Year 6 Camp

To commence Term 4, our Year 6 students head off on their camp for three days at Camp Quaranup. It is an action-packed schedule that I know our students are going to absolutely love and have an amazing time. Camp is one of the best experiences for students during their time at Primary School; however, it does come with an enormous amount of planning and time committed from staff so I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Gatward, Chappy and Mrs Lilly who are all attending the camp to ensure it is a success and something our students remember for a long time.

Faction Carnival

A massive thank you to our community for supporting our students last week at the Athletics Carnival. It was such a fantastic day and made even better by the large amount of you who came and cheered on throughout the day. Again, a huge thank you to our P & C and volunteers for helping on the day.

School Holidays

It has been a big Term with some exciting events happening across the school. Speaking to students this week - I know there are quite a few ready for the holiday break (and some Teachers too!). I wish you all a safe time and we look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday 13 October.

Book Fair

During our recent School Learning Journey Night, we were thrilled to host a wonderful Book Fair! A huge thank you to Mrs Jury for all her hard work. Thanks to the amazing support from our school community, we raised a fantastic amount that will go towards adding new books and resources to our library. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

This week, Room 4 impressed us all as they bravely hosted our school assembly. Their focus was on managing big feelings, using a relatable story about a child reacting to a parent's "no"—a typical moment in any household. The message was clear: it’s okay to feel upset, but it’s even better to recognise the emotion, let it go, and move on.

They delivered their message with confidence and heart, and the tricycle race through the undercover area was a fun (and competitive!) recap of our recent Athletics Carnival.

Thank you, Room 4—you were fantastic!

Well-done to the following students who finished this term with a bang by working hard and receiving an honours certificates, amazing work Isla G, Holly B, Clint W, Pippa L, Skye F, Scarlett J, Jed N, Paul M, Amelia N, Shelby B, Arkadia D, Aliyah R, River A, Nina C, Reed G, Flynn T and Luca T.

A big well done to Luke, who has been named this month’s Aussie of the Month! Luke was recognised for showing incredible kindness and generosity in our Nature Play area—sharing sticks and lending a hand to help others build their creations. Your thoughtful actions and teamwork haven’t gone unnoticed, Luke. Keep it up!

Please see below for some clarifications and reminders regarding the term 4 Swimming Lesson information sent to parent/carers via Compass last Friday.

Each class will attend ALAC for one week of 80 minute lessons. Classes attending in week 4 of next term do not go on the Friday as this is the Albany Show School Development Day (pupil Free Day), hence the difference in cost for those going in week 3 vs those going in week 4.

Itinerary:

Week 3 Monday October 27 to Friday October 31 

Session 1 - Swimming Lesson 9:20am to 10:40am Centre 2 (Pre primary) and Room 6. 
Session 2 - Swimming Lesson 10:55am to 12:15pm Rooms 1 and 8. 

Cost for 5 days of attendance inclusive of pool entry and bus transport is $43.

Week 4 Monday November 3 to Thursday November 6 – No Friday due to School Development Day on 7/11. 

Session 1 - Swimming Lesson 9:20am to 10:40am Rooms 2 & 4 
Session 2 - Swimming Lesson 10:55am to 12:15pm Rooms 3 & 7 

Cost for 4 days of attendance inclusive of pool entry and bus transport is $34.

Bus departs from school approximately 30 minutes before lesson start time and arrives back at school approximately 40 minutes after the lesson finishes. Students are expected to return to school after lessons to resume their usual School curriculum.

Thank you to everyone who has returned enrolment forms to classroom teachers, we would ask that you do so by the end of today, end of term. Attached is one of the forms if you would like another one to download.

We have been sent a link to some fabulous photos

from our recent Music festival, click on the link and take a look! Please see below for a link to the gallery containing photos and videos from the Music Festival

https://rhiannahook.smugmug.com/2025-09-GSDPS-Music-Festival/2025-09-10-Wednesday/Little-Grove-Primary-School/n-j5Xc8X

Hip Hip Hooray for Veggie Day!

What fun we have had exploring vegetables in Auslan classes this week. Not only did students construct Veggie Critters and Vegetable Art, they consumed their healthy creations! This was a fun and engaging way for students to hone their signs in a meaningful and purposeful way. Thank you to everyone for sending in vegetables to make this possible. We are so lucky to have parents and carers that value and support our children’s’ education. I truly appreciate your generosity.

Veggie Day was also a lovely way for our students to recognise the National Week of Deaf People. NWDP is a weeklong national celebration of Deaf individuals and the Deaf Australian community. It is a time to celebrate the Deaf community, language, culture and history. This year the theme is “No Human Rights without Sign Language Rights”.

It’s important to recognise that learning Auslan here at Little Grove, helps make our community more inclusive.

Jumps and Throws – Tuesday

Last Tuesday was our Jumps and Throws day, and we were blown away by the incredible sportsmanship from everyone. It was amazing to see you all give it your best. A big thank you to all the parent helpers who gave up their time to support our school — we really appreciate you!

Faction Carnival – Friday

On Friday, we had our Faction Carnival, and every faction was outstanding! You were all amazing out there, showing great effort and team spirit.
We’re proud to announce that Towerin won the shield — for the first time in 12 years!
Thank you to the NASHS students who volunteered, and to all the parents who came down to support their children — your encouragement means a lot.

Also, a big thank you to the P&C for the delicious cake stall and sausage sizzle, and a special thank you to Miss Upchurch for organising the whole event. The students and teachers really appreciate everything you do!

Champion Results

Year 3
🏅 Runner-up Champion Boy: Odin Vanderplas
🏅 Runner-up Champion Girl: Austin Bunny
🥇 Champion Girl: Opal Sluiter

🥇 Champion Boy: Charlie Demeza

Year 4
🏅 Runner-up Champion Boy: Archie Smith
🏅 Runner-up Champion Girl: Lillian Meredith
🥇 Champion Girl: Macey McGlade
🥇 Champion Boy: Oscar Ward

Year 5
🏅 Runner-up Champion Boy: Stormy Sluiter
🏅 Runner-up Champion Girl: Isla Toovey
🥇 Champion Girl: Jade Ericson
🥇 Champion Boy: Oliver Ward

Year 6
🏅 Runner-up Champion Boy: Mason Rogers
🏅 Runner-up Champion Girl: Larah Martini
🥇 Champion Girl: Ava Csermelyi
🥇 Champion Boys: Darcy Griffith & Cruze Dixon

Faction Results

🥉 3rd Place: Waitch – 717 points 🥈 2nd Place: Warlich – 734 points

🥇 1st Place: Towerin – 772 points

Well done to all factions and Go Towerin!

On the 24th of September Luther and Sophie came to our school to teach our class contemporary dance. When they first introduced themselves, we all made a circle and shared our name and if we could be any animal what it would be.

We imitated the animals we chose whether they were big or small. We imitated them sleeping, waking up and using only our right and left arm to imitate them.

After that we played Pirates on Deck, where the captain called out a point on the ship and we had to run there. Also, we did little actions like scrubbing the deck, climbing the ladder, walking the plank and saluting the captain.

We imagined we were in space, we saw space debris, astronauts, rocket ships and aliens. Then we imagined we were in our own little worlds, and we imagined superman, Capy bara’s, worms and collapsing worlds.

There was a great buzz around Little Grove Primary as students and families celebrated World Car-Free Day! It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces walking, riding, and scooting their way to school.

A huge thank you to our amazing P&C for providing a fresh fruit spread, adding to the fun, vibrant community atmosphere. And a big shoutout to everyone who took part—you helped make the day a real success!

Out of 186 students:

Let’s keep those car-free vibes going!

Bike Month is here, and we're inviting everyone at LGPS to join in! It’s the perfect time to get active, enjoy the outdoors, and take part in fun events—alongside the City of Albany’s community celebrations.

🚴‍♂️ Bike Education – Session 1
📅 Tuesday, 14th October – Term 4, Week 1
🕘 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
👧 Year 3 students – Room 6 & Room 3

🚴‍♀️ Bike Education – Session 2
📅 Tuesday, 21st October – Term 4, Week 2
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
👧 Year 3 students – Room 6 & Room 3
🔔 Note: Class Assembly from 8:50–9:20 AM

🍎 Bike Month Breakfast – Everyone Welcome!
📅 Wednesday, 22nd October – Term 4, Week 2
Join us for a healthy breakfast before school—ride or scoot in with your friends and family!

We have lots of exciting activities happening in Sport this term, including Bike Education for Year 3 (Rooms 3 & 6), facilitated through the Bike Month grant applied for by the P&C. Tennis clinics are funded by the Sporting School Grant. Be sure to lock these dates in!

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Plenty of fun and exciting activities await in Sport this term!

We would like to thank the amazing volunteers from our Little Grove community again for all their help with the Sports Carnival last week.

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we fundraised a total of $1840 from the Sports Carnival, so we are able to help with the bus transport to Denmark for the Interschool Carnival next term.

The following people helped us with all the preparations, the bbq and the cake stall and we want you to be recognised!

Stephanie Capelli, Caris Van Der Plas, Amanda Gilfellon, Penny Laycock, Justin Laycock, Skye Sluiter, Clancy Sluiter, Nancy Nelson, Jen Coffey, Kasey Pederick, Elle Todd, Sarah Dowsett, Alysha Wilton, Cassie Dressler, Danni Fricker, Tara McCready, Kat Tweddle and Monique Kemmerling.

Another final shout out and thank you to Rebecca Pritchard from Smoove Acai for her generous donation as well. We are so happy you were able to serve us your delicious food and coffee for our event. We can’t wait to see you again next year