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12th March 2020
No.7
Gisborne Primary School
CHALK TALK
Diary Dates PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
2020 Parent Feedback Group for School Review on Monday, 16th March
TERM ONE: We are looking for interested parents to join a focus group to speak to our reviewer and Senior
MARCH 2020 Education Improvement Leader about your child’s educational experience at Gisborne Primary
School. The session will be from 8.45-9.15 on Monday, 16th March in the staff room. Please
Thur 12th March contact the school ASAP if you would be able to attend this session.
*Family Picnic &
Open afternoon 3-5pm
Oxfam Colour Run tomorrow – gold coin donation
Fri 13th March Mr Goodyear our Sports Coordinator is participating in the 100km Oxfam Trailwalk endurance
*Ride2School Day
*Colour Run (for event on the last day of this term with a team of 3 other people. Funds raised help people in
Oxfam) Gold Coin poverty through education, access to clean water and teaching skills in growing food and
Donation. advocacy. Mr G talks a lot about being grateful for what we have and the importance of giving
Sun 15th March back. This Friday we will be holding a colour run to support Mr G with his fundraising for this
*PFA Family Amazing event. Students are asked to bring a gold coin to donate to Oxfam or donations can be made
Race directly online at oxf.tw/36204. Friday is a casual clothes day for students due to this event. This
Mon 16th March is an opportunity to give to those in need and affected by severe poverty. We wish Mr G and his
PFA Meeting 7.00pm team all the very best when competing in this tough event which tests the mind and body. Good
Wed 18th March
luck Mr G and your team!
*Yrs3-6 House Cross
Country Run Current Advice for Coronavirus
*School Council Mtg
I attended a Network Chair Forum yesterday and principals received advice directly from our
Fri 20th March Regional Director, Jeanette Nagorcka regarding Corona Virus. One of the main messages of the
*National Day of session was that we need to ‘stay alert but not alarmed’. It is our role as the significant adults in
Action Against
Violence & Bullying our children’s lives to ensure we keep our children safe without alarming them. Today we have
had several children unnecessarily anxious about the virus. It is difficult when it is such a
Sat 21st March continuous topic of discussion in the media however we need to protect our children from
*Harmony Day
constantly hearing about it. We will be giving our students the message at school that this is not
Tue 24th Mar something they need to be concerned about, but reminding them about good hygiene practices
*Regional Swimming that protect us from infections.
Thur 26th Mar
*NO BUSES In the event that we do get some cases in the Macedon Ranges this is the procedure for parents
RUNNING (GSC and schools to follow:
Curriculum day)
Fri 27th Mar Families must notify the school and students/staff are to be excluded, if the following applies:
*Last Day Term 1. * The person is a confirmed case of novel coronavirus
Early finish 2.25pm
* The person is a close contact with a confirmed case of novel coronavirus in the past 14 days.
‘Close contact’ is defined by DHHS as someone who has had at least 15 minutes of face-to
face contact with a confirmed case, or shared as closed space with someone for more than two
hours with a confirmed case.
Please see further advice in this newsletter.
President of the
Gisborne Lions Club
Russell Walker,
presenting a donation
to our Principal Julie
Soutter. We thank the
Gisborne Lions Club
for their generous
donation.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE CONT’d Mad Food Science Incursion and Healthy Schools Achievement Program As a follow-up to our Mad Food Science Incursion I am providing information from the Healthy Eating Advisory Service which provides resources to schools. Please see the links below to assist with packing healthy lunches for your children. Students need the right fuel. What they eat at school can affect their energy, concentration and ability to learn. Providing healthy foods and drinks at school will improve your child’s mood, memory and concentration. The Healthy Eating Advisory Service has got everything you need to help parents pack healthy lunchboxes. For a healthy lunchbox pick & mix something from each food group 1 - 6! The Department of Health and Human Services' Pick & Mix 1-6 poster provides a range of ideas and practical tips to inspire families to create healthy school lunchboxes Pick and mix one tasty option from each of the five core food groups to create a healthy lunchbox every day: Fruit (e.g. fresh, frozen, pureed and canned in natural juice Vegetables, legumes and beans Milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, and legumes/beans Grain (cereal) foods Plain water Click here to download your free copy of the Pick & Mix 1-6 poster. PTO> The Root Cause, the company that delivered The Mad Food Science incursion also has information about ways to pack a healthy lunchbox https://therootcause.com.au/packing-a-healthy-lunchbox-made-simple/. Remember the most nutritious food comes with the least amount of packaging such as fruit and vegetables. These foods are not only better for student’s health but for the environment as they can be easily composted. Mad Food Science Incursion The Mad Food Science incursion used experiments, observations, and discussions to reinforce key health message. Students learnt about food and how it impacts their health, learning, waste and the environment. They were thoroughly engaged during the tasting of spinach leaves and were amazed how spinach tasted different in the green smoothie when some water, banana and strawberries were added. Students came away from the incursion knowing how to read packet labels and to identify which products have too much sugar (if sugar is listed in the first 5 ingredients) or are heavily processed (if there are more than 6 ingredients in the product). The facts that surprised students the most was that only 6% of primary school students each the recommended serving of fruit and vegetables per day. In our school that equates to only about 33 students eating the recommended daily serving of fruit and vegetables! Gisborne Lions Club supports our school community Last week the school received a generous donation of $1,000 from the Gisborne Lions Club. We are most grateful for this donation. These funds can be used towards the sporting and education needs of our students. If you are a family needing additional support either short term or longer term with any of these needs, please speak to one of our principals in xconfidence. Enjoy the nice weather. Julie Soutter
MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Caring Hearts, Caring Minds, Caring Actions
Open afternoon and Family Picnic
Thank you to the families who were able to attend the Open afternoon and Family picnic today.
We understand everyone is busy and appreciate you making the effort to visit your child’s
classroom and our community event. Thank you to the student leaders for their assistance in
organising and running the activities.
National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence
National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence is on Friday
March 20th. The focus is to take a stand together against bullying
and as a school we want to support our students to stand up
against nastiness and students who are mean towards others.
From recent student focus groups, it was raised that we don’t
have a lot of bullying incidents but more nastiness or students
being mean to others. We want to support our students in
reducing these behaviours. Some students mentioned they are
not confident to stand up to others if they see or hear their peers being nasty or mean to another
student. We encourage our students to say a one line comment such as ‘That’s not nice’ or
‘Stop saying that’ to assist in deterring students from being nasty to others and seek support from
an adult if needed.
Staff and students are discussing these elements in their SEL lessons this term and will continue to
discuss important social strategies and approaches to allow all students to be in an environment
that is free from nastiness and promotes a safe learning environment. We want students to
understand and follow the approaches in reducing nastiness and preventing situations to get to
the bullying stage. Please access the link below for strategies to support your child if you believe
they are being bullied.
https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/NationalDay
To promote ‘standing together’ we encourage our students to wear a touch of
orange on Friday March 20th. This could be a hair accessory, socks wristband or
t-shirt. We want our students to wear the school uniform with a touch or orange.
Lost Property
Lost property continues to be an area of discussion amongst our families, staff and community.
We will work to return items with names on them, however, if there are items that have been in
lost property for a long period of time and have names from past students and have been
handed down to other families and have not been able to be returned, they will be given to PFA
to sell in their second hand uniform stall. Our PFA members who manage this are amazing at
what they do and also go through the items in case we have missed one with a name. Our goal
is to ensure our families have their items returned, however, we need your support with this.
Please ensure you label all clothing and other items brought to school clearly. Also, check if your
child has brought home their jumpers and build their responsibility with checking lost property for
lost items.
Enjoy the weekend.
Kind regards, Lisa
Latest advice for exclusion from schools for Coronavirus
What is the most current advice on excluding students/staff
from education settings?
You must notify the school and students/staff are to be excluded from schools, if the following applies:
* The person is a confirmed case of novel coronavirus
* The person is a close contact with a confirmed case of novel coronavirus in the past 14 days.
‘Close contact’ is defined by DHHS as someone who has had at least 15 minutes of face-to face-contact
with a confirmed case, or shared as closed space with someone for more than two hours with a confirmed
case.
Everyone can protect against infections by practising good hand and respiratory hygiene.
Here are some tips that we all can follow:
*Cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing with a tissue, or cough into your elbow.
*Dispose of the tissue into a bin and then wash your hands afterwards.
*Wash your hands regularly using soap and water, including after using the toilet, and before eating.
Please refer to the Department’s coronavirus web page for the latest advice and information.
DET advice is in accordance with national public health guidelines and current information from the
Australian Chief Medical Officer and Victorian Chief Health Officer. For the most current advice see here:
www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/coronavirus.aspx.
DET works with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure the most current and appropriate
advice is provided to education settings regarding this outbreak.
Parents/guardians/carers should ensure that any student returning from either mainland China (not
including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) from 1 February, Iran from 1 March, or the Republic of Korea
on or after 5 March 2020, is isolated at home and should not attend education settings for 14 days. Any
student returning from Italy, must present for health screening at the borders as directed. This
recommendation does not apply retrospectively.
PARENT PAYMENTS SUMMARY - 2020 (per student)
PAYMENT OPTIONS AMOUNT DATE REQUIRED BY
Refer to schedule and letter for
Full Amount – Technology year level charges Overdue
Full Amount – School fees $225.00 Per Student/ per year Friday 20th Mar 2020
OR School fees of $225.00
divided over 4 terms as per below
1ST Term Instalment / School fees $56.25 per Student/ per term Friday 20th Mar 2020
$56.25 per Student/per term
2nd Term Instalment / School fees Friday 5th June 2020
$56.25 per Student/per term
3rd Term Instalment / School fees Friday 28th Aug 2020
4th Term Instalment / School fees $56.25 per Student/per term Friday 6th Nov 2020
ACCOUNT QUERIES? VISIT, CALL OR EMAIL THE OFFICE.
PERMISSIONS FOR ACTIVITIES AND PAYMENTS INFORMATION
DUE DATE
ACTIVITY / DATE PERMISSION/COST PERMISSION AND
PAYMENTS
Student Technology Payment 2020 Refer to schedule and letter for OVERDUE
year level charges
Local Excursion Permission Online Permission only OVERDUE
All Students
Grade 4 Kitchen Garden Program 2020 Payment only OVERDUE
House Cross Country Run Grades 3 to 6 Permission only Friday 13th March
Full payment $225 or Term 1
Student School Fees 2020 instalment $56.25 per student Friday 20th March
Permission and
Non-refundable deposit due Wed
Deposit Wed 25th March
Grade 4 Camp Phillip Island May 2020 25th March $60 Balance Frid 1st May
Balance of payment $220 due Frid
1st May
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Fun Filled Family Amazing Race is ALMOST HERE!!
This Sunday is our Family Amazing Race. We are looking forward to seeing families at this event. It will be a fun
filled day with many different activities and prizes. Teams will be off and racing from 9.30am onwards. A BBQ will
be held after the event. Sunday will be an action packed fun day. Good luck to all our teams. We thank the staff
from Smile Time Sitters for offering their services during this event free of charge.
Next PFA Meeting
The next PFA meeting will be this coming Monday 16th of March in the evening at 7:00pm in the staffroom. Please
note the earlier time. All welcome!
Easter Egg Fundraiser... ends Monday!
The PFA Cadbury Easter Egg fundraiser is due back at school next
Monday 16th March. Please return money via the envelope
provided or by payment through QKR by Monday at the latest. Any
unsold eggs can also be returned on, or prior to, the 16th.
Reminder that the box of 10 bags cost $40, individual
bags $4 each.
Should any families wish to sell additional eggs beyond this date
we'd appreciate it! Please contact the PFA on
gisborneprimarypfa@gmail.com or the school office.
A BIG thank you to those families who have already sold their Easter Eggs and returned the money! And to those
families who have sold extra boxes, thank you so much! As always, we appreciate your ongoing support.
Second-Hand Uniform Stall Friday 20th March
The PFA will be holding a Second-Hand Uniform stall on Friday 20th March from 8:30am to 9:00am in the Prep
Undercover area (near the Prep to Grade 2 playground). All items $2 to $5 each. Payment by cash only
please. Various sizes of jackets, polo tops, tracksuit pants, skirts, shorts available. With the change in weather,
come along and get some extra school uniform items for the cooler months ahead!
Thank you everyone for supporting the PFA.
HELP US TRY AND WIN $10,000 FOR OUR
SCHOOL KITCHEN GARDEN PROGRAM!
Hello Families,
Our names are Jakayla and Amaali and we are the Health Leaders for 2020.
We have discovered a Coles competition where our school can win a Stephanie Alexander
Kitchen Garden worth $10,000! This could be for building gardens or for kitchen items.
To enter, students will need to complete the colouring sheet that is being sent home
with students who would like to enter and parents must fill out the entry form that's on
the back. You can then email your child's entry to ColesFresh@coles.com.au by Sunday
the 5th of April 2020. More details are on the sheet or visit coles.com.au/stikeez.
Anybody from Grades Prep to Six can enter, so the more entries for our school,
the better chance we have of winning!
Thank you for supporting us and good luck!
CANTEEN NEWS
Canteen Volunteer Helpers — we need your help please!
Each week to operate, the canteen relies on having volunteer helpers. Friday is our busiest day of the week, so we
need at least 2 volunteers in the morning, and another 2 in the afternoon. On Mondays and Wednesdays we need
at least 1 volunteer in the morning, and another in the afternoon. The 2 shifts are 9 to 11.30am or 12 to 12.30pm.
Tasks are not complicated. A current Working with Children Check is required. Students love to see their parents
and carers helping out in the canteen, so give it a go! Every bit of help we get is greatly appreciated. We would
love to see a member of each family helping out once a term if possible. We know families are busy with many
commitments. If the load is shared amongst families, this will help. If you can help any time during Term 1, please
email our Canteen Manager Rebecca Morgan. She would love to hear from you! Her email details are
Morgan.Rebecca.R@edumail.vic.gov.au
CANTEEN Mon 16th Wed 18th Frid 20th
ROSTER March March March
Thank you
2 volunteers 2 volunteers 2 volunteers Canteen
9am- 11:30am required required required
Volunteers!
2 volunteers 2 volunteers 2 volunteers
12:00—2:30pm required required required
LOST PROPERTY ITEMS
~LOST BUT NOT FOUND~
We encourage all students and families to check the lost property area. There are still many items in this
area, most of them unnamed. Please label all belongings. Labels can easily be done by using an indelible
black texta. We seek your cooperation in helping to identify what lost property items belong to which
student. Items include the school uniform, lunch boxes and drink bottles. Unlabelled items will be cleared
out when the pile becomes too big and spreads out into the corridor. They will be passed to the PFA for the
second hand uniform shop if not collected.
School Drop off time
Every morning our school yards are
not supervised until 8.30am. Due to safety reasons children are not to be dropped off
before this time.
If you require care before this time please contact School’s Out.
Ph 0448 667 747 or email schoolsoutgps@gmail.com
Gisborne Primary School
35 Fisher Street GISBORNE 3437
Office Hours—8.30am to 4.30pm
Email: gisborne.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
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