What’s on?

2018 March 14/3 P&C Meeting/AGM 16/3 Day of Action against bullying 19/3 DPS Day of Action against bullying 21/3 Harmony Day 27/3 Opera Australia 30/3 Good Friday

April 2/4 Easter Monday 11/4 P&C Meeting 13/4 Last Day Term 1

May 1/5 Students return Term2

Darlington Public School Golden Grove Street, Darlington, 2008 Ph: 9516 2300 Fax: 95504587

Email: darlington-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.darlington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Darlington Bulletin Term 1, Week 6

It’s Week 6 already and we are over half way through Term1. This year is certainly

shaping up to be excitingly fast paced.

Our Year 1, 2 and 2/3 classes all had a fabulous day at the Connections and Country

excursion at the Botanic Gardens yesterday. Thank you to the teachers and to the

parents who volunteered to come along and help out.

Congratulations to all of our students who represented the school at the Zone

Swimming Carnival at Botany Pool on Tuesday. You did yourselves and our school

proud. Thank you to Brad and Bardin for accompanying the team.

STAR STUDENTS:

Our “Star Students” for this bulletin are Owls and Frill Neck Lizards, you can

view their pages from the links below: http://www.darlington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/our-classes/owls1

http://www.darlington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/our-school/our-classes/frilled-neck-lizards1

and “Artists of the Week” are from Dingo and Platypus classes

They can be found on the front page of our website.

Darlington Public School P&C

meets every 2nd Wednesday of

the month in the staffroom

6:30pm

Front Office News

We are unable to process any electronic payments AFTER

2pm each day.

We can still take cash …

Darlington PS Upstanders are:

Lauren Smith and Dylan McDaid

One of our younger primary students was having a difficult time last

week. Lauren was quickly able to sort the problem out for her whilst

Dylan went to find the student’s Mum and let her know. Both of these

students showed caring and kindness at a

time of need.

Well done and thank you to

Lauren and Dylan.

Dear Parents

Parent/Teacher/Student interviews will be held shortly.

Interviews are strictly 10 minutes and spaces are limited. If you require more time with a particular teacher, please

arrange a separate meeting by telephoning the school on 02 9516 2300

Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code jwd7j

Enter your details

Select the teachers you wish to see

Select the appointment times that suit your family best

When you click FINISH your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. If you not receive

your email, please check your junk-mail, or enter the event code again and check your email address

spelling. Update your details if email address is incorrect.

Remember to add your appointments to your calendar - reminders will not be sent home. If you need to view,

cancel, change or print your bookings:

Click on the link in the confirmation email you received after you made your bookings

OR return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code and the email address you used when making

your bookings.

Please do not book for a time less than 24 hours from the time you

are booking.

Seven new school zone traffic offences

To help schools keep the school zone safer for all pedestrians and drivers there are seven new traffic infringements with new fines.

None of the seven offences attract demerit points when committed elsewhere on the road but in a school zone they each come with two points.

The changes are:

1. Stopping in intersection - Under the changes if a driver commits this offence in

a school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points.

2. Stop within 20m of intersection (traffic lights) - Under the changes if a driver

commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2

demerit points.

3. Stop within 10m of intersection (no traffic lights) - Under the changes if a driver

commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2

demerit points.

4. Stop near bicycle crossing lights - Under the changes if a driver commits this

offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $439 and 2 demerit points.

5. Obstruct access to ramp/path/passageway - Under the changes if a driver

commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a penalty of $330 and 2

demerit points.

6. Not parallel park in the direction of travel - Under the changes if a driver

commits this offence in a school zone they will receive a $330 fine and 2 demerit

points.

7. Parallel park close to dividing line - Under the changes if a driver commits this

offence in a school zone they will receive a $330 fine and 2 demerit points.

All updated school zone offences can be located through Roads and Maritime: http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/roads/safety-rules/demerits-school.pdf

February 2018

PLEASE NOTE

If you have an issue with another student or

family at school please NEVER approach

the child yourself, it is important that you

come to the school to discuss with your

child’s class teacher or the principal.

Failure to adhere to this may result in

exclusion from school property under the

Inclosed Lands Act.

Gates Unfortunately a number of adults

are holding the gates open when

collecting their children from

school, this leaves opportunities for

our little ones to go out on the street

on their own. Please close the gate

as you enter and leave the school

to ensure the safety of our kids.

DARLINGTON SCHOOL

WORKING BEE

24TH MARCH 2018

We need families to get together to help polish up our little community

school.

Start time 9AM. Just turn up on the day.

*Consider donating food if you can't make it :)

Questions?

Call Von on Ph.0410 735 398

PROJECTS LIST.

Gardening

Mulching

New Soil on Garden Beds Water

Blasting

Tidy Outdoors Areas

Tidy Preschool Sand Pit

Tidy Preschool Classroom

Tidy Aftercare Courtyard

TOOLS NEEDED.

Rakes

Brooms

Spades

Shovels

Wheelbarrows

Markers will be available to label

your tools.

Ethics Classes at Darlington Public

Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back to Darlington Primary Ethics. I expect that you all had a great break and enjoyed the extra time with your kids. I know not all of you where with us last year but regardless I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of what we do. You will all have had a chance to look at our web resources but it may have been a while so I encour-age you to take a few minutes to do it again. I would also like to remind you to chat to the kids about the classes and their content we generally only cover one question/topic each week and while it is fresh in their minds please ask them about it, it can be a great opportuni-ty to start a conversation with them. It is also a good opportunity to discuss with them what the classes are intend for and why you want them to be doing this rather than something else at the time. We know that they have very limited time in each week and it is important that they and all their cohort get the most value from the time they have with us. You will see below the address to find us again online and please do hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions You may also have noticed that we are only offering stage one and stage two classes this year that is because we only have two teachers so you or any one you know is interested in ethics then please get in touch through the site or myself If you are looking for an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to our school, please visit www.primaryethics.com.au or contact philip partridge fillipdesign@gmail.com 0410492010 All the best for 2018.

So what can I do through the App? :

Absent note

Complete the absent option on the app and

this will generate an email directly to the

Darlington Public School office

Information required:

Student Name

Class

Reason for absence

Late or not attending

(if late) - expected late arrival

Parent Name

Contact phone number

SUBMIT

Have a great week and remember: “A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark – Chinese Proverb

Liz Sinnott

Principal

PLEASE VISIT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darlington.ps.3 Twitter: @DarloPS Email: darlington-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.darlington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/home

Yr. 3-6 Friday Winter Sport

Thank you to all families who responded to our survey about 3-6 winter sport. 72 per cent of respondents indicated a preference for Sydney University Sport and Fitness. We are now in negotiation with SUSF around the sports that will be offered in terms 2 and 3. We are looking forward to participating in this exciting new program!

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