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Samuel Terry Public School ~ Developing 21st Century Learners ~ Page 1 Samuel Terry Public School Newsletter Grays Lane, Cranebrook NSW 2749 Ph: 4730 2888 www.samuelterr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Thursday 9th May, 2019 Week 2, Term 2 Dear Parents and Caregivers, We wish our Years 3 and 5 students the best of luck in their upcoming NAPLAN assessments. NAPLAN commences on Tuesday, May 14 and concludes on Thursday, May 16. The results of the assessments will be released in late September. Screen Time I recommend that all parents/carers have a look at page 12 of this newsletter. Miss Laura has written an interesting report on the issue of appropriate levels of screen time for children. It is a very relevant and important topic and the article provides plenty of food for thought.Opal Card – Important information If your child catches a bus to and from school can you please remind your child to tap on and off. It is only through tapping on and off that the bus company can keep track of how many students are using the service. If statistics show that not many students are tapping on and off, some services may be reduced or cancelled. If you wish to apply for an Opal Card, the link is as follows: https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/home#/ howToApply. Mothers Day Stall A huge thank you goes to our dedicated group of parent helpers who organised and ran the Mothers Day stall this week. We really appreciate you giving up you time for our school community. Double Parking Some parents have raised concerns about other parents double parking on the side road (next to the staff car park) during pick up and drop off times. This practice not only holds up the traffic, it endangers the safety of children who are getting out of the car. At the upcoming P & C meeting, there will be another discussion about ideas for alleviating the traffic situation. P & C Meeting The next P & C meeting will be held at the school next Monday, May 13 at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend. Mr Lockley Principal

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Samuel Terry Public School Newsletter

Grays Lane, Cranebrook NSW 2749 Ph: 4730 2888

www.samuelterr-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Thursday 9th May, 2019

Week 2, Term 2

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

We wish our Years 3 and 5 students the best of luck in their upcoming NAPLAN assessments. NAPLAN

commences on Tuesday, May 14 and concludes on Thursday, May 16. The results of the assessments will

be released in late September.

Screen Time

I recommend that all parents/carers have a look at page 12 of this newsletter. Miss Laura has written an

interesting report on the issue of appropriate levels of screen time for children. It is a very relevant and

important topic and the article provides plenty of ‘food for thought.’

Opal Card – Important information

If your child catches a bus to and from school can you please remind your child to tap on and off. It is

only through tapping on and off that the bus company can keep track of how many students are using the

service. If statistics show that not many students are tapping on and off, some services may be reduced or

cancelled.

If you wish to apply for an Opal Card, the link is as follows: https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/home#/

howToApply.

Mother’s Day Stall

A huge thank you goes to our dedicated group of parent helpers who organised and ran the Mother’s Day

stall this week. We really appreciate you giving up you time

for our school community.

Double Parking

Some parents have raised concerns about other parents

double parking on the side road (next to the staff car park)

during pick up and drop off times. This practice not only

holds up the traffic, it endangers the safety of children who

are getting out of the car.

At the upcoming P & C meeting, there will be another

discussion about ideas for alleviating the traffic situation.

P & C Meeting

The next P & C meeting will be held at the school next Monday, May 13 at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend.

Mr Lockley

Principal

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Money Matters

Software Package Kindergarten ---------------------- $20

Kindergarten Science, Art and Craft Fee ---------- $5

Software Package Years 1-6 ---------------------------- $25

Year 5 Hill End Camp ----------------------------------- $85 final payments

Synergy bus fee -------------------------------------------- $14

PSSA Sport -------------------------------------------------- $90

Penrith Lakes Excursion Stage 1 ---------------------- $12

Clubs ---------------------------------------------------------- $10

Wollongong Science Centre Stage 2 ------------------ $32

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Does your child catch a school bus? Help them keep it!

Busways Group Pty Ltd

5 Bridge St, Pymble NSW 2073

www.busways.com.au

As the bus operator that providing your child's school bus services, we're asking for your help getting

your child to use their Opal card on every bus trip.

Since the introduction of the School Opal card in 2016, school bus patronage data has significantly

dropped. This is not reflected in the number of students actually travelling on our buses for various

reasons a large number of students are consistently not using their Opal cards as they should be.

Opal data gathered by tapping on and off is used by transport planners and service schedulers to

design the bus network that best serves the community utilising the resources available.

If students don't tap on and off then school bus services will appear underutilised and may be

considered for cancellation based on low passenger numbers.

Please help us reinforce the message that tapping on and off every bus journey with an Opal card is

essential to travel on the bus. This will ensure school services continue to be planned for the

students that use it, providing the journey to school your children depend on.

To help us achieve this, please talk with your child:

• Ask them if they tap on and off the bus with their Opal card.

• If they do, congratulate them for doing the right thing and talk about why it's important.

• If they sometimes don't or never do, ask them why.

o Are they confused about why they have to? Talk about why it's important, and that

every tap tells the bus planners that the bus is needed.

o Do they forget? Help them find a way to remember, such as getting into the habit of

getting their Opal card out as soon as they arrive at the bus stop or bus line.

o Is their Opa I card at the bottom of their bag? Help find a handier place to keep it.

o Are they influenced by friends or peers that don't tap? Talk about how they like to

travel on the bus with their friends and how tapping is what keeps the service

running.

o Have they lost their Opal card? To order a new Opal card visit www.opal.com.au.

If there's another reason that you'd like to discuss with Busways, please contact us at

[email protected]. We are happy to listen and do what we can to help your child feel

comfortable using their Opal card.

Thank you for helping us to best serve your school community.

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TERM 2 PLANNER 2019

WK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1

29 April Staff Development Day

30

1 May 2 PVPAF Combined Choir rehearsal

3

2

6 7 8 District Cross Country

9 10

3

13 P & C Meeting 7.30pm

14 NAPLAN

15 NAPLAN

16 NAPLAN

17 Winter PSSA starts

4

20

21

22

23

24

5

27 Year 5 Hill End Assembly

28 Year 5 Hill End

29 Debate Round1

30 Year 1 excursion Penrith Lakes Stage 2 Planetarium excursion

31 Year 2 excursion Penrith Lakes

6

3 June 4

5

6 Synergy Dance Festival

7

7

10 Queen’s Birthday

11

12 Synergy Dance Festival

13

14

8

17 Assembly

18 School Photographs

19 20

21 Dance Audition

9

24 Dental Visits (y3-6) Reports printed

25 Dental Visits (K-2) Athletics Carnival

26 Dental Visits Debate R2 Star of the Month Morning Tea Combined choir PVPAF

27

28

10

1 July 2

3

4

5 Year 6 Fundraiser

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EARLY STAGE ONE NEWS!

Welcome back to Term 2!

Kindergarten are having a wonderful time learning all about our peers, families and investigating what things are made of.

We are well into our classroom programs of learning how to read, write and developing lots of mathematical skills!

Kindergarten are continually encouraged and explicitly taught how to be SAFE, RESPONSIBLE and RESPECTFUL learners that follow teacher’s instructions continually.

It would be appreciated if parents could reinforce the idea that at school we

*Keep our hands and feet to ourselves

* Follow all teacher’s instructions

*Use kind words to others

*No rough play

CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING OVERVIEW

Below is an overview of what your children are being exposed to in the classroom for the next 2 weeks.

All kindergarten classes are focusing on the same content throughout the term.

This ensures that consistency is occurring across the grade.

PHONEMES – H , L, U, C

SIGHTWORDS – can, not, happy, shouted

going, down, goes

MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS – mass, volume and capacity

HOME LEARNING

Please revise your child’s sight words and read with your children at least every other night.

Completing these homework tasks consolidate learning that occurs in the classroom.

SCHOOL UNIFORM AND JEWELLERY

Please ensure that your child is in full school uniform. This includes school hat, grey socks for boys, white socks for girls and black leather school shoes.

We ask that our children ensure their shirts are tucked in.

Due to safety issues that may arise – jewellery is not to be worn to school. Small sleeper type earrings / small studs are acceptable.

With the colder weather approaching, please do not forget to clearly mark your child’s jumper with their name.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Mrs. Goulden and Mrs Lowe

Early Stage One Supervisors

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Stage 1 News Welcome back to Term 2. Students have had a wonderful start and are engaged in their learning. This term is a busy term with a number of special events happening for our students. K-2 Mini Cross Country Carnival On Tuesday 2nd May, All students in Stage 1 will participate in a Mini Cross

Country Carnival. Year 1 & 2 children will be running 1km. This is a fun event

for our students that provides them with the opportunity to experience how a

cross-country day operates. Please note that children will not be receiving ma-

jor awards or continue onto any other stages if they receive a place in their race.

All children are expected to participate and are allowed to walk the course if

necessary.

Parents are welcome to attend, the seating area for parents will be on the basketball court/basketball court

stairs.

Excursion - Penrith Lakes Educational Centre Last term all students received a note for the Stage 1 excursion. The excur-sion will take place in Week 5 of Term 2. Year One - Thursday 30th May Year Two – Friday 31st May Please Note The cost of the excursion is $12. Payment must be made by 3pm on Wednesday 15th May. If you have not received the note please see your child’s teacher. This term students in Stage 1 will be immersed in the wonderful world of Fairy tales. The amazing Shrek Portraits were created by students in 2S

Alyssa A Lincoln C Georgia Bianca

Mrs Nicola Giroud

Stage One Supervisor

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Stage 2 Report Week 2 Term 2

Term 2 is well and truly underway with the children quickly back to routines.

NAPLAN

As you know NAPLAN is next week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We have been talking about

what the tests will look like and showing the children some tests from previous years so that they know

what to expect and have had some practise of how to answer questions. Our aim is to ensure there is no

anxiety around doing these papers.

The NAPLAN timetable is as follows:

Tuesday - Language conventions and writing

Wednesday - Reading

Thursday - Numeracy

Please ensure your child is at school on time so their start to the day is not disrupted.

Each child will need to have lead pencils and an eraser.

Multicultural Public Speaking Competition

The children have delivered some interesting speeches in their classrooms. Well done to them all! The fi-

nalist in each class will be decided by Friday this week and the school final will be held soon. If your child

is the finalist from their class you will be invited to attend.

Thank you for the support you have provided by helping your child with their speech and encouraging them

to practise.

Software Package

Please finalise payment for this if you have not already done so. These programs are

important components of our teaching and learning activities.

EXCURSION

You should have received the note sent home regarding our excur-

sion to the Wollongong Science Centre on 30th May. The final date

for payment is FRIDAY 24th May. If you haven’t received the note

yet please see your child’s teacher or collect one from the front

office.

Maths Mentals Challenge

Both Year 4 and Year 3 are doing the 5 times table for weeks 1-3.

The 20 sums are made up of 5 multiplication, 5 division, 5 addition and 5 subtraction.

All the children are trying hard with this challenge. Many of the children have been practising using the on

line maths game – HIT THE BUTTON.

Stage 2 teachers

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STAGE 3 NEWS!

NAPLAN:

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week, our Year 5 students will sit the 2019 NAPLAN as-

sessment. These assessments will measure student achievement in the areas of language conventions, writ-

ing, reading and numeracy. The results of the tests will provide us with important information about what

each student can do, and will be used to support teaching and learning programs. Parents will receive a

report indicating their child’s level of achievement. Each student’s level of achievement will be reported

against the national minimum standard. We wish all Year 5 students the best of luck as they take part in

the 2019 NAPLAN assessments.

Year 5 Overnight excursion—Hill End:

The due date for final payments for the 2019 Year 5 overnight excursion is TODAY, Wednesday 8th May

(Week 2). We are excited to see the number of students who will be attending the excursion this

year. Year 5 students will be travelling to Hill End on Monday 27th May and will return the following

day. All students attending received a note last week outlining some important information about the ex-

cursion including departure and arrival times, the itinerary for the 2 days as well as packing requirements.

Should you have any queries regarding the excursion please do not hesitate to contact Miss Carter the or-

ganising teacher or your child’s classroom teacher. We look forward to a wonderful learning experience

with Year 5 at the overnight excursion.

Cranebrook High School Selective Class:

A reminder to all year 6 families that if you would like to apply for the selective class at Cranebrook High

School for 2020, all applications are due by 24th May 2019.

Year 6 Surf Education Excursion:

On the last day of term 1, year 6 attended their excursion to Manly Beach. They had an amazing day

learning all about the surf and they really enjoyed getting in the water and learning different skills on the

boards. A big congratulations to all students who attended, you represented the school proudly. Well

done!

Creative arts clubs:

Creative arts clubs are back again in Term 2. All students were given the opportunity to select the clubs

they would like to participate in this year and have been allocated one of these choices for Term 2. Some

of the clubs require a small fee to be paid to cover the cost of materials needed to take part in the club

(pottery this term). All students who have selected a fee paying club were given a note, outlining the cost

of their chosen club. These fees are due by Friday 17th May. Students who have not paid the fee by this

date will be moved to a non-fee paying club.

Software package:

Parents and caregivers are reminded to make payment for access to the software package ASAP. The

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package costs $25 per student and gives students access to many wonderful online learning tools such as

Mathletics, Reading Eggs and Soundwaves spelling program. These programs are integrated into our

classroom lessons as well as part of weekly homework activities this term. Payment for the software

package is now OVERDUE. It would be greatly appreciated if payment could be made ASAP so

that students can begin utilising these valuable online resources in the classroom and at home.

Uniform:

Please ensure that your child is dressed in full school uniform. This includes school hat, grey socks for

boys, white socks for girls and a blue jacket or jumper. As the weather starts to cool it is important that

students come to school dressed appropriately in warm clothing. Please ensure all items of clothing are

labelled with your child’s name to avoid lost items. We also ask that our students ensure their shirts are

tucked in. Due to safety issues, students are not permitted to wear jewellery at school. The only jewellery

that is acceptable is small plain studs or sleepers for girls and boys. Any other jewellery including

bracelets, bangles, necklaces, anklets etc should not be worn to school.

We would like to welcome all students and families back this term and hope you have had a restful

break. We look forward to another busy term in Stage 3 full of learning and exciting extra-curricular

activities.

Sporting Achievements

At the start of the year I was selected for the Penrith Zone soccer team. We made it to the final and won

the comp for the first time in ten years and I didn’t concede a goal during the comp. I was selected to try out for the Sydney West team and made it into the team. Now I am going to another comp in Bathurst on 28th ,29th and 30th.

Mason J H

On Monday was the Penrith district touch football event. We played 9 games for our pool, a semi-final and a grand final. The girls only lost 1 game all day! Unfortunately the girls lost the grand final 1 nil.

Sienna, Anthea, Grace and I were all in the team. We had a presentation at the end of the day. Sienna and I made the Sydney West team and we’re so happy. Jack A played in the Penrith district boys team. We all had lots of fun.

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Sporting Achievements

At the start of the year I was selected for the Penrith Zone soccer team. We made it to the final and won

the comp for the first time in ten years and I didn’t concede a goal during the comp. I was selected to try

out for the Sydney West team and made it into the team. Now I am going to another comp in Bathurst on

28th ,29th and 30th.

Mason J H

On Monday was the Penrith district touch football event. We played 9 games for our

pool, a semi-final and a grand final. The girls only lost 1 game all day!

Unfortunately the girls lost the grand final 1 nil. Sienna, Anthea, Grace and I were

all in the team. We had a presentation at the end of the day. Sienna and I made the

Sydney West team and we’re so happy. Jack A played in the Penrith district boys

team. We all had lots of fun.

During the holidays Lily and her team of Penrith Zone PSSA girls softball were the

undefeated and grand final winners.

On Monday was the Penrith district touch football event. We played 9 games for our

pool, a semi-final and a grand final. The girls only lost 1 game all day! Unfortunately

the girls lost the grand final 1 nil. Sienna, Anthea, Grace and I were all in the team.

We had a presentation at the end of the day. Sienna and I made the Sydney West team

and we’re so happy. Jack A played in the Penrith

district boys team. We all had lots of fun.

Tia G

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‘Dance Off’ Dance Camp 2019

Last week, four selected senior students from Samuel Terry once again took part in the Department of Education

‘Dance Off’ Dance Camp.

Our amazing young dancers, Madison A, Grace B, Finnlay B and Tahlia G, represented our school with pride and

participated with excellence throughout the camp. The girls had the opportunity to partake in a wide variety of

dance and creative art workshops which were led by professional dance teachers and choreographers.

The girls also got to experience the true sense of camp life by making new friends, cooking for their fellow

campers and no doubt enjoying some late night lolly eating. After the three days at camp, the students then

performed a small concert for family and teachers that truly showcased what they had learnt throughout the camp

and the fun that was had by all.

It was a pleasure to watch our students perform and receive a certificate of excellence in dance and it was an extra

special surprise to see our very own Grace receive a distinguished award in hip-hop.

Congratulation girls, you were all outstanding!

Mrs Shaylor

I went to dance camp to represent Samuel Terry. It was my first time going to dance camp. After we signed up we

went to our room. I went with four other girls, Grace, Maddie, Tahlia and Hannah. Our first class was lyrical. It

was so much fun! After that we had jazz which was my fav. We also did Hip-hop, Glee club, and musical theatre.

It was so fun to learn from professional dancers.

Finnlay B

Hi my name is Grace and I’m going to tell you about my experience at dance camp. We firstly got our cabins and

believe me you don’t want a room next to our teacher. We had our first class lyrical and I loved it, we learnt our

dance from Evie and her choreography was so good. During dance camp I met so many friends and all the students

were so nice and friendly although being competitive. I was so privileged to represent our school and I was so

honoured to take home a hip-hop award. I went with Finnlay, Tahlia, Maddison and was glad to include everyone.

We did Jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and theatre. Working with everyone was super fun and I am glad I was chosen to go.

Grace B

Last Wednesday I went to dance camp. It was my first time going so I was a little scared. I loved learning combos

from professional dancers. Everyone was so friendly even if you didn’t know them. The dance styles that we did

were lyrical, jazz, hip hop, commercial jazz, musical theatre and our selective groups which I chose tap. We also

had choreography groups. We got into our groups and we would get a set of instructions which made up a dance.

Then we performed all the combos that we learnt. It was so fun performing all the dances. I am so glad I got the

opportunity to go to dance camp with all my friends.

Madison A

Hi I went to dance camp to represent Samuel Terry .It was so fun I loved having fun with my friends and leaning new moves .The best part was hip hop. I loved all the moves. My friend and I had to get a part for CAPA group. After that After that we had to serve, dinner it was so scary you needed to be so fast. It was amazing to have the opportunity to be there.

Tahlia G

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Dance Off’ Dance Camp 2019

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Counsellors Corner

Screen Time –Digital Nutrition

As the school counsellor, I am often asked by parents about how best to manage screen time. The Australian Gov-

ernment Department of Health states ‘Watching TV and playing computer games are common activities for kids

BUT kids who spend long periods of time inactive are more likely to have poor physical, social and intellectual de-

velopment’.

When managing screen time for both ourselves and our children, it is important to consider what content is being

watched or played, when this content is being watched or played and overall duration of screen time.

The recommended duration of screen time for children as per the Department of Health website.

When allowing children to access screen time, including Ipads, phones, T.V and other electronic devices, it’s im-

portant to consider the concept of ‘digital nutrition’. Similar to the way we understand nutrition for our bodies, we

need to be considerate of the nutrition we feed our minds, especially our children’s minds. Therefore the content of

what our children are watching is significant and has the potential to have detrimental effects on their functioning if

inappropriate for their age. Classifications are provided for all T.V. shows and movies that are aired on television,

this provides guidelines to what children should be watching. However YouTube has provided a very open and un-

filtered avenue for children to explore. Parental controls and Kids YouTube are not enough to ensure that our chil-

dren are watching appropriate content. Quite often inappropriate images, audio or video content is embedded with-

in a seemingly innocent child’s video. It can be helpful to only allow screen time in open living areas where parents/

guardians are within range to hear and check in on what children are watching. Inappropriate content can cause

significant effects on how well your child sleeps, interacts with others, focuses throughout the day, understands and

feels about the world as well as develops suitable empathetic understanding.

The time of day in which your child has screen time is also important. It is recommended to avoid any screen time

up to an hour before sleep. The screen emits light that affects our brain in different ways. It affects the production

of melatonin which is the hormone responsible for controlling the sleep/wake cycle or the circadian rhythm. Reduc-

tions in melatonin make it difficult to fall asleep and maintain deep sleep. Quite often people say that watching T.V

or movies on the Ipad helps them to fall asleep. Screen time provides a distraction from thinking about the chaos of

life and the endless list of things to be done, it allows us to escape into a different realm and be caught up in a story,

but it can lead to eye strain and blurred vision. This may explain why you end up needing to close your eyes and go

to sleep, however, areas of your brain are still active and hence influence your sleep patterns. This then affects your

functioning the next day. Quality sleep is essential for optimal functioning especially for children.

A helpful screen time plan can be found at the following link. This can be used as an agreement between yourself

and your child about the management of appropriate screen time.

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/adventistmedia/pages/936/attachments/original/1551327068/

Printable_Screentime_plan.pdf?1551327068

Miss Laura

School Counsellor

Age (in years) Recommended hours of screen time

0-2 0 hours per day (should not engage in screen time, including tele-

vision and other electronic devices)

2-5 1 hour or less per day

5 & over 2 hours or less per day

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District Cross Country

Term 2 has kicked off with some great sporting achievements at Samuel Terry Public School.

Mason J H was lucky to have been selected in the Sydney West Soccer Team for his excellent goal keeping skills

throughout the tournament. The Penrith Zone Team came first in the competition, beating Castle Hill in the final

1 – 0.

This week Jack A, Tia-Jane G, Sienna B, Anthea K and Grace B attended the Sydney West Touch Football Trials,

representing the Penrith Zone in the Boys and Girls Touch Team. After a competitive day of play the girls made it

through to the final, coming runner up to Seven Hills 1 – 0. The boys team also made it through to the final and

came away with a win against Castle Hill 2 – 0.

Congratulations to Tia-Jane and Sienna who impressed the team selectors and were lucky to have been chosen for

the Sydney West Team who will be competing at The Sydney West Carnival at Mudgee later on in the year.

On Monday was the Penrith District Touch Football event. Sienna, Anthea, Grace and I were in the Penrith

Zone team We played 9 games and made it through to the semi-final and then the grand-final. The girls lost

one game in the pool and then lost in the grand-final. The score was 1 nil to the other team. I score two tries

and got 6 try assists. We then had a presentation. Sienna and I made the Sydney West Team and were so

happy.

Tia-Jane G

On Monday was Penrith District Touch Football. I was the only boy from Samuel Terry in the team. I scored 3

tries. We played 9 games in the pool, 1 semi and then we made the final. We won 7 pool games and drew 2.

We also won the grand final 2 nil. I had a good day, it was fun to represent the school and Penrith Zone.

Jack A

Also this week, was the Penrith Zone Cross Country carnival. We sent a team of 45 students to represent out school

at the carnival who all ran hard and tried their best.

A huge congratulations to the following students who received a place and will be representing the Penrith Zone at

the Sydney West Carnival:

Liam R – 1st place 8/9 Years Boys

Jack A – 1st place 11 Years Boys

Tia-Jane G – 3rd place 11 Years Girls

Ryan D – 5th place 10 Years Boys

Good luck to everyone who is competing at a variety of sports at the next level.

Mrs Miller

Sport Coordinator

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What’s On at Penrith Observatory in May 2019

Date: Saturday 11 May 2019

Event name: Public Astronomy Night: Cosmic Collisions

Event details:

Speaker – Ms Raelene Sommer Asteroids, Comets and Meteors. What are they and what happens when they hit

Earth?

Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome and viewing of the night sky through a range of tele-

scopes (weather permitting).

$18.00 Adult

$12.00 Child/Concession

$50.00 Family (2 adults + 2 children)

Children under 3 years of age free.

IMPORTANT: Parents/Carers are responsible for and must remain with their children at all times.

BOOKINGS VIA OUR WEBSITE ESSENTIAL

Time: 7pm – 9pm

Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North campus,

Great Western Highway, Werrington 2747

Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/700172310419737/

Date: Saturday 25 May 2019

Event name: Public Astronomy Night: A New Age of Stellar Polarimetry

Event details:

Speaker – Dr Daniel Cotton Polarimetry measurements are crucial for understanding stellar structure and deter-

mining the role heavy stars play in the evolution of the galaxy. With new ground-breaking techniques that we've

developed, we have entered a new age of stellar polarimetry and are poised to answer some important questions.

For instance, stellar interior structure, rotation and the complications of binarity are the biggest sources of uncer-

tainty in stellar evolution models.

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Includes presentation, short 3D movie, tour of the dome and viewing of the night sky through a range of tele-

scopes (weather permitting). $18.00 Adult

$12.00 Child/Concession

$50.00 Family (2 adults + 2 children)

Children under 3 years of age free.

IMPORTANT: Parents/Carers are responsible for and must remain with their children at all times.

BOOKINGS VIA OUR WEBSITE ESSENTIAL

Time: 7pm –9pm

Venue Address: Penrith Observatory (Building AO), Western Sydney University, Werrington North campus,

Great Western Highway, Werrington 2747

Contact phone or website for public enquiries and bookings:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/312077436130139/

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