Week 1 - Gawler East Primary School

Term 1
Further your netball skills OR just come and try it!
Winter Netball Season in 2016 – pre-season starts in
February.
Players welcome in all junior age divisions, with vacancies
especially for 8-13 year olds.
Further info from Club website at http://www.gcsc.com.au/
netball/
Or phone Leanne on 0499 880 241 or Craig on
0407 716 439.
Football Club
Eldred Riggs Reserve
Dawson Road, Evanston
Extends an open invitation to anyone interested in joining a
great family friendly club for the 2016 football season.
Junior Registration Day for teams Under 9, 11, 13, 15 and
17 will be on Wednesday 17th February between 6.00pm
and 8.00 pm.
Merchandise available to purchase with cash or eftpos
facilities to withdraw money ($2 admin fee applies).
Contact for further information: Terry Pagington on 0414
818 129.
www.gaweastps.sa.edu.au
Gawler Central Netball Club
MILO T20 Blast is the next step in the
pathway following MILO in2CRICKET
and is ideal for girls and boys looking to
start playing cricket! Aimed at ages 712, T20 Blast runs one night a week for
10 weeks throughout Term 1, and is the perfect introduction
to playing matches and continuing to learn skills.
All Centres start with a FREE Come & Try Session with
appearances from Adelaide Strikers players, giveaways and
the Strikers mascot, SMASH!
All T20 Blast Programs are professionally run by qualified
SACA staff and coaches.
Free T20 Blast Come & Try Days in your area:
Salisbury Super Centre MILO T20 Blast – Free Come & Try
Day, Saturday 6th February 8:30am-10:00am, Salisbury North
CC
Elizabeth Super Centre MILO T20 Blast – Free Come & Try
Day, Saturday 6th February 8:30am-10:00am, Argana Park
SACA has teamed up with both the City of Playford and City
of Salisbury to provide the above MILO T20 Blast Programs
at a subsidised rate to all participants.
For more information or to sign up to the program, please visit
playcricket.com.au.
(Sekolah Dasar Gawler Timur)
MILO T20 Blast Program
From the Principal
3rd February 2016 Dear Parents/Caregivers
Gawler East Primary
Community News
Week 1
Calendar Dates
Friday, 12th February
Family Fun Day beginning at
11.05am
Wednesday, 17th February
Governing Council Meeting
7pm
Welcome back to a very smooth and positive start to the new school year. We hope
you had an enjoyable and relaxing extra-long Christmas/New Year holiday period
with your families. It was great to see everyone back with smiles and excitement on
their faces on the first day. Most students were excited to see friends and meet new
teachers. A number of parents I spoke to seemed very happy for their children to be
back at school and teachers were looking forward to the challenges of another year
of teaching and learning. Our enrolment number for the start of the year is 392
(fifteen classes).
‘Setting Up for Success’
This year all classes are spending the first two weeks implementing our ‘Setting Up
for Success’ program. This program focuses on explicitly teaching our school values
of Respect, Responsibility, Honesty and Fairness as well as our ‘Play is the Way’ key
concepts:
Treat others as you would like them to treat you.
Pursue your personal best no matter who you work with.
Have reasons for the things you say and do.
Be Brave – Participate to progress.
It takes great strength to be sensible.
These values and key concepts underpin our Wellbeing Policy and Procedures.
During the first two weeks, teachers will be actively involving students in developing
and establishing clear classroom expectations and routines.
Family Fun/ Open Day
To celebrate the completion of our ‘Setting Up for Success’ fortnight we would like to
invite parents and friends to a Family Fun/Open Day on Friday 12th February.
Parents and friends are invited to view student work in classrooms from 11.05 am
and join classes for a shared picnic lunch from 12.30– 1.30pm.
Students will be engaged in a variety of ‘water – tabloid events’ and activities in the
afternoon, weather permitting. We have also organised for two castle water- slides to
be here on the day for students to access throughout the day. Classes will be
rostered on the slides for about 45 minutes each. Students will need to wear their
bathers under their school uniform on this day or bring their bathers to get changed
into before they go on the slides or participate in the afternoon water games.
This day will provide an opportunity for students to practice their ‘getting along’ skills
and for parents to meet teachers.
Friday, 19th February
JP Assembly hosted by Rooms
17 & 18—11.10am in the Hall
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Monday, 14th March
Adelaide Cup Holiday
Gawler BMX Club National Sign On Day
Come and try BMX racing and see if you like it!
Sunday 7th February 2016
Gawler BMX track (adjacent Willaston Football Club),
Gawler River Rd, Willaston
Register from 9:30am
FREE Session from 10am till 11am
with BMX Australia accredited coaches
Bring your own bike
Wear long sleeves, long pants and gloves
if you have them
Loan bikes, helmets and gloves available
Tuesday, 15th March
Pupil Free Day
Gawler East Primary
Out of School Hours Care
Director—Emma Higgins
Phone : 85233031
Before School Care
From 7 am to 8.30 am $12.00
After School Care
From 3.05 pm to 6.00 pm $18.00
Gawler East Primary School
Finch Rd, Gawler East SA 5118
Phone: 8522 2688 / Fax: 8523 0497
Absence line : 8522 2688 option 1
Principal : Bob Wildy
From the Principal (cont.)
New students
A special welcome to the 48 new reception students who started school for
the first time on Monday in Ms Kotsoglous’s class— Dakota, Lucas, Ryder,
Abbey, Max, Angus, Tiana, Charlotte, Josh, Jessica, Oshayla, Jarrah, Jailyn,
Olivia, Tayla, Destiny, Rylee, Bianca, Ty, Jack, Indi, Mason, Mikayla, Mia,
Lily and Ms Harris’s class - Lillian-Rose, Stephanie, Kyle, Jasmine, Nate,
Elijah, Makayla, Marley, Hayley, Lacey, Addison, Liam, Tamzyn, Angus,
Connor, Saxxon, Cooper, Dylan, Hayley, Livia, Mya, Kori, Ethan.
We also welcome the following students who have transferred to Gawler
East Primary School from other schools—Daniel, Aliyah, Jyiiha, Katie, Skye,
Summer, Austin, Noah, Bridie, Connall, Mia, Letaya, Charizzma, Cruz, India,
Phoenix, Kirby, Riley, Seth, Seb.
Staff Changes
There have only been minor changes to our staff for the start of the 2016
school year. We welcome Mr Sam Otta (Room 2) as a new teacher, but even
Mr Otta is relatively well known by the students as one of our regular TRT
teachers. Mrs Sarah Soroush is acting Senior Leader and Mrs Melanie Leslie
is acting School Counsellor. Please refer to the staff list on the next page of
this newsletter for rooms and year levels that teachers are teaching.
Sun Protection Policy
Although the weather has been relatively mild for the start of the school year,
it is sure to get hot again soon. It is therefore timely that we remind students
and parents that we have a sun safe policy in the school. This means the
following:
•
Clothing – students will be expected to wear school approved broad
brimmed hats at all times for outside activities and parents will be
encouraged to support this. The school will help by having appropriate
hats available at cost price to parents. Shirts/dresses are to have
collars and sleeves.
•
Children will be encouraged to use available areas of shade for
outdoor activities.
•
Children will be encouraged to bring sunscreen of SPF30+ to apply
before participating in extended outdoor activities.
•
Children will be encouraged to wear clothing that protects back,
shoulders and necks.
•
The school community will act as responsible role models by
practicing sun safe procedures and wearing protective hats and
appropriate clothing for all school outdoor activities.
•
On days when the temperature reaches 36°C, as measured by Front
Office staff at 12:40pm, the students will remain in their class. Three
short rings of the siren will indicate hot weather policy implementation.
•
Recess is excluded from the policy in the event of it being 36°C at
10:40am unless the Principal makes the decision to implement it due
to exceptional circumstances.
Kind regards
BOB WILDY
Principal
School Crossing
Monitors
Week 2
Morning
Jayde Taube
Morgan Swinton
Henry Jacka
Afternoon
Kaylee Butler
Iluka Walton
Renee Chamberlain
Uniform Shop
Open
Monday - 2.30-3.00pm
Wednesday - 8.30-9.00am
Or come in to the Front
Office to place an order and
collect later
GEPS STAFF LIST WITH YEAR LEVELS
TERM 1 – 2016
NAME
Battersby, Don
Blatchford, Cassie
Cooke, Meryl
Denham, Shaunagh
Gregory, Tracey
Haines, Ann
Hankinson, Anne
Harris, Robyn
Kotsoglous, Jessica
Leslie, Melanie
Marling-Bauer, Anita
Matcham, Sue
Otta, Sam
Peck, Ann
Purvis, Tim
Shaw, Katherine
Soroush, Sarah
Swann, Deb
Taylor, Kate
Thiele, Zana
Varcoe, Janine
YEAR ROOM
LEVEL
RE-7
1
RE-7
1/2
3/4
2/3
7
RE
RE
4/5
3/4
5/6
4/5
1/2
RE-7
4/5
1/2
2/3
6/7
RE-7
5/6
SPECIAL NOTES
(0.4) Tues & Thurs
9
21
8
2
17
16
10
12
14
1
3
13
7
26
14
7
18
15
RC
4
Indonesian
(0.2) Monday, 0.4 Counsellor
Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri
Drama
(0.8) Tue-Fri
(0.2 - Thur) + (0.6)Senior Leader
SCHOOL CARD
Bob WILDY
PRINCIPAL
Provides financial assistance to
parents/caregivers to help with the
payment of school fees. Based on
2014/2015 income.
If you think you might be eligible
for School Card please submit an
application for 2016 to the school
office asap.
See Jane Powell, Finance Officer
for more information or contact
DECD—Freecall 1800 672 758
Ken RANDALL
SENIOR LEADER
Sarah SOROUSH
SENIOR LEADER (0.6)
SCHOOL SERVICE OFFICERS
Jane POWELL
Jayne O’REILLY
Shellie WHILD
Judy KEARNEY
Lisa FRANCIS
Ben BARTSCH
Lisa ACTON
Sonia KERNICK
Nigel GRANT
Kristy CLEMENTS
Libby MARTIN
Bek QUINN
Ashlee LITTLEFORD
Finance Officer
Secretary/Receptionist
SSO/Resource entre
SSO/Classroom Support
AEW (Tues & Thurs)
SPECIAL ED
SPECIAL ED
SPECIAL ED
IT (Tue & Thu)
SPECIAL ED
SPECIAL ED
SPECIAL ED
PCW