Dates to Remember

Term 1 March 11 SRC Badging at Assembly 12 Parent information sessions—Spelling 13 Selective High School Placement Test 21 Harmony Day 21 Anti-Bullying Day 27 SCHOOL PHOTOS April 3-9 Parent Interviews

10 Athletics Carnival

11 Easter Hat Parade (K-2)

11 Eggshibition (3-6)

12-27 School Holidays

TERM 2 Begins

28 Pupil Free Day

29 April Anzac Day Celebration

The Engadine Public School

WARATAH WHISPERS 1A Waratah Rd Engadine NSW 2233 Phone: 9520 8559 Fax: 9548 1186

Term 1 Week 7 - 10 March 2014 Email: engadine-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Honesty and Integrity Principal : Hendrika Green

PLEASE NOTE

Tuesday Assemblies

start at 2:30 pm

School Banking

Friday 9.30am

DON’T MISS OUT ! Parent information Sessions – The Learning of SPELLING

CARING - Considering the Needs of Others

How lucky we are to have so many delightfully honest students who are conscious of the need to be truthful in their deeds and words. Property returned to the rightful person, handing in of money that is found on the playground, placing property in the lost property box are all signs of our students’ integrity. Each time someone has their lost item returned, they feel grateful and relieved. Honesty is also shown when students own up for the things they have done. It can be challenging for some, but taking responsibility for actions taken or choices made, builds trust with all people concerned. Staff of the school are proud of our students who are able to be relied upon for their consistency in honesty — they are a credit to themselves and their families!

Mrs Meacham, Learning and Support Teacher, will be leading an informative session on how to help your children with spelling. She will discuss spelling strategies and provide hints about ways to support your children with these skills. WHEN : 2:45 pm and 6:30 pm (Same session repeated) Wednesday 12 March, 2014 WHERE : School Library.

Engadine Public School has a proud history of supporting charity events and supporting particular causes which benefit those less fortunate. Last year this meant raising money for victims of bushfires, supporting research for particular diseases and the Jump Rope for Heart foundation, to name a few. As our SRC convenes for the first time this term, we are sure there will be discussions about which fundraising events to consider during 2014.

This year , we also have a number of students who are taking on the personal challenge to support others who are less fortunate than themselves. It is an honourable choice to inconvenience yourself for the benefit of others. We invite you to ask your children to speak with Erin P (Cancer council) Drew T, Charlie M ( Shave for Leukemia –Cancer Council) to discover how you can support them through sponsorship, in their endeavours for others.

An excellent time at the pool for the Engadine Zone Swimming saw our school achieve 1st Place in the Percentage Placings. Congratulations to all students who participated. Teachers state your behaviour was a credit to our school!

Outstanding achievements include: Maddi : 1st : 50m Backstroke; 2nd : Junior Breastroke; 4th : 50m Freestyle, 4th : 50m Butterfly Lara : 4th :50m Freestyle Kale : 1st 50m Backstroke Representing our school at the “Regional” level will be Madison R and Kale. We wish them every success .

Zone Swimming Results

Engadine comes 4th in the Junior Relay. Well done girls!

Uniform Shop News New jacket and track pants—DON’T MISS OUT Order now as no further orders will be placed this year. Order due by Friday, 14 March, 2014 Change-over to winter uniform Monday, 19 May. Hot Dog Day - 19 March Orders due by Friday, 14 March Coffee & Covering Afternoon In the Library, Friday, 28 March 1.30 - 3.30pm All welcome. Hand Foot & Mouth Disease & Impetgo Notes to selected classes. Possible cases within the school community and surrounding preschools. Be aware. SSSMR Choir and Dance Code of Conduct, information on cost and dates of rehearsals and concerts. Due by Friday, 14 March. Linkages 24/3 & 23/7 Permission due Wednesday, 19 March

Notes & Money Due

Payments Correct money is required by the Office each time, when making payments. If incorrect money is provided, change may be processed as a

donation. Please place payments in an envelope or ziplock bag. When paying for siblings, please use a separate envelope for each child. Clearly mark the student’s name on the front of the envelope. Where do I put my payments? All payments go in box in the Office foyer. Notes, absences and permission slips go to the class teacher. P&C run activities/events go in the appropriate slot in the box in the foyer,

eg banking, discos, uniform shop and signature bears (usually on yellow paper).

Canteen help, promotion days and lunch orders go direct to the canteen in the slot in the roller door.

We appreciate your assistance. Collecting following payments now $ Class Pack money is now overdue. $ Dance money ($150) is due by 21 March $ Band ($120 including Instrument hire) iis due by 12 March $ SSSMF Choir ($45) is due

Financial Arrangements If you are experiencing difficulty making payments, please contact the office PRIOR to the due date so arrangements can be made and you child does not miss out. If you wait until the due date has passed, your child may be disadvantaged.

School Contribution The Government provides a one-off payment of $64.45 per student for the year to support the education of each child. From this amount all our running costs are paid. The school P&C fundraises to provide extra funds to assist the school to run programs, and obtain necessary equipment, etc. The school contribution is a nominal amount ($45 which covers the 40 weeks of learning in 2014) set by the school, keeping in mind the ever increasing costs in our daily lives, to help fill the gap in the budget and to provide a quality education to your child. The School Contribution may be paid at a later date, if families are unable to pay it at the beginning of the year. Please call Hazel in the Office to discuss.

School News

From the Office Please help us to help you

Open - Friday, 28 March & Friday, 2 May From 8.45am to 9.45am

Winter Uniform Order by Friday, 14 March,

Thank you to the parents who have already submitted their orders. They have all been collated. Once the due date has passed the final numbers will be tallied and the order will be placed.

Delivery - As we have 4 different suppliers of uniform items, it will take a considerable time to receive your order ( 4 or 5 weeks or longer for some items). That is why we want to place the order now.

Once all the items are received at the Uniform Shop, your order will be filled and delivered to your child in their classroom.

Hats and Socks available at Office. Orders can be left at the Office at anytime with payment. Payment by cash or cheque (made

out to Engadine Public School Uniform Shop).

Uniform Shop - News

School News Cont’d

Canteen Roster Term 1, 2014

Week Starting

Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday

10-March Clair McCoubrey Carol Lennox

Cariana Domi Natalie Pritchard

Kim Leishman

Kylie Morrell Kirsty Merrill

17-March Lynne Montgomery

Kylie Harrison

Julie Gander Chris Wilkie

Jasmine Barnes

Janice Suters

Margaret Smith

24-March Clare Guthrie

Sharon Bernardi Helen Ledlin

Donna Webb

Michelle Phillips

Robyn Bernal

Annita Hoad

Karen Gielis

31-March Vicki Price

Karen Hoolihan

Tracey Rea

Cherilyn Hare

Robyn Emanuel Kirsten Spry

Susan McPherson

7-April Brooke Gill Vanessa Collinson

Rachael Moore

CLOSED Sports Carnival

CLOSED

If you cannot make it on your day please organise to swap with somebody else. If this is not possible please call Deidre on 0412 212 750.

Thanks for your continuing support of the canteen, the children love to see you there.

School News (Cont’d)

2014 homework planner

The best homework help you can give your child is to teach them to be organised. Print out

the 2014 homework and study calendar, which includes key dates and school holidays.

Stick them on the fridge and above their desk.

Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/homework-tips/2013-homework-planner

Maths A to Z : Brush up on some of the maths terms your child uses in the classroom. The Maths A to Z

glossary provides straightforward explanations and illustrated examples. More links on our website.

Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/maths/maths-a-to-z

We congratulate Kale on his experience representing Australia in the Ice Hockey in Quebec. Kale says the games were extremely challenging, as the opponents were very professional, training up to 4 times a week. He really valued the experience and was proud to represent Australia in the games.

Last week we also had students trial for the Engadine PSSA side for soccer. Kale, Zac, Allyssa, Lucy, Brooke and Maliya are gave of their best efforts in a competitive environment. We congratulate Maliya and Allyssa who were successful in making it into the team.

School News (Cont’d)

Kids Matter—News

Homework Help

Maths Help -

Sports News

Community News

Bedwetting - Don’t live with it!

“Bedwetting is common in children and causes anxiety ”

Bedwetting (enuresis) is a problem for one third of five year olds. Some wet occasionally, others every night. Most chil-dren will eventually stop wetting the bed but it is impossible to predict when this will occur, with some still bedwetting into their teenage years. Surprisingly about 2% of those between sixteen and sixty still wet the bed several times a week. Recent research has found that older children and those who wet more than three nights a week are unlikely to outgrow the problem in the next twelve months. They need to commence treatment to solve the problem.

Causes - Most children have a combination of factors combining to cause the problem such as: - a small bladder capacity; - production of large volumes of urine overnight; - very deep sleep; and constipation.

Treatment - Various methods have been used to treat the problem including bedwetting alarms, medication e.g. desmopressin (Minirin), drinking and bladder training programs. Unfortunately there is great variation in success rates with different programs. Our experience has shown that it is essential to follow a structured program with each step followed in the correct order and then results are very good.

Our program recommends: - a drinking program improves the connection between the bladder and the brain and helps to increase bladder capacity; - stopping foods and drinks which may interfere with vasopressin, the hormone which concentrates the urine at night; - treatment of constipation; - use of a bedwetting alarm if necessary; and - rarely medication. For more information and related products contact The Bedwetting Institute on 1300 135 796 between noon and 6pm or on www.bedwettinginstitute.com.au .