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Dear Parents,
First off a quick reminder that the weekly P&F meeting will be held in the Year 2 room this week rather than the usual staffroom while it is undergoing renovations. Sorry for the inconvenience and remember everyone is welcome to attend.
Saturday night was a very enjoyable evening. Jane Sandona was presented with this year’s Mark Mappas Award by the Diocesan Parents and Friends Association for service to the P&F. The morning presented two new sets of goals for the children on the senior oval. A great deal of research and labour went into their local construction. Many thanks go to Jane for her work on this project.
Pictures of the Week
I have selected a few of my favourite pictures from this weeks newsletter. I hope you enjoy!
The weekend saw our four boys, Lyle Harrison, Arnold Marker, Bob Abbot and Matthew Gert, competing at the County Athletics Championships. Lyle's mum tells me that while none of our boys made the Regional team to compete in Warwick, they all competed strongly with lots of personal bests. Lyle made the finals (top 8 competitors) for all his events, and won a gold medal in the relay.
If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.
Lord Chesterfield
This morning the PTA presented to the school two new sets of goals for the children to play soccer with on the junior sports field. A great deal of research and labour went into their local construction. Many thanks go to Paul Milk for his work on this project.
Our soccer team in action on the weekend
Year 10 Meetings
The Year 10 Meetings took place on Thursday of this week. In the past decade generally around 20% of the Year 10 students at the school will have moved onto apprenticeships, full time work, further education or other educational experiences. The larger numbers staying on at school then necessitates a closer examination of curriculum needs and a heightened sense of counselling on choice of subjects. As well, we need to ensure that students are mentally ready for the increased rigor of the Year 11 and 12 program. This can be best done, we believe, in a one to one approach.
The school is systematically, at the same time, attempting to improve the range of vocational subject options. To this end Mr Dean Boddis and Mr Beau Chaplin visited Manchester this week studying the approach of a number of functionally productive vocational options in schools. The ultimate aim is to ensure that as many students as possible have a meaningful educational program.
Parent SurveyPlease take the time to fill out the survey questions as accurately as you can. |
Tim Blackmore
Executive Principal
We will be holding the Parent Teacher Interviews at the start of Term 2. We encourage all parents to attend these events if possible.
Term attendance
We are on track to improve on last years attendance average of 95.7%. This is a great result that we have all worked hard to achieve. Well done!
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Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Last year |
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95.2% |
95.6% |
95.5% |
96.6% |
95.7% |
Year to date results
Digital absentee form
If your child is ill and unable to attend school, please complete, sign and submit the online absence form, this is also available on SZapp.
Mrs Harrison is organising a weekly Reading Club from next Wednesday. The club will run after school for 1 hour. If you are interested in joining the club, please fill in the below form.
Reading Club
Last Tuesday Evening we held our Annual Arts Night. The evening was a great opportunity to enjoy students’ performance and art work which they have been preparing for many weeks. We were all taken by surprise, particularly the P&F, with the huge response from parents and families. The barbeque sold out within the hour and extra supplies of sausages, bread and soft drinks had to be purchased. Almost one half of the students in the school were involved in the evening in some way. Over 200 students presented drama skits, performed musical and vocal items, demonstrated various forms of cultural and modern dance; as well as showing visual arts displays of paintings, drawings, mask and jewellery making. Thank you to all students for their superb artistic efforts!
Very special thanks must go to the Arts Department Staff - Mrs Mitchell, Miss Moris, Mrs Brown, Mr Newton, Mr Palmer as well as Mrs White, Ms Freeman, Mrs Goodwin, Mr Murry, Miss Clayton, Mr Nygugen, Mr Stevenson, the Students’ Cultural Committee and all other staff who assisted in any way to help make the evening a huge success.
It is with pleasure that the P&F Association acknowledges Jane Sand for her outstanding efforts and contributions made to Greenfields School over the past 10 years by nominating her for the award.
Jane has willingly given of her time and energy in every possible way during her time at the school.
Jane returned to her old primary school as a parent, when her son Richard began school at The School in 2000, and Jane has continued with us, now with her youngest child, Clara in year 5.
From 2000 to present Jane has been a consistent volunteer in our School Tuckshop. The School Tuckshop is one of our largest sources of fundraising for providing additional resources for our school. Without people like Jane giving up their time, the tuckshop struggles to exist, in times of limited volunteers. On additional occasions that the tuckshop operated; sports carnivals, swimming carnivals, Under 8’s, Italian day etc, Jane has always been there to lend a hand.
From 2007 until earlier this year, Jane took on the role of Treasurer for the Tuckshop, a volunteering role that require 3-4 hours each week to count and bank money, pay accounts and create reports.
Jane has been a constant volunteer with any function that the school has held over the past 10 years. This year Jane’s daughter Clara is Vice Captain of the school. Jane chose to take on the joint role of Year 7’s Parent Coordinator to help fundraise for an end of year gift, traditionally given to the school by the Year 7’s. Jane’s efforts have included helping organise four discos, a mother’s day and father’s day stall.
On behalf of all past and present parents, teachers, staff and children of The School, I would like to thank you for your remarkable commitment, positive energy and efforts on behalf of the school. Jane your regular appearance will be missed when you finish at the end of this year, all the best!
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Jackie Living - P&F Association
Phone: 07 5414 2345
Email: jackie@schoolzine.com.au
We only need five more pairs!
In two week’s time Year 2 classes will be doing an Art Activity where they will be decorating old shoes to make them look like birds from the wetlands.
They are asking for everyone to bring in any old shoes they no longer have any use for. Could all shoes please be brought into the Office or Mrs Sole's classroom.
Thank-You!
Mrs Sole
Athletics Carnival
Congratulations to everyone on their great participation in the Athletics Carnival last Monday. It was fantastic to see so many students giving all events a go to gain a participation point for their House.
Overall House Points
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1st |
Red House |
1112 points |
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2nd |
Green House |
826 points |
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3rd |
Blue House |
736 points |
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4th |
Orange House |
712 points |
Thank you to everyone who helped with the organisation especially the House Captains for collecting the entries and the computer girls who entered the data on the day. A big thank you to Mr Boss for his computer skills, which made the day run so smoothly!
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Age Champions |
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12 years |
Libbie Gar |
Blue House |
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13 years |
Rick Flin |
Green House |
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14 years |
Simon Hodgers |
Orange House |
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15 years |
Nick Sula |
Blue House |
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16 years |
Luke Lewis |
Red House |
Venue for Round 12 Soccer
The Soccer field at Greenfield Stadium will be used for the game on the 15th October. This is due to the upgrades we are having completed at our school grounds. Please stay tuned for updates regarding all future rounds.
Marathon Game Day
Students in the Rounders Program played a game of pitching on the 19th of June. The aim of the day is to provide fundraising opportunities to go towards new training uniforms, excursions and back to the program for equipment etc. It also creates an environment for students to practice their skills in game situations and learn from one another. This is the second year we have run the event and it was a fantastic day once again. We hope students raised some money and we can continue to develop and expand the marathon event.
There were some big hits from the older students and a spectacular play from Tim Brown at third base off Steven Kelly. Well done to all that attended!
We look forward to next year's event and encourage all who would like to volunteer or sponsor the event to contact us as soon as possible. It is only through the efforts of our kind sponsors and volunteers that we can make this great program possible.
This week, class 5B were chosen to be our school journalists of the week, and were given the ‘Donald Duck Box’ (containing a camera, reporters notebook and of course Donald). Take a look at these pictures of their exciting visits this week!
Autumn/Winter Menu
The new Autumn/Winter menu has started, this will be current for the next five weeks. The cafeteria provides a variety of both hot and cold food, including salads and vegetarian options. Special diets can be catered for. Please remember that the following items are all included with any main meals:
- Seasonal Vegetables
- Salad Bar
- Freshly Baked Bread
- Flavoured Yoghurt
- Jelly
- Plain Milk
Click here to view the Tuckshop Roster
Uniform Order Forms
Any parents that are able to come and volunteer in the Uniform Shop throughout the week would be greatly appreciated, even if it is only for a couple of hours.
If you are able to come in, please contact Sandra on 07 5414 2301.
New Items Available
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Sizes Available |
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Short Sleeve Shirt |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Polo Shirt |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Short Sleeve Blouse |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Summer Shorts |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Summer Skirt |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Pleated Skirt |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
If you need to order new uniforms, please see the uniform list below.
Happy Birthday to all the students and staff that have a birthday this month.
Mrs Sanders - Art Teacher John B - Year 1 Jason T - Year 8 |
For more than 30 years Camp Australia has delivered high quality and affordable After School Care programs that nurture and support children's development. Programs which provide time for homework, time to relax, educational activities and a healthy snack.
Want to know what makes kids smile?
Camp Australia recently asked children across Australia to tell us what makes them smile in before and after school care. The reponse from children was staggering!
Camp Australia would like to thank the thousands of children who used their creative talents to produce drawings about what makes them smile at After School Care. See if you can find your child's artwork!
Greenfield School Noticeboard
The Greenfield Local Fete is on!
Bring your family and friends to the Greenfield's Showgrounds for rides, games and prizes!
$12 entry fee per person for the whole day.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Read MoreSupport a great cause!
Students and staff are encouraged to wear their favourite pair of jeans next Thursday to support fundraising for the Children’s Medical Research Institute. Our Middle School Leaders will be collecting donations from each classroom on the day. Your Gold Coin Donation will be greatly appreciated.
All funds raised on the day go to the Children’s Medical Research Institute. Every dollar raised will help to bring tomorrow's treatments and cures closer - for the benefit of children everywhere.
Please note our Jean Code!
- No holes or slashes allowed
- No shorts
- Full length jeans only
Our 3rd Annual Charity Barbeque is on and open to all!
$10 entry fee and all proceeds go towards The National Charity Association.
Please bring a plate of food and a bottle of drink and we'll all have a good time!
Read MoreAs a congratulations to our students winning the Schools Competition, we will be going to a Theme Park. It will be free dress and park admission will be paid by the school. Please bring your own lunch or money to buy lunch at the theme park.
The bus leaves at 8:30AM sharp, so make sure you are on time otherwise you will be left behind. Permission Forms are attached.
PLEASE NOTE: booking of a ticket will not automatically give your child permission to travel on the bus to the venue!
Click here to fill in the Excursion Permission Form
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