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Bike Raffle

Raffle tickets and money

need to be in to

the school office by

Tuesday 22nd September

to go in the draw to WIN!

The Bike Raffle will be drawn

Thursday 24th September.

Good Luck!

VALUES DAY

Friday 25th September 2020

Wear YELLOW on the last day of term

to acknowledge

our PBL value of Respect.

Newsletter of the Leura Public School Community Volume 8, Issue 15 Term 3, 2020 Week 9

Coming Events

Week 10 21/9 Catch-up Photo Day Students who were absent on

Photo Day

24/9 Bike Raffle drawn

25/9 PBL Values Day YELLOW Whole School

25/9 Principal Assembly Students only

25/9 Last day of Term 3

TERM 4 Week 1 12/10 First day of Term 4 Students return

Week 2 23/10 P&C Meeting online 1.30 – 3.00pm

Please note a change to

the dates for NAIDOC

Week 2020, now being

held in November.

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From the Principal…

We are now on the final count down until the Term 3 school holidays!

I want to say that as Principal of Leura PS I have thoroughly enjoyed my very first term with you all.

I feel very lucky to be with you all and I love the community, students and staff. I want to wish you

all a wonderful holiday break. Stay safe and well, and we look forward to seeing students on Monday

October 12th 2020 for the first day back of Term 4.

LEURA ROCKS!

This week our students have been listening to the Monkees. This band always reminded me of the

Beatles in the way they were marketed and the way they sang their songs. The world’s first “Boy

Band” and a band that wasn’t actually a band but a group of actors cast for a TV Series to play a

band, was The Monkees. The Monkees TV show debuted in 1966.

It was a situation comedy about a group of young pop musicians

who are struggling for their first big break into music. The album

created to cash in on the TV show was a success in its own right;

however the odd thing about it was that the music produced on

the album was not played by the “band” the Monkees but rather

by several studio musicians. The success of the TV and the first

album drove the actors; Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter

Tork and Davey Jones, onto careers as real life musicians with

their music careers going beyond the life of the TV series which

lasted from 1966 to 1968.

Next week our students will listen to the Last Train to Clarksville, written by studio writers Tommy

Boyce and Bobby Hart. The song was sung by Micky Dolenz with none of the other Monkees

contributing to the song at all. The producers of the TV show and subsequent albums enlisted some

well-known names from the music industry to create the music. Song writers such as Neil Diamond,

Carol King and Gerry Goffin all contributed to the Monkees’ catalogue of songs. The song which our

students will hear in week 1 of Term 4, is Daydream Believer. This was written by Neil Diamond. We

have heard a few versions of this song in music soundtracks such as Shrek the movie.

COVID-19

Just a reminder that no parents or visitors are to be on school site during the pandemic. We have

noticed a few parents walk into the school during the morning and afternoon when the gates are

open. If you need to speak with a teacher it is important that you ring our front office and make an

appointment. When any visitor or parent enters our school they must sign a COVID form by the

Department of Education. Your help and understanding with this is very much appreciated. We love

seeing our parents and families but during these challenging times we are obligated in keeping our

students, staff and community safe.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

During the morning we have noticed that students are using the staff carpark gate to access the

school. We want to avoid any accidents or injuries to students who are using this gate. As a

response to this ongoing issue, the Main Gate will be open during the mornings so that students can

access the school. Please assist us by talking to your child about using the Main Gate or the Hall

Gate (Gate 3). Our students’ safety and wellbeing is a priority to us.

We also have noticed some students entering the school at a very early time during the mornings.

Our teachers are not on duty until 8:45am or unless they have made themselves available to run

additional programs for students on some mornings. Please utilise FUNKIDS OOSHC if you require

out of school hours care or talk with your child about not arriving before the 8:45am bell so they are

safe.

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STAFFING

We have a few teachers who are on leave in the next few weeks. Mrs. Jodie Field will be returning

Week 3, Term 4. During the rest of this term K/1F will have the lovely Mrs Vikki Rhodes. Mrs.

Justine Jinks will be on leave during week 10 of Term 3. During this week we will have Ms. Fran

Pearce taking KJ. Ms. McMahon continues to be on leave and we continue to have the wonderful Ms.

Angela Eves on 3/4M.

SCHOOL PHOTOS 2020

Thank you to our beautiful students, teachers and parents for their cooperation on School Photo

Day. We believe that it was a successful day. On Monday 21st September, we have a backup date

booked for students to take their portrait photo if they missed out on Monday. Also on this day we

have organised with The School Photographer to take some promotional photos of our students and

school environment. Please ensure that if your child is participating in any of these that they are

wearing their full summer uniform.

BUSHFIRE PLAN

During the last few weeks I have been busy collaborating with the RFS, WHS Directorate, and

Director of Educational Leadership – Blue Mountains Network, in reviewing our Bushfire Procedures

for 2020-2021. Updated procedures will soon be found on our school website.

TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY - PARENTS

In the preparation for the Strategic Direction Plan we are collecting data from our whole community

so that we can establish our three strategic goals and school vision for the next four years. Your

participation and feedback is valuable.

To access the survey use the following link: http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/68lp

The survey is open until 23rd October (end of Week 2, term 4).

More information about the survey is available at http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

May Ptolemy Principal

BUSHFIRE SEASON 2020-2021 Our school has been identified as Category 1, and in a bushfire prone area.

To ensure the health, safety and welfare of students and staff,

the NSW Department of Education has determined that on days

when a Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating is issued for our area

the school will be non-operational (cease to operate).

This means that no staff or students are allowed on site.

A Catastrophic Rating does not mean that there will be a fire but rather

weather conditions could pose a risk for fire.

The rating is a protective measure to ensure our whole community stays safe.

This Catastrophic Rating is only likely to occur on a very small amount of days during

the bushfire season. On these days we ask that our community arranges for adequate supervision

of their children in case of a fire threat and needing to evacuate the Blue Mountains.

The school will be notified of a Catastrophic Fire Rating on the day before

the forecast at 4.30pm. Please keep an eye out on Skoolbag and the school Facebook page

for any updates. Please don’t hesitate to contact the school

if you would like further information.

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This year the Voluntary School Contribution charged to school families is $50.

These funds will be used to contribute to the cost of purchasing

literacy resources for Year 3-6 classes.

Total so far for 2020: $2394

THANK YOU!

CORE VALUES Term 3, Week 7

Class Respectful Responsible Resilient

KJ Lucas Zoe Audrey

K/1F Harper Vilja Emme

1/2A Aaleyah Rhyal Charlotte

1/2B Aubrey Erika Charlotte

1/2S Caila Khalisha Charlie

CORE VALUES Term 3, Week 9

Class Respectful Responsible Resilient

KJ Elina Oliver Wyatt

K/1F Clem Olaf Oliver

1/2A Cassandra Ola Quinn

1/2B Theo Storm Elena

1/2S Oscar Michael Arwen

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING – Term 3

VALUE OF THE WEEK

Week 9: A Responsible student picks up their belongings.

Week 10: A Responsible student completes tasks in the given time.

NOTES/PAYMENT REMINDER To assist families, the following is a list of activities and associated costs, for which permission slips and/or

monies are to be returned to the school. If there are any difficult circumstances in regard to any payments by

the due date, for incursions/excursions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

EXCURSION/ACTIVITY AMOUNT DATE/PAYMENT DUE

Band: Director Fee Term 3 $35.00 Due Now

Band: Tuition Term 3 $135.00 Due Now

Band: Instrument Hire Term 3 $50.00/$5.00 Due Now

Band: Director Fee Term 2 $35.00 Overdue

Band: Tuition Term 2 Adjusted fees Overdue

Band: Instrument Hire Term 2 $50.00/$5.00 Overdue

Voluntary School Contribution $50.00 (per family)

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DEBATING NEWS Primary students will now start each day with a 30 minute exercise class,

according to our affirmative team who robustly battled our negative team, to

convince the adjudicator that all students would benefit from starting each day

with 30 minutes of exercise. After listening to

convincing arguments, current evidence, smashing rebuttals,

and 4-5 minute speeches, the adjudicator agreed with the

affirmative. Well done to both teams for an entertaining

and persuasive debate.

The next debate will see Leura Public School oppose

Hazelbrook Public School. GO LEURA!

Mrs Aldred

CELEBRATING FATHER’S DAY 2020

In honour of Father’s Day Leura Public School students came to school

on Friday 4th September wearing a significant item of their dad,

step-dad, grandpa, uncle or other significant person in their life.

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COMMUNITY NOTICES