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From Term 1 2025 we will no longer be using the Schoolzine App.
All communications will be through the School Bytes App. Please ensure you have downloaded the app on your device and created a Parent Portal account. Please also ensure you sync the school Google Calendar to your own calendar.
School Bytes will be used for all school communications, permission for events, payment of school fees, school calendar, absences, notifications, student reports and much more. The School Bytes parent portal enables you to view all of your children in one portal, even if they attend different schools (assuming their schools use School Bytes).
What you need to do:
- Download School Bytes App and create a Parent Portal account (if you have not already done so). Make sure you have 'Enable Notifications' selected in settings.
- Delete Schoolzine App (wait until Term 1 2025 to do this).
- Sync the GPPS Google Calendar with your own calendar (simply click on the link above and 'Add to Google Calendar').
As we approach the end of another remarkable year at Grays Point I take this opportunity to reflect on our collective journey and express my heartfelt gratitude to each member of our school community.
This year has been filled with numerous successes, achievements, and memorable moments that have showcased the resilience, creativity, and dedication of our students, staff and families. From academic accomplishments to artistic performances and sporting events, our students have truly shone, demonstrating their commitment to excellence in all that they do. As you read the semester two reports today, you’ll see the growth in learning, read the students’ reflections and be proud, every student has worked hard to achieve wonderful results this year.
I want to extend a special thank you to our teachers, administration and support staff who have gone above and beyond to create a nurturing and inspiring environment for our students. Your passion and commitment have been instrumental in fostering a love of learning and encouraging our students to reach their full potential.
A special farewell to Year 6, we all wish you every success at High School. Graduation marks not just the end of the primary school journey, but also the beginning of new adventures ahead. You’ve explored new ideas and discovered your passions. But beyond academics, you have also learned valuable life skills like teamwork, resilience, and kindness. These lessons will serve you well as you move into the next stage of your education and life. Celebrate your achievements today, and look forward to all the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.
To our parents and carers, your unwavering support and involvement in our school community have made a significant difference. Whether through volunteering, attending events, or simply being there for your children, your contributions have enriched our school experience and strengthened our sense of school community.
Thank you for being an integral part of Grays Point school. Wishing everyone a safe, joyful and restful holiday season. I look forward to welcoming everyone back in the new year, ready to embark on another successful chapter together.
Warm regards,
Narelle Betts Smith
Principal
Spotlight on K Green
What a fantastic end of the year we have had in K Green! We have enjoyed so many wonderful events and celebrations to wrap up our year. To begin Week 9, we started with the K-2 Christmas concert. The students shone so brightly up on stage dancing to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. The next day we were lucky to have the Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre come to our school and deliver our Bush Christmas incursion. This session was both informative and engaging, where we learnt all about some native Australian animals. On Wednesday we had the opportunity to visit Year 1 to become familiar with their classroom and to help with our transition from Kindergarten to Year 1. Thank you K/1 Silver for having us and showing us what learning will be like next year. Finally, on Thursday we had the Teddy Bear’s picnic with our buddies. It was extra special and a beautiful way to farewell our amazing Year 6 buddies.
Kindergarten Green, you have come so far and achieved so much over the past year and I am beyond proud of each and every one of you. It has been an absolute pleasure teaching you all this year and watching you grow and achieve your goals. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you have a wonderful and relaxing holiday.
Mrs Charles
Spotlight on 1 Gold
This term, 1 Gold have been working on improving their writing. They have been learning to include adjectives, adverbs and noun groups to make their writing descriptive! 1 Gold read the book Isabella’s Bed and completed writing activities to help describe what is happening in the picture. To finish the unit, they wrote a descriptive paragraph describing one of the images in the book.
To finalise our writing program this term, 1 Gold have created Christmas cards to send to the residents of the local nursing home. We drafted and published a personal letter and created a design for the front.
We have had a fabulous year with 1 Gold and we are so proud of their achievements!
Miss Fraser & Mrs Thomas
Spotlight on 4 White
During Term 4, 4 White have been studying the text Survivors by Ben Hubbard. The text explores the lives of survivors who have overcome disasters and personal challenges. 4 White wrote stories about how important it is to overcome challenges and how to deal with situations when things go wrong.
To our students - you have all worked so hard this year and we couldn't be prouder of all you have achieved. May the end of this school year bring you a sense of accomplishment and the excitement of future possibilities. We wish you and your families all a safe and happy Christmas!
Mrs Davenport & Mr Teague
Spotlight on 6 Turquoise
6T have been very busy this term! They have done a wonderful job preparing for the play ‘Despicable Me.’ From props to costumes to set design to sound and visual, they have done an incredible job making this Play come to life. They have supported each other to help everyone achieve their best during this time. I am certain they have loved looking out from the stage to see happy, smiling faces looking back at them, solidifying the amazing performances they have done.
They had a very emotional day last week at their last Primary School Presentation Day. Seeing their Kindy pictures next to their Year 6 pictures stirred up a lof of emotions and many happy tears were shed. This demonstrates their closeness as a cohort and the strong bonds they have formed with each other over the last 7 years that will hopefully carry them through High School and beyond. They all should be so proud of themselves for their achievements and successes and continue to strive to be their best selves.
However, Term 4 is not over yet! We still have the Year 6 Farewell, Year 6 excursion day and the farewell arch to look forward to. So many exciting events still happening, however they are definitely ready for the next chapter in their lives and I wish them all the best for many years to come.
6T you are truly an incredible class and it has been a privilege teaching you all and getting to know each of you. I have no double that if each of you try your best and stay true to yourselves, greatness awaits you!
I hope you and your families have a Merry Christmas and relaxing holiday.
Miss de Maria
Stage 3 Science Projects
This term Years 5 and 6 were given a project to demonstrate what they had learned about electrical circuits in Term 3. They were provided with batteries, motors, switches, LED's and an assortment of electrical components and asked to come up with a product they could create with them. They created a proposal, a circuit diagram and then, at school or home, built their product. The results were amazing. Electrical games, windmills, vehicles, plant waterers, drones, wave pools, working lifts...... the list goes on. I was blown away with the creativity and ingenuity shown in developing these projects. Congratulations to Stage 3 for an amazing effort.
Mr Teague
Basketball Week 8 Results
Senior Boys Basketball: win against Lilli Pilli
Senior Girls Basketball: drew against Lilli Pilli
Junior Giants: win against Lilli Pilli
Junior Summer: win against Lilli Pilli
Tee-Ball Week 8 Results
Senior Tee-ball team: loss against Caringbah North
Junior Tee-ball: win against Cronulla South
Cricket Week 8 Results
Senior Cricket: loss against Cronulla South
Junior Cricket: loss against Cronulla South
Wattle Sport Report by Cate, Zara, Chelsea and Amber
What an amazing showcase we had as our K-2 students presented the annual Christmas concert. It was a wonderful evening and students performed their dances beautifully with so much energy and enthusiasm.
Congratulations also to the students who learned lines and acted on stage and Year 2 students who hosted the event. Thank you to all of our Grays Point families for attending.
We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Congratulations to Year 6 on a phenomenal performance of 'Despicable Me'. Staff and students were blown away by your energy and commitment. Ms Spence and Miss de Maria are extremely proud of you. This performance was filmed and has been uploaded to the school Facebook page for parents/carers to enjoy.
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MONDAY 16 Dec |
Louise Williams |
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TUESDAY 17 Dec |
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WEDNESDAY 18 Dec |
Ellen Camilleri and Carly Cruickshank
LAST DAY LUNCH SPECIAL
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Grays Point Activity Centre Updates
Thank you to all our GPAC families and community for a great year.
We will be sending our GPAC newsletter and wrap out separately via email.
Our last Before and After School Care day is Wednesday 18th December. We will then be open all day on Thursday 19th December from 7:30am to 6pm and then close for the Christmas New Year period. We reopen on Monday 6th January 2025 at 7:30am for our fun filled Vacation Care program.
Come and join the fun of Pokemon Party, chemical reaction science show, private cinema at Cronulla to see Moana 2, Camping and Water Fun Days in centre, bring your wheels day, Pizza, Bowling, Calmsly Hill City Farm, marine animals incursion and much much more. All food is supplied from $80 (less Childcare Subsidy) per day. Click here for Vacation Care
Farewell Year 6
We farewelled our Year 6 children by taking them to breakfast at Jack Gray last Wednesday morning and giving them a farewell gift. We will miss you, but wish you all the very best for your high school journey. Please come back and visit us.
New Enrolments
We are excited to meet over 40 new children in 2025 with most attending our Vacation Care prior to starting Kindergarten. If you have not had or not booked your orientation tour please call 0427 741 779.
If you still want to enrol you can do at any time of the year even to just attend casually or for holiday care as a once off! Click for enrolments
Sue Larkey training
We were privileged on Thursday to have Sue Larkey visit GPAC for in centre training. Sue Larkey is a highly qualified special educator who is currently working toward a Doctorate of Education focussing on inclusive schooling.
Sue delivered teaching strategies and behaviour support specific to our children’s neurodiverse needs. How to make adjustments and accommodations required for emotions specifically structures and adaptations for children with sensory and behaviour meltdowns and shutdowns. Sue also ran a workshop on 10 essential tips for understanding neurodiversity focussing on Autism, ADHD, ODA and PDA. Our Educators really embraced the training to further understand neurodiversity and the key strategies to implement.
First Committee Meeting
First Committee Meeting of 2025 is Monday 3rd February at 6:15pm. Please join us for our first meeting of the Term.
Change to Policies
We would like to advise of our changes we have made to our “Missing Child Procedure Flowchart” and our Delivery and Collection of Children Policy.
Staff will not be able to leave the School grounds to look for a child that has not arrived straight away to GPAC after the afternoon school bell. If your child with an afternoon booking at GPAC has not arrived at the Centre, we will contact the main guardian(s), emergency contacts. If all contacts are uncontactable or unable to confirm the whereabouts of your child, we will call the Police.
We will send the main guardian on your child’s enrolment a text message to say we have been unsuccessful in contacting them or any of the listed emergency contacts and "YOUR CHILD IS MISSING and we will now call the Police to help locate your child”.
This is why it is imperative to advise us that your child will not be attending GPAC if they are booked in for afternoon care. If subsequently your child is found by a friend or neighbours etc they are welcome to of course bring your child back to the Centre for us to care for them for the afternoon.
You can check, update and add emergency contacts at any time via the Xplor Home app https://support.myxplor.com/s/article/Home-App-Inviting-Contacts
Also, effective immediately, if you are running late and another of your nominated carers cannot pick your child by 6pm from the Centre, we will continue to care for your child until 7pm only (late collection penalties apply), at which stage we will take appropriate action, which may include contacting the Police to collect your child from the centre to care for them. For further information please review our Delivery and Collection Policy.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in keeping our environment safe for all children and the GPAC Educators.
Grays Point Activity Centre
