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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

Thursday 2 August

Yr4 Powerful project Gibberagong

Festival Children’s Music Rehearsal

Monday 6 August

P&C Meeting

Tues 14 August

ICAS Maths

Mon 20 August

Stage 3 Author Visit

Tues 21 August

Stage 2 Author Visit

Wed 22 August

Zone Athletics

Thursday 23 August

Book Week Performance K-2

Tuesday 4 September

K2019 Info Evening

Sunday 9 September

Band Intensive

Mon 10 September

P&C Meeting

Dates to Remember

School Uniform Policy Enclosed in the Bulle n is a copy of the recently updated School Uniform Policy for NSW Government schools. In summary the main change has been that girls must now have the op on of wearing shorts and pants. The Gordon West Uniform commi ee comprising of both staff and parent representa ves will meet shortly to evaluate the current Gordon West Uniform Policy in rela on to the new requirements. In keeping with departmental policy detailed formal discussions will be held with all stakeholders before changes are implemented. During the vaca on all trees in the school grounds were iden fied and tagged accordingly. You will recall that because of a horrific incident at a Government school all schools are now required to have very detailed tree management plans. We were very fortunate at Gordon West that a noted arborist Mr Ian English

tagged and implemented a very comprehensive tree management plan at Gordon West many years ago. Unfortunately we didn’t inform some of our younger members of the school community why the trees were being tagged and consequently a number of the tags were removed as part of a “treasure hunt” style ac vity.

On a beau ful winter’s day the 2018 Gordon West Athle cs Carnival was very efficiently organised and implemented with compe tors and spectators alike joining in the spirit of the day. It was wonderful to observe such a well run, well supported carnival with

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 Kindy 2019 later this year.

everyone having a great me. Congratula ons to all successful athletes with special men on to Lachlan Herbert who broke five individual school records on the day which was a magnificent achievement. It is occasions such as these that make it a privilege to be associated with a school such as Gordon West. For those of you who saw our school featured in the Daily Telegraph and Channel 9 News on Saturday in rela on to the installa on of school security cameras I wish to advise you that in the words of President Donald Trump it was “fake news”. No such cameras have been installed and Gordon West does not have a bullying problem which was the main focus of the story. In fact one of the features of our school is how well our children get on with each other and the school has a zero tolerance for incidents of bullying.

The Gordon West FRASC invites the parents of Gordon West to join together on Saturday evening 11 August 2018 for their Casino Royale 7 Spectacular to be held in the Gordon West School Hall. All par cipants will receive free of charge Casino Fun Money on arrival and will have the opportunity to purchase addi onal Casino Fun Money as the evening progresses should they so desire. Our Gordon West FRASC is always prepared to try new ventures and we encourage the school parent community to support this very exci ng ini a ve. Given the proximity to the school vaca on FRASC has

limited me to adver se this event and seek your

assistance in promo ng the Casino Royale 7 within the

local community.

J Huckerby Principal

STUDENT NEWS PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the challenge:

Sophie A KP Ryan B KT

Gabriela D KD Eli J KP

Hayden T KT Youta C 1W Yipeng P 1A Cyrus L 4/5D

Christopher C 6F Maggie S 6F

Kai H 1S Sofia L 2B Zara D 3H

Nicholas J 6M Lucy H 4/5D

Matilda S 1W Isabella T 1F Sally A 2K

Poppy B 2G Boran C 2K Asmi S 2E Laura C 3G Bella H 3H

Lillian O 3G Livia L 5T

Vincent Z 2B Jioh K 4/5D

Pauline P 4/5D Ava H 4/5D

SRC NEWS Over the course of Term 2, the SRC raised awareness for the Starlight Founda on. Their mission is “To brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families.” We used this idea to plan fun ac vi es at lunch mes for the students to brighten their day. These included ac vi es such as an obstacle course, star art and cra and dancing.

On the last day of Term 2, we held a Starlight Founda on fundraising day. The SRC team held a range of coin compe ons for students to par cipate in. Thank you to all the students who par cipated in our fun ac vi es and wore a splash of gold. It was a very successful day with an enormous $902 raised.

Hugo E (4G) represented U10 West Pymble Football Club at Kanga Cup, the largest Youth Football Tournament in the Southern Hemisphere, in Canberra over the holidays. Throughout the week long tournament the boys displayed fabulous football skills and sportsmanship and finished up fourth out of 22 teams.

Soccer Results 6/7/18 Div 1 vs Lindfield Senior A won 8-0 Junior A1 won 3-2 Junior A2 won 5-1 Div 2 vs Senior B won 4-3 Junior B1 lost 1-2 Junior B2 won 4-0 Jnr Girls vs Killara lost 3-4 Snr Girls vs W Pymble drew 0-0

Netball Results 6/7/18 Jnr 1 vs Lindfield east won 7-3 Jnr 2 vs Pymble lost 0-2 Jnr 3 vs Pymble 3 lost 0-2 Snr 1 vs Lindfield won 14-7 Snr 2 vs Roseville drew 8-8 Snr 3 vs BYE Snr 4 vs Lindfield drew 1-1

Soccer Results 27/7/18 Div 1 vs Masada Senior A lost 0-2 Junior A1 drew 2-2 Junior A2 won 1-0 Div 2 vs Pymble Senior B lost 3-5 Junior B1 won 4-3 Junior B2 won 2-1 Jnr Girls vs LEPS won 3-1 Snr Girls vs Lindfield won 3-2

Netball Results 27/7/18 Jnr 1 vs Lindfield won 12-4 Jnr 2 vs West Pymble lost 0-7 Jnr 3 vs Beaumont Rd lost 0-14 Snr 1 vs Killara won 25-6 Snr 2 vs Pymble won 11-8 Snr 3 vs Roseville won 10-9 Snr 4 vs Roseville lost 6-7

Gordon West Athle cs Carnival 2018  

Congratula ons to all of the students that par cipated in the 2018 Gordon West Athle cs Carnival. It was a fantas c day for everyone involved. The weather was ideal for students to produce some incredible results. There were some consistent performances by Lachlan H, Izzy S, Amelia W, Zac H, Rohan N, Tyson N, Gerhard B, Charlo e D and Summer M. Lachlan H broke the record for every event he entered. He broke the record for the 12yrs 100m, 200m, 800m and long jump. Lachlan was also a member of the Mulgo senior boys relay team who broke the boys relay record. The high jump, shot put and discus events will be held in the coming weeks. At the conclusion of these events we will announce the Gordon West Zone Athle cs Team, the athle cs champions, an updated record list and the winning spor ng House. Thank you to all of the teachers and parents that gave their me to

assist in the organisa on and opera on of the carnival. A very

special thank you to all of the parents that helped with the Subway

prepara on, long jump finals and recording.