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Term 4 Week 6 Tuesday 20th November 2018

Dates to Remember 21-25/11 Schools Spectacular 26/11 Kinder Smoothstart 3/12 Kinder Smoothstart End of Year Dates: 7/12 Citizenship Assembly 10/12 Year 6 Auction 12/12 Presentation Night 13/12 Citizenship Movie Day 14/12 Year 6 Assembly 18/12 Year 6 Farewell 19/12 Last day of Term 4 2018 Assemblies Week 6 23/11 5/6A Week 7 30/11 Kinder Week 8 07/12 Awards Week 9 14/12 Year 6 Canteen Roster 21/11 Tracey Bignell Skye Apthorpe 23/11 Kim Haschek Liz Davis 26/11 Erin Campbell 28/11 Leanne Anderson Amanda Marsh 30/11 Karen Johnson Robyn Beggs Uniform Shop: Friday 23/11 8.30 – 10.00am Monday 26/11 Monday 3/12 School Photos: 27/3/19 P&C Meeting: 26/11/18

Schools’ Spectacular

Good luck to our Schools Spectacular students! ONLY 1 MORE SLEEP! Tomorrow we begin our big adventure at Sydney Olympic Park. I’m sure we’ll have lots of stories and photos to share when we get back, so watch this space! Thank you to all the families who are supporting their children throughout this experience! They will have the experience of a lifetime! – Susie McLeod 😊😊

Message from Mrs Wakefield – Annual Presentation Assembly Thank you for the wonderful responses to our survey on our Skoolbag app. We received 47 responses in total. 25 families preferred an evening assembly 18 families preferred a daytime assembly and 4 families did not mind and responded with either evening or day. General improvements that we are considering and will implement if possible:

• Each grade doing a performance • Shorter speeches • Shorter video presentation • 2 hours at the maximum • More seating and much cooler if possible.

We will look at each response and thank you for your time and responses.

Yours in education Leanne Wakefield, Principal. Class Awards (Week 5) KB Sofeea McBride Daisy Jennings Jade Everett Chloe Sabanal (E) KM Sahara-Rose Genoli Nullah Clarke Chay Harris Henry Maggs (E) 1J Harper Edwards Isabella Fisher Dean Griffin Emily Clarke (E) 1M Miller Ribbons Maddie Wall Lily Sansom Reanna Gorton (E) 2G Tiko Samson Toby Warwick Shyanne Henrickson Charlie Bignell (E) 2S Olivia Wade Milahni Edwards Poppy Murphy Samira Soupidis (E)

FOR SALE! Spinach from our School garden $1.00/bunch

Music Notes This term, Year 2 students are beginning recorder tuition in their music lessons.

All students need their own instrument. Recorders can be purchased from the Gloucester Newsagency or Bass ‘n’ Blues in Taree. Annette Burrows Music Teacher

3-6 Assembly

Friday 23rd November

2.10pm

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PtoH Transition Program to GHS Our final visit to Gloucester High School for the PtoH Program is this Wednesday 21st November. Students will again rotate through

each of the designated subject areas. Please ensure full school uniform is worn, including appropriate leather shoes to participate in practical activities. If there are any changes to how your child is getting home from the high school, please inform your child’s class teacher. Our next high school visit will be on Wednesday 5th December for the whole day – Gloucester High School Orientation Day. Rod Maggs – Assistant Principal (Stage 3) Year 6 Baby Photos

A reminder to all students in Year 6 to bring in a photo of themselves as a baby/toddler for our end of year slideshow.

Please send it in this week and put your name on the back so we can return it when finished. Also, remember to bring in your note and $15.00 for the farewell so we can begin organising catering and other arrangements. Rod Maggs – Assistant Principal (Stage 3) Sporting Schools Only 1 more week left! Our Term 4 Sporting Schools Program will finish on Thursday 29 November. Students are reminded to bring their hats and drink bottles to every session. GPS Sporting Schools Team Eve Green, Mel Seale, Susie McLeod and Emily Bosworth.

For: Students K-6

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 3:00pm-4:00pm Where: Meet outside the Library

What: Please bring your hat and a water bottle

Term 4 from: Tuesday 16 October to Thursday 29 November (inclusive)

Sports: Hockey and Golf

Year 6 – What’s Coming Up? This fortnight: Tues 20 Nov Yr 6 Farewell Committee meeting 3.05pm Wed 21 Nov PtoH high school visit to GHS Future Dates for the calendar/diary: Wed 5 Dec GHS Orientation Day (full day) Mon 10 Dec Yr 6 Fundraiser – Year 6 Auction Wed 12 Dec Presentation Evening – all students encouraged to attend Fri 14 Dec Year 6 Final Assembly Tues 18 Dec Year 6 Farewell

Wed 19 Dec Final day – Walk of Honour 2.30pm

Windstars There will be no Thursday morning rehearsal on the 15th or 22nd November. Please keep practising your instrument for all our end of year performances. Sarah Soupidis Cookies and Cupcakes Day

Last Thursday, the Year 6 Fundraising committee held a cookies & cupcake day. We raised a total of $665.45! We would like to thank everyone who baked and donated. The money

we raised will be going towards the Year 6 gift to the school. Thanks again, Year 6 Fundraising Committee

GLOUCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION GENERAL MEETING HELD 22nd October 2018

Meeting opened 7.08 pm Attendance: As per attendance book Minutes: Minutes from previous meeting read. Moved to be correct. Moved: Robyn Seconded: Ruth Business arising: • Uniform Shop- still outstanding. Some payments have been received

• Tea Towel Fundraiser- Orders due 1st Nov.

• Bindiis in the playground- have been sprayed but requires re-application.

• Infants seating has arrived. Awaiting installation.

• Energise Gloucester- presentation given by David Marston

• Infants Frolic- P & C cooked the BBQ. Went well.

• Mobile phone survey was circulated in the newsletter

Moved: Leanne K Seconded: Sally Correspondence: see correspondence book. Moved: Robyn Seconded: Nicole Uniform Shop: • Stocktake sale- Bucket hats $5, Backpacks $20, Cotton shorts $12 each or 2 for $20, Jackets $15 (no zip) Moved: Leanne K Seconded: Ruth Fundraising: • Presentation Night- cookbooks available, raffle to be organised by P&C. Raffle books to be circulated to classes prior to presentation night. Moved: Nicole Seconded: Erin Treasurer’s Report: see attached report Moved: Robyn Seconded: Ruth Canteen Report: see attached report • Gluten free sandwiches to increase by $1 due to cost of bread. Moved: Ruth Seconded: Georgia Principals Report: see attached report General Business: • Presentation Night – P&C to donate books and Year 6 calculators • Replacement BBQ required- Warren to investigate further. • Fundraising projects for 2019- 1. new PA system, 2. Front signboard replaced, 3. update playground equipment, 4.

fridges in each classroom for lunchboxes Moved: Sally Seconded: Ruth Meeting closed at 9.32 pm Next General Meeting to be held 26th November 2018.