Friday - Spring Gully Primary School

“SPRING GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL - A PLACE TO BELONG”
Our Values
RESPECT – Valuing self, all others, property and the environment
FRIENDLINESS – Interacting with all others in an open and welcoming manner
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT – Striving to be the best we can
TEAM SPIRIT – Working together so we can learn from each other and all do our best
FAIRNESS – Being fair in everything we do
RESPONSIBILITY – Being relied upon to be honest, and do the right thing for yourself
and the
community
Grade 4 Camp –
Camp Curumbene,
Corop.
Wednesday, 22nd
October – Friday,
24th October
Principal: Mr. Francis Trezise
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Diana Devlin
School Council President: Mrs. Donna Bovaird
Newsletter 32 – Thursday, 16th October 2014
Principal Awards – Grades P - 1
Prep Dewhurst - Amelia H - for her concerted efforts in reading. Amelia has tried really hard to utilise the strategies taught in class
to improve her own reading. Fantastic effort Amelia – keep up the great work.
Prep Gowers - Isabel W - Isabel have made a wonderful effort to improve her writing! She begins her writing straight away and is
now having a great go at words she doesn’t know. Isabel is writing longer pieces about her own experiences. Super effort!
Prep Poulton - Owen W - for participating well in our German Day Festivities. He enjoyed all of the food and even ate the purple
cabbage! Well done Owen, it is great to see you trying new things!
1 Leahy - Zoe H - for continually trying her best in all learning areas. She is a quiet achiever who is kind to all of her classmates.
Well done Zoe!
1 Pesina - Annabelle G - for putting in her very best efforts to improve her reading. Annabelle can read many words automatically
and has learned some great skills for solving tricky words.
1 Rodda/Smith - Emily M -for taking responsibility with editing and revising her writing independently.
Keep up the great work Em!
Value Tree Awards
Personal Achievement: Teleia S
Respect: Mia M
Responsibility: Isabella G, Madison T
Team Spirit: Jackson D, Amelia H, Hamysh K
Sports Awards – Grades P - 1
Prep Dewhurst: Brooklyn B; Prep Gowers: William D; Prep Poulton: Isabella N;
1 Leahy: Ryan L; 1 Pesina: Emma S; 1 Rodda/Smith: Bethany W
Art Award
1 Leahy - Zoe H - Zoe produced an artwork full of crazy critters trapped in a jar. Her work was neat and very detailed.
Congratulations Zoe.
Language award
1 Leahy - Ryan L - for his excellent work and enthusiasm in German class.
Music Award
4/5 Takacs - Jorja S - her enthusiasm and contribution to the choir.
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: spring.gully.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Diary Dates 2014
October
Friday, 17th
2.00pm3.00pm
Monday, 20th
7.00pm7.30pm
7.30pm9.00pm
Wednesday,
22nd–Friday,
24th
Thursday, 23rd
8.00am 8.30am
Friday, 24th
2.00pm
Monday, 27th
Tuesday, 28th
Wednesday,
29th
Thursday, 30th
– Friday, 31st
Thursday, 30th
8.00am8.30am
Friday, 31st
November
Friday, 1st
Monday, 3rd
6.00pm7.00pm
7.00pm9.00pm
Thursday, 6th
8.00am8.30am
Friday, 7th
Tuesday, 11th
Wednesday,
12th
Thursday, 13th
6.30pm7.30pm
8.00am 8.30am
Friday, 14th
Monday, 17th
7.00pm 7.30pm
Fresh Fruit Friday P-2
Art and Music Whole
School Performance –
Shake, Rattle and Pop
Accountability and
Management
Subcommittee Meeting
School Council Meeting
Thursday, 20th
Grade 4 Camp – Camp
Curumbene, Corop
Friday, 28th
YMCA Breakfast
Program
Fresh Fruit Friday P-2
Parents’ Club Meeting
Gr 6 Inter-school sport
State Athletics
Prep Excursion – Ballarat
Wildlife Park
Bendigo Cup Day
holiday
Grade 2 Camp –
Koolamurt Scout Camp
YMCA Breakfast
Program
Regional Basketball
Gr 6 Inter-school Sport
World Teachers’ Day
Gr 6 Inter-school sport
Fresh Fruit Friday P-2
Grounds/Landscape &
Buildings Subcommittee
Meeting
Education & Community
Development
Subcommittee Meeting
YMCA Breakfast
Program
Fresh Fruit Friday P-2
Milo T20 Blast up
Cricket
P-6 Incursion Leigh Hobbs Artist/illustrator/writer
2015 Prep Parent
Information Session
YMCA Breakfast
Program
Fresh Fruit Friday P-2
Gr 6 Inter-school Sport
Accountability and
Management
Friday, 21st
Wednesday,
26th
Thursday, 27th
7.30pm 9.00pm
8.00am8.30am
9.00am10.00am
9.00am11.00am
8.00am8.30am
Subcommittee Meeting
School Council Meeting
YMCA Breakfast
Program
2015 Prep Orientation
Session
Fresh Fruit Friday P-2
2015 Prep Orientation
Session
YMCA Breakfast
Program
Fresh Fruit Friday P-2
Prep – Responsible Pet
Ownership
From the Principal
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Chinese Cultural and Language Immersion
Program
Our two Chinese exchange students arrived at our
school yesterday and will stay with us until Friday 5th
December. The students are all settling in well.
Many thanks to our host families, school
ambassadors and school community for making them
feel so welcome. The students will part of our
classrooms during their stay and will also attend
English classes.
Next Monday they will attend a Mayoral reception at
the Town Hall to welcome them to Bendigo.
School Song
A couple of people have asked us to publish the
words to our school song. Please see below:
My friends, my peers, my achievements, my ideas
All meet in this Spring Gully school;
The friendships created from nine ‘til three-thirty
May last for many a year.
I’m encouraged to try things I might never try,
To work just as hard as I can.
I’m learning new skills and enjoying the thrill
Of seeing just who I am...
Of being just who I am.
May the tears and the laughter be something
I’ll treasure, when I’m no longer a child
The mem’ries good and bad, the best times I’ve had
Learning how I can fit in this world.
CHORUS.
progress and is a great way to measure and reward
our school's success.
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: spring.gully.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
2015 Placement Requests
Throughout October and November we will continue
to work on our class structures and student
combinations for next year.
In the past we have worked to ensure friendship
groups remain together, however it is equally
important to recognise the need to establish
productive environments that support learning, as
well as maintaining or building new friendship
groups. If there are any concerns about friendship
placements for students in 2015, please let me know
in writing or email
trezise.francis.c@edumail.vic.gov.au by Friday, 7th
November. No late requests will be considered.
Please note that it is not possible for parents to
request specific teachers as it would be impossible to
accommodate all requests. Our process is to develop
matched classroom groups based on social and
educational needs, and then we match teachers to
each class. In this way all classes are developed
equally.
Currently we do not know who will be teaching
which grades next year and several factors will
determine how this is finally decided. We are
presently in the process of recruiting staff and this
will determine our final workforce for 2015. Our
Prep teachers will be known before the Prep
Information Night on Wednesday, 12th November.
Michael Grose Parenting Ideas
This week I have included an article titled “The
secret to raising happy, confident kids”. I hope some
of you find parts of this information useful.
Regional Athletic Sports
Congratulations to the students that competed in the
Regional Athletics Championships on Monday. This
was a high level of competition, with four of our
students now progressing to the next level.
Congratulations to all students that competed and
best wishes to the students progressing to the next
level of competition.
Social Worker
We are very pleased to be able to offer the services
of an extra Social Worker in our school.
The Social Worker, Kim, has started s and is able to
provide counselling and therapy for students in need.
She specialises in Play Therapy and can work with
children experiencing some of the following:
 Learning and attention problems
 Worry and anxiety
 Friendship problems
 Grief and loss
 Trauma, such as family violence.
This service is fully covered by Medicare and does
require the child to have a Mental Health Plan from
their GP.
Assistance can be given in obtaining such a plan if
needed, by phoning the Tristar Medical Group
Epsom on 54485952 [please ask to speak to the
Mental Health Nurse, Cindy].
If you would like to access this free service through
the school, please contact me as soon as possible as
due to the popularity of the program, there is only 1
vacancy available.
Diana Devlin
Assistant Principal
Reminder: Induction Evening - Year 7 Parents &
Students at BSE 2015
Thursday, 30th October 7.00pm to 8.00pm
German Cultural Day
On Monday the junior students ate some delicious
German food and were entertained by the fabulous
Marcus and Carolyn from Hunkydory Puppets and
the Eurofest Choir. The students loved the Mr Punch
puppet shows and were amazed by the wide range of
puppets they were introduced to including a skeleton
puppet, a flying fairy puppet and puppets made from
shoes! Here are some photos from the day!
More to come soon.
Student Absences
Thank you to the parents that notify us of their
child’s absence/lateness via SMS and the APP.
Please remember to include your child’s name, grade
and reason for absence/lateness in your SMS/APP.
Removal of Buildings—Weekend Demolition
One portable building will be demolished over the
weekend. Please talk to your children that this will be
happening and that it is very important that they
avoid playing in our school on the weekend.
Francis Trezise
Principal
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: spring.gully.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
April
Linda
Marcus and Carolyn live in Newstead and if anyone
is interested, they can be booked for private parties.
Their contact number is 0422549907.
Chinese Immersion Program
On Tuesday our Chinese students, Lily and Linda
arrived and are settling well into our school. Our
Chinese teacher, April, has been busy visiting
students at Spring Gully, Lightning Reef,
Kennington and Eppalock schools. On Monday they
will be formally welcomed to our school at the
assembly. Parents, as always, are welcome to attend
this welcome.
Lily with Tehjal
Felicity Woodward (Chinese Homestay
Coordinator / LOTE Teacher)
Advance Notice – Grade 6 Graduation
Grade 6 Graduation will be held on December 18th
at Bendigo South East College.
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: spring.gully.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Art Blog
If you are interested in seeing all the fabulous work
going on in the Art Room, then either follow the link
in this school newsletter to the SGPS Art Blog
http://sgpsartflash.edublogs.org/ or tap on Art Room
in the Classroom Info section of the School App.
This will instantly direct you to the blog on your
smart phone or tablet.
Mrs Leed (Art Teacher)
Regional Athletics
Well done to all of our students who represented the
school at the Loddon Campaspe Mallee Regional
Athletics on Monday. The competition was very
strong and featured the best athletes from Central and
Northern Victoria.
Daniel B won both of his individual events – the
triple jump and the 200m. He was also a member of
our successful 4 x 100m relay team that won the 12
Years event. This team also featured Hamish B, Tom
M and Jack M. A brilliant effort boys!
Acacia M won her heat in the girls 10 Years 200m
and finished 4th in the final. Hamish Boyle-Wild
finished 7th in the 12 Years Shot Put.
I would like to congratulate all of these students on
their achievements, and for the way they conducted
themselves throughout the day.
Early Morning T20 Blast Cricket Tournament
Our Early Morning Cricket Tournament commenced
this morning with teams 1 and 2 playing. This
competition is for students from grades 3 to 6 and is
in the form of a Round Robin competition. Students
have now been placed into teams and a fixture has
been created. This fixture can be found on display in
the Senior Building. Games are being played every
Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8.15 sharp. Any
unfinished innings will be completed during
lunchtime that same day. Players do not need to be
available every Tuesday and Thursday – only when
their team is playing.
Interschool Sports – Cricket and Handball
Students in grade 6 will be competing in an
Interschool sporting competition this term with
neighbouring schools. The purpose of this
competition is to allow our students to mix with
students from other BSE feeder schools, whilst
enjoying the benefits of playing organised team
sports. It will also allow for our school cricket teams
to prepare for the Bendigo Tournament later this
term.
Week 3 – Friday 24th October - Strathfieldsaye
(home) V Spring Gully
Week 4 – Friday 31st October - Spring Gully (home)
V Quarry Hill/Eppalock
Week 6 – Friday 14th November - Spring Gully
(home) V Kennington
Week 9 – Friday 5th December - Transition Round
Robin (BSE) TBC
Michael Smith (PE and Sports Coordinator)
Fresh Fruit Friday Roster
Friday, 17th October – Kirsten Burns, Leanne Hufer,
Colleen Hurley
Friday, 24th October – Elizabeth Jackson, Debbie
Kasim, Donna Williams
A big ‘THANK YOU’ to the parents that have
volunteered to assist with the Fresh Fruit Friday
Roster. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and
valued.
Special thanks to those parents who assisted with
Fresh Fruit Friday last week.
These boys now progress to the State final in
Melbourne on the 27th of October.
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: spring.gully.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Casserole Roster
Thursday, 23rd October – Rachelle Anderson,
Jasmine Dann
A big ‘THANK YOU’ to the parents that have
volunteered to assist with the Casserole Roster. Your
efforts are greatly appreciated and valued.
Bendigo Stadium fundraiser for Energy
Breakthrough
To hopefully get people interested in an easy way to
raise some funds for the EB cause, we have made a
booking at the Schweppes Stadium Bistro for
tonight - Thursday 16th October at 6:00pm. If we can
get at least 20 people to attend we get refunded 50%
of the meal price which can then be put into the EB
account. It will be a fun evening for the students and
will be a great opportunity for the parents to sample
great food. This offer is only open at the Schweppes
Bistro between 6:00 – 8:00,
Chris Eaton (Fundraiser for Energy
Breakthrough)
Sick Bay Laundering Roster
Friday, 17th October – Cara Smith
Friday, 24th October – Dana Antonic
A big ‘THANK YOU’ to the parents that have
volunteered to assist with the Sick Bay Linen
Laundering Roster. Your efforts are greatly
appreciated and valued.
Community News
‘For all your pet, produce and farm needs’
Parents’ Club
Next Meeting: Friday, 24th October at
2.00pm in the staffroom
All parents (and pre-schoolers) welcome!
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: spring.gully.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: spring.gully.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au
Future Strathfieldsaye Jets Cricketers, time is getting
to the end to register.
Commencing Sunday 26th October 10am-11am @
Flight Centre Park (Tannery Lane), Strathfieldsaye
ending Dec 14th.
REWARD
In2 Cricket in Strathfieldsaye, supported by Jenny’s
Early Learning Centre is a great active program for
young Boys & Girls aged
approx 4-8.
$70 which includes a cricket bag of goodies including
shirt, cap and bat.
Register online via MyCricket site or
https://playreg.cricket.com.au/pages/noauth/olregsta
rt.aspx?entityid=2728&sslredirect=1&mode=1
MISSING FROM THE FLORA HILL AREA – ANSWERS TO
THE NAME OF BUDDY
For any questions please email Brent Yates at
strathfieldsaye@club.cricketvictoria.com.au<mailto:str
athfieldsaye@club.cricketvictoria.com.au>
PLEASE PHONE 0417 595 678 WITH ANY
INFORMATION
Spring Gully Primary School, 104-110 Spring Gully Road, Bendigo, 3550.
PO Box 310, Strathdale, 3550
Phone: 54437230 Fax: 54415584
Email: spring.gully.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Absence Phone No. 0427840915 (SMS only)
Website: www.sgps.vic.edu.au