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Springdale Heights Public School | 25 Cardo Drive Lavington NSW 2641 | p: 0260 256 433 f: 0260 402 328 | e: springdale-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au | w: www.springdale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Principal: Miss Sue Farmer

Term 1 26 February 2021

Didier Isabell Taj Jem Tulinabo Jack

Logan Lola Zac Shelby Riziki Kiana

Max Ella Logan Delilah Lillie

Mikayla Rachel Charlotte Jason

A special assembly was held recently to induct our 2021 Student Council. School Captains and Vice Captains were

announced last year at Presentation Day and we would like to congratulate Mikayla and Rachel on being elected

School Captains and Charlotte and Jason as our Vice Captains for this year. The Student Representative Council

were elected recently by their class peers and we would like to congratulate them all, as they also undertake this very

important role at Springdale Heights Public School.

Bluetongues Redbacks Yellowbellies

Together We Learn

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Zone Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to Angus, Zac, Indigo, Jack T,

Maddie and Kiana on representing our school

at the Zone Swimming Carnival earlier this week.

They all swam their best on the day and we

were very proud of their sportsmanship and

team spirit as they cheered each other through

their races. Well done!

School Swimming Carnival

Students cheered, chanted and clapped

for their house team mates during races

at the recent swimming carnival.

Yellowbellies 67

Redbacks 63

Bluetounges 42

Well done to those students who

advanced to the Zone level of the

carnival.

Students entered races and novelty

activities during the carnival to earn

points for their Sports House teams.

It was a fabulous day in the warm sun

and for our new Kindergarten students it

was their first swimming carnival. Kinder

to 2 children enjoyed time in the wading

pool playing water games.

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EnviroMentors is an

educational service that

travels around NSW

providing workshops on the

environment. Springdale

Heights was lucky enough to

have them come and visit our

school on Wednesday and

Thursday, 17 and 18 of

February.

All of the classes had an

opportunity to learn from

Tyrone, our presenter, who

taught us about the four

main causes of litter (people,

animals, wind and rain), how

the litter ends up in our

waterways and practical ways

we can eliminate rubbish in

our communities.

The students got to

participate in role play

activities, watch a

demonstration of how we are

polluting our waterways

using Tyrone’s model town

and discussed the most

common types of litter.

We will be

putting

Tyrone’s

tips into

practice at

Springdale

Heights!

Kinder—Mrs Payne Malia L Alyssa L Jett G Zebediah M Austin C

K-1 B—Mrs Brown Isabella Mc Jaxon B Dominic B Savannah L Sophia B

1-2 C—Mrs Carroll Nash F Nathalie L Tess B Fany K Lola M

1-2 W Mrs Wells & Mrs Pontt Jasper S Skylee K Oscar G Brodie R Indigo M Hayley C

3-4 B—Ms Boughton Mahson E Joshua B-C Lily C Rose M Carson D Ella K

3-4 S—Mr Suidgeest Charles M Ella B Tiaz C-S Chelsea B Angus B Owen C-L Jordan G Yvonne B

5-6 D—Mrs Davidson Zeek B Chelsea F Mikayla W Riziki H Kiana T Maddie C

5-6 H—Miss Heinjus Ruby C Elizabeth M Harley Mc Tylar C-S Pixie H Tulinabo M

Library— Mrs Kay Jaxon B Aedan B-C Bethany R-K Amelia U Lola M Nash F Emma C Benji B Evie L

Memphis H Lidia E Oscar G Gibson A Imogen M Max B Angus B Hoze H Joshua B-C Lily C Giselle S

Maddie C Mikayla W Jem L Mpano B Harley Mc Kelsey S Jack H Elizabeth M

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I have fur.

I live in trees.

I eat gum leaves.

Who am I?

I am a koala!

By Skylee

I have fur.

I am brown.

I stand on 2 legs.

Who am I?

I am a koala!

By Tylah

I have fur.

I live in trees.

I am an Australian animal.

I eat gum leaves.

Who am I?

I am a koala!

By William

I live in a gumtree and

eat gum leaves.

I have fur.

I have a pouch.

Who am I?

I am a koala!

By Evie

I have fur.

I have brown hair.

I am very cute.

Who am I?

I am a quokka!

By Evelyn

I have sharp teeth.

I have fur.

I live in Australia.

I live on the ground.

Who am I?

I am a quokka!

By Max

I like to smile.

I have fur.

People like to take photos with

me.

Who am I?

I am a quokka!

By Jasper

I have sharp teeth.

I have fur.

I live in Australia.

I live on the ground.

Who am I?

I am a quokka!

By Max

I have fur.

I have a pouch.

I eat grass.

Who am I?

I am a quokka!

By Hayley

I have fur.

I eat worms.

I live in water.

Who am I?

I am a platypus!

By Poppi

I have fur.

I live in the trees.

I eat flowers and fruit.

I play at night.

Who am I?

I am a possum!

By Charlotte

I live in water.

I have fur.

I eat worms.

Who am I?

I am a platypus!

By Freya

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I eat mice.

I can laugh.

I live in the trees.

Who am I?

I am a kookaburra!

By Jaylah C.

I have a pouch.

I have spikes.

I lay one egg.

Who am I?

I am an echidna!

By Oscar G.

I have fur.

I do not bite a lot.

I dig holes.

Who am I?

I am an echidna!

By Indigo

I have spikes and fur.

I live on the land.

I eat ants and termites.

I have a tiny tail.

Who am I?

I am an echidna!

By Lidia

I howl, but I can’t bark.

I have 4 legs.

I live in the bush.

Who am I?

I am a dingo!

By Memphis

I have fur.

I eat rabbits.

I can’t bark and I howl.

Who am I?

I an a dingo!

By Govinda

I have fur.

I have 4 legs.

I look like a dog.

Who am I?

I am a dingo!

By Oscar K.

I have brown fur.

I eat birds and rabbits.

I can’t bark.

Who am I?

I am a dingo!

By Brodie

I have fur.

I have feathers.

I eat insects and

worms.

I live in rainforests.

I have a beautiful tail.

Who am I?

I am a lyrebird!

By Oliver

I have fur.

I am very cute.

I have a long, fluffy tail.

I have little ears.

Who am I?

I am a numbat!

By Ayat

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Friday 5 March Canteen Meal Deal Hot Dog and Drink for $5. Orders can be placed with the new online ordering program or on the form that was sent home.

Monday 8 March Out of Uniform Day The Out of Uniform Day is to allow students to have clean uniforms ready for photos the following day. Please read more photo day information on page 10.

Tuesday 9 March School Photos Students have received their special barcoded envelope for school photos. Return on or before photo day.

Friday 12 March Mortimer Shield Gala Rugby Day Years 5 & 6 students will participate in the annual Gala Day at Jelbart Park. More information about the event will be provided on the permission note and whether parents can attend.

Wednesday 17 March Harmony Day Students are asked to wear ORANGE to help celebrate Harmony Day.

Friday 19 March

Albury Gold Cup

Half day holiday—School closes at 12pm

If you cannot collect your child/ren yourself, please make alternative arrangements to ensure your child/ren are collected by 12noon.

NO BUS SERVICES or SUPERVISION available in the afternoon after 12pm.

Friday 26 March Assembly at 11.40am

Class items by 5-6 D and 1-2 C

Years 5 and 6 students

led their first peer

support sessions on

Friday 19 February.

There was a lot of

excitement, and some

nerves, as our leaders

got to know their groups

and explained the purpose of the peer support

sessions.

This term our focus is on anti-bullying; creating a

safe environment and positive school culture

through getting to know each other and creating

a sense of belonging.

After each session, all classes will hold debriefing

sessions to discuss the lessons learnt from the

groups and to reinforce the positive messages.

Well done to our year 5 and 6 leaders who did

such an outstanding job in their first session!

Last year our leaving Year 6 students

purchased a bird bath for the garden area

outside the school office.

This year’s Year 6 students have been making

sure that it is topped up with water and

cleaned regularly for the birds to enjoy and

drink and a wash.

Mikayla fills the bird bath

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Isabell

Damian Charlotte Harley

Tuli Jack

Rachel Pixie Ollie

Noah Tyler Alyssa

Woonsen

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5-6 H Self-Portraits At the start of the year, 5-6 H did some ‘getting to know you’ activities to help us bond as a group.

One of the activities we did was a self-portrait, with the students expressing their creativity through their choice of colour and decoration.

Didier

Luca

Delilah Kelsey

Sophia Lillie Dean

Elizabeth Ryan Ruby

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Friday 19 March

Friday 19 March

SCHOOL GATES Pedestrian Access Gates are

gates number 2 and 5. As school gates need to be closed and locked at all times, only gates 2 and 5 are to be used for pedestrian access into the school. Gate 5 is only open before and after school. Numbers have been placed on the school gates. If you are at a gate and need to call the school, please quote the number on the gate and we will direct you into the school from there. CANTEEN PARTY BUCKET Celebrating a birthday and haven’t got time to organise something? Party buckets of Zooper Doopers or Jelly cups are available for $13 through the canteen. Non canteen days can also be arranged with prior notice. CANTEEN DAYS Don’t forget the canteen is only open each Thursday and Friday this year. New online ordering is available www.school24.net.au and follow the prompts. School registration ID is 25103963. LIBRARY Class Library days are:

HIGH SCHOOL EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORMS Year 6 students have been sent home with an EOI form for High School. Please read all information carefully and return to the class teacher before Monday 15 March. This is NOT an enrolment form—that will be sent to you from the high school at a later date. P&C NEWS The annual AGM was held this week and we would like to thank the following parents for taking up positions for the P&C this year: President: Rhia Killalea Vice President: Warwick Rolls Secretary: Sana Malik Treasurer: vacant (do you think you can fill this position) The P&C are valuable to the school and we appreciate and support their fundraising efforts throughout the year. Please help out if you can. BREAKFAST CLUB Breakfast club is open each Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8.30am to 8.55am. SCHOOL HATS Students still need to wear their school hat daily. New hats are available for purchase at the school office for $15. SCHOOL JACKETS Our school jackets are a great quality weather and shower proof jacket. In stock and available to purchase from the school office for $65 each.

PHOTO ENVELOPES HAVE BEEN SENT HOME

PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD’S BAG

All students are asked to come in a clean full Summer uniform. Summer dresses or navy shorts and school blue polo shirt. If the weather is a bit ‘fresh’ on the morning, navy polo jumpers or jackets can be worn, but will be taken off for the short period whilst photos are being taken. If students come in long winter pants, please have shorts on underneath so trousers or track pants can be removed for photos.

Photos will start at 9 am and finish before recess.

All envelopes are individually barcoded specifically for each child. If you lose or damage it, please ask at the office for a new envelope

Family envelopes are available at the school office

All envelopes with the correct money need to be in by, or on the photo date or pay online direct to the photographic company

NO CREDIT will be given

Your envelope and money must be handed in BEFORE or on the day of the photo day.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

TUESDAY 9 MARCH

Monday Tuesday

K-1B 1-2W 5-6H

Kinder 1-2C 3-4B 3-4S 5-6D

Books are loaned out for one week and are always due for return the following week.