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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

4/4/2019 P&C Easter Mufti Day 7/4/2019 Daylight Saving time ends 11/4/2019 Easter Hat Parade P&C Easter Raffle 12/4/2019 Last Day of Term 1 29/4/2019 Staff Development Day 30/4/2019 Students return Term 2 1/5/2019 Anzac Day Ceremony 8/5/2019 School Photo Day

PSSA Summer Sport Friday 5th April

Oz-Tag – Woodward Park, Liverpool. Newcombe Ball – Homestead Park, Chipping Norton. Softball/T-Ball – Bye Students will remain at school. Please ensure your child has their hat, sunscreen and plenty of drinks. Students depart school at 9.30 am and will return to school by 12.30 pm.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our Week 10 newsletter. Our students and teachers have had a wonderful week of learning.

Seesaw

All of our classes are now using Seesaw, which is a learning and assessment tool as well as a great form of parent communication engagement. I absolutely love seeing the engaging work that our classes are sharing on Seesaw each day. Next term we will be starting the parent engagement component of Seesaw. A note went home last week to inform parents of Seesaw, student work will only be shared with individual parents and parents will not be able to see other children’s work. If you do not wish your child to be involved in the parent engagement component please return the note by the end of next week. We will be starting to share individual student work with families from Term 2.

Collecting students early from school

Many students are being dropped of late and collected early from school. We ask that wherever possible, appointments are made outside of school hours. Students arriving or leaving mid-way through lessons are missing out on crucial learning. Further on in our newsletter is an image that shows how much learning your child misses out on by just being 10 minutes late every day. (this equals 50 minutes a week, 1 ½ weeks a year and over 13 years of schooling this is almost half a year of lost learning time) All students must be signed in and out of the office if they are arriving late or leaving early. We ask that all visitors to our school, including parents and carers, report to the office.

New building work

Work on our new buildings is progressing nicely. The Kindergarten toilet block has been demolished and the area in the building parcel has been cleared. Over the holidays the hoarding will be going up around the front office, please remember to use our demountable administration office from Term 2.

Have a wonderful week and don’t forget to ask your child what they are learning.

Liz Van Der Meulen 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.

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

Stage 3 Camp Students in years 5 & 6 will be attending a 3 day camp to Morriset Sport & Recreation Outdoor Education from Wednesday 16th October to Friday 18th October 2019.

The cost for this excursion is $258.50. This covers transport, accommodation, activities and meals. A non-refundable deposit of $58.50 is due by 12th April 2019. Full payment is due by Friday 13th September 2019

P&C Easter Raffle

Lots of Easter egg baskets to be won.

Tickets $1 each or One book for $10.00

Please return your tickets and money to the office prior to the Easter hat parade on Thursday 11th April 2019.

Stewart House Donation Drive Donation envelopes have been handed out to the eldest student today. All envelopes are due back to the office by Friday 17th May 2019.

Sporting Schools Sporting schools has finished for term 1. Students will need to be collected from school at 3pm.

School Information Assembly Information K-2 Every Tuesday commencing at 2pm Date Host Class

9th April 1 Treefrogs

7th May School Captains 3 to 6 – Even Weeks, Thursdays commencing at 2pm Date Host Class

4th April 3 Jellyfish

9th May 5/6 Kookaburras

VOLUNTARY SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS 2019

What Is A Voluntary School Contribution? This is a voluntary payment from parents that is requested each year by schools to supplement existing funding. Our school relies on these contributions to provide additional resources to ensure our students have the best possible learning opportunities and learning environment.

How Much? The voluntary contribution for 2019

is: $30 per family.

All money raised from these contributions will go directly towards the purchase of school resources and related technology, to enhance the teaching and learning across our schools.

Breakfast Club

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

P&C Used Uniform Shop

The P&C used uniform shop will be open on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2.45pm to 3.15pm

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. On Wednesday 1st May, Prestons PS

will be holding an ANZAC Day ceremony at 1pm.

Parents and friends are welcome to attend. Students can bring flowers to place under the flag poles during

the assembly. Spotlight on

Learning

3 Jellyfish have had a great start to learning.

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Classroom Chat with …..

3 Jellyfish 3 Jellyfish have been working hard this term! We have been reading and writing about natural disasters, and have written some great stories about floods, fires, tornados or volcanoes. We have using these settings to help us become more creative and imaginative when writing stories.

We have also been hard at work with Daily 5, and have improved our stamina. This means we can read and write for longer periods of time without losing our focus. Way to go Jellyfish!

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Come and join Mrs Mitchell

at

Toddler Reading Group

Every Monday in the library at 9am

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

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2019 PHOTO PACKAGES ENVELOPESTO BE DISTRIBUTED TERM 2

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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