Holsworthy Public School

High Quality Education, Strong Discipline Principal: Peter Ward

36 Infantry Parade Phone: 9825 1479

Holsworthy NSW 2173 Fax: 9825 2860

Email < holsworthy-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au>

Website: www.holsworthy-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Wednesday 5th June Newsletter Term 2 Week 6

Rule of the Week Week 5: Always do your personal best Week 6: Be courteous and considerate to others

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Our Reconciliation Week assemblies will be held today, with separate assemblies for Kinder-Year 2 and Years 3-6. These annual events are an important component of our programs which aim to educate all our students about the vital importance of continued reconciliation with our Indigenous people. Furthermore, they are part of our on-going programs which develop our student’s understanding and appreciation of Indigenous history and the greater development of cultural competence. We are proud of the major role public education has played in educating our youth about these key concepts of reconciliation and the positive changes which I believe are evident in our society.

KINDER OPEN DAY We had a very successful open day for our Kinder 2020 students and families last week, with a record number of people in attendance. Already we have large numbers of people enquiring about enrolling their child and completing an “Application to Enrol”. Included in these numbers are many applications for “Out of Area” enrolment, i.e., families living outside our school’s designated catchment area, which is evidence of the strong reputation our school has in the wider community. If you are aware of family, friends, neighbours etc., with a child due to start school next year please encourage them to contact the office ASAP and discuss the enrolment process.

PRIMARY PLAY DAY It was my great pleasure to attend Primary Play Day at Bankstown Sports Club last week and watch our terrific Drama Ensemble perform. They were outstanding! Their piece really stood out on the day, with every member of the ensemble doing a great job and really contributing to a wonderful performance. What was particularly pleasing was to see the obvious delight and enjoyment the children had performing and their excitement following their act. Congratulations to every member of the ensemble for your great work preparing, rehearsing and performing your dramatic piece. My thanks go to our teachers; Miss Grayson, Mrs Sansom and Ms Wilkes for their great work with our drama ensemble.

HOLSWORTHY HIGH SCHOOL CHALLENGE CUP I was delighted to accompany Mrs Hatzitanos and Year 5 students; Aleena Tomy, Noah Lukunic, Isaad Rahman and Dhanya Vijaysampath to the latest round of the Challenge Cup yesterday. Our team did a great job and won! I was very proud of the enthusiastic way our students participated and their excellent behaviour. Well done everyone!

Thank you very much to Holsworthy High staff for organising this competition. It is one of many quality programs we now have which enable our students to access the great teachers and resources Holsworthy High have, providing outstanding experiences for our students across all grades.

ZONE CROSS COUNTRY Well done to our large team which competed at the Zone PSSA Cross Country Carnival. Teacher’s reports were that our team’s effort, behaviour and sportsmanship were excellent. Congratulations to everyone who had the honour of representing our school and for doing your best. Special congratulations to Alfred Marsh and Sarah Ekermawi who will go on to represent our school and zone at the SSW PSSA Regional Cross Country Carnival on Thursday 13th June. Mr Peter Ward Principal

IN THE SPOTLIGHT PRIMARY PLAY DAY On Tuesday the 28th of May, Holsworthy’s

Drama Ensemble performed their Drama piece

“Everything I Need” at Bankstown Sports Club.

The students have worked really hard preparing

for this performance and they did an outstanding

job. We are eagerly awaiting to hear if we will be

selected to perform at the next level of the

competition. Congratulations again to the

students and teachers who contributed to such a

successful performance.

DEBATING NEWS Round One of the Premiers Debating Challenge has now been completed. Holsworthy Rookies

defeated The Hamovillians from Hammondville Public School arguing why “Homework should not

be banned”. The Holsworthy Titans debated against Milperra Public School on the topic “All

homework and assignments should not be done as group work”, but unfortunately lost their

debate. We wish both teams the very best for Round Two of the debating challenge where they

will debate against each other.

Mrs Hatzitanos and Miss Grayson

CHALLENGE CUP On Tuesday (4/6/19) Dhanya, Isaad, Noah and I went over to the High School to compete in round

2 of the Challenge Cup; a competition between Hammondville, Wattle Grove and Holsworthy

Public School. This round was the Numeracy round and consisted of both group and individual tasks which we

had to solve in a time limit. Fortunately, Holsworthy Public School won round 2 and the trophy is

now displayed in the office.

The other teams had great sportsmanship as we congratulated each of them for their effort. It was

a day packed full of fun, effort and competition.

By: Aleena Tomy 5/6F

KINDERGARTEN OPEN DAY On Wednesday 29 May, Kindergarten opened their doors to prospective new and current parents

of children ready to ‘attend big’ school next year. It was a great success with the school hall full

with new and old faces. Kindergarten performed a song ‘Mr Clicketty Cane’ for the audience. Our

school Ministers were the guides for the morning and they had the privilege of moving everyone

around the 5 kinder classrooms to ‘show off’ the amazing work Kindergarten is able to do. There will be another Open Day to display our Kindergarten program to 2020 Kindergarten

students on Wednesday 18 September 2019.

ATTENDANCE

YEAR 4 CAMP PARENT INFORMATION SESSION Students in Year 4 have the

opportunity to attend an overnight camp at the Youthworks Conference Centre at Port Hacking in

the Royal National Park. The dates for the camp are the

16 -17 September (Term 3 week 9). It is a wonderful experience that will students that allows students to participate in a range of fun indoor and outdoor activities and have the experience of their first overnight camp. We have scheduled a brief information session to answer any questions related to Year 4 Camp on Monday 24 June (Week 9) commencing at 3:15pm in the Library. Please return the slip below if you will be attending the information session.

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Year 4 Camp Information Session Attendance Slip I will be attending the Year 4 camp Information Session on Monday 24 June. Child’s name: ___________________________________ Class: __________ Parent/Guardian signature ________________________ Date ___________

2019 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR SCHOOLS (ICAS)

The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is an independent, skills-based

assessment program which rewards and recognises achievement. This year, Holsworthy Public School will

be offering Science, English and Mathematics assessments.

ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a sector-wide transition to computer-based assessment. This

allows greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results.

Registration/Permission forms available on school website and Skoolbag, or complete the expression of interest form

below and return it to the school office by Friday 7 June 2019 to request the registration/permission forms to be

sent home for payment.

Registration/permission forms must be returned, with your entry fees (unless paying online) in an envelope to the

school no later than Friday 28 June 2019.

Subject/Paper School Year Official Sitting Date Entry Fee, incl. GST

Science 3-6 Thursday, 5 September 2019 $14.50

English 3-6 Thursday, 12 September 2019 $14.50

Mathematics 3-6 Thursday, 19 September 2019 $14.50

ICAS 2019 Expression of Interest

Child’s Name: _______________________________________ Class: __________ Year: _______

Signature (Parent/Caregiver): ____________________________ Date: ______________

Holsworthy Public School High Quality Education, Strong Discipline

Principal: Peter Ward 36 Infantry Parade Phone: 9825 1479

Holsworthy NSW 2173 Fax: 9825 2860 Email: holsworthy-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.holsworthy-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

20th March 2019

Paper & Equipment Levy for 2019

Thank you to the Families who have paid.

Funds raised by the payment of this fee provide and thereby illustrate how vital these funds are in the provision

of a high quality education for the students at Holsworthy Public School.

Some of the student requirements paid for by these fees are:

Mathletics; Art & Crafts Material; Sport/PE Equipment; Library Books & Computer Reference System and Photocopying cost:

The levy for 2019 is $40 per student or $80 per family (if you have two or more children attending the school).

If you have not paid the fees it would be highly appreciated if you can make the payment to the office as soon as possible.

Peter Ward

Principal

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Please find enclosed the Paper & Equipment Levy for 2019 for: Child’s Name: Class: Amount:

Child’s Name: Class: Amount:

Signature (Parent/Caregiver): Date:

Payment Type: Enclosed is the fee of $________ paying by cash /cheque /EFTPOS or I have paid online (please record your receipt number below)

Receipt Number: _____________

Are you paying online? Go to the Holsworthy Public School Webpage and follow the link ‘Make a payment’. Instructions for online payments can be found on the school website. *Please note-permission note must be returned for any payment method.

IMPORTANT Could you please advise the office immediately via e-mail or letter advising us of any changes of phone numbers/address/emergency contacts and medical information.

AWARDS Congratulations and well done to the following students:

BRONZE AWARD: KA - Alisha Bhatta; Maxymos Newling; Jiyaa Rajesh; Olivia Sarna; Soma Vijaysampath. KB - Deen Miah; Yoganirek Nivas; Ava Tagala; Eshaan Urs. KF - Sofia Gasparini; Felicity Liu. KM - Anaya Aziz; Marcus Campbell; Angela Chen; Josh Chhetri; Emily King; Amber Lee; Lily Reed; Hayden Teasel; Mathew Williams. 1D - Ruby Willetts. 1P - Rafi Al-Sami; Renee Cao; Hayden Lally; Harley Moore; Rohak Varghese; Daniel Wang; Jack Yangmee-Green;. 1R - Junnuo Zhang. 1/2M - Angus Hughes;Vansh Mistry. . 2H - Hamzah Amar; Jordan Mendonca; Sofia Meza Narvaez; Sienna Salvadori; Luca Tovey; Abraham Whitford; Aaron Wilson. 2J - Bilal Amine; Ava Jeffcoat; Stella Plaister; Tavier Sheldonm; Wolliam Taylor; Zainab Yousif. 2K - Gabriella Nikoloudakis. 3S – Samuel Goodbun; Shenaya Prasad. 3/4L – Dheethya Adarsh; Jasper Woods. 4A – Zain Amar; Ayaan Baig; Ameenah El-Gendy; Alex Gundry; Faiz Khambiye; Jessica Lorimer; Patrick McDermott; Miya Philip; Frasier Swinton; Logan Williamson. 4J – Bala Chudal; Charli Deguara; Dylan Fernando; Sameep Karki; Zea Oligo; Zunera Aziz. SILVER AWARD: KB - Sanika Arun 1D - Araminta Marsh; Katherine Shaju; Shanali Shankar 1L - Ankit Gulavani; Valerie Lynch; Potiki Messent; Hana Okubo; Tushar Sengupta. 1P - Samuel Hastie; Alexander Parrish; Siddhartha Rajak; Ancia Zacharias. 1/2M - Samuel Fegan; Diwas Pradhan 2H - Akila Rabhi 2K - Onnushka Ahmed; Arrush Gaikwad; Reese Martinez; Addison Melville; Elise Tong; Izzy Williams.

PSSA LUNCH ORDERS The canteen is happy to provide lunch orders to students competing in PSSA sports on a Friday. Please

indicate on the lunch order form if your child is in a PSSA team. These students will be able to pick up

their lunch order at recess on a Friday.

DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS A REMINDER TO ALL PARENTS AND VISITORS

THAT YOU MUST COME TO THE OFFICE BEFORE PROCEEDING TO YOUR

CHILD/CHILDRENS CLASSROOMS.

CAR PARKS CAR PARKS ARE FOR STAFF ONLY AND

NOT TO BE USED TO DROP OFF OR COLLECT STUDENTS AT ALL.

SPORT NEWS

CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL On Tuesday 28 May 2019, approximately 60 students represented Holsworthy Public School at the Zone Cross Country Carnival at Chipping Norton. Congratulations to all students who attended the event. Not only did students demonstrate excellent behaviour on the day, they also competed to the best of their ability. Students who achieved a placing in the top 8 of each race will be progressing to the Regional Cross Country Carnival at Camden Bicentennial Equestrian Park on Thursday 13 June 2019. Holsworthy Public School wishes the students competing in this event the very best of luck. Mr Sammut

GWS AFL SKILLS CLINIC On Thursday 6 June 2019, the Greater Western Sydney Giants are hosting a skills clinic for all 3-6

classes. The GWS Giants development officers will be teaching the students the basic

fundamental skills to the game of AFL. The clinic is designed to promote the GWS after school

clinic that will run on Thursday afternoons from Week 7 – Week 10. Students will receive more

information regarding the after school program after their participation at the skills clinic.

Mr Vella

WINTER PSSA

PSSA RESULTS A reminder that all PSSA teams have training each week unless notified otherwise by their coach. Training is held on Tuesday at lunchtime and all players are expected to attend training and need to have appropriate shoes for this. Round 2 Friday 24 May

Sport Junior Senior

Boys Soccer Junior A's –Won 7-1 Junior B's – Won 2-0

Seniors - Won 7-0

Girls Soccer VS Newbridge Hts Junior A – Won 2-0 Junior B – Lost 2-0

VS Seniors – Won 2-0

Hockey VS Dalmeny B’s WON 7-0 VS Dalmeny B’s WON 4-0

Touch Football VS VS

VS VS

Netball A’s vs Newbridge Hts LOST 11-5 B’s vs Prestons 2 WON 2-1

A’s vs Newbridge Hts WON 22–5 B’s vs Prestons 2 LOST 15-0

Rugby League VS Nuwarra LOST 32-12 VS Nuwarra LOST 58-18

Round 3 Friday 31 May

Sport Junior Senior

Boys Soccer VS Wattle Grove Junior A's –Lost 4-0 VS Wattle Grove Junior B's – Lost 3-1

VS Wattle Grove Seniors - Won 4-0

Girls Soccer

Hockey VS Newbridge DRAW 1-1 VS Newbridge WON 2-1

Touch Football

Netball A’s vs Marsden Rd WON 8-1 B’s vs Dalmeny 3 WON 6-2

A’s vs Marsden Rd WON 32-1 B’s vs Dalmeny 3 WON 6-4

Rugby League Bye Bye

VENUES

Please note: Touch Football is always played at Woodward Park, Liverpool.

Netball is always played at Woodward Park, Liverpool.

Hockey is always played at Moorebank Liverpool Hockey Complex.

Friday 7 June 2019 Round 4

Sport Venue Sport Venue Sport Venue

Girls Soccer Hammondville Oval

Boys Soccer Child’s Park

Rugby League

Hillier Oval

Friday 14 June 2019 Round 5

Sport Venue Sport Venue Sport Venue

Girls Soccer

South Park Boys Soccer

Hammondville Oval

Rugby League

Hammondville Oval

P & C

Welcome to the P&C section of the newsletter.

At the end of last term and over the holidays we had a new P&C executive team voted in. We are

all really excited to work with the school community to get great things happening for our kids! We are looking forward to building on the work of past P&C executives and keeping the P&C accountable, transparent, friendly and inclusive.

The executive team is currently: President – Kelly Kennedy Vice President – Fiona Brown Treasurer – Renee De Villiers Secretary – Ananda Galagali Leads of our Sub-committees are: Events Committee - Trinh Mai-Guico and Anita Lynch Grounds Committee – Vacant Uniform Shop – Renee De Villiers Please feel free to contact any of us individually or send an email to holsworthypandc@gmail.com

EVENTS I’d like to thank all the members and volunteers who worked really hard to get the Mother’s Day stall happening. While it might not seem like much from the outside we had volunteers working in the months beforehand ordering goods, unpacking goods, going shopping, packing presents and organising and selling raffles, let alone spending all day at the school sorting presents for kids. We are very grateful for everyone and I hope all the Mums enjoyed their presents as much as I did. The P&C also ran a Bacon, Bake and Book sale on the day of the Federal Election. This event raised well over $1000 will minimal expense due to all the donations of books and baked goods from our school community. Big thanks to everyone who made donation, came and supported us

on the day and who volunteered their time. Special thanks to our Events Co-ordinator Anita Lynch who was up at the school from 7am to 4pm

P&C MEETINGS P&C meetings will now be held at 4pm in the library on the last Thursday of the month. The next meeting is Thursday 27th June. Thank you to everyone who turned up to the last meeting – it was very exciting to get 5 new members, all with lots of ideas and enthusiasm!

TERM 2 DIARY

TERM TWO

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

WEEK 6

June 3 June 4

June 5

June 6 Debate Titans v

Rookies @ Holsworthy PS

Stage 2 Gym

June 7 Kinder Gym

Circus Skills Winter PSSA

Round 4

WEEK 7

June 10

Queen’s Birthday

June 11

June 12 Sarah M to Talk at Holsworthy

LDCC

June 13 SSW Cross

Country Stage 2

Gymnastics

June 14 Kinder Gym

Circus Skills Winter PSSA

Round 5

WEEK 8

June 17

June 18 In the Spotlight Dance Festival

Performance Multicultural Perspectives

Public Speaking Competition local Final Panania PS

June 19

June 20 Stage 2

Gymnastics

June 21 Kinder Gym

Circus Skills Winter PSSA

Round 6

WEEK 9

June 24 Year 6 Canberra

CAMP

June 25 Year 6 Canberra

CAMP

June 26 Year 6 Canberra

CAMP

June 27 Stage 2

Gymnastics REPORTS HOME

June 28 Winter PSSA

Round 7

WEEK 10

July 1 Athletics Carnival

July 2

July 3 HHS NAIDOC

Celebration Parent Interviews

July 4 Stage 2

Gymnastics

July 5 KOOMURRI iNCURSION