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Due to enrolled children's life threatening Anaphylactic allergic reaction to all nuts and peanut products, we would like to encourage families not to send these products to school with their children. These include peanut butter, nutella, sesame seeds, loose nuts, muesli, nut or chocolate bars or any products containing any type of nuts.

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Edgeworth Public School Newsletter

Minmi Road, Edgeworth NSW 2285

Phone: 4958 1831 Fax: 4950 8174

Webpage: http://www.edgeworth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: edgeworth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal’s Report Week 4 Term 1 Student Leadership Induction Congratulations to our entire school community for the highly successful Leaders Induction Ceremony held last Friday. The formal occasion included the start of the school’s birthday celebrations with a large number of special guests includ-ing past principals, teachers and students in attendance. The birthday cake was cut, the restored school bell was sounded and all students received a commem-orative badge to mark the occasion. Our student leaders received their badges from the captains of Glendale Tech-nology High School and assisted on stage by their families. It was certainly a very proud moment for the leaders and their families and something they will long remember. Thank you to all school staff for supporting the highly organised and efficient Birthday Celebration committee led by Elizabeth Mitchell. Additionally to Kristy Kellert, Brendan Gray and Kristen McGrath for their roles in coordinating the leaders.

School Fete We are now on countdown to our school fete with less than two weeks to go and a huge effort has been undertaken by a highly dedicated Fete Committee comprising parents and staff to ensure its success. The fete on 27 February 10.00am -3.00pm coincides with our birthday celebrations and aimed at raising funds for the redevelopment of the school playground. Please, I encourage your support by raising awareness across our community and most of all, attending on the day.

Respect Responsibility Learning

THURSDAY 3 MARCH Hunter PSSA Swimming Carnival

SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY

SCHOOL FETE

THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY Cross Country

MONDAY 29 FEBRUARY Young Leaders Day

WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY Premier’s Debating Workshop

THURSDAY 10 MARCH Paul Harragon Cup

Selective High School Placement Test

FRIDAY 4 MARCH Zone Soccer Trials

Ronowldo Day

89 DAYS TO OUR 125th ANNIVERSARY

FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY Zone Rugby League trials

THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY Zone Swimming Carnival

Preschool Parent Information Ses-sion 4 pm - 4:45 pm

TUESDAY 8 MARCH The Magical World of Crazy Science Show

FRIDAY 11 MARCH Zone Netball Trials

School Times Student attendance is a whole school priority and your child is encouraged to attend school unless sick or has ap-proved leave of absence. Students are required to be at school and ready for the start of the school day at 9.10am and they are dismissed at 3.10pm. Student playground supervision commences at 8.40 am and students should not be at school prior to this. Extra-curricular Opportunities At Edgeworth PS it is our intention to ensure students are provided with a variety of extra-curricular activities to en-gage, inspire and nurture skills, interests and talents beyond the classroom. Wide selections of opportunities for students K-6 are detailed in this newsletter for your information. I commend the many staff who dedicate their time to prepare and supervise this learning for our students. School Development Day Variation Plans are underway to reschedule the end of year designated School Development Day on 20 December to two eve-nings in Semester 1. Students K-6 finish school on Friday 16 December and therefore the 20 December 2016 is a NSW DEC designated pupil-free day. Information regarding School Development Days is attached to this newsletter. Please contact the school if this change causes undue concern. Swimming Carnival Success Congratulations to all students, staff and community for another excellent school Swimming Carnival. Students en-joyed a fun day mixed with competition and novelty events. Congratulations to our winning house Paterson and to every student who participated. Thank you to Kristen McGrath and Brendan Gray for organising such a highly suc-cessful carnival, to staff for their diligent supervision, and parents who travelled to the pool and supported our carni-val.

Disability Parking The school has two disability parking bays located in the staff carpark entering from Oakville Rd. This is reserved for parents and visitors picking up or settling down passengers who are displaying a Disability Parking Permit only. If for some reason the space is not available cars displaying such permits are permitted to park in the car park adjacent to the canteen. If for some reason you require temporary parking due to student/ adult injury please contact the school office for permission to park near the canteen area. At NO TIME can cars be left double parked obstructing another person’s access to their vehicle. Your support in this matter is most appreciated. P&C Annual General Meeting I draw to your attention and encourage your attendance at the P&C AGM to be held at 6.30pm on Monday 14 March in the school library. The P&C meet on the third Monday of each month to plan, discuss and evaluate school opera-tions including the canteen, school fundraising and social activities. The P&C work in partnership with the school staff taking an active role in decision making and providing invaluable support by fundraising for the purchase of ad-ditional resources to support student learning. Details of the meeting are included in this newsletter for your consid-eration and new members are always welcome. Update of student information A new Student Management System is being rolled out to all schools across NSW over the coming weeks. We re-quire the updating of data that may or may not have occurred in the last 12 months. We will be sending home our Student Emergency Contact and Medical details sheet to be updated and returned as soon as possible. This will be sent home shortly. We also require the updating and renewal, if applicable to your child, of Health Care Management Plans for any medical conditions eg anaphylaxis and asthma. We also require copies of any AVOs or Court Orders. This is information is vital for the health and wellbeing of your child/children.

PRESENTATION DAY MONDAY 7 DECEMBER 2015 COMMENCING AT 9:30 AM

Stage News

Deputy Principal Report Leaders Induction Ceremony Last Friday we held our Leaders Induction Ceremony and our first celebration of our school’s 125th anniversary. I would like to acknowledge Mrs Mitchell and her amazing team for the hard work and dedication behind the scenes to make it such a successful day. Many of our special guests were extremely complimentary of the school, the students and the quality of education that is provided for our wonderful students. Have a look at the twitter feed from Newcastle Morning Herald online to see some great photos! Swimming Carnival Our annual swimming carnival last Thursday provided plenty of opportunities to highlight the sporting talent, teamwork and enthusiasm of our students who continue to impress at every opportunity. Congratulations to Mr Gray, Miss McGrath and the staff who collaborated on the day to ensure every student had fun, enjoyed quality time in the water, were sun safe and had a fantastic day. Tell Them from Me student Surveys (Years 2-6) This term, Edgeworth PS will again participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me stu-dent feedback survey. The survey aims to help improve student learning outcomes and measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on stu-dent wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices. More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide our school with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. Analysis of feedback will assist the school in making improvements. The survey is completely confidential and school staff will not be able to identify individual students from their responses. The survey is conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be ad-ministered during school hours between 14 March and 8 April. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary. A consent form is being sent home with students. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the consent form to school by Friday 26 February. Edgeworth PS Fete Looking forward to seeing everyone at the school fete on Saturday 27 February. Thanks to our fete committee vol-unteers, you can pre purchase Fete dollars and ride bracelets before school under the Library COLA (save waiting in the queue and have more time for fun!!!!) Kerry Parsons Relieving Deputy Principal Scripture A special religious education program is available at the school and is run by authorized volunteers of approved religious persuasions. Edgeworth Public School offers both Catholic and multidenominational scripture lessons. If you wish to withdraw your child from special religious education, please complete and return the tear-off form below.: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. I wish to withdraw my child from special religious education. Student Name: ____________________________________________ Class: __________________ I do not wish my child to attend any of the school’s SRE programs provided by approved providers of SRE. Signature of Parent: _________________________________ Date: __________________

EDGEWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL FETE As part of our 125th Birthday Celebrations, the Edgeworth Public School will be held on Saturday February 27 from 10am to 3pm. In a day full of excitement and fun, students and families can enjoy-

Rides- including the Pirate Ship, Windjammer, Jet Chair, Whirlwind, Clown ‘n’ Around and Crash Course Stalls- including candles, clothing, jewellery, make up and chocolates Class run stalls- lucky dip, hairspray, treasure hunt, juggling ball making, mystery card, sponge throwing

and duct tape challenge Classic Car displays from Lost in the 50s Live music from Moonlight Drive and Plastic Voyage Live performances from Maxi Jazz Dance, The Rhythm Factory, Speers Point Physie and the EPS Tap

groups Appearances from the Newcastle Knights Huge raffles and competitions Food and drink sales

Sheets of 16 Edgy Fete Dollars can be bought for $15 which can be used on Class Stalls and P&C run food and drink stalls. Ride wristbands can be purchased for $30, which entitles the wearer to 4 hours of UNLIMITED rides!! These can be purchased outside the library each morning from 8:40am. To help make the day a success, we are looking for parents to help volunteer a bit of time on a class stall. If you are able to help, can you please let your child’s teacher know. Thank you to our sponsors for their generosity in making the fete possible- Gold- Kennards Lambton, Newcastle Permanent Edgeworth, Ben Collier Plumbing, Cameron Park OOSH, First National Lake Macquarie, Pizza Hut Edgeworth, Timezone Charlestown, Flipout Thornton, Edgey Specs, BH Concreting, Event Cinemas Glendale and Edgeworth Dental. Looking forward to a fantastic day!!!!

Awards 125th Anniversary News

Friday’s Leaders’ Induction Assembly marked the beginning of our school’s big birthday year. The bell rang out loudly under the expert hand of Mr Brian Heriv-el; the students sang “Happy Birthday” lustily and did an even better job of the three cheers. I’m sure shoppers at Edgeworth Town Mall could hear. Our 2016 student leaders looked resplendent in their formal uniforms and the house cap-tains and vice-captains looked very smart as well. Thank you to all the parents who came along to proudly pin the badges on the children and stayed afterwards for morning tea. It was a pleasure to welcome back to the school nine past lead-ers: Ray Warry, Paul Nightingale, Bill Poole, Col Nichols, Maree Lunn, John Quinn, Carolyn Knight, John Dwyer and Annette Van Egmond, all principals at some point in the last 40 years, and not forgetting Dianne Dellaway, our office manag-er for 31 years. They were most complimentary about how wonderful all the students looked and behaved during the assembly and really enjoyed handing out the commemorative badges to all the students. If any student was away on Friday or perhaps has a badge that is faulty, please see your teacher who will organise a badge for you.

Here is a link to The Star online gallery, showing some highlights of the assembly: http://www.newcastlestar.com.au/story/3724165/school-celebrates-milestone/?cs=1283 I would finally like to thank Kyzac Powder Coating for their generosity in restor-ing our bell so magnificently and to Khye and Zac, Jason Thoroughgood and How-ard Pont for using all their muscles to position it back where it belongs. I hope students will respect this area with its new hedge of Aussie Box Westringias so that the bell and its surrounds will continue to look fabulous.

Book and Paver Orders

Unfortunately the Youngy Then and Now – 25 Years On price was advertised wrongly in the last newsletter. It costs $26, not $20 as stated on the order form. A new form will be attached to this newsletter with the correct price. My apolo-gies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The paver orders have no closing date. These can be ordered at any time during the year and hopefully we can continue to record our families’ connections to the school in years to come – a perpetual commemoration. Order forms can be found on the school website under OUR SCHOOL tab, 125th Anniversary.

Early Stage 1

Eden Davies, Izzac Johnston, Lara Hewett, Izabelle Cook, Harley Cashion, Kobi Ray, Zali Strang, Cody Dwyer, Lilly Callan, Miley Castle, Rowley Rose, Luci-

an Tabas, Ella Beatty, Robert Smith, Kristy Wilson, Morgan Ferguson, Mac-

kenzie Goninan, Lukas Hall, Bailey Barden, Lily Eather, Sophie Hellyer, Bri-die Laws, Tyler Cousins, Jayden Thor-

oughgood

Stage 1

Stage 2

Kate West, Myana Polley, Aiden Turpin, Kiesha Burns,Neyo Walton, Monique

Metcalfe, Jacob Partridge, Chenyu Yan, Zac Lewis, Max Blackert, Ella Mawson, Broc Field, Jakeb Sailard, Hayden Stitt, Sienna Robson, Ayannah Youlten, Sha-nia Griffen, Holly Durham, Aiden Robin-son, Weade Neilson, Will Pheto, Taylor Knowles, Lucy Drinkwater, Shinnikah

Weatherall, Olleira O’Kane, Kallan Mil-ton, Hannah Graham, Cooper Hibbs,

Hannah Rimmington, Taj Barton, Atalia Slomka, Georgia Robinson

The PBL Corner Students at Edgeworth Public School have settled into a new school year and are ready to continue their work in demonstrating our three school values – Respect, Responsibility and Learning. Students have already begun collecting Ronowldo tickets for displaying such values in both the playground and classroom. Students have been involved in weekly lessons in class where they learn about how respect, responsibility and learning is reflected by their choices. Students will be rewarded with a Ronowldo throughout the school day for demonstrating the weekly focus and these tokens are used by students for the rewards menu. These menus are displayed in class-rooms and around the school. The menu will operate for the entire term however there will be a rewards day each 5 weeks. Students are responsible for storing their tokens and no responsibility will be placed on the school for monitoring these tokens. This includes replacing lost or damaged tokens accidentally taken home. The EPS PBL team have created an exciting menu for term 1!

Update for all schools using On Line Payment I am pleased to advise that POP is now user friendly on mobile devices. Behind the scenes Westpac has been working on an upgrade of the Parent Online Payment webpage attached to the school’s website. In the past using the ‘$ Make a Payment’ through a mobile device or tablet has not been as easy as on a computer. Now, automatically, as parents click on this page, via a mobile device, they will be able to complete the online form with ease.

“Quality learning in an innovative, caring environment”

MAGICAL WORLD OF CRAZY SCIENCE On 8 March Edgeworth Public School will host Richard Scholes’ Magical World of Cra-zy Science Show. The cost per student (K-6) is $5.50 and places are limited so you will need to get in early. Last day for payment is Friday 4 March. A totally unique show that will have children spellbound, combining science, illusion and the arts, The Magical World of Crazy Science is a delightful mixture of magical visual science demonstrations that teaches a wide array of science concepts. Witness giant columns of elephant toothpaste, a genie’s appearance from a lamp, the world’s weirdest bird or Sir Isaac Newton ‘live’, massive smoke rings zooming and toilet paper flying, levitations, gigantic bubbles, mountains of slime and billow-ing concoctions. Have you ever seen your skin crawling in front of your very eyes? Add to this the hilarious mix of interactive magic and you have one very engaging science show. Richard Scholes is a multi-award winning entertainer, scientist and teacher. Get a sneak peek of Richard’s show on the Nexus Arts Channel: https://youtu.be/AK3NjM3HROs -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Magical world of crazy science

I give permission for my child ________________________________ of Class ______

to attend The Magical World of Crazy Science on 8 March, 2016 at the school hall at

a cost of $5.50.

Signed: _________________________________ Date: ________________

NO EFTPOS OR POP PAYMENTS UNDER $10

PERM I SSI O N NO TES & PAYM ENT S DUE

Early Stage 1

Preschool Fees Book Packs

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Stage 2

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Stage 3

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Stage 3

Ellie Mackey, Ryder Sutton, Katie Dingwall, Hunter Anderson, Jameca Gill, Jason McKenzie, Georgia Chapple, Mik-ka Kaminski, Taylah Freund, Caleb Oto,

Molly Blundell, Zac Hopton, Jessica Duncan-Lindley, Denequah Douglas,

Jada Walton, Tyreese Burns, Cameron Jeanes, Dina Iliopoulos, Colin Metcalfe, Lara Cockburn, Sukontha Vaenkwaen, Hally Thompson, Chloe Rowe, Mason

Rae, Ben Allsop, Naomi Spooner, Lorin-da McEwen, Charlie Barrett, Cameron

O’Connell, Kane Lewis, Jessica Arm-strong, Jorjah Salzmann, Cobia Randall, Tiarne De Boer, Reece Barton, Tia Bart-ley, Shiralee Mitten, Angelo de Grandis,

Zahid Shafie, Isabelle Hillier, Summer Gairns, Melissa Davidson, Jacob Martin, Reagan Simpson, Ashleigh Barber, Sap-

phire Tabas

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EDGEWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOLEDGEWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Minmi Road EDGEWORTH 2285 PO Box 4218 Phone: 49581831 FAX: 49508174 Email: edgeworth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.edgeworth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Stage News

Stage 1

Stage 2

Early Stage 1

Congratulations Kindergarten on a fantastic start to your learning journey. What an exciting and busy start it has been over the past 2 weeks. This term, Kindergarten students will be introduced to the alphabet and start to identify that every letter makes its own special sound. Students have 5 new sight words weekly that are taught in the classroom and supported with the completion of homework. We have also started our count to 100 days of school. Each day Kindergarten learn a new number and see the many ways we can represent that number i.e., numeral, word, tally, tens frame and place value. Once students have counted to 100, we celebrate the amazing milestone by having a ‘100 days of school’ party. Students will be asked to bring 100 of ‘something’ for example; marbles, shells, straws, to support them in playing many counting games on the day. Crunch and Sip Don’t forget to pack a piece of fruit and a bottle of water for your child to enjoy during our morning routine of crunch and sip. We encourage healthy food choices for your child’s lunch box where possible. If you would like ideas for healthy options please speak to your classroom teacher. Fete Update Thank you to those families who have already generously donated small prizes suitable for a ‘lucky dip’ to support

the ES1 stall at the Fete on February 27. We still encourage families to donate if possible. Please pass onto your

child’s classroom teacher by Monday 22 February.

Book Packs Teachers are using the books and online programs in class so we would ask that any outstanding book pack pay-ments please be finalised as soon as possible Stage 1 assembly Stage 1 hold a weekly assembly on Thursdays at 2:40 pm in the hall. Parents are most welcome to attend. Council Library Visits All stage one classes will be visiting the Council Library once a fortnight. A note will be sent home by class teachers with date of days and times. Please return the permission slip if you would like your child to attend. Parent Information Afternoon Thank you to all of the parents who attended our Parent Information Afternoon last Tuesday. It was great to meet so many new faces, and we appreciate you taking the time to attend. EPS Fete – Saturday February 27 With our exciting fete coming up on February 27, we are looking for parent helpers with our Stage stalls on the day. Stage 2 will be running a juggling ball stall and a mystery car stall. Any parents who can help out, no matter how long or short the time, can you please let your child’s teacher know. Book Packs Please keep payments for book packs coming in. Swimming Carnival Congratulations to all of the Stage 2 students on both your efforts and your behaviour at our Swimming Carnival last week. It was great to see so many students having a wonderful day. Good luck to all the Stage 2 students who will be attending the Zone Swimming Carnival on Thursday. Cupcake Day 4G will be the first Stage 2 class up for Cupcake Day in 2016. They will have their day on Wednesday March 2 (Week 6).

Stage 3 Parent Information Sessions Thank you to the families that were able to attend last weeks parent information session. Hopefully you were pro-vided with information that will help you to support your child at school this year as well as enjoying the oppor-tunity to meet your child’s class teacher. The Stage 3 flyer provided at the session will now be able to be down-loaded on the skoolbag app. There are parent and teacher conferences also planned for week 8 this term. This will provide time for you to discuss your child’s progress during these interviews. Book Packs Just a reminder that book pack money is now due. It is important that children receive these book packs as it pro-vides them with the resources used in the classroom. Please don’t hesitate to contact the office if financial support is needed. Persuasive Speech Task All Stage 3 children have been provided with a task to prepare a persuasive speech. These will be due in week 6. Canberra Year 6 are off to Canberra this term (Wednesday March 30 - Friday April 1) to undertake an educational tour of the national capital. Numbers are strictly limited to 90 students and there are only a few places left. The deposit amount is $50 to secure a place. Last week all students who have paid a deposit received a medication information form which must be completed and returned to your child’s classroom teacher by Wednesday 9 March. Final payments for the Canberra excursion are also due by Wednesday 9 March. Leaders’ Induction Congratulations to all the Stage 3 students who ere inducted as School Captains, Prefects, House Captains and House Vice-Captains at the Leaders’ Induction Assembly last week. We look forward to supporting you all in your leadership positions for 2016.

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Edgeworth Public School Student Representative Council (SRC) Congratulations to all the students who have been elected in leadership roles for 2016. The SRC consists of the School Captains, School Prefects and class representatives (Years 3-6) – see list below. Class SRC representatives will receive their leadership badges at the Whole School Assembly on Friday 26 February.

This week we had our first SRC meeting and it was wonderful to see how enthusiastic all the student leaders were to be involved in different school initiatives. The SRC is divided into two committees –Environmental and Fundrais-ing/Charities. I look forward to observing all the positive changes the student leaders bring to Edgeworth Public School. Sweetheart Day Fundraiser – HeartKids NSW The SRC have registered the school to participate in the HeartKids NSW Sweetheart Day to raise money for children with childhood heart disease. All students are invited to wear a splash of red (out of uniform) to school on Wednesday 24 February and donate a gold coin; all money raised goes straight to HeartKids NSW. We look for-ward to seeing Edgeworth P.S splashed in red on Wednesday 24 February to support a great cause.

Cupcake Day Fundraiser The SRC have organised a Cupcake Day fundraiser which will take place on 7 days throughout the year. All Stage 2 and Stage 3 classes will be involved in hosting a cupcake stall. Please see the timetable below. More information will be provided closer to each date.

Please help support HeartKids NSW by participating in our Sweetheart Day Campaign this February!

We will be dressing in a “splash of red” on Wednesday 24 February to help HeartKids NSW raise funds for children

with childhood heart disease – the greatest killer of Australian children under 1.

So please remember to send your child to school in with their gold coin on that day.

Thanks for your support, it will help our school make a real difference!

Environmental Committee Fundraising/Charities Committee

Katie Dingwall Captain – 5/6K Daniel Coverdale Captain – 5/6K

Drew Martin Prefect – 5/6K Jameca Gill Prefect – 6R

Abbey Goodwin Prefect – 5/6K Kynyn Hellyer Prefect – 6R

Brenton Bye Prefect – 5/6K Lauchlyn Spicer-Douglas Prefect – 6R

Hayley West 6E Damon Giugliarelli 6W

Lara Cockburn 5B Sebastian Graczyk 6R

Max Blackert 4M Mia Elliott 5/6K

Andrew Smith 4D Mason Rae 5E

Dale Gargett 3P Kate West 4G

Sienna Tabas 3A Harrison Brooks 3C

Tiarna Elvidge 2/3C

SRC - Cupcake Day Roster

Ring Pull Collection The SRC are asking all school community members to continue to collect ring pulls and send them into school to raise money for charity. The ring pulls will be cashed in to raise money for the Newcastle Ronald McDonald House. Each classroom has bag to collect their ring pulls in. On Tuesday 5 April (Week 11, Term 1), we will be conducting a ring pull collection from each class. We will weigh the amount of ring pulls each class has collected to determine which class has col-lected the most. Students in the winning class will each get a delicious iceblock. Start collecting ring pulls today! Miss Kellert – Coordinating Teacher

Book and Paver Orders

Unfortunately the Youngy Then and Now – 25 Years On price was advertised wrongly in the last newsletter. It costs $26, not $20 as stated on the order form. A new form will be attached to this newsletter with the correct price. My apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

The paver orders have no closing date. These can be ordered at any time during the year and hopefully we can continue to record our families’ connections to the school in years to come – a perpetual commemoration. Order forms can be found on the school website under OUR SCHOOL tab, 125th Anniversary.

PRE-PURCHASE OF YOUNGY THEN AND NOW-25 YEARS ON

(The Story of Young Wallsend/ Edgeworth) By Sue Sokoloff and Elizabeth Mitchell

I would like to order a copy of this book (priced at $26). Name: ____________________________________________ Number of copies _______________ Cost included: ________________________ Contact details: Child’s name and class or email address: __________________________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Primary COLA Infants COLA

Term 1 – Week 6

Wednesday 2 March 5/6K 4G

Term 1 – Week 11

Wednesday 6 April 6R 4M

Term 2 – Week 5

Wednesday 25 May 6W 4D

Term 2 – Week 10

Wednesday 29 June 6E 3A

Term 3 - Week 3

Wednesday 3 August 5B 3P

Term 3 – Week 8

Wednesday 7 September 5E 3C

Term 4 – Date TBC SRC SRC

CA NTE E N RO S T E R

Beginning Monday 22 February

MONDAY 22 February A Hellyer

Tuesday 23 February G Hillier

Wednesday 24 February A West, K Nicholson

Thursday 25 February K Hodgins, D Ross

Friday 26 February A Hannah, A Kidston

Beginning Monday 29 February

Monday 29 February R Bromell

Tuesday 1 March L Cox, B Leverton, B Kite

Wednesday 2 March K Hodgins, M Stitt

Thursday 3 March L Freund, J Egge

Friday 4 March L McVey, A Dalibozek

The P & C Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 21 March.

All Welcome

“Quality learning in an innovative, caring environment”

School Fete Donations Dear Parent/s,

This year at Edgeworth Public School’s Fete each class will be coordinating a stall. In order for this to be a success we are ask-

ing, if you can assist, that each grade donate the following items.

Year 6: duct tape (Duct Tape Challenge)

Year 5: lollies and chocolates (Sponge Throwing)

Year 4: balloons and rice (Juggling Balls)

Year 3: lollies and chocolates (Mystery Card)

Year 2: coloured hair spray (Coloured Hair Spray Stall)

Year 1: lollies, chocolates and small prizes (Treasure Hunt)

Kinder: lollies and chocolate (Lucky Dip)

Please send in any donations to your child’s classroom for collection by Friday 12th February. Also if you would like to help on

the day, Saturday 27th February, please fill in the slip below and return to your child’s class teacher.

Kind regards,

Fete Committee

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

School Fete

Volunteer Slip

Name:_________________________________

Class:_________________________________

Time that you are able to help (10am- 3pm) ______________________

EDGEWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOLEDGEWORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Minmi Road EDGEWORTH 2285 PO Box 4218 Phone: 49581831 FAX: 49508174 Email: edgeworth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.edgeworth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Swimming Carnival Congratulations to all of the students who attended the Edgeworth PS Swimming Carnival on February 11. Under perfect sunny skies, qualifications were done for the special strokes, before the rest of the students arrived for a wonderful day. It was fantastic to see all of the students competing in a variety of 50m, 25m, novelty and relays events and activities. Thank you to all of the parents who came along to support and cheer on their children, and to all of the staff who attended, making the carnival possible. Congratulations to Paterson, who were the House Champions for the 6th year in a row! Congratulations to the following students who were our Age Champions: Senior Girl- Ellie Mackey Senior Boy- Sam Jones Junior Girl- Abbie Martin Junior Boy- Kye Hurry Please note age champions are decided over a number of races and events. Good luck to the following students who will represent Edgeworth at the Crossroads Zone Carnival on Thursday at Speers Point Pool: Sam Jones, Kynyn Hellyer, Reece Barton, Angelo De Grandis, Cameron Jeanes, Riley Chapman, Kye Hurry, Taj Barton, Will Wood, Dale Gargett, Tiarne De Boer, Drew Martin, Ellie Mackey, Rebekah Hillier, Abbie Martin, Drew Robbins, Hannah Mackey, Alea De Grandis, Maddison Martin, Annelise Harrison-Virag, Jack Barlow, Jameca Gill, Hannah Thoroughgood, Hayden Bryant, Callum Ross, Jasmyn Whyte, Ella Kidston, Jai Bramley, Tyron Hornell, Jacinta Gill, Sienna Tabas, Max Blackett, Kobi Goodwin, Kyah Hodges, Indiana Bridge, Aiden Griffiths, Da-mien Pearson, Aleira Judge, Mackenzie Nimmo, Kade Youlten, Ella Griffith.

Paterson House Captains Imogen Egge, Noah Hodges and Reece Barton with the Swimming Carnival trophy

Age Champions Ellie Mackey (Senior girl), Sam Jones (Senior boy), Kye Hurry (Junior boy) and Abbie Martin (Junior girl) Cross Country Carnival Our Annual Cross Country Carnival will be held next Thursday, February 25, here at school. Students aged 8-13 will compete in 2km (8-10 years) and 3km (11 and 12/13 years) races. In between races, students will participate in various novelty activities.

House Captains Congratulations to the following students on the election as House Captains for 2016: Mackellar Captain Girl- Lainee Harrison Captain Boy- Sam Jones Vice-captain Girl- Rebekah Hillier Vice-captain Boy- Mason Walsh Lawson Captain Girl- Jorjah Salzmann Captain Boy- Loghan Douglas Vice-captain Girl- Ellie Mackey Vice-captain Boy- Will Smith Paterson Captain Girl- Tahlia Potts Captain Boy- Noah Hodges Vice-Captain Girl- Imogen Egge Vice-Captain Boy– Reece Barton Walker Captain Girl- Denequah Douglas Captain Boy - Kade Youlten Vice-Captain Girl- Indira Rippon Vice-Captain Boy- Dylan Thompson Winter Sports Trials Trials for some of our Winter Sports teams have begun, with more to come soon. Senior Netball and Senior Rugby League/Rugby Union trials continued today, whilst Junior Netball trials will take place next week. Trials for the Jun-ior and Senior Soccer teams will begin soon. Students who are successful in selection will receive information about competitions, training days and times, and any other relevant details in due course. Mr Gray and Miss McGrath