Aboriginal Education
At Glendale East Public School we have a deep commitment to Aboriginal culture, heritage and perspectives. We communicate, collaborate and consult with our community to help create cultural opportunities for our Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students. Glendale East hold "Eat and Greets" to discuss the educational needs of students, have established a student based Aboriginal Representative Council and offer students a safe place to be heard in our Yarning Circle. The Kaiyu dancers learn cultural dances and perform at local highschools and at our NAIDOC Day celebrations.
Breakfast Club
The aim of Glendale East Public School Breakfast Club is to provide students with a positive and healthy start to the school day. Breakfast club is a welcoming and safe place where all students are valued and offered a nutritious meal before learning begins.
Opening Times: Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays
Menu:
- Cornflakes
- Rice-bubbles
- Weetbix
- Weeties
- Toast with a variety of spreads
- Fruit
- Fruit juice and water
PSSA
Glendale East PS is part of the Crossroads Sports Zone. As part of Crossroads winter sport, Glendale East participate in PSSA weekly soccer and netball matches. These games are played against other schools in our zone during Term 2 and 3.
STEM
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) has become an essential and exciting part of our everyday teaching and learning at GEPS. Teachers understand that for students to be prepared for life in today's ever-changing and modern world they need to be exposed to learning opportunities that ask them to think logically and creatively. STEM activities at GEPS involve planning, designing and testing, ensuring students are developing the skills of evaluating their own ideas and modifying and refining to ensure success. Students have access to a variety of technology, such as robots, laptops and ipads and participate in weekly STEM lessons that connect to the NSW Science and Technology syllabus. STEM activities are exciting and hands-on and GEPS is proud to be designing quality learning tasks to support our students in their future lives. Just some of the activities students particpate in include using Beebots, Spheros, Minecraft Education, Lego and Green Screen.
Gardening Club
Our garden club helps to maintain our school garden. The garden is located in our outdoor education space and consists of ten raised garden beds filled with seasonal fruit and vegetables as well as bush tucker plants and beautiful flowers. We have a working worm farm and compost and hold regular market days where we sell our produce to the local community.
Debating
Students from Year 5 and 6 are selected to join our school debating team. Our school participates in the Lake Macquarie schools debating competition throughout the year and our team travels to local schools for debating gala days.
- Public Speaking
- Art Shows
- Musicals
- Kindy Transition
OOSH
Glendale East OOSH is a service for Glendale East students and their families and carers. We are open 50 weeks of the year. We operate from 7am to 9 am morning sessions and 3pm to 6pm afternoon sessions.
Vacation Care operates every school holiday’s from 7 am to 6 pm.
Our service has qualified staff to care for your children. We offer a variety of fresh fruit and vegetable platters each day and an additional afternoon tea option that varies depending on the season.
Enroling
To enrol in our service simply email us for an enrolment pack. In the pack we will send you a parent handbook, a link to our online enrolment and policies and any other information you need for a smooth transition for Child Care Subsidy.
Email: geast@ooshnewcastle.com.au