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Griffith East Public School griffithe-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 02 69621804 02 69624409 www.griffithe-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

East Links Term 2 | Week 2 | 8 May 2019

SCOTS COLLEGE INTERSCHOOLS

EQUESTRIAN CHALLENGE

Adele Tropeano represented the school at The Scots College Interschool’s Equestrian

Challenge which was held on 4-5 May at the Albury Wodonga Equestrian Centre. The two day

challenge consisted of show ring events, dressage, stockman’s challenge and two rounds of

show jumping, with ribbons given out to 6th place and points earned for our school for each

ribbon won.

Adele had a fantastic weekend representing GEPS, coming home with the following awards in the Primary age division. 4th Ridden Show Horse

3rd Led Show Horse

4th Rider Show Horse

4th Overall Primary Show Horse

5th A2 Show Jumping

4th Phase 2 Show Jumping

YEAR 3 & 5 NAPLAN TESTS Year 3 and Year 5 students will complete the National Literacy and Numeracy tests (NAPLAN) between 14-24 May. These tests provide us with important information to support teaching and learning programs. This year for the first time students will complete the NAPLAN tests online.

P & C MEETING The P& C will hold their next meeting on Thursday 9 May 2019 at 7.30pm in the school staffroom. All parents are welcome to attend.

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POSSUM MAGIC

Students in Kindergarten to Year 2 will have the opportunity to attend Monkey Baa Theatre Company’s “Possum Magic” performance at Griffith Regional Theatre on Friday 17 May 2019 (Week 3 Term 2). This excursion has been planned to supplement the following work being done in the classroom: Literacy, personal and social capabilities; critical and creative thinking; sustainability. The cost of this excursion is $13.00 per child. Children will depart the school at 9.30am and return by 11.30am. Please return notes and money to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible. Payment can be made online using the reference 170519.

The NRL Game Development Teams new League Stars Program is coming to Griffith for 8 weeks in Term 2! This program is open to students aged 5 to 12 and costs only $99 per participant! The League Stars program caters for children of all abilities and is a non-contact program focusing on developing fundamental movement skills run by experienced NRL development coaches. Every participant will receive a cool League Stars pack which will include a backpack, ball, ball pump, shirt and stickers. The program will be run on Fridays - 5pm to 6pm, kicking off on the 17th May. To register head to https://playnrl.com/league-star and Search for Griffith Or for more information please contact: Chris Hanneman - channeman@nrl.com.au – 0439 467 314 or Andrew Lavaka – alavaka@nrl.com.au – 0428 302 549

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ROSTER

Friday 17 May

Kellie Dal Broi

Renae Stewart

Alison Matthews

Cakes 15 May

Margarite Belardo

Lynda Franks

Cathy McPherson

Nikki Ross

Sandra Taylor

CANTEEN

Monday 13 May

Laura Bugno

Amanda Quarisa

Tuesday 14 May

Bobbie Ryan

Wednesday 15 May

Carla Sweeting

Thursday 16 May

Sandra Taylor

STAR STUDENTS WEEK 1 AWARDS

3G Zane Dussin, Emma Mahlknecht, Luca Carden

3M Tuesdae Cheers, Joyal Kumar, Roy Condon

3S Portia Flack, Krist Piromalli, Kyson Tagliapietra

4C Taylah Della Franca, Mary Soane, Emmy Smith, Claire Thornburg - Smith

4N Sophia Giason, Kasey Denton, Efe Yilmaz

4T Jesiah Monaghan, Mia Fattore, Lara Coldwell

5D Britney Nuumaalii, Mackinley Vearing, Oskar Nottingham

5N Kaedence Pattison, Matthew Miotello, Narin Ciyan

5/6G Jesse Ryan, Stella Matthews, Rory Heiland

5/6O Huon Buckland, Joseph Macri, Soham Ghosh

6CM Summer Reynolds, Mekhi Simpson, Oliver Young

BOOK CLUB

Orders for Issue 3 of Book Club are due

back to the school office by Friday May 10,

2019.

SRC MOTHERS DAY

RAFFLE The SRC will be raffling a beautiful doll and basket generously donated by Pam Cheers & Lyn Watson. Tickets are 50c each and will be available from the SRC at recess until Friday. The raffle will be drawn at the Infants Assembly on Friday at 12.30pm.

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GEPS - Term 2 2019

Term Two

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT SUN

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6 May Tennis team vs Hay PS Cricket team vs Lavington 3-6 Aussie Rules Clinics

7 May Year 5 – Canberra Excursion

8 May Uniform Shop open 8.45 – 9.30 Year 5 – Canberra Excursion Kinder PMP Mother’s Day Stall

9 May 3-6 Assembly with 6CM Athletes Foot Presentation Year 5 – Canberra Excursion K-2 Aussie Rules Clinics P & C MEETING 7.30PM

10 May K-2 Assembly With KC School Cross Country 10.30am

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May

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13 May

14 May Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period

15 May Uniform Shop open 8.45 – 9.30 Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period Canteen Network Meeting 3.30pm Kinder PMP

16 May 3-6 Assembly with 6N Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period

17 May K-2 Assembly with KM K-2 “Possum Magic” Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period

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May

4

20 May Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period

21 May Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period

22 May Uniform Shop open 8.45 – 9.30

Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period Kinder PMP

23 May 3-6 Assembly Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period Book Fair

24 May K-2 Assembly with 1/2K Yr 3 & Yr 5 NAPLAN Online Test Period Book Fair

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May

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27 May Footsteps Dance Program Book Fair

28 May Footsteps Dance Program Book Fair

29 May Footsteps Dance Program Kinder PMP Book Fair

30 May Footsteps Dance Program

31 May No K-2 Assembly Footsteps Dance Program Zone Cross Country

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June

6

Multicultural Public Speaking School Finals Stage 2/3 9.15am

MIA Aussie Rules Gala Day

Kinder PMP Zone Touch Knockout Day

8 9

June

SCHOOL PHOTOS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS. IF YOU HAVE

ANY QUERIES REGARDING PHOTOS PLEASE PHONE CREATIVE SCHOOL

PORTRAITS ON 02 63423070.