Principal's Report

 Principal Report    

House Cross Country

Last Friday, students in Years 3-6 competed in our House Cross Country run at Southern Reserve.  Thanks go to our parent helpers on the day and to Mr Mottershead, for his impeccable organization and to staff for their support of the event. We wish our students going on to District Cross Country today the best of luck!

District Cross Country 

A big Congratulations to all the students that participated in the District Cross Country today. 

Class Sharing

A regular feature of our assemblies from now on will be class sharing.  Each assembly will feature a class sharing with our school what they have been doing in class.  It was great to see the Sizzling Starts that 3/4R have been doing in their writing pieces. We will also have a section in the newsletter featuring a class.  Please check further along in this newsletter for this week’s featured class. 

Mother’s/Special Person’s Day Stall

Last Tuesday, our students took delight in purchasing a variety of lovely gifts for their mothers or special people in their life, in preparation for Mother’s Day this Sunday.  Thanks go to Christina, who co-ordinated her first school event, Ann who provided assistance and support, and to Jade, Aleisha, Navneet, Brendan and Misty assisted the children to purchase their gifts on the day. Thanks also to Collette in the office for her help in acquiring items for sale. 

If you would like to join our fabulous parent team, please come along to our next meeting on Wednesday 13th May at 2.45pm in the Function Room – we would love to see you!

 Walk Safely to School Day – Friday 22nd May

Exercising is important for your health.  Not exercising can lead to bad health.  That is why the 22nd May is a special day, where you can get a temporary ink picture only if you walk to school. If you want, you can walk to school with your child halfway between your home and school, or a few blocks away from the school.  It is also a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic. 

Remember, active kids are healthy kids, so get planning your own Walk Safely to School Day.  Save the date!!  For more information, visit www.walk.com.au

By Ethan and Celine, Student Voice Team.

Student Free Day – Monday 25th May – book now for Camp Australia!!!

Our next student free day is coming up on Monday 25th May.  Students are not required at school on this day. However, our onsite Before and After School provider, Camp Australia, will be running a full day program – if there are enough bookings before 10th May. 

If you would like to have your child looked after by Camp Australia on site for this day, please contact Camp Australia (or the school office if you are unsure of the process) and please book before 10th May. Thank you!

Save the date – Open Afternoon Thursday 21st May 4-6pm

On Thursday 21st May, as part of our Education Week and Book Fair celebrations, we will be opening our school to allow students to show their parents and families their classrooms, participate in activities with you, complete a passport of activities and attend the book fair. Our staff and students hope to see you there!!  We also welcome families from outside our school community to come on Thursday afternoon and talk to our staff and community, or we will also be running tours on Saturday morning 23rd May from 10am – 12pm. For more information, please call the office on 9547 1146.

Glasses for Kids Program

At the beginning of Term 3, we are pleased to have the Glasses for Kids program onsite at our school.  This program provides free eyes checks during school hours and if needed, free glasses as well. Optometrists will be onsite on Monday & Tuesday 3rd & 4th August.  Forms will be coming home mid term 2 if you would like to take advantage of this great opportunity. 

Achievement of the week

We had 3 champs who all successfully passed their martial arts (Hapkido) grading with Eagle Martial Arts.

Joshua  - Blue belt

Charlie  - Green belt stripe

Hannah  -  Red belt

Tours

We have hit the ground running, with several tours for families already completed this year.  If you know of any interested families, our group tours run most Mondays at 9.30am.  Please call the office for more information.

 Playgroup has arrived at Albany Rise! 

The Albany Rise Primary School Playgroup is officially in in session!  After the morning drop-off, if you have children aged 0-5years (who are not already at school), you are welcome to come to the Function Room,  where we have a variety of toys and activities set up for the children to play, and parents/grandparents are welcome to have a cuppa and a chat. Families from outside our school community are also welcome. Gold coin donation if you can.  Huge thanks to Ann Dunford, who has kindly offered to facilitate our playgroup on Monday mornings 9.15 -10.30am during school terms. 

Outside of School: sport or other activity - Achievement of the Week 

We know how important physical activity and sport is for our students and to our school community, which is why we privilege time at school for PE and sport. We also know that we have some very talented students who participate in sports and activities outside of school.  We would love to celebrate their achievements! If your child has received an award or progressed to the next level of their activity outside of school (be it sporting or otherwise) , please let us know and we would love to celebrate their achievements in our newsletter. Please contact Mr Mottershead with information and a photo, or email through to our school office on Albany.rise.ps@education.vic.gov.au

Birthday Free Dress 

We know that every single day at school is important for learning and connection. Of course, we want to celebrate with our students when they have a birthday! Late last year, we introduced the practice of students coming to school in free dress on their birthday.  This seems to be working very well and will be continuing this year. Students are looking forward to being at school on their birthday, and also, it is easy to spot who has a birthday to make sure they have a great day!  

Thank you!

Jane Capon