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Strathfield South Public School Term 4 Week 3 28 October, 2019

457 Liverpool Rd Strathfield NSW 2135 Rule of the Week: Be Safe

P: 9642 1359 Values: Care, Responsibility, Fairness

E: strathfies-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

W: www.strathfies-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

@ SSPS

Principal’s Message Dear Parent/Carers, SUCCESSFUL SSPS STUDENTS Principal Merit Pins are being handed out at most assemblies now, as students hand in their 3 merit cards for 2019. These colourful pins vary in colour according to our grades K-6. Pictured below are Kindergarten students receiving their pins at a recent assembly. We are hoping all students wear their pins with pride, building up their collection year after year.

Congratulations to our successful OC and selective HS applicants this year. As usual, our school has had many applications for Opportunity Class and Selective High School. Many students have been accepted or on the reserve list for 2020. Well done to all those who applied. WATCH OUT! 2020 KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS COMING SOON…. Kindergarten 2020 orientation begins in two weeks. We have 100 students registered to begin their educational school journey next year. These excited little ones will be the graduates of 2033. Seems a long time away but time flies! STRATHFIELD NETWORK AWARDS Congratulations to our extraordinary School Administrative Officer, Mrs Irene Gilmore, who was

recently awarded a Strathfield Network Award for 2019. This award symbolises and honours the dedication Mrs Gilmore has shown to our school community. We are thrilled to work with her every day. She is pictured here receiving her award from the Strathfield Director, Ms Maria Serafim.

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATED IN STYLE Last Friday was World Teachers’ Day. And what a beautiful day it was! The sun was out and everyone was smiling! Days like this remind Ms Cidem and I of how very grateful we are to be working with so many passionate, hardworking and helpful colleagues. Thank you to the P&C and the Social Club for all the sweet gifts and treats. Mini honey jars were presented to each teacher of the school from the social club. A coffee cart came to the school and provided free coffee to any member of staff 8-9am and a delicious morning tea of sweet and savoury treats was provided. What a thoughtful community.

Have a wonderful week of learning everyone. Karen Mortimer Principal

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Enrolments for Kindergarten 2020 for In Area and Out of Area Siblings IMPORTANT INFORMATION Change to Department of Education Enrolment Policy From Term 4 2019 the Enrolment Policy for NSW Public Schools is changing. These changes may affect sibling enrolments of current students who live outside the schools’ intake area (Out of Area Enrolments). If you have a child currently enrolled at Strathfield South Public School (In Area or Out of Area) and you wish to enrol a sibling for Kindergarten 2020 please submit your paperwork to the school office as soon as possible.

Do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions regarding enrolment of siblings for 2020.

Week 3 Values Focus Fairness

We treat one another with the kindness and respect they deserve.

Important Events

Congratulations Brandon!!!! State Gymnastics Champion

Brandon Khanh from Class 1A, over the weekend won The NSW State Gymnastics Championships. Brandon placed first in 4 of 6 events, and won the overall title, scoring 58.05 out of a possible 60 points. The second-placed competitor scored 56.85 / 60.

On Sunday the 27th of October Signora Bergamin and Signora Morgan

accompanied 9 dancers from Strathfield South Public School to perform at the Norton Street Festa in Leichhardt. Mikaela (Yr 3), Chloe (Yr 4), Mariam (Yr 3), Georgia (Yr 5), Anjni (Yr 3), Hamsvi

(Yr 3), Selina (Yr 4), Sophia (Yr 4), and Lucy (Yr 3) performed the Tarantella Napoletana to a large audience of festival goers. Invited by Co.As.It. to perform, they proudly represented the school, and were well received by the crowd. Their costumes reflected the traditional significance of the Tarantella Napoletana, and the colours of their costumes also represented the colours of the Italian national flag. We extend our thanks to these wonderful performers, as well as to their families for accompanying them and supporting them on the day. Bravissime!!!

ORCHESTRA WORKSHOP Tuesday 29 October All orchestra students from Years 1-6 will have the opportunity to play in an orchestra with experienced tutors and conductors. We are pleased to have Dr Sada Maramatsu and Tracy Burjan, experts in the field of music and orchestra, to conduct and work with students on this special day. Thank you for registering your child. We are very excited to be able to bring the students from the School Orchestra and from the DIM bands to play together for the first time. The day will be packed full of musical fun and the children will attend sessions during the day playing together as a whole Orchestra, smaller ensemble groups and practising in instrumental sections. We hope that you can see the results of their hard work at the end of day concert at 2.30pm in the School Hall. All parents and carers are welcome to attend. We ask each child to have a good breakfast so they will ready to focus and learn when we start the day. Students who are also in the Stage 3 Choir will NOT attend their choir rehearsal. WHAT TO BRING - BLACK MUSIC BAG (if you don't have one, you will be given one when you arrive) - your music in a music folder - a pencil and eraser

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- recess, lunch, water bottle (if you have a lunch order this day, please organise with a friend to bring it to the hall at lunch time). There will be no crunch n sip session. - a good attitude to learning and your funniest jokes! WHAT TO WEAR (weather forecast - sunny 27C) - Orchestra students to wear black top and long black pants/skirt, black shoes - DIM students to wear blue polo shirt and long black pants/skirt, black shoes - MUSIC BADGE (if you haven't been given one, you will receive one at lunchtime). WHEN & WHERE - There is no normal Orchestra practice at 8am. Please drop your child at 8.30am to the School Hall. - Please leave school bags in classrooms (or at home) and only carry the BLACK MUSIC BAG to the hall. - Instruments cases are to be left neatly on the sides of the hall. - Tutors will be tuning instruments from 8.30am - Seating as for normal orchestra practice, otherwise wait on the stage steps for your seat allocation. - We will be starting at 8.50am Our conductors and tutors for the day are: Mrs Tracy Burjan - conductor, wind tutor Dr Sada Muramatsu - conductor, brass tutor Ms Zenith Chae - conductor/strings tutor Mrs Ruth Choong - conductor/strings tutor Ms Anthie Papanikolaou - percussion tutor Ms Sandra Zhang - percussion tutor If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mrs Hamilton (Deputy Principal) or myself. Look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday. Mrs B Hamilton Mrs R Choong Deputy Principal Orchestra

School Notices HALL LECTERN The school is in the process of making changes in the school hall. With that, we are looking for a community member that will be able to take the Lectern and sand back the steel black frame and paint it black. Please contact the school phone 9642 1359 or come to the office if you are able to assist. Thanking you in anticipation. iPLAY – ACTIVE KIDS

The Active Kids program aims to increase participation of school-enrolled children in sport and physical activity by providing parents with vouchers to help cover the cost of registration and membership fees. Families can now access two separate $100 vouchers for each school-enrolled child. This means more kids can get involved in physical activity and learn healthy habits from a young age. The vouchers may be used with an approved Active Kids provider. There are over 10,000 providers in NSW. The vouchers can be used to pay for out of school physical education programs including netball, soccer, gymnastics, tennis, tae kwon do and baseball. The vouchers maybe approved for by using the Services NSW website.

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

FRIDAY SCHOOL SPORT 3-6 STUDENTS ONLY This term, SSPS is offering soccer and tennis sessions from Week 2 until Week 8 during school sport. They are run by ACU Soccer and the FX Tennis program. This is a great opportunity for students to develop their soccer and tennis skills as well as developing teamwork and sportsmanship. If interested, please ensure your child completes and returns the permission note in the attachments. NEW SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MERIT PINS The Principal Badges will be replacing the Principal’s Award, presented to students after they have received 3 Think of Others Certificates. Please note that there are no replacement badges.

STAGE 3 CANBERRA 3 DAY EXCURSION This year Stage 3 will be visiting Canberra for a 3 day excursion. Students will visit places of national importance such as the Australian War Memorial and Parliament House as well as interactive educational facilities including Questacon. This aligns with our current History unit, where students are able to gain a hands-on experience about our nation’s history.

Dates: Group A (S3D, S3P, S3L, S3O): 13-15 November, 2019. Dates: Group B (S3S, S3B, S3N, S3M): 6-8 November, 2019.

Cost: $380 ($100 deposit non-refundable)

Student Banking – Every Tuesday The banking team is looking for extra volunteers on Tuesday between 8:30-9:00am. Please come to the COLA area between the school hall and canteen if you can help during this time period.

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Even a little help of 20 minutes can help us manage school banking even better. All School Payments Term 4 Payments are due for all incursions and excursions. Please contact the office if you have any queries. PEER SUPPORT BBQ Please note the date of our Peer Support celebration BBQ for all leaders on 19 November. Students will enjoy a BBQ lunch and notes regarding food orders will be sent home soon.

Year 6 Farewell – Class of 2019 9 More weeks to go! We need your help. Stage 3 parents who wish to donate toward cost of prop hire for our event, please contact Dee (Billy’s mum from S3O) or Su at the School Canteen daily between 2pm-2:30pm. Alternatively, please contact Ms Munns – Assistant Principal.

Planning for our annual Year 6 Farewell is ongoing and coming together nicely. Save the date cards were issued in term 2. In case you missed it, this exciting event will be held on the evening 16 December, 2019 at Carnavon Golf Club Lidcombe at 5pm. We are very excited to be part of this journey. We have had a great response from parents, with offers that will assist towards making this a night our graduates will remember. Thank you parents. Business owners that can further assist, your contribution will be warmly received. We will require donations in the form of flowers, confectionery, ribbon rolls and tissue paper for the event. If you or someone you know can assist with these, please contact Dee (Billy’s mum from S3O) or Su at the School Canteen daily between 2pm-2:30pm. Alternatively please contact Ms Munns – Assistant Principal

GET YOUR Photos NOW! Drama Club, DIM Junior Band, Bravo String Ensemble, School Spectacular Choir, Senior Band, School Orchestra, Recorder Ensemble, Stage 3 Choir, Stage 2 Choir, Ukulele Group and Dance Group. To view and order online the photos below please go to: www.theschoolphotographer.com.au use the online code:

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Simply follow the links to purchase as many photos as you like! A percentage of the purchase price will contribute to our fundraising efforts this year.

Thank you all for your continued support to make our school great!

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P&C News

The Parents & Citizens (P&C) Community is a welcoming, dedicated, all inclusive, open group who strive to improve our children's school learning environment and resources - Everybody is Welcome! FUTURE DATES BELOW

Monday 18th November 2019

7pm Term 4, Week 6 SSPS Staff Room

Monday 16th December 2019

7pm Term 4, Week 10

TBC

Strathfield South Public School Parents & Citizens Association 457 Liverpool Road, Strathfield NSW 2135 Phone: (02) 9642 1359 Email: ssps.pnc@gmail.com Facebook: @sspspnc

The P&C Executive P&C President – Andrew Lai

P&C Vice President – Natalie Macdonald

P&C Vice President – Catherine Le

P&C Treasurer – Sarah Li

See attachments for more details about how you can contribute

Uniform Shop Pre-loved jumpers & jackets sale $10 each or 3 FOR $25 Uniform Shop hours will be 2:30 – 3:30pm Online orders will be filled as usual, which is the preferred way to order, using MunchMonitor. www.munchmonitor.com.au Username: ssps Password: munch2136

Important Canteen Notice

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Please note that there is only ONE staff member serving breakfast from 8:30 to 9:00, and serving students for breakfast is always our first priority. Therefore, parents wishing to do lunch orders via window or phone please do so between 9:00-9:30am. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

Technology News Connect With SSPS On Twitter! Would you like to become more informed about our school events and student achievements?

Keep updated with our latest news on our Twitter feed. Search @StrathfieldSPS and click Follow. This way you can receive immediate photos and updates staying involved with our students’ educational journeys wherever you are! Mr Matthews ICT Coordinator and ICT Team REPORTS TERM 4 End of year reports will be sent home via email again this Semester. Please ensure if you have updated or changed your address you communicate this with the office asap.

Extra-Curricular NOTES SENT HOME INCLUDING SPORT, COMMUNITY USERS INFORMATION, SCHOOL- BASED PROGRAMS etc. CAN BE FOUND ON THE SCHOOL WEB PAGE https://strathfies-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/newsletter.html

Private String Lessons

Private individual lessons for SSPS students to learn the violin, viola, cello or double bass lessons are offered at SSPS after school in 2019. If you are interested, please see the School Office for contact details. Ruthchoong.strings@gmail.com Ruth Choong Beginning Strings Teacher I String Program Coordinator

Directions In Music Band Expo Monday October 28 @ 2pm. In school hall. http://www.directionsinmusic.com.au Or email directly - taylor@directionsinmusic.com.au

The Calendar

OCTOBER

28 Band Expo 2pm DIM

29 Orchestra Workshop @SSPS

30 School Spectacular – Arena Choir Rehearsal 1

NOVEMBER

5 Kindergarten 2020 Orientation

6,7,8 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion S3S, S3B, S3N, S3M

11 School Spectacular – Arena Choir Rehearsal 2

13,14,15 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion S3D, S3P, S3L, S3O

12 Kindergarten 2020 Orientation

19 Kindergarten 2020 Orientation

19 Peer Support BBQ

20 School Spectacular – Combined Choir Rehearsal

21 School Spectacular – Dress Rehearsal

22 School Spectacular – Performance Day 1

23 School Spectacular – Performance Day 2

29 Grand Finals PSSA

DECEMBER

2 End of Year Concert DIM 2pm

3 SSPS Community Carols Evening

5 Last day of Scripture

5 Combined Christian Scripture Service

5 Endeavour Concert - FoCM

5 Volunteer Thank you morning tea

6 Summer PSSA back up

9 Yr 3-6 Academic Presentation Day

10 K-2 Presentation Day

11 Yr 3-6 Sport and Creative Arts Presentation Day

12 K-2 Picnic Day

13 Yr 3-6 Picnic Day

16 Year 6 Farewell

18 Students’ Last Day

JANUARY

27 Australia Day Holiday

28 Staff Development Day

29 First Day Yr 1-6

FEBRUARY

3 First Day for Kindergarten

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The Calendar OCTOBER 十月

28 Band Expo 2pm DIM

29 乐团工作坊@SSPS

30 学校壮观–竞技场合唱团排练 1

NOVEMBER 十一月

5 幼儿园 2020年定位

6,7,8 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion S3S, S3B, S3N, S3M

13,14,15 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion S3D, S3P, S3L, S3O

12 幼儿园 2020年定位

19 幼儿园 2020年定位

19 同行支持烧烤

27 同行支持烧烤

29 总决赛 PSSA

DECEMBER 十二月 2 年终音乐会 DIM 2pm 3 SSPS社区颂歌晚会 5 圣经的最后一天 5 基督教联合经文 5 奋进音乐会-FoCM 5 志愿者谢谢你早上喝茶 6 夏季 PSSA备份 9 3-6年级学术演讲日 10 K-2演讲日 11 3-6年级体育与创意艺术颁奖日 12 K-2野餐日 13 3-6岁的野餐日 16 六年级的告别

18 学生的最后一天

JANUARY 一月 27 澳大利亚国定假日 28 员工发展日 29 1-6年级

FEBRUARY二月 3 幼儿园第一天

The Calendar

OCTOBER 십월

28 Band Expo 2pm DIM

29 오케스트라 워크숍 @SSPS

30 학교 장관 – 아레나 합창단 리허설 1

NOVEMBER 십일월

5 유치원 2020 오리엔테이션

6,7,8 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion S3S, S3B, S3N, S3M

13,14,15 Stage 3 Canberra Excursion S3D, S3P, S3L, S3O

12 유치원 2020 오리엔테이션

19 유치원 2020 오리엔테이션

19 동료 지원 BBQ

27 동료 지원 BBQ

29 그랜드 파이널 PSSA

DECEMBER 월

2 연말 콘서트 DIM 2pm

3 SSPS 커뮤니티 캐롤 저녁

5 성경의 마지막 날

5 결합 된 기독교 성경 서비스

5 노력 콘서트-FoCM

5 자원 봉사 감사합니다

6 여름 PSSA 백업

9 3-6 학년 발표회

10 K-2 발표일

11 3-6 일 스포츠 및 창작 예술 프레젠테이션의 날

12 K-2 피크닉 데이

13 3-6 일 피크닉 날

16 6 학년 작별

18 학생들의 마지막 날

JANUARY 일월

27 호주 데이 휴일

28 직원 개발의 날

29 첫날 Yr 1-6

FEBRUARY이월

3 유치원 첫날

Are you….? Active Learner / Ubiquitous

The student will think, learn and create anywhere, anyhow anytime.

K-2 Sports Day This year’s K-2 Sports Day was an amazing success. The students all demonstrated great sportsmanship, encouragement and participation. Thank you to parents and students for making it a positive and memorable K-2 Sports Day!!

The final House results are: 1st – EMUS

2nd – KOALAS 3rd – KANGAS 4th – KOOKAS

K-2 Teachers

Celebrate And save the date! Join us at SSPS

Tuesday 3 December from 5:30pm for our annual Family Carols Evening.

Come along and sing a song! We’ll see you there! With bells on!

FLYINGSOLO

SYMPHONIA JUBILATEPRESENTS

Saturday November 16th At 5:00pmMarie Bashir Public School Hall

Albert Road, StrathfieldFor Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/BGFEO