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I am very pleased to share with the school community some great news about our amazing students. Firstly, our whole school attended the EMUsicians concert on Monday, where two of our students did themselves proud as part of the band. Both these students were also recognised for their excellence by the EMUsicians themselves with Jagger Barnard being awarded the Player of the Year (and I have been told that his performance at the nighttime concert was exceptional) and Lila Harvey received the Player of the Clarinet Section. Please congratulate both these students on their achievements. Let's hope that we have some keen musicians step up next year to also benefit from being a part of the EMUsicians. Not only did our E-musician students perform brilliantly, but our entire student cohort were exceptional in demonstrating the most respectful, responsible, and caring behaviours. Many adults who attended the concert have commented to me about the outstanding behaviour from our students. Congratulations Havenview Primary School – you have excelled.
I am also thrilled to be able to share the PAT testing data with our school community. The goal set at the beginning of the year was for our school to improve the number of students achieving a measure of ‘met low’ or better. 75% of our students achieved this, with an increase of 13.7% from 2022 when 61.3% achieved at this level or above.
Importantly, the percentage of students with ‘medium’ or ‘high’ growth across the school increased to 76% This was an increase of 12.4% on 2022 data. This growth is testament to the hard work our staff have put in to improving the ways we teach and assess reading, and for our students in their dedication to their learning. I am looking forward to working with the whole school to embed and build on this improvement in 2024.
Today, we had our Christmas lunch! What a great way to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season. A huge thank you to all those parents who worked extremely hard to make this opportunity happen for our staff and students. And to the Grinch for their attendance.
Finally, a reminder of the Activities Day and shared lunch on students last day on Thursday 21 December. If you have any queries about this day, please feel free to see me or contact the school in person, on the phone or via email.
IMPORTANT DATES
| Tuesday 12 December | Grades 2-3 & 4-5 Wings Wildlife excusion |
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| Friday 15 December | Raffle Books due back |
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| Wednesday 20 December | Christmas Raffle drawn |
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| Monday 18 December | Grade 6 Assembly & Afternoon tea |
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| Monday 18 December | Grade 6 Dinner - 5:45pm |
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| Wednesday 20 December | End of Year Whole School Assembly 1:30pm |
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| Thursday 21 December | End of Year Celebration Day |
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| Friday 22 December | Student Free Day |
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Friday 22 December - Wednesday 7 February |
School Holidays |
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Thursday 8 February 2024 |
First Day of Term 1 2024 |
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
All staff and students would like to sincerely thank the Parents Group, School Association and parent helpers for the delicious Christmas Lunch and dessert. As well as an incredibility transformed hall, that gave the students a truly magical experience. All your hard work and dedication has not gone unnoticed and is truly appreciated.
Class 4/5 celebrated their HASS learning this week at their Educational Research Project (ERP) Expo. Our subject was ‘Countries of the World’ and each student researched a country of their choice and compared it to Australia. We communicated our understanding through 3D models, diagrams, information reports, PowerPoints, graphs and poems. We were so proud to share our learning with the other classes and our family and friends.
Christmas Raffle
The ever popular Havenview Primary School, Christmas Raffle will be happening again this year! In preparation for this a basket has been placed in the corridor near the front office and if anyone is able to donate any non-perishable items to include in the raffle, this would be greatly appreciated.
If you or your workplace may be able to assist with donating suitable items for raffle prizes, please see Tmeeka or leave your name at the front office.
Raffle Books have gone home and we thank those of you that have already returned sold books to the office. If you require extra raffle books please call past the office.
Sold and unsold tickets are due back 9:00am 15 December.
Raffle drawn 20 December.
Businesses we would like to thank for their kind donations.
- Hungry Jacks Burnie
- Wilkinsons Terry White
- So Silver
- Tuffwear Burnie
- Mind Games
- Super Cheap Auto
- Betta Milk Burnie
- Dominos Pizza Burnie
- Jacqui Lambie
- Burnie Trophy Centre
- Whole Foods Burnie
- Paint and Parts
- Communion Brewing Co
- Daloca Bakery & Cafe
- Kmart Burnie
- Diamond Tip Nails
- Sharman’s Butchery
- The Bottle-O Burnie Bottleshop
- Sargents Rural Supplies
- Rialto Gallery Restaurant
- Plus many generous individuals in our school and the wider community
We would like to extend our congratulations to Jagger and Lila for receiving individial EMUsician awards
Jagger receiving - Player of the Year
Lila receiving - Player of the Clarinet Section
School Lunch Project menu for Term 3
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Week 9 |
Beef Cottage Pie, Moroccan Chicken |
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Week 10 |
No lunches |
Is your family eligible for the Student Assistance Scheme ( STAS )?
Eligibility
Parents who have a current concession card as listed below can apply for dependent students for assistance under the STAS:
- Services Australia Health Care Card
- Services Australia Low Income Health Care Card
- Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card or
- Department of Veteran Affairs Pensioner Concession Card.
Online form can be found at:-
Message to Havenview Primary parents
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Alyssia is also at the Burnie Library every Monday between 11:30am and 2pm if you would like to call in.
