Cheltenham East
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Spelling Bee
The Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee is a free online competition run by the KidsNews website every year. It is designed to improve students’ vocabulary and to help students learn to spell in a fun environment. There are three levels: Green for Years 3-4, Orange for Years 5-6 and Red for Years 7-8.
Over the last month, Cheltenham East Primary School has participated in this competition and the Spelling Bee champion of each grade was:
- 3/4A – Michael M.
- 3/4B – Vanessa W.
- 3/4C – Tyler F.
- 3/4D – Damien R.
- 3/4E – Arya B.
- 5A – Emily H.
- 5B – Kenni W.
- 6A – Alex L.
- 6B – Idan M.
- 6C – Lachie D.
We have also received the amazing news this week that two of our students – Vanessa W. and Milla W. (both 3/4B) – have made it through to the Victorian state final of the competition. Good luck to these two amazing spellers!
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CEPS Little Anglers
The Victorian Government is investing $1.5 million from the Recreational Fishing Licence Trust Fund to provide up to 95,000 Little Angler Kits to primary school aged children in Victoria.
The free kits provide a wonderful school holiday activity for children with their families and help ease the cost of living, providing a fun activity close to home.
Grade 5 students at all Victorian schools, including ours, will be offered the opportunity to receive a FREE Little Angler Kit. Grade 5 students have been selected based on the Victorian Curriculum focus, movement and motor development, and safety considerations.
The program is entirely voluntary. Schools were provided with the option to opt out of the program. Our school has opted to stay in the program so that parents can decide whether they want their child(ren) to receive a free fishing kit.
Parents of Grade 5 students can advise the school if they do not wish their child(ren) to participate for any reason whatsoever. We support parents in making decisions that align with their family values and beliefs.
The roll out of kits will occur through the second half of 2023 (16 October - 4 December) so that all participating children will have a kit in time for the summer school holidays.
The kits include a rod, reel with line, tackle tray, some tackle and information on how to use them to catch a fish. Please note that the tackle tray includes fishing hooks. The tackle tray will be wrapped in cardboard and placed inside a pocket inside the fishing kit bag, which will be sealed with a cable tie to discourage students from opening their kits until they are with a parent or carer.
Kits will be handed out to students to take home with them as soon as the school receives them. Teachers will tell students not to open the kits until they are safely at home with a parent or carer, however parents can contact the school and request to collect their kit from the school themselves if they prefer.
The Victorian Fisheries Authority will create a Little Angler hub on their website, which will be live when the kits start being distributed. It will have useful information, instructional videos and online resources about where and how to fish linking to existing resources from Fish care and new resources to be produced just for the Little Angler Kits program.
This initiative aims to grow recreational fishing participation in Victoria by actively encouraging primary school aged children to learn how to fish, as well as learning more about marine life and the natural environment.
Book Week Reminder
Please be reminded that the Character Parade, Book Fair and Grandparent's Day will occur later in Term 4.
