Principal Mr Sean Scott Phone 02 6025 4044 Fax 02 6040 2344 600 Logan Road, Glenroy NSW 2640 Email: glenroy-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au PO Box 267 Lavington NSW 2641 Website: glenroy-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Issue 5 – Term 1 – Week 11 Friday 13th April 2018

Calendar Dates to Remember

TERM 1 APRIL Week 11 Parent/ Teacher Interviews Fri 13 Blue Level Day

LAST DAY TERM 1 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT What a wonderful first Term it has been. Well done to all the students who made it to Blue Day. They all had the most amazing afternoon at Frederick’s Park! Even the teachers got amongst the fun! Glenroy Public School Staff will be participating in our Term Two Staff Development Day on Monday 30th April. Students will return to school on Tuesday 1st May to commence Term 2. AN OPEN INVITATION TO ALL STUDENTS: ANZAC DAY 2018 Students from Glenroy Public School have been invited to participate in this year’s Anzac Day March in Albury on Wednesday 25th April. Students will be gathering in Spencer Street (near Super Cheap Auto) at 8.30am with Miss Brown. The march will commence as soon as possible after assembly with students marching down the right hand side of Dean Street to Townsend Street where they will be collected by parents. Our school leaders will then attend the Wreath Laying Service at the monument at 10am. All welcome. On behalf of all our staff, we wish everyone a happy and safe holiday. We look forward to coming back to school refreshed and ready to engage in another busy and productive term. We would appreciate you calling the number below if you see anyone inside school grounds or otherwise acting suspiciously during the holidays. You do not have to give your name if you do not want to. This number connects you with the school security unit who will dispatch a security officer very quickly. SCHOOL SECURITY UNIT: 1300 880 021 Sean Scott Principal

GNEWS GLENROY PUBLIC SCHOOL

TERM 2 MAY Week 1 Mon 30 STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY Tue 1 ALL STUDENTS RETURN Thu 3 ANZAC DAY Ceremony Fri 4 Year 2-6 Cross Country

SPORTS NEWS Term 1 has been very busy with Albury PSSA tryouts. A very big congratulations to the many students who went to these tryouts and to their parents who accompanied these students. We had many successful students who made it to the second knock out stage with a few students coming very close to making the Albury team. It was very impressive to see so many students try out and represent Glenroy with maturity and exceptional sporting skills.

Term 2 planning for school PSSA has commenced and our school will be putting teams in AFL, Soccer, Netball and Hockey. Students will be notified of the teams when we return to school. A Code of Conduct and permission note will also be sent home next term. Both parents and students need to sign this note. The Primary Staff have commenced training with students and are already very impressed with the sportsmanship and skills being displayed. We are looking forward to continuing seeing growth in these areas.

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Thank you to all volunteers at our school Athletics Carnival held earlier this term. Your assistance on the day was very much appreciated.

Congratulations to all Glenroy students who participated in events. The sportsmanship shown on the day is also to be congratulated.

Glenroy had 51 students selected to attend the PSSA Zone Athletics Carnival. We wish these students good luck for the carnival that will be held in Week 2 of Term 2 - Friday 11th May.

Thank you to parents/carers and students for returning your notes so promptly. This assists greatly with the organisation for the carnival.

CROSS COUNTRY Our school Cross Country is approaching very quickly. On Friday 4th May (Week 1, Term 2). All Year 2-6 students that are 8 years old and over will be walking to Fredericks Park to complete our Cross Country course. We have received many notes over the past two weeks for the carnival, we thank you for this. If you are yet to return the note please do so as soon as possible.

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Glenroy students were very lucky to have Dennis Ramsey visit us this term for some wheelchair basketball sessions. Each class enjoyed an exciting session where they learnt about how to use a wheelchair, the importance of sport and that children of all abilities can participate in sport.

Students were also given the opportunity to participate in wheelchair games during lunch and recess. Thank you very much Dennis, the students and teachers really enjoyed your visit.

ANZAC DAY SCHOOL CEREMONY

On Thursday 3rd May 2018, the Glenroy SRC will host our official Anzac Day Ceremony at the school flagpoles. All parents are welcome to join us in encouraging our students to remember the fallen soldiers and to show our respect for those who sacrificed so much for our freedom. Students or parents are invited to place flowers or a small wreath at the flagpole during the ceremony. More information will be available on the school Facebook page.

Mrs Marie Marple, Mrs Melinda Martin, Miss Caitlin Brown and Mrs Amy Aquilina SRC Coordinators ART COMPETITION Thank you very much for your submissions to this year's GASE Competition. We have had some wonderful entries and the judges had a very tough time picking the winners. We are very happy to announce the following Glenroy Students have won in their categories: 1st Xavier Iezzi Yr 4 2nd Michael Trevorrow Yr4 3rd Halle Murray Yr 5 4th Cullen Stephenson Yr3

Mrs Marple KINDERGARTEN NEWS

What a wonderful Term 1 we have had with our Kindergarten students. They have settled in extremely well and have already progressed so much. It has been lovely to see some strong friendships formed over the term. Both Echidnas and Emus have participated in many exciting activities within the school and have also attended two excursions. We hope all students have a wonderful holiday and are refreshed for another busy term.

Miss Jessica Milham and Miss Janita Stephens