25th February 2020

Glenroi Heights Public School Newsletter Term 1 Week 5

We are a Strong Smart Proud School

26/02/20 – *2020 Community BBQ and Games 4pm – 5pm *District Swimming Carnival UPCOMING EVENTS 06/03/20- Whole School Assembly 30/03/20 – School photos

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Message from the Principal

On Friday, Mrs Beasley will be taking some well-deserved leave. I will be relieving in the position until the end of the term. Last week, Glenroi Heights PS held their annual swimming carnival. Well done to all children that attended. It was fantastic to see the house spirit with many dressing in their house colours and writing chants. It was also pleasing to hear from the pool that they were impressed with the behaviour and manners of all the children. Congratulations to all the winners on the day and good luck to our swimmers who will be competing at the Orange District Carnival on Wednesday. PLPs will be happening in the coming weeks. This is a great opportunity for the parents, children and teachers to discuss the amazing things your child is doing. It also allows you the chance to set some learning goals for your child. Information about the PLPs will be coming home very soon. We received some fantastic news yesterday that we have been successful in obtaining a Sustainability Grant which will look at how we can help the environment around our school. Hi fives all round, especially to Miss McAlister and Mr Kearns for all the hard work they put into the submission for the grant.

Have a great week. Chris Sutton Assistant Principal

STAGE NEWS UNIFORMS Early Stage 1 Uniforms can be purchased from the school office.

Polo Shirts $10 Hoodies $20 Hats $10 As you may be aware we are looking to change the school uniform from green to black. We have found that black shorts and tracksuit pants and a lot easier to find than the green. Last year we sent out a survey to see how parents felt about this. We will be following this up over the next couple of week. Please note that changing the school uniform is a 2 year process and parents will not be expected to change the uniform straight away. We have attached the survey on our Facebook page for any parents that have not previously done it.

HEALTH NOTIFICATION We have been notified that a student at our school has Hand, Foot and Mouth disease if your child displays the following symptoms please seek medical advice.

Hand, foot and mouth disease starts with blisters that begin as small red dots which later become ulcers. Blisters appear inside the cheeks, gums, and on the sides of the tongue, as well as on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. In infants, blisters can sometimes be seen in the nappy area. Blisters usually last for 7 to 10 days. Children can sometimes have a low fever, sore throat, tiredness, feel off colour and may be off their food for a day or two. For more information go to https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Factsheets/handfootmouth.pdf

Early Stage 1 have been having lots of fun learning their numbers. Counting from 0-10. Clever little learners.

Stage 1 Stage 1 have been doing multimedia lessons about Lou. Lou is a creature who is made out of items in a lost-and-found box in the playground. He stops a young bully, JJ, from stealing from other kids and instead inspires him to start reuniting all the kids with their missing belongings.

Stage 2 & 3 Stages 2 and 3 have been doing lots of amazing work with Dashbots in their STEM classes. They are learning about coding

and how to make the robots work. Looks like fun!

Just a quick reminder that students should not be at school prior to 8.30am as there will not be staff supervision. Bell Times: 8.40am - Arrival bell 9.00am - In class ready to learn 11.00am - lunch 1.20pm - Recess 3.00pm - Home time * Parent uniform survey on Facebook. * Canteen survey on Facebook * Return volunteer’s note * Return orange emergency contact cards * Return family details sheets *Follow us on Facebook, you will find stories, photos and general information about our students and school.

REMINDERS

GHPS NEWS DISTRICT SWIMMING CARNIVAL

We wish the very best of luck to the following competitors in Wednesday’s District Swimming Carnival; BJ Davis, Bradley Parker, Jayanna Dixon, Serena Ney, Halle Hammond & Jakobi Ebsworth. Miss Tyerman

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Dear Parents, School photographs are scheduled to be taken by Advancedlife. Whilst an envelope and flyer will be distributed shortly, if possible it is our preference that ordering be completed online to reduce administration and potential security issues related to the return of cash and envelopes on photo day. Orders for packages and sibling photographs can be placed securely online at www.advancedlife.com.au using our school’s unique 9 digit advanced order code. Portrait and group package orders are due by photography day. Should you wish to purchase a sibling photograph online, the order must be placed no later than the day before photography day. Sibling photographs will only be taken if an order has been placed. Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please direct them via email to enquiries@advancedlife.com.au

LOST PROPERTY Every Friday at 3pm Mrs Barrett will be out the front in the seating area with all lost property that doesn’t

have names on it that we have collected during the week. All items that are labelled with your child’s

name will be returned to the classroom each day.

This week we will celebrate the following Student’s birthdays. Happy Birthday everyone!

Aryiah 1/2 Yellow Hayley 1/2 Silver Scott 2 Red

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

GHPS NEWS

Glenroi Heights Public School

Monster Easter Raffle

Wednesday 8th April 2:00

Can you help by donating an Easter Egg? Donations are greatly appreciated Please deliver the Easter Eggs to the

School Office.

The Easter raffle will be drawn at school following

the Easter Hat Parade. Many prizes to be won.

Raffle tickets will be sent home in the coming weeks.

All proceeds will go towards educational resources

and rewards for the students

HEAD LICE Glenroi Heights Public School

Head Lice Alert! Dear Parents/Carer This is to inform you that a case of head lice ‘nits’ was found at school. Please carefully check your child’s hair tonight. The easiest most effective way to find head lice is to follow these steps weekly: Step 1: Comb hair conditioner on to dry, brushed detangled hair. This makes it difficult for lice to grip the hair or run around. Step 2: Comb through the hair wiping the conditioner from the comb onto paper towel or a tissue. Step 3: Look on the tissue and comb for lice and eggs. Step 4: Repeat the combing for every part of the head at least 4 or 5 times. Step 5: if the person has been treated recently and only hatched eggs are found, you may not have to treat them again since the eggs could be from the old infestation. Step 6: If lice or eggs are found the person should be treated.

Things to Remember *Head lice have been around for thousands of years and anyone can get them. *Using conditioner and a very fine tooth comb method once a week will help your family control head lice.

*Head lice do not carry disease.

PLAYGROUP Come and join us for a cup of tea at playgroup and join in the fun craft activities, stories and singing with the

children. Glenroi Grasshoppers Tuesday, 9.30 –11.00am @

Marang Gunya. Cheeky Monkeys Friday 9.00 – 11.00am @ GHPS

Preschool Room.

Playgroups are a great opportunity to meet other families. If you have any questions please contact

Rachel Livingstone, SACC Facilitator on 0401 004 092 or just turn up.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL PHOTO SHOOT