6 June 2019

Newsletter Articles

Dates to Remember

June

July

From the Principal

As the mornings become chillier, it is timely to remind families to send their child to school in warm clothing. We encourage all students to dress in clothing that is suitable for the weather. If you require any items of winter uniform we have plenty for sale, including second hand items.

Mid-Year Reporting

3 way conference information and booking sheets will be sent home next week. 3 way conferences are an important time for students, families and teachers to meet together to discuss progress, as well as plan for future learning. We would appreciate catching up with all families, so don’t forget to send your preferred times back to the office. 3 way conferences will be held in the week beginning 1st July. Families of kinder students will also be meeting with their teachers during this week.

Student reports will be sent home on Friday, 28th June. Please spend the time going through the report with your child. If you have any questions regarding your child’s report, feel free to discuss with your child’s teacher.

Jerome Pape - Principal

Hilly Kids Are Friendly Kids

Our current fortnightly Hilly Kids focus has been “Setting Goals”. Our focus topic for the next two weeks will be “Communicating Positively.

Communicating Positively

We can communicate must of what we feel and think through speech, but that is not the only way. Body language is also a very powerful way of communicating. How we stand, how we look at others, how we show them we are listening, the look on our face, often says more than hundreds of words. In classrooms next week we will consider the different ways you can use your body language to communicate.

• How do you show someone that you are listening?
• How do you show people you are friendly?
• What types of body language are negative?
• What can we learn from other people’s body language?

Think how you use your body language to communicate positively and practise those types of things that encourage friendly behaviour.

Along with body language, learning how we should use our voice is very important. Often it is not the words we say, but how we say them, that really lets people know how we feel. We can use the tone and volume of our voice to convey lots of messages. Just think how many different ways you can say the word “no”.

Think about the way you use your voice to show people that you are friendly. Even when you have to say something that is difficult or you have to disagree with someone, you can use your voice in a way that is fair and friendly, not mean or unfriendly. Perhaps in your class next week you can practise using your voice in many different ways and see what message it sends.

Our Hilly Kid for ‘Appropriate Language’ was Baylee from P/1P and for ‘Including Others’ was Spencer from 5/6F. Our Aussie of the Month for April was Oliver from 5/6F. Congratulations to all three of you and well done to our other class representatives.

Launching into Learning Sessions

Lift News

Thank You

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who was able to come to our Open Classroom morning on May 22nd. There were so many positive interactions, conversations and smiles from everyone. It was an obviously wonderful way to engage in your child’s learning. No matter where you looked there were alpacas to be seen! All photos taken on the day are on display in the library so please pop in and have a look. (The library is open both before and after school every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.)

The Biggest Morning Tea that followed the open classrooms was very well supported and through your generous donations it raised a total of $419 for the Cancer Council. Big thanks go to Mrs Aherne in the canteen for her organisation and support, and to the School Association members who were also able to help. Using the new coffee machine proved a great addition to the morning tea this year.

Lee and Jess from Sea FM once again came to school and read the National Simultaneous Storytime book to us. This year it was Alpacas with Maracas. Congratulations to the book prize winners! We hope you enjoy reading it many times yourselves.

A reminder that home readers can be changed by your child/ren during their class library times or any Wednesday, Thursday or Friday both before and after school. We have hundreds of books waiting to be read!

Storytime in the library

Mrs Peace will read ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt!’ in the library on Thursday, 13th June. Time: 2:45 – 3:15pm. See you there!

Families who do not have their Working with Vulnerable People registration – You are welcome to come to the library and use our facilities to apply for 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 or participate in parent help or coaching in any way, you are required to have one.

Rosemarie Baker - LIFT Coordinator

Soccer Thankyou

Many thanks to the following parents who volunteered at the DJSI canteen on May 25th: Nikita, Rebecca, Melissa, Simone, Tammy, Mel, Jackie, Zena, Fiona, Meg and Janelle.

Hillcrest also have the DJSI Canteen responsibilities on August 24th. It would be great if more parents could volunteer to help out when we have this duty. A note will go home closer to the date.

David Carter – HPE Teacher

Sunrise Bakery Pie Drive

Please remember that order forms are due back at the school office WITH the money in a sealed envelope by Friday, June 14th. This is a great opportunity to stock up for the school holidays! The delivery date will be Wednesday, June 26th. If you are available to help pack orders first thing that morning, please leave your name at the school office.

Orders can be collected after 11am on June 26th. Please ensure that you collect your orders by the close of business that day as we do not have the capacity to refrigerate the orders.

Lyn Aherne – Fundraising

Tupperware Catalog Party Fundraiser

The Hillcrest Primary School Association is hosting a fundraiser with independent Tupperware consultant, Rhianna Dargavel to assemble a hamper of products from their amazing range for our major raffle to be drawn at the School Fair later in the year.

We can all reduce our environmental footprint. Use and re-use Tupperware products and you’ll be reducing your impact on the planet and your wallet. Single use plastic and packaging are clogging our oceans, harming sea life and polluting our soil. Tupperware long-lasting containers can be used again and again at the market, at work, at school – wherever you go, take your Tupperware container and you’ll help reduce plastic waste. Using just one of their award-winning Eco Bottles instead of disposable bottles is one easy way you can do your bit to help the planet.

Tupperware is running a ‘Wishing for Waste-Free Living’ specials catalogue for the month of June with some great specials. So, you can ‘save the day’ with their FreezerKeeper storage range, ‘join the Green Scene’ with their benchtop green waste collector and ‘ditch the disposables’ with their Ready to Eat cutlery set. There is also an insulated shopping bag. And don’t forget the amazing range of products in the Autumn/Winter catalogue.

Pick up a catalogue in the school office foyer and have a look. Fill in an order form, along with payment details or put it with the money in a sealed envelope and drop it back to the school office by Friday, June 14th. You can also place an order directly with Rhianna or contact her with any queries. Her details are on the catalogs.

The Fundraising Committee

5/6 HP

What symbolizes Devonport?

This year we have been studying persuasive writing and we were asked to convince tourists to come to the Devonport area for a holiday. We did so through writing and art work. In our writing, we persuasively suggested to come and visit the Don River Railway, Tugrah Road Mountain Bike tracks, Cradle Mountain and The Bluff precinct among many more. We hope you enjoy looking through our gallery of iconic images that symbolize Devonport.

Let’s Ride Bike Safety Program

On the past two Thursday mornings, Grade 5 students have been learning about safe bike riding in the Let’s Ride program. The students have been enjoying the practical tasks and challenges put forward to them by their instructor Shelley, which include braking correctly, mounting the bike correctly to push off and coast safely and cornering with caution. Students have also learnt about the ABCD of cycling; being air in the tyres, brakes working, chain is safe and drop to hear rattles. The Let’s Ride program for Grade 5 students will continue for the next couple of weeks.

News from the School Health Nurse

Tips for fussy eaters

Involve the kids in the cooking

Don’t battle over food – instead provide as wide a variety as you can manage and let them choose

Keep trying! Sometimes it takes 10 or 20 attempts at a food for them to like something!

Make it fun! (see Kindy kitchen book below)

Hide food (eg zucchini in mince dishes)

Map what your child eats for a week or two – will help to identify what they are and aren’t eating

Further Reading

Recipes from Australian Healthy Eating Guidelines:

Royal Melbourne Children’s hospital:

Raising Children Network:

Recipe books: Kindy Kitchen by Jessica Rosman, illustrated by Nettie Lodge

Kerry Jewell – School Health Nurse

Basketball Camps

Basketball Tasmania and Devonport Basketball are partnering with McDonalds to provide a range of Holiday Camps these July School Holidays!

We are offering 3 “Maccas On Your Team” Camps for Boys and Girls born between 2006-2011:

• July 11 & 12 – Hobart - Elizabeth College
• July 16 & 17 – Burnie - Marist Regional College
• July 18 & 19 – Launceston - Elphin Sports Centre

Alongside our July “Maccas On Your Team” camps, we will be holding 2 “Girls Only” Camps in Hobart and Launceston on July 16th (we have 1 planned for the NW Coast in October). These camps are for Girls born between 2008-2012 and will feature special appearances from NBL1 players from the Hobart Huskies and Launceston Tornadoes.

Our holiday basketball camps offer junior basketballer's the opportunity to develop their skills while having fun!

The camp cost is $80 per person for the 2 Day Camps and $50 per person for the 1 Day “Girls Only” camps. The cost includes a McDonalds Molten basketball! For more details and to register follow this link:

Tuckerbox Tips

Try these ways to ’green’ up muffins at morning tea:

• Go for a fruit or veggie based recipe - blueberry, raspberry, carrot, apple, pear or zucchini.
• Think smaller - consider making mini muffins or smaller cupcakes
• Swap the frosting, icing or cream for a dusting of icing sugar, cocoa or sliced fruit
• Swap some ingredients in the recipe:
  - Flour - add more fibre by using half wholemeal flour and half white flour
  - Fats & oils - swap butter for margarine and use mono or polyunsaturated oil (e.g. canola or sunflower) to reduce the saturated or ‘bad’ fat
  - Dairy - choose reduced fat rather than full cream
  - Sugar - reduce the amount by aiming for a ratio of 1/2c (or less) sugar to 2c of flour

Lyn Aherne - Coordinator

Move Well Eat Well

Being Active as a Family

Being active together is a great way for families to have fun. Children need plenty of movement to grow, develop strong muscles and bones, movement skills and social skills.

Tips to get active:

• Plan a regular time to be active together. Walk the dog or do a fitness DVD together.
• Fit activity into your family’s routine. Instead of driving right to school, park a distance away and enjoy a walk in the morning and afternoon.
• Make sure that rainy days are not inactive days. Build a cubby or have a dance competition in the lounge room or go to the pool.
• Be a good role model. If an active lifestyle is part of your life, you’re much more likely to pass on good habits to your children.
• Explore places to be active, like national parks, bushwalks, bike trails, beaches, local playgrounds and parks.

MWEW Team

Indigenous Tennis Holiday Program

On-Site After School Care

What’s On at the Library

What’s On Schools.pdf