Number 36 15/11/2017 WEB: www.congupnaps.vic.edu.au PHONE: (03) 5829 9286 EMAIL: [email protected] Dear School Community, Our second Transition Day for 2018 Foundation students Last Friday evening, we had six staff attend a went really well and Mrs Woolley helped our new ‘Conversations for Change’ event run by Primary Care students participate in STEM (Science, Technology, Connect. The evening was hosted by local ex-AFL Engineering & Mathematics). Along with our current player Russell Robertson and featured AFL Champion Grade F/1 students, the topic for the morning was ‘Ants’. Jimmy Bartel. Jimmy is one of the most decorated AFL We first spoke about what we knew already and then players of the modern era having played 305 games for went on a search of our school grounds for ants with a the Geelong Football club, won 3 premierships, a focus on how they travelled in lines, communicated and Brownlow Medal, a Norm Smith Medal and twice being what they looked like. We then returned and named All Australian. In recent years however, Jimmy programmed our Edison robots to follow lines and to act has become equally as well-known for his community as ‘sumo wrestlers’ watching them try to push one work off the field. In 2016, Jimmy proudly launched his another out of a circle. Students discussed the similarities FaceUpToDV campaign in support of the Luke Batty and differences between the real ants and the robots and Foundation and Bethany Community Support. His then finished by completing a Visual Chart of what they violent childhood fuelled his desire to help stop knew already and what they had learnt using pictures. It domestic abuse and for the entire 2016 AFL season he was a fantastic morning and we look forward to our next grew his hair and beard to raise awareness and over session on Tuesday 28th November. $160,000 for the two organisations. It was a fantastic night that strengthened our resolve to be a Respectful Yachting for our Grade 4/5/6 students will take place Relationships Lead School. tomorrow. These students need to arrive in school uniform and ensure they bring old shoes, some suitable sailing attire (that can get wet), a towel and a plastic bag for wet clothes. Students must wear a broad-brimmed hat while sailing and sunscreen will be supplied by the school. Tomorrow, we have Playgroup taking place once again as well. This week, it will definitely be held in the Library Our Solar Boats are now definitely making their way and we would love to see as many as possible attend. to Adelaide! Thanks to a number of generous Our final Parents and Friend’s Meeting for the year is on sponsors, the school has reached its goal to send our tonight at school in the Library at 6pm. eight children and adults to compete in the National Junior Solar Boat competition. The plane tickets have Thanks for Reading, Adam Cleary - Principal already been purchased and we are now finalising accommodation for the Saturday night in Adelaide. I have witnessed our two teams, The Solar Smashers and Thought for the Week The Sea Shockers, continuing to test and refine their design under different conditions in order to be Be enthusiastic about the prepared as best as they can be for competition. I will success of others. provide everyone with a list of these sponsors in next week’s newsletter after they have been fully confirmed. We are KIND We are BRAVE We are CURIOUS 4/5/6 Classroom Update The Solar Boats keep on motoring along. With the nationals fast approaching the two teams have both made numerous modifications to their boats. New hulls have been designed and in testing look to be faster. The response from all the people has been amazing. The television coverage and newspaper story have really helped put Congupna back in the spotlight. We hope to continue to adapt the boats to the conditions we had in Melbourne which was about 30% sun. If the sun is around 80% we know the boats will fly. In other news the students in the senior room have been researching the ships of the First Fleet. They are making either a PowerPoint or a poster. Tim, Haydn and Ryan are looking to be right on time as they are due on Friday. The chickens are now three weeks old and growing fast. They have some adult feathers and are trying to fly around the cage. We have not named the chickens as we have to many disagreements. One of the student’s wanted to call a chicken “Popcorn” after KFC popcorn chicken. Very funny but not appropriate. SOLAR BOAT POSTERS 2017 We are ‘BRAVE’ Award For displaying qualities at school that make this student a “BRAVE” person. Well done! Brodie Kelly - For becoming braver towards learning at school. Keep it up! Alina Ismet - For being a brave learner and giving everything a red hot go! Stephen Morley - For stepping up and having a go in his solar boat team. Well done! Kiwanis TERRIFIC KID of the Week Deacon Bourke - For being an enthusiastic writer and a responsible learner this year. STEM Awards Danielle Jarman and Stephen Morley- For working well as a team to engineer solutions when building a robot of their own design. 2017 SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS TERM 4 CALENDAR President – Geoff Jacobson November Secretary - Wendy Sidebottom (DET Rep- resentative) 15th P and F Meeting (6pm Library) Members - Adam Cleary (Principal), 16th Playgroup Andrew Fletcher, Narkea Rogers, Fiona 16th Gr 4/5/6 Yachting @ Vic Park Lake Davis, Andrew Miles, Tracy Gauci (Parents & 28th 2018 Prep Transition - Day Three Friends Representative) 28th Gr 3/4 Camp 15 Mile Creek Begins 29th Gr P/1/2 The Twits performance at Wanganui Park Secondary College 2017 SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING DATES TERM 4 December 6:30pm on Tuesday 5th December 2017 1st Gr 3/4 Camp 15 Mile Creek Ends 8th Book club Issue 8 Due 12th 2018 Prep Transition - Day Four 14th School Concert 18th Gr 6 Graduation 20th Whole School Fun Fields Excursion 21st Last day of Term 4 (Early Finish 2pm) 22nd Curriculum Day (Student Free Day) Week 4 STEM Award Winner…..TATE THORN! Tate wasn’t aware of his STEM award for Week 4. He was very excited along with his class mates as they worked out he had received two awards that week. Well done Tate! We are KIND We are BRAVE We are CURIOUS Commonwealth Bank Student Banking Is your child interested in School Banking? Getting involved in School Banking is easy! All you need to be involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways: Book Club Issue 8 catalogues were sent 1. Online- Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and home yesterday. click on the link to open a Youthsaver account. 2. In branch- Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with Apologies for not stamping the catalogue identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s with the return date. Orders for Issue 8 are licence and birth certificate. due by the 8th December. If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight To make transactions easy, please send away. They just need to bring their deposit in every money for purchases, we do not hold petty week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet. cash in the office for change. School Banking day is TUESDAY. Each week your child needs to hand in their bank book to their classroom Thank you, teacher and I will arrange the deposits. Justine Justine 1800RESEPCT provides: Support 24 hours a day, seven days a week A free service available to anyone in Australia Counselling delivered by qualified, experi- enced professionals via phone or webchat Up to date online resources and information 1800 737 732 Access to free telephone interpreting services or translated materials Support for assault, domestic and family violence Information gathered from 1800RESEPCT.org.au .