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GALA DAY

What a wonderful Gala Day we had last Sunday. Not only were we blessed with fantastic weather, after a very wet Saturday - the atmosphere on the day was just brilliant.

We are as yet unsure of how much money we raised on the day, as we are still finalising accounts, but the committee will let our school community know when we have a final figure.

So many things went towards making our Gala Day such a success. Classes spent many weeks preparing their stalls, and, with the help of parents, set them up and ran them on the day. We had a team of helpers on Saturday, collecting, delivering and assembling stalls and marquees, and another group on Sunday, dismantling and returning them. Many, many helpers on the day helped the day to run smoothly. The fundraising committee would like to thank both Governing Council and Parent Club for their support for the day.

Special thanks go to our Fundraising and Gala Day Committees -- Ian Hardwick, Gerri McGregor, Sandie Sherriff, Marie Szeitz and Sue Phillips, all of whom helped with lots of the organisation for the day. However, our greatest thanks must go to Sonia Berry and Joanne Walden, for their unrelenting efforts and their ability to take so much on board, to make the day happen.

Helpers at the Plant Stall

My Mum helped to set out the Show Bags for Gala Day. There were lots to see at Gala Day -- bubble blowers, Lucky Dips, popcorn and lollies. My favourite thing was the Show Bags and the bubble blowers.

By Ben Schofield -- Mrs Higgins' class

My Mum helped me with the Show Bag stall. I liked the TYs and I got 2 TYs. I put on the things I got in my Hokus Pokus Show Bag. I think Gala Day was fun.

By Georgia Blanks -- Mrs Higgins' class

Staff, parents and children are helping to set up for Gala Day.

A report on Gala Day written by Hayley Ovens, Amy Cotterill, Jonathan Campbell and Stuart Allen.

Last Sunday, Happy Valley School had their Gala Day.

It started at 10 am and ended at 3pm. There were rock climbing and pony rides, jumpy castles and fire engines, land yachts and racecars.

We all agreed that we loved the strawberry and marshmallow in chocolate stall. Our favourite stalls were the tattoo stall, strawberry and marshmallow stall, Jacinta Thurston's mum's stall and the toffee stall. Most people got tattoos, even some of the teachers!! We all agree the stalls were excellent. Our favourite rides were the rock climbing and the jumpy castles. Most stalls raised lots of money, which was a great effort. It was the best Gala Day we've ever had!!

Thank you to all of the parents and teachers who helped with Gala Day!!

Some of the children dressed up on Gala Day for the Parade.

JELLYBEAN JARS
The winner of the "Jellybean Guess" with the exact number of Jellybeans -- 507 was Deb Taylor (Scout Leader).

The Vinall family were the winners of the other Jelly Bean Jar with a guess/estimate of 858. There were 870 jellybeans in the jar.

Congratulations to both families!

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Education Subcommittee
Parent Workshop -- "Supporting
Students with Learning
Difficulties"

Do you have concerns about your child's learning?

The Education Subcommittee has organised an evening session for parents.

When: Tuesday November 22^nd

Time: 7.00 -- 9.00pm

Venue: The Long Room

The evening will take the form of an information and sharing session around supporting children who are experiencing difficulties with their learning. There will be some input and time for discussion.

REMINDER
KOOKABURRA COUNCIL CASUAL
DAY

Our Casual Day will be tomorrow, Friday November 4^th. Some classes have chosen a theme, whilst others are choosing to just "come casual."

We are asking for a gold coin donation, which will go to the Asian Earthquake Appeal. Thank you for your support.

KOOKABURRA COUNCIL DISCO

Kookaburra Council is holding its final disco for 2005.

When:              Friday November 11^th.
Times:             Reception -- Year 3: 6.00 -- 7.30pm
                        Year 4 -- Year 6: 7.35 -- 9.30pm
                        Year 7: 7.35 -- 10.00pm
Cost:                Reception -- Year 6: $2.50
                        Year 7: $3.00

There will be chips, sweets and drinks for sale.

If any parents are able to help out on the night, please let Judy Davies know.

Tickets will be on sale during next week, from Tuesday onwards, outside the Resource Centre.

November 7 -- 11^th -- next week is
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES WEEK

Combining Physical Education and Healthy Eating Weeks we have planned an overall Healthy Lifestyles Program for next week. All classes will be involved in a variety of healthy activities and electives.

You are welcome to join us on the whole school walk to Thalassa Park on Monday. Meet your class in the North Yard at 9.00a.m. Remember your hat and sunscreen.

The parent evening on Wednesday 9^th should be most informative and a good opportunity for parents to discuss important issues regarding their children's healthy lifestyle choices.

The overall school program is included with this newsletter but for actual class times for activities please contact your class teacher.

Healthy Lifestyle Week message from
BLUE DOLPHIN SWIM CENTRE

Happy Valley School have arranged with the Blue Dolphin Swim Centre for students from Reception to Year 5 to participate in a "Swim and Safety" class at the Blue Dolphin Swim Centre during the "Healthy Lifestyle Week".

What's it all about?
Children will receive a 45 minute session in the pool (so pack their bathers and a towel), which will include a safety talk as well as lots of games and fun activities.

Each child will receive a 5% discount voucher off swimming fees for one term (a saving of $7.50). Blue Dolphin will also be offering a swimming scholarship to two lucky children, each worth $145!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ring Blue Dolphin Swim Centre on 8322 6566 -- Where Children Love to Swim!

Regards, Marc Spurgin & Lesley Rudd.

VOLLEYBALL FINALS

On the 26^th of October our boy's Volleyball team, made up of Ben Richardson, Jacob Herbert, Shaun Lapere, Jesse Millsteed and Cale Hutchings, played in the SAPSASA finals at the Marion Fitness Centre.

This is the first year Happy Valley has been involved in Volleyball and I would like to congratulate the boys on making it to the final round. They were up against some tough teams and although they didn’t win they put in an outstanding effort and learnt a lot from playing against such strong competition. Well done!

Lisa Richardson

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L to R: Shaun Lapere, Ben Richardson, Jacob Herbert, Jesse Millsteed, Cale Hutchings.

Notice to Parents re SINGING
CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT ADELAIDE
RAILWAY STATION

Thank you to those families who responded to the invitation to sing at Adelaide Railway Station on the morning of the Pageant in the city.

Unfortunately there were not enough replies to make this a viable activity and so it will not take place.

TRAFFIC TRAINING

On the 27^th of October Mr Mueller's class and Mr Francis' class had Traffic Training. A Police Officer came to our school and he taught us how to hold the stop signs and how loud we had to blow the whistle. He also told us what to write in the book and if a car speeds past the crossing what details could you write down about the car. The Police Officer told us when you write it down you go to Miss Williams and she will report it to the police and the police will track them down.

Tori Smallwood

On the 27^th of October a Police Officer came to teach us how to be traffic monitors. He taught us about how to stand the stop signs and when to blow the whistle. It is very important to concentrate on the road traffic and the pedestrian traffic. I really enjoyed the training; it is a job for me.

Wesley Evans

NATIONAL SAFE SCHOOLS
FRAMEWORK

A group of interested parents met recently to contribute from a parent perspective to this important aspect of our school management

The areas we addressed were with regard to a safe school environment.

School Culture
Policies, programs and procedures
Provision of education and training for students, staff and families
Managing incidents of abuse and victimisation
Providing support for students
Working closely with parents.

Anyone interested in being a part of further meetings please let Barb Williams know.

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC -- SONG BOOK
COVER

Several classes incorporated into their Visual Arts programs, designing a Song Book Cover for next year's Festival of Music publications and CD’s.

This involved looking at criteria such as required text to be included. A summary of next year's song repertoire was supplied to students so that they could include ideas from the content and styles of the song. The classes discussed lettering, layout of design and colour choices.

Kristi Grigoris and Alexandra Wilson were selected by their peers as Happy Valley winners and their artwork has gone into the State competition.

The year 6/7 classes left the school at around 11:00 am on two buses arriving in the city around 11:45 am. We had about forty minutes to eat lunch and have a play next to the river. There was a cafe next to the River Torrens where you could buy snacks. We went into the Space Theatre at 12:45 pm.

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There were quite a few other schools watching the final dress rehearsal of the play My Sister Violet. The play cost about $50 for a family to go (two kids and two adults) but it was the final dress rehearsal so it didn’t cost anything for us watch.

The characters included Violet (Sister), Louis (ADHD Boy), Jack/Hamish (Neighbours), Libby (Mother) and Mrs. Pike (Teacher). The play is about a boy with ADHD. His family moved to the country to help his problem. He has a teacher who is very nice to him and an artist neighbour, Jack, who is nice to him. He gets really mad and hits his sister and realises what he did so he tries to make it up to her by throwing her a birthday party that goes wrong.

At the end he calms down and tries to turn his life around. Sean Riley wrote the play.

PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students who have received Principal's Awards at the last Primary Assembly, for demonstrating our school values. They are -- Kaden Allen, Kirsty Sage, Karlia Vinall, Ben Richardson, Jaye Williams, Rebecca Hay, Caleb Daniel, Shane Stagg, Ben Fischer, Jesse Hommelhoff, Bailey Gross, Laura Smith, Dylan Angeletti, Michael Eddy, Breahnn Sheridan, Andrew Foreman, Eleanor Andrews, Mitchell Sariovski, Matthew Clarke and Breanna Loveday.

PARENT CLUB NEWS

Congratulations to everyone involved in Gala Day. It was a fantastic day. A special thank you goes to Mr Lane for moving the two fridges to their right places. We appreciate your help.

If you didn't get your tea towels at Gala Day, you can buy them from the Bookroom Window for $10 each.

The Christmas Stall will be happening soon, so keep an eye out for a notice.

Don't forget that all are welcome at our next meeting, especially children, on Wednesday December 7^th at 9.00am in the Long Room. See you there for a cuppa and a chat.

Nyree Haese - Secretary

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS
SPORT

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Monday 7^th November at 7.00 pm in the School Staff Room

All positions will be declared vacant and nominations for Convenor and Sports Coordinators will be accepted at the meeting.

KOOKABURRA Cafe

Thank you for using the new Healthy Eating menu. We have a great variety of foods you can choose from.

*Salad Wraps *Rolls *Sandwiches -- our breads are wholemeal or white high fibre and are made fresh and kept in the fridge until delivered to classrooms. *Corn on Cob *Fruit Salad Bowl *Pizzas (contain only 4gm of fat, very healthy).

Don't forget to check Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday special meal deals.
Cold cup Milo, variety of cold drinks available at recess and lunch -- over the counter.
New pure fruit flavoured Iceblocks, 99% fruit -- Apple, Blackcurrant, Tropical, and Orange & Orange Mango.
Fruit Smoothies, 50% fruit 20% skim milk -- Banana, Mango, Passionfruit, Raspberry, Strawberry flavours. 40c whole or 20c half.

ROSTER
Mon. 7 Nov.                 Robyn Draper
Tues. 8 Nov.                 Katrina Allen
Wed. 9 Nov.
Thur. 10 Nov.               Julie Day
Frid. 11 Nov.                Robyn Draper
Mon. 14 Nov.
Tues. 15 Nov.
Wed. 16 Nov.
Thur. 17 Nov.               Julie Day
Frid. 18 Nov.                Glenys Moylan

Helen King

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COMMUNITY NEWS

SACA VACATION CRICKET COACHING CLINICS The South Australian Cricket Association offers cricket coaching for players aged from 6 years old during the January School Holidays. The clinics offer both Group and Individual coaching. Participants can choose either the 4 day January 3^rd-6^th or 5 day January 9^th-13^th or 16^th-20^th 2006 clinic. Prices for the week long clinics start at $67.

Bookings will take place from late November / early December.

Contact Shaun Seigert on 83003838 or visit www.cricketsa.com.au for further details.

AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR Join them at their Open Day on Saturday November 5 to find out more! Open Day offers the opportunity to participate in a demonstration class or a group assessment, attend an information session and find out

further details about 2006 classes. Please phone the Australian Girls Choir office for further details and bookings. 8271 1622

ZOOVENTURES -- December/January School Holiday Program. Run by the Adelaide Zoo from 9.00am -- 4.00pm during the school holidays, weekdays 20^th -- 23^rd December & 16^th -- 24^th January. $42/day. Positions must be booked by phone on 8267 2434. (They fill quickly). Phone for more information.

WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS OF GIFTED CHILDREN. "Social and emotional development of the Gifted Child". To be held at Glenunga International High School on Sat. 19^th November from 1.30pm -- 5.00pm. Cost $20 per head. For more information, or to book, phone 8373 5000.

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DRUG INFORMATION EVENING FOR PARENTS

Wednesday 9^th November at 7.30 pm - Happy Valley School Hall

I/we will be attending the Drug Information Evening.

Name:

Number attending:

Phone Number:

Return to the Front Office by Wednesday morning

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PARENT WORKSHOP -- Supporting Students with Learning Difficulties.

Name ________________________________ Child's name _________________________________

Class ___________________ Contact number ___________________________

I/ We would like to come to the parent workshop on "Supporting Students with Learning Difficulties" on Tuesday November 22^nd at 7.00pm.

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