Yates Matters Yates Avenue Public School

71 Yates Avenue, Dundas Valley, 2117 T: 9874 6302 F: 98046260 Email: yatesave-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.yatesave-pschool.nsw.edu.au

Issue 11 - Term 3, Week 2 Wednesday, 26th July 2017

CALENDAR Thursday, 27th July June – Parent-teacher interviews Tuesday, 1st August – ICAS English test / Open Day WHAT’S DUE? School contributions – OVERDUE Updated Parent Details – Wednesday, 9th August

ACCOMPANYING NOTES Updating Parent Details

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Welcome Back Welcome back to another term at Yates Avenue Public School, and a very warm welcome to the new families who have joined us over the holiday break. Last week, students returned ready and eager to see their friends and engage with their classroom programs.

Updating Parent Details We are currently in the process of updating our family details. This information is collected when you first enrol your child at a NSW government school, although from time to time these details may change or become out of date if your circumstances change.

Occupational grouping is an important component of the Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI) which determines our school’s equity funding and socio-economic background. We encourage parents to provide the correct occupation group code which helps our school’s FOEI to best reflect the profile of our student population.

We kindly ask that all parents take the time to accurately complete the information on the note accompanying this newsletter.

Student Leadership Workshop -Tuesday 25th July Yesterday, we had eight student leaders attend the second of our Cumberland Community of School’s leadership days at Carlingford PS. The students engaged in a range of creative and collaborative learning tasks, aimed at developing leadership and higher-order thinking skills. A big thank you to Miss Hoy for organising this fantastic day.

Education Week Open Day – Tuesday, 1st August In celebration of Education Week, we will be having an Open Day next Tuesday, 1st August. This year’s theme is ‘I Learn, We Learn’, celebrating personalised student learning as the foundation of Public Education.

The day will commence at 9:00am and begin with a short assembly, followed by classroom visits. Morning tea will be provided to families, compliments of our staff.

Visitors can obtain tea and coffee from the canteen and sample some delicious scones, cakes and biscuits. At 10:30am parents and carers can share a picnic morning tea with their child. The students will be asked to bring along their own morning tea, and all activities will conclude at 11:15am. Parent Teacher Interviews – Thursday, 27th July Thank you to all those parents who made an online booking to discuss their child’s learning with the teachers. The website is now closed, although if you would still like to book an interview, please email me at david.macsporran@det.nsw.edu.au and I can make a booking on your behalf. Follow us on Twitter - @yatesavenuePS

Please join us on Twitter to keep updated on school events and student achievements. Our Twitter feed is yet another way for parents to stay connected with everything that is happening at our great school. Have a great week

David MacSporran Principal

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Issue 11 – Term 3, Week 2 Wednesday, 26th July 2017

PRESCHOOL NEWS Welcome back to Preschool and to Term 3! The children quickly settled back into familiar preschool routines, happy to see each other and ready to continue their learning! Throughout the term, we will continue to plan interest-based learning projects with the children to support learning outcomes across all curriculum areas. These projects may begin in the indoor or outdoor learning environments, connect home to preschool learning experiences or connect with school events and learning experiences. We especially look forward to planning some exciting, creative transition to school activities at Preschool and with the whole school community. We will also be having a PRESCHOOL CUPCAKE DAY on TUESDAY 8th AUGUST. Our Preschool families will be baking some delicious, homemade cupcakes to sell on the day. Bring a gold coin to buy a cupcake or two! The money raised will be used to fund our ongoing preschool projects! We look forward to another exciting term of learning.

PRE SCHOOL CUPCAKE DAY

Tuesday 8th August 2017

A selection of delicious, homemade cupcakes will be available to buy at lunchtime. Bring a gold coin to buy a cupcake or two! Thank you for supporting our ongoing Preschool projects! Pre School Children and Staff

Mrs. Lawson, Mrs. Lilli and all the Preschool children

Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Focus Area – Toys and Games from Home.

When playing with toys and games from home, we are Learners who are:

Safe Use toys and games carefully & consider

others. Respectful Play without trading or swapping Share during games and then return items to

their owner Responsible Play with toys and games in the playground Keep hands off when lining up

FROM THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS Peer Support Program Unfortunately, we were unable to complete the necessary training for peer support to start this term, as mentioned in the calendar. Please keep an eye on upcoming newsletters for more information about our Peer Support program commencing Term 4.

Stage 3 Camp - Narrabeen We are still waiting on a number of medical forms for camp. Please send them to Miss Hoy by Friday 4th August. Without these medical forms, students can not attend camp. Miss Hoy Rel. Assistant Principal PSSA and School Sport for Term 3

This Friday 28th July is the continuation of the PSSA competition for our school in Soccer and Netball. The soccer teams will be playing at Curtis Oval and the Netball teams will be travelling by bus to their courts at North Rocks. The bus will be leaving at 8:45am.

Western Sydney Wanderers Soccer Program The children remaining behind at school will be participating in our school soccer program that will be running for the entire term. Soccer coaches from Western Sydney Wanderers will be running the sessions on the Friday morning from 9:15-11:15am. We have been lucky enough to secure a grant for the soccer program and there will be no cost for it to run in the school.

Soccer Balls As we are having a focus of soccer this term, I will also be providing every child in the school with a soccer ball to play with to improve their soccer skills. Make sure you get your child’s name on the ball so it doesn’t get lost or misplaced. Mr Coon Rel. Assistant Principal

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ENETRTAINMENT BO OK

XOXOXOX

OFFICE NEWS

Office hours: 8:30am to 3:30pm Monday to Friday Any families with change of information please inform the office. All notes will be sent home on Wednesdays with the school newsletter. If you would like to receive your newsletter by email, please inform the office. Parents/Caregivers please pick up your change from the office. PLEASE NOTE: NO PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE ON POP FOR P&C MONIES, e.g. UNIFORM SHOP, SCHOOL CANTEEN etc.

Kim Copping School Administrative Manager

School Drop Off and Pick Up Dropping off and picking up your children from school are times when parents are often in a hurry and can make mistakes. Over the last week, the staff have observed some disturbing and dangerous incidents, such as speeding in the school zone, student riding in the front passenger seat and children exiting the car on the road side. The safety of children is our primary responsibility, so please observe the following 3 rules:

Slow down to 40km/h on Yates Avenue.

Children 12 years and under must ride in the backseat.

Make sure your child exits the car on the curb side.

YAPS OPEN DAY Tuesday 1st August

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