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Message from the Principal

Friday’s Assembly: 2.15pm - The Choir will be performing. Leaders: Reps from Stage 3.

The Mothers Day brekkie was a great morning with delicious treats to eat. What a wonderful way to celebrate with all our special mums: Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Mothers Day Brekkie lucky door prize (donations to the Cancer Council):

Hedgie Gundry, Dehann Richardson and Hannah Sitkowski.

Thanks Belle property – Killcare for providing the scrumptious morning tea.

Festival of Instrumental Music: FOIM I would like to extend huge congratulations to the 10 students who proudly represented our school at the Festival of Instrumental Music at the Sydney Opera House. Our students were impeccably behaved and showed a wonderful attitude throughout the entire event. It is a credit to our wonderful strings teachers Sally and Dan who taught the repertoire in such a short timeframe and to the parents and carers who have helped with supporting the program and our students (and for cheering so loudly when PBPS was announced in Concert Hall). Thank you to Martin for

driving us down to Sydney and for Emily for all of her behind the scenes work. It was a very rewarding

experience for all and a memory that our students will cherish forever. Mr Podmore – Coordinating Teacher Thanks also to Mr Podmore for all your efforts in organising this event and ensuring that this worthy program was thoroughly enjoyed by all the students and their families.

NAPLAN 2018

Congratulations to the students in Years 3 and 5 for completing their NAPLAN assessments and to the teachers Mr Podmore, Ms McKinney and Mrs Tochowicz for their support in preparing our students for these annual assessments. We look forward to seeing the results in the near future.

Stage 3 Debating Congratulations to our debating team for winning their first debate against Ettalong PS. They have all been working extremely hard this term fine tuning their techniques in debating. Thanks to Ms McKinney for training the team. Good luck next Time!

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Premiers Reading Challenge

It’s that time of year again when all our students are busy completing the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Mrs Coombes is co-ordinating this year’s challenge. Some of the selected books are on display at the back of the Library and on top of bookshelves. All suitable reading challenge books are clearly marked with the appropriate spine sticker for easier access.

The challenge goes until late August so there is still plenty of time to meet this challenge. The link below provides further information. Good Luck everyone! www.schools.nsw.edu.au/premiersreadingchallenge

Yours in Education Deborah Callender – Principal Merit Awards Congratulations to the students who received Merit Awards at our last assembly. Term 2 - Week 2 Kinder Siena C, Zander C, Marlow C, Eva DLM Kinder/1 Imogen D, Lilybell R, Hardy R, Scarlett DDM Yr 1/2 Isabelle D, Lucy B, Indy B, Indy S Yr 2/3 Lincoln C, Emily T, Noah H, Georgia H Yr 3/4 Moby K, Isabel L, Joe T, Kit H Yr 4/5 Elise R, Kate W, Martin M, Oliver C Yr 5/6 Lucas T, Ned C, Ezekiel W

10 in 10….Spotlight on Ms Bec Smiley

1. What is your favourite

colour? Blue and red 2. Do you have a favourite

sporting team? LA Lakers 3. How do you love

spending your free time? Singing and swimming at the beach

4. If you had a super power for one day what would it be and what would you do? Be able to fly like a bird and see the world from above

5. What books are you currently reading? A New Earth What is your favourite subject? Music

6. Do you have any pets?1 dog called Brooklyn 7. What kind of music do you like? All types 8. If your life was a movie, which actor would play

you? Meryl Streep 9. What’s your favourite food? Cherry cake

Debating On Wednesday, 23

rd May 2018 Pretty Beach Public School

participated in the first round of the Premiers Debating Challenge. Neilla Bradstreet, Frankie Scott, Lucia Sterland and Ava Thomas travelled to Ettalong Public School for the first debate. Both schools were nervous yet excited and

they all really enjoyed the experience. The debate topic was ‘boys and girls should always attend different schools’. We didn’t win the coin toss which meant we were the affirmative team. We therefore had to agree with the topic. Both teams were very persuasive and it was a close round to decide the winner. Finally, the result was in favour of the affirmative team, We WON!! How exciting, our debating team have some points to work on for next time and we cannot wait to keep improving! Kate McKinney Teacher

Mothers Day Brekkie & Biggest Morning Tea

On Friday 11 May we had a wonderful turn out to celebrate Mother's Day with the students. The amazing spread of food was generously supplied by Cathy Baker from Belle Property. This was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Students were also able to enjoy some sporting activities with their families before starting classes for the day. During the morning, donations were collected for The Cancer Council's Biggest Morning Tea and we would like to thank everyone for contributing. $235 was raised. A very big thank you also to Hair Apparent, Moochinside and The Fat Goose for donating the Lucky Door Prizes for this event. Congratulations to the prize winners. Mrs Lee West

Netball Knockout Competition Last week the school netball team headed off for their first game of the season against Umina Public School. It was a great game, friendly yet competitive with all girls giving 100%. Leading up to the game the team trained hard,

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showing plenty of enthusiasm and a great team spirit. I would like to congratulate the girls for representing the school with pride. While we were unsuccessful on this occasion the game was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Congratulations to Umina and best of luck as they move on to the next round. Mrs Lee West

Tell Them From Me (TTFM) survey results

Late last term Years 4-6 took part in a school-based survey. Below is a sample of the results found. We will be conducting student, parent and teacher surveys throughout Semester 2. Information will be sent home closer to the date.

86% of students stated they had a high

participation rate during sport classes compared to

the NSW Government Norm of 83%.

69% of students stated they participated in extra-

curricular school activities compared to the NSW

Government Norm of 55%.

93% of students stated they try hard to succeed in

their learning compared to the NSW Government

Norm of 88%.

84% of students stated they had positive

teacher/student relationships, which as on par with

NSW Government Norms.

Mrs Kate Keyes

SkoolBag app upgrade Our school’s app, SkoolBag, is being updated with some improvements to give you more control over the content and notifications you receive. You do not need to download an update, however, you will notice some changes when using the app. Save Subscription Group Settings across devices You will be invited to set up a username and password when opening the app. These details will be saved to allow for quick access in the future. Your account details allow you to log into the SkoolBag app on different devices and see the same groups and subscription settings. After logging in, you will be prompted to subscribe to groups. See attached PDF for more details.

Super Star Student- Kinder

A super-scientist in the

making!!! Scientist Enzo

delighted Kindergarten by

presenting an experiment as

part of his weekly news. Last week we learnt all about how

to make lava lamp using water, oil, aspirin and vegetable

colouring. This provoked lots of questions and discussions

in class. We love sharing our interests in Kindergarten!

Well done Enzo, you

are amazing!

Mrs Kate Keyes

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Congratulations to all students who are striving for Excellence, Respect and Responsibility. Many students have been working hard towards their own personal goals. This term we will be revisiting PBL lessons with a focus on whole school expectations. The Bouddi ticket trading day will be next Wednesday, 30

th May

2018. So students should make sure they know what they would like to trade for by next week. The options are;

Choose your own class job coupon

30 minutes free time coupon

Sit next to a friend (Week 5 Reward Day only)

Crazy hair for a day (Week 5 Reward Day only)

Or you may want to hold on to your Bouddi tickets for week 10 to trade for:

Karaoke (Week 10 Reward Day only)

No homework for a week (Week 10 Reward Day

only)

Keep up the great work everyone!! Ms Kate McKinney Welcome Mr Joel Gibbons A big welcome to Mr Joel Gibbons to Pretty Beach PS. He will be working with K/1 for 4 weeks on practicum. Pet Awarness Talks

On Thursday 10 May K-2 participated in a Responsible Pet Ownership talk. During that time we learnt about how to be safe when we are around dogs, strategies when faced with an angry dog and how to look after your pet. We had a great time and learned so much!

Mrs. Kate Keyes

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Make Online Payments It is possible for parents to make online payments to the school for amounts owing for students, via a secure payment page hosted by Westpac. Payments can be made using either a Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card, and can be made via computer, tablet or mobile phone. The payment page is accessed from the front page of the school’s website by selecting $ Make a payment. Items that can be paid include voluntary school contributions, subject contributions, excursions, sales to students and creative and practical arts activities. There is also a category called ‘Other’ to cover items not covered in the previous headings, eg. In school performances, sport etc. ‘Other’ can be used to make a complete payment of a school Statement of Account. When you access the $ Make a payment you must enter:

the students name

class

date of birth

These details are entered each time you make a payment as student information is not held within the payment system. This is a secure payment system hosted by Westpac to ensure that your credit/debit card details are captured in a secure manner, these details are not passed back to the school. You have the ability to check and change any details of the payment before the payment is processed. Receipts can be emailed and/or printed. Details of the payments are passed daily to the school where they will be receipted against your child’s account. As a receipt has been issued from the payment page a further receipt will not be issued by the school. For any enquiries regarding the online payment process please contact the School Administration Office on 43601012.

Canteen News

A reminder student’s lunch orders are placed in the gold box in the office every Thursday for Friday’s lunches. If your child is sick on Friday just phone the office and the order can be held over for the following week or a refund will be given. Lunch orders will be accepted on Friday before 8.45am.

Thank you also to those who have volunteered to help in the canteen so far this term (see roster below).

Date Volunteer Names

25/05/2018 Lizzy Ferrier

1/06/2018 Hannah Sitkowski

8/06/2018 Lara Keogh

15/06/2018 K-2 Excursion no helper needed

22/06/2018 Sue Ramirez

29/06/2018 Anjing Sun

6/07/2018 Jackie Bohr

School Banking…each Monday

Don’t forget to keep saving as one lucky School Banker will win a family trip for up to two adults and three children to Hawaii, USA just by saving. For a chance to win, students will need to make 15 or more School Banking deposits before the end of Term 3 2018 to automatically receive an entry into the competition. Are you using the CommBank Youth App yet? With this app your child can:

Check the balance of their Youth Saver account

View school banking deposits in their transaction history

Track the number of times they have banked towards their next reward

Set up savings goals and monitor progress

Create lists of chores they can do to earn pocket money

So explore the CommBank Youth App to help encourage regular saving. Even if you use the App a notification will also be put in your child’s bank book when they have banked 9 times to enable them to order their reward item the next time they bank. Term 2 Super Saver reward items are now also available…Sparkle Glitter Pens or a Glow Light or a Twister Power Handball from Term 1. Sorry Secret Scratch Pads are no longer available. So don’t forget to bank each Monday!

WH&S

Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility If there is an emergency and you are going to be late picking your child up after school please inform the office during school hours. A staff member will stay with your child in the office area until you arrive.

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Work Health and Safety at our school

When visiting our school, if you see potential hazards please report to the office or Principal immediately. We have hazard forms located in the office area. If the hazard is easily rectified without putting yourself in any danger, eg moving a bag from the walkway, please do so. You are still required to report it to the office so steps can be taken to ensure the hazard is addressed. When volunteering at our school please ensure you have been taken through the safety briefing. A copy is kept at the back of the visitors’ lanyard for easy access. In the event of an emergency please follow the instructions of the teacher. If a drill is taking place please do not enter the grounds. Signs will be located at entry points to the school to inform our community that a drill is taking place with the request not to enter.

Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility

The car park is OUT OF BOUNDS to pedestrian traffic. Please use the path to enter the gate. Please stay safe when entering and exiting our school.

Staff Car Park

We thank our many parents who are respectful of the parking arrangements around and inside the school. The staff car park is only available to staff. Please do not drive into the car

park to pick up or drop off children. Thank you for your assistance.

Mindfulness Program Wrap-Up The Mindful Schools Mindfulness Program finished on Tuesday May 8, with all children receiving a certificate of completion and 4 hours of Mindfulness instruction. I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing the program with the children of Pretty Beach School, and was impressed by the enthusiasm, engagement and improvement in mindfulness application throughout all 7 classes. Children from random classes completed a survey at the beginning of the program answering simple questions that measured 6 key Mindfulness areas. The results from this showed improvements in every single area, these being Ability to Focus, Acceptance of Emotions, Relaxation Skills, Self-Acceptance, Emotional Regulation & Friendship Skills- fantastic results. The feedback from the class teachers during and after the program has also been overwhelmingly positive, and many are continuing to practice daily mindfulness with their own class mindfulness bowls each day. If you're child has not already mentioned their mindful breathing or mindful bodies yet, do prompt them to teach you or share what they found the most interesting or helpful. Many of them are now very proficient at using mindfulness in many situations, including before tests or sports performances, in class, in their friendships or whilst trying to fall asleep at night. As a parent you can further support your chid' mindfulness literacy by referring to the Parent Mindfulness Manual (you can ask the office to email you one if you have not received one yet) and using the scripts, techniques and conversation starters included. Once again, I've really enjoyed sharing Mindfulness with the children and learnt much in the process myself- mostly how easily children can learn and apply mindfulness when they are encouraged and supported to practice it daily. If you have any further questions about the program, please let the school office know and they can arrange a time for you to speak with me. Warmly, Lisa Mount Mindfulness Educator.