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Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 28th August 2012.

Book Week Parade

Girls Basketball Team Congratulations and commiserations to the girls’ basketball team who were defeated by Hillview Public School last week! Mrs Webeck informed me that our girls were most gracious in defeat and that the girls were still upbeat and happy on the journey home. Well done girls - it is easier to win well than it is to take defeat well.

Fathers’ Day Stall The Fathers’ Day Stall will be held outside the library this Thursday. Gifts will range in price from $2 to $5. Kellie Warwick would love some volunteers to come along and help to sell the gifts. Please help out if you can.

P&C Meeting The next meeting of the Gloucester Public School P&C will be held in the school library this Thursday commencing at 7pm. It has been moved forward by one week due to the Bucketts of Talent concert which is set down for the following Thursday night. Please note that the parent information night on The Literacy Continuum is scheduled from 5.30pm until 6.30pm. It was hoped that parents

attending the information session might consider staying on for the P&C meeting.

Bucketts of Talent The Bucketts Way Community of Schools will host the Bucketts of Talent evening of entertainment again this year. The event showcases excellence in our schools in the areas of music, dance and drama. It will be held on Thursday 6 September in the Gloucester Soldiers Club Auditorium commencing at 7.00pm. Tickets are now on sale and available from the office. Please see the note for tickets which is further on in the newsletter. There are only a set number of tickets available for Gloucester Public School so please respond quickly. Any unsold tickets will be made available to other schools as of next Monday. A raffle is being held in conjunction with Bucketts of Talent to help offset some of the associated costs such as hiring of the Soldiers Club etc. Raffle tickets are available for purchase at the school office. They are $1 per ticket. The raffle prizes are: 1st prize - 2 $150 ticketek vouchers 2nd Prize - Sony Digital Media Player 3rd prize - $50 iTunes voucher Jenny Stockdale, Principal.

Emily Cameron, Laura Dunlop, Dylan Green, Ellie Schumann.

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PBL : Positive Behaviour For Learning

At Gloucester Public School we are USING OUR MANNERS!

Kindergarten Our sounds for this week are “oo” and “oo”. Our new words are “but”, “did” and “stop”. Mirabai Stockwell / Alicia Taylor.

Infants’ Sports Carnival

Friday 31st August Our infants’ (Kinder, Years 1 & 2) sports carnival will be held at the Rec Centre/Little A’s oval. If you are able to assist at the carnival please let me know as soon as possible as we would love some parents to help out with races and activities. Students are to wear sports uniforms, bring their recess and lunch (if not ordering) and plenty of water to drink. Don’t forget hats and sunscreen. Students will be walking down from school at approximately 9.15am to arrive at approximately 9.30am. Running races will be in the morning followed by activities in the afternoon. Students will break for recess at approximately 11.00am and again for lunch at approximately 12.30pm. Lunches can be ordered from the school canteen before 9.00am and they will be delivered to the oval in time for lunch at 12.30. It is hoped the carnival will finish at approximately 2.15pm. Parents and carers wishing to take their child/ren after the carnival please indicate on the slip attached to this newsletter and have your child give the slip to his/her classroom teacher BEFORE, or ON the carnival day. Students not leaving with their parents will walk back to school for the usual dismissal routine after the carnival is over. If you have any questions, please ask. Mirabai Stockwell (on behalf of the infants’ crew)

Year 4 Wangat: Just a reminder to all families of Year 4 students that all monies for our Wangat excursion need to be paid by the 1st September please. Mark Howland.

Bucketts of Talent: On Thursday 6th September, the Bucketts Way Community of Schools will present a concert, at Gloucester RSL, which will showcase the performing arts in our schools. It will be an amazing event for a great number of students. In this concert, we have two performances and our school choir. Our concert is fast approaching and tickets are now on sale for the evening performance. Ticket numbers for each school are limited as the RSL can only seat 350. Could you please send in the attached note and money to reserve your seats? Tickets will be sent home next week. Date: Thursday 6th September Venue: Gloucester RSL Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Adult $8.00 Child $5.00 $20 for a family (2 adults and 2 children) We look forward to a wonderful night. Mirabai Stockwell.

OOPS!! - Spelling Bee Han-Jun Ki will be replacing Laura Dunlop in the Stage 3 Regional final – not Sun-Jun Ki as reported in last week’s newsletter. Our apologies to Han-Jun – we wish him all the best in this competition. Amy Schafer, Assistant Principal.

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Fathers’ Day Stall Our Fathers’ Day Stall will be on this Thursday 30th August. Gifts will range from $2.00 to $5.00. Students will be taken to the stall in class groups throughout the morning and will have the opportunity to purchase a gift for their dads. Don’t forget to send some money with your child! If you would like to help on the stall please ring me on 0421 713 722. Kellie Warwick – Fundraising Committee.

Book Week: What a wonderful day we had last Friday!!! Everyone looked great and the posters are now hanging proudly in the library. There are so many people to say thank you to that I could take up most of the newsletter so I am going to say thank you to everyone for their help and support, it makes the day very much worthwhile! The book fair was a huge success and the library will be receiving about $2000 worth of new books due to your generous purchases. The books have been ordered and Scholastic informs me that I should have them by the end of next week. I thought it would be this week but due to the number of schools having book fairs in Book Week, orders will take a little longer. I wish to take this opportunity to say thank you all for your patience and understanding with the ordering system this year. It appears to have worked well and it means that everyone will receive their books at the same time. Premier’s Reading Challenge: If your child has not completed the challenge and would still like to do so, his/her list of books needs to be to me no later than Wednesday so that I can finalise them. This will be the last chance, so please encourage them. Leanne Simes Teacher Librarian

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Tournament of the Minds Last Saturday, eleven students made their way up to Westport High School in Port Macquarie to compete in the NSW Regional Finals of Tournament of the Minds. The students competed in two challenges; a long term challenge that they had been working on for the last six weeks at school and a spontaneous challenge. The students should all be very proud of their efforts both on the day and the six weeks beforehand, using their recess and lunch times to work on their challenge. They represented the school in a mature manner and all had a great day. Thank you to all the parents for driving up to Port Macquarie for the day, the students wouldn’t have been able to compete in the Tournament without your support. Hopefully we will find out the results soon. Amy Sansom Team A: Laura Dunlop, Jenna Davis, Emily Cameron, Alice Flanagan, Keely Simes and Kyra Edstein (unfortunately Kyra was absent on the day of the tournament). Team B: Julian Davis, Stephen Hester, Cameron Dunlop, Ethan Bird, Alistair Best, Hayden Dangerfield and Caide Harford (unfortunately Caide was absent on the day of the tournament). (Photos below)

Year 6 Canberra Excursion – Two weeks to go! We have had a number of short meetings in the lead up to our excursion to pass on information about the trip. Further final information will come home in the coming week regarding departure times and a final itinerary for parents. Mrs Moore, the Year 6 students and myself will also be accompanied by David Cox, father of Lincoln and Rhys, who has kindly volunteered to assist us on the excursion as an additional supervising adult. Thanks, Dave. Again, if you feel you need to clarify anything, please see myself or Mrs Moore before the excursion date. Please don’t leave any questions you may have, unanswered or assumed. Ask us! Only 13 more sleeps to go! Rod Maggs - Assistant Principal.

Milo Blast Off Cricket at Tuncurry Our school will be sending a team of boys and girls to participate in a Cricket NSW development day at Tuncurry this Thursday 30th August. Due to some re-arrangements to professional learning opportunities for staff, I will not be there to coordinate the day. Ms Liz Davis will be accompanying and managing the students at Tuncurry on Thursday. Thanks for stepping in, Liz. If your child is participating, he/she should have returned a note explaining arrangements for transport. Please ensure you are at school by 8.00am sharp so we can organise students for travel. Thank you so much to those travelling parents who have offered to assist our teams by taking other students. You make these events possible for our kids! Please remember to provide current licence and registration details with our fantastic office staff prior to the day. Have a great day of cricket and fun! Rod Maggs - Assistant Principal.

Year 6 Orientation visit by Gloucester High School A number of Gloucester High School staff and students will pay a visit to our Year 6 students next Monday 3rd September at 1.30pm. This is an opportunity for them to hear about life at high school and to learn about some of the amazing experiences that Gloucester High provides for their students from Year 7 through to Year 12. Students will meet their 2013 year advisor and have an opportunity to ask questions about their big move to secondary education at the end of the year. Rod Maggs - Assistant Principal. Basketball: Last Wednesday the girls’ basketball team travelled to Tamworth to play round 6 of the PSSA knockout competition. The team was completely outclassed by a very aggressive side which has obviously played a number of games together. The girls did the school and themselves proud and were gracious in defeat but very keen to give the game their best shot. Jenna Davis had a never say die attitude that inspired the rest of the girls. Tayla Predebon and Tahnee Yates were the ball carriers and tried their hardest to get the ball into our end. Tayla top scored for the day. Maddie Higgins, Taneeshka Strudwick, Mel Thomson and Alice Flanagan tried so hard to defend and steal the ball. Well played girls - you were a pleasure to take away to represent the school. I would like to thank the parents who have encouraged the team and driven us to the stadiums. Thanks for the dedication and support. Bettianne Webeck.

Thanks Mrs Webeck on a coaching job well done!

School Garden Produce: Cauliflowers … $2.00 Red Cabbage .. $2.00

Peas … $1/Sml bag Celery --- $1.00/bunch Fresh and Frozen Spinach … $1.00 Lettuce … $1.00

Year 6 teams to compete in GHS Tri-Challenge A number of teams have been drafted to compete in the Gloucester High School Tri-Challenge. This is to be held on the last day of Term 3 and the primary school category is a team event that comprises bike, kayak and run. Teams have taken entry forms and have been asked to discuss their entry with parents. Parents are asked to read these forms carefully and should they have any questions, please contact me at school. This is a great opportunity for Year 6 students to be involved in a great GHS event. Entry forms and fees should be in by Thursday 6th September. Rod Maggs - Assistant Principal

P & C Car Boot Sale The car boot sale which was to be held on Sunday 9th September has had to be postponed. A new date will be advised as soon as possible. P & C Committee.

Canteen News: Thank you, most sincerely, to everyone who helped to serve the morning tea on Friday! Thank you, also, to the very talented cooks,(STAFF & PARENTS) who supplied the delicious goodies. It shows the wonderful spirit we are so lucky to have in our school community. IMPORTANT INFORMATION! NEW CANTEEN POLICY! I'm sorry to say that, owing to the dishonesty of a few students, ICE BLOCKS ARE NO LONGER TO BE ORDERED ON LUNCH BAGS! IF STUDENTS WISH TO HAVE AN ICE BLOCK AT LUNCH TIME THEY MUST BRING MONEY TO THE CANTEEN AND BUY IT OVER THE COUNTER. IF AN ORDER FOR AN ICE BLOCK IS WRITTEN ON A LUNCH BAG, I WILL RETURN THE MONEY TO THE STUDENT SO THAT HE/SHE CAN BUY ONE FROM THE CANTEEN. Sharon Osborne, Canteen Manager.

CANTEEN ROSTER

Monday 3/9 Heidi Yates Leonie Hughes Wednesday 5/9 Paula Blanch Brendon Murray Friday 7/9 Karna Bartlett Kylie Broadhead

STUDENT BANKING

Banking each Thursday 8.30 at the library.

Uniform Shop

Open every Friday morning 8.30 – 10.00

E-Newsletter

All parents and carers who have opted for e-newsletters can pick up a copy of

any attachments or notes requiring return slips to school at the front office.

NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAMS @ GPS

The following program is funded through the National Partnerships SMARTER SCHOOLS funding agreement…

Thursday 28th August

the final Parent/Carers Information session

will be held

in our school Library

at 5.30pm.

The topic for this session will be…

‘The Literacy Continuum…K to 6’

What is it and what will it mean for my child?

This session is being offered in response to a parent and carers survey conducted earlier in the school year. From this survey it was requested that the next information session be held from 5.30pm to 6.30pm for those parents/carers who are unable to attend during the day. This information session will be followed by the monthly meeting of the Gloucester Public School P & C at 7pm.

I look forward to you joining one, or both meetings! Regards,

Assistant Principal / Coordinator National Partnerships Programs _______________________________________________________________________________________________

THURSDAY 28TH AUGUST – THE LITERACY CONTINUUM, K TO 6

YES – I would like to attend this session @ 5.30pm in Gloucester Public School Library. Thank you, Name:__________________________________________

Date: _____________________ Signed:_______________________

Important Information for

PRE-SCHOOL PARENTS

IF YOUR CHILD IS ELIGIBLE for KINDERGARTEN IN 2013

We are planning our classes for 2013 and we need to know how many kindergarten students will

be attending Gloucester Public School. Please call at the school office as soon as possible and request an application to enrol to ensure

your child is placed in a suitable class.

A FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATE as well as an IMMUNISATION CERTIFICATE from your doctor and proof of address (e.g., driver’s licence) is also required when you return the enrolment form.

Please feel free to phone to discuss our special programs or to arrange a visit.

K/1/2 Sports Carnival I will be taking my child/ren, _______________________________________, of class/es _____________ With me from the oval after the sports carnival on Friday, 31st August, 2012. OR My child/ren (named above) will be leaving with ___________________________________________. Signed: _______________________________ Print Name: __________________________

GLOUCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION

MEETING HELD 2 AUG 2012 7.05pm

Attendance: Liz Collins, Jenny Stockdale, Ross Green, Scott Chester, Tracy Dunthorne, Sharon Osborne. Apologies: Kathryn Pilgrim, Kerry Cowan, Kellie Warwick, John Broadley, Kristy Allardice. Minutes: Minutes from previous meeting read and moved as correct – Moved: Scott, 2nd: Liz. Business Arising: - Rugby League jerseys – have now arrived.

Pie Drive has been held and was successful. Cookie Dough fundraiser – brochure has gone out with newsletter, query re: incentive prizes?

Letter to Gloucester Coal re: grant has been sent. Preschool program has commenced.

Fathers’ Day breakfast currently shown as proposed on Term 3 calendar – not being held this year, consider running next year, perhaps in place of stall? Date of Fathers’ Day stall shown on this year’s Term 3 calendar needs to be amended.

Correspondence: see Correspondence Book. Moved: Scott, 2nd: Liz. Treasurer’s Report: no report – Treasurer absent. Fundraising: Car Boot Sale – proposed date: Sunday 9 Sept – 10am to 2pm (set up prior to this time). Also have BBQ/Drinks, Pet Show in middle of day?? Canteen: meeting held 30/7/12, balances as at 27/7/12 – working acct balance $21196.90, business reserve balance $16074.71. Raised in General Business re: P&C Ball profit/spending funds raised. Nacho Day was a great success - $412 profit. Barra Burgers have slowed down. Seating is being put out in playground. Broken fan has been replaced and installed. Canteen has purchased: First Aid Kit, canisters, rack for chopping boards and tea towels. Book Week – set up for cups of tea outside Library. Canteen Committee ideas for purchases include: large esky for sport carnival days etc, fold up tables (could do with 4 more), new pencil sharpener for Library, blankets for sick bay. Health Inspector visited in May – passed. Menu Evaluation report – canteen achieved 63% green, 37% amber & 0% red – recommendation is 60% green foods. Hamburger Day is 15 August. Freezer Filler day towards end of term. Uniform Shop: as per attached. Moved that we order stock for Orientation Day and new school year. Moved: Tracy 2nd: Liz. (SO departs 7.55pm) Principal’s Report: as per attached. Activities have included: eLearning Expo Day at GHS, Stage 1 excursion to Copeland Tops, ICAS Writing & English, eGats Orientation Day, PSSA Netball, commencement of P-K transition program, Athletics Carnival, end of term awards assemblies, NAIDOC assembly, writing enrichment presentation, parent information session, Bucketts of Talent auditions & National Tree Day. Coming Up: Kindergarten excursion to Oakvale Farm, road safety visit, Education Week service GHS, school photos, SRC Olympic Day & BBQ, Book Fair & Book Week Parade, PSSA girls basketball & K-2 Athletics Carnival. Sept P&C meeting to be brought forward to Thurs 30th August due to clash with another event. Gift from P&C presented to Mrs Webeck at farewell night. (SC departs 8.35pm) General Business: Discussion re: arranging for archiving of P&C Minutes and call for ideas/suggestions for spending funds that have been raised.

Meeting closed 9pm. Next meeting THURSDAY 30 AUGUST 2012 at 7.00pm

BUCKETTS OF TALENT – TICKETS

NAME: ______________________________________________________________ I WOULD LIKE: _____ Adult tickets @ $8.00 each. ______ Child Tickets @ $5.00 each. ____ Family ticket @ $20 each. Please find enclosed $ ___________________ Signed: _______________________________________ (Parent/Guardian) Date: __________

MATINEE PERFORMANCE- BUCKETTS OF TALENT Years 3-6 have the opportunity to watch a matinee performance of the Buckets of Talent. This concert will be held during school hours on Thursday 6th September. Students will walk to the RSL to be part of the audience for the matinee performance. They need to bring a gold coin donation before the day to attend the performance. We will return to school in time for dismissal.

Bucketts of Talent- Whole School Matinee Performance

I give permission for my child/children __________________________________________ of ____________ (class) to attend the Bucketts of Talent performance on Thursday 6th September 2012 at Gloucester RSL. I understand my child will walk to the RSL accompanied by class teachers. Please find enclosed a gold coin donation. Signed: _______________________________________ (Parent/Caregiver) Date: _____________