Safe, Respectful Learners

45 Spring Street

ORANGE NSW 2800

02 6362 7464

Orange East Public School

NEWSLETTER

Term 1 Week 1 Wednesday, 30th Jan

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

WELCOME BACK!

Welcome back to the 2019 school year with an especially warm welcome to all our new students and their families who are commencing their partnership with us at Orange East. It is always great to be back after a restful holiday and I look forward to working with all families to support the education of our students. This week also sees a couple of fresh faces welcomed into our teaching team with Miss Davidson commencing on 3/4 Parrot and Mrs Mutton replacing Mrs McLennan on 1 Panda, who is recovering from a back injury sustained in the holidays. We are wishing Mrs McLennan well as she looks to return over the coming weeks. We also welcome Mrs Goodacre as a fulltime SLSO throughout Term 1 and possibly the year.

On Monday we also welcome our new Kindergarten students to Orange East PS. During this week Mrs Bourke, Mrs Kable and Mrs MacLean will be busy completing the Best Start assessment program with the students. This is a state-wide program that offers valuable information to assist Kindergarten teachers design teaching and learning activities to better meet the literacy and numeracy needs of our students.

EXITING THE SCHOOL

Parents are reminded that students have a specific exit plan from the school at the end of each day. This is done to ensure the safety of all students as they move from the school, at what is usually a busy time on the roads sur-rounding our school. This plan also assists best utilising available local parking.

These exits are:

Some exceptions to this system include:

Older students required to meet/wait with younger siblings can move to the younger sibling’s exit.

Students may walk straight to parents/guardians who are waiting within school grounds.

Students who live on the same block as the school can use the nearest exit to their house.

This year, although K-2 bus students will still be walked to the bus waiting area next to the school office under teacher supervision - all other classes will no longer be walked to their exit. Once released from their classroom, students are free to move sensibly to their appropriate exit. All exits will continue to be supervised by a teacher.

Over the course of the fortnight, students will come home with a personal exit map detailing their specific path out of the school grounds. We ask parents to discuss the plan with children and support this system aimed at ensuring student safety.

Have a great week!

Glen Bourke

Lower March St Upper March St Nile St Spring st

K Bilby (Kable) K Kangaroo (Bourke/

Maclean) 1 Panda (McLennan) 1/2 Possum (Whiting) 2 Koala (Hay)

3/4 Kookaburra (Cheney)

3/4 Parrot (Davidson)

2/3 Emu (Bennett) 4/5 Seal (Neal) 5/6 Galah (Scott) 5/6 Goanna

(Mellis)

Bus students and students with bikes/scooters

2019 CLASS STRUCTURES AND TEACHERS

We will establish 11 classes to commence 2019. The list of classes and names are listed below:

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club has commenced operating this year. Please note the days have changed slightly with the club running from Tuesday to Thursday from 8:40am until 9am. This is a free service with all children able to attend if they/you wish. Please ensure you have updated the school regarding any relevant allergies or food intolerances. If you do not wish your child to attend this service please advise the school.

SCHOOL APP REMINDER

Don’t forget that Orange East PS has a FREE school app! Simply go to your App or Play Store, depending on your mobile device, and search ‘School Stream’. Once you have found and downloaded the app, simply search for Orange East and select as your school. Currently available are permission notes, newsletters, upcoming event notifications, live alerts and even the ability to return absence slips.

FRIDAY ASSEMBLY

Our first Friday assembly will be held next week, Friday, 8th February starting at 2:15pm in the school hall. This assembly will be for students in Year 3-6. We will put out a full term assembly roster in next week’s newsletter. Unless there are clashes with dates—the assemblies will alternate each week between Year 3-6 and K-2. Students in Year 2/3 Emu will attend the Yr 3-6 assemblies.

HOMEREADING

Homereading information and log book packs will be sent out over the coming week. Please note that the first official (recordable) date for Homereading commences on Monday, 11th February (Week 3). A reminder that you may only record one entry per day – regardless of how many books may have been read or for how long. As in the past we suggest approximately 10 minutes for K-2 and 15 minutes for Year 3-6. Please adhere to the guidelines provided to ensure fairness for all.

SCHOOL GATES

A reminder that all gates, with the exception of the Spring Street gate, are locked each morning at approximately 9.15am. If by chance a gate is closed, but unlocked, you can gain access throughout the day, however, please close it behind you. This is to ensure the safety of students, particularly if they are at risk of absconding from school grounds.

P&C CHEERS AND TEARS MORNING TEA

Please note our school P&C will be running a Cheers & Tears Morning Tea for all kindergarten parents/carers next Monday morning. Why not pop into our school hall for a light refreshment, meet some other parents/carers and share the experience of that nervous first day? The hall (next to the COLA assembly area) will be open from 9:15am with all food/drinks free. Toddlers welcome.

Grade Teacher

K Bilby Mrs Kable

K Kangaroo Mrs Bourke (3 days)

Mrs MacLean (2 days)

1 Panda Mrs Mutton (Mrs McLennan sick)

1/2 Possum Mrs Whiting

2 Koala Ms Hay

2/3 Emu Miss Bennett

3/4 Parrot Miss Davidson

3/4 Kookaburra Miss Cheney

4/5 Seal Mr Neal

5/6 Galah Miss Scott

5/6 Goanna Mr Mellis

Instructional Leader (K-2

– EAfS - 5 days)

Mrs Wright (4 days)

Mr Cook (1 day)

Instructional Leader Yr 3-

6

Miss Croker

Release Teachers Ms Iskric (Term 1)

Mrs Sweeting (Term 2+) (3 days)

Mr Meares

Library Mr Meares

Intensive Stage 1 Reading

Support

Ms Strokes

Learning Support/ Inter-

vention/ Norta Norta

Mr Cook (K-2)

Miss Croker & Mrs Press (Yr 3-6)

Social Skills/Well Being

(Kids Matter)

Mrs MacLean (1 day)

School Learning Support

Officers

Mrs Bennett, Mr McGregor, Mrs

Frecklington, Mrs Goodacre

Office Mrs McNamara, Mrs Gold, Mrs

Watson

Cleaning

Grounds

Mrs Bowman

Mr Visser

Canteen Mrs Corby

Assistant Principals

AP K-2

AP 3-6

Mr Cook (4 days), Mrs MacLean (1

day)

Mrs Press

SUMMER UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

As we are in the middle of summer, a reminder that during Term 1 it is compulsory for students to wear their maroon school bucket hat while playing in the playground, as well as during PE and Sport. Students not wearing the correct hat will be restricted to playing in designated shaded areas. Please note while generic (no emblem) bucket or wide brim hats are acceptable, caps or other coloured hats are not accepted as part of school uniform.

Girl’s Navy Sort Option (NEW)

After significant consultation with P&C we have opted to move to providing a girl’s navy short option in the uniform. Over the coming weeks, we will finalise the official style of shorts through a last consultation round with the wider community and senior students. This year will be a transition period with all girls being allowed to wear either the school tartan style shorts or navy shorts or if they prefer, the original tartan dress.

After this final round of consultation has been completed—the official style along with purchasing options/outlets will be communicated via the school newsletter and Facebook. In 2020, all girls will have either the official navy shorts or the tartan dress as their summer uniform options.

STATIONERY PACKS

Please note all basic stationery requirements have been purchased for all students. This year the school will meet a significant portion of this cost but we are also asking parents to contribute $20 towards the purchase of this important equipment. This fee covers the cost of books, pens, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, scissors, glue sticks and also a number of online educational software packages we purchase for all students in the school. The total value of the listed items is significantly more than the amount above but funds raised through this fee will allow us to purchase further items to support learning in all classrooms and also ensure quality, appropriate and consistent stationery is being used by all students.

Stationery for each class will be managed and distributed by the class teacher, as per the system they set-up in their room. The stationery, including books, has been purchased corresponding to the year level/needs of the students. If parents wish to purchase additional items we suggest a pencil case, coloured pencils and/or textas for individual use – all clearly labelled. Over the coming weeks teachers will send out their class newsletter/note which will detail any additional items they would like sent in i.e. tissues, paint shirts, etc.

SPORTS DAY

School sports day will continue as per last year – every Wednesday with full sports uniform required.

COMING UP Monday, 4th Feb

First full day—Kindergarten students

Friday, 8th Feb

First Yr 3-6 Friday Assembly (2:15pm, school hall)

Monday, 11th Feb

Homereading commences

Wednesday, 13th Feb

School Swimming Trials - permission notes to be

distributed tomorrow.

Who/ Cloth-ing Item

Requirements

Hat

Boys/Girls

*Bucket hat (only hat to be worn at school) – compulsory in Term 1 & 4

Shoes

Boys/Girls

*All black, suitable leather/synthetic (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)

* Joggers (Wednesday only)

Jumper

Boys/Girls

*Embroidered Navy Polar Fleece (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)

*Embroidered Maroon Polar Fleece (Wednesday)

Socks

Boys/Girls

*Boys – grey, white on Wednes-day

*Girls – white

Shirt/ Pants/ Shorts

Boys

Summer (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)

*Buttoned up sky blue shirt with grey shorts

Sport (Wednesday)

* Yellow polo shirt with maroon shorts (summer)

Dress/ Tunic/ Shirt/ Pants/ Shorts

Girls

Summer (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri)

*Tartan dress

Or

*White button up shirt with tartan or navy shorts

Sport (Wednesday)

* Yellow polo shirt with maroon shorts/netball skirt (summer)