29 GNEWS Term 4 Week 8 29.11.12 Week 48 - Glenroy Public School

GNEWS
GLENROY PUBLIC SCHOOL
Principal Mr John Dent Phone 02 6025 4044 Fax 02 6040 2344
600 Logan Road, Glenroy NSW 2640 Email: glenroy-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
P O Box 267 Lavington NSW 2641
Website: glenroy-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Issue 36 – Term 4 – Week 8 Thursday 29 th November 2012
Calendar Dates to Remember
Week 10
NOVEMBER
Mon 10
Week 7
Fri 30
DECEMBER
Week 9
Mon 3
Tues 4
Wed 5
Thurs 6
Fri 7
PSSA – last day
SWIM SCHOOL all this week
SRC’s Munchy Monday Lunch
Sausage in bread & Icy Pole $2
Year 6 Mini-Mart
JFHS Orientation
Helpers Morning Tea 11.15am
Last day of Swim School
Tues 11
Fri 13
Week 11
Mon 17
Tues 18
Wed 19
Thurs 20
Fri 21
SWIM SCHOOL all this week
SRC’s Munchy Monday Lunch
Sausage in bread & Icy Pole $2
GPS K-6 Presentation 6pm-7.30pm
Christmas Scripture Service 9.30am
LAST day SWIM SCHOOL
K-6 Pool Party & Class Parties
Year 6 Dinner and Disco
Reports Home
Last day of school for students
Staff Development Day
Staff Development Day
The school garden is flourishing at the moment, and many students are reaping the reward of their handy
work. The garden is used by Special Interest Gardening Group, Positive Play students and 1/2R. At the
moment they have been eating strawberries, snowpeas, beans, lettuce, carrots and basil. Yesterday Garden
Interst Group made mint sauce, from the mint in the garden.
PRINCIPALS REPORT
TINY TREASURES
There were NO blackouts yesterday at the Tiny Treasures breakfast and information morning and a great
time was had by all. Thanks go to Mrs Conibear, Mrs O’Shea and the rest of the staff for organising the
morning. Thank you also to the parents who were able to attend.
STUDENT WELFARE
Staff and students are currently discussing the reward for students who reach red level of our rainbow
reward system for 2012. We will be rewarding those students who have been consistent in expected
behaviours with a special treat. Your child’s teacher will be more than happy to discuss with you aspects of
the rainbow reward system and how it seeks to reward expected behaviours.

For those students who find it difficult to operate within school expectations we have a series of
consequences:
Children who are on any level of the discipline code will not participate in out of school activities for
the duration of the level.
All exclusions must be notified to and ratified by the Principal.
In addition,
Any child who has been on level three or suspended during the term will not be able to participate in
discos or fun days, pool parties at the end of the term. Students who fall in this category will be told
of this and a note will be sent to parents /carers advising them.
Congratulations to all students who have been able to comply with our school welfare and discipline
code.
I have enclosed a copy of the School Level System for you to refer to if needed.
POOL PARTY
The Pool Party will be conducted on Monday 17 th December between 9.30am – 12.30pm.All classes will be
participating in this event. All children will be travelling by bus to Jindera Swim Centre. We will make use
of the pools to ensure that everyone has a depth suited to their confidence/swimming ability. You will be
asked to complete details outlining your child’s water confidence/swimming ability.
The school will be issuing fluorescent, colour-coded wrist bands for all students to wear for the duration of
the pool party.
Staff will be giving students reminders every half hour to apply sunscreen. Sunscreen will be made available
by the class teacher. Parents who have students with sensitive skin need to remind their children to apply
sunscreen regularly.
There are certain conditions that will need to be met before your child is allowed to participate in
this wonderful event:
they must not have been placed on level three of our discipline system or be
suspended this term.
they must have met class welfare/discipline code requirements
Each and every child must be on best behaviour.
Helpers Morning Tea
Invitations to our ‘Helpers Morning Tea’ on Thursday 6 December @ 11.15am
have been sent to all our wonderful volunteers who have supported our school in
2012. The list was very long! If for some unforeseen reason you have not received
an invitation yet please contact the front office. RSVP by phone at the front office
by 4 th December.
We are currently in the process of evaluating our new class structure for 2012. We would greatly appreciate
your input.
Please go to the school website: glenroy-p.schools.nsw.edu.au and follow the link to complete the online
survey. It is a short survey of only 10 questions which will take approximately 10 minutes. If you are unable
to complete the survey online please request a paper copy from our front office.
The results of this evaluation will help us plan for 2013. The survey will be closed on Friday 14 th December.
We thank you for your time.
Glenroy Executive
Sharelle Baily
Assistant Principal

RAINBOW LEVELS
ORANGE
KC
Akuhata Trevorrow, Blade Sutherland, Erin Calvert, Isabella Kramer-Schulz, Santique Murray,
Indiana Jewitt, Makayla Giddings
K/1S Hayden Langston, Angus Hamilton-Friame, Mayson Hall-Goodridge
2O Ashleigh Chant, Brodie Stapleton, Elize Hayden
RED
KC Noah Brown, Raine Beall, Campbell Head, Kyarah Hines
K/1S Zachary Calvert, Coen Rodgers-Baz
2O Gage Beall
GLENROY BLUE - 20 Samara Sergi
LIBRARY NEWS
Thank you to all students who have returned their library books. Books that have not been returned will incur a
fine. Notices regarding fines will be sent home next week. Children who have not returned their books and have
not paid their fines will not be able to attend the special end of year events.
Ruth Grogan
SRC Fundraiser
Munchy Monday
Sausage Sizzle & Icy pole $2.00
Every Monday
until the end of
term 4
term
Tumbarumba Equestrian Interschool Challenge
On Sunday 25 Novenmber, Glenroy Public School wwas represented at the Tumbarumba Equestrian Interschool
challenge by hayley and Grace Sawyer.
Yhe girls competed in the K/1/2 grade. This was the first time the school has been represented in an equestrian
event. The event attracted approximately 20 schools from across the region. Including some of the Albury
Schools both primary and secondary, Mt Beauty, Adelong, Tumut, Corryong, Jindera. Wagga wagga,
Tumbarumba primary and secondary, Scots, St Paul’s College, Mullengandra, Holbrook just to name a few.
The day consisted of a variety of riding classes, show jumping, a versatility course, bending, flag and barrel
racing. The girls looked very smart in their Glenroy uniform and received many comments. The girls and their
ponies tried very hard throughout the day and even though it was extremley hot weather they still manged to
come home with some ribbons. Hayleybrought home a 1 st and two 3rds, with grace bring home a 3 rd .
NEWS FOR NORTHERN SPIRIT - WEEK 8
This newsletter is a reminder that next week all Year 6 students attending James Fallon High School will be
engaged in high school classes as part of their final orientation day, on Wednesday, 5 th December. This day is
designed to trial our class groupings and give students a very strong high school experience, with a timetable to
operate, including a variety of subjects, recesses and lunch. Students will need to wear their primary school
uniform with covered footwear, as practical classes require this. The day will commence at 9am and finish at
2:50pm. Families might like to trial the form of transport that they will be using next year. If you are dropping
off your child, please use the Duffy St entrance, as there is more room for cars there.

On Tuesday this week we had members of our Aboriginal families visit our homework centre to enjoy some
food and get to meet some of our support staff. We had a large group in attendance, and they got to see our
homework centre in operation. The school thanks the families who came and spent time with us on that
afternoon. This centre runs on Tuesday afternoon and supports all our students with facilities and teachers in
getting their homework completed.
Should you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact James Fallon High School on 0260251688.
P & C NEWS
Christmas Raffle – Thank you to those families that made donations today. If you
have other items that were missed today simply leave them at the office for us to
collect.
Just a gentle reminder that raffle books, sold or unsold, are due back to school by
Friday 7 December and that the hampers will be drawn at the Presentation Evening on Tuesday 11
December. This year there will be a book seller’s prize of a $20 Big W voucher. This will be the prize to
the family that sells the most tickets.
AGM – Thanks to those parents and caregivers that attended the AGM last night. The new Executive
Committee is
President
Sean Farrar
Canteen
to be advised
Vice President Len Foard
Clothing Pool Shannon Rodgers-Baz
Secretary
Narelle Vogel
Fundraising Nicole Owens
Treasurer Julie Gollan-Foard
Sports Shirts – As most of you may be aware the P & C decided at a recent meeting to purchase sports
shirts for all our PSSA teams. I am happy to announce that they are ready to be picked up and the children
should be able to wear them during the next PSSA season in 2013.
It is only through your continued support with our fundraising efforts that we are able to provide these
resources to all the children at GPS. Thank you all for that.
Kylie McLeod-Nibbs
P & C President
Brekky Club
Every morning form 8.40am-9am. Everyone welcome. We are in need of donations of margarine, milo,
vegemite, jam and baked beans. This would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you to everyone who has donated this term.
Sharyn Junck
COMMUNITY NEWS
Summer Reading Club
December 4 – January 31
Pick up a book and get ready to discover some great books these holidays with the Untangled Tales Summer Reading Club. Sign up
the Albury LibraryMuseum & Lavington Library and join in the fun online at www.summerreadingclub.org.au – there’s lots to
do. Join up, read and earn rewards.
Have a crafty Christmas
Get into the swing of Christmas with some crafty fun. Families, come in and make decorations, cards and more.
Lavington Library
Albury LibraryMuseum
Tuesday 4 December
Thursday 6 December
4-5pm
3.45 – 4.45pm
Bookings: 02 6043 5645 Bookings: 02 6023 8333
The Albury LibraryMuseum, Lavington Library and Art Gallery will be closing at 1pm on Friday 14 December to allow staff to attend
a Council function. Normal hours resume on Saturday 15 December.