our values respect friendliness fairness responsibility
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Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
“SPRING GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL – BE AWESOME”
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Newsletter 27 – Thursday, 5th September 2019
Principal Awards – Grades Five AND Six Lachlan B - 5/6 Daenke: Lachy has shown excellent self-motivation to achieve personal goals this year. He has
fantastic work habits that see him well-prepared for writing and maths tasks. I am really proud of how he has
developed as a learner. Well done Lach!
Maika W – 5/6 Hartney: for her positive and enthusiastic attitude towards school. Maika exhibits a love of
learning and is willing to take on all challenges given to her. She sets an example for others with her outstanding
behaviour.
Claire D – 5/6 Lockett: for the fantastic leadership qualities she displays day-to-day. She takes such pride in the
presentation of her work and leads by example when it comes to her work ethic and attitude towards her
learning. Brilliant work Claire! Tommy M – 5/6 Schulz: Tommy continually demonstrates kindness and respect for his peers and teachers. He
always uses his manners and never hesitates to offer assistance to complete a task or to help someone out.
Keep it up Tommy!
Zoe H – 5/6 Staley: Zoe is a quiet, consistent high achiever with a passion for learning. She has a terrific sense of
community and demonstrates our school values in and out of the classroom.
VALUE TREE AWARDS
Friendliness: Toby B
Personal Achievement: Rebel C, Krystal S
Responsibility: J’Aime McI, Reuben T
Sports award
Matthew M – 5/6 Staley: for his enthusiastic participation in Physical Education and his
outstanding sportsmanship.
Art Award Marlon A – Prep Greer: Marlon participated brilliantly in an Art Fish game this week, producing a fantastic
interlocking sketch. Well done Marlon.
DRAMA AWARD Nikita B – 1/2 Rodda / Orr: for his enthusiasm and acting skills in Drama this week.
Principal: Mr. Francis Trezise
Assistant Principal: Mr. Brett Parkes
School Council President: Mr. Ronnie Lowe
Sunhats are now compulsory
Best of luck to SGPS Boys soccer
team as they compete in the School Sport of Victoria State Soccer Final
tomorrow
Our Values RESPECT – Valuing self, all others, property and the environment
FRIENDLINESS – Interacting with all others in an open and welcoming manner
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT – Striving to be the best we can
TEAM SPIRIT – Working together so we can learn from each other and all do our best
FAIRNESS – Being fair in everything we do
RESPONSIBILITY – Being relied upon to be honest, and do the right thing for yourself and the community
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Diary Dates
2019
Term 3
September
Friday, 6th
8.30am – 2.30pm
School Sport of Victoria State Soccer Final - SGPS Boys Soccer Team
Division Basketball - (Selected students only)
Learning Task 3 released - Reading
Wednesday, 11th
– Friday, 13th
Grade 4 Camp - Camp Kookaburra
Thursday, 12th 10.00am – 1.30pm Grade 6 “Das Kaffeehaus” Castlemaine excursion
Parent Club Pie Drive fundraiser – orders due
Monday, 16th 9.30am – 2.30pm
6.30pm – 7.00pm
7.00pm – 7.30pm
7.30pm – 9.00pm
Division Athletics (Selected students only)
Grounds/Buildings/Landscape Subcommittee Meeting
Accountability & Management Subcommittee Meeting
School Council Meeting
Friday, 20th
2:10pm
2.30pm
Footy Colours Day
Learning Task 4 released – Topic Focus
Final Assembly for Term 3
End of Term 3
Term 4
October
Monday, 7th 8.45am Term 4 commences
Wednesday, 30th Bendigo Cup Day – Student free day
November
Thursday, 14th 9.00am – 10.00am 2020 Prep Transition Day
Wednesday, 20th 9.00am – 10.00am 2020 Prep Transition Day
Wednesday, 27th 9.00am – 10.30am 2020 Prep Transition Day
December
Tuesday, 10th 9.00am – 12.00pm 2020 Prep Transition Day
Every Week –
Thursday – lunchtime – Chess Club
Friday 9am – Fresh Fruit Friday
From the Principal
Dear Parents/Guardians,
New School Values and Motto
Many thanks to the 150+ families that contributed to the review of our school values recently. Thanks also to our
staff and students for their important involvement in this process. School Council discussed the survey results at our
most recent meeting and I am pleased to announce that our ‘new’ values are:
Respect
Resilience
Responsibility
LOTE AWARD Phoebe B – 5/6 Daenke: Phoebe competed very well in the Education Perfect Language Championship to gain a
silver medal. Well done Phoebe!
HISTORY AWARD
Emre K – 5/6 Hartney: Emre’s positive attitude and high work ethic is always on display in Indigenous Studies.
He contributed well to his recent Powerpoint project and was confident with his class presentation. Emre is a
wonderful role-model for our school values of Friendliness, Personal Achievement, Respect and Responsibility.
Thankyou for all your effort and hard work Emre. Well done!
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
The SWPBS team will continue to work with staff, students and parents to document what these values will look
like at our school. They will be very important to the day-to-day operation of our school. These values will now
need to be updated as part of our newsletter, including our value tree awards.
I am very excited that our school will have a new motto ‘Spring Gully Primary School – Be Awesome’. This new
motto was inspired by the recent passing of Mr Stevens, our much loved teacher, colleague and friend. I know our
students will be very excited by this announcement, as they have been instrumental in reaching this decision. It is a
simple, yet powerful message that our students can relate to. I think it is perfect for our school!
NAPLAN Results
I have had a preliminary look at our school NAPLAN results and they are generally very good. In fact, an
Education Improvement Leader from the Department has recommended that a local school come and visit us to
discuss the outstanding growth our students have made in reading. This visit is likely to take place in the final week
of this term.
I will share our results with School Council before placing details in a future newsletter.
NAPLAN reports were sent home with Grade 3 & 5 students this afternoon. Please check their bag if you don’t
already have it.
Landscape Update
BLR Provincial Construction will begin the final stage of our capital works project on Monday. They were awarded
the tender to complete a number of landscape projects. I will provide some additional details of these projects soon.
State Soccer Finals
Best wishes to our boys competing in the School Sports of Victoria State Soccer Final tomorrow. They have done
incredibly well to reach this level of competition. Special thanks to Dennis Barnett for being our awesome coach.
Father’s Day Activity
Thanks to Parent Club for organising last week’s Father’s Day activity. We are very fortunate to have such a
dedicated group of parents who organise a range of activities to support our students.
I hope that our dads appreciated their lovely gifts and had an enjoyable day on Sunday.
Early School Dismissal End of Term
Term 3 will conclude at 2.30pm on Friday, 20th September. Please make appropriate arrangements for the safe
collection of your child/children due to the earlier dismissal time. There will be an assembly at 2.15pm and parents
are welcome to attend. Term 4 commences on Monday, 7th October.
School Bus The bus will be collecting the children an hour earlier on Friday, 20th September so parents can expect their child
to be dropped off at their bus stop an hour earlier than normal.
Francis Trezise Principal
School Wide Positive Behaviour Support Did you know?
At the moment we are undergoing a major change to our behaviour strategies at SGPS. Staff, students and parents
are all involved in the process as we move towards our new positive behaviour focus. Behind the scenes we have
been revisiting our vision statement and our school values with the intention of restating our values in simpler,
more user friendly terms that all students can recognise and understand. Recently staff, parents and students were
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
surveyed about what they thought were the most important values for our students at SGPS. At the moment we are
collating the data and will soon be able to reveal the new SGPS value statements. Stay tuned!
RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS
Gender and Identity – Lesson 3 This week we took on Lesson 3 of Unit 7 ‘Gender and Identity’ in 1/2 Rodda/Orr. We read an inclusive gender story titled ‘Remi Loves to Dance.’ Followed on from ‘Aysha should be a cricket captain.’ The story was about a student who liked to dance and it made him feel excited and happy, but was told that he was a boy and boys can’t dance. As a class we discussed Remi’s problem and how we would feel if we were in the same situation. Grade 1/2RO responses were as follows: Eula- ‘People would feel frustrated if you weren’t allowed to play what you wanted to play.” Calvin- ‘You need to stand up for yourself and friends. Boys and Girls can play anything!’ Alexis- ‘Everyone has a choice what they would like to play.’ Sean- ‘It give’s everyone confidence when they play something they want to.’
Sunsmart Hats
Students at Spring Gully Primary School are required to wear a Sunsmart hat during recess, lunch, P.E, Sport and
any other outdoor activity.
The only acceptable hats at Spring Gully Primary School are plain green or black Sunsmart hats, consistent with
our Sunsmart Policy.
When choosing your hat, remember:
a hat should shade your face, head, ears and neck
a broad brimmed hat should have a brim of at least 7.5 cm
a bucket hat should have a deep crown, angled brim of at least 6 cm and sit low on the head
To best support our Sun Smart policy, please clearly and permanently label your child’s name on the inside of the
hat. Tracing ownership in a school of this size can be an impossible task if articles are not named. An identifying
sign is not sufficient to enable us to trace owners.
Children who do not have an appropriate hat will only be permitted to play in allocated shaded areas.
Michael Smith (Sunsmart Representative)
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Active Travel News Spring is here! All of a sudden it’s gorgeous outside – and the number of bikes and scooters in the bike racks has
jumped up.
Mums, dads and carers, now is a good time to think about walking or riding with the kids. If you’ve been
hibernating all winter, the thought of ‘exercise’ can feel a little daunting. But a short walk to school with the kids is
the perfect way to ease yourself back in to being more active again. You’ll feel better – and it’s a lovely way to
spend time outdoors with the kids. Why not schedule in the Stanley stroll on days you aren’t rushing to after–school
activities?
Save time with the Stanley Stroll
Do you arrive early to school in the afternoon to find a car park? Did you know it takes just 10 minutes to walk to
school from Stanley Avenue? Park there and enjoy a relaxing stroll – savour some me-time or walk with a friend.
Walking back with the kids is special catch up time – if they’re not running ahead with their friends! Trust me, it is
so much nicer than battling traffic, and it means fewer cars around the school, which is better for everyone.
Footy Colours Day – Cancer Foundation - Friday, 20th September
It’s the Fight Cancer Foundation’s most important national fundraising event. Football is all
about spirit, strength, courage and the fight to win. Those touched by cancer need the same
qualities to win their fight against the disease. Wear your team’s scarf, beanie, socks etc and
make a gold coin donation to help support young people fighting cancer.
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Nicola Dunnicliff-Wells (Active Travel Co-ordinator)
General
Parent Club News Pie Drive Fundraiser
We are having a family pie fundraiser to raise money for new equipment in the school grounds following the
building upgrade. Information/ order forms have gone home, but are also attached on the newsletter here. Don’t
forget to ask your friends/ family/ neighbours if they’d like to make an order too.
If you wish to place an order, please return this order form and money to school no later than Thursday, 12th
September. Thank you
Fresh Fruit Friday
Thanks to the generosity of the McKern Foundation our junior students get platefuls of fresh fruit on Friday
mornings. If you ever have free time on Friday mornings after school drop off, to help us chop up and deliver this
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
fruit to the class room, please come and join in. The more the merrier. This week, we will be preparing the food for
the first time in our new canteen area. A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who help with this every week.
Involvement
If you would like to get involved in any of our activities or meetings, please make yourself known via one of our
members or through the facebook group below.
https://www.facebook.com/SpringGullyParentsClub/
Repeat Notices Buildings Complete
Mr Parkes and I would like to thank our students, staff and parents for the remarkable patience shown during the
last 17 months of construction. We have been amazed by your support and understanding.
A summary of some important details are below:
- The main access to our school will be via the new stairs, leading up to the admin building. Families are
still welcome to enter the school via the Lower Oval.
- The new office will be open on Monday, however, please call or visit the office for urgent matters only as
Wendy and Judy will be spending a large part of this day moving/setting up.
- The end of the day collection point will be the school hub, from Monday. Parents can enter the school via
the main entrance and make their way up the steps towards the admin building to access this area. This
will be in place until the front of the school is completely finished. Students waiting for the bus or waiting
to be picked up must be in this supervised area from 3:15pm.
- Grades 3/4 Garmey, Crawford and Murphy will be teaching in their new classrooms from Monday
morning.
- The new Junior Building should no longer be used as a route to the school hub or any other classrooms.
- Grade 3-6 students will revert to using the new ‘senior toilets’ from Monday.
- Fairbrother will complete a few landscaping tasks at the front of the school during next week, so you will
still see some temporary fencing in place.
2020 Prep Dates
The dates and activities below relate to our 2020 Prep intake. Prospective Prep parents are encouraged to partake in
these activities.
Orientation Program Dates for 2020 Preps
Thursday, 14 November – 9.00am-10.00am
Wednesday, 20th November – 9.00am-10.00am
Wednesday, 27th November – 9.00am-10.30am
Tuesday, 10th December – 9.00am-12.00pm
Community News Drum Lessons Dave Dewar will continue to provide drum lessons this year. Please contact the office if you require further
information.
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Are you missing a drone?
Contact Lisa Taylor on 54415257
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au