Term 1- Week 2 6/02/2019 www.albertpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Albert Park Public School Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity and Success

344 Keen St, Lismore, NSW, 2480 P 02 66213259 E albertpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

“We would like to respectfully acknowledge the Bundjalung people who are the Traditional Custodians and First Peoples of the Land on which our school stands.”

Hello everyone and welcome back to a new school year! My name is Sandy Reeve and this year I am delighted to be teaching 1-2 Blue. We have begun the year by getting to know each other and the many exciting things we did in the holidays! The students have been learning new class routines and working together to come up with some rules. I have already been welcomed by many parents/carers and families and am excited to meet everyone in the following weeks and at our “Parent Information Evening” in Week 3 on Wednesday the 13, February beginning at 5.15pm. A little bit about me. The past 4 years I have been teaching in a small rural and remote community called Brewarrina. Brewarrina is located in the outback region of North West New South Wales and is well known for the Brewarrina fish traps which are one of the oldest man-made structures on earth. I am thrilled to be back on the Far North Coast and am looking forward to getting to know families and the community. Reminders:

Please ensure your child has their school hat in their bag each day and their name is clearly written on all their belongings. Please pack your child a fruit or vegetable for crunch and sip each day. Home readers will commence this week (Week 2) with new folders ready to be sent home. Students will be able to exchange their reader each morning upon arrival to school. Canteen is available every Friday.

If you have any questions or concerns in the meantime, I am available to chat before or after school or you can make an appointment by calling the front office. Kind regards, Mrs Reeve.

Hello and a big, warm welcome to our new and returning families who are joining us for an exciting year ahead. This year students will be visiting the library during class time on a Friday. During this time, students will participate in lessons relating to library and information skills, time will be allocated to borrow a book to take home for a period of up to two weeks. Books can be returned when the library is open or at any stage to the library return box, which is located at the office entry. Students will be excited to learn about our new library rewards system that targets frequent borrowers. This year the library will also be open both Monday and Friday at lunchtime. We encourage students to come along for reading and library activities, as well as an extra chance to return, browse and borrow from our ever growing selection of books. Just a reminder that Library bags will be provided for our new students in infants K-2. We trust that our older readers will be able to keep their library books safe but by all means bring a bag along if need be. Regards, Mrs Davies

Hello my name is Gay-le. I am from Lismore. I have worked at Lismore Public and Lismore South Public School. This year I am working in K-1 with Mr Nind. I am so glad to make the move to this school. I am really looking forward to a great year filled with fun, lots of learning and new adventures. I am hoping to find out more about each and every one of you. I love to run. Here I am with my dog Mya.

BE A LEARNER.

344 Keen St, Lismore, NSW, 2480 P 02 66213259 E albertpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Welcome to all our Kindergarten students who started this week. They have settled in well and are enjoying their first week of school.

Below are 4 simple strategies and tips to make the transition back to school easier: 1.Create a routine It is easy to fall out of routine over the holiday period and develop some bad habits. Reintroduce a good diet with lots of water to help improve energy levels, concentration and emotional well-being. Maintain proper sleep patterns that may have been disrupted over the holidays. Have a regular time for bed and make sure computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices are switched off and out of the bedroom. 2. Take time to talk about the feelings that could come up. If you have a child that is prone to anxiety the more discussion you have on how they are feeling and strategies to control those feelings the easier the transition back to school will be. Talk with children about positive experiences they may have had in the past at school. Remind them they will see old friends and meet new ones. 3. Check your own anxiety It is natural for the start of the school year to be stressful period for parent as well. Parents sometimes need to recognise that their own fears might be preventing their children from engaging in age appropriate activities or tasks. If we want our kids to be willing to try new things and to persist when they experience difficulties, we need to encourage effort, build confidence and convince our kids that ‘if at first they don’t succeed to try and try again’. 4. Plan, plan, plan Start the school year out as you plan to proceed! It is good to start the year with some realistic, achievable goals for children to achieve on the first day, the first week and going forward. Ticking off these goals will start your child off with confidence.

Home Reading Home reading will begin in all classes within the next couple of weeks. Reading is the single most powerful way you can help your child. Please take a couple of minutes each night to listen to your child read and sign their home reading card.

Reading develops your child’s brain, provides a window into the world around them and helps them do better in all subjects at school. It is

one of the most important ingredients in your child becoming all that they can be.

Parent Information Evening – Next Wednesday

We will be holding our Parent/ Teacher Sausage Sizzle next

Wednesday. This is an opportunity for parents to get to know their child’s teacher and

for the teachers to talk about what the children will be learning

throughout the year. It is also an opportunity to discuss any events that might be planned, like excursions or

carnivals. Please come along and join us for a sausage at 5.15pm and then visit the teachers

and classrooms at the following times

MESSAGES

FROM THE

PRINCIPAL’S

DESK

Free to Good Home

The school has a few old computer monitors

and USB keyboards that we are offering to

parents. They work well but the monitors

only have VGA inputs (No HDMI). If you need

either of these items then please contact us

over the next two weeks. We will be

disposing of them shortly after that.

5.30 – K-1 - Mr Nind - K/1 Yellow room 5.45 – 1-2 - Mrs Reeve – 1/2 Blue room 6.00 – 3-4 - Mr Bignell – 3/4 Red room 6.15 – 5-6 - Mr Mack – 5/6 Green room

344 Keen St, Lismore, NSW, 2480 P 02 66213259 E albertpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

BE SAFE.

Date Item Venue Cost Time

Mon 11/02 District Swimming Carnival Alstonville $5 All Day

Wed 13/02 Parent Information Evening APPS - 5.15pm

PBL WEEK 2 BE A LEARNER

Be prepared, bring my own bag,

food, homework, home reader.

344 Keen St, Lismore, NSW, 2480 P 02 66213259 E albertpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

BE RESPECTFUL.

Please contact the office if you have changed your

phone numbers or emergency contacts, or if you have moved and have

a new address. It is important that we have

current details. The slips below can be

used to explain any absences your child may

have from school.