UPCOMING EVENTS DIARY

3rd

Of December

Kindergarten Orientation 2

6th

of December

Community Christmas Carols Gladstone

10th

of December

Time Capsule Opening 11.30 – 12.30

11th

of December

Science Show

13th

of December

Presentation Night followed by a disco

Reports Home to Parents

16th

of December

Water Day/Clean - up day at school

17th

of December

Movies at Nambucca Heads

Back to South West Rocks for some fun

18th

of December

Last day of school for students – Ten Pin

Bowling at Port Macquarie followed by a cruise

on the Port Venture.

Kindergarten Enrolling Now For 2014

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

There is a festive feeling in the air and this term

is now flying by. Our time capsule opening is

approaching and many past students have

already approached the school and are very

excited about the event. We are all looking

forward to this event and showcasing this

wonderful school.

GLADSTONE GAZETTE Gladstone Public School Phone: 6567 4253

Kinchela Street

GLADSTONE NSW 2440

Fax:6567 4694

Email: gladstone-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.gladstone-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 4 Week 8 29th of November 2013

These past weeks have been very busy; however,

our students are thoroughly enjoying all the

creative activities which occur at this time of

year.

The Gladstone Community Markets were a huge

success. This would not have been possible

without the support of our amazing P & C.

Students enjoyed badge making, face painting,

guessing competition, chess competitions not to

mention the outstanding singing performance by

the Gladstone students. The feedback from the

public and stall holders was very positive. Thank

you again to everyone involved.

Kindergarten orientation has commenced and it

is lovely to have such delightful students starting

in 2014. We have been working with the

Smithtown Preschool. Students in 1H

participated in a story telling session held at the

preschool. As usual, Gladstone students

displayed impeccable manners and great

listening skills.

Mrs Lister joined us last week for a sculpture

day, which resulted in the building of two

Christmas trees which are now show pieces

within our school.

Gladstone Public School also hosted the Macleay

Educational Community of Schools meeting this

week. Many Principals and staff from various

schools around the Macleay attended and

commented on how lovely our school was and

the quality of work in which students have

engaged in.

Finally I would like to congratulate Ji Barker

who was the recipient of 2013 Kempsey West

Rotary Citizenship Award. Ji attended an award

ceremony held last Tuesday evening at the

Kempsey RSL.

Citation

Ji Barker is Gladstone Public School’s Vice

Captain and demonstrates all the qualities you

would expect of a school leader. He continually

assists his peers in a very understated way, never

looking for recognition or accolades. Ji cares for

the most vulnerable students and befriends them

in an honest and compassionate way. There is

not a single student at Gladstone Public School

who does not respect or look up to Ji. He applies

himself academically and has achieved success

in the sporting arena. Ji encompasses citizenship

and is most deserving of this award

Kathryn McNee - Principal

Mrs Pugh’s News

H.S.I.E./ Science- On Thursday 21st November Lisa Seigal visited us from Cascade Field Studies Centre. Lisa is an expert on all environmental matters and she updated our status as a Waterwise school. Students were beautifully behaved throughout the discussions and activities and asked some thoughtful questions. I’m sure Lisa will look forward to future visits to our school.

Garden- We have planted some of the Azaleas donated by Loma and will have the rest planted soon. The rain has been fantastic making our soil nice and soft and the vegetables are looking terrific.

Library- The stocktake is underway and I’d like to thank everyone for their help and patience. Our library will be back on track asap. Guitar – Some lucky students have been learning the basics of guitar playing. They are doing very well and are welcome to borrow school guitars to practice at home. Stay tuned for our first performance!!

2M CLASS NEWS

2M have been working exceptionally hard these

past few weeks. We have several students who

are already commencing work a year above their

current year level. This is a wonderful

achievement for those students, in particular our

Year 6 students who are attempting work at a

Year 7 level.

This week Year 5 students have been preparing

their school captain’s speeches. School voting

will be next Monday. We have some outstanding

candidates for these positions.

Kinchela School also invited Gladstone Public

School to watch a drama performance by

Kempsey High School students. These students

presented skits and plays which were very

entertaining.

2M students have a focus on personal safety and

child protection this term. Please discuss with

your children what you expect them to do in the

event of an emergency at home and who they

could go to if they were in an emergency

situation.

Finally 2M hosted their final assembly for the

year, It was wonderful to see the confidence in

performance developing at these assemblies.

SUPER WORKERS

Maths- Bill

Reading- Logan and Jess

Spelling- Angus

Story Writing- Owen and Logan

AUSSIES OF THE MONTH FOR

DECEMBER

The following 2 students are recognised their

good citizenship in both classes:

1H Billy Chapman

Billy is always well mannered and works and

plays well with others.

2M Daniel Meehan

Daniel has demonstrated commitment to his

work and problem solving skills.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

The following 2 students are recognised with our

Academic Award for great work in both classes:

1H Ella Laverty

For improvement in reading activities.

2M Rebecca McKenzie

For taking pride in her work and helping her

peers.

Well Done! Congratulations to both Billy and

Ella, Rebecca and Daniel.

1H CLASS NEWS

It has been a busy two weeks. Last week we

welcomed our kindergarten enrolments for 2014

into our class for the day. We all had a great day

and I can’t wait for next week when we welcome

them back for their second day.

Last week we also had a visit from Lisa the

“Water Wise” lady. We listened to a story about

a raindrop that explained the “water cycle” and

experimented with testing things to see if they

would sink or float.

We also went for a visit to the Lower Macleay

Preschool last week. We listened to a story teller,

played with the pre-schoolers, sang songs and

had milo. It was a fantastic morning enjoyed by

all.

Yesterday our three Kindergarten girls

accompanied the year six boys back to the Pre-

school. This time our students took a book with

them to read with the children.

We finished the week with our assembly. Well

done to Ella and Lacey on being our EMCEE’S.

SUPER WORKERS

Maths- Dustin and Brian

Reading- Lacey and Ella G

Spelling- Abbey

Story Writing- Brooke H and Taite

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all the parents and community

members who are donating to our raffle and

selling raffle tickets. If you would like more

raffle tickets please ask Jan.

Canteen

2nd

Dec – L. Somerhayes

6th

Dec - L. Baker

9th

Dec – L. Somerhayes

Any support you can provide would be most

appreciated.