1. Mrs. Dzintra Martin 31st March 2011
Interim Principal No: 9
NEWSLETTERPO Box 66 NORTH BENDIGO 3550
TERM 1 Holmes Rd Campus Nolan St Campus
APRIL Phone: 5443 2501 Phone: 5443 3645
Friday 1st April Fax: 5442 3755 Fax: 5442 4994
 Fun Run @ Lake Neangar Yr 3-6 www.lightningreefps.vic.edu.au
Tuesday 5th April
 AASC Swimming P-2 Holmes
Road 3.15-4.45pm
Wednesday 6th April
 Crazy Hair Day & BBQ Lightning Reef P.S. links with our community….
Thursday 7th April Be involved in your child’s school this week by………
 Parents & Friends – joint meeting
Holmes Rd (9am)  Join us for a cup of tea or coffee after assembly - a good
 AASC Swimming Grades 3-6 opportunity to share ideas and ask questions
Holmes Rd 3.15-4.45pm
Friday 8th April  These bike rides are held every Friday leaving Holmes Rd @
 Making Better Choices Celebrations 9.30. We have lots of bikes and helmets. There is also a toddler
 Last Day of Term 2:30 dismissal carrier that is attached to your bike if you have a toddler. We’d
TERM 2 love to see some Nolan St parents join in too……
MAY  EDUCATION WEEK: May 16th – 20th . Grandparents and
Friday 29th Special Friends Day Wednesday 18th May – Keep it free.
 School Photographs Nolan St
Monday 2nd – Fri 6th What’s News – Dzintra Martin Interim Principal
 Swimming Program for Nolan St
Wed nesday 25th & Thurs 26th  YEAR 6 T-SHIRTS : Feedback from parents club and Yr 6 students has
 VIBE ALIVE been most helpful in deciding what these will look like. Each T-shirt will
Mon 30th
have LRPS and a student designed logo on it and the names of students
 Swimming for Holmes Rd
Tuesday31st from their campus. Each campus will also acknowledge their former
 Gymnastics Program for Nolan St school with the school name and logo. The school colours of the polo top
 Swimming for Holmes Rd will be reversed. Parents & Friends will contribute approximately 50% of
JUNE the cost for each Yr 6 T-shirt. Order form sent home yesterday must be
Wednesday 1st returned by this Friday. Thank you.
 Swimming for Holmes Rd  PARENTS & FRIENDS JOINT MEETING : Next Thursday, 7th April
Thursday 2nd
at 9am at the Holmes Rd campus. All parents are invited to attend and you
 Gymnastics for Holmes Rd
Tuesday 7th can bring a friend. Morning tea will be provided. Child minding will be
 Gymnastics Program for Nolan St available – please contact Robyn or Debbie with numbers by Tuesday of
 Swimming for Holmes Rd next week. Children must be older than 18 months.
Wednesday 8th  PARENTS & FRIENDS @ L.R.P.S.:
 Swimming for Holmes Rd  Easter Egg Raffle - please support this. Money raised will go towards Yr
Thursday 9th
 Gymnastics for Holmes Rd
6 T-Shirts. A prize will be awarded to the class with highest weight of
Tuesday 14th eggs from each campus. All eggs will be used to make 1-3rd prizes, though
 Gymnastics Program for Nolan St usually there are more than enough eggs to make more prizes.
Wednesday 16th Hot Cross Bun Orders : last day for orders today. Hot Cross Buns will
 Gymnastics for Holmes Rd be delivered on Monday or Tuesday, depending on when orders are
Tuesday 21st finalised.
 Gymnastics Program for Nolan St
 Crazy Hair Day :
Thursday 23rd
 Gymnastics for Holmes Rd
At Nolan St campus: $1 coin donation for students with CRAZY Hair and
also a BBQ (an order form was sent home earlier this week.)

2. At Holmes Rd campus, students who come to school with CRAZY Hair need to have a $1 donation. Money
raised will go to support children with Cystic Fibrosis.
 Last year, many parents may remember Skip who entertained us all with his music at the Family Friendly
Schools Fun Day. He is currently working with a group of students to form a choir. Next term, we will
include students from the Nolan St Campus, who have a passion and talent for singing. This pilot program is
specially funded, with Comet Hill PS being one of the 3 schools, with very strict criteria and accountability.
We are negotiating our way one small step at time.
 ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES : this is a federally funded initiative. We are negotiating to
have extra funding to include the Nolan St campus, hopefully starting in term 3. For Term 2, the Holmes
Rd Campus will share half of the allocated numbers with Nolan St. Therefore, we will have 10 students
from each campus however, parents will need to find a way to bring students over to the Holmes Rd
campus. Activities this term have been swimming and bike riding. Term 2 activities will be Tuesdays P-2
Hip Hop Dancing, and Thursdays Yr 3-6 Soccer. More information about this next term. This is a FREE
activity.
 END OF TERM 1 : how time has flown! Dismissal next Friday will be @ 2.30pm.
Term 2 dates are:
Wednesday, 27th April to Friday, 1st July. Please note that student start on WEDNESDAY 27th because of
Easter and Anzac day.
 LET’S CELEBRATE : MAKING BETTER CHOICES : HANDS OFF BLITZ. Students have been
making posters, gaining a better understanding of what this looks like and reminding each other. The theme
for celebration activities is ―Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds‖ on Friday 8th April @ 11.30. P-2 from both
campuses will be joining together and P-2 going to Lake Weeroona. (If there is wet weather, they will get
together at the Nolan St campus). Yr 3-6 will join together at the Nolan St Campus. Activities will include:
dancing, skipping, circus skills, bike riding, cooking /gardening. Parents are most welcome to join in and /or
come and help.
NOLAN ST NEWS HOLMES RD HAPPENINGS
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS We welcome some new students to our Holmes Rd
Friday, 29th April 2011 campus- the Mackinnon and Carey families- we
Don’t forget to get the photograph forms hope that you quickly feel settled and enjoy all the
back great opportunities LRPS has to offer.
Last Friday it was great to see many parents joining
SHADE CLOTH EATING AREA us for the Books In Homes assembly. Thanks to a lot
The shade cloth over the eating has been removed of hard work by Mrs Turner and business
for repairs. Once repaired it will be re-fitted to sponsorship, students were able to receive free books
provide valuable shade of their choice to take home. I even noticed many
MULTI-CULTURAL SPORTS PROGRAM children enjoying reading their books at recess time!
Congratulations to our students who attended the I have enjoyed the opportunity to work in classrooms
multi-cultural sports program on Tuesday. Everyone this week- the focus on Literacy and Numeracy and
had a great time. Thanks to Mr Scott for organising especially persuasive writing is producing some
the day. powerful work. Please keep checking the different
classroom contributions in the newsletter each week.
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR TERM 2
The Nolan Street Campus will be undertaking TEAM SPORTS DAY
swimming and gymnastics. The swimming Mr Epps and Mr Scott accompanied a group of
information has already gone home and the Koorie students and their classmates to a special
gymnastics information to be forwarded home early Multicultural Sports Day yesterday at
next term Strathfieldsaye. Activities were led by experts and
students from secondary colleges in Bendigo. Full
report following.

3. SPECIALIST SUBJECT / PROGRAMS BOOKS IN HOMES ASSEMBLY
There has been some confusion over the subject areas Illustrator- Craig Smith, certainly held everyone’s
being taken on the Nolan Street Campus in 2011. The attention as he explained his work. He demonstrated
following is a breakdown of programs being offered his art of drawing and has left us with an original
to the students. illustration- hanging proudly outside Mrs Martin’s
 PE [2 hours / week] office! Please feel free to explore Craig’s work further
All year levels taken by Ms Bertoncello at www.craigsmithillustration.com
 Art [1 hour week]
All year levels taken by class teachers FUN RUN FRIDAY!
We are hoping for continued sunshine for Friday – all
 ICT
students in Grades 3-6 will be participating in a Fun
All year levels taken by class teachers
Run at Lake Neangar as part of their PE programme.
 Music [1 hour week]
Ms B will still welcome any parent volunteers for
All year levels taken by class teachers in
help on the day- please see her if you can offer any
P-2 and Mrs Johnstone in 3-6
time.
 Choir [1 hour week]
Upper area taken by Mr Scott MAKING BETTER CHOICES CELEBRATION
 Library [30 mins week] Many students are working hard to make smart
All year levels taken by class teachers choices and be invited to this celebration on the last
 ESL day of term- next Friday! Our focus is hands off. Lots
Selected students taken by Mrs Whyte of new activities/ experiences have been planned and
 Well being students will be able to choose their activities this
P-2 specific lessons taken by week- thanks to the organisation of Ms Cashen at
Mrs Baeck Nolan St.
3-6 included in the Inquiry
SAFETY REMINDERS
lessons
Teachers are on yard duty both before and after
Selected students Mr Scott games activities
school each day. It has been noticed that a number of
students are not wearing helmets whilst on scooters.
We have excellent classroom teachers who are skilled
Any student riding a bike or scooter to school must
in all areas of the curriculum and the quality of the
wear an approved safety helmet – (Road Safety
programs being offered is excellent.
Act- 2009). Scooters may be used on footpaths and
Graham Gordon Campus Principal
shared paths but the rider has to give way to
pedestrians and riders must also give way to cyclists
if riding in a bicycle lane. Please discuss this with
your child and help them stay safe!
Mandy Costello
Assistant Principal,
Lightning Reef PS- Holmes Rd Campus.

4. NOLAN STREET HOLMES ROAD
AWARDS
Student of the Week Student of the Week
Hayley M for being a great learner Alan B- for caring for self and others. Playing
Jordan for working hard at listening and so well in the playground with others
concentrating in class. For persevering with Tylor B- for caring for self with good
individual tasks. organisational skills
Tamika T for writing great math word Bradin C- excellent reading and home reading
problems routine
Kacey M for being an excellent classroom Summer J-for being on task and trying your
helper. best in all your work
Sinead P- Caring for Self- Great work making
Wellbeing her own graph.
Maddison F for being a brave and confident Bailey V -Caring for Self - Finishing his
bear hunter. persuasive writing on Dogs
Not Ok To be Away Bailin M- Caring for Self with concentration in
Silent Reading
1st 3/ 4
William L For being able to read and write
2nd 5/6
Philip Y all the RED words.
3rd 1/ 2
Ashlyn N for trying to use great strategies in
4th P/1
writing
Books In Homes – Caught Being Good
Kaiden M
25 Nights Home Reading
Ashlyn N
TEAM BENDIGO: MULTICULTURAL SPORTS
CARNIVAL
27 students from Lightning Reef P.S were involved in the
Multicultural Sports Carnival on Tuesday, 30th March. The
carnival was a great success with students participating in a
range of sports including Soccer, Cricket, AFL and other
activities such as sac racing, 3 legged relay and egg and
spoon. It provided an excellent opportunity for students
from both campuses to come together as one community
under the Lightning Reef Primary School banner, whilst
also mixing with students from a range of other schools and
culturally diverse backgrounds.
(NOLAN STREET CAMPUS)
Come to school with “CRAZY HAIR” on Wednesday, 6th April and pay a gold coin donation to
raise money for Cystic Fibrosis Victoria.
Anything goes on “CRAZY HAIR DAY” teased, coloured, gelled or twisted, wigs and scarves,
punk or just plain messy.
We are also having a yummy „sausage sizzle‟ (green order form went home earlier this week.)
Don‟t forgat to return the order by Friday, 1st April.
We need a few parents to help on the day with our BBQ lunch, if you are able to cook and/or
serve on the day, please leave your name at the Nolan Street Campus office.

5. Today we made Mind Maps about a Healthy
Body. The Mind Map had to be colourful and
we chose healthy things which were good for
our bodies. When we were doing the Mind
Maps we had to keep the branches as the
main ideas and the twigs were the sub ideas.
Nikiera Harvey Gr 6
Our grade have started to
use mind maps. Today’s topic
was Healthy Body Healthy
Mind. Mind Maps help us to
record our thoughts using
pictures and simple words.
Instead of pages and pages of
work you have one big map to
help you study.
Dylan Lohr. Grade 6

6. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO……..
Hayley & Liam
SPORT
LIGHTNING REEF NETBALL TEAMS
(NOLAN ST. AND HOLMES RD. CAMPUS)
We are very excited to have entered 2 netball
teams for the Saturday morning competition.
Training began yesterday. It starts at 3:30pm and
finishes at 4:30pm. Please remember that
although the boys cannot play on Saturday they
can certainly train on Wednesdays. Our first
game is on Saturday April 2nd so watch this space
for the time and court number. Come along and
support our teams.

7. SCHOOL COMMUNITY NEWS
GARDEN GABBA
The garden program at the Comet Hill site will be
running all day on Wednesdays. I’d like to invite
anyone interested to come down and do a bit of
gardening with the students (no experience necessary).
Leave your name and number at the school office or
just pop down on a Wednesday.
Thank-you
Susie
ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES: TERM 2
The AASC program is set to continue in Term 2, with notes to be sent home with students in the first week of
Term 2. Students in grades P-2 will have the opportunity to participate in Hip Hop dancing on a Tuesday night,
whilst students in grade 3-6 will be doing Soccer on Thursday nights. There are 10 spots available for students
from both campuses, on a first in first served basis. The program will operate from our Nolan St campus,
starting at 3.30pm and finishing at 4.30pm. There are no costs involved in participating in the AASC program.
PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
Come along and have a coffee and a chat, the last Thursday of each month in the staffroom.
(Nolan St)
Combined campus meeting Thursday, 7th April. (Holmes Rd)
SLC & Parents Association
“CRAZY HAIR DAY”
6th April 2011
Come with CRAZY HAIR. We will be having a sausage sizzle lunch.
PARENTS & FRIENDS SOCIAL BIKE RIDE
This weekly Friday morning event continues to gather momentum and is proving to be a great success,
with many parents, grandparents and older siblings joining in on the fun each week.
We now have access to three toddler trailers for those parents wishing to bring their young ones along for
the ride. The ride is on offer to all parents and family members, and will take place again this Friday 9.30
– 10.45. Bikes and helmets are available for use through the Bike Bank. This is an excellent opportunity
to socialise and network with other parents, whilst also working towards improving your level of fitness!
Get your wheels on!!!
Details in Summary:
What: Social Group Bike Ride
Who: Parents and Friends of the Lightning Reef P.S Community
When: Friday’s (9.30 – 10.45)

8. COMMUNITY NEWS
BENDIGO BRAVES PROGRAMS
MCBIDDY BALL. This is a program aimed for children aged 4-8years old to teach the
kids some basic ball skills and have some fun and a great introduction to the game
basketball. This is held on Mondays and Tuesday afternoons from 4pm-5pm with a cost
of only $2 a session and the coaches are our own Bendigo Braves Players.
LOVE THE GAME BASKETBALL CAMP- this is a school holiday program that runs
for the first 3 days of the school holidays- 11th, 12th, 13th April. The children are dropped off at the Stadium by
9am and it runs all day with pick up times of either 3pm or 5pm.
For any further information please contact Cynthia in the Sports Office at the Bendigo Stadium on 5440 6221 or
via email cynthia.croxford@bendigostadium.com.au
ZUMBA FITNESS @ PALMER’S GYM
Sally & Em would like to extend an invitation for an evening of Fitness and Laughs. Every
Tuesday and Wednesday between 7.00pm & 8.00pm at Palmer’s Gym in Mundy Street. Cost
$5 per class
Welcome To 'LIGHT IT UP BLUE' for Autism
On the evenings of April 1 and 2, 2011, prominent buildings across the world will turn their lights blue to raise
awareness for autism and to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day on Saturday, April 2. The aim is to
light the world blue all throughout April — city by city, town by town — by taking action to raise autism
awareness in our communities.
What you can do to 'Light It Up Blue'
• Wear blue clothing and encourage your colleagues to do the same.
• Light up your house blue by putting blue light bulbs in any outdoor fixtures.
• Raise awareness for Autism and spread the word about the 'Light It Up Blue' campaign.
FREE TRAINING SESSIONS FOR THECOMMUNITY
Development and Leadership Programs
Monday 4 April 2011 at City Of Greater Bendigo Reception room- 195 Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo. 3550.
9:30am- 4; 30pm- more details on poster in school foyer! Venue
AUSKICK
With today’s newsletter there is an Auskick registration form. All the
details for registering for this program is included on the form.
Information for the YMCA Easter Vacation Care program is included with the newsletter.