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Newsletter  

Website: www.smithfielw‐p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email: smithfielw‐p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 

 Bulletin: 19:04 

           Term: 1 Week: 10 

Thursday 4 April CALENDAR 

Sunday 7 April End of daylight savings‐ Turn clock back Wednesday 10 April  K‐6 End of Term Assembly ‐9.10am Thursday 11 April Easter Hat Parade K‐2 Friday 12 April Last day of Term 1 Anzac Day Assembly Monday 29 April School Development Day (Pupil Free) Tuesday 30 April  First day Term 2 Wednesday 1 May Stage 2 Excursion – Manly Thursday 9 May Cross Country Carnival Friday 10 May Mothers’ Day Stall  INCLUSIONS Opportunity Class 2020 – Year 4 Tora Martial Arts Centre flyer  Wetherill Street, Wetherill Park 2164 Phone:     9604 3161  Principal:  Stephen Gray  

 

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS Thank you to all the parents who attended interviews with their child’s classroom teacher last Tuesday. If you missed this opportunity, please contact the teacher to make an alternative time.

NAPLAN Commencing Tuesday, 14 May (Term 2 Week 3), our Year 3 and 5 students will undertake the online NAPLAN assessment. Last week, our students participated in a practice online assessment, which ran very smoothly. Many have since commented on how more engaging this form of assessment was.

A reminder, students do not need to do anything to prepare for these assessments, except a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast in the morning.

SCHOOL UNIFORM At Smithfield West we take great pride in our school uniform. The uniform is a reflection of our school. Please support our high standards and insist that your child wears their correct full school uniform each day. This includes the correct school hat and either black school shoes or black supportive joggers.

PRE SERVICE TEACHERS Smithfield West has a long standing partnership with Western Sydney University and over the years many pre service teachers have completed their practicum at our school. This week, 5 pre service teachers began their practicum and we welcome them to our school community.

SCHOOL VISITORS Schools by their nature are very busy places and from a child safety point of view it is very important that we know who is on the premises during school hours. Therefore I remind all visitors to our school that between the hours of 9:00am and 3:00pm it is a requirement that they report to the school office immediately upon arrival. This includes parents going directly to their child’s classroom to drop off any items inadvertently left at home.

OPPORTUNITY CLASS PLACEMENT 2020 Online applications for Year 5 opportunity class placement in 2020 open on Tuesday 30 April 2019.

Parents of Year 4 students considering the opportunity class option for next year must first complete the Intention to apply letter which was sent home with every Year 4 student today before accessing the online application at the following website: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

Applications close on Friday 17 May 2019.

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Opportunity classes cater for gifted and talented students in Years 5 and 6. The nearest classes to our school are located at Smithfield Public School, St John’s Park Public School and Harrington Street Public School.

To gain entry, students who apply must sit a placement test on Wednesday 31 July 2019. This is usually a very difficult test and parents will need to carefully consider if it is suitable for their child.

Interested parents and carers must read Information about applying for Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2020 available at:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5/information-for-applicants

If you would like further information, please contact me through the school office.

TERM 1 HOLIDAYS As this is the last newsletter before the Term 1 holidays, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very safe and happy break. I look forward to seeing you again when school resumes on Tuesday 30 April.

Stephen Gray Principal

ASSEMBLY AWARD RECIPIENTS

KC Marcella Eshaq, Jayden Nguyen, Mareta Sahboo

KN Lachlan Byrne, Charles Tuigamala, Madison Yin

1D Fely-May Omongos, Mariam Kanno-Pereira, Anthony Shamshon, Vanessa Mekha

1G Jema Butrus, Joshua Keilani, Lana Haj Kabi

1L Malachi, Kerstin Sarkees, Zion

2R Carlos Mekha, Mir Saeed, Daniel Atta-Opoku, Angalin Arena

2S Zayne Honeysett, Ramsin Shamoun, Amelia Ha, Selu Mafi

3N Lucian Soria-Diaz, Maryam Esho, Anthony Porfida, Noelan Ha

3/4C Anastasia Kamoo, Ayay Al-Tayyar, Henry Atta-Opoku, Karam Al Shabi

3/4F Milka Milosavljevic, Zachary Byrne, Liam Le, Lily Sinadinos

4H Chayse Moore, Noah Daley, Taylor Wales, Hope Robinson

5M Dean O’Keeffe, Dylan Sturiale, Sienna Byrne, Chrestina Dawood, Pauline Mafi

5P Alexi Sinadinos, Rita Oudish, Maryam Husaina, Pepe Folauga Nua, Richee Tran

6K Ahmad Hamdan, Phoebe Barrass, Yasooa Shaboo, Madlin Somo

6R Lizzy Mafi, Jasmine Al-Tayyar, Benson Yin, Thalia Mean

Uniforms will be available for purchase on: Wednesdays and Thursdays

8.30am-9.30am and 2.30pm-3.00pm Please see staff in the Administration Office

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K-2 EASTER HAT PARADE On Thursday 11 April, all Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students will have the opportunity to participate in the annual Smithfield West Public School Easter Hat Parade.

All students have to do is design and create a decorative Easter hat and bring it to school on this day. Please note that students will also be making a hat in the classroom and may choose to wear this one on the day.

The Easter Hat Parade will begin at 9.15am and conclude with the Easter Egg Raffle which will be drawn by the P&C. All family and friends are welcome. Miss Reddy and Miss Novak

P&C EASTER RAFFLE The eldest child in each family received a booklet of raffle tickets. Tickets are 50 cents each or 3 for $1.00. If you do not want to participate in this activity simply return the tickets. There are a number of Easter Hampers as prizes. Please return all money, unsold raffle tickets and raffle tickets stubs to classroom teachers before Friday 5 April. Make sure names and phone numbers are on each butt sold. Thank you. PLEASE NOTE: Children are not to go door to door selling tickets. C. O’Keeffe President

PSSA

Friday 29 March results

Junior Newcombeball Won 2-0 King Park

Senior Newcombeball Won 2-0 King Park

Junior Boy’s T-ball Won 16-4 Fairfield Heights

Senior Boy’s Touch Won 3-0 St Johns Park

Senior Girl’s Touch Draw 1-1 St Johns Park

Friday 5 April Newcombeball Smithfield Endeavour Reserve

Touch Football Prairievale Endeavour Reserve

T-ball Cecil Hills Brenan Park (top)

Parents and friends are most welcome to come along and support teams. PSSA sport commences at 9.30am. Good luck to all teams. M. Kirby

EARN AND LEARN Earn and Learn is starting on Wednesday 1 May 2019. Every time Mum, Dad, or your grandparents and friends spend $10.00 at Woolworths they will earn one Earn and Learn sticker, which you can collect and add to your sticker sheet. Once your sticker sheet is completed, place it in the collection box located in the school office. Sticker sheets are available at the school office or download from: woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn

You have until Tuesday 25 June to collect the Earn and Learn stickers for our school. Every child who completes a sticker sheet will go in a draw to win one of ten movie passes.

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1D is having a HOOT! Did you know nocturnal animals are animals which are mostly active at night?

In Science & Technology, 1D have enjoyed learning about the changes that occur in the sky, and on land, during the day and night. We have observed the day sky and night sky to see how they are different. We have also learnt about daytime and night-time animals through some art and writing activities, check out our work below!

 

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Learning in 6K!

Making models of the Earth for Science. Researching natural disasters.

Gardening! Visual Literacy in reading.

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