Ralston Avenue Belrose NSW 2085 Phone: 9451 6203 www.belrose-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: belrose-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

NEWSLETTER DATE: 30 January 2020 TERM 1, WEEK 1

Belrose Public School

Principal’s Message

Belrose OSHC Centre Phone: 0430 247 493

Dates

WELCOME BACK

Welcome back to 2020. I hope everyone had an enjoyable break over the Christmas and New Year period. We feel for the many people who have been affected personally by the bushfires and we hope that all of our families have returned to Belrose safely. We extend a warm wel-come to our new families in Year 1 and Year 4. We know your chil-dren’s educational journey will be a very enjoyable and rewarding one.

We extend a warm welcome to our Kindergarten students and their families who will be commencing on Monday. Mrs Green is in the mid-dle of the Best Start testing and has noted the skills already secured before starting school. Our focus is on quality teaching and learning. We expect all students to always do their best, wear the correct uni-form properly, be respectful and responsible and demonstrate excellent manners at all times. Thank you to the parents who helped water our gardens during the holidays.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS STEPHENS

Mrs Stephens has been successful in achieving her Highly Accom-plished Accreditation and joins only a small percentage of teachers across the state who have received this distinguished level of accredi-tation. The accreditation process acknowledges teachers for their ex-pertise at all strands of the Professional Standards for Teachers. Through her lesson observations by both staff and external assessors, referee reports and her portfolio of evidence and annotations, two ex-ternal panels communicated the wonderful news to Mrs Stephens in the last week of school. Mrs Stephens is one of many highly regarded teachers of Belrose Public School.

STAFFING

A map of the school and the class teachers has been included in the newsletter. All of the staff will be familiar to both parents and the stu-dents. We welcome a Student Teacher, Ms Jessica Tomic who will be working with Mrs Green and Mrs Iwakura on Kindergarten.

Term 1 2020

Friday 31 January PSSA Trial 1

Monday 3 February Kindergarten’s First Day

Thursday 6 February Swimming Carnival for

Yrs 3-6

Friday 7 February PSSA Trial 2 Welcome Back BBQ 6pm to 7.30pm

Monday 10 February Assembly 2.25pm

Tuesday 11 February P&C Meeting 7.15pm

Friday 14 February PSSA Begins School Sport Begins

Monday 17 and 18 February

Parent Teacher Information nights

Monday 24 February Assembly - Swimming Ribbon Presentation 2.15pm

Monday 9 March Zone Swimming Carnival

Tuesday 10 March CARES Year 5 P&C Meeting 7.15pm

Monday 16 March Assembly 2.25pm

Friday 27 March Sydney North Swim-ming carnival

Monday 30 March Assembly 2.25pm

Thursday 2 April School Cross Country

QUERIES AND QUESTIONS

Please come to the office or call the school for any queries or questions. Once again, our school is blessed by having a support-ive, friendly and efficient Administration Manager, Mrs Liz Sutcliffe, along with the familiar faces of Mrs Rawsthorne, Mrs McIn-nes and Mrs Engelen. If you wish to speak or meet with me please ask or call the office on 9451 6203. Alternatively, my email address is belinda.storr@det.nsw.edu.au

CHANGES TO STAFFING STRUCTURE AND FOCUS

Miss Wedlock will be teaching from the Geography/History syllabus during Library lessons as well as borrowing of books for 60 minutes with each class.

Kindergarten to Year 3—30 minutes music lessons with Mrs Adamo

Kindergarten to Year 3—Japanese language lessons with Mrs Iwakura

Years 3 to 6—Creative Arts lessons, specialising in music with Mrs Adamo

Kindergarten to Year 2—Technology lessons will be co-planned, co-taught and co-reflected with each teacher and Mrs Jones.

Technology will continue to be integrated by Years 5 and 6 teachers with Year 3 and 4 teachers joining this method. The tech-nology lab will be booked by teachers, as required.

Learning Support Staff are allocated to the school through the completion of the Access Request Process. At present, with the additional Flexible Funding, Belrose PS has:

Mrs Kerry Watson—Monday to Wednesday

Mrs Karen Judson—Monday and Tuesday

Mrs Mel Maye—Thursday and Friday

We continue to have all of our detailed plans in place for students with all medical needs. We have a student in Year 1 with Type 1 Diabetes and as with the welfare of all students, particular measures have been put in place to ensure his health is maintained.

OTHER CHANGES

AFL will no longer be available due to numbers but we are able to offer all other sporting options.

A Year’s 3-6 Presentation night will occur in the second last week of the year. We are confirming our local high school presenta-tion nights before confirming the date.

Sports trophies for each carnival will be awarded at the end of each term, with specialist trophies on presentation night.

Dance Groups will be taught for one semester only with their showcase performances at school events and Glenn Street Thea-tre.

NEW PD/HEALTH/PE SYLLABUS

This year, we will implement the new PD/Health/PE syllabus. Leading the implementation will be Mrs Meikle, Mr Warren and-Miss Jarvis.

PARENT TEACHER INFORMATION SESSIONS

The information sessions will allow parents to meet your child’s teacher as well as learn about the type of learning experiences offered this year and strategies used within the classroom. Homework and communication procedures will be discussed as well as excursions, camps etc. Your class parent will ask you for your email address so that he/she can distribute important infor-mation throughout the year.

Years 3 and Year 4 6:00pm to 6:30pm Monday 17 February

Years 5 and 6 6:30pm to 7:00pm Monday 17 February

Kindergarten 5:45pm to 6:30pm Tuesday 18 February

Year 1 and Year 2 6:30pm to 7:00pm Tuesday 18 February

Parent/Teacher Interviews have been arranged for late term 1 but please feel free to speak with your class teacher with any ur-gent matters.

PLANNING DAYS

In the weeks leading up to school commencing, the teachers prepared units of work for their new classes. We wish now to final-ise the units of work across each key learning area to ensure differentiation. Teachers have forgone their Release-from–face-to-face time for these planning days to reduce the cost to the school. During these days, Mrs Adamo, Mrs Jones and known casual teachers to the school will be teaching the classes but all staff will remain at school. These days are:

Today—Years 5 and 6

Tuesday—Kindergarten to Year 2

Wednesday—Years 3 and 4

We are looking forward to another great year at Belrose PS.

Belinda Zorian

Principal

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Chess

SUMMER SPORT PSSA trials for summer sport will be held on Friday 31 January and Friday 7 February. Our first round of competition will be held on Friday 14 February. Students in Year 4, 5 and 6 will be able to trial for: T-Ball – Girls –Mrs Stephens (coach)

Softball – Girls – Mrs Meikle (coach) Cricket – Boys – Miss Jarvis (coach) In order to reach the selection criteria for these sports, students must attend at least one trial. If your child is going to be absent please notify the coach in writing as soon as possible. Please note that previous involvement in PSSA and participation in these sports outside of school will have no bearing on selection. Coaches will be selecting teams based on the following criteria: Sportsmanship Cooperation, attitude and listening skills Skill level and ability Commitment to training sessions and the team If your child is selected to represent our school at PSSA please be aware that there is a cost involved for transport and a strict uniform code. Protective gear needs to be provided by the students selected to play T-Ball or Softball. Students who do not wish to participate in PSSA, or who are not selected to participate in PSSA, may choose to play tennis or be part of our home school program. Good luck to all students during the trial sessions.

Mrs Meikle Sport Coordinator

1. Chess Coaching There are limited places available for Chess Coaching for any student in Years 3 to 6, who has played Chess before or would like to learn with Chess Master, Johnson Li from the Sydney Academy of Chess. Chess Coaching starts on Friday 7 February from 3.15pm until 4.15pm each Friday for a total of 6 Fridays. These coaching sessions are held in the School Library. The cost is $35 per student. Please see the office if interested. 2. School Chess I will be starting School Chess in Term 1, Week 2 (For all levels, including beginners). The Term 1 dates for School Chess, Years 3 to 6 are fortnightly on a Friday, 8.00-8.45am in Mrs Stephens' classroom: Friday 7 February Friday 21 February Friday 6 March Friday 20 March Friday 3 April

Mrs Stephens Chess Coordinator

Sport News

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P & C News CANTEEN NEWS Friday 31 January Monday 3 February Wednesday 5 February Holly Davis Lee Purser Lee Purser Lee Purser

P&C Welcome Back to school 2020. The P&C would like to welcome back all our returning families and a big welcome to those new families joining us this year. Hope you all had a restful and relaxing holiday break. It was so lovely to see all the children arrive at school yesterday with smiles on their faces. Date for you Diary Welcome BBQ for all families Friday 7 February Flyer will come out by Monday. The P&C have some very exciting things in the pipeline for 2020. Save the dates will be coming out very soon. Our first P&C Meeting for 2020 will be Tuesday 11 February at 7.15pm in the School Staff room. ALL WELCOME We hope all the children settle in beautifully.

Jo Stracey BELROSE BAND DATES TERM 1, 2020

We are looking forward to an exciting year of music in 2020. This year we will have 2 Bands at Belrose Public School. Training band (new members) and Performance Band (Years 4-6). Here are some dates for your diary:

Tuesday February 11 at 7.45am (Hall) PERFORMANCE BAND rehearsals resume. This is for all continuing students including the 2019 Training Band members. Performance band rehearsals: Tuesday mornings 7.45-8.45 (Please arrive 7.40am) and Wednesday lunch. Monday 10 February at 8am (Band Room) BAND REGISTRATION MORNING (2020 Training Band only) Please ensure an adult is present for signing paperwork at this meeting. At this meeting students will receive their instruments, music and get information about tutors. There will be a brief meeting to explain expectations and answer any questions. Students WILL NOT be given an instrument without an adult present. Monday 2 March, 7.45-8.45am. (Band room) TRAINING BAND rehearsals will commence in Week 6. TRAINING BAND rehearsals: Monday 7.45-8.45am (Please arrive 7.40am) and Tuesday lunch. We look forward to seeing all the students for a great start to the year. Kind regards, Katie Anderson Janella Fyfe Performance Band conductor Training band conductor

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