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Minmi Road, Edgeworth NSW 2285 Phone: 4958 1831 Webpage: http://www.edgeworth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: [email protected]

Term 1 Week 4 2018

Principal Report

Welcome Parents and friends of Edgeworth PS to our second addition of our newsletter. We have had a huge start to the year. The students have been working very hard and supporting one another across the school. I have been extremely impressed as I have moved around our school the positive interactions between our students and their teachers. It has been a pleasure to interact with our community and many of you have made me feel extremely welcomed.

We have a lot happening across the school, we will endeavour to continue to update our calendars, website, Skoolbag app and notes sent home in a timely manner. Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated.

School Attendance As in previous years the school is again asking parents and carers to please ensure that their child is attending school regularly. We all realise with consistent attendance at school, increased educational outcomes can be achieved. If we look at an example of 5 days off a Term– 20 days off in a year– 140 days off. If the pattern continues from Kinder to Year 6 this puts a student 3 terms behind. We ALL understand how hard it is sometimes to get children to school. If there are any concerns that we can support parents with we will. Notes and phone calls will again be a means of communication when dealing with absences. PLEASE let the school know by phone, on our APP or a letter sent into school. We wish to strengthen our school Attendance rates - with your help it is easily achievable.

Extreme Weather Conditions It has been a tough couple of weeks for the students with the extreme heat. We do ask that students try to bring additional water bottles to school and ensure they have their school hats. We will ensure students safety needs are at the forefront of our decisions.

Planning for 2018 and beyond

Our goal for Edgeworth PS is to ensure that we build on our past so that we can succeed for the future. With this in mind we are currently reviewing our current directions and processes to ensure that we are enabling individualised success for all our students. We will be asking parents and community members to get involved in the process by providing feedback-having your say- as a part of the collaborative planning we are undertaking. This will only strengthen what we can do together. We are looking to provide stability and strengthen connections as a part of what we do. We look forward to striving together. Todd Osland

Upcoming Events Term 1

Tuesday 20 February

Stg 1 Info Session Hall at 4.15

Stg 3 Info Session 3.30

Wednesday 21 February

ES1 Info Session 4.15

Stg 2 Info Session 3.30

Thursday 22 February

Zone Swimming Carnival

Speers Point Pool

Preschool Information Session

Friday 23 February

Whole School Assembly 10.30

Wednesday 28 February

Pink Day

Friday 2 March

Zone Netball Trials

Wednesday 7 March

Zone Soccer Trials

Thursday 8 March

Rugby 7’s

Parent Teacher Interviews on Tuesday March 27. Parents can book

at http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au

and use the event code ggm9f

Edgeworth Public School

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/



Stage News Preschool

Parents and carers are invited to attend an information session at the Preschool on Thursday 22 February from 4.00pm to 4.45pm. Come along, meet other parents and find out about our program and Quality Improvement Plan. Children are welcome to attend. We hope to see you there. Ann Blayden and Jennifer Mitchell

Early Stage 1 A great start Congratulations to all Kindergarten students on a great start to Kindergarten. We are 13 days into Kindergarten and the classrooms have come alive with literacy and maths groups, reading and writing. We are also very excited to be counting down the days to our 100 days of school party!!!!!

Information session A Kindergarten information session will be held on Wednesday 21 February in the school hall. Teachers will provide information about curriculum, Stage organisation and class routines. There will be an opportunity to visit classrooms and speak to teachers. Label Please ensure that lunchboxes, drink bottles and items of clothing are all labelled. This makes it easier to return lost items. Best start Best start reports will be sent home this week. This will provide you with strategies to use with your child at home to support literacy and numeracy. Please make an appointment with your child’s teacher if you would like to discuss the report.



Stage 1

Stage 1: 1/2D

In the Spotlight!

Welcome to 1/2D. Our teacher is Mrs Davies and we are a bright, imaginative, respectful and hardworking class who love learning! This term we are learning to write about MONSTERS!

We are enjoying the beautiful summer weather, eating our healthy lunches outside together as one happy and united team. We are really proud of our playground and always leave it looking spotless!

Every Friday, Mr Luschwitz visits our classroom and teaches us Aboriginal stories, traditions, history and culture. We had a fantastic lesson where he taught us the story of the Magpie and The Butcherbird. Ask us all about it!

Freya the cat is our class mascot!!! MEOW!



Stage 2

We have had a smooth start to Term 1, with student’s straight back into their hard work in class and great behaviour. Like every term, Term 1 promises to be a busy and fun term ahead. All teachers are reporting that the children have settled well into routines and are working hard in class. An overview of Stage 2 learning and routines will be shared at the Stage 2 parent information session, this Wednesday 21 February 3:30-4:15. If you are unable to attend, please keep a look out for the handout that will be sent home on Thursday. We look forward to seeing parents and carers there on Wednesday. Warm regards Emma Collier Rel. Assistant Principal

Stage 3 Parent Information Afternoon A reminder our Parent Information Afternoon is this afternoon from 3:30-4:15pm. We will begin in the school hall, before giving parents a chance to visit their child’s classroom. Teachers will be going through the year ahead and answering any parent questions. A reminder that this is not an opportunity to discussions about individual students- these can be arranged for a private meeting time with your child’s teacher or done during Parent Teacher Interviews later in the term. CANBERRA Our Year 6 Canberra excursion is fast approaching, and will be here before we know it. We head to Canberra from Wednesday April 4 to Friday April 6. Information for our Year 6 students has gone home- including medical forms and code of conduct, which need to be returned ASAP, as well as an equipment list. Please note that ALL payments and forms are due no later than Wednesday March 14. There will be no extensions or late payments. Stage 3 in action



PBL Corner Welcome to our first PBL corner for 2018, we are looking forward to a fantastic year of positive behaviour and learning. This term we will be celebrating our ‘Respect’ value with a Pink fundraising day on Wednesday 28th February. Each student is encouraged to come wearing pink clothing and bring a gold coin donation. Stay tuned for lots more exciting announcements to come. Our PBL lessons for this fortnight will be focusing on: Week 4 - Lining Up and New sport shed expectations Week 5 - Playground Expectations before school and at recess and in area 5. Playground: Our weekly prize draw of green playground Ronowldo cards for six students demonstrating our PBL values in the playground will continue. Classroom: Students will continue to earn Ronowldo’s and Dojo’s in the classroom for being respectful, responsible and engaged learners. The rewards for this term are: K-2- Disco, choose your own sport session, cooking day. 3-6- BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), choose your own sport session, bike/scooter session. This terms Ronowldo Rewards Day will take place on Wednesday, 11th April.

Debating

On Monday, 12th February, our 10 Edgeworth Public School debaters attended the debating workshop in our school hall. The workshop was beneficial to us and we had a lot of fun meeting debaters from other schools and having the opportunity to practice debating against them. We are looking forward to start a real debate in Term 2. Debating Team: Alea (5/6C), Amalia (6C), Sienna (5/6G), Sienna (5/6C), Jaimee (6C), Kate (5/6G), Erin (6C), Abbie ((5/6C), Mia (6L), Teaghan (5/6G).

Sport Swimming Carnival Congratulations to all of the students who attended the Edgeworth PS Swimming Carnival on February 8. Under perfect sunny skies, qualifications were done for the special strokes, before the rest of the students arrived for a wonderful day. It was fantastic to see all of the students competing in a variety of 50m, 25m, novelty and relays events and activities. Thank you to all of the parents who came along to support and cheer on their children, and to all of the staff who attended, making the carnival possible. Congratulations to Lawson, who broke Paterson’s 7 year run as Swimming Carnival House Champions!



Congratulations to the following students who were our Age Champions: Senior Girl- Hannah Mackey Senior Boy- Kye Hurry Junior Girl- Alisha Penfold Junior Boy- Harrison Brooks Good luck to the following students who will represent Edgeworth at the Crossroads Zone Carnival this Thursday February 22 at Speers Point Pool: Logan Power, Blake Spicer, Olivia Hurry, Bailey Kirkland, Slade Nicholson, Liam Yardy, Hayley Jeanes, Keira Cockburn, Harrison Brooks, Paxton Sutherland, Nicholas Jeffery, Alisha Penfold, Madison Martin, Bella Power, Kye Hurry, Taj Barton, Patrick Turon, Hannah Mackey, Alea De Grandis, Jessica Tindall, Riley Chapman, Wade Neilsen, Abbie Martin, Jaimee Dobbins, Aiden Griffith

Winter Sports Trials Trials for some of our Winter Sports teams will begin in the coming weeks. Announcements of these trials will be made to students of when they will be taking place. Students who are successful in selection will receive information about competitions, training days and times, and any other relevant details in due course.

Upcoming Carnivals Please mark down in your diaries the following dates- Cross Country- Thursday March 22 (Years 2-6) Athletics- Thursday March 29 (K-6) Mr Gray and Mrs Colbert

Library

Edgeworth Public School will be having a Scholastic Book Fair in Week 7, Term 1. This will be located in the school library. There will be a fantastic range of books, posters and stationery to choose from. All purchases will benefit our school! Credit card facilities will be available. A preview day to view the range of items will be held on Monday 12th March, 2018. Parents, carers and Students can view the items on display and make a wish list before sales begin. This may assist in knowing how much money to send to school with your child for their purchases.

Opening Times will be: Before School and after School of week 7.

Opening Times Before School After school

Monday VIEWING ONLY 12th March 8.30 – 9.00am 3.10 - 4pm

Tuesday purchasing 13th march 8.30 – 9.00am 3.10 - 4pm

Wednesday 8.30 – 9.00am 3.10 - 4pm

Thursday 8.30 – 9.00am 3.10 - 4pm

For any further details please see Mrs Alcevski. We value your support.



Canteen Roster 2018

News from the Canteen If you can spare some time on Mondays, Tuesday's or Thursday's, our school canteen can use your help. See

attached flyer for more info.

P & C

Edgeworth Public School P&C Our P&C is a small group of staff and parents that meet twice a term. We welcome new parents, grandparents or community members to join our great team. We fundraise additional money for all our students to benefit. * Meet new people * Help as little or as much as you can * It’s ok to not agree! We need different opinions and ideas * Fundraised Projects include: Smart boards, class air conditioning, infants shade sail, library furniture, library books, home readers, end of year awards. * Activities we’ve helped organise: Disco’s, Fete, Mothers & Fathers day stalls, pie drives, musical BBQ’s, end of year artwork calendars, Carol’s nights. We meet in the Staffroom – Weeks 4 and Weeks 8 each term at 6.30pm – All Welcome Contact us on: [email protected]

AGM Our P&C is holding its AGM on Monday the 19th March, 6.30pm in the school staff room. We would

love to see some new parents with fresh ideas for our school.

Coles Sports for School - our school is collecting these vouchers to redeem sporting equipment for our

school. A box is located at Coles Edgeworth and Glendale and also in the school foyer.

Week 4 Term 1 Monday

19 February Tuesday

20 February Wednesday 21 February

Thursday 22 February

Friday 23 February

L. Grierson J. Young J. Spicer

M. Thouroughgood S. Barlow

D. Everson K. Martin M. Whyte J. Strang

Week 5 Term 1 Monday

26 February Tuesday

27 February Wednesday 28 February

Thursday 1 March

Friday 2 March

R. Goodwin S. Milford A. West K. Case

K. Austin A. Hannah A. Kidston

Week 6 Term 1

Monday 5 March

Tuesday 6 March

Wednesday 7 March

Thursday 8 March

Friday 9 March

R. Brommell D. Everson R. Goodwin T. Laws

Youlton L. Grierson K. Hodgins

mailto:[email protected]



Canteen We are LUCKY to have our canteen open 5 DAYS A WEEK because of our Supervisor and volunteers.

However, we are always looking for more! Our canteen is a vital part of our school, providing healthy lunches, morning tea, drinks, snacks and fruit break to all students. All profits from the canteen are put back into the school through regular donations to the P&C. We welcome all mums, dads, grandparents and carers.

Edgeworth Public School Canteen Volunteer Request When: Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly, Once or twice a Term Hours: School Hours – or any spare time you have, even a few hours Experience: NIL required, all training provided and we have a lovely Supervisor everyday to guide

you WWCC or A Working With Children Check or 100 Point ID (shown at front office) is 100 points: required. Salary: Anything on our school menu for your lunch! Tea and coffee provided all day. BONUS!: Your child (and their friends!) will love to see you at recess and lunch. You will make

new friends or have a catch up with friends you don’t often see.

Please complete the form below and return to the canteen as soon as possible.

Name: ___________________________________________ Phone No: _____________________________________ Childs Name: ___________________________________ Class: ________________________________________ Name of Friend you’d like to work with: _____________________________________________________________ Please circle your availability: Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Per Term ____________how many days Preferred Days: ______________________________________________________________________________ On Call Emergency Roster: ____________________________________________________________________________ You are welcome to visit Jenny or give her a call and discuss more specific days or dates that your available or if you have any questions about volunteering.

School: 4958 2320 Jenny – 0423 654 566



General Notices

Changes to Drop Off Zones

To help schools keep the school zone safer for all pedestrians and

drivers there are seven new traffic offences with new fines

effective 1 February 2018.

None of the seven offences attract demerit points when committed

elsewhere on the road but now in a school zone they each come with two points.

The changes are:

1. Stopping in intersection - Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school zone they

will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points.

2. Stop within 20m of intersection (traffic lights) - Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in

a school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points.

3. Stop within 10m of intersection (no traffic lights) - Under the changes if a driver commits this offence

in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points.

4. Stop near bicycle crossing lights - Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school zone

they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points.

5. Obstruct access to ramp/path/passageway - Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a

school zone they will receive a penalty of $330 and 2 demerit points.

6. Not parallel park in the direction of travel - Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a

school zone they will receive a $330 fine and 2 demerit points.

7. Parallel park close to dividing line - Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in a school

zone they will receive a $330 fine and 2 demerit points.

Received with Gratitude Each week we received a delivery from Oz Harvest which supports our Breakfast club and Homework club. Thank you very much!



The Drumcorp program will commence next week, Tuesday 27 February. Lessons will run between 1.10 – 1.40.

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