PRIMARY NEWS PRIMARY NEWS
Dear Parents and Carers,
This week we have seen several students at school wearing incorrect uniforms. Some of the common uniform infringements include:
Wearing sports uniform on non-sport days.
Wearing long sleeve tops under the sports or House polo tops.
Wearing summer uniform items instead of winter items (e.g. short-sleeved shirts being worn instead of long sleeves)
Wearing unapproved jewellery and accessories.
Wearing non-school sports pants or shorts without the school logo.
Wearing incorrect shoes.
Please take note of your child's timetable to ensure they wear the correct uniform on the right day. Wearing our school uniform correctly is compulsory for students. If you have any questions about our uniform and what is required, do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher to seek clarification
If for some reason your child is not in the correct uniform, we ask that you provide a note or message to your child's teacher We do understand that sometimes uniform items go missing or become damaged at times We ask that in these cases you seek to replace uniform items promptly through our uniform supplier Academy Uniforms. You can visit the website for further details: https://academyuniforms com au/ Don't forget, uniforms can be ordered online and delivered directly to the College for those families that are unable to visit Academy Uniforms in person.
Please ensure all uniform items, drink bottles and containers are clearly labelled with your child's name. We often have an overflowing collection of lost property that could more easily be returned if items were clearly named.
This week our Year 6 students travelled by tram to THE LUME for the Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition They are currently studying different scientists of note, investigating how scientific knowledge can be used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions. Our students had the opportunity to be inspired by Leonardo's work through this excursion
I would like to commend our students for the way they represented our school. A member of the public took the time to email the College, providing positive feedback about the respect that our students showed while travelling by tram Our students should be very proud of the way they represented our school so well.
We have lots happening in the weeks ahead, including Book Week next week and our School Musical a few weeks after that. It will be an exciting time for our students and I look forward to seeing our students take part.
God bless you and your family. Have a wonderful weekend.
Chris Drowley, Director of Primary Learning
SHREK MOVIE AFTERNOON
Wednesday 21st August 2024
This event has reached capacity, we are no longer able to accept anymore RSVPs.
For those who have secured a spot, please be reminded of the following details:
Where: Upper Primary Neighbourhood (where Chapel is held)
Time: 3:15pm – 5:00pm
Cost: Gold coin donation collected upon entry
Snacks will be provided.
Parents will need to come and collect attendees from the Upper Primary Neighbourhood. Students will not be allowed to leave the space until they have been picked up by a parent.
Please contact cvaughn@ncc.vic.edu.au for queries.
SUSHI DAY
Thursday 22nd August 2024
Sushi orders must be made online
All orders must be submitted by 10:00am on Wednesday 21st August 2024. Please see the attached flyers for menu options and instructions for placing your order
BOOK WEEK DRESS UP DAY
Friday 23rd August 2024
Students are invited to dress up as their favourite book characters. Costumes will be paraded on the basketball courts alongside the oval from 8:55am Parents are invited to join us.
Halloween-style costumes will not be permitted, for example, witches, demons, vampires or costumes that might frighten junior students.
It is important that the costume on
BOOK WEEK DRESS-UP P CELEBRATION
Period 1, Friday 23rd August 2024
When: Friday 23rd August
Where: Basketball courts alongside
Start time: 8.55am
Parents are welcome to attend
There will be no Primary Chapel in
Photos and videos of the students are not permitted at the Parade to protect the privacy of other students who may appear in the frame.
Please note that parents & pre-schoolers cannot access the Students ONLY toilets during this event. Staff and Visitor toilets are located in the Administration Building (near Reception) or on Level 1 in the Middle School Building.
VICTORIAN PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE
Northside has read at least 4,850 books so far! Please ensure all books are logged by Sunday 1st September 2024 so that the Library staff can verify all books before the site closes.
Neighbourly Awards
Boaz, Prep
For listening intently to our Bible story each morning. It is so lovely to see you enjoying our time in God’s Word.
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Keiko, Prep
Kingsley, Prep
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For the joy you worship God with in Morning Devotions! Your love for God spreads throughout the whole class!
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Thank you for your kindness in helping a friend who fell over this week Well done Keiko!
Anna , Year 1
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Cynthia, Year 1
Thank you for showing love to a fellow student when she was upset. You sat with her and tried to take her mind off things by reading to her. Your love and care was beautiful to see.
For consistently putting your best effort into your work in writing and English rotations over the past few weeks You have challenged yourself to try new ideas in your writing and continued to improve your sentences. Keep up the great work!
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Reuben, Year 2
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For building a positive attitude towards your learning, and for taking on feedback with humility.
Isabella, Year 2
For your hard work and dedication, Isabella. Your writing has improved so much, and it’s wonderful to see how you come to school every day with a smile, even when things are challenging. Your positive attitude and determination are making a big difference!
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Isaac, Year 3
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For trying his best and persevering to segment some very challenging Soundwaves words during class time. Well done Isaac!
Sienna, Year 3
For consistently participating in class activities with enthusiasm and grace, and for always showing kindness and consideration towards others in her group. Your positive attitude and collaborative spirit make a meaningful impact on everyone around you. Well done Sienna.
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James, Year 4
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Andrew, Year 4
For your strength and determination showing growth mindset towards your work this week. Thank you for persevering and showing your leadership in class and your willingness to share your thoughts and ideas We are blessed to have you and your skills in 4H Keep it up James!
For your brilliant effort this week in writing and presenting your poem Your hard work and resilience really paid off, we are proud of your Grace when completing a task in front of a new class We are blessed to have you a part of 4W for Semester 2, keep up the great work Andrew!
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Semira, Year 5
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For persevering through the challenging lessons this week. You faced the difficulties and you did not give up. God loves to see you persevere for His glory! Well done, Semira!
Karanbir, Year 5
For showing an increasingly positive attitude towards learning, towards your peers and teachers. Karanbir you have improved dramatically in your approach to being a leading member of our class. I am very proud of the person you are becoming; a student of kindness and respect. Well done!
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Aria, Year 6
You have demonstrated perseverance through your attitude towards Netball this term. I am so impressed with your work ethic and extra work that you are putting in. Your growth in confidence has been brilliant! You’re a brilliant Goal Shooter!
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You are setting a good example for others and playing a valued role in your netball team!
Thank you for inspiring others to persevere, Aria. A great verse for you is James 1:12
Rachel, Year 6
You consistently serve our community with dedication and passion while leading the way in faith. Thank you for ensuring our events run smoothly and for helping opportunities come to life. Well done, we love seeing the gold in you shine.
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2024 DIARY DATES
HOW TO MAKE YOUR SUSHI ORDER
Order online: www.sushi.net.au
Scroll to: ‘Order Now – Find Your School’
Start typing your school’s name in the search box and select your school
Click: ‘Go’
On your school’s page, scroll down to Step 1 and complete your child’s details. Enter your child’s full name and find their class in the dropdown menu. In Step 2 make your selections and click ‘Add selected items to cart’
***TO ADD ADDITIONAL CHILDREN CLICK ‘ADD ANOTHER CHILD’ BEFORE PROCEEDING TO CHECKOUT***
In the checkout Cart: check your order carefully. Don’t forget to ‘Update Cart’ if you make changes and before you select ‘Proceed to checkout’.
Complete your billing details and double check your order one last time.
Payments are made via the Paypal portal. You will be given the option to pay via your PayPal account if you have one, or ‘pay with a card’. The latter takes you to ‘Check out as a guest’ and asks for all the relevant and standard details required when paying by credit/debit for online purchases.
If your transaction is declined - an error message about ‘not meeting international guidelines’ or the order/payment cancels out - this is likely to be an issue with your bank/card provider OR Paypal require verification of your identity and you should contact Paypal 1800 073 263 to complete verification.
Successful orders and payment are confirmed immediately with an Order Confirmation email from Sushi@School and a Payment Confirmation email from Paypal. Only receipt of both emails guarantees delivery of your order – please check your mailbox/es carefully for these notifications, which arrive together/the same time.
Please note: A small handling/transaction fee is applied by PayPal at the time of payment; orders cannot be changed once payment is made, only cancelled and resubmitted; we are unable to accept orders manually or after the cut off time.
Note to Parents from the College:
All Sushi MUST BE EATEN at LUNCHTIME. Please order only what your child(ren) will eat at LUNCH Any uneaten sushi must be disposed of and NOT stored for later due to risk of contamination beyond 4 hours if left unrefrigerated in lunchbox. Northside Christian College
CHILD update
AhugethankyoutoallthosefromtheentireCollegecommunitythathavemade donationsofgiftstohelpfillourOperationChristmasChildshoeboxes.Your generosityandkindnessisdeeplyappreciated.TheYear10studentsareengagedin theprocessofsortingthedonationsintocategoriesandpreparingthemforthe packagingprocess
A fewthingswewouldliketocommunicateatthistime:
• Thereisstillawindowofopportunityforustoacceptlatedonations.Smallsofttoys inparticularwouldbegreat!
• Wewillneedtodosomefurtherfundraisingtohelpcoverpostagecosts,more informationtofollowsoon.
• IfyouwanttopackandsendanOperationChristma Childshoeboxasafamily,youcan-tofindoutwhatis involved,contactMrsLennaWatersat lwaters@ncc.vic.edu.au.
Prep-Year6studentsareinvitedtojoinusfora rollickinggoodtimeaswewatch"Shrek"themovie, wherewe'lllaugh,cheer,andmaybeevenlearna thingortwoaboutfriendshipandcourage. Bringyourbestogreroar,andlet'smakethisan unforgettableadventuretogether. Goldcoindonationrequired,snacksprovided.
19th - 23rd August
BowerbirdBluesJar
“BowerbirdBlues”,isaboutabirdwhokeepstryingtofind therightthing.Indoingsohecollectsalotofblueitems, beforefinallyfindingtherightthing.
MissSkerryhasajarfullofbluethingsshehascollected Takeaguessathowmanyitems,youthinkareintheJar Closetsguesswillwinaprize
(Note:studentswillnotwinthecontentsoftheJar) When:DuringyourLibrarylessonorWednesdayLunch Where:IntheLibrary
Colouring Competition
“Grace and Mr Milligan” is up for the new Illustrator and Picture Book of the year awards, so to celebrate this, we have chosen an image from this story as our colouring competition The story is about a girl remembering how happy her neighbour and her used to be, and her attempts at trying to cheer him up again There are 8 prizes to be won, 4 for best colouring, and 4 random draw winners All entries must have a name and class,
Submissions: To the Library by 1pm Friday 23rd August.
LittleTreasures
Photo Challenge
“Little Treasures” is a nominated short-listed book about a young girl’s trip to the beach. She finds lots of seaweed and shells, but to her eyes they are little treasures She imagines them to be something small like a mermaid’s necklace or a big merchant ship sailed by penguins. Our challenge for those who choose to accept, is to create something out of things you might find outside This might be a boat made of sticks and grass, or it might be your own shell necklace. Take a photo of your creation and send it in to Miss Skerry Either via email or bring in a printed photo.
When: Photos due Friday 23rd August by 1pm Submissions: rskerry@ncc.vic.edu.au or to the Library
HopeistheThing
“HopeistheThing”,isasweetbookabouthowbirdsbring hopetoagirl.Tohelpusrememberthisbookandcelebrate BookWeekwearegoingtodecoratetheLibrary,withourown birdsofHope UsingScrappaper,makeabirdandwrite somethingyouarehopefulforontheback Bringittothe libraryandwewilladdit,toourdisplayofHope
When:Anydaybeforetheendofbookweek
Where:HandintoLibrary
Concrete Garden
In the book “Concrete Garden”, a little girl who lives in an apartment building, goes outside with a box of chalk. She uses the chalk to decorate her street, and as she does, she invites all the other kids to join her Soon all the kids have drawn a great big garden on the street. When the adults look out of the windows of their apartments they can see the amazing drawings, that have lit up their grey street So why not be like the kids from this story, and brighten up our school yard together with chalk
Dance Party
In the book “Bear & Duck are friends”, Duck keeps inviting Bear to try new things, unfortunately they don’t always turn out good. This leads Bear to being scared and anxious to try new things One day Duck invites Bear to his Dance class. Bear tries to give it a go, and after failing, Duck tells him he is “thinking too hard,” and suggests that Bear closes his eyes and feel the music Bear does just that, and discovers that he can dance, & that trying new things doesn’t have to be scary So why not be like Duck, and invite a friend to our very own Dance Party
When: Thursday 22nd August @ Recess Where: Upper Neighbourhood Area
Events
When: Tuesday 20th August @ Lunch
Where: Court Yard out front of Library
BookWeekParade
Startplanningyouroutfits,it’salmosttimeforour
“BookWeekDressUpParade ”
Everyyeartocelebratebooksweinvitestudentstocometoschool dressedupastheirfavouritebookcharacter,oracharacteryou thinkitwillbefuntodressupasforaday. MissSkerryalreadyhasherlittleredridinghoodcostume, whowillyoudressupas?
When: Friday 23rd August, Where:Hereatschool Pleaseseenewsletterforadditionalinformation,closertothedate
Northside Christian College
E-waste collection
To make recycling e-waste easy, we will be hosting an e-waste recycling skip from Thursday 1st August - Tuesday 20th August Bin is located next to rubbish skips opposite oval basketball courts
E-waste refers to any household appliance with a battery or cord. You can put any small household electrical items with a cord or battery into it, such as:
• television
• computers
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• laptops tablets
• printers
• faxes
• scanner
• copiers
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• monitors
• modems keyboards speakers
• gaming consoles
• set top boxes
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• hair dryers
• hi-fi equipment
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• video and DVD players electronic toys
• vacuum cleaners
• toasters routers server
What WILL be accepted:
• and other household electronic appliances.
Any small household electrical or electronic items with a cord or battery, for example: computers, televisions, vacuum cleaners, printers, toasters, hair dryers, video and DVD players, hi-fi equipment, stereo equipment, digital cameras and video cameras.
What will NOT be accepted:
Any whitegoods (refrigerators, freezers, dish washers, washing machines, clothes dryers and microwaves) and solar panels.
CreateanartworkthathighlightstheParisOlympics!
sculpture painting digital artwork
Due:Week8ofTerm3-
6th September 2024
PrizeCategories:Prep-Year2 Years3-6
NameMUSTbeontheback! sketch oil pastel
Years7-9 Staff Years10-12
Longer lasting vegetables & fruits
Canned vegetables and fruit can be really handy for lunchboxes and they are just as nutritious as fresh foods!
Why not try:
Tinned fruit in natural juice - Serve with pikelets or reduced fat yoghurt
Canned beans like chickpeas or cannellini beans – use to make dips like hummus or try making your own roasted chickpeas as a snack
Add tinned vegetables like peas, carrot or corn kernels to rice or pasta dishes
Tinned corn kernels- on their own as a snack or try making corn fritters!
First Day Free in Term Three!
Your OSHC by Camp Australia provides enriching experiences for children during term – before school, after school and on pupil free days At Your OSHC we give children a supportive space to continue their development, build confidence and socialise with their friends.
free to visit the program with your children to meet the team and see what happens in our great program each school day.
