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1 Responsibility Acceptance Respect Honesty Cooperation Resilience May 27th, 2016 Issue 16, Week 7, Term 2 NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL Robyn Brooks Walk to School, Breakfast and Farmer s Market Thank you for joining our school community to walk to school on Wednesday morning. It was great to see many mums, dads, grandparents and dogs walking with our students to school before enjoying a lovely breakfast, cooked and served by Penni and her band of staff and parents. Thank you also for the produce sent along to sell at our Farmer s Market. It was a fun morning and a wonderful healthy way to start our day (and we beat the rain!). Head Lice We have had a number of reported cases of head lice recently. Please check your child s hair regularly. Please treat your child s hair if you find any lice which should stop the spread. Thank you. Disco A group of Grade 6 girls are organising a disco next Friday night, 3rd June. It would be great to see as many students as possible getting their groove on! More information can be found later in the newsletter. JSC Fundraisers The JSC is holding the following fundraisers this term; 5 Cent Challenge Guess the Staff Member Pyjama Day More details about these can be found further in the newsletter. Front Windows The entrance to the school has been embellished with some window coverings. They look wonderful and highlight our core values. Somers Camp Expressions of interest for Somers Camp were sent home with students in Grades 5 & 6 students. Please return the form as soon as possible. Prep 2017 Enrolments If you have a child who will be starting Prep in 2017 we are now accepting enrolments. Please contact Office: Postal Address: P.O. Box 716, Irymple South irymple.south.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: the office to arrange a tour of the school. Enrolment packs are available at the office. Reports Teachers are in the midst of testing and moderating student s work to enable them to provide an accurate picture of your child s progress against the Australian VELS levels. Your child will receive their report on the last Thursday of term, Thursday 23rd June. Regional Cross Country Next Tuesday, seven students will travel to St Arnaud to compete in the LMR Cross Country. These students placed in the top 10 in their age group at the local interschool cross country event. Mrs McWilliams will be accompanying the students. We wish them all the best and look forward to hearing how they go. Grade 6 Discovery Day On Thursday the 9th June, all Grade 6 students will attend a local secondary school to experience a day in the life of a secondary school student. This is a great opportunity for them to find out what happens at the next level of their education. Interschool Sport Today Red Cliffs Primary School came here to compete with us in some Interschool Sports. Netball, Soccer and Football games were played. It was great to see so many students enjoying the games. Thanks to all the parents who came along and supported their children. Winter Sports On Wednesday 1st and 8th of June some Grade 5 and 6 students will be participating in the Irymple district winter sports days. Day 1 will see Netball and Soccer games for both boys and girls. On Day 2, Boys and Girls AFL and hockey teams will participate. All games will be held at Nichols Point Primary School. Parents are more than welcome to watch. Staffing Mrs Renay Drendel-Arthur is still on sick leave but recovering well. We hope to see her back soon. Mrs Tammy Warn will continue to teach 3D whilst Renay is away. Irymple South Primary School Newsletter - Issue 16, Week 7, Term 2,

2 (Continued from page 1) Grade 4 Charity Inquiry The students in Grade 4 recently organised items to be donated to a variety of charities. Cooper Milsom (4V) recently travelled to Fiji and took the items that Fiji Fighters and Fiji Patrol teams collected. The people in Fiji were very grateful. As you may of seen the posters around the school, on Friday night June 3rd we will be holding the Irymple South disco for We will be providing you with a DJ Just Dance" and many more fun games. There will be food and drinks available to purchase and many prizes to be won! All money raised will be going towards our school. It is a $3 entry fee (per child) plus food and drinks. Please remember these times... Preps & 1 5:30-6:30 Grades 2&3 6:30-7:30 Grade 4s 7:45-9:00 Grades 5&6 8:00-9:15 Cheers, Maddison, Bethany, Mia and Georgia WALK TO SCHOOL, BREAKFAST & FARMER S MARKET Irymple South Primary School Newsletter - Issue 16, Week 7, Term 2,

3 As part of their learning about China, the students in Grade 4 investigated one of the famous icons of China. They created a model of either the Terracotta Warriors, The Great Wall of China or a Panda s enclosure. Each student also presented their information to their classmates. They all did a truly outstanding job and learnt a lot about China. CHINA PROJECTS Terracotta Warriors The Great Wall of China Pandas & their ENCLOSURES Irymple South Primary School Newsletter - Issue 16, Week 7, Term 2,

4 NETBALL B NETBALL A FOOTBALL SOCCER Last Friday, some Grade 5/6s went off to Irymple Primary to represent our school. We played soccer at the Irymple Knights Oval. It was tough competition but we held our heads up high and ended up winning, 2 1. Overall it was a fun day and we would like to thank everyone who participated, especially our coach Miss Hepworth. Last Friday, our Boys Football team travelled to Irymple Primary to play them in a game of football. Unfortunately we lost that game We tried really hard but were beaten by a stronger, more experienced team. Some of our best players were Cy Romeo, Harry Bottams and Wil Castleman. Last Friday, 20th May, both Grade 5s and 6s went tot Irymple Primary school to play a practise match for interschool sport. The Netball A team played an excellent game and won 32 to 8. All members put in an outstanding effort, but our overall best players were definitely Bethany Hartwig, Brittany Laskaj and Indi Cashin. The team played with great sportsmanship and our encouragement led us to victory. Last Friday the B Netball went to Irymple Primary to play a practice match. We played against the Irymple boys. The girls put in 100% and played extremely well, but our stars of the day would have to be Lexi Johnstone and Mia Andronescu. In the end we won Overall the team played with great sportsmanship and our great defence helped get the ball back down the court. We would like to thank Mrs Vadlja for coaching and Miss Gray for umpiring. Prep C Kylah Sutton Charlee Porter Prep P Archie Droffelaar Diesel Pitt 1T Cameron Hensgen 1F Abby Porker 2J Logan Dick 2R Addison Bell STUDENTS OF THE WEEK 3C Thomas Sleep 3D Kiara Bruton 4V Samuel Aldamiz 4R Harry Knight 5/6H Isabella Jung 5/6G Caitlin D Amico Jade Winzler 5/6S Darcie Peters Bethany Hartwig ART Claire Jackson PE Caitlin D Amico SCIENCE Antonio Daniele PRINCIPAL Abby Warn Jedd Anderson MAY Rylie Crabtree (25th) Taj Flentjar (25th) Indi Cashin (25th) HAPPY BIRTHDAY Harry Smith (26th) Tenzin Bertoli (26th) Charlee Porter (28th) Eadie Cardew (28th) Dawson Lyttleton (29th) Liam Smith (29th) Rhiannon Jack (29th) Irymple South Primary School Newsletter - Issue 16, Week 7, Term 2,

5 1F 3C 2R 3D Prep P 2J 1T Prep C 4R 5/6S 5/6G 5/6H 4V JSC NEWS The Junior School Council representatives had a meeting this week with Mr Milsom. They discussed how their fundraisers were going. Please support the students in their fundraising efforts. 5 Cent Challenge This challenge has been very popular. Some classes have collected an enormous number of 5 cent pieces. This challenge will run until the last week of term. The money will be counted that week and the winning grade will receive an Ice-Cream Party! Guess the Staff Member Competition This competition closes next Friday 3rd June. Entry forms can be found at the office and in classrooms. The photos show just how gorgeous our teachers were as babies! All photos are on display in classrooms and the front office. Pyjama Day On the last day of term, Friday 24th June, the Junior School Council will be holding a Pyjama Day dress up. Come along in your favourite PJ s for a comfy day of learning. Irymple South Primary School Newsletter - Issue 16, Week 7, Term 2,

6 PE Mrs Branson In Physical Education over the past few weeks, the 5/6 classes have been have been working on both their footy and soccer skills in preparation for the 5/6 Interschool Sports. In soccer they have been focussing on the skills of dribbling using both feet and changing direction, as well as kick passing and the long lofted kick. In AFL the students have looked at the basic technique of a drop punt kick, handballing and different types of marks. They have filmed each other s kicks and handballs and then used the videos to examine their own technique and set a personal goal. The 5/6 classes have also completed their second round of fitness testing for the year aiming to make improvements on their term one results. The Grade 4 students have been introduced to the sport of rugby. Over the past couple of weeks they have been learning about how to hold the rugby ball correctly, passing and receiving the ball, playing the ball and kicking a grubber kick. They have applied these skills in a number of minor game situations. The Grade 3 students have also been looking at the skills involved in Australian Rules football. Working on the basic punt kick, handballing and marking. The students have learnt about these skills by watching videos on the AFL community club website identifying the main coaching points and practising the skills whilst giving and receiving peer feedback about their technique. They have also just begun a unit on soccer skills, beginning with the skill of dribbling with control. The Grade 2 students have been focussing on soccer skills as well. They have looked at dribbling with both feet and changing direction and kick passing with increasing accuracy. The students have practised these skills individually, with a partner and in modified game situations. They have also learnt the throwing skill, chest passing, focussing on the speed and accuracy of their passes. All Grade 2 to 6 classes have completed both oral and written reflections on their personal Cross Country Goals, the Cross Country race, their Cross Country training and what they were most proud of. Over the past few weeks the Grade1 students have been working on the Fundamental Motor Skills of throwing, tracking and trapping and striking a non-moving ball. They have been refining the skills of throwing a two-handed chest pass, catching a large ball using two hands and hitting a stationary ball off a tee using a forehand strike. The Prep classes have been exploring the locomotion skill of hopping. Students have looked at different ways to hop and played games that involve hopping, leaping and jumping. They have also begun to look at receiving a ball and explored ways that we can make it easier to trap a large ball. Using techniques such as; how to get their hands ready to receive the ball, taking their hands to meet the ball and slowing the ball down by with their arms and binging the ball to their chest. Irymple South Primary School Newsletter - Issue 16, Week 7, Term 2,

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8 Week MAY JUNE JULY AUG CALENDAR 2016 MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN /6 Interschool Sport 2 3 Disco /6 Interschool Sport 9 Grade 6 Secondary School visit QUEEN S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY School Council 6:15pm End of Term 2 Pyjama Day Start of Term Athletic Sports ART with Mrs Lord This week in Art: The Grade 3 students wrote Artist Statements about their collages. The Grade 2 students drew landscapes. The Preps made paper hats Irymple South Primary School Newsletter - Issue 16, Week 7, Term 2,