Principal Mr Sean Scott Phone 02 6025 4044 Fax 02 6040 2344

600 Logan Road, Glenroy NSW 2640 Email: glenroy-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

PO Box 267 Lavington NSW 2641 Website: glenroy-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Issue 18 – Term 4 – Week 7 Friday 30th November 2018

Calendar Dates to Remember

TERM 4 November Week 8 December - All library books due back Tues 4 Helpers Morning Tea @ 11.30am Year 6 JFHS Transitions Thu 6 Kinder 2019 Information Day and Family breakfast @ 8.30 in the Learning Hub Mufti Day Christmas Hamper donations Fri 7 Swim school ends

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT To begin, I would like to commend the Year 5 and 6 students for their outstanding work at the Mega Mini Mart. I would also like to thank the P&C for their contribution on the day. All funds will go towards a gift for the school and I am looking forward to seeing what that might be. Earlier in the day the students’ were able to attend a performance from a String Quartet, which was an amazing opportunity for them all. This week students presented their speeches as a part of the SRC elections for 2019. All the speeches were fantastic and I want to congratulate everyone who presented on the day. I am looking forward to seeing how the election unfolds, because everyone who nominated is a worthy candidate. As we continue to roll towards the end of the year we still have many major events ahead of us. I look forward to seeing many of you at them.

Sean Scott Principal

2019 BOOK PACKS NOW AVAILABLE

Student Resource Packs for the 2019 school year are now available for purchase. Each class pack is different and has been supplied with items relevant to your child’s year, everything your child will need to commence school in 2018. The cost of the Packs will remain at just $20 each and capped at $50 per family of 3 or more children (Actual value of packs range from $35 to $42). The Packs will be kept in the classroom for everyday use by the students.

Resource Packs can be purchased from the school office. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, eftpos or online.

GNEWS

GLENROY PUBLIC SCHOOL

Week 9 Tue 11 K-6 Presentation @ 10am Wed 12 Reports Home Thu 13 Year 6 Dinner & Disco

Week 10 Tue 18 Yellow Reward Day

Pool Party 9.30am-3pm @ Jindera Pool

Wed 19 Last day 2018

End of Year K-6 Presentation Assembly, Tuesday 11th December @10am Christmas Hamper Raffle drawn

Family picnic lunch 11.15am. All invited. Free sausage sizzle.

HELPERS’ MORNING TEA

We wish to extend a warm welcome to our volunteer community for our Helpers’ Morning Tea next week, Tuesday 4th December. We are very thankful to receive support within the classroom, at sports carnivals, in breakfast club, in the canteen, from our P & C and any other opportunities that arise for volunteer assistance. If you have volunteered your time to support the teachers and students at Glenroy Public School in 2018 please come along to our Helpers’ Morning Tea.

TINY TRASURES This Thursday December 6th will be our last Tiny Treasures session for 2018. We invite all parents and carers of Tiny Treasures children to a family breakfast from 8.30am in our school ‘Learning Hub’. There will be tea, coffee, juice, fruit and some breakfast foods to share along with an opportunity to meet and greet all our staff at Glenroy. At 9am the Tiny Treasures will head to their usual classroom while parents and carers can stay on and listen to some important information regarding the start of Kindergarten in 2019. We expect this session to finish at about 10am.

Susan O’Shea

LIBRARY NEWS END OF TERM 4 Week 7 is the last week for borrowing for 2018.

All books are due back in the library for the holidays. Students who return their books before the end of term will go in a draw for a prize which will be drawn on the last day of school. There will be two prizes – one for Infants students and one for Primary students.

Books that are damaged or lost must be paid for by the end of term. Please pay at the office.

We will be undertaking a library stocktake during Weeks 9 and 10.

Thank you Ruth Grogan

QUART-ED Yesterday we were privileged to have students from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music visit our school and give three free concerts to the students. They are called ‘Quart-Ed’ (a combination of the words ‘quartet’ and ‘education’) and they had our students totally enthralled with their musical skills on string instruments. The concerts were interactive and several of our students became conductors and had the opportunity to conduct the quartet, changing the pace of their music with a wave of their hands. Our students also used body percussion to accompany the quartet as they played which sounded absolutely delightful!

MEGA MINI MART

Wow! What an amazing day it was yesterday. Mini Mart was fantastic. There were more than 10 stalls to go to like Haunted Hallway, Zooper Spinner, Water Pong, Slam City, Sausage Sizzle and a visit from our local firemen. It was great to see all the parents and family friends. Stalls made quite a lot of money which will help our school. Everyone had a fun time especially the stall keepers. It was great weather for the cooler stalls like spiders and ice blocks. The Year 5s had a good experience with their stalls. Thanks to the P&C for their stalls too.

P&C NEWS INTRODUCING YOUR P&C FOR 2019

We had a great turn up for the P&C AGM last week. It is always great to reflect on the year that has been and look forward to the year coming. Each year we also open up all positions on the Executive and Committee to reflect our goal to be open to everyone from our school community.

The following people have accepted positions on the Committee:

President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Fundraising Coordinator Uniform Shop Coordinator Canteen Treasurer Canteen Coordinator Committee

Narelle Vogel Dieuwer Reynders and Allanna Kennedy

Katrina Brown

Kate Stevens

Sarah Haslam

Stacey Condon

VACANT

VACANT

Tim Bennett, Vanessa Hodda, Sharnie Gray, Mardi Sergi

A LITTLE GAP THAT NEEDS TO BE FILLED

You may notice that the role of Canteen Coordinator and Treasurer are currently vacant. This is the support role for our canteen coordinator Gill Rudge. If you are interested and willing to be involved in the canteen we would love to hear from you. Feel free to give me a call to find out what it entails.

CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE MEGA MINI MART – A MEGA SUCCESS

What a great time students and families had at the Mega Mini Mart. Thanks to the great vision of Sarah Haslam the P&C were proud to support the SRC with this event.

CANTEEN NEWS

Watch out for some specials coming your way as we try to clear the fridges of stock before the end of the year. Please note that the last day for the canteen will be Friday 14th December.

MUFTI MUFTI MUFTI YEAH YEAH YEAH Next Thursday 6th December banish blue from your wardrobe and send all students in their summer clothes for our end of year MUFTI Day. This is the time to send in donations for the Christmas Raffle. Here is a reminder of what each class has been asked to bring;

Kinder Emus Packet Mixes (Rice, pasta, noodles, muffin/cake mixes, jelly) Kinder Echidnas Christmas Tree Decorations (Baubles, Tinsel, Angel, Tree ornaments) 1/2Cockatoos Snacks/Biscuits (Chips, pretzels, lollies, rice Crackers, sweet snacks, chocolate) 1/2Dingoes Tinned Food

(Vegetables, fruit, jams) 3/6 Hisbiscus Drinks (Soft drink, long life juice, cordial) 3/6 Wattle Breakfast Cereals (Cornflakes, Rice Bubbles, Breakfast Bars) 3/6 Jacaranda Condiments (Sauces, toppings, herbs, spices, salad dressings) 3/6 Myrtle Christmas Table Dressings (Ribbons, napkins, disposable plates, cups, Bon Bons)

KEEP SELLING THOSE RAFFLE TICKETS The Presentation Assembly always finishes with the drawing of the Xmas Raffle. We will have over 15 hampers as prizes and they are packed with useful items for the festive season. So keep selling those raffle tickets. If you need more books then please see the lovely and helpful staff in the office. There is also a prize for the most books sold.

Narelle Vogel President and Newsletter writer for the P&C Ph: 0458 716 283