LAST DAY ARRANGEMENTS Our final day of school for 2016 will be on Tuesday 20th December. We will hold a final assembly

at 9:00am and students will be dismissed at 1:30pm. However, students travelling home by bus will be dismissed at 12:30pm for a 12:40pm

departure in line with the Gisborne Secondary College bus services.

GRADE PLACEMENTS 2017 All students met with their 2017 classes today. It was fabulous to see the buzz and excitement across the school! Each year we endeavour to ensure that classes are evenly balanced according to student academic, social and behavioural considerations and this is the product of many meetings and discussions, in conjunction with student and parent (written) requests. We are sure that all classes will make a positive start back next year.

ACTING PRINCIPAL Brea Terris has been successfully appointed as Acting Principal of GPS for Term 1 in 2017. Brea is very keen to continue the fabulous work that she has already started by working with our school community in driving improvement in student outcomes and further enhancing home/school partnerships. An Acting Assistant Principal will also be recruited shortly for Term 1.

FAREWELL GRADE 6’S! Tonight we will formally celebrate and acknowledge the completion of the primary school years for our Grade 6 students at their Graduation evening. We would like to congratulate these students on their outstanding efforts at Gisborne Primary and wish them every success in their secondary settings and beyond. For some families, this will also mark the end of regular contact with our school and we extend our sincerest gratitude for their contribution to our school over the years and hope that they look back with fond memories of their children’s experiences at GPS.

REMINDER

Reminder notices for outstanding Library books were sent home

2 weeks ago. Please ensure your books are returned to school

ASAP.

Gisborne Primary School

15th December 2016 Issue 40

CHALK TALK Diary Dates

Fri 16th Dec Christmas Concert: P-2 from 9:00am 3-6 from 10:00am

Mon 19th Dec Grade 5/6 SplashOut Excursion

Tue 20th Dec Last Day Term 4: Final Assembly Early Dismissal

1:30pm

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

************** 2017

Wed 1st Feb Grade 1-6 students start

Mon 6th Feb Prep students start 8:55am—1:00pm

Tue 7th Feb ‘Learning to Learn’ Parent Open Afternoon 2:25pm –3:25pm

Wed 8th Feb No School For Preps

Wed 15th Feb No School for Preps

Gisborne Primary School Christmas Concert This year our student Christmas performances will be held tomorrow

FRIDAY 16th DECEMBER: Prep to Grade 2 from 9:00am

Grade 3 to Grade 6 from 10:00am Children are invited to wear Christmas attire on the day.

PARENT HELPER MORNING TEA On Monday the 19th of Dec we are holding a morning tea to show our appreciation for the work done by our parent helpers and other community members who contribute to making Gisborne PS a great school. This invitation is open to parents and other volunteers who have been involved in the school throughout the year. The morning tea will be held from 11.00am – 11.30am in the staffroom. We look forward to

seeing you there.

STAFF STRUCTURE 2017 It is with great pleasure we welcome our new and returning teachers to Gisborne Primary in 2017. We look forward to them joining our teaching team. We thank Assistant Principal Lisha Nash for all her dedication, hard work, and care of our students and staff. We wish her and her family all the very best in her move to Adelaide. Good luck Lisha!

We would also like to thank our teachers who will be leaving us at the end of the year, Michelle Harkom, Rhian Brett, Tahnee Perry, Ewen Hildebrand, Cennet Osman and Cherine Fielder for their contribution to GPS, and wish them well for the future. You will be missed!

Our 2017 staffing structure will be as follows: Prep – Caitlin Wilkinson (Leader), Lisa Maxwell, David McCall Grade 1 – Kim Greenwell (Leader), Penny Keehner, Tori Trevorah Grade 2 – Leisha Jamieson (Leader), Barb McRae, Carla Dodd (Mon – Thurs) Felicity Purcell (Fri) Grade 3 – Justine Elliott (Leader), Erin McKernan Grade 4 – Christy Holt (Leader), Meghan Anders, Leeanne Potter Grade 5 – Gary Perrott (Leader), Sarah Stuart Higgs, Mel Hunter/Bree Scott Grade 6 – Laura Lopes-Vieira (Leader), Tania Pedretti, TBA - Families in this class will receive notification once the teacher is appointed.

Specialist team: Jo Goodwin (PE), Renita Michelin (LOTE), Kate Kuyateh and Mel Damen (The Arts), Nicole Crook (STEM for Grades 5 and 6)

NEW RELOCATABLE The new relocatable arrived today! Works will be completed on the portable over the new year, ready for the commencement of Term 1 2017.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT RUNNING SHEET

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JUNIOR CONCERT— 9am Preps – I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas Zoe O – Good King Wenceslas Choir – When I Grow Up Kirsten H – Rudolf Toby H and Aidan H – Fortress Senior Dance Club – Groovy Christmas Tom L & Bella L – Away In A manger Audrey F & Alyvia M – Spirits Bright 1/2 B&E – Christmas Medley Archer G – Joy To The World Ashleigh C and Eleanor K – Silent Night Choir – Little Drummer Boy 1/2 A&D – Santa Claus is Coming Indra T, Bridget H, Kaitlyn B – Off The Beat Shaylee B – Last Christmas 1/2 C&F – Frosty The Snowman Lucy D – Dotty Waltz Eleanor K – Away In A Manger Will F – Jingle Bells Choir - Christmas Medley

SENIOR CONCERT - 10am Choir – When I Grow Up Patrick H –Silent Night Ashleigh C and Eleanor K – Silent Night 3/4 Song – Final Song Indra T & Bridget H – Spirits Bright Choir - Little Drummer Boy Nathan G – Deck The Keys 3/4 A&E – Feel The Joy Stella M – We Wish You A Merry Christmas Senior Dance Club – Groovy Christmas 3/4 B&C – Christmas Boogie Ben VE – When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter Alyvia M – Ding Dong 3/4 D – One Little Candle Matt D – Carol Of The Bells 5/6 C&F – Unstoppable Shaylee B – Last Christmas 5/6 D&E – Little Drummer Boy Kaitlyn B - Rudolf 5/6 A&B – Cant Stop The feeling Indra T, Bridget H, Kaitlyn B – Off The Beat Choir - Christmas Medley Grade Six – The Days

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Happy Birthday!! to the following students who celebrate their birthdays from, 11th December—31st December:

Ruby S—12A Thomas F—12A Cain S—12E Jake F—34B Rhyia S—34B Anamaya C—PC Tyler M—34A Luke B—56A Ava B—56B Milly H—12F Jack D—56E Liam S—34C Jett A—34C Keira S—12A

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ITALIAN NEWS

Ciao a tutti! I would like to wish everyone a very Buon Natale (Happy Christmas) and Felice Anno Novo (Happy New Year). May Babbo Natale (Father Christmas) bring you what you desire and may the holidays be restful and relaxing. Ci vediamo nel 2017 (See you in 2017).

Signora Michielin.

STUDENT MEDICATION

Could parents of our Grade 6 students, or any other students leaving the school—please collect any medication that has been

sent to school this year from the office by 1:30pm Tuesday.

C—Christmas spirit everywhere! H—Hooray! It’s Christmas! R—Rudolph is coming with Santa I—It is the best time of the year S—Santa Claus gives presents T—Time to have fun M—Miming in your head the Christmas song A—A lot of family fun coming your way S—Soon Santa will be coming and you could even see a twinkle in his eye! By Claire A—12E

C—Christmas Fun H—Happy Santa in the sky R—Rudolph shines the way I—I Love Santa Claus S—Santa goes down the chimney T—Time to get your presents M—Maybe he will stay for a treat A—Amazing gifts S—Sometimes bad By Sam V—12E

TERM 4

Canteen

Roster

FRIDAY

16th DEC

9AM -

11:30AM

Jayne

Giuffre

9AM -

11:30AM

URGENT

HELP

NEEDED

12:30PM -

2:30PM

Jayne

Giuffre

12:30PM -

2:30PM

Natalie

Anderson

KMART WISHING TREE CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE Thank you to all the families who purchased an item from our Christmas Charity Bake Sale earlier this term,

we raised $595! The Supreme Baker’s spent this last term working very hard baking and decorating for the

sale. They have now chosen and wrapped gifts that will be donated to the Kmart Wishing Tree in Melton

this Sunday. What a fantastic effort!

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CANTEEN NEWS

I would like to extend a huge “Thank You” to Gisborne Bakers Delight for

their generous donations of bread and bread cards throughout the year.

These donations equate to around $5,000 worth of bread! We encourage

families to purchase their bakery items through Gisborne Bakers Delight to

return the generous support they continue to show our school.

I would also like to thank all our wonderful parent helpers this year, we

couldn't operate without you! Make sure you come along to the Parent

Helpers Morning Tea this Monday at 11:00am.

Merry Christmas! See you in the New Year.

Jane Davies Canteen Manager

Gisborne Primary School 35 Fisher Street Gisborne Vic 3437 PH: 03 5428 2022 FX: 03 5428 4280 Email: gisborne.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: www.gisborneps.vic.edu.au

Caring

LOST PROPERTY

We currently have a well loved toy seal, a Hot Wheels tin

and a pair of heart shaped sunglasses in lost property. If

these belong to you, please collect them from the school

office before Tuesday 20th December.

As 2016 draws to a close, I wanted to take this opportunity to give you a summary of what the

PFA, with the support of our school community, has achieved this year.

We kick started the year with our Family Picnic Night - a great way for families to get together

and for the kids to have some fun too! We had our Mother’s and Father’s Day Stall, Auskick

Sausage Sizzle, Easter Chocolate Drive, Vision Portraits, School Disco, Book Stall and finished up

with a Christmas Cake Stall! What a year! All in all we raised $12,974.56.

With the money raised this year we donated $6,000 towards classroom reading books, $10,000

towards the upgrade of the school oval as well as an additional amount to extend the watering

system along the retaining wall. We gave our sandpit a makeover and provided the students who

completed the Premiers Reading Challenge with a congratulatory morning tea!

Behind every great fundraiser there’s a dedicated group of parents who do all the hard work behind

the scenes. My sincere thanks to the members of the PFA for their dedication, commitment and

hard work – they really do an amazing job and it’s been a pleasure working alongside them this

year.

Of course we wouldn’t be anywhere near as successful without the support of the school community.

A huge thank you to the parents, the families and friends of our kids, who

always contribute to the activities that we run – we couldn’t do it without

you!

And finally, on behalf of the PFA, I would like to wish all the families and

staff of Gisborne Primary School a very merry Christmas and a happy, safe,

relaxing new year. We look forward to working with you again in 2017.

Merry Christmas!

Jill Doyle

PFA President

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ATTENDANCE AWARDS

Congratulations to the following students for achieving 100% attendance at school this

year! Awesome achievement!

Harry H—12D Grace C—23B Austin F—34B

A small gift will be presented to the students at our final assembly

on Tuesday 20th December.

On behalf of all the staff at GPS we wish our students and

families a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy summer

break. We look forward to seeing our returning students in

2017 and wish all our families and students leaving us the

very best for the future.

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CHALK TALK COMMUNITY NEWS

JOIN IN THE FUN…….FAST 5 NETBALL RIDDELLS CREEK 2017 Starting Tuesday 7 February at Leisure Centre. Cost $100 per team Two competitions: Years 5, 6 & 7 from 4.30pm Year 8 upwards from 5.45pm Boys welcome for both competitions. All abilities welcome! Must be VNA registered Registration of teams closes 24.01.2017. Will also take individual registrations. Further info. contact Annie 0414 413 807.

With many thanks also best wishes for Christmas and 2017

Marlene Bramwell Riddells Creek Netball Association Inc.