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July 20, 2023 - Term 3 Week 1

Acknowledgement of Country

From the Principal

Principal's Pen

Kaya, Parents & Community Members,

Welcome to our Term 3 – especially our new or returning families - surely the weather will warm up soon!

As you will note form the attached term planner, this term is quite hectic but includes some exciting events. Please make note.

You may have heard or seen the announcement by the Minister for Education this week in relation to violence in schools. We are extremely privileged to live in a community where this is not a significant issue, although unfortunately, from time to time some people need to be reminded of appropriate codes of conduct. I invite you to view the “Standing together against violence” resources provided by the Department that are designed to support our school and our community; Say no to Violence.

Peter Meston

Principal

Upcoming Events

July

Friday 21 - Bee Incursion (Room 1, 2, 7 & 8)

Wednesday 26 - 100 Days of School Dress Up (Whole school)

Friday 28 - Kaboom Percussion Incursion (PP - Year 6)

Monday 31 - Year 4 PEAC Testing Week

Monday 31 - P & C Meeting (7.30pm)

August

Tuesday 1 - Parliament House Excursion

Printable Term 3 Planner.

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100 Days of School

It is our 100 days of school celebration on Wednesday, July 26th.

Your child is welcome to come dressed in a "100 days themed" dress up for the day. No gold donation is required.

Important Information

Merit Certificates

Congratulations to the following students who received a merit certificate at the last assembly.

Student	Year
Nyle J	PP
Kayra S	PP
Alex A	PP
Amaya B	PP
Alexander C	1
Indi H	1
Zoey L	1
Sadie H	2
Sonny L	2
Cedar M	2
Mikayla W	2
Joshua B	3
Koa F	3
Nate I	3
Zara O	3
Hayley C	4
Jack F	4
Noah M	4
Martin R	4
Emily S	4
Clare E	5
Jude J	5
Feniex M	5
Allie R	5
Jessica W	5
Ayla A	6
Zara J	6
Anya M	6
Owen W	6

Aussie of the Month

Louise's outstanding citizenship is highlighted by the extraordinary effort she put into weeding the garden bank near the oval in preparation for native trees to be planted. Louise is respected by her peers for her consistently inclusive nature, and she can be relied upon to embody our school values. What an asset to our school!

We Care Awards

The following We Care awards were presented at the last assembly for "Persistence". Congratulations to all recipients.

Student	Year
Matilda M	PP
Ollie M	PP
Jay P	1
Hudson T	1
Lydia R	2
Slone S	2
Tyson H	3
Evangeline R	3
Amberley T	3
Dani L	4
Sunny W	4
Bailey R	5
Liesl M	6

Our next value is "Respect"

We Care Award

Congratulations to Matilda for being awarded the 'We Care' Award for Persistence.

One Big Voice

For those Parents wishing to buy tickets to the One Big Voice, Glengarry Primary School will be performing at the following time and area:

Evening

Beethoven 2

Any blocks on that side will be able to see our choirs.

Tickets are on sale at Ticketek from 10am this Friday, July 21 - students who are performing do not need a ticket.

Around Glengarry

Interschool Lightening Carnival

The Lightning Carnival in Week 10 Term 2 was a fabulous day! All Glengarry Participants tried their best and showed good sportsmanship. Overall, across the Home and Away season we had some success with Glengarry Soccer and Volleyball wining the majority of their games. As well as this at the lightning carnival our Volleyball A team and the Football team won their respective divisions.

The students looked amazing in their new uniforms. Thanks to the P and C for funding them and thankyou also to those staff and parents who assisted throughout the term with coaching roles.

Bring on 2024!

Cross Country

Last Term saw the running of our Cross Country.

Congratulations to all the students that participated and a big congratulations to the students that came a place to represent Glengarry at the Interschool Cross Country.

The House winners for each Year group were the following:

Year 1 Boys - Draw between Kaarda and Maali

Year 1 Girls - Draw between Kaarda and Yonga

Year 2 Boys - Kwila

Year 2 Girls - Kaarda

Year 3 Boys - Yonga

Year 3 Girls - Kwila

Year 4 Boys - Maali

Year 4 Girls - Kwila

Year 5 Boys - Kwila

Year 5 Girls - Maali

Year 6 Boys - Kwila

Year 6 Girls - Kwila

The overall winning House was Maali.

CAP Assembly Showcase

On June 30, our school came together in a special assembly to showcase what students had learnt in Term 2 about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and histories. Students displayed art work and engaged in performances.

Numero

If you’re interested in attending this workshop, please register at https://forms.office.com/r/7aR0VrdqqC

Sunny's Amazing Gymnastics

Sunny W had her first competition in Gymnastics for this season and she did amazing, taking out 1st place all around at her club. Her results were:

🥇1st all around

🥇 1st beam

🥉 3rd bars

🏅 4th vault

🏅 4th floor

While the upcoming state competitions are only going to get tougher, this has been a great start to the season for her and puts her in a great position for this season and beyond.

Alex's Haircut

Alex had been growing his hair for a long time and has had it cut in order to donate to Wigs for Kids and has fund raised money for Alzheimer’s WA. He misses his locks but he’s proud that he’s donating hair for kids that can’t grow their hair and he hopes it inspires others to donate and do the same.

Well done Alex!

Before

After

Health and Hygiene

Is your child feeling unwell?

If your child is unwell with cold and flu symptoms, please keep them at home and consider checking in with your GP if symptoms don't resolve

Healthy WA also recommends seeking a COVID test for cold and flu symptoms. See links below for more info.

Department of Health LINK

DoE LINK

As directed by our guidelines, we will ask for your child to be collected if they are displaying cold symptoms such as a cough, runny nose, fever etc.

We have a student at school who is immunocompromised. This means they can potentially become gravely ill even when contracting a common cold/virus. Please be mindful of sending students to school when they are unwell, as they may spread their infection. Please speak with your GP/health professional and see the information in the links above re: advice about keeping your child at home when unwell.

P&C News

Community News

Chess Club

Chess Club commences tomorrow, Friday, July 21st, in the School Library from 3.10pm to 4.10pm for registered Year 1-6 students.

If you have not already registered your child, please email Wolfgang wladimir@iinet.net.au with your child's name, School year level, emergency contact name/number and (if known) if they are a beginner or advanced chess student.

The class is run by Wolfgang Leonhardt, who has been coaching Chess at Glengarry Primary School for a number of years, and an assistant. The fee is $50 cash per student for the term and can be handed to the instructors on the commencement day in an envelope marked with the name of the student.

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