NO ASSEMBLY THIS WEEK

Inside this Issue From the Principal, Induction Assembly, Family & Student Information, SRC & House Representatives,

Staff & Classes, Parent Information Meetings, P&C Meeting, Breakfast Club, Canteen, Swimming Carnival, Library, School Banking, Donations Wanted, Attendance, Uniforms

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Term 1

Week 3

Monday 11th February 2019

Telephone: (08) 80882181 www.alma-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Fax: (08) 80873691

Welcome to Alma 2019

Pictured are some of our new 2019 Kinder students

Dear Parents and caregivers,

Welcome back to 2019. I hope everyone has enjoyed their holidays and are looking forward to a fantastic year.

Let’s hope that the very hot weather may have moved on and we can be blessed with beautiful cooler days.

The children have started the year very settled and look happy to be back at Alma. Some for the first time through to

others for their last year. It is always exciting to watch our new Alma students in kindergarten begin their education

journey. They are usually so excited but the parents look a little sad as they realise their children are growing up.

On a personal level, I am very excited to return to Alma following my illness. It is amazing to come into the school and

be welcomed so warmly by both staff and students. I would like to thank the Alma community for the ongoing support

to me and my family over the past 16 months.

I look forward to catching up with parents and families as the year progresses. As you are aware, the beginning of the

year can be very hectic but if there are any concerns please let us know by contacting the school or myself.

We can’t solve problems if we don’t know about them!

New Staff for 2019

We welcome three new staff members to Alma this year.

Amanda Bell has been appointed to our school under the Rural and Remote Initiative and comes from Queanbeyan.

She has settled in well and is excited as she looks forward to her time at Alma

Renee Finch has been appointed for 3 days a week to assist with release and support in our school.

Brady Prescott has been appointed as a Rural Area Relief Teacher based at Alma Public School. While this role will see

Brady visiting all the schools in our district, we will hopefully see her often in our school.

We welcome these staff to our wonderful team and school.

Water

We are asking the children to bring their own water bottles to school, as the quality of water is not very good at

present. Each classroom has a fridge and water, which is available to all students. The canteen will have water available

to students who leave their bottles in the classroom when they come out for breaks. We are also asking parents to

donate water to continue this availability for the classes.

Uniforms

It was wonderful to see so many students in school uniform to commence the year. It is important to remind parents

that the girl’s uniform is the school dress or red and white check shorts and red top and the boy’s uniform consists of

grey shorts with the red shirts. The school sells the majority of these uniforms from the office. EftPos facilities are also

available for purchases.

Communication to Parents

We are able to communicate to parents through our newsletter but we also have our phone app which can be

downloaded. We send messages through to parents via the phone. Our noticeboard out the front of the school also

has messages that relate to the day to day running of the school.

P&C Meeting

Tonight at 6pm in the staffroom, the Alma P&C will hold their first meeting for 2019. All parents and caregivers are

cordially invited to attend.

We are all looking forward to a wonderful 2019.

Regards

Sharon DeGoumois

Principal

Induction Assembly An induction of SRC and Sport representatives

will be held at an assembly in Kester Hall on

Friday 22nd February at 2.15pm

(Student details overleaf)

SRC Representatives 2019

1/2J Savannah Marcon Klaudia Blore

1/2K Isla Blore Roy Johnson

1/2B Kallum Philp Jazmin Harrap

2/3M Maddisyn Thompson Kai Stephens

K-6L Jermaine Whyman

3-4M Lincoln Casey Tylah Henderson

3-4K Imogen Cullen Jack Bussell

3-4C Zoey Harvey Daniel Howell

5/6G Kaitlyn Dumbleton Waylon Talbot

5/6R Tayla Hocking Zahlia Hoskins

5/6M Maddison Harrap Lenny Smith

Sport House Representatives 2019

Marshall Captains:

Bryce Delbridge Clare Slattery

Vice Captains: Reuben Grantham

Savannah Wheatley

Cuthbert Captains:

Quaid Leiper Bella Edge

Vice Captains: MJ King

Jordannah Hibberd

Landy Captains:

Saxon Locke Kyesha Thomas

Vice Captains: Trent Parker Erin McInnes

Strickland Captains:

Nate Sparrow Sadie Thornton

Vice Captains: Mannie Pedergnana

Teneal Butcher

Family and Student Information Sheets At the beginning of each new year, forms are sent home to parents to provide the school

with current family and student information for children attending Alma. Parents are required to provide current family and student information

for EVERY child in the family who attend Alma on the one form. Your promptness in returning the form is greatly appreciated.

to provide any medical plans, court orders or other documents if applicable.

If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school on 08 8088 2181

More forms are available from the front office if required.

Important!

Please complete the form and return to school by THIS FRIDAY 15th February

Principal Sharon DeGoumois

Assistant Principals Ruby Church, Andree Morgan,

Katie Bassett-White

Instructional Leader/EA4S Judy Henry

Preschool Teacher Katie Bassett-White,

Naomi Robertson

Preschool AEO Kemeree Bottrell

Support Staff Katriona Pinnuck

EARLY STAGE 1

Kinder KM Janet Mateer

Kinder KJ Jessie Edgar

STAGE 1

1-2B Amanda Bell

1-2J Kylie Jackson

1-2K Megan Kunkler

STAGE 2

2-3M Andree Morgan

3-4C Sandra Clark

3-4K Kristi Lawrence

3-4M Madison Lawrence

STAGE 3

5-6G Bo-James Griffin

5-6M Chelsea McCosker

6-6R Rebecca Green

MC

K-6L Lavinia Weaver

Melissa Mitchell

Library Emma Blore

QT Interventionist 3_6 David Mortimer

QT Interventionist K-2 Mary-Anne Watson

Teacher Support Rita Hinchey

Teacher Support Renee Finch

Rural Area Relief (RAR) Brady Prescott

Kitchen Specialist/SLSO Angela Langdon

Garden Specialist / IT Semitj Hopcraft

Admin Manager Jan Fraser

Admin Officers Gail Braidie, Marnie Howe,

Hannah Schultz

AEO Michael Johnstone

Learning Support Narelle Harvey, Heidi Adams,

Tiffany Holden, Narelle Harvey

Assistant Principal Learning Simeon Kloczko

Learning & Support Hope Brain, Fran Lemay

Counsellor Pauline Allan

District Guidance Officer Bree Turley

Itinerant Hearing Teacher Robyn Curtis

General Assistant Barry Delbridge

Canteen Manager Julie Holmes

Parent Information

Meetings The parent information meetings are a great opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teacher and find out what will be happening in your child’s class this year.

We encourage all parents / carers to come along! Dates and times for meetings are listed below:

2-3M Tuesday 12th February 3.15pm 2-3M Classroom Stage 3 5-6G, 5-6M, 5-6R Wednesday 13th February 3.15pm Stage 3 Hall Stage 2 3-4C, 3-4K, 3-4M Wednesday 13th February 3.45pm Stage 2 Classrooms Stage 1 1-2B, 1-2J, 1-2K Tuesday 19th February 3.15pm Stage 1 Classrooms

Canteen News

New canteen healthy option menus have been sent home today. As part of introducing and promoting our healthy canteen we will be having a give away. Any child who buys from our Healthy

Canteen list or who buy snack during breaks will be given a card with their name on it. When a healthy purchase is made, the card will be stamped and after 10 purchases the student will receive a new water bottle or snack box (see photo)

New

P&C Meeting Tonight 6.00pm in the Staffroom

ALL WELCOME

The first P&C Meeting for the year is being held TONIGHT at 6.00pm in the staffroom. The agenda for tonight’s meeting has been sent home to families today along with minutes from the previous meeting. We would like to encourage you to come along. The P&C is a great way to meet other parents. We have a wonderful P&C and would love to see some new faces and your support would be very welcome.

Breakfast Club Alma Public School runs a Breakfast Club Program for students. Breakfast Club commences at 8.30am.

Our breakfast club is essential in providing nutritious meals to our students to prepare them for a day of

learning at school. The program has grown very popular among our students, their families and within

the community and is only made possible through generous support from our community. This program

is wholly funded and utterly reliant on the donations and support from the Broken Hill community.

Can you help?

We much appreciate any donations towards our school’s Breakfast Club program. Items may include

fruit juice, vegemite, bread, cereals etc.

Breakfast Club is also run by volunteers and is a great way to be involved.

If you are able to assist on any days, please call in and see the ladies in the canteen.

Library Lessons! Welcome to the library in 2019! Library lessons commenced this week. Kindergarten will commence borrowing from next week. I have included a timetable so you know what day your child has their library lesson. Please note: Students will need to bring a library bag each week to borrow their books and any overdue library books need to be returned. I am looking forward to an exciting year in the library.

Book Club!

Due back next Monday 18th February

Library Monitors!

Library applications forms have been sent home to students in Year 3 to Year 6. If you are interested, please fill out the application and return to school before next Monday 18th February.

When is my Library day?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

3-4C 5-6G

3-4K 1-2B

KJ KM 1-2J 5-6R 1-2K

2-3M 3-4M 5-6M

Water Donations Wanted! It would be greatly appreciated if parents could donate a box

of water to be placed in the fridges in your child’s class so that they have cold water when needed. We also encourage

children to keep their food in the classroom fridge. Thank you

Year 3-4 Swimming Carnival

Notes will be sent home soon for the Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival which will be held on Friday 8th March at the Broken Hill Aquatic Centre. The carnival will begin at 9.00am with the first event kicking off at 9.30am and

concluding at 2.00pm. Students will be travelling to and from the carnival by bus.

February

Monday 11th

P&C Meeting 6pm

Tuesday 12th

2-3M Information Meeting 3.15pm

Friday 15th

Family Information Sheets Due

Library Monitor Applications Due

Book Club Due

Wednesday 12th

5-6G, 5-6M, 5-6R Information Meeting 3.15pm

3-4C, 3-4K, 3-4M Information Meeting 3.45pm

Tuesday 19th

1-2B, 1-2J, 1-2M Information Meeting 3.15pm

Friday 22nd

Induction Assembly 2.15pm Kester Hall

March

Friday 8th

Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival

Tuesday 19th

Year 6-Year 7 Forms Due

What’s on this term!

School Banking

Every Tuesday School Banking commence tomorrow and will be held every Tuesday. This is a great way to teach your child how to save. School Banking is run by the Commonwealth Bank and parents can apply online if you wish your child to participate.

2..4..6..8.. Hurry to

school and

don’t be late!

The bell will ring at five to nine...

Be quick! Be quick

to get to line!

Every day

counts!

Please contact the school on 8088 2181 or via the Alma App if your child is going to be away

from school.

Late Arrivals Student attendance are monitored daily. The morning bell goes at 8.55am for students to line up for the morning assembly with classes commencing at 9.00am. Students arriving to school after 9.00am are classed as a late and an explanation must be provided.

Late arrivals are required to sign in at the front office before going to class.

If your child is going to be late for school, please provide an explanation via:

in person

the Alma App (preferred)

telephone

written note dated and signed Explanations by students are unacceptable

Early Departures School concludes at 3.00pm. If your child needs to leave the school grounds before 3.00pm, you MUST come to the front office where you will be issued with an early departure slip to take to the class teacher in order for your child to be released.

Students who have been signed out early for an appointment etc must sign back in at the office if returning to school before going to class.

Absences Please contact the school if your child is absent via telephone or the Alma App (preferred).

Some circumstances may require an Extended Leave or Exemption application. You will be contacted by the attendance officer if your child is absent for more than 2 days without an explanation.

Medication Staff are NOT permitted to administer any medication without proper authorisation. This includes regular medication required for a medical condition, or medication which may be required when your child is sick eg: antibiotics, ventolin.

If your child requires prescribed medication to be given at school, please come to the front office to discuss your child’s needs.

These needs will be assessed from the information gathered and procedures put in place to ensure the utmost care is given to the safety and well-being of your child. Action Plans If your child has an action plan for Anaphylaxis, Allergies, Asthma, etc please provide the school with an updated coloured copy to be copied for our records. Action plans are available from the front office if you require a copy to take to your next doctors visit. Action plans MUST be filled out by a doctor.

Bucket Hats Alma Public School enforces the rule

NO BUCKET HAT NO PLAY IN THE SUN Caps will NOT be accepted. Children who are not wearing a hat will be confined to the shaded areas.

Hats are $10.00 each and can be purchased from the front office.

Change of Details If any of your family or students details have

changed, please provide updated information to the office as soon as possible.

Alma Public School

New Polo Shirts (Size 4-20) $25.00 Polo Shirts Cotton (Size 4-20) $15.00 Windcheaters (Size 4-20) $30.00 Hats $10.00 Tracksuit pants (Size 4-14) $18.00 Sport Shorts (Size 4-14) $18.00 Checked Shorts-Girls (Size 4,6,8) $35.00

Checked Shorts-Girls (Size 10,12,14) $38.00

Checked Pants-Girls (Size 4,6,8) $50.00 Checked Pants-Girls (Size 10,12,14) $55.00 Pre-loved uniforms as available T:\Office\P & C\Uniforms\School Clothing Price List at 7th Feb 2017.doc

PRICE LIST

Administration Office Opening Hours

Monday to Friday 8:30am 3:15pm

Payment Options: Cash, Cheque & EFTPOS