Plenty Campus Primary Edition 5 2012

In readiness for the launch of the new School intranet ‘ Ivanhoe Connect’ later in the year, we are introducing a streamlined newsletter.

Information will be communicated to you through the following areas-

o   Campus Update highlights key information for parents including initiatives of the campus; areas of development;

o   Celebrations outlines key events - sport, academic highlights and recognition for students;

o   Community promotes Community events, social events;

o   Business provides information from the business office including transport, uniform, payments etc.

From Monday 30 April all students will be expected to wear their Winter School Uniforms.

The first two weeks of term were a time where students could wear the uniform that best suited the weather. If you are unsure of the standards for Winter uniforms please look in the front of the School Diary for clarification.  

I would like to remind all parents that Friday 1 June is Report Writing Day. No students will be required to attend school on this day.

MY IVANHOE OUR VALUES

The students listed below have been recognised for demonstrating one or more of the following values:

CARE & COMPASSION 

DOING YOUR BEST

FAIRNESS, HONESTY & TRUSTWORTHINESS

INTEGRITY

RESPECT

RESPONSIBILITY

UNDERSTANDING, ACCEPTANCE & INCLUSION

Prep       Tess Clark, Connor Dowsett, Lachlan Wilson, Brody Cann

Year 1    Hassan Al Baghdadi, Ethan Thompson, Evgeny Stojanov, Max Coscarella

Year 2    Lachlan Prell, Alannah Wanless

Year 3    Carly Geary, Sam Skinner

Year 4    Jack Hoogenraad, Mackenzie Cann, Jai Herbert, Sophie Hubball

Year 5    Zac Skinner, Tom Einam, Teiana McLean, Connor Suchoweicki

Year 6    Gemma Brereton, Stefan Stojanovski, Liam Vella, Cathryn Langley

Unfortunately, the House Fun Run scheduled for Wednesday 2 May had to be cancelled due to wet weather. This event has now been rescheduled to Wednesday 9 May. We hope for clear skies and dry conditions and look forward to seeing the wonderful support that we receive from our parents. This event is a great warm up for the upcoming District Cross Country competition on Wednesday 30 May.

The Book Fair takes place in the Junior Library from Tuesday 1 May until Monday 7 May. If you would like to look at the wide range of texts for sale the Library will be open before school from 8.00am -8.30am and after school from 3.30pm - 4.00pm for families to make purchases. Classes will be given an opportunity to make purchases during the days of the Book Fair.

Mother’s Day is always a great family celebration at Plenty and we will be celebrating our Mum’s at school with our annual Mother’s Day Breakfast on Friday 11 May. It will be essential to make a booking as this event is always popular. Breakfast will be served from 7.30am and the raffle will be drawn at approximately 8.00am.

District Interschool Sport

Well done to Year 4 to 6 students who participated in Round 1 of Interschool Sport against Middle Kinglake Primary School last Friday. It was an exciting day as we played the first Primary football game on the new oval. It was terrific to see so many Year 4 students make their debut at this level and apply the skills they have built up in Physical Education over the last four years. Another highlight was the way all our teams were upbeat and positive about the rest of the season whether they won or lost.

Ivanhoe netballers in action

Plenty Campus Auskick Program

The Auskick Program for Term 2 has started and takes place each Wednesday from 1.05pm to 1.55pm concluding on Wednesday 20 June. Enrolments are gradually creeping up and I encourage those interested to register online.  Thank you to the Year 6 Sport Leaders who assist during this program.

Tennis Program

The Plenty Tennis Program has also started for Term 2 and will run for 6 weeks. It will be conducted Tuesday lunchtimes from 1.00pm to 2.00pm and is open to all year levels. It has been very pleasing to see the number of students who use their recess or lunchtime for tennis practise on the synthetic courts. These courts are now available for Upper Primary students during their breaks. The improvement shown by students who regularly use the courts is noticeable.

Young Round Square

During Term 1 the Young Round Square leaders in Year 6 requested assistance from our community. The call went out for donations for our Service Project in assisting the Treasure House  Orphanage in Nadi, Fiji. The students requested basic medical items such as tooth paste, tooth brushes, band aids and cotton wool. The response was truly amazing. We have received so much that now we are in a position to assist other organisations in Nadi who are in need of these supplies. I would like to congratulate the Young Round Square Leaders and the families of Plenty Primary for their generosity.

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School Uniform Shop Opening Hours

Ivanhoe Plenty

The Plenty uniform shop is open Tuesday and Thursday 8.00am to 5.00pm

We are fully stocked for the Winter Uniform