Goulburn West Public School

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106 Combermere St, Goulburn NSW 2580 Tel: 4821 1781 Mb: 0417 404 882 Fax: 4822 1460

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

Issue 5 Term 1 Monday 2 March 2020

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL

WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Goulburn West as part of its wellbeing and welfare program is encouraging all students to attend for the full school day. Many of our absences come from running late for school or leaving early.

Take a look at this table below for some sobering facts. After all, each day in school, new ideas and concepts are learnt that go on to support further learning.

IF YOU WANT YOUR LEARNING TO GROW AND YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD JOB, BE IN SCHOOL ON TIME

HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?

Annette Broadbent

Principal

ATTENDANCE IN ONE SCHOOL YEAR

Equals up to days absent Equals up to weeks absent Equals lessons missed in most primary schools

95% 9 days 2 weeks 40 lessons

90% 19 days 4 weeks 80 lessons

85% 29 days 6 weeks 120 lessons

80% 38 days 8 weeks 320 lessons

75% 48 days 10 weeks = one term 400 lessons

70% 57 days 12 weeks 480 lessons

65% 67 days 14 weeks 640 lessons

W E E K 6

2/3 3/3 4/3 5/3 6/3 Art Gallery Excursion 1J Clean Up Australia Day

W E E K 7

9/3 P & C Meeting 7pm 10/3 11/3 Regional Swimming 12/3 13/3 Art Gallery Excursion 1B & 2L

Open Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Lunches will be ready for 11:30am. Without the amazing support of the school

community we would be unable to

offer this service to the students.

Thank you to all of our volunteers.

Canteen

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PLEASE CONTACT KIM SHIRLEY

0437 033 765

Tuesday 3 March 9am-12.15pm Kellie Schmidt Kez Bennett Recess Merridy Shirley

Thur 5 March 9am-12.15pm Melissa Bell Monika Rodger Recess Melissa Bell

EARLY ARRIVALS TO SCHOOL

School Hours 8:50am to 3:20pm

Class Hours 9:20am to 3:20pm

ONLY early bus students to be on site before

8:50am

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National Day of Action

Friday March 20 is National Day of Action against bullying and violence. This year marks the 10th

anniversary of this event and the theme for 2020 is Take Action Together. At Goulburn West, we will

be taking part in this day and students are invited to come in casual clothes (please remember it is a

sports day and clothing and shoes suitable for sport should be warn). We will be holding special lessons

during the day and students are invited to create a poster for the poster competition. There is no need

for a gold coin donation, it’s a day of awareness and working together.

POSTER

COMPETITION!

What: Create a poster to pass on the message that bullying is not okay and we stand

together against it.

Dimensions: No bigger than A4.

Due: Monday, March 16 (no late entries will be accepted)

Bring To: the marked box in the front office

Don’t Forget: Make sure your name, year and class are CLEARLY marked ON THE BACK!

There will be a prize for the winner of each category. K, Yr 1, Yr 2, Yr 3, Yr 4, Yr 5 and

Yr 6.

All entries will be displayed around the school with the winning entries being displayed in

the office until the end of Term 2.

Junior Teams Include U7’s, U9’s and U11’s

Come along and meet some new friends!

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PBL News encouraging and strengthening

student awareness of school-wide expectations

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Congratulations to our students named below who

have each won canteen vouchers.

“ Great job everyone”!

Our focus this week is

“Keep your hands and feet to yourself”

GWPS LEARNING CLUB

TUESDAYS 3:20 – 4:20PM

Applications open for 2020

Free homework assistance and support

provided along with afternoon tea for

students at the School Library.

For registration information for 2020 please

contact Debbie from The Smith Family on

0438 491 964 or

deb.emmett@thesmithfamily.com.au

Learning Club runs week 2–9 every school term.

Just a gentle reminder to parents not

to send peanut butter sandwiches or

any peanut products to school as we

have students that

are highly allergic.

Thank you

When updating your CareMonkey

details online (change of address,

phone numbers etc). Please also

notify the school office of the

changes as the information on

CareMonkey does not transfer over.

Thank you.

Tobin, Allegra (away), Kendall and Cameron

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SCHOOL HATS

Please ensure that your child is wearing his or her own hat that is

clearly labelled with their own name and not another student's

name. There have been numerous reports from very unhappy

parents that their child's hat has been taken and worn by other

students that do not have a hat and are not being returned.

Parents should not be expected to constantly buy new hats

for their son or daughter because someone else

has lost or misplaced theirs.

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Family Contact Details

Have you moved or changed your phone number recently?

Please contact the school office or send in a note with your child/ren if any

of your contact details and emergency contact details need to be updated.

Payments at the school office are

cash only or via the school website.

Please label all envelopes with

child’s name, class and what the

payment is for.

Student Pick Up A quick reminder that the staff carpark is for

staff parking only.

Please DO NOT drive into the carpark and pickup your

children as this is a serious safety concern.

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This year Goulburn West students will again be using the digital learning

journal Seesaw. Seesaw allows students to independently document what

they are learning at school. Students capture learning with photos and

videos of their work, or by adding digital creations. As a parent you have

access to your own child’s journal (no other parent will have access to

any other child’s personal journal) and the class newsfeed. Parents al-

ready connected to a student journal from last year will continue to be

connected in their child’s new classroom. If you no longer wish to be con-

nected or wish for your child not to participate on this platform please let

your class teacher or the office staff know as soon as possible. If you have

any questions please contact Megan Kehlet at school on 48211781.

A Consolidated Permission Form was sent out online via

CareMonkey. Thank you to those that have already sent them

back.

If you have not done so as yet, please complete and submit

forms to CareMonkey as soon as possible.

Thank you

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New School Banking rewards now available!

Exciting new Term 1 Treetop Savers rewards are now available, while stocks last!

Terry Denton’s Activity Book Mini Soccer Ball (size 2)

For every deposit made at school students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items, in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them!

Thank you for supporting the School Banking program and remember, School Banking day is every Tuesday.

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Lego/Duplo Club

Goulburn West Lego/Duplo Club is held every Monday at

recess, after eating, in Mrs Bill’s classroom.

If you have any unwanted Lego or Duplo at home we

would greatly appreciate any donations.

The Smith Family Scholarship

If you

Have a Health Care Card or Parent Pension Card

Value your child’s education and they are in Years K - 6

Have a child with good attendance (90% or more)

Then your child may be eligible.

Benefits include;

Money for School Things.

Uniforms and shoes, text books, course materials, excursions.

Education Support for children and their families.

Programs to help with children’s reading and numeracy.

Speak to: Robyn at The Smith Family or call 48212833

or contact the Principal

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www.thesmithfamily.com.au

Goulburn West will be running a Pokemon Club for students.

The club is for students interested in playing the Pokemon card game. There

will be mentors for those new to the game.

They meet during recess time on Wednesday in the library.

NO cards are to be brought in from home.

Due to some very generous donations from , and some of

our Goulburn West families, the school has several decks of cards that the club

will play with.

If you have any questions about the club please contact Mrs Gooch.

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Violin lessons at Goulburn West Public School In 2020, Geoff Stewart-Richardson will be continuing the strings programme at Goulburn West Public School. Geoff is an experienced string teacher. Lessons can be provided in violin, viola or cello. Not only will students be able to learn the violin or cello (or viola), they will be able to learn music in a wide variety of styles - including contemporary music, classical, folk jazz and even rock! If you are interested in starting one of these instruments or would like more information, please get in touch with Geoff on 0432 314 376.

Music Keyboard lessons for children Year 2 to 10.

$13 per week. 45 minute group lesson.

Price includes music book and CD.

Contact Keith Binns on 4821 9248 or go to www.keyboardgoulburn.com.au

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