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Term 4 Week 10 Tuesday 18 December 2018 Weekly ‘STAR’ Value: Aim High

Work at a steady pace and try your best.

Safety Teamwork Aim High Respect

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Dear ECPS community

Dear Parents, Carers and Students, It’s been an absolute honour to have been the Principal for the 2018 school year and to have met and worked with so many wonderful parents & families, teachers and your amazing children, thank you. I am looking forward to starting another great year with you. We also wish the following staff the best of everything for 2019: Mrs Heywood: will be working as a Deputy Principal Instructional Leader at Plumpton PS. Mrs Jennings: will be on leave for the first semester. Miss Walli: will be returning to her home town in Newcastle for the year. Mr Barnett: who has been in our office and will be working at MDPS And Miss Creer: who has accepted another year teaching at the Central Coast. I’m sure they know they will be missed very much by the whole school community and we look forward to when they return in 2020.

We would like to congratulate Miss Pavicic on her pregnancy and wish Miss Pavicic and her fiance’ a lifetime of happiness! She will return to ECPS for Term 1.

We wish our Year 6 all the best for their next journey and hope they leave Eastern Creek PS with many memories and are proud of who they are and what they have achieved. Congratulations on a great celebration at the Year 6 farewell last night. School returns in 2019 on Wednesday 30 January for students in Years 1-6. If you will not be returning on that day, could you please notify the office if you haven’t already done so. OOSH update: We have been in consultation with the Department of Education Assets Team in regards to going through the tender process to have an OOSH at Eastern Creek PS. If all goes to plan, ECPS OOSH should be up and running from Term 2. We truly understand that this is difficult for families and we will keep you updated with any further information as we receive it. Our school newsletter from the beginning of next year, will be available on the new app, our school website and on our facebook page. Paper copies will no longer be sent home with all children. However, families may get one from our community board outside the office. Finally, thank you for sharing in the many memories made this year. Please celebrate with your child all that they have achieved and enjoy the Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mrs Lee Sibir

Principal 2018

Eastern Creek

PUBLIC SCHOOL

Proud of our past, focused on our future

200 Rooty Hill Road South, Eastern Creek 2766 NSW Ph: 9625 8112 www.easterncrk-p.school.nsw.edu.au

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Today we had two special visitors at Preschool. Nicky brought in her dog Halo!! She brought him in to teach us how to be safe around dogs.

There are four things we have to remember when come in contact with a dog, they are:

If there is no owner, do not touch the dog.

If there is an owner, ask if you can touch the dog.

Put your closed fist in front of the dog’s nose, so it can smell you.

Pat the dog on its body. Once we learnt the correct way to interact with a dog, we got to meet Halo. He was so soft

and he kept giving us kisses! It was great having Nicky and Halo at the Preschool!

Thursday 6th of December, 2018

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On Wednesday the 12th of December Kym from Bob Turner Wildlife brought in lots of his reptile and amphibian friends for us to meet. We got to meet a turtle, two lizards, a green tree frog and two snakes – one small and one big! The show was very interactive

and a lot of fun! Outcomes:

4.4: “Children resource their own learning through connecting with natural materials.” 4.1: “Children are curious and enthusiastic participants in their learning.”

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This year has been a wonderful year at Eastern Creek Public School Preschool filled with many exciting experiences. Our two and a half day program saw our Adventurers and Explorers children partake in events such as The Easter Hat Parade, Shine! Concert, Healthy Harold, Featherdale Wildlife Park, Under the Sea Incursion and many more. Mrs Chojnacki and I greatly enjoyed our third year as the Preschool team and were extremely proud of the achievements and progress made by the children throughout the year. Saying goodbye to our preschoolers was a moment filled with mixed emotions. We were sad to see our little people leave, but we were excited for their transition to ‘big school’ and all of the fun adventures that would head their way. We look forward to the 2019 school year and meeting all of our new students and families! All the Best Ms Walli