Everyone Reads!! - Goroke P-12 College

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Newsletter Date 19th May 2011 Volume 13
‘Everyone Reads!!’
To celebrate Education Week the Junior SRC invited members of our
community to come to school and share a picture book, short story or
poem with the primary students. The students were engrossed by the
range of stories and enjoyed the chance to hear other adults read.
Mrs Walter
Neville Smith delighted children with his book,
“The Gingerbread Man’.

This week is Education Week and we are very proud to announce that we have been
accepted into the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Project for this year. We applied last
year but just missed out, however this year our school has been announced as one of the
successful Victorian schools. We have appointed Mrs Rebecca Sambell for one day a week
to coordinate the programme within the school and she will be keeping the community up
to date about our progress. The Kitchen Garden Project encourages community
involvement and support so stay tuned if you may be interested in becoming involved. This
is great news for the students in our school. The primary students will be able to grow and
cook their own foods and increase their understanding of how food comes into their
homes.
As part of Education week, to celebrate before Grade 5 and 6 headed off on their
camp, all primary students were involved in a family tree photograph and construction
activity on Monday and, on Tuesday, we had selected community members come and read
to our students. Thank you to all of our community volunteers who read one of their
favourite stories to the students –Cam, Julie, Rob, Helen, Bev, Lachlan and a special thanks
to Neville Smith who journeyed to the school a week early to make sure he didn’t miss the
opportunity to show the students that ‘Everybody Reads’.
Grade 5 and 6 have now headed off to Ballarat under the guidance of Ms Buhler, Mrs
Allen and Mr Wearne for their 3 day camp. We wish them an exciting 3 days full to the brim
with activities.
All positions are full for the Bogong Ski camp in term 3. Students can still be put on
a waiting list but their participation will be dependent upon someone cancelling their
booking. As always, costs go up and because we only attend every 3 years, the costs for the
camp are now sitting at $437 including 4 nights accommodation, all ski wear and
equipment hire, all instruction in down hill and cross country skiing and the bus charge
from Goroke to Bogong return. If parents believe they can now not afford the camp, please
contact the school so we can organise emergencies. Also please contact the school if you
would like to pay off the camp over the next couple of months.
Basketball competitions started on Monday night and well done to the primary and
secondary teams competing. The spirit is certainly about keeping fit and having fun and it
is a pleasure umpiring both competitions. Thank you to Grace and Oliver for coaching one
of the junior teams and Lauren for coaching the other. It certainly helps our junior students
improve their performance and also provides excellent role modelling for these young
students.
We have had some queries about uniform and, again, we apologise for the lateness
of some of the items of clothing. Pants have finally arrived but rugby jumpers and polar
fleeces are still delayed. We have contacted the company numerous times and we have
gone so far as to cost alternative suppliers if they cannot improve their service. The
weather has turned cold quickly and an assortment of coats and jackets are being worn to
school. Just a reminder that the green polar fleece is the appropriate jacket for secondary
students. Some students are wearing their Advance tops and, although the school is proud
to have them representing Advance, these should be kept either for weekend wear or for
Advance specific activities. If coats are worn to school, they should be removed once they
are in school.
Joy Forbes

2011—Events Calendar
15th - 21st May
18th - 20th May
23rd May
24th May
24th May
27th May
31st May
6th - 7th June
Education Week
Grade 5/6 Ballarat School Camp
Kowree Junior Cross Country at Balmoral
Prep - Year 6 Performance
Secondary Cross Country at Dimboola
Year 7 and 8 Tutankhamun Exhibition Melbourne
Little Desert Primary Cross Country
Advance Camp
9th June University Ballarat visit for Years10 and 11
10th June
14th - 16th June
17th June
20th June
21st June
22nd June
22nd - 24th June
Pupil Free Day (Report Writing Day)
Year 12 Exams
Year 9 and 10 Celebrate with food, ‘Chefs at Goroke’
Grampians Primary and Secondary Cross Country
Regional Schools Outreach Program
11am - 3.15pm Year 8 students
6.30 - 8.30pm Parents Information session
Year 11 Exams
Regional Schools Outreach Program
11am - 3.15pm Year 9 students
29th June Little Desert Lightning Premiership Grade 6
30th June Careers Expo Longerenong Years 10,11 and 12
1st July
Term 2 ends at 2.30pm

The Walter Family
working together on
their family tree.
Drew Dodson
Logan and
Courtney
Julie Worsley read to
the students,
‟Mulga Bill‟ Bicycle‟.
Patrick and Hayley

Neville Smith read
„The Gingerbread Man‟.
Thanks Cam for reading us
„Hairy Maclary‟.
We all enjoyed hearing
Bev Mitchell read
„The Little Dream‟.

As part of the Middle Years 5/8 Groups for this term, students are asked
to create a game or tournament that they will run for 1 week.
Beginning next Monday Callum Hennessy will be organising for the
secondary students a
to be run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1pm.
If you would like to be involved in this tournament put your name down
on one of the flyers that will be up around the school or let Callum
know directly.
Isobelle Cameron has been running an obstacle course for primary
students. The last day for this activity will be tomorrow.
LET‟S DO THE TIMEWARP AGAIN!!
Come join the FReeZA
with the Kaniva Year 9
Quest students on the
4 th of June
at the Shire Hall
to relive the rockin’ 50’s
the psychedelic 60’s
the groovy 70’s
and the
retro 80’s.
Come and join us at the
hall from 8.00-12.00pm
where there will be food
and drinks provided, a
great DJ and admission is
only $10.00!
Bus available depending upon numbers.

On 16/5/11 the primary
students made a family tree.
Some people brought
photos. We put the photos
on a very big leaf. Emma and
I put pictures and a rock on
our leaf. Everyone did a great
job of doing their leaf.
By Carl
Jessica and Daphne
Susan and Kira
Brayden
Monday was the start of
Education Week. On
Tuesday the 17th of
May, the Junior SRC
invited people from the
community to come to
our school to read.
By Drew
On Monday it was the
start of Education Week.
We made a family mural.
It was a lot of fun
because you could bring
some photos of you and
your family.
By Odette
Today at school lots of people
came and read lots of books.
Some were people’s
grandparents. By Johnny
Sophie
Yesterday at school we made a
family tree. My brother and I
made a poster about our family.
By Hayley
Angus and Chelsea
Jasmine, Darcey and Mr
O‟Leary

On Tuesday we had
some visitors come
to read books to us
and I liked the
stories. They read
T h e H u n g r y
Caterpillar, The
Gingerbread Man,
Slinky Malinky and
some more stories.
By Brandy-Lea
Carl and Emma
Lily and Natasha
Yesterday everyone in the primary
school made a family mural for
Education Week. On Abby’s, Ben’s
and my family mural we put some
photos, wheat made out of a
straw, a sheep and in the middle
Abby printed off a piece of paper
saying Walter.
By Sophie W
Today the SRC did a reader’s
theatre on Sleeping Beauty. We
had some guests come to read
their favourite stories. Mr. Smith
read The Gingerbread Man. We set
up food, coffee, tea, milk, cups,
plates and hot water for morning
tea. I made two coffees and gave
Miss Forbes a present. We got to
have some morning tea too.
By Jack
Olivia
Jordan and
Holly
Mason and Tel
and Maddie
On Monday the 16th of
May, the SRC planned a
family mural day. It was
when we could bring a
photo or something
special that reminded
you about your family.
Everyone participated
really well and did a
great job.
By Natasha

Mrs Walter read
“Slinky Malinky
Rob Stacey read
„The Very
Hungry
Caterpillar‟
Helen Hounsell read
„Mulga Bill‟s Bicycle‟
School Captain,
Lachlan read
„Two Minute Mysteries”

I like the part when I put out the candles with
the dry ice.
Oliver
On the 10th May the Year 7’s experimented
with solid carbon dioxide (dry ice).
Jack
When we put metal or aluminium on top
of the dry ice or solid carbon dioxide it
made a weird squeaking noise.
Callum

Last Tuesday Year 7 did an experiment on dry
ice. We all enjoyed putting different things
into water and dry ice. My favourite part was
when I put a rose into a beaker with
methylated spirits and dry ice. The petals
were very hard and broke easily.
Emily
I enjoyed the part when we froze the flower
petals. It was fun to hold the dry ice with a
glove on my hand.
Stevie
Last week we played with dry ice. The ice was
–78C and I found it very amazing that it didn’t
melt. It just went straight into gas.
Eliza