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

Tel: 5432 2236 Fax. 5432 2425

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

November 8th, 2013

Issue 35

Dates to Remember

Next Week

Tues 12th Nov. Little Learner’s, 9-10am

Fri 15th Nov. Art Exhibition

Term Four

18th—22nd Nov. 5-6 Canberra Camp

Tues 19th Nov. Little Learner’s, 9-10am

Fri 22nd Nov. MARC Library

Mon 25th Nov. Pupil-free day

Tues 26th Nov. Little Learner’s, 10.30-12.30

Tues 3rd Dec. Orientation Day

(Grade 6 to Secondary

School. Little Learner’s 9-12)

Wed 11th Dec. Grade Six Graduation

Mon 16th Dec. School Council

Wed 18th Dec. Whole-School Excursion,

Shepparton

Thurs 19th Dec. School Concert

Fri 20th Dec. Last day of Term Four

Student Banking Deposit Box...

will next be emptied on Thursday 14th November.

FRIENDS OF THE SCHOOL NEWS

We are hosting a Bunnings Warehouse BBQ

fundraiser for the school. We would appreciate it if

you could please volunteer your time to help out

with the BBQ at Bunnings Warehouse store in

Kangaroo Flat. We have attached to this newsletter

a roster. So you can pick a time that you would like

to help out.

Thank you.

Weekly Awards P-2: Values Award– Bethany

Literacy– Jimmy

Maths– Bree & Jerome

3-4: Values Award– Brodi

Literacy– Esther

Maths– Lana

5-6: Values Award— Elissa

Literacy— Lane

Maths— Max Awards will be presented at assembly on Monday

11th November at 3.00pm.

ATTACHMENTS TO TODAY’S NEWSLETTER

There are a number of attachments to today’s newsletter,

particularly for families with students in Grades 5/6. Please

use the following list to ensure that you have received them

all.

• Letter regarding computers (all students).

• Financial statements (families with money owing only).

• Letter regarding Graduation (Grade 6 only).

• School Nurse Visit information (Grade 5/6 only).

• Canberra Camp Information (Grade 5/6 only).

PLANNING FOR 2014

Planning for 2014 is well underway and projections show

that if our enrolments remain stable or increase in 2014,

we may be in a position to employ more teachers and

modify our classroom structure. We currently have five

Preps participating in the Little Learner’s Program who will

begin at our school next year and six Grade Sixes who will

leave for secondary school at the end of this year.

It is important the school has an accurate indication as to

student numbers in each grade level to make decisions on

classroom structures. To assist with our planning, I ask that

families please notify me if they are not intending to send

their child to Goornong PS in 2014.

I anticipate being able to make announcements regarding

teachers and classroom structures soon.

HATS

We still have some students who do not have hats at

school. Our instructions to the students is to keep their hats

in their bag-locker when not being worn during playtime or

lunchtime. I ask that parents please ensure that their child

has a navy blue wide-brimmed hat to wear at school. Please

also ensure that your child’s hat is clearly named so it can

be returned if it is misplaced. Hats are available from

Fashion Plus in Bendigo, they are also at the school for $10.

Students who do not have an appropriate hat will be asked

to play in the shade of the school veranda at playtime and

lunchtime.

Principal’s Report SCHOOL DROP-OFF

A reminder to parents that school drop-off is from

8.30am onwards. The school is unable to provide

adequate supervision of students who arrive prior to

8.30am.

GRADE SIX GRADUATION

We will again be producing a short Grade Six

Graduation Movie. To help with this, can Grade Six

students please bring to school any school photos

that they have (eg. from in Prep, Grade 1, etc) that

we can scan and use in the movie.

Quote of the Week

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become

what we think. When the mind is pure, joy

follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

-Buddha

Jason Cox

Principal

Dear Parents,

Just to let you know- students will still be able to borrow MARC van books up until Fri. 22nd November, 2013.

My last teaching lesson is on the 6th December. I will be collecting any Overdue books on this day too.

I please ask you to look for any overdue books-otherwise payment will be required.

Regards,

Sandra Harvey

THANK YOU

Thank you to all the parents who have helped

this week with preparing art for our Art

Exhibition. Your

assistance is much

appreciated.

Elaine Wickham

GARDEN SCIENCE PROGRAM The Grade 3/4 students finished off their garden by mulching (thank you to the Donnelly family for donating the bales of pea straw) and thoroughly watering in the plants. Grade 5/6 students cleaned out the old crops from the vegie garden and managed to make $12 selling the last of the vegies. The garden beds are ready to be dug over, soil fertilised, mulched and planted up with summer crops such as pumpkin, zucchini and tomatoes. Any donations of these plants or assistance in revitalising the garden beds welcome. The P/1/2 grade made posters depicting the butterfly life cycle. These will be displayed in the project area.

I would love to get rid of the healthy crop of marshmallow weeds between the vegie beds and place compressed gravel down. If you can help with this project with labour or material or alternative ideas, please contact me or Jason Cox.

Felicity Nicholls, Garden Science

Program Coordinator

LOST

Dark blue iPod Nano.

Please contact Felicity Nicholls

(042932240)

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

WANTEDWANTEDWANTEDWANTED

Boxes to store art works in for easy

transportation to and from our Art

Exhibition would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

Elaine Wickham

GOORNONG SWIMMING POOL

The Goornong Swimming Pool is holding Swimming Lessons with Ms Emily Smith again this year. They will be held on Monday 20th January to Friday 24th January 2014. This is the last week of the school holidays. The cost is $50 per child and Enrolment forms will be available in the next few weeks. Please consider enrolling your child as Emily is a fantastic instructor.

Kind regards

Christine Carty