March 2018 21st-27th Book Fair 23rd Gala Day Trials (2) 26th Harmony Day 11.30am 26th Book Club Issue-2 online orders close 28th School Photos

29th Minnamurra Excursion 3/4P, 3B, 4T & 3C

29th Easter Hat Parade (K-2) 12.00pm 30th Good Friday April 2018 1st Easter Sunday

2nd Easter Monday 3rd P&C Meeting 7.00pm 5th CBS Assembly 2.00pm

5th Razorback Boys & Girls Touch Trials 6th Cross Country Carnival 10th Minnamurra Excursion 3/4M, 3J, 4S &

4M 10th Razorback Rugby Union Trials 11th-12th PSSA State Swimming 13th Last Day Term 1 May 2018 1st Students Return K-6

3rd Razorback Netball Trials 4th Razorback Softball Trials 8th ICAS-Digital Technologies (Yr3-6) 9th Mother’s Day Stall 15th-17th NAPLAN (Yrs 3 & 5) 18th Gala Day 1 23rd Razorback Girls Cricket Trials

29th ICAS-Science (Yr2-6) 31st CBS Assembly (April/May) 2.00pm June 2018 1st Razorback Cross Country 8th Gala Day 2

11th Queens Birthday Public Holiday 13th ICAS-Spelling (Yrs 3-6) 14th SSW Cross Country 14th ICAS-Writing (Yrs 2-6) 29th Gala Day 3 July 2018

6th Last day Term 2 6th CBS Assembly 10.00am 24th Students Return K-6

Dear Parents & Caregivers

As we head into Easter, we are looking forward to the

long weekend – however, we have much to share with

what’s happening at HPPS in coming weeks.

Our Year 6 students from 6B and 6W are at

Wooglemai as I type the newsletter. Mr King went out

to camp this morning and reports that students are

having a wonderful time.

Gala Day trials continue this week and our four Year

6 leaders are heading to Parliament House with Mr

Beeby on Friday. Year 4 are heading to Minnamurra

next week, and we are all looking forward to the

school cross country on April 6th.

Our class photos are next Wednesday 28th. We ask

that our students be in full school uniform on the day.

On April 3rd, 2018 we are providing parents the

opportunity to come into school at 6:30pm to look at

aspects of our school plan. Parents and carers may

have seen the Poster that has “2020 Vision” in its title

in this newsletter and last fortnights, as well as

posters displayed around the school. It will provide

parents with the opportunity to see what our plans

are, as well as provide feedback before they are

finalised. Mrs Essex has more information later in the

newsletter.

Please also make sure you read information Mr King

has provided later in the newsletter regarding a

number of issues.

I look forward to seeing parents and carers next

Thursday while we enjoy the Easter Hat Parade.

Best regards

Kelly Paton

Principal

Term 1 Week 8

21 March 2018

Phone: 4647 7116

Fax: 4647 6617

Email: harringtnp-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

CARE for others BELIEVE in yourself SUCCEED through effort

Congratulations to these Award Winners - Term 1, Week 6 & 7

K1/K Noah G KH Saleema K

Dante F Brandon T KP James M

Tiffany N Zahra Z KL

Ella F Alanah P

Michael K KT Blake T Ella G Piper G

KS Samuel C Niyany K

Eva C 1A Juhayna A Bailey S Elliana W

1G Evvie D Ryder D Davien S

1P Landen G

Nate M Max L

Isla P 1R Abbey B Mako T Zahli E

1/2E Melinda S Joshua W

Alyssa L

2B Salvina W Aliana W Jiyad A 2K

Ethan C Jet D Isabella B

2J Sophie M Kathleen L

Mayur A 4/5M

Alyssa W Lachlan S Tyler M 5AB Mia T

Lucas D Chelsea R Chelsea J 5B

Jennifer J Georgia D Shelby M Kaylee W 5P Theo P

Lily M Marcus V Ashton A 6H

Landon F

Keeley B Brayden U

Xavier C 6B Patrick C Michael D

Ella F Maddison L

Excellent recognition of sight words whilst reading Working hard to hear and record sounds in words Being a helpful & responsible class

member Fantastic effort during numeracy activities Lovely, fluent reading Improvement in counting Taking pride in producing quality

artworks

Always being a hard worker Excellent attitude towards her learning Fantastic effort learning his high

frequency words Excellent counting during TEN Excellent recognition of sight words when reading Trying hard to hear sounds in words

Great sounding work during guided writing Working hard during guided reading groups

Participating enthusiastically in class activities

Writing a good description Working well during literacy groups Being a kind member of 1A

Working hard to read when working with Mrs Glover Trying hard to read when working with Mrs Glover Great listening during computer lessons

Great effort in fast math’s and TEN

time Working hard in maths to tell the time Great effort in all writing tasks Writing a great narrative

Great participation in class discussion Great improvement in reading Being an excited and inspired learner

Her consistent effort in learning numeracy and literacy Being safe and always helping his peers and teachers

Being a great learner

Making a fantastic wrist watch Always trying her best in class Great improvement in his writing

Writing an excellent story about a monster that he met Working hard to answer inferential questions Displaying creativity when writing

Always doing her best work Beautiful bookwork and great handwriting

Working hard in all mathematics activities

Helping others in class Excellent behavior Always trying his best Always being a respectful class

member Being an active participant in all class discussions Outstanding bookwork Trying hard to read with fluency and expression

Wonderful effort during spelling Great effort during maths Outstanding bookwork An outstanding character description Working hard to improve his division

Always being a respectful, hardworking and happy student Trying hard with his descriptive writing Improved work habits

Reading with expression and self-correcting to clarify

Her enthusiastic approach to solving multiple step problems Beautiful presentation in all bookwork

Contributing to discussions in narrative writing conferences Showing care & kindness to younger students in the playground For great application of descriptive language in narrative writing

Demonstrated commitment to all areas of her learning Working hard to extend her knowledge of mathematical operations

GENERAL NEWS

P&C Information

The P&C would love some helpers to put together the Easter Raffle baskets. This will take place in the Computer Lab on Monday 26th March at 9am.

If you are able to spare an hour or so, can you please email hppspandc@yahoo.com.au

Mother’s Day Stall: The Mother’s Day stall will take place on Wednesday 9th May.

Uniform Shop Opening Hours: The uniform shop will be open Tuesdays 9.00-10.00am and Fridays 9.00-10.00am.

P&C Meeting Dates: The P&C will meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 7pm.

School Banking: Bankbooks need to be handed in to the office before 9.00am each Wednesday morning. The bankbooks will then be handed back to your child the following day by their teacher.

Harmony Day: Please note the time change for Harmony Day. The note going home today states 12.30pm, it will now be at 11.30am.

Book Club: Book Club Issue 2 will be ready to go home today. Orders need to be made online by Monday 26th March 2018.

Date Change – 11 Years Rugby League Team Championship

Please note that the date has changed for the 11 Years Rugby League team Championship. The SSWSSA 11 Years Rugby League Championships will now be held on Thursday April 5th 2018.

The date was originally Thursday 29th March. The venue remains the same – Smith Park at East Hills

6G Joshua F Angela W

Karlo P Izabella N 6W Matthew F Cherry H

Isabella W William T

For excellent knowledge of his multiplication tables For excellent knowledge of

measurement facts

For excellent results in spelling For an excellent research assignment on The Winter Olympics An interesting complication in his dragon story Great use of adjectives in her

narratives Amazing use of descriptive language in her writing A wonderful description of Danzi

Our school parliament have had a busy couple of weeks preparing for the year ahead. On Wednesday the 7th of March, our parliament members attended the GRIP leadership conference at Sydney Olympic Park. It was a fantastic opportunity for our leaders to gain insightful knowledge and understanding of some effective leadership strategies, and how to use them immediately in their leadership role. The students were engaged during the presentations and participated with great enthusiasm.

At our recent Care, Believe, Succeed assembly our student leaders were officially inducted into the school parliament by our Principle Ms Paton. It was great to see so many of our parents and carers in attendance to support our leadership group.

Well done to all the students who represented Harrington Park PS at the Regional Swimming carnival last week. Congratulations to our junior girls relay team; Zoe W, Zoe H, Isabella H and Charlize W, and our senior girls relay team; Isabella T, Maddison L, Alexis W, and Charlize W. Both teams will now represent our school at the State Carnival. Special congratulations to Isabella H, who will be representing Harrington Park PS at State in all events. Isabella was also awarded the junior girls age champion at the regional carnival. Good luck girls! Mrs Tidyman & Ms Byrne Carnival Organisers

Dropping Off and Picking Up Children

Due to the large number of parents dropping off and picking up children at Harrington Park PS, the roads at times become quite congested. We often have extensive delays in the peak afternoon period. It is important to remember that the safety of all children at our school is paramount, even if it means that you are delayed in your afternoon travel plans.

The area at the front gate is a kiss and ride (or drop) area. This zone is designed to minimise congestion and risk when used properly by all parents and carers. This area operates under the same conditions as No Parking zones. This means that you may stop to drop off or pick up children for a maximum of 2 minutes. You are required to remain in or within 3 metres of your vehicle. Please do not attempt to pick up your children at the front of the school in the No Stopping zone or near the pedestrian crossing. If your child hasn’t arrived within two minutes you are required to vacate the zone and drive around again before entering the zone.

It is important to remember that it is also extremely unsafe to park in the roundabout or at the side gate of the school when dropping off or picking up your children. Please ensure that you do not take part in this practice.

Mr Troy King

Deputy Principal

Attendance

Education for your child is important and regular attendance at school is essential for your child to achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options. When your child attends school every day, learning becomes easier and your child will build and maintain friendships with other children.

All student absences must be explained by parents/carers on the day your child returns to school. At Harrington Park PS you can provide these explanations in the following ways:

Skoolbag App – you can do this by going to the Skoolbag App and enter the dates and reason why your child was absent.

Written – you can provide a brief signed written explanation to your child’s class teacher stating the date of absence and the reason for the absence. We have included in this newsletter some slips, which can be cut off, filled in and returned.

Verbal – you can ring the school and talk to our office staff explaining your child’s absence or you can talk to your child’s class teacher.

We currently have a large number of students who habitually arrive late to school without any justification. Late arrivals need to be explained by parents, as we cannot accept explanations from students.

Please ensure your child is at school prior to our starting time of 9:00am.

Mr Troy King

Deputy Principal

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Our P and C have elected not to continue to co-ordinate our school canteen. We have actively

sought out a new canteen operator through the tender processes as outlined by the Department

of Education guidelines and we anticipate the new operator commencing at the beginning of

Term 2. Due to this change over, there may be limited supply of some food items as Jo and

Lisa run their stock orders down over the next few weeks. We ask all students and parents to

be flexible and understanding when placing orders for lunch and buying recess. We would like

to take this opportunity to thank both Jo and Lisa for the wonderful job they have done over a

long period of time to run our school canteen and providing the wonderful selection of food and

the service that they have given to our school community. We wish them both well in their

future endeavours.

Troy King

Deputy Principal

We are delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate

in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey

measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus

of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on

what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers

interact with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From

Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do

things at our school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically

take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 26th March

and 13th April. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary. Please see the note that was sent home

previously.

Troy King

Deputy Principal

Book Fair is coming to

Harrington Park

The Book Fair is coming to Harrington Park again in 2018. It is a wonderful opportunity for

children to purchase a new book to enjoy!

The Book Fair will be open in the library for the children to view the books from Thursday

15th March to Tuesday 20th March 2018 with their class during library.

The Fair will then be open from Wednesday 21st March until Tuesday 27th March 2018 for

children to purchase books, both during their library lesson and at select times before and

after school. Parents are also invited to visit the Fair before and after school to have a look

and purchase books.

The purchasing days and times will be advertised shortly on posters around the school once

they have been confirmed. Please keep an eye out.

Every child who purchases a book from the Fair will be given a raffle ticket which gives them

the chance to win a lucky door prize. There will be six lucky winners who will have a chance to

choose a free book, up to a set value at the end of the Fair.

Any enquires can be made to Mrs Bligh in the library.

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence On Friday 16th March, students were involved in the National Day of Action (NDA) with the aim to raise awareness about bullying in schools and create behavioural change. Students were encouraged to stand united against bullying and violence in schools and beyond. The theme for this year was “imagine a world free from bullying”.

The NDA is a positive day that provides a focus on the message – “Bullying, No Way!” Harrington Park Public School continues to implement whole school, class and individual programs and strategies to address issues of bullying throughout the year. Bullying is defined as “an ongoing misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and/or social behaviour that causes physical and/or psychological harm”. Please contact your child’s class teacher as

the first point of call. We are always here to listen and help. Please also see the tips for parents included in this newsletter. Kind regards, Rachel Essex

Coles Sports for Schools This year Harrington Park Public Schools is participating in the Coles Sports for Schools

Program. For every $10 spent at Coles customers will receive one voucher. Families are encouraged to drop these vouchers into our collection bin, which is in the

front office.

Please do this before and after school, not during class time. Each voucher will go towards our school earning new sports equipment.