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[email protected] Ph. 03 5828 6581 Fax. 03 5828 6355 NEWSLETTER NO.8, THURSDAY 29th MAY, 2013 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Dear Parents, What a fantastic excursion we had to Sovereign Hill last week. I think it’s safe to say all teachers, par- ents and students learnt a lot about what it must have been like to live on the Goldfields of Ballarat during the Australian Gold Rush. Highlights of our two day trip included watching the ‘Blood on the Southern Cross’ show, witnessing gold get smelted and re-poured into gold bars, descending into the Red Hill Mine, dressing up in olden day clothes, panning for gold and witnessing children consume lol- lipops the size of their own heads! A big thanks must go to Mrs Walsh who organised the excursion and to all the parents who helped over the two days. I really appreciated all the support and sympa- thy I received from those parents and teachers who witnessed my efforts trying to fill up the school bus on Thursday night! We have a huge fortnight coming up here at Currawa PS. The Life Education Van date has been changed from this Friday to next Monday and we will attend Dookie PS for the full day. Buses will run as per normal. We have two Cluster Days next Tuesday and Thursday too. The first will be with the Shepparton Small Schools Cluster and we will watch a performance of Sleeping Beauty in the morning and compete in a range of Tabloid Sports in the afternoon.