TERM DATES | Top

INFORMATION BOOK 2012 | Top
To view the 2012 Information Book, please click here (136 kB)

PARENTAL COMPLAINTS BROCHURE | Top
To view the Parental Complaints Brochure, please click here (157 kB)

STUDENT BEHAVIOUR CODE | Top
To view the Student Behaviour Code, please click here (410 kB)

ANTI-BULLYING GUIDELINES | Top
To view the Anti-Bullying Guidelines, please click here (117 kB)

ANNUAL REPORT 2011 | Top
To view the 2011 Annual Report, please click here (1.04MB)

INCOME REFLECTION 2010 | Top
To view the 2010 Income Reflection, please click here (2.53MB)

MISSION STATEMENT | Top
To view the Mission Statement, please click here (43kB)

TEACHING AND LEARNING PLAN | Top
To view the Teaching and Learning Plan, please click here (48kB)

ELEARNING SITE PLAN | Top
To view the eLearning Site Plan, please click here (69kB)

WELLBEING PLAN | Top
To view the Wellbeing Plan, please click here (62kB)

CONTEXT STATEMENT | Top
To view the School Context Statement, please click here (80kB)

CURRENT NEWSLETTER | Top
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PARENT PLANNER | Top
To view the parent planner, please click here (50kB)

GILLES STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL STAFF 2012 | Top

Principal Deb O'Neill

Deputy Principal Carol West

Senior Leader Intensive English Language Centre Ginny Pryor

Teaching and Learning Coordinator:	Deb McMahon
E-Learning Coordinator:	Gyllian Godfrey
Teacher Librarian: Spanish: ESL Support: Visual Arts: Early Intervention: Intensive English Language Teacher:	Alison Hicks Jane Glasson Helen Grant Christine Lawrence Marg McClure Claudia Sychold
MS R IELC R/1: IELC R/1: MS R/1: MS R/1: IELC 1/2: MS 1/2: IELC 2/3: MS 2/3: IELC 3/4: MS 3/4: MS 3/4: IELC 4/5: MS 5: IELC 6/7: MS 6/7: MS 6/7:	Ben Cooper Julie Neale Karen McCluskey Liz Withers/Jodi Jiggins Cathy Bawden Lemonia Prunier Amy Dohnt Pam Levie Angela Plew Kate Byron-Scott Daphne Orphanou/Meagan Hart Mark Tucker Emma Kelly Valarie Zogopoulos Gabrielle Aujard Katie Long Deb McMahon
School Support Officers:	Anthea Butcher Rod McGuiness Owen Hicks Tracy Neale John Elliott Del Atkinson Tracey Aberle
Bilingual School Support Officers:	Grace De Zolt Italian, Spanish Valerie Vuong Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese Mery Vojdani Persian, Spanish Takako Ramsey Japanese Eun-Joo Lee Korean Narayan Bhattarai Nepali Marita Macalalad Tagalog
Out of School Hours Care:	Mira Lisichin Director
School Council Chairperson:	Kath Vannan

BIZGATE - PAY ONLINE | Top
We have implemented an online payment system, known as Bizgate. This application has been developed to provide parents/caregivers with the option to make school payments over the web, using their credit card (Visa, Bankcard and Mastercard only). Any fees can be paid using Bizgate, including materials and services charges, excursion fees and voluntary payments. Please ensure that once the transaction is complete that a copy of the receipt or the transaction number is recorded for your records.

Instructions - How to use Bizgate

To pay online Click Here

SCHOOL KITCHEN GARDEN | Top
The school has won a Junior Landcare grant to establish a kitchen garden. This will provide students with opportunities to grow and cook vegetables while learning about environmental sustainability and nutrition. The project will also demonstrate the possibilities of gardening in small spaces, ideas which can be transferred to homes. The Adelaide East Rotary Club and Soroptimist International of Adelaide are assisting us in establishing the garden. During term 4 we will transform a neglected area into a productive vegetable patch.

BER OPENING | Top
On Friday 12th August a special assembly was held to celbrate the completion of the "Building the Education Revolution" work programme. Special guests included The Honourable Ms Kate Ellis MP, Mr Ian Hunter, Member of the Legislative Council, Ms Rachel Sanderson, Member for Adelaide, Mr Rod Nacarrow, Regional Director DECD and Viv Rusk, Assistant Regional Directror DECD. Principal Deb O'Neill and Kate Ellis addressed the assembley while entertainment was provided by the school's Taiko drummers, Himawari Daiko, and a film about the school. A morning tea followed, where the display of historical artefacts in the library created much interest.

OUR NEW LIBRARY | Top
It has been an exciting time in our new Library building. Everyone is enjoying the wonderful sense of space, the attractive new furniture and the excellent facilities. We are now able to take advantage of computer pods for small group-work and independent study. Each class has a regular weekly session in the Library where students borrow books and develop skills for life-long learning. Inquiry units this year have ranged over concepts such as adaptation, life cycles, celebrations, safety, diversity, human rights and healthy lifestyles. Wellbeing and Aboriginal perspectives have been integrated into units. Lunchtimes are a hive of activity with students reading, borrowing, drawing, constructing and playing indoor games.

ALL ABOUT BICYCLES | Top
In term 3 Lea Holland, Workshop Manager at Giant Cycling World in the city, came to talk to rooms 9, 17 and 18 about bicycles and riding. He talked about the parts of a bike, helmets and riding safely. He rode his bike and showed us a few tricks.
“He showed us how to ride a bike.” Sabeer
“I liked it when he jumped and jumped on his bike.” Hotin
“He could balance and bounce on his bike.” Seemu
“I liked his bike.” Hera
“I saw the chain.” Zi Yad
“He was a good rider.” Enzo

SRC ELECTIONS | Top
This year 88 people nominated as candidates for the election of a new Student Representative Council and 253 people cast a vote.The election was conducted using polling equipment provided by the Australian Electoral Commission. A group of year 6/7 students received Electoral Officer training from Greg and took responsibility for running the election and counting the votes. We would like to acknowledge the work of the outgoing council as we welcome in our new elected representatives.

LIBRARY CHALLENGE | Top
Room 13 competed in the Amazing Race: Library Challenge. The theme of the library challenge was the Dewey Decimal system. Students were given clues to find certain books and then write bibliographical information about them. Some events involved mathematical calculations. Every week one pair was eliminated if they came last. The winners were Soreti and Aimee and the runners up were Marisa and Isobel. Everyone had fun while doing the Amazing Race: Library Challenge!

SWIMMING | Top
On the fourth week of school we had a very special swimming week at the Unley Swimming Centre. On the first day of swimming we were assessed and grouped according to our swimming skills. During swimming week we learned lots of stuff related to swimming and water safety. We also learned the four swimming strokes and other survival strokes. Some children said that they really enjoyed swimming. Lots of children said that it was very tiring. We noticed that there are really good swimmers in our school. Everyone gave their best in each swimming lesson. We were transported by buses every day. On the last dasy of swimming we did a whirlpool, which was fun. Our swimming instructors were very good. Everyone had fun swimming.

MAKING DAY | Top
In week 5 junior primary had a creative day called Making Day. It was a day packed with creativity. Making Day was an idea of a junior primary SRC member.

DISTRICT ATHLETICS DAY | Top
On Thursday the 5th of May, 23 students from Gilles Street went to Santos Stadium with Rod and Mr. Tucker to take part in the South East Adelaide District SAPSASA Athletics Carnival. There were events for students from 10 to 13 years of age who were able to compete in 100, 200 and 800 metres, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put and Discuss. We also competed in a number of 4 x 100metre relays. All students are to be praised for the great conduct, attitude, and positive competitive spirit they showed on the day!

OUR PIANO | Top
Room 3 went to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital to see the piano we painted. We all took turns to play it and had fun watching a patient playing it too. The piano will be a permanent addition to the Hospital play deck area, so go have a look and a play!

TEACHING AND LEARNING | Top
Staff at Gilles Street Primary School are working collaboratively in year level to plan units of inquiry which aim at developing deeper understanding, concepts, skills and positive attitudes. The scope and sequence of units centres around the "Four Worlds" : my personal world, the wider world, the natural world and sharing the world. While the New Arrivals Program has its own scope, the same approach is being used. Students learn through a structured inquiry approach, where they question, investigate, organise, think, transform information and reflect about their learning - "Learning is something I do, not something that is done to me." Some units being taught include 'All about me', 'Let's celebrate', 'Our wellbeing', 'Adaptations', 'Matter matters', 'Art mirrors life' and 'Who's in charge?'.

WALYO YERTA : ADELAIDE'S COMMUNITY GARDEN | Top
Room 6 students are planting vegetables in the community garden on South Terrace. They are currently growing carrots, beans, brussel sprouts, lettuce, celery, zucchini, purple cabbage and strawberries. They are enjoying looking at and tasting all of the different fruit and vegetables and finding the pesky caterpillars. They are cooking their crops for shared lunches.

MEDIA STUDIES | Top
Students study a range of printed and visual texts as part of media studies. Through printed mass media, claymation and film making students explore issues in their school and their world. Film projects have won Young Film-makers Awards and are available from the school at a cost of $20 (inc GST).
Film titles include:
· Hidden Treasures of Adelaide
· Sudan
· Cooking Afghani Style
· About Being Me
Contact Helen Grant for further information.