School News
Christmas Carols
Our Christmas Carols evening is being held on Thursday 13th December from 5.30pm (concert will begin at 6.30pm). We encourage families to bring along a picnic dinner and in addition, the following items will be available for purchase:
- Soft Drinks - $1 a can
- Water - $1 a bottle
- Fruit Boxes (25% juice) - 50 cents
- Zooper Doopers - 50 cents each
Coles Vouchers
Many thanks for all of the Coles Vouchers Marlborough community collected. We collected 23,000 vouchers and with the vouchers raised we ordered 24 Badminton racquets , 30 shuttlecocks and 3 light Mini Badminton nets. Grades 1-6 have completed a four week Badminton unit utilising our newly arrived gear. Congratulations Marlborough Community - awesome effort!
Bonny Chisholm
PE Specialist
Music News
Congratulations to James T who obtained a B+ on his Grade 2 AMEB Piano exam recently and also to Jacob S who obtained an A+ on his preliminary AMEB exam. Well done, boys - keep up the good work.
Digimaker Computer Programming Club
Chaplain’s Chat
Kids Matter – Supporting children’s confidence
Children who lack confidence in their abilities sometimes avoid having a go at things they perceive to be too difficult. This can stop children from developing the skills they need to tackle tasks confidently as well as being a source of frustration for parents and carers.
Confidence improves through building on small successes. We can help our children by explaining that skills develop with practice. We can encourage them to persist when they don’t succeed right away. It’s important to praise effort and persistence.
Make sure that goals are achievable by breaking down large tasks into smaller goals. Using a picture or drawing of a staircase or ladder, and taking one step at a time, can be a useful model for children.
Be ready to step in and help when necessary, but be careful not to take over.
More strategies to help children learn skills for building confidence can be found on the Kids Matter website at www.kidsmatter.edu.au.
Dorothy Dullege
School Chaplain
School Sports Victoria Bulletin
http://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/Pages/Bulletins.aspx
Bendigo Bank School Banking
Just a reminder that School Banking is every Thursday.
If you would like an information pack/application form please collect one from the school office.