Environment Club
On Tuesday the environment club met with some members of the P&C to discuss what we will be doing this year. 

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)
Well done 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!

Natash B - 2H
Hugo B - 1P
Jock W - 1EL
Ari G - 1P
Jasper M - KB

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Playground Rewards
Congratulations to 3/4N.  For the second week in a row they have been the class winners of the Year 3-6 PBL morning lines competition.  They have been demonstrating responsible and respectful behaviour in lines and have all been wearing their hats.  Well done 3/4N, we hope you enjoyed your picnic lunch.

REPEAT MESSAGES & REMINDERS:

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.

Gold Awards
John R – 2B
Cate C, Millie B – 3SK
Lucy H, Tessa M – 3/4N
Claire I, Oliver F, Liv H, Vivi W – Senior O
Evangeline H - Senior W

School Medal
Matilda R, Zoe K – 2B
Luma S – 3SK
Willa S, Ben SK – Senior O

Wow Awards
Ethan E (KB) for settling into Kindergarten so well and making a fantastic start to the year.
Poppy T ( KB) for bringing positive and bubbly energy into the classroom everyday.
Gianluca H (KC) for his efforts in learning to decode new words.
Taylor C (KC) for making creative artworks.
Rose H (1P) for being a motivated and attentive learner.
Kai W ((1P) for his cute artwork of an elephant.
Alira N (2B) for always being a responsible and helpful classmate and student.
John R (2B) for quick thinking mathematical skills.
Baanipreet K (2H) for responsible focus for care of our Stick Insects in Science.
Sebby B (2H) for great effort in writing an information sentence in Science.
Millie B ((3SK) for excellent application and effort in all learning areas.
Will C (3SK) for trying hard to be organised and prepared for learning.
George E (3/4N) for trying his best with his homework tasks.
Ata Poletti (3/4N) for listening to teaher feedback and using it to improve his writing.
Scarlett AB (4W) for displaying confidence to share her ideas with her peers.
Barney C (4W) for taking a more positive approach to his learning.
Esther S (Senior O) for outstanding sensory language choices during creative writing.
Hugh T (Senior O) for excellence in learning and applying spelling rules.
Ryker LO (Senior A) for exciting opening paragraph that engages the audience.
Albertos GA (Senior A) for excellent application and effort in all learning areas.
Xanthea E ( Senior A) for demonstrating outstanding leadership skills during Peer Support lesson.
Maddie S (Senior W) for demonstrating outstanding leadership skills during Peer Support lesson. 
  

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 a notification that your order is ready.

Photo Day is on 10 April.  Please get in touch if you need any uniform items before then.

Size 12 polos are currently out of stock.  We appreciate your patience as we await their arrival.

If you have any questions, please email: 

GRPSuniformshop2024@gmail.com.

Thank you,
The 2025 Uniform Shop Team

Cottage OSHC Joins GRPS P&C
We’re excited to share that Cottage OSHC is now officially part of the GRPS P&C! While this brings a little more involvement from the P&C, Cottage will continue operating as usual with its own sub-committee.  Parents previously in the Cottage Association are now P&C general members, and termly Cottage meetings will continue—everyone is welcome!

A big thank you to the parents who joined the Committees to keep Cottage a non-profit, community-run service.  Your support is invaluable!  We encourage all parents to share their ideas and feedback to help shape our service.

For any questions, feel free to reach out.  Thank you for your support!

Autumn Vacation Care
We can’t believe we are less than two weeks away from the first break of the term!

For our HOYTS Movie Excursion on 23 April, we’ll be conducting a student-run opinion poll on what blockbuster we should see!  Will it be Minecraft?  Looney Tunes? Dogman?  Place your bets!

Our Ultimate Sydney Centre Excursion happening on 14 April has officially filled up!  A waitlist has started, so get in touch if you would like to be informed if a spot opens!

Senior Hyper Karting Excursion (14/04) will be full soon as well.  The Toronga Zoo Excursion still has plenty of space left!  However, we recommend booking in soon to avoid Short Notice rates!

This is just a reminder to all booked into excursion dates that a permission form (or 2) will need to be signed – so keep an eye out on your emails!

Alongside our exciting excursions, we’re wrapping up the holidays with NERF MANIA—a cross-age team battle where kids build forts, strategise, and compete to be the last ones standing!  If the weather looks hot, we’ll kick off the game earlier, around 10:00–10:30 AM (about an hour earlier than usual).  Please keep this in mind when planning your arrival at the Cottage.  We can’t wait for an action-packed day!

Our famed Apocalypse Day is also gaining numbers!  Don’t be intimidated by the name – it is just a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig game of build-up tip, but zombie themed! Kindies will have their own super qualified senior bodyguard to guide them through the game, and rewards will be given for best Zombie and last survivor.

Rheanne Bennett
Director
The Cottage OSHC

(02) 9361 3362
admin@thecottageoshc.org