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Principal (Rel.): Mr Khalil Khay P: 02 4955 6644 E: glendore-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.glendore-p.school.nsw.edu.au

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land and pay our respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Awabakal People and members of all Aboriginal Nations.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land and pay our respect to Elders past, present

and future. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Awabakal People and members of all

Aboriginal Nations.

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P R I N C I P A L ’ S M E S S A G E

K-2 Assembly – Hall 2.00pm Week 7 - 3rd Sept – KC

3-6 Assembly –Hall 2.00pm Week 8 - 10th September – 4D K-2 Assembly – Hall 2.00pm

Week 9 – 17th Sept – KE

3-6 Assembly –Hall 2.00pm No assembly due to Seussical Technical Rehearsal

EXTERNAL VAL IDATION SUCCESS

Hopefully you will have seen our weekend social media posts regarding the results of Glendore Public School’s External Validation. Glendore Public School is truly a great school, one that continues to get better every day.

We are holding fast to our vision that the school should be a respectful, caring learning environment, where everyone can succeed. This is our belief for our students, our staff and our parent/caregiver community.

Based on the overwhelming amount of evidence presented, the validation panel bumped up the school’s self-assessment to a result of Sustaining and Growing, towards Excellence in both the "Learning" and "Teaching" domains for the School Excellence Framework (hyperlinked title)

We should have enough evidence to be achieving Excellence by the end of 2018. Well done to everyone. This is a fantastic result for our students, our staff and our community. Glendore Public School, truly, a great school.

Good Afternoon Parents and Caregivers,

Our next P&C Meeting is coming up fast – Please join us next Monday evening from 6:30pm in our Library. I will be touring visiting parents and caregivers through our School Excellence Framework. This will provide a detailed insight into the many programs being funded and delivered locally. Please feel free to bring along parents and caregivers, who live in our community but do not yet attend Glendore. We would like to spread the word about the many wonderful opportunities for K-6-aged students.

Our Kindergarten 2019 Information Evening is also occurring next week, on Wednesday evening 5 September 2018 from 6:00pm. Please encourage anyone you know with a child, who has not commenced school and is a potential Glendore student to attend.

Year 5 & 7 parents and caregivers may be interested in reading the latest newsletter from Callaghan College Wallsend Campus. This has been uploaded to our website, as well as being included on theirs. CCWC is our partner school

Thank you to a wonderful team of parents and caregivers who lead and volunteered at our Fathers’ Day Stall. Our students all enjoyed purchasing from an array of Dad treats for this weekend. This week also saw students from Kuringai Creative Arts High School perform for us as part of their Concert Band-C road show. This development band certainly enjoyed playing for us, and commented on how well behaved and receptive our audience was. Volunteers Needed Our P&C requires two volunteers one to undertake the position of Canteen Treasurer and another for Vice President. If you are interested, please contact Justeen Gould, our President , via email at: glendorepspandc@gmail.com.

Yours in education,

Khalil Khay Principal (Rel.)

THE GRAPEVINE Volume 24 - 2018

Term 3 - Weeks 5-6

Friday 31st August

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SEUSSICAL , THE MUSIC AL JR .

Our seats are selling extremely well for our four shows. Wed am 140 available Wed pm7 available Thurs Am 170 available Thurs PM SOLD OUT

OUR STAFF CONTINUE T O SHINE

Well done to Mrs Kerry Patterson and Mrs Sue Rigley, both of whom have been externally recognised over the past week for their leadership roles, respectively in Aboriginal Education and STEM, Coding and Robotics. Mrs Patterson presented in Sydney last Friday at the Leadership Development program for Teachers of Aboriginal Descent. Mrs Rigley will soon be presenting at the AI Group/Research Development Association’s Hunter Makers and Technology Festival.

NOTES IN CIRCULATION

Canberra Excursion Payments - Due Now

T4 Yrs 2-6 Swim School Payment Due 13/9/18 – Cost $70

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SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL ~ OH THE THINGS WE CAN DO

Don’t forget to return both participation notes and T-shirt order forms. These have been included again at the rear of this newsletter. All students should have a show T-shirt for their performance. These will be issued to students on the day of their performance. Following the show, students will be able to wear their Seussical T-shirts to school as part of official uniform in Term 4 on each Friday. This will end on 14/12.

BOOK WEEK

To celebrate Book Week this year we were both entertained and educated by talented actors from School Performance Tours. They enlarged concepts of communication through poetry and in everyday life. Audience participation was a thrilling part of each show. Pass the Poetry Please gave us a new way to look at poetry. Carolyn, the actress, was very effervescent and full of confidence and radiated energy. Her use of props were action packed and delighted our students who enjoyed the performance as it made it a day to remember. Our junior students were enthralled for the duration of the Yes you can Orang-utan performance. Jarred, the actor, explained many ways of communication in subtle and surprising ways. Students in Kinder- Lawrence T, Yr 1 - Mila T and Yr2 - Abby H volunteered to help with the magic of the communication process. Mr Ashton kept a keen eye on a disappearing phone trick. The whole school, including the staff, dressed up as a favourite character. The school was abuzz with chatter about the books: while the laughter and fun heard in the playground and classrooms, throughout the day showed how successful the day was. Congratulations to all the students who took part and modelled their characters for everyone to enjoy. Book Week Co-ordinator, Ms Gill

STRANGER DANGER

Children have reported an incident in the vicinity of the Maryland Netball courts/Maryland Drive yesterday. If you have any information please contact Waratah Police on 49266599. Could all families please make time to discuss with their children the need to travel safely to and from school and also around local sporting fields, in groups where possible and to never engage with strangers. Should any child be approached they should as quickly and safely as possible leave the area and seek assistance from a responsible adult, eg. their parent/caregiver, school staff.

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HENNY PENNY CHICKEN HATCHING KH had a wonderful time hosting 15 chicks to tie in with Early Stage One’s science topic ‘Paddock to Plate’. All of Kindergarten had the opportunity to visit and hold the chickens over the two weeks. It took a total of 5 days for all the chicks to hatch, and the students of KH did a great job of ensuring the chicks were comfortable and well looked after. Thank you to those parents and carers who have volunteered to adopt some of the chicks! We look forward to seeing photos of how big they grow.

WINTER SPORT ~ HOT OFF THE PRESSE S!

Well done to our netball and soccer teams who have continued to play some impressive games this season.

Last week, we played home games against Barnsley. The scores were: Junior Netball: GPS 22 BPS 0 Senior Netball: GPS 35 BPS 1 Junior Soccer: GPS 4 BPS 1 Senior Soccer: GPS 2 BPS 2

Today, no games were played due to many Winter Sport players participating in the Hunter Athletics Carnival. Next week, we play away games against Edgeworth and our final games for the season will be played at home against Elermore Vale on 14th September. Our teams are hoping to make the finals and play in the finals gala day, which will be played on Friday 21st September.

HUNTER ATHLETICS CAR NIVAL

Our Hunter Athletics team will compete on Friday 31 August 2018 at Hunter Sport Centre, Glendale and represent PSSA Crossroads Zone. All the very best to our team: Isaac - High Jump 11yr Boys Mayar - 100m 12yr Girls Taj - 800m Junior Boys Riel - 100m 10yr Boys, Junior Boys Relay Yom - 100m 12yr Girls, Long Jump, 200m Senior, Senior Girls Relay Senior Girls Relay Team Members: Yom, Mayar, Molly and Mia Junior Boys Relay Team Members: Riel, Cooper, Kaiden and Ash All Hunter Athletics paperwork is to be completed by parents/caregivers, signed at school and to be taken to the Hunter carnival and handed to the team manager (Mrs Pirillo) on the day of the Hunter carnival. Best of luck goes to our competitors!

CANOPY EXCURSION

Last week 4D walked to Canopy for the Science of Slime show. The class learned that slime is not a solid or a liquid. We made different types of slime using household materials and had a lot of fun.

STAGE 3 CANBERRA EXC URSION

Our Stage 3 Canberra excursion is fast approaching. A list of what students will need to bring was sent home at the end of last term. This list is available on the school website. Monday 10

th September 2018 7:00am: Depart Glendore Public School.

Students will need to arrive at school no later than 6:45am. On arrival, students will need to drop their bag off at the buses, hand any medication to Ms Rigley and then line up at the COLA, ready to get their names marked off at 6:45am. On the way to Canberra, we will stop for lunch. Students will need to bring their own lunch and recess for Day 1 in their Day Pack. Please see list of what to bring for other items that need to be included in the Day Pack. Thursday 13

th September 2018: Students return to Glendore Public

School at approximately 6:00pm. Updates on our return time will be sent out via Facebook and Skoolbag so please keep an eye on these.

Just a reminder that our Swimming School for Yrs 2-6 begins in Term 4. Payment is due before13 September 2018. Notes have been sent to all students in Yrs 2-6. Additional notes are available from the Office or can be downloaded from the school website. It is expected that all students attend this valuable weekly program. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs Budd.

STAGE 3 MATHEMATICS COMPETIT ION

The Newcastle Permanent Mathematics competition was sat by all Stage 3 students present on the 22nd August. The results from the competition will be released later in the year. Thank you to all who participated.

SWIMMING SPORT PROGR AM – TERM 4

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KINDER GARTEN TRANSITION

Parent Information Evening for students beginning Kindergarten in 2019 - Wednesday, 5 September 2018 at 6:00pm, School Library

Our Parent Information Evening provides valuable information about the facilities and programs at our school and is an opportunity to meet some of the key staff who will be working with your child/ren. This event will provide additional information about our upcoming Kinder Transition sessions and share a snapshot of learning in the Kindergarten classroom. A welcome pack will be provided at this session – which will include various advice sheets and getting ready for school activities.

2019 Kindergarten Class Visit & Parent Workshop Sessions These sessions will be held in the school hall for parents and the Kindergarten classrooms for 2019 students. During these transition sessions 2019 Kindergarten students will participate in classroom activities with our current Kindergarten teachers and meet their Year 6 Buddies. Parents will participate in a variety of workshops and meet members of the Glendore Public School community including the P&C, Canteen, Uniform services and other inter-agencies.

2019 Kindergarten Class Visit & Parent Workshop 1: ‘Literacy’ – Friday, 26 October 2018 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm, in School Hall

2019 Kindergarten Class Visit & Parent Workshop 2: ‘Speech and Language’ – Friday, 9 November 2018 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm, in School Hall

2019 Kindergarten Class Visit & Parent Workshop 3: ‘Numeracy’ – Friday, 23 November 2018 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm, in School Hall

2019 Kindergarten Class Visit & Parent Workshop 4: ‘Everything else you need to know about Kindergarten’ - Friday, 7 December 2018 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm, in School Hall

STAGE 1 HUNTER VALLE Y ZOO EXCURSION

Stage One excursion payments have now closed.

Year 1 will be attending the zoo on Thursday 6th September

Year 2 will be attending the zoo on Friday 7th September

Please ensure your child arrives at school before 8.45am. Students will need to be in full school uniform including a hat. They will also need to bring a packed lunch, recess and water.

WATER SAFETY PRESENT ATION In Week 5 the Newcastle City Council Lifeguards came to visit our students. They taught us how to keep safe in and around water. Let’s hope the weather starts to warm up so we can put some of our new water safety skills to use!

STAGE 3 SCIENCE AND ENGINEER ING DISCOVERY DAY

On Tuesday the 4th

September, 22 Stage 3 students will be attending this year’s Discovery Day excursion at St Therese’s Primary School. This involves competing against other schools in a range of Science and Engineering activities. Good luck to all students attending.

CHILDREN’S UNIVERSIT Y

Students were sent notes home in Week 5 to inform parents/caregivers of their child's learning passport hours. Students have until the 31st of August to log hours with Mrs Finger. Hours collected after this date will go towards Children’s University in 2019. Graduation will be held at the University of Newcastle on Monday the 5th of November. Students will meet at school and catch the bus to graduation. We will meet parents/caregivers at the University. Graduating students will receive their awards, eat dinner and have a party! More details will be sent home closer to the date.

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STAGE 2 TOCAL EXCURS ION

This week, students and teachers enjoyed an engaging day on a heritage farm at Tocal exploring the buildings, listening to stories and getting involved in the chores of the past. The excursion provided students with a realisation of the living conditions and a good idea of some of the daily aspects of life on an Australian farm 150 years ago. The day involved a ‘Walk and Talk’ segment, where students heard the stories of the pioneers of Tocal and walk the grounds identifying the buildings and interesting sites. This included a visit to the Wonnarua grinding grooves on the site. Students then formed smaller groups and experienced a range of hands-on activities. The activities included: · old fashioned games (knuckles, horse-shoes, skipping, quoits, bamboo hoops etc.) · visiting the main house · finding out how food was prepared and learning about old fashioned technology in the old kitchen · carrying water with buckets on a yoke · washing clothes with a washboard and soap · dressing up in old fashioned clothes · visiting a blacksmith It was a fantastic day for our Stage 2 students with lots of interactive learning experiences and loads of fun! Many photos have been published on Facebook which reflect this fantastic day.

K INDERGARTEN OAKVALE FARM EXCURSION On Friday 31st of August, the students in Kindergarten had the opportunity to visit Oakvale Farm. As part of their Science and Technology unit - Paddock to Plate, students had the chance to experience the farm life including feeding the animals, milking a cow, petting a koala and taking a ride on the tractor. Students were able to see for themselves the animals and farm life teachers of early stage one have been talking about all term.

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KFC ABORIGINAL ARTEF ACTS Did you know, that the largest KFC in Australia is right here in Newcastle? Well it is, at 648 Hunter Street, Newcastle New South Wales 2300. Another fact is that Australia’s largest KFC restaurant, stands above one of the country’s most significant Aboriginal heritage sites in Newcastle West. The artefacts are approximately 6500 to 7000 years old, which proves that the Aboriginal people were here for a long time! There are also about 5500 artefacts beneath the ground. These significant artefacts were discovered on May 27

th, 2011. This $2.5

million development has destroyed thousands of artefacts of cultural and scientific significance which date back almost 7000 years, highlighting the need to review the way NSW assesses and protects Aboriginal heritage. So please remember when you go to the KFC in Newcastle, just like we say in our acknowledgement of country, “Underneath the concrete and asphalt, this land is, was and always will be traditional Aboriginal land”. Tyla

GLENDORE PS ~ ENROLLING KIN DER 2019 NOW Do you know of anyone with a child who lives in the Glendore Public School enrolment area who could commence Kindergarten next year? We have included our Zone Map again in the next column. Please note the satellite image. All of Kingfisher Drive, Waterside Drive and Discovery are in Glendore’s Zone. All of Sanctuary Estate, including Sanctuary North and Sanctuary Views (still being developed) are in Glendore’s enrolment Zone. The Outlook and its future expansion is zoned for Minmi. Half of Maryland is in Glendore’s enrolment zone. A ‘Near View” aerial map is also included overleaf to clarify the areas.

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‘What’s On?’ @ Glendore Public School

Terms 3 and 4 ~ 2018 (NB: Dates advised for later weeks are subject to change)

04.09.18 Stage 3 Discovery Day

05.09.18 Parent Information Session for 2019 Kindergarten Parents 6:00pm

06.09.18 Year 1 Hunter Valley Zoo Excursion

Whole Staff Professional Learning Afternoon – MAPA, Session Two

07.09.18 Year 2 Hunter Valley Zoo Excursion

10-13.09.18 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion

21.09.18 John Fleming – Explicit Instruction Training - Writing

26.09.18 Seussical Jr. the Musical – Eggs Cast performing at 12:00 noon and 7:00pm

27.09.18 Seussical Jr. the Musical – Ham Cast performing at 12:00 noon and 7:00pm

24.10.18 K-2 Water Saving Show

25.10.18 School Disco

26.10.18 Kinder Classroom visit for 2019 Kindergarten students/Parent Workshop

02.11.18 Grandfriends Day

05.11.18 Children’s University Graduation

09.11.18 Kinder Classroom visit for 2019 Kindergarten students/Parent Workshop

16.11.18 Colour Run

23.11.18 Kinder Classroom visit for 2019 Kindergarten students/Parent Workshop

28.11.18 Message Stick Workshop

29.11.18 Digital Media Festival

30.11.18 Crazy Hair Day

04.12.18 Year 6 to 7 Official Orientation day

07.12.18 Kinder Classroom visit for 2019 Kindergarten students/Parent Workshop

11.12.18 Swim Carnival

12.12.18 Presentation Day

Year 6 Farewell

17.12.18 End of Year Activity Day

19.12.18 Last Day of School for Students

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