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Goodwood School NewsA message from Deb .Fairness Achievement RespectGoodwood PrimaryWALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL .C o n g ra t ul ati o ns o npromoting healthy kidsat Goodwood PrimarySchool. Many thanks toAmanda Blair for initiatingthis event. Bec Andersonand her Student Learningand Well Being Committeealso rallied together toensure it all went well.WE ARE GROWING .Goodwood Primary School is a thriving expandingcommunity. As we increase in enrolments theGoverning Council has supported the establishmentof an Accommodation Committee whose role is todevelop an accommodation strategy for GoodwoodPrimary’s future space. Julia Wetherall, SimonGrist, Cameron Bryson and myself have met tohave initial discussions and we will keep thecommunity informed as plans are explored.Many thanks to these parents for their supportof this initiative, it is exciting times.Bev Derewianka Training DayThanks goes toA d e l a i d eProduce Marketand GoodwoodFresh for thewell received fruitsnack once thejourney to schoolwas complete.The WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL EVENT was a winnerand it was good to see our school promoted onthe news as well. Here is the link to the segmentif you didn’t get to see alk-safely-to-school-dayCOMMUNICATION .is important, as is making sureyou are not over loaded withinformation. At present we have192 of our families who havesubscribed for the electronicnewsletter, out of a possible 350.By Friday the 5th of June Preschoolparents will be able to subscribe toour newsletter. We have been trialling differentelectronic newsletter formats and gettingfeedback about how they can be streamlined.Our last newsletter had a glitch in opening upthe attachments, we apologise for this. This weeksnewsletter has been emailed out to all families inthe interest of accessing everyone in our community.Please don’t hesitate to email Deb if you have anyconstructive feedback about our newsletter:deb.brassington72@schools.sa.edu.auA Communication sub-committee of the GoverningCouncil will continue to review how we communicateand work towards all families accessing the electronicnewsletter. Thank you.What is in this editionCRICOS Provider no. 00018AJune 2 Week 6 2015Staff had a successful day with Bev on Friday the 22ndof May. We were able to build on our understandingof the English Australian Curriculum in terms ofgrammar and a language for talking about languagewith our students. Bev introduced us to a numberof practical activities for teaching about languageand supporting students’ reading and writing inthe context of imaginative and informative texts.It is important that we continually build on ourrepertoire of learning tasks to support and engageour students. Building teacher capacity andunderstanding is vital to ensuring we provide cuttingedge learning experiences for your child(ren).People’s Choice Credit Union LotteryThank you to all those community members whohave taken lottery books to sell. A huge thank yougoes to the parents and family members who havebeen distributing the books in the mornings andafternoons. From June 1st onwards you can getbooks from Marion in the front office.All books and money will need to be returned to theschool by Friday the 19th of June. If you haven’tsold all the tickets by then we can take books withunsold tickets in them.Kind regards,Deb BrassingtonPrincipal- A message from Deb - Raising Funds for Nepal- Footsteps- Investigations- 6M Week 4 Assembly- Student Awards- Reconciliation Week Celebrations- Fun Food Revolution Day with Jamie Oliver in 11C!- Tips from the Pastoral Care Worker- SAPSASA- 2015 Quiz Night- LEAVING GOODWOOD AT END OF 2015?- 12C Aprons- Goody Chai Group- PARENT VOLUNTEERS ‘Reporting Abuse and Neglect’ TRAINING- Traffic Monitors- Annual Giving Program- IMPORTANT DATES

Great Achievements at Goodwood!Raising Funds for NepalSome of the kids from school and the neighbourhood had a le ough the office or email her onKath.Williams511@schools.sa.edu.au.SAPSASA NewsCross CountryCongratulations to the following students whorepresented Goodwood Primary School atthe Adelaide South East SAPSASA DistrictCross Country Day at Kensington Oval onFriday 15th May:Jesse Bryan, Mack Deed, Josh Brooks, MitchellBrennan, Toby Fitzgerald, Jade Millard, TomMillard, Oscar Grant, Jamie Still, Zach Still andFinn Johnston.A big thank you to all the parents who helped with supervisionand transport on the day.FootballCongratulations to Riley Thilthorpe,Sam Thomas and Oscar Grant forbeing part of the Adelaide South EastSAPSASA Football team that played inthe SAPSASA State Football Carnivallast week. The team did very welland came second in their division.NetballCongratulations to Ruby Grant, Mim Potter and Zoe Morettifor being part of the Adelaide South East SAPSASA Netballteam that played in the SAPSASA State Netball Carnival lastweek. The girls had a very successful week and won the goldmedal for their division.Last year was my first Quiz Night at Goodwood and Ithoroughly enjoyed the laughs we all had throughoutthe night. I have my table organised and am lookingforward to the fun questions, games, prizes andauctions .This year your contributions towards fundraising will help uswork towards the following:›New laptops and Ipads to support technology as alearning tool.›Supporting the new Goody Patch toilet to increase use ofthis fabulous learning space.›New IT infrastructure upgrade.›New outdoor storage unit.›Supporting external Education & Health programs to assistchildren in need.As is mentioned above individuals or smallergroups of 4-6 can also join in and will beallocated tables.See you there!!! Deb BrassingtonLEAVING GOODWOOD AT END OF 2015?We are currently looking at classes for 2016. Employingstaff is a part of this. If you know your child will not becontinuing at Goodwood in 2016 please email Deb ondeb.brassington72@schools.sa.edu.au, as soon as possible.

Traffic Monitors12C ApronsWeek 6 Liam M, Adam C, AdibaWeek 7 Mitchell M, Manav, SidWeek 8 Laki, Olivia W, EmmaAnnual Giving ProgramCongratulations to 12C on their successful aproncreations. Each Friday they have electives where they canchoose tasks to complete. We obviously have somebudding chefs in our mists.Silvana Barbon, Year 6As the end of the financial year approaches some communitymembers may want to consider our Annual Giving Program.Goodwood Primary School is endorsed by the Australian TaxOffice as a deductible gift recipient. Accordingly donationsof 2 or more to the following initiatives are tax deductible:› The Goodwood Primary School Building Fund.› The Goodwood Primary School Library Fund.Donations to these funds previously has contributed tofurniture and storage in the Library. Current donations tothe fund could assist with upgrading the Gym Floor or otherLibrary projects.Your donation to GoodwoodPrimary School will accelerate thetimeframe in which thesemuch needed facilities can berealised and used by yourchildren. If you are interested incontributing to the GivingProgram then complete thepayment slip below and return to the frontoffice with attention Marion by the 29th ofJune 2015.A receipt noting your tax deductible donationwill then be returned to you.Thank youCameron BrysonDeb BrassingtonGoverning Council ChairpersonPrincipalPayment SlipPARENT VOLUNTEERS‘Reporting Abuse and Neglect’ TRAININGWe will be offering all of our helpful volunteers training on‘Reporting Abuse and Neglect (RAN)’ as a strategy to supportthe safety of all children. This includes anyone who volunteers evenif it is only occasionally. It is important for as many volunteersfrom our school community to attend this evening whichwill be held at school on Wednesday June 24th (Week 9) from7pm-9pm. Please add this date to your diaries.Volunteers working with children (under 18 years of age) areidentified under the Children's Protection Act 1993 as being aperson who is mandated to report to Families SA via the ChildAbuse Report Line (CARL) 13 14 78 any suspicion on reasonablegrounds that a child/young person has been or is beingabused and/or neglected and the suspicion is formed inthe course of their volunteering. Please email Steph Burtonat Stephanie.burton333@schools.sa.edu.au regarding yourattendance.Please accept our donation of . towards:(please circle)Steph BurtonSignature: The Goodwood Primary School Building FundABN 12 345 678 910The Goodwood Primary School Library FundABN 12 345 678 910Name of Donor: Parent of: .Credit Card Details: Visa Mastercard .Name on Card: .Card Number: Card Expiry Date: ./ .IMPORTANT DATESTuesday June 2nd Goody Patch Management 5:30pmWednesday June 3rd ICAS Science testWednesday June 3rd Assembly by Ria’s 1/2’sThursday June 4th IELC classes excursion to Cleland ParkTuesday June 9th Finance meeting 5:50pmTuesday June 9th Building and Grounds meeting 7:30pmMonday June 15th Goody Patch committee 7:30pmMonday June 15th Governing CouncilTuesday June 16th ICAS spelling testWednesday June 17th ICAS writingSaturday June 20th QUIZ NIGHT 7pmWednesday June 24th Volunteers RAN training 7-9pmFriday July 3rd Last Day of term finish at 2:15pmCalendar also available on the website

Fun Food Revolution Day with Jamie Oliver in 11C! On Friday 15th of May, our class took part in a cooking lesson hosted by Jamie Oliver (online!) to celebrate Food Revolution Day. This day is Jamie’s global day of action to fight for food education and get children excited about coo