26 Grant St, PO Box 199, GOORNONG, VIC, 3557

Tel: 5432 2236 Email: goornong.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.goornongps.vic.edu.au

Friday 9th November, 2018

Issue 19

Our school values—teamwork, respect, honesty and care.

Please note that the school newsletter is uploaded to the school’s website. Copies of past newsletters are also available!

Dates to Remember Next Week

Sun 11th Nov. Remembrance Day Service @ The

Goornong Memorial Hall, 10.30am

Wed 14th Nov. Student-Free Day

Term Four

Tues 20th Nov. Grade Prep-Two Excursion to Bendigo

Wed 21st Nov. Little Learners, 2.00pm—3.15pm

Thurs 22nd Nov. Gr 6s to Weeroona College Transition Day

Departing Goornong PS @ 1.30pm.

Mon 26th Nov. Student-Free Day

Wed 28th Nov. Little Learners, 9.00am—10.30am

Turs 29th Nov. Grade 3-6 Excursion to Capital Theatre, Bendigo

Fri 30th Nov. MARC Library

Mon 3rd Dec. School Council Meeting

Wed 5th Dec. Little Learners, 10.30am—12.30pm

4th—7th Dec. Grade 5-6 Anglesea Camp

Tues 11th Dec. Orientation Day

Little Learners, 9.00am—12.00noon

Tues 11th Dec. Grade 6 Graduation Dinner, 6.30pm @

Drovers’ Arms Hotel

Wed 12th Dec. Swimming Program Begins

Thurs 13th Dec. Swimming Program Session 2

Fri 14th Dec. Swimming Program Session 3

Mon 17th Dec. Swimming Program Session 4

Tues 18th Dec. Swimming Program Session 5

Wed 19th Dec. Whole-School Excursion to Bendigo

Thurs 20th Dec. Christmas Concert at The Hall, 6.15pm

Fri 21st Dec. Special Visitor at the school, 1.50pm

Last day of Term Four, 2.15pm dismissal

Weekly Awards

Awards are presented each week at the 3pm Fri-

day assembly. Parents are welcome to attend!

Award This Week Last Week

P-2 Values Charlie Harry

P-2 Literacy Jackson Wade

P-2 Maths Lucy Ellsie

3-6 Values Cooper Luke

3-6 Literacy Bree Lillie

3-6 Maths Teagan & Bailey Savannah

Principal’s Olivia & Wade Bailey & Saanvi

Returned and Services League Elmore Sub-Branch

Goornong Remembrance Day

Commemoration Ceremony

Sunday 11th November, beginning at

10.30am

Goornong Soldiers’ Memorial Hall

Goornong PS students attending are encour-

aged to represent our school and wear their

school uniform.

WORLD TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY

Last Friday we celebrated World Teacher Appreciation

Day at Goornong PS. We are very fortunate to have a

team of skilled, passionate and committed teachers who

come to our school and teach our students. Whether

they be our full-time classroom teachers or our part-time

specialist teachers, they all care deeply about the stu-

dents and this helps to make Goornong PS such a posi-

tive environment for learning. I sincerely thank our team

of teachers for the enthusiasm and expertise that they

bring to our school on each and every school day!

GRADE SIX GRADUATION DINNER

For parents of Grade Six students, please find attached

to today’s newsletter details of this year’s Graduation

Dinner to be held on the evening of Tuesday 11th De-

cember at the Drovers’ Arms Hotel.

LITTLE LEARNERS’ PROGRAM

Our Little Learners Program began this week and we

welcome Brock, Hunter, Max, Mary, Amy, Olivia and Eliz-

abeth to our school. The Little Learners will be partici-

pating in classroom activities once a week over the next

five weeks preparing them for their first year of school

next year. The next session is on Wednesday 21st No-

vember at 2.00pm.

REMINDER—STUDENT-FREE DAYS

A reminder that there are two Student-Free days during

Term Four. These are on Wednesday 14th and Monday

26th November. On these days the teachers will be

writing student reports and participating in a whole-

school curriculum planning workshop.

EARLY ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL

The school staff have noticed many students and parents

arriving at the school well before 8.30am. Whilst we ad-

mire people’s eagerness to begin the school day, we

would appreciate parents and students respecting our

school’s operating hours. Please do not arrive at the

school prior to 8.30am.

CAMPASPE CLUSTER SUMMER SPORTS—GRADES 3-6

On Friday 23rd November our Grade Three-Six students

will travel to the Elmore Recreation Reserve to partici-

pate in the annual Campaspe Cluster Summer Sports

Carnival. Our students will join with students from the

other Campaspe Cluster schools to participate in Round

Robin activities for their chosen sport – either cricket,

tennis, lawn bowls or tee-ball.

A permission form and further details for this excursion

accompanied the newsletter on October 26th.

Principal’s Report GRADE THREE-SIX EXCURSION TO CAPITAL THEATRE

Our Grade Three-Six students have been invited to

attend a performance of ‘Air Race’ by the Arena Thea-

tre Company at the Capital Theatre in Bendigo on

Thursday 29th November. Air Race is the story of seven

teams who take to the skies in a dare-devil adventure

that takes them half way around the world. Maintain-

ing their flying machines with found objects, random

spare parts and an enormous dose of ingenuity, these

aviators took to the skies at a time when “risk-

management” just wasn’t a thing. Will they sur-

vive? Will they make it to Australia? And will Australia

be the place they thought it was when they get there?

Further details of this excursion accompany today’s

newsletter.

GRADE FIVE-SIX ANGLESEA CAMP

We are now just three weeks away from the Grade Five

-Six camp to Anglesea. The camp runs from Tuesday

4th—Friday 7th December.

Accompanying today’s newsletter is the camp pack for

those attending. We ask that families take the time to

go through this information with their child and to re-

turn the required forms by Friday 23rd November.

A reminder that the final cost of the camp is $418 per

student, plus an additional $38 for those students who

have elected to participate in the optional surfing les-

son.

We ask that families please finalise the Anglesea Camp

payment by Tuesday 27th November.

I encourage parents to come and see me should pay-

ment for camp be a concern as it is our school’s policy

that no students should miss out on camps due to fi-

nances. Danica and I are happy to talk with you about

flexible options to ensure your child is able to attend.

Camp packs with full details of the camp will be sent

home soon!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions

regarding camp.

STUDENT FEES

With the end of the school year fast approaching, we

now ask that any families with outstanding amounts

please make arrangements to finalise these payments.

Statements accompany today’s newsletter for any fami-

lies with outstanding amounts. We appreciate the sup-

port of our families in paying fees as this enables the

school to provide the students with the resources and

programs to support their learning.

Jason Cox

Principal

Grade Three-Six Bike Education Bike Ride

Last Tuesday marked the culmination of this year’s Bike Education Program with the annual Grade Three-Six Bike

Ride to English’s Bridge. A big thank you to Les, Sara, Mark, Peter and Lara who helped out on the day—your sup-

port ensures that we are able to offer this special opportunity to our students!

We also acknowledge the work of our qualified Bike Education instructor Mr D, who volunteers his time each year

to coordinate our school’s Bike Education Program—thanks heaps Mr D!

Visit to the Goornong CFA

On Tuesday our students

visited the local fire sta-

tion to learn about fire

safety and to see the

equipment that our local

volunteer firefighters use

to keep our community

safe. A big thank you to

Jason, Sara, Jamie and

the team from the Goor-

nong CFA for hosting our

school.

Community News

Grade Prep-Two Excursion

A reminder that this year’s Grade Prep-

Two excursion is to the Golden Dragon

Chinese Museum and Botanical Gar-

dens in Bendigo. This excursion aligns

with our Chinese Language Program.

The date for the excursion is Tuesday

20th November. The students will partic-

ipate in a range of activities related to

Chinese Culture, including a Chinese

craft workshop, guided tour of the mu-

seum, exploration of the Chinese pre-

cinct and the opportunity to sample

some Chinese cuisine using chopsticks.

The students will also be visiting the Bo-

tanical Gardens for lunch.

The group will be travelling by bus for

this excursion, departing Goornong PS

at 9.15am and returning at about

2.45pm. There is no cost for this excur-

sion.

There is still some spots available for

parents who would like to join us and

help out on the day. As was publicised

earlier in the year in the newsletter, our

school now requires parents attending

excursions to hold a valid Working With

Children Card. If you hold a valid

WWCC card and would like to join us on

this excursion please see me ASAP.

A permission note for this excursion is

attached to today’s newsletter.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Jane McAdam

Prep-Two Classroom Teacher

A big thank you to Brendan from Anyday Antennas

and Tim the Fixologist who have both donated

their time during the past few weeks to complete

some jobs at the school. Tim mounted the TVs to

the walls in each of the learning spaces and Bren-

dan connected up the TV antenna so we were able

to watch the Melbourne Cup.