GORMANDALE & DISTRICT PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Principal Christine Robinson Phone 51977444

Email: gormandale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Mobile: 0407049606

Web site:www.gormandale.vic.edu.au Fax 51977442 Tuesday 26th July 2016

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Parent Opinion Survey Attached to this week’s newsletter is your annual Parent Opinion Survey. Every school gets assessed by their parents each year. In a large school only 15 percent of the parents get asked – in a small school all the parents are asked. The questions are about OUR SCHOOL not the Education Department in general. There is a short turn around with sending them out and returning them (determined by the Department). Forms need to be back to school by THIS FRIDAY. Please send them back to school sealed in the envelope provided – the name on the back is just for us to know who has sent it in and who we need to chase up. The contents are completely confidential – School Council will see the results once they are released – but that is only after they have been collated. The Department take seriously the opinion of parents – comparing the results from year to year and then work with me to increase them.

Parent Club Plates Fundraiser The final date for ordering the plates (and other items) is THIS FRIDAY. Next week all students who have an order will be creating their artwork – after this the artwork will be viewed by parents before the final drawing is sent off to be made. Come and see me if you need more information about this.

Grade 5/6 Fundraiser

$1 Friday

Hot Chocolates will be available to purchase EVERY FRIDAY for the rest of winter.

PARENTS CLUB Not much to report from Parents Club. Picture Plate drawings by the children will be sent home over the next couple of weeks for approval by the parents. We hope to have the Orders into Picture Products on or about 15th August. Two of the Tyre Veggie Garden’s in Grannie’s Grove have been planted out. Parent’s Club will source more soil to fill the other tyres over the coming weeks. Father’s Day stall will be held on 2nd September.

Writing Checklists and Learning Goals I was very excited to share with the Prep / One parents last Monday our new Writing Checklists. I will be sharing these with any interested parents next Monday morning in the Staffroom, along with our Maths Rockets. The main focus of these books are allowing EACH child to know where they are in writing and maths and more importantly what they need to focus on next to improve. All students worked with their writing teacher last Friday to work out their current writing goal. Students will also be writing Reading, Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry and Probability and Statistics goals. They will also have a goal focussing on their learning (how they act when they are learning). The maths goals will be determined at the beginning of each of the maths topics – the new topics begin next week (assessments are happening this week of their current topics). The reading, writing and social goals will be sent home by the end of the week so you know what they are working on. The maths ones will be sent home once they are determined. The goals will be reviewed, refined and changed on a monthly basis and for maths at the beginning of each topic.

Welcome Shay I would like to welcome Shay to the Grade 4/5/6 classroom. It is great to have a new friendly face at our school. Grade Prep/1 Spelling Homework With the changes in the homework books for Grade Prep and one there are now several activities listed for each week – this was done as there was spare space. The expectation is to complete at least 3 of these each week. Spelling Homework in general The activities listed in the Spelling Homework books are just suggestions (parents asked for these a few years ago). If you don’t have a dictionary or the words are too tricky to put in a sentence – choose another activity. The aim is for the words to be written out to make memory easier. All students (except for the Preps) use these activities when they are doing their classroom Spelling Bucket so they should know what to do or of an alternative to use. Cooking Hopefully you noticed some food come home last Friday – this term

we are adding Cooking to our program on a regular basis. The cost of this was a part of the school fees.

The timing of the lessons depends on what else is happening in the classrooms, which also determines if it

is whole school cooking or just one class at a time. All students will be cooking an equal amount. Usually

the students work in groups of 4 – so they get to eat / bring home a quarter of the cooking each week.

2016 DATES TO REMEMBER

JULY TERM 3

Friday 29th Parent Opinion Survey due back

Tuesday 30th Swimming starts

August Monday 1st Meeting with parents to explain English & Math 9.00am

Tuesday 2nd School Open Day 9anm—1pm

Thursday 4th OneSight eye testing

Friday 5th Jeans for Genes day

Tuesday 23rd School Council

Tuesday 30th Swimming Starts

September Friday 2nd Fathers Day Stall

Monday 5th Grandparents Day

Tuesday 6th Divisional Athletics (only for a few students) Swimming starts

Swimming

Tuesday 30th August

Wednesday 31st August

Thursday 1st September

Tuesday 6th September

Wednesday 7th September

Thursday 8th September

Tuesday 14th September

Wednesday 15th September

Thursday 16th September

WEEK OF 15.7.2016 WEEK OF 22.7.2016

NAME AWARD GIVEN FOR NAME AWARD GIVEN FOR

Emma For having a go Jeremiah Fantastic take away sums

Cooper Great holiday recount

Maartin Great handwriting

Ethan Great holiday recount and a huge improvement in his

effort

Emily Determination in maths

Mitchell Great parent teacher interview PowerPoint

Harlen Great holiday recount

Jack S Great holiday recount

25 NIGHTS READING ZED EBONY

75 NIGHTS READING EMILY ED RYLEIGH

OSCAR

100 NIGHTS READING ALLI HAYLEY KATIE

AVA GRACE COOPER

ALEX JESSICA

125 NIGHTS READING THOMAS MIKI

150 NIGHTS READING HOLLYANNE GEMMA BAILEY

SHANEQUA

175 NIGHTS READING AMELIA PATRICK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OSCAR, JESSICA, CHAZ,

TYLER S, HAYDEN

SCHOOL LUNCHES Tuesday NAME :……………………………………….

Amount ITEM COST

BIG M 250 ML

$2.00 CHOC STRAW

BANANA

PRIMA $1.00

WATER .50c

HOT DOG $2.50

HAWAIIAN PIZZA $2.00

CHICKEN NUGGETS $2.00 5 PER SERVE

SAUSAGE ROLL $2.00

PARTY SAUSAGE ROLL

$ .50c

PIE $2.50

PARTY PIE $ .50c

SCHOOL LUNCHES Tuesday NAME :……………………………………….

Amount ITEM COST

BIG M 250 ML

$2.00 CHOC STRAW

BANANA

PRIMA $1.00

WATER .50c

HOT DOG $2.50

HAWAIIAN PIZZA $2.00

CHICKEN NUGGETS $2.00 5 PER SERVE

SAUSAGE ROLL $2.00

PARTY SAUSAGE ROLL

$ .50c

PIE $2.50

PARTY PIE $ .50c

SCHOOL LUNCHES Tuesday NAME :……………………………………….

Amount ITEM COST

BIG M 250 ML

$2.00 CHOC STRAW

BANANA

PRIMA $1.00

WATER .50c

HOT DOG $2.50

HAWAIIAN PIZZA $2.00

CHICKEN NUGGETS $2.00 5 PER SERVE

SAUSAGE ROLL $2.00

PARTY SAUSAGE ROLL

$ .50c

PIE $2.50

PARTY PIE $ .50c

SCHOOL LUNCHES Tuesday NAME :……………………………………….

Amount ITEM COST

BIG M 250 ML

$2.00 CHOC STRAW

BANANA

PRIMA $1.00

WATER .50c

HOT DOG $2.50

HAWAIIAN PIZZA $2.00

CHICKEN NUGGETS $2.00 5 PER SERVE

SAUSAGE ROLL $2.00

PARTY SAUSAGE ROLL

$ .50c

PIE $2.50

PARTY PIE $ .50c

Note: We have taken Hot Chicken Rolls off the menu this term. We have added Hawaiian Pizza and Party Sausage Rolls.