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Gladstone Views Primary School

NEWSLETTER

� Carrick Drive, Gladstone Park, 3043 � 9338 6083

� www.gvps.vic.edu.au � Fax 9335 4892

Principal: Michael West Assistant Principal: Jane Donaldson The Department of Education & Early Childhood Development and this school do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser or notice contained in this

Newsletter. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development or this school for the accuracy of information contained in

advertisements or claims made by them.

Thursday July 16, 2015

� Diary

Fri 17 July Skip-a-thon - All Sponsorship Forms & money due

Fri 17 July 2.30pm Fire Education - Prep

Tues 21 July am GPSC School Musical - Gr. 5/6 to attend

Fri 24 July 2.30pm Fire Education - Prep

Thurs 30 July Maths Challenge Competition

Fri 31 July Gr. 3/4 Arrabri Camp Deposit due

Thurs 6 Aug Term 3 Fundraiser - Cadbury Chocolate Drive

Tues 15 Dec. Gr. 6 – 2015 Graduation

� Items Distributed With Newsletter Today

• Grade 3/4 “Clean Up the Creek Day” Notice

• Gr. 5/6 GPSC Musical Production Notice

Vision Portraits Information Sheet P-6

New Canteen Price List

FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou for all returning safely from the holiday break. I was so excited to see a well-rested staff, eager students and many relieved parents (I think celebrating that their children were back at school). Mr West is having a fabulous time overseas and sends his best wishes to all to have a wonderful start to the term. And what a super start we have had! Every minute in every classroom is spent learning. The children are engaged in discussion, independent and collaborative activities and the opportunity to give and receive feedback. These are all parts of the package that help to create active learners. I thought I would share a written quote from a person who recently toured our school. She wrote, “Having toured numerous schools in the area, GVPS was the only school to talk about their curriculum. As school is a place to learn and education is of the utmost importance to our family, I felt this was an important point of difference.” This confirmed for me that people who visit our school see beyond our brilliant, well-resourced classrooms and facilities and can see how passionate and dedicated the staff are at GVPS to offer our children the best possible teaching and learning programs. We are driven to make a positive difference to each and every student.

So ahead of us is another action packed term. Can I please ask you to think about the following points:

- Ensure your child is wearing the correct school uniform.

With this chilly weather upon us please

promote the wearing of jackets, beanies and gloves for

outdoor play.

- Drive cautiously around our school and ensure you park

legally. Please remember parents are not to enter the

school car park between 8.15 and 4.00pm unless they

are helping at the school. There is a large sign at the

entrance of the car park displaying these times so there

should be no excuses for not following the rules.

- Use the four Fish Philosophy Principles in all that you do.

Ask your child what they are and how they can be used

to make a difference.

- This term you will be hearing the children talk a lot about

‘The 6C’s’. Please take the time to ask your child(ren)

what they are. Research shows that the capacity a child

has in each of the six areas will help drive their success

in their future years.

- If you walk into the school grounds and see litter on the

ground would you please do ‘The Litter Dip’, pick the

paper up and put it in the bin.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Jane Donaldson

Skip-a-thon Money & Forms due tomorrow

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STAR FISH AWARDS “Choose Your Attitude”

Gladstone Park Cricket Club is looking for Junior players aged 5-9 to join our Milo in2cricket program and ages 10-16 to join our under 12,14 and 16’s teams.

Registration Days

Friday 7th August - 3.30 – 5.00pm at Jack Ginifer Reserve Saturday 8th August – 12.30 – 3.30pm at Jack Ginifer Reserve (Coaching clinic available on Saturday incl. Sausage Sizzle)

Milo Cricket Starts: Friday 23rd October at 5.00 – 6.00pm at Jack Ginifer Reserve, Carrick Drive, Gladstone Park. For further details please contact: Jason Rose: 0423 778 650 or BIagio Pitruzzello 0422 769 500

Donations Needed

To Gladstone Views Community

We are a group of 5/6D students needing donations which are wool, old beanies, old blankets and old knitted things you don’t need. These donations will be used to create pouches for the animals that are injured at Healesville Sanctuary. Some of these animals are injured as a result of natural disasters like bushfires, storms and floods. If you wish to donate please go to the office and place your goods in the donation box.

From a group of 5/6D students

STAND TALL AWARDS

Woolworths Earn & Learn 2015

Dear Parents,

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/early learning centre – and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths.

From Wednesday 15th July to Tuesday 8th September, 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 at your local Woolworths. 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

Prep A Millie A. For always being kind and respectful towards others.

Prep B Meena A. For always displaying a positive attitude towards her learning.

1/2A Nina K. For having the confidence to participate more readily in classroom discussion. Keep up the fantastic work Nina!

1/2B Zoe T. For always choosing a positive attitude and having a go.

1/2C Leon N. For starting this term with a fantastic attitude towards his learning.

1/2D Mousa A. For the maturity he has demonstrated in class recently, keep it up Mousa!

3/4A Shae B. For choosing a positive attitude towards all of her studies.

3/4B Jack K. For his fantastic help and positive attitude in all class activities.

3/4C Kallum S. For choosing a productive attitude in maths.

5/6A Dylan D. For always rising to a challenge and bringing continuous positivity to the classroom.

5/6B Alex L. For choosing to do his best to concentrate during class and participate during class activities.

5/6C Madi B. For her positive attitude towards Mathematic tasks and the effort she places into solving Maths problems.

5/6D Saja R. For her amazing attitude in all that she does.

Prep A Nikolas D. For making great progress in reading and writing.

Prep B Jawad H. For making an excellent effort to learn all letter names. Well done!

1/2A Emily C.

For always being there to assist others and taking pride in what she does. Thankyou for all your help Emily!

1/2B Mariam P. For writing and publishing some wonderful narratives during the school holidays. A budding author!

1/2C Taylan F. For settling into our school routines at Gladstone Views Primary School very well!

1/2D Misha W.

For the way she uses her time efficiently in class to complete learning tasks to a high standard, well done Misha!

3/4A Justus I. For his continued improvement and positive attitude towards Mathematics.

3/4B Melissa L. For her great work ethic and beautiful handwriting.

3/4C Gemma S. For her fantastic improvement and effort in all her book work.

5/6A Kaleb F. For his commitment to his learning & sharing his knowledge with his peers.

5/6B Karla D.

For putting lots of effort into her learning. Her work is always of a high standard and she always tries her best.

5/6C Deniz K. For being an attentive listener and active participant in our class discussions. Well done!

5/6D Amanda T. For her excellent persistence in projecting her voice during her performance on Natural Disasters.

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$15 Photo Fundraiser 10”x13” photo with frame. Don’t miss this great opportunity to update your family photos. Choose your time, book & pay online. info@visionportraits.com.au visionportraits.com.au

CANTEEN WEEK ~ 27th

– 31st July 2015

Hello everyone, Canteen Week is a nationally recognised event that is taking place Monday 27th July until Friday 31st July. Gladstone Views has registered with Australian Schools Canteen Association (ASCA) and has already received its celebration week pack. During the week it would be wonderful if an hour could be set aside to complete the following; ~ Colour In / drawing competition for Prep to year 2 – Winner Free lunch and goes into major draw (ASCA) for $20 itunes voucher ($250 distributor voucher) ~ Years 3-6 to find a creative way to pay tribute to your canteen eg. Painting, rap, short movie, sculpture, dance etc. Winner Free Lunch, and goes into the major draw to win a $50 iTunes voucher ($250 distributor voucher (ASCA)) The best engaged school will go into the ASCA draw to not only win a $1,500.00 voucher from the Good Guys, but vouchers from our canteen suppliers. Things to also look out for during Canteen Week;

A guessing jar, Suggestion box for new ‘Healthy’ Canteen menu ideas, One off window sale items,

A free Raffle, Volunteers’ afternoon tea and more……. Thanking you in advance ~ Kerri Cliff

Reminder…

Prep 2016

Enrolments due

NOW

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Did you know that you can make school related

payments anywhere and at any time of day or night that

suits you?

Did you know that you can now also complete your

child’s permission form, if required, at the same you

make your payment? *

Qkr! by MasterCard makes this possible

If you don’t already have Qkr installed, simply download

the Qkr! by MasterCard App for free from Apple’s app store

for iPhones (iPads should also download the iPhone app) or

from Google Play for Android phones and tablets. On the

Qkr app tap the magnifying glass on the home screen and

type GLADSTONEVIEWSPS. Why not download it

today and take a look at our school on Qkr! and start making

your school payments on Qkr!

* If you are already a registered Qkr user please be sure

to check that you are using the latest version

of the Qkr app so that you are able to access new

features.

All feedback to the school office is very welcome.

Download the tiqbiz app to your phone or tablet to

keep up with the latest news from Gladstone Views.

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The Qkr! app is available for families of students at Gladstone Views Primary. Qkr! by MasterCard can be downloaded for free from Apple’s app store for iPhones (iPads should download the iPhone app) or from Google Play for Android phones and tablets. After downloading the app and registering, simply scan the QR code on the left using the Qkr! Code scanner or type GLADSTONEVIEWSPS after tapping the magnifying glass in the top right of the home screen of Qkr!, and then the app will always recognise you as part of Gladstone Views Primary in future to make payments even easier. You can pay your booklists, excursions and other school payment items along with ordering from the Canteen and Uniform Shop right now using Qkr! To make payments immediately why not download it today and take a look at our school on Qkr! All feedback to the school office is very welcome.

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