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FISAF State Championships
Congratulations to Caitlin Shipsides, Aude Joyce and our aerobics team for their outstanding results at the FISAF State Championships held at MSAC on Saturday, June 6. With 47 students competing in 7 teams, they achieved 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal, 1 bronze medal and 2 placings just below the podium. These amazing results are a credit to Caitlin, Aude and the entire team, as their dedication and commitment to their rigorous training schedule is second to none. Well done to all the girls involved, we are very proud of you. The five teams achieving a medal have qualified for the National Championships which are being held on the Gold Coast on September 12 and 13. This will be a memorable experience for these girls when they compete later in the year, and they will no doubt represent Greythorn with pride and distinction. Thank you to Caitlin and Aude for their tireless work in training the team and managing all administrative tasks required to participate in competitions. Results for each team are listed below.
§ Greythorn Cheetahs – 1st (State Champions)
§ Greythorn Glitter – 1st (State Champions)
§ Greythorn Glow – 1st (State Champions)
§ Greythorn Glitz – 2nd
§ Greythorn Gems – 3rd
§ Greythorn Galaxy – 4th
§ Greythorn Dreamers – 4th
Kew Speech Competition
The Leader of the Opposition and Member for Kew, Jess Wilson attended school on Thursday, June 11 for the speech competition she runs annually. The competition is open to students in all schools in the Kew electorate. Students must write and present a 3-minute speech on a topic of their choice related to local or global issues. This year, five Year 6 students and five Year 5 students were selected to present their speeches. Topics included pollution, mental health, cost of living, high density housing and bullying. The students all did an outstanding job with the detailed content of their speeches along with how confidently they all spoke to Jess and the audience. Jess was very impressed with the speeches, and she congratulated the students on their wonderful efforts. They were all outstanding ambassadors for GPS. Jess selects one winner from each participating school, with all winners to attend Parliament House later in the year to present their speeches to Jess and those in attendance, for an overall winner to be selected. Thank you to Alex Nitsos for her work assisting the students with their speech writing and coordinating their participation in this event. She was ably assisted by Max Mays.
Parent/Teacher Interviews
This year’s interviews are being held next Monday. The booking system remains open for those yet to schedule a time. Please be aware that this is a designated curriculum day and therefore, student free.
Semester 1 Reports
The Semester 1 student reports will be published on Compass today. An alert will be sent out when you can gain access. Please be aware that these reports will continue to provide important details about student learning attainment, but full descriptive comments may not be included as a result of industrial action taken earlier this term by the Australian Education Union (AEU). You will of course be able to discuss all aspects of your child’s/children’s progress and achievements at the parent/teacher interviews on Monday.
Working Bee
The working bee scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed until next term. It will now be held on Sunday, July 26.
ORPI Day
This year’s ORPI day is being held next week on Wednesday, June 24. On the day, students will be participating in a range of activities in multi-age groups associated with our school values; Optimism, Respect Pride & Integrity. The day commences with an assembly which will be hosted by our Wellbeing Leaders, Yujin L and Anna P.
Curriculum Day – Friday July 17
This week, school council approved the next curriculum day for the year, which is being held on Friday, July 17 and will therefore be a student free day. This is the Friday after next term’s production performances. On the day, the teachers will be planning their programs and activities for Term 3.
End Term 2
A reminder that the students will be dismissed at 2:30pm on Friday, June 26.
