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Term 1, Week 5 – 27th February 2020

Principal Award

Clancy- Week 4 Clancy is a happy, friendly and enthusiastic student, whose positive attitude to all school activities and learning makes him a valued member of his class and the school. Clancy is always focused on his learning, trying to learn all that he can in every lesson especially writing. He always tries to do his personal best and shows great persistence even when he finds work challenging. Clancy consistently shows a respectful attitude to staff and students and is always making sure that he is following the school rules. In

class he loves to help others and happily will do any job without expecting a reward. PBL Rewards Day - Waterslide Fun Day The Term 1 PBL Rewards Day will be held on Friday 27th March. Students need to bring their swimmers and a towel in their bag to change into on the day. Students consistently displaying the school's desired behaviours will attend this fun end of term reward. Parent Teacher Interviews - Week 10 In Term 1 all parents and carers will be offered the opportunity to meet with their child's class teacher and discuss their progress. Later this term parents and carers will be given access to an online booking platform where they can select their interview time. If you do not have access to a computer the office will be happy to assist you with booking your interview online. School Resource Levy The $50.00 school resource levy is now due. This resource levy includes payment for a number of essential resources supporting your child’s educational program. These include registration and online access to digital programs and Apps and also classroom consumables. School Photos Photo day is Tuesday 7th April. Photo envelopes are being sent home, please hold on to these envelopes, and return on the day to the photographer. Family packages are available for online order, but must be completed prior to the day. Please also be aware that if you have selected "Do not Publish" on your child's general permission note they will not be included in the group photographs. If you wish for your child to be included, please contact the office prior.

Garden Suburb Public School

2b Prospect Road Garden Suburb, New South Wales, 2289

Ph: (02) 49434898 / Fax: (02) 49421552

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

Principal: Louise Dunn

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P&C News The P&C held its first meeting on Monday 17th February. Thank you to everyone who came along. The P&C are asking for additional volunteers to help out with the following: - Hot Cross Bun Drive - School Banking: 20 minutes every Friday morning - Uniform Shop: Thursday Mornings – 8.45am until 9.30am If you are available to volunteer some time could you please contact the office. P&C Easter Raffle

The P&C are asking for donations of Easter eggs, baskets and soft toys for our upcoming Easter Raffle. Could you please send any donations to the office. Raffle tickets will be sent home in the next few weeks.

P&C AGM and Meeting The P&C AGM will be held on 16th March at 6pm. Information on the different roles can be found in P&C tab on the school website or in the link below.

https://gardensub-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/parents--carers-and-the-community/parenting-tips.html

School Banking As of Friday 28 February 2020 Banking will revert to the old process of being in the library from 8.45am to 9.10am. Students are to bring their bank books and money up to the library   Louise Dunn Principal

Quality art from the Astronauts

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Swimming Carnival On Monday 17th February we had to cut our swimming carnival short due to stormy weather which meant we had to send our children back to school before we could complete all races. Before the stormy weather came we were able to hold a few races and during this time we saw nothing but amazing sportsmanship and support from all students at GSPS. Congratulations to the 25 students who qualified to swim at Zone. Students who swam and placed in the 25m Freestyle age races were celebrated at the pool and received their ribbons on the day. All other race ribbons will be handed out at an upcoming swimming carnival assembly. Thank you to all the parents who were able to come and cheers on our students.

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Zone Swimming Carnival The Crossroads PSSA Zone Swimming Carnival was held Thursday 20th February, at Speers Point Pool complex. Garden Suburb PS was represented by 25 students who all represented our school with pride and enthusiasm. We had a fantastic day with lots of great swimming and lots of success. I was very impressed with the behaviour of the students at the Swimming Carnival. It was such a pleasure to see the students cheering on each other and showing great sportsmanship. Congratulations to Eric, Hayden, Campbell and Toby who are all heading off to represent our zone at the Regional Swimming Carnival in March. Special congratulations to Hayden for being awarded the 11 Years Boy Champion. All of our students put in a mighty fine effort and gave it their all.

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A huge thank you to Mr Mathews and the Crossroads PSSA for running a great carnival. Thank you to the parents for your support, encouragement and coming to cheer our students on. Lauren Maggacis Swimming Co Coordinator

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)

Weekly Focus

Week 5 & 6:

Our PBL focus this fortnight is transition (moving) around the school responsibly and respectfully. Students show this by:

Lining up in two quiet lines Waiting for the teacher’s instructions Walking sensibly and quietly Waiting for a teacher to walk with the class Leaving room for others to walk past Walking directly to the correct location

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Congratulations to all the winners, who were lucky enough to share a milkshake with Mrs Dunn this week.

Monday

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In a Solar System there was a planet and in that

planet there was a con nent, in that con nent there

was a country and that country was Sausageville!

-Dominic

Fractured Fairy Tales

By 3/4 Blue Moons

“Evicted!” howled a solemn Owen in his crazy

monkey voice- Payton

“I will punch and I will kick and I will destroy your

modern house!” exclaimed the giant bodybuilder.

-Molly

Pig one swung open the door and shouted, “Where’s

my McDonald’s?”

The big hairy butcher didn’t have his Big Mac, but he

did have a big knife! - Eli

“We should live in that smelly, fishy, disgus ng bin”,

said Jeff. -Ryan

Donald Crock tried and tried to chomp down the

beau ful brick house, but his golden teeth weren’t

strong enough. - Jordyn

Hippo Trump was on a rampage! He already

dismantled two houses and the last pig’s house was

next. - Alexander

Pig 3 was so smart. He made his house out of colourful

bricks because the wind couldn’t blow it down. - Cain

Grandpa Joe went and found an empty slab of

concrete in the village. He found all his old yucky

jackets and made a cosy house out of it. - Indiana

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Fractured Fairy Tales by 3/4 Blue Moons

Suddenly The Rock jumped out of the screen and

punched the evil pig to death!”- Freja

A er this, Dexter called the butcher and ordered the

wolf’s head to be chopped off and put on display.-

Cuban

The hippo roared and snarled at Jeff as he carefully ran

off to his brother’s house. He was very fortunate! -

Isaac

“Let me in, Li le Pig!”

“Not unless I get my pizza!”

“Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff nd I’ll cave your house in!” –

Lucy P

But he was wrong! The thumping noise wasn’t a train,

it was the stomping of Charer, the ruler of the city. –

Ruby-Rose

One day there lived three li le pigs. They all lived in a

deep, secluded part of the forest, right next to a ny

isolated village. - Juniper

It was Hippo-Trump!

“I’ve come to crush your house so it looks as destroyed

as your face!”- Lochlann

The first greedy li le pig made his house from his most

favourite thing… Rubbish! -Maya

Slowly Max opened the door, they looked into the

hallway to see the keeper of the building standing

creepily outside the door. - Mia

The smart pig, Max chilled at his house while the other

pigs suffered and had their houses destroyed. - Miller

What should I make my house out of? I know! I love

music so I’ll use drums cks and guitar strings!- Luca

He was a big, fat, tall dinosaur, not like any other type

of dinosaur and he had his giant bu aimed right at

the pig’s house. – Lucy K

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