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NEWPORT GARDENS PS
SCHOOL COUNCILLORS 2017
Simon McGlade
Janelle Evans
Paul Maisey
Justine Flaherty
Craig Mc Fadyen
Emma Watt
Amanda Elmer
Emma Driscoll
Abbey Lee
Leonie Hede
Marina Kopcalic
DATES TO REMEMBER
MONDAY 8TH MAY to FRIDAY 12th MAY
Grade 6 Camp
TUESDAY 8TH MAY Prep Information Evening
6.30— 8pm
TUESDAY MAY16TH Annual Public Meeting of School
Council
MONDAY MAY 22ND NGPS Expo Night
WEDNESDAY 24TH MAY to FRI-
DAY 26TH MAY Grade 4 Camp
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL 8th May 2017
Child Safety Statement
Newport Gardens Primary School is committed to a zero tolerance of child abuse and creating an inclusive school culture that promotes child safety. Our vision of Nurturing Our Future supports our focus of including people of all abilities, and promotes the cultural safety of individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Dear Parents,
This morning 34 grade 6 students left a cold and somewhat foggy Melbourne and started their trip to
what will be a colder and probably foggier Canberra! Mr. Murphy tells me they were very excited and
ready for a very interesting week in our nation’s capital. Thank you to the parents who had the chil-
dren ready to leave school at 7am and a very big thank you to the staff for leaving their family for the
week to take the students away.
A reminder that tomorrow night is our 2018 Prep Information session. This event will be held in the
main building from 6pm. If you know of any families not already connected to our school, please en-
courage them to come along and hear from our prep teachers about the programs we offer. If you al-
ready have children enrolled at our school, you are most welcome to attend however the information
will be similar to previous years.
At the other end of the spectrum, the Year 7 secondary school preference forms from grade 6 students
are due back this week. To date we have approximately half the forms. With the majority of grade 6
students away on camp, we do ask that parents arrange for the forms to be back at school before the
close of business on Friday.
Further into this newsletter is a flyer explaining our upcoming Expo night for all families. Please have a
careful read of the flyer and try to book the date into your calendar. We would love to see as many
parents at the event as possible to share in the learning achievements of our students.
This week is NAPLAN week. NAPLAN will be conducted on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. Our staff have been ensuring the students are aware of the assessment’s format; they have been
unpacking the language associated with the assessments and ensuring the students understand it is
one assessment on one day. NAPLAN results will be available later in the year, and will be distributed to
all parents as they arrive.
May 16th is our next scheduled School Council meeting. This meeting will also be our Annual Public
Meeting where the 2016 Annual Report will be tabled. Parents are welcome to attend; alternatively,
the 2016 Annual Report will be uploaded to our school’s website after the meeting.
Finally a thank you to those parents who have been trying to use the Basil Street and Rosshire Road
gates. Unfortunately the recent rain has made the ground very wet and therefore these gates have
remained closed for the time being. We will let you know when we will again be using these entrances
and appreciate the efforts of parents in trying to use these.
Simon McGlade
Principal
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
WE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY
Mia Ferguson, Aisha Ali, Amelia Wright, Ava Boyce, Rowan Harrison Scofield, Sophie Harrison Schofield, Misha Forrest, Harrison MacGregor, Taj Giannelis, Cailann Warr, Esme Titley, Reean Abdou & April Howard.
PARENTS CLUB
Newport Gardens Primary School Parent Club News
President – Fiona Kay: [email protected], 0418572807
Vice President—Katie Parry
Treasurer – Mel Coca | Secretary – Peter Sheppard
TERM 2 Activities
Mother’s Day Stall – A big THANK YOU to Sarah Barlow and Katie Parry for coordinating the Mother’s Day stall
and to everyone who donated goods or volunteered on Thursday and Friday. Some fantastic items were on
offer and the kids had a great time choosing gifts so I hope everyone enjoys their Mother’s Day
N.G.P.S EXPO – 5.30pm – 7.30pm Monday 22nd May. Parents club will be organising sausages $2 and burgers
$3 for dinner at the school so come along for the cheapest / easiest dinner around!! We need about 4-5 volun-
teers from 4.30pm – 6.30pm so help cook and serve so please contact Fiona Kay [email protected] or
0418572807 if you are free to help.
Sausage sizzle lunch – To be held during the last week of term. Specific day yet to be confirmed. We will re-
quire volunteers from 11.30 – 2pm on the day.
SNATCHED – A movie evening for the parents!!!!! Thursday 25th May 7pm - Sun Theatre in Yarraville. Order
form available at the front office or contact Linda Fincke [email protected] to book your seat. Only
50 seats available so get in quick for a fun night!!!!
Movie Fundraiser for the kids– During the July school holidays we will be organising a move fundraiser at the
Sun theatre in Yarraville with the movie selected being Despicable Me 3. Tickets will go on sale toward the end
of term so keep an eye out for the flyers.
Monday 8/5/17 Tues 9/5/17
Prep 2018 Information Evening
Wed 10/5/17
Thurs 11/5/17 Friday 12/5/17
Monday 15/5/17
School assembly
Tues 16/5/17
Wed 17/5/17 Thurs 18/5/17 Friday 19/5/17
Fresh Fruit Friday
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PERFORMING ARTS
The Performing Arts blog is up and running!
Come and have a look what the Foundation students, Grade 1s and Grade 2s have been up to.
The address is:
http://performingartsngps.global2.vic.edu.au/
Password:
performing arts
Thank you
Caroline Watts
INTERSCHOOL SPORTS RESULTS FRIDAY 5TH MAY 2017
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BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL CARE
Monday to Friday 7:00 - 9am / 3:00 - 6pm. If you would like to make a booking or would like any
information on the After School Care Program please do not hesitate to call 0411 656 074
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Play on Basketball will be running for six sessions as of 5th of May. If you do not want to pay for both after school care and basketball, children need to be picked up from after school care within 10 minutes of the basketball session finishing. We are now introducing the traffic light behaviour model at OSHClub. This will help children in making the right choices in regards to their behaviours and the way they treat each other. So far this has been a good way for children to take responsibility for their actions. Please continue to remind children in the mornings if they going to attend after school care to reduce confusion. Just a quick reminder that children are most welcome to bring in their own personal toys or cards to the program but please make sure that they know it is their responsibility to take care of those items as it is our number one priority at OSHClub to make sure children are safe and engaged with activities. Thanks for your understanding with this request.
Fun at OSHClub
Have a lovely week!
Newport Gardens OSHClub team.
Coordinator: Ronisha Altman
Assistant Coordinator: Natalie Saveski
For more information please contact 0411 656 074 or visit www.oshclub.com.au
