GLADSTONE GAZETTE
Gladstone Public School
Kinchela Street
GLADSTONE NSW 2440
Term 3
Phone: 6567 4253
Fax:6567 4694
Email: gladstone-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
Website: www.gladstone-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
7th September 2012
Week 8
UPCOMING EVENTS DIARY
Friday, 7th September
Milo super 8 cricket Kempsey
Tuesday, 11th September
Kempsey Mobile Book Van
2C Assembly 2-3pm
CHESS DAY
On Tuesday, 4th September, Gladstone sent two
representatives along to compete in the 2012
Kempsey Regional Chess Championships.
Oliver Sandercock and Blake Weston played 5
games each against students across the Macleay
Valley. In fantastic form both boys did
brilliantly-Blake 3rd in the Yr 5-6 Division and
Oliver 2nd in the Yr 4-5 Division. Gladstone won
the trophy for the best overall school effort. Well
Done boys!
Wednesday, 12th September
NSW Spelling Bee
At Sawtell Public School
Thursday, 13th September
Year 6-7 Transition Program
2-3pm in Library
Monday, 17th September
Mrs Hutley Commences L.S.L
Ms Williams on Class 1H duty
Thursday, 20th September
Gala Softball Day
Kempsey
Blake and Oliver
Friday, 21st September
Gym Coffs Harbour
LAST DAY TERM III
Monday, 8th October
FIRST DAY TERM IV
----------------------------------------------------------All class competitors
FATHER’S DAY STALL
Last Friday we had a very successful Father’s
Day Stall in our library.
All students supported this event and went home
with at least one gift for dad on Sunday.
Many thanks to Jo Meehan, Jodie Sydenham and
Shelley Egan for their help on the day!
$174 was raised for our P&C by this event.
NSW PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE
Next Wednesday, 12th September, 4 students
from Gladstone Public will travel to Sawtell P.S
to participate in the 2012 NSW Premier’s
Spelling Bee. Owen MacDonald and Jess
Hensler will participate in the Junior Section
from 9.30am to 11.30am
Khianii Walsh- McKiernan and Mathew Green
will represent us in the Senior Section from
12.30 to 2.30pm. We wish them all the best in
what is a very competitive competition!
Mother’s wrapping
AUSSIE OF THE MONTH
With Spring in the air and the month of
September upon us, it is time to announce our
new Aussies of the Month. They are:
Molly with gift
SUPER 8 CRICKET
Today, Friday 7th September, Gladstone Public
has a boy’s team participating at the Macleay
Valley Milo T20 Blast School Cup.
We are expected to play 5 games in total during
the day with Aldavilla, Frederickton, Smithtown,
South West Rocks and St Josephs also
participating.
Gladstone’s Super 8 Team
1H
Billy Chapman for having lovely manners in
Class.
2C
Blake Weston for being a caring, sharing student
in class 2C.
2C
Ali Laverty for neatly completing this week’s
homework!
Congratulations to both Billy and Blake on
gaining this award.
Well done to both students!
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Great work is always rewarded at Gladstone
Public School. Teacher praise, stickers,
certificates and even the odd paddle pop from
our canteen are ways to encourage and reward
great work. Our Students of the Week Awards
are another way!
GLADSTONE RFF REPORT
Week 8 finds the students in the 3/6 classes
working on maths skills and writing skills. I am
pleased to notice mathematics skills are
improving steadily each week. Bookwork in
maths texts is also greatly improved.
This week writing skills focussed on the
NARRATIVE. Opening sentences were supplied
and students had to use their imaginations to
continue the text whilst remembering how to
apply basic grammar and punctuation skills.
Poetry is also a regular activity with students
learning about HAIKU poetry last week and this
week LIMERICKS.
Our Visual Arts sessions are popular. The class
has recently completed an “Ice-Cream” artwork,
which employed several steps during its creation.
These are now on display in the senior
classroom.
Students are currently creating a “CLASH
PATTERN” crayon work which should be eye
catching when displayed.
Craft activities included pom poms (Which are
nearing completion), hessian and metallic thread
sewing, (for placemats) and a Papier Mache
mask will be started soon… So watch this space
for progress reports.
IH
Ava Jordon for beautiful presentation of work at
all times.
K/1/2 students are working nicely each week
while they continue to learn about “SHELTERS”
in HSIE. This week they learned about shelter
types in the ANTARCTIC!!
Until next time,
Cathy Craig.
1H CLASS NEWS
It has been relatively normal for the last 2 weeks,
a pleasant change. Holidays are looming and
hopefully so is the warmer weather. I will be
taking Long Service Leave for the last week of
this term and for the first 3 weeks of 4th term.
Bailey Williams will be in my class in my
absence.
Congratulations to Billy on being our Aussie of
The month for September. He is always polite
and well mannered in the classroom. Well-done
Billy. Our Student of the Week is Ava for her
lovely neat work at all times. She has worked
hard at improving her neatness and her work is
always a pleasure to mark. Well-done Ava.
Other students to make an impression have been:
Reece: Enthusiasm in Reading
Elise, Taite, and Zenas: Quick thinking in maths.
Lacey: Improved effort in story writing.
Brian: Improved efforts in homework activities
Dustin: High standards in art work.
NAPLAN results for students in Year 3 and 5 for
this year’s tests held back in term 2 will be
released shortly – 17th September!
Class 2C looks very colourful at present with our
Ice creams looking wonderful strung across the
room. Creatures with Funky Glasses are also on
display. Abbie’s Octopus, Jess’s Alien and
Owen’s Cat man look fantastic!
Our Comic Strips, completed with Ms Bull also
have come up great. The finished products of
Khianii, Murray, and Abbie are good enough to
be published in the local paper!
Well done all students!
P.S We are continuing our Golf Program!
2C CLASS NEWS
Great homework has again been handed in for
marking every night. In particular, the neatness
and accuracy of the work has been very
impressive. Logan Davis, Lilly Sydenham,
Murray Beers, Abbie Davey, Ali Laverty, Oliver
Sandercock and Jess Hensler have all “lifted” to
a new standard. (So good of late, Mr Craig has
run out of stickers!)
Impressive oral reading has been heard from
Daniel Meehan, Blake Weston, Precious Anand
and Ji Barker. Owen MacDonald gets a special
mention for his times tables, while Jasmine
Weston gets praise for the neatness of her
English/ Spelling work for Unit 25.
Daily Double students (those who had 100%
correct in both spelling list and dictation) for
Unit 24 lists last week were:
Matthew Green, Precious Anand, Abbie Davey
and Jess Hensler.
Matthew Green playing golf