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

Mission Statement

A view to the future

Diary Dates

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.

21 June 2017

21 June School Council

23 June Academic Excellence Awards will be presented at school assembly

26 June Murrundindi visit

27 June Grade 5 transition visit to Emerald Secondary

28 June EDEC Soccer Play Off

30 June Last day of term 2-early pickup at 2.30pm

17 July First day of term 3

Vision: To provide every student with every opportunity to be the best they can be.

Value: Respect & High Expectations

Notes that have gone home

EDEC Soccer (Grade 5/6 boys & girls)

Diary of a Wombat production (JLC)

Grade 5 Transition visit to Emerald Secondary

Grades 5/6 Camp

All notices can be accessed from the school website: www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

Notify the school of any student absences by 9.30am on the day of the absence or expect a phone call from the school office. Notification via FLEXIBUZZ, the school app, is preferable. Download the FREE flexibuzz app from the app store now! If you need assistance, please contact the

Payment of Essential Education Items 2017 Payment Plans The second instalment of the payment plan is now overdue. Prompt payment would be appreciated. Essential Education Items for this year include essential classroom stationary, books and materials used by the students in classroom activities, Environmental Science, PE and Art, essential technology including computers and iPads, and access to licenced software including Mathletics, Tumblebooks, Reading Eggs, Quick Smart, Blitzmaster & Maths 300. All of these materials are purchased in bulk to minimise cost and ensure all students have access to materials. All of the money collected is spent on these consumable items, books, class sets, photocopied resources, and technology.

Enrol Now For 2018

We are now planning for Prep 2018 Enrolment forms are available at the office or

on the school website: www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au

A magnificent produce market hosted by 1/2H

A VIEW TO THE FUTURE

Bren’s Banter

Brendan (Principal)

Dear Families and Friends It’s probably fair to say that early last Saturday morning was quite ‘crisp’! However, the chilly weather didn’t stop a large contingent of dedicated and enthusiastic mums, dads and kids from completing some fantastic work at our term two working bee. Lots was achieved including sweeping, weeding, painting and pruning. Blake, Grant and Ross did an absolutely mighty job replacing old rotten sleepers in our vegie garden and it’s hard to believe that SO MUCH was achieved in just one morning. It was also lovely to see students Madi, Briley, Ella, Darcie, Jade, Hayley, Tayla W, Imogen, Erin and Tayla H come along and join in the fun! A huge thank you to the Wil-kinson, Croaker, Randle, Hubbard, Penwarden and Brophy families for your generosity and ‘hard yakka’!

Inspired Teaching and Learning: 2017 Regional Principal Forum On Monday and Tuesday I attended The Department of Education and Training’s 2017 Regional Principal Forum in the city. The forum was titled ‘Inspired Teaching and Learning: Creating the Education State’ and was officially opened by the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education James Merlino. It was a fantastic conference with several international keynote speakers presenting on the latest and best practice in teaching, learning, leadership and whole school improvement. If I had one sentence to summarize the main message from the conference, it would be: ‘High expectations, high quality teaching and strong and focused leadership are the main ingredients that lead to improvement in student learning outcomes’. Tree Audit We recently engaged All Trees Consulting Services Pty Ltd to complete a tree audit and we now have a comprehensive report identifying all trees over 8m in height, together with a five year plan for inspection and maintenance. Three trees have been identified for immediate removal due to decay and failures that now present a significant hazard. Trees identified for removal are the large eucalypt in the centre of the main carpark. There is another eucalypt alongside the rear driveway and smaller wattle on the west side of the oval. We are currently seeking quotations in order to complete this recommended work. Academic Excellence Awards Semester 1 Just a reminder that this Friday 23rd June we will be presenting the semester one Academic Excellence Awards at our whole school assembly at 9:00am. We would love to see lots of families attend this special assembly to see students receive these very special awards. Cockatoo Bendigo Bank visit Bruce McConnell, Manager of the Cockatoo Bendigo Community Bank, has kindly offered to come to school and speak with anyone from the Gembrook community who is s eeking advice around home loans, personal and business loans, credit cards and savings accounts. Bruce will be available at school on Monday 26th from 11:00am until 12:00noon. Our school will benefit financially from any new Bendigo Bank business generated. Please check out the ‘Diary Dates’ at the front of the newsletter for the many excellent events and activities that are coming up at Gembrook Primary School. Have a great week and all the best

June

25 Brianna G

28 Jack S

STARS OF THE WEEK

Dear families I am available to help support families and students through challenging circumstances. A form requesting support from the chaplain is available from the school office.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Kind Regards,

John Chambers

Chaplain

Chronicles of Johnicles

Name Reason Grade Teacher

Abbie K For sequencing a story well. Great job! F1/B Mrs. Bigwood

Harry You were so persistent in writing yesterday! You used spaces and wrote down all the sounds you knew! Great work!! F1/L Mrs. Liston

Brody You consistently write down all the sounds you hear to build great words! Well done!!! F1/L Mrs. Liston

Samuel You always try your best and your multiplication skills have improved this term. Well done! 1/2H Mr. Hevern

Sam W You are working hard on your revising skills in writing. 1/2C Miss Cornell

Isabella W You were a great shop keeper. Making sure you gave the correct change to your customers in math this week. Well Done! 3/4B Mr. Bailey

Katyn For striving hard and delivering her best work at all times. Great work Katyn 4/5A Mrs. A

The Art Room is once again needing dona-tions of cardboard and cardboard packaging. Contributions can be left in the box at the school office or tak-en directly to the Art Room in the JLC. Thank you Jess Irvin Art Teacher

Lost Grade 6 Jacket, size 16 Please hand in to school office

CSEF (Camps, Sports and Excursion Fund)

The Victorian Department of Education provides financial support to families who hold an approved concession card. This support is $125 per primary school child for participation in camps, sports & excursions (CSEF). To be eligible parents must fit one of the categories below.

Be an eligible beneficiary within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 2004, that is, be the holder of a Veterans Affairs Gold Card

or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC)

or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder,

OR Be a temporary foster parent. CSEF application forms are available from the office. The application remains valid while your child is enrolled at School and the parent remains eligible. If you think you are eligible please complete a form and return it to school by 23 June 2017 at the latest.

TIQUBIZ has been rebranded to FlexiBuzz

Jess Irvin, specialist Art & Enviro teacher at Gembrook Primary, is involved in an exhibition at the Printmaker Gallery in Fitzroy. Funds will be raised for Environment Victoria. Check it out if you can.

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Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm

Saturday 9am-1pm

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