Phone: 02 9543 1604 Email: Illawong-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: illawong-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Dates to Remember

Illawong Insight 2 A U G U S T 2 0 1 8 T E R M 3 , W E E K 2

O P E R A T I N G

H O U R S :

SCHOOL OFFICE ;

Monday—Friday

8:45am—3.45pm

UNIFORM SHOP:

Every Friday

9:00am—10:00am

MORNING

PLAYGROUND

SUPERVISION:

Monday—Friday

9:00am—9:25am

SCHOOL IN

SESSION:

Monday—Friday

9:25am—3:30pm

ASSEMBLY:

Friday Fortnightly

(even weeks):

2:30pm—3:10pm

Calendar

AUGUST 2018

Friday 3 PSSA Sport

Sunday 5-16 Japanese Cultural Exchange Program

Monday 6-10 Education Week —Today’s schools – creating tomorrow’s world

Wednesday 8 Education Week—10:30am Menai Marketplace Performance Education Week—1:15pm School Open Day Education Week—2:30pm Performance Wellbeing Workshop Postponed—date to be advised

Thursday 9 Dance Extravaganza—Boys Hip Hop—Sutherland Ent.Cntr

Monday 13 2019 Kindergarten Interviews commence

Tuesday 14 ICAS Mathematics Competition Junior Choir Rehearsal—Sutherland Entertainment Centre P & C Meeting 7.30pm at IBASC facilities

Wednesday 15 Senior Choir Rehearsal—Sutherland Entertainment Centre

Thursday 16 Sutherland Entertainment Centre Music Festival Performance 7pm

Friday 17 Colour Fun Run Fundraiser 1pm

Wednesday 22 Zone Athletics—Sylvania Athletics Track

Friday 24 Winter PSSA Finishes

Tuesday 28 K-Year 6 IPS Public Speaking Finals

Wednesday 29 2019 Kindergarten Information Session 6:30pm-7:30pm

Friday 31 Fathers Day Stall

SEPTEMBER 2018

Tuesday 11 Woronora River Public Speaking Finals @ IPS

Wednesday 12 Wellbeing Workshop #5 Growth Mindset in Early Numeracy

Thursday 13 Stage 2 Swim Scheme commences SPADA—Family Pizza & Pasta Night Fundraiser

Friday 21 Summer PSSA commences

Friday 28 Last Day of Term 3

OCTOBER 2018

Monday 15 Students return for Term 4

Friday 19 K-2 Swim Scheme commences

Friday 24 Winter PSSA Finishes

A D D R E S S :

276 Fowler Road Illawong NSW 2234

P A G E 2

“Education is what

survives when

what has been

learned has been

forgotten”

-BF SKINNER

Principal’s Message

School Office Entrance

EDUCATION WEEK 2018 TODAY’S SCHOOLS CREATING TOMORROW'S WORLD

An invitation was sent home this week outlining the activities for our Open Day on Wednesday 8 August. We look forward to lots of parents and carers joining us to celebrate.

10:30am Menai Marketplace Performance – Junior Choir, Senior Choir, Junior Dance, Senior Dance, Boys’ Hip Hop.

1.15pm-2.00pm Classroom Visits - Student Led Conferences for parents/carers and students.

2.00pm-2.20pm Recess break for students and parents/carers.

2.30pm-3.30pm Performances under the COLA – for parents/carers and students.

Students in Years K-6 should wear sports uniform on Open Day. Students in dance groups will be issued with their costume, in the morning, before going to Menai Marketplace. Students in class dance items will perform in sports uniform.

Japanese Exchange Students

Next week we will be proudly hosting 22 students from Japan who are participating in a study tour. A number of the visiting students will be staying with families from our school. The students will be accompanied by their teacher and will participate in many of the class activities alongside our students. This visit will provide a unique experience for our students and the visiting students to develop intercultural understandings and experience new social interactions.

P A G E 3

Uniform Shop Grand Opening

Thank you to the many volunteers led by Mel Elkin who helped transform the Uniform Shop from a vision into a reality. We are very grateful for your time and hard work. A special thanks to Brad Elkin for building the shop. Our community enjoyed the grand opening on Friday afternoon which was attended by Eleni Petinos MP.

Please note that access to the Uniform Shop is via the path alongside Mrs Tardent’s room in C Block (see photo) and along the path beside the orchard. No adults or students are allowed to enter the school carpark or walk through it at any time. To help keep students safe, both our staff car parks are strictly out of bounds at all times.

E Block

Work has started on replacing the old railings on the verandas and stair cases. The railings on the back verandahs were replaced this week and work will soon start on the front of the building. I began negotiations on this project during my first week at Illawong Public School, so it is very rewarding to see this work close to completion. The new railings will be higher and without rust, and will lead to improved safety for students.

Illawong Before and After School Care

Work will begin shortly on the pergola at IBASC, providing shelter for parents and students who attend the centre. Thank you to Jen O’Gradey and Francesca for their efforts with this project thus far.

Raising Confident Maths Learners

When a child feels positive about maths, it makes learning much easier. For students to have a healthy attitude towards maths, they need self-belief, confidence and resilience. Children listen when you say things like, "I'm not good at maths," or "I hated maths at school," and it's been shown to have an influence on their attitude towards learning maths. So show enthusiasm for maths - even if you need to fake it !

AWARDS

P A G E 4 T E R M 3 , W E E K 2

Students wishing to receive their awards at the assembly on 17 August,

must hand them into the office by TUESDAY 14 August.

GOLD AWARDS

K BOYD: -

K DONE: -

1/2 HART: Lucas G (Term 2)

1/2 MORGAN: Luke G

1/2 NAMITJIRA: Felix G

3/4 OLSEN: Blake G (2),

3/4 ROBERTS: Joshua E

5/6 KEE: -

5/6 PRESTON: -

SILVER AWARDS

K BOYD: Millar B

K DONE: Miley S, Blake B

1/2 HART: Mitchell E

1/2 MORGAN: Luke G (2)

1/2 NAMITJIRA: Cody P

3/4 OLSEN: Antonio A, Harrison B, Blake G(2)

3/4 ROBERTS: -

5/6 KEE: -

5/6 PRESTON: Blake D

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

K Done : Malak R, Georgia V, Miley S, Jason V

K Boyd : Jackson B, Cooper P, Cade P

WEEK 1—27/7/18

SOCCER SENIOR: Loss

JUNIOR A: Tie

JUNIOR B: Loss

NETBALL

SENIOR A: Win

SENIOR B: Loss

JUNIOR A: Loss

JUNIOR B: Loss

WINTER PSSA

Netball & Hoop

Soccer Ball & Net

UNSW ICAS Science Competition During May 2018, our school had 18 students participate in the UNSW ICAS Science Competition.

We congratulate all participants on their achievements.

High Distinction Yingrui D Distinction Halina Z, Jacob M

Merit Pearce O

Credit Alexander W, Blake G, Noah P, Hamish Z, Cody P

Participation 9 Students

P & C FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR TERM 3 All funds go towards the Playground Improvement Project

Father’s Day Stall – Friday 31 August 2018 Gifts will be available for students to purchase during school hours. More information will come home shortly. Parent helpers will be assisting students in selecting a gift. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please email Sarah Collins illawongfundraising@gmail.com

Spada – Family Pizza and Pasta Night - Thursday 13 September 2018 Gather your family and friends for a night off . Cost: $25 Adults $10 children. Two Dining Time Options: 5:30pm-7pm OR 7:30pm-9pm 20% of total sales will be donated to our school and go towards the Playground Improvement Project.

UPDATE FROM TERM 2 FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Billy G Cookie Dough Fundraiser Cookie Dough has been delivered. If you have not received your order please contact P & C. Thank you for your support. We have raised $969 for our Playground Improvement Project! Happy Baking! A special thank you to Mrs Amanda Borg for leading this fundraising activity on behalf of the P&C.

Entertainment Books There is still time for you to order your 2018/19 Entertainment Book. Orders can still be placed at http://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2017w19 or by contacting Anne Ko on 0414 592 368. This is your last opportunity as our account will be finalized soon.

Request for Native Seedling Vouchers Sutherland Shire Council are giving away native seedlings. A voucher will arrive with your rates notice. If you do not intend on using the voucher please bring it to the office and pop it into the blue P&C box. The vouchers will be used to acquire plants to landscape our playground.

Next P&C Meeting — Tuesday 14 August 2018 The date for the next P&C meeting has been confirmed for Tuesday 14 August at 7:30pm at the IBASC facility. Come along and hear from our Principal Jennifer Birch and participate in meaningful parent and community discussions affecting the school. Everyone is welcome!

Position Vacant - P&C Secretary It is with regret that we announce the resignation of Amanda Borg as P&C Secretary. This position is now vacant. P&C are now seeking nominations to fill this role. If you are interested, please contact Mel Elkin (P&C President) or Julie Patterson (P&C Vice President) for more information. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Amanda Borg for her contribution to the P&C.

President : Melissa Elkin email: illawongPandC1@gmail.com Vice President: Julie Patterson email: illawongPandC2@gmail.com Treasurer: Stuart Bowyer email: illawongTreasurer@gmail.com Secretary: vacant email: illawongSecretary@gmail.com Fundraising: Sara Collins email: illawongfundraising@gmail.com Uniform Shop: Allison McInerney email: illawonguniformshop@gmail.com BASC President: Jen O’Gradey email: illawongbasc@gmail.com

Uniform Shop GRAND OPENING

Our official Uniform Shop opening took place on Friday 27 July 2018. Thank you to all our wonderful parents and grandparents who supported our school by attended the event. Illawong Public School Uniform Shop is run by volunteers on behalf of the P&C. We do this to maintain low operating costs and return profits back into our school. Working out of ‘the cupboard’ for so many years has been challenging, both for our volunteers as well as our customers. It has been a vision for many years to move location of the shop. Every option was explored, however, nothing suitable within school grounds was available. In 2016 we applied for a Community Building Partnership, a grant funded through the state government. Our application was successful and as they say, the rest is history. Ms Eleni Petinos, our local MP, attended our official opening and we thank her for her support with our 2016 grant application. P&C would also like to thank Ms Birch for her support with this project. Ms Birch, you helped us gain the momentum we needed to get the project started and completed! Of course a project like this does not build itself and we have had so many talented helpers make this possible. Thank you to Darren Ferguson; Philip Sprod; Mr Wilkinson; Mrs Archer and Joan Thomas for your contributions. Thank you also to Lisa and Ash Arnold, Julie Svensson, James Butler, Nancy Feltaous, Anderson Borges , Sarah Collins, Allison and Michael McInerney and Brad Elkin, Janelle Butler, and Steve and Shondha Moore. Also to our student helpers Ian B, Flynn, Chloe and Charlie M, Jack, Heidi and Indigo C and Josh, Mitch and Xavier E.

Two special people I would like to especially acknowledge for all their additional support and help to the project; Nancy Feltaous – We appreciate your reliability and selflessness in your contribution to this project, to the uniform shop and to general P & C activities. Allison McInerney – the sounding board for ideas and designs, and generally helping to get this project completed.

Now of course a shop cannot be a shop without volunteers to serve our customers and support our school. We have a great group of parents and grandparents who donate their time to ensure our shop is successfully operating each Friday. We appreciate all your support and could not do it without you. Thank you Nancy, Allison, Janelle Butler, Mel Pronti, Filippa Allam, Liz D’Alfonso, Gillian Cross, Caroline Sprod, Melanie Ferguson, Julie Patterson, Joan Thomas.

If you are interested in volunteering in our new shop please contact illawonguniformshop@gmail.com . If you cannot assist on a Friday however can assist on a different day of the week, we are also keen in hearing from you. We would love to extend our operating days but to achieve this we need more volunteers to be available.

SCHOOL CROSSING

All children riding bikes, scooters and playing with balls take care at the school crossing. Please carry balls and

walk your bikes and scooters across the road. Please do not ride them.

Be safe

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge closes on

31 August. Please ensure that books for your

child/ren have been entered online by this

date. Students in K-Year2 need to have read

30 books. Students in Year3-6 need to have read 20 books. At

the end of the challenge there will be a celebration for

successful students.