50 Main Rd GEMBROOK 3783 Ph: 03 5968 1313 Fax: 03 5968 1548 email: gembrook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au Gembrook Primary School A view to the future Gembrook Primary School is a welcoming and respectful community that provides modern, flexible learning spaces that support a personalised, engaging and challenging learning program so that students will achieve the social, emotional, academic and physical growth to succeed in a global society. 7 May 2014 Bailey is dressed perfectly for Science this term. He is wearing his jacket and a beanie so that he stays warm when his class goes outside to investigate the weather. Well done, Bailey! Diary Dates 8 May Mother s Day Stall EDEC Cross Country 9 May Mother s Day Stall 10 May OPEN DAY at school 9-11am 13 May Produce Market F/1T 13 15 May NAPLAN 19 May Power of One Incursion (F-6) 25 May Gembrook Market 27 May School Council 7pm 28-30 May Grade 3/4 Camp @ Coolamatong 29-30 May Grade 2 camp at Gilwell Park 2-6 June Education Science Week 3 June Music Concert 4 June Science Works whole school excursion 9 June Queen s Birthday Public Holiday 17 June Produce Market 27 June Last day of term 2-early pickup at 2.30pm 14 July Curriculum Day 15 July Term 3 begins Notes that have gone home: Camp Coolamatong (Gr 3/4) Breakfast club and after school activities (whole school) Gilwell Park Camp (Gr 2) Request for classroom helpers (whole school) Kurth Kiln excursion (grades 3/4) Open day (whole school) Headlice (whole school) Power of One Incursion (whole school) All notices are available on the school website: May 9 Holly T Molly L Scholastic Book Club Orders are due Monday 12 May NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED LOST PROPERTY There are huge amounts of lost property at the school office. PLEASE remember to name your child s school clothing clearly. Come and check lost property to find your child s missing clothing! There is a wide range of 2nd hand uniform pieces and school bags available for a gold coin donation
Kym s Comment A VIEW TO THE FUTURE Dear families & friends Working Bee Thank you to the following families who were able to assist our new Buildings and Grounds leader, Brett Taylor: Anderson, Koll, Bennet, Shields, Hubbard, Murray and Jones. This terrific team spread soft fall under the junior playground, weeded the vegetable garden, spread gravel at the rear of the school and planted small shrubs along the back of the Senior Learning Centre. Many hands do make light work. The school looks terrific! We are very proud of our fantastic school grounds. Our children have a wonderful playground and outdoor learning environment. The vegetable garden is growing well at the moment and a number of children have tasted our tomatoes. There will be quite a good lot of produce for cooking and selling at the next Produce market on Tuesday 13 May. F/1T will be organizing the next market. If you are able to assist on the day please contact Hayley. Streets Ahead Kate Beveridge, from Cardinia Council, was once again at Gembrook Primary School visiting each of the classrooms to educate the students about safe use of bikes, skateboards and scooters. Road Safety is an important life skill. The school appreciates Cardinia Shire s support for this program. Kate will be back for another Streets Ahead program in term 4. Please encourage your child to use their wheels safely around the local roads. We encourage all students to use their wheels to get to school. NAPLAN - Year 3 and 5 National NAPLAN testing will be held on Tuesday May 13th, Wednesday May 14th and Thursday May 15th. If you have any questions in respect to this and your child's involvement please see your child's teacher. A brochure has been sent home with some answers to frequently asked questions. EDEC Cross Country The EDEC cross country for students in grades 3-6 will be at the Mountain Rd Reserve this Thursday. Please send along extra clothes if the weather is wet. The event will go ahead! PFA Mother s Day Thank you to our wonderful PFA team. They have organised gifts for students to purchase this Wednesday Friday. If you are able to assist at the stall please contact the office. Basketball Clinic There will be a lunchtime basketball clinic on the basketball court next week. Thank you to Sherbrooke Basketball Association for facilitating these sessions. Assembly Parents are always welcome at the weekly assemblies held each Friday morning at 9:00am. This week Mr Budin s boys drumming group will be performing. Open Morning Saturday May 10 @ 9:00-11:00 If you have a child starting school next year I would like to invite your family along to the Open Morning. Senior students will show visiting families around our school. Please invite friends to the morning if you know they are considering Gembrook Primary School for their child s education. Warm regards Kym Principal
Our school has been sponsoring Felistas Shoku through World Vision since 2003. She is now 17 years old. Felistas lives in a small village near Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe in Africa. The SRC organises fundraisers to help support Felistas and her family. We have helped her village build a deep water well, Felistas family were supplied with a milking goat and she has school supplies and clothing thanks to our generous donations. This term we will be raising money for Felistas by encouraging students to donate a gold coin and dress up as a rock star, on the last day of term. We will also be running a Talent Show during the last week of term 2. Start preparing your performances now. We re sure everyone enjoyed the Wheels Day last week. It is great to see everyone being active! Last term the Mobile March program was very successful. Well done to everyone who tried their best to come to school actively, as often as they could. Remember to keep this up. The winner of the scooter and helmet was Nick (1/2D). Congratulations Nick! Congratulations to Airliah and Harry on being selected as the SRC representatives for Foundation H.
Forms for all activities are available at the school office or on the school website: www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au Casual bookings available
02/05 Nerina Emma A. Taylor 3D 25 Nights reading!! We are so proud Of you Working Bee Great things were achieved! Many thanks to all the families who were able to lend a hand.
What s been happening in Science this week? Foundation students are learning about the weather this term. This week they talked about all the different types of weather, and how the sky changes when the weather changes. They went outside to look at the sky and observed the colour of the clouds. Grades 1 and 2 are learning about how things change over time. They constructed Venn diagrams to sort photographs of objects into Natural and Made groups. Some of the objects were both natural and made so they were put in the overlapping part of the Venn diagram. Grade 1/2B and 1/2D have a Science Investigation taking place in the playground. Please be respectful of these children s learning by not disturbing the part of the garden with the flags and signage. Thank you! Two examples of our Foundation students viewing frames. Aren t they great?
Draft policy reviewed by school council. We would appreciate comments in writing before 27 May
Draft policy reviewed by school council. We would appreciate comments in writing before 27 May
Community Page Working with Children Check All parent volunteers need a working with children check. Forms are available online from the Victorian Department of Justice. www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/ Contact Details If you have updated your contact details, please let the office know. It is important the school is able to easily contact you in case of an emergency.