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Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au

School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!

Every Wednesday 9.30 a.m..

- 11.30 a.m.

Playgroup

Every Friday 8.00 a.m... -

8.20 a.m.

Breakfast Program

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Thursday March 19th 2015

From the Principal 1

From the Principal 2

Calendar 3

Parents’ Club News 3

Playgroup 3

Celebrating Maths 4

Students of the Week 6

Healthy Living 7

Breakfast Program 8

Inside this issue:

CALIFORNIA GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL

P.O. Box 88 California Gully 3556 Phone: 5446-8393 Fax: 5446-3115 Email: [email protected] Website: www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au

Calendar

Saturday March 21st

Dahlia & Arts Procession

Monday March 23rd

Curriculum Day

Friday March 27th

Last Day of Term 1

Monday April 13th

First Day of Term 2

Monday April 20th

School Council Meeting

Thursday May 7th

Mothers’ Day Stall

Monday May 11th

School Council Meeting

CURRICULUM DAY — STUDENT FREE DAY Next Monday 23rd March all staff will be involved in professional devel-

opment workshops. Students do not attend school on this day.

END OF TERM — EARLY SCHOOL FINISH Term 1 concludes on Friday, 27th March. Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm.

Term 2 commences on Monday April 13th.

SCHOOL COUNCIL On Monday night we held our Annual General Meeting and elected our 2015 of-

fice bearers.

Our School Council President for 2015 is Natasha Fullerton, Vice President is

Roz Bradley and our Minute Secretary is Nicole Cooper. I would like to thank

and acknowledge Paul Epworth’s role as School Council President in 2014. Paul

led the school council with passion and enthusiasm and worked had for school

improvement..

Our 2015 school councillors are; Paul Epworth, Natalie Southon, Chris Parker,

Katie Porter, Roz Bradley, Natasha Fullerton, Nicole Cooper, Kaitlin Christian,

Kerryn Phillips and Jason Lee. At our March general meeting we endorsed the

2014 Annual Report which will be presented to the school community later in the

year.

MISSION At California Gully Primary School we educate students to be lifelong learners

and well informed and productive community members who are well prepared

to become active, engaged and responsible citizens of the local and global com-

munity.

The Bell Topper

Volume 33 No. 7



PAGE 2 THE BELL TOPPER FROM THE PRINCIPAL

LEARNING CLUB California Gully Primary School in conjunction with The Smith Family and La Trobe University

are offering a Learning Club to all students. The aim of the Learning Club is to enhance students

reading and literacy skills, assist with homework and provide additional learning support to stu-

dents in a fun, structured and supported environment.

The sessions will be conducted for the duration of Term 2, Wednesdays from 3.15pm – 5.00pm at

the school. Students must register to be part of the program and be committed to undertaking the

full term. All sessions will be planned and supervised by a qualified teacher from La Trobe Univer-

sity and staffed by students undertaking the Bachelor of Education at La Trobe University. There

is no cost for this program. To run the program we need a minimum of 15 children and the maxi-

mum number of children that can be involved is 22. An Expression of Interest and Registration

Form can be obtained at the front office. We must have confirmed numbers by this time

next week. Thank you to the families who have already completed the Expression of Interest

form. There are still a number of places available for those families interested.

STUDENT ABSENTEE LETTER

Last Monday Student Absentee Letters were sent home to families where there are unexplained

absences. Every day a child is absent we require notification and the most effective way is to com-

plete an absent form. Absent forms are being sent home this week for your convenience. ALSO

parents who have downloaded the Skoolbag App have started to use the absent note eform to let

the school know their child is away which is quite convenient and effective.

SKOOLBAG - 60 people from our school communi-ty have downloaded the App!

Have you downloaded the Skoolbag App? It is the easiest way to keep up to date

with events and information we need to pass on to you. The school mobile App com-

municates directly with iPhone, and Android devices. The following link provides de-

tails of how to install the app. http://www.skoolbag.com.au/forparents.php. Or just

go to your provider’s app store and type in skoolbag and it will appear. It’s free!

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS - TUESDAY & FRIDAY 8.30 a.m. to 8.55 a.m. Don’t forget the library is open Tuesday and Friday’s mornings

(8.30am-8.55am) for children to return books, borrow books and if

they feel like it, relax and read a book for 15 minutes.

Jason Lee Principal

Junior School Council Garage Sale In Term 2 JSC will hold a “garage sale” at the school.

We are collecting any unwanted items you may have and would be willing to

donate for our sale.

Please see Kaitlin Christian or Megan Watt for more information or let us

know if you have something which could be of use.

A reminder that Camp deposits were due

February 28th . If you have not paid your

deposit please do so a.s.a.p.

http://www.skoolbag.com.au/forparents.php



PARENTS CLUB NEWS

Parents’ Club Meeting The next meeting will be held early in Term 2 in the conference room. Please keep an

eye on the newsletter and the school website for more details as they become available.

Contacting the Parents’ Club If you wish to contact the Parents’ club have an email address which is [email protected] .

PLAYGROUP Let’s get together and build on friendships.

Wednesdays

9.30 a.m. - 11.30 p.m.

in the Outside School Hours Care room. Please bring along a piece of fruit to share.

We follow the healthy eating guidelines and encourage the SunSmart

messages that are taught to the students at school, to provide a great

foundation for future students. Session dates and activities:

March 25th Castlemaine Train Trip

April 15th Multi-Purpose Room—Adventure Play

April 22nd Making Pizza Muffins

April 29th Plants

May 6th Mothers’ Day Craft

For information of what events are coming up in playgroup please

visit the school website Playgroup page.

Join us on Facebook: www.facebook/calgullyplaygroup1

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

March 23rd -

March 27th

Curriculum Day

- No Students

Required at

School

Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m. to 8.20

a.m.

School Banking

Day

Last Day Term 1

April 13th -

April 17th

First Day Term 2 Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m. to 8.20

a.m.

School Banking

Day

April 20th -

April 24th

School Council Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m. to 8.20

a.m.

School Banking

Day

April 27th -

May 1st

Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m. to 8.20

a.m.

School Banking

Day

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This year our school is going to celebrate

100 days of Maths in Term 3.

On Day 21 of Maths, Grade 6 worked on palindromic

sums.

As part of our Maths program, we are collecting egg cartons, plastic milk bottle lids and

plastic takeaway food containers with lids. If you could save these and send them to

school, we would appreciate it. Please send them to Mrs Windridge’s classroom.



ROYAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL The Good Friday Appeal is a unique fundraising activity that brings together people from all

parts of the community in a very special way. The common goal is to raise money for The Roy-

al Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, and to ensure that all children with life threatening illnesses

receive the best possible medical and clinical care.

It all started in 1931 when groups of journalists from the Herald & Weekly Times organised a

sporting carnival in aid of charity, the Children’s Hospital being a recipient of the funds. In

1942, Sir Keith Murdoch as Managing Director and Editor the “The Herald” agreed that “The

Herald” and radio station 3DB should broadcast an all day Appeal on Good Friday. In 1957,

Channel 7 joined the Appeal and began the first daylong telethon, which is now held at Mel-

bourne’s Telstra Dome.

School’s have been involved in the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal through the

distribution of Appeal envelopes (there was one attached to the newsletter

two weeks ago). Here at California Gully Primary School we are proud to

continue supporting the Appeal; many of us know or will know of a child

who has had to spend time in the Royal Children’s Hospital.

If you would like to show your support for this worthwhile charity, you

can do so by returning the donation envelope by Wednesday March 25th.

Donation envelopes can be left with Nicole in the school office.

Dahlia and Arts Procession is drawing near:

Saturday March 21st

All children participating in the Dahlia and Arts Procession

will have received a note indicating the time and place that

we need to meet on Saturday. Children will need to come

dressed in their costume.

We will need a few adults to help prepare the truck on Saturday morn-

ing at school. Please let Nicole Cooper know at the office if you have not al-

ready contacted Annette or Kathryn.

A lot of effort has gone into preparing the items for the float. We are looking

forward to an enjoyable time for all the children participating. If

watching from the road side, please give us a huge applause as we

pass by.



Congratulations to the following students on being named Student of The Week

for their positive attitude to school and social values.

Friday March 13th

Prep/1 Christian:

Sam H. - For a fantastic week in all areas of the curriculum.

Nathan P. - For a great start to his schooling.

2/3 Carroll-Hinton:

Mia A. - For taking great delight in her achievements in art.

2/3 Watt-Holt:

Taylah B. - For being a terrific role model for all students at

California Gully Primary School.

Hayden M. - For being a polite, helpful and co-operative class

member.

4/5 Ennor:

Levi E. - For displaying a positive attitude to his school work.

Jordan P. - For always contributing to class discussions.

6 McKerrow:

Jakoby A. - For an excellent advertising poster.

Jordan H. - For excellent work with his spelling.

Ride2School Day Ride2School Day was a great success. Well done to all the children who rode

their bikes or scooters and walked to school on Friday. Over 60% of our chil-

dren rode or walked to school, compared to only 23% when we collected

Hands-Up data in February. It would be great if we could continue to have

lots of children riding and walking to school.

EGGS FOR SALE

Our girls are busy laying lots of eggs, $2.50 a dozen. See Wendy in the grade 4/5A room.



GREAT TIPS FOR HEALTHY KIDS TIP 41. EATING TOGETHER MAKES SENSE Whatever the style of your family, it makes good sense to eat together at the table as often as you can.

It is a good opportunity to spend time with each other.

By eating nutritious family meals, kids develop healthy eating habits, and they benefit from eating in a

nurturing environment. It’s also a chance for them to learn good table manners.

What you can do NOW Turn the TV off during mealtimes. Introduce new foods to everyone in the family. Expect help when clearing the table and cleaning up.

Good Idea!

Most families are very busy these days,

with family members rushing off in all di-

rections. If it’s too difficult to meet for

meals, choose just one mealtime in the

week to get together, such as Sunday lunch

or dinner.

Top Tip

Invite your child to come up with a menu for a family

meal, then help with the shopping and preparation.

HEALTHY

GUIDELINES FOR

KIDS...

Ensure kids have good eating habits by

providing them with a variety of healthy meals and snacks.

Influencing your child’s food selection is

not an easy task, as kids are naturally reluctant to try new foods, that is they

dislike new foods. Be patient; it may take up to 10 exposures before a new food is

accepted by a child, and it is during a child’s development when their palate and tastebuds are most influential.

Kids are grazers and its best that they eat according to

their appetite. Ensure that healthy options are available

for them to snack on such as cut up vegetable sticks or fruit pieces.

Your child has a small stomach with high nutrient

requirements so their foods eaten will vary every meal.

The best help you can offer your kids is

making sure that there is always an

abundance of breads, cereals, vegetables

and fruits available; incorporate lean

meats and dairy foods in their diet;

encourage drinking of plenty of water;

choose low salt foods; and most

importantly follow these

yourself to be a good

role model.

Can you help?

The After School Care Program are looking for the follow-

ing Woolworths Super Animal Collector Cards:

131 168

162 178

If you have these cards please leave them in the office



Thanks to Empowering Eaglehawk, The Eaglehawk

Football Club and the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre/

YMCA we have a community breakfast program for

all families (parents are more than welcome to at-

tend) and staff of California Gully. The community

breakfast program continues tomorrow, Friday

March 20th at 8 a.m. (please note that we will stop

serving breakfast at 8.20 a.m.).

Sharing in breakfast together , what a great way for

our school community to start to start the day!

We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of

Roger King’s IGA in Eaglehawk for providing the

food for the breakfast..

The Commonwealth Bank, Eagle-

hawk branch are running a Creative

Writing/Drawing activity. A $25.00

gift the most creative response is on

offer. School Banking students can

submit the entry at the Eaglehawk

branch and all entries will be dis-

played in branch. The winner will be

picked by branch manager, Jacki.

Entry forms are available from the

school office.



Bendigo East Baseball Club Est. 1961

Interested in playing Baseball Contact us today!

FEATURES OF OUR CLUB : Family orientated

Strong club ethos, with many active contributors

Strong contribution to Bendigo Baseball Association

Our players participate in other baseball events

such as State Winter Championships, Masters Games,

University Games, Bendigo Academy of Sport Players & families may join our Social Club

We have a supportive sponsorship base, & low playing

fees

TEAMS : We field teams in all age groups and have vacancies for boys or girls aged 6 years and older to play T Ball and jun-ior Baseball age groups U 12, U14 and U16 in the 2015 win-ter competition commencing Sunday the 19th of April. Seniors compete in either A, B or C grade. Male and female players are welcome

CLUB FEES: T Ball $45 under 12 $65 under 14 and Under

16 $85 under 18 $90 Senior $140

Baseball training is held at the Ken Wust Oval, Quarry Hill. For more details go to www.bendigoeast.baseball.com.au

or contact Helen 0419 510 762 or Gay 0419137556

http://www.bendigoeast.baseball.com.au/



City of Greater Bendigo Whipstick Ward Meetings 7pm - 8.30pm

Ward Councillors – Mayor Peter Cox, Lisa Ruffell and James Williams

Meeting time and date may be subject to change. To confirm, please visit

www.bendigo.vic.gov.au

Goornong Monday April 20

Goornong Hall

Railway Place, Goornong

Eaglehawk Monday May 4

Eaglehawk Town Hall, Council Chamber

Cnr Sailors Gully Road and Peg Leg Road,

Eaglehawk

Raywood Monday May 18

Raywood Hall

Inglewood Street, Raywood

Bendigo Monday 1 June

Bendigo Library, Activity Rooms 1 & 2

259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo

White Hills Monday June 29

White Hills Football Club, clubrooms

Scott Street, White Hills

Woodvale Monday July 27

Woodvale Hall

Daly’s Road, Woodvale

Neilborough Monday August 17 Neilborough Hall

Murchison Street, Neilborough

Sebastian Monday August 31 Sebastian Hall

Sebastian Road, Sebastian

Long Gully Monday September 14 Long Gully Pavilion

Cunneen Street, Long Gully

North Bendigo Monday October 12 North Bendigo Pavilion, North Bendigo Rec-

reation Reserve,

Atkins Street, North Bendigo

Eaglehawk Monday October 26 Eaglehawk Town Hall, Council Chamber

Cnr Sailors Gully Road and Peg Leg Road,

Eaglehawk

Bendigo Monday November 16 Bendigo Library, Activity Rooms 1 & 2

259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo

http://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au

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