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PRESTONS POST

Principal’s Message

Phone: 9602 7435 Fax: 9821 1192 www.prestons-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Email:prestons-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

A picture says a thousand words……

2019 Dates to

remember

8/5/2019 School Photo Day 14/5/2019 Yrs 3 & 5 NAPLAN – Writing 15/5/2019 Yrs 3 & 5 NAPLAN – Reading 16/5/2019 Yrs 3 & 5 NAPLAN – Numeracy 16/5/2019 Police Community Liaison Officer Visit 17/5/2019 Walk Safely to School Day 17/5/2019 Opportunity Class online applications due 10/6/2019 Public Holiday

PSSA Winter Sport

PSSA Trials (Yrs 3-6) for the winter season will be held this

week.

The competition begins Friday Week 3, 17th May.

Students who are selected, will be required to pay the $60 PSSA fee prior to the commencement of the

competition.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome Back Welcome back to Term 2. We trust that you have had an enjoyable school break. We have an exciting range of programs on offer and we look forward to the term ahead.

Attendance Matters Regular attendance at school is essential for children to achieve their educational best. Did you know? If a student is absent from school for eight days each school term, they will have missed out on an entire year of learning by the end of primary school!

We understand that, on occasion, your child may need to be absent from school. Some justified reasons for absences are:

Illness

unavoidable medical appointment

being required to observe a religious holiday

exceptional family circumstances.

However, we strongly encourage you to avoid keeping your child away from school because of sleeping in, non-urgent travel, birthdays, social visits and other minor events.

Ensuring that children regularly attend school is one of the most important things parents /

carers can do to support learning. Being at school, on time:

maximises your child’s opportunity to engage in valuable learning experiences

ensures that your child does not miss out on carefully planned and sequenced

learning activities

helps children learn the importance of routine and punctuality

supports children in forming and maintaining friendships with others.

Prestons Public School recognises the importance of working collaboratively with families to

support the regular attendance of students. Please contact your child’s class teacher if you

would like to discuss strategies for improving attendance. Remember, every day counts!

Yvonne Quinlan Relieving Principal

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School Photos

School photos for 2019 will be on

Wednesday 8th May

So parents can plan for this cost, student photo packages will range in price from $23 to $44.

Sibling Packages are also available. Envelopes can be collected from the office.

Student photo envelopes will be issued Week 1, Term 2.

NO CHANGE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE

OFFICE. * Online payments can be made prior to photo day & the receipt number recorded on the envelope. * Cash payments – envelopes must contain the exact amount (No change available)

Stewart House Donation Drive

Donation envelopes have been handed out to students. All envelopes are due back to the office by Friday 17th May 2019.

Stewart House 2019 Clothing Appeal

Clothing donation bags have been handed out to students today.

Clothing donations are due back to the office by Friday 17th May.

Thank you for your support.

School Information Assembly Information

K-2 Every Tuesday commencing at 2pm

Date Host Class

7th May School Captains

14th May 1 Giraffes

3 to 6 – Even Weeks, Thursdays commencing at 2pm Date Host Class

9th May 5/6 Kookaburras

23rd May 3 Dolphins

Breakfast Club

Students are welcome to attend Breakfast Club which is held each morning near the library from 8.30am

Kinder to Year 2

To assist in the event of toileting accidents and spills, it would be appreciated if parents could keep a change of clothing, including socks and underwear, in their child’s bag. This will help to ensure your child is changed quickly as spare clothing is not always available from the office.

Book Club

Issue 3 Book Club brochures have been issued to students.

Orders for this issue close Friday 17th May 2019.

YEAR 5 OPPORTUNITY CLASS 2020 (Year 4 Students 2019)

The application process for Year 5 opportunity class placement in 2020 is as follows:

Tuesday 30th April 2019: Online applications open

Friday 17th May 2019: Online applications close

Wednesday 31st July 2019: Opportunity Class Placement Test

Parents will be able to access the online application at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5

Prestons Public School is using the Skoolbag App to keep

parents informed.

The app is FREE to download.

More information and download instructions for devices can be

found at: www.skoolbag.com.au

Spotlight on

Learning

Warrant Officer Dale

Donovan is explaining the

importance of ANZAC day

to us during our special

ceremony.

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Classroom Chat with …..

5 Rosellas

Term One was a busy term in 5 Rosellas. We started the

term having a fun day at the school swimming carnival.

We all enjoyed spending the day in the pool playing

games with our friends. We all learnt a lot about

swimming, bike and sun safety throughout the day.

We established some great friendships with the

Kindergarten students. We help them to practise their

gross motor skills each Wednesday, and at the end of

the term we helped them to make Easter crafts.

Towards the end of the term, we were excited to see

the builders begin work on our new classrooms. We

watched the tree loppers chop down trees, and earth

graders flatten the ground in preparation for building.

K Echidnas

Wow! It’s hard to believe that Kindergarten have already been at school for a whole term! We hope that everyone had a fantastic break and are ready to get back into learning for Term 2.

Last term we were very busy learning our letter names and sounds, numbers, beginning to read, and participating in lots of great activities. Everyone in Kindergarten did an outstanding job of settling into school. Well done K Echidna’s and friends!

A highlight of the end of Term 1 for K Echidna’s was the Easter hat parade. Everyone at Prestons including K Echidna’s worked so hard to create awesome Easter hats to show off in the parade. K Echidna’s put in an outstanding effort making their hats. What a fun day!

K Echidna’s loved learning a wide variety of skills through fun experiences last term showing great achievement which will continue in term 2. We are very eager to challenge our brains through a range of new topics and continue to build upon previous skills in term 2.

K Echidna’s would like to thank staff, parents and carers for their support.

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Prestons PS will take part in ‘Walk

Safely to School Day’ on Friday 17th

May 2019. If your children normally

walk to school or you want to take part

in the day you could do any of the

following:

• Walk with them the whole way to

school

• If they catch the bus or train,

walk past your usual stop and get

on at the next stop

• You could drive, park the car a

few blocks away from the school

and walk the rest of the way.

As a part of acknowledging the

importance of walking safely to school

take part in a presentation from the

Police Community Liaison Officer on

Thursday 16th May, 2019.

Tell Them From Me Survey Last term, students in grades four, five and six completed the annual baseline ‘Tell Them From Me’ survey. Students have once again positively rated their experiences of school. In the table below we have summarised some of the key themes of the student responses. In Term 4, students, staff and parents will be invited to provide the school with important data on a number of key areas.

Area / Question Student Results – Baseline 2019

Percentage of students with a high rate of participation

in art, drama, or music groups; extracurricular school

activities; or a school committee.

45% of students in Years 4, 5 and 6 actively participate in extracurricular

activities.

Students feel accepted and valued by their peers and

by others at their school.

75% of students at PPS have a positive sense of belonging.

Students who are interested and motivated. 77% of students at PPS are interested and motivated in their learning.

Students try hard to succeed in their learning. 95% of students in Years 4,5 and 6 value schooling outcomes. This is above

the State average of 88%.

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NAPLAN Online Newsletter 2019

NAPLAN assesses literacy and numeracy – important skills that each child needs to succeed in school and life. The NAPLAN tests

are designed to help us make sure students are on track with their literacy and numeracy development. Students in Years 3, 5,

7 and 9 participate in NAPLAN tests for reading, writing, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and

numeracy.

Between Tuesday 14 May and Friday 24 May 2019, our school will participate in NAPLAN Online. Students do not need to be

computer experts to take the NAPLAN test online. Making sure students have computer skills is part of our school curriculum,

and our teachers will ensure your child is familiar with the online format. Prestons Public School will be conducting a practice

test for our Years 3 and 5 students on Wednesday 3 April 2019 in preparations for the actual tests in May.

To see the types of questions and interactive features of NAPLAN Online, visit the public demonstration site.

If you have any questions about NAPLAN Online, please contact your child’s teacher.

For more info:

How to support your child during NAPLAN

information for parents and carers

Watch a video that explains NAPLAN Online

Subscribe to ACARA’s monthly parent newsletter, Parent Update

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