TATURA PRIMARY SCHOOL

100 Days of School Celebration, 2022

On Wednesday the 3rd of August, Foundation and Grade 1 students from Tatura Primary School celebrated 100 Days of School. Children enjoyed dressing up as 100 year old people and participating in fun activities. We saw some lovely wigs, glasses, walking sticks, woollen jumpers, long skirts, beads, trousers and hats. The day started off with smiling faces as children and teachers shared their creative costumes with their class. The whole school was able to share in the excitement as students paraded their costumes through each grade. Children were happy to send photos to their families using our Seesaw platform. Students then rotated throughout the day to decorate a “100 Days Smarter” headband, they created an old person collage and participated in maths activities relating to the number 100. A special dance video featuring our students and teachers was also created to mark this special occasion. It is available for everyone to see through Tatura Primary School’s Facebook page. At the end of the day all students were presented with a 100 Days Smarter certificate and a box of Smarties. A very big thank you to our Foundation and Grade 1 families for the effort they put into organising costumes. A terrific day enjoyed by all!

Budding Authors

The budding authors this month come from Murchison Primary School, and they have sent in a selection of poetry.

Colour Poems Green

Green is the sight of freshly mown grass, Green is the sound of a tree waving in the wind, Green is the smell of fresh pea soup, Green is the touch of bright green leaves, Green is the taste of delicious mint ice cream, Green is the emotion of anxiety.

- Charlotte Year 3

Hot Chips

Hot chips, They are tasty, They are hot, They burn, They make you drool, They make your day so tasty!

- Conor Year 6

Lean Mean Cleaning Machine

Lean Mean Cleaning Machine coming straight at me!

I spun around, touched the going, not wanting to be found!

Lean Mean Cleaning Machine coming straight at me!

I jumped the lump, hit the bump, and pumped myself away!

Lean Mean Cleaning Machine coming straight at me!

There I lay, far away, by the bay, help me May!

Lean Mean Cleaning Machine coming straight at me!

Red

Red is the sight of pretty roses, Red is the smell of juicy strawberries, Red is the sound of the noisy sirens, Red is the touch of a velvet cake, Red is the taste of fresh cherries, Red is angry.

- Quincy Year 3

Camping

Camping spending time with family, Setting up a tent, Eating marshmallows, Sitting around a campfire.

- Phoebe Year 5

I top the hop, grab the mop, and bop it on the head!

Lean Mean Cleaning Machine coming straight at me!

- Frankie Year 6

Goulburn Valley West Group Of The Country Womens Association

Members of the Goulburn Valley West Group have had a busy month starting with the Group Conference at Harston Hall on 4th August. Mandy Perkins Group President and Janette Mason Group Secretary are to be congratulated on conducting an interesting and enjoyable Conference. The Guest Speakers were from the “Housing for the Aged Action Group Inc.” (HAAG) This organisation is an Older Peoples Housing Information and Support Service and is predominately for those aged 50 and over and is a free service that provides confidential advice, support and advocacy for older people who live in insecure, unsafe, or inappropriate housing. The Dept of Human Services fund this initiative and aims to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect. A much-needed organisation unfortunately in these trying times for some of the older generation having difficulty in finding affordable and decent housing.

Members of GV West Group also entered in the State Creative Arts Exhibition which was held in Tallangatta on 5th and 6th August. Our Group were delighted with 1st prize for the entry in the Handicrafts section and also 1st prize for Presentation with the same entry and 2nd Prize in the Home Industries (cooking) entry and 2nd also for presentation in this section. Many members won prizes individually for their entries, there are so many talented ladies in GV West Group. Our Rodney Branch Juniors were delighted they had done very well with their entries with Tori, Ava and Alessia all winning 1st or 2nd prizes with their entries. Beatrice Greaves excelled winning Best Exhibit in Spinning and Jean Miles with Best Exhibit in Knitting.

The most important function coming up is our Group Exhibition on Sunday, 11th September at Victory Hall, Tatura. Open to the public from 10.30 am to 4.00 pm.

Admission is $10 which includes Devonshire Tea and Children under 16 free but $5.00 for Devonshire Tea. EVERYONE IS WELCOME, SO PLEASE SUPPORT CWA and see the interesting and skilled craft, cooking, photography, plant arrangements, knitting and many other types of craft. There will be raffles, a Trading table selling various goods and of course the delicious scones for Devonshire Tea.

needs… our parishioners are praying for our families and friends, our church, our town, our nation and the world. The leaders of our pastoral care groups call and check in on assigned your friends if that sounds like you.

8-9. Smarty Pants. Excellent. Congratulations! You’re smarter than 95% of the population. Whether you choose to believe statistic is up to you. Oh, you do believe it. I thought you might. However, it also means you’re not as smart as 5%. Oh, I see. You don’t believe that particular statistic. 10. Genius. Every question correct! Go you! Lucky for you it was multiple choice because there were a couple you weren’t too sure about, weren’t there? However, you now have a month to bask in the glory by asking other people how they did on the quiz.

Harston Primary School

Kaye Watson

Rodney Cwa

In July, Kaye Watson was our guest speaker, on Photography, by definition, “Painting with Light”.

parishioners spending their days at home. For those at home with kids or grandkids, we put together a weekly ‘Little Saints’ kids pack which includes a kids bible teaching and some simple crafts to do as a family at home. The sermon, newsletter and kids pack are emailed to the congregation and for those who do not have internet access, is printed and left in letterboxes.

Kaye attended a course on photography during her long service break from nursing. She is now very proficient and is much sort after, including for her lovely cards and calendars. There have been big changes in photography over the years from pin hole and the box brownie to digital the new normal.

Harston Primary School is humming along beautifully. We are advertising for next year already! Everyone is engaged in all aspects of their learning. First week started with our visit from Merrigum PS for Bravehearts for the younger students and the older ones had Lego time and outside games together. We ate lunch and listened to a story finishing off our time with a lollipop. It was so nice to see the school have nearly thirty students here. We had a lovely time with Merrigum PS. We have started our poetry theme for literacy and have studied the authors Dr Seuss and Graeme Base. We read Dr Seuss books and visited Seussville. We also looked at Graeme Base and the students have enjoyed using his Animalia app. The word vocabulary we are building just from finding objects in pictures has been overwhelming.

We have started our money theme and all students are counting and earning money. In a couple of weeks, they get to spend their money. Our theme of ‘People Who Help Us’ is going well.

Kaye gave many hints to help improve the quality of our photos: Light is most important. To avoid red eye, either use a separate flash or turn away. Eyes are the most important focus for a portrait. Composition is important: divide the view to be taken into thirds both vertical and horizontal. Observe the best position to take a photo. When taking groups of people, take many shots as it is difficult to get a good shot from everyone. Children – squat to their level, be patient, be ready.

Gardens – middle of the day too much light, choose a slightly overcast day, in the morning or late afternoon.

Over the Easter weekend, George Ferguson and I placed artwork by one of our parishioners, Kate Peachey, on display outside the church building along with three crosses. The portraits captured Jesus’ journey to the cross and his resurrection. We chose to put up this display to help our community reflect on the true meaning of Easter; the sacrifice that Jesus made dying on the cross to reconcile people to God. Many people doing their regular daily exercise in Tatura walked past the building and saw the paintings and crosses.

Very informative, a very broad subject. Kaye was thanked for her time and presented with a small gift in appreciation.

Due to some Covid in our school, our visit from the park ranger will be in the next couple of weeks. We have the police coming week five and Paul Wickham from the Mooroopna Chemist to visit us personally. We have had the AFL teach us about footy. Everyone had a great time, and we have all learnt new skills! We are celebrating Erik reading 100 Books. We also had some students share about International Scout Day. In the next couple of weeks students will get to spend their money at our shop.

Karen Batson

The CWA State Creative Arts Exhibition was held in Tallangatta in early August. We now are preparing for our GV West Group exhibition in September at Victory Hall.

Yes, the church building may be closed but as the bells ring each Sunday morning, please know that the church community are still here in Tatura, praying for you and believing we will come through this together.

- Rev Simba Musvamhiri

The subject of our 8th September meeting will be “Painting plant pots,” and the competition is “Best gardening hint.” At the Tatura Bowls Club rooms at 1:30 pm.

FoodBank

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A recent visit to The Museum of Vehicle Evolution in Shepparton was a very pleasant afternoon. Although I've been there numerous times in the past, it had been a while since my last visit, and I wasn't disappointed. I knew they had an ever-changing collection of vehicles on display from every era and corner of the globe but found the new refurbishment of the building also added to its appeal. Almost all vehicles on display are on temporary loan, as they have an amazing and generous network of collectors and enthusiasts who share their machines. We were fortunate to talk to one of those men when we were looking at his old MG.

The Museum houses the Garth Wallace Harley Davidson Collection, which showcases a century worth of fully restored and survivor machines from the iconic brand.

The Kenworth Dealer Pavilion houses around fifty trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles of varying ages. It also features the legends of the local trucking and transport industry, telling the story of their lives, businesses, and trucks they operated.

The Furphy Museum is a dedicated area showcasing the history of the iconic family businesses, J Furphy & Sons and Furphy Foundry and their evolution through to the modern era. From the famous water carts and camp ovens, through two world wars, to the modern engineering and manufacturing businesses that still operate in Shepparton today.

The late Paul Farren and his wife, Charlie, dedicated forty years to amassing one of the finest collections of vintage bikes in the world. It consists of over 200 bikes, dating from as early as the 1860s and includes tricycles, penny farthings and hobby horses. Charlie works closely with MOVE to ensure the best possible visitor experience and shares her extensive knowledge through different mediums.

The late Dick Clayton was an avid collector and historian, as well as being a constant presence across radio, TV and telecommunications industries in the Goulburn Valley and his family’s donation of his collection is quite outstanding.

The Loel Thomson Costume Collection is housed in a separate room that is temperature controlled to showcase clothing, jewellery, accessories and other objects, telling stories of everyday Australians, with pieces one has never heard of alongside the commonplace. With such a large collection, they change those on display regularly, particularly so the clothing is not subjected to the lighting for too long. The highlight of our visit was to watch one of the curators, Nick, start up a Napier 1500 from the year 1912 by cranking it. He apparently starts it once a week to keep it in good working order, so we were very fortunate to be there at that time.

Whether you have been to the museum before or not, I highly recommend a visit.

- Janice Dreyer