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Nashdale Public SchoolTerm 1 Week 3

1 Nashdale Lane, Nashdale NSW 2800 PH 02 6365 3161 EMAIL [email protected] WEB https://nashdale-p.schools.nsw.gov.au.

Newsletter 17 February 2021

TERM 1 - 2021Week 4

Thursday 18 FebruaryGreg North Bush Poet - Banjo Patter-son Festival

Friday 19 FebruaryScholastic Book Club online - due

Week 5

Monday 22 FebruaryHockey Gala Day

Wednesday 24 FebruaryNashdale Athletics Carnival K-6 - 1 parent/carer per family group

Friday 26 February District Swimming Carnival @ Orange Aquatic Centre

Sunday 28 FebruaryWorking Bee @ 11am - NPS

Week 6

Wednesday 3 MarchThe Very Hungry Caterpillar Show @ The Orange Civic Theatre - K-3

Thursday 4 MarchP&C Meeting @ 7.00pm

Week 7

Friday 12 MarchWestern Swimming Carnival @ Dubbo

Week 8

Wednesday 17 MarchOSSA Green Athletics Carnival @ Waratahs Sports ground1 parent/carer per family group

Friday 19 MarchOSSA Cross Country @ Cudal K-6

Week 10

Thursday 1 AprilLast day Term 1

WelcomeWe have had such a wonderful settled start to the 2021 school year! I think having a calmer, quieter holiday has been excellent for all of us. Children look rested and happy to be back at school. Welcome to our new families for 2021.

In Transition we welcome the Berryman, Dean, Duncan, Fardell, Furner, Grif-fiths, Grant, McLaurin, Norris, Yates and the Young families.

In Kindergarten we welcome the Bassmann, Cunial, Ferguson, Grant, Hedley, Pannu, Skimming, Smith, Spicer and the Young families.

In Year One, we welcome the Conant family. We also have some new stu-dents commencing over the next few weeks as they move to Nashdale from outside areas.

2021 StaffingCongratulations to Ms Melanie Winters who has been permanently appointed to Nashdale Public School. We are thrilled with her appointment and are very fortunate to have such a stable staff of outstanding educators who love com-ing to work each day to educate our children.

Miss Carly Sutherland - Kindergarten class teacherMr Marty Wilson - Year 1 class teacherMs Melanie Winters - Years 2/3 class teacher & Librarian K-6Mrs Lisa Miller - Years 3/4 class teacher (Mon-Wed) & Instructional Leader QTR (Quality Teaching Rounds)Mrs Elise Dennis - Year 5 class teacherMr Matt Campbell - Year 6 class teacherMiss Britt Robertson - RFF & Year 3/4 class teacher (Thurs-Fri)Mr Bryce Ostini - Japanese teacher K-6 (Fridays) Origato Sensei!Mrs Michelle Wood - Transition class teacher (Thur-Fri)Mrs Angela Broklesby-Sattler - School Learning Support Officer (SLSO)Miss Jeanette Kjoller - School Learning Support Officer (SLSO) KindergartenMrs Rachel Balcomb - School Learning Support Officer (SLSO) Transition

Music - We also welcome Mrs Chris Mickle for music blocks on Tuesday after-noons. Mrs Mickle’s music pedigree will be known to many. She led Orange High Schools music, district stage bands and also leads band at Orange Public, Bletchington and Canobolas Public Schools. Mrs Mickle is passionate about music and children and we are thrilled that Mrs Mickle will be joining Team Nashdale on a part-time basis throughout the year.

Guitar - Ms Megan Woods is returning with her guitar lessons on Thursday after-noons. Registrations are online directly with Megan. Please see page six for the QR code that will take you directly to Megan’s registration page.School Contributions 2021Contributions for 2021will be $100.00 per student. This consists of Voluntary Contributions of $50.00 that assists our school to purchase resources to support our students. This is not a compulsory fee in NSW Government schools. Any payments for voluntary contributions is the decision made by parents/carers. The workbook levy of $50.00 covers students workbooks and online subscrip-tions. This invoice will be sent home with the students.

Good luck Miss Sutherland!Miss Sutherland has taken leave this week as she is getting married on Friday! This is her and Cameron’s third attempt to wed after COVID interrupted their nuptials twice last year. She will return as Mrs Malone the following Monday. They will enjoy a belated honeymoon later in the year.

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RESPECT INTEGR I TY MERIT AWARDS

Kindy Dingo

Yrs 1/2 Koala

Yrs 2/3 Possum

Yr 4 Tassie Devil

Yr 5 Kangaroo

Yr 6 Emus

Nate A

S T A R b a d g e

BRONZE

SILVER

GOLD

Athletics CarnivalThe Nashdale Athletics Carnival will be held at school, on Wednesday 24 February, for all students K-6. Only the finalists of this carnival will compete at the OSSA Green Carnival (a qualifying carnival for District) on Wednesday 17 March. Students not attending the OSSA Green Carnival will stay at school. Only one parent per family group are permitted to stay and watch. Thank you.

Kiss and Drop ZoneDrop off will continue in the mornings; parents and children are doing a great job. Parents may enter the playground to walk in their Transition, K, Y1 and Y2 students but please observe COVID social distance rules and leave as promptly as you can. We continue to observe COVID restrictions particularly relating to parents signing in. Please use the QR code (for contact tracing pur-poses) and the visitors sign on book (either on the Nashie Nosh or in the office)

School Stream FREE school appNashdale Public School uses the school app—School Stream. To make sure you receive the latest announcements, important dates, alerts and emergen-cy information please download the School Stream app. If you are having difficulties accessing messages or receiving alerts from the app, please en-sure your push notifications are activated in Settings-Notifications. Following this please contact the school so we can arrange alternative notifications for you until the problem is rectified. Home ReadingStudents K to Year 6 have the opportunity to be involved in the Nashdale Home Reading Program. Students are encouraged to read or be read to for a minimum of ten minutes each night. Parent/carer dates and initials on the day of the read and when your child accumulates 100 signatures, the sheet is returned to be given the next club sheet to work at. Only one signature a day maximum is required. At each level (there are three) your child will receive a certificate and a book. Children who reach Club 300 by Presentation Night will receive a special certificate sponsored by Cabonne Council. The ultimate goal is Club 300, however, the Home Reading Program is not compulsory.

Sport days and Library daysSport days for all students will be Wednesday and Friday, students wear their sports uniform on these days. All students must have a broad brimmed hat every day, otherwise they will play in the shade.All students must have a library bag to be permitted to borrow a book. Any cloth bag/pillow case will work. Nashdale Library bags are also available for sale at the office for $5.00. Library days for K-6 will be Fridays.

School Leaders Induction AssemblyCongratulations to our 2021 School Leaders. We extend a special thanks to the families and to Mr Andrew Jones, Relieving Principal of Orange High School and his leadership team who attended the ceremony.

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RESPECT INTEGR I TY Orange Small Schools (OSSA) Swimming Carnival Congratulations to all students who competed in the recent OSSA Swimming Carnival. We have many students gaining selection for the OSSA Green Team to compete at the District Carnival on Friday 26 February 2021.

Thank you to the enormous number of students who ‘had a go’ and competed in so many races to accrue points for our school. A very big thank you to Mrs McMillan who was our Team Manager for the day.

A big congratulations to Jock P who was declared the 11yr Boys Champion! Well done Jock!Cumnock PS put on a fantastic carnival, thank you for your brilliant organisation. Students who have qualified for the District Carnival will be notified during the week.

District Swimming Team 2021Congratulations to Toby B, Demi E, Charli G, Austin W, Ingrid S, Jock P, Lydia A, Alli G, Ace H, Hugh J and Lennox J for qualifying to represent OSSA Green in the Orange District Swimming Carnival on Friday 26 February 2021. The carnival will be held at the Orange Aquatic Centre. Students have received their permission notes and they must be returned by this Friday, 19 February. Again, only one parent/carer from each family group may attend the carnival as per the Aquatic Centre’s COVID plan. Go OSSA Green!

School Sport - OSSATraditionally, the Orange Small Schools Association has competed as one ‘school’ in all Primary School Sport Association (PSSA) events. In our governing bodies con-stitution, there is a clause allowing schools to join to compete, but only up to a total combined K-6 enrolment of 250 students.Over the past few years, the enrolment of students in the Orange Small Schools As-sociation has more than doubled. This means, to be eligible to compete in school sports, we need to split OSSA into three zones. OSSA will still continue to have com-bined carnivals in Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics, but will send represent-atives from each of the three zones to district events. These zones are set at the beginning of each year based on enrolment census numbers. We anticipate that there will be little change to the zones from year to year. The long term goal is to increase the ceiling number of combined enrolments, but this will mean a change to the State PSSA constitution and will take a significant amount of time to enact. Each zone nominates their own teams for entry in the PSSA Knockout.

GREEN ZONE - Canobolas and NashdaleWHITE ZONE - Clergate, Mullion Creek, Spring Hill and CumnockGOLD ZONE - Euchareena, Cargo, Borenore, Manildra, Cudal and Spring Terrace.OSSA has representation at the Orange District PSSA and forward information from here to our individual schools. This ensures that students from small schools have the same representational opportunities as those students from larger schools.

WORKING BEESUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY

It has been many years since Nashdale have had a working bee.

Please consider coming along and contributing

to the following:

1. Gym Clean out in

preparation for our new learning space being built

inside the gym

2. Archive/Music ShedCleaning and

organising

3. Old Furniture removalPreparing the furniture

that is surplus to our needs. We will have a

garage sale with all pro-ceeds going back to the

classrooms.

4. GardenGeneral garden

maintenance - trimming, mulching, weeding and

planting

11am start for a few hours.

The P&C will be cooking up a storm for lunch.

Children welcome, however there will be no

supervision

Please bring working-gloves, rakes, shovels and

a wheelbarrow (if possible)

Students will receive a note next week, please

RSVP for catering purposes.

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RESPECT INTEGR I TY Central Western Daily featuresA photographer from the Central Western Daily has photographed our Kin-dergarten class as well as our School Captains for the Big Steps for Tiny Feet. Keep an eye out for our Kindergarten students in the CWD on Monday 22 February and our leaders will be featuring on Saturday 27 February 2021.

No nuts pleaseA reminder that Nashdale has students who are anaphylactic, so it is very important that students do not bring nuts (including products such as peanut butter and nutella). Food with traces of nut products such as some biscuits and muesli bars are fine. Thank you so much for your understanding with this matter.

Payments to schoolThere are a number of options for payments. Currently with COVID restrictions our preferred method of payment for school fees, excursions, Transition fees etc) is the use of the on-line payment portal on the website under the Make a Payment tab. Students may continue to bring in money for excursions, under $50.00 (cheques are accepted). WHS RequirementsAll visitors to the school must come through the front office to sign in.All parents who transport children must provide copies of license and registra-tion.

All parents who volunteer will need to complete the Declaration for Volun-teers and Non-Child Related Contractors form which is available at the office. Working With Children numbers are currently not required, however we must sight your ID when submitting your form. This is the same form for trades per-sons not working directly with students.

All volunteers who are NOT a parent must have completed a current Working with Children check number. The volunteer Clearance level is free of charge. This is to ensure the continued safety of our students and is a mandatory requirement in all DoE schools. Along with the WWC number, you must com-plete the Declaration for Child Related Work - Specified Volunteers and Child Related Contractors form.

The application process for WWCC clearance is as prescribed by the Chil-dren’s Guardian. For the full conditions, please visit the website at www.kids.nsw.gov.au. Please see the office if you are unsure of your requirements.

Orange Running FestivalDue to current COVID restrictions, the Orange Running Festival are unable to conduct the usual suite of events. This means the annual Schools Challenge Race is not going ahead for the 2021 festival. However, we highly encourage students to enter either the 2km Junior Dash on Saturday 6 March or the individ-ual 6km running event on Sunday 7 March. All registrations are online though the Orange Running Festival website.

School Merit SystemStudents will earn credit awards from their classroom teacher. In addition to their teacher, a student may receive additional credit awards from other teachers eg: Mrs Miller for dance, Mr Wilson for debate and so on. It is therefore possible for students to achieve different levels at different times throughout their schooling.Once your child has accrued the correct amount of credit or merit awards, simply return the credit awards and/or merit awards to school to receive the next merit award or star.

4 x Credit Awards = 1 x Merit Award4 x Merit Awards = Bronze Star8 x Merit Awards = Silver Star

12 x Merit Awards = Gold Star

SchoolTV is a new ongoing resource that is

now available to our parents.

Each edition will address a major topic with expert interviews, fact

sheets, parent quiz, recommended apps, books and much more.

SchoolTV aggregates information from many great resources such as BeyondBlue and ReachOut,

amongst others. SchoolTV provides a single stream

of independent factual information that saves parents time and con-fusion of searching online across

multiple sites for information.

You can access the SchoolTV archive here:

https://nashdale-p-schools.nsw.schooltv.me

The link also appears on our website

Easily access all newsletters, notes, notices, reminders,

events and receiveemergency alerts.Download the

SchoolStream App

Search in the App store, or visit the web address.


NASHDALE P U BL IC S CH OO LP&C AS S O CIAT IO N

President Mrs Paula Charnock Vice President Ms Anna ShawTreasurer Ms Angela WarrianSecretary Mrs Cassie Garlick

Clothing Pool Officer Mrs Lilli Abberton

Contact Mrs Paula Charnock 0427 269 437Account Details Name: Nashdale P&C BSB: 082 774 Acct: 154113411

Next P&C Meeting & AGM----------------------------------------------

Thursday 4 March at 7pm@ Nashdale School

Be part of the discussions and make decisions that are based around a range of educational and community issues for Nashdale PS

AGM MEETINGAll positions will be made vacant at the upcoming AGM meeting: We urge all Nashdale community members to consider a role on the P&C for 2019. All positions are well supported by members of the P&C. Positions availabe are:PresidentVice PresidentSecretaryTreasurer Clothing Pool Officer

The Nashdale P&C is a great way to contribute to what’s happening at school and a platform to meet other parents. Other reasons to join are:1. Get the inside story on what’s happening in theschool.2. School policy (want to change the uniform? lobby through the P&C)3. Help prioritise the resource ‘wish-list’.4. Contribute to the school’s resoures through various fund raising projects.

If you would like to discuss the positions further, please do not hesitate to contact any of the Executive Team (current or outgoing). Mrs Toberty is also available to explain roles. We pride ourselves on not taking ourselves too seriously, we are upbeat and we really enjoy making a difference to our gorgeous school.

PresidentThe President is responsible for the successful functioning of the P&C Association meetings. Sets up lines of communci-ation with the Principal and chairs the meetings.Vice-PresidentSupports the role of the President, if the President is not available.Secretary RoleThe Secretary is responsible for carrying out the administrative tasks related to the meetings. In consultation with the President, all meeting agendas and previous minutes are dispatched to members on a monthly basis (appoximately 15 minutes per week).Treasurer RoleThe Treasurer receives and deposits monies, maintains records, draws cheques and presents accounts at monthly meetings.Clothing Pool RoleEnsure all donated items are managed and catagorised. Maintain an up to date list of available items and costings (flexible - up to you!).

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SCHOOL EVENTS/NEWS


Nashdale Bucket Hat

$15 each

Cash or direct debit to NASHDALE P&C (details on the P&C page of the newsletter)

Support LocalIf you would like to be included in the Nashdale Trail please email

the school([email protected]) with

* subject heading Nashdale Trail* a graphic or logo of the business

* short paragraph describing what your business offers* contact details for consumers

We will regularly update the trail as required.

Please spread the word and encourage other great Nashdale businesses you know to get involved.

Thank you to Claire Fox from Roadtrip Creative for compiling this directory.

The Nashdale Trail is on our website or head to the Nashdale Community Facebook page to

download a copy.

Welcome to Guitar Lessons for 2021

Lessons will commence on Thursday 18 February from 3.00pm-3.30pm.

$12.00 per lessons and students are required to bring their own guitar.

Ifyouwishforyourchildtolearnguitarthisyear,Youwillneedtoregisterthemonline.Thisisfornewandreturningstudents.

UsethisQRcodetotakeyoustraighttothesite.

Ilookforwardtoteachingyourchildin2021.

LetsRockoutsomesweettunes.

CheersMegan

[email protected]

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COMM UNITY EVENTS


REGISTRATION 2021 Orange Waratah Junior Football Soccer Club

Teams from 5s-16s For more information regarding registration online

Facebook Orange Waratah Junior Football Clubwww.orangewaratahjuniorfc.org.au

ONLINE Registration Opens 10th February

Information Days Saturday 13th Feb 2.00- 4.00pmSunday 21st Feb 2.00- 4.00pmOrange Waratah Sports Club

We strongly advise you register onlineFees $140.00

5s-7s New Players Receive Free Shorts/SocksNew Players Receive Free Socks

Further Details 0400 857 836

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