Girraween Public School phone : 9631 3650 fax: 9896 3392

9 Bando Road, Girraween, NSW. 2145

Website: http://www.girraween-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

email: girraween-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 3, Week 4 16 August 2018

Diary Dates

DATE DAY EVENT/ACTIVITY

Term 3 15/8/18 Wednesday Maths Olympiad

16/8/18 Thursday Book Fair

17/8/18 Friday Book Fair

21/8/18 Tuesday Year 2 excursion to Australian Pioneer Village– 2C,2J & 2M

22/8/18 Wednesday Book Character Parade

23/8/18 Thursday Father’s Day Mufti Day

28/8/18 Tuesday Father’s Day Stall

29/8/18 Wednesday Milo Cup Cricket

6/9/18 Thursday Zone Athletics Carnival—Qualifying students only

12/9/18 Wednesday Performing Arts Night

Note Grade Due Date Comments Wooglemai

Excursion Year 5 31/8/18 Please bring a signed permission note with your child’s

FULL NAME and money to the Office by the due date. Thank you.

Zone Athletics Years 3-6 30/8/18 Qualifying students only

Milo T20 Blast Cup 24/8/18 Invited students only

Notes to Parents

Notes sent home will have a deadline for payments and for notes to be returned to the school. No payments or notes

can be accepted after the deadline has passed. Please ensure that you meet the deadline so as your child does not

miss out. Unfortunately we cannot offer refunds for payments made for excursions. All excursions are paid for by the

school based on the number of students enrolled. Please make sure your child is able to attend excursions before

making a payment as there will be no refunds given.

Thank you.

Principal Message

Dear Parents,

Education Week last week was a significant celebration of the broad range of programs and oppor-

tunities offered to students at our school. The theme for Education Week 2018 is ‘Today’s school

creating tomorrow’s world. Our students are being prepared for the future work force and community

with opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills they have to complex problem solving, collaboration in

groups and use of technology across the curriculum.

Education Week 2018

Monday— athletics carnival was held on Monday with Kindergarten, Year 1 and 2 enjoying activities in

our school playground, while our Years 3-6 students participated in track and field events at Pendle Hill

High School. The assistance from the Pendle Hill High School students was excellent and provided posi-

tive role models for our primary students. Both events ran smoothly and provided challenges and fun activ-

ities for all students who participated. We actually had some rain which was a real surprise but did not stop

our planned events.

Wednesday—Multicultural Day. Students were involved in dances, craft, music, singing and lessons on

Australian diversity. The day was a great success and affirmation of our school’s multicultural community.

The day concluded with a parade of cultural costumes from both students and staff.

Thursday– Open Day. Parents were able to visit their child’s classroom to experience the range of activi-

ties and organisation in our modern classrooms. Our annual art display was held in the school hall along

with a morning tea for parents.

Parent feedback on classroom visit and the activities held during Education Week have been very

positive.

Book Fair will begin next Wednesday. This is a significant fundraiser for our school. Parents and stu-

dents will be able to purchase a wide range of books from our school library each morning and afternoon

for the next two weeks.

We have a book character parade next Wednesday 22 August. There will be prizes for the best cos-

tumes. Bring your cameras as there are always great memories to capture on the day.

To assist drought affected farming communities, our school will be holding a fundraiser Thursday,

16 August. Students will be able to visit at Kindie Zoo and pat and feed baby farm animals for a gold coin

donation. Our students will really enjoy the experience with these animals and at the same time contribute

to the assistance we are providing to drought affected rural NSW communities. All donations will be appre-

ciated. While our farmers are struggling and in a serious situation, we enjoy a very comfortable life in the

city. Some rural schools are offering students showers and washing at school to assist with limited water

supplies in some towns.

On a lighter note, Parramatta Eels have been struggling this season but came back with a great win last

week. Maybe we can have a few more wins before the end of the season. Good luck to your teams this

week.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Regards,

G. Walker

4T students are safe, respectful learners.

4T examined the vanishing point

and created an artwork using

watercolour paints.

Last semester, 4T learnt about British

colonisation in history. They created

convict posters with Ms Turner.

The junior netball team As work very good together. Last week we

played Toongabbie Red. It was hard for the defenders to defend

because the sun came in their eyes. Our team tried really hard. Yashvi

was the player of the match. The score was 2 to 1. Unfortunately we

lost.

Joanna 3V

Girraween Public School has four PSSA netball teams;

junior green, junior yellow, senior green and senior yellow.

Miss Carter and Mrs Tracey are the netball coaches. We

train every Wednesday 1st lunch on the netball court.

Each Friday, we play against other schools in the district.

The junior green netball team and the

senior green netball team played very well

last week against Toongabbie white. We

have improved a lot since the first week.

Eunishka 3C

Thank you to everyone who visited the Art Exhibition during Education Week. It showcased our students’ creativity and artistic flair, and represented the fantastic effort that they have

put in during this year.

A huge thank you to all parents who gave their feedback. This feedback will be used to assist us in the planning of future exhibitions. Some positives that were noted included:

amazing creativity, fantastic effort by all involved, and great for student motivation. Some suggestions for improvement include: showcasing a greater variety of artworks, using

outdoor space for exhibition, and including more cultural artworks or theme-based artworks.

Dear Parents,

Term three is a very exciting and busy term in the library. Book Fair is arriving at our school in week 4. All the

students will be coming in over the first couple of days to view the books and to write their ‘wish lists’.

***Strictly, no books from the Book Fair will be available for purchase at this time ***

The Book Fair will be open on Wednesday22 August from 1.15pm until 3.30pm. During school time, parents

will be able to purchase books and other items. All students must wait until after school to attend unless accom-

panied by their parent.

From Thursday 23 August until Tuesday 28 August the Book Fair opening times are:

8.30am to 8.55am and

3.00pm to 3.30pm daily.

The last day to purchase items from the Book Fair is Wednesday 29August. The opening times are:

8.30am to 8.55am.

Please note: It will not be open after school that day!

BOOK CHARACTER PARADE

As part of our Children’s Book Week 2018 celebrations we are having a Book Character Parade on Wednes-

day 22 August between 12.00pm and 1.00pm on the top artificial grass covered area.

Your child should come dressed as their favourite book character. To help identify their character he/she is en-

couraged to parade with the book/ book cover/sign showing the book that their character is from.

There are book prizes for the best dressed in each grade.

Parents/caregivers and family are welcome to attend the parade. You are also invited back to the Library be-

tween 1.15pm and 3.30pm to purchase books at the Scholastic Book Fair.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE for Year 3 to 6 STUDENTS Only

The 2017 Premier’s Reading Challenge is coming to a close. All completed reading records must be entered

online no later than Friday 31st August.

So if you have a few books to go, get into any Library and READ, READ, READ!!

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE for Year K to 2 STUDENTS

Your reading records have been completed by the class teacher. If you want your child to take part in the PRC

please make sure that you have signed, giving permission for your child to be registered for the PRC.

If you have not done so and wish your child to be a part of the PRC please see your child’s teacher to sign a note

before 25th August 2017.

Teacher Librarian

Glenn Walker Mrs K. Propst

14th August, 2017

EFTPOS facilities will be available at the

school canteen from

Wednesday 1/8/2018