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Gundagai South Public School Principal: Mrs Pip McAlister
RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, CARE
NEWSLETTER Phone: (02)69441117 Gundagai South Public School Fax: (02)69441158 Luke Street Email: [email protected] Gundagai NSW 2722 Web: www.gundagais-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 3 Week 7 3rd September 2018
Dear Parents,
I have just returned from the
showground area in Gundagai
where I thoroughly enjoyed the
re-enactment of the battles of
Mont St. Quentin around the
end of August, beginning of
September 1918. This was an
excellent, real life presentation
provided by some very
dedicated and committed
members of the Gundagai Light
Horse, together with volunteers
from Sydney, Avalon, and even
New Zealand. The word
around the ‘trenches’ was that it
was an excellent representation
of the events that occurred over
the Western Front in France
during WW1 and it is
something we should all be very
proud of and should make the
effort to view. It is hoped that
this wonderful initiative may
become a future, permanent
tourist attraction for Gundagai.
Congratulations to our P & C
President and mum of Stella
and Gus, Kerrie Stewart
whose role in bringing Luke’s
dream to fruition is a tribute to
her strength of character and
determination to honour his
memory by keeping the
knowledge and story of the
Light Horse alive.
NAPLAN Online
This week, our students in
Years 3 & 5 will be practising
sitting an online NAPLAN
assessment to determine the
technology capabilities of the
school in being able to fulfil
this initiative in 2019 and
beyond. As many of you will
know, some students across
Australia (about 20%) sat the
tests online in 2018 – with some
controversy about possible
differences in results between
those who are completing with
pen and paper and those who
are being assessed online. In
this change over period, results
should be viewed as always, a
snap shot of testing some
aspects of student learning at a
given point in time throughout
the year. Further criticism of
NAPLAN has also been
levelled during 2018 about the
narrow view of what is being
tested, as students experience
and learn so much more that is
not tested and is far more
difficult to assess.
It is anticipated that the testing
will take place possibly on
Wednesday and Thursday this
week. Students in Year 5 will
complete a writing assessment
and Years 3 & 5 will complete
what is called the “Omnibus”
which is a combination of the
other areas of assessment which
the students previously
completed in May this year.
Results from the testing in May
should be available in schools
in the near future and letters
will be sent home as soon as
they are available. Please come
and see me if you would like to
discuss any aspect or need help
to interpret the results – when
they become available.
P& C Meeting
The next P & C meeting will be
held on Tuesday evening,
commencing at 5.00pm.
Please note change of date and
time. As the Spring Fair is only
just over 6 weeks away, it is
important for us to finalise our
promotional brochure and
confirm stalls.
Donations of bottles of soft
drink and items for Balloon Pop
are need please.
James Morrison Concert
The Tumut community has
been given a very last minute
opportunity to host a workshop
and a concert by the very
talented musicians from the
James Morrison Academy Jazz
Orchestra on Sunday 9th
September. The workshop will
be open to local musicians aged
5 -95 years catering to all skill
levels, especially targeting
musicians from local schools in
the area.
A public performance will be
presented by musicians from
the James Morrison Academy
of Music, directed by James
Morrison himself.
This event will benefit our
musicians, as the aim of the
outreach program is to improve
young musicians.
The workshop will run from
12.00 – 1.00pm for students
who should arrive at the
Montreal Theatre by 11.45am
with your instrument and
money. The cost to participate
in this workshop is $50.00 for
adults and $30.00 for children.
The cost also included the cost
of a ticket to the performance.
If you wish to participate in this
wonderful musical opportunity,
you should call Franklin Public
School on 69471533 to make a
booking or call Anna Dickinson
on 0458 479 762.
For anyone who would like to
attend the concert from 3.00 –
5.00pm, tickets are available
from Sounds of the Mountains,
Franklin Public, Tumut Public
or Tumut Town Band.
Arabin Cup – T –Ball Competition
Students from K – 6 will once
again be participating in the
Arabin Cup T -Ball competition
to be held at Binalong
Community Club on Friday
14th September. All students
will travel by bus, leaving
school by 8.30am. Please note
the early start time for children
who arrive by bus. A canteen
will operate on the day and a
menu is attached for everyone.
If you wish to order hot
food, please complete the
attached order form and
return by Friday. Please
send your correct lunch
payment with your order and
also complete the attached
permission note. There will be
a $3.00 cost for the bus per
student. It is anticipated that
students will return in time for
the afternoon bus run. Could all
students please wear their
school sports uniform with
sports shoes and make sure they
bring their school hat and
bottled water.
Tennis Lessons
Tennis lessons with Birdie
continue this Tuesday. Please
send in your $2.00 for the
lesson.
Regional Athletics
Congratulations to our
representatives who ran in the
PP5 relay event in Albury last
Friday. Despite a very heavy
track and some interference
during the race, the team
performed admirably coming a
creditable 10th. Well done team
and thanks very much to Casey
Norden for taking the team to
the carnival.
Hockey
Our first hockey session will be
held today. There is no cost for
these sessions, as this will be
covered by the school. Students
from Years 3 – 6 will be
participating in this program.
The Lion King
Students in K – 4 have been
invited to attend a performance
of “The Lion King”, presented
by students at Boree Creek
Public School on Wednesday
19th September commencing at
11.00am. Students will
travel by bus, which
will need to leave
school by 8.30am. Students will wear their school
uniform and will need to take
their own recess and lunch and
a bottle of water. The cost for
the day’s excursion will be
$5.00 per child. Please
complete the attached
permission note and return to
school with your money by
Friday 14th September.
Regional Spelling Finals
A reminder to our four
representatives – Sam Crooks,
Monique Hayes, Lilah Norden
and Patrick Moralde who will
represent our school at the
Regional Spelling finals to be
held at Gundagai Public School
on Wednesday 12th
September. The Junior section
(Yrs 3 & 4) will be held from
9.30am and the 5/6 section from
12.30pm. Please arrive at the
venue at least 20 minutes prior
to the advertised starting time.
Jump Rope for Heart
Jump Rope for Heart kicks
off this term!
Jump Rope for Heart is a
fantastic physical activity and
fundraising program that has
been run by the Heart
Foundation for 35 years. It’s a
great way for your child to keep
fit and learn new skills, but it
also helps raise funds for vital
heart research and education
programs.
Since Jump Rope for Heart
started in 1983, schools like
ours have raised more than $75
million for the Heart
Foundation’s lifesaving work.
It’s important you register
your child online, so they
can receive the full benefits of
the program and participate in
online fundraising, simply
follow the link below to get
started.
https://jumprope.heartfoundatio
n.org.au/2018/Gundagai_South
_Public_School_-
_GUNDAGAI_SOUTH_NSW
or
https://jumprope.heartfoundatio
n.org.au/register
during this time you can share
their online fundraising page
with family and friends to help
raise money for this great cause.
We will hold our school Jump
Off Day on Tuesday 18th
September, this will mark the
end of the program and is a
chance for everyone to come
together to skip and show off
their newly learned skills.
Thank you for supporting the
Jump Rope for Heart program!
Congratulations
Congratulations to the
Gundagai Tigers first grade
Premiers for 2018. A fantastic
game of footie. Well done and
well deserved.
Calendar
The calendar for September is
attached for your information.
Please keep this on your fridge
and add any relevant
information as it comes.
Radio News
Don’t forget to tune into school
news on the radio station
Sounds of the Mountains 94.3.
This can be heard each school
Monday morning at
approximately 9.45am
Week 8: Lilah & Claudia
Week 9: Amy & Charlie
Week 10: Greg & Monique
School Banking
Don’t forget to send in your
Bendigo School Banking.
Banking will be collected every
Wednesday.
Healthy Recess and Lunch
Congratulations to our
healthy recess and
lunch awards winners
for Week 6
Recess award - Jasmine Hayes
Lunch award - Jade Harvey
PBL- Uniform Winners
Congratulations to our weekly
uniform award winners for
Week 6– Gus Dowell, Brandy
McGrath, Maddy Hines,
Jackson Armour.
PBL Red, Green, Pink & Blue Level
Congratulations to the
following students who have
achieved Green, Pink and Blue
level – Positive Behaviour for
Learning.
Nic Monaghan, Teleah Smith
Charlie Hourn, Amy Myers,
Josie Warren
Monique Hayes
PBL Weekly Focus Area
This week our focus areas for
PBL will be “Corridors &
Pathways” in the playground
and “Looking after
belongings” for our Classroom.
Playground –Corridors &
Pathways
Respect: Inside voices.
Responsibility: Walk.
Care: Keep left.
Classroom – Looking after
belongings
Respect: Take care with others
belongings.
Responsibility: Label
belongings. Take care of own
belongings. Return equipment.
Care: Put things neatly where
they belong. Zip up bags.
Please discuss our focus areas
with your children this week.
Home Reading
Congratulations to Essie
Norden, Amy Myers, Lilah
Norden, Tristan Gould,
Corby Rose, Brandy
McGrath, Jasmine Hayes,
Maddi Polsen, Patrick
Moralde, Nic Monaghan,
Kaiden Anderson, Khyla
Warren, Kynan Paton, Josie
Warren, Charlie Hourn,
David Foster, Michael
Monaghan who have reached
20 nights Home Reading
Student of the Week
5/6 – Maddy Hines –
Demonstrating responsibility
and maturity during the
excursion and being an
inquisitive learner.
3/4 – Hayden Crossley –
Trying hard to learn how to skip
count by 4.
K/1/2- Kaiden Anderson –
For his fantastic results in sight
word testing.
Catch of the Week
5/6 – Josie Warren – Being a
responsible group leader,
always willing to supper her
peers.
3/4 – Marco Grant – Trying
hard to make good choices in
the classroom
K/1/2 – Jackson Armour –
Showing responsibility while
sitting with the class during
floor time.
How 2 Learn
5/6 – Charlie Hourn –
Contributing enthusiastically to
class literacy discussions.
3/4 – Aethon Bell –
Persevering during tennis to
learn how to serve.
K/1/2 – Riley Hourn –
Working hard to improve his
knowledge in multiplication.
Pip
Canteen
Wednesday 5th
September
Lianne Blundell
Friday Friday 7th
September
Lianne Blundell
Monday 10th
September
Clare McAlister