26 Grant St, PO Box 199, GOORNONG, VIC, 3557

Tel: 5432 2236 Fax. 5432 2425

Email: goornong.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

October 25th, 2013

Issue 33

Dates to Remember

Next Week

Mon 28th Oct. Little Learner’s begins, 2:15pm

Mon 28th Oct. FOTS Meeting, 3:30pm

Tues 29th Oct. P-2 Excursion (Kyabram

Fauna Park) See attached!

Wed 30th Oct. Bendigo Cup Public Holiday

Term Four

Wed 6th Nov. Summer Sports, Elmore (3-6)

Fri 8th Nov MARC Library

Fri 15th Nov. Art Exhibition 5-8pm

18th—22nd Nov. 5-6 Canberra Camp

Fri 22nd Nov MARC Library

Mon 25th Nov Pupil-free day

Tues 3rd Dec Orientation Day

(Grade 6 to Secondary School)

Wed 18th Dec Whole-School Excursion,

Shepparton

Thurs 19th Dec School Concert, 6.15pm @

Goornong Hall

Fri 20th Dec Last day of Term Four

Student Banking Deposit Box...

will next be emptied on Thursday 31st October.

Our School

Values

FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL

NEWS

Please come along to our next

FOTS meeting.

It is on Monday

the 28th of

October at

3:30pm.

Weekly Awards P-2: Values Award– Sienna

Literacy– Matthew

Maths– Lucy

3-4: Values Award– Nell

Literacy– Ellamay

Maths– Alex

5-6: Values Award— Ally

Literacy— Elissa

Maths— Hamish Awards will be presented at assembly on Monday

28th October at 3.00pm.

GRADE 5/6 CANBERRA CAMP

The Grade 5/6 Canberra Camp will run from Monday

18th until Friday 22nd November. The camp is

conducted with the other schools of the Campaspe

Cluster and includes visits to a range of attractions

including Parliament House. Further details regarding

the camp will be coming soon.

The final cost of the camp is $376 (less the $50 deposit

which has already been paid by families). Payment is

required prior to the camp. Please see Trinity or Jason

if you would like to arrange a payment plan.

UNIFORM POLICY

At our most recent meeting on Monday 21st October,

School Council ratified an updated uniform policy for

our school. Please find this policy attached to today’s

newsletter.

Whilst there has been no change to the clothing that

makes up our school uniform, I wish to draw to the

attention of parents points in the policy related to

jewellery, cosmetics and the wearing of visible

under-garments beneath the school uniform.

I thank our families for their support in ensuring that

students attend school in school uniform.

SUMMER SPORTS—GRADES 3-6

The Summer Sports Carnival will be held at the Elmore

Football Ground on Wednesday 6th November. Please

find attached to today’s newsletter a permission form

for all students in Years 3-6 to attend. Please see Mrs

Daff at the school if you have any questions about the

Summer Sports.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Thank you to those parents and staff members who

attended the meeting last Tuesday evening to contrib-

ute ideas to our Christmas Concert. Following our

School Council meeting on Monday evening I can

confirm that the Concert will be held on Thursday 19th

December at the Goornong Hall. This year’s concert

will begin at 6.15pm and will be followed by a BBQ at

7.15pm.

Principal’s Report Quote of the Week

“Experience is simply the name we give our

mistakes.”

- Oscar Wilde

Jason Cox

Principal

Student Learning—Whole School Shared Reading

Garden Science Program

Thank you to Tim McCrohan for putting the soil into the new garden bed ready for planting. The Grade 3/4 students requested colour so using the Bendigo Northern District Community Enterprises grant, I purchased a large variety of colourful plants, especially ones that attract butterflies. The Grade 3/4 students had a lovely session planting up the garden outside their classroom. The other students, armed with butterfly nets and magnifying glasses headed off for a bug hunt around the school ground. Not only did we find lots of different types of invertebrates but we found a gecko and a pobblebonk frog. The students discussed "good insects" vs.

"bad insects" and how they affect our lives.

Felicity Nicholls, Garden Science

Program Coordinator

EGGSEGGSEGGSEGGS

The chooks are enjoying

the warmer weather and

have commenced

production. Orders of up to

1 dozen are now being

taken.

Chook Camp Workers

White Hills Junior Football

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the White Hills Junior Football Club will be held on MONDAY 28th OCTOBER 2013 commencing at 7.30pm at the clubrooms in Scott Street, White Hills.

Everyone welcome.