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Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
“SPRING GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL - A PLACE TO BELONG”
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Newsletter 7 – Thursday, 21st March 2019
Principal Awards – grades Prep, One & Two Poppy H - Prep Greer: Poppy has shown great progress with writing this term. She has worked hard at writing her
name neatly and with the correct cases. When faced with a challenge last week in our Cold Write, Poppy was very
brave and did not give up when sounding out and writing her sentence. Well done Poppy!
Cooper B - Prep Haxby: for his positive attitude towards school. He approaches each activity with enthusiasm and
gives everything his best go. He always listens carefully and offers to help others without being asked. Keep it up
Cooper!
Pania H-P - Prep Pesina: Pania has worked very hard to learn to write. She always produces detailed and meaningful
illustrations, listens for sounds in words and creates carefully written sentences. What a fantastic start to Prep!
Hser Yu Say W - 1/2 Arthur: for always trying his absolute best! Hser Yu Say is a great role model, who always
listens and smiles. Keep up the great work Hser Yu Say!
Dexter M - 1/2 McClellan: for always putting in his best effort into everything he does in class. Dexter is a quiet
achiever who has made huge progress already this year. Keep up the great work Dexter.
Sam P - 1/2 Rodda / Orr: for always demonstrating enthusiasm in all class activities and making valuable
contributions to class discussions.
Ezel K - 1/2 Vernon: Ezel has had a wonderful start to Grade One. He always uses his manners, helps his classmates
when they need support and shows initiative to pack away things in the classroom without being asked.
Well done Ezel.
VALUE TREE AWARDS
Fairness: Reagan W
Friendliness: Phoebe B, Delaney B, Maddison B, Claire D, Milla F
Personal Achievement: Matthew B, Olivia B, Jorja C, Nihira G, Ingrid G, Indi K, Emily M
Respect: Toby B, Roxy B, Joni H, Jack L, Edwin M, Hser Yu Say W, Grace W
Responsibility: Eva B, Roy C, Michael D-W, Samuel G, Eryn Mc, Ruby Mc, Sophia M, Mia S
Team Spirit: Max G
Sports award Alana B – 1/2 Vernon: for her enthusiastic participation in Physical Education and her
outstanding sportsmanship.
Art Award Max McC – Prep Haxby: Max created a delightful LOVE artwork using fluorescent watercolour paint.
Well done Max.
Principal: Mr. Francis Trezise
Assistant Principal: Mr. Brett Parkes
School Council President: Mrs. Fiona Martin
Reminders: Donations of Easter goodies for the raffle can be left in the collection box located in the staffroom
Our Values RESPECT – Valuing self, all others, property and the environment
FRIENDLINESS – Interacting with all others in an open and welcoming manner
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT – Striving to be the best we can
TEAM SPIRIT – Working together so we can learn from each other and all do our best
FAIRNESS – Being fair in everything we do
RESPONSIBILITY – Being relied upon to be honest, and do the right thing for yourself and the community
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Diary Dates
2019
March
Friday, 22nd
9.00am
National Ride2School Day
New Prep families catch up / coffee
Monday, 25th 7.00pm – 7.30pm
7.30pm – 8.00pm
8.00pm – 9.00pm
Accountability & Management Subcommittee Meeting
School Council Annual Meeting
School Council General Meeting
Wednesday, 27th School Photos
April
Friday, 5th 2.15pm
2.30pm
Assembly
End of Term 1
Term 2
April
Tuesday, 23rd Term 2 commences
Monday, 29th –
Wednesday, 1st
May
Grade 6 Urban Camp
Every Week –
Tuesday and Thursday 8.00am sharp- 8.30am - Grades 3-6 Early Morning Tennis (except
Tuesday 12th March)
Wednesday – lunchtime – Coding
Wednesday 3.30pm – 4.30pm – German Club (Prep – 2) (Commencing 6/3/19)
Thursday – lunchtime – Chess Club
From the Principal
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Easter Hat Parade, Easter Raffle and Tickets
Parent Club will once again run the Easter Egg Raffle in conjunction with the Easter Hat Parade on the last day of
Term 1. This is a whole school event and parents, grandparents, friends, aunties, uncles etc are most welcome to
attend. We would love some donations of Easter goodies to make up lots of great prizes. Donations can be left in
the collection box in the staffroom at anytime. We suggest that parents do not go to too much expense with the hats.
Usually the “best” hats are the ones that children have made themselves with some assistance from parents or older
siblings. Raffle books should have been sent home & extra books are available at the office. Tickets are 50 cents
each.
This event is always lots of fun and a great fundraiser for the school.
DRAMA AWARD Charlie N – 1/2 McClellan: for great group work and character voice projection during the reading of the script of
‘The Return of the Three Bears.’
LOTE AWARD Mia M – 5/6 Staley: Mia has completed not one but five learning goals in German so far this year. Gut gemacht.
HISTORY AWARD
Anabelle D – 5/6 Staley: Thankyou for showing high interest and engagement in our excursion this week. It was
great to see you make connections with your prior learning to Dja Dja Wurrung culture and history.
Well done and I hope you continue to enjoy Indigenous Studies!
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
There is no safe number of days for missing school. Every day counts. Week 8 of Term 1
93% total school wide attendance 97% school wide attendance (not including absences relating to illness or medical)
There were 50 late arrives in Week 8. The TOP CLASSES for arrival time for the week were:
5/6 Staley & 5/6 Daenke (Perfect arrival time record for the week).
School Council Membership
I’m pleased to advise the school community that our School Council welcomes two new parent members; Mrs Kate
Edwards and Mr Brian Anderson. I’m sure Kate and Brian will be valuable contributors to our school and
community. Special thanks to Mrs Fiona Martin, Mrs Sue Gentry and Mrs Trinity Sanderson for their important
contribution to School Council. Special thanks to Fiona for taking on the role of School Council President during
the last four years. Fiona’s regular ‘catchups’ and overall support has been greatly appreciated during this time.
2020 Enrolments
In managing new enrolments, the school is required to adhere to state-wide enrolment placement policy and
processes, whereby eligible students have a right to be placed in their designated neighbourhood school.
The designated neighbourhood school is defined as the school that is nearest to the student’s permanent residential
address, measured in a straight line from the residence.
Students living outside the designated neighbourhood may still apply for enrolment, with remaining places to be
allocated in the following order:
1. Students for whom the school is the designated neighbourhood school.
2. Students with a sibling at the same permanent address who are attending the school at the same time.
3. All other students in order of closeness of their home to the school.
4. In exceptional circumstances, upon compassionate grounds.
Enrolment packs will be available at the beginning of next term.
Professional Practice Days
From the commencement of the 2018 school year, each teacher in Victoria became entitled to one day per term
(four days per year) release from their scheduled duties, including teaching, to focus on the improved delivery of
high quality teaching and learning. These days are in addition to existing pupil free days and pro-rata for a teacher
employed part-time.
The work undertaken on these days will be consistent with Departmental and school priorities and selected from the
following areas - planning, preparation, assessment of student learning, collaboration, curriculum
development, relevant professional development and peer observation including feedback and reflection.
During these days your children’s class will be covered by Casual Relief staff. The four professional practice days
will create opportunities for teachers by increasing time available to focus, reflect on and improve their practice and
to have the opportunity to engage in purposeful collaboration so as to impact student learning.
Early School Finish End of Term Term 1 concludes on Friday, 5th April. Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm. An assembly is scheduled for 2.15pm
on the Friday and students will be dismissed from the assembly area. The bus will be collecting the children an hour
earlier on this day, so parents can expect their child to be dropped off at their bus stop an hour earlier than normal.
Term 2 commences on Tuesday, 23rd April.
Francis Trezise Principal
From the Assistant Principal
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
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School Photos
School Photos are next Wednesday 27th March. Please ensure you have ordered your school photos
online.
Collecting Plastic Bottle Caps – Can You Help?
We have teamed up with Envision Employment Services to support a good cause. Every year millions of
plastic bottlecaps end up in landfill. As reported on the ABC’s ‘War on Waste’ these caps fall through
the machines that process plastics for recycling. They can be used to make filaments for 3D printers or
remoulded for other goods, such as prosthetic limbs. Please feel free to drop your plastic bottle caps
off at the office. See the poster at the end of the newsletter for more information. https://envision.org.au/
Brett Parkes
Assistant Principal
RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS
Personal Strengths
This week in Respectful Relationships we have been learning about Personal Strengths. Our activity
focused on being kind and brave, and what this looks like. We discussed how it feels when someone is
kind to you, and how it is important to be kind to others so that they feel like that too. Watching ‘Rose
meets Mr Wintergarten’ to reflect on characters showed us an example of how being kind to someone
can make them happier and make their day. The Preps have been very proud of their own acts of
kindness they have been showing in the classroom and in the yard!
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Specialist Staff Information
P.E. / Sport News School Cross County
Our School Cross Country will be held on FRIDAY, 3rd of May at the Spring Gully Recreational Reserve (based at
the Soccer Fields).
All students from Prep to Grade 6 will be competing to the best of their ability. Prep to Grade 2 students will
compete in their grade level, whilst students from Grade 3 to 6 will compete in their age level. Ribbons and House
points will be awarded to all students who complete the course. I encourage the children to wear comfortable
clothing (preferably House colours) and appropriate footwear.
A spectator area near the finish line will be made available on the bank of the soccer field (school side) for those
who wish to attend.
I will need some parent helpers to assist on checkpoints around the course – please let me know if you are available
to do this.
Schedule of events:
12:30pm – Lunch Eating Time
12:50pm – 8 to 12 years (grades 3 to 6) walk down to soccer oval.
1:00pm – Preps walk to tennis courts
1:10pm – Preps start at the tennis courts and run to soccer oval. Approx. 500m
1:15pm – 11/12 years (grades 5 & 6) start at soccer oval - run to cricket oval and back to soccer oval
(one big lap of the creek) Approx. 3km
1.30pm – Grade 1/2 walk to bridge.
1:40pm – Grade 1/2 start at the bridge & run to the soccer oval – Retreat Rd side track. Approx.
750m
1:55pm – 9/10 years (grades 3 & 4) start at soccer oval and complete a lap of the creek turning at the
bridge and finish at soccer oval. Approx. 2km
All runners finished by 2:30 to 2:45pm and walk back to school.
The Education Department requires informed consent every time the students leave the school grounds. Permission
for this event needs to be made online via the Compass Parent Portal. There is no cost for this activity.
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Goldfield & Sandhurst Division Cross Country
Students in Grades 3 to 6 will have the opportunity to represent the School at the G & S Division Cross Country on
Wednesday, May 8th at the Bendigo Racecourse. 11 & 12 Years students will run 3km and 8, 9 and 10 years will
run 2km.
Entry into this competition is optional for the students and is not necessarily based on results from our School Cross
Country (although it is recommended that the students will be able to run most of the way). Students who have
requested to be part of this activity will receive further information via the Compass portal.
LCM Region Tennis
Good luck to Sophia M who will be representing the School at the LCM Region Tennis Tournament on Monday in
Swan Hill. Successful competitors at this event will progress to the State Final later this year.
Michael Smith – PE Co-ordinator
Active Travel News
National Ride2School Day Friday 22 March
National Ride2School Day - Friday 22 March
Tomorrow is National Ride2School Day – a special day to celebrate active travel to school whether it’s riding,
walking, scooting, unicycling or even skating. Our weekly HandsUp! count will be tomorrow instead of Wednesday
for this week – be in it for your class!
Part way is OK – enjoy the walk!
Not sure about walking or riding to school? Ride2School Day is a perfect opportunity to dip your toe in. Try
parking at Stanley Avenue (between Retreat and Spring Gully Roads) and enjoy a shady 10-minute walk or scoot
together. Why not organise to meet other families and walk together? (The cricket oval is another option.) There’s
plenty of parking at Stanley Avenue, so leave the car there in the afternoon and avoid the traffic crush around the
school gates (it’s probably quicker than arriving at school early for a carpark!) And you might be surprised what a
difference that 10-minute walk after school makes to family harmony.
Matthew, Emily and Jordan love riding to school!
Nicola Dunnicliff-Wells (Active Travel Co-ordinator)
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
General
Recyclying at Spring Gully P.S
Did you know that the students of 3/4 Garmey are recycling superheroes? Every Monday afternoon they collect the
school's soft plastic waste ready to be dropped off at the supermarket. This means that muesli bar wrappers, chip
packets, glad wrap and zip pick bags do not end up in landfill but instead are transformed into products such as our
new decking!
Parent Club News
Easter We are kindly asking for prize donations for our annual Easter Raffle. A small Easter Egg, or anything you think
would make a great prize: colouring books, craft items or other would be greatly appreciated. We will have a
collection box in the staff room for donations. The more donations we have, the more prizes to be won. Thank
you. Raffle tickets will be sent home very soon.
Prep Families We’d like to invite mums, dads, grandparents and younger siblings of this year’s Preps students, to have a little
catch up/cuppa and opportunity to meet some new faces and makes some new friends.
When: Friday 22nd of March
Where: Spring Gully Corner Store
Time: 9.00am
To stay in contact or to find out more information you can find us here:
www.facebook.com/SpringGullyParentsClub
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Repeat Notices
Community News Drum Lessons Dave Dewar will continue to provide drum lessons this year. Please contact the office if you require further
information.
Get into the vacation mindset with fun activities at Holiday Club. It’s almost school holiday time and you know what that means – Holiday Club!
Join us for a fun time with positive learning outcomes in Jungle Jam! Here’s some of the activities that we could have in store for you:
Book now. To find out when these activities are on during the school holidays and join in the fun, visit: www.campaustralia.com.au/holidayclubs. You can also call our friendly Customer Care Team on 1300 105 343 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We look forward to seeing you and your family at Jungle Jam. The Camp Australia Team
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Central Enrolments Information Evening
Come along to the Kindergarten Central Enrolment Information Evening and learn about:
Enrolling your child through the Central Enrolment System.
Hear from local Early Childhood Teachers about kindergarten and school readiness.
Services available to support your child's learning.
When: 2 April 2019 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
When: Bendigo Library, 259 Hargreaves Street Bendigo
Visit lmpa.org.au for more information about this program
Key Information
Paperwork required as part of the enrolment process includes: Immunisation Certificate, Health Care Card and Credit Card details
About
Loddon Mallee Preschool Association (LMPA)
operates a kindergarten Central
Enrolment System for the communities of
Bendigo and Swan Hill.
LMPA acts as a custodian of the system which is
established to meet the needs of the community
and to comply with Government guidelines.
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: [email protected] Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
The City of Greater Bendigo is proud to offer a series of workshops and events in March to support local business. The Digital Solutions program offers a low-cost, high quality digital advisory service through workshops and one-to-one marketing covering digital marketing, website creation, social media and online security - Book Here The Small Business Bus is visiting Bendigo and Heathcote in late March 2019 and offers FREE friendly, professional assistance and expert advice from experienced business mentors - Book Here The Australian Taxation Office in partnership with the City will run a series of FREE workshops, including employer essentials, record keeping (GST and non-GST registered businesses), single touch payroll and tax essentials for small businesses - Book Here For further information on any of these workshops or to find out more about the services that the City offers to businesses email [email protected] or visit our Calendar of Events.
