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GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
Cnr Arcadia & School Roads, Galston NSW 2159
Ph: 9653 2062 Fax: 9653 1980
Email: galston-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website:http://www.galston-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
ABN: 50 773 792 062
5 September 2012 NEWSLETTER 28 Week 8 Term 3
Important reminders for this week
Thursday 6 September Fitness Program
Friday 7 September PSSA Sport – Last day
K – 6 Assembly - 2.00pm
School levies due
Tuesday 11 September P & C Annual General Meeting – 7.30pm in hall
Wednesday 12 September Authors’ Visit
Year 6 Mini Fete and Raffle
The Mini Fete organisation is well underway. Year 6 students have planned
their stalls and are bringing in their resources to make this a fantastic day. The
Lolly Guessing Competition is happening each morning before class begins at
20c a guess. Have a go and you could win the jar full of lollies.
The Self-Portrait Drawing Competition paper has gone home with each student who wishes to
participate. There are more if you need, come and see 5/6P. Students can draw a portrait of
themselves, then return the drawing to school with the 50c entry fee. 5/6P students will come
around each morning to collect the entries.
Keep sending in your raffle tickets. We now have booklets of 20 tickets for $10. Try your luck as the
prize list is growing daily.
1st Prize:
2nd Prize:
3rd Prize:
Apple iPhone 4s (black)
X-Box with Kinnect
Apple iPod Touch (white)
Plus many more prizes: Black and Decker Speed Hammer Drill, Logitech iPod Dock, wine packs, oral
care pack, hair care pack and vouchers from different retailers. Remember to return your Jumping
Castle permission note and your nachos or pizza food order. On the day there will be cups of
cordial on sale for 50c.
P & C News
The P&C Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 11 September, in the
school hall. At the meeting all positions will be declared vacant. It is extremely
important that community members are willing to be nominated for these important
positions, including president, as the P&C is instrumental in promoting the school and
ensuring our school is provided with excellent resources.
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

Bronze and Silver Awards
Congratulations to the following students who have earned a bronze award, as part of our Positive
Behaviour Engaging Learners (PBEL) program.
Monique Rubino KP
Jade Colley KE
William Perry KE
Jordan Russo KE
Oliver Hutchinson 1K
Isabell Joseph 1C
Oliver Woods 1C
Isaac Reeves 1C
Ryan Jones 3S
Alissa Giblin 3S
Lachlan West 4P
Isabel Simpson 4P
Lauren Mifsud 5/6P
Ella Baker 5/6P
Congratulations to Tomas Simmons, Theodore Marlow and Youp van
Deurzen who received silver awards.
Citizenship Award
Congratulations to Belinda Philp who was presented with the citizenship
award for an outstanding job in assisting with the P&C barbeque, held
recently at Dural Bunnings. Well done, Belinda!
Author Visit by Frances Watts
It was very encouraging to see how excited and inspired the students were about Frances Watts’
presentation and books during Book Week.
Mudung Veggie Patch
The veggie patch is missing a veggie stall. If any parent would like to help with the construction of a
veggie stall, please fill out the form below and return it to Miss Clements.
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I would like to help with the construction of the veggie stall:
Name ____________________________________ Phone Number ______________________________
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

Zone Field Events, 800m Heats and Track Events
On Wednesday 22 August, 15 Galston students attended the Beecroft Zone Field Events and 800m
Heats Carnival at Cherrybrook. On the day we had a number of students who were successful in
their events. We have two students who will represent Beecroft Zone at the Sydney North Athletics
Carnival on the 10 September.
Nicholas Thomson had a fantastic day coming first in the Junior Long Jump and Junior Shot Put.
Nicholas also attended the Discus competition the previous day where he came second. Zachary
Jamieson came second in the 11 years Long Jump. Zachary also attended the Discus competition,
where came first in the 11 years Discus. We wish Nicholas and Zachary good luck for the Area
Carnival and we’re sure they will represent our zone and school with pride.
We had a number of other students who had excellent results on the day. Brennan Smith competed
in the Senior High Jump where he finished third. Callum Trethowan qualified in the 800m Heats to
run in the final at the Track Carnival.
A large group of Galston students attended the Zone Track competition on Wednesday 29 August at
Greenway Park. It was a great day and all students participated enthusiastically and did their personal
best. A big congratulations to all the students who attended their first Zone Competition, you did a
great job. It was a pleasure to take this group of students to the carnival. They participated keenly
and behaved beautifully. Well done!
Parent Helpers
It has been wonderful to witness the number of parent helpers in the school, especially in classrooms.
This assistance is greatly appreciated by teachers and certainly assists students with their learning. It is
also extremely beneficial for students to see mum or dad helping in the classroom, as it demonstrates
that education is valued. Thank you to all parents who assist in the school, whether it is in the
classroom, canteen, uniform shop or P&C. We greatly appreciate that you give up your time to help.
Please remember, prior to assisting with a school activity, all parent helpers need to complete the
sign-on book in the office. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
SRC
As part of our fundraising commitments, the SRC is supporting the Jeans for Genes Foundation. On
Friday 21 September (last day of term) the students will be able to wear jeans and a football shirt
(any code). The students have been asked to contribute a gold coin donation. Thank you in
anticipation of your support.
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

1C News
1C students have been learning some tongue twisters and talking about adjectives. They have been
getting their tongues tied and have written adjective poems in class.
Luke reciting ‘Peter Piper’
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked
Brooke reciting ‘Luke Luck likes lakes’
Luke Luck likes lakes
Luke's duck likes lakes
Luke Luck licks lakes
Luck's duck licks lakes
Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes
Luke Luck takes licks in lakes duck likes
Clowns, Clowns, Clowns
tall clowns
fat, skinny, angry clowns
sniffy, funny, teary clowns.
Those are just a few
colourful clowns
silly clowns
smart, quick, slow clowns.
Adjective Poems
Clowns
Beautiful, clumsy,
friendly clowns
playful clowns too!
Last of all,
best of all
I like scary clowns.
By Oliver
Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles
gold bubbles
red, silver, blue bubbles
yellow, brown pink bubbles
Those are just a few.
Beautiful bubbles
special bubbles
Bubbles
Sparkly, graceful, light bubbles
lovely, colourful smelly bubbles
aqua bubbles too!
Last of all,
best of all
I like lots of bubbles.
By Madison
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

Fathers Day Stall
Last week our annual Fathers Day stall was held. The stall proved to be extremely
successful and we hope that all of the Galston dads enjoyed opening their gifts on
Fathers Day. Thank you to Michelle Vumbaca for coordinating this event and to the
volunteers who assisted.
Cybersmart Workshops
All permission notes to participate in the Cybersmart workshops were due on Monday 3
September. Unfortunately, any child in Years 3-6 who has not returned his/her
permission note, will not be able to attend the workshops. The parent information
sessions will be held in the school library, commencing at 6.00pm.
Galston Public School Business Directory – 3 rd Edition
It is very exciting that the Business Directory for 2013 will be our school’s third edition. For new
parents and families to our school, this is a wonderful ready reference of businesses directly
associated with our school.
If you, or a relative, are involved in a business or money making hobby please consider taking out an
advertisement in our booklet. This will let others know of the vast array of skills and talents that we
have right here and also promote your activity to the wider community. Our school is growing all
the time and we are sure there are many new connections that we could make through this
document. We have deliberately kept the prices the same as the first Directory in the hope of
making it as affordable as possible and encouraging new listings. A half page ad is very reasonably
priced at $50.00. Further details are included later in this newsletter.
Bendigo Bank 10th Birthday Celebration
On Sunday 7 October Bendigo Bank will be hosting a 10 th birthday
celebration at Galston High School. Part of the celebration will be a Children
of Galston District display. Bendigo Bank has invited all Year 3 to Year 6
children to complete a project on the theme: ‘Why Bendigo Bank is
important to the Galston & District Community’.
A note was sent home earlier this term containing the instructions to complete the project. All
completed projects need to be returned to your child’s teacher by Monday 17 September 2012.
Please ensure that you support this event, as Bendigo Bank regularly donates money to the Galston
Community, especially Galston Public School. These funds ensure that students are provided with the
many additional facilities and equipment that are necessary in modern education.
DIARY DATES 2012
Thursday 6 September Fitness Program
Friday 7 September PSSA Sport
Term 3 accounts due
Tuesday 11 September P & C AGM – 7.30pm
Thursday 13 September Cybersmart Workshops
Friday 14 September Final date for Business Directory advertising
Honour Assembly – 11.15am
Wednesday 19 September Mini Fete
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

Year 6 Mini Fete - Show Bags
This year’s Mini Fete show bags are Super Magic bag, Stinky and Gross bag,
Wise Guy bag, Princess Rock bag and Miss Behaving bag. Each bag costs $6.50.
Money for show bags can be brought to school in an envelope on the Mini Fete
Day. The show bags will be sold before the Mini Fete begins. Please do not send
show bag money in to school before the Mini Fete.
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5
Uniform Shop
Orders are now being taken for summer uniforms. Don’t leave it to the last minute – call in to the
uniform shop and place your order early to make sure your child’s size is in stock. Remember that
you can place Uniform shop orders online at www.galstonpandc.org.au All orders are packed and
delivered the following Monday morning.
P & C
Election Day BBQ
On Saturday 8th September we are holding an Election Day BBQ and Cake Stall. The BBQ will run
from approximately 8.30am and finish at approximately 2pm. We are seeking helpers to man the
BBQ and Cake Stall. If you are able to help please email admirebuildptyltd@bigpond.com or phone
Michelle on 0409 686 611. If you are able to supply some goodies for the cake stall, please let
Michelle know so that we can make sure we have enough for the stall. All funds raised from the BBQ
and stall go back into the school. Without P & C fundraising the school would not have many of the
items that it does, so please help support the school by helping out or providing something for the
cake stall. Every little bit counts.
P & C Message to All Parents
Every September the P & C holds its AGM. All positions will be open for nomination. As some of the
current committee members have been in their positions for 2 or 3 years, we would like some new
parents to start thinking about the contribution they could make to our school. At the moment, the
students have the benefit of a P & C that is willing to provide all those extra events and resources but
the tables can turn very quickly without ongoing parental support.
A list of positions appears below. No experience is necessary for any position and you would have
the full support of the current members while you find your feet. Don’t think you aren’t up to the
job! It unleashes your hidden talents! There are many, many reasons to take on a committee position
including friendships, teamwork, satisfaction and most importantly, being a great role model for your
kids. You’d be surprised how proud the children are when their parents are helping out!
If you can’t take on a committee position, offer to help wherever you can. If we call for disco or
athletics carnival helpers, please be generous with a couple of hours of your time. Those same old
helpers will not be around forever so we need enthusiastic volunteers to continue the P & C’s great
work.
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

President
Vice President
Canteen manager
Canteen rosters
Fundraising Coordinator
Maintenance Officer
Treasurer
Secretary
Canteen Stock controller
Uniform Shop Coordinator
OOSH representative
General Committee members.
Positions that currently do not have any nominees are President, Vice President, Secretary, Canteen
Rosterer, Band, Maintenance, and General Committee Members. If you wish to nominate someone
for a position please make sure he/she is aware you are going to nominate them. If you are
interested in any of these positions, or have any questions, please call Michelle on 0409 686 611.
Canteen Roster
FRIDAY 7 September Supervisor Assistants Helpers
9am ‐ 12pm Michelle Vumbaca Susie Barker
11am ‐ 2pm Michelle Vumbaca Greg Burton
9am ‐ 10:30am
10:30am ‐ 12pm
12pm ‐ 1:30pm
WEDNESDAY 12 September
1pm ‐ 1:45pm Rachael Johnston Maria Rubino
Louise Wadey
Carolyn Sommer
Radka Simpson
*VOLUNTEER
REQUIRED*
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Dear Parents and Caregivers of Galston Public School children
SNS EVENTS, in conjunction with the Principal and the School is looking to compile and produce the
THIRD Galston Public School Business Directory!
This will be another quality document containing only the businesses directly associated with the
students currently enrolled in our school.
Our community really supports one another in many and varied ways, and it is my hope that this
publication will further assist the families of the school to support each other’s businesses, promote
and market the school.
The Galston Public School Business Directory will be…
a free A5 booklet, colour cover, black and white gloss or colour options inside, professionally
printed by Adelphi Offset.
700 will be printed.
Distributed free to every family at Galston Public School, to all families at both KU Galston
Preschool and the Galston Long Day Care Centre as well as DPW Realty. I’m also hoping to
have copies for families at Annangrove, Hillside and Middle Dural Schools.
Only businesses directly associated with the school may advertise within.
An annual document, ready for the following calendar year.
AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE!
Any surplus documents will be available - for all prospective parents, included in the ‘Kindy
Pack’ and available at all Galston Community of Schools events.
If you would like to be included in this quality publication, please email Janet at your earliest
convenience. (songsnsmiles@hotmail.com).
The deadline for inclusion, printing & uploading is Friday 14 September 2012.
I’m hoping that this document would become our ‘first point of call’ when we need a tradesperson
or other business information! I also presume that the businesses that choose to list in this document
will do so honourably to maintain their good name in the business community and to maintain and
promote the good name of Galston Public School by association.
Looking forward to a fabulous and really helpful document!
Songs ‘n smiles,
Janet Fuller
This venture has the approval of the Acting Principal, Mr Sean Montgomery and a percentage of
advertisers contributions will be donated back to the school.
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

Options
GPS BUSINESS DIRECTORY 2013
ADVERTISING RATES & DETAILS
1. Half A5 page, black and white, gloss advertisement
$50
2. Full A5 page, black and white, gloss advertisement
$100
3. Half A5 page, colour gloss advertisement $80
4. Full A5 page, colour gloss advertisement $160
5. Full A5 Inside Back Cover, colour gloss advertisement (1 only)
$250
6. Full A5 Back Cover, colour, gloss advertisement (1 only)
$400
7. ‘Hot Spots’ Front Cover, colour (3 only) $200
Considerations
People will have this booklet handy by the phone for the entire 12 months, or until the new
year’s replacement one comes out!
700 printed
You are welcome to buy more than one option
Options 5,6 & 7 will be allocated ‘first come, first paid’ basis
Advertisements will need to be provided electronically only, print ready, pdf.
Consider the impact of a colour advertisement on the school’s website for 12months!
Disclosure and Details
Please email Janet (songsnsmiles@hotmail.com) with the following details
1. Your name
2. Your business name
3. Your preferred contact details
4. Your child’s name and class
5. Your relationship to the child
6. Which option/s you wish to purchase
7. Attach your advertisement (please check sizes below) to secure your spot
Please transfer funds to SNS EVENTS, BSB 633 108, Account Number 1404 68968 to secure your
advertisement.
SIZES
Half Page is 134mm across, 94mm down.
Full page is 134mm across, 192mm down.
Front page dimensions (Option 7, 3 only) to be confirmed depending on final design.
Advertisements must be PRINT READY in pdf format.
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

Year 6 Mini Fete Jumping Castle - Important
In order for the Jumping Castle to go ahead for the Mini Fete, we must have signed permission slips
for all children. This is for insurance purposes for the Jumping Castle providers. If we do not have a
signed permission slip for your child, he/she will not be able to go on the castle. The jumping castle
will be fully supervised by the provider. The permission slip is below. Please send in all forms by
Wednesday 12 September.
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall

Position Vacant
Langlands Landscape Supplies are seeking a part
time/casual truck driver.
Required for approximately 4 days per week. Hours
can vary.
Must have MR or HR licence.
Generally local deliveries of landscape materials.
Please phone Katrina 9651 2102 for further details.
Next P & C Meeting – Tuesday 11 September at 7.30pm in school hall