WEEK 1,

TERM 1 -

Leumeah Public School Newsletter

Burrendong Rd, Leumeah NSW 2560 Phone: 02 46 255245

email: Leumeah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Fax: 02 46 250306

Week 10, Term 4 - December 10th, 2013

TERM 4 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

10 9/12/13

10/12/13

Presentation Day

K-2 9.20-10.20am

3-4 10.40-

12.00pm

5-6 from 12.30pm

11/12/13

Stage 3 Bowling -

Yrs 5 & 6

K - Year 4 to the

Movies at

Dumaresq Street

Cinema

12/12/13

Sports Assembly

LAST DAY FOR

SCHOOL BANKING

13/12/13

PBIS Reward Day

Year 6 Farewell

11 16/12/13 17/12/13 18/12/13

LAST DAY

FOR STUDENTS

19/12/13 20/12/13

TERM 5

1 27/1/14

Australia Day

Public Holiday

28/1/14

Staff Development

Day

NO STUDENTS

Uniform shop open

today 10am - 2pm

29/1/14

All students YEAR

1—6 return

BEST START for

Kindergarten

K –2014

30/1/14

BEST START for

Kindergarten

31/1/14

BEST START

for Kindergarten

2 3/2/14

KINDERGARTEN

STARTS TODAY

4/2/14 5/2/14 6/2/14 7/2/14

Term 1 commences for Year 1 - 6 Students29th January, 2014

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Concert Night Thank you to the huge number of families who attended the Concert Night on the evening of 3rd Decem-

ber . This was a wonderful event and showcased the talents of so many of our gifted students. Our Dance Groups in K-2

and Years 3-6 were fabulous, the choir were impressive, our soloists did a magnificent job, six students performed out-

standingly on piano, and one on oboe, as well as our School Band who performed 17 musical items very well including;

Power Rock, Tango and Cha Cha. The Korean Dance Group was also a great addition to the program. Many, many thanks

are owed to the students involved who have worked so hard during 2013 to perfect their skills, to parents who have sup-

ported students with their interest and talents and to a fantastic group of teachers who have worked throughout the year

with students to encourage and build their skills in performing arts, may I especially thank, Miss Megan Hollis, Miss Court-

ney Gilbert, Miss Erica Brown, Miss Tara Swiney, Miss Ashlynne Krilich, Miss Kelly Roach, Miss Diana Shin, Mrs Jo Ryan and

also the additional staff who supported with equipment and staging on the evening this was very much appreciated.

Happy Retirement Mrs Sue Robertson! At the end of 2013 Leumeah Public School will be wishing Mrs Robertson a fabu-

lous time in her retirement after a long and illustrious career in teaching. Mrs Robertson has been a highly successful

teacher at our school who has mentored many teachers and has always been a model of a life-long learner and was inno-

vative and ready to consider new and better ways to ensure effective learning throughout her career. She provided count-

less students with self-confidence as learners and a love of learning, after 17 years at our school she is looking forward to

spending more time with family and friends and we wish her every happiness and thank her for service to students at Le-

umeah Public School.

Presentation Day Yesterday was our whole school presentation day beginning with our K-2 students, Years 3 and 4 and

then our Years 5 and 6 students. It was a very warm day and congratulations to students at our school who showed

excellent behaviour throughout long sessions of being attentive audiences. Each presentation event was memorable but

several highlights worth noting were; the inaugural Cheryl Owen Award for an outstanding parent at our school was voted

upon by hundreds of members of our school community and the very worthy recipient was Mrs Wissal Baraka, who has for

a number of years been the Muslim Scripture teacher at our school and been a strong supporter of other events and the

school in general. Congratulations Mrs Baraka! The Student of the Year award for 2013 has gone to Leo Andrade who is

always an excellent role model to all students at Leumeah he is helpful and thoughtful and shows maturity beyond his

years, congratulations Leo! The highly sought after and very competitive Dux of Year 6 award was very close this year but

was, after careful deliberation awarded to Sanam Chowdury, Congratulations Sanam! Many thanks to all teachers, stage

leaders and especially Mrs Teresa Gosche for the huge amount of organisation which goes into ensuring a smooth well

planned Presentation for each group of students in our school.

Reminder Safety Procedures at our School Every day our school has a closed gates policy in place, this is to ensure that we

keep all of our students particularly our youngest students in the school. I strongly request that all parents who visit the

school follow this procedure and close gates to assist us in keeping all of our students as safe as possible.

REMINDER – School Uniform 2014 At the end of 2010 it was decided through a school community vote to change the

school uniform of Leumeah Public School. Since then we have had 3 years as a phase in time for all students to be in the

one current uniform. From the beginning of next year all of our students should be in the current red, black and white

school uniform. The School Uniform shop is trying to build up a stock of good second hand uniforms to assist families with

the costs of school uniforms. As Year 6 finish up at the end of 2013, and as other families relocate and leave our school we

would really like all families to please give the office any second-hand uniforms. These are also invaluable for new families

and for emergencies so please think of this if you are in this situation.

Yours sincerely

Mandy Shaw

Principal

Community Engagement Survey

Thank you all for your efforts in completing the surveys. All that wonderful information gained

from these surveys will help improve our current practices.

At our recent presentation assemblies 25 students were

recognised with a 100% Attendance awards. This is a wonderful

achievement !!!

Ready for high school

Can you recall what you were most apprehensive about when you started high

school? This video of Year 7 students explain why teens shouldn’t be worried about

starting high school, and how they can get off to a great start in the first few days.

Watch the videos: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/development/what-

happens-in-year-7

Kik messenger

Does your child use Kik? Police have described it as ''the No.1 social media problem involving teenagers'', but most parents

would barely have heard of messaging app Kik before last week.

Find out what it is: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/technology/technology-az/-/technology_glossary/7w0F/5353/Kik+messenger Why cyber safety experts are concerned: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/experts-warn-of-apps-hidden-dangers-20131130-2yif3.html#ixzz2mYlkXFyd

Choosing school shoes

Are expensive school shoes the best option for happy feet? Let's face it. School shoes have never been at the cutting edge

of fashion. In fact if you look at what your parents were wearing, the humble school shoe really hasn't evolved much at all.

Tips for choosing shoes: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/choosing-the-right-school-shoes

Teach your kids to be waterproof

As temperatures rise, the risk of drowning increases too. Review these water-safety tips to help keep your family safe this

summer.

Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/water-safety-tips

Quote of the Week

Have a great week!!! Mrs Gosche Deputy Principal

LOST PROPERTY

Each day this week lost property will be on display in the canteen

quad. There are many jumpers, jackets and hats that do not have any

names or classes on them.

Please ensure that you or your child checks the lost property

before Friday afternoon on the 13th December , 2013.

Thank you

Mrs Cathy Van Zanden

LEUMEAH’S GOT TALENT

We would like to thank all the competitors for their enthusiastic performances, and talent.

A big thank you to Miss Burnell, & Miss Roach for their wonderful organisation and to the teachers who volunteered as judges thankyou!

The winners are:

OVERALL WINNER—Jessica He

STAGE 3 - 1st Place - Taylah Batten, Jessica Muhic & Chloe Backhouse

2nd Place - Arora Mullins, Catelyn Duncan

3rd Place - Cruise Tweedie & Sumaita Tasneem

STAGE 2 - 1st Place - Naifah Alam

2nd Place– Montanna Anderson & Katelynn Van Niekerk

3rd Place - Priyanka Paddy, Zoe Kell-McCue, Allyson Taylor & Muskan Rehal

STAGE 1 - 1st Place - Eric Paku

2nd Place - Emily Madison

3rd Place - Natalia Sloan & Leah Konise

MEDICATION HELD AT SCHOOL

Medication stored at the school office needs to be collected on the afternoon of

Wednesday 18th December or if you are going on holidays please pick up before you go.

This medication will need to be checked for expiry dates , and if expired or close to expiring,

you will need to replace the medication.

Medication needs to be returned to the office before school on Wednesday, 29th January,

2014 in a plastic bag with your child’s name and an up to date health plan from your doctor

enclosed.

Thank you

School Support Staff

Library News

All library books are due back no matter when they were borrowed.

As the year’s end fast approaches we ask that ALL students return their borrowed books

ASAP. This helps us to reconcile any losses and saves paper in sending home multiple

overdue notes. If there is a discrepancy of a book where you think it may have been

returned, but has NOT reached the library yet, please write a note on the end of the

overdue note and send back to the library or ring and ask to speak to Mrs Allen in the

Library 4625 5245 and we will clear this up. All genuinely lost books which are lost or

damaged need to be paid for including home readers.

Thank you for your assistance, as always your co-operation is appreciated.

Mrs Allen

GOLD MEDALLION

Lupe Taukatelata 4D

Katie Waller 3B

Outstanding Achiever

Adrianne Baladad 5/6J

EXCELLENCE AWARD

Resshma Kunjaboo

Jackson Isakka

Tyson Isakka

from 5/6J

SILVER AWARDS

3B

Mark Gayla

3MK

Lani De Martin

4D

Zyross Navales

Ryan Slack

4H

Jessica Lavis

4/5R

Om Tapkir

Luke Scislo-Sharp

5/6H

Cara Walker

5/6J

Aubrey Villacorta

Neha Nand

Kathryn Newham

Adrianne Baladad

Jackson Isakka

Daniel Peeters

5/6S

Zoe Kell-McCue

Rylee Rosewell

Raafeeq Hayat

Lachlan Waite

Ben Wasyluk

Samuel Edwards

5/6T

Jai Le-Riche-Perree

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

3B

Ebony Toia

Emily Abbott

Shane Paul

Jordan Lumba

Akib Uddin

Dylan Enriquez

Tempest Joe-Keil

3MK

Parekura Rahui

Sameen Jubayed

Keira McQuilkin

Lani De Martin

Kato Parina

Blake Ford

Keira-Lee Bell

Brock Field

3R

Susana Maposua

Bianca Di Biasi

Mahir Bhuiyan

Paul Nash-Sauea

Asha Ewing

Summer Mitchell

Waleed Shehryar

4D

Abigail Silva

Aliera Whittall

Zyross Navales

Tabish Alvi

Siddhi Mahajan

Ereena Tasnim

Braydon Thomas

Riley Bond

4D

Katelynn Van Niekerk

Aiheak Tariq

Zachary Clark

Naomi Loxley

Elijah Moore

Simon Nichani

4H

Braith Young

Karim Kaoud

Zoe Kain

Rion Ullah

Lachlan Owen

Damian Howe

Dot Adams

Chloe Graham

Priyanka Paddy

4W

Amy Chamberlain

Madison Impellizzeri

Rupkatha Roy

Foley Robinson

Paige Silva

Thalia Thomas

4/5R

Chad Navales

Emily Hollis

Blake Pearson

Emiliano Calilung

Naina Nand

Luke Scislo-Sharp

Anna-Marie Paasila

Maria Felah

Om Tapkir

Bryan Handunneththi

4/5R

Elizabeth Thurgar

5/6C

Chloe Vanderstraaten

Anika Toweel

Joshua Green

Tali Pita

Emily Sully

Ella Stirling

Arora Mullins

5/6J

Adrianne Baladad

Jackson Isakka

Alyanna Abadilla

Sharee Collins

Jordan Hong

Tyson Isakka

Daniel Peeters

Lachlan Pryor

Minduli Thotawatta

Aubrey Villacorta

Sheeza Ahmed

Eman Alnajar

Sarah Dai

Resshma Kunjaboo

Yuki Myat

Kyle Kalabric

Helena Law

Karla Bacon

Jackson Isakka

Om Rami

Ebony White

Zarin Subah

Lucy Johnson

5/6S

Tareva-Chine Atkin-Zaldivar

Emma Armstrong

Raafeeq Hayat

Jayden Diaz

Chelsea Ford

Patricia San Diego

Alicia Gearing

Ben Wasyluk

Laura Watts

Jenny Lam

Mika Iakopo

Rylee Rosewell

Lachlan Waite

Zoe Kell-McCue

Sarah Evans

Shyleen Paddy

Jack Carolan

5/6T

Jessica Stark

Courtney Enders

Mia Rurawhe-Rudolph

Cory Wasyluk

Molly Davies

Jai Le-Riche-Peree

5/6H

Dhiya Suresh

Sharmila Rahman

Aastha Mishra

Nazifa Kashem

Premier’s Reading Challenge 2013

I would like to congratulate all students who have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year.

Also a big thank you to the teachers for their support and encouragement. The following students

have achieved a Gold Award (for completing the Challenge for 4 years) and Platinum Award

(for completing the Challenge for 7 years.) Thank you to Mrs Pickering for the organisation and imput

of the challenge books, and Mrs Allen for her support.

3B

Emily Abbott

Bayanne Barak

Cassandra Bjelanovic

Mackenzie Briggs

Tempest Joe-Keil

Ebony Milford-Toia

Alyssa Page

Tanisha Singh

Amanda Su

Jornell Vaigafa-Pate

Hayley Wall

Katie Waller

Dylan Enriquez

Mark Gayla

Declan Henderson

Liam Henderson

Jordan Lumba

Jerry Ly

Malaki Meti

Kamron Reddy

Domenic Samreth

Akib Uddin

Harry Waddell

Gold Awards

3MK

Lani De Martin

Hagar Felah

Rollin Gao

Samiah Islam

Keira McQuilkin

Ashlie Niemi

Ella O’Har

Madison Riddell

Sarah Swadling

Cameron Cooper

Nathan Cox

Blake Ford

Sameen Jubayed

Ridwan Khandaker

Justin Lavis

William Mullins

Kato Parina

Aarush Raichurkar

Jeremy Shaddock

3R

Madison Cameron

Torrie-Lee Catania

Bianca Di Biasi

Asha Ewing

3R

Summer Mitchell

Laura Pryor

May Reddy

Kaitlyn Roelands

Shante Smith

Anthony Adami

Mahir Bhuiyan

Nicolas Duncan

Ramil Khan

Louis Khoury

Jack Luke

Paul Nash-Sauea

Antonio Reklitis

Justin Sherwood

Uoka Vaalotu

Joshua West-Stoneham

4D

Tabish Alvi

Ereena Tasnim

Katelynn Van NIekerk

Aliera Whittall

Matthew Cooke

4H

Eshaan Pathak

Jude Gomez

5/6J

Lucy Johnson

5/6S

Latia Henderson

Aqeel Booley

5/6T

Kayla Warburton

PLATINUM AWARDS

5/6C

Catelyn Duncan

Jacinta Loxley

Rhiannon Sienkiewicz

Ella Stirling

Leo Andrade

Samuel Perez

Andrew Smith

5/6H

Sanam Chowdury

Rena Gao

Nazifa Kashem

Janhavi Mahajan

Aastha Mishra

Cara Walker

5/6J

Areeba Ahmed

Sheeza Ahmed

Karla Bacon

Sharee Collins

Inara Iftekhar

Resshma Kunjaboo

Elizabeth Matsamakis

Nena Nand

Adrianne Baladad

Jordan Hong

Jackson Isakka

Tyson Isakka

5/6S

Emma Armstrong

Tareva-Chine Atkin-

Zaldivar

Taylah Batten

Rylee Rosewell

Laura Watts

Samuel Edwards

Raafeeq Hayat

Mika Iakopo

Jedidiah Saufoi

Aaron Sinson

Ben Wasyluk

5/6T

Molly Davies

Courtney Enders

Pania Nicholson

Ashante Pita

Mia Rurawhe-Rudolph

Florence Vaalotu

Cameron Constance

Joel Shaddock

Cory Wasyluk

Lachlan White

Hi All,

It’s getting close to the end of the year so just a reminder to ensure that your children have all

the uniform items they will need next year by buying or ordering them before the end of 2013. If

you are unable to stock up this year you will be pleased to know that we will open on Tuesday,

28th January, 2014, from 10am - 2pm this is Staff Development the day before school starts. This

day can become quite busy so please try to bring the correct money as we have no way of

getting change. (No Eftpos Available) We also sell out of some items so if you definitely will be in

need of a particular uniform item, it would be wise to buy or order now.

Also, a reminder to donate uniforms that your children have grown out of back to the school, so

we can supply second hand uniforms to families that are suffering financial hardship. All sizes are

needed and would be greatly appreciated.

We will take this opportunity to wish you a good holiday and a Happy New Year!!

The Uniform Committee

Terri Anderson, Otila Taukatelata and Gemma Perrett