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Macquarie Fields Public School NewsletterP.O. Box 56, Macquarie Fields Phone: 9605 1024

Email: [email protected]: https://macfields-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/macquariefieldspublicschool/

West Tigers Community Blitz ProgramOn Tuesday of Week 3, students from Years 5 and 6 at Macquarie Fields Public School attended a program in the school hall which promoted the key message of RESPECT. It was hosted by West Tigers players; Adam Douhei and Paul Momorovski, along with other NRL staff

During the presentation, students participated in a discussion about respect and the players highlighted the importance of showing respect on and off the field. They gave examples of how they show respect to other players and the consequences they face if they do not follow their team rules. A handful of students were invited to play some short games with the West Tigers players and as a group, Stage 3 reflected on the teamwork and the respect that was shown. The presentation wrapped up with questions from students (and their biggest fan; Mr Angus), along with a few photos.

Years 5 and 6 enjoyed the presentation from the West Tigers and learnt a little more about the importance of respecting everyone they encounter.

2020 Term 1 - Week 6

Upcoming Activities

Uniform Shop Opening TimesEvery Tuesday morning 8:30am

to 9:30am Every Tuesday afternoon

2:30pm to 3:15pm

Please Note: there is no EFTPOS after 2pm in both the Uniform Shop and the Office

Week 6Monday, 2nd March

Life Education continues this week

Tuesday, 3rd MarchGRIP Leadership Student

Conference for School Captains and Prefects

Thursday, 5th MarchLeadership Induction Ceremony

Friday, 6th MarchGala Day

Week 7Tuesday, 10th March

SSW Swimming Carnival

Wednesday, 11th MarchHigh School Expression of

Interest Meeting - Year 6 Parents at 3:10pm

Thursday, 12th MarchSelective High School Placement

Test

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Macquarie Fields Public School

What’s On In Term One?Wk MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

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2.03.20Life Education

3.03.20Life Education

GRIP Leadership Student Conference

(School Captains and Prefects)

4.03.20Parent Cafe 9:15am

Playgroup 10am (Hall)

Life Education

Stage 1 Assembly - 2pm

5.03.20Leadership Induction

Ceremony 9:15am

6.03.20Gala Day

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9.03.20 10.03.20SSW Swimming Carnival




High School Expression of Interest Meeting for Year 6

Parents - 3:10pm

12.03.20Selective High School

Placement Test

13.03.20

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16.03.20Stage 2 Assembly -

2pm

17.03.20 18.03.20Parent Cafe 9:15am


Kindergarten Assembly - 2pm in the Hall

19.03.20 20.03.20Gala Day

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23.03.20SSW Boys and

Girls Basketball Championships

24.03.20SSW Girls Football

Championships



SSW AFL Trials


26.03.20 27.03.20

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30.03.20School Photos

Kindergarten to Year 2Sibling Photos

31.03.20School Photos Year 3 to

Year 6

SSW Boys Football Championships



SSW AFL Development Day


2.04.20SSW Rugby League

11 Years Championships

3.04.20

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6.04.20 7.04.20 8.04.20Parent Cafe 9:15am


Easter Hat Parade

9.04.20ANZAC Day Ceremony

Last Day of Term 1

10.04.20Public Holiday

Wests Tigers visit to MFPS 11.02.20

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Principal’s ReportWhat a fabulous two weeks of learning and fun we have had at Macquarie Fields! Our students have been busy inside and outside of the classroom. I have enjoyed spending time with the students as they engaged in their learning and school life experiences. Thank you to the staff and community for making the start to 2020 a great one for all our students.

During the last fortnight I have had the pleasure of students visiting from 6 Fern (Adam, Iman and Opal) to request permission to commence ‘The Shop’. They were very well spoken and great ambassadors for their class. The shop has commenced selling their items, so please stop by one afternoon and support your local (school) business! As well, a group of students from 6 Fern came and sang a beautiful Pacific Island song. The harmonies were glorious! Lastly, Ruby and Neil from 2 Cotton shared their amazing writing, using similes. The writing was very descriptive and made a wonderful picture in my mind as I was reading. Well done everyone!

Starting Kindergarten with a bang!

Our 124 Kindergarten students have made a marvellous start to school! They have settled so well into school life, following routines and rules beautifully, and most importantly enjoying learning and making new friends! A great start to Kindergarten helps to set up students with a positive attitude towards school which will stay with them for their entire school life. The Kindergarten students have been engaging in many learning activities, including listening to stories, writing simple sentences, counting and learning about places and people at school. Below are two kinder classes that have come up to visit me in my office. Kinder Maple and Kinder Violet, it was lovely having you! Thank you to our families and Kindergarten teachers for helping our newest students settle seamlessly into Macquarie Fields. We are excited to see them grow through the year!

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Principal’s Report ContinuedCommunity Participation

Macquarie Fields welcomes all families and friends to be active members of our school community, working in partnership for our students. There are many ways in which parents and carers can become involved at school and your contributions are highly valued and appreciated. You will receive information throughout the year regarding the different ways in which families can be involved with the school such as visiting us on special days, volunteering, classroom helper roles, donations and much more.

We have a wonderful Parent Café that meets every Wednesday morning, in the staffroom, following the whole school assembly. Parent Café topics vary from week to week and include valuable school information, such as information on OC classes and NAPLAN, how to help your child at home and resource working bees. Everyone is more than welcome to come along and the café is child friendly if you have younger children. We would love to see you there!

How do we communicate?

Communication between parents and teacher - Parent-teacher communication is essential in building positive school partnerships which support and enhance children’s learning experiences at school. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your child’s teacher. In most cases the classroom teachers are able to provide the most accurate information and/or advice. They will happily make a time to discuss items if they are unavailable to meet at the time of your initial discussion. If you are unable to come to the school, please call the front office and the administrative staff will make an appointment for you.

In the case of questions or concerns around whole school information, policies, processes and/or sensitive issues, the Assistant Principal in charge of your child’s stage; Mrs Meredith, Mrs Macpherson or I are more than happy to meet with parents and carers. School and class based items are more likely to be addressed with a positive outcome with clear communication between our families and staff. Thank you in advance for your support in working together.

Newsletter - Our fortnightly newsletter will be sent home every second Wednesday and will also be published on our school website. Please read the newsletter carefully to keep informed with what’s happening here at school.

Facebook - We encourage you to keep up to date with our community messages and good news stories on our Facebook page – Macquarie Fields Public School.

We will be working to really streamline our messages and stories over the first half of the year, as well as the way we communicate them, to ensure we are responsive to our community’s needs and also get the balance right of being informative and timely. We will keep you updated on any improvements we make. Your feedback in this area is also most appreciated. Mrs Egan and I would be happy to speak with you about any suggestions or ideas.

Our professional teachersTeachers, as part of their work, have the opportunity to be involved in professional learning. This training supports the work teachers do both in their classroom and as part of whole school initiatives. It is important that teachers are provided time to refine and expand their knowledge and expertise to support their teaching and student learning. Professional learning happens before and after school, online and also, on occasions, out of the classroom during a school day. On these occasions, the planned classroom program will be continued by casual teachers. We thank you for your understanding and support. If you do have any queries or clarifications about the absence of your child’s teacher, please see Mrs Meredith, Mrs Macpherson or myself.

Have a wonderful fortnight!

Ms Vicki CrazeR/Principal

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‘Meet the Mob’ BBQ Afternoon Date - Thursday, 19th of March

Time - 3:15pm

All Indigenous parents/carers and their families are welcome to attend our ‘Meet the Mob’ BBQ Afternoon. Please come along to have a relaxing time and a yarn with our Indigenous and school community at MFPS. All Aboriginal students and parents are invited to join teachers to discuss the individual teaching and learning goals for students. Please come ready to enjoy a sausage sandwich and some time discussing all the exciting upcoming events for your child this year.

Getting To and From SchoolArrival Students can arrive at school between 8:30 am and 8:50 am and must stay in Areas C and D. Students can not arrive at school before 8.30 am as there are no teachers on duty until 8.30am. During wet weather students go straight to their classroom at 8.30 am to be supervised by their teacher. Students arriving at school late need to be signed in at the office by a parent/caregiver.Cars Parents and caregivers are asked to park in the car park across from the school or park on the street and walk their child/ren to and from school grounds. Parents are not permitted to park on the school site.Please take care in all car park areas to ensure the safety of our students. All care should be taken to obey traffic rules and signs. Please be considerate of local residents as they are our neighbours and need to be able to access their driveways. Do not park in the No Parking zones. Never double park your car. Cars parked on the footpath, in No Standing / No Parking Zones or double-parked can incur fines from the police or rangers who often patrol our school. The crossing supervisor is there to assist children and families to cross the road safely. Cars must stop when she indicates for them to do so.BusesStudents catching a bus from school need to wait on the silver seats with the teacher on bus duty until the bus approaches unless they have their parent with them. Students are expected to behave responsibly when travelling on the bus to and from school. Repeated misbehaviour may result in the school bus pass being revoked.After School Care students also need to wait at the silver seats in the afternoon to be collected by their transport and carer, unless attending the onsite after school care in the hall.Dismissal At 2:55pm all students are dismissed from their classroom and make their way to the front of the school. Parents must remain on the silver seats at the front of the school until 2.50 pm when they are then allowed to go up to the classrooms to collect their child/ren, or they can meet their child/ren at the silver seats. Child/ren are not permitted to wait for parents outside the front of the school or across the road from the school.

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Learning outside the classroomReturn of permission note and money for excursions

There are a number of excursions and extra activities planned for this term. These are valuable experiences for students as they enhance and support classroom programs. As part of school procedures, each excursion or special activity note has a due date for return to school. This procedure is to ensure the smooth organisation of the event including student attendance, transport, finance and health and safety risk assessment. These due dates must be enforced. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept late notes / payments. Any concerns regarding the due date of activities should be discussed with your child’s class teacher, the Assistant or Deputy Principals or myself, prior to the last day for permission / payment. With prior notice, special arrangements can be made. Please note, student assistance is also available for excursions and special activities. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.

Ms Craze

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AND EVALUATION E [email protected] www.cese.nsw.gov.au

Tell Them From Me student survey: Information and consent form for parents and carers

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 The survey is a great opportunity for our students 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 18 March and 8 May. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary. A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey is being sent home with students. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return the form to school by Wednesday 18th March 2020. Vicki Craze

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Zone Swimming CarnivalThe Zone Swimming Carnival was held on Friday, 28th February. Students representing Macquarie Fields PS swam well and we congratulate them on their achievements. Well done to all our swimmers!

2021 High School Expression of Interest Information Session

There will be an information session held in the school hall on Wednesday 11th March at 3:10pm in regard to the process of completing 2021 High School Expression of Interest (EOI) forms. Parents who attend this session will be given their child’s EOI form to complete.If you are unable to make it to the session, your child’s EOI form will be sent home on Thursday 12th of March 2020. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Egan.

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Campbelltown Performing Arts High School

Beverley Road, Campbelltown

Auditions for Year 7, 2021 will be held on the 30th, 31st March, 1st, 2nd and 3rd April, 2020.

Website: www.cpahs.nsw.edu.au

Audition applications close 13th March, 2020. For more information please call our Performing Arts Faculty on

02 4625 1403.

Absences from School A reminder for all families that it is a requirement of the Department of Education for parents/caregivers to notify the school when your child has been absent. Immediately following an absence, a note must be written and sent into the classroom teacher with the reason for the absence. Absence note booklets are available from the school office if you require one.

If your family is taking extended leave (more than 5 school days), an Application for Exemption from Attendance at School form (available at the office or on the school website) must be completed at least one month prior to departure and handed into the school office.

Thank you to all of the parents/carers who have been sending absence notes in promptly.

Parent CaféAt Macquarie Fields Public School we encourage family and community engagement in student learning and the life of the school. To support this we run a Parent Café every Wednesday morning in the staffroom directly after the whole school assembly.

We encourage all parents to come to Parent Café to connect with other parents, assist in creating classroom resources, to improve their own skills and to learn more about the school and how to assist their child with their learning at home.

What’s coming up at Parent Café?Week 7 - Working Bee for class resources.Week 8 - Computer Skills - word processing, Class Dojo, SeeSaw

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