50 Main Rd GEMBROOK 3783 Ph: 03 5968 1313 Fax: 03 5968 1548 email: gembrook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

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Gembrook Primary School

Diary Dates Term 3

Orienteering (gr 3-6)

Family statements (eldest child)

Notes that have gone home

21 September Last day term 3: 2.30pm dismissal 13 October Ladies Day Out-Forest Edge

21 October Run Gembrook www.rungembrook.com

26 November Responsible Pet Education (JLC) Wednesday 19 September 2012

A view to the future

Family Statements September 2012 Family Statements have been distributed this week to those families with outstanding accounts. Please do not hesitate to contact the office if you have any questions. Shelley McLaren Business Manager.

Preparations for Run

Gembrook are well under

way. The team is meeting

each week to organise

this wonderful communi-

ty event. At this stage we

are keen to organise assistance for the check

points, the BBQ, and the registration tent. Please

complete the form below if you can assist with

this school event.

Name : ______________________________________________________________________________________

I would like to assist with the : BBQ Check points Registration tent

A VIEW TO THE FUTURE

Kym’s comment

Dear Families and Friends Working Bee – Thank you Many parents commented on the clean paths and appearance at the front of the school on Monday morn-ing. Thank you to a fantastic group of parents, students and teachers who came along to the working bee- Chris Bourne, Craig Billing, Andrew McKenzie, Ben Wragg, Andrea Fisher, Tabitha O’Brien, Taryn Smith and Perri Gardiner. We were able to plant a few more trees, prepare some of the vegetable garden, start painting our Picasso cow, and do a great deal of work on the back driveway. Thank you very much to Craig, leader of the Buildings and Grounds team, and his dedicated team of dads for making Gembrook PS such a great place for all in our community. Thank you also to the PFA team for providing a wonderful spread for all on Saturday. This was truly appreciated. Our Picasso cow has a name!

The Picasso cow has been named Gemmy. We look for-ward to seeing Gemmy in our garden soon!

Heroes Fun Run The Fun Run was a great success! Thank you to the many parents who were able to come along and assist on the day at check points or by joining in on the walk /run around the school block. The frozen fruit juices were a welcome treat at the end of the run. Thank you to Cameron Morgan, for organising this terrific event. Produce Market Some of the eco warriors ran the September Produce Market last Wednesday. Many thanks to Karen for as-sisting the eco warriors.

GARDEN HELPERS REQUIRED THIS THURSDAY @2:00pm It is time for spring planting! Some of the vegetable beds require weeding in preparation for planting. If you have time on Thursday afternoon from 2:00pm until pick up time please come along and help prepare the vege beds for the seasons planting. EDEC Girls Footy Day What a great day! The girls from the Senior Learning Cen-tre had a fantastic time playing footy with their friends from the other EDEC schools. The girls thoroughly enjoyed the day getting muddy and having fun!

Life Education Van All students will attend the van this week. It is a ter-rific lesson in a wonderful interactive classroom. The emphasis is on varying as-pects of health education and is part of the Healthy Bodies learning unit. The

Life Ed van visits Gembrook Primary School every second year and the content of the lessons change each visit for the different age groups.

Run Gembrook

Preparations for Run Gembrook are well under way. The team is meeting each week to organise this wonderful community event. At this stage we are keen to organise assistance for the check points, the BBQ, and the registra-tion tent. Please complete the form on the front page if you are able to give some time.

Early dismissal on Friday

A reminder that school finishes at 2.30pm on Friday, the

last day of term.

Wishing you all a happy and safe holiday break.

Kym Peterson

Principal

Family Maths Work as a family to solve the weekly maths puzzle and you could be

rewarded with a Computer Pass to be used in your classroom.

Put your entry in the box in the foyer near the office.

Have fun!

MATHS IS MARVELLOUS!!

Answer to last week’s puzzle: 10 rabbits and 2 pelicans

New puzzle to solve next term.

September

18 Joel H, Francis, Alexia 20 Tayla S 24 Toby W 27 Matthew C 28 Emily G 29 Jackson A

October

2 Abbey W 3 Abi D 4 Keilah D 5 Mitch M 6 Leon G

Special Happy Birthday to Lachie R whose birthday was on 31 August!

Star of the Week

HPV BBQ Fundraiser

When: Sat 22 September

Where: Bunnings, Fountain Gate

Volunteers welcome. Please get

in touch with Christian Fraser

Name Reason Grade Teacher

Toby For teaching your class mates to draw 3D Shapes. Just amazing Toby! You have a great knowledge of shapes. :) Prep 1/ S Mrs Smith

Harvey For trying your absolute best during Maths. You did a wonderful job learning Prep 1/G Miss Gardiner

Ben For exceptional work during maths, I love the way you used your knowledge of 1H Mrs. Liston

Paige Your oral presentation was engaging. You showed amazing confidence whilst 2/3B Mrs Bigwood

Sharon Your Power Point Presentation was interesting and informative and you present- 3/4A Mrs A

Harper Your research about Obsidian rocks is very thorough Harper and you are writing it 3/4E Mrs Everett

Phoebe You were a true sports person at the Girls Footyball day! Great attitude and team 5/6W Mrs Wescombe

Natalie Your commitment to your work and staying on task has been fantastic! Keep up 5/6F Mr Fraser

Canteen Special Offer Banana Mufins (fresh home made) 80c

Gembrook Primary School Bus

2013 Dear Parents The school is currently planning for the school bus service for 2013. Current school bus families will have received a form about using the bus service in 2013. If you do not currently use the bus service but would like to have that option in 2013 then please contact the office to request a form. Thank you. Shelley McLaren

Mana Island

(Fiji)

Dress up Day

Last day of term

Please bring one set of

second hand clothes to school to

donate to

struggling families on Mana Island

If you donate one set of clothes

you can come to school in free

dress.

Only 1 clothing set per

family.

Thank you.

2/3B

Bubbles for Peace This Friday at 10.30 we will again be blowing bubbles for peace. This is to show our support for a peaceful world free of fear and persecution. It is also to re-member the families that lost loved ones in the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. For the first time Emerald Primary school will blow bubbles on the same day about 1 hour after we do. It is hoped that I can get more schools to join us in the coming years. It would be amazing to see the skies over the Dandenong Ranges filled with bubbles. Please feel free to bring friends, children and any one else who might be interested. If the feeling it evoked in people last time is anything to go by then it will be a truly lovely event. The school will supply bubbles but please bring your own as well! Andrea Failla LOTE

Gembrook Primary School Sports

Last week Gembrook Primary School was very busy with sporting events. On Wednesday afternoon we had our School Fun Run. The run was enjoyed by everyone who participated. Congratulations to those who ran 1, 2, 3 and even 4 laps of the fun run course. Thank you to all the staff and parents who came along to help and cheer on our delightful students. The fun run was a fundraiser to raise money for the school to help renovate our multi-purpose room. Stay tuned to hear how much our school raised on the day, and we hope everyone en-joyed their frozen juices. The next day our grade 5/6 girls were off to the EDEC Girls Footy day at Cockatoo football oval. Despite the weather and wet conditions the girls thoroughly enjoyed getting dirty and playing some good quality football. The day was won by Men-zies-Creek Primary School, but congratulations to our girls who finished 2nd winning 3 out of 5 games with a couple of close finishes. Congratulations to Dana Trott for winning Most Valuable Player for her consistent hard work and team effort. Well done to Gembrook Pri-mary School for enjoying so many sporting events and displaying our love for physical activity so enthusiastical-ly. Regards, Cameron Morgan

Premiers Reading Challenge

The challenge has finished and congratulations to the 104 students who participated. Our students read a total of 3,974 books! Well done! Certifi-cates will be sent out early next term.

Wed Oct 10 (Group 1)

Wed Oct 11 (Group 2)

11.30-12.30am

Perceptual Motor Program

(P.M.P.)

During this session the children will participate in a series of activ-

ities which are designed to develop motor skills such as balance,

coordination, strength, eye tracking and memory. This session will

take place in the multi-purpose room and will be taken by one of

our prep teachers. Parents are welcome.

Wed 14 Nov/Wed 15 Nov Teacher and future prep buddies

visit kinder

Prep teachers from Gembrook primary School and the grade 5

future prep buddies will visit the kinder and meet with the children

informally.

Wed 28, Thurs 29, Frid 30

Nov

9.15-10.45am

Classroom visits Small groups of children will join the preps on one of the above

dates, for a reading and writing session. The children will join in

with our current prep children and complete some activities to give

them a taste of school life. This is a good opportunity for the kind-

er children to meet some of our preps and to experience life in the

classroom.

Thurs 6 Dec Buddy Visits Our grade 6 buddies for next year will come and visit the children

at kinder and join in with an activity during the school year.

Tues 11 Dec

9.15-12.30

Orientation Day The children will participate in a range of activities which will help

familiarise them with life at school. They will play in the play-

ground and walk around the school to familiarise them with their

new environment. They will need to bring their lunch and play

lunch.

Tues 11 Dec

6-7pm

Information Night During this meeting we will outline information that will help you

and your child prepare for their start at school. We will have a

sausage sizzle (5.30-6.30pm) prior to the meeting. Baby sitting

will be available during the meeting.

Thurs 13 Dec

(NB: date may change due to

weather)

School Christmas Concert Families are invited to our school Christmas concert. This is a

great opportunity to get to know Gembrook families and teachers

and enjoy the Christmas festivities together.

All enquires, please phone the school 5968 1313

Taryn Smith & Perri Gardiner

Prep Teachers at Gembrook Primary School

Friday 12 Oct (change of date: first Friday of Term 4)

Coffee & school walkabout with Kym. Come along with questions and ideas.

Parent Information Session

The PFA have some fun and exciting events planned for the months ahead.

We always welcome and appreciate helpers at all of the events and stalls. If you are able to help, please leave your name and contact number at the office.

The PFA usually meet on the first Monday of the month in the staff room. Our meetings are very informal and a great way to find out what’s hap-pening around the school and a great way to share any ideas. Please join us for a cup-pa and a chat we would love to see you there.

WHATS ON Saturday 13th October- This year we wanted to do something different than our Girls night out so we thought a Ladies

High Tea would be a lovely way to spoil our-selves. It will be held at the breathtaking Forest Edge Restaurant in Gem-brook at 12.30pm. The theme this year is Vin-tage Ele-gance, a great way to dress as ladies for the day.

The cost will be $35 per person which in-cludes a glass of bubbles on arrival, gourmet high tea, tea and coffee.

There will be prizes and goodies. We hope to see you there.

The PFA Team

Delicious honey $10/1kg tub.

A percentage from the sale of each tub goes to

the school. Forms are available from the office.

LOST

Collingwood Drink Bottle lost at the Fun Run last week. Please return to Samuel Gerenscer or the office. Thank you.

OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE Dear Families,

Cardinia Shire Council Outside School Hours Care 2013 en-rolment forms are currently available online and at the ser-vices. These will be closed on Friday the 7th September 2012, please fill them in and return to Cardinia Shire Council before this date. Families will be notified by the end of term four if places have been accepted. If you require further in-formation please contact Cardinia Shire Council on 1300 787 624 or via email OSHC@cardinia.vic.gov.au.

Kind Regards,

Leanne Thomas | OSHC OFFICER | Cardinia Shire Council Ph: 5945 4395 | Mob: 0418 907 435 | Fax: 5945 4411 Email: Leanne.Thomas@cardinia.vic.gov.au | Web: www.cardinia.vic.gov.au PO Box 7 Pakenham VIC 3810 | Customer Service: 1300 787 624

Fitness Class for Parents

When: Thursday morning 9.30-10.30

Tuesday 2:15-3:15pm

Where: Gembrook Primary School multi

purpose room

Cost: $8 per session

What does it involve: a mixture of fat burning

cardio work, strength and toning work, core

strength as well as stretching and strengthening to

enhance healthy posture.

Qualified instructor: Certified in many fields of

fitness including advanced resistance training, per-

son training, group fitness, cycle and zumba. (And

1st aid, of course)

Experience: 20 years gym, aerobics, group fit-

ness, personal training and 15 years fitness club

owner / operator.

How fit do you need to be: come as you are. I

encourage everyone to work at a safe level for

themselves and I will guide you all the way.

What to bring: a drink of water, wear runners,

bring a bath sized towel and….. yourself.!

Further enquiries:

Natasha, phone: 0412183329

BELVEDERE HAIRDRESSING

Your family hairdressing needs

Come see Michele for a one on one quality hair service

with that at home feeling.

With over 20 years experience Michele will help you walk away feeling

great.

Style Cut Pricing

Ladies/Mens Hair Cuts $20.00

Ladies Shampoo, Haircut & Blow-dry $40.00

Ladies Shampoo & Blow-dry from $25.00

Pensioner Prices Mens/Ladies over 55 with a pensioner card Cuts only $15.00

Kids

Boys/Girls Haircuts aged 4 & under $10.00

Boys/Girls Haircuts aged 5 to 13 $15.00

Family discounts on hair cuts

3 or more at one time 10% discount

Other Pricings

Full colour from $40.00

¼ to ½ Head foils from $100.00

Contact Michele for your appointment on

59681350 or 0409 384 452

8 Belvedere Court Gembrook

(Just off Station Street at the end of the court)

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