Principal s Report. Welcome to a very busy, exciting and what will be a most productive Term 4!

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1 4th October 2016 Principal s Report Welcome to a very busy, exciting and what will be a most productive Term 4! Here is a snapshot of some of the main events and happenings for this term: - Year 3 (16 th October) and Prep (13 th November) Working Bees School Fete Saturday 22 nd October Year 6 Transition Program From Monday 17 th October for a fortnight Spectacular Science Spectacular Family Night - Thursday 27 th October Year 3 Camp 16 th to 18 th November 2017 Prep Orientation program 2017 Class Formations Billy Carts Grand Prix Friday 2 nd December School Concert Wednesday 7 th December Swimming Programs for Prep to Year 6 End of Year Reports Year 4 6 Swimming Carnival Tuesday 13 th December Year 6 Graduation Monday 19 th December Footy Day We all enjoyed another fun day celebrating our football allegiances on Footy Day. Once again we say thank you to the wonderful parents for cooking the sausage sizzle for our Footy Day. Our hungry students were most appreciative! Inside this Issue Principal's Report Pg 1...continued Pg 2 Maths Competition Pg 2 Calendar of Events Pg 3 Swimming Payments Pg 3 Parent s Association Pg 4 Jnr Campus Emu Bob Pg 5 Roald Dahl s Birthday Pg 6 GOSH update Pg 7 Maths Sheet Pg 8 Unreal Deal DVD Pg 9 Healthy Hints Pgs 10 & 11 Cricket Wise Pg 12 Soccer Wise Pg 13 Also, it is a big thank you to the following people for helping to make the day a success: Amanda Penny for co-ordinating the Sausage Sizzle Adam Sawicki for organising two star AFL footballers Adam Treloar (Collingwood Magpies) and Christian Petracca (Melbourne Demons) to join in with the football activities. Having Adam and Christian speak to all of the children and join in with the footy skills was a real highlight of the morning. Nancy Merrick for organising the activities All the staff who pitched in and helped set up and run the activities Julie Pitts for organising our mini Footy Songs Concert! It was certainly a fun way to finish off the term! Continued...

2 Continued School Fete The exciting and fun times continue with our School Fete only 18 days away on Saturday 22nd October. Hopefully the great Gardenvale support and enthusiasm will continue for this event, like it has on many other occasions. The Fete Committee has been working hard all year and it is hoped that the wider school community will be able to respond to any requests made for help leading up to, and on the day! One of the emerging highlights will be the inaugural performance of the parent/staff band, 'The Vales' that have been rehearsing enthusiastically over the past weeks. Student groups will be singing throughout the day and the dance troop will also put in a performance. Let's make this a great fundraising and community event for our school! Junior Campus Boys Toilets Following up on the good work that started at the Year 1 working Bee with the painting of the boy s toilets at the Junior Campus, we were very fortunate to have one of our dads Kevin Chadwick complete the task over the holidays! Kevin has given all the wall surfaces a second coat and painted the doors. The toilets look a treat and should provide a much more pleasant environment for our boys!! Thank you so much Kevin. Looking forward to a great term, Janine Hall Acting Principal 2 GPS

3 Calendar of Events October 2016 Tuesday 4: PA meeting 7.30pm Junior Campus Thursday 6: Dad s night out The Local, St Kilda Friday 7: Yr 5 Excursion: Old Melbourne Gaol Monday 10: Yr 2 Excursion: Healesville Thursday 13: Regional Athletics Friday 14: School Fair planning meeting Sunday 16: Yr 3 Working Bee Wednesday 19: Yr 4 Excursion: Werribee Zoo Saturday 22: Gardenvale Primary School Fair Thursday 27: Spectacular Science Spectacular Friday 28: Curriculum Day NO SCHOOL November 2016 Tuesday 1: Melbourne Cup Day No School Tuesday 8: PA meeting 7.30pm Junior Campus Thursday 10: Prep 2017 Information Evening 7pm Sunday 13: Prep Working Bee Wed 16 Fri 18: Yr 3 Camp Phillip Island Thursday 17: Prep 17 Orientation 2.00pm pm Wednesday 23: Prep 17 Orientation 2.00pm pm Tuesday 29: Prep 17 Orientation 11.30am 12.30pm Tuesday 29: Yr 1 IMAX excursion Wednesday 30: Yr 2 Incursion The Zoo comes to you December 2016 Friday 2: Yr 6 Billy Cart Grand Prix Day Tuesday 6: Prep 2017 Meet the Teacher 9.00am 10.30am Wednesday 7: School Concert Tuesday 13: Swimming Carnival Years 4 6 Monday 19: Year 6 Graduation Tuesday 20: Last day of Term 4 Swimming Notices Swimming Notices have all gone home this week. Payment can be made via Qkr. Once you have completed the form please return to the shopping cart to finalise the transaction. You will then be issued with a receipt number to show the transaction was successful Term Dates Term Four: 3 October - 20 December 2017 Term Dates Term One: 1 February - 31 March Term Two: 18 April - 30 June Term Three: 17 July - 22 September Term Four: 9 October - 22 December 3 GPS 44 Landcox St. Tel: (Jnr)

4 Parent s Association We hope everyone has had an enjoyable school holidays and looking forward to a huge Term 4, with the Dad's Night Out, the School Fair, Teacher's Thank You Lunch, and then we'll start planning for 2017! Firstly on behalf of the Parents Association, thank you to everyone that helped out with the Footy Fever Day, the sausage sizzlers, food handlers, face-painters, footy drill assistants, and the set-up/pack-up crew. Thank you especially to Amanda Penny who coordinated the day and ensured the last day of Term 3 was a fun and fantastic event. School Fair - Saturday 22nd October from 11am - 4pm With less than 3 weeks until the School Fair we are now seeking support from all the families at Gardenvale to make sure this event is a success. We are continuing to fundraise for the completion of the outdoor area at the Senior Campus (the athletics track and the undercover area), and we hope to raise $40,000 with this one event. All families are asked to put their name down for at least one shift on the roster to help run a stall, help set up and pack up. Please see your Class Rep if you have not been sent the Sign Up Genius link for your class. We are also seeking a few donations for items for our Silent Auction. Make a donation towards the School Fair silent auction and you will earn a raffle ticket to win 2 Village Gold Class tickets. We are seeking items such as vouchers, experiences, hampers, board games, jewellery, etc so please consider using your Rewards/Frequent Flyer points or asking local friendly businesses to make a donation. If you have a holiday house you may wish to consider donating a weekend away. Wristbands for Unlimited Rides now on sale on QKR for $ Rides are: Cha Cha, Zorb Balls (on turf), Water Balls, Cup & Saucer (great for younger age), Spooky Mansion Inflatable Slide & Pacific Combo Giant Inflatable. Preloved Books & Toys - If you have any good quality items you would like to donate for this stall please note the following drop-off dates: Sunday 9 th : 1.00pm 3.00pm Monday 10 th : 8.30am 9.30am Wednesday 12 th: 8.30am 9.30am Friday 14 th : 8.30am 9.30am Sunday 16 th : 1.00pm 3.00pm Thanks to AusPODS who have donated a storage pod we will be able to store our items securely until the big day. Dad's Night Out This Thursday night is the Dad's Night out at The Local Taphouse in St Kilda, kicking off from 7.30pm. This will be a beer and cheese tasting event for dads of Gardenvale Primary to mingle and socialise. Thank you to Louise Potter and Guy Greenstone for organising this Dad's night out. Our next School Fair planning meeting will be Monday 10th October at 7pm in the Junior Campus Staff room. Here's to a great term 4! Tricia Ciampa e: pa@gardenvale.ps.vic.edu.au 4 GPS

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14 Principal - Chris Chant Assistant Principal - Janine Hall School Council President - Anna Wellington-Boyd Camp Australia (OSHC) GPS