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6th February 2020
No.2
Gisborne Primary School
CHALK TALK
Diary Dates PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
2020 Dear Families,
TERM ONE:
This week each year level is sending out a year level specific newsletter to
FEB 2020
families. You will receive these today or tomorrow. If you have any questions
Thur 6th Feb
*Preps at school all relating to the year level specific newsletter/s, see the appropriate teacher.
day 8.55am to 3.25pm
Enjoy your week.
Fri 7th Feb Julie Soutter
*Preps at school all
day 8.55am to 3.25pm
MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
*First Assembly for
year. Please be at Caring Hearts, Caring Minds, Caring Actions
gym by 3pm Drop off zone
Tue 11th Feb It’s great to see families using the drop off zone each morning. For those who are
*Student banking not aware, this runs along Prince Street from the bike shed up to the top of the
commences for 2020 road. It is designed for a quick two minute drop off, where families can ‘kiss and
*Get to know you
teacher / parent drop’ their children off to school. Please drive all the way to the front of the zone,
interviews in consideration for other families. Thank you for your support with this.
Fri 14th Feb Get to know you interviews
*House Swimming Our annual Year 1-6 ‘Get to know you’ interviews will be held on Tuesday Feb 11 th
Carnival Grades 3-6
Melton Waves from 3:40pm until 7:30pm. A template went home with your child last week which
*Scholastic Book Club we request that all families complete these and bring with them to the interview.
Orders Due by 9am This provides some prompts for the conversation. This document will be given to
the teacher as reference to support your child in the classroom. Prep interviews
Wed 26th Feb
*Welcome Picnic on were part of their prep assessment/testing session.
oval 3.45-5pm.
Diaries
Thur 27th Feb All students have received their student diaries in class. They have been looking at
*District Swimming the content as well as discussing strategies on how students can show responsibility
MARCH 2020 with using their diary to support their learning. Please talk with your child about
their diary and use them as a communication tool as needed. There are some
*Tue 3rd Mar fabulous wellbeing resources included in the diary.
School Photos
Uniform
*Sun 15th Mar
PFA Family Amazing The start of the year is a great opportunity to remind students and families about
Race our uniform policy. Please ensure you read the policy that is on our school website.
Tue 24th Mar Emergency Drill
*Regional Swimming
Today we conducted an emergency drill where we evacuated to the school gym.
*Thur 26th Mar This was very successful with a couple of follow up items to fine tune. Please discuss
*NO BUSES with your child/ren about the drill and remind them about staying calm and
RUNNING (GSC
Curriculum day) listening to their teacher. I was very impressed with how quickly and smoothly the
students followed the process.
Have a lovey weekend.
Regards, Lisa
SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2020
School councils are comprised of parents, the school principal, staff and often community members. School council
elections are held in February or March each year. All parents or guardians of students enrolled at the school are
eligible to vote for parent members, and staff vote for staff members. Community members are co-opted by the
School Council. Following are the details for our upcoming 2020 School Council election:
· Three vacancies exist in the Parent category of School Council Membership;
· Two vacancy exists in the Community category;
A parent notice and nomination/self nomination forms can be accessed via the Sentral Parent Portal (School
Resources tab) or can be collected from the school office.
Nominations will be accepted from Friday 14th February 2020 and will close on Friday 21st February 2020 for the
Parent and Community category of the Gisborne Primary School Council.
A ballot will need to be held should our nominations exceed the number of positions vacant.
Existing school council members whose positions are declared open (every two years) are eligible to renominate.
School banking Info 2020
Banking day is Tuesday each week
Banking starts next week the 11th of
February
If you participated in student banking at a
previous school, you can continue to do so
with your existing account information via
GPS.
Student banking is a great way to introduce
the concept of saving with your children
Awards and tokens can be earnt
Sign up for a new account at your local
Commonwealth Bank branch
Thank you to Andrea Gledhill who is our new
Volunteer Banking Coordinator in 2020!
Happy saving and banking in 2020!
Every dollar counts!
PERMISSIONS FOR ACTIVITIES AND PAYMENTS INFORMATION
DUE DATE
FOR ONLINE PERMISSION
ACTIVITY / DATE PERMISSION/COST AND PAYMENTS
(If applicable)
House Swimming Carnival Online permission and
Grades 3 to 6 $13 per student Monday 10th February
Friday 14th February 2020 Payable via Qkr
Parent Payments 2020 — Refer to schedule for the Wednesday 12th
Technology Payment payment / amount that February
All Grades / Students applies to your child/ren
Seesaw Access Permission Online Permission only Friday 28th February
New Students
Local Excursion Permission Online Permission only Friday 28th February
All Students
Gisborne Primary School Privacy Policy
An important policy for all families
The school has a detailed Privacy Policy outlining how your family and child's information is handled along with
other personal information. A full copy of this policy is on our website under Polices & Documents at the following
link https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/schoolsprivacypolicy.aspx
There is also a Dept FAQ document at our website at the following link: http://www.gisborneps.vic.edu.au/
uploads/7/9/9/5/79955302/schoolsprivacypolicy-forparents-english.pdf
If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the office.
ARE YOU HAVING ANY DIFFICULTIES ACCESSING
SENTRAL?
OUR PARENT PORTAL?
At Gisborne Primary School we handle all of our activity permissions, payments and communications electronically.
Sentral is our key online parent portal for giving permission for your child/ren to attend activities, receive
communications about activities, our weekly newsletter, sick bay attendances, absenteeism and many other types of
communications.
NEW FAMILIES> all new families have been issued a family access key to set up access. If you have not
received this information which was sent to families by email last week, please firstly check your junk or trash
inbox. If after checking this you cannot locate the information—contact the office for further information and
assistance. We will help you!
EXISTING FAMILIES> fr om time to time par ents have exper ienced pr oblems accessing Sentr al either on
their computers or when using the phone app. If you are still experiencing difficulties—please come to the office or
phone us. We will work through the issues with you, so that you can access Sentral and complete all permissions
online and receive all relevant communications.
NOTE: HAVING ACCESS TO SENTRAL IS ESSENTIAL. We no longer complete
any of our activity permissions using paper slips. The majority of our
communications to families is via Sentral.
Welcome!
A very warm welcome from the Parents and Friends Association to all of our new families and of course welcome back to
everyone else! The PFA is looking forward to working with our school community in 2020 and thank you in advance for
your support.
We are always happy to welcome new members so please don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to join, have any
questions or if you would just like to come along, meet people and see what the PFA is all about. Our email address is:
gisborneprimarypfa@gmail.com
Scholastic Book Club Orders February 2020
Scholastic Book Club brochures were distributed by the PFA to all students earlier this week. Ordering needs to be
completed online by 9:00am Friday 14th February via the following link: www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP CASH
payments are NOT accepted. All ordering must be completed online.
We hope you enjoy developing your children's home library whilst supporting our school (20% of all sales from Book
Club goes to Gisborne Primary School). If any orders are gifts and should not be sent home with students, parents may
contact the PFA by email at gisborneprimarypfa@gmail.com or leave a message at the school office regarding
arrangements for collection. If you are a new parent trying to place an order and you need assistance, just email the PFA.
Thank you for your support
Helping Hands - Volunteers
If you are interested in helping out with PFA events and activities but are not able to be a PFA
member we would love to add you to 'Helping Hands' group. This simply means that you will
receive emails when there are upcoming events that we would appreciate a hand with, you won't be
inundated with emails and there is no pressure, it's just an easy way to stay informed of ways to
help. If you'd like to be added to this list please just email and let us know:
gisborneprimarypfa@gmail.com
Meeting Time
On Tuesday an email was sent out from the school with a link to a survey about the PFA meeting time in 2020. If you did
not receive it, the email may have gone into your junk folder, we seem to have a problem with some email systems not
liking survey links! If you have an interest in joining the PFA please take a moment to fill in the survey, we really hope to
make meetings accessible to as many people as possible, we are a small group and would love to have more people
involved. Please complete the survey by the end of the day tomorrow, Friday February 7. Here is the link to the survey,
you may need to cut and paste it into your browser access it:
https://forms.gle/oGuYpzjSMYHkXzDx8
Thanks to those who have already filled it in!
Cadbury Easter Egg Drive
The PFA will be running a Cadbury Chocolate Easter Egg Drive this year. More information will
come shortly but be prepared for a box of Easter Eggs to be coming your family's way in the next
few weeks! This is a great fundraiser for the school so we really appreciate the support of all those
happy to sell chocolate eggs in the lead up to Easter.
Amazing Race
Don't forget to keep the morning of Sunday March 15 free for our Amazing Race! See further on in the newsletter for
more information.
Facebook Page
Just a reminder for anyone that the Gisborne Primary School - Parents & Friends Facebook Group is a great way to keep
up to date with the things that are going on. So if you are on Facebook... come and join us!
~ PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION—GISBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL ~
CANTEEN NEWS
Update your child/ren’s new class details on Qkr
Every year families need to go into Qkr and update the class that their child/ren are now in so that their lunch
orders are delivered to their new classroom/s This information is not automatically updated in Qkr unfortunately.
If the information is not updated to reflect new classrooms, this means the lunch orders will be sent to their
previous class. If families could update this information as soon as possible. When logging into Qkr for the first
time in 2020, you will be reminded and prompted to do this.
Canteen open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
We are currently trialling the canteen being open 3 days a week in Term 1. We encourage families to order
lunches on other days including Mondays. The viability of our canteen and opening on an additional day relies on
families utilising the service on offer. Prices of our products are very reasonable. Children have access to a wide
variety of options including healthy options. Qkr allows you to put orders in ahead of time for ease of planning.
Food is prepared fresh on the day of ordering. All feedback is welcome.
Changes to menu 2020
A small number of items will no longer be available on the canteen menu in 2020. These include hot dogs, Glee
drinks, traveller meat pies, potato top pies and chicken JJs . The reasons for these changes are related either to
the continued implementation of our healthy eating program, or low interest in purchasing the items. There are
many other menu items available to choose from.
Price increases to some products in 2020
There will be a small increase in the price of sushi rolls, hot chicken rolls and sandwiches. Please see Qkr for exact
details. We have kept the price increases to a minimum. It is important that the canteen covers it’s operating
costs. From time to time prices of products and ingredients will be reviewed.
Pasta not available next week
We are awaiting a delivery of pasta. Unfortunately it will not be available next week. We hope to have it
available again the following week.
Canteen volunteers for 2020
Volunteers are once again required in the canteen for 2020. The days of operation are Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. To volunteer in the canteen you need a current Working with Children Check. Volunteers receive training
and tasks are not complex. We ask all families to consider volunteering in the canteen at least once a term. The
students really appreciate having the canteen open. Please support our Canteen Manager Rebecca Morgan by
volunteering. Rebecca can be contacted by email at Morgan.Rebecca.R@edumail.vic.gov.au
CANTEEN Mon 10th Wed 12th Frid 14th
ROSTER Feb Feb Feb
Thank you
2 volunteers 2 volunteers 2 volunteers
Canteen
9am- 11:30am required required required Volunteers!
2 volunteers 2 volunteers 2 volunteers
12:00—2:30pm required required required
ART SMOCKS AND LIBRARY BAGS
ORDER FROM THE OFFICE
Art smocks
Great protection for school uniforms (coated front panel)
Easy to slip on and off
3 sizes > SMALL (6) MEDIUM (8-10) LARGE (12-14)
Made in Australia!
Library bags
Protect your library books
A special bag just for library books
Bring the bag on library day
How to order
Order forms were provided in all new parent welcome orientation packs.
Additional order forms are available from the office
Online ordering is available, however no GPS discount applies to these orders
https://www.smartstuff.com.au
Smartstuff - Loretta Ph: 0410 171 063
NOTE: CASH PAYMENTS ONLY. PAYABLE AT OFFICE
MAKING SCHOOL PAYMENTS — Qkr!
School Payments are made through the secure Qkr! App (pronounced ‘quicker’) that is
provided through Mastercard.
Download the App from the App store, search for Gisborne Primary School and establish a
profile for your child.
This app is also used for all canteen lunch orders.
Note: If you already have a Qkr account, please ensure you update your child’s new grade for 2020!
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF) 2020
If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent,
you may be eligible for CSEF.
The allowance will be paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps,
excursions, or sporting activities for the benefit of you child. The annual CSEF amount per
student will be $125 for primary students.
Parents only need to submit an application form in 2020 if they did not receive CSEF at
Gisborne Primary School in 2019. An application WILL be required in the following
circumstances: New families to GPS; parents who did not apply in 2019 or parents who have
had a change of family circumstances (such as a change of custody, change of name,
change of concession card number or new siblings have commenced this year).
If you were paid CSEF at Gisborne Primary School in 2019 and you still hold your concession
card, we will automatically process your application for 2020.
If you need to lodge an application, please contact the school office to obtain a CSEF
application form or download from www.education.vic.gov.au/csef
Please lodge your application form @ the school office before the 25th of February
2020, as the CSEF payment is made to the school on the 2nd of March 2020.
SCHOOLPIX will be here on Tuesday 3rd March to take
our school photos!
Individual order forms will be sent home in the coming
weeks.
Stay tuned!
Sun smart
The Anti-Cancer council have recommendations regarding the UV rating for each day. If the UV
rating is 3 or above, people need to follow the Sun smart guidelines including:
Wearing a broad brimmed hat
Wearing sunglasses
Applying and reapplying sunscreen throughout the day
Please encourage your child to apply sunscreen before coming to school. If you would like your child to
reapply the sunscreen during the day, please send a named tube and your child can reapply this
throughout the day. Please teach your child to do this independently. It is extremely important to put in
place measures to support our children. There is a Sun smart app which families can download as a
learning experience with their children to demonstrate it doesn’t have to be a sunny day to have a UV
rating of 3 or higher.
ADDITIONAL MUSIC PROGRAMS
ON OFFER HERE AT GISBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL
We are very fortunate to have the following additional music programs on offer for our students onsite here at
Gisborne Primary School. These programs are run independently and separately to our normal school curriculum.
If you wish to enrol in these programs, information is available at the office. A separate enrolment form is required
for each program, and fees payable directly to the provider. Details as follows:
Singing with Chloe — Mondays
Piano with Juli — Wednesdays and Thursdays
Guitar with Aaron — Thursdays
Keyboard with Kylie — Fridays
If you have any questions, feel free to come to the office.
School Drop off time
Every morning our school yards are
not supervised until 8.30am. Due to safety reasons children are not to be dropped off
before this time.
If you require care before this time please contact School’s Out.
Ph 0448 667 747 or email schoolsoutgps@gmail.com
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