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

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.

3 December 2014

4 Dec Curriculum Day

8-12 Dec SLC Swimming

9 Dec Foundation Information Night Buddy’s BBQ

11 Dec Christmas Concert 6pm

17 Dec Year 6 Graduation at Charlottes

18 Dec Year 6 Big Day Out Class Parties

19 Dec Last Day of Term 4-early dismissal at 1pm

Notes that have gone home Tennis at Melbourne Park (Grade 4) Qkr phone app for payments information Grade 6 Graduation Evening at Charlottes Curriculum Fees 2015 Head lice SLC

All notices are available on the school website: www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

Library Stock Take

Please return all school library books ASAP

so the end of year library stock

take can take place.

Thank you

Lost Property

There is a huge pile of lost property

(mostly school jackets & sweaters) at the

school office. Please come & check to

see if any of your child’s uniform pieces

are amongst the pile. At the end of this

week all unnamed uniform pieces will be

placed for sale in the second hand

uniform shop.

NB: Please remember to name

every piece of your child’s uniform!!

REMINDER:

Tomorrow, Thursday 4 December

is a curriculum day-no students

required at school.

Enterprise

Market

A VIEW TO THE FUTURE

Kym’s comment

Dear families & friends The school’s value: RESPECT The school’s vision:

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

Mission Statement: A view to the future- 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.

Enterprise Market The Senior Learning Centre students showcased their financial learning most successfully through the Enterprise Market this week. The students worked in teams to create small business-es. Firstly, they worked together in teams to decide on a con-cept. Then they advertised widely. Some groups even created business cards! Ann Liston kindly provided a session on safe food handling. The market was a great success with many busi-nesses selling out! Well done again to our great Senior Learn-ing Centre students- you all showed great team skills and per-sistence with your learning. Thank you to all the community for supporting this very important learning program.

Family Bike Ride Thank you to Tim, our school chaplain for organising a family bike ride along the Warburton trail last week. It was a glorious evening for a bike ride and the families who attended had a great time on their bikes and at the family picnic.

Transition 2014-2015 Next week the year 6 students will go to their secondary col-lege for a day visit. This is an important step in their education. We wish them well. Our 2015 prep students will continue on their journey to school with a half -day in the Junior Learning Centre. They have already had many days visiting the school. This year we have provided an intensive kinder – school transi-tion program with kinder students visiting the school each week for a session in the library. Students at all levels are par-ticipating in a school based transition program visiting other learning centres and participating in activities with the other students and teachers around the school on a regular basis until the end of the school year.

2015 Planning Plans for the 2015 school year are well under way. As always there a number of enrolment and staffing matters to consider. The national curriculum will continue to be introduced in 2015. The teaching team will continue to develop a high quality teaching and learning program that is consistent across the school and one that takes into account the students stages of learning. Science will continue to be a focus throughout the school. Grade placements and grade structures are finalised. This has taken the staff a considerable amount of time in re-cent weeks. Please find our school team for 2015 in the fol-lowing table:

Principal Kym Peterson

Classroom Teachers:

Foundation Jessie Hutcheson

1 Hayley Tregidga

1/2 Johnathon Hevern

1/2 Dale Bigwood

3/4 Lisa Hudson

3/4 Donovan Bailey

4/5 Tina Alsop

6 Christian Fraser/ Jude Everett

Specialists Programs:

Art Ann Liston

PE ( F-2) & Library Management

Taryn Smith

PE (3-6) Tabitha O’Brien

LOTE (Japanese) TBC

Science Christian Fraser /Jude Everett

Extension & intervention programs

Taryn Smith/ Pam Kocovski/Tabitha O’Brien

Chaplain Tim Dewar

Education Support Staff: Sam Waters

Lisa Rogers

Dylan Harris

Kerry Saunders

Business Manager Shelley McLaren

Office Assistant Carol Tokley

Performing Arts Program:

Term 1 Production ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Performance 25 March 2015

Term 2 Singing and musical instruments facilitated by Pat from Junior Rockers

Term 3 Dance Performance 25 September 2015

Term 4 Christmas Concert

Students in the MLC will have weekly choir/drumming sessions.

Junior Rockers will continue to provide private guitar, drum and keyboard lessons

School Council The last school council for 2014 was held last week. School Council discussed and passed a number of motions in regard to finance, school policies and facilities. I would like to thank the following for their commitment and contribution to our school council this year: Brett Taylor, Ann Liston, Rachel Devers , Hayley Tregidga, Daniel McCoey, Brad Whatman, Alison Carlin, Ellisa Bourne, Brett Taylor, Jessie Hutcheson, Dale Bigwood and President, Jodie Cunliffe. Enjoy your week!

Kym

Principal

A VIEW TO THE FUTURE

Kym’s comment

What’s been happening in science this

week?

Gembrook Primary School is complying with Education Department Policy to reduce cash and moto payments through schools. School Council has approved the Qkr app as a payment option for our school families. Qkr, BPAY and Direct Debit are our preferred payment options.

November

6 MitchellA

6 Mia H

7 Liam W

10 Chloe D

10 Emma C

Star of the Week

Name Reason Grade Teacher

Cade A wonderful week of learning Cade! You are a clever mathematician who shares objects fairly. Well done! FH Miss Hutcheson

Natalie You understand addition and can create a story. You are a clever mathematician. Well done Nat! F1T Mrs Tregidga

Ashley You have worked hard to make your story interesting for your audience. Well done Ash! 12B Mrs Bigwood

Charlee For compromising in group activities and working with different students within the class. Keep it up! 34H Mrs Hudson

Nerina Working well in your inquiry group and contributing some fantastic ide-as. Well done! 3H Mr Hevern

Dannie & Bregje

For your creative preparation of your Enterprise Market Stall. 56FE

Mrs Everett and Mr Fraser

Ethan For being consistent and co-operative in getting your team mates organised for your Enterprise Market 56A Mrs A

Taylor (3H)

For her positive attitude towards learning Japanese and for all her hard work. LOTE Meg Sensei

Cade (FH) You are a conscientious and helpful class member every science lesson. Thank you, Cade! Science Mrs Everett

Lainey (5/6A)

For your great work on your science 'matter' cards. Well done! Science Mr Fraser

Konner (3/4H)

For your work on your melting investigation planner. Super effort! Science Mr Fraser

Ashlee (5/6A)

Your complementary colour wheel is AMAZING! Great work, Ash. Art Mrs Liston

Gembrook Primary School warmly thanks Andrew & Gembrook IGA for their

continued support of the school with their generous donation of

fruit for Free fruit Fridays.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Dear Parents,

Next year, as we continue our Science Program at Gembrook Primary School, we need your help! To support our science activities we would love you to collect items at home and send them along at the start of 2015.

We require:

glass jars (especially Dolmio)

yoghurt containers

icecream containers

plastic bottle lids

clean tin cans

metal patty pans (eg. mince pie containers)

styrofoam meat trays

postage tubes

bubble wrap

unwanted metal bolts and screws

electrical wire ( especially copper wire)

500ml water bottles

1.25 plastic soft drink bottles

unwanted fish tanks ( preferably smaller ones)

unwanted balls - eg. rubber bouncy balls,

marbles

tennis balls

cardboard rolls from paper towel and glad wrap (no toilet rolls)

shoe boxes

margarine containers

strawberry containers

small white buckets with lids

large vitamin containers

Any other donations of science based educational items would be greatly appreciated.

Thank-you Christian Fraser and Jude Everett Science Coordinators

Community Page

MUM’S EXERCISE

CLASS Wed 9.30-10.30am

(toddlers & babies welcome)

Aerobics, suspension training,

core training, fat burn & stretch-

ing.

Suitable for all fitness levels.

$10 per class

Contact Natasha 0412 183329

or just turn up to the multi pur-

pose room at Gembrook Primary

Natasha is a fully qualified fitness in-

structor with 22 years experience & is

the owner of

Pakenham fitness Factory

Leawood Eucalypt

Honey For sale from school office

School Council Fundraiser

Delicious honey

$6 per 500g tub

Please join us in celebrating the achievements of all Art & Technology students at Emerald Secondary College in 2014.

The exhibition opening is on

Thursday 4 December, from 6.30-8pm in the Senior block

Community Page Need help with EOFY Books?

Call Tracy 03 5968 1297 Certificate III Financial Services

(Accounts Clerical) Certificate IV Financial Services

(Bookkeeping) Experience with MYOB Hourly rate negotiable

Picnic following family bike ride along the Warburton Trail