NEWSLETTER ISSUE 9

EASTERN CREEK

PUBLIC SCHOOL

SAFETY TEAM WORK

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

SPORT

FEATURE

Eastern creek Public School is a place where everyone can succeed, do well and be passionate about their achievements in a quality learning environment. The school community proudly reflects on its past, while maintaining a vision for the future.

ECPS Newsletter | 2019 Newsletter is published by LEE SIBIR P: 9625 8112 E: easterncrk -p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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SCHOOL LIFE

AIM HIGH RESPECT

WELLBEING NEWS

CALENDAR

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THE POWER OF READING THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD READ EVERYDAY

1. IDEAS IN = IDEAS OUT IF YOUR NOT READING YOUR THINKING WILL

GROW STALE

2. NEW SKILLS = PROGRESS YOUR CURRENT SKILL SET HAS ALREADY TAKEN

YOU AS FAR AS ITS GOING TO

3. EXERCISE FOR YOUR BRAIN READING IS JUST LIKE EXERCIDE FOR YOUR BRAIN. JUST LIKE THE BODY ASTROPHIES WHEN ITS NOT

USED, SO DOES YOUR BRAIN.

THE POWER OF NATURE A recent study found spending two hours in nature per week

was associated with better health and mental wellbeing across different occupational

and ethnic groups, among those living in both rich and poor

areas, and among people with long term illnesses or

disabilities.

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E

PRINCIPAL Dear Parents, Carers and Students,

Welcome back to the second half of our school year. It is once again a time for our great teaching staff to provide educational programs to meet your child’s needs, as well as many other extra events on our calendar that provide many experiences for all of our children at Eastern Creek PS.

Our Athletics carnival will be held tomorrow and it’d great to see as many families as possible to enjoy the day’s events.

Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and

celebrating it for everything that it is

Please join us on Thursday 8 August to celebrate Education Week. Classrooms will be open from 10.15-11.15am for you to visit. A picnic lunch will be held afterwards where our enthusiastic Year 6 students will be holding a ‘Roaming Cake Stall’, selling cakes and slices for a donation. They will also stand out in their Black and White clothing.

‘Every Student, Every Voice’ is this year’s theme. The school has received a large amount of amazing donations from a retired Assistant Principal from the local area. Her name is Mrs Leonie Day and during the past 6 months most generously made donations to our school to be sold as a fundraiser. All money raised will be used for our wonderful children.

There are lots of different items including, toys, glassware, decorative items and much more. All items are generously priced, most being sold for a gold coin donation.

The stall will be held on our OPEN DAY 8 August inside the new demountable- next to the canteen.

During Education Week, our Djembe drumming and Senior Dance Sport groups will be performing at Mt Druitt Westfields on Monday 5 August. If you are in the area, please drop by to see our wonderful and talented children perform.

If you are considering using the YMCA Before and After Care service in our school hall, please come and have a look. The friendly staff are happy to show you around and answer any questions you may have.

Expressions of Interest for our Preschool are now being taken for the 2020 school year. Could you please see the office for an enrolment form. Children need to be turning 4 by July 31 2020.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

During primary school children go through many stages of making friends and along the way will experience conflict at some stage. It is very normal for

children to experience conflict from time to time as this a way of children discovering what works with friends and what doesn’t – put simply children are

developing their social and emotional skills. Some children may get confused when they have a disagreement or conflict with another person and may call this

bullying. There is a great difference between conflict and bullying and here is a simple way to differentiate between them:

Misunderstanding – usually problems around communication.

Disagreement – do not agree on something and both want their own way.

Conflict – people usually want to solve the problem. Can be over a period of time if not sorted properly.

Bullying – threatening, repetitive, targeted, deliberating wanting to harm, abusive, no attempt to resolve issue.

Relationship Conflict

If your child does experience conflict, this is a wonderful teaching moment to guide

them and help them learn about how to get along with others. Sometimes children

can resolve conflict themselves, particularly as they grow into the upper years of

primary, but when they are young they may need guidance, and most importantly

emotional support.

The best way to give emotional support is to use ‘reflective listening’. When we

practice this type of listening, we listen to the content of what your child is saying

and listen for the emotion and then we reflect back what they are saying e.g. “it

sounds as though that really frustrated you when you did not get to play your

game”. We can then try to help them problem solve the situation by giving them

lots of opportunities to brain storm a solution without stepping in too early to solve

it for them.

Conflict teaches kids:

How to give and take How to come to an agreement

How to compromise How to solve problems

To build empathy To understand others and their needs

How to get along in a group How to develop successful, loving and

healthy relationships as adults.

News

NAIDOC Liven Deadly Cultural Gathering

Friday 2nd August 2pm

Eastern Creek PS will host its 2019

Aboriginal cultural gathering this Friday

afternoon at 2pm. Our Years K-6

Aboriginal students along with our invited

guests will perform traditional dances and

songs in front of the entire school, family

and extended community members. The

Liven Deadly program, run by Jie Pittman,

has operated on Friday afternoons with

the goal of engaging and educating our

Aboriginal students in Aboriginal culture.

Parent and Teacher Interviews

29th/30th July 2019 Home-school relationships are very important. Parent participation and feedback indicate that the close connections we have established are highly valued. We deeply appreciate the caring support our parent community gives to the students and staff. While teachers are central to our students’ education, they are but one part of the team with parents encouraged, at all times, to communicate with teachers and school management on issues that are of interest or concern to them. Parents are welcome to discuss their child’s progress at any time that is convenient to both staff and parent.

Education Week

Week 3

Education Week is a statewide, annual event to celebrate NSW public education, which will be held 5-9 August 2019. The week communicates the achievements of public schools, their students and the value of public education.

Every student, every voice

Key messages

Authentic participation

Student voice is more than just having a say. Valuing and actioning the ideas, opinions and expertise of all students has significant impact for student wellbeing.

Partners in learning

Student perspectives, experiences and aspirations shape and enrich our schools and communities and actively influence our decision-making as we strive to be the best education system in Australia.

Respectful relationships

Working collaboratively with other students and teachers our young people grow into engaged learners and ethical citizens able to contribute positively to their school and wider community.

Connecting communities

We connect our diverse communities by creating and sustaining inclusive, interactive learning environments that use advanced technologies to promote and extend student influence beyond the classroom walls.

Change makers

A culture of high expectations empowers our students to build a shared sense of purpose, self-value and belonging that will prepare them for future lives as active citizens in an increasingly complex and dynamic society.

NRL Gala Days

Unfortunately due to bad weather the

NRL was forced abandon our

Panthers Female day. The good

news is the girls can participate in the

NRL Panthers Female Gala Day on

30th July 2019. The event will now

take place at Whalan Reserve.

Western Sydney Wanderers School Cup

Schools Cup is a round-robin football tournament held over Terms 2 and 3 of the school year with the aim to encourage football participation in a safe and supportive environment. The Schools Cup is a fun filled gala day for schools in Western Sydney. The main outcome of the day is to get students active and playing football in a healthy competition whilst embracing sportsmanship, inclusion and social interaction. HILLS Wednesday 7 August, Bernie

Mullane Park

Western Sydney Wanderers School Cup Squad

Washington Eltaf Kamren Adon Alisina Christian Talon Evdokia Biar Cooper Sienna Simon Azariah Michael H Michael P

SPORT

Athletics Carnival

We have some great newsabout

Athletics Carnival for 2019. Our date

has been confirmed for Wednesday

31st July 2019. The event will be held

here at school with the following

events taking place on the day.

800m(F) | 200m(H/F) | 100m(H/F)

High Jump(F) | Long Jump(F)

Shot Put(F) | Discus(F) | Relay

League Tag Gala Day

ECPS will also participate in the

Mixed League Tag Gala Day in

October. Details provided at a later

date.

PRINCIPAL BOOK AWARDS MERIT AWARDS

S A F E T Y | T E A M W O R K | A I M H I G H | R E S P E C T

PBL STAR AWARDS

S A F E T Y | T E A M W O R K | A I M H I G H | R E S P E C T S A F E T Y | T E A M W O R K | A I M H I G H | R E S P E C T

KF KF KT KT

Madeline D Arnav K Safa K Jorja G

1M 1M 1/2L 1/2L

Isaac R Amelia J Jada V Alexander F

2A 2A 2/3P 2/3P

Milina I Shivanshi P Kabir B Jaycee P

3/4M 3/4M 3/4W 3/4W

Alipate S Tristan C Ellie S Ekaterina L

3/4I 3/4I 5/6S 5/6S

Maya M Maverick L Jeidhen P Chrystan C

5/6G 5/6G 5/6C 5/6C

Roevin D Eltaf Y Jade Horn Toetu T

CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

KF KF KT KT

Lucy P Imrit D Aydin A Penina S

1M 1M 1/2L 1/2L

Amelia J Jackson I Jada V Logan O

2A 2A 2/3P 2/3P

Charlize I Sahil A Krish C Tusken R

3/4M 3/4M 3/4W 3/4W

Orlando K Alexis O Tyler R Riley C

3/4I 3/4I 5/6S 5/6S

Maxene M Jeevesh B Sienna G Alexa P

5/6G 5/6G 5/6C 5/6C

Luke G Simon C Ciara N Rayaansh

KF KT

Sachi D Brooklyn P

1M 1/2L

Amelia J Toby R

2A 2/3P

Javielle V Mikaela N

3/4M 3/4W

Daniyal K Kyle Y

3/4I 5/6S

Eliana P Caitlyn K

5/6G 5/6C

Jazmine X Lilley G

KF KF KT KT

Madeline D Jay P Rubi L Sophia S

1M 1M 1/2L 1/2L

Abigail P Aanay P Darren T Roman L

2A 2A 2/3P 2/3P

Nathan U Elian S Zacha V Yumi D

3/4M 3/4M 3/4W 3/4W

Matilda R Om P Aldrich S Madison L

3/4I 3/4I 5/6S 5/6S

Calel A Christian C Caitlyn K Chloe H

5/6G 5/6G 5/6C 5/6C

TBD Ezra B Tristan N Adon K

PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL LaS LIBRARY

Oliver C Biar D TBD TBD

STAR AWARDS

S A F E T Y | T E A M W O R K | A I M H I G H | R E S P E C T

Orlando K Raiszel D Caleb D Harlem G

Caitlyn K Ryan V Reniel G Scarlet D

S A F E T Y | T E A M W O R K | A I M H I G H | R E S P E C T

BOOK WEEK 2019

‘Reading is my Secret Power’

ANNOUNCING OUR ANNUAL BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS

To Celebrate Book Week 2019 we are holding our annual

BOOK FAIR and BOOK PARADE on Friday 30th August, 2019.

Sales begin in the Library at 8:30am for students with parents. All classes will visit the Book Fair during the day to allow students to purchase a book. There will be a variety of books for sale to suit all interests and budgets. The Library will be given a percentage of sales to allow us to purchase new books. Start saving now and we will see you at the Fair.

The theme for this year’s Book Week Parade is ‘Reading is my Secret Power’

Here are some ideas:

Think about all the Super Heroes we have……Superman, Wonder Woman, Spiderman, Batman, Catwoman, PJ Masks…..the list goes on.

Will you find your secret super power in the land of Oz, in Neverland, in outer space, under the sea, at Hogwarts?

Which character would you like to be a secret super reader with….Matilda, Harriet the Spy, Zack Power?

Parade begins at 10.15am. You are welcome to have a picnic lunch with your child from 11:15am – 12pm after the parade. Come and join the fun and help us celebrate Book Week 2019.

Mrs Mead

Teacher Librarian

JULY

AUGUST

23RD Term 3 begins 26TH Preschool Vision Screening 29TH Parent/Teacher Interview 30TH Parent/Teacher Interview 31ST Art on the Hill 31ST Athletics Carnival

5TH Education Week 5th Westfield's performance 8th open day 19TH Book Week 28th Zone Athletics 29TH Zone Athletics 29th water safety talk 30TH Book Parade

Calendar 2019