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Dear Families,
On Sunday, April 25th 2021, Australians and New Zealanders, both at home and overseas, will stop to commemorate ANZAC Day. A day of national and international significance that gives us all the opportunity to pause and reflect on the service and sacrifice of those who have served in defence of our nation, and those who continue to serve today.
At Galilee, we will commemorate ANZAC Day with a special assembly on Wednesday afternoon. All students have been involved in learning about ANZAC day and will present a wreath that they have been working on in class. We hope you all have a wonderful ANZAC day on Sunday and invite you to join in with our ANZAC Day Assembly that will be live-streamed. More information about our Assembly is outlined below.
ANZAC Day Assembly at Galilee
We will be holding our ANZAC Day Ceremony on Wednesday the 28th of April in the Hall from 2:40pm.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the ceremony will be live-streamed (link accessed on Parent Calendar) and attended only by parents of our SRC Leaders and award winners. Those attending onsite will need to sign in at the office.
On Wednesday the 28th of April, we ask that students bring a gold coin donation to receive a remembrance poppy which will be distributed in their classrooms on Wednesday morning.
If you would like to purchase an additional poppy, they will be for sale before school each morning up until next Wednesday.
The SRC Leaders from each class will have an active role in the ceremony.
Lest We Forget.
Fr John Spiteri
Fr John will be sadly leaving us for another position in Adelaide after May 10. He has been an integral part of the parish and Galilee school community. Fr John was present during 2020 when we experienced many changes in our world and his support and kindness was greatly needed and appreciated. We are grateful for the time he has spent with us. Fr John will be joining the staff for morning tea this Monday and we are hoping for him to attend an assembly to say goodbye to the students. Fr John will be replaced by Fr Gary Devery.
Wellbeing
Growth All Round
By believing that all growth comes from stretching yourself to learn new things, you will be prepared to look for opportunities to try more difficult and intelligent ways to grow your abilities. When you think you can grow to achieve something, you are more than halfway there to actually doing it. Stretching leads to mistakes, which lead to chances to use your strength to be gritty, to learn better things to fix your mistakes.
Premier's Reading Challenge
Hi Parents,
The Premier’s Reading Challenge 2021 is now open.
Please read the letter attached from the Acting Premier James Merlino for information.
Email me with the name of your child/children if you would like them to take part in the challenge and I will register them.
When your child completes the Premiers’ Reading Challenge, they will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier.
The challenge will end on 17th September 2021.
Kind Regards,
Laura Cox
Performing Arts Term 2
On Performing Arts days, girls are encouraged to wear bike shorts under their dresses/skirts as they will be participating in movement sessions as part of the Dance curriculum.
These are the days each class has Performing Arts:
Monday: 2R, 3M, 4H, 5C
Tuesday: Prep P, 1J, 1B, 2J, 6M, 6F
Wednesday: Prep M, Prep S, 2E, 3B, 4R
Parent's Morning Cuppa
Our Parent's Morning Cuppa is returning on Friday 30th April from 8.35am - 9.30am. It would be great if you could join us for a cuppa in the hall.
All parents will need to sign in via QR code in the hall as per COVID safe procedures.
Looking forward to seeing you there
Ms Carnovale
Mother's Day Luncheon
Our Mother's Day Lunch is back on again this year! We have had an overwhelming response and only have a few tickets left!!!
If you would like to join us for a 3 course meal celebrating Mother’s Day on Friday 7th May.
Please book via our TryBooking link: https://www.trybooking.com/BQEXT
- Occasion: Galilee Mother's Day Lunch
- Venue: Middle Park Hotel 102 Canterbury Road, Middle Park
- Date: Friday 7th May 2021
- Time: 12pm - 3pm
- Price: $70
We would love to see you there.
Galilee Parent Committee
Lunchtime Clubs
This term we feel very fortunate to introduce new clubs for our students to participate in during recess and lunch breaks.
We will continue to offer Debating on a Tuesday, Craft Club on a Thursday and Dance World on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Term 2.
We have introduced Italian Club on Monday for students in 3-6, Disney Dance Club for students in Prep-2 on a Thursday, Running Club on Wednesday and Meditation Club every day of the week.
With parents support we are also able to offer our Year 3-6 students the opportunity to play at a park not far from school on Tuesday and Friday. We thank the teachers and parents who are able to help run these club and create such wonderful, extracurricular opportunities for our students.
Seeds Program 2021
There are still places in our 2021 Early Learning Seeds Program at Galilee beginning in July.
If you or someone you know has a child who is beginning school in 2023 and would like to be part of this program, please see the below flyer and contact Ms Carnovale at seedsandsprouts@gsm.vic.edu.au
Parent's Battle of The Bands
Parent's Battle of The Bands #3 - Thursday, 27th May - The Prince Bandroom, St Kilda.
Tickets are now on sale at the following link: https://princebandroom.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/211e3233-a675-4064-b779-49baf40474c2?utm_source=PrinceBandroom&utm_medium=Website
If booking, make sure you obtain the tickets through the The P.O.G.S (Galilee PS) band, as all proceeds will be redistributed back to the school pro-rata of parents’ attendance / number of tickets sold by each school.
Funds raised are used to expand the musical education programs and improve facilities for participating schools & help further our children's musical education.
Our Parents Band The P.O.G.S. is participating with 6 other local primary schools including St. Kilda Primary, Elwood Primary, Port Melbourne Primary, Gardenvale Primary, St Kilda Park Primary & Ripponlea Primary.
It is a great social night with the wider local school communities.
See you there!
Cross Country
Next Thursday, the students in Years 3 - 6 will take part in our annual cross country carnival. Students will be giving it their all at Murphy's Reserve on April 29. Parents are welcome and we would love to see you there.
Evacuation Drill
Last Tuesday we successfully held an evacuation drill, including the construction workers on site from CICG. The evacuation process was took 10-15 minutes before students returned to classes to continue learning. An evacuation or lockdown drill is conducted each term to practise for an unlikely emergency. Thankyou to the staff who were professional and thorough and showed a terrific knowledge of our procedure.
Religion
On Friday, Australian religious songwriter and singer, Andrew Chinn, will be visiting our school to share his songs with our children. Andrew’s songs, such as “These Hands”, “Rainbow”, “An African Blessing” and “Rise Up!” are used in classrooms and liturgies around Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada.
Scripture of the Week
SACRAMENTAL DATES 2021
Eucharist
StsPP - Sunday, 6 June 2:00pm
OLMC - Wednesday, 2 June 7:00pm
Confirmation
StsPP- Thursday 19 August 7.00pm
OLMC - Wednesday 18 August 7.00pm