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Principal’s Report

STAFFING NEWS

Due to growing numbers, we have started a new Kindergarten class, KA, with Mrs Rid-

den as the teacher. Mrs Riddens role teaching Kindergarten RFF and KB on Fridays has

been taken over by Mrs Turner.

Sadly we had to say goodbye to some members of staff at the end of Term1. Mr Chau has

begun training with the Australian Army reserves. Ms Evans and Ms De Armelia who

were previously teaching Stage 2 and 3 RFF have outside commitments that have meant

that they are unable to continue their roles, but we will hopefully see them as casual

teachers during the term, and Ms Canderle is exploring opportunities outside of the

school.

To start Term 2 we welcomed some new staff. Ms Kemp began on 5/6H while Ms Dorne

and Mrs Mitchell have taken over the Stage 2 and 3 RFF roles. Ms Chodisetti will be

working with our EAL/D students.

Welcome back to Mr Ross from his exciting holiday.

BUILDING UPDATE

Owing to the council roadworks, the Kiss and Drop Zone at the eastern end of Junction

Road was moved to Station Street and a new pedestrian gate added there. This has in-

creased the number of cars we can accommodate in Kiss and Drop and reduced the con-

gestion in front of the school.

With regard to the school build, there will be an information booth at the school on Thursday, 16 May from 2:30pm to 4:00pm where they will happily field questions from the community.

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR LEARNING

Teachers have begun using our new awards system. Mrs Parker has worked very hard establishing equivalency between the old system and the current one. Four awards will be handed out a fortnight. PBL and bronze awards will be handed out at Stage assemblies. Silver and gold awards as well as medallions will be handed out at the Principal’s assem-blies. Teachers will track the awards on Sentral but students will still be required to bring in awards to their teachers.

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8 May 2019 Issue 6

Schofields Sparkler

Inside this issue:

Principal’s Assembly Anzac Day Service

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Cross Country Grandparents Day Hat Parade

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Facebook K - 2 After School Pick up

NAPLAN Election BBQ

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Kiss and Drop PSSA K - 2 Carnival

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5/6C Highlights

Ridges Rugby League

Ridges AFL

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Book Club News Voluntary Contributions Dental Checks Woolworths Earn & Learn

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Project Update

Advertising

Parent Calendar

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Dates to Remember

14, 15, 16 May - Naplan

24 May - Ridges X-Country

30 May - Principal’s Assembly

@ 9:30am

3 June - P & C Meeting

10 June - Public Holiday

12 June - SW X-Country

12, 13, 14 June - Stage 3 Camp

26 June - Stage 1 Taronga Zoo

Excursion

1 July - Athletics Carnival

5 July - Last day Term 2

22 July - Staff Development

Day

23 July - 1st Day Term 3

REMINDER School Banking Every Monday

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD

Abby Burton - Medallion Brielle McCrudden - Medallion Clarissa Suntara - Medallion

Joshua Davies Riley Gibson Oliver Smith Ashlynn Ross Jacob Robinson James Day Emma Ting Remneek Singh Heather Furey Angel Dusseja Rachel Cheah Issac Wanders Nathan Denham Lavanya Mohan

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PRINCIPAL’S ASSEMBLY

We had our second Principal’s Assembly for the year in which several students received awards. This included Abby

Burton, Brielle McCrudden and Clarissa Suntara who all achieved their Medallion. Congratulations.

ANZAC Day

On the last day of Term 1 we held our ANZAC Day assembly utilising our new flagpole as well as the generous do-

nations of flowers from our school community. Students engaged in lessons about the history and significance of

ANZAC Day and were wonderfully respectful during the assembly. Also, the school choir did an amazing job and

delivered a very moving performance. Thank you to Mrs Yarham, Mrs Woodbury and Mrs Turner for their work on

the assembly.

We also had a pleasing turn out of students to the Riverstone-Schofields RSL sub-Branch ANZAC Day Dawn Ser-

vice at the Riverstone Cenotaph. The students marched with pride, some wearing medals earned by their relatives

and our Captains laid a wreath as part of the ceremony. Thank you to all who attended.

CROSS COUNTRY

At the end of Term 1 we had our 3-6 and K-2 school Cross Country Carnivals. Both were very successful events and I would like to acknowledge Mrs Avery and her team for the 3-6 carnival and Mrs Gairns for the K-2 carnival.

GRANDPARENTS DAY/HAT PARADE

In the last week of term we also held open classrooms as a part of Grandparents Day, giving students’ extended fami-

lies the opportunity to join them and take part in lessons. Many families also enjoyed a picnic morning tea and took

the opportunity to play with their children in the playground during the break period.

This was followed by our Hat Parade which the students thoroughly enjoyed. This event was very well attended

which is testament to both the growth the school has experienced as well as the support of our parent community.

FACEBOOK

The school Facebook page was launched and is up and running. The purpose of the page is to celebrate school events and student achievement. It is not a notification forum – we will still be using the Skoolbag app for that. The pinned post on the page sets out the rules of engagement for the use of the page. If you do not wish to have your child's pho-to published on the school Facebook page please return the green note to the school office by next Friday, 17 May.

K - 2 AFTER SCHOOL PICK-UP

We understand that as the year progresses, people’s circumstances change and how their children are collected from

school varies. Following some confusion last week, we are asking all parents of K – 2 students to please advise their

child’s teacher in writing of their afternoon routine so that we are able to remind any students who may be unsure of

where they go.

NAPLAN

Students in Years 3 and 5 will be sitting for the NAPLAN assessments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Friday will be used as a ‘catch-up’ day for students who are absent. Students have been preparing for this in class and are reminded to just relax and try their best. In order to help students with the assessments we recom-mend having a good night’s sleep the night before as well as having a good, healthy breakfast.

ELECTION BBQ

The P & C will be running a barbeque for the upcoming Federal Election on Saturday, 18 May. If you are able to volunteer some of your time on the day, please provide the school office with your details so that they can be passed onto the barbeque organiser.

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KISS AND DROP

Kiss and Drop (also known as Kiss and Ride) Zones are designed for your convenience and for your child’s safety.

Designed for quick entry and exit, these zones minimise congestion and risk when used properly by all parents and

carers. These zones operate under the same conditions as No Parking zones, which means you may stop to drop off

or pick up children for a maximum of 2 minutes. You're required to remain in, or within 3 metres, of your vehicle.

Please also note that it is illegal to overtake or make a U-turn across double white lines.

PSSA

Winter PSSA commenced on Friday, 3 May. The results for Round 1 were:

David England Deputy Principal

K-2 CROSS COUNTRY

On the last day of Term 1, Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 had their Cross Country event. We had a great morning cheering on our peers and even our parents! We sang, danced and ran our hearts out. Check out some of the photos from the day.

Team Opponent Score

Boys Soccer – Junior Kenthurst D 1 - 1

Boys Soccer – Senior Kenthurst L 1 - 5

Girls Soccer – Junior John Palmer L 0 - 4

Girls Soccer – Senior John Palmer L 0 - 4

Netball – Junior Riverbank L 3 - 11

Netball – Senior Riverbank W 15 - 5

Rugby League – Junior John Palmer W 28 - 6

Rugby League – Senior John Palmer W 20 - 0

Newcombe Ball – Girls Rouse Hill 2 W 2 - 0

Newcombe Ball – Boys Rouse Hill 2 W 2 - 0

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MRS CHAN - 5/6C HIGHLIGHTS

5/6C have had an enjoyable start to 2019. Some of our highlights include:

Conducting Science experiments to model diffusion, density and viscosity.

Buddy reading with 1/2R.

Collecting plastic bottles as part of the Return and Earn initiative.

Learning about different artists in Visual Arts.

RIDGES RUGBY LEAGUE

Last month Brayden, Hayden and Steven represented

Schofields Public School in the Ridges Rugby League team. The

team missed out on the finals but all 3 boys played well. Bray-

den was then selected out of the 180 kids to be in a 28 team

squad to attend another trial to make the final cut and represent

Sydney West. The trial was intense with a talent load of kids and

with great news Brayden Hughes made the 17 man team .

RIDGES AFL

Brayden, Hayden and Noah represented Schofields Public School in the Ridges AFL team.

Well done boys.

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BOOK CLUB NEWS!!!!!

As Issue 3 of Book Club was sent out last week, I would like to take this opportunity to remind parents that we are

no longer accepting cash orders for Book Club. All orders need to be processed on the website through LOOP.

Please visit scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download the app. If you need any assistance with this, please do not hesitate

to contact me or come and see me for help Monday- Wednesdays in the Library. Issue 3 payments are due in by Fri-

day, 17 May.

Thank you

Mrs Bree Mills

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

We are on our way to hitting our target of $12k from voluntary contributions, currently we have received $2,999.50.

It’s not too late to pay your voluntary contributions.

1st Child - $50

2nd Child - $37.50

3rd Child - $25

4th Child - Free

DENTAL CHECKS

If your children are in Kindy, Year 2, Year 4 and/or Year 6 and are having the free dental check at school, could you please send the completed note back to your child’s teacher as soon as possible.

WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN VOLUNTEERS

Our school community is currently embracing the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. If you can help by putting loose stickers on blank sticker sheets please contact the school office. This can be done in the comfort of your home or while waiting for your child at the end of the school day. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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SCHOFIELDS PUBLIC SCHOOL - Term 2 2019

Term Two

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT SUN

1

29 April

SDD

30 April

Students return

1 May

2 May

3 May PSSA Round 1 4

5 May

2

6 May

P & C Meeting

7 May

8 May

Mother’s Day Stall

9 May

10 May

11 12 May

3

13 May

14 May

NAPLAN

15 May

NAPLAN Dental Clinic Kindy, Yr2, Yr4, Yr6

16 May

NAPLAN

17 May

18 19 May

4

20 May

21 May

22 May

23 May

24 May

Ridges Cross Country

25 26 May

5

27 May

28 May

29 May

30 May

Principal’s Assembly at 9:30am

31 May 1 2 June

6

3 June

P & C Meeting

4 June

5 June

6 June

7 June

8 9 June

7

10 June

Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

11 June

12 June SW Cross Country Stage 3 Canberra Camp

13 June Stage 3 Canberra Camp

14 June Stage 3 Canberra Camp

15 16 June

8

17 June

18 June

19 June

20 June

21 June

22 23 June

9

24 June

25 June

Year 5 Graffiti Talk

26 June

Stage 1 Taronga Zoo Excursion

27 June

28 June

P & C Disco

29 30 June

10

1 July

S.P.S Athletics Carnival

2 July

3 July

4 July

5 July

Last day Term 2

6 7 July

Hols 8 July

9 July 10 July 11 July

12 July 13 14 July

Hols 15 July

16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 21 July

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