Week 6 is almost finished and we are officially half way through the term. Although we are coming towards the end of the year, there are lots of great activities and events in the calendar. Next Friday 17th November, we welcome the return of our Art Show. Mrs Thompson has been busy preparing an amazing variety of artwork to share with the community. Our students have been working extremely hard during their art lessons, both individually and collaboratively, to create their masterpieces. On the night we are excited to have the Woodfire Pizza truck, the CFA will be conducting a BBQ, and Del Rios winery will have wine available for sale. There will also be a soft drink stall run by our Junior School Council. A very big thank you to Bunnings North Geelong who has donated an artist package for our raffle. There will also be an auction for some very special pieces of artwork created by each year level. The night runs from 5pm - 8pm, don't forget to bring your family and friends.
As highighted on the Anakie PS Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/profi...) , Zoe Bowkett competed in the State Athletics Championships last week. A very big congratulations to Zoe who came first place in the discuss. What an enormous achievement - the whole school is very proud of you. Next up for Zoe is representing Victoria in the School Sports Championships in Tasmania.
GO BLUE FOR DIABETES
On Tuesday 14th November, the day after our curriculum day, we will be going blue for World Diabetes Day. Students are invited to wear blue on the day. Will will have cupcakes for sale to raise funds for diabetes research. Cupcakes will be available for $3 each, so make sure students bring some coins to purchase one on the day. They will be on sale at recess time. World Diabetes Day is a global occasion on which people with diabetes, health professionals, diabetes advocates, media, the general public and government organisations unite to raise awareness of diabetes. Thank you for your support!
COLOUR RUN & CFA PRESENTATION
On Friday 24th November all students will be participating in our school colour run. This will be taking place at 3pm, straight after assembly. We are also luck to have the CFA Community Safety Team coming to Anakie PS on the day, firstly to present a fire information session, and secondly to spray the students on their run! Hopefully we have some good weather! Anakie FSE FLYER - if you click on this flyer, it will provide you with all the information that you need about the fire information session - which is very prevalent coming into the warmer months. It would be great to have lots of parents and members of the community in attendance.
LIONS CLUB SPEECH NIGHT
Congratulations to Zoe, Aidan, Beau and Quinn who participated in the Lions Club Speech Night on Wednesday 1st November. All four students presented a speech about a topic of their interest. Other students from Balliang East Primary School and Little River Primary also participated. It was great to see the confidence of the students in their presentation, where they were provided with feedback about their speech. Well done to all! Check out the photos below.
EARLY PICK-UPS
Over the past few weeks staff have noticed that a large number of students are being picked up early. We completely understand when students have appointments that can not be made for a different time, however if possible, can the early pick-ups be limited as it causes a disruption to both the classroom and individual student's learning. Our learning program goes right through to the end of the day, and often if half a lesson is missed, it impacts of future lessons. Your cooperation with this would be greatly appreciated.
SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING SCHOOL HOURS
Did you know that government schools are not public places and there is no general right for the public to enter school land at any time? Families are welcome to utilise the space outside of school hours, however over the past term, there have been a number of people walking through the school grounds with their dog of leash during the hours of 7am and 6pm. There have been many occassion where owners have not picked up after their dogs, creating issues for our students. New signage will be placed around the school indicating that between the hours of 7am and 6pm no public access is not allowed to the school grounds. We are unable to patrol this over weekends and after hours, community support would be appreciated.
DATES TO COME - also in the calendar
Monday 13th November - Curriculum Day (OSHC available)
Tuesday 14th November - Transition Session #2 for 2024 Foundation students
Friday 17th November - ART SHOW!!!
Friday 24th November - Colour Run & Fire Information Session
Tuesday 12th December - State-wide Transition Day - all students
Thursday 14th December - Celebration Evening
Friday 15th December - Open Classrooms
Monday 18th December - Celebration Day (surprise)
Tuesday 19th December - Teeth on Wheels Dental Van
Wednesday 20th December - Last day of term - 1:30pm finish - Please note there will be no OSHC available on the final day of school. Students are to be picked up by 1:30pm.
Many thanks,
Louise Kahle
