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PRESTONS POST

Principal’s Message

Phone: 9602 7435 Fax: 9821 1192 www.prestons-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email:prestons-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Dear Parents/ Caregivers, I would like to wish everyone a warm welcome back to school. A special welcome to our many new families who are joining the Prestons family. I am sure that you will find our school to be a great place of learning and fun where all children can come to school and feel safe, happy and ready to get on with the job of learning and exploring new things. Term 3 is looking to be an exciting term of learning and fun. Our students will be busy learning and engaging in many fun activities. We have several exciting incursions planned for our students, including the Ned Show next Friday, the Science Show and a Road Safety workshop for all students. We also have swim scheme this term. What a great opportunity for students to learn to swim through the fantastic program offered by the Department of Education. We will also be celebrating Education Week and Book Week this term. Our teachers are busy planning some fantastic events to welcome our families into school. Our ever popular Book Character parade is sure to be a great success. We are looking forward to welcoming our new Director, Educational Leadership for the Glenfield Principals Network will be joining us on this day and has promised to dress up and join our celebrations. I also have some exciting news about our new buildings. The Project Reference Group met today to finalise the plans for our facility upgrade. We are now ready to submit the plans for tender and are hoping to be ready to start work onsite by December this year with the aim to have all work completed by the end of 2019. There will be a display with the finalised plans for parents and carers to view on the day of our Book Character parade, come along and check it out. We love sharing our celebrations of learning with families each week at assembly. Assembly is a great time for our children to learn about respectful listening and audience behavior. I thank our parents for supporting us in this by also modelling respectful behavior while our students showcase their achievements. Have a great week. Liz Van Der Meulen Principal

A picture says a thousand words…… 2018 Dates to

remember

1/8/18: Reverse Garbage Incursion 2/8/18: School Disco 3/8/18: The NED Show 6/8/18 – 10/8/18: Education Week 9/8/18: Book Character Parade 9/8/18 – 14/8/18: Book Fair 14/8/18: P&C Meeting 15/8/18: The Big Science Show 30/8/18: Father’s Day Stall 3/9/18 – 7/9/18: School Swim Scheme

PSSA Winter Sport

Friday 27th July

Netball – Woodward Park, Liverpool

Boys Soccer 1 – Ash Rd, Prestons

Boys Soccer 2 – Ireland Park, Liverpool.

Girls Soccer Gold – Phillips Park, Lurnea.

Girls Soccer Maroon - Phillips Park, Lurnea.

League – Brownes Farm Reserve, Hoxton Park.

Please ensure your child has their

hat, sunscreen and plenty of drinks.

Students depart school at 12noon and return to school by 3pm.

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School Swimming Scheme Students in Years 2 to 6 are invited to participate in the School Swimming Scheme. This will be held at the Whitlam Leisure Centre and will run each day between 3 -7 September.

This scheme focuses on students who have not reached a satisfactory standard of water safety and are unable to swim 25m confidently. The cost for this extra-curricular activity is $51 and spaces are strictly limited to 60 participants. Students need to return their payment and signed permission slip to the office by Wednesday 22nd August.

Kinder to Year 2 change of clothes To assist in the event of toileting accidents and spills, it would be appreciated if parents sent a change of clothing, including socks and underwear, in their child’s bag. This will help to ensure your child is changed quickly as spare clothing is not always available from the office.

School Information Assembly Information

K- 2 Every Tuesday commencing at 2pm. Date Host Class

31st July 2 Elephants

7th August 2 Crocodiles

3 to 6 – Every EVEN Week Thursday commencing at 2pm Date Host Class

2nd August 6 Eagles

16th August 3 Dolphins

P&C Used Uniform Shop The used uniform shop will be open Tuesday afternoons from 2.45pm to 3.15pm. The shop is located behind the hall. The P&C are selling Prestons PS school bags for only $5. Donations of school uniform items are requested for the uniform shop. Donated uniform items can be left at the office.

Stage 3 Camp Students in years 5 & 6 will be attending an overnight camp to Canberra on Monday 24th to Tuesday 25th September (Week 10, Term 3)

The final cost for this excursion is $200. This covers transport, accommodation and meals. The $200 will need to be paid in full by Wednesday 12th September.

Breakfast Club Breakfast Club is held on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings in the library at 8.30am

Student of the Week Award Recipients

3 Jellyfish - Marina, Erin 3 Dolphins - Azaan, Fatima 3/4 Seahorses - Ram, Tajran 4 Turtles - Salina, Affan 4 Starfish - Andrew N, Dina 4/5 Ravens - Khalid, Andrea 5 Kingfishers - Kristian, Nita 5 Rosella - Telopa, Emalee 6 Pelicans - Pera, Luka 6 Magpies - Gracian, Christina 5 Falcons - Zak, Malaika

Kindergarten 2019

We are now taking enrolments for Kindergarten 2019. Children who turn 5 by the 31st July 2019 are eligible to enrol for Kindergarten 2019.

Enrolment forms can be collected from the administration office.

Lost Property Please remember to check the lost property bucket in the office for any misplaced items.

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Classroom Chat with …..

1 Giraffes

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Spotlight on Learning

On staff development day the teachers did lots of learning. They learned about writing PLPs to support our aboriginal students, how to use technology to enhance learning and engaged in workshops about maths.

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Prestons Public School is using the Skoolbag App to keep parents informed. Follow the instructions below to download for iPhone & iPad users. 1. Click the “App Store”icon on your Apple device.

2. Type your school name in the search, using suburb name will help.

3. You will see your school appear, click “Get” then “install”.

4. The app is FREE to download.

5. When installed click “Open”

6. Select “OK” to receive push notifications, when asked.

7. Click the “More” button on the bottom right of the App, then “Setup”.

8. Toggle on the Push Categories that are applicable for you by tapping the on/off switch.

More information and download instructions for other devices can be found at: www.skoolbag.com.au/

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