Term 4 Week 6 11 November 2015

143 Bailey St Grovedale 3216 Tel: 5243 3902 Fax: 5243 0823

FORMS / PAYMENT DUE BACK

Thurs 12th Nov Blue Light Disco due $9

Thurs 12th Nov Gr 5/6 Camp 2016 deposit due $80

Thurs 26th Nov Prep/One BBQ $8

Thurs 26th Nov Grade 2 Sleepover $10

Thurs 10th Dec Gr 5/6 Camp 2016 2nd instalment due $70

‘A Path to Success’

NOVEMBER 2015

PRINCIPAL’S NEWS

TWILIGHT FAIR A HUGE thank you to everyone of you who came along to help us on Friday night at the Twilight Fair. We have raised in excess of $11,000 which is absolutely FANTAS-TIC!!!!! It was the most successful fair we have ever had!! The team of organisers continued to work tirelessly last week organising everything for the night and we were so lucky with the weather on Friday which helped. I would like to especially thank the small team of work-ers who were here at the school all day on Friday dur-ing the day as well as Friday night to set up and run this very successful event. I would also like to thank the Little family that set up the fun rides on our oval for an extremely low cost and for donating the fairy floss, snow cones and popcorn. WORKING BEE: The children, teachers and parents who came along did a great job of cleaning and tidying our school in prepa-ration for the Fair. Thank you to each of you for your contribution. In such a small amount of time it certainly made a huge difference. TRANSITION: Today we had our second Prep 2016 transition session, as well as our whole school transition at the same time. This gives all students a chance to have a go of what it is like to be at the next level but also a chance for the children to meet some of the children who MIGHT be in their room next year. The teacher that they were with for this session does NOT necessarily mean that’s who they will be with for next year. This has not been deter-mined as yet. The reason for these sessions is for the children to get to know others and also that change is okay. Staffing for 2016 has not been finalised at this stage. LOST PROPERTY: We currently have a huge amount of lost property out-side the staffroom. If your child has lost anything this second half of the year please make some time to have a good look. The items are not named which makes it very difficult to find its owner. APPOINTMENT OF PRIMARY WELFARE WORKER FOR 2016: We have appointed Ms Olivia Whitehead to the part time position of Primary Welfare worker for next year. Many of the classes were introduced to her yesterday afternoon as I showed her around our beautiful school. She is very excited to be one of our staff members next

Fri 13th Nov Hoop Time Regional Finals Gr 5/6

Fri 20th Nov Blue Light Disco Gr 5/6

Sun 22nd Nov Run Geelong

Wed 25th Nov Parents & Friends meeting 9.00 am

Thurs 26th Nov Prep Orientation—Session 3, 9.15-10.45am

COMING EVENTS

DECEMBER 2015

Wed 2nd Dec Christmas Concert at Kardinia Church

Fri 4th Dec Prep/One BBQ

Fri 4th Dec Grade 2 Sleepover

Tues 8th Dec Prep Orientation—Session 4, 9.30-12pm

Wed 16th Dec Grade 6 Graduation

Fri 18th Dec Last day of Term 4—1.30pm finish

REMEMBERANCE DAY TODAY: The school captains and I very proudly represented our school at a Remembrance Day Service at Rice Village to-day. We laid a wreath on behalf of our school community. CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT KARDINIA CHURCH: We have been very kindly invited to a Christmas Concert that Kardinia Church are doing for us on Wednesday the 2nd of December from 12:30 to 1:30. Everyone is invited. If you DO NOT want your child/ren to attend this event please fill out the tear off slip in this newsletter OR write a note in your child’s diary letting us know, otherwise ALL students will be going. Have a fabulous week everyone. Kathy Wesolowski Principal

STUDENT AWARDS !

Chaise Mayson For completing excellent work and extending herself to improve her learning. Corey Fisher For being focused on his learning and achieving his goals. Corey Purvis For his detailed Bali journal that was very enjoyable to read. Montana Wilson For always being an enthusiastic and interested learner. Brianna Taylor For her very good understanding of what makes a pattern. Raaid Siddiqui For the way he has quickly settled into his new grade. Nick Smith For publishing his work neatly on the dotted thirds. Kezia Berends For extending herself in maths when working on fractions. Connor Whitford For fantastic reading and writing about ‘Max’s’ bike. Abbye Smith For fantastic reading and writing about ‘Max’s’ bike. Macenzie Baker For exploring and solving a range of number patterns. Sam Petsas For his excellent character profile on Charlie Parsley.

REMEMBRANCE DAY

11TH NOVEMBER 2015

AT RICE VILLAGE

WITH OUR SCHOOL

CAPTAINS.

The fabulous Hobbs family band at the

Twilight Fair.

Thank You for entertaining us

– you were amazing!!

POP UP MARKET

PEBBLES & ROX

AND SWEET LYLA

FRI 20TH NOV 4-7PM

SAT 21ST NOV 10-2PM

8 LONSDALE ST

SOUTH GEELONG

HANDMADE JEWELLERY, POTS AND HOMEWARES

Extend OSHC at Grovedale Primary School

I am sure everyone must have enjoyed the GDPS Twilight Fair. On Monday, children decided to continue with

creating artistic placemats for the Meals on Wheels program along with playing dodge ball as a group.

On Beautiful Tuesday, most of them enjoyed playing outdoors on the playground and sports equipment. Wonder-

ful Wednesday was a creative day where a few children chose to do stick art while others engaged in the dra-

matic play of being dinosaurs. Also, we enjoyed scoring football goals outdoors along with riding bikes/scooters.

Terrific Thursday was being innovative and thoughtful with making the best out of waste recycled products. Chil-

dren engaged in creating a city using recycled cartons and cardboards. A few others were imaginative and creat-

ed castles. Fun Friday was super exciting for the children due to the Twilight Fair. We moved to the art room and

the children decided to play with board games. Thereafter, the children wanted to walk around to see the fair, so

we all had great discussions about things we saw at the fair. Have a lovely week ahead!!!! Priya

Our Extend Superstar is… Samantha Hansen for trying new things such as taking up challenges, participating in activities and demonstrating a positive attitude towards it. Next week’s activities Monday 16 November: Skittles Rainbow Tuesday 17 November: Make your own Harmonium Wednesday 18 November: Egg-drop Challenge Thursday 19 November: Ball Balancing Friday 20 November: Make a Lassi (Indian Milkshake)

PARENT PORTAL: extend.com.au

Espod Geelong Inc. presents…

“TALKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT…”

Keynote speaker: Les Twentyman

15th November 2015 10am-4pm

National Wool Museum 26 Moorabool St Geelong

Tickets: FREE

Ph: 5223 2425 or email admin@espodgeelong.org.au

Grovedale Primary School has formed a team for Run Geelong and you’re invited to join! We have the chance to earn our school up to $1000 worth of new sporting equipment vouchers! The more students, friends and families who join your team, the greater the value! It’s easy! All you have to do is go to http://runaustralia.com.au/ and register for RUNGEELONG. When you sign in, click on register as a team/school and type in Grovedale Primary School.

COLOURING COMPETITION

WIN A FAMILY PASS (2 adults & 2 children) to

Footlight’s production of Mary Poppins at the

Playhouse Theatre, GPAC in January and Febru-

ary 2016.

Entry forms available from the school office.

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT GPAC

www.gpac.org.au

Show runs from November 20th-28th.

All proceeds go to Barwon Health for the Gee-

long Hospital.

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CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Please return this form if you DO NOT wish your child to participate in the Christmas Concert at Kardinia

Church, Marshalltown Road, on Wednesday 2nd December 2015.

Classes will be organized at school for all children not attending.

Student’s Name __________________________________________ Grade ____________________

Student’s Name __________________________________________ Grade ____________________

Student’s Name __________________________________________ Grade ____________________

Name ____________________________________ Signature _____________________ Date __________

WALK TO SCHOOL MONTH.

Thank you to all the students who supported walk to school month. We had fantastic results with nearly 80% of students walking at least once to school. Congratulations to 3/4W who had 100% partic-ipation. Well done. To the students who entered the Walk to School photo and story competition, your en-tries where fantastic and very entertaining to read. All entries have been sent in and the winner will be announced at assembly this Fri-day. Thank you to all parents who supported and encouraged their children in walking to school. Walking or riding to school encourages our stu-dents to be more active and healthy and reduc-es traffic and parking congestion around our school. Kerry Reid

FRIENDS OF RICE VILLAGE—CHRISTMAS FAIR

MERCY PLACE, RICE VILLAGE

7 MOYLAN LOOP, MARSHALL

SUNDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2015

11-3PM

GIFTS, SILENT AUCTION, STALLS, BBQ, DEVONSHIRE TEA AND LOTS MORE

PARENTS AND FRIENDS FUNDRAISER

Thank you to all the parents, families and friends who supported and helped us with making the Twilight Fair so successful.

This included the lead up to the Fair, on the night and afterwards with the cleaning and packing up and this week as well!

Also, thank you to all the school staff who gave up their time to man stalls and work throughout the night.

WE RAISED THE AMAZING TOTAL OF $11,768!!!

COLLECTION OF SILENT AUCTION ITEMS

Could all silent auction items please be collected and paid for by this Friday 13th November at the latest.

NEXT PARENTS AND FRIENDS MEETING

The next parents and friends meeting will be on Wednesday 25th November at 9am.

We will use this time to discuss feedback from the Fair and to organise our Christmas raffle.

Gab Lewis

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING MARKET STALLS FOR ATTENDING OUR FAIR AND PROVIDING GREAT QUALITY HAND-

MADE GIFTS AND ITEMS AND FOR THEIR DONATIONS TOWARDS THE RAFFLE.

PLEASE SUPPORT THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHEN YOU SEE THEM AROUND THE GEELONG MARKETS.

Katherine Fisher Mobile Massage

Jamberry Nails Independent Consultant

Kamatu Kreations

Indulge Soy Candles

Geelong Cake Decorating Centre

Toodaloulou Nursery

Younique

Sweet Lyla

Your Inspiration at Home

Tambo Gourmet Foods

Qunzi

Something Quaint

Muzz Buzz

Le Reve

Woodcraft – Handcrafts

Park Lane Jewellery

Tupperware

Simmy’s Scent

Arbonne

Tinta Crayons.

Some of these stall holders are parents

at the school.

Follow them up if you are interested in

any of these products!

THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS WITHOUT WHOM OUR FAIR WOULD NOT BE POSSI-BLE. THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS:

CHAMPIONS IGA GROVEDALE EAST AND B & L ENTERTAINMENT. Geelong Mobile Cool Rooms & Freezers Kerr’s Hire Armstrong Creek Boxing and Bootcamps Imogen Brough Mattel Grovedale Rotary Artist Photographer Community Care Chemist Wild Grilled Healthy burgers Coles Geelong Veterinary Hospital Searoad Ferries What’s for Dinner Grove Place Pharmacy Zooka Bunnings Warehouse Grovedale CFA Anaconda Quicksilver Tatonka Melbourne Museum All4kids Gav’s T-Shirts & Signs Bakers Delight Orange Leaf Sweet Lyla Grovedale Scouts The Fairies OZ Tenpin Bowling Katherine Fisher Mobile Massage Pascoe Plumbing Pty Ltd Chubbcorp Anytime Fitness Timber Truss Solutions The Carousel A Maze ’N Games Super Cheap Fresh Fruit & Veg Main Event Fitness Geelong Party supplies Campbells Grovedale Car & Dog Wash Spotlight Luna Park Riccardi Market Fresh Brumby’s Bakery Tinker & Miss Aerodrome Timezone Ready Cut Vegetables Getting Arty With It Kmart South Barwon Cricket Club Popeyes Fish & Chippery National Sports Museum Ghanda Sovereign Hill Salon Sojourn Supa Tramp Just Onions Hot House Pizza Factorie Kardinia Picture Framing Geelong Football Club Grovedale Hotel Grooming @ The Shack National Wool Museum Routleys Puffing Billy Hair By Allison Wall Hairdresser Jacob `The Whippet’ Bennett Great Western Wooden Toys Leisurelink Aquatic & Recreation Centre Buxton Belmont / Highton Authorised Newsagents Newsxpress Cabinet Makers Choice St Albans Rd Takeaway Grovedale College Year 12 VET Band Red Centre Coastal Uniforms Backseat Drive Band Town & Country Pizza Elisha Jayne Photography Vic Beach Woolworths Entertainment Book Grovedale Florist and Gifts Philip Island Nature Park Saddle On Riding School Ace Airport parking YMCA Geelong Science Works Giant Sky Wheel Super Cheap Auto Waurn Ponds Sportznut Above and Beyond Pest Control