Thursday 8th February, 2018 Issue 1

Principal - Kris White white.kris.k@edumail.vic.gov.au

@GlengalaPS

Glengala Gazette

Glengala Primary School

Dates to remember

Friday 9th February Interschool Sports

Home Game vs Sunshine

Monday 12th February Preps commence full time

Friday 16th February

Interschool Sports 5/6 Home Game vs Albion

Week 4

Meet & Greet—Free BBQ

Friday 23rd February Interschool Sports 5/6 Home Game vs Albion

North

Monday 26th February State Schools’ Relief

Glasses For Kids Program Prep — Grade 3

Friday 2nd March

Interschool Sports 5/6 Away Game vs St Theresa’s

Welcome back, it is great to see everyone looking refreshed and excited for another terrific year at Glengala PS. It’s been great catching up with our community and seeing new connections form. A special welcome to our 24 new students from Yr1-6 and our 28 new Foundation (Prep) students which means our current enrolment sits at 191 students – our highest enrolment since 2010! With increased enrolments comes new staff so we welcome the following teachers to our school - Rania (Foundation Learning Space), Vin (3-6 Learning Space), Claire (3-6 Learning Space), Kate (3-6 Learning Space & Learning Specialist – Literacy), Keith (digiTech) and Rita & Nikki (PE). We’ve also welcomed Education Support staff Kirsty (fulltime Speech) & Dean (IT Technician). I’ve been spending time in all Learning Spaces seeing just how well students have settled in and the terrific

work our staff are doing. Our community of learners really has had a brilliant, positive start to the year!

Foundation students this week made a calm transition to school, showing the benefits of our extensive

transition program.

Meet & Greet—Free BBQ We will be holding our Staff Meet & Greet with a free BBQ (drinks & other items at regular cost) in week 4. The purpose of the Meet & Greet will be a relaxed chance for staff and our parent community to meet and form connections while students enjoy playing on the play equipment.

Breakfast Club We’re very excited that our Free Breakfast Club is again operating this year. Our Breakfast Club is open to all students from 8.30am-8.55am Monday-Friday and is FREE! Students can visit the canteen each morning and enjoy some yummy breakfast with the company of their friends and staff. Building Works As many will have noticed we have had significant works occur over the summer break. Some of these are ongoing which means some areas of the school are off limits. All members of our community are asked to be mindful of these works and remain away from any tradespeople on site so that works can be completed as soon as possible. Remember a short term inconvenience will result in a better school for everyone into the future. As soon as final plans are available we will hold an information session to share the exciting news and developments with you all. Remember to connect with your School Council representatives who are up to date with all building works within the school. No Hat, No Play—SunSmart From the beginning of September until the end of April it is ‘No Hat, No Play’ time at all government schools

including Glengala PS. As part of our school’s SunSmart policy, all students are required to wear a school hat

whilst outside during lunchtime, recess and all outdoor activities. We ask that you ensure your child has a

school hat and that it has their name clearly marked on it. School hats are available for purchase from the front

office from $5. Please remember to apply other SunSmart measures like sunscreen during this time.

Bunnings BBQ

Thank you to our wonderful helpers Angela, Elise, Claire, Diana, Hang, Josie, Kate, Kellie, Kirsty, Louise, Phoebe,

Vin & Sam for giving their time on Sunday, at this extremely busy time of year, to help make the Bunnings BBQ

a big success for the school as we made a profit of $900 which is a great result. This money will go towards

completing our Reading Courtyard off our LLC. #GlengalaProud

Parents and caregivers are very powerful figures in influencing the behaviours and attitudes of their children. If

you have questions, feedback or are experiencing any difficulties please don’t hesitate calling, emailing or

come and have a chat with myself or Sam.

Kris White #GlengalaProud Principal

white.kris.k@edumail.vic.gov.au

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GENERAL REMINDERS

STUDENT ABSENCES If your child is absent from school, please remember to write a note to the teacher, send the school an email or give us a call. This helps us keep accurate records of student absences as required by the Department of Education and Training. STAFF CAR PARK Please note the car park on Mudford St is for staff use only. Parents, community members and students should not walk through the car park to enter or exit the school. PAYMENTS All money is to be sent to school in a clearly marked envelope. All money is to be handed to the class teacher or the front office. Payments can also be made via EFTPOS at the front office. We can also assist you to pay via BPay and CentrePay. Please chat with the front office for more information. VISITOR BADGES All visitors, including parents, need to sign in, pick up and wear a visitor badge/sticker when visiting the school at any time. This includes when parents are helping in Learning Spaces or attending meetings. The only exception to this is Assembly and drop off/pick up. EARLY DEPARTURES Parents are reminded that all students leaving the school early must be signed out by an adult at the front office and an Early Departures slip completed and given to the teacher. LATE ARRIVALS Any student arriving after 9.10am will need to collect a Late Pass and take this to their Learning Space. Repeated late arrivals will be monitored and addressed by the Attendance Team. LOST PROPERTY Every term our lost property box is filled with items of school uniform – inconvenient to lose and annoying to replace! Please make sure all clothing is clearly marked so that if it does get lost, it can be returned to its owner. The lost property box is located in the main building in the corridor outside the Meeting Room. MEDICATION If medication needs to be administered to your child through the day, it is essential that it be sent to the office in the morning to be placed in the sick bay. The medication must be in the original bottle / packet stating the child’s name, dose and frequency required. A permission form must be signed by a parent/guardian detailing the times and dates that the administration of medication is required. YARD SUPERVISION Supervision at school starts at 8:45am and concludes at 3.30pm Students who need to arrive prior to 8.45am

or remain after 3.30pm are required to be signed in for Kelly Club. Please see the office for more information

or call Kelly Club directly on 0423 795 982.

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2018 Staff Placements

We are pleased to be able to share our current 2018 Staffing list.

A few positions are still currently being finalised and we will update the community as these occur.

Foundation Learning Space Louise Davis

Foundation Learning Space Rania Tadros

1/2 Learning Space Edith Corbett

1/2 Learning Space Geraldine Brown (Leading Teacher - Numeracy)

1/2 Learning Space Vanessa Freeman

3-6 Learning Space Elise McMahon

3-6 Learning Space Vin McCarthy

3-6 Learning Space Kate Murphy (Learning Specialist – Literacy)

3-6 Learning Space Claire Tarrant

3-6 Learning Space Josie Leone-Muensang

Specialist Teacher Diana Popovska (Visual & Performing Arts)

Specialist Teacher Keith Heng (digiTech)

Specialist Teacher Nikki Dailey (PE)

Specialist Teacher Rita Batras (PE)

ES - Integration Aide Gaye Reader (1/2 Learning Space)

ES - Integration Aide Hang Hoang (3-6 Learning Space)

ES – Grounds Stephen Miller

ES - Canteen Danielle Leone

ES – IT Technician Dean Armellin

ES - Office & LLC Jenny Chatterton

ES – Admin TBC

Business Manager Kellie Dunstan

Psychologist TBC

Speech Therapist Kirsty Kelly

Social Worker Phoebe Wright (Mon/Tues/Wed)

Assistant Principal Sam Fleming

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Glengala Primary School is excited to be

running a FREE breakfast program in

2018! All students are welcome to come

down for breakfast Monday—Friday

from 8.30am onwards.

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