Glendenning Public School

Safe, Respectful Learners

Term 1, Week 4 Thursday, February 19, 2015

135 Armitage Drive, Glendenning. NSW. 2761 Ph: 9832 8555 Fax: 98329724 E: glendennin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Dear parents,

The Swimming Carnival will have been run by the time that you read this newsletter. I would like to thank all students who attended the day and all parents who went along to watch. Special appreciation goes to our teachers and especially to Miss Pillen for her organisation of the day. I trust all students enjoyed themselves – whether participating in competitive or novelty events. A reminder to all students who are non-swimmers that when the learn-to-swim activity is advertised, they should do their very best to enrol and learn this valuable skill.

Visual Arts Day – Our visual arts fun day was held on Tuesday. It was really satisfying to see the students involved and the fantastic, creative artwork they were creating. Thank you to Mrs Suri for her organisation of the day.

Sports Uniform and black shoes – With the beginning of the Live Life Well program at school, we have started daily fitness sessions. These are currently held in the morning session. Students are allowed to wear joggers when they go outside for daily fitness. The school uniform code relating to school shoes will still indicate black shoes and students are expected to wear black shoes. They can wear black joggers or they can do daily fitness in their black school shoes (or they can change into their joggers and change back after daily fitness).

P&C Meeting – Our first P&C meeting for 2015 and our P&C AGM was held on Monday evening. Thank you to all of the outgoing executive members for all that they have done and welcome to the incoming ones. The 2015 P&C consists of : President – Mrs Kember; Vice-Presidents – Mrs Flaxman and Mr Collenette; Secretary- Mrs Clark; Treasurer – Mrs Aquilina; Fund-Raising Coordinator – Mrs Estall; Uniform Coordinator – Mrs Clark. Two items of interest included school banking – which will begin this Friday and a newly-created Glendenning PS P&C Association facebook page. It is good to know that the P&C Association has a facebook page and that the Glendenning PS Parents facebook page is still active. The use of facebook pages – when operating cooperatively with a school website/APP can greatly enhance the reputation of the students, parents and staff of a school, whilst generating a flow of information and support for parents and students alike.

Skoolbag App – Section Kool Kontent - Parents are asked to note that the App company creates the various ‘labels’ on this App. GPS is responsible for putting the letters and reminders on the site. Parents are asked to understand that whilst matters like spelling school as ‘skool’ may be an annoying sign, we cannot change this setup, but will alert the company to the fact that parents are finding it off-putting.

Playgroup will commence again on next Monday, February 23, at 2.00pm in the multi-purpose room (next to Room 20). Please sign on at the office and then make your way up to the playgroup room. All welcome! If you know of any residents in the Glendenning area with young children (especially those who don’t have children already at school), please encourage them to come along.

Have a great week,

D Meaney

Principal

Dates to Remember

Thursday 19 February Yrs 2-6 Swimming Carnival Thursday 19 February K-1 Water Fun Day Friday 20 February School Banking commences Thursday 19 March School Athletics Carnival

PAYMENTS When sending payments to school please ensure the CORRECT AMOUNT of money is enclosed in a separate envelope for each activity. PLEASE PUT ONLY ONE ACTIVITY IN EACH ENVELOPE. (If more than one activity is placed in an envelope your child may miss out on participating). Clearly mark each envelope with:

• your child’s name • your child’s class • name of activity and please put the permission note inside the envelope.

A separate permission note is required for each child in the family. Please make payments before the due date as paying late will result in your child missing an activity. 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.

It is time to start thinking about your choice of talent to showcase at the talent quest auditions. You are allowed to perform on your own, in pairs, or in groups (3-8 students).

Remember, you can only perform in ONE act.

Your act of choice might be: Singing, Dancing, Magic, Drama, or a Unique Talent

Talent Quest Sign Ups will be during Week 7

ON: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday WHERE: Miss Gorman’s Room (Room 22)

The demountable near the Cola TIME: TBA

You will receive a date and time on Friday Week 7 to audition.

Auditions will be held during Week 8 & 9 We can’t wait to see all your magnificent talents! Miss Gorman and Miss Bedwell

Glendenning Public School Awards Term 1 – Week 1 – 2015

Class Student of the week Value of the Week

KS Lily Fowler Carefully listening to instructions.

Alana Harland Respectful

KW Reeghan Zammit Following all teachers’ instructions.

Onkarjot Matharu Respectful

KH Japjit Kaur A wonderful start to Kindergarten

Darnell King Respectful

KO Bryce Carroll A wonderful start to Kindergarten.

Teegan Stoneman Safe

1W Nickhil Narayan Settling in well to his new class.

Rhiannon Ryan Krones Learner

1B Chase Stanley Being a responsible class member.

Locklan Cantor Respectful

1S Jayden Whitmore Being a keen participant during class discussions.

Laneya Mahe Respectful

1M Zuhayr Haq- using lots of different maths strategies to solve addition problems.

Mia Robson Learner

2B Nivesh Chand Trying his hardest during writing

Solomoni Turuva Respectful

2P Tejpartap Malhi Settling well into his new class

Lara Cerit Respectful

2W Gabrielle Sunderland Being a kind friend and welcoming others to GPS.

Julio Ramos Respectful

2/3H Mekala Pearse - Independently completing her work to the best of her ability.

Adam Bassal Respectful

3R Amanjot Jaura Excellent work in spelling.

Mackenzie Lewis Learner

3B Tyler Newsome A fantastic effort during mathematics.

Halle Venter Respectful

3/4/5F Brody Stanley Displaying an excellent attitude in all areas.

Sharan Sidhu Respectful

4L Rosanna A fantastic start at Glendenning Public School

Harkirat Saini Respectful

4G Lachlan Tindall A fantastic effort in writing a recount.

Siya Kaushal Learner

5P Srishti Sharma An excellent Picasso inspired self-portrait.

Isabella Angel Respectful

5F Chloe Cardona Listening to and following all instructions

Lara Beringer Safe

6K Brock Herrod Trying his best in all areas

Tamina Abawi Respectful

6G Shaista Mehmood Being a helpful class member

Mitchell Hansen Respectful

6M Bianca Cassar For doing a fantastic job ringing the school bells.

Tyrell Gleeson Learner

Glendenning Public School Awards Term 1 – Week 2 – 2015

Class Student of the week Value of the Week

KS Ava Hape Va’a Carefully following all instructions

Tyreese Cardona Safe

KW Maddison Mahe Contributing to class discussions.

Ethan Whorlow Safe

KH Fateh Shergill Fantastic singing when learning the school song

Maham Ali Safe

KO Nandee Vaya Being a kind and helpful member of our class.

Ayyan Hoque Respectful

1W Kingston Tuivasa Trying his best in all areas of writing.

Michelle Tan Respectful

1B Nate Davies Trying hard during handwriting.

Delilah Alderton Safe

1S George Axiak Trying his best in all areas.

Chelsey Sherpa Respectful

1M Amandeep Chahal Working cooperatively during literacy activities.

Elise Pearce Safe

2B Tahlia Wiggins Always following teacher instructions.

Denzel Davids Safe

2P Zoey Putland A fantastic effort at making ‘Friends of 10’ in math.

Anthony Pace Respectful

2W Sanna Nagpal Trying her best to make her writing interesting.

Alyssa Neilson Safe

2/3H Telissa Thorburn Having a fantastic attitude towards her learning

Christopher Misquita Learner

3R Azrin Hoque Great participation in class discussions.

Jakeb Villanueva Learner

3B Sienna Cardona Excellent persuasive writing skills.

Seth Worth Respectful

3/4/5F Emileeh Fox Working hard to understand place value

Olivia Sant Learner

4L Mason Lovett Thoughtful contributions to class discussions

Shane Worth Learner

4G Mia Misa Taking pride in all her work

Joshdeep Singh Respectful

5P Madison Tindall An excellent explanation about Pop Art

Michael Harding Respectful

5F Sofia Jose A great attitude toward Daily Fitness activities

Daniel Flaxman Respectful

6K Brayden Placket Collenette Contributing to discussions

Asinate Selupe Respectful

6G Allyssa Jose Displaying a positive attitude and working to the best of her ability to complete set tasks in a timely manner

Julian Cane Learner

6M Gurjot Panesar Doing a fantastic job helping out at school sport.

Ebony Butcher Learner

Area Specific Rules – Hall

This week, students have learnt about the area specific rules of the hall. Please ask your child how they can be Safe, Respectful Learners in this area.

‘Caught you Being’ Token Winners

Well done to Alana Cassar of class 5F who was caught being a LEARNER! Also well done to Divya Louis from 1/2H for being RESPECTFUL by “always being polite and using manners at home”. A special thank you to the Banking Ladies who donated some more prizes for our raffle!

‘Caught You Being’ @ HOME Tokens

In the same way that teachers reward and acknowledge positive behaviour of students, we invite parents/carers to follow the same process at home. We encourage the common language of Safe, Respectful Learners, both at home and at school. This consistency promotes an understanding that our school values are not limited to our school grounds.

We ask that when you see your child demonstrating a positive behaviour, (e.g. tidying their room without being asked), reward your child with a token, and explain that they were being SAFE by making their room clean and tidy. Please tick the value/s, and write their name, class, a few words explaining why you rewarded them and your signature, and place in the special jar in the front office. Each week (Monday at 9am), one token will be drawn and the winner will be included in the PBL newsletter page. Please note: by placing the tokens into the box, you give permission for your child’s name, class, a small photo and the parent’s reason to be published in the newsletter.

The PBL Team welcomes all feedback – please contact a member to share your thoughts.

The Tell Them From Me student feedback survey

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many others in the state, will participate in a Department of Education and Communities initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey aims to help improve student learning outcomes and measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide our school with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. Schools in Australia and around the world have used the Tell Them From Me survey to help improve how they do things at school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential and school staff will not be able to identify individual students from their responses. The survey is conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 9 March and 2 April. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey is being sent home with students. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Friday 27 February. Copies of the form and FAQs are available from the website above.

Tell Them From Me Student Feedback Survey

If you do not want your child to participate in the student feedback survey, please sign this form and return it to your school by Friday 27 February 2015.

I (print name) .................................................................................. DO NOT give consent for my child/children (print name/s) ……………………..………………………………........ of class/es …………………..to participate in the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. Signed………………………………………………… Date………………………

KIDZSPOT

REMINDERS

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 Monday to 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 9.00am, 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 before 2.45pm. Students will not be signed out after this time. UNIFORM SHOP HOURS Mondays: 8.30am to 9.00am Fridays: 8.30am to 9.30am SCHOOL CAR PARK Parents are reminded that the school car park is for STAFF PARKING ONLY. Parents are asked not to drop children off in the car park, park in or walk through the car park. There is a gate near the administration office for pedestrian access.

PAYMENTS When sending payments to school please ensure the CORRECT AMOUNT of money is enclosed in a separate envelope for each activity. PLEASE PUT ONLY ONE ACTIVITY IN EACH ENVELOPE. (If more than one activity is placed in an envelope your child may miss out on participating). Clearly mark each envelope with:

• your child’s name • your child’s class • name of activity and please put the permission note inside the envelope.

A separate permission note is required for each child in the family. Please make payments before the due date as paying late will result in your child missing an activity. 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.