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Dear Families,
We are hoping appeal to you all toplease take the time to read the newsletter.
Every week, we are now working hard to bring you insights into what your children are learning, along with action packed photos to capture the excitement of school life.
We don’t want you to miss out!
Celebrating Harmony Day
Today, our school was buzzing with excitement as we celebrated Harmony Day, embracing the incredible diversity that makes our community so special.
Every class enjoyed a wonderful Harmony Day video created by our Technology Captains, and featuring our Multi-Cultural Captains.
The video shows students proudly sharing their cultural backgrounds and what they love about their heritage.
Please enjoy all the wondeful photos on the Harmony page in this newsletter.
Well Done, Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN Completed.
A huge congratulations to our Year 3 and 5 students for completing NAPLAN this week.
We are so proud of their dedication and effort, giving their best throughout the assessments.
Specialist Areas-So Much to Celebrate.
In Performing Arts excitement is building with our upcoming Shrek production.
We are celebrating fantastic achievements at the two recent Gala Days and the Swimming Championships, in Sport.
In Visual Arts our students’ creativity is showing, with brilliant artworks proudly starting to be displayed throughout the school.
Thanks to Bu Sia’s engaging lessons in Indonesian, students are making excellentprogress and having so much fun. We’re also looking forward to Indonesian Cultural Day at Heathmont Secondary, where students will experience Indonesian traditions with our network schools.
In Science and Technology the focus has been on eSafety, where students are learning about responsible technology use and problem-solving through coding activities.
Be sure to check out the Specialist Subjects page in the newsletter, showing highlights from these fantastic programs, complete with photos. Your child might be featured in action.
More Highlights from Around the School
Sensory Garden
Work on our Sensory Garden has begun! We can't wait to see the progess over the next few weeks, and for the finished space to be revealed in early Term 2.
Prep Literacy Night
Thank you to the families that attended. It was a fantastic opportunity to experience how we teach reading and writing using the Spalding Method, strengthening our home-school literacy partnership.
Year 4 Scarecrow Project
Our Year 4 students have been designing and constructing a sustainable scarecrow using recyclable and reusable materials.
Their creation has been entered into the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, embracing the theme "Garden Superheroes".
Don't miss the Year 4 Learning page in this edition for more information and photographs.
Lady Bird Lunch
Looking for support for our very own Katie Jelo, to raise funds for Neurofibromatosis (NF).
Katies courageous journey with NF has been inspirational and now she needs our support with her very own fundraising event titled
"Ladybird Lunch."
When: Sunday the 4th of May at 12:30pm
Heathmont Jets Football Club.
$55 per ticket funds raised all go to the Flicker of Hope Foundation.
What to expect:
Ladybirds are beautiful , covered in beautiful spots.
Café au lait spots are light brown coloured patches on the skin, often referred to as birthmarks. But did you know that having six or more café au lait spots are one of the first signs that a person has NF.
We are celebrating these spots with our inaugural ‘Lady bird Lunch”!
Join us for a fun afternoon of raising awareness of NF, as well as vital funds for research, with money raised going to the Flicker of Hope Foundation.
Hosted by Katie, there will be raffles, auctions, door prizes and games -something for everyone to get involved with.
We have 2 inspirational speakers -Zoe Jones, mum of 16-year-old Spencer who also has NF, and Sam McGuane, head of the Brain Cancer Centre and carries Beanies 4 Brain Cancer.
Finger food will be provided throughout the afternoon, and the bar will be open for purchasing beverages.
$55 each or $440 table of 8 and booking fee.
We truly appreciate your time and support.
Warm regards,
Karen Rouda Principal & Melissa Roberts Assistant Principal