P.O. Box 88 The Bell Topper - californiagullyps.vic.edu.au · WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY -FRIDAY MAY 18th (TOMORROW) With tomorrow being ’Walk Safely to School Day’ we are encouraging

Don’t forget to check out the school’s website www.californiagullyps.vic.edu.au

School Assembly starts at 8.55 a.m. Please be on time! To report an absence through the school website you can use this link Report an Absence

Thursday May 17th 2018

CALIFORNIA GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL

P.O. Box 88 California Gully 3556 Phone: 5446-8393 Fax: 5446-3115 Email: [email protected]

NAPLAN All children that participated in NAPLAN this week should be very proud of the positive

and engaged effort that was evident each session. Please remember that NAPLAN data

provides results for one moment in the school year and is just one aspect of the school’s

assessment and reporting process.

WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY - FRIDAY MAY 18th (TOMORROW) With tomorrow being ’Walk Safely to School Day’ we are encouraging families to walk to

school if appropriate. This is always a great way to begin your day!

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY - MONDAY MAY 21st California Gully Primary School Photo’s will be taken this coming Monday 21st May.

Please reminder the following:

All children need to be wearing school uniform.

Envelopes need to be returned even if you don’t intend on purchasing photos or

packs.

MISSION At California Gully Primary School we educate students to be lifelong learners and

well informed and productive community members who are well prepared to become

active, engaged and responsible citizens of the local and global community.

The Bell Topper

Volume 36 No. 14

IMPORTANT REMINDER

School Photo Day - Monday May 21st Foundation to Grade Two Echuca Excursion - Wednesday May 23rd Grades Three to Six Division Cross Country - Wednesday May 23rd Curriculum Day (no Students required at School) - Monday May 28th

Grades 4/5 & Six Parliament & Immigration Museum Excursion - Wednesday May

29th

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday - Monday June 11th

Respect * Personal Best * Care

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http://californiagullyps.vic.edu.au/page/96



DIVISION CROSS COUNTRY - WEDNESDAY MAY 23rd Unfortunately the weather wasn't on our side last Friday for the Goldfields

Sandhurst Cross Country at the Bendigo Racecourse. Please note that the

event will now occur for children Grade 3-6, next Wednesday 23rd May.

Order of Events:

A.M. 10.30 – 12.00 NOON P.M. 12.45 – 2.30

10 years 2000m Boys 11 years 3000m Boys

10 years 2000m Girls 11 years 3000m Girls

9 years 2000m Boys 12 years 3000m Boys

9 years 2000m Girls 12 years 3000m Girls

8 years 2000m Boys

8 years 2000m Girls

MOTHERS’ DAY STALL AND BREAKFAST Thank you to families that made the Mother’s Day stall held on Thursday such a huge

success. A fantastic variety of donations and gifts ensured there would have been many

happy ‘mums’ on Sunday.

A special mention must go to those behind the scenes that organised the stall and also

assisted on the day. Thank you to the parents that assisted with both the frames

and stall.

Friday morning was a great opportunity for families to enjoy a beautifully

prepared breakfast and spend time with loved ones to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Thanks to the many families for their support and to Nicole, Kerryn, CGPS staff

and children that assisted in preparation and at the event.

LONG SERVICE LEAVE - MRS. LINDA WINDRIDGE Mrs. Windridge will be taking Long Service Leave from Friday 18th— Friday 25th May. We

wish Mrs. Windridge an enjoyable break and welcome Mrs. McKerrow into the 4/5 class

for this period.

COLD AND FLU HYGIENE It is that time of year when colds and flu tend to be common around our community. Good

health hygiene practices can greatly reduce the chance you will get the flu or pass it on to

others.

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or elbow when you cough or sneeze.

Throw the tissue in a plastic-lined rubbish bin after you use it.

Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you

cough or sneeze.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth as germs can be spread that

way.

Please discuss the above points with your children.

Please discuss the above points with your children.

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COMMUNICATION REMINDER

To ensure that parents and carers do not miss out on any vital information we

encourage ALL parents and carers who have an iPhone (App Store), Android (Play

Store) or Windows device to down load the Skoolbag App (FREE).

The App allows either the classroom teacher or school administration to forward you information

in a convenient timely manner. There is no issue of notes being lost or stuck at the bottom of a

schoolbag.

Once fully operational you will receive and be able to access: upcoming events, newsletters,

information pages, permission notes, links to website pages, parent eForms for sick note/absent

and change of details and much more.

A key feature is the instant alerts we can send to remind the whole-school or just a grade of

students of a particular school event or request.

To be able to access information only related to your child’s grade you need to:

Once downloaded- Go to the home page-tap the 3 bars in the top left hand corner/ Tap

on Setup/ Choose your grade(s) and slide the button to ON.

The following link provides details of how to install the app if you have any trouble.

http://www.skoolbag.com.au/forparents.php

CURRICULUM DAY - MONDAY MAY 28th Please note that we have a Curriculum day scheduled for Monday 28th May. Children will not be

required at school on this day.

Staff will have a focus on building further understandings of Digital Technology (ICT), Reporting

and Wellbeing.

Andrew Frawley

Principal


You can still support the school with Coles Sports for Schools. If you still have vouch-ers at home, in the car or at a relatives house these can still be brought into the school office.


http://www.skoolbag.com.au/forparents.php



PARENTS & FRIENDS OF CALIFORNIA GULLY PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS

Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School Meeting The next meeting of the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School will be in the conference room after assembly on a date to be con-

firmed. All are most welcome to attend.

Mothers’ Day Stall Thank you to all those families who supported our Mothers’ Day Stall; ei-

ther by donating to the stall or helping on the stall. The Mothers’ Day Stall

raised $516.20 towards the ‘Wish Lists’ the teachers have put together for

the Parents’ & Friends Club.

Contacting the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School The Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary School would love to hear from you.

If you have any ideas that you would like to share with them please email them at

[email protected].

Thank you to all families who support the Parents’ & Friends of California Gully Primary

School.

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

May 21st — May 25th

School Photo Day

School Banking Day - Bendigo Bank

Foundation to Grade Two Excur-

sion to Echuca

Grades Three to Six Division Cross Country Event

School Banking Day - Commonwealth

Bank

May 28th — June 1st

Curriculum Day School Banking Day - Bendigo Bank

Grades 4/5 & Six Ex-cursion to Parliament & Immigration Muse-

um


Bank

June 4th — June 8th



Bank

June 11th — June 15th

Queen’s Birth-day Public Holi-

day



Bank


mailto:[email protected]



Congratulations to the following students on being named Student of The Week

for their positive attitude to school and social values.

Friday May 11th

Grade 1/2 Roberts: Arlen C. - For an amazing effort with his reading. Grade 3/4 Ennor: Xavier H. - For 100 days of home reading. Maykaila J.-N. - For working well in Writing classes. Grade 4/5 Windridge: Liam C. - For working well in Maths on arrays and factors. Josephine C. - For 100 night of reading. Mason F. - For 100 night of reading. Daniel V. - For working hard on arrays, perimeter and area. Grade Six McKerrow: Hayden M. - For working well on his narrative writing.

Can You Help? We need volunteers to help cut the fruit for the classrooms on a Friday Morning. If you can spare half hour of your time please report to the school kitchen after assembly.





GREAT TIPS FOR HEALTHY KIDS TIP 9 TV CAN BE A FRIEND OR AN ENEMY TV can be a good educator. It can also be a great entertainer and, as every parent knows, it can be a cheap babysitter and provide company for kids if they are on their own. However, the benefits of TV can be cancelled out by the harm that it can do. Many children watch many hours of television each week. This means that they are: sitting passively for long periods of time; snacking as they watch; and exposed to ads for highly-processed foods, often high in fat and sugar.

What you can do NOW Establish good TV habits in your home” limit your child’s

TV viewing to one hour per day on weekdays; avoid having the TV on during daylight hours; and record some shows to watch later and eliminate the ads.

Remove the remote control. At least changing the channels mean getting up and moving.

Have just one TV in the house.

Good Idea!

Plan the week’s viewing ahead of time. Look through the TV guide together and choose suitable pro-grams. When you watch, discuss aspects of the program with your kids.

Top Tip

Avoid having a TV in your child’s rom. Studies show that kids in families who often watch TV during meals eat more of the highly advertised foods like piz-za and salty snacks, and less fresh healthy food.

This “Beanz Meanz” vegetarian recipe is a great way to encourage kids to eat beans.

It is packed full of fibre and high in protein (from kidney beans) as well loads of

vegetables to ensure kids are meeting their daily nutrient requirements - for this

reason beans are often called a vegetarian “meat”.

Ingredients 2 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, peeled and chopped

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 1/2 cup chopped carrot

1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped red capsicum

1 teaspoon ground cumin & chilli powder 800g (1 can) chopped tomatoes

800g (2 cans) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 cup frozen corn kernels

Topping

1/2 cup shredded low fat cheese 1/4 cup chopped chives

Method

Heat oil in large saucepan. Add cumin and chilli

and stir until they become fragrant.

Cook onion until translucent then add garlic.

Add carrot, celery and red capsicum and cook

until they soften slightly.

Add tomatoes with juice and stir in with

vegetables. Bring mixture to boil then reduce

heat and allow to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.

Beans and corn can now be added to chilli

mixture and stir to combine.

Serve 1/2 cup of chilli on top of

wholegrain toast, brown rice or noodles.

Alternatively serve 1 cup by itself and top

with shredded cheese and chopped chives.

“Beanz Meanz” … More Beans Please!








Small boxes (no larger than a tissue box) and milk bottle lids (or similar) are needed for the Foundation (Prep) classroom. Please hand these to Mrs. Hinton or Mrs. Ryan.

Havilah Road Pre School 2019 4 Year old Group Enrolments now being taken.

Open Day – Come and Play, meet our educators and see what our Pre School has to offer your family. Havilah Road Pre School was Rated

“Exceeding National Quality Standard” in November 2017. Tuesday May 22nd 9am-11am

22-24 Havilah Road Long Gully 5443 4687








WANT TO GET RID OF YOUR PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS??? Do you have lots of plastic grocery bags taking up valuable storage space in your home? A member of our school community is collecting plastic grocery bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless. If you have excess plastic grocery bags (I’m sure many of us do) they can be brought to the school office for collection to make more sleeping mats. Not only are we providing a soft place for a homeless person to sleep—we are also recycling those unwanted plastic grocery bags!!




Stephanie Alexander Kitchen at California Gully Primary School

Tuesday Mornings 8.00 a.m. to 8.45 a.m.

With Thanks to The Eaglehawk Football/Netball Club and our generous sponsors we have a community breakfast program for all families (parents are more than welcome to attend) and staff of California Gully. The community breakfast program will continue tomorrow, Friday May 18th at 8 a.m. (please note that we will stop serving breakfast at 8.20a.m. any children who arrive after 8.20 a.m. will miss out). Sharing in breakfast together , what a great way for our school community to start to start the day!





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P.O. Box 88 The Bell Topper - californiagullyps.vic.edu.au · WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY -FRIDAY MAY 18th (TOMORROW) With tomorrow being ’Walk Safely to School Day’ we are encouraging