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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

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Harmony Day

On Monday Greenwich Public School celebrated Harmony Day. Students at both campuses dressed up in a

‘splash’ of orange in support of the theme for 2016, Our Diversity is Our Strength and Everyone Belongs. Teachers

lead discussions focused on inclusivity and respect and students took part in a variety of hands on activities.

Kindergarten made paddle-pop people and assembled them around a world Harmony Day poster. Year 1 and 2

students made paper doll chains or orange handprints to be assembled into a dove display. Years 3 and 4 made

badges to wear or completed crosswords. Senior students made ‘click clacks’.

Principal Position

The process for the appointment of a Principal at Greenwich Public School via merit selection will continue into

Term 2. The School Education Director, a principal from another school, a teacher representative from Greenwich

Public School and a representative from the P&C and School Council are involved in this process.

Regional Swimming Carnival

Five Greenwich Public School students

represented both our school and the North

Shore Zone at the PSSA Regional Swimming

carnival last Wednesday. Samantha H, Jordon

M, Lewis P, Hannah M and Lucinda W all swam

competitively at Sydney Olympic Aquatic

Centre and should be congratulated on their

efforts. We wish Samantha H all the best as she

competes in the NSW State Swimming Carnival on 6 April.

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School, P&C and Term Fees distributed this week

A Beginning of the Year Package will be sent home this week. Please take the time to read this package carefully

and return the relevant forms to the school office as soon as possible. A variety of payment options are detailed

within the package. Items within the package include:

Annual School Contributions 2016 Letter

Annual School Fees 2016 Statement (to be returned)

Library Fund Contribution 2016 Letter and form

P&C Information Letter

Term 1 Fees 2016 and form (to be returned)

General Permissions for 2016 (to be returned)

Student Details Check Form (to be checked and returned)

Term 2 Years 3-6 Sport:

Intraschool Primary Schools Sports Association Competitions (PSSA), Tennis & School Sport

Students in Years 3-6 have nominated themselves to participate in one of the above sports in Terms 2 and 3.

Notes regarding information on the sporting activity your child has nominated for, the training days and the

approximate costs for them to participate in these sports will come home this week. The costs include bus

transport (if applicable), court/field hire and the tuition fee from sport provider (if applicable).

These include:

Sporting Activity Venue Number of Teams

Approximate Costs

PSSA Soccer (Years 5 & 6 only) Various 4 $90

PSSA Netball (Years 4, 5 & 6 only) Willoughby Leisure Centre

4 $95

PSSA AFL (Years 3 & 4 only) Venue to be confirmed

4 $90

Tennis (Years 3-6) - Tennis lessons - $155

School Sport (Years 3-6) Flip Sport Provider at school

- $55

To allow for the finalisation of numbers and cost for each sport option parents need to read and sign the

permission note. Students are required to return this note to Ms Rutherford by next Tuesday 29 March. If you

would not like your child to participate in the sport they have nominated and prefer they take part in another

sport option, please ring the school office on 9436 3217 and the appropriate form will be sent to you. Parents will

be invoiced later for the sporting activity your child will be involved in.

Top of the Hill Science Day

Six senior students took part in a Science Day at Hunters Hill High School. Activities included studying and mixing

chemicals, optical illusions, tyre track detectives and dissections in biology. All had a fun and very interesting time

whilst learning about High School science.

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Talented Students Soccer Trials (Not Years 3-6 sport mentioned above)

A number of senior students have tried out for the North Shore Zone and Regional PSSA trials to play at the zone,

regional and state competitions. Congratulations to Jasmine B who will be competing for a place in the regional

team shortly.

K-1 Easter Hat Parade and Teddy Bears’ Picnic – this Thursday

Kindergarten and Year 1 students have been busy cutting, gluing and creative fabulous hats for the Easter Hat

Parade which will take place on Thursday 25 March at our Greenwich Road campus.

Students will perform a number of songs and a dance at the assembly run by the SRC members. After the

assembly parents/carers and grandparents are invited to join students in their classrooms to participate in

classroom activities. Students will then join parents/carers and grandparents in the playground for a ‘Teddy

Bears’ Picnic’. Visitors are invited to bring a picnic lunch to share with their own child. Food must not be shared

with other students. Students who will not have family members attending will also need to bring a packed lunch.

Lunch orders will be delivered at 11am.

More details are attached to this Newsletter.

Ethics Kindergarten has begun

The Kindergarten Ethics program has begun this week.

Primary Ethics is still seeking volunteers to train and deliver lessons to our Year 1 students. Ethics teachers receive

full training by Primary Ethics, which consists of a two day workshop and short outline modules. Working with

Children Check procedures are undertaken. The process takes 3-4 weeks. Curriculum and access to teaching

resources is provided. Suitable volunteers have an interest in children’s education and developing their critical

thinking skills and must be available each Tuesday 9:30-10am.

If you are interested in training as an Ethics teacher, please visit www.primaryethics.com.au and/or contact

Sharlene Henderson (Ethics Coordinator) on 0479 183 092 or ethics.greenwich@gmail.com for further details.

Recognition Assembly

Friday 1 April

Kindergarten and Year 1 students to begin the day at Kingslangley Road Campus.

The K-6 Recognition Assembly is a student welfare committee initiative started in 2009. It is a special K-6

assembly held at the end of Terms One, Two and Three where students in K-6 classes are acknowledged for

effort, application, improvement or excellence in a particular aspect of their learning or social development.

Recognition Assemblies give our school community the opportunity to positively reinforce a wide range of

students and share their success as a K-6 school. The Recognition Assemblies do not replace the end of year K-6

Presentation Assembly.

For Term 1 selected students will be recognised in English, Maths and General Awards. Students who have

reached the ‘Gold Award’ in our Positive Behaviour Engaging Learning (PBEL) program will be presented with their

award.

Due to limited space in the hall we can only invite parents of students receiving an award to the Recognition

Assemblies. Parents of students receiving an award on Friday 1 April will be contacted by the school.

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Students in Kindergarten and Year 1will be required to begin the day at the Kingslangley Road campus on Friday 1

April. Parents can drop their child off from 8:45am. Students attending GOOSH on this day will catch the bus from

the Greenwich Road campus to Kingslangley Road campus accompanied by GOOSH staff.

MindQuest 2016

MindQuest is held for Gifted and Talented students at Glenwood High School on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 June for

Years 1-6. There are 36 courses that students can participate in over the two days. Details can be found at the end

of this newsletter.

Picking up children from bus stop on River Road and Greenwich Hospital driveway

Parents are reminded to park legally and safely when picking up their children from school.

Drinks by the Harbour - Dress-Up and Donations Day

Tuesday 5 April

Everyone loves to dress up! Students are encouraged to come dressed up in the theme ‘Video Hits’ on Tuesday 5

April. Parents will be able to make a donation to the P&C to support the Drinks by the Harbour Fundraiser for the

school. Both information and the donations form are included in this Newsletter. Donations could include

vouchers, tickets, outings, services. Donations of alcohol can be dropped off at designated committee persons’

homes and must not be sent to school with students.

P&C Meeting and AGM

The next P&C meeting and AGM will take place on Wednesday 6 April at 7:30pm. Find out what is happening in

the school and the contribution P&C is making to our students’ learning environment. Everyone is welcome to

attend.

Term 2 Start Date

This is to confirm that Term 2 will begin for students on Wednesday 27 April. Teachers will take part in a School

Development Day on Tuesday 26 April.

Easter Extravaganza

What a lot of creative students we have at Greenwich PS! Colourful eggs, edible eggs, country eggs, city eggs,

amusement park eggs, athletic eggs, academic eggs, balancing eggs, eggs constructions that move… See Akira D’s

SRC report on this great activity.

Easter Eggs and Easter Break

As a timely reminder to support our Nutrition Policy and in consideration for students with allergies, please do

not send Easter eggs to school.

I would like to wish our whole school community a happy and safe Easter break. School resumes on Tuesday 29

March.

Anna Parrella

Relieving Principal

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EGGSTRAVAGANZA

Thank you very much to everyone who

entered this year’s Easter Eggstravaganza. We

were very impressed with the variety of ideas

which included eggs on the moon, eggs in a

theme park and eggs even in a theatre.

The whole school enjoyed the creativity of

the exhibits. Everyone who entered will

receive a certificate.

Akira D (on behalf of the SRC 2-6)

Schoolhouse Museum excursion Years 1 and 2

Last Thursday 17 and Friday 18 March, Year 1 and 2 went to visit

the Schoolhouse Museum in North Ryde. The students stepped

back in time into 1877 classrooms. The students took part in re-

enacting reading, writing and arithmetic lessons. They were given

opportunities to examine objects from the past and participate in

outdoor activities such as maypole dancing. Despite the weather,

Stage 1 all had a great experience and a wonderful day was had

by all.

Jo Smith Stage 1 Co-ordinator

The NSTA school championship was a very exciting evening on Saturday

night. GPS entered two teams of 6 players each. We played other public

and private schools. Two of our pairs Toby L & Jessie H and Jack P & Peter J

were finalists in their divisions. This was a fabulous result from a very small

team!

Captains of Team 1, Obi T and Michael J and Captains of Team 2, Jack P and Peter J would like to thank their teams and congratulate them for playing so confidently on the night. They would like to acknowledge the wonderful

team spirit from Greenwich. The GPS team stood out on the night for their sportsmanship from each and every player. Our youngest players were 6 and 7 year olds Chloe P and Sofia A and they put up a very brave fight against some 10 and 11 year old boys! It was also great to see how talented GPS is within the region. Well done and Go Greenwich!

Team 1: Michael J & Obi T, Johar A & Talis K, Toby L & Jessie H Team 2 :Jack P & Peter J, Dainis K & Ethan S, Chloe P & Sofia A

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Artwork by KMR

P&C NEWS

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UNIFORM SHOP

Week 9 K-6

Merit Awards

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Bronze

Silver

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DIARY DATES TERM 1 2016

WEEK 9 Thursday 24 March

K/1 Easter Hat Parade and Teddy Bears Picnic Friday 25 March

Good Friday WEEK 10 Monday 28 March

Easter Monday Thursday 31 March

4pm School Council meeting Friday 1 April

Recognition Assembly 9.30 – 10.15am

WEEK 11 Tuesday 5 April

Drinks by the Harbour Dress Up and Donation Day

Wednesday 6 April

State Swimming Carnival Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

P&C Meeting and AGM Thursday 7 April

State Swimming Carnival Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

Friday 8 April

Last day of Term 1 TERM 2 2016 WEEK 1 Monday 25 April

ANZAC DAY Public Holiday Tuesday 26 April

School Development Day Wednesday 27 April

Students return for Term 2

Student Leadership Camp Thursday 28 April

Student Leadership Camp Friday 29 April

Winter PSSA begins WEEK 3 Tuesday 10 May

NAPLAN

Wednesday 11 May

NAPLAN Thursday 12 May

NAPLAN Sunday 15 May

Training and Performing Bands Intensive Day WEEK 4 Saturday 21 May

Drinks by the Harbour WEEK 5 Thursday 26 May

4pm School Council WEEK 6 Tuesday 31 May

ICAS Science WEEK 7 Monday 6 June

Stage 3 Canberra excursion Tuesday 7 June

Stage 3 Canberra excursion Wednesday 8 June

Stage 3 Canberra excursion WEEK 8 Monday 13 June

Queen’s Birthday WEEK 9 Thursday 23 June

Kaleidoscope Science shows Year 2-6 Friday 24 June

Sydney North Cross Country WEEK 10 Wednesday 29 June

Recorder rehearsal Salvation Army Hall Thursday 30 June

4pm School Council Friday 1 July

Last Day of Term 2 HARDCOPY NOTES SENT HOME

Annual School Fees, P&C Fees, Term 1 Fees, Library Fund donation.

SURVEYS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Nil

EMAIL ATTACHMENTS HOME THIS WEEK

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