Our School Priorities are Literacy, Numeracy, Student

Granville Public School Lena St, Granville NSW 2142 T: 9637 1083 F: 9897 1518 Email: [email protected]

Term 3, Issue 1

Dear Parents and students,

Welcome to our first News-letter, for term 3, and like terms 1 and 2, what a busy start we’ve had to this term! This will be an exciting and busy term at Granville Public School with major events including our Education Week, Book Week, Our Spectacular at the Sydney Opera House and Stage 3 camp.

Safety and supervision of Students

As mentioned in an earlier newsletter the school's supervision roster starts from 8:30am each morning. There are no teachers or non-teaching staff available to ensure the safety of children in the playground prior to 8:30am. We understand that many parents have commitments at work which require them to leave before 8:30am. However, there is available, within the school, a Before School Care service which operates from 7:00am every school morning:

Camp Australia @ Westmead – please register online at Camp Australia

https://www.campaustralia.com.au/ Alternatively, you may be able to make arrangements with friends or neighbours for the supervision of your children. Some families in the school with working parents take turns to take each other's children to school. As well, many employers will be sympathetic to parents with responsibilities for caring for children and will allow some flexibility in parents' working hours. Whatever arrangements you make, you need to understand that you remain legally responsible for the child prior to 8:30am when supervision begins. I would therefore ask that you ensure that your child is not left unsupervised at the school before 8:30am.

Safety and Car-parking – dropping off and picking up of students:

I would like to remind all parents that parking across driveways, to the school, is against parking regulations and that it has been reported to me that the entrance to our Preschool car park, which is for parents of children attending the Preschool, has been blocked several times since school commenced for term 3 and, that some parents are parking in the Pre-school car park. Please be considerate of the parents who have children attending our Preschool and do not park across the driveway or illegally park in the Preschool car park.

Finally, I am presently working on a

submission, with our P&C, for federal

Government Funding for the construction of

a Community Hub Building; once this

submission has been completed I will put the

proposal on public display and ask for

comment.

Community Hub Building Proposed Plans

Gregory Grinham - Principal

Granville Public School Our School Priorities are Literacy, Numeracy, Student Welfare and Social Responsibility

A Newsletter for the Community of Granville Public School

Thursday 27 July 2017

Granville Grapevine

From the Principal’s desk…………... UPCOMING

IMPORTANT

DATES

AUG

1 Zone Athletic Carnival

1 ICAS English Competition

3 Education Week GPS

Open Day

4 Jeans 4 Genes Day

9 Parent Info Session

‘Got It!’ 2pm-3pm

15 ICAS Math Competition

15 Our Spectacular Dress

Rehearsal

23-25 Stage 3 Camp

30 Parent Information

Session for Kindy 2018

SEP

6 Choir Rehearsal

9 Preschool visit Granville

Library

18 Our Spectacular

22 Last day of Term 3

OCT

9 Students return to school

Due to safety

concerns.

ALL INFANTS AND

PRIMARY

STUDENTS ARE TO

ENTER AND EXIT

THE SCHOOL VIA

THE LENA STREET

OR WILLIAM

STREET GATES.

Daniel Street and

Florrie Street gates

will now be closed.

https://www.campaustralia.com.au/


Term 3, Issue 1 Thursday 27 July 2017

Granville Public School

Education Week

Open Day Thursday 3 August 2017

o 9:15 – 10:15 Open Day Assembly

Please be seated in the Hall at 9:10 ready for our 9:15

start.

o 10:15 – 10:30 Tea and Coffee

Please walk to the office for refreshments.

o 10:30 – 11:00 Open Classrooms

Please visit your child/children in their classrooms and look

at their fabulous work.

o 11:00 – 12:00 Family Picnic Lunch

Please bring a healthy lunch and a picnic

rug to sit with your child/children for an

extended lunch break.

o 12:00 – End of Open Day

Cake Stall Next to the tea and

coffee station!



I would like to remind all parents, and members of the community, that the consumption of tobacco and alcohol on school premises is prohibited; below are direct quotes from the New South Wales Department of Education Policies in regards to this:

1.4 Alcohol

1.4.1

Alcohol must not be consumed or brought to school premises during school hours. This includes employees, students and visitors and other people who use school premises. In the case of cross-sectoral sites (e.g. joint school/TAFE sites), a decision regarding the extent of ‘school premises’ will need to be made in the local context. 1.4.2

The consumption of alcohol is not permitted at any school function (including those conducted outside school premises) at any time when school students, from

any school, are present. A school function is any function organised by the school and/or in the name of the school and applies to all types of functions including dances, farewells, sporting fixtures and barbecues.

1.5 Tobacco

1.5.1

Smoking on school premises, including school buildings, gardens, sports fields and car parks, is prohibited. This includes students, employees, visitors and other people who use school premises, including community groups.

I thank everyone, in advance, for adhering to the request

of not consuming either of these products on the school

premises.

Gregory Grinham

Principal

Enrolment Applications for

KINDERGARTEN are now available.

Applications can be collected from the

front office.

Preschool applications are now being

accepted for children for 2018.

Granville Public School preschool caters for

children who turn four (4) by 31 July 2018.

Children must be in their final year prior to

enrolment into Kindergarten as preschool is

a one (1) year placement

only.

Applications are available

from the School office or

the Preschool.

Managing Type 1 Diabetes

in Children:

A Parenting Perspective

Being a parent of a child with type 1 diabetes can be extremely stressful.

The University of Queensland is seeking parents of children with type 1 diabetes to take part in a research study that will explore factors that could help or hinder parents in managing their child’s diabetes. If you are a parent of a 2 to 10 year old child with type 1 diabetes, we would love to hear from you!

By sharing your experiences (confidentially) you will help us identify better ways for health care professionals to support parents and families.

To complete the online survey, please go to: https://exp.psy.uq.edu.au/type1/.

For further information about the project or to request a survey to be posted to you, call Dr Amy Mitchell at the Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland on (07)3346-1202 or email Jade Grambower at [email protected]

Smoking & Alcohol Consumption on School Grounds:

https://exp.psy.uq.edu.au/type1/

mailto:[email protected]



Food for thought… Welcome back for term 3 and, I trust that you

enjoyed the two week winter vacation with your

children?

I was reading Saturday’s papers on the weekend

when I came across the article attached, stating that

we, as a State should consider developing a mode of

selective primary schools, similar to those which we

have for secondary schools (Selective High

Schools).

At Granville Public School, WE (the Royal WE)

have worked hard to ensure that our children are

exposed to a verity of teachers, throughout the week

which ensure that they are learning through a verity

of pedagogical, teaching, practices which reflect the

latest in research with regards learning and

teaching.

I feel that, at Granville Public School, we cater for

all of our children, ensuring that they are given

every opportunity to not only achieve to their fullest

potential but, also be extended beyond this.

What are your thoughts? I would be very interested

to hear them – please email your thoughts;

[email protected]

Gregory Grinham

Principal

The Sydney Morning Herald JULY 22, 2017

NSW should have 'selective primary schools' for gifted

children: academic

NSW should consider selective primary schools for

its most gifted students and give them the same

early intervention as students with special needs,

according to a leading academic in gifted education.

Jae Jung, a senior lecturer in the University of

NSW's school of education and a lead researcher of

gifted education, said primary schools modelled

after the state's 48 selective high schools could be

the solution to Australia's "neglect" of its brightest

students that is leading to its sliding performance at

the international level.ime1:49 0%

"We're not taking care of gifted students at the lower

primary level," Dr Jung said. "The earlier education-

al intervention is provided, the more likely their

potential will be realised.

"These are the students who will find cures to major

medical conditions and make a real difference to the

lives of others, but they're the ones we're

neglecting."

A spokesman for the NSW Department of

Education did not rule out the option of selective

primary schools and said that the department "is

currently reviewing the Gifted and Talented Policy

and the updated policy is expected to be released

later this year".

Principals can already "create classes that best meet

the needs of their community, this includes classes

especially formed for high performing and talented

students", he said.

However, the first formal chance for gifted students

to enter special classes is in Year 5, through oppor-

tunity classes that separate the highest-achieving

students for the final two years of primary school.

This year, 11,849 Year 4 students will compete for

1740 places when they sit the opportunity class

placement test on Wednesday.

Dr Jung said more opportunity classes should be

made available and expanded across all primary

years.

"If there's political resistance to selective primary

schools, we could have opportunity classes at all

levels of primary school," Dr Jung said.

"Because gifted students aren't being identified,

they're bored in the classroom and some become

disinterested in school."

Dr Jung said that up to half of all gifted students in

primary and high schools are found to be

"underachieving significantly".

He said a major part of the problem is that teachers

are not required to learn how to identify or teach

gifted students as part of their pre-service training.

"Special education training has been mandatory

since the early 1990s but nearly 30 years later,

there's still no requirement for teachers to get trained

in gifted education," Dr Jung said.

"Australia is an egalitarian society and there's al-

ways a focus on helping those with

special needs, but we're ignoring

students at the other end of the

spectrum."

Pallavi Singhal

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.smh.com.au/national/by/Pallavi-Singhal-gi5hkr



REMINDERS TO PARENTS

ARRIVING LATE TO SCHOOL - Parents are reminded to accompany students into the office and supply an explanation when students are arriving late to school. Notes are required by law for all absences from school within 7 days of the absence.

SCHOOL CANTEEN - Please ensure that all student lunch orders are submitted to the canteen each day before 8.55am. Lunch orders will not be accepted after this time.

LOST PROPERTY - As the weather is so changeable lately, children often take jumpers and jackets off during the day. Please ensure that your child’s name is written clearly on each item of their school uniforms.

BIRTHDAYS - If your child wishes to cel-ebrate their birthday with a cake in the classroom please speak to your child’s teacher prior to the day to arrange an appropriate time. For safety reasons knives are not permitted in classrooms, therefore it is preferable to bring

CUPCAKES.

TOILETS - Parents, if you require the use of a TOILET, please use the toilets located in the LIBRARY.

DID YOU KNOW GRANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS AN APP? - You can - access events, newsletters and notifications, send through absence notes for your child and change your contact details with the school.

Available at no cost from your app store for smart phone or tablet.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS inside the school must complete a Working With Children check at the following website http:// www. kidsguardian. nsw .gov. au /working-with-children/working-with-children-check

Please bring Working With Children (WWC) number into the office to be verified by the school. This is in line with the Department’s guide lines.

SCHOOL TERMS

TERM 3 18/07/17 - 22/09/17

TERM 4 09/10/17 - 15/12/17

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