THE BUZZN e w s l e t t e r f r o m t h e G r e e n s l o p e s S t a t e S c h o o l P & C

A MESSAGE FROM THE P&C PRESIDENTWelcome to our first edition of theBuzz newsletter for 2020 - full ofP&C information and advice. TheBuzz comes out each term and is agreat source of information. Don’tforget to also check the P&CFacebook page for more regularupdates. This is my last Buzz as P&CPresident. The last 4 years havebeen a great experience for me andallowed me to step out of mycomfort zone and grow. It wasnever my intention to be president,and certainly not for 4 years! Bothour kids were at GSS during those 4years, and high school seems tohave come way to quickly! My kids have seen me contributeto our school community, and I’dlike to think it will help them to beactive community members whereever they end up in in life.Volunteering at our school is avisible way to show our kids how tobe a part of something bigger thanthemselves, to embrace diversityand to challenge yourself.

Jody Anning

KEY DATESTHIS TERM

TERM 1, 2020

I encourage everyone to be anactive part of our school. Joiningthe P&C is a great way to stayinformed of what is going on andto be a part of the decision makingprocess. Everyone is busy in life,but if we can all step up and dosomething a little extra, we cansupport each other to carry theload. Our executive are all workingparents who have kids with extra-curricular activities, partners thattravel regularly for work, familyresponsibilities and their ownpursuits fit in there somewheretoo!! If they can make it work, thenmaybe you can too.I encourage you to step outside ofyour comfort zone and challengeyourself this year – learn newskills, meet new people andcontribute to our amazing school.Step up for a P&C role. Be a part.You can do this!! Cheers, Jody.

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The Greenslopes State School

P&C Building Fund

enables our community to

work together to improve our

school, for current and future

students. All donations are tax

deductible. To make a

donation, cheques or cash can

be placed in the P&C box with

a note advising it is for the

Building Fund. Alternatively,

if you prefer to pay

electronically please email

greenslopespandc@gmail.com

BUILDING ABRIGHT FUTURETOGETHER

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Cafe Dunellan is open from 8-9am each Friday, and provides

coffee (Merlo!), hot chocolates, tea, homebaking and toast. We

close at 9am sharp so everyone can be at assembly.

Remember to bring your own reusable cup to get your coffee at

the discount price of $3 (normally $4).  You can even buy your

own Greenslopes school Keep Cup for only $15 - and you get

your first cup free!

We also have EFTPOS, so no dramas if you don't have any cash.

If you have time to help out at the cafe on a Friday morning,

please let us know. We now have a new commercal-grade coffee

machine - so would love any budding baristas to help us out!

• Coffee (Merlo)       Reusable cup $3.00        Non-reusable $4.00 • Hot chocolate: $3.00• Tea: $1.00 • Homebaking, raisin     toast (1 slice) or toast     with spreads (2 slices): $1.00*Full Cream, Trim and Zymil milk are all available.

sausage sizzle and pulled

pork rolls for sale

bar (grown-ups only!)

ice creams for sale

raffle tickets

disco on the tennis court

games on the oval!

All Greenslopes State School

families are invited to our

Welcome BBQ! Join us at the

school from 4-6pm on Friday

28 February. There will be:

It's a very relaxed event and

our kids have a great time, so

we hope you can join us!

WELCOME TOGREENSLOPES!

FRIDAY MORNING CAFE

A little over a year ago the Containers for Change Scheme

was started to help increase recycling and reduce the

number of drink containers that litter our environment.

In the first year of the scheme over 1 billion containers were

returned, and 700 new jobs created for Queensland.

Greenslopes State School is proud to be a successful part of

this scheme and last year we recycled over 30,000

containers and earned over $3,000 for the our P&C.

We collect containers in the purple wheelie bin at the front

school gate each morning before 9am. There are reusable

collection bags in a bucket near the gate that you can use to

bring your containers to school.

Containers can also be donated to the P&C via any collection

centre in Queensland using the scheme code #C10028875.

This code can be used by anyone who lives in other parts of

the state but would like to contribute to our school.

A collection point and information table will be at the

Welcome BBQ. See us there if you have any questions about

the scheme or email greenslopespandc@gmail.com.

Thanks for making this scheme a success for our school!

CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE

https://signup.zone/greenslopes-state-

school

Sign up to help!

Register to help at theWelcome BBQ

(or anything else going on)

You can set up a Flexischool account at flexischools.com.au

From Year 2, we allow children to come and buy ice creams over the counter, after the

second bell has gone. Please make sure they keep their money in a secure place though,

as a lot of children seem to lose their money. Unfortunately if they don’t have

the money they can't get an ice cream. 

Double check that you have hit the ‘confirm’ button when placing an order, and that

you have done this for the correct day. We have a lot of orders that accidently get

placed for a Thursday when it was meant for a Tuesday, so if you can please double

check this, it would be greatly appreciated!

Sushi is only available for Thursday’s second break, and the cut-off time for ordering is

8am Wednesday.

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TUCKSHOP TAKEAWAYS

Tuckshopneeds you!

We are always seeking

helpers each Thursday to help

feed our hungry kids.

Two people are needed for

each of the two shifts:

9am-11am & 11am-1pm.

See Tanya at Tuckshop or email

her at greenslopestuckshop

@gmail.com

Tuckshop is open for both

breaks onTuesdays and

Thursdays!

Set up an account in Flexischools to order food for bothbreaks on Tuesdays and Thursdays At 8am on the morning of tuckshop the system will closeand you won't be able to place an order for that day A list of all food ordered for both breaks is printed, so theteam can start preparing the food required for the day Labels are then printed from Flexischools for each child, foreach break, and placed on brown paper bags Items from each individual order are placed in the bag Bags are then placed in the relevant class box, which iscollected by a Year 6 tuckshop monitor at the break bell The tuckshop monitor takes the tub to the designated eatingarea for the class and hands out food to each child If a student doesn't recieve all or part of their order, they goto the tuckshop window and the team will check what ismissing against the list Prep and Year 1 students can inform their tuckshop monitorof any issues If it is clear that a child doesn't have tuckshop ordered, it willbe first checked if they have brought lunch from home On the rare occassion that a student doesn't have atuckshop order or food from home, parents will be called toarrange what they can be given and make arrangements forpayment the next day After second break orders have been handed out to prepand Year 1's, the tuckshop monitor brings back the bags forice cream orders From Year 2, children bring their bag to the tuckshopwindow after the second bell to receive their ice cream Alternatively, they can pay cash over the counter for theirice cream and snacks after the second bell

Flexischools is the online ordering system that we use forplacing tuckshop orders. Here is a step by step guide to placingan order, and how it then gets to your child:

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LUNCH ORDERS MADE EASY

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Want to find out more about what your P&C is doing?

Become a member! All you need to do is to come along to

one of the monthly meetings to have your membership

nomination accepted so you can be in the know about all

things P&C!

School banking is also a great

fundraiser for our school. Our

school receives $5 for every

10 deposits per student, as

well as an annual contribution

based on the number of

students who deposited.

School banking is available

each Friday before assembly

from 8.30-9.00am, at the

Tuckshop window. Mrs Lane

is looking forward to seeing

some new faces at the

banking window this year.

BANKING NEWS

Our year started off busy, with

three days of after school care

booked out and a waiting list

established. As our intake of

children has increased since

last year, particularly during

before school care, we would

like to remind everyone that it

is essential for families to notify

OSCA of their children’s non-

attendance as soon as possible.

This allows us to make spaces

available for those on the

waiting list.

A reminder to families that we

provide breakfast during before

school care, with children

having the option of white,

wholemeal and raisin toast,

with jam, butter and vegemite

spreads; Cornflakes, Rice

Bubbles and Weet-Bix, fruit

yoghurt, and the option of Milo

and milk. Due to the increased

number of children attending in

the morning this year, we now

serve breakfast from 7:15-

8:15am. Please ensure your

child arrives in time for

breakfast if needed. Children

with special dietary

requirements will need to have

their breakfast provided by

parents, which they may eat at

OSCA within the breakfast

serving period.

We thank all parents for their

patience, and we welcome all

new families to OSCA. We are

all looking forward to a great

year ahead.

OSCAUPDATES

Go to commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click onthe link to open a Youthsaver account. Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identificationfor yourself and your child (eg. driver’s licence and birthcertificate)

Starting school banking is easy! All you need is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account.You can open an account for your child in one of two ways: 1.

2.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth BankYouthsaver account, they can start banking straight awayeach Friday morning at the Tuckshop window 

Terry Denton’s activity

Book 

Mini soccer ball (size 2) 

Treetop stationary set 

Treetop handball 

Tomato seed kit 

Magic mist drink bottle 

Emoji wallet 

Snakes & Ladders game 

We are excited to offer the

Commonwealth Bank School

Banking program to all

students of Greenslopes

State School. Children who

deposit money into their

account through school

banking earn Dollarmites

tokens, which they can save

up and redeem for exciting

rewards. The rewards

available during 2020 are: 

C o n t a c t u s a t g r e e n s l o p e s p a n d c @ g m a i l . c o m