Ironbark Ridge PS Withers Rd, Rouse Hill 2155 Ph: 8814 5687 Fax: 8814 5698

Email: ironbarkrg-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Webpage: www.ironbarkrg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Newsletter „11

Term 3 Week 9 15.09.11

Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful

DATES FOR THE DIARY

SEPTEMBER 12

th-20

th Life Education Van visiting 16

th Last week this term for PSSA

23rd

Walkathon, LAST DAY OF TERM 3 OCTOBER

10th

First day of Term 4, Be Skilled, Be Fit 12th

Be Skilled, Be Fit, 7pm P&C 13

th School Photos: class and family 14

th PSSA

CURRENT NOTES Stage 1 Product & Services Excursion due 16

th September

Be Skilled Be Fit 2011 due 21st Sept SRC Crazy Socks & Hair Walk-a-thon – due 21

st Sept

Dear Parents and Friends,

Parents of students in Years 3 and 5 will by now have received copies of NAPLAN results for 2011. Overall our results are sound, especially in maths, spelling and writing. Over the next term the whole staff will be looking at the results in depth to ensure that we have a good understanding of our students‟ strengths and areas for further development. This will include setting targets for student achievement. Parents of Year 5 students in particular should be aware that because of our OC class, which make up 37% of the total number of Year 5 students, the school averages for Year 5 are higher than would be the case without the OC class. When we analyse Year 5 data we can look at the OC separately from the rest of Year 5 to get a clearer picture of both sets of students. If you have a question about the NAPLAN results, you should speak with the class teacher in the first instance. Remember that these tests were taken in early May and that students have made considerable progress in their learning since that time. The results to a large degree reflect learning PRIOR to Years 3 and 5 and represent a snapshot of some aspects of learning. Our school review was conducted last week by a team comprising school reps, a parent rep., two principals and Western Sydney Regional personnel. In the course of the review interviews were conducted with 15 staff, 12 parents and 48 students. There were observations of six lessons across all stages and programs such as Reading Recovery and peer tutoring. 149 surveys from staff, parents and students were considered. School policies, teaching programs, assessment data, student welfare referrals and communications to the community were all considered. Overall, the review team found that “teaching and learning is the core of the professional culture at Ironbark Ridge PS”. Recommendations include:

The establishment, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of stronger links between the high school, school and pre-schools;

Development of more effective internal communications;

Teaching programs showing stronger alignment to the school management plan; and

Evaluation of assessment practices across all Key Learning Areas.

Some of the achievements include:

Demonstrated passion and commitment to public education by the leadership team;

SASS highly valued by the whole school community;

A systematic approach to the collection of student literacy and numeracy achievement in the early years;

Staff, students and parents rightfully extremely proud of the school, its achievements and place in the wider community;

Students very confident, articulate and willing to participate in learning activities;

Positive influence of technology, especially interactive whiteboards, very evident;

Evidence that teachers know their students well and cater for their social needs in a caring environment.

The whole report will soon be published on our website. Congratulations to our Social Science T.O.M. team who finished second in the State at last weekend‟s final. Doris Mo, Michelle Kim, Banishri Suppiah, Bridgette Dirks, Jennifer Kang, Hannah Legge and Jasmine Lee and their facilitator, Mrs Cauchi were understandably very excited. Well done to all of our competitors in the Regional Athletics Carnival on Tuesday of this week. I believe that quite a few personal bests were achieved. Congratulations to Banishri Suppiah who will progress to State in the 800 metres. All students who have performed at the Hawkesbury Eisteddfod over the past week have done an absolutely fantastic job. Thank you to the teachers who have helped prepare the students and of course the parents.

Regards

Kerry Poole

Principal

Week 8

Principal’s Award 5/6J for their excellent participation in our school review

Kindy Newport Elshar Chaggar, Sasha Madan, Josh Light

1 Bondi Rhyan Starr, Breanna Rix, Kristiana Blazevik, Lachlan Reedy

1 Collary Etana Pardon, holly Tam, Alexander Stratton, Adam D‟Souza

2 Pebble Edward Kim, Nicholas Sell, Sapphrine Andrews, Thea Hare

3 Bells Ashley Botfield, Deniel Avenga, Patrick Barbara, James Hinrichsen, Sophie Meek

4 Palm Isabella Miller, Josh Sell, Waris Bjardwaj, James Tahylor, Tamra Rhode

5 Coogee Andrew Turner, Rachel Zhang, Daniel Kim, Jill Te, Ashutosh Prashar

Year 5/6 Jibbon No awards, Mrs Johnson absent

Year 5/6Southport Bailey Rowe, Chloe Jones, Stephanie Triandafilis, Johnathan Adams, Taine Leyson

Please be aware that students without consent for media publication are not named in this newsletter. If you wish to provide consent please download the consent form from the school website following this link

http://www.ironbarkrg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/sws/view/1640910.node and return the office.

Term 3 – 2011 Star Awards Even Week Assembly

Class Recipients

K Shelley Summer Jacques, Troy Hinrichesen

K Newport Chelsea Wright, Josh Cirtchley, Allanah Latham-Callcott

1 Bondi Sophie Whalen, Caleb Moss, Preston Andrews

1 Collaroy Max Salau, Cooper Stone, Kellyanne Wilson

2 Pebble Emma Brahe, Joshua Ferris, Amelia Zeegers

3 Bells Conrad Du Plooy, Sarah Bernardi

4 Palm Ben Rowlinson, Elisha Muthukuda

5 Coogee Janet Shin, Christy Tam, Won Kim

5/6 Southport Abby Greig, Annalise Luton, Chloe Yates

56 Jibbon Mikayla Renwick, Todd Buddle, Grace Meek

Week 9

Principal’s Award Kindy Sunshine for their wonderful first assembly

Kindy Bronte Lateisha Hutchings, Charlotte Sultana, William Carlsson

Kindy Sunshine William Watson, Halle Steiger, Bronte Hannelly

Year 1 Dee Why Liam Wilkinson, Ryan Johnston, Matthew Conlon

Year 2 Bundeena Kirralee Urio, Monique Duval, Tye Leyshon, Luke Aldred

Year 2 Kirra Sushanna Lu, Sonny Colosimo, Ethan Little, Cameron Vine

Year 3 Hunters Jeremy Yabsley, Evie Binning, Bailee Kingston, Chloe Salau

Year 3/4/5 Balmoral Andy Su, Avishma Lohith, Jessica Botfield, Sam Burton-Harris

Year 4 Mollymook Nicola Duval, Maddy Moog, Matt Watson, Dominic Ashleigh, Mitchell Wilkinson

Year 5/6 Whitehaven Lilly Salau, Jake Karlovsky, Harley Baronoff, Aidan Dicks

Year 6 Diamond Doris Mo

IMPORTANT NOTICE

“LOVE BUBBLES”

“Love Bubbles” are not permitted at school. These items are not appropriate to bring to school as they can present a danger to students if they are swallowed or eaten. Furthermore, their presence at school has caused unnecessary conflict between students. We ask parents to enforce this ban with their children.

Lost Property – a little white „bob‟ bonnet has been handed in, probably after the Stage 2

excursion to Elizabeth Farm in week 7. If this belongs to you, please come into the office to collect it.

UNIFORM CHANGEOVER DATES:

The change over for Summer uniform is the Monday following Father‟s Day. The change over for Winter uniform is the Monday following Mother‟s Day.

PSSA SPORT 16th

September

Soccer – Kellyville Park, Memorial Avenue Newcombe Ball – Rouse Hill Public School Rubgy League – Kellyville Park, Field 2 (at the back near the baseball diamond) Netball - played at the Netball Courts, Commercial Road, Kellyville

KINDY CAPERS

Thank you to all those people who have been completing homework this term. We have been very impressed with the effort put into homework each week. Homework will resume Week 1 next term.

Stage 1 Snippets

Hope this finds all Stage 1 families well and enjoying the best of Spring spirits. It hardly seems possible that another term has nearly passed us by. Week 10 promises to be another exciting fun filled week. Monday the 19th of September is Stage 1’s Products and Services Excursion to Aldi and McDonalds. Many thanks to Mrs Black for arranging such a great day. The last day for permission notes and money is Friday 16th of September. Remember to please tick the appropriate box so that your child gets their choice of meal and drink. School uniforms and hats need to be worn on the day.

Friday 23rd of September is the school’s walkathon. Students need to adorn themselves with silly socks and crazy hair. Sport uniforms and school hats should be worn. Following the walkathon all Stage 1 classes will be having a ‘HEALTHY PICNIC’ at school. Could students please come with a healthy lunch that they can assemble for the picnic. For example if your child is bringing a healthy sandwich could you please slice the bread, meat, salad and cheese so that they need only put it all together. Could each child also please bring a whole piece of fruit that teachers will be able to use to prepare a healthy snack in the

afternoon. No soft drinks allowed. Healthy beverage options, sunscreen and a bag or something to sit on are a must. In Term 4 Ironbark Ridge will be participating in the ‘Be Skilled, Be Fit’ sport program. Many thanks to all families that have returned permission notes and money. Could all outstanding notes kindly be returned to the office as soon as possible. Currently in Stage 1 we are encouraging all students to come to school properly equipped for learning. We are asking that students have lead pencils, a sharpener, an eraser (not the novelty or toy variety), a ruler, glue stick, scissors and a small set of coloured pencils. Huge pencil cases, novelty stationery and too many connector pens sometimes distract and are probably best kept at home. Once again many thanks to all parents and caregivers for your support this term. It has been greatly appreciated. We hope that you all have a very safe and happy weekend. Kind Regards, Stage 1 Teachers.

Stage 2 To cater for the wide range of mathematical understanding in our stage, next term we are trialling across stage groups for the number strand of mathematics. On Mondays and Tuesdays students will go to a group catering for their understanding in a variety of concepts. These groups will be formed after analysing data from diagnostic testing carried out in each class. During Term 4 we will be carrying out cultural studies, firstly as whole classes then students will select a country to study in a group. In science we will be looking at the Earth and weather. This will culminate in a Christmas / multicultural day where classes will bring food from the continent they have studied, perform dances and play games from their various countries. Congratulations to all students for their NAPLAN results. Teachers will be analysing results and have adapted programs where there is a need. Judy Burns

After winning the Western Sydney Regional Final for Tournament of the Minds, the Ironbark Ridge Social Science Team consisting of Doris Mo, Michelle Kim, Banishri Suppiah, Bridgette Dirks, Jennifer Kang, Jasmine Lee and Hannah Legge attended the NSW State Finals on Sunday 11

th September at the UNSW.

The challenge this year was “Ark Me” – where is saving needed and how will it be done? After a long day of preparation, the team performed for the judges in front of the other 10 participating teams and family members. The girls from Ironbark Ridge were awarded “2

nd Place with Honours”.

It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to work with this team of bright, enthusiastic and respectful young ladies. Well done! Mrs Michelle Cauchi & Mrs Judy Burns

Zone Athletics Carnival I would like to congratulate all of our students who competed at the Zone Athletics Carnival on Friday September 2. They did themselves and Ironbark Ridge Public School extremely proud. It was an absolute pleasure to be team manager on the day and watch all of our students compete. The students ‟ behaviour was impeccable and they all showed outstanding school spirit by cheering on their peers. I would also like to thank Mrs Burns for the great job she did preparing the relay teams. All the changes looked very smooth. Our Junior (Emmanuel Annor, Armando Colosimo, Ben Watson and Blake Alexander) and Senior (Ben Hall, Carlos Cabral, Nicholas Sayer and Jake Karlovsky) boys both came 3

rd. A top result

boys! Thank you to Mrs Burns and Mrs Walker who officiated all day at the carnival, without a break! Thank you to all the parents who transported their children to the carnival and for supporting our wonderful athletes throughout the day. Congratulations to the following students who achieved some great results on the day. They progressed to the regional carnival which was held yesterday. Banishri Suppiah – 11 years girls 100m, 200 and 800m (1

st). She broke the record in the 800m with a time

of 2.48.38 minutes. What a fantastic achievement! Emmanuel Annor - Junior boys 100m, 200m and High Jump (2

nd)

Nicholas Sayer – 11 years boys Long Jump (2nd

) Gareth Dinger – Junior Boys Shot Put (1

st)

Damon Harris –8 years boys 100m (2nd

) Keegan Pelser -8 years boys 100m (3

rd)

Miss Dennis, Team Manager

Hawkesbury Eisteddfod Results Congratulations to all students who took on the challenge of speaking to an audience. We had some fantastic results and as a school we are very proud of every child who competed. The adjudicator commented on the outstanding quality of verse speaking coming from a school that doesn‟t have a professional speech teacher nor any time given to teachers to help prepare students. Mrs Sayer, Mrs Kassis, Miss Baracz and Mrs Sexton did a fantastic job with students and I thank them very much for giving up their own time, mornings, lunch times etc to help our students. First Places: Lachlan Cardwell, Owen Black, Baxter Shultz x2, Darcy Andrews, Olivia Latham- Callcott x2, Monique Bakhos, Ben Creer, Smrithi Vaithilingham x3, Sam Burton-Harris x2, Maddie Moog, Jamie Rix, Nicholas Cauchi, Eric Wright, Patrick Gallen, Saanya Parmar, Doris Mo, Michelle Kim. Second Places: Ava Black, Charlotte Moog, Josh Light, Hayley Stout, Ashleigh Moore, Jak Nelson, Owen Moule, Ben Creer, Monique Bakhos, Zarah Shah, Nick Sell, Hamish Sultana, Maddie Moog x2, Natalie Padmaperuma, Smrithi Vaithilingham, Patrick Gallen x2, Patrick Golebiewski, Nicholas Sayer x2, Darcy Andrews, Liam Black x2, Theepiga Ramachandran x 2 Third Places: Madeline Walker, Charlotte Storey, Tom Parry, Owen Black, Owen Moule x2, Claudia Young, Sophie Meek, Eric Wright, Nicholas Sayer, Sejal Madan, Liam Black Fourth Places; Cassie Bernardi, Sushannah Lu, Sapphrine Andrews, Lily Platten, Sophie Meek, Pipa Knight, Ashwina Lohith, Owen Moule, Tom Havill, Jackson Gallagher, Saanya Parmar, Jasmine Lee, Lily Salau, Patrick Golebiewsli. Very Highly Commended: Preston Andrews, Tishya Parmor, Tara Demamie, Amithi Vaithilingam, Sejal Madan, Ashwina Lohith, Highly Commended: Charlotte Sultana, Locy Fuccerecco, Finn McBrien, Ankana Dharmaratram, Max Salau, Brenna Rix, Preston Andrews, Tishya Parmor, Sonny Colosimo, Kaitlin Calderwood, Hanyi Lim, Ashleigh Moore x2, Liam Grey, Owen Moule, Claudia Young, Taia Havill, Charlotte Conlon, Chloe Salu, Joshua Ferris, Aiden Zammit, Dylan Grey, Selana Cardillo, Jeremy Yabsley, Tom Havill, Annalise Walker, Eric Wright, Patrick Gallen x4, Daniel Hunt, Andy Su, Anhiti Bonu, Natalie Padmaperuma, Nicholas Sayer, Mitchell Clayton, Patrick Golebiewski, Jasmine Lee, Theepiga Ramachandran x2, Grace Meek x2, Zoe Whalan, Bridgette Dirks, Kristina Triandafilis, Shelley Agrawal.

Encouragement Award: Zarah Shah, Sushanna Lu, Laura light x2, Annalise Walker x2, Jannah Abdellatif, Curtis Alexander, Emma Brahe, Avishma Lohith, Chloe Salu, Ashley Botfield, Sapphrine Andrews, River Win, Emily Greentree, Genevieve Viljoen, Kiara Haddad, Makkai Layt, Holly Harper- Johns, Jayden Agius, Sonny Colosimo, Selena Cardillo, Jamie Tan,

Life Education Over the next two weeks the Life Education van and „Healthy Harold‟ will be visiting our school. During this time the students will be learning about a variety of issues that will help them to make better decisions.

Kindergarten Harold’s Surprise Healthy food choices, importance of physical activity, safety

Year 1 Harold’s Mystery Tour Body workings, safe use and storage of medicines, peer pressure

and coping strategies, safety and decision making.

Year 2 Harold’s Heroes Environmental health issues, emergency procedures, individual

needs for medicines and safe use and storage.

Year 3 Harold’s Diary Friendship, resilience, expressing emotions, coping strategies,

healthy food choices and active lifestyles.

Year 4 Mind Your Medicine

Safe and unsafe situations, medicines and consequence of

misuse, peer influence and friendship as well as positive

communication.

Stage 3 It’s Your call Definition of legal drugs, decision making, emotions, peer

pressure, risk taking and problem solving.

The timetable for classes that we will be following is –

Day/Date Monday 19/9

Tuesday 20/9

Session 1 9.15 – 10.45

9.00 – 10.00 IB

4M

10.00 – 11.00 2K

Session 2 11.40 – 1.10

5C 3B

Session 3 2.00 – 3.00

2P 2B

Life Education Merchandise

If your child wishes to purchase merchandise please send it with your child on their lesson day and not to the office.

Product Description Price

Tattoo $0.50

Stationery Set $3.00

Healthy Harold Handball $3.00

Healthy Harold Calculator $7.00

Healthy Harold Wallet $8.00

Healthy Harold Soft Toy $8.00

Large Healthy Harold Plush Toy $20.00

Mrs Nahirny, PD/H/PE Co-Ordinator

The final day for payment for the BE SKILLED BE FIT physical education program that we are running in Term 4 is next Wednesday 21

st October. This program is being delivered by the same company who ran

our very successful and enjoyable Commonwealth Games Day last year. The students are engaged and develop their fundamental movement skills in every lesson. The program meets all the curriculum outcomes of each stage. Students will be given an individual reports at the end of the program. There will be two staff provided for each class so that students can work in smaller groups and focus on skill development. The cost of the program is $35 per child for 10 weeks. Your child‟s session with be on a Monday or a Wednesday. Your child will have to wear their sports uniform on this day. Please find below a list of classes and the days that they will be participating in the program. We must have numbers confirmed by Wednesday as the first session will be MONDAY of the FIRST DAY BACK NEXT TERM. It is not fair on the office ladies who end up working frantically when the majority of notes and money are returned at the last minute. I am giving parents plenty of notice so that hopefully we can have a steady flow of notes returned. If you have any difficulties making this payment, please contact Mrs Therese Fox, School Administrative Manager who will be happy to assist you

Thank you, Miss Dennis

Monday Wednesday

5/6 Jibbon & 5/6 Southport 4 Mollymook

5 Coogee & 3/4/5 Balmoral 1 Collaroy

5/6 Whitehaven & 6 Diamond 4 Palm

2 Pebbles & 2 Kirra 2 Bundeena

3 Bells & 3 Hunters 1 Dee Why

K Newport & K Bronte 1 Bronte

KSunshine & K Shelley

WELFARE MATTERS

Spring holidays

The last day of Term 3 is Friday 23 September. With warmer weather hopefully upon us, here are some ideas for enjoying the holidays with your family: www.nsw.gov.au/school-holidays

http://goplay.nsw.gov.au/ www.kidspot.com.au http://ourkidz.com.au/content/view/196/156/lang,en/ www.visitnsw.com

Building self esteem It‟s never too early to help build self-esteem and resilience in a child. Self-esteem builds a solid foundation for people to deal with life and the many challenges it can pose. The Department of Family and Community Services has a good publication on this subject, as well as more for grandparents who are caring for young children, step families, single parents and coping with grief. Go to: www.community.nsw.gov.au/parents_carers_and_families/parenting/general_tips_for_parents_and_carers.html

S.R.C Crazy Socks and Hair Walk-a-thon Ironbark Ridge Public will be holding a K-6 Walk-a-thon on Friday 23

rd September, 2011. There will be a

walking session in the morning and another session after recess. The fun theme for the Walk-a-thon is CRAZY HAIR and CRAZY SOCKS. Students are expected to wear their sports uniform, school hat and joggers but can accessorise with a crazy hairstyle and crazy socks. Students will need to be sun safe by wearing sunscreen and carry a water bottle. The Walk-a-thon will be a S.R.C fundraiser and all monies raised will go towards whole school initiatives and resources for the school. It is anticipated that all students will participate in the Walk-a-thon and contribute a minimum of $5.00. Students will need to return the permission slip, sponsor card and ALL money to the office no later than Wednesday 21

st September. Unfortunately, any student who doesn‟t return the permission slip and

minimum $5.00 will be unable to participate in this fundraising event. The Walk-a-thon should be a fun way to finish off a very busy Term 3 and we encourage all students to participate and support this Ironbark Ridge Public fundraising event. Only students and teachers are participating in this school event and it is not necessary for parents to attend as spectators. Thank you Mrs Nahirny and Mrs Walker

MUSIC NEWS ALL Music Lessons Recommence Week 1 Term 4 Please note that next Thursday 22nd September, 2011, there will be make-up lessons for those students affected by the strike last week. Students have been informed but please check the timetable below to confirm. Thank you for your co-operation. Mrs Talati. Timetable for Thursday 22nd September, 2011 9am to 10am - Ezelle Havenga, Ainsley Cassar, Lachlan Whalan, Gary Parizian, Jak Nelson, Olivia Owens, Claudia Young, Shannon Tilde 10am to 11am - Jackson Gallagher, Blake Alexander, Jordan Anderson, Taj Leyshon, Owen Moule, Samuel Sara, Lucas Van Dyke, Isaac Ennor 11am to 12pm - Sam Burton-Harris, Matthew King, Zachary Brazel, Timothy Duggan, Fernando Giron, Jeremy Han, Aashray Velhal 12pm to 1pm - Matthew Southon, Guy De Jäger, Bilal Abdul-Raouf, Bridgette Dirks 2pm to 3pm - Jenny Wang, Natasha Hirst, Liam Stritt, Anton Markevitz, Paromita Mitchell, Paul Seo Please note that there is NO guitar ensemble rehearsal on this day. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Stella Talati TALATI MUSIC

P & C PRESIDENT‟S REPORT

Thank you to those who attended last night‟s P&C meeting. It is good to know that there are so many parents interested in the goings on of the P&C. Over the last few weeks there have been a number of class contact emails going out. I apologise for the influx of emails however it is not always possible to get communication to you through other means. The main fundraising for the P&C is the canteen and uniform shop profits followed by fundraising. The Canteen raises net funds of approximately $30,000 p.a. At the P&C meeting last night the Canteen Committee provided us with an update of their situation. For term 4 the Canteen currently has 5 volunteers ….. a long way short of the required number of 40. It was decided last night that should the Canteen Committee be unable to form a FULL roster for term 4 the canteen will not reopen in term 4. This will mean that the canteen would be handed back to the school for tender. This process would occur during term 1 of 2012 and the canteen reopen in term 2 of 2012. I understand that a lot of parents work or have toddlers. If every family does one day a term this would fill our roster and allow us to operate five days a week. I urge you to consider volunteering, even for half a day, and allow us to keep the canteen in house. Please contact Jane if you are able to help. As a result of the uncertainty regarding the canteen, it was decided to put on hold the expenditure on a top path or a back gate. This will be revisited at the November meeting once a decision is made on the canteen operations. The fundraising committee has a number of fun activities coming up, Movie Nights, Bingo Nights, Woollies BBQ‟s and Camel Calendars. Please support where you can. Please also remember to bring in your Coles and Woolworths dockets and place them in the boxes in the office. Last year we exchanged our points for some great sporting equipment under the Coles program and this year we would love to do the same. Also a friendly reminder that if you buy anything at The Good Guys Castle Hill please ask for the school vouchers and bring them in to the office. These are accumulated over the year and are used to purchase items for classrooms such as cameras etc Please stop by the P&C page of the school website as it has recently been updated with new information including additions to the Parent Directory. If you can, please support the parents of our school in their businesses. Everything from fundraising notes, canteen price lists, minutes of meetings, constitution to uniform order forms will be in the P&C section of the website. Please make use of this website as much as possible to minimise extra work for the staff at the school. I will not be available for the first five weeks of Term 4 so any P&C related issues should go through Deanne in my absence. Thanks, Nicolle Greentree nicolle@bakemeacake.com.au 0411474677

CANTEEN NEWS

Thank you to all of the mum's who stepped up to help keep the canteen going for the remainder of this term. We definitely need to know who is available for next term, so please send your availability through to Jane Moog (janemoog@bigpond.com) as soon as possible so we can compile the term 4 roster. LAST WEEK OF TERM ONLINE SPECIAL!!! We now have half of our lunch orders being processed through online ordering….which means a lot of our families have found the easy way to order!! If you are not taking advantage of online ordering, jump onto the website, www.flexischools.com.au and register today! As an added incentive, all orders that are placed using flexischools in the final week of school will receive a FREE QUELCH STICK! PLEASE NOTE THAT ON FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER THE CANTEEN WILL ONLY BE OPEN FOR OVER THE COUNTER SALES – NO LUNCH ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED….PLEASE ENSURE ALL STUDENTS BRING IN THEIR OWN LUNCH ON FRIDAY

Next week's volunteers: Monday 19/9/11 – Grace Cho & Nat Wall (Normal lunch and recess service) Wednesday 21/9/11 - Jacqii PIlarski, Lisa Bakhos and Sharyn L.C (11 – 2) Normal lunch and recess service Friday 23/9/11: Jane Moog, Angela Wilkinson and Donna Wright (11 – 2)….we need an extra person!!

As Friday is the last day of school, we do a stock take and clean down of the canteen. If you have any spare time on Friday, pop in during the day to help out! It would definitely be greatly appreciated We will be closed on Monday 10

th October and reopening on Wednesday 12

th October for normal

service. Canteen Committee

COMMUNITY NEWS

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY PENRITH OBSERVATORY Great Western Highway, Werrington North (Building AO)

School Holiday Kids Astronomy Programs

Cosmic Collisions The UWS Penrith Observatory will be running Kids Astronomy Nights on Saturday 24 September and Saturday 1 October from 7pm. The evenings will include a presentation, question time, fun science activities and stargazing through the University‟s computerised telescopes. Cost: $12 adult, $8 child/concession and $35 family. Bookings Essentail : Phone (02)4736 0135 (Mon, Wed or Thur) or email r.mccourt@uws.edu.au Web: http://www.uws.edu.au/observatory.

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TERM 4, 2011 CALENDAR

WK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

1

10 October Be Skilled, Be Fit

11

12 Be Skilled, Be Fit Assembly: student leaders P&C

13 School Photos: class and family

14 PSSA 8.15 Regional OHS Advisor

2

17 Be Skilled, Be Fit

18 10 K ‟12 orientation

19 Be Skilled, Be Fit Assembly: student leaders

20 Aboriginal Performer

21 PSSA

3

24 Be Skilled, Be Fit Swim Scheme

25 TPL: English Swim Scheme

26 Be Skilled, Be Fit 10 K ‟12 orientation Assembly: 3 H Swim Scheme

27 Swim Scheme

28 PSSA Swim Scheme

4

31 Be Skilled, Be Fit Swim Scheme

1 November Swim Scheme

2 Be Skilled, Be Fit Assembly: 1 C Swim Scheme

3 10 K ‟12 orientation Milo Cup Cricket Swim Scheme

4 PSSA Swim Scheme

5

7 Be Skilled, Be Fit

8 Special group photos

9 Be Skilled, Be Fit Assembly: 5/6Whitehaven; STAR Awards

10

11 PSSA

6

14 Be Skilled, Be Fit

15 Year 3 Camp

16 Be Skilled, Be Fit Year 3 Camp Assembly: 5/6Southport STAR Awards P&C

17 9-11 Dimples pre-school transition visit

18 PSSA

7

21 Be Skilled, Be Fit 2pm 2012 Student leader speeches

22

23 Be Skilled, Be Fit Assembly: Chinese

24 25

8

28 Be Skilled, Be Fit 7pm Kinder ‟12 Parent Info Evening

29

30 Be Skilled, Be Fit Assembly: 3Bells

1 December Financial roll over 10.30 Awards of Excellence MT

2 Sem 2 Reports Home

9

5 Year 6 HS Orientation OC 2012 Orientation

6

7 Thank you Morning Tea

8 6.30pm Celebration Night

9 Year 6 Fun Day

10

12 Year 6 Farewell

13

14 15

16 LAST DAY STUDENTS

11 19 SDD: Policy review and updates

20 SDD: Team Planning Management Planning LAST DAY STAFF

21 22 23