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We have a number of students who have life threatening anaphylactic allergic reactions to all nuts and peanut products. We would like to encourage families not to send these products to school with their children. These include peanut butter, nutella, sesame seeds, loose nuts, muesli, nut or chocolate bars or any products containing any type of nuts. We also encourage children NOT to share food at school.

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Newsletter Edgeworth Public School

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Minmi Road Edgeworth 2285

T 49581831 F 49508174 edgeworth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 8

“Quality learning in an innovative, caring environment”

We have a number of students who have life threatening anaphylactic allergic reactions to all nuts and peanut products. We would like to encourage families not to send these products to school with their children. These include peanut butter, nutella, sesame seeds, loose nuts, muesli, nut or chocolate bars or any products containing any type of nuts. We also encourage children NOT to share food at school.

This week... TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER School Council Meeting WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER Supa Slice Pick up from Residence 2 pm to 4 pm The Great Book Swap THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Cup Cake Day 2C & K Pink FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER PSSA Finals DATES TO REMEMBER Regional Spelling Bee Monday 9 September Regional Cricket Wednesday 4 September Stage 3 CARES Bike Ed Wednesday 11 September Stage 1 Reptile Park Excursion Wednesday 11 September Jarrod Mullen Cup Finals Thursday 12 September Digby Rayward Shield Rugby Friday 13 September P & C Meeting 7 pm Monday 16 September Kinder Orientation Parent

Meeting 7 pm Tuesday 17 September P & C PIZZA DAY Wednesday 18

September Zone Senior Touch Gala Day Friday 20 September Last day of Term 3 Friday 20 September

Dear parents and caregivers, Outstanding Community Response Thank you to everyone who attended the huge gathering at our Father’s Day breakfast last Friday. A record number of fathers, grandfathers and uncles gathered in our playground and enjoyed quality time with their children. The combined efforts of our university students, staff and P&C ensured everything was well organised from breakfast and games to last minute gift ideas. What a huge team effort from everyone including the generous support from Edgeworth businesses: Coles, Meat n More, Baker's Delight, Edgeworth Tavern, Anytime Fitness Edgeworth and BCF Glendale. A community survey was conducted during the course of the celebration. Thank you to everyone who participated, your suggestions are highly valued

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and will be used as part of our school evaluation process.

Student Sporting Success Congratulations to our Rugby Union team who competed at the state finals last week. The boys were fine ambassadors for our school and played courageously in two back to back games to finish fourth in NSW. Congratulations also to Mikayla Halliday who is representing Newcastle in the NSW Under 13 years Softball Championships. Well done all students, you should be proud of your achievements. Cyber security With the increased amount of time children are spending on the internet I draw to your attention a government range of initiatives to raise the awareness of Australian internet users about the importance of cyber security and how parents can support their children. The website www.staysmartonline.gov.au has a multitude of information and ideas worthy of consideration. Some useful tips on this website include: • Set strong passwords, particularly for important online accounts and change them regularly. • Stop and think before you share any personal or financial information—about you, your friends or family. • Don't give your email address out without needing to. • Be very suspicious of emails from people you don’t know is. • Limit the amount and type of identity information you post on social networking sites.

• When shopping online use a secure payment method such as PayPal, BPay, or your credit card. • When using a public computer, don’t submit or access any sensitive information online Jennifer Parke FROM THE DEPUTY

National Child Protection Week 1-7 September Protecting children is everyone’s business. Play your part by reporting the abuse, neglect or exploitation of a child to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Find out more: http://napcan.org.au/ Helping your child choose right from wrong How do you raise ethically aware children? In this audio discussion, Dr Simon Longstaff from the St James Ethics Centre explains some ideas to James O'Loghlin. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/development/helping-your-child-choose-right-from-wrong Preparing for Year 7 The transition from primary school to high school maths can be difficult for both you and your child. However, by working in partnership with your child and using some careful forward planning, the transition can be smooth and successful. Find out more: http://educationequals.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-learning-maths-in-high-school/ Numbers fun Learning to count forwards and backwards from a given number helps children with solving addition and subtraction problems. Use these great worksheets to help your child learn about number ordering. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/detresources/numbers_beetles_butterflies_tLzmIljWfc.pdf STAGE 3 Our senior students have been invited to Glendale Technology High School for NAIDOC celebrations early next term. More information will be sent home as it becomes available.

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PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE Congratulations to Ava Elliott, Lachlan Walters, Melissa Davidson and Ella Harrison-Virag who will represent Edgeworth Public School at the regional finals of the Premier’s Spelling Bee Competition on Monday 9 September. THE HARMAN CUP We actively support Glendale Technology High School who are running The Harman Cup this year on Friday 20 September in memory of Koen Harman - much loved, respected and dearly missed friend and colleague at GTHS. The event is in its fifth year and we will be held out of school for the first time in the local community. The event will consist of two games of soccer at Jack McLaughlin Oval Edgeworth - year 6 combined partner primary schools v’s year 7 GTYHS and also year 12 GTHS v’s GTHS staff. Gates open around 4:30 pm with the first game to kick off at 5 pm and the second game to start around 7 pm. Donations can be made at GTHS with donations addressed to Glendale Technology High School account - Harman Scholarship. All donations received will go directory to the two charities: Kaleidoscope at JHH and The Nicholas Butters Trust. DANCE GROUPS The students in the dance groups will need the following costumes: Junior Black singlet, ¾ black tights, white canvas shoes

Middle

Black singlet, ¾ black tights, white canvas shoes

Senior

White button up blouse/shirt with collar, ¾ black

tights, white canvas shoes

All costumes need to be labelled with your child’s

name. Please put them in a material bag - no

plastic bags please.

SPOTLIGHT AWARDS Congratulations to the following students: Early Stage 1: Taylor Smith, Draken Leeman, Jacob Ehrenreiter, Sachin Rippon, Tiarna Elvidge, Shanessa Jenkins, Kaine Hollands, Hannah Rimmington, Hend Alquidiey, Cayden Berbatovci, Jessica Tindall Stage 1: Toby Carlisle, Jade Mamone, Erin Grogan, Clayton Styles, Jaimee Dobbins, Myana Polley, Laty Alquidiey, Elise Hillier, Jorja Yarnold, Joshua Howard, Kiama Murnan, Loghan Douglas, Jasper Watkins Stage 2: Corey Hodson, Jaxon Wilson, Zahid Shafie, Zac Field, Zachary Hopton, Libby McGovern, Mia Cumpson, Ethan Flavey Stage 3: Tamiea Herma, Jeremy Whitehead, Durrahn Douglas, Michael Whitehall, Damon Woodbridge, Michael Knowles, Sarah Mansfield, Harry Minter, Tamika Nicholson, Cooper Polley ICAS WRITING AND SPELLING COMPETITIONS Congratulations to the following students who gained great results in the writing and spelling competitions: Writing: Kooper Robson - Distinction, Jack Hillier, Jakson Procu and Callum Quinn – Credit Spelling: callum Quinn - Distinction, Isaac Hepworth, Lachlan Walters, Liam Adamson, Jakson Porcu, Liam Mistelbauer, Jacob Hagan - Credit PEER SUPPORT Sometimes we can forget that our behaviour affects those around us. In Peer Support this week our children will learn that we do not always think and behave in the same way. They will also learn the importance of accepting this and understand that our friends sometimes make different choices to us. The children will also discuss how they can have a whole range of different friends both inside and out of school, depending on their interests and how they spend their time. Encourage your children this week to appreciate and enjoy the friends they have. BIKE EDUCATION This week will be our last 3 sessions of bike education which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The following week will be our theory lessons which

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will include a written test that needs to be passed in order for a bike licence to be awarded. SPORT Netball Congratulations to our junior netball team for placing second overall in the PSSA and making the finals. The finals day will be held this Friday, 6 September at Nancy Dwyer Courts, Cardiff. The girls will play two games to decide their final position in the competition. Good luck girls! Soccer Congratulations to our junior and senior boys’ PSSA soccer teams who have successfully made it into the finals of the crossroads competition. The junior boys managed to come second after the regular season and the senior boys have placed third. The finals will be held at Federal Park, Plattsburg this Friday starting at 10am. Each team will play two games regardless of results. Good luck to the boys for their games.

Jarrod Mullen Cup On Tuesday August 13, the Edgeworth PS rugby league team competed in the Wests, Souths and Central Charlestown Region gala day of the Jarrod Mullen Cup at Learmonth Park. Edgeworth opened the day against Dudley PS and came out firing, winning 16-0 thanks to two tries from James and one each from Kai and Heath. The boys second match was against New Lambton PS. Again Edgeworth played strongly, taking out the match 12-8, with tries from Broden, Sam and Jake. Edgeworth’s third match was against a competitive Holy Family Merewether. In a tight match, Sam scored early to give Edgeworth a 4-0 lead. Holy Family hit back to even the scores, and despite a number of opportunities, Edgeworth couldn’t break the 4-all scoreline, which the game finished at. After a break, Edgeworth then met Hamilton South PS. The boys produced some strong tackling and running, earning themselves a 20-0 victory. Jimmy grabbed two, with Jake, Tuveia and Byron also scoring one each. The boys final match was against Wiripaang PS. After a long day in the sun, the boys

were tired, however Edgeworth controlled the match, combining some clever attack with some tough defence to record an 8-0 win with tries from Jimmy and James. The boys played exceptionally well all day, and finished on top for the day, as well as the Wests region winners for the third year in a row. They will now play in the Jarrod Mullen Cup finals gala day on Thursday September 12 at Raymond Terrace, looking to defend the Jarrod Mullen Cup title they won last year. CUP CAKE DAY THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Host classes 2C and Kinder Pink Students from these classes will be bringing in a range of tasty, nut-free cakes, slices and biscuits. These will be available to purchase at recess under the primary cola (6H) and the infants cola (2E). Prices 50c - $1.00

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FATHER’S DAY

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CANTEEN NEWS Roster for week beginning: 9 September

Monday 9 September Tuesday 10 September Wednesday 11 September Thursday 12 September Friday 13 September

S Linhart S Millington

G Hillier J Allsop T Mackey

K Bramley A Nichols

A Hellyer A Hodges

Roster for week beginning: 16 September

Monday 16 September Tuesday 17 September Wednesday 18 September Thursday 19 September Friday 20 September

S Millington L Robinson

S Whitehall B Jarvis

R Cashmore Theresia

L Freund K Martin M Whyte

B Kite A Blundell

URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!! - Volunteers are needed in the canteen on a Friday. If you can spare one day every 4 weeks please call into the canteen and see Jenny or phone the school.

NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN CANTEEN DUE TO W H & S REGULATIONS

P & C NEWS SUPA Slice Deliveries You will be able to pick up your slice orders on Wednesday 4 September in the school residence building from 2 pm to 4 pm. Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising. P & C Education Experience Catalogue Fundraiser The Educational Experience catalogue fundraiser was sent home to all families last week. Extra copies are available from the office if you did not receive a copy. Thank you for your support. Request for volunteers The P & C are seeking volunteers to help run the Election Day BBQ outside the school hall on Saturday 7 September. If you are a parent or community member and can spare one hour of your time to help between 9 am and 2 pm, please phone or text Tracey Clarke on 0407 233 454. We look forward to your support.

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EAGLE BOYS PIZZA DAY

Wednesday 18 september

The P & C have a pizza day planned for Wednesday 18 September . The pizza will come from the Eagle Boys in individual boxes. Price: $5.00 each or a meal deal with a drink $6.00. ALL pizzas are to be ordered and paid for by FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please take all orders and money to the canteen (please make cheques out to Edgeworth Public School Canteen. Sorry, NO gluten free pizzas available. Meal Deal Drinks: Banana, Chocolate, Strawberry milk (no plain), Apple, Orange, Orange & Passionfruit Juice, Water. As all pizzas and drinks are pre-ordered we are unable to give refunds if your child is absent.

(a) Pizza Order

Name:____________________

__________________________

Class:_____________________

NO EFTPOS - CASH OR

CHEQUE ONLY

Pizza Flavour – CIRCLE

Ham and Pineapple

Supreme

Meat Lovers

Cheese

$5.00 for pizza only

Drink Flavour - CIRCLE

Choc Strawberry

Banana Water

OJ Apple

OJ/Passionfruit

$6.00 for meal deal

(b) Pizza Order

Name:____________________

__________________________

Class:_____________________

NO EFTPOS - CASH OR

CHEQUE ONLY

Pizza Flavour – CIRCLE

Ham and Pineapple

Supreme

Meat Lovers

Cheese

$5.00 for pizza only

Drink Flavour - CIRCLE

Choc Strawberry

Banana Water

OJ Apple

OJ/Passionfruit

$6.00 for meal deal

(c) Pizza Order

Name:____________________

__________________________

Class:_____________________

NO EFTPOS - CASH OR

CHEQUE ONLY

Pizza Flavour – CIRCLE

Ham and Pineapple

Supreme

Meat Lovers

Cheese

$5.00 for pizza only

Drink Flavour - CIRCLE

Choc Strawberry

Banana Water

OJ Apple

OJ/Passionfruit

$6.00 for meal deal

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Saturday 7 September

ELECTION DAY

BBQ

at

Edgeworth

Public School

Egg & Bacon Rolls

Sausage Sandwiches

Drinks

Tea & Coffee

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