The Connection. Coldstream Primary School. Leap into Learning by Showing Respect, Responsibility & Teamwork. From the Principal s Desk.

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1 6th th June, 2018 The Connection Coldstream Primary School Leap into Learning by Showing Respect, Responsibility & Teamwork Diary Dates From the Principal s Desk 11 th June Queen s Birthday Holiday 12 th June Yarra Glen Divisional Cross Country School Nurse 13 th June School Nurse 14 th June Noodle Lunch 15 th June Hooptime 3/4T 20 th June School Council 6:00pm 22 nd June Hooptime 5/6M 28 th June Sausage Sizzle 1/2B to supply cakes/treats 29 th June END OF TERM 2 2:30pm dismissal 16 th July Term 3 commences WORKING BEE Thanks so much to the families who attended the working bee and who worked solidly for the two hours to make significant inroads into the replacement of the sleepers around the playground. Tiger Dave also attracted his team of apprentices and it was lovely to have the opportunity to meet in the staffroom for refreshments and camaraderie afterwards. Thanks and welcome to Mitchel Martin who helped out that afternoon and who has now joined our school community. He brings with him a special talent of being an accomplished router and Tiger Dave already has co-opted him to carve the top of the giant Magic Faraway Tree that is being prepared for our exciting new Reading Pod. A belated thank you to Jason Kraft for sourcing the crushed rock that the P-2s spread under the synthetic grass. The creation of the Pod is nearing completion and the P-2 children are very excited to see the final product of the project they have been working on all term. On Monday 25 th at 3pm we will have the official opening in place of the assembly that will not occur until the Friday 29 th at 2.15 pm to celebrate the last day of term. OSHCare We are in the process of regaining our After School Hours Program and have some exciting new offerings available. After listening to the children, we will be providing an educational program that is fun and engaging. Some of the activities will be: Cooking, Construction, Exploring, Gardening, Orienteering and Scavenger Hunts.

2 2 The Connection PRINCIPAL S REPORT CONT. Please make contact with the office to find out the rebates that you are eligible for. The exact date has not been locked in but should be finalised this week. We will send a Flexibuzz this week and enrolment forms will be available at the office. Breakfast Club will continue as it has been operating and we thank Barb Jones, Jeanette and Chris Clifton for always coming in early to provide breakfast in a warm and caring environment. PRODUCTION thanks to Whitehorse Showtime, we have been able to borrow costumes for the production. In a short while we will get a letter out letting you know what else your child will need. We will try to make it easy and we will have a need of boots and jeans and lots of chequered shirts and long country looking skirts and blouses. We are still looking for assistance with many aspects of the production so please let us know if you can assist. HUGE thanks go to our dear friend and supporter Martin Pascal-Murray who has been coming in each week to assist the children to learn the songs. We are in desperate need of portable clothes racks for the production clothes. Please notify the office if you are able to lend us any racks until after the production. Phillippa Adgemis Principal REMINDER The Breakfast Club hours are 8:15am to 8:45am unless prior arrangements have been made with Barb Jones. Any students arriving after 8:45am will find the door locked and unable to access breakfast. Far too many students are arriving late wanting breakfast and are therefore late for class. This is not ideal and is impacting on their learning. Please make sure your child has breakfast at home if you are unable to get them to school by 8:45am to attend Breakfast Club.

3 3 The Connection SCHOOL COUNCIL PRESIDENT S REPORT No report from Kelly this issue PARENT CLUB NEWS A note has gone out today for a noodle lunch on Thursday 14 th June. Orders are due by 9:00am on Wednesday 13 th June. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN. The next sausage sizzle will be on Thursday 28 th June, We are asking that 1/2B supply the cakes/treats for the stall. If you would like to lend a helping hand then please be at the school around 12:30pm to assist with the setup. Thank you. SCHOOL CAPTAIN S REPORT On Wednesday 23 rd of May, Grade 3 to 6 had cross country run in Morrison Reserve. We had a lot of fun and a lot of Coldstream kids came in the top 10 of their age group. As school captains of Coldstream we congratulate everyone on their efforts. On Tuesday the Gr 5s did their first transition with the kinder kids. We are sure they had fun in the Art room. On Friday the 1 st the 3,4,5,6s played their first game for interschool sport. In the football we had a win Seville 18 & Coldstream 37. Netball had a draw 15 all, and Volley Stars lost their two games. Congratulations to everyone on their sportsmanship. Thank you Anais and Jack

4 4 The Connection Notes you may have missed Hooptime Gr 3/4T Hooptime Gr 5/6M Noodle lunch Attendance Champions Prep IIIII I 1/2 B III Library Tales Some grades have a lot of overdue books. Even if you don t go to the library, put your books in your library book tub so they can be returned on Wednesdays. Please be responsible for the books you borrow. We like books and reading and don t like to see damage to books. Please look after the books you borrow. 3/4 T IIII 5/6 M II FM was again the winner of the attendance award for the past two weeks. LOST PROPERTY We have a substantial amount of lost property in the office. If your child has lost any items of clothing, please come in and have a look. Just a reminder for parents/students to name all clothing especially jumpers/bomber jackets.

5 5 The Connection ASSEMBLY AWARDS CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE SUPERSTARS WHO COLLECTED THEIR AWARDS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE THIS FORTNIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO MIA E AND PAIGE FOR THE NUDE FOOD AWARD, EMILY FOR VICTORIAN PREMIER S READING CHALLENGE AND TYLER GRAHAM FOR BEING A FANTASTIC HELPER TO TIGER DAVE. Congratulations to Blue House on winning the House points last week and Green House for this week. Special mention to Lachie, for winning the football best player award at Interschool Sports last week.

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7 7 The Connection 1/2B Museum Writing I liked the museum because I saw an old house. I also liked it because I saw dinosaur bones and whale bones. My favourite thing was IMAX and Mrs B knows that I ve seen it before. I had a great sleep on the bus and Mrs B took a photo of me. - Natalya I liked the dinosaur bones. I liked the ant tree. I liked the house. - Luke I liked IMAX. I liked fossils. I liked the big squid. - Troy I liked the dinosaurs, BUGS BUGS BUGS and the dinosaurs. I liked the big shark and the big bat. I liked the spiders at IMAX. - Cooper I liked the dinosaur skeletons because they are amazing. I liked the fossils. I liked the forest. - Alsie On Friday, I went to the museum. My group was Emily, Josh, Alsie, my mum and I. I loved it! My favourite bit was the butterfly. - Briony I loved IMAX because I learnt that one of the spiders puts a spell on other insects and spiders and they eat them for their food. - Henry I liked the fossils. I Iiked BUGS BUGS BUGS. I liked IMAX. - Noah I liked the museum because I saw the dinosaur bones. I liked IMAX, it was educational. I got a bit scared. - Jacob At the museum, my favourite part was IMAX. I liked it because it was really cool. I also liked the fossils. I also loved the ant tree! - Charlotte

8 8 The Connection Prep Writing about Museum & IMAX excursion On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was IMAX because I learnt about bugs. - Chelsea On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was seeing the fish in the fish tank. - Josh On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was looking at the dinosaurs and laying over the pit. - Mia On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was IMAX because it was fun. Peter-James On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was looking at the dinosaurs. - Evan On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was when I saw a shark. - Nate On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was when I went through the rainforest part. - Nikita On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was looking at the butterflies. - Emily On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was IMAX when the spider web covered the beetle. - Isabella On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was seeing the ants because they went crazy. - Lucy On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was IMAX because it was 3D and you got to wear glasses. - Tayah On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was IMAX because when you put the glasses on the bugs jumped off the screen. - Kade On Friday we went to the Museum and IMAX. The best part was seeing the fish in the tank because they were colourful. - Brodi Paige - absent

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10 10 The Connection LIBRARY NEWS Thank you everyone who supported the recent Scholastic Book Fair. From your purchases we were able to buy new books for our library. Keep an eye out for new titles (including Reading Challenge Books) being displayed. Thanks also to Ms Adgemis friend who donated a lot of new books to us. Happy Reading Cheryl Jones IT IS NOT OK TO RETURN BOOKS WITH PAGES RIPPED OUT AND MISSING. PLEASE LOOK AFTER OUR BOOKS

11 11 The Connection CROSS COUNTRY Our annual Wandin Districts Cross Country took place at Margaret Lewis Reserve on the 23 rd May. Despite the damp start all races were completed without any rain. Thank you very much to all the parents who helped on various marshalling points on the course and to Jack, Sarah, Tyler, Alasdair and Taylah-Mae for assisting with the efficient set up and pack up. Our students all performed well with special congratulations going to Sarah, Taylah-Mae, Rivah, Mia, Jack, Tyler and Jace who all made it through to the district cross country at Yarra Glen racecourse next Tuesday. We wish you all every success next week. Belinda Scattergood

12 12 The Connection Aboriginal Sports Carnival On the 22/05/2018 Adrian, Charlotte, Nathan and Zoe all went to an Aboriginal Sports Carnival. While people were arriving all the high schools and colleges were getting all warmed up for the sport games. Once everybody arrived we all stopped doing what we were doing so we could go to the smoking ceremony. There was lots of treats at the treat stall. Kazz was so nice to buy us a little bag of M&M s and a hot chocolate each. After the smoking ceremony all the games began. The games were football, netball and basketball. Before each game everybody went undercover and made a circle, then there was heaps of music and everybody started to sing and dance. The bravest people went in the circle to sing and dance. There was also a free sausage sizzle so everyone could have a free sausage, or two. There was also onion and sauce to put on the sausages. While the games were on all the primary schools went up on a hill and played heaps of fun games. We all had lots of fun. Nathan On the 22 /05/2018 Nathan, Adrian, Charlotte, Zoe, Tiarni and Gemma all went to a sports carnival and we got skittles and Mentos. We had a sausage sizzle; Nathan and I had 2 sausages each. Nathan and I went to a smoking ceremony. Kazz was nice to buy us M&Ms and a hot chocolate each. I went to play basketball down near the oval. It was Nathan s birthday so Zoe, Charlotte Gemma Tiarni and I got a face paint of Aboriginal art dots on our face. I kicked the football. The high school students played basketball. While the games were playing all of the primary schools played games like hurdles, throwing beanbags, tennis balls, and vortexes in the hula hoop. It was fun and Nathan won. Written by Adi

13 13 The Connection Coldstream Playgroup Coldstream Playgroup invites you and your child for a FREE morning of play, craft, stories, dancing and fun. Meet other families and join your local community for facilitated playgroup sessions every Tuesday in Coldstream Primary School s Library. Tuesdays 10.00am to 11.30am Coldstream Primary School Kelso Street, Coldstream Call Phillippa Come and Play SAUSAGE SIZZLE 2018 PRICE LIST Sausage in Bread $2.50 Drink $1.50 Treat Stall.50 Zooper Doopers.50