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Page 1 Tuesday, 20 March 2018 CNR WOODVILLE RD & OXFORD ST GUILFORD NSW 2161 PH: 9632 9388 FAX: 9892 2048 Web: http://www.granvilles-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Email: [email protected] Term 1 – Week 8 Dear Parents / Carers, Wow, another busy fortnight at Granville South Public School. With the end of the term drawing near there are still lots of great things happening around the school. Please take a note of the important dates in your diary so that you can join in with some of our celebrations. Multicultural Speaking Festival This year our Stage 2 and 3 students are participating in the multicultural speaking festival. This involved students writing and presenting a speech to the class on a selected topic around multiculturalism. On Wednesday, 21 st March the finals will be held under the COLA. The winning students will go on to present their speech at the area finals to be held at another school. Stage 3 (Yrs. 5 and 6) 9:30am Stage 2 (Yrs. 3 and 4) 12:15pm Harmony Day On Monday 21st March, Granville South Public School will be celebrating Harmony Day. Harmony day is a time to celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. There will be a whole school assembly at 10:30am followed by a picnic lunch 11am-11:40am. Parents are invited to stay for a ‘multicultural picnic’ at recess with their children. Students can wear something orange on the day and are encouraged to bring a plate of food to share at the ‘picnic’ recess. In the event of wet weather the school will advise you of alternate plans via the skoolbag app. Easter Hat Parade Our annual Easter Hat Parade is happening again on Thursday 29 th March at 2:10pm. This year it is for students in K-2 only. Parents and carers are more than welcome to attend. It will be followed by the P&C Easter Raffle draw.
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Tuesday, 20 March 2018
CNR WOODVILLE RD & OXFORD ST GUILFORD NSW 2161 PH: 9632 9388 FAX: 9892 2048
Web: http://www.granvilles-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Email: [email protected]
Term 1 – Week 8
Dear Parents / Carers, Wow, another busy fortnight at Granville South Public School. With the end of the term drawing near there are still lots of great things happening around the school. Please take a note of the important dates in your diary so that you can join in with some of our celebrations. Multicultural Speaking Festival This year our Stage 2 and 3 students are participating in the multicultural speaking festival. This involved students writing and presenting a speech to the class on a selected topic around multiculturalism. On Wednesday, 21st March the finals will be held under the COLA. The winning students will go on to present their speech at the area finals to be held at another school. Stage 3 (Yrs. 5 and 6) 9:30am Stage 2 (Yrs. 3 and 4) 12:15pm Harmony Day On Monday 21st March, Granville South Public School will be celebrating Harmony Day.
Harmony day is a time to celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.
There will be a whole school assembly at 10:30am followed by a picnic lunch 11am-11:40am. Parents are invited to stay for a ‘multicultural picnic’ at recess with their children.
Students can wear something orange on the day and are encouraged to bring a plate of food to share at the ‘picnic’ recess. In the event of wet weather the school will advise you of alternate plans via the skoolbag app.
Easter Hat Parade Our annual Easter Hat Parade is happening again on Thursday 29th March at 2:10pm. This year it is for students in K-2 only. Parents and carers are more than welcome to attend. It will be followed by the P&C Easter Raffle draw.
Term 1 Week 8
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Web: http://www.granvilles-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Email: [email protected]
Parent / Teacher Interviews
This year bookings for parent / teacher interviews will be made online. Notes have been sent home with instructions on how to do this. If you need further help you can contact the school office on 9632 9388.
Granville South Cafe
If you haven’t already heard, our school is running an afternoon café on Wednesdays for parents / carers to attend. It is a time where you can sit back and relax with a free cup of tea / coffee and have a chat with other parents.
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Healthy Lunches althy Food I am posting a reminder to parents about the importance of giving your children healthy food to eat at school. Fresh food is of course the healthiest option. Processed foods are often packaged in bright colours to attract your attention but are best avoided.
Warm regards, Karen Macphail Principal Upcoming Events
Term 1 Week 8
Wednesday 21/3 Harmony Day
Multicultural Speaking finals
No lunch orders from canteen
Thursday 22/3 K-2 Assembly at 2:20pm
Friday 23/3 PSSA
Term 1 Week 9
Tuesday 27/3 Kick Start to Good Health Day
Wednesday 28/3 EGG–Vention Show
Thursday 29/3 Easter Hat Parade and raffle at 2:10pm
Friday 30/3 Good Friday – NO SCHOOL
Term 1 Week 10
Monday 2/4 Easter Monday – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 3/4 P&C Meeting at 9am
Term 1 Week 11
Tuesday 10/4 Canteen Sausage Sizzle
Thursday 12/4 K-2 Assembly at 2:20pm
Friday 13/4 Last day of school for Term 1
PSSA Welcome to another year of PSSA! Season 1 sports are tee-ball and softball. Our coaches are Ms Shahrouk and Mrs Kinali. These teams have played two games and have shown immense improvement in their skills. Please remember that players, parents and coaches need to abide by the code of conduct when playing/participating in PSSA sport. If you are unsure of the conduct, feel free to ask our coaches to show you at any time.
Congratulations to our girls and boys softball teams who both won their matches. Well done to our girls and boys tee-ball teams who also won. As the weather is still hot, players need to be wearing their hat and bring plenty of water. Full school sports uniform must be worn as players are representing our school. We look forward to seeing how these teams progress throughout the season. Ms Shahrouk Sports Coordinator
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Student Leader Conference The Year 6 Leaders had a great time during our spectacular experience at the GRIP School Leadership conference on Wednesday 7th of March 2018. The school leaders went to Homebush Olympic Park and represented our school. At the conference we learnt that a ‘watermelon leader’ is different on the inside as to how they appear on the outside. A ‘strawberry leader’ is someone that on the outside is the same as who they are on the inside. We all learnt that to be a leader does not mean to have a badge or a position, in fact, anyone can be a leader. To be a leader is to help others whenever you can have a ‘berry good’ attitude. “I know that I should lead like a ‘berry good’ leader” by Ahmad “I also loved learning how to transform our school and ourselves into great leaders.” By Gisele “I learnt about how to be a transformer and transform into a leader who leads with their attitude, mind, actions and by caring. A leader has to have integrity and honesty within.” By Rehan “I learnt that you have to be sure with what you’re doing, encourage others, refuse and respond to bad behaviour and you have to overcome change and fears.” By Yasameen. Kind regards, Yasameen, Ahmad, Gisele and Rehan Year 6 School Leaders
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Positive Behaviour for Learning
We have been using PBL for nearly a year now and our students have made great progress as they use positive behaviour each day at school. We have looked at data from last year and found that students are now making right choices in and out of the playground. At Granville South public school we are learning to be safe, respectful and a learner in the playground. What does it look like to be a safe, respectful and a learner in the playground? Students can be safe by:
• Being in the right place at the right time. • Playing games that are safe • Keeping hands and feet to self • Wearing a hat and staying safe from the sun
Students can be respectful by: • Playing nicely with others • Inviting others to play • Speaking to peers and teachers in a respectful
manner • Agreeing to and respecting the rules of the
games they are playing
Students can be a learner by: • Learning about the playground rules • Encouraging others to follow the playground
rules • Learning how to play new games with
friends
PBL Team
Writers of the Week This week students in 6/5H were writing descriptions of a character in the book ‘Boy overboard’. Rashida ia a tall, teenage girl, well tall enough to look like one. Her skin is as pale as the snow. To Bibi and Jamal she looks unfamiliar due to her bare skin. Jamal and Bibi can't see her true face with all that makeup on. Her hair is fit to be a bird nest. Rashida is a strong but delicate girl. She seems fierce but she is truly, a fragile child. Though it might seem she is as tough as a rock, she is sweeter than chocolate. Rashida is a sassy but caring teen. Believe me she is one of a kind. -Yasameen Alizada
Rashida is a teenage girl from Afghanistan. She has green lipstick, wears make up and she wears a sparkly top and shorts. Rashida is tough but at the same time she is a soft hearted girl. Her hair is as fluffy as a bird and her arms and legs are bare. Her face looks like a mixed bag of lollies.
-Ayah Dahbache
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National Day of action against Bullying and Violence
On Friday 17th March students we acknowledged and celebrated National day of action against Bullying and Violence. All students participated in lessons discussing:
• What bullying is? • What can you do if you are being bullied? • What can you do if you know someone who is
being bullied?
Our student leaders and SRC also participated in workshop activities run by Woodville Alliance.
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Kick Start to Good Health Day
On Tuesday 27th March the SRC at Granville South Public School will host the first Kick Start to Good Health Day. This is a day to encourage and celebrate healthy eating. It is important to pack a healthy lunch for your child everyday as it helps with your child’s ability to concentrate throughout the day. On Tuesday 27th March we encourage you to pack a healthy lunch that is also waste free. The posters below have some great suggestions. The class with the healthiest lunch will win a prize! We hope you can support this initiative and pack a healthy lunchbox for your child.
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Merit Certificates K-2 to be handed out this Thursday afternoon Class Name of
student Reason
KF Zeyan Dehqanzada
For his enthusiastic attitude towards all areas of learning.
KF Olla Hadi For her consistent effort in learning to read and write an increasing number of high frequency words.
KM Sarah Watson For consistently producing neat and careful work to the best of her ability.
KM Daro Hama For pointing one-to-one when reading and using text structure to read familiar texts.
1/KH Taqi Musavii For his great retention of sounds and sight words.
1/KH Sienna Abdul-Wahab
For demonstrating confidence in learning about lines and 2D shapes.
1M Rateb El Saj For confidently explaining repeating patterns and identifying 2D shapes.
1M Savannah Goddard
For working hard to complete all learning tasks quickly and neatly. Well done!
1S Rukaya Elsoussi
For being a positive role model within the classroom. Fantastic effort Rukaya!
1S Noah Kouaider
For always trying his best in all subject areas. Keep up the great work Noah!
2N Bilal Ajouz For confidently bridging the decade to solve difficult addition problems.
Well done!
2N Zia El Kheir For a consistently positive attitude towards learning and always trying hard! Keep it up!
2PD Konewa Hodge-Whiripo
For writing some great information about a koala. Well done!
2PD Ameria El-Fata
For always being a safe, respectful learner.
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