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In this week’s newsletter…….
*Selective High School Application * Jacaranda Activities
* Year 3 Excursion
Upcoming events
Saturday 27 October: Jacaranda Parade of Youth Wednesday 31st October: Performing Arts Jacaranda
Concerts Thursday 1st November: Jacaranda Thursday
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Grafton Public School A Tradition of Excellence
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Term 4 Week 2: Friday 26th October 2018
Selective high schools cater for high achieving academically gifted students who may otherwise be without
sufficient classmates at their own academic and social level. These schools help gifted and talented students to
learn by grouping them with other gifted and talented students, teaching them in specialised ways and providing
educational materials at the appropriate level. Grafton High School is a selective high school.
Applications for selective high school placement are considered mainly on the basis of the Selective High School
Placement Test results and school assessment scores. The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on
Thursday 14 March 2019. If you would like to have your child considered for Year 7 selective high school entry
in 2020, you need to apply NOW on the internet using a valid email address (not the student’s email address).
Detailed instructions on how to apply online are available at https:// education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-
high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7. The application website at that link closes on 12 November 2018. You
must apply before the closing date. Absolutely no late applications will be accepted under any circumstances.
There are no paper application forms. If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library.
Year 7 Selective High School 2020
Flyers have been distributed about an upcoming P & C fundraiser. On Friday 9th (from 3.15pm) and Saturday 10th November, the P & C will be holding its annual Family Portrait fundraiser. Friday afternoon/evening will be an inside backdrop and we are going to try to take Saturday's photos outside in our beautiful playground, which has proven very successful in the past. For $15, you receive a 10 x 13" framed portrait and there are other poses taken which are offered for purchase at hugely discounted prices. We have used this company now for many years and the photographer is brilliant, you will not be disappointed! Great Christmas present idea!
P & C Family Portraits
* Notes were distributed to all students last term about orders for this year’s yearbook. We have tried to allow plenty of time to work this cost into family budgets. Orders must be in by 9th November. The yearbook will be similar to previous years and is a pictorial collection of 2018 memories in full colour professionally printed by Fusion Books.
Yearbook Orders
Some pages from last year’s yearbook are pictured to give new families an idea of what it will look like.
Tomorrow, Saturday 27th October, all Kinder to Year 6 students are invited to join us in the Jacaranda Parade of Youth down Prince Street. Students wishing to march with the school need to meet teachers at the steps of the old town library, at the river end of Prince Street, at 8.30am, dressed in full school uniform with a hat. The parade will commence at 9.00am. Year 6 students are reminded that participation in the parade is part of their eligibility for a Star Award. All children who participate in the march will receive a small canteen voucher as a reward along with a Community Service Award. Please ensure names are ticked off when arriving for the parade. On Wednesday, 31st October our band, choirs, dance groups and a couple of class groups will be performing at See Park (the Bacon Street end of the park) from 10.30am until approximately 11.30am for a “Concert under the Blooms.” After performing, the students will be serving morning tea to the residents of the retirement homes from the Grafton area. Please join us for a fun morning of entertainment by our students. On this same day, following See Park, some of the groups are continuing on to Grafton Shoppingworld to perform for the lunch crowd there. A reminder that all Jacaranda Thursday notes need to be returned to their class teacher ASAP. Our mini-band will be performing at the Telstra Riverlight Festival on Friday, 2nd November. Notes with all details will be handed to the students involved. The GPS performance is scheduled for 6.15pm
Jacaranda Activities
REMINDERS
Yesterday, our Year 3 students travelled down river to explore Yamba and Iluka and crossed the mouth of the mighty Clarence River by ferry. A great day was had by all! We were very proud of our students who received many compliments from community members regarding their excellent behaviour and good manners. It was lovely to watch the interaction between our Year 3 girls and boys and the other ferry travellers, as there were many conversations between the youngsters and the Senior Citizens group who were also crossing the river.
Year 3 Excursion
* Book Club issue 7 catalogues have gone home with students. Parents can order online or money/orders can be placed in the red box in the library. Orders are due back to school by Wednesday 31st October Week 3. * We are seeking donations of any small figurines or toy vehicles (up to 15cm high) which may be sitting no longer used at home. They are going to be used by the senior classes for some photography, movie making and technology lessons. Donations of these items can be left at either office. * Our Year 1 students have been visiting the Primary Campus to familiarise themselves with the bigger campus. Next week, 1BK and 1NH will be having most of the day across the road, but will still arrive and be picked up at the end of the day from the Mary Street campus.
Brief But Important
HPV Central HPV is short for Human Powered Vehicle. That’s right; anything powered by YOU is
an HPV. Every Friday morning, GPS conducts a Bike Bus, being supervised riding of bikes to school. A return home service also operates. The teachers accompanying the children take all reasonable care to ensure the safety of the children. Parents and carers are welcome to join us for the ride.
HELPFUL TIPS
What to consider when buying a bike for Christmas.
What are they going to be using it for? Bicycles are built differently for a reason. BMX bikes are small and not meant to be ridden for an extended length of time. Most BMX races last for about 30-45 seconds and the rider is standing up the whole way. The seat is mainly there to protect the rider from the frame. These bikes are for short races and for riding at the local bowl as they are very manoeuvrable. Not very comfortable for longer rides. Mountain bikes have plenty of gears, have suspension, are larger in size than BMX and can be set up to be very comfortable to ride in a wide range of situations. This is very important as the seat height is crucial in avoiding long-term chronic injuries from a bike that hasn’t been set up for the rider. Mt bikes are quite versatile as they can be ridden on and off road and give great traction due to their wider knobbly tyres.
Next week I’ll discuss ‘comfort’ or ‘cruiser’ style bikes.
Week 1 and 2’s recipients of the Grafton City Cycles $20 vouchers are…Riley and Jasper Tobin.
GPS HPV program is proudly supported by Grafton City Cycles.
Community Notices
Each week we will try to acknowledge the children who received awards at their grade assemblies in the previous week. Congratulations to the following students who received awards last week:
Kinder: Jacob Ensbey, Ariel Clark, Dominik Lasker, Hollie Harrison, Loki Anderson, Aaleaha-Mai Ferguson, Vince Ryan, Madison Childs, Leo Jamieson, Charlie Austen, Koby Hayes, William Joyce, Sophie Stubbs, Thomas Eggins, Joshua Landigran, Mahli Holten, Kobi White, Lincoln Jimmink, Opal Tomlinson Year 1: Harrison Tilse, Kelsey Larkin, Jacqulin Linsket, Matilda Herring, Nathan Connor, Tatum Clark, Alex Casey, Hanna Maginnity, Ayesha Noor, Kayla Causley, Havanna McBeath, Gypsy-Rose Biggs, Rheo Jones, Eli Brown, Zahlia Third, Delilah Birch, Isabell Newton, Walter Jimmink, Jax O’Rourke, Kiaya Swan, Connor Macbeth Year 2: Sophia Denham, Caleb Bird, Lilly Childs, Charlie Astorga-Gonzalez, Scarlet McGuren, Rebecca Beilby, Ali Drummond, Dakota Armstrong, Nafis Alam, Alva Eastwood, Yousif Alsaraj, Elsie Childs, Armani Nash, Keoni James, Benson Landrigan, Rhys Austen, Matilda Collins, Ruby-Lee Johnson, Blake Penfold, Lenox Sutton-Sinapati, Milla Stephenson, Elliott Blinman, Andrew Bultitude, Miah Taylor, Layla Chard, Trent Tomlinson, Kaiden Power, Dekotah Newton, Rhani Abrahams, Georgia Elks Year 3: Cloe Highley Peacock, Elijah Waite, Ashleigh Bulmer, Jett-Anthony Chapman, Darcey Johnson, Elisabeth Kennedy, Sebastian Perrett, Kane Tucker, Matthew Hoade, Khoby Tonkin, Chase Chapman, Matari Holten, Zayden Third, Tiffany Mills, Sasha White, Oliver Spice, Chaz Tomlinson, Madison Durrington, Sigrid Herring, Kai Jackson, Indiana Hall, Lilly Fahey, Abby Blanch, Aleaha Hoggan Year 4: Ryan McDonell, Kai Abrahams, Braiden Stewart, Own Appo-Green, Shalisse Chard, Lachlan Passmore, Jorja Blanch, Noah Third, Isabelle Russell, Liam Paxton, Myla Smith, Joel Warburton, Rion Crouch, Jacques Strydom Year 5: Ruby Deefholts, Abigail Goodall, Leni Rush, Jake Boyd, Xander Young, Lilly Fletcher, Lane Logan, Archie Eggins, Ason Crouch Year 6: Brayden Shiels, Charlie Beadman, Sophie Coles, Hannah Watkins, Laura Hoade, Aliyah McKenna, Violet Larcombe, Kira Boulton, Hayden Jeffs, Hayley Tucker, Reuban Baxter, Willem Clark, Patrick Kennedy, Zoe Penfold, Rugeesthan Kumaradasan, Samiuela Lehauli, Shayde Firth, Andrew Laurie, Malakye Gardiner, Shakayla Stewart, Tyra Dare-Purcell
Assembly Awards Assembly Awards
Community Notices
Community Notices
