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Term 2 Week 5
We are safe, respectful learners striving for personal best
in a happy and friendly environment.
GILLIESTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
From the Principal **********
WELL DONE
It’s a busy time of the year with sporting events, leadership and excursions. Well done to
the staff, students and P&C for another successful Athletics Carnival. Our school captains
attended the Grip Leadership Day at Newcastle University last Wednesday. It was an
opportunity to work with other school leaders and learn about what it takes to be a
leader. They will be attending a local leadership event at Rutherford Technology High
school tomorrow with our Stage 3 SRC members.
Ms Hunt and I attended the Maitland AECG meeting last Tuesday (as we do twice a term).
We got some new and fresh ideas and contacts to help make our annual NAIDOC
celebrations more engaging.
Don’t forget all our families are welcome to attend the Joseph Maxwell VC Park
dedication next Wednesday 31 May starting at 1pm.
K. Johanson, Principal.
Cnr Ryans & Gillieston Roads Gillieston Heights NSW 2321. Phone: 49 327 542
Principal: Karen Johanson E-mail: gillieston-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web Site: www.gillieston-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Congratulations to the wonderful students
who represented Gillieston Public School at
the Zone Cross Country at Tocal last week.
It’s lovely to hear from the official
organisers of the event how well mannered
our children were, showing great
sportsmanship too. Well done!
Thank you to all the families who supported
the students and well done to Miss Warby.
Those representative shirts look fabulous.
FANTAILS
Classroom Capers ************************
Please check for head lice regularly.
GUPPIES
No gaps or overlaps!! In
maths the Guppies have
learnt how fun
measuring can be. We
had a great time using
counters to see who
had the longest and the
shortest foot.
How many cubes long is my smelly shoe? The Fantails measured the length of their
shoes using unifix blocks. We had to remember ‘no gaps and no overlaps’.
Bus travellers must have their Opal Card.
CLOWNFISH
BLUETANGS
Last week the Blue Tangs made
Polar Bear sculptures during art.
Linkan and Nakita explained that
they had to follow a set of
instructions.
1. Roll into a ball
2. Break into three parts
3. We used a pencil to mark out
the eyes and mouth
The children enjoyed this activity.
Thankyou Mrs Honan for making us
playdough! It was fun!!!
The Clownfish had a fantastic time at the
Athletics Carnival, and many of us are
looking forward to next year, when we may
get to qualify for Zone. We followed
instructions carefully all day long, and we
were always in the right place at the right
time so that we didn’t miss any of our
events. Here are 3 of our star participants
from the day. They did their best and had a
go at everything!
BARRAMUNDI
SHARKS
Did you know? Children can catch worms from not washing their hands with soap!
This week the students have been
getting creative while learning about
informative texts. They have learnt
the different types of informative
texts and are presenting their
research about animals in innovative
ways, like videos.
It’s heating up in the Sharks classroom
this term with our Science unit. Our
little inventors have been busy
designing, constructing and promoting
their very own cooling off product. Take
a look at this Mini Water Robot which
follows you around and sprays cold
water on your face when you’re too
hot, so cool!
ANGELFISH and HAMMERHEADS Peer Support News
Congratulations to our senior students who are being fantastic Peer Support leaders.
This week’s focus was about knowing what our strengths are in ourselves and in others.
We talked about Curiosity, Kindness and Teamwork. We also played a funny game with
our peer support group. Thank you peer support leaders who are working really hard
and showing some excellent leadership skills.
Our PBL focus for this week is:
This week the Guppies showed us the demonstration of our PBL. Captain Gillo thinks
this is one of the best demonstrations of this PBL. Great job Guppies!
Take care of people and property
Kind regards,
Captain Gillo!
OFFICE NEWS
Our school will transition to the new NSW public schools’ finance system and a new bank
account on 24 July 2017.
To ensure a smooth transition, there will be changes to the way we accept parent or carer
payments.
1. Direct deposits: As of 30 June 2017, we will no longer accept direct deposits into
our current bank account as we prepare to close this account and transition to a new
one. Any payments made using direct deposit after this date cannot be properly
allocated to a student’s account in a timely manner. Please ensure you have made
any outstanding direct deposits before 30 June 2017.
2. EFTPOS payments: We will not be able to accept EFTPOS payments between 19 July
2017 and 24 July 2017. Please ensure that you have made any outstanding EFTPOS
payments before 19 July 2017. From 25 July 2017, EFTPOS payments will be accepted
as before.
3. Cash and cheque payments: Between 19 July 2017 and 24 July 2017, we will also
not be able to accept payments by cash or cheque as we prepare to close our current
bank account and transition to a new one. Please ensure that you have made any
outstanding cash or cheque payments before 19 July 2017. From 25 July 2017, cash
Did you know that you can make
payments to your child’s school
online?
We have launched a new online payment portal linked to
your school’s website to make it easier for you to pay for
school related payments. This is a secure payment page
hosted by Westpac.
What expenses can be paid online?
Voluntary School Contributions
Subject Contributions
Excursions
Sport
Creative and Practical Arts
Sales to Students
Other
When?
This payment method will go live on 12/9/16.
How?
Log onto School site at http://www.gillieston-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/. Click on
“Make a Payment” and follow the prompts to make a
payment via Visa or MasterCard.
Please remember when making
payments on-line to attach information
to your child’s permission note listing
the Receipt number and Payment Date.
If you are paying for an excursion on-line
please ensure that you allow time for
payments to be processed by the bank
and forwarded to the school prior to the
due date.
On-line payments made outside
business hours or over the weekend are
not processed by the bank until the
following business day, eg Monday,
which means payments will not be
received by the school until Tuesday.
Entertainment Books
Entertainment books are available to purchase for $65. You can either get a book or digital version. 20% of each sale comes back to the school.
To purchase see Tracy Upton from the P&C or buy online with this link https:/www.entbook.com.au/3p4401
CANTEEN ROSTER
From the P & C ************************ Reminder ALL Thompsons Pie orders and money are to be returned by Wednesday 31st
May. If you still haven’t received an order form please see the Canteen for a copy ASAP.
Thank you to all who baked cakes/slices to sell in the canteen at the Athletics Carnival.
This year we have made a good start to fundraising.
Mother’s Day $900
Athletics Carnival $320
If there are any parents/guardians that would like to attend a P&C Meeting please come
along to our next meeting on Tuesday 6th June at 6pm in the School Hall. Membership
fees are $2 per year, forms will be available at the meeting.
From the Canteen
CANTEEN CLOSED—Thursday 25th May the canteen will be closed due to the school
achieving the 1st Gillo Gold Reward—Sausage Sizzle for all students.
New items on the menu
Lasagne $3.00
Spaghetti Bolognaise $3.00
Date Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
22/5—26/5 Kevin Kevin Tracy CLOSED Tracie
Nat Chantel Danielle CLOSED Kristy
29/5—2/6 Kevin Kevin Kevin Tracy Megan
Danielle Chantel Nat Danielle Tracie
What to do if your child is absent from After School Care:
Please remember parents if your children are going to be absent from the service or have gone home sick please call me on
0413 597 090 or notify the customer experience team on 1300 105 343.
Coordinator: Samantha Jackson
Service Fees and Times
*Notes on Fees and Out of Pocket
Almost all Australian residents are eligible for some form of government rebate.
1. The Child Care Benefit (CCB) is income tested and scaled, resulting in a reduction of between 0% and 85% of session fees.
2. The Child Care Rebate (CCR) is not income tested and is available to almost all Australian Families. It provides a rebate of 50% of fees owig after the CCB has
been calculated and considered.
So that the CCB and CCR and be automatically applied to your account, you will need to provide your Centrelink Customer Reference Number
(CRN/s) during the registration process. These can be obtained from the Family Assistance Office of 13 61 50.
Service Opening hours Full Fee Out Of Pocket* Casual Booking
Before Care 7am - 8.40am $16.00 $5.17 - $8.00 Add $5
After Care 3.05pm – 6.00pm $19.50 $4.80 - $9.75 Add $5
PBL Sausage Sizzle
This Thursday is our PBL sausage sizzle lunch. NO canteen on this day!
Children are to return permission notes to class teachers asap. Please
provide fruit break, recess and water as normal.
You’re invited…..
Community Consultation Meeting
Gillieston PS Room 1
6pm to 7pm, Thursday June 8
Agenda: Literacy and Numeracy Learning
School Anti Bullying Policy
Communication and Engagement
Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
5 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May
RTHS Leaders Day
26 May
6 29 May
SRC Meeting
30 May
Kinder Excursion
School AEG meeting
4:30pm
31 May
P&C Pie Orders
1 June
2 June
7 5 June 6 June
4pm AECG Tenambit
PS
P&C Meeting 6pm
7 June 8 June
SRC Black and White
Disco
6:00 to 7:00pm Community Consult Meeting
9 June
8 12 June
QUEENS BDAY HOLIDAY
13 June 14 June
Going to Gillieston
Launch
Book Club Due
15 June
16 June
9 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June
23 June
Semester 1 Student
Reports
10 26 June
SRC Meeting
27 June
Stage 3 Convict
Sleepover
28 June
Stage 3 Convict
Sleepover
29 June
NAIDOC EVENT
Parent/Teacher Interviews
30 June
NAIDOC Day Assembly
Term 2
GPS VOLUNTARY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS School contributions are due and can be paid at the
office.
Payments can be made by cash, cheque, EFTPOS (in
person) or online.
ONLINE PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE THROUGH OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE
⃝ $20 for 1 child
⃝ $40 for 2 children
⃝ $60 for 3 children or
more
Term 3
Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 17 Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21 Jul
2 24 Jul 25 Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul
3
Ed.wk
31 Jul 1 Aug
9am AECG Rutherford THS
2 Aug
Education Week Award Night
Book Club Due
3 Aug
4 Aug
4 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug
11 Aug
5 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug
Bk CharPde 1:50pm Show
18 Aug
6
Bk Wk
21 Aug 22 Aug
School AEG meeting 4:30pm
23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug
7 28 Aug 29 Aug
4pm AECG Maitland
HS
30 Aug 31 Aug
Father’s Day Stall
6:30 to 7:30pm Com Consult Meet
1 Sep
Father’s Day Break
8 4 Sep 5 Sep 6 Sep
Opera House Performance
Book Club Due
7 Sep
8 Sep
9 11 Sep 12 Sep 13 Sep 14 Sep 15 Sep
10 18 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 Sep
22 Sep
Grand Friend’s Day
SKOOLBAG APP
Did you know you can send
an absentee note through
this App. Use the Parent
eForms.
“Save time do it online!”
Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1 9 Oct
STUDENTS RETURN
10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct
13 Oct
2 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct
School Photos
20 Oct
3 23 Oct 24 Oct
9am AECG H V G S
25 Oct
Book Club Due
26 Oct
27 Oct
4 30 Oct 31 Oct
Kinder Orientation
1 Nov 2 Nov
3 Nov
5 6 Nov 7 Nov
Kinder Orientation
8 Nov 9 Nov
10 Nov
School Remembrance Day Service
6 13 Nov 14 Nov
Kinder Orientation
School AEG meeting
4:30pm
15 Nov
Life Ed Van
16 Nov
Life Ed Van
17 Nov
Life Ed Van
7 20 Nov 21 Nov
4pm AECG St Mary’s Maitland
22 Nov 23 Nov
6:30 to 7:30pm Community Consult Meeting
24 Nov
8 27 Nov 28 Nov 29 Nov
Settlers Ridge Performance
Book Club Due
30 Nov
1 Dec
9 4 Dec 5 Dec 6 Dec
School Carols Night
7 Dec
Scripture Christmas
Concert
Year 6 Farewell Dinner
8 Dec
Volunteers Thank
You
Semester 2 Student Reports
10 11 Dec 12 Dec
Presentation Evening
13 Dec 14 Dec
Class Parties
15 Dec
Last day for students
11 18 Dec
STAFF DEV. DAY
19 Dec
STAFF DEV. DAY
Term 4
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