Meredith's Message - Glenroi Heights Public School

PBL News for Week 3At AssemblyI am Responsible when I:- arrive on time- am an active listener- sit with crossed legs on the floor (K-Yr5)- sit appropriately on a chair (Yr 6)- applaud appropriately to show appreciationI am Respectful when I:- stand to sing the school song and Anthem- shake hands and say thank you when receiving anaward- display my award at assembly with pride- ignore inappropriate behaviourI am Cooperative when I:- follow teachers’ directions- sit and stand quietly- stay with my classI am safe when I:- walk in my class line to and from assembly- enter and exit the hall with good manners- keep personal spaceCity2SurfA few of our staff are participating in this year’sCity2Surf fun run in Sydney in August. They areraising money for a few different charities, so if youwould like to donate please go to the webpage belowand type in the person’s name in the 'Find a Hero's'icon.www.everydayhero.com.auSophie Hanigan (Multiple Sclerosis ResearchAustralia)Belinda Coles (Australian Mitochondrial DiseaseFoundation)Donna Monaghan (Autism Spectrum Australia)Rachel Livingstone (Breast Cancer Australia)Tammy Wilson (Motor Neurons Disease)Year 6 CanberraExcursionLast week 27 students along with MrSutton, Miss Burke and Miss Quirkwent on an excursion to Canberra andThredbo.After leaving early Wednesdaymorning the first stop was theAustralian Institute of Sport followedby Parliament House where thestudents got to do a mock sitting ofParliament.Early Thursday morning everybodywas suited up for a day in the snow atThredbo. Despite the cold everybodyhad fun throwing snowballs andbuilding snowmen.Finally on Friday morning we visitedthe Australian War Memorial, theMuseum of Australian Democracy atOld Parliament House and finished offwith some fun science activities atQuestacon.All children are to be congratulated ontheir outstanding behaviour and themanner in which they representedGlenroi Heights Public School.A special thank you to Mr Menzies fororganising the excursion along withAway We Go Tours, the hospitality ofthe Snowy Mountains Coach & MotorInn, St Vincent De Paul andBernardos for the kind donations andto Parliament and Civics EducationRebate for making the excursionpossible.

Sausage Sizzle - URGENTPlease return the catering for no laterthan Wednesday (1st August) by 10:00am, withthe names of people who would like asausage sandwich and drink on Friday's open daylunch. Without the catering list you will not be able toget your free sausage sandwich.Chrissy's Island FamilyShowOur Kinder, Year One and Two children havebeen offered an opportunity to watch“Chrissy's Island Family Show” on Monday 13thAugust 10.00-10.40 in our school hall. As thisperformance is supported by the Western RegionIndigenous Coordination Centre, there will be no costto families for this event. This performance followsthe adventures of young Chrissy who is full ofadventure and enjoys discovering the wonders of herisland home in the Torres Strait. Christine Anubreathes life into Chrissy and all the other charactersthrough song, dance and adventure, so that childrenaround the world can learn about her rich TorresStrait Island indigenous heritage."View this linkhttp://williamsonmgt.com.au/brands/chrissys-islandfamily/for more information and a video.Please note that if children lose 3 Gold Stars in oneweek and do not have a Gold Card as a result, theywill not be permitted to attend this performance asper our school policy. If you do not wish for your childto attend, please contact the school. Mrs Brill,Assistant Principal K-2Book FairThe winners for the book fairwere:Lucky Door: Lachlan Wallace 43E,Portrait Winner: Dominic Muggleton63Q,Book Purchase Winners: HaydenFortune 65M and Tim Ross 43E.Class Pizza Party Winners: 43E.Total sales reached $2017.00raising $403 to purchase items for thelibrary.Thank you to all the family andfriends that came and participated.CleanawayThank you to those who are bringingin your papers for recycling. We havebeen receiving funds from therecycling company. We encourageyou to continue supporting thisprogram by bringing in:-Newspapers/Magazines/Brochures-Cardboard boxes-Phone books-Other paper items

Book Club Due:Book Club is Due this Thursday 2nd August.Athletics CarnivalOPS Canteen are catering at theDistrict Athletics Carnival on Friday10 th August.Below is a list of what will be availableon the day:HOT FOODSausage Sandwiches - $2.50Steak Sandwiches - $3.50Bacon and Egg Sandwiches - $3.50*gluten free sausages availableASSORTED SNACKS AVAILABLEDRINKS - $1Coffee will also be availableSoft Ball sign on day.The Softball sign on day on the 18th of August atJack Brabham 1.30 - 3.30pm.For further information please head tohttp://orange.softball.org.au/news/REGISTRATIONS-2012--2013-x-32475.htmlHead LiceTips for tackling kids head lice.- Use hair conditioner and a fine headlice comb.- Apply conditioner to the hair andcomb through with a wide-toothedcomb to remove the tangles.- Then use a fine metal lice comb toremove the lice and pull the nits offthe hair.- The conditioner helps slow down thelouse and makes it easier to combout.For more information go to the"Nitbusters" websitehttp://www.health.nsw.gov.au/headlice

Merit AwardsKSBrayden Howell - 70Nathan Schwarz - 100Takai Edwards - 50Charlotte Harper - 80Taya Whiley - 80Alex MacDonald-Dollin - 302KAMarcus Kelly - 250Jai Rondo - 50Alex Potter - 502/1GAdam Byrne - 130Courtney Bragg - 210William Gander - 100Marley Mclean - 160Jayden Luck - 802/1JCheyanna Leonard - 200Kane Wiggins - 2502/1VKeely McNeill - 360Grace Goolagong - 260Tanisha Mundy - 190Ty Nean - 210Thomas Mateo - 250Imogen Cullen - 190Ben Risby - 290Jay-T Griffiths - 180Frost FestOrange and the surrounding regionare warming up to host the 2012Winter Festival - Frost Fest. There area number of exciting and uniqueevents to participate in across the 10days including a special signatureevent - the Orange Frost Fest ArtExhibition. For full events and detailshead to the websitewww.tasteorange.com.auPrincipals AwardsKT - Jessica JerrardKS - Nathan Stanford2KA - Lance Cummings2/1G - Tasma-Lea Pearce2/1J - Ryan Downie2/1V - Logan Pocknall3KD - Charlie Banham6/3BC - Kyle Ostrowski6/5J - Sharleene Risby6/3Q - Daniel Callan6/3SB - Jarred WestonGotcha AwardsKS-Kaleb WhelanKT-Jordan Kennedy2/1V-Joshua Kennedy2/1G-Tyelia Hoswell-Parsons2KA-Jacob Kennedy2/1J-Jacob PearceAcademic AwardsKS-Taya WhileyKT-Kayne Baker2/1G-Marley Mclean2/1V-Joanne Byrne2/1J-Amika HortonCitizenship AwardsKS-Nathan SchwarzKT-Grace Mills2KA-Ryan Brown2/1G-Hayley Murphy2/1V-Ben Risby2/1J-Khylan Mitchell