Glen Katherine Primary School

Stop Animation Artist in Residence Program

and GKabulous Art Show

Fun Run

What a great Fun Run day it was, thanks to all of the helpers and well done to the students who all trained hard for the big event!

Preps

Well done to all the preps who have settled in so well during their very first term of school!

Preps

Well done to all the preps who have settled in so well during their very first term of school!

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie...

grade 2s are growing moustaches so quickly these days!

Jump Rope for Heart

It was a fantastic Jump Rope for Heart Day with over $12,000 raised! Well done and a big thank you to the GK community.

Jump Rope for Heart

It was a fantastic Jump Rope for Heart Day with over $12,000 raised! Well done and a big thank you to the GK community.

GK State Orienteering

Champions!

Eco Morning: A HUGE SUCCESS!

Thanks to Mrs Webb!

What an incredible

GK Production and, as always at GK, the stars of the show were the students!

What an incredible

GK Production and, as always at GK, the stars of the show were the students!

Footy stars

at the GK Production.

What an incredible GK Production and,

as always at GK, the stars of the show were our students!

What an incredible GK Production and,

as always at GK, the stars of the show were our students!

We're going on a bear hunt

at the GK Production.

We love books at GK!

Magnificent choreography from our grade 5 dancers!

Pop, pop, popcorn

at the GK Production.

Pop, pop, popcorn

at the GK Production.

Even better than the movies...

the GK 2015 Production.

What an incredible GK Production and,

as always at GK, the stars of the show were our students!

Skating through the summer holidays

at the GK Production.

At the footy for the GK Production.

What an incredible GK Production and,

as always at GK, the stars of the show were our students!

What an incredible GK Production and,

as always at GK, the stars of the show were our students!

GK is packed full of fast runners.

Jack in grade 6 finished an incredible 13th in the state! Kane in grade 4 took out gold, our first GK State Cross-Country Champion.

Days full

of fun writing practice and getting lost in the world of literature.

House Athletics

proved to be a great day with kind weather. The teachers got involved too - go Febbraro!

Congratulations to

Courtney, Kiara, Emily, Rhiannon, Brooke, Teleah, Georgia, Chelsea and Coach Whelan! Go GK, State Basketball Champions.

Fun times

at the House Fitness morning as part of our whole-school focus on Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds this term.

Fun times

at the House Fitness morning as part of our whole-school focus on Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds this term.

Fun times

at the House Fitness morning as part of our whole-school focus on Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds this term.

The cake stall

was very well-stocked and delicious! An immeasurable thanks to all the parent helpers and to the PFA for all their magnificent work at our Mega Fete.

What a great Farmers Market it was.

An immeasurable thanks to all the parent helpers and to the PFA for all their magnificent work at our Mega Fete.

Our very own gully

for Science and Sustainability studies.

Just look at the wonder on Winter's face -

incredible skills! Watch out for the ninjas too. A very diverse Multicultural Day celebrating all our unique origins together.

Click on the

'read more' link to hear about the GK Darks journey so far to reach the State Semi Finals.

Fun times

at the House Fitness morning as part of our whole-school focus on Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds this term.

Just keep skipping...

thanks for all your support of our participation in the Jump Rope for Heart program.

Where are those goats' hats?

An immeasurable thanks to all the parent helpers and to the PFA for all their magnificent work at our Mega Fete.

Students engaged

in creating designs for effective parachutes during Science.

It was a beautiful day

and a full house audience at GK's Got Talent. An immeasurable thanks to all the parent helpers and to the PFA for all their magnificent work at our Mega Fete.

Plenty of room to play

around our expansive school grounds.

Ms Ramsay was dunked and after revenge.

An immeasurable thanks to all the parent helpers and to the PFA for all their magnificent work at our Mega Fete.

Adventure playgrounds

for each grade level.

Another beautiful

day for our whole-school Fun Run, well done to all participants. What a great term, full of fitness, healthy bodies and minds.

GK believes

in children having a wide range of literature at their finger tips. Our large, well-resourced school library caters for this, in addition to classroom libraries.

Grade 1/2 performers!

One of the best parts

of Multicultural Day was when students worked in their multi-age communal groups. Everyone, P-6, joined together, all cultures and ages united as one GK community.

More ANZAC education

as part of the Grade 3 tour to the Shrine of Remembrance - wow, the guides were fantastic! Well done to all students on a very respectful visit.

Congratulations

to all the Grade 6 Graduates of 2014 (including Santa)! Farewell and thank you Kate Rodgers, enjoy your well-earned retirement. Thanks also to the PFA for all their work in 2014.

Hawaiian dancers

at the GK Production.

Glimpses of the back-stage at the GK Production.

Under the sea, under the sea...

at the GK Production.

Too cool for school

at the GK Production.

Let's go camping

a summer holidays theme.

Happy performers after their time on stage.

Summer holidays theme at the GK Production.

What an incredible GK Production and,

as always at GK, the stars of the show were our students!

Under the sea, under the sea...

Magnificent choreography from our grade 5 dancers!

Such wonderful costumes -

thanks to our specialist team and GK Production leader Michelle for all of their work developing the props.

Hawaiian dancers

at the GK Production.

Hawaiian dancers

at the GK Production.

Quick Links

Recent News

GKabulous Art Show

This year's GKabulous Art Show is being held on Thursday the 1st September 2016, 6.00pm-8.00pm. Students are looking forward to showing off their pieces of artworks.

Please click here for more information.

KANE M - BRONZE MEDALLIST AT NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY

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Citizen Science Project - Wildlife Spotter

To celebrate National Science Week this year, GK is inviting its students and school community to take part in the citizen science project - Wildlife Spotter. Please read more.......

Winter Sport Fixture

Please click on 'Read More' to see the current Winter Sports Fixture.

National Tree Day

During science lessons over the past week, students have been participating in a tree planting activity to celebrate National Tree Day. Please read more.........

Prep Enrolments for 2017

Prep enrolments for 2017 will soon be closing. We would like anyone interested in enrolling for 2017 to complete the enrolment forms and return to our office as soon as possible so we can confirm that your child will be a part of our Prep Transition Program in Term 4. Please refer to the ENROLMENT tab on the website Homepage for further information including school tour dates and times and opportunities to visit Glen Katherine Primary School. Prospective families and enrolment inquiries are very welcome!

GK Maths Parent Information Video

Our GK Maths Website has recently been updated with an ‘Information for Parents’ video. This short video contains quick and easy tips and tricks on how to help children with maths from every teaching team in the school. It contains games relevant to every year level, including:

Card and board games with links to the maths we teach at GK
Road trip chat/quiz suggestions
Heaps more: perfect for over the summer holidays when you need to distract the kids at home!

You can access our GK Maths videos via the Grade Information Links box on the home page of our school website or by searching www.nextmaths.blogspot.com. Click on the ‘Information for Parents’ sidebar to view the new video.

PFA MEETING DATES

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Qkr App

The user design experts at MasterCard have come up with a new design and parent experience within the Qkr app as of June 16th - so please update your app through either the App Store or Google Play and enjoy the new Qkr!

Download the app today!

For those without access to a smart phone, a web-based version of Qkr is available at:

https://qkr.mastercard.com/store/#/home

Please click on here for user instructions

QkR Download Instructions

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