From the Principal …

Community BBQ – We are looking forward to hosting our first Community BBQ tomorrow afternoon between 5pm-7pm. We have had a huge response from parents who returned the RSVP slip, which is fantastic. For catering purposes all families who returned their slip will receive an envelope today with tokens for a sausage sandwich and drink. Please ensure you bring your tokens with you tomorrow afternoon. This will be a great informal opportunity to meet the entire staff of Governor as well as your child’s 2019 class teacher.

Kindergarten Information Session – Thank you to Mrs Hosking for organising an information session yesterday morning for our new Kindergarten parents. Starting school can seem overwhelming, even for parents. We hope the information provided was valuable and of assistance to our new families.

Stage 3 High School and Cyber Safety Talk – Tomorrow (Wednesday 20 February) Miss Fitton will be holding a meeting to explain and show parents the process of high school applications. This can be a confusing process, so it’s a valuable opportunity for parents to come along and gain some important information and advice. We are also lucky enough to have our local Police Officer Constable Green coming along to discuss cyber safety for senior students. Constable Green is well known to Governor staff and students for the work he does across our school. The Stage 3 talk will commence at 9.15am in the library.

Afternoon Collection of Students – Over the last few weeks Mrs Hosking, Mr Hamilton and myself have been out each afternoon at the front of the school. We have become increasing concerned about the number of students who have been asked to wait for parents behind the Year 1 classrooms OR across the road at Allambie Oval. Some students are waiting up to 20 minutes for parents to arrive. This is a huge safety concern for us as a staff and community. Please Note: As of next Monday (25 February), the gates behind the Year 1 block will be closed of an afternoon. Access to collect students will be through the main front gate. No student will be permitted to wait outside the gates for parents, they will be required to wait inside the school boundary. Any student who has not been collected by 3.05pm will then need to wait in the front office for a parent to arrive. We anticipate that this will be a minor number of students, and the same students will not be waiting every afternoon. While we appreciate parking can be difficult, it is important to remember the safety and well-being of students is our priority. Parking further away and walking to collect students may seem inconvenient, however, this will ensure every child is safely collected each afternoon. We are asking parents to support us in this initiative and arrive on time each day.

Voluntary School Contributions –This year we are asking K-6 parents to pay $70 per student. There has been no increase from last year. All schools request a contribution from parents each year to supplement existing funding and provide additional resources and teaching aids for students across K-6.The levy covers additional classroom and school resources for students which would otherwise not be possible, including the purchase and installation of new Technology (laptops, iPads, interactive whiteboards and new software and apps) and air conditioners in every classroom. We would greatly appreciate if parents could finalise all payments as soon as possible in order for us to purchase additional equipment for the 2019 school year.

Have a great week!

Jason Corcoran Principal

Week 4 Term 1 19 February 2019

Summer PSSA Sport – Results Round 2

Team Results Player of the Match W/L/D Score Junior Cricket BYE Senior Cricket BYE Junior Girls AFL L 2-6 Hailie Rohr Senior Girls AFL W 35-0 Ornina Shamana Junior Boys T-Ball W 17-10 William Withers Junior Girls T-Ball L 9-10 Zoe Hamilton Senior Boys Softball D 2-2 Adam Goodwin Senior Girls Softball L 4-7 Jaida Navarro Senior Boys Touch BYE Senior Girls Touch BYE

This week Cricket, Softball and T-Ball will play at Allambie Road Reserve (across from the school), Touch will play at Endeavour Sports Reserve, Maud Street Fairfield West and AFL has a bye. Values Education - The value for Week 4 is Good Manners. Good manners are when we speak and behave with respect for ourselves and others through sweet speech, warm greetings, courteous and polite behaviour, gratitude, appreciation and responsible behaviour. Students will learn the importance of having good manners. Please encourage your children to use good manners at home and in the community.

Upcoming Events Week 4 Wednesday February 20 – Meet The Teacher BBQ at 5pm to 7pm Stage 3 Parents Talk at 9.15am in the AV room - Cybertalk and High School Friday February 22 – Summer PSSA Round 2

Week 5 Monday February 25 – P&C Meeting at 9am in the staffroom Thursday February 28 – Year 6 St Johns Park High School Taster Lessons Friday March 1 – Clean Up Australia Day Summer PSSA Round 3

Deputy Principal’s Message

What a great first week of PSSA. The weather really turned it on for us and the students enjoyed round one of competition. I had the opportunity to watch the PSSA Cricket and Touch Football teams train last week. A big thank you to Mr Atterton for organising our amazing PSSA jerseys. The students all look fantastic in them!

Stage 3 Parents have been invited to a Cyber talk on Wednesday 20th February at 9:15am in the AV room. Senior Constable Green (our local Police Liaison Officer) will be discussing the responsible use of technology. We hope that all parents will attend, as it will be a valuable session.

Students in Year 6 have received their ‘Expression of Interest’ form. Please ensure that the forms are returned to Miss Fitton ASAP. If you are having difficulties completing the form, come along to the AV Room this Wednesday 20th February, at 9:15am, where Miss Fitton will go through the entire document.

I look forward to meeting all of our parents/carers on Wednesday, at the ‘Meet the Teacher’ BBQ.

Enjoy your week and good luck to all of our PSSA students on Friday.

Ms Biljana Stojanoska

Relieving Deputy Principal

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