NARARA / THE ENTRANCE NORTH / VALLEY VIEW

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Term 4 Week 9, 8th December 17

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Principals Messag.1

Presentation day..2

Working Bee……...3

Vacation Care….4/5

Awards……………...6

Voluntary

Contributions…….7

Dates to

Remember…………7

the

The Glenvale Explicit

Improvement Agenda

GLENVALE NEWS The Newsletter of Glenvale School

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Dear Glenvale Community,

A very busy and challenging term 4 is coming to

an end. I simply can’t believe how fast it has

gone, especially as it has been my first

wonderful year at the school.

We held our senior graduation ceremony this

week and it highlighted to me the incredible

students, families and networks that surround

our students. It also showed the care and

support of our wonderful staff.

I have included part of my address to our year

12 graduates below.

It is a privilege to be a teacher to know that

each day you have the chance to positively

affect a life and to enhance opportunities for

students. To be a principal is another privilege

as you try to provide the best environment,

resources and culture for not only the students

in your care but the teachers and leaders who

care for the students and families. I thank my

wonderful teachers, leaders and support staff

for everything they do every day.

We live in a world now where education is lost

in a fog of data, testing, assessment and

national standards which attempt to reduce

student achievement to a narrow set of abilities

or rankings which systems assume will describe

success.

As Albert Einstein once said,

“Not everything that counts can be measured,

and not everything that can be measured

counts”

What I believe really counts is character.

Character is not created with a single act, no

matter how brilliant or bold. It is forged in the

smallest of struggles, the product of a

thousand, thousand strokes of practice.

We are all of us unique, we all have our gifts

and foibles but it is the deeper and more

important things such as our character and soul

that make us what we are and who we are to

our friends, family, peers and loved ones. It also

reveals who we truly are as human beings.

I give all my wishes and respect to our students,

their families and friends. May your strength

grow, may your opportunities expand and may

your true character shine.

Glenvale School

Presentation Day

will be held at

St Phillips

Christian School

(across the road)

In the main hall

commencing at 10.00am and will

run for

approximately 2 hours

Glenvale School

Presentation Day will be held

at St Philips Christian School

(across the road from our school)

Thursday 14th December

In the Main Hall

commencing at 10.00 am

and running for approximately

2 hours.

We look forward to your company for the

end of year celebration with our school

community.

GLENVALE WORKING

BEE…….

Some of our staff spruiking up our playground equipment with a

lick of paint and some special little additions to the timber

work….

A

Week 8

North Entrance

Room 1: Riley N

Room 2: Zac B

Room 3: Lara T

Room 4: Archer G

Room 5: Ryan B

Room 6: Chris K

Room 7: Lachlan K

Week 8

Narara

Room 1: Kobie C

Room 2: Archer K

Room 3: Crystal C

Room 4: Braithe F

Room 5: Caitlin L

Room 6: Harry M

Room 8: Baylee N

Room 9: Lily-Angel V

Room 10: Ashleigh C

Room 11: Jared R

Room 12: Zac K

Room 13: Sam K

Room 14: Blake H

Room 15: Ajay G

Week 9

Narara

Room 1: James C

Room 2: Hamish G

Room 3: Reggie-Lea B

Room 4: Shaun B

Room 5: Chloe H

Room 6: Tristan K

Room 8: Ethan H

Room 9: James Y

Room 10: Riley C

Room 11: Ned H

Room 12: Maxx B

Room 13: Ewan L

Room 14: Tyrone M

Room 15: Lachlan P

Week 9

North Entrance is celebrating today

with a Christmas assembly awards will

be part of this celebration.

Our Playground

Stars

Lachlan

Tylem

Mitchell

A proud member of the Valley Schools Learning Community 7

Voluntary School Contributions

Every public school asks for a small contribution towards the many costs

associated with education programs.

At Glenvale we ask that parents contribute $35 per child each year. This has not

changed for many years and is a very small comparison with other schools even

though our costs can be much higher.

Please consider sending in the $35 as soon as you are able to do so.

Many thanks to those who have already done so.

All donations to the school over $2 are tax deductible as Glenvale is registered

with the Australian Tax Office as a deductible gift.

Remember to send in your old mobile phones. Every phone, whether working or

not, is worth money to the school. Your old phones have already raised much

needed funds for Glenvale.

Mon 11th Dec – Student’s Christmas Party

Thurs 14th Dec - Presentation Day

Fri 15th Dec – Last Day Term 4

Tues 30th Jan – First Day For Students Term 1 2018

Dates to remember

PLEASE NOTE

An Incorrect Date For Students Returning To School Was Published In The Newsletter

Dated 17th November 2017

The correct date for students returning to school is Tuesday 30th January 2018