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CROAK Newington Public School Learning for Life

Thursday 7 February 2019 Volume 18: Issue 1

Newington Boulevarde NEWINGTON NSW 2127 email: newington-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au ph: (02) 9748 7933 fax: (02) 9748 3120 web: www.newington-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

School Hours: 8.55 am - 3.00pm

Contents: Page 2: From your Principal Page 8: Staff & Class List Page 3: From your Deputy Principals Page 9: School Map Page 4: Calendar Page 10: School News Page 5: Reminders & Notices Page 11: P&C Page 6: PBL Page 12-13: Parenting Insight Page 7: School Programs Page 14: Community News Page 15: Advertisements

UNIFORM SHOP

Tuesday 2.30—3.30pm

Thursday 9.00—10.00am

KISS AND DROP ZONES Thank you to the parents who take great care each day to drive and park safely around the school. Your diligence contributes greatly to the safe arrival and pick-up of our students. In the interest of the continued safety of our children and courtesy to other families, parents are asked not to park in the ‘NO PARKING’ areas at the front of the school. These are areas to drop off and pick up children

with a 1-2 minute limit. Drivers are not permit-ted to leave their vehicles. Please use this area as a ‘Kiss and Drop’ zone. Your help in maintaining safety around our school is greatly appreciated.

MORE……….KISS AND DROP ZONES Don’t forget in the morning that the ‘Kiss and Drop’ zone beyond the staff carpark entrance (3 spaces) is often empty as everyone queues to stop in the zone before the crossing, which has only 2 spaces.

You must not park within 10 metres of an intersection.

NO PARKING You may not stop for longer than 2 minutes and

only to drop off or pick up passen-gers or goods

(i.e. you must re-main within 3 metres of your

vehicle.)

8am—9.30am 2.30pm-4.00pm

STUDENT LEADERSHIP 2019 School Captains Xavier Chalise; Lily Vincent

School Leaders Huzaifa Abbas; Riley Hendra; Jack Li; Daniel Sun; Jasmine De La Cerna; Vanessa Ho; Canice Lei; Sophie Tan (Congratulations to Sophie who has replaced a student

who has now left our school.)

Sports House Leaders Sauvage: Owen Wallis & Natalia Redden O’Neill: Bilal Isik & Tiana Tran Freeman: Esther Hyun & Medha Aiyer Thorpe: Hannah Kim & Rivaan Kapadia STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) Class representatives (for Years 1-6) will be elected in Week 4 and these students will receive their badges at the school assemblies on Wednesday 6 March. Parents are welcome to attend.

New School Year

Welcome to the start of the 2019 school year and the first edition for the year of ‘The Croak’. Welcome back to all our returning students and families and a very warm welcome to our many new students from Kindergarten to Year 6 and their families.

Class Structure Our 2019 classes were formed yesterday after our draft plan was modified following the loss of further students. As I mentioned in the Enews email on Monday we only have enough students for 34 classes (based on the DoE formula), however for a number of strong educational reasons, with students at the centre of the decision, we will use the flexibility and autonomy we now have in our budget to fund a 35th class teacher. Should we have extra enrolments during the year we may reach that number where the DoE would then fund the position and our school funds can be re-directed to other programs. I will speak further about this at the P&C meeting next week.

Staffing Update We welcome Miss Anna Daniels as a new permanent teacher and congratulate her on her appointment to our school.

Welcome back to: Mrs Amy Kimes (5-6H) after 2 very successful years as a PBL Assistant Principal/Coach Mentor working across schools in Sydney and Mrs Ros Xagoraris (RFF) who is returning part-time after maternity leave.

We also welcome back these teachers who will fill temporary, contracted positions this year: Mrs Wendy Wilson (3A); Mrs Margarita Sozomenou (RFF); Ms Zoe Kogias (6K); Mr Warwick Whitelaw (3W); Mrs Katie Whitelaw (2W); Ms Lynh Mai (RFF); Mrs Jasmin West (Lib); Ms Magdalene Lumenta (4L); Ms Ferda Adar (5A); Mrs Margaret Mansfield (KM); Mrs Munira Mangerah & Mrs Eleni Gavrilos(2MG); Mrs Kim Daniels (LAST– Fri); Ms Zoe Donovan (4D); Ms Aimee Celestino (2C); Ms Tamara Atachparian (KA); Mrs Kim Cross (5C); Ms Mary Chin (1M).

Assistant Principals (AP)—due to leave being taken by our substantive APs—Mrs Emma Gibson (Yr 1); Ms Frances Colley (Yr2-Thurs & Fri) and Ms Wendy Stanton (Stage 2—Fri) will relieve as APs during the year.

For the first time our school has access to a School Counsellor each day. Mr Dean McManus returns and will be here Monday, Tues-day, Friday and Wednesday mornings (even weeks). We welcome Mrs Lara Lambkin who will be here every Thursday and Wednes-days (odd weeks).

Mrs Josie Barron will be leaving us tomorrow (Fri 8) to begin her maternity leave in readiness for the birth of her baby. We wish her all the very best and look forward to her return in the future.

Our Administration team led by Mrs Josie Dickinson remains the same for Term 1.

Classroom and Grounds Maintenance During the holidays the regular maintenance tasks such as pest spraying, air-conditioning servicing and repairs and grounds up-keep were carried out. More substantially 5 demountable classrooms (D8, D10, D11, D12 & D3) had their roofs and some side walls replaced. Hopefully this puts an end to any further leaks! Carpet replacement has already occurred in D10 & D11 with D3, D8 & D12 to be com-pleted in the coming weeks.

P&C Meeting #1 Our first P&C meeting of the year is Tuesday 12 February starting at 7.30pm in the Library. Parents and carers ‘old’ and new to our school are welcome to attend the meeting. The Annual General Meeting, where elected positions are determined, is the second meeting which will be held on Tuesday 19 March. To vote at meetings parents must be financial members of the P&C Association.

Ian Adamson Principal

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From your Principal

Welcome back! Welcome back for another year of learning at Newington PS! All grade, stage and support teams have been very busy preparing for the year’s curriculum, as well as programs and events to support all students’ academ-ic, social and physical development from Kindergarten to Year 6. We remind you of the Schools A-Z website, which has a wealth of information about supporting your child throughout their schooling. Here is a link to the site with useful articles about: Help with Homework English A to Z Maths A to Z School Transitions Wellbeing Starting School Quick guide for parents.

Deputy Principal Stickers During the school day, teachers often send students to our office to show us the great work that they are doing in the classroom. It is important for students to be able to share their work and celebrate their improvements and success, and receive immediate feedback. Deputy Principal stickers are just one way of promoting this within our school. Student names will be listed here in The Croak and the reason for the acknowledgement.

2019 Assembly Groups

Term 1 Classes Hosting the Assembly

Sarah Williams and Greg Weeks

Deputy Principals

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From your Deputy Principals

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/

Buruwang

11:30am

Cumberland

12:15pm

de Coubertin

2:00pm

STAGE STAGE STAGE

KS KM KD KR KN KA

1E 1G 1M 1C 1W 1O

2C 2F 2L 2A 2W 2MG

3W 3S 3A 4S 3O 3G

4L 5O 4D 5A 4A 5C

5F 6K 6D 5/6H 6O

TERM 1 Date Buruwang 11:30am

Cumberland 12:15pm

de Coubertin 2:00pm

3 13 February Student Leaders Student Leaders Student Leaders

4 20 February Student Leaders Student Leaders Student Leaders

5 27 February Student Leaders Student Leaders Student Leaders

6 6 March 6K 6D 6O

7 13 March Student Leaders Student Leaders Student Leaders

8 20 March 5F 5A 5/6H

9 27 March Student Leaders Student Leaders Student Leaders

10 3 April 5O Student Leaders 5C

11 10 April Student Leaders Student Leaders Student Leaders

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Calendar Notices & Reminders Tuesday 12 February FLIP Gym for 2L, 2F, 2A, 2W, 2C, 2MG, 6O & 6D P&C Meeting 7.30pm Library Wednesday 14 February Senior Band rehearsal 7.45am Thursday 14 February FLIP Gym 5/6H, 5A, 5O, 5C, 5F & 6K Band & Strings Tutorials from 3.10pm Friday 16 February Band & Strings Tutorials from 3.10pm Monday 18 February Meet the Teacher meetings for Yrs ES1, Year 1 & Years 3 & 4—See page 10 for details Tuesday 19 February Scripture & Ethics classes begin K-2 9.00-9.30am 3-6 9.35-10.05am Wednesday 20 February Meet the Teacher meetings for Yrs 2, 5 & 6—See page 10 for details Friday 22 February Summer PSSA Round 1 Monday 26 February P&C Kinder parents morning tea 9.15am Friday 1 March Schools Clean Up Day Summer PSSA Round 2 Friday 13 March Summer PSSA Round 3 Wednesday 13 March WSPSSA Zone Swimming Carnival (Auburn Pool) Thursday 14 March Selective High School Tests Friday 15 March Summer PSSA Round 4 Tuesday 19 March P&C AGM 7.30pm Library Thursday 21 March Harmony Day Friday 22 March Summer PSSA Round 5 Monday 25 March Swim School begins Monday 1 April Swim School second week Wednesday 10 April ANZAC Assemblies Friday 12 April School Cross Country Carnival Friday 12 April Last Day Term 1

NO HAT — STAY IN THE SHADE Please ensure your child has a school hat to wear in

the playground and for PE lessons. As part of our sun-safe policy we encourage the use

of sunscreen as well.

SAFETY REMINDERS for PARENTS & CARERS

1. No smoking or dogs allowed on school premis-es.

2. Staff car park is not to be used as a walkway. 3. Visitors to the school during the school day

MUST sign in at the Admin Office. 4. Adult visitors to the school are asked not to en-

ter student toilets. 5. Drivers of cars are required to obey RMS and

Council parking and road signs/rules.

LABEL EVERYTHING Please ensure your child’s name is permanently and clearly labelled on belongings such

as school hats, jackets, lunch boxes, drink bottles and school bags. use a permanent laundry marker to label clothes, hats and shoes, or sew or iron on personalised labels

go through your child’s bag with them each night

check that labels haven’t faded with washing

School—Home Communication Productive and purposeful communication between parents/carers and the school is a vitally important component in the partnership of educating children. Our school has a number of ways to ensure parents/

carers receive information about their child’s education and the school’s activities and achievements. These

include: * School Newsletter—The Croak: This is published fortnightly and emailed to parents and carers. Please

ensure you have subscribed using your preferred email address. For those without email or internet you can request a printed copy of The Croak from the Admin-

istration Office.

* School E-News—Year Lists: This comes via your email and also through a downloaded app to your smartphone or tablet computer. We publish relevant information for each grade, school announcements and updates. When you sign up please nominate for both the newsletter group and the Year group of your child (eg. Year 1). Go to our website: www.newington-p.school.nsw.edu.au Use the News & Events tab and then the Newsletters/Notes page to find the sign up link.

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Notices & Reminders

Hot weather Remind your child to protect themselves from sun and heat exposure while at school by:

wearing broad-brimmed hats in the playground to protect the face, neck and ears

Wearing your NPS sunglasses

playing in shaded areas, particularly during peak UVR times

drinking plenty of water

using 30+ broad-spectrum, water-resistant sun-

screen

reducing their exposure to the sun, wherever

SCHOOL VISITORS Parents are reminded that ALL visitors to the school during the school day MUST report, upon entry to the

school grounds, to the Office to SIGN IN and collect a VISITORS BADGE.

(There is a different badge for Parent Helpers / Volunteers). The safety of all our students & staff require this rule.

A Visitors Code is on display at our Office. A copy of our Visitors Policy & Volunteers Policy is on the school website.

All volunteers are required by DET to complete a Working With Children—Prohibited Employment Declaration (Appendix 5)

Wednesday School Assemblies

2019 Grp 1: 11.30- 12.10pm Grp 2: 12.20 - 1.00pm Grp 3: 2.00 - 2.45pm

Groups and classes are listed on page 3.

Tips for packing their lunch boxes Pack food that is easy to open, easy to eat and not messy.

Write their name on their lunch box, water bottle and any other containers.

Include a frozen drink bottle to keep food cold. Wrap it in a tea towel in case it leaks.

Use insulated lunch boxes or cooler bags.

Avoid using plastic wrap because children find it hard to pull apart, paper bags are better for the environment too.

Pack tissues or paper around fruit so it won’t bruise.

Remind your child to wash their hands before eating and use the toilet at recess and lunch.

Morning Assemblies 2019

Monday Yrs K-2: 8.55am

Friday Yrs 3-6: 8.55am

Duty of Care—Supervision/Collection of Students at home time Parents are asked to inform the school about changes to arrangements regarding who may or may not collect students from school. This applies particularly to our younger students. In most cases a known parent, relative, carer or friend collects children from school. However, if these arrangements change from day to day, it is re-quested that you inform the school or class teacher with regards to who is taking a child home. This should be in writing (email) or a phone call to our Admin Office. If your child is to be collected by a friend, neighbour or a relative who is not the usual person we need to know. Teachers endeavour to keep a check on which adults are collecting students but in the busy and congested time around 3.00pm it is important that teachers have the correct information. If the teacher is not sure about who is collecting a child we will endeavour to make contact with you to clarify the situation.

Parents are asked to inform the Admin Office with regards to Before and After School Care arrange-ments. Which provider and which days your child is with a particular provider.

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Positive Behaviour for Learning

Students will continue to be explicitly taught what is expected of them in each non-classroom setting so that all learning and play environments encourage prosocial be-haviour. You may wish to discuss each expectation of the week with your child at home.

Everyone is a learner Everyone is safe Everyone is responsible Everyone is respectful

At Newington Public School EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Term 1 Week 3 Non-Classroom Setting Behaviour

Everyone is SAFE

Playground - COLA, sandpit, grass area, am-

phitheatre

Move carefully Be sun safe Look out for each other Share the space Leave sticks and stones un-

touched

Term1 Week 4 Non-Classroom Setting Behaviour

Everyone is RESPONSIBLE

Canteen

Join the end of the line Wait your turn Buy for yourself Order on time Return class basket

This week each class has been developing their classroom rules to align with our whole school expectations. You may like to ask your child if they can tell you the classroom rules that their class has developed.

School Programs

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The swimming carnival was held on Tuesday 5 Febraury at the Ruth Everuss Pool at Lidcombe in lovely weather conditions. Students demonstrated a desire to achieve personal bests in all competitive and novelty events they entered. House spirit was evident as students cheered and encouraged their team mates. The winning House was Sauvage. Congratulations to all those who earned points for their House. Thanks go to Mr Oliveira and Mr O’Flaherty who led the organisation and management of the carnival and to all our staff who took part as event or house supervisors; and to all our many parent volunteers who gave their time to help run the day’s program of events. It was great to hear positive feedback from parents about the venue and also the organisation of the whole event. RESULTS AND ZONE TEAM WILL BE IN THE NEXT CROAK.

2019 Swimming Carnival A very sincere thank you to all the parent helpers that assisted on Tuesday at the swimming carnival.

2019 Staff List

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2019 School Map

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School News

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P&C

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Parenting Insight

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Parenting Insight

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Community News

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Newington Public School: proud to be part of the public education

system of New South Wales

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