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Phone: 5152 4662
Mobile: 0438524662
Email: [email protected] www.lucknow-ps.vic.edu.au
Some of our Year 3 and 4 students have returned
from camp with great stories about wonderful
experiences. I look forward to visiting the group and
hearing more about the positives experiences they
are having.
Calendar
November
Friday 21st
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Swimming Group 11 & 12.
SMH Performing at assembly.
2015 Prep Transition.
MJB,MBM,MRN Exursion.
Nexus Arts Performance.
Nexus Arts Performance.
Swimming Group 11 & 12.
Grade 6 Transition B.S.C.
Student Banking.
Parent Helpers Morning Tea.
Special Friend Picnic.
Swimming Group 11 & 12.
SMP Performing at assembly.
2015 Prep Transition.
MLB,MEC,MCM Excurison
All school fees to be paid
Monday 1st
Tuesday 2nd
Wednesday 3rd
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Thursday 4th
Friday 5th
Monday 8th
Tuesday 9th
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Wednesday 10th
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State Golf Championship.
Grade 6 Nagle Orientation Day.
Swimming Group 11 & 12.
International Day Of People With
Disability.
Student Banking.
Swimming Group 11 & 12.
Japanese Shop SPN,SGD,SJD.
Grade 6 Bairnsdale Secondary
Orientation Day.
Swimming Group 11 & 12.
Japanese Shop STB,SMH,SCS
Student Banking.
Swimming Group 11 & 12.
Grade 6 Graduation.
Monday 24th
Tuesday 25th
Wednesday 26th
Thursday 27th
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Friday 28
Final Assembly
The final assembly for 2014 will be on Wednesday
the 17th of December at 9am. This will include the
presentation of the School and House Captains for
2015 and Scholarship Awardees. All parents are
invited to this assembly.
Warren Fyfe - Principal
Classroom News
December
Thursday 11th
Friday 12th
Sunday 14th
Fax: 5152 1792
Date: 20.11.14
Class
Student of the Week
PJL
Brodie Blunt - for the enthusiasm and
concentration displayed during writing time - he
has created a terrific story!
PEH
Mia Johnson – Welcome to Lucknow Primary
School. It is great to see you are learning our
school values. Well done!
PAS
Matilda White - for the fantastic effort she puts
into all her work, it looks amazing!
Latisha Garratt - for her terrific writing, it was
great to see you challenging yourself to do your
best! keep up the great work!
Principal’s Report
We have hit a very busy time of year when there are
excursions, camps, visiting performances, after
school events and planning for next all going on at
Lucknow PS.
Last week I had the privilege of attending the Rotary
Community Awards for our senior students. This year
we had 38 awardees which is the most from any
school since the awards began. I would like to
recognise the hard work that the students put in to
earn these awards and thank the staff that were
involved. This is a program that Mrs Horman
normally organises and still contributed to this year
as well as Mrs Norling and a big effort from Sylvana
Swan.
1EW
Bianca Mayall - she is gaining confidence as a
reader and is becoming much more fluent. She is
also giving a more detailed retell of a story she
has read. Well done Bianca!
1LK
Cameron Walker - for her extra good effort with
her reading. Well done Cameron.
1TS
Taylah Freeman - for always working so hard at
school! Well done Taylah!
1KB
Raymond Garro and Beau Saulle- for being
extremely persistent and showing great
improvement in their reading this semester. Well
done boys!
2FW
Bradley McNamara - for continuing to be a
reliable, trustworthy member of our grade
2RB
Kahli Nicholls - for her improvement when
reading the time and skip counting. Well done
Kahli.
2MC
Charlie Overend – for great improvement in
reading. Keep up the great work.
Emily Anderson – For a huge improvement in
reading comprehension. Well Done! Keep
practising!
The Energy Breakthrough students held a dinner on
Friday night which was well attended and was an
opportunity for the two teams to make their
presentation before an audience. Both presentations
were fantastic and we wish the teams all the best for
the events which will take place from today to
Saturday.
MBM
Whole class - reward for people that went on
camp. Fabulous team work, courage and
persistence shown by all!!! Great work MBM.
MLB
Camp
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Children are encouraged to come dressed in
their house colours for the day.
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Children will need to bring their lunch, snacks
and plenty to drink to the pool. We will be
eating lunch at the pool so children will not
be able to have lunch orders.
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The canteen will not be open at the pool so
children will not need to bring any money to
school.
Claire James - for working so hard to catch up on
her yearbook. Great work Claire! It looks
fabulous!
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Children will need to bring an extra t-shirt or
rash vest to wear when they are not
competing.
SPN
Chloe Gallasch - she could be our ‘pin up girl’ for
our school values. What a great year!
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Children will need to bring their own
sunscreen and school wide brim hat.
SMH
Congratulations to the whole SMH class on an
outstanding performance at last weeks Arts
Showcase. You were all wonderful.
Accepted by Shakira Petruccelle and Jack
Johnson.
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Children with long hair are advised to have
their hair tied up so it does not get in the
way when they are swimming.
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Children will be receiving house points for
each event. The points are as follows -:
MJB
Jake Finn - for pushing himself way out of his
comfort zone in relation to his food choices at
camp. Well done Jake – what a champion!
MCM
Monika Atkinson – for always showing kindness
and understanding towards others.
MEC
Olivia Nancarrow- for spelling all of the 200
Colour Words in record time!
MRN
The Whole Class - for demonstrating respectful
and responsible behaviour on camp which made
our time more enjoyable.
STB
Congratulations to our Rotary Awardees who
achieved their Rotary Community Service awards
at last Thursday's Award Ceremony. Well done to
all of you.
Accepted by Marshall Davis and Sarah Pruscino
SGD
Caitlin Kronk - for being such a terrific friend to
others and always being respectful and polite to
teachers.
SJD
Ashton Francis - for completing a fantastic prose
with excellent descriptions.
SMP
Phillip Pendergast – for always working well in
class.
SCS
T.B.A.
1st – 30 points, 2nd – 20 points, 3rd – 10 points, all
other competitors – 5 points.
We are looking forward to a fun filled day and we will
keep our fingers crossed for perfect weather. Parents
are more than welcome to come and join in the fun
and encourage our swimmers.
Debbie Dooley - Physical Education Co-ordinator
Fitness Fanatics Update
Number of participants –Tuesday – No Fitness
Fanatics
Wednesday – 31
Active After-School Program
Yesterday, Wednesday the 19th of November, was
not only the final Active After-School program for
term 4 but also the end of the program at all schools
because the funding is not continuing in 2015. The
program has, once again, been extremely successful
at Lucknow Primary School this term with more than
80 children participating in the program. A very
special thank-you to Sylvana Swan, Kellie Ottaway
and Jamie Casey who have been the co-ordinators of
the program on Monday and Wednesday. A special
thank you to Jake Strini, Elly Bryan, Nakia Orchard
and Jordan Strini who have been our wonderful
deliverers for term 4.
Distance ran and/or walked- Tuesday – Fitness
Fanatics
Wednesday –51.5km
New members of the 10km club – Brad Nasrallah
New members of the 20km club – Ali Eenjes
New members of the 90km club – Keeley Dykes
New members of the 120km club – Jack Watt
Debbie Dooley - Fitness Fanatic
Indigenous Tennis Come & Try Day
This week I had the pleasure of taking a group of
students to the Evonne Goolagong 'Indigenous
Tennis Come & Try' day. The day involved being
actively involved in sport through tennis and being
coached by Indigenous coaches who work for the
Evonne Goolagong foundation. Evonne conducted an
inspirational talk about her life and the positive value
of staying in school and being involved in sporting
communities. Her motto ' dream, believe, learn,
achieve' has allowed Evonne to achieve her goal of
being the best women's tennis player in the world
and is a great motto for all students to take away
from the day. Well done to all students who attended
and a big thank you to JulieAnn Mason and Karina
Bandiera for attending with me.
We would also like to thank the RSL Bairnsdale and
David Luckes who has provided the fruit for the
healthy afternoon snack for the children.
A huge thank you to everyone who has been
involved in the program at Lucknow Primary School
over the past 9 years either as a co-ordinator, a
deliverer or a participant. We are certainly proud of
the involvement and success of the program at our
school and how it has encouraged many children to
be active.
Debbie Dooley - Active After-School Program Coordinator
Alli Hopkins – Acting Assistant Principal
Fun Swimming Carnival
The fun swimming carnival is scheduled for Monday
the 15th of December for all Grades 3-6 children.
Energy Breakthrough Fundraising Dinner
Last Friday, the 14th of November, the fundraising
committee had a pizza and pasta night to raise
Just a few reminders for the day - :
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additional funds for the 2014 Energy Breakthrough
Teams. The night was extremely successful with the
children performing their HPV (Human Powered
Vehicle) and Pushcart presentations and the draw of
the major raffle prizes. (Please see below for raffle
winners)
November. We wish both our teams the very best of
luck in Maryborough and we will have a full report in
next week’s newsletter.
Silverwater Resort voucher – Phillip Island – Nick
Barton
Groups 11 and 12 Swimming Timetable
Groups 11 and 12 consisting of 1KB, STB, PEH and
SJD begin their swimming program on Wednesday
the 12th of November. The last day of their 10
session extensive program will be Friday the 12th of
December. The following is a detailed timetable of
dates and times that children in groups 11 and 12
will be going swimming. Children will need to bring
their bathers, towel and goggles in a separate bag
that they can take to the pool and they will also be
required to bring a plastic bag for the wet bathers
and towel when the swimming lesson has finished.
Children with long hair will be required to tie their
hair up when swimming. Prior to each swimming
lesson children will be required to have a quick
shower, for health reasons, and children will also
shower after their lesson.
We look forward to our children being involved in this
very necessary, worthwhile and fantastic program.
Group 11 – 1KB and STB
Organisation – Depart School – 11.30am
Arrive BARC – 11.45am
Swimming Lesson – 12.00pm – 12.45pm
Depart BARC – 1.00pm
Arrive School – 1.15pm
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Lesson Time
Debbie Dooley - Energy Breakthrough Co-ordinator
Weber BBQ and Rolling Cart – Metung Marine and
Storage – Tanya Reed
Hamper – Advantage Pharmacy – Marg McKerrell
Riversleigh Accommodation and Breakfast voucher –
Jodie c/o Harrison Hopkins
Firewood – Tom Grinter
Nokia Phone – Susan Laity
V8 Engine Model – Khat
Canon Printer – Sam Grinter
Voucher – New Leaf Café – Susan Wharfe
Hamper – Sun Cinema – Tilly Alvin
Travel Cooler – G Hopkins
Travel Cooler – Miranda Smith
Sports Pack 1 – Karls Mega Sports Hamper – Bianca
Croucher
Sports Pack 2 – Tennis Ball Launcher, Balls, Wine
Cask Cooler – Ganci Family
Pamper Pack – Heated Massage Cushion, Pillow
Massager, Handbags, Decanter, Video Ezy Vouchers,
Pizza and Pasta Voucher – Susan Laity
Friday
21th November
12.00pm – 12.45pm
Wednesday 26th November
12.00pm – 12.45pm
Friday
28th November
12.00pm – 12.45pm
Wednesday 3rd December
12.00pm – 12.45pm
Friday
5th December
12.00pm – 12.45pm
Wednesday 10th December
12.00pm – 12.45pm
Friday
12th December
12.00pm – 12.45pm
Group 12 – PEH and SJD
Organisation – Depart School – 12.15pm
Arrive BARC – 12.30pm
Swimming Lesson – 12.45pm – 1.30pm
Depart BARC – 1.45pm
Arrive School – 2.00pm
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Lesson Time
Bathroom Pack – Phillips Shaver, Spotless Book, Hair
Dryer/Straightener Holder – Lynnette Cooper
Lego Ninjago – Harrison Hopkins
We would like to say a huge thank you to the
Bairnsdale RSL for supplying the food and venue for
the night. Thank you to everyone who purchased
tickets to support our Energy Breakthrough major
raffle and a special thank you to all businesses that
were extremely generous and donated prizes for the
raffle.
The 2014 fundraising committee have put an
outstanding amount of effort into organising
fundraising activities and collecting donations and
sponsors. This is the second year that the children
involved in the Energy Breakthrough Teams have not
been required to pay the usual cost of the trip, which
is fantastic. The total raised with fundraising and
sponsors was $8493.30. Congratulations to all
children and parents who have been involved in
fundraising activities and collecting sponsors. We are
so proud and grateful for your efforts.
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We are looking forward to this year’s Energy
Breakthrough trip. The parents and children involved
in the journey this year have worked extremely hard
since the start of term 2 in preparation for the event.
The children in our pushcart team are Dallas Smith,
Harvey Williams, Jack Johnson, Josh West, Bayley
Croucher, Hayley Stevenson, Izzy Crawshaw,
Georgie Wharfe, Tayah McNaughton and Teale
Williams. The children in our HPV team are Tyran
Rees, Noah Alexander, Tom Betts, Harrison Hopkins,
Will Atkinson, Tilly Gunther, Estella Ganci, Georgia
Casey, Jemma McLaughlin and Britney Horne. Energy
Breakthrough starts on Thursday the 20th of
November and concludes on Sunday the 23rd of
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The Salvation Army Christmas Appeal
Our whole school is collecting donations of food for
people who have less food at Christmas time. It has
to be food that will last a long time e.g. food that is
in tins, packets, boxes, etc. There will be four
collection boxes, one in the office, the junior, middle
and senior wing. Please bring your donations to
school and help support the Salvation Army.
Phoebe Long (on behalf of the JSC).
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Community Notices
Everyone’s circumstances are unique, for further
Gippsland Lakes Community Health
information please contact:
Is able to offer short term respite to carers of a
person with a disability aged from 0 - 65 yrs.
Disability Team Manger on 5152 0052
Carers have many demands placed on them. It is
Autism Social Participant (ASP) Group
is for adults on the autism spectrum or living with
the spectrum & parents of children with an autism
spectrum
important they look after their own physical and
emotional health needs in order to continue the vital
support they provide.
11 Dec – RSL – 2 Forge Creek Road Bairnsdale
Respite is support provided to a carer so they can
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
take a break while a trained worker supports the
Contact Julie from the East Gippsland Autism
Resource Room on 0438285013 or email
[email protected] for more information
person with a disability.
Flexible Respite Packages aim to provide a short
term or time-limited positive experience to both the
person with a disability and their carer.
This respite may take place in home or be an out-ofhome activity.
From the Performing Arts.
Bargain 2014 Showcase DVD’s for Sale.
$10 each. Please complete attached order form and return to your child’s classroom teacher with payment.
Delivery expected before Christmas.
Showcase DVD order form
I would like to order
Showcase Concert #1 DVD
Showcase Concert #2 DVD
Please find enclosed payment of __________________________________________
Student name______________________ Student class ________________________
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