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Culture & Inclusion

Head of Inclusion (HOI)

We have been fortunate enough to have regional visitors to our school over the past few weeks to work with students, staff and parents to assist us implement and review adjustments for our diverse learners at GSPS.  These visitors have included:-

  • Advisory Visiting Teacher for Physical Impairment, Bec Rosenberg
  • Advisory Visiting Teacher for Hard of Hearing, Jillian Stevens
  • Principal Advisor Autism, Fiona Moore 
  • Occupational Therapist, Belinda McGee 
  • Physiotherapist, Louise Hatfield

We have also been working with our Speech Language Pathologist, Dana Pearce, to offer some students alternate ways to communicate.  Below is a demonstration of how a PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display) can be used. 

 

Cultural Committee

WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING: In Week 7, GSPS celebrated Reconciliation Week with this year's theme being "Now More Than Ever".  We learnt that the word reconciliation means 'to come together in friendship and harmony' and participated in a range of activities.  We began Reconciliation Week with a speech given by Mr Luke Berger, a parent at GSPS and Director of the Clontarf Academy at GSHS about what reconciliation means to him.  What a great way to begin our special week, thank you Luke!

 

DATE CLAIMER: GSPS NAIDOC Day will be held on Wednesday the 19th of June at school. This year's theme is "Keep the Fire Burning!  Blak! Loud and Proud' which celebrates the survival and relentless spirit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The whole school will participate in a range of cultural activities including taking part in 'Artist in Residence' breakout workshops with Cheryl Moggs, renowned Bigambul artist creating and designing a piece of artwork and Dub Leffler a Bigambul/Manmandanji author/illustrator/animator/mixed media artist who will speak with the children about his work.

 

LET'S CELEBRATE - Our First Nation's Students Years 1-3 have been working hard with their reading tutors each week. This week we celebrate the improvement in reading of the following students:

1H - Emme, Terrence, Kerrod, Nicholas, Dusky and Hunter

1WS - Connor and Braeden

4S - Lincoln, Jasmin and Lane

5/6P - Queesha,

 

Well done guys we are all proud of you, especially your reading tutors.  Keep up the great work!