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North Weekly News

Wednesday, 5 September 2018

Term 3 Week 7

PBL “Reach for the Stars” Badges and Awards Congratulations to the following students who have received our Reach for the Stars Gold Star Award and badge: K-2 William (1A) for showing care and respect towards peers and staff. 3-6 Abby (6D) for being a responsible and enthusiastic learner who approaches every aspect of the curriculum with a positive attitude.

NAIDOC Public Speaking Riverina Final

Tomorrow Ellie and Kaeli will represent GNPS and the Griffith Zone at the NAIDOC Public Speaking Challenge. They will present their speech on the NAIDOC Week Theme “BECAUSE OF HER, WE CAN.”

We would like to wish the girls all the best for this competition and congratulate them for making it through to this level of the competition.

State Athletics Congratulations to Lucy, Grace and Ellie who qualified for the State Athletics Carnival next term. Lucy came 2nd in the junior girls 200m, Grace came 2nd in the 11 years 200m and 2nd in the 11 years 100m, and Ellie came 2nd in the senior girls 800m. This is a great achievement for the girls.

Dates To Remember Wed 5th Sept NAIDOC Public Speaking Final Thurs 6th Sept P&C Movie Night Fri 7th Sept Year 4 at Pioneer Park for Local

Government Week Mon 10th Sept Michael Carr-Gregg at the Exies

6.30pm for 7pm Tues 11th Sept K-2 Assembly- KH Hosting

3-6 Assembly- 3A Hosting Wed 12th Sept Proud and Deadly Awards Mon 17th Sept Boys’ Basketball Team in Sydney for

PSSA Knockout Final Tues 18th Sept K-2 Assembly- Behaviour Awards

3-6 Assembly- Behaviour Awards Tues 25th Sept K-2 “Josephine Wants to Dance”

excursion No Assemblies

Wed 26th Sept GNPS Art Show “Limited Edition” Thurs 27th Sept GNPS Art Show “Limited Edition ” Fri 28th Sept Last day of Term 3

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 Term 3 Week 7

GNPS Lapathon Thank you to the many people who have returned their Lapathon money. $6174.90 has been raised so far. A fantastic amount! The Lapathon prize draw will be held on Monday 10th September so please make sure all sponsorship money has been returned by Friday 7th September to be eligible to go into the prize draw. Remember that all Lapathon Funds raised are going towards buying new literacy resources for students in all classes from Kindergarten to Year 6.

UNSW Writing Competition GNPS is very proud of the excellent results achieved by students participating in the UNSW Writing Competition. There was one high distinction achieved, one distinction achieved, two credits achieved and two merits achieved. Congratulations to the following students. High Distinction

Sophie (Yr 3)

Distinction

Mariam (Yr 5), Jake (Yr 5), Grace (Yr 5), Hugh

(Yr 4) and Abbey (Yr 3)

Credits

Chelsea (Yr 6), Jayde (Yr 5), Kurt Yr 4), Emma

(Yr 4), Grace (Yr 4), Ujjesa (Yr 3) and Jayli (Yr 3)

Merits

Loujane (Yr 5) and Frances (Yr 3)

K-6 Awards - Term 3 Week 7

KP: Jasmine, Makenzie, Oliver KD: Sehaj, Beau, Indianna KH: Izayah, Chad , Heidi KA: Zavier, Abbey, Lucas 1C: Hir, Marcus, Xavier 1A: Leon, Kovi, Shadaye 2M: Jessica , Ryan, Zephyr 2U: Milly, Jemima, Uzair 2H: Paxton, Valentina, Isabella 3M: Saskia, Jayli 3A: Ruby, Cooper 4P: Blake, James 4E: Harry, Joshua 5A: George, Nevaeh 5W: Jayde, Kayla 6M: Cameron, Michael 6D: William, Iesha Italian: Lauren, Jake, Chelsea. Jayden Nicole, Hayley

SASS Staff Recognition Week This week is SASS Staff Recognition Week! I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge all the hard work and efforts of all our SASS staff at GNPS. Our SASS staff include, Janet Signor (School Administration Manager), Cheryl Adcock, Tammy Gale, Sarah Signor, Meagan Wood (School Administration Officers), Helen Cambrell, jane Francis, Allison Forbes, Jodie Smith, Vanessa Blumer, Rachel McMahon, Jane Francis, Jenny Johns, Nicole Smith, Jennifer Violi, Frank Cirillo, Jesse Mancinelli, Ashley De Paoli, Liz Fattore and Elizabeth Mason (School Learning Support Officers), Michelle Russell (Aboriginal Education Officer) and Keith Chapman (General Assistant). All do a brilliant job and often their hard work goes unnoticed however, without all their efforts, we would not be as efficient and effective as we are. On behalf of the teaching staff of GNPS, I would like to thank the SASS staff for all they do to support public education at GNPS!

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 Term 3 Week 7

PBL –Expectation Focus for the Week This week’s focus for PBL is:

“Be Calm” This week’s PBL expectation is “Be Calm”. The meaning of the word calm is “to be quiet and still, not excited or cranky.” If you are in a state of calm, you can make the right decision or choice. For example, if someone in your class or in the playground is saying things to you that you do not like, instead of getting angry or saying mean things back to them stay CALM, WALK AWAY, and TALK to the teacher.

P&C Movie Night

Tickets are selling fast….

Get your tickets now to avoid disappointment on the night! (Tickets will not be available at the Cinema if sold out prior.)

It is ideal to be at the Cinema by 6.30pm, so you have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets, be seated and ready for our continuous raffle draw, as there are some awesome prizes to be won. The raffle will be drawn both prior and after the movie.

Canteen News Week 7

Our large meat pie is now off the menu; however we still have party pies available. There will be more changes to our menu, as we get ready for the Heathy School canteen strategy to be implemented. Thank you to everyone who has helped in the canteen. If you are available, please come and see us. Thanking you Kelli and Paulina Canteen Supervisors

3-6 Playground Over the next few weeks, the playground equipment that the P&C have purchased for the 3-6 playground will be installed. The area will be fenced off, so students will not be able to access the area.

The GNPS Art Show “Limited Edition”

On Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th September, we will be holding our Art Show “Limited Edition”. Students and teachers are working very hard in their classrooms to produce some amazing artworks. The Art Show will open on Wednesday night from 5.30pm-7.30pm, with the official opening at 5.30pm. It will also be on Thursday from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. There will be a sausage sizzle and drinks available each night. We hope everyone is able to attend one of the times and enjoy the creative artworks from GNPS students

Wednesday 05.09.18 Help Needed Thursday 06.09.18 Help Needed Friday Monday

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Helen Schmetzer Help Needed Paul Hughes

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 Term 3 Week 7

Sport News Trent Barrett Shield Today we have two teams playing in the Trent Barrett Shield Final in Wagga - one boys’ team and one girls’ team. We would like to wish them all the best and thank Miss Horton and Mr Arnold for coaching them and thank all the parents for driving the students to Wagga today. We are looking forward to hearing the results.

Golf The Griffith golf pro, James Lethlean, has been visiting the school to teach 3-6 students golf skills on Tuesdays and Fridays.

SRC News Footy Colours Next Friday on the 14th of September, Griffith North P.S will be holding a footy colours day to raise money for the Cancer Council. You can wear any type of sporting team outfit BUT it needs to be appropriate for Friday afternoon sports. It will be a gold coin donation to help those who are fighting cancer, especially children. Remember, you can wear any type of sporting team outfit. Your kind donation will be cherished. By Aotearoa Filipo and Alex Minato