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Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au

Respect * Personal Best * Care School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!

To report an absence through the school website you can use this link Report an Absence

Thursday June 13th 2019

CALIFORNIA GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL

P.O. Box 88 California Gully 3556 Phone: 5446-8393 Fax: 5446-3115 Email: [email protected]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

SCHOOL UNIFORM - REMINDER School uniform is a very important part of CGPS and we request that all families support

children in wearing uniform everyday. California Gully Primary School’s uniform policy

shares the expectation that all children wear school uniform as it builds a sense of pride,

community and equality.

If you need support with uniform please contact the school.

REPORTS AND 3-WAY CONFERENCE At this time of year staff will dedicate many hours to student reports in the lead up to the

reports being forwarded to families and the 3-Way Conference. Student Reports will be

sent home on Monday 24th June. A formal opportunity for parents to discuss the progress

of their child/children will occur on Thursday 27th June. Allocation of 3-way conference

times will be forwarded in the very near future.

MISSION At California Gully Primary School we educate students to be lifelong learners and

well informed and productive community members who are well prepared to become

active, engaged and responsible citizens of the local and global community.

The Bell Topper

Volume 37 No.17

IMPORTANT REMINDER

School Council Meeting - Monday June 17th

Parents’ & Friends Hot Lunch Day - Friday June 21st

Last Day of Term Two - Friday June 28th

First Day of Term Three - Monday July 15th

Whole School Gym Program - Tuesday July 16th

School Council Meeting - Monday July 22nd

Whole School Gym Program - Tuesday July 23rd

Whole School Gym Program - Tuesday July 30th

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CLEVER WEATHER PROJECT CGPS has been selected to be part of the Clever Weather Bendigo Project. This project aims to

provide the community and decision makers better information about temperature across

Bendigo. La Trobe University

Bendigo Campus has 3D printed each of these weather pods and created the technology within

them. Every 4-7 minutes the weather pod will upload data to a website which is a collabora-

tion between the Bureau of Meteorology and the UK Met Office. BOM-WOW (Bureau of

Meteorology Weather Observations Website).

Bendigo's current weather data for the whole city and surrounds comes from one location at

the Bendigo Airport. This 3 year project will allow data to be collected to create a better under-

standing of how temperature is different throughout Bendigo. This can help to identify areas

where additional focus and attention is needed to mitigate the heat and impacts of it across

Bendigo through tree plantings and changes to the urban environment. You can look at all of

the Clever Weather Pods that have been installed at the BOM-WOW website. Just Zoom in on

Bendigo!

http://bom-wow.metoffice.gov.uk

FOUNDATION (PREP) ENROLMENTS 2020 Thank you to parents who have let us know their child will be starting (Prep) Foundation next

year. We encourage families to contact the school if they have a child starting school next

year. As we move into the month of June we start to really focus on staffing, grade structures

and the allocation of resources for next year. The enrolment form, a copy of the child’s birth

certificate and immunisation record should be returned to school by Friday June 28th 2019.

This date is set by the Department of Education. If your child has additional needs including a

medical diagnosis, language difficulties, is involved with any Early Intervention services, or if

you just have a worry or concern about your child, please make an appointment to see me as

soon as possible.

STAFF LEAVE A huge thank you to Mr. Guy for his outstanding work in the 5/6 class over the past 4 weeks.

We will welcome back Mr. McKerrow next week.

Mrs. Carroll will also be on leave over coming weeks. We would like to welcome Mrs. Andrea

Bacon into CGPS as a replacement during this period.

Andrew Frawley

Principal

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

June 17th — June 21st School Council Meeting

School Banking Day - Bendigo Bank

Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m.—8.20 a.m.

School Banking Day - Commonwealth Bank

June 24th — June 28th School Banking Day - Bendigo Bank



July 15th — July 19th First Day of Term Three


Gym Program



July 22nd — July 26th School Council Meeting


Gym Program







Congratulations to the following students on being named Student of The Week

for their positive attitude to school and social values.

Friday June 7th

Foundation Hinton-Ryan-Baldwin: Braxtyn B. - For always supporting his classmates. Willow D. - For excellent journal writing. Finn F. - For coping well with change. Kassius M. - For always being friendly to his classmates. Jagger N. - For excellent journal writing. Grade One Carroll-Reilly: Jaylem J. - For an excellent effort in his turn-around facts in Maths. Grade 2/3 Ennor: Julian A. - For completing the MiniLit program and for competently using diagraphs. Nikita M. - For completing the MiniLit program and for competently using diagraphs. Chloe O. - For always doing her ‘personal best’. Grade 4/5/6Windridge: Samarah McL. - For working hard on researching the piranha. Tai W. - For working hard on researching the red back spider. Grade 5/6 McKerrow: Ashlee M. - For showing great manners and always listening.

Quote of the Week Go easy on yourself. Whatever you do today, let it be enough.





Over the past week, we have focused on working together and cooperating in all of our activities. We have played in the shed, on the playground, on the oval, as well as cooking cheese macaroni mid-week. In all these activities, the children shared and worked well together. These are skills that we have been working on throughout the year, and we will continue to do so as the year rolls on. Jemma also decided that she would give Ms Ennor some help by taking her food scraps down to the chickens and feeding them. Thank you Jemma! Two highlights for the children over the past week were playing in the shed and cooking cheese macaroni. In the shed, the children used the circus and sports equipment to play a variety of different games and work on their acrobatic skills. A number of our foundation and grade 1 children are now able to use most of the circus equipment without support and are now designing games with their friends. The other highlight was cooking the cheese macaroni. The children enjoyed being able to make a delicious meal. Many of the children decided that they enjoyed it so much that they would have a second bowl and make it their dinner.

Have a great week,

Josh





Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and California Gully Primary School is excited to be par ticipating.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 6 September 2019.

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the Premiers’ Reading Challenge in 2019: Thursday June 6th Ella B. Grade 2/3A (Ennor) Gus. B Grade 4/5/6 Jackson H. Grade 4/5/6

93% of students agree going to Learning Club makes them

try harder at school

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING LEARNING CLUBS,

2019 The Smith Family would like to inform all families that Learning Clubs at California Gully PS will take place in Terms 3 & 4 this year. Learning Clubs will NOT be running in Term 2. We will be in touch closer to the time with registration details!

Please do not hesitate to contact Georgina

on 0402 245 236 if you would like to discuss this further.


http://www.education.vic.gov.au/prc




This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school – and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths. From Wednesday 1st July to Tuesday 25th June or while stock lasts, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box here at the school or Woolworths at the Bendigo Marketplace. At the end of the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources for Maths, English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn Sticker sheets have been sent home with a recent edition of The Bell Topper to get you started! If you require another sticker sheet please collect one from the school office.





PARENTS & FRIENDS OF CALIFORNIA GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS

Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School Meeting The next meeting of the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School will be in the conference room after assembly on date to be

confirmed. All are most welcome to attend.

Hot Lunch Day - Friday June 21st Next Friday June 21st, the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary School are

providing a Hot Lunch Day. Order forms will be sent home on Monday of next week and

the orders are due back today, Thursday, June 20th.

On the menu will be Hamburgers and Fruit Smoothies.

Contacting the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School The Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary School would love to hear from you.

If you have any ideas that you would like to share with them please email them at

[email protected].

Thank you to all families who support the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School.


mailto:[email protected]




GREAT TIPS FOR HEALTHY KIDS TIP 1 YOU ARE IN CHARGE Yes, you are in charge. You are the adult and the parent, and it’s up to you to guide your kids. This means you decide what’s best for them and you have the final say. Kids need limits and boundaries. They need to hear from you what’s best for them. Let them know that you are setting rules out of love and care.

What you can do NOW Decide on changes you can make to your family’s lifestyle and eating habits e.g. going for a walk together for 30 minutes at least twice a week, and including fruits and /or vegetables with every meal. Make a list of nutritious foods to buy next time your shop. Take charge of what goes into the supermarket trolley

Good Idea!

Tell the kids you want the whole family to be fit and healthy, and invite them to make suggestions. They will accept that you are in charge more easily if they can contribute their ideas.

This “Beanz Meanz” vegetarian recipe is a great way to encourage kids to eat beans.

It is packed full of fibre and high in protein (from kidney beans) as well loads of

vegetables to ensure kids are meeting their daily nutrient requirements - for this

reason beans are often called a vegetarian “meat”.

Ingredients 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, peeled and chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 1/2 cup chopped carrot

1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped red capsicum

1 teaspoon ground cumin & chilli powder 800g (1 can) chopped tomatoes

800g (2 cans) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup frozen corn kernels

Topping

1/2 cup shredded low fat cheese 1/4 cup chopped chives

Method

Heat oil in large saucepan. Add cumin and chilli

and stir until they become fragrant.

Cook onion until translucent then add garlic.

Add carrot, celery and red capsicum and cook

until they soften slightly.

Add tomatoes with juice and stir in with

vegetables. Bring mixture to boil then reduce

heat and allow to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

Beans and corn can now be added to chilli

mixture and stir to combine.

Serve 1/2 cup of chilli on top of

wholegrain toast, brown rice or noodles.

Alternatively serve 1 cup by itself and top

with shredded cheese and chopped chives.

“Beanz Meanz” … More Beans Please!





Food, Glorious Food

The following recommendations are part of our - Kids ‘Go for your life’ program at school: -

Children are encouraged to drink water only at school.

Children should bring drink bottles filled with water only into class.

Fruit and vegetables should be included in lunch boxes everyday. Chips, twisties, noodles (including two-minute noodles), biscuits and high sugar drinks are considered to be occasional food and should not be in lunch boxes. Please note that during the break at 11.30 am the children are only permitted to eat nutritious food such as sandwiches, wraps, dairy foods, fruit and vegetables. Any occasional food that they bring can be eaten at the 1.30 pm break. In the past some children have informed us that they are responsible for packing their own lunches and this may explain why we sometimes see lunch boxes with too much occasional food (chips and twisties mainly), and not enough healthy food in them. The children have been informed that these occasional foods are not suitable as they:

are very low in nutritional value

are high in saturated fat and/or sugar and/or added salt

provide excess kilojoules After revising the Healthy Food Pyramid and discussing the school’s policy on healthy eating with the children, we are now also asking for your support. We need to ensure that the children are ready and able to learn each day by them having the necessary fuel (provided by healthy food) to keep them alert and receptive to learning.





START SAVING NOW! Pick up a flyer from the office, or phone 5434 3908.





WANT TO GET RID OF YOUR PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS??? Do you have lots of plastic grocery bags taking up valuable storage space in your home? A member of our school community is collecting plastic grocery bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless. If you have excess plastic grocery bags (I’m sure many of us do) they can be brought to the school office for collection to make more sleeping mats. Not only are we providing a soft place for a homeless person to sleep—we are also recycling those unwanted plastic grocery bags!!

California Gully Primary School has signed up with the Fitzpatrick’s Home Hardware D.I.Y. Rewards program. Each time you make a purchase at Fitzpatrick’s Home Hardware please mention the school and for each $1.00 spent the school will earn five club reward points that we can use to purchase products in store when we need to make any repairs around the school.

Current Uniform Prices at Bendigo Uniform Plus - Shop 6, Abbott Arcade Bendigo.

Short Sleeve Polo – $20.50 Long Sleeve Polo – $26.00 Polar Fleece Jumper – $35.00 Hoodie – $35.00

Blue & White Checked Dress – $22.00 Bucket Hat – $13.50 Slouch /Wide Brimmed Hat – $13.50





Level 1: Sat June 22, 11- 4pm Level 2: Tues July 9, 11- 4pm 10 Mundy St, Bendigo

Register on 99180002 [email protected]





Stephanie Alexander Kitchen at California Gully Primary School

Tuesday Mornings 8.00 a.m. to 8.45 a.m.

With Thanks to The Eaglehawk Football/Netball Club and our generous sponsors we have a community breakfast program for all families (parents are more than welcome to attend) and staff of California Gully. The community breakfast program will continue tomorrow, Friday June 14th at 8 a.m. (please note that we will stop serving breakfast at 8.20a.m. any children who arrive after 8.20 a.m. will miss out). Sharing in breakfast together, what a great way for our school community to start to start the day!


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