50 Main Rd GEMBROOK 3783 Ph: 03 5968 1313 Fax: 03 5968 1548 email: gembrook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

Gembrook Primary School

Mission Statement

A view to the future

Diary Dates

Gembrook Primary School is a welcoming

and

respectful community that provides modern, flexible

learning spaces that support a personalised,

engaging and challenging learning program so that

students will achieve the social, emotional, academic and

26 July 2017

26 July 3 Way Conferences School Council 7pm

27 July Division Mixed Netball

28 July EDEC Basketball

31 July STOMP Puss in Boots-Private Detective 2pm (whole school incursion-$6)

2 August Produce Market 30

7 August STOMP

11 August Curriculum Day

14 August STOMP Produce Market P/1B

18 August Special Friend’s Day (whole school)

19 August PFA Trivia Night

21-25 August GemBOOK Week

22 August Murrundindi

23 August School Council 7pm

28 August STOMP

29 August Sustainable Day P/1L

30 August PFA Father’s Day Stall Murrundindi

31 August PFA Father’s Day Stall

1 September PFA Father’s Day Stall

4 September STOMP

6-8 September Grade 5/6 Camp

11 September STOMP Produce Market P/1L

Vision: To provide every student with every opportunity to be the best they can be.

Value: Respect & High Expectations

12 September EDEC Girl’s Footy

14 September Footy Day & PFA Hot Dogs

16 September PFA Shopping Tour

18 September STOMP CONCERT 6pm EPAC Emerald Secondary

22 September Last day term 3. Early pickup at 2.30pm

School Office Hours 8.30am-4.30pm

Phone calls will only be taken during these hours

The Great Community Car Raffle

Please return the tickets and money by Monday 31st July 2017

The ticket stubs all have to be accounted for and so it is important that all booklets are returned even if they are unsold.

Scholastic Book Club Orders due by 31 July

No late orders

Notes that have gone home EDEC Basketball (SLC)

Division Netball (selected students from SLC)

Puss in Boot-Pet Detective (whole school incursion)

Grades 5/6 Camp

Scholastic Book Club All notices can be accessed from the school website:

www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

Sustainability Day for P/1B. Thanks for helping us Mr Watson

A VIEW TO THE FUTURE

Bren’s Banter

Dear Families and Friends Well, what a great start we’ve had to term three! It’s really been fantastic seeing students last week immediately resuming their commitment to their learning goals and striving to improve. Term three traditionally provides such a great opportunity for students to build on semester one learning and extend their skills and knowledge in all curriculum areas. I’m really look-ing forward to a great term of learning.

Gratitude Gratitude is one of the three pillars of happiness along with empathy and mindfulness. I know I’m extremely grateful for the wonderful and generous community that we have here at Gembrook. An example of this happened during the week when we were presented with a huge box of new senior school fiction texts. These books were kindly donated by Mel Mullins who also spent hours in our library, sorting and covering books, as well as culling obsolete books and cataloguing new ones. Thanks Mel, your generosity is very much appreciated.

LED Sign Community Forum Last week I spoke to local businesses and residents along Main Road as part of our community consultation process in relation to the proposed installation of a changeable electronic school sign. I’m very pleased to report that the feedback I received was positive and supportive of our school and this community based initiative. We are holding a community forum at school on Wednesday 9th August commencing at 6:00pm and concluding at 6:30pm. Forum discussion will focus on the location of the sign, hours of operation and likely benefits to the school and wider community.

Congratulations Maddie! Huge congratulations to our grade six running star Maddie Bowden who last week finished 15th out of approximately 110 students from schools across Victoria in the State Cross Coun-try Championships. The hotly contested event was held at Bundoora Park and consisted of a gruelling 3km course. Great work Maddie, we are all so very proud of you.

Launching Academic Awards at Gembrook We are very excited to announce that from our next assembly, we are introducing assembly academic awards. At each assembly we are going to announce a:

Reader of the Week Writer of the Week Speller of the Week Mathlete of the Week

The four weekly winners will be presented with a fantastic

trophy that will remain with them in their classroom for one week. Winners will also receive a laminated certificate. This initiative reinforces our strong whole school commitment to provide an outstanding teaching and learning program, with a particular emphasis on literacy and numeracy.

Congratulations Beenak House! Congratulations to Beenak House, who were the inaugural winners of our new term house points competition. Weather permitting, members of Beenak House will enjoy a trip to JAC Russell Park on Friday 4th August for a special play session as a reward for their superb win. I’m really loving our weekly points updates at assemblies and I wonder which house will emerge the winner in term three?

Enrolments for 2018 Enrolment for 2018 at ANY level can be made NOW and I encourage you to share this with friends and families. Early confirmation of prep enrolments for next year will assist us greatly with planning in terms of staffing and grade structures. School tours are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting the school on 59 68 1313.

Our 2018 Prep Transition Program kicks off this term on Wednesday 9th August with ‘Step Into School Evening’ commencing at 5:15pm. The evening is a fantastic opportunity for 2018 Prep parents and students to come along and enjoy a comprehensive information session, as well as meeting fellow parents, students and staff.

3 Way Conferences Throughout this week, teachers have been conducting 3 Way Conferences. 3 Way Conferences provide an excellent opportunity for students to share reflections about their learning and their individual learning goals. Of course the opportunity for teachers, parents and students to discuss and share information relevant to learning is also vitally important. Thank you to our teachers who have provided flexible interview times during the week that have often extended into the evening.

Parent Opinion Survey 2017 We're conducting a survey to seek your important feedback about our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is completed annually by the Department of Education and Training and is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents at every school in Victoria. This year, at Gembrook, 75 families will be invited to participate. The selection of families is randomly generated by computer and all responses to the sur-vey are anonymous. The survey helps our school gain an understanding of how you view our school climate, student engagement, and relation-ships. Our school will use the results to inform school planning and improvement strategies. This year, the survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes about 15 minutes to complete. It can be accessed from Monday 7th August to Sunday 27th August and selected parents will be notified with instructions on how to access the survey link.

The survey results will be sent back to our school at the end of September.

Please check out the ‘Diary Dates’ at the front of the newsletter for the many excellent events and activities that are coming up at Gembrook Primary School.

Have a great week everyone and all the best.

Brendan

Principal

Gembrook Primary 31 July @ 2pm

Permission forms & payment are now overdue!

All prep students arriving late to school MUST be accompanied by a parent to class to help settle them in.

Enrol Now For 2018

We are now planning for Prep 2018 Enrolment forms are available at the office or on the school website:

www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

Please notify the school of any student absences by 9.30am on the day of the

absence. If we have not heard from you by 9.30am the school office will contact you

requesting an explanation for your child’s absence. Please help the office staff save time by not

having to make unnecessary phone calls.

Notification via FLEXIBUZZ, the school app, is preferable.

Download the FREE flexibuzz app from the app store!

If you need assistance, please contact the school office.

Thank you for your support.

Volume 5/6F

Grade 5/6F investigated volume by constructing cubic metres

STARS OF THE WEEK

Name Reason Grade Teacher

Kane K Thank you for sharing your great ideas with us in science what a star! F1/B Mrs. Bigwood

Phoenix Congratulations on being such a persistent learner F1/L Mrs. Liston

Chel-C You tried your best to convert your draft writing to a published item. Well done!

1/2H Mr. Hevern

Milla Trying your best in maths and working towards your goals. 3O Miss O'Mara

Isabella W You did an excellent job of using fragments to change the flow of your writing. Well done!

3/4B Mr Bailey

Kurt T For your teamwork during our cubic metre challenge! 5/6F Mr. Fraser

Lost Property Found in the school grounds. Please claim from the school office.

July

22 Charlotte W

29 Phoenix

August

02 Mia K

Charlie R

Brayden A

Hey kids

Here's the answer to last weeks riddle: In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower– everything was pink! What color were the stairs? A: There weren’t any stairs, it was a one storey house.

This was answered correctly by Charlotte Woehl of 5/6F Here's this weeks riddle: Q: Name four days of the week that start with the letter “t”? If you are the 1st to find me on Tuesday morning next week with the correct answer - You & a friend get to catch up with me Johnicles to play any game of your choice for half an hour during class time. This competition only lasts until the trivia night. So try your best to be the 1st in school to solve my riddle of the week. I'm wanting your parents & every grown up you know (psst including your teacher) to attend our annual Trivia night here on Saturday 19th August which is hosted by yours truly. Reminder: Board Games Tuesdays aka BGT is in the Library every Tuesday lunch time. So if you're bored or if it's wet, come in and join me for some great card games, board games, puzzles, drawing & lots more. Kind Regards, John Chambers aka Johnicles Chaplain

Chronicles of Johnicles

The Art Room is once again needing donations of cardboard and cardboard packag-ing. Contributions can be left in the box at the school office or taken directly to the Art Room in the JLC. Thank you Jess Irvin Art Teacher

Dear families I am available to help support families and students through challenging circumstances. A form requesting support from the chaplain is available from the school office.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to

be in touch through the school office

Kind Regards,

John Chambers

Chaplain

Sustainability Day P/1B

Welcome back to OSHC for Term 3. We have exciting new equipment to play with in OSHC. The children have been enjoying the new board games and guess what……..we have new “Hot Wheels”!! Come and join us for lots of fun in OSHC (Before & After School Care). Tanya & Kaitlyn

Newsletter Advertising

$10 per business card per term (businesses belonging to school families only)

$25 quarter page for 2 weeks (for businesses outside school community)

$25 quarter page per term (school families only)

Sherbrooke Basketball (SBA) is undertaking a survey, the information we receive will guide a program of improvement to ensure the strength and viability of our local community basketball competition. Sherbrooke Basketball Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/83BSG32 Please click the link above and complete the survey, it should take a few minutes only and will greatly assist with the ongoing development of the Sherbrooke basketball competition. If you know others who are interested in basketball, particularly those that live locally but play in a different compe-tition please forward them the link or encourage them to ac-cess the survey on the SBA website.