MARAMBA FLYER

Term 1 Week 7 - 12 March 2020

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Principal’s Message Dear Parents and Carers,

School Cross Country Tomorrow morning, Friday 13th March from 9.15am-11.00am, will be our annual school cross country event. Students in Years 3-6 will run in their age group, which is decided by how old they are at the end of 2020.

This event will be the selection process for District Cross Country, with the 2020 Diary Dates top 10 place getters representing Maramba at the District level competition. 14/03/2020 The students will begin running at the following times: School Fete Foundation students run Foundation 9:20am with their Year 6 buddies 17/03/2020

Year 1 9:30am Foundation / Year 1 / Year 2 Parent Teacher will run a shorter modified Conferences Year 2 9:40am course 18/03/2020 8/9/10 Years boys 9:50am 8/9/10 Years run 2 kms (2 Summer lightning 8/9/10 Years girls 9:55am laps) premiership event day 20/03/2020 11 Years boys 10:15am 11 Years run 3 kms (3 laps) Year 5 and 6 Melbourne 11 Years girls 10:20am City Excursion 12/13 Years boys 10:35am 25/03/2020 12/13 Years run 3 kms (3 12/13 Years girls 10:40am laps) Harmony Day

Good luck to everyone in achieving a new personal best!

SCHOOL FETE THIS SATURDAY! Don’t miss our school fete this Saturday. It is set to be an exciting day. Please come along to support our school and remember all money raised from the fete will go back into the school fundraising to benefit our students.

What’s On ZONE 1 ENTERTAINMENT AREA - AMPHITHEATRE & OLD GYM Time Act Location 12.30pm NSYNC Dance Amphitheatre 1.30pm Calisthenics Old Gym Various times Maramba kids busking Various locations

ZONE 2 - MARKET STALLS - BASKETBALL COURT Little Lucy’s Garden Nelly’s Smellys Superstar Ink Simply Bubs Nappy Cakes Slime By Honeybee Smartline Sue’s Laughing Clowns Tupperware Partylite Handprinted Glassware Senegence By Ami Henna Art The Blue Sapphire Solveritas Designs Helen’s Crafts Little Rascals Kids clothing Biriyani Hot Food Scrunchel By G Smiling Charlie Creations Krafty May Mays Aquidis Designs Positive Vibes Massage Gina’s Toys Bodyshop At Home

ZONE 3 - FOOD VANS Sam’s Woodfired Pizza The Icecream Workshop Slushie Queen Rise And Grind Coffee Churros Chef Slinky Spuds

ZONE 4 – TICKETS, COMMUNITY & RIDES - OVAL Obstacle course, jumping castle, chair-o-plane and more! Fire truck, Police, Scouts, Netball and other community displays

ZONE 5 – FOOD & SCHOOL FUNDRAISING STALLS – UNDERCOVER BBQ – sausages (halal available) and veggie Canteen - Fairy Floss, Ice Creams, Drinks and burgers Snacks Roast Beef Rolls Cake Stall Chocolate Trailer Game Book and Toy Stall Raffle and Silent Auction Stall Lemonade Stand

Parent and Teacher Conferences – It only takes 10 minutes Please ensure you have booked a time to connect with your child’s class teacher. Strengthening these positive relationships is key to providing the best possible support for each and every student. A 10 minute conference has the potential to make a significant difference for students, parents and teachers.

School will finish early at 2pm Wednesday 17th March to allow enough time for all families to have an appointment.

TheirCare will run the after school program from 2pm but bookings prior to the day are essential. Call 0477 006 282 or visit TheirCare website: www.theircare.com.au and click on book now in the top right hand corner to register your child’s details.

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (NDA) Maramba Primary School is proud to be joining other schools across Australia to participate in the tenth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) on Friday 20th March 2020.

The theme for the 2020 NDA is Bullying. No Way! Take Action Together.

This is our chance to take action and empower our students to be part of the solution when addressing bullying. It provides an opportunity to focus on bullying and the big changes we can make to create safer communities for everyone.

Let's Take a Stand and Action Together!

Kind regards, Darren Wallace Principal

Assistant Principal Report

Labour Day History

Melbourne celebrates Labour Day with a public holiday on the second Monday of March every year. La- bour Day has its origins in the eight hour day movement which advocated eight hours for work eight hours for recreation and eight hours for rest.

Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated in Australia resulting from efforts of the labour union move- ment to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers.

The Story Behind 1856 -The Eight Hour Day March

The Eight Hour Day was a campaign in the 1850s that brought about one of the most important changes to the rights of workers. There were two major campaigns that took place both in Sydney and Melbourne but it's the Melbourne movement that is widely known for successfully changing the general rights of workers for the better.

In 1856 on April 21st Victorian Stonemasons staged a well-organised and executed protest. The Stonema- sons had been working on the construction of the Old Quadrangle Building the original site of Melbourne University when they all downed their tools and proceeded to march on to Parliament House along with other members of the building trade.

A similar strike had already been held that year in Sydney lasting two weeks and while the Stonemasons there had won the right to an eight-hour working day they had also had to suffer reductions in wages.

Contrary to the efforts in New South Wales the march held in Melbourne saw that the government agreed that workers employed on public works would have an eight-hour day while also having no loss of pay in the bargain. It was because of this that the Melbourne protest is now seen as a pivotal moment in the rights of workers one that inspired other changes over the many decades that followed.

During the march held in Melbourne those attending the protest carried banners that held the symbol of three figure 8's. The intertwined numbers '888' represented the ideal that the workers were fighting for - '8 Hours Work 8 Hours Recreation 8 Hours Rest'. Coined as early as 1817 by Robert Owen an English So- cialist the significant motif of this slogan would later adorn the pediment of many of Australia's union buildings.

Following the success of the Eight Hour Day protest the Stonemasons celebrated that year with a holiday and procession held on Monday 12th May known as the Whit-Monday holiday then. Inspiring all that benefited from the new law the parade saw almost 700 people take part in the march with patrons of the parade holding backgrounds in as many as 19 trades.

Travelling from the Carlton Gardens to the Cremorne Gardens in Richmond the march was a festive event with workers marching proudly with decorative banners alongside floats and bands performing.

One of the legacies of the Eight Hour Day protest is Moomba. Following the success of the protest in 1856 processions were held every year to commemorate the original protest march.

The day was officially declared a public holiday by the Victorian government in 1879 and for decades the Eight Hour Day marches were the largest public celebrations that Victoria saw attracting tens of thou- sands of people with parades held in Melbourne and country towns throughout Victoria.

In 1934 the Eight Hour Day was renamed Labour Day and during the Depression era of the 30's and the Second World War the marches began to decline with the final march held in Melbourne in 1951.

Almost a century after the original protest Moomba was introduced in 1955 to replace the marches that celebrated the victory of workers in the Eight Hour Day campaign.

Another world first that came from the Melbourne demand for the Eight Hour Day was that the Victorian trade union movement began to plan for the future by organising a permanent location and were grant- ed land on the corner of Lygon and Victoria Streets in 1858. After occupying a temporary structure there work began in 1874 on the Trades' Hall and Literary Institute of Melbourne a building which still occupies this site and is the world's very first Trades Hall building. Victorian Labour day is on the second Monday of March every year.

Diane Morwood Assistant Principal

Room Student Awarded for

FB8 Charlotte F Being an active member in the classroom who is always willing to give a helping hand. Well done.

FL10 Astrid M Displaying the school value of relationships by being a friendly, caring and sensitive classmate.

1W6 Sheldon K Working hard spelling his sight words at home and at school.

1VT7 Harviniah M For a fantastic effort with her writing and making excellent attempts at her spelling.

2P11 Susanna S Continuing to work hard and making responsible choices for her learning.

2M12 Safun G Continually trying to complete his personal best work.

3/4W13 Avindee A Consistently demonstrating the school values of responsibility, relationships, resilience and respect.

3/4P14 Mia T Her excellent background research , organisation and preparation for the up coming Ted Talk. Well done Mia!

3/4F16 Setara N Always being positive, happy and courageous to give all learning tasks a go.

5M18 Gabriella M For demonstrating persistence to achieve your learning goals in Mathematics.

5R20 Stevan T For being a motivated and independent student with a great love of learning.

6G2 Olivia S Showing great relationships by being friendly, helpful and welcoming to all.

6K4 Joshua B Always trying his best in class and demonstrating our 4 values in the playground area.

All certificates will be presented at assembly on Friday the 20th of March.

Specialist Student or Grade Awarded for

Coding 6G2 Working together in teams to solve our Challenge Cards.

Visual Arts 2M12 Using the resources in the Art room properly and showing respect towards each other. Physical Education 1W6 Cooperating with each other brilliantly, demonstrating excellent teamwork.

Performing Arts 1VT7 For demonstrating responsible use of the instruments in Music Coding Tyrone H Remaining focused throughout the lesson and persisting when solving more complex algorithms. Visual Arts Albert V Staying on task working consistently throughout the entire lesson. Well done! Physical Education Syrus M Role modelling respectful and responsible behaviour, listening to instructions wonderfully.

Performing Arts Harviniah M For amazing singing in Music demonstrating great pitch

Congratulations to the following students who will receive a Silver certificate for their achievements in Mathletics. Keep up the great work!

Emma A Ashlee R Kaylee C Susanna S Charlotte G Megan T

School Value Awards The following students have earnt their responsibility, relationships, respect or resilience badge and will be presented these at assembly next Friday 20th of March.

Arlen D - Responsibility Mia T - Resilience

All certificates will be presented at assembly on Friday the 20th of March.

Time to Sign up………to a quick and easy way to pay for school activities.

Maramba Primary is listening and we are introducing a new payment app called QKR! The app provides a more convenient way for parents and carers to receive notices for activities that require a payment and allows parents and carers to make school payments directly from their phone or Ipad, anywhere and anytime. Following is a step by step guide of how to join the app. If you need help please contact the office.

Instructions continued over the page…..

Benefits:

 No more looking for cash - Safe secure site – no credit card exposure

 No need for payment envelopes - Push notification for new payment required

 Permission forms completed on line - Pay anywhere or any time of the day

is a mobile app solution that will allow us to communicate with you, our parents, straight to your smartphone. We will be sending news, events, photos and more so that you can be even more connected with your children’s activities and events at the school. Using the Konnective app, you can add events directly to your phone's calendar, set reminders for things you need to do and receive important alerts (similar to a text message) as soon as they are released.

Via the app, we can send communication to specific grade levels, so you will receive information specific to your child’s grade as well as general news, events and updates that will go to everyone. This will extend and enhance our existing communications (eg. Newsletter, website).

To access via your Smartphone:

Download Konnective App through your smartphone app store. (Apple, Play Store etc)

Register here using your email address and create a password. You will then receive a

confirmation email requesting you to click on the link in the Konnective email.

You are now ready to use Konnective and stay up to date with the latest school news.

 Login using the registered email and password you created

 Click on top left hand Menu button

 Select My Connections

 Click on Add button– top right of screen

 Scroll down and select Maramba Primary School Then request approval for general updates and your children’s year level updates. You will be prompted to enter your relationship to the school, type parent/guardian/grandparent etc. Once accepted by school administration you will receive the latest news straight to your phone.