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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

I would like to remind parents and carers that I will

be taking Long Service Leave commencing

Monday 16th September for the remainder of Term

3. Mrs Gibson Dean will take on the role of Relieving

Principal in my absence. Ms O’Keefe will be

teaching 5/6G during this time. Please do not

hesitate to speak with Mrs Gibson Dean if you have

any inquiries over the coming weeks.

As we approach the final weeks of term, it is always

a busy time for students, teachers and families.

There are many planned activities for our students

to look forward to including the Lake Learning

Community Public Speaking Competition Finals,

Bike Days, SRC initiatives and incursions.

Remedial works have been carried out on the hole

that appeared in the grassed staff carpark. Upon

investigation, it was an old unused septic tank.

Lake Illawarra South Public School

Newsletter Term 3 Week 8: Monday 09 SEPTEMBER 2019

SEPT 2019

09 Leader Assembly 2pm

Bike Day – Year 2

Teddy Bears’ Picnic (K-2)

10 Bike Day – Year 3

Christine Anu Performance

P&C Meeting

12 Footy Colours Day

13 Regional Athletics

Week 9 Parent-Teacher Interviews

16 KL Assembly 2pm

Bike Day – Year 4

17 Bike Day - Stage 3

LLC Public Speaking Finals

19 Talk Like a Pirate Day

20 Touch Footy Gala Day

Tree works

23 Leader Assembly

Bike Day – Kinder

24 Bike Day - Year 1

25 AECG Meeting (Shell Cove PS)

27 Last day Term 3

Students return Mon 14th Oct

Lake Illawarra South Public School

119-129 Reddall Parade

LAKE ILLAWARRA NSW 2528

Phone: 4295 1924

Fax: 4297 2803

Email: lakeillaws-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Web: www.lakeillaws-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

K/1P has a practicum student working with them

for the next six weeks. I am sure Ms Klasson will have

a wonderful time working with our students.

Tree work will be carried out on Monday 16th

September around the school by qualified

arborists. This will include the removal of dead

wood and lopping of trees. The works have been

scheduled to minimise disruption to the school and

student learning.

Thank you to parents and carers for supporting

your child’s participation in school activities and

thank you to teachers and support staff for

ensuring students at Lake Illawarra South continue

to thrive in an engaging learning community.

Please be advised students return for Term 4 on

MONDAY 14th October.

Karen Simula

Principal

PARENT-TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Parent-teacher interviews have been scheduled

for Week 9. Please use our online booking system

to make an appointment with your child’s class

teacher. Please go to:

www.schoolinterviews.com.au

then enter the code rx736

If you need assistance to complete your booking,

please contact the front office.

BIKE DAYS

Week 8 Monday Year 2

Tuesday Year 3

Week 9 Monday Year 4

Tuesday Stage 3

Week 10 Monday Kinder

Tuesday Year 1

CHRISTINE ANU PERFORMANCE

There is plenty of excitement surrounding the

performance of Christine Anu tomorrow. Reminder

notes were sent home last Friday. Please ensure

payment is finalised before tomorrow’s

performance.

FOOTY COLOURS DAY

Our SRC is holding a Footy Colours Day this

Thursday (12th September). Students are

encouraged to wear the colours of a team they

support. Students will also be involved in activities

with players from the Illawarra Dragons. Students

are asked to bring a gold coin donation in support

of Kidzwish.

SCIENCE INCURSION

Students from all grades had a terrific time on

Thursday completing scientific investigations and

design challenges. It was great to see the students

actively participating in the sessions and to hear

their explanations of how things worked. Thank you

to Ms Lewis for organising this wonderful

opportunity for our students.

PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE

There was plenty of stiff competition at the

Regional Finals of the Premier’s Spelling Bee at

Hayes Park PS last Monday. Although our

representatives, Farrah, Ben, Annalisa and Myalee,

did not win the competition, each of them did our

school proud and were terrific ambassadors for

Lake Illawarra South.

TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC

The school had some very special visitors today.

Students from Kindergarten to Year 2 were able to

bring along a furry friend to enjoy the day at

school. A most enjoyable time was had by all.

GIRLS TOUCH FOOTY

Well done to the students who participated in the

Girls Touch Footy Knockout Competition. The team

were successful in making it to Round 3 of the

competition. Their final game was last Monday

against Shell Cove PS. Thank you to Ms Verheyen

for your organisation of the team and to the

wonderful parents who were able to assist with

transport throughout the competition.

LLC PUBLIC SPEAKING COMP

Congratulations to the following students who will

be representing Lake Illawarra South Public School

in the Lake Learning Community Public Speaking

Competition on 17th September at Lake Illawarra

High.

Early Stage 1: Leilani

Stage 1: Addyson

Stage 2: Paige

Stage 3: James

REGIONAL ATHLETICS

Best of luck to James, Teliah, Issack, Charlee M and

Lily for the Regional Athletics Carnival which is

being held in Canberra this Friday.

SOUTHERN ILLAWARRA MUSIC

FESTIVAL

Students and families are reminded that the

Southern Illawarra Music Festival is on Wednesday

23rd October (Term 4, Week 2) where our choir will

be performing along with choirs from other local

primary schools.

Tickets for the evening performance are $20 each.

Choir members do not need to purchase a ticket.

Please speak with Miss Hutchison if you have any

queries regarding the Music Festival.

P&C MEETING

The next meeting of Lake Illawarra South Public

School’s P&C will be held Tuesday 10th September

at 2.50pm. All are welcome to attend.

AECG MEETING

The next meeting of the Aboriginal Education

Consultative Group will be held at Shell Cove

Public School on Wednesday 25th September. Koori

Time begins at 3.40pm and the main meeting

begins at 4.00pm. All are welcome to attend.

ENROLMENTS 2020

We are now accepting enrolments for

Kindergarten 2020. To assist in planning, we ask that

parents enrol as soon as possible. Please call into

the school office to collect an enrolment form.

Parents enrolling children at school are required to

bring the following documentation when

completing the enrolment process:

Child’s original birth certificate or passport

Proof of address e.g. original of council rates

notice, residential lease or electricity account

Parents born overseas, please bring original

passport or citizenship papers

Immunisation History Statement

FATHERS’ DAY STALL

A huge thank you to our wonderful P&C for

organising our annual Fathers’ Day Stall. Students

were able to choose from a variety of gifts for their

dads and grandads. We hope all the dads in our

community had a wonderful day with their families.

LIBRARY NEWS

Please ensure your child is prepared for their Library

session each week with their library bag for

borrowing. Class library days are as follows:

Monday: 5/6I, 5/6V

Wednesday: K/1P, 1/2R, 3/4H

Thursday: 1/2S, 2/3P, 3/4O

Friday: KL, 5/6G

CRUNCH ‘N SIP

Crunch ‘n Sip is a break during class when students

can refuel on fruit and veg and rehydrate on

water. The break assists students with physical and

mental performance, and concentration in the

classroom.

Crunch ‘n Sip encourages fruit and vegetable

snacking and drinking water. Healthy eating

behaviours are modelled in the classroom and

reinforce the nutrition messages in the PD/H/PE

curriculum. By making fruit and vegetable eating

and water drinking normal in the classroom,

healthy habits can be formed and continued into

adolescence and adulthood.

The Crunch ‘n Sip break gives students the

opportunity to eat the piece of fruit that might

otherwise be left in their lunchbox. Students are

also more likely to eat their fruit or vegetables and

drink their water if their friends and peers are all

doing it too. Please make sure your child has a

piece of fruit or vegetables and small bottle of

water each day.

STUDENT ATTENDANCE

Education for your child is important and regular

attendance at school is essential for your child to

achieve their educational best and increase their

career and life options. Lake Illawarra South Public

School works in partnership with parents to

encourage and support regular attendance of our

students. When your child attends school every

day, learning becomes easier and your child will

build and maintain friendships with other children.

The following link gives you further information

should you require:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-

wellbeing/media/documents/

attendance-behaviour-

engagement/attendance/

attendance_parents.pdf