Relieving Principal’s Message

Issue 22.16 25 July 2016

Quality Education in a Stimulating Environment

Dear Parents P&C Meeting

Our next P&C meeting is scheduled for 1 August at 7.30pm in the Before and After School Care Centre. All school community members are encouraged to attend. Parents may bring their children if necessary as they will be able to be supervised in the centre’s audio visual room. Staff Carpark

A reminder that there is no pedestrian access through the school car park between 8.00am-4.00pm. Please enter the school through the designated gates for entry. ICAS

Those students participating in 2016 ICAS Testing will sit the English test on Wednesday 27 July at 1.00pm and the Mathematics test on Tuesday 16 August at 8.30am in the school library. These times have been selected to avoid interruption to students’ valuable class time. School Opal Card

Please ensure that students travelling to and from school on the bus carry their school Opal Card. Students are expected to TAP ON and TAP OFF at the beginning and end of each trip. Sharks Champions

Mrs Payne reports that our U12 Champion Rugby League players where fantastic school representatives at Shark Park yesterday. They were presented with their Sharks Knockout medals. Well done boys! Teacher Professional Learning

On Monday afternoon after school this week, teachers are focussing on Literacy program development. A repre-sentative from Scholastic, Mrs Evans and Mr Hogan are delivering training in Lexiles for Years 2-6 teachers while K-1 teachers are focussing on the PM Reading Program. 2016 Open Day

Engadine West will be holding its Education Week Open Day on Thursday 4 August. Please refer to page 3 for the performance schedule.

Engadine West Public School

Phone: 9520 8134 * Fax 9520 5314 * 4 Buckle Avenue, Engadine 2233

Email: engadinew-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: http://www.engadinew-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Relieving Principal: Mr Ross Edwards

Engadine West Public School would like to acknowledge the ongoing support provided to the Community of Schools on the Park (COSOtP)

by the Rotary Club of Engadine

Relieving Principal’s Report Cont’d

Band Camp

Band students and teachers will be at Band Camp next week (Monday 1 August to Wednesday 3 August) at The Tops Conference Centre. Parent help with transport of equipment will be greatly appreciated. A special thanks to Mrs Winton for her camp co-ordination and our staff giving up their personal time which is above and beyond duty. Assemblies

Assemblies this term commence Week 4 for K-2 and Week 6 for 3-6 due to rehearsals for Open Day and Waka-kirri. Friday Swimming Unfortunately Friday swimming for Years 3-6 will not proceed this term due to insufficient numbers. Friday swim-ming should resume next term when the warmer weather returns. Debating

Congratulations to our school debating team on their magnificent performance in the debate with Caringbah PS. Many thanks to Mrs Sterling and Miss Matheson for their leadership of this engaging program. Public Speaking

Congratulations to our students on their fantastic performances in the Early Stage 1 and Stage 1 School Public Speaking Finals. Thank you to the teachers who gave up their valuable time and stayed back to help with the finals. The Stage 2 and Stage 3 Finals will be held this Wednesday in the Library 4.00-5.45pm. Thank you to Mr Murphy for co-ordinating this outstanding school program. Chocolate Boxes P & C Fundraiser

At this time the school P & C only have 13 boxes of Freddo Frogs remaining at $50 per box. If you would like to purchase a box or can take one to work to sell, please see Leanne Best in the school canteen. All funds raised by the P & C are used to support Engadine West Public School students.

Ross Edwards Relieving Principal

Deputy Principal’s Report

Later in this term parents will have the opportunity to participate in our parent survey. This will be the Tell Them From Me survey for parents. Some parents, students and teachers are already familiar with this Tell Them From Me (TTFM) survey as we have already completed a student survey earlier this year. At this stage this TTFM survey is a heads up affair. As more information is received I will update and inform us all us all in a more appropriate manner. Have a great week. Jason Wilkins Deputy Principal

Open Day Performance Schedule

Engadine West will be holding its Education Week Open Day on Thursday 4 August. Please find the perfor-mance schedule detailed below: 10:00am Fruit Break 10:15am Open Classrooms 11:00am Recess 11:30am Students Return to classrooms 11:40am Performances Commence

Program Flash Mob Senior Band Welcome Acknowledgement to Country Principal’s Address Advance Australia Fair led by the Combined Choir School Song led by the Combined Choir Combined Choir singing ‘Innanay’ for NAIDOC week Senior Choir & the Ukulele Group P&C Address Year 3 Dance Group Junior Band Year 1 Recorder Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 1 Kindergarten Close

We are accepting Kindergarten enrolments for 2017. Enrolment forms are available on the school’s website http://www.engadinew-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/4201553/4207726/enrolment_form.pdf or from the Front Office. Acceptance letters will be mailed to parents towards the end of Term 3 and will provide information regarding the Parent Orientation Morning at 10.00am on Thursday 27 October 2016 and four Transition Days for students occurring in Term 4:

Tuesday 1 November 10.00-11.00am Thursday 3 November 10.00-11.00am Monday 7 November 2.15-3.15pm Wednesday 9 November 2.15-3.15pm

Kindergarten Enrolments 2017

Premier’s Spelling Bee 2016

This year, EWPS will again be participating in the Premier’s Spelling Bee. Students are able to access and prac-tise the words prior to the spelling bee if they wish. Word lists are available online using the following link:

Link: http://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/speaking-competitions/spelling-bee/premiers-spelling-bee Password: puzzle

Class competitions will be held in Week 4 and Stage Finals in Week 5. Regional finals will be held later this term. Miss Thackray Spelling Bee Co-ordinator

Collection of Data on School Students with a Disability

From Term 3 it will be possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for stu-dents, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or Master-Card credit or debit card. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the schools website by selecting the $ Make a payment icon. Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contributions, excursions, sales to students and creative and practical arts activities (these include band, drama and dance). There is also a category called ‘Other’ - this will cover items not identified in the previous headings, and can also be used for miscellaneous pay-ments. When you access the $ Make a payment page you must enter:

The student’s name, class, and date of birth.

(You will need to complete all the Asterisked items on the payment page to process the payment). PLEASE NOTE: Payments made before 6pm will be processed on the next business day. Payments made AFTER 6pm will take 36 HOURS to process, i.e. payment made at 7.00pm Monday night will be processed WEDNESDAY morning. You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed on the $ Make a payment page. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed from this page also. As a receipt has been issued from the payment page, no further receipt/s will be issued by the school. Once a payment has been processed, you will need to tick the section on the permission note as below:

Online Payment: For Excursions and Incursions, closing dates for payments will be ONE WEEK PRIOR to the event. Please contact the school office for additional information. EWPS Office Staff

Make Online Payments

I have made an online payment. My receipt number is: ______________ Signed: __________________________________________ Date: / /

Public Speaking

Congratulations to Zola J (KG) and Noor M (2/3M) for winning their respective finals last Thursday evening. They will now be attending the Zone Final at Illawong PS on 21 September. This Wednesday 27 July from 4.00pm in the library the following students will be competing in the Stage 2 and 3 finals: Stage 2 Emilia D (3B), Toby M (3W), Sophie W (4/5F), Lyla H (3D) Stage 3 Chloe W (6P), Hannah B (6H), Paige C (6W), Charlotte H (4/5F) Best of luck to everyone! Mr Murphy Assistant Principal

The English committee has been working hard in preparation for a primary home reading scheme. Literacy Pro, also known as Lexiles, will be introduced to students and families this term. The program is aimed at increasing students’ reading comprehension skills and to promote reading throughout Years Three – Six, whilst utilising the books that are already in our school Library. Students will sit a leveling test in the next two weeks and will be encouraged to borrow books from the library within their Lexile range and specific to their interests. They will then be able complete short comprehension quizzes on the books they have read. Teachers will be able to track student comprehension and growth through an online platform. A note explaining the program in more detail will be sent home this week.

What Scholastic says: “Literacy Pro (Lexiles) is a research-based, online assessment resource that provides teachers with evidence-based data so they are informed when making teaching/learning decisions to develop their students into suc-cessful, proficient readers. Lexile measures are based on over 30 years of research and are the most widely adopted measure of reading level and text difficulty. Educators and students use Lexile measures to select books at a level that will challenge students – not so difficult as to be frustrating, but difficult enough to encour-age reading development”. We look forward to your support in encouraging and promoting reading for our primary students. Miss Davis, Mrs Evans & Mr Hogan Literacy Pro Co-ordinators

Encouraging Reading in Years 3–6: Introducing Literacy Pro (Lexiles)

Starting today, we have our Beediators out on the playground to help maintain a safe and respectful environment for all students. The Beediators are a group of students in Year 5 who have been trained to act as teacher helpers out on the playground. If students have smaller problems on the playground e.g. handball rule issues, friends not sharing, losing hats or toys etc, they are able to go to a Beediator who will help the child(ren) solve their issue. If a problem is too big (or involved) for the Beediators to deal with e.g. injuries, physical contact etc. then the Beediators will take the students to the playground teachers on duty. Teachers will still be present on the playground. The Beediators are there to help with some smaller issues. This is great practise for our future leaders to develop skills in problem solving, negotiation and maintaining school expectations. The Beediators will be writing a weekly article for the school newsletter to keep the community up to date with how their program is progressing. So look out for “What’s the Buzz”. We look forward to following their progress. Mrs Weppler Future Leaders Co-ordinator

Beediators on the Playground

For Your Diary

Monday 25 July

Tuesday 26 July CANTEEN CLOSED Student Banking School Athletics Carnival at Sylvania

Waters Athletics Track

Wednesday 27 July Girls Soccer Knockout at Kareela ICAS English Test in Library 1.00pm Stage 2 & 3 Public Speaking Finals in

the Library from 4.00-5.45pm

Thursday 28 July

Friday 29 July PSSA Friendlies

Monday 1 August Band Camp P & C Meeting at 7.30pm in the

Care Centre

Tuesday 2 August CANTEEN CLOSED Student Banking Band Camp

Wednesday 3 August Band Camp Linkages Numeracy Day at EHS Uniform Shop Open 9.15am

Thursday 4 August OPEN DAY

Friday 5 August PSSA Semi Finals

Excursions and Payments

Year Excursion or Payment Please pay by Amount

Years 3-6 Athletics Carnival - Tuesday 26/7/16 Monday 25 July $8.00

Years K-6 Reading Eggs (please pay ASAP) Friday 18 March $8.00

Years K-6 Groove Nation (please pay ASAP) Friday 18 March $22.00

Band Members Term 2 Band Fees $125.00

Years K-6 Voluntary School Contribution As soon as possible $50.00

Years K-6 Aboriginal Incursion - Monday 15/8/16 Wednesday 10 August $5.00

Week 2 Week 3

PSSA Results

Buses depart EWPS at 9.00am Cost: $6.00 per week

Oz Tag at Heathcote Oval Netball and Soccer at The Ridge

TEAM OPPONENT SCORE TEAM OPPONENT SCORE

OZTAG Jnr Boys Green OZTAG Snr Girls Gold

OZTAG Jnr Boys Gold OZTAG Snr Girls Blue

OZTAG Jnr Boys Blue Netball Jnr Gold

OZTAG Jnr Girls Green Netball Jnr Green

OZTAG Jnr Girls Gold Netball Snr Gold

OZTAG Jnr Girls Blue Netball Snr Green

OZTAG Snr Boys Green Soccer Jnr Red

OZTAG Snr Boys Gold Soccer Jnr Green

OZTAG Snr Boys Blue Soccer Snr Red

OZTAG Snr Girls Green Soccer Snr Green

No PSSA on Friday

22 July due to

wet weather

Canteen News

Please note that lunch orders must be placed by 9.30am. Find us on Facebook - EWPS Canteen for information on menu up-dates, specials, red light days etc. Email: ewps.canteen1@gmail.com 2016 Roster - Your Canteen Needs You!

Please let me know if you are able to assist. Helpers are required to have a Working with Children Check completed before volunteering. Please contact me for further information. Open Day - Thursday 4 August 2016 The canteen will be open and serving homemade soup, toasted sandwiches and tea and coffee. We would appreciate donations of cakes, slices etc. to sell on the day. We will also need help during the morning to prepare food and serve. Any assistance you are able to offer will be greatly appreciated. Canteen Parking Reminder Parents please do not use the Canteen driveway to drop off or pick up children. Thank you for your consider-ation in this matter. If anyone has any questions regarding the canteen, please come in and see me. Leanne Best Canteen Supervisor

This Week’s Roster

Tuesday - 26 July CANTEEN CLOSED Wednesday - 27 July K Quine, J Dacron Thursday - 28 July H Trenberth, N McNally Friday - 29 July A Pillington, D Osmond, K Holmes, T McIntosh Monday - 1 August K Kingston, S MacFarlane

Uniform Shop News

The next Uniform Shop opening time will be:

Week 3

Wednesday 3 August 2016 from 9.15-10.15am

Tracy Farquhar & Kathy Cunynghame Uniform Shop Co-ordinators

Family Fun Day - Sunday 13 November 2016

We are looking for sponsors for each Year stall for our fast approaching Family Fun Day on Sunday 13 November. This would involve a $500 donation and in return the sponsor will receive advertising on the day on a Year stall (you just need to let us know what year your child is in). We are also looking for donations for the silent auction and chocolate wheel. If you can help in any way please let us know. Any queries can be directed to our email address: ewpsfamilyfunday@gmail.com. Please remember we need the support of our community and our Engadine West families for this event to be a success. Every donation big or small is greatly appreciated! P.S. Keep the chocolate money coming in and if you are able to sell another box, please see Mr Field.

Thank you to our wonderful

Biggest Morning Tea sponsors

Your kind donations are

very much appreciated!

Diann Darling Jewellers - Engadine

Rocksalt Italian Bar & Restaurant, Jannali

Sunrise Nursery - Helensburgh

Found : The Store - Engadine

Innersense - West Engadine

Speedy Keys - Engadine

Ian Sinclair Optical - Engadine

Sutherland Leisure Centre

Chill - Engadine

Fresh Harvest - Engadine

Teachers’ Mutual Bank

Island Aclassic - Engadine

Optus - Engadine

Daisy Dancewear - Engadine

Emma’s Hair On The Corner - Engadine

All Over Pest Management - Helensburgh