GISBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL Chalk Talk 35 Fisher Street Gisborne Vic 3437 Phone: 5428 2022 Fax: 5428 4280 E-mail: gisborne.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Website: www.gisborneps.vic.edu.au TERM DATES 2014 Term 4: 6 Oct - 19 Dec Term 4 - Issue 32 23rd October 2014    2014 CURRICULUM DAY FOR TERM 4 3rd November Diary Dates Fri 24th Oct GPS Music Recital Wed 29th Oct Whole School Photo Fri 31st Oct World Teacher’s Day Mon 3rd Nov CURRICULUM DAY Tue 4th Nov Melbourne Cup Public Holiday Sat 8th November PFA Shopping Tour Mon 10th Nov Grade 4 Camp Tue 11th Nov  T20 Blast School Cup Carnival  Grade 3 Reptile Encounters Incursion Fri 14th Nov  First Session of Pre Prep Program  Student Disco Sun 16th Nov PFA Vision Portraits Fundraiser Wed 19th Nov School Council Meeting Fri 21st Nov Second Session of Pre Prep Program Fri Nov 28th  Third Session of Pre Prep Program  Prep—Family Circus Night Mon 1st Dec  Grade 5 Supreme Incursion  Grade 6 Camp Tues 9th Dec Orientation Day Tues 16th Dec Student Reports Distributed Wed 17th Dec Grade 6 Graduation Fri 19th Dec Last Day of Term 4 REMINDER OF PAYMENT & NOTICES DUE:  PRE PREP TRANSITION FORMS due tomorrow 24th October.  PFA Shopping Tour payment of $50 due tomorrow Fri 24th October  Grade 6 Camp next payment due Mon 27th October  Grade 4 Camp Medication forms were due yesterday Wed 22nd and last payment is due Fri 31st October  Grade 3 Reptile Encounters Incursion form and $12.00 payment due Wed 5th November  Grade 6 Graduation form and payment due Mon 8th December  FINAL NETBOOK PAYMENTS FOR THE 2014 LEASE AGREEMENT ARE NOW OVERDUE, IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IS REQUIRED. If parents are making payments online, please ensure that permission notes are returned promptly with a notation on the bottom to say you have paid online. DON’T FORGET TO RAISE YOUR HAND FOR ANAPHYLAXIS GPS is still in 4th place—get your vote in everyday! Please continue to vote for a chance to win $10,000, by selecting GISBORNE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Tell all your family and friends, every hand counts! Thanks to everyone for helping! Voting continues until 18th December. http://www.anaphylaxis101.com.au/ WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTO Next Wednesday the 29th October we will have a ‘Whole School Photo’ of staff and students taken at 9:00am. Please ensure all students are in clean school uniform and are at school by first bell at 8:55am. We invite you to the Gisborne Primary School Music Recital Fri 24th October 6:00pm—7:30pm Church of Christ, 31 Saunders Rd, New Gisborne We are asking audience members to bring a small plate to share for supper on the evening. We look forward to seeing you. Don’t forget Student Banking is Page 2 now every WEDNESDAY in Term 4 GRADE 1/2 FAIRY PARK EXCURSION On Thursday the 16th of October, the Grade 1 students headed off to the Fairy Park in Anakie. We were looking for the “castle in the sky”, but it proved hard to find as the day was very cold, grey and rainy. Students explored the Fairy Park and enjoyed pressing the buttons to see which magical action took place before their eyes. They also enjoyed visiting Camelot’s Playground. The tunnels and huge slide proved how much fun playgrounds can be. We arrived back at school, maybe a little wet and tired but it was a fantastic day for all involved. Thank you to our parent helpers on the day, Rob, Matt, Melinda, and Kylie. Your help was greatly appreciated. GRADE 2 CAMP Last Thursday the Grade 2’s went to school camp at Boomerang Ranch. There were lots of activities. There was horse riding, damper making, orienteering, kite making and charcoal drawing. In the middle of the activities we had free time outside. There were 5 groups. Group 1 was Donkeys, Group 2 was Mules, Group 3 was Ponies, Group 4 was Horses and Group 5 was Brumbies. Mrs Potter would ring the bell when free time was over and we started another activity. For dinner Mrs Potter tricked us into thinking the we were having mashed brussels sprouts, but we had chicken schnitzel and mashed potato and vegies. We did a show after and you could do whatever you wanted to. I did Roar with Madison and Abbey. When we went to bed the girls had a party. We woke up early on Friday. We got dressed to have free time. After we did the rest of the activities we walked to Tipperary Springs to have lunch. When we all got back we got our bags and got on the bus. On the way back we went to a park. Matilda W 1/2C A REMINDER THAT SCHOOL HATS ARE TO BE WORN IN TERM 4 Grade 2 students pointing to the ‘famous’ Boomerang Ranch Bell. The teachers would like to congratulate the Grade 2 students for their wonderful behaviour on camp. We would also like to commend the fathers that attended and extend our appreciation, Pete Dickins, Pere Ruka and Chris Jackson. Without the assistance of parents we would not be able to run these camps successfully. Term 4 ~ Wednesday Lunch Special ~ 3 Dim Sims and your choice of drink (milk, sports water or fruit juice) only $4.00 Term 4 Canteen Roster TIME/DATE 24-Oct-14 31-Oct-14 7-Nov-14 14-Nov-14 9AM - 11:30AM Deanna Kelly Nicole Fitt Susan Spaltman Hollee Chuck 9AM - 11:30AM Michelle Savage Jane Giuffre URGENT HELP NEEDED Sophia Floreani 12:30pm - 2:30pm Deanna Kelly Fiona Schnoor Susan Spaltman Mandy Anderson URGENT HELP NEEDED 12:30pm - 2:30pm Paula Kucic Cheryl Van Dort Renae Simpson Nicole McKibbin Fiona Corry 21-Nov-14 URGENT HELP NEEDED Katie Duoba **Shopping Tour** Saturday 8th November 2014 Six places still need to be filled to avoid cancellation of the shopping tour. Please contact the school office by tomorrow Friday 24th October to confirm your place. It’s back on! The Student Disco has been rescheduled for Friday 14th November 2014 Notices will be sent home to families soon! WORLD TEACHER’S DAY This year our school will be celebrating World Teacher’s Day on Friday 31st October. We invite students to write a card, letter, or poem; draw a picture, or just say thank you to your teacher for all the hard work they do. You can bring flowers from your garden or bake something special if you like. Bring your ‘special thank you’ to school on Friday October 31st. VISION PORTRAITS FUNDRAISER Parents Victoria Online Conference October 2014 & May 2015 First four days: 6am Monday 27 October 2014 to 11pm Thursday 30 October (Australian Eastern Standard time) Register (for no cost) at: http://www.straighttothepoint.co/pv/register/ PARENTS of primary and secondary students, in all Australian States, Territories and countries, in government, Catholic and independent schools, are warmly invited to take part in the Parents Victoria two-part online conference, which will be held over four days in October 2014 and a further four days during Education Week in May 2015 (there will be no need to re-register for the second section). No special software is needed, other than an internet-connected computer and a browser (speakers are an advantage but are optional). The online discussions will be very easy to join in; online resources will be provided, and guidelines about how to participate will be available. *You don’t need to be a member of Parents Victoria to take part. Join in for all of the eight days, just some days, or even a few hours, depending on your lifestyle and other commitments. The conference is open 24/7 and is moderated between 6am to 11pm. Posts outside 6am to 11pm may not appear on the website until the following day. Topics The four one-day topics are Homework, Access, Reporting and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). The ongoing topic of Funding, an additional topic, will run for the entire four days. There will also be an opportunity for participants to raise other issues. For further details please contact Parents Victoria at office@parentsvictoria.asn.au or visit our website www.parentsvictoria.asn.au