26 Grant St, PO Box 199, GOORNONG, VIC, 3557

Tel: 5432 2236 Fax. 5432 2425

Email: goornong.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Friday 28th August, 2015

Issue 27

Dates to Remember Next week

Wed 2nd Sept. MARC Library Book Week Day

Costume Parade at 9.00am

Fri 4th Sept. Cluster Athle#c Sports (Grades 3-6)

Term Three

Fri 11th Sept. Jump Rope for Heart, 2.15pm—3.15pm.

Jump Rope Sponsor Forms & Money Due

Mon 14th Sept. School Council

Fri 18th Sept. MARC Library.

Fri 18th Sept. Last day of Term Three, 2.15pm dismissal

2015 Term Dates

13th July—18th Sept . Term Three

5th Oct—18th Dec. Term Four

Our School Values—teamwork, respect, honesty and care.

Weekly Awards

P-2: Values Award– Daniel

Literacy– Alliera

Maths– Bethany

3-6: Values Award– Ruby

Literacy– Fraser

Maths– Rhylee

This week’s awards will be presented at assembly

on Tuesday 1st September at 3.00pm.

Friends of the School NewsFriends of the School NewsFriends of the School NewsFriends of the School News

Father’s DayFather’s DayFather’s DayFather’s Day

Father’s Day is fast approaching and is on Sunday

6th September. This year the students will be

making a special gift at school. We ask that each

student please bring $5 to school in a clearly

named and labelled envelope (Eg: Billy Smith, $5

for Fatherr’s Day) by Thursday 3rd September. This

is to cover the cost of the materials for the ‘special

gift’.

Elmore Field DaysElmore Field DaysElmore Field DaysElmore Field Days

Thank you to all those who have put their name down

on the roster to volunteer at this years Elmore Field

Days. Danielle will catch up with you soon with further

details.

Wood RaffleWood RaffleWood RaffleWood Raffle

Our Wood Raffle was drawn at a

special assembly last Friday after-

noon. The winner was Lindsay

Kramer. The raffle raised $ 928 —

a fantastic achievement!

A big thank you to the Tuohey

family for donating the trailer load

of wood and to Jeremy Cowan

and Darron Donnelly for the deco-

rative wood ring.

Portrait SittingPortrait SittingPortrait SittingPortrait Sitting

We are offering portrait sittings for Satur-

day 26th & Sunday 27th September,

please pencil in your diary. Offer consists

of10-15 edited photos on disk, $100 per

sitting. More details regarding booking

times to follow.

Jump Rope for Heart

Our Jump Rope for Heart day is now only two

weeks away—Friday 11th September. We

need at least eight parent helpers on the day

to spin ropes and help run activities. Please

see Mrs Patton ASAP if you are able to help

out.

SCHOOL VALUES—TEAMWORK

Our school has four values—respect, honesty, teamwork

and care. These reflect a common understanding in our

school community that guide our behaviours and ac#ons

on a daily basis. Each school day it brings a smile to the

teacher’s faces to see so many of our students demon-

stra#ng our values.

Over the coming few weeks I will be publishing a short

summary of each of our values in the school newsle=er.

This week we look at Teamwork.

At school we strive to demonstrate teamwork in the way

that we learn, work and play. The ability to be an effec-

#ve team member is an important skill for students to

develop as many of today’s careers require teamwork in

order to be successful. At school we work with the

students to teach them about what teamwork does and

does not look like. Examples of teamwork which have

been suggested by our students include:

♦ Being able to listen to and consider all group

members ideas.

♦ Understanding that others may have a different

opinion.

♦ Working coopera#vely and in a way that

encourages all group members to par#cipate.

♦ Working coopera#vely in a team to achieve a

successful outcome.

♦ Understanding that in an effec#ve team we may

not always get our own way.

♦ Trea#ng all group members fairly.

♦ Including someone who is feeling ‘leD out’ in a

game or ac#vity.

♦ Being prepared to ‘take one for the team’ even

when feeling hard done by.

CLUSTER ATHLETIC SPORTS (GRADES THREE-SIX)

A reminder that our Athletic Sports Day is next Friday

4th September at the Athletics Complex, Retreat Rd, Flo-

ra Hill. This is for all students in Grades Three-Six and is

always an enjoyable day. Our students will compete

against those from the other Campaspe Cluster schools

in a range of events. Students have also been given the

opportunity to try our for our relay team. Parents are

encouraged to attend on the day and cheer on our

students.

Principal’s Report NAPLAN 2015

Following the NAPLAN tests which were conducted in

May, our school recently received data summarising

our Year Three and Year Five students’ results.

Our school is par#cularly pleased with the growth that

students in Year Five have made since comple#ng the

tests in Year Three. Growth refers to the progress these

students have made over the two year period from May

2013 – May 2015. Those achieving ‘high’ growth have

achieved progress in the top 25% of all students

statewide. Our results are summarised below:

♦ 62.5% of Year Five students achieved ‘high’ growth in

Reading and no students achieved ‘low’ growth.

♦ 50% of Year Five students achieved ‘high’ growth in

Numeracy and no students achieved ‘low’ growth.

♦ 44.4% of Year Five students achieved ‘high’ growth in

Writing and no students achieved ‘low’ growth.

♦ The Year Three writing mean is above the state mean.

♦ The Year Three spelling mean is above the state mean.

♦ The Year Five writing mean is on par with the state

mean.

♦ The Year Five numeracy mean is on par with the state

mean.

Individual Student Reports for students who completed

this year’s NAPLAN tests are now available at the school.

Please note that these reports are not sent home with

the students. We ask that parents please contact their

child’s teacher to collect the report.

SCHOOL COUNCIL

The next mee#ng of our School Council is on Monday

14th September, beginning at 7.00pm. Finance Com-

mi=ee will meet at 6.30pm.

Jason Cox

Principal

Quote of the Week

“When I say to a parent, "read to a

child", I don't want it to sound like

medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate.”

― Mem Fox, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever

BOOK WEEK DRESS UP ACTIVITY

It is great to hear that many students have already

organised a costume for Book Week. A reminder that

our Book Week Day is next Wednesday 2nd Septem-

ber. This year’s theme is ’Books Light up our World’.

Students are able to come to school dressed as their

favourite book character or in a costume related to

the theme on this day.

We will be having a short parade of costumes at

9.00am on this day. Parents are welcome to come

dressed in costume and join in our

parade.

Dear Parents,

This year we will be

par#cipa#ng in the

Woolworths Earn & Learn

program.

From Wednesday 15th July to Tuesday 8th

September, we are collec#ng Woolworths

Earn & Learn S#ckers. You will get one Wool-

worths Earn & Learn S#cker for every $10

spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and giD

cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn

S#cker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn S#ck-

er Sheet and when it’s complete, the S#cker

Sheet can be dropped into the Collec#on Box

here at the school or at your local Wool-

worths. At the end of the promo#on, we’ll be

able to get some great new equipment.

Felicity Nicholls

Elmore Field Days Working Bee

There will be a working bee to peg out the display sites for the Field Days

on Wednesday 2nd September, commencing at 9.00am.

The working bee is an essen#al part of the Field Days set up and is

usually completed by lunch#me. A BBQ lunch is supplied for all

volunteers. Please contact 5432 6176 if you are able to assist.