3 June 2021

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. We have an excellent uniform display in the foyer of our administration building, detailing our winter uniform. If you require any items of winter uniform, we have plenty for sale, including second-hand items.

Mid-Year Reporting

3-way conference booking letters were sent home this week. 3-way conferences are an important time for students, families and teachers to meet 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 28th June. Families of Kinder students will also be meeting during the next few weeks.

Student reports will be sent home on Friday, 25th June. Please spend the time to go 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.

School Association Committee

Our School Association Committee recently held our AGM. I would like to congratulate our continuing members, as well as welcoming some new faces. If you are interested in finding out more about the work of the Association, please feel free to contact the school.

Chairperson – Kylie Lunson
Deputy Chairperson – Jackie Langmaid
Treasurer – Fiona Smith
Secretary – Janmaree Peace
Fundraising committee – Lyn Aherne
Parent members – Jackie Langmaid, Michelle McGuire, Fiona Smith, Kylie Lunson, Helen Stonehouse, Megan Butler
Staff members – Janmaree Peace, Kimberley Parker, Lyn Aherne, Jerome Pape

Thank you to Naomi Archer and Jaime-Lea Duff, who have contributed much to our committee over a number of years. We do appreciate your support of the school.

Jerome Pape - Principal

Hilly Kids Are Friendly Kids

Collaboration

Being collaborative is one of the most sought-after skills in our workforces and society. When we collaborate, we think and talk about our thoughts and feelings with others. This helps each of us to view things from a different perspective. When learning to be a good collaborator we need to develop the skills of taking turns, sharing the roles, sharing materials and respectfully listening to and challenging others’ thinking. When we effectively collaborate, we can achieve much greater success as a team.

Our Hilly Kid for the ‘Negotiating’ topic was Joshua from 4-5P. Congratulations, Joshua!

Well done to our other class representatives:

Student Council Updates

Term 2 Fundraising and events

This term we are focusing our fundraising and events around our school value of ‘Growth’. We were so impressed with the effort of our families and students to come dressed up as who they want to be when they grow up to raise funds for some new books for our Library. We are pleased to say we raised $194, which will allow us to purchase some lovely fresh books to help our learners grow.

Our next event will be...HILLY’S GOT TALENT!

We would like to let you know that as a part of our focus on the value ‘Growth’ this term, we are going to be running HILLY’S GOT TALENT.

Here is the timeline:

Things that you may like to perform:

• Play a musical instrument.
• Create a video.
• Perform a magic act.
• Glowing stick-man dance routine.
• Stand-up comedy.
• Create a skit.
• Perform a dance.

*It can be an individual or group performance of approximately 3-5 minutes maximum.

We can’t wait to see our school talent showcased!

Jaime-Lea Duff - AST

5¢ Coin Challenge

Have you been collecting your 5¢ coins? We will run the 5¢ coin challenge over Term 2, so keep bringing your coins in, piling them up and we’ll see which class can collect the most! Our grand total for last year was 17,923 5¢ coins!! Let’s top that this year and set a new record!

Fundraising Committee

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 11th. This is a great opportunity to stock up for the school holidays! The delivery date will be Wednesday, June 23rd. 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 23rd. 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

3-4 Bonner

Our classroom has been very busy over the last few weeks. Firstly, we enjoyed listening to the story ‘Give me Some Space!’ By Philip Bunting. We were impressed with NASA Astronaut Dr. Shannon Walker reading it from the International Space Station. We were so inspired that we made our own 3D art creations. Our space people also float around in space.

On Thursday 20th May Paul, who plays basketball for NW Thunder, taught us some of his amazing basketball skills. We learnt how to dribble the basketball with both hands, how to cross over, defend our ball and shoot.

What do we want to be when we grow up?

Grace– Marine Biologist
Charlie– mechanic
Caleb– race car driver
Mahalia– vet
Keisha—teacher
Hayley– teacher
Cohen– student
Bradley– professional basketball player
Ella-Rose– mum

Tyla– Judo instructor/champion
Jackson– professional basketball player
Ruby– youtuber
Taylah– babysitter
Maddison– vet

Ava—vet
Pyper—teacher
Billie– zookeeper
Heath– runner
Laylah– hairdresser

Charlotte– teacher
Penny– student
Tyler– professional scooter rider

Tuckerbox Tips

Snacks should be thought of as a ‘mini-meal’ and made from everyday foods. Try these snacks for after school:

• Fresh or stewed fruit topped with yoghurt or custard
• Fruit smoothie: blend soft fruit (eg kiwi, banana, strawberries) with milk and yoghurt
• Breakfast cereal and milk
• English muffin, crumpet or toast with spread
• Fruit toast
• Small serve baked beans or spaghetti on toast
• Weetbix or Vitabrits with sliced banana, honey or peanut butter
• Celery sticks filled with peanut butter, cheese or sultanas.

Lyn Aherne - Canteen Supervisor

Move Well Eat Well

Family Food Swaps

There are plenty of ways to introduce lots of simple family food swaps. Try these:

SWAP white bread for wholegrain varieties.
SWAP big bowls for small bowls when eating occasional treats like ice cream.
SWAP high-sugar, low fibre breakfast cereals for one that is high in grains and fibre.
SWAP a fruit bar for fresh fruit.
SWAP butter for low-fat margarine.
SWAP frying foods for steaming & grilling.
SWAP sweetened fizzy drink for plain soda water or a glass of water.
SWAP high-salt canned food, stock, sauces & biscuits for lower-salt varieties.

MWEW Team

Devonport Regional Gallery

School Holiday Workshops – Pattern & Print

Screen-printing workshop – sessions are free, but bookings are essential and numbers are limited.

Devonport Community House

Winter is here along with the calendar for June & July! It’s the best time to be inside enjoying hot coffee and home cooking! Join us in Hug a Mug Café for delicious $2 coffees and check out Melissa’s latest treats, yum! Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am -1pm.

Are you a carer or look after someone casually? Join Care2Serve and other carers for free coffee and a chat - Thursday mornings at 10am.

Would you like to participate in our Community Art Project? We’ll be learning mosaics to Art The Park, starting Sunday June 6, 1-4pm. Please see our calendar below.