term 1 week 10 2015.pub - Golden Grove Primary School

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Golden Grove Primary School
NEWSLETTER
OUR VALUES
RESPONSIBILITY-EMPATHY-SELF WORTH-PERSONAL EXCELLENCE-COLLABORATION-TRUST
Term 1 Week 10, 2nd April 2015
Inside this issue
Principal News
Sports News
Award Winners
Kelly’s News
Canteen News
ANZAC Day Update
Medication Management
Policy
Coming events
03/04/15
Good Friday Public Holiday
06/04/15
Easter Monday Public Holiday
10/04/15
ANZAC Day Assembly HB 2
Term 1 Ends
2:10pm Dismissal
28/04/15
Term 2 begins
22/05/15
School Disco
Principal
Wendy Moore
Dear Parents,
Term 1 is coming to a close and it has certainly been a big term. Thank
you to all parents who attended interviews with teachers during the
past two weeks to share student learning progress. While interviews are
offered formally at the conclusion of Term 1, parents are reminded that
we welcome your queries at any time of the year to ensure that you
have the information you need to support your child/ren.
We’ve enjoyed
several
extrac urri c ul a r
activities
this
term but our
core business of
teaching
and
learning
in
classrooms has
also been very
productive. With
a strong focus
on literacy and numeracy at our school, our Site Improvement Plan
outlines strategies for implementation in classrooms throughout the
year. This will improve the way in which we accommodate individual
learners and track progress. An example of this has been the work of
teachers this term in year level teams to identify strengths and
weaknesses in writing (of a particular genre). Once teachers had
identified common weaknesses, they worked together to plan learning
activities to lift the quality of writing across their particular year level
and will reassess again next term.
Congratulations to the
GGPS SAPSASA Football
Team!
District
Champions
2015
140 Bicentennial Drive
Golden Grove 5125
Phone: 8289 3137
Fax: 8289 3138
Email:
dl.1848_info@schools.
sa.edu.au
Website:
www.goldengps.sa.edu.au
SMS: 0416 906 270
Term 1 concludes next Friday 10th April.
As a measure of respect, students are required to wear their
school uniform on the last day of term as our final assembly will
be dedicated to Anzac Day and will be a formal occasion.
Sports News
SAPSASA District Softball
Congratulations to Mikyla Payne, Sarah Fry, Matt Price and
Alex Galpin for being selected in the TTG District SAPSASA
Softball team.
They all enjoyed a week of Softball with the girls winning 4
games and the boys winning 9 games. Luckily for the boys
this meant that they won the carnival and received a
winner’s medal for their efforts.
Well done on a successful week.
Little Athletics
On the 21st and 22nd March, a number of students from our school qualified for, and
participated in, the State Little Athletics Championships at Santos Stadium.
Congratulations to Bridget Grant and James Upton who both received a Silver medal and to
Emilaya Ellis who won 3 gold and 2 silver medals.
SAPSASA District Swimming Carnival
On Thursday 26th March, Holly Blundell represented the Tea Tree Gully District in the SAPSASA
Swimming Carnival. She managed to gain a place in the finals of the 50 metres Freestyle,
Backstroke and Butterfly, winning a bronze medal in the Backstroke.
Congratulations Holly!
Stephanie Portlock
Our School Captains on Sports Day
Sports Vouchers
In March 2014, the Premier, Hon Jay Weatherill MP, committed to provide a sport
voucher to the value of $50 for every primary school student in South Australia.
The vouchers can be used to subsidise membership or participation fees for a sporting
activity or program which involves a weekly match or training opportunity for at least
10 weeks.
The vouchers can be found on the website: www.sportsvouchers.sa.gov.au. To
redeem the Sports Vouchers you can complete the voucher and present it at a
“Sports Vouchers” registered club. Some registered clubs require online registration
and many have already incorporated the redemption of the Sports vouchers into their
online systems.
You can use the website to search for a registered club in your local area and each
voucher is for one child per year.
If you don’t have a computer at home, you can go to the local library where you can
make use of free access to the internet. If you require any additional information or
assistance please email: sportsvouchers@sa.gov.au
Kelly’s News
I am going to be away from school for the first
five weeks of Term 2. I will be leaving a number
of information packs that parents will be able to
pick up from school if needed. Packs that I have
available:
The Great Domino Trade Day!
Missing any dominos from your
collection?
When: Tuesday lunchtime
Where: in front of HB10
You need to give one to get one FREE!
Bring your spares to either Katie in HB24
or Ms Davis in HB10 to join the fun!
working through family breakdown and
separation
dealing with children’s anxiety
resources for dealing with teasing and
bullying
responding
to
difficult
behaviour
(community organisations to contact)
working through grief and loss
helping children work through anger
management issues
Please be aware that the Parent Helpline is a
telephone information service for parents in
South Australia. You can call 1300 364 100 for the
cost of a local call within South Australia. The
Women's and Children's Health Network Parent
Helpline provides telephone information and
support at any time 7 days a week, or you can
visit http://www.parenting.sa.gov.au/ for more
information.
I hope everyone has a safe and happy holidays
– see you in Week 6!
Kelly Johnston
Canteen News
The last half of this term has been an extremely busy one for all, with swimming week and
Sports Day following each other.
Without our amazing volunteers, the canteen would not have been able to supply the
children with their swim packs and the amount of lunches, coffee and cake etc. on Sports
Day.
This wonderful group of people worked tirelessly in these 2 weeks, some who do not have
children still attending our school! Because of their efforts, we took a record amount of $3,000
on Sports Day. A big heartfelt thank you to the following lovely ladies.
Jodie Hoffman
Karin Wheaton
Denise Scotford
Kate Reynolds
Alicia Schlueter
Saskia Lemerande
Suzie Weatherall
Nicole Lampshire
Teresa Cowie
Jetty Aarden
Wanda Cook
Jenny Sams
Karen Glynn-Roe
Zena Weaver
Gene (Adam Pritchard’s Grandma)
Karen Smith for organising class parents for the Peters Van and Vanessa for her kind donation
of packets of chips
Anzac Day Research
The library has a display on Anzac Day to support student learning in
class.
We would like to thank parents who have loaned us resources. Matt
Holloway shared a large number of interesting items from his career in the
navy and army with help from his children Will, Emma, Sophia and Mya.
The display has raised many thought provoking questions from students.
We hope that it has helped make this special centenary year, one
to remember and learn from.
You are invited to
Golden Grove Primary School’s
100th Anniversary of
ANZAC DAY
CEREMONY
Friday 10th April 2015 at 9:00am
on Hard Play 1
ANZAC day, the 25th April, is about
remembering the brave men and women who
have served our country in times of war.
The Ode of Remembrance:
They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
at the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
HB2 will be presenting the ANZAC day
ceremony this year. ANZAC day is
commemorated on the 25th of April each year.
This year it will be in the school holidays,
therefore we will be commemorating on the
last day of the term 1.
Australia & New Zealand Army Corps
Golden Grove Primary School
Award Winners
This weeks awards were given for our School Value
PERSONAL EXCELLENCE
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT POLICY
DECD First Aid and Medication Management Policies require schools to store or supply medication
to students only if the following important conditions are met:
All medications to be administered at school must be accompanied by a Medication
Authority form and a Health Care Plan for each medical condition. Forms are available from
the school or Health Care professionals.
All medications require a separate Medication Authority form. (Only one medication per
authority)
All Health Care Plans and Medication Authorities are current for 12 months only and are
reviewed annually. (Although every effort is made to contact parents if medications/plans
are due to be updated, this is the parents’ responsibility.)
All medications to be administered at school must be in the original medication bottle or
container and clearly labelled. Labelling must include the name of the student, dosage and
time to be administered.
The first dose of new medication should not be administered at school. The student should be
supervised by an adult family member or a health professional when the first dose is
administered in case of allergic reactions.
Medication to be administered at school must not have passed the expiry date (under no
circumstances will expired medication be administered). If a child presents with an
emergency and the medication or plan is out of date, an ambulance will be called.
All of the above conditions are required to be met for any and all medications. This includes but is
not limited to:
Prescription medications such as Antibiotics, EpiPens, Asthma medication etc.
‘Over the counter’ medications such as analgesics (panadol, heron etc), anti-inflammatory
medication (ibuprofen, nurofen etc), as well as vitamins, supplements, topical creams/lotions
etc.
Please note: Except for diagnosed conditions that require regular medication (asthma, allergies
etc), most medical conditions/complaints will not require the administration of medication during
school hours. For example, medication that is required to be taken 3 times per day can be taken
before school, after school and at bedtime. For short term medical conditions (cold/flu, virus/
bacterial infections etc.) we ask parents to give careful thought as to whether or not their child
requires medication to be taken at school, and if they are unwell enough to require medication,
consider if they are in fact well enough to be at school at all. If it is decided that it is in the best
interest of the child that medication is required then Medication Authorities and any relevant care
plans must accompany the medication to school.
This above information also applies for all camps and excursions.