In this week’s newsletter…….

* Treats Day

* Athletics Carnival

*Principal’s Message

Upcoming events

14 June - Athletics Carnival

17 June –Treats Day both campuses

20 June - Lower Clarence Eisteddfod

P & C Meeting tonight, Tuesday 14th June, 7pm

All welcome!

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Grafton Public School A Tradition of Excellence

Term 2 Week 8: Tuesday 14th June 2016

Locked Bag 9024 Grafton 2460 PHONE: Primary - 66421000 Infants - 66422286

Email: grafton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Two students this week deserve special mention. Congrats and well done to Summer

Loadsman from 4/5SL who was invited to go to Melbourne over the long weekend to

attend an intense choral workshop with Deb Cheetham and the Short Black Opera

Company. This fantastic opportunity was only offered to a small number of regional

students and we are very proud of our talented Summer. This year, participants also had

the opportunity to work with industry legend Archie Roach, and that is Summer pictured

up the front in a media release. We are sure Summer had an exciting weekend!

Congratulations and well done also to Jesse McGarvie from 5/6KG. Jesse was in Wollongong

last week as a member of the North Coast PSSA Boys Hockey team. After an impressive

week of games, Jesse has been selected in the State PSSA team to play in Cairns early next

term. This is a great accomplishment for Jesse.

We are very proud of both of these students!

Students of Special Mention

This Friday 17th June, we are holding a Treats Day at recess on both campuses as a P & C Fundraiser.

Kindergarten are asked to please provide some treats at Infants, and Years 4 and 5 are asked to supply

some goodies for the Primary.

To explain a Treats Day, which have proven extremely popular in past years, the children from a

nominated grade are asked to bring in a plate of goodies for sale at recess to be purchased by all

students in all grades. Popular items include small cakes, decorated biscuits, slices, chocolate crackles,

and toffees. Goodies are priced from 20c to $1 and spread out so the children can pick a couple of

things each. When the children take in the plate in the morning it can be given to the canteen, where it

will be cut and sliced etc. If you send a container you wish returned, please clearly mark it with your

child’s name and class.

If your child wishes a yummy recess on Friday, please remember to send in some money to spend.

Treats Day this Friday!

Dear Parents and Carers,

This weekend was a bonus with the weather remaining relatively rain free, a little blowy and cool yet still

pleasant. Today we hope to enjoy our annual school Athletics Carnival with all students having the

opportunity to compete in the various events. The preliminary field events were undertaken at school

earlier in the term with the finals being undertaken at today’s carnival.

At tonight’s P & C meeting Mr Avery will be discussing our schools road transport access and providing

options that we may wish to utilise for improvement. It is never easy for parents to find parking drop

off and pick up spots especially with inclement weather. There are possible solutions upon the horizon.

Mr Avery will also be talking about the bike pathways and tracks which have allowed our students safer

access as they ride to school. I hope you can find some time to attend this meeting. It starts at 7.00pm

sharp and is usually finished by 8.15pm

Congratulations to Jessie McGarvie who was selected in the State Boys PSSA Hockey team. A positive

recognition of talent and attitude which all goes well for our school team in their up and coming matches.

One of our major school foci is Reading. During last week I was speaking to the Primary assembly and

asked the children to indicate if they were currently reading a novel. It was a disappointing response

with around 33% indicating they were. Our current millennium generation is a visual screen generation

which is missing the creative connection with a story that one is reading. Instead, they are allowing

others to create their impressions of books etc on the wide screen. I do hope families will find time to

stop everything and read for ten to fifteen minutes per night. You only become a reader if you read.

I hope you have a pleasant week.

Will Randall

Principal

From the Principal

Although there was a bit of early drizzle and the grounds were damp underfoot, our Athletics Carnival for all students

in Years 2-6 went ahead today in between intermittent showers. At time of going to print, there were no results to

report, so we will have a full wrap-up in next week’s newsletter.

Athletics Carnival

Brief But Important

* Only 10 sleeps until some excited children (and parents) head to Brisbane for our Disney On Ice Bustrip. Final

itineraries issued to all attending last week. Please ensure all payments are made by this Thursday 16th June.

Last Thursday the GPS Green Team were invited to join Dirt Girl, Scrap Boy and Costa at the opening of the Clarence

Valley Environmental Learning Facility (or ELF for short!). The Green Team were the first kids to try out the facility.

They also discussed environmental issues with Dirt Girl and Scrap Boy and planted the new gardens with Costa. Once

again, the Green Team impressed everyone with their enthusiasm, knowledge and manners!

Green Team News

Canteen

Infants Roster

15/6/16 Kelly James

16/6/16 Danielle Chamberlain, Dale Simpson

17/6/16 Paula and Ingrid

20/6/16 Kelly James

Primary Roster

15/6/16 Help Wanted

16/6/16 Help Wanted

17/6/16 Roxie Collett

20/6/16 Kate Kratz

Planning is well underway for Kindergarten 2017, with the Kinder Kritters Orientation program

commencing in early Term 3. If there are any little brothers and sisters, friends, or cousins who are

starting “big school” next year, please call in to get forms as soon as possible so that they can be a part

of this program. Please spread the word to friends and neighbours who may have pre-schoolers starting

with us next year.

Bike Bus

Each week we will try to acknowledge the children who received awards at their grade assemblies in the previous

week. Congratulations to the following students who received awards last week:

Kinder: Lenox Sutton-Sinapati, Thea Corkett, Evie Wilson, Blake Penfold, Layla Chard, Connah Gilkinson, Qwayde

Collins,Elliott Blinman, Matilda Collins, Vinh Coorey, Bella Brady, Malakai Donnolley, Kaelah-Rose Ballard

Year 1: Reigan Dodd, Toby Woods, Oliver Spice, Kane Tucker, Tristan Messer, Nikita Vitnell, Elisabeth Kennedy,

Abby Blanch, Madalin Lynn, Jonathan Stewart, Sam Hagan, Hazel-Rose Birch

Year 2: Ruby Martin, Clementine Eaton, Tahnee Milne, Abbey Maginnity, Dalton Drummond, Kelani O’Dwyer,

Abbagayle O’Toole-Finn, Chelsea Winters, Jessica Quirk

Year 3: Mia Grieve, Jake Crowe, Jordyn Keefe, Paige Cole, Shaniqua Williams

Year 4:

Year 5: Kynan Saurine, Nathan Collins, Deakon Stubbs, Joshua Laurie, Layla Warren, Gypsy Crouch, Danielle

Rodrigues-Noble, Lily West, Zac Hayes-Love, Riley Cahill, Corban Drummond, Connor Skinner, Cooper Dendle-Duroux,

Melanie Hart

Year 6: Karson Russell

Support Unit: Nicholas Thompson

Assembly Awards

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