Newsletter

Buxton Public School Hassall Rd, Buxton. NSW 2571 Phone: 0246818229

Wednesday, 5 December 2018 Term 4, Week 8

Upcoming Events Thursday, 6 December: Kindy Orientation

End of Term Assembly 2:00pm

Friday, 7 December: 2/3Y & 3/4B Excursion to Questacon

Cricket– in school program

Carols in the Park– Buxton 4:30pm

Monday 10th December: Queen Vic– Carols Choir 10:30am

Tuesday, 11 December: Parent Helper Morning Tea 11:00am

Christmas Concert -

5:45pm for 6pm start

Wednesday, 12 December: End of Year Presentation Day at

9:30am in hall

Thursday, 13 December: Year 6 Farewell

Friday, 14 December: PBL Reward Day– BBQ Lunch

Reports go home.

Wednesday, 19 December: Last day of school

Wednesday, 30 January 2019: Yrs 1-6 return to school

Monday, 4 February 2019: Kindergarten’s first day of school

Final Newsletter For the Year It is a little surreal that this is the last time that I will be writing to you in the ‘Grapevine’. In regards to the Principal position for 2019, there will be a Relieving Principal for Term 1 and the ap-pointment of the substantive Principal will occur during Term 1 for a Term 2 start. The time this term has flown and as we move into the final weeks of school we begin the celebrate the achievements of your children and share some of the successes of the year. We look forward to having you at the celebrations over the coming weeks.

Please see all dates and times above for events

P&C 2019 Last night we held our final P&C meeting for 2018. It was a wonderful chance to celebrate the awarding of the $25,000 grant from the state governments Building Community Part-nerships. We also had a cheque for $10,000 presented by the P&C on your behalf to go towards the hall upgrade that will begin early next year. It has been a great year of fund-raising and we thank you all very much for your support.

Sadly we will be farewelling a number of current members who hold substantive positions on the P&C. Meagan Marden the President, Sonya Tipper and Kathryn Messham will no longer be members of the P&C as they are moving onto greener pastures. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your hard work and commitment to our chil-dren.

There will be number of positions that will be available next year so I would like to encourage you to come along to the meeting on Wednesday 13th February at 6:30pm in the staf-froom. The following meeting will be the AGM so processes will be discussed during the February meeting. If the P&C doesn’t fill the positions then the money in the bank goes to the P&C association not the school and with a $25,000 grant coming in 2019, we would be devastated if we couldn’t have a functioning P&C.

Library Stocktake

We are currently collecting all library books to begin stock-take next week. At present we have over 500 books out of the library on loan. Could I please encourage you to look for the books at home and return them as soon as possible. A loss of 500 books equates to around $10,000.

Sensational Week 7

Last week we had a number of wonderful events happen in our school. Our Cultural Day on Tuesday was a huge suc-cess and we thank Mrs Warwick, Mrs Lamplough, Amanda, Justin and Harry for their organisation and support on the day. On Wednesday 3 children represented Buxton at the Wollongong Science Fair and did a wonderful job explaining the processes of their experiments. Thank you Mrs Neich for taking the children along. Sadly this year the Science Fair clashed with Stage 3 camp however there was certainly plenty of opportunity for the children to explore and create in Canberra. I was beyond proud to watch our stage 3 children interact with presenters and display exemplary behaviour at all times. We laughed, learnt, flipped (much to my horror), ran, ate, slept and shared memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you Mrs Davies who has worked all year long to make the camp such a success and Mrs Ingram and Mr Peacock who came along for the fun.

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting me join the Bux-ton family 3 years ago. It has been an absolute pleasure and I will miss you all very much.

Regards, Alison Rourke

ASSEMBLY AWARDS Thursday, 8 November 2018 KN Excellence in Learning: Cam Student of the Week: Macaylia, Spencer Writer’s Award: Aaliyah

K/1S Excellence in Learning: Chace L Student of the Week: Charlie M, Aden Writer’s Award: Poppy

1/2R Excellence in Learning: Ethan Student of the Week: Bronte, Blake Writer’s Award: Amelia

2/3 Y Excellence in Learning: Sonny Student of the Week: Chelsea, Buddy Writer’s Award: Darcy

3/4B Excellence in Learning: Gwen Student of the Week: Haley, Angus Writer’s Award: Lachlan

4/5I Excellence in Learning: Estelle Student of the Week: Samantha, Daniel Writer’s Award: Connor

5/6 D Excellence in Learning: Ella Student of the Week: Makayla, Dominic Writer’s Award: Hannah

PBL AWARDS

KN: Mannix, Aidan, Amilia, Paige, Lachlan, Flynn, Aaliyah, Samantha, Phailin K/1S: Harry 1/2R: Katherine, Isaac 2/3Y: Bradley 3/4B: Abby, Khloe, Lana, Bianca, Angus 4/5I: Xavier

RESPECTFUL K/1S: Matthew 1/2R: Amelia 2/3Y: Beau, Gracie, Jayleigh 3/4B: Haley, Tory, Gwen, Bianca 4/5I: Emma, Wade, Isabella M 5/6D: Cooper

RESILIENT 1/2R: Emma 2/3Y: Gracie, Buddy, Beau 3/4B: Sophie

SAFE 1/2R: Kate, Koby 2/3Y: Abby P, Blake 3/4B: Harvey 5/6D: Phoebe

PBL WRISTBANDS

KN: Phailin, Samantha, Paige, Amilia, Aidan 1/2R: Isaac 2/3Y: Balke 3/4B: Abby, Khloe, Bianca 4/5I: Joel RESPECTFUL 3/4B: Haley, Gwen 4/5I: Lily, Ivy, Maddison, Isabelle D

Tabloid Sports Day

Term 4 PBL Reward for students that have not

been on red level during the term

Friday 14th December Week 9

Children can wear mufti clothes. Please ensure

your child has enclosed shoes and a hat

PBL BADGE ISABELLE DAVENPORT BLAKE PURKISS EMMETT FERRIS

Year 6 2018 going to Year 7 2019

at Picton High

Could parents please get their bus applications for

2019 done online by 19/12/18 for guaranteed deliv-

ery of their child's bus pass in Jan 2019. Online link

is transportnsw.info/school-students. A flyer was

included in the packs the students received at yes-

terday’s orientation.

Government announces improved NDIS Mental Health Support

Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and Assistant Minister for Disability Services, Sarah Hender-son, jointly announced a new 'psychosocial disability stream' for the landmark scheme during World Mental Health Day.

Psychosocial disabilities are those that may arise from severe and persistent mental health issues.

Mr Fletcher said the new stream is a critical step for the NDIS in providing a better pathway and support to about 64,000 Australians with psychosocial disability, as well as their families and carers.

The new stream will be implemented progressively and includes:

the employment of specialised planners and Local Area Coordinators;

better linkages between mental health services and National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) staff, partners and; a focus on recovery-based planning and episodic needs. https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/media/mental-health-pathway The NDIS is working with Health and Education to host events to explain the interface between NDIS and Mental Health. As venues are identified events will be advertised and Principals and their staff, students and community invit-ed to attend. Ministers welcome national guideline for autism assessment and diagnosis

The Federal Government has announced a new national standard for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), improving diagnostic consistency across Australia.

Minister for Families and Social Services, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, and Minister for Health, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, today welcomed the release of the national guideline, funded by the National Disability Insurance Agency.

About 164,000 Australians, including 136,000 children and young people under the age of 25, have ASD. That repre-sents a 79 percent increase from 2009.

Mr Fletcher said ASD is a complex condition with increasing prevalence in Australia.

“This guideline brings greater clarity to the way Autism is diagnosed – that’s good news for the families of people un-dergoing assessment,” Mr Fletcher said.

“The new guideline will drive better diagnostic standards so people receive optimum and comprehensive assessment that directs them to the right supports.

“The guideline includes a step-by-step, best-practice process for health professionals conducting an autism assess-ment and is supported by case studies and templates.”

https://www.ndis.gov.au/news/media/autism-assessment

NEW PLANNING FORMAT There is new NDIS plan format from the 5

th November 2018. This will make it clearer for participants and their families

what funds are attached to each support area and linked to their goals.

Early Childhood Early Intervention Young People with disabilities accessing the NDIS through the Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) Pathway can have Transition to School supported as part of their plan. This will ensure information and strategies are shared with schools and support is in place for a successful transition. Post School Pathways Support Teachers Transition (STT) and Careers Advisors are working with families and students with a disability to plan for effective transitions post school. Disability Employment Services (DES) helps people with a disability find and keep a job. To be eligible students need to receive a disability support pension and complete an Employment Services Assessment. School Leaver Employment Support (SLES) will remain a reasonable and necessary support available nationally to NDIS participant school leavers. LAC's will work closely with STTs to gather information to inform planning decisions and test student eligibility for NDIS. Students must be NDIS participants to access SLES. Students may also consider supported workplaces such as Australian Disability Enterprises. Students with disabilities may also consider if Community Participation support to enable engagement in social and rec-reational activities in the local community is the most reasonable setting.

Term 1, 2019 Music Bus Enrolments Open

The Music Bus is taking new student enrolments for Term 1. The program is open for all students from K to 6. Running weekdays at School. The Music Bus have limited availability in Singing, Keyboard, Guitar, Drum and Ukulele and so it is advised to enrol asap. The Music Bus is a wonderful music program that many of our students are already enjoying – a bril-liant and cost-effective way for students to get fun and specialist music lessons without parents having to travel all over the area after school. Cost of les-sons is only $16 per week (Drums $18). If you’re interested in your child having music les-sons through The Music Bus, check out their website at www.themusicbus.com.au or call 1300 168 742