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Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
Every Wednesday 9.30 a.m..
- 11.30 a.m.
Playgroup
Every Friday 8.00 a.m... -
8.20 a.m.
Breakfast Program
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Thursday March 19th 2015
From the Principal 1
From the Principal 2
Calendar 3
Parents’ Club News 3
Playgroup 3
Celebrating Maths 4
Students of the Week 6
Healthy Living 7
Breakfast Program 8
Inside this issue:
CALIFORNIA GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL
P.O. Box 88 California Gully 3556 Phone: 5446-8393 Fax: 5446-3115 Email: [email protected] Website: www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
Calendar
Saturday March 21st
Dahlia & Arts Procession
Monday March 23rd
Curriculum Day
Friday March 27th
Last Day of Term 1
Monday April 13th
First Day of Term 2
Monday April 20th
School Council Meeting
Thursday May 7th
Mothers’ Day Stall
Monday May 11th
School Council Meeting
CURRICULUM DAY — STUDENT FREE DAY Next Monday 23rd March all staff will be involved in professional devel-
opment workshops. Students do not attend school on this day.
END OF TERM — EARLY SCHOOL FINISH Term 1 concludes on Friday, 27th March. Students will be dismissed at 2.30pm.
Term 2 commences on Monday April 13th.
SCHOOL COUNCIL On Monday night we held our Annual General Meeting and elected our 2015 of-
fice bearers.
Our School Council President for 2015 is Natasha Fullerton, Vice President is
Roz Bradley and our Minute Secretary is Nicole Cooper. I would like to thank
and acknowledge Paul Epworth’s role as School Council President in 2014. Paul
led the school council with passion and enthusiasm and worked had for school
improvement..
Our 2015 school councillors are; Paul Epworth, Natalie Southon, Chris Parker,
Katie Porter, Roz Bradley, Natasha Fullerton, Nicole Cooper, Kaitlin Christian,
Kerryn Phillips and Jason Lee. At our March general meeting we endorsed the
2014 Annual Report which will be presented to the school community later in the
year.
MISSION At California Gully Primary School we educate students to be lifelong learners
and well informed and productive community members who are well prepared
to become active, engaged and responsible citizens of the local and global com-
munity.
The Bell Topper
Volume 33 No. 7
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School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
PAGE 2 THE BELL TOPPER FROM THE PRINCIPAL
LEARNING CLUB California Gully Primary School in conjunction with The Smith Family and La Trobe University
are offering a Learning Club to all students. The aim of the Learning Club is to enhance students
reading and literacy skills, assist with homework and provide additional learning support to stu-
dents in a fun, structured and supported environment.
The sessions will be conducted for the duration of Term 2, Wednesdays from 3.15pm – 5.00pm at
the school. Students must register to be part of the program and be committed to undertaking the
full term. All sessions will be planned and supervised by a qualified teacher from La Trobe Univer-
sity and staffed by students undertaking the Bachelor of Education at La Trobe University. There
is no cost for this program. To run the program we need a minimum of 15 children and the maxi-
mum number of children that can be involved is 22. An Expression of Interest and Registration
Form can be obtained at the front office. We must have confirmed numbers by this time
next week. Thank you to the families who have already completed the Expression of Interest
form. There are still a number of places available for those families interested.
STUDENT ABSENTEE LETTER
Last Monday Student Absentee Letters were sent home to families where there are unexplained
absences. Every day a child is absent we require notification and the most effective way is to com-
plete an absent form. Absent forms are being sent home this week for your convenience. ALSO
parents who have downloaded the Skoolbag App have started to use the absent note eform to let
the school know their child is away which is quite convenient and effective.
SKOOLBAG - 60 people from our school communi-ty have downloaded the App!
Have you downloaded the Skoolbag App? It is the easiest way to keep up to date
with events and information we need to pass on to you. The school mobile App com-
municates directly with iPhone, and Android devices. The following link provides de-
tails of how to install the app. http://www.skoolbag.com.au/forparents.php. Or just
go to your provider’s app store and type in skoolbag and it will appear. It’s free!
LIBRARY OPENING HOURS - TUESDAY & FRIDAY 8.30 a.m. to 8.55 a.m. Don’t forget the library is open Tuesday and Friday’s mornings
(8.30am-8.55am) for children to return books, borrow books and if
they feel like it, relax and read a book for 15 minutes.
Jason Lee Principal
Junior School Council Garage Sale In Term 2 JSC will hold a “garage sale” at the school.
We are collecting any unwanted items you may have and would be willing to
donate for our sale.
Please see Kaitlin Christian or Megan Watt for more information or let us
know if you have something which could be of use.
A reminder that Camp deposits were due
February 28th . If you have not paid your
deposit please do so a.s.a.p.
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
PARENTS CLUB NEWS
Parents’ Club Meeting The next meeting will be held early in Term 2 in the conference room. Please keep an
eye on the newsletter and the school website for more details as they become available.
Contacting the Parents’ Club If you wish to contact the Parents’ club have an email address which is [email protected] .
PLAYGROUP Let’s get together and build on friendships.
Wednesdays
9.30 a.m. - 11.30 p.m.
in the Outside School Hours Care room. Please bring along a piece of fruit to share.
We follow the healthy eating guidelines and encourage the SunSmart
messages that are taught to the students at school, to provide a great
foundation for future students. Session dates and activities:
March 25th Castlemaine Train Trip
April 15th Multi-Purpose Room—Adventure Play
April 22nd Making Pizza Muffins
April 29th Plants
May 6th Mothers’ Day Craft
For information of what events are coming up in playgroup please
visit the school website Playgroup page.
Join us on Facebook: www.facebook/calgullyplaygroup1
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
March 23rd -
March 27th
Curriculum Day
- No Students
Required at
School
Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m. to 8.20
a.m.
School Banking
Day
Last Day Term 1
April 13th -
April 17th
First Day Term 2 Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m. to 8.20
a.m.
School Banking
Day
April 20th -
April 24th
School Council Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m. to 8.20
a.m.
School Banking
Day
April 27th -
May 1st
Breakfast Program 8.00 a.m. to 8.20
a.m.
School Banking
Day
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School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
This year our school is going to celebrate
100 days of Maths in Term 3.
On Day 21 of Maths, Grade 6 worked on palindromic
sums.
As part of our Maths program, we are collecting egg cartons, plastic milk bottle lids and
plastic takeaway food containers with lids. If you could save these and send them to
school, we would appreciate it. Please send them to Mrs Windridge’s classroom.
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
ROYAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL The Good Friday Appeal is a unique fundraising activity that brings together people from all
parts of the community in a very special way. The common goal is to raise money for The Roy-
al Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, and to ensure that all children with life threatening illnesses
receive the best possible medical and clinical care.
It all started in 1931 when groups of journalists from the Herald & Weekly Times organised a
sporting carnival in aid of charity, the Children’s Hospital being a recipient of the funds. In
1942, Sir Keith Murdoch as Managing Director and Editor the “The Herald” agreed that “The
Herald” and radio station 3DB should broadcast an all day Appeal on Good Friday. In 1957,
Channel 7 joined the Appeal and began the first daylong telethon, which is now held at Mel-
bourne’s Telstra Dome.
School’s have been involved in the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal through the
distribution of Appeal envelopes (there was one attached to the newsletter
two weeks ago). Here at California Gully Primary School we are proud to
continue supporting the Appeal; many of us know or will know of a child
who has had to spend time in the Royal Children’s Hospital.
If you would like to show your support for this worthwhile charity, you
can do so by returning the donation envelope by Wednesday March 25th.
Donation envelopes can be left with Nicole in the school office.
Dahlia and Arts Procession is drawing near:
Saturday March 21st
All children participating in the Dahlia and Arts Procession
will have received a note indicating the time and place that
we need to meet on Saturday. Children will need to come
dressed in their costume.
We will need a few adults to help prepare the truck on Saturday morn-
ing at school. Please let Nicole Cooper know at the office if you have not al-
ready contacted Annette or Kathryn.
A lot of effort has gone into preparing the items for the float. We are looking
forward to an enjoyable time for all the children participating. If
watching from the road side, please give us a huge applause as we
pass by.
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
Congratulations to the following students on being named Student of The Week
for their positive attitude to school and social values.
Friday March 13th
Prep/1 Christian:
Sam H. - For a fantastic week in all areas of the curriculum.
Nathan P. - For a great start to his schooling.
2/3 Carroll-Hinton:
Mia A. - For taking great delight in her achievements in art.
2/3 Watt-Holt:
Taylah B. - For being a terrific role model for all students at
California Gully Primary School.
Hayden M. - For being a polite, helpful and co-operative class
member.
4/5 Ennor:
Levi E. - For displaying a positive attitude to his school work.
Jordan P. - For always contributing to class discussions.
6 McKerrow:
Jakoby A. - For an excellent advertising poster.
Jordan H. - For excellent work with his spelling.
Ride2School Day Ride2School Day was a great success. Well done to all the children who rode
their bikes or scooters and walked to school on Friday. Over 60% of our chil-
dren rode or walked to school, compared to only 23% when we collected
Hands-Up data in February. It would be great if we could continue to have
lots of children riding and walking to school.
EGGS FOR SALE
Our girls are busy laying lots of eggs, $2.50 a dozen. See Wendy in the grade 4/5A room.
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
GREAT TIPS FOR HEALTHY KIDS TIP 41. EATING TOGETHER MAKES SENSE Whatever the style of your family, it makes good sense to eat together at the table as often as you can.
It is a good opportunity to spend time with each other.
By eating nutritious family meals, kids develop healthy eating habits, and they benefit from eating in a
nurturing environment. It’s also a chance for them to learn good table manners.
What you can do NOW Turn the TV off during mealtimes. Introduce new foods to everyone in the family. Expect help when clearing the table and cleaning up.
Good Idea!
Most families are very busy these days,
with family members rushing off in all di-
rections. If it’s too difficult to meet for
meals, choose just one mealtime in the
week to get together, such as Sunday lunch
or dinner.
Top Tip
Invite your child to come up with a menu for a family
meal, then help with the shopping and preparation.
HEALTHY
GUIDELINES FOR
KIDS...
Ensure kids have good eating habits by
providing them with a variety of healthy meals and snacks.
Influencing your child’s food selection is
not an easy task, as kids are naturally reluctant to try new foods, that is they
dislike new foods. Be patient; it may take up to 10 exposures before a new food is
accepted by a child, and it is during a child’s development when their palate and tastebuds are most influential.
Kids are grazers and its best that they eat according to
their appetite. Ensure that healthy options are available
for them to snack on such as cut up vegetable sticks or fruit pieces.
Your child has a small stomach with high nutrient
requirements so their foods eaten will vary every meal.
The best help you can offer your kids is
making sure that there is always an
abundance of breads, cereals, vegetables
and fruits available; incorporate lean
meats and dairy foods in their diet;
encourage drinking of plenty of water;
choose low salt foods; and most
importantly follow these
yourself to be a good
role model.
Can you help?
The After School Care Program are looking for the follow-
ing Woolworths Super Animal Collector Cards:
131 168
162 178
If you have these cards please leave them in the office
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
Thanks to Empowering Eaglehawk, The Eaglehawk
Football Club and the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre/
YMCA we have a community breakfast program for
all families (parents are more than welcome to at-
tend) and staff of California Gully. The community
breakfast program continues tomorrow, Friday
March 20th at 8 a.m. (please note that we will stop
serving breakfast at 8.20 a.m.).
Sharing in breakfast together , what a great way for
our school community to start to start the day!
We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of
Roger King’s IGA in Eaglehawk for providing the
food for the breakfast..
The Commonwealth Bank, Eagle-
hawk branch are running a Creative
Writing/Drawing activity. A $25.00
gift the most creative response is on
offer. School Banking students can
submit the entry at the Eaglehawk
branch and all entries will be dis-
played in branch. The winner will be
picked by branch manager, Jacki.
Entry forms are available from the
school office.
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
Bendigo East Baseball Club Est. 1961
Interested in playing Baseball Contact us today!
FEATURES OF OUR CLUB : Family orientated
Strong club ethos, with many active contributors
Strong contribution to Bendigo Baseball Association
Our players participate in other baseball events
such as State Winter Championships, Masters Games,
University Games, Bendigo Academy of Sport Players & families may join our Social Club
We have a supportive sponsorship base, & low playing
fees
TEAMS : We field teams in all age groups and have vacancies for boys or girls aged 6 years and older to play T Ball and jun-ior Baseball age groups U 12, U14 and U16 in the 2015 win-ter competition commencing Sunday the 19th of April. Seniors compete in either A, B or C grade. Male and female players are welcome
CLUB FEES: T Ball $45 under 12 $65 under 14 and Under
16 $85 under 18 $90 Senior $140
Baseball training is held at the Ken Wust Oval, Quarry Hill. For more details go to www.bendigoeast.baseball.com.au
or contact Helen 0419 510 762 or Gay 0419137556
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
City of Greater Bendigo Whipstick Ward Meetings 7pm - 8.30pm
Ward Councillors – Mayor Peter Cox, Lisa Ruffell and James Williams
Meeting time and date may be subject to change. To confirm, please visit
www.bendigo.vic.gov.au
Goornong Monday April 20
Goornong Hall
Railway Place, Goornong
Eaglehawk Monday May 4
Eaglehawk Town Hall, Council Chamber
Cnr Sailors Gully Road and Peg Leg Road,
Eaglehawk
Raywood Monday May 18
Raywood Hall
Inglewood Street, Raywood
Bendigo Monday 1 June
Bendigo Library, Activity Rooms 1 & 2
259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo
White Hills Monday June 29
White Hills Football Club, clubrooms
Scott Street, White Hills
Woodvale Monday July 27
Woodvale Hall
Daly’s Road, Woodvale
Neilborough Monday August 17 Neilborough Hall
Murchison Street, Neilborough
Sebastian Monday August 31 Sebastian Hall
Sebastian Road, Sebastian
Long Gully Monday September 14 Long Gully Pavilion
Cunneen Street, Long Gully
North Bendigo Monday October 12 North Bendigo Pavilion, North Bendigo Rec-
reation Reserve,
Atkins Street, North Bendigo
Eaglehawk Monday October 26 Eaglehawk Town Hall, Council Chamber
Cnr Sailors Gully Road and Peg Leg Road,
Eaglehawk
Bendigo Monday November 16 Bendigo Library, Activity Rooms 1 & 2
259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!
Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au
School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time!