Year Number of Students

Total %Attendance

Preschool 67 90.75

Year Tr 43 93.72

Year 1 53 87.92

Year 2 37 91.62

Year 3 44 87.21

Year 4 38 91.58

Year 5 38 87.89

Year 6 36 95.28

28 November 2012

WEEK 8 TERM 4

Current Enrolment = 356

Week 7 Term 4

Attendance = 90.74

Gray Primary School

Victoria Drive, Gray

Phone 89321700 Fax: 89321007

Email: admin.graysch@ntschools.net

DATES TO REMEMBER

Awards & Schools Performance Thursday 29th November 5:30 pm

Palmerston Senior College Gym

END OF YEAR EXCURSIONS

4 Dec 4/5Stewart , 5/6Banaga - CMax

10 Dec 2/3R, 3/4P, 3/4S CMax

11 Dec Transition & 1B - Playshack

12 Dec 2/3M -Tasty House Restaurant

12 Dec 5/6 R eed -Planet Tenpin

Dear Parents, Carers and Grandparents,

Our whole school Gray Extravaganza will be held this Thursday 29th

November at Palmerston Senior College Gym starting at 5.30pm. This

night is a combination of our whole school performances and the giving

out of awards. The program will commence with Transition doing their

performance followed by their class awards. We will then work our way

through each of the grades.

The evening will finish at 7.30pm. No food or drinks are allowed in the

gym and therefore Gray school will not be selling any food or drinks on

the night. Please come along and support your child on the night.

This week you will receive information about school reports. These

reports will give your child a grade of A, B, C, D, E. for each subject.

Students who receive a “C” are working at the level for that grade. These

marks are not just school marks but judge your child against all other

children in that year level in Australia.

School reports will be sent home on Wednesday 12th December. Included

in the report will be an attendance certificate, a music report for those

students learning music with School of Music and a letter advising of

your child’s class for 2013.

Please ensure that you pay for your child’s end of year reward excursion

as soon as possible. Students get quite distressed when they have had

excellent behaviour, but mum or dad forget to sign the excursion form

and pay for the excursion. If your child has not shown sufficient

acceptable behaviour to attend the excursion, the class teacher will

phone you a couple of days before the excursion and any money paid

will be reimbursed.

Please also remember to contribute to our School Christmas Raffle. This

is a major fundraiser for our school and the prizes are exceptional.

Have a wonderful week.

Sue Beynon, Principal and Sharon Chin, Assistant Principal

The school office will be closed from 17th December 2012 until

14th January 2013.

Preschool Crafty items – stickers, glue, tape, colour pencils, colouring in books, simple craft activities, books, play-dough

Transition Christmas – bauble, tinsel, cellophane, Christmas paper, shiny things stocking fillers.

Year One Around the house – cleaning stuff, sponges, detergent, toilet paper, paper towel, tea towels.

Year Two Packets – biscuits, rice crackers, popcorn, cereal, flour, sugar, cake mix, nuts, dried fruit.

Year Three Personal care – toothpaste, soap, band-aids, dental floss, sunscreen, deodorant.

Year Four Cans - baked beans, spaghetti, veggies, fruit, pet food, spreads, tuna.

Year Five Long-life items – Rice, pasta, 2 minute noodles, soup, gravy mix, casserole mix.

Year Six Treats – chololate, sweets, jellybeans, poppers, juice, chips

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WE ARE RUNNING A Christmas Hamper

raffle this year. The raffle will be drawn during the last week of

school. We are asking for dona-tions of items suitable for the ham-pers, and hope each family will support us to make up wonderful

hamper prizes. Please treat the table be-low as suggestions only, all donations are

greatly

One of the baskets to be raffled.

To be drawn Wednesday 12

Tickets for Christmas hampers are 3

for $5 or $2 per ticket. Books of tickets

to sell are available at the front office.

ASSEMBLY AWARDS WEEK 7 TERM 4

MAXI MERIT AWARDS

1/J Campbell Walker-Manning 2/B Erin Draper

TR/B Jainam Parekh x 3 TR/B Janelle Jong

TR/F Matthew Richards x 3 3/R Tori Noakes

TR/B Madison Matthews T/B Annie Mae Rizaldo

T/F Nina Dean T/B Blake Draper x 2

PRIMARY YEARS STUDENT OF THE WEEK

5/6 R Tullalah Ormsby

5/6 B Kyle Nalzaro

4/5 Libby Noakes Thomas McMah

3/4 S Ruby Sailor Brandon Martin

EARLY YEARS STUDENT OF THE WEEK

T/B Aira Mae Rizaldo Lamontae Banderson

T/F Nina Dean Ella Hamilton-Mead

T/1 B Patrick Roe Tysha Alley

1/J Taylah Ross Patrick Tidalgo

1/2B Ashar Williams Dunto Sailor

2/3 R Abigail Tidalgo Izaiah Aukino

I enrolled in university to study teaching then deferred it to have a year off to work, I ended up taking an apprenticeship as a diesel me-chanic and I am now half way through my third year. Also for the last three years, I have played for NT Thunder and have won two premierships with them.

Dean Staunton

…..OVERDUE BOOKS…..

It’s that time of year again and all library books need to be returned to their

home on the shelves for a well-earned rest over the holiday break.

Sadly, there are still lots of books that are outstanding, especially home

readers.

Letters will be mailed to parents for the students who haven’t been able to

return them.

Please help find these books so they too can enjoy the 6 week rest before

the action starts again in 2013.

Thank you

Sue Fisher—Library

Gray Primary School (Good Beginnings Building)

Good Beginnings Palmerston is based at Gray Primary School

in the green demountable towards the back of the school. We

offer a variety of programs, resources, information and sup-

port for families in the Palmerston community.

Gray Play 2 Learn

Play 2 learn is a supported play session where play based

learning is designed around what the children are interested

in, to help their development. The sessions are facilitated by

an Early Childhood worker and Family support worker.

At Play 2 Learn we believe that by providing children with a

secure and happy environment, where they are supported to

develop their intellectual, social, emotional and physical skills,

they will become confident and competent individuals.

Children and parents can participate in experiences together,

strengthening relationships between children, parents and

caregivers.

Good beginnings will support you to build on your existing

knowledge, skills and the resources that are available to you.

Create connections and relationships in the community, both

with other parent and community supports and services.

Tuesday

Play 2 Learn 9am—11am Birth—4yrs

(Please bring a piece of fruit to share)

Wednesday

Baby Play 2 Learn which is run in conjunction with Mater-

nal Health Nurse, who will answer any questions you may

have in regards to your Childs health and development

9am —11am Birth—12 months

(Morning tea provided)

Friday

Dreamtime Indigenous Play 2 Learn

9am—11am Birth—4yrs

(Morning tea provided)

GOOD BEGINNINGS HOLIDAY PLAY GROUPS

During the School holidays Good Beginnings will be delivering a Universal Play 2 Learn Group.

The group will commence on Tuesday January 8th and finish on Tuesday 25th January 2013.

After this the normal Play 2 Learn groups will commence as usual.

Good Beginnings will also host a Universal Play 2 Learn during the mid year school holiday

break.

This will commence Tuesday 25th June and finish Tuesday 16th July 2013.

Play 2 Learn

9-11am A supported playgroup for families with children 0 – 4 yrs

(Older brothers and sister are welcome to attend)

Venue: Good Beginnings Centre, Gray Primary School

Please bring a piece of fruit to share

Come and join us for some holiday fun – art and craft, singing and dancing as well as story time.

All Good Beginnings programs are provided free of charge

For more information please call 08-89327022 Mobile 0417200170

A Good Beginning for Every Child

RECREATIONAL GYMNASTICS HOLIDAY

PROGRAM OPEN TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES.

Tuesday and Thursday afternoons

8 and 10 January 2013

15 and 17 January 2013

22 and 24 January 2013

PERFECT OR LEARN TO DO A BACKFLIP WITH

FULLY ACCREDITED COACHES

TRAMPOLINES – SPRINGBAORDS – FOAM PITS

AWESOME SAFE FUN

$15.00 per session

Term Dates 2013

Term One

Friday 25th January – Friday 5th April

Tuesday 29th January —Students resume

Easter Pulbic Holidays

Friday 29th March – Monday 1st April

Term Break

Monday 8th April – Friday 12th April

Term Two

Monday 15th April – Friday 21st June

Mid Semester Break

Monday 24th June – Friday 19th July

Term Three

Monday 22nd July – Friday 27th September

Term Break

Monday 30th September – Friday 4th October

Term Four

Mon 7th October – Thurs 12th Dec- Students last day