Volume 16 Issue 27

Date: 5th September 2016

A c h i e v e m e n t f o r A l l i n a H a p p y , S a f e & C a r i n g E n v i r o n m e n t

Phone: 6343 2122 Fax: 6343 1480

Email: grenfell-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

School Photos- Our school photos will be taken

this Thursday 8th September. The staff photo

will be taken at 8.30am and a whole school pho-

to will be taken under the COLA at 9.10am. This

will be followed by class photos, family photos

and any special photos. Please send your child to

school in their best WINTER school uniform on

the day. Photos will be taken in polo shirts

(no jumpers). Year 6 must wear their school polo

for the photos but also need to bring along their

purple year 6 shirt. If you would like a family

photo taken, envelopes are available at the Front

office. Please make sure photo orders are in

before the day. It makes it very difficult

sorting them out the morning of.

Quality Work Awards

Congratulations to the follow students for receiving a Quality Work Award at the stage

assemblies on Friday. Well done Aidan Clarke, Savannah Bruce, Harry Robinson, Hayley

Taylor, Niamh Mitton, Rebecca Cations, Sophie Hughes, Alexi Hunter and Emerson Squires.

Regional Athletics Carnival

What a wet miserable day it was for our Regional Athletics Carnival in Dubbo last

Friday. Well done to all our students that competed in tough conditions and thank you to

the parents that had to drive in the weather and sit around in it all day. We had some fantastic results

and a number of students just missed gaining state selection. Congratulations to Will Johnson who

placed 3rd in the 800m and will now compete at the NSW PSSA State Carnival early next term.

Rugby League Clinic

Years 3 and 4 are involved in a Rugby League Clinic from 1.50- 3.00pm each Tuesday

afternoon for the next 3 weeks. Students please bring appropriate gear for this.

This Friday 9th September, we will be holding our Book Fair in the Library which will be run by Mrs Scott and Mrs Eppelstun. You can come and buy books before school, at morning tea or lunch time. Students will be able to view the

books for sale all week. The Library will be closed for

students during Assembly and Tabloids.

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Education Week

We are celebrating Education week this Friday 9th September.

We will have an early morning Tea at 10.30am.

A Special Assembly at 11.00 am in the hall.

We will then have a Tabloid, which our year 6 students, will run.

Lunch will be at 1pm

Then we might continue with the tabloid if we are not finished. So please come along for a great day.

Toy Fundraiser Each family should have received their Chalk and Parent Direct catalogues. This is a fundraiser for the

school and we receive 20% of the total value of the orders, which enables us to purchase much needed

educational materials. Your support will be appreciated.

Thank you for all of your entries for our Art competition. Artworks will be displayed during

Education Week and winners will be announced this Friday 9th September.

This year the theme of Book Week is “Australia: Story

Country” and as part of our celebration we will again

be hosting a book parade. The day will be mufti and

students are asked to dress as a character from

their favourite book to help promote reading and

celebrate the positive effect of books.

Prizes will be awarded to each stage for the different

tasks.

The parade will take place at 12pm under the COLA

on Friday 16th September. Students will assemble in

class groups to watch the parade and will participate

as a class. You are welcome, and encouraged, to

attend and stay for the combined assembly following

straight after. Prizes will be awarded to the best

dressed in each class with each participant receiving

a school award.

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Grenfell Show Thanks to everyone that helped out with the Grenfell Show on the weekend. It was a shame that the

weather was not good but as usual Grenfell Public School shone. Our Marimba group organised by

Miss Faulkner were outstanding and I received many positive comments. The hangers looked

magnificent and the hall would have looked empty without them. Congratulations to all the students and teachers who put the time and effort into them. 5/6J won the champion hanger. Well done guys.

Congratulations to all the students that won awards with handwriting, art and other sections. Our school display

looked fantastic. Thanks to Mrs Schneider, Miss Forfar, Mr Gorman and Lorene Hazell for setting this up.

The last day of term which is Friday 23rd September, we will be

having footy colours day where students can wear their favourite

footy colours to school for the day.

Thank you to all families who supported our stall on Friday 2nd September. We hope that all of the Dads and Grandads enjoyed the gifts selected by the students. Our stalls are proving very popular and we are only left with a small number of items at the end of the day! A big thank you to all the wonderful parents who helped make the stall a success. Rachael Power, Mia Westman, Deb Hayes, Marina Brandt, Heather Windred, Zanette Wood, Karen Beasley,

Amber Hunter, Jessica Brenner, Rebecca Squires, Lisa Hughes, Jenny McCue.

Thank you to the local businesses who made generous contributions/donations – Reid’s Thrifty-Link Hardware, Oliver’s Hardware, Lyle’s Butchery, Lachlan Fertilizer, Grenfell Bowling Club, Happy Inn Chinese Restaurant, McClintocks, Mountain View Apiaries, Grenfell Food Hall and Blue Sky, Forbes.Your support is greatly appreciated.

Father’s Day Raffle

Congratulations winners!

1st prize-Gordon rolls, 2nd prize-Anthony Douglass, 3rd prize-Trent Harveyson

Thank you to everyone who supported our great raffle.

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PLEASE NOTE

Due to safety issues students are not permitted to enter the

school grounds via the front office or staff car park. Children

must enter and leave via the Warraderry Street entrance.

Please make sure that your children adhere to this rule.

GRENFELL CRICKET

CLUB NEWS With Grenfell Cricket

Club junior registrations

being successful we are

able to field teams in

12s & 14s.

Cost: $70 per player

includes insurance,

playing shirt & pants.

If you wish for you child/

ren to play cricket you

can contact Bec Smith

0407 666 295 or Megan

Starr 6343 7159.