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2212GeNote Term 1 Calendar 2020 Mar 3 – Mar 24

After School Sport – Years 3 - 6

Mar 5 – Mar 26

After school sport - K – Year 2

Mar 11 Bookclub orders due Mar 20 Assembly 11:40am –

12:30pm Mar 23 School photos

Uniforms A reminder that full school uniform is to be worn by students at all times, regardless of the weather. Black school hat, gold polo shirt, school tunic, black shorts/skirt/pants, white socks, black shoes. Wearing our full school uniform is important, and not just because it looks pretty snazzy. School uniforms foster a sense of belonging as a student group and shows pride in our school. Inclusion and community are important values to us at Islington Public School and wearing our full school uniform every day is just one way of showing it. Thank you. P & C news Easter Raffle! Keep an eye out for Easter raffle tickets coming soon! Donations for our P&C raffle are being accepted at the office.

Assembly Thank you for the positive feedback about our new assembly time. Today’s assembly featured the always impressive 2/6B. Our next assembly will be in Week 8 (Friday 20th March; 11:40am) and feature the showcase class of 3/4R

Parent/teacher/student conferences Thank you to all parents and carers who attended our parent/teacher/student conferences. These meetings from the first stage of our official communication about student progress and wellbeing (including written reports in Terms 2 and 4) are a valuable chance to check-in with families. Thank you for the feedback and positive support. Harmony Day Harmony Day is being held on Thursday 26th March. This celebration of our community’s diversity is always a highlight of our school calendar and we invite everyone to attend our Harmony Day feast. Bright orange notes went home this week with all the details. If you would like to help the P&C with setting up, food preparation, waiting tables, etcetera, please let the office know. We are always grateful for any extra help. See you there. KN Collection

KN are collecting recycling materials for a construction project in class. They would like plastic containers and small boxes e.g. tissue boxes etc. Any help would be appreciated. Please no sharp edges.

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Monday 23rd March 2020 – Envelopes will be sent home on Friday 20th March Family photo envelopes can be collected from the office

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Clubs/groups A reminder that we are continuing to offer a variety of clubs, activities, sports, games and special interest groups at lunchtime and recess. These are:

• Library - Lunch: Mon, Wed, Fri • Chess Club - Lunch: Thursday • Green Gang - Recess: Wednesday • Mr Fullford’s Sports & Games -

Recess: Mon, Wed, Fri • Code Club - Recess: Wednesday

(commencing Term 2) • Choir.

Lots of fun, with more to come. There is no excuse to be bored at Islington Public School. Thank you to our teachers who give up their time to provide our students with these opportunities. Kids, come along and join in. Anaphylaxis warningto the event. We are requesting that parents/carers please refrain from packing peanuts or peanut products in the children’s lunch boxes at school. We have a number of new and returning students with serious allergies to these products. Thank you for helping us minimise the risk of an anaphylactic reaction and protect our students’ health. Attendance We are having a close look at our attendance figures and they are looking pretty good. The Education Act requires students to be in school every day and Islington kids don’t like to miss a day. We are very lucky in this, however, if any of your children are sick please keep them at home to regain their health and avoid spreading illnesses to other children. Thank you.

Parking Islington’s streets, surrounded by industry, heavy rail, schools, residences, waterways, TAFE and main roads and therefore always hectic, are particularly busy at school pick-up time. We ask that if you are driving to pick up children you keep an eye on the timed parking areas and vacate them for other parents promptly. Lately, the council parking inspectors have been in the area too, so be careful to avoid a ticket. Other tips include arriving early and waiting in the school grounds (you’re welcome), car pooling with a friend, walking from local addresses (naturally). The school has no control over the public streets, however, we can all work together to support our busy inner-city community running smoothly. Thank you for your cooperation.

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OOSH Our new Out of School Hours Care provider The After School Klub (TASK) Group, are accepting enrolments online, with placements guaranteed for current OSHC users, as well as plenty of place for new enrolments too. See flyer elsewhere in this newsletter for further details.

• Please note all new and current OSHC users must make a new enrolment in TASK. https://www.task-kids.com.au/islington TASK’s provision of after school care will commence on Monday 2nd March. As planned, there will be no break in the continuity of after school care.