Calendonia Drive, Eltham North 3095 Ph: 9431 1599 Fax:9431 0686 OSHC Ph: 9431 2503 www.glenkps.vic.edu.au/ Office Hours: 8.00am– 4.00pm Email: [email protected]LINKLETTER Issue 6 12th March 2015 DIARY Children, Teachers, Parents: A partnership for the future 2015 TERM 1 Fri 13th Mar District Basketball Trials Fri 20th Mar ORANGE Dress up day GK 2015 FETE DAY Sunday 22nd March 10.00am-3.00pm Tue 24th Mar Parent Teacher Interviews 3.10pm-4.30pm School Council AGM 7.30pm Wed 25th Mar Whole school Healthy Bodies & Minds Expo Parent Teacher Interviews 3.20pm-7.00pm Thu 26th Mar GK Annual Fun Run Fri 27th Mar LAST DAY OF TERM 2.30pm finish UNIFORM SHOP Monday 8.30am-9.00am PRINCIPAL’S NOTES: PRINCIPAL’S NOTES: PRINCIPAL’S NOTES: PRINCIPAL’S NOTES: Come on everyone, PLEASE LEND A HAND! We’re nearly there and we need all of our families to put their ‘hand up’ and offer to help out. FETE DAY is a wonderful GK community day so ’get on board’ please. ONLY 10 DAYS TO GO!! Jill Ramsay Jill Ramsay Jill Ramsay Jill Ramsay Our values: RESPECT, , , , Resilience, esilience, esilience, esilience, Excellence, xcellence, xcellence, xcellence, Safety, afety, afety, afety, Persistence, ersistence, ersistence, ersistence, Encouragement, ncouragement, ncouragement, ncouragement, Creativity reativity reativity reativity and Tolerance olerance olerance olerance SUNDAY 22 ND MARCH 10am – 3pm **URGENT** **URGENT** **URGENT** **URGENT** FETE CHECKLIST DESPERATE for Volunteers RAFFLE TICKETS Returned ORDER Ride Wristbands BAKE for Cake / Cafe Stalls RETURN Mystery Bags PROMOTE our Fete with Postcards
Children, Teachers, Parents: A partnership for the future
2015 TERM 1
Fri 13th Mar District Basketball Trials Fri 20th Mar ORANGE Dress up day GK 2015 FETE DAY Sunday 22nd March 10.00am-3.00pm
Tue 24th Mar Parent Teacher Interviews 3.10pm-4.30pm School Council AGM 7.30pm Wed 25th Mar Whole school Healthy Bodies & Minds Expo Parent Teacher Interviews 3.20pm-7.00pm Thu 26th Mar GK Annual Fun Run Fri 27th Mar LAST DAY OF TERM 2.30pm finish
Value awards to be presented at assembly on Monday 16th March 2015
3F Seamus S For displaying persistence in all areas of the curriculum. MAGNIFIQUE
Seamus!
3G Daniel P For working hard to display the school values in the classroom and out-
side, particularly respect. Keep up the great work!
3K Tara S For consistently putting in her personal best effort and displaying excel-
lence in her work. Well done Tara, you are a legend!
4B Hollie R For showing persistence while completing her number patterns and look-
ing at place value. Great job Hollie!
4L Amelia B For always doing her best and displaying excellence in all her learning
areas. Well done Millie!
4P Sophie D For always encouraging others and being a positive role model. You are a
super star!
MUSIC
3K
Alice J For displaying a positive can do attitude in music. Alice is not afraid to
step out of her comfort zone– go girl!
PE Nathan W For his excellence in swimming and positive attitude to PE
SCIENCE Lachlan N For sharing great understandings and ideas during our plant investiga-
tions.
PARENT/TEACHER MEETINGS & ONLINE BOOKINGS Parent/Teacher meetings provide an opportunity for parents to meet with their child’s teacher
and discuss progress to date along with any identified concerns or issues that either the
teacher or parent has. On Friday a notice regarding forthcoming parent/teacher meetings will
given to the eldest child in each family. These meetings will take place on Tue 24th March
April (3.10pm-4.30pm) and Wed 25th March (3.20pm-7pm) and will be of a 10 minute dura-
tion. The notice will include a PTO logon code for parents to go online to the school’s website,
click on the PTO link and book your preferred meeting times. The PTO booking site will be ac-
tive from 8am Monday 16th March. Only one logon code can be issued per family so for par-
ents in a separated family that does not receive a code, please contact the office & we can
make a booking on your behalf or you can contact the classroom teacher to make alternative
arrangements. If you have any problems with accessing the PTO site then please contact the
Office for assistance. We look forward to your participation!
SUNDAY 22nd MARCH
10am - 3pm
10 DAYS TO GO!!!
BAKING DONATION DROP OFF TIMESBAKING DONATION DROP OFF TIMESBAKING DONATION DROP OFF TIMESBAKING DONATION DROP OFF TIMES Thank you to our families that have already offered their time to Bake.
Please drop off your Contributions are the following times :
Friday 20th March – 8:15am – 9am OR 2.30pm – 3.15pm (Library Steps)
Saturday 21st March – 10am – 12noon (OHSC Room)
Sunday 22nd March – before 9am (OHSC Room)
Alternatively you can contact Michelle Cotter-Young : my-
We are still DESPERATE for Baking assistance. Please offer to bake something
yummy – Cake, Lasagne, Savoury Slice, Sausage Rolls etc.
LIKE our GK
Mega Fete Page. Share it
with your friends to spread
the word! Regular Competi-
tions too!
Unlimited Rides Wristbands
Last Orders : 17th March 2015
Download order forms from Web-
site
Orders can be made by Qkr!
SHOWBAGS
Thank you to everybody that took
up this opportunity. You will re-
ceive your Showbag ticket this
week & next. You just exchange
this ticket at Showbag Stall on the
ROSTERS
Thank you to our Volunteers
– you will receive you Roster
from your Co-ordinators
THIS WEEK. Please report
to your Stall 5 minutes prior
for handover.
MORE HELPERS ARE
DESPERATELY
NEEDED!
GRADE 6 HELPERS
Please join in and help out on the
Badge Making / Tattoo Stall.
This is such a great place to help –
the Preps would love to see their
Buddies helping out!
SECOND HAND GOODS/BOOKS
We are still taking DONATIONS.
Please bring items Monday /
Wednesday or call Narelle 0408
972 730 to arrange another time.
AUCTION
EXCITING we now have SILENT
& LIVE Auctions on the Day!
Awesome Items to Bid On – Cub-
by House, Golf Days, Sporting
Equipment, Skaterz Parties (just
to name a few). Full list will come
GRADE DONATIONS The ONLY items we still
require are :
Lollies (Snakes, Bananas,
Smarties etc)
GIANT RAFFLE We need ALL Raffle Tick-
ets returned ASAP. If you
have SOLD your tickets
please return TODAY! Remember you can make
this purchase via Qkr!
MAILBOX DROP Families please help deliver
our Fete Flyers around your
neighbourhood. Flyers are in
office and a map for you to
cross off the area you cover.
COMPETITIONS
Have you entered one of
the KIDS Competitions?
There is still time!
Colouring Competitions
Loom Band Creations
Paper Tube Creations
$2.00 per entry & all
entries displayed on
Fete Day!
DUNK A TEACHER
Thank you to the following Teachers for
nominating. We can’t wait to see their
Costumes and watch them get
DUNKED!
Mr Fatchen, Mr Lincoln,
Mr Blackburn, Mr Boulton,
Ms Proberts, Miss Kap, Mrs Ramsay,
GUESS THE
LOLLIES 50cents a GUESS and
you could WIN the big Jar
of Jelly Beans.
You can GUESS in the
Office or Mon, Tue, Wed on
the Library Steps at
Lunch. Thanks to Georgia
L & Hayley R for running
this Competition
POSTCARD
Children will be bringing
home POSTCARDS this
WEEK. Please help them to
address and post them to a
friend or family member to
invite them to our MEGA
FETE
CRAFT & GIFTSCRAFT & GIFTSCRAFT & GIFTSCRAFT & GIFTS We have some gorgeous Gifts & Jewelry on sale this year. We hope you can
all drop by as there will be something for everybody! Jewelry is priced from
$4.00-$15.00.
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UPDATE FROM THE OFFICE:
Bulk Billing
Bulk Billing no0ces for the excursions for all Grades for 2015 went home this week. We have tried to give as much infor-
ma0on as possible on each grade levels excursion plans for the year. We have also detailed the payment op0ons availa-
ble - we encourage you to use Qkr for all school payments. We have all Grades Bulk Billing listed including the instalment
amounts and when they are due on Qkr so go to the School Payments Tab and then select Excursions & Bulk Billing, your
child and then the Bulk Billing for the par0cular grade you would like to pay. Other payment methods are also accepted
so please make sure, to ensure your child’s par0cipa0on in their grade’s excursions, that payments are received on 0me.
Grade 5 and 6 Sports Program
Just a reminder that the Grade 5 & 6 Sport payment is now due!
Either the full payment of $160 or the first instalment of $50 is due by next Thursday 19th March.
For your child to par0cipate in the weekly Interschool Sport Program, some payment needs to be received by the 19th
March.
Also please remember if you are experiencing any financial difficul0es, please contact Jodee Jackson to discuss payment
op0ons for any of the current school charges.
Parent Teacher Interviews (PTO)
As men0oned earlier in the LinkleCer, no0ces will go home tomorrow with informa0on on Parent Teacher Interviews.
Bookings can be made by accessing the Parent Teacher Online (PTO) link on our website. Only one code is issued per
family so in the case of separated families, please contact us at the office to make a booking on your behalf or please
contact the Classroom Teacher to make alterna0ve arrangements.
Skoolbag
We encourage people to also download the Skoolbag App. It is a great product that will allow us to send SMS messages
or Push No0fica0ons to all our parents. We are able to send messages can to all parents or parents at a par0cular grade
level or individual parents with a variety of messages, reminders and important informa0on. This product can only be
effec0ve and useful if we try to get the whole school community on board. The app is only available currently for IPhone
users but by this 1me next week you will also be able to download the app from Android devices so please follow the
instruc0ons listed below and get on board and help GK communicate with the school more effec0vely. Any queries or
ques0ons please contact the office.
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AUGURI FELICITY E YUNWEN!!
2015 ITALIAN CAPTAINS Jill Ramsay will be presenting badges to our 2015 new Italian Captains
Felicity 6O and Yunwen 6G at assembly on Monday March 16th.
These two Grade 6 students were selected as they displayed a positive atti-
tude to learning Italian and an aptitude and keenness in Language Learn-
ing. They will be promoting Italian throughout the school via assembly, Lin-
kletter and the Italian Blog. Congratulations to the worthy recipients.
The year has got off to a great start in Languages- Italian. Our Italian
Room is now centrally located close to Yr 5/6 classrooms. Italian has now
moved to Room 5.
Yr 5s have been learning about greetings, basic Italian conversation and
have learnt to describe themselves in Italian. Children have been using
their Ipads to research relevant facts about Italy and discovering that
google translate is not always accurate!
Yr 6s have further extended their language learning and are focusing on
the unit ‘Identity’ where they have made personal profiles about their phys-
ical appearance, likes and interests.
The importance of Carnevale in the Italian culture was also discussed and
various clips on the famous Venice Carnival and Carnival of Viareggio will
also be viewed.
Please check the Italian blog for important information about the program. deliss.global2.vic.edu.au I am available at GK on WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS (I also take Prep Art Thursday afternoons)
Grazie. Signora Portaro J
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CANTEEN
HANDY HINT: If you are using QKR to order your canteen lunches just a reminder that ordering must be completed by 8.20am on the day of the order (you can order in advance).
HOPPY AFTERNOON TEA: Will be held on Wednesday, 25th March and consists of a Choc Chip Hot Cross Bun (made fresh by Woolworths St Helena) and the choice of a 250ml Chocolate or Strawberry Nippy Milk drink (supplied by The Canteen Specialists). Order forms were sent to the classrooms on Tuesday so I hope everyone has got one. Extra forms can be found at the office or on our website.
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DAY FOR RETURNING SPECIAL ORDERS – this one is due back by close of day THURSDAY, 19th MARCH.
I can be contacted Tues to Thurs 8.30am to 1.30pm & Fri 12pm to 1.30pm (Fridays are crazy!!) if you have any queries.
Thanks, Suzi Cunningham
DAY & DATE NAMES
Tuesday 17th March C McFarlane; S King
Wednesday 18th March B Hecker; K Togni
Thursday 19th March S Bowen; J Calovic
Friday 20th March K Jackson; P Gaskell; Z Webster; L Leonard
HOPPY AFTERNOON TEA
Wednesday, 25th March 2015
1 x Chocolate Hot Cross Bun
1x Nippy’s Low Fat 250ml Flavoured Milk
Chocolate or Strawberry
$4.00
Orders must be returned by Thursday 19th March
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB
Catalogues for Issue 2 of Scholastic Book Club were distributed to students last week.
If wishing to place an order, please refer to the back of the catalogue and select your method of ordering and payment
option.
Please note from this issue on, the LOOP method is now available. [Parent ordering online and paying
online].
If paying by cash, cheque or credit card please include order form and payment in an envelope which is clearly labelled
“BOOKCLUB” and includes the student’s name and grade. Credit card payment requires the completion of an 11 digit
receipt.
[Your purchase may be a “surprise” gift. If this is the case, please contact the Library direct].
Orders for this issue close on Friday 13th March 2015
WANTED
An owner of a Scholastic Issue 1 order who omitted indicating a child’s name.
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HOUSE FUN FITNESS DAY
Students from Prep – Grade 6 participated in a fitness morning held at the school on Wednesday 4th March. Students
and teachers dressed up in the House Colours and participated in a range of fitness activities. The day started with all
students warming up to some aerobics led in the courtyard by our fitness guru Mrs Rinaldi.
After the aerobics the students broke off into their grade levels to participate in activities that that ranged from fitness
games such as paper, rock, scissors to skipping, indian file runs, agility ladder relays and games of end ball. There was
a fantastic team spirit amongst the students with the focus being active participation, team work and having fun whilst
getting fit.
DAVID BLACKBURN
THE HOUSE FUN RUN
Students from all levels have been busily preparing the SCHOOL HOUSE
FUN RUN that will be held on Thursday 26th March. Students will run set
courses in and around the school grounds. The focus is on active participa-
tion whilst representing your house. All students contribute to a team
score in which the HOUSE SHIELD is presented to the winning House at
the end of the day.
PARENT HELP IS REQUIRED ON THE DAY TO ACT AS COURSE
MARSHALLS. Please let David Blackburn know if you can assist.
DIVISION SWIMMING RESULTS
Congratulations to Gr 4 student Isabella P for excellent performance in
finishing 2nd in the 9/10 YR Girls Breastroke to qualify for the Regional
Swimming Sports.
DAVID BLACKBURN
(SPORTS COORDINATOR )
BIG “Thank You” to Damian Uselioates, father to Caleb PT and Aamon 2P, for giving us his time and concreting skills to install a concrete pipe for a new outdoor artwork. This pipe will form the basic structure for our “Gallipoli Bollard”. More infor-mation about this new and exciting project will be in the next link letter.
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COUGHS AND COLDS
With the change of weather comes the dreaded cold and flu season. Even though we encourage student to attend school
daily, there will be times where it is necessary to keep your child at home for their own welfare and that of others
around them.
If your child is unwell, it is important to keep them at home to allow them time to rest and recover. Usually if managed
early, the recovery period is a lot shorter. Sometimes, all your child needs is a couple of days rest. The best way to pre-
vent coughs and colds from spreading is to ensure that your child remains home during contagious periods, practicing
thorough hand washing (with soap) and covering coughs and sneezes.
Please remember to let your child’s classroom teacher know if your child will be or was absent and if they are returning
to school with specific medication that needs to be administered. The Office will also need to be informed.
