Goulburn North Public School Newsletter

Our school disco is just around the corner on Wednesday 28 June. The theme for this years event is 'Winter Blues!', come dressed up all in blue. There will be a small prize for the best 'Blue' wearing disco attendee at the K-2 and 3-6 events.

The K-2 Disco will commence at 4.30pm and conclude at 6pm. Parents will remain with their children for this event. Our DJ's will have some amazing disco dances for parents and their children.

The 3-6 Disco will commence at 6pm and conclude at 8pm. This disco is for student only. 

Staff will be present at both discos to support with supervision.

The disco will cost $2 per student and is payable at the door.

Our amazing P&C will be organising a 'Cheeseburger Meal Deal' for this event with orders opening ASAP. The P&C will also be operating a small canteen at the event and selling popcorn, drinks and bags of lollies. Our parent visitors at the K-2 disco may also purchase cans of soft drink for $2.

It will be a night of fun and dance movement. music requests can be provided to our DJ's Miss Franchi and Mr Baxter and they will try their best to create a wonderful disco for all.

It has been a huge term, especially in the sense of COVID making a huge impact in our school community this term. It has been an amazing achievement to reach the end of term 2! Let us hope that Term 3 brings with it a fresh sense of renewal for all. If you are traveling during the term 2 holiday period, please do so safely.

School will resume for students on Tuesday 18 July.

We have recently received a generous donation of books from Harper Collins Publishers to top up our classroom libraries. We are conscious of our students' reading habits and not only want to teach them the mechanics of how to read and engage with texts but also want to encourage an enjoyment for reading. In a busy world, it is easy not to make reading a priority and pause to spend some uninterrupted time sharing a book with your child. Here are some ideas to help you on your reading journey with your child.

* Make time to read together every day (even 15 minutes is better than not at all).

* Read together in a place without distractions like the tv, computers or phones.

For younger children:

* Explain how books 'work'. Explain that books have a title, an author, how to turn the pages & reading words from left to right.

* Point out letters in words and talk about their sounds.

* Include books with rhyme or alliteration (repeated initial sound) and with an interesting variety of words to develop vocabulary. Talk about the meaning of new words and use them in conversation.

* Include some of the classics and texts from a variety of cultures.

For older children:

* Choose books for shared reading that use new words, ideas, themes and concepts that will broaden their vocabulary and general knowledge.

* Read a combination of modern and classic texts.

* Encourage children to be more adventurous in their own book choices, especially at the library.

* Don't insist on finishing a book if they don't enjoy the first couple of chapters. Put it aside as they may come back to it later.

Tips taken from: https://fivefromfive.com.au/parent-resources/reading-with-children/

NORTHERN STAR AWARDS

Week 9 may see the very first Silver Certificates being handed out at our assembly. Close to half of the school has already received their Bronze Certificates. This is an amazing effort from our students. They can receive Northern Stars in their passports for appropriate behaviour in class and on the playground, showing initiative, being kind and considerate, all of the expectations that fall under our values of Respect, Responsibility and Cooperation. Keep shining bright everyone!

GNPS WELLBEING FORTNIGHTLY FOCUS

• We use our manners

Our focus for week 9 and 10 is 'We use our manners'. Students will revisit lessons about using a kind voice and being polite when interacting with others. Families can help reinforce this focus at home as well. 

The Department of Education has a range of holiday ideas on their website,

Topics include but not limited to:

Have fun at the zoo

Offline activities

Keeping active

Audiobook and Podcasts

Recycle, Earn & Play

Well done to all students, staff and families. We have been able to fill all four boxes!

They are now sent off and we look forward to seeing what we have achieved through our recycling efforts.

Have an amazing birthday!!!

Friday 23 June @ 12.50pm

Our final whole school assembly for Term 2 will be held on Friday 23 June (Week 9) commencing at 12.50pm.

We will be holding our assembly underneath the junior COLA. Please feel free to come along and join us celebrating the successes of our students. 

Additional assemblies for Term 3 will be held on the following date:

• Friday 4 August @ 12.50pm under the Junior COLA.
• Friday 25 August @ 12.50pm under the Junior COLA.
• Friday 15 September @ 12.50pm under the Junior COLA.

Monday 5th June was World Environment Day. 3/4B watched a Power Point presentation on plastics. They found out that plastic is a synthetic material that has been created by humans. Plastic is popular because it is cheap to make and buy, it is durable and it can be reused. Some plastics, however can only be used once. This means that the creation of single-use plastics is a huge waste of our natural resources and is harmful to our environment. Most of these single-use plastics are buried in underground landfill sites. Usually, waste will be broken down easily by small creatures, however, because of its durable nature, plastic cannot be eaten and will stay underground or in water for as long as 150 years. This plastic pollution causes great damage to the environment and can be dangerous to wildlife and animals. 3/4B completed activities and talked about the many ways we can do our bit, to help reduce this plastic pollution and protect our earth

The Northern Lights Program started this term and the Northern Lights Blue group have engaged in experiences which link to curriculum outcomes such as cooking and gardening programs. A range of students have explored the new space and have accessed differentiated literacy and numeracy tasks and are learning to set and reflect on personal goals. The learning space has both flexible and assigned seating for students and holds a focus on building a growth mindset and positive wellbeing. Students are excited to continue their experiences with new programs next term as Northern Lights develops.

2C have been reading Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems as an introduction to persuasive texts. We discussed persuasive arguments and identified the use of persuasive techniques in the book including begging, getting angry, providing reasoning, offering a bribe and reverse psychology. We also discussed the use of font, colour and images including the use of speech bubbles and lines to show movement. Then we examined the drawing techniques and how Pigeon’s size, body language and expressions can make us feel sorry for Pigeon. Students then used mime to copy Pigeon’s body language, gestures, and facial expressions. The students are thoroughly enjoying reading and exploring this book, we have written sentences that either agree or do not agree with Pigeon driving the bus and provided reasons to support our argument. We then did a directed drawing and drew our own Pigeon. 

TERM 2 #FANTABULOUS

This term we have changed teachers, changed rooms and welcomed two new students into our class.  We have learnt about human rights, space, growth and fixed mindset and nutrition. We have connected over making raffia bracelets, building lego and music. We have played place value battleship and read together during reading groups. We have had a previous "Northie" come and conduct a soccer clinic with us. It has been a fully loaded term. The class will need the holidays to recuperate so we can do it all again in Term 3.

We had a great time this year at the Athletics Carnival P&C Canteen. A huge thank you to the volunteers that were able to help out on the day. It was great to see some new faces and meet some new friends!

The new P&C storage shed is finished and ready for action! The shed will be used to store Fireworks Night and P&C equipment, as well as supplies for future and ongoing P&C projects and events for the school. We are very excited to have this dedicated space to help store and organise a lot of exciting things for the students and the school.

 Are you following the GNPS Facebook page? Why not join the GNPS P&C Facebook group to keep up to date on all P&C events, projects and meetings! 

P&C meetings are held at school, 6.30pm Monday’s in weeks 3, 6 & 9 each term. Casual members are always welcome!

• Updated Student Details
• Southern Tablelands Dance Festival Technical rehearsal permission