Principal's Report

Happy Campers!

We were all so excited that our Grade 3 and 4 students managed to get away to Phillip Island for camp this week. There are so many benefits to every child - independence, resilience, opportunities to challenge themselves and try new things, make new friends and just have fun!

A bit of positive feedback - the Camp staff acknowledged how well behaved our ACPS students all were and that they looked like they were having a lot of fun!

I would like to thank Sian McQualter, Linda Zanatta and Julian Fussell  and our parents Duncan, Ash, Kate and Nick for time away from their families to run our camp. You all did an amazing job!

 

Planning Week:

Teachers have all been working hard planning for Term 3. Students have adapted well to the changes we have had to make in the classroom while teachers work together to plan.

 

Sustainability News

Our Chickens are now officially named! Check out the Grade 1 and 2 page in this newsletter for some very cute photos. Please email Sarah.Bailey2@education.vic.gov.au if you would like to volunteer as a family to feed the chickens and collect their eggs. It's fun, easy and rewarding. We want to fill the Term 3 roster now!

 

Last Friday our 'Green Thumb' Sustainability student leaders and the Grade 1 and 2 students were lucky enough to have John Elliot from Looptworks visit and inspire us with his philosophy towards Reusing and Recycling. He gave us a sample product that his business makes from old shoes, just like the ones we collected in Term 1. This visit will be featured in the July edition of the Warrandyte Diary.

 

SCULPTURE at The Pines: (beginning of June)

Make sure you pop into the Pines to see our display for World Environment Day! It will be on display until Friday 17th June. A huge thank you to our wonderful Arts Captains - Cass, Daniel, Kai and Tessa - for giving up some lunch times to help design and make our large fish and for sticking the many smaller fish onto the vertical fishing lines. The Arts Captains also helped to oversee the busy lunch times where all students were invited to come to the art room to paint the small plastic milk-bottle fish. A big thank you also to the Green Thumbs team and the many students who came and painted those fish; there were a lot of fish! Our display wouldn't be the same without your help.

Finn was proud to see ACPS represented at The Pines - thanks Finn!
Our plastic-filled and covered large fish surrounded by little plastic fish, jellyfish and rubbish
Finn was proud to see ACPS represented at The Pines - thanks Finn!
Our plastic-filled and covered large fish surrounded by little plastic fish, jellyfish and rubbish

Another huge 'thank you' to all the generous ACPS families, and staff, for the plentiful donations of plastics. We sure had a lot, many thanks!  :)   

Our large fish is feeling sad that there is so much plastic rubbish in our oceans and waterways
The many smaller fish painted by our students
Our large fish is feeling sad that there is so much plastic rubbish in our oceans and waterways
The many smaller fish painted by our students
A big thanks to Gavin Andrew and Jimmy Harris for providing the large school poster
Please vote for our school!
A big thanks to Gavin Andrew and Jimmy Harris for providing the large school poster
Please vote for our school!

It is estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans and waterways than fish. Many marine animals ingest or become entangled in these plastics. As our school is close to the beautiful Birrarung (Yarra) river, we want to take especially good care of our waterways. Through our sculpture we wanted to highlight that ACPS is committed to helping our planet through 1) reducing our use of soft plastics by encouraging nude food, and 2) by responsibly recycling soft plastics.  Let's do our part to keep our oceans and waterways as healthy as possible :)

 

Julie Clarke (Art teacher) and Sarah Bailey of 2SB (Green Thumbs Coordinator)

 

Have a wonderful long weekend everyone!

 

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday 15th June (as Tuesday is Curriculum Day).

 

Be kind and have fun,

 

Meredith Thornton  

Acting Principal

 

Feel free to contact me via email meredith.thornton@education.vic.gov.au