Gilgai Plains Primary School

Office and Admin

Important Dates for Term 4

  • Tuesday 7th November - Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
  • Friday 10th November - Colour Run 1.30pm to 3pm
  • Monday 20th November - Curriculum Day (no students)
  • Friday 1st December - Whole School Cross Country
  • Monday 4th to Friday 8th December - Book Fair
  • Thursday 7th December - Foundation Breakfast
  • Friday 8th December - School Performance Spectacular
  • Tuesday 12th December - Year 7 Orientation Day
  • Tuesday 12th December - Meet Your 2024 Teacher session 
  • Wednesday 13th December - Year 3 Big Day Out
  • Thursday 14th December - Year 6 Graduation
  • Friday 15th December - Final Whole School Assembly
  • Wednesday 20th December - Last Day of the Year: Early Dismissal 1pm 

 

Colour Run

 

Thank you so much for supporting our school to be the best it can be, especially through fundraising. This term we are fundraising for a much needed shade sail with a Colour Explosion School Fun Run with Australian Fundraising!  

 

The Colour Explosion School Fun Run will be on 10th of November during school hours, from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. They will then be dismissed from outside their classroom at the usual time of 3:10pm. 

 

Please make sure students wear a WHITE shirt and closed in shoes.  

Students will be given free sunglasses and a rainbow headband for the event. 

Students will be covered in non-toxic, biodegradable colour powder from head to toe.  

Colour Powder is made of high-quality corn starch and permitted food colours. Safety data sheet is attached for your reference. 

 

How Do We Fundraise? 

Fundraising for our Colour Explosion School Fun Run is entirely online. Follow the instructions in your child’s sponsorship booklet to create a cybersafe, online profile page at www.australianfundraising.com.au. At the end of our fundraiser students can order up to a total of 5 prizes based on their donations received. They can even mix and match! 

Please note: all cash donations must be converted to online donations before the 17th of November. We cannot accept any cash donations for this fundraiser.  

 

Extra Incentives to Fundraise! 

Online Golden Coins – complete fun online tasks to redeem an extra $75 towards your prize credit. Monty the Monstar’s Bonus Prizes – achieve milestones to unlock Monty’s bonus prizes. $10,000 JB HI FI Spending Spree for one organisation’s highest fundraising student – it could be you!  Our school will win an extra $5,000 if we have the highest average fundraised amount per student in 2023. A Play Station 5 Gaming Bundle – see your child’s sponsorship booklet for more! 

 

Stay tuned for further updates! 

 

Pina La Face 

Community Partnerships & Operations Manager 

 

Staff Car Park

The safety of our students is paramount. We take this opportunity to remind parents that the staff car park is reserved for staff only. The staff car park is not to be used by parents as a drop off or pick up area before or after school. Also for the safety of all students please do not allow your children to walk through the car park as a shortcut.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Thunderstorm Asthma

Be prepared this pollen season

Grass pollen season, which typically runs from October to December each year in Victoria, brings an increase in asthma and hay fever symptoms. It also increases the risk of thunderstorm asthma. For people with asthma or hay fever, especially those who experience wheezing or coughing with their hay fever, thunderstorm asthma can be sudden, serious and even life threatening.

 

Gilgai Plains Primary School will implement a range of measures to keep our school community safe as the risk of thunderstorm asthma increases.

Many of our staff are trained in asthma first aid, and we will monitor the VicEmergency app to receive thunderstorm warnings, and, where appropriate, keep students indoors when weather forecasts identify greater risk. 

 

During the season, there are some things you can do to prepare and protect yourself and your family:

  • If your child has ever had asthma, talk to your doctor about what you can do to help protect them from the risk of thunderstorm asthma this pollen season, including updating your asthma action plan. Taking an asthma preventer properly and regularly is key to preventing asthma, including thunderstorm asthma.
  • If your child has hay fever, see your pharmacist or doctor for a hay fever treatment plan and check if you should have an asthma reliever puffer. These are available from a pharmacy without a prescription.
  • If your child has hay fever and experiences wheezing and coughing, it is important to make sure they don’t also have asthma. Speak to your doctor about an asthma action plan.
  • Where possible, avoid being outside during thunderstorms from October to December, especially during the wind gusts that come before the storm. Go inside and close your doors and windows. If you have your air conditioning on, turn it to ‘recirculate’.

Find out more

For more information, speak to your doctor. You can also visit the Better Health Channel website. 

 

 

Grass Fire Community Information Meeting

KALKALLO MEETING MICKLEHAM MEETING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council, in partnership with CFA, will be holding a community meeting to discuss the threat of grassfire in your area. This ‘Walk Two Streets Back’ presentation aims to inform you about what actions residents can take to keep safe if a grass fire happens.

 

You have been invited to this community meeting because Kalkallo and Mickleham are environments that are grass fire risks. The CFA will present on:

  1. How fast grass fires can spread
  2. Understanding the area you live in
  3. Shelter Vs Escape - What you need to know
  4. Why driving in the smoke is dangerous
  5. Why you should ‘Walk Two Streets Back’

To RSVP, please email EmergencyManagement@hume.vic.gov.au