Wednesday 21 March 2012

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

DATES TO REMEMBER

Gembrook Primary School

A view to the future

21 March School Council

22 March ESC Transition visit Grade 6 only

23 March Ride to School day NB: change of date

23-25 March HPV-Wonthaggi (grades 5-6)

25 March Gembrook Market Sausage Sizzle (volunteers needed)

26 March Puffing Billy Day-whole school excursion

28 March Junior Sports Afternoon 2pm

Garden market 3pm

30 March End of term 1! 2.30pm dismissal

Diary Dates for Term 1 Hot cross buns

Puffing Billy-all grades

ESC Transition Tour gr6

Grade 2 camp

St Luke Holiday Camp

HPV Wonthaggi pack-gr6

JLC Sports Day Prep-2

Notes that have gone home

Gembrook Market Sausage Sizzle Sunday 25 March

The Gembrook Market Sausage Sizzle is a great fundraiser for the school. Come and get to know other members of our school community whilst raising much needed funds. Volunteers are urgently needed. If you can spare an hour or two on Sunday morning please put your name on the sign up sheet at the office. Many thanks!

Dress up Day

Friday 30 March (last day of term)

Come dressed up as something or someone

beginning with the first letter of your Christian name.

Gold coin donation (can be given to teachers from now to

30 March)

All proceeds go to the support of Felistas

(our world vision child)

Reminder

Hot cross bun orders are due in this Friday

23 March

Garden Market- Wed 28 March

Set up 2:45; market 3-4pm

The student’s are still waiting for their garden produce to grow. They would appreciate any donations of your excess produce for them to sell.

Gembrook Café will be open with sales of scones and homemade lemon-ade.

Stall holders come and sell or swap your produce!

Helpers: if you have some time to give for picking, selling or helping to make lemonade, please leave your name at the office.

A word from the Principal

Family Picnic The giant coloured ball was rolling around the playground at the family picnic last Thursday evening to the delight of many of our girls and boys. The weather was kind and we were able to go ahead and gather together in the Circle of Harmony for a picnic before the giant parachute was un-

furled. Thank you to the families who were able to come along and join in the fun.

House Athletics Carnival We had a fabulous day at the House Sports last week. It was wonderful to see our students having a go at each of the events and doing their best! Thank you to our parents and teachers for working together to ensure that the day was such a success. Thank you also to Cameron Morgan, our PE teacher, who organised such a great day. The weather was perfect! Congratulations to all our House Teams - Tynong, Redwood, Beenak and Kirth Kiln. Well done to Kirth Kiln who won the shield this year! EDEC Athletics Carnival Well done to all our young athletes who participated in a range of events with our EDEC friends at the annual sports event yesterday. Thank you once again to our great team of parents who were able to come along to cheer and assist the students and teachers on the day. Thank you to Mr Morgan for organising this event. Better Buddies Day Our prep students spent the day with their Buddies on Mon-day doing a variety of activities as part of the Better Buddies program. Better Buddies, an initiative of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, helps students entering their first year of primary school to feel safe, valued and connected to the school community. Each prep child went home with a small purple ‘Buddie Bear’ as a memento of the day. Prep and year 6 buddies will continue to do activities together throughout the year. Congratulations to our FANTASTIC swimmers Dana, Frankie, Lachlan, Ella, Shae, Lynton, Ryan and Kira who participated in the Eastern Regional championships last Friday. School Council Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the School Council will be held this evening at 7:00pm. At this meeting the officer

bearers will be elected and the Annual Report to the com-munity will be presented. All community members are invit-ed to attend. The March meeting will follow. The Annual Report will be available on the school website. HPV ( Human Powered Vehicles) Wonthaggi Event Two teams of students will participate in the HPV event at Wonthaggi next weekend. This is a team event with stu-dents, parents and teachers working together. The teams are well prepared and have trained on the weekends at Emerald Secondary College and at school during the week. Thank you to Mr Fraser and Mrs Alsop for their organisation and com-mitment to the program. The carts are set. We wish every-one the best of luck for a great time. Gembrook Market The school has the sausage sizzle stall at the market next Sunday. More help is needed on the day, so if you are able to assist please put your name down for an hour or two on the roster at the school office. Funds raised this year will be used for more seating around the school. Puffing Billy Puffing Billy will leave Gembrook Station at 10:00am on Monday 26 March for the whole school excursion to Emer-ald Lake Park. I invite all families to join us. Bring a picnic – enjoy the day.

Have a great week!

Kym

A view to the future

Working Bee: Thank you to the following magnificent families who were able to come along to the working bee on Saturday: Hyatts, Milnes, Murugans, Billings, Halls, Fishers, McKenzies and Ann Hoff. Thank you to our won-derful PFA for the delicious morning tea. We were able to clean the multi floor, remove a number of dead trees in the school ground, prepare the vegetable garden for planting and plant a few more shrubs.

Family Picnic

Working with Children Checks and

Volunteering at Gembrook Primary School in 2012 Gembrook Primary School welcomes parents into the school and especially into the classrooms. It is a DEECD require-ment that all volunteers are required to have a current Working with Children Check. The school is currently updating the list of volunteers in the school who have a Working with Children Check. Please bring your Working with Children Check card to the school office so we can update our list of volunteers. The check is free for volunteers. Forms for the Working with Children Check are available from the school office. If you are a volunteer elsewhere with a current card you can update your details online to include volunteering at Gem-brook Primary School. The WWC Check website at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/ or call the WWCC Information Line: 1300 652 879.

FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE The school is also presently updating its list of people with food safety certificates. If you have a cer-tificate and you are able to assist at some school events please inform the school office. If you are interested in gaining a Food Safety Certificate please contact the school office.

Review Meeting

Parents of Boys

Did you attend the Parents of Boys course at the Gembrook

Primary School in 2011?

If so, Helena the facilitator would like you to attend a

review meeting on

28 March 1 - 3pm

Please call Helena to let her know that you will be attending

on 9721 3646

The art room needs all your old magazines. If

you have any to spare please drop them off at

the art room or leave them at the school office.

Thanks

Ann Liston

2012 Dates for

Gembrook Market

Sausage Sizzle

25 March

27 May

24 June

28 October

All volunteers VERY welcome!

2012 Term Dates

Term 1: 3 Feb to 30 March

Term 2: 16 April to 29 June

Term 3: 16 July to 21 Sept

Term 4: 8 Oct to 21 Dec

ART ROOM NEWS

Could all children please have a

named smock or old shirt

for art lessons. This is

to protect clothes. No smock, no paint policy. Thank you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO YOU

March

23 Tess G.

24 Ryan G.

25 Talisha B.

Star of the week

I READING

Help your child develop a love for reading with our

reading tip of the week:

Make sure your children see you reading and

writing every day, and make sure they have

pens, paper and books. If you don’t have

a computer at home, you can book a ses-

sion on a PC at your local library.

Thomas P/1G A great start to school. You try your best and think about others

Ms Gardener

Lily P/1S For being a caring and respectful class member. Thank you. You’ve made a great start to school.

Mrs Smith

Ben 1H What a clever mathematician you are! Ms Hutcheson

Jesse A 2/3B A great week—wonderful work in maths! Mrs Bigwood

Francis 3/4A Great You Can Do It skills—all the time! Mrs A.

Will 3/4E What an AWESOME Eco Warrior you are! Thanks Will. Mrs Everett

Robbie 5/6F Great support helping junior classes and being a terrific leader. Well done Robbie!

Mr Fraser

Jillian 5/6W For a fantastic effort in measurement during maths Mrs Wescombe

E.D.E.C. Athletics Day Run, Run, Run E.D.E.C. Athletics

Day Everyone Run, Run!

Yesterday Tuesday the 20-3-12 most

of the grades 3-6’s went to the

E.D.E.C. ATHLETICS! In the end

Gembrook came fifth out of six differ-

ent schools. Chloe Goodie and Matt

Frazzetto ran in the Championships at

the very end! Chloe won her race and

got a gold medal! Everyone had a

great day. It was really

fun!!!

By Ella G. 5/6F

Baker Sends Crowd WILD!!!

The crowd went WILD as Talisha Baker set

a new world record with the jump of 26 me-

ters in the high jump event at the G.P.S

House Athletics last week! “Well I just

sprinted and my legs well… BOOSTED”!

Baker said. Ella Gerencser, (who placed

2nd) is devastated by the results! “Revenge

is upon us”, Gerencser said! Baker is look-

ing forward to E.D.E.C next week, and

hopes to continue her winning streak!

Creative writing by

Talisha 5/6F

Congratulations to the students from grades 3-6 who participated in the EDEC Athletics Carnival. It was a fantastic day for everyone, with many of our athletes plac-ing well in their events. A special congratulation goes to Chloe Goodie for winning the Girls Championship race. Well Done!

Gembrook Primary School is now looking forward to the Junior Learning Centre Sports Day, which will be happen-ing next Wednesday 28th March.

Cameron Morgan

Hot cross bun order form on

back page of newsletter

Family Maths Quiz In at the Count

Precisely how many umbrellas are depicted in this jumble?

Fitness Class for Parents When: Thursday morning 9.30-10.30

Where: Gembrook Primary School multi

purpose room

Cost: $8 per session

What does it involve: a mixture of fat burn-

ing cardio work, strength and toning work,

core strength as well as stretching and

strengthening to enhance healthy posture.

Qualified instructor: Certified in many

fields of fitness including advanced resistance

training, person training, group fitness, cycle

and zumba. (And 1st aid, of course)

Experience: 20 years gym, aerobics, group

fitness, personal training and 15 years fitness

club owner / operator.

How fit do you need to be: come as you

are. I encourage everyone to work at a safe

level for themselves and I will guide you all

the way.

What to bring: a drink of water, wear run-

ners, bring a bath sized towel and….. yourself.!

Further enquiries:

Natasha, phone:

0412183329

BELVEDERE

HAIRDRESSING Your family hairdressing needs

Come see Michele for a one on one quality hair

servicewith that at home feeling.

With over 20 years experience Michele will help you

walk away feeling great.

Style Cut Pricing

Ladies/Mens Hair Cuts $20.00

Ladies Shampoo, Haircut & Blow-dry $40.00

Ladies Shampoo & Blow-dry from $25.00

Pensioner Prices Mens/Ladies over 55 with a pensioner card Cuts

only $15.00

Kids

Boys/Girls Haircuts aged 4 & under $10.00

Boys/Girls Haircuts aged 5 to 13 $15.00

Family discounts on hair cuts

3 or more at one time 10% discount

Other Pricings

Full colour from $40.00

¼ to ½ Head foils from $100.00

Contact Michele for your appointment on

59681350 or 0409 384 452

Address 8 Belvedere Court Gembrook

(Just off Station Street at the end of the court)

Out of School Hours Care Parents My name is Kaitlyn Carter; I am the new supervisor of Gembrook After School Care. I am cur-rently studying primary school teaching at Deakin University. The Gembrook After School Care pro-gram provides children with the opportunity to participate in art and craft, board games and outdoor activities. Children can enjoy creative play and construction activities using Knex and Mobilo. After-noon tea is provided and we actively promote cooking within the program. Gembrook After School Care is provided by the Cardinia Shire Council. We welcome new children to

our program; enrolments forms are available at the Cardinia shire web site www.cardinia.vic.gov.au

or come and see me at After School Care.

Prep for Parents Did your child start Prep this year? Would you like tips on how to support your child in their first year at school? Then subscribe to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s new weekly Prep for Parents email. You will be sent an email every Wednesday during school term that will include tips, advice and information about the day-to-day experiences children have in the class-room and things you can do at home to assist and encourage your child. To subscribe to Prep for Parents, see: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/aboutschool/prepare/prepforparents/default.htm

Beautification of Gembrook

The Gembrook Township Committee (GTC) would

like to get your ideas / involvement in building on

the community pride that already exists in Gem-

brook. Specific aims include reducing litter and

promoting care and beautification of the town

and surrounding areas.

Community Think Tank, Monday 26 March

2012 Community groups and local residents

are invited to join the GTC on Monday 26

March at 7pm at the Gembrook Community

Centre. Topic: How to tackle the litter

hot spots?

Any queries: contact Merle Mathisen

59681011

St Luke’s School Holiday Program Wednesday 11 April

10am-3pm

St Luke’s Church 1 McBride Street

$12 per child (including lunch and snacks)

Pay on the day

Prep to Grade 6 Register by 30 March

(hand forms into the school office) After 30 March phone Lynda

5968 8459

BE SUNSMART

HATS MUST BE WORN FOR ALL

RECESS AND OUTDOOR

ACTIVITIES

Without a hat children will have to stay in

the shade during recess and lunch times.

For all your sewing alterations and

mending.

Phone Dawn Ashford,

59681592

School Holiday Fun at the RSPCA Calling all animal lovers! If you go crazy for cats, dote on dogs or want to have some fun with farm animals, then the RSPCA School Holiday Program is the place for you! We have sessions running from Monday 2nd April until Friday 13th April (excluding Easter public holidays). There will be lots of animal interaction, art and craft, as well as a behind the scenes look at the RSPCA. Sessions for children include:

Dog Day Behind the Scenes 3Rs (Rabbits, Rats and Really Cute Guinea

Pigs) Horses and Ponies Day

Visit www.rspcavic.org for more information about any of our programs. Call Penny on 9224 2286 to book a place.

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(and our environment).

LOST Size 10 men’s Lynx lace-up school shoes (black) If found, please phone Suzanne: 0438 028 022

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