Local Leader Grants!!!

Hi Everyone.

Voting is open for the local Leader Grants Program.

There are lots of great things to vote for and if you are looking for things to vote for here a couple.....

Tree Planting at Cox Reserve (Moreland Leader)

Newlands Primary Mosaics Project (Preston Leader)

Girlz Group at Sydney Road Community School (Moreland Leader)

You have 10 votes to use and you need to register to vote, it's easy and quick, I just did it!

http://leaderlocalgrants.com.au/

Tree Planting at Cox Reserve

With the new development on its way up at Coburg Hill we are going to see a huge rise in traffic along Elizabeth St. We want to plant lots of shrubby trees along the fence line to provide a buffer between the traffic and the park. Please throw a few votes towards this project and tell your friends!!!

Voting has started! and Newlands Primary is a finalist

You can view our idea on  www.leaderlocalgrants.com.au  (search under Preston Leader).  

Please register as a voter to vote for our project!  

Voting is from 9 July to  20 July.

The idea with the most votes receives $1000!

You need to log in, go to Preston leader, click on Newlands kids idea then cast votes, you get 10 votes so you have to choose how many votes you will cast. You can cast multiples. 

Campaign to get people supporting our idea. Use facebook and twitter to get the word out to friends, family and beyond!  If you have any questions, please contact either Julie

(Claire's Mum) on julie_mason@westnet.com.au, or Bianca Vecchio (art teacher) on

email vecchio.bianca.b@edumail.vic.gov.au

Background

Newlands kids get creative with mosaics

A project idea has been submitted, on behalf of Newlands Primary for the Leader Local Grants program.  Every local paper will have a grant of $1,000 available for the idea that gets the most votes.  

Our idea is for each grade 6 student to leave a creative legacy of their contribution and time at Newlands.  They would create a mosaic and include it as a permanent piece in the school grounds.  The mosaic will be assembled within a tyre and act as stepping stones, providing a valuable opportunity for active play for students, as well as a strong visual as part of the garden design. It will be nice to have the mosaics in the garden to remind us of our lovely grade 6s for years to come!

Other students will also be able to participate in creating smaller mosaic pieces.