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GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL<br />
Cnr Arcadia & <strong>School</strong> Roads, <strong>Galston</strong> NSW 2159<br />
Ph: 9653 2062 Fax: 9653 1980<br />
Email: galston-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au<br />
Website:http://www.galston-p.schools.nsw.edu.au<br />
ABN: 50 773 792 062<br />
12 December 2012 NEWSLETTER 40 Week 10 Term 4<br />
Important reminders for this week<br />
Presentation Assembly Thursday 13 December<br />
K-6 Assembly Monday 17 December at 11.15am<br />
Year 6 Farewell Tuesday 18 December<br />
Class Party Day Wednesday 19 December<br />
Last Day for Students Wednesday 19 December<br />
Bronze Awards and Silver Awards<br />
Congratulations to the following students who have earned a bronze award, as part<br />
of our Positive Behaviour Engaging Learners (PBEL) program.<br />
Stella Marsh KP Lockie Woodward KP<br />
Jordan Russo KE Ava Sperling-McGee 1K<br />
Isabella Ormsby 2P Zachary Vincenti 2P<br />
Anatasia Bevege 3S Paige Taylor 3S<br />
Katherine Kassapakis 5/6P<br />
Congratulations to Stella Marsh, Alyssa Vlouhos, Mia Vlouhos, Alex Edwards, James<br />
Simpson and Hannah West who received a silver award.<br />
Presentation Assembly<br />
This year our Annual Presentation Assembly will be held in the school hall on<br />
Thursday 13 December. Parents are asked to arrive at 9.15am for a 9.30am start. We<br />
would love everybody to attend, as it is a time to celebrate with the children all their<br />
successes, and to acknowledge those students who have excelled. The ceremony<br />
should be finished by approximately 10.30am.<br />
This year, all Academic Award winners and Year 6 Special Awards (Dux, Performing<br />
Arts, Library Service, Citizenship and Year 6 Student of the Year) will be given book<br />
vouchers as their prize.
We have arranged for The Book Escape to bring a variety of books to the school<br />
library on Friday 14 December from 8.30am so the students can redeem their prizes.<br />
If you would like to accompany your child and assist in choosing a book, you are<br />
more than welcome. Please ensure all book vouchers are redeemed on this day.<br />
Talent Quest<br />
The talent quest will take place on Friday 14 December. Students from Kindergarten<br />
to Year 6 can enter this fun, annual event that is run by the Year 6 students. Please be<br />
prepared, as students may come home requesting help with an outfit or music for the<br />
talent quest.<br />
End of Year Reports<br />
The end of year reports will be sent home on Friday 14 December. This is the final<br />
stage of the reporting timeline for 2012. Congratulations to all students for their fine<br />
efforts during the year. Thank you to the teachers who have spent a tremendous<br />
amount of time collating assessment information and writing reports.<br />
End of Year Class Parties<br />
Class parties will be held on Wednesday 19 December. The class parties will be held at<br />
school, except for the Year 6 party, which will be held at Vision Valley. Further<br />
information will be sent home soon regarding class parties.<br />
Newsletter and <strong>School</strong> Website<br />
The last newsletter for 2012 will be sent home on Tuesday 18 December. If you<br />
require further information regarding school events, please access our school website:<br />
http://www.galstonp.schools.nsw.edu.au<br />
P & C Carols Evening<br />
Last Monday the P&C held the annual Carols Evening. The evening<br />
proved a great success and it was wonderful to see so many<br />
members of the <strong>Galston</strong> community in attendance. The children<br />
really enjoyed performing for the many grandparents, parents and<br />
community members. We would like to thank Jo Stephenson and<br />
the P&C committee for all of their hard work in organising the event. Thanks to the<br />
many parents who assisted on the evening with cooking on the BBQ, operating the<br />
canteen and many other things. Thanks also to The <strong>Galston</strong> Rural Fire Brigade who<br />
attended and provided a Santa to distribute lollies to the children. It is also important<br />
to recognise the efforts of the dedicated <strong>Galston</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>School</strong> staff, who capably<br />
organised class items. Special thanks to Mrs Bolger for conducting the evening and<br />
organising the school choir. Our fabulous office staff also assisted with many clerical<br />
duties to ensure the night proceeded smoothly. Thank you to all involved.<br />
Premier’s Reading Challenge, 2012<br />
Congratulations to all the students who received a Premier’s Reading Challenge<br />
Certificate. They were handed out to the students at a special assembly. Special<br />
congratulations to the students receiving a Gold Award this year – Eloise Barrett,<br />
Aden Best, Sebastian Carran, Ben Cook, Jack Cook, Anyka Diancin, Ben Jeffrey and
Theodore Marlow. All students will be encouraged to participate in the 2013 Reading<br />
Challenge.<br />
Over-due Library Books<br />
There are still a few overdue books that need to be returned to the library for<br />
stocktake. It would be appreciated if these books are returned as soon as possible.<br />
Any library books can be put in the blue returns box at the library door.<br />
<strong>School</strong> Financial Rollover<br />
Huge congratulations to our Administration staff, led by our wonderful<br />
Administration Manager, Mrs Cordina, for the successful financial end of school year<br />
rollover. This was not only undertaken in a very professional manner, it was<br />
conducted with minimal fuss, and with no change to the high level of service that is<br />
always provided to our students, families and staff.<br />
<strong>School</strong> Parking and <strong>School</strong> Zone Speed Limit<br />
On Friday 7 December, <strong>Galston</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>School</strong> had a surprise visit from two<br />
police officers. The officers were ensuring that all adults were observing<br />
speed limits and obeying parking signs. The officers also issued parking fines<br />
to some parents. This serves as a timely reminder that all parents need to<br />
follow the school zone speed limit and obey the parking signs placed around the<br />
school, especially in regards to not parking within 20 metres of the school crossing.<br />
Your assistance in this matter will not only avoid a hefty fine, but will ensure the<br />
safety of our students.<br />
Parent Helpers<br />
It has been wonderful to witness the number of parent helpers in<br />
the school, especially in classrooms. This assistance is greatly<br />
appreciated by teachers and certainly assists students with their<br />
learning. It is also extremely beneficial for students to see mum or<br />
dad helping in the classroom, as it demonstrates that education is<br />
valued. Thank you to all parents who assist in the school,<br />
whether it is in the classroom, canteen, uniform shop or<br />
P&C. We greatly appreciate that you give up your time to help.
Thank You<br />
Thank you to Lucas Barrett from Dural Music Centre. Lucas was able to provide<br />
assistance to a <strong>Galston</strong> community family in need. A special request was sent to Lucas,<br />
asking him to locate a unique guitar for Ben Gierek’s birthday. Lucas went above and<br />
beyond to locate the guitar, as well as a set of headphones for Ben. Thanks to Lucas<br />
and Dural Music Centre for supporting the community.<br />
On behalf of the Gierek family…<br />
I would like to thank everyone for their amazing support over the past six months. To<br />
everyone who has offered support and kindness in so many different ways, please<br />
know that the amazing community spirit of <strong>Galston</strong> has helped us get through some<br />
very hard times.<br />
Thank you to all the staff and families at <strong>Galston</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>School</strong> for taking such care<br />
and looking out for our kids. Thanks to Megan Chisholm and everyone at Your<br />
Personal Power Training, as well as the <strong>Galston</strong> Club and the P & C for supporting us<br />
with fundraising.<br />
A special thank you Simon Edwards & Dural Music for organising Ben’s dream guitar<br />
for his 40 th birthday – a day we will never forget.<br />
Ben is currently undergoing a stem cell transplant this week, so we still have a long<br />
road ahead but please know that your continuing support is much appreciated.<br />
Thanks and Merry Christmas.<br />
The Gierek Family<br />
Class Item 1C<br />
In 1C this term we have been reading, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice<br />
Sendak. We have really enjoyed exploring this story through literacy activities and art.<br />
In the story, a forest grew inside Max’s bedroom, so therefore a tree grew inside 1C’s<br />
classroom. We experimented with a variety of art materials and created some of our<br />
own wild things. We used food colouring and straws to create some interesting<br />
monsters. We had a great time learning a poem called ‘Max was a Wild Thing’ to<br />
present as our class item at assembly.
In maths, we have been playing lots of new TEN games. Our favourites include:<br />
Islands, 9 Piles, Greedy Pig, We Love Maths, Swiper, 14, Blocks on Bowl, and Three<br />
dice Add. We can teach you if you like.<br />
We are now busy creating lots of Christmas crafts. We have decorated our classroom<br />
and put our Christmas tree up. You are welcome to come and enjoy the festive<br />
decorations. We wrote rescue plans, as we had to decide what we would do ‘If Santa<br />
got stuck in the Chimney’. We have been finding the meanings of Christmas words<br />
and deciphering lots of Christmas maths codes. Our biggest challenge this term has<br />
been keeping our Secret Santa a secret. From all of us in 1C, Merry Christmas.
P&C News<br />
What a wonderful night! The kids were full of energy, looking fantastic in their<br />
Christmas outfits and they were extremely entertaining. Many teachers and parents<br />
have commented on how great the night was.<br />
As usual, there are many people to thank for bringing the night together:<br />
Firstly, to the teachers for their enormous efforts in preparing the performers.<br />
To the lovely ladies in the office for their part in collecting orders, raffle tickets and<br />
preparing the programme.<br />
To Alison Gierek, Meredith Wright and Sean Montgomery for helping to decorate the<br />
hall. It was a beautiful festive background for the children.<br />
To the Fundraising Committee (Michelle Vumbaca, Kathy Ballinger, Gail Philp, Liz<br />
Eren, Kris Taylor and Tracy Lewer) for preparing and running the stalls.<br />
To Emma Macdonald for organising and running the canteen.<br />
Finally, to the enormous army of volunteers who answered the late call to help out.<br />
In the end, there were so many of you that we lost track! Thank you so much, your<br />
help is always appreciated.<br />
This fabulous team of people worked together to provide a wonderful family night<br />
and the haul of 27 Christmas gifts and hampers was a demonstration of the generous<br />
nature of our school community. Thank you all. You raised over $2,000 which will<br />
help the P&C achieve more goals in 2013.<br />
Special thanks must also go to the <strong>Galston</strong> Rural Fire Service for their visit with Santa<br />
and the opportunity for the children to climb into the twinkling fire truck. The bucket<br />
collection raised $260.40 which will be sent to the RFS on behalf of the parents of the<br />
school. Thank you all for your generous donations.<br />
Many more photos from the Carols night are in the gallery on the school website.
Canteen News<br />
Back by popular demand, more fresh baked Santa Cupcakes available this<br />
Friday. Available only over the counter for $1.00. Ho Ho Ho!<br />
Reminders: This is the last week of canteen. We are closed next<br />
Wednesday for cleaning. There will be NO canteen the first week back<br />
in 2013. Please be sure to check the canteen roster for term 1, 2013 and<br />
contact Kath Ballinger if you need to make any changes.<br />
Out of Stock Items:<br />
According to our suppliers, we should have no out of stock items this week.<br />
Canteen Roster News<br />
I would like to thank all the volunteers who have given up their precious time to help<br />
on canteen this year. Without your help, we would not be able to run the canteen for<br />
our children, who really enjoy it. Also they get such a buzz seeing mum, dad or<br />
grandparents helping out.<br />
Next year you will notice some changes to the roster. Wednesdays now only have<br />
two people rostered. As this is not generally a busy day we feel two people should be<br />
able to cover it. With only two people rostered it is important that you do show for<br />
your shift or make arrangements prior to the day for someone to cover you or swap<br />
a shift.<br />
Fridays now have an extra helper in the mornings. This is to ensure the<br />
baskets/money is done quickly, leaving plenty of time for food preparation.<br />
We are still looking for more volunteers to help either Wednesdays or Fridays. If you<br />
can spare and hour or two, or maybe you are interested in becoming a supervisor,<br />
please contact me on the number below. This is not a hard task and we have catered<br />
for parents with pre-school children.<br />
In the New Year a new availability form will sent out for you to fill in for Term 2.<br />
New helpers will be most welcome<br />
Canteen menu and roster details are displayed on the school website.<br />
My contact details for canteen rostering: Kathy Ballinger – 0407 413 952.
Term 1, 2013<br />
WEDNESDAY 6 Feb 1pm-<br />
1.45pm Megan Grocott, Carla Cady<br />
FRIDAY 8 February Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Kathy Ballinger Belinda Sharp<br />
11am - 2pm Kathy Ballinger Belinda Sharp<br />
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
WEDNESDAY 13 Feb<br />
1pm - 1:45pm Cath Barrett Nicola Bennett<br />
Kris Taylor, Deb<br />
Webb<br />
Louise Wadey<br />
Liz Erin<br />
FRIDAY 15 February Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Donna Gee<br />
11am - 2pm Donna Gee<br />
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
Rachael Lacey<br />
Sarah Marshall<br />
Robyn<br />
Mansfield,Bron Best<br />
Veronica Russo<br />
Rebecca Morsink<br />
WEDNESDAY 20 Feb<br />
1pm - 1:45pm Maria Rubino Meredith Wright<br />
FRIDAY 22 February Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Michelle Vumbaca<br />
11am - 2pm Michelle Vumbaca<br />
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
Nicola Bennett<br />
Nicola Bennett<br />
Nicole Adams, Peta<br />
Trethowan<br />
Kelly Frost<br />
Radka Simpson<br />
WEDNESDAY 27 Feb<br />
1pm - 1:45pm Amber Cotton Kirsten Burghard<br />
FRIDAY 1 March Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Tanya Koorey<br />
11am - 2pm Tanya Koorey<br />
Leisa Turrell<br />
Emma MacDonald
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
Kris Taylor, Deb<br />
Webb<br />
Belinda Crofts<br />
Liz Erin<br />
WEDNESDAY 6 March<br />
1pm - 1:45pm Dianne McKewan Rachel Johnson<br />
FRIDAY 8 March Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Rachael Lacey<br />
11am - 2pm Gail Philp<br />
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
Maria Rubino<br />
Michelle Sperling<br />
Kathy Ballinger,<br />
Robyn Mansfield<br />
Sonia Oldham<br />
Jeff Best<br />
WEDNESDAY 13 March<br />
1pm - 1:45pm Cath Barrett Nicola Bennett<br />
FRIDAY 15 March Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Belinda Sharp<br />
11am - 2pm Belinda Sharp<br />
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
Kathy Ballinger<br />
Emma MacDonald<br />
Tanya Koorey, Leisa<br />
Turrell<br />
Deb Webb<br />
Peta Trethowan<br />
WEDNESDAY 20 March<br />
1pm - 1:45pm Megan Grocott Carla Cady<br />
FRIDAY 22 March Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Donna Gee<br />
11am - 2pm Donna Gee<br />
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
Kylie McGhie<br />
Sarah Marshall<br />
Belinda Crofts, Nicole<br />
Adams<br />
Kelly Frost<br />
Carolyn Sommer<br />
WEDNESDAY 27 March
1pm - 1:45pm Maria Rubino Meredith Wright<br />
FRIDAY 29 March Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Mel Thomson<br />
11am - 2pm Mel Thomson<br />
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
Jodie Burton<br />
Alex Urry<br />
Kathy Ballinger, Kris<br />
Taylor<br />
Sonia Oldham<br />
Leisa Turrell<br />
WEDNESDAY 3 April<br />
1pm - 1:45pm Dianne McKewan Libby Perry<br />
FRIDAY 5 April Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am – 12pm Nicola Bennett Alex Urry<br />
11am-2pm<br />
Gail Philp<br />
9am-10.30am<br />
10.30am-12pm<br />
12pm-1.30pm<br />
WEDNESDAY 10 April<br />
1pm - 1:45pm Kirsten Burghard Kim Vlahous<br />
Robyn Mansfield,<br />
Deb Webb<br />
Veronica Russo<br />
Carolyn Sommer<br />
FRIDAY 12 April Supervisor Assistants Helpers<br />
9am - 12pm Michelle Vumbaca<br />
11am - 2pm Michelle Vumbaca<br />
9am - 10:30am<br />
10:30am - 12pm<br />
12pm - 1:30pm<br />
Nicola Bennett<br />
Greg Burton<br />
Deb Webb, Belinda<br />
Crofts<br />
Rebecca Morsink<br />
Peta Trethowan<br />
Bendigo Bank - Supporting the <strong>Galston</strong><br />
Community
DIARY DATES 2012<br />
Thursday 13 December Presentation Day<br />
Tuesday 18 December Year 6 Farewell<br />
Wednesday 19 December Party Day<br />
Last day of school for children<br />
Thursday 20 December Staff Development Day<br />
Friday 21 December Staff Development Day<br />
2013<br />
Tuesday 29 January Staff Development Day<br />
Wednesday 30 January <strong>School</strong> starts for Year 1 – 6<br />
Monday 4 February Kindergarten children start<br />
Friday 8 February Swimming Carnival
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