Volume 17 -  9th November 2006
Week 4 .... Term 4

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Inside this issue........
Grandparents' Day, Fundraising Christmas Raffle, Our Friendly School, Excursion to Asian Village, Food Donations, Lunch Boxes, Remembrance Day, Pedal Prix, OSHC, Parent Club, Kookaburra Cafe.

Flyers have been sent home with information about this special whole school event. The flyer contains information about the event as well a tear-off slip on which families need to indicate whether they will be having the barbeque tea and also whether they would be willing to make a donation of a cake or slice to be offered for sale with tea and coffee. Please return the tear-off slip as soon as possible.   The canteen will also be open -- iceblocks and icecreams will be available.

For this year, Bushwahzee will replace our Christmas Night which, in previous years, has been in Week 9.

PLANNING FOR 2007
We did ask for this information last term but just in case you have overlooked this could you please let us know if you have children who will not be at Happy Valley in 2007 [excluding year 7s].

If you know of any other families who will have children starting here next year could you please encourage them to enrol?  Many thanks

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES WEEK
What a week!
Students have been fortunate to have had an amazing variety of activities to choose from including --
Rugby              Athletics                        Dance               Wheel Chair Sports
Soccer              Kinesiology                   Pilates              Activities at Bethsalem
Relaxation        Skipping                       Archery            Whole school walk to the park Orienteering     Water Safety              Chess                Tae Kwon Do   
Grid Art            Pedometer use             Health Hustle    Scuba               Table Tennis
and the Great Fruit Eat In where we recorded what fruits and vegetables were eaten each day.

Through students being exposed to such a wide range of activities it is hoped that they will understand the options that they have for them in relation to healthy lifestyles in the future.

Health Hustle	Tae Kwon Do

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Many thanks to the grandparents who came to take part in our "Grandparents' Day" this morning. We hope that you had a really great time.

Our Christmas Raffle will be launched on our Bushwahzee Bush Christmas Night on Thursday November 16^th. It will be drawn during Week 9. There will be a number of prizes, including hampers. We will be asking all classes to collect donations for the hampers over the next weeks. Each class will be asked to bring "items" for the hampers around a theme, for example, toiletries, biscuits, Christmas food.

The fundraising committee will then assemble the hampers. Your child will be bringing home a note within the next few days with information about the class's theme. Please send your donations to the classroom and they will be collected from the room.  Many thanks.

Just over 60% of children who were bullied in Western Australian schools reported they told someone after they were bullied.  This means almost 40% of children who were bullied told no-one. Children often think that talking about a bullying incident is like 'dobbing' on one another.

'Dobbing' is when a person tries to get attention or to get someone else into trouble.

'Asking for help' is when someone feels the situation is out of their control and they are unable to deal with it alone. If anyone sees someone else in this situation they should also ask for help.

Children of all ages at our school are being taught through the classroom curriculum that:
When I have a problem I can:
Try to stand up for myself in a positive way; Try to talk with the person I am having a problem with; Walk away and ignore the person completely; Get help from a teacher or another person I trust;
Ignore the situation and keep playing or working;

Mrs Saunders' and Miss Strachan's classes had a great excursion to the Asian Village.  They experienced life in a different culture with many "hands on" activities through the day.
 

The children ground wheat to make flour.
 

This is how the village people transport water to use for washing and in their gardens.
 

The Asian Village teaching staff explained different aspects of Village life in different regions of Asia.

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We are again asking families to make a donation of cans of food, or other non-perishable food items, especially food items suitable for Christmas. These donations will be passed on to needy families through the Rotary Club at Christmas time. Any donations can be brought to school and will be held until Week 9.

As the warmer weather is approaching we often have queries about school lunches. Teachers ask their students to bring lunches into the classroom, to avoid leaving food outside in the heat. Many of the children have "cold-pack" type lunch boxes which contain a frozen ice pack. We strongly recommend these as they ensure that food remains cold. It is a really good idea to avoid packing food, such as chicken and other cold meat, which is at risk of "going off". 

Archery

This is a recount of our excursion to the Urrbrae Farm Trail on Thursday 2^nd November.

Our class was divided into four groups.  Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Till and Mrs. Phang each went with a group.  Each group was lead around by two or three Year 10 students.

We saw heaps of things!
We saw horses.  We got to sit on a student made horse.

As November 11^th is on Saturday, the school will observe 1 minute's silence at 11.00am on Friday Nov 10^th. Classes have discussed the significance of Remembrance Day.

We will again have poppies for sale in the front office. The proceeds will go to the RSL.  Children are asked to donate any amount from 20 cents, adults a gold coin donation.

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The Pedal Prix families will be providing a sausage sizzle at the Bushwahzee. This will enable us to raise money for new and replacement equipment for 2007.  We therefore require your help to cook and serve.  If you are prepared to help, please contact Georgie on 8387 2230.

Relaxation -- through the Heart Matters Program

As from Monday 13^th November we will be located in the Long Room.  If you need to contact OSHC please ring the mobile 0417 898 739 as our landline phone and answering machine will not be available immediately.

Vacation Care bookings will be open on Monday 20^th November between 6:15pm and 7:00pm.

Our next Committee Meeting will be held on Monday 20^th November at 7:00pm, after Vacation Care bookings.  All welcome.

Roxanne Longbottom
Director -- 8322 2411 or 0417 898 739

Kyton's orders need to be in by next Wednesday 15^th November and can be collected on Wednesday 22^nd November after 2:30pm in the Hall.

The Christmas stall will be held on Wednesday 29^th November (Junior Primary) and Thursday 30^th November (Primary).  We look forward to seeing the students there.

The next Parent Club meeting is Wednesday 6^th December in the Long Room at 9:00am.  All welcome, children included.  See you there.

 Karen Erlandsen - Secretary

• On Thursday 16^th November the Canteen will be staying open for the Bushwahzee.  We will be selling Icecreams, Slushy's etc. etc.  I look forward to seeing you.

• We have a new no sugar lolly called Jols, a mini Fruit Pastille which has been approved by Focus, School Canteen Assoc.

• Check our Price List for all of our healthy items.

ROSTER
Mon. 13^th Nov.             CLOSED
Tues. 14^th Nov..            Kate Battersby
Wed. 15^th Nov.            Karen Erlandsen
Thur. 16^th Nov.             Tracey Willshire
Fri. 17^th Nov.                Robyn Draper
Mon. 20^th Nov.             CLOSED
Tues. 21^st Nov.              Katrina Allen
Wed. 22^nd Nov.            Suzanne Boyce
Thur. 23^rd Nov.             Tracey Willshire
Fri. 24^th Nov.                Glenys Moylan
 

Chess
 

Tae Kwon Do

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