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Dear Parents and Care Givers,

We have had fantastic weather and even better parent support for our annual Kindy and Pre Primary Athletics Carnival this morning. Unfortunately, I was a little delayed in making my way to the oval but was lucky enough to catch the final event of the morning and even had a run myself in the ‘roller relay’! The atmosphere was fantastic with all our children participating with enthusiasm and our staff and parents joining in the fun of the day. It was great to see all the children enjoying morning tea with their families as a culmination to the event. A special thank you to all the Kindy and Pre Primary staff for putting on such a wonderful morning.

Next Thursday 17 November we are lucky enough to have Mr Paul Litherland presenting his ‘Surf Online Safe’ workshops with our Year 5/6 classes and a special ADULTS ONLY evening session for all parents and interested family and friends. Entry to the evening session is just a gold coin donation (similar sessions at others schools cost between $15 - $20) with refreshments available from our P&C. After becoming frustrated with the lack of legislation or authority he had as a Police Officer within the Technology Crime Investigation Unit of WA to act on the concerns of parents and educators, Paul decided to retire and pursue his passion of educating kids to be safe online. All who have seen Paul present have been very impressed with his subject matter knowledge and presentation style. Subjects include;

Social Networking: What our kids are using - Trends & Pitfalls.

Online Predators: Risks & Trends, protection methods.

Cyber Bullying: Detection, prevention & coping.

The Law: How it relates to us all.

Device Use: Phones, Tablets & PC's, Tips & Tricks.

Image Sharing: Statistics, Risks, Tips & Hints.

I strongly urge all parents to attend this session from 6.30pm in the Assembly Area .

Our final School Development Day for 2016 will be held on Friday 18 November. The major focus of this day for staff will be reviewing the school’s progress in 2016 and making recommendations for planning towards 2017. We trust that parents and students will appreciate the long weekend this day presents for them!

Planning for 2017 is proving quite difficult this year, with a number of children ‘coming and going’ from our school as well as the introduction of our Specialist Program - Autism. For this reason we have only just settled on a provisional class structure for 2017. With these provisional classes in place we are now able to invite parent requests for class placements in 2017. Requests for class placements will only be considered if they are made in writing, based on the specific educational needs of your child by Friday 2 December. It is important to note the complexities involved in establishing classrooms and that parent requests are one of a number of pieces of information considered when arriving at class placement decisions. While we will do our very best to accommodate all requests, it may not be possible to please everybody. In order to assist parents in this process, the provisional class structure (this could change even before the start of 2017) is;

2 x K, 3 x PP, 2 x 1, 1/2, 2, 2/3, 2 x 3, 4, 4/5, 5, 5/6, 6.

Regards

Craig

THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER

ASSEMBLY ROOM 6

CYBER BULLYING INCURSION

CYBER BULLING PARENT

AWARENESS PRESENTATION

6.30—8.00 PM

FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER

SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAY

STUDENTS DO NOT ATTEND ON

THIS DAY

WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER

KINDY ORIENTATION

NOT RETURNING IN 2017?

Please inform the School Office if your child

will not be returning to Gosnells Primary

School in 2017. This will enable 2017 class

lists to be accurately assembled.

9 November 2016

Mohammad, Tommy

Shakiah, Samriddha, Georgia,

Aiden, Mark, Mohammad,

Marshall, Bianca, James,

Ishmeet, Azhure, Cristal, Kaiora,

Rhegan, Hadiya, Diya, Ben,

Reanna, Jason, Ava, Ameer,

Emily, Jasie, Matilda

GOLD AWARDS

HONOUR

CERTIFICATES

William, Georgia, Emilee, Hamish, Christine, Ashton,

Cody, Ngadang, Laila, Fynn, Daniel, Charlotte,

Shartreuse, Ava, Kobe, Petra, Aphrodite, Marley,

Lillee, Mark, Lily

Ozeliz, Heidi, Jaron, Emily, James, Brayden, Jayden,

Samantha, Bobby, Bakhita, Caela, Marshall, Praise,

Dominic, Kapryse, Xander, Jazmin, Karome,Kaihla,

Rhegan, Amrutha, Brendan, Rishika, Deacon, Mia,

Nurhianna, Hazel, Liam, Tierney, Eamon, Matthew,

Wallace, Ishmeet, Cam, Bwardoh, Emma, Gabrielle

SUPER STAR AWARDS

PLATINUM AWARDS

Yash, Nazwan, Ashritha, Mohd, Annastacia, Aimee,

Yeabsera, Adrian, Sreelekshmi, Ghazal, Finn

The 2017 Personal Use

Items List and the 2017

Voluntary Contributions

and Charges sheet were

sent with your child on Monday 7

November 2016

LAST DAY FOR SCHOOL

BANKING TUESDAY

29 NOVEMBER 2017

Jacob

Liam

Laila

Stephanie

P&C NEWS This year’s Halloween Disco raised a staggering $1358 for the school community! Thanks to all the people who volunteered to

help on the night. Without you, events like this would not be possible. A special mention to Nicole Ives and Deb Fellowes who

have worked tirelessly in fundraising this year and have put many hours into organising the disco. Massive thanks to Sarah

Prosser (and offsider Cate) for making the amazing decorations and for the very popular craft corner.

The P&C is funding and hosting the upcoming ‘Surf Online Safe’ cyber security session for Year 5/6 students and a special

ADULTS ONLY session for all parents. Entry to the parent session is just a gold coin donation and refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to debf92@gmail.com by Sunday 13th November.

Get set for a FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 2nd! Bring along your bean bags, chairs and blankets, and join

us on the school oval as we screen the popular classic ‘Elf’. Food and drinks will be on sale plus Christmas raffles and fun activities

for the kids! This event is going to be huge, so if you can spare 30 minutes on the night to help, or with set up/clean up, please

speak to one of the P&C volunteers or drop by the Uniform Shop. Be sure to look out for your invitation and please RSVP.

Kerry Thiess (P&C Promotions Officer)

A special ‘Thank You Morning Tea’ is

being organised for Thursday 1December

at 10.45am in the school Library to give

staff an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to

our school volunteers and parent helpers.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR

SCHOOL

SUPPORTERS

PERSONAL USE ITEMS LIST 2017

Personal Use items list for 2017 were home with your child on Monday. Orders can be placed as follows:

Option 1: Order online with OfficeMax —www.officemaxschools.com.au.

Option 2: Visit OfficeMax’s self service educational retail stores in Osborne Park or Willetton.

All information is on the 2017 Requirements sheets.

No orders will be accepted at the school office

P&C HALLOWEEN DISCO

RAY WHITE MCGINTY &

ASSOCIATES

HIDDEN WORD

TERM 4 2016

STUDENT NAME:

_______________________________

ROOM: ______________

N/L 16: __ __ __ __ __ __

N/L 17: __ __ __ __ __ __

N/L 18: __ __ __ __ __ __ __

N/L 19: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Please hand into the office

by

THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER.

We will be drawn at our

assembly on Friday 2

December.