Dear School Community,

Happy Na�onal Reconcilia�on Week (May 27th - June

3rd). You will have no ced increased media a�en on

regarding our indigenous history in the past couple of

weeks and it is certainly a focus of the Department of

Educa on and Training’s Marrung Aboriginal Educa on

Plan (2016-2026). This plan is in place to acknowledge

the rich and thriving culture, knowledge and

experience of our First Na ons peoples so that they are

celebrated by all Victorians and so that every Koorie

person achieves their poten al, succeeds in life and

feels strong in their cultural iden ty.

Staff at Congupna Primary School have completed the

second part of our Cultural Understanding and Safety

Training this week and are commi-ed to the Marrung

Plan. As explained to us by Koorie Educa on Support

Officers over the past weeks, Reconcilia on Week is an

important me for our Koorie people as it encourages

them to share stories and for us to listen. The school

will con nue to build knowledge and confidence to

teach in this space so that we can increasingly draw on

local indigenous connec ons and educate our students

about the culture, knowledge and experience of our

local Koorie people.

We have our second and final School Open Day

coming up next Wednesday 5th June. If you know of

anyone with Kindergarten-aged children, please

encourage them to a�end, take a look around and

have any ques ons they may have answered. School

Tours will be conducted at 9am and 11:30am on this

day but I am available to provide addi onal tours by

appointment if necessary.

Our Parents & Friends Pie Drive orders arrived on

Tuesday and I can report that the items I have

sampled are delicious once again. Thank you to

everyone who supported this important fundraising

event. I believe everyone is a winner!

Our second and final Parents & Friends Community Tea

is being conducted this a6ernoon and this evening.

Thank you to everyone that has volunteered their me

over the past two events. Your support is much

appreciated by the school and our students.

The school has a Di-o Visit next Thursday a6ernoon for

all Grade F/1 students. Notes have been sent home to

explain this important long-running student safety

program to all families but if you have any further

ques ons, please direct them to Wendy or myself.

Finally, please ensure all students are in school uniform.

The school has a Uniform Policy and more informa on

can be found on the website under the Parents Tab on

the Home Page. We also have a pile of unlabelled lost

jumpers at administra on and think that this may also be

contribu ng to the problem. I would encourage all

parents and carers to please label school uniform, insist

that students wear layers of warm clothes and send a

note to school explaining why children are out of school

uniform if there is a good reason. Thank you.

Thanks for Reading, Adam Cleary - Principal

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2019 SCHOOL COUNCIL

President: Andrew Miles

Deputy: Andrew Fletcher

Secretary: Wendy Sidebo�om

Treasurer: Fiona Davis

Members: Adam Cleary, Mark Jackson,

Nicole Linton, Chris Kelly,

Jeremy Lee, Daryl Threlfall,

Tim Bye.

2019 SCHOOL COUNCIL DATES

TERM 2

6:30pm Tuesday 18th June

TERM 3

6:30pm Tuesday 30th July

6:30pm Tuesday 10th September

TERM 4

6:30pm Tuesday 22nd October

6:30pm Tuesday 10th December

TERM 2 CALENDAR 2019

May

30th ‘Community Teas’ Catering at Congupna FNC

June

5th School Open Day #2

6th Di�o School Safety Program - Grade F/1 (1:45pm)

6th School Playgroup (9-11am)

10th Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

12th MARC Library Van (Return Books to Borrow)

13th School Playgroup (9-11am)

13th Book Fair Starts

18th School Council Mee ng

20th School Playgroup (9-11am)

26th Book Fair Finishes

26th MARC Library Van (Return Books to Borrow)

27th School Playgroup (9-11am)

28th Last Day of Term 2

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The School’s second Open

Day for prospec ve 2020

students takes place on

Wednesday 5th June.

U12 Northerners Soccer Report

With no U6, U7, U8 or U10 Cruzers Soccer last

week, our U12 Northerners flew the flag for

Congupna Primary School. The Northerners

played Shepparton Chris an College and Josh C

scored the solitary Northerners goal for the

game. Hunter had a go in goals for the first me

and did a really good job. The opposi on scored

a few goals for the game but our team had a

really good game despite the scoreline. We had a

bit of a laugh when the opposi on goalie slipped

when he was kicking the ball out. It was like he

slipped on a banana peel and he landed on his

back. He was okay though. We put up a good

fight on the weekend and are con nuing to

improve. We look forward to this week.

Go Cruzers!

Ms Craik - Grade 1/2/3

Students in the Grade 1/2/3 Classroom have been working on

descrip ve wri ng. To celebrate all of their amazing work and to

test our skills, students were invited to bring an item from home to

describe.

First we explored what it looked like and then how it felt with our

hands. Some items moved and made sounds, while others were

great for cuddling.

We then used all the vocabulary we had built up and created word

clouds on the netbooks.

We are BRAVE Awards Tyson Ponsonby – For making a great start and having a go at everything. Welcome Tyson!

William O’Toole – For having a go at difficult ques ons and asking for help. Awesome!

Nathan King – For being so BRAVE when he has started at a new school. Fantas c!

STEM Awards

Sean Miles – For your exper se and knowledge in Electricity. Sensa onal!

Kiwanis TERRIFIC KID of the Week

Jaime Miles - For always being a team player, being BRAVE and for helping others. Terrific!

We are BRAVE Awards Alex Wang – For being BRAVE at Reedy Swamp and gePng up close to

Australian Fauna and Flora. Terrific!

Hamish Sco2 – For asking for help with his wri ng and not giving up in his Cold Write. Fantas c!

Leo Horton – For having a go to be BRAVE in his learning and taking on new challenges.

Awesome!

STEM Awards

Bodhi Luvara – For being so helpful in MinecraQ Educa on sessions. Sensa onal!

Kiwanis TERRIFIC KID of the Week

Claire Aspland - For exhibi ng our School Values consistently and being a

TERRIFIC member of our class. Well done!

Community Teas at Congupna Community Hall

Thursday 30th May @6pm

MENU

Chicken Schnitzel with Salad & Chips $10

Half Chicken Schnitzel with Salad & Chips $7

Nuggets (4) with Chips $4

Bowl of Chips $2

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Congupna Primary School Parents & Friends Commi-ee would love some helpers

to make this fundraiser run smoothly:

3:20 - 5:00 pm - Setup, Prepara$on of salads, gravy & hall set up.

1. Bernade2e O’Toole 2. Helen Jackson

3. Emma Stewart 4. Kelly Pulham

5:00 - 7:00 pm - Cooking, serving meals, handling money, dishwashing.

1. Jason Aspland 2. Robyn Reynolds

3. Nicole Linton 4. Kylie Doyle

5. Bill Ludlow

7:00 - 8:30pm - Cooking, serving, handling money, dishwashing, packing up.

1. Jason Aspland 2. Wendy Sidebo2om

3. Courtney Gordon 4. Andrew Fletcher

5. Bill Ludlow 6.

If you can help, our school community would very much appreciate it.

Please see any Parents & Friends Commi-ee member or School Administra�on if

you can help or have any ques�ons.

Thankyou.