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LINKLETTER

Issue 35 16th November 2017

DIARY

Children, Teachers, Parents: A partnership for the future

2017 - TERM 4

Snapshot

Fri 17th Nov

State Orienteering

Tues November 21st

Grade 2 Ferngully Camp Day

Wed November 22nd

Grade 1 Camp Day

School Council 7.30pm

Tues November 28th

See Saw Parent Information Night 7.00-8.00pm

REMINDER: Payment for 2018 Bookpacks is due by Monday 27th November. Pay on time & you go in our incentive draw to win a great prize!

LEANNE’ S MESSAGELEANNE’ S MESSAGELEANNE’ S MESSAGELEANNE’ S MESSAGE

EVERY FACE HAS A PLACE EVERY FACE HAS A PLACE EVERY FACE HAS A PLACE EVERY FACE HAS A PLACE ---- KIDSMATTER AT GKKIDSMATTER AT GKKIDSMATTER AT GKKIDSMATTER AT GK

GK left in good hands

I have just arrived back from some personal leave and am extremely grateful to have had a great support team to keep everything rolling as it should in my absence. Thanks to Shannon Whelan, Jenny Hopkin and Julie Collins for all their hard work over the past few weeks and also to our staff for chugging along at such a busy time of year.

2018 Prep Information Night and transition sessions

Many of our 2018 Prep families attended an information session last night that aimed to familiarise parents a little more about what to expect when beginning at GK next year. We have 103 students ready to begin with five prep classes planned, one more than this year.

Last night the 2018 Prep Team were announced consisting of Angela Totino, Marisa Pace, Luisa Rinaldi, Sandra Febbraro and Lisa Tsobanopoulos. These teachers are al-ready focused on ensuring our new students transition positively with upcoming transition sessions planned and Prep Orientation Day on December 7th. I thank Angela Totino and our current team for all their work in preparing for our comprehensive transition program.

Currently all other staffing and classes are being confirmed, with teachers having this information ready to share on Tuesday 5th December during the first Year 1—Year 6 Orientation Day.

The following class structure will be in place for Year 1—Year 6 in 2018:

SEESAW PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT 7pm—8pm Tuesday 28th November—Please see next page for details.

STATE BASKETBALL FINALS—Monday we have our boys team representing GK at the State Finals and we wish them all the very best on this day.

What do we Value? RESPECT

Last Friday our community stopped on November 10th at 11.00am as a mark of respect in the day leading up to November 11th—Remembrance Day. Our school leaders led the ceremony with some information about why we take time to reflect on the sacrifices others have endured for our freedom. We then stopped for our minute silence with 100% respect. A wreath was laid at our ANZAC bollard to signify our level of respect on the day. Lest We Forget

Have a great week. LeanneLeanneLeanneLeanne

ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE

3 x Yr1 3 x Yr2

1 x Yr 1/2

2 x Yr3 3 x Yr4

1 x Yr 3/4

4 x Yr5

SIX

3 x Yr6

Seesaw Parent Information Night

SeeSaw is a digital portfolio that we have been slowly implementing since 2016, with the Preps, Year 1, Year 5 and Year 6 students and families. Currently we are still using our traditional paper portfolios in Year 2, 3 and 4 however this changes next year with SeeSaw replacing this Prep to Year 6. The digital portfolio has enabled our students and families to share learning instantly. Our students are empowered to independently document their learning and parents gain immediate feed into their child’s school day. Communication between teachers and parents can also be strengthened. Libby Downey, our

ICT Leader and Year 5 teacher, will be co-facilitating a SEESAW PARENT INFORMATION SESSION on Tues-day 28th November 7.00pm-8.00pm in the library. If you are interested in attending please return the slip below or contact the school to RSVP before Friday 24th November.

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SEESAW PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

TUESDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2017 7.00pm—8.00pm in the LIBRARY

Family name: __________________________

Number of people attending: _______

Please return to school or RSVP our office by Friday 24th November.

We are refocusing on our vision, values and pedagogical principles.

Your voice is important in continuing to grow the culture and climate we want at GK. These

simple tasks will assist in doing this. They may sound strange but the collation process cleverly

helps articulate what each member of our community values.

Please complete online by Friday 17th November (TOMORROW) at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FVHWCYG. Thank you to all our families who have already

provided their voice by submitting feedback—much appreciated.

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Student of the MonthStudent of the MonthStudent of the MonthStudent of the Month

OCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBER

Years 5Years 5Years 5Years 5----6666

Grade 5 Lara C

5D

Alice J

5D

Caleb C

5K

Ella A

5K

Willow S

5O

Tyla H

5O

Molly D

5O

Grade 6

SPECIALISTS

Lucy A

6G

Kristian F

6G

Blake V

6G

Jeyda M

6G

Elena U

6M

Chloe C

6M

Alyssa P

6V

Mac H-M

6V

Joel S

6V

Olivia J

5K

Science

Noah M

5K

Science

Anastasia K

6V

Science

Olivia H

6M

ART

Hannah S

5D

ART

Lily O

6V

ART

Mikayla D

5K

P/Arts

Alexandra A

5O

P/Arts

Tara S

5D

P/Arts

Charlize G

6V

Phys. Ed

Bonnie W

6M

Phys Ed.

Josh V

6G

Phys Ed

Congratulations to our Year 5-6 students.

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2017 TERM 4

Month Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

November

Week 6

13 3-4 SOTM

assembly

14 Meeting Night

including PFA 7.30pm

15 3/4 Swimming

Gr5 Family Life

2018 Prep Info Night

7pm

16 17 State

Orienteering

November

Week 7

20

2018 Prep Kinder

Visits

10-11.20

21 2018 Prep Kinder

Visits 10-11.20

Yr2 Fern Gully Lodge

Camp Day

Mega Fete Stall Hold-

ers meeting 7pm Staff

Room

22 2018 Prep Kinder

Visits 10-11.20

3/4 Swimming

Gr5 Family Life

Yr1 Camp Day

School Council 7.30pm

23

24

November

December

Week 8

27 P-2 SOTM

assembly

28 SeeSaw Digital

Portfolio Parent Info

Session 7-8

29 3/4 Swimming 30 1 JSC Fun

Friday—stay

tuned

December

Week 9

4 3-4 SOTM

assembly

5 Yr1-6 2018 Transi-

tion Day 1—9am-

11am

PFA meeting/dinner

6 3/4 Swimming 7 Yr1-6 2018 Transi-

tion Day 2—9am-

11am

2018 Prep

Orientation Day

9.30am—10.15am

8

December

Week 10

11 5-6 SOTM

assembly 12 Yr7 Orientation

Day

School Council

7.30pm

13 3/4 Swimming 14 Year 6

Graduation

15

December

Week 11

18 Community

Helper Morning

Tea 10am-11am

Yr6 MSAC

Excursion

19 Christmas Concert

5.30pm onwards

20 Canteen closed

Grade parties

21 22 Final

Assembly

8.40am

Yr6 Focus

1.10pm Finish

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State Finals Boys Basketball Team

SPECIAL UNTIL SOLD OUT – 200ml UHT Full Cream Milk $1.00

RICE CAKES – we have only been able to purchase Salt & Vinegar at the moment.

I have a black Jeanswest Jacket Size 8 that has been left in the canteen by one of my lovely helpers. Please feel free to pop in and collect it or let us know who to send it home with via the classroom. Also have a black folding umbrella looking for it’s home.

I am having some leave and unfortunately will not be back until 2018. I am leaving the canteen in the capable hands of Jenny Robert-

shaw & Christine McFarlane. If you have an issue with your rostered day, please contact the office or SMS Jenny on 0402800348.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of the GK Canteen team this year, best of luck to those whose babies are now moving on to

Secondary Schooling. I’d love to hear how they are settling in.

Of course, that also means that as we are heading to the end of the year, I will be pestering for help on the roster for 2018. If you are

interested, drop us a note via the class lunch tub, via the office or complete the form attached.

Cheers, Suzi

DAY & DATE NAMES

Tues 21st Nov L Taranto

Wed 22nd Nov L Mills

Thurs 23rd Nov S King; K Wishart

Fri 24th Nov C McFarlane; L Allan; S Ktistakis & M Haynes

CANTEEN

Boys are Regional Basketball winners and off to state on the 20th Nov @ MSAC. Girls made the regional semi final and lost by 2pts. Thanks to Nicole Pearse and Colin Filip for helping coach the teams. Great effort by all. Go GK!! Thanks Mary

2017 GK Annual Christmas Concert2017 GK Annual Christmas Concert2017 GK Annual Christmas Concert2017 GK Annual Christmas Concert

Tuesday 19th December 2017

More details to follow

SAVE THE DATE

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Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to a5end ac6vi6es like:

• school camps or trips

• swimming and school-organised sport programs

• outdoor educa6on programs

excursions and incursions.

Applica�ons for 2017 closed at the end of term 2 2017. Applica�ons will re-open in term 1 2018.

To be eligible, on the first day of term one (29 January 2018) or the first day of term two (18 April 2018), a parent or legal

guardian of a student must:

be an eligible beneficiary of one of these cards:

- Veterans Affairs Gold Card

- Centrelink Health Care Card

- Pensioner Concession Card

OR they must be a temporary foster parent

OR the student is 16 years or older and holds a valid concession card (such as a Youth Allowance Health Care Card)

AND the parent or legal guardian must submit an applica6on by the due date.

Payments are:

$125 per year for eligible primary school students

$225 per year for eligible secondary school students.

Payments are made directly to the school and are 6ed to the student. Most payments start from March onwards.

Applica6ons can be received over term one and two. Payments are for the applica6on year and cannot be claimed for pre-

vious years.

Year 7 and Prep students in government schools who receive the fund are also able to get support for school uniforms. For

more informa6on regarding this ini6a6ve, see: State Schools' Relief

The CSEF payment cannot be used towards voluntary school charges, books, sta6onery, school uniforms, before/aDer

school care, music lessons, or formals/gradua6ons.

Submit an applica�on

You need to complete an applica6on form and submit it to your school. You should do this as soon as possible in term one,

as payments are made from March onwards. Applica6on forms are now available from the office.

Schools will be able to accept and process applica6ons up un6l the end of term two each year.

You generally only need to submit an applica�on form once. Your school will then rollover your informa�on from the

previous year. This is a new process from 2018 onwards.

You will need to submit a new form if:

• it's a new student enrolment: the student has started or changed schools or you did not apply with the same

school in 2017

• there has been a change in family circumstances: such as a change of custody, change of name or CRN or new sib-

lings commencing at the school.

Keep up to date......

GK Mega Fete – 25th

March 2018

For any enquiries please contact

Sharon Murphy on 0407 829 036

or Carol Kovacic on 0407 367 318

STALL HOLDERS MEETING We will be holding a Mega Fete Stall Co-ordinators meeting and we would really appreciate the opportunity to tell you the exciting plans we have in place, and our plans moving forward over the next few months. We are grateful for all the fami-lies who have accepted Stall Co-ordinator Roles.

We also understand everyone is busy but we ask if you could make a super effort to attend as we are distributing all the stall information packs and the Fete team will be on hand to answer any questions.

When: Tuesday 21st November

Time: 7pm Drinks & Nibbles

7.30pm Meeting starts

Where: GK Staffroom

Library book covering help It would be appreciated for some help with covering new library books. Pop in to the library Monday-Wednesday 8-3 and I can put some books in a bag for you to cover at home.

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Idea 2 is for to raise money for the Banyule Children’s Gift Appeal. Each grade is asked to collect spare change over the coming weeks. The Communi-ty IMPACT Group will then buy a present and deliver it to the Banyule Coun-cil Offices. They will then use these gifts in gift packs for children aged up to 16 years of age in our school’s local area (Banyule). We hope you can help us make a difference! The Community IMPACT Group

Idea 1 is to collect non-perishable foods for the Salvation Army Food Appeal. We have placed a box in the office where food can be donated. This will make a huge impact on families who struggle to put food on the table at Christmas time.

BANYULE GIFT APPEAL AND

SALVATION ARMY FOOD APPEAL This term the Community IMPACT Group have been working on ways to help people in our communi-ty around the time of Christmas. We have come up with 2 ideas that will really make a difference for those who are less fortunate than us.

2nd Hand Goods & Books ON THE LOOK OUT FOR

• Goods in great used condition, books, toys, clothes, jewellery etc

• Stall Co-ordinator Required

A collection box has been set up in the office foyer for all donations

We will be looking for Produce to sell (Fruit, Vegies, Eggs etc) so if you have a Vegie Patch or Fruit Trees we would love

you to start planting seasonal produce which we could sell (Lemons, Limes, Strawberries, Tomatoes etc)

• Small Crates to Display Products

* Stall Co-ordinator Required

Farmers Market

ON THE LOOK OUT FOR :

• Empty planter pots

• Green Fingers to plant & nurture seedlings

• Donations of small plants, ground covers

Stall Co-ordinator -Laura Allan 0400 578 856

Garden Stall

HOW CAN YOU HELP???

• Clean Preserving Jars (various sizes)

• Donations of homemade Jams, Preserves, Honey etc

• Volunteers to make Jams & Preserves

• Stall Co-ordinator Required

Jams & Preserves

HOW CAN YOU HELP???

We would like donations of : *Ribbon * Zips *Buttons *Beads *Lace Doilies *Small

clean Jars

Stall Co-ordinator -Rebecca Evans 0410 559 852

Craft & Gifts Stall

There are so many ways in which every family can assist toward our Mega Fete. Many people are happy to be ‘hands

on’ whilst some like to work behind the scenes. We are happy to accept ALL assistance.

Now is the time to start making, collecting, planting etc—so please read below and see if you are able to help, donate

or collect for us!

Over the coming weeks we will be adding to the things we need—so if you can’t help now, keep watching!

SHOUTING OUT for Donations!

Sunday 25th March 2018 10am—3pm

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