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GEMMA'S CLASS PET GOES TO THE BUSHWAHZEE |
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When Fry Frog came to my place, he came with me to the
Bushwahzee and watched. He enjoyed the show. I sang, before I
got up to demonstrate the Christmas Waltz. Mum, Dad and Sharni
clapped and cheered. Everyone was having a ball at the
Bushwahzee. I was feeling a bit jealous when Sharni and Mum
were dancing together, and I was still feeling jealous at the
end of the dance.
We left early and arrived at home. Mum took Fry to the U2
concert with her by accident, as he was still in her bag from
the Bushwahzee. Not only did he get to see one big concert, but
two! But he really enjoyed Bono's talk about one world and
poverty in Africa. It was awesome!
He was up really late and had a big sleep on the way home. Dad
was watching us while Mum was away at the U2 concert. He liked
the Bushwahzee best.
When Mum came back we were asleep in our beds. I wrote this in
the morning and I can't waste pen ink. I hope you enjoyed this!
Bye!
PS We rode back to school in the car and Fry had a great time
last night. |
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By Gemma B. |
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On Thursday the 16th of November we had Bushwahzee.
Each group of classes had a dance or a bush song. Our group the
"drones" (Draper/Jones) performed the bush dances Strip the
Willow and the Troika. We liked Strip the Willow because we got
to dance with lots of different people and we all had a turn to
be the leaders. It was great fun. |
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By Stephanie K and Alison J |
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FUNDRAISING SUBCOMMITEE
BUSHWAHZEE THANK YOU |
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The Fundraising Subcommittee would like to thank those families who
donated cakes, slices and other food items, to be sold with drinks,
tea and coffee, both before and after the Bushwahzee performance. We
were thrilled
with the response, and were very busy, for which we were really
pleased.
Thank you to all from the Fundraising Subcommittee. |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
SAPSASA Boys' Cricket |
Last Friday our SAPSASA cricket team played Eden Hills Primary School. I
was delighted to hear from the Principal of that school on Monday about
the way Happy Valley conducted themselves. He said that "they were a
pleasure to play against, showed a great sporting attitude and were well
mannered." Well done boys.
Can
we please ask parents to assist us by making sure that their child can
tie his / her own shoe laces? Firstly it is a safety issue and secondly
this is a skill that they all should have before commencing school. It
will also save parents and staff a lot of time in the long run for
children to be able to do this independently.
Congratulations
to the following students who have received Principal's Awards, for
demonstrating our school values -- COOPERATION / LEARNING /
COMMUNICATION / STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE -- Aiden Whitmore, Daniel
Rogers, Gemma Brandenburg, Jesse Chudleigh, Dylan Halse, Lachie
Schofield, Ashleigh Paterson, Dayna Wilkins, Claire Davidson, Justin
Szeitz, Gemma Brown, Anna Ellacott, Luke Till, Eden Williams, Jarrad
Tregenza, Jas Mason-Vestris, Michaela Willshire and Maddy Gavin.
Tickets for the Christmas Raffle are now available. Some were sold on
the night of Bushwahzee. Tickets will now be available from the school
(50 cents a ticket). You may purchase them from the Front Office.
Committee members will also have the tickets for sale around the school
on some mornings. If parents would be willing to take a booklet of 10
tickets to sell to family members or at work places, please come and see
Amelia in the Front Office. There will be quite a large number of prizes
-- the first prize will be a coffee table and there will also be several
hampers. |
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Talking with your
children
if they are bullying
others
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All children are capable of bullying at some time and it is
important for parents to respond in a calm and helpful manner.
Encouraging your children not to bully others
Parents can:
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Talk with your children about what is
acceptable behaviour and what is not, e.g. "we should not tease
people to make them feel bad";
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Work together with your family to establish
simple rules and expectations about how to treat each other
amongst the family members;
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Encourage and provide opportunities for your
children to openly discuss bullying issues with the family;
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Discuss friendship and help your children
make friends by encouraging them to play with other children at
school, at home or in the neighbourhood;
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Invite other children over for visits and
help your children make their guests feel welcome;
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Encourage your children to share their things
with other children they feel would enjoy them too; and
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Improve your children's self-esteem by encouraging them to have
a go at new activities and thinking about their abilities in a
realistic way.
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The Forum executive has decided to hold a "Non Uniform" Day on Wednesday
of Week 9, December 13th. This time, we ask that, in lieu of
a gold coin donation, children bring a can or packet of non perishable
food to donate to needy families for Christmas. As explained in the last
newsletter, the Rotary Club collects donations for needy families,
during the last week of school. This way the children can be involved in
this collection. The executive will make posters to deliver to classes
in the next few days.
Please remember, clothing needs to be appropriate for school and to be
Sun Safe i.e. no tank tops.
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.
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VISIT OF DAVE HACKETT -- ILLUSTRATOR |
As a result of our successful involvement in the MS Readathon and
because we had a high retention rate of Happy Valley students
participating, we were rewarded with a whole day visit from a children's
Illustrator. Consequently Dave Hackett was flown over from Sydney to
work exclusively with Happy Valley Primary Students on Tuesday this
week. His sessions involved demonstration of his skills, questioning and
practical activities for the students. He also showed several of the
books he has illustrated.
Caleb and Deayana gave the following comments on this successful day.
"Once you get the hang of it, you could use his ideas and you can also
make up your own. He taught me lots about drawing that I did not know
before. It’s your drawing and there are no rules. I really enjoyed his
session."
"I
learnt that when it comes to drawing, it's easier than what it looks.
You can do it if you think you can. He taught me how to draw really
cool pictures. He's a really cool artist, knows a lot about drawing and
could draw cartoons very quickly. He got us to feel a lot more
confident about drawing and helped us to describe what a 'creative
drawing' really is.
"Thanks
to Dave most of the Primary students have learnt how to draw fantastic
cartoons."
If
your child is interested in drawing and you would like to purchase any
of Dave's 'how to draw books', see Barb Williams for a flyer and order
form.
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JUNIOR PRIMARY -- FINAL CHRISTMAS
ASSEMBLY |
Our final Junior Primary assembly will be in Week 9, on Tuesday December
12th, at 2.15pm. This will be a special Christmas assembly
and all classes will be singing Christmas songs. Parents, friends and
grandparents are most welcome.
Please note the change of time.
Congratulations to the following children who received a free book from
Book Club -- Dale Sharrad and Abbie Culliver.
The
following children received a lucky dip for helping make the Resource
Centre a great place to be -- Jack Reynolds, Kiara Allen, Georgia
Blanks, Ben Schofield, Josh Cryer and Caleb Daniel.
Reminder
-- All books need to be returned to the Resource Centre for stock taking
by the end of Week 7, Friday 2nd December.
FOR
SALE
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Sony Mavica Digital Camera N50 $50.00
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Panasonic Stereo Radio Cassette Recorder (tape player faulty) --
make an offer.
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Panasonic Video Camera NV-VZ15 $300.00 (no playback cassette
converter -- needs to be purchased)
Contact the Resource Centre if interested in these items.
Judy Miller
On
Tuesday this week Josh Robertson was presented with another Novita
award, this time for "Recreational and Sporting Achievement." The
ceremony was at Regency Park. Josh also received a $200 award.
On
Tuesday 31st October at 7:30pm some of our Violin students
played in "A Summer Concert" at Elder Hall in the city.
Their group was called "Fiddle Time Joggers" and they were dressed as
joggers. The group consisted of violin students from Happy Valley,
Aberfoyle Park, Clarendon, Blackwood and Eden Hills Primary Schools,
conducted by their violin teacher, Jennifer Eime.
They played three items, one with their group and two with The S.A.
Primary Schools String Orchestra. They played brilliantly. We can be
proud of them. Many other schools played different items also. All the
schools that were involved learnt and rehearsed their
parts separately, then |
came together at the end of the concert for the last two items. Around
200 students were on the stage. What some of the students may have
thought of as boring parts, sounded brilliant when brought together with
all the other students.
It
was amazing and sounded fantastic. Well done to those students
involved.
Kathy Bartel
Thanks also to our DECS Instrumental string teacher Jenny Eime who works
with our students each week.
Please check our lost property located on the shelves adjacent to the
Resource Centre. Items not claimed by the end of the year will be
passed onto an animal shelter for bedding.
The
"Healthy Lunchboxes" parent workshop was excellent. It was well
presented and very informative. It was good to hear other parents'
ideas of what to put in our children's lunch boxes that are healthy, fun
and tasty. It was worthy going to.
Kathy Bartel
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Don't forget on the last day of school term Friday 15th
December there will be NO LUNCH ORDERS and that the week prior beginning
Tuesday 12th December, please put two choices of hot food and
drinks due to end of year stock take
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New
hot food item for next year -- Pizza Subs. Only 4-5 gm of fat. Choices
will be Ham & Pineapple, Supreme, Meat Lovers with B.B.Q. sauce.
Estimated cost will be $2.60 Ea. We will still have our other Pizzas as
they are smaller.
ROSTER
Mon. 27th Nov. CLOSED
Tues. 28th Nov.. Kate Battersby
Wed. 29th Nov. Karen Erlandsen
Thur. 30th Nov. Tracey Willshire
Fri. 1st Dec. Glenys Moylan
Mon. 4th Dec.. CLOSED
Tues. 5th Dec.. Katrina Allen
Wed. 6th Dec.. Suzanne Boyce
Thur. 7th Dec.. Tracey Willshire
Fri. 8th Dec.. Glenys Moylan
Nomination forms for Basketball or Cricket for 2007 must be returned by
Thursday 30th November. Forms are available from the front
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23/11/06
Dear Parents
This
letter is to inform you that at the Governing Council Meeting held on
Monday, 6th November, 2006, the Materials and Services
Charge and levies for 2007 was set at $275.00. The Education
Minister has set the legally enforceable Materials and Services
Charge for 2007 at $182.00. Attached is the verification required by
The Education Department.
There is a
voluntary Governing Council approved Curriculum Levy of $30.00
which will assist the funding of the 2007 Site Learning Plan materials
and an approved Information and Communication Technology Levy of
$18.00 to assist the funding of technology resources. An
excursion/performance levy of $45.00 includes Come Out activities
for students commencing in term 1. Students will be invoiced before the
end of the school year.
Our
Governing Council has set the fees for 2007 with the understanding that
we need everyone's cooperation in the following ways.
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We
need all families paying their fees.
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We
need all families paying as early as possible, preferably by the end
of Term 1.
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We
want all students to participate in school activities; however,
Governing Council has endorsed the policy that students will not be
included in excursion/other performances until their $45 levy has
been paid.
The school
will receive the full legally enforceable $182 materials and services
charge for Happy Valley School School Card holders. This means that
school card holders will be asked to pay a total of $93 -- the approved
Curriculum Levy, Information and Communication Technology Levy and the
Performance Levy.
It is
essential that families who are eligible for school card apply AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE otherwise the school misses out on the government funding
and those families will then incur the legally enforceable fee of $182.
School Card Application Forms need to be filled in every year.
The
Governing Council has endorsed the use of debt collectors to recover
outstanding materials and services charges. We have tried hard to avoid
this but in fairness to all those who do pay their fees we feel that
this course of action needs to be taken, particularly when agreements
are not met and letters and phone calls are not responded to. If
you have in the past, paid your full fees by instalments, we will
continue to provide this flexibility during terms 1 and 2.
Prue Rosevear, Principal
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