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SAFETY – RESPONSIBILITY – COOPERATION – HONESTY – RESPECT - LEARNING Cathie Morcom – Principal Thursday April 20th 2017

**DON’T FORGET! Monday 24th April is Curriculum Day – Student Free Day**

CALENDAR

21 April ANZAC Service 2.30pm

21 April Interschool Sport Home

24 April Curriculum Day

25 April ANZAC DAY Public Holiday

26 April School Birthday Celebrations

28 April Summer Interschool Sport Finals

5 May Interschool Sport Home

9 – 11 May NAPLAN Testing

12 May Mothers’ Day Stall

12 May Interschool Sport Away

Welcome to Our New Look Newsletter

During our Family Arts Night last term, some of our

senior students conducted a survey in regard to how

the school communicates with parents. One aspect of

the survey was about the Newsletter. From the

feedback received, we are planning to produce a

weekly newsletter which will be distributed in paper

format to families on Thursday afternoons. The

newsletter will also be available on COMPASS and the

school website. We would welcome your thoughts on

the new layout and any ideas as to how we could better

communicate with you.

It's Our Birthday

Although classes began two years earlier, Gladstone

Views Primary School officially opened on April 23rd

1976. Last year, students

suggested that we celebrate

the school’s birthday – so we

are!

Our ‘party day’ this year will be

on Wednesday 26th April.

Activities on the day will

include a;

• bubble machine in the

playground

• whole school treasure hunt

• special lunch pack from the canteen (order forms

were sent home with students 19 April).

In SCART, over the next few weeks, all children will

have the opportunity to contribute to a whole school

piece of art using handprints. This will involve your

child having water based exterior wall paint on their

hand for a short period of time.

Attitudes to School Survey

The Department of Education and Training provide an

opportunity for students to provide feedback on their

learning and experiences at school. This year all

students in years 4, 5 and 6 will participate in the

survey at school during May.

The survey will be conducted online this year. Students

will be given a unique login. Privacy and confidentiality

of each student’s responses will be protected at all

times. No identifiable personal data is included in the

survey response file.

Results from the survey, which are returned to the

school during term three, are used to plan programs

and improve aspects of school life. The data provided

to the school is grouped – individual responses are not

included.

The survey is not a test and your child has the right to

withdraw from the survey at any point, before, during

or after completion. Please see your child’s class

teacher if you would like further information or have

concerns.

Read Write Inc. in Prep

Our Prep students have started a new literacy program

– Read Write Inc. This program brings together many

aspects of reading and writing

traditionally taught in schools in one

neat package. This week, students

have looked at the letters and

sounds for ‘m, a, s and d’. An

important part of the program is

linking sounds with hand actions.

ANZAC Service – Please join us on Friday at 2.30pm

Our school ANZAC

service will be on

Friday this week as

part of our regular

school assembly.

Family members

are welcome to join

us in recognising this important occasion.

The School Captains will be representing Gladstone

Views Primary School at a service at the Shrine of

Remembrance on Friday morning. This will be the

Captains first official role for the year and we look

forward to seeing them represent the school with

pride.

Proudly Flying the Australian Flag

Student leaders, Faith, Zander,

Antonio and Ben, are currently

learning to raise and lower the flag

under the guidance of Mr Grinter. The students will be

responsible for raising and lowering the flag each day,

and will be learning the protocols associated with the

flag.

Did you know?

When the Australian Flag becomes tattered, it can not

be thrown away. Instead, you need to respectfully cut

the flag into unrecognisable pieces and dispose of the

pieces.

Year 5/6 Camp

Ferry rides, giants swings, beach walks and terrific

food! Our year five and six students certainly had a

wonderful time at camp last term.

Organising a camp takes a lot of thought and time.

While many aspects such as bookings and programs are

obvious, a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to

ensure student safety. I would like to thank Scott

Woolcock for his work to ensure that every

requirement was completed.

Also huge thankyou to the parents and staff who

attended the camp to ensure that all students had an

exciting time and remained safe. Sometimes parents

expect that teachers are paid over-time to attend

camps. This is certainly not the case. The staff give up

their personal lives for the duration of the camp (and

usually the next day or so as they recover!).

Poppy Appeal – ANZAC Day Badges for Sale

We once again have ANZAC Day badges, key rings and

bracelets for sale. The Junior School Council will be

coming past all classrooms tomorrow Friday 21st April

selling the items. They are also available for purchase

from the office. Items priced between $1 - $4.

GVPS Birthday Lunch Pack – ORDER BY FRIDAY

Please make sure birthday lunch pack forms and

payment are returned by the end of school tomorrow,

Friday 21st April. A reminder that there will be no

canteen orders on this day. Are you available to help

cook on the day? Terrific! Please register your interest

in assisting at the office. A valid Working with Children

Check is required. Thank you!

Notices Going Home Today

• Premiers’ Reading Challenge Consent Form

Grade 5/6 Portsea Camp Photos