School News
Friday Assembly!
We had a special assembly this Friday, to celebrate the end of our Science Week! The students were encouraged to dress-up in anything to do with Science. During the assembly, we celebrated the students' amazing costumes with a parade witnessed by a large number of parents.
During assembly, the long-awaited lolly jar announcement was finally drawn! Two lucky students who guessed the closest amount took home their lolly jars, with a big smile on their faces.
Congradulations to Luca in 3B and Alexis in Prep O.
Thank you to all the helpers and to everyone who got involved!
Year 3 Excursion!
This week, our grade 3 students enjoyed an exciting tram ride to the Melbourne Museum. There, they learned about climate change and ways to protect our planet. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the grade 3 mums who participated in this excursion—your support was greatly appreciated.
Book Week!
Book Week is fast approaching! Please pop these dates into your calendar:
We will begin our Book Week celebrations this Monday, 12th of August, when we welcome Perform Education to present a Book Week Show to our Prep-Year 4 students.
On Monday the 19th of August we will have our Book Week Dress Up and Parade. The parade will start at 9am and parents are welcome to come along. Children are encouraged to dress up as their favourite character.
On Monday the 19th of August we also have author Deborah Frenkel visiting our Prep-Year 3 students.
On Tuesday the 20th of August, our Year 6 students will be heading to the State Library for a tour and a workshop.
On Wednesday the 21st of August, Author Zeno Sworder will be visiting our Year 4 and Year 5 students.
There will be many more classroom and school activities to celebrate Book Week. The theme this year is Reading is Magic!
Each year across Australia, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) brings children and books together celebrating CBCA Book Week.
Check out the nominations in the different categories:
Young Readers:
Being Jimmy Baxter - Fiona Lloyd
Huda Was Here - H. Hayek
Real Pigeons Flap Out - Andrew McDonald ill. Ben Wood
Scar Town - Tristan Bancks
Scout and the Rescue Dogs - Dianne Wolfer ill. Tony Flowers
The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart - Samera Kamaleddine
Early Childhood
Bear and Duck are Friends - Sue deGennaro
Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? - Jane Godwin
Grace and Mr Milligan - Caz Goodwin
Gymnastica Fantastica! - Briony Stewart
One Little Duck - Katrina Germein
The Concrete Garden - Bob Graham
Picture Book
Bowerbird Blues - Aura Parker
Every Night at Midnight - Peter Cheong
If I Was a Horse - Sophie Blackall
Paper-flower Girl - Margrete Lamond
That Bird Has Arms - Jol Temple and Kate Temple
Timeless - Kelly Canby
Eve Pownall Award
Australia: Country of Colour - Jess Racklyeft
Country Town - Isolde Martyn & Robyn Ridgeway ill. Louise Hogan
Eww Gross: Foul Facts and Putrid Pictures - Dan Marshall
Our Country: Where History Happened - Mark Greenwood ill. Frané Lessac
Tamarra - V Wadrill, T Dodd Ngarnjal, L Leaman, C Edwards, C Algy, F Meakins, B Barr, G Crocetti
This Book Thinks Ya Deadly! - Corey Tutt ill. Molly Hunt
New Illustrator
Etta and the Shadow Taboo - Jeremy Worrall
Grace and Mr Milligan - Pip Kruger
Hope is the Thing - Erica Wagner
Phonobet - Kim Drane
Raised by Moths - Michelle Conn
When You're a Boy - Blake Nuto
Science Week
This week, we celebrated Science Week!
On Monday we had a Science Show, there was flour, there was fire and there was FUN!
It was great to see science being celebrated in a multitude of ways from parachutes, to slime, to growing beans.
Beachside Soccer
Last Thursday a group of girls took part in the Beachside Soccer Tournament out at Cheltenham. The girls knew it was going to be tobe some very good competition and where ready to play. Game 1 saw them play Loreto. It was a tough contest, Galilee with plenty of possession early but just not being able to score. Loreto fortunately scored and put themselves ahead. This lead to another quick goal and we were down 2-0. Half-time occurred and Ms. McGlinchy made some changes. We attacked some more and right on
the bell of full time we scored. Unfortunately losing 1-2. Game 2 we played St. James. A strong contest against them and again we had a lot of possession. We were down 0-1 at half time but things were happening up front. We then went on a rampage and scored 3 goals in quick succession.
GOAL! GOAL! GOAL!
We won 3-1
WE HAD PROGRESSED TO THE SEMI-FINALS!
We played against Firbank, a strong and well-drilled team. We went into this game with no fear and wanting to enjoy this challenge. Within the first 3 minutes we had scored! We were up and about! It was a tough tussle, back and forth but then Firbank scored.1-1 just before half time. We continued to attack and defend but sadly
went down 1-3.
A terrific day with terrific weather. Well done to the girls!
Italian Incursion!
On Wednesday 28th August we are having an Italian incursion, ‘I Tarantati.’, a traditional southern Italian dance. The children will be taken on a trip around Italy in song and dance. There promises to be many magical and funny musical adventures, accompanied by the tambourine and the classic Italian accordion.
Buona giornata Signora Petrarca
Galilee Olympics Day
On Monday the 29th of July we had Galilee Olympics Day where the children were encouraged to wear green and gold. We had special guest Melissa Duncan an Australian runner come speak as well as take part in our Olympics Day.
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