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From the Principal
Dear Parents and Carers, Easter Hat Parade
On Thursday 29th March 2018 we will be holding
Welcome to Week 8! our Annual Easter Hat Parade starting at 12:15pm.
Today and tomorrow Ms Winn, Miss Russell, Miss An invitation has been issued to the Easter Bunny
White, Mrs Cant and Mr Casserly will be away at a and we hope he can fit in a visit to Grahamstown
conference in Sydney. They will be attending a Public School. He may bring a basket of eggs to
‘Visible Learning’ conference which focuses on the share with the children. If you have concerns about
language of learning. allergies related to Easter eggs or religious concerns
please inform your child’s teacher before Monday
Harmony Day 26th March so we can let the Easter Bunny know.
Harmony Day will be held on Tuesday 20th March. Parents and visitors are welcome to join their
All students are invited to wear sensible mufti children for lunch from 11am, the P&C are holding a
(enclosed shoes, shirts with sleeves and school hat) sausage sizzle, orders must be returned by Friday
in warm colours. The canteen is not taking lunch 23rd March 2018.
orders on the day due to our special lunch order;
however it is open for drinks and snacks. Classes We look forward to seeing wonderful Easter hat
will be participating in Harmony Day activities in their creations. Parents can bring hats in at 11am or send
classrooms through a variety of activities. them in with their child in the morning.
Assembly Voluntary School Contribution
There will be no assemblies for weeks 8 and 9 due For many years, students have benefited from
to new fans being installed in the hall and Good additional financial resources provided through
Friday. Assemblies will begin again in week 10 voluntary financial contributions from parents, carers
starting with a K-2 assembly. and other citizens. With these contributions, schools
can conduct additional programs and activities and
Athletics Carnival purchase educational materials. All voluntary
The athletics carnival is being held on Friday 23rd contributions directly support the educational
March 2018 at Vi-Barnett Oval, Raymond Terrace. programs provided by the school. For 2018 the
The carnival is for all students in years 2-6. All voluntary school contribution is $20 per student. We
students are encouraged to participate. Hopefully appreciate your support with this.
the weather will hold out this week so that our
Athletics Carnival can go ahead on Friday. At this Addressing Issues in School
stage it has been predicted to rain Friday, we will Please make appointments to speak to Ms Winn or
make an announcement through Skoolbag, Website appropriate staff if you have concerns with what is
and Facebook Friday morning. Please don’t ring the happening at school at any time. Stories are often
school to ask the ladies in the office as they won’t changed in translation and perception if the version
know until we make the call and advertise it. Thank of events you hear isn’t quite correct. Teachers
you for understanding. spend a lot of time sorting out issues at school and
GPS News No: 4 19 March 2018
know the background behind incidents so it is best to
come straight to us if you have any concerns at all. Scholastic Book Club
Please make your child’s teacher your first port of Our next issue of Book Club was distributed to
call for any concerns or issues that you may have classes today. The due date for orders to be
with anything that is happening at school so we can returned to the office is no later than Monday 26th
work together to resolve them. March please. Orders can also be completed online,
please refer to the brochure for instructions on how
Have a good week! to complete this.
Emily Trembath and Jocelyn Milgate
Happy reading!
Mrs Smith
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Events Term 1
20 March Harmony Day Lunch
22nd March World Water Day
23rd March Athletics Carnival
28th March School Disco
29th March Easter Hat Parade
6th April Cross Country
Grahamstown Public School
Notes Home P&C Easter Raffle
We are asking each family to donate an Easter item
to make up the prizes for our Annual Easter Raffle.
• Yearly Permission All donations can be placed in the box in the front
• Mathletics office. The raffle will be drawn on Thursday the 29th
• Yr 6 T-shirts March at our Easter Hat Parade. All tickets will be
• Stage 3 Outdoor Education $1.00 each. A book of 10 tickets has gone home
• Athletics Carnival with each family. If you need extra tickets they will
• World Water Day – limited places available be available from the office.
• Easter Hat Parade - Lunch Order
Cross Country
Canteen News On Friday April 6 we will be holding our Annual
School Cross Country. Juniors will run/walk the 2km
Tue 20 Mar:
course and seniors 3kms.
Wed 21 Mar: Meaghan Sheedy
Thurs 22 Mar: Jodie Bennett
All students in Years 2-6 are expected to
Fri 23 Mar: Sally Douglas & Michelle Bink
participate. They are allowed to walk the course if
Mon 26 Mar:
they cannot run the full distance. All those
Tue 27 Mar:
completing the course earn house points for their
Wed 28 Mar: Leah Wallace
sporting house.
Thurs 29 Mar: Janet Allen & Fiona Morrison
Fri 30 Mar: Susan Martin & Natalie Katacos
If a child cannot participate, through illness etc; they
Mon 2 Apr: Di Holden
will need a note, and they will remain at school.
Every student attending the Cross Country should
Sausage sizzle orders due in Friday 23rd March.
have:
No lunch orders will be taken on Tuesday 20th March
• Hat
Harmony Day. If you have not ordered the Harmony
Day menu please bring in your lunch from home. • Sunscreen
Canteen will be open for snacks and ice blocks. • Water bottle
• Sensible shoes e.g. joggers
Volunteers needed for roster. • Asthma medication if needed.
Please write names on all items.
Parent help will be essential, so if you can assist
please see Miss Russell. We require adults to man
GPS News No: 4 19 March 2018
the various check points and to supervise the safety for parents. With limited availability across an array
of students on the run. of instruments, be sure to secure your child’s spot
now.
The Cross Country takes place in the school Enrol now or for more info call 1300 168 742 or visit
grounds and on paths and parkland adjacent to the www.themusicbus.com.au
school and permission is covered by signing the
general permission note at the beginning of the year.
If you do not wish your child to take part please
inform their teacher in writing.
Miss Russell 4 ways to respond to kids who love the last word
Organiser A hard part of dealing with kids, whether you are a
teacher or a parent, is to ignore some of their ‘last
Library News wordedness’ and the verbal comments they throw
our way.
Welcome to our new library and computer monitors
who will receive training over the next fortnight so We are not suggesting that we ignore all taunts or
they are able to assist with the running of the library. rude remarks but there are many occasions when
we should just leave the ‘imaginary rope’ that
Library Monitors children throw where it lies. Usually when we ‘pick
Matilda Olivia up the rope’ we turn into a child!
Alexie Natalie
Finlay Lily ‘Throwing the rope’ is effective as behind most
Claire Alycia conflict between kids and adults are the deeper
Shae Michiko issues of:
Alexander Tobias • Power (“I want to make you do this”),
Cooper • Position (“I’m the adult so you should listen
to me”) and
Computer Monitors • Prestige (“I want others to think I’m doing a
Chantelle Martika good parenting job”).
Kaylan Jake Arguments, last-wordedness or comeback lines,
Bailey Breanna which are often about kids saving face, threaten our
Taylor Zoe position or prestige as parents or teachers. “You
Shianne Bailey can’t say that to me, I am the adult,” is the type of
thinking that brings us undone every time.
We really appreciate your help, not just to us, but to
all the students at Grahamstown. They are also a way of kids saying that I will
acquiesce to you but on my terms, which is about
Mrs Smith, Mrs Lockhart and Mrs Schmitt power.
For more, read Michael's latest blog post on
managing kids who love to have the last word
Additional ways to learn more
1. Read Michael's book One Step Ahead, his
behaviour management tome
2. Take one of the Parenting Boys or Parenting Girls
courses, as they both have sections on specific
The Music Bus is Now Taking Mid-Term strategies for each gender
Enrolments 3. Immerse yourself in learning with Parenting Boys
The Music Bus is now taking mid-term enrolments at and Parenting Girls
school. With only half the term remaining, it’s only
half the price, the perfect time to give lessons a try. Here’s to keeping one step ahead of your kids!
The Music Bus is our wonderful school-based music The Parenting Ideas team
program offering weekly specialist instrument
lessons right on the big yellow bus, all instruments
provided for lesson time and at an affordable price
GPS News No: 4 19 March 2018
Assembly Awards
PBL Term 1
Awards KF
Camden
KR
Anabelle
Early Stage 1 Caitlyn Chen
Cohen, Jackson, Mackenzie x2, Macey, Luca x2, Arabella Bentley
Arabella, Alec, Aaliyah, Logan, Anabelle x2 & Tenealle
Xaviar 1/2M 1/2T
Stage 1 Cooper Samuel
Dylan, Olivia L, Aliyah, Lailah x2, Quade, Katelyn Ella
Nicholas, Logan, Navrin x3, Bhavya, Toby, Logan Mason
Emmeline, Olivia F, Samuel, Kayley, Justice, Nicholas Bobbi
Sophia x2, Kobi, Piper x2 & Jack 1/2G 2/3H
Stage 2 Blake Ivy
Liam x3, Kiahlani, Summer, Christina x2, Popi x2, Olivia Jasmine
Abby, Grace, Bela, Holly, Amelia, Kleo, Riannon Arabella Isabella
x2, Storm, Savanna, Islay x3 & Bradley x2
Stage 3 3/4MC 3/4C
Evan, Brian, Lily x5, Jonathan x4, Kaylan, Logan, Callum Jackson
Brock, Sahara, Breanna, Nikala, Mia, Xander, Edith Ashton
Chloe, Annabelle, Emilia, Rex, Finlay, Jessica, Sonny Chontay
Alexie, Michiko, Alisha x2, Caylee, Olivia Zac Brandon
& Elyssa x2 4/5B 5/6M
Gold Liam Matilda
Hayden, Zabella x2, Zaine, Lily, Liam, Wilbur, Kiahlani Sahara
Madeline, Chloe, Jacob, Abby, Emily, Sahara, Lily Kyan
Jonothan, Tobias & Emilia Kaylan Olivia
Badge 5/6A 5/6T
Logan Kyan Dylan
Principals Award Sahara Tristan
Chelsea, Matilda, Marley, Ella, Amarli, Alex, Sara Matilda Riley
& Emily Olivia Cody
5/6R
Aidan F
Ashby
Zoe
Taylor
GPS News No: 4 19 March 2018
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