Respect * Personal Best * Care · Grade 5/6 McKerrow: Dante A. - For working well on his Frayer charts. Piper K. - For excellent work on her Frayer charts. Quote of the Week Be open

Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au

Respect * Personal Best * Care School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!

To report an absence through the school website you can use this link Report an Absence

http://californiagullyps.vic.edu.au/page/96




Thursday September 12th 2019

CALIFORNIA GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL

P.O. Box 88 California Gully 3556 Phone: 5446-8393 Fax: 5446-3115 Email: [email protected]

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

GRADE 2/3 CASTLEMAINE EXCURSION The Grade 2/3’s had a wonderful day in Castlemaine last Thursday traveling by train to

enjoy the Botanical Gardens, viewing many of the historical buildings found within

walking distance of the Train Station, while and enjoying a picnic lunch.

GRADE 2/3 MELBOURNE VISIT Yesterday the Grade 2/3’s continued their amazing experiences with a trip to Melbourne.

A very special visit to the ‘Shrine of Remembrance’, was then followed by a tour and

exploration of Polly Woodside. A long, yet very enjoyable and engaging day.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART Just a reminder that tomorrow will be our ‘Jump Rope for Heart’ event. Thank you to

families that have donated either via online or hard copy. We look forward to an active

and fun skipping session for all. Please make sure students have appropriate footwear.

MISSION At California Gully Primary School we educate students to be lifelong learners and

well informed and productive community members who are well prepared to become

active, engaged and responsible citizens of the local and global community.

The Bell Topper

Volume 37 No.28

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Jump Rope for Heart - Friday September 13th

Parents and Friends Meeting (after assembly)- Friday September 13th

Last Day of Term Three - Friday September 20th (Please note school finishes at 2.15 p.m.)

First Day of Term Four - Monday October 7th

School Council Meeting 7.00 pm. - Monday October 14th

Foundation 2020 Transition Morning - Tuesday October 22nd

Bendigo Cup Public Holiday - Wednesday October 30th

Mango Orders Due Back - Friday October 25th

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SUNSMART - HATS We are encouraging all families to start the search to find school hats as the

weather (every-now and then) starts to warm up. It is extremely important to

have hats available at school before the end of term. The school needs to

support the use of sun protection measures when the UV index levels are 3 or

higher. In Term 4 the ‘No Hat No Play’ policy will be followed at all times. Hats

can be purchased from Bendigo Uniforms Plus or a Navy Blue Bucket/wide brim is fine.

ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL We love the fact that kids like to be at CGPS each day although we do have some concerns

around what time some students are attending early in the morning. We remind parents

and carers that staff are not on duty until 8.30a.m. Classroom’s will open at 8.45a.m. and

children will then remain inside to start their day.

Please respect this request as it connects directly to the safety of all children.

TERM THREE CONCLUSION A friendly reminder that next week is the last week of Term 3. Don’t

forget that our school day will conclude at 2.15pm, on Friday 20th

September. Please note that After School Care will not operate on

the last day of term.

Andrew Frawley

Principal

PAGE 3 THE BELL TOPPER FROM THE PRINCIPAL

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

September 16th — September 20th

School Banking Day - Bendigo Bank

Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m.—8.20 a.m.

School Banking Day - Commonwealth Bank

Last Day of Term Three

October 7th — October 11

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First Day of Term Four




October 14th — October 18th

School Council Meeting




October 21st — October 25th


Foundation 2020

Information &

Transition







Congratulations to the following students on being named Student of The Week

for their positive attitude to school and social values.

Friday September 6th

Foundation Hinton-Ryan-Baldwin: Trent G. - For creating a detailed map of our community excursion. Zane L. - For excellent predictions when sharing tiny teddies. Noah R. - For excellent stamina when walking on our community excursion. Jazmyn T. - For showing interest during our community excursion and excellent stamina. Grade One Carroll-Reilly: Aengus C. - For putting in extra effort into his journal writing this week! Austin D. - For working independently on sounding out his words in his journal writing. Well done! Beau N. - For achieving 100 nights of home reading! Well done Beau! Emily R. - For working independently on sounding out her words in her journal writing. Well done! Brylee W. - For working hard in her journal writing this week. Well done! Grade 5/6 McKerrow: Dante A. - For working well on his Frayer charts. Piper K. - For excellent work on her Frayer charts.

Quote of the Week Be open to wonder. The world is full of unexpected treasures'.





Arts and crafts were back in vogue this week as the children spent a lot of time building, creating and making different items. The children built tall towers with our construction toys, with Keira building a tower that was taller than she was. Holly and Noah used the various plastic containers, boxes and stationery that we have in the After School Care room to build items in-cluding a fake coke bottle and a model air plane. The children also used the PlayDoh to create different bowls and patterns. Outside of our room, the most popular activity was creating paint with the rocks in the bush area. The children learnt how to do this with Kath last week. After creating the paint, the children have been decorating rocks, and themselves, with in-teresting and complex patterns and designs. It has been great to see the children’s skills developing and even more so, that they are working with each other to help those who did not work with Kath last week.

A reminder to parents and guardians that there is NO After School Care on the last day of the term.

Have a great week,

Josh Jump Off Day - Friday September 13th 2019

Our Jump Off Day is tomorrow, Friday, September 13. We have all been practising our skipping skills at school and at the same time we are supporting the Heart Foundation to help fight heart disease. To help us raise funds, you can create your own secure webpage at jumprope.org.au and send the link to family and friends. There are prizes to be earned and you can check these out on the brochure that was sent home three weeks ago or online.





Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and California Gully Primary School is excited to be par ticipating.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 6 September 2019.

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the Premiers’ Reading Challenge in 2019: Thursday June 6th Ella B. Friday June 14th Trey B. Gus B. Riley Cl. Jackson H. Jedd S. Tai W. Friday June 21st Morag C. Friday August 2nd Brandi H. Riley Co. Daniel V. Sam H. Xavier H. Samarah McL. Wednesday August 7th Kiara B. Alyssa M. Madie W.


http://www.education.vic.gov.au/prc




PARENTS & FRIENDS OF CALIFORNIA GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS

Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School Meeting The next meeting of the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School will be in the conference room after assembly tomorrow, Friday

September 13th. All are most welcome to attend.

Contacting the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School The Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary School would love to hear from you.

If you have any ideas that you would like to share with them please email them at

[email protected].

Thank you to all families who support the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary School.


mailto:[email protected]




GREAT TIPS FOR HEALTHY KIDS TIP 12 WEIGHT CONTROL APPLIES TO KIDS TOO About one in every four Australian children is overweight. You might think it’s puppy fa, and that as kids grow they'll lose the extra weight. This may be true for some children, but research shows that overweight kids are more likely to become overweight adults. This can lead to a whole lot of health problems, some of them very serious. Being overweight can affect the way kids see themselves. Sometimes they are teased or bullied by other children, and they may be too self-conscious to take part in physical activity, which makes matters worse.

What you can do NOW Start being more active today - take your child for a walk to

the shops or around the block. Go through the cupboards and fridge, cleaning out any high-

energy foods, particularly those high in saturated fat and sugars.

If your child feels uncomfortable about their physical skills or appearance, be supportive and encouraging.

Good Idea!

Give kids gifts or toys that require physical activity, like skipping ropes, balls, bats, bikes or skates.

Top Tip

Excessive weight is caused by a combination of too little physi-cal activity and a diet high in energy (kilojoules). If you aren’t sure whether your child is overweight, ask your family doctor, the school nurse or an-other health professional to check it out m and ask them for advice.

EASY WEEKEND LUNCH IDEA ENGLISH MUFFIN PIZZAS!

Ingredients (per muffin):

1 English wholemeal muffin each,

cut in half

1 tablespoon of tomato paste

1/4 cup low-fat cheese

1/4 cup sliced pineapple (canned or fresh)

2 slices of shaved lean ham

Handful of each: mushrooms, spinach, tomato, olives, capsicum

Method:

Put pre-sliced English muffins face up on a baking tray.

Place the cookie sheet and bowls containing the other ingredients on the table where the

kids can easily reach them.

Show the kids how to spoon some tomato paste onto the muffin and

how to add the other ingredients. Then let them have fun making several mini pizzas. They might like

to make “funny faces” with the ingredients.

When they are done, put the baking tray in an oven

preheated to 180C degrees or under the grill under the

cheese turns golden brown.





















WANT TO GET RID OF YOUR PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS??? Do you have lots of plastic grocery bags taking up valuable storage space in your home? A member of our school community is collecting plastic grocery bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless. If you have excess plastic grocery bags (I’m sure many of us do) they can be brought to the school office for collection to make more sleeping mats. Not only are we providing a soft place for a homeless person to sleep—we are also recycling those unwanted plastic grocery bags!!

California Gully Primary School has signed up with the Fitzpatrick’s Home Hardware D.I.Y. Rewards program. Each time you make a purchase at Fitzpatrick’s Home Hardware please mention the school and for each $1.00 spent the school will earn five club reward points that we can use to purchase products in store when we need to make any repairs around the school.

Current Uniform Prices at Bendigo Uniform Plus - Shop 6, Abbott Arcade Bendigo.

Short Sleeve Polo – $20.50 Long Sleeve Polo – $26.00 Polar Fleece Jumper – $35.00 Hoodie – $35.00

Blue & White Checked Dress – $22.00 Bucket Hat – $13.50 Slouch /Wide Brimmed Hat – $13.50













Stephanie Alexander Kitchen at California Gully Primary School

Tuesday Mornings 8.00 a.m. to 8.45 a.m.

With Thanks to The Eaglehawk Football/Netball Club and our generous sponsors we have a community breakfast program for all families (parents are more than welcome to attend) and staff of California Gully. The community breakfast program will continue tomorrow, Friday September 13th at 8 a.m. (please note that we will stop serving breakfast at 8.20a.m. any children who arrive after 8.20 a.m. will miss out). Sharing in breakfast together, what a great way for our school community to start to start the day!


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