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 physical

22 July 2015

22 July School Council Meeting 7pm

27 July Stomp Dance

30 July PFA Pasta Day

31 July Murrundindi Culture & Language (whole school) NO ASSEMBLY

4 August Year 5/6 Camp Information Parent Meeting: 3.45pm in SLC

3 August Stomp Dance

6 August EDEC School Council Meeting @ ESC

8 August PFA Trivia Night 6pm

10 August Stomp Dance

17 August Stomp Dance Produce Market (6FE)

19 August EDEC Basketball @ Knox

24-28 August GemBook Week

24 August Stomp Dance GemBook Week Incursion

23 Aug-3 Sept Book Fair

26 August School Council

28 August Special Friends Day

31 August STOMP dance concert 6:15 at EPAC NB: change of date

3 September Girls Footy Day at Gembrook Oval (Grades 5/6)

4 September Cyberwiser Incursion (whole school-cost TBC)

7 September Produce Market (1T)

12 September PFA Shopping Trip

14-18 Sept SLC Camp at Woorabinda

14 September Water Safety Presentation (F-4)

18 September Last Day of Term 3. Early pick-up @2.30pm

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

Value: Respect.

Notes that have gone home:

Scholastic book club catalogue

PFA Trivia Night (whole school)

PFA Pasta Day (whole school)

CSEF Note to successful applicants All notices are available on the school website: www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

Scholastic Book Club Orders

Due on Thursday 30 July

No late orders

Great Community Car Raffle tickets

(including unsold) must be returned to the

office by Friday 24 July

3 Way Conferences

3 Way Conferences (parent / teacher / student

interviews) will take place next week. Please make

sure you have made an online booking for each of your

children. A note was sent home last week & is also on

the school website with all the necessary information.

Any questions, contact the school office

Gembrook Market BBQ this Sunday

Helpers urgently needed for an hour or two!

Please sign up at the school office with your

preferred time slot. Many thanks.

Murrundindi, a Wurundjeri elder, is spending time in the

classrooms educating students about

indigenous culture and language

A VIEW TO THE FUTURE

Kym’s comment

Dear families & friends Murrindindi visits Gembrook Murrundindi, a Wurundjeri elder, has been in classrooms this week educating students about indigenous culture and lan-guage. He will be back again next week. The students have responded warmly to his visits and have been quick to pick up vocabulary. I have heard that many students have talked about his stories at home. We thank Murrindindi for visiting Gembrook and for his presentation at assembly last week. Thank you to the parents who were able to join Murrindindi and myself for a cuppa after assembly.

3 Way conferences – next week Next week there will be an opportunity to discuss your child’s learning and progress, with your child and their teacher through the 3 Way Conferences. All parents are encouraged to make a booking online following the steps in the note that was sent home last week. If you experience difficulties making the booking online, please contact the school office. STOMP ‘STOMP was awesome fun’ according to Cooper Griffiths from grade ¾ B. He was not alone in his reaction to STOMP, our term 3 dance program. Each grade will have weekly sessions. The performance is scheduled for Monday 31 August at 6:15pm at the Emerald Performing Arts Centre. Our regular school performances promote confidence and provide stu-dents with a rich and diverse Performing Arts program. Tick-ets for this fantastic performance will be available from the

school office shortly. There are a limited number so please book early. Parent Opinion Survey Each year a random group of school families are asked to com-plete the annual Parent Opinion Survey that is conducted by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Develop-ment. The survey will be sent home this week. These surveys are helpful to both DEECD and our school as they provide im-portant feedback. In order to maintain complete confidentiali-ty for parents, the surveys will be collected by the school but not opened. The sealed envelopes will be sent to the company responsible for collating the information. We receive the report later in the year and our School Council uses this information to inform our discussion and planning. In previous years the survey information has assisted in discus-sions in regard to student reports, extra curricula activities, and transition and student wellbeing. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you receive a survey and have any questions you would like to discuss. Great Community Car Raffle Thank you to the many families who have sold raffle books. This is a great fundraiser for the school. The school receives all money from the tickets sold. If you would like more tickets please contact the school office. Tickets, sold and unsold, are due back at school this Friday, 24 July. John, School Chaplain John is in our school on Mondays and Wednesdays. He is avail-able to see individual students and will be working with small groups of students to further develop social and team working skills. Please contact the school office for a permission form. John will contact all parents before he sees children. Learning Centre Term 3 Newsletters and homework grids are now on the school website. Gembrook Market BBQ The Gembrook Market BBQ is on this Sunday and helpers are urgently needed for an hour or two. The school runs the BBQ four times a year which is an important fundraiser. If you are able to help on Sunday, please contact the school office for your preferred time slot. Many thanks! Enjoy your week

Kym

Principal

Do you have a calm and gentle dog? Would you and your dog be interested in spending time in a school classroom? Please contact the school office.

Gembrook Primary School Canteen Survey At present Gembrook Primary School provides students with the opportunity to purchase a canteen lunch order once a week on Fridays. A local café in Gembrook provides this service. Gembrook Primary School is a health promoting school and offers food that is accredited through this process. Gembrook Primary School is unable to operate a canteen on the school premises. At times, the PFA team offers special lunches, such as, soup or pasta days. Please complete this brief survey and return it to the school office. Thank you Kym Peterson Principal

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2015 Canteen Survey

Do you use the canteen, available on Fridays?

Once a term

Once a week

Occasionally

Not at all

Suggestions:

Comments:

An Interview with our Chaplain, John

Last week our School Captains, Ashlee and William, interviewed John, our chaplain, to find out a little

more about him. This is what they learnt.

John is 34 years old and lives with his wife, Bec, in Pakenham.

He enjoys reading, collecting DVD’s and watching his favourite AFL team, the Geelong Cats.

He has many friends he likes meeting up with.

When he was at primary school his favourite book was ‘The Hunting of Shadarth’ by

Victor Kelleher.

His favourite sport is Table Tennis.

John loves Golden Lion Tamarins which are commonly known as spider monkeys.

Thank you John, and welcome to Gembrook Primary School

Saturday 8 August @ 6pm

DATE: Saturday 12 September 2015

COST: $60 per adult, $30 per child (under 16)

DEPARTURE TIME: 7.30 am, from G.P.S car park

RETURN TIME: approx. 6.30 pm G.P.S car park

Price includes coach transport to and from all of the

outlets, two course restaurant lunch (main course and

desert) plus cold drinks and nibbles throughout the

tour. Get a group of friends together and join in the

funSign up at the school office.

OUTLETS

1. The Auroma shop- aromatherapy, pure essential oils, skin and body care, candles, soaps & gift

packs.

2. Candy Stripes-baby clothing, children’s and tweens wear for girls and boys.

3. Kambrook / Breville- small to medium electrical appliances ie; toasters, slow cookers, irons, juic-

ers, blenders and lots more.

4. Natio Cosmetics- one the most popular outlets stocking cosmetics, lotions, cleansers, moisturisers,

gift packs, mens products, ect. As seen in Myer stores. Lots of bargains!

5. Raglan –fantastic range of womens and mens wear with labels that are found in boutiques and de-

partment stores

6. Social Club Books- great outlet stocking books for the whole family. Novels, hobbies, children’s,

cooking ect.

7. Glam & Co- fun, vibrant and fashion forward jewellery and accessories

8. Bags / luggage

9. Cookware

More outlets still to be confirmed

STARS OF THE WEEK

July

17 Sam G

20 Max H

22 Lila B

Charlotte W

Mitch A

Sienna Well done Sienna! You are an independent learner and you always try your best. FH Miss Hutcheson

Alana You clearly described the mental strategy you used to solve an addition problem .Well done! 12T Mrs Tregidga

Tobias Your attitude and participation was excellent during our session with Murrundindi. Fantastic work! 12L Mrs Liston

Lauren Your picture and caption in writing was terrific. Great spelling. Well done. 12B Mrs Bigwood

Arlo You have done an excellent job connecting information in one part of the text with information in another part. 12B Mrs Bigwood

Maddie B You have come back to school very determined to learn. You have even requested homework! Well done! 34H Mr Hevern

Emma You really improved your writing with careful editing. Well Done! 34B Mr Bailey

Jeremy Your attitude and effort towards improving your spelling has been terrific. Keep it up! 56FE

Mrs Everett and Mr Fraser

Emma Emma you have a great inquiring mind, wanting to research and understand all that you read about. Great persistence . 45A Mrs A

Hamish For your helpful advice to Andy about growing tomatoes! Great use of prior knowledge. SCIENCE Mr Fraser

Please note: All families, irrespective of income,

are eligible for a 50% reduction. Please ensure you have registered through

Centrelink for the Childcare Rebate (CCR) &

Childcare Benefit (CCB) to enable you to claim

a fee reduction.

New OSHC Activities for

Term 3

Come and have fun with us and learn new skills in

our Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program. All students are welcome—come along and enjoy the

activities and spend time making new friends. Collect an OSHC enrolment pack from the school office

or download an enrolment form from the school

website: www.gembrookps.vic.gov.au. Register with Centre Link for a child-care rebate

Come and join Tanya at Gembrook Kids Before School Care for breakfast and fun activities

Create exciting masterpieces with Jess in Gembrook Kids Art & Craft on Monday afternoons

Join Kaitlyn at Gembrook Kids Tuesday & Thursday After School Care for fun & games

Develop resilience, respect and fitness with Dylan at Gembrook Kids Martial Arts / Taekwondo

on Wednesday afternoons

Enjoy a surprise activity with Tanya at Gembrook Kids Lucky Dip on Friday afternoons

Newsletter Advertising The School Council has recommended the following charges for 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)

Please contact the school office if you would like to place an add in the school newsletter