Sport/Phys Ed News

Sandhurst Division Basketball

Congratulations to our BOYS and GIRLS basketball teams who represented the school at the Sandhurst Division Championships. Both teams were very competitive and displayed great teamwork throughout the day in what proved to be a particularly strong standard of competition.

The GIRLS team had a very successful day, winning 6 of their Round Robin games. Their only loss came against eventual Grand Finalist, Girton Grammar by just 2 points. Great effort girls. I would sincerely like to thanks Ewan Hauler for the fantastic job he did coaching the team.

Like the girls, our BOYS team also had an extremely successful day. They also won 6 of their 7 games, with their only loss coming to eventual winner Strathfieldsaye PS. This was a fantastic effort given the standard of competition. A huge thank-you to Mr Parkes for coaching this team.

I would like to commend the players for their behaviour, sportsmanship and determination throughout the day.

Sandhurst Division Athletics

Congratulations to all of the students who represented the School at the Sandhurst Division Athletics Championships on Monday. We had a number of outstanding individual performance on the day and our relay teams ran superbly.

Our 10 Years Girls and 12 Years Boys relay teams both finished 2nd and will now progress to the Regional final next term, whilst our 11 Years Boys finished 3rd.

Individuals who have progressed to the Regional final include:

Max H - 1st in the 10 Years Boys 100m and 200m

Jed H - 1st in the 10 Years Boys High Jump

Archie C – 1st in the 12 Years Boys Hurdles

Delainey G – 2nd in the 10 Years Girls 100m

Emma A – 2nd in the 12 Years Girls 100m

Footy Colours Day

We had a fantastic day last Monday for our annual Footy Colours Day. It was great to see so many students dressed up in their teams’ colours and enjoying the activities on offer.

The students walked down to the soccer fields after lunch and participated in kicking, handballing, marking and tackling drills. They also had the chance to participate in some mini games. The day concluded with our traditional Staff/Parent vs Grade 6 game for the ‘Stevo Cup’ which featured a surprising amount of skill (I think a few of the staff are still recovering).

The main purpose of this day was to raise money for the Fight Cancer Foundations and we are very pleased to announce that we have contributed $520.

I would like to thank South Bendigo FC, AFL CV and our very own SRC for their help organising the day and running the activities. I would also like to thank the Spring Gully Soccer Club, parents and staff for making this such a successful day.

Octavia Di Donato – AFLW Debut

It was great to see former Spring Gully PS student Octavia Di Donato make her AFLW debut with the West Coast Eagles over the weekend.

Octavia was a student at Spring Gully PS from 2010-16 and was the 2016 Excellence In Sport winner. We would like to congratulate Octavia for reaching her reaching her dream and we will certainly follow her career with great interest.

Auslan News

NEWSFLASH: In the school holidays from 23rd – 29th September people all around Australia, and internationally, will be celebrating National Week of Deaf People which coincides with International Week of Deaf People and International Day of Sign Language!!

National Week of Deaf People in Australia is a time to celebrate Deaf communities, language, culture and history. It is also a time to recognise individuals and groups in the Deaf community for their achievements.

The SGPS students have been learning about this week-long celebration and the meaning of the colours in the Deaf Flag.

See if your child/ren can teach you about the Artist who designed the official Deaf Flag, Arnaud Balard, and share what some of the colours in his flag design represent.

To finish the term, Preps have continued with their topic on School signs, including: Principal Trezise, Assistant Principal Parkes, teacher, students, school, class, bell, wash hands, canteen, time, play time, lunch time, finished, line up. The Prep students have been playing Memory with school picture cards. They have also drawn Principal Trezise, Assistant Principal Parkes, Mrs Riordan and their class teacher to share and sign with the class. There have been some wonderful true-to-life drawings produced by the Preps and some fabulous signing of teachers in Auslan! 😊

Grade 1-2s have been enjoying learning some signs for the ARTS:

Visual Arts signs, include: Art, Gallery, Painting, Make, Paint, Draw, Paper, Pen, Pencil, Texta, Crayon, Sew, Knit, Glue, Scissors, Mess and Clean.

Students have been encouraged to teach Mrs Leed some Auslan signs to use in her Art room!!

Performing Arts signs, include: Music, Dance, Dancer, Sing, Drama/Show/Theatre, Clown, Puppet, Funny, Laugh, Dress Up, Ballet, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Flute, and Band.

Students have been encouraged to teach Mrs Hamilton some Auslan signs to use in her Music room!!

Ms Leed and Mrs Hamilton aren’t aware yet, but I will test them at the end of the week 😊

Students have really enjoyed interpreting some Visual Arts signs and locating matching pictures on an “I SPY” Art Board. They have also enjoyed doing a 'Search, Find and Sign' word search for Visual and Performing Arts signs where they have had to sign the words with a partner as they find them in the word search.

The Grade 3-4 students have signed their Meal Times Learning Tasks for this term, having chosen a family meal time to sign and the food and drink signs for their chosen meal. The Grade 3-4s worked hard on this task to learn their chosen signs and should be commended for their efforts!!

Grade 5-6s have been learning signs for Professions/Occupations, including: Teacher, Doctor, Nurse, Firefighter, Dentist, Police Officer, Chef, Hairdresser, Astronaut, Pilot, Postman, Vet, Mechanic, Soldier, Artist, Farmer, Musician, Photographer, Singer, Carpenter, Scientist, Worker, Waiter, Sailor, Business Person, Sports Person and Builder. Some Grade 5-6 students have taken this topic and run with it, already attempting to have-a-go at signing some simple sentences about family members and friends and their occupations, for a friend to practise interpreting!!

I would like to encourage all students to continue practising their signs and the fingerspelling alphabet over the school holidays, and just enjoy using their Auslan for signs and sentences they might know as they go about their daily activities!

Mrs Riordan.

The Big Sing Excursion

This Wednesday, the SGPS Choir travelled to Bendigo South East Secondary College to participate in The Big Sing. We were one of five primary schools invited to attend the event which included performances and singing activities with BSE's ACA program.

It was wonderful to see such a high standard of musicianship on display as we watched the BSE stage band perform, followed by a variety of different singing ensembles.

The highlight of the day was participating in the "massed item" rehearsal and concert. Each school was provided with the same song to practice in the months leading up to the event: "Try Everything" by Shakira. Then, all schools came together on stage to perform as one giant ensemble! It was so thrilling to be on stage performing with over 100 other students.

Student Awards & Birthdays