GEPS NEWS Term1 Week 10 Friday: 5th April 2019

Glendale East Public School - Safe, Respectful Learners

Glendale East Public School 8 Margot Street

GLENDALE 2285 Phone: 4954 9551 Fax: 4956 6248

GEPS CROSS COUNTRY DAY March 22 — What Amazing Fun

Thanks to all our Parent Helpers and Supporters who cheered the kids on.

Education Week Musical Locks on Gates Canberra

Matter of Seconds Whole School Production

PSSA PACER Rebate

Public Speaking

Congratulations to the following students who represented Glendale East Public School at the Zone Public Speak-

ing Finals at Booragul Public School.

A special congratulations goes to Alex Holliday who received a Highly Commended Award for her speech on the

day. Well done Alex!

Message from the Principal

Coming Up in Week 11

As always, this term has flown by as we only have one week to go. There is a lot happening during the last

week so I have listed the important information. For more specific details, please check Facebook and

Skoolbag.

Monday—Glendy Awards Assembly from 1:00pm in the hall

Thursday—Easter Hat Parade (K-2 only) from 10:40am in the school hall

Friday—Glendy Rewards Day—water play for students who received their Glendy Award

Winter Uniform

It is just about time to kiss the warmer weather goodbye as we start to head into the cooler months. Our

school uniform is usually of a high standard during the warmer months but tends to drop off as students

require warmer clothing. Please remember to order winter uniform items well in advance so that you beat the

first bout of cold weather. Jumpers and jackets can be purchased from the uniform shop but please order

before the holidays. If you would like to discuss any uniform matters, our uniform coordinator is at school

from 8:30-9:15 Tuesdays and Fridays.

ANZAC Service

I will be attending the Cardiff RSL Dawn Service with our student leaders again this year. I encourage any

other students and their families to attend if they wish and it always looks great if students are in their

uniform so they can represent our school. The service commences from 5:00am. The school will hold a

small ANZAC Service at the school hall when we return from holidays on Tuesday 30th April.

NAPLAN

Just a reminder to our Year 3 and 5 students and families that NAPLAN assessments will be conducted from

Tuesday 14th May to Thursday 16th May. To ensure the assessments run smoothly please make sure your

child is present on these days and that they arrive on time. If you have any questions about NAPLAN,

please

contact your child’s teacher.

Mother Day Stall and BBQ

To help celebrate all the wonderful things our mums do, the P&C will be running a Mothers’ Day Stall and

the school will be putting on a special Mothers’ Day Breakfast. The Mothers’ Day stall will be held on May

9th and the Breakfast will be held from 7:30am on May 10th. More information will be distributed in the

following days.

Eyes on Learning

I am excited to announce that early in Term 2 we will be holding a special event for parents called “Eyes on

Learning”. Eyes on Learning will involve our teachers setting up a variety of stall type areas where each stall

shares information about our school priorities. Stalls will include Visible Learning, PBL, The Literacy and

Numeracy Progressions, Growth Mindset and much more. I will publish more information about Eyes on

Learning next week.

SRC Out of Uniform Day

Thank you to all the students who helped the SRC with their Bright and Colourful fundraiser. They raised

$224.00 for the school. The SRC have prioritised new equipment for the sandpit as well as a new cover.

Act Of Kindness Awards for Term 1

Congratulations to all the Act of Kindness Award Recipients for Term1. I like this quote from the Greek

storyteller Aesop to sum up the importance of kindness; “ No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever

wasted’.

The award recipients for Term 1 were:

Natika Hoad

Blake Riley

Jorja Newstead

Jodhi Kennedy

Alicia Moss

Angel-Leigh Cutmore

Eliana Whatman

Kindergarten 2020

Is your child starting Kindergarten in 2020? Do you know someone who lives in our school zone with a child

starting Kindergarten in 2020? If so, our office is now taking down names for Kindergarten 2020. Putting your

child’s name down now will help us prepare for Kindergarten transition and ensure information is provided

where necessary. If any families would like more information on Kindergarten or the school, please contact the

schools office.

As this is the last newsletter before our break, I would like to wish all our students and their families a safe and

happy holiday. I have been beyond amazed by our start to the year and I am looking forward to another term full

of fun and learning. We have a Staff Development Day on Monday 29th April so school resumes on Tuesday

30th April.

Kind regards,

Mr Forbes

Term 1 has been quite a busy term for our wonderful students. Time has absolutely

flown and I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know each and every one of our special

class members. We are finally very settled into our routines and expectations in the

classroom and are enjoying visits from Sapphire, our class budgie.

We have been focusing heavily on improving the quality of our writing and using

adjectives and Wow Words as much as we can. It’s really pleasing to see everyone

striving to do their best and improve on their writing day after day.

We have a strong focus in 1/2A of working on having a Growth Mindset. The students

are very good at ‘never giving up’ and knowing that ‘mistakes help us to learn’. We will

continue with our Growth Mindset journey throughout Term 2 and for the remainder of

the year.

Stay tuned for more updates from Awesome 1/2A

Message from 1/2A

Education Week Musical Locks on Gates Canberra

Matter of Seconds Whole School Production

PSSA PACER Rebate

Public Speaking

Congratulations to the following students who represented Glendale East Public School at the Zone Public Speak-

ing Finals at Booragul Public School.

A special congratulations goes to Alex Holliday who received a Highly Commended Award for her speech on the

day. Well done Alex!

Message from the Office

Just a reminder that all money for all upcoming events MUST be returned to the office prior to the due by date as advised on notes. The office cannot accept any further payments after this date. Unfortunately, if payment is presented to the office after this date it will be returned home and your child cannot attend the excursion. Families are encouraged to use the POP (parent online payment) link on our school website. NO Uniform payments are to be made through the school parent online payment system. Correct amount of cash can be left in an envelope addressed to the uniform shop. Payments cannot be receipted after 3pm as the till must be closed and reconciled by the end of our working day. Cash payments can be left after 3pm and will be receipted the next day, however we cannot give change after 3pm. Eftpos cannot be processed after 3pm as it must be included in the day’s banking. NO uniform eftpos transactions can be made through the office. Correct amount of cash can be left in an envelope addressed to the uniform shop. Department of Education Visitors sign on requirements All visitors to the school site are reminded to please sign on and off in the office visitors’ book every time you visit between the hours of 9am to 3pm for a specific purpose for example; meeting with teacher, purchasing uniforms, parent helpers, canteen helpers etc. This does NOT include assemblies.

Medications As a general rule, the school does not administer non-prescribed medications. If medication is required during school hours, then it must be approved by the Principal.

Parents/carers must complete a medication form if a child requires a specific medication or ongoing health management. A letter from the prescribing doctor will be required.

Contacting Teachers Just to remind you that the best way to contact your child’s teacher is via our school email address. The address is: Glendalee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Please attention the email to the teacher you wish to speak with and include your child’s name and a contact number. Your child’s teacher can then contact you to make a mutually convenient time to chat. Messages for Students We respectfully ask that you discuss with your children prior to the school day the arrangements for the afternoon. This will help minimise interruptions to classes in getting messages to children. Transporting students by private vehicles on

school business.

From time to time, it is necessary for our students to be transported by private vehicle. Parents who volunteer to transport students are reminded the following documentation is required: Parent Driver Declaration Form a copy of the current Vehicle Registration A copy of a current Drivers Licence Appendix 5 Form 100 Points of Identification Please provide this information to the office prior to the excursion if you have agreed to transport students by private vehicle. This will assist our school to comply with Department of Education Procedures.

NAPLAN—Year 3 and Year 5

Glendale East Public School

Ph: 02 49549551

Email: glendalee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.glendalee-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Visit 1 (15/8) Getting to know you (drop and go—structured play (9.30am-11am).

Visit 2 (29/8) Getting to know you (drop and go—structured play (9.30am-11am).

Visit 3 (12/9) Getting to know you (drop and go—structured play (9.30am-11am).

Visit 4 (31/10) Children meet their buddies (9:30am-11am)

Visit 5 (14/11) Children learning session with buddies (9.30am-11am)

Visit 6 (28/11) Children learning session with buddies (9.30am-11am) including

Parents “Meet and Greet” morning tea and Kindy Orientation Graduation at 10:30am

Parent Information Session

12/09—6pm in the school library:

Uniform, P&C, canteen, School

initiatives, Learning and Support Team

Kindy teachers discuss:

* Hints for getting kids ready

* Preparing for Literacy and Numeracy

* School Programs

* Best Start

2019 Important Dates

Literacy and Numeracy Info Session

28/11—9:30am-10:30am in the school library:

Literacy and numeracy expectations

How GEPS teaches literacy and numeracy

How parents can help at home

Literacy and numeracy resources

Glendale East Public School Important Dates — Term 2

Week Day Date Event

1 Monday 29/04 Staff Development Day

Tuesday 30/04 Students first day back Term 2

School ANZAC Service

Wednesday-Thursday 01/05-02/05 Year 6 Camp

Friday 03/05 Zone Cross Country

2 Monday 06/05 Assembly (3/4S performance)

Thursday 09/05 P&C Mother’s Day Stall

Friday 10/05 PSSA Soccer and Netball

Mother’s Day BBQ (from 7:30am under the COLA)

3 Monday 13/05 Assembly

Tuesday-Thursday 14/05-16/05 NAPLAN assessments for Year 3 and 5 students

Friday 17/05 PSSA Soccer and Netball

4 Monday 20/05 Assembly

Wednesday 22/05 P&C Meeting (6:30pm in the library)

National Simultaneous Story Time (K-2)

Thursday 23/05 GRIP Student Leaders Day

Friday 24/05 PSSA Soccer and Netball

5 Monday 27/05 Assembly

Wednesday 29/05 Swim Safety presentation (Years K,3 and 6)

Friday 31/05 PSSA Soccer and Netball

6 Monday 03/06 Assembly (1/2I performance)

Thursday 06/06 Eyes on Learning (3:00pm in the hall for parents)

Friday 07/06 PSSA Soccer and Netball

7 Monday 10/06 Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday (No school)

Tuesday 11/06 AECG Meeting (Held at GEPS library, 5:00pm)

Friday 14/06 PSSA Soccer and Netball

8 Monday 17/06 Assembly (1/2A performance)

Wednesday 19/06 P&C Meeting (6:30pm in the library)

Friday 21/06 PSSA Soccer and Netball

9 Monday 24/06 No assembly

Wednesday 26/06 NAIDOC Day

Thursday 27/06 Athletics Carnival

Friday 28/06 PSSA Soccer and Netball

10 Monday 01/07 Bronze Award Assembly (with KF performance)

Tuesday 02/07 Children’s University Open Day

Friday 05/07 Last day of Term 2