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Principal’s Report Ryde Road Pymble 2073 Telephone: 9498 4644 Fax: 9498 4436 Email: gordonwest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.gordonwest-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Friday 6 July

Last day of term 2.

Monday 23 July

Staff Development Day

Tuesday 24 July

Students resume Term3

Wednesday 25 July

Yr4 Gibberagong

Thursday 26 July

Athletics Carnival

Friday 27 July

Yr1 & 2 Glen St Theatre

Tuesday 31 July

ICAS English

Wednesday 1 August

OC Testing

Thursday 2 August

Yr4 Powerful project Gibberagong

Festival Childrens Music Rehearsal

Dates to Remember

Our Senior Dance group that is managed by Miss Hortense and Miss Wolujewicz  performed at Glen Street Theatre on a number of occasions over the past fortnight. The dancers were magnificent in performance and behaviour. A big thank you to all parents and teachers involved in the prepara on for this wonderful performance opportunity. The Senior Dance Group will perform at our annual Showcase later in Term 3.  

Once again another very concerned parent reported to the school of a near miss at the school crossing adjacent to Pee Wee Park. He was greatly concerned about the safety of students at the crossing. My recommenda on was to photograph the offending vehicle and report the incident to council rangers on 9424 0888. The school recommends the same response for people who park their cars illegally in the vicinity of the school. We have zero tolerance of any ac ons that could endanger the safety of students of Gordon West. Parents are reminded that there are heavy fines associated with such inappropriate behaviour.  A major upgrade to the Ryde Road crossing has been completed. Although the crossing is safer members of the school community need to be ever vigilant when crossing this busy road.  Parents of children who walk home from school are requested to remind their children about personal safety. Students should leave the school immediately a er the bell rings.  The Gordon West Half yearly Repor ng / Interview Process for 2018 for the most part has been completed. Early in Term 3 Mrs Sheldon from the School Repor ng and Evalua on 

Commi ee will be seeking your opinion in rela on to the Semester 1 repor ng process. SurveyMonkey will provide parents the opportunity to inform the school as to how effec ve individual families have found the repor ng/interview process. Please take  me to complete the survey as your feedback is essen al to ensure our repor ng processes are valid and reflect parent opinions. All SurveyMonkey comments are anonymous unless parents choose to iden fy themselves. Some parents request a personal response to a comment or ques on which we are happy to oblige. SurveyMonkey summaries are discussed with representa ves of the Gordon West Parents and Ci zens’ Associa on and then tabled at the Parents and Ci zens’ mee ngs. Parents are reminded that they may contact their child’s teacher at any  me during the school year to discuss any issues that may arise.  Please don’t wait un l the designated repor ng period to get in touch with your child’s teacher should you have concerns.  

Once again thank you for your support over the past term. Gordon West con nues to be a dynamic centre of learning where our wonderful teachers work together to provide excellent opportuni es for the children of our school community, supported by a very ac ve parent body, in a happy, friendly environment. School resumes for teachers on Monday 23 July with children returning the following day on Tuesday 24 July 2018. We thank you for your support of our School Development Day on Monday 23 July. 

J Huckerby Principal 

Kindergarten 2019 Enrolment Enrolments for 2019 are now being accepted. If you have a younger child due to start school in 2019 please complete an enrolment form (available from school office or website). All forms can then be lodged with the required identity documents at the school office so you can be added to our mailing lists for events relating to K2019 later this year.

HOLIDAY TENNIS CAMPS  Two tennis programs will be conducted at Gordon West Public School during the school holidays:  Clinic 1.  July 9th‐11th     Mon‐Wed     9:30‐12pm ($80)     9:30‐2:30pm ($140)  Clinic 2.  July 16th‐18th     Mon‐Wed     9:30‐12pm ($80)     9:30‐2:30pm ($140)  All enquiries and bookings to Sco : 

 0414 554 612 

  

STUDENT NEWS PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the challenge:

Daniel S 1W Lucy D 2E James H 2G Emily R 2B

Andi W 4/5D Tiffany Y 5T

Jasper McL KP Matthew L 1W Andrew Z 2E

William O’K 5T Annabelle O’H 6M

KD Steven N, Poppy M, Gerri C KH Dehlon P, Ema N, Zara F KP Jocelyn L, Vienna R, Jayden X KT Lachlan M, Henry T, Mila L 1A Evan Z, Rebecca L, Yiping P 1F Sophie W, Alabama V, Jason Z 1S Willow H, Jessica L, Kai H 1W Ivan C, Aiden L, Harmony S 2B Tigerlily J, Daniel G, Taminah R 2E Chloe S, Hannah R, Chelsea S 2G Louis T, Nicholas L, Isabella C 2K Sally A, Alisha C, Elizabeth C 3G Taylor G, Will P, Flynn M 3H Rose M, Ellie R, Ahaan M 3/4F Frances S, Alicia B, Tyson N 4E Oliver B, Oliver D, Jazleen K 4G Felicity B, Nina S, Andy H 4/5D Hamish F, Monique S, Lucas S 5T Erin C, David L, Naomi B 5W Isaac L, Glori L, Noah M 6F Amanda T, Fletcher T, Xan J 6M Ava l, Annie O, Ivana L 6S Alfred Z, Claudia W, Mia W

4/7/18

Congratula ons to Victoria W from 3G who 

came 1st in her Group Rou ne (out of 6 groups), 

came 2nd for her Trio (out of 14 groups) and 3rd 

for her Pair (out of 12 groups) in the 2018 State 

Championships.  

  

Susie C 5T and Vanessa W 4G recently competed at the 2018 NSW 

Rhythmic Gymnas cs State 

Mul ples Compe on. 

Susie competed in 

Category 2 and came 3rd in 

the Freehand Pair and 5th 

in the Rope Trio. 

Vanessa competed in 

Category 1 and came 2nd 

in the Freehand Group. 

Zach N(6F) and Tyson N(3/4F) represented Gordon West/ Ku‐ring‐gai at Area Golf in June. The boys played 12 holes at Warringah Golf Club against approximately 30 children. They played really well off their handicaps and hit some great shots.  

Soccer Results 15/6/18 Div 1 vs Lindfield East PS Senior A lost 1-2 Junior A1 lost 1-2 Junior A2 lost 0-1 Div 2 vs Killara Senior B won –2 Junior B1 won 4-0 Junior B2 won 5-0 Jnr Girls vs St Ives Nth won 3-0 Snr Girls vs Lindfield East won 2-0

Netball Results 29/6/18 Jnr 1 vs St Ives Nth won 11-7 Jnr 2 vs Lindfield lost 2-6 Jnr 3 vs St Ives Nth lost 0-7 Snr 1 vs St Ives drew 5-5 Snr 2 vs Snr 3 won 8-5 Snr 3 vs Snr 2 lost 5-8 Snr 4 vs Killara lost 2-7

    Garden Club is off to a fantastic start this term with students planting a range of winter vegetables. Once a week, Garden Club members have the opportunity to care for the plants, watering and weeding, while learning about how things grow.