Parent Information
Good Shepherd Trivia Night
Tickets are now available and are limited, so get in quickly! Please head here to book: https://www.trybooking.com/CKDWO
Junior Primary Showcase
At the end of this term, Stage 1 and 2 students will be performing Seussical Kids to our community. Information will come home from Miss McAleer, our Creative Arts teachers.
Tickets will be available in the coming weeks.
Volunteers and Training
Are you interested in volunteering at school in some capacity? It might be on excursions, helping out in the classroom or being part of the many wonderful community events that occur throughout the year like the Welcome Party, Mother's and Father's Day Stalls, Men’N’Minors Camp, to name a few.
Volunteers are always needed and welcomed. We’d love to hear from you! Contact our administration team to put your name forward to assist with an existing event, either by dropping into the office, phoning through, or emailing admin@gspv.sa.edu.au.
Here are the steps to becoming a newregistered volunteer:
Step 1: Organise a Working With Children Check (WWCC). Complete the form below and bring to the school office with your 100pt identification.
Step 2: Complete the Valuing Safe Communities online training. This takes approximately 30 minutes. Please note that the certificate issued at the end of the training is to be shown to School's front office staff for verification. Instructions on accessing the online training can be found via the attachment below.
Step 3: Read the following policies from our school website here.
Step 4: Complete the declaration form below to declare that you have read these policies. This is to also be brought to the School's front office.
Step 5: Attend one of our in-house Volunteer Training sessions which will be held on the following dates:
- Week 3 – Wednesday 9 August at 9.30 am (after chapel)
- Week 7 – Wednesday 6 September at 2.00 pm (after Assembly)
Please contact the front office if you are planning to attend one of these sessions or if you are interested in the training.
Ongoing Volunteers – please read the policies and return a copy of the Volunteer Declaration form (this is required annually due to legislation changes that impact policy)
Father's Day Stall
We are so excited to offer the Fathers Day stall again this year. It will be happening at Good Shepherd on Tues, Wed and Thursday of Week 6 Term 3 after lunch, during classroom, with each class having an allocated time to come visit and shop! See poster attached for more details! Please send money along with your children by Tuesday 29th August in a named envelope for your child's teacher.
A team of volunteers have been busy organising to make this possible; however, we can't do it without you! We need parent helpers in week 6 to help man the stall... so we are looking for Mum's and Dad's to help man the stall on Tues 29th Aug, Wed 30th Aug, and Thurs 31st Aug from 1.20pm -3pm to make this possible. How about seeing if you can get 2 hours off of work to help out, which will give you the chance to see the kids excited faces' when they have the lovely opportunity to buy something special for their Dad? Please flyer below for more information and who to contact...we'd love to hear from you.
Thanks, the Fathers Day Stall Organising Team.
Jodi Quast (2P)
Sarah Pound (2H)
Alix Zeppel (3C and 4 I)
Lauren Davies (3T)
Alana Siedel (2K)
Step Up to Communion
Young people aged around 10 years, together with their parents/caregivers, are invited to take part in our Step Up program to prepare for Holy Communion. Taking the approach that parents/ carers are the primary faith developer in their children, Step Up is designed to support parents/carers in preparing their child for Holy Communion.
This course will be offered next term over 4 consecutive Friday nights (August 11, 18, 25 and September 1). The actual Step Up service will take place on September 10 at 10.30 am. If you are interested, please contact Georgie by tomorrow, Friday 4 August.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Georgie
Growing Faith at Home
Today’s GFH title is ‘Blessing Others’. I shared some GFH resources at the beginning of the year that detailed information about blessing people you care for through words. This resource gives some ideas about how we, through our words and actions, can be a blessing to others.
Here are some conversation starters for your family: What is compassion? Share about a time when someone showed compassion to you, or when you showed compassion to someone else...
Share your stories with others... Kindness can leave an incredible mark in your heart! Encourage one another! Have a look at this week’s GFH for some ideas to try out!
Blessings,
Georgie
Uniform Shop
The School Uniform Shop will be open for the following hours during Term 3:
Tuesday: 8.00-10.30 am and 1.00-3.30 pm
Thursday: 1.00-3.30 pm
We accept both cash and card payments, as well as QKR payments for any items that you may need. Please note that items paid for via QKR can be collected from the Front Office at the end of the selected day.
Discounted Rugby Jumpers
New Good Shepherd sports jumpers are arriving in 2024. All current rugby jumpers are reduced to clear – (can still be worn through to end of 2025). Grab a bargain!
If you have any questions or need assistance regarding the School Uniform, please contact Dani.
Dani Levy
Uniform Shop Manager
Puzzle Donations
We are excited to be opening the Library at lunch time to offer a quieter space for students to play. We are currently seeking donations for a variety of puzzles. If you have puzzles you no longer use, or would be happy to donate to the school, please drop them into the front office. Thank you.
Kate Burton
Learning Enrichment Teacher
Calm ConnectionsCounselling
Deborah Grove Gate
If you enter the school through this gate after school hours, please be aware that it will be locked at 3:30 pm. OSHС locks this gate as a safety measure to ensure the well-being of all children during OSHC hours.