Glade Street Arcadia Vale 2283 Phone-49751181 Fax-49754237

arcadiaval-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 2

Term 1 Week 2

A-I love Mexican food!

A-Go to the beach with my friends and family.

A-This will be my first year as a teacher!

A-Newcastle University.

A-White.

A-Bunnies, I have a little one called Laurel.

A-Fennell Bay, Cardiff and Blacksmiths have been some

of the best schools I've taught at.

A-Maths, literacy, art, geography and PE is my

favourite!

A-Green chicken curry

A-Travelling

A-6 years

4. What university did you go too?

A-Newcastle University

A-Purple

A-Elephants

A-Wangi Wangi and Jewells Public School

A-All classes

Principals Report

Welcome

I would like to welcome everyone back from what I hope was a relaxing and enjoyable holiday break.

2018 was a fantastic year and we are all excited with what lies ahead in 2019!!

We will continue to work with John Fleming (Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) Leader and creative high quali-

ty, fun and engaging lessons for all students across all Key Learning Areas. We look forward to continuing

our Creative & Critical Thinking journey as well.

We welcome Miss Healy and Miss Muir who join our fantastic team at Arcadia Vale PS.

The students have settled into their new classes very well and it has been a pleasure watching the students

and teachers work so closely together and thoroughly engage in a variety of lessons in the classroom and

activities in the playground.

It has been great to walk around during the mornings or after school having conversations with parents

and caregivers. The students have come back to school fresh and look fantastic in their full Arcadia Vale

Public School uniforms. Thank you and it is amazing to see the positive culture we have at our school and

within the community.

Kindergarten 2019

Our 2019 Kindergarten students started ‘big’ school yesterday. They all looked amazing in their uniforms

and it was great to see so many parents, carers and relatives at the school for their first day. Our Year 6

buddies did a great job with the students as they greeted them straight away and made them feel very

welcome at our school. We look forward to watching them settle in further throughout their first week!

Thank you to Newcastle School portraits (NSP) who took great photos of our Kindergarten students on

their first day!

Permission notes and money

Excursions, performances, extracurricular activities and representing Arcadia Vale Public School are consid-

ered important parts to a child’s education, learning and development. When your child and or/children

are involved in an activity, they will receive a note when payment is required for that particular school ac-

tivity. The permission note and money should be enclosed in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and

class, the amount of money and they activity that they are involved in. These can be dropped in directly to

the office of a morning or throughout the day. If the office is unattended, the money can be placed in the

box that says ‘Mail’ at the front counter. Payments can also be made online for your convenience.

**Please note: there is a designated cut off point for payments of all monies and collection of permission

notes. This cut off point allows for sufficient time for the receipting of money. If you have any concerns

with payment, please come and speak to the Principal.

*Statement of accounts have been sent home today with your child/ren

today.

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Book Packs 2019

Book packs are now available for purchase for $30. You can pay at the office or online.

School Fees

The voluntary school fees for 2019 are $20. These can be paid at the office or online.

School Based Activities

All school based activities that are offered to students are mandatory. These provide opportunities for

them to explore their talents or even try something new which we highly encourage. This is not an op-

portunity for them to have the day off, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive school and community. If

you have any concerns, please come and see me and we can discuss further.

Office Hours

The school office hours are 8.45am – 3.15pm.

Attendance

If your child has to be absent from school, it is important that you inform the school and provide a reason

for your child’s absence. You can alert the school of their absence by: phoning the school, email, fax,

coming up to the school or via our Skoolbag application.

If your child has to go and see a doctor because they are unwell, please provide a medical certificate to

the school. All absences need to be explained to the school.

An SMS message will be sent directly to you from the school if your child/children are absent and you can

reply back to us via this communication method.

If your child/ren will be turning up late for school on any given day, please ensure that there is communi-

cation from parent/caregiver to the school, whether that is via a phone call or a note signed by the

parent/carer. It is important that we have this information as we need to keep the documented evidence

in line with policies and procedures. Here is a link to ‘Compulsory school attendance – information for

parents’ factsheet for you to reference.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/media/documents/attendance-behaviour-engagement/

attendance/attendance_parents.pdf

Thank you for your cooperation.

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* If you have a concern with your child’s academic progress, would like to know more about their

learning or have any concerns, please contact the office to make an appointment with your child’s

classroom teacher.

* If you are seeking further advice/support or action in regards to a matter, or have any confidential or

sensitive issues to raise/discuss, please contact the school to make an appointment to meet with

the Principal.

*Regular communication about upcoming events and general information will be put on Facebook and

Skoolbag applications. Newsletters will go out every 2nd Tuesday (even weeks).

*Parent/teacher interview opportunities will occur at the end of term 1 and term 3. Student reports will go

out at the end of term 2 and term 4.

*A parent information session will be held for all parents/caregivers will held during term 1.

School Volunteers

The majority of parents or close relatives who volunteer at their child's school are exempt from obtaining a

WWCC, and will continue to be exempt. That means day to day reading helpers, canteen helpers etc, who

are a parent or close relative to a child at the school at which they are volunteering, DO NOT need a

WWCC number. However, you do need to complete the Appendix 5 document and provide the school with

100 points of ID.

If you are a canteen volunteer or parent helper, please ensure you see Carol or Corrina in the office and

complete the 2 checks above when you come into the school next or beforehand to ensure requirements

are met.

Arcadia Vale PS Videos

At the end of 2018, Newcastle School Portraits worked with us to create 2 videos of our school highlighting

the many fantastic activities and opportunities that we provide at Arcadia Vale PS. These videos have been

edited and completed and will be uploaded onto our school website shortly. They are amazing!

Enjoy the week ahead!!

Regards,

Craig Atkins

Principal

Communication

Communication is an integral part of education. Our aim is to work with the community and develop

strong relationships in an open and honest manner, so that mutual support, trust and confidence are the

desired outcomes.

Arcadia Vale School Calendar

Term 1 Calendar 2019

Week 2

Monday 4th February: Kindergarten students 1st day at school Wednesday 6th February: Canteen opens (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays)

Week 3

Monday 11th February: AVPS Swimming Carnival Years 2-6. Wednesday 13th February: Hunter Life Education visits K-6

Week 4

Tuesday 19th February: Zone Swimming Carnival Wednesday 20th February: P&C AGM 6pm

Week 5 Friday 1st March: John Fleming visit 12pm – 3pm

Week 6 Friday 8th March: Big assembly 9.30am

Week 7 Friday 15th March: AVPS Cross Country

Week 8 Thursday 21st March: Harmony Day

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Friday 12th April: Big assembly 9.30am, Easter Hat Parade K-6, last day of term 1

P & C News Term 1 Welcome to the 2019 school year! I am so excited for another year with the school, teachers,

our clever students and the P & C Committee. We would like to extend the invitation to the An-

nual General Meeting which will be held at 6.00pm on the Wednesday 20th February, in the

School Administration Building. This is an important event in which the 2018 financial and sub-

committee reports are tabled, and the 2019 P & C Committee is elected, and we would to see

new parents, families and community members present at the AGM.

The following P & C Committee members will all be made vacant at the start of the meeting:

- President (Held by Krystal Longworth in 2018)

- Vice President (Held by Nicole Hughes and Belinda Simes in 2018)

- Secretary (Held by Michelle Jenkins in 2018)

- Treasurer (Held by Karen Smith in 2018)

- Financial Auditor (Held by Lara Borrow in 2018)

- Canteen Supervisor (Held by Kristal Matthews in 2018)

- Uniform Supervisor (Held by Emily Milecovic in 2018)

- Banking Coordinator (Held by Shelley McMinn/Krystal Matthews in 2018)

- Grants Coordinator

Any interested persons, please see office staff or any of the above mentioned P & C Members for

further information and a Committee Nomination Form.

Uniform Shop

- Has done very well last week with the First Week Orders.

- Thanks to Emily M for dealing with high number of customers, and thanks to the patient

parents and family members.

- Uniform shop is still taking payments via the ATM Square and will be “online” this term via

the QKR app.

Canteen

- Volunteers are needed for the school term . Please see Kristal Matthews with your available

days- all it takes is 3 hrs and you get a free lunch and drink!! And the happy smiles that your

child/grandchild has when they see you volunteering at their canteen.

Breakfast Club - Is back Monday to Friday!

- Thanks to all the volunteers.

Thank you!!

Community Notices

Call for and appointment

Ph-02 49586099

Ph-02 49752616 21 Market Street Wangi

Hand Selected Beef, Lamb & Pork Products

Ask how we can cater for your next function (Spit roast hire & fully catered options

available).

Online Home Delivery.

Pies, Gourmet Sausages, Ham & Bacon all Made on the premises.

Now Specialising in Dry Age Beef.

Community Notices

Free Dental Care for Children

The child Dental Benefit Scheme (CDBS) provides up to $1000 over two consecutive

years in dental treatment for eligible chil-dren aged 2 to 17 years. Patients can use their full benefits within the first year if required; howev-er, additional benefits will not be made available in the second year.

CDBS Dental services include:

Examinations

x-rays cleaning fissure sealing Fillings root canals extractions, and

partial dentures

Ring to check Eligibility

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