Dear Families,

I had the pleasure of joining the 1/2 Shepherd and 2/3 James classes on their excursion to ZooDoo yesterday. It was a fun-filled day with students excitedly exploring and learning about both native Australian animals and creatures from around the world. A big thank you to all the staff and parent volunteers who made the day a success. Your support is always invaluable!

Well done to our swimming team for representing our school with such enthusiasm at the SPSSA interschool carnival! Our students put in a tremendous effort, swimming their best and showing fantastic team spirit by cheering each other on. A special congratulations to Paddy Davies, who took first place in backstroke, and Abby Gorman, who came first in freestyle—outstanding achievements from both!

A big congratulations to our two Tournament of Minds teams who competed in the International Final in Sydney! Our school is incredibly proud of these students, who represented our community with enthusiasm and showcased their talents on a national stage. We would like to extend our thanks to Jillian Coe for coordinating and accompanying the students on this exciting trip, as well as to our wonderful parent facilitators.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Sarah Beechy, who finishes her teaching time with Prep/1 Evans this week. Sarah has been a fantastic asset over the past 10 weeks, and both staff and students will miss seeing her each day. We look forward to welcoming her back as a relief teacher in the future. Next week, we’re delighted to have Melissa Evans returning to the class after her extended long service leave.

Finally, I am excited to announce a new addition to our teaching team. Starting next year, Kirby Medcraft will be joining us as our Kindergarten teacher. Kirby comes to us with extensive experience from Windermere Primary School. She’ll be visiting next Monday during pre-Kinder to meet our 2025 Kinder students and families, and I know she is looking forward to being part of our school community.

Thank you all for your continued support and involvement in our school.

Warm regards,

Michael

We will be hosting a special thank you morning tea for our wonderful parent volunteers and community volunteers who have assisted classrooms and the school in so many ways during 2024. 

Please be our guest at the Morning tea on the 11 December 2024, from 10.00am  - 11.00am in the Library

RSVP to the office by November 30.

Our Combined Primary Schools Choir (DEC Choir) is currently working very hard on repertoire, as are our Bands, for the culminating concert on Nov  22^nd at MyState Bank Arena with all the Combined Primary Schools Bands from the Southern Region.

In this small choir, we have been learning our songs over the course of the year – having fun, as well as consolidating and extending many musical and social skills, such as listening, rhythm and beat, singing technique, phrasing, appreciation of different styles of music, commitment, application, teamwork, self-discipline and perseverance. Choristers have worked hard at home too, to learn their melodies and lyrics, with the help of recorded tracks on a USB. We have attended several after school rehearsals where we joined with children from about a dozen other schools, to rehearse our songs – hard work but lots of fun too!

Along with our Grades 5 and 6 Bands, the CPSChoir is excited and really looking forward to representing Goulburn Street Primary School at this fabulous concert!

The Tournament of Minds teams would like to say a massive thank you to the Facilitators and the Goulburn Street Primary School Community for their support in getting us to the International Final for ToM in Sydney.  The teams had an amazing time and had many wonderful experiences.  Their performances on competition day were very engaging and entertaining with many laughs from the audience.  We were very proud of their efforts. The teams represented our school and state with pride and enthusiasm, showcasing our talents and teamwork to inspire others!

On Wednesday the 11th of December, it will be the younger students in our school who will have fun at their Athletic Carnival.  The carnival will start at 1:40pm.  Children in Kinder, Prep and Years 1 & 2 will be involved. They are invited to wear house coloured clothing that is suitable for running.  Oak – green and Phoenix – yellow. Kinder students are not in house teams yet.  All students need to bring a soft toy for the Teddy Bears’ race. A hat will be of course required and a water bottle is recommended.  Parents and grandparents are invited to attend this fun afternoon.

BYO deck chairs for your own comfort.

Our pre-kinder program will be held in the kinder classroom on the following dates:
Week 1 – Monday 4th November
Week 2 – Monday 11th November
Week 3 – Monday 18th November
Week 4 – Monday 25th November

We will be offering two separate timeslots each day and we are asking families to opt into
the session that best suits their needs.

Session 1 9:00am to 10:30am
Session 2 11:00am to 12:30pm

These sessions are a great opportunity for your child to become familiar with our school
environment and routines. There will be time allowed for students to have a snack, and this
preferably would include some fresh fruit or vegetables. If possible, please bring this snack
along in a lunchbox similar to the lunchbox students will use in kindergarten as we
encourage them to be able to independently open and close lunchboxes. Please also bring
along a filled water bottle.

There will be time during these sessions for students to investigate the kinder playground
and Natureland, along with other areas of the school such as the library and school hall.
Please bring a sun safe hat along to each session. Uniform items and price lists will be
available during the sessions.

We look forward to meeting with children and their families!

In some exciting news for Goulburn Street Primary School, we have been chosen to feature in the Department for Education, Children and Young People’s Qualiteach modules designed for educators of birth – 4 year old programs. The focus of the modules will be on the early language and literacy skills that lay a strong foundation for learning to read and write. During our session on Friday 8^th of November, we will be visited by the DECYP Early Years team and their film crew. The video examples taken will be used to provide the opportunity for educators to see each strategy in action and will build the capabilities of all staff across the early years! Mrs Ellerton will collect signed consent forms from families attending this session prior to filming.

For those looking to make the jump from primary school football to youth club football and existing youth players, Hobart United welcomes you to our preseason academy. 

You will receive:

-Coaching and development from experienced coaches -

-An affordable fee structure, $185 for the entirety of the program ($140 for those that already have a training uniform) 

-Training uniform included 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30pm-6:00pm at Queeswalk Oval, New Town  

26/11/2024-12/12/2024 and 14/01/2025-27/02/2025 

For more information and to express interest please direct message our Facebook page @hobartunitedfc or email: hobartunited@live.com 

To sign up please fill out the Jotform below: https://form.jotform.com/242993168135868