143 Bailey St Grovedale 3216 Tel: 5243 3902 Fax: 5243 0823

Term 4 Week 10 12th December 2018

PRINCIPAL NEWS COMING EVENTS

DECEMBER 2018 END OF YEAR PREPARATIONS: Mon 17th Dec Grade 6 Graduation School assembly in the last week: We will be holding our last school assembly on Thursday the Wed 19th Dec Adventure Park Gr 5/6 20th December at 2:20 sharp. We will be holding our Christ- mas raffle as well as announcing our school captains for 2019. Thurs 20th Dec Special Lunch Order Day An assembly not to be missed!!!! Thurs 20th Dec School Choir visit to Luson—The Vue

Nursing Home Finishing time on Friday the 21st of December: On the last day of the year school will be finishing at 1:30pm. Thurs 20th Dec Last School Assembly at 2.20pm Please remember to take note of this time in your diaries. Fri 21st Dec Last day of Term 4 1.30pm finish Have a great week. JANUARY 2019 Kathy Wesolowski Principal Thurs 24th Jan Book Pack Pick-up 9am—12pm Thurs 31st Jan First day of school Term 1 SCHOOL BANKING TO FINISH FEBRUARY 2019 This will be the last year that the school will be Wed Feb 6th House Swim Carnival Grades 1—6 banking on behalf of the students. If you have to- kens built up, please redeem them by Friday 14th FORMS / PAYMENT DUE BACK December. If you are not sure, please come and see Kathee in the office. Fri 14th Dec Special Lunch order form due Next Tuesday will be the LAST banking day. School Student Banking will not continue in 2019. Wed 19th Dec Raffle tickets due back Thurs 20th Dec Swimming Carnival $10 JANUARY 2019 Thurs 24th Jan 2019 Materials Charge $220—a minimum payment of $60 per student is required to pick up the Book Pack.

ITALIAN NEWS BOOK PACK COLLECTION & This term the year 5&6 students participated in an Ital- MATERIALS CHARGE PAYMENT ian poetry competition. Each student chose a poem to The school will be open for book collection and payment recite to an Italian teacher from Melbourne. The stu- th dents started off being nervous but then became very on: Thursday January 24 2019 between 9 a.m. and 12 excited about it. Congratulations to all students for your noon. effort and enthusiasm. Well done. Presentation of certif- icates will be Friday 14th December. Payment of $220 per student may be made by cash, cheque or EFTPOS on this day. Bravi! A minimum of $60 per student will be required on this The winners of the competition are: day if you wish to implement a payment plan. st 1 – Leyla B To assist families that may like to pay off the difference of Equal 2nd – Adam S and Tilly L $160 we are able to set up an agreed Payment Plan where- Equal 3rd – Emily R and Mercaedes W by the SCHOOL will deduct a set amount out of your Cred- it / Debit Card. Please contact the office for more infor- Congratulazioni! Molto bravi! mation. Signora Falcone Payment can also be made via BPAY.

‘A Path to Success’ Good morning! The Geelong Korea Team Operations Manager from Australia is extending an offer for children (up to age 16) to have free entry to this coming Series of games between Geelong Korea and Tuatara played at the Geelong Baseball Centre (Pioneer Rd, Grovedale) on Thursday 13th (6.30pm); Friday 14th (6.30pm); Saturday 15th (7pm) and Sunday 16th (1pm). It is best to get to the ground 30 minutes before start time. This Australian Baseball League Round sees the League's two newest teams going head to head for the very first time... it should be a great contest, and a chance for you to see our very own Geelong team in action! To gain your free entry, just mention your school name at the ticketing booth - parents/ guardians will need to pay an entry fee.

SCHOOL CHOIR On Thursday 20th December the school choir will be going to Luson - The Vue nursing home on Reserve Road to sing a se- lection of songs that they have been rehearsing. They will be walking to the venue and will leave school at 10am, returning at recess. The residents are looking forward to hearing our choir sing.

IGA GROVEDALE EAST IGA & Parents and Friends Raffle Remember to bring your IGA dockets in regularly. We must have all dockets for the month in by the 14th of the To be the lucky winner of this bike, spend $30 or more at IGA following month. So, all your dockets for November must Grovedale on the corner of Marshalltown Rd and Bailey be brought to school by 14th December. If you have any Street between 13th November and 20th December. Write dockets for next week or over the holidays please hang on your name and phone number on the receipt and place in to them for the start of Term 1, 2019. the special box at the school office. Keep collecting! The lucky winner will be drawn on the A huge Thank You to IGA for your ongoing support and last day of school. sponsorship of the school. IGA have donated this amazing bike Thank You IGA!! so please support them and enter.

CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSION FUND ( CSEF ) $125 - CSEF APPLICATION FORMS FOR 2019 MAY BE FILLED OUT NOW! If you hold a Centrelink Health or Pension card or if you are a foster parent, you may be eligible for the Camps, Sports & Excur- sion Fund ( CSEF ). Eligibility is subject to your card being validated with Centrelink on the first day of term 1 ( January 29th 2019 ) or the first day of term 2 ( April 23rd 2019 ). Application forms for the CSEF are available now from the school office. Sign & date the form and return it to the school office as soon as possible. The CSEF program for 2019 closes on June 28th 2019. The total for the CSEF in 2019 is $125 per student. This can be used towards camps, sports and excursions only. This cannot be used for the Materials Charge.

STUDENT AWARDS

Imogen PS For being kind and cooperative when working in groups. Gloria PS For re-reading her writing to make sure it makes sense.. Ben 12A For displaying his fine leadership qualities on transition day. Abbie 12A For helping make a new students first day of school a great one. Koby 12C For his positive attitude towards his learning. Spencer 34M For improved behaviour in the classroom and the school ground. Kaitlyn 34M For demonstrating a huge growth in confidence throughout the year. Riley 34S For your excellent work when working out area and perimeter questions. Manon 34S For your fantastic research skills in inquiry.

BBQ AND Grade 2 SLEEPOVER A big thank you to the staff that worked so hard to organise and run a very successful Prep-2 BBQ and grade 2 sleepover. Despite the uncomfortably hot evening, the children had lots of fun participating in cooking and games, enjoying a sausage in bread expertly cooked by Mrs W and Mr Venn and ending up with a much appreciated icy pole. The grade 2s then went on to have some more fun in pass the parcel, before getting ready for the movie, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. Needless to say due to the warm night and general excitement a restless night was had by all!

Grades 1 and 2 - ‘How has Geelong Changed Over Time’ This term the grade one and two children have been investigating the question – ‘How has Geelong Changed Over Time?’ Following a walk along the Waterfront to map some features of Corio Bay and study the bollards, the children have worked very diligently to create their own bollard to help tell the story of Geelong’s history. These are currently very proudly displayed in the foyer, so if you have a few spare minutes come and enjoy all the children’s hard work.

NEW UNIFORMS: Deal directly with Coastal Uniforms. Phone: 5255 4897

SECOND HAND UNIFORMS: in the Sick Bay on Tuesday af- ternoons only from 3:00pm-3:20pm.

PARENTS AND FRIENDS NEWS Donations for the Christmas Raffle are now being accepted at the office. Please donate for this wonderful raffle which will be drawn at assembly on Thursday 20th December at 2.20pm. Raffle tickets were distributed last week. Please return all tickets sold or un- sold by: Wednesday 19th December.