Wentworthville Public School QUALITY TEACHING TO MAXIMISE STUDENT LEARNING
Term 2 Week 9 2017 Newsletter
70 - 100 Fullagar Rd WENTWORTHVILLE NSW 2145 Australia Phone: 02 9631 8529 Fax: 02 9896 3079
Website: www.wentwthvil-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: [email protected] Student Portal: http://portal.det.nsw.edu.au
Wonderful Happenings at Wenty!
Hot off the press news! Wentworthville Public School has been named in a NSW Government
announcement earlier in the week as part of its ongoing investment in schools. We have been named
as part of the allocation for school upgrades.
Mark Scott, Secretary of the Department of Education said in the announcement:
“The 120 new and upgraded schools will create 32,000 more student places and 1500 new classrooms
across NSW. The school building announcement, which launches the School Infrastructure NSW
program, is more than an investment of money; it is an investment in the future education and learning
outcomes for children and young people in NSW.
School Infrastructure NSW builds on a new way of thinking about the physical design of schools – how
they influence student learning styles, promote collaborative learning and make the best use of
technology – and a planned, transparent and collaborative approach to meeting the State’s rapidly
increasing population growth and subsequent enrolment pressures on our schools.”
What this will actually look like will emerge over time. I will keep the school community informed as I
know more.
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From the Principal – Denise Lockrey
Donations of flags from Wentworthville Public School families
As part of Wentworthville celebrating our cultural diversity as a school I invite
families to donate a flag for flying at the school which represents your family
heritage. The school will randomly choose a different country flag to fly each
week next to the Australian and Aboriginal flags. We will have student leaders
put flags of a variety of countries up and down each week.
We will have a list of countries published in our newsletter each fortnight, so you can see what countries are
already represented. This will assist the school in ensuring we do not have five of the same flag!
If you would like to participate, we welcome your flag donation to the school. Some requirements are outlined
below to ensure the process runs smoothly:
Please ensure you contact the school office on 9631 8529 to check if the country you are considering
has not already had a flag purchased for the school.
Please note the following desirable dimensions for a flag that is durable for external
flying.
Flag Length – min 80cm – max 100cm (1 metre)
Flag Width – min 170cm – max 200cm (2 metres)
Thank you for being part of our school’s wonderful cultural diversity!
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Country Flag Family Donated Child’s Class 2017
Peru Shakya family KO,2S, 4/5S
Semester One Reports – Attendance data
We have experienced a number of Departmental
technical glitches with the new electronic online
attendance marking system we embarked upon this
year. As we are still in consultation with the
Department in resolving these matters we will be
unable to report attendance with an actual numerical
figure in the Semester One reports.
Our aim is to report the whole year’s absences in the Semester Two report to parents at the end of the year
when the issues will be resolved. Teachers who are concerned about student attendance will make a
comment in the comment section of the report to you.
There will be a section on Semester One reports that says:
Attendance
Days absent from 30.1.17 -16.6.17 (There will be no numerical figure after this wording)
Denise Lockrey
Principal
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Sports in Schools Australia – Social Behaviour Program Term 3 2017 – all students
Education Week flyer – all students
Winter ’17 School Holiday Activity Guide – Parramatta Council’ – All students Years 2-6
NAIDOC Education Experience – all students
100 Days of school invite – All Kindergarten
Name Class Name Class
Siya KR KR Liya 1B
Hidursh KK KK Chandrasekar 1/2W
Vihaan KR KR Virat 1/2W
Mahesh KK KK Levin 1B
Sarah KD KD Ravish 1G
Subhan KD KD Kavir 2S
Haider KO KO Sneha 1-3K
Ajay KO KO Xavier 1-3K
Siddharth KO KO Liya 1B
Ananta KO KO Chandrasekar 1/2W
Angela KV KV Virat 1/2W
Advika KD KD Indhi Obeysekera 3M
Recently updated policies
Wentworthville Public School - Mobile Device Policy
Rationale
All students should be able to come to school feeling safe and secure. Mobile phones / electronic devices
have become an important and invaluable part of our modern lifestyle. The school understands there are
times when possession of a mobile phone / electronic device can provide a sense of safety and security
while travelling to and from school, enabling urgent calls or contact for parents. In the Primary school
setting if it was required that emergency calls be made, the school teaching staff or office staff would make
those phone calls. The use of mobile phones / electronic devices, by students, in school requires
clarification. There are concerns about the use of SMS, photos etc to bully students.
This policy is to be read in conjunction with Legal Issues Bulletin No 35 (revised March 2013).
Purpose
To ensure that mobile phone / electronic device usage does not disrupt the school’s learning environment
and wellbeing of the whole school community.
To clarify the responsibilities of students and the acceptable mobile phone / electronic device usage and
possible consequences of breaches.
Implementation
In general, students should not bring valuable items to school. These items can be easily lost or stolen. A
device that is approved under the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program in the school is sanctioned by
the Principal. If a mobile phone / electronic device is required for reasons of specific safety or urgency
before or after school, then the child will store the mobile phone / electronic device in their own school bag
and have the device switched off fully (not on silent). The phone / electronic device will be switched off
between the school hours of 8.25am – 2.55pm and remain stored in the student’s bag all day. No phone /
electronic device is to be removed from the bag or utilised throughout the school day by students. The only
exception to this is for the approved BYOD program.
It also needs to be noted that:
Students bring mobile phones / electronic devices to school at their own risk and the school will not accept
responsibility for damage or theft.
No mobile phones are to be taken on excursions unless the Principal has approved it.
Any student found using a mobile phone / electronic device in an inappropriate manner (bullying,
harassing, intimidating) will have the phone / electronic device confiscated. Parents will be notified and
requested to collect phone / electronic device from school.
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Departmental procedures will be followed in regard to inappropriate breaches of the behaviour code and
further action may need to occur. Depending on the circumstances, action can include banning the
students from using mobile phones / electronic devices or confiscating phones / electronic devices from
individual students.
Evaluation
The existing policy was reviewed in 2017 and will be reviewed again in 2020 or earlier if there is any
change to use of this type of technology.
Last week 19 parents attended our Parent Mentors information session and
afternoon tea. These parents will be supporting new families enrolling at
Wentworthville PS.
In coming weeks you will see Parent Mentors wearing bright yellow badges during the morning assembly
and they will be available to answer questions and assist families at our school. Feel free to say hello and
introduce yourself to our parent mentors.
A New Families Welcome Afternoon Tea will be held on 17th August at 2pm. Stay tuned for further
information
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On Thursday 3rd August 2017, Wentworthville PS will be holding the annual school
Athletics Carnival at Pendle Hill High School. The cost of the carnival is $4. Students will
be travelling by bus to and from PHHS.
Students will be leaving from the school at 9am. All students will
need to be at school by 8:55am to ensure class rolls are marked
before travelling by bus to Pendle Hill HS. The carnival is an all-day event for K-6
students.
The P&C will be running a canteen for students to purchase snack food only. It is
important that all students bring their own lunch and water on the day.
Students are to wear running shoes/sneakers. Metal spikes are not permitted. House colours should be
worn. Students will need; a hat, sunscreen, plenty of water and healthy food.
The Carnival will be run by school staff with assistance from Sports in School Australia staff and high
school volunteers.
If you have any questions regarding the athletics carnival, please see
Mr Hobor or Mr Warren.
Paterson
Kendall
Lawson
Gordon
Great news for the Uniform Shop - EFTPOS is up and running
and has been making a difference for parents. Adding to the
convenience that we love!
Plans are coming together for our next upcoming event, a BBQ lunch
with drinks for Open Day! Sausage sandwiches will be available on a pre-order and pre-pay
basis to allow for catering purposes. Keep your eye out for the notes coming home next
term.
The P&C Committee meet the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm. Feel free to come and
join us and see how you are able to help us help the kids. We look forward to seeing you
there.
If you have questions or would like to give suggestions, please don’t hesitate to email us on
Felicity Furner
President
Wentworthville PS P&C Committee
FLIP OUT MINI BLACKTOWN
This was one of our prizes for the Mother’s Day Stall. The company have indicated to our P&C President
that if they are advertised in the Newsletter they give a voucher for one hour jump time per newsletter.
This is a positive way of supporting our school! They can be contacted on…
Flip Out Mini Blacktown
Phone : 02 9679 8888
Wentworthville Public School
Term 2 Planner - as at 21 June 2017
Teachers are meeting on Monday 17 July for a
staff only Staff Development Day.
First day back for all students is
Tuesday 18 July.
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