Phone: (02) 6944 1811 Gundagai Public School Email: gundagai-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au William Street

Website: www.gundagai-p.schools.nsw.edu.au GUNDAGAI NSW 2722

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EVERY CHILD EVERY OPPORTUNITY EVERY DAY It is hard to believe that it is time to evaluate the effectiveness of the 2018-2020 school plan and begin the 2021-2024 plan. We are currently gathering information from many sources to find out what has worked well and what we can do to improve. We are now gathering feedback from our parents, students and staff.

Three years ago we set out to build a school community with a strong learning culture where teachers have the skills to deliver differentiated learning to improve the educational outcomes of our students. We have invested heavily in additional professional learning for staff, developed and refined support programs, strengthened our whole school understanding and approach to Positive Behaviour for Learning, improved the use of technology across the school and provided extra curricula and extension opportunities for our students.

To help with future planning we really want to hear your thoughts. What is it you want from the school over the next four years? What directions would you like the school to take? What has the school done well that we can improve on? How can we continue to improve? We will be seeking your feedback in a number of ways, including surveys, questionnaires and making phone calls to ask you questions around specific areas of our school. Gundagai Public School is your school and I really encourage you to have a say. Please contribute to feedback when it is sought. It is your feedback that will help form our new school plan.

A copy of the whole 2018- 2020 school plan can be sent home if requested or is available on the school website under the OUR SCHOOL tab which is located across the top of the home

NEWSLETTER GUNDAGAI NSW 2722

Monday 19 October 2020

Newsletter No. 29

Week 2 Term 4

Principal: Mrs Vicki Somerville

Gundagai Public School

L e a rn i ng R e s p on s ib i l i ty S a fe ty

MORTIMER SHIELD Please note the Mortimer Shield (for selected

Stage 3 students) will now be played in Gundagai

Date: Tuesday 27 October

Venue: Anzac Park, Gundagai

Transport: Makeham’s Coaches

Cost: $3.00 for bus

As per DoE Covid-19 guidelines no parents or spectators are permitted to attend. Students are to travel to and from the oval by bus Permission notes that must be returned will be sent home with students today.

WOOLWORTHS BLAST SCHOOL CUP CRICKET Stage 2 and 3 students will be participating in the Gundagai Woolworths Blast School Cup. Date: Thursday 29 October

Venue: Stan Crowe Oval

Transport: Makeham’s Coaches

Cost: $3.00 for bus

As per DoE Covid-19 guidelines no parents or spectators are permitted to attend. Students are to travel to and from the oval by bus.

Permission notes that must be returned will be sent home with students today.

TALENT QUEST It is now a great time to start preparing for the school Talent Quest that is being held on Friday 13 November 2020. It is great to see students eagerly organising and preparing their performance at lunch and recess.

Week 2: A meeting will be held on Friday for all students interested in taking part in the Talent Quest. Week 3: Auditions will be at Recess and Lunch. Week 4: Talent Quest Rehearsals in the School Hall. Week 5: GPS Talent Quest

GUNDAGAI HIGH YEAR 7 2021

Transition Session Date: Wednesday 25 November 2020 Time: 1:25 to 3:20pm Transport: Students will be taken to GHS by bus, at the end of the day students are collected by parents, walk home or catch normal bus.

Orientation Day Date: Tuesday 1 December 2020 Time: 8:25am to 3:30pm Transport: Students make their own way to GHS and at the end of the day are either collected by parents, walk home or catch normal bus home.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK

Kindergarten Jack Fifield

Year 1 Gold Thomas McKechnie

Year 1 Blue Jacob Turner

Year 2 Heleena Winner

Year 3 Xanthe Shannon

Year 4 Sophie Jones

Year 5 Edward Smart

Year 6 Logan Jones

NO HAT NO PLAY In Term 4 all students need a hat for outside activities. School hats and caps can be purchased at our Uniform Shop. This term no child will be allowed play in the open unless they have a hat but will be asked to play under the COLA.

PLACEMENT IN SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS FOR YEAR 7 ENTRY IN 2022 Thinking of applying for a government selective high school for Year 7 in 2022? You must apply online at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes

Application website opens: 13 October 2020 Application website closes: 16 November 2020 (you must apply before this date) More information available from the school office

BIRTHDAY CAKES AT SCHOOL A number of parents are making enquires about Covid19 regulations around bringing birthday cakes to school and we thank everyone for their support and ask them to adhere to the following:

1. Homemade cakes are not allowed.

2. Store bought cakes that need to be cut up and shared are not allowed.

3. Pre-packaged single serve cakes, donuts, cookies etc that are store bought and sealed can be sent in to celebrate the occasion.

SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Congratulations to everyone involved in our School Cross Country last Friday. Although this event was held much later than usual and without our wonderful parents and friends who attend each year to cheer on our students it was a very successful morning and a wonderful opportunity for students to participate in this annual sporting event. All students put in a tremendous effort completing the cross country course and the healthy competition and camaraderie demonstrated by the students contributed to the supportive, friendly and unified tone of the day. This year Freeman claimed the house trophy and every member of Freeman, who competed on the day helped the team secure first place. Well done on a great team effort. Special congratulations also to our age champions who dug deep and performed so strongly on the day.

Primary Age Champions: Elena Loukissas, Archie Wheaton, Maya Morris, Craig Bond, Eadyn Lindley, Edward Smart, Ruby Turner and Nate Mooney

Infants Age Champions: Lilly Nowell, Ivy Morris, Jacob Turner, Jax Smart, Izac Foster and Elsie-Mae Mooney

SRC FIRE DAY DONATION Earlier this year the SRC held a Fire Day to raise funds for the local Fire Brigade to thank them for all their hard work in the bushfires. The school raised $242 which has been presented to the North Gundagai Rural Fire Service.

P&C MEETING Term 4 P&C Meeting will be held this Monday evening, 19 October, at 6:30pm in the School Library. Please come along and have a say or just attend and demonstrate support for this wonderful organisation.

CANTEEN ROSTER

Week 2

Monday 19 October

Friday 23 October

Skye Shannon Iris Pigram

CLOSED

Week 3

Monday 26 October

Friday 30 October

Viv & Dan Lindley CLOSED

It was wonderful to receive word last week that our canteen has again met the requirements of the NSW Healthy Schools Canteen Strategy. Canteen Coordinator Elicia Bond has worked so hard and with so much positivity to achieve this. Congratulations to Elicia, the school P&C and our wonderful

canteen volunteers who together have continued to provide a Healthy Canteen for our students.

GUNDAGAI PUBLIC P&C THERMOMIX RAFFLE

2018-2020 CURRENT SCHOOL PLAN EVALUATION 2021-2024 FUTURE SCHOOL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

HELP US PLAN FOR A SUCCESSFUL, COLLABORATIVE FUTURE

Our school is currently consulting with our school learning community in a number of ways to evaluate our current school plan and implement a new plan. Your ideas and opinions matter. This brief questionnaire is designed to provide us with a snapshot to initially inform our planning. Once we gather your broad responses we will then engage further with our school community during Term 4 2020 and Term 1 2021 to clarify our new Strategic Improvement Plan which will drive improvement over the next 4 years. It would be appreciated if you could answer the 4 questions below and return to school, in the envelope provided by this Friday.

1. What do you like about the school? What is already successful? List some things that you consider are our strengths.

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2. What are some wishes you have for our future? What would you like to see us achieve in the next 4 years?

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3. Improving student learning outcomes is a continual focus at Gundagai Public. What are we currently doing that supports your children’s education?

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4. Improving student learning outcomes is a continual focus at Gundagai Public.

What suggestions do you have that we could implement or further develop to improve?

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5. Is there anything else you would like to comment on?

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Thank you for your time. Vicki Somerville