Greythorn Primary School No. 4694 Reading Avenue, North Balwyn. 3104 Telephone: 9857 9762 Fax: 9857 8175 Website: http://www.greythornps.vic.edu.au Email: greythorn.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au OSHCLUB 0411 392 707

Principal: Andrew Searle

Edition 8 – 6 June 2018

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Divisional Cross-country We wish our cross-country team all the best for tomorrow as they compete at Ruffey Lake Park in the Divisional final. Twelve students will be competing in their respective age group races. Thank you to Miss Knell for her work in preparing and organising the team, as well as for attending on the day to coordinate the students. I also thank the parents who are transporting students and supporting them at the event. We look forward to hearing about their results. Chess Tournament

Multicultural Aide It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Mrs Wendy Chen as the school’s new Multicultural Aide. Wendy will initially be working in the school on Thursdays and Fridays. Wendy’s role will be multifaceted including working with students as well as families in the school who don’t have English as their first language. She will be working in partnership with our EAL teacher, Amber Shepherd. Working Bee Sincere thanks to the parents and students who attended our recent working bee on Saturday, May 26. The main task on the day was to add soil and plant out a new garden bed adjacent to the Year 2 rooms. Several trees along with grasses were planted and once established, will enhance this area as well as provide shade to these rooms in the warmer months. General maintenance and yard clearing was also carried out. The school grounds certainly looked in good order after everyone’s hard work. Thank you to Yelka Maloney and Tim Fergusson-Smith for organising the working bee including purchasing plants and soil for the new garden. Thank you also to Ken Darby for his work on the day along with Year 6 teacher, Jen Gibson.

The school’s Chess team (Advanced group) competed in a tournament at Kew Primary School today. This is an annual event that allows the students to put their chess skills into practice in a competitive environment. Miss Amber Shepherd coordinates the Chess club as well as the Chess team and I thank her for her commitment to overseeing the weekly lessons as well as organising and preparing the students for today’s tournament. Congratulations to all of the 14 students who competed today. We placed 5th therefore five of the top players will represent our school in the State semi finals.

Andrew Searle Principal

Greythorn Primary School

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Asbestos Removal The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) will soon be undertaking the safe removal of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) from several external areas of the school. This includes the eaves near the main entrance as well as along one side of the junior toilets. The VSBA has engaged an expert occupational hygienist and asbestos removalist to undertake this work. Works are scheduled to commence this weekend on Saturday and Sunday. I can reassure you that we are working closely with the project managers to ensure that all work occurs outside of school hours when there is nobody on the school site. All works, including the removal of ACM, will be undertaken in strict accordance with the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety framework and environmental regulations. The occupational hygienist will undertake air monitoring as part of this process, and they will issue a clearance certificate to indicate that the area is safe to go into after ACM removal. Please be reassured that while every building is currently safe to occupy, these works will ensure the ongoing safety of the school community.

Wednesday 6 June Yr 1 Chess Club #5 Excursion Heritage Village Chess Club Tournament 9:15am—2:00pm Kew PS

Thursday 7 June Yr 3&6

Divisional Cross Country (selected students) Buddies incursion

Friday 8 June Inter school sport v Boroondara Park PS

Monday 11 June Queens Birthday Public Holiday

Wednesday 13 June Chess Club #6 Maths Olympiad Competition 2/5 PFA meeting 7:30pm meeting room

Thursday 14 June Classroom Helpers information session F-Yr2 Parents 2:00pm—3:15pm

Friday 15 June Yr 5 - 6 Hockey 7’s (selected students)

Tuesday 19 June Yr 3 - 6

Yr 6

Regional Cross Country Digital Technology Workshop Electric Car Workshop

Wednesday 20 June Yr 4 Yr 3 - 6

Hoop Time Digital Technology Workshop

Thursday 21 June Yr 6 Yr 3 - 6

Transition visit to Balwyn high School 9:00am—11:15am Digital Technology Workshop

Friday 22 June

Yr 3 - 6 Digital Technology Workshop Inter school sport v Mont Albert

Sunday 24 June PFA Palace Cinemas—The Incredibles 2 3:45 arrival time

Monday 25 June Yr 3 - 4 Guide dog talk in the Hall

Wednesday 27 June Yr 3 - 4

Inter school sport v Boroondara Park PS Circus school visit 9:00am—10:00am

Friday 29 June World Cup Dress Up Day

Monday 16 July Term 3 commences Student Free day

Wednesday 18 July House Athletics Carnival

Thursday 19 July Yr 1 - 2

Aeroschools Victorian Championships Digi Technology Workshop

Friday 20 July Aeroschools Victorian Championships

Monday 23 July Yr 4 Swimming 23/7-2/8

Victorian School Term Dates

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Music News

Thursday 7th June Carloyn De Jong

Friday 8th June Monica Creedon

Monday 11th June PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Tuesday 12th June Katherine Kronish

Wednesday 13th June Linda Muir

Thursday 14th June Ping

Friday 15th June Carolyn Camm

Monday 18th June Danielle Herlihy

Tuesday 19th June Katherine Kronish

Wednesday 20th June Lydia Winstanley

Canteen Bites

Soccer World Cup Specials Keep your eye on the black board outside the canteen and online at MSC for different country foods available recess/lunch from 14th June . Australia Socceroo Menu Special meal day on Friday 29th June, details to follow in the next newsletter

Suzy Canteen Manager

Sports Reports

Student Banking

Soccer Girls On Wednesday 30 May we played a make-up game against St Bedes at Hislop Park. Although we were missing our captain, the team played well together and had many attempts at goal. At half time the score was GPS 1 - SBPS 2. Chloe scored our goal. In the second half of the game Chloe scored again and we drew 2 all. It was a great first game and we all enjoyed it. Alicia B 604

Sports Reports cont.

Boys Soccer On Wednesday morning the Greythorn Boys played St Bede's. We won 16-0 in a very one sided victory. It was a good team effort and we were happy with our passing. We are looking forward to our next game! By Blake 606 Mixed Tee Ball On the 30

th May the mixed Tee ball team played their first game against St Bedes. It was a very

interesting game with the score being 21 to nill, Greythorn’s way. Both teams played extremely well with great batting and fielding. Levi and Miles were standouts as first base and pitcher and Kaden made a great hit that took the other team by surprise and lead to a home run. With this win under our belt we are feeling confident for the matches to come. Neeraj Silva (Captain) and Angus Lane (Vice Captain) Boys AFL– Footy As St Bede’s battled us out on the damp grass of Greythorn Park on Wednesday morning, we came away victorious with a hundred points (101-1). Both teams started out hungry for the ball but we snuck 5 goals to get us a handy lead on St Bede’s score of 0. The 2

nd quarter was more congested

but we managed to kick another 3 goals. The start of the 3

rd quarter was no different to the 2

nd. Then the game freed up for us due to our

uncontested marks, which led us to another 5 goals. 4

th quarter we were able to keep a strong lead, kicking 3 more goals for St Bede’s 1 point.

Special mentions: Hugo, Rueben, Josh Miller, Matt Day, Kieran and Akio. Also, a special thanks to our coaches Miss Knell, Miss Gibson and the RMIT University Students who umpired the game. By Kade and Tom (The AFL team captains Girls AFL

On Friday we had a great start to winter... it was freezing cold but we warmed up quickly in the first

quarter kicking 5 goals to 0 against Balwyn North. In the second quarter we kicked another 4 goals,

widening our lead. By the end of match we had 11 different goal kickers and scored a total of 80

points to Balwyn Norths 7. As a team we worked hard to ensure everyone had plenty of possessions

to improve their skills.

Special mentions to Sanuli for kicking her first goal, Amelie, Jamie, Sienna and Zara for their running,

kicking and marking that made us unstoppable!

Well done girls!

Written by Annabel and Maddy - co captains

Boys Soccer On Friday June 1 the Greythorn Soccer Team played against Balwyn North. It was a great game and the score was 13-1. Well done to everyone on a great team effort. Next week we have a big game against St Clement's. By Isaak.

Tee Ball Today we had a match against Balwyn North and it was a great game. Our team played really well, particularly in batting as we were able to put our skills that we learned in training into practice. Our team showed great sportsmanship as we encouraged everyone that stepped up to the plate. The final scores where Greythorn 21 to Balwyn north 7. Lily BC (Captain) and Lauren M (Vice Captain) On Friday 1

st June, the mixed tee ball team played against Balwyn North. It was a very cold day and

an interesting game. Balwyn North scored 5 points in the first innings to our 1. We came back strong in the second innings to reach a final score of 8 but unfortunately it was not enough to get us the win. Final scores were Greythorn 8 to BNPS 9. Neeraj S (Captain) and Angus L (Vice Captain)

AFL Girls On Friday, Greythorn played Balwyn North. The girl’s team played really well and won 22-2. There was great sportsmanship from both teams and everyone played really well. The mixed team had to tackle some challenges and unfortunately lost by 1 goal. The scores were 9 -10. Great job to both teams, everyone played really well. Aisha & Archer (Captains) AFL Boys On a sunny Friday morning our boys got an amazing 155 point win over Balwyn North. In the 1

st

quarter we got off to a flyer, kicking 11 goals 6 to Balwyn North’s 0. In the 2nd

quarter we couldn’t maintain our scoring ability that we had in the first quarter kicking 6 goals 1 this time. Also, Balwyn North kicked their only 2 goals.In the 3

rd quarter we held our pressure, resulting into 5 goals 2. On

the other hand Balwyn North didn’t score.In the final quarter we extended our lead by 28 points, leaving us with 169 points. Thank you to our coaches Miss Gibson and Mr Darby for also umpiring our game. By Captains: Kade and Tom Soccer Boys On Tuesday 5th June the Boys' Soccer Team played against St Clement's of Rome. It was a thrilling game and we scored many goals and the final score was 11-0! We had great team spirit and worked well together! By Hugh

Netball Greythorn played against St Bedes on Wednesday. The mixed team came out on top with the score of 14-0, excellent job to everyone on both teams. The Girls Netball Team also came out on top with 24-10. Both teams showed really great sportsmanship and played well.

Sports Reports cont.

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