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- Principals Report
- Important Dates
- Above and Beyond
- News from Grade 1/2
- News from Grade 2/3
- Book Week Parade
- Book Week Display
- School Association Raffle
- Share your thoughts.
- Parent Group News
- Soupa Wednesday
- School Lunch Project
- HPS Parents Group
- Let's Talk Reading
- Don't forget about Kookaburra Bookworms
- Virtual Learning Centre
- Every school day matters.
- Sora
- West. North West Working
- Child Safety and Wellbeing
- Community News
How lucky are we at Havenview Primary School to have such a magnificent environment that truly enables us to be able to experience the changes of seasons so closely. As the days stretch out, our gardens are definitely springing to life and I encourage you all to take the time to walk out track and notice with your children the changes that you see in our environment.Speaking of changes, those occuring to our buildings are also well underway. The Open Learning Area is complete, and staff are eagerly awaiting an improvement in the weather so we can start to introduce students to this great addition to our school. The contemporary classroom work is also progressing, but unfortunately the works around the 2/3 class have become rather noisy, making a move to the hall a necessity for the interim. A huge thank you to Mrs Costello, Mrs Mason and Jeremy for their work in making this move and also to the 2/3 class for the responsible way they have dealt with the change. We need to ask that parents are mindful of the move and the proximity of these students to the CAFÉ; as such, from now on could you please use the staff toilets in the main building to minimise the movement through the hall and any potential disruption to the class.
Recently there has been some discussion around school uniform. It was noted in our Monday Morning Meeting that our students always look fantastic with the top part of their uniform – a wonderful sea of blues and maroon. Given the challenge of getting clothes clean and dry, especially during the winter months, we are highly appreciative of the efforts of our parents to achieve this. However, the bottom half of our uniform is not meeting the standard of the upper half. As such, could we please remind everyone that navy is the identified colour for pants, shorts and skorts. In regard to footwear and socks, please discourage the wearing of those socks and shoes that ‘stand out.’ Mr Murfet and Ms Maartensz both love a good pair of socks with golF clubs for Mr Murfet and dogs for Ms Maartensz being the preference, however, we are not advocating for their presence at school. The wearing of uniform demonstrates our sense of belonging and pride in ourselves as a united community of learners; it also removes the potential ‘elitism’ and feelings of shame that can be felt when choice in clothing becomes the accepted norm in a school. I recently became aware of a student who felt so pressured that their shoes were not a popular brand that they used all their ‘birthday money’ to buy a pair of ‘trendy’ shoes. Imagine the heartbreak this child felt when they were told their shoes were fake anyway. Additionally, experienced teachers will quickly identify ‘out of uniform’ days as ones where unexpected student behaviours escalate – as such, we do not wish our uniform standards to slip and seek your support in this matter.
The School Satisfaction Survey is now available for families to complete. We would be grateful if you completed our online survey about Havenview Primary School. Your feedback is very important to help us inform our school-planning and decision-making. Last year we had a whopping 54 families complete the survey. With a focus on continual improvement, you will not be surprised to read that we are aiming for a greater number of families to complete the survey this year. The link to the survey is provided below. Once you have completed the survey, please encourage others to do the same.
Here is the online survey Link.
Alternatively, copy and paste this web address into your browser: https://ncv.microsoft.com/QJ1cWZDXBQ
Finally, a reminder that 3-minute noodles (and the like) can only be brought to school, if they are in a thermos, with the water added at home. This eliminates the safety risk of students moving throughout the school with hot boiling water.
IMPORTANT DATES
| Wednesday's Term 3 | Soupa Wednesday |
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| Tuesday & Friday | School Lunch Project |
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| Monday 21 - Friday 25 August | Book Week |
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| Wednesday 23 August | Book Week Parade |
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| Monday 28 Aug - Friday 1 Sept | Teacher Assistant Appreciation Week |
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| Wednesday 30 August | Fathers Day Stall |
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| Friday 15 September | Possum Magic Prep-1 & 1/2 |
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| Monday 18 - Friday 29 September | Swimming and Water Safety - Grades 3-6 |
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| Friday 29 September | Last day of Term |
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| October 2 - October 13 | School Holidays |
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| Monday 16 October | Start of Term 4 |
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News from 1/2
This Term Grade 1-2 are looking at change. How we can see changes and notice the differences. Students have noticed change in many areas such as:
We have changed our age, as we have had many birthdays in our class.
We change desks, and where we work depending on what we are doing and who we need to work with.
In science we can change mixtures by adding water, food colouring or other ingredients.
In Math we can change numbers by adding, subtracting, diving and multiplying.
In handwriting our writing is getting better, practicing a new letter each day.
Book week in Grade 2-3
We have been enjoying some of the short-listed books.
We read Frank’s Red Hat by Sean E. Avery. We learnt that it is okay to be different and that not everyone is going to like what you like. Here are some of our awesome re-tells.
In HASS we have been looking at past and present. By looking at historical photos of Burnie we have identified changes that have occurred over time. It was interesting to see things that have changed in Burnie.
On Wednesday 20 August, Havenview held our Book Week Parade and my goodness did we have an amazing turn out, with students, staff and parents all getting involved. It was fantastic to see such effort put into designing and putting together such impressive costumes, really showing off some creative minds. Thank you to parents, carers, staff and students for their enthusiasm and creativity making for a fabulous day.
As part of our Book Week celebration, students had their work displayed in the hall for all to admire their hard work.
Share your thoughts.
One of our School Association Commitee's priorities is to 'Speak up for improvement of the School Environment'.
We are aware of many concerns relating to the entrance/carpark at the school.
We are wanting to compile any thoughts/concerns anyone in our school community may have regarding these areas.
If you would like to share, please reach out to me!
Thankyou,
Britanee Leonard
0400 255 836
Havenview primary has an active parent group that meets every Wednesday morning during school terms.
We catch up in the Kookaburra cafe after we drop our kids off, have a coffee and a biscuit and brainstorm ways to give back to the school.
This term we have organised the Father’s day stall and cooked soup for the school community each Wednesday.
Next term we will be planning the Christmas raffle and lunch.
We love to see new faces and hear new ideas so if you have any time free on a Wednesday morning, come on in and say hi!
Today's soup
Broccoli and Potato Soup
400gm Broccoli, roughly chopped
500gm Potato, peeled and chopped
1 Litre vegetable stock
2 tbs sour cream
Place broccoli, potato and stock in large pot and bring to the boil.
Simmer for 30 minutes or until tender.
Blend, add sour cream and serve.
Add salt and pepper if desired.
Next weeks Soup
Roasted Cauliflower Soup
1 large cauliflower
2 tbs oil for tossing and frying
Salt
1 onion, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 litre veg stock
Cut cauliflower into small pieces, toss in oil and arrange in a single layer on a baking tray.
Sprinkle with salt and then roast at 190° for approximately 30 minutes, until cauliflower is tender and caramelised on edges.
While cauliflower is roasting, fry onion and garlic until soft and then add stock turn down to low.
Once cauliflower is ready add to pot and bring back to a high heat and simmer for approximately 30 minutes.
Carefully blend and serve, adding salt and pepper as desired.
School Lunch Project menu for Term 2
Week 2 Sweet & Sour Chicken, Beef Pasta Bol
Week 3 Butter Chicken, Tomato Beans
Week 4 Sweet & Sour Chicken, Beef Pasta Bol
Week 5 Butter Chicken, Tomato Beans
Week 6 Beef Pasta Bol, Sweet & Sour Chicken
Week 7 Mexican Mince, Tuna Pasta Bake
Week 8 Beef Chow Mein, Chicken Casserole
Week 9 Mexican Mince, Tuna Pasta Bake
NO SCHOOL LUNCHES LAST WEEK OF TERM
Havenview Primary Parents Group meet every Wednesday morning during school terms, in the Kookaburra Cafe. New faces and little helpers are always welcome.
Thanks,
Tmeeka Henricks
PH: 0419 351 557
Virtual Learning Centre update!
If your child needs to stay home due to illness, but is well enough to continue learning, they may like to access the Virtual Learning Centre via Canvas.
For Kindergarten to Year 10 students, the VLC provides access to online lessons and activities for your child on various focus areas including Reading and Writing, Number, Science, Physical Activity and Wellbeing.
Your child can complete activities of interest to them or to support catch-up learning and revision.
If your child is unsure of their Canvas username and password to access the VLC, please let us know and we can provide these to you.
You can also access resources and ideas to support learning at home at Learning at home. You can find out more about the Virtual Learning Centre on the Department for Education, Children and Young People website.
Whilst we acknowledge that illness may mean students are at home for a short time, it’s so important that our students are actively participating in their learning. We know that going to school every day gives your child every chance to learn and grown and connect with their friends and teachers.
If you’re struggling to get your child to school, help is available. Please talk to us at school about your situation. We’ll support you, in whatever way we can.
Every school day matters
It’s Term 3 already – welcome back for another term!
As we move through the school year, sometimes regular school attendance can be challenging.
It’s important your child keeps up good attendance habits though.
Going to school every day means your child has every chance to learn, and be around their friends and teachers. Every day adds up, to benefit your child now and in the future.
If you’re having trouble getting your child to school, please talk to us. We’ll listen to your situation, and help in any way we can.
To find out more, visit the Anything can happen website.
SORA! eBooks at your fingertips.
Are you getting the most out of Sora? Over 140 schools have already used Sora to borrow eBooks, audiobooks and magazines.
All Tasmanian Government school students now have eBooks at their fingertips with Sora, a free lending app.
Students can access a huge collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, comics, graphic novels and easy reads. Content is specially curated for students from Prep to Year 12.
Once Sora is downloaded from an app store or accessed via a web browser, students can borrow immediately from the Education Tasmania Sora collection.
You can go to the eBook platform for schools intranet page for how-to instructions to connect your learners with the Sora app.
Follow the Getting Started document or speak with the Libraries Tasmania team about setting up your school’s account today!
For more information: Sora in schools – Libraries Tasmania
For content enquiries: CollectionDevelopment@libraries.tas.gov.au
Message to Havenview Primary parents
- Are you looking to re-enter the workforce after time away?
- Do you want to upskill or reskill to pursue your next career opportunity?
- Are you currently working but want to work more hours?
- Need help to uncover your transferrable skills?
- Want to become more confident and career ready?
There are many different paths leading to employment but finding your way can be tricky.
Alyssia at West North West Working can help you.
Alyssia can support you with preparing your resume, finding training opportunities and searching for work.
Our service is FREE and it’s voluntary to engage with us.
Contact info@wnwworking.com.au or Alyssia on 0490 865 337
Alyssia is also at the Burnie Library every Monday between 11:30am and 2pm if you would like to call in.
