Newsletter Griffith Public School NEWSLETTER TERM 1 WEEK 9 2016 Principal: Miss Jude Hayman Coolah Street, Griffith NSW 2680 T 6962 3199 F 6962 3451 E [email protected]*Please note dates from week to week as there are occasionally some changes. TERM 1 WEEK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9 21/3 5/6C visit BUPA Harmony Day 22/3 12.30pm K-2 Easter Hat Parade 23/3 24/3 11.30am Easter Church Services 25/3 Good Friday-Public Holiday-No School 10 28/3 Easter Monday- Public Holiday-No School 29/3 30/3 31/3 Forensic Science Workshop P&C Meeting 5.30pm 1/4 Years 3-6 Cross Country 2.15pm K-6 Assembly 11 4/4 5/6D visit BUPA 5/4 6/4 7/4 12.30pm K-3 Books In Homes Assembly Choir perform at Scalabrini Village 8/4 K-2 Cross Country Last day Term 1 TERM 2 WEEK Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 25/4 ANZAC DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY 26/4 Staff Development Day-No Students 27/4 Students return School ANZAC Day Service and Year 6 Lunch 28/4 29/4 2 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 Mum’s and Muffins 6/5 P&C Mother’s Day Stall K-6 Assembly 3 9/5 10/5 Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN 11/5 Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN 12/5 Year 3 & 5 NAPLAN 13/5 4 Book Fair 16/5 17/5 Mortimer Shield 18/5 19/5 20/5 K-6 Assembly 5 23/5 24/5 25/5 26/5 27/5 6 30/5 31/5 1/6 2/6 3/6 Page 1
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Newsletter Griffith Public School
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
NEWSLETTER TERM 1 WEEK 9 2016 Principal: Miss Jude Hayman Coolah Street, Griffith NSW 2680 T 6962 3199 F 6962 3451 E [email protected]
*Please note dates from week to week as there are occasionally some changes.
Harmony Day Many of our students and staff dressed up for Harmony Day, celebrating and highlighting our cultural diversity.
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Tuesday, 22 March 2016 Term 1- Week 9
Netball Knockout On Thursday 17th March our Stage 3 Netball team competed in the Netball Knockout Day. The first game was against North Griffith PS. The girls showed great sportsmanship and skill development throughout the game. The final score was 16-11 to North. GPS then played a friendly match against Hanwood PS which was a lot of fun! Miss Brain and Miss Middleton were very proud of all the girls’ hard work on the day and during training. Congratulations to Moerai Rangirua and Beyonce Marela who were selected to trial for the Griffith Zone Netball. Unfortunately they did not make it this time, but what a great achievement and experience. The team consisted of Beyonce Marela, Moerai Rangirua, Siuaki Tuiaki, Tangata Toru, Latisha Tia, Tanisha Lualua, Shakira Carberry, Minata Misi, Serena Ngu and Sialalua Asomua. Thank you to Miss Brain and Miss Middleton for coaching and managing the team.
K-6 Easter Church Services Children in Kindergarten to Year 6, who attend weekly Religious Instruction lessons (Scripture), will visit the Anglican, Catholic, Uniting or the Baptist church on Thursday 24th March at 11:30am for a special Easter service. Travel will be by bus. Children are asked to bring in a gold coin donation to their classroom teacher as soon as possible, to cover the cost of the buses, which are being funded by the local churches. If you do not want your child to participate in this event, please advise your child’s classroom teacher. Forensic Science Workshop The gold is gone! The jewels are too! Three sneaky thieves have broken into the warehouse and made off with the loot, but when they are arrested it is nowhere to be found. When, a few days later, a security guard from the crime scene is attacked on his boat, the police need the help of the forensic scientists to track down the crooks and recover the missing items. Griffith Public School students from Years 3 to 6 will be the forensic team! They will have to look at all the clues and interpret the evidence using digital microscopes, UV detection, DNA, code cracking and chemical testing. This fun and interactive workshops meet many of the working scientifically outcomes of the Science curriculum and is an important part of our teaching of Science. The workshop is fully funded by the school. There is no cost to students as the school is funding the event. The workshop presented by Education Interactive, tours schools nationally and will be coming to Griffith Public on Thursday March 31st. GPS 3-6 Cross Country Carnival Our Annual Cross Country Carnival will be held on Friday 1st April and all students in Years 3 to 6 are encouraged to participate. Participation in school sporting events counts towards student achievement for the GPS All Stars When: Friday 1st April Where: Lake Wyangan Picnic Area
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Tuesday, 22 March 2016 Term 1- Week 9
Time: Races start at 10am What to wear: Sports uniform or house colours, sensible running shoes, hat and sunscreen. What to bring: Two water bottles and asthma medication (if needed), lunch or money to buy lunch. Please note – there is no drinking water at the lake – students need to bring water from home Cost: $4.00 for travel by bus Sausage Sizzle: Stage three will be running a sausage sizzle and drinks canteen on the day at the lake. A sausage sandwich will be $2 and drinks will be 2. Regular canteen lunches will not be available to students on the day.
The races will be as follows:
• 8/9 years Boys 2000m • 8/9 years Girls 2000m • 10 years Boys 2000m • 10 years Girls 2000m • 11 years Boys 3000m • 11 years Girls 3000m • 12/13 years Boys 3000m • 12/13 years Girls 3000m
Please note a permission note has already been given to all students in Years 3-6 and is due back on the 29th of March (next Tuesday). We look forward to seeing many carers and parents on the day supporting our students. Leaping into the Learning Pit 5/6L is learning that when we learn new things we are in the learning pit. It is ok to feel uncomfortable, unsure, confused or even a little bit sick when we are in the learning pit. This means we are working
hard at learning something new. In our groups we are designing our own learning pits.
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Tuesday, 22 March 2016 Term 1- Week 9
Griffith ANZAC Ceremony 2016 All students are invited to march and attend the Griffith ANZAC Day Service on Monday the 25th of April. Staff and our school captains will meet students at 10.15am in the area outside the Griffith Art Gallery (pink building in Banna Avenue). Students must be dressed in their summer school uniform, including black shoes and navy socks. They should also bring their school hats. It is important to attend this event as we are honouring soldiers who have represented and fought for Australia to be the safe and free country that it is today. Our school has been invited to lead the Griffith Community in singing the New Zealand National Anthem at this year's ANZAC Day Ceremony in Memorial Park on Monday 25th April. Our primary students and choir have been learning the New Zealand anthem and are delighted to have been asked to lead the whole of Griffith in song. We would like to invite all families that know the New Zealand National Anthem to join us at the ceremony and help us sing the anthem with pride. We will be leading the song from our spot in the audience to avoid disruption to the proceedings on the day. Miss Halliday and Mrs McWhirter are very excited for the members of our school community to be taking part in the singing God Defend New Zealand for the first time at the Griffith ANZAC Service. Following the march and ceremony in town students are once again invited to visit the Griffith Cemetery and place flowers provided on ex-servicemen and women’s graves (1007 in total). These graves are marked with little white crosses. The organiser of this activity, Mrs Marg Tucker, has also requested donations of flowers if possible. Our school ANZAC ceremony will be held on Wednesday 27th April. All parents are welcome to attend the ceremony held at the flagpole where we will meet at 11a.m. A note went home yesterday with Year 6 students inviting them to attend our special school luncheon at a cost of $5.00 each. Could they please return the money and note by Friday 1st April.
Book Fair Our first book fair this year is on the 16th of May 2016. The theme is MONSTER BOOK FAIR and that Reading Gives You Goosebumps. We are encouraging our students to read avidly through this powerful theme as reading is fun and exciting. We hope to continue to have our families support with our ‘Book Fairs’ this year. More information is to follow. Canteen News Cosmic Burgers $4.00 Pluto Pups $3.00 Hot Dogs $3.00 Pies $3.20 Sweet Chilli Chicken Wraps $4.50 Thank you. Brenda, Canteen Manager. P&C News Easter raffle: thank you to all the families and staff who supported our Easter Raffle! Special thanks to Rachel Dreyer and Michelle McIntosh for their help in organizing the raffle (and the prizes!). Uniform shop - CLEARANCE SALE!! For the next three weeks, (unless sold out), there will be a bargain table at the uniform shop. We are clearing out old-style uniforms (which can still be worn to school) and a batch of jackets that came without logos. Half price or less! The uniform shop is open each Thursday morning from 9:00 to 10:00. Thank you to our volunteers who make this possible! AGM: our next meeting will include the AGM (Annual General Meeting). At the AGM, we vote on who will be the P&C office bearers for the next 12 months. Positions available are: president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 31st at 5:30pm in the staff room. Happy Easter! Vanessa Clark, P&C president
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Tuesday, 22 March 2016 Term 1- Week 9
Win a $5.00 Canteen Voucher Week 9 Give your newsletter to your parent or carer to read. Ask them to sign this slip and put it in the box in the front office. If your slip is drawn out at Friday’s assembly, you will win one $5 canteen voucher! Two slips will be drawn out at each assembly. Student / Family name: __________________ Parent/Carer Signature: __________________
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Tuesday, 22 March 2016 Term 1- Week 9
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