Newsletter Term 2 No 4 - 13 May 2010

Newsletter Term 2 No 4 - 13 May 2010

Term 2 No 4 - 13 May 2010
Dear Parents Yesterday evening around 50 parents joined staff at our Thinking Maps workshop. We discussed not only the introduction of Thinking Maps at VAS but also the research and pedagogy behind a real revolution in educational thinking. Over the past 20 years our knowledge and understanding of how individuals learn best has been transformed. This in turn impacts us all, as parents and teachers, as we try to prepare our children for life in a rapidly changing world. As part of the evening we looked at two video clips. The first one Shift Happens (www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNutcmyShW4) sets the scene for the “exponential times” in which we are living. At the end of the evening we watched a famous TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson. He discusses Creativity in Schools and, in addition to being a very entertaining speaker, makes a strong and moving case for re-evaluating our concept of what is important in education. I believe it is a piece that every parent and teacher should watch. (www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY) Board of Trustees Many schools around the country struggle to find people prepared to stand for BOT elections but we had 14 names in this year’s ballot. Elsewhere in the newsletter you will find the results of the election that were announced today. I look forward to working for the next three years alongside our successful candidates. I also wish to say thank you to everyone who put his or her name forward. Irrespective of the final result I know that all concerned are great supporters of the school, and by standing have shown their willingness to contribute time and energy into helping us make VAS the best possible experience for each child here. After-School Care After many years organising and running our After-School programme Barbara has indicated to me that she wishes to retire. She will continue to run the ASC until such time as we have another operator in place, be that at the end of 2010 or sooner. We are currently therefore looking at alternative providers for families requiring ASC. If anyone wishes to discuss this opportunity, or if you have any suggestions, please feel free to contact me. Kind regards Allan Short Principal Year Five Camp Update M.E.R.C. 19-21 May 2010 The Year Five camp at the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (M.E.R.C) is fast approaching. Click here for gear list and lastest camp letter to parents. Click here for map and directions to Camp MERC Click here for Year 5 Camp Timetable Click Here for final camp letter Remember the Working Bee on Sunday 16 May!! 10am to 2.00pm Road Tip ~ Make a list of safe places and unsafe places to play. What makes them different?	To find any information in our newsletters or on our website please use Search at the top right of our webpages. Summary of Links in this Newsletter: 1.Year 5 Camp Info: Click here 2. Girls' night out Click here 3. Click here to see Election Results IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES School Times School starts: 8.50am Interval: 10.40-11.00am Lunch: 12.30-1.30pm School finishes: 3.00pm Stationery Sales Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8.30-8.45am at school office Uniform Shop Fridays only: 8.30-9.00am Orders and payments for uniform can be made online on our website http://victoriaave.com/school-shop Lunch Orders Subway: Wed and Fri Sushi: Thurs only Order forms/Instructions http://victoriaave.com/our-school/lunch-orders Term Dates 2010 Term 2 Mon 19 April to Fri 2 July 2010 Term 3 Mon 19 July to Fri 24 Sept 2010 Term 3 Mon 11 Oct to Fri 17 Dec. Term Dates 2011 Term 1 Thurs 3rd Feb to Fri 15 Apr 2011 Term 2 Mon 2 May to Fri 15 July 2011 Term 3 Mon 1 Aug to Fri 7 Oct 2011 Term 4 Tues 25 Oct to Fri 16 Dec. Coming Events 16 May PTS Gardening Working Bee 18 May SENIOR WINTER SPORTS EXCHANGE - see sports news. 19 - 21 May Year 5 Camp. Refer to the calendar on our Home Page www.victoriaave.com Victoria Avenue School Board of Trustees Elections 7 May 2010 Click here to see results of the elections and meet our new board. What is it!? Check it out here. and click here for their website
Sports News Senior School Winter Sports Exchange Against Epsom Normal Primary School on Tuesday 18th May. Rugby will be at Epsom Normal Primary School - players need boots and mouth guards Hockey and Soccer will be at Melville Park - players need shin guards, socks, mouth guards (hockey), boots (soccer) Netball is at Windmill Park Courts - players will need to be wearing netball uniform, hair tied back all jewellery removed. Could players bring an extra drink, their fleece and a waterproof jacket to take to the game. All games starting at 1.30pm until 2.30pm. The VAS Sportathon is happening on the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th of JUNE between 12.30pm and 3.00pm. What is it? It’s a fun way to get fit and raise money for our school and is linked with the Fifa World Cup. They’ll be various football skill challenges set throughout the afternoons that the children will be involved in and get sponsorship for. Sponsorship forms will be sent out two weeks prior to the event. Each class will be given a country to support and asked to find out information. Sponsorship challenges will be skills such as keeping the ball up (juggling), toe taps, kicking at targets... Watch this space SPORTS RESULTS Basketball VAS Vikings played and lost against Magix. Maddi Devereux and Jan Carson scoring a basket each. Player of the Day - Luca Mercer for his great rebounding skills. Memorable Moment - went to Jan Carson for his great basket and fast breaks up the court. VAS Vipers - One Basket Short of Making the Final - A Truly Outstanding Effort! The VAS Vipers played St Thomas's Cougars in their semi-final on Wednesday night, with the winner progressing to next week's final. The Cougars were placed 2nd at the end of the normal season, and the Vipers were placed 3rd. Last time they met the Cougars won 14 -4, so it was a tough challenge for the Vipers to win. It was an epic battle, with the Cougars taking the lead and going into half time 8 -2 ahead. The Vipers showed great heart and fought back after half time, scoring early and eventually equalling the Cougars 8 - 8. The Cougars scored the final basket with 4 minutes to go and held onto the lead, winning the game 10 - 8. I know the Vipers were disappointed at not winning, but they should be very very proud of their effort - only one basket short of making the final (and also the opportunity to shave the coach's head if they had won). Player of the Day - Josh Kennard (3 baskets) Memorable Moments - Alice Foster (1 basket) Both players received these awards for their attacking play - they both dribbled right through the Cougar's defence using their speed, and created chances to score. Year 6 Basketball The Year 6 team lost their game against St Ignatius. Score 8-11. Player of the Day - Ethan for great defensive play Magic Moment - Ava for getting 2 baskets in a row Team played well but unfortunately couldn't make the baskets counts. Netball
Room 5 ~ Year 5/6 Iconic People Room 5 on Friday 7th May came to school dressed as an 'Iconic Person'. Room 5 had to put together a speech and a visual display on their person. Room 5 used this as a practice for the senior speech competition. • PTS NEWS • PTS NEWS •• PTS NEWS • PTS NEWS • PTS NEWS • PTS NEWS • PTS NEWS • Yummy Stickers - the New Promotion Has Started! Please keep collecting the Yummy Stickers. A new promotion has started so we have a head start!! The HOUSE with the most will win the school competition! You can collect: Stickers ~ Click here to download sticker sheet. Plastic bag labels ~Click here to download label sheet. Both sheets will be available from the school office. Please use these sheets and attach the stickers to them before returning them to school. We will win sports equipment for the school as we did last year! Another Fundraiser/Promotion - this time with Eveready Batteries. Collect barcodes from your battery purchases and fill in the registration form for the school and then we could be in to win lots of new computer equipment. Girls Night Out! Gather your girlfriends for a night out at a special screening of "Letters to Juliet" at SkyCity Cinemas Newmarket on Wednesday 26 May. Tickets are $20pp and include a glass of wine before the movie. Tickets are limited so book now. Click here for more information and to order tickets. An order form was also sent home today so please check child's bag. Kindy Kids Morning Tea - Thursday 27th May - 9.30 to 10.30am If you have preschool children please come along to a special morning tea for you and your children. For more information click here. NEWMARKET VIADUCT OPEN DAY Sunday is starting to look really fantastic. Great music, spot prizes and your fantastic school posters! Please don’t eat before you come –we’ve got everything from French pastries to mussel fritters and the Caribbean food stall has the BEST name –Jamaican me Hungry! We’ve got fashion and craft stall as well as kids activities.

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