Issue 03/19 – Tuesday 5th March

EDUCOM

Excellence, Opportunity, Care and Success www.mtrivervie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Welcome to Week 6 and the halfway point of Term 1. I would like to congratulate Kindergarten as I am very impressed with how quickly they have settled into the school routine.

The next couple of weeks remain very busy with various sporting events and our band and dance programs getting started. We should then enjoy a relatively normal 3 weeks to finish the first term for the year.

Parent / teacher interviews will be running during weeks 8-10. A note will go home (and be included in this newsletter) outlining how parents can go online and book an interview time with their child’s teacher.

Finally, please ensure family contact details are up-to-date. There have already been a couple of instances where the office has tried to contact a family to find that phone numbers have changed. There is a form for changing details on our Skoolbag app.

Mr Giles

Congratulations to:

Marko for selection in the BMPSSA soccer team.

Jaedyn and Bodhi for their selection in the BMPSSA AFL team.

Euan for his selection in the BMPSSA swimming team and for picking up the 11yrs champion at the carnival.

Thank you to:

Mrs Thompson and Miss McFarlane for taking our school team along to the BMPSSA swimming carnival.

The P&C for another outstanding Welcome BBQ event and thank you to those Year 6 students who were able to help out on the night.

The P&C for helping subsidising the cost of the Year 6 GRIP Leadership conference.

What’s Happening At Our School ……

TERM 1 WEEK 6

Tuesday 5th March Healthy Active Lifestyle program Yr6 GRIP Leadership Day

Wednesday 6th March Orienteering (primary)

Friday 8th March Infants Assembly – 2pm

TERM 1 WEEK 7

Tuesday 12th March Healthy Active Lifestyle program Sydney West Swimming P&C Meeting & AGM – 7pm

Wednesday 13th March Orienteering (primary)

Thursday 14th March Paul Kelly Cup – Summerhayes Pk

Friday 15th March Bullying – No Way! Day PSC Leadership Day

TERM 1 WEEK 8 – PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Tuesday 19th March Healthy Active Lifestyle program Year 6 High School letters due

Friday 15th March Bullying – No Way! Day Primary Assembly – 2pm

TERM 1 WEEK 9 – PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Monday 25th March School Photos

Tuesday 26th March Healthy Active Lifestyle program

Friday 29th March Infants Assembly – 2pm

TERM 1 WEEK 10 – PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Tuesday 2nd April Healthy Active Lifestyle program

Friday 5th April Captains’ Assembly – 1:45pm

TERM 1 WEEK 11

Tuesday 9th April Healthy Active Lifestyle program P&C Meeting – 8pm

Thursday 11th April Anzac Day Assembly

Friday 12th April Pedlars’ Parade – 11:10am End Term 1

TERM 2 WEEK 1

Monday 29th April Staff Development Day

Tuesday 30th April Students Return – Term 2

Thursday 2nd May Sydney Writers’ Festival – Yrs 5&6

Excellence, Opportunity, Care and Success www.mtrivervie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

P&C Meeting – AGM and March Meeting

Mount Riverview P&C AGM is next Tuesday 12th March commencing at 7pm.

Supper (wine and cheese) will be provided during the meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend.

A great benefit of coming to the meeting is to hear from the Principal about what is happening at the school and get to be part of a conversation that helps shape our school culture.

All positions will be declared vacant on Tuesday. Any one position can only be held by a person for a maximum of three years.

Please don’t be shy to nominate for a position. Nomination forms have been sent home however there will be forms available on the night as well.

Thank you to the 2018 P&C Executives and Committee members.

We would like to thank all the volunteers, families, grandparents and friends for all your support over the last 12 months.

If you have any questions, comments, etc please feel free to contact me.

Michelle Locke P&C President Blue Mountains PSSA Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to the 15 children who attended the Zone Swimming Carnival on Friday 22nd February at Glenbrook Swimming Centre. All students participated to the best of their ability and were very well behaved. Thank you to our parents who supported the students on the day.

Congratulations to Euan for achieving Age Champion for the 11yrs Boys. Euan also made it to the Sydney West Regional Swimming Carnival for freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. Congratulations also to Aleeah McDaid for placing third in the Junior Girls Backstroke!

Well done to all students! Mrs Thompson

School Photos

School photos have been booked for Monday 25th March.

The pre-printed envelopes will be sent home this week. It is very important that all children return these envelopes to school on our photo day, even if the payment is included in a sibling’s envelope or payment has been made online.

Family photo envelopes are available from the office. Unused envelopes should also be returned to school.

All students should wear correct summer uniform on the day. If there are any questions please contact the office. Parent / Teacher Interviews

Our Term 1 interviews will take place over various times during Weeks 8, 9 or 10 of this term.

This year we are using the online booking process again. A note was sent home this week with the booking code. Booking an interview is a simple process:

1. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au

2. Enter the school event code supplied in the letter home.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to book an interview.

The interviews this term are not compulsory and are intended to give a quick snapshot of where your child is at present time and what will be worked on over the coming terms. If you believe you will need a longer session than what is timetabled please contact your teacher and discuss an alternative time.

If there are any questions, or you’ve lost the code, please contact the office. Assembly Dates

Friday 8th March Infants Assembly (2pm) Friday 22nd March Primary Assembly (2pm) Friday 29th March Infants Assembly (2pm) Friday 5th April Captains’ Assembly (1:45)

Excellence, Opportunity, Care and Success www.mtrivervie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

School Canteen

School canteen has begun, opening on Wednesdays and Fridays.

If you are interested in volunteering in the canteen during the term please contact the office to put your name down.

When ordering, please use the 2019 canteen list which is attached. Please try and have the correct money in your child’s order bag if possible please as it helps the canteen staff.

Library News

Please remember your library day and bring your library bag each week so that our books are kept in good condition and not lost.

The Premier's Reading Challenge is on again and we would like all students to do the challenge. This year we are going paperless so when the website is open I will give you the details of how to log your child's reading record.

Once again if you have time to cover books at home or at school please let me know. If you could come to the Library of a morning or afternoon while you wait for the bell to go I can always find a job for you.

Happy reading and enjoy the wonders within the covers!

Mrs Turner

Band News

Band has commenced and it was great to see the eager faces turn up for their first session. Band times are:

Monday morning – junior band (7:30am) Thursday morning – senior band (7:30am)

Most tutorial groups will be run during our morning sessions and will alternate regularly so students are not missing from class at the same time each week. Students need to make sure they bring their instruments and music on their tutorial day. They are:

Monday – Brass and junior woodwind Thursday – Senior woodwind

If there are any questions please contact the school.

Mr Giles School Banking

School banking operates every Thursday. The mums who coordinate the program are set up in their regular place under the COLA. For those families wishing to commence student banking please have a chat with them.

Scripture and Ethics Classes

Scripture (SRE) classes commenced on Friday 15th February.

Here at Mount Riverview the following options are available:

Catholic SRE

Protestant / Anglican SRE

Ethics

Non-scritpure

Students will continue in the group they were attending in 2018. If families wish to change SRE options a note needs to be sent to school advising which group they are withdrawing from and the group they wish to start attending

If you are unsure of the scripture group you may have selected in the past, or have questions regarding the SRE/Ethics program, please contact the office.

Pedlars’ Parade

On Friday, 12th April 2019, we will be holding our annual Pedlars’ Parade. The parade will start at 11:10am under the COLA.

All students are invited to participate in the parade. Students carry a decorated tray, basket or small box filled with goods or novelties to sell. Please don’t go to great expense and remember to price your items and label your tray/container if you wish to have it returned to you.

The students can come dressed in a costume appropriate to the theme of the goods that they are “selling” (eg. Captain Hook selling pirate patches, dress as a fairy and sell fairy wands) or a fun costume.

The children will parade in their class groups with their trays under the COLA and following the parade each class will place their items at their own class stall. Class teachers will coordinate and parent volunteers will be needed to help sell the items.

The students are free to walk around and purchase items at the different stalls and so will need to bring some pocket money (or Mum, Dad, grandparents may need to bring their pocket money!). A small plastic or paper bag to help carry their purchases is also a good idea.

Everyone is welcome, so please come and join us, as it is always a memorable and enjoyable day for all and a wonderful fundraising activity.

Excellence, Opportunity, Care and Success www.mtrivervie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Tell Them From Me student feedback survey (Term 1, 2019)

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents

The survey is a great opportunity for our students (Years 4-6) to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that teachers interact with them. More than 6,300 schools in Australia and around the world have used Tell Them From Me to survey 5.4 million students. Capturing the voices of our students will help improve how we do things at our school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 11 March and 12 April. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A non-consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey has been sent home with students. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Friday 8th March.

Can You Help?

The school is looking for a concretor who could complete a small concreting job (paid) within the school. If you are interested, or know someone who may be interested, please contact the office.

Mount Riverview Play Group

The playgroup runs every Wednesday morning in the school hall commencing at 9:15am. It has been established for parents, grandparents and caregivers of children aged 0 – school age in an effort to help the transition to school become a little smoother by helping children become familiar with our school environment.

School Entry and Exits

For safety reasons we ask that all students (and visitors to the school) enter and exit the school using one of the three pedestrian gates. There are two on Rusden Road and one on Blackbutt Circuit. Entering and exiting the school via one of the carparks is not a safe practice as we have delivery vehicles using all three driveway entrances at various times each day.

Residents in Students Lane have also requested that people who park in the lane in the morning or afternoons please not park across driveways as residents use the lane to access their properties.

Finally, when crossing Rusden Road outside of the school please use the pedestrian crossing thereby setting a good example for all of our students.

Sun Safe K – 6

Sunscreen is available in all class rooms for use at recess, lunch and during sport times or times spent outside. If your child cannot use sunscreen due to allergies or sensitivities please let your child’s class teacher know. Parents may opt to provide sunscreen for their child to use at school.

The school’s bucket or broad brimmed hats are a requirement of the school uniform and sun safe policy. If students forget their hat then they will be asked to play in the various shady areas within the playground.

Sunglasses have been provided by the P&C for all students and should be worn during recess and lunch. Captains will announce during morning assembly particularly high UV days. Replacement glasses can be purchased from the office if needed. School Rules

At this time of the year it is a good opportunity to remind everyone of our school rules. The three rules are:

Be safe

Be Respectful Be a Learner

These rules are encouraged in both the classroom and playground environments.

Excellence, Opportunity, Care and Success www.mtrivervie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

School Uniform

We are a very lucky school in that nearly all children are dressed in the correct uniform every day of the school year. Whilst on excursions or camps we are always complemented on how smart our students look.

For 2019 the P&C have outsourced the school uniform shop to Principal School Wear which is located in Springwood – 2/66 Springwood Avenue, Springwood. Their telephone number is 4751 3157.

Opening Hours during the year will be:

12th Feb to 22nd April: 9am – 5pm (Tues & Thurs)

9am – 12:00pm (Sat)

23rd April to 6th May: 9am – 5pm (M-F) 9am – 12:00pm (Sat)

7th May – 28th June: 9am – 5pm (Tues & Thurs) 9am – 12:00pm (Sat)

28th June – 23rd July CLOSED

8th Oct – 21st Oct: 9am – 5pm (M-F) 9am – 12:00pm (Sat)

23rd July – 20th Dec: 9am – 5pm (Tues & Thurs) 9am – 12:00pm (Sat)

The P&C run a second hand uniform pool. This is run by volunteers and is currently open on Wednesdays from 8:45am – 9:15am.

Financial Assistance Is Available

Throughout the year we have several extra-curricula activities that are held approximately at the same time and have a similar cost each year. Examples include camps, overnight excursions, text books, gymnastics program, swim school, etc.

For various reasons this may become an issue for families within our school. There are however a couple of ways to tackle this issue and to help lessen the burden many of our families feel, especially if they have more than one child at school.

The most popular option used in 2018, was to work out a payment plan with Mr Giles, spread across the desired number of weeks, covering all associated costs within that time frame. This option is becoming more popular because it spreads the costs out over easy fortnightly payments rather than having a few major costs at different points of the year.

If this sounds like something you would like to look into, or if parents require any assistance with school related expenses, please contact Mr Giles or your child’s class teacher. All enquiries are confidential.

Family Contact Details

At the beginning of each year we ask families to ensure that their contact details are accurate, which include email address and mobile numbers. Thank you to those families who have already updated their details.

Accurate information is extremely important in the event that we have to contact you regarding your child or in the event that we have to declare a catastrophic fire warning during bushfire season.

Updates can be completed via our Skoolbag app or by contacting the office.

Absent From School?

If you child is away from school a note explaining the reason of the absence is required to be sent to school within 7 days of them returning to school. If an absence remains unexplained after this period then a letter will be sent home asking for an explanation of the absence.

There is a feature available within our SkoolBag app which allows parents to send the absent note straight away. If you would like to be shown how this works please visit the office for a “test drive”.

Changes have been made to the way extended family trips or holidays taken during the school term are recorded. A certificate of exemption is no longer issued for such trips and the days will be counted as absences. Obviously, special circumstances do arise from time to time and will be looked at when they occur.

If a student has high absenteeism during the school year a referral will be made to the Home School Liaison Officer.

If there are any questions regarding school attendance please contact Mr Giles.

School Security, You Can Help

If parents or community members observe any destructive or suspicious behaviour in the school grounds please ring the School Security phone number listed below. All reports are treated discreetly; names do not have to be left with the operator.

School Security - 1300 880 021

Excellence, Opportunity, Care and Success www.mtrivervie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Visitors to the School

ALL visitors to the school are required to visit the office before going to one of our classrooms or contacting students in the playground.

If your child is arriving late or leaving early please remember to go to the office to receive an early leaving / arriving late slip which is then given to the teacher. If there are any questions then please contact the office.

UWS PENRITH OBSERVATORY Great Western Highway, Werrington North

(Building AO)

Public Astronomy Night

Saturday 16 March (8pm – 10pm)

Space Junk

Raelene Sommer

Orbital debris is circling around our planet. How did it get there, why do we care and what can we do about it.

The night will include a multimedia presentation, a 3D astronomy movie, tour of the dome and viewing of the

night sky through a range of telescopes (weather permitting).

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Cost: $18 adult, $12 child/concession & $50 family (2 adults + 2 children) Children under 3 years of age free

Bookings are essential

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/observatorypenrith/penrith_observatory/whats_on

Enquiries:

Phone: (02) 4736 0135 (Mon, Wed or Thurs)

or email: penrithobservatory@uws.edu.au

PBL News

Our school Warin token will be handed to children who are seen to be following our school rules of being safe, respectful and a learner.

They will be collected in the classroom and placed in a class Warin box. For every 5 Warins collected, a Mt Riv sticker will be given to the student that can then be placed on their Mt RIv chart.

We will continue to draw 2 Warins from each class box on a Monday morning assembly. These students will receive a Mt Riv sticker.

Mrs Sowter

Anaphylaxis – a shared responsibility

Being the start of a new school year it is just the right time to remind everyone about anaphylaxis and what we can do as a school community for the families that have to deal with this.

We now have several students at our school who have varying degrees of allergic reaction to nuts and mango in particular. Currently, our student reactions can range from mild allergies to severe reactions which can quickly become life threatening.

For this reason we ask (as much as possible) that nuts are not brought to school, which includes peanut butter, nut spreads (nutella), and nut bars.

Obviously, being able to do this is sometimes difficult or at times simply forgotten. With this in mind we implement hygiene procedures at school to try and eliminate as much as possible the likelihood of an allergic reaction occurring.

The procedures taught to students at school are:

a) washing hands before and after eating; b) washing hands at the end of each play period; c) using the sanitising spray which are being installed in classrooms upon entering and leaving the room.

The inconvenience to some children is recognised and their cooperation appreciated, but the consequences to children with anaphylaxis are extremely serious.

All members of our school community are asked to be aware of the dangers of even the slightest contact with nuts for these children.

To help minimise the risk, simply washing hands and cleaning teeth before coming to school would really help.

If there are any questions please contact the office.

School Voluntary Contributions

Each year the school asks families to consider paying the voluntary contribution if they are in a position to do so. Money raised with the voluntary contributions is used to help provide additional funding for programs that the school runs. Voluntary contributions for 2019 are $49 per student or $80 per family.

Excellence, Opportunity, Care and Success www.mtrivervie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

School Volunteers

At Mount Riverview we are very fortunate in the number of volunteer parents, grandparents and community members who volunteer their time to help the students at school in a variety of ways.

Anyone who is thinking of helping out at school will need to have completed a “working with children” form here at school. When completing the form you will need to bring 100 points of identification. I have included a list of appropriate documentation below.

If you volunteer at multiple organisations then it may serve you better to do the working with children check at the link below. Along with what you have to do there you will also have to go to the RMS and do the identity check. Their website is http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/

If you are not sure about which procedure you need to do then please see Mr Giles

Proof of Identity

Category 1 – 70 points (Only ONE form of identification accepted from this category.)

Birth Certificate/Birth Extract

Australian Passport (Current, or expired within the previous two years, but not cancelled)

Australian Citizenship Certificate

International Passport (Current, or expired within the previous two years, but not cancelled)

Other document of identity having same characteristics as a passport e.g. diplomatic/refugee (Photo or Signature)

Category 2 – 40 points

(More than one of the following documents may be counted. The initial document will score 40 points, and any additional documents will be awarded 25 points each.)

Current Licence or Permit (Government Issued)

Working With Children/Teachers Registration Card

ASIC/MSIC Card

Public Employee Photo ID Card (Government Issued)

Department of Veterans' Affairs Card

Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card

Current Tertiary Education Institution Photo ID

Reference from a Doctor (must have known the applicant for a period of at least 12 months)

Category 3 – 25 points

(More than one of the following documents may be counted; each will score 25 points.)

Foreign/International Driver’s Licence

Proof of Age Card (Government Issued)

Medicare Card/Private Health Care Card

Council Rates Notice

Property Lease/Rental Agreement

Property Insurance Papers

Tax Declaration

Superannuation Statement

Seniors Card

Electoral Roll Registration

Motor Vehicle Registration or Insurance Documents

Professional or Trade Association Card

To use more than one of the following documents, they must be from different organisations:

Utility Bills (e.g. Telephone, Gas, Electricity, Water)

Credit/Debit Card

Bank Statement/Passbook

Special Category 4 – Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander resident in a remote area/community

The applicant will meet the 100-point requirement if the applicant is an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander resident in a remote area/community, and the identity of the applicant is verified by two persons recognised as ‘Community Leaders’ of the community to which the applicant belongs.

Special Category 5 – Person under the age of 18

A child will meet the 100-point requirement if his or her Identity is verified from ONE of the following:

Birth Certificate/Birth Extract;

Australian Passport (current, or expired within the previous two years, but not cancelled);

Australian Citizenship certificate;

International Passport (current, or expired within the previous two years, but not cancelled);

Other document of identity having same characteristics as a passport eg. diplomatic/refugee (Photo or Signature);

Or

A statement from an educational institution, signed by the principal or deputy principal, confirming that the child attends the institution (statement must be on the institution’s letterhead).

MOUNT RIVERVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL 188-204 RUSDEN ROAD, MOUNT RIVERVIEW, NSW 2774 PHONE: (02) 4739 2180 (02) 4739 2063 FAX: (02) 4739 8322

EMAIL: mtrivervie-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au WEB: www.mtrivervie-p.schools.nsw.edu.au ABN: 59 929 869 657

PEDLARS’ PARADE Dear Parents and Caregivers,

On Friday 12th April, 2019, we will be holding our annual Pedlars’ Parade. The parade will start at 11:10 am under the COLA.

All students are invited to participate in the parade. Students carry a decorated tray, basket or small box filled with goods or novelties to sell. Please don’t go to great expense and remember to price your items and label your tray/container if you wish to have it returned to you. The students can come dressed in a costume appropriate to the theme of the goods that they are “selling”. (e.g. Captain Hook selling pirate patches, dress as a fairy and sell fairy wands).

The children will parade in their class groups with their trays under the COLA and following the parade each class will place their items at their own class stall under the COLA. Class teachers and parent volunteers sell the items.

The students are free to walk around and purchase items at the different stalls and so will need to bring some pocket money (or Mum, Dad, grandparents may need to bring their pocket money!)

Everyone is welcome, so please come and join us, as it is always a memorable and enjoyable day for all and a wonderful fundraising activity.

Kind regards Wendy Sowter Richard Giles Coordinator Principal 5th March, 2019

MT RIVERVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL CANTEEN MENU 2019 OPEN WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY ONLY (NOT OPEN FIRST OR LAST WEEK OF TERM)

SANDWICHES

Vegemite 1.50

Ham 2.00

Ham & Cheese 2.50

Ham, cheese & tomato 2.80

Cheese 1.50

Honey 1.50

Salad 2.50

Ham & Salad 3.50

Tuna 2.00

Salmon & mayo 2.50

Real chicken 2.80

Chicken, lettuce & mayo 3.10

Additional salad fillings – 30c

Toasted sandwich - 30c extra

SNACKS

Jelly cups - raspberry .70

Hot/cold milo 1.50

Piranha – Italian supreme 1.00

Noodle snacks - chicken .60

Popcorn .50

Sea salt plain chips 1.20

Sultanas .50

Raisin toast per slice .50

Cheese triangle with 2 salada crackers 1.00

Pretzels .80

Vanilla custard cup .80

Vanilla yoghurt cup .80

Banana dipped in Milo .80

Please print your child’s name, class and order on a paper bag. Place Recess and Lunch orders in separate bags and enclose the correct money for each order. Thank you for supporting our school canteen.

We always need more volunteers. Your children love seeing you in the canteen!

HOT FOOD

Roadie steak pie 2.50

Sausage roll 2.20

Pizza – Ham & pineapple 2.20

Party pie .80

Garlic bread 1.50

Corn on the cob (GF) .80

Chicken tenders (GF) 1.30

Chicken noodles or Hot cuppa soup – chicken or vegie

2.00

Lasagne 3.00

Macaroni & cheese 3.00

Spaghetti Bolognese 3.00

Cheese rolls .90

Chicken tender, lettuce & mayo wrap 3.50

DRINKS

Poppers 100% juice - orange, apple, blackcurrant 1.10

Bottled water 600ml 1.20

Milk – chocolate & strawberry 2.00

COLD ITEMS

Quelch fruit sticks .50

Frozen fruit cups – orange, apple & blackcurrant .70

Frozen yoghurt – strawberry, raspberry & mango 1.60

Salad box – tomato, cucumber, lettuce, cheese, carrot, beetroot, salad dressing and fork

3.20

EXTRAS

Lunch bags .20

Tomato or bbq sauce .30

We acknowledge the Darug and Gundungurra people as the Traditional Custodians of the land in which we live and work.

Ngarra Wingarru Blue Mountains

Aboriginal Education Consultative Group

(AECG)

Invitation to parents, grandparents and carers

of Aboriginal school children to attend meetings

Please join us WHEN:

Afternoon Tea from 4.00pm Meeting Starts at 4.30pm Meeting Finishes by 6.00pm

and be part of the conversation about what's happening in our local schools to support Aboriginal students

and promote learning about Aboriginal culture

Children welcome Date

Thurs 28 Feb

Place

Blaxland High School

For more information contact Thurs 23 May Lawson Public School

Thurs 20 June Faulconbridge Public School At Your School:

Thurs 8 Aug Katoomba Public School Thurs 12 Sep Warrimoo Public School

Thurs 24 Oct Katoomba North Public School

OR AECG Secretary: Charmaine Tully charmaine.tully2@det.nsw.edu.au /BlueMountainsAECG/

About the AECG

The NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. is a non for profit Aboriginal organisation that provides advice on all matters relevant to education and training with the mandate that this advice represents the Aboriginal community viewpoint. The NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. promotes respect, empower- ment and self-determination and believes the process of collaborative consultation is integral to equal partnership and is fundamental to the achievement of equality. The NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. advocates cultural affirmation, integrity and the pursuit of equality to ensure that the unique and diverse identity of Aboriginal students is recognised and valued. The primary role of the NSW AECG Inc. is to promote active participation by Aboriginal people in the consultative and decision making process of education and training related matters.

Local AECG's

All the members of local communities can become members of the local AECG but only Aboriginal adults (18 years and over) can vote and hold office bearers' positions. President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer make up the local AECG Executive. Other members make up the local committee. Meetings of the local AECGs shall be held at least three times a year at a venue, date and time to be decided by the members.

Find out more at:

www.aecg.nsw.edu.au NSW AECG Inc.

Blaxland P & C Association Presents

INCREDIBLES 2 Outdoor Family Movie Night

9th March 2019 Blaxland Public School Oval

Gates open 6pm

Tickets on sale at the gate:

$20 Family ticket (2 Adults + Children from same family)

Adult $7, Children $5

Also on sale BBQ, Popcorn, Choc Tops, Drinks. Come dressed as your favourite superhero. (Prizes for

best adult and children’s costumes). Please Note: No EFTPOS facilities or ATM are available at

the school

This is a fundraising event for the Blaxland public School

AFTER SCHOOL DRAMA @ Mt Riverview Public School

WEDNESDAYS 3:15 - 4:15pm : Years 1-4

4:20 - 5:20pm : Years 4-6

Term 1 2019: 6 february – 3 april (9 wks)

$153 for the term (sibling discount available)

Come join the fun and learn from a working industry professional

in invigorating, inspiring, and dynamic weekly classes

Learning is centred around voice, movement, improvisation,

script devising, play-making, & scripted work, culminating in

an annual performance for an invited audience later in the year

Exercise and improve:

voice speech breath posture

communication co-ordination confidence

teamwork negotiation problem-solving

literacy focus performance

in a positive learning environment

contact/click:

eliza@bluemountainsdrama.com.au or call 0414 930 455

bluemountainsdrama

www.bluemountainsdrama.com.au

Have you tried

PHYSIE yet?

Tel: 0402139613 /47394214

Glenbrook Physie

Why not join us in 2019? Physie is a great dance sport for girls and ladies including:

* Ballet * Jazz * Contemporary * Pilates * Aerobic dance For girls aged 3 years to Ladies. Your daughter can have fun, make friends and learn to dance…and so can you!

GLENBROOK PHYSIE is associated with the BJP School of Physical Culture

** CLASSES HELD AT MT RIVERVIEW PS

New members welcome

Dear Principals, Music teachers and Band directors.

The Conservatorium High School would like to inform your talented music students that:

AUDITIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2020

Application to AUDITION for Con High entering 2020 are now open.

Go to https://conhigh.nsw.edu.au

APPLY tab then 2020 Entry Application.

Closing date for registration is 7th June 2019.

2019 DRAMA ENSEMBLE

BLAXLAND HIGHSCHOOL

For the past four years the local primary schools and Blaxland High School have had a Middle Years

Drama Ensemble for students in years 5-8. This Ensemble has helped students develop their

dramatic skills, confidence and make connections with other like-minded creative students in their

area. The Ensemble has allowed students to be a part of the Regional Drama festivals held at the

Joan.

This year the group will meet on a Thursday afternoon at Blaxland High School, between 3.30-4.30

for terms 1-3 of 2019. Being part of the Ensemble is free, there may be some fees relating to

costumes or travel as part of the Regional Drama festival or other showcase events.

If your child has been part of the Ensemble in previous years they are still required to audition for the

2019 group. If you child is now in Yr.9 or 10 but wishes to be part of the program, please let me know

as we will be having student leaders this year, and previous members would be more than welcome

to help share their experiences.

Thursday, 7th March, 2019.

from 3.30 until 4.30pm

at Blaxland High School

(We will meet outside the PAC/Office)

To be eligible to audition you must be a student at a NSW Department of Education Public School

within the Lower Blue Mountains Learning Community area AND in years 5, 6, 7 or 8.

Audition Requirements:

Wear comfortable clothing that you can move freely in (no tight jeans or short

dresses/skirts/shorts)

Water bottle

You do not need to prepare any monologues (etc) for this audition.

PLEASE NOTE: While there are no tuition costs involved in this program, there may be transport

costs when traveling to and from performances. If successful in the regional and state drama festival

auditions, these transport costs may be around $40.00. There may also be some costume costs but

these will be kept to a minimum. In addition, we are looking at engaging the expertise of some ‘circus

trainers’ for a one off workshop experience. There will be a small fee for this and we will give you

plenty of notice as to when payment is required.

If you are interested in attending this audition, please complete the following

form and email to thomas.jauncey@det.nsw.edu.au by 5/3/2019.

Lower Blue Mountains Middle Years Drama

Ensemble AUDITION FORM 2019

Name: _____________________________________________________________

Current School: ______________________________________________________

Year/Grade: ___________________________________

Past/Current Drama Experiences:

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

PARENTAL permission to attend audition and rehearsals if successful.

I, _______________________ give permission for my child ___________________

of _________________________ Public School to attend the audition for the Lower

Blue Mountains Middle Years Drama Ensemble on Thursday, 7th February, 2019,

from 3.30-4.30pm.

If successful, I am aware that regular rehearsals will be held each Thursday at BHS,

from 3.30-4.30pm.

I am also aware that extra rehearsals may be required in preparation for

performances and that I will be given advanced notice about any extra rehearsals via

email.

I understand that there may be fees related to costumes, workshops and travel to

and from performances.

Signed: __________________________________ Date: ____________________

(Parent/Guardian)

Parent’s Contact Details:

Ph: _________________________ Email: ________________________________