PRINCIPAL S REPORT Edition 31-15 th October 2014 The first performance of our School Concert, Lights, Camera, Action!, took place at The Besen Centre last night. Our students from Years One, Three, Four, Five and Six shone as they presented some Oscar winning routines to delight a most appreciative audience. Tonight our Prep and Year Two students will join the cast and complete what will have been a most successful whole school event. In next week s Newsletter we will include a complete list of acknowledgements with a more detailed wrap up of two wonderful nights of entertainment. There are just a few tickets left for tonight s performance so make sure you do get along to see this terrific show. At Monday s assembly we took the opportunity to officially welcome our new Business Manager, Ricarda Lillis to Greythorn. Ricarda was the Business Manager at Donvale Primary School prior to joining the staff at Greythorn. Please take the opportunity to drop by and say hello to Ricarda. Following their success at the Divisional Athletic Sports last week, the following students will represent Greythorn at the Regional level tomorrow: Elizabeth J (6D), Christina M (6D), Caitlin I (6M), Luke K (6M), Chris O (6M), Anna B (5N) and William C (4K). Good luck to you all! Transition sessions for our 2015 Preps are scheduled to commence next Wednesday 22 nd October, with the opportunity for them to participate in a number of specialist sessions. Our prospective Preps will also share some time with their Year Three friends. These sessions continue on Thursday 23 rd October and again during November. A reminder to all those attending Prep Transition that this program will commence in the Stadium at 9.30am. I had the pleasure recently of watching our Year Six Boys Indoor Cricket team play their grand final against Xavier (Year Seven team). With some tight, accurate bowling and excellent fielding, our boys kept Xavier to a reasonable score. The run chase began and gathered momentum as the final pair closed in on the target. Xavier took a couple of timely wickets which saw them run out narrow winners. Congratulations to our team: Angus J (6J), Mitch B-B (6S), Ollie S (6S), Cameron G (6S), Jackson H (6S capt), Tom B (6D). Many thanks to the team s coach Paua Crawford Hall and to all parents who have supported the boys during the season. Year Six Boys Indoor Cricket Team Ricarda Lillis Greythorn Primary School No. 4694 Reading Avenue, North Balwyn. 3104 Telephone: 9857 9762 Fax: 9857 8175 Website: http://www.greythornps.vic.edu.au Email: greythorn.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au OSHCLUB 0411 392 707 Principal: Geoff Agnew
Wednesday 15 October School Concert at 7pm Years Prep, 2, 4, 5, 6 Thursday 16 October Garden Club at 1.00pm Monday 20 October Alliance Francaise Awards to be announced at Assembly Tuesday 21 October Prep to Year 6 - Musica Viva - B Tutta visiting performance Tuesday 21 October Girls Division Basketball Tuesday 21 October School Council Meeting at 7.30pm in the Staffroom Wednesday 22 October Prep 2015 Transition Session 1 Group 1 9.00am-1.00pm Wednesday 22 October Division Softball finals (Boys and Girls ) Wednesday 22 October Chess Club at 1.00pm Wednesday 22 October PFA Meeting at 7.30pm in the Staffroom Thursday 23 October Prep 2015 Transition Session 1 Group 2 9.00am-1.00pm Thursday 23 October Year 5 Radio Awareness Workshop Thursday 23 October Garden Club at 1.00pm Friday 24 October Division Volleyball (Girls ) Friday 24 October MFB visit the Preps at 2.00pm Monday 27 October Senior Hooptime Regional Finals (Girls ) Tuesday 28 October Whole School Photo and Year 6 Graduation Photo Tuesday 28 October French Club at 1.00pm Wednesday 29 October Little Aths School Program - Prep to Year 2 Wednesday 29 October Chess Club at 1.00pm Wednesday 29 October Year 6 Radio Awareness Workshop 1.50-3.30pm Thursday 30 October Year 6 Radio Awareness Workshop Tuesday 4 November MELBOURNE CUP DAY - School closed Tuesday 16 December Year 6 Graduation
French Study Tours to Noumea This is my October Reminder to those of you who have not forwarded a photocopy of the front page of your passport. This is VERY IMPORTANT. I must have all passport information to the airlines by the start of December. Please help me to help you! Sally Holt (Tour Organiser) French News Alliance Francaise Awards will be announced in Assembly next Monday, 20th October. Sally Holt School Concert Lights Camera Action! Congratulations to everyone on our wonderful first night! Our final performance is tonight Wednesday 15 th October 7pm the besen centre 87-89 Station Street, Burwood Order your Concert DVD now through details in this Newsletter! B tutta Visiting Performance Students in Prep to Year 6 will be treated to an inspiring performance from the group B tutta who will present Boom, Crash, Create on Tuesday 21 st October. This dynamic percussion performance organised by Musica Viva, involves exciting rhythms and pulsing beats. The cost of this visiting performance is $7.50, which will be deducted from your child s Excursion Levy. We look forward to an enriching and engaging performance! Joy Odou Music Teacher 2014 Production DVD and BLU-RAY Ordering The 2014 School Production is being recorded by Aardvark Media this year and is available on DVD or Blu-Ray disc. The recording is a terrific memento of the night. To Order a DVD or Blu-Ray ONLINE www.aardvarkmedia.com.au New Customer 1. Click on Create an Account up the top right of the screen. 2. Fill in your details. In the address field type Greythorn PS, Greythorn 3104. 3. The Registration code for your school is: Grey3104 Finish creating your account. 4. Click on Order your DVD or Blu-Ray here 5. Select you DVD or Blu-Ray, type your child s name and class into the boxes. 6. Proceed to Checkout. Payment with Credit Card through PayPal. Already have an account with us for another school? 1. Click Log In & Login to your account 2. Click on My Account then View or Change Account Information 3. In the Registration code field, place a comma after the code already there and WITH NO SPACE add this code: Grey3104 Eg. abcd1234,stmonica7 4. Click on Continue. Now both schools will be available to you. 5. Click on Order your DVD or Blu-Ray here 6. Select you DVD or Blu-Ray, type your child s name and class into the box. 7. Proceed to Checkout. Payment with Credit Card through PayPal. For assistance with ordering, please call: 1300 633 421 or email: info@aardvarkmedia.com.au
2015 Booklists 2015 Booklists were sent home last week. If you have not received your booklist please contact the office and we will organise for one to be sent home. Please read the instructions very carefully. Collection day for booklist packages will be Tuesday 9 th December from 2.30pm 6pm in the School Hall. PLEASE NOTE: All booklist orders must be prepaid by credit card. All orders must be returned to the school or ordered on line no later than Friday 24th October 2014. Year 1 and 2 ipad Payments A reminder to the families who have a payment plan for their child s ipad that the next payment was due the first day of Term 4 [6th October 2014]. If you have not already done so, could you please make this payment by the end of the week. Thanks Ricarda Lillis Business Manager Canteen Bites Please find below the Roster for Canteen duty for Thursday 16th October to Wednesday 29th October 2014. Thursday 16 October Friday 17 October Monday 20 October Tuesday 21 October Wednesday 22 October Thursday 23 October Friday 24 October Monday 27 October Tuesday 28 October Wednesday 29 October Lydia Winstansley Kathie McGregor HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED Wilson Shum Karen Koo, Rajinder Beck Yelka Moloney HELP NEEDED Kirrily Turnbull Stella Axup If you are able to assist at all, please contact Lynne on 9898 3649 (After hours) or email lynnescraft@hotmail.com. Thank you. Medical Matters We wish to advise the school community that there has been a case of Chicken Pox reported in the Year 3 level. Melbourne Marathon Fundraiser With determination all teachers got across the line in their chosen events at the Melbourne Marathon last Sunday. We are proud of our efforts and are very pleased to announce that we raised $550 for Save the Children. We are always amazed and impressed by the generosity of the Greythorn community so thank you kindly to those parents, teachers and students who contributed this time around. If you would also like to give, there is still time and you can do so at: https://stc-fitnessevents.everydayhero.com/au/greythorn-greyhounds Thank You From Mr. Zito, Miss. Smaniotto, Miss. Reid and Miss. Verhagen.
Sports News Boroondara Division Athletics Congratulations to the 17 students from Years 4-6 who represented Greythorn PS at the 2014 Boroondara Division Athletics at the Bill Stewart Athletics Track in Nunawading last week. The students had qualified for the competition by finishing top two in their respective events at last month s North Balwyn District Athletics Carnival. Congratulations to Luka S (4R), Lia K (4S), Isaac D (5V), Kristian L (5V), Jamie M (5M), Sofia N (5P), Ryan L (6D), James B (6J), India G (6J) and Sarah W (6M) for all competing extremely well on the day and representing our school superbly. Very special congratulations to William C (4K) 80m Hurdles, Anna B (5N) 800m, Caitlin I (6M) 80m Hurdles & 100m, Luke K (6M) Triple Jump, Elisabeth J (6D) 800m, Christina M (6D) 200m and Chris O (6M) Shot Put for qualifying to compete at the Eastern Metro Regional Athletics on Thursday 16 th October. I m sure you will join me in wishing them lots of luck as they prepare to take on the best of the best from Eastern Metropolitan Victoria. Greythorn Primary School No. 4694 Reading Avenue, North Balwyn. 3104 Telephone: 9857 9762 Fax: 9857 8175 Website: http://www.greythornps.vic.edu.au Email: greythorn.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au OSHCLUB 0411 392 707 Principal: Geoff Agnew
Greythorn Primary School No. 4694 Reading Avenue, North Balwyn. 3104 Telephone: 9857 9762 Fax: 9857 8175 Website: http://www.greythornps.vic.edu.au Email: greythorn.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au OSHCLUB 0411 392 707 Principal: Geoff Agnew
School Banking - every FRIDAY except the last day of term. Welcome back to School Banking for Term 4! We d like to congratulate you amazing savers! You have helped raise $1,757 for Greythorn Primary School so far by just banking at school each Friday and we still have one more term to go. Not only that but you helped raise the most money out of any school in Boroondara and the second highest amount out of any school in the South Eastern and Inner Metro areas so extra pats on the back. How did you do this? Each new account opened raises $5 for our school and for every amount banked on a Friday we receive 5% commission. SCHOOL BANKING TROPHY: Congratulations to IA who won the School Banking Trophy again last Friday. What an amazing effort from your class every week. Keep up the good work. Who will win this week? TERM 4 COMPETITION there are two! Please see the attached flyers. (1) Every deposit you make with School banking will automatically create one entry for you into the competition to win 40 x GoPro HERO 3 White Edition Cameras and 150 x Slip N Slide Double Wave Riders. (2) Parents can visit www.commbank.com.au/smartschoolsavers and have their child tell us in 50 words or less what they are saving for and how they plan to achieve it. Prizes include $1,000 cash and 6 ipads. REWARDS: In Term 4 there are now two more exciting rewards to choose from a The Projector cup and Sea Streamers. Please note there are no longer any Penguin Keyrings or Whale Shark pencil cases available to order. The good news is that there are still shark keyrings, handballs, scented pencils, swimming bags and the Dollarmite money boxes available. If you have 10 silver tokens or one gold token term 4 is your last chance to order your reward. Just fill in your banking reward slips or place a note in your banking wallet with the reward item you would like, your name and student number. Rewards usually take one or two weeks to receive. You can also order the tenth time you bank. HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Visit any Commonwealth Bank with your birth certificate and open up a Youthsaver account on the spot. It s that easy. PREP TRANSITION SESSIONS (Wed 22 nd Oct & Thu 23 rd Oct): Leanne from CBA will be in the after school care room from 9am on these days to help answer any questions you may have about the school banking program and to open School Banking Youthsaver accounts for 2015 preps. Thanks for your support. Kirrily Turnbull & Elena Berrell, School Banking Co-ordinators Greythorn Primary School No. 4694 Reading Avenue, North Balwyn. 3104 Telephone: 9857 9762 Fax: 9857 8175 Website: http://www.greythornps.vic.edu.au Email: greythorn.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au OSHCLUB 0411 392 707 Principal: Geoff Agnew
Greythorn Primary School No. 4694 Reading Avenue, North Balwyn. 3104 Telephone: 9857 9762 Fax: 9857 8175 Website: http://www.greythornps.vic.edu.au Email: greythorn.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au OSHCLUB 0411 392 707 Principal: Geoff Agnew
Greythorn Primary School No. 4694 Reading Avenue, North Balwyn. 3104 Telephone: 9857 9762 Fax: 9857 8175 Website: http://www.greythornps.vic.edu.au Email: greythorn.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au OSHCLUB 0411 392 707 Principal: Geoff Agnew
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