 1/2G, Talar A 1R, Amy Mc 1P SPORTS STAR: Jamie W 3GS WOW: Darcy S, Seth Mc, Ben J MUSIC: Chloe D PK OSCAR: Lola G 2N PANDA: Jackson A 5N

Koby S PC Emmeson Mc 1P Tristan S 2N Mitchell S 5N

Amarlia N PC Olivia O 1R Alexis S 2P Ash M 5N

Blayde R PH Ryan S 1R Veronique S 3GS Ella S 5/6H

River T PH Heath J 1/2G Cody B 3GS Olivia E 5/6H

Noah G PK Charlotte E 1/2G Mia M 3KS Charli B 5/6H

Charlie S PK Charlotte V 1/2G Alex G-K 4B Evan B 6C

Riley G PS Sebastian R 1/2G Bailey Y 4B Mia B 6C

Jayden B PS Charlie M 2M Tyler K 4VW Jared W 6F

Georgie C 1C Lauren W 2M Beau H 4VW William C 6F

Cale R 1C Keeley M 2N Rhett J 4VW

Ryan O 1P Lola G 2N Madison A 5N

HOOP TIME REGIONAL FINALS – Congratulations to the Grade 5 and 6 students who participated in the

Regional Hoop Time finals last week. We had four teams compete and all do exceptionally well. The All Star

Girls side won the grand final by a point, securing a spot in the state finals. The All Star boys did really well to

make the grand final but unfortunately lost. We also had two future star sides, which believe it or not had to

play against each other in the grand final. Luckily though, both teams still progressed through to the State finals.

All Star Girls – Shanelle, Darcy, Tobi, Keira, Anastasia, Tayja, Jemima. Amelie (on holidays)

Coach: Paula

All Star Boys – Ben, Jackson, Jye, Nicholas, Toby, Zac, Cooper (on holidays)

Coach: Cam

Montrose Marlins – Harry, Ashley, Griffin, Elliot, Bianca, Tayla, Claire, Brittney (on holidays)

Coach: Ross

Montrose Magpies – Jake, Rhyse, Dylan, Hayden, Maddy, Hannah, Flynn, Ella, Sarah-Jane (sick)

Coach: Beck

SPORT STAR OF THE WEEK Name: Emmeson M Grade: 1P

Nomination reason: Doing great cartwheels and

having fun in Gymnastics

What’s the most important thing about sport?

Sportsmanship

My favourite sport is: Basketball

My favourite thing about P.E. lessons: Playing

games

My favourite football team: Cats

My sporting hero: Dyson Heppell

At lunchtime I like to: Play chasey

The best thing about school is: Making new friends

My favourite food: Chocolate

When I grow up I want to be…. A superhero

SPORT STAR OF THE WEEK

Name: Jamie W Grade: 3GS

Nomination reason: For always giving 100% effort in

all tasks and displaying great sportsmanship

What’s the most important thing about sport?

Having fun

My favourite sport is: Football

My favourite thing about P.E. lessons: Football

My favourite football team: Collingwood

My sporting hero: Dane Swan

At lunchtime I like to: Play football

The best thing about school is: Maths

My favourite food: Chicken

When I grow up I want to be…. A footballer

PERSISTENCE is this term’s new YCDI Key for Success. You can

demonstrate Persistence by: believing ‘I can do it’; giving 100% effort all the

time; and not giving up when something feels like it’s too hard to do.

This week’s award winners are: Award winner: Tyana R-B 4VW Why do you think you got the award? Because I was persistent. My Hero is: My Dad. My favourite things about school are: Maths. When I grow up I want to be: A teacher. Award winner: Tessa L Prep C Why do you think you got the award? I worked hard. My Hero is: My Dad. My favourite things about school are: Sport. When I grow up I want to be: A teacher.

Enrich and extend your Maths and

problem solving skills!

DUE DATE: Thursday 29th October by the end of lunchtime. Good luck! Mr Storr

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Maths Masterclass- Gr 3, 4, 5 & 6

Question 3: Can you make a Maths movie?

Your Maths mission: 1) Choose a Maths principle from the twenty topics (below) 2) Grab a smartphone or video camera 3) Record yourself explaining the Maths concept in 30 seconds.

4) Email it to the school: montrose.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Winning entries will be entered in the Splash ABC’s ‘Make a Maths Movie’ competition!

Choose from one of these topics:

Area Perimeter Angles Symmetry Volume

Triangles Probability + − × ÷ Percentages Circles

Graphs Fractions Shapes Ratios Odd & Even

Prime

Numbers

Factors Time Counting

Patterns

Pythagoras

Visit: http://splash.abc.net.au/ugc-gallery/-/gal/2038194 for some ideas!

Well done to all of the 3-6 students who competed in the Australian Maths Competition!

A special mention to:

Dylan (4VW), Ollie (3GS) and Kade (3KS)

These three students scored in the top 3%, 7% and 16% respectively in their year level across Australia. A huge achievement!

For the last two years we have sold a total of 172 Trays of Mangoes. Let’s see how many we can sell this year. Please tell your family and friends and they too can enjoy scrumptious Mangoes!! The Mango orders need to be submitted to the office no later than Thursday 29th October. Thank you for your participation.

Sun Smart Kids In accordance with the Camp Australia policy, all children attending the service are to provide a sun smart hat. These hats can be their school hats, provided that it returns to school with them each day. Baseball caps are not a suitable hat, due to the lack of neck coverage. Please can you make sure that your child has a labelled hat which can either be kept in their bag, or ideally, remain at OSHC.

Curriculum Day Proposal Due to lack of interest over the last fortnight, the OSHC program will be closed on Monday 7th December. Please make sure that you make arrangements for the care of your child, as the school will be closed to students. What’s coming up… From now until the end of term four, Montrose OSHC will be running specialist activities. These activities will include:- Creating handmade gifts to support the Sophakama Community – who provide after school care to over 600 orphaned and vulnerable primary aged children in South Africa. Wildlife Rescue Awareness – what to do if you find an injured or displaced native animal or bird (the whole school community will be invited to attend this workshop). Kite Creation – Making a kite to enjoy in the summer holidays. Christmas Gifts – The children will be able to make and create their own gifts and cards for their family. So if one of these activities interests you and your child, please watch out for future Camp Australia pages in the Montrose Primary School Weekly newsletter.

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Wednesday Canteen Menu 2015 Term 4

Please place correct money in a paper bag / lunch wallet with your child’s name, grade and order on the front. Please include 20c if you do not have a lunch bag and we will provide one for you.

Snacks and drinks will also be sold over the counter at play times.

Wrap ‘n’ Roll Meatball Roll (homemade meatballs (4) served with tomato, cheese and lettuce in a long white roll) 3.80

Chicken Tender Wrap (served with grated cheese, carrot, lettuce) 3.50

Mexican Wrap (chilli chicken tender, cheese, avocado, tomato and lettuce) 3.70

Falafel Wrap (served with tzatziki dip, tomato and lettuce) 3.20

Please request if you want tomato sauce, sweet chilli sauce or mayonnaise with any of the above 0.20

Salad Box 3.50

All salads come with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and carrot

Choose from: Meatball/Chicken Tender/Falafel/Ham/Egg/Tuna or Cheese

Sandwiches/Rolls Rolls EXTRA 30c

Salad (tomato, cucumber, carrot, beetroot, lettuce) 3.50

Ham/Chicken (add 20c per salad item) 3.00

Tuna (plain or tomato, onion flavour) 3.00

Egg and Lettuce 3.00

Vegemite / Cheese 2.00

Vegemite and Cheese 2.40

Jaffles Baked Bean 3.00

Cheese 2.50

Cheese and Tomato 2.80

Ham and Cheese 3.50

Ham, cheese and tomato 3.60

Tuna (plain/tom) and cheese 3.50

Chicken and Cheese 3.50

Extras for above items: ADD

Salad item – 20c, cheese – 40c, avocado – 50c, tortilla chips – 1.00, tomato sauce/mayo – 20c each

Hot Food Cruiser Pie 3.50

Mini Meat Pie 1.50

Pizza - Hawaiian/Margarita 3.00

Sausage Roll 2.80

Macaroni Cheese 3.50

Fried Rice 3.50

Corn Cobbett 1.00

Tomato sauce 0.20

Drinks Just Juice – orange or paradise punch 1.50

Flavoured Milk – chocolate or strawberry 2.00

Snacks Apple Slinky 0.80

Apple from home made into slinky 0.20

Milo Crunchy Bites/Wild Berry Bites 0.05

Dried fruit – apple – 20c or apricot 0.10

Piranha Vegie Chips –

(bbq cheese, S&V, honey soy) 1.20

Popcorn – butter,S&V,cheese 1.20

Sakatas Rice Crackers – bbq/chicken 0.70

Homemade Fruit Muffin 1.50

Choc Chip Go Cookie 1.00

Raisin Toast, buttered 0.50

Fruit and Nut ball (homemade-GF) 0.50

Jam Drop/Honey Butterfly (allergy friendly) 1.50

Frozen Snacks Golden Circle Fruit tube 1.00

Moosie (all flavours) 1.50

Bulla Fruit and Yoghurt stick 1.50

Frozen Fruit Juice cup (apple/oj) 1.00

Frozen Pineapple Ring-counter only 0.40

Counter Snacks Only – all $1.00 Vanilla Yoghurt cups with Fruit Puree – Jelly Grape Cups – Fresh Fruit Kebabs

Friday Canteen Menu 2015 Please place correct money in a paper bag / lunch wallet with your child’s name, grade and order on the front. Please include 20c if you do not have a lunch bag and we will provide one for you.

Snacks and drinks will also be sold over the counter at play times. ee

Sandwiches/Rolls Rolls EXTRA 30c Salad (tomato,cucumber,carrot,beetroot,lettuce) 3.50

Ham/Chicken (add 20c per salad item) 3.00

Tuna (plain or tomato, onion flavour) 3.00

Egg and Lettuce 3.00

Vegemite / Cheese 2.00

Vegemite and Cheese 2.40

Wraps

½ wraps available 2.70

Tuna, cheese and salad 4.30

Ham, cheese and salad 4.30

Chicken, cheese and salad 4.30

Salad and cheese 3.80

Salad Box BYO fork please

Egg salad (lettuce,tomato,cucumber,carrot) 3.50

Cheese salad 3.50

Chicken salad 3.50

Ham salad 3.50

Tuna salad (plain/tomato, onion flavour) 3.50

Jaffles Baked bean 3.00

Cheese 2.50

Cheese and tomato 2.80

Ham and cheese 3.50

Ham, cheese and tomato 3.60

Tuna (plain/tom) and cheese 3.50

Chicken and cheese 3.50

Sushi Rolls Teriyaki chicken and cucumber 2.80

Tuna and avocado 2.80

Soy sauce 0.10

Fresh Fruit Salad (ONLY TERMS 1&4) (melons, kiwi, strawbs, grapes etc) 4.00

ADD scoop of vanilla yoghurt 0.50

Fresh Fruit Bowl – pieces of fruit in season sold over

the counter 0.50-1.00

Hot Food Cruiser Pie (Mrs Macs light) 3.50

Mini Meat Pie (Mrs Macs good eating) 1.50

Pizza - Hawaiian 3.00

- Margarita 3.00

Sausage Roll (Mrs Macs good eating) 2.80

Macaroni Cheese 3.50

Fried Rice 3.50

Hot roast chicken and gravy roll 3.20

(long white roll – cheese extra 40c)

Corn cobbett 1.00

Tomato sauce 0.20

Snacks Apple slinky 0.80

Apple from home made into slinky 0.20

Fruit cubes – strawberry or apricot 0.20

Milo Crunchy Bites/Wild Berry Bites 0.05

Dried fruit – apple - 20c or apricot - 0.10

Piranha Vegie chips –

bbq cheese/S&V/honey soy 1.20

Popcorn - butter, S&V, cheese 1.20

Sakatas Rice Crackers bbq/chicken 0.70

Homemade Anzacs 0.20

Buttered Raisin toast 0.50

Homemade Fruit Muffin 1.50

Choc Chip Go Cookie 1.00

Jam Drop/Honey Butterfly(allergy friendly-GF) 1.50

Fruit and Nut Balls (GF) 0.50

Frozen Snacks Golden Circle 99% fruit tube 1.00

Moosies Milk Freeze (all flavours) 1.50

Bulla Fruit and Yoghurt stick 1.50

Frozen Juice cups (apple/oj) 1.00

Frozen pineapple rings (counter sale only) 0.40

Drinks

Just Juice (200ml)

- orange/paradise punch 1.50

Flavoured Milk (250ml)

- chocolate/strawberry 2.00

Extras Add:

Salad item – 20c, cheese – 40c, avocado – 50c, tortilla chips – 1.00, tomato sauce & mayo – 20c each