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DATES TO REMEMBER Fri 6 April 9:30am Whole School Assembly Cross Country Carnival Tues 10 April - Wed 11 Apr CARES Excursion for

Stage 3 12pm Koori Choir Performance, Terrigal

Surf Club School Disco Thurs 12 April 12:45pm Easter Scripture Assembly Fri 13 April 9:30am ANZAC Day Assembly Fri 13 April Yulunga Games Day Fri 13 April LAST DAY OF TERM 1 Wed 25 April ANZAC Day March - 11am at The

Entrance TERM 2 Tues 1

May STUDENTS RETURN

Fri 11 May Mothers Day High Tea Mon 14 May 9:30am P&C Meeting Tues 15 May Stage 1 Excursion to Wyong Art House Mon 4 June K-6 Athletics Carnival Wed 4 July - Fri 6 Jul Stage 3 Camp to Canberra

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Week 10 and Term 1 is nearly finished, I would like to wish all our families a safe and relaxing holiday. The students have demonstrated outstanding commitment to their learning over the past ten weeks and deserve a holiday. Congratulations to all of our students who have achieved their first level in the Home Reading program, remember that reading in the school holidays counts towards the next level.

I would like to invite our school community to join our students and staff in the ANZAC day assembly on Friday 13th April starting at 9.30am. ALL students are also invited to march with the school on ANZAC Day on the 25

th April.

Students will need to wear school uniform and meet Mr Rudd on the grassed area behind the ANZAC memorial at 11:00am.

Students from Pre School to Year 6 are more than welcome to attend and join the Tuggerah Lakes Learning Community for this special event and march behind our school banner. Parents are responsible for bringing their children to and from the event and assisting where possible for supervision purposes.

Date: Wednesday April 25

Location: The Entrance Memorial Park, The Entrance. Time: 11:00am arrival

We begin our march at 11:30am

A reminder that the toilets at school are for The Entrance Public School students use only. Visitors to the school throughout the day including before school, in the morning and afternoon pick up, that need to use the toilets need to see the office and be directed to a staff or visitor toilet. Thank you for your assistance with this issue as it is for the safety of our students and is a child protection issue.

TERM 2: STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL TUESDAY 1 MAY 2018

Kids and phone bills: How do you teach your child to use

their credit wisely? Ever seen the monthly phone or internet account and felt sick? It's called "bill shock", and there are many new ways families accidentally rack up hundreds of dollars of costs each month. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/technology/using-technology/avoiding-bill-shock

Managing depression: One in four kids over 12 have

symptoms of depression. Would you know what to look for and how to help? In this podcast, brain and mind specialist Professor Ian Hickie chats with James O'Loghlin on helping kids beat the blues. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/managing-depression-in-children What makes a good book for young kids?: Books with

vivid imagery, exciting stories and strong characters will not only entertain your child but set them up to enjoy reading for the rest of their life. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/zh/homework-and-study/english/my-book-club/what-makes-a-good-book-for-young-kids

Mark Rudd Principal

TEPS CROSS COUNTRY 2018

The 2018 cross country carnival is only 2 days away!

The cross country carnival will take place on Friday 6th April, 2018 (Term 1, Week 10). The carnival is compulsory for all students from Year 2 (Year 2 students turning 8 this year) to Year 6. The carnival will begin after our whole school assembly at approximately 10:30am.

Race order: 12/13 Year Boys 12/13 Year Girls 11 Year Boys 11Year Girls BBQ RECESS 10 Year Boys 10 Year Girls 8/9 Year Boys 8/9 Year Girls

Our wonderful P&C will be running a barbeque at recess and selling cold drinks. Sausage sandwich $2.50 Meal deal - including a sausage sizzle, cold drink and ice block $5 STUDENTS WITH ASTHMA STUDENTS THAT ARE ASTHMATIC WILL BE IDENTIFIED WITH A GREEN WRISTBAND. ALL CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA MUST HAVE THEIR OWN PUFFERS. Students are asked to wear their coloured sports shirt and appropriate footwear.

We hope you can come along and cheer on our runners.

Happy running!!! Donna Andrews and Jamie Stephen

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K-6 B NEWS Pikelet Drive

We are so proud of our students for running a very successful Pikelet Drive.

The effort and enthusiasm they displayed on the day was remarkable. They worked so hard, serving over 800 pikelets to students and staff! But their huge smiles, welcoming approach, positive attitude and growing confidence as they interacted with students and staff made all the hard work worthwhile. Congratulations K6B. You are awesome!

HOME READING AWARDS Ryan – 50 Nights (Surf)

Mary Best & Deb Eastment Support Class Team

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

I would like to congratulate all of the amazing Kindergarten children on completing their first Term of school. I am so proud of how well the children have settled into the routines of school and I am

blown away by the progress that has already been made in such a short time. I would also like to thank the amazing team of Kindergarten teachers who go above and beyond every day for our children. EASTER HAT PARADE AND FUN DAY

Kinder had a fantastic day celebrating Easter with our Easter Fun Day. The children enjoyed having their face painted, made bunny ears, decorated Easter biscuits and made some Easter pictures. I would also like to thank all of the parents and carers who came along to join in the fun of the Easter Hat Parade. All of the children looked wonderful in their hats. SPORT IN SCHOOLS

The team from Sport in Schools will be here in Term 2 to teach gymnastics to all of the K-2 classes. A note with more information will be sent home at the beginning of Term 2. I hope you all have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break. We look forward to seeing you all back at school on Tuesday 1

st May for another fantastic term.

Kind Regards, Donna Andrews (KD), Nicole Quye (KQ), Nikki Wilson (KW), Dianne Butler and Adam Lonergan (KBL) STAGE 1 NEWS

What a wonderful day Stage 1 had last week at the Easter Hat Parade. Thank you to all the parents who were busy making Easter hats. It was so lovely to see the children proudly wearing their creations in the parade.

A final reminder that $25 is due by Friday 13

th April for our

excursion to The Wyong Arthouse next term to see ‘Josephine wants to dance’. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our students to have a unique, live theatre experience. Congratulations for the following children who received a class award at our Stage 1 Assembly. Our clever home readers are included as well. 2K: Class awards Kiana – Clever work in Maths with 2D shapes Caleb – Giving thoughtful answers during Child Protection

lessons

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Value awards Ashton – His lovely smile brightens up my day Jacob – For being a nice, caring boy who is kind & helpful at

all times 25 nights: Michelle & Gorgia 50 nights: Ava & Ruby

2C:

Class awards Stevie-Mae- Being a responsible and helpful classmate Jayden – Having a can-do attitude in maths

Value awards Robert – Welcome to TEPS! Jiya – Always using her manners

1/2D: Class awards Zach H – Clever writing & problem solving Skylah – A kind & considerate classmate

Value awards Mariam– Amazing manners, clever brain & positive attitude Samuel – Amazing efforts

25 nights: -Lucas, Max, Mariam, Sienna, Gennavieve &

Tianshu 50 nights: Rosie, Skylah & Davi

1M: Class awards Telesha- Enthusiastic reader Jye – Huge improvements in reading

Value awards Mikayla – A delight to teach with beautiful manners & 100%

effort Samarvir – A dedicated learner with beautiful manners

1KN: Class awards Evie – Excellent ideas when writing Stewone – Always making good choices- with a big smile

Value awards Van – Showing persistence when reading Keely – Showing persistence when completing writing tasks

25 nights: Ruby, Jameel, Savannah 50 nights: Stewone & Keely 1P:

Class awards: Jasper – For creating clever codes on Scratch Jnr Piper – For being a sensible, clever & kind classmate

Value Awards: Tyler – For a fabulous effort to make sensible choices Jaylie – Being a cool, calm & collected classmate. We love

having you in 1P 25 nights: Dannica, Kyarn & Tyler

Regards Stage 1 Teachers

School Banking has arrived at our school with The Greater. Vicki and Aleisha from The Greater will be at school Friday mornings to help open your child's bank account with $5. Any student who wishes to bank money can bring their bank book and money to the office on Friday mornings.

A great new reward system is coming for all students who have a bank account, so make sure you start banking each week.

Ms Ally Bayfield Organising Teacher

CHANGE FOR CHANGE

Thank you to the following businesses that are supporting our school with Change for Change money collection containers. Lakeside Plaza Pavalyn Florist, Lakeside Plaza Hot Dollar, Lakeside Plaza Millers, Lakeside Plaza Simply Pharmacy, Lakeside Plaza The Newsagent, Lakeside Plaza Freechoice Tobacconist, Lakeside Plaza The Original Discount Base Shop, The Entrance Road Chemsave Pharmcy, The Entrance Road The Entrance Newsagency, The Entrance Road Fashion Array, The Entrance Road Johno's Tobacconist and gifts, The Entrance Road Accent on Beauty, The Entrance Road Fashion Array Johno's Tobacconist and gifts

STAGE 2 NEWS

Week 10 already! This brings us to the final newsletter for Term 1 2018. A BIG thank you to all our parents and carers who came out to support our Easter hat parade last Friday, the children really enjoy you being there to make the day that little more special. The creativity

and effort that went into some of the hats was wonderful. For the Love of Reading

Mr Bob Dunne from the Lions Club, presented our Stage 2 students with their chosen texts and book bags at a small presentation assembly afternoon, on Tuesday the 3

rd of April. These books

are for the children to keep and read at home to help build and foster a love of reading. Thank you again to The Lions Club of The Entrance and all you have done for our students at The Entrance Public School. Special mention also for Ms Bayfield who organises this opportunity for our Stage 2 children!

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Cross Country is 10.30am this Friday 6th

April, after our

whole school assembly. This year we are holding the event at school, Mr Stephen has mapped out an appropriate course and the children are familiar with its outline. We will be starting with our seniors and Stage 2 students are expected to run straight after recess. All

parents/carers are welcome to attend and help cheer our runners along. The P&C will be running a BBQ and serving sausage sandwiches during recess, on the day. Be sure your child wears their sports uniform and appropriate footwear for this event. A refillable water bottle or an extra bottle is recommended. Whole School Assembly – This Friday 6

th April in the hall,

starting at 9.30am. 4H have been busy rehearsing and will be performing an item for everyone to enjoy. All parents and carers are welcome to attend and then stay for our Cross Country Carnival. Yulunga Games Session – Next Friday 13

th April, Stage 2

students will be participating in our annual ‘Yulunga Indigenous Games Day’ at 12.00pm. This exposes all students to the experiences and traditions of our nation’s first people and closely aligns with our PDHPE curriculum. It will be a fantastic way to end the term off. Be sure your child wears their sports uniform on this day. School Disco is organised for Tuesday 10

th April, a

reminder that there are behaviour conditions that enables students to attend the school disco. If a child has had 3 referrals to the Planning room, a warning of suspension or a suspension this term, they are unable to attend this event. The children are aware of this condition. Thank you for your support on this matter. Have a happy and safe break with your family and friends over the school holidays and we look forward to seeing you all back refreshed and ready to learn, on Tuesday 1

st May,

for Term 2 2018.

Stage 2 Teachers Mrs Haslam, Ms Ambrose, Mrs Burke, Mrs Canobie, Mrs Kirk and Mrs Duncan

STAGE 3 NEWS

Hello Stage 3 Parents, As we approach the end of Term 1 for 2018, I would first like to thank all the wonderful parents who have supported our stage so far. This includes the parents who have helped to keep our students organised by providing their children with equipment for learning and parents who have

donated boxes of tissues and hand wash to classrooms. Thank you so much!

CARES

CARES will take place in the last week of school (10th April for Year 5 and K/6B and 11th April for Year 6). Students attending will NOT need to bring their bikes, just their helmets. A helmet will be provided for students who do not bring one on the day. There are NO canteen facilities at CARES. Students are required to bring recess, lunch and a drink with them. Please do not order food from the

canteen. We will be leaving school at 9:30 am and arriving back at 3pm. Please see your child’s classroom teacher if you would still like to attend but were unable to pay in time. School Hats and Uniforms

A number of students in Stage 3 have been wearing the wrong hat to school. Please ensure that your child is wearing a school hat/ green hat as this forms part of our school uniform. Students not wearing the correct hat will have to play under the cola during recess and lunch.

It is a requirement for all students at TEPS to be wearing full school uniform. Stage 3 are role models and leaders of the school. It is important for them to set an example and wear their full school uniform with pride. A note needs to be provided to the classroom teacher if they are out of uniform. Stage 3 Camp to Canberra

We will be providing more information regarding camp in the near future. Please continue to encourage your children to come along for an awesome experience. If you have any concerns about your child being away from home, please make contact with your child’s classroom teacher or myself. We expect all students attending to consistently display safe and fair behaviours in the lead up to camp. Headphones

Our classes have limited headphones to share. We encourage students to please bring their own headphones to use during Google Classroom activities. Headphones can be purchased from KMart from as little as $2 through to $20. Please

do not let your child bring any expensive headphones to school i.e. Beats by Dre, BOSE etc. The cheaper, the better. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask your child’s classroom teacher or myself. Kind Regards Miss Martinez - S3 Relieving Assistant Principal Mrs. Robinson, Mr. McInnes, Mrs. Chaffer, Mrs. Bayfield and Mr. Lonergan

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The LaST News (Learning and Support Teachers) Books in Homes

Some lucky students not only received three beautiful books at the recent Book Giving Assembly but they also got to hear and watch children’s book illustrator and comic book artist Matthew Lin. Matthew gave a presentation showing some of his illustrations and murals and then he drew two drawings for our school library. I have included Matthew’s facebook link to view more of his talented work. Thank you to Mingara Recreation Club for their generous donation towards this program.

Some of our Year 1 students with Matthew

Matthew putting the finishing touches to one of the drawings. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthew-Lin-Art/334789709876071

Sue Densmore Books in Homes Coordinator

Food Hub Open Every Tuesday and Friday

9:30am – 4:00pm Entry is via The Entrance Road

Be Kind! Miranda Food Hub Organiser

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Next P&C Meeting Monday 14

th May in the hall

Everyone welcome, great way to meet people. Children welcome.

CANTEEN NEWS

Hi Everyone, Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Holiday Break. A huge ‘thank you’ to Michael and Colin for cooking our Easter Parade BBQ and our fabulous Canteen Volunteers who help out each week. CANTEEN ROSTER

Thurs 5th

April Razaan, Judith, Kathy Fri 6

th Kylie, Kathy, Caitlyn

Mon 9th

Kathy, Sue, Rita Tues 10

th Sammi HELP NEEDED

Wed 11th Kathy, Sue, Kristie

Thurs 12th Razaan, Judith, Kathy

Fri 13th Kylie, Kathy, Caitlyn

Uniform Shop – any unwanted old uniform can be donated

for the second hand clothing pool.

Cheers, Emma Brophy 4333 5174

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