Gisborne Primary School

2nd March 2017 Issue 5

CHALK TALK Diary Dates

Mon 6th Mar School Photos (No Assembly)

Wed 8th Mar

Parent Afternoon Tea

School Tennis

Prep Dentist Incursion

Thur 9th Mar School Council Election Ballot closes 4:00pm

Mon 13th Mar Labour Day Public Holiday

Wed 15th Mar School Council Meeting

Thu 16th Mar Division Swimming Carnival

Fri 17th Mar

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence

National Ride2School Day

Mon 20th Mar PFA Meeting & AGM

Wed 22nd Mar Prep CFA Incursion

Thur 23rd Mar Family Picnic Night

Fri 24th Mar

House Cross Country

Brainstorm Productions Incursion

- P-2 12:30pm - 3-6 2:25pm

Mon 27th Mar Camp Quality Performances

Tue 28th Mar Parent Teacher Interviews

Fri 31st Mar Last Day Term 1—2:30pm

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Families,

It is nice to have the sunshine out this week. We are hoping to get conformation by the

end of this week that the oval will be open for students to use next week! I know the

students are very excited to be able to use the oval again. We will have a timetable for

the oval so all students have access to use it.

Even though this Summer hasn’t had any really extreme fire danger days and we are

now into Autumn, the potential is still out there for this to occur in the next few weeks.

Gisborne PS will only close on a Code Red Day. If an extreme day is called the school will

be open. However, I do recommend that parents that have a Fire Action Plan, enact

that plan on these days.

Next Wednesday the 8th of March Lisa Maxwell and I will be holding an afternoon tea for

parents. At this session we will discuss the findings from the recent school review and the

vision for Gisborne PS. We look forward to seeing you and hearing your thoughts.

Regards,

Brea Terris

Acting Principal

SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Ballot papers for our 2017 School Council Elections—Parent Member Category will be distributed today, Thursday 2nd March. Details on how to complete your ballot paper are included on the form.

Each parent of a student at the school is eligible to vote unless they are a DET employee who is working at, and for, the school.

Statements from each of the candidates were emailed yesterday to all families (and will also be placed on the school website under Publications>Notices>School Council Election Information) to assist you with your voting decision.

To cast your vote, please place your completed ballot paper in the Ballot Box located at the school office or post to the school. All votes must be received by 4.00pm Thursday 9th March.

Candidates: Bryce Tolhurst Rob Duoba Brad Adams Dean Elliott Please note that no campaign literature supporting candidates or groups of candidates may be distributed or posted in the school.

SCHOOL COUNCIL AGM The School Council Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday 15th March from 7:00pm to 7:30pm. The annual report provides a means for the school council to inform the community of what has been achieved and how the school is performing. Members of our school community are welcome to attend, please RSVP via phone or email by 4:00pm Friday 10th March. The AGM is held prior to our regular School Council meeting.

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Positive Play Awards It is fantastic to see so many students being identified as displaying positive play. Each week the house with the most points will be announced and an individual winner identified. The individual winner will receive a book which has kindly been donated by PFA. Thank you. Winning house: Howey Individual winner: Jacob M—1B Prep Assessments Our visiting school nurse will be at the school in the coming weeks to assess prep students. Forms have been sent home and were due back Tuesday 28th February. Please ensure your form has been returned to enable you child to participate. Incursion On Friday the 24th of March we have a visiting production coming to present their show to the students from Prep to Grade 6. Permission notes with details will be sent home soon. Cost will be $5.00 per student. Congratulations to all students and staff on working so hard in the first few weeks of the year. Thank you for the support

from the school community. It is very much appreciated.

Regards,

Lisa Maxwell -Acting Assistant Principal

PAYMENTS & FORMS DUE

AMOUNT DATE DUE

Grade 6 Puberty & Personal Development Program

Online Permission form (Ctrl click link below)

https://goo.gl/forms/oXgYPHzXc8i4SY8J2

OVERDUE

Prep School Nursing Program Permission Forms OVERDUE

Subject Contributions & Class Materials (Fees)

Please refer to your Family Statement

2017

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY—NEXT MONDAY 6TH MARCH Personal order forms were distributed this week. Please do not lose these as they are

specific to your child.

All orders placed online by midnight on photo day will receive a free 20cm x 25cm black and white portrait print.

PHOTO DAY TIPS: Dress: We would like to remind families that students are required to be in full school uniform. Footwear: Students may wear traditional black school shoes or standard ‘runners’ coloured white, black or blue (apart from small logo). Skate shoes or converse style ‘runners’ are not permitted. Shoelaces must be either white, black or blue in line with shoe colouring. Hair: Long hair should be TIED BACK with either blue, black or white accessories in line with our uniform policy. Online Orders: To pre-order online, take your personal Order and ID Numbers found on your order form and

go to www.schoolpix.com.au. Orders can be placed online up to 2 working days after photography. You do not need to return the order form if you order online.

Manual Orders: Complete your order form and return with payment to school on photography day. If ordering manually, please place the correct money in envelopes as money goes directly to SchoolPix so no change

will be available at the office.

**To order a Sibling Photo families can place on order online before 10am on photography day or to order manually, collect an envelope from the office and return it on photography day.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR SCHOOL CAPTAINS Hello, I’m Rue and I am your 2017 School Captain. I have had six great years at Gisborne Primary , and feel both honoured and privileged to be spending my last year proudly representing our school. Over the years I have been fortunate to represent my grade as a Junior School Council member for 3 years and Class Captain 5 times. I also enjoyed representing Gisborne Primary in Division Athletics and District Netball, Softball and Cross Country. I enjoy listening and talking with people and have many interests. My favourite activities are playing piano, painting art, reading, cricket, netball and travelling to name a few. I am excited about this year and look forward to what lies ahead. I can’t promise rainbows and unicorns, but I will use all my might to make our school the best it can be, making this year the best ever! Rue Hello students, teachers and parents, my name is Isaac and I am from class 6B. I live on a 10 acre farm in a family of 4. I also have some 4-legged family, a dog and 7 alpacas—Junior, Casper, Shadow, Carmen, Puddy, Storm and Lily. I enjoy playing soccer at school and home on the rough grass. I like to play basketball at school and I’ve been playing indoor soccer for a couple of years. For the first week of being School Captain I have enjoyed working with fellow school captains and teachers to achieve goals. I got a new bike for Christmas and enjoy riding it to build up my stamina. That’s pretty much it about me, thanks for reading this and I hope you enjoy the rest of the school year. Isaac

SCHOOL COUNCIL REPORT On 15th February, the GPS School council met for the first time in 2017. It was a good meeting with many exciting agenda items and updates. The team were able to finalise the sub-program budgets and work through some of the issues that had cropped up over the holiday period. We would like to thank those parents, friends and students that helped with the weeding day prior to school returning. The school is looking much better for it. The oval is looking good, with the late onset of summer delaying the release for use, but it will be worth the effort in the end. Our next meeting is the annual general meeting that starts at 7:00pm for all interested parties that would like to attend; a standard school council meeting follows this. Welcome to all new families of Gisborne Primary School. Cheers, Brad Adams - School Council President and the GPS School Council.

FAMILIES OF LAST YEAR’S GRADE 6 STUDENTS—LIBRARY BOOKS Dear Families, Our Librarian has asked if all families who had a student in Grade 6 last year could please check at home for any school Library books. We have many outstanding that were not returned to school at the end of the year. Thank you.

Congratulations to our ‘Student of the Week’ award winners!

Henry B—PA Felicity M—PB Harvey R—PC Anamaya C—1A

Mackenzie A—1B Alicia A—1C Lachlan T—2A Alexandra G—2B

Liam H—2C Caitlin G—3A Joshua B—3B Jessy A—4A

Jake G—4C Campbell J—5A Mason L—5B James B—5C

Ella C—6A Ash W—6B Cameron C—6C

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LITERACY COACHING Dear Families, This year I am working each Friday as Literacy coach for Gisborne Primary School. Term One has been very busy, setting up and organising resources for classrooms, professional development in the area of spelling for new staff and establishing our literacy support programs. Kay Thomas is running literacy support groups and individual tutoring, for various students across the school. The programs are specifically tailored for students who are struggling to read and comprehend text. Below is some further information about these programs: Reading Tutor Program The Reading Tutor Program is a special teaching program designed for students from Years 3 up, who are struggling to learn to read. The program is delivered on a one-to-one basis for approximately forty minutes, four days per week. During these sessions students work on: Word Attack Skills (phonics), Sight Words and Reinforced Reading. MiniLit MiniLit is a program designed for young children in Years 1 and 2 who are struggling to learn to read. The program involves students working in small groups of four children, to help them catch up to their classmates. These sessions run for one hour, four days per week. Each lesson has three main components: Sound and Word activities, Text Reading and Story Book Reading. A major part of my role will be supporting staff in the classroom, to assist with the teaching and learning of Literacy at Gisborne Primary School. I’m looking forward to working in classrooms as a coach this year and supporting our budding readers and writers. Melanie Hunter

Grade 5 Teacher & Literacy Coach

WORLD’S GREATEST SHAVE—CHARITY FUNDRAISER

We currently have two students at GPS who are participating in the World’s Greatest Shave charity fundraiser! We hope the school community can get on board and support these students doing a wonderful thing for charity.

Student Lochie P—5C has decided to raise money for blood cancer for his friend Matilda who is 5 and is currently undergoing treatment:

My name is Luke and I am in grade 3 at GPS. On March the14th I will be doing the Worlds Greatest Shave at school in a special assembly. I have been growing my hair for 2 years. If you would like to donate some money follow the link below.

To visit my online Shave Page and sponsor me today, visit http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/lukejackson Thank you, Luke

I'm taking part in World's Greatest Shave. It's going to be extraordinary!

It's quick, easy and secure to sponsor me online.

Click here to visit my page: https://goo.gl/tMHYPz

Please give what you can to support me and help beat blood cancer.

Thanks! Lochie

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CANTEEN NEWS Our school canteen will be open Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch orders and the sale of snacks at morning recess and lunchtime. A canteen price list is available on the school website.

Canteen Roster

FRIDAY

3rd MAR

FRIDAY

10th MAR

FRIDAY

17th MAR

FRIDAY

24th MAR

FRIDAY

31st MAR

9AM - 11:30AM Leisl

Court

Trish

Sullivan

Sophia

Floreani HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED

9AM - 11:30AM URGENT

HELP NEEDED

Bernice

Mathers

Jodie

Gowans HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED

12:30PM -

2:30PM

Jayne

Giuffre

Dee

Kelly

Renae

Simpson

Dee

Kelly HELP NEEDED

12:30PM -

2:30PM

Bernice

Mathers

Di

Ross

Jodie

Gowans

Di

Ross HELP NEEDED

CARING RESPONSIBILITY PERSONAL BEST HELPFULNESS COOPERATION

Bradley V—PC Charlotte L—6A

Jacob M - 1B

Rebecca L—6C Olivia M—6C

Josh L—1C Harvey R—PC Winter M—2C

Dylan I—1C Billy M—1C Justice P—1C Finn T—1C William B—1A Charlie C—3B William F—4C Austin F—4C Olivia H—4C Bailey N—1C Nathan P—2B Oliver B—6C Darcy F—6B Naufal J—6A Daniel K—6C Darcy M—6C Alexander S—6B Isaiah T—6C

Congratulations to the following students who were observed displaying positive behaviours including

our school values, over the last week:

HOWEY

This week’s winning House is : This week’s winner of the individual prize is:

Jacob M—1B!

DONATION REQUEST

We currently have a group of Grade 3 students wishing to learn to play the recorder.

If anyone has a recorder that they are willing to donate to the school it would be greatly

appreciated.

Many Thanks, Penny Keehner

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Here is a very small sample of the gorgeous owls, frogs and giraffes the Grade 1 and 2 students made last week in art. The aim was to use line, pattern and texture in their drawings and then create secondary colours from primary liquid watercolour paint to colour their designs. Be sure to take a stroll past our gallery outside the art room too, displays change regularly so you never know what you might find! PRETTY PLEASE…… If you have any old newspapers (not junk mail), washed meat/styrofoam trays, or any bits of coloured wool laying around, I would greatly appreciate any you can spare for future art lessons. Donations can be left in the art room or with your child ’s teacher. Thank you! Melissa Damen

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Happy Birthday!! to the following students who celebrate their birthdays this week 26th February—4th March:

Simon E—6B Ivy K—PB Brendan W—2B Oliver Y—3A Lewis HW—4A William W—5B Elijah W—4A Harrison M—3A Taylor W—4C Sienna C—1C Penelope R—4C Kyan B—2A Holly B—3A Jackson C—3B Sapphira M—5A Ethan DS—6C

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NATIONAL RIDE2SCHOOL/ACTIVE TRAVEL DAY Preparations are well under way for National Ride2School and Active Travel Day on Friday March 17. We will celebrate riding, walking, skating and scooting as fun ways to travel and investigate how people in our school travel to school. We support our students to walk or wheel to school because:

Students feel fresh and alert at the beginning of a school day. There are fewer cars around the school which eases ‘drop off congestion’. Students are more likely to reach the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity they need each day. Students feel happier, healthier and perform better in the classroom.

If you live too far away to walk or wheel the whole way to school, start thinking about a place you could drive to and then walk or wheel the rest of the way....Part Way is OK!!

Compound Word Baking...cupcakes! And Pancake Tuesday fun!

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EASTER RAFFLE The PFA’s major fundraiser for Term 1 will be an Easter Raffle. We are asking each family to kindly donate an Easter egg or Easter item toward the raffle by the 24th March. Donations can be left at the school office. Raffle tickets will be sent home to families in the coming weeks. Thank you to those families who have already donated! The raffle will be drawn at a special assembly to be held on the last day of Term 1, Friday 31st March

MULCH SPREADING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We are hoping to have a large delivery of mulch for the area on the retaining wall behind the oval very soon. Once the mulch has arrived we will be calling for volunteers to help spread it so please keep an eye out for more details. If you would like to help and have specific times that would suit you best please email Sally at gisborneprimarypfa@gmail.com

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MACEDON RANGES CALISTHENICS

Does your child like to dance, act, sing and perform? Do

they have an appreciation for

Music? Calisthenics combines all the above arts into fun creative items to

help build your child’s confidence and build

friendships. Macedon Ranges

Calisthenics classes are back for 2017

season. If you would like to come and try this

fantastic sport contact Shelley on

0433476157.

Caring Order Uniform ONLINE

through Beleza

Click here

Or visit 42C Aitken Street Gisborne

2017 TERM DATES

Term 1: 1 Feb—31 Mar Term 2: 18 Apr—30 Jun Term 3: 17 Jul—22 Sep Term 4: 9 Oct—22 Dec

Gisborne Primary School 35 Fisher Street Gisborne Vic 3437 PH: 03 5428 2022 FX: 03 5428 4280 Email: gisborne.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: www.gisborneps.vic.edu.au

2017 Curriculum Days

Friday 26th May &

Bell Times

8:50am Warning Bell

8:55am Class Bell

10:55 - 11.25am Recess

1:25pm Eat lunch inside

1:40-2:25pm Lunch

3:25pm Dismissal

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