Preparing for 3-way Conferences At Newtown we learn and flourish together. Learning is process in which your child is an active participant rather than a passive recipient. 3-way conferences bring all 3 stakeholders together: 1. the child—as an active and essential stakeholder, can demonstrate their understanding of their

own learning. They can explain their goals and show examples of their progress. They will also ex-plain how they arrived at their new goals. This is an exciting contrast to what you may recall of your own experience as a learner

2. the carers—you can ask questions, express ideas and help make plans to support your child’s learning at home.

3. the teachers—will support students and parents by clarifying, elaborating and responding to spe-cific questions and concerns.

Consider how you can engage in the 3-way discussions. Here are some sample questions that will help your active participation. What has been the achievement which has made you most proud? What did you do that helped you to achieve this goal? Where have you used that skill recently? What is a new goal for you? What is the first thing you will do to achieve a new goal? Is there something you used in past achievements that can help with new goals? What ways can I support you in reaching your goals? Where do you see this being useful in the future?

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Term 3, Issue 2 —Thursday, July 26, 2018

As a team, we believe every individual will learn and flourish.

Dates to Remember

Thursday, July 26 3-way conferences (student free day)

Monday, August 6 NED Show

Monday, August 20 School Council @ Montpellier PS from 6:30pm

Sunday, August 27 Proposed Working Bee

Sunday, September 2 Fathers Day

Monday, September 17 Whole School Concert (save the date)

Monday, October 8 Student free day ( 1st Day of Term 4 )

Lunchtime programs Do you have a special skill or interest that you would like to share with our students? We are looking to start some lunchtime activities to provide students with more opportunities during the lunchtime re-cess. Eg. Lego, construction, sketching, knitting, board games, nature play, singing group. If you are interested or would like to find out more please contact Ms Smith. Please note: all volunteers must hold a current Working with Children card. In response to this call, a group of parents plan to run a lunchtime Soccer Clinic for students for the Junior and Middle part of the school. For those who have regis-tered their child’s interest, more information will follow shortly. Nature Play Space

Our Nature Play Space will

officially open on Friday at

1pm.

Thanks to the families who

have donated timber, rope

and rocks.

These have helped to create a

space that will provide endless

possibilities for imaginative play.

WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents

think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual

survey offered by the Department of Education and Training

that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected

parents.

It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of

parents’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour and

student engagement. Our school will use the survey results to

help inform and direct future school planning and improve-

ment strategies.

This year the Parent Opinion Survey will be conducted from

Monday 23rd July to Sunday 26th August.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 10-15

minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient

time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, lap-

tops, tablets or smartphones.

All responses to the survey are anonymous.

The online survey will be available in a range of languages

other than English.

Please speak to your child’s teacher if you would like more

information.

School Concert is coming Mark September 17 in your diary for our annual Whole School Concert! The title of this years concert will be:

‘Light up the stage’ More details will be made available as the term progresses. NED is coming on August 6! Many will remember NED who visits schools around the world with an important message. More details will be available next week.

Assembly @ 3:00pm

Freya B and Lucian M

OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CARE

SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES

Bookings can be made on 0488 662 783

Explained by

Elyas Amini

NPS sCOOL Kids

The Newtown Heroes were busy at work late in

Term 2 to create a far more appealing and stable

garden area near the new portables. The Heroes – a

group of students from across our school that work

with Butters – first cleared the area before creating

the new garden alongside the classrooms that house

Middle Ashkanasy and Middle O’Meara. The

Heroes’ first job was to clear the area, removing

trees and former plant waste before adding some

new soil. Then the group established some key ele-

ments including wooden sleepers and cemented in

stones. The plants in the new garden are “baby” ver-

sions of other plants that feature in gardens across

the school. The feature is a pink plant called the Oc-

tober Glory. It can grow up to 12 metres high. The

Heroes are continuing to maintain the garden with

the vital job of watering.

NPS sCOOL kids is news from our

students for our community.

Prep S – Declan D Prep C – Ava M Junior D - Anastasy F

For having a wonderful attitude to-

wards his learning and being proud

of his hard work.

For confidently reading a story to

the Preps, using wonderful expres-

sion!.

For using her growth mindset

and challenging herself at school

and at home.

Junior H/W – Ivy F.W Junior P – Daniel J Middle A – Annie C

For her outstanding attitude towards

our work related to a ‘Growth Mind-

set’. Keep up the great work Ivy.

For trying hard to improve his

comprehension. Well done.

For her increased commitment

to learning.

Middle O - Lachie P Middle S - Addie S Senior McK - Sam B

For his great attitude towards learn-

ing this term.

For showing increased confidence

in the classroom.

For offering thoughtful reflec-

tions during class discussions.

Senior B – Giang Dang Senior McC – Olympia K

Each week we like

to recognise

students who have

demonstrated our

school value of

RESPECT

For the mature way you approach your

school work and your thoughtful com-

ments during discussion times.

For her reflective attitude that she

has used in preparing for S.L.C’s.

Nice one!

RECOGNISING RESPECT