Wednesday 31st October

BLACKTOWN WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL

Diary Dates

NOVEMBER

Thursday 8th

POPPY APPEAL

Friday 30th

GALA DAY

Friday 9th,16th, 23rd

Kindergarten

Orientation

Wednesday 14th

Kindergarten Circus

Performance

DECEMBER

THURSDSAY 6th

Stage One Fairytale

Fun Day/ Drama

Toolbox Workshop

LANCASTER STREET

BLACKTOWN NSW 2148

Telephone 9622 2285

Facsimile: 9621 7918

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

Principal’s Report

P & C MEETING

Tuesday 6th

November,2018

9.15am

All Welcome!

Term 4 - Week 3

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you to all the parents who were able to respond to the Tell Them

From Me Survey.

FIRST AID for Stage 2 and Stage 3 have participated in First Aid training today and yesterday. This will give the students basic training in First Aid. Thank you to St Johns Ambulance for providing this course free of charge.

GALA DAY Friday 30

th November

Notes for Gala Day went out yesterday. Please make sure rides/slushies and fairy floss are paid for each child separately not as a family. Each student will have received their own note yesterday. If paying online for Gala Day, please see back of Newsletter for the online payment slip. DONATIONS Any new /unused products such as gift packs or body products or any vouchers you can organise would be most welcome to help make the chocolate wheel a success. LEAVERS If you are moving next year, please notify the front office in writing. We need to sort out classes and staffing for next year and we need accurate data. Thank you. SRC PANCAKE DAY Tuesday 30

th October

Thank you to the families who have supported the SRC Pancake Day and the P & C loose change drive. We are fundraising so that we can upgrade our WI-FI across the school. This was a mammoth effort for all involved. Thank you for your support.

SOFT TOYS We are collecting any soft toys in good condition that your children have outgrown. These are needed for Gala Day. Please leave them at the front office. If you could check with relatives, Grandparents and friends to see what you can collect, that would be wonderful. Thank you! BUS TRAVEL: All but one child had their opal card this week. We don’t want to lose this service. All students need either a school OPAL card or an OPAL card to be allowed on the bus. Busways have asked all parents who have children catching the buses to remind them that they must remember to tap on at the beginning of their trip and tap off again at the end of the trip. KINDERGARTEN 2019 If you or someone you know has a child who is eligible for Kindergarten in 2019, please enrol as soon as possible. Enrolments are open and plans are underway for our Orientation sessions.

KINDERGARTEN ORIENTATION Friday 9th, 16th and 23rd from 9:15 am to 10:30 am. LOCATION: School hall and Kindergarten rooms

K-2 Assembly during Kindergarten Orientation. CHANGING for 3 weeks Thursday at 9:15 am in BER.

week 4 (9th Nov),week 5 (16

th Nov) and week 6 (23

rd Nov)

PUBLIC SPEAKING These students competed at the Mt Druitt and Minchinbury Public Speaking Finals last Wednesday at Ropers Crossing Public School. Year 3: Nazeeha 3A Year 4: Arushi 4J

Year 5 : Riddhima 5O and Year 6: Natasha 6A

Congratulations to Nazeeha, Riddhima and Natasha who all gained a third place. Well done!

REMEMBRANCE DAY November 11th

> Support veterans and their families

POPPY APPEAL: $2:00 FOR A PURPLE POPPY OR A RED POPPY.

POPPIES WILL BE ON SALE THURSDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2018 from 8.30am to 9.00am

Sunday 11th November 2018 will mark the centenary of the Armistice which brought an end to The Great War of 1914 - 1918. The Poppy Appeal raises funds for the RSL to deliver services and assistance to veterans and their families. The appeal provides support for programs: Examples include:

Crisis accommodation for at risk veterans

Financial assistance for families in need

Health and wellbeing programs

Employment support

Assistance with accessing pension entitlements FUN DAYS

Early Stage 1 Fun day: Wednesday 14th November. Payment is due online by Monday 12th November by 6pm and cash payment by Tuesday 13th at 11:00 am. The cost is $8:00. Stage 1 Fun Day: Thursday 6th December. Payment is due online by Monday 3rd December 6pm and cash payment by Tuesday 4th December at 11:00 am. The cost is $11:00.

Yours sincerely Meg Peel Principal

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Remember to collect your 10 awards—

they can be stamped for a special

award. Don’t forget to keep all awards

with the school tree in a safe place.

Term 4 Week 3 & 4

2018

SPECIAL AWARDS

BRONZE CERTIFICATE

Koby S K/1G

BRONZE BAR

Sanne T 5N

Arshiya 3M

BRONZE BADGE

Liam 4J

Well done to all the students who

have received an award.

KD Xavier W, Mohammad E

KK Amanat K, Shazil S

KL Izeiyah K, Cooper I

K/1G Emily D, Safiullah M

1F Seth D, Pavithra Devi S

1S Youg S, Prisha S

1/2K Naaz A, Jenson C

2L Kiranpreet K, Rami E

2S Zahra J, George A

3A Pzypher M, Nico C

3M Arshiya T, Cooper F

4N Aaron R, Morearl S

4J Brodie P, Taliah R, Benjamin S

3/4/5S Ben B

5H Lois P, Aaron C

5N Kasa K, Jemima K

5/6L Madeline H, Cooper B

5/6O Cailene P, Rabia S

6A Joey Anne L, Sarah T

SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATIONS for 2020 from Yr 5 Closing date for applications is 11th November 2018. All applications must be submitted online. The information booklets are available at the front office or can be downloaded from the DoE site.

2019 PREFECTS Students who have not had significant blue slips have submitted their names as nominated candidates for a prefect in 2019. These candidates are busy writing and practising their speeches. Students from Year 2 to Year 6 vote for the best candidates to make up the 2019 prefect team of ten student leaders. HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION TIMES Make sure you check the High School notes. Several of the High Schools are providing extra transition sessions so that students are familiar with their new setting. The main transition date is set out as Tuesday 4th December.

CODE OF CONDUCT for parents.

Under the code of conduct for parents, no parent is to approach another student for any reason. Any concerns need to be taken to the executive staff to solve. Parents who raise their voices, use inappropriate language or approach a child other than their own may be issued with an “Inclosed Lands Act” and will be prevented from entering the school grounds. Do not approach another family to sort out a child’s incident. You can easily make an appointment with Mrs Douglass or myself to explain any of your concerns. We will then follow these up and resolve any problems.

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GALA DAY

Parent ONLINE Payment ONLINE PAYMENT CLOSES 6PM Tuesday 27

th November 2018

(via school webpage: www.blacktownw-p.schools.nsw.edu.au)

For online payment select Other – Description is Gala Day

¨ I have made an online payment. My receipt number is ________________________

Please return to the office if payment is made online.

Order Forms are available for the

2019 Calendars at the Front Office.