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Term 4 Week 6

Acknowledgement of Country

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.                                 

News from the South

We are at the halfway mark for Term 4. The weather is starting to warm up which is great,  however just a reminder to our students to ensure that you have a school bucket hat on whilst outside, and don't forget to bring your drink bottles with water. If they have a pair of school sunglasses they should wear them to protect their eyes. This week was the last week for gymnastics. It has been great to see the students challenging themselves on the equipment. 

Road Safety 

When parents and carers are dropping off and picking up their children during school times, please ensure that you walk with with your child/ren to the school side of the road. The same applies when collecting students after school. Please meet them on the school side. Mornings and afternoons are extremely busy with traffic around the school.   


Captains Speeches

Last week some of our year five students presented their speeches for 2021 captains positions. They can all be very proud of themselves. The 2021 winners will be announced at the end of year presentation. 

Public Speaking Competition

We also had students participating in our Public Speaking competition. Again the students who participated should be extremely proud of their effort. The winning student was Manya  from Year 6. Manya will present her speech at the end of year presentation. 

Stewart House Donation Drive 2020

Any students who have the Stewart House Donation Drive envelopes, these need to be returned to the school no later than Friday 20th November so that we can return  them to Stewart House in time for the draw.

 Canteen Closed

Goulburn South will not operate the school canteen for the remainder of the year. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you are unable to provide lunch for your child, please contact the office on the morning and we will endeavour to provide a sandwich.      

COVID 19                                                          

Students who are unwell  -  In accordance with advice from NSW Health, parents and carers are reminded NOT to send children to school if they are unwell, even if they have the mildest flu-like symptoms. If a student presents to the office unwell, a member of staff will take the students temperature and contact the family or emergency contacts to come and collect the student from school.

NSW Health has requested that schools encourage anyone who is unwell or has even mild flu-like symptoms, to arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID 19 clinics.

Students and staff with flu-like symptoms will need to be tested and provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result and be symptom-free before being permitted to return to school.

Students who do not undertake a COVID-19 test result will not be permitted to return to school for a 10 day period. Additionally, they must be symptom-free for at least 3 days prior to returning to school.

Students who have seasonal allergic rhinitis or another condition that presents similarly to flu-like symptoms are still required to get tested for COVID-19 and return a negative test result. Where their symptoms continue beyond 10 days, students should provide documentation from their GP confirming their symptoms are typical for their condition. If the student develops new or changed symptoms, they should get tested for COVID-19. 

Welcome to Kindy 2021

We are also excited to advise that we are running two 1 hour kindergarten orientation days:

Thursday 26th November - 2.10pm till 3.10pm

Thursday 3rd December - 2.10pm till 3.10pm         

Parents are to bring their children to the gate near the front office at 2.10pm and stay with them till our Year 5 students meet them and walk the kindies to their classroom. It is with regret that we are unable to have parents on site during the orientation. After the hour orientation the children will then be walked back around to the front office gate to meet with parents.

Celebrating our Success - Positive Behaviors for Learning

T4 Wk 5T4 Wk 6

Class of the Week

5/6O

3/4L

Student of the Week                     HUMEKalem Cindy 
                                          MEEHANJaydenBella
                                                 OXLEYEnaLucy
House WinnerMEEHAN

OXLEY

Cheeky Monkey - Best Class Attendance


Whole School Attendance

1/2H


94.8%

Citizenship Awards

When you have 5 buzz cards bring them to the office for Mrs Patchett


LevelStudentClass
1

Caleb

Kye

2/3G

3/4L

2

Mary

Xander

K/1R

2/3G

3Jaiyanna2/3G
6Allegra5/6O
8Jordan3/4L




Calendar - Upcoming Events

Goulburn South Calendar of Events

TERM 4MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday

Week 6

Last week for library borrowing

16/11

Selective High School online application closing date

17/1118/1119/11

20/11

Stewart House Donation Drive envelopes to be returned to school

Week 723/1124/1125/11

26/11

2021 Kindy Orientation  2.10pm - 3.10pm

27/11

All borrowed library books to be returned.

Week 830/11

1/12

Mulwaree High School Yr 7 Orientation Day 9 - 3

Goulburn High School Y7 Orientation  Day 9.30 - 3

2/12

3/12

2021 Kindy Orientation 2.10pm - 3.10pm

4/12
Week 97/128/12

9/12

Presentation Day - Live Stream. Invitation only attendance. More information will be available closer to the day

10/1211/12
Week 1014/1215/12

16/12

Last Day Term 4 

17/12

NO STUDENTS - STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

18/12

NO STUDENTS - STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY

News from K/1R

We have been busy working hard in all subject areas.  In Numeracy our focus has been on division and multiplication and it is wonderful to see so many students sharing their knowledge with others and teaching each other different strategies for how to work out problems. Our art lessons have been focussed on the shortlisted texts from book week and have been thoroughly enjoyed by all. We celebrated NAIDOC week with lots of stories, discussions and art activities. 

Mrs Ratcliff

K/1R

Library News

We celebrated Book Week on Friday October 23rd this year. It was later in the year than usual but we still celebrated in style. The students and staff showed their enthusiasm and love of reading by dressing up as their favourite book character for our annual Book Week Parade. The costumes were wonderful and we all had lots of fun.

Students from Stage 3 demonstrated their understanding and appreciation of the 2020 Shortlist titles from Australian authors and illustrators by creating Literature Showbags. They did an amazing job.

As the end of the year is fast approaching Week 6 will be the last week students can borrow books to take home. All books need to be returned to the Library by the end of Week 7 (Friday 27th November). The Library will be closed for stocktake from 30th November. I thank you for your support through this crazy year and look forward to an exciting 2021 in the Library.

Mrs Mead

Teacher Librarian

Library News

Brekkie Club News

Brekkie Club operates Monday - Thursday in the canteen from 8.40am - 9.00am. We provide breakfast for up to 30 students a day. Studies have proven that eating breakfast daily gives students the fuel their bodies require to learn. We would like to thank Ms Weekes who volunteers each morning.  

Brekkie Club

Every Day Counts

Buzz from the Beehive

The Goulburn South canteen will be closed for the remainder of the year. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

 



Healthy Eating Tips

Healthy Lunch Box

Community Noticeboard

Pictures and Popcorn Drive In

Goulburn High School Orientation

Mulwaree High School Orientation Days

PCYC

Online Enrolment

Online enrolment for new students is now available at Goulburn South Public School. If your child lives within the local intake area of our school and is an Australian or New Zealand citizen, you can make an application for enrolment through our school website under the ‘Enrolment’ tab. For further information please call the school on 4821 2759