Term 4 Week 10...Th e captains are Isabella Turner and Dylan Uhrig, the vice captains are Ella...

Executive Leaders 2018

Congratulations to our newly elected 2018 school captains who will commence their leadership duties in 2018.

Th e captains are Isabella Turner and Dylan Uhrig, the vice captains are Ella Farmer and Trae Rogers and prefect Georgia Cheetham.

December 2017 Term 4 Week 10

NewsletterPlattsburg Public School

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Principals Message -

Th ank you to the Plattsburg community for a wonderful year. Our Presentation Day was great fun and I must thank Candece Bergin of Callaghan College for organising the marching Koalas. Th ey were amazing.

Congratulations to our outgoing captains for an outstanding year of leadership and welcome, to our 2018 leadership team. I would like to extend my appreciation to the many parent volunteers that have kept the Breakfast Club and the Canteen operational. I hope to see you in the new year.

Th anks to the P&C for their tireless work throughout the year. No one can cook a snag and spin a fairy fl oss quite like our P&C.

Please enjoy a safe and happy break and I look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Important Dates

Wednesday13th December 2017

Year 6 Clap Out2.40pm

All Welcome

Friday15th December 2017

Last Day of Term 4

Tuesday30th January 2018

Students Return for Term 1

Unicorn FoundationOn behalf of Chloe and the Unicorn Foundation, thank you to everyone who supported the Fundraiser for N e u r o e n d o c r i n e Cancer. Th e playground was fi lled with brightly coloured hair with over $200 being raised for the foundation. Your support was greatly appreciated. All photos can be viewed in the gallery on our website.

OZ Tag Competition

On Monday 11th December, the PPS Oz tag Competition came to an end. Th e Teachers and Stage 3 team played out an entertaining game with the teachers victorious with a 8 - 6 win. With the game being closely viewed by each class on the hill in the Gully. Th e crowd was going wild with chants of “Teachers, Teachers Teachers.” All students were exhausted aft er the match due to the temperature, the staff were just plain exhausted. Th e Stage 3 Oz-tag match against the teachers will be an annual event at the end of Term 4.

KO Christmas Craft Students from KO have gotten into the Christmas spirit making Christmas craft in class. Painting, pasting and colouring to produce some wonderful art.

P&C Th anks You2017 has been a busy year and the P&C could not run the canteen, uniform shop, performances or other special events without the help from volunteers.

Th ank you to each BBQ cooker, fairy fl oss twirler, cashier, server, we appreciate your contribution to making Plattsy a great school!

If you would like to volunteer in canteen, breakfast club or at special events, email us at [email protected] or message us through the P&C Facebook Page.

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Taylen MarksPacifi c School Games

School Sport Australia is thrilled to invite students from across Australia and the Pacifi c region to the exciting and unique Pacifi c School Games in Adelaide. Plattsburg Public School’s Taylen Marks was chosen to compete at the games in swimming.

Taylen was placed in the NSW 11yr Boys 4x50m Medley Relay team with other 11yr old boys he had never met or swam with. Taylen swam hard and got the team to a great lead. Followed by an awesome breaststroke, butterfl y and freestyle swim from the other team members to fi nish 1st in their heat and an overall 2nd position taking home the silver medal. Th is gave the NSW teams both 1st and 2nd in Australia and the Pacifi c at the 2017 Games at Adelaide.

Taylen competed in his individual event 50m Backstroke to fi nish 3rd in his heat to qualify for the 50m backstroke fi nals later that night. With excitement and nerves building Taylen swam his race and came 8th in the 50m backstroke which was an awesome result to achieve.

Taylen and 3 other NSW 11yr old boys were to compete together in the 4 x 50m freestyle relay, with extremely tough competition the boys came a very close 4th just missing out on a medal. Th e Pacifi c School Games has defi nitely giving Taylen more determination to push himself to compete at these games next year and bring home more medals..

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Presentation Day Congratulations to all our award recipients for 2017. Parents, carers and friends were treated to wonderful performances which made for a very entertaining ceremony. Th e highlight of the ceremony was a farewell to Mr Paul Tracey, Callaghan College Wallsend Principal in way that only Plattsy could pull off . Surprising him with Deputy Principals Mr Marc Unthank and Mr Craig Smailes and Th e Marching Koalas. Th e video of the performance can be viewed on our Facebook Page. Included is a small selection of photos of the occasion, more are available for viewing on our P&C Facebook page and school website.


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Farewell Year 6Aft er fi lling up on a fantastic lunch of pizza, Year 6 students boarded the bus to Charlestown Square. Th ere they enjoyed laser tag, Time Zone and delicious icecream at Cold Rock. Th ey returned to school for the offi cial Farewell Ceremony and presented a slideshow video and a moving collection of baby photos. We wish all Year 6 students the very best as they embark on a new chapter in their schooling at high school. Th e offi cial clap-out is at 2.40pm Wednesday.


Dear Parents / Carers The School has decided to forward the fees note to families before the end of year to allow you to plan for your children’s school needs for the commencement of 2018. The School has purchased items so all student book pack needs will be ready to go at the beginning of term 1 2018. Below gives an explanation of payments required and how they benefit your children and the school as a whole. Thank you. Ellen Bax, Principal

SCHOOL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION $30 (1 student) OR $60 (2 + students) The School Voluntary Contribution helps the school enhance the students educational and sporting programs. This year these funds contributed towards new technology, computers, ipads and literacy/numeracy resources. This contribution is spent at the beginning of the year for use during that year. The School Contribution, although a voluntary fee, is among the lowest of any school in the Newcastle area.

BOOK PACKS $30 all years *Book pack price INCLUDES the Specialist Writing Journal. *Families NOT PURCHASING bookpacks need to provide the following items and purchase the Specialist Writing Journal $5 per student from the school.

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PAYMENT SLIP Payment is by POP payments through the school website, cash or cheque. (Post all school money & notes in the moneybox in the school foyer)

If you are having difficulty paying for above items,please contact the Administration Manager Kath Bridge to discuss a payment plan.

KINDERGARTENitems

YEAR 1 items

YEARS 2, 3 AND 4 items

YEARS 5 AND 6 items

10x Triangular Junior Grip Pencil HB 10x Triangular Junior Grip Pencil HB 10 x Lead Pencils HB graphite + 1 X highlighter 10x Lead Pencils HB raw graphite + 2 x highlighter

1box Grip Triangular JUMBO coloured pencils 1box Grip Triangular coloured pencils 1box = Staedtler coloured pencils 1box Staedtler coloured pencils

1box = 12x windup crayons 1 x Pencil Eraser - large 2 x Pencil Eraser - large 2 x Pencil Eraser - large

4 x glue sticks 4 X Glue Stick 3 X Glue Stick 2 x Glue Stick

1 x pencil eraser large 10 x Specialist exercise books 19 x Specialist exercise books 18 x Specialist exercise books

8 x Specialist exercise books 2 x 64p Scrapbook—Classroom 1 x Box of Textas & 2 highlighters 2x 30cm Wooden rulers

1x 64p Scrapbook—Classroom 30cm Wooden Ruler 2 x 30cm Wooden Ruler Box of Textas

Foolscap Clear Document Wallet Foolscap Clear Document Wallet 1 x 64 scrap book 4 x Ballpoint pens - 2blue/2red

Specialist Writing Journal Specialist Writing Journal Specialist Writing Journal Specialist Writing Journal

Foolscap Clear Document Wallet Foolscap Clear Document Wallet

BOOKPACK FEE INCLUDES SPECIALIST

WRITING JOURNAL

$30.00 per student

SPECIALIST WRITING JOURNAL ONLY PAY IF PURCHASING YOUR OWN RESOURCES

$ 5.00 per student

SCHOOL VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION

$30.00 1 student OR$60.00 family

1st Student name 1.__________________________________ 2nd Student name 1._________________________________ 3rd Student name 1.__________________________________ 4th Student name 1.__________________________________

Year _____in 2018Year _____in 2018Year _____in 2018Year _____in 2018

PAID $_______________________ PAID $_______________________ PAID $_______________________ PAID $_______________________

WHOLE FAMILY PAYMENT TOTAL PAYMENT $__________




Visit newcastletransport.info 6th December 2017

The New Way There will be changes in route services which may affect students

Newcastle Transport announced the new network last week, with more than a thousand extra bus and ferry services to be delivered when the new network is implemented on 14 January 2018.

The new network will improve bus connections between major hubs and the Newcastle CBD offering services every 15 minutes during the day, and will also strengthen links between suburbs and town centers.

Most of the bus routes have been revised and new bus routes have been added to the network to better meet customer needs. To match the new network, we have simplified the route numbers to double digits.

There are no changes to dedicated school services.

School students who use regular routes will need to check their route to and from school. Our Travel Concierge can be contacted at newcastletransport.info to provide assistance to parents and students in understanding the changes and planning their new trip.

There are a number of ways customers and the community can access information, including:

At newcastletransport.info where you can view an interactive map of the network, download the new map and read about key timetable and route changes by area.

Our Travel Concierge will provide assistance to customers to understand the changes and plan their new trip.

The Newcastle Transport Hub at 152 Hunter Street, Newcastle, where the community can talk to the Newcastle Transport team face to face and provide feedback. The Hub is open Monday to Friday, between 8am and 5pm and between Saturdays 9am and 5pm.

The Newcastle Transport Facebook page.

Our customer service team will be out and about on the network and in local shopping centres. A calendar of locations will be available on the Newcastle Transport website.

We would appreciate if you could pass this information on to parents and students.

Should you have any questions about dedicated school services, please contact Margaret Pannell or Alex Bowler by email at [email protected].

Regards,

The Newcastle Transport team


Free Aboriginal Bicycle Safety Program

Practical Bike SkillsFree bike service and minor repairs

Free helmetRefreshments provided

Monday 18th December 20179am to 12 noon

Silveridge Community Centre13 Iranda Grove, Wallsend NSW 2287

For further information contact 0411260835


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