Dates to Remember

Dear parents,

Welcome to Term 4. The term has started in a very ‘busy’ way.

The Staff Room is currently undergoing some renovations and hopefully will be looking new and refreshed by the end of next week.

The School Grounds Improvements are still being coordinated by the DoE’s Assets and Properties officers and as soon as I know more about this, I will pass on the news to our school community.

Here is a special message from one of students about tomorrow’s mufti day

My name is Elise Pearce from class 5L This October I will be participating in the Great Cycle Challenge helping to raise money for the Children’s Medical Research Institute, who do amazing work into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer in order to save the lives of kids just like you and me. I will be riding my bike each week in October to reach my goal of 80 kilometres and ask that you please sponsor me on my fundraising page to help the Children's Medical Research Institute so they can continue doing their amazing work. https://greatcyclechallenge.com.au/Riders/ElisePearce Also to help me raise funds we will be having a mufti day at school on Friday 18th October where I will be collecting gold coin donations as well hosting a cake stall with all proceeds going towards my fundraising for the Great Cycle Challenge

Thanks for your support

Glendenning Public School

Safe, Respectful Learners

Term 4 Week 1 Thursday 17 October 2019 135 Armitage Drive, Glendenning. NSW. 2761 Ph: 9832 8555 Fax: 98329724 E: glendennin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Fri, Oct 25 9am Payment Due Multicultural Performance Fri, Nov 1 Multicultural and Grandparents Day

Road Safety – I think the great majority of parents are aware of how hard we work at GPS to ensure all students are safety when on or around roads. Last term, the traffic problems became increasingly worse. As it was the drivers who were breaking the road rules that were causing the problems I contacted both the office of the Minister responsible for roads and the Mayor of Blacktown City Council. I have included the responses from the people concerned for the information of community members. Any parents with any concerns may like to direct their complaints to the people who authored the letters below as despite sending approximately 100 photos showing illegal driving practices, the area is officially considered safe.

Doug Meaney

Principal

Dear Doug, Thank you for your enquiry to Roads and Maritime Services about Road Crossing Safety at Glendenning Public School. Please note that Armitage Drive is a local road and comes under the care and control of Blacktown City Council. Its for the council to investigate into parking concerns, signage and line marking enhancement issues on the local roads and address them through the local traffic committee. Roads and Maritime Services is committed to providing a safe road environment for students adjacent to school premises. As part of our Safety around Schools Program, 40 km/h school zones have been provided on roads with an active direct access point from the school, and on roads where a Roads and Maritime School Crossing Supervisor is employed. The school zone signage and associated pavement marking on Armitage Drive Street has been installed in accordance with the RMS’s School Zone Guidelines. We commend your concerns for road safety. However, appropriate measures have been taken, in accordance with the School Zoning Guidelines, to ensure the school zone speed limit is clearly display to all motorists on Armitage Drive. I hope this has been of assistance. If you have any further questions Mohammed Irfan, Network and Safety Officer, at Roads and Maritime on (02) 88492505 would be pleased to take your call. Regards Roads and Maritime Services www.rms.nsw.gov.au Every journey matters

Stage Three Cyber Safety Talk – This week we had a special visitor in the school and Mrs Bateup was good enough to provide the following report:

This week we were lucky enough to have Senior Constable Sneesby attend Glendenning PS and present to our Stage Three students about Cyber Safety. Senior Constable Sneesby has been a Youth Liaison Officer for Mt Druitt Police Station for over 12 years and has lots of experience working with children between the ages of 10-18.

Constable Sneesby addressed many areas of cyber safety that were relevant and important for our students to learn about. Some topics he covered included:

Social Media – many students have their own accounts with social media sites such as Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and TikToc. The minimum age required to have an account on these websites is 13. Therefore, no student at Glendenning PS should have access to these sites.

Harassment and Bullying – Constable Sneesby noted that there has been an increase of online bullying and harassment between young people using social media sites. He explained to the students that any threat made online was illegal and that by sending comments and messages to others online makes it easy to track, as the message itself is the evidence.

Online safety – Constable Sneesby made it clear to the students that if they do happen to have the above accounts, they should NEVER add or talk to people they do not know. He explained to the students that there are people in the community who will pretend to be someone other than who they are. He noted that if children talk to these people and give them personal information they could be putting themselves at risk of harm.

Privacy – the discussion also covered different elements of privacy. The first point was for students to consider what name they chose to use online and to be very careful about the information they were sharing on social media sites. Students were told that it was unsafe to share their full name, address, phone numbers or school online. Constable Sneesby also spoke about how anything students posted online became public knowledge. This included photographs they may share of themselves or others. He explained that sometimes when children post things they think it is private, but it is actually shared publicly. He also informed the students that once something had been posted it belonged to the owner of the site and that even if they deleted the photo or content, there would be a copy of it somewhere.

Constable Sneesby’s Three Top Points

1. Don’t talk to anyone you don’t know 2. It is social media not anti-social media (so don’t use it to argue/send nasty messages) 3. If anyone sends you anything inappropriate, children should report it to a trusted adult

(parent/teacher) and delete it once it has been reported.

We feel that this Presentation by Constable Sneesby was very informative for the students. He was happy to answer all of the student’s questions. We would like to thank him for his time.

‘Tell Them From Me’ – Student, Teacher and Parent Surveys

Over the next two weeks, students in years 4,5 and 6, parents and staff are invited to participate in the Semester 2 ‘Tell Them From Me’ (TTFM) survey. This survey will be completed online and will take around 10-15 minutes to complete.

The ‘Tell Them From Me’ (TTFM) Survey is a complete evaluation system for measuring student engagement, wellbeing and classroom climate, and other factors known to affect learning outcomes. https://p6.zdassets.com/hc/theme_assets/40818/200300147/TTFM_Generic_Info_Sheet_0100AU0000_D3_email.pdf

Students Participation

Students will complete the surveys in classrooms. They will have the support of their classroom teachers with logging on and reading questions. Students will answer questions independently. All student responses remain strictly confidential.

Parents – How can you participate?

There are two ways that you will be able to complete the survey this semester. Please be assured that all survey responses are strictly confidential. The survey will close on Friday, 25th October.

1. You can access the TTFM survey from any device (computer, laptop, tablet or mobile phone) using the following link:

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/gps

2. Parents and caregivers are invited to complete the survey in the staffroom next Monday,

21st October, following the Monday Morning Assembly. Tea, Coffee and Morning Tea will be provided. Devices will be provided to complete the survey and staff members will be available to provide assistance and answer any questions.

We encourage all parents and caregivers to provide feedback to the school and would appreciate your participation in this survey.

Accessing the Glendenning PS Skoolbag App on Your Device

For iPhone and iPad users:

1. Click the "App Store" icon on your Apple device.

2. Type ‘Glendenning Public School’ in the search.

3. You will see the 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

For Android users: You must first have signed up with a Google Account before installing the app. 1. Click the "Play Store" button on your Android Device 2. Click the magnifying glass icon at the top and type in your school name, using suburb name will help. 3. Click the school name when it appears in the search. 4. Click the "Install" button. 5. Click "Accept" for various permissions (please note, we do not modify any of your personal data on your device). 6. Click "Open" when installed. 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.

For Windows 8.1 Phone and Windows 8.1 or 10 device users: 1. Go to the Windows Store on your 8.1 Windows Phone or Windows 8.1/10 Device 2. Search for "Skoolbag" in the keyword app search 3. Install the Skoolbag app 4. Find your school either by using the keyword search or location service. 5. Click the "Pin" icon to pin the school tile to your Windows Phone home screen. 6. Click the "More" button on the bottom right of the App, then "Setup" 7. Toggle the Push Categories that are applicable to you by tapping the on/off switch.

K-2 ASSEMBLY Term: 3 Week: 10

Merit Award Work of the Week Citizenship

KB Maheep S Kianah B Tajvir J

KJ Abeyjeet J Harnoor B Aurora L

KL Viraj K Abhiraj J Kunj K

KW Zeina S Tutasi T Lily W

K/1/2D Eknoor K Samreet K Norah M

1A Xavier S Selena A Noah E

1C Tyrese W Mia P Mackensy C

1G Ishmeet J Kiara M Helaena A

2C Taniela M Esperanca W Lakshya P

2G Ranveer S Rahimah H Axel P

2H Huzayl S Triniti W Gurjit K

3-6 ASSEMBLY Term: 3 Week: 10

Merit Award Work of the Week Citizenship

3/4C Aarna S Rubina M Ela C

3K Yassin M Kaden B Prabh S

3M Lachlan M Jeevan N Sophie P

3R Naomi R Tyler B Kate R

4/5/6M Michael B Logan Z Rohaan M

4G Anmol B Jayden P Fateh S

4R Pita T Tyreese C Cruize P

5/6F Althea B Ranvir R Lilly C

5L Siana L Riley H Jeziah F

5S Tanvir K Sabrina S Joel S

6B Denzel D Joshua P-H Arsalan M

6H Jamie D Clare M Divjot S

PERMISSION NOTES & PAYMENTS Please return all excursion permission notes and money by due date on the note – please no late payments. This helps with organisation of student numbers required for the venues, numbers for buses booked and how many teachers will attend the excursion or not and be required to stay at school. Permission notes - to write full name of student (enrolment legal name)

Sending payments to school please ensure the CORRECT AMOUNT of money is enclosed in the envelope.

PLEASE PUT PAYMENT FOR 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 full name (enrolment legal 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. Copies of permission notes are available on the school website www.glendennin-p.schools.edu.nsw.edu.au All payments are to be deposited in the payment slot in the door of the Administration Office.

Example of a Payment Envelope

On-line Payment Some activities may be able to be paid online – please follow instructions on individual permission notes sent home. On-line payments need to be made no later than two days before the due date. 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