Glenquarry Public School Newsletter - Issue 5—Thursday 4 April 2019

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‘Valuing The Future’

Principal’s Message

Dear Parents and Families,

Term 1 has flown by with only one week remaining before the holidays. As you are aware, plenty has been

happening over the last two weeks with the students participating in Harmony Day, Bowral High School

Taster Day, the Bong Bong Cross Country Carnival and Musica Viva. Next week sees the End of Term

Assembly, Easter Hat Parade and Easter Egg Hunt, all of which will be held next Friday 12 April which is

the final day of the term. A Pizza Lunch is also being organised for the day. Students will return to school on

Tuesday 30 April with teachers returning for a Staff Development Day on Monday 29 April.

I am delighted to announce that Mr Southwell will commence his transition back to Glenquarry PS next term.

Jad will be at school every Thursday and Friday performing Principal administrative duties. I have been

asked to continue my role as Relieving Principal throughout next term. I will continue my 3-6 teaching role

from Monday – Wednesday and will assist Mr Southwell on Thursdays and Fridays. As this is the last

newsletter for the term I would like to thank everyone for their support throughout the term and wish all

students, parents and families a happy and safe holiday. I look forward to working with you all again next

term.

Regards,

Mr Ryan

Harmony Day

In Week 8 our students and staff participated in Harmony Day to cele-

brate and show respect for Australia’s cultural diversity. Students par-

ticipated in lessons which focused on acknowledging the richness of

our multicultural society and the importance of tolerance and working

together which helps create a sense of belonging for everyone. Many

students also chose to wear orange, the official colour of Harmony

Day.

Bong Bong Cross Country Carnival

Last Friday all students participated in the Bong Bong Cross Country Carnival which was held at Robertson

for the first time. The course provided a good challenge, testing the endurance and determination of each

runner. Well done to all Glenquarry PS students who gave their best effort on the day. Congratulations to our

students who placed within the top five runners for their age group and now have the opportunity to represent

Bong Bong at the Wingecarribee District PSSA Carnival next term.

Bong Bong Cross Country Results

Poppy 3rd Place – 8/9 Years Girls

Cecilia 3rd Place – 10 Years Girls

Eden 5th Place – 12/13 Years Girls

Levi 2nd Place – 8/9 Years Boys

Jacob 4th Place – 8/9/ Years Boys

Jeremiah 2nd Place – 11 Years Boys

Musica Viva

Yesterday our students and teachers travelled to Exeter Public School to watch a Musica Viva

performance. The performing group were known as ‘Taikoz’ and specialised in the art of taiko- Japanese

drums. We experienced traditional Japanese music and drumming styles with the group performing a

number of interesting compositions. A small number of students received the opportunity to play some of

the traditional drums. The performance was well received by the students.

High School Taster Day

A number of Year 6 students spent half a day last week at Bowral High School. Students participated in a

tour of the school facilities and then a PE and a Science lesson. Feedback was positive with the students

saying they enjoyed the lessons and the chance to visit their future High School. More of these days will be

held throughout the year.

ANZAC Day Service – Thursday 25 April

Students from Glenquarry PS are invited to attend the ANZAC Parade and Remembrance Service at

Bowral on ANZAC Day. Those students wishing to participate will need to meet Mr Southwell and Mr

Ryan in the car park adjacent Gloria Jeans Coffee Shop by 10:15am. The parade will move off at 10:35am

and travel to the Bowral War Memorial Park for the service to begin at 11:00am. Participating students are

required to wear school uniform.

NAPLAN

Students in Year 3 and Year 5 will sit their NAPLAN test in Week 3 of next term. More information will

be sent home about NAPLAN early next term. Dates for the assessments are:

Tuesday 14 May – Language Conventions and Writing

Wednesday 15 May – Reading

Thursday 16 May – Numeracy

3-6 NewS

Musica Viva & Cross Country

Musica Viva; On Wednesday our school went to Musica Viva. The Musica Viva “team” were playing

Japanese Drums and were call Taikoz. The Music was ear-deafening but soooooooooooooooo good!

Cross Country: last Friday we went to cross country, Jeremiah 2nd, Levi 2nd and Cecilia 3rd.

Cross Country was fun but tiring. By Jace and Jeremiah

K-2 News I am always so proud of the children when we go to events such as yesterday's Musica Viva performance at Exeter. They behaved beautifully and were engaged and participating throughout. Kipling even remembered the name of the Japanese bamboo flute 'shinobue' which greatly impressed the performers!

The K-2 class had a second special treat yesterday, transplanting the natives from the vegetable garden to down near the fence with Mrs Davies. We learnt that they will grow to be about as tall as Levi and twice as wide and will help stop the cows getting through the fence. We also learnt that they are good to eat!

We are nearing the end of the first term for 2019 and the completion of our units of work and so have been doing quite a few assessments. Students, what a fantastic class you have been already, you are going to do great things I can tell! You have been working on using your growth mindset to do the best learning you can do, and the improvement I have seen from the start of the year through to now has been phenomenal, whether it be in your letter/sound relationships or moving on to writing in sentences or paragraphs. Well done everybody!

Don Bradman was the best cricketer in the world. He practised with a stump for a bat and a golf ball for a cricket ball. We tried this and it was very hard. Then we played a game of cricket and it was very good. Don Bradman never gave up. by the K-2 class

Nicole O'Connor

K to 2 Student of the Week

EMERY

3 to 6 Student of the Week

BRODI

for always trying her best and taking great pride in the presentation of her work

Brodi has worked conscientiously this term. He

has persisted with tasks even when they become

challenging and has always given his best effort.

Well done Brodi!