Onsite at Glen Huon

It is lovely to be back onsite at Glen Huon.  We had our first Tuesday assembly this morning at which the resilience of the students was highlighted and commended.  We talked about keeping an eye out for each other and checking in to see if things are OK.  Our focus for the next fortnight will be Courage as we move forward into the rest of the year.  The children look very smart in uniform.  We do sell black shorts and trousers at the office for those who are not able to find them elsewhere.

As things are getting back to normal the school calendar is beginning to be populated.  Whole school assemblies will now be held on the first Monday of every month with our first being scheduled for the 4th of March.  The school calendar can be accessed from our website, https://glenhuonprimary.education.tas.edu.au/  

Glen Huon Primary has a Parent Handbook that is given to new families and families who request a copy if they have lost their's.  As part of keeping you informed and up to date I am going to highlight a piece from this handbook each week. Handbooks will be updated this week and given to our new parents. 

Extract from parent handbook.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Wearing the school uniform is an important part of Glen Huon Primary. The uniform engenders a sense of pride and unity in the school. Wearing a uniform will:

• Help your child to feel like they belong in their school
• Place all students on the same level in terms of clothing
• Give your child a sense of pride in their school

It is important to note that sensible shoes such as sneakers or school shoes are part of the uniform policy. Gum boots, ugg boots, thongs are not suitable for daily wearing as every child is involved in physical activity daily.

The list of uniform from the Uniform Policy is, 

1.     Uniform items

The Everyday Uniform consists of the following items available from the school store:

• Bottom
  • Long black pants/trousers
  • Black shorts
  • Black tights (not sold at school)
• Tops
  • Teal polo tee shirt short sleeve with logo
  • Teal polo tee shirt long sleeve with logo
  • Long sleeve maroon and teal bi-coloured polo
  • Short sleeve maroon and teal bi-coloured polo
• School dress
  • Summer dress
  • Winter tunic
• Outer layer
  • Rugby top
  • Maroon windcheater with logo
  • Maroon fleece jacket
  • Maroon fleece vest
• Hats
  • Green bucket hats

The full uniform must be worn including the warm outer layer before adding the weather layer of coats and jackets.

The footwear to accompany the Everyday Uniform must be sensible enclosed shoes suitable for physical activity.

If available, second-hand uniforms may also be purchased through the school office. 

At the beginning of the year, school uniform sales will be coordinated to coincide with levy payments.  Notification of this day will be given at the end of the previous year.

 UNIFORM SALES TIMES

Uniforms can be purchased throughout the year at the school office. For a current price list please call the office.

If you wish to see the Uniform and Dress Code Policy that has been approved by the School Association please enquire at the office.

The Annual General meeting for 2019 will be held on 27th February commencing at 6.30pm., at school.

This will be followed by a General Meeting.

Nominations are being accepted for several positions on the Association.

Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Secretary

Treasurer

2 committe members

Nomination forms are available from the school office.

If you would like more information regarding the position or role of the Association, please phone 62666240 Glenys (Principal) or Lyn (School business Manager).

Smarties sessions will begin this week, running on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Smarties sessions are for all children aged 0-5 and their parents, carers and family. 

Wednesday Smarties is playgroup based, and runs from 9:15am - 11am up the hill in the Kinder space. Please bring fruit to share.

On Thursdays, we run a bush playgroup in the bush playground area of the school, behind Grade 4/5. Bush playgroup runs from 9am - 11am, and also on the first Saturday of each month during school term. We always cook something on our campfire to share together.

Friday Smarties is our kindergym and story time session, from 9:15am - 11am in the hall. We practice our gross motor skills and then read a book and do a craft activity. Please bring your own morning tea snack.

We hope to see you there! 

Jess Black and Annette Carson

We are well and truly back into the swing of things. As the new student leaders of our school, Grade 5/6 are ready to show you what they’ve got. Our leader election process has begun and you can see the candidates posters popping up all over the school. Candidates speeches and voting will happen this Friday. Please get to know who our candidates are. Grade 3 – 6 will vote right after the speeches on Friday morning.

We are also very excited about the upcoming 5/6 camp to the Tasman Peninsula. This will be a great opportunity for us to have fun and get to know each other better. Please keep an eye out for more information on what to bring. Head torches or good hand held torches are a must as is a sturdy backpack and walking shoes. There will be lots to see and do.

Prior to opening the 2019 Melbourne Guitar Festival, the up-and-coming young classical guitar duo, Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi will be playing at the Palais Theatre on Friday 1 March.   Their current project, entitled ‘Alchemy’, is something of a ‘world-tour’, featuring some of the finest music written/arranged for guitar duet, with masterpieces from France, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, USA, and Australia.   Andrew and Ariel have been playing as a guitar duo since 2014, and have been described as “two stunning young guitarists...virtuosic” (Sydney Arts Guide) and have been praised for their “dazzling guitar playing” (ArtsHub).

Please check out the following a YouTube link:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRUofhdMnfI

Don’t miss this concert – March 1 at the Palais Theatre in Franklin.

Palais doors open at 6:30pm, concert starts at 7pm,
bar open before concert.

Tickets (adults $20, under 18 years $5) available at the door,
or online at https://www.outix.co/tickets/event/alchemy