Gloucester Public School Newsletter Opportunity - Innovation - Excellence

Find us at: 45 Hume Street, Gloucester 2422 Tel: 65581303 Fax: 65581655 www.gloucester-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 5 Tuesday 20th August 2019

Dates to Remember Term 3 19-23/8 Education/Book Week 20-22/8 Stage 3 Bathurst Excursion 29/8 Fathers’ Day Stall 4/9 Year 4 Excursion 5/9 Kindergarten Excursion Term 4 11/11 Kindergarten Orientation 18/11 Smooth Start 25/11 Smooth Start 2/12 Smooth Start 10/12 Presentation Night 17/12 Year 6 Farewell Term 3 Assemblies 23/08 Wk 5 No assembly 30/08 Wk 6 KB 06/09 Wk 7 3/4L 13/09 Wk 8 1/2G 20/09 Wk 9 5/6C 26/09 Wk 10 Expectation Assemblies

Uniform Shop is open every Friday morning

8.30am – 10.00am

Message from Mrs Wakefield

Thank you for all the kind donations for morning tea. It was much appreciated. We had hardly anything left and during our extended morning tea there were three very long lines for both tea/coffee and something tasty to eat. The raffle gave three families prizes with first place winning a trailer load of wood and second and third place winning a $50 fuel voucher each. We sold out of veges from our school garden and sold our school recipe book! The assembly was lovely and dedicated to our visiting grandparents with 5/6B and 5/6T delivering some funny lost and found grandparent moments. Windstars encouraged audience participation, songs from Kindergarten and 1/2C and 1/2G, a percussion item from 1/2S, an ‘out of this world’ performance from Stage 2, two songs from 5/6C and 5/6M and a magnificent performance from our award-winning choir. So many thanks go to my staff for all their efforts and support and the biggest thank you goes to the P&C who set up, were at school well before our day started, sold morning tea, veges, recipe books, arranged the raffle and so much more. Our school is blessed with so many wonderful people who work together for one purpose – ‘Our Students’. Thank you for a truly marvelous day! Yours in Education - Leanne Wakefield, Principal

WOW! Is a word that I am using to describe our day yesterday. An amazing day! Thank you so very much for visiting our great school. What a fabulous day we had for Grandparents’ Day. I received so many positive comments about our open classrooms and the work being done by our staff and students. The Book Fair is always popular with our grandparents and visitors and I could see so many students being spoilt with quality books, which is just wonderful. Our playground improvements had many nods of approval, the morning tea was huge and the whole school assembly was a showstopper. On a quick count, we had well over 350 visitors. It was so lovely to see so many people share our day. Thank you for visiting GPS!

POSITION AVAILABLE – CANTEEN MANAGER AT GLOUCESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL Gloucester Public School P&C Association is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to manage the school canteen operations. The position is casual, for 18 hours per week during the NSW government school term, to be worked over 3 days (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) from 7:30am to 2:00pm with employment conditions in accordance with the Fast Food Industry Award 2010. The Canteen Manager will be responsible for the profitable management and operation of the school canteen according to the policies and procedures of Gloucester Public School P&C Association. The manager will support the development of strong relationships within the school community in particular with the students, parents and volunteers, teachers and other school personnel. The successful applicant will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the canteen under the direction of the Gloucester Public School P&C Association to deliver best practice in food service and a positive experience for our students and volunteers. The ability to prepare a wide variety of nutritious and appealing snacks and meals daily in a timely manner is essential. It is expected that the successful applicant will execute a menu that meets the needs of our students and complies with the NSW Healthy Schools Canteen Strategy. Essential Criteria for this position include:

• Demonstrated experience in a school canteen or hospitality; • Knowledge of the NSW Healthy Schools Canteen Strategy and willingness to menu plan to produce healthy,

nutritious and economically priced food to meet these requirements; • Exceptional customer service and interpersonal skills to interact with students, volunteers, teachers, school

principal and P & C executive; • Demonstrated ability to work as a team player with the capacity to roster, organise and train volunteers; • Excellent cash handling, time management skills and demonstrated ability to adhere to deadlines; • Ability to prepare monthly reports for P & C meetings; • Current driver’s licence; • Food Handlers Certificate; • Valid Working with Children Check for paid workers; and • Current First Aid Certificate.

Desirable Criteria for this Position Include:

• Experience leading volunteers; and • Food Safety Supervisors Certificate.

As well as ordering supplies, the Canteen Manager will be expected to use his/her own vehicle to shop for and collect grocery items (using petty cash or card) and order supplies for P&C events. To apply for this role please forward your resume along with a cover letter addressing the listed criteria and provide names and contact details of 2 recent referees and email to Ruth Edwards at hrpmeddies@bigpond.com

Any telephone queries can be directed to Ruth Edwards – Gloucester Public School P&C Vice President and Canteen Liaison Officer on 0448497929

Applications close: 26/8/2019 at 2pm

Grandparents’ Day/Book Fair Thank you so much to all of the grandparents, parents and special friends who came along and celebrated Grandparents’ Day yesterday. On a personal note I would like to thank the staff of Gloucester Public School who have all been so cooperative and supportive during book fair preparations. We all had a great day and hope you did too. Book Fair Stationery On Thursday we will be having a special sale of Book Fair Stationery outside the library during lunch. There will be erasers, pens, pencils and posters for sale. Prices will range from $1 - $10 for stationery while large posters are $4 and small posters $2. Kim Macdonald, Teacher Librarian Class Awards (Week 4)

KB Rosie Simmons James Henderson Jayden Marley Eli Holden (E) KM Jarrod Rumbel Jaida Sanderson Ellyza Sterling Harry Wamsley (E) 1/2S Amelia Fenning Ellie Cameron Darcy Hall Chay Harris (E) 1/2C Layla Collins Henry Maggs Ewan Sheely Scarlett Taylor (E) 1/2G Ava Saunders Jake Capararo Samantha Fraser Indie Beaton (E)

Sporting Schools For: Students K-6

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 3:00pm-4:00pm Where: Meet outside the Library

What: Please bring your hat and a water bottle Term 3 from: Tuesday 6 August to Thursday 19

September (inclusive)

We would love to see you!

Year 5 Parents…. We need YOU! Traditionally, it is the parents of Year 5 students who manage and run the Year 6 Farewell each

year. This allows you to be part of a fun team to put together a wonderful event for our Year 6 students and to sit back next year and enjoy the experience of your own child as they participate in this special and memorable event. We are seeking mums, dads, carers and other special representatives from families to be part of the planning, design and operation of this year’s ‘Farewell to Year 6’. We need a great team to share the load and be part of the fun! Job criteria: Great sense of humour, hardworking, creative, good on a ladder, good in the kitchen, good on the computer, good leading others, good being told what to do, or good for nothing. If you fit all, some or none of these criteria…. you are exactly what we need! Please join us for our first meeting at 3.05pm on Tuesday 3 September (Week 7) in the 5/6B classroom near the hall. If you cannot make it on the day but could possibly contribute to the team, please leave a message at the office or send in a quick note with your child to let us know. If your child does not participate in Sporting Schools, consider joining them for the day or we will have the room adjoining for them to do some quiet activities. Remember, your child’s farewell next year relies on the good will of next year’s Year 5 parents. Here is your chance to ‘pay it forward’. We look forward to a room full of happy helpers!

Rod Maggs – Assistant Principal (Stage 3)

Active Homework Infants students will be given their Active Homework this week. The Active Homework is based on the dance units that the students are doing in PE lessons. I will be encouraging all students to complete their homework, however it is not a compulsory activity. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding Active Homework. I look forward to hearing about what the students are doing at home. Primary students will receive their homework next week. Mel Seale, PE Teacher

Stage 3 Excursion to Bathurst

Stage 3 students, along with Mrs Bosworth, Miss Goodwin, Mrs Willis, Mr Maggs and Mrs Walker, departed Gloucester this morning at 6.00am for their long journey south to Bathurst and Hill End. Students will learn about the early explorers of this region and how these explorers attempted to cross the Blue Mountains. Tomorrow they will have a tour of the town of Hill End, visit History Hill, explore underground mines, stamper batteries and relics of the gold rush era. Students will have some time to pan for gold in an effort to support their parents in their early retirement! They will then travel to Bathurst, enjoy a quick highlight tour of the town, including the famous Mount Panorama race track. After a big day toiling on the goldfields they will have some time to consider what to do with their fortunes with dinner to follow and a bit of fun around the campfire. On Thursday it will be off to Katoomba visiting the Three Sisters and Echo Point. Also included is a stop at Scenic World to take a ride into the valley, experiencing the picturesque Blue Mountains up close. After lunch it will be time to head home. They are expected to arrive back at Gloucester between 6.30pm and 7.00pm.