Gerringong Public School Weekly Bulletin
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Gerringong Public School Weekly Bulletin
Gerringong Public School Weekly Bulletin 12 Archibald Road, Gerringong, NSW 2534 Ph: 02 4234 1376 Fax: 02 4234 2749 Email: [email protected] School Website: www.gerringong-p.schools.nsw.edu..au 24th August 2015 Term 3 Week 7 What a Wonderful Week of Learning! Coming Events Southern Stars In my first bulletin as Relieving Principal, I wanted to take a Show Week – moment to stop and reflect on the wonderful learning that is 26th – 28th taking place at Gerringong Public School. I was overwhelmed August with the amazing art responses Nachos Day written by Stage 2 3 September students as they engage in their Disco – 4th Unit of Inquiry September that focuses on Art. The language Last day of Term was insightful and September 18th sophisticated. Stage 1 students are actively inquiring into their world and how natural disasters occur. They have been busy wondering, researching and collaborating as they utilise books, iPads and ‘experts’. Stage students, having been ‘rapping’ their learning about ‘Our Changing World’. Early Stage 1 had buttery smiles last week, as they were inquiring into the process of ‘paddock to plate’ and learnt how to make butter. Teachers in Training Recently, we welcomed 4 students from university. These ‘teachers in training’ are undergoing their final and most significant practical experience. As an ‘intern’, they are approved to teach unsupervised to ensure they experience the full realm that being a teacher entails. They are, of course, under the supervision of our wonderful teachers, who support, model, mentor and provide them with feedback as they grow and learn. I meet with them each week and they are constantly buzzing with excitement as they engage with our students and get to see what they learn at university put into practice by their mentor teachers. NAPLAN Our results were released last week, once we undertake our evaluation I will be able to provide you a thorough report, until then I would like to congratulate the students and teachers on their results. NAPLAN results are a reflection of the student’s whole school, not just the year they sit the test. We were at or above state average in a number of areas. Congratulations! Our regional athletics representatives made us very proud last week in Canberra. Many are off to State. Check out our sports section for all the details. Select Mutual Bank I would like to thank Mr Knox on entering his grandson Tommy into the Select Mutual Bank Science Education Program competition. Mr Knox won a cash prize of $500 which comes directly to our school. The funds have been allocated to our increase our school’s science resources. This week…As I begin my journey as Relieving Principal, and enjoy the ride that is, I am fortunate to be supported by Ms Lauren Peters who will take my place and be the Relieving Assistant Principal, Stage 2 as well as Mr Puglisi (AP Page 1 Stage 1), Mrs Morris (Rel. AP E. Stage1) and Mrs Willetts (AP Learning Support and Stage 3). Together with the support of the whole staff, we look forward to the exciting events that our students will be actively engaged in over the next few weeks. All the best to the Southern Stars dancers and our Rugby League team who are travelling to South Wagga. Gila Adams Relieving Principal Name Mia Kunkler Abbey Speering Sophie Young Rebecca Rewell Tynan Roberts Taylah Clarke Ella Churchill Will Speering Emily Keith Amelie Claire Perri North Jonathan Brown Eloise Watts Ella Brady Lucas Scerri Result Participation Participation Participation Participation Participation Participation Participation Participation Participation Credit Credit Credit Credit Credit Distinction K – 2 Assembly awards Term 3, Week 6 Congratulations to: Ellie Maclean – for great work making equal KB 1LM groups in multiplication. Amber Sweeney – for making insightful contributions to whole class discussions on ‘The Snail and the Whale’. Tasman Lang – for his self-correction strategies KE when reading in the ‘Engine Room’! Sophie Purcell – for her enthusiasm during sport. K/1M Alice Scerri – for improvement in self-correcting during Reading Groups. Reed Lynch – for a positive approach to improving his writing. Lachlan Sanders – for great application doing 1D Number Patterns. Georgie Cunningham – for always doing her best work. Peppa Fulton – for displaying fantastic team skills in sport. 1/2JB Kiara Askew – for a wonderful improvement in Handwriting WOW! Hunter Robinson – for his CAPTIVATING Kakadu Poem! WOW! Peter Schippers – for being a fantastic teacher in 2D Inquiry lessons. Hunter Wiki-Sullivan – for making fantastic progress in reading. Jocob Booker – for his wonderful effort during 2P class and home reading. Lucie Saunders – for her excellent work and achievement in all areas. Page 2 Benji Sanders – for reading with fantastic expression this week. Canteen News Canteen Roster IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE: I was not aware that the 1st September was the date of the stage 2 excursion. Therefore we had to move Nachos Day to the 3rd September. Please let us know if that is a problem for anyone who has already ordered and we will refund your money. Day 8:45 – 11:45am 1:10 – 1:37pm Tue 25 Aug Wed 26 Aug Thu 27 Aug Fri 28 Aug Mon 31 Aug Tue 1 Sep Wed 2 Sep Thu 3 Sep Fri 4 Sep Diane Titmus Bec Parker Shona Simmons Natalie Wieland Bronwyn Evans Rachel Jackson Orla Smith Sarah Avis Pauline Eales Katie Heaton Liz Atkins Carlie Chapman Jaden Lavington Jacinta Cartwright SOS Doug McCallum Megan Cox Sam Papesch A big thank you to Leanne Davis for pulling off another successful Meal Deal with the Savoury Rolls last Wednesday, despite my help! I managed to nearly burn one batch in our new oven. My fault, not the oven! We sold out of savoury rolls and managed to make two batches of banana bread, wow, a busy and successful morning. Therefore you can now buy a piece of home-made banana bread, 50 cents for a small piece or $1 for a large one. If parents keep dropping in to bake, we can hopefully put that on the new menu as a regular item. And we still have that home-made pumpkin soup, $2.50 for a cup, $3 to add a bread roll. A nice healthy meal! Fiona Croft has heard my pleas and is coming in on Thursday to make a batch of pasta Bolognese. It will be spirali or penne for ease of eating, $3 for a bowl, please indicate whether you would like parmesan cheese with it. Again, hopefully soon a regular menu item! You don’t have to pre-order, just order on the day. And more thank you’s - Pauline Eales’ daughter dobbed her in to help at the canteen and she has picked up many canteen shifts already, thank you Pauline. Pauline is a grandmother, so if there are any other grandmothers, grandfathers, aunties, uncles, neighbours out there who want to meet new people, help out at school, please let Jackie know on 0411 422 304. And finally, the last thank you to Dean Gentle of Dean Gentle Electrical. He did the electrical work for our new kitchen at a very good price with excellent service. If you need an electrician, give him a call on 0431 100 674. Thanks, Nat Wieland GPS Communication Survey: We want your feedback! Please see the link attached to your email or look out for students with tablets in the playground next week seeking one minute of your time to answer questions in relation to digital communication @ GPS. Alternatively, here's the url: http://is.gd/gpscomms Thank you for your time! We appreciate your opinion. Choir The 9th of September is approaching fast and we are singing our hearts out in preparation for SIMF. Please remember to return the yellow SIMF permission slip along with $8 for the bus fare to go to the final SIMF rehearsal. On the 3rd of September, our choir has been invited to perform at the Kindergarten Open Night to showcase their talents to prospective students. The performance will be a fantastic opportunity to practice our songs for SIMF. Please ensure the pink permission slip regarding this night is returned by Friday the 28th August. Congratulations to Maddison Dennis who won the choir person of the week this week. Well Done!! Miss Cohen Library Premier's Reading Challenge Congratulations to the following readers who have completed their challenges: Sara McCammon, Amelia Beahan, Chloe Robbins, Charlotte Beahan, Bailey Smith, Bowen Smith, Amali Mansfield Butler, Charlotte Napier, Hamish Napier, Harriet Parker, Henry Kidd, Darcey Wicks, Lori Stalgis, Marley McClaren, Eddie Stalgis, Marc Booker, Teague Jausnik and Alice Scerri. Great reading boys and girls. The challenge has now ended and 152 of our children completed this worthwhile reading venture. Book Week This week is officially Book Week, with the theme Books Light Up Our World. Although we are reading, sharing and investigating although we are reading, sharing and investigating the book week fiction and non fiction resources, we Page 3 will be celebrating books during term 4. This is when our 'revamped' library will have an official opening. The date for Gerringong Book Week is November 5th and children will be invited to dress as a book character watch this space! A huge thankyou to Mr Marshall who has created two great lighthouses to link the book week theme. Please call in to the library at any time to check out the continuing changes. Margaret Herbert (Teacher Librarian) Sport AFL – Paul Kelly Cup Last Monday, 17th August, Gerringong made it into the Paul Kelly Cup State Final (the largest AFL primary school competition in New South Wales and the ACT). To get there, we achieved higher results than tens of thousands of students, representing 61 teams from the Illawarra/South Coast alone. It was a beautiful day at the SCG and the team got to play on the hallowed turf. Throughout the day all competitors were given the chance to meet Swans players Nick Smith, Dane Rampe, Alex Johnson and Sam Naismith. Koby Wood participated in the Long Bomb Competition and was given an AFL ball. Going down 2 games to 1, the team made me very proud with their sportsmanship and ball skills. We almost made it to the Semi Final on a points count back but were short of points. Well done to Koby Wood (Captain), Fergus Flanagan (Vice Captain), Dylan Egan, Ethan Moore, Hamish Stewart, Jack Hayward, Jack Quine, Kal Whyte, Kye McLaren, Owen Wall, Perry Matters, Solomon Northey and Tommy Nolan. Many thanks to all the parents who made the journey and have been great supporters along the way. Mrs Miller Soccer Clinics Mark Johnston from Shoalhaven Football is visiting our school for the next four weeks. Stage 2 and 3 will be having free coaching each Tuesday. Please make sure students have appropriate attire each Tuesday for the last 4 weeks of this term. Mrs Sue Hassler South Coast Athletics Carnival Official Results We have received the official results for the South Coast Athletics Carnival and I wanted to share some of our achievements. 1. Gerringong were placed first in boys and sixth in the girls point score. Overall our school finished first in the South Coast Pointscore with 58 points, our nearest school was Mt St Thomas with 52.5 points. 2. Tyrell Taione was placed fifth in the boys 8-10 Individual Point score. 3. Dylan Egan was placed second in the boys 11 Individual Point score. Amazing! Regional Athletics Success! Once again, GPS has produced some outstanding results at the Regional Athletics Carnival. Many of our team are off to the NSWPSSA Athletics Carnival in Homebush. Results are as follows: Ella Murchie - Off to state for Snr Relay Chloe Andriske - Off to state for Snr 200m, 12yrs 100m, Snr Relay Perri North - Off to state for Snr Relay Makenzie Morris - Off to state for Snr Relay Page 4 Taj Ford - Off to state for 800m Dylan Egan - Off to state for 11yrs 200m, 11yrs 100m, Snr Relay Finnley Egan - Off to state for Jnr Relay Caleb Hall - Off to state for Jnr Relay Tyrell Taione - Off to state for Jnr High Jump Ollie McCarthy - Off to state for Jnr Relay James Kunkler - Off to state for Jnr Relay Kal Whyte - Off to state for Snr Relay Perry Matters - Off to state for Snr Relay Beau Anderson - Off to state for Snr Relay Special mention to these amazing athletes who performed well in their events: Mischa McCarthy, Imogen Scott, Mia Kunkler, Reilly Caswell, Fergus Flanagan. NSWPSSA Knockout Touch Round 3 Both girls and boys teams will be playing this Wednesday at Gerry Emery Oval against Berry. Good luck teams! Alex McDonald UNIFORM SHOP Due to recent increase in price from our supplier, we have been forced to review the cost and prices of our uniform range. We have tried to keep the increase to a minimum however; our suppliers have increased their costs to us by 10-15%. Our uniform shop is 100% maintained and serviced by dedicated volunteers so as to pass savings onto our parents. Unfortunately, these increases are out of our control. Please find attached to this bulletin the new uniform order form. Price increase will be effective from 1 September 2015. Additionally, Gerringong Public School P&C operates a second hand uniform service that may be of value to you. Thank you for your continued support. We are always looking for new volunteers if you could spare a few hours each term (Wednesdays 2:30-4:00). Please phone 0421952311 if interested. Rhonda Pring Uniform Shop Co-ordinator SOUTHERN STARS 2015 “Beyond the Frame” STUDENT MATINEE PERFORMANCE, Friday, August 28, 2015 To the 75 students who were successful in getting a ticket to see the Student Matinee Performance, Show Week has arrived. You will be going this Friday, 28th August to the Win Entertainment Centre. Please wear FULL school uniform and bring lunch, recess and water. A small backpack would be preferable. You will be supervised by Mr Puglisi, Mrs Miller and Ms Brown. Please be at school at 8:15am, ready for 8:30am departure. You will arrive back to school between 2:30pm – 3:00pm. Thank you once again to our wonderful P&C Committee for donating the cost of the bus. Enjoy the Show!! Lauren Peters Page 5 Show Week for Southern Stars beyond the frame! After almost a year of preparation and months of rehearsals, Southern Stars beyond the frame is in the final week – show week. From Monday this week the WIN Entertainment Centre will become a hive of activity as the staging and lighting goes in and on Wednesday students will arrive to take part in two huge days of rehearsals in preparation for the four performances on Friday and Saturday August 28 and 29. Over 3000 public school students from around Southern NSW will perform in Southern Stars beyond the frame, displaying their many and varied talents in music, dance, drama and even circus. beyond the frame has something for everyone, whether you have a child in the show or not, it is worth taking your family to see one of the best arena variety shows in the country. If you do have children in the show make sure you pick up a copy of the Illawarra Mercury this Friday which will list the names of all the performers in a special lift-out feature. Additionally, you can purchase a copy of the show program which has photographs of all the school students involved in the show – a lovely keepsake for the future! If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, there are still some available through Ticketmaster, but be quick! Tickets are Adult $48, Pensioner and student over 12 $38, Student/Child under 12 $27 and Family pass $140. And make sure to keep checking our Southern Stars – The Arena Spectacular Facebook site for more stories and pictures from this week’s rehearsals. Like us and please share with your friends the good vibes of Southern Stars. Home Readers Do you have any Gerringong Public School Home Readers at home? We have a significant number of missing Home Readers and we are hoping that they may be in your home. Please take some time to check and return any to your classroom teacher. No questions asked! Lisa Morris THANKS! What an amazing community we have! Last week we put a call out for someone to assist us with some digging machinery and instantly we had a response! Many thanks to Matt Quinn for volunteering to dig our story pole holes for the Bush Tucker garden and the trenches for the irrigation system in the Orchard! If you are looking for a fantastic, efficient person to do some excavation work give Matt a call on 0418 232 102! Thanks also to Brett Hall for coming to the rescue with installing the taps and attaching it to the water supply. We now have an irrigation system to sustain our orchard! If you are looking for a great plumber, give Brett a call on 0414 755 688. Lisa Morris Page 6 CHESS: Inter-School Chess Competition This year our School Chess Team has achieved excellent results, coming second in the Illawarra Inter-School Competition. What a wonderful effort from Ryan Harper, Fergus Flanagan, Jai Parker and Harry Hayward. A very big thank you to parents who supported the students by assisting with transport. CHESS: Chess Ladder Chess Ladder has commenced with students playing each other for 1st, 2nd and 3rd trophies. It is not too late for students to put their names down. Students are also welcome to simply visit Chess Club and play social games on a Monday lunchtime. Cheers Mrs Miller Woolworths Earn & Learn GPS is participating in Woolworths earn and learn again this year, as in the past we have received fantastic resources. For every $10 spent at Woolworths, you will receive one sticker. Print your Woolworths earn and learn sticker sheet by going to www.woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn and place in the box provided at the school office. Crunch & Sip Children are more likely to enjoy their Crunch & Sip if their produce is fresh and delicious. Choose fruit and veg that are currently in season and that feel firm, smell nice and look appealing. Have you ‘liked’ our GPS Facebook pages yet?? Page 7 KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENT 2016 My child ……………………………………………………………………… Sex ………… DOB …………………. will be enrolling at Gerringong Public School in 2016. Mother’s name ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Contact Numbers Mobile …………………………….. Home ……………………………..... Father’s name …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Contact Numbers Mobile …………………………….. Home ……………………………..... Address ……………………………………………..…………………………………………………......................... Sibling/s at a NSW Public School – Yes / No (if yes) Name ………………………………………………………………………… Sex ………... DOB ……………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Gerringong After School Care (GASC) We offer a wonderful afternoon experience, full of fun activities, friendships, and fantastic times. We are proud of the quality of care that we provide on a daily basis. We operate out of the school hall from the hours of 3pm to 6pm, 5 days a week, except for school holidays. Our service provides children with a healthy afternoon tea, consisting of a fruit platter, then a small ‘main meal’. Children are then given opportunities to get involved in activities ranging from sport, craft, drama, performance, games, projects etc. with quiet/free time always on offer. We also openly welcome children from other schools. Fees for our service are subject to government rebates such as the child care rebate and child care benefit. Fees are currently $25 per day, per child (this is a maximum of $12.50 after CCR and less after CCB if entitled). For more information please contact Marina or Lisa on 0488 999 602 or email [email protected] Page 8 Disclaimer: Gerringong Public School advertises in this column as a service to parents. Gerringong Public School does not endorse, sponsor or accept responsibility for the management or organisation of the advertised events or services. Please note: The community deadline is 12 noon on Friday. Items received after this time will not be published until the following week. GERRINGONG CRICKET CLUB REGISTRATION 2015/16 SEASON Gerringong Cricket Club Registration Days When: Wednesday 26th August (4pm – 6pm) and Wednesday 2nd September (4pm – 6pm) Where: Gerry Emery Oval, above canteen Existing players can register online at www.gerringongcricket.com , you will however require your child’s ID number which can be located through the MyCricket Tab Page 9 Gerringong Cricket Club will be taking registrations for the u10/11, 12, 14 and 16’s South Coast Registration fees are $99 per player for the season. $10 discount for each additional sibling. Further details contact www.gerringongcricket.com or Peter Quine 0478254820 There is a new concept coming to south coast cricket this season, called T20 Blast. This from of the game will be played mid week. Sowhat is MILO T20 Blast? MILO T20 Blast is a super fun, social, safe, cricket program for boys and girls. The program is much shorter than traditional cricket, with a maximum of 90 minutes playing time. All the equipment is supplied and the games take place at the same venue each week, at a local cricket club or community centre. CoSt $99. Aimed at 8-11 Yr olds. More info to follow as we receive it. MILO in2CRICKET at GERRINGONG MILO in2CRICKET introduces girls and boys (5 – 8 yr olds) to the game of cricket, one of Australia’s favourite sports. Once participants register they will take part in a fun, inclusive, action-packed 10 week program. Each participant will also get a MILO in2CRICKET backpack with a bat, t-shirt, ball, hat, drink bottle and sachet of MILO. MILO in2CRICKET When does it take place ? Friday afternoons in Term 4 from 4.00 – 5.00 Where: Gerry Emery Oval Cost: $70 Registration: Wednesday 26th of August (4pm – 6pm) and Wednesday 2nd September (4pm – 6pm) at Gerry Emery Oval For more information visit www.in2cricket.com.au or www.gerringongcricket.com Peter Quine 0478254820 Breast Screen NSW – Bling a Bra for October Creative Bra Decorating Competition in Illawarra Shoalhaven and South Eastern Sydney. The bras entered will be displayed and the winners will be announced at a free Morning Tea and Showcase event on: th Friday, 30 October, 2015. At Kiama Pavilion, 2 Bong Bong Street, Kiama between 10:30am and 12:30pm. To RSVP for the free Morning Tea and Showcase event or for more information about the competition, please leave a voice message with your details on (02) 9113 3633 or email [email protected] Page 10