Term 2 Week 5-16 26th May, 2011

Glendale East Public School

Friends Talking E-mail: glendalee-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website:http://www.glendalee-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Dear Parents,

Today is Public Education Day. On this day we

celebrate the values, traditions and achievements

of public education in Australia. The day recognises

the learning successes of all students and the

commitment of teachers, staff and parents to the

public education system in Australia.

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

Australia’s Biggest Morning tea came to Glendale

East today. Our students came out of uniform to

raise money for the Cancer Council. Thank you to

the parents who sent cakes and those who sent

money to support this worthwhile event. With this

great effort we have raised $402.35.

National Partnership Conference

Last Thursday and Friday Mrs Hamilton and I

attended the National Partnership conference for

both public and private schools in NSW. It was

great to hear about the wonderful

accomplishments of the Partnership and

interesting to hear about some of the programs

that have been used in other schools.

Parking Issues

With the wet weather some parents are tempted

to disobey parking laws. Instead of making things

better this actually makes picking up children

more dangerous. Please be really mindful of the

importance of obeying the law around school

grounds. Please also remember that parents must

not park in the staff car park as driving in and out

of the car park is a danger to the students.

Vaccinate against winter bugs

With the cold weather upon us and winter on the

way, now is the time to vaccinate for this year’s flu.

NSW Health recommends the 2011 flu vaccine for

people over six-months old. The 2011 seasonal

influenza vaccine contains (swine flu) pandemic A

(H1N1), seasonal A(H3N2) and B strains. While

these are the same strains used in the 2010

influenza vaccine, people are still encouraged to

receive this year’s vaccine as immunity lasts only

one year. For more information including Q&As go

to www.immunise.health.gov.au or call the

hotline on 1800 671 811.

During this cold wet weather it is very important to

ensure that children have appropriate wet weather

gear, a raincoat or umbrella is essential. It is also a

good idea to have an extra jumper placed in your

child’s bag just in case they get caught in the rain

unexpectedly.

Building advice

We are seeking the advice of parents in the

building trade in order to find the best way to

secure our beautiful rainbow snake on the wall in

the hall. If you are in the trade and can offer some

advice it would be gratefully received. Please

contact the office as soon as convenient.

CANTEEN ROSTER 2011

MON

30 MAY

TUE

31 MAY

WED

1 JUNE

THU

2 JUNE

FRI

3 JUNE

S.SMITH

K.GAVIN

C. EGAN

L.FRY

L.MAYER

S.MUNRO

R. CROSS

HELP NEEDED

M.ABRA

HELP NEEDED

HELP NEEDED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES , 1ST JULY, 12TH

AUG, 9TH SEPT, 21ST OCT, 18TH NOV, 16TH DEC. PLEASE

CONTACT GAIL ON THE NUMBERS BELOW IF YOU COULD

ASSIST ON ANY OF THESE DATES.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO HELP ON CANTEEN PLEASE CONTACT

A REPLACEMENT OR RING

GAIL: 4954 6552 OR MOB: 0431 031 220

LINEN ROSTER FRI

27 MAY

FRI

3 JUNE

FRI

10 JUNE

V. PITT K.CUNNINGHAM R CROSS

Inspirational lunches

We can’t have too much inspiration when it comes to

quick, easy and nutritious school lunches. The School

Canteens website, run by the Healthy Kids

Association, has lunch suggestions for children of all

ages, tips for healthy snacking for little kids and

teens, nutritional information, serving sizes and help

w i t h f o o d f u s s i n e s s . G o t o :

www.schoolcanteens.org.au

Family snow fun

It’s never too early to book your winter holidays,

especially if you’d like to take your kids to the snow.

The NSW Department of Education and Communities

has weekend family camps on offer, including

Christmas in July and snow holiday packages with

accommodation in Jindabyne. For more info:

www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/camps/getaways.asp . There

are also great kids’ winter camps for children aged 7-

17. For more info, W: www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/

kidscamps/ or T: 13 13 02. Note most bookings close

during June.

Regards

Maria Williams

Principal

P&C News

DISCO TOMORROW 6:30-8:30PM Our DJ is Dancing Disco Diva. There will be games

and prizes. Fun Dancers such as the Macareena and

Nut Bush.

Cost—$5 per ticket. Tickets still available in the

canteen tomorrow morning. As this event is held out

of school hours Parental supervision is required.

Free tea and coffee is supplied for parents.

For sale—glow products, lollies, chips, drinks &

water. Any donations of cakes to sell on the night

will be appreciated. Thanks Rhonda Beatty

News from 3/4B

3/4B are really enjoying their unit of work,

“Machines and Inventions”.

We have been making simple machines, with

gears, levers and pulleys. Some of the “machines”

we have made are scissors, a wheelbarrow, a

phonograph, a hockey stick and a flag pole.

Attendance Awards

We are happy to announce the following students

have a 100% record so far in Term 2 (weeks 1-5):

KH: Ella, Samantha, Masha, Hayley, Tyannah,

Ethan, Breeanna, Daniel, Nick

K/1DB: Taneisha, Deezyl , Ethan, Jacob

1/2D: Jessica, Tiara, Casey, Joel, Samantha, Milar ,

Jacob, Ava, Kurtis, Alaska, Alex, Lexxi, Damon,

Shannon, Calum, Jacob

3/4B: Grace, Martin, Kristy, Jordan, Zac,Paul, Isiah

4/5D: Emily, Tara, Tiarna, Ethan, Blake, Bailey,

Ryan, Zac, Lleyton

5/6L: Steaphanie, Lily, Abigail, Gilbert, Joseph,

James, Jade, Travis, Elisha, Dominic, Jessica

5/6H: Kayla, Ruby, Tiernan, Jessica, Abbey,

Jackson, Lucy, Olivia, Kris, Lochlan, Lachlan, Lucas

CLASS NAME AWARD

KH Breeanna Working hard to improve her reading.

KH Ethan Working hard to improve his reading.

KH Ashton Consistent effort and enthusiasm in all areas of work.

K/1DB Harper Working hard on her spelling words.

K/1DB Jacob Great ides in a class discussion about transport.

K/1DB Sean Trying his hardest when learning his spelling words.

1/2D Joel Remembering his neatest handwriting in ALL his books.

1/2D Calum Remembering his neatest handwriting in ALL his books.

1/2D Casey Remembering her neatest handwriting in ALL her books.

3/4B Flynn Consistent effort in reading groups

3/4B Will Consistent effort in reading groups

3/4B Cody Consistent effort in reading groups

4/5D Angelique Taking pride in her bookwork and handwriting.

4/5D Riley Excellent answers in discussions about National Parks.

4/5D Ethan Producing quality work and having a positive work attitude.

5/6H Chelsea Writing a convincing persuasive text

5/6H Abbey Writing a convincing persuasive text

5/6H Connor Writing a convincing persuasive text

5/6L Julia Consistent effort in AL lessons

5/6L Dominic Impressive work in AL lessons

5/6L Nicholas Contributing positively to class discussions

TERM 2 WEEK 4

Dates for your Diary - Term 2 2011 5 27 May

-Assembly item –

4/5D

-Environment–

Green Team

DISCO

Hunter Cross

Country

6 30 May

31 May

1 June

2 June GTHS interest

Workshop for

Yr 6

3 June Hunter Touch

-Assembly item –

5/6L

-Environment– 5/6L

7 6 June THIS WEEK– produc-

tion committee

meeting

7 June Maths staff meeting

8 June SCIENCE COMP

9 June

10 June AL network meeting

Deb- Assembly item

–3/4B

-Environment– 5/6H

8 13 June QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

14 June

15 June 16 June

GTHS interest

Workshop for

Yr 6

17 June -Assembly item –

1/2D

-Environment–

4/5D

9 20 June

21 June SPELLLING and

WRITING COMP

School Council P&C

22 June Life Education

Infants 12.45-1/45

23 June

24 June

-Assembly item –

K/1DB

-Environment– 3/4B

10 27 June Life Education

28 June

29 June Year 5 and 6 to

Glendale Tech High

for production

30 June

1 July Crossroads

Touch Juniors Gala

LMCC

A Matter of seconds

-Assembly item –KH

-Environment– 1/2D