GPCC Primary Athletics Carnival Friday 23 April (Years 2 - 6)

Venue: Mingara Regional Athletics Centre, Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi.

Time: Commencing at 9:00am and concluding at 2:15pm.

What to bring: House colours, recess, lunch, sports uniform, sunscreen and water. A canteen will be available for students.

Spectators: Parents/grandparents are all welcome to attend as spectators and must adhere to the venue's COVID-19 safety plan.

Transport: All students are required to make their own way to and from the carnival.

This is a compulsory Primary School event, so all students are required to be in attendance. If your child is unable to attend, please contact the College office on the Absentee Line (4367 9950).

Transport for the GPCC Primary Athletics Carnival

If your child cannot make their own way to the carnival, there will be seating available on the bus.

Parents will need to book transport for their child on the Parent Lounge no later than 3.00pm on Wednesday 21 April 2021 and select TO/FROM options for the bus.

An email has been sent at the end of Term 1, with instructions on how to book transport for your child.

ANZAC Service

This week Primary will be holding an ANZAC service on 21 April during our normal Chapel time of 2:30pm. Parents and Friends are most welcome to attend.

Cross Country

Our GPCC Primary Country Carnival will be held on Tuesday 4 May at Hylton Moore Oval (Week 3). The Primary will run from 9:00am - 12:00pm. To assist this carnival to run smoothly, we will require a number of parents for both Primary and Secondary to help out with one of the following jobs

Course Checkpoint
Judge
Recorder/Ribbon

If you are able to help out with one of these jobs at either the Primary or Secondary Carnival (or both), please let Mr Lambert know by Wednesday 28th April (Week 2).

Primary Choir

It is with great pleasure that the children from Year 1-6 in Primary school are invited to sing and worship again in the CAPA Theatre each Tuesday morning from Week 3 commenced Tuesday 4 May. Choir will begin at 8:00am and conclude at 8:30am, giving children time to prepare for class at 8:45am.

GPCC Primary Band & New Welcome Band

We are excited to announce there is a new Welcome Band for Primary Year 3 and above students which will be commencing Week 3 Term 2 2021. No experience is needed for the Welcome Band.

Please view our video of Mrs Smith discussing Band with our new Band Director, Mr Brendan Berlach by clicking this link.

Times

Full band rehearsal will be held each Tuesday from 12:50pm - 1:40pm.

Instrumental group lessons (2-5 students) will be held for 30 minutes during class time, also weekly (students will have early eating time at 12:50pm, so they won't go hungry!)

Fees

Rehearsal plus group lesson plus Band book will be $230 per term.

Instrument rental is $35 per term (but for Term 2 the College is offering free rental!)

Creative Kids Vouchers can be used for these fees, so there is a further $100 dollars discount on the first term if parents have the voucher available. Included in the fees is an Australian beginner Band book published by Dr Phillip Rutherford.

Instruments Available to Rent

Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion (subject to availability - please contact the Band Director regarding instruments not on this list).

For more information on Band please click on our website.

Please email the Band Director with expressions of interest for our new Welcome Band, which we look forward to launching very soon - band.director@gpcc.nsw.edu.au

Our Secondary Band performed at Primary Assembly last term, to view this video, please click on the following link: Secondary Band Performance

Winter Uniform

The first day for Winter uniform is Monday 10 May (The first Monday after Mother’s Day) Please refer to the Student/ Parent Handbook for correct elements of the College Uniform.

NAPLAN Online 2021 - Testing Window, Tuesday 11 May - Friday 14 May

NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy - important skills that each child needs to succeed in school and life. The NAPLAN tests are designed to help us ensure students are on track with their literacy and numeracy development. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in NAPLAN tests for reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.

In May, our school will participate in NAPLAN Online. Students do not need to be computer experts to take the NAPLAN test online. Making sure students have computer skills is part of our school curriculum, and our teachers will ensure your child is familiar with the online format. All tests will be online except for Writing in Year 3.

To see the types of questions and interactive features of NAPLAN Online, visit the NAPLAN public demonstration site.

Please refer toNaplan_online_information_brochure_for_parents_and_carers for more information. for more information.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact your child’s teacher or Mrs Jane McLarty