Underbool Primary School News

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UPCOMING

EVENTS

MAY

Wednesday 5th May -

Sunraysia South Cross

Country Carnival @

Mildura.

JUNE

Tuesday 1st June - Re-

gional Cross Country

Carnival @ St. Arnaud.

Wednesday 9th June -

S u n r a y s i a S o u t h

‘Lightening Premierships’

Carnival @ Red Cliffs.

Monday 14th June -

Queen’s Birthday Public

Holiday.

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2021

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Classroom Report

Sunset Classroom - Journalist Report

In the first week of term, students aged 9-12 years ran around the Ouyen

Lake. Some students ran 3 km and some ran a shorter distance. When I

started to run I hit a plastic pole and fell over. I grazed my hands and el-

bow but I got back up and kept running. I ran around the lake in 19

minutes and 32 seconds. By Jake Lovitt.

A visit from ‘Phil the Bucket’ - GWM Water

On Tuesday the 20th of April, the students in Years F - 6 were fortunate to

receive a visit from ‘Phil the Bucket’. ‘Phil the Bucket’ and members of the

GWM Water team were visiting local schools and organisations in the dis-

trict to educate community members on the ways in which we can help

conserve water.

Phil and his team were very impressed with our students who listened at-

tentively and shared excellent strategies to conserve water, both at home

and at school. Thank you to ‘Phil the Bucket’ and his team for taking the

time to visit the staff and students at Underbool Primary School.

2021 NAPLAN - Years 3 and 5

From next week, students in Years 3 and 5 will be undertaking the National

Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN). The program

provides parents and schools with an understanding of how individual stu-

dents are performing at the time of the assessments. From the beginning

of term, classroom teachers have worked with students to best prepare

them to complete the assessment. Further information in relation to the

NAPLAN Program has been attached to this week’s newsletter.

We acknowledge the Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander peoples

the first peoples and traditional

custodians of the lands where we

live, learn and work. We pay our

respects to the Elders, both past,

present and future, for they hold

the memories, traditions, culture

and hopes of Indigenous Australi-

ans.

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Sports Report

Kanga’s Kick Registration Form

A copy of the Ouyen United Football and Netball Club’s Kanga’s Kick

Registration Form has been attached to this week’s newsletter. If your

child will be participating in the program this year, please complete the

attached form and return to Mick Pole (poles5@bigpond.com).

2021 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP - Combined Sunraysia and

Sunraysia South Divisions

The Sunraysia South Cross Country Championship will be held NEXT WEEK

on Wednesday the 5th of May. Further information with regards to event

times and location are listed below.

Students are encouraged to complete part of their training in preparation

for the event at home! The students who are eligible to participate are

listed below (the results are determined by the ‘Loop the Lake’ results and

the restriction on the number of entries per event):

2 KM Event - Sunraysia South

9/10 year old combined - males and females (10:15AM)

Georgie Aikman

Hunter Brown

Jazmin Day

McKayla Donnellan

Giselle Jennings

Benji Llewellyn-Crothers

Mackenzie Lynch

Harry McVicar

Bill Morrison

3 KM Event - Sunraysia South

11 year old combined - males and females (10:50AM)

Bradley Eldridge

Danial Lovitt

Lydia Morrison

3KM Event - Sunraysia South

12 + year old combined - males and females (11:30AM)

Deklyn Day

Cassidy Donnellan

Jess Lynch

Please be aware that it is the responsibility of individual families to ar-

range transport and supervision of their child (ren) at the event. If the

school has not heard from you, we presume that such arrangements have

been finalised.

School Contact

Numbers

(03) 5094 6342

0478 662 394

A reminder to our families

that if you wish to contact

the school, the preferred

method of communication

is via the landline or mobile

phone number outlined

above.

This Weeks

Birthdays...

A big happy birthday to

McKayla Donnellan who

turns 10 this Friday the 7th of

May. We hope you have a

wonderful day McKayla!

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Sport Report

2021 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP - Combined Sunraysia and Sunraysia South Divi-

sions

WHERE: Aerodrome Ovals - Mini Olympics Area

TIME: 9:30am to 1:00pm

PROGRAM FOR THE DAY: Times are subject to change and should be used as a guide only). All

races are combined Sunraysia and Sunraysia South Divisions.

COVID RESTRICTIONS

All adults who are not teaching staff MUST check in via the QR Code provided by School Sports Vic-

toria (SSV).

Social distancing is required and must be adhered to at all times. Schools cannot allow their stu-

dents to move about when they are not competing. Students are required to stay with their school

at all times unless they are competing or going to the bathroom.

Spectators are asked to socially distance and not congregate in large groups.

Each division will conduct their presentations separately and schools are to sit socially distanced.

9:50AM - Welcome and outline of the event rules.

2 KM Events

10:00AM Sunraysia 9/10 year old combined - males and females

10:15AM Sunraysia South 9/10 year old combined - males and females

3 KM Events

10:30AM Sunraysia 11 year old combined males and females

10:50AM Sunraysia South 11 year old combined males and females

11:10AM Sunraysia 12+ year old combined males and females

11:30AM Sunraysia South 12+ year old combined males and females

12:00PM - Presentations.

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Overdue Library Books - April/May 2021 Billy Nathan

Inside an Egg – Sylvia Johnson

The Playful Dolphins – Linda Bridge

Ava Brammer

Where’s Wally? The Wonder Book.

Where’s Wally? The Fantastic Journey. Maggie Crothers

Nellie and the Secret Letter

Our Australian Girl 1849

Cayley Hayles

Summer in the City – Denton Terry

Lola in the Middle – Cecily Paterson

How to make Friends – Charlotte Barkla Lissy Hayles

The Republic of Birds Evie Nathan

Diary of a would be Princess: The Journal of Jillian James – Jessica Green

The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto – Natalie Standiford

Best Friend Showdown – Yvette Poshoglian

Pony Problem - Yvette Poshoglian

Georgie Aikman

Billie Baillie: The life and adventures of a pet bilby – Ellis Rowan

Hunter Brown

Arrival of the Europeans – John Barwick

Penny Pollard’s scrapbook – Robin Klein McKayla Donnellan

Songbird – Ingrid Languna

The Bombing of Darwin: The Diary of Tom Taylor – Alan Tucker Giselle Jennings

Where’s Santa’s Elf? – Bill Hope Harry McVicar

Test Match – David Warner

Super Weird – Anh Do Bill Morrison

The Boy and the Spy – Felice Arena

Unbearable! More bizarre stories – Paul Jennings

Nathan Burns

Journal of Curious Letters – James Dashner

The Dog Runner – Bren MacDibble Deklyn Day

Worse Things – Sally Murphy

Real Pigeons Fight Crime – Andrew McDonald Bradley Eldridge

Sowerby’s Book of Shells – G.B. Sowerby