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Principal’s Report Ryde Road Pymble 2073 Telephone: 9498 4644 Fax: 9498 4436 Email: gordonwest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.gordonwest-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Mon 20 August Stage 3 Author Visit

Tues 21 August Stage 2 Author Visit

Wed 22 August Zone Athletics

Thursday 23 August Book Week Performance K-2

Tuesday 4 September K2019 Info Evening

Sunday 9 September Band Intensive

Mon 10 September P&C Meeting

CB1 Play for Yr2

Tues 11 September Ryde Choir Rehearsal

Friday 14 September Sports Photos

Mon 17 September Area Athletics

Tues 18 September K2019 Orientation

Wed 19 September K2019 Orientation

Dates to Remember

Cathy Brennan, Execu ve Director, School Performance, Metropolitan North Opera onal Directorate NSW Department of Educa on visited the school on Tuesday last in the company of our Director Ms Sue Low. Ms Brennan requested that she be shown an opera onal aspect of the school  rather than the usual School Performance.   Congratula ons to the Gordon West Execu ve Team and their respec ve Stage teachers on the following posi ve comments received from Ms Brennan. “I highly valued the opportunity to hear from you and your dynamic leadership team about the direc ons in which you are leading the school. It is clear that student centred decision making and innova on is having a posi ve impact for learning, building upon a strong culture of engagement and commitment. Congratula ons on enabling such a cared for and cared about school.”  Congratula ons to Mrs Jull (Toby KP, Abigail 2B) and her team of willing helpers for organising and staging Casino Royal 7 in the Gordon West School Hall on last Saturday evening.

In the usual Gordon West manner the hall was superbly decorated with a magnificent chandelier the feature. Having last visited a Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada/California in 1968 the authen city of Saturday night brought back lots of memories. It was wonderful to observe the amount of effort everyone in a endance had taken to become involved in the spirit of the evening. 

 

Kindergarten 2019 Enrolment

Enrolments for 2019 are now being accepted. If you have a younger child due to start school in 2019 please complete an enrolment form (available from school office or website). All forms can then be lodged with the required identity documents at the school office so you can be added to our mailing lists for events relating to Kindy 2019 later this year.

On Thursday of last week Ms Sue Munday, granddaughter of the Munday family who were the first Europeans to live on the current Gordon West school site, visited the school. Ms Munday generously gave the school addi onal family photos to add to our historical records. George and Agnes Munday originally came to Australia in the service of Lord and Lady Jersey.(1891‐1893) The Mundays built their home from locally sawn hardwood weatherboard and lined with flat sheets of  n. The house was built directly on the ground with an asphalt floor. At this point in  me most of the current school site was natural bush through which there was a popular bush track to Gordon. 

  Courtmaster, a company from Manly Vale was the successful tender to complete renova ons/upgrade of our exis ng Mul Purpose courts. The work will be completed during the September/ October vaca on.  A big thank you to the commi ee of Mr O’Keefe, Mr Copley and Salvatore Castelnuovo for all of their efforts in organising this project. The Projects Commi ee is in the ini al planning stages for two addi onal projects;  1 A major landscaping Project adjacent to the Fixed Equipment with Ian Jackson the architect who originally designed the “Quiet Area” being commissioned to provide concept drawings for this upgrade. 2 Ar ficial Turf to be laid adjacent to the School Hall. Our experiment with installing irriga on to maintain natural grass has proved unsuccessful and this area remains under u lized.  

CHILD PROTECTION LESSONS TERM 3. A mandatory requirement of all schools is to teach child protec on lessons every year. These lessons are designed to inform students of their personal rights and how to keep themselves safe in many situa ons. During Term 3 , all classes par cipate in child protec on lessons. There are three areas covered in the child protec on lessons are: Recognising Abuse, Power in Rela onships and Protec ve Strategies. 

If you would like further informa on about the content of the lessons, please contact your child's teacher to make an appointment. 

On a less than posi ve note the new Sports Jacket is not part of the winter uniform. However because some students feel the winter chill more than others we have allowed children to wear the Sports Jacket over their winter uniform jumper not in place of it.  We thank you for suppor ng the School Uniform Policy determined by the parents of Gordon West. Our Uniform Commi ee will meet this Thursday to discuss changes to the girls uniform as recently legislated by the Department of Educa on. 

On Tuesday of this week I a ended a combined District Principal’s mee ng at Lane Cove Public School which was very informa ve on a number of levels. One challenge that most schools were facing was that Teacher Professional Learning has been iden fied as the most important factor in improving student outcomes and improving classroom pedagogy. Government Schools have been well resourced to implement very effec ve teacher professional learning programs and Gordon West Public School is very apprecia ve of this funding. However the challenge is how to implement this crucial Professional Learning and to ensure that classroom instruc on/consistency is not disrupted. Over the coming weeks Gordon West instruc onal leaders will outline their specific professional learning programs so that Gordon West parents are informed as to the content and organisa on of these programs  and how the children of Gordon West benefit from such programs. 

J Huckerby Principal 

George and Agnes Munday 

The site of Gordon West PS looking from Ryde Road 1934 

STUDENT NEWS PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the challenge. The challenge closes on Friday 31 August:

Jasper C KD Madison G KH Steven N KD Ema N KH Anna X KT Ethan C 2K

Lachlan M KT Evan Z 1A

Fletcher G 2K Jeffrey L 1W Jason K 6M

Nicholas L 2G Geena H 3H Jasmin L 3G Marco C 4G Amelia H 4E Aarya V 5T

Isabella M 3G Serena H 4/5D

Chloe G 6F Amy B 1S

Vivian Z KP

 

 

 

It s with pleasure that Ice Racing New South Wales wish to advise you, your students Harry W  (Class 3G), Serena H (4/5D) and Charles H (4E) competed for NSW in the Duke Trophy 2018 compe on last weekend. Along with the rest of the NSW team, they successfully brought home the pres gious trophy. 

This is na onal short track speed ska ng event where skaters from across Australia score points for the state they represent and hence it is also dubbed as the “State of Origin on Ice”. 

Harry competed in the Junior C division with great sportsmanship and athle cism. He has proven to be an exemplary team member and a dedicated skater. Further to this, he was awarded with the “Best and Fairest” skater award. We are very proud of his achievement and hope he will further develop in the sport. 

Congratula ons to your school that you have three fine young athletes represented in the sport. We are very proud of their achievement and hope they will further develop in the sport.  

Yours Sincerely, 

Sean O’Brien President ‐ Ice Racing New South Wales  

KD Oliver L, Mitchell G, Luke L KH Oscar H, Madison G, Eric X KP Sophia p, Sara D, Ryan B KT Lucy M, Jemima B, Raik K 1A Jane W, Yipeng P, Rebecca L 1F Vivian T, Ryan G, Grace M 1S Claudia H, Joan H, James O 1W Eloise S, Matilda S, Youta C 2B Sofia L, Ryan J, Emily R 2E Ann Y, Sam C, Shan L 2G Ella F, Sorcha K, Connrel N 2K Gustav B, Cian C, Alisha C 3G Lillian O, Erol E, Jasmin L 3H Conor H, Chris g, Geena H 3/4F Fuyu H, Harry L, Sophia B 4E Nicole M, Penelope D, Oliver D 4G Jack P, Hugo E, Andy H 4/5D Serena H, Jessica W, Angus N 5T Moral R, Amilie Z, Aarya V 5W Sophie E, Connor S, Ava L 6F Tom P, Kloe I, Chloe G 6M Nadine C, Noah d, Izzy S 6S Amelie H, Laura B, Shawn C

15/8/18

Soccer Results 3/8/18 Div 1 vs Killara Senior A won 2-1 Junior A1 won 2-0 Junior A2 drew 0-0 Div 2 vs Roseville Senior B won 5-0 Junior B1 lost 0-3 Junior B2 won 4-1 Jnr Girls vs Lindfield won 3-0 Snr Girls vs Beaum’t Rd won 6-0

Netball Results 3/8/18 Jnr 1 vs Beaum’t Rd won 10-4 Jnr 2 vs Chatswood lost 2-5 Jnr 3 vs Chatswood lost 0-10 Snr 1 vs Beaum’t Rd lost 7-15 Snr 2 vs Chatswood won 6-5 Snr 3 vs Pymble lost 3-11 Snr 4 vs Pymble won 11-0

Soccer Results 10/8/18 Div 1 vs Pymble Senior A lost 0-3 Junior A1 lost 0-3 Junior A2 won 2-1 Div 2 vs Chatswood Senior B won 2-1 Junior B1 lost 0-1 Junior B2 won 1-0 Jnr Girls vs B’mont Rd won 6-0 Snr Girls vs L’Field East lost 0-4

Netball Results 10/8/18 Jnr 1 vs St Ives lost 7-8 Jnr 2 vs Roseville won 5-0 Jnr 3 vs Gordon East lost 0-1 Snr 1 vs Lindfield East won 18-7 Snr 2 vs West Pymble won 9-7 Snr 3 vs Chatswood lost 3-11 Snr 4 vs Beaumont Rd lost 4-9

Ac on shots of our girl’s soccer team—courtesy of Mr Frontczak