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Ashburton Primary School
Fakenham Road Ashburton 3147
PH: 98852559 FAX: 98854703
MAY 27 2015
Principal’s Report
Dear Families,
Dance Concert on Wednesday June 17 and
Thursday June 18
Rehearsals are well underway for the annual
Dance Concert. This year it will be a mix of
dance, drama and music. We are very excited
to be presen#ng The Decade Time Machine.
Tickets will be on sale from 5pm this Friday
May 29 online through TryBooking. Ticket
sales cover the cost of the new sound system in
the hall, sound expert on the day/night,
costumes, chair hire and other miscellaneous
items.
Jump Rope for Heart -Friday June 29
Jump off day will be held on the last day of
Term 2. Students not arranging online
sponsorship should bring their sponsorship
money and may wear a touch of red. Happy
skipping.
New role for Natalie Nelson
I have been offered a Senior Advisor posi#on in
the North Eastern Victorian Region from June
17 un#l September 7. The posi#on entails
working with approximately fiDy schools on
their strategic plans, developing community
Smile and raising money for Guide Dogs on
partnerships across government and non
Monday June 22
government areas and a host of other
What a big day this will be for the children. The supports. This is a wonderful opportunity to
day will begin with a fantas#c SMILE lesson in view the educa#on system from the ‘inside’. I
their mul#age SMILE group. They will be
will return with many ideas.
adorning SMILE flowers to add to the ‘Miles of Julie Gilbert will be ac#ng Principal and Josh
Smiles’ street located in the corridor near the Brown ac#ng Assistant Principal in my absence.
office.
Ms Jane McMillan will be taking 2JB. Josh will
Students can wear a touch of yellow and
also remain Unit and Year level leader.
donate a gold coin to bring a smile to a vision
I look forward to hearing many wonderful
impaired child. The dona#on will go to Guide
stories on my return.
Dogs Victoria. Guide Dogs Victoria provides
free Orienta#on and Mobility services to
Victorians who are blind or vision impaired.
Natalie Nelson
We are aiming to raise $430 which will buy a
Principal
talking GPS device to help a vision impaired
child to learn to navigate.
At 6pm Channel 10 will be visi#ng the school to
film the weather live from the prep pod. All
those who would like to be on television need
to be in the prep pod, in school uniform by
5:45pm. An adult needs to be with you as this
is outside of school hours.
Diary Dates
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TERM 2
Friday 29 May
Cross Country Year 5
students only to
Parliament Excursion
Friday 29 May
Vegie Market Stall
3.15-3.45pm
Friday 29 May
School Concert Tickets on
sale at 5pm
Monday 8 June
Queens Birthday
Public Holiday
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Tuesday 9-12 June
Year 5 Camp
Wednesday 10 June
Parents AssociaAon
MeeAng 7.30pm
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NoAces & Reminders
Ivans Pies fundraiser forms go home
Wednesday 27th May.
Subway lunch forms go home Wednesday 3rd
June (Subway Lunch is on May 22nd)
Jump Rope For Heart Sponsorship forms go
home Wednesday 27th
Tickets go on sale for the School Concert this
Friday 29th May at 5pm: visit
hIp://www.trybooking.com/HWKZ
Monday 22nd June is a Free Dress Day—wear
a ‘Touch of Yellow’ & bring a gold coin
dona#on to go towards the Guide Dogs
Associa#on
Channel 10 News will broadcast the weather
from Ashburton Primary School Monday
22nd June at 6pm in Prep Pod.
Friday 12 June
Yrs 3/4 HoopAme
Selected students
Assembly Performance—Monday June 1st
Wednesday 17 June
School Concert
Surnames A-L
Imogen and Conrad I will perform on the Piano
Thursday 18 June
School Concert
Surnames M-Z
Monday 22 June
Free Dress Day
Ivans Pies delivered
Subway Lunch
Channel 10 Weather
Broadcast
Term 2 Uniform Shop
Dates
2 June
Uniform Shop will be on the
23rd June instead of the
16th for this month only.
Year 6 GraduaAon &
Sports Photos Yrs 3-6
Please put this date in your
diary. The Year 6 Gradua#on
photos & all sports photos
will take place on Tuesday
21st July (wear full school
Uniform for both, no sports
uniforms needed)
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Market Garden
On Friday the 29th of May 3:15pm, Ashburton Primary Year 5 students will be
selling produce at our Home Grown Market.
The money raised will go to help our current edible garden grow.
The garden provides a great insight for the children about the benefits of fruit
and vegetables and how produce grows.
There is currently some lovely broccoli and cauliflower growing and the kale
will be ready to sell on the day. We require lots of dona#ons of fresh produce
only and this can be leD at the office on the Friday Morning.
We welcome you and your friends and family to come and buy
fruit and vegetables.
Compass Reminders
Please make sure you have the correct email address on Compass: check this by clicking on the wheel in
top right hand corner of homepage and drop down to
‘Update my Details’
Approving Absences: When your child is late to school or away for the day, the roll will be marked as
Not Present or Late. Parents need to approve these absences. If a child is late to school, they must come
to the Office first and obtain a ‘late pass’ to take to class and will be marked on roll/Compass as ‘late’ .
Please follow these steps to Approve Absences. You can go in on the morning your child is sick and
approve an Absence and similarly if you know your child will be away on holiday, you can pre Approve
these days on Compass. As a parent you will not be able to see the ‘late’ #me on Compass, it shows on
the Teachers roll only.
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APendance: Parent Approval Required (You will see this message on your Homepage)
Underneath this, click on “ Click here for more informa#on”
In the AIendance/Unapproved Tab, there will be a list of dates that your child was either absent or
late to school.
Click on the square on the leD hand side, next to each of the dates listed
Click on ‘Parent Approve’
Select a reason for Absence i.e. Parent choice, Medical, Family Holiday etc.
Click on ‘Save’
You do not need to print off a ‘Parent Approval’ leIer just saving the Absence details will suffice.
For all important events that require Parental Consent, i.e. Camps, excursions, you should be
receiving an email reminder to login to Compass and give your Consent. It is recommended that you
get into the habit of checking Compass on a weekly basis to receive the most up to date informaAon
and view the current NewslePer.
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Smile Awards
Calum W PMD
Rory C PVC
Samuel G PSW
Amelia M 1TD
Noah H 1ET
For always trying his best at all ac#vi#es in class. Great work Calum!
For always filling up our ‘buckets’ with kind words and ac#ons.
For being a great contributor to our class discussions. Superhero listening, well done!
For her outstanding reading and wonderful work habits.
For being a kind and considerate member of 1ET. You set a great example to others with your
friendly nature and posi#ve aStude to learning.
Jordan D 1LC For his great weekend wri#ng about Go Kar#ng . Well done Jordan!
Janelle C 1SN For always giving 100% to everything she does. You’re a Superstar Janelle!
Chris T 2JB
For being so organised with his Show and Share , we enjoyed hearing about his favourite toy.
Shan W 2HL
Improving in his Show and Share by preparing his thoughts and prac#sing his presenta#on.
Sophie M 3DS You have been working so hard on keeping focussed and finishing wriIen work .
Amber B 3EM For always having a friendly, sunny disposi#on and for contribu#ng to class discussions.
Zara W 3KA
For her focus and outstanding contribu#ons during class #me. Keep it up Zara.
Ruby H 3CR
Always showing respect to others and for always being posi#ve about all school ac#vi#es.
Cameron T 3CR Showing such great perseverance with your broken thumb and trying so hard with all your work.
Aarushi M 4DW For her posi#ve aStude and determina#on to complete all class tasks to a high standard.
Zibella L 4DW For being such a wonderful class member . Zi is caring and empathe#c towards all others.
Sophie H 4KH For her confidence during mathema#cs and her willingness to give everything a go.
Indigo W 4KH For her effort and concentra#on during wri#ng to achieve her goal of expanding on ideas.
Oliver M 5KT For high levels of interest and par#cipa#on in weekly SMILE discussions.
Jessica M 5LP For demonstra#ng resilience in the classroom and displaying confidence in Maths Olympiad.
Madeleine Q 5DF For her enthusias#c aStude during our excursion to State Parliament .
Presley D 5KE For always ac#ng in a responsible and mature manner. Well done on posi#ve decisions.
Vivian L 6RR
For her enthusias#c aStude towards Smiling Minds and the sub skills taught within Smile.
Special MenAon Awards—Victorian Coding Challenge CerAficates
MaIhew C 5LP
Lachlan G 1LC
Cross Country
This year GIDSSA cross-country day was held at NeIleton Reserve. Schools from the district raced over 2000m
and 3000m. Ashburton competed in all age groups and distances with all students striving for personal bests. We
had eight students finish in the top 10 of their age category meaning they will now compete at the Booroondara
division cross-country championships on Thursday June 4th, at Ruffey Park Lake.
Big thank you to the parents that helped out on the day. Congratula#ons to all those
who represented the school so well, and good luck to those going through to
Division.
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Two Minute Drop Off Zone
Please be mindful when using the 2 Minute drop off/pick up zone.
We seem to have regular Parking Inspectors siSng in their cars and
watching/#ming drivers in their cars. You will be fined if you stay
longer than two minutes.
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