March 22, 2012

GLENDENNING PUBLIC SCHOOL 135 Armitage Drive

GLENDENNING, NSW 2761.

Phone

02 9832 8555

Fax

02 9832 8724

Email

glendennin-p.school @det.nsw.edu.au

Website

www.glendennin-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Before & After School Care

0414 811 196

P&C Association

Meets 3rd Monday of each month at 7.30pm. All parents are invited to attend.

Office Hours:

Monday—Friday

8.30am to 3.15pm

Dear parents, Athletics Carnival—As everyone is aware, we had to cancel our carnival on Tuesday. Yes, the day was very sunny to begin with. Unfortunately, the grounds at the park would have been wet and we made a decision to postpone in preference to risking the students sitting on very wet bottoms throughout the day. We needed to make our decision by 7.30am to ensure we did not incur any costs. The new date for the carnival is March 28—Wednesday of next week! On behalf of the school, I express sincere thanks to the organisers at the park and to Busways for their understand-ing, flexibility and cooperation. Re late Arrival at School. This was a topic followed up in last week’s newsletter. When students arrive late to school, the following are the guidelines that the school is implementing if they arrive after 9 but before 11am, they are to go directly to their classroom. Parents should leave stu-

dents at the school gate and watch them (if they wish to) proceed to class. The reason for this is that rolls are marked at 9am and then sent to the office at 11am (therefore, late arrivers are marked on the roll when they arrive at the room)

after 11am students should report to the office where their arrival at school will be noted in the roll.

It is not necessary for parents to take their children to class, as it is not school policy for parents to interrupt prime teaching time to explain their child’s lateness, ask about homework etc. Any parent who is concerned their child is not capable of making it safely to their class, should deliv-er their child to the front office. Please understand that all parents are welcome to communicate with class teachers—you can send a note or you can phone—we do ask that you do not take away from the valuable teaching time by interrupting classes. Assemblies— Monday morning assemblies are an outstanding aspect of our school’s operation. It is the one time of the week where all students and teachers meet together with parents who wish to attend. In recent times, I have mentioned the need for parents and their pre-schoolers to act as safe, respectful learners. Sadly, following last week’s assembly there were complaints about the noise from community members. Staff want parents to attend. Students want parents to attend. Students love to have parents there when they receive awards. I once again, ask all parents—for the sake of children— to turn mobiles off, to cease conversation during the assembly and to remove noisy pre-schoolers. School Canteen Concern Our school canteen is currently running at a loss. Last week, a mem-ber of the P&C and two staff members met with the Healthy Schools Canteen Coordinator. We are going to try one or two changes to how the canteen operates, but in the meantime, I would strongly encourage all parents who want to see the canteen stay, to ‘use it or lose it.’ Please read the flyer with this newsletter and if you can, assist us to keep our healthy canteen by supporting it. Bullying Following the findings of a coronial inquiry into the death of a 14yr old child, this topic is once again in the news. Bullying occurs when one person or child attempts to make another person or child act in a certain way or feel a particular way. For it to be bullying it needs to continue over time and it needs to have one person more powerful than the other. Bullying should not be confused with social interaction problems that occur whenever people have an argument. One of the worst forms of bullying is cyber bullying as very hurtful things can be said using the internet or ’posted’ for others to see. One of the key points I wish to make is that the school is here to help. The coroner’s finding in the case of the 14yr old child clearly reinforced the fact that when students become victims of bullying—whether through school or the internet at home—schools have a duty of care to follow the matter up and dependent upon the nature of what is happening to inform the police. These mat-ters are always difficult to resolve but it is vital that at the end of the process, the person who is bul-lied is relieved and ‘free’ to do as they wish whilst the bully is assisted to change their behaviour. Have a good week, Doug Meaney Principal

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COMING EVENTS

Tuesday March 27 K-2 Assembly 2.00pm

Wednesday March 28 School Athletics Carnival

Friday March 30 Final day to order sausage sizzle lunch

9.00am

Monday April 2 Talent Quest Finals 9.45am

Tuesday April 3 Mufti Day - egg donation School Disco

K-2 4.30-6.00pm Y3-6 6.30-8.00pm

Wednesday April 4 School Cross Country

Thursday April 5 Last day of Term 1 Grandparents Day Sausage Sizzle lunch Easter Hat Parade

Monday April 23 School Resumes for Term 2

Thursday March 29 Yr 3-6 assembly 2.00pm

PSSA RESULTS All teams played Quakers Hill PS, except AFL, who played Barnier PS, on Friday 16 March , 2012.

Sport Score Payer of the Match Most Improved

Girls T – Ball Lost 6 - 9 Alicia Geering Sidney Misa

Boys T – Ball Lost 16 -3 Kayhan Najib Michael O’Brien

Girls Softball Lost 7 - 10 Ayla Jacob Amy Bolehala

Boys Softball Lost 4 – 7 Dylan Martin Jake Reynolds

Snr AFL WON 36 –20 Ryan Muir Chelsea Walker

Jnr AFL Lost 7 – 63 Jordan Miller Emily Lewis

Snr Cricket Lost 38 - 133 Elijah Hansraj Damien Sherpa

Jnr Cricket Lost 30 –- 301 Ryan Steele Euan Clark

Perfect Attendance Awards—Term 1, Weeks 2-6, 2012 KD—Germainh Doan, Ashlee Hunter, Amber Pearce, Olivia Sant, Esther Tuipulotu, Armaan Gill, Paul Monte-verde, Ryley Nowland, KM—Keziah Del Rosario, Azrin Hoque, Zaara Hoque, Shanayd Paris, Mekala Pearse, Ebony Ryan Krones, Sophie Saraceno, Noah Arnold, Samarvir, Jayden Bush, Zackary Doherty, Fateh Deep Singh, Jakeb Villanueva KR—Majellia Faner, Simrat Kaur, Mackenzie Lewis, Talia Mathews, Elizabeth Sale, Reegan Brookes, Rhys Gibson, Sean Gross, Ersalan Hussain, D-Jay Reynolds KS—Isabella Coss, Tamika Das, Ella Jackson, Fahad Ahmad, Armaan Dhot, Nathan Garcia, Kye Robert K/1E—Kiera Fleming, Kielle Murillo, Cooper Carrington, Parth Gambhir, Jarred Manhuyod, Liam Warner, Rida Nasir, Iqra Razzak, Ayden Mackie IS—Aisha Abdullah, Kayla Coss, Monique Couzins, Brooke Hansen, Deepinderjit Kanda, Latisha Woodhurst, Yas-mine Zayat, Tyler Adams, Kaiden Grimes, Daniel Noble, Memphis-James Stevenson IW—Brooke Asbury, Tianna Karailias, Yasmine Russell, Joey Cane, Bailey Cummings, Ervinder Grover, Manisela Manu, Lachlan Tindall 1/2A—Kashif Ansari, Subawitha Edirisinghe, Joshua Murillo, Matthew Noble, Megan Aquilina, Anneliese Eves, Maddyson Gafa, Charlotte Vanderlinde, Raveel Chaudhary, Daniel Flaxman, Brodie Fleming, Mahir Vaya 2F—Alisha Gatt, Mikayla Paris, Madison Tindall, Benjamin Brookes, Liam Irwin, Braydon Phillpot 2K—Alana Cassar, Anneliese Cassar, Ane Kalekale, Avishal Chand, Mathew Krishn 3G—Mackenzie Brown, Kristina Gaundar, Sadaf Gorjei, Kodie Wiggins, Tanisha Wise, Kye Chandler, Brock Her-od, Dayton Woodhurst 3L—Jacinta Bell, Charlene Gervcio, Chrystal Gervacio, Mantajvir Kaur, Austin Hunter, Luke Miller, Rajeev Swamy 3/4S—Sana Ahmad, Hayley Cah-Troughton, Bianca Cassar, Krishna Cereno, Tia Trumble, Ryan Steele, Sarah Monteverde, Myiesha Sheik, Jack Vanderlinde 4F—Casey Burton, Twinkle Chopra, Jett Clothier, Shantelle Garcia, Shimran Kumar, Sophia Nestoriadis, Paige Petalio, Gouri Saini, Cinthia Thind, Zachary Asbury, Euan Clark, Angelo Del Rosario, Gemuel Elbambo, Kodi Fox, Aden Karailias, Michael O’Brien, Samuel Pinomi, Nicholas Reeves, Emran Shevket, Gurpartap Sidhu 4R—Tara Aquilina, Kaitlin Barrett, Sarah Bolehala, Tia Couzins, Mariam Jalloh, Nikie Ryan Steele, Andrew Brack-en, Murtaza Hussain, Matthew Mosley, Alkiviadis Tigkas, Siaosi Tuita, Sunia Turuva 4/5K—Ashley Gaundar, Jessica Mackander, Prithika Thirukumaran, Jalib Ansari, Zaldy Thalib, Rhalize Cereno, Khushnoor Dhot, Brooke Windle, Cooper Clothier, Ryan Flaxman 5S—Justyce Cleverly, Komal Gupta, Amisha Kumar, Kellie Thompson, Shania Tumang Villanueva, Ryan Brookes, Gavin Moodley, Kavin Nand, Jayden Powell, Baily Ralph, Jakob Sale, Colby Sansom, Stelio Tigkas 5/6C—Jason Singh, Genaika Elbambo, Tiana Gatt, Kira Rushby, Nau Manuhaapai, Kaylen Miller, Divash Nand, Jake Reynolds 6A—Katrielle Arenas, Courtney Burton, Shania Chand, Yasemin Gardner, Lovleen Kaur, Shantel Narayan, Jessica Szakacs, Jan Vallar, Joshua Cassar, Brayden Hansraj, Luke O’Keeffe 6H—Amy Bolehala, Christy Lee, Mariama Mara Jata, Jaycob Fowler, Jerrold Tamayo

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S C H O O L P R O C E D U R E S & R E M I N D E R S

MESSAGES REGARDING LATE COLLECTION OF STUDENT Please phone before 2.30pm with any messages if you will be late picking up your child. SCHOOL CANTEEN The canteen operates on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday each week. Any payments or orders for the canteen should be taken directly to the canteen. LUNCHES If parents need to bring lunches to school after 9am, we would ask that you wait until 11.15am, when you will be able to gain a pass to your child’s class and then be able to take the lunch to your child. EARLY LEAVERS When signing children out early of an afternoon, for appointments etc, parents are asked to do so be-fore 2.45pm. Students will not be signed out after this time. UNIFORM SHOP HOURS 2012 Mondays: 8.30am to 9.00am Fridays: 8.30am to 9.30am PAYMENTS When sending payments to school please ensure the CORRECT AMOUNT of money is enclosed in a sepa‐rate envelope for each ac vity. (If more than one ac vity  is placed  in an envelope your child may miss out on par cipa ng).    Clearly mark each envelope with: 

your child/children’s name your child/children’s class name of ac vity – (one ac vity per envelope)  & please put the permission note/s inside the envelope—each student is to have a separate permis‐

sion note. Please endeavour to make payments before the due date as paying late may result in your child miss‐ing an ac vity.   If for any reason you are unable to pay on  me, please contact the school before the due date. 

All money is to be deposited in the payment slot in the door at the Admin Office. If additional envelopes are required, they are available at a cost of 20cents each. When sending payments to school, (for excursion, PSSA etc) please ensure Australian coins ONLY are sent. We are unable to accept foreign currency. Please DO NOT use school payment envelopes for anything other than to make a payment.  

           Monday Assembly Awards Term 1 – 2012

Awards for Student of the Week and Rule of the Week earned during Week 6 of Term 1 – 2012

Class

Student of the Week Awarded for: Value of the Week – Respec ul

KR Mohamed‐Ali Zraika Great effort in all class ac vi es Aisha Segran

KS Tamika Das Great effort in recalling the sight words. Fahad Ahmad

KM Zaara Hoque Trying really hard in reading. Shanayd Paris

KD Harry Winters Enthusias c par cipa on during ‘Milo Cricket’ Olivia Sant

K/1E Kielle Murillo Fantas c efforts during reading groups. Liam Warner

1S Monique Couzins Excellent efforts in wri ng. Riley Hardy

1W Benjamine Afu Fantas c sportsmanship during ‘Milo Cricket’ Yasmine Russell

1/2 Charlo e Sunderland A big improvement in her wri ng! Mahir Vaya

2F Kazvanna Piho Comple ng all tasks to the best of her ability. Sam Dixon

2K Ruhit Saha Se ling in well at Glendenning Public School Paaras Singh

3G Angel Ralph Excellent effort with her reading Kye Chandler

3L Dilshan Leanage A perfect score in his spelling test Georgina Tuipulotu

3/4S Aodhan Staunton Keeping up with choreography during “Let’s Move” Rana Singh

4F Shimran Kumar Beau ful bookwork. Sophia Nestoriadis

4R Andrhea Alabe Excellent handwri ng Murtaza Hussain

4/5K Dhruv Kant Excellent efforts during maths group work Shriya Chand

5S Gavin Moodley Making a huge effort to improve his handwri ng Olivia Steele

5/6C Jason Singh Fantas c drama performance as Lenny Tiana Ga

6H Chantelle Todd Being an enthusias c class member. Blake Talbot

6A Shania Chand An impressive analysis of your first book review! Casey Jobson

Awards for Student of the Week and Rule of the Week earned during Week 7 of Term 1 – 2012

Class

Student of the Week Awarded for: Value  of  the  Week  – Learner

KR Rhys Gibson Trying his hardest in reading groups. Sean Gross

KS Keira Swan Enthusias c par cipa on in Milo Cricket ac vi es Ganak Barua

KM Noah Al Chalabi Trying hard in class Dakota Gleeson

KD Tamara Gonzaga Enthusias c par cipa on in literacy ac vi es. Paul Monteverde

K/1E Iqra Razzak A fantas c effort in wri ng. Parleen Gill

1S Yasmine Zayat Excellent efforts during mathema cs lessons. Deepinderjit Kanda

1W Brooke Asbury Wri ng an excellent descrip on. Corey Jakob

1/2 Naumana Karim Amazing descrip on wri ng. Kajol Gupta

2F Denzel Autor Improved effort in all areas. Michael Harding

2K Abinas Birdi Working hard during reading groups. Shiv Singh

3G Fardeen Faizal Excellent effort with his homework. Sadaf Gorjei

3L Luke Wilson Improvement in handwri ng Hazel Samonte

3/4S Ayesha Chaudhary Excellent work with division Jack Vanderlinde

4F Shantelle Garcia Improvement in reading fluency Sherya Bhaskar

4R Elijah Hansraj A terrific effort in comple ng homework Drushka Khan

4/5K Deanna Arenas Working to the best of her ability Isaac Gundi

5S Kellie Thompson Enthusiasm and good work habits Hashim Rana

5/6C Akaash Nand Fantas c effort in maths groups Brody Mar n

6H Mariama Mara Jata Always working to the best of her ability. Brody Stannard

6A Leandro Igna Beau ful presenta on of homework! Lovleen Kaur

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