Friday 21st June 2019

Address: Great Western Highway HAZELBROOK

NSW 2779

Phone 0247 58 6120 Fax 0247 58 8888

Email: hazelbrook-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Ms Emma Jamieson

Term 2 Week 9

BUNMARRA

BYALA Here, there, everywhere Blue Tongue Lizard Talk

Dear Families and Friends,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank students, staff, parents and friends for all the wonderful dedicated

work and effort into building this incredible learning community that has Hazelbrook Public School at its very

core.

It has been a very great privilege to have been the leading learner of this school and most of all to have been

part of this staff and parent community. It has been a joy to share in the learning and growth of the beautiful

children at Hazelbrook. They are testament to fabulous teaching and parenting.

I am now in a position to let everyone know that Melinda Williams, the substantive principal, is very excited

about her return to her beautiful school Week 1, Term 3. I know you will all be looking forward to welcoming

Melinda back into the principalship of the school.

Schools are never static places and Hazelbrook has, with the support of the Director for Educational Leadership,

Mrs Jennifer Thomson, engaged in focused successful long term initiatives over the last twelve months. This

has required a great deal of effort and dedication from all staff and they have been brilliant at engaging with and

understanding how the change initiatives in learning benefit staff, students and this school. Mrs Thompson,

Melinda and I have arranged for handover during the first week of next term to accommodate a sharing of

information and current school directions, and facilitate a smooth transition between Principals.

We wish Mr Fergusson the very best and much happiness in his retirement as he enjoys the next phase of his

life journey.

Thank you everyone.

Yours in Education

Ms Emma Jamieson

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Last day of Term 2 is Friday 5th July

Holidays begin Monday 8th July, ending Friday

19th July

TERM 3

STAFF RETURNS — Monday 22nd July for

staff development.

ALL STUDENTS RETURN — Tuesday 23rd

July

The staff, students and parents of Ha-

zelbrook Public School would like to say a

HUGE THANK YOU to Ms Jamieson for the

support, guidance and leadership she has

given us in her time here. She will be sorely

missed and we wish her the best of luck in

her next endeavour.

KISS and DROP

Please help us keep our children safe

PICKING UP and DROPPING OFF

PLEASE REMEMBER:

Only pick children up from the top section of the Kiss & Drop zone

Do not block the car park entrance to MMOOSH

Do not wait in the Kiss & Drop zone

Students wait with the teacher

The teacher will direct students to the car when safe.

Non educational Mobile digital device restriction in schools

The NSW Government announced in December 2018 that it intended to restrict the use of mobile digital devices in NSW primary schools in 2019. This announcement was made in response to the key findings and recommendations from the independent review into the non-educational use of mobile devices in NSW schools.

For primary schools the review recommended:

the implementation of a mandatory ‘digital licence’ for all students in NSW

provision of mandatory cyber safety education for students

a review of the adequacy of existing cyber safety education in the curriculum and ICT general capability

provision of better quality and more cyber safety education for teachers, including NESA-registered professional learning

restricted use of smartphones for students in primary school

A pilot program will be implemented in primary schools in term 3, 2019 with full mandatory implementation to occur in all NSW Government primary schools from Day 1, Term 1 2020.

New policy will be developed to address the issues raised in the review of non educational digital devices. Schools will engage their school communities in the transition to new policy requirements.

.Orienteering

On Wednesday the 19th of June some of the stu-

dents with leadership roles went to Castle Hill for

the Sydney West Orienteering Championships.

(Orienteering is map reading to find places which

is timed for competitions).

We left at 8:20am to get there at 9:30am for our

practice. We had to learn how to read the maps

and how to scan the poles at the places. The indi-

vidual races started at 11:00am where we lined up

until it was our turn. Once it was your turn you

scanned the start and then you started. Everyone

put in a very good effort and then we got prepared

for relays. With the relays everyone started at

the same time. The first runners of the 3 people

relay teams went off and did their part. Then they

had to give their scanner to the second runner so

they could do their thing. Then the third. After

that it was time to go home. It was a really fun day

with a couple of students qualifying for state.

By Campbell Payne

Inter School Chess Competition

Last Wednesday 12 students from years 2 to 6 represented Hazelbrook Public School in the Inter School Chess Competition at

Blue Mountains Grammar School. Teams that participated had come from Lithgow PS, Kindlehill School, East Blaxland PS, BMGS

and Wentworth Falls PS. Every person played 7 games of chess on the day and everyone from HPS had at least 1 win! Our teams

placed very well in the overall standings. The team spirit showed by our students was phenomenal. They all played with great

focus and sportsmanship. We all had a great day and a bit of ‘brain hurt’ by the end. We look forward to next year’s competition.

Coin Snakes Which class can make the longest snake of silver coins?

Bring those unwanted 5 cent coins, in fact, silver coins of

any value to school on

Thursday 4th July 2019

Each class will place their coins end to end in the Large

Hall

Students in the class which makes the longest coin snake

and the class which raises the most money win a

Class Movie and Choc Top

This is a fundraiser organised by Year 6 to help subsidise

the Year 6 Farewell and their gift to the school.

SUPERHERO MUFTI DAY

ON 5th OF JULY (LAST DAY OF TERM)

BRING A SMILE TO SICK KIDS BY DONATING A

GOLD COIN.

AN SRC 2019 INITIATIVE FOR BEAR COTTAGE.

(only children’s hospice in NSW)

Springwood High School Showcase

What a busy week our talented students have had! Spring-

wood High School, in collaboration with local Public schools,

created an opportunity for students to showcase their amazing

talents.

Monday saw the Senior girl dancers, Band and Senior record-

er down to Springwood for rehearsal before the big double per-

formance on Friday. The matinee performance was attended

by Stage 3 students whose behaviour on the day was a credit

to Hazelbrook Public School and our community.

The night performance was open to parents and families with

the show being a sell out! The students enjoyed performing to

such a large audience and this was obvious in the quality of

the performance.

A huge thank you must go to Mrs Schmidt, Mrs Peen and Mrs

Evans who guided the students to such amazing performanc-

es. We are grateful for your dedication!

PBL Positive Behaviour for Learning

Each week a student or teacher is recognised for being a

respectful, responsible learner.

When students or teachers receive a ‘PBL Bee’ they put their Bee

into the hive.

On Monday mornings the hive is raided and a winner is drawn.

Week 8 winners are:

Marley W KL

Akina H 1M

Daisy M 3/4L

Lauryn B 5/6W

Week 9 winners are:

Rylan D KH

Kiptyn 1M

Belle K 3/4L

Eliza S MAC M

PBL RULE OF THE WEEK:

I am a learner if I play games fairly

and co-operatively.

Treat Day Tuesday

Banana Bread

P & C News The P&C is holding the monthly meeting on Tuesday 2nd July at 7.30p.m in the staffroom and we would love for you to attend.

We are planning to change the way we run some of our sessions, including the possibility of holding some short meetings straight after school to make attendance easier, and we would love to have your thoughts and ideas.

Please contact Mark Archer on 0405 087 106 if you have any questions, otherwise just come along on Tuesday - we’d love to see you there!

Library Awards

Phoenix 1/2 G

Ruby S Mac M

Andrew C Mac M

Sarah H 5/6A

School Photos

Sports and Co-curricular Photos are now available. You can order online at

www.theschoolphotographer.com.au and use the access code 19S1613PC38H OR collect a

cash envelope from the school office. All orders must be received by the 9th August, 2019.

Public School Mini Art Competition!

We would like to invite Faulconbridge Public School, Hazelbrook Public School, and Springwood Public school stu-

dents to take part in our Mini Art Show and Competition! The two best artworks from each school will be awarded a

$25 voucher for ColourArt, Springwood. Donated by ColourArt Australia and Springwood High School P and C. Be a

part of the longest running art show in the Blue Mountains!

To enter:

On the back of every artwork include student’s name, age, class and school

Submit artworks to your public school office and these will be collected rom the school on Monday 29th of July

Prizes will be awarded at 3pm Sunday 2nd of August, and all artworks will be on display in the foyer of Spring-

wood High School for the entire show.

Winners will be notified in writing through their school on Friday 2nd of August. Public school artworks are not for

sale.

Artworks will be returned to your school the week following the show. If you have any questions, please email us

at springwoodartshow@gmail.com

Location: Springwood High School, Grose Road, Faulconbridge

Friday, 2nd of August (7pm – 10pm), adults only Tickets: $20 includes live music, wine and cheese and

first opportunity to buy art and artisan works.

Saturday, 3rd of August (10am – 5pm) and Sunday, 4th of August (10am – 4pm) Entry: $5 adults and $10

family, all proceeds go to Springwood High School.

School Holiday Programs