The Grapevine

The Newsletter of Glendore Public School

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land.

We pay our respect to Elders past, present and future.

We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of the Awabakal People.

We celebrate with and respect members of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations.

Where Everyone Can Succeed

It’s nearly the end of the 2022 school year and the students are still enjoying a large variety of activities.

• Congratulations to the 87 Glendore students who graduated from the Children’s University last week. It was a pleasure to present these certificates in the Great Hall at Newcastle University.

• Well done to the Year 5 touch football team and the Stage 3 Rugby Union team who displayed excellent sportsmanship and had a fun day competing against other schools.

• We are busy preparing for next year. If you are leaving or know a family who will be enrolling please contact the office.

• If your child isn’t starting at school on the first day of next year it is important to fill out a leave form so their class placement will be kept.

• I am looking forward to seeing the Glendore community back onsite for the Celebration days in week 10. Please check day and time in the newsletter.

• Please support the P&C by donating items to the Christmas Raffle. Children are to take items to the classroom. Purchase of raffle tickets can be done through Flexischools or cash (tickets will be sent home next week)

• I love to read all the positive emails that are sent to the school and teachers, praising them for the outstanding job they are doing both in and outside the classroom. I create a special award for these teachers with your beautiful comments on them. Please keep the emails coming they really make the staff smile.

• I’m looking forward to attending party day offsite and the Year 6 Graduation. I remember these students starting kindergarten 7 years ago.

• AP's and Principals “Above and Beyond letters” are being sent home to acknowledge students who are going above and beyond at school. The AP’s and myself present these letters to individual students. Congratulations to the students who have received these very special letters.

Mrs Simone White School Principal (Rel) | Glendore Public School | Awabakal Lands |

2023 Planning

• Thank you to families who have contacted us recently to let us know their child will be leaving the area or moving to another school in 2023.

• If any other families learn between now and the end of the year that their child is leaving Glendore, we would appreciate you letting us know as soon as possible, as it influences our enrolment numbers, class structures and 2023 planning.

• Please email the office to inform us if you are leaving our wonderful school.

• If you are planning on applying for extended leave, please ensure your application is completed and approved by the end of the Term.

• If you know anyone who is planning to enrol at Glendore in 2023, please tell them to contact our Office on 49556644 to arrange an enrolment meeting.

End of Year

• With the end of 2022 fast approaching, I'd like to thank all Parents/Caregivers for their support of their child's education at Glendore Public School. It's been lovely to see and hear about students successes and achievements throughout the year.

• We would love all Parents/Caregivers to join us at your child's 2022 Celebration Day. We have outlined each Celebration Day's dates, times and order of events below for your reference.

Yours in Education,

Erin Lewis

Deputy Principal (Rel.)

• Congratulations to our student Jenson Higgins of 3N on winning the Cadet 9 Newcastle Kart Racing Club championship on the weekend!
• This is Jensons first year of kart racing and has got tongues wagging within the sport about his natural ability and skill to successfully compete at a high level, racing wheel to wheel at speeds nudging 95km/hr!
• We wish him well as he steps up to Cadet 12 in 2023.

• The NSW Department of Education is introducing a menstrual hygiene program in every NSW public school. As part of the program, schools will receive dispensers that provide free pads for students to access during school hours.
• Our menstrual hygiene program aims to reduce any barriers that may prevent students from participating fully in school life. Menstruation (and its unpredictability) may stop students from attending school or taking part in learning activities. There are also known health risks from using improvised sanitary hygiene products.
• In 2020, the program was successfully trialled in 31 schools, with positive feedback received from Principals and students alike. It is now time to introduce the program at our school.
• Visit edu.nsw.link/MHP for further information which is avaiable in English and 8 other languages.

• BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is an educational program where students are able to bring a personal electronic device to school to support their learning for school-related purposes.
• We are excited to announce that in 2023, all students in Years 3-6 will continue to have the opportunity to be involved in our BYOD program. This was after the success of the program in 2021.
• The school provides access to a filtered Wi-Fi internet service. The Department of Education supplies a variety of software including Microsoft Office 365 suite and Adobe Creative Suite. Along with this is a wide array of cloud based solutions including Google Apps, Microsoft Cloud services and cloud based file storage. Additional information can be found here. The Glendore Groove

• 2022 Semester 2 Reports will be available at the end of term.
• They will be sent digitally to Sentral Parent Portal.
• Please contact the office if you do not have a login.

• Year 6 students are invited to join in a night of celebrations at their Year 6 Farewell!
• Date: Monday 12th December, 2022
• Venue: Wallsend Diggers
• Time: 5.45pm to 8.30pm
• Dress: Smart Casual
• RSVP and Payment via SchoolBytes

• Year 6 Parents/Caregivers are welcome to join us in ‘The Commons’ from 2.20pm to 2.40pm on Thursday the 15th of December to Clap Out the ‘Class of 2022’ Year 6 students.
• Please refer to your Sentral Parent Portal push and information note sent home in week 9 for further information.

• To pay it forward, Year 6 students are asked to donate their school hat at the end of their Year 6 Clap Out.
• Hats will be washed and sanitised by staff before being donated to younger students during 2023.

• The Creative and Performing Arts showcases will take place on Thursday 8th of December. There will be two showcases during school hours for students and staff and one running from 6:30pm to 7:30pm for parents and caregivers.
• All performing students are asked to arrive at school by 6pm for the evening showcase.
• CAPA teachers will collect the students from the school commons and take them to the holding rooms for dressing and performance preparation.
• The canteen will be serving snacks and light refreshments for parents and caregivers. CASH ONLY.
• We will also be accepting gold coin donations at our evening showcase. The donations will go towards our costume resources.

COSTUME REQUIREMENTS

• All students are required to wear the following items to each showcase.

Girls

Black ¾ length tights

A plain black singlet with spaghetti straps

Plain black sports socks (with no logos)

Plain black shoes

Boys

Plain black long pants

Plain black t-shirt

Plain black shoes

• Students in Primary Proms and The Junior Theatre Festival Ensembles are also asked to wear their special t-shirts given to them for participation in these groups.
• Please contact Ms McDowell via the School Administration Office if you have any questions.

• Our Teeth N Smiles visits will begin Friday December 2, and continue on throughout Week 9. Students who have returned their forms will be seen by the dentists during this time, beginning with Kindergarten on Friday.
• Students who have returned forms and are attending the Swimming Carnival will not miss out.
• No more forms will be accepted, as Teeth N Smiles have collected our returned forms to finalise their organisation.

• As a reward for all of their effort at school during 2022, students will be viewing an advanced screening of the movie ‘Lyle, Lyle Crocodile’.
• When: Friday 16th December
• Where: Event Cinemas Glendale
• Students will also get a popcorn and drink combo deal for the movie
• Payment & permission now closed.

• Thank you to students, staff and parent community that supported this year's swimming program.
• Students really enjoyed developing their swimming and survival skills and it was always wonderful to see students smiling faces after they returned.
• Don’t forget to stay safe in the water these holidays.

• Congratulations to the Graduates of Children's University for 2022!

• Students should be very proud of their incredible achievements as they have all demonstrated commitment to the challenge of discovering new learning experiences outside of the classroom, in their own local and regional community and on UON campus.

• Interesting statistics:

• Number of curious GPS learners enrolled: 86

• Total number of validated hours in 2022: 6722.25

• It was wonderful to see students and family attend the graduation ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge the children (and their supporters) and their commitment to learning.

• Thank you also to Mrs White, Miss Lewis, and Mrs Budd for attending and supporting the event today. A special thanks to Miss Meaton for her assistance throughout the year helping to validate all the hours of learning.

• Remember: students can continue to log hours into their passports as these hours will go towards 2023 validated hours of learning.

• Last week Stage Two and Stage Three students participated in an online safety workshop run by the local Police Youth Liaison Officer, Brendan Haile.
• Students learned about skills to help them search and watch safely on the internet. Senior Constable Haile also spoke about the importance of asking an adult first before you use the internet.
• He gave students tips about gaming safely, such as, to say no if someone asks for personal information such as your name, age or address if you are gaming, choose a nickname or made-up name for playing games and play in ‘single player’ mode or with trusted friends.

• Last week the End of Year Personalised Learning Pathway (PLP) Celebration was held out on The Commons.
• Staff, parents and caregivers celebrated our First Nations students and the achievement of their PLP goals.
• PLPs support improved learning outcomes and educational aspirations and are developed in partnership with First Nations students, their parents or caregivers and teachers.
• Thank you to everyone who came to recognise the students' achievements!

• Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Year 5 touch football gala day.
• Both teams showed wonderful determination, teamwork, sportsmanship and respect throughout the day.

• Congratulations to the girls and boys who represented Glendore PS at the Hunter PSSA Rugby 7s Gala Day at Lake Macquarie last Friday. All of the students played with great enthusiasm, dedication and team work.
• The boys team took out the Plate Trophy, whilst our Girls 1 team finished 3rd, and Girls 2 team 6th.
• Players Player medals went to- Wendall, Amelia and Charli.
• A huge thank you to West Newcastle Griffens Rugby Club for supplying jerseys for our girls and sending along club representatives to help out on the day.

• On Wednesday 8 December 2022, students who have participated in Junior AECG, Sister Speak and Yarning Group will participate in a walking excursion to Kua-Ma Park, Fletcher.
• Students will learn and explore the rich cultural aspects of this location for the Aboriginal mobs that utilised the wetland areas for thousands of years.

• Students in Year 6 who are attending Callaghan College Wallsend Campus attend an Orientation Day on Tuesday, 29th November. Students enjoyed a variety of activities and made great connections with other students and staff at the school.

• Additional information about the Yr 6-7 Transition Program can be found here:

• Year 6 Transition - Callaghan College Wallsend Campus (nsw.gov.au)

• Students in Year 6 who are attending Callaghan College Wallsend Campus and have been accepted into the Aspire Program, attended the Aspire Challenge Day on Wednesday, 30th November.

• Additional information about the Aspire Program can be found here:

• Aspire Program for High Performing Students - Callaghan College Wallsend Campus (nsw.gov.au)

• Staff commended the behaviour of Glendore students at both days. Well done Year 6!

KC - Ella, Delilah, Daniel, Advay

KD - PJ, Zander, Hudson, Mohammed

KJ - Imogen, Ayden, Saige, Sama

KP - Jayden, Charlotte, Flynn, Hudson

1L - Hazel, Tahlia, Austin, Kinan

1M - Stella, Lewis, Ryker, Maisie

1O - Isabela, Astin, Samuel, Zoe

1P - Harley, Summer, Sushant, Kevin

1R - Lexi, Finn, Annika, Logan

2M - Cassandra, Harrison, Lana, Oliver

2E - Evian, Orlando, Parker, Mia

2S - Stella, James, Olivia, Ryan

2B - Harrison, Jaden, Aleeia, Mercedez

3A - Taylor, Chayse, Samuel, Blake

3K - Landon, Madison, Joshus, Alexis

3N - Harmoney, Tate, Niyahla, Rosie

4G - Dhakota, Asher, Ryder, Ruby

4N - Jack, Jagger, George, Harper

4M - Nikson, Sienna, Olivia, Chelsea

4S - Admire, Bryson, Miller, Nathaniel

5A - Cooper, Sienna, Emilia, Emily

5B - Ashvine, Cooper, Seth Mieke

5M - Malik, Lucas, Dior, Savannah

6G - Fletcher, Mahlia, Cooper, Kizly

6L - Jessica, Keira, Georgiana, Paige

6T - Hamza, Georgia, Paul, Alyse

• Sentral Parent/Caregiver Portal
• Extended Leave Form
• Update of Student Information
• School Bus Information - Opal Card

• If your child/children are involved in a very special event eg: State Touch football or receive bronze in Nationals etc then we would love to know.
• Please email glendore-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au some photos and 100 words explaining why your child is a superstar and we will publish articles throughout the term.

• Glendore Public Fundraising with Thompson’s Pies is back!
• Once again, we are going to run our fundraiser via the Thompson’s Pies website.
• We have been given a special code: GLENDOREPS1122, and every order purchased using the code will earn our school 12%.
• What is even better is that you can share the code with your friends, family, neighbours, even work colleagues, and the more people that order products using our code, the more money our school will raise!
• Orders are required to be a minimum value of $50 and will be delivered to your door. Thompson’s Pies deliver to the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland areas Monday to Friday. Anyone living in the Rathmines, Central Coast, Port Stephens and surrounding areas, can receive deliveries on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
• So, a few details:
• Glendore Public Fundraising – November/December 2022
• Where to order:
• https://thompsonspies.com.au/order-online/
• Our code: GLENDOREPS1122
• Our Thompson’s Pies Coupon Code will be available: Monday 14th November through to Sunday 4th December 2022.
• NOTE: $50 minimum order required. All orders will be delivered to your door. You can order ANYTHING available via Online Orders on the Thompson’s Pies website.

• Thank you for your support and we look forward to a profitable fundraiser!

1. a) Talk to your child's classroom or support teacher if education related, or
2. b) Talk to our Office team if related to school administration, or
3. c) Email the P&C if it is a Uniform-related item. When you do reach out, please leave some information as to the nature of your inquiry as this will better enable us to support you;
4. If you cannot resolve your query at this level, please reach out via our office to make contact with one of the School Executive. This includes your child's Assistant Principal or possibly our School Administration Manager.
5. If you are unable to resolve your queries or concerns at this stage, you may wish to contact our Deputy Principal and in some cases, e.g. Canteen, our Business Manager.
6. Should you need further support and have been unable to move to a resolution, please reach out via our School Office to make time to connect with the School Principal.