N E W S L E T T E R D A T E

Gundaroo Public School

Week 6, Term 4, 2017

Dear Parents,

We’ve just crossed the half-way mark for Term 4 (who’s counting?!), with plenty of events about to take place! A few important dates to mark in your diaries:

Friday 17th November - 10am.

We will be treated to a visit by 723 Naval Air Squadron and a Royal Australian Navy Helicopter. The visit is expected to last two hours. Parents are more than welcome to attend.

Friday 24th November - 2:20pm

Final whole school assembly for the year. Year 3/4 will be doing an item.

Thursday 30th November - 10am and 6pm

We will be holding a Matinee performance for anyone who is unable to attend our evening Concert. Our Concert & Presentation Night will begin at 6pm.

Week 9 - 4th December to 8th December

Bike Week! This is normally held during the final week of Term 3, however with Swimming this year, we have had to make a switch. All children are invited to bring their bikes to school on Friday 1st December for their safety check by ‘Constable Betts’. Any safety issues will need to be rectified over the weekend, before riding on the school track during the week.

Friday 5th December - 6pm

A one-hour session for parents with myself and other staff members to have a brief look at the feedback from the Consultation process (a survey will be emailed out next week) and to discuss in more detail any issues that may arise. Following that, the final P&C meeting of the year will be held. Please come along.

Friday 8th December - 2:15pm

Captain’s Speeches Assembly. Come along and listen to our Year 5 students state their case for School Captain and other leadership positions in 2018.

Monday 11th December - 5:30pm

Not wanting to miss out on the Disco action, we have decided to hold our inaugural K-2 Disco in the School Hall. More details to follow.

Wednesday 13th December - 5:30pm for 6pm start

We officially say farewell to our Year 6 students. Students in Years 3-5 are also invited to come along for a formal 3-course meal, followed by dancing and plenty of fun! A note will come home in the coming weeks.

Friday 15th December - 7.30am

As a final hurrah to the 2017 school year, the P&C will again be hosting the Community Breakfast as a way of saying thank you for all the support we continue to receive. For a gold coin, come along for a barista-made coffee, bacon and egg roll and fruit salad, stick around to hear who has made it to 300 Nights reading, and who our school leaders are for 2018!

Have a great week,

Nigel Trethowan.

02 62368115 gundaroo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.gundaroo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

EVERY THURSDAY

Tin Shed Bread

Lunch

$5

17.11.17

Royal Australian

Navy Helicopter

10am

24.11.17

Whole School

Assembly (3/4)

2:20pm

30.11.17

School Concert &

Presentation 6pm

(Matinee 10am)

1.12.17

Bike Safety Checks

All day

Shout Outs!

Gwen for being

kind in the

playground

Marcus for being

a good Sports

Captain

Tom for being

helpful in class Jade for being a

good friend

Tin shed bread lunch!

Beef lasagne!

$5

There is an EFT option this term; parents may

pay for their child for the term ($45), or still pay

cash on the day ($5).

For any parents with outstanding payments

from Term 3, they may also use the following

bank account details to pay anything in

arrears:

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Tin Shed Bread/Maribeth Cole

BSB: 063 097 ACC: 11289934

REF: Child’s name.

Library

News

Please return all Library books by Friday

17th November for Stocktake.

The Library will re-open for borrowing on

Tuesday 5th December.

Enrolling in 2018?

If you know of anyone who is looking to enrol

their child/ren at Gundaroo in 2018, ask them

to get in touch.

Alternatively, if your child will be leaving

the school at the end of the year, please

also let us know.

This information is vital in helping us form

classes for next year.

Royal Australian Navy

Helicopter

Next Friday, 17th November at 10am, we will be treated to a visit by 723 Naval Air Squadron and a Royal Australian Navy

Helicopter.

The visit is expected to last two hours. Parents are more than welcome to attend.

Talking Tickets

“Mistakes are the proof that you are trying”

With the warmer weather comes an

increase in the UV index. In Term 4 and Term 1, we ask that all students wear a

broad-brimmed hat when playing outside or participating in outdoor activities.

Children who do not have a hat in the playground will be asked to play under

the COLA. A limited number of hats are available to borrow. School hats are also available to

purchase in the Office for $12.

BIRTHDAYS!

Rose - 15th Nov Ella - 21st Nov

Zach - 19th Nov

Three things you probably didn’t know about

blueberries!

The perfect blueberry should appear ‘dusty’. Be sure not to

wash off the ‘dust’ until you are ready to eat, as rinsing

softens the blueberry and quickens spoiling.

The blueberry bush is a relative of the rhododendron and

the azalea, and along more intuitive lines, also the

cranberry!

A 2102 study suggested that eating at least one serve of

blueberries per week slowed cognitive decline by several

years!

CLEANING POSITION AVAILABLE

Menzies Property Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer looking for honest and reliable workers to clean School in the

GUNDAROO area.

The position is working morning or afternoon.

Interested applicants must have a Working with Children Check before submitting Employment pack. You can apply for the WWCC at www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au or at any Roads and Maritime Office. Please contact Renaye Lacey to obtain further information.

Phone: 0417364632

Email: renayelacey@menziesgroup.com.au

We had fun in Kindergarten getting into the

Melbourne cup spirit.

Gundaroo Public School Term 4 Calendar

WEEK MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

Oct

1

9

10

Morris Gleitzman visit.

P&C Meeting 7pm.

11

12

Kindy Orientation

9-11am

13

Dress up day fundraiser for

MND

14

Gundaroo Music

Festival

15

Oct

2

16 17

18

19

Kindy Orientation

9-11am

20

Whole School Assembly (1/2)

2:20pm

21 22

Oct

3

23

24

25

26

Kindy Orientation

9-11am

27

28 29

Oct/Nov

4

30

31

1

2

3

Band Workshop

Sutton Public

4 5

Nov

5

6

7

P&C Meeting 7pm

8

9

10

Whole School Assembly (2/3)

2:20pm

11 12

Nov

6

13

14

15 16 17

18

19

Nov

7

20

21

22 23

24

Whole School Assembly (3/4)

2:20pm

Nov/Dec

8

27

28

29 30

School Concert 6pm

(Matinee 10am)

1

Bike Safety Checks

2

3

Dec

9

4

Bike Week

5

Bike Week P&C Meeting

& Consultation 6pm

6

Bike Week

7

Bike Week

8

Reports Home. Captain’s Speeches Assembly

2:20pm

9 10

Dec

10

11

K-2 Disco 5:30pm

12

13

Year 6 Farewell

6pm

14

15

Community Breakfast

7am

16 17