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1 Launching Place Primary School Issue 40 Thursday 17th December Reflections With only one day left of the 2015 school year and classrooms packed away, it is a great time to reflect on the learning journeys of our students and teachers. Once again, Launching Place Primary School has been a hub of excitement, learning, eagerness and events. When we look back on the year, we reflect on all of the learning opportunities in the classroom with our amazingly dedicated, hard-working and talented staff - but the educational journey is much more than that. Special events such as Japanese day, 100 days of Prep, excursions and incursions, camps, aerobics, country festival, dress up days and sports events all make for a fun, action packed year of learning. Most importantly, it is also the partnership with you, our families and students learning together, sharing the learning journey and celebrating together that makes for a wonderful school. We look forward to all of the opportunities for you to continue to take an active part in your child s learning next year with us. We hope that everyone gets to spend time with friends and family without having to rush around slow down, reflect and enjoy the year that was ready for the New Year to come! Last Day Arrangements A final whole school assembly will be held in the courtyard/ stage area (near the Art room), at 1.00pm on Friday. Students will then be dismissed at We will not be having a lunch break, so parents may wish to pack extra play lunch as we will have our normal recess break at Thanks to our Helpers in 2015 On behalf of the staff we would like to thank the following groups of people for their assistance and dedication to the school throughout the year: Our hardworking Parents and Friends Club Parents who have assisted with reading, sport, P.M.P., canteen, working bees, camps, excursions and the country festival School Council members and sub-committee members All others who have contributed in any way this year. Your support to our school is outstanding and greatly appreciated by us all. Important Dates: December 17th Graduation 18th End of Term pm Finish January nd Book Collection 9.30am 3pm 25th Book Collection 9.30am 3pm 28th First day of Term One Student Absent Hot Line Number

2 Page 2 Canteen Farewell After a 10 year association with LPPS, Frankie has decided to move on. Frankie s dedication to our school has been phenomenal and has included: canteen manager, 7 years on school council (5 as treasurer), newsletter, production, P & F member and everything in-between. We are all going to miss Frankie but wish her all the best for the future. Congratulations Grade 6 Graduates Congratulations to all Grade 6 students on completing their primary school education. They have all made a significant contribution to the school. They have worked well together and it has been a privilege to get to know them over their years of schooling. Most of all it is wonderful to see how they have matured into well prepared students ready to tackle secondary school and whatever the future holds. We would like to acknowledge the input of all the teachers, support staff, and most importantly, the families who have been so influential during the educational journey of these outstanding year 6 students. School Captains/Students Leadership 2015 We would like to make special mention of the wonderful job that our school captains, Mason and Tahlia have done this past year. They have been outstanding leaders and have represented the school on many occasions in a responsible and mature manner. We have been proud of the effort and enthusiasm of our entire Student Leadership group. They have accepted the responsibilities expected of them with maturity and a positive attitude for the benefit of our whole school. Well done and best wishes for continued success in the future! Book Pack Collection Days 2016 Book Pack collection and payment days are Friday 22 nd and Monday 25 th January 2016 from 9.30am 3.00pm. This will allow all payments to be processed before office closing hours. Where possible, to avoid a rush at the beginning of each day, we ask that families please consider doing the following: Families with surname A-H collect Book Packs between 9:30-11:30am Families with surname I-Z collect Book Packs between 11:30am-3.00pm Please note: Payment is due on Book Pack collection days. Launching Place Primary School Carter Street Launching Place 3139 Telephone Fax launching.place.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au ABN

3 Page 3 Note from the School Office Thank You for your co - operation. General Office opening hours are 8:15am until 4:00pm; no payments will be accepted outside these hours. Messages for staff may be left via massage bank and will be addressed the following business day. Thank you to all the students who have done banking this year. There will be no banking on the last week of term. Please keep up the good banking over the holidays. If you wish to place a uniform order please do asap, so the office can place an order to ensure you have your child/ren uniform for next year. Art Show From Country Fair Still available to purchase are the lovely art works your child/ren have done for the country fair. If your would love to purchase them please see Audrey or Miss Nyman Aerobics Dates to Remember Prelim Comp - Saturday 30th April - The Arena, Geelong State Finals - Saturday 4th of June - The Arena, Geelong Nationals - Saturday 6th of August - Gold Coast (if selected) Spring Challenge - Saturday 15th of October - The Arena, Geelong Please Note: That other advertisements and publications published in this newsletter do not imply school or Department of Education and Early Childhood Development endorsement.

4 Page 4 Christmas Poetry Here are Some Christmas Poems from Prep R. Here are Some Christmas Poems from 1/2C.. hristmas is the best olidays is what you get at Christmas eindeers come at Christmas like opening presents anta goes Ho Ho Ho rees are fun to put up erry Christmas s the sun goes up l get excited anta is the best By Esra H Prep R hristmas is the fun o Ho Ho ed and Green want a basketball anta is the best hank you for the presents erry Christmas nd I want a scooter anta stop here By Angus A Prep R A sparkling tree, a jolly Ho Ho Ho! Then from up above, I wake from below Then o, it happens and it happens to me, l get the sparkliest presents right under the tree. The cookies and milk disappear like that, and all l see of him is his hat. He said his goodbye and rocks me to sleep, then he says shh don t tell a peep. By Juliet P 1/2C Christmas is not all about presents. It s about family. We all have a Christmas feast with a turkey. With family and friends, and they love it. Merry Christmas to everyone. By Jack F 1/2C

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6 Page 6 Christmas co-ordinates Christmas co-ordinates Christmas Activities CROSSWORD CLUES carol reindeer Santa star tree bells mistletoe gifts candy tinsel

7 Page 7 Parents and Friends Association During 2015 Parents and Friends from the school community get together over a cuppa, and organize fundraising events for the school and it s community. We meet in order to raise funds to purchase and supply Launching Place Primary with items from class sets of Dictionarys right through to playground equipment. If this seems up your alley why not join; the first meeting will be held in So leave your contact details at the school office or keep an eye on the newsletter for dates and times. It has been a busy year for us on P&F, with organizing raffles, Mother s Day & Father s Day stalls, dress up and crazy hair, and this year The Twilight Country Fair. So thank you to all the Parent/ Guardian helpers who have helped either in front or behind the scenes. Your help is very much appreciated, especially to see the students face s brighten up when new equipment arrive in their classroom or out in the playground. Congratulations to all the winners of the Christmas raffle; we hope you had fun and enjoyed the students singing and dancing on the night of Carols. Fun was had by all who attended, and helped with the purchase of extra tickets for the raffle. We would like to thank all the school community and greater community for all the help, donations and fun and the way you have supported the school throughout the year. So if you get the chance over the holidays why not go and have a cuppa or cool drink, and be proud of the way you have helped us over the year. From all of us on Parents and Friends we would like to wish all families and staff a Merry Christmas and a Happy and not forgetting safe New Year, see you all in 2016 with stories from holiday adventures. Woori Yallock Woori Bakery Foodworks Woori Woori Butcher - Rod James Kwok Chemist Woori Newsagency Paper Cup Café Brewers Choice Woori Video Auto One Woori The Beauty Spot Salon Hillcrest Milkbar Woori Produce & Pet Supplies Launching Place Launch Fresh ValleyView Nursery Launching Place Milkbar Log Cabin Pizza Hillcrest Winery Launch Bakery Yarra Junction Professionals - Andrew McMath Real Estate Woolworths BWS Cortella Homewares Soul Pattinson Chemist Café Mary Rose Sam Failla s Quality Meats Yarra Junction Bakehouse Spinakers Fish & Chips Altitude Hair Studio Yarra Junction Newsagency Red Relish Café Amanda s Café Hair Impressions Pink n Shears Hairdressers Yarra Ranges Cafe Warburton Patchwork Café Warburton Wellbeing Alpine Retreat Hotel Riverview Café Warburton Caravan Park Warby Pantry Wesburn Sam Knott Hotel Seville Subway Mt Evelyn Supporter of LPPS for 2015 Tony Rawson Photography Lisa Angus Photography Luna Park Sovereign Hill Phillip Island Nature Parks Chesterfield Farm ACE Airport Parking Melbourne Museum Noojee The Outpost Retreat Yarra Glen Domain Chandon Bayswater DeBortoli Wines Amazing Coffee Van Enjo - Kylie Jansen The York Hotel Chirnside Reading Cinemas OzTen Bowling Maroondah Adventure Park Ace Space Fernwood Fitness Officeworks Lilydale Crown Hotel McDonalds Yarra Valley Motor Group Bakers Delight Healesville Racv Country Club Michael s Trailers Beechworth Bakery The Big Bouquet Bunnings Good Guys Spotlight Officeworks

8 Page 8 Let s Go Family Day Care - Holiday Care Available Contact Olivia Moller: We have vacancies for school age children over the Christmas period in the following areas: Wesburn, Yarra Junction, Launching Place, Woori Yallock, Seville, Mount Evelyn, Lilydale and Mooroolbark. If you would like you child to attend, please see the office for enrolment forms. Please call to discuss your care requirements Registered with Department of Education and Training. CCB/CCR approved. Learn to play the Violin at LPPS Contact Sally Banks Phone: or sebanks@hotmail.com Asphalt Driveways Asphalt Footpaths Asphalt Repairs Asphalt Car Parks If you book a job within 1 month of receiving a quote from Nelson Asphalting and you mention LPPS school newsletter, we will donate 2.5% of invoice price to the school. Clinton Nelson info@nelsonasphalting.com.au Best Value - Best Finish - Best Service

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