NEWSLETTER Term 1, Week 6

Friday 8th March, 2019

Seventh Avenue, Llandilo NSW 2747

Tel: 4777 4124 Fax: 4777 5085

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

www.llandilo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Our Vision

Community and School in a partnership of mutual trust and respect, to ensure all students will thrive as learners, leaders and responsible, productive citizens.

PBL Values

Respect Responsibility Personal Best

PBL Focus -Playground

I play where the teacher can see me

I put my rubbish in the bin

I sit on the seats until I have finished my food

I return sports equipment I have borrowed

I play safely on the fixed equipment

School Staff 2019

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Ms Wilson (AP) Amazon

Miss Crammond Bondi Beach

Mr Fox Kakadu

Miss Cockburn Fraser Island

Mrs Goss Loch Ness

Mrs Warren Great Barrier Reef

Ms Bryce Broome

Mr Basso Yosemite

Ms Harris Daintree

Mr Vella Colosseum

Mrs de Kretser (AP) Everest

Miss Wilson New Caledonia

Ms O’Connor (AP) Serengeti

Miss Cole Sphinx

Principal Mrs Getley

DP / IL Mrs Cotsford

Mrs Waugh

Library Mrs Caloia

Support Mrs Sheens

Mrs Chapman

RFF Ms Sant

Mrs Filipo

EAL/D Ms Laws

Counsellor Ms Begg

SLSO Mrs Elmer

Mrs Olsen

Mrs Marsh

Mrs Carroll

SAM Mrs Williams

SAO Ms Sherwood

Mrs Wheeler

GA Mr Kitchin

School Security

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What’s coming up . . . . . .

Fri 8th Mar PSSA

K - 2 Assembly Great Barrier Reef

Mon 11th Mar National Young Leaders Day Tue 12th Mar Area Swimming Carnival

Thur 14th Mar Stage 3 - First Foot Forward Fri 15th Mar PSSA National Day of Action Against Bullying / PBL Day

Notes Sent Home

2019 Medical Note Reminder

Tell Them From Me survey

Healthy Harold

Book Club

Spare notes as well as canteen and uniform

price lists are available from the front office

foyer.

Follow us on Facebook for daily updates and

reminders.

@LlandiloPublicSchool

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices. More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do things at our school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 11 March and 12 April. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey is being sent home with students. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Monday 11th March. Copies of the form and FAQs are available from: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents.

It was wonderful to see so many visitors in our school over the last couple of weeks. We thank you for taking the time out of a busy schedule to sit with your child’s teacher to talk about learning. The students greatly benefit by hearing conversations about setting goals, and knowing that they have the support and encouragement from both home and school. If you were not able to make an appointment at this time, please contact the school so that the teacher can schedule an alternative meeting.

We had our first whole school assembly last week, with many of our students receiving their badge of office for the year. Our first group of ‘Llandilo Legends’ were also presented with their badges and certificates. There was true support and pride for these students (plus one teacher), who embody our school values of respect, responsibility and personal best. Congratulations to all! I look forward to this being a highlight of our whole school assemblies twice a term.

At the end of this week, Mrs Filipo will commence her maternity leave. I’d like to thank her for her contributions to Llandilo in the short time before her leave and look forward to some good news in a few weeks time. Ms Shelley Huang will be taking over Mrs Filipo’s role and another new staff member, Mr Michael Farrugia, will be one of our learning support teachers. I’d also just like to let everyone know that Mrs de Kretser will be remaining on Everest for the rest of the year as their classroom teacher.

Attached to this email is some information about the ‘School Community Charter’, recently issued by the Department of Education. This document outlines ways in which

the school and its families can interact in a positive and respectful manner. I’d appreciate you looking through the document. If there are issues to be raised, please contact the school to speak to the appropriate person.

This year, we are looking at sprucing up our school environment with additional gardens, vegie patch, shade areas, signage and hopefully, some murals. At the front of the school, we would like to make a bit of an eclectic looking garden by using recycled materials for the garden beds. So if you have any old wheelbarrows, drums, small metal garbage bins or any other receptacle that could be used for a garden bed and would look good with a bright coat of spray paint, please call the office and let us know.

Yours in learning

Deborah Getley

The

Splash-down On Thursday 28th February, swimmers

from our school took part in the Penrith Zone swimming

carnival. It was a hot and sunny day, perfect weather for

jumping in the pool! Each of our students competed by trying

their personal best and represented Llandilo Public School with

pride. They should all be congratulated for their efforts.

Miss Cole, Mr Vella & Ms O’Connor

On Friday the 15th of March, Llandilo Public School will be holding a Legends "Say No" to Bullying Day. Students will participate in their regular Friday morning routines, where after recess, the whole school will come together to begin a series of activities. The activities involved will

support National Day Against Bullying, as well as Positive Behaviour for Learning.

Families are invited to participate from 11:25am and are welcomed to stay for a picnic lunch with their children, followed by a whole school event!

We hope to see you there,

Miss Sant, Mr Vella and the PBL team.

LEARNING LINKS – CYBER SAFETY

Over the past few weeks, the dangers associated with social

media and a range of technology apps and platforms have

been highlighted by the media. The National Online Safety website has various

information pages to explain popular apps, games and platforms and the risks

associated with them for our children. Please note that the contact details shown are

for America. For more information please look at:

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/platform-guides/

The Australian Government has also released information regarding e-safety. Here is

another valuable link which has a screen smart tour for parents but also a game for

students to play to demonstrate resilience, respect and empathy.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/education-resources/iparent

Here are some resources from the National Online Safety site:

Llandilo

Legends

Congratulations to our Llandilo Legends for February.

KINDY- Sophia – Bondi Beach YEAR 1- Isabella – Kakadu

YEAR 2- Ryder - Broome YEAR 3- Amali - Daintree

YEAR 4- Alex- Everest YEAR 5- Sarah-New Caledonia

YEAR 6 – Max - Sphinx TEACHER – Ms Bryce – Broome

Principal’s Award Xavier – Colosseum Massimo- Everest

Nicholas- Sphinx Felicity- Serengeti

School Banner Zoe – New Caledonia Alexia- Daintree

Ethan- Everest Taylan- Sphinx

Just a reminder to pack a library bag on your child’s library day. Children will need a bag to borrow from the library. Any type of library bag or a plastic shopping bag will do. Dakoda in Great Barrier Reef was excited to show us her new library bag.

We’ve been busy preparing for the book fair on March 21st which will be held in the library. Please stop by and help support our school as all the funds raised on the day go straight back into the library.

Teacher Feature

Ms Rachael Sherwood

Where did you grow up? Hurstville

What was your favourite subject in school? Music

Best childhood memory : Family holidays down the South Coast.

Favourite book / movie / TV show when growing up? My favourite movie

was Drop Dead Fred.

Favourite book / movie / TV show now : Any movie with Adam

Sandler in it.

Favourite Sport to play / watch : NRL

Favourite player : Terry Lamb

Favourite Colour : Turquoise

Favourite music / band / musician : Pearl Jam

Favourite place to go on holiday: I would love to go on another cruise

of the Pacific Islands.

What do you like doing with your family and friends? Going down to

Yarramundi for a swim.

What do you like doing in your quiet times by yourself? Sleep

If you could be anything, what would it be? Pre School Teacher

In your opinion, who is a ‘legend’? Nick Vujicic

Why? He was born with no arms and legs and despite everything that

was stacked against him he has become a very successful

man and no matter what, he is living his life to the full.

What advice would you give your 10 year old self?

Don’t judge people, you don’t know what they are dealing

with in life.

Sweaty Brain Challenge

Tricky Can you solve this riddle?

Trickier Can you solve this riddle?

What has a face and 2 hands, but no

arms and legs?

What 5 letter word becomes shorter

when you add 2 letters to it?

In Loch Ness…

with Mrs Goss and

her awesome class of

Year 1 and 2 students.

In Loch Ness, we have fun playing circle champion because it makes our brains sweaty! We

enjoy using the computers to help us learn how to use technology with confidence. During

literacy groups, we complete large floor puzzles as it helps us learn how to work together

as a team and takes us around 5 minutes to construct the puzzle. It’s fun when we do art

because we are using paint to learn how to mix colours.

White + red = pink

Yellow + red = orange

White + blue = light blue

Yellow + blue = green

Red + blue = purple

Last week, we walked around the school looking at all of the

classrooms, trees and the playground to find shapes. We can

name different shapes based on how many corners and edges they have, eg, an 8

sided shape is called an octagon, it has 8 sides just like an octopus has 8 tentacles.

We have fun in our reading corner, reading about dinosaurs with

Super Sparkles. There are also 23 friendly Loch Knees, and 1

friendly Loch Ness monster our favourite, friendly classroom

mascot!

We have already started rehearsing for our class assembly in

week 9, it will be a great adventure! We hope you will enjoy our assembly item, we are

practising really hard!

From all of us in Loch Ness, we hope you have enjoyed reading about our class.

Teacher Feature

Miss Alison Cole

Where did you grow up? Kings Langley

What was your favourite subject in school? Maths

& PDHPE

Best childhood memory : Going on family camping

trips

Favourite book / movie / TV show when growing up? Teletubbies

Favourite book / movie / TV show now : Grey’s Anatomy

Favourite Sport to play / watch : Netball

Favourite player : Kim Green

Favourite Colour : Blue

Favourite music / band / musician : Adele

Favourite place to go on holiday: United Kingdom

What do you like doing with your family and friends? Playing board

games

What do you like doing in your quiet times by yourself? Having a bath

and watching movies

If you could be anything, what would it be? Travel photographer

In your opinion, who is a ‘legend’? My Dad

Why? He always puts everyone else first

What advice would you give your 10 year old self? To never give up

and always follow your dreams.

Voluntary School Contribution

Each year we ask parents to make a

voluntary contribution of $25 per

student. These contributions go

towards purchasing equipment for the students

to use in their daily school life. Please note that

this is entirely voluntary and is not compulsory.

Sports Report ….. Addison & Nathan - Denbigh

On Wednesday the 5th of March students from K to

4 were invited to attend the Aus Kick program. When we asked if they

had lots of fun the Kindergarten students shared their excitement by

loudly saying “YES!”. The students loved that they were shown how to

throw, catch and kick a ball. Many of them enjoyed being able to work in

a team and play games.

We need your help!

We are looking for donations of old wheelbarrows, metal

bins and tubs and other items that we can use for rustic planter boxes

for our garden. We appreciate all help and support.

Teacher Feature

Miss Jamie-Lee Harris

Where did you grow up? Bligh Park & Windsor

What was your favourite subject in school? Math &

Science

Best childhood memory : Going to my aunty & uncle’s house during

school holidays. They had property where I rode horses, went for

bushwalks in search of kangaroos and played golf in the gully. A lot of

fun with my brother and cousin.

Favourite book / movie / TV show when growing up? Harry Potter

Series

Favourite book / movie / TV show now : Medical dramas

Favourite Sport to play / watch : Gymnastics

Favourite player : I don’t have one

Favourite Colour : Green / Aqua

Favourite music / band / musician : Ed Sheeran

Favourite place to go on holiday: Bora Bora or anywhere with

beautiful beaches & crystal clear water.

What do you like doing with your family and friends? Visit new places,

have BBQ’s and spend time with them.

What do you like doing in your quiet times by yourself? Read a book or

listen to music.

If you could be anything, what would it be? A midwife

In your opinion, who is a ‘legend’? My parents

Why? They encourage and support me in all that I do.

What advice would you give your 10 year old self?

Dream big! Don’t back away from things that seem

impossible, have a go and you might surprise yourself.

Please be aware that the

school’s car park is for staff

only at all times.