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

Mission Statement

A view to the future

Diary Dates

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.

28 February 2018

1 March Parent Seminar Series 2-Dr Michelle Andrews

6-7.30pm (TONIGHT)

2 March Drive-In Movie Night GPS 135 year Celebration

5 March GPS Athletics Day (grades 3-6)

6 March Parent Info Session: Help your child with reading

7 March KMotion Resumes Division Swimming (selected students)

7-9 March Grade 5/6 City Camp

12 March Labour Day-Public Holiday

13 March Sustainability Day (grade 3/4B)

14 March Preps at school full time Produce market (grade 3/4B)

15 March Close the Gap Day (gold coin donation please) Uniform Meeting with students only

16 March HPV Wonthaggi

21 March EDEC Athletics School Council 7pm

23 March Parent Info Session: Help your child with reading

27 March Grade 2 Camp Meeting @ 3.30pm MLC Camp Meeting @ 4.00pm

28 March Toastmasters Speech Night (grade 6)

29 March Last Day of Term 1 2.30pm pickup

18-20 April MLC Camp

26-27 April Grade 2 Camp

Vision: To provide every student with every opportunity to be the best they can be.

School Office Hours 8.30am-4.30pm

Current School Activities Check flexibuzz for notification of all school notices. All notices can be downloaded from the school’s website: www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au House Athletics (now overdue) 2018 Grade 5/6 Camp Grade 2 Camp Grade 3/4 Camp HPV Wonthaggi Expressions of Interest Head lice (MLC –sent home as hard copy)

Student Absences

Please notify the school of any student absences by 9.30am on the day of the absence.

Notification via FLEXIBUZZ, the school app, is preferable.

Download the FREE flexibuzz app from the app store!

If you need assistance,

please contact the school office.

135yr Celebrations Friday 2 March A reminder:

All grades are encouraged to come to school on Friday dressed in the era of costume

assigned to their grade.

Lots of info about Friday’sTwilight Fair & Movie Night

Read on!!

Last week’s working bee crew! The school grounds look beautiful - ready for our 135yr celebrations on Friday. Thanks everyone!

A VIEW TO THE FUTURE

Bren’s Banter

Bren (Principal)

Dear Families and Friends Wow, what a great working bee we had last Saturday morning. The sun was shining as lots of mums, dads and kids assembled at 9:00am with tools at the ready! There was a huge amount of work completed in readiness for our big 135 Year Celebration coming up on Friday and our school is now looking………magnifico! Work included weeding, pruning, rubbish collection, blower vaccing, painting and pressure cleaning. A massive thank you to members of the O’Dwyer, Child, Macumber, Randle, Drew, Wilkinson, Paull, Scalora and Richards families who generously donated their time and expertise! 135 Year Celebration! Our Twilight Fair and Drive In Movie Night is on THIS FRIDAY! The Twilight Fair begins at 6:00pm followed by a special drive in movie event. The movie is 'Ferdinand' and it will be projected onto a big outdoor screen. This family friendly community event will be held on our school oval with spectacu-lar views towards the Great Dividing Range. There will be jumping castles, hot food, market stalls and more. We would love to see you there! Tickets are just $40.00 per family and can be booked easily via TryBooking. TryBooking will close tomorrow at 4pm but tickets for the movie will still be available at the gate. Our 135 Year celebration will also include a special assembly this Friday at 9:00am. Several ‘Gembrookians’ who attended our beautiful school many years ago will tell us a little bit about life at Gembrook Primary School back then. We are also asking students to come dressed in a historical ‘period’ costume and participate in a parade as part of assembly. Outstanding teaching and learning a priority at Gembrook Primary School Teachers and staff at Gembrook have a commitment to providing absolute excellence in teaching and learning, with a particular emphasis on literacy and numeracy. An example of this was last Wednesday evening when our 2018 Literacy Leaders Mrs. Liston and Mrs. Drew launched the first of eight special professional learning sessions scheduled for this year on the topic of teaching writing. This professional learning series is in the form of a ‘study group’ based on the text ‘6+1 Traits of Writing’ by Ruth Culham. All teachers read a specific section of the text and complete a learning reflection journal prior to the

professional learning session. This leads to increased teacher skills, knowledge and efficacy. That it turn leads to improved student learning outcomes for our students. I can’t wait for our next study group session! Close The Gap Day Thursday 16th March National Close the Gap Day is an annual awareness event that aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between indigenous and non-indigenous communities in Australia. Close The Gap Day began in 2007 and was in response to the poor health outcomes among indigenous groups in Australia. Studies have shown that the life expectancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 10-17 years lower than that of non-Indigenous Australians. The main aim of National Close the Gap Day is to make people from both indigenous and non-indigenous backgrounds aware of this problem and work towards finding ways to solve it. Gembrook Primary School has registered for the Close The Gap Day and we are asking students to come to school dressed in either a yellow, black or red top. We have some special activities planned and we are seeking a gold coin donation which will be donated to Oxfam, the organisation that runs Close The Gap Day. Have a great week everyone and all the best

GEMBROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENT LEADERSHIP 2018

School Captains House Captains SRC Reps 18 Eco Warriors 18 eLearning 18

Hayley W Tynong PO Sam W Isaac A Macey Mc

Tom Mc Brianna G PO Isla J Edith Sz Blake J

Ben W PL Zac M Lilly T Austin C

Beenak PL Summah S Finn W Kyesha K

Nathan K 12B Myles B Nevaeh K Shannon F

Dani G 12B Lia W Eli A Abbie S

Kirth Kiln 12DB Bronte J Brody T Ruby-Lee D

Sebastian N 12DB Hunter G Max S Lucy J

Hunter R 23H Corazon A Sierra J Jesse B

Redwood 23H Jasper B Dylan B Sienna R

Charlotte Mc 34M Zac B Isabelle C Jessie A

Jack S 34M Madison S Mitchell W Oscar M

34B Tayla H Annabelle V Ben N

34B Luca S Noah R Matilda L

56A Tom Mc Bradley W Zac C

56A Hayley W Dani G Arlo J

56F Zach S Mitchell A Keilah D

56F Amelie G Laura Mc Dash H-C

Student Leadership badges will be presented at our special assembly this Friday at 9am. All parents / carers are encouraged to attend to lend their support and encouragement to our wonderful young leaders.

This Friday !

Starts Next Wednesday 7 March

A Note from Mrs Drew

Collaboration: the action of working with someone to produce something. In every facet of life, collaboration is required. Everyday work envi-ronments, sports, friendships, relationships and in schools. Collabora-tion is a priority across the Victorian Curriculum and is at the forefront of teaching and learning at Gem-brook Primary School. As educators, we know that collaboration is the key requirement for 21st century employment and as parents it is reassuring to know that students are working towards these skills; Students working together to apply previously acquired knowledge Students cooperatively solving problems using previously acquired knowledge and skills Students working in groups that foster peer learning Over the last few weeks evidence of collaboration has been seen everywhere; parent information night, preparation for HPV, parents at the working bee, school council meetings, the bike ride, teachers planning together, and organisation for the 135 celebrations. Students, staff, parents and community all working together for a common objective; to continually improve Gembrook Primary School, whilst enjoying the journey! “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success!” Henry Ford Bye for now Kerri Drew Assistant Principal

This week the SLC have been learning about the importance of having a balanced reading diet. We discussed different genres and text types and added these to our new reading tubs!

SUN SMART ‘HATS ON’ FOR ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Hats available for purchase on Qkr or at the

School office ($10)

Ciao, mi chiamo Signora Smith and I have the best job in the world! Teaching the children at Gembrook how to speak Italian. So far the children have been amazing and are excited to come to Italian class to see what they are learning each week. All of the children should be able to greet you in Italian and ask how you are. It’s amazing how receptive and welcoming the Gembrook School Community has been. In the coming weeks the chil-dren will learn phrases, colors, numbers, the alphabet, songs and so much more! I am super excited!! Fino alla prossima volta ( until next time) Ciao!!!! Signora Smith

This week’s Friday lunch special Ham & salad sandwich Muffin Juice box $5

March

4 Charlie W Sebastien N

Star of the Week

Week 4

Class Student Description

FO Isaac A For being persistent with home reading and learning your gold words. You can tell that you love school!

FL Kyesha Thank you for sharing your great schema about plants with us in Science this week! You helped all of us to learn!

1/2DB Alex P Your wonderful effort looking for sounds you know in tricky words was very impressive. Keep up the great work.

1/2B Bailey G For your incredible attitude towards Maths that is improving daily and your dedication to completing Bliztmaster sheets. Well done Bailey!

2/3H Ashlee P For your excellent ideas during writing this week. Well done Ashlee!

3/4M Pete K For the outstanding way in which you have shared your understanding of 2D and 3D shapes. Your real life examples were fantastic. Well done for knowing the first 10 regular polygons

3/4B Luca S You have done an excellent job of identifying and classifying angles this week. Well done!

5/6F Dash You have continued to make improvements every day during our Blitzmaster sessions. Well done on achieving your personal best this week!

5/6A Tom B Your commitment to all you school work has been fantastic! Keep up the good work.

This draft policy is being reviewed by Gembrook Primary School Council. Your comments are appreciated in writing before Wednesday 14 March

This draft policy is being reviewed by Gembrook Primary School Council. Your comments are appreciated in writing before Wednes-day 14 March ….continued

This draft policy is being reviewed by Gembrook Primary School Council. Your comments are appreciated in writing before Wednesday 14 March ….continued

This draft policy is being reviewed by Gembrook Primary School Council. Your comments are appreciated in writing before Wednesday 14 March ….continued

This draft policy is being reviewed by Gembrook Primary School Council. Your comments are appreciated in writing before Wednesday 14 March ….continued

This draft policy is being reviewed by Gembrook Primary School Council. Your comments are appreciated in writing before Wednesday 14 March

Come and have fun with us and learn new skills in our Ourside School Hours Care Program (OSHC). All students are welcome-come along and enjoy the activities and spend time making new friends. Before school care goes from 7am-8.45 and after school care goes from 3.30pm-6.00pm. Collect an OSHC enrolment pack from the school office or download an enrolment pack from the school website: www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au Register with Centrelink for a 50% child-care rebate. You can do this by logging into your Centrelink online account through the myGov site. Select the Approved child care service to reduce your fees option and it will be set up for you. For more details on child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate call the Department of Human Services on 136150

Gembrook Community Op Shop

Come in and grab a bargain Donations Ac-cepted

Opening hours Mon-closed

Tues-Fri 10am-3pm Sat 10am-2pm

Open Sunday on Gembrook Market Days