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LINKLETTER
Issue 17 28th October 2019
Children, Teachers, Parents: A partnership for the future
LEANNE’ S COMMUNICATIONLEANNE’ S COMMUNICATIONLEANNE’ S COMMUNICATIONLEANNE’ S COMMUNICATION
STATE Athletics Pride Thursday we had ten students represent GKPS at the State Athletics after progressing impressively through the qualifying events over the last few months. Individual events and participants include Dylan M and Vincent D (Running), Vanessa S (Discuss), Addison L (High Jump) and Kayden R and Jamie A (Long Jump). We also had two boys relay teams compete, comprising Kayden R, Jamie A, Ben F and Ashton F in one and Dylan M, Vincent D, Nash D and Callum P in the other. We would like to congratulate Addison on the amazing effort in taking out the gold medal in high jump and also Vanessa in achieving the bronze medal in discuss. To achieve this at state level is outstanding and should not be understated. To make it to this level for all these students is a giant feat and we congratulate all of these students on their achievement and high level commitment and desire to surpass their personal best. We are very proud of them and look forward to hearing what the 2020 state opportunities open up for Addison in high jump.
Calendonia Drive traffic and 5 minute Drop Off Zone If you have driven past the school recently you would have noticed the two speed bumps that have been added to Calendonia Drive by our local council. They undoubtedly have been placed with the intention to reduce speed and provide a safer environment for our students and community. We hope that the introduction of this does exactly this.
Of note also is the 5 minute zone directly at the front of the school. This area should function, as the sign suggests, as a very short stop and drop area for students. Increasingly we have been informed of
inappropriate use of this area with some parents double parking or parking and leaving their cars, which is not the intent. In line with our internal drop off area, we rely on parents following school and council expectations and regulations in or-der to maintain a safe and fluid arrival and departure process. Local Council have notified us that they are going to be dili-gent in ensuring our parents obey their regulations and this was apparent on Friday with one car receiving an $83 fine for parking too long in the 5 minute area in front of the school. I do not wish to see any of our families fined however this is beyond our control, remaining entirely in council process. I have imagined getting Junior School Council patrolling the drop off zone though, issuing fines to cars stopping, not moving in flow and getting out of cars - with money raised going to charitable causes...hmmmm, if only.
So again I urge our parents to follow all expectations and regulations around our school as we only want what is best for all. Please see a letter from Council re information about the road safety around schools. Further info will be available on Sentral re road signs and road rules.
2020 Prep transition Program— 92 Preps welcomed into GK
The past three weeks have seen the majority of our 2020 Prep students spend some time with us at GK in the annual transition program. We have had time to meet our newest GK members through activities in the classroom and it has also allowed our new families to mingle and connect. We can confirm 92 prep students in 2020 with five Prep classrooms.
Remembrance Day will be acknowledged on Monday 11th November
Monday fortnight we will be taking time to pause for Remembrance Day, held annually on the 11th November. Remembrance Day is a nationally recognised day of commemoration when we pause for one minute’s silence to remember the service people who served and/or gave their lives in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. It will be a time for reflection and to show gratitude for the sacrifice our brave and courageous men and women have given. Our school captains will be conducting a brief ceremony at a Remembrance Day assembly on Monday 11th at 2.10pm to show our respect. The captains will then lay a wreath near the ANZAC bollard on behalf of our GK community. If you can join us please do.
PFA AGM is on TUESDAY 26th NOVEMBER at 7pm in the STAFFROOM
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for our PFA will involve all current positions being spilled and re-opened on this night and we are encouraging any parents interested in any of these positions to attend on the night. If attendance on this night is an issue, contact myself directly about how your nomination could still be considered. Hoping to see some familiar and new faces in attendance.
MONDAY IS A STUDENT FREE DAY and TUESDAY IS CUP DAY - We will see everyone back at school on Wednesday 6th November.
PLEASE SEE THE NEXT PAGE FOR OTHER IMPORTANT DATES FOT THE TERM AS WELL AS SCHOOL COUNCIL
APPROVED DATES FOR 2020.
LEANNE’S COMMUNICATILEANNE’S COMMUNICATILEANNE’S COMMUNICATILEANNE’S COMMUNICATION CONTINUEDON CONTINUEDON CONTINUEDON CONTINUED
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SENIOR CAMPERS back home and safe
Friday concluded our Senior Camp Program with all students and staff returning tired but safe home from Camp ADANAC. Again I wish to express my gratitude and thanks to my dedicated staff for providing this opportunity for our students and in being so giving of their time and sleep. Our Middle Camp Program kicks off today with Year 4 heading away to Mt Evelyn and Year 3 tagging them mid week.
GREAT JOB in reducing late arrivals
The past fortnight has seen fewer students arriving to class late which is fabulous. As mentioned in the last Linkletter, every day counts as does arriving on time, ready to learn. The follow up DET Info Page ‘Why it’s not OK to be away or late’ can be found further in the Linkletter as a reminder of just how important this is in setting up students for success.
UPCOMING KEY DATES
STUDENTS not in attendance - Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November (next week)
BOOK FAIR - Monday 11th –Friday 15th Nov (Purchase of books before school and after school in the Performing Arts room can occur)
Remembrance Day Ceremony - 2.10pm in the courtyard
PFA Meeting - 7.00pm Tuesday 12th November
WORKING BEE - 3pm-5pm Friday 15th November followed by sausage sizzle for participating families
REMEMBRANCE DAY PREPARATION
I have included the knitted poppy instructions below as we plan on adding and adding poppies over time. So if you can, or know someone who can, I invite you to add your stamp on our garden that signifies what we value and foster at GK. Just drop them in the office and we’ll do the rest. As always, we will be stopping to pay our respect on Monday 11th November in a short service at 2.10pm in the courtyard, with our community welcome to attend.
EASY KNITTED POPPY Size 3.5 mm kni0ng needles
(we want the finished flower to be quite 6ght).
Col A 1 ball red 8 ply yarn
(one ball will make many poppies)
Col B Scrap of green 8 ply yarn
Col C Scrap of black 8 ply yarn
Body of Poppy
Using Col A cast on 120 s6tches. Rows 1-4 Knit Row 5 Knit 3 together across the row (40 s6ches)
Rows 6-9 Knit Row 10 Knit 2 tog across the row (20 s6tches)
Rows 11-14 Knit Row 15 Knit 2 together across the row (10 s6tches)
Cut yarn leaving a tail of about 20cm. Thread tail through yarn needle and slip all the remaining live s6tches onto the yarn tail and pull
6ght. Pull around into a circle and then maAress s6tch seam for an invisible seam. Sew in ends.
Centre of Poppy Using Col B Cast on 8 s6tches and knit a square (approx 8-10 rows) of stocking s6tch. Cut yarn leaving a tail and
thread through s6tches as previously. The purl side is the right side. Run a line of running s6tch around the
outside of the kniAed square and ease enough to pull the edges of the square into a round and tuck under. S6tch tucked side down to
centre of poppy and overs6tch with black yarn
Alterna6vely .... use a black or green buAon with 4 holes and sew to centre of poppy.
School Council Endorsed 2020 CURRICULUM DAYS, STUDENT FREE DAY and 3-WAY CONFERENCES
Term 1
Curriculum Day
Term 2
Curriculum Day
Term 3
Curriculum Day
Term 4
Curriculum Day
Week 1
Tuesday 28th January
Focus: 2020 Start Up
Week 1
Tuesday 14th April
Focus: AIP Voice & Agency
Week 6
Monday August 16th
Focus: AIP Shifting Reading
Week 11
Friday 18th December
Focus: 2021 Planning
Week 1 Thursday 16h July
3-Way Conference -
Alternate School Day –
Students attend for their
conference only
STUDENT FREE - Week 5
Monday 2nd November
Cup Eve
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SEL SEL SEL SEL
Term 4 Social Emotional Learning
During Term 4 students continue to focus on social emotional learning at Glen Katherine – a weekly focus from Prep-Grade 6.
The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relations’ framework was designed by Department of Education for teachers to develop students’ emotional and positive relationships skills. Efforts to promote social and emotional skills and positive gender norms in children and young people has been shown to improve health related outcomes and subjective well-being. It also reduces antisocial behaviours including engagement in gender-related violence.
The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) learning materials cover eight topics of Social and Emo-tional Learning across all levels of primary and secondary education: Emotional Literacy; Personal Strengths; Positive Coping; Problem Solving; Stress Management; Help Seeking; Gender and Identity; and Positive Gender Relation-ships.
This term the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships focus is ‘Positive Gender Relationships’ (the first 3 weeks are outlined below).
Shannon Whelan
Assistant Principal and Wellbeing Coordinator
Week Resilience Rights and Respectful Relation-
ships Frame-work
SEL Theme Learning intention
4
Founda-tion
Positive Gen-der Relation-
ships
Fair and Friendly Play
Students review the rules of fair play that are used in popular games Students talk about how boys and girls can play in a fair and friendly way when playing together Students talk about how boys and girls can play in a fair and friendly way and share space when playing near each other but in different games Students talk about how boys and girls can play in a fair and friendly way when playing in boys only or girls only groups Students identify that some types of mean talk are about what kind of boy or girl someone else is, and that this kind of mean talk is not fair or friendly
Junior What is Fair play?
Students identify the ways in which the rules of the game assist people to play the game Students identify that unfair play or breaking the rules of the game can lead to con-flict Students identify that it is equally important for boys and girls to play in a fair and friendly manner
Middle What is vio-
lence?
Students give examples of various forms of violence, including physical, verbal and psychological Students describe the impact that violence can have on people who witness or ex-perience it Students identify the contribution that acts of friendship can make to those who have been affected by violence
Senior What is vio-
lence?
Students build a definition of violence which includes physical, verbal, psychological and sexual forms through which violence can be enacted Students give examples of the types of violence that can play out in face-to-face and digital environments Students identify the emotional effects that violence can have for victims, observers, perpetrators and those closely connected to them.
Senior What is gen-der-based violence?
Students describe the kinds of gender-based violence boys and girls may witness, experience or perpetrate in and around the school Students engage with data showing the gendered pattern of violence in the adult community
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SEL CONTINUEDSEL CONTINUEDSEL CONTINUEDSEL CONTINUED
5
Founda-tion
What is Fair? What is vio-lent (rough)?
Students identify the feelings people can have when they are around violence or are the target of violence Students identify what bodily sensations people can feel when they are around vio-lence or are the target of violence Students match the actions or words that fit with the word violent Students demonstrate the actions or words that fit with the words friendly and fair Students identify how people feel when their friends play with them in a way that is friendly and fair Students identify how people feel when their friends play with them in a way that is violent, mean or too rough
Junior Creating a Gender Friendly Classroom
Students identify skills we need to build respectful gender relationships Students identify gender-friendly behaviours they can practice in the classroom and playground
Middle What is vio-
lence?
Students give examples of various forms of violence, including physical, verbal and psychological Students describe the impact that violence can have on people who witness or ex-perience it Students identify the contribution that acts of friendship can make to those who
Senior What is gen-der based violence?
Students describe the kinds of gender-based violence boys and girls may witness, experience or perpetrate in and around the school Students engage with data showing the gendered pattern of violence in the adult
6
Founda-tion
Sharing the play space and equip-ment
Students identify and practice ways to organise sharing of play space or equipment Students identify what effects it can have on others when others won’t let them join in the play space or equipment Students reflect on what happens when some groups take more than their share of the play space or equipment Students propose actions to ensure boys and girls can share and play together as
Junior Creating a gender-friendly class-room
Students identify skills we need to build respectful gender relationships Students identify gender-friendly behaviours they can practice in the classroom and playground
Middle What is gen-der-based violence?
Students give examples of various forms of gender-based violence, including physi-cal, verbal and psychological Students describe the impact that gender-based violence might have on people who witness or experience it, as well as those who enact the violence
Senior What is gen-der-based violence?
Students describe the kinds of gender-based violence boys and girls may witness, experience or perpetrate in and around the school Students engage with data showing the gendered pattern of violence in the adult community
Monday, 30 September 2019
31-45 Calendonia Drive ELTHAM NORTH 3095
Dear Principal,
ROAD SAFETY AROUND SCHOOLS
As we enter term of the 2019 School Calendar, Banyule City Council would like to take a final opportunity to reiterate our
2019 School Road Safety Messages.
Council and Victoria Police work in partnership with local road safety stakeholders and the community to improve the
safety of road users in the municipality, including school students of all ages.
The purpose of this le5er is to advise your school community about ac6ons being taken by Council to improve the safety of
students, and to encourage the members of the school community to use posi6ve road safety prac6ces around schools.
Council has installed a variety of road safety treatments around schools. These include traffic calming devices, line
marking and parking restric6on signs. Council also employs Traffic Officers to enforce the Road Safety Road Rules
2017 (the Road Rules) and contributes to the cost of employing school crossing supervisors.
With regard to enforcement of the Road Rules, Officers from Council’s Traffic Enforcement Opera6ons regularly moni-
tor school crossings and surrounding areas, issuing Parking Infringement No6ces to drivers of vehicles observed breach-
ing the Road Rules. This is done on a rota6ng roster basis, with a5endance at schools being randomly undertaken.
Banyule City Council will also u6lise a special vehicle with a camera mounted on the dashboard. Photographs are taken of vehicles
breaching parking rules and owners are
owner of the vehicle in accordance with the Infringements Act 2006 and Infringements Regula6ons 2016.
We wish to reiterate that ensuring safety around schools is paramount, as well as maintaining a smooth flow of
traffic during pick-up and drop-off 6mes. Under the Road Rules, the onus is on the driver to be familiar and follow all
Road Rules associated with parking and stopping. As such new and current parents of your school should become famil-
iar with parking restric6ons and remain vigilant in the event of any changes to these restric6ons.
Achieving motorists’ compliances with the Road Rules assists to provide a safe
communi6es undertake in promo6ng road safety and driver
compliance to the Road Rules. This oAen includes the provision of road safety informa6on in mee6ngs, assem-
blies and newsle5ers and making parents aware of the risk to children of illegal driving and parking prac6ces.
Yours sincerely,
Timothy Hughes
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WHY EVERY DAY COUNTSWHY EVERY DAY COUNTSWHY EVERY DAY COUNTSWHY EVERY DAY COUNTS AND ITAND ITAND ITAND IT’’’’S NOT OK TO BE LATES NOT OK TO BE LATES NOT OK TO BE LATES NOT OK TO BE LATE We have recently been reminding our school community every day counts. This also applies to being late to school. It is crucial that children and students develop habits of regular attendance at an early age. Poor patterns of attendance place students at risk of not achieving their educational, social and psycho-logical potential and are disadvantaged in the quality of choices they are able to make in later life situa-tions. When students arrive late to school their learning can be affected. Students who are late:
• miss out on organisa6on 6me, for ge0ng their belongings from their tubs and out onto their tables
• miss out on roll marking, lunch order collec6on and taking monies or no6ces to the office – and their no-
6ces and lunch orders oDen stay in their school bag
• miss out on learning 6me when they take their lunch orders, monies or no6ces to the office
• miss out on hearing what’s happening and the learning inten6ons for the day
• are oDen unsure about what they have to do in the lesson
• can arrive at their classroom to find that their class has gone to a specialist lesson and they do not know
where to go
• find learning becomes disjointed and difficult
• are failing to take responsibility for their learning
• tend not to see being late as a problem
• distract other students when they arrive.
• miss out on playing with other children before school
develop the lifelong habit of being late – bosses are less suppor6ve than schools.
Parents are reminded that all students arriving late to school must be signed in at the school office by a parent
or guardian. The late slips are then to be given to the class teacher.
If you are experiencing difficulty in getting your child to school on time, please discuss the matter with your child’s teacher
Student of the MonthStudent of the MonthStudent of the MonthStudent of the Month
For OCTOBER 2019For OCTOBER 2019For OCTOBER 2019For OCTOBER 2019
PREP 1-2 STOM
Certificates will be awarded at assembly this Friday 1st November
CANTEEN
Prep PREP R
Ethan B
PREP R
Tia I
PREP R
Imogen K
PREP R
Toby S
PREP J
Lachlan H
PREP J
Prisha N
PREP J
Phoenix B
PREP L
Dean C
PREP L
Ella G
PREP L
Mia T
PREP F
Evie B
PREP F
Oscar V
PREP F
Lucy T
PREP F
Emma S
Grade 1
and
Grade 2
1/2C
Zayne S
1/2C
Beau D
1/2C
Mischa R
1/2C
Aniesha B
1/2S
Dylan T
1/2S
Ryan Z
1/2S
Chloe Y
1B
Dylan B
1B
Zoe C
1B
Bailey H
1B
Brodie S
1M
Jordan B
1M
Kayla C
1M
Peter G
PRICE INCREASE – FLAVOURED MILK is now $2
Gingerbread Men are currently out of stock but I am hoping to have them or something similar back on the shelf asap.
HELP REQUIRED
Thank you to everyone who filled my spots, after I posted them on the GK Facebook Page, for the rest of this term. I look forward to seeing you all along with my regular wonderful crew.
I am now looking to fill my 2020 Roster. If you are currently on the roster and would like to continue, please let me know the next time you are in. I have also included a form with this Linkletter that you can complete. I am happy to take on any new people to join our team. There are continual bribes of chocolate and lollies and continual over-sharing if you want to take the plunge.
Cheers,
Suzi Cunningham
DAY & DATE NAMES
Tues 29th Oct R Diffey (swap); M Dixon
Wed 30th Oct L Mills; S Diaz
Thurs 31st Oct S King (extra day); C Strachan
Fri 1st Nov C Hill; K Graham; S Diaz
Tues 5th Nov CUP DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Wed 6th Nov N Brabender; L Capodicasa
Thurs 7th Nov K Gersh; K Bate
Fri 8th Nov S Armstrong; L Egan; L Allan
1N
Tom L
1N
Oscar P
1N
Eliza S
2D
Xavier D
2D
Kaya H
2D
Jacob T
2R
Noah W
2R
Milla G
2R
Harry I
TERM 4 - MONDAY 4th NOVEMBER (Report Writing)
TUESDAY 5th NOVEMBER (Cup Day Public Holiday)
Term 4 finishes for students Thursday 19th [email protected]
FRIDAY 20th December (Student Free Day)
GK DATES TO REMEMBER
CANTEEN ROSTER 2020
NAME: ________________________________________________________ PHONE NO.: ______________
CHILD’S NAME: ________________________________________________ GRADE (in 2020):
-----------____________
PLEASE CIRCLE HOW OFTEN & YOUR PREFERRED DAY:
MONTHLY FORTNIGHTLY WEEKLY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Would you be prepared to go on our emergency list? (please circle) YES NO
One way to put a smile on your child’s face is to become one of our valued volunteers in the Canteen!
The excitement is written all over their faces as they come up to see you helping us in such an im-
portant role. All we ask is for a small commitment of a few hours of your time (9am to 11.45am) once a month.
Being on our Emergency List is also a great way to assist us as quite often we know we will be short the day before and can
give you early notice.
Feel free to pop in and chat to us Tuesdays to Thursdays between 9.30am and 1.30pm to find out all about how the canteen
works and how you can help.
NB: Unfortunately, no younger children are allowed to come with parents who work in our Canteen as it is an Occupational
Health and Safety issue. Also government regulations require all persons working and volunteering with children
to have a Working With Children card. This is free to Volunteers (there is a small fee if you don’t have a current passport
size photo) and forms can be downloaded & lodged at your local Post Office.
Thanks for your time,
Suzi Cunningham (Canteen Manager)
PUT A SMILE ON YOUR CHILD’S FACE
…. And on ours’ as well!
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REGIONAL ATHLETICS A team of 17 students represented the school at the Regional athletics held at Meadowglenn Athletics track on Wednesday
16th October. 2 relay teams and 6 students achieved either 1st or 2nd in their individual events to qualify for the State Athlet-
ics next Thursday. What was most impressive was the PBs achieved on the day and the application of our students. Well done
once again you have done GK proud.
DAVID BLACKBURN
RESULTS
Dylan M – 1st 12/13 yr boys 800m, 1500m
Vincent D – 1st 12/13 boys 200m
Vanessa S – 1ST 12/13 girls discus
Addison L – 1st 9/10 girls high jump –pb 1.27m
Kayden R – 1st 11 boys long jump
Jamie A – 2ND 11 boys long jump , 6th 1500m
Matisse M – 4TH 12/13 girls high jump –pb 1.37m
Willoughby J – 3rd 11yr high jump
Nash D – 4TH – 12/13 boys hurdles
Tait D – competed in 9/10 boys shotput
12/13 boys relay team – 2nd – Nash D, Dylan M, Callum P, Vincent D
11 boys relay – 2nd – Ashton F, Ben F, Jamie A, Kayden R
11 girls relay – 4th in heat, Rylee L, Shelby B, Sienna L, Ava P
SPORT
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GK TEACHER FEATURE
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