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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to the children who have received
Awards.
Thursday 26th March
Friday 27th March
Culminating Event
“Festival of Thought”
More information to
follow.
Last Day Term 1
School Finishes at 2.30
Monday 13th April
Monday 27th April to
Thursday 30th April
1st Day Term 2
Year 5/6 Camp
“Echuca”
40 Spaces Only
See your children’s teacher for more information.
COMMUNITY NEWS
FUN, SKILLS & ADVENTURE
FOR GIRLS - TRY GIRL GUIDES
FOR FREE
Girl Guides are offering you the chance to come and try
our new local low cost Girl Guide program free for 3
weeks! Girl Guides help girls learn skills, make new
friends and challenge themselves in a fun, safe, all girl
environment. Through our unique non-formal education
programs, trained Guide Leaders help girls build selfconfidence and leadership skills by enjoying a huge range
of exciting activities such as: Games, Outdoor Adventures, Crafts, Skills, Cooking and Over-nights!
Who: Girls aged 5-9 years old
When: Every Wednesday of the School Term form
4.30 –6.00pm
Who: Girls Grade 4 to Grade 6
When: Every Wednesday night from 7.00 - 8.30 starting
Term 2.
Where : Guide Hall, 55 Royal Avenue, Springvale
Cost:
$85.00 per term with concession discounts
Available
Contact: Erin Wicking on 0411 273 714 or [email protected] to organise a visit for your 5-9 year
old this term or to express interest in our Grade 5 & 6
‘Come and Try Day’ later this term!!
PERSISTENCE
Isha Bal
SSA
Anthony Singh
SSB
ORGANISATION
James Danh
Trasin Sovansam
SSB
SSA
Bereket Bimnet
William Chan
SSA
SSD
GETTING ALONG
Oscar Kittikhoun
Kim Lang Lu
Garry Dhaliwal
Cesca Ociones
Tim Nguyen
Rungai Uka
MSB
SSB
JSB
JSA
JSA
MSA
Erica Lay
Hannah Naitoko
Christy Ann
Nhu Pham
Hossein Sabourian
Penina Malota
SSC
SSC
SSD
SSD
MSC
MSA
CONFIDENCE
Shaima Uddin
Tomas Ortiz Vargas
Nina Tabakoic
Zhalya Charlie
Aniket Bhanushali
SSB
SSB
SSB
SSD
MSC
David Zeng
Teuila Malota
Chrystal Ann
Kendrick Simiona
Yui Widjaya
SSC
SSA
SSB
JSC
MSA
RESILIENCE
Marna Pech
MSC
DOING YOUR BEST
Alisa Tabakovic
Dilshaanpreet Gill
Ethan Kim
Avneet Jagpal
SSC
JSA
JSA
MSB
Abigal Mudaliar
Kakum Pandey
Kayla Vay
SSC
MSC
MSB
SCHOOL NEWS
We sold just under $2000 worth of books
etc and received $585 of new books for our
Library.
A big Thank You to all who supported our
Book Fair.
Ms. Fran
PYJAMA /ONESIE DAY
When: Wednesday 18th March
Gold Coin Donation
All money collected will go to the Royal Children’s
Hospital Appeal.
So don’t forget to wear your pyjama’s/onesie!!!!!!
HEATHERHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL
959 Heatherton Road, Springvale, Vic 3171
Website: www.heatherhillps.vic.edu.au
Telephone: 03 9546 7562
Issue: 3
From the Principal’s Desk
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Dear Parents and Carers
Student Leaders
At a Special Assembly on Wednesday, the school captains, school vice-captains, house captains and house
vice- captains, Student Councillors, Art monitors, Library monitors, Sport monitors and Transition Leaders
were presented with their Leaders Badges, by Ms Clare
O’Neil, the Federal Member for Hotham. Ms O’Neil
gave a short speech about the responsibilities of leadership and the great honour bestowed on our student
leaders. I believe we have a very strong group of student leaders this year, who are ready and willing to set
a fine example for their fellow students. I wish them all
the best for 2015.
Student Leaders – 2015
School Captains: Caszius Charlie, Dara Keo
School Vice-Captains: Riya Gupta, Jordan Eyre
Blue House Captains: Trish Le, Eric Fitzgerald
Blue House Vice-Captains: Lichun Chen, Duy Do
Gold House Captains: Erica Lay, Kenny Le
Gold House Vice-Captains: Alisa Tabakovic, P-Nine
Khongthawet
Green House Captains: Katrina Lam, Tai Collins
Green House Vice-Captains: Zhalya Charlie, Nithil Liyanage
Red House Captains: Hannah Naitoko, Tsegai Bimnet
Red House Vice-Captains: Arial Dang, Trasin Sovansam
Student Councillors:
Caszius Charlie, Dara Keo, Aniket Banushali, Marna
Pech, Myra Van Der Weir, Oscar Khittikoun, Ekteena
Islam, Lac Vo, Ta Pwe, Leila Tabak, James Danh,
Michelle Seng, Steven Tran, Charvi Sharma, Billy Sreng,
Judy Le
12th March, 2015
Transition Leaders
Chrystal Ann, Vincent Khiem, Theresa Nguyen
Art Monitors
Abigal Mudaliar, Abijah Mudaliar
Library Captains
Annalin Svay, Leila Tabak
Sports Store Monitors
Judy Le, Theresa Nguyen, Abigal Mudaliar, Simran Kaur,
Kim Lang Lu, Chrystal Ann, Abijah Mudaliar, Krystina Tusivili, Tai Collins, Thida Pen
Peer Mediators
Grade 6
Abijah Mudaliar
Annalin Svay
Abigal Mudaliar
Billy Sreng
Caszius Charlie
Dara Keo
David Zeng
Eric Fitzgerald
Erica Lay
Hannah Naitoko
Jordan Eyre
Judy Le
Katrina Lam
Kim Lang Lu
Khanh Nguyen
Leila Tabak
Loverose Kaur
Long Nguyen
Noor Singh
Riya Gupta
Steven Tran
Theresa Nguyen
Thida Pen
Tsegai Bimnet
Trish Le
Terrance Mao
William Chan
Grade 5
Alisa Tabakovic
Charvi Sharma
Jasleen Kaur
Isha Bal
Arial Dang
Phillip Truong
Michelle Seng
Nithil Liyanage
P’Nine
Khongthawet
Ovin Herath
Steven Lim
Justin Schruers
Vincent Khiem
Trasin Sovansam
Krystina Tusivili
Lichun Chen
Duy Do
Yuki Lee
Julie Chim
Zhalya Charlie
Wesley Wu
Rosa Long
Annual General Meeting
School Council Annual General (AGM) Meeting is on
Monday 16th March at 6:30. All Heatherhill community
is invited. The first School Council meeting for 2015 will
follow the AGM.
There are three vacancies for parent positions on
School Council. Please see me if you are interested in
being on School Council.
FESTIVAL of THOUGHT – Twilight Event – MARCH 26
At Heatherhill we like to celebrate and showcase the
learning undertaken each term. The overarching theme
across the school for Term 1 has been “Thinking”. Each
learning centre has investigated “Thinking” in a different
way, appropriate to the level and abilities of the students.
I invite you to attend this term’s culminating event for
Junior, Middle and Senior School will be held on Thursday
26th March from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. All students are expected to attend and showcase the Inquiry Learning for
Term 1. Some marvellous activities include: puppet plays,
debates, philosophical thinking, reflections, Art work,
Healthy Mind/Healthy Body, Yoga, Literature Circles, role
plays, and much, much more!
Families may wish to bring a picnic to enjoy in between
activities. The Sausage Man will have his BBQ here and
will be selling yummy sausages in bread for $2:50. Students and staff are preparing for this special event and we
hope to see all Heatherhill families that evening
CASTLEMAINE STATE FESTIVAL
The fame of our school continues: The School Choir has
been invited to perform the ‘Possum Cloak Song’ at the
Castlemaine State Festival on March 21. What a wonderful honour. Ms. Townsend, Miss Harris, Miss Dare, Ms.
Fran and I will be taking the choir for an overnight stay in
Castlemaine that weekend.
Extend OSHC at
Heatherhill Primary School
Over the last fortnight we had lots of
different activities. We made 3D bugs, we
did some bubble painting and made some
origami creations. We even got messy
with some slime and made yummy coconut truffles.
- Maggie
Next week’s activities
Monday 16th March
Paper Mache Piggy Bank and Beatball
Tuesday 17th March:
Rainbow Salt Jars and Green pancakes for St. Patricks Day
Wednesday 18th March:
Hatching Dinosaur Eggs and Dinosaur Activities
Thursday 19th March:
Scratch Art, Musical Freeze and Celebrity Heads
Friday 20th March:
Make your own Marble Run, Cultural Flags and Human Knot
Game
From the Assistant Principal’s Desk
Water Safety
Heatherhill was extremely lucky this term to be
accepted into a special Water Safety Program,
run at Edithvale beach. Both the Middle School
and the Senior School students participated in this very
exciting safety activity.
The children heard a safety talk about rips and swimming
between the flags. After that they practised with PFDs
(personal safety devices), nipper boards and body boards.
Just looking at the photographs will let you know how
much they all enjoyed the day.
HOLIDAY PROGRAM BOOKINGS ARE OPEN AT A SCHOOL
NEAR YOU!
Book by Friday 20 March to avoid a late fee.
Our holiday program bookings are open and there’s a local
one near you – all Extend’s holiday programs are open to primary school aged boys and girls. And the great news is, if
you’re already enrolled with us for After School Care you
won’t need to enrol again to access our Holiday Programs.
We have heaps of fun activities planned these school holidays
and we can’t wait for you to attend! To check out what’s on
and where your local program is, visit our website at extend.com.au and book via the Parent Portal.
Watch this space throughout the term for regular updates
from our Extend team!
PARENT PORTAL: extend.com.au
Best Wishes
Mary Verwey
Principal
SCHOOL NEWS
Calling all chocolate fans
SCHOOL BANKING
2015
For those students who have a bank book make sure you
bring your bank book to school on Mondays. If you are interested in opening a Dollarmite School Bank Account for
your child, please come and see me at the office.
Happy Saving!
I’m coming
Easter Raffle Tickets need to be returned no later than 25th March
as raffle will be drawn at assembly
on Friday 27th March
Gillian Harris