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Gisborne Primary School
19th November 2020 No. 35
CHALK TALK
Diary Dates
TERM FOUR:
NOV 2020
*Mon 23rd Nov Transition day 12.30 to 1.20pm new students 2021
for Yrs 1-6 *Wed-Frid 25th to 27th Nov Grade 4 Camp *Mon-Wed 30 Nov
to 2 Dec Grade 6 Camp
DEC 2020 *Frid 4th Dec Transition day 12.30 to 1.20pm new
Students 2021 for Yrs 1-6 *Tues 8th Dec State Wide Transition Day
Preps 2021 (session times between 9am and 1pm) & Yrs1-6 for
2021 is 9:10am to 10:55am. *Wed 9th Dec School Council Meeting 5pm
*Mon/Tues 14th to 15th Dec Grade 2 Camp *Thur 17th Dec Yr 6
Graduation TBC *Frid 18th Dec Last day Term 4 Early Dismissal
1.30pm
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear Families,
Last week all of our new 2021 Preps came to visit the school. I
was very proud to show them the great work the students in the Prep
classes are doing and how respectful and caring our students are as
they cheerily greeted us as they walked by. I hope the new parents
will feel reassured about how we will care for the new preps next
year. In the next few weeks we will be asking the Yr 1 and Year 4
teachers to organise some Year 2, 2021 peer support for the yard
(given our staggered breaks will continue next year) as well as
some Year 5 2021 buddies to do some activities with the students in
their classes. Writers’ Club awards Children in Years 4, 5, 6 have
the opportunity each year to be involved in our Writers’ Club.
These weekly sessions allow students with a passion for writing to
publish authentic pieces for the newsletter, Gisborne Gazette,
writing competitions, the school library etc and practise skills
such as writing to a deadline and word count or writing to a set
criteria and style guide. Students in all classes learn skills in
their daily writing lessons in class and they are practising these
in their Writers’ Club pieces, such as referring to vocab lists and
revising their pieces to enhance and add adjectives, adverbs and a
variety of sentence starters. They learn to engage the reader with
a ‘sizzling start’, hypothetical questions and persuasive devices.
They learn to write for different purposes and audiences and how to
change their text to suit the situation. Thank you to Mel Hunter
for her work with this group. Principal Awards were distributed a
couple of weeks ago to Claire B, Taj C, Alana D, Emily M, Ruby R,
Monique M, Addison G, Oliver P, Scarlette G, Millie D and Riley S
for their ongoing commitment to Writers’ Club, including during
home learning. Well done. NAIDOC awards and Remembrance Day Last
week was NAIDOC Week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day
Observance Committee). NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture
and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The children also learnt about the significance of Remembrance Day
and observed the one-minute silence on the 11/11 at 11am. The
following children received awards for their ongoing inclusive
behaviours and for their work in NAIDOC week:
>Damon (6A) was highly engaged in the learning last week
about Aboriginal Art, the seasons and Aboriginal role models. He
brought a possum skin with symbols on it to explain the ceremony of
giving birth for the class to see. He also brought an authentic
Aboriginal painting, showing the symbols the class were learning
about during the week.
>From Year 5 Nabihah (5A) and Aman (5C) were very respectful
and asked lots of questions showing a keen interest in learning
more about NAIDOC week.
>Bridget C (3B), will receive her award this week. Bridget
wrote a beautiful letter that connected aboriginal heritage and war
on Remembrance Day. She wrote from the perspective of an Aboriginal
solider known to have served in WW2. Have a great weekend Julie
Soutter
PLEASE GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK—PARENT OPINION SURVEY CLOSES FRID
20/11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Australianhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_Strait_Islander
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MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Transition to 2021 Our Step up/transition days will begin next
Monday 23rd of November with students in years
Prep-5 participating in a short session throughout the day.
Students will be placed in mixed
year level groups and work with teachers for 2021. We have 3
transition sessions between
now and the end of the year with students from years 1-6 meeting
their 2021 teacher and
classmates on Tuesday December 8th. Prep 2021 students will be
notified of their teacher in
the week after the 8th.
Please support your child through being positive and happy about
the transition sessions as
this assists the students with changing into a new class group
with new teachers. We will have
a few new staff in 2021 and we welcome them to Gisborne PS.
2021 Please notify the office if your family is leaving Gisborne
PS
at the end of the year. If you know of anyone looking to
enrol for 2021, please contact the office ASAP so we can
allocate classes.
Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) A few
staff participated in a Professional Learning session online this
week discussing RRRR
program schools. The Resilience, Rights and Respectful
Relationships learning materials have
been designed for teachers in primary and secondary schools to
develop students’ social,
emotional and positive relationship skills. Efforts to promote
social and emotional skills and
positive gender norms in children and young people has been
shown to improve health
related outcomes and subjective wellbeing. It also reduces
antisocial behaviours including
engagement in gender related violence. At GPS, the content is
covered weekly in
classrooms where teachers plan and implement the program.
Victorian Education Excellence Awards 2020 Tomorrow evening, the
Annual Victoria Education Excellence Awards will be held. The
awards recognise the inspirational teachers, principals and
education support staff who
improve schools and support children and young people to develop
the skills, courage and
curiosity they need to succeed in life. Our
Principal, Julie Soutter is a finalist and we wish her
all the best for the award.
Have a fabulous weekend.
Regards, Lisa Maxwell
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YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT TO US THERE IS TIME TO COMPLETE THE
PARENT OPINION
SURVEY— IT CLOSES AFTER TOMORROW FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER
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GET PACKING — A HEALTHY LUNCH BOX
DID YOU KNOW? Lunch provides around one third of our daily
nutritional needs, so it’s important to put some thought and
planning into it. Students need to eat a variety of foods every day
to be healthy and perform well at school. An ideal school lunch
should include at least one item from each food group and also
include water. Try to encourage your child to get involved in the
planning, shopping and preparation of foods for their school
lunches, so they are more likely to enjoy them.
Useful website with great lunchbox recipes
>https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/collection/healthy-lunch-box-recipes
>https://healthy-kids.com.au/10-great-lunch-box-ideas/
>https://www.geniuskitchen.com/ideas/healthy-lunch-box-ideas-6050?c=8777
>https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/healthy-eating-school-lunches
>https://healthylunchbox.com.au/
STAY TUNED FOR NEXT WEEK’S UPDATE—ABOUT SUGAR!
https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/collection/healthy-lunch-box-recipeshttps://healthy-kids.com.au/10-great-lunch-box-ideas/https://www.geniuskitchen.com/ideas/healthy-lunch-box-ideas-6050?c=8777https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/healthy-eating-school-luncheshttps://healthylunchbox.com.au/
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SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB — ENJOY MORE READING! Scholastic Book Club
brochures were distributed to all students earlier this week.
Ordering needs to be completed online by 9:00am MONDAY 23rd
November via the following link: www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP We hope
you enjoy developing your children's home library whilst supporting
our school (20% of all sales from Book Club goes to Gisborne
Primary School). Note: If any orders are gifts and should not be
sent home with students, parents may contact the PFA on email
[email protected] or leave a message a the school office
regarding arrangements for collection. Thank you for your support
Regards, Gisborne Primary School—PFA
NO CASH PAYMENTS FOR BOOK CLUB CAN BE ACCEPTED. ALL ORDERING
MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE.
PRINCIPAL’S AWARD We also congratulate the following Year 6
students who last week received the Principal’s Awards for their
sustainability and leadership for managing the bins with the team:
Jaxon B Kasey P Keira S Libby G Issy R Teagan S Samara R
Congratulations to the following students below who received a
Student of the Week Award last week
PB — Noah J PD — Olivia V 1A — Keltie M 1B — Skye C 1C — Lachlan
F 2A — Jett B 2A — Mia N 2A — Sebastian J 2B — Asher C 2D — Xavier
N 2D — Xavier M
3A — Sarah M 3A — Ethan W 3B — Ava F 3C — Henry B 3C — Harrison
I 4A — Joshua M 4B — Ramona H 4B — Lenny M 4C — Bailey N 4C —
Fatemah A 6B — Bella L
WRITERS AWARDS Well done to the following students who recently
received the Principal’s Award for their outstanding writing skills
and involvement in Writers Club: Claire B Taj C Alana D Emily M
Ruby R Monique M Addison G Oliver P Scarlette G Millie D Riley
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PAYMENTS, PERMISSIONS AND OTHER ITEMS DUE
PERMISSION & PAYMENTS DUE
AMOUNT DATE DUE
Term 4 Parent Payment Final Instalment
$56.25 OVERDUE
Grade 2 Camp Benloch Qkr $50 non-refundable deposit &
Sentral Online Permission OVERDUE
Grade 2 Camp Benloch $120 balance of payment via Qkr Wed 25th
Nov
Grade 4 Camp Phillip Island Qkr $60 non-refundable deposit &
Sentral Online Permission OVERDUE
Grade 4 Camp Phillip Island $205 balance of payment via Qkr
OVERDUE
Grade 6 Camp Anglesea Qkr $80 non-refundable deposit &
Sentral Online Permission OVERDUE
Grade 6 Camp Anglesea $245 balance of payment via Qkr
OVERDUE
A FRIENDLY MESSAGE FROM OUR LIBRARY HAVE A LOOK ~ LOOK ~
LOOK!
Hello again dear students and families,
My shelves are feeling empty. I appreciate students borrowing
books
and taking them home.
Unfortunately some of the books tend to roam!
Check your house, under your beds, even have a look in your
sheds!
Look anywhere, look everywhere. I am sorry for my despair.
I just want my books returned soon, otherwise I will think they
have
flown to the moon.
HAPPY LIBRARY BOOK HUNTING!
LOST IN SPACE???
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THANK YOU TO THE OLIVE FAMILY
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UPHOLDING OUR VALUE OF RESPECT
HERE AT GPS
2021 TERM INFORMATION Term 1> Curriculum days Wed 27th and
Thurs 28th January 2021. All students commence on Friday 29th of
January including preps. Term concludes Thurs 1st April Term 2>
19th April to 25th June Term 3> 12th July to 17th September Term
4> 4th October to 17th December
2021
BELL TIMES & BREAK TIMES TERM 4 (2020) 8.50am Warning bell
& music (all grades) 8.55am Class bell (all grades) 10.55am to
11.25am - Break 1 for Prep to Yr 2 11.40am to 12.25pm – Break 1 for
Yr 3 to 6 1.40pm to 2.25pm – Break 2 for Prep to Yr 2 2.25pm to
2.55pm – Break 2 for Yr 3 to 6 3.25pm Dismissal (all grades)
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