Tues 24th - Friday 27th May

Scholastic Book Fair

Thursday 26th May

National Sorry Day

Friday 27th May

Community Assembly

2:30pm (change of date)

Wednesday 1st June

School Tour/Open Morning

Year 4/5/6 Maritime

Museum Excursion

Thursday 9th June

Pupil Free Day

Monday 13th June

Queen’s Birthday Holiday

Friday 17th June

40th Birthday Celebrations

Community Assembly

2:30pm (change of date)

Friday 1st July

Pupil Free Day - No OSHC

available

Friday 8th July

Community Assembly

1:40pm

Last day of term 2

Early dismissal 2:10pm

From The Leadership Team

Thursday, 26th May 2016

Issue 08

Newsletter Principal: Chris Zunis

Deputy Principal: Susie Searles Telephone: 8258 9959

Fax: 8281 5839 Email: dl.1201.info@schools.sa.edu.au

www.ghps.sa.edu.au

goals for the remainder of the year.

We encourage you to obtain further

information on the Australian Curriculum by

access ing the ACARA webs i te

www.acara.edu.au, speaking with your child’s

teacher and attending future school

information sessions held for families.

Gulfview Heights Primary School “Working Together to reach New Heights”

Australian Curriculum

Teachers at Gulfview Heights Primary

School are fully implementing the new

Australian Curriculum in 2016 - Science,

Mathematics, English, Technologies, The

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences,

Health and Physical Education and

Languages. Teachers will be planning,

teaching, assessing and reporting to families

using the Australian Curriculum Achievement

Standards for each year level in all areas of

study.

All staff continue to engage throughout the

year in relevant professional learning

activities that will support them in

implementing the new Australian Curriculum

consistently.

So what does this mean for Reporting to

Families at Gulfview Heights Primary

School in 2016?

As teachers at Gulfview Heights Primary are

planning, teaching and assessing using the

Australian Curriculum, our Mid Year Reports

will report against the Australian Curriculum

Achievement Standards in all areas. Both

the mid and end of year reports will provide

you with an A-E grade, indicating your child’s

level of achievement in relation to their year

level standard, an effort rating and a general

comment, particularly in the areas of English

and Mathematics. Your child’s mid year

report should also identify their learning

“Celebrating 40 years in 2016”

School Fees

Families are reminded that school fees

are now overdue.

If you have not paid or contacted the front

office to organise a payment plan please do

so as soon as possible.

If you are experiencing difficulty with fee

payments please contact us or speak to your

child’s class teacher. We are happy to

negotiate instalment plans to help ease any

potential financial burden on families.

Strings Workshop

Well done to the following students who

represented us at the recent Instrumental

Music Strings Workshop: Brooke Duncan,

Abbey Koler, Emily Hodgetts, Victor Devia-

Foronda, Kaysha Price, Ewan Fraser and

Grace Galliford.

You are all to be

commended on your

h a r d w o r k a n d

dedication to your music

studies.

Parent Complaint Policy/Grievance Procedure

In March 2012 DECD released a New Parent Complaint

Policy outlining procedures for managing concerns and

complaints made by Parents/Carers.

As a result our school has reviewed and updated our

Grievance Procedures to incorporate the new Parent

Complaint Policy procedures for responding to issues of

concern.

A copy of this policy is available on our school website

www.ghps.sa.edu.au by following the links:

General Information > Policies/Documents > Parent

Complaint Policy.

It is important to remember that we endeavour to resolve all

issues of concern at the school level. In the first instance, we

ask you to speak to your child’s teacher or the principal if you

would like further information or follow up regarding any

concerns. Alternatively, write a note via your child’s

communication book or a letter marked confidential and

addressed to the Principal.

Thanking you for your willingness to work co-operatively in the

best interest of our students, staff and families.

Attendance Improvement

We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that

when children are away for whatever reason, you must

contact the school to inform us of their absence. Please write

a note and give it to the classroom teacher upon your child’s

return to school. Alternatively use the absentee note

under Parent eForms on the school ap. or inform the

class teacher or front office staff in person. The school

requires a reason for each absence in order to update our

records.

Did you realise…

Late arrival at school through the primary years is

often related to non-attendance during secondary

school.

Missing 1 day a week of school from Reception to

year 10 means missing 2 years and 1 term of

schooling.

Being half an hour late to school each day from

Reception to Year 10 equals missing 1 year and one

and a half terms of schooling.

Being absent 5 days a term from Reception to Year 10

adds up to more than one year of missed schooling. SAPSASA

Congratulations to both our boys and girls SAPSASA soccer

teams who won their knock-out games at Para Hills West

Soccer grounds on Thursday.

A huge thank you is extended to all the parents who

volunteered their time to transport. We would also like to thank

Alan Buck who volunteered to coach our teams and Kerrie

McInerney for all her help and coaching leading up to and on

the day of the event. Without the generosity of these

volunteers our students would be unable to participate in such

a wide range of SAPSASA events.

Book Fair

A big thank you also to our Fundraising volunteers who helped

make our Scholastic Monster Book Fair so successful this

year: Rhonda Gardner, Debbie Hodgetts, Sam Dunstan,

Jeanie Galliford, Kylie Chegwidden and Tamara Howard. The

book fair is one of our major fundraisers

and an event that the students look

forward to. It is always a pleasure to see

students discussing and sharing books that

they have purchased with their friends with

such excitement and enthusiasm.

KOREAN HOMESTAY PROGRAM

Discover a family activity that is deeply satisfying and emotionally rewarding by taking a student

under your wing, caring for them, making them feel welcome and giving them a taste of Aussie life.

We need families to host South Korean students in Term 3.

If you are interested please contact Julie Hayward (in person or by email at

julie.hayward983@schools.sa.edu.au) to get more information or to express your interest in

becoming a host family.

LEARN TO SPEAK

Korean is the official

language of Korea and is

spoken by more than 80

million people

worldwide!

People who speak two

languages fluently are

called bilingual.

Some of the benefits of

children being bilingual

are:

It’s good for brain

development.

It gives them a

cultural awareness.

It improves their

overall

communication skills.

It will completely

transform their travel

experiences!

Want to learn more

about Korea?

Consider hosting a

Korean student in

Term 3!

26TH JULY—13TH AUGUST

Community Noticeboard

Para Hills West Soccer Club

Northbri Avenue, Salisbury East

Saturday 28th May 2016

Time - 5pm-8pm

Tickets only $10

Price includes:

Entry

Bucket of hot chips

Choice of bottled water or can of soft drink

*Please Note: All children under 10 must have Parent/ Guardian supervision at the club during the event. There will be games and prizes throughout the night, canteen and BBQ facilities available, $1 lucky dips and Glowsticks available for purchase Tickets available from Canteen, Team Managers and Coaches or by phoning Kerrie on 0413 955 904