i reading - Gembrook Primary School

DATES TO REMEMBER
Diary Dates for Term 1
30 March
Gembrook Primary School
A view to the future
50 Main Rd GEMBROOK 3783 Ph: 03 5968 1313 Fax: 03 5968 1548 email: gembrook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
www.gembrookps.vic.edu.au
End of term 1! 2.30pm dismissal
16 April Back to school-term 2
19-20 April Stringybark Lodge-Gr2 camp
25 April ANZAC DAY-Public Holiday
26 April School Photos
7 May House Cross Country Grades 3-6
14-17 May NAPLAN
19 May OPEN morning
23 May Maths Family Night 6pm
21-25 May Education Week
22 May Agideas
23 May School Council 7pm
25 May PFA School Disco
27 May Gembrook Market Sausage Sizzle
30 May Garden Market 2.45-4pm
31 May EDEC Cross Country
5 June Lightning Premiership (TBC)
11 June Queen’s Birthday-public holiday
21 June Jelly Beans Concert ESC 6pm
27 June PFA Soup Day (TBC)
Garden Market 2.45-4pm
School Council 7pm
29 June Transition visit to ESC for Gr5
Last day of term 2: early dismissal @ 2.30pm
School Photos
26 April
Individual order forms have been
sent home today.
Sibling photo order forms are
available from the office.
Gembrook Primary School Uniforms
Beleza School Uniforms
2/56 John Street, Pakenham
Phone: (03) 5941 4989
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Notes that have gone home
Grade 2 camp
St Luke Holiday Camp
JLC Sports Day Prep-2
School Photo order form
Dress up Day
Friday 30 March
(last day of term)
Come dressed up as something
or someone
beginning with the first
letter of your Christian
name.
Gold coin donation
(can be given to teachers
from now to
30 March)
All proceeds to
Felistas
(our world
vision child)

A word from the Principal
Wonthaggi Human Powered Vehicle Grand Prix
We should be very proud of our senior students in the 2012 HPV
team. They demonstrated outstanding resilience, persistence
and team work on the weekend at the Wonthaggi HPV Grand
Prix. This is a two day endurance event that the students, teachers
and parents have been working on together for some time.
Well done to our amazing parents who supported and cheered
the team. Thank you to Christian Fraser (coordinator), Tina Alsop
and Tabitha O’Brien for their involvement in this program.
EDEC Sports Day
Last week, the year 4-6 students competed in various athletic
events with our friends from the local primary schools. This was
a most enjoyable day. Our students were fantastic! They tried
their best, had fun and were great sports! Congratulations to
Chloe Goodie for winning the EDEC Girls Championship.
Gembrook Market
Last Sunday the school had the sausage sizzle at Gembrook Market.
This is a terrific fundraiser and money from the markets will
contribute to some new outside seating for the students. Thank
you to Ellisa and Tracy our two fabulous parent organisers.
Thank you also to the team of parents and teachers who assisted
on the day.
School Council 2012
The Annual Report to the Community for 2011 and the Annual
Implementation Plan for 2012 was presented to School Council
last week. The school community would like to acknowledge and
thank retiring members Jude Everett and Darren Petrie. Jude has
been on council for many years and has supported the school in
many ways. Darren has spent many years involved in school
council and contributed greatly to the development of the new
buildings in recent years. Darren has been president of the
School Council for the last two years and the school has benefited
significantly from his great leadership and .commitment.
Term 1 has certainly been very exciting for all at Gembrook Primary
School. It has been a fantastic start to the school year. In
the classrooms the focus has been on literacy and numeracy. The
preps have made a fabulous start to school and are reading and
writing already! The student leaders, Captains, House Captains,
Eco Warriors and SRC teams continue to be outstanding in their
different roles around the school. Our school captains, Chloe and
Joel, are truly wonderful at assembly, at school events and being
a great example around the school. There have been some outstanding
personal achievements throughout the term by students
and some of these were awarded with certificates at the
weekly assemblies. Congratulations to all students. We are very
proud of you. During the term there were many extra- curricula
activities including:
HPV Wonthaggi Challenge
Under the Big Top – school production
Family Picnic
House Swimming Sports
House Athletic sports
EDEC Sports Days
Junior House Sports
Prep Family Night
Excel Music program
Whole school excursion on Puffing Billy
Lunchtime activities
Produce Markets
Prep Breaky
Buddy Bear Day
Next term promises to be just as exciting. The teachers have
been working together planning a fabulous array of learning
challenges and activities for next term. Next term we will begin
our Jellybeanz Music program. This program is a weekly instrumental
music program for all students.
The eco warriors team led by Karen, will once again have a produce
market. Our eco warriors will be selling produce from the
market as well as other donated produce. If you would like to
assist Karen and Ellisa with these markets please contact Karen
or me. This is a wonderful real life learning experience. Money
from the market is used to purchase materials for the vegetable
garden. The Middle Learning Centre will be planting autumn
seedlings tomorrow.
This Friday is an out of uniform day and students are asked to
bring along a gold coin donation. This money will go towards
supporting our school’s World Vision child.
Puffing Billy
We had a whole school excursion on Puffing Billy on Monday.
Students, teachers and parents had a wonderful day together,
culminating with a picnic at Emerald Lake Park.
Dismissal time will be 2:30pm on Friday March 30 and school
will resume on Monday April 16.
I wish everyone a safe and restful holiday.
Kym
A view to the future

Ride to School Day
Well done to our students and parents who rode to school on Friday.
We were impressed with the great participation for this event.
Great effort to everyone!
JLC Breakfast
The JLC students had breakfast at school on Thursday. They enjoyed
preparing and serving their food and we were impressed with the amount of
food they ate! It was a great morning.

Newsletter by Email
Please arrange to have the newsletter sent to
you by email and help the school save paper
(and our environment).
The art room needs all your old magazines. If
you have any to spare please drop them off at
the art room or leave them at the school office.
Thanks
Ann Liston
Working with Children Checks
and
Volunteering at Gembrook Primary School in 2012
Gembrook Primary School welcomes parents into the school and especially into the classrooms. It is a DEECD requirement
that all volunteers are required to have a current Working with Children Check.
The school is currently updating the list of volunteers in the school who have a Working with Children Check. Please
bring your Working with Children Check card to the school office so we can update our list of volunteers.
The check is free for volunteers. Forms for the Working with Children Check are available from the school office.
If you are a volunteer elsewhere with a current card you can update your details online to include volunteering at Gembrook
Primary School.
The WWC Check website at https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/
or call the WWCC Information Line: 1300 652 879.
FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE
2012 Dates for
Gembrook Market
Sausage Sizzle
27 May
24 June
28 October
All volunteers VERY welcome!
2012 Term Dates
Term 1: 3 Feb to 30 March
Term 2: 16 April to 29 June
Term 3: 16 July to 21 Sept
Term 4: 8 Oct to 21 Dec
A big THANKS to Tim Dewar
for his contribution and support
of the Cockatoo Senior Men’s and Senior
Women’s domestic Basketball Competition.
Tim’s involvement has ensured a fun and
inclusive summer social competition.
He is an asset to the association
and the local community.
Thanks Tim...
The school is also presently updating its list of people with food safety certificates. If you have a certificate
and you are able to assist at some school events please inform the school office.
If you are interested in gaining a Food Safety Certificate please contact the school office.

I READING
Help your child develop a love for reading with our
reading tip of the week:
Talk to your child about how you choose
books for your own reading. Encourage them
to share their thoughts about the things
they are reading and look for things that
might encourage further insight, such as
reading other books by the same author,
or watching a movie based on the book together
and discussing the differences.
March
Ella Swim Team
Dana T Swim Team
Frankie Swim Team
Shae M Swim Team
Lynton Swim Team
Aaron Swim Team
Ryan G Swim Team
Kira Swim Team
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO YOU
28 Estella G
30 Laura Mc
31 Michael R
3 Emma B, Jett W
4 Jacob McL
5 Bradley W
6 Paige B
11 Kayla H
14 Ben F
HPV—COOL RUNNINGS HPV—THE STORM
Madison Dana T
Ben P Chloe G
Frankie Jack B
Shaun J Phoebe P
Hollie B Ryan G
Natalie S Harry Mc
Shae Joel F
Mez

Work as a family to solve the weekly maths
puzzle and you could be rewarded with a
computer pass to be used in your classroom.
Put your entry in the box in the
foyer near the office.
Have fun!
MATHS IS MARVELLOUS
Family Maths Quiz
Find two or more numbers in a row-across or down– with a sum of 10
Answer to last week’s puzzle: 47 umbrellas

Fitness Class for Parents
When: Thursday morning 9.30-10.30
Where: Gembrook Primary School multi
purpose room
Cost: $8 per session
What does it involve: a mixture of fat burning
cardio work, strength and toning work,
core strength as well as stretching and
strengthening to enhance healthy posture.
Qualified instructor: Certified in many
fields of fitness including advanced resistance
training, person training, group fitness, cycle
and zumba. (And 1st aid, of course)
Experience: 20 years gym, aerobics, group
fitness, personal training and 15 years fitness
club owner / operator.
How fit do you need to be: come as you
are. I encourage everyone to work at a safe
level for themselves and I will guide you all
the way.
What to bring: a drink of water, wear runners,
bring a bath sized towel and….. yourself.!
Further enquiries:
Natasha, phone:
0412183329
Out of School Hours Care
Parents
BELVEDERE
HAIRDRESSING
Your family hairdressing needs
Come see Michele for a one on one quality hair
servicewith that at home feeling.
With over 20 years experience Michele will help you
walk away feeling great.
Style Cut Pricing
Ladies/Mens Hair Cuts $20.00
Ladies Shampoo, Haircut & Blow-dry $40.00
Ladies Shampoo & Blow-dry from $25.00
Pensioner Prices
Mens/Ladies over 55 with a pensioner card Cuts
only $15.00
Kids
Boys/Girls Haircuts aged 4 & under $10.00
Boys/Girls Haircuts aged 5 to 13 $15.00
Family discounts on hair cuts
3 or more at one time 10% discount
Other Pricings
Full colour from $40.00
¼ to ½ Head foils from $100.00
Contact Michele for your appointment on
59681350 or 0409 384 452
Address 8 Belvedere Court Gembrook
(Just off Station Street at the end of the court)
My name is Kaitlyn Carter; I am the new supervisor of Gembrook After School Care. I am currently
studying primary school teaching at Deakin University. The Gembrook After School Care program
provides children with the opportunity to participate in art and craft, board games and outdoor
activities. Children can enjoy creative play and construction activities using Knex and Mobilo. Afternoon
tea is provided and we actively promote cooking within the program.
Gembrook After School Care is provided by the Cardinia Shire Council. We welcome new children to
our program; enrolments forms are available at the Cardinia shire web site www.cardinia.vic.gov.au
or come and see me at After School Care.

Gembrook Playgroup
Wednesdays 9:15-11:15
Gembrook Community Centre
NB: Playgroup will change venue on
2nd Wednesday of each month to
Gembrook Primary School Library
(Dates for Gembrook Primary Library:
14 March, 9 May, 13 June, 8 August,
12 September, 14 November, 12 December)
Prep for Parents
Help our school win $350-$1000 of sports gear!
The Premiers Active Families Challenge is on again, and our school has the
chance to win up to $1000 of sports gear and sports clinics with high profile
sporting personalities. All you have to do is get active and have fun with your family!
Take the challenge and do 30 minutes of physical activity a day for 30 days between
19 March – 30 April. The more students who register from our school, the
more chances we have to win.
Just by registering you and your family will receive special offers, including:
15% off at Rebel Sport
20 free YMCA passes
One free child pass to National Sport Museum
One free child pass to Melbourne Aquarium.
Plus go in the draw to win Rebel Vouchers and iPads!
Anyone can register, so get your friends and family to take the Challenge too. Get
more active more often, spend quality time together and have fun. It’s free, it’s
easy, and there are plenty of chances to win!
Register online at www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/challenge or call 1800 463 684,
and remember to include our school’s name when you register.
St Luke’s School Holiday
Program
Wednesday 11 April
10am-3pm
St Luke’s Church
1 McBride Street
$12 per child
(including lunch and snacks)
Pay on the day
Prep to Grade 6
Register by 30 March
(hand forms into the school
office)
After 30 March phone Lynda
5968 8459
Did your child start Prep this year? Would you like tips on how to support your child in their first
year at school? Then subscribe to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s
new weekly Prep for Parents email.
You will be sent an email every Wednesday during school term that will include tips, advice
and information about the day-to-day experiences children have in the classroom and
things you can do at home to assist and encourage your child.
To subscribe to Prep for Parents, see: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/aboutschool/prepare/
prepforparents/default.htm

Seeking new home to rent
Local teacher and owner of Animal Tracks Mobile Incursions
and Events requires a new home in the local area ASAP.
Accommodation could be a small dwelling with a largish
shed, or even a livable shed on its own or any livable dwelling
/ land with the ability to house the reptiles and animals
that we care for.
Contact: 0402 993 111 if you have any possibilities
Gembrook Farm
24 Gould Rd
Gembrook
Looking for a fun FREE activity these school holidays? We
are opening an interactive petting farm called Gembrook
Farm and would like to get some feedback before we open.
Why not bring the family to one of our open days:
Wednesday 4 April or Saturday 14 April, 10-3pm.
Come and meet the baby goats, alpacas, chickens, ducks,
geese and many more….
Entry is free: we would like you to fill in a quick survey to
help us make informed decisions before we open officiallyhopefully
in early spring 2012.
More info: feel free to phone Caren or Amy Ruck: 5942 7924

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