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Colyton Public School Nelson Street Mount Druitt Phone: 9625 8185 Facsimile: 9832 2403 Email: colyton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Issue 1 Term 1 Week 2 2018

School News

WELCOME BACK – It’s going to be a good year! A hugely warm welcome to all of our new and returning families. 2018 is shaping up to be an exciting year and has already begun in a truly positive fashion. We have many new Kindergarten children and have established six full classes. Their first week went really well and the Kindergarten teachers were very impressed. We also have many new students in other years and we are very keen to get to know them better. Personally, I would like to thank the teachers, students and community for their patience with the process of moving into new classes. We wanted to ensure we only had to make one move and that all students were appropriately placed. The classes for this year are:

EXECUTIVE:

Principal: Ms Pate Cooper

Deputy Principal: Ms Tracy Kemp

Deputy Principal: Mrs Leigh Craven

Assistant Principal (ES1): Mrs Cobi Candy

Assistant Principal (1): Mrs Shannon McKervey

Assistant Principal (2): Mrs Natasha McSharry(REL)

Assistant Principal (3): Mr Shanan Wood (REL)

CLASSES:

Possums Mrs Cobi Candy/Mrs Joanne Malcolm

Wallabies Miss Michelle Gillman

Echidnas Miss Mariana Sleiman

Rosellas Mrs Roslyn Rowling

Bilbies Mrs Sarah Sabellico

Kookaburras Miss Emily Richardson

1J Miss Jessica Palmer

1S Mrs Emriye Sahin

1C Mrs Amanda Cooper

1N Miss Thuy Nguyen

1/2E Mrs Deb Palombo/Mrs Hayley Adamson/

Mrs Laura Cleary

2K Mrs Shannon McKervey

2S Mrs Janaki Suthan

2D Mr Eoin Durkin

2M Miss Ashley Moore

3R Miss Ashley Reddacliff

3M Mr Brendan McQuiggin

3V Miss Joyce Villa-Real

3P Mrs Eleanor Palmas

3/4E Mrs Lee Marshall/Ms Ella Hunt

4H Miss Rebekkah Humphrey

4S Ms Sihle Nkala

4M Mrs Natasha McSharry

4A Mrs Rebecca Szann/Mrs Amber Anderson

5W Mr Shanan Wood

5L Mr Liam Wilkinson

5H Mir Shauna Horswell

5/6L OC Mrs Lisa Rodgers/ Miss Leanne Hall

5/6Z Mr Tristan Ziolkowski

6K Mrs Sarah King

6J Mr Brad Jones

6T Miss Jana Todorovic

L3 Trainer/ Stage 1 Sup: Mrs Stacey Hind

Release Program: Mr Tim Ryan

Mrs Rachel Durkin

Learning Assistance: Mrs Christine Pink

Mrs Sue Condie

Mrs Kate Robinson

Teacher/Librarian: Mrs Melissa Kelly

Mrs Tracey Cox

SLSO: Mrs Jocelyn Zakostelsky

Mrs Joanne Miller

Mrs Lee Anderton

Mrs Nabiha Abu Zer

School Admin Manager: Mrs Gloria Aarts

Office Staff: Mrs Jenny Horner

Mrs Sandra Desborough

Mrs Haley Cormack

Mrs Karen Forbes

GA: Mr Will Lloyd

Mr Oscar Coletto

'Meet the Teacher Night' On Monday 19 February commencing at 4.30pm you will be given an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher. At this time, you will find out more about what is going to be happening for them throughout the year. We are all looking forward to developing a successful educational partnership for your child.

Ruling the School Our ongoing focus on positive behaviour and effective learning means that we will continue to concentrate on four core rules which apply in all areas of the school and all learning environments.

Go Safely Go as a Learner Go Respectfully Go Responsibly

Rules and examples of behaviours that come under each heading will be highlighted each week with the students. This allows us to consistently manage all situations and have a common message being delivered to all students. A friendly reminder that all students are to wear a Colyton Public School hat. These can be purchased from the office for $8. Ms Pate Cooper Principal

Safer Internet Day – Thursday 8 February 2018 Students in Years 4-6, participated in a virtual classroom

experience for Safer Internet Day. Students were taught

strategies to create a respectful and inclusive online and

offline school community as well as how to identify and

report cyberbullying. We trust that our students

understand that while the Internet can be a very useful

resource it needs to be used appropriately and we are to

treat others respectfully at all times.

Students in Years 4-6, participating in a virtual classroom.

Book Club Information

Being a new year we thought we would begin with giving

you some information regarding the book club program.

Eight times during the year (twice a term), students will

be given a book club order form by their teachers.

Please take a look through the catalogue at what

Scholastic has on offer, as in most issues there are

bargain books starting at just $1 and $2. If there is

something in the catalogue that you would like to buy,

this is how you can place an order.

LOOP is activated for parents who would like to order by

credit card. LOOP allows you to do all the ordering and

paying online without sending back to school any

paper stubs. Once the school finalises each order, these

LOOP purchases are automatically added to the schools

account and sent to the school. Class teachers will then

give out orders once they come in.

Please note: This is the only way the library accepts

credit card payments.

If you are a parent who would like to pay cash, then this

option is available. Tear off the order form from the

catalogue, write the student’s name and class at the top

and select what products you would like to buy. Once

the form is filled in, place it in a sealed envelope along

with the correct money and hand it into the library.

Ordering books through book club helps the library to

purchase much needed resources. We receive a 20%

reward from all sales which is then used to buy new

books, equipment and supplies.

Regular information regarding book club due dates is

shared via the newsletter. Please take note of the date

when it is published as all orders, either loop or cash

payments must be made by the due date set by the

school. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Thank you for your support in ordering resources from

Scholastic Book Club.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Kelly and Mrs Cox

School Swimming Carnival

The 2018 School Swimming Carnival will be held at Mt

Druitt Pool on Tuesday 20th

February. Due to

increasing student numbers and our changing school

community, there will be some changes to the format of

the carnival this year.

o The carnival will be held after school from 4pm

to 6pm.

o The carnival is open to competitive students

wanting to trial for a place on the team to

represent the school at the St Marys District

Swimming Carnival.

o Parents will need to organise transport to and

from the carnival and are responsible for

supervision of their child at the pool.

Students in Years 3-6 as well as Year 2 students turning

8 in 2018 who can competitively swim 50 metres are

invited to attend.

Permission notes and entry forms have been sent

home today and must be returned to classroom

teachers by Friday 16th

February.

Like us on Facebook Colyton Public School has joined the Facebook world. If you have a Facebook account, search for and ‘Like’ Colyton Public School - School Page. Please note this page is managed by the school and any antisocial behaviour will not be accepted. By liking us, you are agreeing to these terms.

On your marks, get set, go!

Colyton Public is excited to be taking part in the Coles

Sports for Schools promotion this year. Please help us

collect as many vouchers as possible. For every $10

spent at Coles you will receive one voucher. The more

vouchers the school receives the more sporting

equipment we can purchase. The School's Voucher

Collection Box will be at the front office soon. Students

can also give their vouchers to their class teacher. At

Colyton Public we are always exploring ways to keep

our students fit and healthy, one more way we can do

this is by providing our school with quality sporting

equipment. So let’s all dig in, give 100%, reach out for

the try line and shoot some goals together!

Music Bus - Term 1 Enrolments Open!

The Music Bus are taking new student enrolments for Term 1. The program runs weekdays and is open for all students from K to 6. The Music Bus have limited availability in Singing, Keyboard, Guitar, Drum and Ukulele and so it is advised to enrol ASAP. The Music Bus is a wonderful music program that many of our students are already enjoying – a brilliant and cost-effective way for students to get fun and specialist music lessons without parents having to travel after school. Cost of lessons is only $16 per week (Drums $18). If you are interested in your child having music lessons through The Music Bus, check out their website at www.themusicbus.com.au or call 1300 168 742

Term 1

Week 3

Monday 12th February OC leave for Orientation Camp Wednesday 14th February OC return from Orientation Camp Friday 16th February PSSA Trials Day Book Club orders due

Week 4 Monday 19th February Meet the Teacher night from 4:30pm Tuesday 20th February School Swimming Carnival – Mt Druitt Pool 4pm-6pm

Week 5 Friday 2nd March District Swimming Carnival

Week 7 Thursday 15th March School Photo Day Selective High Test

New Canteen Online Ordering System