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Class notifications will be out tomorrow but please remember that
these placements are only "provisional" as we are still patiently
waiting to see if we have the numbers for an extra class in the
Primary section of the school.
Our Christmas Night on Tuesday was a huge success. The dancing was a
great way to start the evening and we appreciated the numbers of
parents who joined in. The whole evening had a wonderful feel to it.
Our Junior Primary choir, getting into the Festive Season.
There are a lot of people who need to be thanked for their
contributions to making the night such a winner. While there are so
many that we are reluctant to name individuals, our school community
needs to say a huge "Thank You" to Doug MacLean, who is the main
organiser in pulling the evening together. Thank you also to our
school community for supporting the evening so well.
Buddy classes showing their dances learnt over the last weeks.
One hundred and fifty invitations were sent home to parents,
inviting them to our 'Parent Thank You Morning Tea' last Wednesday.
This is a measure of the amount of support we get from our wonderful
parents who help in the school, and with students, in so many
different ways!
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While not all of these people could get to the morning tea, it was a
great way to express our appreciation for all of the work done and
help given.
At the morning tea, five very special parents, whose last child will
be graduating from Year 7 this year, were recognised for their
outstanding contribution to the school over the years. They were
Wendy Nicolle, Judy Hardwick, Heather Jesshope, Carol Mitic and
Kathy Bartel. A very special thank you to these parents who are
leaving us!
Our final whole school assembly will be held on Friday, December 14th
at 1.30.
At this assembly we will farewell staff who are leaving, as well as
our Year 7 group. A representative of the Salvation Army will also
attend to accept the donations of food for Christmas hampers.
Parents are most welcome to attend.
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These students were presented with Principal Awards in the Assembly
on Tuesday - Dayna W., Michaela W., Taylah M., Nathan B., Rhys K-J.,
Jesse M., Emily T., April B., Alison J., Sarah N. all for showing
excellent skills and enthusiasm in Japanese plus Emma-Faye N., Amber
M., Caleb C. Liam T., Jordan P., Elenore K., Chane J. and Cody C.,
Mitchell L., Josh C., Adrian V., Josh A. for their great class
achievements. Jaimee W., Jordan V. and Allison N. have also gained
awards for their ability to take responsibility and helping the
school in a gracious manner.
And it's "Heel and Toe, Heel and Toe....." Bush dancing with
Diddichwy was a great success!
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JULIE KUCHEL'S RETIREMENT |
After many, many years of working at Happy Valley School teaching
recorder, Julie has decided to retire. We celebrated Julie's career
with two concerts at school on Tuesday and a morning tea for staff.
Julie leaves a strong legacy behind her as she has introduced music
to many of our students here over the years. Good luck Julie in
your future.
We are negotiating to find a new recorder teacher to take Julie's
place for this important part of our school music program.
The Junior Primary choir singing "It's A Baby"
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Several Junior Primary classes had a wonderful visit from Waltzing
Matilda's, who brought to our school a selection of very young
animals. Here are some comments from the children.
"Today
my class went on the lawn and a farmer was there. He was called
Farmer Steven. He had some animals with him. We got to hug them and
feed them. I loved the rabbits so much. There were pigs and a cow
and a goat as well."
By Trinity
"Today
we went to the front of the school on the grass. We all got to a
part where there were lots of animals and there were piglets,
chickens, goats and rabbits and the farmer's name was Farmer Steven.
I patted a cow, some goats and a piglet. My favourite animals were
the baby goats, the cow and the piglet. I enjoyed it. Nearly
everyone loved it, especially me. It was very, very fun. It was fun
patting the animals. Everything was fun. I bet our class enjoyed
it."
By Jacob
Byron and Vanessa loved the rabbits.
Josh with a baby goat.
The creation of the Japanese garden, which was one of the major
development projects in term 4, is now complete and it looks
absolutely fabulous. The centrally placed location enables our
school community to capture its beauty, serenity and tranquillity in
the same traditional sense that Japanese gardens are created.
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The unique design of this garden is traditionally named 'KARESANSUI'
(kaleh-sun-suey) which expresses water without a water feature, by
symbolising sand as an ocean or stream and the rocks with plants, as
islands. These gardens can also commonly symbolise space and
planets.
The panel on the red wall depicts a poem symbolising the spirit of
Happy Valley School as seen through the eyes of the author, Kristi
Grigoris. It has been expressed in both Japanese calligraphy and
English which adds a beautiful finish to the garden.
However, it would not have been possible without the input and hard
work of many parents, students and staff including;
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Our fabulous groundsman Mr. Mike Lane who
worked tirelessly throughout the whole project.
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All the parents who contributed at the
working bee.
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The students who assisted Oka Sensei.
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The Berry Family for the generous donation of
the Japanese maple.
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Mr MacLean, Mr Mueller, Mr Draper and Mrs
Whisson for their wonderful co-operation, support and
encouragement.
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Jen Gormly for producing and directing the
ideas and inspiration of the garden.
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To all the other contributors who helped in
someway.
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To Barb Williams for the beautiful stone
lantern.
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And finally to the very humble OKA SENSEI !!!
without whom this garden would not have come to fruition.
Our wonderful Japanese garden.
Urrumbirra Wildlife Park:
On the way to Adare we stopped at Urrumbirra Wildlife Park. It felt
really good to stop and stretch our legs. On the bus we got to listen
to our MP3 players and play our games and read our magazines.
We
walked through the bird sanctuary and we patted the male koalas in the
koala enclosure, we walked through the nocturnal house and saw snakes
and crocodiles, we walked to the farmyard animal's enclosure and patted
the sheep, we saw wombats, birds that talked, and we also fed the
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That was my favourite part of Urrumbirra Wildlife Park.
At the end, we had a chance to buy something at the souvenir shop.
I bought a mood necklace and a soft ladybird backpack for mum
because it was her birthday.
Adare Campsite:
When we arrived at Adare campsite we were so grateful and lucky that
no one threw up on the bus trip! We got a managers welcome and he
told us the rules of the house. What we can do and what we can't
do.
Adare Campsite (as we found out) is a big, old, castle like house.
It was Awesome! There were rumours that it was haunted too!
The dinners were cool. You just had to join the line until someone
served you. Jaimee, Allison and I were servers on the first night.
We had pasta and fish, with vegetables. On the second night we had
spaghetti and vegetables. But I only ate carrots because I wasn't
feeling well and wasn't hungry. Also for breakfast we had peaches,
cereals and toast.
On the odd occasion, we had free time. Where we could cross the
road and go down to the oval or the playground or the basketball
court and do whatever you want!
The dorm rooms were cool because they were upstairs and there were 4
bunk beds! So in my dorm was Kate, Clare, Renae, Allison, Amber,
Jaimee and I! It was awesome. We stayed up till 1:30 both nights!
National Trust Encounter Coast Discovery Centre:
After we settled in at Adare we walked to the National Trust
Encounter Coast Discovery Centre. (We walked everywhere on this
camp, we all came back with sore legs or ankles).
The lady showed us through a house which was built when a captain
came to Victor Harbour. In other words it was a very old house.
After looking through the house we had to look through the museum
and the lady talked about absolutely everything in it! It was very
educational, but that's why it was a little bit boring.
By Jordan V
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THANK YOU -- SALVOS APPEAL |
A big Thank you to all those families who brought along donations of
food to support the Salvation Army appeal "Help Pack Santa's Sack."
These are being stored in the front office until our Week 9 assembly
on Friday December 14th. Anyone who would like to add to
the boxes may drop their donations in at the office.
Don't forget that there will be a further opportunity to make a
donation when we have our Casual Day on the last Friday if term.
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School Clothing
There is a HUGE PILE of clothing on the Lost Property shelves
opposite the Resource Centre. Some of the clothes may belong to
your child! They will belong to the RSPCA after the last day of
term. Please check before then!
Small Personal Items
The Resource Centre is holding a variety of items including: Purses
(some containing money), Spectacles, Beanie, Novels, Jewellery,
Small Toys and Hair Accessories. If these are not claimed by the
last day of term, we will donate them to charity.
We are having a Crazy / Casual Day on the last day of school, Friday
December 14th. In lieu of a gold coin we ask that
students bring a donation of non perishable food for the Salvos
appeal.
Please remember that clothing still needs to be appropriate for
school, and Sun Safe!
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Children's Second Hand Book Sale in the Resource
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Non Fiction 20c
Picture Fiction 50c
Fiction 50c |
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Monday and Tuesday before school and at lunchtime |
A very big thank you to all the student helpers throughout the
year. Happy holiday reading.
A heartfelt thanks to all the parent volunteers who have done a
marvellous job assisting in the Resource Centre particularly our
"regulars" Judy Tester, Nyree Haese and Ted Klingburg. Many thanks.
Judy, Lynn and Denise
Congratulations to the following people who won a prize in the
Christmas Raffle:
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1st - Karen Barclay
2nd - Fay McGregor
3rd - Simon & Kylie Mueller
4th - D. Gordon
5th - Alex Andrews
6th - Penny Braddon
7th - Tom Chapman
8th - Sandie Sherriff
9th - Jade Allen
10th - Shauna Bruce
11th - Maddison Leach
12th - Chris Glass
13th - Steph Mosel
14th - Alison Martin
15th - Marie Szeitz |
16th - Amelia Wright
17th - Ashton Bruce
18th - Marg Haynes
19th - Mel Erlandsen
20th - D. Gordon
21st - Dave MacLeod
22nd - Michelle Rowe
23rd - Sam
24th - Tracey Webb
25th - V. Ielasi
26th - Katelyn Sandric
27th - Samantha Finan
28th - Chris Voight
29th - Helen King |
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Goodbye and good luck to all the Year 7 students leaving OSHC and
the school, to embark on their secondary years.
Vacation Care bookings can still be made if your child/ren need care
over the school holidays. Please come and see the OSHC staff.
We also have vacancies available for Before and After School Care
next year
The OSHC staff would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.
Thankyou to all parent helpers this year and a big thank you to the
student helpers as well. I hope that you all do well in your next
step to High School.
Next year we will be introducing a new menu which will be colour
coded in green (everyday healthy food) and amber (sometimes food).
Food items will be scarce during the last week of term due to low
stock. Please make two choices for hot food and drinks when
ordering. We will do our best. THERE WILL BE NO LUNCH ORDERS ON
FRIDAY, LAST DAY OF TERM.
We had a great Christmas night selling ice blocks, tea and coffee.
Thank you to all.
Thank you to Cassie Harvey who very kindly donated a microwave oven
to the Canteen. It is much appreciated.
VOLUNTEER ROSTER
Mon. 28th Jan. PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Tues. 29th Jan. Katrina Allen
Wed. 30th Jan. Suzie Boyce
Thur.31st Jan. Tracey Willshire
Frid. 1st Feb. Glenys Moylan
Mon. 4th Feb. Andrea & Karen
Tues. 5th Feb.
Wed. 6th Feb.
Thur. 7th Feb. Tracey Willshire
Frid. 8th Feb.
I wish you all a Merry Xmas and Safe New Year.
Helen King
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Happy Valley School
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18 Education
Road, Happy Valley 5159
Phone: 8381 7166 Facsimile: 8381
6041
Email:
info@happyvalley.sa.edu.au
ABN
55 252 834 859
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6/12/07
Dear Parents,
This letter is to inform you
that at the Governing Council Meeting held on Monday, 5th
November, 2007, the Materials and Services Charge and levies for
2008 was set at $280.00. The Education Minister has set the legally
enforceable Materials and Services Charge for 2008 at $185.00.
Attached is the verification required by The Education Department.
There is a voluntary
Governing Council approved Curriculum Levy of $30.00 which
will assist the funding of the 2008 Site Learning Plan materials and
an approved Information and Communication Technology Levy of
$20.00 to assist the funding of technology resources. The
excursion/performance levy will be $45.00. Students will be
invoiced before the end of the school year.
Our Governing Council
has set the fees for 2008 with the understanding that we need
everyone’s cooperation in the following ways.
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We need all families
paying their fees.
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We need all families
paying as early as possible, preferably by the end of Term 1.
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We want all students
to participate in school activities; however, Governing Council
has endorsed the policy that students will not be included in
excursion/other performances until their $45 levy has been paid.
The school will receive
the full legally enforceable $185.00 materials and services charge
for Happy Valley School school card holders. This means that school
card holders will be asked to pay a total of $95 -- the Performance
Levy and the voluntary Governing Council Curriculum Levy,
Information and Communication Technology Levy.
It is essential that
families who are eligible for school card apply AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
otherwise the school misses out on the government funding and those
families will then incur the legally enforceable fee of $185.
School Card Application Forms need to be filled in every year.
The Governing Council
has endorsed the use of debt collectors to recover outstanding
materials and services charges. We have tried hard to avoid this
but in fairness to all those who do pay their fees we feel that this
course of action needs to be taken, particularly when agreements are
not met and letters and phone calls are not responded to. If
you have in the past, paid your full fees by instalments, we will
continue to provide this flexibility during terms 1 and 2.
If in any way you have
difficulty with payment, please do not hesitate to contact either
Andrea Roberts, our finance officer, or myself.
Kylie Raymond
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