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Mon 13th-Fri24th May
NAPLAN Online Yr 3, 5, & 7
Thursday 23rd May
Early Years Rec-Yr 2
Zoo Excursion
Friday 24th May
Community Assembly 2:30pm
(National Sorry Day-
Reconciliation Week)
Mon 27th –Tues 28th May
Glenhaven Camp Mr Foley Yr 4 &
Miss Stagarevich Yr 4/5 Class
Mon 27th –Fri 31st May
Reconciliation Week
Wed 29th May
Open Morning 9:30am-11:00am
Wed 29th-Friday 31st May
Scholastic Book Fair
Friday 7th June
Community Assembly 2:30pm
Mrs Hancock/Mrs Reed/Mr Totani
Monday 10th June
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
Wed 12th –Thurs 13th June
Yr 5 Woodhouse Camp
Miss Praehofer & Mrs Keenan’s
class
Monday 17th June
Governing Council Meeting 7pm
Friday 28th June
Community Assembly 2:30pm
Miss Parsons/Miss Francis
Wed 3rd July
Reports go home
Friday 5th July
Casual Day –gold coin donation/
Last Day of Term 2/
early dismissal 2:10pm
From The Leadership Team
Thursday, 23rd May 2019
Issue 07
Newsletter Principal: Chris Zunis
Deputy Principal: Susie Searles Telephone: 8258 9959
Fax: 8281 5839 Email: [email protected]
www.ghps.sa.edu.au
Gulfview Heights Primary School “Working Together to reach New Heights”
Australian Curriculum & Reporting
All staff continue to engage in relevant
professional learning activities that support
them in implementing the Australian
Curriculum consistently.
This year our focus has been on designing
learning experiences that are engaging yet
challenging for all learners, assessment and
moderation to ensure we are providing
consistent judgement and feedback on
student progress.
As teachers at Gulfview Heights Primary are
planning, teaching and assessing using the
Australian Curriculum, our Mid Year Reports
will report against the Australian Curriculum
Achievement Standards in all areas. Both the
Mid and End of year reports will provide you
with an A-E grade, indicating your child’s
level of achievement in relation to their year
level standard, an effort rating and a general
comment particularly in the areas of English
and Mathematics. Your child’s mid year
report should also identify their learning
goals for the remainder of the year.
We encourage you to obtain further
information on the Australian Curriculum by
access ing the ACARA webs i te
www.acara.edu.au, speaking with your
child’s teacher and attending future school
information sessions held for families.
National SSO Week
Last week was National Support Staff Week.
This week celebrates and acknowledges the
diverse work of our SSO’s( School Service
Officers) and AEW’s (Aboriginal Education
Workers) and how they contribute to the
ongoing success of our school community.
All our SSO’s & AEW’s are an amazing
group of people who make life so much
easier for the rest of us. They help clean the
school, move classes, get messages to
students, welcome visitors to our school,
provide learning and emotional support for
our students, attend to administration tasks
and make sure teachers have all the
necessary equipment and resources, as well
as offer care and first aid just to name a few.
Our SSO team are amazing at how they fit in
and compliment the caring nature and
culture of our school. At times, we risk taking
them for granted and failing to acknowledge
their outstanding contributions and impact on
the smooth running of our school.
Please join our staff in acknowledging their
contributions by simply saying “Thank You”
in passing or writing a brief note in your
child’s communication book. The staff will be
having a special morning tea on
Wednesday May 29th and providing all
our SSO’s & AEW’s with a certificate of
thanks and card from one of the classes.
To all our wonderful Support Staff:
Thankyou for your professionalism, your
resilience and sense of humour in everything
you do!
Parent Complaint Policy/Grievance Procedure
Our Grievance Procedures incorporate the new Parent
Complaint Policy procedures for responding to issues of
concern.
A copy of this policy is available on our school website
www.ghps.sa.edu.au by following the links:
General Information > Policies/Documents > Parent
Complaint Policy.
It is important to remember that we endeavour to resolve all
issues of concern at the school level. In the first instance, we
ask you to speak to your child’s teacher or the Principal if you
would like further information or follow up regarding any
concerns. Alternatively, write a note via your child’s
communication book or a letter marked confidential and
addressed to the Principal. We will endeavour to respond to
all concerns within 2 working days.
Thanking you for your willingness to work co-operatively in the
best interest of our students, staff and families.
Attendance Improvement
We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that when
children are away for whatever reason, you must contact the
school to inform us of their absence. Please write a note and
give it to the classroom teacher upon your child’s return to
school. Alternatively use the absentee note under Parent
eForms on the school app. or inform the class teacher or
front office staff in person. The school requires a reason for
each absence in order to update our records.
Did you realise…
Late arrival at school through the primary years is often
related to non-attendance during secondary school.
Missing 1 day a week of school from Reception to year
10 means missing 2 years and 1 term of schooling.
Being half an hour late to school each day from
Reception to Year 10 equals missing 1 year and one
and a half terms of schooling.
Being absent 5 days a term from Reception to Year 10
adds up to more than one year of missed schooling.
Street Parking ‘Kiss n Drop’ Reminder
We remind all users of the ‘kiss n drop’ zone that drivers
should not leave their vehicle unattended, and that 2-3 minutes
is sufficient time for passengers to board or exit the vehicle.
This is intended to have a flow on effect allowing many
vehicles to use this space and increase parking availability
beyond this zone.
National Volunteer Week
In recognition of National Volunteer’s Week we would like to
extend a huge thank you to all our dedicated volunteers.
Without your generosity we would be unable to offer our
students such rich and diverse experiences.
Student Safety
In the interest of student safety, families are reminded to follow all parking and speed restrictions around the school at
pick up and drop off time.
Speed limits must be adhered to at all times.
At no time should cars be parked on solid yellow lines or
over driveways.
Failure to adhere to parking and speed restrictions may
result in fines being issued by SAPOL or Salisbury Council.
Canteen Reminder
Parents/Carers please make sure when lunches are provided
that use a spoon or fork is also given in the lunch box when
required. The canteen have limited stock
available for use with lunch orders only.
Families are reminded that school fees are now overdue.
If you have not paid or contacted the front office to organise
a payment plan please do so as soon as possible.
If you are experiencing difficulty with fee payments please
contact Alana, Kylie or Julie through the Front Office. We are
happy to negotiate instalment plans to help ease any
potential financial burden on families.
School Fees
Pupil Free Day Dates
Please note the following dates which have been approved by
Governing Council for 2019:
Monday 19th August
Friday 30th August (School Closure)
NO OSHC available on this day)
Monday 28th October
OSHC will be available on all days EXCEPT Friday 30th
August. Please phone OSHC on 81826950 for further
information and bookings.
Police Beat Band
On Thursday 9th May, all students enjoyed a visit from the
Police Beat Band.
The band played a variety of tunes which were previously known by the students and allowed for students to engage by
singing and clapping.
The police officers also shared many safety messages with
the students on topics such as cybersafety and emergencies.
OSHC News
OSHC will now be only emailing the vacation care program to
families who request a copy. If you would like it to be emailed
to you, please let the OSHC staff know of your email
address. Paper copies will only be printed on request.
Monday 10th June
Queen’s Birthday public holiday
Principal Awards
Term 2 Week 2
SAPSASA News
Congratulations Caitlin for attaining gold for
discus with a throw of 30.65m and gold for
shot put with a throw of 9.29m.
Community Noticeboard
Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers
Gulfview Heights Primary School will be involved with Woolworths Earn & Learn col-
lecting this year. Anyone who shops at Woolworths from 12.01 am Wednesday 1st May
until on 11.59pm Tuesday 25th
June 2019 can collect Wool-
worths Earn & Learn Stickers,
while stocks last. We have a
collection box in the front
office.