14 March 2019

Newsletter Articles

Dates to Remember

From the Principal

It is great to see a few families registering for Children’s University for 2019. There are still plenty of passports available, so, if you wish your child to get involved, please contact the office. A reminder that, for those students continuing with their passports this year, you will need to fill out a 2019 permission form. Please contact the office for more information.

We will be having some staff changes coming into the end of term 1. Prue Bezemer has needed to take time off for family reasons. She will be on leave until the end of term 3. Her position is currently being advertised and I will keep the community informed regarding arrangements. We are hoping this is not too disruptive and wish Prue all the best.

A reminder that our first School Association Committee meeting for 2019 will be held tonight, 14th March at 7.00pm in the school staffroom. Any community member is more than welcome to attend. Hope to see you there!

Jerome Pape - Principal

Hilly Kids Are Friendly Kids

What is Bullying

Our current fortnightly Hilly Kids focus topic is “What is Bullying?”

No one has the right to make others feel unhappy, sad, frightened or not want to come to school to learn. We will look at the types of bullying behaviours that we do not accept at Hillcrest Primary School like:

• Name calling
• Deliberately hurting others
• Using put down type comments and
• Deliberately excluding others.

We all have a responsibility to put an end to any bullying type behaviour by letting people know it’s not okay and telling someone about it, like a friend, your family or a teacher. The website below has many great support resources too.

We recognise that many students are still developing their social skills in how to deal with problems and interact in appropriate ways with others. We continue to support our students to learn from their mistakes and to make a commitment to ensure that they do not make the same mistakes again.

Our Hilly Kid for ‘Respecting the Environment’ week was Taylah from P-1P and our Aussie of the month for February was Eric from 5-6F. Congratulations, Taylah and Eric!

Well done to our other class representatives:

1st March Assembly Awards

Prep/1D

Jakson for being an extremely helpful and encouraging class member. We can always count on you, Jackson, for some positivity or help around our class.

Connor for having such a positive attitude towards learning the letters in your name. You have surprised us all with how quickly you have learnt to hold your pencil correctly and to write your name more independently.

Prep /1P

Hudson for an excellent transition from Kindergarten to Prep. Well done, Hudson!

Mia for making a confident start to Grade 1. Congratulations, Mia!

1/2N

Zoe for being a kind and gentle friend to all members of our class and setting a great example for your peers.

Andrew for always trying your best in all learning areas at school.

2/3P

Shataya - Thank you for finding the confidence to share your thinking about what it takes to be a collaborator in our classroom. The way you work with others towards a shared goal is wonderful to observe. Keep being inspiring!

Brody - Well done for your efforts to stay on task, finish in a timely manner and give your best effort, demonstrating such fabulous self-management skills. You have started year 3 with a real bang! Thank you!

3/4BT

Alexis for being a positive and helpful role model within our classroom by helping other students with classroom routines and tasks.

Joshua for your enthusiastic and dedicated approach to all of your classroom tasks, especially Maths, where you always wants to challenge yourself with extra work.

4/5K

Peter - Well done, Peter, on a calm and settled start to Grade 4. You are showing that you are willing to have a go and not give up, even if the task is a bit hard. Keep up the great work ethic, Peter. Thanks for being a part of The Kelly Gang in 2019

Luke - I have been very impressed with the smooth way you have settled into life in 4/5K and Hillcrest Primary. You are demonstrating that you can work quickly and efficiently. I look forward to really seeing what you can do as the year progresses! Thanks for being part of The Kelly Gang in 2019 .

5/6F

Toby for making a consistent effort to use carefully thought out words with all writing tasks, to make your pieces more interesting for the reader.

Kailie for being a great help in the classroom every day. You are always polite and respectful and friendly towards other students. You are willing to put yourself forward for tasks and complete them to a high level.

5/6HB

Zarlia for your wonderful start to learning across all subjects. It has been pleasing to see you being a supportive and helpful class member.

Tyson for your wonderful start to learning across all subjects. It has been pleasing to see you being a supportive and helpful class member.

Soccer News

Players will soon be notified of their team and this information will be finalised with coaches. A two week ‘start of the season’ roster will be published and passed out to players as soon as details are confirmed.

Information will be sent home to all players, families and coaches regarding the Sports Code of Conduct. Please ensure you spend some time going over this important information with your child.

David Carter – PE Teacher

Easter Raffle

Raffle books were sent home earlier this week. Please sell them to family & friends and return the books, with the money, in a sealed envelope to the school office by Thursday, April 4th. The raffle will be drawn on Tuesday, April 9th. Please be mindful of the laws regarding children door-knocking to sell raffle tickets: they MUST be accompanied by an adult.

There are plenty of extra books in the school office.

Lyn Aherne – Fundraising

Lift News

Big Breakfast

What a great way to start the year with such a well-attended breakfast! Photos taken on the morning are in the foyer near the school office and in the school library. Come in and have a look!

Free Tickets

Thank you to everyone who entered the draw for a free ticket to attend the Mem Fox talk on Thursday, 21st March at 7pm and congratulations to the five people who won a free ticket in our draw. Enjoy the evening! If you would like to buy a ticket, please see the attached flyer for more information.

Games Afternoon

Parents/carers and children are invited to come to the library on Wednesday, 20th March, straight after school for a fun time playing some of the boxed games or puzzles that we have. Enjoy a coffee or tea and a snack while having some fun. Borrow a game to take home as you leave. Looking forward to seeing you there! Time: 2:45 – 3:45pm Where: Hillcrest School Library

Reminder

The library is open every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday both before and after school for home reader borrowing and changing. It’s great to see so much reading already happening.

Volunteering at School

Families who do not have their Working With Vulnerable People registration – Please contact me to make a time to come to the library to use our facilities to do this and I will be there to support you should you need help. Remember: if you wish to attend a class excursion with your child/ren you are required to have one. Register at:

Rosemarie Baker - LIFT Coordinator

HPSA Family Market

The Hillcrest Primary School Association is again organising our Family Market for 2019 to be held on Saturday, March 30th in the school GP Hall from 10am to 2pm. We will be hosting an amazing array of handcrafted and unique goods and consultant stalls. There will also be a sausage sizzle, great coffee, our Easter raffle - and face painting, glitter tattoos and lucky dips for the kids.

So, come along for a great day, choose a stunning gift for Mum for Mothers’ Day, pick up some yummy Easter treats, have a sausage and support our fundraising event! Entry will be by a gold coin donation.

HPS Fundraising Committee

Kinder Bellchambers

Growth in Kinder B

As an overarching inquiry this year our Kinders will be exploring the concept of ‘Growth’. So far we have used a ‘talking tub’ to investigate different items that can represent growth.

The children found this interesting and we discussed together similarities and differences between each piece.

To start with, the children were able to paint a picture of something they knew could grow.

Of course the children themselves have already shown such a huge amount of growth as they have transitioned into school life! It is amazing to see the friendships, independence and resilience these little people are developing.

Hillcrest Tuckerbox

Vegetables and legumes (e.g. kidney beans, chickpeas and lentils) are a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre. It is important that children eat a rainbow of different coloured vegetables every day.

Add vegetables to a range of different foods in your child’s lunchbox to keep it interesting. To increase vegetables in lunchboxes try these tips:

• Vegetable sticks with dip
• Vegetables added to muffins, pikelets, scones & mini pizzas
• Salad in a container –celery, carrot & cucumber sticks, cherry tomatoes, snow peas
• Pasta salad or coleslaw
• Frittata or quiche

Lyn Aherne – Canteen Supervisor

Move Well Eat Well

Water contains no sugar and plain milk has only a small amount; therefore, they are the best choices for children. Compare the sugar content in a glass (250ml) of each of the drinks below! (1tsp = 4 grams of sugar).

MWEW Team

Devonport Saints Auskick

U8 & U10 Training will commence Thursday, 21st March at Byard Park. Auskick is a fun, safe and easy way to learn to play AFL for boys and girls aged from Kinder/Prep through to grade 4.

We would like to invite all new and returning players and parents to come along, meet the coaches and join in the fun. For more information please find our Facebook group – Devonport Saints Auskick or contact Clint Costello 0499 994808 or Adam Banks 0499 885 521.

The Brave Program

Devonport Autumn Activities