GORDON WEST BULLETIN V O L U M E 1 1 2 0 1 9 A U G U S T 1 2 0 1 9

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

Monday 5 August

P&C Meeting

Friday 9 August

CB2 Lunchtime Concert

Monday 12 August

Yr4 Powerful Project Incursion

Tuesday 13 August

Speciality Photos

Monday 19 August

Powerful Project Mentoring

Wednesday 21 August

Zone Athletics

Year 4 Camp

Thursday 22 August

Year 4 Camp

Friday 23 August

Year 4 Camp

Dates to Remember

Welcome back to Term 3 where we look forward to a very exci ng term. Hopefully your holiday was as enjoyable as mine where I engaged in a great deal of bike riding because Julia my partner wasn’t on holiday. If you like bike riding I can recommend a number of designated bike path rides that will help you explore the many features of our beau ful city. There are many safe bike paths along the Parrama a River culmina ng with a ride around Parrama a Park. If you become a li le weary on the ride you always have the op on of catching a ride on the Rivercat. Also if you become hungry the Western Sydney University Campus, through which you will ride, has a number of cafes selling delicious food. Homebush Bay is famous for its many and varied bike paths. For the more adventurous you can ride all of the way to the airport and beyond if you so desire. However my favourite ride is from Milson’s Point over the Harbour Bridge, around the Harbour foreshores, then over the Anzac Bridge to the “Bay Walk”, returning to Milson’s Point via the Iron Cove Bridge and Darling Harbour. There are also many varia ons of this ride available. We certainly live in a beau ful city!

Our Year 5 and Year 6 staff and children returned from a very successful trip to Canberra and the Snowy Mountains on Wednesday evening of this week. A big thank you to Mrs Sheldon the teacher in charge and her very enthusias c staff team of Mrs Waugh, Ms Lawson, Mrs Dudley, Mrs Yeow, Ms Denyer, Mr Lee and Mrs Wood for giving up their most valuable family me to ensure that the students of Gordon West can experience a school excursion of this nature which is so beneficial to their social development. By all reports the trip was a wonderful experience.

GWPS teachers enjoying life on the slopes.

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Once again our school resembled a construc on site over the course of the vaca on when the remainder of the playground concre ng was completed. Congratula ons and thank you to Tradewinds, the contractor on the professional manner in which they completed this rather large undertaking with minimal disrup on to the school. Thank you to Salvatore Castelnuovo our resident “Jack of all Trades” for working so hard to ensure the safety of the Gordon West school community during this very hec c period of construc on. Sam’s work is invaluable on so many levels. The quality of the work completed was so high we now have to evaluate the appropriateness of our very old gardens. The Gordon West Ground’s Commi ee will meet with the Tradewinds contractor tomorrow to discuss op ons available to us. Parents are advised that the handball courts will be restored once the concrete has cured which we have been informed will be at least 30 days a er the concrete has been laid. Mrs Garland and her Showcase Commi ee have included an overview of our new format plans for our Showcase Spectacular to be held on Thursday 12 September. Reasons why we have changed the format of this event will be very carefully explained to our parent body and we will be seeking your help to ensure that the new format is a resounding success. We have also adopted the P&C and FRASC sugges on to ban all large iPad devices from the performance and have requested that iPhone usage be kept to a minimum and not adversely interfere with audience members. We inves gated the possibility of producing a video of the event but have decided against this ini a ve because of legal advice in rela on to the privacy and copyright issues involved. Representa ves of the Showcase Commi ee have met with Mr O’Keefe President of the Gordon West P&C and with Mrs Jull President of the FRASC to explain the reasons for the radical changes to the format of this

most pres gious event. We were very fortunate with our Athle cs Carnival held at Bannockburn Oval on Wednesday 24 July where on a glorious winter’s day everyone had a wonderful

me. A big thank you to Mr Sparke and Mr Lee who at very short no ce stepped in to organise the carnival when our sport’s teacher Mrs Park gained a merit selec on posi on at a private school during the recent vaca on. Under the guidance of these two gentlemen, with the help of many teachers and parent volunteers the carnival ran like clockwork as we would have expected at Gordon West. It was a glorious day on so many levels with the Subway lunch and coffee van proving a major success. Congratula ons to the Gordon West students who par cipated so enthusias cally and all teachers and parent helpers for having so a great a tude and par cipa ng so readily on the day. Finally to the many spectators, thank you for being there and for your ongoing support. A carnival report and results will be published in the next bulle n. It is that me of year again. School planning for 2020 has commenced and we seek your assistance in le ng us know if you are planning on enrolling a child at Gordon West for 2020 or if your child will not be a ending Gordon West next year. (Year 6 excluded) Kindergarten enrolments for next year remain healthy and we would appreciate you le ng us know of your plans so that we can complete our forward planning. Our projected numbers for 2020 have to be submi ed to the Department of Educa on by Wednesday 7 August. Thank you for your assistance.

J Huckerby Principal

STUDENTS NOT RETURNING 2020

Could all students (except Year 6) who are not returning to Gordon West in 2020 please complete this form and return it to the school office so that we can start looking at our enrolment numbers for 2020. Student Name:…………………………………………… Class:…………………….. Destination School:…………………………………………………………….. Signed:……………………………………………………. Date:…………………….. (Parent or Guardian)

Mr Lee in a feeding frenzy at camp

Kindergarten 2020 Enrolment

Enrolments for 2020 are now being accepted. If you have a younger child due to start school in 2020 please complete an enrolment form (available from school office or website). All forms can then be lodged with the required iden ty documents at the school office so you can be added to our mailing lists for events rela ng to Kindy 2020 later this year.

TERM 3 ACCOUNTS Term 3 invoices have been emailed to all families today. Accounts are due by Thursday 22 August 2019. Students in Year 4 have a $20 credit applied to their account due to the reduc on in costs for the Powerful Project. Students in Year 6 who have paid for their Year 6 jackets will also have a credit of $9 due to a price reduc on with the alternate supplier. Any ques ons regarding Term 3 accounts can be directed to the school office on 9498 4644. Office Staff

YOUR CANTEEN NEEDS YOUR HELP Dear Parents The in‐house school canteen provides a: Lunch service five days a week Online recess service five days a week. Over the counter recess service five days a week. All our daily specials, sandwiches, rolls, salads etc are made on site from fresh, quality ingredients. This means that you have access to healthy food for your kids at an afforda‐ble price. We need your help to con nue providing this valuable service. Please consider volunteer‐ing just a few hours of your me. Op ons are now available to volunteer for only a cou‐ple of hours on a chosen day, for example between 11.00am and 1.00pm which is our busiest period. Volunteering is a great way to meet new parents and help the school. You can sign up with a friend and work together. No experience needed. This is an easy, fun way to be part of the school community without a big commitment. Your kids will love seeing you there! To volunteer follow the instruc ons below. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays are the busiest days it would be great to see you! We're using SignUp.com to organize our roster. Once a term is great or twice if you can! You can now do half a morning or the whole morning depending on your availability. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 1. Click this link to go to our invita on page on SignUp.com: h p://signup.com/login/entry/83933674049 2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com) 3. Sign up! Choose your spots ‐ SignUp.com will send you an automated confirma on and reminders. Easy! Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually ‐ Canteengwps@gmail.com Regards Jo Greenway Canteen Manager

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Soccer Results 26/7/19 Div 1 vs L’field Learning Village Senior A won 1-0 Junior A1 won 2-1 Junior A2 won 4-0 Div 2 vs St Ives North Senior B lost 0-5 Junior B1 lost 2-6 Junior B2 won 3-0 Girls Jnrs vs Lindfield lost 1-2 Girls Snrs vs L’field V’age won 8-1

Netball Results

26/7/19 Jnr 1 vs Lindfield won 8-5 Jnr 2 vs L’Field east won 3-0 Jnr 3 vs BYE Snr 1 vs Killara won 20-4 Snr 2 vs Chatswood won 12-1 Snr 3 vs St Ives lost 1-5 Snr 4 vs Masada drew 8-8

STUDENT NEWS

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

Min H KD Aaryana S KX Joshua W KP Calla Z KP

Henry Z KD Ryan B 1G Zara F 1E Ema N 1F

Hayden T 1F Eric X 1E

Jeffrey L 2H Ethan C 3G Carla E 2E

George S 2E

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the challenge:

Evan Z 2H Ann Y 3A

Sophia B 4W Talin S 4H

Sam C 4/5C Jennifer Z 6Y

Grace McC-Y 2G Christopher G 4W Seung Woo C 5D Finn McC-Y 6S

Robbie S KX Zara S 2H