Gundagai South Public School Principal: Mrs Pip McAlister

RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, CARE

NEWSLETTER Phone: (02)69441117 Gundagai South Public School Fax: (02)69441158 Luke Street Email: gundagais-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Gundagai NSW 2722 Web: www.gundagais-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 7 12th March 2018

Dear Parents,

A great finish to our swimming

lessons last week, despite some

slight disruptions to the

schedule on Monday when an

electrical failure caused some

problems which effected the

pump. Thanks to some great

work from Chris Rose and CEO

Electrical , there were no

disruptions on Tuesday and we

were able to change plans and

re-organise for our final lesson

on Friday. Thanks to everyone

once again for their enthusiasm

and commitment throughout the

last six weeks.

It was great to see so many

parents, grandparents, friends

and carers who were able to

visit the pool and support their

students on both Tuesday and

again on Friday.

I’m sure everyone was

impressed with the wonderful

improvement the students have

made. It is very encouraging to

see such determination from our

emerging group of swimmers

who have tried their best

throughout the lessons. Well

done and congratulations

everyone.

Regional Swimming

Marco, Claudia, Kayla, Josie,

Lilah

We wish each of our

representatives who will be

attending the Regional

Swimming Carnival in Albury

on Wednesday this week, the

very best of luck. Lilah

Norden and Josie Warren will

compete in several individual

events, whilst our Senior Girls

Relay team – Lilah, Josie

Kayla Byrne and Claudia

Grant and our PP5 Relay team

– Lilah, Josie, Kayla and

Marco Grant will also be

competing and doing their best.

Could parents please ensure that

their children are at the pool in

plenty of time for their events –

marshalling will take place

approximately 20 minutes

before their events. A reminder

for those who haven’t attended

previously that parking will be

at a premium, so allow extra

time to find a spot.

Training and Development

Last week Mrs Jackson and I

travelled to Dubbo for two days

training in MiniLit – a literacy

program supporting students

who find the acquisition of

literacy skills difficult. The

training was very worthwhile

and we are keen to begin

implementing the program next

term. To compliment this

training, Mrs Matthews and I

will spend two days in Canberra

this week attending MacqLit

training to support older

students.

Kelly will be attending Sue

Larkey training on Autism

Spectrum Disorders in Wagga

on Friday, whilst Mrs Jackson

will be attending the Learning

and Support Teacher and NDIS

meeting in Cootamundra on

Thursday. Mrs Hillier will be

away on leave again this week,

with Mrs Jackson teaching the

K – 2 class and Mrs Adams will

come in on Thursday.

Easter egg Raffle

The P & C have once again

decided to hold a fund raising

Easter egg raffle. They would

like each child to donate an

Easter egg towards the raffle

please. Last year’s raffle was a

great success with eight or more

winners at the end of the day.

The Easter raffle will co-inside

with the students’ Easter Hat

Parade (Thursday 29th March)

and Easter egg hunt.

Nangus Sports Camp

Thank you to those

parents/carers who have already

returned their permission notes

and money for the overnight

camp.

We have had some inquiry from

parents of younger students

who are not sure that the

children will be able to stay

happily overnight.

For those parents, the following

information has been provided

by Mrs Annetts. For those

students who need to go home

overnight, the cost will still be

$25.00 and for those who are

only able to attend for 1 day, it

will be $13.00. The school is

covering the cost of the bus on

Thursday morning and Friday

afternoon. Parents will be

responsible for collecting their

children on Thursday

afternoon – 4.00pm and

returning them to Nangus the

following day - 9.00am.

Please return your permission

notes and money this week for

catering purposes, so we can

advise Nangus of our

numbers. Thankyou

Highlands Gala Netball Gala Day, Netball Trials

and Rugby League Trials

A gala netball day for students

in Years 3 & 4 and 5 & 6 (boys

and girls) will be held in Tumut

at the Netball courts on

Wednesday 4th April. Parents

will be required to provide

transport on the day.

Being held concurrently on this

day will be Highlands netball

selection trials which will take

place at the conclusion of the

Gala day at approximately

2.00pm. Interested students

(those playing Netball

competitively – Years 5 & 6

only) should complete and

return the attached permission

note by next Wednesday 21st

March – indicating preferred

playing positions.

There will also be an

opportunity for anyone wishing

to trial in the Highlands Rugby

League team. These trials will

be held on the same day Stan

Crowe Oval Gundagai from

12.00pm. Parents will be

responsible for transporting

their child to and from Stan

Crowe Oval. There is no cost

to attend the trials.

Parents/Carers must complete

the attached permission to play

forms and return to school by

Wednesday 21st March.

Filming of the Canteen

By the time you read your

newsletter today, the film crew

from Sydney for the

Department of Education will

have visited the school to make

a video of our school canteen.

I’m sure everyone will do a

great job if they are

interviewed. Thanks to Lianne

Blundell for her initiative and

enthusiasm with our canteen

and compliance with the NSW

Education Department Healthy

Canteen Strategies Guidelines.

NRL Come Try Day

A fun Gala Day for rugby

league will be held on

Wednesday 28th March at

Owen Vincent Oval. All

students from Years 3 – 6 will

be participating and we will be

travelling by bus. There will be

no cost for the bus. Please

complete the attached

permission note and return to

school by next Wednesday.

More details they become

available.

Life Education Van

All students will be

participating in the visits to the

Life Education Van at school on

Wednesday 21st March. The

cost will be $2.00 per child,

with the school subsidising the

cost by paying the additional

$8.00 per child. No permission

note is required. As this is also

Harmony Day, students are

encouraged to wear

something yellow or orange to

school that day.

SRC Visit to Uralba

The first SRC leadership

activity will involve a visit to

Uralba on Tuesday 20th

March to chat to the residents

over morning tea. The students

will spend some time together

with Mrs Matthews making

some cakes to take for morning

tea and they will be

accompanied by Mrs Matthews

and Paula. Travel will be by

car –any parents who can assist

with transport should indicate

on the permission note which

needs to be returned by this

Friday.

For Sale

The students have a variety of

vegetables for sale, including

lots of tomatoes, some

cucumbers, capsicum and

zucchini. We also have eggs

for sale, so please send in a few

dollars and we will send home

some goodies. There is also

plenty of parsley and some

strawberries.

Radio News

Don’t forget to tune into school

news on the radio station

Sounds of the Mountains 94.3.

This can be heard each school

Monday morning at

approximately 9.45am

Week 8: Shanti & Michael

Week 9: Maddy & Amy

Week 10: EASTER MONDAY

Week 11: Jasmine & Teleah

School Banking

Don’t forget to send in your

Bendigo School Banking.

Banking will be collected every

Wednesday.

PBL Weekly Focus Area

This week our focus areas for

PBL will be “Corridors and

Pathways” in the playground

and “Looking after

Belongings” for our Classroom.

Playground – Corridors and

Pathways

Respect: Inside voices.

Responsibility: Walk.

Care: Keep left.

Classroom – Looking after

Belongings

Respect: Take care with others

belongings.

Responsibility: Label

belongings. Take care of own

belongings. Return equipment.

Care: Put things neatly where

they belong. Zip up bags.

Please discuss our focus areas

with your children this week.

PBL- Uniform Winners

Congratulations to our weekly

uniform award winners for

Week 6 – Amy Myers, Charlie

Hourn, Greg Clarke.

Healthy Recess and Lunch

Congratulations to our healthy

recess and lunch awards

winners for Week 6

Recess award - Charlie

Hourn

Lunch award – Chelsea

Morrison

Home Reading

Congratulations to the

following students who have

reached 20 nights Home

Reading.

20 Nights

Kynan Paton, Patrick

Moralde, Nic Monaghan,

Charlie Hourn, Greg Clarke,

Shanti Kothe-Champion,

Maddy Hines, David Foster,

Lilah Norden, Teleah Smith,

Amy Myers, Brandy

McGrath, Jasmine Hayes,

Maddi Polsen.

PBL Red Level

Congratulations to the

following students who have

achieved red level – Positive

Behaviour for Learning.

Josie Warren, Maddy Hines,

Hayden Crossley, Dakota

Parker, Samantha Crooks,

Makena Hourn, Aiden

Morris, Monique Hayes, Jade

Harvey, Kaiden Anderson,

Marco Grant, Chase

Anderson and Riley Foster.

Student of the Week

5/6 – Brandy McGrath –

Contributing her ideas and

taking responsibility for her

learning.

3/4 – Reo Norden –

Developing his ideas into

narratives.

K/1/2 – Chelsea Morrison –

Trying her best in Literacy

sessions.

Catch of the Week

5/6 – Nic Monaghan –

Developing responsibility and

initiative with tasks around the

school.

3/4 – Dakota Parker –

Looking after younger students.

K/1/2 – Jackson Armour –

Trying to follow school rules.

How 2 Learn

5/6 – Maddy Hines – Focusing

of improving her learning by

making positive choices during

swimming lessons and in the

classroom.

3/4 – Jack Clarke –

Persevering with increasing his

understanding of written texts.

K/1/2 – Kayden Gould – Being

a helpful classmate.

Pip

Canteen

PLEASE NOTE

THE CHANGES TO

THE CANTEEN

MENU WITH THE

ADDITION OF

FRIED RICE

Wednesday 14th

March Lianne Blundell &

Kerrie Stewart

Friday 16th March

Julie Winner

& Jenna Polsen

Monday 19th

Lianne Blundell &

Jacinta Warren

HOCKEY

Tumut Hockey Club is running

a "Come and Try" muster day

this Saturday, 17th March, from

10am, in Tumut at the hockey

fields, on Elm Drive. This is a

great opportunity to try out

hockey and see if you might

enjoy it, without committing for

the full season.

New and old players are very

welcome - young and old too!

Hockey is played in Tumut each

week, with no need to drive all

over the Riverina. All age

groups are catered for, from

Hook in2 Hockey (preschool

age), under 8s, under 11s, B

grade (high school), and A

grade.

If anyone needs more

information, please visit Tumut

Hockey Club on Facebook, or

call Lauren Gailey

0412 802 069.

Don't forget you can use your

Active Kids Sports vouchers!