Issue 16 – 29 May - Ascot State School

P.E.NEWS
Perceptual Motor Program (Prep/Year 1)
Thank you to the parents and grandparents who have come along to help supervise group activities.
So many parents have told me how they see the improvement in student’s skills from week to week,
particularly with skipping (Year 1). In these activities we concentrate on jumping and landing, rolling,
balancing, hand/eye co-ordination, general co-ordination and negotiation of obstacles (over, under,
through, round, between, etc.). These are all important developmental skills for children to master.
We have this week and next week left to run in the program before the Runathon and Athletics
Carnival preparation, so if you haven’t been able to assist yet please feel free to put your name on
the roster in your child’s class room.
Athletics Carnival Trials/Practice (Years 3-7)
All children in Years 3 to 7 will be out on the oval (weather permitting) for the next three Friday
afternoons practising events for the Athletics Carnival to be held on Tuesday, 18 June. Students will
need to have hats and it is recommended they bring a water bottle with them to keep hydrated.
Runathon
All students should have received information and sponsorship forms for the school Runathon to be
held in P.E. lessons in Week 9. In conjunction with our Athletics Carnival and Smart Moves program
children will be asked to run as many laps of the oval in 10 minutes as they can. As extra
motivation there will be prizes awarded for highest number of laps per year level, as well as
participation prizes and prizes for the highest fundraisers.
Alayne Graham/Paul Harris
CHESS CLUB NEWS!
Years 3, 4 & 5 students keen to participate in the Term 3 Chess Club need to check the Digest
next week for the official and only application form. Entries on this form will be accepted in order of
receipt at the office from 6 June. A limit of 24 students is set each year. Parents will be invoiced a
fee of approximately $35.00 for the coaching supplied by a tutor from the Gardiner Chess
Association. Students will be required to commit to a lunch time session each Tuesday in Term 3
from 1.00pm to 1:50 pm. Your Chess Club teachers, Miss Gurren (3B) and Mr Sayer (3E) are looking
forward to assisting the students to enjoy this very popular Club.
SCHOOL PAYMENTS
Every term our office sends a Debtor Statement home with each child. "Debtor Statement" is the
phrase used by our finance system and replaces the previous "Statement". It is a list of the costs for
various activities and excursions in which the children participate.
If you pay the account by EFT, please include the Debtor ID in the payment information line and
send an email letting us know what you have paid. Payments are very difficult to trace without this
information and we are not able to allocate the money properly if we do not understand who has
paid and for which excursions/activities. Attached to your statement every term is an explanation of
the separate invoice lines.
Please also be aware that Ascot State School and the Ascot State School P&C Association are two
separate entities and we do not share the same bank accounts. Sometimes we receive monies for