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North Weekly News

Tuesday, 12 March 2019 Term 1 Week 7

PBL “Reach for the Stars” Badges and Awards Congratulations to the following students who have received our Reach for the Stars Gold Star Award and badge: K-2 Cassie (K/1A) for consistently being a diligent, respectfully and kind student. 3-6 Lucy (6D) for being an outstanding student who lives and breathes our school values every single day.

Young Leaders Conference Yesterday our Captains and Prefects attended the National Young Leaders Conference in Sydney. They had a wonderful time, where our school leaders had an opportunity to listen to inspiring speakers talk about leadership and what it takes to be a good leader. The speakers on the day were:

Cate Campbell – Swimmer

Holly Ferling- Australian Women’s Cricketer

Tim Diamond – General Manager Cotton On Foundation

Tamsin Janu- Award Winning Australian Children’s author

I would like to congratulate our Captains and Prefect for their outstanding behaviour for the two days, as they represented our school so beautifully.

Before School The official time that students should be arriving at school is 8.45am, as that is when teacher supervision begins. The students who catch early buses should remain seated under the COLA waiting until 8.45am. This is for the safety of the students, while no teacher is supervising them. Students who get dropped off, walk or ride to school should not be at school until 8.45am. If you need them to be supervised please contact GNOOSH, for before school care.

Dates To Remember Wed 13th Mar Riverina Swimming Carnival in Albury Fri 15th Mar National Day of Action Against Bullying Tues 19th Mar K-6 Assembly – Harmony Day Assembly-

K/1A and 6M hosting Tues 26h Mar K-2 Assembly – KA Hosting 11.35am

3-6 Assembly – 3A Hosting 12.35pm Wed 20th Mar Rugby Union McTaggart Cup Tues 2nd April K-2 Assembly – KS Hosting 11.35am

3-6 Assembly – Behaviour Awards for Years 5 and 6

Thurs 4th April GNPS Cross Country Tues 9th April K-2 Assembly – Behaviour Awards K-2

3-6 Assembly – Behaviour Awards for Years 3 and 4

Tues 9th, Wed 10th, Thurs 11th

Stage 3 Excursion to Canberra

Fri 12th April Last day of Term 1

Tuesday, 12 March 2019 Term 1 Week 7

National Day of Action against Bullying Friday 15th March is the National Day of Action against Bullying. Griffith North Public School are one of the 5000 schools who have registered as an official National Day of Action school, with one message “Bullying No Way! Take action every day.” On Friday, students can wear blue to show their support and they will take part in classroom activities that focus around the theme “Bullying No Way! Take action every day.”

P&C News The P & C held their AGM on Thursday 7th March. We would like to publicly thank the members of the 2018 committee for their work in the past 12 months and welcome the new committee to their roles. The P & C executive positions for 2019 are:

President: Cate Yates Vice-President: Olivia Gee & Steve Mitchell Treasurer: Michelle Litchfield Secretary: Kelli Bordignon Canteen Treasurer: Natalie Stewart

School Council

Parent Representative Required

School Council nominations are now being called for a parent representative position on the Griffith North Public School, School Council. Information about the School Council and nomination forms are available from the front office. Nominations must be returned to Janet in the GNPS front office by 4:00pm on Friday 22nd March. If you have any questions in regards to the school council, please contact the school on 6962 1043.

Assembly Awards - Term 1 Week 7

KP: Chaise, Isaac, Rosaleigh KA: Rihan, Lexi, Havanna KS: Vincent, Alisha, Nikhil K/1A: Cassie, Richard, Ruby 1C: Willow, Claire, Zavier 1D: Makenzie, Anthony, Jordan 1R: Oliver, Greta, Pippa 2U: Leon, Qhalisha, Lily 2H: Broolyn, Asmul, Brianna 3SP: Jarvarus, Danika 3A: Lara, Paxton 3M: Adah, Toby 4P: Aidan, Daniel 4D: Antwone Aurora 5W: Denis, Grace 5A: Jenna, Harry 6M: Sam, Xavier 6D: Michelle, Jake Italian: Brooklyn, Madiana, Nico, Sikaia, Keira, Brooke

Tuesday, 12 March 2019 Term 1 Week 7

PBL Expectation Focus This week’s focus for PBL is:

“Think before you act” Our PBL focus for this fortnight is “Think before you act.” In the classroom and playground please take the time to think “Am I making a good or a bad choice?” When you think before you act you will be better prepared to make a good choice. Thinking before you act means “stopping, thinking, and then doing the correct behaviour.”

Crossing the Road Safely At Griffith North Public School, we are very fortunate to have three children’s crossings, two that are supervised by crossing attendants. Please ensure that when crossing the road you are using these crossings for the safety of your children. Also when driving in our school zone, you must stop at the crossings when someone is ready to cross. There have been a couple of near misses with student and parents who are not using these crossings correctly and some cars not stopping. We appreciate your support with this.

After School After school, it is important that students, who are walking home, leave the school at 3.15pm and walk directly home, without stopping at friend’s places, parks etc. We also encourage students who are being picked up by parents to walk to their cars directly. A reminder that the equipment and the soccer goals in the K-2 playground are out of bounds after school, as student often play on them instead of going home directly. We appreciate you support with ensuring all students get home safely.

Canteen News Week 7

The new 2019 menu has been sent home. Please make sure you use this new menu. It has everyday foods and occasional foods. Everyday foods are the healthy options, whereas occasional foods should only be ordered or purchased occasionally, as they are not as healthy. The occasional foods are marked by the red asterisk. Thanking you Kelli and Paulina Canteen Supervisors

Sport News

Wednesday 13.03.19 Help Needed Thursday 14.03.19 Paul Hughes Friday 15.03.19 Helen Schmetzer Monday 18.03.19 Help Needed Tuesday 19.03.19 Help Needed

Tuesday, 12 March 2019 Term 1 Week 7

Leeton-Narrandera-Griffith AFL Trials Congratulations to Kieran and Tre who were selected in the Leeton-Narrandera-Griffith AFL team last Tuesday. They will now go on to the next trial on Thursday 21st March for selection into the Western and Eastern AFL squad. Well done boys.

Riverina Swimming Carnival This Wednesday 13th March, we have 12 students representing GNPS and the Griffith Zone at the Riverina Swimming Carnival. They are Lane, Josh, Ruby, Kieran, Annie, George, Molly, Jonah, Aston, Will, Sienna and Millie. We would like to wish them good luck for their individual and team events.

Cricket PSSA Knockout On Thursday the 7th of March, the GNPS boys’ cricket team played Griffith East Public School at Jubilee Oval. The boys were unsuccessful in the knockout game. Well done to the boys for their participation and thanks to all the parents who came to support and assist. Thank you to Mr Arnold for coaching the team.

Riverina Basketball Trails On Thursday 14th March, Kieran, Jake, Tre, Sam, Riley, Liam and George will trial for the Riverina Basketball Team in Albury. We would like to wish them all the best for this event.

Sensory Processing Workshops in Griffith On Friday 22nd March, Genevieve Jereb OT will be presenting a workshop called “The Traffic Jam in my Brain.” The workshop is for parents, educators, caregivers etc, who are interested in understanding the fundamentals of sensory processing and its impact on attention, behaviour, social engagement, creative thinking and learning. For more information, you can contact the school for a brochure or you can ring 0411718763. It is being held at the Griffith Exies Main Club 8.30am-5pm.