Gundagai South Public School Principal: Mrs Pip McAlister

RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, CARE

NEWSLETTER Phone: (02)69441117 Gundagai South Public School Fax: (02)69441158 Luke Street Email: gundagais-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Gundagai NSW 2722 Web: www.gundagais-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 4 Week 3 28th October 2019

Dear Parents,

A huge congratulations to Ms

Wild and all our students who

performed so beautifully at the

Anglican Spring Flower Show

on Friday. I received many

messages telling me what

wonderful ambassadors our

students had been and how well

received and appreciative the

audience was. It’s good to

know that students from

Gundagai South can represent

the school with pride and

present a wonderful

performance of exceptional

quality for the community to

enjoy. My thanks to everyone

involved and especially to the

students for your efforts and

enthusiasm.

Living History Presentation

Students and staff, together with

our visitors to the school from

Bongongo, Cabramurra and

Talbingo thoroughly enjoyed

the Living History Presentation

for all students last Monday.

Shane the presenter was

extremely knowledgeable and

presented the information and

stories in a very relevant and

understanding manner with

numerous artefacts to support

his vast knowledge. We were

very fortunate in having the

presentation last for the whole

day, as he continued sharing his

love of history with the senior

students after lunch. This was

appreciated by all. Thank you

also to Lianne for providing

everyone with our usual

delicacies from the canteen.

Year 6 Transition

Well done to our Year 6

students who attended their first

High School transition

afternoon last Wednesday. The

students were presented with

some sample lessons in English

and Maths to provide them with

some ideas and an introduction

to these subjects at High

School. Members of the

Gundagai High school SRC

were very efficient and helpful

in their interactions with the

students. This Wednesday the

students will once again travel

to High School, leaving school

at 1.30pm and catching the

buses home from the High

School, walking or being

collected.

Fun in the Park

A special thankyou to Lianne

Blundell and Kerrie Stewart

who conducted our ‘stall’ at the

Fun in the Park afternoon at

Mirrabooka last Friday. The

biscuit decorating proved to be

a great success with everyone

and it was nice to see many of

our students there enjoying the

festivities.

Grandparents Day – Morning Tea

We wish all the grandparents a

happy Grandparents Day today

and would like to acknowledge

the wonderful support they

provide to our families. We

hope that many of you were

able to come to school today to

attend our special morning tea.

A special morning tea will be

provided by Lianne. Thank

you once again.

Cricket

The first of our cricket lessons

for this term is being held today

with Will McGrath. Three

session will be operating for the

students between recess and

lunch.

Welcome to our Pre-School and Gumnut

Visitors – Early Years Engagement Program

On Tuesday morning we will

once again welcome our visitors

from Pre-School and Gumnut

for a morning at big school with

some wonderful entertainment

from a visiting performer. They

will be presenting “Heave Ho -

off we Go” to all students there

is no cost with the school

covering the $600.00

The canteen will open on

Tuesday morning for recess

only from 11.15am – 11.45am.

All items will be 50c and will

include Banana Muffins,

Popcorn, Cheese and Crackers

and Fruit cups. Thank you

Lianne We look forward to both the

performance and our young

visitors. Thanks to Mrs Hillier

who is busily working on a

pirate theme for the day.

Visit to Uralba and Long Term Residential

All students will be travelling to

Uralba and Long Term

Residential to perform for the

residents this coming Thursday.

We will be travelling by bus

leaving from school at 11.30am

ready to begin at 11.45am.

Please wear your summer

uniform and girls dresses

please.

IT Work Placement

Next week, our school will

welcome Louis Lievens

to our school to complete an I.T

work placement. Louis is a

former student of the school and

has now started his final year of

schooling – Year 12 at Kildare

in Wagga. I’m sure Louis will

notice lots of changes which

have occurred since he finished

Year 6 in 2014. Louis will be

able to share his knowledge

about IT and assist us with

sorting our new laptops which

have just arrived.

Fence and Locked Gates

As the issue of student safety is

paramount and our new school

fencing was erected in order to

address this issue, it is now

necessary for us to ensure that

during school hours, our gates are

securely locked. Whilst this may

be an inconvenience for some, it

is necessary in order to keep our

students safe. Once our students

arrive at school, our lane gates

need to be locked and at the end

of the day, they are unlocked by a

willing student who has accepted

the responsibility for ensuring

this is done. At times, this may

be done a little later than

anticipated, however, I know you

will be tolerant of some small

inconveniences for the sake of

ensuring student safety. Thank

you for your patience and

understanding.

Kindergarten Transition Morning

The first of our transition to

school – Kindergarten 2020

days will be held next Monday

morning 4th November, from

9.15am – 11.45am. Anyone

who knows someone with a

school-aged child who is

considering enrolment in a

public school in 2020 is

encouraged to come along to

our first transition opportunity.

The children should bring a

piece of fruit for fruit break, a

bottle of water, hat and their

recess. Canteen will also be

open on this day. We would

love to encourage any parents

who are undecided to come

along, and have a look at our

school. It is surprising how

many people make decisions

about their child’s future

education and setting without

first considering and visiting all

options. This is what we

encourage at Gundagai South.

Our next transition days will

be Tuesday 12th November

from 9.15am– 2-00pm and

our third is a full day 9.15 –

am -3.15pm on Thursday 21st

November.

Calendar

The calendar for November is

attached for your information,

Please keep this on your fridge

and add any relevant

information as it comes.

Radio News

Don’t forget to tune into school

news on the radio station

Sounds of the Mountains 94.3.

This can be heard each school

Monday morning at

approximately 9.45am

Week 4: Kayla & Marco

Week 5: Teleah & Aiden

Week 6: Monique & Dusty

Week 7: Jasmine & David

Week 8: Lilah & Jade

Week 9: Amy & Khyla

Week 10: Josie & Sam

School Banking

Don’t forget to send in your

Bendigo School Banking.

Banking will be collected every

Wednesday.

Healthy Recess and Lunch

Congratulations to our

healthy recess and

lunch awards winners

for Week 2

Recess award - David Foster

Lunch award - Monique

Hayes

PBL- Uniform Winners

Congratulations to our weekly

uniform award winners for

Week 2– Stella Dowell, Sam

Crooks, Lilah Norden,

Kayden Gould, Jade Harvey

PBL Red, Green, Pink & Blue Level

Congratulations to the

following student who has

achieved Pink level – Positive

Behaviour for Learning.

Brandy McGrath

PBL Weekly Focus Area

This week our focus areas for

PBL will be “Toilets” in the

playground and “Work

Habits” for our Classroom.

Playground –Toilets

Respect: Go then leave.

Responsibility: Go at recess or

lunch. Flush. Wash hands.

Care: Report problems.

Classroom – Work Habits

Respect: Look after equipment.

Follow teacher instructions.

Respects others’ right to work.

Responsibility: Do your best.

Be prepared.

Care: Neat bookwork. Careful

work.

Please discuss our focus areas

with your children this week.

Home Reading

Congratulations to Jade

Harvey and David Foster who

has reached 40 nights Home

Reading

Student of the Week

3/5/6 – Khyla Warren – Being

an excellent role model by

demonstrating enthusiasm,

initiative and a positive mindset

when participating in group

games.

2/3/4 – Riley Hourn – For his

great work editing and revising

his writing making fantastic

improvements.

K/1 - Judd Longhurst – For

working hard to learn his

sounds and writing sight words.

Gold Star Award

3/5/6 – Josie Warren – Taking

time to demonstrate

mathematical processes to her

fellow students in her own time.

2/3/4 – Essie Norden – For

being a respectful class

member, always dependable to

assist others and works hard

during group work.

K/1 – Braxton French – For

making good choices and

working hard during writing

lessons.

How 2 Learn

3/5/6 – Tahlira Rose –

Willingly accepting new

challenges to improve and

enhance her learning.

2/3/4 – Stella Dowell –

Consistently working hard

during independent activities.

K/1 – Ethan Hourn – For his

persistent effort during the

morning rotations to practise

reading and writing sight words.

Pip

Canteen

Tuesday 29th

October

Lianne Blundell

RECESS ONLY

Wednesday 30th

October

Lianne Blundell

Friday 1st

November

Alicia Crossley