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

Diary Dates

A view to the future

18 October Prep-4 Swimming

21 October Swimming P/1B and P/1H (makeup lesson) Cricket Clinic (Prep-6 no cost)

22 October Little Athletics Clinic Get Going with Gears Incursion (MLC) $12

23 October School Council 7pm (B&G 6.15pm)

27 October Gembrook Market Sausage Sizzle

29 October Produce Market

5 November Melbourne Cup Public Holiday

10 November RUN Gembrook

17 November PFA Trivia Night

20 November School Council 7pm (B&G 6.15pm)

21-23 November RACV Energy Breakthrough Maryborough Gilwell Park Leadership (5-6) $45

25 November Curriculum Day-no students at school

27 November St John’s First Aid in Schools Program (all grades)

28 November My Bus visit (Grade 6-no cost)

3 December Produce Market 2B (TBC)

4 December 5/6 Swimming ($100 per child)

5 December Enterprise Market

6 December 5/6 Swimming

9 December 5/6 Swimming

11 December 5/6 Swimming

12 December Christmas Concert

13 December 5/6 Swimming

16 December 5/6 Swimming

18 December Grade 6 Graduation

19 December Grade 6 Big Day Out

20 December LAST DAY OF TERM 4; 1PM FINISH

Notes that have gone home

After & before school activities for Term 4

Forest Classroom (SLC)

Student leadership at Gilwell Park (SLC)

Get going with Gears Incursion (MLC)

Trivia Night Booking Form

All notes that have gone home are available on the school website: www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

Extra Curricular Activities for this week Swimming P-4 School disco Little Athletics Clinic Cricket Clinic

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.

16 October 2013

Gembrook Primary School is a

SunSmart School

School hats must be worn for all outdoor ac-

tivities. No hat means play in the shade only.

Hats are available for sale ($10)

from the school office

Having fun at

after school

cooking. For

more information

about after school

activities, contact

the school office.

A VIEW TO THE FUTURE

Kym’s Comment

Kym

Principal

Dear families and friends Swimming Program What a splash! The swimming program is well underway. The Prep to 4 students have thoroughly enjoyed the swimming ses-sions at the pool. Their skill development in a relatively short time has been wonderful to see. The students have been in small groups of around five. Numbers for the senior program are low at this stage and depending on the parent response, we may have to cancel the senior swimming program.

Congratulations to our athletes Well done to Ella, Shaun, Lachlan, Tyronne, Isabelle and Jas-mine for competing in the Zone Athletic Carnival. Congratula-tions to Tyronne who will compete at the Regional Carnival to-morrow

Fancy Dress Disco The children who were able to attend the PFA Disco last Friday evening had a wonderful time. The costumes were fantastic –some children were unrecognizable! Thank you parents and families for putting in so much effort and thank you to our won-derful PFA team for their hard work and organisation.

Cricket and Little Athletics workshops Next week there will be cricket workshops for the students in P-6 and Little Athletics Workshops for students in Prep- 4. There is no cost for the workshops. Many of our students participate in Little Athletics and enjoy the different activities.

2014 Our planning for 2014 is underway. – We are currently looking at enrolment and funding projections for next year. Our school team will also be involved in discussion and planning for next year in regard to classes, specialists, curriculum planning, events and programs. School Council is considering aspects of planning - in particular the 2014 budget.

Any parents who have specific requests regarding the place-ment of their child are asked to pass on any information in writing – as always we are seeking to make the best possible educational plans for all children in our school. This information needs to be provided by Friday 25 October. If your child is due to commence school in 2014 please call at the office to complete an enrolment form. If you know of friends who have children due to commence school in 2014, encourage them to visit our school. Please call the office to arrange for school tours.

2014 Science @ Gembrook Gembrook Primary School applied for a Science teacher as part of the DEECD Primary Mathematics and Science Specialists initiative. We were successful! I expect to hear more details shortly. This program will enrich the high quality educational programs provided to the students at Gembrook. The outdoor learning centre will be used for this program.

PreSchool – School Transition Program This term the Gembrook Pre -School will use the school library for one of their sessions each week. Staff from the school and the pre-school are working closely together to plan for this transition program. The first session was on Tuesday. It went extremely well with the pre-schoolers exploring the school grounds and participating in a range of activities in the library. This extensive transition program will provide a strong founda-tion for their first days at school.

Run Gembrook A wonderful and dedicated team of parents have been working on preparations for this event for quite some time. Plans are well underway and we are hoping for good weather and good numbers. Please keep the date free for participating in one of the events or for assisting in the morning around the track.

Trivia Night There are some great items for the silent auction at the upcom-ing Trivia Night. It promises to be a great evening. A flyer with details was sent home this week.

Victorian School Garden Awards Visit Our Eco Warriors are very excited at the prospect of meeting the judges of the Victorian School Garden Awards on Friday. The judges will arrive by helicopter on Friday afternoon and will spend time with our eco warriors talking about the schools sus-tainability program. Well done to our eco warriors! We are very proud of your efforts and leadership in the school. Enjoy your week!

Birthdays!!

October

17 Bella M, Jack M

22 Annabelle M

Star of the Week

Name Reason Grade Teacher

Arlo What a fantastic start to the term! Your choice to concentrate and try your best hard has helped you do some fantastic writing this week. Well Done! Prep 1/ B Mr Bailey

Lily You always get along well with others and you have all the qualities of a good friend. Well done Lily. Prep 1/H Miss Hutcheson

Owen A fantastic start to the term. You have been listening well to instructions and completing work to a great standard. 1/2S Mrs O'Brien

Amy Your work on addition and subtraction fact families was great. You were quick and accurate. Well done! 2B Mrs Bigwood

Callum You have shown great persistence whilst writing your narrative. It was imagina-tive, humorous and left your reader wanting more. Well done! 3/4S Miss Stevens

Angus B Your work and attitude this week has been outstanding. Well done Angus! 3/4E Ann Liston

Charlee For a wonderful 'You Can Do It' attitude this week. You have been persistent with your writing and had a very resilient attitude to your audition. Keep it up! 3/4E Ann Liston

Ronan For a fabulous start to the term and getting on with his work. Keep this up Ronan top job. 5/6A Mrs Alsop

Bianca You have made a terrific start to the term. Great effort with your mathematical pattern problem solving! Well done. 5/6F Mr Fraser

Zac (Prep/1B)

Zac you are always enthusiastic and respectful during Ecolearning. Keep up the good work! Ecolearning Miss Kean

Emma B (2B)

A fantastic start to cricket, exceptional and cheerful attitute towards PE. Nice one! PE Mr Budin

Gemma (P1B)

You showed great leadership in the class and looked after the other students. You are fantastic. LOTE Mrs Ichikawa

Wanted Book club co-ordinator for 2014. Full training

available during the next two orders. Phone Karen for more information.

0407 889 331

Family Maths Work as a family to solve the weekly maths puzzle and you could be rewarded with a Computer Pass to be used

in your classroom. Put your entry in the box in the foyer near the office.

Have fun! MATHS IS MAVELLOUS!!

All photo bookings must

be made by Thursday 24

October. You can book

online at: http://

gembrookps.global2.vic.edu.au

(enter code FPG43)

OR

Contact the school

office.

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The enrolment forms are available on the school website

www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

Places for each after school activity are limited so enrol early to avoid

disappointment

Please return to your child’s teacher on their return to school

ABSENCE NOTE

Date/s of Absence

Students Name Grade

Reason for absence

Parent /Guardian Signature Date

The following policies are being reviewed by School Council. Please read and pass on any

comments to the school office by next Wednesday 23 October.

Mandatory Reporting cont...

Food and Blanket Bank Great News! A food and blanket bank is about to be trialled in the local community. The aim is to collect and distribute frozen meals that will help a family manage a challenging event in their life. The idea is simple: if you or someone you know could do with a meal, regardless of the reason, call either Tim Dewar or Pippa Goodie and we will arrange delivery of the meal to the family who needs it. We can all contribute meals to the bank or access meals when the need arises for us or someone else in our Gembrook community. Rather than reinventing the wheel, St Luke's Anglican Church in Cockatoo is happy to support us in this effort as part of their community program. If you want to know more, help, give or collect, please call either Pippa (0408 541 658) or Tim (0400994975).

Fitness Class for Parents

When: Wednesday morning 9.30-10.30

NB: There will be no class on Thursday

afternoon for T4

Where: Gembrook Primary School multi purpose room

Cost: $8 per session

What does it involve: a mixture of fat burning cardio work,

strength and toning work, core strength as well as stretching

and strengthening to enhance healthy posture.

Qualified instructor: Certified in many fields of fitness

including advanced resistance training, personal training,

group fitness, cycle and zumba. (And 1st aid, of course)

Experience: 20 years gym, aerobics, group fitness, personal

training and 15 years fitness club owner / operator.

How fit do you need to be: come as you are. I encourage

everyone to work at a safe level for themselves and I will

guide you all the way.

What to bring: a drink of water, wear runners,

bring a bath sized towel and….. yourself.!

Further enquiries: Natasha, phone:

0412183329

Modern Celebrations from the Heart

Carol Tokley Registered Marriage Celebrant

Please phone for a no obligation chat 03 59682910 or 0427 682910

Contact Details

Please notify the school office if there are any changes to

your contact details: email, mobile phone numbers, land-

lines, address, emergency contacts.

It is essential for parents/carers to be easily contacted in

case of illness / emergencies.