Ciao a Tutti!

Dear students, parents and carers,

I am so thrilled to confirm that next week on Tuesday 9th November we will have our Italian Day, celebrating Italian culture, sport, language, art and music!

Thanks to the amazing ACPS staff for being so supportive and helping to make this event happen!

Unfortunately we won't be able to welcome the awesome pappardelle workshop as originally scheduled due to the new operation guidelines in schools, but don't worry we will still have so much fun!

Students will be rotating through great activities involving different skills and doing a variety of tasks all related to Italian culture! And there will be a yummy surprise for lunch! Guess who is coming with a cute little van? You got it, we will have gelato!! (Please note the ice-cream is gluten, dairy and nut free.)

For the day, students and teachers are invited and encouraged to dress up, for example inspired by Italian colours, fashion, cuisine, sport, art, etc... Be creative and use clothes you have already at home! Please do not feel obliged to dress up if you are not up for it, you can wear your school uniform or casual clothes!).

Make sure you have a CAPPELLO/ hat though!

If you have any inquiries or questions about the day, please feel free to email me: ginevra.debenedetti@education.vic.gov.au

Daje'!

Ginevra De Benedetti- Italian language teacher

Welcome back everyone!

All our staff are really excited about having all our students back on site! we missed you all!

The staff all completed their CPR course on Monday at school which was very worthwhile.

We have had a great week and are really looking forward to all the activities coming up.

On Tuesday we have Italian Day - always great fun.

Production, Swimming and Surf Day are all to come- we are going to be fitting alot into the rest of the term.

Many thanks to all the staff, students and families who have supported me in my Acting role, its greatly appreciated.

Hats on please!

CYBER SAFETY: please see the eSmart section of the Newsletter

The information in the eSmart section of this Newsletter is really worth a read - we have focussed on ROBLOX and internet safety for your family.

CALL OUT FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT: CHILDREN'S GARDEN

To support us to re-invigorate our precious Children’s Garden and develop a closer connection for all students to our environment, we are seeking some help to gather the following:

Flat wood for plant signs – eg Wood decking offcuts/ fence palings in good condition

Stakes – wood or bamboo

Nails or screws – size to be confirmed when wood received.

Metal teaspoons or dessert spoons for herb labels.

Donations of sunflower seeds.

Donation of potting mix for general use.

Onsite volunteering/interest when parents permitted back onsite for gardening support.

Seeds – vegetable or flowers (hoping to start a seed bank for use in Grade 1+2 learning and garden)

Children size gardening gloves

Please deliver any donations to the office and/or email Sarah Bailey Sarah.Bailey2@education.vic.gov.au with your intentions.

Thank you so much!

The Green Thumb student leaders are excited to re-start our recycling program upon our return to onsite school. Certificates will be proudly presented in Assembly on 5 November and they are actively finding ways to re-use and recycle waste from our classrooms and lunch boxes.

We have new paper recycling bins and will be starting ‘soft plastic’ collection next week in every classroom. Green thumbs are invited to take home ‘soft plastics’ each week or bring them to 2SB classroom and they will be kindly deposited at local collection sites by Ellissa Nitschinsk who works in our library. We will also start up our Nude Food Wednesday in the coming weeks.

Sarah Bailey

YAGA AWARDS

Exciting News!

At Assembly last week I introduced our YAGA Awards:

You

Are

Great

Awards

Staff can nominate students who are behaving in a positive manner in the classroom, in Specialist classes and in the playground for this Award. We are promoting the concept of Being Your Best! This is part of the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Program.

Certificates will be presented each week at Assembly.

Canteen and Lunch orders

To celebrate the return of all students we will be opening the Canteen for over the counter sales at recess every Friday. Lunch orders can be purchased through Miss Peppercorn will recommence Thursday November 11 and be offered every Thursday.

Foundation Enrolments

If you know of any local families who are considering our school who have not yet enrolled, or perhaps have a sibling that is not enrolled yet, we encourage you to get in touch with Jo at the office asap to secure a place.

2022 List of friends/ learning buddies

Please chat with your children about making suitable learning buddy choices when selecting the friends they put on their personal list. This activity will be conducted in class next week regarding classes for 2022.

Remote Learning Feedback - WE ARE KEEPING THE SURVEY OPEN!

We really appreciate all the responses we have received but would love some more.

Thank-you to all of the families who have filled in our Remote Learning Survey which was sent out via Konnective on Monday 25th. The survey will be remain open.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVvXb0qfYZLdsrFxj0iNw2AzKxDbONSjQGzJVAauP3fn-dWQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

We really appreciate your feedback and once again thank-you for all your help and assistance during the remote learning period.

Take care and have a great weekend

Meredith Thornton

Acting Principal

Extracurricular Activities & Community Announcements