Please RSVP to Andrea by e-mail to andrea150@bigpond.com if you are able to come and help at….. The BIG Watering Event, this coming Monday 30th November from 3pm. Fun, games and a sausage sizzle are included. If your child is keen to join in but you are unable to assist, please complete the permission slip available in the office and deposit in the P&C box. Alternatively if you are coming along with your child, just send Andrea an e-mail so that we can finalise numbers.

The HOPE (Help Our Precious Environment) Group is hosting an after school Wicking Bed Workshop on Thursday 12th November from 3.10pm – 4pm. Peg Davies, from Mindarie Regional Council will be running the workshop. Wicking beds are a unique and increasingly popular way to grow vegetables. They are self-contained raised beds with built-in reservoirs that supply water from the bottom up – changing how, and how much, you water your beds. Come along and find out the many benefits of using this self watering system in your garden, and how you can set up a wicking bed of your own … Continue reading This Thursday – FREE Wicking Bed Workshop!

Sunday Morning Green Fingers Planting Session – this Sunday 23rd August: 9am – 10am.   Our school has been kindly donated 250 native plants, trees and shrubs from Plantrite Nursery.  We would love you and your child to come down to school this Sunday between 9 and 10am to help plant a few around the school. Your child can enjoy watering the plants and watching them grow over the coming weeks, months and years!  We will meet at the school greenhouse (North end of school next to the Alfreton Way entrance) at 9am to collect trowels, gloves etc. You are welcome to … Continue reading Planting at School this Sunday!

Are you going to join us in the bush? For those that you that haven’t participated in Bush Club yet, it’s a great opportunity to learn about our bushland and how to take care of it. We make it as much fun as we can for the children encouraging them to get a bit dirty with some hands-on  jobs like planting, watering and weeding. Other activities include plant and wildlife spotting, bush walks, creating signs and more. If you would like your child to get involved, send us an e-mail to andrea150@bigpond.com or post a comment and we will add you to … Continue reading Bush Club Interest

Come and visit our HOPE group who will be hosting the community stall at Poynter Farmers’ Market on Saturday 4th July between 9am and 12pm. We will be: Selling Succulents & Crafts prepared by Glengarry Students Facilitating a “Make Your Own Badge” Activity Sharing Information About Wildlife in our local bushland   This is primarily a fundraiser to help with the purchase of binoculars and magnifying glasses for children to use during HOPE Group activities.  See you there!

We are looking for children in Years 3 to 6 who are good at sketching animals. On Monday 15th (and perhaps 22nd) we will have a sign writing session, after school, in the art room. We will be making up signs to show which species are in our bush. Child artists do not need to be already in the Bush Club. In return for coming along, you will receive a ‘Nature Play’ passbook, if you don’t already have one. The Bush Club is part of Glengarry Primary School’s HOPE group – Help Our Precious Environment. The club is a ‘friend’ to … Continue reading Calling All Nature Artists (Years 3-6)

E-mails about our new Bushland Club are currently working their way to your inboxes via the class reps. Our exciting new club will be kicking off with a Treasure Hunt on Thursday 21st May. A sneek preview is below but if your child would like to join in with the fun and learning, please complete the expression of interest form that you will receive via e-mail any moment soon…….. The Bush Club is part of Glengarry Primary School’s HOPE group – Help Our Precious Environment. The club is a ‘friend’ to the bush and welcomes general community members. It is … Continue reading Introducing……..Glengarry Bush Club

After School Recycling Activity The HOPE Group is holding an after school Worm Farm Activity on Tuesday 5 May. Information and permission forms for this activity have been sent to parents/guardians via email.  Places are limited, so get in quick by returning your completed permission form to the school office! Next week is National Compost Awareness Week! To coincide with this The HOPE (Help Our Precious Environment) Group is running an after school Worm Farm workshop on Tuesday 5 May from 3.15pm-4.15pm. Peg Davies, from Mindarie Regional Council, will run the session. Through this hands on activity the students will … Continue reading Recycling Activity – Worm Farm. RSVP by Tomorrow!