GORDON WEST BULLETIN V O L U M E 8 2 0 1 9 J U N E 6 2 0 1 9

Principal’s Report Ryde Road Pymble 2073 Telephone: 9498 4644 Fax: 9498 4436 Email: gordonwest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.gordonwest-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Thursday 6 June

School Photo Day

Monday 10 June

Queen’s Birthday

Tuesday 11 June

NSW Police Band

Monday 17 June

P&C Meeting

Friday 21 June

NO PSSA

Area Cross Country

Aboriginal Perf.

Red Dust Sausage Sizzle Fundraiser

Tuesday 25 June

Ryde Spec Rehearsal

Band Eisteddfod

Friday 5 July

Last Day Term 2

Dates to Remember

Grandparent’s Day is certainly one of the highlights of the school calendar and this year was no excep on where on a chilly, rainy, winter’s day our school hall was packed with Grandparents and Special Friends to celebrate this auspicious occasion. Those in a endance were treated to a variety of entertainment by the K/2 students in addi on to performances by the Jazz Band and the Training Band. The comperes and individual presenters did their school and family proud with very accomplished performances. At the conclusion of the event guests were treated to a scrump ous morning tea prepared by the Gordon West FRASC. Given the inclement weather the morning tea was held in the assembly hall which proved a resounding success and we were also able to alleviate the well inten oned prac ce of grandparents giving their grandchildren cakes, at the expense of other visitors, thus preven ng the past problems experienced of running out of food. Grandparents also had the opportunity of visi ng their grandchildren’s classrooms before returning to the COLA to be entertained brilliantly by our Training Band. A big thank you to Mrs Harvey and Mrs Hayward and their Stage teachers who were

responsible for the organisa on of the event and to Mrs Jull and her team for organising the morning tea. Grandparents and Special Guests were treated to wonderful performances by both the Jazz Band and Training Band. The huge difference in ability between the two bands was aptly demonstrated with visitors shown the improvement in skill levels when children are in the band program for a number of years. The professionalism of the Jazz Band was evident as was the enthusiasm and commitment of the Training Band’s performance. Congratula ons to Mr Mathew Hurditch ( Jazz Band) and to Ms Bella Harvey ( Training Band) on their magnificent performances. We look forward to the members of the current Training Band par cipa ng in Grandparent’s Day as members of Concert Band 1 or the Jazz Band in years to come.

Approval has been granted to proceed with our capital works program scheduled for the next vaca on where a large sec on of the playground from the Ryde Road entrance to

the exis ng COLA will be concreted. The Gordon West Building Commi ee had applied to have this area and the area under the COLA asphalted. However because of sinkage problems experienced in Stage 1 that was completed last holidays, the AMU has decided to use the more expensive op on of concrete for Stage 2 work and not asphalt the area under the COLA un l a later date. In Stage 1 considerable addi onal costs were incurred because of sinkage. The contractor will forward the Gordon West Building Commi ee the limited colour op ons available for concre ng. At the conclusion of the work new games will be drawn on the finished surfaces. A student commi ee supervised by Ms Fitness is examining op ons available in rela on to the games to be chosen. A big thank you to all parents who are adhering to the Gordon West Uniform Policy as determined by the parents of Gordon West. To those very few families who at this stage are not

adhering to this policy we look forward to your future support. All stakeholders have a role in making Gordon West a

great school and if the School Community determines a

Uniform policy then the expecta on is that everyone

will conform to this policy.

Gordon West is a very busy school with many a er

school ac vi es in opera on. However with the

excep on of the bus supervision there is no official

teacher supervision once school is finished at 3:10pm.

The expecta on is that children will immediately leave

the school grounds if not under the direct supervision

of their parents or carers.

Thank you for your co‐opera on.

J Huckerby Principal

Kindergarten 2020 Enrolment Enrolments for 2020 are now being accepted. If you have a younger child due to start school in 2020 please complete an enrolment form (available from school office or website). All forms can then be lodged with the required iden ty documents at the school office so you can be added to our mailing lists for events rela ng to Kindy 2020 later this year.

Gordon West Wri ng Project Presenta on On Monday 17 June, Mrs Sheldon and Miss Tasovski will be presen ng an overview of the Gordon West Wri ng Project prior to the P&C mee ng. This is a new ini a ve to monitor student progress across the school in the area of wri ng. The project aims to improve student outcomes in this area by collec ng and monitoring data to target student learning and teacher professional development. Parents are invited to this presenta on on how we are striving to improve outcomes for all students in the area of wri ng at Gordon West Public School.

Soccer Results

24/5/19 Div 1 vs Masada Senior A won 2-1 Junior A1 won 4-1 Junior A2 won 9-0 Div 2 vs Lindfield Senior B lost 0-1 Junior B1 lost 1-4 Junior B2 lost 3-5 Jnr Girls vs Beaumont Rd lost 3-4 Snr Girls vs Pymble won 8-1

Netball Results

Soccer Results 31/5/19 Div 1 vs Roseville Senior A won 2-0 Junior A1 lost 0-5 Junior A2 won 2-1 Div 2 vs Killara Senior B drew 3-3 Junior B1 won 6-0 Junior B2 won 2-0 Jnr Girls vs Killara lost 2-3 Snr Girls vs L’field East won 4-2

24/5/19 Jnr 1 vs B’mont Rd won 9-5 Jnr 2 vs BYE Jnr 3 vs Chatswood won 1-0 Snr 1 vs B’mont Rd won 34-5 Snr 2 vs B’mont Rd won 15-2 Snr 3 vs B’mont Rd won 14-3 Snr 4 vs Chatswood won 3-2

31/5/19 Jnr 1 vs Gordon East won 15-1 Jnr 2 vs West Pymble Lost 2-6 Jnr 3 vs Masada lost 1-4 Snr 1 vs L’field East won 26-9 Snr 2 vs L’field East lost 7-8 Snr 3 vs Lindfield won 4-1 Snr 4 vs Pymble lost 2-21

STUDENT NEWS

Vanessa W (5T) has been selected into the NSW Rhythmic Gymnas cs state team for Pre Junior Group. Being selected onto the NSW State Team is a tremendous achievement that has required many months of vigorous training and prepara on. Her team came 3rd and won the bronze medal in the Australian Gymnas cs Championships.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

Isobel D KP Malik M KP

Emerson O KT Andy C 1E Sara D 1G

Matthew H 2E Amelia R 2H Royce C 1E

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the challenge:

Nadia W 2H Ryan Z 3H

Zara D 4/5C Jasmin L 4W Livia L 5/6W

Kai H 2T Bella H 4W Lucy M 1E

5/6/19

KD Leena C, Annabel O, Hugh C KP Joshua W, Thomas G, Isobel D KT Alisa Z, Patrick G, Stephanie Z KX Miles T, Ethan W, Isla E 1E Zara F, Lucy M, Jun L 1F Sam P, Brianna N, Audrey H 1G Rupert A, Nadia M, Oscar H 1T Henry B, Bentley W, Isabella F 2E Alexandra L, Patrick L, Grace M 2G Romina B, Jason Z, Claire F 2H Chloe Y, Charlie F, Jade N 2T Jamie L, Sophie W, Amin R 3A Timur A, Sheema L, Alexis T 3G Will M, Lavena C, Lucy D 3H Ella F, Emma L, Pius C 4H Erol E, Ethan Y, Kiara H 4W Dannon P, Sophia B, Flynn M 4/5C Austen Z, Victoria W, James B 5D Jasmine G, Sophie F, Oli A 5T Alfie G, Dhanya V, Avital M 5/6W Laura K, Siyeon S, Omran D 6S Jack S, Gabi B, Marta F 6Y No awards today