Week 6 Term 3 Newsletter 2024

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

Our primary classes have commenced Check-In assessment this week and will continue until the end of next week. Students have been reminded to bring in their earphones and be ready to begin at the beginning of the morning session. Each primary class will have approximately one test per week.

A reminder for all parents/ carers of Year 4 students, permission and money are due by next Friday for the Blue Mountains excursion. Please ensure that all updated medical information is submitted in the Sentral app including any medication that is required during the excursion. This is always a fantastic excursion packed with lots of history and natural environments. If you have any questions, please contact the school.

We also have Meerkat Productions visiting our school next week as part of our belated Book Week celebrations. This is free event for all students from K-6. Please ensure you give permission via the Parent Portal.

The P&C Father’s Day stall is all organised and ready to go. Students will be able to purchase gifts in their classes on Friday morning. Gifts will range from $2-$15, please ensure money comes to school in a secure purse or bag. A huge thank you to our P&C for putting this together for our fabulous dads. Have a wonderful Father’s Day on Sunday, I hope you all get very spoilt!

Our school concert is “gearing up”; all classes are now well into rehearsals and organising costumes. There will be matinee and evening performance on Thursday 26^th September. More details will be in next week’s newsletter. 

Have a great week!

Kind regards

Sharon Hawker
Principal

100% Attendance Gallery

Congratulations to Harvey Wildman, Brennon Hughes and Georgia Berkrey on 100% attendance in Week 5. Keep up the great work!

Upcoming Events

Week 7 - Meerkat Productions incursion K-6

Week 8 - Year 4 Blue Mountains excursion, 3 Way Interviews for Kindergarten

Week 9 - 'Red in the Hood' at Cowra Civic Centre - K to Yr 2 excursion 

Keep an eye out for the

'Red in the Hood' at Cowra Civic Centre - K to Yr 2 excursion

permission via the Sentral for Parents Portal app 

3 Way Interviews - Kindergarten

On Tuesday 10th of September, Kindergarten will be having 3 Way Interviews. 3 Way Interviews include the parent, teacher and student and are a great chance to catch up and discuss all of the wonderful things your child has been working on as well as their future learning goals. Please book a meeting time that would suit you through the Sentral Parent Portal. Times start from 1:15pm through to 5:20pm. Be sure to book in as soon as possible to secure the most ideal timeslot. Interviews will be conducted in the Kindergarten classroom. Miss Lander is looking forward to meeting with everyone.

Check-in Assessments

Students in Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be completing the Check-in assessment over the next few weeks. The check-in assessment is a NSW Department of Education online reading and numeracy assessment. Students in Year 6 will also complete a writing assessment. Student are required to use headphones for the assessment. If your child has a set of headphones or earbuds that plug into a computer, we ask that they please bring them to school in Week 6, 7 and 8.

Book Club - Issue 6

Issue 6 Book Club order forms went home with students last Wednesday. All orders MUST be paid for via LOOP. The school does not accept cash for book club orders.

Visit www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Orders close Tuesday 10th September 2024.

Class in Focus

Each week one of our classes will be chosen to showcase the great learning that is happening in our school. This week our class is: 1/2

Our Learner Qualities

The Resilience Project - Mindfulness

Did you know …

We spend 49% of our waking hours thinking about something other than what we’re doing!

Regular mindfulness practice can improve our:

• Immune system.
• Energy levels.
• Sleep quality.
• Awareness.
• Memory.
• Productivity.

Why don’t you give it a go? Find a mindfulness activity that suits you and that you enjoy, everyone is different. Below are some suggestions:

• Listening to music.
• Exercise (eg: walking).
• Colouring.
• Puzzles.
• Meditation.
• Yoga.

eSafety Webinars for Parents

Please see attached flyer for parents to access important information about cyber safety. 

Sentral Parents App

Please ensure you have your notifications TURNED ON (check in settings). We use this app to send push notifications for all school activities.

The HUB - Canteen Lunches

Can parents please update their child/s class or details before placing an order. Any enquiries please call Sheryn : 0402 441 263

Healthy Snippets

Healthy "Snippets" from NSW Health covering a range of topics including; healthy eating, lunchbox ideas, drinking water and food budgeting. 

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