Easter Hat & Pedlars Parade - Tuesday 8 April
Kindy – Year 2 Easter Hat Parade: Students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 will be having an Easter Hat Parade. The students will be making their hats at home and will bring them to school to wear on the day of the parade. The hats can be made from a wide range of materials. Discount stores, Spotlight and art and craft stores are a good starting point to find items.  Please remember however this is some Easter fun, not a competition.  Students can wear mufti on the day of the Easter Hat Parade. 

Year 3 - Year 6 Pedlars Parade: Students in Years 3-6 will be having a Pedlars Parade. A Pedlars Parade is a traditional way of raising funds and having fun. The students make things to sell at school for Easter. They dress-up as a ‘pedlar’ and parade their goods and then sell them to each other. The money raised will go towards school resources. We encourage children to use creativity and initiative to make items such as individually wrapped treats, stationery supplies, small toys etc - about 6-8 is a good number. Please remember that we have a number of students with food allergies and therefore we ask you not to send in food products with nuts. Students can wear mufti on the day of the Pedlars Parade. If you do not want your child to participate in the Pedlars Parade please notify your child’s class teacher.

Students from K-6 can bring money on the day (no more than $5 please) and purchase tickets to buy items from the Pedlars. Each item is sold for $1 or $2, as the Pedlars decide.

In the Future Now exhibition we learnt about what we could do to make our planet a better place and to help the stop of climate change. 

In the Sustainable Futures we made wax and paint drawings on paper leaves, and made a Lego creation of a house with lots of greenery.  We also played a game to do with animal tracks and ways to help plants grow faster and better.

Stage 3 loved going to the museum and learning all these wonderful things about the environment we live in. 

Stage 1 - Science Fun - Living Things
Such excitement in our Science classroom this morning!   All five Monarch caterpillars were in the process of turning into chrysalis.  We now have to wait around ten days to see our beautiful Monarch butterflies!  The students have been documenting  this process and learning more about how these insects use their external features to survive.  Next our Stick Insects arrive!

On the second day some groups tried archery tag, and made wonderful artworks using pieces of nature around us.  For breakfast we had baked beans, eggs and cereal, for lunch we had beef burgers and for dinner we had butter chicken.  For night activities we got into 9 groups and went around the hall doing different activities.

On the last day we finished up activities we didn't do yet and packed our bags ready to go.  The bus ride was very long but we were excited to see our families.

By Ashley G & Evie M (Stage 3)

Photo Day - Thursday 10 April

Photo day is not far away!  Payments this year are on line only.

Please remind your child to look neat and tidy on photo day and to be wearing the correct school uniform.  

To order individual and/or sibling photos please use the QR link or click here.

For further information about Photo Day or if you have any questions please contact The School Photographer.

Congratulations to following students who had their names drawn from the PBL (positive behaviour for learning) playground letterbox and will be attending our next Principal's afternoon tea.  Congratulations!

Welcome to the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge 
The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature.  It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely.  The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is open to all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 10.

End of Summer day - Mufti day gold coin donation - 13 March

Harmony Day - Wear a splash of orange - 21 March

PSSA Sports Results Week 6 

Surfing
Bluebottles prevented us from venturing into the ocean so sand games were organised .

Lanie S and Claudia W
Surfing Reporters

Swim Carnival
Last week GRPS held our annual swimming carnival at Botany Aquatic Centre.  There were many races that students raced in.  Many students qualified for Zone Carnival. Two talented swimmers, Holly H and Jasper K travelled back early from Berry Camp and made it to the next level which is regionals held on Monday 10 March at Olympic Park Homebush.

Bobby G  broke two records that have been held for over 20 years.  Duxford house won the carnival while breaking the Senior Boys relay record.  The junior girls champion was Imogen T, the junior boys was Lennox l, the senior boys Bobby G and the girls is Holly H.

Zone Swimming Carnival
On Wednesday 5 March, the Sydney Coastal Zone Swimming Carnival took place at the Des Renford Aquatic Centre in Heffron Park.  It was a highly successful event, with all swimmers performing exceptionally well and displaying outstanding sportsmanship.

We congratulate them on their achievements and wish them the best of luck in the next stage of the competition!

We are pleased to announce that GRPS will be participating in the Wakakirri Story Dance Festival for 2025.  Participation is open to all students in Years 3-6.  

An expression of interest form will be emailed to all parents in Years 3-6 later this week.  To facilitate organisation of this performance we ask that these expressions of interest be returned by Thursday 20 March.

Watch out for further information in the coming weeks!

Judy Klein
Wakakirri Admin Coordinator

Autumn Vacation Care – Early Bird Bookings OPEN NOW!
Get ready for an action-packed Autumn Vacation Care!  Secure your spot early and save $30 off the standard rate.  The Early Bird booking period ends on the 23 March, and some days are filling up fast!

Exciting Activities Await!
Join us for an unforgettable holiday with a variety of fun-filled experiences, including:
Cartoon-Making Incursion – Create your own animated masterpiece! (24th April). This will be happening on-premises, and children will get to take their creation home.
Excursions to Ultimate Sydney & the Movies – Fun for all ages! Our blockbuster will be chosen closer to the date.
Trike Town, Fair Day & More! – Classic favourites return!
Senior-only  Excursions – HYPER KARTING (15 April) and The ZOO (22 April)

Excursions have limited space and fill up fast, so we recommend making your bookings early!

Our full program is available on our website, thecottageoshc.org.  If you have any questions about what we’re doing, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us!

Rheanne Bennett
Director
The Cottage OSHC

(02) 9361 3362
admin@thecottageoshc.org

A reminder that the uniform shop is open every Wednesday morning during term time from 8:30am to 9:45am.  Alternatively, uniforms can be purchased via Flexischools and collected from the school office once you receive notification that your order is ready.

We will be holding a second-hand uniform giveaway on Wednesday 2 April at the uniform shop from 8.30am to 9.45am.  This might be a great opportunity to organise your winter uniform needs.

We apologise for the current shortage of Size 10 and 12 short-sleeve polos.  Some size 10 polos have arrived but we are still waiting on size 12’s.  Thank you for your patience.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email: GRPSuniformshop2024@gmail.com.

From the 2025 Uniform Shop Team.

Wanting to offload that old piano or sofa?  Do you wish to notify parents of a not-for-profit community event?   Do you want to acknowledge your child’s Saturday sport’s achievements?  These items can now be included in the Glenmore Community Notices.  Notices must be received by 4pm Monday of each week for inclusion in Wednesday’s Community Notices.  Unfortunately we cannot advertise any for-profit businesses in our community notices.  Email sarah.morrison11@det.nsw.edu.au for more information.