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Greenwich Public School Partnership and Opportunity Excellence and Success A Greenwich Road Campus: 72a Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3731 F (02) 9906 4120 A Kingslangley Road Campus: 32 Kingslangley Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3217 F (02) 9906 6437 E: greenwich-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W: www.greenwich-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Issue 18 Term 2 Week 7 12 June 2019

Good afternoon Parents, Carers and Friends of Greenwich Public School.

Welcome to Week 7 of Term 2. This is a very busy time of our term, as student reports are being finalised by teachers, ready for checking by supervisors. Reports will be distributed in the last week of term. If you are planning to be away, reports will be held at school until your return in Term 3. This weekend is the main fundraiser for our P&C. Thank you in advance to the organising team for your hard work and dedication to this event. I am looking forward to being there on Saturday evening. Parent Forum We would like to invite you to attend a forum on Monday 1 July at 9:30 am in the old hall, Kingslangley Road. One of our parents, Penny Barletta has been researching –environments that support our kids to do their best. She will present on the following - every parent wants his/her child to do their best at school, but that doesn’t always happen. We'll look at the ways our parenting style can help or hinder our children in taking on the challenges of schoolwork with the help of Dr Sylvia Rimm's book - why bright kids get poor grades and what you can do about it! I look forward to Penny’s presentation and hope you can join us for a cup of tea or coffee. I hope that the day forum will expand and we can cover a variety of topics so I am happy to take suggestions from our parent group. Schools Spectacular Tickets Schools Spectacular is an annual showcase of the exceptional talents and abilities of our students in the creative and performing arts. It is only matched by the dedication and commitment of our staff who afford such an unforgettable experience for our students. It is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on our calendar and it is into the 36th year of the show. Tickets for the 2019 Schools Spectacular – STARS, at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park will go on sale to all schools on Tuesday 11 June 2019 at 9am. An expression of interest note is included in today’s newsletter. Please return the note if you wish your child to attend by Monday 17 June. The excursion will be available for students in Stages 1-3. Staff Development Day Change A reminder that our Staff Development Day for Term 3 will not be held on day 1, week 1 - 22 July and students will be required to attend school on that day. It will be held on Monday 29 July so all students will not attend school on this date. This will allow our teachers to attend a professional learning opportunity on Collaborative Teaching Practice. If you have any questions about the change please contact the school office.

Principal’s Message

Greenwich Public School Partnership and Opportunity Excellence and Success A Greenwich Road Campus: 72a Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3731 F (02) 9906 4120 A Kingslangley Road Campus: 32 Kingslangley Road, Greenwich NSW 2065 T (02) 9436 3217 F (02) 9906 6437 E: greenwich-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W www.greenwich-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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2020 Enrolments If you have a student who is due to start school next year or know of someone who has a child ready to start school please encourage them to enrol. Thank you to those who have already made contact with us. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if there are any questions about the enrolment of your child that you wish to discuss. Building Update The schedule of works for both sites is included below. These works are due to take place from Monday 10/6 till Saturday 15/6 weather permitting. Kingslangley Road Campus

• Excavation of retaining wall 7 and finish excavation of retaining wall 4 • Continued placement of reinforcement to retaining wall 4, start placing reinforcement to retaining wall 7 • Pour the remaining retaining wall 4 footing • Formwork to lift walls and stair walls,

Greenwich Road

Continue scaffold up to the roof level of the main building. • Continued placement of reinforcement & formwork to the level 2 columns • Preparation to services rough in to main building • Continued placement of reinforcement & formwork to the level 2 columns

I hope your week is wonderful. Vicki McKenzie. 2019 Schools Spectacular – Ticket Sales

For another year, Greenwich Public School has been successful in auditioning for the Schools Spectacular Combined Choir. The 2019 Schools Spectacular will be held at QUDOS Bank Arena on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November.

Tickets for parents or families wishing to attend are now on sale and can be purchased through the Ticketek website http://www.premier.ticketek.com.au

Please note that these sales are not related to the school matinee performance.

Amelia Rutherford

Choir Coordinator

Lane Cove Schools Rotary Public Speaking Competition

A huge congratulations to Alex B and Cilla W who represented Greenwich Public

School at the 2019 Lane Cove Rotary Public Speaking Competition, which was held,

last Thursday evening at the Lane Cove Council Chambers. Both girls competed

magnificently against students from Lane Cove, Lane Cove West, Mowbray and St

Ignatius College with Alex presenting a beautifully descriptive piece on ‘Climbing

the Heights’ and Cilla, a real-world take on ‘Is the Media a Good Source of

Information?’ Both girls should be extremely proud of the efforts in preparing for,

and competing in this event.

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Kindergarten News

KSH has been very busy this term! We have had lots of fun learning in many different ways. KSH has been to the

cross country, created Mother’s Day cards and used art to help inspire our hard work this term. Many students

created a mermaid artwork that included watercolour, crayons and glitter. This helped us use adjectives and similes

in our writing so we could properly describe her. Aren’t we as clever as cookies? KSH was lucky enough to show

off our hard work at our class assembly last week.

Stage 1 News

We have been busy learning all about warm and cool colours in 1/2KB!

We created our pretty peacocks using pastels and water colour and we think they look great!

“I liked making them because they were fun to draw and paint. We learnt that by using different types of colours we can make our artworks stand out.” Maya 1/2KB

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DRINKS BY THE HARBOUR 2019

TICKET SALES CLOSE TONIGHT!!

Last chance to grab your tickets available via Flexischools for $70 each.

If you miss the cut off, there will be a handful of tickets available via givergy.com.au/GPS by making an $80 donation to the school.

Don’t forget, Fancy That are our official costume partner and will be donating some proceeds from all sales toward our event.

BRING YOUR PHONE, BRING YOUR WALLET

Because here’s what’s happening:

CASH COCKTAIL BAR

Check out our cash cocktail bar this year by the professionals at Liquid Infusion. They will be selling a range of cocktails including the Belle-Spresso Martini for $13 and mixers for $10. Please bring your wallet if you wanted to drink something other than the house beer and wine (already included in your ticket price). Some proceeds from sales over $2,000 will go toward our fundraising kitty.

THE NIGHTHAWK FOOD TRUCK

Snacks will circulate throughout the evening with thanks to Prue Nix and happy helpers from Year 1 families. The Nighthawk Food Truck will be serving you one substantial item included in your ticket price. Additional items will also be for sale (bring your $$) for anyone with an appetite.

LIVE AUCTION & MYSTERY BAGS

There will be plenty of mystery bags for sale at the door with some great vouchers and products inside. Andrew Robinson from Belle will be hosting our live auction early in the evening, where you can bid on an opportunity for your child to be Principal For The Day.

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GET BIDDING NOW AT GIVERGY.COM.AU/GPS

Online bidding starts now at www.givergy.com.au/GPS

We are still updating our silent auction page and some of the class photos, so keep checking for new items. You can bid on an item from any time now up until the 15th June. Happy Bidding!

A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS

I am looking for a few more volunteers please to help with next day cleaning. You can reach Sarah at sjohnston@girlfridayweddings.com.au #desperate #pleasehelp

THANK YOU TO THESE BUSINESS FOR THEIR SUPPORT

Barbara Bagot Architecture | barbarabagotarchitecture.com.au | $300 Consultation Voucher Jamyla Humphries | @_belladesign_ | Framed Print Valued at $690 www.sportspodiatrists.com.au | Podiatry Consultation and Running Shoes Valued at $440 The Saffy Family | Autographed jersey from the 2019 NRL St George Illawarra Dragons team and autographed jersey from the 2019 Wallabies Team The Hodgson Family | A 3 night stay in Derby Tasmania The Swag | theswag.com.au | 50 x lunch Swags valued at $12.95 each The Webb Family | 2 x Luna Park tickets, and $100 voucher for Postales Tapas Bar The Entwistle Family | 15 Double Passes to MIB International Movie Valued at $600 Apple Dental | appledental.com.au | Teeth Whitening Valued at $556

VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR P&C

Social & Fundraising Committee

We’re looking for (at least) 2 people for the social and fundraising committee – a coordinator and a support person. The P&C’s social and fundraising activities are a fun way to get involved with the school community.

If you’d like to get involved, email Danya at greenwichpandc.events@gmail.com

Canteen Coordinator – being the key GPS contact for Cupcakes & Canapes, our canteen supplier, to ensure we continue to offer an excellent canteen service.

If interested, email Kay at greenwichpandc.canteen@gmail.com

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DIARY DATES

Term 2 2019

WEEK 7 Wednesday 12 June

Stage 2 incursion – Digital Woodland Thursday 13 June

Boys Vocal Workshop Saturday 15 June

Drinks by the Harbour

WEEK 8 Tuesday 18 June

Arts Alive combined rehearsal Chatswood HS

Kindergarten excursion – Little Diggers Friday 21 June

Sydney North Regional Cross Country – Gosford

Book Club Issue 4 orders due

WEEK 9 Monday 24 June

Kindergarten incursion ‘Bricks for Kidz’

Sydney North Dance Festival Glen Street Theatre

Tuesday 25 June

Sydney North Dance Festival Glen Street Theatre

Wednesday 26 June

1st rehearsal Opera House Concert – Salvation Army Hall

Stage 3 – Film Making workshop Thursday 27 June

School Council meeting Friday 28 June

K-6 Recognition Assembly (Kingslangley Road)

Week 10 Friday 5 July

Last day of Term 2 Term 3 2019 WEEK 1 Monday 22 July

Students return WEEK 2 Monday 29 July

Staff Development Day (pupil free day)

HARDCOPY NOTES SENT HOME 2019 Schools Spectacular, STARS’ Expression

of Interest Kindergarten ‘Bricks 4 Kidz’ incursion

SURVEYS FOR YOUR ATTENTION Nil

EMAIL ATTACHMENTS SENT HOME THIS WEEK 2019 Schools Spectacular, STARS’ Expression

of Interest Kindergarten ‘Bricks 4 Kidz’ incursion

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Kindergarten Awards

Bronze Awards Silver Awards

Merit Awards Girls Cross Country Winners

Boys Cross Country Winners

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