G oroke P-12 College 3rd March 2016

Volume 5
3rd March 2016
Phone
03 53 861024
Fax
0353 861283
PO Box 132
Goroke Vic 3412
Goroke P-12
College
Lowan v Kowree House Swimming Sports were held last Friday. Lowan came out victorious with a
winning margin of 74 points over Kowree, finishing with 356 points and Kowree 282 points.
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We are over half way through the term and I hope that all our
students have found a good study and homework routine to build
on what they are learning in school. Most importantly, our
Primary students are making sure they are reading at home on as
many days as possible. We really need parent help with this.
Parent teacher interviews will be held on the 22nd of March so that
you can catch up with your child’s teachers. Make sure that you
put that date into your diary. Of course, if you would like to see one of our teachers
before then please give them a call at school to make an appointment.
Congratulations to Lowan for their winning efforts on Friday. It was a great team effort.
Overall, I felt all the students participated with enthusiasm both in and out of the pool.
Well done to both teams. Our Secondary students will be going to Dimboola on
Tuesday to compete in the Little Desert competition. The Kowree swimming sports for
Grades 3-6 students will be here on Thursday. We wish all our swimmers the best of
luck. If you get a chance to cheer them on at either event I know they would love to see
you there.
A big thank you to David Keating and Steve Charlton who organized the Swimming
sports and the parents and friends who were there for support and to cook the BBQ.
Once again, a big thank you to the pool committee for running the canteen, providing a
lifeguard to watch the children in the little pool and for having the 25m pool ready for
our use.
Congratulations to Jordan who has been accepted in to the Bangarra Dance Theatre’s
youth program being offered in Horsham. The ‘Rekindling’ program is designed to
inspire and develop the next generation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander story
-tellers by using dance to connect with their rich cultural heritage. Jordan went to
Horsham last week to participate in a workshop and was selected during their audition
process. The experience ends with a performance in the Horsham town hall. We will
have more details about the performance leading up to it.
On the weekend, was the Snowy River visiting weekend. From all reports Carl, Sophie,
Brandy-Lea, Hayley and Kira are having a terrific time. Although, they were really
pleased to see their families and to be able to spend some time with them. They are
back on campus and already working on their Community Learning project, which they
are presenting on the 11th of March. I will be meeting up with them via video
conference.
Please don’t forget that we have our Working Bee this Friday starting at 3.30pm. There
are some bigger jobs such as putting out top soil in front of the remaining primary
building and bark chips under the playground. However, there are also some smaller
jobs as well. There will be something to keep everyone busy. The school will provide
refreshments. Hopefully, you can all spend a bit of time here helping out.
Finally, well done to all those students who’ve experienced success with their Summer
sports. We have a few trophy and grand final winners amongst our students. Check out
the local papers to see if you can find any familiar faces.
Enjoy your week
Therese
4th March
2016 - Events Calendar
8th March
Relay for Life - ‘Disco with a Dash of Purple’
Little Desert Secondary Swimming Sports @ Dimboola
10th March
Primary Kowree Swimming Sports @ Goroke
14th March
Labour Day Holiday - No students at school
15th March
Somers Camp begins
15th - 18th March
Relay for Life - ‘Paint the School Purple’ Activities
16th March
Prep students attend school
18th March
Relay for Life at Dock Lake beginning at 5.45pm
19th March
Last day of Snowy River Leadership School
21st March
School Council Meeting
22nd March
Parent / Teacher interviews
23rd March
Last day of Somers Camp
24th March
Last day of Term 1, with students finishing at 2.30pm
25th March
Easter Good Friday
11th April
Term 2 begins
21st April
Lowan v Kowree House Athletics
1st Goroke Scout Group
Next Wednesday, 9th March
interested youth (aged between 5 1/2 and 14 years) and parents
are invited to an information evening at
7.30pm in the Goroke Scouts Hall
Please contact Graeme Isaacson on 0353 874230 for more information.
Supper will be provided
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, 4th March
Goroke Town Hall
‘Disco with a Dash of Purple’
There will be two sessions on the night:
Children 12 and under: 5.30pm - 7pm
13yrs - 18yrs: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Entry $5
Live Music by the “Desert Lilies’ and ‘DJ’ - Mitch
Light Refreshments provided
Prizes to be Won
Fully Supervised
No Pass outs
Can you remember a positive role model in your life when
you were growing up?
Someone maybe outside of your family who was a great
supportive person to talk to?
Are you looking to give something back and make your
community even stronger?
Would you like to positively support a local young person to
develop to their full potential for just 2 hours a month?
Then why not get involved with the mates Mentoring Program?
Contact
Joy Forbes for more information at the
Wimmera Southern Mallee LLEN on 53810122
or check out our website at www.llen.com.au/mates.
Kylie Smith at Goroke P-12 College on 53861024
This program exists due to the strong volunteer support of the local community.
Lowan
House
Captains
2016
Lowan
House Captains
2016
Junior Lowan Captains
Caitlyn
&
Ben
Senior Lowan Captains
Mitch
&
Meghan
Kowree
House
Captains
2016
Kowree
House Captains
2016
Junior Kowree Captains
Jasmine
&
Angus
Senior Kowree Captains
Jordan
&
Ariane
Cancer Council Relay for Life is a unique overnight
fundraising event that brings communities together in
the fight against cancer.
The relay is not a race, instead participants take turns to
run or walk around a track.
You can stay for the entire relay or simply walk for 1
hour with all registrations going towards our final total.
If you are interested in joining
The Goroke Gaitors
at this years relay at Taylors Lake,
held on 18th - 19th March
Please contact Geraldine Walter or register on the
night or online at relayforlife.com.au.
All participants under the age of 15 must be under
parental supervision
All donations towards the Fight against Cancer
will be gratefully accepted and can be left
at Goroke P-12 College.
Paint the School Purple
Activities Week 15th - 18th March
To support our team, ‘The Goroke Gaitors”
with their fundraising efforts we will be having
a purple week of activities.
Tuesday 15th March
5 cent Frenzy – bring along and donate all the
five cent pieces you can find
Cupcakes at Recess
Thursday 17th March
Everyone come dressed in Purple
(gold coin donation)
Purple milkshakes on sale at lunchtime for $4
Friday 18th March
Come and support us as we
Relay at Taylors Lake, begins at 5.45pm
All money raised goes towards finding a cure for Cancer
VCAL Kinder - Building Connections
VCAL students continue their link with the kinder and spent Monday afternoon enjoying the
discovery play sessions with the students.
(Above: Daphne visited the medical tent with a sore head and
‘Doctor Isabelle’ was able to help!)