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Term 1, Week 10 - 4th April 2019

Congratulations Mrs Mills

I am delighted to announce that this week our School Administration Manager, Mrs Mills was recognised for her outstanding contribution to Public Education. Mr McCallum, Executive Director, School Performance presented Mrs Mills with the 2019 Regional North Operational Directorate Excellence Award for her outstanding contribution to our students, school and community.

Mrs Mills was one of eighteen SASS and Community members recognised across the seven networks within our Operational Directorate. In everything Mrs Mills does, she always has the needs of our students and community first. Mrs Mills is an asset to our school community and I am delighted that her love, care and passion for Public Education has been recognised.

Congratulations Mrs Mills

Mrs Mills with Mrs Gallagher Mrs Mills with Mrs Dunn (Principal)

(Director Educational Leadership, Lake Macquarie North Network)

Garden Suburb Public School

2b Prospect Road Garden Suburb, New South Wales, 2289

Ph: (02) 49434898 / Fax: (02) 49421552

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

Principal: Louise Dunn

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Principal Award Week 8

The Principal award for Week 8 is was awarded to Miannette. Miannette was recognised as a student who shows an ongoing commitment to her learning, in and out of the classroom. She is a student who at all times is respectful to her peers and staff at school. Miannette is always happy to help out and at all times shows responsibility. Miannette’s love of the environment is infectious and I have enjoyed spending time getting to know her a little more while we have been gardening this term.

Congratulations Miannette, you are very deserving of this award and should be extremely proud of your achievements.

Principal Award Week 9

The Principal Award recipient for Week 9 was Alexa Leeming. Alexa is a student who is recognised by many staff as always showing the core values of Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best in all aspects of school life. She demonstrates persistence with all tasks and is a role model for all of her peers and younger students within the school. Alexa is a wonderful friend and demonstrates excellent manners at all times. Congratulations to another well-deserved recipient!

School Holidays

The school holidays are fast approaching with Term 1 holidays commencing next Friday afternoon. Students will return to school on Tuesday 30th April due to the School Development Day on 29th April. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday. Don’t forget to utilise the school grounds these holidays with the Share Our Space initiative at our school.

ANZAC Day Service

Next Thursday at 2pm the school will hold an ANZAC Day ceremony under the COLA. Our Leaders will lead the ceremony and Peter Taylor from the Cardiff South RSL Sub Branch delivering the ANZAC Day Address. This will be followed by a short assembly where students will receive merit awards.

ANZAC Day Dawn Service – 25th April 2019

On Thursday 25th April 2019 some of our Student Leaders will represent the school at the Cardiff ANZAC Dawn Service at the Cardiff RSL Club.

School Swimming Carnival 2020

There have been parent concerns around the depth of the pool we currently use for our school swimming carnival each year. The WHS team are currently reviewing this and are looking at alternative options for the 2020 swimming carnival to ensure the safety of all of our students. When a decision is made on where the swimming carnival will be held, we will notify the community.

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School Uniform

In line with our PBL Behaviour Matrix and School Values the school will be raising the standards of our school appearance by focusing on school uniforms. Students are expected to dress with pride at all times. As of Term 2 we will only allow school hats within our playground. Students wearing anything other than a Garden Suburb Public School hat will be asked to take off their hats and play under the COLA.

As the weather starts to cool down we are also seeing students arrive at school in a variety of different coloured jumpers and jackets. Please ensure students are wearing the correct school jumper to school.

School hats can be purchased from the office for $13. The Uniform Shop is open every Thursday morning from 8.45am until 9.30am.

School Photo Day

School photos will be taken on Thursday 6th June 2019. Photo envelopes will be sent home early next term.

PLP Afternoon Tea

We are inviting all of our Aboriginal students and their families to attend an afternoon tea with all staff on Wednesday 10th April at 3.30pm. During this time teachers will be available to discuss student’s PLP goals for this year. Students may have more than one teacher they would like to discuss their goals with. Students have been sent home an invitation today, if you could RSVP by Tuesday 9th April for catering purposes we would appreciate it.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Baptiste who attended the Hunter Soccer Trials at Nelson Bay last week.

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Easter Raffle Out of Uniform Day Thank you to everyone who donated something for the Easter Raffle last week. There are so many beautiful prizes that will be raffled off at our Easter Fun Day on the 12th April. If you are wanting more raffle tickets or need another raffle ticket 'opt in' note please see the office. When these notes are returned we can send raffle tickets home. Thank you to Taralee Spence for putting together the baskets and wrapping the prizes.

Share our Space

This coming holidays Share Our Space will be back. Please let the community know that our school grounds are open to the public.

OOSH Parents

If your child normally attends OOSH and you decide to pick them up from school please remember to phone the school and let the OOSH know.

School Banking A reminder that student banking is on every Friday morning in the library from approximately 8.40am until 9.20am.

P&C News

Mother’s Day Stall – Donations Needed

The P&C will hold the Mother’s Day Stall on Thursday 9th May at 9am. The P&C are asking for donations to start coming in. If you are able to donate something please hand it in at the office. If you are able to volunteer some time to help run the stall please let the office know.

Louise Dunn- Principal

Sports News Hunter PSSA Soccer by Baptiste

On Thursday I went to Nelson bay to represent Garden Suburb and Crossroads PSSA in the regional soccer tryouts. Mr Mathews was our coach. I had friends there so the chemistry was there. We played four teams and the games were 15 minutes long. We wore a red and white striped shirt, white pants and blue socks. There were 8 teams in total and there were 2 groups. Our team was in the first group. We won most of our games but it was how I played, I didn’t know if I played good or bad. I didn’t know and my dad didn’t know. When it was our last game, I had to give it my all. I got put in left back and our team scored two goals. I tried to go in a tackle and I hurt my ankle bad. I was limping until the end of the game but it got better as the day went on. The first round went for four hours and the second round was on a different day. Everyone gathered around to see if they'd made it to the second round, unfortunately I didn’t make it but the main reason was to have fun.

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Cardiff High School – Premiers Sporting Challenge by Olivia and Emily Our Friday Trip Last Friday, the Year 6 students went down to Cardiff High School for the Premier's Sporting Challenge. When we arrived, we were greeted by a teacher and then were split into groups with students from other schools. There were five activities planned out for us throughout the day. Our first activity was golf. We lined up and had a turn at pitching the ball to a partner, then soon moving to our next group. The next group was soccer. We were split into two teams then started a kicking drill before going head to head with the other team. After soccer we had a ten minute recess before moving on again. Our third group was touch football. We had a lot of fun passing the ball to each other and then played against each other in two teams. We then moved onto a mindfulness and fitness activity. We split into partners and one person wore a blindfold while the other directed them around the obstacle course. We then played tug of war, before having lunch. Our last group was gymnastics. We jumped on trampolines and cartwheeled into a forward roll. We had so much fun at the high school that we cannot wait to go back there next term. By Olivia and Emily Library News

The Premiers Reading Challenge is in full swing at GSPS.

K-2 classrooms have PRC titles in book boxes that teachers have started to share with

their class.

Students in Stage 2 and Stage 3 have already completed reading books from the PRC list

and have entered those titles on the website. If your child has not begun reading the

selected titles at this stage please encourage them to do so – reading is such an important

lifelong skill.

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Below are some of our happy readers!

Ice cream anyone?

Easter Fun Day (PBL Rewards Day)

Next Friday all students who have demonstrated our core

values of respect, responsibility and personal best are

invited to participate in our Easter Fun Day (PBL Rewards

Day). Our Year 6 students will be organising Easter

themed activities to rotate around during the day. All

students can wear out of uniform to celebrate this fun

occasion.

At lunchtime the P&C will draw the Easter Raffle.

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PBL WEEKLY FOCUS

Week 10: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY and PERSONAL BEST.

When crossing the road always make sure…

Hold an adult’s hand - STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! THINK! - Pay attention to the road signs, traffic lights and crossing

Guards

-If you are riding a bike or scooter make sure you always wear a helmet that fits your head correctly. Stay safe around the road!

Week 11 Focus: Home Time Procedures

Parent Pick Up

-Meet parents promptly -Only use play equipment at lunch and recess -Exit the school at the appropriate location Riding Home

-Walk bikes and scooters to the gate -Always wear your helmet -Exit the school at the appropriate location OOSH -Be on time -Sit quietly on the verandah -Listen and follow instructions -Walk sensibly in bus lines

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Mr Mathews: Classroom Teacher of Asteroids Interviewed by Emily

Mrs Traynor: Classroom Teacher of Galaxies Interviewed by Rhys

1. If you had a super power what would it be? Invisibility because I would disappear without anyone knowing about it. Also, I could win hide and seek.

2. What was the last book you read? Lion by Saroo Brierley

3. What pets do you have? A dog, Ollie

4. What would you sing at karaoke night? Love Shack by the B52s

5. A person who inspires you? Nelson Mandela

6. What is your favourite joke? Why did the Norwegian Navy put barcodes on the ships? So, they can scandinavian.

7. Favourite memory of being a teacher? Starting at Garden Suburb PS 8. What are 3 things you can’t live without?

Coffee, Ollie and sport

1. If you had a super power what would it be?

Make food out of air 2. What was the last book you read? Ink Spell 3. What pets do you have?

A guinea pig, a cat and a dog

4. What would you sing at karaoke night?

I’m a believer 5. A person who inspires you?

My mum 6. What is your favourite joke?

What’s white and can’t jump fences?

A fridge

7. Favourite memory of being a teacher?

My students being excited about writing and being authors

8. What are 3 things you can’t live without? My family, bananas & teaching.

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Congratulations to all the winners, who were lucky to share a milkshake with Mrs Dunn.

Zeline Brayden Jessica

Brayden

Hannah C

Lincoln Hannah C

Brooklyn Charlie W Imogen

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CANTEEN NEWS

Week

10

CANTEEN TIMETABLE

Mon 1st April Tue 2nd April Wed 3rd April Thu 4th April Fri 5th April

CANTEEN CLOSED

Michelle Michelle “Help Needed”

Michelle M. Dalwood

Michelle M. Stone

T. Spence

Week

11

Mon 8th April Tue 9th April Wed 10th April Thu 11th April

Fri 12th April

RED FOOD DAY

Michelle T. Spence

CANTEEN CLOSED

Michelle “Help Needed”

Michelle K. Green

Michelle K. Swetnam “Help Needed” Easter Fun Day

Maddie enjoying our new blueberry slushy from the canteen. Charge is only $2.00

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Earn & Learn starts Wednesday 1 May

Thanks for registering for Woolworths Earn & Learn. It’s nearly time to start collecting stickers and earning

equipment for Garden Suburb Public School.

Anyone can help you earn equipment

Starting Wednesday 1 May, anyone can collect stickers to support your school when they shop at Woolworths,

whether they’re staff, parents or friends.

Stick together and collect more

With every $10 spent* at Woolworths, one sticker is collected. These can be placed onto the Earn & Learn sticker

sheets and dropped into the collection box at Garden Suburb Public School or your local Woolworths.

To help boost your sticker collection, look out for the range of participating products in store which will earn you

double stickers.

Earn great equipment from MTA

Once again, we’re proud to be partnering with Modern Teaching Aids, Australia’s largest supplier of educational

equipment. This means you can choose equipment for Garden Suburb Public School’s own learning needs across

Arts & Craft, Digital Technologies, Maths, English, Science, Outdoor and Indoor Play and more.

Get bonus stickers with Fresh Food Kids Discovery Tours

This year if you book and attend a Fresh Food Kids Discovery Tour between 18 March and 25 June 2019, you’ll

receive up to 1000 bonus stickers! Book at woolworths.com.au/discoverytours.

Find out more

You can get ready by learning more at woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn.

It’s time to get your community to stick together! The Woolworths Team

*In a single transaction. Excludes specified purchases incl. liquor, tobacco and gift cards. T&Cs apply, see

woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn. Promotion runs 1/5/19-25/6/19 or while stocks last. Limit applies of one bonus

sticker offer per school/ELC.

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