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John T Bell Drive Maryland NSW 2287 T 4955 9430 F 4955 8945 E [email protected] Web: https://maryland-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Our P & C Association meets the 3 rd Tuesday of each month at 6.00pm All parents and community members are welcome to attend Page 1 Newsletter Maryland Public School Tuesday, 22 October 2019 Skills for Life Respect Responsibility Excellence Safety PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Welcome to Week 2. Congratulations to staff and students who attended the Stage 3 Canberra excursion last week. Reports back indicate a highly successful, well organised and engaging (although exhausting) three days enjoyed by all. Student behaviour was exemplary and our school was represented by our senior students proudly. A huge thanks to our staff and parent helpers for their time, patience, energy and good humour! Without them, experiences such as this would not be possible for our students. Well done Maryland PS! A reminder that we have our first Uniform Review working party meeting this Friday morning at 8.20am in the TLC. All welcome. Our October P&C meeting will be held this evening in the library at 6pm. Continued planning for upcoming school events such as the Colour Run and Carols Evening will take place, along with general agenda items. We always welcome new and returning faces. See you there! Planning for 2020 We are currently in the preliminary stages of planning for classes in 2020. Enrolment numbers determine how we form classes and what the make-up of the classes will be. If you know that you will be moving or that your children will not be attending MPS next year (aside from current Year 6), can you please notify the office as soon as possible. It will make our job much easier, if we know who is returning after the January holidays. Likewise, if you have any children beginning Kindergarten in 2020 but have not yet notified us, can you please advise us as a matter of urgency. Your support with this is very much appreciated. Have a safe and happy week everyone, Mrs Van Egmond OFFICE NEWS Colour Run Sponsorship Money Sponsorship money for the colour run can only be paid in cash as this money goes to the P&C. NO ONLINE PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR THIS EVENT. Grey & Gold Cards The cut-off date for grey and gold cards to be handed in to the school office for the next whole school assembly is 9am Wednesday, 6 November 2019 (Week 4). 2020 School Travel Applications Now Open Applications for student travel in 2020 opened on Friday 11 October 2019. Students progressing to year 3 and year 7 no longer need to re-apply if they: are continuing at the same school are residing at the same address have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW. Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification via email. Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply. Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re- apply. If students need to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2019 to ensure student entitlements are updated and their current entitlement / card is not cancelled. If their application is submitted after 31 December 2019, the system will automatically cancel an entitlement / card and a new one will need to be issued. Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out from January 2020. Students residing in Rural and Regional (R&R) areas should receive their travel pass at the commencement of the new school year from their nominated operator, this may be distributed via the school or sent direct to their address. Note: some R&R operators do not issue travel passes. Students / Parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.
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John T Bell Drive Maryland NSW 2287
T 4955 9430 F 4955 8945 E [email protected] Web: https://maryland-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ Our P & C Association meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6.00pm
All parents and community members are welcome to attend
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Newsletter Maryland Public School
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Skills for Life
Respect Responsibility Excellence Safety
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Welcome to Week 2.
Congratulations to staff and students who attended the Stage 3 Canberra excursion last week. Reports back indicate a highly successful, well organised and engaging (although exhausting) three days enjoyed by all. Student behaviour was exemplary and our school was represented by our senior students proudly. A huge thanks to our staff and parent helpers for their time, patience, energy and good humour! Without them, experiences such as this would not be possible for our students.
Well done Maryland PS!
A reminder that we have our first Uniform Review working party meeting this Friday morning at 8.20am in the TLC.
All welcome.
Our October P&C meeting will be held this evening in the library at 6pm. Continued planning for upcoming school events such as the Colour Run and Carols Evening will take place, along with general agenda items. We always welcome new and returning faces. See you there!
Planning for 2020 We are currently in the preliminary stages of planning for classes in 2020. Enrolment numbers determine how we form classes and what the make-up of the classes will be. If you know that you will be moving or that your children will not be attending MPS next year (aside from current Year 6), can you please notify the office as soon as possible. It will make our job much easier, if we know who is returning after the January holidays. Likewise, if you have any children beginning Kindergarten in 2020 but have not yet notified us, can you please advise us as a matter of urgency. Your support with this is very much appreciated.
Have a safe and happy week everyone,
Mrs Van Egmond
OFFICE NEWS Colour Run Sponsorship Money Sponsorship money for the colour run can only be paid in cash as this money goes to the P&C. NO ONLINE PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR THIS EVENT.
Grey & Gold Cards The cut-off date for grey and gold cards to be handed in to the school office for the next whole school assembly is 9am Wednesday, 6 November 2019 (Week 4).
2020 School Travel Applications Now Open Applications for student travel in 2020 opened on Friday
11 October 2019.
Students progressing to year 3 and year 7 no longer need to re-apply if they:
are continuing at the same school
are residing at the same address
have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW.
Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification via email.
Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply.
Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply.
If students need to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails
Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2019 to ensure student entitlements are updated and their current entitlement / card is not cancelled. If their application is submitted after 31 December 2019, the system will automatically cancel an entitlement / card and a new one will need to be issued.
Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out from January 2020.
Students residing in Rural and Regional (R&R) areas should receive their travel pass at the commencement of the new school year from their nominated operator, this may be distributed via the school or sent direct to their address. Note: some R&R operators do not issue travel passes. Students / Parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.
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Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Calendar Term 4 - Week 2
Tuesday 22 October 2019 6pm P&C Meeting
Friday 25 October 2019 2pm Primary Assembly
Term 4 - Week 3
Monday 28 October 2019 Stage 1 Awabakal Excursion permission note & payment due
Thursday 31 October 2019 9.15am – 10.45am 2020 Kindergarten Orientation
Friday 1 November 2019 2pm Infants Assembly 1/2PT Hosting
Important Dates for Your Diary
Tuesday 5 November 2019 Stage 1 Awabakal Excursion
Wednesday 6 November 2019 9am Cut-off for Grey & Gold Cards to be handed into the office for next week’s Whole School Assembly
Friday 8 November 2019 1.30pm -3pm Colour Run
Monday 11 November 2019 Swimming Scheme commences
Wednesday 13 November 2019 2pm Whole School Assembly
Thursday 14 November 2020 9.15am – 10.45am 2020 Kindergarten Orientation
Friday 22 November 2019 Swimming Scheme finishes
2pm Infants Assembly 1/2SC Hosting
Wednesday 27 November 2019 9am Cut-off for Grey & Gold Cards to be handed into the office for next week’s Whole School Assembly
Thursday 28 November 2019 9.15am – 10.45am 2020 Kindergarten Orientation
Friday 29 November 2019 Principal’s Picnic
2pm Primary Assembly
Tuesday 3 December 2019 State Wide Year 6 to Year 7 High School Orientation
Wednesday 4 December 2019 2pm Whole school Assembly
Monday 9 December 2019 Presentation Day
Tuesday 10 December 2019 Year 6 Farewell
Thursday 12 December 2019 Carols Evening
Monday 16 December 2019 Party Day
Wednesday 18 December 2019 Last day of Term 4 for students
STAGE 1 NEWS A warm welcome back to school and Term 4. This term Stage 1 students will continue to work hard in Reading, Writing and Maths warm up routines in their classrooms. In Geography we will be exploring the topic Weather and Seasons. In Science we will be exploring biology in the unit Watch it Grow. In English we continue learning how to compose Persuasive Writing. During Maths lessons we will be learning about whole number, the 4 operations, length, position, patterns and algebra, fractions and decimals, time and 2D shapes.
Home Learning The Stage 1 Home Learning reference card has been revised for Term 4 and has been sent home with your child. A great way to help your child at home is to read with them every day and practise any of the other activities as desired. Please record the activities that
have been completed on the card and return it to the class teacher when complete for a Landy Maryland Merit.
Stage 1 Awabakal Excursion This excursion has been scheduled for Tuesday 5 November 2019 (Week 4). Permission notes were sent home last week and signed permission notes and full payments are due back at school by Monday 28 October 2019. Your prompt attention in this regard would be greatly appreciated so that arrangements can be finalised for the day.
K-2 Assembly Week 3 –1 November, Class 1/2PT will host the Friday assembly for K-2. As well as hosting, they have something to share with us. If you are free from 2pm we would love to see you in the audience.
Hats / Water Bottles A friendly reminder as the weather warms up, all students should have a bucket / wide-brimmed school hat at school to protect them from the sun. Also, they should have a water bottle at school every day that they can refill at the bubbler / drink station. It is very important to keep hydrated and cool in the hot weather.
Stage 1 Assembly Lines Kindly note that when the students line up in the morning and at break times (after recess and lunch time) in the Stage 1 assembly area the expectation is that they will do so calmly, quietly and respectively. We have introduced a reward system (points based) to recognise the classes that do so quickly with minimal or no reminders. Landy tokens will also be issued to individuals who have been identified by all class teachers too.
Mrs Groth on behalf of the Stage 1 team
BAND NEWS Well done band students on an outstanding performance at the performance extravaganza last term! This was the first performance for many and our new members in particular are to be congratulated on their progress.
At the end of term, band members further improved their pieces in preparation for Bandfest at a workshop day. They worked closely with their instrument section on dynamics and articulation before coming together as a whole band. The students had fun working together in teams to solve a musical 'Breakout' challenge where they used clues to open five locks.
Rehearsal changes A reminder that there is NO morning rehearsal tomorrow morning, although lessons will continues as normal.
We are at Bandfest today, so look out for our result next week!
Mrs Garven and Mrs Shaw (Band Coordinators)
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Tuesday, 22 October 2019
NEW UNIFORM SHOP NEWS Opening Hours
Tuesday 8.30am - 9.30am
Thursday 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Visit the website by clicking on the link below to order uniforms online. http://www.countryfeelinguniforms.com.au/
PRELOVED UNIFORM SHOP NEWS Opening Hours
Tuesday Mornings 8.30am until 9.00am
Thursday Afternoons 2.45pm until 3.15pm
Cathy & Kiera (Preloved Uniform Shop Coordinators)
P&C NEWS A friendly reminder that the P&C Committee will be meeting tonight from 6pm in the school library. We extend a warm invitation to all interested members of the community. All welcome to join in with the planning and organisation of events for the remainder of the year.
Hope to see you there!
CANTEEN NEWS
Canteen Roster Term 4
Day Date Name
Week 2 Wednesday
23 October
Lesley, Robyn
Thursday 24 October Janelle, Susan, Cher
Friday 25 October Sharna, Maryanne
Week 3 Monday
28 October
Carmen
Tuesday 29 October Amy, Lesley
Wednesday 30 October Lesley, Robyn
Thursday 31 October Kristie, Lyndell
Friday 1 November Esme, Maryanne, Kass
Week 4 Monday
4 November
Carmen
Tuesday 5 November Amy, Carol
Wednesday 6 November Lesley, Robyn
Thursday 7 November Lesley, Amy
Friday 8 November Sharna, Maryanne
FUNDRAISING NEWS Colour Run A quick reminder that the Colour Run is scheduled on Friday 8 November 2019 from 1.30-3pm. Sponsorship cards were sent home in the last week of term 3. Incentive prizes will be allocated and Rebel gift cards to encourage active sports. Please ensure that your child(ren) are safely seeking sponsorships for this event.
Carols Evening This event is scheduled for Thursday 12 December 2019. Dance groups, band and choir groups will also perform at this event. All classes from Kindergarten through to Year 6 will also sing carols at this event. A barbeque tea will be on offer and a raffle will be a major fundraiser on the night. So, if you are willing to donate a prize, please hand it in to the school office staff. We look forward to your seeing you that evening.
Films by Callaghan (formerly Digifest) Films by Callaghan is an event held each year by the Callaghan College Schools and will be held on Thursday 31 October 2019 (Halloween) at the Wallsend campus.
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Tuesday, 22 October 2019
The P&C committee will embrace the Halloween theme and operate a stall offering pies and sausage rolls and some lucky dips. If you are available and keen to assist, volunteers are desperately needed to make this a success. Please consider helping with setting up, selling merchandise or packing up at the event. Assistance is needed from three thirty/four o’clock until approximately eight o’clock. Your consideration and kindness would be most greatly appreciated.
P&C Committee
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Tuesday, 22 October 2019
STAGE 3 CANBERRA EXCURSION
