Chalk Talk GISBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL

GISBORNE
PRIMARY
SCHOOL
Chalk Talk
35 Fisher Street
Gisborne Vic 3437
Phone: 5428 2022
Fax: 5428 4280
E-mail:
gisborne.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website:
www.gisborneps.vic.edu.au
TERM DATES 2014
Term 4: 6 Oct - 19 Dec
Term 4 - Issue 32
23rd October 2014
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2014 CURRICULUM DAY FOR TERM 4
3rd November
Diary Dates
Fri 24th Oct
GPS Music Recital
Wed 29th Oct
Whole School Photo
Fri 31st Oct
World Teacher’s Day
Mon 3rd Nov
CURRICULUM DAY
Tue 4th Nov
Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
Sat 8th November
PFA Shopping Tour
Mon 10th Nov
Grade 4 Camp
Tue 11th Nov

T20 Blast School Cup Carnival

Grade 3 Reptile Encounters
Incursion
Fri 14th Nov

First Session of Pre Prep
Program

Student Disco
Sun 16th Nov
PFA Vision Portraits Fundraiser
Wed 19th Nov
School Council Meeting
Fri 21st Nov
Second Session of Pre Prep Program
Fri Nov 28th

Third Session of Pre Prep
Program

Prep—Family Circus Night
Mon 1st Dec

Grade 5 Supreme Incursion

Grade 6 Camp
Tues 9th Dec
Orientation Day
Tues 16th Dec
Student Reports Distributed
Wed 17th Dec
Grade 6 Graduation
Fri 19th Dec
Last Day of Term 4
REMINDER OF PAYMENT & NOTICES DUE:
 PRE PREP TRANSITION FORMS due tomorrow 24th October.
 PFA Shopping Tour payment of $50 due tomorrow Fri 24th October
 Grade 6 Camp next payment due Mon 27th October
 Grade 4 Camp Medication forms were due yesterday Wed 22nd and last payment
is due Fri 31st October
 Grade 3 Reptile Encounters Incursion form and $12.00 payment due Wed 5th
November
 Grade 6 Graduation form and payment due Mon 8th December
 FINAL NETBOOK PAYMENTS FOR THE 2014 LEASE AGREEMENT ARE
NOW OVERDUE, IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED.
If parents are making payments online, please ensure that permission notes are
returned promptly with a notation on the bottom to say you have paid online.
DON’T FORGET TO RAISE YOUR HAND FOR ANAPHYLAXIS
GPS is still in 4th place—get your vote in everyday!
Please continue to vote for a chance to win $10,000, by selecting
GISBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Tell all your family and friends, every
hand counts! Thanks to everyone for helping! Voting continues until 18th
December. http://www.anaphylaxis101.com.au/
WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTO
Next Wednesday the 29th October we will have a ‘Whole School Photo’ of staff and
students taken at 9:00am. Please ensure all students are in clean school uniform and are at
school by first bell at 8:55am.
We invite you to the
Gisborne Primary School
Music Recital
Fri 24th October
6:00pm—7:30pm
Church of Christ, 31 Saunders Rd, New Gisborne
We are asking audience members to bring a small plate to
share for supper on the evening.
We look forward to seeing you.
Don’t forget
Student
Banking
is
Page
2
now every
WEDNESDAY
in Term 4
GRADE 1/2 FAIRY PARK EXCURSION
On Thursday the 16th of October, the Grade 1 students headed off to
the Fairy Park in Anakie. We were looking for the “castle in the sky”,
but it proved hard to find as the day was very cold, grey and rainy.
Students explored the Fairy Park and enjoyed pressing the buttons to
see which magical action took place before their eyes. They also
enjoyed visiting Camelot’s Playground. The tunnels and huge slide
proved how much fun playgrounds can be.
We arrived back at school, maybe a little wet and tired but it was a fantastic day for all involved.
Thank you to our parent helpers on the day, Rob, Matt, Melinda, and Kylie. Your help was greatly
appreciated.
GRADE 2 CAMP
Last Thursday the Grade 2’s went to school camp at Boomerang
Ranch. There were lots of activities. There was horse riding,
damper making, orienteering, kite making and charcoal drawing. In
the middle of the activities we had free time outside. There were
5 groups. Group 1 was Donkeys, Group 2 was Mules, Group 3
was Ponies, Group 4 was Horses and Group 5 was Brumbies. Mrs
Potter would ring the bell when free time was over and we
started another activity. For dinner Mrs Potter tricked us into
thinking the we were having mashed brussels sprouts, but we had
chicken schnitzel and mashed potato and vegies. We did a show
after and you could do whatever you wanted to. I did Roar with
Madison and Abbey. When we went to bed the girls had a party.
We woke up early on Friday. We got dressed to have free time.
After we did the rest of the activities we walked to Tipperary
Springs to have lunch. When we all got back we got our bags and
got on the bus. On the way back we went to a park.
Matilda W 1/2C
A REMINDER
THAT
SCHOOL
HATS ARE TO
BE WORN IN
TERM 4
Grade 2 students pointing to the ‘famous’
Boomerang Ranch Bell.
The teachers would like to congratulate the Grade 2 students for their wonderful behaviour on
camp. We would also like to commend the fathers that attended and extend our appreciation, Pete
Dickins, Pere Ruka and Chris Jackson. Without the assistance of parents we would not be able to run
these camps successfully.
Term 4 ~ Wednesday Lunch Special ~
3 Dim Sims and your choice of drink
(milk, sports water or fruit juice)
only $4.00
Term 4 Canteen Roster
TIME/DATE
24-Oct-14
31-Oct-14
7-Nov-14
14-Nov-14
9AM - 11:30AM
Deanna Kelly
Nicole Fitt
Susan Spaltman
Hollee Chuck
9AM - 11:30AM
Michelle Savage
Jane Giuffre
URGENT HELP
NEEDED
Sophia Floreani
12:30pm - 2:30pm Deanna Kelly
Fiona Schnoor
Susan Spaltman
Mandy Anderson
URGENT HELP
NEEDED
12:30pm - 2:30pm Paula Kucic
Cheryl Van Dort
Renae Simpson
Nicole McKibbin
Fiona Corry
21-Nov-14
URGENT HELP
NEEDED
Katie Duoba
**Shopping Tour**
Saturday 8th November 2014
Six places still need to be filled to avoid
cancellation of the shopping tour.
Please contact the school office by tomorrow
Friday 24th October to confirm your place.
It’s back on!
The Student Disco has been rescheduled for
Friday 14th November 2014
Notices will be sent home to families soon!
WORLD TEACHER’S DAY
This year our school will be celebrating World Teacher’s Day on Friday 31st October. We invite students to write a card, letter, or
poem; draw a picture, or just say thank you to your teacher for all the hard work they do. You can bring flowers from your garden
or bake something special if you like. Bring your ‘special thank you’ to school on Friday October 31st.
VISION PORTRAITS FUNDRAISER
Parents Victoria Online Conference
October 2014 & May 2015
First four days: 6am Monday 27 October 2014 to 11pm Thursday 30 October (Australian Eastern Standard time)
Register (for no cost) at: http://www.straighttothepoint.co/pv/register/
PARENTS of primary and secondary students, in all Australian States, Territories and countries, in government, Catholic and independent schools, are warmly invited to take part in the Parents Victoria two-part online conference, which
will be held over four days in October 2014 and a further four days during Education Week in May 2015 (there will be
no need to re-register for the second section).
No special software is needed, other than an internet-connected computer and a browser (speakers are an advantage
but are optional). The online discussions will be very easy to join in; online resources will be provided, and guidelines
about how to participate will be available. *You don’t need to be a member of Parents Victoria to take part. Join in for
all of the eight days, just some days, or even a few hours, depending on your lifestyle and other commitments. The conference is open 24/7 and is moderated between 6am to 11pm. Posts outside 6am to 11pm may not appear on the website until the following day.
Topics
The four one-day topics are Homework, Access, Reporting and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). The ongoing topic of
Funding, an additional topic, will run for the entire four days. There will also be an opportunity for participants to raise
other issues.
For further details please contact Parents Victoria at
office@parentsvictoria.asn.au or visit our website www.parentsvictoria.asn.au