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Term 3, Week 7 2016

Our shining musical stars We would like to acknowledge and celebrate the success of our students’ par cipa on and commitment to the various enrichment programs. In music alone there are over 100 students who have performed in various concerts recently. This week students of Mrs Morrison’s choir group sang beau fully, to a wonderful repertoire, at the Cantabile Music Fes val held at the Opera House. Mr Debnam conducted the 1000 students’ massed choir and accompanying orchestra excep onally. The combined schools Symphonia Jubliate opened the show and the students across Ul mo Public Schools shone. It was a memorable performing arts evening and we are extremely proud to have performed in this event for the first me. Last week the Fes val of Instrumental Music was a great success and you can read a first hand experience through a recount from HWPS students further in this newsle er.

Our choir, dance and orchestra students are having their last rehearsals prior to the Our Spectacular concert on Monday, also held at the Opera House. Student’s academic and social success is intrinsically linked to the rich opportuni es available at school. We thank all of the students for their dedica on and to the teachers involved for their contribu on to performing arts at this high level.

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Homebush West Public School Excellence in Public Education Empowering every student to be active, informed, creative and successful

Special Points of Interest

Festival of Instrumental Music

Instructional Walk Throughs

Building Update

LMBR Update

Cantabile Music Festival

Cupcake Day

PRC Update

From The Principal

Thursday Assembly A Scripture Chess 3pm Friday Moving Bodies S1 French Class 3pm Next Week Monday Our Spectacular Moving Bodies ES1 Maths Olympiad Wednesday Playgroup Coding Club Thursday Assembly B 21K Scripture Chess 3pm Friday Summer PSSA Begins Moving Bodies S1 French Class 3pm

Right : Fes val of instrumental Music @ The Opera House

Term 3, Week 7 2016

Our sports stars The winter WSPSSA sports compe on has concluded and we congratulate our netball, soccer and tennis teams and their coaches; for their work engaging our students in a winter of skills development and success and enjoyment of playing sport. Their memories will last a life me.

Our teaching stars This week public educa on celebrates ‘Literacy and Numeracy Week’ across the na on. We are so proud of the work that is undertaken at HWPS to con nually advance students’ literacy and numeracy outcomes so skilfully. We were also proud and privileged to have welcomed educators and leaders from Balgowlah Heights PS on Tuesday as we hosted Instruc onal Walkthroughs. This is a professional development prac ce we are commi ed to in order to build our Instruc onal Capacity through collegial prac ce, observa on, reflec on and feedback. We thank all our teachers for contribu ng to this opportunity to observe the impact of our teaching and learn how to improve as prac oners.

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Term 3, Week 7 2016

Major Capital Building Works Update This week; The pavilion is s ll closed at recess and lunch, despite the fence not intruding a great deal into the playground yet. Work is progressing slowly at this point. Next Steps Commencing tomorrow the building group will extend the temporary site construc on fence to the boundaries previously specified, up to the student toilets, across the pavilion. Within the next fortnight they will then commence taking down the pavilion shade sails and anchor poles and commence se ng piers and sub structure services for the new demountables. LMBR Update This week; The musical no ce and Term 4 Swim Scheme Note (for ages 8 and above) being sent home this week should be our final finance requests un l mid‐Term 4. Parents are reminded that our current system is closing off shortly and we will enter the ‘go live’ zone early in Term 4. Congratula ons goes to Mrs Holland and Mrs Cheung in our school office for managing many changes, and a heavy training schedule with professionalism and confidence. Coming Up Our Spectacular @ The Opera House – Monday 5 September Summer PSSA Recommences – Friday 9 September Regional Athle cs – Tuesday 13 September Musical Rehearsal – Friday 16 September Musical Rehearsal – Monday 19 September Musical Dress Rehearsal – Tuesday 20 September School Musical – Wednesday 21 September Final Day of Term ‐ Friday 23 September Students and Staff return – Monday 10 October Estelle Southall and Roxanne Picoaga Principal

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Fes val of Instrumental Music

On Wednesday, 24th of August, Mrs Cini, Mr Debnam, Miss Saad and Miss Pachos accompanied 25 students from HWPS to the Opera House. We started the day in Mr Debnam’s music room at 8.30am. We le school at 10am as it was pouring with rain. Mr D bought us ponchos to wear for when we walked in the rain. We looked a bit funny wearing the ponchos, but they kept us nice and dry. A er walking in the rain, we arrived at the train sta on and caught a train to Circular Quay. We walked to the beau ful Opera House underground to stay out of the rain. There were lots of strings and recorder players from other schools. Strings rehearsed for four hours and the recorders rehearsed for three hours. We enjoyed dinner at Pancakes at the Rocks a er rehearsing. The performance started at 7pm, recorders were first up on stage. Whilst the string players were wai ng for our turn, we enjoyed a performance from a group called The String Family. Then we performed our songs. There were also performances by High School Orchestras. Our parents picked us up at 9.30pm a er watching our performances. We all enjoyed the experience of performing at The Sydney Opera House and thank the teachers for taking us. By Sambodh and Yoyo

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Cantabile Music Fes val This past Monday, 16 students performed at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Cantabile Music Fes val. These 16 students have been rehearsing for the past 20 weeks to sing with the Combined Primary Schools Mass Choir made up of around 450 students. Miss McCormic and I were very proud of all of the students as they showed other schools, the audience and the general public their wonderful Homebush West STAR behaviour and sang with their beau ful voices. It was a truly wonderful evening. Mrs Morrison

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Mums in Touch Please join us to pray for the needs of the school on Friday 9 September at 9.15am in the Club Room of St Columba Church, Homebush West.

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2016 CONGRATULATIONS HWPS!! 492 students from Kindergarten to Year 6 completed the Challenge this year, our highest number since the Challenge began 15 years ago. Cer ficates will be presented to each child later in the year. A special Gold Cer ficate will be presented to those 101 students who have completed the challenge for four years. The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a compe on but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely. The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is available for all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 9. The Library Team P&C Cupcake Fundraiser HWPS P&C is holding a cupcake fundraiser Wednesday 7 September 2016

$2 cupcakes will be brought around to classrooms before recess (no pre‐orders).

Bring your money to give to your teacher in the morning.

This term it’s Stage 2 and Stage 3’s turn to donate cupcakes. Can all Stage 2 and Stage 3 families please bring cupcakes on Wednesday 7 September 2016 Please bring (nut‐free) cupcakes to the canteen in the morning before school

Label your containers with child’s name and class for return

Thank you Stage 2 and 3 families!

Cha erbox Café – English Class FREE Come and join the con nua on of English Classes ‐ now called ‘Cha erbox Café ‐ in our Media Room every Tuesday from 9:15‐11:15am. Strathfield Council will provide teachers and volunteers as well as Daniel from ACU to prac se your conversa onal English skills. Morning tea and prin ng resources will also be available.

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Playgroup Nutri onist Visit

Playgroup enjoyed a visit from a nutri onist who talked about healthy ea ng.

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Exclusive Real Estate suppor ng Homebush West Public School

Exclusive Real Estate is very keen to help our school and community and is a top Real Estate Agent in the area. They have offered an extra incen ve that you can pass on to friends and family. If you take advantage of Exclusive Real Estate’s great service you can benefit the school at the same me, Exclusive will donate:

$500 from any sale referral

$250 for any property management referral

$500 for any strata building

Just men on Homebush West Public School!! www.exclusivere.com.au Andrew Bova m: 0414 614 256 e: mailto:[email protected]

The Walking Bus is proudly sponsored by Exclusive Real Estate

Walking School Bus The Walking School Bus is a highly valued program and we encourage all our families to consider registering as we commence a new semester. There are a number of advantages of the program for both students and the community. It promotes a healthy ac ve lifestyle, is great for building new rela onships and reduces traffic in the local area which in turn makes it safer for all pedestrians around the school zone. It’s never too late to join! Parents or carers just need to enrol their children online h p://wsbhwps.weebly.com/enrol‐my‐childchildren.html Some clarifica ons include:

Both the Courallie Ave and Hampstead Road Walking buses run every school morning and a ernoon.

Students don’t have to use the Walking School Bus every day, they can use it when it suits their family

Here is a very short video about the Walking Bus h p://www.homebushw‐p.schools.nsw.edu.au/curriculum‐ac vi es/walking‐school‐bus

The Walking School Bus is free! Kindergarten 2017 Enrolments for Kindergarten 2017 are now being accepted. Children born between 1st August 2011 and 31st July 2012 are eligible to enrol. Parents / carers who would like to enrol a child for Kindergarten next year, need to visit the school office. Please bring the following; · Child’s birth cer ficate for proof of age · Passports and visas for families born overseas · Proof of residence (e.g. Council rate no ce, gas, electricity account or bank account). If you would like to complete an enrolment form prior to visi ng the office, a copy of the enrolment form can be found on the school website: h p://www.homebushw‐.schools.nsw.edu.au/downloads/School%20Informa on/authority_to_enrol_2010.pdf There will be orienta on days later in the year. As soon as you enrol you will be placed on a mailing list to receive no fica on and informa on on these informa ve sessions.

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Walking for the Heart Founda on Come and join the HWPS walking group every Monday morning. Meet Mrs Prouty at the front gate a er morning assembly. The group will walk down to the oval. Ideal for mums and bubs. Come along, meet new people and get fit! The P&C are fundraising with the Entertainment Book. Please email the P&C at [email protected] if you would like to purchase a copy of this book full of savings and support our school at the same me. You can view an example in the school office.

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Friday Hot Dog Orders – Last orders by 3pm Thursdays …………………………………………………………… Hot Dog Order Form First Name: ____________________ Last Name: _____________________ Class: _____________ Plain Hot Dogs at $2.50 each ____________ Halal Chicken Hot Dogs at $2.50 each _____________ I wish to order for the whole term, I have enclosed $____________

Term 3 Week 7 第三学期第七周星期三

- 学前活动班 - “电脑编码俱乐部”

星期四 - 全校大会 B 组， - 宗教学习 - 国际象棋，下午三点

星期五 - “全身动起来”- 幼稚园 - 法语班，下午三点

下周星期一

- 全身动起来”- 幼稚园 - 奥数 - 音乐大汇演

星期三

- 学前活动班 - “电脑编码俱乐部”

星期四 - 全校大会 B 组， - 宗教学习 - 国际象棋，下午三点

星期五 - “全身动起来”- 幼稚园 - 法语班，下午三点 - 夏季体育竞技 PSSA 开始

From the Principal 校长的信息 Our shining musical stars 最近我们学校的学生参加了很多校外的表演活动。就音乐活动来说，最近就有超过

100 个学生参加了各种各样的音乐会演出，比如 Cantabile 音乐节，交响乐团演出，器

乐节等等的活动。我们的合唱团，舞蹈小组以及乐团会在下周一参加歌剧院的音乐大

汇演。 Major Capital Building Works Update 校园扩建工程最新消息这周我们学校帆亭下的校区准备关闭，现在只是小部分围起来，慢慢扩展到更大的范

围。 LMBR Update 这周我们会把学校音乐会以及第四学期游泳课的收费通知发回家了。收完这次费用后

到第四学期中都不会再发收费通知。很快我们学校的财务系统会迁移更新到新的系统。

Coming Up 近期活动悉尼歌剧院的音乐大汇演-九月五日星期一夏季 PSSA 体育竞技开始 –九月九日星期五大区体育竞技赛-九月十三日星期二学校音乐会排练九月十六日星期五学校音乐会排练九月十九日星期一学校音乐会着装排练-九月二十日星期二学校音乐会-九月二十一日星期三学期最后一天-九月二十三日星期五学校第四个学期开学，学生老师回校日-十月十日星期一 Estelle Southall and Roxanne Picoaga 校长 Kindergarten 2017 2017年幼稚园班新生入学招生已经开始了。凡是在 2011 年八月一日到 2012 年七月三

十一日间出生的孩子都可以报名。想给孩子报名的家长需要来我们学校办公室办理手

续。来报名的时候，你们要出示：

- 证明孩子出生日期的有关证件 - 在海外出生的孩子要出示护照及签证 - 居住证明（比如，市政厅的收费单，煤气费或电费单，银行帐户等）

申请表可以在学校的网页上下载，你们来校前可把表格填

好。: http://www.homebushw-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/downloads/School%20Information/application%20to%20enrol%20in%20a%20NSW%20govt%20school.pdf

在年底我们会举办新生入学准备。报名后，我们会陆续把有关的资料及通知发出给家

长 Extra-Curricular Activities 活动时间提供的场所爱心编织星期一午饭时间-KM课室有奥林匹克数学星期一下午三点到四点没有国际象棋星期四下午三点到四点有篮球星期四下午三点到四点没有法语班星期五下午三点到四点有各种乐器学习班时间各异有

NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2016 热烈祝贺我校 492 名学生完成了这年的“总理阅读挑战”。这是我们学校 15 年来最

高的记录。年底我们会向这些学生颁发证书。我们还会给 101 位学生颁发特别的证书，

他们连续 4 年完成了这一挑战。

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Uniform Shop Opening Hours 校服店开放时间

每周一早上（八点四十五分到九点十五分）

每周四下午（两点十五分到三点十五分）

大家也可以在校办公室下订单。 P&C Cupcake Fundraiser 家长委员会的纸杯蛋糕筹款日九月七日星期三这个学期，捐蛋糕的轮到三年级到六年级的学生家庭

- 蛋糕$2一个，在早茶前拿到班上卖，不接受预订 - 学生可以把钱带到学校，一早交给老师 - 家长做纸杯蛋糕时请不要放坚果。早上把蛋糕拿到学

校小卖部 - 装蛋糕的盒子请标上名字以便归还

谢谢大家的支持合作！ Mums in Touch 母亲联络小组活动在本周五早上九点十五分开始地点是 St Columba 教堂的俱乐部 Walking for the Heart Foundation

请大家来参加心脏基金会发起的步行活动。每周一全校大会后请有兴趣的家长在大门

口聚集。大家一起步行到运动场。可以把孩子带上。

Exclusive Real Estate supporting Homebush West Public School

Exclusive 是本区很好的地产公司，他们很乐意帮助我们学校和社区。要是我们能够介

绍一个房子给他们卖，他们会给我们‘步行校车’赞助$500，要是我们介绍一间房子给他

们出租，他们会赞助$250，要是我们介绍一栋单元给他们管理，他们会赞助$500。介

绍的时候，要提起我们学校的名字。 Exclusive 地产公司网页 www.exclusivere.com.au 地产经纪 Andrew Bova m: 0414 614 256 电邮: [email protected] 学校的“步行校车”是由他们赞助的。 Walking School Bus 步行校车是一个非常有意义的项目，我们鼓励更多的家庭参与。随时加入都不晚。家

长可以在以下的网页上登记 http://wsbhwps.weebly.com/enrol-my-childchildren.html

• Courallie Ave 和 Hampstead Road 两条线路的步行校车早上下午都运作 • 学生不需要每天每次都参与，什么时候适合就什么时候使用这服务 • 这个链接是有关步行校车的小视频 http://www.homebushw-

p.schools.nsw.edu.au/curriculum-activities/walking-school-bus • 步行校车服务是免费的

http://wsbhwps.weebly.com/enrol-my-childchildren.html

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