Southerly Buster

We would like to acknowledge Goulburn as an important meeting place that was inhabited, at first contact with Europeans, by the Gundungurra and Ngunawal people who are the traditional custodians of this land. We would like to pay respect to Elders both past, present and future, also extending that respect to other Aboriginal people present today on the land in which we meet, work and live.                                 

Dear parents/carers

I hope everyone had a safe and restful holiday break. Students have re-settled back into Term 2 with ease. I would again like to thank all of our families for being so understanding and also accommodating in making alternative arrangements for supervision for your child/ren yesterday. We know it can be quite difficult and inconvenient but we are truly blessed with such a beautiful community and sincerely thank you for your support. 

Athletics carnival 

A big thank you to all staff and especially Mrs Oberg for her organization of the athletics carnival. It was a beautiful morning out at Hudson Park today and all the students participated well. We’ll get some of the pictures up on Facebook soon!

NAPLAN timetable 

This year the NAPLAN testing window is open from 10-20 May. The NAPLAN tests are for all eligible students in Years 3 and 5. It tests the types of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life. The tests cover skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy. 

Timetable:

• Tuesday 10 May - Writing
• Wednesday 11 May - Reading
• Thursday 12 May-  Language conventions
• Friday 13 May - Catch up day
• Monday 16 May - Numeracy 
• Tuesday 17 May - Catch up day 

Staff changes 

Mrs Fennamore was informed in the last week of Term 1, that she had been successfully appointed a permanent position at Bradfordville Public School.

While she will be missed and it is a big loss for our school, I am sure you will join me in congratulating her on her new appointment as gaining permanency is quite the accomplishment and well-deserved. She has been a talented member of the staff here at GSPS and has been adored by 1/2F. We wish her all the very best in her new venture. 

Thankfully, Mrs Bosevski has agreed to step into the classroom teacher role in 1/2F for us and the students are very lucky to have a stable and familiar face filling the role for us. Mrs Copland will continue to work in the room as they continue their journey into trialing the new syllabus and provides further stability for routines in the classroom.

Miss Morrow to Mrs Osborne 

I would like to thank the staff and the executive team for overseeing a smooth Week 1 while I was away. I got married during the holidays and was out on my honeymoon for Week 1 and was able to relax knowing that they are so competent and capable. My new surname is now Osborne and will slowly transition to Mrs Osborne as I take on my married name! 

Kind regards, 

Emily Osborne 

Rel. Principal 

Goulburn South Public School 

We invite mums, grandmas, carers and all the special women in our school community to attend our MUM & ME MORNING TEA on Friday 6 May. Please bring along a picnic morning tea to share with your child in the playground from 10.30-11am.

The Student Representative Council (SRC) will be hosting our annual Mothers Day Stall during class time in Sessions 1 and 2. All gifts will be priced between $2 and $10. All students will be able to purchase one gift on the day only. The SRC are looking forward to this event and thank you for your continued support. 

S1 have had a great start to the term. We have jumped straight back into routine and are having lots of fun with our learning. We are reading James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl and we are really enjoying this fantastic story. When we can, S1 have been enjoying extra play time outside in the sunshine working on our Fundamental Movement Skills during IPLAY sport sessions. In Maths, we have been looking at data. We went down to the school fence near Bourke Street and Addison Street roundabout and collected data on the colours of cars driving past. Who knew so many people had white cars?

Keep up the great work S1! 

KF have been learning to recognise and generate rhyming words, syllables, and sounds. KF listened this week to, There's a bear on my Chair by Ross Collins. Students had to choose two rhyming words by firstly drawing the pictures, and with assistance wrote the corresponding words.

Library News!

Welcome to Term 2 in the Library. We have had some small changes to the timetable so a reminder of when your child has Library and needs to bring their Library bag to borrow:

Tuesday:  3/40; 4/5RS; 1/2F; KM

Wednesday:  5/6GB; 1/2H; Support classes

Happy Reading

Mrs Mead

On Friday the 29th April, the boys touch football side played West Goulburn School at Hudson Park, in the PSSA touch football knockout. The competition was going to be tough as West students all had playing experience, whilst many players for South had never played before. The boys improved as the game progressed scoring four tries, and although we did not come away with the win, students should be very proud of themselves, demonstrating improved communication, co-operation, and sportsmanship.

Notes will be sent home with our current year 4 students. If you are a parent that wishes their child to be considered for the Opportunity Class (information above) please return the "Intention to reply" letter to the school and ensure that your online application is completed no later than Friday 13th May 2022. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

At the end of last term we held our annual AGM and elected the new committee for 2022. We always need extra volunteers and would love to have community members join us for the meetings. For 2022, the committee is 

President - Robyn Young 

secretary - Tamsin Tonks

Treasurer - Scott Shiel

Fundraising - Lisa McGoogan 

The next meeting will be Tuesday 24 May at 7pm via Zoom. 

Easter raffle thank you and report 

We made our highest profit with just over $1100 this year! Thank you to our whole community for their contributions in not just selling the raffle tickets but also the raffle prize donations! We were able to put some fantastic prize packs together, with 3/4O winning the class competition for most donations! They received a special class Easter bunny, a chocolate egg each and some special free time for their huge efforts! 

BBQ for election volunteers 

We are hoping to get some volunteers to help the p&c raise funds through an Election Day barbecue and raffle. If you are interested please reach out to Robyn Young via email on pcgoulburnsouth@gmail.com 

Goulburn South Calendar of Events

In the interests and safety of our students and children, please see information provided by Goulburn Mulwaree Council and Goulburn Highway Patrol. The information has been provided to remind parents and community road users of their obligation to obey road and parking rules. Below is a link that was printed in Goulburn Post discussing safety around our school zones.

https://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/7102335/police-and-council-team-up-to-patrol-school-drop-off-and-pick-up/

Please also see map of the school below indicating no stopping areas and quick drop off zones.