FAMILY PORTRAITS

If you had a family portrait taken, they will be available for pick up on Thursday 19^th November in the Chapel. Families have been given a time slot for when they are to collect their portraits.

GRID STREET PARADE

This Saturday 21^st November our Year 5 – 6 students have an opportunity to participate in a street parade in Morwell beginning at 5:30. The parade is a part of the Grid project which is a community initiative raising awareness about Climate control. The parade will include a range of street puppets and other artworks made by local school children and the community.  The Parade will culminate in a party around the Pylon Tree and include live music, dancing and a range of other performers. Steve Schulz has been completing some drum session will all children. This will be a great evening for the whole family.

BELEZA SCHOOL UNIFORMS V.I.P. DAY SALE

Everyone welcome. V.I.P. one day sale only, 20% off!!!!! Thursday 26^th November from 9.00am to 8.00pm.  Where: 6B Seymour Street, Traralgon. Sorry, no lay-by available on the day. For enquiries ring 5176 5077

3/4 WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT

For the next three weeks all the 3/4s will be saving water.  We will be putting buckets under all of the drinking taps so we can use the wasted water and put it on our school gardens.  We are doing this because the world is running out of water.  We will be measuring how much water we save and reporting it in the school newsletter.  Please DO NOT TOUCH THE BUCKETS.  If the buckets are overflowing please find a Grade 3/4 student and they will get it emptied.  Thank you.   By Kaila Davey and Ruby Thompson - Grade 3/4.

SCHOOL MAGAZINE-Final Payment due

The school magazine has been printed and will be sent home shortly with students. Early this year many families paid a deposit for the magazine and have $3 owing on their payments. Families who did not put an expression of interest in and wish to purchase a magazine you still have a chance to do so. The cost is $5. We still have some families who have made a deposit but not paid the balance of $2 as yet. Please send payment as soon as possible. Thank you.

STATEWIDE TRANSITION DAY – GRADE SIX STUDENTS AND 2010 PREPS

Statewide Transition is on Tuesday, 8^th December, 2009. Children in grade six who are attending a State Government Secondary School next year will be expected to attend that School on this day. Grade six students do not come to their Primary School that day at all. Students need to make their own way to and from their own Secondary School. Students must wear their full Commercial Road Primary School uniform.

YARD AWARDS

Last week’s award was the “Make a Splash” award. The winners receive a complimentary pass to Morwell Leisure Centre swimming pool.

JPU      -  Declan & Lucy

3/4        - Taylor & Isabelle

5/6        - Jaynai & Amy

This week’s award is the ‘V.I.P” award. The winners will get to have morning tea with the teachers.

LATROBE ROSE & GARDEN SHOW

The Latrobe Rose and Garden Show will be held this weekend on Saturday the 21^st and Sunday 22^nd of November 2009 in the Senior Citizen’s Building adjacent to the rose garden. The Preps will be entering in their mini rock gardens and decorated saucers.  Each grade has been caring for a potted rose and the 3 roses that appear to be cared for the best will also be on display. If you would like to see what the grades have been up to pop down on either on Saturday or Sunday.

GYMASTIC THURSDAY

This Thursday has been forecast for very high temperatures. If the weather turns out as predicted we may have to cancel Gym. If you have paid for Gymnastic this week and we do cancel due to the heat

permission and payment will be carried forward to next week.

GOLF

The weather is going to be cooler tomorrow so we anticipate that Golf will go ahead. If you paid last week and didn’t go you will be listed to go this week.

PREMIERS READING CHALLENGE – NIGHTS READ

It is fantastic to see the competition so close. All grades have shown huge improvements in the number of nights they are reading. Well done to all of you keep up the great work.

Week five and six results have been calculated and it is still very close. 5/6 C are still in the lead, however 3/4B, 3/4J and1/2 K are close behind.

ICY POLES FOR SALE

In order to raise money towards next year’s camp, the 3/4s’s will be selling icy poles each Friday of this term. If you would like to buy an icy pole for 50 cents, you need to fill out the form at the end of the newsletter and send it to school with the correct money by each Wednesday morning of the term.

Please remember that no late orders can be taken, as numbers are calculated Wednesday morning and icy poles are purchased the same day.  Icy poles will be delivered to each classroom on Fridays at1.00pm.

BOOK CLUB - Due back 24^th November 

Please make sure that your NAME AND GRADE is on each order form. If ordering from multiple order forms their only needs to be one cheque. Place all orders in the same envelope. Please make cheques payable to Scholastic.  If paying with cash please enclose correct money. No late orders accepted. We are no longer able to offer credit card facilities, sorry for any inconvenience.

WACKY ZOO CHALLENGE

The Wacky Zoo Challenge results for last week have been calculated and this week’s results are even closer than last week! The winner of last week’s Wacky Zoo Challenge was 5/6 Solomon’s Squirrel Squeaky, second place was 1/2 Brogan’s Butterfly Buttercup and in third place was 3/4 Lucky’s ladybug Lunatic. Well done to everyone who brought a note when they were away and remember…. “It’s cool to come to school”

SCARF

This week’s value is Acceptance. The focus for this week is giving someone a chance.

EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE

We still have unclaimed Education Maintenance Allowance cheques waiting at the office for collection. Please call in as soon as possible to collect before the end of the year.

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