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3 March: Jorja C 5 March: Sunni E 7 March: Haylie M 9 March: Sam W 10 March: Cale A Aaron C Blacksmiths Public School Doing our best together Amaroo Street Blacksmiths NSW 2281 Phone: 4971 1519 Fax: 4972 1407 Email: [email protected] Term 1 - Week 6 Tuesday 3 March, 2015 DIARY DATES HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Clean Up Schools Day last Friday. It was great to see so many of our students so enthusiastic about tidying up our school, but even better is the fact that there was so little to clean up. Our new school plan is in its final stages of development. This plan will provide the school with direction over the next 3 years. Through consultation with staff and parents we have developed 3 key Strategic Directions: 1. Teaching and Learning — To develop teacher capacity through staff engagement in best practice and meaningful professional learning, in order to improve student learning outcomes. 2. Students — All students become successful, confident and creative learners, and active and informed citizens through effective student well- being programs, school systems and processes. Students access the curriculum at an appropriate level and through dynamic and innovative approaches in order to optimise learning outcomes. 3. Partnerships—Engagement of students, staff, parents, the wider community and local LMG schools through school practises that encourage and promote meaningful relationships and support transition to and from Blacksmiths Public School. Students engage with their own learning, school, and community and make global connections. Staff engages with students, parents, LMG and the wider DEC community to inform learning programs, build relationships and build capacity to improve student learning outcomes. Students, teachers and parents have had input into developing these key directions and if you would like to comment on the school plan while it is still in draft form please contact me at the office. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT You will have noticed that the playground equipment is currently out of bounds due to some safety issues. Parents waiting to pick up their children should ensure that younger siblings DO NOT play on the equipment. We are currently investigating repair avenues. Thu 5 Mar Asthma Talk - K-2 - 1.45pm Asthma Talk - Y3-6 - 2.15pm Tue 10 Mar Canteen Taco Day Thu 12 Mar School Photos Fri 13 Mar Paul Harragon Cup National Ride2School Day Wed 25 Mar T Ball Gala Day Thu 2 Apr Easter Hat Parade Red Threads Out of Uniform Day P&C BBQ Fri 3 Apr Good Friday Mon 20 Apr Staff Development Day Tue 21 Apr Students Return for Term 2 BOOK CLUB ORDERS DUE BACK BY FRIDAY 13 MARCH ANAPHYLAXIS ALERT IN THE INTEREST OF ALL CHILDREN WHO ATTEND BLACKSMITHS PS WE ENCOURAGE PARENTS NOT TO SEND NUTS, OR PRODUCTS CONTAINING NUTS, TO SCHOOL Thank you
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Blacksmiths Public School _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Doing our best together
Amaroo Street Blacksmiths NSW 2281 Phone: 4971 1519 Fax: 4972 1407 Email: [email protected]
Term 1 - Week 6 Tuesday 3 March, 2015
DIARY DATES
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the Clean Up Schools Day last Friday. It was great to see so many of our students so enthusiastic about tidying up our school, but even better is the fact that there was so little to clean up.
Our new school plan is in its final stages of development. This plan will provide the school with direction over the next 3 years. Through consultation with staff and parents we have developed 3 key Strategic Directions:
1. Teaching and Learning — To develop teacher capacity through staff engagement in best practice and meaningful professional learning, in order to improve student learning outcomes.
2. Students — All students become successful, confident and creative learners, and active and informed citizens through effective student well-being programs, school systems and processes. Students access the curriculum at an appropriate level and through dynamic and innovative approaches in order to optimise learning outcomes.
3. Partnerships—Engagement of students, staff, parents, the wider community and local LMG schools through school practises that encourage and promote meaningful relationships and support transition to and from Blacksmiths Public School. Students engage with their own learning, school, and community and make global connections. Staff engages with students, parents, LMG and the wider DEC community to inform learning programs, build relationships and build capacity to improve student learning outcomes.
Students, teachers and parents have had input into developing these key directions and if you would like to comment on the school plan while it is still in draft form please contact me at the office.
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT You will have noticed that the playground equipment is currently out of bounds due to some safety issues. Parents waiting to pick up their children should ensure that younger siblings DO NOT play on the equipment. We are currently investigating repair avenues.
Thu 5 Mar Asthma Talk - K-2 - 1.45pm
Asthma Talk - Y3-6 - 2.15pm
Tue 10 Mar Canteen Taco Day
Thu 12 Mar School Photos
Fri 13 Mar Paul Harragon Cup
National Ride2School Day
Wed 25 Mar T Ball Gala Day
Thu 2 Apr
Easter Hat Parade
Red Threads Out of Uniform Day
P&C BBQ
Fri 3 Apr Good Friday
Mon 20 Apr Staff Development Day
Tue 21 Apr Students Return for Term 2
BOOK CLUB ORDERS DUE BACK BY FRIDAY
13 MARCH
ANAPHYLAXIS ALERT
IN THE INTEREST OF ALL CHILDREN WHO ATTEND BLACKSMITHS PS WE
ENCOURAGE PARENTS NOT TO SEND NUTS, OR PRODUCTS
CONTAINING NUTS, TO SCHOOL
Thank you
Term 1 - Week 6 Tuesday 3 March 2015
P&C NEWS
QUALITY WORK AWARDS
ASSEMBLY AWARDS - Week 4
NATIONAL RIDE2SCHOOL DAY Friday 13 March, 2015 is National Ride2School Day, where over 250,000 Australian students will ride or walk to school. It is about celebrating active travel within the school day and encouraging those who haven’t started to give it a go. It is a great way to get fit and healthy and contributes to the 60 minutes of daily recommended physical activity for students. Students also arrive alert, more attentive and ready to learn. All students under 10 years of age must ride with adult supervision. Children who are 10, 11 or 12 years old must have signed a 2015 Bicycle User’s Contract. Contracts are available from the school office. Once completed your child will be issued with a “Bicycle Licence”. ICAS COMPETITIONS The University of New South Wales is offering students the opportunity to participate in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS). The competition offers assessments in the following areas;
Digital Technologies: Yrs 3—7
Writing : Yrs 3—7
Spelling: Yrs 3—7
Science: Yrs 2—12
English: Yrs 2—12
Mathematics: Yrs 2—12
Each assessment has a cost involved. Assessments take place from May through to August and range in cost from $8:80 — $18:70. If you would like more information or an entry form please see Mrs Clark in the office. Entries must be in by 21st April ZONE SWIMMING Congratulation to all of our Zone Swimmers who competed at the East Lakes Zone Swimming carnival last week. A fantastic effort was made by all competitors with a number of students making finals and receiving ribbons. Blacksmiths Public School was once again the winners of both the Small Schools and Handicap points scores. A special thank you to all the parents that came along to support our students. Well done to the following students who will now go on to compete at the Regional Carnival .
Blake C 10yrs 50m freestyle Beau M 12yrs 50m Butterfly Olivia R 10yrs 50m freestyle & 50m butterfly Lucy W 12yrs 50m Backstroke
GOOD FOR KIDS-CONGRATULATIONS BLACKSMITHS PUBLIC SCHOOL! ‘Good for Kids would like to acknowledge the great work Blacksmiths Public School Canteen has done to become compliant with the Fresh Tastes @ School NSW Healthy Canteen Strategy’
This week I have received an email from Hunter New England Health with the message above. This is a real feather in the cap for Mr Taylor and all of his volunteers in the canteen. It is fantastic to have the canteen operating 3 days a week and offering such scrumptious lunches. I urge everyone to keep supporting the canteen through either purchasing or volunteering.
Aaron Quinnell Principal
TACO DAY The canteen will be holding a Taco Day next Tuesday 10 March. Order forms will accompany this Newsletter and need to be returned, with payment, no later than this Friday 6 March. Please use a separate order form for each child. We will be serving the taco’s in the new ‘Stand ‘n’ Stuff’ shells which are slightly larger than a normal taco shell. Drinks can be purchased on the day. Please note that there will be no other canteen options available on this day.
K/1 Sheridan K Amos T
1/2 Chris T
Sienna K
3/4 TJ T Halle M
4/5 Brock A
Eliel G
5/6 Luke A Max J
K/1 Tyler S
1/2 Hope T
3/4 Shannon K
4/5 Olivia R
5/6 Max J
Blacksmiths Public School 2015 Bicycle Licence
Mr Quinnell
CANTEEN ROSTER
COMMUNITY NEWS
Term 1 - Week 6 Tuesday 3 March, 2015
GREEN CORNER
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE Swansea Community Cottage provides a Before & After School Service (known as OOSH) to Blacksmiths PS for children attending Kindergarten up to and including Year 6. The Swansea OOSH is based on the grounds of Swansea PS. You may find you need OOSH for your child due to study or work commitments or your child may just want to attend for fun as an after school activity. Your child can attend on a permanent and regular basis or as a casual booking as needed. For further information phone the Cottage on 4971 1229 or visit our
Students in classes 4/5 and 5/6 will be participating in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden National Program. As well as learning basic cooking skills they will also be instructed in a wide range of culinary techniques. In order for this program to be a success we are asking for donations of the following items that may be sitting in your cupboards at home and no longer needed:
Tablecloths
Cutlery
Crockery - plates and bowls Items can be dropped in at the school office. Thank you!
website www.swanseacommunitycottage.com.au
Tue 3 Mar Daina Hissey Jo Annetts
Fri 6 Mar Kayleen Harrop Mandy Robertson
Mon 9 Mar Kristine Patterson Daina Hissey
Tue 10 Mar Mary Jo Elwell
Fri 13 Mar Sheena Harvey Janelle Mitchell
Mon 16 Mar Col Taylor
Tue 17 Mar Daina Hissey Jo Annetts
Term 1 - Week 6 Tuesday 3 March, 2015
