3rd August 2016
Principal’s Message
Dear Parents and Carers, What a wonderful school and community you have here! First, I’d like to introduce myself, my name is Mr James Wratten and I will be the Relieving Principal at Glenfield PS until Mrs Urry returns at the start of Week 5. Mrs Wilson had to return back to her substantive school and I know she thoroughly enjoyed her time at Glenfield PS. On behalf of all the staff and students I'd like to say thank you to Mrs Wilson. From the moment I walked into the grounds of Glenfield PS I have been made to feel welcome with the BIGGEST smiles from students that I have ever seen. Continued page 3 Mr James Wratten Relieving Principal
Diary Dates
AUGUST
5 Jeans for Genes Day
10 NAIDOC Sackville Street
11 Book Week Performance
12 Assembly
K-2 – 12:45
3-6 – 1:45
16-17 Stage 2 - Bike Education
Notes Gone Home
Book Week Performance
Stage 2 - Bike Education
Notes can be downloaded from this
website:
www.glenfield-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Newsletter
The Next P & C Meeting: 15th
August 2016
Merit Awards
Mia Brasher KC
Bianca Mico KC
Aaryan Thakkar KC
Jordan Huynh KC
Emraan Mansaray KW
Alicia Lardizabal KW
Zunairah Zaman KW
Jaime-Lee Nahu-Fredes KW
Robert Vu KL
Leo Neiufi KL
Yue Chen KL
Indyanah Coombs KL
Kiran Lamba K/1B
Rajnel Chand K/1B
Arshia Prasad K/1B
Jonah Su'a K/1B
Kiana Raihan K/1B
Elisha Narayan 1G
Sunehri Paul 1G
Shavonne Khandaker 1G
Arnav Singh 1G
Tasniya Rahman 1H
Irene Kunnel 1H
Ritika Sharma 1H
Julio Matig-a 1H
Erik Galindo 1H
Sachesta Shrestha 1/2O
Freddie Opoku 1/2O
Rhys Burton 1/2O
Angel-Lee Trevithick 1/2O
Anthony Mekhaeil 1/2O
Marvin Ofy 2E
Mia Burgess 2E
Helena Filipo 2E
Tyson Smith 2E
Shreyash Shinde 2E
Lily Hanks 3/4M
Rajnish Rajendran 3/4M
Emily Clarke 3/4M
Shupti Karmaker 3/4M
Connor Johnston 3/4M
Elizabeth Neiufi 4P
Kevin Ramos 4P
Luke Wenban 4P
Mine Leutamanulua 4P
Victoria Silva 4P
Amitojbeer Singh Bhullar 4/5C
Abrar Chowdhury 4/5C
Noor-E-Sehr Ahmad 4/5C
Dee-Jay German 4/5C
Maeghan Osborne 4/5C
Jai-Boy Kennedy-Johnstone 5/6C
Tvisha Phatarpekar 5/6C
Joshua Macalinao 5/6C
Orthie Jahan 5/6C
Wesley Simao 5/6C
Callum Lillyman 5/6M
Jeremy Johannes 5/6M
Matilda Ofy 5/6M
Rhianna Batt 5/6M
Nikki-Lea Farr 5/6M
Joseph Burgess 5/6W
Jaquelen Guo 5/6W
Deergha Singh 5/6W
Angelique Dharma 5/6W
Chantelle Lever 5/6W
Athletics Carnival My first day saw the wonderful efforts by all the students at the Athletics Carnival at Campbelltown Sports Ground. It was a terrific community event with the majority of our students from K-6 participating in a wide range of fun and challenging activities under beautiful blue skies. Congratulations to all those students who tried their best and also to the students who will represent the school at the forthcoming Zone Athletics Carnival. The carnival was such a success due to the hard work of both the teachers and parent/carer helpers! A special THANK YOU to Ms Padam for organising this event! Education Week This week is Education Week at Glenfield PS. Monday was Open Day with assemblies, a P&C sausage sizzle and open classrooms where parents and carers could visit classrooms and be part of some of the high quality teaching and learning that happens everyday at Glenfield PS. Today Stage 3 parents and carers had the opportunity to see 'Genius Hour.' Genius Hour is a great way for students at Glenfield Public School to take part in project based learning and explore topics that interest them. Genius hour is a movement that allows students to explore their own passions and encourages creativity in the classroom. It provides students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time during school. On Friday 5 August, Glenfield PS students are invited to participate in 'Jeans for Genes Day.' Students are encouraged to wear their favourite jeans to school and to donate a gold coin to raise funds for much-needed research into birth defects and diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, and a range of genetic disorders. On Friday afternoon teachers will be sharing their favourite stories with their buddy classes in the classrooms - a great way to end Education Week as the theme for 2016 was 'Shared stories, better learning, stronger communities'.
Thanks to all the teachers and families for supporting Education Week and a special mention to Ms Elmerhebe for coordinating all the events this week at the school Illegal Parking in the Bus Zone on Railway Street There have been numerous parents and carers parking illegally in the Bus Zone outside the school on Railway Street both in the morning and in the afternoon. Not only is this practice illegal, it is unsafe for all students and the buses that need to use that area. Both Campbelltown Council and the local police have been informed and there will be a greater presence on Railway Parade during drop off and pick up times around the school.
Bus Zone
This sign means that in the direction of the arrow or arrows you are not allowed to stop your vehicle unless you are driving a bus. Hours of operation may apply to some signs. This means restrictions apply for those times only. The current fines for stopping in a Bus Zone are:
Rule 183: (1) Stop in bus zone (not clearway or transit/bus lane)* 4 demerit
points and a $253 fine.
Mr James Wratten Relieving Principal
Notes from the P&C
Once again there is so much to share with
you.
The BBQ during Education Week was a
resounding success. Having to cook for
around 240 orders was always going to be
tricky – but was achieved with the wonderful
help of some of the school’s parents. Thank
you so much to these fantastic volunteers
who give so much of their time to make the
school a better place.
Thanks must also be given to the amazing
canteen staff who helped out when push
came to shove with regards to getting the
orders to the classes.
After having so many kids ask us, I can now
tell you that Shaky Friday will start again this
Friday (5th August). By the way, Biopak Pty
Ltd should be thanked for they have donated
2000 cups and lids; how fantastic is that?
As it takes a big effort to run these, we are
still deciding whether to run them weekly or
fortnightly. So keep an eye on the area near
the Sports Store and Welcome Wall on a
Friday afternoon!
To give you advanced warning, our Father’s
Day Stall will be held on Thursday 1st
September. Gifts will range in price from $1
to $10. Any leftover gifts will be sold on the
Friday morning, outside the Sports Store.
Kids, bring a bag labelled with your name to
take your gift home in. Anyone wanting to
help sell the gifts on the Thursday, please
meet in the Hall at 9 am.
Finally, the next P&C Meeting will follow the
Community Café to be held on Monday 15th
August at 9 am. I look forward to seeing you
there.
David Ross
CONGRATULATIONS!
Glenfield Public School 2016 Academic
Challenge Winners
On Monday the 1st of August, Isabella Ross,
James Eccelston, Ameila Thornton and
Stanely Shaji Thomas attended Sarah
Redfern High School along with 25 other
schools for the 2016 Academic Challenge.
They competed in many critical thinking
challenges, including the Commercial Frenzy,
Bear The Load, Buzz Me In and Picture This.
Our Glenfield Public School students won two
of the four challenges which resulted in the
highly sought after overall win! Well done
Isabella, James, Amelia and Stanely for your
outstanding efforts, you really did Glenfield
Public School proud!
International Day is Coming!
The Glenfield P.S. community will be
celebrating International Day on
Wednesday September 14, 2016. (Week 9)
Please try to join us!
On this day, all students come to school
wearing clothes representative of any
country in the world and there will be a
parade, so start thinking about what you are
going to wear!
We are planning to have some visiting
performers, but we would also like to
showcase some of the wonderful talent we
have in our community. If you would like to
perform a cultural item, such as a dance,
please let me know. This can be students
and/or parents!
A feature of our day will be an International
Day lunch. We’ll be asking families to
provide a plate of food to share. We’re asking
food to be labelled with the name, country of
origin and ingredients. A special note will be
sent home, closer to the day.
Each class has chosen a country to study this
term. This year we would like parents to
have a quick tour of the 16 countries after the
luncheon.
Students will hear some stories from other
countries, during the afternoon.
As you can see, there are lots of exciting
things to look forward to!
Mrs Dunajcik
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