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THE PIPELINE
ISSUE 16
Wednesday 12 September 2018
PUBLISHED IN WERRIMULL SINCE 1995
Erin Fush, Principal - [email protected]
www.werrp12.vic.edu.au
https://www.facebook.com/Werrimullp12
From the Principal
I would like to start by sending condolences from the Werrimull P-12 School to Bill and Flo Symes and Janice, Marika and Nerrilee Woodberry and their families in this saddest of times.
This is the last Pipeline for the Term as there is only a week and half left, it has been a busy but rewarding Term with students being successful outside of school in ventures and also within our school community. Last Friday the grade 4 – year 10 students participated in the WOW program which I have previously mentioned and it was a motivating day which saw our students get out of their comfort zones and work on their self-esteem and confidence. The presenters were passionate and engaging which our students thrived on and gave it their all.
Thank you to all parents that participated in the Parent Opinion Survey Online we have not received the results as yet but will communicate these to the community once we receive them from the Department.
Yesterday we had three students – Gus Rowe, Ebony Petty and Ella Hards travel into Mildura and participate in the Mini Olympics, these students had to meet a minimum requirement set by School Sport Victoria to be able to go to the next level. They had a great day and came home with many ribbons – Gus won his long jump and 2nd in the 100m, Ella won the 1500m and Ebony placed 3rd in the 1500m. Well done to the three of them.
This Friday our students that are attending the Leadership school will present their Community Learning Project. This is where they talk to a group of teacher and principal delegates and explain what they need to see in their community in the short term to bring people together. We are looking forward to seeing and hearing their ideas and working with them when they return to see it come to fruition. Also this Friday the P-6 are attending an excursion with Nangiloc and Koorlong to continue to build relationships and to learn about local history.
Next week RED FOOD DAY has been changed to Wednesday 19th as we have a FOOTY COL-OURS day on FRIDAY and the students have the opportunity to eat “footy food”. An order form was sent home on Monday but if you haven’t yet seen it please contact the office and we will send another one home. Our 4 – 6’s with Mr Harris and Mrs Carter are attending and participating in an Aspire Leadership challenge and our VCE Further Maths students are travelling to Euston for exam revision. So as you can see even though the Term is wind-ing up it is go, go, go until the final bell.
The last day of Term students will have their timetabled classes from 9am – 11am and from 11am – 12:30pm footy activities will be running for the P-10s. Lunch will be early due to the finish time of 1:30pm.
The weather has changed and therefore hats are a requirement for all outdoor activities – recess, lunch, PE and extracurricular. If your son/daughter doesn’t have a hat please con-tact the office to arrange a new one.
Next week we are offering parents to pick up their reports in the following time slots Tuesday 3:10pm – 4:15pm, Wednesday 3:10pm – 4:15pm and Thursday 3:10pm – 4:15pm at a parent teacher student interview, all other reports will be sent home on Fri-day with the students. If you would like a parent teacher student interview and to collect your report early please email the teacher to set-up a time. The appointments will be 10 minutes in length if you require more time than this you will need to make a further ap-pointment for Term 4, you can collect the report from the office 10 minutes before the scheduled interview time.
Finally I wish everyone luck if you are or your team is still involved in finals and implore you to stay safe over the break.
TAKING THE CLASSROOM OUTSIDE
Werrimull P-12 College students have been getting a real understanding of the benefits water delivered to the Wallpolla floodplain, thanks to the Mallee CMA’s Wetland Learning program.
Students left the classroom to get their hands dirty at Wallpolla, learning about how wetlands work and the role of water delivered to floodplains in supporting the health of our unique native plants and wildlife
Students heard from Aboriginal Project Officer Corey Payne about the cultural history of the floodplains. Corey showed the students a very ancient ‘boundary tree’ at the wetland and ended his talk by playing his didgeridoo.
A floodplain monitoring activity was delivered by ecologist Sarah Holmes from EnviroEdu, who explained how environmental water improves the floodplain forest at Wallpolla. The students undertook their own monitoring on the ‘health’ of part of the floodplain, looking at the vegetation layers and searching for signs of weeds and pest activity. Their findings indicate the floodplain is in good health.
Students worked with Mallee CMA Project Officer Susan Saris using nets to take water samples, looking for aquatic macroinvertebrates and learnt how bugs fit into food webs. Among the bugs found in the water samples were water boatmen, snails and biting midge larvae. Our students were told that this was a good result as it indicates the lakes are full of food for the frogs, birds and fish.
The day was ended with a relaxing bushwalk, a highlight of which was the brown snake spotted by the boys. While interesting to see, everybody took a wide berth of the snake and left it alone.
This project is supported by the Mallee Catchment Management Authority (CMA), through funding from the Victorian Government.
- Millewa Maps -
We are once again recreating the Millewa Maps after the process started two years ago fell through. We hope to
have maps ready to purchase by early 2019 and will keep the community updated as we move forwards.
In order to ensure that the Millewa Maps are as accurate as possible copies of the last version of the map will be
available for consultation and editing at the following locations from Monday 8th October until Wednesday 31st Oc-
tober:
Werrimull Post Office
Lake Cullulleraine Store
Please only make changes to your own land.
If you have any questions please contact Werrimull P-12 School on 5028 1251.
Year 7-8 Maths-Algebra Science -Rocks & Minerals English– Novel Activity SOSE-GEO Spatial Skills Health-Relationships & Sexuality Year 9-10 Maths-Indices Science –Chemical Reaction Rates SOSE– Change in the Millewa Health– Relationship & Sexuality English– Film Study Year 7-10 PE- European Handball STEM– EV3 Robotics VCD– Skate board Design Outdoor Ed– Practical activities MIPS - Our Strengths & Weaknesses Community Engagement– Community & Self assessment of skills
VCE
Further Maths-Networks, SAC Monday 17th September, revision lecture Euston Tuesday 18th September.
Accounting– Budgeting
English– Comparative Novel Writing
Studio Arts Unit 4– Final Artworks
PDT Unit 2-Product manufacture and Evaluation
Food Studies Unit 4– Nutrition
VCAL– Numeracy for Practical Purposes VCAL– Work related skills
Excursions/Incursions
Max and Mia have been very diligent with
managing our lower primary roles this Term.
Our new job ninjas are as follows:
Wednesday
Sept 12th 2018 NEWS Werrimull
P-6
Yesterday, Tuesday the 11th of September, some of our
4-6 students took part in the Sunraysia South Mini
Olympics. All students participated well and gave it their
all. Congratulations to Ella, Ebony and Gus for qualifying
to represent the school at this event.
This Friday the 14th of September our Primary students
are heading into Mildura for a MARC excursion.
Students from the three smaller MARC schools are
meeting at Jaycee Park to participate in various
activities before heading to the Mildura Wave Pool.
Please remember to pack appropriate lunches as
students will not have access to alternative food. We
also recommend that students bring some additional
snacks with plenty of water as it is a high energy day.
Students will be back at school in time for normal
buses/pick up.
P-6 Literacy: Narratives
P-3 Numeracy: 2D and 3D shapes.
4-6 Numeracy: Dominos Investigation: Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
P-3 Science: Desert Survival
P-3 STEM: Dinosaurs
4-6 Science: Light and Sound
4-6 STEM: Micro Pets.
Please remember that you are all welcome to come in for parent, teacher, student
interviews to have a chat with any of the Primary staff to discuss your child’s progress. We would
love to see you for a general catch-up and are more then happy to meet with you one to one
depending on the subject or all three of us together to save you coming in multiple times.
- Dates to Remember -
SEPTEMBER
14th September P-6 MARC Excursion
19th September Red Food
20th September 4-6 ASPIRE Merbein P-10 School
21st September Footy Colours Day
21st September Last day of Term 3, 1.30 finish
OCTOBER
8th October First day of Term 4
10th October Immunisation Second & Final Rd
12th October Millewa Dance Concert
17th October VicRoads Yr9,10,11
26th October School Photo’s
31st October First VCE Exams English
NOVEMBER
2nd & 5th November Further Maths Exam
5th November Pupil Free Day
6th November Melbourne Cup
8th November VCAL WRS Girls Nite
9th November Accounting Exam
12th November Studio Arts Exam
26th to 30th November 10/11 Work Experience
29th November P-3 Sleepover
DECEMBER
17th December Awards Night
18th December P-12 Water Day in Mildura
19th December Craft Day
20th December Water Play at Werrimull P-12
21st December Last Day of Term 4
Cheyenne Skinner 20th September
Travis Canning 23rd September
Ethan Ramsey 5th October
Evette Rowe 10th October
SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE
27th Aug to 7th Sept
P-3
4-6
7-8
9-10
VCE
89%
84%
876%
92%
86%
Please note: The school must
be notified of all absences - if
your child is absence please
phone the front office on
5028 1251
Don’t forget RED FOOD Day 19th September and Footy Colours Day
21st September. If you are having a food order for footy colours day
please return it before Monday 17th September
Millewa Pre-School
What’s Happening
We’re heading into the final week of Term next week and as usual we will be finishing our Term with a family day together. This Term is Footy Colours Day so please dress up in your football gear, whether it be AFL, NRL, NFL or your local team and come along for some outdoor fun and traditional footy food. We welcome all family members so bring along whoever you would like as well as a plate of food to share with the group, we’ll provide the footy food. Yesterday we enjoyed the sunshine and warmth while it lasted and spent the day outside before the wind picked up and made outside an unpleasant place to be. Our kindergarten group have been doing a fantastic job of taking part in collaborative play ranging from building
sandcastles in the sandpit to climbing on the playground or pruning the out of control geranium that can handle the most enthusiastic gardeners in the world.
Dates to Remember
18 September Family Footy Colours Day at Kindergarten from 11am onwards
Last Day of Three Year Old Kindergarten for Term Three
19 September Last Day of Four Year Old Kindergarten for Term Three
9 October First Day of Kindergarten for Term Four
Shared Snack
At the Millewa Pre-School we
have shared snack each day and
ask that you bring along one
thing to share each day with the
rest of the group. If you send
along something bigger, such as a
packet of dry biscuits, cheese or
dried fruit, we don’t expect
anything for the next week or
two.
Shared Snack Ideas
Fruit
Vegetables
Cheese
Dry biscuits
Dried fruit
No nuts please for shared