GRAHAMVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Quality Education for All

Principal - Simone Higgins

Acting Assistant Principal - Anda O’Keeffe 12/11/2020

Respect

KEY DATES AHEAD

Friday 4th December

Christmas Raffle Tickets due

back

Friday 18th December

Last day of the school year

REMINDER

Book Club orders close

tomorrow

The Parent Opinion Survey

closes tomorrow

They have finally made it… yes our Foundation

students have FINALLY been to school (onsite) for 100

days and will celebrate this tomorrow when the day

actually comes! I am looking forward to seeing them

arrive in their 100 day outfits and to join in with some

of their celebrations.

This week is NAIDOC week. NAIDOC is a reminder

for all that the history of Australia did not begin

with its discovery by European and Dutch

explorers. Instead it cherishes that our land was

first walked upon by the feet that nurtured,

farmed, explored and populated by First Nation peoples. The 2020 theme is

‘Always was, Always Will Be’.

Yesterday some of our Year 3/4 classes went on an excursion to Echuca and

visited TwistED Science. This was a great opportunity for them to finally be

able to go on an excursion. Our other two Year 3/4 classes will head off

tomorrow.

A huge thank you to everyone who has already supported the Parents’ Club

Christmas Raffle. If you are able to sell more tickets, please contact the office

and we will send some home with your child. Photo’s of the prizes on offer,

can be seen on our school’s Facebook page.

Next Monday and Wednesday I will be conducting information sessions for

our BYOD program for families of students who are in Year 2. If you already

have a child who is in Year 3 or above, you do not have to attend the session

and information will be sent home with your child.

Please note that Wednesday 2nd December is a Pupil Free Day. On the

following day, Thursday 3rd December students are

invited to wear their Christmas colours to school.

Have a great Friday and a great weekend! It is hard to

believe there are just five weeks left in the school

year!

Simone

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

00A Elisa 12A Jakob 34A Ariana 56B Grace

00B Ella 12B Abigail 34B Takana 56D Olivia

00C Adelina 12D Asha 34C Will

12E Elise 34D Lilliarna

12F Kit

Term 4 Calendar 2020

Grahamvale Primary School

Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

7 November

16

Year 2

BYOD Information

Session

17

18

Year 2

BYOD Information

Session

19

20

8 November

23

School Council

Meeting

24

25

Bluearth

26

27

9 Nov/Dec

30

F-2 Science

Incursion (Online)

1

5/6 Science

Incursion (Online)

2

PUPIL FREE DAY

3

3/4 Science Incursion

(Online)

Christmas Colors Day

4

10 December

7

F-2 Science

Incursion (Online)

8

9

Bluearth

10

11

11 December

14

Reports go home

Year 6 Graduation?

15

Year 5/6 Fun Day?

16 17 18

LAST DAY OF THE

SCHOOL YEAR

The Child Safe Standards are they are well prepared to protect children from abuse and ne-

glect. The standards provide a framework for schools to review existing policies and practices

and all other aspects of child safety, to ensure a ‘Zero Tolerance’ approach to any form of child

abuse. You can access our policy on the school’s website.

Welcome to Week 6!

Hi! We are Cody and Maddi and we are the James House Captains.

This week’s school value is ‘accept others opinion: allow others voices to be heard’. For example, if you were doing work in a group, then you have to know that everyone will have their own opinion and that you will have to compromise.

Congratulations Foundation students on 100 days at school, for tomorrow!

The Year 5 students are currently working on their leadership speeches for a leadership role for next year.

This has been a tough year for all of us but we hope that this term so far has been lots of fun. We have all done an amazing job this year and we need to continue to persist.

You are one in a million, so be yourself because you are amazing just the way you are!!

Thank You.

Year 6 T-Shirts and Jumpers

The School Uniform Shop in Corio Street is now taking orders for the Year 6 t-shirts and

jumpers for 2021. Please take your child into the store to check for correct sizing and to

place your order. T-shirts will be available for pick up prior to the commencement of

Term 1 next year and jumpers will be available in February.

Jumpers will have the school logo and Year 6 2021 embroidered on them.

Orders will need to be placed by Friday 27th November, 2020. No orders will be taken

after this date and you will not be able to purchase them during the year.

Book Club

Book Club brochures went home this week and are due back tomorrow Friday 13th November. We have limited time to get the orders in due to the Christmas mail rush, so please make sure your order is in on Friday. Thank You!