Friday March 23, 2018 TERM 1 WEEK 8

Gunnedah South Public School

Relieving Principal: Mrs Nicole Walsh

Deputy Principal: Mr Graham Conn

Deputy Principal, Instructional Leader: Mrs Meleah Walters

Assistant Principals: Mrs Justine Davies Mrs Judy McGowan Mrs Vicki Merlehan Mrs Lynda Heath

Mrs Rebecah Higgins

School Captains: Angus Waerea, Indiella Bryers

Administration Manager: Mrs Kerryn Pryor

Phone: 6742 1899 / 6742 1448

Fax: 6742 4217

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

Web site: www.gunnedahs-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

SkoolBag App: Gunnedah South Public School SkoolBag

(available from the iTunes and Google Play stores)

Flexischools Online Ordering: www.flexischools.com.au

WEEK 9 CALENDAR

TERM 1 CALENDAR 04.03.18 Boys Cricket Match Vs Tamworth Public School

06.04.18 Zone Cricket at Donnelly Fields

06.04.18 Bullying No Way Performance Yrs 3-6 at 1.30 ( Gold Coin donation)

10.04.18 Choir going to Oak Tree Village

10.04.18 P & C Meeting 7pm kitchen

12.04.18 Rugby League Coal Miners Cup at Oxley

13.04.18 Zone Touch at Longmuir

13.04.18 Zone Netball At Basketball Stadium

13.04.18 Final Day of Term 1

28.03.18 North West Hockey in Armidale

29.03.18 Easter Hat Parade

30.03.18 Easter Break 02.04.18 Easter Monday

BRONZE Kassidy Campbell-Jacobs, Marissa Harvey, Lola Brady, Libby Capper,

Connor Casey, Mikala Jones, Georgina Bartlett, Chynoah Squires, Cooper O’Hearn, Mia Smith, Olivia Semmler, Lacie Kleinschafer, Charlie Barnes, Chelsea Budden, Andrew McMaster, Ashley Williams, Dylan Emmerson,

Isaac Zechel, Thomas Woolley, Edward Waerea, Imogen Riley, Tim Capper, Linkin Turner, Tyler Smith, Jack Bridge, Eli Talbott, Matthew McInnes, Siri Sparkes, Aleisha Doolan, Kirra Talbott, Corinne Wise, Rhianna McAlpine, Tyler Scott, Emmy Torrens

PBL Marlee Murphy, Charlie Clarke, Levi Smith, Lachlan Pringle, Annaliese Maguire, Isla Murphy, Maxie White, Leila Harris,

Tom Preston

MERIT CERTIFICATES

SILVER Emily McKenzie, Jacob Tindall, Jayla Woolaston, Tyler Rayward, Tyler Crowley,

Layla Budden, Breanna Kemp, Lainey Stewart-Harris, Seth Sullivan, Kyren Roberts

YCDI Matt Poss, Bray Jones-Stuart, Naila Anwari, Violet Grace, Chance Higgs

GOLD Emily McKenzie, Tyler Rayward, Breanna Kemp

5th March—11th March—WEEK 6 Term 1

TOP CLASS 2LZ 15,260

TOP STUDENTS Cooper Mitchell 5,224

Harvey Stokes 3,322

Marnee Walters 2,420

A great start to the year in Mathletics. Congratulations to all the students.

12th March—18th March—WEEK 7 Term 1

TOP CLASS 4/5H 11,091

TOP STUDENTS Sophie Partridge 2,470

Edward Waerea 2,443

Harvey Stokes 2,321

A great start to the year in Mathletics. Congratulations to all the students.

Easter Hat Parade! Come and join us for our K-2 Easter Hat Parade on Thursday 29th March starting at

9:30am. This will be held in the Primary Quadrangle on the grassed area. Limited seating will be

provided, please feel free to bring your own chair. Each year group will sing an Easter song and model their

beautiful Easter hats. All students will organise their costume and accessories at home.

The winners of the raffle will be announced at the end of the

parade. We hope to see you there.

Egg Drop Competition Your mission is to design a container that will protect an egg from a plunge off a two metre ladder. Your design needs to follow these guidelines:

1. The egg needs to be raw!

2. You cannot attach material around the centre of the eggs.

The Egg Drop competition is for K-2 students only.

Some suggestions for your eggs drop —

- Use balloons or a parachute to slow the egg down

- Soft, crushable packing that encloses a lot of air is best. Foam rubber, feathers, cotton or synthetic padding might help.

Students are to make their egg-cellent containers at home.

The Egg Drop will be held after recess on Thursday 29th March under the Infants Cola.

Yarn Up with

Heidi & Jorja

When you look around our school you will see SAFE, RESPECTFUL, LEARNERS.  We use Aboriginal symbols to remind us what these words mean. The hand  means consider your thoughts and ac ons to be safe, the respec ul symbol  represents an elder and child and the learner symbol is of people gathering  and learning from one another. You may have also no ced our new bush tucker garden and yarning circle. Stay  tuned for the grand opening in Term 2. 

Willow Tree Horse Sports

On Friday, 16th March, 3 of our Equestrian Team members saddled up their steeds and competed at the Quirindi Showground for Willow Tree Public Schools Horse Sports Day. The team consisting of Sidney Cooper, Bronte Snow and Madison McDonald had a great, if not very warm day, with some excellent results.

Sidney received 2nd in the flag race, 3rd in the 9yr old Boy Rider and Hack, and 4th in the Pleasure Hack, Barrel race, 3 mug race and the Keyhole. It was also an amazing achievement for Sidney to receive the 9yrs Boy Encouragement Award.

Bronte received a 3rd in her 11years Girl Rider and 5th in her Hack.

Madison received a 5th in the Keyhole.

Congratulations for representing your school so well, and thanks to the parents for getting our team there.

Miss Willcocks (Team Manager)

GSPS Represented at Professor       John Ha e’s Visible Learning          

Conference in Sydney  

On Monday 19th March, Mrs Craig, Mrs Walters, Mrs Heath,  

Mr Gleeson, Miss Budge and Miss Anson a ended an   

Inspira onal conference on Visible Learning, presented by the 

 ‘pop star’ of Educa onal Research, Professor John Ha e.  

For nearly a year now, all staff at GSPS have been involved in a  

professional development programme called Visible Learning that 

explores how evidence can be used to create innova on in the 

learning environment. This professional learning is focused on 

John Ha e’s research. 

 

A key message of our professional learning is to evaluate the effect teachers  

have on their students, understand this impact and act on this knowledge and 

understanding accordingly. KNOW THY IMPACT!  

 

John Ha e has developed the no on of Visible Learning to represent the most  

powerful influences on teaching and learning in  

our classrooms. By powerful, he means those 

 strategies that are effec ve for student learning.  

 

At GSPS we have been focusing on not what  

teaching strategies WORK, rather which       

teaching strategies WORK BEST! 

It was an absolute privilege to hear John Ha e talk about his research and  

beliefs as we have worked on embedding Visible Learning in our school.  

We were able to network with other schools from all around Australia who are  

undertaking the same Professional learning journey as we are.  

 

We will ensure that you, our school            

community, are kept informed about this 

professional learning and how it impacts on 

student learning. 

 

Mrs Lynda Heath 

Assistant Principal and Impact Coach             

Visible Learning Coordinator 

…..as they went to

Drama Class with Mrs

Christie…….

….. And KR dropped by for a

practice of the ‘Five Bunnies’ song.

Things got Dramatic for 6D

this week...

Year 5

Enrichment Maths Constructing 3D Objects Prisms

and Pyramids.

Year 6 Hangout Area On Wednesday the Year 6 students were ecstatic to finally be able to use the Year 6 Hangout Area for the first time in 2018. A huge thankyou to Jack Hunt for all his hard work

and dedication in getting this area up and running.

Bus Passes and Travel on the Bus

All parents and carers need to be aware of the regulations surrounding bus travel for school students. All students from Kindergarten to Year 2 are eligible for free travel to and from school but must have a bus pass. Bus passes can be obtained from Transport NSW via the following link https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/#/applyNow . The process is now completely online. There are no forms to fill out physically.

Years 3 to 6 are only eligible for free bus travel if they live outside the radius of 1.6km from the school. Those students who live outside the bus zone may travel on the bus for $1 per trip. If students are paying for their travel they do not need a bus pass. Students who only travel on the bus occasionally will be asked to pay $1 per trip. Please keep this in mind if your children are to catch the bus for the odd trip.

If students have a bus pass they must have it with them every time they go on the bus. I would suggest that the passes are attached to school bags in a tag that is sturdy and will not break easily. If students forget their pass they will be allowed on for that day but must show the pass the next day they travel. If students forget their pass continuously they may be asked to pay or possibly denied travel.

If a bus pass is lost, it will need to be replaced by making contact with Transport NSW. According to the Transport NSW website ‘A card replacement fee may apply’.

If you are having any issues with bus travel please contact the relevant bus company as soon as possible. We don’t want children denied travel due to a lost pass. Please ensure that your child has a valid pass.

CANTEEN VOLUNTEER ROSTER

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 19/3  

20/3 Lisa  Ferguson 

21/3 Mandy Coward 

22/3  

23/3 Lyndal Jewiss Shannon Price 

26/3 Mandy Coward 

27/3 Lisa  Ferguson 

28/3 Mandy Coward 

29/3  30/3 GOOD FRIDAY CLOSED 

Term 1/2018

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!!!!! Can you spare some time to volunteer in the canteen??? Please contact Sharon Tydd, Canteen Manager during school hours on 6742 1899.

SUPA Clubs are Christian clubs for kids. They operate in primary schools throughout Australia. At SUPA Club we have games, drama, stories from the

Bible, and the occasional treat. Children have the opportunity to investigate some of life’s challenging questions. SUPA Club is held in the Hall each Fri-day at lunchtime with Mrs Sommerlad and Mr Stones (Scripture teacher).