Dates to Remember

Dear parents, The Quality of Our Students. In these times of reality TV shows, you could be forgiven if you formed the impression from some of them that the human race is ‘in big trouble’! I visited a Year 6 class and asked them to finish three sentences, which began: In life I want to………………… The most important thing about people is…………………….. and When people think about me in years to come I want them to think…………………………………………………. The responses from the students are below. I would like to say a special thank you to Jerome, Arsalan and Gabi who were kind enough to compile all of the responses. In life I want to:

• travel and explore the world • change • be smart • be someone • be something • have a good career • be a midwife and a professional

soccer player • become a smart person and get a

good job • become a scientist so i could find a

cure for cancer • learn about life • become an engineer • be successful • be a youtuber or an actor

• be a professional soccer player • make my Mum proud by getting a

great job, money, house, family and more

• be a part of the 000 services • do good things eg: donate to charity

or help my local community also l want to be a youtuber so l can earn money to donate

• be a mechanic • work hard • be successful • see and go to amazing places • be successful and graduate high

school then l want to be a youtuber • have a real career

The most important thing about people is:

• their heart. • to laugh • kindness happiness and niceness • how they look at life • their personality

• to standout • their mindset and looks • if people help the poor and elders • the way they treat each other and

how they treat themselves.

Glendenning Public School

Safe, Respectful Learners

Term 2 Week 2 Thursday 9 May 2019 135 Armitage Drive, Glendenning. NSW. 2761 Ph: 9832 8555 Fax: 98329724 E: glendennin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Tues 14 - Fri 17 May Naplan

• I want people to think of me as their extra friend

• if they are caring and warm-hearted • how kind their heart is • Personality, kindness, education • What they think inside • Personality • How you treat people • their personality and how they treat

you

• their personality not their looks or money it is about personality

• everyone is different, so you should not treat them different to anyone else

• respect and loyalty • Their personality • their personality • our community • that we should standout

When people think about me in years to come I want them to think:

• how kind and caring people can be • of me as family and a great and funny

friend. • that I was funny • that I am smart, kind and helpful • I did something • I was a fun friendly person and I was

helpful and good person. • I was the greatest • how grateful I was and how nice and

helpful I was in games. • I am a kind person who would help

anyone • how I had made a difference in the

world. • About my manners, education and

personality • That I was a good person and a role

model. • About the achievements I’ve made. • A nice and fun guy. • of me as the clumsy, funny and silly

person I am and I want to inspire someone so they would look up to

me and think that I was a rave, funny, clumsy ,person that I was and that they miss me.

• that I am the one who made a difference and you should all too.

• how helpful l can be. • l did good because l did good things

without being asked to, l want to donate to a charity or help the community.

• think of me whatever they want of me.

• that l have passed all my obstacles and that l work hard and l am sweet, sweet-heart and awesome.

• A legend • he’s a really good friend he looks like

a really good friend. • of me as a successful student and a

role model towards younger students that will come in years that don’t go to school.

• l am the greatest.

Thank you to all of the students for sharing their thoughts. We will soon be sharing other information about our students’ thoughts expressed in the ‘Tell Them from Me’ survey. Camps 2019 – Mrs France is the overall coordinator of our annual camping programs. She has been to tell me that the number of opportunities to enrol students in the camps is getting less each day. At this date we have the following places left

• Yr 3 – 12 places • Yrs 4&5 – 10 places • Yr 6- 11 places

If you wish to have your child included, please get your note to school asap.

Chickens – We have some new ‘chooks’ at school. I would like to thank the Garcia family – with students , Shantelle, Gabrielle, Tyrese and Kenji who were kind enough to arrange a donation of the chickens! Interrelate Program – A special note will soon go home to senior students. Part of the current PDHPE syllabus requires the teaching of topics that parents may like to know a little more about before they are taught. There is a special group of people who present a program that will cover some of the topics and these will be outlined on the note. I strongly encourage parents to look carefully at the note that will outline the ‘Interrelate program’ and the benefits students will gain. Any questions can be directed to your child’s teacher or to Mrs Colefax. ‘Mr Meaney my child was just hit by a car in the car park.’ – this is a sentence I hope I never hear spoken by any parent! At present we do have children and parents walking through the car park. This has to stop. Parents accessing the OHSC centre should park cars OUTSIDE the school and walk children in through the pedestrian gate (near the office). Similarly, when collecting children in the afternoon the same process should be followed up to 4pm when it is reasonably safe to assume cars can enter the area without any students being around. Help us to help you keep your kids safe. Swim School – Mrs Leyte is currently beginning the organisation for sending notes home about our water safety and learning to swim scheme. Spaces will be held for all students who were assessed at our swimming carnival earlier this year. We expect all parents who receive a note as a result of their children not meeting basic water safety guidelines will accept the offer and show their concern for the safety of their children by having them participate – or provide a valid reason why their child should not be included. Have a good week, Doug Meaney Principal

Week 2 Messages Who What Where

Miss Cole K-2 Glee Club, Lunch 1, Tuesdays Room 6

Miss Cole 3-6 Glee Club, Lunch 1, Thursdays Room 6

Mrs Colefax Stage 2 Dance - Lunch 1, Tuesdays Hall

Mrs Colefax Debating - Lunch 1, Mondays Room 7

Mrs Colefax SRC Meetings - Lunch 1, Fridays Room 7

Mrs Herben & Ms Summerrell

Stage 3 Dance - Lunch 1, Wednesdays Hall

Mrs Lindsay Playground PALS meeting, Afternoon Tea, Thursdays Room 15

Miss Donovan Junior Dance - Lunch 1, Thursdays Hall

Mrs Bateup Koori Club - Lunch 1, Monday Playgroup Room

Mrs Bateup Playgroup - Monday 2-3pm, Wednesday 9-10am, all welcome

Playgroup Room

Mrs Smith Quiet Room - Monday to Thursday at Afternoon Tea AV Room

Miss Simmonds Stage 3 Ballroom Dancing- Lunch 1, Mondays Hall

Ordering Tickets for the Synergy Dance Festival

The Synergy Dance Festival runs over 2 weeks and showcases dance from Kindergarten to Year 12 in public schools.

These students have been rehearsing all year and it would be great to see the support of many friends and family at this

event. Information about when the students at Glendenning are listed below:

Dance Item Name: The Edge of Glory Stage 3 Alice in Wonderland Stage 1 Where: The Evans Theatre, Penrith Panthers

When: Evening Performance Wednesday 5th June 7:30-9:30pm

Matinee Performance Wednesday 12th June 11-12:30pm

Information on how to order tickets: Tickets are on sale from Term 2 Week 2 Monday 6th May 10am

Last year’s ticket prices were: Adults: $20.00 Concession: $10.00

Ticketek- www.ticketek.com.au (booking fees apply) Ticketek call Centre 132 849 (booking fees apply) Penrith Panthers Reception Desk 9am – 10pm in person only (no fees)

Hoping to see family and friends supporting the Dance Groups by attending at least one of these performances.

Miss Donovan, Mrs Herben and Ms Summerrell Senior Dance Group teachers

Walk Safely To School Day

Next Friday, May 17, our school will be participating in ‘Walk Safely to School Day’. Now in its 20th year, National Walk Safely to School Day (WSTSD) is an annual event when all Primary School children will be encouraged to walk and commute safely to school. It is a Community Event seeking to promote Road Safety, Health, Public Transport and the Environment. http://www.walk.com.au/WSTSD/

Each class will spend some time discussing the importance of walking safely to school. They will then work on a project to share with the rest of the school. Projects may include creating a slideshow, brochure, website, artwork, poster or recording of a role play. Classes are encouraged to be as creative as possible. These projects will be shared among classes and will become a resource bank for students, teachers and families.

We encourage all families to become involved in ‘Walk Safely to School Day’. Some ways in which you can participate with your child is to:

• Walk to school on Friday, May 17 and have a conversation about the different things you are doing whilst walking to stay safe

o Holding hands across the road o Checking cars are not entering or exiting driveways before walking across them o Using a pedestrian crossing where one is available o Walking on the footpath rather than the road

• Look at the ‘Walk Safely to School’ website with your child at home and discuss some of the resources provided http://www.walk.com.au/WSTSD/

• Complete the colouring page together whilst discussing ways to walk safely to school • Work on your own project at home. Please feel free to share these with Mr Bamford or Mrs Bateup

once they are complete. We look forward to sharing some of the wonderful projects in coming weeks.

Mr Bamford & Mrs Bateup

Coordinators

Cross Country 2019 Results

Below are the results for the 2019 Glendenning Public School Cross Country Carnival. Students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd overall will be recognised with a ribbon at the K-2 Assembly (Tuesday 21 May, 2019) or 3-6 Assembly (Thursday 23 May, 2019) in Term 2 Week 4. Congratulations to the students who qualified and will represent Glendenning PS at the District Cross Country on Tuesday 28 May, 2019.

5 year Boys 5 year Girls 1st Abyjeet J 1st Angel V 2nd Ranvir S 2nd Surveen L 3rd Angadbir B 3rd Pernece K

6 year Boys 6 year Girls 1st Quaide C 1st Amelia G 2nd Tyrese W 2nd Hiya P 3rd Easton V 3rd Aarna P

7 year Boys 7 year Girls 1st Harley B 1st Safira R 2nd Avitej J 2nd Helaena A 3rd Kylan Z 3rd Sianna P

8 year Boys 2000 m 8 year Girls 2000 m 1st Jayden C 1st Zahra C 2nd Aren B 2nd Eden HV 3rd Heath G 3rd Pyper N

9 year Boys 2000 m 9 year Girls 2000 m 1st Shayaan I 1st Mia EJ 2nd Connor H 2nd Maddison M 3rd Fateh S 3rd Sameera S

10 year Boys 2000 m 10 year Girls 2000 m 1st Nayte WF 1st Phoebe N 2nd Ryan P 2nd Mia R 3rd Nickil N 3rd Zoe S

11 year Boys 3000 m 11 year Girls 3000 m 1st Zander V 1st Sapamalee D 2nd Max B 2nd Calais C 3rd Joel K 3rd Faith S

12/13 year Boys 3000 m 12/13 year Girls 3000 m 1st Ryan J 1st Lily C 2nd Matthew C 2nd Taya Z 3rd Brian P 3rd Kirsten S

House Points

1st Kangaroos 129 2nd Dingoes 106 3rd Crocodiles 89 4th Lorikeets 102

Congratulations to the Kangaroos!

STUDENT WELLBEING UPDATE Griffin Goal, Weeks 1 & 2: I respect my peers and teachers. Our classes have been having some wonderful discussions about our Griffin Goal this fortnight.

• 1G – Always look at the person who is talking • 3/4C & 5/6F – Be KIND! • 2G – Keep our hands and feet to ourselves • 3K – use your manners • 3M – including others when playing games • 6B – respect that other people can have different opinions • 4G – Be honest

‘CAUGHT YOU BEING’ (CYB) TOKENS It is great to see the number of families using the CYB tokens at home increasing. Please include your child’s name and class to the tokens so that I can ensure to add their name to the newsletter. You can also include the reason why your child received a token if you wish. Congratulations to the following students who received a CYB token at home last week:

• Denzel D 6B • Emily B 1C – over 10 CYB tokens earnt at home over the holidays • Dipak T 3/4C – for applying sunscreen everyday by himself and good listening whilst

completing his homework. If you give a token to your child at home, please have them drop it into the box in the front office.

Mrs Jessica Bateup

Student Welfare Coordinator

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Playgroup – Week 2 We would like to welcome back our Playgroup Families for another fun term of activities. The children were excited to see one another, and it was nice to share what each family had done together in the holidays.

As this Sunday, May 12th, is Mother’s Day, the children worked on some special cards and artworks for their mums. Each of the children expressed pride in their work and were excited that they had a special gift to share with their loved ones on Sunday.

During group time we read a story called ‘Piglet and Mama’. It was a story about all of the things Piglet enjoyed doing with her Mama. Following on from this the children shared what their favourite thing to do with their mums was.

Malek shared that his favourite thing to do with his mum was to play with his baby brother Amir. Natalia said her favourite thing to do with her mum was cuddling her. Jaweria was a little shy, so her mum shared that one of their favourite things to do was to colour in together.

We invite all families to join us at Playgroup this term. Playgroup runs on Monday between 2-3pm and Wednesday between 9-10am. All families in our community are welcome and we hope to see some new families join us soon. There is no cost involved. Meet Mrs Bateup in the Playgroup Room. If you are unsure, please ask in the front office.

Mrs Bateup

PERMISSION NOTES & PAYMENTS Please return all excursion permission notes and money by due date on the note – please no late payments. This helps with organisation of student numbers required for the venues, numbers for buses booked and how many teachers will attend the excursion or not and be required to stay at school. Permission notes - to write full name of student (enrolment legal name)

Sending payments to school please ensure the CORRECT AMOUNT of money is enclosed in the envelope.

PLEASE PUT PAYMENT FOR ONLY ONE ACTIVITY IN EACH ENVELOPE. (If more than one activity is placed in an envelope your child may miss out on participating). Clearly mark each envelope with:

• your child’s full name (enrolment legal name) • your child’s class • name of activity

and please put the permission note inside the envelope. A separate permission note is required for each child in the family. Copies of permission notes are available on the school website www.glendennin-p.schools.edu.nsw.edu.au All payments are to be deposited in the payment slot in the door of the Administration Office.

Example of a Payment Envelope

On-line Payment Some activities may be able to be paid online – please follow instructions on individual permission notes sent home. On-line payments need to be made no later than two days before the due date.

Administration Glendenning Public School

EARLY LEAVERS When signing children out early of an afternoon, for appointments etc, parents are asked to do so before 2.45pm. Students will not be signed out after this time

ABSENCES

Student absences – to send a note on return with student to the class teacher. You do not need to contact the office if absent for one day.

CHANGE OF DETAILS

Please notify the school as soon as possible if any of your contact details change. This included changes of address and contact phone numbers. A ‘Change of Details’ form is available from the Administration Office.

LUNCHES If parents need to bring lunches to school after 9.00am, we would ask that you wait until 11.15am, when you will be able to gain a pass to your child’s class and then be able to take the lunch to your child. MESSAGES REGARDING LATE COLLECTION OF STUDENTS Please phone before 2.30pm with any messages if you will be late picking up your child.

SCHOOL CANTEEN The canteen operates on Monday to Friday each week. Any payments or orders for the canteen should be taken directly to the canteen. SCHOOL CAR PARK Parents are reminded that the school car park is for STAFF PARKING ONLY. Parents are asked not to drop children off in the car park, park in or walk through the car park. There is a gate near the administration office for pedestrian access. UNIFORM SHOP HOURS Mondays: 8.30am to 9.00am Fridays: 8.30am to 9.15am

STUDENT OF THE WEEK/VALUE OF THE WEEK

Term: 1 Week: 9

Student of the Week Value of the Week

KB Kyara L - Showing a keen interest in learning her sight words Prisha C - Safe

KJ Elayeda I - A pleasing effort, during TEN tasks Jayden A - Safe

KL Jannah F - Improvement in her recall of Term 1 sight words Kyra J - Learner

KW Angel V - Improvement in her ability to write familiar words. Jaxon S - Learner

K/1/2D Zyan B - Great effort in reading activities. Nicky C - Learner

1A Mosese F - Effort and enthusiasm in all learning areas. Xavier S - Respectful

1C Ramanpreet K - A positive attitude towards all learning activities Tarnvir K - Learner

1G Katarina W - Displaying a great attitude to reading group rotations. Eknoor K - Learner

2C Trisha C - An excellent attitude towards all learning tasks Melis Y - Respectful

2G Avitej J - Always presenting his bookwork to a high standard. Rahimah H - Respectful

2H Trisha S - Using encouraging words towards her peers. Charlotte E - Learner

2S Charan S - Wonderful writing Daniel Lui - Learner

3/4C Alphonso B - Exemplary efforts across all areas of his learning. Alyssa E - Learner

3K Chloe J - Improved focus during spelling group activities. Levi F - Learner

3M Tyler M. - Persistence and hard work during maths lessons Crystal S. - Learner

3R Naomi R - Completing all learning tasks with diligence Christine D - Respectful

4G Teegan S - Demonstrating determination during field events. Zaynab B - Safe

4R Ethan W - Application and effort to complete time activities in Maths Ryan W - Learner

5/6F Rableen K - Working hard to ‘tighten’ all writing her attempts. Reetinderjit K - Learner

5L Jayden W - Positive application to all class tasks. Ryan D - Respectful

5S Pritish R - Trying hard in all areas of his learning. Joel S - Respectful

6B Joshua P-H - Showing perseverance when completing his handwriting. Anish P - Respectful

6H Sean M - Consistent effort during field events Brayden B - Respectful