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LINKLETTER Issue 11 1st May 2014

DIARY

2014 - TERM 2 Thurs 1st May

Grade 3 Excursion Marvellous Melbourne. Tues 6th May

3.30pm Prep 2015 Exploring Time Session 1. Wed 7th May MOTHERS DAY STALL

Tues 13th May Grade 1 Excursion Melbourne Museum Thurs 15th May 3.30pm Prep 2015 Exploring Time Session 2.. Sun 18th May 9.00am WORKING BEE

WEBSITE DOWN

Our apologies regarding the school website which has not been

accessible for most of this week. Our website host is the Sponsor

Ed Group and temporarily, they have pulled down all of their

websites owing to some issues they have experienced earlier this

week. We’re uncertain as to how much longer we will have to wait

before our school‘s website goes live again. In the meanwhile, we

have provided a hard copy of this week’s Linkletter to keep parents

informed.

MAINTENANCE WORKS UPDATE

Works continue this week and progress is definitely being made. The painters are

busy in several classrooms, new heaters are being installed, light fittings replaced

and so on. For several days now, we haven’t had gas heating so we’ve shivered a

bit here and there but sensibly, everyone seems to have been well prepared for

cooler weather without heating. We’re hopeful that our new heaters and the rest of

the schools heating system will be up and running by the beginning of next week, if not tomorrow

at some stage. Our apologies to everyone for this unavoidable interruption to our gas supply to

classrooms. How envious we have been of those rooms where they have reverse cycle air cons &

heaters! It certainly has been wonderful to see such a high level of cooperation and team work

from everyone as we go about our daily work as the onsite workers go about their work also. This

week we have had to shuffle the grade 5 and 6 classes in and out of their classrooms as heater

works have been undertaken in each of their rooms. It’s terrific to see how readily staff and

students accommodate short notice and short term changes, just taking everything in their stride.

SCHOOL TOURS AND INFORMATION ABOUT GK

For several weeks now, we’ve been running tours and providing information to prospective

families, mostly for prep children starting school in 2015. On a very wet Tuesday evening this

week, we hosted an “All About GK” evening for interested and prospective families. The

attendance was very good in spite of the weather. It’s always a pleasure to meet with prospective

families and share information about our school. Thank you to Angela Totino, our Kinder-Prep

Coordinator for organising & running the information session along with prep colleagues Sarah

Bywater, Jess Smith and Libby Downey. Thank you also to our specialist teachers David

Blackburn, Loretta Simmonds, Annmarie Webb and Merrin Tunnecliffe who also came along and

gave an overview of their programs. Our School Captains Lauren S, Ebony B, Nathan W and

Lachlan S also came along and assisted the teachers and we thank them for their terrific effort

also. Our PFA was also represented by Carol Kovacic, our Welcome Committee Convenor who

was on hand with a warm refreshment. Thank you Carol. A great team effort everyone!

Jill Ramsay

PRINCIPAL’S NOTES:

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Value awards to be presented at assembly on Monday 5th May

Prep D Mili T Mili consistently shows the values of excellence by completing work

tasks to the best of her ability. She takes a great deal of pride

in her work and is proud of her achievements . Mili has made sev-

eral new friends this term due to her kind and easy nature. I am

very proud of you.

Prep B Imogen C For persistence and enthusiasm in her learning. Imogen always

tries her best. Congratulations Imogen.

Prep S James H For showing excellence in his learning. James always works to the

best of his ability and is an enthusiastic student.

Prep T Sienna L For demonstrating excellence in her learning especially during our

Literacy sessions. Sienna completes all tasks enthusiastically and

to a high level. She is an outstanding role model for other stu-

dents.

1G Keeley G For showing excellence and persistence. It is great to see you

joining in with class discussions more and always trying your hard-

est. Keep up the great work Keeley!

1B Gracie O Congratulations Gracie for your enthusiastic approach to your

learning. You always show fantastic effort and persistence with all

tasks. Well done!

1L Kiara G For showing excellence with all tasks in particular with your much

improved writing. Kiara always tries her hardest with all tasks.

1/2A Noah M For setting a great example to others in our grade by being a

great listener and hard worker.

2C Jessica O For showing excellence in her approach to all her class activities

and ensuring her work is beautifully presented.

2O Lily T For showing persistence in maths and setting a good example to

the other children in the grade.

Art 1G Jade S For showing creativity in her “Poppies” artwork!

Science 2C Scarlett G For consistently working well in science, showing excellent under-

standings and persisting with difficult tasks.

PE Prep S Baylan L For his application and cooperative attitude in PE.

Music

1/2A

Lenny A For always working well in class, giving his best and singing with

heart! A fantastic effort.

SPORTS NEWS

From the shopping you do, whether that be online or in-store, a

percentage will be paid back to the school to be included in our

fundraising total for the year.

Please look out for our new page on the GK Website which pro-

vides you with all the information you need, and direct links to

each of these companies.

If you have any further queries, please contact Carol Kovacic of the

PFA on 0407 367 318.

SHOP AWAY AND SUPPORT GK!

The PFA has registered Glen Katherine Primary School with the

following organisations to increase our fundraising opportunities.

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INCENTIVE PROGRAM

WINTER SPORT

Winter sport trials will be held this Friday for Gr 5 and 6 stu-

dents. The trials will be held from 9am – 10.45am. Netball, soc-

cer and softball will be held at the school. Football will be held at

Anthony Beale Reserve. Footballers will need football boots,

mouthguards, shorts and drink bottles. Jumpers will be provid-

ed. Winter interschool sport commences on Friday 9th May.

DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING

Cross country training has commenced as a lead up to the District

Cross country that will be held at Bundoora Park on Thursday 22nd

May. Training is held every Monday and Thursday morning – 8am

start. Hope to see all of the team attending.

David Blackburn

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

Catalogues for Issue 3 of Scholastic Book Club were distributed to students this week.

If wishing to place an order, please complete the order form and enclose with payment in an envelope which is clearly

labelled “BOOKCLUB” and includes the student’s name and grade.

[Your purchase may be a “surprise” gift. If this is the case, please contact the Library direct].

For credit card payments, please refer to the Scholastic catalogue.

If ordering from more than one catalogue, you can tally them and just make one credit card payment to

Scholastic.

Please ensure you record the receipt number on the order form and return to school.

For you reference, it is a good idea to take note of the receipt number.

Orders for this issue close on Friday 9th May 2014

Astrid Bathen, Gail Elliott

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GK’S BIGGEST AFTERNOON TEA FULL NAME: ……………………………………………………………………

GRADE: ……………………………………………. 1 x 350ml LEMONADE QUENCH MINERAL WATER

1 x ICED VANILLA CUP CAKE

(Kindly prepared by Woolworths St Helena)

$4.00

($1.00 from every order will be donated to the Cancer Council)

PLEASE RETURN BY 9AM Friday, 9th MAY, 2014

No late orders accepted/No refunds given.

No paper bag required

PARENT HELPERS REQUIRED FROM 12PM to 1.30PM (approx.)

NAME: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

CONTACT PH: ……………………………………………………. (Mobile preferred)

WEDNESDAY, 21ST MAY 2014

NORMAL LUNCH ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS DAY

An invitation to all families,

The Sustainable Homes and Communities Program (a Cities of Darebin and Banyule initiative) is hosting a waste related family

fun day on Sunday 25th May, from 1.00pm til 4.00pm at the Old Shire Offices, 60 Beverley Road, Heidelberg. The event is free.

The theme of the event is ‘re-imagining waste’ (that is, seeing waste as a resource), and will feature the fabulous ‘Litter Sisters’

who will have people singing and dancing about waste, as well as a range of waste related art activities and games such as

making jewellery and costumes from recyclable materials, and using recycled juice and milk cartons to pot up winter veggie

seeds.

Samantha Green

Sustainable Communities Coordinator

Cities of Darebin and Banyule

Ph: 03 8470 8373

Autumn Plant Sale Yarra Yarra’s native plant sale is held on the first Sunday in May.

Cnr Brougham Street and Main Road, Eltham (Mel 21 J7)

10 am to 3 pm

Free entry Tube stock, advance & grafted plants-many unusual species.

Hugh range of indigenous species.

Propagation demonstrations from 12 noon: seeds/cuttings/grafting.

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SAVE THE DATE!

Sunday 22nd March 2015

10am to 3pm

The date for the 2015 Glen Katherine Primary School MEGA FETE has been set. It will be held on:

Sunday 22nd March 2015. Put it in your diary now!

How can you help? Get involved early – we need your help now! Please consider how you can help and let us know as soon as possi-

ble. Can you help with any of the following:

Sponsors: Get in early to maximise your exposure as a sponsor! Sponsorship packages at various levels are avail-

able.

Donations: Let us know what you have to donate & we will think of a way to use it!

Stall Coordinators: WOW we have secured some coordinators – Thank you Mum’s & Dad’s! There are MANY positions

still available. If you have a particular interest or you would like to run an activity but not sure what there

is, let us know asap. There is something for everyone.

New Ideas: These are always welcome. We have a few fete favourites that we MUST have but new ideas will always be

considered.

Demonstration Groups (for our demonstration arena) or Musical Performers/Groups (for our main stage): Would your

club or group like to perform at the fete? Buskers is a new Idea ….. do you know any???

Supplier contact details / Discount offers: Can you offer supplies at discounted rates for the things we have to buy? Do

you know someone who can?

Printing : We would really appreciate the assistance of a printer, so if you or somebody you know is in this field we

would LOVE to discuss how they could assist us.

Famous friends & family: Do you have a celebrity friend or family member who might be interested in supporting the fete

in any way eg. performing, presentation of prizes, guest appearance, autographs, photographs, signed memo-

rabilia, etc?

Here’s a sneak peek of things so far! The Rides are booked - CHA CHA for 2015! Vintage Fire Engine Rides, Petting Farm, Dunk a Teacher, Loom Bands are NEW! LEGO Fanatics – stay tuned! Competitions, Showbags, Craft & Gifts, Side

Show Alley, Choc Toss, Cake Stall, Fabulous GK Café, Lollies/Fairy Floss & Mystery Bags.

GK Mega Fete 2015 - Expression of Interest

Name: ……………………………………………………………………………….. Phone:

…………………………………………………………..

Email: ………………………………………………………………………… Child’s Name: ………………………………

Grade: …………

Area of interest/Offer:

¨ Sponsor ¨ Donations ¨ New Idea ¨ Demonstration (Groups, clubs, etc)

¨ Stall Coordinator ¨ Supplier contact ¨ Celebrity ¨ Other: …………………………………………..

Comments/Details:

...........................................................................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................................................................

** Please return this slip to school (Tracey – Mega Fete) or send us an email (gkfete@gmail.com).

The 2015 Committee Members

are:

Tracey Russell (Coordinator)

Helen Giannakos

Natalie King

Fiona Davies

Carol Kovacic

Check the GK website for reg-

ular updates on our progress.

www.glenkps.vic.edu.au

Contact us any time via our

email:

gkfete@gmail.com

Phone: 0412 581 887

"

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Mother’s Day Stall 2014

Do you have any gifts that you think other Mums would enjoy, but you have no use for? Are you good with craft and can make small items that our Mums would love?

We are looking for donations of new items, wrapped chocolates and lollies, pamper products and hand made gifts that our hard working Mums would love as gifts for our Mother’s Day stall this year.

If you have anything that you think would be suitable, please place it in the “Mother’s Day Donations” box in the front office.

Questions? Call or SMS Renée 0408 175 676

CANTEEN

Mother’s Day Stall Volunteers

When: Tuesday 6th May - morning (set up)

Wednesday 7th May - morning & early arvo (stall sales)

Thursday 8th May - morning (pack up)

Hi everyone,

I would love to hear from people that can give an hour or so of their time on the above days to help make our 2014 Mother’s Day stall a great success for the kids.

I especially need plenty of helpers on the Wednesday to help the kids with their purchases.

We have fun and a few laughs and it’s always so precious to see the kids selecting that perfect gift for someone special.

If you can help out, please SMS or call me with your name, contact number and the day / time you can help.

Thanks,

Renée 0408 175 676

EXTRA MENU ITEMS FOR TERM 2:

CHEESE BREADS 50c each – ¼ wholemeal roll with ½ slice of cheese melted – this item can only be ordered Tuesday to Thursday (will not be supplied if ordered on

Fridays).

RICE CAKE & VEGO SAMBO 50c each – 2 Plain Rice Cakes sandwiched together with margarine & vegemite – this item can be ordered Tuesday to Friday.

** PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CANTEEN WILL NOT BE OPEN FOR COUNTER SALES ON WEDNESDAY 7TH MAY – Normal lunch orders will still be available.**

The order forms for the GK’s Biggest Afternoon Tea to be held on Wednesday 21st May next should have gone home with children this week. Spare forms are available from the office or you can use the one included in this Linkletter. $1 from every order will be donated to the Cancer Council. A big thanks those who have been extra

generous and contributed a little extra. I will make sure every cent is included when we send off our donation.

Special thanks to Alex O in PB who is unable to partake in the afternoon tea but wrote a very lovely note & contributed to the cause. All orders must be in by 9am Friday

9th May.

URGENT PARENT HELPER NEEDED FOR THE THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH

Thanks, Suzi Cunningham

DAY & DATE NAMES

Tuesday 6th May M Butterworth; S Hasan

Wednesday 7th May M Trainor

Thursday 8th May E West; R Harper (A Ciurlino)

Friday 9th May S McLaren; T Forbes; F Davies

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COMMUNITY NEWS

The Department of Education & Early Childhood Development and this school do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser or notice contained in this

Newsletter. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development or this school for the accuracy of information contained in ad-

vertisements or claims made by them.

St Helena Pre-School

Open Day Saturday 3rd May

9 – 12pm

Meet our Teachers, Morning Tea, Sausage Sizzle,

Face Painting and lots of activities for the kids!

We’d love to see you there!

22-28 Wallowa Rd, Eltham North 3095

Ph: 9438-4140