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Gloucester Public School Newsletter Opportunity - Innovation - Excellence

Find us at: 45 Hume Street, Gloucester 2422 Tel: 65581303 Fax: 65581655 www.gloucester-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 4 Week 3 Tuesday 24th October 2017

Dates to Remember

26/10 SRC PJ Movie Night

27/10 SRC Day for Daniel

14/11 SRC Crazy Sock Day

20/11 Kinder Orientation

20/11 – 1/12 Int. Swimming

22/11 – 25/11 School Spec

4/12 Year 6 Auction

5/12 Presentation Night

7/12 Citizenship Movie Day

12/12 Year 6 Farewell

15/12 End of term for

students

Assemblies

Week 3 - 5/6A & 5/6C

Week 4 - 1S

Week 5 - 4G

Week 6 - 1M

Week 7 - 4D

Week 8 - Citizenship

Assemblies 11.30 & 2pm

Week 9 - Yr 6 Assembly

Week 10 - No assembly

Canteen Roster

25/10 Tracey Bignell

Brad Sparke

27/10 Tash Henrickson

Margo Cameron

30/10 Jayne Fry

1/11 Ruth Edwards

Sue Brown

3/11 Ange Parish

Mel Seale

Breaking news!!! Tidy Towns Awards …

Gloucester Tidy Towns received three awards:

1) Highly Commended – Boomerang Bags

2) Finalist – Memorial Clock Tower

3) WINNER – GLOUCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL

GARDEN CLUB GREENING EDUCATION AWARD

What a wonderful night to support the

Gloucester Tidy Towns Committee.

Message from the Principal -

Sporting Schools Announcement

At this stage, we have not had confirmation from the Sporting Schools Unit that our grant for Term 4

has been accepted. Unfortunately, due to a lack of funding, we will not be able to offer the Sporting

Schools program at our school this term. We hope to be able to once again offer this fabulous program

in Term 1, 2018. We do regret having to inform you of this decision, however without the grant/funding

approval from the Sporting Schools Unit we cannot run this program. Thank you!

P&C Christmas Raffle

This year the P&C are asking for donations of non-perishable goods to make

baskets/hampers of goodies for a big raffle for our school and the wider

community. The P&C are hoping to make 15 hampers/baskets to raffle and it

would be wonderful to create 21 baskets or more just like in 2015.

Within the next 2-3 weeks, the P&C will send home a small book of raffle tickets for $1.00

each to every family to sell.

Tickets will also be sold at Presentation Night on Tuesday 5th December at the RSL at 6.00pm. The raffle

will be drawn at the end of the Presentation Night.

Please send non-perishable items to the office. A collection box will be located in

the admin office. Examples of items may include:

Cans of food or drink

Christmas items – bon bons, puddings, decorations etc..

Toiletries (unused) e.g. shampoo, conditioner, hair items, soaps

Packets of food

Kitchen items

Any items suitable to fill a clothes basket to make hampers would be appreciated. Please do not send

second hand or used items. Thank you for your support and for helping raise funds for the students of

Gloucester Public School.

Presentation Night

Please keep Tuesday 5th December free on your calendar for our annual Presentation Evening.

Semester 2 – Yearly Reports

Semester 2 Reports are under way. Reports will be sent home with students in a sealed envelope

addressed to the parent/carer on Thursday 14th December.

New Covered Outdoor Learning Area (COLA)

Our new COLA will be constructed in the middle playground in the summer holidays. I would like to thank

the P&C for their support in gaining a grant and providing funds totaling $20,000, with the school

contributing the additional funds to ensure there is further protection from the weather and more play

spaces in hot or wet weather for all students.

The COLA will cover a large area which includes the volleyball courts, however will not cover the whole

area. This COLA is a welcome addition and the students and families of our school are very lucky to have

such a supportive P&C. All monies raised by the P&C go towards resources and assets for our school.

Please support your P&C.

The next fundraiser is the Christmas raffle. Our GPS Cookbooks are available and are an excellent Christmas gift. Yours in Education Leanne Wakefield

We are focusing on -

• Blends: bl and cl

• Weekly Word Family: ‘it’

• Sight Words: jump, baby, shop

• Numeracy: Reading, writing, counting and

ordering numbers 0-1000

• Maths Concepts: multiplication, division,

fractions, area, 3D shapes

History Unit: Last week students brought home

a booklet to complete about their family. These

can be completed over weeks 3, 4 and 5, however

students can start bringing them in as soon as

they are finished and begin sharing them with

their classes

News: our news topic for this week is ‘Farm

Animals’

Loryn Bratfield, Alicia Taylor and Susie McLeod - Kindergarten Teachers.

Lilly-Anne Murphy

Teela Maslen

Tylah Johnson

William Woodbine

Ellie Cameron

Year 6 Farewell Committee

The next meeting for those Year 5

parents/carers interested in helping to organise

the Year 6 Farewell is next Tuesday 31st October

at 3.05pm in the 5/6C classroom. Please join us!

Rod Maggs – Assistant Principal (Stage 3)

Class Awards – (Week 2)

KC Maddie Wall

Jake Capararo

Jarred Rolvink

Ellie Cameron (E)

KS Corey Everett

Emily Clarke

Connor Hodge

Samantha Fraser (E)

KL Shakira-Lee Parish

Mitchell Auckett

Nevaeh Sheen

Beau Laurie (E)

1S Billy Woodbine

Bella-Rose Hallcroft

Lillie Hodge

Mackenzie Young (E)

1M Brodie Baker

Kaylie Maslen

Bradley Higgins

Sophie Dickson (E)

2G Alicia Edwards

Cameron Eyb

Bodhi Ashby

Amy Fry (E)

2T Makaylee Gooch

Riley Schafer

Mia Blamires

Nylah Wisely (E)

School Public Speaking Competition

Recently all our Stage 2 and 3 students have

been working hard on preparing and presenting

speeches to their class. We have learnt all about

horses, dancing, cars, sports and a number of

other interesting topics.

From these presentations, we have chosen 4

students from each year to speak in the finals of

the competition. The students have been notified

if they are a finalist.

The finals will be held on Tuesday 31st October

in the school hall. Stage 3 will speak at 11:15am,

and Stage 2 at 1:30pm. The speeches will be

adjudicated by Layne Ross, an English teacher

from Gloucester high school.

Parents are more than welcome to come and hear

the students speak.

Felicity Willis, Public Speaking Coordinator

Kindy Corner

3-6 Assembly

Friday, 27th October

2.10pm

Hosts/Item = 5/6A & 5/6C

Everyone welcome!

Schools Spectacular Information- WEEK 3

WEEKLY SONG FOCUS: You Will Be Found, Summer Holiday, Flash Bang

Wallop, Freeze Frame, Happily Ever After

School Rehearsals will continue this week. Please ensure that all Schools

Spectacular music comes to school during rehearsal time.

Rehearsal Time: Friday at lunchtime and Monday 3-4pm in the music

room.

Susie McLeod Schools Spectacular Coordinator Schools Spectacular- NEW INFORMATION

Opal Cards

One very important piece of information is that all students travelling on public transport must have their own

Opal Card with sufficient funds loaded on it for their transport needs. For more information on Opal Cards visit

www.opal.com.au.

LOWES MERCHANDISE

If you would like to purchase any Schools Spectacular merchandise, visit https://lowes.com.au/Default.aspx to

purchase today!

SRC PJ Movie Night

On Thursday, the SRC is

holding a pyjama movie

night for the students.

The infants’ G movie will

be held from 4.30pm –

6.30pm and the primary

movie from 7.00pm –

9.00pm. Primary

students cannot attend the infant’s movie and

infant’s students cannot attend the primary

movie. Please do not request this on the night.

You are welcome to wear your pyjamas and bring

a pillow/beanbag/teddy bear.

The admission fee for the movie is $5.00 and this

will include popcorn and a popper.

A permission note will be required for

parents/carers to give consent for primary

students to watch the PG movie and is in this

newsletter. If however, you do not hand in your

note, there will also be notes at the door for your

parents to sign before you go in.

We look forward to seeing you there.

SRC Committee

PtoH Transition Program to GHS

Our PtoH Program begins tomorrow. Students

will leave GPS at 1pm and walk to Gloucester High

School for a 1.15pm start.

Please ensure that the permission note has been

returned outlining how your child will be getting

home from the high school each Wednesday.

Should any changes be required at later sessions,

please send a note in to your child’s teacher.

The students will be participating in a variety of

lessons and experiences during these sessions,

including some activities in the STEM rooms.

Therefore, leather topped school shoes are

essential to their participation in these sessions

as a Work Health and Safety requirement.

Without such footwear, students may be unable

to join in these sessions.

Should you require further information

regarding this program, please feel free to

contact me at school.

Rod Maggs – Assistant Principal (Stage 3)

Puberty Clues

The program again was a great success. Many

thanks to Miss Myree Ribbons from Gloucester

High School and, especially, to all of our

fantastic Year 6 students for the way they

conducted themselves during the three-day

program. Also, a special mention must be made of

their parents who participated in joining in at

home to support their children. Thank you.

Stage 3 Teachers Canteen News

This Friday, to coincide with the SRC’s Day for

Daniel, the canteen will be offering FREE red

jelly cups to every student who places a lunch

order.

For anyone not ordering their lunch on this day

jelly cups will be available to purchase for 50c at

lunchtime service only.

Checked out the summer menu yet? We have

yummy daily specials to choose from including

awesome Chicken Tender salad wraps, delicious

Crispy Noodle Salad and succulent Chicken

burgers.

Also available each day is refreshing fruit salad

or watermelon wedges as well as many other

options. The new summer menu is available from

the canteen or on the school website.

Lisa Norrie Canteen Supervisor

Year 3 Parents/Carers

Year 3 fitness on Tuesdays will be at a later

time during the day to ensure that students

arrive at library and music on time.

Paul Carpenter & Berrill Ley Year 3 Teachers

FOR SALE

From our school garden

Lettuce - $1.00 each

Spinach - $1.00/bunch

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PG MOVIE PERMISSION NOTE – SRC Movie Night 26th October

I give permission for my child_________________________________________ of class _____________ to view the PG rated movie, Kung Fu Panda at the SRC Movie Night on 26th October, in the school hall. _________________________________________ ___________________________ Name of Parent/Carer (please print) Date ____________________________________________ Signature of Parent/Carer