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What’s On… September Monday 4 –

Wednesday 6 Year 4L/M/O Camp

Wednesday 6 –

Friday 8 Year 4J/K/N/P Camp

Monday 11 2:45pm Senior

Assembly

Tuesday 12 – Years 3/4 Sink/Swim

Wednesday 13 Incursion

Wednesday 13 Prep Fire Ed Visit 1

Monday 18 School Disco

Tuesday 19 Year 2 Production A

Wednesday 20 Year 2 Production B

Thursday 21 Prep Fire Ed Visit 2

Friday 22 End of Term 3

2:30pm finish

October Monday 9 Term 4 begins

No Assembly

Wednesday 11 Year 6 Film Festival

GWSC 6:30 – 8:30pm

Thursday 12 Year 6 Film Festival

GWSC 6:30 – 8:30pm

Year 6 Family Life

Year 6 Graduation

Photo

Monday 16 2:45pm Junior

Assembly

Year 5 Scienceworks

Excursion

Year 6 Film Festival

GWSC 6:30 -8:30pm

Thursday 19 Year 6 Family Life

Welcome to an action packed week at Glendal. We are

celebrating Literacy and Numeracy Week in classrooms and

with award-winning children’s book author Mark Carthew

visiting our school tomorrow.

Please Remember Child Safety - Statement of

Commitment to Child Safety and

related school policies and advice

can be accessed on our website.

06 September 2017 - ISSUE 25

Term Dates Term 1, 2017 – 30 January to 31 March

Term 2, 2017 – 18 April to 30 June

Term 3, 2017 – 17 July to 22 September

Term 4, 2017 – 9 October to 22 December

Contact us:

Principal’s Message

Our Year 4 students are off at camp at Arrabri

Lodge, Warburton, in the Yarra Valley. In

addition to participating in adventure activities,

they may get the opportunity to play in some

snow. See http://arrabri.com.au/index.php

Our Year 2 students are rehearsing for their production

‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’ which will be performed on our

stage during the last week of this term. Classes 2J, 2K and

2M will perform at 5.45pm on Tuesday 19 September

and classes 2L and 2N will perform at 5.45pm on

Wednesday 20 September.

‘The Project’ TV show – Channel 10

Twelve of our Year 1-3 students were interviewed by Lehmo for the Channel

10 show ‘The Project’ about Father’s Day shown on 3 September.

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School commences at 9:00am & concludes

at 3:30pm. The arrival of children at school

will be supervised from 8:45am. Children

will also be supervised while they are

leaving school until 3:45pm.

Please ensure your child arrives with

enough time to get to their class. Late

arrivals are a disruption to everyone.

Please notify us of your child’s absence or

late arrival in writing. Phone calls are

appreciated and must also be followed

up with a written note. 如果你的住址和联系电话有变，请告诉学校办址和联系公室。 Have your circumstances changed? Update your contact details at the School

Office as soon as possible.

Please ensure you let the school office

know if you have changed address or

updated mobile phones with new

numbers.

This information alleviates stressful

situations on students when they

are ill and we cannot contact parents.

We are open …

Every Monday

From: 9am to 10am Please donate your uniforms. Sales

go towards buying educational games

for the students to play in class.

Every Monday From 9am to

10am Come in for a tea or coffee, meet

new parents or chat in our toddler

-friendly environment.

Principal’s Message Cont.

It is NOT great to be LATE.

Mobile Phones in School

Students bringing mobile phones to school must remember to hand them to the

school office prior to 9.00am and then collect them at the end of the day. Mobile

phones are not to be used during the day and are easily lost. Our office staff keep

mobile phones secure.

Responding to influenza in schools

The following is a message for schools on managing the current rates of influenza.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has advised that there is

an increased rate of influenza reports throughout Victoria. Schools are also

reporting higher rates of students affected by influenza. All schools should consider

the following important points when responding to students affected by influenza:

• Students with cold or flu-like symptoms should be encouraged to seek

medical attention, limit contact with others and stay at home until

symptoms have passed.

• If a child becomes ill at school with these symptoms, schools should

contact the family and arrange for the collection of the child.

• Good general hygiene remains the best defence against infection and

schools should encourage children to regularly wash their hands and

cover their nose and mouth if sneezing and coughing.

Please do not send your child to school if they are unwell or becoming unwell. It

is not fair to them, other children or our staff as infections and viruses spread

quickly in the school setting. Our Health Centre is available for our nurse to assess

minor injuries and illnesses that have come on during the day. Sick children are

sent home as soon as possible to limit any spread of infection. Home is also the

most comfortable place when you are sick. For serious injuries, we call an

ambulance.

Could parents please ensure that the contact details provided to the school are

up to date and that you have ambulance cover.

School Disco

Thank you to our Glendal Parent Group for organising our annual school disco.

The disco is scheduled over lunchtime and the afternoon of the last Monday

of this term (usual assembly time) so as not to affect student learning. We

encourage all students to attend, enjoy the dancing together and have fun. It

is a wonderful way to promote camaraderie and celebrate the end of a

successful term.

Deborah Grossek

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Glendal Grade 2 proudly presents…

2J/K/M-Tuesday September 19th 5:45pm

2L/N- Wednesday September 20th 5:45pm

Dear family and friends,

You are invited to attend the Year 2 Production starring Year 2 students.

An exciting musical, ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’ written by Giles Andreae, will come to life in

the performance by the Grade 2 students. Families and friends are invited to attend the

evening performance at 6pm sharp on Tuesday 19th September. Doors open for non-

allocated seating at 5:45pm.

Join us for an amazing journey to the jungle as we celebrate the 25 year celebration of this

heart-warming story brought to life with songs and dances. Who knows what animals you

may see in the jungle?

Glendal Community News

‘We all can dance, when we find the Music that we love’ ~ Giles Andreae, Giraffes Can’t Dance

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Book Club 2017

Dear parents,

Book Club Issue 6 has been distributed! Please note:

• The only way of placing your order is online.

• You can make your payments through the LOOP (Linked Online Ordering and Payment) platform for parents. It is

safe and eliminates the need for paper order forms.

• No cash payments please.

• There’s no need to return paper order forms or payment receipt details to our school.

• Book deliveries will be made to our school and they will be distributed them to your child’s classroom on arrival.

Book Club ordering Dates:

1. The last day for placing orders online is Sunday, 10th September.

2. Scholastic will process your order on Monday, 11th September.

3. Once the order goes through it will take approximately 2 weeks to be delivered to our school.

Sultana HassanSultana HassanSultana HassanSultana Hassan

Library

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Glendal Parent’s Group

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When used appropriately the internet is an amazing resource that provides access to a huge amount of valuable

information that can give answers to the minds of the most inquisitive children.

It does however, need to be used cautiously and under the supervision of adults.

Over the next few weeks, I have included information in the school newsletter that I am hoping parents will find

useful in how to deal with issues that may arise with cyber technology. Prohibition from its use is not the answer

rather carefully considered and implemented guidelines and education should be the focus.

Please talk with your children about how to remain safe whenever they are using your computers at home.

Guidelines and restrictions are there for a reason. At school, we constantly remind the children about not posting any

private information, including photos that may identify any personal details, e.g. street address, name, school.

This week’s tip sheet is about tackling cyberbullying. This can be a real concern if your child is ever a victim of it. The

points raised are worth discussing so that your child can be prepared and know what to do should they experience it.

Paul Whitehead

Assistant Principal

Student Wellbeing

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School Holiday Programs: Robotics Workshops in Melbourne and Geelong with CO-STEM!

Hands-on robotics workshops these school holidays

This exciting new school holiday program introduces students to a range of robots - from simple robots that

can be programmed with Scratch to one of the world's most advanced humanoids, NAO. Depending on the

session, students will have an opportunity to build their own robot to take home or work with the modular

EZ-Robot platform. In addition to robot construction and programming, students will discuss ethical issues

associated with robots and be exposed to interesting STEM projects.

Ages: 11-14

Three half-days program ($249)

Telstra Museum, Hawthorn

September 25th, 26th, & 28th, 2017

Sessions: 9.30-12.30pm each day

Includes Binary Bot to keep

Click on the link below to book: Places Are Limited -

Book Today!

Half-day program ($149)

Geelong Library

October 6th, 2017

Sessions: 9.30am-12.30pm & 1.30pm-4.30pm

Includes Binary Bot to keep

Places Are Limited - Book Today!

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