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Term 2 Week 4 Thursday 24 May 2018

Student Led Interviews Interviews will be held next week (week beginning 12th Aug). Information has already been sent home. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage with your child and their learning. Education Week Thank you to all those parents who attended our Assembly and Open Day on Tuesday. As I said on the day, research show that student achievement, behaviour and attendance are improved by parents being involved in the school. I thought our students performance on the day were outstanding and our students behaved beautifully. Congratulations to the award winners. Thank you Mrs Tangye and Mr Plumb for organising this event for us. School Athletics Carnival Our Athletics Carnival last Friday was also a great day. It was a little cold to start off with. It was great to see everyone trying their very best and having fun. I look forward to hearing about our successful students who will be going on to the zone carnival. Thank you Mr Turner for you organisation of the day. Swimming School Swimming school has been offered to all year 2 to year 4 students. Year 5 and 6 students who are not good swimmers are welcome to attend also. This swimming school is aimed at poor or non-swimmers. If your child cannot swim 50m confidently and proficiently they should be doing swimming school. Swimming lessons are paid for by Dept. of Education. You are only paying pool entry and cost of the bus. Unfortunately the Dept. of Education does not offer the program to kindergarten and year 1 students. I’m sure you can understand that it would be quite difficult for many of them to get changed and organised in this context. Student assistance is available for families who have difficulty paying. It's important our children can swim. We live on a peninsula. I am passionate about ensuring our students can swim, after having a student who had attended my previous school, drown in the lake a few years ago.

Play Equipment Grant Don’t forget to vote for our grant. Go to our webpage or facebook page to find the link. Voting finishes on 15 August, 2019. Book Week Parade Our book week parade will be held on Friday 6th of September at 10am. The Theme is “My Secret Power”. There will be more information in the next newsletter. Sensory Garden Working Bee Following our Book Week Parade on the 6th September we are going to hold a planning meeting for our sensory garden that we want to build. If you have skills in concreting, building or just are great at creating stuff, we need you. Please come and join us on the oval after the parade at around 11am.

Calendar Dates Mon 12 August Parent Interviews week

Tues 13 August Primary Assembly

Wed 14 August Isabelle Kelly Cup

Mon 19 August Swimming Scheme commences

Tues 20 August Infant Assembly 2.10pm

Wed 21 August Ukulele rehearsal, Day & Night Performance

Newcastle Permanent Maths Comp

Thurs 22 August Aboriginal Dance rehearsal, Day 7 Night Performance

Infants Assembly 9am

Term 3 Week 3 Thursday 8th August 2019

NEW KINDERGARTEN Students for 2020 It is again that time of year where we start to organise our Kindergarten Transition to School program. We ask our community if we have any families that may have a child that is starting school next year to please come into the school office and put their name down so that they can receive all the information directly. This year we are going to continue our extended transition program starting with our Picnic in the Park later this term. During Term 4, we will run 4 transition days for students and their parents. This is a great opportunity for our students to get a wonderful start to their schooling journey. Please contact the school if you require any additional information or just need to ask a question. Road Safety, Bikes and Scooters One of our student was unfortunately observed riding a scooter in the middle of the road last week. This is very concerning and dangerous. We do not want to see any of our students hurt. If your child does ride a bike or scooter to school please remind them that they should ride on the footpath, where possible and wear a helmet. Slime We have found slime on computer keyboards and ipads. As you will understand this is not a great place to get slime. Students have been told they may bring slime to school but must not take it into classrooms or the library. Regards Sandy Notley Principal

REQUEST FOR ALL SCHOOL MAINTENANCE LOCAL TRADES PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS The NSW Government has committed the largest investment in planned maintenance at public schools in the history of NSW. A record $1.3 billion is being spent on an ambitious delivery program, focused on employing local businesses and contractors across the state. To assist in addressing regional school maintenance issues and at the same time provide work for local trade’s persons and suppliers across the Hunter / Central Coast regions, over $100 million is being invested to upgrade and maintain our school infrastructure. Given this record spend by School Infrastructure NSW, you are invited to an Asset Management Unit industry breakfast briefing. This will provide information to existing and new contractors on how you can get involved. To find out more by attending our Industry breakfast register at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/industry-engagement-information-session-tickets-65766578607 or contact your Asset Management Unit on 4088 3500.

Primary Assembly Awards 2019 Term 3 Week 2

Class Reason

2/3K Harmony B Her detailed artwork

3/4A Isabella T Neat bookwork. 3/4A Ben B His observation skills at Taronga Zoo. 3/4B Lara F Her kind, caring and helpful nature.

3/4B Dennis T Working as a team member in literacy groups.

5/6R Alex B Consistent effort during Maths groups

5/6R Kiahna W Excellent descriptive writing

2T really enjoyed their unit on Dinosaurs, making wonderful dioramas and presenting speeches on their favourite dinosaur

The Great Indigenous Book Swap Donate a pre-loved book between Monday 12 August (week 4) and Friday 30 August (week 6) Purchase a book on Wednesday 4 September (week 7) The Great Book Swap is a fundraising event where students make a gold coin donation and swap books with one another. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation raises awareness and funds for children in remote Indigenous communities across Australia. Last year, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation raised over $270,000 from the Great Book Swap. In 2019, their goal is to raise $350,000 to gift 35,000 new books to remote communities who want and need them. Students are invited to bring a book from home that they have really enjoyed but can bear to part with. Ideally, books should not just be an unwanted item but a book that they think someone else will enjoy as much as they have. Students are to bring their book to school in advance of the swap, between Monday 12 August (week 4) and Friday 30 August (week 6). Books can be placed in the collection box which will be available in the office foyer. Students will be invited to buy a book by way of a gold coin donation on Wednesday 4 September. After all, how can you learn to read without books? Help us help them by donating to our Great Book Swap fundraising page: https://go.greatbookswap.org.au/EventDetail/7011J000001RnSKQA0/gwandalan-public-school-great-book-swap For more information about The Great Book Swap please refer to the following website: https://www.greatbookswap.org.au/ The Aboriginal Education Committee

UNIFORM SHOP

Our uniform shop is open:- Wednesday Mornings 8.30-9.30am Friday Afternoons 2.00-3.00pm You can also shop on line at www.gtschool.com.au Laybys are also welcome. A 20% deposit of a cash payment is required. We now stock Polos and Hoodies up to size 24. Please find an order form later in this newsletter for your convenience.

Week 1 Week 2

Monday, 22 July 2019 Thursday, 25 July 2019 Monday, 29 July 2019 Thursday, 1 August 2019

Pupil Free Day Nicole Ha Helper Required

Tuesday, 23 July 2019 Helper Required Tuesday, 30 July 2019 Helper Required

Marg E Friday, 26 July 2019 Karen F Friday, 2 August 2019

Wednesday, 24 July 2019 Alison Wednesday, 31 July 2019 Alison

Tylha Chelsea Marg B Helper Required

Helper Required Laura Helper Required Athletics CarnivalWeek 3 Week 4

Monday, 5 August 2019 Thursday, 8 August 2019 Monday, 12 August 2019 Thursday, 15 August 2019

Rikki Helper Required Ha Helper Required

Tuesday, 6 August 2019 Helper Required Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Helper Required

Open Day Friday, 9 August 2019 Helper Required Friday, 16 August 2019

Wednesday, 7 August 2019 Alison Wednesday, 14 August 2019 Alison

Tylha Helper Required Marg B Helper Required

Helper Required Laura Helper Required Helper Required

Week 5 Week 6

Monday, 19 August 2019 Thursday, 22 August 2019 Monday, 26 August 2019 Thursday, 29 August 2019

Rikki Helper Required Ha Helper Required

Tuesday, 20 August 2019 Helper Required Tuesday, 27 August 2019 Helper Required

Marg E Friday, 23 August 2019 Helper Required Friday, 30 August 2019

Wednesday, 21 August 2019 Alison Wednesday, 28 August 2019 Alison

Tylha Helper Required Marg B Helper Required

Helper Required Laura Helper Required Helper Required

Week 7 Week 8

Monday, 2 September 2019 Thursday, 5 September 2019 Monday, 9 September 2019 Thursday, 12 September 2019

Rikki Helper Required Ha Helper Required

Tuesday, 3 September 2019 Helper Required Tuesday, 10 September 2019 Helper Required

Marg E Friday, 6 September 2019 Karen F Friday, 13 September 2019

Wednesday, 4 September 2019 Alison Wednesday, 11 September 2019 Alison

Tylha Helper Required Marg B Helper Required

Helper Required Laura Helper Required Helper Required

Week 9 Week 10

Monday, 16 September 2019 Thursday, 19 September 2019 Monday, 23 September 2019 Thursday, 26 September 2019

Rikki Helper Required Ha Helper Required

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 Helper Required Tuesday, 24 September 2019 Helper Required

Marg E Friday, 20 September 2019 Karen F Friday, 27 September 2019

Wednesday, 18 September 2019 Alison Wednesday, 25 September 2019 Alison

Tylha Helper Required Marg B Helper Required

Helper Required Laura Helper Required Helper Required

Term 3 Canteen Hero Roster

2019 Uniform Order Form

ITEM PRICE SIZE QUANTITY PRICE

Micro Fibre Jacket $45.00 Tunic (Dress) $40.00

Hooded Jumper $45.00 Micro Fibre Shorts $20.00

Polo Shirt $30.00

Micro Fibre Track Pants $25.00

Skirt $30.00

Culottes $20.00

Hats (sizes s/s, s/m, m/l) $10.00

Student’s Name ______________________________________________________ Class ____________

Parent/Caregiver’s Name__________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number______________________________________________________________________

Payment by Cash enclosed$___________________________________________________________

Order Online-www.gtschool.com.au

- Click on “your school uniforms”

- Click on Gwandalan Pubic School

- Order and pay for your items

- Pick up your order from the Uniform Shop during opening hours.

Opening Hours-Wednesday 8:30am-9:30am Friday 2:00pm-3:00pm

Email: gwandalan-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Envision Hands – An Environmental & Humanitarian Project

Envision is a small community focused organisation. They have worked throughout Victoria and Tasmania to engage disadvantaged job seekers in fascinating projects that get them work-ready and motivated. Following on from a very successful project with Salvation Army Employment Plus (Plastic Fantastic), the Envision team has been collecting bottle caps from schools, building machinery and extruding filament for 3D printers. During the project Envision discovered a fantastic initiative called e-Nable. This initiative links people in need of a prosthetic limb with volunteer 3D printers.

Envision accesses e-Nable’s 3D printer designs to make simple, self-powered prostheses. The e-Nable designs are made with standard 3D printing materials such as ABS plastic, however Envision have found a way to incorporate recycled materials such as bottle tops into the fabrication feed stock. Envision are working their way through the e-Nable library of hands, building prototypes and with their great advances in 3D technology, making hands that will only become more flexible, giving greater dexterity for the beneficiaries, the children and people in the most need. This collaborative project – Envision Hands – is the only project of its kind to make prosthetic limbs from recycled bottle tops. It aims to make 100 prosthetic limbs for disadvantaged people and communities throughout India and other 3rd world countries. Envision will continue to work with the community and business partners endeavouring to spread the word on reducing waste, while gaining support in both bottle top collection and fundraising activities which support these incredible environmental and humanitarian projects.

Gwandalan Public School is now a collection point. Please save your bottle tops and place them in the buckets in the office foyer

From the Office Our office hours are 8.15am to 3.30pm. We accept cash, card and Parent on line payments (via school website). Notes can be dropped off at the office and put into the payment box at the front counter. Notes Look out for a note that will be going home this week in regards to The Great Indigenous Book Swap happening on Wednesday 4th September. Other notes that have gone home include Eye Spy Tour / Possum Magic for Kindergarten $25. Special Swimming Scheme for Year 2, 3 & 4 there is a limit of 60 places $65. Great Aussie Bush Camp Years 5/6 $340. There will be a payment card issued on receipt of deposit this can be returned with each payment for your tracking purpose. Jollybops Science Show Years 1 – 6 a cost of $6 per student. We have sent invoices for The Dance Workshop at a cost of $20 per student and Bookpack part payments that are outstanding from Terms 1 & 2. Kindergarten Enrolment 2020 We are now taking Kindergarten Enrolments for 2020. Contact the office for enrolment information packs or queries. Attendance Again this term we are sending out SMS messages to parents when students are absent. Please ensure that we have your correct mobile as we ask that you reply to these messages by phoning the school or recording the absence via the skoolbag application. Medication Is your child on medication at School? If so, we would appreciate you arranging to have your child's medication prepared into a Webster pack. This is prepared for you at the Chemist. Many Chemists do this as a free service. However some charge a small amount. Skool Bag App Have you got our skoolbag app? If not, why not download it to keep up-to-date with all the latest news happening around the school. Just go to your application store and search Gwandalan Public School. Second Hand Uniforms We are always looking for donation of second hand clothes. Payments Due Bookpack part payments – due now Dance Workshops – due now Yr 2, 3, 4 Special Swimming Scheme – due 16th August Yr 5/6 Camp – deposit due 14th August - Final payment 18th September Yr 1 to 6 Jollybops Science Show - due 23rd August Kindergarten Excursion - due 23rd August

We have our Father’s Day BBQ and Breakfast on the 30th August, we will be sending a note out the end of this week. We also need your help with voting for the grant that our wonderful school has been entered. We are providing extra funds to the school for the Sphero’s which we think is fantastic for the students. We have agreed to provide a kit of new singlets for those who make it to zone. JOIN GWANDALAN PS P & C We would love for you to join us at our next meeting on Wednesday 4th September 6pm in the Community Room. We are all volunteers and many hands make light work. We would love to see you there. REMINDER FOR P & C PAYMENTS Currently we can only have cash payments for our events made to the office. Payments for P & C cannot be done through the school online system or via Eftpos. SCHOOL BANKING Our Commonwealth Dollarmites Banking program runs every Tuesday morning. Join the Facebook Group to stay up to date. Just search Gwandalan Public School Banking on FB.

Entertainment Books are now available for order. Gwandalan Public School code www.entbook.com.au/34637o COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANT WE NEED YOUR HELP! We have put in an application for a Community Grant to provide playground equipment at Gwandalan Public School! We are very excited, but we need your votes! Voting is open until the 15th of August. To vote online you will need to go to: https://clicktime.symantec.com/3Szunc8dEw5JpjhakeV8vhi7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmycommunityproject.service.nsw.gov.au • Log into your MyServiceNSW Account. • Your Medicare card to verify your identity and age. Our Project is in the Swansea Electorate. You can only vote once. The more votes we get the greater the chance we have of receiving the grant and being able to provide this play equipment for our amazing school sooner as currently we don’t have all the funds required! Please share with your family and friends, work places, community groups and sports clubs. CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATE EVENT

Fri 30th August Father’s Day BBQ & Stall

Wed 4th September September Meeting-6pm

GPS P&C UPDATE Term 3, Week 3

Gwandalan Public School P&C Association

Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan, NSW, 2259 E: gwandalanpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Gwandalanpublicpandc/

KI Lleyton M Charlotte M KA Aidan Z Leylani C KW Kingston R Bronte A K/1A Lucas B Pania C 1T Matilda-Rose A Indi H 1K Jed M Jad Z 2T Piper W Aimee P 2W Zoe A Lachlan M 2/3K Jack C Zahara C 3/4A Tiana E Ila M 3/4P Ruby E Mason G 3/4B Skye S Zoey B 4/5G Brooke W Nash W 5/6H Cody N Zophia Z 5/6V Erin B Adelina C 5/6R Kira W Aaliyah J

Multicultural Public Speaking Awards Harmony B Jonti A Tori A Allegra A Sport Awards Swimming Jnr Champions Harrison M Brooke P 11Yrs Champions Jesse C Allegra A Snr Champions Isaiah R Briella GD Champion House Awabakal Cross Country 12/13Yrs Tori A Jayden C 11Yrs Baylan M Allegra A 10Yrs Harper J Brooke P 8/9Yrs Jayden A Shyla C Champion House Awabakal

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Gwandalan Public School presents

Our SCHOOL CONCERT is fast approaching and promises as always an event not to be missed! Your children have been busy rehearsing for this very special event since last term and are looking forward to showing you their wonderful dances and acts.

Dates for the school concert are as follows:

Wednesday 11th September, 2019- Matinee- 9.30am start

Wednesday 11th September, 2019- Night performance- 6.00pm

Thursday 12th September, 2019- Night Performance- 6.00pm

Details about where/when to purchase tickets will be sent out in our next newsletter.

Information concerning costumes for your child’s dance/act will be or have been sent home from your child’s teacher.

See you at the concert!!