Gloucester Public School Newsletter Opportunity - Innovation - Excellence

Find us at: 45 Hume Street, Gloucester 2422 Tel: 65581303 Fax: 65581655 www.gloucester-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Term 3 Week 7 Tuesday 3rd September, 2019

Dates to Remember Term 3 4/9 Year 4 Excursion 5/9 Kindergarten Excursion 9/9 Year 6 Parent/Student

Information BBQ at GHS 5.00pm – 7.00pm

12/9 SRC Cupcake Stall 19/9 PSSA Cricket -

Newcastle 20/9 Stage 1 Excursion 23/9 P&C Meeting 7pm 27/9 Year 6 GHS Tri

Challenge Term 4 23/10 Year 6 P to H visit 6/11 Year 6 P to H visit 11/11 Kindergarten Orientation 18/11 Smooth Start 20/11 Year 6 P to H visit 25/11 Smooth Start 2/12 Smooth Start 4/12 Orientation Day at GHS 10/12 Presentation Night 17/12 Year 6 Farewell Term 3 Assemblies 06/09 Wk 7 3/4L 13/09 Wk 8 1/2G 20/09 Wk 9 5/6C 26/09 Wk 10 Expectation Assemblies

Uniform Shop is open every Friday morning

8.30am – 10.00am

HOCKEY UPDATE – PSSA QUARTER FINALS We would like to congratulate our girls’ and boys’ hockey teams for making it to the quarter finals of the PSSA Hockey Knockout Competition. It has been a fantastic year of hockey for GPS and the students should be very proud of their efforts in each and every game. They have represented themselves and their school with pride. We would like to say a very big thank you to Ollie Rinkin and Trevor Bolton for coaching the teams this year. They have volunteered their time to come in every Monday to train and encourage the students and we are very grateful for this. We would like to wish Westlawn Public School all the very best as they head into the semi-finals. Finally, we would like to say thank you to our wonderful hockey teams for putting in the effort each week to train and prepare for their games. Well done girls and boys! You are super stars and Hunter champions!! Mel Seale and Kim Macdonald - Hockey Coordinators

Message from Mrs Wakefield Gloucester Public School Uniform Policy Please ensure your child is wearing full school uniform each and every day. Thank you for your support. The wearing of school uniform is encouraged and recommended at all times. We feel our school uniform:

• defines an identity for the school and within the Gloucester community; • develops a sense of belonging and pride to our school and the Gloucester community; • provides an opportunity to build school spirit; and • promotes a sense of inclusiveness and enhances the health and safety of students when involved in school

activities.

In next week’s newsletter, the school uniform policy will be included. This policy was prepared in consultation with the school community over a length of time in 2017 and discussed at quite a few P&C meetings. One of our expectations is to: Wear full school uniform with pride. Our uniform is available from our uniform shop every Friday 8.30 – 10.00am and operated by volunteers from our P&C Association. Staying safe online What is an internet troll? An internet troll is a person who intentionally starts arguments or upsets others on purpose by posting comments designed to make people upset or angry. One in four students is bullied online – please help stop this by being vigilant. Here are four things you can do to stop online bullying. Online safety is important to us. Please use the links to help you: www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/outreach/community-presentations www.esafety.gov.au/parents/skills-advice/privacy-child www.esafety.gov.au/parent/skills-advice/online-safety-basics antibullying.nsw.gov.au/parents-and-carers/coping-skills-resilience-and-teenagers Start the chat and stay online – A guide to help parents, carers and educators protect kids online: safety.gov.au/start-the-chat

Kindergarten Excursion to Oakvale Farm

Where: ‘Oakvale Farm’, Salt Ash (near Port Stephens) When: Thursday 5 August 2019 (this week) Cost: $35.00 per child (bus and entrance fee) The bus will leave Gloucester Public School at 8.45am. Please have your child at school by 8:30am, so we can depart on time. We will return at 4.00pm, so a parent/carer must be available to pick up your child from school at this time. No student can catch the bus home. What to Pack: Your child will need morning tea, lunch and water. He/she must wear full school uniform, including a hat and sunscreen. Please pack belongings in a small back pack. Susie McLeod & Loryn Bratfield Kindergarten Teachers Class Awards (Week 6) KB Rosie Simmons James Henderson Jayden Marley Eli Holden (E) KM Jarrod Rumbel Jaida Sanderson Ellyza Sterling Harry Wamsley (E) 1/2S Amelia Fenning Ellie Cameron Darcy Hall Chay Harris (E) 1/2C Layla Collins Henry Maggs Ewan Sheely Scarlett Taylor (E) 1/2G Ava Saunders Jake Capararo Samantha Fraser Indie Beaton (E)

Premier’s Spelling Bee Regional Final Today! We’ve been sending good luck vibes to our Premier’s Spelling Bee Regional finalists who have been spelling their little hearts out at Forster Public School today. Olive Kelly, Nylah Wisely, Cody Sparke and Ruby Bradbury are competing against school finalists from all over our region. We’ll let you know the results next week.

Year 4 Excursion The Year 4 excursion to Newcastle is on tomorrow. A note will be coming home with the students today with the final information. All students should assemble in the hall by 7:15am for a 7:30am departure. We expect to arrive home between 5.00-5:30pm. The app will be updated with our arrival time. If your child has alternative arrangements for their collection, please send a note in with them in the morning, otherwise they must be collected by a parent/carer. No student will be permitted to walk home. We are looking forward to an exciting day. Do not hesitate to contact the school this afternoon if there are any final enquiries. Eve Green Excursion Coordinator

Sporting Schools For: Students K-6

When: Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 3:00pm-4:00pm Where: Meet outside the Library

What: Please bring your hat and a water bottle Term 3 from: Tuesday 6 August to Thursday 19

September (inclusive)

We would love to see you!

Transition visit to Gloucester High School Getting prepared for high school has never been so much fun! Three students walked up to GHS on Friday with Mrs Allardice and Mrs Willis to learn more about the school. They have already had one visit, learning the layout of the school and visiting the agriculture farm. This visit was a cooking lesson with Mrs Cameron. The students had the opportunity to make a new friend with another student who will be at high school with them next year. I think the photos showed how successful our ‘muffin-making’ was! Felicity Willis Learning and Support Teacher

Regional Athletics Last Friday, 30th August, Lilli, Marley and Jacob went off to Regional athletics in Newcastle. Despite torrential rain, the carnival still went ahead and the students are to be recommended for persisting in such difficult conditions. Marley managed to book herself a ticket to the State carnival in the 200m race. Lilli and Jacob both performed well, only narrowly missing out on State selection as well.

Boys’ Soccer Team Congratulations to the boys’ soccer team who travelled to Wingham to participate in the Manning Zone Gala Day on Friday 23rd August. In our pool of 5 teams we came 3rd overall. All games were extremely close and the team improved throughout the day. A special thank you to all of our wonderful parents who transported and supported the team. GPS Squad Bradley Higgins, Benji Morgan, Sam Collie, Jacob Edwards, Xavier Soupidis, Justin Boorer, Albie Cameron, Andrew Fraser, Harvey Willis, Dylan Crossley, Hayden Dark, Nicholas Maggs, Thomas Maggs, Jonas De Angelis.

3-6 Assembly

Friday, 6th September

2.15pm

Hosts = 3/4L

PSSA Basketball

The PSSA basketball team travelled to Maitland last Wednesday for rounds 3 and 4 of the PSSA basketball competition. A gala day had been organised at the Federation Centre which allowed each team to play 3 games on the day. The boys were impressed with the highly professional facility which housed 4 courts, viewing platforms and electronic scoreboards. Undaunted by their surroundings, our boys played their first game as a united and competitive team, winning convincingly and moving to the next round. The next game was tight, each team defensively strong with very few goals being scored. Gloucester was ahead for most of the game with a 1 point lead going in to the last 2 minutes of the game. Disappointingly for the boys, Tanilba Bay managed to score 2 points just before the buzzer, going through to the next official round. We then played a scrimmage game which saw Gloucester again victorious. The boys’ sportsmanship and behaviour was outstanding all day. I have seen an immense improvement over the last few months with this team’s dedication to training and each other. Boys you should be proud of yourselves! Team: Shannon Atkins, Brady Johnson, Riley Marsh, Jackson Moore, Sam Collie, Harvey Willis, Rhys Summerville, Jake Coombes. Felicity Willis and Emily Bosworth Basketball Co-ordinators

** Cupcake Stall ** On the 12th of September (next Thursday) the SRC are holding a cupcake stall to raise money for the End of Year Gift to School. Please feel free to bake cupcakes and bring them to Mrs Bosworth’s classroom on the day.

Cupcakes will be sold at recess and lunch from 50c to $2.00. SRC Executive

“Eat fresh & win” Canteen Campaign

There is only 2 weeks left to get entries in for this year’s Eat Fresh and Win canteen campaign. We have a variety of healthy snacks to choose

from including crunchy fruit yoghurt cups, watermelon & strawberry cups, vegie sticks with hommus and delicious salad wraps or sandwiches for lunch. The healthier your purchase, the more chances of winning. Good luck! Volunteers are always needed and very much appreciated. If you can spare a few hours, please call in. Lisa Norrie Canteen Supervisor