Gwynneville Public School Newsletter Term 1: Week 10—Wednesday, 3rd April 2019

Principal's Welcome

Dear Parents and Friends

It is hard to believe that it’s nearly the end of term. I’m sensing that everyone is ready for a break

though. Congratulations to all of our students for their many achievements both academically and in

various sporting events throughout the term.

Our Administration Building is nearing completion and should be handed over in Week 2 of next term.

The Library will be relocated to the top playground during the first week of the holidays. Kindergarten

will be able to move in at the beginning of next term and we can then resume our fortnightly

assemblies.

Easter Hat Parade and Raffle draw.

Due to lack of space the Easter hat parade will be held on the bottom oval at 1.45pm on Thursday 11th

April.

In case of wet weather the parade will be called off and the raffles drawn in the office with the winners

being notified by phone.

Opportunity Class 2020

Opportunity classes cater for academically gifted and talented students. If you would like your student

to be considered for the Year 5 opportunity class in 2020 you will have to register online at

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5.

The application website opens on Tuesday 30th April and closes on Friday 17th May 2019. You must apply

by the due date.

Mrs Trish Payne

Principal

Sport news

School Cross Country

Last Friday we held our annual school cross country with students competing at Wiseman’s park and

also at school for our juniors.

The day was a huge success with so many students being involved, challenging themselves and having

lots of fun.

Congratulations to all of those students who finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in their races. A team will now be

selected to compete at the district carnival on Thursday 9th May at Kembla Joggers course in West

Dapto. Notes will be handed out next week.

A huge thank you to all those parents that attended the carnivals, it is always great to see you

supporting our students. Without your assistance we wouldn’t be able to run our sporting events.

Thank you also to those parents who gave up their time to be officials on the course and for encouraging

our runners.

School Hockey

With our last week of hockey approaching I would like to thank Caleb and Callum from the University of

Wollongong Hockey Club for their time over the past 5 weeks teaching our students the game of hockey.

Sporting Schools

Next term students in Kindergarten and Year One will be participating in a gymnastics program.

Students in Years 5 and 6 will be learning about the game of Lacrosse.

NSWPSSA Swimming

Good luck to Flynn L and Jake M who next week will be competing at the State Swimming Carnival at the

Aquatic Centre at Homebush as a part of the south coast team. Good luck from Gwynneville!!

Well done to Jake M and Matthias B who competed at the State Country Swimming Championships last

weekend. Jake placed eighth in the 100m Backstroke.

Stage 3 Activity Day

The Stage 3 Activity Day has been postponed from Friday 12th April to Friday 10th May.

Mrs Tracy Devlin

News

Harmony Day

On Thursday 21st March our school celebrated Harmony Day. Students were able to wear orange or

their cultural costumes. In our classrooms we talked about cultural diversity, being inclusive and

Australia as a multicultural nation.

Some classes worked with buddies while others worked on activities within their classrooms.

At the end of the day we all came together and displayed Harmony Day messages on the walkway and

had our photos taken.

Fruit and Vegetable Week – 1st April – 5th April

This week is Fruit and Vegetable Week where we will be talking about the different fruits and vegetables

and the importance of eating them at every meal.

Research tells that primary aged students are not eating the required amounts of fruits and vegetables

each day.

A fun way of doing this is encouraging children to eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables each and every

day. The canteen makes awesome fruit and vegetable cups each day for 50c.

Mrs Tracy Devlin

Students Anti –Racism Contact Officer

Gwynneville Public School’s student Anti-Racism officer is Mrs Alison Krauss. For any enquiries or concerns please contact the school.

Stewart House School Clothing appeal

2019

Please ensure that all Stewart House clothing donations are given to the school by this Friday 5th April.

Entertainment Book Membership

Please help Gwynneville Public School fundraise with the Entertainment book! The South Coast and Southern Highlands Entertainment ™ Membership sells for just $60 with which you will receive over $20 000 in valuable offers that can be used until June 2020. Some of these offers include dining, accommodation arts, sports, attractions, travel and shopping.

There are a limited amount of books available from the office this Friday 5th April. Digital copies can be purchased on the Entertainment™ Book website.

NSW Premier's Reading Challenge

It is time for the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge. The challenge runs from the 4th of March until the 30th of August. The NSW Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is an initiative of the NSW State Government. It aims to encourage in students a love of reading for leisure and pleasure and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student- to read, to read more and to read more widely. In order to complete the challenge, students in K-2 need to experience at least 30 books, including 5 personal books of choice. Students in years 3-6 need to read at least 20 books, including 5 personal books of choice. If you would like your child to participate or would like more information please contact Mrs Ridgeway or register online at the following link.:

https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

Thank you

Mrs Kate Ridgway

Dates to Remember

Special Events Term 1

Wk 10

Monday 1st April - Friday 5th April- fruit & veggie week Thursday 4th April - 3/4 Orange & 4/5 Brown excursion to Sydney Friday 5th April - assembly 2:40 pm under the COLA

Wk 11

Thursday 11th April - Easter hat parade at 1.45pm followed by the Easter raffle draw Friday 12th April – Last day of Term1.

Holidays

Monday 15th April – Friday 26th April Monday 28th April -P & C Bunnings BBQ

Special Events Term 2

Wk 1

Monday 29th April – Staff Development Day Tuesday 30th April – Students return

Wk 2

Tuesday 7th May – Mother’s Day stall Friday 10th May – Stage 3 Activity Day

Wk 3

Tuesday 14th May – NAPLAN Wednesday 15th May- NAPLAN Thursday 16th May – NAPLAN Thursday 16th May – P & C meeting 6pm

Awards

To be presented on Friday 5th April

K/1 Pink Henry N, Pippa M, Ailin N, Zoe J

1 Blue Amelia D, Jessica P, Max C, Frida F, Rajwa H

2/3 Lime Melody O, Ambar N, Uta T

2/3 Orange Ning-Hsuan C

4/5 Brown Aditi R

5 Marron Daniel T, Jana F, Sean M

6 Purple Jade N, Dani Y, Ella W, Holly T, Keeley H, Jacinta R, Alexia N, Quaylah, Bryan Y,

Adam J, Mohaimen M, Manaka T, Tamara S

P & C News

The P & C AGM was held on the 20th March. The following office bearers were nominated and accepted the following positions:

President – Katie Singh

Vice President – Tara Lawson

Treasurer – Nicole Formosa

Secretary – Xiao Xiong

Thank you to Katie, Tara, Nicole and Xiao for accepting these positions.

P & C Meetings

Please note that P & C meetings have moved to the third Thursday of the month at 6pm. Children can come along to the meetings if parents cannot find a carer.

Important P & C Dates

Wednesday 3rd April – Mufti Day

Thursday 11th April – Easter raffle

Sunday 28th April – GPS on the Bunnings BBQ

Thursday 16th May at 6pm – next P & C meeting

Tuesday 7th May - Mother’s Day Stall

Friday 28th June – Pie drive delivery Bunnings BBQ GPS has been allocated Sunday 28th April to manage the Bunnings BBQ. This is a great fundraiser for our school. Please contact Katie on 0431 892936 or email pcgwynneville@gmail.com<mailto:pcgwynneville@gmail.com> if you are able to volunteer on the BBQ. Winter coats There are sample winter coats in the school office for any families interested in trying one for size. The coats are waterproof with an inbuilt hood. The coats cost approximately $32 each (price to be confirmed). If you would like to order a winter coat, please leave a note specifying the child’s name, class and size in the office mailbox. Easter Raffle

Please support our school Easter raffle. There are extra raffle books in the school office.

Building update

Harmony Day

Canteen

Community Notice Board

Complete Tennis Beaton Park

Junior Tennis Clinic

Dates: Monday 15th to Thursday

18th April 2019

Ages: 4-14 Beginners to

Intermediates

Coaching, games and fun. Tennis

Australia Hotshots Program. TCA

qualified coaches.

Bookings and enquiries contact the

Pro Shop on 42229 9227 or book

online at

www.wollongongtennis.com.au

Gwynneville Public School

10A Acacia Avenue, Gwynneville NSW, Australia

gwynnevill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

02 4229 5728

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