School News
All About The Soccer Gala Day 2024!
By Amelia C Darcie M Francesca P and Isabella W
On Wednesday the 12th of June, Girls and Boys from all different schools in the Dendy District from Grade’s 3-6 played games of soccer against each other. We all played at Kooyong Park, in each team there were up to 14 players, but the Galilee boys team only had 13 players. We came into the competition not having much belief in our school but we didn’t know what could happen.
On the Galilee girls team (our team) had all 14 players, the players were; Darcie M, Isabella W, Francesca P, Amelia C, , Willow S, Ellie V, Rosie R, Sienna M, Robyn M, Ella B, Vivienne B, Lola C, Vanessa L and Lily E.
We played 6 games in a round robin and were fortunate enough to finish on top of the ladder in both Girls and Boys!
The remaining teams were Sacred Heart, (Boys) St. Patricks (girls), Saint Mary's Hampton (Girls), Saint Finbars (Boys) and finally Galilee (our teams).
Both games were close, were hard fought out and both Galilee teams won! Now all we had to worry about was the Grand Final!
We were ready, we had won every game so we just needed this last win to win the soccer gala day for Galilee. Every member of Galilee that was there was so excited that both Galilee teams were in the Grand Final and that whatever happened we were going to be really glad that Galilee had made the Grand Final! We all went on the field feeling so nervous and excited at the same time that we were playing in the Grand Final. We were very lucky that the girls and boys teams pitches were right next to each other so when the boys got a goal we were able to see them celebrating and when we got our first goal in the Grand finalthey could hear us celebrating. There was still a lot of time left until the end of the game so we had to keep trying. A few minutes after our first goal we got another goal and then another goal. Once we had our three goals that's when we really just needed to hold on to the score we had. Then we heard a whistle shshshhhhhh! But before we could celebrate we had to shake hands with St Patricks. As soon as we finished we were screaming in excitement that we won the finals for Galilee and that we were now going off to Beachside on the 1st of August.
We would like to say a big thank you to Mr Greene for organizing the day for us and a big thanks to Miss McGlinchey for volunteering to coach the girls team we wouldn't have won without her.
The 2024 Premiers’ Reading Challenge has launched!
It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 6th September 2024. https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development.The Premiers Reading Challenge application offers a range of features including:
- access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
- a modern user-friendly interface
- rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
- the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review
Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers.
Children from Year 3 to Year 6 are challenged to read 15 books.
All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allan and former Premiers.
If your child would like to participate in the challenge, please email Holly Evans- hevans@gsm.vic.edu.au
Information for all Classroom Helpers and Parent Volunteers.
(including classroom helpers, volunteers at events, volunteers at sports days, incursions and excursion)
We are excited to welcome Classroom Helpers into our classrooms in early Term 2 to assist with student learning from Prep to Year 6.
This year all parents/guardians who would like to volunteer in the school will be required to complete the Classroom Helpers and Volunteers at Galilee Portal. At the end of the portal, volunteers will be required to complete a Google Form to acknowledge their completion of the portal.
Volunteers include classroom classroom helpers, volunteers at events, volunteers at Sports Days, incursions and excursions.
Classroom Helpers
To volunteer at Galilee as a classroom helper, you will need to complete Classroom Helpers and Volunteers at Galilee Portal, linked below, hold a current Working With Children Check that the office has a copy of and that you keep on you at all times whilst volunteering, and be available to help in the classroom at a set time (once a week, once a fortnight). This will help teachers to develop a roster and know who is helping on particular days.
If you are unable to commit to a regular time slot and want to occasionally help in the classroom, let your child’s teacher know and you can find a time that will work best for the classroom teacher and students.
Early in Term 2, teachers will send out a timetable with the days and times that they require support. You will be able to nominate a time that works best for you. You will then be rostered weekly or fortnightly.
Volunteers
To volunteer at Galilee in any other capacity, you will need to complete Classroom Helpers and Volunteers at Galilee Portal, linked below and hold a current Working With Children Check that the office has a copy of and that you keep on you at all times whilst volunteering.
Staff will reach out to the community when they require volunteers, for example for sporting events, incursions, excursions, events.
We continue to value all the support and assistance from our parents and thank you in anticipation.
Classroom Helpers and Volunteers at Galilee Portal: https://rise.articulate.com/share/rWt2FFDtcX_hw-1fDQ1c2MiOIAr4Sg5r#/
Thank you
Holly
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