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Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.

PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550

Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584

Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)

Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au

“SPRING GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL - A PLACE TO BELONG”

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Newsletter 35 – Thursday, 15th November 2018

Principal Awards – grades Three & Four Ava Mc - 3/4 Crawford: for being an outstanding role model for her classmates with her positive attitude and great

work ethic. She is truly a joy to have in class!

Zarli D - 3/4 Garmey: for her persistence when faced with a challenging task. Zarli is willing to give everything a go

and has challenged herself in our 'Problem Solving' unit. Great work Zarli!

Delaney B - 3/4 Lidgett: Delaney has taken on sole responsibility for our weekly egg stalls, organising and running

the stall each Tuesday and Thursday morning as well as keeping track of the money raised and spent. This is typical

of Delaney's responsibility and leadership within our class. Thank you Delaney and great work!

George G - 3/4 Murphy: George is a valuable member of our classroom. He is a great role model to other

students by starting new tasks straight away and always completing his work to a high standard.

Keep up the wonderful work George

Indi K - 3/4 Muscatello: for showing excellent improvement in all areas of the curriculum. Indi is writing more

creatively, applying new knowledge and confidence in learning mathematical concepts. Indi is a great role model to

her peers. Well done Indi.

VALUE TREE AWARDS Friendliness: Bruce B, Roxy B, Jorja C, Katie H, Emre K, Logan McE, Mitchell P, Paddy P, Jessie V, Teeka Y

Personal Achievement: Kaide B, Daimeson D, Eryn M, Kora P

Responsibility: Skyla D, Fletcher A, Shannon V

Sports award Isabella M – 3/4 Murphy: for her enthusiastic participation in Physical Education and her

outstanding sportsmanship.

Art Award Eoghan R – 1/2 Pesina: Eoghan began a drawing activity of a knight with an “I can’t” statement. Eoghan applied

himself to the task and completed a great little sketch! Eoghan, well done on your persistence!

LOTE AWARd Ari H – 3/4 Murphy: for his excellent bookwork and positive attitude in German class.

Music AWARD No Award this week

Principal: Mr. Francis Trezise Assistant Principal: Mr Brett Parkes

School Council President: Mrs. Fiona Martin

Reminder Events

Monday, 19th of November

T20 Blast Cricket - School Cup

Tuesday, 20th of November

Prep and Prep/1 Ecolinc Excursion

Thursday, 22nd of November

Grade 5-6 Excursion BSE Production Ulumbarra

Theatre

2019 Prep Orientation Day # 1 Thursday, 22rd November 9.00am – 10.00am

Our Values RESPECT – Valuing self, all others, property and the environment FRIENDLINESS – Interacting with all others in an open and welcoming manner PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT – Striving to be the best we can TEAM SPIRIT – Working together so we can learn from each other and all do our best FAIRNESS – Being fair in everything we do RESPONSIBILITY – Being relied upon to be honest, and do the right thing for yourself and the community

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Diary Dates

2018

Term 4

November

Wednesday, 14th

– Friday, 16th

8.30am

3.15pm

Grade 4 Camp Curumbene

Monday,19th 9.15am – 2.30pm

6.30pm – 7.00pm

7.00pm – 7.30pm

7.30pm

T20 Blast Cricket Tournament – Selected students

Grounds/Landscape/Buildings Subcommittee meeting

Accountability & Management Subcommittee meeting

General School Council meeting

Tuesday, 20th 8.00am – 4.30pm Prep and Prep/1 Arthur Ecolinc Excursion – Bacchus Marsh

Thursday, 22nd 9.00am – 10.00am 2019 Prep Transition Day 1

Grade 5-6 Excursion BSE Production Ulumbarra Theatre

Book Club Orders Due

Friday, 23rd Prep and Prep/1 Arthur Ecolinc - Frogs Up Close

Wednesday, 28th 9.00am – 11.00am 2019 Prep Transition Day 2

Friday, 30th 9.00am – 11.00am

1.30am – 2.30pm

Junior School Athletics

Grade 6 Transition Sport – Spring Gully Recreation Reserve

December

Monday, 3rd 6.30pm – 8.30pm Education and Community Development Subcommittee meeting

Monday, 3rd –

Friday, 14th

Prep – 6 Swimming Program

Tuesday 11th 9am Netbooks and chargers collected from all students in Grades 3 to 6

Wednesday 12th 11am Parent Helpers/Volunteers Morning Tea

Thursday, 6th 4.30pm – 7.00pm Christmas Gathering

Monday, 10th 11.15am – 2.30pm Grade 6 Transition Sports - BSE

Tuesday, 11th 9..00am – 12.45pm 2019 Prep Transition Day 3

2019 Year 7 Transition Day

Tuesday, 18th 6.00pm – 8.30pm School Council Meetings (Combined)

Thursday, 20th Grade 6 Graduation

Friday, 21st 1.30pm End of Term 4

Every Week

Tuesday and Thursday – Lunch time – Coding Club

and Chess Club (Grades 3-6)

Wednesday and Friday 8.15am – 8.45am – Early Morning T20 Blast Cricket (Grades 3-6)

Wednesday 3.30pm - 4.30pm – German Club (Prep-2)

Friday 9am - Fresh Fruit Friday

2019 TERM DATES

Term 1 - January 29 (school teachers start) – April 5

Term 2 - April 23 – June 28

Term 3 - July 15 – September 20

Term 4 - October 7 – December 20





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From the Principal

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Respectful Relationships Our school has had banners made to capture the eight modules that make up the Respectful Relationships

curriculum. Our Term 4 topic is Problem Solving and you’ll see this banner on display when you visit our office

area.

Please take the time to read this information and discuss with your children.

Remembrance Day Our School Captains, Belle and Harper, represented our school on Sunday at the Remembrance Day Service. They

joined many other schools and organisations to pay their respects on this most significant day. This was a

particularly important celebration as it was the ‘Centenary of Armistice’.

During the service, Belle and Harper laid a wreath on behalf of our school. Thanks to Belle and Harper’s families

for supporting their children in attending. Special thanks also to Mrs Hartney for her organisation and attendance on

the day.

Rose also took part in the service, performing with the Bendigo Youth Choir on the day. She had a solo part in

‘Abide With Me’ and did a fantastic job.





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Parent Helpers/Volunteers Morning Tea

Spring Gully Primary School values the contribution of parents/volunteers and would like to recognise these

important contributions with a “Parent Helpers/Volunteers Morning Tea” on Wednesday, 12th of December from

11am. The staff would like to see the staffroom overflowing. There is no need to bring anything other than

yourself.

Francis Trezise Principal

From the Assistant Principal

Cyber Topic of the Week: Cyber Topic of the Week: Are Your Children into Online Gaming? This article comes from the ThinkUKnow Website which has been developed in partnership between the Australian

Federal Police (AFP), Microsoft Australia, Datacom and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. This site has a very

informative section on children and gaming. It looks at what gaming is, benefits, challenges and control options for

parents. Check it out here: https://thinkuknow.org.au/parents-portal

There is no safe number of days for missing school.

Every day counts. Week 5 of Term 4

87% total school wide attendance 90% school wide attendance (not including absences relating to illness or medical)

There were 96 late arrivals in Week 5. There were no Early Bird Awards for classes with zero late arrivals in Week 5.



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Netbooks – Important Information for Grade 3 to 6 Families

At the end of this year our lease for the current 215 netbooks in Grades 3 to 6 expires with the finance company.

This means that all netbooks need to be collected, inspected, reimaged and packed up to return to Melbourne by the

end of the term. A new suite of netbooks has been ordered for the 2019/20 school years, under the same lease

arrangements.

So what does this mean for families?

- Netbooks and chargers will be collected on Tuesday 11th December. This will allow our technician two

weeks to prepare the devices for return.

- Students are responsible for removing any data they wish to keep before Tuesday 11th December. After

this date it will be too late.

- Unreasonable damage to netbooks and/or missing chargers will be charged to families.The lease

agreement states that we are expected to return the devices in ‘reasonable working condition’.

- At the beginning of 2019, a new agreement will be offered to families of all students in Grade 3 to 6.

Details of this agreement, including the parent contribution fee, will be shared in the coming weeks.

- Brand new netbooks will be allocated to students in the first 2 weeks of the school year.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Providing Permission & Payment For Events When providing permission for Events, such as the upcoming swimming program, please leave the medical and

contact cells in the Event permission window blank unless you are providing details that are different to what

we have on our records.

Each time something is entered into these cells for an Event we get an automated email flagging this information.

So for example, if someone types ‘N/A’ into the ‘Medication’ cell, we get an email alerting us to this. This is the

same if something is entered into the 'Contact' cell. Please only put a contact number into this cell if the number is

different to the one currently in your child's Compass profile.

You can update the Compass profile at any time if you ever need to change the contact number or email.

Brett Parkes

Assistant Principal

[email protected]

War

By Gerhitt U 5/6 Daenke

As you walk through the gas…

It enters your lungs and then you’re struggling to breathe...

Your best friend gets shot in front of your eyes…

Then your younger brother falls…

Too young to be here, amongst this terrible battle…

You’re all alone…

You claim victory but also defeat…

You lay on the battlefield as soldiers carry you to doctors…

The ash clears, you see brave men get carried away…

Soon tears brush down your face…

You arrive back home but never the same…

As you get older you remember those split seconds…

When your parents pass away, you’re the last one in your family…

All alone…






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Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships The Grade 5 and 6 Team have been working on the topic of Problem Solving. During this unit we will be devising

strategies and plans to assist in the completion of challenging tasks, decisions or problems. They will identify

factors that influence decision making. Identify causes and effects of conflict and practise different strategies to

diffuse or resolve it.

Specialist Staff Information PE / Sport News

Bike-a-Thon Prizes

Prizes have arrived and will be distributed to students as soon as possible.

Early Morning T20 Blast Cricket Tournament

Our Early Morning/Lunchtime T20 Cricket Tournament has begun. All players have been placed into a team and a

fixture has been put up on display. Players need to ensure that they know when their team is playing and be at

school by 8.15am on those days.

Next week’s games are:

Tuesday 20th – Team 3 vs Team 6

Tuesday 21st – Team 5 vs Team 2

Friday 23rd – Team 1 vs Team 3

T20 Blast Cricket - School Cup

Due to the poor weather on Monday, the Bendigo T20 Blast Cricket Primary School Cup was postponed. It will

now be held on Monday, 19th of November. A new Compass notification has been sent out with this change of date.

Michael Smith - PE Co-ordinator

Grade 5 Melbourne Museum Excursion

On Friday the 9th of November (almost) all the Grade Fives caught a train down to the Melbourne Museum. The

mood amongst the group was mixed on the train. When we arrived at the Museum we had some snacks and then

spilt up into 2 groups.

When inside the Museum one of the 2 groups - Mr D’s group - went into the Sea Life section and Mrs H’s group

explored the Dynamic Earth section. For around 20min we explored the Sea Life section. After that we split up into

3 smaller groups and then we got to choose where to go. Mr D’s group went up to explore the History of Melbourne

zone that included Pharlap and a replica of his heart. Mrs Yates’ group went to explore the Stuffed Animals. Then

we ate our lunch and headed back into the Museum where we went into the Dynamic Earth section. In there all the

rocks in the world sat and shone brightly. After a day of exploring we got on to a crammed tram and went back to

the Southern Cross Station and caught a bus back home to Bendigo Station.

By Annalise L and Emre K





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Grade 4 Camp Curumbene





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Gen Rodda Librarian

General

Streets for People: Future Movers 2 – 15 November

Do you want safer streets for our children? As Bendigo grows, we face challenges in everyday travel for work,

school, shopping and recreation. What are the issues for you? How will your children get around in the future? All

voices are welcome in this conversation about how we make everyday travelling safer and more enjoyable for all.

Register at www.makeachange.org.au/event/streets-for-people/ for this free Outside the Square event.

Nicola Dunn cliff-Wells (Active Travel Co-ordinator)



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Parent Club News

Christmas Gathering Thursday 6th December The annual Christmas gathering is fast approaching. Pizza will be available on the night. Cold drinks will be

available as well. More details to follow.

Fresh Fruit Friday Urgent call out for volunteers for Fresh Fruit Friday. We need parent helpers to help on Friday

mornings with this activity. If you are able to go on a roster or pop in whenever you can please send us a message

via Facebook page or let office know. Thanks in advance for your support.

Current Position Holders

Our current Parent Club will be stepping down from their positions at the end of this year after a busy couple of

years. The positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer will be vacated. There are opportunities for parents to

get involved so if you are interested, please let us know or speak to Francis for more information.

Stay in touch with Parents Club activities through the newsletter, Compass and via Facebook: www.facebook.com/SpringGullyParentsClub

Repeats Notices From the Principal

Staffing News

Miss Madie Floyd will be taking 12 months leave from the beginning of next year. We will certainly miss her in

2019, although I know she will return with lots of great stories and plenty of enthusiasm in 2020.

Prep Enrolments for 2019

Thank you to those families that have enrolled their child. Information regarding our Prep transition sessions are as

follows:

Transition Program Dates

Thursday, 22nd November – 9.00am-10.00am

Wednesday, 28th November – 9.00am-11.00am

Tuesday, 11th December – 9.00am-12.45pm

Swimming Program

Our Swimming Program will be held during this term at the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre, Eaglehawk on the

following dates:



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Group 1 – Week 9

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5

Monday 3rd Dec Tues 4th Dec Wed 5th Dec Thurs 6th Dec Fri 7th Dec

Time Grades

9.30 – 10.10 Prep Floyd & 5/6 Staley

10.10 – 10.50 Prep Haxby & 5/6 Daenke

10.50 – 11.30 Prep/1 Arthur & 5/6 Stevens

11.30 – 12.15 3/4 Crawford & 5/6 Hartney

Group 2 – Week 10 & 11

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5

Mon 10th Dec Wed 12th Dec Thurs 13th Dec Fri 14th Dec Tues 18th Dec

Time Grades

9.30 – 10.10 1/2 McClellan & 3/4 Garmey

10.10 – 10.50 1/2 Greer & 3/4 Murphy

10.50 – 11.30 1/2 Vernon & 3/4 Lidgett

11.30 – 12.15 1/2 Pesina & 3/4 Muscatello

Further information about our Swimming Program (including payment and consent) has been placed on Compass.

The cost of the program is $26 per child. This includes bus, pool hire and the cost of instruction. Please note that

the school has been able to secure a ‘Sporting Schools’ grant again this year. We have also received extra funding

via the ‘Swimming In Schools’ program. Both of these Government initiatives have enabled us to keep the costs

down.





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Junior School Athletics

The Junior Athletic Sports will be held on Friday the 30th of November, 9am at the Spring Gully Cricket Oval.

This will provide each student within grades Prep, One and Two with an opportunity to participate in a range of

athletic events. Students will be split into six groups and will compete in their grade level for the duration of the

day. Fun and participation are the themes of the day. Children will need to wear house colours, broad-brim hat, sun

protection and suitable footwear for running. Children are asked to bring a water bottle, which can be refilled on the

day.

Grade 6 Interschool Sport

Throughout Term 4 our Grade 6 students will be playing sports (cricket and handball) against other schools in our

district. As with the Term 2 sports, the main purpose of this competition is to allow our students to mix with others

from Bendigo South East feeder schools, whilst enjoying the benefits of playing team sports. The sports will

culminate in a transition day at BSE at the end of the term.

A bus has been organised for our ‘Away’ games and parents are more than welcome to attend. Below is a schedule

of events with all games going from approx. 1.30pm to 2.30pm.

Week 8 – Friday 30th November - Spring Gully/Axedale (home) V Kennington

Week 10 – Monday 10th- BSE to run a tabloid sport rotation – TBC

Further information, including cost and consent, has been placed on Compass.

Michael Smith - PE Co-ordinator





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